J* I FROM THE LIBRARY OF REV. LOUIS FITZGERALD BENSON. D. D. BEQUEATHED BY HIM TO THE LIBRARY OF PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY MtMoB SC 3 taw 5^20 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from Princeton Theological Seminary Library http://archive.org/details/gospelhymnsOObroo GOSPEL HYMNS. COMPILED BY JAMES H. BROOKES. "Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymna and spiritual song.-, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord. ' '— Kph. v. 19. ST. LOUIS: N PUBLISHED BY THE OLD SCHOOL PRESBYTERIAN; 212 NORTH FIFTH STREET. I87I. PR EFACE. It has been the aim of the compiler to prepare a book of Hymns in harmony with what he believes to be the teachings of God's Word. It would be no less presumptuous than unjust to pronounce a censorious judgment upon collections used by various bodies of Christians, but they do not meet the wants of many who have repeatedly expressed their desire for a compilation more generally and more fully in accordance with their convictions of the truth as it is in Jesus. The psalms and hymns most common to these collections, if found to be unob- jectionable in their doctrinal statements, have been retained, even to the exclusion of others that were sometimes thought to be superior. Many very beautiful and valuable hymns have been rejected for IV PREFACE. want of space. A few have been restored to the form in which they were originally written ; in a few others a word here and there has been changed to bring them into nearer correspondence with the testi- mony of the Gospel ; and when several variations of the same hymn have been at hand, the one which was regarded as most perfectly agreeing with that testi- mony has been selected. Three important truths have been kept constantly in view in the preparation of the work. The first is, the certain salva- tion of the believer as now standing in union with his risen Lord beyond the executed sentence of condemnation against sin; as complete in Him; and hence as entitled to rejoice evermore in the happy position where grace has already placed him. It is not denied that many true Christians, through lack of knowledge, are filled with doubts and fears, but it should be the object of a hymn book, as it is the design of the Gospel, to lead them into full assurance of faith. The PREFACE. V second truth is, the abiding presence of the Comforter with those who are born again, and who should, therefore, so walk that they grieve not the Holy Spirit of God whereby they are sealed unto the day of redemption. The third truth 13, the personal coming of the Lord, as the proper hope of the Church, and as pos- sible any moment. The principle on which much of our modern hymnology has been constructed excludes instruction and exhortation as appropriately belonging to the catechism, the Sunday School and the pulpit. This principle, which is both false and dan- gerous, has no place in the collection now presented to the public, but rather the principle recognized by the inspired apostle when he says, "teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord." It will greatly further the end sought to be secured by the book if the texts of Scripture are always read, publicly and VI PREFACE. privately, in connection with the hymns over which they are placed. The name of a suitable tune is found at the begin- ning of each hymn as merely suggestive, or, perhaps, helpful to those who lead the singing. Public acknowledgment would be made to two or three friends for most valuable assistance rendered in preparing the col- lection if rlieir own wishes in this regard did not forbid. The work, marred by many imperfec- tions, which might have been avoided if it had been placed in more skilful hands, was undertaken solely for the glory of the once crucified, but now living and coming Christ; and to His blessing and favor it is earnestly commended. St. Louis, April, 1871. HYMNS OF PRAISE. Tune — Coronation. C. M. "King of Kings and Lord of Lords." Rev. xix. 16. A LL hail, the power of Jesus' name! -"• Let angels prostrate fall : Bring forth the royal diadem, And crown him Lord of all! 2 Crown him, ye martyrs of our God, Who from his altar call; Extol the stem of Jesse's rod. And crown him Lord of all! 3 Ye chosen seed of Israel's race, A remnant weak and small, Hail him who saves you by his grace, And crown him Lord of all ! 4 Ye Gentile sinners, ne'er forget The wormwood and the gall ; Go, spread your trophies at his feet, And crown him Lord of all! 8 HYMNS OF PRAISE. 5 Let every kindred, every tribe, On this terrestrial ball To him all majesty ascribe, And crown him Lord of all ! 6 Oh, that with yonder sacred throng We at his feet may fall! We'll join the everlasting song, And crown him Lord of all ! 2 Tune — Old Hundred. L. M. "Know ye that the Lord He is God." Ps. c. 3. "DEFORE Jehovah's awful throne " Ye nations bow with sacred joy : Know that the Lord is God alone; He can create, and he destroy. 2 His sovereign power, without our aid, Made us of clay, and formed us men; And when, like wandering sheep, we strayed, He brought us to his fold again. 3 We are his people, we his care, Our souls and all our mortal frame : What lasting honors shall we rear, Almighty Maker, to thy name ! HYMNS OF PRAISE. 9 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, Vast as eternity thy love : Firm as a rock thy truth must stand, When rolling years shall cease to move. 3 Tune — Greenville. 8s & 7s. "Ye have Received the Spirit of Adoption whereby we Cry, 'Abba, Father.'" Rom. viii. 15. 4 4 A BBA, Father," we approach thee, -** In our Saviour's precious name; We, thy children, here assembling, Now thy promised blessing claim. From our sins his blood hath washed us, Tis through him our souls draw nigh; And thy Spirit, too, has taught us, "Abba, Father," thus to cry. 2 Once, as prodigals, we wandered, In our folly, far from thee; But thy Grace, o'er sin abounding, Rescued us from misery. IO HYMNS OF PRAISE. Cloth'd in garments of salvation, At thy table is our place ; We rejoice, and thou rejoicest, In the riches of thy grace. 3 "Abba, Father," all adore thee, All rejoice in heaven above; While in us they learn the wonders Of thy wisdom, grace and love. Soon, before thy throne assembled, All thy children shall proclaim, " Glory, everlasting glory, Be to God, and to the Lamb ! " 4 Tune — Fount. 8s & 7s. " God hath Sent forth the Spirit of His Son into yonr Hearts, crying, 'Abba, Father.' " Gal, iv. 6. 44 ABBA, Father," Lord! we call thee, ■**- Hallo w'd name ! from day to day : 'Tis thy children's right to know thee ; None but children " Father" say. This high glory we inherit, Thy free gift, through Jesus' blood ; God the Spirit, with our spirit, Witnesseth we're sons of God. 2 Though our nature's fall in Adam Seem'd to shut us out from God, HYMNS OF PRAISE. II Thus it was his counsel brought us Nearer still through Jesus' blood ; For in him we found redemption, Grace and glory in the Son; Oh, the height and depth of mercy! Christ and we, through grace, are one. 3 Hence, thro' all the changing seasons, Trouble, sickness, sorrow, wo, Nothing changeth God's affections, Love divine shall bring us through ; Soon shall all thy blood-bought children Round the throne their anthems raise, And, in songs of rich salvation, Shout to God's eternal praise. 5 Tune — Autumn. 8s & 7s. "Behold, what manner of love the Father hath "bestowed upon us, that we should he called the Sons of God." 1 John iii. I. FATHER, we, thy children, bless thee * For thy love on us bestow'd ; As our Father we address thee, Call'd to be the sons of God. Wondrous was thy love in giving Jesus for our sins to die ! Wondrous was his grace in leaving, For our sakes, his home on high ! 12 HYMNS OF PRAISE. 2 Now the sprinkled blood has freed us, On we go toward our rest; Through the desert thou dost lead us, With thy constant favor blest : By thy Truth and Spirit guiding — Earnest he of what's to come — And, with daily food providing, Thou dost lead thy children home. 3 Though our pilgrimage be dreary, This is not our resting place; Shall we of the way be weary, When we see our Master's face? No! by faith anticipating, In this hope our souls rejoice, And his promised advent waiting, Soon shall hear his welcome voice. g Tune— Kitto. 8s & 5s. " By Him, therefore, let us offer the Sacrifice of Praise." Heb. xiii. 15, PRAISE the Saviour, ye who know him : Who can tell how much we owe him ? Gladly let us render to him All we have and are. 2 Jesus is the name that charms us, He for conflict fits and arms us : Nothing moves and nothing harms us When we trust in him. HYMNS OF PRAISE. 13 3 Trust in him, ye saints, forever; He is faithful, changing never; Neither force nor guile can sever Those he loves from him. 4 Keep us, Lord, oh! keep us cleaving To thyself, and still believing, Till the hour of our receiving Promised joys in heaven. 5 Then we shall be where we would be, Then we shall be what we should be, Things which are not now, nor could be, Then shall be our own. f Tune — Gerar. S. M. f< Like as a Father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear Him." Ps. ciii. 13. MY soul, repeat his praise, -"■*■ Whose mercies are so great; Whose anger is so slow to rise, So ready to abate. 2 God will not always chide ; And, when his strokes are felt, His strokes are fewer than our crimes, And lighter than our guilt. 3 High as the heavens are raised Above the ground we tread, So far the riches of his grace Our highest thoughts exceed. 14 HYMNS OF PRAISE. 4 His power subdues our sins; And his forgiving love, Far as the east is from the west, Doth all our guilt remove. 5 The pity of the Lord To those that fear his name Is such as tender parents feel; He knows our feeble frame. 8 Tune — Silver Street. S. M. "Bless the Lord, oh my Soul!" Ps. ciii. I. A BLESS the Lord, my soul! " Let all within me join, And aid my tongue to bless his name, Whose favors are divine. 2 Oh, bless the Lord, my soul, Nor let his mercies lie Forgotten in unthankfulness, And, without praises, die. 3 Tis he forgives thy sins; 'Tis he relieves thy pain; 'Tis he that heals thy sicknesses, And makes thee young again. 4 He crowns thy life with love-, When ransom'd from the grave ; He that redeemed my soul from hell Hath sovereign power to save. HYMNS OF PRAISE. 1 5 5 He fills the poor with good, He gives the sufferers rest ; The Lord hath judgments for the proud And justice for the oppress'd. 6 His wondrous works and ways He made by Moses known: But sent the world his truth and grace By his beloved Son. 9 Tune — Devizes. C. M. "I will Bless the Lord at all times." Ps. xxxiv. 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 My soul shall make her boast in him, And celebrate his fame; Come, magnify the Lord with me, With me exalt his name. 3 The hosts of God encamp around The dwellings of the just; Deliverance he affords to all "Who on his succor trust. 4 O! make but trial of his love; Experience will decide 1 6 HYMNS OF PRAISE. How blest they are, and only they, Who in his truth confide. 5 Fear him, ye saints ; and you will then Have nothing else to fear; Come, make his service your delight; He'll make your wants his care. 10 Tune — East Hartford. L. M. u It is a good thing to give Thanks unto the Lord." Ps. xcii. i. 0 WEET 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 ; O ! may my heart in tune be found, Like David's harp of solemn sound ! 3 My heart shall triumph in my Lord, And bless his works and bless his word; Thy works of grace, how bright they shine ! How deep thy counsels ! how divine ! 4 Fools never raise their thoughts so high; Like brutes they live, like brutes they die: HYMNS OF PRAISE. 1 7 Like grass they flourish, till thy breath Blast them in everlasting death. 5. But I shall share a glorious part, For grace hath well prepared my heart, And fresh supplies of joy are shed, Like holy oil, to cheer my head. U Tune — Zebulon. H. M. "I will Lift up Mine Eyes to the Hills." Ps. cxxi. 1. TTPWARD I lift my eyes, ® From God is all my aid ; The God that built the skies, And earth and nature made ; God is the tower To which I fly ; his grace is nigh In every hour. 2 My feet shall never slide, And fall in fatal snares, Since God, my guard and guide, Defends me from my fears. Those wakeful eyes That never sleep, shall Israel keep When dangers rise. 3 No burning heats by day, Nor blasts of evening air, Shall take my health away, If God be with me there ; 2 l8 HYMNS OF PRAISE. Thou art my sun, And thou my shade, to guard my head By night or noon. 4 Hast thou not given thy word To save my soul from death ? And I can trust my Lord To keep my mortal breath : I'll go and come, Nor fear to die, till from on high Thou call me home. ]2 Tune— Praise. L. P. M. "While I Live I will Praiae the Lord-" Ps. cxlvi. a. T'LL praise my Maker with my breath ; * And if my voice is lost in death, Praise shall employ my nobler powers : My days of praise shall ne'er be past, While life, and thought, and being last, Or immortality endures. 2 Happy the man whose hopes rely On Israel's God : He made the sky, And earth, and seas, with all their train : His truth for ever stands secure ; He saves th' oppressed, He feeds the poor, And none shall find his promise vain. HYMNS OF PRAISE. 19 3 The Lord hath eyes to give the blind ; The Lord supports the sinking mind ; He sends the laboring conscience peace : He helps the stranger in distress, The widow and the fatherless, And grants the prisoner sweet re- lease. 4 He loves his saints, He knows them well, But turns the wicked down to hell; Thy God, O Zion, ever reigns : Let every tongue, let every age, In this exalted work engage ; Praise Him in everlasting strains. IS Tune— Haddam. H. M. "Let such as Love Thy Salvation say continu- ally, The Lord be Magnified." Ps. xl. 16. jH, for a shout of joy, High as the theme we sing ! To this divine employ Your hearts and voices bring : Sound, sound, through all the earth abroad, The love, th' eternal love of God. 2 Unnumbered myriads stand, Of seraphs bright and fair ; 0' 20 HYMNS OF PRAISE. Or bow at his right hand, And pay their homage there ; But strive in vain, with loudest chord, To sound the wondrous love of God. 3 Though earth and hell assail, And doubts and fears arise, The weakest shall prevail, And grasp the heavenly prize ; And through an endless age record The love, th' unchanging love, of God. 14 Tune — Haddam. H. M. "He is Clothed with Majesty." Ps. xciii. i. THE Lord Jehovah reigns ; * His throne is built on high; The garments he assumes Are light and majesty : His glories shine with beams so bright No mortal eye can bear the sight. 2 The thunders of his hand Keep the wide world in awe ; His wrath and justice stand To guard his holy law; And where his love resolves to bless, His truth confirms and seals the grace. HYMNS OF PRAISE. 21 3 Through all his ancient works Surprising wisdom shines, Confounds the powers of hell, And breaks their curs'd designs : Strong is his arm, and shall fulfill His great decrees, his sovereign will. 4 And can this mighty King Of glory condescend ? And will he write his name, " My Father, and my Friend"? 1 love his name; I love his word: Join, all my powers, and praise the Lord ! 15 '-Lune — Peters. S. P. M. "The Lord is Clothed with Strength.'* Ps. xciii. i. THE Lord Jehovah reigns, ■*- And royal state maintains, His head with awful glories crowned ; Arrayed in robes of light, Begirt with sovereign might, And rays of majesty around. 2 Let floods and nations rage, And all their powers engage ; Let swelling tides assault the sky; The terrors of thy frown Shall beat their madness down ; Thy throne for ever stands on high. 2 2 HYMNS OF PRAISE. 3 Thy promises are true, Thy grace is ever new, There fixed, thy church shall ne'er re- move ) Thy saints with holy fear Shall in thy courts appear, And sing thine everlasting love. 16 Tune*— Bremen. C. P. M. " Praise ye Him all His Hosts." Ps. cxlviii. 2. "DEGIN, 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 Ye angels, catch the thrilling sound, While all th' adoring throngs around His boundless mercy sing: Let every listening saint above Wake all the tuneful soul of love, And touch the sweetest string. 3 Let every element rejoice ; Ye thunders, burst with awful voice To him who bids you roll : His praise in softer notes declare, Each whispering breeze of yielding air, And breathe it to the soul. HYMNS OF PRAISE. 23 4 Wake, all ye soaring throngs, and sing; Ye feathered warblers of the spring, Harmonious anthems raise To him who shaped your finer mold, Who tipped your glittering wings with gold, And tuned your voice to praise. 17 Tune — Lenox. H. M. " 0hf Give Thanks unto the Lord, for He is Good." Ps. cxxxvi. 1. P I VE thanks to God most high, " The universal Lord, The sovereign King of kings, And be his name adored. Thy mercy, Lord, shall still endure, Thy word abides for ever sure. 2 How mighty is His hand ! What wonders He hath done! He formed the earth and seas, And spread the heavens alone. Thy pow'r and grace are still the same; Let endless praise exalt Thy name. 3 He sent His only Son To save us from our woe, — From Satan, sin and hell, And ev'ry hurtful foe. Thy mercy, Lord, shall still endure, Thy word abides for ever sure. 24 HYMNS OF PRAISE. 4 Give thanks aloud to God, To God the heav'nly King ; With all around His throne His works and glories sing. Thy pow'r and grace are still the same; Let endless praise exalt Thy name. 18 Tune — Sterling. L. M. "How Excellent is Thy Loving Kindness, 0 God." Ps. xxxvi. 7. TTIGH in the heavens, eternal God ! " Thy goodness in full glory shines ! Thy truth shall break through every cloud That vails and darkens thy designs. 2 Forever firm thy justice stands, As mountains their foundations keep : Wise are the wonders of thy hands ; Thy judgments are a mighty deep. 3 My God, how excellent thy grace ! Whence all our hope and comfort springs; The sons of Adam, in distress, Fly to the shadow of thy wings. 4 From the provisions of thy house We shall be fed with sweet repast ; HYMNS OF PRAISE. 25 There, mercy like a river flows, And brings salvation to our taste. Life, like a fountain rich and free, Springs from the presence of my Lord ; And in thy light our souls shall see The glories promised in thy word. 19 Tune — Olivet. 6s & 4s. "Glory to God in the Highest." Luke ii. 14. ALORY to God on high! " Peace upon earth and joy ! Good will to man! We who His blessing prove, Join with the host above, Shouting His wondrous love, Too vast to scan. 2 Mercy and truth unite, This is a joyful sight, All sights above ! Jesus the curse sustains, Bitter the cup He drains, Nothing for us remains, Nothing but love ! 3 Love that no tongue can teach, Love that no thought can reach, No love like this! 26 HYMNS OF PRAISE. God is its blessed source, Death could not stop its course, Nothing can stay its force, Matchless it is ! 4 Blest in this love we sing, To God our praise we bring ; All sin forgiven ! Jesus, our Lord, to Thee, Honor and majesty, Now and for ever be, Here and in Heaven ! 20 Tune — Rolland. L. M. 44 The Lord Reigneth, let the People Tremble." Ps. xcix. i . JEHOVAH reigns; his throne is J high; His robes are light and majesty; His glory shines with beams so bright No mortal can sustain the sight. 2 His terrors keep the world in awe; His justice guards his holy law; Yet love reveals a smiling face ; And truth and promise seal the grace. 3 Through all his works his wisdom shines, And baffles Satan's deep designs ; His power is sovereign to fulfil The noblest counsels of his will. HYMNS OF PRAISE. 27 And will this glorious Lord descend To be my Father and my Friend ? Then let my songs with angels join ; Heaven is secure, since God is mine. 21 Tune — Migdol. L. M. "The Lord God Omnipotent Reigneth." Rev. xix. 6. THE Lord is King! lift up thy voice, "■- O earth, and all ye heavens, rejoice ! From world to world the joy shall ring : " The Lord omnipotent is King ! " 2 The Lord is King ! who then shall dare Resist his will, distrust his care ? Holy and true are all his ways : Let every creature speak his praise. 3 The Lord is King ! exalt your strains ; Ye saints, your God, your Father reigns ; One Lord one Empire all secures : He reigns, and life and death are yours. 4 Oh, when his wisdom can mistake, His might decay, his love forsake, Then may his children cease to sing, " The Lord omnipotent is King! " 28 HYMNS OF PRAISE. 22 Tune — Dundee. C. M. 44 Thy Throne is Established of Old." Ps. xciii. *. G RE AT God! how infinite art thou \ What worthlesss worms are we ! Let the whole race of creatures bow, And pay their praise to thee. 2 Thy throne eternal ages stood, Ere seas or stars were made ; Thou art the ever living God, Were all the nations dead. 3 Eternity, with all its years, Stands present in thy view ; To thee, there's nothing old appears ; Great God ! there's nothing new. 4 Our lives through various scenes are drawn And vexed with trifling cares, While thine eternal thought moves on Thine undisturbed affairs. 5 Great God ! how infinite are thou ! What worthless worms are we ! Let the whole race of creatures bow, And pay their praise to thee. HYMNS OF PRAISE. 29 23 Tunc— Evan. C. M. "From Everlasting to Everlasting Thou art God." PS. XC. 2. OGOD, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home. 2 Under the shadow of Thy throne Thy saints have dwelt secure; Sufficient is Thine arm alone, And our defense is sure. 3 Before the hills in order stood, Or earth received her frame, From everlasting Thou art God, To endless years the same. 4 A thousand ages in Thy sight Are like an evening gone, Short as the watch that ends the night, Before the rising sun. 5 O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Be thou our guard while life shall last, And our eternal home. 30 HYMNS OF PRAISE. 24 Tune — Christmas. C. M. "Thy Righteousness, Even Thine Only." Ps, lxxi. 16. MY Saviour ! my almighty Friend ! When I begin thy praise, Where will the growing numbers end, The numbers of thy grace ? 2 Thou art my everlasting trust ; Thy goodness I adore : And since I knew Thy graces first I speak Thy glories more. 3 My feet shall travel all the length Of the celestial road; And march, with courage in Thy strength, To see my Father, God. 4 When I am filled with sore distress For some surprising sin, I'll plead Thy perfect righteousness, And mention none but thine. 5 How will my lips rejoice to tell The vict'ries of my King ! My soul, redeemed from sin and hell, Shall thy salvation sing. 6 Awake, awake, my tuneful powers ! With this delightful song I'll entertain the darkest hours, Nor think the season long. HYMNS OF PRAISE. 31 25 Time — Rochester. C. M. H* 44 Unto God, my exceeding Joy." Ps. xliii. 4. Y God, the spring of all my joys, The life of my delights, The glory of my brightest days, And comfort of my nights. 2 In darkest shades if he appear, My dawning is begun ; He is my soul's sweet morning star, And He's my rising sun. 3 The op'ning heavens around me shine With beams of sacred bliss, While Jesus shows His heart is mine, And whispers, I am His. 4 My soul would leave this heavy clay At that transporting word, Run up with joy the shining way To embrace my blessed Lord. 5 Fearless of hell and ghastly death, I'd break through every foe; The wings of love and arms of faith Should bear me conqu'ror through. 32 HYMNS OF PRAISE. 26 Tune— Gerar. S. M. "My Soul shall be Joyful in the Lord." Ps. xxxv. 9. r " Praises for grace divine." 2 How rich the precious blood he spilt, Our ransom from the dreadful guilt Of sin against our God; How perfect is His righteousness, In which unspotted, beauteous dress His saints have ever stood ! 3 How rich the character he bears, And all the forms of love He wears, Exalted on the throne ; REDEMPTION BY CHRIST. 69 In songs of sweet untiring praise We e'er would sing His blessed ways, And make His glories known. 4 And soon the happy day shall come When we shall reach our promised home And see Him face to face; Then with our Saviour, Lord and Friend, The one unbroken day we'll spend In singing still His grace. 6S Tune — Clifford. C. M. " Worthy is the Lamb that was slain." Rev. v. 12. pOME, let us join our cheerful songs ^ With angels round the throne ; Ten thousand thousand are their tongues, But all their joys are one. 2 "Worthy the Lamb that died," they cry, " To be exalted thus !" " Worthy the Lamb !" our lips reply, " For he was slain for us." 3 Jesus is worthy to receive Honor and power divine; And blessings, more than we can give, Be, Lord, forever thine ! 