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 Singing with gratitude in your hearts to God, in Psalms, 
 and Hymns, and Spiritual Songs.” — Col. iii. 16. 
 
 GENEVA, ILL. 
 
 PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY B. WILSON. 
 
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PREFACE; 
 
 The following Hymn Book Jias been compiled to meet 
 the wants of. brethren, in various localities, who have 
 often expressed a wish for a better, larger, and more 
 varied collection of Hymns; as well as one which should 
 be wholly scriptural in its character. This desire has 
 been constantly kept in view while preparing the Work, 
 How far the object has been accomplished, the judg- 
 ment of those who may use it will decide. Purity of 
 scriptural sentiment, beauty of diction, and special adap- 
 tation for use, have been strictly regarded in this com- 
 pilation; and though perfection cannot be claimed for 
 any human production, yet it is hoped, that fewer faults 
 will be found in this Hymn Book, than in any other 
 extant. 
 
 The Book has been divided into three parts : — Part I, 
 styled Psalms , — ‘Consisting of metrical compositions 
 founded on the Book of Psalms ; Part II, Hymns — com- 
 posed chiefly of Hymns celebrating the perfections of 
 Jehovah; and Part III, Songs — -including compositions 
 of a more varied character, and embracing a wider 
 range of subjects. This arrangement gives a distinct 
 feature to the Work, and will enable those who wish to 
 observe the precept of the Apostle, — “ Singing with 
 gratitude in your hearts to God in Psalms, and Hymns, 
 and Spiritual Songs, ” — to do so in an orderly and proper 
 manner. 
 
iv. PREFACE. 
 
 •The Psalms contained in the first Part are not num- 
 bered as they are found in the book of Psalms. The 
 Scriptural Index at the end of the Book will give the 
 proper reference. The Hymns and Songs in the second 
 and Third Parts are each numbered separately. 
 
 Let those who generally take the lead in the delightful 
 and solemn duty of singing in our Christian assemblies, 
 be careful to select tones adapted to the Hymns, and in 
 singing to enunciate each word with distinctness, proper 
 emphasis, and feeling, so that all may be edified. And 
 let those who are usually mute in the Congregation train 
 their voices to melody, so that they may assist in sound- 
 ing forth “the high praises of God” in a becoming and 
 suitable manner. 
 
 To sing the praises of the Lord is one of the most pleas- 
 ing and sublime exercises of social v r orship. To sing 
 with “the spirit and the understanding,” to “praise the 
 name of God with a song,” “to sing of the mercies of 
 the Lord,” “to sing of his pow r er and righteousness,” 
 and “ to abundantly utter the memory of his great good- 
 ness,” pertain to the Christian even in the present state ; 
 and, if properly engaged in, will act as a preparative for 
 joining in that nobler ascription of praise to God and the 
 Lamb, which will be sung in the coming age, by those 
 redeemed to God “out of every kindred, and tongue, 
 and people, and nation.” 
 
 That the following pages may be found to supply the 
 present wants of our brethren, and be promotive of the 
 glory of God, is the earnest desire of the compiler. 
 
 BENJAMIN WILSON. 
 
 Geneva, 111., June, 1860. 
 
PSALMS, HYMNS, & SONGS 
 
 PART I. -PSALMS. 
 
 PSALM 1 . — l. m. 
 
 1 Thrice happy he who shuns the way 
 That leads ungodly men astray ; 
 
 Who fears to stand where sinners meet, 
 Nor with the scorner takes his seat. 
 
 2 The law of God is his delight ; 
 
 That cloud by day, that tire by night, 
 Shall be his comfort in distress, 
 
 And guide him through life’s wilderness. 
 
 3 His works shall prosper : he shall be 
 A fruitful, fair, unwith’ring tree, 
 
 That, planted where the river flows, 
 
 Nor drought, nor frost, nor mildew knows. 
 
 4 Not so the wicked ; they are cast 
 Like chaff upon the whirlwind’s blast ; 
 
 In judgment they shall quake for dread, 
 Nor with the righteous lift their head. 
 
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 PSALM 2 . — c. m. 
 
 1 Attend, 0 earth, whilst I declare 
 
 God’s uncontroll’d decree : 
 
 “ Thou art my Son, this day, my heir, 
 
 “ Have I begotten thee. 
 
 2 “ Ask and receive thy full demands ; 
 
 “ Thine shall the nations be ; 
 
 “ The utmost limits of the lands 
 “ Shall be possess’d by thee. 
 
 3 “ Thy threat’ ning sceptre thou shalt shake, 
 
 “ And crush them everywhere, 
 
 “ As massy bars of iron break 
 “ The potter’s brittle ware.” 
 
 4 Learn then, ye Princes, and give ear 
 
 Ye Judges of the earth ; 
 
 W orship the Lord with holy fear, 
 
 Rejoice with awful mirth. 
 
 PSALM 3. — c. m. 
 
 1 Lobd, in the morning thou shalt hear 
 
 My voice ascending high ; 
 
 To thee will I direct my pray’r, 
 
 To thee lift up mine eye : 
 
 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 ; 
 
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 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 thine holy court, 
 
 And worship in thy fear. 
 
 5 The men that love and fear thy name, 
 Shall see their hopes fulfill’d ; 
 
 The mighty God will compass them 
 With favor as a shield. 
 
 PSALM 4. — Ts. 
 
 1 Lord, our Lord, how great art thou ! 
 Heaven and earth to bless thee bow : 
 Thou who writ’ st thy praise on high, 
 Glorious on the spreading sky ! 
 
 2 Yet, the babe’s and suckling’s song 
 Thou hast fill’d with strength so strong, 
 That the raging foe shall quail, 
 
 That th’ avenger’s arm shall fail. 
 
 3 When I see thy heavenly arch, 
 
 Moon and stars in radiant march, 
 
 Where thy hand their station placed ; 
 Where their path thy fingers traced ; 
 
 4 What has man, 0 Lord of all, 
 
 That thine eye so low should fall ? 
 
 Thou his honor’d crown hast given 
 Just beneath the crowns of heaven ; 
 
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 5 Thou hast taught thy works below 
 Him their sov’reign chief to know : 
 
 Flocks and herds, a countless train ; 
 
 All that roams the fruitful plain : 
 
 6 All that cleaves th’ ethereal blue ; 
 
 All that glides the dark waves through : 
 Lord our Lord, how great art thou ! 
 Heaven and earth to bless thee bow ! 
 
 PSALM 5.— l. m. 
 
 1 Almighty Ruler of the skies, 
 
 Through the wide earth thy name is spread 
 
 And thine eternal glories rise 
 
 O’er all the heavens thy hands have made. 
 
 2 Lord, what was man, when made at first, 
 Adam, the offspring of the dust ; 
 
 That thou should’ st set him and his race 
 But just below an angel’s place ? 
 
 3 That thou should’ st raise his nature so, 
 
 And make him lord of all below ; 
 
 Make every beast and bird submit, 
 
 And lay the fishes at his feet ? 
 
 4 Yes ! these, and brighter glories wait, 
 
 To crown the second Adam’s state ! 
 
 What honors shall thy Son adorn — 
 
 He, who of all things is first-born ! 
 
 5 See him below the angels made, 
 
 See him in dust amongst the dead, 
 
 To save a ruin’d world from sin ; 
 
 But he shall reign with power divine. 
 
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 6 The world to come, redeem’d from all 
 The mis’ries that attend the fall, 
 
 New-made and glorious, shall submit 
 . At our exalted Savior’s feet. 
 
 PSALM 6. — c. m. 
 
 1 To thee, 0 Lord, I raise my song, 
 
 Thy wonders I proclaim ; 
 
 Thou sov’reign Judge of right and wi’ong, 
 
 For righteous is thy name. 
 
 2 I’ll sing thy majesty and grace ; 
 
 My God prepares his throne 
 To judge the world in righteousness, 
 
 And makes his justice known. 
 
 3 Then shall the Lord a refuge prove 
 
 For all the poor opprest ; 
 
 To save the people of his love, 
 
 And give the weary rest. 
 
 4 The men that, know thy name will trust 
 
 In thy abundant grace ; 
 
 For thou hast ne’er forsook the just 
 Who humbly seek thy face. 
 
 5 Sing praises to the righteous Lord, 
 
 Whose throne is Zion’s hill, 
 
 Who executes his threat’ ned word, 
 
 And doth his grace fulfil. 
 
 PSALM 7. — c. m. 
 
 1 Lord, shall the wicked still deride 
 Thy justice and thy power ? 
 
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 Shall they advance their heads in pride 
 And still thy saints devour ? 
 
 2 Arise, 0 God, lift up thy hand, 
 
 Attend our humble cry ; 
 
 No enemy shall dare to stand 
 When God ascends on high. 
 
 3 Why do the men of malice rage, 
 
 And say, with foolish pride, 
 
 “ The God of heaven will ne’er engage 
 To fight on Zion’s side.” 
 
 4 But thou for ever art our Lord, 
 
 And powerful is thy hand, 
 
 As when the heathen felt thy sword, 
 And perished from thy land. 
 
 5 God will prepare our hearts to pray, 
 
 And bow his ear to hear : 
 
 Accept the vows thy children pay, 
 
 And free thy saints from fear. 
 
 PSALM 8.— c. m. 
 
 1 The Lord is in his holy place ; 
 
 And from his throne on high, 
 
 He looks upon the human race 
 With omnipresent eye. 
 
 2 He proves the righteous, marks their path 
 
 In him the weak are strong ; 
 
 But violence provokes his wrath ; 
 
 The Lord abhorreth wrong. 
 
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 3 God on the wicked will rain down 
 
 Brimstone, and fire, and snares ; 
 
 The gloom and tempest of his frown ! 
 This portion shall be theirs. 
 
 4 The righteous Lord will take delight 
 
 Alone in righteousness ; 
 
 The just are pleasing in his sight ; 
 
 The humble he will bless. 
 
 PSALM 9. — c. m. 
 
 1 Lord, who’s the happy man that may 
 
 To thy bless’ d courts repair? 
 
 Not stranger-like, to visit them, 
 
 But to inhabit there ? 
 
 2 ’Tis he whose ev’ry thought and deed 
 
 By rules of virtue moves : • 
 
 Whose gen’rous tongue disdains to speak 
 The thing his heart disproves. 
 
 3 Who never did a slander forge, 
 
 His neighbor’s fame to wound, 
 
 Or harken to a false report, 
 
 By malice whisper’d round. 
 
 4 The man who, by this steady course, 
 
 Has happiness insur’d, 
 
 When earth’s foundations shake, shall stand, 
 By Providence secur’d. 
 
 PSALM 10. — c. m. 
 
 1 The Lord before me still I set : 
 
 Since it is so that he 
 
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PSALMS. 
 
 Doth ever stand at my right hand, 
 
 I shall not moved be. 
 
 2 Because of this my heart is glad, 
 
 My joy shall be exprest 
 E’en by my glory ; and my flesh 
 In confidence shall rest. 
 
 3 Because my soul in grave to dwell 
 
 Shall not be left by thee ; 
 
 Nor wilt thou give thine Holy One 
 Corruption e’er to see. 
 
 4 Thou wilt show me the path of life : 
 
 Of joy there is full store 
 Before thy face ; at thy right hand 
 Are pleasures evermore. 
 
 5 Thus in the name of Christ, the Lord, 
 
 The psalmist David sung ; 
 
 And Providence fulfils the word 
 Of his prophetic tongue. 
 
 6 Jesus, wfliom every saint adores, 
 
 W as crucified and slain ; 
 
 Behold, the tomb its prey restores ! 
 Behold, he lives again ! 
 
 PSALM 11. — l. m. 
 
 1 The spacious firmament on high, 
 
 With all the blue ethereal sky, 
 
 And spangled heavens, a shining frame 
 Their great Original proclaim. 
 
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 PSALMS. 
 
 2 Th’ unwearied sun, from day to day, 
 Doth his Creator’s power display ; 
 
 And publishes to every land 
 
 The work of an Almighty hand. 
 
 3 Soon as the evening shades prevail, 
 
 The moon takes up the wondrous tale, 
 And nightly to the list’nihg earth 
 Repeats the story of her birth. 
 
 4 While all the stars that round her burn, 
 And all the planets in their turn, 
 Confirm the tidings as they roll, 
 
 And spread the truth from pole to pole, 
 
 5 What though in solemn silence all 
 Move round this dark terrestrial ball ; 
 What though no real voice nor sound, 
 Amidst their radiant orbs be found. 
 
 6 In reason’s ear they all rejoice, 
 
 And utter forth a glorious voice ; 
 
 Forever singing as they shine, 
 
 “ The hand that made us is divine.” 
 
 PSALM 12.— l. m. 
 
 1 The Lord’s converting law is pure; 
 
 The Lord’s enlight’ning witness, sure ; 
 
 The Lord’s enliv’ning precepts, right; 
 
 The Lord’s commandment, radiant light; 
 
 2 The Lord’s clean fear is endless youth ; 
 
 The Lord’s just judgments, spotless truth; 
 Far richer than the golden ore, 
 
 Far sweeter than the honey’d store. 
 
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 3 Safe with such guides, thy servant treads ; 
 And large rewards their path outspreads : 
 But who can count what steps may slide ? 
 Oh, cleanse the sins that deepest hide ! 
 
 4 But chief my suppliant soul restrain 
 From bolder crime’s presumptuous reign : 
 So, upright shall 4 walk with thee, 
 
 So, guilt’s dread blight forever flee. 
 
 5 The words that e’er my lips may part, 
 
 The thoughts that e’er may stir my heart, 
 Let none thy holy presence mock, 
 
 Lord, my Redeemer and my Rock ! 
 
 PSALM 13.— c. m. 
 
 1 Thy law is perfect, Lord of light, 
 
 Thy testimonies sure ; 
 
 The statutes of thy realm are right, 
 
 And thy commandments pure. 
 
 2 Holy, inviolate thy fear, 
 
 Enduring as thy throne ; 
 
 Thy judgments, chast’ning or severe, 
 Justice and truth alone. 
 
 3 Let these, 0 God, my soul convert, 
 
 And make thy servant wise ; 
 
 Let these be gladness to my heart, 
 
 The day-spring to mine eyes. 
 
 4 By these may I be warn’ d betimes : 
 
 Who knows the guile within ? 
 
 Lord, save me from presumptuous crimes'. 
 Cleanse me from secret sin. 
 
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 5 So may the words my lips express, 
 
 The thoughts that throng my mind, 
 
 0 Lord, my strength and righteousness. 
 
 With thee acceptance find. 
 
 PSALM 14. — l. m. 
 
 1 My song of praise, 0 Lord, shall sound, 
 
 Where ransom’d saints adore around : 
 
 And where thy host in bliss shall bow, 
 
 Shall stand redeem’d my grateful vow. 
 
 2 There, the meek suff’rer shall rejoice, 
 
 Feast in thy love, and lift his voice : 
 
 The heart that pray’d in praise shall soar, 
 
 And beat with life that dies no more. 
 
 3 Earth’s utmost bounds shall hear and turn, 
 
 All tribes and realms thy worship learn ; 
 
 For God the Lord all empire owns, 
 
 And rules amid their thousand thrones. 
 
 4 All, all shall kneel : the rich of earth 
 Shall feast and bow in hallow’d mirth, 
 
 And they who down to dust draw nigh, 
 
 And scarce can stay th’ expiring sigh. 
 
 5 A seed shall serve him, rising fair ; 
 
 The Lord’s own name their race shall bear : 
 
 And unborn lines of sire and son 
 
 Shall tell what deeds the Lord hath done. 
 
 PSALM 15.— ll’s. 
 
 1 The Lord is my shepherd ; I ne’er shall have need i 
 He gives me my couch on the green, quiet mead 
 
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 He leads me beside the still waters ; and brings 
 His wand’rer to pathways where righteousness springs. 
 
 2 And though thro’ the valley of death’s gloomy shade 
 Thou call’st me to journey, I am not afraid : 
 
 No ill shall befall me, with thee at my side, 
 
 Thy crook for my comfort, thy staff for my guide. 
 
 3 Thou spread’ st me a banquet in eye of my foes ; 
 
 Thou crown’ st me with oil : and my cup overflows : 
 So, goodness and grace shall my footsteps entwine, 
 And God’s holy dwelling shall ever be mine. 
 
 PSALM 16.—7’s. 
 
 1 To thy pastures fair and large, 
 
 Heavenly Shepherd, lead thy charge, 
 
 And my couch with tend' rest care 
 Mid the springing grass prepare. 
 
 2 When I faint with summer’s heat, 
 
 Thou shalt guide my weary feet 
 To the streams that, still and slow, 
 
 Through the verdant meadows flow. 
 
 3 Safe the dreary vale I tread, 
 
 By the shades of death o’erspread, 
 
 With thy rod and staff supplied 
 As my guardian and my guide. 
 
 4 Constant to my latest end, 
 
 Thou my footsteps shalt attend ; 
 
 And wilt give abiding rest, 
 
 In the mansions of the blest. 
 
 PSALM 17. — l. m. 
 
 1 Our Lord is risen from the dead, 
 
 Our Jesus is gone up on high ; 
 
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 The powers of hell are captive led, 
 
 Hragg’d to the portals of the sky. 
 
 2 There his triumphal chariot waits, 
 
 And angels chant the solemn lay, 
 
 “ Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates ! 
 u Ye everlasting doors give way !” 
 
 3 Loose all your bars of massy light, 
 
 And wide unfold the radiant scene ; 
 
 He claims those mansions as his right, 
 
 “ Receive the King of glory in.” 
 
 4 “ Who is this King of glory, who?” 
 
 The Lord that all his foes o’ercame, 
 
 The world, sin, death, and hell o'er threw, 
 And Jesus is the conqueror’s name. 
 
 5 Lo ! his triumphal chariot waits, 
 
 And angels chant the solemn lay, 
 
 “ Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates ! 
 
 “ Ye everlasting doors give way !” 
 
 6 “Who is this King of glory, who?” 
 
 The Lord of boundless power possess’d ; 
 He is the King of nations too ; 
 
 Lord over all, forever bless’ d ! 
 
 PSALM 18 . — c. m. 
 
 1 Soon as I heard my Father say, 
 
 “Ye children seek my grace,” 
 
 My heart replied without delay, 
 
 “ I’ll seek my Father’s face.” 
 
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 PSALMS. 
 
 2 Let not thy face be hid from me, 
 
 Nor frown my soul away ; 
 
 God of my life, I fly to thee 
 In a distressing day. 
 
 3 Should friends and kindred, near and dear, 
 
 Leave me to want or die ; 
 
 My God would make my life his care, 
 
 And all my need supply. 
 
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 4 My fainting flesh had died with grief, 
 
 Had not my soul believed, 
 
 That grace would soon provide relief : 
 
 Nor was my hope deceived. 
 
 5 Wait on the Lord, ye trembling saints, 
 
 And keep your courage up ; 
 
 He’ll raise your spirit when it faints, 
 
 And far exceed your hope. 
 
 PSALM 19. — c. m. 
 
 1 Grant me within thy courts a place, 
 
 Among thy saints a seat, 
 
 For ever to behold thy face 
 And worship at thy feet : 
 
 2 In thy pavilion to abide, 
 
 When storms of trouble blow ; 
 
 And in thy tabernacle hide, 
 
 Secure from every foe. 
 
 3 Oh leave me not when griefs assail, 
 
 And earthly comforts flee ; 
 
 Should father, mother, kindred fail, 
 
 My God, remember me. 
 
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 4 Wait on the Lord, with courage wait; 
 
 My soul, disdain to fear : 
 
 The righteous Judge is at the gate, 11 
 And thy redemption near. 
 
 PSALM 20.— IPs. 
 
 1 Give glory to God in the highest ; give praise, 
 
 Ye noble, ye mighty, with joyful accord ; 
 
 All- wise are his counsels, all-perfect his ways, 
 
 In the beauty of holiness worship the Lord. 
 
 2 The voice of the Lord on the ocean is known, 
 
 The God of eternity thund’reth abroad; 
 
 The voice of the Lord from the depth of his throne, 
 
 Is terror and power — all nature is awed. 
 
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 3 At the voice of the Lord, the tall cedars are bow’d, 
 
 And towers from their base into ruin are hurl’d, 
 The voice of the Lord from the dark-bosom’ d cloud, 
 Dissevers the lightning in flames o’er the world. 
 
 4 The voice of the Lord through the calm of the wood, 
 
 Awakens its echoes, strikes light thro’ the caves ; 
 The Lord sitteth King on the turbulent flood ; 
 
 The winds are his servants, his servants the waves. 
 
 5 The Lord is the strength of his people ; the Lord 
 
 Gives health to his chosen, and peace evermore : 
 Then throng to his temple, his glory record ; 
 
 But oh ! when he speaketh — in silence adore. 
 
 PSALM 21. — s. m. 
 
 1 How great thy goodness, Lord, 
 
 Laid up for thine with thee ; 
 
 W rought for the souls that trust thy word ; 
 That all that live may see ! 
 
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 2 Thy presence holds them safe 
 
 From man’s assailing pride : 
 
 Though warring tongues around them chafe, 
 Within thy tent they hide. 
 
 3 The gracious Lord be bless’ d, 
 
 My city’s tower and wall ! 
 
 For when, by thronging terrors press’d, 
 
 I fled, and seemed to fall ; 
 
 4 Then rose my wild complaint, 
 
 “ I perish from thine eye !” 
 
 But love the Lord, each suppliant saint ; 
 
 He heard my doubting cry. 
 
 5 The Lord preserves the true, 
 
 And pays the deed of pride : 
 
 Stand, and your strength shall he renew, 
 
 Y e that his time abide ! 
 
 PSALM 22. — c. m. 
 
 1 Rejoice, ye righteous, in the Lord : 
 
 This work belongs to you : 
 
 Sing of his name, his ways, his word, 
 How holy, just, and true. 
 
 2 His works of nature and of grace 
 
 Reveal his wondrous name : 
 
 His mercy and his righteousness 
 Let heaven and earth proclaim. 
 
 3 His wisdom and almighty word 
 
 The heavenly arches spread ; 
 
 And by the spirit of the Lord 
 Their shininsr hosts were made. 
 
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 4 He made the liquid waters flow 
 
 To their appointed deep : 
 
 The flowing seas their limits know, 
 
 And their own station keep. 
 
 5 Ye tenants of the spacious earth, 
 
 With fear before him stand ! 
 
 He spoke, and nature took its birth, 
 
 And rests on his command. 
 
 6 He scorns the angry nations’ rage, 
 
 And breaks their vain designs ; 
 
 His counsel stands through every age, 
 
 And in full glory shines. 
 
 PSALM 23. — IPs & 8’s. 
 
 1 Rejoice in the Lord, 0 ye righteous, rejoice I 
 
 The upright his praises should sing ; 
 
 With harp and with psalt’ry attune your glad voice, 
 And loud let the harmony ring : 
 
 Oh sing of his righteousness, sing of his love, 
 
 His judgment and mercy proclaim; 
 
 Earth is fill’d with his goodness, while angels above 
 Rejoice in his glorious name. 
 
 2 By the word of the Lord the bright heavens were made 
 
 The earth, the wide waters that roar. 
 
 Oh fear him, ye nations, let earth be afraid, 
 
 Stand in awe of his glory and power. 
 
 He spake — it was done ; he commanded — it rose ; 
 
 The universe sprang into view ! 
 
 His counsels shall stand, though vain mortals oppose 
 'His ways are all righteous and true. 
 
 3 How blest is the nation whose God is the Lord, 
 
 The land where in mercy he dwells ; 
 
 Where thousands reioice in his worship and word, 
 W here wonders of grace he reveals ! 
 
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 Oh trust in his name, in his wisdom confide, 
 
 Nor look to his creatures for aid : 
 
 Our souls shall rejoice, while in him we abide, 
 Though troubles and sorrows invade. 
 
 PSALM 24. — c. m. 
 
 1 Through all the changing scenes of life 
 In trouble and in joy, 
 
 The praises of my God shall still 
 My heart and tongue employ. 
 
 2 Of his deliv’rance I will boast, 
 
 Till all that are distress’d, 
 
 From my example, comfort take, 
 
 And charm their griefs to rest. 
 
 3 0 ! magnify the Lord with me, 
 
 With me exalt his name : 
 
 When in distress to him I call’d, 
 
 He to my rescue came. 
 
 4 0 make but trial of his love, 
 Experience will decide 
 
 How bless’ d they are, and only they, 
 Who in his truth confide. 
 
 5 Fear him, ye saints, and you will then 
 Have nothing else to fear ; 
 
 Make you his service your delight, 
 
 He’ll make your wants his care. 
 
 PSALM 25. — l. m. 
 
 1 High in the heavens, eternal God, 
 
 Thy goodness in full glory shines ; 
 
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 Thy truth shall break through every cloud 
 That veils and darkens thy designs. 
 
 2 For ever firm thy justice stands, 
 
 As mountains their foundations keep ; 
 Wise are the wonders of thy hands ; 
 
 Thy judgments are a mighty deep. 
 
 3 Thy providence is kind and large, 
 
 Both man and beast thy bounty share ; 
 The whole creation is thy charge, 
 
 But saints are thy peculiar care. 
 
 4 Life, like a fountain rich and free, 
 
 Springs from the presence of the Lord ; 
 And in thy light our souls shall see 
 The glories promised in thy word. 
 
 PSALM 26 . — s. m. 
 
 1 Far as the boundless sky 
 
 Thy mercy, Lord, ascends ; 
 
 Far as the rolling clouds can fly, 
 
 Thy sacred truth extends. 
 
 2 Strong as th’ eternal hills, 
 
 Thy justice holds its sway ; 
 
 Deep as the depths old ocean fills, 
 
 Thy judgments 1 wondrous way. 
 
 3 Guard of all living things ! 
 
 How precious is thy love, 
 
 That spreads the shadow of its wings 
 Our trusting race above ! 
 
 4 Thy household’s fulness sweet 
 
 Shall sate our longing dreams ; 
 
 
 
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 And thine own Eden’s joyous seat 
 Shall pour refreshing streams. 
 
 5 For thine is life’s pure rill ; 
 
 Thine is the light of light : 
 
 Oh, give thy saints thy mercy still, 
 
 And give the righteous right. 
 
 6 Far be the foot of pride, 
 
 And far the wasting hand ; 
 
 And lo ! the false transgressors slide. 
 
 They fall, they ne’er shall stand ! 
 
 PSALM 27. — l. m. 
 
 1 I waited meekly for the Lord, 
 
 Till he vouchsafed a kind reply ; 
 
 Who did his gracious ear afford. 
 
 And heard from heaven my humble cry. 
 
 2 Who can the wond’rous works recount, 
 
 Which thou, 0 God, for us hast wrought ? 
 The treasures of thy love surmount 
 The power of numbers, speech, and thought, 
 
 S I’ve learnt that thou hast not desired 
 Off ’rings and sacrifice alone ; 
 
 Nor blood of guiltless beasts required 
 For man’s transgression to atone. 
 
 4 T therefore come — come to fulfil 
 The oracles thy books impart ; 
 
 ’Tis my delight to do thy will ; 
 
 Thy law is written on my heart. 
 
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 I^SALM 28.— c. m. 
 
 1 How many are thy thoughts of love ! 
 
 Thy mercies, Lord, how great ! 
 
 We have not words nor hours enough 
 Their numbers to repeat. 
 
 2 When I’m afflicted, poor and low, 
 
 And light and peace’ depart ; 
 
 My God beholds" my heavy woe, 
 
 And bears me on his heart. 
 
 3 Thus saith the Lord, “ Your work is vain, 
 
 “ Give your burnt-offerings o’er, 
 
 “ Tn dying goats and bullocks slain 
 “ My soul delights no more.” 
 
 4 Then spoke the Savior, “Lo, I’m here, 
 
 “ My God, to do thy will ; 
 
 “ Whate’er thy sacred books declare, 
 
 “ Thy servant shall fulfil. 
 
 5 “ Thy law is ever in my sight, 
 
 “ I keep it near my heart ; 
 
 “ Mine ears are open’d with delight 
 “ To what thy lips impart.” 
 
 PSALM 29. — l. m. 
 
 1 God of salvation, we adore 
 
 Thy saving love, thy saving power ; 
 
 And to our utmost stretch of thought 
 Hail the redemption thou hast wrought,. 
 
 2 Perish each thought of human pride ; 
 Let God alone bo magnified ; 
 
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 His glory let the heavens resound, 
 Shouted from earth’s remotest tiound. 
 
 3 Let all who his salvation know, 
 
 Saints, who hut taste it here below, 
 
 Join every angel’s voice to raise 
 Continued, never-ending praise. 
 
 PSALM 30. — c. m. 
 
 1 As pants the hart for cooling streams, 
 
 When heated in the chase, 
 
 So longs my soul, 0 God, for thee, 
 
 And thy refreshing grace. 
 
 2 For thee, my God, the living God, 
 
 My thirsty soul doth pine ; 
 
 0 when shall I behold thy face, 
 
 Thou majesty divine ? 
 
 3 Why restless, why cast down, my soul ? 
 
 Trust God, who will employ 
 His aid for thee, and change these sighs 
 To thankful hymns of joy. 
 
 4 Why restless, w T hy cast down, my soul ? 
 Hope still, and thou shalt sing 
 
 The praise of him who is thy God, 
 
 Thy health’s eternal spring. 
 
 PSALM 31. — l. m. 
 
 1 Now be my heart inspired to sing 
 The glories of my Savior-King : 
 
 Jesus the Lord, his form how fair ! 
 
 How rich, hoAv bright his beauties are. 
 
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 2 O’er all the sons of human race 
 He shines with majesty and grace ; 
 
 Love from his lips divinely flows, 
 
 And blessings all his state compose. 
 
 3 Dress thee in arms, Almighty Lord ! 
 
 Gird on the terrors of thy sword ! 
 
 In majesty and glory ride, 
 
 With truth and meekness at thy side. 
 
 4 Thine anger, like a pointed dart, 
 
 Shall pierce the foes of stubborn heart ; 
 Or words of mercy, kind and sweet, 
 
 Shall melt the rebels at thy feet. 
 
 5 Thy throne, 0 God, forever stands, 
 
 Grace is the sceptre in thy hands ; _ 
 
 Thy laws are just, thy judgments right, 
 Justice and grace are thy delight. 
 
 6 God, thy own God, hath richly shed 
 His oil of gladness on thy head ; 
 
 And with his sacred spirit blest 
 His first-born Son above the rest. 
 
 PSALM 32. — p. m. 
 
 1 God is our refuge in distress, 
 
 A present help when dangers press ; 
 
 In him undaunted we’ll confide ; 
 Though earth were from her centre tost, 
 And mountains in the ocean lost, 
 
 Torn piecemeal by the roaring tide. 
 
 2 A gentler stream with gladness still 
 The City of our Lord shall fill, 
 
 The royal seat of God most high : 
 
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 God dwells in Zion, whose fair towers 
 Shall mock the assault of earthly powers, 
 While his almighty aid is nigh. 
 
 3 Submit to God’s almighty sway, 
 
 For him the nations shall obey, 
 
 ^ And earth her Sov’reign Lord confess ; 
 The God of Hosts is strong in arms, 
 
 Our tow’r of refuge in alarms, 
 
 As to our fathers in distress. 
 
 PSALM 33.— l. m. 
 
 1 0 all ye nations, clap your hands, 
 
 And let your shouts of vict’ry ring, 
 
 To praise the Lord of all your lands, 
 
 The broad creation’s awful King:. 
 
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 2 He treads the realms beneath our feet, 
 
 He breaks the hostile armies down, 
 
 And gives and guards his chosen seat, 
 
 The home of Jacob’s old renown. 
 
 3 God is gone up with shouting throngs ; 
 
 Before him peal’d the trumpet’s call : 
 
 Oh, sing to God with lofty songs ; 
 
 Sing praises to the Lord of all ! 
 
 4 Oh, sing to God a royal strain, 
 
 To earth’s high King a raptur’d cry : 
 
 God o’er the nations spreads his reign, 
 
 God lifts his holy seat on high. 
 
 5 The heirs of many a Gentile throne 
 
 With God’s and Abraham’s seed adore : 
 The shields of earth are all his own, 
 
 And high as heaven his glories soar. 
 
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 PSALM 34.— c. m. 
 
 1 Throned on a cloud our God shall come, 
 
 Bright flames prepare his way , 
 
 Thunder and darkness, fire and storm, 
 
 Lead on the dreadful day. 
 
 2 Heaven from above his call shall hear, 
 
 Attending angels come, 
 
 And earth and hell shall know and fear 
 His justice and their doom. 
 
 3 “But gather all my saints,” he cries, 
 
 “ That made their peace with God 
 “By the Redeemer’s sacrifice, 
 
 “ And seal’d it with his blood. 
 
 4 “ Their faith and works brought forth to light, 
 
 “ Shall make the world confess 
 “ My sentence of reward is right, 
 
 “ And heaven adore my grace.” 
 
 PSALM 35.— l. m. 
 
 1 Be thou exalted, 0 my G od, 
 
 Above the heavens where angels dwell, 
 
 Thy power on earth be known abroad, 
 
 And land to land thy wonders tell. 
 
 2 My heart is fix’d; my song shall raise 
 
 Immortal honors to thy name ; 
 
 Awake, my tongue, to sound his praise, 
 
 My tongue, the glory of my frame. 
 
 High o’er the earth his mercy reigns, 
 
 And reaches to the utmost sky ; 
 
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 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. 
 
 PSALM 36. — s. m. 
 
 1 When, overwhelm’d with grief, 
 
 My heart within me dies, ’ 
 
 Hopeless, and far from all relief, 
 
 To heaven I lift mine eyes. 
 
 2 Oh lead me to the rock 
 That’s high above my head, 
 
 And make the covert of thy wings 
 My shelter and my shade. 
 
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 3 Within thy presence, Lord, 
 
 Forever I’ll abide ; 
 
 Thou art the tower of my defence, 
 
 The refuge where I hide. ’ 
 
 4 Thou givest me the lot 
 
 Of those that fear thy name ; 
 
 If endless life be their reward, 
 
 I shall possess the same. 
 
 PSALM 37. — c. m. 
 
 1 Eakly my God, without delay, 
 
 I haste to seek thy face ■ 
 
 My thirsty spirit faints away, 
 
 Without thy cheering grace. 
 
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 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 ; 
 
 My 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. 
 
 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. 
 
 PSALM 38.— l. m. 
 
 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 travellers in thirsty lands 
 
 Pant for the cooling water brook. 
 
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 4 With early feet I love t’ appear 
 
 Among thy saints and seek thy face ; 
 
 Oft have I seen thy glory there, 
 
 And felt the power of sovereign grace. 
 
 5 I’ll lift my hands, I’ll lift my voice, 
 
 W hile I have breath to pray or praise ; 
 This work shall make my heart rejoice, 
 And spend the remnant of my da}LS. 
 
 PSALM 39.— l. m. 
 
 1 At God’s command the morning ray 
 Smiles in the east and leads the day ; 
 Seasons and times obey his voice, 
 
 The evening and the morn rejoice. 
 
 2 ’Tis from his watery stores on high 
 He gives the thirsty ground supply : 
 
 The yielding earth, made soft with showers 
 Dresses herself with plants and flowers. 
 
 3 The desert grows a fruitful field, 
 
 Abundant food the valleys yield ; 
 
 The plains lift up their cheerful voice, 
 
 The hills repeat th’ echoing joys. 
 
 4 Thy works pronounce thy power divine, 
 O’er every field thy glories shine ; 
 
 Through every month thy gifts appear ; 
 Great God, thy goodness crowns the year. 
 
 PSALM 40. — c. m. 
 
 1 Shine, mighty God, on Zion shine, 
 
 W ith beams of heavenly grace ; 
 
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 Reveal thy power through all the land, 
 And show thy smiling face. 
 
 2 When shall thy name from shore to shore 
 
 Sound through the earth abroad, 
 
 And distant nations know and love 
 Their Savior and their God ? 
 
 3 Sing to the Lord, ye distant lands, 
 
 Sing loud with solemn voice ; 
 
 Let every tongue exalt his praise, 
 
 And every heart rejoice. 
 
 4 Earth shall obey his high command, 
 
 And yield her full increase ; 
 
 And God will crown each chosen land 
 With fruitfulness and peace. 
 
 PSALM 41. — s. m. 
 
 1 To bless thy chosen race, 
 
 In mercy, Lord, incline, 
 
 And cause the brightness of thy face 
 On all thy saints to shine. 
 
 2 That so thy wond’rous ways 
 
 May through the world be known, 
 Whilst distant lands their tribute pay, 
 And thy salvation own. 
 
 3 Let diff’ring nations join 
 
 To celebrate thy fame, 
 
 Let all the world, 0 Lord, combine 
 To praise thy glorious name. 
 
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 4 Oh let them shout and sing 
 With joy and pious mirth, 
 
 For thou, the righteous judge and king, 
 Shalt govern all the earth. 
 
 PSALM 42. — l. m. 
 
 1 God grant us blessings, grant us grace, 
 And lift the brightness of thy face ; 
 
 Till all the world thy ways shall know, 
 
 The realms to thy salvation flow. 
 
 2 Thy praise, 0 God, let nations raise, 
 
 Let all the nations hymn thy praise ; 
 
 And one high song of gladness soar 
 From ev’ry tribe of ev’ry shore. 
 
 3 For thou shalt judge the world in right. 
 And lead the people by thy might : 
 
 Thy praise, 0 God, let nations raise, 
 
 Let all the nations hymn thy praise. 
 
 4 So earth shall yield her large increase, 
 
 And God, our God, shall send us peace : 
 Our homes shall taste his blessing here, 
 And earth’s far bounds shall learn his fear. 
 
 PSALM 43.— l. m. 
 
 1 Let God arise in all his might, 
 
 To put his enemies to flight, 
 
 As smoke that sought to cloud the skies 
 Before the rising tempest flies. 
 
 2 He comes ! array’d in burning flames ; 
 Justice and vengeance are his names : 
 Behold his fainting foes expire, 
 
 Like melting wax before the fire. 
 
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 3 He rides and thunders thro 1 the sky ; 
 
 His name Jehovah sounds on high : 
 
 Sing to his name, ye sons of grace ; 
 
 Ye saints, rejoice before his face. 
 
 4 The widow and the fatherless, 
 
 Fly to his aid in sharp distress ; 
 
 In him the poor and helpless find, 
 
 A Judge that’s just, a Father kind. 
 
 5 He breaks the captive’s heavy chain, 
 
 And prisoners see the light again ; 
 
 But rebels that dispute his will, 
 
 Shall dwell in chains and darkness still. 
 
 PSALM 44. — l. m. 
 
 1 Kingdoms and thrones to God belong ; 
 Crown him, ye nations, in your song ; 
 
 His wondrous names and powers rehearse, 
 His honors shall enrich your verse. 
 
 2 He shakes the heavens with loud alarms ! 
 How terrible is God in arms ! 
 
 In Israel are his mercies known, 
 
 Israel is his peculiar throne. 
 
 3 Proclaim him King, pronounce him blest ; 
 He’s your defence, your joy, your rest : 
 When terrors rise, and nations faint, 
 
 God is the strength of every saint. 
 
 PSALM 45. — c. m. 
 
 1 Father ! we sing thy wondrous grace, 
 We bless our Savior’s name, 
 
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 Ho bought salvation for the poor, 
 
 And bore the sinner’s shame. 
 
 2 His dying groans, his living songs, 
 Shall better please our God, 
 
 Than harp or trumpet’s solemn sound, 
 Than goat’s or bullock’s blood. 
 
 8 This shall his humble followers see, 
 And set their hearts at rest ; 
 
 They by his death draw near to thee, 
 And live for ever blest. 
 
 4 Let heaven, and all that dwell on high, 
 
 To God their voices raise, 
 
 While land and seas assist the sky, 
 
 And join t’ advance the praise. 
 
 5 Zion is thine, most holy God, 
 
 Thy Son shall bless her gates ; 
 
 And glory purchased by his blood, 
 
 For thine own Israel waits. 
 
 PSALM 46. — l. m. 
 
 1 Great God ! whose universal sway 
 The known and unknown worlds obey : 
 Now give the kingdom to thy Son, ’ 
 Extend his power, exalt his throne. 
 
 2 The sceptre well becomes his hands ; 
 EAn kings shall bow to his commands ; 
 His justice shall avenge the poor, 
 
 And pride and rage prevail no more. 
 
 3 With power he vindicates the just, 
 
 And treads th’ oppressor in the dust ; 
 
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 His worship and his fear shall last 
 Till hours and years and time be past. 
 
 4 The saints shall flourish in his days, 
 Drest in the robes of joy and praise, 
 Peace like a river from his throne, 
 Shall flow to nations yet unknown. 
 
 PSALM 47. — l. m. 
 
 1 Jesus shall reign where’er the sun 
 Doth his successive journeys run ; 
 
 His kingdom stretch from shore to shore 
 Till moons shall wax and wane no more. 
 
 2 For him shall endless praj^er be made, 
 And princes throng to crown his head ; 
 His name like sweet perfume shall rise 
 With every morning sacrifice ; 
 
 3 People and realms of every tongue 
 Dwell on his love with sweetest song ; 
 And infant voices shall proclaim 
 Their early blessings on his name. 
 
 4 Blessings abound where’er he reigns, 
 
 The pris’ner leaps to lose his chains; 
 
 The weary find eternal rest, 
 
 And all the sons of want are blest. 
 
 5 Where he displays his healing power, 
 Death and the curse are known no more 
 In him the tribes of Adam boast 
 
 More blessings than their father lost. 
 
 6 Let every creature rise and bring 
 Peculiar honors to our Kins; ; 
 
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 Angels descend with songs again, 
 
 . And earth repeat the loud Amen. 
 
 PSALM 48..— 7s. 
 
 1 Hasten, Lord, the glorious time, 
 
 When, beneath Messiah’s sway, 
 Every nation, every clime, 
 
 Shall the gospel call obey. 
 
 2 Highest kings his power shall own, 
 
 Heathen tribes his name adore ; 
 Satan and his host o’erthrown, 
 
 Bound in chains, shall hurt no more. 
 
 8 Then shall wars and tumults cease, 
 Then be banish’d grief and pain ; 
 Righteousness, and joy and peace, 
 IJndisturb’d shall ever reign. 
 
 4 Bless we then our gracious Lord, 
 
 Ever praise his glorious name ; 
 
 All his mighty acts record, 
 
 All his wondrous love proclaim. 
 
 PSALM 49 .— Vs & 6’s. 
 
 1 Hail to the Lord’s anointed, 
 
 Great David’s greater Son ; 
 
 Hail in the time appointed, 
 
 His reign on earth begun ! 
 
 He comes to break oppression, 
 
 To set the captive free, 
 
 To take away transgression, 
 
 And rule in equity. 
 
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 2 He comes with succor speedy 
 
 To those who suffer wrong ; 
 
 To help the poor and needy, 
 
 And bid the weak be strong ; 
 
 To give them songs for sighing, 
 
 Their darkness turn to light, 
 
 Whose souls, condemn’d and dying, 
 
 Were precious in his sight. 
 
 3 He shall come down like showers 
 
 Upon the fruitful earth : 
 
 And love and joy, like flowers, 
 
 Spring in his path to birth ; 
 
 Before him on the mountains, 
 
 Shall peace, the herald, go ; 
 
 And righteousness, in fountains, 
 
 From hill to valley flow. 
 
 4 For him shall prayer unceasing 
 
 And daily vows ascend; 
 
 His kingdom still increasing 
 A kingdom without end : 
 
 The tide of time shall never 
 His covenant remove ; 
 
 His name shall stand for ever — 
 
 That name to us is love. 
 
 PSALM 50.— c. m. 
 
 1 Give, Lord, the king, the kingly heir, 
 
 Thy sceptre and thy rod : 
 
 So shall the meek his justice share, 
 
 The people of our God. 
 
 2 The mountains’ sides with peace shall wave, 
 
 And truth the hills shall crown ; 
 
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 His arm the sons of want shall save, 
 
 And break th’ oppressor down. 
 
 3 Long as the sun shall mount in light, 
 
 Or moons shall wax and wane, 
 
 While age by age sweeps on its flight, 
 Shall mortals fear thy reign. 
 
 4 All monarchs at his feet shall bow, 
 
 All realms shall be his land ; 
 
 For he shall hear the suff’rer’s vow. 
 
 And help the helpless hand. 
 
 5 His grace the humble shall redeem 
 
 From hostile fraud and strife ; 
 
 And precious in his high esteem 
 Shall be their guarded life. 
 
 6 His name shall stand, when last the sun 
 
 Shall tinge the purple West ; 
 
 And ev’ry kingdom, link’d in one, 
 
 Shall bless him, and be bless’ d. 
 
 7 Forever prais’d be God the Lord, 
 
 Our Israel’s Savior strong : 
 
 Let all the earth his name record, 
 
 His glorious praise prolong ! 
 
 PSALM 51.— l. m. 
 
 1 How long, 0 God, shall hate revile ? 
 
 How long thy foes blaspheming smile ? 
 Why lies thy arm’d right hand in rest ? 
 
 Oh, pluck it from thy sheathing breast ! 
 
 2 Think on the people thou hast bought, 
 
 The tribes thine arm from bondage brought 
 
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 Think on Mount Zion’s chosen halls, 
 
 And turn thee tow’rds their wasted walls. 
 
 3 The foe’s bold feet profane thy soil ; 
 
 Thy foes rush in with crime and spoil : 
 
 They shout within thy place of pray’r, 
 
 And lift their conqu’ring standards there. 
 
 4 Remember, Lord, th’ opposers’ crowd, 
 
 The fools’ blasphemings, bold and loud : 
 Forsake not thou thy mourning dove, 
 
 But shield the people of thy love. 
 
 5 Think on the cov’nant : ev’ry clime 
 Sees the dark holds of cruel crime ; 
 
 Oh, turn not back th’ oppress’ d with shame ; 
 Let want and woe extol thy name. 
 
 6 Arise, 0 God, thy cause maintain ; 
 
 Think on the fools’ blaspheming train ; 
 
 Forget thou not their guilty cry ; 
 
 Each day, each hour, it swells on high ! 
 
