Z >■ 0 < (0 z h, 2 0 i in 0 U H >• m 2 u. CO < Q I 0 < tr j >- > tj j < ■ Q < K 5 0 u Id U ffl J ' I H 2 0 I < 1 J liJ I 0 id I h 0 a h. Li. (0 5 0 > Id D O hi m H Z 0 H Ld U z 5 Section "T1 ' ' 7 Sclmctr anfc ™Jul'2?1936 ] PUBLIC AND PRIVATE WORSHIP. Published by the GENERAL SYNOD OF THE EV. LUTHERAN CHURCH FIRST EDITION. PUBLISHED, GETTYSBURG, PA. Stereotyped by L. Johnson, Phila. 1828. EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA, to wit: EE IT REMEMBERED, that on the fifteenth day of July, in the fifty-third year , of the Independence of the United States :of America, A. D. 1S28, SAMUEL S. rSCHMUCKER, in trust for the General Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, of the said Disirict, has. deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit . 41 HYMNS, Selected and Original, for Public and Pri- vate Worship. Published by the General Syf*bd of the Ev. Lutheran Church. First edition." In conformity to the Act of the Congress of the United States, entitled, "An Act for the Encouragement of Learn- ing, by*securing the copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the authors and proprietors of such eopies, during, the times therein mentioned ;" And also to the act, entitled, "An act supplementary to an act, entitled, "An Aci'for the Encouragement of Learning, by securing the copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the authors andv pro- prietors of such copies during the times therein men- tioned;" and extending the benefits thereof to the Arts of designing, engraving, and etching historical and other prints." D. CALDWELL, Clerk of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. PREFACE. 8 1 nt.ixg the praises of God is justly regard- ed as one of the most delightful and profita- ble parts of worship, both public and private. It was introduced by divine command into the worship of the Old Testament; the blessed Saviour himself recommended it by his prac- tice; and it is enjoined by the apostle Paid on Christians in general. Its separate utility, in addition to that of -prayer and hearing* the word of God, is based upon the very nature of the human mind; as it calls into action ad- ditional powers of the soul. Yet as the ma- terials for the exercise of this Christian duty in any other than the Hebrew language, whether translations of the Psalms or original effusions on the doctrines and facts of the scriptures, are necessarily the products of uninspired pens; they are characterised by different degrees of merit both in respect to poetic excellence and devotional tendency. In no other language, it is thought, is there extant so copious and excellent a collection of Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs, as that of the Lutheran Church in Germany. And from this copious source our German churches in this country have drawn ample supplies. Yet the prevalence of the English language, has, in some places, long since led to its introduction into the services of our A IV PREFACE. sanctuaries, as well as to the publication of several collections of hymns in the same tongue. Among1 these, that made by the learned and pious Dr. Kuntze, then Senior of the New York Ministerium, and published in 1795, is excellent in its devotional tendency, but lamentably deficient in poetic beauty and purity of diction. The collection, sub- sequently made by a Committee of the New York Synod, appointed in 1812, not only merits a decided preference, but is indeed a most excellent work. Yet long experience has evinced, that this selection does not af- ford a sufficient variety for all th'i purposes of ministerial duty and Christian practice, and many of the choicest and most devotional productions of the English muse are not contained in it. Under these circumstances, the General Synod deemed it their duty, in accordance with their constitution, and in obedience to the numerous calls made on them, to provide a Hymn Book, possessing* alike sufficient am- plitude, classical excellence, and devotional spirit, to serve as a permanent book. for the churches of their connexion, and for all others who may be disposed to use it. For this pur- pose the undersigned were appointed a com- mittee in 1825, and have for several years devoted their most particular and prayerful attention to the important duty assigned them. They have found the work arduous far beyond their early expectations; but their conviction of its importance and necessity has continually increased. Their aim has been to combine in the highest possible degree practical ex- PREFACE. V rellence with the charms and graces of poetry. They have procured all the most excellent and valuable Hymn Books used by sister churches, and have also examined very many hymns dispersed through the works of indi- vidual authors. They feel assured that the selection made will contain the major part of the best Hymns extant in the English lan- guage. They have also after mature con- sideration constructed a new arrangement, which they deem decidedly more practical than any other which they have seen, and calculated to be more useful both to ministers and laymen. As the New York I hum Book is in the pos- session of many of our churches, it was thought proper to add to all the hymns taken from it the number which they bear in that collec- tion: and as the number of such hymns in all the principal divisions of the book is very con- siderable, it will be found that both books can be used together without inconvenience. A view of the general subjects, sufficiently minute for reference, is prefixed to the book. A portable size was adopted, not only for the sake of cheapness and convenience in public and domestic worship, but also that Christians who strive to walk with God, and delight to sing the songs of Zion, may carry this volume with them on their journeys, and in their social walks, and into the field of la- bour, and as opportunity may offer, kindle anew the flame of their devotion at the fire of the sacred muse. In conclusion, we would commend this work to the serious use of the disciples of our VI PREFACE. Lord in general, and our churches in particu- lar; and more especially to the favour and blessing of that divine Redeemer, whose dying love will be the theme of our more perfect praises in the realms of celestial bliss. S. S. SCHMUCKER, Professor of Theology in Theol. Sem. of the Ge- neral Synod of Ev. Luth. Church. C. P. KRAUTH, Pastor of the second English Lutheran- Church, Philadelphia G. SHOBER, Pastor of the Lutheran Church, Salem, North Carolina. J. G. SCHMUCKER, t). D. Pastor of the Luth. Church, York, Pennsylvania. B. KELLER, Pastor of the Lutheran Church, Germantown, Pennsylvania/ Gettysburg, Penn. May 16th, 1828. \ The undersigned, certify that this Hymn- Book is published under the sanction of the General Synod of the Ev. Lutheran Church, in the United States, and in conformity to the resolution of said bodv, passed October the 27th, 1827. D. KURTZ, D. D. President of the General Synod, and Senior Pas- tor of the German Lutheran Church, Baltimore. D. F. SCHAEFFER, Secretary of the General Synod, and Pastor of the Lutheran Church, Frederick, Md. TABULAR HEW OF CONTENTS. Hymn I. THE SCRIPTURES. 1 II. BEING AND PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 13 III. TRINITY. "- - - 41 IV. PRAISE TO GOD. 44 V. THE WORKS OF GOD. - - - - 58 VI. PROVIDENCE OF GOD. - - - - 65 VII. FALL AND DEPRAVITY OF MAN. 89 VIII. CHRIST. - - 99 1. His Divinity, ------- ib. 2. His Incarnation, ------- 102 «}. His Lite and Ministry, - - - - - 114 4. His Sufferings and Death, - - - - V22 5. His Resurrection, Ascension, Interces- sion and Glory, ------144 IX. NAMES AND CHARACTERS OF . CHRIST. -------- 161 Star of Bethlehem, ------ ib. Morning Star, ------- \Q2 Rock of ages, ------- 164 Friend, --------- 165 Refuge, 167 Physician, -------- 168 Paschal Lamb, -------170 X. HOLY SPIRIT. - - 172 XI. THE GOSPEL CALL. 182 1. Inviting. — General invitations, - - ib. From the love of Christ, - - - - 197 From the examples of sinners re- ceived, -----„-.- 205 Vlll CONTEXTS. From the happiness of the Christian in the present and future life, - - 20! % Awakening — The evil of sin, - - 2i. The sinner's helplessness, - - - 211 Vanity and uncertanity of life, - - 21 i Danger of the Holy Spirit's withdrawing his influences, ------- 22! The certainty of death and judgment, 23 XII. PENITENCE OF THE AWAKENED SINNER. 24= 1 . Prayer for penitence, ----- ib 2. Penitence, -------- 25^ XIH. SUPPLICATION FOR THE DIVINE MERCY. 27< XIV. SALVATION THROUGH JESUS CHRIST. V "■ " 30; 1. The sinner trusting in Christ for sal- vation, (faith) ------- ib. 2. The gracious nature of this salvation, 31 r 3. Time faith accompanied bv a holy life, "... 1 32; 4. Addresses to Christ and gratitude for. j redeeming love, -----'- 32-i 7CV. CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. - - 35j 1. The convert entertaining hope of par- don; and the happiness of the Chris- tian, ---------- ib. 2. Communion with Christ and love to him, ---------- 374 3. Doubts and fears, ------ 395 4. Spiritual declension, ----- 40£ 5. Backslider returning, ----- 4K 6. Sanctification and Christian graces, 42( 7. The Christian life figuratively describ- ed as Taking up the Cross, - - - 44i A pilgrimage, ------- 44' A voyage, --------- 45' Scene of troubles, ------ 46( A warfare, -------- 461 CONTENTS. IX V desert, - - - - - - 468 S. Christian assurance and confidence in Cod, 469 9. Christian in the prospect of death, - 474 XVI. rilK. MEANS OF GRACE. - - 483 I. The word of God, [See hymns from 1 to 13 inclusive.] ------- J. Prayer private, -------483 Social, 488 3. Public worship, 490 4. Baptism of infants, ---.-. 508 Of adults, 511 5. The Loi-d's supper [See Hymns from 99 to 171 inclusive.] - - - - XVII. KINGDOM AND CHURCH OF CHRIST. - - 528 ;:d and Missionary Hymns, - ih. Pastoral, --------- 555 Ordination and Licensure, - - - 565 Congregational. — Seeking a Minister, 570 Having obtained a Minister, - - - 571 Sickness of their Minister, - - - 575 The Minister going on a Journey, - 576 Death of their Minister, - - - - 577 State of Decline, ------ 579 In a state of Revival, ----- 583 On Admitting Members to Sacramen- tal Communion, ------ 539 Confirmation Hymns, ----- iD# For election of Church Officers, - - 593 Laying the corner stone of a Church, 594 Consecration of a Church, - - - 595 Will. PARTICULAR OCCASIONS AND CIRCUMSTANCES. - - - - 598 Seasons, --------- j0# Spring, 601 Summer and Harvest, ----- 603 Autumn, -605 X CONTENTS. Winter, 606 New Year, 607 The Lord's Day. — Morning Hymns, 611 Evening Hymns, ------ 629 Birth-day Hymns, 643 Wedding Hymns, ------ 645 Meeting and parting of Christian friends, --------- 647 For the young and the old, - - - 652 Parents and Children, ----- 657 Collections, -------- 661 Sunday Schools, ------- 666 Sickness and recovery, - - - - 672 Public and national Blessings and Af- flictions, -------- 685 For the President, Congress, Magis- trates, See. --.---'-- 694 XIX. DEATH. - - 696 Death in general, - - - - - - ib. Death of Iriends or relatives, - - - 710 Death of the young, - - - - - , 71.3 Death of the pious, - - - - - -.716 Death of the wicked, 724 XX. RESURRECTION. ------ 727" XXI. JUDGMENT. 731 XXn. ETERNITY. 739 Happiness of the righteous, - - - ib. Punishment of the wicked, - - - 751 XXIII. DISMISSIONS AND DOXOLO- GIES. 753 Dismissions, -------- ib. Doxologies, --------761 HYMNS. THE SCRIPTURES. L. M 1 • Hit Bible the inspired source oj religious knowledge. \ INTERNAL Spirit 1 'twas thy breath ■^ The oracles of truth inspired; And kings and holy seers of old With strong prophetic impulse fir'd. S FUTd with thy great almighty pow'r, 'J 'heir lips with heavenly science flow'd; Their hands a thousand wonders wrought, Which bore the signature of God. 3 With gladsome hearts they spread the news Of pardon, through a Saviour's blood; And to a num'rous seeking crowd Mark'd out the path to his abode. 4 The powVs of earth and hell in vain \gaiust the sacred word combine; Thy providence through ev'ry age Securely guards the work divine. 5 Thee, its great author, source of light, Thee, its preserver, we adore; And humbly ask a ray from thee, Its hidden wonders to explore. o r (210) L. M. The Scriptures inspired. AS by an order from the Lord, The ancient prophets spoke his word; 1 c TW T 0 THE SCRIPTURES. His Spirit did their tongues inspire, And warm'd their hearts with heav'nly fire. 2 The works and wonders which they wrought Confirm'd the messages they Drought: The prophet's pen succeeds" his hreath, To save the holy words from death. 3 Great God! mine eyes with pleasure look On the dear volume of thy hook; There my Redeemer's face I see, And read his name who died for me. 4 I ,et the false raptures of the mind Be lost, and vanish in the wind; Here I can fix my hope secure: This is thy word", and must endure. <* (204.) C. M. **• The same. 1 E^ATHER of mercies, in thy word -*■ What endless glory shines! For ever be thy name ador'd For these celestial lines. 2 Here may the wretched sons of want Exhaustless riches find; Riches, above what earth can grant, And lasting as the mind. 5 Here the fair tree of knowledge grows. And yields a free repast; Sublimer sweets than nature knows Invite the longing taste. i Here the Redeemer's welcome voice Spreads heav'nly peace around; And life and everlasting joys Attend the blissful sound. 5 O may these heav'nly pages be My ever dear delight; And 'still new beauties may I see, And still increasing li^ht! THE SCRIPTURES. "*, 5 6 Divine Instructer, gracious Lord! Be thou for ever near. Teach me to love thy sacred word, And view my Saviour there. (203.) C. M. *• 77ie ivord of God an incomparable treasure. 1 T ET av'rice, borne from shore to shore, *^ Her fav'rite god pursue: Thy word, O Lord, we value more Than India or Peru. 2 Here mines of knowledge, love, and joy, Are open'd to our sight; The purest gold without alloy, And gems divinely bright. 3 The counsels of redeeming grace These sacred leaves untold; And here the Saviour's lovely face Our raptur'd eyes behold. 4 Here light, descending from above, Directs our doubtful feet; Here promises of heav'nly love Our ardent wishes meet. :> Our numYous griefs are here redrest, And all our wants supplied: NTau°;ht we can ask to make us blest Is in this book denied. 6 For these inestimable gains, That so enrich the mind, O may we search with eager pains, Assur'd that we shall find! (202) C. M. '*• The value and comprehensiveness of the Bibfe. 1 T ET all the heathen writers join, •*-* To form one perfect book: Great God! if once compar'd with thine. How mean their writings look! 6, 7 THE SCRIPTURES. 2 Not the most perfect rules they gave Could show one sin forgiv'n, Xor lead a step beyond the grave : But thine conduct to heav'n. 3 Lord, I have made thy word my choice. My lasting heritage: There shall my noblest pow'rs rejoice, My Marmest thoughts engage. 4 I'll read the hist'ries of thy love, And keep thy laws in sight, While through thy promises I rove With ever fresh delight. 5 "Tis a broad land of wealth unknown, Where springs of life arise, Seeds of immortal bliss are sowr,, -- And hidden glory lies. ,. P. ML u. Precious Bible. — Psalm xix. 10. 1 pRECIOUS Bible ! what a treasure * Does the word of God afford ! All I want for life or pleasure, Food and med'eine, shield and sword; Let the world account me poor — Having this I need no more. l2 Food, to which the world's a stranger, Here my hungry soul enjoys; Of excess there is no danger, Though it fills, it never cloys: On a dying Christ I feed — He is meat and drink indeed ! P. M. ' « The Bible.— 0 bow I love thy La* Ps. cxix. 97. 1 TJY the thoughtless world derided, 0 Still I love the word of God; 'Tis the crook by which I'm. guided, Often 'tis a chastening rod. THK SCRIPTURES. i sword that cuts asunder All my pride md stair/, When abas'd I lie, and w wider That lie spares a wreteh like me. C Thia confirms me when I waser, iv trembling judgment right; When 1 stray, how much so ever, This is my restoring light: Satan oft, and sin, assail me, With temptations ever new: Then, O nothing can avail me, 'Till my bleeding Lord 1 view. 3 Faith I need, O Lord bestow it, Give my labouring mind relief; Oft, alas! I doubt, 1 know it, Help, O help my unbelief. Dearest Saviour, by thy merit May I gain a future croun; Guide, O guide me by thy Spirit, fill these storms are overblown! 8. L «■ The -usefulness of the Scriptures. 1 Ilf HEX Israel through the deseit pass'd. ** A fiery pillar went before To guide them through the dreary- waste, And lessen the fatigues they bore. - Sueh is thy glorious word, O God! 'Tis for our light and guidance given: It. sheds a lustre all abroad, And points the path tohliss and heaven: J It fills the soul witli sweet delight, \nd quickens its inactive powers; It sets our wandering footsteps right; Displays thy love, and kindles ours: 4 Its promises rejoice our hearts; f\s doctrines are divinely true; Knowledge and pleasure it imparts; It comforts and instructs us too. 5 9, 10 THE SCRIPTURES. 5 Ye favour'd lands, who have this word, Ye saints, who feel its saving power, Unite your tongues to praise the Lord, And his distinguished grace adore. 9 C. M. Instruction ft om Scripture. 1 TJOW shall the young secure their hearts, •*■■*• And guard their lives from sin? Thy word the choicest rules imparts To keep the conscience clean. -2 When once it enters to the mind, It spreads such light abroad, The meanest souls instruction find, And raise their thoughts to God. 3 'Tis like the sun, a heavenly light/ That guides us all the day; ^ And through the dangers of the night, A lamp to lead our way. 4 The men that keep thy law with care, And meditate thy word, Grow wiser than their teachers are, And better know the Lord. ' 5 Thy precepts make me truly wise: I hate the sinner's road; I hate my own vain thoughts that rise, But love thy law, my God. fi Thy word is everlasting truth; flow pure is ever}* page! That holy book shall guide our youth, And well support our age. 10. c M- •The glory of the ivord. 1 HP HE Spirit breathes upon the -word, -*- And brings the truth to sight: Precepts and promises afford A sanctifving light. 6 THE SCRIPTURES. 11. IS 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 gracious light and heat: His truths upon the nations rise, They rise, but never set. * Uet everlasting thanks be thine, For such a Bright display, \> makes ■ world of darkness shine. With beams of heavenly day. _ -. (208.) C. M. A 1 • The Scriptures consolatory to tfe peiBtent. 1 T ADEN with guilt, and full of fears, *-*. 1 fly to thee, my Lord; And not a ray of hope appears, Hut in thy written word. * The volume of my Father's grace Does all my grief assuage; Here I behold my Saviour's face Almost in ev'ry page. 3 This is the field, where hidden lies The pearl of price unknown; That merchant is divinely wise, Who makes the pearl his own. i This is the judge, that ends the Strife, Where wit and reason fail; My guide to everlasting life, Through all this gloomy vale. 5 O may thy counsels, mightv God! My roving feet command; Nor I forsake the happy road, That leads to thy right hand. tn C. M 1 « A rational defence of the Gospel. 1 OHALL atheists dare insult the cross f^ Of our Redeemer God? 7 13 BEING AND Shall infidels reproach his laws, Or trample on his blood' 2 What if he chose mysterious ways, To cleanse us from our faults 3 May not the works of sovereign grace Transcend our feeble thoughts f 3 What if the gospel bids us fight With flesh, and self, and sinJ The prize is most divinely bright, Which we are call'd to win. 4 What if the foolish, and the poor, His glorious grace partake3 This but confirms his truth the more, For so the prophets spake. 5 Do some, that own his sacred name, Indulge their souls in sin? Jesus should never bear the blame, - 1 His laws are pure and clean. G Then let our faith grow firm and strong, Our lips profess his word; Nor blush, nor fear to walk among The men that love the Lord. BEING AND PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 1 r L. if. 1 «-* • God exalted above all praise. 1 "p TERNAL Fewer ! whose high abode ■" Becomes the grandeur of a God; Infinite lengths, beyond the bounds Where stars revolve their little rounds. 2 The lowest step around thy seat, Ri,se:s too high for Gabriel's feet; In vain the tall archangel tries To reach thine height with wond'ring eyes. 3 Lord, what shall earth and ashes do ! We would adore our Maker too; S PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 14, l.< From sin and dust to thee we cry, TV Great, the Holy, and the High! irth from afar has heard thy fame, And worms have learnt to lisp thy name; But, O! the glories of thy mind Leave all our soaring thoughts behind. 5 God is in heaven, but man below; Be short our tunes; our words be few: I sacred reverence checks our songs, And praise sits silent on our tongues. , f L. M. 1 *• The Spii-ituaUty of God, John it. 24. 1 rpHOU art, O God! a spirit pure, -■- Invisible to mortal ej Th' immortal, and the eternal King, The great, the good, the only wise. 2 Whilst nature changes, and her works Corrupt, decay, dissolve, and die, Thy essence pure no change shall see, Secure of immortality. 3 Thou great Invisible! what hand Can draw thy image spotless fair! To what in heaven, to what on earth. Can men lit' immortal King compart-! 4 Let stupid heathens frame their gods Of gold, and silver, wood and stone; Ours is the God that made the heavens; Jehovah he, and God alone. .) My soul, thy purest homage pay. In truth and spirit him adore; More shall this please than sacrifice, Than outward forms delight him more. , k C. M. 1 J- The Infinite. 1 ^OMFj seraph lend your heavenly tongue, ^ Or harp of golden string, y 16 BEING AND That I may raise a lofty song, To our Eternal King. 2 Thy names how infinite they be ! Great Everlasting Oxe! Boundless thv might and majesty, And unconfin'd thy throne. 3 Thy glories shine of wondrous size, And wondrous large thy grace; Immortal day breaks from thine eyes, And Gabriel veils his face. 4 Thine essence is a vast abyss, "Which angels cannot sound; An ocean of infinities "Where all our thoughts are drow/i'd. 5 The myst'ries of creation lie Beneath enlighten'd minds; Thoughts can ascend above the sky, And fly before the winds; C Reason may grasp the massy hills, ( And stretch from pole to pole; But half thy name our spirit fills, And overloads our soul. 7 In vain our haughty reason swells, For nothing's found in Thee, But boundless inconceivables, And vast eternity ! , ,, L. M. * u • God supreme and self-sufficient. 1 YUHAT is our God, or what his name, " Nor men can learn, nor angels teach; He dwells conceal 'd in radiant flame, Where neither eyes nor thoughts can reach. 