70 REDEMPTION BY CHRIST. 4 Let all that dwell above the sky, And air, and earth, and seas, Conspire to lift thy glories high, And speak thine endless praise. 5 The whole creation join in one, To bless the sacred name Of Him who sits upon the throne, And to adore the Lamb ! (J9 Tune — Head of the Church. P.M. "Wherefore God also hath highly exalted Him, and given Him a name which is above every name." Phil. ii. 9. npHY name we bless, Lord Jesus ! ■"■ That name all names excelling : How great thy love, All praise above, Should every tongue be telling : Thy Father's loving-kindness, In giving thee was shown us : Now by thy blood Redeem'd to God, As children he doth own us. 2 From that eternal glory Thou hadst with God the Father, He sent his Son, That he in one His children all might gather: REDEMPTION BY CHRIST. 7 1 Our sins were all laid on thee, God's wrath thou hast endured : It was for us Thou suffer'dst thus, And hast our peace secured. Thou from the dead wast raised, And from all condemnation Thy Church is free, As risen in thee, Head of the new creation ! On high thou hast ascended, To God's right hand in heaven; The Lamb once slain, Alive again : To thee all power is given. Thou hast bestow'd the earnest Of that we shall inherit; Till thou shalt come To take us home We 're seal'd by God the Spirit : We wait for thine appearing, When we shall know more fully The Priest and King, Whose praise we sing, Thou Lamb of God most holy ! 72 REDEMPTION BY CHRIST. 70 Tune — Lischer. H. M. " That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow." Phil. ii. 10. TO IN all the glorious names v Of wisdom, love and power That ever mortals knew, That angels ever bore : All are too mean to speak his worth, Too mean to set my Saviour forth. 2 Great Prophet of our God ! My tongue would bless thy name; By thee the joyful news Of our salvation came : The joyful news of sins forgiven, Of hell subdued and peace with heaven. 3 Jesus, our great High Priest, Offered his blood and died; My guilty conscience seeks No sacrifice beside : His powerful blood did once atone, And now it pleads before the throne. 71 Tune— Siloam. C. M. "Grace and Truth came by Jesus Christ.,, John i. 17. "TkEAREST of all the names above, *J My Jesus and my God ! Who can resist thy heavenly love, Or trifle with thy blood ? REDEMPTION BY CHRIST. 73 2 Tis by the merits of thy death Thy Father smiles again ; 'Tis by thine interceding breath The Spirit dwells with men. 3 Till God in human flesh I see My thoughts no comfort find : The holy, just and sacred Three Are terror to my mind. 4 But if Immanuel's face appear, My hope, my joy, begin : His name forbids my slavish fear; His grace removes my sin. 5 While Jews on their own law rely, And Greeks of wisdom boast, I love th' incarnate Mystery, And there I fix my trust. 72 Tune— Dennis. S. M. "My Beloved is mine, and I am His.'* Song of Sol. ii. 16. T BLESS the Christ of God ; * I rest on love divine; And with unfaltering lip and heart I call this Saviour mine. 2 His cross dispels each doubt; I bury in His tomb Each thought of unbelief and fear, Each lingering shade of gloom. 74 REDEMPTION BY CHRIST. 3 I praise the God of grace; I trust His truth and might ; He calls me His, I call Him mine, My God, my joy, my light. 4 In Him is only good, In me is only ill ; My ill but draws His goodness forth, And me He loveth still. 5 Tis He who saveth me, And freely pardon gives; I love because He loveth me, I live because He lives. 6 My life with Him is hid, My death has pass'd away, My clouds have melted into light, My midnight into day. 73 Tune — Woodland. C. M. «'Thy name is as ointment poured forth." Song of Sol. i. 3. 'THERE is a name I love to hear, -*- I love to sing its worth ; It sounds like music in mine ear, The sweetest name on earth. 2 It tells me of a Saviour's love, Who died to set me free ; It tells me of His precious blood, The sinner's perfect plea. REDEMPTION BY CHRIST. 75 3 It tells me of a Father's smile Beaming upon His child: It cheers me through this "little while," Through desert, waste and wild. 4 It tells me what my Father hath In store for every day, And though I tread a darksome path, Yields sunshine all the way. 5 It tells of One whose loving heart Can feel my smallest woe, Who in each sorrow bears a part That none can bear below. 6 It bids my trembling soul rejoice, And dries each rising tear; It tells me, in a "still small voice," To trust and never fear. 74 Time — Cross and Crown. C. M. 11 Blessed be His glorious name forever." Ps. lxxii. 19. TFSUS! I love thy charming name; ^ Tis music to mine ear : Fain would I sound it out so loud That earth and heaven should hear. 2 All that my loftiest powers can wish In thee doth richly meet ; Not to mine eyes is light so dear, Nor friendship half so sweet. j6 REDEMPTION BY CHRIST. 3 Thy grace still dwells upon my heart, And sheds its fragrance there — The noblest balm of all my wounds, The cordial of my care. 4 I'll speak the honors of thy name With my last laboring breath ; Then, speechless, clasp thee in my arms, The Conqueror of death. 75 Tune — Arlington. C. M. "The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous runneth into it and is safe." Prov. xviii. io. TESUS! the name that charms our v fears, That bids our sorrows cease ; 'Tis music in the sinner's ears, 'Tis life, and health, and peace. 2 He breaks the power of cancel'd sin, He sets the prisoner free; His blood can make the foulest clean, His blood availed for me. 3 He speaks, and, listening to His voice, New life the dead receive ; The mournful broken hearts rejoice, The humble poor believe. REDEMPTION BY CHRIST. 77 4 Hear Him, ye deaf; His praise, ye dumb, Your loosened tongues employ ; Ye blind, behold your Saviour come, And leap, ye lame, for joy. 76 Tune— Naomi. C. M. "A Book of remembrance was written before Him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon His name." Mai. iii. 16. TESUS, the very thought of thee, ■* With gladness fills my breast ; But dearer far thy face to see, And in thy presence rest. 2 Nor voice can sing, nor heart can frame, Nor can the memory find A sweeter sound than thy blest name, O Saviour of mankind! 3 O Hope of every contrite heart, O Joy of all the meek! To those who fall, how kind thou art, How good to those who seek ! 4 And those who find thee, find a bliss Nor tongue nor pen can show : The love of Jesus — what it is, None but his loved ones know. 78 REDEMPTION BY CHRIST. 5 Jesus, our only joy be thou ! As thou our prize wilt be; Jesus, be thou our glory now, And through eternity ! * 77 Tune — I do believe. C. M. ■ 'Unto you, therefore, which believe He is precious." 1 Peter ii. 7. TTOW sweet the name of Jesus sounds " In a believer's ear ! It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, And drives away his fear. It makes the wounded spirit whole, And calms the troubled breast; 'Tis manna to the hungry soul, And to the weary, rest. Dear Name ! the Rock on which I build, My Shield and Hiding place; My never-failing Treasury, fill'd With boundless stores of grace. Je^us ! my Saviour, Shepherd, Friend, My Prophet, Priest and King; My Lord, my Life, my Way, my End, Accept the praise I bring. Weak is the effort of my heart, And cold my warmest thought; But when I see Thee as Thou art I'll praise Thee as I ought. REDEMPTION BY CHRIST. 79 6 Till then I would Thy love proclaim With every fleeting breath ; And glory in that blessed name That quells the power of death. 78 Tune — Martyrdom. C. M. "He that spared not His own Son." Rom. viii. 32. TO us our God his love commends, * When by our sins undone; That he might spare his enemies, He would not spare his Son — 2 His only Son, on whom he placed His whole delight and love, Before he form'd the earth below, Or spread the heavens above. 3 Our sorrows and our sins to bear — Our heavy cross sustain, Upon the tree he came to die, That we might life obtain. 4 This life is hid in God with him Who fell a sacrifice, And dying, conquer' d death for us, That we, like him, might rise. 5 Quickly he triumph'd o'er the grave, And went to heaven again ; There intercedes, and thence will come With all his saints to reign. 80 REDEMPTION BY CHRIST. 6 His word assures he'll quickly come — For this his brethren pray ; The whole creation for it groans ; Come, Lord, without delay. 79 Tune — Christmas. C. M. "Thine eyes shall behold the King in His glory." Isa. xxxiii. 17. T ORD Jesus! when I think of Thee, ** Of all Thy love and grace, My spirit longs and fain would see Thy beauty, face to face. 2 And though the wilderness I tread, A barren, thirsty ground, With thorns and briars overspread, Where foes and snares abound; 3 Yet in Thy love such depths I see, My soul o'erflows with praise — Contents itself, while, Lord, to Thee A joyful song I raise. 4 My Lord, my Life, my Rest, my Shield, My Rock, my Food, my Light; Each thought of Thee doth constant yield Unchanging, fresh delight. 5 My Saviour, keep my spirit stay'd, Hard following after Thee ; Till I, in robes of white array'd, Thy face in glory see. D REDEMPTION BY CHRIST. 8l gO Time — Nuremburgh. 7s. "The redemption of their soul is precious," Ps. xlix. 8. ¥OW begin the heavenly theme, -*** Sing aloud in Jesus' name : Ye, who his salvation prove, Triumph in redeeming love. 2 Ye, who see the Father's grace Beaming in the Saviour's face, As to glory on ye move, Praise and bless redeeming love. 3 Mourning souls, dry up your tears, Banish all your guilty fears; See your guilt and curse remove, Cancel'd by redeeming love. 4 Welcome, all by sin opprest — Welcome to his sacred rest ; Nothing brought him from above — Nothing but redeeming love. 81 Tune — Mount Vernon. 8s & 7s. "Made nigh by the blood of Christ." Eph. ii. 13. SWEET the moments, rich in blessing, Which before the cross we spend; Life and health, and peace possessing, From the sinner's dying Friend! 6 82 REDEMPTION BY CHRIST. 2 Here we rest, in wonder viewing All our sins on Jesus laid ; Here we see redemption flowing From the sacrifice He made. 3 Truly blessed is the station Low before the cross to lie ; And behold the great salvation To rebellious man brought nigh. 4 Here we find the dawn of heaven, While upon the cross we gaze ; See our trespasses forgiven, And our songs of triumph raise. 5 Oh ! that near the cross abiding, We may to the Saviour cleave! Nought with him our hearts dividing, All for him content to leave. 6 May we still, the cross discerning, There alone for comfort go ; And new wonders daily learning, More of Jesus' fulness know. g2 Tune — Lauda. 6s, 8s & 4s. "With the precious blood of Christ.'* I Pet. i. 19. TITE are by Christ redeemed : " The cost — His precious blood; Be nothing by our souls esteem'd Like this great good. REDEMPTION BY CHRIST. 83 Were the vast world our own, With all its varied store, And thou, Lord Jesus, wert unknown, We still were poor. 2 Our earthen vessels break ; The world itself grows old ; But Christ our precious dust will take And freshly mould : He'll give these bodies vile A fashion like His own ; He'll bid the whole creation smile, And hush its groan. 3 Thus far, by grace preserved, Each moment speeds us on; The crown and kingdom are reserved Where Christ is gone. When cloudless morning shines, We shall His glory share ; In pleasant places are the lines ; The home how fair ! 4 To God our weakness clings Through tribulation sore, And seeks the covert of His wings Till all be o'er. And when we've run the race, And fought the faithful fight, We'll see him face to face, With saints in light 84 REDEMPTION BY CHRIST. 83 Tune — Loving Kindness. L. M. "Yea, I have loved Thee with an everlasting love: therefore, with loving-kindness have I drawn Thee." Jer. xxxi. 3. A WAKE, my soul, in joyful lays, ■** And sing thy great Redeemer's praise ; He justly claims a song from me; His loving kindness — oh, how free! 2 He saw me ruined in the fall, Yet loved me notwithstanding all ; He saved me from my lost estate ; His loving kindness — oh, how great! 3 Though num'rous hosts of mighty foes, Though earth and hell my way oppose, He safely leads my soul along; His loving kindness — oh, how strong! 4 Often I feel my sinful heart Prone from my Saviour to depart, But though I oft have Him forgot His loving kindness changes not. 5 Soon shall I mount and soar away To the bright realms of endless day, And sing, with rapture and surprise, His loving kindness in the skies ! REDEMPTION BY CHRIST. 85 84 Tune — Horton. 7s. " Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love Thee." John xxi. 15. IT ARK, my soul! it is the Lord; *■* Tis thy Saviour; hear his word; Jesus speaks, and speaks to thee: "Say, poor sinner, lov'st thou me? 2 " Mine is an unchanging love, Higher than the heights above, Deeper than the depths beneath, Free and faithful, strong as death. 3 "Thou shalt see my glory soon, When the work of grace is done; Partner of my throne shalt bej Say, poor sinner, lov'st thou me?" 4 Lord! it is my chief complaint That my love is cold and faint; Yet I love thee, and adore: Oh for grace to love thee more ! 85 Tune — Hebron. L. M. 44 A man shall be a hiding place from the wind." Isa. xxxii. 2. T) EJOICE, ye saints, rejoice and praise *" The blessings of redeeming grace ; Jesus our everlasting tower Mocks at the angry tempest's roar. 86 REDEMPTION BY CHRIST. 2 His love's a refuge ever nigh, His watchfulness a mountain high ; His name's a rock, which winds above Nor waves below can ever move. 3 His faithfulness for ever sure, For endless ages will endure ; His perfect work will ever prove The depths of His unchanging love. 4 While all things change, He changes not, Nor e'er forgets, though oft forgot ; His love's unchangeably the same And as enduring as His name. $6 Tune — Toplady. 7s. "Show forth the praises of Him who hath called you out of darkness into His marvelous light." I Pet. ii. 9. TIT HO can praise the blessed God " Like a sinner saved by grace ? Angels can not sing so loud, Though they see Him face to face ; Sinless angels ne'er can know What a debt saved sinners owe. 2 Where iniquity's forgiven, There the grateful strains arise ; He who knows the love of heaven Sings the song which grace supplies : Precious song of sins forgiven, Sweetest melody of heaven ! REDEMPTION BY CHRIST. 87 87 'lune — Evan. C. M. "If thou knewest the gift of God." John iv. 10. OF all the gifts Thy love bestows, Thou giver of all good ! Not heaven itself a richer knows Than the Redeemer's blood. 2 Faith, too, that trusts the blood through grace, From that same love we gain; Else, sweetly as it suits our case, The gift had been in vain. 3 We praise Thee, and would praise Thee more, To Thee our all we owe; The precious Saviour, and the power That makes Him precious, too. 88 Tune — Devizes. C. M. "I will make mention of Thy righteousness, even of Thine only." Ps. lxxi. 16. SAVIOUR divine, whose name we know, In whom alone we trust, Thou art the Lord our Righteousness, Thou art Thy people's boast. c 88 REDEMPTION BY CHRIST. 2 The soul, by sin howe'er defiled, By guilt howe'er opprest, In Thee believing, stands approved And finds abiding rest. 3 To Thee, our great redeeming Lord, What lasting thanks we owe, For raising sinners to such joys, From depths of endless woe. 89 Tune— Ovio. 8s & 7s. "I will praise thee, 0 Lord, with my whole heart." Ps. ix. 1. pOME, thou fount of every blessing! V Tune my heart to sing Thy grace, Streams of mercy never ceasing, Call for ceaseless songs of praise. 2 Teach me, Lord, the rapturous measures Sung by heavenly hosts above, While I sing the countless treasures Of my God's unchanging love. 3 Jesus sought me when a stranger, Wandering from the fold of God; He, to rescue me from danger, Interposed His precious blood. REDEMPTION BY CHRIST. 89 4 Rescued thus from sin and danger, Purchased by my Saviour's blood, May I walk on earth a stranger — As a son and heir of God. 90 Tune — Zion. 8s, 7s & 4s. "They sung a new song." Rev. v. 9. pLORY, glory, everlasting, ™ Be to Him who bore the cross ! Who redeem'd our souls by tasting Death — the death deserved by us : Spread His glory, Who redeem'd His people thus ! 2 His is love ! 'tis love unbounded, Without measure, without end : Human thought is here confounded : Tis too vast to comprehend. Praise the Saviour! Magnify the Sinner's Friend. 3 While we hear the wondrous story, Of the Saviour's cross and shame, Sing we, " Everlasting glory Be to God and to the Lamb !" Hallelujah ! Give ye glory to His name ! 90 REDEMPTION BY CHRIST. 91 Tunc — Toplady. 7s. "To Mm that worketh not, but believeth on Him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness." Rom. iv. 5, "DOCK of ages! cleft for me, " Grace hath hid me safe in Thee! Where the water and the blood From Thy wounded side which flowed, Are of sin the double cure, Cleansing from its guilt and power. 2 Not the labor of my hands Could fulfill the law's demands. Could my zeal no respite know, Could my tears forever flow — All for sin could not atone : But Thy blood, and Thine alone. 3 Nothing in my hand I brought, But to Thee for mercy sought : Naked, came to Thee for dress : Helpless, looked to Thee for grace : Yet though lost, undone, I came — Washed and justified I am. 4 While I draw this fleeting breath, Should my eyelids close in death, When I rise to worlds above, Still I'll triumph in Thy love; Rock of ages, cleft for me, All my boast and joy's in Thee. REDEMPTION BY CHRIST. 91 92 Tune — Harwell. 8s,7s&7S. u We have redemption through His blood." Eph. i. 7. TN the Lord we have redemption, * Full remission in His blood ; From the curse entire exemption, From the curse pronounced by God : What a Saviour Jesus is ! O what grace, what love is His ! 2 Sweet His name, that name transcend- ing Every name on earth, in heaven ; Praise through ages never ending, To the Son of God be given ! He alone the Saviour is, Everlasting praise be His. 93 Tune — Alford. 8s, 7s & 7s. "A friend that sticketh closer than a brother." Prov. xviii. 24. ANE there is, above all others, ^ Well deserves the name of Friend ! His is love beyond a brother's, Costly, free and knows no end : They who once His kindness prove, Find it everlasting love ! 2 Which of all our friends to save us Could or would have shed his blood ? 92 REDEMPTION BY CHRIST. But our Jesus died to have us Reconciled in Him to God: This was boundless love indeed! Jesus is a Friend in need ! 3 When He lived on earth abased, " Friend of sinners " was His name ; Now above all glory raised, He rejoices in the same : Still he calls us brethren, friends, And to all our wants attends. 4 Oh for grace our hearts to soften ! Teach us, Saviour, love for love ; We, alas ! forget too often What a Friend we have above ; But when to our home we're brought, We shall love Thee as we ought. 94 Tune— Solid Rock. L. M. "While we were yet sinners Christ died for us." Rom. v. 18. THE Lamb was slain ! let us adore, * And all His gracious mercy own : And prostrate now and evermore Before His pierced feet fall down ; Serve without dread, with reverence love The Lord whose boundless grace we prove. REDEMPTION BY CHRIST. 93 2 Through Him alone we live, for He Hath drowned our transgressions all In love's unfathomable sea : O love, unknown, unsearchable! The holy Lamb for sin was slain That sinners endless life might gain. 3 As ground, when parch'd with sum- mer's heat, Gladly drinks in the welcome shower, So would we, listening at His feet, Receive His words and feel His power ; Have nothing in our hearts remain Like this great truth, " The Lamb was slain 1" 95 Tune— Rono. 8s & 6s. "This my Son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found." Luke xv. 24. rPHE wanderer no more will roam ; * The lost one to the fold hath come, The prodigal is welcomed home, O Lamb of God, in Thee ! 2 Though clad in rags, by sin defiled, The Father hath embraced his child, And we are pardoned, reconciled, O Lamb of God, in Thee ! 94 REDEMPTION BY CHRIST. 3 It is the Father's joy to bless, His love provides for us a dress, A robe of spotless righteousness, O Lamb of God, in Thee ! 4 Now shall our famished souls be fed ; A feast of love for us is spread, We feed upon the children's bread, O Lamb of God, in Thee ! 5 Yea, in the fullness of His grace He puts us in the children's place, There we may gaze upon His face, O Lamb of God, in Thee ! 6 And when we in Thy likeness shine, The glory and the praise be Thine, That ours is endless joy divine, O Lamb of God, in Thee ! 96 Tune — Beechland. H. M. "Not by works of righteousness which we have done." Tit. iii. 5. HPHY works, not mine, O Christ! *- Speak gladness to this heart; They tell me all is done ; They bid my fear depart : To whom, save thee Who canst alone For sin atone, Lord ! shall flee? REDEMPTION BY CHRIST. 95 Thy tears, not mine, O Christ, Have wept my grief away; And turned this night of mine Into a blessed day : To whom, save thee Who canst alone For sin atone, Lord! shall I flee? Thy wounds, not mine, O Christ, Can heal my bruised soul ; Thy stripes, not mine, contain The balm that makes me whole : To whom, save thee Who canst alone For sin atone, Lord ! shall flee? Thy cross, not mine, O Christ, Has borne the awful load Of sins that none could bear But the incarnate God : To whom, save thee Who canst alone For sin atone, Lord! shall I flee? Thy death, not mine, O Christ, Has paid the ransom due; Ten thousand deaths like mine Would have been all too few : To whom, save thee Who canst alone For sin atone, Lord! shall I flee? 96 REDEMPTION BY CHRIST. 97 Tune— Solid Rock. L. M. "The love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead." 2 Cor. v. 14. A LORD, Thy boundless love to me v No thought can reach, no tongue declare ; Then bend my wayward heart to Thee, And reign without a rival there. From Thee, my Lord, I all receive — Thine, wholly Thine, alone I'd live. 2 O Lord, how cheering is Thy way ! How blest, how gracious in mine eyes ! Care, anguish, sorrow pass away, And fear before Thy presence flies ! Lord Jesus, nothing would I see, Nothing desire, apart from Thee. 3 'Mid conflict be Thy love my peace, In weakness be Thy love my strength ; And when the storms of life shall cease, And Thou from heaven shalt come at length, O Jesus, then this heart shall be For ever satisfied with Thee. REDEMPTION BY CHRIST. 97 98 Tune— Latour. C. M. 44 He saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor ; therefore His arm brought salvation." Isa. lix. 16. BLUNGED in a gulf of dark despair * We wretched sinners lay, Without one cheerful beam of hope, Or spark of glimmering day. i With pitying eyes, the Prince of Grace Beheld our helpless grief; He saw, and (oh amazing love !) He ran to our relief. 3 Down from the shining seats above With joyful haste He fled, Enter'd the grave in mortal flesh, And dwelt among the dead. 4 He spoil'd the powers of darkness thus, And brake our iron chains ; Jesus hath freed our captive souls From everlasting pains. 5 Oh, for this love let rocks and hills Their lasting silence break, And all harmonious human tongues The Saviour's praises speak. T 98 SUFFERINGS OF CHRIST. SUFFERINGS OF CHRIST 99 Tune — Walnut Street. C.L.M. "His sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground." Luke xxii. 44. TIE knelt, the Saviour knelt and prayed, "• When but his Father's eye Looked thro' the lonely garden's shade On that dread agony ; The Lord of all above, beneath, Was bowed with sorrow unto death. 2 The sun set in a fearful hour, The skies might well grow dim, When this mortality had power So to o'ershadow him ! That he who gave man's breath might know The very depths of human woe. 3 He knew them all — the doubt, the strife, The faint, perplexing dread, The mists that hang o'er parting life, All darkened round his head; And the Deliverer knelt to pray — Yet passed it not, that cup, away. SUFFERINGS OF CHRIST. 99 4 It passed not, though the stormy wave Had sunk beneath his tread ; It passed not, tho' to him the grave Had yielded up its dead: But there was sent him from on high A gift of strength for man to die. 5 And was his mortal hour beset With anguish and dismay ? How may we meet our conflict yet In the dark, narrow way ? How but thro' him, that path who trod, As Son of man and Son of God ! 