 PSALM 52. — c. m. 
 
 1 In Judah God of old was known, 
 
 His name in Israel great ; 
 
 In Salem stood his holy throne, 
 
 And Zion was his seat. 
 
 2 Among the praises of his saints 
 
 His dwelling-place he chose ; 
 
 And listen’d to their just complaints 
 Against their haughty foes. 
 
 3 At thy rebuke, 0 Jacob’s God, 
 
 What powers and empires fell ! 
 
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 Who knows the terrors of thy rod ? 
 
 Thy vengeance who can tell ? 
 
 4 What power can stand before thy sight 
 
 When once thy wrath appears ? 
 
 When heaven shines round with dreadful light, 
 The earth adores and fears. 
 
 5 When God in his own sovereign ways 
 
 Comes down to save th 1 opprest, 
 
 The wrath of man shall work his praise, 
 
 And he’ll restrain the rest. 
 
 PSALM 53. — l. m. 
 
 1 Lord, when thy vine in Canaan grew, 
 
 Thou wast its strength and glory too, 
 
 Attack’d in vain by all its foes, 
 
 Till the fair Branch of Promise rose. 
 
 2 Fair Branch ! ordained of old to shoot 
 From David’s stock., from Jacob’s root; 
 Himself a noble vine, and we 
 Engrafted branches to the tree. 
 
 3 ’Tis thine own Son, and he shall stand, 
 
 Girt with thy strength at thy right hand ; 
 
 Thy first-born Son, adorn’d and blest 
 With power and grace above the rest. 
 
 PSALM 54. — l. m. 
 
 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. 
 
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 2 Might I enjoy the meanest place 
 Within thy house, 0 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, thy sovereign sway 
 The glorious hosts of heaven obey ; 
 
 While rebels at thy presence flee : 
 
 Blest is the man who trusts in thee. 
 
 PSALlvl 55.— c. m. 
 
 1 0 Lord of hosts, my King and God, 
 
 How bless’ d are they who dwell 
 Within the courts thy saints have trod, 
 
 And all thy glory tell ! 
 
 2 How bless’ d are they, whose strength thou art; 
 
 Whose lips but sing thy praise ; 
 
 Who bear, within their inmost heart, 
 
 The mem’ry of thy ways ! 
 
 3 From strength to strength ascend their feet, 
 
 And brighter joys are near ; 
 
 Till all, in Zion’s holy seat, 
 
 Before our God appear. 
 
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 4 I love the threshold at the gate 
 
 Where dwells my God within : 
 
 More dear to me, e’en there to wait, 
 
 Than rule the tents of sin. 
 
 5 For God the Lord, our Sun and Shield, 
 
 Shall grace and glory shed, 
 
 Nor one kind gift disdain to yield, 
 
 Where upright spirits tread. 
 
 6 0 God of hosts, the mighty Lord, 
 
 How richly bless’ d is he, 
 
 Whose hope shall bring its sure reward, 
 Forever fix’d on thee ! 
 
 PSALM 56.— c. m. 
 
 1 On, give us, Lord, thy grace to see, 
 
 Thy full salvation give ; , 
 
 Turn thou to us, that, glad in thee, 
 
 Thy people’s heart may live. 
 
 2 I hearken for the Lord’s dear voice, 
 
 And hear him gently say 
 Peace to the people of his choice, 
 
 Who turn no more astray. 
 
 3 Oh, o’er the hearts that fear his name 
 
 His bright salvation glows ; 
 
 So guards the Lord, in peaceful fame, 
 Our smiling land’s repose. 
 
 4 And truth and mercy joy to meet, 
 
 And justice clings to love : 
 
 They bloom like flow’rs beneath our feet 
 They shine, like stars, above. 
 
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 5 God gives his grace, and o’er the land 
 The waving harvests spread : 
 
 Beneath his smile the righteous stand, 
 And he shall guide their tread. 
 
 PSALM 57. — c. m. 
 
 1 Among the princes, earthly gods, 
 
 There’s none hath power divine ; 
 
 Nor is their nature, mighty Lord, 
 
 Nor are their works, like thine. 
 
 2 The nations thou hast made shall bring 
 
 Their off ’rings round thy throne ; 
 
 For thou alone dost wondrous things, 
 And thou art God alone. 
 
 3 Lord, I would walk with holy feet, 
 
 Teach me thy heavenly ways, 
 
 And all my wand’ring thoughts unite 
 In God my Father’s praise. 
 
 PSALM 58. — 8’s <fc 7’s. 
 
 1 Glokious things of thee are spoken, 
 
 Zion, city of our God ; 
 
 He whose word can ne’er be broken 
 Chose thee for his own abode. 
 
 On the Kock of Ages founded, 
 
 Who can shake her sure repose ? 
 With salvation’s wall surrounded, 
 
 She can smile at all her foes. 
 
 2 See the streams of living waters, 
 
 Springing from eternal love ; 
 
 Well supply her sons and daughters, 
 And the fear of want remove ; 
 
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 Who can faint while such a river 
 Onward flows her thirst t’ assuage— 
 Grace, which like the Lord, the giver, 
 Never Axils from age to age ? 
 
 3 Round each habitation hov’ring, 
 
 See the cloud and fire appear, 
 
 For a glory and a cov’ring, 
 
 Showing that the Lord is near ! 
 
 Glorious things of thee are spoken, 
 
 Zion, city of our God ; 
 
 He whose word can ne’er be broken 
 Forms thee for his own abode. 
 
 PSALM 59. — l. m. 
 
 1 Thou God, before whose heav’nly state 
 
 Thv saints in sacred rev’rence bow. 
 
 Lord God of Hosts, oh, who is great, 
 
 Or who enrob’d with truth, as thou? 
 
 2 Thou rul’st the angry ocean’s tide, 
 
 And bidd’st its swelling waves repose : 
 Thou tramplest down the hosts of pride, 
 And strew’ st afar thy broken foes. 
 
 3 The heav’ns are thine, and thine the earth ; 
 
 Thou fram’d’ st the land, and thou the sea: 
 Thou gav’st the North and South their birth, 
 Tabor and Hermon shout to thee. 
 
 4 Thine arm has empire all its own ; 
 
 High holds thy strong right hand its sway : 
 Justice and judgment rear thy throne, 
 
 And truth and grace prepare thy way. 
 
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 5 How bless’d to know thy trumpet’s voice, 
 And w T alk beneath thy guiding eye ! 
 
 Each day in thee shall such rejoice, 
 
 And thy just pow’r shall lift them high. 
 
 PSALM 60 . — c. m. 
 
 1 Blest are the souls that hear and know 
 
 The gospel’s j oy ful sound; 
 
 Peace shall attend the path they go 
 And light their steps surround. 
 
 2 Their joy shall bear their spirits up, 
 
 Through their Redeemer’s name; 
 His righteousness exalts their hope, 
 And fills their foes with shame. 
 
 3 The Lord, our glory and defence, 
 
 || Strength and salvation gives : 
 
 Israel, thy King for ever reigns. 
 
 Thy God forever lives. 
 
 PSALM 61 . — l. m. 
 
 1 Through every age, eternal God, 
 
 Thou art our rest, our safe abode, 
 
 High was thy throne ere heaven was made, 
 Or earth, thy humble footstool, laid. 
 
 2 Long hadst thou reign’d ere time began, 
 
 Or dust was fashion’d into man ; 
 
 And long thy kingdom shall endure 
 When earth and time shall be no more. 
 
 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 !” 
 
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 4 Death, like an overflowing stream, 
 Sweeps us away ; our life’s a dream — 
 An empty tale — a morning flower, 
 
 Cut down and wither’d in an hour. 
 
 5 Teach us, 0 Lord, how frail is man, 
 
 And kindly lengthen out our span, 
 
 Till, saved from sin, we all may rest, 
 
 And be with Christ forever blest. 
 
 PSALM 62 . — c. m. 
 
 1 0 God ! our help in ages past, 
 
 Our hope for years to come, 
 
 Our shelter from the stormy blast, 
 
 And our eternal home. 
 
 2 Beneath the shadow of thy throne 
 
 Thy saints have dwelt secure ; 
 Sufficient is thy arm alone, 
 
 And our defence is sure. 
 
 3 Before the hills in order stood, 
 
 Or earth received her frame, 
 
 From everlasting thou art God, 
 
 To endless years the same. 
 
 4 A thousand ages in thy sight 
 
 Are like an evening gone ; 
 
 Short as the watch that ends the night, 
 Before the rising sun. 
 
 5 0 God, our help in ages past, 
 
 Our hope for years to come ; 
 
 Be thou our guide while life shall last, 
 To our eternal home. 
 
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 PSALM 63. — l. m. 
 
 1 Sweet is the work, my God, my King, 
 
 To praise thy name, give thanks and sing ; 
 To show thy love by morning light, 
 
 And talk of all thy truth at night. 
 
 2 Sweet is the day of sacred rest, 
 
 No mortal care shall seize my breast ; 
 
 Oh let 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 
 Blasts 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. 
 
 PSALM 64. — l. m. 
 
 1 Lord, ’tis a pleasant thing to stand 
 In gardens planted by thine hand ; 
 
 Let me within thy courts be seen, 
 
 Like a young cedar, fresh and green. 
 
 2 There grow thy saints in faith and love, 
 Blest with thine influence from above ; 
 
 Not Lebanon, with all its trees, 
 
 Yields such a comely sight as these. 
 
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 3 The plants of grace shall ever live ; 
 
 Nature decays, but grace must thrive ; 
 Time, that doth all things else impair, 
 
 Still makes them flourish strong and fair. 
 
 4 Laden with fruits of age, they show 
 The Lord is holy, just, and true ; 
 
 None that attend his gates shall find 
 A God unfaithful or unkind. 
 
 PSALM 65.— l. m. 
 
 1 With glory clad, with strength array’d, 
 
 The Lord that o’er all nature reigns, 
 
 The world’s foundation strongly laid, 
 
 And the vast fabric still sustains. 
 
 2 How surely stablish’d is thy throne ! 
 
 Which shall no change or period see ; 
 For thou, 0 Lord, and thou, alone, 
 
 Art God from all eternity. 
 
 3 The floods, 0 Lord, lift up their voice, 
 
 And toss the troubled waves on high ; 
 But God above can still their noise, 
 
 And make the angry sea comply. 
 
 4 Thy promise, Lord, is ever sure ; 
 
 And they that in thy house would dwell, 
 That happy station to secure 
 Must still in holiness excel. 
 
 PSALM 66. — l. m. 
 
 1 The Lord is King in realms of light ; 
 
 With glory rob’d, on high he reigns : 
 The Lord is rob’d with sov’reign might, 
 
 And earth’s foundations strong sustains. 
 
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 2 He fixed the skies, the seas, the lands, 
 
 And naught can change their place or way ; 
 Thy throne, 0 Lord, eternal stands, 
 
 Thy yeafs are one unfading day. 
 
 8 The floods, 0 Lord, lift up their voice, 
 
 The mighty floods lift up their roar ; 
 
 The floods in tumult loud rejoice, 
 
 And climb in foam the sounding shore. 
 
 4 But, mightier than the mighty sea, 
 
 The Lord of glory reigns on high : 
 
 Far o’er its waves we look to thee, 
 
 And see their fury break and die. 
 
 5 Thy word is true, thy promise sure, 
 
 That ancient promise, seal’d in love ; 
 
 Oh, may thy temple here be pure, 
 
 As thy pure mansions shine above. 
 
 PSALM 67. — l. m. 
 
 1 0 come, loud anthems let us sing, 
 
 To our salvation’s Rock and King; 
 
 Within his gates with psalms rejoice, 
 
 And lift on high our thankful voice. 
 
 2 0 come, and let our songs accord, 
 
 To bless our God, the only Lord ; 
 
 For, high o’er ev’ry worshipp’d throne, 
 
 The Lord our God is Lord alone. 
 
 3 The earth’s wide bounds are in his hand ; 
 
 And by his strength the mountains stand ; 
 
 He laid the sea’s unfathom’d bed, 
 
 And far the shore’s fair landscape spread. 
 
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 4 Oh, come, and let us lowly fall, 
 
 And on our Maker kneeling call ; 
 
 For he is still our God and Rock, 
 
 And we his people and his flock. 
 
 5 To-day, to-day, his voice but hear, 
 
 “ Oh, close not fast your heart and ear, 
 
 As when of old your fathers’ pride 
 So long my ling’ring wrath defied. 
 
 6 As on their desert march they mov’d, 
 
 My works they saw, mine arm they prov’d 
 And forty years their guilt I bore, 
 
 Till that brief race was seen no more. 
 
 7 For thus I spoke and swore in wrath, 
 
 ‘ They will not choose my holy path ; 
 Their heart from crime no more will cease, 
 They shall not tread my land of peace.’ ” 
 
 PSALM 68.— 8’s. 
 
 1 0 come, let us sing to the Lord, 
 
 In God our salvation rejoice ; 
 
 In psalms of thanksgiving record 
 His praise, with one spirit and voice : 
 Jehovah is God, and he reigns 
 The God of all gods on his throne ; 
 The strength of the hills he maintains ; 
 The ends of the earth are his own. 
 
 2 0 come, let us worship and kneel 
 
 Before our Creator, our God, 
 
 The people who serve him with zeal, 
 The sheep who his pastures have trod 
 
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 To him let us hearken to-day, — 
 
 The voice that yet speaks from above, — 
 | And all his commandments obey, 
 
 ; For he that ordain’d them is love. 
 
 \ PSALM 69. — l. m. 
 
 1 Give to the Lord, ye tribes and tongues, 
 
 1 Give to the Lord his praise and state ; 
 
 ! Give to the Lord your sweetest songs, 
 
 | And come with gifts, and throng his gate. 
 
 2 Oh, fear and bow in sacred grace, 
 
 | And tell each land, that God is King : 
 
 He fix’d the world’s unchanging base, 
 
 ' And he its righteous doom shall bring. 
 
 3 Let heaven be glad, let earth rejoice, 
 f The peopled ocean toss and roar, 
 
 The plenteous fields lift high their voice, 
 
 The wood’s wild hymn in thunder soar. 
 
 4 So let them hail their sov’ reign God ; 
 
 [ For lo, he comes, he comes with might, 
 
 [ To wield the sceptre and the rod, 
 
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 1 Sing to the Lord, ye distant lands, 
 
 Ye tribes of every tongue ; 
 
 His new discover’d grace demands 
 A new and nobler song. 
 
 2 Say to the nations, Jesus reigns, 
 
 God’s own almighty Son ; 
 
 His power the sinking world sustains, 
 
 And grace surrounds his throne. 
 
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 3 Let heaven proclaim the joyful day ; 
 
 Joy through the earth be seen ; 
 
 Let cities shine in bright array, 
 
 And fields in cheerful green. 
 
 4 The joyous earth, the bending skies, 
 
 His glorious train display ; 
 
 Ye mountains sink — ye valleys, rise — 
 Prepare the Lord his way. 
 
 5 Behold, he comes, he comes to bless 
 
 • The nations as their God ; 
 
 To show the world his righteousness, 
 And send his truth abroad. 
 
 6 But when his voice shall raise the dead, 
 
 And bid the world draw near, 
 
 How will the guilty nations dread 
 To see their Judge appear ! 
 
 PSALM 71. — l. m. 
 
 1 Th’ Almighty reigns, exalted high 
 O’er all the earth, o’er all the sky ; 
 Though clouds and darkness veil his feet, 
 His dwelling is the mercy-seat. 
 
 2 Oh ye that love his holy name, 
 
 Hate every work of sin and shame ; 
 
 He guards the soul of all his friends, 
 
 And from the snares of hell defends. 
 
 3 Immortal light, and joys unknown, 
 
 Are for the saints in darkness sown : 
 Those glorious seeds shall spring and rise, 
 And the bright harvest bless our eyes. 
 
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 4 Rejoice, ye righteous, and record 
 The sacred honors of the Lord ; 
 
 None but the soul that feels his grace 
 Can triumph in his holiness. 
 
 PSALM 72. — o. m. 
 
 1 To our Almighty Maker, God, 
 
 New honors be address’d : 
 
 His great salvation shines abroad 
 And makes the nations blest. 
 
 2 He spake the word to Abra’m first, 
 
 His truth fulfils the grace ; 
 
 The Gentiles make his name their trust, 
 
 And learn his righteousness. 
 
 3 Let the whole earth his love proclaim 
 
 With all her diff ’rent tongues ; 
 
 And spread the honors of his name, 
 
 In rich melodious songs. 
 
 PSALM 73. — c. m. 
 
 1 Joy to the world, Messiah comes ; 
 
 Let earth receive her King ; 
 
 Let ev’ry heart prepare him room, 
 
 And heav’n and nature sing. 
 
 2 Joy to the earth, the Savior reigns, 
 
 Let men their songs employ, 
 
 While fields, and floods, rocks, hills, and plains, 
 Repeat the sounding joy. 
 
 3 No more shall fruits refuse to grow, 
 
 Nor thorns infest the ground ; 
 
 He comes to make his blessings flow, 
 
 Far as the curse is found. 
 
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 4 He’ll rule the world with truth and grace, 
 
 And make the nations prove, 
 
 The glories of his righteousness, 
 
 And wonders of his love. 
 
 PSALM 74. — l. m. 
 
 1 The Lord is King, enthroned on high, 
 
 Where radiant cherubs veil the brow ; 
 
 Let nations quake beneath his eye, 
 
 Let earth’s foundations trembling bow. 
 
 2 The Lord is great in Zion’s tow’rs, 
 
 And famed above all royal fame ; 
 
 Let all thy realms, with all their powers, 
 
 Exalt and dread thy hallowed name. 
 
 3 0 mighty King, thy sov’reign sway 
 
 The righteous cause has loved and led ; 
 
 A law of truth thy tribes obey, 
 
 And judgments just thy glory spread. 
 
 4 Exalt the Lord in praises loud, 
 
 And low at God’s pure footstool fall ; 
 
 So Moses sang, so Aaron bow’d, 
 
 So rose the voice of Samuel’s call. 
 
 5 Prophets and priests, they called on thee, 
 
 And heard thee from thy cloud in heav’n ; 
 For firm they kept thy good decree, 
 
 And loved the law thy love had giv’n. 
 
 6 Thou heard’st them, Lord, in pard’ning grace, 
 
 Though oft they drew thy chast’ning rod: 
 Exalt him in his iofty place, 
 
 For holy reigns the Lord our God ! 
 
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 PSALM 75. — l. m. 
 
 1 Before Jehovah’s awful throne, 
 
 Ye nations, bow with sacred joy ! 
 
 Know that the Lord is God alone, 
 
 He can create, and he destroy. 
 
 3 His sov’reign power, without our aid, 
 
 Made us of clay, and formed us men ; 
 
 And when, like wand’ring sheep, we stray’d 
 He brought us to his fold again. 
 
 3 We are his people, we his care, 
 
 Our souls and all our mortal frame ; 
 
 What lasting honors shall w r e rear, 
 
 Almighty Maker to thy name ! 
 
 4 We’ll crowd thy gates with thankful songs, 
 
 High as the heavens 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 ; 
 
 V ast as eternity thy love ; 
 
 Firm as a rock thy truth shall stand, 
 
 When rolling years shall cease to move. 
 
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 1 Tiiy years, 0 Lord, are still the same ; 
 
 Age tells to age thine endless name ; 
 
 And thou shaft yet for Zion rise, 
 
 And view her wastes with pitying eyes. 
 
 2 Now hastes the time, the time fulfilled ; ! 
 
 The Lord his city’s walls shall build ; 
 
 Thy servants watch her prostrate tow’rs, 
 And love the dust that hides her bow’rs. 
 
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 3 Then, when her head his Zion rears, 
 
 And God’s own glorious arm appears, 
 
 All kings of earth shall praise thy throne, 
 All realms shall fear thee, Lord, alone. 
 
 4 For God shall hear the humble pray’r, 
 And make the suffrer’s cause his care ; 
 Till future times his praise record, 
 
 And unborn nations bless our Lord. 
 
 PSALM 11 .— c. m. 
 
 1 Let Zion and her sons rejoice, 
 
 Behold the promised hour : 
 
 Her God hath heard her mourning voice 
 And comes t’ exalt his power. 
 
 2 Her dust and ruins that remain 
 
 Are precious in our eyes : 
 
 Those ruins shall be built again 
 And all that dust shall rise. 
 
 3 The Lord will raise Jerusalem, 
 
 And stand in glory there ; 
 
 Nations shall bow before his name, 
 
 And kings attend with fear. 
 
 4 He sits a Sovereign on his throne. 
 
 With pity in his eyes ; 
 
 He hears the dying pris’ner’s groan, 
 
 And sees their sighs arise. 
 
 5 He frees the soul condemn’d to death ; 
 
 Nor, while his saints complain, 
 
 Shall it be said, that praying breath 
 Was ever spent in vain. 
 
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 PSALM -78.— l. m. 
 
 1 0 Lobd ! how just and true thy ways ! 
 How sure thy word ! how rich thy grace ! 
 From heav’n thy dwelling place above, 
 Flow down to us thy gifts of love. 
 
 2 As high as thou, above our head, 
 
 The starry firmament hast spread ; 
 
 So far exceeds thy wondrous grace, 
 
 Our highest thoughts, our utmost praise. 
 
 3 As distant as thy wisdom plac’d, 
 
 The rising morning from the west ; 
 
 So far thou dost our sins remove, 
 
 With all a father’s pitying love. 
 
 4 Thy mercy is for ever sure ; 
 
 Thy righteousness shall still endure 
 Through ev’ry age thy grace shall reign, 
 And none shall seek thy face in vain. 
 
 5 0 may our God be ever bless’d, 
 
 His name through all the earth confess’d ; 
 And we his saints, in full accord, 
 
 Will join to sing, praise ye the Lord. 
 
 PSALM 79.— s. m. 
 
 1 My soul repeat his praise, 
 
 Whose mercies are so great ; 
 
 Whose anger is so slow to rise, 
 
 So ready to abate. 
 
 2 High as the heavens are raised 
 Above the ground we tread, ■ 
 
 So far the riches of his grace 
 Our highest thoughts exceed. 
 
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 3 His power subdues our sins ; 
 
 And his forgiving love, 
 
 Far as the east is from the west, 
 
 Doth all our guilt remove. 
 
 4 The pity of the Lord, 
 
 To those that fear his name, 
 
 Is such as tender parents feel ; 
 
 He knows our feeble frame. 
 
 5 He knows we are but dust, 
 
 Scatter’d by every breath ; 
 
 His anger, like a rising wind, 
 
 Can send us swift to death. 
 
 6 Our days are as the grass, 
 
 Or like the morning flower : 
 
 If one sharp blast sweeps o’er the field, 
 It withers in an hour. 
 
 7 But thy compassions, Lord, 
 
 To endless years endure ; 
 
 And children’s children ever find 
 Thy words of promise sure. 
 
 PSALM 80 . — l. m. 
 
 1 My soul, thy great Creator praise ; 
 
 When clothed in his celestial rays, 
 
 He in full majesty appears, 
 
 And like a robe his glory wears. 
 
 2 The heavens are for his curtains spread ; 
 Th’ unfathom’d deep he makes his bed; 
 Clouds are his chariot when he flies 
 
 On winged storms across the skies. 
 
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 Vast are thy works, Almighty Lord ; 
 
 All nature rests upon thy word ; 
 
 And the whole race of creatures stand 
 Waiting their portion from thy hand. 
 
 The earth stands trembling at thy stroke, 
 And at thy touch the mountains smoke ; 
 Yet humble souls may see thy face, 
 
 And tell their wants to sovereign grace. 
 
 In thee my hopes and wishes meet, 
 
 And make my meditation sweet ; 
 
 Thy praises shall my breath employ 
 Till it expires in endless joy. 
 
 PSALM 81 .— l. m. 
 
 1 0 render thanks to God above, 
 
 The Fountain of eternal love, 
 
 Whose mercy firm through ages past 
 Has stood, and shall for ever last. 
 
 2 Who can his mighty deeds express, 
 
 Not only vast, but numberless ! 
 
 What mortal eloquence can raise 
 
 A tribute equal to his praise ! 
 
 3 Happy are they, and only they, 
 
 Who from thy precepts never stray ; 
 Who know what’s right — nor only so, 
 But always practise what they know. 
 
 PSALM 82 .— c. m. 
 
 1 How are thy servants bless’ d, 0 Lord ! 
 How sure is their defence ! 
 
 Eternal wisdom is their guide — 
 
 Their help, Omnipotence. 
 
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 2 In foreign realms and lands remote, 
 
 Supported by tliy care, 
 
 Through burning climes they pass unhurt, 
 And breathe in tainted air. 
 
 3 When by the dreadful tempest borne 
 
 High on the broken wave, 
 
 They know thou art not slow to hear, 
 
 Nor impotent to save. 
 
 4 The storm is laid ; the winds retire, 
 
 Obedient to thy will : 
 
 The sea, that roars at thy command, 
 
 At thy command is still. 
 
 5 In midst of dangers, fear, and death, 
 
 Thy goodness we'll adore ; 
 
 We’ll praise thee for thy mercies past, 
 
 And humbly hope for more. 
 
 PSALM 83. — c. m. 
 
 1 0 God, my heart is fully bent 
 
 To magnify thy name ; 
 
 My tongue, with cheerful songs of praise, 
 Shall celebrate thy fame. 
 
 2 To all the list’ning tribes, 0 Lord, 
 
 Thy wonders I will tell ; 
 
 And to those nations sing thy praise, 
 That round about us dwell. 
 
 3 Because thy mercy’s boundless height 
 
 The highest heaven transcends, 
 
 And far beyond th’ aspiring clouds 
 Thy faithful truth extends. 
 
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 4 Be thou, 0 God, exalted high 
 Above the starry frame : 
 
 And let the world, with one consent, 
 Confess thy glorious name. 
 
 PSALM 84 .— c. m. 
 
 1 Jesus, our Lord, ascend thy throne, 
 
 And near thy Father sit ; 
 
 In Zion shall thy power be known, 
 
 And make thy foes submit. 
 
 2 What wonders shall thy gospel do ! 
 
 Thy converts shall surpass 
 The num’rous drops of morning dew, 
 And own thy sov’reign grace. 
 
 3 God hath pronounced a firm decree, 
 
 Nor changes what he swore — 
 
 “ Eternal shall thy priesthood be, 
 
 While Aaron’s is no more.” 
 
 4 Jesus, our Priest, for ever lives 
 
 To plead for us above ; 
 
 Jesus, our King, for ever gives 
 The blessings of his love. 
 
 5 God shall exalt his glorious head, 
 
 His lofty throne maintain ; 
 
 Shall strike the powers and princes dead 
 Who dare oppose his reign. 
 
 PSALM 85 .— c. m. 
 
 1 GpvEat is the Lord ; his works of might 
 Demand our noblest songs ; 
 
 Oh let th’ assembled saints unite 
 Their harmony of tongues. 
 
 
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 2 Great is the mercy of the Lord, 
 
 He gives his children food ; 
 
 And ever mindful of his word, 
 
 He makes his promise good. 
 
 3 His Son, the great Redeemer, came 
 
 To seal his cov’nant sure ; 
 
 Holy and rev’rend is his name, 
 
 His ways are just and pure. 
 
 4 They that would grow divinely wise 
 
 Must with his fear begin : 
 
 Our fairest proof of knowledge lies 
 In hating every sin. 
 
 5 Great is the Lord ; his works of might 
 
 Demand our highest praise ; 
 
 Mercy and truth are his delight, 
 
 And justice marks his ways. 
 
 PSALM 86. — c. m. 
 
 1 Happy is he that fears the Lord, 
 
 And follows his commands ; 
 
 Who lends the poor without reward, 
 Or gives with lib’ral hands. 
 
 2 As pity dwells within his breast 
 
 To all the sons of need, 
 
 So God shall answer his request 
 With blessings on his seed. 
 
 3 No evil tidings shall surprise 
 
 His well-establish’d mind; 
 
 His soul to God his refuge flies, 
 Leaving his fears behind. 
 
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 4 In times of danger and distress 
 Some beams of light shall shine ; 
 
 For God, his strength and righteousness, 
 Shall give him peace divine. 
 
 PSALM 87. — 7’s. 
 
 1 Praise him with a loud accord, 
 
 Praise him, servants of the Lord ! 
 Praise him with an endless fame : 
 Bless’ d for ever be his name ! 
 
 2 Bless’ d while yet the golden sun 
 Days and years his course shall run ; 
 From the Eastern dawning blest, 
 
 To the chambers of the W est ! 
 
 3 Far above the earth and sky, 
 
 Reigns the glorious Lord on high : 
 Who so high shall make abode ? 
 
 Who is like the Lord our God ? 
 
 4 Yet he bows to see in love 
 Earth below and heav’n above ; 
 Lifting sorrow from the dust, 
 
 Lifting high the humble just. 
 
 5 Such he bids with princes stand, 
 With the princes of their land ; 
 
 Bids the barren mother’s hearth 
 Ring with childhood’s song of mirth. 
 
 PSALM 88.— l. m. 
 
 1 Not to ourselves, who are but dust, 
 
 Not to ourselves is glory due ; 
 
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 But to thy name, thou only just, 
 
 Thou only gracious, wise, and true. 
 
 2 The God we serve maintains his throne 
 
 Above the clouds, beyond the skies ; 
 And may his will on earth be done, 
 Supreme, till time and nature dies. 
 
 3 Vain are the idols men adore, 
 
 Made by themselves of stone or wood ; 
 Senseless the mass of glitt’ring ore, 
 
 The silver saint or golden god. 
 
 4 Oh Israel ! make the Lord thy hope, 
 
 Thy help, thy refuge, and thy rest ; 
 The Lord shall build thy ruins up, 
 
 And thou shall be for ever blest. 
 
 PSALM 89. — l. m. 
 
 1 From all that dwell below the skies, 
 
 Let the Creator’s praise arise ; 
 
 Let the Redeemer’s name be sung, 
 
 Through every land, by every tongue. 
 
 2 Eternal are thy mercies, Lord, 
 
 Eternal truth attends thy word ; 
 
 Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, 
 Till suns shall rise and set no more. 
 
 PSALM 90. — 7s. 
 
 1 All ye nations, praise the Lord, 
 
 All ye lands, your voices raise ; 
 
 Heaven and earth, with loud accord, 
 Praise the Lord, for ever praise. 
 
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 2 For his truth and mercy stand, 1 
 
 Past and present and to be, 
 
 Like the years of his right hand, 
 
 Like his own eternity. 
 
 3 Praise him, ye who know his love, 
 
 Praise him from the depths beneath ; 
 
 Praise him in the heights above ; 
 
 Praise your Maker, all that breathe. 
 
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 PSALM 91.— o. m. 
 
 ! 1 Behold the sure foundation stone ! 
 
 i Which God in Zion lays, 
 
 To build our heavenly hopes upon, 
 
 And his eternal praise. 
 
 2 Chosen of God, for ever dear, 
 
 The saints adore his name ; 
 
 They trust their whole salvation here, 
 
 Nor shall they suffer shame. 
 
 3 The foolish builders, scribe and priest, 
 
 Reject it with disdain ; 
 
 Yet on this Rock the church shall rest, 
 
 And envy rage in vain. I 
 
 1 4 What though the gates of hell withstood, 
 
 Yet must this building rise ; 
 
 ’Tis thine own work, Almighty God, 
 
 And wondrous in our eyes. 
 
 PSALM 92.— c. m. 
 
 1 Bless’ d be thy name, 0 Lord my God ! 
 
 1 To me thy laws unfold ; 
 
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 And loud my lips shall tell abroad, 
 
 Whate’er thy lips have told. 
 
 2 Beyond the wealth of golden mines, 
 
 Thy precepts are my joy : 
 
 The way where thy commandment shines, 
 Shall all my cares employ. 
 
 3 Folding thy law within my arms, 
 
 I rise in thought above ; 
 
 And, musing on its sacred charms, 
 
 My heart o’erflows with love. 
 
 4 Bright beams are there, with gladness bright, 
 
 And heavenly raptures flow : 
 
 I will not lose the rich delight, 
 
 Which thy pure words bestow. 
 
 PSALM 93.— c. m. 
 
 1 Sacred and true, 0 righteous Lord, 
 
 Thy judgments just abide ; 
 
 And all thy holy words record, 
 
 Is truth most sure and tried. 
 
 2 Righteous and glorious is thy word ; 
 
 My soul shall clasp it still : 
 
 Like dawning morn, its beams are pour’d, 
 
 To light the humble will. 
 
 3 Priz’d more than gold, than gold, most bright, 
 
 I guard thy words within, 
 
 Deem all the Lord’s commandments right, 
 And shun the paths of sin. 
 
 4 LTnchang’d as first thy word was pass’d, 
 
 Its quick’ ning truths abide; 
 
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 And firm thy judgments, Lord, shall last 
 While endless ages glide. 
 
 PSALM 94. — c. m. 
 
 1 Long as the rolling years shall glide, 
 
 Or heaven its arch uphold, 
 
 Thy promise, Lord, shall firm abide 
 Thy truth shall still be told. 
 
 2 Low in the depths thy sov’reign hand 
 
 Earth’s strong foundations laid ; 
 
 And all things serve at thy command, 
 
 As all by thee were made. 
 
 3 Light, life, and joy thy precepts gave, 
 
 Thy precepts unforgot ; 
 
 Else deep within the gloomy grave 
 Had clos’d my sorrowing lot. 
 
 4 Most sweet the words that teach thy will. 
 
 Of all I taste most sweet ! 
 
 More sweet than honey’ d hives distil, 
 They guard my tempted feet. 
 
 5 No heartless song my lips shall lift, 
 
 To tell my Maker’ s praise : 
 
 Then take, 0 Lord, their willing gift, 
 
 And teach me all thy ways. 
 
 PSALM 95. — c. m. 
 
 1 How shall the young secure their hearts 
 And guard their lives from sin ? 
 
 Thy word the choicest rules imparts 
 To keep the conscience clean. 
 
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 2 When once it enters to the mind, 
 
 It spreads such light abroad, 
 
 The meanest souls instruction find. 
 
 And raise their thoughts to God. 
 
 3 ‘ Tis like the sun, a heavenly light, 
 
 That guides us all the day ; 
 
 And through the dangers of the night, 
 
 A lamp to lead our way. 
 
 4 Thy word is everlasting truth, 
 
 How pure is every page ! 
 
 That holy book shall guide our youth, 
 And well support our age. 
 
 PSALM 96. — c. m. 
 
 1 Lord, I have made thy word my choice, 
 
 My lasting heritage ; 
 
 There shall my noblest powers rejoice, 
 My warmest -thoughts engage. 
 
 2 I’ll read the hist’ries of thy love, 
 
 And keep thy laws in sight ; 
 
 While through the promises I rove 
 With ever new delight. 
 
 3 ’Tis a broad land of wealth unknown, 
 
 Where springs of life arise ; 
 
 Seeds of immortal bliss are sown, 
 
 And hidden glory lies. 
 
 4 The best relief that mourners have ; 
 
 It makes our sorrows blest : 
 
 Our fairest hope beyond the grave, 
 
 And our eternal rest. 
 
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 PSALM 97. — c. m. 
 
 1 On, pray for Salem’s peaceful days ! 
 
 And joy for those shall spring, 
 
 Who seek thy gates, and love thy praise, 
 Thou city of our King ! 
 
 2 Our feet within thy gates shall climb, 
 
 Thy gates that gleam above ; 
 
 Thou Salem, thron’d in peace sublime, 
 
 And girt with walls of love ! 
 
 3 Peace dwell within thy lofty walls, 
 
 And crown thy sacred dome ! 
 
 And blessings fill the palace halls, 
 
 Our heart’s perpetual home ! 
 
 4 For my lov’d brethren’s sake I cry, 
 
 May peace around thee shine ! 
 
 And for the house of God most High, 
 
 All blessing still be thine ! 
 
 PSALM 98.— l. m. 
 
 1 Who trust the Lord’s almighty hand 
 Like Zion’s mount un chang’d 1 shall stand. 
 Whose rocks forever fast remain, 
 
 While storms and foemen dash in vain. 
 
 2 As round Mount Zion’s sacred charms 
 The hills extend their circling arms, 
 
 So stands the Lord, a host unseen, 
 
 His saints’ beleagur’d home to screen. 
 
 3 Guilt’s iron scepter shall not last 
 Where God his people’s lot hath cast, 
 
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 Nor grow th’ oppressor’s might so strong, 
 
 To bend the upright hand to wrong. 
 
 4 Bless, righteous Lord, the righteous heart 
 And while the slaves of subtle art, 
 
 The tempted share the tempter’s doom, 
 
 Shall peace and love for Israel bloom. 
 
 PSALM 99. — s. m. 
 
 1 From lowest depths of woe, 
 
 To God I send my cry : 
 
 - Lord, hear my supplicating voice, 
 
 And graciously reply. 
 
 2 Shouldst thou severely judge, 
 
 Who can the trial bear ? 
 
 But thou forgiv’st, lest we despond, 
 
 And quite renounce thy fear. 
 
 3 My soul with patience waits 
 For thee, the living Lord: 
 
 My hopes are on thy promise built, 
 
 Thy never-failing word. 
 
 4 Let Israel trust in God, 
 
 No bounds his mercy knows ; 
 
 The plenteous source and spring from whence 
 Eternal succor flows. 
 
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 1 Lord, for ever at thy side 
 
 Let my place and portion be ; 
 
 Strip me of the robe of pride ; 
 
 Clothe me with humility. 
 
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 2 Meekly may my soul receive 
 
 All thy Spirit hath reveal’d; 
 
 Thou hast spoken : I believe, 
 
 Though the prophecy were seal’d. 
 
 3 Quiet as a weaned child, 
 
 Weaned from the mother’s breast, 
 
 By no subtlety beguiled, 
 
 On thy faithful word I rest. 
 
 4 Saints, rejoicing evermore, 
 
 In the Lord Jehovah trust ; 
 
 Him in all his ways adore, 
 
 Wise, and wonderful, and just. 
 
 PSALM 101. — l. m. 
 
 Lokd, for thy servant David’s sake, 
 
 Perform thine oath to David’s Son ; 
 
 Thy truth thou never wilt forsake ; 
 
 Look on thine own Anointed one. 
 
 The Lord in faithfulness hath sworn 
 His throne for ever to maintain ; 
 
 From realm to realm the sceptre borne, 
 
 Shall stretch o’er earth Messiah’s reign. 
 
 “ Zion, my chosen hill of old, 
 
 My rest, my dwelling, my delight, 
 
 With loving-kindness I uphold ; 
 
 Her walls are ever in my sight. 
 
 I satisfy her poor with bread, 
 
 Her table in abundance bless ; 
 
 Joy on her sons and daughters shed, 
 
 And clothe her priests with righteousness.” 
 
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 5 Arise into thy resting place, 
 
 Thou and thy ark of strength, 0 Lord ; 
 
 Shine through the veil, we seek thy face — 
 Speak, for we hearken to thy word. 
 
 PSALM 102. — c. m. 
 
 1 Behold, how joyous in the sight, 
 
 How good the spirit’s part, 
 
 When brethren dear their lot unite, 
 
 One happy home and heart ! 
 
 2 Not richer once the oil appear’d, 
 
 That, pour’d on Aaron’s head, 
 
 Flow’d gently down his flowing beard, 
 
 And o’er his garments spread. 
 
 3 Not softer dews on Hermon’s side 
 
 From balmy skies distil ; 
 
 Not softer down from heav’n they glide 
 
 To Zion’s sacred hill. 
 
 4 For there, where love on brethren’s breasts 
 
 Has bound its holy tie, 
 
 The Lord’s eternal blessing rests, 
 
 And life that cannot die. 
 
 PSALM 103. — c. m. 
 
 1 Oh, praise the Lord ! With glad acclaim 
 
 The Lord’s high honors raise : 
 
 Oh, praise the Lord’s almighty name; 
 
 Let all that serve him, praise ! 
 
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 2 Oh, praise the Lord ! His glory sing, 
 
 All ye that stand and wait 
 Within the courts of God our King, 
 
 Within his temple gate. 
 
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 3 Oh, praise the Lord ! The Lord is kind, 
 
 The Lord’s great name is dear ; 
 
 In his own Jacob’s love enshrin’d, 
 
 In Israel’s love and fear. 
 
 4 The Lord is great : his great decree 
 
 The wide creation keeps ; 
 
 The heav’n, the earth, the rolling sea, 
 The caverns of the deeps. 
 
 5 He lifts the outstretch’d clouds on high, 
 
 And show’r and lightning blends ; 
 And from his treasures in the sky 
 The swift- wing’d tempest sends. 
 
 6 Thy name, 0 Lord, endures in light, 
 
 While ages downward flow ; 
 
 For thou wilt judge thy people’s right, 
 And pity all their woe. 
 
 7 Oh, bless the Lord from Zion’s walls, 
 
 The Lord who reigns above, 
 
 Yet deigns to dwell in Salem’s halls ; 
 Bless ye the Lord of love. 
 
 PSALM 106 . — l. m. 
 
 1 0 render thanks to God above, 
 
 The Fountain of eternal love, 
 
 Whose mercy firm though ages past 
 Has stood, and shall for ever last. 
 
 2 Who can his mighty deeds express, 
 Not only vast but numberless ! 
 
 What mortal eloquence can raise 
 
 A tribute equal to his praise ! 
 
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 3 Happy are they, and only they, 
 
 Who from thy precepts never stray ; 
 
 Who know what’s right — nor only so, 
 
 But always practise what they know. 
 
 PSALM 105.— 10’s. 
 
 1 Along the banks where Babel’s current flows, 
 
 The captive bands in deep despondence stray’d ; 
 While Zion’s fall in sad remembrance rose, 
 
 Her friends, her children, mingled with the dead. 
 
 2 The tuneful harp that once with joy they strung, 
 
 When praise employ’d and mirth inspired the lay, 
 Was now in silence on the willows hung, 
 
 While growing grief prolong’d the tedious day. 
 
 8 Their proud oppressors, to increase their woe, 
 
 With taunting smiles a song of Zion claim: 
 
 Bid sacred praise in strains melodious flow, 
 
 While they blaspheme the great Jehovah’s name. 
 
 4 But how, in heathen chains, and lands unknown, 
 
 Shall Israel’s bands the sacred anthems raise? 
 
 Oh hapless Salem ! God’s terrestrial throne ! 
 
 Thou land of glory, sacred mount of praise ! 
 
 5 “Ife’ er my memory lose thy lovely name, 
 
 If my coid heart neglect my kindred race, 
 
 Let dire destruction seize this guilty frame, 
 
 My hand shall perish and my voice shall cease. 
 
 6 “ Yet shall the Lord, who hears when Zion calls, 
 
 O’ertake her foes with terror and dismay, 
 
 His arm avenge her desolated walls, 
 
 And bless her children with a peaceful day.” 
 
 PSALM 106. — l. m. 
 
 1 Lord, thou hast search’d and seen me through ; 
 Thine eye commands, with piercing view 
 My rising and my resting hours, 
 
 My heart and flesh, with all their powers. 
 
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 2 My thoughts before they are my own, 
 
 Are to my God distinctly known ; 
 
 He knows the words I mean to speak 
 Ere from my opening lips they break, 
 
 3 Within thy circling power I stand, 
 
 On every side I find thy hand : 
 
 Awake, asleep, at home, abroad, 
 
 I am surrounded still with God. 
 
 4 Amazing knowledge, vast and great ! 
 
 What large extent ! what loffy height ! 
 
 My soul, with all the powers I boast, 
 
 Is in the boundless prospect lost. 
 
 5 Oh may these thoughts possess my breast, 
 Where’er I rove, where’er I rest; 
 
 Nor let my weaker passions dare 
 Consent to sin, for God is there. 
 
 PSALM 107. — l. m. 
 
 1 Lord, let my prayer like incense rise ; 
 
 And when I lift my hands to thee, 
 
 As in the evening sacrifice, 
 
 Look down from heaven well-pleased on me. 
 
 2 Set thou a watch to keep my tongue, 
 
 Let not my heart to sin incline ; 
 
 Save me from men who practise wrong ; 
 
 Let me not share their mirth and wine. 
 
 3 But let the righteous, when I stray, 
 
 Smite me in love ; his strokes are kind : 
 
 His mild reproofs, like oil, allay 
 The wounds they make, and heal the mind. 
 
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 4 But oh redeem me from the snares 
 
 With which the world surrounds my feet — 
 Its riches, vanities, and cares, 
 
 Its love, its hatred, and deceit ! 
 
 PSALM 108. — l. m. 
 
 1 My God, my King, thy various praise 
 Shall fill the remnant of my days ; 
 
 Thy grace employ my humble tongue, 
 
 Till death and glory raise the song. , 
 
 2 The wings of«every hour shall bear 
 Some thankful tribute to thine ear : 
 
 And every setting sun shall see 
 New works of duty done for thee. 
 
 3 Thy works with boundless glory shine, 
 And speak thy majesty divine ; 
 
 Let every realm with joy proclaim 
 The honors of thy holy name. 
 
 4 Let distant times and nations raise 
 The long succession of thy praise ; 
 
 And unborn ages make my song 
 The joy and triumph of their tongue. 
 
 5 But who can speak thy wondrous deeds ? 
 Thy greatness all our thoughts exceeds : 
 Vast and unsearchable thy ways ! 
 
 Yast and immortal be thy praise. 
 
 PSALM 109. — l. m. 
 
 1 Praise ye the Lord — my heart shall join 
 In work so pleasant, so divine ; 
 
 My days of praise shall ne’er be past, 
 
 While life, and thought, and being last. 
 
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 2 Happy the man, whose hopes rely 
 On Israel’s God — he made the sky, 
 
 And earth, and seas, with all their train, 
 And none shall find his promise vain. 
 
 3 His truth forever stands secure ; 
 
 He saves th’ oppress’d — he feeds the poor, 
 He helps the stranger in distress, 
 
 The widow and the fatherless. 
 
 4 He loves the saints — they are his joy. 
 
 But wicked men will he destroy : 
 
 Thy God, 0 Zion, ever reigns ; 
 
 Praise him in everlasting strains. 
 