2 The spacious worlds of heavenly light, Compar'd with him, how short they fall ! They are too dark, and he too bright; Xothing are thev, and God is all. 10 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 17 3 He spoke the wondrous word, and lo! Creation rose at his command; "Whirlwinds and seas their limits know, Bound is the hollow of his hand. 4 There rests the earth, there roll the spheres, There nature leans, and feels her prop; But his own self-sufticience hears The weight of his own glories up. 5 The tide of creatures ebbs and flows, Measuring their changes by the moon: No ebb his sea of glory knows; His age is one eternal noon. G Then fly, my song, an endless round, The lofty tune let Gabriel raise; All nature dwell upon the sound, But we can ne'er fulfil the praise. 17 L. M. 1 '• The Incomprehensibility of God. OD is a name my soul adores Th' Almighty Three, the Eternal One ! Nature and grace, with all their powers, Confess the Infinite unknown. 2 From thy great self thy being springs; Thou ail thy own original, Made up of uncreated things, And self-sufticience bears them all. 3 Thy voice produced the seas and spheres, Bids the waves roar and planets shine; But nothing like thyself appears Through all these spacious works of thine. 4 Still restless nature dies and grows; From change to change the creatures run: Thy being no succession knows, And all thy vast designs are one. 5 How shall affrighted mortals dare To sing thy glory or thy grace? 11 G 18, 19 BEING AND Reneath thy feet we lie so far, And see but shadows of thy face ! 6 Who can behold the glorious light? Who can approach consuming flame? None but thy wisdom knows thy might, None but thy word can speak thy name. , o (306.) L. M. i0- UniUjofGod. 1 "EXTERNAL God, almighty cause -*^ Of earth, and seas and worlds unknown ! All things are subject to thy laws; All things depend on thee alone. 2 Tin glorious being singly stands, Of all within itself possest; By none control 'd' in thy commands, A nd in thyself completely blest. .5 To thee alone ourselves we owe; Let heav'n and earth due homage pay : All other gods we disavow, Deny their claims, renounce their sway. 4 In thee, O Lord, our hope shall rest, , * Fountain of peace and joy and love! Thy favour only makes us blest; Without thee all would nothing prove. 5 Worship to thee alone belongs; Worship to thee alone we give; Thine be our hearts and thine our songs, A nd to thy glory we would live. f) Spread thy great name through heathen lands; Their idol-deities dethrone; Subdue the world to thy commands, And reign, as thou art, God alone. Q (29) L. M. « J • God incomprehensible. 1 r^i REAT God, in vain man's narrow view *J Attempts to look thy nature through. 12 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 20 Our Laboring powYs with revYence own, Thy glories never can be known. die high seraph's mighty thought, Who countless vears his God has sought, Such wondrous height or depth can find. Or fully trace thy boundless mind. 3 Vet, Lord, thy kindness deigns to show Enough tor mortal men to know; While wisdom, goodness, pOwV divine Thro' all thy works and conduct shine. i- O! may our souls with rapture trace Thy works of nature and of grace, Explore thy sacred truth, and still Press on to know and do thv will! 20. (32.) C. M. God eternal and imcluingeable. I rjREAT God, how infinite art thou! " How frail and weak are we ! Let the whole race of creatures bow. And pay their praise to thee. 8 Thy throne eternal ages stood, Ere earth or heav'n was made; Thou art the ever-living God, Were all the nations dead. > Nature and time all open lie To thine immense survey, I-'rom the formation of the skv. To the last awful day. 4 Eternity, with all its years, Stands present to thy view. To thee there's nothing old appears; Great God! there's nothing new. 5 Our lives thro" various scenes are drawn, And vex'd with trifling cares; While thine eternal thought moves on Thine undisturb'd affairs. 13 21, 22 BEING AND C Great God, how infinite art thou! How frail and weak are we ! I^et the whole race of creatures bow, And pay their praise to thee. 21. (33.) L. M. 1 A LL-POW'RFUL, self-existent God, -"• Who all creation dost sustain! Thou wast, and art, and art to come; And everlasting is thy reign. 2 FixM and eternal as thy days, Each glorious attribute divine, Thro' ages infinite, shall still With undiminished lustre shine. 3 Fountain of being! source of good' Immutable dost thou remain; Nor can the shadow of a change Obscure the glories of thy reign. 4 Nature her order shall reverse, Revolving seasons cease their round; Nor spring appear with blooming pride, Nor autumn be with plenty crown'd: 5 You shining orbs forget their course; The sun his destin'd path forsake; And burning desolation mark Amid the world his wand'ring track: C Earth may with all her pow'rs dissolve, If such the great Creator's will: But thou for ever art the same; "I am" is thy memorial still. (34.) L. M. -"• God almighty. 1 C^ IVE to the. Lord, ye sons of fame, * ^~* Give to the Lord renown and pow'r; Ascribe due honours to his name, And his eternal might adore. 14 PERFECTION'S OF GOD. 2o 9 The Lord proclaims his pow*r aloud, O'er the vast ocean and the land; His voice divides the wat'ry cloud, And lightnings blaze at his command. .> He speaks, and howling tempests rise, And lay the forest bare around; The fiercest beasts, with piteous cries, Confess the terror of the sound. -i His thunders rend the vaulted skies, And palaces and temples shake. The mountains tremble at the noise, The valleys roar, the deserts quake. 5 The Lord sits sov'reign o'er the flood; The Thund'rer reigns for ever King; But makes his church his blest abode, Where we his awful glories sing. G We see no terrors in his. name, But in our God a Father find. The voice, that shakes all nature's frame, Speaks comfoil to the pious mind. 23. (36.) C. M. 1 "HP WAS God who hurl'dthe rolling spheres, -"- And stretch 'd the boundless skies; Who form'd the plan of endless years, And bade the ages rise. 1 From everlasting is his might, Immense and unconfin'd: He pierces through the realms of light, And rides upon the wind. 3 He darts along the burning skies; Loud thunders round him roar: All heav'n attends him, as he flies; All hell proclaims his pow'r. 4 He scatters nations with his breathj The scatter'd nations fly: 15 -4. 25 BEING AND Blue pestilence and wasting death, Confess the Godhead nigh. 5 Ye worlds, with ev'ry living tiling, Fulfil his high command: Mortals, pay homage to your King, And own his ruling hand. 24. p M. 1 TTrHEN in dark and dreadful gloom, ** Clouds on clouds portentous spread. Black as if the day of doom Hung o'er nature's shrinking head: When the lightning breaks from high, God is coming — God is nigh! L2 Then we hear his chariot wheels,.. As the mighty thunder rolls; ^ Nature, startled nature reels, From the centre to the poles: Then the ocean, earth, and sky, Tremble as he passes by ! 3 Darkness, wild with horror, forms * His mysterious hiding-place; Should he from his ark of storms, Rend the veil and show his face, At the judgment of his eye, All the universe would die. i God of vengeance! from above, While thine awful bolts are huiTd, O remember thou art love ! Spare! — O spare a guilty world! Stay thy naming wrath awhile, Let the bow of promise smile ! 9r (37.) L. M. — 3 • God omnipresent mid omniscient. 1 T ORD, thou hast search'd and seen me through -*-^ Thine eye commands, with piercing view, My rising and my resting hours, Mr heart and flesh, with all their powYs. 16 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 26 2 Could I so false, So faithless prove, To quit thy service and thy love; Where, Lord, could 1 thy presence shun, Or from thy dreadful glory run? 9 If, mounted on a morning ray, I fly beyond the western sea; Thy swifter hand would first arrive, And there arrest thy fugitive. i Or should 1 try to shun thy sight Beneath the mending veil of night; One glance of thine, one piercing ray Would kindle darkness into day. ."> The vi il of night is no disguise, No screen from thy all-searching eves. Thy hand can seize thy foes as soon Through midnight shades, as blazing noon. 6 O may these thoughts possess my breast, Where'er 1 rove, where'er 1 rest ! Nor let my weaker passions dare Consent to sin, for God is there. 26. (38) C. M. 1 T ORD, all I am is known to thee! •*-J In vain my soul would try To shun thy presence, or to flee The notice of thine eye. 2 Thy all-surrounding sight surveys My rising and my rest, My public walks, my private ways, And secrets of my breast. > Iff thoughts lie open to thee, Lord, before they're torm'd within; And ere my lips pronounce the word, Thou know'st the sense I mean. 4 O wondrous knowledge, deep and high ! Where can a creature hide * 17 D 27, 28 BEING AND Within thy circling arras Tlie, Beset on ev'ry side. 5 So let thy grace surround me still, And like a bulwark prove, To guard my soul from ev'ry ill, Secur'd by sov'reign love. o-, ai.) C. M. ^ ' • God's Wisdom. 1 OOXGS of immortal praise belong ^ To my almighty God: He hath my heai-t, and he my tongue, To spread his name abroad. 2 How great the works his hand hath wrought ! How glorious in our sight! And men in ev'ry age have sought . His wonders with delight. * S How most exact is nature's frame ! How wise th' eternal mind! His counsels never change the scheme That his first thoughts design 'd. 4 When he redeem'd the sons of men, , He fix'd his cov'nant sure: The orders, that his lips pronounce, To endless years endure. 5 Xature, and time, and earth, and skies, Thy heav'nly skill proclaim. What shall we do to make us wise, But learn to read thy name ? 9 To fear thy pow'r, to trust thy grace, Is our divinest skill; And he's the wisest of our race, Who best obeys thy will. op (43.) C. M. * ° • Gocl holy and just. TOLY and rev'rend is the name Of our eternal King. 18 Hc PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 29, 30 Thrice holy, Lord.' the angel-, cry: Thrice holy, Let us sing. ■2 Holy is he in all his works, And saints are his delight; ihit sinners and their wicked m:i}s Are hateful in his sight. The deeped rerVenee, homage, love, Pa\ , O my soul, to God; Li it with thy hands a holy heart To his sublime abode. i Thou, righteous God! preserve my mind From all pollution free; Thine im.-.ge form within my breast, That 1 thy face may see. 29, (440 a m. 1 f^ Ol) is a Spirit, just and wise; " He sees our inmost mind. In vain to heav*n we raise our cries. And leave our souls behind. 2 Nothing but truth before his throne With honour can appear. The painted hypocrites are known Through the disguise they wear. 3 TTieir lifted eyes salute the skies, Their bended knees the ground : But God abhors the sacrifice, Where not the heart is found. 4. Lord! search my thoughts, and try my ways, And make my soul sincere: Then shall I stand before thy face, And find acceptance there. 30. (46-) c- M- God no respecter of persons. I YT/TTH eye impartial, heav'n'shigh King * " Surveys each human tribe; 19 31 BEING AND Xo earthly pomp his eyes can charm, Nor wealth his favour bribe. l2 The rich and poor, of equal clay, His pow'rful hand did frame; All souls are his, and him alike Their common Parent claim. 5 Ye sons of men of high degree, Your great Superior own; Praise him for all his gifts, and pay Your homage at his throne. -i Trust in the Lord, ye humble poor, And banish ev'ry fear: The God you serve will ne'er forsake The man of heart sincere. 31 (50.) P. M. % J l ' God faithful. 1 HHHE promises I sing, ■*- Which love supreme hath spoke; Xor will th' eternal King His words of grace revoke. They stand secure And steadfast still: Not Sion'shill Abides so sure. 2 The mountains melt away, When once the Judge appears; And sun and moon decay, That measure mortal years: But still the same, Tn radiant lines, His promise shines Through all the flame. 5 Their harmony shall sound Thro' my attentive ears, ^Vhen thunders cleave the ground, And dissipate the spheres. 20 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 32, SS Midst all the shock ( )t that dread scene, I'll stand serene, Thy word my rock. ■jo (51) C. M. God benevolent and merciful. 1 ^FlIIY ceaseless, unexhausted love, J- Unmerited and free, Delights our evil to remove, And help our misery. I Thou waitest to be gracious still; Thou dost with sinners bear; That, savVl, we may thy goodness feel, And all thy grace declare. •i Thv goodness :tnd thy truth, to me, To ev'ry soul abound; A vast unfathomable sea, Where all our thoughts are drown 'd. urns the whole creation reach, So plenteous is the store; Enough for all, enough for each, Enough for evermore. 5 Faithful, O Lord, thy mercies are; A rock which cannot move: A thousand promises declare Thy constancy of love. t) Throughout the universe it reigns, Unalterably sure; And, while the truth of God remains, His goodness must endure. 33. (*)■..!!. m God is love. I prai blaze ! 1 AT V God, thyboundless love I praise; -L" How bright on high its glories bla How sweetly bloom below! Tt streams from thy eternal throne; Through hcav'n its joys for ever run, And o'er the earth thev flow. 21 34 BEING AND 2 Tis love that paints the purple morn, And bids the clouds, in air upborne, Their genial drops distil; In ev'ry vernal beam it glows, And breathes in ev'ry gale that blows, And glides in every rill. 3 It robes in cheerful green the ground, And pours its flowery beauties round, Whose sweets perfume the gale; Its bounties richly spread the plain, The blushing fruit, the golden grain, And smile on ev'ry vale. 4 But in thy gospel see it shine With grace and glories more divine, Proclaiming sinsforgiv'n. There faith, bright cherub, poh^s the yraj To realms of everlasting day, And opens all her heav'n. 5 Then let the love, that makes me blest, With cheerful praise inspire my breast x - And ardent gratitude; And all my thoughts and passions tend' . To thee, my Father and my Friend, ' My soul's eternal good. q- (54.) C. M. ° ^ • God gracious to all. 1 QJ WEET is the mem'ry of thy grace, ^ O God, my heav'nly Kingf Let age to age thy righteousness In sounds of glory sing. 2 God reigns on high, but not confines Kis goodness to the skies. Through the whole earth his bounty shines, And ev'ry want supplies. 3 With longing eyes, thy creatures wait On thee for daily food; Thy lib'ral hand provides their meat, And fills their mouths with good. 22 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. $5, 3f> i How kind are thy compassions, Lord! How slow thini anger m Hut soon he sends his pard'ning word, To cheer the souls he loves. ^ CllllilHH. with all their endless race, Thj poi V and praise proclaim; [iui taints, who taste thy richer grace. Delight to Mess thy iiumc (55.) C. JUL '• The glory of God. 1 ^\ZK sons of men, in sacred lays, -*- Attempt the great Creator's praise; But who an equal song can frame ? What verse can reach the lofty theme' 2 He sits enthroird amidst the spheres, And glory like a garment wears; While boundless wisdom, pow'r, and grace, Command our awe, transcend our praise. PERFECTIONS OF GOD. ■'> re liis throne a shining band herubs and of seraphs stand; Ethereal spirits, who in flight rip the rapid speed of light. 4 To God all nature owes its birth, He form \l this pond'rous globe of earth, lit raised the glorious arch on high, And measur'd out the azure sky. .") In all our Maker's grand designs, Omnipotence with wisdom shines. His works, through all this wondrous frame, Bear the great impress of his name. 6 Rais'd on devotion's lofty w ing, I^et us his high perfections sing: O let his praise employ our tongue, Whilst list'ning worlds applaud the song! .-..« C. M. *-'"• God is Love, 1 John, iv, 8. 1 \ MID the splendours of thy state, **■ My God, thy love appears With the soft radiance of the moon Among a thousand stars. •2 Nature through all her ample round Thy boundless power proclaims, And, in melodious accent, speaks The goodness of thy names. 3 Thy justice, holiness, and truth, Our solemn awe excite; But the sweet charms of sovereign grace O'erwhelm us with delight. 4 Sinai, in clouds, and smoke, and fire, Thunders thy dreadful name; But Sion sings, in melting notes, The honours of the Lamb. 5 In all thy doctrines and commands,. Thv counsels and designs, 25 £ 39, 40 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. In ev'ry work thy hands have fram'd, Thy love supremely shines. 6 Angels and men the news proclaim Through earth and heaven above, The joyful, the transporting news, That God the Lord is Love! oq L. M. 0%J' A Song of Praise to God. 1 nnO God, the universal King, ■*■ Let all mankind their tribute bring; All that have breath, your voices raise, In songs of never-ceasing praise. c2 The spacious earth on which we tread, And wider heavens stretch'd o'er our head, A large and solemn temple frame To celebrate its Builder's fame. * 3 Here the bright sun, that rules the day, As through the sky he makes his way, To all the world proclaims aloud The boundless sov'reignty of God. 4 When from his courts the sun retires, . » And with the day his voice expires, The moon and stars adopt the song, And through the night the praise prolong. 5 The list'ning earth with rapture hears The harmonious music of the spheres; And all her tribes the notes repeat, That God is wise, and good, and great. 6 But man, endow'd with nobler powers, His God in nobler strains adores; His is the gift to know the song, As well as sing with tuneful tongue. 40. C309-) L M- 1 INTERNAL and immortal King! ■" Thy peerless splendours none can bear; 26 TRINITY. 41 But darkness veils seraphic eyes; When God with all his glow's there. 2 Yet faith can pierce the awful gloom, The great Invisible can see; And with its tremblings mingle joy, In fix'd regards, great God ? to thee. 3 Then ev'ry tempting form of sin, Aw'd by thy presence, disappears; And all the glowing raptnr'd soul The likeness, it contemplates, wears. h O ever conscious to my heart ! Witness to its supreme desire; Behold it presses on to thee, For it hath caught the heav'uly fire. 5 This one petition would I urge: To bear thee ever in my sight ! In life, in death, in worlds unknown, My only portion and delight. TRINITY. 11 C- M ** l ■ The Doctrine and Lse of the Trinity, Eph. ii. 18. 1 "p ATHER of glory ! to thy name -*- Immortal praise we give, Who dost an act of grace proclaim, And bid us rebels live. C Immortal honour to the Son, Who makes thine anger cease; Our lives he ransom'd with his own, And died to make our peace. 3 To thy Almighty Spirit be Immortal glory given, Whose influence brings us near to thee, And trains us up for heaven. 27 42, 43 TRINITY. 4 Let men, with their united voice, Adore th' eternal God, And spread his honours and their joys Through nations far abroad. 5 Let faith, and love, and duty join, One general song to raise; Let saints in earth and heaven combine In harmony and praise. 42. L- M- A Song of Praise to the ever-blessed Tmiitu. 1 TTLESS'D be the Father and his love; -"-* To whose celestial source we owe Rivers of endless joy above, And rills of comfort here below. 2 Glory to thee, great Son of God, From whose dear wounded body rx>lls A precious stream of vital blood, EFORE Jehovah's awful throne, -*-* Ye nations bow with sacred joy: Know that the Lord is Gocfralone;" He can create, and he destroy. 2 His sovereign pow'r, without our aid, Made us of clay, and form'd us men, And when like wand'ring sheep we stray M, He brought us to his fold again. 3 We are his people, we his care, Our souls and all our mortal frame: 29 45 PRAISE TO GOD. What lasting honours shall we rear, Almighty Maker, to thy name ? 4 We'll crowd thy gates with thankful songs: High as the Heav'ns 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.) C. M. a r Praise to God for Preservation ^d* and Redemption. 1 XTE humble souls, approach your God ■■- With songs of sacred praisej For He is good, immensely good,* And kind are all his ways. 2 All nature owns his guardian care; In him we live and move: But nobler benefits declare The wonders of his love. 3 He gave his Son, his only Son, To ransom rebel worms. Tis here he makes his goodness known In its diviner forms. 4 To this dear refuge, Lord, we come; 'Tis here our hope relies; A safe defence, a peaceful home, When storms qf trouble rise. 5 Thine eye beholds with kind regard The souls who trust in thee; Their humble hope thou wilt reward With bliss divinely free. 6 Great God, to' thy almighty love What honours shall we raise ? 30 PRAISE TO GOD. 46, 47 "S'ot all the raptur'd songs above Can render equal praise. (5) L. M. * t>. Praise for the Mercies of God. 1 / ^ IVE to our God immortal praise ! ^^ Mercy and truth are all his waj Wonders of grace to God belong: Kepeat his mercies in your song. 2 dive to the Lord of lords renown, The King of kings with glory crown. His mercies ever shall endure, When lords and kings are known no more: He built the earth, he spread the sk\ . And fix'd the starry lights on high. Wonders of grace to God belong: Repeal his mercies in your song. i He fills the sun with morning light; He bids the moon direct the night. His mercies ever shall endure, When suns and moons shall shine no more. 5 He sent his Son with pow'r to save From guilt, and darkness, and the grave. Wonders of grace to God belong: \U peat his mercies in your song. 6 Through this vain world he guides our feet, And leads us to his heav'nly seat. His mercies ever shall endure, When this vain world shall be no more. 17. (7.) P. M. 1 I'LL praise my Maker, whilst I've breath; *■ And, when my voice is lost in death, Praise shall employ my nobler pow'rs. My days of praise shall ne'er be past Whilst life and thought and being last, Or immortality endures. 31 48 PRAISE TO GOD. 2 Happy the man whose hopes rely- On Israel's God, who made the sky, And earth, and seas, with all their train. His truth for ever stands secure; He saves th' oppress'd, he feeds the poor; And none shall find his promise vain. .3 The Lord pours eye-sight on the blind; The Lord supports the fainting mind; He sends the laboring conscience peace; He helps the stranger in distress, The widow and the fatherless, And grants the pris'ner sweet release. 4 1 Tl praise him, while he lends me breath: And, when my voice is lost in death, Praise shall employ my nobler pow'rs. My days of praise shall ne'er be past, Whilst life and thought and being fast, Or immortality endures. 48. (9.) P. M. 1 npo your Creator God, * J- Your great Preserver, raise, Ye creatures of his hand, Your highest notes of praise. Let ev'ry voice Proclaim his pow'r, His name adore, And loud rejoice. 2 Thou source of light and heat, Bright sov'reign of the day, Dispensing blessings round, With all-diffusive ray; From morn to night, With ev'ry, beam, Record his name, Who made thee bright. 3 Fair regent of the night, With all thv starry train, 32 PRAISE TO GOD. 49 Which rise in silent hosts, To gild the azuiv plain; With countless rays Declare his name, Prolong the theme, Reflect his praise. I I • .11 the creatures join To celebrate his name, And all their various pow'rs \ -Mst th' exalted tlieme. Let nature raise From ev'rv tongue A general song Of grateful praise. ."> Hut oil! from human tongues Should nobler praises flow; And cvYy thankful heart With warm devotion glow. Your voices raise, Ye highly blest Above the rest; Declare his praise. 