100 Tune— Albion. C. M. u With strong crying and tears unto Him that was able to save Him from death." Heb. v. 7. TjARK was the night, and cold the " ground, On which the Lord was laid ; His sweat as drops of blood ran down, In agony He prayed. 2 " Father, remove this bitter cup, If such thy sacred will ; If not, content to drink it up, Thy pleasure I fulfil." 3 Go to the garden, sinner, see Those precious drops that flow : The heavy load he bore for thee — For thee He lies so low. 100 SUFFERINGS OF CHRIST. 4 Then learn of Him the cross to bear, Thy Father's will obey; And when temptations press thee near, Awake to watch and pray. 101 Tune— Melody. C. M. "Why persecutest thou MeV* Acts ix. 4. T SEE the crowd in Pilate's hall, K I mark their wrathful mien ; Their shouts of " crucify " appall, With blasphemy between. 2 And of that shouting multitude I feel that I am one ; And in that din of voices rude I recognize my own. 3 I see the scourges tear his back, I see the piercing crown, And of that crowd who smite and mock, I feel that I am one. 4 Around yon cross, the throng I see, Mocking the sufferer's groan ; Yet still my voice it seems to be, As if I mocked alone. 5 'Twas I that shed the sacred blood ; I nailed him to the tree ; I crucified the Christ of God, I joined the mockery ! SUFFERINGS OF CHRIST. IOI 6 Yet not the less that blood avails To cleanse away my sin ! And not the less that cross prevails To give me peace within ! 102 7bnt— Olive's Brow. L. M. •'Being in an agony He prayed more earnestly.'* Luke xxii. 44. ^TIS midnight, and, on Olive's brow, -*■ The star is dimmed that lately shone; 'Tis midnight ; in the garden now The suffering Saviour prays alone. 2 Tis midnight ; and, from all removed, The Saviour wrestles lone with fears ; Ev'n that disciple whom he loved Heeds not his Master's grief and tears. 3 'Tis midnight ; and, for others' guilt, The Man of sorrows weeps in blood; Yet he, who hath in anguish knelt, Is not forsaken by his God. 103 Tkne— Dennis. S. M. "He beheld the city, and wept over it." I Luke xix. 41. T\ID Christ o'er sinners weep ? " And shall our cheeks be dry ? Let floods of penitential grief Burst forth from every eye. 102 SUFFERINGS OF CHRIST. 2 The Son of God in tears Angels with wonder see ; Be thou astonished, O my soul, He shed those tears for thee. 3 He wept that we might weep ; Each sin demands a tear ; In heaven alone no sin is found, And there's no weeping there. 104 Tune — Fiske. 7s & 6s. "His visage was so marred more than any man, and His form than the sons of men." Isa. lii. 14. A SACRED Head, once wounded, ^ With grief and pain weigh'd down ! How scornfully surrounded With thorns, thy only crown ! O sacred Head, what glory, What bliss, till now was thine ! Yet, though despis'd and gory, I joy to call thee mine. 2 How art thou pale with anguish, With sore abuse and scorn ! How does that visage languish, Which once was bright as morn ! Thy grief and thy compassion Were all for sinners' gain ; Mine, mine was the transgression, But thine the deadly pain. SUFFERINGS OF CHRIST. 103 3 What language shall I borrow To praise thee, dearest Friend, For this thy dying sorrow — Thy pity without end ! Lord, make me thine forever, Nor let me faithless prove ; Oh, let me never, never Abuse such dying love ! 105 Tune — Lyons. 5s & ns. " Is it nothing to yon, all ye that pass by] Be- hold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow." Lam. i. 12. A LL ye who pass by, -**■ To Jesus draw nigh ; To you is it nothing that Jesus should die? Our ransom and peace, Our surety He is : Come, see if there ever was sorrow like His. 2 The Lord in the day Of His anger did lay Our sins on the Lamb, and He bore them away : He died to atone For guilt not His own ; The Father afflicted for you His dear Son. 104 SUFFERINGS OF CHRIST. 3 For sinners like me He died on the tree ; His death is accepted ; the sinner goes free; My pardon I claim ; A sinner I am, A sinner believing in Jesus* dear name. 4 He purchased the grace That now I embrace ; O Father ! Thou knowest He died in my place : His death is my plea, My Advocate see, And hear the blood speak that has answered for me. 106 Tune — Calvary. 8s, 7s & 4s. "He said, it is finished; and He bowed His head and gave up the ghost." John xix, 30. TTARK ! the voice of love and mercy " Sounds aloud from Calvary; See, it rends the rock asunder, Shakes the earth and veils the sky. "It is finished!" Hear the dying Saviour cry. 2 It is finished — O ! what pleasure Do these precious words afford ! SUFFERINGS OF CHRIST. 105 Heavenly blessings, without measure, Flow to us from Christ the Lord : It is finished ! Saints, the dying words record. 3 Finished — all the types and shadows Of the ceremonial law; Finished — all that God had promised ; Death and hell no more shall awe : It is finished ! Saints, from hence your comfort draw. 4 Tune your harps anew, ye seraphs ; Join to sing the pleasing theme ; All on earth and all in heaven, Join to praise Immanuel's name : Hallelujah ! Glory to the bleeding Lamb ! 107 Tunc — Zebulon. H. M. "The chief priests mocking said among them- selves with the scribes, He saved others ; Himself He can not save." Mark xv. 31 . TIIMSELF He could not save, ^* He on the cross must die, Or mercy can not come To ruined sinners nigh ; Yes, Christ, the Son of God, must bleed, That sinners might from sin be freed. Io6 SUFFERINGS OF CHRTST. 2 Himself He could not save, For justice must be done ; And sin's full weight must fall Upon a sinless one ; For nothing else can God accept ; In payment for the fearful debt. 3 Himself He could not save, For He the surety stood For all who now rely Upon His precious blood : He bore the penalty of guilt, When on the cross His blood was spilt. 4 Himself He could not save, Yet now a Saviour He ; Come, sinner, to Him come, He waits to welcome thee; Believe in Him, and thou shalt prove His saving power, his deathless love. 108 Tune— Otto. 8s & 7s. "He hath made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the right- eousness of God in Him." 2 Cor. v. 21 ccCTRICKEN, smitten and afflicted/' ^ See Him dying on the tree ! 'Tis the Christ by man rejected, Yes, my soul, 'tis He ! 'tis He ! SUFFERINGS OF CHRIST. 107 Many hands were raised to wound Him, None would interpose to save; But the awful stroke that found Him Was the stroke that justice gave. 2 Ye who think of sin but lightly, Nor suppose the evil great, Here may view its nature rightly, Here its guilt may estimate. Mark the sacrifice appointed ! See who bears the awful load ! Tis the Word, the Lord's Anointed, Son of man and Son of God. 3 Here we have a firm foundation ; Here's the refuge of the lost : Christ's the Rock of our salvation ; His the name of which we boast. Lamb of God, for sinners wounded ! Sacrifice to cancel guilt ! None shall ever be confounded Who on Him their hopes have built. 109 Time— Evan. C. M. " Behold, the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world." John i. 29 "DEHOLD ! a spotless Victim dies, " My Surety on the tree; The Lamb of God, the sacrifice, He gave Himself for me ! 108 SUFFERINGS OF CHRIST. 2 Whatever curse was mine He bore; The wormwood and the gall, There, in that lone mysterious hour, My cup — he drained it all ! 3 Lord Jesus ! Thou, and none beside, Its bitterness could know ; Nor other tell the joy's full tide, That from that cup shall flow. 4 Thine is the joy, but yet 'tis mine, 'Tis ours, as one with Thee ; My joy flows from that grief of Thine, Thy death brings life to me ! 110 Time — Calvary. 8s, 7s & 4s. "To make an end of sins; and to make recon- ciliation for iniquity, and to bring in ever- lasting righteousness." Dan. ix. 24. 4tTT is finished!" sinners, hear it, * 'Tis the dying victor's cry ; " It is finished !" angels, bear it, Bear the joyful truth on high : " It is finished !" Tell it through the earth and sky ! 2 Justice, from her awful station, Bars the sinner's peace no more; Justice views with approbation What the Saviour did and bore. Grace and mercy Now display their boundless store. SUFFERINGS OF CHRIST. 109 Hear the Lord Himself declaring All performed He came to do ; Sinners, in yourselves despairing, This is joyful news to you ; Jesus speaks it, His are faithful words and true. " It is finished !" all is over. Yes, the cup of wrath is drained, Such the truth these words discover, Thus the victory was obtained — 'Tis a victory None but Jesus could have gained. 1 J 1 Tune— Olive's Brow. L. M. "Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God." 1 Pet. iii. 18. CTRETCHED on the cross, the Sa- ^ viour dies, Hark ! His expiring groans arise ; See, how the sacred crimson tide Flows from His hands His feet, His side. 2 To suffer in the traitor's place, To die for man — surprising grace ! Yet pass rebellious angels by — O why for man, dear Saviour, why ? IIO SUFFERINGS OF CHRIST. 3 And didst Thou bleed ? for sinners bleed ? And could the sun behold the deed ? No ! he withdrew his sickening ray, And darkness veiled the mourning day. 4 Can I survey this scene of woe, Where mingling grief and wonder flow, And yet my heart unmoved remain, Insensible to love or pain ? 5 Come, dearest Lord, Thy grace impart, To warm this cold, this stupid heart : Till all its powers and passions move, In melting grief and ardent love. 112 TUne— Welton. L. M. 44 God forbid that I should glory save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ." Gal. vi. 14. T^THEN I survey the wondrous cross, " ' On which the Prince of glory died, My richest gain I count but loss, And pour contempt on all my pride. 2 Forbid it, Lord ! that I should boast, Save in the death of Christ, my God ; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to His blood. 3 See, from His head, His hands, His feet, Sorrow and love flow mingled down ; SUFFERINGS OF CHRIST. Ill Did e'er such love and sorrow meet, Or thorns compose so rich a crown ? 4 His dying crimson, like a robe, Spreads o'er his body on the tree ; Then I am dead to all the globe, And all the globe is dead to me. 5 Were the whole realm of nature mine, That were a tribute far too small; Love so amazing, so divine, Demands my soul, my life, my all. ]13 Tune — Caparia. Ss^sSzjs. "Without shedding of blood there is no remis- sion." Heb. ix. 23. TKHTHOUT blood is no remission; " Thus the Lord proclaims from heaven ; Blood must flow — on this condition, This alone, is sin forgiven : Yes, a victim must be slain, Else all hope of life is vain. 2 But the victim, who shall find it, Such a one as sinners need ? To the altar who shall bind it ? Who shall make the victim bleed ? Such a victim as must die All the world could not supply. 112 SUFFERINGS OF CHRIST. 3 God Himself provides the Victim; Jesus is the Lamb of God ; Heaven, and earth, and hell afflict Him, While He bears the sinner's load. Jesus' blood — His blood alone, Can for human guilt atone. 4 Joyful truth ! He bore transgression In His body, on the cross ! Through His blood there's full remission For the vilest, e'en for us : Jesus for the sinner bleeds ; Nothing more the sinner needs. 114 Tune — Missionary Chant. L.M. 11 Ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though He was rich, yet for your sake* He became poor, that ye through His poverty might be rich." 2 Cor. viii 9. TESUS, whdm angel hosts adore, " Became a man of griefs for me ; In love, though rich, becoming poor, That I through Him enriched might be. 2 Though Lord of all, above, below, He went to Olivet for me ; There drank my cup of wrath and woe, When bleeding in Gethsemane. SUFFERINGS OF CHRIST. 113 3 The ever-blessed Son of God Went up to Calvary for me; There paid my debt, there bore my load, In his own body on the tree. 4 Jesus, whose dwelling is the skies, Went down into the grave for me ; There overcame my enemies, There won the glorious victory. 5 'Tis finished all : the vail is rent, The welcome sure, the access free — Now then, we leave our banishment, O Father, to return to thee ! 115 Tune — Laconia. 8s & 3s. "Eli, Eli, lama safcacthani 1 that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?1' Matt, xxvii. 46. DEHOLD, behold the Lamb of God, ■U On the cross ! For us He shed His precious blood On the cross. Oh ! hear that strange expiring cry — " Eli, lama sabacthani ? " Draw near and see the Saviour die On the cross. 2 Come, sinners, see Him lifted up On the cross. He drinks for us the bitter cup On the cross. 8 114 SUFFERINGS OF CHRIST. The rocks do rend, the mountains quake, The earth doth to its centre shake, While Jesus doth atonement make On the cross. 3 And now the mighty deed is done On the cross. The battle's fought, the victory won On the cross. To heaven He turns His languid eyes, " 'Tis finished," now the Conqueror cries, Then bows His sacred Head and dies On the cross. 1 1 (J Time— Watchman. S. M. 11 All we like sheep have gone astray ; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all." Isa. liii. 6. T IKE sheep we went astray, " Far from the fold of God ; Each wandering in a different way. But all the downward road. 2 How dreadful was the hour When God our wanderings laid, And did at once His vengeance pour Upon the Shepherd's head ! 3 How glorious was the grace When Christ sustained the stroke ; His life and blood the Shepherd pays, A ransom for the flock! SUFFERINGS OF CHRIST. 115 4 He bowed His willing head, He drank the bitter gall ; But God hath raised Him from the dead, And set Him over all. 117 Tun*— Marx, P.M. "Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour." Matt, xxvii. 45. ^TWAS 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. lib SUFFERINGS OF CHRIST. 118 Tune— Wareham. C. M. "But He was wounded for our transgressions; He was bruised for our iniquities ; the chas- tisement of our peace was upon Him, and with His stripes we are healed." Isa. liii. 5. 0 CHRIST, what burdens bowed thy head! Our load was laid on Thee; Thou stoodest in the sinner's stead — Bear'st all my ills for me : A victim led, Thy blood was shed ; Now there's no load for me. 2 The Father lifted up his rod — O Christ, it fell on Thee ! Thou wast sore stricken of thy God — There's not one stroke for me. Thy tears, thy blood, beneath it flow'd ; Thy bruising healeth me. 3 The tempest's awful voice was heard — O Christ, it broke on Thee ! Thy open bosom was my ward, It braved the storm for me. Thy form was scarr'd, thy visage marr'd, Now cloudless peace for me. 4 The Holy One did hide his face — O Christ, 'twas hid from Thee ; Dumb darkness wrapt thy soul a space — The darkness due to me. But now that face of radiant grace Shines forth in li^ht on me. THE CROSS AND ATONEMENT. 117 The Cross and Atonement y&55 T1 *119 'Tune— Fountain. C. M. 11 The blood of Jesus Christ, His Son, cleanseth us from all sin." I John i. 7. HERE is a fountain filled with blood, Drawn from Immanuel's veins ; And sinners plunged beneath that flood Lose all their guilty stains. 2 The dying thief rejoiced to see That fountain in his day ; And there have I, though vile as he, Washed all my sins away. 3 Dear dying Lamb, Thy precious blood Shall never lose its power, Till all the ransomed Church of God Be saved, to sin no more. 4 Since first by faith I saw the stream Thy wounds supplied for me, Redeeming love has been my theme, And shall forever be. Il8 THE CROSS AND ATONEMENT. 5 Soon in a nobler, sweeter song, I'll sing Thy power to save; And with the heavenly, blood-bought throng My palm of victory wave. 120 Tu7ie— Watches?. «7s«&£%^ <§ " Having made peace through the*hlood of His* cross." Col. i. 20. T SAW the cross of Jesus, * When burdened with my sin ; I sought the cross of Jesus, To give me peace within : I brought my soul to Jesus, He cleansed it in His blood ; And in the cross of Jesus I found my peace with God. 2 I love the cross of Jesus, It tells me what I am — A vile and guilty creature, Saved only through the Lamb : No righteousness, no merit, No beauty can I plead ; Yet in the cross I glory, My title there I read. 3 Sweet is the cross of Jesus, There let my weary heart Still rest in peace unshaken, Till with Him — ne'er to part; THE CROSS AND ATONEMENT. 119 And then in strains of glory I'll sing His wondrous power, Where sin can never enter, And death is known no more. 121 Tune — Calvary. 8s, 7s & 4s. "Before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evi- dently set forth, crucified among you." Gal. iii. I. JESUS, I am never weary y Looking on Thy cross and shame ; Gazing there I seem so near Thee, Dear to me each throb of pain. Ever near Thee, Lingering here I would remain. 2 Little cared I for the anguish Of Thy bitter, bitter cry; Left alone, dear Lord, to languish, None to share Thy parting sigh. All forsaken : Left alone, dear Lord, to die. 3 Precious Jesus ! I have found Thee, All my utmost need required : In Thyself, dear Lord, Thou'st found me, All Thy loving heart desired. I would praise Thee, From my soul, by love inspired ! 120 THE CROSS AND ATONEMENT. J22 Tune— Wilmox. 8s & 7s. 44 The preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; hut unto us which are saved, it is the power of God." I Cor. i. 18. TN the cross of Christ I glory, * Towering 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 luster 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. 123 Tune — Departure. P. M. "It is the Wood that maketh an atonement for the soul." Lev. xvii. n. TTNTIL I saw the blood, ^ 'Twas hell my soul was fearing, And dark and dreary in my eyes The future was appearing ; THE CROSS AND ATONEMENT. 121 While conscience told its tale of sin, And caused a weight of woe within. 2 Until I saw the blood, For mercy I was crying, As if to move the heart of God, Or win His favor trying; But all the seeking seem'd in vain, The wish'd-for peace I could not gain. 3 But when I saw the blood, And look'd at Him who shed it, My right to peace was seen at once, And I with transport read it ; I found myself to God brought nigh, And " Victory 1" became my cry. 124 Tune— Shawmut. S. M. "How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?" Heb. ix. 14. \TOT all the blood of beasts, ^ On Jewish altars slain, Could give the guilty conscience peace Or wash away the stain. 2 But Christ, the heavenly Lamb, Takes all our sins away — A sacrifice of nobler name, And richer blood than they. 122 THE CROSS AND ATONEMENT. 3 My faith would lay her hand On that dear head of thine, While like a penitent I stand, And there confess my sin. 4 My soul looks back to see The burdens thou didst bear, When hanging on the cursed tree, And knows her guilt was there. 5 Believing, we rejoice To see the curse remove; We bless the Lamb with cheerful voice, And sing His bleeding love. 125 Tune — Shirland. S. M. 44 For Christ is the end of the law for righteous- ness to every one that believeth." Rom. x. 4. pOD'S holy law, transgressed, ** Speaks nothing but despair; Burdened with guilt, with grief op- pressed, We find'no comfort there. 2 Not all our groans and tears, Nor works which we have done, Nor vows, nor promises, nor prayers, Can e'er for sin atone. 3 Relief alone is found In Jesus' precious blood : Tis this that heals the mortal wound, And reconciles to God. THE CROSS AND ATONEMENT. 1 23 4 High lifted on the cross, The spotless victim dies : This is salvation's only source, Hence all our hopes arise. 126 Tune — There is a calm. 8S&4S. " Having, therefore, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus." Heb. x. 19. YX/'HAT was it washed my sins away, ' ' And turned my darkness into day, Despoiling Satan of his prey ? The blood of Christ. 2 What is it makes my conscience clean, Through all this sin defiling scene, And keeps me tranquil and serene ? The cleansing blood. 3 What makes my coward conscience bold Communion with my God to hold, To taste of joys can ne'er be told ? The precious blood. 4 When Satan, with o'er whelming flood, Accuses me before my God, Can aught protect me ? Yes, the blood Of God's dear Son. 5 When, in the solemn judgment day, The wicked shall be cast away, With God my Saviour I shall stay, Secured by blood. 124 THE CROSS AND ATONEMENT. 6 Oh ! what shall keep me in that height, And soften, to my soul's delight, Th' unclouded blaze of holy light ? The Saviour's blood. 127 Tune — Sunset. 7s & 6s. "The blood of sprinkling that speaketh better things than that of Abel." Heb. xii. 24. THE sprinkled blood is speaking * Before the Father's throne, The Spirit's power is seeking To make its virtues known. 2 The sprinkled blood is telling Jehovah's love to man, While heavenly harps are swelling Sweet notes to mercy's plan. 3 The sprinkled blood is speaking Forgiveness full and free, Its wondrous power is breaking Each bond of guilt for me. 4 The sprinkled blood's revealing A Father's smiling face, While Jesus' love is sealing Each monument of grace. 5 The sprinkled blood is pleading Its virtue as my own, And there my soul is reading, Her title to Thy throne. THE CROSS AND ATONEMENT. I 25 128 Tune— Varina. C. M. 44 By His own blood He entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemp- tion for us." Heb. ix. 13. T SEE a man at God's right hand, * Upon the throne of God, And there in sevenfold light I see The sevenfold sprinkled blood, I look upon that glorious Man, On that blood-sprinkled throne ; I know that He sits there for me, That glory is my own. 2 The heart of God flows forth in love, A deep eternal stream ; Through that beloved Son it flows To me as unto Him. And, looking on His face, I know — Weak, worthless, though I be — How deep, how measureless, how sweet, That love of God to me. 3 The Lord who sits upon the throne With them His joy will share, And there the sprinkled blood appears That He may set them there. From drear dark places of the earth, From depths of sin and shame, He takes the vessels for His grace, A people for His name. 126 THE CROSS AND ATONEMENT. 129 Time— Solid Rock. L. M. "Not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing." Eph. v. 27. A LOVE, thou bottomless abyss! ^ My sins are swallowed up in thee; Covered is my unrighteousness, Nor spot of guilt remains on me, While Jesus' blood through earth and skies, Mercy, free boundless mercy, cries S 2 With faith I plunge me in this sea. Here is my hope, my joy, my rest ; Hither, when hell assails, I flee, I lean upon my Saviour's breast; Away, sad doubt and anxious fear, Mercy is all that's written there. 3 Though waves and storms go o'er my head, [be gone, Though strength and health and friends Though joys be withered all and dead, Though every comfort be withdrawn, On this my steadfast soul relies; Father, thy mercy never dies! 4 Fixed on this ground will I remain, Though my heart fail, and flesh decay, This anchor shall my soul sustain, When earth's foundations melt away ; Mercy's full power I then shall prove, Loved with an everlasting love. RESURRECTION OF CHRIST. I 27 Resurrection of Christ 130 TMne — Martyn. 7s. "Jesus saith unto her, woman, why weepest thou?" John xx. 15. MARY to the Saviour's tomb, -"■*- Hasten'd at the early dawn, Spice she brought, and sweet perfume, But the Lord she loved had gone. For awhile she lingering stood, Filled with sorrow and surprise, Trembling, while a crystal flood Issued from her weeping eyes. 2 But her sorrows quickly fled When she heard His welcome voice : Christ had risen from the dead, Now He bids her heart rejoice; What a change His word can make, Turning darkness into day! Ye who weep for Jesus' sake, He will wipe your tears away. 128 RESURRECTION OF CHRIST. 131 Time — Hendon. 7s. 11 Our Saviour Jesus Christ who hath abolished death." 2 Tim. i. 10. T O ! the stone is rolled away, ■" Death yields up his mighty prey ; Jesus, rising from the tomb, Scatters all its fearful gloom. 2 Praise Him, ye celestial choirs, Praise and sweep your golden lyres; Praise Him in the noblest songs, From ten thousand thousand tongues. 3 Every note with rapture swell, And the Saviour's triumph tell ; Where, O death, is now thy sting ? Where thy terrors, vanquished king ? 4 Let Immanuel be adored, Ransom, Mediator, Lord ! To creation's utmost bound Let the eternal praise resound. 132 Tune — Claremont. H. M. "Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death; because it was not possible that He should be holden of it." Acts. ii. 24. VES, the Redeemer rose, * The Saviour left the dead; And o'er our hellish foes High raised His conquering head ; RESURRECTION OF CHRIST. 