 PSALM 110. — l. m. 6 lines. 
 
 1 I’ll praise my Maker with my breath ; 
 
 And when I’m victor over death, 
 
 Praise shall employ my nobler pow’rs : 
 My days of praise shall ne’er be past, 
 
 While life, and thought, and being last, 
 
 Or immortality endures. 
 
 2 Happy the man, whose hopes rely 
 On Israel’s God ; — he made the sky, 
 
 And earth and seas, with all their train : 
 His truth forever stands secure ; 
 
 He saves th’ oppressed, he feeds the poor ; 
 And none shall find his promise vain. 
 
 3 I’ll praise him while he lends me breath, 
 And when I’m victor over death, 
 
 Praise shall employ my nobler powers ; 
 My days of praise shall ne’er be past, 
 While life, and thought and being last. 
 
 Or immortality endures. 
 
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 PSALM 111.— l. m. 
 
 >'lo God loud hallelujahs raise, 
 
 Far as his matchless glories shine ; 
 
 Let heav’n begin and lead the praise, 
 
 And universal nature join. 
 
 2 The Lord ! how absolute he reigns 1 
 Let every angel bend the knee ; 
 
 Sing of his love in heav’nly strains, 
 
 And speak how fierce his terrors be. 
 
 3 Wide as his vast dominion lies, 
 
 Make the Creator’s name be known : 
 
 Loud as his thunder shout his praise, 
 
 And sound it lofty as his throne. 
 
 4 Jehovah’s name deserves your praise, 
 
 0 may it dwell on every tongue ! 
 
 But saints who best have known his grace, 
 Are bound to raise the noblest song. 
 
 5 Speak of the wonders of that love, 
 
 Which Gabriel plays on ev’ry chord : 
 
 From all below, and all above, 
 
 Loud hallelujahs to the Lord. 
 
 PSALM 112.— 8’s & 7’s. 
 
 1 Praise to thee, thou great Creator ! 
 
 Praise be thine from every tongue ; 
 Join, my soul, with ev’ry creature, 
 
 Join the universal song. 
 
 2 Father ! Source of all compassion ! 
 
 Pure, unbounded grace is thine : 
 
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 Praise the God of our salvation ; 
 
 Praise him for his love divine. 
 
 3 For ten thousand blessings given, 
 
 For the hope of future joy, 
 
 Sound his praise thro’ earth and heaven^ 
 Sound Jehovah’s praise on high. 
 
 PSALM 113.— 10’s & IPs. 
 
 1 0 praise ye the Lord, prepare your glad voice, 
 
 His praise in the great assembly to sing; 
 
 In their great Creator let all men rejoice, 
 
 And heirs of salvation be glad in their King. 
 
 2 Let them his great name devoutly adore ; 
 
 In loud swelling strains his praises express, 
 
 Who graciously opens his bountiful store, 
 
 Their wants to relieve, and his children to bless. 
 
 2 With glory adorn’d his people shall sing, 
 
 To God, who defence and plenty supplies ; 
 
 Their loud acclamations to him their great King, 
 Thro’ earth shall be sounded and reach to the skies. 
 
 PSALM 114. — l. m. 
 
 1 Praise ye the Lord ! yet loftier lays 
 
 With his assembled people sing: 
 
 Let Israel tell his Maker’s praise. 
 
 And Zion’s children bless their King. 
 
 2 Oh, praise his name with harp and voice, 
 
 With timbrel’s clang, and measur’d tread; 
 He loves the people of his choice, 
 
 And wreathes with joy the humble head. 
 
 3 Oh, let his honor’d saints be strong, 
 
 And sing and slumber undismay’d ; 
 
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 To God’s high praise attune the song, 
 
 And grasp with might the conqu’ring blade. 
 
 4 So let them quell the broad domains 1 
 
 Where Gentile darkness hung till now ; I 
 And bind their kings with iron chains, ] 
 
 Their chiefs in lowly fetters bow : ] 
 
 5 So let them bear th’ avenging rod 
 
 And do his word’s own just award : j 
 
 Such glory waits the saints of God, 
 
 Through distant years : oh, praise the Lord! 
 
 PSALM 115.— Ps. 
 
 1 Praise the Lord, his power confess, 
 
 Praise him in his holiness, j 
 
 Praise him as the theme inspires, | 
 
 Praise him as his name requires. 
 
 2 Let the trumpet’s lofty sound ! 
 
 Spread its loudest notes around ; j 
 
 Let the harp unite in praise j 
 
 With the sacred minstrel’s lays. j 
 
 3 Let the organ join to bless 
 God, the Lord of righteousness ; 
 
 Tune your voice to spread the fame , 
 
 Of the great Jehovah’s name. 1 
 
 4 All who dwell beneath his light, 
 
 In his praise your hearts unite ; 
 
 While the stream of song is pour’d, 
 
 Praise and magnify the Lord. 
 
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 PSALM 116 . — Vs. 
 
 1 This shall be the peoples’ cry, 
 
 Praise the Lord, the Lord most high ; 
 Heav’n and earth, on you we call, 
 Praise the Lord — the Lord of all. 
 
 2 Praise Him, all ye hosts above, 
 
 In the Paradise of love ; 
 
 Sun and moon, your voices raise ; 
 Sing, ye stars, your Maker’s praise. 
 
 3 Earth, from all thy depths below, 
 Ocean’s hallelujahs flow : 
 
 Lightning, vapor, wind, and storm, 
 Hail and snow, His word perform. 
 
 4 Hills and mountains, burst in song, 
 Rivers, roll in praise along ; 
 
 Clap your hands, ye trees, and hail 
 God, who comes in every gale. 
 
 5 Birds, on wings of rapture soar, 
 Warble round His temple door ; 
 Sounds of joy from herds and flocks, 
 Echo back, ye vales and rocks. 
 
 6 Let His truth by babes be told, 
 
 And His wonders by the old ; 
 
 Youths and maidens, with delight, 
 Here in hymns of praise unite. 
 
 7 High above all height His throne, 
 Excellent His name alone ; 
 
 Every being, bless that name, 
 
 All His works, His pow’r proclaim. 
 
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 ADORATION AND PRAISE FOR CREATION, 
 PROVIDENCE, AND REDEMPTION. 
 
 HYMN 1.— L. M. 
 
 1 Come, 0 my soul, in sacred lays 
 Attempt the great Creator’s praise : 
 
 But, 0, what tongue can speak his fame ? 
 What verse can reach the lofty 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. 
 
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 HYMN 2. — -l. m. 
 
 1 Eternal Power ! whose high abode 
 Becomes the grandeur of a God : 
 
 Infinite lengths beyond the bounds 
 Where stars revolve their little rounds. 
 
 2 Thee, while the first archangel sings, 
 
 He hides his face behind his wings ; 
 
 And ranks of shining thrones around 
 Fall worshipping, and spread the ground. 
 
 3 Lord, what shall earth and ashes do ? 
 
 W e would adore our Maker too : 
 
 From sin and dust to thee we cry, 
 
 The Great, the Holy, and the High. 
 
 4 Earth from afar hath heard thy fame, 
 
 And worms have learnt to lisp thy name : 
 But oh ! • the glories of thy mind 
 
 Leave all our soaring thoughts behind. 
 
 5 God is in heaven, and men below ; 
 
 Be short our tunes : our words be few : 
 
 A solemn rcv’rence checks our songs, 
 
 And praise sits silent on our tongues. 
 
 HYMN 3.— c. m. 
 
 Eternal Wisdom, thee we praise ; 
 
 Thee all thy creatures sing ; 
 
 While with thy name, rocks, hills, and seas, 
 And heaven’s high palace, ring. 
 
 Thy hand, how wide it spread the sky ; 
 
 How glorious to behold ! 
 
 Tinged with a blue of heavenly dye, 
 
 And decked with sparkling gold. 
 
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 3 Thy glories blaze all nature round, 
 
 And strike the gazing sight, 
 
 Through skies, and seas, and solid ground 
 With terror and delight. 
 
 4 Almighty power, and equal skill, 
 
 Shine through the worlds abroad, 
 
 Our souls with vast amazement fill, 
 
 And speak the builder, God. 
 
 5 But still, the wonders of thy grace 
 
 Our warmer passions move ; 
 
 Here we behold our Saviour’s face, 
 
 And here adore his love. 
 
 HYMN 4 . — c. m. 
 
 1 The Lord our God is clothed with might ; 
 
 The winds obey his will ; 
 
 He speaks, and in the heavenly height 
 The rolling sun stands still. 
 
 2 Rebel, ye waves, and o’er the land 
 
 With threatening aspect roar ; 
 
 The Lord uplifts his awful hand, 
 
 And chains you to the shore. 
 
 3 Ye winds of night, your force combine; 
 
 Without his high behest, 
 
 Ye shall not, in the mountain-pine, 
 Disturb the sparrow’s nest. 
 
 4 His voice sublime is heard afar ; 
 
 In distant peals it dies ; 
 
 He binds the whirlwinds to his car, 
 
 And sweeps the howling skies. 
 
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 5 Ye nations bend ; in rev’rence bend ; 
 
 Ye monarchs, wait his nod, 
 
 And bid the choral song ascend 
 To celebrate our God. 
 
 HYMN 5.— l. m. 
 
 1 Look up, ye saints, direct your eyes 
 To him who dwells above the skies ; 
 
 With your glad notes his praise rehearse, 
 Whojorm’d the mighty universe. 
 
 2 He spake, and from the womb of night, 
 At once sprang up the cheering light ; 
 Him, discord heard, and at his nod • 
 Beauty awoke, and spoke the God. 
 
 3 The word he gave, th’ obedient sun 
 Began his glorious race to run ; 
 
 Nor silver moon, nor stars delay, 
 
 To glide along th’ ethereal way. 
 
 4 Teeming with life, air, earth, and sea, 
 Obey th’ Almighty’s high decree; 
 
 To every tribe he gives their food, 
 
 Then speaks the whole divinely good. 
 
 5 But, to complete the woundrous plan, ' 
 From earth and dust he fashions man ; 
 
 In man the last, in him the best, 
 
 The Master’s image stands contest. 
 
 6 Lord, while thy glorious*works I view, 
 Form thou my heart and life anew ; 
 
 Here, bid thy purest light to shine, 
 
 And beauty glow with charms divine. 
 
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 HYMN 6. — 10’s & IPs. 
 
 1 0 worship the King, all glorious above, 
 
 And gratefully sing his wonderful love, 
 
 Our Shield and Defender, the Ancient of Days,, 
 Pavilioned in splendor, and girded with praise. 
 
 2 0, tell of his might, and sing of his grace, 
 
 Whose robe is the light, whose canopy, space ; 
 
 His chariots of wrath the deep thunder-clouds form, 
 And dark is his path on the wings of the storm. 
 
 3 Thy bountiful care what tongue can recite ! 
 
 It breathes in the air, it shines in the light, 
 
 It streams from the hills, it descends to "the plain. 
 And sweetly distils in the dew and the rain. 
 
 4 Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail, 
 
 In thee do we trust, nor find thee to fail ; 
 
 Thy mercies how tender ! how firm to the end ! 
 
 Our Maker, Defender, Preserver, and Friend. 
 
 5 Father Almighty, how faithful thy love ! 
 
 While angels delight to hymn thee above, 
 
 The humbler creation, though feeble their lays, 
 With true adoration shall lisp to thy praise. 
 
 HYMN 7. — 8’s & 7’s. 
 
 1 God of all created wonder ; 
 
 God of countless orbs of light ; 
 
 God of rain, and wind and thunder, 
 
 God of morning, noon, and night ; 
 Blessed be thy name forever, 
 
 Blessed be thy glorious reign ; 
 
 Thy great system faileth never, 
 
 All thy works in truth remain. 
 
 2 God of valley, plain, and mountain, 
 
 God of garden, field, and wood ; 
 
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 God of river, stream, and fountain, 
 God of all created good ; 
 
 Thy great system faileth never, 
 
 | All thy works in truth remain : 
 
 Blessed be thy name forever ; 
 
 ; Blessed be thy glorious reign. 
 
 3 God of mercy, God of heaven, 
 
 ' God of faith, and hope, and love, 
 
 Thankful are we that ’tis given 
 ; Us to raise our hopes above. 
 
 I Gracious Father ! by thy Spirit 
 
 In thy word may we be led 
 Safely, till we shall inherit 
 i All that thou hast promised. 
 
 HYMN 8.— l. p. m. 
 
 1 Let all on earth their voices raise, 
 
 To sing a lofty psalm of praise, 
 
 r And bless the great Jehovah’s name ; 
 i His glory let the heathen know, 
 
 His wonders to the nations show, 
 
 | And all his works of grace proclaim. 
 
 2 He framed the globe, he spread the sky,. 
 And all the shining worlds on high ; 
 
 He reigns complete in glory there : 
 His beams are majesty and light, 
 
 His glories, how divinely bright ! 
 
 His temple, how divinely fair ! 
 
 3 Let heaven be glad, let earth rejoice, 
 
 Let ocean lift its roaring voice, 
 
 Proclaming loud, “Jehovah reigns !” 
 
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 For joy let fertile valleys sing, 
 
 And tuneful groves their tribute bring 
 To Him whose power the world sustains. 
 
 4 Come the great day, the glorious hour, 
 
 When earth shall own his sovereign power, 
 And barbarous nations fear his name ; 
 
 Then shall the universe confess 
 
 The beauty of his holiness, 
 
 And in his courts his grace proclaim. 
 
 HYMN 9.— s. m. 
 
 1 0 Lord, our heavenly king, 
 
 Thy name is all divine ; 
 
 Thy glories round the earth are spread, 
 And o’er the heavens they shine. 
 
 2 When to thy works on high, 
 
 I raise my wondering eyes, 
 
 And see the moon, complete in light, 
 Adorn the darksome skies. 
 
 3 When I survey the stars, 
 
 And all their shining forms, 
 
 Lord, what is man — that worthless thing, 
 Akin to dust and worms ? 
 
 4 Lord, what is worthless man, 
 
 That thou shouldst love him so ? 
 
 Next to thine angels is he placed, 
 
 And lord of all below. 
 
 5 How rich thy bounties are ! 
 
 How wondrous are thy ways ! 
 
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 That from the dust, thy power should frame 
 A monument of praise. 
 
 6 Let praise to God arise, 
 
 To God, the sovereign king ; 
 
 For love so boundless and divine, 
 
 Thy praises, Lord, we sing. 
 
 HYMN 10.— 8’s & rs. 
 
 1 Bright the vision that delighted 
 
 Once the sight of Judah’s seer ; 
 
 Sweet the countless tongues united 
 To entrance the prophet’s ear, 
 
 Round the Lord in glory seated, 
 Cherubim and seraphim 
 Filled his temple, and repeated 
 
 Each to each th’ alternate hymn : — 
 
 2 “ Lord, thy glory fills the heaven ; 
 
 Earth is with its fulness stored ; 
 
 Unto thee be glory given, 
 
 Holy, holy, holy, Lord !” 
 
 Heaven is still with glory ringing ; 
 
 Earth takes up the angels’ cry, 
 
 “ Holy, holy, holy,” singing, 
 
 “ Lord of hosts, the Lord most high !” 
 
 3 Ever thus in God’s high praises, 
 
 Brethren, let our tongues unite, 
 
 Whilst our thoughts his greatness raises, 
 And our love his gifts excite. 
 
 With his seraph train before him, 
 
 With his holy church below, 
 
 Thus conspire we to adore him, 
 
 Bid we thus our anthem flow : — 
 
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 4 “Lord, thy glory fills the heaven ; 
 
 Earth is with its fulness stored ; 
 
 Unto thee be glory given, 
 
 Holy, holy, holy Lord !” 
 
 Thus thy glorious name confessing, 
 
 We adopt thy angels’ cry, 
 
 “ Holy, holy, holy,” blessing 
 
 Thee, the Lord of hosts most high ! 
 
 HYMN 11.— l. m. 
 
 1 Jehovah reigns, his throne is high, 
 
 His robes are light and majesty ; 
 
 His glorjr shines with beams so bright, 
 
 No mortal can sustain the sight. 
 
 2 His terrors keep the world in awe, 
 
 His justice guards his holy law, 
 
 His love reveals a smiling face, 
 
 His truth and promise seal the grace. 
 
 3 Through all his works what wisdom shines ? 
 He baffles Satan’s deep designs ; 
 
 His power is sovereign to fulfil 
 The noblest counsels of his will. 
 
 4 Thus glorious, will he condescend 
 To be my Father and my Friend ? 
 
 Then let my songs with angels join ; 
 
 Heaven is secure, if God is mine. 
 
 HYMN 12.— 8’s & Vs. 
 
 1 Praise the Lord ! ye heav’ns adore him ; 
 Praise him, angels, in the height ; 
 
 Sun and moon rejoice before him, 
 
 Praise him all ye stars and light. 
 
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 Praise the Lord ! for he hath spoken, 
 "Worlds his mighty voice obey’d; 
 Laws which never shall be broken, 
 For their guidance hath he made. 
 
 Praise the Lord ! for he is glorious, 
 Never shall his promise fail ; 
 
 God will make his saints victorious, 
 Sin and death shall not prevail. 
 
 Praise the God of our salvation ! 
 
 Hosts on high his pow’r proclaim ; 
 Heav’n and earth, and all creation, 
 Laud and magnify his name. 
 
 HYMN 13.— 8’s. 
 
 1 Thou art, 0 God, the life and light 
 
 Of all this wondrous world we see : 
 
 Its glow by day, its smiles by night, 
 
 Are but reflections caught from thee : 
 Where’er we turn, thy glories shine, 
 
 And all things fair and bright are thine. 
 
 2 When day with farewell beam delays 
 
 Among the opening clouds of even, 
 
 And w r e can almost think we gaze 
 Through opening vistas into heaven, 
 
 Those hues that mark the sun’s decline, 
 
 So soft, so radiant, Lord, are thine. 
 
 3 When night with wings of starry gloom 
 
 O’ershadow'S all the earth and skies, 
 
 Like some dark beauteous bird, whose plume 
 Is sparkling with a thousand dyes, 
 
 That sacred gloom, those fires divine, 
 
 So grand, so countless, Lord, are thine. 
 
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 4 When youthful spring around us breathes, 
 Thy Spirit warms her fragrant sigh, 
 
 And every flower that summer wreathes 
 Is born beneath that kindling eye : 
 Where’er we turn thy glories shine, 
 
 And all things fair and bright are thine. 
 
 HYMN 14. — l. m. 
 
 1 All-powerful, self existent God, 
 
 Who alf creation dost sustain! 
 
 Thou wast, and art, and art to come, 
 And everlasting is thy reign. 
 
 2 Fixed and eternal as thy days, 
 
 Each glorious attribute divine, 
 Through ages infinite, shall still 
 With undiminish’d lustre shine. 
 
 8 Fountain of being ! Source of good ! • 
 Immutable dost thou remain ; 
 
 Nor can the shadow of a change 
 Obscure the glories* of thy reign. 
 
 4 Earth may with all her powers dissolve, 
 If such the great Creator’s will : 
 
 But thou forever art the same ; 
 
 “ I AM” is thy memorial still. 
 
 HYMN 15.— c. m. 
 
 1 Great God, how infinite art thou ! 
 
 How frail and weak are we ! 
 
 Let the whole race of creatures bow, 
 
 And paj r their praise to thee. 
 
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 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 varying scenes are drawn, 
 
 And vex’d With trifling cares, 
 
 While thine eternal thought moves on 
 Thine undisturbed affairs. 
 
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 5 Great God ! how infinite art thou ! 
 
 How frail and weak are we ! 
 
 Let the whole race of creatures bow, 
 
 And pay their praise to thee. 
 
 IIYMN 16 .— l. m. 
 
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 1 JEnovAn reigns, he. dwells in light, 
 
 Girded with majesty and might ; 
 
 The world, created by his hands, 
 
 Still on its first foundation stands. 
 
 2 But ere this spacious world was made, 
 
 Or had its first foundation laid, 
 
 Thy throne eternal ages stood, 
 
 Thyself the ever-living God. 
 
 3 Like floods the angry nations rise, 
 
 And aim their rage against the skies ; 
 
 Vain floods, that aim their rage so high ! 
 At thv rebuke the billows die. 
 
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 4 For ever shall thy throne endure, 
 
 Thy promise stands for ever sure ; 
 
 And everlasting holiness 
 Becomes the dwellings of thy grace. 
 
 HYMN 17.— l. m. 
 
 1 Great God ! in vain man’s narrow view 
 Attempts to look thy nature through ; 
 
 Our laboring powers with reverence own 
 Thy glories never can be known. 
 
 2 Not the high seraph’s mighty thought, 
 Who countless years his God has sought, 
 Such wondrous height or depth can find, 
 Or fully trace thy boundless mind. 
 
 3 Yet, Lord, thy kindness deigns to show 
 Enough for mortal minds to know ; 
 
 While wisdom, goodness, power divine, 
 Though all thy works and conduct shine. 
 
 4 Oh, may our souls with rapture trace 
 Thy works of nature and of grace ! 
 Explore thy sacred name, and still 
 Press on to know and do thy will ! 
 
 HYMN 18. — l. m. 
 
 1 Praise ye the Lord ! ’tis good to raise 
 Your hearts and voices in his praise : 
 
 His nature and his works invite 
 
 To make this duty our delight. 
 
 2 He form’d the stars, those heavenly flames; 
 He counts their numbers, calls their names; 
 His wisdom’s vast, and knows no bound, — 
 A deep where all our thoughts are drown’d. 
 
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 3 Sing to the Lord ! exalt him high, 
 
 Who spread the clouds along the sky ; 
 
 There he prepares the fruitful rain, 
 
 Nor lets the drops descend in yam. 
 
 4 He makes the grass the hills adorn ; 
 
 He clothes the smiling fields with corn ; 
 
 The beasts with food his hands supply, 
 
 And the young ravens when they cry. 
 
 5 What is the creature’s skill or force ? 
 
 The sprightly man, or warlike horse ? 
 
 The piercing wit, the active limb ? 
 
 All these are mean delights for him. 
 
 6 But saints are lovely in his sight; 
 
 He views his children with delight : 
 
 He sees their hope, he knows their fear, 
 
 He looks, and loves his image there. 
 
 HYMN 19.— l. m. 6 1. 
 
 1 Above — below — where’er I gaze, 
 
 Thy guiding finger, Lord, I view, 
 
 Traced in the midnight planets’ blaze, 
 
 Or glistening in the morning dew ; 
 
 Whate’er is beautiful or fair, 
 
 Is but thine own reflection there. 
 
 2 I hear thee in the stormy wind, 
 
 That turns the ocean- wave to foam ; 
 
 Nor less wondrous power I find, 
 
 When summer airs around me roam : 
 
 The tempest and the calm declare 
 Thyself, — -for thou art every where. 
 
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 3 I find thee in the noon of night, 
 
 And read thy name in every star, 
 
 That drinks its splendor from the light, 
 That flows from mercy’s beaming car : 
 Thy footstool, Lord, each starry gem 
 Composes — not thy diadem. 
 
 4 And when the radiant orb of light 
 
 Hath tipp’d the mountain-tops with gold, 
 Smote with the blaze my weary sight 
 Shrinks from the wonders I behold : 
 
 That ray of glory bright and fair, 
 
 Is but thy living shadow there. 
 
 5 Thine is the silent noon of night, 
 
 The twilight eve — the dewy morn ; 
 Whate’er is beautiful and bright, 
 
 Thine hands have fashioned to adorn ; 
 Thy glory walks in every sphere, 
 
 And all things whisper, “ God is here !” 
 
 HYMN 20.— c. m. 
 
 1 Begin the high, celestial strain, 
 
 My raptured soul, and sing 
 A sacred hymn of grateful praise 
 To heaven’s almighty King. 
 
 2 Ye curling fountains, as ye roll 
 
 Your silver waves along, 
 
 Repeat to all your verdant shores 
 The subject of the song. 
 
 3 Bear it, ye breezes, on your wings. 
 
 To distant climes away, 
 
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 And round the wide-extended world 
 The lofty theme convey. 
 
 4 Take up the burden of his name, 
 
 Ye clouds, as ye arise, 
 
 To deck with gold the opening morn, 
 
 Or shade the evening skies. 
 
 5 Long let it warble round the spheres 
 
 And echo through the sky ; 
 
 Let angels, with immortal skill, 
 
 Improve the harmony ; 
 
 6 While we, with sacred rapture fired, 
 
 The blest Creator sing, 
 
 And chant our consecrated lays 
 To heaven’s eternal King. 
 
 HYMN 21.— l. m. 
 
 1 Awake, my tongue ; thy tribute bring 
 To Him who gave thee power to sing ; 
 
 Praise Him who is all praise above, 
 
 The source of wisdom and of love. 
 
 2 How vast his knowledge ! how profound ! 
 
 A depth where all our thoughts are drown’d S 
 The stars he numbers, and their names 
 He gives to all those heavenly flames. 
 
 3 Through each bright orb above, behold 
 Ten thousand thousand charms unfold ; 
 
 Earth, air, and mighty seas combine 
 To speak his •wisdom all divine. 
 
 4 But in redemption, 0, what grace ! 
 
 Its wonders, 0, what. thought can trace ! 
 
 Here wisdom shines for ever bright ; 
 
 Praise him, my soul, with sweet delight. 
 
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 HYMN 22.— c. p. m. 
 
 1 Begin, my soul, th’ exalted lay, 
 
 Let each enraptured thought obey, 
 
 And praise th’ Almighty’s name : 
 
 Lo ! heaven and earth, and seas and skies 
 In one melodious concert rise, 
 
 To swell th’ inspiring theme. 
 
 2 Thou heaven of heavens, his vast abode, 
 Ye clouds, proclaim your Maker, God; 
 
 Ye thunders, speak his power. 
 
 Lo ! on the lightning’s fiery wing, 
 
 In triumph walks th’ eternal King ; 
 
 Th’ astonished worlds adore. 
 
 3 Ye deeps, with roaring billows rise, 
 
 To join the thunders of the skies ; 
 
 Praise him who bids you roll. 
 
 His praise in softer notes declare, 
 
 Each whisp’ring breeze of yielding air, 
 And breathe it to the soul. 
 
 4 Wake, all ye soaring throngs, and sing; 
 Ye feathered warblers of the spring, 
 
 Harmonious anthems raise 
 To Him, who shaped your finer mould, 
 Who tipp’d your glitt’ring wings with gold 
 And tuned your voice to praise. 
 
 5 Let man, by nobler passions sway’d, 
 
 Let man, in God’s own image made, 
 
 His breath in praise employ ; 
 
 Spread wide his Maker’s name around, 
 
 Till heaven shall echo back the sound 
 In songs of holy joy. 
 
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 HYMN 23.— c. m. 
 
 1 Loed of the world’s majestic frame ! 
 
 Stupendous are thy ways ; 
 
 Thy various works declare thy name, 
 And all resound thy praise. 
 
 2 Those mighty orbs proclaim thy power, 
 
 Whose motions speak thy skill ; 
 
 And, on the wings of every hour, 
 
 We read thy glory still. 
 
 3 And while these radiant globes of light, 
 
 That shine from pole to pole, 
 
 In silent harmony unite, 
 
 To praise thee as they roll ; 
 
 4 0, shall not we of human race 
 
 The glorious concert join? 
 
 Shall not the children of thy grace 
 Attemot the theme divine ? 
 
 5 Yes, this shall he our best employ 
 
 Through life’s uncertain days ; 
 
 Till in the realms of boundless joy 
 We join in loftier praise. 
 
 HYMN 24.— 7’s. 
 
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 1 Tiiou, who art enthroned above, 
 
 Thou, by whom we live and move, 
 
 0, how sweet, with joyful tongue, 
 
 To resound thy praise in song ! 
 
 When the morning paints the skies, 
 When the sparkling stars arise, 
 
 All tliy favors to rehearse, 
 
 And give thanks in grateful verse ! 
 
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 2 Sweet the day of sacred rest, 
 
 When devotion fills the breast ; 
 
 When we dwell within thy house, 
 
 Hear thy word and pay our vows, 
 Notes to heaven’s high mansions raise, 
 Fill its courts with joyful praise; 
 
 With repeated hymns proclaim 
 Great Jehovah’s awful name ! 
 
 3 From thy works our joys arise, 
 
 0, thou only good and wise ! 
 
 Who thy wonders can declare ? 
 
 How profound thy counsels are ! 
 
 Warm our hearts with sacred fire ; 
 Grateful fervors still inspire ; 
 
 All our powers, with all their might, 
 Ever in thy praise unite. 
 
 HYMN 25 .— c. M. 
 
 1 I sing th’ almighty power of God, 
 
 That made the mountains rise, 
 
 That spread the flowing seas abroad, 
 
 And built the loftv skies. 
 
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 2 I sing the wisdom that ordain’d 
 
 The sun to rule the day ; 
 
 The moon, that shines at his command, 
 While all the stars obey. 
 
 3 I sing the goodness of the Lord, 
 
 That fill’d the earth with food ; 
 
 He form’d the creatures by his word, 
 
 . And then pronounced them good. 
 
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 4 There’s not a plant or flower below 
 
 But makes thy glories known ; 
 
 And clouds arise, and tempests blow, 
 
 By orders from thy throne. 
 
 5 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. 
 
 6 His hand is my perpetual guard : 
 
 He keeps me with his eye : 
 
 Why should I then forget the Lord, 
 
 Who is for ever nigh ? 
 
 HYMN 26 .— c. m. • 
 
 1 0 thou, my light, my life, my joy, 
 
 My glory, and my all ; 
 
 Unsent by thee, no good can come, 
 
 No evil can befall. 
 
 2 Such are thy schemes of providence, 
 
 And methods of thy grace, 
 
 That I may safely trust Jn 'thee 
 Through all the wilderness. 
 
 3 ’T is thine outstretch’d and powerful arm 
 
 Upholds me in the way ; 
 
 And thy rich bounty well supplies 
 The wants of every day. 
 
 4 For such compassions, 0 my God ! 
 
 Ten thousand thanks are due ; 
 
 For such compassions, I esteem 
 Ten thousand thanks too few. 
 
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 HYMN 27.— c. m. 
 
 1 God, m the high and holy place, 
 
 Looks down upon the spheres ; 
 
 Yet, in his providence and grace, 
 
 To every eye appears. 
 
 2 He bows the heavens ! the mountains stand 
 
 A highway for our God : 
 
 He walks amid the desert land ; 
 
 ’Tis Eden where he trod. 
 
 8 In every stream his bounty flows, 
 
 Diffusing joy and wealth ; 
 
 In every breeze his spirit blows, 
 
 The breath of life and health. 
 
 4 His blessings fall in plenteous showers 
 
 Upon the lap of earth, 
 
 That teems with foliage, fruits, and flowers, 
 And rings with infant mirth. 
 
 5 If God hath made this world so fair, 
 
 Where sin and death abound, 
 
 How beautiful, beyond compare, 
 
 Will paradise be/ound ! 
 
 HYMN 28.— 8’s & 7’s. 
 
 1 Praise to thee, thou great Creator ! 
 
 Praise to thee from every tongue ! 
 
 Join my soul, w T ith every creature, 
 
 Join the universal song. 
 
 2 For ten thousand blessings given, 
 
 For the hope of future joy, 
 
 Sound his praise through earth and heaven, 
 Sound Jehovah’s praise on high ! 
 
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 IIYMN 29.— s. m. 
 
 1 Great God ! at thy command 
 Seasons in order rise ; 
 
 Thy power and love in concert reign 
 Through earth, and seas, and skies. 
 
 2 How balmy is the air ! 
 
 How warm the solar beams ! 
 
 And, to refresh the ground, the rains 
 Descend in gentle streams. 
 
 3 With grateful praise we own 
 Thy providential hand, 
 
 While grass for kine, and herbs and corn 
 For men, enrich the land. 
 
 4 But greater still the gift 
 Of thine incarnate Son : 
 
 By him forgiveness, peace, and joy, 
 
 Through endless ages run. 
 
 HYMN 30.— s. m. 
 
 1 The Lord my Shepherd is, 
 
 I shall be well supplied : 
 
 Since he is mine and I am his, 
 
 What can I want beside ? 
 
 2 Fie leads me to the place 
 Where heavenly pasture grows, 
 
 Where living waters gently pass, 
 
 Aud full salvation Hows. 
 
 3 If e’er I go astray, 
 
 Fie doth my soul reclaim, 
 
 And guides me in his own right way, 
 
 For his most holy name. 
 
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 4 While he affords his aid, 
 
 I cannot yield to fear ; [shade, 
 
 Though I should walk through death’s dark 
 My Shepherd ’s "with me there. 
 
 5 In sight of all my foes 
 Thou dost my table spread, 
 
 My cup with blessings overflows, 
 
 And joy exalts my head. 
 
 6 The bounties of thy love 
 Shall crown my foil’ wing days ; 
 
 Nor from thy house will I remove, 
 
 Nor cease to speak thy praise. 
 
 HYMN 31. — c. m. 
 
 1 0 God, on thee we all depend, 
 
 On thy paternal care ; 
 
 Thou wilt the Father and the Friend 
 In every act appear. 
 
 2 With open hand and lib’ral heart 
 
 Thou wilt our wants supply ; 
 
 The needful blessings still impart, 
 
 And no good thing deny. 
 
 3 Our Father knows what ’s good and fit, 
 
 And wisdom guides his love ; 
 
 To thine appointments we submit, 
 
 And every choice approve. 
 
 4 In thy paternal love and care, 
 
 With cheerful hearts we trust ; 
 
 Thy tender mercies boundless are, 
 
 And all thy thoughts are just. 
 
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 5 W e cannot want while God provides ; 
 What he ordains is best ; 
 
 And heaven, whate’er we want besides, 
 Will give eternal rest. 
 
 HYMN 32.— l. m. ' 
 
 My helper, God ! I bless his name, 
 
 The same his power, his grace the same ; 
 The tokens of his friendly care 
 Open and crown, and close the year. 
 
 I ’midst ten thousand dangers stand, 
 Supported by his guardian hand ; 
 
 And see, when I survey my ways, 
 
 Ten thousand monuments of praise. 
 
 Thus far his arm hath led me on ; 
 
 Thus far I make his mercy known ; 
 
 And while I tread this desert land, 
 
 New mercies shall new songs demand. 
 
 HYMN 33.— c. m. 
 
 1 Father, ’t is thine each day to yield, 
 
 Our w^ants a fresh supply ; 
 
 To clothe the lilies of the field, 
 
 And hear the ravens cry. 
 
 2 Thy love in all thy works we see, 
 
 Thy promise, Lord, we plead, 
 
 And humbly cast our care on thee, 
 Who knowest all our need. 
 
 3 Let not the world engage our love, 
 
 Nor care our bosom fill; 
 
 But fix our hearts on things above, 
 That we may do thy will. 
 
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 4 The comfort of thy light bestow ; 
 
 Our faith, 0 Lord, increase, 
 
 And grant thy presence here below, 
 The dawn of endless peace. 
 
 HYMN 34. — l. m. 
 
 1 Great God, we sing that mighty hand, 
 By which supported still we stand ; 
 
 The opening year thy mercy shows ; 
 That mercy crowns it till it close. 
 
 By day, by night, at home, abroad, . 
 Still are we guarded by our God ; 
 
 By his incessant bounty fed, 
 
 By his unerring counsel led. 
 
 With grateful hearts the past we own ; 
 The future, all to us unknown, 
 
 We to thy guardian care commit, 
 
 And peaceful leave before thy feet. 
 
 4 In scenes exalted or depress’d, 
 
 Thou art our joy, and thou our rest; 
 Thy goodness all our hopes shall raise, 
 Adored through all our changing days. 
 
 HYMN 35.— l. m. 
 
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 1 Eternal Source of every joy, 
 
 Thy praise may well our lips employ, 
 While in thy temple we appear, 
 
 Whose goodness crowns the circling year. 
 
 2 Wide as the wheels of nature roll, 
 
 Thy hand supports the steady pole ; 
 
 The sun is taught by thee to rise, 
 
 And darkness when to veil the skies. 
 
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 3 The flow’ry spring, at thy command, 
 Embalms the air, and paints the land ; 
 
 The summer rays with vigor shine, 
 
 To raise the corn, and cheer the vine. 
 
 4 Thy hand in autumn richly pours 
 Though all our coasts abundant stores ; 
 
 And winters, soften’d by thy care, 
 
 No more a dreary aspect wear. 
 
 5 Still be the cheerful homage paid 
 With morning light and evening shade ; 
 Seasons, and months, and weeks, and days, 
 Demand successive songs of praise. 
 
 HYMN 36.— l. m. 
 
 1 God of the rolling year, to thee 
 Our songs shall rise, whose bonuty pours 
 
 In many a goodly gift, with free 
 
 And lib’ral hand, our autumn stores ; 
 
 No firstlings of our flock we slay, 
 
 No soaring clouds of incense rise, 
 
 But on thy hallow’d shrine we lay 
 Our grateful hearts in sacrifice. 
 
 2 Borne on thy breath, the lap of spring 
 Was heaped with many a blooming flower 
 
 And smiling summer joyed to bring 
 The sunshine and the gentle shower ; 
 
 And autumn’s rich luxuriance now, 
 
 The rip’ning seed, the bursting shell, 
 
 The golden sheaf, and laden bough, 
 
 The fulness of thy bounty tell. 
 
 3 And here shall rise our song to thee, 
 
 Where lengthen’d vales and pastures lie, 
 
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 And streams go singing, wild and free, 
 Beneath a blue and smiling sky ; 
 
 Where ne’er was rear’d a mortal throne, 
 Where crown’ d oppressors never trod ; 
 Here, at the throne of heaven alone, 
 
 Shall man in rev’rence bow to God. 
 
 HYMN 37. — 7’s. 
 
 1 Praise to God, immortal praise, 
 
 For the love that crowns our days : 
 Bounteous Source of every joy, 
 
 Let thy praise our tongues employ : 
 
 All to thee, our God, we owe, 
 
 Source whence all our blessings flow. 
 
 2 All the blessings of the fields, 
 
 All the stores the garden yields, 
 
 Flocks that whiten all the plain, 
 
 Yellow sheaves of ripen’d grain : 
 
 Lord, for these our souls shall raise 
 Grateful vows and solemn praise. 
 
 3 Clouds that drop their fatt’ning dews, 
 Suns that genial warmth diffuse, 
 
 All the plenty summer pours, 
 
 Autumn’s rich o’erflowing stores ; 
 
 Lord, for these our souls shall raise 
 Grateful vows and solemn praise. 
 
 4 Peace, prosperity, and health, 
 
 Private bliss and public wealth, 
 Knowledge, with its gladd’ning streams, 
 Pure religion’s holier beams : 
 
 Lord, for these our souls shall raise 
 Grateful vows and solemn praise. 
 
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 HYMN 38— s. m. 
 
 1 The flowers about our path, 
 
 The sun that shines above, 
 
 And every thing around, beneath, 
 Proclaim Thee, God of love. 
 
 2 Yes, all things tell of Thee — 
 
 The meadows and the trees, 
 
 The ever-bounding, restless sea, 
 
 The shower and the breeze. 
 
 3 And, Oh ! shall we not raise 
 
 A glad triumphant strain ? 
 
 If meaner creatures hymn thy praise, 
 Sure we cannot refrain. 
 
 4 We for whom thou hast giv’n 
 
 Thine own most blessed Son, 
 
 To make us chosen heirs of heaven, 
 To raise us to a throne. 
 
 5 He suffered and he died 
 
 That we in him might live ; 
 
 His crown of thorns and pierced side 
 Our crowns of glory give. 
 
 6 Then to our God and King 
 
 Our noblest praise be given ; 
 
 And we will trust, e’er long, to sing 
 A worthier strain in heaven. 
 
 1 From the recess of a lowly spirit, 
 
 My humble prayer ascends : 0 Father, hear if, 
 bpsoaring on the wings of fear and meekness, 
 
 IIYMN 39.— p. m. 
 
 Forgive its weakness. 
 
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 2 I know, I feel, how mean, how unworthy 
 The trembling sacrifice I pour before thee, 
 
 What can I offer in thy presence holy, 
 
 But sin and folly. 
 
 3 For in thy sight, who every bosom viewest, 
 
 Cold are our warmest vows, and vain our truest ; 
 Thoughts of a hurrying hour, our lips repeat them, 
 
 Our hearts forget them. 
 
 4 We see thy hand, it leads us, it supports us, 
 
 We hear thy voice, it counsels and it courts us, 
 And then we turn away — and still thy kindness 
 
 Pardons our blindness. 
 
 5 And still thy rain descends, thy sun is glowing, 
 Fruits ripen round, flowers are beneath us blowing 
 And, as if man were some deserving creature, 
 
 J oys cover nature. 
 
 6 0, how long-suffering, Lord ! but thou deliglitest 
 To win with love the wandering, — thou invitest' 
 
 By smiles of mercy, not by frowns or terrors, 
 
 Man from his errors. 
 
 7 Who can resist thy gentle call, appealing 
 
 To every gen’rous thought, and grateful feeling, 
 That voice paternal, whispering, watching ever ? 
 
 My bosom never. 
 
 8 Father and Savior! plant within this bosom 
 These seeds of holiness, and bid them blossom 
 In fragrance and in beauty, bright and vernal, 
 
 And spring eternal. 
 
 HYMN 40. — l. m. 
 
 1 Praise for the book of saying truth, 
 
 To guilty man so freely giv’n ; 
 
 Praise for this guide of age and youth, 
 Directing to our promised heaven. 
 
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 2 All hail the grace ! this gift of God 
 
 Unfolds a scheme of matchless love — 
 
 Reveals the path which Jesus trod — 
 Withdraws the veil from things above. 
 
 3 Free as the light, it beams afar, 
 
 And breathes sweet hope where mis’ry dwells ; 
 In darkest hours, this quenchless star, 
 
 A brighter, happier day foretells. 
 
 4 Midst dungeon walls of endless gloom, 
 
 On torturing rack, or fiercest fire ; 
 
 If rich or poor, in age or bloom, 
 
 This shall a martyr’s faith inspire. 
 
 5 Thence living waters constant rise, 
 
 To cheer the faint and burden’d mind; 
 
 Food which immortal life supplies 
 To every tribe of human kind. 
 
 6 My Bible ! more than gold to me — 
 
 My guide in youth, a staff for age ; 
 
 The Savior’s love revealed in thee 
 Shall cheer me through life’s pilgrimage. 
 
 HYMN 41.— c. m. 
 
 1 Father of mercies, in thy word 
 
 What endless glory shines ! 
 
 Forever be thy name adored 
 For these celestial lines. 
 
 2 ’T is here the tree of knowledge grows, 
 
 And yields a free repast ; 
 
 Here purer sweets than nature knows 
 Invite the longing taste. 
 
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 3 ’T is here the Savior’s welcome voice 
 
 Spreads heavenly peace around ; 
 
 And life, and everlasting joys 
 Attend the blissful sound. 
 
 4 0, may these heavenly pages be 
 
 My ever dear delight ; 
 
 And still new beauties may I see, 
 
 And still increasing light ! 
 
 5 Divine Instructor, gracious Lord, 
 
 Be thou forever near ; 
 
 Teach me to love thy sacred word, 
 
 And view my Savior here. 
 
 HYNM 42. — l. m. 
 
 1 Tiie heavens declare thy glory, Lord ; 
 
 In every star thy wdsdom shines ; 
 
 But when our eyes behold thy word, 
 
 We read thy name in fairer lines. 
 
 2 The rolling sun, the changing light, 
 
 And nights and days, thy power confess ; 
 But the blest volume thou hast writ, 
 
 Reveals thy justice and thy grace. 
 
 3 Sun, moon, and stars convey thy praise 
 
 Round the whole earth, and never stand ; 
 So when thy truth began its race, 
 
 It touched and glanced on every land. 
 
 4 Nor shall thy glorious gospel rest, 
 
 Till through the world thy truth has run : 
 Till Christ has all the nations bless’d, 
 
 That see the light or feel the sun. 
 
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 5 Great Sun of righteousness ! arise, 
 
 Bless the dark world with heavenly light ; 
 Thy gospel makes the simple wise, 
 
 Thy laws are pure, thy judgments right. 
 
 6 Thy noblest wonders here we view, 
 
 In souls renewed, and sins forgiven : 
 
 Lord, cleanse from sin, our souls renew, 
 And let thy word guide us to heaven. 
 
 HYMN 43. — l. m. 
 
 1 Tiiy word, 0 Lord ! is light and food, 
 
 The law of truth, and source of good : 
 There thou hast pointed out my way 
 To pardon and perpetual day. 
 
 2 May I receive it, Lord, as thine, 
 
 Receive it as the word divine, 
 
 With firm assent, with listening ear, 
 
 With bending heart, and filial fear. 
 
 3 Make me to know its saving might, 
 
 Its quickening power, its cheering light ; 
 May it my stubborn heart subdue, 
 
 And still my sinful soul renew. 
 
 4 0 let it richly dwell within, 
 
 To keep me from the snares of sin, 
 
 And guide me still to choose my way, 
 That I no more may go astray. 
 
 5 Thus shall I stand approved of God, 
 
 And follow still the heavenly road ; 
 
 Here, like an heir of heaven shall live, 
 And there, a crown of life receive. 
 
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 HYMN 44.— c. m. 
 
 1 With my whole heart I’ve sought thy face, 
 
 Oh let me never stray 
 From thy commands, 0 God of grace, 
 
 Nor tread the sinner’s way. 
 
 2 Thy word I’ve hid within my heart 
 
 To keep my conscience clean, 
 
 And he an everlasting guard 
 From every rising sin. 
 
 3 I’m a companion of the saints, 
 
 Who fear and love the Lord ; 
 
 My sorrows rise, my nature faints, 
 
 When men transgress thy word. 
 
 4 While sinners do thy gospel wrong, 
 
 My spirit stands in awe ; 
 
 My soul abhors a lying tongue, 
 
 But loves thy righteous law. 
 
 5 My heart with sacred rev’rence hears 
 
 The threat’ nings of thy word ; 
 
 My flesh with holy trembling fears 
 The judgments of the Lord. 
 