49. (io.) p. m. 1 I^J. LORY be to God on high, " God, whose glory fills the sky; Peace on earth to manforgiv'n, Man, the well belov'd of heaven. Glory be to God on high, God, whose glory tills the sky. iiir'd mortals, raise the song; Bodies! thanks to God belong; Hearts o'erflowing with his praise, Join the hymns your voices raise: Glory be,&c. 3 Call the tribes of beings round, From creation's utmost bound; 33 50, 51 PRAISE TO GOD. Where the Godhead shines confess'd, There be solemn praise address'd: Glory be,&c. 4 .Mark the wonders of his hand ! Pow'r, no empire can withstand; Wisdom, angels' glorious theme 5 Goodness, one eternal stream: Glory be,fecc. 5 Awful Being ! from thy throne Send thy prornis'd blessings down. Let thy light, thy truth, thy peace, Bid our raging passions cease: Glory beT&c. 50. (11.) S. M. 1 f^ OME, sound his praise abroad, ^ And hymns of glory sing! Jehovah is the sot 'reign God, The universal King. L2 He form'd the deeps unknown ; He gave the seas their bound; The wat'ry worlds are all his own, And all the solid ground. 5 Come, worship at his throne; Come, bow before the Lord. We are his works and not our own; He form'd us by his word. 4 To day- attend his voice, Nor dare provoke his rod; Come, like the people of his choice, And own your gracious God! 51. (14.) C. M. 1 TMHTLGErNT Father! how divine, -■■ How bright thy bounties are ! Through nature's ample round they shine Thy goodness to declare. PRAISE TO GOD. 52 1 11 the nobler work of ^race, \\ hat sweeter mercy smiles In mv benign Redeemer's face, And ev'r\ fear beguiles! h wonders, Lord, while I sun, To thee my thanks shall rise, When morning ushers in the day, Or ev'ning veils the skies. 4 When glimm'ring life resigns its flame, Thy praise shall tune my breath. The sweet remembrance of thy name Shall gild the shades of death. i But, oh ! how blest my song shall rise, When freed from feeble clay, And all thy glories meet mine eyes In one eternal day. C) Not ser iphs, who resound thy name Through yon ethereal plains, 11 glow w ith a diviner flame, Or raise sublimer strains. <)2. (17.) C. M. 1 T OXG as I live, I'll bless thy name, -■-* God of eternal love ! My work and joy shall be the same, In the bright world above. 2 Great is the Lord, his pow'r unknown, And let his praise be great: 111 sing the honours of thy throne, Thy works of grace repeat. 3 Thy grace shall dwell upon my tongue; And, while my lips rejoice, The men that hear my sacred song Shall join their cheerful voice. 4 Fathers to sons shall teach thy name, And children learn thy waysj 35 53 PRAISE TO GOD. Ages to come thy truth proclaim, And nations sound thy praise. 5 Thy glorious deeds of ancient date, Shall through the world be known: Thine arm of pow'r, thy heav'nly state, With public splendour shown. C The world is manag'd by thy hands, Thy saints are rul'dby love; And thine eternal kingdom stands, Tho' rocks and hills remove. 53. (22.) S. M. 1 r\ BLESS the Lord, my soul! ^ Let all within me join, And aid my tongue to bless his name, Whose favours are divine. '-* 2 O bless the Lord, my soul! Nor let his mercies lie Forgotten in unthankfulness, And without praises die. 3 'Tishe forgives thy sins; 'Tis he relieves thy pain; 'Tishe that heals thy sicknesses, And gives thee strength again. 4 He crowns thy life with love, AYhen rescu'd from the grave; He, that redeem'd our souls from death, Hath boundless pow'r to save. 5 He fills the poor with good; He gives the suff'rers rest. The Lord hath justice for the proud, And mercy for th' oppress'd. 6 His wondrous works and ways He made by Moses known; But sent the world his truth and grace Bv his beloved Son. 36 PRAISE TO GOD. 54, 55 ,|. (24.) L. M. 1 TX glad amazement, Lord, I stand, * Amidst the bounties of thy hand. How numberless those bounties are! How rich, how various, and how fair! 2 But O ! what poor returns I make ! What lifeless thanks I pay thee back! Lord! I confess with humble shame, My offerings scarce deserve the name. 0 Fain would my lab'ring heart devise To brine some nobler sacrifice. It sinks beneath the mighty load: What shall I render to my God? 4 To him I consecrate my praise, And vow the remnant of my days. Yet, what at best, I can pretend, Worthy such gifts from such a friend 5 5 In deep abasement, Lord, I see My emptiness and poverty. Enrich my soul with grace divine, And make me worthier to be thine. 6 Give me at length an angel's tongue, That heav'n may echo with my song. The theme, too great for time, shall be The joy of long eternity. 55. s M- God all, and in all, Psalm lxxiii. 25. 1 "|\TY God, my life, mv love, if A To thee, to thee, I call, I cannot live if thou remove, For thou art all in all. 2 Thv shining grace can cheer This dungeon where I dwell; 'Tis paradise when thou art here, If thou depart, 'tis hell. 37 56 PRAISE TO GOD. 3 To thee, and thee alone, The angels owe their bliss; They sit around thy gracious throne, And dwell where Jesus is. 4 Not all the harps above Can make a heavenly place, If God his residence remove, Or but conceal his face. 5 Xor earth, nor all the sky Can one delight afford, No, not a drop of real joy, Without thy presence, Lord. 6 To thee my spirits fly With infinite desire, And yet how far from thee I lie ! Dear Jesus raise me nigher. -*^» 56. c- M- Godglonous and Sinners saved, Rom. i. .50 Chap. v. 8, 9. 1 Pet. iii. 22. 1 "LEATHER, how wide thy glories shine !» ■*- How high thy wonders rise ! Known through the earth by thousand sigirs By thousands through the skies. 2 Those mighty orbs proclaim thy power, Their motions speak thy skill, And on the wings of every hour We read thy patience still. 3 But when we view thy strange design To save rebellious worms, Our souls are fill'd with awe divine, To see what God performs. 4 When sinners break the Father's law, The d'. ing Son atones; Oh the dear mysteries of his cross! The triumph of his groans! 38 PRAISE TO GOD. 57 5 Now the full glories of the Lamb Adorn the heavenly plains; I 't cherubs learn Immanuel's name, Anil try their choicest strains. C O may I bear some humble part In that immortal song; Wonder and joy shall tune my heart, And love command my tongue. 57. (315.) P. M. 1 O ARENT of good ! thy works of might -* I trace with wonder and delight; Thy name is all divine. There's naught in earth or sea or air, Or heav'n itself, that's good or fair, But what is wholly thine. 2 Immensely high thy glories rise; They strike my soul with sweet surprise, And sacred pleasure yield: An ocean wide without a bound, Where ev'ry noble wish is drown'd, And ev'ry want is fill'd. 3 To thee my warm affections move, In sweet astonishment and love, While at thy feet I fall; I pant for nought beneath the skies; To thee my ardent wishes rise, O my eternal All ! 4 WThat shall I do to spread thy praise, My God ! through my remaining days, Or how thy name adore J To thee 1 consecrate my breath; Let me be thine in life and death, And thine for evermore. 39 58, 59 THE WORKS OF GOD. THE WORKS OF GOD. ro (63.) C. M. fJOt God's love displayed in creation. 1 T_T AIL, great Creator, wise and good ! •*-* To thee our songs we raise. Nature, thro' all her various scenes, Invites us to thy praise. 2 At morning, noon, and ev'ning mild, Fresh wonders strike our view; And while we gaze, our hearts exult, With transports ever new. 3 Thy glory beams in ev'ry star, Which gilds the gloom of night; And decks the smiling face of mam WTith rays of cheerful light. 4 The lofty hill, the humble lawn, With countless beauties shine; The silent grove, the awful shade, Proclaim thy pow'r divine. 5 Great nature's God! still may these scenes Our serious hours engage ! Still may our grateful hearts consult Thy works' instructive page! 6 And while in all thy wondrous works, Thy varied love we see; Still may the contemplation lead Our hearts, O God, to thee ! cq (61.) L. M. 3 ^ • Works of God. 1 HP HE spacious firmament on high, ■*- With all the blue ethereal sky, And spangled heav'ns, a shining frame, Their great Original proclaim, 40 THE WORKS OF GOD. 60 2 Th' unwearied sun, from day to day, Does his Creator's pow'r display, And publishes to ev'ry land The work of an almighty hand. .> Soon as the cv'ning shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous tale, And nightly to the list'ning earth Repeats the story of her birth: -i Whilst all the stars that round her bum, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings, as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole. J What though in solemn silence all Move round the dark terrestrial ball' What tho* nor real voice nor sound Amidst their radiant orbs be found? 6 In reason's ear they all rejoice, And utter forth a glorious voice, For ever singing, as they shine — 1'he hand that made us is divine. ro (64.) C. M. OU. .ill things dependent on God. 1 TUE sing th' almighty pow'r of God, ' " Who bade the mountains rise, Who spread the flowing seas abroad, And built the lofty skies. 2 We sing the wisdom that ordain'd The sun to rule the day ; The moon shines full at his command, And all the stars obey. 3 We sing the goodness of the Lord, Who fills the earth with food; Who form'd his creatures by a word, And then pronounc'd them good. 4 Lord, how thy wonders are display'd, Where'er we turn our eyes: 41 ¥ 61, 62 THE WORKS OF GOD. Whether we view the ground we tread, Or gaze upon the skies! 5 There's not a plant nor flow'r below, But makes thy glories known ; And clouds arise, and tempests blow, By order from thy throne. 6 On him each moment we depend; If he withdraw, we die. Oh may we ne'er that God offend, WTio is for ever nigh! ri (65.) L. M. v * • Tlie riches of divine goodness. 1 T ET the high heav'ns your songs invite; -" Those spacious fields of brilliant light, Where sun, and moon, and planets roll, And stars that glow from pole tO^>ole. ' . 2 Sing earth in verdant robes array 'd, Its herbs and flowers, its fruits and shade; Peopled with life of various forms, Offish, and fowl, and beasts, and worms> 3 View the broad sea's majestic plains, And think how wide its Maker reigns. " That band remotest nations joins; And on each wave his goodness shines. 4 But O ! that brighter world above, Where lives and reigns incarnate love ! God's only Son, in flesh array'd, For man a bleeding victim made ! 5 Thither my soul, with rapture soar; There in the land of praise adore ! The theme demands an angel's lay, Demands an everlasting day. pty L. M. vA.Sim, JYfoon, and Stars, praise the Lord. 1 T^AIREST of all the lights above, *- Thou sun, whose beams adorn the spher 42 THE WORKS OF GOD. 63 And with unwearied swiftness move, To form the circles of our years; 2 Praise the Creator of the skies, That dress'd thine orb in golden rays: Or- let the WW forget to rise, If he forget his Maker's praise! .i Thou reigning beauty of the night, r'air queen of silence, silver moon, Whose gdhtle beams, and borrow 'd light, Are softer rivals of the noon; . and to that sovereign Power Waxing and waning honours pay, Who bade thee rule the dusky hour, And half supply the absent day ! 'winkling stars that gild the skies, When darkness lias its curtain drawn; That keep \ our watch with wakeful eyes, When business, cares, and day, are gone: 6 Proclaim the glories of your Lord, Diapen'd through all the heavenly street. Whose boundless treasures can afford So rich a pavement for his feet! 7 O God of glory, God of love, Thou art the sun that makes our days; With all thy shining works above Let man attempt to speak thy praise ! fi« L. M. u»j. The J&nutryofJhngel*. X C^ REAT God! what hosts of angels stand, " In shining ranks at thy right hand, ArrayM in robes of dazzling fight, With pinions stretch'd for distant flight! 4J Immortal fires! seraphic flames ! Who can recount their various names? In strength and beauty they excel; For near the throne of God they dwell. 43 64 THE WORKS OF GOD. 3 How eagerly they wish to know The duties he would have them do: What joy their active spirits feel, To execute their Sovereign's will ! h Hither, at his command, they fly To guard the beds on which we lie; To shield our persons night and day, And scatter all our fears away. 5 Send, O my God, some angel down, (Though to a mortal eye unknown,) To guide and guard my doubtful way Up to the realms of endless day. fij. c- M- XJ~k* The soul. Mark viii. 36. 1 TTfHAT is the thing of greatest price, ** The whole creation round ?-**, That which was lost in Paradise/ That which in Christ is found: <2 The soul of man — Jehovah's breath That keeps two worlds at strife; Hell moves beneath to work its death, Heaven stoops to give it life. 3 God, to redeem it, did not spare His well beloved Son; Jesus, to save it, deign'd to bear The sins of all in one. 4 And is this treasure borne below, In earthen vessels frail ? Can none its utmost value know, Till flesh and spirit fail> 5 Then let us gather round the cross, That knowledge to obtain; Not by the soul's eternal loss, But everlasting gain. 44- PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 65, 66 PROVIDENCE OF GOD. (71.) C. II OJ* Volume of divine providence. i T ET the whole race of creatures lie " Abas'd before the Lord ! Whate'er his pow'rful hand has ibrm'd, He governs with a word. 2 Ten thousand ages ere the skies Were into motion brought, All the long years and worlds to come Stood present to his thought. 5 There'i not a sparrow or a worm OVrlookM in his decrees, 11- raises monarchs to a throne, Or sinks with ecpial ease. 4 If light attend the course I go, he provides the rays; And 'tis his hand that hides the sun, If darkness cloud my days. 5 Trusting his wisdom and his love, I \\ ould not wish to know, What in the book of his decrees Awaits me here below. 6 Be this alone my fervent pray'r: Whate'er my lot shall be, Or joys, or sorrows, may they form i 1 oul for heav'n and thee ! Gotrt dispensations merciful HP HE Lord, how fearful is his name! -*- How wide is his command! Nature, with all her moving frame, Rests on his mighty hand. 8 Immortal glory forms his throne, And light his awful robe, 45 67 PROVIDENCE OF GOD. "Whilst, with a smile or with a frown. He manages the globe. 3 Adoring angels round him fall, In all their shining forms. His sov'reign eye looks tliro' them all, And pities mortal worms. 4 His bowels to our worthless race In sweet compassion move; He clothes his looks with softest grace, And takes his title, love. 5 Xow, let the Lord for ever reign, And sway us as he will. Sick, or in health, in ease, or pain, We are his fav 'rites still. 67. (75-) L M- God provides for alL \ REATEST of beings, source of life, T Sov'reign of air, and earth, and sea! All nature feels thy pow'r; but man A grateful tribute pays to thee. 2 Subject to wants, to thee he looks, And from thy goodness seeks supplies-, And, when oppress'd with guilt, he mourn Thy mercy lifts him to the skies. 3 Children, whose little minds, unform'd. Ne'er rais'd a tender thought to heav'n; And men, whom reason lifts to God, Tho' oft by passion downward driv'n; 4 Those, too, who bend with age and care. And faint and tremble near the tomb, T»Vho, sick'ning at the present scenes. Sigh for that better state to come: All, great Creator! all are thine; Alf feel thy providential care; And, thro' each varying scene of life, Alike thv constant pity share. 46 G1 PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 68 I And, whether grief oppress the heart, Or whether joy elate the breast, Or life still keep its Uttle eourae, Or death inyite the heart to rest: 7 All are thy messengers, and all Tli\ saert • I pleasure, Lord, obey; And all are training man to dwell Nearer to bliss, and nearer thee. ro (T7.) L. M. Oo. God's appointments wise and good. I rpHHOUCiH ail the various shifting scene -■- Of life's mistaken ill or good, Thy hand, () God, conducts, unseen, The beautiful vicissitude. i Thou gives! with paternal care, Elowe'er onjuatrj we complain, To all their neccaiary share Of joy and sorrow, health and pain. 3 Trust we to youth, or (fiends, orpowV Fix we on this terrestrial ball? When most secure, the coming hour, If thou see fit, may blast them all. 4 Thv.pow'rful consolations cheer; Thy smiles suppress the deep-fetch' d si°h; Thy hand can dry the trickling tear, That secret wets the widow*! eye. 5 All things on earth, and all in heav'n On thy eternal « ill depend; And all for greater good were giv'n, Would man pursue th' appointed end. f) Be this my care: — To all beside, IndifPrent let my wishes be. Passion be calm, abas'd be pride, And fix'd my soul, great God! on thee. 47 69, 70 PROVIDENCE OF GOD. fiQ , (78.) C. ML lJU* Go d's ivays incomprehensible. 1 /^J.OD moves in a mysterious way, ^-* His wonders to perform, He plants his footsteps in the sea, And rides upon the storm. 2 Deep and unfathomable mines Of never-failing skill, He treasures up his bright designs, And works his sov'reign will. 3 Ye fearful saints! fresh courage take: The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and ^v ill break In blessings on your head. 4 Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust him for his grace; * Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face. 5 His purposes will ripen fast, Unfolding ev'ry hqpur. The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet wi U be the flow'r. 6 Blind unbelief is sure to en*, And scan his work in vain. God is his own interpreter, And he will make it plain. -n (79.) L. M. ' "• In him ~u>e live and inove. 1 XT AST are thy works, almighty Lord ! * All nature rests upon thy word. Thy glories in the heav'ns we see; The spacious earth is full of thee. 2 The various tribes of creatures stand. Waiting their portions from thy hand: And, while they take their different food, Their cheerful looks pronounce thee good. 48 PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 71, 72 > WhoncYr thy face is hid, they mourn, And, dying, to their dust return; Both man and bead their souls resign; Life, bre«th, and Spirit, all are thine. i Vet thou canst breathe on dust again. And fill the world with beasts and men. A word of thy creating breath Repairs the wastes of time and death. 5 The earth stands trembling at thy stroke, And at thy touch the mountains smoke. Vet humble souls may see thy face, And tell their wants to sovereign grace. 6 In thee my hopes and wishes meet, And make my meditations sweet I to my God, my heav'nlv King, Immortal hallelujahs sing. (81.) L. M. « * • God the refuge of his cJiildren. 1 C^ OD is the refuge of his saints, " When storms of deep distress invade. Ere v,e can offer our complaints, Behold him present with his aid. l2 Let mountains from their seats be htirl d Down to the deep, and buried there; Convulsions shake the solid world: Our faith shall never yield to fear. 3 Loud may the troubled ocean roar: In sacred peace our souls abide; While ev'ry nation, ev'ry shore Trembles and dreads the swelling tide. 'Midst storms and tempests, Lord! thy word Does ev'ry rising fear control. Sweet peace thy promises afford, And well sustain the fainting soul. 79 » . (82-) * M- ) • *•• Divine goodness a ground of trust. 1 /^ IVE to the winds thy fears; ^"* Hope, and be undismav'd: 49 a 7^ PROVIDENCE OF GOD- Go8 hears thy sighs, and counts thy tears; God shall lift up thy head. 2 Through wares and clouds and storms, He gently clears thy way; Wait thou his time, so shall this night Soon end in joyous day. 3 What though thou rulest not; Yet heav'n, and eaith, and hell Proclaim, God sitteth on the throne, And ruleth all things well. 4 Thine everlasting truth, Father, thy ceaseless love, Sees all thy children's wants, and knows What best for each will prove. 5 And whatsoe'er thou will'st, Thou dost, O King of kings; -*m What thine unerring wisdom chose, Thy pow'r to being brings. 6 Let us in life, in death, Thy steadfast truth declare; And publish with our latest breath, Thy love and guardian care. -,.. (83.) L. M. ' «5» God appoint eth afflictions. 1 TW'OT from relentless fate's dark womb. Or from the dust, our troubles come. No fickle chance presides o'er grief, To cause the pain, or send relief. 1 Look up, and see, ye sorroAving saints! The cause and cure of your complaints. Know, 'tis your heav'nly father's will: Bid ev'ry murmur then be still. 3 He sees, we' need the painful yoke; Yet love directs his heaviest stroke. He takes no pleasure in our smart, But wounds to heal and cheer the heart. 50 PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 74, 4 Blest trials those that cleanse from sin, And make the soul all pure within, Wean the fond mind from earthly toys, To seek and taste celestial joys ! - (84.) C. B& ' 4. God a present help in trouble. 1 fTIO calm the sorrows of the mind, -■- Our heav'nlv Friend is nigh, To wipe the anxious tear that starts Or tremhles in the eye. 2 Thou canst, when anguish rends the heart, The secret wo control; The inward malady canst heal, The sickness of the soul. 3 Thou can>t repress the rising sigh; Canst sooth each mortal care; And ev'ry deep and heart-felt groan 1> wafted to thine ear. 4 Thy gracious eye is watcliful still; Thy potent arm can save From threatening danger and disease, And the devouring grave. 5 When, pale and languid all the frame, The ruthless hand of pain Arrests the feeble pow'rs of life, The help of man is vain. 6 Tis thou, great God! alone canst check The progress of disease; And sickness, aw\l by powV divine. The high command obeys. 7 Eternal source of life and health, And ev'ry Idi^s we feel! In sorrow and in joy, to thee Our grateful hearts appeal. 7r> (86.) CM.. * u' Stlan's dependence on God. 1 T ET others boast how strong they be, -"-* Nor death nor danger fear; 51 76 PROVIDENCE OF GOD. "While we confess, O Lord, to thee, What feeble tilings we are. 2 Fresh as the grass our bodies stand, And flourish bright and gay : A blasting wind sweeps o'er the land, And fades the grass away. 3 Our life contains a thousand springs, And dies if one be gone. Strange ! that a harp of thousand strings Should keep in tune so long. 4 But 'tis our God supports our frame, The God that form'd us first Salvation to th' almighty name, That rear'd us from the dust. 5 While we have breath, or life, or tongues, Our Maker we'll adore. His spirit moves our heaving lung9, Or they would breathe no more. (87.) P. M. ' u. qoci our pleasure. 1 TTPWARD I lift mine eyes, 7-* From God is all my aid; The God who built the skies, And earth's foundations laid. God is the tow'r To which I fly: His grace is nigh In ev'ry hour. 2 My feet shall never slide Or fall in fatal snares; Since God, my guard and guide, Defends me from my fears. Those wakeful eyes, That never sleep, His children keep, When dangers rise. 53 PROVIDENCE OF GOD. No burning heats by day, Nor blasts of ev'ning air, Shall take my health away, If God be with me there. Thou art my sun, And thou my shade, To guard my head By night or noon. 4 Hast thou not giv'n thy word, To save my soul from death? And I can trust the Lord, To keep my mortal breath. I'll go and come, Nor fear to die, Till from on high He call me home. --y (SS.) L. M. ' ' • The people of God safe. 1 fTlirRY, that have made, their refuge God, ■*■ Shall find a most secure abode; Shall watt all day beneath his shade, And there at night shall rest their head. 2 If burning beams of noon conspire To dart a pestilential fire: God is their life; his wings are spread, To shield them 'midst ten thousand dead. 3 If vapours w ith malignant breath Rise thick, and scatter midnight death: Still they are sale; the poison'd air Again grows pure, if God be there. 