1 29 In wild dismay the guards around Fall to the ground and sink away. 2 Lo ! the angelic bands In full assembly meet, To wait His high commands And worship at His feet ; Joyful they come, and wing their way, From realms of day to Jesus' tomb. 3 Then back to heaven they fly, The joyful news to bear : Hark ! as they soar on high, What music fills the air ! Their anthems say, " Jesus, who bled, Has left the dead; He rose to-day." 133 Tune— Hastings. C. L. M. 4 'He is not here: for He is risen, as He said." Matt, xxviii. 6. TTOW calm and beautiful the morn " That gilds the sacred tomb, Where once the Crucified was borne, And veiled in midnight gloom ! O ! weep no more the Saviour slain ; The Lord is risen — He lives again. 2 Ye mourning saints, dry every tear For your departed Lord. " Behold the place — He is not here," The tomb is ail unbarred ; The gates of death were closed in vain; The Lord is risen — He lives again. 9 130 RESURRECTION OF CHRIST. 3 How tranquil now the rising day ! 'Tis Jesus still appears, A risen Lord, to chase away Your unbelieving fears : O ! weep no more your comforts slain ; The Lord is risen — He lives again. 134 Tune— Melody. C. M. "The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon." Luke xxiv. 34. 4 cTHE Lord is risen " — oh ! what joy * These blessed tidings give ! He died, our enemies to destroy; He lives ; we therefore live. 2 " The Lord is risen " — death and sin, And hell all conquered are ; He's gone the holiest within Our mansion to prepare. 3 " The Lord is risen n — see Him sit Upon the Father's throne ; All worship at His pierced feety And Lord our Jesus own. 4 " The Lord is risen " — risen, too, With Him from sin and death, Let us the heavenly things pursue, And die to all beneath. RESURRECTION OF CHRIST. 131 5 Our place is with Him on the throne, There, with the Lord we love ; As strangers here ourselves we own, Our hearts, our home above. 135 Tune — Horton. 7s. "This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses." Acts ii. 32. pHRIST, the Lord, is risen to-day! ^ Sons of men and angels say: Raise your joys and triumphs 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 opened paradise. 4 Lives again our glorious King! Where, O Death, is now thy sting ? Once he died, our souls to save : Where's thy vict'ry, boasting Grave ? 5 Soar we now where Christ hath led, Foll'wing our exalted head : Made like Him, like Him we rise, Ours the cross, the grave, the skies ! 132 RESURRECTION OF CHRIST. 136 Tune— Meribah. L. C. M. "He is the Head of the body, the Church: who is the beginning, the first born from the dead." Col. i. 18. A JOYFUL day! O glorious hour! Y When Jesus, by Almighty power, Revived and left the grave ; In all His works behold Him great, Before, Almighty to create, Almighty now to save. 2 The first begotten from the dead, He's risen now, His people's Head, And thus their life's secure ; And if like Him they yield their breath, Like Him they'll burst the bonds of death, Their resurrection sure. 3 Why should His people then be sad, None have such reason to be glad As those redeem'd to God : Jesus, the Mighty Saviour lives, To them eternal life He gives, The purchase of His blood. 4 Then let our gladsome praise resound, And let us in His work abound, Whose blessed name is Love ; We're sure our labor's not in vain, For we with Him ere long shall reign, With Jesus dwell above. RESURRECTION OF CHRIST. 133 137 Tune — Federal Street. L. M. "Who was delivered for our offenses, and was raised again for our justification.'' Rom. iv. 25. TTIS finished all: our souls to win, -*■ His life the blessed Jesus gave ; Then, rising, left His people's sin Behind Him in His op'ning grave. 2 Past suff'ring now, the tender heart Of Jesus on His Father's throne Still in our sorrow bears a part, And feels it as He felt His own. 3 Sweet thought ! we have a friend above, Our weary, falt'ring steps to guide; Who follows with the eye of love The little flock for whom He died. 4 O Jesus ! teach us more and more On Thee alone to cast our care ; And, gazing on Thy cross, adore The wondrous grace that brought Thee there. 138 Time— Silver Street. S. M. "Who is he that condemneth'? It is Christ that died, yea, rather that is risen again." Rom. viii. 24. ccTHE Lord is risen indeed:" * Now is His work performed; Now is the mighty Captive freed, And death our foe disarmed. 134 RESURRECTION OF CHRIST. 2 " The Lord is risen indeed :" The Grave has lost his prey ; With Him is risen the ransomed seed To reign in endless day. 3 " The Lord is risen indeed :" He lives, to die no more ; He lives, the sinner's cause to plead, Whose curse and shame He bore. 4 " The Lord is risen indeed :" Attending angels, hear ; Up to the courts of heaven, with speed, The joyful tidings bear. 5 Then take your golden lyres, And strike each cheerful chord; Join all the bright celestial choirs, To sing our risen Lord ! 139 Tune— Woqdland. CM. M I am He that liveth, and was dead ; and, be- hold, I am alive forevermore. Amen." Rev. i. 18. THE Prince of Life once slain for us * Ascended up on high; Captivity was captive led, And Christ no more can die. 2 With Jesus we are crucified, With Christ our Head we live ; The glory, first by Him obtain'd, To us the Lord shall give. RESURRECTION OF CHRIST. 135 3 His word is faithfulness and truth — " Behold, I quickly come ;" And faith, that counts the promise sure, Can pierce the midnight gloom. 4 Far spent already is the night, In hope we hail the day Of our beloved Lord's return To wipe all tears away. 5 Jesus at His appointed hour In glory shall appear ; Then, fashion'd by His mighty hand, We shall His image bear. 6 Thou Son of God ! the heavenly Man ! Head of thy ransom'd seed ! We treasure up the precious word — " The Lord is risen indeed-" 140 Tune — Anvern. L. M. 11 Christ died for our sins according to the Scrip- tures ; and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures. " 1 Cor. xv. 34. TIE dies ! the Friend of sinners dies ! " Lo ! Salem's daughters weep around : A solemn darkness vails the skies ; A sudden trembling shakes the ground. 136 RESURRECTION OF CHRIST. 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 God forsakes the tomb ; Up to His Father's court He flies : Angelic legions guard Him home, And shout Him welcome to the skies. 4 Cease from your tears, ye saints, and tell How high our great Deliverer reigns ; Sing how He spoiled the hosts of hell, And led the tyrant Death in chains. 5 Say, " Live forever, glorious King, Born to redeem, and strong to save ! Where now, O Death, where is thy sting ? And where thy vict'ry, boasting Grave?" 141 Tune— Lenox. H. M. 11 Thou hast ascended on high, Thon hast led captivity captive; Thou hast received gifts for men." Ps. lxviii. iS THE happy morn is come ; * Triumphant o'er the grave, The Saviour leaves the tomb, Almighty now to save : Captivity is captive led, For Jesus liveth, who was dead. RESURRECTION OF CHRIST. 137 Who now accuseth them, For whom the Surety died ? Or who shall those condemn, Whom God hath justified? Captivity is captive led, For Jesus liveth, who was dead. The ransom Christ hath paid — The glorious work is done ; On Him our help is laid, By Him our victory won : Captivity is captive led, For Jesus liveth, who was dead. All hail, triumphant Lord ! The resurrection, thou ; All hail, incarnate Word ! Before thy throne we bow : Captivity is captive led, For Jesus liveth, who was dead. 138 ASCENSION OF CHRIST. ASCENSION OF CHRIST. 142 Tune — Tamworth. 8s, 7s & 4s. "And on His head were many crowns." Rev. xix. 12. T OOK, ye saints ! the sight is glorious, *-* See " the Man of sorrows " now ; From the fight returned victorious, Ev'ry knee to Him shall bow. Crown Him ! crown Him ! Crowns become the victor's brow. 2 Crown the Saviour, angels crown Him Rich the trophies Jesus brings ; In the seat of power enthrone Him, While the vault of heaven rings. Crown Him ! crown Him ! Crown the Saviour " King of kings " 3 Sinners in derision crown'd Him, Mocking thus the Saviour's claim ; Saints and angels crowd around Him, Own His title, praise His name. Crown Him ! crown Him ! Spread abroad the Victor's fame. ASCENSION OF CHRIST. 139 4 Hark ! those bursts of acclamation ! Hark ! those loud triumphant chords! Jesus takes the highest station : Oh what joy the sight affords ! Crown Him ! crown Him ! " King of kings, and Lord of lords." 143 Tune— Ariel. L. C. M. "Blessing, and honor, and glory, and power be unto Him." Rev. v. 13. A BLESSED Jesus! Lamb of God ! " Who hast redeemed us with Thy blood From sin, and death, and shame ; With joy and praise, Thy people see The crown of glory worn by Thee, And worthy Thee proclaim. 2 Exalted by the Father's love, All thrones, and powers, and names above, On earth below, or heaven ; Wisdom and riches, power divine, Blessing and honor, Lord are Thine — All things to Thee are given. 3 Head of the Church, Thou sittest there, Thy bride shall all Thy glory share, Thy fulness, Lord, is ours. I40 ASCENSION OF CHRIST. Our life Thou art; Thy grace sustains; Thy strength in us the victory gains O'er sin and Satan's powers. 4 Soon shall the day of glory come, Thy bride shall reach the Father's home, And all Thy beauty see ; And oh! what joy to see Thee shine, To hear Thee own us, Lord, as Thine, And ever dwell with Thee. 144 Tune — Harwell. 8s & 7s. " And He shall reign forever and ever." Rev. xi. 15. TTARK ! ten thousand harps and voices " Sound the notes of praise above ; Jesus reigns, and heaven rejoices ; Jesus reigns, the God of love : See, he sits on yonder throne ; Jesus rules the world alone. 2 Jesus, hail ! whose glory brightens All above, and gives it worth ; Lord of life, thy smile enlightens, Cheers and charms thy saints on earth : When we think of love like thine, Lord, we own it love divine. 3 King of glory, reign for ever; Thine an everlasting crown : ASCENSION OF CHRIST. 141 Nothing from thy love shall sever Those whom thou hast made thine own ; Happy objects of thy grace, Destined to behold thy face. 145 Tune — Tamworth. 8s, 7s & 4s. " And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy." Rev. v. 9. TTOLY Saviour! we adore Thee, *■** Seated on the throne of God ; While the heav'nly hosts before Thee, Gladly sing Thy praise aloud. " Thou art worthy ! We are ransom'd by Thy blood." 2 Saviour! though the world despis'd Thee, Though Thou here wast crucified, Yet the Father's glory rais'd Thee, Lord of all creation wide; " Thou art worthy ! We shall live, for Thou hast died." 3 And though here on earth rejected, 'Tis but fellowship with Thee, What besides could be expected Than like Thee our Lord to be ? 11 Thou art worthy ! Thou from earth hast set us free." 142 ASCENSION OF CHRIST. 4 Haste the day of Thy returning With Thy ransom'd Church to reign : Then shall end our days of mourning, We shall sing with rapture then, " Thou art worthy ! Come, Lord Jesus, come! Amen." 146 Tune— Bremen. L. C. M. " Endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God." Heb. xii. 2. A JESUS, Lord ! 'tis joy to know ^ Thy path is o'er of shame and woe, For us so meekly trod : All finish'd is Thy work of toil, Thou reapest now the fruit and spoil, Exalted by our God. 2 Thy holy head, once bound with thorns, The crown of glory now adorns ; Thy seat, the Father's throne ; O Lord ! e'en now we sing Thy praise, Ours the eternal song to raise — Worthy the Lord alone ! 3 As Head for us Thou sittest there, Thy members here the blessing share, Of all Thou dost receive : Thy wisdom, riches, honors, powers, Thy boundless love has all made ours, Who in Thy name believe. ASCENSION OF CHRIST. 143 4 We triumph in Thy triumphs, Lord, Thy joys our deepest joys afford ; They taste of love divine. While sorrowing, suffering, toiling here, How does the thought our spirits cheer ; The throne of glory's Thine. 147 Tune — Latour. C. M. "I go to prepare a place for you." John xiv, 2. THOU art gone in, before us, Lord, * Thou hast prepared a place, That we may be where now thou art, And look upon thy face. 2 And ever on thine earthly path A gleam of glory lies ; A light still breaks behind the cloud That vails thee from our eyes. 3 Lift up our thoughts, lift up our songs, And let thy grace be given, That, while we linger yet below, Our hearts may be in heaven — 4 That where thou art, at God's right hand, Our hope, our love may be: Dwell in us now, that we may dwell For evermore in thee. 144 ASCENSION OF CHRIST. 148 Tune— Woodland. C. M. 44 Before the Lamb, having every one of them harps and golden vials full of odors." Rev. v. 8. "DEHOLD the glories of the Lamb D Upon the Father's throne! Prepare new honors for his name, And songs before unknown. 2 Let elders worship at his feet, The church adore around; With vials full of odors sweet, And harps of sweeter sound. 3 Now to the Lamb that once was slain Be endless blessings paid : Salvation, glory, joy, remain For ever on his head ! 4 Thou hast redeem'd our souls with blood, Hast set the prisoners free ; Hast made us kings and priests to God, And we shall reign with thee. 149 Tune— Albion. C. M. M Having spoiled principalities and powers, He made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it." Col. ii. 15. TRIUMPHANT, Christ ascends on 1 high, The glorious work complete ; ASCENSION OF CHRIST. 145 Sin, death and hell low vanquished lie, Beneath the victor's feet. 2 There, with eternal glory crowned, The Lord, the Conqu'ror, reigns ; 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 his own, Still on his heart he bears. 4 Oh, the rich depths of love divine ! Of bliss, a boundless store ! Dear Saviour, now I 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 Saviour and my all ! 150 Time— Ware. L. M. u Because I live, ye shall live also." John xiv. 19. ipHE Saviour lives, no more to die; *■ He lives, our Head, enthroned on high; He lives, triumphant o'er the grave ; He lives eternally to save. 10 146 ASCENSION OF CHRIST. 2 He lives to still his people's fears ; He lives to wipe away their tears ; He lives their mansions to prepare ; He lives to bring them safely there. 3 Then let our souls in him rejoice, And sing his praise with cheerful voice ! Our doubts, our fears for ever gone, For Christ is on the Father's throne. 4 The chief of sinners he receives ; His saints he loves and never leaves ; He'll guard us safe from every ill, And all his promises fulfil. 5 Abundant grace will he afford, Till we are present with the Lord, And prove, what we have sung before, That Jesus lives for evermore. 151 Tune — Watchman. S. M. 44 By His own blood He entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemp- tion for us." Heb. ix. 1a. rpHE great Redeemer's gone, ■*■ To appear before our God, To sprinkle o'er the flaming throne With His atoning blood. ASCENSION OF CHRIST. 147 2 No fiery vengeance now, No burning wrath comes down : If justice calls for sinners' blood, The Saviour shows His own. 3 Before His Father's eye Our humble suit He moves : The Father lays His thunder by, And looks, and smiles, and loves. 4 Now may our joyful tongues Our Maker's honor sing ; Jesus, the Priest, receives our songs, And bears them to the King. 5 On earth, Thy mercy reigns, And triumphs all above : But, Lord, how weak are mortal strains To speak immortal love! 6 How jarring and how low Are all the notes we sing ! Blest Saviour, tune our songs anew, And they shall please the King. 152 Tune— Christmas. CM. "I know that my Redeemer liveth." Job xix. 25. T KNOW that my Redeemer lives; -*■ He lives who once was dead : To me in grief he comfort gives ; With peace he crowns my head. 148 ASCENSION OF CHRIST. 2 He lives, triumphant o'er the grave, At God's right hand on high, My ransomed soul to keep and save, To bless and glorify. 3 He lives to fill my breast with love, With joy my heart to feed; He lives to plead for me above, To succor me in need. 4 He lives that I may also live, And now his grace proclaim ; He lives that I may honor give To his most holy name. 5 I find him lifting up my head; He brings salvation near: His presence makes me free, indeed, And he will soon appear. 1 53 Tune — Missionary Hymn. 7s & 6s. "We have a great High Priest that is passed into the heavens." Heb. iv. 14. A LORD ! who now art seated " Above the heavens on high — The gracious work completed, For which thou cam'st to die — To thee our hearts are lifted, While pilgrims wand'ring here, For thou alone art gifted, Our every weight to bear. ASCENSION OF CHRIST. 149 We know that thou has bought us, And wash'd us in thy blood : We know thy grace has brought us, As kings and priests to God : We know that soon the morning, Long look'd for, hasteth near, When we, at thy returning, In glory shall appear. 150 INTERCESSION OF CHRIST. Intercession of Christ. 154 Tune— Ware. L. M. "He is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by Him, seeing He ever liveth to make intercession for them." Heb. vii. 25. DEFORE the throne of God above ** I have a strong, a perfect plea ; A great High Priest, whose name is Love, Who ever lives and pleads for me. 2 My name is graven on His hands, My name is written on His heart ; I know that, while in heaven He stands, No tongue can bid me thence depart. 3 When Satan tempts me to despair, And tells me of the guilt within, Upward I look and see Him there Who made an end of all my sin. 4 Because the sinless Saviour died, My sinful soul is counted free; For God, the Just, is satisfied To look on Him and pardon me. INTERCESSION OF CHRIST. 151 5 Behold Him there! the bleeding Lamb! My perfect, spotless Righteousness, The great unchangeable, " I Am," The King of glory and of grace. 6 One with Himself, I can not die, My soul is purchased by His blood ; My life is hid with Christ on high, With Christ, my Saviour and my God. 155 Tune — Dorrnance. 8s & 7s. "And let all the angels of God worship Him." Heb. i. 6. JESUS hailed, enthroned in glory, " There for ever to abide; All the heavenly hosts adore thee, Seated at thy Father's side. 2 There for sinners thou art pleading, There thou dost our place prepare Ever for us interceding, Till in glory we appear. 3 Worship, honor, power and blessing, Thou art worthy to receive : Loudest praises, without ceasing, Meet it is for us to give. 152 INTERCESSION OF CHRIST. 156 Thne—'PiSGAU. P. M. "A new and living way which He hath conse- crated for us through the vail, that is to say, His flesh." Heb. x. 20. THY love we own, Lord Jesus: * In service unremitting, Within the vail Thou dost prevail, Each soul for worship fitting: Encompass'd here with failure, Each earthly refuge fails us ; Without, within, beset with sin — Thy name alone avails us. 2 Thy love we own Lord Jesus : For though Thy toils are ended, Thy tender heart doth take its part With those Thy grace befriended. Thy sympathy, how precious ! Thou succorest in sorrow, And bid'st us cheer, while pilgrims here, And haste the hopeful morrow. 3 Thy love we own, Lord Jesus : Thy way is traced before Thee : Thou wilt descend, and we ascend, To meet in heavenly glory : Soon shall the blissful morning Call forth Thy saints to meet Thee; Our only Lord, alone adored, With gladness then we'll greet Thee. INTERCESSION OF CHRIST. 1 53 Thy love we own, Lord Jesus : And wait to see Thy glory, To know as known, and fully own Thy perfect grace before Thee : We plead Thy parting promise, Come, Saviour, to release us ; Then endless praise our lips shall raise, For love like Thine, Lord Jesus. 157 Tune — Autumn. 8s & 7s. 44 Who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us." Rom. vili. 34. SON of God! 'twas love that made Thee Die, our guilty souls to save ; 'Twas our sin's vast load that laid Thee, Lord of life, within the grave. But Thy glorious resurrection Showed Thee Conqueror o'er the tomb; Thus the heirs, by God's election, Through Thy work have overcome. 2 Thou to heaven hast now ascended, Entering there with Thine own blood ; All Thy work of suffering ended, Fully wrought the will of God. 154 INTERCESSION OF CHRIST. For Thy Church Thou still art caring, For them pleading in Thy love, And their place of rest prepanng, In the Father's house above. 3 As in love Thou didst receive us, Ere creation, as " Thine own," So that love will never leave us Short of sharing in Thy throne : Thou wilt come, and we shall meet Thee; Then the saints whom Thou wilt raise Will, with those remaining, greet Thee, Joining in one song of praise. 158 Tune— Siloam. C. M. "Boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood." Heb. x. 19. THE vail is rent — our souls draw near * Unto a throne of grace ; The merits of the Lord appear, They fill the holy place. 2 His precious blood has spoken there, Before and on the throne : And His own wounds in heaven declare, The atoning work is done. 3 " 'Tis fmish'd !" on the cross He said, In agonies and blood ; 'Tis finish'd ! now He lives to plead Before the face of God. INTERCESSION OF CHRIST. 1 55 Tis finish'd ! here our souls have rest, His work can never fail : By Him, our Sacrifice and Priest, We pass within the vail. Within the holiest of all, Cleansed by His precious blood, Before the throne we prostrate fall, And worship Thee, O God ! 15 159 Tune— Zebulon. H. M. "Now to appear in the presence of God for us." Heb. ix. 24. A RISE, my soul, arise; ■^ Shake off thy guilty fears ; The bleeding sacrifice In my behalf appears : Before the throne my Surety stands, My name is written on His hands. He ever lives above For me to intercede His all-redeeming love, His precious blood, to plead ; His blood atoned for all our race, And sprinkles now the throne of grace. His Father hears Him pray, His dear anointed One : He can not turn away The presence of His Son : His spirit answers to the blood, And tells me I am born of God. 156 INTERCESSION OF CHRIST. 4 My God is reconciled ; His pard'ning voice I hear : He owns me for his child; I can no longer fear : With confidence I now draw nigh, And Father, Abba, Father, cry. 160 Tune— Lenox. H. M. "A minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle." Heb. viii. 2. THE atoning work is done, * The Victim's blood is shed, And Jesus now is gone His people's cause to plead : He stands in heaven their great High Priest, And bears their names upon His breast. 2 He sprinkled with His blood The mercy-seat above ; For justice had withstood The purposes of love ; But justice now withstands no more, And mercy yields her boundless store. 3 No temple made with hands, His place of service is ; In heaven itself He stands, A heavenly priesthood His : In Him the shadows of the law Are all fulfilled, and now withdraw. INTERCESSION OF CHRIST. 157 4 And though awhile He be Hid from the eyes of men, His people look to see Their great High Priest again : In brightest glory He will come, And take His waiting people home. 161 Tune — Haddam. H. M. "By one offering He hath perfected forever them that are sanctified." Heb. x. 14. JESUS, my great High Priest, ** Offered His blood and died; My guilty conscience seeks No sacrifice beside. His precious blood did once atone; And now it pleads before the throne. 2 To this dear Surety's hand Will I commit my cause ; He answers and fulfills His Father's broken laws. Behold my soul at freedom set ; My Surety paid the dreadful debt. 3 My Advocate appears For my defense on high; The Father bows His ears, And lays His thunder by. Not all that hell or sin can say, Shall turn His heart, His love away. 158 INTERCESSION OF CHRIST. 4 My great and glorious Lord, My Conqueror and my King, Thy sceptre and Thy sword, Thy reigning grace I sing. Thine is the power; behold I sit In willing bonds beneath Thy feet. 1 62 Time— Park Street. L. M. "It behoved Him to be made like unto His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful High Priest." Heb. xi. 17. WTIERE high the heav'nly temple " " stands, The house of God not made with hands, A great High Priest our nature wears, And there before our God appears. 2 He who for us as surety stood, And pour'd on earth His precious blood, Pursues in heav'n His gracious plan, The Saviour and the Friend of man. 3 Though now ascended up on high, He bends on earth a brother's eye ; Partaker of the human name, He knows the frailty of our frame. 4 Our fellow-sufferer still retains A fellow-feeling for our pains ; And still remembers in the skies, His tears, and grief, and agonies. INTERCESSION OF CHRIST. 