 6 My God, I long, I hope, I wait 
 
 For thy salvation still ; 
 
 Thy holy law is my delight, 
 
 And I obey thy will. 
 
 HYMN 45. — c. m. 
 
 1 Great God, with wonder and with praise 
 On all thy works I look ; 
 
 But still thy wisdom, power, and grace 
 Shine brightest in thy book. 
 
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 2 Here are my choicest treasures hid ; 
 
 Here my best comfort lies ; 
 
 Here my desires are satisfied ; 
 
 And here my hopes arise. 
 
 3 Lord, make me understand thy law ; 
 
 Show what my faults have been ; 
 
 And from thy gospel let me draw 
 The pardon of my sin. 
 
 HYMN 46. — l. m. 
 
 1 How precious is thy word, 0 God ! 
 
 ’T is for our light and guidance given ; 
 
 It sheds a lustre all abroad, 
 
 And points the path to bliss and heaven. 
 
 2 It fills the soul with sweet delight ; 
 
 And quickens its inactive powers ; 
 
 It sets our wand’ring footsteps right, 
 
 Displays thy love and kindles ours. 
 
 3 Its promises rejoice our hearts ; 
 
 Its doctrines are divinely true ; 
 
 Knowledge and pleasure it imparts ; 
 
 It comforts and instructs us too. 
 
 4 Ye favored lands, who have this word ! 
 
 Ye saints, who feel its saving power ! 
 
 Unite your tongues to praise the Lord, 
 
 And his distinguish’d grace adore. 
 
 HYMN 47.— l. m. 
 
 1 With all my powers of heart and tongue, 
 
 I’ll praise my Maker in my song ; 
 
 Angels shall hear the notes I raise, 
 
 Approve the song, and join the praise. 
 
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 2 To God I cried, when troubles rose, 
 
 He heard me, and subdued my foes ; 
 
 He did my rising fears control, 
 
 And strength diffused through all my soul. 
 
 3 Amid a thousand snares I stand, 
 
 Upheld and guarded by thy hand ; 
 
 Thy words my fainting soul revive, 
 
 And keep my dying faith alive. 
 
 4 I’ll sing thy truth and mercy, Lord ; 
 
 I’ll sing the wonders of thy word ; 
 
 Not all thy works and names below 
 So much thy power and glory show. 
 
 HYMN 48.— l. m. 
 
 1 ’Twas by an order from the Lord, 
 
 The ancient prophets spoke his word ; 
 
 His Spirit did their tongues inspire, 
 
 And warm their hearts with heavenly fire. 
 
 2 Great God, mine eyes with pleasure look 
 On all the pages of thy book ; 
 
 There my Redeemer's face I see, 
 
 And read his name who died for me. 
 
 3 Let the false raptures of the mind 
 Be lost and vanish in the wind ; 
 
 Here I can fix my hope secure ; 
 
 This is thy word, and must endure. 
 
 HYMN 49.— l. m. 
 
 1 I love the volume of thy word ; 
 
 What light and joy those leaves afford 
 To souls benighted and distrest ! 
 
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 Thy precepts guide my doubtful way ; 
 
 Thy fear forbids my feet to stray ; 
 
 Thy promise leads my heart to rest. 
 
 2 Thy threat’nings wake my slumb’ring eyes, 
 And warn me where my danger lies ; 
 
 But ’t is thy blessed gospel, Lord, 
 
 That makes my guilty conscience clean, 
 Converts my soul, subdues my sin, 
 
 And gives a free, but large reward. 
 
 3 Who knows the error of his thoughts ? 
 
 My God forgive my secret faults, 
 
 And from presumptuous sins restrain ; 
 Accept my poor attempts of praise, 
 
 That I have read thy book of grace, 
 
 And book of nature, not in vain. 
 
 IIYMX 50 . — l. m. 
 
 1 God, in the gospel of his Son, 
 
 Makes his eternal counsels known ; 
 
 ’T is here his richest mercy shines, 
 
 And truth is drawn in fairest lines. 
 
 2 Here Jesus, in ten thousand ways, 
 
 His soul-attracting charms displays, 
 Recounts his poverty and pains, 
 
 And tells his love in melting strains. 
 
 3 Wisdom its dictates here imparts, 
 
 To form our minds, to cheer our hearts ; 
 
 Its influence makes the sinner live ; 
 
 It bids the drooping saint revive. 
 
 4 Our raging passions it controls, 
 
 And comfort yields to contrite souls ; 
 
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 It brings a better world in view, 
 
 And guides us all our journey through. 
 
 5 May this blest volume ever lie 
 
 Close to my heart, and near my eye, 
 
 Till life’s last hour my soul engage, 
 
 And be my chosen heritage. 
 
 HYMN 51. — c. m. 
 
 1 What glory gilds the sacred page l 
 
 Majestic, like the sun, 
 
 It gives a light to every age ; 
 
 It gives, but borrows none. 
 
 2 The hand that gave it still supplies 
 
 The gracious light and heat ; 
 
 His truths upon the nations rise ; 
 
 They rise but never set. 
 
 3 Let everlasting thanks be thine 
 
 For such a bright display, 
 
 As makes a world of darkness shine 
 With beams of heavenly day. 
 
 HYMN 52.— 8’s & Vs. 
 
 1 Praise to Him, by whose kind favor, 
 
 Heavenly truth has reached our ears l 
 May its sweet reviving savor, 
 
 Fill our hearts and calm our fears. 
 
 2 Truth ! how sacred is the treasure ! 
 
 Teach us, Lord, its worth to know ; 
 Yain the hope, and short the pleasure. 
 Which from other sources flow. 
 
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 3 What of truth we have been hearing, 
 Fix, 0 Lord, in every heart ; 
 
 In the day of Christ’s appearing 
 May we share thy people’s part. 
 
 HYMN 53.— c. m. 
 
 1 Let all the heathen writers j oin 
 
 To form one perfect book ; 
 
 Great God, if once compared with thine, 
 How mean their writings look ! 
 
 2 Not the most perfect rules they gave 
 
 Could show one sin forgiven, 
 
 Nor lead a step beyond the grave ; 
 
 But thine conduct to heaven. 
 
 3 I’ve seen an end of what we call 
 
 Perfection here below ; 
 
 How short the pow’rs of nature fall, 
 
 And can no further go. 
 
 4 Yet men would fain be just with God, 
 
 By works their hands have wrought ; 
 But thy commands, exceeding broad, 
 Extend to every thought. 
 
 HYMN 5L. — c. m, 
 
 1 Let others boast of wealth or power, 
 
 And glory in their pride : 
 
 Thy word, 0 God, we value more, 
 
 Than all the world beside. 
 
 2 Here mines of knowledge, love, and joy, 
 
 Are open to our sight ; 
 
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 And gems divinely bright. ]j| 
 
 3 The counsels of redeeming grace fl 
 
 These sacred leaves unfold, j 
 
 And here the Savior’s lovely face I 
 
 Our raptur’d eyes behold. I 
 
 4 Here light descending from above, I 
 
 Directs our doubtful feet ; 9 
 
 Here promises of heavenly love 11 
 
 Our ardent wishes meet. 11 
 
 5 Our num’rous griefs are here redress’d, I 
 
 And all our wants supplied ; 
 
 Naught we can ask to make us blest j| 
 
 Is in this book denied. || 
 
 6 For these inestimable gains, J| 
 
 That so enrich the mind, ll 
 
 0 may we search with eager pains, j| 
 
 Assured that we shall find. I 
 
 HYMN 55. — 8’s & Y’s. ! 
 
 1 Wiiat a mercy, what a treasure 
 
 We possess in God’s own word, 9 
 Where we read with sacred pleasure, 
 
 Of the love of Christ our Lord. \ 
 
 That blest word reveals the Savior 
 Whom we all so deeply need, 
 
 Oh, what mercy, love, and favor, 
 
 That for sinners Christ should bleed. 
 
 2 While each wretched heathen nation 
 
 Nothing knows, dear Lord, of thee ; 
 
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 In this happy land, salvation 
 Clearly is revealed to me. 
 
 Oh, the blessedness of knowing 
 Christ our Savior’s precious love ; 
 
 Freely on us all bestowing 
 Grace and mercy from above. 
 
 HYMN 56. — c. m. 
 
 1 Laden with guilt and full of fears, 
 
 I fly to thee, my Lord ; 
 
 And not a glimpse of hope appears, 
 
 But in thy written word. 
 
 2 The volume of my Father’s grace 
 
 Does all my grief assuage ; 
 
 Here I behold my Savior’s face 
 In almost ev’ry page. 
 
 3 This is the field where hidden lies 
 
 The pearl of price unknown ; 
 
 That merchant is divinely wise, 
 
 Who makes the pearl his own. 
 
 4 Here consecrated water flows, 
 
 To quench my thirst of sin ; 
 
 Here the fair tree of knowledge grows, 
 
 Nor danger dwells therein. 
 
 5 This is the judge which ends the strife, 
 
 Where wit and reason fail ; 
 
 My guide to everlasting life, 
 
 Through all this gloomy vale. 
 
 6 0 may thy counsels, mighty God, 
 
 My roving feet command ; 
 
 Nor I forsake the happy road, 
 
 Which leads to thy right hand. 
 
 
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 HYMN 57. — 7’s. 
 
 1 When in silence, o’er the deep, 
 Darkness kept its death-like sleep ; 
 Soon as God his mandate spoke, 
 Light in wondrous beauty broke. 
 
 2 But a beam of holier light 
 Gilded Bethlehem’s lonely night, 
 When the glory of the Lord,. 
 
 Mercy’s sunlight, shone abroad. 
 
 3 “ Peace on earth, good-will to men,” 
 Burst the glorious anthem then : 
 Angels, bending from above, 
 
 Joined that strain of holy love. 
 
 4 Floating o’er the waves of time, 
 
 Comes to us that song sublime, 
 Bearing to the pilgrim’s ear, 
 
 Words to soothe, sustain, and cheer. 
 
 5 For creation’s blessed light, 
 
 Praise to thee, thou God of might ! 
 Seraph-strains thy name should bless, 
 For the Sun of Righteousness ! 
 
 HYMN 58.— c. m. 
 
 1 Glory to God, and peace on earth, 
 
 W as once by angels sung ; 
 
 Glad tidings of a Savior’s birth 
 
 Through plains of Bethlehem rung. 
 
 2 He came to make the feeble strong, 
 
 To heaj the deaf and blind, 
 
 To give the dumb the voice of song, 
 And free the captive mind. 
 
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 3 He came the light of life to show, 
 
 The true and living way ; 
 
 Where streams of joy unceasing flow, 
 
 And lead to endless day. 
 
 4 Glory to God ! our hearts acclaim ; 
 
 0, haste the happy time, 
 
 When songs shall sound the Savior’s name 
 O’er every distant clime. 
 
 HYMN 59.— l. m. 
 
 1 Now to the Lord a noble song ! 
 
 Awake, my soul ; awake, my tongue ; 
 Hosanna to th’ eternal name, 
 
 And all his boundless love proclaim. 
 
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 2 See where it shines in Jesus’ face, 
 
 The brightest image of his grace ; 
 
 God, in the person of his Son, 
 
 Has all his mightiest works outdone. 
 
 5 The spacious earth and spreading flood, 
 Proclaim the wise and powerful God ; 
 
 And thy rich glories from afar 
 Sparkle in every rolling star. 
 
 4 But in his looks a glory stands, — 
 
 The noblest labor of thine hands ; 
 
 The pleasing lustre of his eyes, 
 
 Outshines the wonders of the skies. 
 
 5 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 ! 
 
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 HYMN 60 .— c. m. 
 
 1 Thy goodness, Lord, our souls confess, 
 
 Thy goodness we adore, 
 
 A spring whose blessings never fail, 
 
 A sea without a shore. 
 
 2 Sun, moon, and stars thy love attest, 
 
 In every golden ray : 
 
 Love draws the curtain of the night, 
 And love brings back the day. 
 
 3 Thy bounty every season crowns, 
 
 With all the bliss it yields ; 
 
 With joyful clusters load 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 Pardon, acceptance, peace, and joy, 
 
 Through Jesus’ name is given ; 
 
 He on the cross was lifted high, 
 
 That we might rise to heaven. 
 
 HYMN 61 . — c. m. 
 
 1 Begin my tongue some heavenly theme, 
 
 And speak some boundless thing, — 
 The mighty works, or mightier name 
 Of our eternal King. 
 
 2 Tell of his wondrous faithfulness, 
 
 And sound his power abroad ; 
 
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 Sing the sweet promise of his grace, 
 
 And the performing God. 
 
 3 Proclaim — “ Salvation from the Lord, 
 
 For wretched, dying men 
 His hand has wrote the sacred word, 
 With an immortal pen. 
 
 4 His word of grace is sure and strong, 
 
 As that which built the skies : 
 
 The voice that rolls the stars along 
 Spoke all the promises. 
 
 HYMN 62.- — l. m. 
 
 1 Tiiy favors, Lord, surprise our souls ; 
 
 Will th’ Eternal dwell with us ? 
 
 What canst thou find beneath the poles, 
 
 To tempt thy chariot downward thus ? 
 
 2 Still might he fill his starry throne, 
 
 And please his ears with Gabriel’s songs ; 
 But heavenly Majesty comes down, 
 
 And bows to hearken to our tongues. 
 
 3 Great God ! what poor returns we pay, 
 
 For love so infinite as thine ! 
 
 Words are but air, and tongues but clay, 
 But thy compassion ’s all divine ! 
 
 IIYMN 63.— l. si. 
 
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 1 Flow oft have sin and Satan strove 
 
 To rend my soul from thee, my God ! 
 But everlasting is thy love, 
 
 Aud Jesus seals it with his blood. 
 
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 2 The oath and promise of the Lord 
 
 Join to confirm the wondrous grace ; 
 Eternal power performs the word, 
 
 And fills all heaven with endless praise. 
 
 3 Amidst temptations sharp and long, 
 
 My soul to this dear refuge flies ; 
 
 Hope is my anchor, firm and strong, 
 While tempests blow, and billows rise. 
 
 4 The Gospel bears my spirit up ; 
 
 A faithful and unchanging God 
 Lays the foundation for my hope, 
 
 In oaths, and promises, and blood. 
 
 HYMN 64,— l. m. 6 1. 
 
 1 Great God of wonders, all thy ways 
 
 Are worthy of thyself — divine ; 
 
 But the bright glories of thy grace 
 Beyond thine other wonders shine. 
 Who is a pardoning God like thee ? 
 
 Or who has grace so rich and free ? 
 
 2 Such deep transgressions to forgive, 
 
 Such guilty daring worms to spare, — 
 This is thy grand prerogative, 
 
 And in this honor none shall share, 
 
 Is there a pardoning God like thee ? 
 
 Or is there grace so rich and free ? 
 
 3 Pardon — from an insulted God ! 
 
 Pardon — for sins of deepest dye ! 
 Pardon — bestow’d through Jesus’ blood ! 
 
 Pardon — that brings the rebel nigh. 
 Where is the pardoning God like thee ? 
 Or where the grace so rich and free ? 
 
FOR REDEMPTION. 
 
 4 0, for this glorious, matchless love — 
 This godlike miracle of grace — 
 
 Teach mortal tongues, like those above, 
 To raise this song of lofty praise ! 
 Who is a pardoning God like thee ? 
 
 Or who has grace so rich and free ? 
 
 HYMN 65.— c. m. 
 
 1 Faithful, 0 Lord, thy mercies are ; 
 
 A rock that cannot move ; 
 
 A thousand promises declare 
 Thy constancy of love. 
 
 2 Thou waitest to be gracious still ; 
 
 Thou dost with sinners bear, 
 
 That, saved, we may thy goodness feel, 
 And all thy grace declare. 
 
 3 Its streams the whole creation reach, 
 
 So plenteous is the store ; 
 
 Enough for all, enough for each ; 
 Enough for evermore. 
 
 4 Throughout the universe it reigns ; 
 
 It stands forever sure ; 
 
 And while thy truth, 0 God, remains, 
 Thy goodness shall endure. 
 
 HYMN 66. — p. m. 
 
 For Him who did salvation bring, 
 
 Wake ev’ry tuneful power, and sing 
 To God a song of praise : 
 
 His grace diffuses, as the rains 
 Crown nature’s flow’ry hills and plains, 
 And spread a thousand ways. 
 
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 2 Salvation is the noblest song, 
 
 0 may it dwell on ev’ry tongue, 
 
 And all repeat, Amen ! 
 
 The Lord will come from heav’n to earth 
 To give his people second birth, 
 
 And make them one again. 
 
 3 We see redemption drawing near ; 
 
 We soon in glory shall appear, 
 
 And be forever blest ; 
 
 His promise never can delay, 
 
 Our Jesus, on th’ appointed day. 
 
 Will give his people rest. 
 
 HYMN 67.— c. m. 
 
 1 Father, how wide thy glory shines ! 
 
 How high thy wonders rise ; 
 
 Known through the earth by thousand signs, 
 By thousands through the skies. 
 
 2 These mighty orbs proclaim thy power, 
 
 Their motion speaks thy skill ; 
 
 And, on the wings of ev’ry hour, 
 
 We read thy patience still. 
 
 3 Part of thy name most glorious stands 
 
 On all thy creatures writ ; 
 
 They show the labors of thy hands, 
 
 The impress of thy feet. 
 
 4 But when we view thy grand design 
 
 To save rebellious worms, 
 
 Where justice and compassion join 
 In their divinest forms. 
 
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 Our thoughts are lost in rev’ rent awe, 
 
 We love and we adore ; 
 
 The brightest angel never saw 
 So much of God before. 
 
 Here thy great name appears complete, 
 And thought can never trace 
 Which of the glories brighter shine — 
 The justice or the grace ! 
 
 Though language fails, we must proclaim 
 Jehovah’s wondrous ways, 
 
 And through eternity the same, 
 
 Shall be our theme of praise. 
 
 IIYMN 68.— 8’s & Y’s. 
 
 1 0 thou Fount of ev’ry blessing ! 
 
 Tune my heart to sing thy praise ; 
 Streams of mercy never ceasing, 
 
 Call for songs of loudest praise. 
 
 2 Teach me ever to adore thee, 
 
 May I still thy goodliest prove, 
 While the hope of endless glory 
 Fills my heart with joy and love. 
 
 3 Here I’ll raise my Ebenezer, 
 
 Hither by thy help I’ve come, 
 
 And I hope, by thy good pleasure, 
 Safely to arrive at home. 
 
 4 Jesus sought me when a stranger, 
 
 Wand’ ring from thy fold, 0 God ! 
 He, to rescue me from danger, 
 Interposed his precious blood ! 
 
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 5 0 ! to grace how great a debtor, 
 
 Daily I’m constrain’d to be ! 
 
 Let thy love, Lord, like a fetter 
 Bind me closer still to thee ! 
 
 HYMN 69.— l. m. 
 
 1 Immortal God, on thee we call, 
 
 The great Original of all ! 
 
 Through thee we are, to thee w T e tend, 
 
 Our sure support, our glorious end. 
 
 2 We praise that wise mysterious grace, 
 
 That pitied our revolted race, 
 
 And Jesus, our great cov’nant head, 
 
 The Captain of Salvation made. 
 
 3 Thy justice and thy love were seen, 
 
 In thy great sacrifice for sin ; 
 
 When thy dear Son, th’ atoning Lamb, 
 Was offer’d up for guilty man. 
 
 4 A scene of wonders here we see, 
 
 Worthy thy Son, and worthy Thee; 
 
 And while this theme employs our tongues, 
 All heav’n unites its sweetest songs. 
 
 HYMN 70.— c. m. 
 
 1 Great God ! wert thou extreme to mark 
 The deeds we do amiss, 
 
 Before thy presence who could stand ? 
 
 Who claim thy promised bliss ? 
 
 But, 0 ! all merciful and just, 
 
 Thy love surpasseth thought ; 
 
 A gracious Savior has appear’d, 
 
 And peace and pardon brought. 
 
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 2 Thy servants in the temple watch’d 
 
 The dawning of the da}g 
 Impatient w r ith its earliest beams 
 Their holy vows to pay ; 
 
 And chosen saints far off beheld 
 . That great and glorious morn, 
 
 When the glad day-spring from on high 
 Auspiciously should dawn. 
 
 3 On us the Sun of Righteousness 
 
 Its brightest beams hath pour’d : 
 
 With grateful hearts and holy zeal, 
 
 Lord, be thy love adored ; 
 
 And let us look with joyful hope 
 To that more glorious day, 
 
 Before whose brightness, sin and death, 
 
 And grief, shall flee away. 
 
 HYMN n.—c. m. 
 
 1 Songs of immortal praise belong 
 
 To my almighty God ; 
 
 He has my heart, and he my tongue, 
 
 To spread his name abroad. 
 
 2 How great the works his hand hath wrought ! 
 
 How glorious in our sight ! 
 
 And men in every age have sought 
 His wonders with delight. 
 
 3 How most exact is nature’s frame ! 
 
 How wise th’ eternal mind ! 
 
 His counsels never change the scheme 
 Which his first thoughts designed. 
 
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 4 Nature, and time, and earth, and skies, 
 
 Thy heavenly skill proclaim ; 
 
 What shall we do to make us wise, 
 
 But learn to read thy name ? 
 
 5 Yet in redemption’s wondrous plan, 
 
 (That scheme of love divine,) 
 
 Our minds a nobler wisdom scan, 
 
 For here our hearts incline. 
 
 6 To fear thy power, to trust thy grace, 
 
 Is our divinest skill ; 
 
 And he’s the wisest of our race 
 Who best obeys thy will. 
 
 HYMN 72.— p. m. 
 
 1 Tiiou hast, 0 God, provided, 
 
 A Savior in thy Son, 
 
 In whom thy soul delighted, 
 
 Who all thy will hath done ; 
 
 And by the costly treasure 
 Thy bosom freely gave, 
 
 Thine own pure love we measure, 
 Thy willing mind to save. 
 
 2 0 God, our gracious Father, 
 
 Our one unchanging claim, 
 
 Our brightest hopes we gather 
 From Christ’s most precious name. 
 And that which sounds so sweetly 
 In thy most holy ear, 
 
 May well our souls completely 
 Believe from guilty fear. 
 
 3 The trembling sinner fcareth 
 
 God will not all forget, 
 
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 But Christ’s assurance cleareth 
 And cancels all our debt. 
 
 ’T is doubt his heart that paineth, 
 
 Then can we him thus grieve ? 
 
 Since he full love retaineth 
 Let us that love receive. 
 
 HYMN 73.— l. m. 6 1. 
 
 1 Almighty God, through Christ thy Son, 
 
 And by thy Spirit’s quick’ ning power, 
 
 We, now thy sons, in hope rejoice, 
 
 And wait the resurrection hour : 
 
 Redeem’d by blood, in Christ brought nigh, 
 We worship thee, the Lord most high. 
 
 2 Almighty God, thy name we praise, 
 
 Through Christ our Lord, the future king ; 
 W e worship thee our Father, God ; 
 
 Thy love in sacred hymns we sing ; 
 
 To thee, with joy, we have access, 
 
 Through Jesus Christ our righteousness. 
 
 HYMN 74. — 7’s, 
 
 1 God of mercy ! God of love ! 
 
 Freely thou dost guilt remove, 
 
 From the humble contrite breast, 
 Seeking from thee peace and rest. 
 
 2 We adore thy matchless grace, 
 
 Shining full in Jesus’ face : 
 
 Here we see the Mercy-Seat, 
 
 Here we feel we mav retreat. 
 
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 3 Jesus came to tell of love, — 
 
 Free forgiveness from above ; 
 
 Not to quench incensed ire 
 In the bless’d Eternal Sire. 
 
 4 Mercy does no hindrance find 
 In her course to human kind : 
 
 Mercy full and freely flows 
 
 To the heart that seeks repose. 
 
 5 ’Tis unto thy mercy’s praise 
 We are drawn from error’s ways ; 
 
 ’Tis since mercy has appear’d, 
 
 God, in Christ, again is fear’d. 
 
 HYMN 75. — l. m. 
 
 1 Come let us raise a joyful song, 
 
 And praise the Lord with heart and tongue ; 
 Hosanna to th’ eternal God ! 
 
 His glory let us sound abroad. 
 
 2^ See how it shines in Jesus’ face ! 
 
 There we behold the Father’s grace ; 
 
 God, in the gift of Christ his Son, 
 
 His utmost love to us makes known. 
 
 3 For us was Jesus made a curse ; 
 
 He died and rose again for us, 
 
 And now for us he lives in heaven ; 
 
 Eternal praise to him be given. 
 
 4 Lord Jesus ! thy return we stay, 
 
 W e long for our redemption day ; 
 
 When we thy glorious face shall see, 
 
 And put on immortality . 
 
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 HYMN 76.— 1 7’s. 
 
 1 Glory be to God on high ! 
 
 Raise, ye saints, your songs of joy ; 
 Sing the news of pardon’d sin, 
 
 Peace on earth, good-will to men. 
 
 2 Hail ! by all the saints adored ! 
 
 Hail ! thou everlasting Lord ! 
 
 Thee with thankful hearts we praise, 
 God of glory and of grace. 
 
 3 Christ our Savior we confess, 
 
 Christ the Lord our righteousness ; 
 
 He, the Lamb of God, was slain, 
 
 And we through his blood are clean. 
 
 4 Reconciled by him to God, 
 
 We proclaim his love aloud ; 
 
 And with boldness drawing nigh, 
 
 Now we “Abba, Father,” cry. 
 
 5 Lord, we stand before thy throne, 
 Glorying in thyself alone ; 
 
 Ever be thy name adored, 
 
 Holy, holy, hoi}'' Lord ! 
 
 HYMN 77— s. m. 
 
 1 Raise your triumphant songs 
 To praise the Lord alone ; 
 
 Resound, ye saints, the mighty deeds 
 The God of grace has done. 
 
 2 His tender mercies sing, 
 
 Who his beloved chose, 
 
 And bade him raise us from the depths 
 Of darkness, guilt, and woes. 
 
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 8 No thunders Jesus bears ; 
 
 No terrors, wrath, or curse : 
 
 Not to condemn, but save our souls, 
 
 He came to dwell with us. 
 
 4 ’T was mercy mov’d our God 
 To send his only Son ; 
 
 Pardon, and peace, and life to give, 
 
 And access to his throne. 
 
 HYMN 78. — c. m. 
 
 1 Behold, salvation in the Lord, 
 
 For wretched, dying men; 
 
 The Savior’s love has writ the word, 
 
 With mercy’s blood-dipp’d pen. 
 
 2 His word of gospel grace is strong, 
 
 As that which built the skies : 
 
 The voice* which roll’d the stars along 
 Spoke all the promises. 
 
 3 He said, “ let the wide heav’n be spread;” 
 
 And heav’n was stretch’d abroad: 
 
 “ Abram, I’ll be thy God,” he said ; 
 
 And he was Abram’s God. 
 
 4 Thy promise, Lord, supports our hope : 
 
 Thy love our love constrains ; 
 
 Thy bounties bring obedience up ; 
 
 Thy life our life sustains. 
 
 HYMN 79. — c. m. 
 
 1 0 God, all-holy, good, and just! 
 
 Thy mercy we adore, 
 
 And on thy faithful promise trust, 
 Depending on thy pow’r. 
 
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 2 When deep depress’d before thy face, 
 
 Or with despondence tried, 
 
 We call to mind thy love and grace 
 In Jesus crucified. 
 
 3 His truth and grace our fears control, 
 
 And life and light impart ; 
 Delightsome to the sadden’d soul, 
 
 And healing to the heart. 
 
 4 Our life’s best praise, 0, God, be thine, 
 
 For this, effulgent ray, 
 
 Sent from thy glorious light to shine, 
 And turn our gloom to day. 
 
 BYMN 80. — p. m. 
 
 1 0 boundless Goodness ! Goodness all sustaining, 
 
 Fain would we worship, and with songs adore thee ; 
 O’er thy vast works we see thy spirit reigning, 
 
 In peerless glory. 
 
 2 Heaven with praises evermore is ringing : [dor, 
 
 While angel-choirs, o’erwhelmed with bliss and splen- 
 Eternal love on golden harps are singing, 
 
 What shall we render ? 
 
 3 How sweet the music of thy varied voices, 
 
 Whisp’ring in breezes, or in thunders pealing ! 
 Each trusting spirit in these sounds rejoices, 
 
 Thy presence feeling. 
 
 4 Soon all our race, of every tribe and nation, 
 
 Thy truth confessing, shall bow down before thee, 
 Then, then shall burst from thy redeem’d creation, 
 
 Anthems of glory. 
 
 ' IIYMN 81 . — c. m. 
 
 1 Amid the splendors of the sun, 
 Great God ! thy love appear*, 
 
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 In the soft radiance of the moon, 
 
 Among a thousand stars. 
 
 2 Nature, through all her ample round, 
 
 Thy boundless power proclaims ; 
 
 And in melodious accents speaks 
 The goodness of thy name. 
 
 3 Thy justice, holiness and truth, 
 
 Our solemn awe excite ; 
 
 But the sweet charms of soy’ reign grace 
 O’erpower us with delight. 
 
 4 In all thy doctrine and commands — 
 
 Thy counsels and designs — 
 
 In every work thy hands have framed, 
 Thy love supremely shines. 
 
 5 Angels and men, the news proclaim, 
 
 Through earth and heaven above, 
 
 The joyful, all-transporting news, 
 
 That God, the Lord, is love. 
 
 IIYMN 82 .— c. m. 
 
 1 Sweet is the memory of thy grace, 
 
 My God, my heavenly King ; 
 
 Let age to age thy righteousness 
 In songs of glory sing. 
 
 2 God reigns on high, but ne’er confines 
 
 His goodness to the skies ; 
 
 Through all the earth his bounty shines, 
 And every -want supplies. 
 
 3 IIow kind are thy compassions, Lord ! 
 
 How slow thy anger moves ! 
 
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 But soon he sends his pard’ning word 
 To cheer the souls he loves. 
 
 4 Sweet is the mem’ry of thy grace, 
 
 My God, my heavenly King ; 
 
 Let age to age thy righteousness 
 In songs of glory sing. 
 
 1 Ye humble souls, approach your God 
 
 With songs of sacred praise ; 
 
 For he is good, supremely good, 
 
 And kind are all his ways. 
 
 2 All nature owns his guardian care ; 
 
 In him we live and move ; 
 
 But nobler benefits declare 
 The wonders of his love. 
 
 3 He gave his Son, his only Son, 
 
 To ransom rebel worms ; 
 
 ’T is here he makes his goodness known 
 In its diviner forms. 
 
 4 To this dear refuge, Lord, we come, 
 
 ’T is here our hope relies ; — 
 
 A safe defence, a peaceful home, 
 
 When storms of trouble rise. 
 
 1 Give thanks to God most high, 
 The universal Lord ; 
 
 The sov’ reign King of kings ; 
 And be his grace adored. 
 
 HYMN 83.— c. m. 
 
 HYMN 84.— h. m. 
 
 His power and grace 
 Are still the same ; 
 
 And let his name 
 Have endless praise. 
 
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 2 How mighty is his hand ! 
 
 "What wonders hath he done ! 
 He form’d the earth and seas, 
 And spread the heavens alone. 
 
 Thy mercy, Lord, 
 Shall still endure ; 
 
 And ever sure 
 Abides thy word. 
 
 3 He sent his only Son 
 
 To save us from our woe, 
 
 • From darkness, sin, and death, 
 And every hurtful foe. 
 
 His power and grace 
 Are still the same ; 
 
 And let his name 
 Have endless praise. 
 
 4 Give thanks aloud to God, 
 
 To God, the Heavenly King ; 
 And let the spacious earth 
 His works of glory sing. 
 
 Thy mercy, Lord, 
 Shall still endure ; 
 
 And ever sure 
 Abides thy word. 
 
 HYMN 85.— s. m. 
 
 1 Thy name, Almighty Lord ! 
 
 Shall sound through distant lands ; 
 Great is thy grace, and sure thy word, 
 Thy truth for ever stands. 
 
 2 Far be thine honor spread, 
 
 And long thy praise endure, 
 
 Till morning light and evening shade 
 Shall be exchang’d no more. 
 
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 SONGr 1 . — C. M. 
 
 1 Hark, the glad sound ! the Savior comes l 
 
 The Savior promised long ; 
 
 Let every heart prepare a throne, 
 
 And every voice a song. 
 
 2 He comes, the pris’ners to release, 
 
 In Satan’s bondage held ; 
 
 The gates of brass before him burst, 
 
 The iron fetters yield. 
 
 3 He comes, from thickest films of vice 
 
 To clear the mental ray ; 
 
 And on the eyes oppress’d with night, 
 
 To pour celestial day. 
 
 4 He comes, the broken heart to bind, 
 
 The bleeding soul to cure, 
 
 And with the treasures of his grace, 
 
 T’ enrich the humble poor. 
 
 5 Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace, 
 
 Thy welcome shall proclaim, 
 
 And heaven’s eternal arches ring 
 With thy beloved name. 
 
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 SONG- 2 . — 8’s & 7’s. 
 
 1 Hark ! what mean those holy voices, 
 
 Sweetly sounding through the skies ? 
 Lo ! th’ angelic host rejoices ; 
 
 Heavenly hallelujahs rise. 
 
 2 Listen to the wondrous story, 
 
 Which they chant in hymns of joy , 
 
 “ Glory in the highest, glory ! 
 
 Glory be to God most high ! 
 
 3 “ Peace on earth, good-will from heaven, 
 
 Reaching far as man is found : 
 
 Souls redeem’d, and sins forgiven : — 
 Loud our golden harps shall sound. 
 
 4 “ Christ is born, the great Anointed ; 
 
 Heaven and earth his praises sing ! 
 
 0, receive whom God appointed, 
 
 For your Prophet, Priest, and King.” 
 
 5 Let us learn the wondrous story 
 
 Of our great Redeemer’s birth; 
 
 Spread the brightness of his glory, 
 
 Till it cover all the earth. 
 
 SONG 3. — 0. M. 
 
 1 Calm on the list’ning ear of night 
 
 Come heaven’s melodious strains, 
 Where wild Judea stretches far 
 Her silver-mantled plains. 
 
 2 Celestial choirs from courts above 
 
 Shed sacred glories there ; 
 
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 And angels with their sparkling lyres, 
 
 Make music on the air. 
 
 8 The answ’ring hills of Palestine 
 Sends back the glad reply ; 
 
 And greet, from all their holy heights, 
 
 The day-spring from on high. v 
 
 4 O’er the blue depths of Galilee 
 
 There comes a holier calm, 
 
 And Sharon waves, in solemn praise, 
 
 Her silent groves of palm. 
 
 5 “ Glory to God !” the sounding skies 
 
 Loud with their anthems ring ; 
 
 “Peace to the earth, good-will to men, 
 
 From heaven’s Eternal King !” 
 
 SONG- 4. — c. m. 
 
 1 While shepherds watch’d their flocks by night, 
 
 All seated on the ground, 
 
 The angel of the Lord came down, 
 
 And glory shone around. 
 
 2 “ Fear not,” said he, (for mighty dread 
 
 Had seized their troubled mind ;) 
 
 “ Glad tidings of great joy I bring, 
 
 To you and all mankind. 
 
 3 To you, in David’s town, this day 
 
 Is born, of David’s line, 
 
 The Savior, who is Christ our Lord ; 
 
 And this shall be the sign : 
 
 4 The heavenly babe you there shall find 
 
 To human view display’d, 
 
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 All meanly wrapped in swathing bands, 
 And in a manger laid.” 
 
 5 Thus spake the seraph ; and forthwith 
 
 Appear’d a shining throng 
 Of angels, praising God on high, 
 
 Who thus address’d their song. 
 
 6 “ All glory be to God on high, 
 
 And to the earth be peace ; 
 
 Good-will henceforth, from heaven to men, 
 Begin and never cease !” 
 
 SONG 5. — 8’s, 6’s & 5’s. 
 
 1 Lift up your heads in joyful hope ; 
 
 Salute the happy morn ; 
 
 Each heavenly power 
 Proclaims the glad hour ; 
 
 Lo ! Jesus the Savior is born ! 
 
 2 All glory be to God on high : 
 
 To him all praise is due ; 
 
 The promise is sealed 
 The Savior’s reveal’d, 
 
 And proves that the record is true. 
 
 3 Let joy around like rivers flow ; 
 
 Flow on, and still increase ; 
 
 Spread o’er the glad earth, 
 
 At Immanuel’s birth ; 
 
 For heaven and earth are at peace. 
 
 4 Now the good-will of God is shown 
 
 Towards Adam’s helpless race; 
 Messiah is come, 
 
 To ransom his own, 
 
 To save them b}^ infinite grace. 
 
HIS BIBTII. 
 
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 SONG 6. — l. m. 
 
 1 The lands that long in darkness lay, 
 
 Now have beheld a glorious light ; 
 Nations that sat in death’s cold shade, 
 Are blest with beams divinely bright. 
 
 2 The great Messiah now is born : 
 
 Behold th’ expected child appears ! 
 What shall his names or titles be ? 
 
 The “Wonderful,” the “ Counsellor.” 
 
 3 The Son of David and his Lord, 
 
 Shall be the Savior of our race : 
 
 He shall be called “ the Mighty God, 
 Sire of the Age, and Prince of Peace !” 
 
 4 The government of earth and seas 
 
 Upon his shoulders shall be laid, 
 
 His wide dominion shall increase, 
 
 And worship to his name be paid. 
 
 5 Jesus, the holy child, shall sit 
 
 High on his father David’s throne : 
 Shall crush his foes beneath his feet, 
 And reign to ages yet unknown. 
 
 SONG 7. — C. M. 
 
 1 The race that long in darkness sat 
 
 Have seen a glorious Light ; 
 
 The people dwell in day, who dwelt 
 
 In death’s surrounding night. 
 
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 2 To hail the rise of that bright Sun ! 
 
 The gathering nations come, 
 
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 Joyous, as when the reapers bear 
 The harvest treasure home. 
 
 3 To us a Child of hope is born, 
 
 To us a Son is given ; 
 
 Him shall the tribes of earth obey, 
 
 Him all the hosts of heaven. 
 
 4 His name shall be the Prince of peace, 
 
 For evermore adored, 
 
 The Wonderful, the Counsellor, 
 
 The great and mighty Lord. 
 
 5 His power, increasing, still shall spread ; 
 
 His reign no end shall know : 
 
 Justice shall guard his throne around, 
 And peace abroad shall how. 
 
 SONG- 8. — o. m. 
 
 1 See, from on high', a light divine 
 
 On Jesus’ head descend ; 
 
 And hear the sacred voice from heaven 
 That bids us all attend. 
 
 2 “ This is my well-beloved Son,” 
 
 Proclaim’d the voice divine; 
 
 “ Hear him,” his heavenly Father said, 
 
 “ For all his words are mine.” 
 
 3 His mission thus confirm’d from heaven, 
 
 The great Messiah came ; 
 
 And heavenly wisdom show’ d to man 
 In God his Father’s name. 
 
 SONG 9. — s. m. 
 
 1 The law by Moses came ; 
 
 But peace, and truth, and love, 
 
IIIS MISSION. 
 
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 Were brought by Christ, a nobler name, 
 Descending from above. 
 
 2 Amidst thc'housc of God 
 
 Their diff’rent works are done ; 
 
 Moses, a faithful servant stood, 
 
 But Christ, a faithful Son. 
 
 3 Then to his new commands 
 
 Be strict obedience paid ; 
 
 O’er all his Father’s house he stands, 
 The sov’reign and the head. 
 
 4 tie sits at God’s right hand, 
 
 Till all his foes submit ; 
 
 And humbly bow at his command, 
 
 And fall beneath his feet. 
 
 5 The man who durst despise 
 
 The law which Moses brought — 
 Behold, how terribly he dies 
 For his presumptuous fault. ! 
 
 6 But sorer vengeance falls 
 
 On that rebellious race, 
 
 Who hate to hear when Jesus calls, 
 
 And dare resist his grace. 
 
 SOJNTG- 10. — s. m. 
 
 1 Behold the Prince of Peace, 
 
 The chosen of the Lord, 
 
 God’s well-beloved Son, fulfils 
 The sure prophetic word. 
 
 2 No royal pomp adorns 
 
 This King of Righteousness ; 
 
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 Meekness and patience, truth and love, 
 Compose his princely dress. 
 
 3 The Spirit of the Lord, * 
 
 In rich abundance shed, 
 
 On this great prophet gently lights, 
 
 And rests upon his head. 
 
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 4 Jesus, the light of men ! 
 
 His doctrine life imparts ; 
 
 0, may we feel its quick’ ning power 
 To warm and glad our hearts ! 
 
 5 Cheer’d by its beams, our souls 
 Shall run the heavenly way ; 
 
 The path which Christ has mark’d and trod 
 Will lead to endless day. 
 
 SOlSTGr 11. — L. M. 
 
 1 What works of wisdom, power, and love 
 Do Jesus’ high commission prove ; 
 
 Attest his heaven-derived claim, 
 
 And glorify his Father’s name ! 
 
 2 On eyes that never saw the day 
 He pours the bright celestial ray ; 
 
 And deafen’d ears, by him unbound, 
 
 Catch all the harmony of sound. 
 
 3 Lameness takes up its bed, and goes 
 Rejoicing in the strength that flows 
 Through every nerve ; and, free from pain, 
 Pours forth to God the grateful strain. 
 
 4 The shatter’d mind his word restores, 
 
 And tunes afresh the mental powers; 
 
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 The dead revive, to life return, 
 
 And bid affection cease to mourn. 
 
 Canst thou, nly soul, these wonders trace, 
 And not admire Jehovah’s grace? 
 
 Canst thou behold thy Prophet’s power, 
 And not the God he served adore ? 
 
 SONG- 12.— c. m. 
 
 1 Is there on earth a nobler name 
 
 Than Jesus to be found ? 
 
 Who can assert a higher claim, 
 
 Or more with truth abound ? 
 
 2 The Son of God, adorn’d with grace, 
 
 Commission’d from above, 
 
 He bears to our rebellious race 
 The messages of love. 
 
 3 How noble were the truths he taught ! 
 
 How pure the life he led ! 
 
 And shall another Lord be sought, 
 
 And we disown our Head ? 
 
 4 Ashamed of Jesus ! shall we let 
 
 Our heavenly prospects go, 
 
 And, madly, at defiance set 
 The threats of future woe ? 
 
 5 Forbid it, Lord ! nor let us yield 
 
 To this unworthy shame; 
 
 But each, with holy courage fill’d, 
 Bejoice in Jesus’ name. 
 
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 SONG 13.— c. m. 
 
 1 The true Messiah now appears, 
 
 The types are all withdrawn ; 
 
 So fly the shadows and the stars 
 Before the rising dawn. 
 
 2 Now smoking sweets, and bleeding lambs, 
 
 And kids, and bullocks slain ; 
 
 Incense and spice of costly names, 
 
 Would all be burnt in vain. 
 
 3 Aaron must lay his robes away, 
 
 His mitre and his vest, 
 
 When God’s own Son assumes to be 
 The off’ring and the priest. 
 
 4 He took our mortal flesh to show 
 
 The wonders of his love ; 
 
 For us he paid his life below, 
 
 And pleads for us above. 
 
 SONG 14. — c. m. 
 
 1 How strong thine arm is, mighty God, 
 
 Who would not fear thy name ? 
 
 Jesus, how sweet thy graces are ! 
 
 Who would not love the Lamb ? 
 
 2 He has done more than Moses did, 
 
 Our Prophet and our King ; 
 
 From bonds of sin he freed our souls, 
 
 And taught our lips to sing. 
 
 3 In the Red sea, by Moses’ hand, 
 
 The Egyptian host was drown’d ; 
 
HIS MISSION. 
 
 But his own blood hides all our sins, 
 
 And guilt no more is found. 
 
 4 When through the desert Israel went, 
 
 With manna they were fed ; 
 
 Our Lord invites us to his flesh, 
 
 And calls it living bread. 
 
 5 Moses beheld the promised land, 
 
 Yet never reach’d the place ; 
 
 But Christ shall bring his foll’wers home, 
 To see his Father’s face. 
 
 6 Then shall our love and joy be full, 
 
 And feel a warmer flame ; 
 
 And sweeter voices tune the song 
 Of Moses and the Lamb. 
 
 SONG 15.— L. M. 6 1. 
 
 1 In Jordan’s tide the Baptist stands, 
 
 Immersing the repenting Jews ; 
 
 The Son of God the rite demands, 
 
 Nor dares the holy man refuse : 
 
 Jesus descends beneath the wave, 
 
 The emblem of his future grave ! 
 
 2 But, lo ! from yonder op’ning skies, 
 
 What beams of dazzling glory spread ! 
 Dove-like the Holy Spirit flies, 
 
 And lights on the Redeemer’s head : 
 Amaz’d they see the power divine 
 Around the Savior’s temples shine. 
 
 3 Then does the Father loud proclaim, 
 
 In audience of the wond’ring crowd ; 
 
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 Attend, all nations ; hear the name 
 His Father gave : he spoke aloud: 
 
 “ This is my well-beloved Son ! 
 
 I see well pleasd what he has done !” 
 
 SONG- 16.— l. m. 
 
 1 How sweetly flow’d the gospel’s sound 
 From lips of gentleness and grace, 
 
 When list’ning thousands gather’d round, 
 And joy and rev’rence fill’d the place. 
 
 2 From God he came, of God he spoke ; 
 
 To Gcd and heaven he led the way ; 
 
 Dark clouds of gloomy night he broke, 
 Unveiling an immortal day. 
 
 8 “ Come, wand’rers, to my Father’s home; 
 Come, all ye weary ones and rest 
 Yes, sacred Teacher, we will come, 
 
 Obey thee, love thee, and be blest ! 
 
 4 Decay, then, tenements of dust ! 
 
 Pillars of earthly pride, decay ! 
 
 A nobler mansion waits the just, 
 
 And Jesus has prepared the way. 
 
 SONG- IT.— l. m. 
 
 1 Did Jesus weep ? did he shed tears ? 
 What beauty e’en in grief appears ! 
 
 He wept, he" bled, he died, for you ; 
 
 What more, ye saints, could Jesus do? 
 