4 But if the fire, or plague, or sword, Receive commission from the Lord, To strike his saints among the rest: Their very pains and death are blest. The sword, the pestilence, or fire, Shall but fulfil their best desire; I'rom sins and sorrows set them free, And bring thv children, Lord ! to thee. 53 78, 79 PROVIDENCE OF GOD. ' °" Tnist in the promises of God. 1 4 ND art thou With us, gracious Lord, *^- To dissipate our fear J Dost thou proclaim thyself our God, Our God for ever near? 2 Doth thy right hand, which fprm'd the earth, And bears up all the skies, Stretch from on high its friendly aid, ^"hen dangers round us rise? 5 And wilt thou lead our weary souls To that delightful i-cene, Where rivers of salvation flow Through pastures ever green? 4 On thy support our souls shall leaix And banish ev'ry care; The gloomy vale of death shall smile, If God be with us there. 5 While we his gracious succour prove, 'Midst all our various ways, % \ The darkest shades, thro' which we pass? Shall echo with his praise. -q (90.) P. M. ' "• God our shepherd. 1 nriHE Lord my pasture shall prepare -*- And feed me with a shepherd's care; His presence shall my wants supply, And guard me with a watchful eye; My noon-day walks he shall attend, And all my midnight hours defend. ■2 When on the sultry glebe I faint, Or on the thirsty mountain pant; To fertile vales and dewy meads My weary wa-nd'ring steps he leads, Where peaceful rivers, soft and slow, Amid the verdant landscape flow. 5-i PROVIDENCE. OF GOD. 80, 81 3 Though in a bare and ragged waj , Through devious lonely wihu 1 straj ; Thy bounty shall my pains beguile, The banrn wilderness shall unile, With sodden greens and herbage crowned, And streams shall murmur all around. 4 Though in the paths of death I tread, With gloomy horrors overspread; M\ steadfast heart shall Gear no ill, For thou, O Lord, art with me still: Thy friendly crook shall give me aid, And guide me through the dreadful shade. 80. (91) C. M. 1 ^HINE on our souls, eternal God! ^ With rays of mercy shine: O let thy favour crow n our da\ s. And their whole course be thl ■2 Did we not raise our hands to thee, Our hands might toil in vain: Small joy success itself could give, If" thou thy love restrain. ,3 Tis ours the furrows to prepare, And sow the precious grain; Tit thine, to give the sun and air, And to command the rain. 4 With thee let ev'iy week begin, With thee each day be spent, For thee each fleeting hour improved, Since each by thee is lent. > Thus eheer us thro' this toilsome road, Till all our labours cease; And thus prepare our weary souls rerlasting peace. 01 • In travelling. 1 J TOW arc thy servants blest, O Lord! AJ- How sure is their defence ! 55 83 PROVIDENCE OF GOD. Eternal wisdom is their guide. Their help Omnipotence. 2 In foreign realms and lands remote, Supported by thy care, They pass unhurt thro' burning climes, And breathe in tainted air. 3 Thy mercy sweetens ev'ry soil, Makes ev'ry region please ; The hoary frozen hills it warms, And smooths the boist'rous seas. 4 Tho' by the dreadful tempest toss'd, High on the broken wave, They know thou art not slow to hear, Nor impotent to save. 5 The storm is laid, the winds retire, Obedient to thy will; The sea, that roars at thy command, At thy command is still. 6 From all my griefs and straits, O Lord! Thy mercy sets me free; , Whilst in the confidence of pray 'r ^ . My heart takes hold on thee. 7 In midst of dangers, fears, and deaths/ Thy goodness I'll adore; And praise thee for thy mercies past, And humbly hope for more. 8 My life, while thou preserv'st my life, Thy sacrifice shall be; And, "oh! may death, when death shall come, Unite my soul to thee ! C. M. "-• Dark Providence— I Cor. xiii. 9, 12. 'T HY way, O God, is in the sea; Thy paths I cannot trace: Xor comprehend the mystery Of thv unbounded grace. 56 PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 83 -v \< ils of flesh and sense M\ captive tool surround; l»s of pn>% idence ondYing thoughts confound. .1 dimly sec The wooden of thj little do I know of thee, Or of the jog i above ! but in pail I know thy will: I blest thee for the right; When will thy lo\c the rest reveal, In glon \ clearer light5 With raptures shall I then survey Thv providence and grace; \nd spend u everlasting day in wonder, lo\c. and ]» \ f'-rf by Raven*. I Kings xvii. 6. Tl'llKN God*a own people stand in need, " II will provide supplies: Thus when Elijah Taints for bread, MOOT flies. V God'fl command, with speedy "wings, lb'- hungry bird resigns its prey; And to the rev Vend prophet brings The needful portion day by day. This method may be counted strange; lint happy was Elijah's lot: For nature's course shall sooner change, Than dod's dear children be Forgot. Tbil wonder oft has been renew'd, And sa'mis b\ sweet experience find Their etili overrul'd tor good, Their Iocs to friendly deeds inclin'd. Who can distrust that mighty hand, Which rules with universal sway; 57 84, 85 PROVIDENCE OF GOD. Which nature's laws can countermand, Or feed us by a bird of prey \ °'*» Providence. 1 HHHY ways, OLord! with wise design, -*- Are fram'd upon thy throne above, And every dark and bending line Meets in the centre of thy love. 2 With feeble light, and half obscure, Poor mortals thy arrangements view; Not knowing that the least are sure, And the mysterious just and true. 3 Thy flock, thy own peculiar care, Though now they seem to roamuney"d Are led or driven only where -*„, They best and safest may abide. 4 They neither know nor trace the way : But whilst they trust thy guardian eye, Their feet shall ne'er to ruin stray, Nor shall the weakest fail or die. 5 My favour'd soul shall meekly learn To lay her reason at thy throne; Too weak thy secrets to discern^ I'll trust thee for my guide alone. o- C. M. °^« God our Guide and Preserver. Deut. xxxii. 11, 12. 1 nnHE eagle fond her charge awakes -*■ Where in the nest they doze; And while her fluttering plumes she shake: The way to fly she shows; She spreads her wings, her young to bear, Before their own they try; And takes them up, and cleaves the air: And so.trs above the sky. 2 'Twas thus in nature's sleep I lay, When Christ the Spirit shed, 53 PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 86 His Spirit stirr'd me op to pray, And hoverM o'er mv head, Infusing the first gracious hope He spread his «iii^ abroad, And train 'd his infant pupil up k the face of God. The object of his kindest care He never wt forsook, But did himself my weakness bear, And all my burthen took; He bore me up, from earth he bore On wings of heavily love, And taught my unfledg'd soul to soar To those bright realms above. fc The Sr>4rit of redeeming sxace I lath been mj sure d< fence, i And through the pathless wilderness Led on mv innocence: • When simpl< as a little child All idols 1 :>i)h rr\l, i And saw as say Redeemer smil'd, Ifj Paradi - i tstor'd. uu» Consolatory Refections on Providence. 1 }HPIS wisd >m, mercy, love divine, Which min ;s with our cares ; Ami shall our thankless heart repine Thai • ' all our pi;, Short- j ,,,.,1 blind, Bead dow n th and wo3 And doubt \i providence be k, 3 Should he:. :V wish complv, . would the gran] relieve the aare? Perhaps the good i<\- which v.. Might prove s snare. 59 87, 88 PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 4 Were once our vain desires subdu'd The will resign 'd, the heart at rest; ' In every scene we should conclude, ihe will of heaven is right, is best. 87 c- M- • Prmse for the Blessings of Providence an Grace, Psalm cxxxix. 1 A y.IIGHTY Fath«', eracious Lord, Kind ^^dian of mv davs, 1 hy mercies let mv heart record In songs of grateful praise. -? In life's first dawn, my tender frame \\ as thy indulgent care, Long ere I could pronounce thv name, Or breathe the infant prayer. 3 Each rolling year new favours brought - From thy exhaustless store; " But, ah! in vain my labouring thought ^\ ould count thy mercies o'er, -i While sweet reflection, through my dav$, , . y bounteous hand would trace, . Still dearer blessings claim thv praise, The blessings of thy grace. 5 Yes, I adore thee, gracious Lord ! For favours more divine; That I have known thv sacred word Where all thy glories shine. 6 Lord, when this mortal frame decavs, And every weakness dies, Complete the wonders of thv grace, And raise me to the skies". 88. (260.) C. Bl 1 TTE trembling soids! dismiss your fears; ■■■ Be mercy all vour theme; Mercy, which like" a river flows In one continued stream. 60 FALL AND 89 Fear not the powYs of earth and hell: God will these powYs restrain; His might? arm their rage repel, And make their effort! vain. Flew not the want of outward good: He will for his provide, Grant them supplies of daily food, And give them heav'n beside. Fear not, that he will e'er forsake, Or leave his work undone: He's faithful to his promises, And faithful to his Son. Fear not the terrors of the grave, Nor death's tremendous sting: He will from endless wrath preserve, To endless glory bring. You in his wisdom, pow'r, and grace, May confidently trust: His wisdom guides, his pow'r protects, His grace rewards the just. FALL AND DEPRAVITY OF MAN. on c- M- °«J« Corrupt Nature from Adam. 1 ¥3 LESS 'D with the joys of innocence, *■* Adam, our father, stood, Till he debas'd his soul to sense, And ate th' unlawful food. 2 Now we are born a sensual race, To sinful joys inclin'd; Reason has lost its native place, And flesh enslaves the mind. 3 While flesh and sense and passion reigns, Sin is the sweetest good: 61 90 DEPRAVITY OF MAK. We fancy music in our chains, And so forget the load. 4 Great God, renew our ruin'd frame, Our broken powers restore, Inspire us with a heavenly flame, And flesh shall reign no more. 5 Eternal Spirit, write thy law Upon our inward parts, And let the second Adam draw His image on our hearts. on c- M- W, Original Sin; or, the first and second Adan Rom. v. 12. Psalm li. 5. Job xiv. 4. 1 "DACKWARD with humble shame we look, -*-* On our original; How is our nature dash'd and tjjoke - In our first father's fall ! 2 To all that's good, averse and blind, But prone to all that's ill; What dreadful darkness veils our mind I How obstinate our will ! , 3 How strong in our degenerate blood, The old corruption reigns, And, mingling with the crooked flood, Wanders through all our veins ! A Wild and unwholesome as the root Will all the branches be; How can we hope for living fruit From such a deadly tree ? 5 What mortal power from things unclean Can pure productions bring? Who can command a vital stream From an infected spring? 6 Yet mighty God, thy wondrous love Can make our nature clean, While Christ and grace prevail aboTe The tempter, death, and sin. 62 DEPRAVITY OF MAN'. 91, 9"2 The second Adam shall restore The raini of the first, i to that sovereign power That new-createa our dust. it C. M. ' 1 • The Beceitf uhiess of Sin. SEN has a thousand treacherous arts To practise on the mind; With flattering looks she tempts our hearts, But leaves a sting behind. ! With names of virtue she deceives The aged and the young; And while the heedless wretch believes, Slit- makes his fetters strong. II She pleads tor all the joy she brings, And gWei a fair pretence; Hut cheats the soul of heavenly things, And chains it down to sense. i So on a tree divinely fair Grew the forbidden food; (Kir mother took the poison there, And tainted all her blood. 09 L M. k1^* Adam and Christ, Lords of the Old and the JVfew Creation. 1 T ORD, what was man when made at first, ■-^ Adam the offspring of the dust, That thou should'st set him and his race But just below an angel's place? 2 That thou should'st raise his nature so, And make him lord of all below; Make every beast and bird submit, And lay the fishes at his feet? 3 But O, what brighter glories wait To crown the second Adam's state ! What honours shall thy Son adorn, Who condescended to be born ! 63 93, 94 FALL AND 4 See him below his angels made, See him in dust amongst the dead, To save a ruin'd world from sin; But he shall reign with power divine. 5 The world to come, redeem'd from all The miseries that attend the fall, New-made, and glorious, shall submit At our exalted Saviour's feet. 0~ C. M. J3. The Farewell. 1 1T|EAD be my heart to all below, •*-* To mortal joys and mortal cares; To sensual bliss that charms us sO, Be dark, mine eyes, and deaf, my ears. 2 Lord, I renounce my carnal taste Of the fair fruit that sinners prigfe: Their paradise shall never waste One thought of mine, but to despise. 3 All earthly joys are overweigh'd With mountains of vexatious care; And where's the sweet that is not laid A bait to some destructive snare? 4 Begone, for ever, mortal things ! Thou mighty mole-hill, earth, farewell ! Angels aspire on lofty wings, And leave the globe for ants to dwell. 5 Come, heaven, and fill my vast desires, My soul pursues the sovereign good; She was all made of heavenly fires, Nor can she live on meaner food. CM L M- «? ■* • rhe prosperity of Sinners cursed. 1 T ORD, what a thoughtless wretch was I, ■*-^ To mourn, and murmur and repine To see the wicked plac'd on high, In pride and robes of honour shine ! 64 DEPRAVITY OF MAN. 95 2 But oh their end, their dreadful end ! Thy sanctuary taught me so: On slippery rocks I see them stand, And fiery billows roll below. 9 Now let them boast how tall they rise, I'll never envy them again: There they may stand with haughty eyes, Till they plunge deep in endless pain. \ Their fancied joys, how fast they flee! Just like a dream when man awakes; Their songs of softest harmony Vre but a preface to their plagues. 5 Now I esteem their mirth and wine Too dear to purchase with my blood; Lord, *tis enough that thou art mine, My life, my portion, and my God. am C. M. "**• TJie World's three ctrief Temptations. 1 Ty IIKN" in the light of faith divine * * We look on tilings below, Honour, and gold, and sensual joy, How vain and dangerous too ! 9 Honour's a puff of noisy breath; Yet men expose their blood, And venture everlasting death To gain that airy good. .} Whilst others starve the nobler mind, And feed on shining dust, They rob the serpent of his food T' indulge a sordid lust. 4 The pleasures that allure our sense Are dangerous snares to souls; There's but a drop of flattering sweet, And dash'd with bitter bowls. 5 (iod is mine all-sufficient good, My portion and my choice; 65 h 96, 97 FALL AND In him ray vast desires are fill'd, And all my powers rejoice. 6 In vain the world accosts my ear, And tempts my heart anew; 1 cannot buy your bliss so dear, Nor part with heaven for you. OK C- M J ° • The End of the World. 1 Vl/'HY should this earth delight us so? ™ * Why should we fix our eyes On these low grounds where sorrows grow, And every pleasure dies ? 2 While time his sharpest teeth prepares Our comforts to devour, There is a land above the stars, And joys above his power. '*»■ 3 Nature shall be dissolved and die/ The sun must end his race, The earth and sea for ever fly Before my Saviour's face. 4 When will that glorious morning rise } > When the last trumpet sound, And call the nations to the skies, From underneath the ground ? Q7 L. M. «7 • • The Vanity of earthly Tilings. 1 ^l^HAT are possessions, fame, and power, ** The boasted splendour of the great ? What gold, which dazzled eyes adore, And seek with endless toils and sweat ? 2 Express their charms, declare their use, That we their merits may descry, Tell us what good they can produce, Or what important wants supply. 3 If, wounded with the sense of sin, To them for pardon we should prav, 66 DEPRAVITY OF MAN. 98 Will they restore our peace within, And wash our guilty stains away J , Can they celestial Life inspire, ire ^ith power divine renew, With pure and sacred transports fire Our bosom, and our lusts subdue ? 5 When with the pangs of death we strive, And yield all comforts here for lost, Will they support us, will they give Kind succour, when we need it moat? 0 When at th' Almighty's awful bar To hear our final (loom we stand, Can they incline the Judge to spare, Or wrest the vengeance from his hand5 they protect us from despair, Prom the dark reign of death ami hell, D ua with bliss, and throne us where The jtiat, in joys immortal, dwell5 9 Sinners, your idols we despise, If these reliefs they cannot grant; Why should we such delusions prize, And pine in everlasting want1 nu L M- *'*>• The Glutton and the Drunkard. 1 TTA1X man, on foolish pleasures bent, * Prepares for his own punishment; What pains, what loathsome maladies From luxury and lust arise ! 3 The drunkard feels his vitals waste, Yet drowns his health to please his taste; Till all his active powers are lost, And fainting life draw s near the dust. 3 The glutton groans and loaths to eat, His soul abhors delicious meat: Nature, with heavy loads opprest, Would yield to death to be releas'd. + Then how the frighted sinners fly To God for help w ith earnest cry ! 67 99 CHRIST. He hears their groans, prolongs their breath, And saves them from approaching death. 5 O may the sons of men record The wondrous goodness of the Lord! And let their thankful offerings prove How they adore their Maker's love. CHRIST. HIS DIVINITY. QQ L M ^*7* The Deity and Humanity of Christ, John i. 1. 3. 14. Col.-i. 16. Eph. lit 9, 10. 1 Tj^RE the blue heavens were stfgtch'd abroad ■" From everlasting was the Word; With God he was; the Word was God, And must divinely be ador'd. 2 By his own power were all things made,- By him supported all things stand: He is the whole creation's Head, , And angels fly at his command. 3 Ere sin was born, or Satan fell, He led the host of morning stars; rThy generation who can tell, Or count the number of thy years J) 4 But lo, he leaves those heavenly forms, The Word descends and dwells in clay, That he may converse hold with worms, Drest in such feeble flesh as they. 5 Mortals with joy beheld his face Th' eternal Father's only Son; How full of truth! how full of grace! When through his eyes the Godhead shone. 68 CHRIST. 100, 10L 6 Archangels leave their high abode To learn new mysteries lure, and tell loves of our descending God, The glories of lmmanuel. inn L M I VV. Q0(i the S071 equal -with the Father. 1 11R1GHT King of glory, dreadful God! -t* Our spirits bow before thy seat, To thee we lift an humble thought, And worship at thine awful feet. J A thousand seraphs strong and bright Stand round the glorious Deity; Hut who amongst the sons of light Pretendi comparison with thee! 1 Yet there is one of human frame, Jena, array M in Beahand blood, Thinks it no robbery to claim A full equality with God. \ Their glory shines with equal beams; Their essence is for ever one, Though they are known by different names, The Father God, and God the Son. D let the name of Christ our King With equal honours be ador'd; His praise let every angel sing, And all the nations own their Lord. C. M. 1W- The Divinity of Christ. 1 HHHEE we adore, Eternal Word! -*■ The Father's equal Son; By heaven's obedient hosts ador'd, Ere time its course begun. The firs: creation has display'd Thine energy divine: For not a single thing was made Hv other hands than thine. 09 102 CHRIST. 3 But ransom'd sinners, with delight, Sublimer facts survey,— The all-creating Word unites Himself to dust and clay. 4 Creation's Author now assumes A creature's humble form: A man of grief and wo becomes, And trod on like a worm. > The Lord of glory bears the shame To vile transgressors due; Justice the Prince of life condemns To die in anguish too. — 6 God over all, for ever blest, The righteous curse endures; And thus, to souls with sin distrest, Eternal bliss ensures. 7 What wonders in thy person meet1, My Saviour, all divine ! I fall with rapture at thy feet, And would be wholly thine. HIS IjXCARjXATIOJW 1 K)Z. Messiah, Gen. xlix. 10. Dan. be* 26. Hag. ii. 6. 1 /"^LORY to God! who reigns above, ^ Who dwells in light, whose name is love Ye saints and angels, if ye can, Declare the love of God to man. <2 O what can more his love commend, His dear, his only Son to send! That man, condemn'd to die, might live, And God be glorious to forgive ! 3 Messiah's come — with joy behold The davsby prophets long foretold: .Tudah, thy royal sceptre's broke; \nd time" still proves what Jacob spoke. 70 CHRIST. 103 Daniel, thy weeks are all expir'd, — The time prophetic seals reqttir'd; Cut off tor sins, but not his own, Thv Prince, Messiah, did atone. 5 We see the prophecies fulfill'd In Jesus, that most wondrous child: His birth, his lite, his death, combine To prove his character divine. ,no (96.) C. M. I yJO. The JingcVs message to the s/tepheiuh- he fo^ of Christ joy to the world. 1 TTARK! what celestial notes, -"- What melody we hear ! Soft on the morn it floats, And fills the ravish'd ear. The tnnefull shell, The golden lyre, And vocal choir The concert swell. m 2 Th' angelic hosts descend, With harmony divine: See how from heav'n they bend,,* And in full chorus join. Fear not, say they ; Great joy we bring: Jesus, your King, Is born to-day. 3 He comes, from error's night Your wand'ring feet to save; To realms of bliss and light He lifts you from the grave. This glorious morn, (Let all attend!) Your matchless friend, Your Saviour's born. 4 Glory to God on high ! Ye mortals, spread the sound, And let your raptures fly To earth's remotest bound: For peace on earth, From God in heav'n, To man is giv'n, At Jesus' birth. 72 CHRIST. 103. 106 m.) c. m. DO. 77je Aih-ent of the Saviour. HARK, the glad sound, the Saviour lomts, The Saviour promised long! Ltf ev^7 heart prepare a throne, And e\ Yv voice a song. On him the Spirit, largely pour'd, Everts his sacred lire; Wisdom, and might, and zeal, and lo^ . His holy breast inspire. He comes the pris'ners to release, In Satan's bondage held: The gates of brass before him burst, The iron fetters yield. He comes, from thickest films of vice To clear the mental ray; And on the eyes, oppress'd with night, To pour celestial day. He comes, the broken heart to bind, The bleeding soul to cure, And, with the treasures of his grace. T' enrich the humble poor. Our glad hosannas, Prince of peace! Thy welcome shall proclaim; And heavVs eternal arches ring With thy beloved name. hna f»0 S. M. }^yjyj'J\fercy and not Ti rath residts from the mission of Christ. "O AISE your triumphant songs, -*•*' To an immortal tune. Let the wide earth resound the deeds Celestial grace has done. I Sing, how eternal love Its chief beloved chose, And bade him raise our wretched race From their abvss of woes. 73 " I 107, 108 CHRIST. 