1 59 5 With boldness, therefore, at the throne, Let us make all our sorrows known ; And seek the aid of heav'nly pow'r To help us in each trying hour. 163 Tune— Tappan. C. M. "In that He himself hath suffered being tempted, He is able to succor them that are tempted." Heb. ii. 18. TVITH joy we meditate the grace " Of our High Priest above; His heart o'erflows with tenderness, His very name is Love. 2 Touched with a sympathy within, He knows our feeble frame ; He knows what sore temptations are, For He endured the same. 3 But spotless, innocent and pure Our great Redeemer stood ; No stain of sin did e'er defile The Holy Lamb of God. 4 He, when He sojourned here below, Poured forth His cries and tears, And, though exalted, feels afresh What every member bears. 5 Then boldly let our faith address His mercy and His power; We shall obtain delivering grace In each distressing hour. l6o INTERCESSION OF CHRIST. 164 Tune — Harwell. 8s&7s. "I saw a Lamb as it had been slain." Rev. v. 6. T AMB of God ! thou now art seated 4-^ High upon thy Father's throne; All thy gracious work completed, All thy mighty vict'ry won : Every knee in heaven is bending To the Lamb for sinners slain ; Every voice and harp is swelling, " Worthy is the Lamb to reign !" 2 Lord ! in all thy pow'r and glory, Still thy thoughts and eyes are here, Watching o'er thy ransom'd people, To thy gracious heart so dear: Thou for us art interceding ; (Everlasting is thy love !) And a blessed rest preparing, In our Father's house above. 165 Tune—AzuoN. C. M. "We have not a high priest which can not be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.'1 Heb. iv. 15. \TOW let our cheerful eyes survey ■^ Our great High Priest above ; And celebrate his constant care And sympathetic love. INTERCESSION OF CHRIST. l6l 2 Though raised to a superior throne, Where angels bow around, And high o'er all the shining train, With matchless honors crowned; 3 The names of all his saints He bears, Deep graven on his heart; Nor shall the meanest Christian say- That he hath lost his part. 4 Those characters shall fair abide, Our everlasting trust, When gems, and monuments, and crowns, Are mouldered down to dust. 5 So, gracious Saviour, on my breast May thy dear name be worn : A sacred ornament and guard, To endless ages borne. ii l62 SECOND COMING OF CHRIST. Second Coming of Christ 1 66 'Dine— Christmas. C. M. "He that hath the bride is the Bridegroom." John iii. 29. "DRIDE of the Lamb, awake! awake! ** Why sleep for sorrow now ? The hope of glory, Christ, is thine, An heir of glory thou. 2 Thy spirit, through the lonely night, From earthly joy apart, Hath sigh'd for one that's far away — The Bridegroom of thy heart. 3 But see, the night is waning fast, The breaking morn is near; And Jesus comes, with voice of love, Thy drooping heart to cheer. 4 He comes — for, oh ! His yearning heart No more can bear delay — To scenes of full unmingled joy To call His Bride away. SECOND COMING OF CHRIST. 163 5 Thou, too, shalt reign— He will not wear His crown of joy alone ! And earth His royal Bride shall see Beside Him on the throne. 6 Then weep no more — 'tis all thine own — His crown, His joy divine, And, sweeter far than all beside, He, He himself is thine. 167 Tune— Rhine. C. M. u He shall send Jesus Christ: whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things." Acts iii. 20, ai. T IGHT of the lonely pilgrim's heart! -^ Star of the coming day ! Arise, and with thy morning beams Chase all our griefs away. 2 Come, blessed Lord ! bid every shore And answering island sing The praises of thy royal name, And own thee as their king. 3 Bid the whole earth, responsive now To the bright world above, Break forth in rapt'rous strains of joy, In mem'ry of thy love. 164 SECOND COMING OF CHRIST. 4 Lord, Lord, thy fair creation groans — The air, the earth, the sea, In unison with all our hearts, And calls aloud for thee. 5 Come, then, with all thy quickening power, With one awak'ning smile, And bid the serpent's trail no more Thy beauteous realms defile. 6 Thine was the cross, with all its fruits Of grace and peace divine ; Be thine the crown of glory now, The palm of vict'ry thine. 168 Tune— Wanderer. S. M. 44 Ye turned to God from idols, to serve the living and true God ; and to wait for His Son from heaven." IThess. i. 9, 10. rpHE Church has waited long, -*- Her absent Lord to see ; And still in loneliness she waits, A friendless stranger she 2 How long, O Lord our God, Holy and true and good, Wilt thou not judge Thy suffering church, Her sighs and tears and blood ? SECOND COMING OF CHRIST. 165 3 Saint after saint on earth Has lived, and loved and died ; And as they left us one by one, We laid them side by side. 4 We laid them down to sleep, But not in hope forlorn ; We laid them but to ripen there, Till the last glorious morn. 5 We long to hear Thy voice, To see Thee face to face, To share Thy crown and glory then, As now we share Thy grace. 6 Come, Lord ! and wipe away The curse, the sin, the stain, And make this blighted world of ours Thine own fair world again. 169 Tune — Leader. 8s, 7s & 4s. 44 1 am my Beloved's, and His desire is toward me — come, my Beloved." Solomon's Song vii. 10, II. C AVIOUR, come, thy saints are wait- 0 ing— Waiting for the nuptial day, Thence their promised glory dating ; Come, and bear thy saints away. Come, Lord Jesus, Thus thy waiting people pray. l66 SECOND COMING OF CHRIST. 2 Base the wish, and vain th' endeavor, While on earth to find our rest : Till we see thy face we never Shall or can be fully blest : In thy presence Nothing shall our peace molest. 3 Lord, we wait for thine appearing ; " Tarry not," thy people say ; Bright the prospect is, and cheering, Of beholding thee that day ; When our sorrow Shall for ever pass away. 170 Tune— Olmutz. S. M. "Be patient, therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord." James v. 7. pOME, Lord, and tarry not; ^ Bring the long-looked-for day ; O why these years of waiting here, These ages of delay ? 2 Come, for love waxes cold, Its steps are faint and slow ; Faith now is lost in unbelief, Hope's lamp burns dim and low. 3 Come, for the corn is ripe, Put in Thy sickle now, Reap the great harvest of the earth; Sower and Reaper Thou ! SECOND COMING OF CHRIST. 1 67 4 Come, for Creation groans, Impatient of Thy stay, Worn out with these long years of ills, These ages of delay. 5 Come and begin Thy reign Of everlasting peace, Come, take the kingdom to Thyself, Great King of Righteousness. 171 Tune — Sicilian Hymn. 8s & 7s. M At midnight there was a cry made, behold, the Bridegroom cometh: go ye out to meet Him." Matt. xxv. 6. IT ARK ! the cry, "Behold He cometh !" " Hark ! the cry, "The Bridegroom's near !" These are accents falling sweetly On the ransomed sinner's ear. 2 Man may disbelieve the tidings, Or in anger turn away; 'Tis foretold there shall be scoffers, Rising in the latter day : 3 But He'll come, the Lord from heaven, Not to suffer or to die; But to take His waiting people To their glorious rest on high. l68 SECOND COMING OF CHRIST. 4 Happy they who stand expecting Christ, the Saviour, to appear : Sad for those who do not love Him — Those who do not wish Him here. 5 But in mercy still He lingers, Lengthening out the day of grace — Till He comes, inviting sinners, To His welcome fond embrace. 172 Tune — Kingston. H. M. " The night is far spent, the day is at hand." Rom xiii. 12. THE night is now far spent, *■ The day is drawing nigh, Soon will the morning break, In radiance through the sky : O let the thought our spirits cheer, The Lord himself will soon appear ! 2 Though men our hope deride, Nor will the truth believe, We in His word confide, And it will ne'er deceive ; Soon all that grieves shall pass away, And saints shall see a glorious day. 3 For us the Lord intends A bright abode on high, The place where sorrow ends, And nought is known but joy : With such a hope, let us rejoice, We soon shall hear th' archangel's voice. SECOND COMING OF CHRIST. 169 173 Tune — Retirement. C. M. 4 "For yet a little while, and He that shall come, will come, and will not tarry." Heb. x. 38. A LITTLE while of suffering, ^ Of pain and weakness here ; A little while of patience yet, And Jesus will appear : 2 A little while, and we no more A feeble few shall meet ; But there a mighty army stand Before his throne complete. 3 Sweet is the song of victory That ends the battle's roar; And sweet the weary warrior's rest When all his toil is o'er. 4 Sweeter, beyond the " little while," The dawn of morn to view, The morning of a brighter day Than ever Eden knew. 5 We praise Him for the promise now, Nor fear that he'll forsake;. And heaven's ten thousand echoes ne'er To sweeter notes shall wake. 170 SECOND COMING OF CHRIST. 174 Tune — Saxony. 8s & 7s. " Not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance ; but the day of the Lord will come." 2 Pet. iii.9, 10. T ORD, we see the day approaching *-^ When Thou wilt again appear; Sinners, still Thy garments touching, Stay Thee in Thy coming here. 2 Day by day Thy hand is dealing Full salvation where Thou wilt ; By delay, Thy blood is healing Souls oppressed with fear and guilt. 3 Lord, we wait Thy gracious pleasure, Patience well becomes Thy saints ; Hid in heav'n is all our treasure ; Faith shall silence all complaints. 4 Make each waiting child obedient, Stay our anxious hearts on this ; If Thy going were expedient, Surely Thy return is bliss. 175 Tu?ie — Shining Shore. 8s & 7s. " Unto them that look for Him shall He appear the second time without sin unto salvation." Heb. ix. 28. rpHE night is wearing fast away, ■*■ The glorious day is dawning, When Christ shall all His grace display — The fair millennial morning. SECOND COMING OF CHRIST. 171 Gloomy and dark the night hath been, And long the way and dreary ; And sad the weeping saints are seen, And faint, and worn, and weary. 2 Ye mourning pilgrims, dry your tears, And hush each sigh of sorrow; 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 gladd'ning sound 'Mid shouts triumphant blending. He comes ! the Bridegroom promised long: _ Go forth with joy to meet Him, And raise the new and nuptial song, In cheerful strains to greet Him. 17g Tune— Avon. C. M. "When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with Him in glory." Col. iii. 4. T ONGhath the night of sorrow reign'd, ■" The dawn shall bring us light : Christ shall appear ; and we shall rise With gladness in his sight. 172 SECOND COMING OF CHRIST. 2 Then shall we see our absent Lord — Shall know him and rejoice : His coming like the morn shall be, Like morning songs his voice. 3 As dew upon the tender herb, Diffusing fragrance round; As showers that usher in the spring, And cheer the thirsty ground ; 4 So shall His presence bless our souls, And shed a joyful light : That hallow'd morn shall chase away The sorrows of the night. 177 Time — Vesper. 8s & 7s. " But ye, brethren, are not in darkness that that day should overtake you as a thief." 1 Thess. v, 4. NOTHING know we of the season *•' When the world shall pass away ; But we know the saints have reason To expect a glorious day ; When the Saviour will return, And his people cease to mourn. 2 Oh, what sacred joys await them ! They shall see the Saviour then ; Those who now oppose and hate them, Never can oppose again ! Brethren, let us think on this — All is ours, since we are his. SECOND COMING OF CHRIST. 1 73 3 Waiting for the Lord's returning, Be it ours his word to keep ; Let our lamps be always burning — Let us watch while others sleep : We're no longer of the night — We are children of the light. 4 Being of the happy number, Whom the Saviour calls his own, Tis not meet that we should slumber, Nothing should be left undone : This should be his people's aim — Still to glorify his nam£. 178 Tune — Zion. 8s, 7s & 4s. "Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air." I Thess. iv. 17. ^M ID the splendors of the glory -"*- Which we hope ere long to share, Christ our Head, and we, His members, Shall appear divinely fair; O how glorious ! When we meet Him in the air ! 2 From the dateless, timeless periods, He has loved us without cause ; And for all His blood-bought myriads His is love that knows no pause. Matchless Lover! Changeless as the eternal laws ! 174 SECOND COMING OF CHRIST. 3 Oh ! what gifts shall we be granted, Palms, and crowns, and robes of white, When the hope for which we panted Bursts upon our gladden'd sight, And our Saviour Makes us glorious through His might. 4 Bright the prospect soon that greets us Of that long'd-for nuptial day, When our heavenly Bridegroom meets us On His kingly, conquering way; In the glory, Bride and Bridegroom reign for aye. 179 Tune— Naomi. C. M. " Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ." Tit. ii. 13. TTOPE of our hearts, O Lord, appear, " Thou glorious Star of day ! Shine forth and chase the dreary night, With all our tears, away ! 2 No resting place we seek on earth, No loveliness we see; Our eye is on the royal crown Prepared for us and Thee. 3 But, dearest Lord ! however bright That crown of joy above, SECOND COMING OF CHRIST. 175 What is it to the brighter hope Of dwelling in Thy love ? 4 What to the joy, the deeper joy, Unmingled, pure and free, Of union with our living Head, Of fellowship with Thee ? 5 This joy e'en now on earth is ours : But only, Lord above, Our hearts without a pang shall know The fulness of Thy love. 1 80 Tune— Merton. C. M. "This same Jesus which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so ceme in like manner as ye have seen Him go into heaven." Acts i. 11. TTNTIL He come! like music tones *■* Are these most precious words, 'Mid all the noise and din of earth, To those who are the Lord's. 2 They mark the time when life's dark sea, Whose storms so fiercely roar, Shall toss upon its troubled waves, The Christian bark no more. 3 When, from the upper realms of bliss, With clouds His train to bear, 176 SECOND COMING OF CHRIST. The Lord shall come, and call His Bride To meet Him in the air. 4 O glorious hour ! what rapturous strains Shall ring with grand accord, When from the ransomed throng shall burst — " Forever with the Lord !" 5 The woes of earth forever past ; Faith sweetly lost in sight — Rage on, O sea ! this dawning hour, Can cheer life's darkest night. 6 Until He come ! in faith repose : The time may not be long, When those who watch for His return Shall raise the victor's song. 181 Tune — Alford. 8s, 7s & 7s. "Hereafter shall ye see the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven." Matt. xxvi. 24. WELCOME sight, the Lord de- " scending, Jesus in the clouds appears ; Lo ! the Saviour comes intending Now to dry His people's tears. Lo ! the Saviour comes to reign, Welcome to His waiting train. SECOND COMING OF CHRIST. 1 77 2 Long they mourn'd their absent Mas- ter; Long they felt like men forlorn ; Bid the seasons fly still faster, While they sigh'd for His return : Lo ! the period comes at last ; All their sorrows now are past. 3 Now from home no longer banish'd, They are going to their rest ; Tho' the heaven and earth are vanish'd, With their Lord they shall be blest ; Blest with Him his saints shall be, Blest through all eternity. 182 Thine— Azmon. C. M. 11 Behold, I come quickly." Rev. xxii. 7 IT IS word is faithfulness and truth — *!* " Behold, I quickly come;" And faith, that counts the promise sure, Can pierce the midnight gloom. 2 Far spent already is the night, In hope we hail the day Of the beloved Lord's return, To wipe all tears away. 3 Jesus, at the appointed hour, In glory shall appear; Then, fashion'd by His mighty hand, We shall His image bear. 12 178 SECOND COMING OF CHRIST. 183 Time — Zion. 8s, 7s & 4s. "Looking for and hasting nnto the coming of the day of God." 2 Ptt. iii. 13. ULY, ye seasons ; fly still faster ! •■■ Let the glorious day come on, When we shall behold our Master Seated on his heavenly throne — When the Saviour Shall descend to claim his own. 2 What is earth, with all its treasures, To the joy this promise brings ? Well may we resign its pleasures; Jesus brings us better things : All his people Draw from heaven's eternal springs. 3 Fly, ye seasons ; fly still faster ! Swiftly bring the glorious day ; Jesus, come, our Lord, our Master, Come from heaven without delay : Take thy people, Take, oh, take them hence away ! 184 Tu?ie— Enlock. L. M. "A little while, and ye shall not see me; and again, a little while, and ye shall see Me, becanse I go to the Father." John xvi. 16. 4 t A LITTLE while," our Lord shall **• come, And we shall wander here no more ; SECOND COMING OF CHRIST. 1 79 He'll take us to our Father's home, Where He for us has gone before, To dwell with Him, to see His face, And sing the glories of His grace. " A little while," He'll come again ! 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. " A little while " — 't will soon be past, Why should we shun the shame and cross ? O let us in His footsteps haste, Counting for Him all else but loss : O how will recompense His smile The sufferings of this little while ! 185 Tune — Deliverance. 8s, 7s & 4s. "The Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.'* 2 1 hess. iii. 5. CAVIOUR! hasten thine appearing; ^ Take thy waiting people home ! 'Tis this hope, our spirits cheering, While we in the desert roam, Makes thy people Strangers here till thou shait come. l8o SECOND COMING OF CHRIST. 2 Lord ! how long shall the creation Groan and travail sore in pain; Waiting for its sure salvation, When thou shalt in glory reign, And like Eden, This sad earth shall bloom again ? 3 Gather, too, thy chosen nation — Israel's long afflicted race ; Let them find thy free salvation, Own and trust thy wondrous grace ; And, adoring, Look on thy once marred face. 4 Reign, oh reign ! Almighty Saviour ! Heaven and earth in one unite ; Make it known, that in thy favor There alone is life and light. When we see thee, We shall have unmix'd delight. 186 Tune — Leader. 8s, 7s & 4s. "The Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trump of God." I Thess. iv. 16. DLESSED Lord, our souls are longing ■M Thee, our risen Head, to see j And the cloudless morn is dawning, When Thy saints shall gather'd be : Grace and glory, All our fresh springs are in Thee. SECOND COMING OF CHRIST. l8l 2 All the joy we now are tasting Is but as the dream of night : To the day of God we're hasting, Looking for it with delight : Thou art coming, And wilt satisfy our sight. 3 True, the silent grave is keeping Many a seed in weakness sown ; But the saints in Thee now sleeping, Rais'd in pow'r, shall share Thy throne. Resurrection ! Lord of glory ! 'tis Thine own. 4 As we sing, our hearts grow lighter; We are children of the day ; Sorrow makes our hope the brighter; Faith regards not the delay : Sure the promise, We shall meet Thee on Thy way. 187 Tune— Henry. C. M. " Then look up, and lift np your heads ; for your redemption draweth nigh." Luke xxi. 2S. A RISE, the kingdom is at hand, ■** The King is drawing nigh ; Arise with joy, thou faithful band, To meet the Lord Most High. 182 SECOND COMING OF CHRIST. 2 Look up, ye drooping hearts, to-day ! The King is very near, O, cast your griefs and fears away, For, lo, your help is here. 3 Look up, ye souls, weighed down with care, The sovereign is not far, Look up, faint hearts, from your de- spair, Behold the Morning Star. 188 Tune — Minnesota. 8s, 7s & 4s. 11 The whole creation groaneth, and travaileth in pain together, until now — waiting for the adoption, to-wit, the redemption of our body." Rom. viii. 22, 23. pHRIST is coming! Let creation ^ Bid her groans and travail cease; Let the glorious proclamation Hope restore, and faith increase. Come, Lord Jesus ! Come, thou blessed Prince of Peace ! 2 Though once cradled in a manger, Oft 'no pillow but the sod ; Here an alien and a stranger, Mock'd of men, though Son of God, All creation Yet shall own thy kingly rod. SECOND COMING OF CHRIST. 183 3 Long thine exiles have been pining, Far from rest, and home, and thee ; But, in heavenly vestures shining, They shall soon thy glory see. Come, Lord Jesus ! Haste the joyous Jubilee ! 4 With that " blessed hope " before us, Let no harp remain unstrung; Let the mighty Advent-chorus Onward roll from tongue to tongue — Hallelujah ! Come, Lord Jesus, quickly come. 189 Tune — Watchman. 7s. "Watchman, what of the night V9 Isa. xxi. 11. WATCHMAN, tell us of the night, "" What its signs of promise are. Trav'ler, o'er yon mountain's height See the glory-beaming star. Watchman, does its beauteous ray Aught of hope or joy foretell ? Trav'ler, yes, it brings the day — Promised day of Israel. 2 Watchman, tell us of the night; Higher yet that star ascends. Trav'ler, blessedness and light, Peace and truth, its course portends; 184 SECOND COMING OF CHRIST. Watchman, will its beams, alone, Gild the spot that gave them birth ? Trav'ler, ages are its own : See, it bursts o'er all the earth. 3 Watchman, tell us of the night, For the morning seems to dawn. Trav'ler, darkness takes its flight ; Doubt and terror are withdrawn. Watchman, let thy wand'rings cease; Hie thee to thy quiet home. Trav'ler, lo ! the Prince of Peace, Lo ! the Son of God is come. 190 Tune — Muscatine. 6s,8s&4s. "The morning cometh, and also the night." Isa. xxi. 12. tj^NQUIRE, my soul, enquire! *-* What doth the watchman say ? Is the One object of desire Upon the way ? 2 What doth the watchman say, Whose cry the slumberer wakes ? " The night hath nearly passed away : The morning breaks. 3 " The night is coming, too ! A night of speechless woe : But there shall be no night to you Who Jesus know. SECOND COMING OF CHRIST. 185 4 " God speaks — shall we be dumb ? Watch that your lamps may burn : Come, all ye weary wanderers, come ! Return, return." 5 Take up the watchman's word; Repeat the midnight cry: " Prepare to meet your coming Lord ; The time draws nigh." 6 Make ready, O my soul ! Make ready, Christians dear, Yield up the heart's affections whole : Our Lord is near. 191 Tune — Peterboro'. C. M. "While the Bridegroom tarried, they all slum- bered and slept." Matt. xxv. 5. /CHILDREN of light, awake ! awake! V Ye slumbering virgins rise ; Go meet the royal Bridegroom now, And show that ye are wise. 2 Like foolish virgins, ye have fail'd Your holy watch to keep ; And lo, he comes, and almost finds Your languid souls asleep! 3 Through love, the Man of Sorrows oft Hath watch'd and wept for you; Then gave away his life to prove That all that love was true. l86 SECOND COMING OF CHRIST. 4 Then wake, for, lo, the midnight cry Of warning in the air, Bids all his church, to greet him now, Their dying lamps prepare. 192 Tune — Advent. 8s,4s&8s, 44 When the Son of man shall come in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then shall He sit npon the throne of His glory." Matt. xxv. ji. TIE came ; no pomp nor royal crown " Waited his step or decked his brow, But grief and shame oppress him now, While friends disown, And death the injured King laid low. 2 He comes again ; earth's diadems And thrones of power to him belong, While round him angels chant in song, And bright as gems His saints shall join the mighty throng. 3 He comes, he comes ; but not alone, For myriads now are in his train ; And earth, and sky, and sounding main, Shall cease their groan, And shout him welcome back again. SECOND COMING OF CHRIST. 187 4 He comes : O hearts that wait that morn, Be clean, stand firm, watch now, and pray, And sweetly then the King will say, Beloved, well done ; Enter the everlasting day. 193 Tune — Millennium. 7s & 6s. 44 Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life." Rev. ii. 10. MAN'S day is fast receding, ^ The day of God will come, And lingering feet are needing Oft to be speeded home; We need to stir affection, Dull conscience to awake; Faith's shield for our protection With firmer grasp to take. 2 The world hath many a wonder, And many a witching snare : But see the glory yonder, What can with that compare? The Lord a crown is keeping For all who faithful stand, Who, midst a world that's sleeping, Watch for the day at hand. 1 88 SECOND COMING OF CHRIST. 