 2 Enthroned above, with equal glow 
 His strong affections downward flow ; 
 
 In our distress he bears a part, 
 
 And shows a sympathising heart. 
 
HIS SUFFERINGS. 
 
 3 Still his compassions are the same, 
 
 He knows the frailty of our frame ; 
 
 Our heaviest burdens he.sustains, 
 
 Heals all our sorrows and our pains. 
 
 4 What pity dwelt within his breast, 
 
 Pity by flowing tears exprest ! 
 
 0 may those tears our griefs remove, 
 Which speak so loud a Savior’s love ! 
 
 SONG- 18 .— c. m. 
 
 1 Beiiold where, in a mortal form, 
 
 Appears each grace divine ; 
 
 The virtues, all in Jesus met, 
 
 With mildest radiance shine. 
 
 2 To spread the rays of heavenly light, 
 
 To give the mourner joy, 
 
 To preach glad tidings to the poor, 
 
 Was his divine employ. 
 
 3 ’Midst keen reproach and cruel scorn, 
 
 Patient and meek he stood ; 
 
 His foes, ungrateful, sought his life ; 
 He labor’d for their good. 
 
 4 In the last hour of deep distress, 
 
 Before his Father’s throne, 
 
 With soul resign’d, he bow’d and said, 
 “ Thy will, not mine, be done !” 
 
 5 Be Christ our pattern and our guide : 
 
 His image may we bear ; 
 
 0, may we tread, his holy steps, 
 
 His joy and glory share ! 
 
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 SONG 19.— p. m. 
 
 1 Beyond where Kedron’s waters flow, 
 Behold the suffering Savior go 
 
 To sad Gethsemane ; 
 
 His countenance is all divine, 
 
 Yet grief appears in every line. 
 
 2 He bows beneath the sins of men ; 
 
 He cries to God, and cries again, 
 
 In sad Gethsemane ; 
 
 He lifts his mournful eyes above — 
 “My Father, can this cup remove?” 
 
 3 With gentle resignation, still, 
 
 He yielded to his Father’s will, 
 
 In sad Gethsemane ; 
 
 “ Behold me here, thine only Son ; 
 And, Father, let thy will be done !” 
 
 4 The Father heard ; and angels, there, 
 Sustain’d the Son of God in prayer, 
 
 In sad Gethsemane ; 
 
 He drank the dreadful cup of pain, 
 Then rose to life and joy again. 
 
 SONG 20. — l. m. 
 
 1 “ Fatiieb divine !” the Savior cried, 
 While horrors press’d on ever}'- side, 
 And prostrate on the ground he lay, 
 
 “ Remove this bitter cup away ! 
 
 2 But if these pangs must still be borne, 
 Or helpless man be left forlorn, 
 
 I bow soul before thy throne, 
 
 And say, Thy will, not mine, be done 
 
 
HIS SUFFERINGS. 
 
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 3 Thus our submissive souls would bow, 
 
 And, taught by Jesus, lie as low ; 
 
 Our hearts, and not our lips alone, 
 
 Would say, “ Thy will, not ours, be done!” 
 
 4 Then, though like him in dust we lie, 
 
 We’ll view the blissful moment nigh, 
 Which, from our portion in his pains, 
 
 Calls to the joy in which he reigns. 
 
 SONG- 21.— l. m. 
 
 1 “ Behold the Man !” how glorious he ! 
 
 Before his foes he stands unawed, 
 
 And, without wrong or blasphemy, 
 
 He claims to be the Son of God. 
 
 2 “Behold the Man !” by all condemn’d, 
 
 Assaulted by a host of foes ; 
 
 His person and his claims contemn’d ; 
 
 A man of suff’rings and of woes. 
 
 3 “ Behold the Man !” so weak he seems, 
 
 His awful word inspires no fear ; 
 
 But soon must he who now blasphemes 
 Before his judgment-seat appear. 
 
 4 “Behold the Man !” though scorn’d below, 
 
 Is now at God’s right hand above ; 
 
 While angels at his footstool bow, 
 
 And all his royal claims approve. 
 
 SONG 22.— c. m. 
 
 1 Behold the Savior of mankind 
 Nail’d to the shameful tree ! 
 
 How vast the love that him inclined 
 To bleed, and die for me. 
 
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 2 Hark how he groans, while nature shakes, 
 
 And earth’s strong pillars bend ! 
 
 The temple veil asunder breaks, 
 
 The solid marbles rend. 
 
 3 Behold, the precious ransom’s paid, 
 
 “ ’T is finish’d,” Jesus cries ; 
 
 See, where he bows his sacred head, 
 
 He bows his head and dies ! 
 
 4 But soon he’ll break death’s envious chain, 
 
 And in full glory shine ; 
 
 0 Lamb of God, was ever pain, 
 
 Was ever love like thine ? 
 
 SCXNG- 23 8’s & Vs. 
 
 1 ’T was the day when God’s Anointed 
 Died for us the death appointed, 
 
 Bleeding on the dreadful cross ; 
 
 Day of darkness, day of terror, 
 
 Deadly fruit of ancient error, 
 
 Nature’s fall, and Eden’s loss. 
 
 2 Haste, prepare the bitter chalice ! 
 
 Gentile hate and Jewish malice 
 
 Lift the royal victim high,— 
 
 Like the serpent, wonder-gifted, 
 
 Which the prophet once uplifted, — 
 
 For a sinful world to die. 
 
 3 Conscious of the deed unholy, 
 
 Nature’s pulses beat more slowly, 
 
 And the sun his light denied ; 
 
 Darkness wrapped the sacred city, 
 
 And the earth with fear and pity 
 Trembled when the Just One died. 
 
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 4 Itfis finish’d, Man of sorrows ! 
 
 From thy cross our nature borrows 
 
 Strength to bear and conquer thus : 
 And while exalted there we view thee, 
 Mighty Suff’rer, draw us to thee ; 
 Sufferer victorious ! 
 
 5 Not in vain for us uplifted, 
 
 Man of sorrows, wonder-gifted, 
 
 May that sacred symbol be 
 Eminent amid the ages, 
 
 Guide of heroes and of sages ; 
 
 May it guide us still to thee ! 
 
 SONG- 24.— l. m. 
 
 1 “ ’Tis finish’d !” — so the Savior cried, 
 
 And meekly bow’d his head and died ; 
 
 “ ’T is finish’d !”— yes, the race is run, 
 
 The battle fought, the vict’ry won. 
 
 2 “ ’T is finish’d !” — all that Heaven foretold 
 By prophets in the days of old ; 
 
 And truths are opened to our view, 
 
 That kings and prophets never knew. 
 
 3 “ ’T is finish’d !” — Son of God, thy power 
 Hath triumph’d in this awful hour ; 
 
 And yet our eyes with sorrow see 
 
 That life to us was death to thee. 
 
 4 “ ’T is finish’d !” — let the joyful sound 
 Be heard through all the nations round ; 
 
 “ ’T is finish’d !” — let the triumph rise 
 And swell the chorus of the skies. 
 
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 SONG 25 . — l. m. 6 1 . 
 
 1 0 LOVE divine ! what hast thou done ? 
 
 The Lamb of God hath died for me ! 
 The Father’s well-beloved Son 
 Bore all my sins upon the tree ; 
 
 The Lamb of' God for me hath died, 
 
 My Lord, my love, is crucified. 
 
 2 Is crucified for me and you, 
 
 To bring us, rebels, back to God ; 
 Believe, believe, the record true, 
 
 We all are bought with Jesus’ blood ; 
 Pardon and peace flow from his side ; 
 My Lord, my love, is crucified. 
 
 3 Then let us sit beneath his cross, 
 
 And gladly catch the healing stream ; 
 All things for him account but loss, 
 
 And give up all our hearts to him ; 
 
 Of nothing speak or think beside, 
 
 My Lord, my love, is crucified. 
 
 SONG 26 . — l. m. 
 
 1 He dies ! the Friend of sinners dies ! 
 
 Lo ! Salem’s daughters weep around; 
 
 A solemn darkness veils the skies ; 
 
 A sudden trembling shakes the ground. 
 
 2 Here’s love and grief beyond degree; 
 
 The Lord of glory dies for men ! 
 
 But, lo ! what sudden joys we see! 
 
 Jesus, the dead, revives again ! 
 
 3 The rising Lord forsakes the tomb ; 
 
 The tomb in vain forbids his rise ; 
 
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 Cherubic legions guard him home, 
 
 And shout him welcome to the skies. 
 
 4 Break off your tears, ye saints, and tell 
 
 What giory now to him pertains ; 
 
 Sing how he’ll spoil the hosts of hell, 
 
 And lead the monster Death in chains. 
 
 5 Say, w Live for ever, wondrous King ! 
 
 Born to redeem, and strong to save 
 Then ask the monster, “Where’s thy sting?” 
 And “Where thy vict’ry, boasting grave ?” 
 
 SONG 27 -7’s. 
 
 1 Morning breaks upon the tomb ! 
 
 Jesus dissipates its gloom ! 
 
 Day of triumph through the skies, 
 
 See the glorious Savior rise ! 
 
 2 Christians, dry your flowing tears ; 
 
 Chase those unbelieving fears ; 
 
 Look on his deserted grave ; 
 
 Doubt no more his power to save. 
 
 3 Ye who are of death afraid, 
 
 Triumph in the scatter’d shade ; 
 
 Drive your anxious fears away . 
 
 See the place where Jesus lay. 
 
 4 So the rising sun appears, 
 
 Shedding radiance o’er the spheres ; 
 
 So returning beams of light 
 Chase the terrors of the night. 
 
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 SONG 28.—' 7’s. 
 
 1 Christ, the Lord, is risen to-day. 
 
 Sons of men and angels say ; 
 
 Raise your songs of triumph high ; 
 Sing, ye heavens, and earth reply. 
 
 2 Love’s redeeming work is done, 
 Fought the fight, the battle won ; 
 
 Lo ! our Sun’s eclipse is o’er ; 
 
 Lo ! he sets in blood no more. 
 
 3 Vain the stone, the watch, the seal ; 
 Christ hath burst the gates of hell ; 
 Death in vain forbids his rise ; 
 
 Christ hath open’d paradise. 
 
 4 Soar we now where Christ hath led, 
 Foil’ wing our exalted Head: 
 
 Made like him, like him we rise ; 
 
 Ours the cross, the grave, the prize. 
 
 SONG 29. — c. l. m. 
 
 1 How calm and beautiful the morn 
 
 That gilds the sacred tomb, 
 
 Where once the Crucified was borne, 
 And veil’d in midnight gloom ! 
 
 0 weep no more the Savior slaiu ; 
 
 The Lord is risen — he lives again. 
 
 2 Ye mourning saints, dry every tear 
 
 For your departed Lord, 
 
 “ Behold the place — he is not there,” 
 The tomb is all unbarr’d : 
 
 The gates of death were closed in vain 
 The Lord is risen — he lives again. 
 
H1S RESURRECTION AND ASCENSION. 
 
 3 How tranquil now the rising day ! 
 
 ’T is Jesus still appears, 
 
 A risen Lord to chase away 
 Your unbelieving fears : 
 
 Oh weep no more your comforts slain, 
 The Lord is risen — he lives again. 
 
 4 And when the shades of evening fall, 
 
 When life’s last hour draws nigh, 
 
 If Jesus shines upon the soul, 
 
 How blissful then to die ! 
 
 Since he has risen that once was slain, 
 Ye die in Christ to live again. 
 
 SONG 30.— 7’s. 
 
 1 Songs of praise the angels sang, 
 
 Heaven with hallelujahs rang, 
 
 When Jehovah’s work begun, 
 
 When he snake and it was done. 
 
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 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 And shall man alone be dumb, 
 
 Till that glorious kingdom come ? 
 
 No ! the church is call’d to raise 
 Psalms and hymns and songs of praise. 
 
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 SONG 31. — c. m. , 
 
 1 Ye humble souls, that seek the Lord, 
 
 Cast all your fears away ; i 
 
 Draw near, and with delight behold 
 The place where Jesus lay. 
 
 2 Thus low the Lord of life was brought ; 
 
 ’T was love that brought him low ; 
 
 Thus low in death the Savior lay, 
 
 Who lived and bled for you. 
 
 3 If ye have wept at yonder cross, 
 
 And still your sorrows raise, 
 
 Stoop down and view the vanquish’d grave, 
 And wipe your weeping eyes. 
 
 4 Your Savior lives, forever lives ! 
 
 Raise a triumphant strain ; 
 
 No powers of hell, no bars of death, 
 
 The Conq’ror could detain. , 
 
 •5 Exalted in the heavens he sits 
 Though once among the dead ; 
 
 And in the future age shall reign 
 Creation’s glorious Head. 
 
 6 Ye mourning souls ! rejoice, while you 
 
 His empty tomb survey ; 1 
 
 As Christ arose, so you shall rise 
 And reign in endless day. 
 
 SONG 32. — 6’s. | 
 
 1 Sing praise ! the tomb is void j 
 
 Where the Redeemer lay ; 
 
 Sing of our bonds destroy’d, J 
 
 Our darkness turn’d to day. ; 
 
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HIS RESURRECTION AND ASCENSION. 
 
 2 W eep for your dead no more ; 
 
 Friends, be of joyful cheer; 
 
 Our star moves on before, 
 
 Our narrow path shines clear. 
 
 3 He who, so patiently, 
 
 The crown of thorns* did wear, — 
 He hath gone up on high ; 
 
 Our hope is with him there. 
 
 4 Now is his truth reveal’d, 
 
 His majesty and might ; 
 
 The grave has been unseal’d ; 
 Christ is our life and light. 
 
 5 He who for men did weep ; 
 
 Suffer, and bleed, and die, — 
 First-fruits of them that sleep, — 
 Christ has gone up on high. 
 
 6 His vict’ry hath destroy’d 
 
 The shafts that once could slay ; 
 Sing praise ! the tomb is void 
 Where the Redeemer lay. 
 
 SOISTG- 33. — c. m. 
 
 Hosanna to the Prince of light, 
 
 Who clothed himself in clay, 
 Enter’d the iron gates of death, 
 
 And tore the bars away. 
 
 Death is no more the king of dread, 
 Since our Immanuel rose ; 
 
 He took the tyrant’s sting away, 
 
 And triumph’d o’er_his foes. 
 
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 8 See how the Conq’ror mounts aloft, 
 
 And to his Father flies, 
 
 With scars of honor in his flesh, 
 
 And triumph in his eyes. 
 
 4 There our exalted Savior sits, 
 
 And scatters* blessings down ; 
 
 While seraphs praise in lofty strains 
 Around the eternal throne. 
 
 SONG- 34. — c. m. 
 
 1 Blest be the Lord, who sent his Son 
 
 To take our flesh and blood : 
 
 He for our lives gave up his own, 
 
 To make our peace with God. 
 
 2 He honor’d all his Father’s laws, 
 
 Which we have disobey’d ; 
 
 He bore our sins upon the cross, 
 
 And our full ransom paid. 
 
 3 Behold him rising from the grave ; 
 
 Behold him raised on high ; 
 
 He pleads his merits there, to save 
 Transgressors doom’d to die. 
 
 4 Thence shall the L6rd to judgment come, 
 
 And, with a sov’reign voice, 
 
 Shall call, and break up every tomb, 
 While waking saints rejoice. 
 
 5 0, may we then with joy appear 
 
 Before the Judge’s face, 
 
 And, with the bless’ d assembly there, 
 Sing his redeeming grace ! 
 
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 SONG 35. — 6’s & 8’s. 
 
 1 Believers ! shout and smg, 
 
 And triumph evermore ; 
 
 Rejoice ! your tribute bring, 
 
 The Prince of Life adore — 
 
 Lift up your heart, lift up your voice. 
 With gladness great do you rejoice. 
 
 2 Jesus the victory gains, 
 
 His character is love ; 
 
 When he had purged our stains 
 He took his seat above — 
 
 Lift up your heart, lift up your voice, 
 With gladness great do- you rejoice. 
 
 3 He sits at God’s right hand, 
 
 Till all his foes submit, 
 
 And bow at his command. 
 
 And fall beneath his feet — 
 
 Lift up your heart, lift up your voice, 
 With gladness great do you rejoice. 
 
 4 Rejoice in glorious hope, 
 
 Jesus, the Judge, shall come, 
 
 And raise his servants up 
 To their eternal home — 
 
 We soon shall hear the archangel’s voice, 
 The trump of God shall sound — Rejoice. 
 
 SONG- 36. — p. m. 
 
 I He who once was dead, now liveth, 
 
 Jesus lives for evermore ; 
 
 He who full salvation giveth, 
 
 He who all our sorrows bore : 
 Hallelujah ! 
 
 Praise the God whom we adore. 
 
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 2 High the Conq’ror’s state and glorious, 
 
 Son of God and Son of Man ; 
 
 He ascends to heav’n victorious, 
 
 Finish’d all that he began: 
 
 Thus to save us, 
 
 Sov’reign love’s mysterious plan. 
 
 3 Tell around the wide creation 
 
 What redeeming love hath done ; 
 Publish full and free salvation, 
 
 Through the blood of God’s dear Son : 
 Hallelujah ! 
 
 Glory be to God alone. 
 
 SONGr 37. — P. M. 
 
 1 ’T was Jesus gave his life, 
 
 That he might rise again, 
 
 Endured the dreaded strife, 
 
 And bore the hitter pain : 
 
 He died and rose that he might be 
 Author of immortality. 
 
 2 For us he bow’d his head, 
 
 And yielded up his breath, 
 
 For us, among the dead, 
 
 He dwelt, the prey of death : 
 
 He died and rose, that we might see 
 The conquest of mortality. 
 
 3 For us he left the grave, 
 
 And lives exalted high, 
 
 First-born from death, to save 
 Us from captivity : 
 
 The Prince of life will come again, 
 
 To raise his dead with him to reign. 
 
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 4 Soon shall the promised hour 
 Come to the waiting earth, 
 
 When resurrection-power 
 
 Shall give the saints new-birth : 
 
 Then shall the Church, united, see 
 Their Life and Immortality. 
 
 SONG- 38. — l. m. 
 
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 1 Our Savior lives, no more to die ; 
 
 He lives, our Head, enthroned on high. 
 
 He lives triumphant o’er the grave ; 
 
 He ever lives to bless and save. 
 
 2 He lives to chase our darkest fears ; 
 
 He lives to wipe away our tears ; 
 
 He lives our mansion to prepare ; 
 
 He lives to bring us safely there. 
 
 3 He lives to mediate above ; 
 
 He lives that we his grace may prove ; 
 
 He lives immortal life to give ; 
 
 He lives, and therefore we shall live. 
 
 SONG 39. — P. M. 
 
 1 Lift your glad voices in triumph on high, 
 
 For Jesus hath risen, and man shall not die ; 
 
 Vain were the terrors that gather’d around him, 
 
 And short the dominion of death and the grave 
 He burst from the fetters of darkness that bound him. 
 Resplendent in glory, to live and to save: 
 
 Loud was the chorus of angels on high, — 
 
 The Savior hath risen, and man shall not die. 
 
 2 Glory to God, in full anthems of joy ; 
 
 The being he gave us death cannot destroy : 
 
 Sad were the life we may part with to-morrow, 
 
 If tears were our birthright, and death were our end ; 
 
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 But Jesus hath cheer’d the dark valley of sorrow, 
 And deathless, to meet him, we all shall ascend : 
 Lift then your voices in triumph on high, 
 
 For Jesus hath risen, and man shall not die. 
 
 SOi^Gr 40. — 8’s. 
 
 1 Behold, the bright morning appears, 
 
 ' And Jesus revives from the grave ; 
 
 His rising removes all our fears, 
 
 And shows him almighty to save. 
 
 2 How strong were his tears and his cries ! 
 
 The worth of his blood, how divine ! 
 How perfect is his sacrifice, 
 
 Who rose, though he suffer’d for sin. 
 
 3 The man that was crowned with thorns, 
 
 The man that on Calvary died, 
 
 The man that bore scourging and scorns, 
 Whom sinners agreed to deride — 
 
 4 Now blessed forever is made, 
 
 And life has rewarded his pain : 
 
 Now glory has crowned his head ; 
 
 W e sing of the Lamb that was slain. 
 
 5 Believing, we share in his joy; 
 
 By faith we partake in his rest ; 
 
 With this we can cheerfully die, 
 
 For with him we hope to be blest. 
 
 6 We wait for his coming again, 
 
 To raise us to honor and fame ; 
 
 This glory his saints shall obtain — 
 
 His foes shall be clothed with shame. 
 
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 SONG- 41.— l. m. 
 
 1 Blest be the Father of our Lord, 
 
 Who from the dead hath brought His Son ; 
 Hope to the lost is now restored, 
 
 And everlasting glory won. 
 
 2 Scarce morning twilight had begun 
 
 To chase the shades of night away, 
 
 When Christ arose — unsetting sun — • 
 
 The dawn of joy’s eternal day. 
 
 3 Mercy look'd down with smiling eye, 
 
 When our Immanuel left the dead; 
 
 Faith mark’d his bright ascent on high, 
 
 And Hope, with gladness, raised her head. 
 
 SONG 42. — l. m. 
 
 1 When I the holy grave survey, 
 
 Where once my Savior deign’d to lie, 
 
 I see fulfill’d what prophets say, 
 
 And all the power of death defy. 
 
 2 This empty tomb shall now proclaim, 
 
 How weak the hand of conquer’d death : 
 Sweet pledge that all who trust his name 
 Shall rise, and draw immortal breath. 
 
 3 Jesus, once number’d with the dead, 
 
 Unseals his eyes to sleep no more ; 
 
 And ever lives their cause to plead, 
 
 For whom the pains of death he bore. 
 
 4 Thy risen Lord, my soul, behold ! 
 
 See the rich diadem he -wears ! 
 
 Thou too shalt bear the harp of gold — 
 
 And crown of joy, when he appears, 
 
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 5 Though in the dust I lay my head, 
 
 Yet, gracious God ! Thou wilt not leave 
 My flesh for ever with the dead, 
 
 Nor lose Thy children in the grave. 
 
 SOJNTGr 43. — c. m. 
 
 1 Triumphant, Christ ascends on high, 
 
 The glorious work’s complete ; 
 
 Sin, death, and hell, low vanquish’d lie, 
 Beneath his awful feet. 
 
 2 There, with resplendent glory crown’d, 
 
 Our Conq’ring Lord remains ; 
 
 His praise the heavenly choirs resound, 
 In their immortal strains. 
 
 3 Amid the splendors of his throne, 
 
 Unchanging love appears; 
 
 The names he purchased for nis own 
 Still on his heart he bears. 
 
 4 0, the rich depths of love divine ! 
 
 Of bliss, a boundless store : 
 
 Dear Savior, let me call thee mine ; 
 
 I can not wish for more. 
 
 5 On thee alone, my hope relies ; 
 
 Beneath thy cross I fall ; 
 
 My Lord, my Life, my Sacrifice, 
 
 My Savior, and my All. 
 
 SONGr 44. — 0. M. 
 
 1 With joy we meditate the grace 
 Of our High Priest above ; 
 
 His heart is made of tenderness, 
 
 His bowels melt with love. 
 
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 2 Touch’d with a sympathy within, 
 
 He knows our feeble frame ; 
 
 He knows what sore temptations mean, 
 
 For he hath felt the same. 
 
 3 He, in the days of feeble flesh, 
 
 Pour’d out strong cries and tears, 
 
 And in his measure feels afresh 
 What ev’ry member bears. 
 
 4 He’ll never quench the smoking flax 
 
 But raise it to a flame ; 
 
 The bruised reed he never breaks, 
 
 Nor scorns the meanest name. 
 
 5- Then let our humble faith address 
 His mercy and his power ; 
 
 We shall obtain deliv’ring grace 
 In ev’ry trying hour. 
 
 SONG 45. — C. M. 
 
 1 Now let our humble faith behold 
 
 Our great High Priest above ; 
 
 And celebrate his constant care 
 And sympathetic love. 
 
 2 Exalted to his Father’s side, 
 
 With matchless honors crown’d ; 
 
 And Lord of all th’ angelic host 
 Who wait the throne around. 
 
 3 The names of all the saints he bears, 
 
 Engraven on his heart ; 
 
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 Nor shall the meanest saint complain 
 That he hath lost his part. 
 
 4 Those characters shall firm remain, 
 
 Our everlasting trust, 
 
 When gems and monuments and crowns 
 Have moulder’d into dust. 
 
 SOjN'G 46.— l. m. 
 
 1 He lives ! the great Redeemer lives ! 
 
 (What joy the blest assurance gives !) 
 
 And now, before his father, God, 
 
 Pleads the full merit of his blood. 
 
 2 Repeated crimes awake our fears, 
 
 And justice arm’d with frowns appears; 
 But in the Savior’s lovely face 
 Sweet mercy smiles, and all is peace. 
 
 3 Hence, then, ye black despairing thoughts ! 
 Above our fears, above our faults, 
 
 His powerful intercessions rise ; 
 
 And guilt recedes and terror dies. 
 
 4 In every dark, distressful hour, 
 
 When sin and Satan join their power, 
 
 Let this dear hope repel the dart, 
 
 That Jesus bears us on his heart. 
 
 5 Great Advocate ! almighty Friend ! 
 
 On him our humble hopes depend ; 
 
 Our cause can never, never fail, 
 
 For Jesus pleads, and must prevail. 
 
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 HIS INTERCESSION. 
 
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 SOIN Gr 47. — L. M. 6 1. 
 
 1 When gathering clouds around I view, 
 And days are dark, and friends are few, 
 On him* I lean, who not in vain 
 Experienced ev’ry human pain : 
 
 He feels my griefs, he sees my fears, 
 
 And counts and treasures up my tears. 
 
 2 If aught should tempt my soul to stray 
 From heavenly wisdom’s narrow way, 
 
 To fly the good I would pursue, 
 
 Or do the ill I would not do ; 
 
 Still he who felt temptation’s power 
 Shall guard me in that dang’rous hour. 
 
 3 When vexing thoughts within me rise, 
 And, sore dismay’d, my spirit dies ; 
 
 Then he who once vouchsafed to bear 
 The sick’ning anguish of despair, 
 
 Shall sweetly soothe, shall gently dry, 
 The throbbing heart, the streaming eye. 
 
 4 When sorrowing o’er some stone I bend, 
 Which covers all that was a friend, 
 
 And from his voice, his hand, his smile, 
 Divides me for a little while ; 
 
 My Savior, sees the tears I shed, 
 
 For he did weep o’er Ijaz’rus dead. 
 
 And oh ! when 1 have safely past 
 Through e - T ’ry conflict but the last; 
 
 ! Still he will keep a watch beside 
 My bed of death ; for he has died : 
 
 I He points me to the rising day, 
 i And wipes the latest tear away. 
 
 
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 SONG- 48. — l. m. 
 
 1 Joy cometh ! 0 ! when shall it come 
 To those who in this desert roam ! , 
 
 To those who mourn — to those who weep — 
 To those who in death’s bondage sleep ! 
 
 2 Joy cometh ! sighing, sorrowing one — 
 
 Joy cometh ! with the rising sun ! 
 
 Joy — holy, blessed, perfect, pure, 
 
 Joy — ever gushing, ever sure ! 
 
 3 Joy cometh with the coming day ! 
 
 Joy danceth on the morning’s way ! 
 
 Joy — like a flood of light shall roll, 
 
 And bathe the world from pole to pole. 
 
 4 Joy cometh ! for the Lord shall come, 
 
 And raise the saints, and bring them home ! 
 Then hearts and tongues shall find employ, 
 With songs, and everlasting joy. * 
 
 SONG 49. — l. m. 
 
 1 The Lord is coming in the clouds, 
 
 Is coming with angelic crowds ; 
 
 An universal shout shall rend 
 The air, and Jesus will descend. 
 
 2 IIow grand the pomp of his descent ! 
 What glory waits on that event ! 
 
 The glory which to heaven belongs 
 Is his, and his the angels’ songs. 
 
 3 Unlike to those who nothing see 
 Beyond the world, those men should be 
 Who look for Jesus in the air, 
 
 And know that they shall meet him there. 
 
 
HIS COMING AND REIGN. 
 
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 SONGr 50. — C. M. 
 
 1 Jesus will come — the Man of War! 
 
 To triumph o’er his foes ; 
 
 He’ll break the proud oppressor’s power, 
 And end the captives’ woes. 
 
 2 Jesus will come — the mighty Lord ! 
 
 Display his wondrous power ; 
 
 Raise up his people from the tomb:; 
 
 To suffer death no more. 
 
 3 Jesus will come — the King of kings ! 
 
 To reign on David’s throne ; 
 
 The kingdom then shall be the Lord’s, 
 And the whole earth his own. 
 
 4 Jesus will come — the Prince of Peace ! 
 
 And fill the earth with joy ; 
 
 No more shall angry warriors meet, 
 
 Nor savage war destroy. 
 
 5 Come, blessed Jesus, Conq’ror come ! 
 
 Oh come, thou Mighty Lord ! 
 
 Come, fill the earth with peace and love ; 
 Fulfil Jehovah’s word. 
 
 SONG 51.— 8’s & Vs. 
 
 1 Faithful saints, behold descending, 
 Jesus, Zion’s rightful king! 
 
 See, bright angels him attending ! 
 
 Saints with joy begin to sing ! 
 
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 2 King Immortal ! glad we hail thee, 
 
 Now has come the glorious da} r , 
 
 When our foes, and thine, shall fear thee, 
 
 Come Deiiv’rer, come away. 
 
 3 Now earth’s potentates shall tremble ; 
 
 Now their tyrant-power is gone: 
 
 Let their armies all assemble, 
 
 Jesus’ power will now be shown. 
 
 4 David’s throne, so long o’erturned, 
 
 Now shall rise in glory bright, 
 
 Jesus, David’s Son, once spurned, 
 
 On it shall maintain his right. 
 
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 5 Now the living saints are changed, 
 
 Now the dead in Christ shall rise : 
 
 As before of God arranged, 
 
 See King Jesus in the skies. 
 
 6 Farewell sin and sorrow ever, 
 
 Jesus shall them both destroy : 
 
 In God’s holy mountain never 
 
 Shall they hurt or yet annoy. 
 
 7 Now exceeding weight of glory 
 
 Shall displace affliction’s rod, 
 
 No more pain, nor death, nor sorrow ; 
 
 We are kings and priests to God. 
 
 8 Hallelujah to King Jesus ! 
 
 We will praise him evermore, 
 
 He from ev’ry evil frees us; 
 
 We will all his name adore. 
 
HIS COMING AND REIGN. 
 
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 SOISTG- 52. — p. m. 
 
 1 When the King of kings comes, 
 
 When the Lord of lords comes, 
 
 We shall have a joyful day 
 
 When the King of kings comes ; 
 
 Great Babylon is broken down, 
 
 And kingdoms once of great renown, 
 
 And saints now suff’ring wear the crown 
 When the King of kings comes. 
 
 2 When the trump of God calls, 
 
 When the last of foes falls, 
 
 We shall have a joyful day 
 
 When the King of kings comes ; 
 
 0 then the saints, raised from the dead 
 Are with the living gathered, 
 
 And all made like their glorious Head, 
 When the King of kings comes. 
 
 3 When the foe’s distress comes, 
 
 Then the church’s “ rest” comes ; 
 
 We shall have a joyful day 
 
 When the King of kings comes ; 
 
 And then the new Jerusalem, 
 
 Surpassing all reports of fame, 
 
 Shines, worthy of its Maker’s name, 
 When the King of kings comes. 
 
 4 When the world its course has run, 
 When the judgment is begun, 
 
 We shall have a joyful day 
 When the King of kings comes ; 
 
 To see the sons of God, well known, 
 
 All spotless to their Father shown. 
 
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 And Jesus all his brethren own, 
 
 When the King of kings comes. 
 
 5 When the Conq’ror’s hour comes, 
 
 When he with great power comes, 
 
 We shall have a joyful day 
 
 When the King of kings comes ; 
 
 To see all things by him restored, 
 
 And God himself alone adored 
 By all the saints, with one accord, 
 
 When the King of kings comes. 
 
 SONG- 53. — l. m. 
 
 1 The Savior comes, his advent ’s nigh, 
 
 He soon will rend the azure sky ; 
 Descending swift to earth again, 
 
 When God shall dwell indeed with men. 
 
 2 0 happy day, when wars shall cease, 
 
 And ransom’d earth be filled with peace; 
 When sin and death no more shall reign, 
 And Eden bloom on earth again ! 
 
 8 Saints, lift your heads ; that day is near, 
 When your Redeemer shall appear, 
 
 To take the kingdom and the crown, 
 
 And make his ransom’d bride his own. 
 
 4 Shall not his people sing for joy ? 
 
 Shall not the church their songs employ ? 
 Sing, ye who will ; sing wdiile ye may, 
 And shout for joy th’ approaching day. 
 
 SONG- 54. — 8’s & Vs. 
 
 1 The night is wearing fast away, 
 
 The star of light is dawning ; 
 
HIS COMING AND BEIGN. 
 
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 Sweet harbinger of that bright day, 
 
 The fair Millennial morning. 
 
 Gloomy and dark the night has been, 
 
 And long the way and dreary, 
 
 And sad the weeping saints are seen, 
 
 And faint, and worn, and weary. 
 
 2 Ye mourning pilgrims, cease your tears, 
 And hush each sigh of sorrow ; 
 
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 The light of that bright morn appears, — 
 The long Sabbatic morrow. 
 
 Lift up your heads — behold from far 
 A flood of splendor streaming ; 
 
 It is the bright and morning star, 
 
 In living lustre beaming ! 
 
 3 And see that star-like host around 
 
 Of angel bands, attending ; 
 
 ' Hark ! hark ! the trumpet’s glad’ning sound 
 I ’Mid shouts triumphant blending. 
 
 He comes, the Bridegroom promised long ; 
 
 | Go forth with joy to meet him ; 
 
 I And raise the new and nuptial song, 
 
 In cheerful strains to greet him. 
 
 4 Adorn th} r self, the feast prepare, 
 
 While bridal strains are swelling ; 
 
 He comes, with thee all joj^s to share, 
 
 ' And make this earth his dwelling. 
 
 Lift up your heads — behold from far 
 A flood of splendor streaming ! 
 
 It is the bright and morning star, 
 
 ,In living lustre beaming !: 
 
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 SONG 55.— ll’s. 
 
 1 The night is far spent, and the day is at hand : 
 
 Already the dawn may be seen in the sky ; 
 
 Rejoice then, ye saints, ’t is your Lord’s command; 
 Rejoice, for the coming of Jesus draws nigh. 
 
 2 What a day will that be when the Savior appears! 
 
 How welcome to those who have shared in his cross! 
 A crown incorruptible then will be theirs, 
 
 A rich compensation for suffering and loss. 
 
 3 What is loss in this world when compared with that day, 
 
 To the glory that then will from heaven be reveal’d? 
 “The Savior is coming,” his people may say; 
 
 “The Lord whom we look for, our Sun and our 
 Shield.” 
 
 SOISTG- 56. — l. m. 
 
 1 The Lord is coming ! let this he 
 
 The lierald-note of Jubilee — 
 
 And when we meet, and when we part, 
 The salutation from the heart. 
 
 2 The Lord is coming! saints, rejoice ! 
 
 We soon shall hear his glorious voice, 
 Majestic uttered from afar, 
 
 As on he hastes his eonq’ring car. 
 
 3 The Lord is coming! who shall stand? 
 Who shall be found at his right hand ? 
 lie that hath the white garment on 
 
 That Christ our Xtighteous King hath won. 
 
 4 The Lord is coming ! watch and pray ! 
 Watch ye, and haste unto the day, 
 
 So shall you then escape the snare, 
 
 And Christ’s eternal glory share. 
 
 
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 5 The Lord is coming ! let this be 
 The herald-note of Jubilee, 
 
 And often as we meet and part, 
 
 The salutation from the heart. 
 
 SONG- 57. — p. m. 
 
 1 THElast lovely morning, all blooming and fair, 
 
 Is fast onward fleeting, and soon will appear ; 
 
 While the mighty trump sounds, come, come away !” 
 0, let us be ready to hail the glad day. 
 
 2 And when that bright morning in splendor shall dawn, 
 Our tears will be ended, our sorrows all gone ; 
 
 While the mighty, &c. 
 
 8.]The Bridegroom from glory to earth shall descend; 
 Ten thousand bright angels around him attend ; 
 While the mighty, &c. 
 
 4 The graves will be opened, the dead will arise, 
 
 And to the Redeemer mount up to the skies; 
 
 While the mighty, &c. 
 
 5 The saints then immortal in glory shall reign ; 
 
 The Bride with the Bridegroom forever remain ; 
 
 While the mighty, &c. 
 
 SONG 58.— p. m. 
 
 1 Lo ! lie comes, with clouds descending, 
 
 Once for favor’d sinners slain! 
 
 Thousand thousand saints attending, 
 
 Swell the triumph of his train ! 
 
 Hallelujah ! 
 
 Jesus comes on earth to reign ! 
 
 2 Every eye will now behold him, 
 
 Robed in glorious majesty : 
 
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 Those who set at nought and sold him 
 Pierced and nail’d him to the tree, 
 Deeply mourning, 
 
 Shall their own Messiah see. 
 
 3 Lo ! the tokens of his passion 
 
 Still his glorious body bears ; 
 
 Cause of grateful exultation 
 To his ransom’d worshippers ; 
 Hallelujah ! 
 
 Now the day of Christ appears. 
 
 4 Yea, Amen, let all adore thee, 
 
 High on thine exalted throne : 
 
 Savior, take the power and glory : 
 
 Claim the kingdoms for thine own : 
 
 0 come quickly ! 
 
 Hallelujah ! come, Lord, come ! 
 
 SOjSTG 59. — p. m. 
 
 1 Welcome sight ! the Lord descending! 
 
 Jesus to his saints appears ; 
 
 All their griefs and sorrows ending, 
 
 Now he comes to dry their tears. 
 
 Lo ! the Savior comes to reign : 
 Welcome to his waiting train. 
 
 2 Long they mourn’d their absent Master; 
 
 Long they felt like men forlorn ; 
 
 Oft they bade the time fly faster, 
 
 As they sigh’d for his return : 
 
 Lo ! the period comes at last ; 
 
 All their sorrows now are past. 
 
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 3 Now from home no longer banish’d, 
 
 They are going to their rest ; 
 
 Though the present state has vanish’d, 
 With their Lord they shall be blest : 
 Blest with him his saints shall be ; 
 Blest throughout eternity ! 
 
 4 Happy people ! grace unbounded, 
 
 Grace alone exalts you thus ; 
 
 Be his praise then widely sounded ; 
 
 Sing for ever, “ Not to us, 
 
 Not to us be glory given ; 
 
 Glory to the God of heaven !” 
 
 SONG- 60 .— c. m. 
 
 1 Our Savior Christ will quickly come, 
 
 As lightning shines on high ; 
 
 In clouds with power and glory great 
 Be seen by ev’ry eye. 
 
 2 The dead will rise, the living change ; 
 
 From every land they’ll come ; 
 
 And thus triumphant over death, 
 
 Will then be gather’d home. 
 
 3 0 glorious hope ! if Jesus be 
 
 Our Savior and our Friend ; 
 
 For we shall then be with our Lord, 
 
 In joys that never end. 
 
 4 0 may we wait, and watch, aud pray ; 
 
 Free from tormenting fear ; 
 
 Our life be all devotedness 
 Till he our Lord appear. 
 
 
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 S01STG- 61. — l. m. 6 1. 
 
 1 Lo ! Jesus comes with triumph crown’d, 
 
 In dazzling robes of light array’d, 
 
 Faith views the splendor dawning round, 
 Earth’s fairest lustre sinks in shade. 
 Resound, resound in joyful strains, 
 
 J esus the King of gloiy reigns ; ! 
 
 2 How mean the tribute mortals pay ; 
 
 How cold the heart, how faint the tongue ! 
 But, Lord, thy coronation day 
 Shall tune a more exalted song ; 
 
 Resounding in immortal strains, 
 
 J esus the King of glory reigns ! 
 
 3 Jesus, who vanquish’d all our foes, 
 
 Who came to save, will reign to bless ; 
 
 From him our ev’ry comfort flows, 
 
 Life, liberty, and joy, and peace. 
 
 Resound, resound in joyful strains, 
 
 Jesus the King of glory reigns ! 
 
 SOKG 62. — 8’s & 6’s. 
 
 1 Prophetic era ! blissful day ! 
 
 W e catch its warm, inspiring ray, 
 
 Which gleams o’er earth’s wide plains: 
 We hail the dawn of morning light 
 That breaks upon the gloomy night, 
 
 Where superstition reigns. 
 
 2 We hasten its advance to meet: 
 
 With vivid joy the sign we greet, 
 
 That brightens in the sky, — 
 
HIS COMING AND REIGN. 1 
 
 The peaceful sign of heavenly love, 
 
 Which like the holy mystic dove, 
 
 Declares Messiah nigh. 
 
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 3 Lo ! Jesus comes in triumph now : 
 
 Before him see the mountains how, 
 
 And all the valleys rise : 
 
 He comes, with majesty and grace, 
 
 To sanctify the human race, 
 
 And make divinely wise. 
 
 4 We’ll aid the triumphs of our King ! 
 
 The glories of his cross we’ll sing, 
 
 And shout salvation round ; 
 
 Till every nation, every land, 
 
 From Greenland’s shore to Afric’s strand 
 Shall echo back the sound. 
 
 5 Let earth commence the lofty praise ; 
 
 Let heaven prolong the enraptured lays : 
 
 Swell every tuneful lyre 
 Bright seraphs ! chant the immortal song 
 And pour the bounding notes along, 
 From heaven’s eternal choir. 
 
 SOJS T G- 63. — 8’s, 7’s & 4’s. 
 
 1 Lo, he cometh ! countless trumpets 
 
 Wake to life the slumb’ring dead; 
 
 ’Mid ten thousand saints and angels 
 See their great exalted Head : 
 Hallelujah ! 
 
 Welcome, welcome, Son of God ! 
 
 2 Full of joyful expectation, 
 
 Saints behold the Judge appear ; 
 
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 Truth and justice go before him ; 
 
 Now the joyful sentence hear ; 
 Hallelujah ! 
 
 Welcome, welcome, Son of God ! 
 
 3 Hear now the blessed Savior’s voice 
 Calling you to life and joy ; 
 
 Banish all your fears and sorrows 
 Sin and death no more annoy ; 
 Hallelujah ! 
 
 Welcome, welcome, happy day ; 
 SONG- 6T. L. M. 
 
 1 The Lord will come ; the land shall quake, 
 The mountains to their centers shake ; 
 And, withering, from the vault of night 
 The stars withdraw their feeble light. 
 
 2 The Lord will come, but not the same 
 As once in lowly form he came ; 
 
 A silent Lamb to slaughter led, 
 
 The bruised, the suff ’ring, and the dead. 
 
 3 The Lord will come, a dreadful form, 
 
 With wreath of flame, and robe of storm, 
 On cherub wings, and wings of wind, 
 Anointed Judge of human kind. 
 
 4 Can this be he who wont to stray 
 A pilgrim on the world’s highway, 
 
 By power oppress’d, and mock’d by pride? 
 0 God ! is this the Crucified ? 
 
 5 While sinners in despair shall call, 
 
 “ Rocks, hide us ! mountains, on us fall !” 
 
HIS COMING AND REIGN. 
 
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 The saints, ascending from the tomb, 
 
 Shall joyful sing, “The Lord is^come !” 
 
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 SONG 65. — c. m. 
 
 1 Throned on a cloud, the Judge will come, 
 
 Bright flames prepare his way ; 
 
 Thunder and darkness, fire and storm, 
 Lead on the dreadful day. 
 
 2 No more shall bold blasphemers say, 
 
 Judgment will ne’er begin ; 
 
 No more abuse his long delay 
 To impudence and sin. 
 
 3 Then shall the Lord a refuge prove 
 
 For all the poor opprest, 
 
 To save the people of his love, 
 
 And give the wear}?- rest. 
 
 SONG 66.— 8’s, 7’e & i’s. 
 
 1 Day of judgment, day of wonders, 
 
 Hark ! the trumpet’s awful sound, 
 Louder than a thousand thunders, 
 
 Shakes the vast creation round : 
 
 How the summons 
 Will the sinner’s heart confound ! 
 
 2 See'the Judge, in grandeur nearing, 
 
 Clothed in majesty divine : 
 
 You, who long for his appearing, 
 
 Then shall say, “ This God is mine 
 Gracious Savior, 
 
 Own me in that day for thine. 
 
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 3 Then to those who have confess’d, 
 
 Loved and served the Lord below, 
 
 He will say, “ Come near, ye blessed, 
 
 See the kingdom I bestow : 
 
 You forever 
 
 Shall my love and glory know.” 
 
 SOJSTG- 67. — l. m. 6 1. 
 
 1 Hail, blessed time of endless joy, 
 
 When Jesus shall forever reign ; 
 
 Where nothing hurtful shall annoy, 
 
 But gladness fill the happy plain ! 
 
 Free from all sin, and free from fear, 
 
 We ne’er shall sigh or shed a tear. 
 
 2 Ten thousand thousands then shall raise 
 
 Their joyful notes, and sing this strain ; 
 Awake the song of grateful praise 
 Unto the Lamb who once was, slain ; 
 Hosannas, loud hosannas sing, 
 
 Hosannas to th’ eternal King. 
 
 3 Forever there with Jesus blest, 
 
 Shall fear no death, and feel no pain, 
 But there shall be in endless rest, 
 
 Where dangers ne’er shall threat again : 
 For Jesus reigns, and we shall share 
 With him his fullest glory there. 
 
 SOTsGr 68. — c. m. 
 
 1 Our Father higlYenthroned above 
 With boundless glory crown’d, 
 
 Thou source of life, display thy love, 
 
 To ev’ry nation round. 
 
HIS COMING AND REIGN. 
 
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 2 Oh, be thy will on earth obeyed, 
 
 As ’tis obey’d, above ; 
 
 And the profonndest homage paid, 
 With all the joys of love ! 
 