3 His hand no tnunder bears, No terror clothes his brow; Xo bolts to drive our guilty souls To fiercer flames below. i 'Twas mercy filled the throne, Xo wrath stood frowning by, When Christ was sent with pardon down To rebels doomed to die. 5 Now sinners dry your tears; Let hopeless sorrow cease; Bow to the sceptre of his love, And take the ofFer'd peace. 107 . ("') C' M' 1\J i . Christ comes to destroy sin. 1 TOY to the world; the Lord is come! ** Let earth receive her King; Let ev'ry heart prepare him roftjBQ, And heaven and nature sing. 2 Joy to the earth; the Saviour reigns, Let men their songs employ; While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and pla Repeat the sounding joy. 3 No more let sins and sorrows grow, Nor thorns infest the ground; He comes to make his blessings flow Far as the curse ist 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. ino (980 C. M. I \JO, The divine glory and goodness in the mission of Christ. 1 TJIGH let us swell our tuneful notes, •"- 'And join th' angelic throng; For angels no such love have known, T' awake a cheerful song. 74 " GHRISTi 109 will to guilty int-n is shown, An-1 j ,iv'n; te Savi >ur comes, \S ith >m hear'n. tee, m ith sweet accord, Hi- ii - -1 )rn: iv'n and earth in concert join, Now such a child is born. 1 Glory to God, in highest strains, In highest worlds be paid! His glor\ by our lips proclaimed, And b_\ our Uvea display M! 5 When shall \w reach those blissful realms, Where < 'hrist exalted r And learn of the celestial ch >ir Their own immortal strain-.' **'•-'• God sent Jus Son not to condemn but save the -world. 13 \l VISF, ye the Lord, who reigns above, * Fi\M on his throne of truth and love: Heboid the finger of his pow'r Contemplate, wonder, and adore. 2 Winn man, debas'd and guilty man, From crime to crime with madness ran; Well might his arm its thunders launch, And blast lh5 ungrateful, root and branch. Rut clemency with justice strove, the people of his love. . m\ beloved Sou!*' he cried, M He thou their Sa\iour, thou their guide." Itar with glory streams; i h healing on its beams. Dark, mists of error flee away, And Judab hails tlie rising day. 110 CHRIST. 5 His sacred memory we bless, Whose holy gospel we profess; And praise that great almighty name, From whom such light and favour came. no i104-) R M 1 IKJ. Praise for the mission of Jesus. 1 fl 1VE thanks to God most high, " The universal Lord, The sov "reign King of kings; And be his grace ador'd. His pow?r and grace Are still the same; And let his name Have endless praise. 2 He saw the nations lie All perishing in sin, And pitied the sad state The ruin'd world was in. Thy mercy, Lord, Shall still endure; And ever sure Abides thy word. 3 He sent his only Son To save us from our wo, From Satan, sin, and death, And ev'ry hurtful foe. His pow'r and grace Are still the same; And let his name Have endless praise. * Give thanks aloud to God, To God the heav'nly King; And let the spacious earth His works and glories sing. Thy mercy, Lord, Shall still endure; And ever sure Abides thy word. 76 CHRIST. Ill, 112 111. LM i -l J V song shall bless the Lord of all, 1 lfJ. My praise ^h:ill clime to his abode; Thee, Saviour, by that name I call, The great Supreme, the mighty God. 2 Without beginning or decline, I Object of faith, and not of sense; Eternal ages saw him shine, 1 He shines eternal ages hence. |3 As much, when in the manger laid, 1 Almighty ruler of the sky, I As when the si\ dayVwork he made Fill'd all the morning-Stan with joy. Of all the crowns Jehovah bears, Salvation is the dearest claim: That gracious sound well pleas'd he hears. And owns Emmanuel for his name. A cheerful confidence I feel, My well-plac'd hopes with joy I see: My bosom glows with heavenly zeal To worship him who died for me. tin S. M. * J -• The Birth of Christ. Heb. ii. 16. I Y"E saints, proclaim abroad -■■ The honours of your king; To Jesus your incarnate God, Your songs of praises sing. <2 Not angels round the throne Of majesty above, Arc half so much oblig'd as we, To our Imnianuel's love. .3 They never sunk so low, They are not rais'd so high; They never knew such depths of wo. Such heights of majesty. 115, 114 CHRIST. 4 The Saviour did not join Their nature to his own; For them he shed no blood divine, Nor breath 'd a single groan. 5 May we with angels vie, The Saviour to adore; Our debts are greater far than theirs, O be our praises more! t , q P. M. I I O. Praise to the Saviour. 1 ORIGHTEST and best of the sons of the -*-* morning! Dawn on our darkness and lend us thine aid Star of the East, the horizon adorning, Guide where our infant Redeeiayer is laid! 2 Cold on his cradle the dew-drops are shining Low lies his head with the beasts of the stall Angels adore him in slumber reclining, Maker, and Monarch, and Saviour of alT! 3 Say, shall we yield him, in costly devotion, Odours of Edom and offerings divine? ! Gems of the mountain, and pearls of the ocean, Myrrh from the forest, or gold from the mine K Vainly we offer each ample oblation; Vainly with gifts would his favour secure: Richer by far is the heart's adoration-, Dearer to God are the prayers of the poor. 5 Brightest and best of the sons of the morning Dawn on our darkness and lend us thine aid Star of the East, the horizon adorning, Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid HIS LIFE AND MIXISTRT. ". • (128.) C. M. 114. The ufe of Christ a pattern for Christian. 1 M\ Y dear Redeemer, and my Lord ! read my duty in thy word: 78 CHRIST. But in thy life the law appears Drawn out in living characters. I 5 Such was thy truth, and such thy zeal, Such defrence to thy Father's will, Th\ low and meekness so divine, I would transcribe and make them mine. hi mountains, and the midnight ail Witnessed the fervour oft iy praj *r: The desert thy temptations knew, Thy conflict and thy \ictYy too! -i Be thou my pattern; let me hear More of thy gracious image here. Then God the Judge shall own my name Among the CoU'wers of the Lamb. ' , - (130.) C. M. I I 1t keen reproach and cruel scorn, Patient and meek he st;>od. His fo«-s ongrateful, sought Ids life; He labour'd for their good. 5 To God he left his righteous cause; And still his task pursued; While humble pray t and holy faith His fainting strength renew'd. 79 115 116, 117 CHRIST. 6 In the last hours of deep distress, Before his Father's throne, With soulresign'd he bow'd, and said, " Thy will, not mine, be done !" 7 Be Christ our pattern and our guide ! His image may we bear! O may we tread his holy steps, His joy and glory share ! 1 , fi (132.) C. M. 1 1 O. Forgiveness from the example of Jesus. 1 i^l OD of my mercy and my praise ! " Thy glory is my song; Though sinners speak against thy grace With a blaspheming tongue. 2 When in the form of mortal man Thy Son on earth was found, > With cruel slanders, false and vain* They compass'd him around. 3 Their mis'ries his compassion mov'd: Their peace he still pursu'd: They rendered hatred for his love, And evil for his good. 4 Their malice rag'd without a cause; Yet with his dying breath He pray'd for murderers on his cross, And bless'd his foes in death. 5 O may his conduct, all-divine, To me a model prove! Like his, O God ! my heart incline My enemies to love. ~ {153.) L. M. 11/. Resignation from the example of Jesus. 1 ""pATHER divine," the Saviour cried. *- While horrors press'd on ev'ry side, And prostrate on the ground he lay, " Remove this bitter cup away. 2 " But if these pangs must still be borne, And stripes, and wounds, and cruel scorn, 80 CHRIST. 118 I how my soul before thy throne, i\'. Thy will, not mine, be done.'1 I Thus our submissive souls would bow, And, taught bj Jesus, lit- as low. ind not our lips alone, Would say, "Til} will, not ours, be done." v Then, though like him in dust we lie, Well vie w> the blissful moment nigh, Which, from our portion in his pains, Calls to the joy in which he reigns. 1 1 « L M I 10.^/(mf,5 Transfiguration. Matt. xvii. 4. 1 TV HEX at *a distance, Lord, we trace ' * The various glories of thy lace, What transport pours o"er all our breast, And charms our cares ami woes to rest! 2 With thee, in th< cell, On some bleak mountain would I dwell, Rather than pompous courts behold, And share their grandeur and their gold. .} Away, ye dreams of mortal joy; Raptures divine my thoughts employ, tie King of Glory shine; And feel his love, and call him mine. 4 On Tabor thus his servants view'd His lustre, when transformed he stood; And, bidding earthly scenes farewell, Cried, " Lord, 'tis pleasant here to dwell." 5 Yet still our elevated To nobler \i That grand anacmhlj would we join, Where all thy saints around thee shine. 6 That mount, how bright! those forms, how fair ' good to dwell for ever there! Come, death, dear envoy of my God, And bear me to that blest abode. 81 119, 120 CHRIST. 119. (1070 L- M- 1 "OEHOLD, the blind their sight receive! -*-* Behold, the dead awake and live! The dumb speak wonders, and the lame Leap like the hart, and bless his name. 2 Thus doth th' eternal Spirit own And seal the mission of the Son; The Father vindicates his cause, While he hangs bleeding on the cross. 3 He dies; the heav'ns in mourning stood: He rises, and appears a God. Behold the Lord ascending high, No more to bleed, no more to die. 4 Hence, and for ever, from my heart. I bid my doubts and fears depart; * And to those hands my soul resign, Which bear credentials so divine. 120. (129-) L- M- Christian example of benevolence. 1 A XD is the gospel peace and love ? -^*- Such let our conversation be; The serpent blended w ith the dove, Wisdom and meek simplicity. 2 Whene'er the angry passions rise, And tempt our thoughts or tongues to strife: On Jesus let us fix our eyes, Bright pattern of the Christian life. 3 O how benevolent and kind! How mild! how ready to forgive! Be this the temper of our mind, And these the rules by which we live. 4 To do his heav'nly Father's w ill, Was his employment and delight: Humility and holy zeal Shone thro' his life divinely bright. 82 I 121, 122 Dispensing good where'er he came, The labours of his life were love. If then we love the Saviour's name, Let his divine example move! |91 L. M. 1 ^ * • Rich JMan and jLazanu. Luke vi. 25. IX what contusion earth appears! * God's dearest children bath'd in tears; While they \sho heaven itself deride, Riot in luxury and pride. But patient let my soul attend, And ere I censure, view the end: That end, how different! who can tell The wide extremes of heaven and hell? 3 See the red flames around him twine, Who did in g jld and purple shine! Nor can his tongue one drop obtain, T' allay the scorching of his pain. 4 While round the saint, so poor below, Full rivers of salvation flow; On Abrab'm's breast he leans his head, And banquets on celestial bread. 5 Jesus, my Lord, let me appear The meanest of thy servants here; So that at length I may but taste The blessings of thy marriage feast. HIS SUFFERINGS JUVD DEATH, 1cysy L M. *^^* Gethsemane. 1 VTtlS midnight — and on Olive's brow, -■- The star is dimm'd that lately shone; 'Tis midnight — in the garden now, The BuflPring Saviour prays alone. I Tis midnight — and from all remov'd, Iramanuel wrestles lone, with fears, E'en the disciple that he lov'd Heeds not his Master's griefs and tears. 83 1£3, 124 christ. 3 'Tis midnight — and for others' guilt The man of sorrows weeps in blood; Yet he that hath in anguish knelt, Is not forsaken by his God. 4 'Tis midnight — -and from ether plains, Is borne the song that angels know: Unheard by mortals are the strains That sweetly sooth the Saviour's wo. m(136) L. M. The Passion of Christ. 1 pOME, let our mournful songs record ^ The dying sorrows of our Lord, When he expir'd in shame and blood, Like one forsaken of his God. 2 The Jews beheld him thus forlorn^ And shook their heads, and laugh 'cKn scorn; "He rescued others from the grave; Xow let him try himself to save." 3 O harden -d people! cruel priests! How they stood round like savage beasts ! - ; Like lions gaping to devour, When God had left him in their pow'r ! 4 They wound his head, his hands, his feetv Till streams of blood each other meet; By lot his garments they divide, And mock the pangs in which he died. 5 But, gracious God! thypowT andlove Have made his death a blessing prove. Tho' once upon the cross he bled, Immortal honours crown his head. 6 Thro' Christ the Son our guilt forgive, And let the mourning sinner live! The Lord will hear us in his name; Nor shall our hope be turn'd to shame. 191 (147.) C. M. I ^.-f qyie jove qJ a dying Saviour. 1 T>EHOLD the Saviour of mankind -■-* Nail'd to the shameful tree. 84 CHRIST. 125 How vast the love that him indin'd To bleed and die for thro ! 'rv, how he groans! while nature shakes, Ami earth's strong pillars bend! tuple's \ril iii sunder breaks, The solid marbles rend. 3 Tis done! the precious ransom's paid: 11 Receive m\ soul!" he cries: See where he bows his sacred head! He bows his head and dies! 4 But soon he'll break death's envious chain, And in full glory shine. O Lamb of God ! was ever pain, Was ever love like thine! ■ Ofi LM 1 «*• . I Ding- Saviour. 1 ttTRETCH'D oii the cross, the Saviour dies, ^ Hark! his expiring groans arise! See, from his hands, his feet, his side, Runs down the sacred crimson tide ! 2 But life attends the dreadful sound, And flows from every bleeding wound; The vital stream, how free it flows To save and cleanse his rebel foes! 3 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 } And didst thou bleed ? — for sinners bleed' And could the sun behold the deed* No! he withdrew his sickening ray, And darkness veil'd the mourning dav. Can I survey this scene of wo, Where mingling grief and wonder flow; And yet my heart unmov'd remain, Insensible to love or pain? 85 126 CHRIST. 6 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. 19fi R M- 1 ^U,u Stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted** Isa. liii. 4. 1 " CTRICKEX, smitten and afflicted," ^ See him dying on the tree ! Tis the Christ by man rejected ; Yes, my soul, 'tis he! 'tis he! Tis the long expected prophet, David's son, yet David's Lord; Proofs I see sufficient of it: Tis a true and faithful word. 8 Tell me, ye who hear him groaning, Was there ever grief like his' . Friends through fear his cause disowning, Foes insulting his distress: Many hands were rais'd to wound him, None would interpose to save; But the awful stroke that found him, Was the stroke that justice gave. S Ye who think of sin but lightly, Nor suppose the evil great; Here may view it's nature rightly, Here it's guilt may estimate. Mark the sacrifice appointed! See ivho bears the awful load; Tis the Woni), the Lord's anointed, Son of man, and Son of God. A 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 hope have built. 86 ciirist. 127, 128 127* Christ our substitute. [ •FT1WAS for our Bake, eternal God, -*- Th\ S n sustain'd thai heavj load Of base reproach and sore diss; ace, Ami shame defil'd his sacred face. 2 The Jews, his brethren and his kin, AbusM him when he cheek'd their sin; While he fulfill 'd thy holy laws, Tin \ hate him, but without a cause. S Zeal for the temple of his (iod Consum'd his life, expos'd his blood; Reproaches at thy glory thro1, n He felt, and mourn 'd them as his own. 4 His friends forsook, his followers fled, While foes and arms surround his head. Tin \ nail him to tin- blameful live; There hung my Lord, who died for me. 5 But God bis Father heard his cry: Rais'd from the dead, he reigns on high; The nations learn his righteousness, I And humble sinners taste his grace. 12f{. (H5.) P. M. 1 XT ""ITU ecstasy of joy " Extol his glorious name, Who rear*d die spacious earth, And rais'd our mortal frame. He built the ehurch, Who spread tl." >>k\ : Shout and exalt His honours high. • foundation laid Bj powY rod love divine; , his first-born Son, How bright bis glories shine! Low In- (Jescends, In dust he lies, 87 129 CHRIST. That from his tomb A church might rise. 3 But he for ever lives, Nor for himself alone; Each saint new life derives From him, the living stone. His influence spreads Through ev'ry soul, And in one house Unites the whole. 4 To him with joy we move; In him cemented stand; The living temple grows, And owns the founder's hand. That structure, Lord, Still higher raise, Louder to sound '**» Its builder's praise. 19Q L- M- 1 AV. Cmcifixion to the -world by the Cross oj Christ. Gal. vi. 14. 1 Tlf HE^ 1 survey the wondrous cross * * On which the Prince of glory died, My richest gain I count but lost, 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; Did e'er such love and sorrow meet? Or thorns compose so rich a crown ? 4 Were the whole realm of nature mine, That were a present far too small; Love so amazing, so divine, Demands my soul, my life, my all. CHRIST. 130, 131 (152.) S. M. ' oi). Freedom in the death of Jesus. AM) shall we --till be slaves, And in our tetters lie, When summon'd by a voice divine T' assert our liberty > '. Did the great Saviour bleed, Our freedom to obtain } And shall we trample on his blood, And glory in our chain? i Shall we go on to sin, Because thy grace abounds; Or crucify the Lord again, And open all his wounds1 » Forbid it, mighty God' Nor let it e'er be said, That those, for whom thy Son has died, In vice are lost and dead; > The man that durst despise The law that Moses brought, Behold ! how terribly he dies For his presumptuous fault. But sorer vengeance falls On that rebellious race, Who hate to hear when Jesus calls, And dare resist his grace. ioi C. M. 1 «J * • Christ's dying Love; or, our Pardon bought at a dear price. \ XJOW condescending and how kind ' *■•■■ Was God' a eternal Son! Our misery reach'd his heavenly mind, And pity brought him down. 2 This was compassion like a God, That when the Saviour knew The price of pardon was his blood, His pitv ne'er withdrew* 89 K 1S2 CHRIST. 3 Now, though he reigns exalted high, His love is still as great: Well he remembers Calvary, Nor should his saints forget 4 Here we behold his bowels roll As kind as when he died; And see the sorrows of his soul Bleed through his wounded side. 5 Here we receive repeated seals Of Jesus' dying love: Hard is the wretch that never feels One soft affection move- 6 Here let our hearts begin to melt, While we his death record, And with our joy for pardon'd guilt, Mourn that w^e pierc'd the Lord. 109 L M. 1J1, Salvation in the Cross. 1 T_I ERE at thy cross, my dying God, •■■■■■ I lay my soul beneath thy love, Beneath the droppings of thy blood, Jesus, nor shall it e'er remove. 2 Not all that tyrants think or say, With rage and lightning in their eyes, x Nor hell shall fright my heart away, Should hell with all its legions rise. S Should worlds conspire to drive me thence, Moveless and firm this heart should lie; Resolv'd (for that's my last defence) If I must perish, there to die. -4 But speak, my Lord, and calm my fear; Am I not safe beneath thy shade? Thy vengeance will not strike me here, Nor Satan dares my soul invade. 5 Yes, I'm secure beneath thy blood, And all my foes shall lose their aim4, Hosannato my dying God, And my best honours to his name. 90 christ. 133, 134 133. (U8) c- M 'Sorrow for t he auffenngs of tlin Saviour. 1 i 1 \> and all that 1 can do. 134. (145.) L. M. 1 TT7ORTIIY is he, that once was slain, ** The Prince of p« ace that groan'd and died; Worthi id live, and r At his almighty Father's side. 2 Pow'r and domii duo, \\ ! mn'd at Pilate's bar. I charged wit!: 3 Honour immort d mu« •ad of scandal and of scorn; \\ I le glon shines about his Lead, 1 bright crown without a thorn. 91 135, 136, 137 christ. 4 Blessings for ever on the Lamb, Whose blood speaks peace to wretched men, Let angels sound his sacred name; And ev'ry creature say, Amen. 135. (i**.) s. M. 1 TTOSAXXA to the Son n Of David and of God, Who brought the news of pardon down, And seal'd it with his blood! 2 To Christ th' anointed King, Be endless blessings giv'n ! Let the whole earth his glory sing, Who made our peace with heav'n. 1QA J143') C' M* % 1 OD. Tribute to the Lamb. 1 /"^ OME, let us join our cheerful songs ^-y/ With angels round the throne; Ten thousand thousand are their tongues, % - But all their joys are one. L2 " Worthy the Lamb that died," they cry. To be exalted thus ; " Worthy the Lamb," our lips reply, For he was slain for us. 5 Jesus is worthy to receive Honour and pow'r divine; And blessings more than we can give, Be, Lord ! for ever thine. 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! |q7 (134.) S. M. 1 O / . Praise for Redemption. 1 AUTHOR of life and bliss! ■£*- Thy goodness I adore. 158 me strength to speak thy praise, thee more! • for this world, so fair, \I\ daily thanks shall rise; *ry comfort, ev'ry joy, Thy bounteous hand supplies. ) But yet a nobler cause Demands my warmest love. Can words describe the wond'rous gift nding from above? The Saviour dwelt on earth; He died, that we might live; Endur'd the sorrows of the cross, Immortal hope to give. Ah who can tell the scorn, The dear Redeemer bore3 Or who describe the mental grief, Which his blest bosom tore' 6 Low in the grave he lay, While darkness veiTd the skies. But 16! — he bursts the bands of death; To glory see him rise! 7 Father! this work is thine; For us thou gav'st thy Son. O may we all devoted be, And live to thee alone! ,33. (l4-:)~ ' M The same. saviour crie died. 1 " ' JY.S'./frus/iV/."'— so the Saviour cried, And meekly bow'd his head and die 'Tis finiah'd — jres, the race is run, The battle fought, the vict'ry won. 2 ' Tis finish V/.'~ all that heav'n decreed, And all the ancient prophets said, uilnl'd, as was design'd, In thee the Sa\iour of mankind. 93 139 CHRIST. $ 'Tis finished!— * Aaron now no more Must stain his robes with purple gore. The sacred veil is rent in twain, And Jewish rites no more remain. 4 yTisJimsli'd! — man is reconcil'd To God, and pow'rs of darkness spoil'd. Peace, love, and happiness again Return and dwell with sinful men. 3 'TU finished! — let the joyful sound Be heard thro' all the nations round. 'Thjinish'd!— -let the echo fly Thro' heav'n and hell, thro' earth and sky! 1 QQ P- it- I .J v. Finished Redemption. 1 TT ARK ! the voice of love and mjgrcy -"- Sounds aloud from Calvary ! See it rends the rocks asunder, Shakes the earth, and veils the sky! "It isfinish'd!" Hear the dying Saviour cry ! 2 It is finish'd ! — O what pleasure Do these charming words afford ! Heavenly blessings, without measure, % Flow to us from Christ the Lord. It is finish'd!— * Saints, the dying words record. 3 Finish'd all the types and shadows Of the ceremonial law! Finish'd all that God had promis'd; Death and hell no more shall awe. It is finish'd! — Saints from hence your comfort draw. 4 Tune your harps anew, ye seraphs, Join to sing the pleasing theme; All in earth, and all in heaven, Join to praise Immanuel's name* Hallelujah! Glory to the bleeding Lamb ! 94 CHRIST. 