3 Our labor and our pleasure, Be this, to do His will; To use our little measure, In loving service still. The cup of water given For Him, will find reward Both now, and soon in heaven, Remembered by the Lord. 4 Lord, may Thy love constrain us, Through all the " little while;" Nor fear of man restrain us, Nor love of praise beguile : Thus, till Thy glorious coming, Enough, O Lord, if we Then hear Thy voice approving Aught we have done for Thee. 194 Tune— Angel's Song. S. M. " And so shall we ever be with the Lord." I Thess. iv. 17. THE Lord himself shall come *■ And shout a quickening word; Thousands shall answer from the tomb : " For ever with the Lord." 2 Then as we upward fly, That resurrection-word Shall be our shout of victory : " For ever with the Lord." SECOND COMING OF CHRIST. 189 3 How shall I meet those eyes ! Mine on Himself I cast, And own myself the Saviour's prize : Mercy from first to last. 4 " Knowing as I am known !" How shall I love that word ! How oft repeat before the throne : " For ever with the Lord." 5 That resurrection-word, That shout of victory — Once more : " For ever with the Lord !" Amen, so let it be ! 195 Tune — Lyons. ios&iis. "And I will give him the morning-star." Rev. ii. 28. THE night is far spent, and the day is * at hand : No sign to be look'd for; the Star's in the sky ; Rejoice then, ye saints, 'tis your Lord's own command; Rejoice, for the coming of Jesus draws nigh. 2 What a day will that be when the Saviour appears ! How welcome to those who have shared in His cross ! 190 SECOND COMING OF CHRIST. A crown incorruptible then will be theirs, A rich compensation for suffering and loss. 3 What is loss in this world, when com- pared to that day, To the glory that then will from heaven be reveal'd ? " The Saviour is coming," His people may say; "The Lord whom we look for, our Sun and our Shield." 4 O pardon us, Lord! that our love to Thy name Is so faint, with so much our affec- tions to move ! Our coldness might nil us with grief and with shame, So much to be loved, and so little to love. 5 O kindle within us a holy desire, Like that which was found in Thy people of old, Who tasted Thy love, and whose hearts were on fire, While they waited, in patience, Thy face to behold. SECOND COMING OF CHRIST. 191 196 Tune — Vesper. 8s, 7s & 4s. " Our conversation (citizenship) is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ." Phil. iii. 20. T ORD, our longing hearts grow weary, *J Waiting for our souls' loved choice ; Every hour seems sad and dreary, Till we hear Thy welcome voice : Come, Lord Jesus ! Come, and bid our hearts rejoice ! 2 Lo ! Thy members, Lord, oft languish Midst the world's cold heartless throng; Some there are in very anguish, Crying, Lord, "How long? how long ?" Come, Lord Jesus 1 Quickly raise the joyful song ! 3 Thou hast promised Thou wouldst take us To Thy everlasting home ; Greater still, that Thou wouldst make us Sit with Thee upon thy throne. Come, Lord Jesus! Come and claim us as Thine own. 4 Blessed Lord, behold Thy promise, See, we hang upon Thy word; 192 SECOND COMING OF CHRIST. Thou hast spoken, " I come quickly;" Thou hast spoken, we have heard. Come, Lord Jesus ! Come, our own, our faithful Lord. 197 Time — Happy Land. 6s & 4s. "Watch, therefore; for ye know rot what hour your Lord doth come." Matt. xxiv. 42. TIARK ! 'tis the watchman's cry ! ■*■■'* Wake, brethren, wake ! Jesus, our Lord, is nigh ! Wake, &c. Sleep is for sons of night, Ye are children of the light, Yours is the glory bright! Wake, &c. 2 Call to each waking band, Watch, brethren, watch ! [&c. Clear is our Lord's command ! Watch, Be ye as men that wait Always at the Master's gate, E'en tho' He tarry late ! Watch, &c. 3 Hear we the Shepherd's voice, Pray, brethren, pray ! Would ye His heart rejoice ! Pray, &c. Sin calls for constant fear, Weakness needs the strong One near; Long as ye struggle here ! Pray, &c. SECOND COMING OF CHRIST. 193 4 Now sound the final chord, Praise, brethren, praise ! Thrice holy is our Lord. Praise, &c. What more befits the tongues Soon to lead the angels* songs, While heaven the note prolongs — Praise, brethren, praise. 198 Time— The Convert. P. M. "If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you unto myself." John xiv. 3. TTOW happy are we, who in Jesus " agree, To expect His return from above ; We sit 'neath His vine, and delightfully join In the praise of His excellent love. 2 United to Him we drink of the stream, Ever flowing in bliss from the throne, Who in Jesus believe, we the Spirit receive That proceeds from the Father and Son. 3 We remember the word of our crucified Lord, When He went to prepare us a place — *3 194 SECOND COMING OF CHRIST. I will come in that day and transport you away, And admit to a sight of my face. 4 Come, Lord, from the skies, and com- mand us to rise, To the mansions of glory above; With our Head to ascend, and eternity spend In a rapture of heavenly love. 199 Tune— Melody. C. M. " Even so, come, Lord Jesus," Rev. xxii. 20. ¥Y soul, amid this stormy world, ""■*■ Is like some fluttered dove, And fain would be as swift of wing To flee to Him I love. 2 My heart is with Him on his throne, And ill can brook delay ; Each moment listening for the voice, Rise up and come away. 3 With hope deferred, oft sick and faint, Why tarries He ? I cry, And should my brethren chide my haste, Sure I could make reply — SECOND COMING OF CHRIST. 195 4 May not an exile lone desire His own sweet land to see ? May not a captive seek release ? A prisoner to be free ? 5 A child, when far away, may long For home and kindred dear ; And she that waits her absent Lord May sigh till He appear. 6 I would, my Lord and Saviour, know That which no measure knows ; Would search the mystery of Thy love, The depth of all Thy woes. 7 " Ah ! leave me not in this dark world, A stranger still to roam, Come, Lord, and take me to thyself, Come, Jesus, quickly come !" I96 THE MILLENNIUM. THE MILLENNIUM. 200 Tune— Migdol. L. M. M They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain : for the earth shall he full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea." Isa. xi. 9. AH, what a bright and blessed world ^ This groaning earth of ours shall be, When from His throne the tempter hurled, Shall leave it all, O Lord, to Thee. 2 Come, Saviour, then, o'er all below Shine brightly from Thy throne above ; Bid heaven and earth Thy glory know, And all creation feel Thy love. 3 But brighter far that world above, Where we as we are known shall know ; And, to the sweet embrace of love, Reign o'er this ransomed earth below. THE MILLENNIUM. 1 97 O blessed Lord, with longing eyes That blissful hour we long to see ; While every worm and leaf supplies Proof of the curse and calls for Thee. 201 Tune— Antioch. C. M. " He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river nnto the ends of the earth." Ps. lxxii. S. TOY to the world! the Lord is come ! v Let earth receive her King ; Let every heart prepare him room, And heaven and nature sing. 2 Joy to the world ! the Saviour reigns ! Let men their songs employ ; While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains Repeat the sounding joy. 3 No more let sin and sorrow grow, Nor thorns infest the ground : He comes to make his blessings flow Far as the curse is found. 4 He rules the world with truth and grace, And makes the nations prove The glories of his righteousness, And wonders of his love. 198 THE MILLENNIUM. 202 Tune— Webb. 7s & 6s. "The mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands." Isa. lv. 12. TIT HEN shall the voice of singing '' Flow joyfully along? When hill and valley, ringing With one triumphant song, Proclaim the contest ended, And Him who once was slain, Again to earth descended, In righteousness to reign ? 2 Then from the craggy mountains The sacred shout shall fly ; And shady vales and fountains Shall echo the reply : High tower and lowly dwelling Shall send the chorus round, All hallelujah swelling In one eternal sound. 203 Tune— Harvey's Chant. C. M. 44 The mountain of the Lord's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it." Isa. ii. 2. "DEHOLD ! the mountain of the Lord " In latter days shall rise On mountain-tops, above the hills, And draw the wondering eyes. :e i: ~- : 7:t :«r.:." ::: i: : :_^.±= r r. _; ,: : :_1L \ V : : :..--: irss Bfca : : j_ :e_L; ::: r-r t ': ~ " — 200 THE MILLENNIUM. Once for sinners marr'd and gory, See the Lamb exalted now : While before Him All His ransom'd brethren bow. 2 Blessed morning ! long expected, Lo ! they fill the peopled air, Mourners once by man rejected, They with Him, exalted there, Sing His praises, And His throne of glory share. 3 Judah ! lo thy royal Lion Reigns on earth, a conquering King : Come, ye ransom'd tribes of Zion, Love's abundant offerings bring; There behold Him, And His ceaseless praises sing. 4 King of kings ! Let earth adore Him, High on His exalted throne; Fall, ye nations, fall before Him, And His righteous sceptre own : All the glory Be to Him, and Him alone ! THE MILLENNIUM. 201 205 Time — Acton. 7s. M The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of His Christ ; and He shall reign for ever and ever.'* Rev. xi 15. II ARK! the sound of Jubilee, -* * Loud as mighty thunders roar, Or the fulness of the sea When it breaks upon the shore ! Hallelujah ! for the Lord God omnipotent shall reign : Hallelujah ! let the word Echo round the earth and main ! 2 Hallelujah ! hark ! the sound From the depth unto the skies, Wakes, above, beneath, around, All creation's harmonies ! See, Jehovah's banner furl'd, Sheath'd His sword : He speaks — 'tis done; And the kingdoms of the world Are the kingdoms of the Son ! 3 He shall reign from pole to pole With illimitable sway ! He shall reign, when like a scroll Yonder heavens shall pass away : Then the end — beneath His rod, Man's last enemy shall fall; Hallelujah ! Praise to God ! God, our God, is all in all. 202 THE MILLENNIUM. 206 Time— Henry. C. M. "He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till He have set judgment in the earth: and the Isles shall wait for His law." Isa. xlii. 4. TSLES 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 past, And o'er the land of promise see, The glory breaks at last. 3 There He, upon his ancient throne, His power 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 the blest above, In strains of loftier triumph still, Speak only of His love. 5 Sing, ye redeem'd ! Before the throne, Ye white-robed myriads fall ; Sing — for the Lord of glory reigns, The Christ — the heir of all. THE MILLENNIUM. 203 207 Tune — Nuremburgh. 7s. "All nations whom Thou hast made shall come and worship before Thee, 0 Lord ; and shall glorify Thy name." Ps. Jxxxvi. 9. \1T AKE the song of jubilee ! ** Let it echo o'er the sea : Now is come the promised hour; Jesus reigns with sovereign power. 2 All ye nations ! join and sing, " Christ, of lords and kings, is King!" Let it sound from shore to shore, " Jesus reigns for evermore !" 3 Now the desert lands rejoice, And the islands join their voice ; Joy! the whole creation sings, "Jesus is the King of kings !" 208 Tune— Horeb. 7s & 6s. "In His days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon en- dureth." Ps. lxxii. 7. IT AIL 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. 204 THE MILLENNIUM. 2 He shall come down like showers Upon the fruitful earth; And love, joy, hope, 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. 3 Kings shall fall down before him, And gold and incense bring ; All nations shall adore him, His praise all people sing : For he shall have dominion O'er river, sea and shore, Far as the eagle's pinion Or dove's light wing can soar. 4 For him shall prayer unceasing And daily vows ascend; His kingdom still increasing — A kingdom without end : O'er every foe victorious, He on his throne shall rest ; From age to age more glorious, All blessing and all blest ! THE MILLENNIUM. 205 209 Tune — Rolland. L. M. "His name shall endure forever; His name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in Him; all nations shall call Him blessed." Ps. Ixxii. 17. JESUS shall reign where'er the sun " Does his successive journeys run ; His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, Till moons shall wax and wane no more. 2 People and realms of every tongue Dwell on his love with sweetest song; And infant voices shall proclaim Their early blessings on his name. 3 Blessings abound where'er he reigns; The prisoner leaps to loose his chains ; The weary find eternal rest, And all the sons of want are blest. 4 Let every creature rise and bring Peculiar honors to our King : Angels descend with songs again, And earth repeat the loud Amen ! 206 THE MILLENNIUM. 210 Tune — Sentinel. 8s & 7s. u Thy watchman shall lift up the voice ; with the voice together shall they sing : for they shall see eye to eye, when the Lord shall bring again Zion." Isa. Hi. 8. WATCHMAN, tell me, does the ' ' morning Of fair Zion's glory dawn? Have the signs that mark its coming Yet upon thy pathway shone? Pilgrim, yes, arise, look round thee, Light is breaking in the skies ; Gird thy bridal robes around thee, Morning dawns, arise, arise ! 2 Watchman, see, the light is beaming, Brighter still upon the way ; Signs through all the earth are gleaming, Omens of the coming day When the Jubal trumpet sounding, Shall awake from earth and sea, And the saints of God now sleeping, Clad in immortality. 3 Watchman, hail, the light ascending, Of the grand Sabbatic year ; All with voices loud proclaiming That the kingdom's verv near: THE MILLENNIUM. 207 Pilgrim, yes, I see just yonder, Canaan's glorious heights arise, Salem, too, appears in grandeur, Towering 'neath its sun-lit skies. 211 Tune — Mendon. L. M. 41 The Lord liveth, that brought np the children of Israel from the land of the North, and from all the lands whither He had driven them : and I will bring them again into their land that I gave unto their Fathers." Jer. xvi. 1-5. A RISE, great God, and let thy grace ** Shed its glad beams on Jacob's race ; Restore the long-lost scattered band, And call them to their native land. 2 Their misery let thy mercy heal, Their trespass hide, their pardon seal ; O God of Israel, hear our prayer, And grant them still thy love to share. 3 How long shall Jacob's offspring prove The sad suspension of thy love ? Say, shall thy wrath for ever burn ? And shall thy mercy ne'er return ? 4 Thy quickening Spirit now impart, And wake to joy each grateful heart, While Israel's rescued tribes in thee Their bliss and full salvation see. 2o8 THE MILLENNIUM. 212 Tune — Merdin. 7s,6s&7s. 44 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection : on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years." Rev. xx. 6. "DEAR me on Thy rapid wing, ** Everlasting Spirit ! Where bright choirs of angels sing, And the saints inherit ; Waiting round th' eternal throne, Joys immortal are their own ; This the cry of every one — " Glory to th' Incarnate Son !" 2 Four-and-twenty elders rise From their princely station, Shout His glorious victories, Sing His great salvation ; Cast their crowns before His throne, Cry, in reverential tone, " Holy ! holy ! holy One ! Glory be to God above." 3 Hark ! the thrilling symphonies Seem within to seize us ; Add we to their holy lays — " Jesus ! Jesus ! Jesus !" Sweetest name on mortal's tongue, Sweetest note in angel's song, Sweetest anthem ever known ; Jesus, Jesus, reign alone. THE HOLY SPIRIT. 209 THE HOLY SPIRIT. 213 Tune — Elizabethtown. C. M. u I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter that He may abide with you for ever." John xiv. 16. AUR Holy Father and c*ir God! ^ We come before Thy face, To bless Thee for that gift divine, The Spirit of Thy grace. 2 Precious the promise, now fulfilled Through Jesus set on high ; The spirit of adoption ours, We, "Abba, Father," cry. 3 By Him our faith, and hope, and love Are kept alive and grow; Through Jesus' blood He gives the heart A perfect peace to know. 14 2IO THE HOLY SPIRIT. 4 The souls, in His communion blest, Pant for the things above ; As seeks the hart for water-brooks, So we the springs of love. 5 Blest Comforter of all Thy saints, Who love the heavenly way, We, by His might, would run the race, Till we have won the day. 6 Our Holy Father and our God ! Praise be for ever Thine For this rich gift, through Thy dear Son, The Holy Ghost divine. 21 4 Tune — Melody. C. M. 14 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world can not receive, because it seeth Him not, neither knoweth Him; but ye know Him; for He dwelleth with you, and shall be in you." John xiv. 17. TI OW precious are those parting words " Of our Almighty Friend ; Who loved His own while in the world, And loved them to the end. 2 " I leave you not as orphans here; The Comforter shall come, And fill your hearts with joy and peace, Till I shall take you home." j THE HOLY SPIRIT. 211 3 And then, as poured on Aaron's head, The ointment downward flowed, So was the Spirit's grace and joy From Christ, our Head, bestowed. 4 As when of old Rebecca trod The desert long and drear, While Abraham's wealth and Isaac's love, Rung in her gladdened ear : 5 So traverse we this desert now, While our blest Guide makes known The Father's house, the Son's rich love, And all He has — our own. 6 Blest truth ! our hearts are with Him there, We see our glorious home Made ready for the Bride to share — Lord Jesus, quickly come ! 215 Tune— Gerar. S. M. 44 Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own V I Cor. vi 19. THE Holy Ghost is here, -*- Where saints in prayer agree, As Jesus' parting gift He's near Each pleading company. 212 THE HOLY SPIRIT. 2 Not far away is He, To be by prayer brought nigh, But here in present majesty, As in His courts on high. 3 He dwells within our soul, An ever welcome Guest ; He reigns with absolute control, As Monarch in the breast. 4 Our bodies are His shrine, And He th' indwelling Lord ; All hail, Thou Comforter divine, ■ Be evermore adored ! 5 Obedient to Thy will, We wait to feel Thy power ; O Lord of life, our hopes fulfil, And bless this hallow'd hour. 216 Tune — Saunders. L. M. "The love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us." Rom. v. 5. AUR Father, by whose Spirit's pow'r ^ Thy Son was of a woman made, And in His life and dying hour The broken law for us obey'd ; Thy Spirit in Thy children dwells, And to our hearts Thy love reveals. THE HOLY SPIRIT. 213 2 Jesus, enthroned at Thy right hand, Sent forth from Thee the Comforter, By whom Thy saints anointed stand Within the holiest ; and there, In Christ unblemish'd and complete, Adore Thee at Thy mercy-seat. 3 O let Thy children's concord be An image bright of things above ; A glass to show the unity Of Father, Son and Spirit's love ; A living picture to display The love that we can ne'er repay ! 4 This everlasting love redeems The needy from their guilt and woe ; These fountains yield the living streams, Which through eternity shall flow ; Stronger than death this three-fold cord, Thou holy, holy, holy Lord ! 217 Tune— Callender. C. M. D. "Eut ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you." Rom . viii. 9. A GOD, whose Spirit did of old W Brood, in creation's day, And quicken into living mould The earth, unformed which lay; Thy new creating work is still By that same Spirit wrought ; And, of Thy grace and sovereign will, Life to the dead is brought. 214 THE HOLY SPIRIT. 2 We praise Thee, wheresoe'er Thy hand Its wondrous power displays ; The dead in sin, in life now stand, To walk in holy ways ; Thy Spirit from on high descends, The heart His impulse feels, By Him constrained, the stubborn bends, When He thy love reveals. He brings the knowledge of the Son, In whom Thy glories shine j And quickened souls by this are won, And own the work divine ; We praise Thee for His wondrous power, Whose help the feeblest share ; And by whose grace, like freshening shower, Some fruit the heart shall bear. We praise Thee for His patient grace, Who Jesus still reveals, Who makes our heart His dwelling place, And thus for glory seals ; Led by His presence, all our way Is light, with hope divine; And He, our Comforter, will stay Till in Thy light we shine. THE HOLY SPIRIT. 215 218 Time — Uxbridge. L. M. " Now we have received, not the Spirit of the world, hut the Spirit which is of God: that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God." I Cor. ii. 12. INTERNAL Spirit, we confess ^ And sing the wonders of thy grace ; Thy power conveys our blessings down From God the Father and the Son. 2 Enlightened by thy heavenly ray, Our shades and darkness turn to day; Thine inward teachings make us know Our danger and our refuge, too. 3 Thy power and glory work within, And break the chains of reigning sin ; All our imperious lusts subdue, And form our wretched hearts anew. 4 The troubled conscience knows thy voice, Thy cheering words awake our joys ; Thy words allay the stormy wind, And calm the surges of the mind. 2l6 THE HOLY SPIRIT. 219 Tune — Ortonville. C. M. "Know ye not that ye are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in youV I Cor. iii. 16. FOREVER blessed be the Lord, f My Saviour and my shield ! He sends his Spirit with his word, To arm me for the field. 2 When sin and hell their force unite, He makes my soul his care ; Instructs me in the heav'nly fight, And guards me through the war. 3 A friend and helper so divine My fainting hope shall raise ; He makes the glorious vict'ry mine, And his shall be the praise. 220 Tbnc— JPaoli. S. P. M. 14 In whom also, after that ye believed, ye were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise." Eph i. 13. T ORD Jesus, glorified, ** At God the Father's side, From Thee the Holy Ghost hath come; Seal of Thy sacrifice, Accepted in the skies, Seal of our peace, guide to our home. THE HOLY SPIRIT. 217 2 Blest Comforter ! we know His presence, as we go, With wary feet, earth's snares among; The strangers voice refuse, And still the old paths choose, Led by His light our way along. 3 He by His might within Gives victory over sin, And Satan's wiles to see and shun ; He draws from founts above Such earnest sweets of love, Tis heaven's own fellowship begun. 4 He makes the weak His care, Inclines the strong to bear, The members fitly joins in one ; Knit in one bond of love, Knit to the Head above, Flesh of His flesh, bone of His bone. 221 Tune — Carmelhill. L. C. M. "Now He which, stabUsheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God; who hath also sealed us. and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts." 3 Cor. i. 31, 32. AUR Father: we adore and praise ^ Thy name, for all thy wondrous grace To us in Jesus shown ; 2l8 THE HOLY SPIRIT. For all the gifts and blessings shed From Christ, our Saviour, Lord and Head, Exalted to thy throne. 2 The promised Comforter bestowed, Now dwells in all the sons of God, And seals them thus Thine own ; Through Him we " Abba, Father," cry, With filial love to Thee draw nigh, And worship at Thy throne. 3 Oh ! grant renewings of His grace, That all Thy glory in the face Of Jesus we may see; And, as with unveiled face we view That glory, to His image true We may conformed be. 4 Now may He take of Christ's, and show, Till love, and joy, and praise o'erflow, In each renewed heart; There may He shed abroad Thy love, And there, ungrieved, Thy Holy Dove His heavenly peace impart. THE HOLY SPIRIT. 219 222 Tunc— Heber. C. M. 44 Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption." Eph. iv. 30. HPHE Dove that once on Jesus sat * Can now with us abide, Revealing God the Father's face In Jesus glorified. 2 Take heed, my soul, and watch and pray, Lest thou the Spirit grieve, Who makes thee know the Father's love, And in the Son believe. 3 Hail Father, Son and Holy Ghost, In love and council one ; This threefold cord, this rock is ours, How shall we be undone ? 223 Thine— Dundee. C. M. "And hereby we know that He abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us." I John iii. 24. THE Holy Spirit of our God, ■■■ Descending from above, Now fills the heart, through Jesus' blood, With faith and hope and love. 220 THE HOLY SPIRIT. 2 He comforteth the heavy heart, By sin and grief oppressed; He to the dead doth life impart, And to the weary rest. 3 His sweet communion charms the soul, And gives true peace and joy ; Which Satan's power can ne'er control, Nor all his wiles destroy. 