 8 Erect thine empire, gracious King, 
 And spread its power abroad, 
 Till all thy chosen millions sing 
 The praises of their God. 
 
 SOjSTGt 69. — l. m. 
 
 1 Tiiy people, Lord, who trust thy word, 
 
 And wait the smilings of thy face, 
 Assemble round thy mercy-seat, 
 
 And plead the promise of thy grace. 
 
 2 We consecrate these hours to thee, 
 
 Thy sov’reign mercy to entreat ; 
 
 And feel some animating hope, 
 
 We shall divine acceptance meet. 
 
 3 Hast thou not sworn to give thy Son 
 
 To be a light to Gentile lands ; 
 
 To open the benighted eye, 
 
 And loose the wretched prisoner’s bands ? 
 
 4 Hast thou not said, from sea to sea 
 
 His vast dominions shall extend ? 
 
 That every tongue shall call him Lord, 
 
 And every knee before him bend ? 
 
 5 Now let the happy time appear, 
 
 The time to favor Zion come : 
 
 Send forth thy heralds far and near, 
 To call thy banish’d children home. 
 
 
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 SO NG 70.— L. m. 
 
 1 The trump of God shall soon be blown ; 
 
 Its sound shall echo through the sky ; 
 And inonarchs, with their marshall’ d hosts, 
 Shall tremble when the Lord draws nigh, 
 
 2 Assume thy power, Immortal Lord, 
 
 Thou Lamb of God, who here wast slain ; 
 Put forth thine iron rod and rule 
 The wilful haters of thy reign. 
 
 3 The angry nations, yet rebel, 
 
 Against thy righteous claims and word, 
 But Babylon and Antichrist 
 
 Shall fall before, thee — glorious Lord. 
 
 SONG 71.-c. m. 
 
 1 Gird on thy sword, illustrious King, 
 
 Thy glorious majestjr display : 
 
 * And cause the nations to confess 
 
 Thy Lordship, and thy righteous sway. 
 
 2 Come with thy many diadems, 
 
 Come clothed with light o’er earth to reign 
 
 Ride forth in majesty and might, 
 
 And prosper till thy foes be slain. 
 
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 3 Meekness, and truth, and righteousness 
 
 Are here despised, reviled, oppress’d ; 
 
 But these to raise and vindicate, 
 
 Thou art of boundless power possess’d. 
 
I1IS KINGDOM. 
 
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 SONG 72. — l. m. 
 
 1 0 glorious hour ! when Christ shall reign, 
 And make this world his wide domain ; 
 When tribes from ev’ry land shall come, 
 To worship at Jerusalem. 
 
 2 Before him righteousness shall spread, 
 War then shall hide its loathsome head; 
 Swords to the plough shall then give aid, 
 And spears to pruning-hooks be made. 
 
 3 Love, joy, and peace He will maintain ; 
 
 Of superstition break the chain ; 
 
 “ Be free,” proclaim to ev’ry shore, 
 
 And bid oppression be no more. 
 
 4 0 happy day ! ’t is nigh at hand, 
 
 When Israel shall regain their land ; 
 
 When paradise shall be restored, 
 
 And Christ the King shall be adored. 
 
 5 His Kingdom then no end shall know, 
 Before him shall all nations bow ; 
 
 E’en sceptics then shall own his might ; 
 And be astonish’d at the sight. 
 
 6 The Law from Zion shall go forth, 
 
 From East to West, from South to North ; 
 To ev’ry land it then shall reach, 
 
 Justice and judgment it shall teach. 
 
 7 The promise then shall be fulfill’d, 
 
 On which the saints of old did build ; 
 Eternal Life will then be theirs ; 
 
 With Christ and Abraham co-heirs. 
 
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 8 0 blessed day ! 0 precious hour * 
 
 When earth shall feel thy saving power • 
 When all its truth shall comely be, — 
 From crime and sorrow man be free. 
 
 9 The nations will indeed be blest ; 
 
 No more the poor shall be opprest ; 
 
 The needy then shall find a friend, 
 
 For Zion’s King will them defend. 
 
 SONG 73. — c. p. m. 
 
 1 His Kingdom comes ! ye saints rejoice 
 Let earth and heaven unite their voice 
 
 To swell the lofty strain ; 
 
 Proclaim the joyful news abroad, 
 
 The mighty king, the glorious Lord ; 
 Now comes on earth to reign. 
 
 2 High o’er the pomp of worldly state, 
 On chosen Zion’s lofty seat, 
 
 Messiah sets his throne ; 
 
 Now shall the lands confess his power, 
 And all the earth his name adore, 
 
 And serve the Lord alone. 
 
 8 Before the terrors of his face 
 Let mortal man his pride abase, 
 
 And ev’ry idol fall ; 
 
 Prostrate be ev’ry haughty foe, 
 
 The pomp and power of earth lie low, 
 And God be all in all. 
 
 SONG 14 Vs. 
 
 1 Hark ! the song of Jubilee, 
 
 Loud as mighty thunders roar ; 
 
IIIS KINGDOM. 
 
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 Or the fulness of the sea 
 
 When it breaks upon the shore. 
 
 2 Hallelujah ! for the Lord 
 
 God Omnipotent shall reign ; 
 
 Hallelujah ! let the word 
 Echo round the earth and main. 
 
 3 Hallelujah ! hark ! the sound 
 
 From the centre to the skies, 
 
 Wakes above, beneath, around, 
 
 All creation’s harmonies. 
 
 4 See Jehovah’s banner furl’d, 
 
 Sheath’d his sword, he speaks — ’t is done, 
 And the kingdoms of this world 
 Are the kingdoms of his Son. 
 
 5 He shall reign from pole to pole, 
 
 With illimitable sway ; 
 
 He shall reign, when like a scroll, 
 
 Former heavens have pass’d away. 
 
 G Then the end — beneath his rod 
 Man’s last enemy shall fall ; 
 
 Hallelujah ! Christ in God, 
 
 God in Christ is all in all. 
 
 SONG 75. — l. m. 
 
 1 Bright as .the sun’s meridian blaze, 
 
 Vast as the blessings he surveys, 
 
 Wide as his reign from pole to pole, 
 
 And permanent as his control : 
 
 2 So shall Messiah’s kingdom come, — 
 
 Then sin and hell’s terrific gloom, 
 
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 MESSIAH 
 
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 Shall, at its brightness flee away, — 
 
 The dawn of an eternal day. 
 
 3 Then shall the heathen, fill’d with awe, 
 Learn the blest knowledge of his law ; 
 And Antichrist, on ev’ry shore, 
 
 Fall from his throne to rise no more. 
 
 4 Then shall his lofty praise resound, 
 
 On Afric’s shores, thro’ India’s ground ; 
 And islands of the southern sea, 
 
 Shall soon his happy subjects be. 
 
 6 Then shall the Jew and Gentile meet, 
 
 In pure devotion, at his feet ; 
 
 And earth shall yield him as his due, 
 Her fulness and her glory too. 
 
 SONG 76. — d. c. m. 
 
 1 From sea to sea, the King of kings, 
 
 His empire shall extend ; 
 
 E’en from proud Euphrates’ stream, 
 
 To earth’s remotest end. 
 
 To him shall ev’ry king on earth 
 His humble homage pay, 
 
 And different nations gladly join 
 To own his righteous sway. 
 
 2 The mem’ry of his glorious name, 
 
 Through endless years shall run ; 
 
 His spotless fame shall shine as bright 
 And lasting as the sun. 
 
 In him the nations of the world 
 Shall be completely blest, 
 
 And his unbounded happiness 
 By ev’ry tongue contest. 
 
HIS KINGDOM. 
 
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 3 Then bless’ d be God, the mighty Lord, 
 
 The God whom Israel fears ; 
 
 Who only wondrous in his works 
 Beyond compare appears. 
 
 Let earth be with his glory fill’d 
 Forever bless his name ; 
 
 Whilst to his praise the list’ning world 
 Their glad assent proclaim. 
 
 SONG- 77. — s. m. 
 
 1 Soon righteousness shall come, 
 
 And dwell on earth again : 
 
 Jehovah Jesus, be the King, 
 
 And o’er the nations reign. 
 
 2 Jesus himself shall rule, 
 
 The world shall hear his word ; 
 
 By one bless’d name shall he be known, — 
 The universal Lord. 
 
 SONG- 78.— ll’s. 
 
 1 The earth shall rejoice in the reign of M essiah, 
 
 The islands shall hear of his name and be glad ; 
 
 His throne the wide world for its truth shall admire, 
 Tho’ now in thick darkness his dwelling is clad ; 
 
 A fire all-consuming proceeds from his breath, 
 
 Which burns his proud foes to destruction and death. 
 
 2 The voice of his thunders shakes all the creation, 
 
 The blaze of his brightness shines over the flood ; 
 The earth bows with wonder and dread adoration, 
 The mountains melt down at the presence of God ; 
 The heavens in splendor his glory make known, 
 
 And have to all nations his mightiness shown. 
 
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 SONG- 79. — s. m. 
 
 1 Come Jesus, King of kings, 
 
 And reign on David’s throne ; 
 
 0 come, and life eternal bring, 
 
 And gather Israel home. 
 
 2 Raise Abra’m from the dead, 
 
 Who did believe thy word ; 
 
 And for his mighty faith was made 
 The friend and heir of God. 
 
 3 Gather his scatter’d seed 
 
 From e’vry land and clime ; 
 
 And settle them in very deed 
 In promised Palestine. 
 
 4 We Gentile pilgrims sigh, 
 
 To be with Israel blest ; 
 
 The long-sought promised hour is nigh, 
 Come, give thy people rest. 
 
 5 Come, great Restorer, come, 
 
 Cleanse earth from ev’ry stain ; 
 Cause it, like Eden, yet to bloom ; 
 Come Jesus, come and reign. 
 
 SONG 80. — c. m. 
 
 1 Tiiat glorious day is drawing nigh 
 
 When Zion’s light shall come ; 
 
 She shall arise and shine on high. 
 
 Bright as the morning sun. 
 
 2 When Zion’s bleeding, conq’ring King, 
 
 Shall sin and death destroy, 
 
 The morning stars shall join to sing, 
 
 And Zion shout for joy. 
 
AND THE AGE TO COME. 
 
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 3 The north and south her sons resign, 
 
 And earth’s foundations rend; 
 
 A bride adorn’d, — Jerusalem, 
 
 Shall see her sorrows end. 
 
 4 Assembling with sweet melting strains, 
 
 Jehovah they adore ; 
 
 Such shouts through earth’s extended plains 
 Were never heard before. 
 
 5 Let Satan rage and boast no more, 
 
 Nor think his reign is long ; 
 
 Though saints are feeble, frail and poor, 
 Their coming King is strong. 
 
 SONG 81 . — l. m. 
 
 1 Triumphant Zion ! lift thy head 
 From dust and darkness and the dead ! 
 
 Tho’ humbled long, awake at length, 
 
 And gird thee with thy Savior’s strength ! 
 
 2 Put all thy beauteous garments on, 
 
 And let thy excellence be known ; 
 
 Deck’d in the robes of righteousness, 
 
 Thy glories shall the world confess. 
 
 3 No more shall foes unclean invade, 
 
 And fill thy hallow’d walls with dread! 
 
 No more shall hell’s insulting host 
 Their vict’ry and thy sorrows boast. 
 
 4 God from on high has heard thy pray’r ; 
 
 His hand thy ruin shall repair ; 
 
 Nor will thy watchful Monarch cease, 
 
 To guard thee in_cternal peace. 
 
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 SONG 82 . — c. m. 
 
 1 Nor King nor Prince on Judah’s throne 
 
 For many an age shall reign, 
 
 Nor beast upon her altar-stone 
 A sacrifice be slain. 
 
 2 Pillar and Ephod cast away, 
 
 And Teraphim forgot, 
 
 Lie hid, whilst Judah’s children stray, 
 As though such things were not. 
 
 3 But days shall come when Israel’s feet 
 
 A holier path shall tread, 
 
 And Judah’s crown and hope shall meet 
 Upon her holiest head. 
 
 4 Gather’d from far, her tribes shall own, 
 
 That David’s Lord and Son 
 Should sit a king on David’s throne, 
 Their last, their noblest one ! 
 
 5 Blow ye the trumpet ! let it sound 
 
 Till the wide earth shall hear ; 
 
 Judah her Savior-King hath found, 
 
 And Israel’s triumph’s near. 
 
 SONG 83. — l. m. 
 
 1 When God descends with men to dwell, 
 
 And all creation makes anew ; 
 
 What tongue can half the wonders tell ! 
 What eye the dazzling glories view ! 
 
 2 Zion, the desolate, — again 
 
 Shall see her lands with roses bloom ; 
 And Carmel’s mount, and Sharon’s plain, 
 Shall yield their spices and perfume. 
 
AND THE AGE TO COME. 
 
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 3 Celestial streams shall gently flow, 
 
 The wilderness shall joyful be, 
 
 Lilies on parched ground shall grow, 
 
 And gladness spring on every tree. 
 
 4 The weak be strong, the fearful bold, 
 
 The deaf shall hear, the dumb shall sing, 
 The lame shall walk, the blind behold, 
 
 And joy through all the earth shall ring. 
 
 5 Monarchs and slaves shall meet in love ; 
 
 Old pride shall die, and meekness reign, — 
 When God descends from worlds above, 
 
 To dwell with men on earth again. 
 
 SONG- 84. — s. m. 
 
 1 Tiie morn is breaking clear, 
 
 The night is flying fast, 
 
 The day of righteousness is near, 
 
 The time of sin is past. 
 
 2 Our master is at hand, 
 
 He comes his own to save ; 
 
 He comes the kingdoms to command, 
 To ransom from the grave. 
 
 S He comes to heal and bless, 
 
 To banish ev’ry ill ; 
 
 He comes to bring his scatter’d race, 
 
 To Zion’s holy hill. 
 
 4 Earth’s high ones he’ll abase, 
 
 And bring them to the dust ; 
 
 His humble brethren he will raise 
 To place, and power, and trust. 
 
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 5 In him shall men be blest, 
 
 His name shall be extoll’d, 
 
 No more shall nations be distrest, 
 
 Nor war her deeds unfold. 
 
 6 Jehovah’s mighty fame 
 
 Shall spread from shore to shore, 
 The earth her jubilee shall claim, 
 
 And troubled be no more. 
 
 SO]\ r Gr 85.— L. M. 
 
 1 Rise ! crown’ d with light, great Salem, rise 
 Exalt thy head, lift up thine eyes ; 
 
 See a long train thy courts adorn, 
 
 Of sons and daughters newly born. 
 
 2 See nations at thy gates attend, 
 
 And lowly in thy temple bend ; 
 
 Behold them flowing to thy land, 
 
 Eager within thy gates to stand. 
 
 3 See heaven its portals wide display, 
 
 And pour on thee a flood of day ; 
 
 Thy day shall shine forever bright, 
 
 For God himself shall be thy light. 
 
 4 Though Gentile thrones in smoke decay, 
 Their boasted glories melt away ; 
 
 Firm as a rock thy power remains, 
 
 For thy great King, Messiah, reigns. 
 
 SOISTG- 86. — l. m. 
 
 1 Long on the bending willows hung, 
 
 0 Israel, sleeps thy tuneful string ! 
 
 Still mute remains thy sullen tongue, 
 
 And Zion’s song declines to sing. 
 

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 2 By foreign streams no longer roam, 
 
 Nor weeping think of Jordan’s flood ; 
 
 For thou shalt soon be gather’d home 
 By thy forgiving, gracious God. 
 
 3 0 Zion ! lift thy mourning eye, I 
 
 The jo}03 of nature rise again : j 
 
 That long-expected hour is nigh : j 
 
 The Prince of Salem comes to reign. 
 
 4 He comes to cheer thy trembling heart, 
 
 To bring thy day-star from the gloom ; j 
 
 To make thy cruel foes depart : — j 
 
 Then shall the bowers of Eden bloom. 
 
 SONG- 87.— 8’s & Vb. | 
 
 1 Yes ! Judah’s harp shall sound again! f 
 
 His Lion-banner flying ; ii 
 
 Shall show the tyrant-world how vain, .! 
 
 ’T will be his arms defying. ‘i 
 
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 2 As in the da} r s of olden time, * 
 
 Recorded still in story ; \ 
 
 That nation, now despis’d, sublime i 
 
 Shall rise on wings of glory. | 
 
 Yes ! Judah’s harp, &c. \ 
 
 3 Raise high your songs in Judah’s praise, 1 
 
 His warlike name resounding, ; 
 
 Recalling deeds of former days, [ 
 
 When patriot-hearts were bounding. jr 
 
 Yes! Judah’s harp, &c. j 
 
 4 For on Judea’s plains once more, j 
 
 Her children shall be meeting ; 1 
 
 
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 And ne’er again with sighs deplore, 
 
 But give with joy the greeting. 
 
 Yes ! Judah’s harp, &c. 
 
 SONG 88. — C. M. 
 
 .1 Daughter of Zion ! from the dust 
 Exalt thy fallen head ; 
 
 Again in thy Redeemer trust ; 
 
 He calls thee from the dead. 
 
 2 Awake — awake ! — put on thy strength, 
 
 Thy beautiful array ; 
 
 The day of freedom dawns at length, 
 
 The Lord’s appointed day. 
 
 3 Rebuild thy walls — thy bounds enlarge, 
 
 And send thy heralds forth ; 
 
 Say to the south, — “ Give up thy charge, 
 And keep not back, 0 north !” 
 
 SONG- 89. — h. m. 
 
 1 Blow ye the trumpet, blow ! 
 
 "The joyful, welcome sound ! 
 
 Let scatter’d Israel know 
 To earth’s remotest bound : 
 
 The year of jubilee is come, 
 
 Return, 0 exiled Israel, home ! 
 
 2 For long in Gentile lands, 
 
 Dejected and forlorn ; 
 
 Thy weary, mourning bands 
 Have borne their cruel scorn : 
 
 But now thy jubilee is come, 
 
 Return, O banish’d Israel, home ! 
 
AND THE AGE TO COME. 
 
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 3 Thou long hast felt the rod 
 
 Of chastisement for sin ; 
 Forsaken of thy God, 
 
 An outcast thou hast been : 
 
 But now His love again is shown, 
 Return, 0 wand’ring Israel, home ! 
 
 4 Messiah calls thee forth, 
 
 Virgin of Israel, rise ! 
 
 From east, west, south, and north, 
 Lift up thy wond’ring eyes ! 
 Come to thy long-lost Canaan, come ! 
 Return, possess thy ancient home ! 
 
 5 On David’s royal throne 
 
 Thy Savior-king shall reign ; 
 
 His sway all nations own, 
 
 From east to western main : 
 
 The year of thy redemption ’s come, 
 Return, 0 ransom’d Israel, home ! 
 
 6 On Sharon’s balmy plains 
 
 Thou shalt in peace recline ; 
 
 And Beulah’s wide domains 
 Shall flow with oil and wine : 
 Thy blest emancipation’s come, 
 Return, 0 favor’d Israel, home ! 
 
 7 Blow ye the trumpet, blow ! 
 
 The Jubilee proclaim ! 
 
 Thy tribes shall blessing know, 
 Though Jesus’ mighty Name : 
 The day of glad release is come, 
 Return, 0 happy Israel, home ! 
 
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 SONG- 90. L. M. 
 
 1 Unto our God, on Judah’s hills, 
 
 Be songs of holy joy once more — 
 
 Let Canaan’s rocks and sparkling rills, 
 The King of heaven and earth adore. 
 
 2 For he will set the captive free, 
 
 And break the proud oppressor’s chain 
 And from the isles of every sea 
 Bring Israel to his fold again. 
 
 8 The Holy City’s ruin’d spires 
 
 And crumbling walls again shall rise ; 
 Love shall relight her altar-fires, 
 
 And clouds of incense sweep the skies. 
 
 4 There ’neath the fig-tree and the vine, 
 
 Shall Judah’s daughters peaceful rest ; 
 And grey-haired fathers safe recline 
 On sacred Calvary’s hoary breast. 
 
 5 Those tuneful harps, that hung so long 
 
 Upon the weeping- willow’ s stem, 
 
 Shall swell again old Zion’s song 
 Within thy gates — Jerusalem ! 
 
 SONG 91.— 8’s & Vs. 
 
 1 Zion’s King shall reign victorious, 
 
 All the earth shall own his sway ; 
 
 He will make his kingdom glorious ; 
 
 He shall reign through endless day. 
 What though none on earth assist him, 
 God requires not help from man : 
 
 What though all the earth resist him, 
 God will realize his plan. 
 
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 2 Nations now from God estranged, 
 
 Then shall see a glorious light, 
 
 Night to day shall then be changed, 
 
 Heaven shall triumph in the sight. 
 
 See the ancient idols falling ! 
 
 Wor shipp’d once, but now abhorr’d 
 Men on Zion’s King are calling ; 
 
 Zion’s King by all adored. 
 
 3 Then shall Israel long dispersed, 
 
 Mourning, seek the Lord their God ; 
 
 Look on him whom once they pierced, 
 
 Own and kiss the chast’ning rod. 
 
 Then all Israel shall be saved, 
 
 War and tumult then shall cease ; 
 
 While the greater Son of David, 
 
 Rules a conquer’d world in peace. 
 
 4 Mighty King, thine arm revealing, 
 
 | Now thy glorious cause maintain ; 
 
 Bring the nations help and healing, 
 
 Make them subject to thy reign. 
 
 Angels in their lofty station, 
 
 Praise thy name, thou only wise ! 
 
 And let earth, with emulation, 
 
 Join the triumph of the skies. 
 
 SONG 92. — p. m. 
 
 1 High o’er the heaven of heavens I saw, and trembled^ 
 
 0 God of gods, thy robes of sacred splendor ; 
 
 Thunders cherubic shouting, Holy ! holy ! 
 
 Lord God Almighty ! 
 
 2 Drop down, ye heavens ! and pour a flood of glory j 
 Ye shades of death, the dawn of life approaches; 
 Mortals shall learn the music of thy thunders, 
 
 Infinite Goodness ! 
 
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 S Rise from the dust, arrayed in godlike beauty, 
 
 0 Solyma ! immortal joys await thee : 
 
 See thy lost race burst from their chains of darkness, 
 
 Crown’d with salvation. 
 
 4 Nations unborn shall throng thy flaming portals ; 
 Heaven’s bright immortals shout o’er night expiring, 
 And hail the morn that lifts her smiling eyelids, 
 
 No more to slumber. 
 
 5 Shout, ye loud winds, the universal triumph ! 
 
 Sing to the world, thy God, thy God descendeth ! 
 Lifts his high hand, and swears, “I live for ever,” 
 
 Live, thy Redeemer ! 
 
 SONG - 93. — c. m. 
 
 1 The sands of time are running fast, 
 
 This age is near its cIosq ; 
 
 When the long night of pain and sin, 
 
 Shall end with all* its woes. 
 
 2 When from the heavenly court above, 
 
 The Eternal Father’s home ; 
 
 Jesus, our Captain, and our Lord, 
 
 Again to earth shall come. 
 
 3 From Zion then his strength he’ll send, 
 
 In righteousness abroad ; 
 
 And haughty tyrants then shall feel, 
 Jehovah’s conq’ring rod. 
 
 4 His people Israel then shall hail, 
 
 Him they did once disown ; 
 
 And willingly acknowledge him, 
 
 The heir to David’s throne. 
 
 5 Kingdoms, Republics, Empires, then, 
 
 Shall tremble, totter, fall ; 
 
AND TIIE AGE TO COME. 
 
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 Injustice and oppression cease, 
 
 And freedom be to all. 
 
 6 The great Messiah then shall reign, 
 God’s glory fill all lands ; 
 
 Peoples and tongues shall then rejoice, 
 Redeem’d from captive bands. 
 
 SONG 94. — c. m. 
 
 1 Behold ! the mountain of the Lord 
 
 In latter days shall rise 
 O’er mountain tops, above the hills, 
 
 And draw the wond’ring eyes. 
 
 2 To this the joyful nations round, 
 
 All tribes and tongues shall flow ; 
 
 “ Up to the hill of God,” they’ll say, 
 
 “ And to his house we’ll go.” 
 
 3 The beams that shine from Zion’s hill 
 
 Shall lighten ev’ry land ; 
 
 The King w r ho reigns in Salem’s towers 
 Shall all the world command. 
 
 4 Among the nations he shall judge ; 
 
 His judgments truth shall guide ; 
 
 Ilis sceptre shall protect the just, 
 
 And quell the sinner’s pride. 
 
 5 No war shall rage, nor hostile strife 
 
 Disturb those peaceful years ; 
 
 To ploughshares men shall beat their swords, 
 To pruning-hooks their spears. 
 
 C No longer host encount’ring host 
 Shall crowds of slain deplore : 
 
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 They’ll lay the martial trumpet by, 
 
 And study war no more. 
 
 7 Come then, 0 house of Jacob ! come 
 To worship at his shrine ; 
 
 And, walking in the light of God, 
 
 With holy beauties shine. 
 
 SONG 95. — c. m. 
 
 1 But who shall see the glorious day, 
 
 When throned on Zion’s brow, 
 
 The Lord shall rend the veil away 
 That blinds the nations now ? 
 
 2 When earth no more beneath the fear 
 
 Of his rebuke shall lie : 
 
 When pain shall cease, and ev’ry tear 
 Be wiped from ev’ry eye. 
 
 3 Then, Judah, thou no more shalt mourn 
 
 Beneath the nations’ chain ; 
 
 Thy days of splendor shall return, 
 
 And all be new again. 
 
 4 The fount of life shall then be quaff'd 
 
 In peace by all who come ; 
 
 And every wind that blows shall waft 
 Some long-lost exile home. 
 
 SONG- 96 ll’s. 
 
 1 Daughter of Zion ! awake from thy sadness ; 
 
 Awake ! for thy foes shall oppress thee no more ; 
 Bright o’er thy hills dawns the day-star of gladness; 
 Arise ! for the night of thy sorrow is o’er. 
 
 2 Strong were thy foes ; but the arm that subdued them, 
 
 And scatter’d their legions, was mightier far: 
 
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 They fled like the chaff from the scourge that pursued 
 them ; 
 
 Vain were their steeds and their chariots of war. 
 
 3 Daughter of Zion ! the power that hath saved thee. 
 Extoll’ d with the harp and the timbrel shall be ; 
 Shout ! for the foe is destroy’d that enslaved thee, 
 
 Th’ oppressor is vanquish’ d, and Zion is free. 
 
 SONG 97.— l. m. 
 
 1 W nEN God fulfils his promised word, 
 
 Zion, the city of the Lord, 
 
 In all its grandeur then shall shine, 
 
 Majestic — terrible — sublime ! 
 
 2 The glory of the Lord shall rest, 
 
 On her assemblies — ever blest ; 
 
 For Christ, the Holy One of God, 
 
 Shall dwell in her, as his abode. 
 
 3 There he will place his glorious throne, 
 
 And kings his mighty power shall own ; 
 There all the tribes of earth shall meet, 
 
 And spread their offerings at his feet. 
 
 4 From thence shall living waters flow, 
 
 In copious streams to all below; 
 
 Dispensing health and life and peace, 
 
 Till sin and pain and death shall cease. 
 
 SONG 98.— 10’s & ll’s. 
 
 1 TTatt. to the brightness of Zion’s glad morning ! 
 
 Joy to the lands that in darkness have lain ; 
 
 Hush’d be the accents, of sorrow and mourning, 
 
 Zion in triumph begins her mild reign. 
 
 2 Hail to the brightness of Zion’s glad morning ! 
 
 Long by the prophets of Israel foretold ; 
 
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 Hail to the millions from bondage returning ! 
 Gentiles and Jews the blest vision behold. 
 
 % Lo ! in the desert rich flowers are springing, 
 Streams ever copious are gliding along ; 
 
 Loud from the mountain-tops echoes are ringing, 
 Wastes rise in verdure, and mingle in song. 
 
 4 See, the dead risen from land and from ocean ! 
 Praise to Jehovah ascending on high; 
 
 FalFn are the engines of war and commotion, 
 Shouts of salvation are rending the sky ! 
 
 SONG- 99. — l. m. 
 
 1 Jesus will come to earth again 
 On Zion’s holy hill to reign : 
 
 J erusalem he will restore, 
 
 And raise his saints to die no more, 
 
 And raise his saints, 
 
 And raise his saints, 
 
 And raise his saints, 
 
 To die no more, 
 
 To die no more, 
 
 To die no more, 
 
 And raise his saints to die no more. 
 
 2 The throne of David he’ll rebuild, 
 
 His Royal house shall then be fill’d; 
 The nations then shall praise his name, 
 Who conquered death, and overcame. 
 
 He burst the tomb, &c., 
 
 To die no more, &c. 
 
 3 Fair Zion thou shall rise and shine, 
 
 All clothed in glorious light divine : 
 
 To which the Gentile tribes shall come, 
 And kings unto thy rising sun. 
 
 We’ll rise and reign, &c., 
 
 To die no more, &c. 
 
AND THE AGE TO COME. 
 
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 4 In glory then thy walls shall rise ; 
 
 And all who did thee once despise ; 
 
 Low at thy feet shall how them down, 
 Fair Zion of the Holy One. 
 
 We’ll rise and reign, &c., 
 
 To die no more, &c. 
 
 5 By night and day thy gates shall he, 
 Wide open then continually ; 
 
 That wealth of Gentiles men may bring. 
 As presents to thy glorious king. 
 
 He’ll live and reign, &c., 
 
 And die no more, &c. 
 
 6 No more shall desolating war, 
 
 The peace within thy borders mar ; 
 
 Thy walls shall then “ Salvation” be; 
 And thy gates “ Praise” eternally. 
 
 Then safe at home, &c., 
 
 We’ll die no more, &c. 
 
 7 Jehovah then shall be thy light ; 
 
 And God thy glory day and night : 
 
 Thy sun shall ne’er again decline ; 
 
 Nor shall thy moon refuse to shine . 
 
 Then safe at home, &c., 
 
 We’ll die no more, &c. 
 
 8 Thy people all shall righteous be ; 
 
 And God be glorified in thee ; 
 
 They who as pilgrims long did roam ; 
 Shall find in thee a glorious home. 
 Then safe at home, &c., 
 
 We’ll die no more. &c. 
 
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 SONG- 100. L. M. 6 1. 
 
 1 Zion, arise, put on thy strength ; 
 
 Thy glorious day has come at length ; 
 
 Shake from the dust thyself, and shine 
 In grace and loveliness divine : 
 
 The mortal warfare now is done, 
 
 The day of triumph is begun ! 
 
 2 0 captive daughter ! Liberty 
 
 Is now proclaim’d : cast off from thee 
 Thy bands ; put on thy beaut’ ous dress, 
 Thou city of God’s holiness ! 
 
 Defil’d no more thy streets shall be, 
 
 None but the pure shall enter thee. 
 
 3 Zion ! upon the mountains see 
 The feet of One approaching thee : 
 
 How beautiful do they appear ! 
 
 What doth this blessed one declare ? 
 
 Hark to his voice, Jerusalem ! 
 
 He cries aloud, “ Thy God doth reign !” 
 
 4 Thy watchmen shall together sing 
 When God again doth Zion bring : 
 
 In that glad day of righteousness, 
 
 All shall be union and peace : 
 
 “ Salvation” shall thy walls be named, 
 
 And “ Praise,” thy gates shall be proclaim’d. 
 
 5 Let Salem’s wastes to joyful songs 
 Awake : to God her praise belongs ! 
 
 When He his holy arm makes bare, 
 
 Earth shall behold, and nations fear : 
 
 His great salvation shall appear, 
 
 And Israel shout, “Redemption’s here !” 
 
AND THE AGE TO COME. 
 
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 SONG 101.— p. m. 
 
 1 Now pray we for Jerusalem, 
 
 That early, she may be 
 The holy, and the happy, 
 
 And the gloriously free ! 
 
 Who blesseth her is blessed, 
 
 So peace be in her walls, 
 
 And joy in all her palaces, 
 
 Her gardens and her halls. 
 
 2 Now pray we for Jerusalem, 
 
 That to her soon may come, 
 Messiah, the Redeemer, 
 
 To make his people’s home. 
 
 Who blesseth, &c. 
 
 3 Now pray we for Jerusalem, 
 
 That in her soon may dwell 
 The chosen of Jehovhh, 
 
 Whom He hath loved well . 
 
 Who blesseth, &c.‘ 
 
 4 Now pray we for Jerusalem, 
 
 That shortly we may view, 
 
 The Temple of Jehovah 
 In her be built anew, 
 
 Who blesseth, &c. 
 
 SONG 102.— 8’s, T’s & 4’s. 
 
 1 On the mountain’s top appearing, 
 
 Lo ! the sacred herald stands ! 
 Welcome news to Zion bearing, 
 
 Zion long in hostile lands : 
 Mourning captive ! 
 
 God himself will loose thy bands. 
 
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 2 Has thy night been long and mournful ? 
 
 Have thy friends unfaithful proved ? 
 Have thy foes been proud and scornful, 
 By thy sighs and tears unmoved ? 
 
 Cease thy mourning, 
 
 Zion still is well beloved. 
 
 3 God, thy God, will now restore thee ; 
 
 God himself, appears thy friend ! 
 
 All thy foes shall flee before thee ; 
 
 Here their boasts and triumphs end : 
 Great deliv’ ranee 
 Zion’s King vouchsafes to send. 
 
 4 Enemies no more shall trouble, 
 
 All thy wrongs shall be redrest ; 
 
 For thy shame thou shalt have double, 
 
 In thy Maker’s favor blest : 
 
 All thy conflicts 
 End in everlasting rest ! 
 
 SONG 103. — ll’s. 
 
 1 Yn people of Israel, remember the clays, 
 
 When Glod for your fathers so wondrously wrought 
 He still is a Grod who His glory displays, 
 
 And gladness shall yet to His people be brought. 
 
 2 Divided and peePd as a people are ye : 
 
 The darkness of night is the noon of your day: 
 
 But gladsome and glorious your gathering shall be r 
 And sorrow and sighing shall far away flee. 
 
 3 Already the Highest outstretches His hand, 
 Already he calls from the height of the Heaven : 
 
 “ Ye captives of Israel, return to your land, 
 
 “The land which to you by my covenant is given. 
 
 4 “ 0 why are ye slow to possess it again ; 
 
 “For your’a never land of the stranger must be ? 
 
AND THE AGE TO COME. 
 
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 “Am I not Eternal, your cause to maintain, 
 a And bring you again from the deeps of the sea?” 
 
 5 The sign of the Highest is red in the sky, 
 
 And pestilence and war go before Him, and burn; 
 But freedom shall be, and salvation is nigh, 
 Return, 0 ye captives of Israel, return ! 
 
 SONG 104.— l. m. 
 
 1 In many strange and Gentile lands, 
 
 Where Jacob’s scatter’d sons are driven, 
 With longing eyes and lifted hands, 
 
 They wait Messiah’s sign from Heaven. 
 
 2 Thy cup of fury they have quaff’d, 
 
 Till fainted like a weary flock. 
 
 But heaven will soon withdraw the draught, 
 And give them water from the rock. 
 
 3 What though their bodies, as the ground, 
 
 The Assyrian long has trodden o’er, 
 
 Zion, a captive daughter bound, 
 
 Shall rise to know her wrongs no more. 
 
 4 The veil is passing from her eyes, 
 
 The King of nations she shall see ; 
 
 Judea ! from the dust arise ! 
 
 Thy ransom’d sons return to thee, 
 
 5 How gorgeous shall thy land appear, 
 
 When, like the jewels of a bride; 
 
 Thy broken bands all gather’d there, 
 
 Shall clothe thy hills on ev’ry side ! 
 
 SONG 105.— L. M. 
 
 1 On Zion’s mount, as prophets taught, 
 Shall shine the throne of David’s Son; 
 
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 The Gospel’s latest triumphs brought, 
 
 Where first its glorious course begun. 
 
 2 Gentiles and kings who her opprest, 
 
 Shall to her gates with praise repair ; 
 
 A fold of flocks shall Sharon rest, 
 
 And cluster’d fruits in vineyards hear. 
 
 3 Then shall an Eden morn illume 
 
 Earth’s fruitful vales without a thorn ; 
 
 The wilderness rejoice and bloom, 
 
 A nation in a day be born. 
 
 4 The Lord his holy arm make bare, 
 
 Zion ! thy cheerful songs employ ! 
 
 Thy robes of bridal beauty wear, 
 
 And shout ye ransom’d race for joy ! 
 
 SONG 106— ll’s. ] 
 
 1 Jerusalem ! Jerus’lem, the spoiler has trod, 
 
 On the hill of thy Zion, the mount of thy God ; 
 
 And the tow’rs of thy city which brilliantly shone, 
 
 Are moulder’d to dust, and thy temple is gone. 
 
 2 But where are thy people, the once happy race, 
 
 The Israel of God and the pride of their place ? 
 
 Go ask at their prophets and hear what they say, 
 
 For the wrath of Jehovah has forc’d them away. 
 
 3 They are driven afar ’mong the lands of the earth, 
 Their name is a scorn and the place of their birth ; 
 
 And no more near their Zion its praises they sing, 
 
 For their land is the seat of an infidel king. 
 
 4 But yet, oh ! Jerus’lem, thy tow’rs shall again. 
 
 Look proud on thy Zion, and smile o’er the plain ; 
 
 And thy people shall come where the spoiler has trod, 
 Their city to build, and give praise to their God. 
 
AND THE AGE TO COME. 
 
 SONG- 107. L. M. 
 
 1 This age is speedily to close, 
 
 Another age, soon to begin — 
 
 An age exempt from fears and foes, 
 Unblemish’d by the tide of sin. 
 
 2 The “King of glory” then will reign — 
 
 On Zion’s mount behold his throne : 
 To lands afar, o’er ocean’s main, 
 
 His word is sent — his law is known. 
 
 3 In sweet submission, nations bow, 
 
 Honor and worship Israel’s King! 
 Messiah sits on Zion’s brow, 
 
 While many thousand harpers sing. 
 
 4 They sing a song that none can learn — 
 
 The strain resounds through paradise, 
 While angel-hearts with rapture burn, 
 And gazing mortals all rejoice ! 
 
 5 From year to year the nations go 
 
 With joy to keep the sacred feasts — 
 To Zion many people flow, 
 
 Directed by their “ kings and priests.” 
 
 SONG- 108.— c. m. 
 
 1 Isles of the deep, rejoice ! rejoice ! 
 
 Ye ransom’d nations, sing 
 The praises of your Lord and God, 
 
 The triumphs of your King. 
 
 2 He comes, and at his mighty word, 
 
 The clouds are fleeting fast, 
 
 And o’er the land of promise, see, 
 
 The glory breaks at last. 
 
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 3 There he, upon his ancient throne, 
 
 His pow’r and grace displays, 
 
 While Salem, with its echoing hills, 
 Sends forth the voice of praise. 
 
 4 Oh, let his praises fill the earth, 
 
 While all that dwell above, 
 
 In strains of loftier triumph still, 
 
 Speak only of his love. 
 
 5 Sing, ye who stand before the throne ; 
 
 Ye angels prostrate fall ; 
 
 Sing — for the Lord of glory reigns, 
 
 The Christ — the heir of all. 
 
 SONG 109. — l. m. 
 
 1 Shout, for the blessed Jesus reigns, 
 Through distant lands his triumphs spread • 
 And sinners, freed from mis’ry’s pains, 
 
 Own him their Savior and their head. 
 
 2 He calls his chosen from afar, 
 
 They all at Zion’s gate arrive ; 
 
 Those who were dead in sin before, 
 
 By sov’reign grace are made alive. 
 
 3 Gentiles and Jews his laws obey, 
 
 Nations remote their off ring's brins. 
 
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 And, unconstrain’d, their homage pay 
 To their exalted God and King. 
 
 4 So will his empire still increase, 
 
 His word and spirit still prevail ; 
 
 While angels celebrate his praise, 
 
 And saints his growing glories hail ! 
 
AND THE AGE TO COME. 
 
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 5 Loud hallelujahs to the Lamb, 
 
 From all below and all above ; 
 
 In lofty songs exalt his name, 
 
 In songs as lasting as his love. 
 
 SONG 110.— p. m. 
 
 1 May ev’ry year but draw more near the time when 
 
 strife shall cease, 
 
 And truth and love all hearts shall move to live in joy 
 and peace. 
 
 Now sorrow reigns and earth complains, 
 
 For folly still her power maintains, 
 
 But the day shall yet appear, 
 
 When the might with the right and the truth shall be, 
 And come what there may to stand in the way, 
 That day the world shall see. 
 
 2 Let good men ne’er of truth despair, though humble 
 
 efforts fail ; 
 
 Oh ! give not o’er until once more, the righteous cause 
 prevail. 
 
 In vain and long, enduring wrong, 
 
 The weak may strive against the strong, 
 
 But the day shall yet appear, &c. 
 
 3 Though interest pleads that noble deeds the world will 
 
 not regard, 
 
 To noble minds that duty binds, no sacrifice is hard ; 
 The wise and true, may seem but few, 
 
 But hope has better things in view, 
 
 Andjhe day shall yet appear, &c 
 
 SONG 111.— p. m. 
 
 1 To wait for that predicted day, 
 
 When Jesus shall his|power£display, 
 
 Be this our one great care ; 
 
 To do his will our object here, 
 
 No toil to shun, nor danger fear, 
 
 Resolved our cross to hear. 
 
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 2 What though our Lord should seem to stay, 
 And sinners mock at the delay, 
 
 W e should not therefore sleep ; 
 
 “ The Man,” who wore the crown of thorns, 
 Whose right the world denies and scorns, 
 From heaven shall downward sweep. 
 
 3 Bright angels shall attend “ the King,” 
 
 And heaven with acclamations ring, 
 
 When he descends with clouds : 
 
 By faith we see his dazzling train, 
 
 Which fills yon blue extended plain, 
 
 With vast, exulting crowds. 
 
 4 With patience, then, we’ll still endure ; 
 
 His word is true, his coming sure, 
 
 With all its splendid state ; 
 
 “That day” we know can not be far, 
 
 And, therefore, for his regal car, 
 
 We still expecting wait. 
 
 SONG- 112.— s. m. 
 
 1 Lord Jesus, come ! for here 
 
 Our path through wilds is laid ; 
 
 Watch, as for the day-spring near, 
 
 Amid the breaking shade. 
 
 2 Lord Jesus, come ! for hosts 
 
 Meet on the battle-plain ; 
 
 Our holiest hopes seem vainest boasts, 
 And tears are shed like rain. 
 
 3 Lord Jesus, come ! ■ the slave 
 
 Still bears his heavy chains ; 
 
 Their daily bread the hungry crave, 
 While teem the fruitful plains. 
 
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 4 Hark ! the herald voices near 
 Lead on thy happier day ; 
 
 Come, Lord, and our hosannas hear ; 
 
 W e wait to strew thy way. 
 
 SONG 113. — .l m. 
 
 1 “A little while” our Lord shall come, 
 
 Let us the precious hours redeem : 
 
 Our only grief to give him pain, 
 
 Our joy to serve and follow him. 
 Watching and ready may we be, 
 
 As those that long their Lord to see. 
 
 2 “ A little while,” ’twill soon be past, 
 
 Why should we shun the promised cross, 
 0 let us in his footsteps haste, 
 
 Counting for him all else but loss ; 
 
 0 how will recompense his smile, 
 
 The suff’ rings of this “ little while !” 
 
 3 “A little while” — come, Savior, come! 
 
 For thee thy Bride has tarried long ; 
 
 Take thy poor weary pilgrims home, 
 
 To sing the new eternal song ; 
 
 To see thy glory, and to be 
 In everything conform’d to thee ! 
 
 SONG 114. — p. m. 
 
 1 Though we know not of the season, 
 
 When this age will pass away ; 
 
 Yet we know the saints have reason 
 To expect a glorious day, 
 
 When the Savior shall return, 
 
 And his people cease to mourn. 
 
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 2 Being gather’ d to the number 
 
 Whom the Savior calls his own, 
 
 ’Tis not meet that we should slumber, 
 Unto whom such grace is shown ; 
 Ever let his people’s aim 
 Be to glorify his Name. 
 
 3 Waiting thus, our Lord’s returning, 
 
 Be it ours his word to keep ; 
 
 Let our lamps be always burning, 
 
 Let us watch, though others sleep ; 
 We’re no longer of the night, 
 
 W e are children of the light. 
 
 SOJSTG 115.— c. m. 
 
 1 Awake, ye saints, and raise your eyes, 
 
 And raise your voices high ; 
 
 Awake and praise that sovereign love 
 That shows salvation nigh. 
 
 2 On all the wings of time it flies ; 
 
 Each moment brings it near ; 
 
 Then welcome each declining day, 
 
 W elcome each declining year ! 
 
 3 Not many years their round shall run, 
 
 Not many mornings rise, 
 
 Ere all its glories stand reveal’d 
 To our admiring eyes. 
 
 SOJTO 116.— C. M. 
 
 1 How long shall that bright hour delay ? 
 When will our Lord appear ? 
 
 W e long to see the glorious day 
 When Jesus will draw near. 
 
WAITING FOB THE MESSIAH. 
 
 2 We long to hear the trumpet sound, 
 
 And see the just arise ; 
 
 We long to see our Savior crown’d, 
 And meet him in the skies. 
 
 3 We wish to see our Lord descend, 
 
 Array’d in robes of light; 
 
 To Satan’s kingdom put an end, 
 
 And claim his proper right. 
 
 4 We long his coming to behold, 
 
 That day of joy to see ; 
 
 Our ardent longings can’t be told; 
 Lord, let it quickly be. 
 
 SONG m.— 8’s & Vs. 
 
 1 Gracious Father, guard thy children 
 
 From the Foe’ s dustructive power ; 
 Save, 0 save them, Lord, from falling, 
 In this dark and trying hour. 
 
 Thou wilt surely prove thy people, 
 
 All our graces must be tried ; 
 
 But thy word illumes our pathway, 
 And in God we still confide. 
 