140, 141 I in (14a) °- M 'Jon in the xnctonj of a nitrified Smiour. /-»i)MK, lei us lift our voices high, ^ High as i And join the - >ngs ahove the sky, Wnere pleasure never dies. the Lord that fought and bled, I low kind his smiles appear! \\ "hat melting, soothing words he says To evYy humble ear! » M For you, the objects of my love, It was for \ou 1 died. j Behold my hands, behold my feet, And look, into my side. 44 These are the wounds for you I bore, The tokens of my pains, When I was sent ti free your souls From miser] and chains," We give thee, Lord, our highest praise For goodness so divine : O may we ever feel thy grace, And die to ev'ry sin! , n (139.) S. M. * '■* * 'Love of Christ to men the Cause of hit suffering. BEHOLD tli' amazing sight, The Saviour lifted high! Behold the Son of Ciod's delight Expire in a 2 For whom, for whom, my heart, Were all these sorrows borne ; Why did he feel that piercing Mnart, And meet that various scorn' 3 For love of us he bled, And all in torture died; Twas love thai bow "d his fainting head, And opM his gushing side. 95 142, 143 CHRIST. 4 In sympathy of love Let all the earth combine; And drawn by cords so gentle, prove The energy divine. 5 In him our hearts unite, Nor share his griefs alone, But from his cross pursue their flight To his triumphant throne. 149 (153.) L. M. 1 ^ **• Love to the brethren a proper return to Christ. 1 TYT OW be that sacrifice survey 'd, *■* Which for our souls the Saviour made, While love to sinners fir'd his heart, And conquer'd all the killing smart. 2 Blest Jesus, while thy grace I sing, What grateful tribute shall I bring, That earth and heav'n and all may see My love to him, who died for me? 3 That off'ring, Lord, thy word hath taught; Nor be thy new command forgot, That, if their Master's death can move, Thy servants should each other love. s 4 When on the cross I fix mine eye, Letev'ry savage passion die; And may I ever ready be To serve, forgive, and love like thee. i iA (155.) C. M. 1 4«)« Christ anointing his disciples. 1 TTARK! 'tis our heav'nly Leader's vok ■"■ From the bright realms above; Amidst the war's tumultuous rage, A voice of pow'r and love. 2 k* Maintain .the fight, my faithful band, Nor fear the mortal blow; He, that in such a warfare dies, Shall speedy vict'ry know. 96 CHRIST. *^4 , »» I }-,. I of combat seen, And in the dusi was laid: But now 1 sit upon im throne, glorj crowns my head. i " This throne, this glory you shall share; hands the crown shall give; And you the sparkling honours wear, A\ bile God blmselfshall live.*' > Lord! 'tis enough, our souls are fir'd With courage and with love, Vain arc tic assaults of earth and hell; Our hones arc fivd abo\e. i We'll trace the footsteps thou hast drawn To triumph and renown; Nor slum thy combat and thy cross, Ma\ we but share thy crown. HIS RESURRECTION, ASC&NSIW, INTERCESSION, .LVD GLORY. . . (157.) L. M. 1-14. Christ dying, vising and reigning. 1 TJK, dies, the friend of sinners dies! ■"• Lo! Salem's daughters weep around. A solemn darkness veils the skies; A sudden trembling shakes the ground. 9 Gone saints, and drop a tear or two, For him who groan 'd beneath your load; He shed a thousand drops for you, A thousand drops of richer blood ! 3 Here's love and grief beyond degree: The Lord of glory dies for m But lo! — what >udden joys wit see! Jesus, the dead, revives again. 4 The rising God forsakes the tomb: In vain the tomb forbids his rise: Cherubic legions guard him home, And shout him welcome to the ski \)7 L 145 CHRIST. 3 Break off your tears, ye saints, and tell, How high our great Deliv'rer reigns. Sing, how he spoil'd the hosts of hell, And led the monster, death, in chains. 6 Say: "Live for ever, wondrous King! Born to redeem, and strong to save!" Then ask the monster: "v.here's thy sting! And where 's thy vict'ry, boasting grave?' . 15 (160.) P. M. I la. Christ's Resurrection and Ascensio-n. 1 A NGEL, roll the rock away: A Hallelujah! ' Death, yield up thy mighty prev. See, he rises from' the tomb, -V, Glowing in immortal bloom. 2 'Tis the Saviour! angels, raise Fame's eternal trump of praise. Let the world's remotest bound Hear the joy-inspiring sound. 3 Hail! victorious Jesus, hail! On thy cloud of glory sail In long triumph through the sky, L^p to waiting worlds on high. 4 Heav'n displays her portals wide: Glorious hero! thro' them ride. King of glory ! mount thy throne, Thy great Father's, and thine own. 5 Hosts of heav'n, seraphic fires! Raptur'd, sweep your sounding lyres. Sons of men! in humbler strain Sing your mighty Saviour's reign. 6 Ev'ry note with wonder swell; Sin overthrown, and captiv'd hell! Where is now, O Death! thy sting ? Where thy terrors, vanquish 'd King? ' 98 cukist. 146, 147 l ifi (1580 5 • M The resurrection of Christ a source of Con- solution. 1 \TE humble souls, that seek the Lord, *- Chase all your fears away; And bow with pleasure down to see Tin' place where Jesus lay. Thus low the Lord of life was brought! Such wonders love can do! Thus cold io death that bosom lay, Which throbb'd and bled for you! A moment give a loose to grief; Let grateful sorrows rise; And wash the bloody stains away With torrenta from your eyes. 4 Then dry your trails, and tune your songs, The S;t\iour li\rs again! Not all the bolts and bars of death The Con([u'ror could detain. 5 High o'er th' angelic bands he rears His once dishonour'd head; And thro' unnumber'd years he reigns, Who dwelt among the dead. 6 With joy like his, shall ev'ry saint His empty tomb survey; And rise with his ascending Lord Thro' all his shining way. 1 Al (159.) P. M. J 4 # • The same. 1 pHRlST. the Lord, is ris'n to-day, ^ Sons of men and angels say. Raise your joys and triumphs high; Sing, ye heav'ns, and earth reply. 2 Love's redeeming work, is done; Fought the fight, the battle won. Lo! our sun's eclipse is o'er, \m\ he sets in blood no more. 99 148, 149 christ. 3 Vain the stone, the watch, the seal ! Christ has hurst the gates of hell. Death in vain forbids his rise; Christ has open'd Paradise. -i Lives again our glorious King: Where, O death, is now thy sting? Dying once, he all doth save: "Where thy victory, O grave? I Aft C1M0 s- M- 1 4o. Resurrection of Christ. 1 QJEE what a living stone ^ The builders did refuse ! Yet God hath built his church thereon, In spite of envious Jews. 2 The work, O Lord, is thine, -^ And wondrous in our eyes: This day declares it all divine, This day did Jesus rise. 5 Since he hath left the grave, His promises are true; And each exalted hope he gave, Confirm'd of heav'n we view. 4 Hosanna to the King Of David's royal blood! Bless him, ye saints; he comes to bring Salvation from your God. 5 O come the happy hour, When all the world shall own Thy Son, O God, declar'd with powV, And worship at thy throne ! 6 We bless thy holy word, Which all this grace displays; And offer on thine altar, Lord ! Our sacrifice of praise. 149. (16y PM 1 lie same. 1 XTES, * Th , the Redeemer rose; he Saviour left the dead, 100 CHRIST. 150 And o'er our hellish foes High rais'd his conq'ring head. In wild dismay, The guards around Fall to the ground, And sink away; h Lo! the angelic bands In full assembly meet, To wait his high commands, And worship at his feet Joyful they conn-. And wing their way From realms of day To Jesus' tomb. ? TLi n back to heav'n they fly, The joyfdl news to bear. Hark! us tin v soar on high, What mane fills the sir! Their snti '; Jesus, a\ lio bled, Hath left the dead; He rose to-day." i Ye Mortals, catch the sound, Redeem'd by him from hell; And send the echo round The globe on which you dwell, With Christ we rise, "With Christ we reign, And empires gain 1>< \ ood the skies. 1 OU... 77i•■ M 1 fpiIF, Lord of life, with glory crown'd, ■ ( ):i h, n krone, . Dw* whom on earth II !i :t\ M his dying groan. •J II leof man Or - tell; Yet -till t1 That -..jiils are sa\ "d from hell. this he taught, and toilM, and hied; For this his life was .ui\*n; For this he fought, and ranqoish'd deadly For this he reigns in In ai n. 4 J -.in. ill ye saints beneath the -ky, \ iw; his name, With whoi l U live. 1,1 ! 1 ,J ■ * f ■ and Exaltatimu r, 12. l TTTHAT equal aoaosi i shall we bring ** To thee, 0 Lord our Cod, the Lamb 103 155 CHRIST. When all the notes that angels sing Are far inferior to thy name ? 2 Worthy is he that once was slain, The Prince of Peace that groan'd and died, Worthy to rise, and live, and reign At his "Almighty Father's side. 3 Power and dominion are his due, Who stood condemn:d at Pilate's bar: Wisdom belongs to Jesus too, Though he was charg'd with madness here. i All riches are his native right, Yet he sustain'd amazing loss: To him ascribe eternal might, "\\ ho left his weakness on the cross. 5 Honour immortal must be paid, * Instead of scandal and of scorn: While glory shines around his head, And a bright crown without a thorn. 6 Blessings for ever on the Lamb, Who bore the curse for wretched men: Let angels sound his sacred name, And every creature say, Amen. IDD. Christ's Ascension, Psalm xxiv. 7. 1 |"|URLord is risen from the dead; ^ Our Jesus is gone up on high; The powers of hell are captive led — Dragg'd to the portals of the sky. 2 There his triumphal chariot waits. And angels chant the solemn lay; M Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates! Ye everlasting doors, give way!" 3 Loose all your bars of massy light, And wide" unfold the radiant scene; He claims those mansions as his right: — Receive the King of Glory in. 104 christ. 156, 157 . •• Who is Ike King of Glory, who?*1 Lord thai all bis foes o'ercame; irid, sin, death, and hell, o'erthrewj Ami Jesus is ihe Conqueror's name. I «U? S M ' •'*'• Christ's Intercession. i TT'KLL. the Redeemer's gone * * '1'' appear before our God, unnkle o'er the flaming throne With his atoning hlood. \o fiery vengeance now, Nor burning wrath somes down: If justice call for sinner's hlood, -aviour --hows his own. 13 Beson Our bomb] The Father Isrj i hi- thnnder or, And l<>oks, and smiles, and loves. t Now may our joyful tongues Our Mailer's honour sing, i the pried receives our songs, \nd hears them to the King. We how before his face, And sound his glories high, M Hosanna to the God of That la_\ B his thunder bj ,] G " On earth tl ^ns, And triumphs all abort But, Lord, bow weak arc mortal strains 1 love ! 157. p. m- i \ RISE, my sot I -**- Shake on thj guilty fears, The bleeding Sacrifice In my behalf appears; 103 158 CHRIST. Before the throne my Surety stands, My name is written on his'hands. 2 He ever lives above, For me to intercede; His all-redeeming love, His precious blood to plead; His blood aton'd for all our race, And sprinkles now the throne of grace. 3 Five bleeding wounds he bears, Receiv'd en Calvary; They pour effectual prayers, They strongly speak for me; Forgive him, O forgive, they cry, Nor let that ransom'd sinner die. 4 The Father hears him pray, "S» His dear anointed One: He cannot turn away The Presence of his Son; His Spirit answers to the blood, And tells me I am born of God. 5 My God is reconcil'd, 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. 1 n£ L* **■ I *JO,jfC7l0u, t}]a! my Redeemer liveth. Jobxix. 25 1 T KNOW that my Redeemer lives; * What comfort this sweet sentence gives! He lives, he lives, who once was dead, He lives, my ever living head. 2 He lives to bless me with his love, He lives to plead for me above, He lives my hungry soul to feed, He lives to help in time of need. J06 CHRIST. 159 > \]c lives to print me rich supply, He lives to guide me with his eye, Hi- Uvea to comfort me when faint, He li\cs to hear m\ soul's complaint i He lives to sill nee all my fears, He li\ id * ipe my tears, He lives to calm my troubled heart, fie lives, all blessings to impart. He lives, all glory to his name! He lives, m\ Jesus, still the same; 0 the sweet joy this sentence gives, 1 know that my Redeemer lives! , rQ (150.) L. M. ■«*" Christ exalted. , 1 IV" OW let us raise our cheerful strains, -*-^ Ami join the blissful, choir above; Then- our • f lour reigns, Ami there th< \ sing his wondrous love: . who once upon the tree In agonizing pains expir'd, To save us rebels, — yes, \is he! How bright, how lovely, how admird ! 3 Jesus, who died that we might live, Died in the wretched traitor's place, O what returns can mortals give For such immeasurable grace! 4 Were Universal nature ours, And ail with all hep boasted store; NatUl art, with all their pow'rs, Would Mill OOfftfesS the ofi'ivr poor. 5 Yet tho' for bounty so divine \\ e rie*. ■:■ i sn equal honours raise: DUrj all our hearts be thine, And all our tongues proclaim thy praise. 107 160, 161 CHRIST. 1GO <173-) c« M I Ul/. Christ adored by the heavenly host. 1 f\ the delights, the heav'nly joys, ^-^ The glories of the place, Where Jesus sheds the brightest beams Of his o'erflowing grace ! 2 Princes to his imperial name Bend their bright sceptres down; Dominions, thrones, and pow rs rejoice, To see him wear the crown. :5 Archangels sound his lofty praise, Thro' ev'ry heav'nly street; And lay their highest honours down, Submissive at his feet. 4 While angels shout and praise thef*King, Let mortals learn their strains: Let all the earth his honours sing; O'er all the earth he reigns. 5 Now to the Lamb, that once was slain, Be endless blessings paid; Salvation, glory, joy, remain For ever on thy head ! 6 Thou hast redeem'd our souls with blood, Hast set the pris'ners free, Hast made us kings and priests to God, And we shall reign with thee. JMME8 JVfB CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. STAR OF BETHLEHEM. 1A1 L. M. 101. The Star of Bethlehem. 1 TyHEX marshall'd on the nightly plain, ** The glittering hosts bestud the sky; One star alone, of all the train, Can fix the sinner's wandering eve. 108 CHRIST. 16V2 2 Hark! hark! to God the chorus breaks, From c\ery boflt, from e\ery gem; But one alone the Saviour spv It is the star of Bethlehem. 1 I ii tin* raging seas I rode^ The atorm was Loud, — the night -was dark. The ocean yawifd, — and rudely blow'd The wind that toss'd my foundering bark, •i Deep horror then my \itals froze, Death-struck, I eeaa'd the tide to stem; When suddenly a star arose, It m as the star of Bethlehem. 0 It was my guide, my light, my all, It bade my dark forebodings cease; And through the storm and dangcr'sthrall, It led me to the port of peace. C Now safely moor'd — my perils o'er, IT1 ling, first in night's diadem, For ever and for ever more, The star! — the star of Bethlehem! MORNING STAR. 1 62. The Morning Star. 1 |~| THOU, whose beams serenely bright, " Can chase the darkness of my soul, And pour a flood of purest lk^lit, Where noa the shades of midnight roll: Ah! why so long should horror shroud This mourning breast with deep despair? Break through the dark and envious cloud, Arise, arise, O Morning star. 2 Through a long night of griefs and fears, With gloom and sorrow compass'd round I drop my uncomplaining tears, yet the radiant daun have found; Still towards the chamber* of the day, With eves intent, expecting there, ' 109 163, 164 christ. With patient hope, thy promis'd ray, I long for thee, sweet Morning star. 3 Increasing clouds announce thee nigh, Slumber my weary eyes invades; Death spreads his horrors o'er the sky, And thickens all the gather 'd shades. I yield, I bow my drooping head, Resign, at length, my anxious care I sink awhile among the dead, To wake and hail my Morning star. -t no L- ML 1 -Oj. Bright and 'morning Star. Rev. xxii. 16. 1 \^E worlds of light, that roll so near "*■ The Saviour's throne of shining bliss, O tell, how mean your glories are, How faint and few, compared witKJiis ! 2 We sing the bright and morning Star, Jesus, the spring of light and love: See, how its rays, diffus'd from far, Conduct us to the realms above ! 3 Its cheering beams spread wide abroad, Point out the puzzled Christian's way: Still, as he goes, he finds the road Enlighten'd with a constant day. 4. [Thus when the Eastern magi brought Their royal gifts, a star appears; Directs them to the babe they sought, And guides their steps, and calms their fears.] 5 When shall we reach the heavenly place Where this bright Star shall brightest shine? Leave far behind these scenes of night, And view a lustre so divine? ROCK OF AGES. 1 UQtRocJc smitten; or the Rock of Ages , Isaiah xxvi. 4. 1 TJ OCK of Ages, shelter me ! -*-*' Let me hide myself in thee! 110 CHRIST. 165 Let the water and die blood, From thy wounded > i< I < ■ which How'd, f via tin- double cure; me from its guilt and power. Not tho labour of my bands Can fulfil thy law's demands: Could m\ seal no respite know, Could my tears forever How, All for sin could not atone: Thou must save, and thou alone. i Nothing in my hand I bring, Simply tOthj CT068 1 cling; Naked, come to thee for dress; Helpless, look to thee for grace: Foul, 1 to the fountain fly, Wash me, Saviour, or 1 die! , While I draw thi-> fleeting breath, When m\ eye-strings break in death, When 1 soar to worlds unknown, See thee on thy Judgment throne, — Rock of Ages, ■belter me! Let me hide myself in thee! 16 J. P- M. Prov. xviii. 24. 1 #"|^Fi there is, above all others, *^ Well deserves the name of Friend; His is love, bey < ad a brother's, Costly, free, and knows no end. 2 Which of all our friends to save us, Could or would have shed his blood* But this Saviour died to have us R c weil'd in him to God. r> When he liv'd on earth abased, Friend of sinners was his name; Now, above all glory raised, He rejoices in the same. Ill 166, 167 christ. 4 Oh, for grace our hearts to soften! Teach us, Lord, at length to love; We alas ! forget too often, What a Friend we have above. 166 L. M. 1 p> OOR, weak, and worthless, though I am, ■*• I have a rich almighty friend; Jesus, the Saviour, is his name, He freely loves, and without end. 2 He ransom'd me from hell with blood; And, by his power, my foes controll'd: He found me wandering far from God, And brought me to his chosen fold. 3 But, ah ! my inmost spirit inouros; And well my eyes with tears may swim, To think of my perverse returns:— I've been a faithless friend to him. 4 Often my gracious friend I grieve, Neglect, distrust, and disobey; Anij often Satan's lies believe Sooner than all my friend can say. 5 Sure, were I not most vile and base, I could not thus my friend requite ! And were not he the God of grace, He'd frown and spurn me from his sight. REFUGE. 167. P- M. 1 TESUS, lover of my soul, " Let me to thy bosom fly, While the billows near me roll, While the tempest still is high; Hide me, O my Saviour, hide, Till the storm of life be past; Safe into the haven guide, Oh, receive my soul at last ! 112 Christ. 168 I Other refuge have I none, 1 i. Iielpl n, bang on thee: ( )h, Leave me not alone, Led 1 baselj Bhrink and Bee: Thou art nil mv trust and aid, All my help from thee 1 bring; Cover my defenceless head With the shadow of thy Ming! I Thou, () Christ, art all 1 want; Boundless love in thee I find: Raise the fallen, cheer the faint, Heal the Bick, and load the blind. Jttgt and h>l\ is thy nanio; I am all unrighteous^ Nile and full of sin I am; Thou art full of truth and grace. Pleote ith thee is found, Grace t<> pardon all mj Bin; Let the h« aling streams abound. Hake and kv- j) nit' pure within. Thou of life the fountain art, Freeh l< I me take of thee: i. 0 Lord, within my heart, Reign to all eternity. phtsiciaw. luo. Physician •/ Souls, Jer. viii. 22. l T\KKP are the wounds which sin has made; ■*-* Where shall the sinner find ■ cure? In tain, alas! in nature's aid; Th«- work exceeds ail nature's power. . \\ ith fatal stn neth in every part; 'I be dire conl tgion alls tin- veins, And spreads its poi ion to the heart 3 And ran D be found ? And is no kin\Y to live. > The li-ht ef truth to us displav, That wo ma\ know and lore thv wav; Plant holy tear in el T) li« art, That me from thee m lj ne'er depart. us to righteousness, the road J hat we must take, to dwell with God; 117 174, 175 HOLY SPIRIT. Lead us to heav'n, the seat of bliss, Where pleasure in perfection is. 174. (185.) C. M. J rf^OME, holy Spirit, heav'nly Dove, ^ With all thy quick'ning pow'rs; Kindle a flame of sacred love In these cold hearts of ours. 2 See, how we grovel here below, Fond of these earthly toys! Our souls, how heavily they go, To reach eternal joys ! 3 Dear Lord! and shall we always live At this poor, dying rate J Our love so cold, so faint to Ujee, And thine to us so great? 4 Come, holy Spirit, heav'nly Dove, With all thy quick'ning powers; Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love, And that shall kindle ours. 175. (W9.) C. M. 1 Tl/T Y hope, my portion, and my God, -"-■- How little art thou known By all the judgments of thy rod, And blessings of thy throne ! 2 How cold and feeble is my love ! How negligent my fear ! How low my hope of joys above! How few "affections there ! 3 Great God ! thy gracious aid impart, To give thy word success ; Write thy salvation in my heart, That I may learn thy grace. 4 Show my forgetful feet the way That leads to joys on high: There knowledge "grows without decay, And love shall never die. 118 HOLY SPIRIT. 176. irr fl90.j C. M. 17 b. Mdofthe spirit. 1 "CM)K ever bl< ited be the Lord, -T M\ Saviour and my shield ! ndl his Spirit * ith his word, To um me for the field. I When :>U my ibd their force unite, Be makes my soul his care; Instructs me in the hcav'nh fight, Ami guards me through the war. ml and helper so divine M J fainting hope shall raise: Be make:, the glorious vict'ry mine, And his shall be the praise. (195.) L. M. I ' ' • Tlte Hohj Spirit a Comforter. 1 Ol'RK the Weal Comforter is nigh, ^ "'1 ii he BQStaina my fainting heart; 1 ouhl wan hope tor ever die, And ev'rv cheering ray depart. fl When some kind promise glads my soul, Do I not find his healing voice The tempest of my fears control, And bid my drooping pow'rs rejoice? > What less than thine almighty word Can raise my heart from earth and dust, And bid me cleave to thee, my Lord, If j life, my treasure, and my trust! 4 And when my cheerful hope can say, "I love my God, and taste his grace;" Ix)rd, is it not thy blissful ray, \\ hich brings this dawn of sacred peace? 5 Let thy kind Spirit in my heart For ever dwell, O God of love; And light and heav'nly peace impart, Sweet earnest of the joys above. 115) 178, 179 HOLY SPIRIT. 178. (138.) L. M. 1 A MIDST a world of hopes and fears, J^*- A world of cares, and toils, and tears, Where foes alarm, and dangers threat, And pleasures kill, and glories cheat: "2 Send down, O Lord ! a heav'nly ray, To guide me in the doubtful way; And o'er me hold thy shield of pow'r, To guard me in the dang'rous hour. 5 Teach me the flatt'ring paths to shun, In which the thoughtless many run, Who for a shade the substance miss, And grasp their ruin in their bliss. 4 May never pleasure, wealth, or pride, Allure my wand 'ring soul aside; But through this maze of mortal ill, Safe lead me to thy heav'nly hill. 5 There glories shine, and pleasures roll, » That charm, delight, transport the soul; And every panting wish shall be Possess'd of boundless bliss in thee. 17Q (139.) CM. 1 / J. Breathing after holiness. 1 f\ THAT the Lord would guide my ways. " To keep his statutes still ! O that my God would grant me grace, To know and do his will ! 