224 fune— Nunda. L. M. D. "The Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, He shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you." John xiv, 26. Ty~E are not left to walk alone, ' ' The Spirit of our God hath come, Forever with us to abide, Our Teacher, Comforter and Guide. Thus, with His gracious presence blest, We press toward our heavenly rest ; Hasting the dreary desert through, With our eternal home in view. 2 Jesus, the Father's only Son, Jesus, His own beloved One, Jesus, now seated at His side, Hath claimed us for His own, His bride. THE HOLY SPIRIT. 221 Of Him and His the Spirit tells, Upon His love He sweetly dwells; And, while we listen to His voice, We wonder, worship and rejoice. 3 He teaches us the Father's grace, Reveals to us the Saviour's face, And doth to all our hearts declare The glory it is ours to share. Our every sorrow be forgot, The joys of earth be heeded not ; The Comforter is come, and we Shall soon with our Beloved be. 225 Tune— Wesley. S. M. D. 4 'When the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, He shall testify of me." John xv. 26. AUR Father and our God ! " We bless Thy sacred name; The promises to us fulfilled, Thy faithfulness proclaim ; Through Jesus glorified, The Holy Ghost hath come, To raise, within Thy children's breast, The earnest of their home. 2 The treasures, that are found In Jesus, He displays : He wins our hearts by Jesus' love, To love of Jesus' ways; 222 THE HOLY SPIRIT. And by His power constrained, The witness round we give Of Jesus and His sacrifice, Through whom the dead may live. 3 He by Thy faithful word, Sheds on our pathway light ; And He upon Thy people's hearts That holy word doth write. The promises to us become To us a portion sure ; And, in the hope of things to come, We by His might endure. 226 Turn— Evan. C. M. "The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God." Rom. viii. 16. A LORD, we lean upon Thy breast, " The sure repose of faith, Finding our soul's enduring rest In what Thy Spirit saith. 2 He witnessed to the constant guilt That marked the path we trod ; He witnessed that Thy blood was spilt To bring us near to God. 3 He turned our eyes to Thee above, He showed us our release ; He brought the message from the throne Of mercy, grace and peace. THE HOLY SPIRIT. 223 4 In songs of praise we will record These mercies, while we live ; And, in Thy presence, gracious Lord, To Thee all glory give. 227 Turn— -Marx, 8s, 8s & 7s. 44 All these worketh that one and the self-same Spirit, dividing to every man severally as He I Cor. xii. 2. TIT HAT a precious boon from heaven V In the Comforter is given, As the Guardian of the soul ! Through His influence, believing, Light and love and joy receiving, Now we feel His blest control ! 2 Yes, 'tis He that safely leads us ; With the Bread of Heaven he feeds us; Chases darkness from the mind; Makes the things of Jesus clearer, Brings the scenes of heaven nearer, With an influence ever kind. 3 O how tenderly He loves us ! O how gently He reproves us ! Ever watchful, ever true. Of infirmities He heals us, By His witnessing He seals us — Bears us on life's journey through. 2 24 THE HOLY SPIRIT. 4 He is near in hours of gladness, He is near in times of sadness, As a sympathizing Friend. When the heart with grief is breaking, He is calmly, kindly speaking, Till heaven's joys their solace send. 228 Thne— Balekma. C. M. "Ye have received the Spirit of adoption." Rom. viii. 15. THE Holy Comforter has come — ^ We know his presence here — Our hearts would now no longer roam, But bow in filial fear. 2 This breathing tenderness of love, This hush of solemn power ; 'Tis heaven descending from above, To fill this favor'd hour. 3 How excellent the truth appears, How sweet the song we raise ! E'en grief sits smiling in her tears, And lifts her soul in praise. 4 No more let sin our hearts deceive, Nor earthly cares betray, Lest we the Comforter should grieve Who deigns with us to stay. THE HOLY SPIRIT. 225 229 Tune— Windham. L. M. "Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, He can not enter into the kingdom of God." John iii. 5. TOOK down, O Lord, with pitying u eye, See Adam's race in ruin lie ; Sin spreads its trophies o'er the ground, And scatters slaughtered heaps around. 2 And can these mouldering corpses live ? And can these perished bones revive ? That mighty God, to Thee is known : That wondrous work is all Thine own. 3 Thy ministers are sent in vain To prophesy upon the slain ; In vain they call, in vain they cry, Till Thine almighty aid is nigh. 4 But if Thy Spirit deign to breathe, Life spreads through all the realms of death, Dry bones obey Thy powerful voice ; They move, they waken, they rejoice. 15 226 THE HOLY SPIRIT. 230 Tune— St. Martin's C. M. 44 When He the Spirit of truth is come, He will guide you iuto all truth." John xvi. 13. THE Spirit breathes upon the word, * And brings the truth to sight ; Precepts and promises afford A sanctifying light. 2 A glory gilds the sacred page, Majestic, like the sun ; It gives a light to every age, It gives, but borrows none. 3 The hand that gave it still supplies The gracious light and heat : His truths upon the nations rise ; They rise, but never set. 4 Let everlasting thanks be Thine, For such a bright display, As makes a world of darkness shins With beams of heavenly day. My soul rejoices to pursue The steps of Him I love, Till glory breaks upon my view In brighter worlds above. THE HOLY SPIRIT. 227 231 Tune— Naomi. C. M. " Quench not the Spirit." I Thess. v. 19. QUENCH not the Spirit of the Lord, The Holy One from heav'n ; The Comforter, belov'd, ador'd, To man in mercy giv'n. 2 Quench not the Spirit of the Lord : He will not always strive : O tremble at that awful word ; Sinner ! awake and live. 3 Quench not the Spirit of the Lord, It is thine only hope : O let his aid be now implor'd ; Let pray'r be lifted up. 4 Grieve not the Spirit of the Lord, Heirs of redeeming grace; With grateful hearts his love record, Whose presence fills the place. 232 Thru— Rochester. C. M. 44 Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost." Rom. xv. 13. AH, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove, ^ With all thy quickening powers, Revive a flame of sacred love In these cold hearts of ours. 228 THE HOLY SPIRIT. 2 Look, how we grovel here below, Fond of these trifling toys ! Our souls can neither fly nor go To reach eternal joys. 3 In vain we tune our formal songs ; In vain we strive to rise : Hosannas languish on our tongues, And our devotion dies. 4 Dear Lord ! and shall we ever live At this poor dying rate ? Our love so faint, so cold to thee, And thine to us so great ? 5 Work Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, With all thy quickening powers ! Now shed abroad a Saviour's love, And that shall kindle ours. THE BELIEVERS STANDING. 229 The Believer's Standing. 233 Tune— Athens. C. M. D. "By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God." Rom. v. 2. T STAND ; but not as once I did, * Beneath my load of guilt ; The blessed Jesus bore it all — For me His blood was spilt. Oh ! bless the Lord ! Exalt his name ! He gave himself for me ; He died upon Mount Calvary's cross, To set poor sinners free. 2 I stand ; but not on Calvary's Mount, With arms around the cross ; I have been there, and left behind Earth's pleasures, joys and dross. Oh ! bless the Lord ! I do believe That Jesus died for sin ; That on the cross He shed his blood, To make poor sinners clean. 230 THE BELIEVER S STANDING. 3 I stand ; but not beside the grave Where once my Lord did lie ; The cross and grave are left behind, And Christ is gone on high. Oh ! bless the Lord ! He buried sin ! He left it in the grave ; And He has proved himself The Strong, Who died and rose to save. 4 I stand ; e'en now where He appears, In union with my Lord ; In Him I'm saved. O wondrous thought ! I read it in His word. Oh ! bless the Lord ! with Him I'm one, In Him we are complete ; We live by faith ! but soon in sight Our coming Christ we'll greet. 234 Tune— Neah. S. M. D. "Now in Christ Jesus, ye who sometime were far off, are made nigh by the blood of Christ; for He is our peace." Eph. ii. 13. T HEAR the words of love; * I gaze upon the blood ; I see the mighty sacrifice, And I have peace with God. 'Tis everlasting peace, Sure as Jehovah's name ; Tis stable as His steadfast throne — For evermore the same. THE BELIEVERS STANDING. 23 1 2 My love is ofttimes low ; My joy still ebbs and flows; But peace with Him remains the same: No change Jehovah knows. I change — He changes not ; Our Christ can never die ; His truth — not mine — the resting place; His love — not mine — the tie. 3 And yonder is my peace — The grave of all my woes; I know the Son of God has come — I know He died and rose. I know He liveth now In yonder heaven of love ; And He will quickly come again To carry me above. 235 Tune— Bealoth. S. M. D. " Their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more." Heb. viii. 1a. T HEAR the accuser roar * Of ills that I have done : I know them well and thousands more: Jehovah findeth none. Sin, Satan, death, press near To harass and appall : Let but my bleeding Lord appear, Backward they go and fall. 232 THE BELIEVER S STANDING. 2 Before, behind, around, They set their fierce array, To fight and force me from my ground Along Immanuers way. I meet them face to face, Through Jesus' conquest blest, March in the triumph of His grace, Right onward to my rest. 3 There, in His book, I bear More than a conqueror's name, A soldier, son and fellow-heir Who fought and overcame. His be the victor's name Who fought the fight alone : Triumphant saints no honor claim, His conquest was their own. 236 Tu?ie— Arlington. C. M. 44 There is, therefore, now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus.' ' Rom. viii. 1. 4t\TO condemnation!" — O my soul, *■* 'Tis God that speaks the word ; . Perfect in comeliness art thou In Christ thy risen Lord. 2 In heaven His blood for ever speaks In God the Father's ear; His church the jewels on His heart Jesus will ever bear. THE BELIEVER S STANDING. 233 3 " No condemnation !" precious word ! Consider it, my soul ; Thy sins were all on Jesus laid, His stripes have made thee whole. 4 Teach us, O God, to fix our eyes On Christ the spotless Lamb ; So shall we love Thy gracious will And glorify Thy name. 237 Tune— Latour. C. M. 44 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee." Isa. xxvi. 3. A MIND at " perfect peace" with God- On, what a word is this ! A sinner reconciled through blood — This, this, indeed, is peace ! 2 By nature and by practice far — How very far from God ! Yet now by grace brought nigh to him, Through faith in Jesus' blood. 3 So nigh, so very nigh to God, I can not nearer be ; For in the person of His Son, I am as near as he. 4 So dear, so very dear to God, More dear I can not be ; The love wherewith he loves the Son — Such is his love to me ! 234 THS believer's standing. 5 Why should I ever careful be, Since such a God is mine ? He watches o'er me night and day, And tells me " mine is thine." 238 Tune— Rest. L. M. "Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee " Song of Sol. iv. 7. JUST as Thou art — how wondrous fair, Lord Jesus, all Thy members are ! A life divine to them is given — A long inheritance in heaven. 2 Just as I was I came to Thee, An heir of wrath and misery ; Just as Thou art before the Throne, I stand in righteousness Thine own. 3 Just as Thou art — how wondrous free : Loosed by the sorrows of the tree : Jesus ! the curse, the wrath were Thine, To give Thy saints this life divine. 4 Just as Thou art — nor doubt, nor fear, Can with Thy spotlessness appear ; O timeless love ! as Thee, I'm seen The " righteousness of God in Him." 5 Just as Thou art — Thou Lamb divine! Life, light and holiness are Thine : Thyself their endless source I see, And they the life of God in me. THE BELIEVER S STANDING. 235 6 Just as Thou art — O blissful ray- That turned my darkness into day ! That woke me from my death of sin, To know my perfectness in Him. 239 Hine— Heber. C. M. 44 Both He that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one : for which cause He is not ashamed to call them brethren." Hcb. ii. 11 . LORD Jesus, are we one with Thee ? O height, O depth of love ! With Thee we died upon the tree In Thee we live above. 2 Such was Thy grace that for our sake Thou didst from Heav'n come down, Our mortal flesh and blood partake, In all our misery one. 3 Our sins, our guilt, in love divine Confessed and borne by Thee ; The gall, the curse, the wrath were Thine, To set Thy members free. 4 Ascended now, in glory bright, Still one with us Thou art; Nor life, nor death, nor depth, nor height Thy saints and Thee can part. 236 THE BELIEVER'S STANDING. 5 O teach us, Lord, to know and own This wondrous mystery : That Thou art truly one with us, And .we are one with Thee. 5 Soon, soon shall come that glorious day When, seated on Thy throne, Thou shalt to wondering worlds display That Thou with us art one. 240 Tune— Solid Rock. L. M. 44 Thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea." Mic. vii. 19. rjH, glorious grace ! nor spot, nor stain, ^ Is seen on God's adopted child ; Jesus, who died and rose again, The holy, harmless, undefiled, For us, within the holiest gone, Now stands before the Father's throne. 2 My Saviour died upon the tree, And sank for me beneath the flood ! My sins are cast into the sea Of love, of sorrow and of blood ; Perfect in Jesus' sacrifice, My sins against me ne'er shall rise. 3 My God, I give Thee of Thine own, A heart by Jesus' cross subdued ; Polluted once, a heart of stone, By Thy good Spirit now renewed ; Oh ! may it, by that Spirit, be Kept as a temple pure for Thee. THE BELIEVER'S STANDING. 237 241 Tune — Watcher. 7s & 6s. 11 Who His own self bare our sins in His own body on the tree." I Pet. ii. 24. T LAY my sins on Jesus, * The spotless Lamb of God; He bears them all, and frees us From the accursed load : I bring my guilt to Jesus, To wash my crimson stains White in His blood most precious, Till not a spot remains. 2 I lay my wants on Jesus — All fullness dwells in Him ; He healeth my diseases, He doth my soul redeem : I lay my griefs on Jesus, My burdens and my cares; He from them all releases, He all my sorrow shares. 3 I long to be like Jesus, Meek, loving, lowly, mild ; I long to be like Jesus, The Father's holy Child : I long to be with Jesus Amid the heavenly throng, To sing with saints His praises, And learn the angel's song. 238 THE BELIEVER'S STANDING. 242 Tune— Wales. 8s & 4s. 11 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesns — Where- fore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people with His own blood, suffered without the gate." Heb. x. 19; xiii. 12. THROUGH Thy precious body * broken Inside the Vail. Oh, what words to sinners spoken — Inside the Vail. Precious, as the blood that bought us ; Perfect, as the love that sought us ; Holy, as the Lamb that brought us, Inside the Vail. 2 When we see Thy love unshaken, Outside the Camp. Scorn'd by man, by God forsaken, Outside the Camp. Thy lov'd cross alone can charm us ; Shame doth now no more alarm us ; Glad we follow, nought can harm us, Outside the Camp. 3 Lamb of God, through Thee we enter Inside the Vail. Cleansed by Thee, we boldly venture Inside the Vail. THE BELIEVER'S STANDING. 239 Not a stain ; a new creation ; Ours is such a full salvation ; Low we bow in adoration, Inside the Vail. 4 Unto Thee, the homeless stranger, Outside the Camp, Forth we hasten, fear no danger, Outside the Camp. Thy reproach, far richer treasure Than all Egypt's boasted pleasure ; Drawn by love that knows no measure, Outside the Camp. 5 Soon Thy saints shall all be gather'd Inside the Vail. All at home — no more be scatter' d — Inside the Vail. Nought from Thee our hearts shall sever ; We shall see Thee, grieve Thee never; " Praise the Lamb !" shall sound for ever, Inside the Vail. 243 7\ine— Departure. P. M. "Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him." Ps. xxxvii. 7. TESUS, I rest in thee, ^ In thee myself I hide; Laden with guilt and misery, 240 THE BELIEVER S STANDING. Where can I rest beside ? ,rTis on thy meek and lowly breast My weary soul alone I rest. 2 Thou Holy One of God, The Father rests in thee : And in the savor of that blood, Which speaks to him for me, The curse is gone — through thee I'm blest ; God rests in thee — in thee I rest. 3 The slave of sin and fear, The truth my bondage broke; My happy spirit loves to wear Thy light and easy yoke ; Thy lov£ which fills my grateful breast, Makes duty joy, and labor rest. 4 Soon the bright glorious day, The rest of God shall come, Sorrow and sin shall pass away, And I shall reach my home ; There of the promised land possess'd, My soul shall know eternal rest. THE BELIEVER S STANDING. 24 1 244 Tune — Switzer. 8s & 7s. 44 Thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by Thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; and hast made us unto our God kings and priests : and we shall reign on the earth." Rev. v. 9, 10. MANY sons to glory bringing, "' God shows forth his heavenly name: On we march, in chorus singing, "Worthy the ascended Lamb!" 2 God who gave his Son to save us — God looks down in perfect love ; Clouds may seem to pass between us — There's no change in Him above. 3 Though the restless foe accuses, Sins recounting like a flood, Every charge our God refuses : Christ hath answer'd with his blood. 4 In the refuge God provided (Though the world's destruction lowers) We are safe : to Christ confided, Everlasting life is ours. 5 And, ere long, when come to glory, We shall sing a well known strain, This — the never-ending story, " Worthy is the Lamb once slain !" 16 242 THE BELIEVER S STANDING. 245 Tune — Anvern. L. M. " Ye are complete in Him." Col. ii. 10. COMPLETE in thee, no work of ^ mine May take, dear Lord, the place of thine ; Thy blood has pardon bought for me, And I am now complete in thee. 2 Complete in thee — no more shall sin, Thy grace has conquered, reign within; Thy voice will bid the tempter flee, And I shall stand complete in thee. 3 Complete in thee — each want supplied, And no good thing to me denied, Since thou my portion, Lord, wilt be, I ask no more — complete in thee. 4 Complete in thee, forever blest, Of all thy fulness, Lord, possessed, Thy praise throughout eternity — Thy love I'll sing, complete in thee. 246 Tune— Wareham. C. M. 44 He was wounded for our transgressions; He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastise- ment of our peace was upon Him ; and with His stripes we are healed.'' Isa. liii. 5. T KSUS, what burdens bowed thy head, ** Our load was laid on thee ; Thou stoodest in the sinner's stead, THE BELIEVER S STANDING. 243 To bear all ill for me ; A victim led, thy blood was shed, Now there's no load for me. 2 Death and the curse were in our cup — Jesus! 'twas full for thee; But thou hast drained the last dark drop, 'Tis empty now for me. That bitter cup, love drank it up, Now, life and peace for me. 3 Jehovah lifted up his rod, Jesus! it fell on thee! Thou wast sore stricken of thy God — There's not one stroke for me ; Thy tears, thy blood, beneath it flowed— Thy bruising healeth me. 4 The tempest's awful voice was heard — Jesus ! it broke on thee ! Thy open bosom was my ward, It braved the storm for me ; Thy form wasscarr'd, thy visage marr'd, Now cloudless peace for me. 247 Tune— Detroit. S. M. "He that is joined unto the Lord is one Spirit." 1 Cor. vi. 17. 4CANE spirit with the Lord;" ^ O blessed, wondrous word ! What heavenly light, what power divine, Doth that sweet word afford! 244 THE believer's standing. 2 " One spirit with the Lord ;" The Father's smile of love Rests ever on the members here, As on the Head above. 3 " One spirit with the Lord ;" Jesus, the glorified, Esteems the church for which He bled, His body and His bride. 4 And though by storms assail'd, And though by trials press'd, Jesus, our Lord, will bear us up Right onward to the rest. 5 There we shall drink the stream Of endless bliss above ; There we shall know, without a cloud, His full unbounded love. 248 Tune — Millennium Song. 7s & 6s. "He hath made with me an everlasting coven- ant, ordered in all things and sure : for this is all my salvation and all my desire." 2 Sam. xxiii. 5. AUR God is our salvation, ^ Our refuge in distress, What earthly tribulation Can shake our steadfast peace ? The ground of our profession Is Jesus and His blood; He gives us the possession Of everlasting good. THE BELIEVER'S STANDING. 245 2 We know no condemnation, No law that speaks despair ! And Satan's accusation, With Christ, we need not fear. For us there is provided A city fair and new, To it we shall be guided — Jerusalem's in view ! 3 Our portion there is lying, A destined heavenly lot ; And though we're daily dying, Our portion withers not. The heart within us leapeth, And can not down be cast, Since with our God it keepeth Its never-ending feast. 249 Tune — Leader. 8s, 7s & 4s. 44 Having forgiven you all trespasses; blotting out the hand-writing of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to His cross." Col. ii. 14. OH ! what life and benediction All around the cross I see ! Death and sin in crucifixion — Hell impaled upon the tree. Heir of glory ! Wondrous work for thee, for me ! 246 THE BELIEVER'S STANDING. 2 From the grave I see a glory, Oft it lights my anxious eye, There I read the blissful story Of a life no more to die : And believing, See my portion in the sky. 3 Within the vail I see a splendor Resting on the Lord divine, Telling me that every member Ransom'd from the ills of time, Will for ever In His glorious likeness shine. 4 Heir of glory ! incorruption Never can be lost to thee, Since He made a full destruction Of thy sins upon the tree. Heir of glory ! What a hope for thee and me ! 250 Time— Silver Street. S. M. "That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope before us.M Heb. vi. iS. WHY should I sorrow more! " * I trust a Saviour slain, And safe beneath His sheltering cross, Unmoved I shall remain. THE BELIEVER S STANDING. 247 2 Let Satan and the world Now rage or now allure j The promises in Christ are made Immutable and sure. 3 The oath infallible Is now my spirit's trust ; I know that He who spake the word, Is faithful, true and just 4 He'll bring me on my way Unto my journey's end ; He'll be my Father and my God, My Saviour and my Friend. 5 So all my doubts and fears Shall wholly flee away, And every mournful night of tears Be turn'd to joyous day. 6 All that remains for me Is but to love and sing, And wait until the angels come To bear me to the King. 251 Tune— Varina. C. M. ** Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give yon rest." Matt. xi. 2S. T HEARD the voice of Jesus say, * Come unto me and rest ; Lay down, thou weary one, lay down Thy head upon my breast. 248 THE BELIEVER'S STANDING. I came to Jesus as I was, Weary, and worn, and sad, I found in Him a resting place, And He has made me glad. 2 I heard the voice of Jesus say, Behold, I freely give The living water : thirsty one, Stoop down, and drink, and live. I came to Jesus and I drank Of that life-giving stream ; My thirst was quenched, my soul re- vived, „ And now I live in Him. 3 I heard the voice of Jesus say, I am this dark world's light — Look unto me, thy morn shall rise, And all thy day be bright : I looked to Jesus and I found In Him my Star, my Sun; And in that light of life I'll walk, Till traveling days are done. 4 I heard the voice of Jesus say, My Father's house above Has many mansions: I've a place Prepared for you in love. I trust in Jesus — in that house, According to His word, Redeemed by grace, my soul shall live For ever with the Lord. THE BELIEVER S STANDING. 249 252 Tune— Bealoth. S. M. "All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all." Isa. liii. 6. T WAS a wandering sheep, * I did not love the fold ; I did not love my Shepherd's voice, I would not be controlled ; I was a wayward child, I did not love my home, I did not love my Father's voice, I loved afar to roam. 2 The Shepherd sought his sheep, The Father sought his child ; They followed me o'er vale and hill, O'er deserts waste and wild ; They found me nigh to death, Famished, and faint, and lone ; They bound me with the bands of love, They saved the wandering one. 3 Jesus my Shepherd is, 'Twas he that loved my soul, 'Twas he that washed me in his blood, 'Twas he that made me whole ; 'Twas lie that sought the lost, That found the wandering sheep, 'Twas he that brought me to the fold, Tis he that still doth keep. 250 THE BELIEVER'S STANDING. 