 2 We are in the time of waiting; 
 
 Soon we shall behold our Lord, 
 Wafted far away from sorrow, 
 
 To receive our rich reward. 
 
 Keep us, then, till his appearing, 
 
 Pure, unspotted, from the world ; 
 Let thy Holy Spirit cheer us, 
 
 Till thy banner is unfurl’d. 
 
 3 With what joyful exultation 
 
 Shall the saints thy banner sec, 
 
WAITING FOR TIIE MESSIAH. 
 
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 When the Lord for whom we’ve waited, 
 Shall proclaim the Jubilee : — 
 Freedom from this world’s pollutions ; 
 
 Freedom from all sin and pain ; 
 Freedom from the wiles of Satan, 
 
 And from Death’s destructive reign. 
 
 SONG 118 -c. m. 
 
 1 Mv soul is happy when I hear 
 
 The Savior is so nigh, 
 
 And longs to see his sign appear 
 Upon the op’ rung sky. 
 
 2 I love to wait, and watch, and pray, 
 
 And trust his living Word, 
 
 And feel the coming of that day 
 No longer is deferr’d. 
 
 3 Then, waiting brethren, let us sing — 
 
 He will not tarry long — 
 
 And fill with joy the hours that bring 
 The glory of our song. 
 
 4 Yes, he will come, no longer fear, 
 
 Though earth and hell assail ; 
 
 Ilis word attests the moment near, 
 And that can never fail. 
 
 SONG 119. — s. m. 
 
 1 Ye servants of the Lord, 
 
 Each in his office wait, 
 
 Observant of his heavenly word, 
 
 And watchful at his gate. 
 
WAITING FOR THE MESSIAH. 
 
 2 Let all your lamps be bright, 
 
 And trim the golden flame ; 
 
 Gird up your loins, as in his sight ; 
 His coming thus proclaim : 
 
 3 Watch, ’t is your Lord’s command, 
 
 And while we speak, he ’s near — 
 Mark the first signal of his hand, 
 And ready all appear. 
 
 4 0 happy servant he, 
 
 In such a posture found ! 
 
 He shall his Lord with rapture see, 
 And be with honor crown’d. 
 
 SONGr 120. — C. M. 
 
 1 Hail, glorious day ! ere long to dawn 
 And set death’s captives free ; 
 Triumphant then will they come forth, 
 With shouts of victory" 
 
 2 Glory to God, hosannah sing 
 To Christ, our living Head — 
 
 He died and rose that he might bring 
 His children from the dead. 
 
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 3 The living saints, that patient wait, 
 
 That do his just commands, 
 
 Will enter then the pearly gate 
 Made not by human hands. 
 
 4 Eye hath not seen, nor ear hath heard, 
 
 The joys they will behold, 
 
 When in the New Jerusalem 
 They strike their harps of gold. 
 
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 SOlSTGr 121. — c. p. m. 
 
 1 How happy are the little flock, 
 
 Who safe beneath their guardian Rock, 
 In all commotions rest ; 
 
 When wars and tumults’ waves run high, 
 Unmoved above the storm they lie, 
 
 And lodge in Jesus’ breast. 
 
 2 The plague, and dearth, and din of war, 
 Our Savior’s swift approach declare, 
 
 And bid our hearts arise ; 
 
 Earth’s basis shook, confirms our hope; 
 Its cities’ fall but lifts us up 
 To meet him in the skies. 
 
 3 His tokens we with joy confess ; 
 
 The war proclaims him Prince of Peace ; 
 
 The earthquake speaks his power ; 
 
 The famine all his fulness brings ; 
 
 The plague presents his healing wings, 
 
 In that dread coming hour. 
 
 4 Whatever ills the world befall, 
 
 A pledge of endless good we call, 
 
 A sign of Jesus near. 
 
 His chariot will not long delay ; 
 
 We hear the rumbling wheels and pray, 
 
 “ Triumphant Lord, appear !” 
 
 SONG 122.— 7’s & 6’s. 
 
 1 Ye who rise to meet the Lord — 
 Venture on his faithful word, 
 
 Faint not now, for your reward 
 Will be quickly given. 
 
WAITING FOR THE MESSIAH. 
 
 Faint not, always watch and pray, 
 Jesus will no more delay, 
 
 Even now ’t is dawn of day — 
 Day-star beams from heaven. 
 
 2 W ould you to the end endure ? 
 Keep the wedding garment pure — 
 Claim ye still the promise sure — 
 
 Faithful is the Lord ! 
 
 Let your lamps be burning bright, 
 In God’s word is beaming light, 
 Live by faith and not by sight — 
 Crowns are your reward. 
 
 3 Tones of thunder, through the sky, 
 Angel-voices, sounding high, 
 
 Echo still the mighty cry, 
 
 Jesus, quickly come ! 
 
 Quickly he’ll return again, 
 
 With his saints will come to reign, 
 While all heaven will shout, Amen ! 
 Welcome to thy throne ! 
 
 4 Marriage supper now prepared, 
 
 By the guests will then be shared, 
 In fair righteous robes array’d, 
 
 Like the Bridegroom-King. 
 
 Glory to Jehovah’s name ! 
 
 All shall shout the glad acclaim, 
 
 To the Lamb that once was slain, 
 And his glory sing ! 
 
 SONG 123.— S. M. 
 
 The Church has waited long 
 Her absent Lord to see ; 
 
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 And still in lowliness she waits, 
 
 A friendless stranger she. 
 
 2 Age after age has gone, 
 
 Sun after sun has set, 
 
 And still in weeds of widowhood, 
 
 She weeps, a mourner yet. 
 
 3 We long to hear his voice, 
 
 To see him face to face, 
 
 To share his crown and glory then, 
 
 As now we share his grace. 
 
 4 Should not the loving Bride 
 The absent Bridegroom mourn ? 
 
 Should she not wear the weeds of grief, 
 Until her Lord return ? 
 
 5 The whole creation groans, 
 
 And waits to hear that voice 
 
 That shall restore her comeliness, 
 
 And make her wastes rejoice. 
 
 6 The Lord shall wipe away 
 The curse, the sin, the stain, 
 
 And make this blighted world of ours 
 A paradise again. 
 
 SONGr 124. — L. M. 
 
 1 ’T is by the faith of joys to come 
 
 We walk through deserts dark as night; 
 
 Till we arrive at heaven, our home, 
 
 Faith is our guide, and truth our light. 
 
 2 The want of sight faith well supplies ; 
 
 It makes the pearly gates appear ; 
 
 Far into distant ages pries, 
 
 And brings eternal glories near. 
 
FAITH. 
 
 8 Cheerful we tread the desert through, 
 While faith receives a heavenly ray, 
 Though lions roar, the tempests blow, 
 And rocks and dangers fill the way, 
 
 4 So Abra’m, by divine command, 
 
 Left his own house to walk with God : 
 His faith beheld the promised land, 
 
 And fired his zeal along the road. 
 
 SONG 125. — c. m. 
 
 1 Thine oath and promise, mighty God, 
 
 Recorded in thy W ord, 
 
 Become our hope’s foundation broad, 
 
 And suretv us afford. 
 
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 2 Like Abraham, the friend of God, 
 
 Thy faithfulness we prove : 
 
 We tread in paths the fathers trod, 
 
 Blest with thy light and love. 
 
 3 Largely our consolation flows, 
 
 While we expect the day 
 That ends our griefs, and pains, and woes 
 And drives our fears away. 
 
 4 Let floods of mighty vengeance roll, 
 
 And compass earth around ; 
 
 Let thunders sound from pole to pole, 
 And earthquakes vast astound ; 
 
 5 Let nature all convulse and shake, 
 
 And angry nations rage : 
 
 Thy name our hiding-place we make ! 
 
 To save thou dost engage. 
 
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 SOIsG- 126. — C. M. 
 
 1 ’T is faith that purifies the heart ; 
 
 ’T is faith that works by love ; 
 
 It bids all sinful joys depart, 
 
 And lifts the thoughts above. 
 
 2 This faith shall every fear control 
 
 By its celestial power : 
 
 With holy triumph fill the soul 
 In death’s approaching hour. 
 
 3 By faith where’er his hand shall lead, 
 
 The darkest path we’ll tread ; 
 
 By faith we’ll quit these mortal shores, 
 And mingle with the dead. 
 
 SOJSTG- 127. — c. m. 
 
 1 Lord, when iniquities abound, 
 
 And blasphemy grows bold, 
 
 When faith is hardly to be found, 
 
 And love is waxing cold,— 
 
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 Is not Thy chariot hastening on ? 
 
 Hast thou not given the sign ? 
 
 May w r e not trust and live upon 
 A promise so divine ? 
 
 3 “ Yes,” saith the Lord, “now will I rise, 
 And make oppressors flee ; 
 
 I will appear to their surprise, 
 xlnd set My servants free.” 
 
 8 Thy word, like silver seven times tried, 
 Through ages shall endure ; 
 
 The men that in thy truth confide, 
 
 Shall find thy promise sure. 
 
FAITH. 
 
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 SONG 128. — l. m. 
 
 1 I know that my Redeemer lives, 
 
 He lives, and on the earth shall stand ; 
 And though to worms my flesh he gives, 
 My dust lies number’d in his hand. 
 
 2 In this reanimated clay 
 
 I surely shall behold him near ; 
 
 Shall see him in the latter day 
 In all his majesty appear. 
 
 3 Mine own, and not another’s eyes, 
 
 The king shall in his beauty view ; 
 
 1 shall from him receive the prize, 
 
 The starry crown to victors due. 
 
 SONG 129. — s. h, m. 
 
 3 Faith is the Christian’s prop, 
 Whereon his sorrows lean ; 
 
 It is the substance of his hope, 
 
 His proof of things unseen ; 
 
 It is the anchor of his soul 
 When tempests rage and billows roll , 
 
 2 Faith is the polar star 
 
 That guides the Christian’s way, 
 Directs his wand’rings from afar 
 To realms of endless day ; 
 
 It points the course, where’er he roam, 
 And safely leads the pilgrim home. 
 
 3 Faith is the rainbow’s form 
 
 Hung on the brow of heaven, 
 
 The glory of the passing storm, 
 
 The pledge of mercy given ; 
 
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 It is the bright, triumphal arch, 
 
 Through which the saints to glory march. 
 
 4 The faith that works by love, 
 
 And purifies the heart, 
 
 A foretaste of the joys above 
 To mortals can impart ; 
 
 It bears us through this earthly strife, 
 And triumphs in immortal life. 
 
 SONG- 130. — c. p. m. 
 
 1 0 glorious hope of heav’nly love, 
 
 It lifts me up to things above ; 
 
 It bears on eagles’ wings ; 
 
 It gives me now a ravished taste, 
 
 And makes me for some moments feast, 
 With Jesus’ priests and kings. 
 
 2 Rejoicing now in earnest hope, 
 
 I stand, and from the mountain-top 
 See all the land below ; 
 
 Rivers of milk and honey rise, 
 
 And all the fruits of paradise, 
 
 In endless plenty grow. 
 
 3 A land of corn, and wine, and oil, 
 
 Favor’d with God’s peculiar smile ; 
 
 With every blessing blest ; 
 
 There dwells the Lord our Righteousness, 
 And keeps his own in perfect peace, 
 
 And everlasting rest. 
 
 4 0 that I might at once go in ! 
 
 Forsake this vale of grief and sin, 
 
 Henceforth the land possess : 
 
HOPE. 
 
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 This moment view my Savior here, 
 
 To end my sorrow and my fear, 
 
 In perfect happiness. 
 
 SONG- 131.— 8’s & 7’s. 
 
 1 Know, my soul ! thy full salvation ; 
 
 Rise o’er sin, and fear, and care, 
 
 Joy to find in ev’ry station, 
 
 Something still to do or bear : 
 
 Think what spirit dwells within thee ; 
 
 Think what Father’s smiles are thine ; 
 Think what Jesus did to win thee ; — 
 
 Child of heaven ! canst thou repine ? 
 
 2 Haste thee on from grace to gloiy, 
 
 Arm’d with faith and wing’d with prayer, 
 Heaven’s eternal dav ’s before thee, 
 
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 God’s own hand shall guide thee there : 
 Soon shall close thine earthly mission, 
 
 Soon shall pass thy pilgrim-days ; 
 
 Hope shall change to glad fruition, 
 
 Faith to sight, and prayer to praise. 
 
 SONG 132 — c. m. 
 
 1 Thebe is a hope, a blessed hope, 
 
 More precious and more bright, 
 
 Than all the joyless mockery, 
 
 The world esteems delight. 
 
 2 There is a star, a lovely star, 
 
 That lights the darkest gloom, 
 
 And sheds a peaceful radiance o’er 
 The prospects of the tomb. 
 
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 3 There is a voice, a cheering voice, 
 
 That lifts the thoughts above, 
 
 Dispels the painful, anxious doubt, 
 
 And whispers, “ God is love.” 
 
 4 That voice, aloud from Calvary’s height, 
 
 Proclaims our sins forgiven ; 
 
 That star is revelation’s light ; 
 
 That hope, the hope of heaven. 
 
 SONG 133. — L. M. 
 
 1 How oft have sin and Satan strove 
 
 To rend my soul from thee, my God ! 
 But everlasting is thy love, 
 
 And Jesus seals it with his blood. 
 
 2 The oath and promise of the Lord, 
 
 Join to confirm the wondrous grace ; 
 Eternal power performs the word, 
 
 And fills all heaven with endless praise. 
 
 3 Amidst temptations sharp and long, 
 
 My soul to this dear refuge flies ; 
 
 Hope is my anchor, firm and strong, 
 While tempests blow and billows rise. 
 
 4 The gospel bears my spirits up ; 
 
 A faithful and unchanging God 
 Lays the foundation for my hope, 
 
 In oaths, and promises, and blood. 
 
 SONG 134. — S. M. 
 
 X Behold what wondrous grace, 
 
 The father hath bestowed, 
 
 On creatures of a mortal race, 
 
 To call them sons of God ! 
 
HOPE. 
 
 
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 2 f Tis no surprising thing, 
 
 That we should be unknown ; 
 
 The Jewish world knew not their king, 
 God’s well beloved Son. 
 
 3 Nor doth it yet appear 
 
 How great we shall be made ; 
 
 But when we see our Savior here, 
 
 We shall he like our Head. 
 
 4 A hope so much divine, 
 
 May trials well endure ; 
 
 May purge our souls from every sin, 
 
 As Christ, the Lord, is pure. 
 
 SO^N"Gr 135. — C. M. 
 
 1 Bless’d be the everlasting God, 
 
 The Father of our Lord ; 
 
 Be his abounding mercy praised, 
 
 His majesty adored. 
 
 2 When from the dead he raised his Son, 
 
 And call’d him to the sky, 
 
 He gave us all a lively hope 
 Of life, e’en though we die. 
 
 3 What though our inbred sins require 
 
 Our flesh to see the dust ; 
 
 Yet as the Lord our Savior rose, 
 
 So all his followers must. 
 
 4 There’s an inheritance divine 
 
 Reserved against that day ; 
 
 ’Tis uncorrupted, undefiled, 
 
 And cannot waste away. 
 
 5 Saints by the power of God are kept 
 
 Till the salvation come ; 
 
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 We walk by faith as strangers here, 
 
 Till Christ shall call us home. 
 
 SONG 136. — s. m. 
 
 1 How wondrous is the love 
 That makes us heirs of heaven ! 
 
 The love that has renew’d our hearts, 
 And all our guilt forgiven. 
 
 2 The saints though here unknown, 
 Are princes in disguise : 
 
 Nor shall their glories be reveal’d 
 Till Christ shall leave the skies. 
 
 3 Then shall they see his face, 
 
 And in his blissful sight, 
 
 Shall with his image be adorn’d, 
 
 And shine divinely bright. 
 
 4 Transported with this hope, 
 
 And with these blessings crown’d ; 
 Holy and heavenly be our lives, 
 
 Such as our Lord’s was found. 
 
 5 That hope shall not be vain 
 Which operates by love ; 
 
 While hourly fruits of righteousness 
 Its heavenly virtue prove. 
 
 SONG 137. — c. m. 
 
 1 Faith, hope, and love now dwell on earth 
 
 And earth by them is blest ; 
 
 But faith and hope must yield to love, 
 
 Of all the graces best. 
 
 2 Hope shall to full fruition rise, 
 
 And faith be sight above ; 
 
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 These are the means, but this t*he end, 
 For saints for ever love. 
 
 SONG 138. — L. M. 
 
 1 Faith, hope, and charity, these three, 
 Yet is the greatest charity ; 
 
 Father of lights, these gifts impart 
 To mine and every human heart. 
 
 2 Faith, that in prayer can never fail, 
 Hope, that o’er doubting must prevail, 
 And charity, whose name above 
 
 Ts God’s own name, for God is love. 
 
 3 The morning star is lost in light, 
 
 Faith vanishes at perfect sight, 
 
 The rainbow passes with the storm 
 And hope with sorrow’s fading form. 
 
 4 But charity, serene, sublime, 
 
 Beyond the reach of death and time, 
 Like the blue sky’s all-bounding space, 
 Holds heaven and earth in its embrace. 
 
 SONG 139. — c. m. 
 
 1 Happy the heart where graces reign, 
 
 Where love inspires the breast : 
 
 Love is the brightest of the train, 
 
 And strengthens all the rest. 
 
 2 Knowledge, alas ! ’t is all in vain, 
 
 And all in vain our fear ; 
 
 Our stubborn sins will fight and reign, 
 If love be absent there. 
 
 3 ’T is love that makes our cheerful feet 
 
 In swift obedience move; 
 
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 The demons know and tremble too, ; 
 
 But Satan cannot love. I 
 
 4 This is the grace that lives and sings, 
 
 When faith and hope shall cease ; 
 
 ’T is this shall strike our joyful strings : 
 In the sweet realms of bliss. 
 
 SOISTG 140. — l. m. I 
 
 1 How blest the sacred tie, that binds 
 In sweet communion kindred minds ! 
 
 How swift the heavenly course they run, I 
 
 Whose hearts, whose faith, whose hopes are one. 1 
 
 2 To each, the life of each how dear ! I 
 
 What tender love ! — what holy fear ! I 
 
 How does the gen’rous flame within 
 
 Refine from earth, and cleanse from sin ! 
 
 3 Their streaming eyes together flow 
 For human guilt and human woe ; 
 
 Their ardent prayers together rise, 
 
 Like mingling flame and sacrifice. J 
 
 4 Together oft they seek the place I 
 
 Where God reveals his smiling face : j 
 
 How high, and strong their raptures swell ; ] 
 
 There’s none but kindred souls can tell. J 
 
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 1* Blest be the tie that binds | 
 
 Our hearts in Christian love ! I 
 
 The fellowship of kindred minds !| 
 
 Is like to that above. j 
 
 2 Before our Father’s throne j] 
 
 We pour our ardent prayers ; 
 
 
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 Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one, 
 Our comforts and our cares. 
 
 8 When we asunder part, 
 
 It gives us inward pain ; 
 
 But we shall still be join’d in heart, 
 And hope to meet again. 
 
 4 This glorious hope revives 
 
 Our courage by the way ; 
 
 While each in expectation lives, 
 
 And longs to see the day. 
 
 5 From sorrow, toil and pain, 
 
 And sin we shall be free ; 
 
 And perfect love and friendship reign 
 Through all eternity. 
 
 SONG 142. — C. M. 
 
 1 How sweet, how heavenly is the sight 
 
 When those that love the Lord, 
 
 In one another’s peace delight, 
 
 And thus fulfil his word ! 
 
 2 When each can feel his brother’s sigh, 
 
 And with him bear a part ; 
 
 When sorrow flows from eye to eye, 
 And joy from heart to heart ! 
 
 3 When, free from envy, scorn and pride, 
 
 Our wishes all above, 
 
 Each can his brother’s failings hide, 
 And show a brother’s love ! 
 
 4 When love, in one delightful stream, 
 
 Through ev’ry bosom flows ; 
 
 And union sweet, and dear esteem, 
 
 In ev’ry action glows ! 
 
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 SONGr 143. — C. M. 
 
 1 Lo ! what an entertaining sight 
 
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 Those friendly brethren prove, 
 
 Whose cheerful hearts in bands unite 
 Of harmony and love ! 
 
 2 Where streams of bliss from Christ the 
 
 Descend on ev'ry soul ; 
 
 And heavenly peace with balmy wing 
 Shades and revives the whole. 
 
 3 ’T is pleasant as the morning dews 
 
 That fall on Zion’s hill, I 
 
 Where God his mildest glory shows, I 
 
 And makes his grace distill. \ 
 
 SOJSTG 144. — l. m. 
 
 1 Had I the tongues of Greeks and Jews, 
 
 And nobler speech than angels use, 
 
 If love be absent, I am found, 
 
 Like tinkling brass, an empty sound. 
 
 2 Were I inspired, 0 God, to know 
 All that is done above, below, 
 
 Or could my faith the mountains move, 
 
 Still I am nothing without love. 
 
 3 Should I distribute all my store, 
 
 To feed the bowels of the poor ; ■. 
 
 Or give my body to the flame, 
 
 To gain a martyr’s glorious name ; — 
 
 4 If love to God, and love to men, ] 
 
 Be absent, all my hopes are vain : 
 
 Nor tongues, nor gifts, nor fiery zeal, 
 
 The works of love can e’er fulfil. I 
 
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 SONG 145. — c. m. 
 
 1 Could I with elocution speak, 
 
 Transcending human tongue ; 
 
 And could I sing in strains more sweet 
 Than ever angel sung. 
 
 2 And did not charity inspire, 
 
 And raise herself — my voice, 
 
 My flowing verse were empty sound, 
 
 “ My eloquence were noise.” 
 
 3 Yea, had I faith to weary racks, 
 
 And pass unhurt through flame ; 
 
 And did not charity inspire, 
 
 My suff ’rings were in vain. 
 
 4 ’Tis love which spreads the wings of hope, 
 
 And bids her strength exert ; 
 
 Which brings our faith from sound to things, 
 From fancy to the heart. 
 
 5 A time shall come, w r hen constant faith 
 
 And patient hope shall die ; 
 
 One lost in certainty of sight, 
 
 And one dissolv’d in joy. 
 
 6 But love shall last when these no more 
 
 Shall warm the pilgrim’s breast, 
 
 Or open on his ravish’d eyes 
 His long-expected rest. 
 
 7 Love’s unextinguish’d ray shall burn 
 
 Through death, unchang’d its frame : 
 
 Its lamp shall triumph o’er the grave, 
 
 With uncorrupted flame. 
 
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 SONG 146. — l. m. 
 
 1 And is the gospel peace and love ? 
 
 Such let our conversation be ; 
 
 The serpent blended with the dove, 
 
 Wisdom and meek simplicity. 
 
 2 Whene’er the angry passions rise, 
 
 And tempt our thoughts or tongues to strife, 
 To Jesus let us lift our eyes, 
 
 Bright pattern of the Christian-life ! 
 
 3 To do his heavenly Father’s will 
 
 Was his employment and delight ; 
 
 Humility and holy zeal 
 
 Shone through his life divinely bright. 
 
 4 Dispensing good where’er he came, 
 
 The labors of his life were love ; 
 
 Then if we bear the Savior’s name, 
 
 By his example let us move. 
 
 5 0, how benevolent and kind ! 
 
 How mild — how ready to forgive ! 
 
 Be this the temper of our mind, 
 
 And these the rules by which we live. 
 
 SONG 147. — l. m. 
 
 1 My blest Redeemer and my Lord, 
 
 I read my duty in thy W ord ; 
 
 But in thy life the law appears, 
 
 Drawn out in living characters. 
 
 2 What truth and love thy bosom fill ! 
 
 What zeal to do thy Father’s will ! 
 
 Such zeal, and truth, and love divine, 
 
 T would transcribe, and make them mine. 
 
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 8 Cold mountains, and the midnight air, 
 Witness’d the fervor of thy prayer ; 
 
 The desert thy temptations knew, 
 
 Thy conflict, and thy victory too. 
 
 4 Be thou my pattern ; may I bear 
 More of thy gracious image here ; 
 
 Then God the Judge, shall own my name 
 Among the foll’wers of the Lamb. 
 
 SONG 148. — l. m. 
 
 1 So let our lips and lives express 
 The holy gospel we profess ; 
 
 So let our works and virtues shine, 
 
 To prove the doctrine all divine. 
 
 2 Thus shall we best proclaim abroad 
 The honors of our Maker, God, 
 
 When his salvation reigns within, 
 
 And grace subdues the power of sin. 
 
 3 Our flesh and sense must be denied, 
 Ambition, envy, lust, and pride ; 
 
 While justice, temp’rance, truth, and love 
 Our inward piety approve. 
 
 4 Religion bears our spirits up, 
 
 While we expect that blessed hope 
 The bright appearance of the Lord, 
 
 And faith stands leaning on his word. 
 
 SONG 149. — c. m. 
 
 1 Am I a soldier of the cross, 
 
 A foll’wer of the Lamb ? 
 
 And shall I fear to own his cause, 
 
 Or blush to speak his name ? 
 
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 2 Shall I in sloth indulge my eyes, 
 
 On flow’ry beds of ease, 
 
 While others fought to win the prize, 
 And sail’d thro’ bloody seas ? 
 
 3 Are there no foes for me to face ? 
 
 Must I not stem the flood ? 
 
 Is this vile world a friend to grace, 
 To help me on to God ? 
 
 4 Sure I must fight, if I would reign ! 
 
 Increase my courage, Lord ! 
 
 » I’ll bear the toil, endure the pain, 
 Supported by thy word. 
 
 SONGr 150. — L. M. 
 
 1 Jesus, my King, proclaims the war ; 
 
 “ Awake ! the powers of hell are near ; 
 To arms ! to arms !” I hear him cry ; 
 
 “ ’T is your’s to conquer or to die !” 
 
 2 Roused by the animating sound, 
 
 I cast my eager eyes around ; 
 
 I haste to gird my armor on, 
 
 And bid each trembling fear be gone. 
 
 3 Hope is my helmet, faith my shield ; 
 The word of God the sword I wield ; 
 With sacred truth my loins are girt, 
 And holy zeal inspires my heart. 
 
 4 Thus arm’d, I venture on the fight, 
 Resolved to put my foes to flight, 
 While Jesus kindly deigns to spread 
 His conq’ring banner o’er my head. 
 
 5 In him I hope, in him I trust ; 
 
 His bleeding cross is all my boast ; 
 
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 Through troops of foes he’ll lead me on 
 To victory, and the victor’s crown. 
 
 SONG 151.— rs & 8’s. 
 
 1 Christian soldier, seize thy sword, 
 
 Seek the field, and take thy station ! 
 Prince Messiah gives the word, 
 
 Captain of the saints’ salvation. 
 
 2 Strong the weapons thou must wield, 
 
 Stern the warfare thou art waging ; 
 Bind the helmet, bear the shield, 
 
 Hell’s beleag’ring hosts engaging. 
 
 3 Lo ! the battle is begun ! 
 
 Lo ! Immanuel’s troops in motion ! 
 Some the prize have nearly won, 
 
 And they soon will seize their portion. 
 
 4 Hear you not the victor’s song? 
 
 Hear you not the captives crying ? 
 Shout ! Jehovah’s arm is strong ; 
 
 Shout ! the alien foe is flying. 
 
 5 See the crimson banners wave ! 
 
 Hear the chariot’s rolling thunder, 
 Christ the conquer’d world shall save, 
 Cleaving Satan’s throne asunder. 
 
 6 Lo ! the ransom’d marching home ! 
 
 Anthems loud and palms victorious ; 
 Satan conquer’d, death o’ercome, 
 
 Crowns secured and mansions glorious. 
 
 SONG 152. — l. m. 
 
 1 Awake, my soul ! lift up thine eyes ; 
 
 See where thy foes against thee rise, 
 
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 In long array, a num’rous host ; 
 
 Awake, my soul ! or thou art lost. 
 
 2 Here giant danger threat’ ning stands, 
 Mustering his pale, terrific bands ; 
 
 There pleasure’s silken banners spread, 
 And willing souls are captive led. 
 
 3 See where rebellious passions rage, 
 
 And fierce desires and lusts engage ; 
 
 The meanest foe of all the train 
 
 Has thousands and ten thousands slain. 
 
 4 Thou tread’st upon enchanted ground ; 
 Perils and snares beset thee round ; 
 Beware of all ; guard every part ; 
 
 But most, the traitor in thy heart. 
 
 5 Come, then, my soul ! now learn to wield 
 The weight of thine immortal shield ; 
 
 Put on the armor from above, 
 
 Of heavenly truth, and heavenly love. 
 
 6 The terror and the charm repel, 
 
 And powers of earth, and powers of hell \ 
 The Man of Calvary triumph’d here ; — 
 Why should his faithful foll’wers fear ? 
 
 SONG 153.— Vs. 
 
 1 Much in sorrow, oft in woe, 
 
 Onward, Christians, onward go ; 
 
 Fight the fight ; and, worn with strife, 
 Steep with tears the bread of life. 
 
 2 Onward, Christians, onward go ; 
 
 Join the war, and face the foe ; 
 
 Faint not ; much doth yet remain ; 
 Dreary is the long campaign. 
 
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 3 Shrink not, Christians, — will ye yield ? 
 Will ye quit the battle-field ? 
 
 Fight till all the conflict’s o’er, 
 
 Nor your foes shall rally more, 
 
 4 But when loud the trumpet blown, 
 Speaks their forces overthrown, 
 
 Christ, your Captain, shall bestow, 
 Crowns to grace the conq’ror’s brow. 
 
 SONG 154.— c. m. 
 
 1 0, speed thee, Christian, on thy way, 
 
 And to thy armor cling ; 
 
 With girded loins the call obey 
 That grace and mercy bring. 
 
 2 There is a battle to be fought, 
 
 An upward race to run, 
 
 A crown of glory to be sought, 
 
 A vict’ry to be won. 
 
 3 0, faint not, Christian, for thy sighs 
 
 Are heard before His throne ; 
 
 The race must come before the prize, 
 The cross before the crown. 
 
 SONG 155.— c. M. 
 
 1 Awake, my soul ! stretch every nerve. 
 
 And press with vigor on ; 
 
 A heavenly race demands thy zeal, 
 And an immortal crown. 
 
 2 A cloud of witnesses around 
 
 Hold thee in full survey ; 
 
 Forget the steps already trod, 
 
 And onward urge thy way. 
 
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 8 ’T is God’s all-animating voice 
 That calls thee from on high ; 
 
 ’T is his own hand presents the prize 
 To thine uplifted eye ; — 
 
 4 That prize, with peerless glories bright, 
 Which shall new lustre boast, 
 
 When victors’ wreaths and monarchs’ gems 
 Shall blend in common dust. 
 
 SONG- 156. — p. m. 
 
 1 Guide us, 0 thou great Jehovah, 
 
 Pilgrims through this barren land ; 
 
 We are weak, but thou art mighty, 
 
 Hold us with thy powerful hand : 
 
 Bread of heaven, 
 
 Feed us now and evermore. 
 
 2 Fill us from the living Fountain, 
 
 Whence the crystal waters flow ; 
 
 Let the bright and cloudy pillar 
 Lead us all our journey through : 
 
 Strong Deliv’rer, 
 
 Be thou still our Sun and Shield. 
 
 3 Musing on thy great salvation, 
 
 Musing on our heavenly home, 
 
 We exclaim with holy longing, 
 
 “ Come, Lord Jesus, quickly come:” 
 Great Jehovah, 
 
 Let us soon thy glory see. 
 
 SONG- 157. — l. m. 
 
 1 Broad is the road that leads to death, 
 And thousands walk together there ! 
 
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 But wisdom shows a narrower path, 
 
 With here and there a traveller. 
 
 2 “ Deny thyself, and take thy cross,” 
 
 Is the Redeemer’s great command ! 
 
 Nature must count her gold but dross 
 If she would gain the heavenly land. 
 
 3 The fearful soul that tires and faints, 
 
 And walks the way of God no more, 
 
 Is but esteemed almost a saint, 
 
 And makes his own destruction sure. 
 
 4 Lord, let not all my hopes be vain ; 
 
 Create my heart entirely new ; 
 
 True holiness may I attain, 
 
 And share in endless glory too ! 
 
 SONG 158. — C. M. 
 
 1 Our country is Immanuel’s ground, 
 
 W e seek that promised soil ; 
 
 The songs of Zion cheer our hearts, 
 
 While strangers here we toil. 
 
 2 We tread the path our Master trod, 
 
 W e bear the cross he bore ; 
 
 And every thorn that wounds our feet, 
 
 Ilis temples pierced before. 
 
 3 Oft do our eyes with joy o’erflow, 
 
 And oft are bathed in tears ; 
 
 Yet nought but heaven our hopes can raise, 
 And nought but sin our fears. 
 
 SONG- 159. — 0. M. 
 
 1 Sing, ye redeemed of the Lord, 
 
 Your great Deliverer sing ; 
 
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 Pilgrims for Zion’s city bound, 
 
 Be joyful in your King. 
 
 2 See the fair way his hand hath raised, 
 
 How holy and how plain ! 
 
 Nor shall the simplest traveller err, 
 Nor ask the track in vain. 
 
 3 No ravening lion shall destroy, 
 
 Nor lurking serpent wound ; 
 Pleasure and safety, peace and praise, 
 Through all the path are found. 
 
 4 A hand divine shall lead you on, 
 
 Through all the blissful road ; 
 
 Till to the sacred mount you rise, 
 
 And see your smiling God. 
 
 5 There garlands of immortal joy 
 
 Shall bloom on every head ; 
 
 While sorrow, sighing, and distress, 
 Like shadows all are fled. 
 
 G March on in your Redeemer’s strength 
 Pursue his footsteps still ; 
 
 And let the prospect cheer your eye, 
 While laboring up the hill. 
 
 SONG 160. — S. M. 
 
 1 The people of the Lord 
 
 Are on their way to heaven ; 
 
 There they obtain their great reward, 
 The prize will there be given. 
 
 2 ’ T is conflict here below ; 
 
 ’T is triumph there, and peace ; 
 
 On earth we wrestle with the foe, 
 
 In heaven our conflicts cease. 
 
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 3 There rest shall follow toil, 
 
 And ease succeed to care ; . 
 
 The victors there divide the spoil ; 
 
 They sing and triumph there. 
 
 4 Then let us joyful sing ! 
 
 The conflict is not long : 
 
 We hope ere long to praise our King, 
 
 In one eternal song. 
 
 SONG 161 7’s. 
 
 1 Children of the heavenly King, 
 
 As ye journey, sweetly sing ! 
 
 Sing your Maker’s worthy praise, 
 Glorious in his works and ways. 
 
 2 Shout, ye ransom’d flock, and blest ! 
 You on Jesus’ throne shall rest; 
 
 There your seat will be prepared ; 
 There your kingdom and reward. 
 
 3 Fear not, brethren, joyful stand 
 On the borders of your land ; 
 
 Jesus, God’s exalted Son, 
 
 Bids you undismay’d go on. 
 
 4 Lord ! submissive may we go, 
 
 Gladly leaving all below ; 
 
 Only thou our leader be, 
 
 And we still will follow thee ! 
 
 SONG- 162. — ll’s. 
 
 1 ’Mid scenes of confusion and creature complaints, 
 How sweet to my soul is communion with saints, 
 To find at the banquet of mercy there’s room, 
 And feel in the presence of Jesus at home. 
 
 Home, home, sweet, sweet home, 
 
 Prepare me, dear Savior, for glory, my home/ 
 
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 2 Sweet bonds that unite all the children of peace, 
 And thrice precious Jesus whose love cannot cease, 
 Though oft from his presence in sadness I roam, 
 
 I long to behold him in glory at home. 
 
 Home, home, sweet, sweet home, &c. 
 
 3 I long dearest Lord, in thy beauties to shine, 
 
 No more as an exile, in sorrow to pine, 
 
 And in thy dear image, arise o’er the tomb, 
 
 With glorified millions to praise thee at home. 
 
 Home, home, sweet, sweet home, 
 
 0 take me, dear Savior, to glory, my home. 
 
 SONG 163— l. m. 
 
 1 ’Twas the commission of our Lord, 
 
 “ Go teach the nations, and baptize 
 The nations have received the word 
 Since he ascended to the skies. 
 
 2 He sits upon th’ eternal hills, 
 
 With grace and pardon in his hands, 
 And sends his cov’nant with the seals 
 To bless the distant Gentile lands. 
 
 3 “ Repent, and be immersed,” he saith, 
 
 “ For the remission of your sins 
 And thus our sense assists our faith, 
 
 And shows us what his gospel means. 
 
 SONG- 164. — c. m. 
 
 1 Witness, oh Lord, the solemn act 
 Which we this day perform, 
 
 And grant Thy blessing on the one 
 Who doth his faith affirm. 
 
 A sinner dies this day to sin, 
 
 Is buried with his Lord, 
 
 And rises a new life to live, 
 
 According to thy Word. 
 
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 2 His faith the one Thou hast ordained, 
 
 Inheritance he claims : 
 
 Intent salvation to attain 
 For Ages-life he aims. 
 
 He sets his seal to thy demands, 
 
 The covenant approves, 
 
 And shows by works of righteousness 
 Thy promises he loves. 
 
 3 Born thus of water, may he grow r 
 
 In grace and truth divine 
 Till when the Spirit gives new birth 
 He ’ll in Thy image shine. 
 
 Accept then his obedient faith 
 Do thou his sins remit ; 
 
 And may he in the holy race 
 Himself with zeal acquit. 
 
 SONG 165. — p. m. 
 
 1 Thou hast said, exalted Jesus, 
 
 Take thy cross and follow me ; 
 
 Shall the word with terror seize us ? 
 Shall we from thy burden flee ? 
 
 Lord, I’ll take it, 
 
 And rejoicing, follow thee. 
 
 2 While this liquid tomb surveying, 
 
 Emblem of my Savior’s grave, 
 
 Shall I shun its brink, betraying 
 Feelings worthy of a slave ? 
 
 No ! I’ll enter ; 
 
 Jesus entered Jordan’s wave. 
 
 3 Blest the sign which thus reminds me, 
 
 Savior, of thy love for me ; . 
 
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 But more blest the love that binds me 
 In its deathless bonds to thee ; 
 
 0 what pleasure, 
 
 Buried with my Lord to be ! 
 
 4 Should it rend some fond connection, 
 
 Should I suffer shame or loss, 
 
 Yet the fragrant, blest reflection, 
 
 I have been where Jesus was, 
 
 Will revive me 
 
 When I faint beneath the cross. 
 
 5 Fellowship with him possessing, 
 
 Let me die to earth and sin ; 
 
 | Let me rise t’ enjoy the blessing 
 
 | Which the faithful soul shall win : 
 
 | May I ever 
 
 ■ Follow where my Lord has been. 
 
 ! S(XN"Gr 166. — C. M. 
 
 * 1 Buried with Christ ! yes, thus we lie 
 
 Immersed beneath the wave ; 
 
 So he, the Savior from on high, 
 
 Found on this earth his grave. 
 
 j 2 We rise with him ! to live anew 
 
 A holy life of faith ; 
 
 i Believing what this brings to view, 
 
 And w r hat the Scripture saith — j 
 
 3 The glorious resurrection morn ! 
 
 I When Jesus from the skies 
 
 Descending, whence he now hath gone, 
 Shall bid the sleeping rise. 
 
 4 Eternal life we then receive 
 
 From him our blessed Lord ; 
 
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 Help us, 0 Father, to believe, 
 
 And trust thy Holy Word. 
 
 SONG 167.— r. m. 
 
 1 “ Go, preach the Gospel,” said the Lord, 
 
 Let all the nations hear ; 
 
 “ He who believes” the kingdom’s word, 
 And turns to God with fear, 
 
 “ And is immersed,” shall saved be, 
 From sin and death he shall be free. 
 
 2 The glorious news was spread abroad, 
 
 • On wings of joy and love ; 
 
 Till manv nations heard the word, — 
 That message from above ; 
 
 The news of pardon, peace, and heaven, 
 Through God’s own Son so freely given. 
 
 8 Faith in the word which God has sent, 
 Precedes the law of faith ; 
 
 “ Believe the Gospel,” and “ repent,” 
 Then “be immersed,” he saith; 
 Pardon of sins such souls receive, 
 
 And in the future age will live. 
 
 4 Thus in the likeness of his death 
 We’re buried with our Lord; 
 
 And rise to live a life of faith, 
 
 And feed upon his word ; 
 
 Then at the resurrection morn, 
 
 We of the Spirit shall be born. 
 
 SONG 168.— c. m. 
 
 1 If human kindness meets return, 
 
 And owns the grateful tie ; — 
 
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 If tender thoughts within us burn 
 To feel a friend is nigh ; — 
 
 2 0, shall not warmer accents tell, 
 The gratitude we owe 
 To Him who died our fears to quell, 
 And save from sin and woe. 
 
 3 While yet his anguish’d soul survey’d 
 
 Those pangs he would not flee, 
 
 What love his latest words display’d ! — 
 “ Meet and remember me.” 
 
 4 Remember thee ! thy death, thy shame, 
 
 Thy griefs which thou didst bear ! 
 
 0 memory, leave no other name 
 But his recorded there ! 
 
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 Here, in the broken bread, 
 
 Here, in the cup we take, 
 
 His body and his blood behold, 
 
 Who suffer’d for our sake. 
 
 Yes, that our souls might live, 
 
 Those sacred limbs were torn, 
 
 That blood was spilt, and pangs untold 
 AY ere by the Savior borne. 
 
 0 Thou who didst allow 
 Thy Son to suffer thus, 
 
 Father, what more couldst thou have done 
 Than thou hast done for us ? 
 
 AA r e are persuaded now, 
 
 That nothing can divide 
 Thv children from thy boundless love, 
 Display’d in him who died ; — 
 
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 5 Who died to make us sure 
 Of mercy, truth, and peace, 
 
 And from the power and pains of sin 
 To bring a full release. 
 
 SONG 170.— 7’s. 
 
 1 Not with terror do we meet 
 
 At the board by J esus spread : 
 
 Not in mystery drink and eat 
 Of the Savior’s wine and bread. 
 
 2 ’T is his memory we record, 
 
 ’T is his virtues we proclaim ; 
 Grateful to our honored Lord, 
 
 Here we bless his sacred name. 
 
 3 See him on the dreadful day 
 
 Of his mortal agony, 
 
 Break the bread ; and hear him say, 
 
 “ Eat of this, and think of me !” 
 
 4 See him standing on the brink 
 
 Of the tomb, and hark ! he cries, 
 
 “ Drink the wine, and as you drink, 
 0, remember him who dies ! ” 
 
 5 Yes ! we will remember thee, 
 
 Friend and Savior ! and thy feast, 
 Of all services shall be, 
 
 Holiest and welcomest. 
 
 SONG 171.— c. m. 
 
 1 According to thy gracious word, 
 
 In meek humility, 
 
 This will we do, our dying Lord ; 
 
 We will remember thee. 
 
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 2 Thy body, broken for our sake, 
 Our bread from heaven shall be ; 
 Thy testamental cup we take, 
 
 And thus remember thee. 
 
 3 Gethsemane can we forget ? 
 
 Or there thy conflict see, 
 Thine agony and bloody sweat, 
 And not remember thee ? 
 
 4 When to the cross we turn our eyes, 
 And rest on Calvary, 
 
 0 Lamb of God, our sacrifice ! 
 
 We must remember thee. 
 
 5 Remember thee, and all thy pains, 
 And all thy love so free ! 
 
 Yea, while a breath, a pulse remains, 
 Will we remember thee. 
 
 6 And when these failing lips grow dumb, 
 And mind and mem’ry flee, 
 
 When thou shalt in thy glory come, 
 May we remember’d be. 
 
 SONG 172. — l. m. 
 
 1 In mem’ry of our absent Lord, 
 
 AVith holy love, and sacred joy, 
 
 We meet around this festive board, 
 
 AVhile songs of praise our tongues employ. 
 
 2 “ I)o this, and thus remember me,” 
 
 To a few chosen friends, he said ; 
 
 Lord, we would too remember thee, 
 
 And own thee as our living Head. 
 
 3 Obedient to thy last request, 
 
 AA e eat the bread, and drink the wine; 
 
SUPPER. 
 
 Thus with thy presence we are blest, 
 
 And joy to know that we are thine. 
 
 4 In faith we eat thy mystic flesh, 
 
 In faith we drink thy mystic blood ; 
 These symbols here our minds refresh, 
 
 As life is now sustain’d by food. 
 
 5 Rememb’ring Jesus, we desire, 
 
 A counterpart of him to be ; 
 
 To holiness of life aspire, — 
 
 Through him obtain the victory. 
 
 6 Till his return, we thus would meet, 
 
 And show the world his dying love ; 
 Then with him in his kingdom sit, 
 
 Nor from his presence ere remove. 
 
 SONG- 173. — c. m. 
 
 1 In blessed union here we meet, 
 
 Around our great Redeemer’s feet, 
 
 To eat the bread of heaven ; 
 
 How highly privileged arc we, 
 
 And, oh, how thankful should we be, 
 To whom this grace is given. 
 
 2 And if such blessedness we know, 
 Amid this world of sin and woe, 
 
 How blest we soon shall be, 
 
 When we our Lord himself shall meet, 
 And dwell in fellowship complete, 
 
 In immortality. 
 
 SONG 174. — s. m. 
 
 1 Jesus, the friend of man, 
 
 Invites us to his board ; 
 
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 The welcome summons we obey 
 And own our gracious Lord. 
 
 2 Here we survey that love, 
 
 Which spoke in ev’ry breath, 
 
 Prompted each action of his life 
 And triumph’d in his death. 
 
 3 Here let our powers unite, 
 
 His honor’d name to raise ; 
 
 Let grateful joy till ev’ry mind, 
 
 And ev’ry voice be praise. 
 
 4 One faith, one hope, one Lord, 
 
 One God alone we know ; 
 
 Brethren we are ; let ev’ry heart 
 With kind affections glow. 
 
 SONG 175.— 8’s & 7’s. 
 
 1 In the cross of Christ I glory, 
 
 Tow’ ring o’er the wrecks of time ; 
 
 All the light of sacred story, 
 
 Gathers ’round its head sublime. . 
 