2 Order my footsteps by thy word. And make my heart sincere; Let sin have no dominion, Lord, But keep my conscience clear. 3 Assist my Soul, too apt to stray, A stricter watch to keep; And, should I e'er forget thy way, Restore thy wand'ring sheep. 120 HOLY SPIRIT. 180, 181 k Make me to walk in thy commands; ■ delightful road: Nor let my head, or heart, or hands, Offend against my God. 1 80. To the Ueued Spirit. 1 TIOLYGhoM, dispel our sadness, D- Pierce tlie clouds of sinful night: Come, thou source of sweetest gladness, Breathe thj life and spread thy light; Loving Spirit, God of peace, Great distribute r Rest upon this congregation! Hear, Oh! hear our supplication. 2 From that height which knows no measure, As a gracious shower descend: Bringing down the richest treasure i can wish, or God can send O thou Glory, winning down From the Father and the Son, Grant us thy illumination ! Rest on all this congregation. 3 Come, thou best of all donations God can give, or we implore; Having thy sweet consolations, We need wish for nothing more; Holt Spirit, heavenly Dove, Now descending from above, Rest on all this congregation, Make our hearts thy habitation. Iftl P M 1 O I • t Udress to the Sfririt. 1 INTERNAL Spirit, source of light, ■■^ Enliv'ning, consecrating fire, Descend, and, with celestial beat, Our dull, our frozen hearts inspire; Our souls refine, ( ur dross consume; Come, condescending Spirit, come! 121 N 182 THE GOSPEL CALL. 2 In our cold breasts O strike a spark Of that pure flame which seraphs feel; Nor let us wander in the dark, Or lie benumb 'd and stupid still. Come, vivifying Spirit, come ! And make our hearts thy constant home. 3 Let pure devotion's fervours rise! Let ev'ry pious passion glow ! O let the raptures of the skies Kindle in our cold hearts below. Come, purifying Spirit, come, And make our souls thy constant home' 182 THE GOSPEL CAJLL. 1. INVITING. GENERAL INVITATIONS. S. M. Behold, noiv is the accepted Time. 2 Cor. vi. 2. 1 JVT OW is th' accepted time, *■* Now is the day of grace; Now, sinners, come without delay, And seek the Saviour's face. 2 Now is tli' accepted time, The Saviour calls to-day; To-morrow it may be too late, Then Avhy should you delay '■ 3 Now is th' accepted time, The gospel bids you come; And ev'ry promise in his word Declares there yet is room. 4 Lord, draw reluctant souls, And feast them with thy love; Then will the angels clap their wings, And bear the news above. 122 THE GOSPEL CALL. 18f> I At length around thy throne j shall thy face behold; While thro' eternitj they'll strive Their raptures to untold. ,no P- M lOJ. Conic and ~w< -lemur to Jesus Chnst. Isaiah h. I. 1 ffOME, ye stnn< ra, pbor and wretched, ^ \\ eak and Hounded, sick, and sore! Jesus read] stands to save you, Full of pit] jem'd arhh power: He is aide. Hie is frilling: doubt no more. ('"iiu, ye thirsty! come and welcome; Cod's free bounty glorify: True belief, and true repentance. Bverj grace that brings us nigh — Without monej . Come to Jesus Christ, and buy. Lei not conscience make you linger, of fitness fondly dream; All iheJUneu he requireth, u el ) our need of him; This he gives you; ' Tis liis Spirit's rising beam. . ye weary, heavy laden, lx)st and ruin'd by the fall! If you tarn till you're better, You will never come at all: Jit eoua, — Sinn aall. '. \ icw him prostrate iu tin- garden; On the ground your Maker lies! On the blood) tree beh >ld him; Ibar him en, before he dies, " It is finished! ■ Sinner, uiil not this sufilce ? 184, 185 THE GOSPEL CALL. 6 Lo! th' incarnate God ascended, Pleads the merit of his blood: Venture on him, venture wholly, Let no other trust intrude; None but Jesus Can do helpless sinners good. 7 Saints and angels, join'd in concert, Sing the praises of the Lamb; While the blissful seats of heaven Sweetlv echo with his name: Hallelujah! Sinners hei^e may sing the same. 184. L m. 1 ^IXXEES, approach your dying Lord, ^ And fmd your happiness restor't*! His proffer'd benefits embrace, The plenitude of gospel grace: '2 A pardon written with his blood, The favour and the peace of God; The seeing eye, the feeling sense, The trembling joys of penitence: 3 The godly fear, the pleasing smart, The meltings of a broken heart: The tears that tell your sins forgiven: The sighs that waft your souls to heaven; i 1 Tl/" HAT could your Redeemer do " More than he hath done for you? 124 THK GOSPEL CALL. To procure your peace with God, Could he more than shed his blood5 .11 his flow of love, All his drawings from above, Why will ye your Lord deny? Why will ye resolve to die? 5 Turn, he cries, ye sinners turn: By his lite your God hath sworn; lit* would haw you turn and live, He would all the world ivi isc: 1 If your death were his delight, Would he you t" lite in M Duldhe ask. beset ch, and cry, Why will ye resolve to die? 5 Sinners, turn, while God is near! Dare not think him insincere: . e'en nom . \ our Sa\ iour stands, All day Ion \ C Can ye (1 rant it' God is love? It to si] bi ve? Will ye not his word r Will ye not hi> Ottfa D4 !. . the suffering God appears, weeps, believe his tears! Mingled with his blood the} " Why will ye resblvi to die ,"* 186. The Jubilee. 1 13 LOW ye the trumpet, blow -1-* The gladly solemn sound! Let all the nations km i arth's remotest bound, The year of Jubilee is come; Return, yei . home. 2 Exalt the Lamb of God, The Bin-atoning Limb; Redemption by his blood Through all the lands proclaim: lis 186 187 THE GOSPEL CALL. The year of Jubilee is come; Return, kc. 3 Ye slaves of sin and hell Your liberty receive; And safe in Jesus dwell, And blest in Jesus live: The year of Jubilee is come; Return, Sec. 4 Ye bankrupt debtors, know The boundless grace of heaven; Though sums immense ye owe, A free discharge is given; The year of Jubilee is come; Return, kc. 5 The gospel trumpet bear, ; ,** The news of pardoning grace; Ye happy souls draw near, Behold your Saviour's face: The year of Jubilee is come; Return, &e. 6 Jesus, our great High Priest, Has full atonement made; Ye weary spirits, rest; Ye mournful souls, be glad ! The year of Jubilee is come; Return, ye ransom'd sinners, home. 187. p. m! 1 ^IXNERS, will you scorn the message, ^ Sent in mercy from above? Every sentence — Oh, how tender! Every line is full of love; Listen to it, Every line is full of love. 2 Hear the heralds of the Gospel Xews from Z ion's king proclaim, To each rebel sinner — " Pardon, " Free forgiveness in his name:" J 26 I HE (iOSPRL CALL. 1 86 llsdl impoi tanl ! Free forgiven IKIIM- . the} brine you mm Fearful hearts, the} quell voar feara; \n»l i ith nea i of «on9olation, Chase av, ..\ the falling I Tender heralds — Chaae awaj the fulling tears. 4 Fal I Tins; world: Calloufl hearers of the word, \\ liih the : Take the wamin id; We entreat you, Take tfc they afford, 1 B8, Waiting - ; the court of heaven, Tidings bear without delay: Glad the message will obey. I oo. limitation. 1 T ET evry ear attend, *■•* And evYy heart rejoice; ITie trumpet of the gospel sounds. With an inviting voice. 2 Ho! all ye starving si That leed upon the w ind, And \aiidy strive with earth!} toys To till an empty mind: i Her >ar'd A il-r ■ And >ids your longing ■ppeti . taste. 4 Ho! ye tliat pant : And pine Bwaj and die- 189, 190 THE GOSPEL CALL. Here you may quench your raging thirst, With springs that never dry. 5 Rivers of mercy here In a rich ocean join; Salvation in abundance flows, like floods of milk and wine. 6 The gates of gospel grace Stand open night aud day: Lord! we are come to seek supplies, And drive our wants away. 1 8Q ^' *^' 10t" Inexhaustible grace. Luke x v. .31. 1 JEHOVAH'S grace, how full, how free: *■* His language how divine! " My Son, thou ever art with me, And all I have is thine. 2 w- My saints shall each a portion share, That's worthy of a God; They are my chief, my constant care— - The purchase of my blood. 5 41 Both grace and glory I will give, And nothing good deny; With me my saints shall ever live, And reign with me on high. 4 ' ' And should a hundred thousand more, Accept the proffered grace, I have a heaven prepared1 — for all; Nor shall you have the less." 5 Then, dearest Lord, let millions come, And feast on pard'ning grace; Bring prodigals, bring exiles home, And we will shout thy praise. 1 vv.jyfy son give me thy Heart. Prov. xxiii. 26. 1 TL7HAT language now salutes the ear, *" And 'tis our Father's voice! 128 THE GOSPEL CALL. 191 Iyt all the world attentive hear, And ei tj soul rejoice. r, he kindl) speaks to thee, How ever \ ile iti »u art; Here's grace ami pardon, rich and free— M\ son, give me th> heart. 5 For tine. ■ traitor, Jesus bled, And wffer'd dreadful smart; For thee ihe Lord was crucify'd — Mv bob, give me thj heart. \ TKo1 thou hast long mi grace withstood, And said to me, " Depart; I claim the purchase of my Mood — If] son, give me thj heart. I'll form thee for myself alone, And ( i part; I'll inak' Ivation known — My i e thj heart. G Conn-, Lord, and conquer now my heart, 11 throne: Bid sin and satan hence depart, And claim me as thine own. 101 c M 1 J l *Ji however will, let him come. Rev. xxii. 17. 1 f\ WHAT amazing words of grace ^^ Are in the gospel found! Suited to evVy Binner's case, Who know the joyful sound. 2 Poor, sinful, thirsty, fainting souls, • ion, lik :i river, rolls, Abundant, free, and slear. 9 Come then, with all your wants and wounds, .:• e\ Y\ burden bring! Here love, unchanging lose, abounds, A deep celestial spring! 12*J xvtll in no -wise cast out. John vi. 37. 1 TTARK! 'tis the Saviour's voice I hear, *•-■• Come, trembling soul, dispel thy fear: He saith, and who his word can doubt, He will in no wise cast you out! 2 Doth satan fill you with dismay,, . And tell you, Christ will cast awaV? It is a truth, why should you doubt; He will in no wise cast you out! 3 Doth sin appear before your view, Of scarlet or of crimson hue? If black as hell why should you doubt ^ He will in no wise cast you out! 4 The Publican and dying Thief Apply 'd tu Christ, and found relief; Nor need you entertain a doubt; He will in no wise cast you out! .> Approach your God, make no delay, He waits to welcome you to-day; His mercy try, nor longer doubt; He will in no wise cast you out! Q.. (124.) L. M. I V O . Ch risfs Invito. tton. 1 "pOME hither, all ye weary souls! ^ Ye heavy-laden sinners! come; 111 give you rest from all your toils, And raise vou to rav heav'nly home. 130 ■ THE (iOSIT.L CALL. 194 "They shall find rest, that learn of me; a met k and lowly mind: Hut pas like the sea, And | is the n ind. I HI >>\1 is the man, whose shoulders take M\ yoke, and bear it with delight! M\ 1 01 to his neck; Ms graa shail make the burden light" 4 Jesus! w<- come at thy command, With faith, and hope, and humble zeal; ! our spirits to thy hand, To mould and guide us at thy will. 1 J * 'J^ercy for sinners who obey the call of Jesus. l rjiHK Saviour ealls; let e\ *iy -■- Atti nd the luav'nly sound. Ye doubting souls! dismiss your fear; Hop h ing round. '2 For ev'r\ thirsty longing heart, Here streams of bounty How; And life, and health, and bliss impart, To banish mortal wo. 3 Here springs of sacred pleasure rise, ie your ovYv pain: •rial fountain! full supplies! Nor shall you thirst in tain. . \ sinners! come, 'tis mercy's voice; The gracious call obey ; Mercj inviti Bto hi avenlyjojar— And can you yet t 5 Dear Saviour! draw reluctant hearts; To thee lei sinnei i fly And take the bliss thy love imparts, Aud drink, and never die. 131 195, 196 THE GOSPEL CALL. in. (MM C. M. 1 uu. Room at the Gospel Feast. J HHHE King of heav'n his table spreads, -*- And dainties crown the board: Xot all the boasted joys of earth Could such delight afford. 2 Pardon and peace to dying men, And endless life are giv'n; And the rich blood, which Jesus shed, To raise the soul to heav'n. 5 Ye hungry poor, who long have stray'd In sin's dark mazes, come; Come from the hedges and highways, And grace will find you room. 4 Thousands of Bonis, in glory now. Were fed and feasted here; \V And thousands more, -still on the way, Around the board appear. 5 Yet is his house and heart so large, That thousands more may come; Nor could the whole assembled world O'ernll the spacious room. 6 All things are ready: enter in, Nor weak excuses frame. Come, take your places at the feast, And bless the Founder's name. 1Qr P. 1£ lvv. a jn tjiat j)Gy there shall be a Fountain opened for Sin and Unctearmess." Zech. xiii. 1. 1 CEE, from Zion's sacred mountain, ^ Streams of living water flow: God has opemd there a fountain; This supplies the plains below: They are blessed, "Who its sovereign virtues know. 2 Through ten thousand channels flowing, Streams of mercv find their wayj 132 THE GOSPEL CALL. 197 Life, and health, and joy beat -wing, linking all around Look gay: O, yenati Hail thel unexpected day. I Gladden'd by the flowing treasure, All-enriching as il Lo, the desert smiles with pleasure, Buds and blossoms as the rose, Kv.-ry object Sings for joy where'er it flows. 1 Trees of life the banks adorning, Yield their fruit to all around; Those who eat are sav'd from mourning, Pleasure comes and hopes abound: Fair tlu ir portion! Endless life witn glory crown'd. 8, FROM THE LOVE OF CHRIST. 1 J / . 77.^ wmuierfid love of Christ. 1 pOME, let me love, or is my mind ^ Hardened to stone, or froze to ice ? 1 see the blessed fair one bend. And stoop V embrace me from the skies! 2 Oh! 'tis a thought would melt a rock, And make a heart of iron move, That those sweet lips, that heavily look Should seek and wish a mortal love! 3 I was a traitor doom'd to fire, Bound to sustain eternal pains; He flew on wines of strong desire, Assum'd ray guilt and took my chains, 4 Infinite grace! almighty chan Stand in amaze, ye rolling skies! Jesus, the God, extends his arms, Hangs on a cross of love, and. dies, 5 Did pity ever stoop so low, Dress'd in divinity and blood } 133 198 THE GOSPEL CALL. Was ever rebel courted so, In groans of an expiring God ? 6 Again he lives, and spreads his hands, Hands that were nail'd to torturing smart; " By these dear wounds," says he; and stands. And prays to clasp me to his heart. 7 Sure I must love; or are my ears Still deaf, or will my passions move' Lord! melt this stubborn heart to tears; This heart shall yield to death or love. 1 Qft ^" *** 1 *j0.^nd yei there is room. Luke xiv. 22. 1 XTE wretched, hungry, starving poor, -*• Behold a royal feast ! Where mercy spreads her bounteous store, For ev'ry humble guest. 2 See, Jesus stands with open arms; He calls, he bids you come ! Guilt holds you back, and fear alarms, But see, there yet is room! TS Room in the Saviour's bleeding heart; There love and pity meet: Nor will he bid the soul depart. That trembles at his feet.] [4 In him the Father reconcil'd, Invites your souls to come: The rebel shall be call'd a child, And kindly welcom'd home.] 5 O come, and with his children taste The blessings of his love: While hope attends the sweet repast Of nobler joys above. 6 There, with united heart and voice Before th' eternal throne, Ten thousand thousand souls rejoice In ecstasies unknown. 134 THE GOSPEL CALL. 199, 200 And ret ten thousand thousand more Are welcome still to come; Yc longing souls, the grace adore, Approach, there yet is room! 00 C M «'■-'• Youth invited to love Christ. Prov. viii. 17. V"K hearts with yonthful vigour warm, -■- In smiling crowds, draw near; And turn from ev'ry mortal charm, A Saviour's voice to hear. He, Lord of all the worlds on high, Stoops to converse with you; And lays his radiant glories by, Your friendship to pursue. 11 The soul that longs to see my face, 1> sun- my loTC to gain; And those that earh seek my grace, Shall never seek in vain." What ohjeet, Lord, my soul should move, If. once oompar'd with thee? What beaut \ should command my love, Like what in Christ I see? • Away, ye false, delusive toys, Vain tempters of the mind! Tis here I fix my lasting choice, And here true bliss 1 find. 200. c. m. 1 A MAZING sight, the Saviour stands -**• And knocks at every door! Ten thousand blessings in his hands To satisfy the poor. 2 "Heboid," he saith, "I Meed and die To bring you to my rest:— Hear sinners, while I'm passing by, And be for ever blest. 135 201, 202 THE GOSPEL CALL. 3 " Will you despise my bleeding love, And choose the way to hell* Or in the glorious realms above, With me for ever dwell? 4 " Not to condemn your wretched race Have I in judgment come; But to display unbounded grace, And bring lost sinners home. 5 " Will you go down to endless night, And bear eternal pain? Or in the glorious realms of light With me for ever reign? 6 u Say— will you hear my gracious voice, And have your sins forgiven? Or will you make that wretched choice, And bar yourselves from heaven?" 20J. c. m. 1 JESUS, thy blessings are not few, ** Nor is thy gospel weak; Thy grace can melt the stubborn Jew, And heal the dying Greek. 5 Wide as the reach of Satan's rage, Does thy salvation flow; Tis not confin'd to sex or age, The lofty or the low. 3 While grace is offer'd to the prince, The poor may take their share; No mortal has a just pretence To perish in despair. 4 Come, all ye wretched sinners, come, Hell form your souls anew; His gospel and his heart have room For rebels such as you. 202. c. m. 1 A NT) will the Lord thus condescend ■**■ To visit sinful worms? 136 THE GOSPEL CALL. $05 Thus at the dun- shall mercy stand In all her wooing forms? 2 Surprising grace! — and shin my heart Unm-ivM and I M remain? Has this hard rock no Under part1 Must mere) plead in rain? 3 Shall Jesus lor admission sue — His ili:u- niag i tic • unheard 5 And this \ile heart, his rightful due, Remain tor ever barrM? 4 Tissin, alas, with tyrant pow'r, The Lodging has p And crowds of traitors bur the dooi Against the heav'nly guest. 5 Ye aangVoua inmates, hence depart: Dear S.i\ i i ir, inter in, And guard the passage to my heart, And keep out every sin. 203. Jer, xwi. IS— 20. 1 DETl'UX, () wanderer, return, *■*' And seek an injurM Father's face; Those warm desires that in thee burn, Were kindled by reclaiming grace. 2 Return, O wanderer, return, And seek a Father's melting heart; His pitying eves thy grief discern, His hind shall heal thine inward smart. .1 Return, O wanderer, return, Thy Saviour bids thy spirit live; Goto his bleeding feet, and learn How freeh Jesus can forgive. 4 Return, O wanderer, return, And wipe away the falling tear: Tis God wh ) Bays, •• \ > longer mourn,"' ^is mercy's voice invites thee near. 137 O 204, 205 THE GOSPEL CALL. *j(J4. Behold, I stand at the door. Rev. iii. 20. 1 "DEHOLD a stranger at the door! *-■* He gently knocks, — has knock 'd before, Hath waited long — is waiting still: You treat no other friend so ill. 2 Oh, lovely attitude, he stands With melting heart and loaded hands! Oh, matchless kindness ! and he shows This matchless kindness to his foes! 3 But will he prove a friend indeed? He will; the very friend you need; The friend of sinners — yes, 'tis He, With garments dy'd on Calvary. 4 Rise, touch'd with gratitude divine; Turn out his enemy and thine, ^ That soul-destroying monster, sin, • * And let the heavenly stranger in. 5 Admit him, ere his anger burn, His feet departed ne'er return; Admit him, or the hour's at hand, You'll at his door rejected stand. 3. FROM THE EXAMPLES OF SIXXERS RECEIVED. on 5 c- M- "UtJ'T/ie repenting Prodigal. Luke xv. 13, &c. 1 OEHOLD the wretch whose lust and wine " Had wasted his estate, He begs a share among the swine, To taste the husks they eat ! 2 " I die with hunger here, (he cries,) I starve in foreign lands, My father's house has large supplies, And bounteous are his hands. 3 •• I'll go, and with a mournful tongue, Fall down before his- face. 138 THE GOSPEL CALL. 1£Uvj Father, I've done thy justice wrong, Nor can deserve thy grace." -i He said, and hast< n\l to his home To seek his father's 1 >\c; The father saw the- rebel come, And all his bowels mow. 5 He ran, and fell upon his neck, Embraced andkiss'd his son; The rebel's heart with sorrow brake For tollies In- had done. 6 i% Take off his clothes of shame and sin," (The father gives command,) I)ivund; M; - m as di I, and lives again, Was lost, and now is found." &\3K}.The eoi /.' Lu£e wiii. 42. 1 A Son the cross the Saviour hung, -£*■ And wept, and hied, and died, He DOUr'd salvation on a wretch That languish 'd at his side. 2 His crimes, with inward grief and shame, The penitent con£ Then turn'd his dying eyes to Christ, And thus his prayer address'd; 3 "Jesus, thou Son and heir of heaven! Thou spotless Lamb of God! thee bath'd in sweat and tears, And weltering in thy blood. 4 " Yet quickly, from these scenes of wo In triumph thou shalt rise, Burst through the gloomy shades of death, And shine above the skies. 139 207,208 THE GOSPEL CALL. 5 "Amid the glories of that world, Dear Saviour, think on nie, And in the victories of thy death Let me a sharer be. ' C His prayer the dying Jesus hears, And instantly replies, — 44 To-day thy parting soul shall be With me in Paradise." 207. The leper healed. Matt. viii. 2, 3. J Xt"HrZ.X the poor leper's case I read, * ■ My own described 1 feel; Sin is a leprosy indeed, Which none' but CHlttST can heal. 2 "What anguish did my soul endure, Till hope and patience ceus'd ! The more I strove myself to cure, t h The more the plague increas'd. j While thus I lay distressed, I saw The Saviour passing by; To him, though fill'd with shame and awe, I rais'd my mournful cry. 4 Lord, thou canst heal me, if thou wilt, Oh, pity to me shew; Oh, cleanse my leprous soul from guilt; My filthy heart renew. 5 He heard, and with a gracious look Pronoimc'd the healing word: 1 1 will — be clean," and while he spoke I felt my health restor'd. C Come, sinners, seize the present hour, The Saviour's grace to prove; He can relieve, for he is pow'r— He will, for he is love. 90S C< M' —yJO.Bartijneus's Prayer. Mark x. 46—50. 1 T IKE A^Inw Barti metis, we are blind, rapt in nature's night; 140 THE GOSPEL CALL. 209 The grossest darkness veils our mind, For sin prevents the sight. Hii* lo! the Lord from heaven is come To open sinners' eyes; To make his wondrous mercy known, And heal their maladies. Come then, ye blind, and beg, and pray, And in the Lord believe; For who can tell } perhaps to-day You may your sight receive. Jesus of Naz'reth passeth by — He is the sinner's friend: Call on his name, and wait and cry, He will your suit attend. Should sinners say, k' Hold ye your peace, " Nor dare to make so free," Then cry the more, and never cease. M Have mercy. Lord, on me." Your worthless garments leave behind; Go to the Lord of light; Trust in his name, however blind. And he will give you sight. ROM THE HAPPINESS OF THE CHRISTIAN IS THI PRESENT AND FUTURE LIFE. >OQ i^85-) L M 1\nJ. Tlie beatitudes. LESS'D are the humble souls, who see Their ignorance and poverty. Treasures ot grace to them are giv'n, And crowns of joy laid up inheav'n. Bless'd are the men of broken heart, Who mourn for sin with inward smart; For them divine compassion flows, A healing halm for all their woes. i Bless'd are the meek, who stand afar From rage and passion, noise and war: B 210 THE GOSPEL CALL. God will secure their peaceful state, And plead their cause against the great, 4 Bless'd are the souls, who thirst for grace, Hunger and long for righteousness: They shall be well supplied and fed With living streams and living bread. 