4 No more a wandering sheep, I love to be controlled, I love my tender Shepherd's voice, I love the peaceful fold ; No more a wayward child, I seek no more to roam, I love my heavenly Father's voice, I love, I love his home. 253 Tune — Deliverance. 8s, 7S&4S. "Fear not little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom." Luke xii. 32. TTAPPY they who trust in Jesus, -H Sweet their portion is and sure ; When the foe on others seizes, He will keep His own secure ; Happy people ! Happy, though despised and poor. 2 Since His love and mercy found you, Ye are precious in His sight ; Thousands now may fall around you, Thousands more be put to flight ; But His presence Keeps you safe by day and night. 3 Lo ! your Saviour never slumbers, Ever watchful is His care ; Though ye can not boast of numbers, In His strength secure ye are ; Sweet their portion, Who our Saviour's kindness share. THE BELIEVERS STANDING. 25 I 254 Time— Shirland. S. M. "We are in Him that is true, even in His Son Jesus Christ." I John v. 20. SINCE Christ and we are one, What room for doubt or fear ? He sits upon the Father's throne, And we are in Him there. 2 The Spirit doth unite Our souls to Him our Head, And form us to His image bright While in His steps we tread. 3 And grace it is — free grace — Which keeps us on the road, Till we behold the Saviour's face, And city of our God. 255 Tune — Missionary Chant. L. M. "To whom coming as nnto a living stone, disal- lowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious, ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood." I Pet. ii. 4, 5. AN Christ, salvation rests secure; ^ The Rock of Ages must endure; Nor can that faith be overthrown Which rests upon the "Living Stone." 252 THE BELIEVER S STANDING. 2 No other hope shall intervene : To Him we look, on Him we lean : Other foundations we disown, And build on Christ, the " Living Stone." 3 In Him, it is ordain'd to raise A temple to Jehovah's praise, Composed of all the saints, who own No Saviour but the " Living Stone." 4 View the vast building, see it rise ; The work how great ! the plan how wise! O wondrous fabric ! power unknown ! That rears it on the " Living Stone." 5 But most adore His precious name ; His glory and His grace proclaim : For us, condemn'd, despised, undone, He gave Himself, the " Living Stone." 25 8 Time— Uxbridge L. M. 44 1 will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for He hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, He hath covered me with the robe of righteousness." Isa. lxi. 10. TKSUS, thy blood and righteousness ^ My beauty are, my glorious dress; 'Midst flaming worlds, in these array'd, With joy shall I lift up my head. THE BELIEVER'S STANDING. 253 2 Bold shall I stand in that great day, For who aught to my charge shall lay, While by thy blood absolved I am From sin's tremendous curse and shame? 3 This spotless robe the same appears, When ruin'd nature sinks in years ; No age can change its glorious hue, The robe of Christ is ever new. 4 Lord, let the dead now hear thy voice, And bid thy chosen ones rejoice, Their beauty this, their glorious dress, Jesus, " the Lord our Righteousness." 257 Thine— Geneva. C. M. " For ye died and your life is hid with Christ in God." Col. iii. 3. T ET us rejoice in Christ the Lord, ** Who claims us for his own ; The hope that's built upon his word Can ne'er be overthrown. 2 Though many foes beset us round, And feeble is our arm, Our life is hid with Christ in God, Beyond the reach of harm. 3 Weak as we are, we shall not faint, Or, fainting, can not fail ; Jesus, the strength of every saint, Must in the end prevail. 254 THE BELIEVER'S STANDING. 4 Though now he's unperceived by sense, Faith sees him always near : A guide, a glory, a defense, To save from every fear. 5 As surely as he overcame, And conquer'd death and sin ; So surely those who trust his name, Will all his triumph win. 258 Tune— Meribah. L. C. M. " For verily He taketh not hold of angels, but of the seed of Abraham He taketh hold." Heb. ii. 16. A SINNER saved through Jesus' blood- How very near he is to God ! To him give angels place : He has a right they have not known — He is an heir with Christ the Son, Through His redeeming grace. 2 Oh, 'tis not Gabriel's place I gain ! Far nobler heights do I attain, Through my atoning Priest : Had I an angel's holiness, I'd throw away that beauteous dress, And wrap me up in Christ. 3 I glory in the sinner's name ; Since Christ has put away its shame, Its honor is His own : THE BELIEVER S STANDING. 255 Nor would I change my blissful state, With radiant seraphs, as they wait Before the burning throne. 259 Tune — Siloam. C. M. "Go out into highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled." Luke xiv. 33. TTOW sweet and sacred is the place ** With Christ, within those doors Where everlasting Love displays The choicest of her stores. 2 There every heart in happy song Is drawn to praise the feast, While each would cry with thankful tongue, " Lord, why am I a guest ?" 3 " Why was I made to hear thy voice, "To enter while there's room, " While thousands make the wretched choice, " And rather starve than come ?" 4 'Twas the same love that spread the feast, That sweetly forced me in ; Else I had still refused to taste, And perish'd in my sin. 256 THE BELIEVER'S STANDING. 260 7kn*— Happy Day. L. M. "Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inherit- ance of the saints in light." Col. i. 12. A HAPPY soul, whose every sin ' " Is put away by Jesus' blood ; All spotless, clean and pure within, Made fit to meet a holy God. 2 O happy soul, to whom the Lord Will not impute a guilty stain, Who sees by faith his sins transferred To Christ, the Lamb who once was slain. 3 He knows himself a wretch undone, Unworthy of a Saviour's love, Yet rests on Jesus Christ alone, And hopes to reign with Him above. 4 Though tempests may around him rise, He sees, with calm untroubled face, The wildest storm, the darkest skies, For Jesus is his hiding-place, 5 His Guide, his Guard, his All in all, His joy in health and sickness, too ; Who raised him from the lowest fall, And will in safety bring him through. THE BELIEVERS STANDING. 257 261 Tune— Parley. L. M. "I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall he able to separate us from the love of Bod which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Rom. viii. 38, 39. YKTHO, then, shall God's elect con- '* demn, Since Jesus for their ransom died? Rising, he intercedes for them, And they in him are justified. 2 Not tribulation, nakedness, The famine, peril or the sword, Nor persecution, nor distress, Shall separate from Christ the Lord. 3 Nor life, nor death, nor depth, nor height, Nor powers below, nor powers above, Nor present things, nor things to come, Can change his purposes of love. 4 His sovereign mercy knows no bounds, His faithfulness shall still endure; And those who on his word rely, Shall find this truth for ever sure. 17 258 THE BELIEVER'S STANDING. 262 Tune— Joy. C. M. D. "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to His abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you." I Pet. i. 3,4. TTOW happy every child of grace ! " His sins are all forgiven ; This earth, he cries, is not my place, My happy home 's in heaven — A country far from mortal sight : Yet, oh ! by faith, I see The "place of rest, the saint's delight The heaven prepared for me. 2 A pilgrim in the world below, Stranger, I sojourn here; Nor need its happiness or woe Provoke a hope or fear : Its evils in a moment end — Its joys as soon are past : But all the bliss to which I tend Eternally shall last. 3 To that eternal rest above With songs I now repair; Though in the flesh — my hope, my love, My Lord, my Life, are there! THE BELIEVERS STANDING. 259 What is there here to court my stay, Or hold me back from home ? The Saviour beckons me away, Himself, He bids me come. 4 O what a blessed hope is ours, While here on earth we stay ! We more than taste the heavenly powers, And antedate that day. Soon we in Jesus' praise shall join, His boundless love proclaim ; And solemnize in songs divine The marriage of the Lamb. 263 Tune— Autioch. C. M. "He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit." John xiii. 10. 4 cD RAISE ye the Lord," again, again, * The Spirit strikes the chord ; Nor toucheth He our hearts in vain ; We praise, we praise the Lord. 2 " Rejoice in Him," again, again, The Spirit speaks the word ; And faith takes up the happy strain ; Our joy is in the Lord. 260 THE BELIEVER'S STANDING. 3 " Stand fast in Christ," ah ! yet again, He teaches all the band ; If human effort's all in vain, In Christ it is we stand. 4 " Clean every whit ;" thou saidst it, Lord: Shall one suspicion lurk ? Thine, surdy, is a faithful word, And thine a finish'd work. 5 For ever be the glory given To thee, O Lamb of God ! Our every joy on earth, in heaven, We owe it to thy blood. 264 Tune— Melody. C. M. ^ "By grace ye are saved." Eph. ii. 5. AMAZING grace! how sweet the ** sound, That saved a wretch like me ! I once was lost, but now am found, Was blind, but now I see. 2 Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, And grace my fears relieved ; How precious did that grace appear, The hour I first believed ! THE BELIEVER'S STANDING. 26 1 3 Through many dangers, toils and snares, I have already come; 'Tis grace has brought me safe thus far, And grace will lead me home. 4 The Lord has promised good to me, His word my hope secures; He will my shield and portion be As long as life endures. 5 And when this flesh and heart shall fail, And mortal life shall cease ; I shall possess, within the vail,- A life of joy and peace. 6 The earth shall soon dissolve like snow, The sun forbear to shine ; But God who called me here below Will be for ever mine. 265 Tune— Silver Street. S. M. "Being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus." Rom. iii. 24. H RACE ! 'tis a charming sound ! " Harmonious to the ear ! Heaven with the echo shall resound, And all the earth shall hear. 2 Grace first contrived a way To save rebellious man ; And all the steps that grace display, Which drew the wondrous plan. 262 THE BELIEVER'S STANDING. 3 Grace led my roving feet To tread the heavenly road ; And new supplies each hour I meet While pressing on to God. 4 Grace all the work shall crown, Through everlasting days ; It lays in heaven the topmost stone, And well deserves the praise. 266 Tunc— Laban. S. M. " The grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men." Titus ii. 11. GRACE is the sweetest sound That ever reach'd our ears ; When conscience charged, and justice frown'd, 'Twas grace removed our fears. 2 'Tis freedom to the slave, Tis light and liberty; It takes its terror from the grave, 'Tis joy and victory. 3 Grace is a mine of wealth Laid open to the poor; Grace is the sovereign spring of health, 'Tis life for evermore. THE BELIEVER'S STANDING. 263 4 This grace, then, let us sing ! (Oh, joyful, wondrous theme !) Who grace has brought, shall glory- bring, And we shall reign with Him. 5 Then shall we see His face With all the saints above, And sing for ever of His grace, For ever of His love. 267 Tune— Azmon. C. M M By the grace of God I am what I am." I Cor. xv. 10. A LL that I was, my sin, my guilt, **■ My death, was all mine own ; All that I am, I owe to thee, My gracious God, alone. 2 The evil of my former state Was mine, and only mine ; The good in which I now rejoice Is thine, and only thine. 3 The darkness of my former state, The bondage — all was mine ; The light of life in which I walk, The liberty — is thine. 4 Thy grace that made me feel my sin, It taught me to believe; Then, in believing, peace I found, And now I live, I live. 264 THE BELIEVER'S STANDING. 5 All that I am, e'en here on earth, All that I hope to be, When Jesus comes and glory dawns, I owe it, Lord, to thee. 268 Time — Hartel. L. M. "I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth.,, Rom. i. 16. JESUS, and shall it ever be, " A mortal man ashamed of thee ? Ashamed of thee, whom angels praise, Whose glories shine through endless days! 2 Ashamed of Jesus ! sooner far Let evening blush to own a star ; He sheds the beams of light divine, O'er this benighted soul of mine. 3 Ashamed of Jesus ! just as soon Let midnight be ashamed of noon ; 'Tis midnight with my soul, till He, Bright Morning Star, bid darkness flee. 4 Ashamed of Jesus ! that dear friend On whom my hopes of heaven depend ! No, when I blush, be this my shame, That I no more revere his name. THE BELIEVER'S STANDING. 265 5 Ashamed of Jesus ! yes, I may, When I've no guilt to wash away, No tear to wipe, no good to crave, No fears to quell, no soul to save. 6 Till then — nor is my boasting vain — Till then, I boast a Saviour slain : And O ! may this my glory be, That Christ is not ashamed of me. 269 Tune— New Cambridge. C. M. 44 1 am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that He is able to keep that which I have committed unto Him against that day." 2 Tim. i. 12. T'M not ashamed to own my Lord, * Nor to defend his cause ; Maintain the honor of His word, The glory of His cross. 2 Jesus, my God ! I know His name — His name is all my trust; Nor will He put my soul to shame, Nor let my hope be lost. 3 Firm as His throne His promise stands, And He can well secure What I've committed to His hands, Till the decisive hour. 266 THE BELIEVER'S STANDING. 4 Then will He own my worthless name Before His Father's face, And in the New Jerusalem Appoint my soul a place. 270 Tune — Woodstock. C. M. "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us.'* Tit. iii. 5. "VTOT for the works which we have ■W done, Or shall hereafter do, Hath God decreed on sinful worms Salvation to bestow. 2 The glory, Lord, from first to last, Is due to thee alone : Aught to ourselves we dare not take, Or rob thee of thy crown. 3 Our glorious Surety undertook To satisfy for man, And grace was given us in Him Before the world began. 4 This is thy will, that in thy love We ever should abide ; And we may earth and hell defy To make thy counsel void. 5 Not one of all the chosen race But shall to heaven attain ; Partake on earth the purposed grace, And then with Jesus reign. THE BELIEVER'S STANDING. 267 6 Of Father, Son and Spirit we Extol the threefold care ; Whose love, whose merit and whose power Unite to lift us there. 271 Tune — Perine. us & ios. 44 Now the Lord my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent." I Kings v. 4. ccTTOW bright, there above, is the " mercy of God !" " And void of all guilt, and clear of all sin, Is my conscience and heart through my Saviour's blood." " Not a cloud above " — " not a spot within." 2 Christ died ! then I am clean : " Not a spot within." God's mercy and love ! " Not a cloud above." 'Tis the Spirit, thro' faith, thus triumphs o'er sin : " Not a cloud above " — " not a spot within." 268 THE BELIEVER'S STANDING. 272 Time — Sullivan. 7s. MEye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him." I Cor. ii. 9 \U HEN this passing world is done, ' ' When has sunk yon shining sun, When we stand with Christ above, Heirs of glory and of love, Then, Lord, shall I fully know — Not till then — how much I owe. 2 When I stand before the throne, Dressed in beauty not my own ; When I see thee as thou art, Love thee with unsinning heart, Then, Lord, shall I fully know — Not till then — how much I owe. 3 While on earth, as through a glass, Saviour, let thy glory pass, Make forgiveness feel so sweet, Make thy Spirit's help so meet; E'en on earth, Lord, make me know Something of how much I owe. 4 Chosen, not for good in me, Waken'd up from wrath to flee, Hidden in the Saviour's side, By the Spirit sanctified ; Teach me, Lord, on earth to show, By my love, how much I owe. THE BELIEVER'S STANDING. 269 273 Tune — Hendon. 7s. " Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the Lord : for great is the glory of the Lord." Ps. cxxxviii. 5. pHILDREN of the heav'nly King, ^ As ye journey, sweetly sing; Sing your Saviour's worthy praise, Glorious in His works and ways. 2 Glory be to Jesus' name, Glory be to Christ, the Lamb ; Through His blood ye are redeemed, Ye who justly were condemned. 3 Shout, ye little flock, and bless'd, You on Jesus' throne shall rest ; There your seat is now prepar'd, There your kingdom and reward. 4 Lift your eyes, ye sons of light, Heaven's city is in sight ; There your endless home shall be, There your Lord ye soon shall see. 5 Fear not, though a feeble band, 'Mid the conflict boldly stand; Christ, your Lord, the day who won, Bids you undismay'd go on. 6 Lord, submissive may we go, Gladly leaving all below ; Only thou our leader be, And we still will follow thee. 270 THE BELIEVER'S STANDING. 274 Tune — Ninety-fifth. C. M. "In my Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so I would have told yon. I go to prepare a place for yon." John xiv. 2. ¥OW that I read my title clear -*** To mansions in the skies, I bid farewell to every fear, And wipe my weeping eyes. 2 Should earth against my soul engage, And hellish darts be hurl'd, Still I can smile at Satan's rage, And face a frowning world. 3 Let cares, like a wild deluge, come, And storms of sorrow fall ; Safely at last I'll reach my home, My God, my heaven, my all. 4 There shall I bathe my weary soul In seas of heavenly rest, And not a wave of trouble roll Across my peaceful rest. THE BELIEVERS STANDING. 27 I 275 Tune — Gladsome Strain. C. M. "God, who is rich, in mercy, for His great love wherewith He loved us, even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ (by grace ye are saved), and hath raised us up together, and made us sit to- gether in heavenly places in Christ Jesus." Eph. ii. 4-6. WITHIN the vail! my blood-bought " home! Jesus is seated there : With Him I sit ; His work is done ; By faith His rest I share. In Him I died, in Him I rose, In Him ascended, too, I sit within the heavenlies, In God the Father's view. 2 My sins and guilt are, in God's thought, Buried in Jesus' grave; A worship once purged, by faith A conscience free I have. And should defilement by the way Hinder my access free, Twould cast dishonor on the blood Within the vail for me. 3 Within the vail He's hidden now, . And now from human view My " life is hid with Christ in God," My risen life and true. 272 THE BELIEVER'S STANDING. That life is His creation new : " Christ in me " saith the word, Eternal life ! It can not sin, Because 'tis born of God. 276 Thine— Mazzinghi. L. M. "Christ is all, and in all." Col. iii. 11. THOU hidden Source of calm repose 1 * Thou all-sufficient Love divine ! My help and refuge from my foes, Secure I am, for I am thine ; Thou art my fortress, strength and tower, My trust and portion evermore. 2 Thy mighty name salvation is : It keeps my happy soul above ; Comfort it brings, and power, and peace, And joy, and everlasting love : To me, with thy dear name, are given Pardon, and holiness, and heaven. 3 Jesus! my All-in-all thou art; My rest in toil, my ease in pain ; The healer of my broken heart ; 'Mid storms my peace; in loss my gain ; My fortress 'neath the tyrant's frown ; In shame, my glory and my crown. THE BELIEVERS STANDING. 273 4 In want, my plentiful supply; In weakness, my almighty power; In bonds, my perfect liberty ; My refuge in temptation's hour; My comfort 'midst all grief and thrall, My life in death, my All-in-all. 277 TUne— Carmel Hiu* L.C.M. "Of Him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctincation, and redemption." I Cor. i. 30. TIAD I ten thousand gifts beside, " I'd cleave to Jesus crucified, And build on Him alone. For no foundation is there given, On which to place a hope of heaven, But Christ, the corner-stone. 2 Bold in His name, I have drawn nigh, Before the Ruler of the sky ; His justice all is met. Possessing Christ, I all possess, Wisdom, and strength, and righteous- ness, And sanctity complete. 18 274 THE BELIEVER'S STANDING. 278 Tune— Wells. L, M. "It is God that justifieth. Who ia he that cee And fix our longing eyes on thee — On thee, our Light, our Life, our Love, Our all below, our Heaven above ! 284 THE BELIEVER'S STANDING. 5 O happy day of cloudless light ! Eternal day without a night ! Lord, when shall we its dawning see, And spend it all in praising thee ? 288 Tune— Happy Day. L. M. 44 Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered." Rom. iv. 7. A HAPPY day ! that fixed my choice ^ On thee, my Saviour and my God ; Well may my ransomed soul rejoice, And tell its raptures all abroad. 2 O happy bond ! that binds me now To Him, who merits all my love ; To whom with willing heart I bow, Seeking His perfect will to prove. 3 Through grace I'm now with Jesus one, I am my Lord's, and He is mine; He drew me, and I followed on, Constrained to own His voice divine. 4 Now rest, my long divided heart, Fixed on this blissful centre, rest ; Nor ever from thy Lord depart, In Him of every good possessed. THE BELIEVERS STANDING. 285 289 Tune— Cambridge. C. M. "God hath not appointed ns to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ." I Thess. v. 9. OALVATION! oh, the joyful sound! ^ Tis pleasure to our ears ! A sovereign balm for every wound, A cordial for our fears. 2 Buried in sorrow and in sin, In death's deep gloom we lay; But we arise by grace divine, To see a heavenly day. 3 Salvation ! let the echo fly The spacious earth around; While all the armies of the sky Conspire to raise the sound. 4 Salvation! O thou bleeding Lamb, To thee the praise belongs ; Salvation shall inspire our hearts, And dwell upon our tongues. 286 THE BELIEVER'S STANDING. 290 Tune— Hebron. L. M. '•Unto Him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and hath made us kings and priests unto God and His Father ; to Him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. Behold He cometh with clouds." Rev. i. 5-7. 1UOW to the Lord, who makes us know *■* The wonders of His dying love, Be humble honors paid below, And strains of nobler praise above. 2 'Twas He that cleansed us from our sins, And washed us in His precious blood ; 'Tis He that makes us priests and kings, And brings us sinners near to God. 3 To Jesus, our atoning Priest — To Jesus, our Eternal King — Be everlasting Power confessed, Let every tongue His glory sing. 4 Behold! on flying clouds He comes, And every eye shall see Him move, Though with our sins we pierced Him once, Now He displays His pardoning love. 5 The unbelieving world shall wail, While we rejoice to see the day ; Come, Lord — nor let thy promise fail, Nor let thy chariot long delay. SONGS FOR CHRISTIAN PILGRIMS. 287 Songs for Christian Pilgrims. 291 Tune — Shining Shore. 8S&7S. "Let your loins be girded about, and yonr lights burning, and ye yourselves like unto mentliat wait for their Lord." Lukexii. 35,36. "MY days are gliding swiftly by, -"^ And I, a pilgrim stranger, Would not detain them as they fly, Those hours of toil and danger. 2 We'll gird our loins, my brethren dear, Our heavenly home discerning ; Our absent Lord has left us word, Let every lamp be burning. 3 Should coming days be cold and dark, We need not cease our singing ; That perfect rest naught can molest, Where golden harps are ringing. 4 Let sorrow's rudest tempest blow, Each chord on earth to sever; Our King says come, and there's our home, Forever, O forever! 288 SONGS FOR CHRISTIAN PILGRIMS. CHORUS. For O ! we stand on Jordan's strand, Our friends are passing over, And just before, the shining shore We may almost discover. 292 Tune— Pilgrim. P. M, "Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul." I Pet. ii. ii. T'M a pilgrim, and I'm a stranger; * I can tarry but a night ; Do not detain me, for I am going To where the rivers are ever flowing. 2 There the sunbeams are ever shining, I am longing for the sight ; Within a country unknown and dreary, I have been wandering, forlorn and weary. 3 Of the country to which I'm going, My Redeemer is the light ; There is no sorrow, nor any sighing, Nor any sinning, nor any dying. I'm a pilgrim, and I'm a stranger, I can tarry but a night. SONGS FOR CHRISTIAN PILGRIMS. 289 293 Time— Oliphant. 8s, 7s & 4s. "I will guide thee with mine eye." Ps. xxxii. 8. r