 2 When the woes of life o’ertake me, 
 
 Hopes deceive, and fears annoy, 
 Never shall the cross forsake me ; 
 
 Lo ! it glows with peace and joy. 
 
 3 When the sun of bliss is beaming 
 
 Light and love upon my way, 
 
 From the cross the radiance streaming, 
 Adds new lustre to the day. 
 
 4 Bane and blessing, pain and pleasure, 
 
 By the cross are sanctified ; 
 
 Peace is there that knows no measure, 
 Joys that through all time abide. 
 
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 5 In the cross of Christ I glory, 
 
 Tow’ring o’er the wrecks of time ; \ 
 
 All the light of sacred story, \ 
 
 Gathers round its head sublime. \ 
 
 SOISTGr 176. — L. M. 
 
 1 If love, the noblest, purest, best, 
 
 If truth, all other truths above, 
 
 Will claim returns from every breast, 
 
 Oh ! surely Jesus claims our love. 
 
 2 There ’s not a hope with comfort fraught, 
 
 Triumphant over death and time, 
 
 But Jesus mingles in that thought, 
 
 Forerunner of our course sublime ! 
 
 3 W e see him in the daily round, 
 
 Of social duty, mild and meek, 
 
 With him we tread the hallow’d ground, 
 Communion with our God to seek. 
 
 4 We see his pitying, gentle eye, 
 
 • When lonely want appeals for aid; 
 
 We hear him in the frequent sigh, 
 
 That mourns the waste which sin has made. 
 
 5 We meet him at the lowly tomb ; 
 
 We weep where Jesus wept before ; 
 
 And there, above the grave’s dark gloom, 
 
 We see him rise, and weep no more. 
 
 SONG 177.— 8’s & 7’s. 
 
 1 From the table now retiring. 
 
 Which for us the Lord hath spread, 
 
 May our souls, refreshment finding, 
 
 Grow in all things like our Head. 
 
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 2 Ilis example by beholding, 
 
 May our lives his image bear ; 
 
 Him our Lord and Master calling, 
 
 His commands may we revere. 
 
 / 3 Love to God and man displaying, 
 
 Walking steadfast in thy way, — 
 
 Joy attend us in believing, 
 
 Peace from God through endless day. 
 
 SONG- ITS.— l. m. 
 
 1 Tiiy broken bod}", gracious Lord ! 
 
 Is shadow’d by this broken bread; 
 
 The wine which in this cup is pour’d, 
 Points to the blood which thou hast shed. 
 
 2 And while we meet together thus, 
 
 W e show that we are one in thee : 
 
 Thy precious blood was shed for us, 
 
 Tliy death, 0 Lord, has set us free. 
 
 3 We have one hope — that thou wilt come : 
 
 Thee in the air we wait to see : 
 
 When thou wilt give thy saints a home, 
 And we shall ever reign with thee. 
 
 SSl^dr 179. — L. M. 
 
 1 Soft be the gentle breathing notes, 
 
 That sings the Savior’s dying love ; 
 Soft as the evening zephyr floats, 
 
 Soft as the tuneful lyres above. 
 
 2 Soft as the morning dews descend, 
 
 While the sweet lark exulting soars ; 
 
 So soft to your Almighty Friend, 
 
 Be ev’ry sigh your bosom pours. 
 
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 3 Pure as the sun’s enliv’ning ray. 
 
 That scatters life and joy abroad; 
 
 Pure as the lucid car of day, 
 
 That wide proclaims its Maker, God. 
 
 4 True as the magnet to the pole, 
 
 So true le£ your contrition be — 
 
 So true let all your sorrows roll, 
 
 To him who bled upon the tree. 
 
 SONG 180. — l. m. 
 
 1 When I survey the wondrous cross 
 On which the Prince of glory died, 
 
 All other gain I count but loss, 
 
 And for him give up all beside. 
 
 2 See, from his head, his hands, his feet, 
 Sorrow and love flow mingled down ; 
 
 Did e’er such love and sorrow meet, 
 
 Or thorns compose so rich a crown ? 
 
 3 Since I, who was undone and lost, 
 
 Have pardon through his name and word ; 
 Forbid it, then, that I should boast, 
 
 Save in the cross of Christ my Lord. 
 
 SONG 181. — 8’s & 7’s. 
 
 1 . When around us life is shining, 
 
 Touch’d by pleasure’s flowing hand, 
 When its joys are softly twining 
 Pound our hearts their silver band : 
 When some rich and valued blessing, 
 Comes upon each zephyr breath, 
 
 When each wislied-for good possessing, 
 Oh ’tis hard to think of death. 
 
DEATH. 
 
 2 But there’s something which can lighten 
 All the sorrows of the tomb, 
 
 All its dark recesses brighten, 
 
 Dissipate its saddest gloom. 
 
 Shed around it beams of glory, 
 
 Bid its every terror flee, 
 
 Fill the soul with rapture holy, 
 
 Jesus, ’tis one smile from thee. 
 
 SONG- 182. — l. m. 
 
 1 “Asleep in Jesus!” blessed sleep, 
 
 From which none ever wakes to weep : 
 
 A calm and un disturb’d repose, 
 Unbroken by the last of foes. 
 
 2 “ Asleep in Jesus !” oh how sweet, 
 
 To be for such a slumber meet ! 
 
 With holy confidence to sing, 
 
 That death has lost his venom’ d sting. 
 
 3 “ Asleep in Jesus !” peaceful rest, 
 
 Whose waking is supremely blest ; 
 
 Nor fear nor woe shall dim the hour, 
 That manifests the Savior’s power. 
 
 4 “ Asleep in Jesus !” oh for me 
 May such a blissful refuge be ; 
 
 Securely shall my ashes lie, 
 
 And wait the summons from on high. 
 
 SONG- 183. — C. M. 
 
 1 Behold the western evening light ! 
 
 It melts in deep’ning gloom, 
 
 So calmly Christians sink away, 
 Descending to the tomb. 
 

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 2 The winds breathe low ; the yellow leaf 
 
 Scarce whispers from the tree; 
 
 So gently flows the parting breath, 
 
 When good men cease to be. 
 
 3 How beautiful, on all the hills, 
 
 The crimson light is shed : 
 
 ’Tis like the peace the Christian gives 
 To mourners round his bed. 
 
 4 How mildly on the wand’ ring cloud 
 
 The sunset beam is cast ; 
 
 So sweet the mem’ry left behind, 
 
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 When loved ones breathe their last. 
 
 5 And lo ! above the dews of night 
 
 The vesper star appears ; 
 
 So faith lights up the mourner’s heart, 
 Whose eyes are dim with tears. 
 
 6 Night falls, but soon the morning light 
 
 Its glories shall restore ; 
 
 And thus the eyes that sleep in death 
 Shall wake to close no more. 
 
 SONGr 184. — l. m. 
 
 1 Jerusalem ! my glorious home ! 
 
 Name ever dear to me ! 
 
 When shall my labors have an end 
 In joy, and peace, and thee ? 
 
 2 When shall these eyes thy heaven-built walls 
 
 And pearly gates behold ? 
 
 Thy bulwarks, with salvation strong, 
 
 And streets of shining gold ? 
 
 3 There happier bowers than Eden’s bloom, 
 
 Nor sin nor sorrow know : 
 
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 Blest seats ! through rude and stormy scenes 
 I onward press to you. 
 
 4 Why should I shrink at pain or woe ? 
 
 Or feel at death dismay ? 
 
 I ’ye Canaan’s goodly land in view, 
 
 And realms of endless day. 
 
 5 Apostles, martyrs, prophets, there, 
 
 Shall round my Savior stand ; 
 
 Then all my friends in Christ below 
 Will join the glorious band. 
 
 6 Jerusalem ! my glorious home ! 
 
 My soul still pants for thee i 
 Then shall my labors have an end, 
 
 When I thy joys shall see. 
 
 SOjSTGt 185. — c. m. 
 
 1 How long shall death the tyrant reign, 
 
 And triumph o’er the just; 
 
 While the rich blood of martyrs slain 
 Lies mingled with the dust ? 
 
 2 When shall the tedious night be gone ? 
 
 When will our Lord appear ? 
 
 Our fond desires would pray him down, 
 Our love embrace him here. 
 
 3 Let faith arise and climb the hills, 
 
 And from afar descry 
 How distant are his chariot wheels, 
 
 And tell how fast they fly. 
 
 4 We hear the voice, “ Ye dead, arise!” 
 
 And lo ! the graves obey ; 
 
 And waking saints, with joyful eyes, 
 Salute th’ expected day. 
 
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 5 How shall our joy and wonder rise, 
 When our returning Kina'. 
 
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 W e’ll meet descending through the skies, 
 On love’s triumphant wing ! 
 
 1 In expectation sweet, 
 
 We'll wait, and sing, and pray, 
 Till Christ’s triumphal car we meet, 
 And see an endless day. 
 
 2 He comes ! the Conq’ror comes ! 
 
 Death falls beneath his sword : 
 The joyful pris’ners burst the tombs, 
 And rise to meet their Lord. 
 
 3 The trumpet sounds, “ Awake ! 
 
 Ye dead, to judgment come !” 
 
 The pillars of creation shake, 
 
 While man receives his doom. 
 
 4 Thrice happy morn for those 
 
 • Who love the ways of peace ; 
 
 No night of sorrow e’er shall close, 
 
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 1 There is a house not made with hands, 
 
 Eternal and on high, 
 
 And taith assures I shall possess 
 This building, though I die. 
 
 2 This earthly house in which I dwell, 
 
 Must speedily decay, 
 
 And in its fall my conscious self 
 
 Or shade their perfect bliss. 
 
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 Must also pass away. 
 
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 3 But on the resurrection morn, 
 
 My Savior from the skies 
 Shall come to build anew my form, 
 
 And bid myself arise. 
 
 4 While in this earthly house we dwell, 
 
 We share its destiny, 
 
 We’re absent from the Lord our life, — 
 From immortality. 
 
 5 For while the body is our home, 
 
 Our life is in its breath ; 
 
 We live with it, and when it dies 
 We perish in its death. 
 
 G Soon shall our house not made with hands, 
 Appear at Jesus’ word, 
 
 When from the flesh we shall be free, 
 
 And present with the Lord. 
 
 SONG 188.— 8’s & 7 \ 6 1. 
 
 1 Hark ! the Archangel’s trump is soundin 
 
 Solemn tones break on the ear ; 
 
 Louder now, its echoes bounding, 
 
 All the earth astonish’d hear; 
 
 Hallelujah ! Hallelujah ! 
 
 Now Immanuel comes to reign ! 
 
 2 See the righteous dead are waking. 
 
 Coming forth from dust anew ; 
 
 Light resplendent o’er them breaking 
 Jesus Christ appears to view ; 
 
 Hallelujah ! Hallelujah ! 
 
 They arise no more to die. 
 
 8 Now the happy throng in union, 
 
 Rise to meet their coming King ; 
 
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 Joyfully they hold communion, 
 
 And their great deliv’ ranee sing, 
 Hallelujah ! Hallelujah ! 
 
 Ever with the Lord to reign. 
 
 SONG- 189.— c. m. 
 
 1 In hope, against all human hope, 
 
 I can, 1* do believe ; 
 
 Thy quick 1 ning word shall raise me up, 
 With thee, with thee to live. 
 
 2 The thing surpasses all my thought ; 
 
 But faithful is the Lord ; 
 
 Through unbelief, I stagger not, 
 
 For God hath spoke the word. 
 
 3 Faith, mighty faith, the promise sees, 
 
 And looks to that alone ; 
 
 Laughs at impossibilities, 
 
 And cries, “ It shall be done !” 
 
 4 To thee, the glory of thy power 
 
 And faithfulness I give ! 
 
 I shall from Christ, in that glad hour, 
 Eternal life receive. 
 
 SONG 190. — - p. m. 
 
 1 Behold the Lord of glory dies ! 
 
 Behold him from the dead arise ! 
 
 Redemption is obtain’d : 
 
 Tho 1 we like him shall yield our breath, 
 Like him we soon shall rise from death ; 
 The vict’ry Christ has gain’d. 
 
 2 Why should we fear the gloomy grave ? 
 Since he, who died our souls to save, 
 
 Will raise our bodies too ; 
 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
 
 What tho’ our earthly house must fail ? 
 
 The power of Jesus shall prevail, 
 
 To build us up anew. 
 
 Redeemed ! let us his praises sound, 
 
 And always in his work abound, 
 
 It shall not be in vain : 
 
 A kingdom by our Lord prepared, 
 
 And crowns of life, our rich reward, 
 
 And we with him shall reign. 
 
 SOInG 191. — s. m. 
 
 Welcome, sweet day of rest, 
 
 That saw the Lord arise ! 
 
 Welcome to this reviving breast, 
 
 And these rejoicing eyes ! 
 
 The King himself comes near, 
 
 And feasts his saints to-day ; 
 
 Here we may sit, and see him here, 
 
 And love, and praise, and pray. 
 
 One day in such a place, 
 
 Where thou, my Lord, art seen, 
 
 Is sweeter than ten thousand days 
 Of pleasurable sin. 
 
 SOxS G 192. — c. m. 
 
 Again the Lord of life and light 
 Awakes the kindling ray ; 
 
 Dispels the darkness of the night, 
 
 And pours increasing day. 
 
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 On ! what a night was that, which wrapt 
 A sinful world in gloom ! — 
 
 Oh ! what a Sun, which broke, this day, 
 Triumphant from the tomb! 
 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
 
 3 This day be grateful homage paid, 
 And loud hosannas sung ; 
 
 Let gladness dwell in ey’ry heart, 
 And praise on ev’ry tongue. 
 
 SONG 193 — l. m. 
 
 1 0 God, our helper, ever near ! 
 
 Crown with thy smile the present year. 
 Preserve us by thy favor still, 
 
 And fit us for thy sacred will. 
 
 2 Our safety, each succeeding hour. 
 Depends on thy supporting power. 
 Accept our thanks for mercies past, 
 And be our guard while life shall last. 
 
 3 Let us not murmur nor complain, 
 
 At what thy wisdom shall ordain. 
 Sickness or health may blessings prove, 
 As order’d by thy so v’ reign love. 
 
 4 Our moments move with winged haste, 
 Nor know we which shall be the last : 
 Danger and death are ever nigh, 
 
 And we this year, perhaps may die. 
 
 5 Prepare us for the trying day ; 
 
 Then shall we meet without dismay, 
 
 If thou shalt will, the mortal hour, 
 Trusting in Christ’s reviving power. 
 
 SONG 191. — p. m. 
 
 1 Sing a loud, a joyful anthem, 
 
 Wake earth’s purest minstrelsy, 
 
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 Let it sound from hill to valley, 
 
 And be echoed through the sky : 
 Loud thanksgiving 
 To the God who rules on high : 
 
 2 Praises for the radiant sunshine, 
 
 For the dew and genial shower, 
 
 For the soft and cooling zephyr, 
 Brought in summer’s golden hour: 
 Richly freighted, 
 
 When the storm hath spent its power. 
 
 3 Praise for health, that priceless treasure, 
 
 Health of body and of mind : 
 
 For the free unbounded pleasure — 
 
 Joys exalted and refined, 
 
 Lavished on us 
 By a God supremely kind. 
 
 4 For the choice, unnumber’d blessings 
 
 Sent from heaven day by day ; 
 
 Food and raiment, peace and friendship, 
 Making glad our devious way : 
 
 Let us praise him 
 In an humble, fervent lay. 
 
 5 More than all, for hope unfading, 
 
 Plant of high celestial birth, 
 
 That hath shed its fragrant blossoms 
 O’er this wilderness of earth ; 
 
 Life imparting 
 
 Where sin brought its fearful dearth. 
 
 6 Sing ye praises ! Sing ye praises ! 
 
 To the God of truth and love : 
 
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 Let earth’s Jubilee resounding, . 
 
 Mingle with the one above ! 
 
 In thanksgiving 
 
 Let each heart with rapture move. 
 
 SONG- 195. — l. m. 
 
 1 0 blest Creator of the light ! 
 
 Who dost the dawn from darkness bring ; 
 And framing Nature’s depth and height, 
 Didst with the new-born light begin : 
 
 2 Who gently blending eve with morn, 
 
 . And morn with eve, didst call them day : 
 Thick flows the flood of darkness down ; 
 
 Oh, hear us as we humbly pray ! 
 
 3 Keep thou our souls from schemes of crime • 
 
 Nor guilt remorseful let them know ; 
 
 Nor, thinking but on things of time, 
 
 Into eternal darkness go. 
 
 4 Teach us to knock at heaven’s high door; 
 
 Teach us the prize of life to win ; 
 
 Teach us all evil to abhor, 
 
 And purify ourselves within. 
 
 SONG 196.— l. m. 
 
 1 Now doth the sun ascend the sky, 
 
 And wake creation with its ray ; 
 
 Keep us from sin, 0 Lord, most high ! 
 Through all the actions of the day. 
 
 2 Curb Thou for us th’ unruly tongue ; 
 
 Teach us the way of peace to prize ; 
 And close our eyes against the throng 
 Of earth’s absorbing vanities. 
 
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 3 Oh, may our hearts be pure within ! 
 
 Nor cherish’d madness vex the soul ! 
 May abstinence the flesh restrain, 
 
 And its rebellious pride control. 
 
 4 So when the evening stars appear, 
 
 And in their train the darkness bring ; 
 May we, 0 Lord, with conscience clear, 
 Our praise to thy pure glory sing. 
 
 SONG 191. — l. m. 
 
 1 Lord of eternal truth and might ! 
 
 Ruler of nature’s changing scene ! 
 
 Who dost bring forth the morning light, 
 And temper noon’s effulgent beam : 
 
 2 Quench Thou in us the flames of strife, 
 
 And bid the heat of passion cease ; 
 From perils guard our feeble life, 
 
 And keep our souls in perfect peace, 
 
 SONG 198. — l. m. 
 
 1 Lord of eternal purity ! 
 
 Who dost the world with light adorn, 
 And paint the tracts of azure sky 
 With lovely hues of eve and morn : 
 
 2 Who didst command the sun to light 
 
 His fiery wheel’s effulgent blaze; 
 
 Didst set the moon her circuit bright ; 
 The stars their ever-winding maze ; 
 
 3 That, each within its order’d sphere, 
 
 They might divide the night from day ; 
 And of the seasons through the year, 
 
 The well remember’d signs display : 
 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
 
 4 Scatter our night, eternal God,. 
 
 And kindle thy pure beam within ; 
 Free us from guilt’s oppressive load, 
 And break the deadly bonds of sin. 
 
 SONG- 199. — s. m. 
 
 1 “ My times are in thy hand,” 
 
 My God, I’d have them there ; 
 
 My iife, my friends, my soul, I leave 
 Entirely to thy care. 
 
 2 “ My times are in thy hand,” 
 Whatever they may be ; 
 
 Pleasing or painful, dark or bright, 
 
 As best may seem to Thee. 
 
 3 “ My times are in thy hand,” 
 
 Why should I doubt or fear ? 
 
 My Father’s hand will never cause 
 His child a needless tear. 
 
 4 “ My times are in thy hand,” 
 
 I’ll always trust in Thee : 
 
 And after death, at thy right hand 
 I shall for ever be. 
 
 SONG 200. — c. m. 
 
 1 0 now I long to see that day, 
 
 When the redeem’d shall come 
 To Zion, clad in bright array, 
 
 Their blissful, happy home. 
 
 2 To hear the alleluias roll 
 
 From the unnumber’d throng : 
 
 The kingdom spread from pole to pole 
 And join redemption’s song; 
 
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 3 To see all Israel’ safe at home, 
 
 Singing in Zion’s height ; 
 
 And Jesus crown’d upon his throne ; 
 Creation own his right. 
 
 4 All hail ! the morn of glory ’s nigh, 
 
 The pilgrim longs to see, 
 
 That dries the tear from ev’ry eye — 
 Creation’s Jubilee ! 
 
 5 Jerusalem I long to see, 
 
 Blest city of my King ! 
 
 And eat the fruit of Life’s fair tree, 
 And hear the biood-wash'd sing! 
 
 6 My longing heart cries out; 0 come, 
 
 Creation groans for thee ! 
 
 The weary pilgrim sighs — 0 come ! 
 Bring immortality ! 
 
 SONG 201. -Us. 
 
 1 They who seek the throne of grace. 
 Find that throne in ev’ry place ; 
 
 If we live a life of prayer, 
 
 God is present ev’ry where. 
 
 2 In our sickness or our health, 
 
 In our want or in our wealth, 
 
 If we look to God in.pray’r, 
 
 God i3 present ev’rywhere. 
 
 3 When our earthly comforts fail, 
 When the foes of life prevail, 
 
 ’T is the time for earnest pray'r ; — 
 God is present ev’rywhere. 
 
 4 Then, my soul, in ev’ry strait 
 To thy Father come and wait ; 
 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
 
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 He will answer ev’ry pray’r, 
 
 God is present ev’rywhere. 
 
 SONG 202.— c. m. 
 
 1 Since all the coming scenes of time 
 
 God’s watchful eye surveys, 
 
 0 who so wise to choose our lot, 
 
 And regulate our ways ? 
 
 2 Since none can doubt his equal love, 
 
 Immeasurably kind, 
 
 To his unerring gracious will, 
 
 Be ev’ry wish resign’d. 
 
 3 Good when He gives, supremely good, 
 
 Nor less when He denies ; 
 
 E’en crosses from his sov’reign hand, 
 Are blessings in disguise. 
 
 SONG 203.— p. m. 
 
 1 Our Father, high above, 
 
 Look on us in Thy love, 
 
 Oh hear our prayer ! 
 
 All hallow’d be Thy Name, 
 
 For holy is the same : 
 
 To spread abroad its fame 
 Be our great care. 
 
 2 Our hearts with longing wait 
 For th’ Eternal State, — 
 
 Thy Kingdom come ! 
 
 And our petitions rise 
 That, as in yonder skies, 
 
 The earth may see likewise 
 Thy will be done ! 
 
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 3 We ask for daily bread : 
 
 And let our minds be fed 
 
 From thy rich store !. 
 
 Oh, let us not he tried 
 More than the strength supplied r 
 Free us from ill — and guide 
 Us evermore ! 
 
 4 The Empire — with its might ; 
 
 The Glory — ever bright — 
 
 They all are thine ! 
 
 May we the Kingdom share, 
 
 Thou dost for us prepare, 
 
 Reign with our Brother there, 
 
 Father divine. 
 
 SONG 204.— c. m. 
 
 1 There is an hour of peaceful rest, 
 
 To lowly wand’rer’s given, 
 
 There is joy for those distress’d, 
 
 A balm for every wounded breast. 
 
 A realm as pure as heaven. 
 
 2 There is a soft, a downy bed, 
 
 A s fair as breath of even ; 
 
 A couch for weary mortals spread, 
 
 Where they may rest the aching head, 
 Beneath the smiles of heaven. 
 
 8 There is a home for weary souls, 
 
 By sin and sorrow driven ; 
 
 When toss’ d on life’s tempestuous shoals, 
 When storms arise and ocean rolls 
 And all is drear but heaven. 
 
INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 
 
 The Psalms extend from the 5th to the 83rd page. The 
 Hymns and Songs are arranged as follows : — 
 
 HYMNS.' From Page 
 
 Praise to God for Creation 84 to 101 
 
 “ “ Providential favors . . 102 — 111 
 
 “ “ the Scriptures 112 — 128 
 
 “ “ Redemption 124 — 142 
 
 SONGS. 
 
 Messiah — Birth 143 — 147 ■ 
 
 “ Mission 148 — 154 
 
 “ Resurrection and Ascension. 161 — 172 
 
 “ Intercession 173 — 175 
 
 “ Coming and Reign 176 — 192 
 
 “ Kingdom 193 — 197 
 
 Restoration of Israel and Age to come. 198 — 221 
 
 Waiting for the Messiah 222—229 
 
 Christian Faith 230 — 233 
 
 “ Hope 234 — 237 
 
 « Love 238 — 243 
 
 “ Holiness 244—245 
 
 “ Warfare 246—249 
 
 “ Pilgrimage 250 — 253 
 
 Ordinances — Im mersion 2o4 — 2o7 
 
 “ Supper . f. 258 — 265 
 
 Death 266—268 
 
 Resurrection 269 — 271 
 
 Miscellaneous 272 — 280 
 
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 INDEX OF FIRST LINES. 
 
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 Above — below— where 97 
 According to thy graci 259 
 Again the Lord of life 272 
 A little while our Lord 223 
 All-powerful, self-exist 94 
 All ye nations, praise 66 
 Almighty God, through 135 
 Almighty Ruler of the 8 
 Along the banks where 76 
 Am I a soldier of the cr 245 
 Amid the splendors of 139 
 Among the princes, 45 
 And is the gospel peace 244 
 •Asleep in Jesus ! blessed 266 
 As pants the hart for 26 
 At God’s command the 32 
 Attend, 0 earth, whilst 8 
 Awake, my soul ! lift up 247 
 Awake, my soul ! stretch 249 
 Awake, my tongue! thy 99 
 Awake, ye saints, and 224 
 
 Before Jehovah’s awful 57 
 Begin, my soul, tli’ exalt 100 
 Begin, my tongue, some 126 
 Begin the high, celestial 98 
 Behold, how joyous in 74 
 Behold, salvation in the 138 
 Behold, the bright morn 170 
 Behold the Lord of glory 271 
 “Behold the Man,” * 157 
 Behold ! the mountain 209 
 Behold the Prince of 149 
 Behold the Savior of 157 
 Behold the sure founda 67 
 Behold the western eve 266 
 Behold what wondrous 236 
 Behold where, in a mor 155 
 Believers, shout and sing 167 
 
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 Be thou exalted, 0 my 29 
 Beyond where Kedron’s 156 
 Blest are the souls that 47 
 Blest be the everlasting 237 
 Blest be the Father of 171 
 Blest be the Lord, who 166 
 Blest be the tie that bind 240 
 Blest be thy name, O 67 
 Blow ye the trumpet, 204 
 Bright as the sun’s mer 195 
 Bright the vision that 91 
 Broad is the road that 250 
 Buried with Christ ! yes, 256 
 But who shall see the 210 
 
 Calm on the list’ning ear 144 
 Children of the heaven 263 
 Christ, the Lord, is risen 162 
 Christian soldier, seize 247 
 Come Jesus, King of Ki 198 
 Come let us raise a joyful 136 
 Come, O my soul, in sa 84 
 Could I with elocution 136 
 Daughter of Zion ! awa 210 
 D aughter of Zion ! from 204 
 Day of Judgment, day 189 
 Did Jesus weep? did he 243 
 
 Early, my God, without 30 
 Eternal Power ! whose 85 
 Eternal source of every 108 
 Eternal Wisdom, thee 85 
 
 Faithful, O Lord, thy 1*29 
 Faithful saints, behold 177 
 Faith, hope, and charity, 239 
 Faith, hope, and love, 238 
 Faith is the Christian’s 233 
 Far as the boundless sky 23 
 I i i Father divine ! the Sa 153 
 
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 Father, how wide thy 130 
 Father of mercies, in thy 113 
 Father, His thine each 107 
 Father ! we sing thy 35 
 For him who did salva 129 
 From all that dwell be 66 
 From lowest depths of 72 
 From sea to sea, the Ki 196 
 From the recesses of a 111 
 From the table nowreti 263 
 
 Gird on thy sword, illus 192 
 Give glory to God in the 19 
 Give, Lord, the King, 39 
 Give thanks to God most 141 
 Give to the Lord, ye tri 53 
 Glorious things of thee 45 
 Glory be to God on high ! 137 
 Glory to God and peace 124 
 God grant us blessings, 34 
 God, in the gospel of his 119 
 God, in the high and 104 
 God is our refuge in dis 27 
 God of all created won 88 
 God of mercy ! God of 135 
 God of salvation, we ad 25 
 God of the rolling year, 109 
 “Go, preach the Gos 257 
 Gracious Father, guard 225 
 Grant me within thy 18 
 Great God, attend, while 42 
 Great God ! at thy com 105 
 Great God, how infinite 94 
 Great God ! in vain man 96 
 Great God, indulge my 31 
 Great God of wonders," 128 
 Great God ! wert thou 132 
 Great God, we sing that 108 
 Great God! whose uni 36 
 Great God, with wonder 116 
 
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 Great is the Lord ; his 63 
 Guide us, O thou great 250 
 
 Had I the tongues of Gr 242 
 Hail, blessed time of end 190 
 Hail, glorious daj^, ere 227 
 Hail to the brightness of 211 
 Hail to the Lord’s Anoi 38 
 Happy is he that fears 64 
 Happy the heart where 239 
 Hark! th’ archangel’s 270 
 Hark, the glad sound! 143 
 Hark ! the song of Jubi 194 
 Hark! what mean those 144 
 Hasten, Lord, the glori 38 
 He dies! the friend of 160 
 He lives! the great Re 174 
 Here, in the broken bre 258 
 He who once was dead, 167 
 High in the heavens, 22 
 High o’er the heaven of 207 
 His kingdom comes ! ye 194 
 Hosanna to the Prince 165 
 How are thy servants 61 
 How blest the sacred tie, 240 
 How calm and beautiful 162 
 How great thy goodness, 19 
 How happy are the little 228 
 How long oh God, shall 40 
 How long shall death, 268 
 How long shall that bri 224 
 How many are thy thou 25 
 How oft have sin and 127 
 How precious is thy 117 
 How r shall the young se 69 
 How strong thine arm 152 
 How sweet, how heaven 241 
 How sweetly flow’d the 154 
 How wondrous is the 238 
 
 If human kindness meets 257 
 
284 
 
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 If love, the noblest, pur 263 
 I know that my Redeem 233 
 I ’ll praise my Maker 79 
 I love the volume of thy 118 
 Immortal God, on thee 132 
 In blessed union here 261 
 In Jordan’s tide the Ba 153 
 In expectation sweet, 269 
 In Judah God of old was 41 
 In hope, against all hu 270 
 In many strange and 217 
 In mem’ry of our absent 260 
 In the cross of Christ I 262 
 I sing the almighty pow 102 
 Isles of the deep rejoice 219 
 Is there on earth a no 151 
 I waited meekly for the 24 
 
 Jehovah reigns, he dwel 95 
 Jehovah reigns, his thr 92 
 Jerusalem! Jerusalem! 218 
 Jerusalem! my glorious 267 
 J esus, my king, proclai 246 
 Jesus, our Lord, ascend 63 
 Jesus shall reign where 87 
 Jesus! the friend of 261 
 Jesus will come to earth 212 
 Jesus will come — the 177 
 Joy cometh ! 0 ! when 176 
 Joy to the world, Mes 55 
 
 Kingdoms and thrones 35 
 Know, my soul, thy full 235 
 
 Laden with guilt and full 123 
 Let all on earth their voi 89 
 Let all the heathen writ 121 
 Let God arise in all his 34 
 Let others boast of weal 121 
 Let Zion and her sons 58 
 Lift up your heads in 146 
 Lift your glad voices in 169' 
 
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 Lo ! he comes, with clou 183 
 Lo, he cometh ! counties 187 
 Lo ! Jesus comes with 181 
 Long as the rolling yea 69 
 Long on the bending wi 202 
 Look up, ye saints, dire 87 
 Lo ! what an entertain 242 
 Lord, forever at thy side 72 
 Lord, for thy servant 73 
 Lord, I have made thy 70 
 Lord, in the morning th 6 
 Lord Jesus, come ! for 222 
 Lord, let my prayer like 77 
 Lord of eternal purity 276 
 Lord of eternal truth 276 
 Lord of the world’s ma 101 
 Lord, our Lord, howgr 7 
 Lord, shall the wicked 9 
 Lord, when iniquities 232 
 Lord, thou hast search’d 76 
 Lord, ’t is a pleasant th 49 
 Lord, when thy vine in 42 
 Lord, who’s the happy 11 
 
 May ev’ry year draw 221 
 ’Mid scenes of confusion 253 
 Morning breaks upon 161 
 Much in sorrow, oft in 248 
 My blest Redeemer and 244 
 My God, My King, thy 78 
 My helper, God! I bless 107 
 My song of praise, O 15 
 My soul is happy when 226 
 My soul repeat his prai 59 
 My soul, thy great Cre 60 
 “My times are in thy 277 
 
 Nor King nor prince on 200 
 Not to ourselves, who 65 
 Not with terror do we 259 
 Now be my heart inspir 2# 
 
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 Nowdoth the sun ascend 27 5|Praise him with a loud 65 
 Now let our humble fai 173 Praise the Lord, hispo 82 
 
 Now pray we for Jerusa 215 
 Now to the Lord a noble 125 
 
 0 all ye nations, clap 28 
 O blest Creator of the 275 
 O boundless goodness! 139 
 O come, loud anthems 51 
 0 come let us sing to 52 
 0 glorious hope of hea 234 
 0 God, all-holy, good, 138 
 0 glorious hour ! when 193 
 0 God, my heart is full 62 
 0 God, on thee we all 106 
 0 God, our helper ever 273 
 0 God, our help in ages 48 
 Oh ! give us, Lord, thy 44 
 Oh praise the Lord with 74 
 Oh, pray for Salem’s 71 
 0 howl long to see that 277 
 0 Lord, how just and 59 
 0 Lord of hosts, my Ki 43 
 *0 Lord our heavenly 90 
 0 love divine ! what hast 160 
 On the mountain’s top 215 
 On Zion’s mount, as pro 217 
 0 praise ye the Lord pre 81 
 0 render thanks to God 61 
 0, speed thee, Christian 249 
 0 thou fount of ev’ry 131 
 0 thou, my light, mv lif 103 
 Our country is Immanu 251 
 
 Praise the Lord, ye hea 92 
 Praise to God, immortal.llO 
 Praise to Him, by whos 120 
 Praise to thee, thou gr 80 
 Praise ye the Lord — my 78 
 Praise ye the Lord! ’tis 96 
 Praise ye the Lord ! yet 81 
 Prophetic era! blissful 186 
 
 Raise your triumphant 137 
 Rejoice in the Lord, O 21 
 Rejoice, ye righteous, 20 
 Rise, crown’d with ligh 202 
 
 Sacred and true, O righ 68 
 
 See from on high alight 148 
 
 Shine, mighty God, on 32 
 
 Shout for the blessed Je 220 
 
 Since all the coming see 279 
 
 Sing a loud, and joyful 237 
 
 Sing praise, the tomb is 164 
 
 Sing to the Lord, ye 53 
 
 Sing the redeemed of 251 
 
 Soft be the gentle brea 264 
 
 So let our lips and lives 245 
 
 Songs of immortal prais 133 
 
 Songs of praise the an 163 
 
 Soon as I heard mv fath 17 
 
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 Soon righteousness shall 197 
 Sweet is the memory of 140 
 Sweet is the work, my 49 
 That glorious day is 198 
 
 Our Father, high above 270 [The Almiffhty reigns, 54 
 Our Father, high enthr 190 The Church has waited 229 
 Our Lord is risen from 16 The earth shall rejoice 111 
 Our Savior Christ will 185 The followers about our 197 
 Our Savior lives, nomorl69 The heavens declare thy 114 
 O worship the King all 88 The lands that long in 147 
 Praise for the book of 112 1 The last lovely morning 185 
 
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 The law by Moses came 148|Thy law is perfect, Lord 14 
 The Lord before me still 111 Thy name, Almighty Lo 142 
 The Lord is coming in 176 j Thy people, Lord, who 191 
 The Lord is coming, let 182:Thy word, 0 Lord, is li 11, 5 
 The Lord is in his holy 10 Thy years, 0 Lord, are 57 
 The Lord is King, enthr 56 I’T is “by the faith of joys 230 
 The Lord is King in 50 ’T is faith that purities 232 
 The Lord my Shepherd 105 ’T is finish’d ! so the Sa 159 
 
 To bless thy chosen race 
 To our almighty Maker, 
 
 The Lord our God is 86 
 
 The Lord will come, the 188 
 
 The morn is breaking 201 j To God, loud hallelujahs 
 The night is far spent 182 To thee, O Lord, I raise 
 The night is wearing fa 180 To thy pastures fair and ... 
 The people of the Lord 252 To wait for that predict 221 
 The race that long in 147 , Triumphant, Christ asc 172 
 There is an hour of pea 280 1 Triumphant Zion, lift thy he 199 
 
 33 
 
 55 
 
 80 
 
 9 
 
 18 
 
 The sands of time are 208 
 The Savior comes his ad 180 
 
 5 T was by an order from the 118 
 ’T was the commission of 254 
 
 The spacious firmament 12 ’T was ^ ie day when God’s 158 
 The trump of God shall 192 Unto our God, on Judahs hills 206 
 The true Messiah now 152 1 Welcome sight, the Lord descen 184 
 
 There is a hope, a bless 23o!KtTSe,““lh d ,?.^, S 
 They who seek the thr 27 8 What works of wisdom, power, 150 
 Thinp nntlr mid 931 What glory gilds the sacred pag 120 
 
 i nine oatn ana promise |When av0UIld us life is sh imng, 265 
 
 lhlS age IS speedily to 219 When gathering 1 clouds around 175 
 
 This shall be the people 83 When God descends with men 200 
 
 ~ I , 'When God fulfils his promised 211 
 
 1 IlOU art, G G'CCl, the 98 Whan in isilanna c’nv tha rloon 194. 
 
 , , When in silence o’er the deep 124 
 
 Thou God, before whose 46 Wj K ' u J the holy grave survey m 
 mr ■» j' • yj , t, ^ ^ i \v hen I survey the wondrous cr 265 
 ihou hast Said, exalteci 200 (When overwhelmed with grief 30 
 
 Thou hast, O God, pro 134 1 when the King of Kings comes 179 
 
 Them wlin otH- anfiiPAn 1 m While shepherds watch’d their 145 
 inou, Wlio art entnion 191 Who trust the Lord’s almighty 71 
 
 Though we know not of 223 With all my powers of heart and 117 
 
 Th ripp Lp-mw Lp wrh a k With glory clad, with strength 50 
 ilince nappy ne who J> with my whole heart I’ve souglie 
 
 ihroned on a cloud our 29 With joy we meditate the grace, 172 
 Throned on a cloud the 189 I Ye humble souls, approach your 141 
 Through all the chang 22 
 Through ev’ry age, eter 47 
 
 Ye humble souls, that seek the 164 
 Ye people of Israel, remember 216 
 Ye servants of the Lord, 226 
 
 Thy broken body, grac 264 Z es> •' uda ! , ’ s } ? ar P shall sound 203 
 Iriy favors, Lord, surpr 127 L. . , 
 
 1 t i 1 i I Zion arise, put on thy strength 21 J 
 Thy goodness, Lord, our 1-6 Zion’s King shall reign victorio 206 
 
SCRIPTURAL INDEX. 
 
 PART. I— PSALMS. 
 
 No. 
 
 Psa. 
 
 No. 
 
 Psa. 
 
 No. 
 
 Psa. 
 
 No. 
 
 Psa. 
 
 1 
 
 • 
 
 1 . 
 
 30 
 
 xlii 
 
 59 
 
 lxxxix. 
 
 88 
 
 CXV. 
 
 2 
 
 • • 
 11. 
 
 31 
 
 xlv. 
 
 60 
 
 44 
 
 89 
 
 cxvii. 
 
 3 
 
 V. 
 
 32 
 
 xlvi. 
 
 61 
 
 xc. 
 
 90 
 
 44 
 
 4 
 
 • • • 
 
 Vlll. 
 
 33 
 
 xlvii. 
 
 62 
 
 44 
 
 91 
 
 cxviii. 
 
 5 
 
 u 
 
 34 
 
 1 . 
 
 63 
 
 xcii. 
 
 92 
 
 cxix. 
 
 6 
 
 ix. 
 
 35 
 
 lvii. 
 
 64 
 
 44 
 
 93 
 
 44 
 
 7 
 
 X. 
 
 36 
 
 lxi. 
 
 65 
 
 xciii. 
 
 94 
 
 4 4 
 
 8 
 
 xi. 
 
 37 
 
 lxiii. 
 
 66 
 
 44 
 
 95 
 
 44 
 
 9 
 
 XV. 
 
 38 
 
 44 
 
 67 
 
 xcv. 
 
 96 
 
 44 
 
 10 
 
 xvi. 
 
 39 
 
 Ixv. 
 
 68 
 
 44 
 
 97 
 
 cxxii. 
 
 11 
 
 xix. 
 
 40 
 
 lxvii. 
 
 69 
 
 xciv. 
 
 98 
 
 cxxv. 
 
 12 
 
 u 
 
 41 
 
 44 
 
 70 
 
 xcvi. 
 
 99 
 
 cxxx. 
 
 13 
 
 u 
 
 42 
 
 44 
 
 71 
 
 xcvii. 
 
 100 
 
 cxxxi. 
 
 14 
 
 xxii. 
 
 43 
 
 lxviii. 
 
 72 
 
 xcviii. 
 
 101 
 
 cxxxii. 
 
 15 
 
 xxiii. 
 
 44 
 
 a 
 
 73 
 
 44 
 
 102 cxxxiii. 
 
 16 
 
 a 
 
 45 
 
 a 
 
 74 
 
 xcix. 
 
 103 
 
 CXXXV. 
 
 17 
 
 xxiv. 
 
 46 
 
 lxxii. 
 
 75 
 
 c. 
 
 104 
 
 cxxxvi. 
 
 18 
 
 xxvii. 
 
 47 
 
 44 
 
 76 
 
 cii. 
 
 105 cxxxvii. 
 
 19 
 
 u 
 
 48 
 
 44 
 
 77 
 
 44 
 
 1106 
 
 cxxxix. 
 
 20 
 
 xxix. 
 
 49 
 
 44 
 
 78 
 
 • • • 
 
 cm. 
 
 107 
 
 cxli. 
 
 21 
 
 xxxi. 
 
 50 
 
 4; 
 
 79 
 
 44 
 
 108 
 
 cxlv. 
 
 22 
 
 xxxii. 
 
 51 
 
 lxxiy. 
 
 80 
 
 civ. 
 
 109 
 
 cxlvi. 
 
 23 
 
 xxxiii. 
 
 52 
 
 lxxvi. 
 
 81 
 
 cv. 
 
 110 
 
 44 
 
 24 
 
 xxxiv. 
 
 53 
 
 lxxx. 
 
 82 
 
 cvii. 
 
 111 
 
 cxlvii. 
 
 25 
 
 xxxvi. 
 
 54 
 
 lxxxiv. 
 
 83 
 
 cviii. 
 
 112 
 
 44 
 
 26 
 
 a 
 
 55 
 
 44 
 
 84 
 
 cx. 
 
 113 
 
 44 
 
 27 
 
 *xl. 
 
 56 
 
 lxXXY. 
 
 85 
 
 cxi. 
 
 114 
 
 cxlix. 
 
 28 
 
 u 
 
 57 
 
 Ixxxvi. 
 
 86 
 
 cxii. 
 
 115 
 
 cl. 
 
 29 
 
 < ( 
 
 58 
 
 Ixxxvii. 
 
 87 
 
 cxiii. 
 
 116 
 
 cxlviii. 
 
 i 
 
 > 
 

 ■ r ; • . 
 
 288 
 
 SCRIPTURAL INDEX. 
 
 HYMNS.— PART II. 
 
 Book & Chap. No. Book & Chap. 
 
 xxiii. 
 
 Genesis. 
 
 i. 5, 57 
 
 1 Samuel. 
 
 vii. 12 32, 68 
 
 Psalms. 
 
 viii. 9 
 
 xix. 42, 49 
 
 No. Book & Chap. No. 
 
 XC111. 
 
 cxix. 
 
 u 96 
 cxxxviii. 
 cxlvii. 1-5 
 cxlviii. 
 
 30 
 
 16 
 
 44 
 
 58 
 
 47 
 
 18 
 
 Isa. vi. 10 
 Micahvii. 18 64 
 Luke. 
 
 ii. 9-14 57, 58 
 
 John. 
 
 iii. 16, 17 77 
 
 12 1 Pet. i. 
 
 21 
 
 SONGS.— PART III. 
 
 Psalms. 
 
 xxxi. 15 199 
 
 xly. 4-6 71 
 
 lxxii. 76 
 
 xcvii. 78 
 
 Isaiaii. 
 
 ii. 2-4 72, 94 
 
 “ 10-22 73 
 
 ix. 1-6 6, 7 
 
 xxv. 95 
 
 lii. 100 
 
 lx. 99 
 
 Hos. iii. 4, 5 82 
 
 Zeciiabiaii. 
 
 Mark. 
 
 i. 4-11 15 
 
 xiv. 36 20 
 
 xvi. 1-6 29 
 
 “ 15, 16 167 
 Luke. 
 
 ii. 9-14 2, 3, 4 
 
 iv. 18, 19, 1 
 
 xii. 35, 37 119 
 
 122 
 172 
 
 u u a 
 
 xxii. 19 
 
 i. 17. 
 
 xi. 35 
 
 9 
 
 i7 
 
 xiv. 4, 5 64 - xix. 5 21 
 
 Matthew. “ 30 22, 24 
 
 in. 16, 17 8 
 
 vi. 9-13 68, 199 
 xxvi. 36-44 19 
 xxvii. 45 23 
 
 Romans. 
 vi. 4. 166 
 
 1 Cor. 
 
 xi. 24, 25 168 
 
 xxviii. 1 27, 28 j xiii. 138 
 
 19 1631 “ 144,145 
 
 U 
 
 2 Cor. 
 
 v. 1-4 187 
 
 Galatians. 
 
 v. 6. 126 
 
 vi. 14. 180 
 
 Ephesians. 
 
 vi. 12-18 180 
 
 1 Tiiess. 
 
 iv. 16 49, 188 
 
 Hebrews. 
 
 iii. 3, 5, 6 9 
 
 iv. 15, 16 43 
 
 x. 28, 29 9 
 
 xii. 1, 2 155 
 
 1 Peter. 
 i. 3-5 41, 135 
 
 1 John. 
 
 iii. 1-3 132, 136 
 Revelation. 
 
 vii. 9-47 67 
 
 xi. 17, 18 70 
 
 xix. 6 74 
 
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