5 Bless'd are the men, whose hearts still mov And melt with sympathy and love; They shall themselves from God obtain Like sympathy and love again. 6 Bless'd are the pure, whose hearts are clea From the defiling power of sin: With endless pleasure they shall see A God of spotless purity. 7 Bless'd are the men of peaceful life, Who quench the coals of growing,strife: They shall be calPd the heirs ofbhss, The sons of God, the God of peace. 8 Bless'd are the suff'rers who partake Of pain and shame for Jesus' sake: Their souls shall triumph in the Lord, Glory and joy are their reward. 91n (2840 c- M" A 1 U. 772e blessings of obedience. 1 T>LEST are the undeni'd in heart, *-* Whose ways are right and clean; Who never from thy law depart, But fly from ev'ry sin. 2 Blest are the men that keep thy word, And practise thy commands; With their whole heart they seek the Lord, And serve thee with their hands. 3 Great is- their peace, who love thy law: How firm their souls abide! Nor can a bold temptation draw Their steady feet aside, 142 THE GOSPEL CALL. £11 Then shall my haurt have inward joy, And keep my face from shame, When all toy statntea I obey, i honour all thy name. I,. M. • ' ' ■ Religion. TIIHOl'CiH shades and solitudes profound, The tainting traveller winds his way; Bewildering meteors glare around, V 'I tempt his wandering feet astray. "Welcome, thrice welcome, to his eye, Hidden moon's inspiring light, When forth she sallies through the sky. The guardian angel of the night! Thus mortals, blind and weak, below Pnisoc the phsntomblias, in vain: The world's a wilderness of wo, And life a pilgrimage of pain! Till mild religion from above, I engaging form, The messenger of heavenly love, The bow of promise 'mid the storm. Beyond the narrow vale of time. Where bright celestial ages roll, To scenes eternal, scenes sublime, Sho p< int^ the way, and leads the soul. At her approach the grave appears The gate of Paradise restor'd; Her voice the watching cherub hears, And drops his double-flaming sword. Raptiz'd with her renewing fire, May we the crown of glory gain: Jl\-r when the boats of heaven expire, And reign with God, for ever rei^n! 143 212, 213 THE GOSPEL CALL. ^ 1 ^. j%^ blessedness of the righteous and t misery of the wicked. 1 nPHS man is ever blest, -*- Who shuns the sinners' ways; Amongst their councils never stands, Nor takes the scorner's place. •2 But makes the law of God His study and delight, Amidst the labours of the day, And watches of the night. ' 3 He like a tree shall thrive, With waters near the root; Fresh as the leaf, his name shall live: His works are heav'nly fruit. 4 Not so th' ungodly race, They no such blessings find; , H Their hopes shall flee like empty chaff Before the driving wind. 5 How will they hear to stand Before that judgment-seat, Where all the saints at Christ's right hand In full assembly meet? 6 He knows and he approves The way the righteous go: But sinners and their works shall meet A dreadful overthrow. 2. AWAKENING. THE EVIL OF SIN. AlO* Evil of sin. 1 f*1 OD, from his throne, with piercing eye, *-* Naked does every heart behold; But never, till we come to die, Will he to us the view unfold. 2 Should sin, in naked form appear, Just as it rises in the heart, 144 THE GOSPEL CALL. -14 And others know and set- it there In ev'rj feeling:, every thought; ^ The fire of hell must kindle soon, How envy and revenge would flame! One heart would urge another on, nil rage and vengeance want a name! | Sin in its nature would appear A living death, to form a hell; The worst of mis Vies creatures fear, The worst of plagues the tongue can tell. 5 Qnveil'd and naked evYv heart Before die judgment seat must stand, Sin act no more a double part, But meet a death from its own hand. 0 Tin1 fiery lake must hotter grow From the fierce clash of sinful souls; Kach bosom like a furnace glow, Xor God the rage or tire control. on C.M. ~ I 4. gin. 1 i'XD now the scales have left mine eyes, •"■ Now 1 begin to see: O the curs'd deeds my sins have done! What murderous things they be! '2 Were these the traitors, dearest Lord, That tlry fair body tore' Monsters, that stain'd those heavenly limbs With floods of purple gore! S Was it for crimes that I had done Iffy deanst Lord was slain, When justice seiz'd God's only Son, And put his soul to pain> 4 Forgive my guilt, O Prince of peace, 1T1 wound my God no more; Hence from my heart, ye sins, be gone, For Jesus I adore. 145 P 210, 21b THE GOSPEL CALL. 5 Furnish me, Lord, with heavenly arms From grace's magazine, And I'll proclaim eternal war With every darling sin. 91 r C. M. *1J,We must be bom again. John iii. 7. 1 DINNERS, this solemn truth regard! ^ Hear, all ye sons of men; For Christ, the Saviour, hath declar'd, " Ye must be born again." 2 Whate'er might be your birth or blood, The sinner's boast is vain; Thus saith the glorious Son of God, " Ye must be born again." 3 Our nature's totally deprav'd — The heart a sink of sin; Without a change we can't be sav?d;^ " Ye must be born again." [4 That which is born of flesh is flesh, And flesh it will remain; Then marvel not that Jesus saith, " Ye must be born again."] 5 Spirit of life, thy grace impart, And breathe on sinners slain; Bear witness, Lord, in ev'ry heart, That we are born again. 6 Dear Saviour, let us now begin To trust and love thy word; And, by forsaking ev'ry sin, Prove we are born of God. THE SINNER'S HELPLESSNESS. 0 l r cm. ^ ' V*The successful Resolve. Esth. iv. 16. 1 pOME, humble sinner, in whose breast ^ A thousand thoughts revolve, 146 THE GOSl'KL CALL. * ..-, pith your guilt and fear opprest, And make this last resolve: 2 M I'll go to .Jesus, though my sin llaiii lik« a mountain rose; 1 know his courts, Til enter in, \\ 'Imti'ver nun oppoei : Prostrate 111 lie before his throne, And there m\ guilt confess; I'll tell hini I'm a wretch undone, Without his sovereign grace: 4 u Perhaps he will admit my plea, Perhaps will hear mv prayer; But if I perish I will pray, Aud perish only there. 5 tc 1 can but perish it* I go, I am resol\\l to tPJ ; For ill sta\ away, 1 know 1 moat tor ever die." 6 But it' 1 die with mercy sought, When 1 the King have tried, This were to die (delightful thought!) As sinuer never died. VANITY A3TU UNCERTAINTY OF LIFE. 0 , 7 L. M. ^ ' • 'Life the Day of Grace and Hope, Eccl. 4, 5, 6, 10. 1 T IFE is the time to serve the Lord, ■*"* The time t' ensure the great reward; And while the lamp holds out to burn, The vilest sinner may return. 2 Life is the hour that God has given To 'scape from lull, and Ay to heaven; The, day of grace, and mortals may Secure the blessings of the dav. 3 The living know that they must (lie, But all the dead forgotten lie, 218, 219 THE GOSPEL CALL. They have no share in all that's done Beneath the circuit of the sun. 4 Then what my thoughts design to do, My hands with all your might pursue, Since no device, nor work is found, Nor faith, nor hope beneath the ground. 5 There are no acts of pardon past In the cold grave to which we haste, But darkness, death, and long despair, Reign in eternal silence there. OlO L. M. ^]0 To-day. Heb. iv. 7. 1 TJ ASTEN, O sinner, to be wise, "- And stay not for the morrow's sun; The longer wisdom you despise The harder is she to be won. , H 2 Oh, hasten, mercy to implore, And stay not for the morrow's sun, For fear thy season should be o'er Before this evening's course be run. 3 Hasten, O sinner, to return, And stay not for the morrow's sun, For fear thy lamp should fail to burn Before the needful work is done. 4 Hasten, O sinner, to be blest, And stay not for the morrow's sun, For fear the curse should thee arrest, Before the morrow is begun. 2 1 J -The rich -worldling. Luke xii. 16 — 21. 1 " TV/TV barns are full, my stores increase; *•*■* And now for many years, Soul, eat and drink, and take thine ease, Secure from wants and fears." 2 Thus, while a worldling boasted once, As manv now presume, '148 THE GOSPEL CALL. 220 He hoard the IxhmI himself pronounce His sudden, awful doom: 3 "This bight, vain fool, thy soul must pass Into a world unknown; \ii(l who shall then the stores possess Which thou has! oall'd thine own?" i Thus blinded mortals fondly scheme For happiness below : Till death destroys the pleasing dream, And the} awake to wo. ^*-"» Hv man Frailty. 1 "11 711 AT is this passing scene *" A peevish April-da) } A little sun — a little rain — And then night swoops along the plain, And all things fade awj\ : Man [soon diseuss'd) Yields up hi.-, trust, And all his hopes ami fears lie with him in the dust! 2 Oh, what is beauty's power5 It flourishes and dies; Will the cold earth it's silence break, To tell how soft, how smooth a cheek Beneath it's surface lies* Mule, mute is all O'er beauty's fall; Her praise resounds no more, when mantled in her pall. 9 Th'- most belov'd on earth Xot long survires to-day; So music past is obsolete, And yet 'twas swot t, 'twas passing sweet, But now 'tis gone awa\ : Thus does the shade, In memory fade, When in forsaken tomb the form belov'd is laid ! H9 221, 222 THE GOSPEL CALL. 4 Then since this world is vain, And volatile and fleet, Why should 1 lay up earthly jovs, W here rust corrupts and moth destroys, And cares and sorrows eat? Why fly from ill W ith anxious skill, When soon this hand will freeze, this throb- bing heart lie still? OOI (122. j P. M. ^^ J • Jesus's invitation to the afflicted. 1 i^OME, said Jesus' sacred voice, ^ Come, and make my paths your choice: 1 will guide you to your home! Weary pilgrim, hither come ! 2 Thou, who, houseless, sole, forlorn, Long hast borne the proud world's scorn, Long hast roam 'd the barren waste; , H Weary pilgrim, hither haste ! 3 Ye, who, toss'd on beds of pain, Seek for ease, but seek in vain: Ye, whose swoll'n and sleepless eyes Watch to see the morning rise: 4 Ye, by fiercer anguish torn, Guilt, in strong remorse, who mourn: Here repose your heavy care: Conscience wounded who can bear? 5 Sinner, come! for here is found Bairn tli at flows for ev'ry wound; Peace that ever shall endure; Rest eternal, sacred, sure. noo ^- *^- Zi— — . Jyjve to the Creatures is dangerous. 1 T I OW vain are all things here below ! "■ How false, and yet how fair! Each pleasure hath its poison too, And everv sweet a snsre. 150 THE GOSPKL CALL. WW -2 The brightest things below the skj (,ivc but a flattering Light; \\ t- should suspect some danger nigh Where we possess delight 1 3 Our dearest joys, and noamal friends, The partners of our blood, How thej divide our wavering minds, And leave but half for Goo! I 'l'h ■ fondn - love, How strong it strikes the sea Thither the warn affections move, Nor can we call diem I . ur, 1- 1 ii.; bea ities be M] soul's tern&l And gi i ind mi heart away 99„ C. M. — — '^ ' The Shortnfi s tmdJMisery oj Jjft . l i"|L"R dai s, alas! cur mortal daj s. *~* A rid a retched too:" and /ew," the patriareh says, And well the patriarch knew. i but at beat a narrow bound That heaven allows to men, Andpains and ^ins run through the round Of threescore \ -.A and few, liun on, mj daj s, in b Mom< -I months of wo, nnot :);• too i Le beavenh love prepare my soul, And call her to the skies, When og salvation roll, And glory never 151 224, 225 THE GOSPEL CALL. OOI C. M. -Z4. Frailty and Folly. 1 IIOW short and hasty is our life How vast our souls' affairs! Vet senseless mortals vainly strive To lavish out their years. 2 Our days run thoughtlessly along, Without a moment's stay; Just like a story, or a song, We pass our lives away. 5 God from on high invites us home, But we march heedless on, And ever hastening to the tomb, Stoop downwards as we run. 4 How we deserve the deepest hell, That slight the joys above! What chains of vengeance should we feel, That break such cords of love. • 5 Draw us, O Saviour, with thy grace, And lift our thoughts on high, That we may end this I aortal race, And see salvation nigh. 90- f225.) L. M. —~>J. 772d Vanity of Creatures. 1 "jlTAX has a soul of vast desires; -*■*-■■ He bums within with restless fires. Tost to and fro, his passions fly From vanity to vanity. 2 In vain on earth we hope to find Some solid good to fill the mind ; We tiv new pleasures, but we feel The inward thirst and torment still. 3 So, when a raging fever burns, Wc shift from side to side by turns; And 'tis a poor relief we gain, To change the place, but keep the pain. 4 Great God! subdue this vicious thirst, This love to vanity and dust; 152 THE GOSPEL CALL. 226, 227 CUM the file feTer of the mind. And feed our soul with joys rcfui'd. **v, SeeA ye my face. Psalm xxyii. 8. l JEHOVAH speaks, "Seek ye mj face," *^ My soul admires the wondrous grace; I'll Beek thy feee — thy Spirit give! 0 let me see thy face and live. 9 I'll wait; perhaps my Lord may tome; (If I turn hack, how sad my doom!) And begging, in his iw 1*11 lie, Till the Bweet hoar he passeth by. 9 Dailv I'll seek, with cries and tears, With secret sighs, sod fervent pray'rs; And, if not heard — I'll weeping sit, And perish at the Saviour's feet 4 But canst thou. Lord! sec all my pain, And bid me seek thy face in vain? Thou wilt not, eanst not, me deceive — The soul that seeks thy face shall live. 22 / . Time is short. 1 Cor. vii. 29. 1 rjlHE time is short! the season near, -*- When death will us remove; To leave our friends, however dear, And all we fondly love. w2 The time is short! sinners hew are, Nor trifle time away; The word i ition hear, While it is call*d to-day. 8 The time is short! ye rebels, now nrisl the Lord submit; To mercy's golden sceptre bow, And fall at JeSUS1 f< ct. 4 The time is short! ye saints rejoice-— The Lord will quickly come: 153 228 THE GOSPEL CALL. Soon shall you hear the Bridegroom's voice, To call you to your home. 5 The time is short! it swiftly flie9 — The hour is just at hand, When we shall mount above the skies, And reach the wibh'd-for land. 6 The time is short! — the moment near, When we shall dwell above; And be forever happy there, With Jesus, whom we love. DAN'GER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT'S WITHjjR VWIXG HIS INFLUENCE. 00n L. M. — _o. 77je returning Backslider. 1 QTAY, thou insulted Spirit, stay, ^ Though I have done thee such despite; Xor cast the sinner quite away, , . ** Nor take thine everlasting night. 2 Though I have steePd my stubborn heart, And oft shook off my guilty fears; And vex'd and urg'd thee to "depart, For many long rebellious years; 3 Though I have most unfaithful been Of all who e'er thy grace receiv'd; Ten thousand times thy goodness seen; Ten thousand times thy goodness griev'd; 4 Vet O ! the chief of sinners spare In honour of my great High-Priest: Xor in thy righteous anger swear, T' exclude me from thy people'6 rest. 5 This only wo I deprecate, This only plague I pray remove, Nor leave me in my lost estate, Nor curse me with this want of love. 6 E'en now, my weary soul release, Upraise me with t,h) gracious hand, 154 THE GOSPEL CALL. 229, 230 And guide into thy perfect p< Ami bring me to the promis'd land. — — •■'•.)//' spirit shall not ulwaifs strive. Gen. vi. 3. 1 CAY. ■oner, hath a voice within ^ Oft whisper'd to thy secret soul, Urg'd thee to leave tlie ways of sin, And 3 ield thy beart to God's control5 9 Hath something met thee in the path Of « orldliness and vanity, \ ii'l pointed to the coming wrath, And warnM thee from that wrath to flee? 3 Sinner, it was a heavenly voice, — It was the Spii i call; make \\u- better choice, And haste to seek in Christ thine all. 4 Spurn not the call to life and light; Regard in I . ning kind; That call thou niaj 'st not always flight, of merej find. 5 God's Spirit v\ ill not always strive With narden'd, self-destroying man; JTe, who pi -to grieve, May never hear his voice again. 6 Sinner — perhaps this very day, Thy last accepted time may he; Oh, anould'at thou grieve him now away, Then hope mag never beam on thee. 230. 0. M. 1 7V[0\Y »■ the time, tir accepted hour, ■*- O sin;. ■ a\ ; The Saviour's knocking at your door, Ariac a ithom dehrj . '2 Oh! don't refuse to give him room, >'uould withdraw; 155 231 THE GOSPEL CALL. He'll then in robes of vengeance come To execute his law. 3 Then where, poor mortals, will you be, If destitute of grace, When you your injur'd Judge shall see, And stand before his face. 4 Oh! could you shun that dreadful sight, How would you wish to fly To the dark shades of endless night, From that all-searching eye? 5 The dead awak'd must all appear, And you among them stand, Before "the great impartial bar, Arraign 'd at Christ's left hand. 6 Let not these warnings be in vain, But lend a listening ear; Lest you should meet them all again, When wrapt in keen despair. . ■ THE CERTAINTY OF DEATH AND JUDGMENT. 231. s- M. 1 \ XD am I born to die ; -^- To lay this body down' And must my trembling spirit fly Into a world unknown? L2 Soon as from earth I go What will become of me ? Eternal happiness or wo Must then my portion be ! 3 Wak'd by the trumpet's sound, I from my grave must rise, And see the Judge with glory crown'd, And see the flaming skies." •i How shall I leave my tomb ! With triumph or regret ! 156 THE GOSPEL CALL. "23% A fearful or a joyful doom, A cone or blessing meet? 5 Will angel hands convei Their brother to the bar? Or devill drag my soul away To meet its sentence there ? 6 Who can resolve the doubt That tears my anxious breast? Shall 1 be with the damnM cast out, Or number'd with the blest ? 7 I must from God be driven, Or with my Saviour dwell; Must come at his command to heaven, Or else depart to hell. 8 O thou that wouldst not have One wretched sinner die, Who died st thyself, my soul to save From endless misery; 9 Show me the way to shun Thy dreadful wrath severe, That when thou comest on thy throne, I may with joy appeal*. 232. p. M. 1 A XD am 1 only born to die r -^"*- And must I suddenly comply With nature's stern decree ? What after death for me remains* Celestial joys, or hellish pains, To all eternity. 2 How then ought I on earth to live, While God prolongs the kind reprieve, And props the house of clay; My sole concern, my single care, To watch, and tremble, and prepare Against that fatal dav ! 157 THE GOSPEL CALL. 23£ 3 No room for mirth or trifling here, For worldly hope, or worldly fear, If life so soon is gone; If now the Judge is at the door, And all mankind must stand before Th' inexorable throne ! 4 No matter which my thoughts employ; A moment's misery or joy: But oh ! when both shall end, Where shall I find my destin'd place ? Shall I my everlasting days With fiends or angels spend? 5 Nothing is worth a thought beneath, But how I may escape the death That never, never dies! How make my own election sure; And when I fail on earth, secure A mansion in the skies. , H 6 Jesus, vouchsafe a pitying ray, Be thou my guide, be thou my way To glorious happiness ! Ah! write the pardon on my heart! And whensoe'er I hence depart, Let rne depart in peace ! 9..^ L. M. «. o . ) . Sickness and Death. 1 TVTY soul, the minutes haste away, -*■'-*■ Apace comes on th' important day, When in the icy arms of death 1 must give up my vital breath. 2 Look forward to the moving scene; How wilt thou be affected then? When from on high some sharp disease Resistless shall my vitals seize. 3 When all the springs of life are low, The spirits faint, the pulses slow; 158 THE GOSPEL CALL. 234, 435 The eyes grow dim and short the breath, Presages of approaching death. \ When clammy sweats thro' ev'rj part. 5ho« life's retreating to the heart; Its Last resistance there to make, And then the breathless frame forsake. 5 When all eternity's in sight; The brightest day, er blackest night; One shock will break the building down, And let thee into worlds unknown. 6 O come, my soul, the matter weigh! How wilt thou leave thy kindred clay! And how the unknown regions try, And launch into eternity! ~%j-±. 77^ wght cometh. John ix. 4. 1 1 WAKE, awake, my sluggish soul, A* Awake, and view the setting sun; See how the Bhades of death advance, Ere half the task of life is done. 2 Death! — 'tis an awful, solemn sound; Oh, let it wake the slumh'ring ear! Apace the dreadful conqueror comes, With all his pale companions near. .} Thy drowsy eves will soon be clos'd, — These friendly warnings heard no more; Soon will the mighty Judge approach, E'en now he stands before the door. -i To-day attend his gracious voice; This is the summons that he sends: " Awake, — for on this transient hour Thy Long eternity depends." — *-**J-Tfie sinner weighed awl found -wanting. Dan. v. 27. 1 13 ATSK, thoughtless sinner, raise thine eye; -■■*' Behold Goo's balance lifted high! 159 S 236 THE GOSPEL CALL, There shall his justice be display 'd, And there thy hope and life be weigh'd. 2 See in one scale his perfect law; Mark with what force its precepts draw: Would st thou the awful test sustain' — Thy works how light! thy thoughts how vain! 3 Behold the hand of God appears To trace in dreadful characters; " Sinner — thy soul is wanting founds And wrath shall smite thee to the ground." 4 Let sudden fear thy nerves unbrace; Let horror change thy guilty face; Thro' all thy thoughts let anguish roll, Till deep repentance melt thy soul. 5 One only hope may yet prevail; — Christ hath a weight to turn the scale; Still doth the gospel publish peace, And show a Saviour's righteousness. 6 Great God, exert thy power to save; Deep on the heart, these truths engrave; The pond'rous load of guilt remove, That trembling lips may sing thy love. 236. The Scoffer. 1 A LL ye who laugh and sport with death, ***' And say, there is no hell; The gasp of your expiring breath Will send you there to dwell. 2 When iron slumbers bind your flesh, With strange surprise you'll find Immortal vigour springs afresh, And tortures wake the mind ! 3 Then you'll confess the frightful names Of plagues, you scorn'd before, No more shall look like idle dreams, like foolish tales no more. 1G0 THE GOSPEL CALL. 237, 238 I I'll ii shall )f curse that fatal -lay, \\ ttk Haines upon yoiu- tongues, When you e\chang\l \ our souls away For vanity and songs. A07 S. M. — «•>'• The harvest is past. Jer. viii. 20. 1 I SAW, beyond the tomb, * The awful . lodge appear, Prepar'd to scan m ith strict account, M\ blessings wasted here. •2 His wrath like flaming fire, Burn'd to the lowest hell — And in that hopeless world of wo, He bade my spirit dwell. 3 Ye sinners, fear the Lord, While \ et Mis call'd to da\ ; Soon will the awful voice of death Command your souls aw ay. 4 Soon w ill the harvest close— The summer soon be o'er — And soon, your injur'd, angry God Will hear your prayers no more. OQQ P- M -«*<*. Rom. iii. 16. J "II/TIEV frowning death appears, ** And points hislatal dart, What dark foreboding fears Distract the sinner's heart! The dreadful blow No arm can stay, But torn away lie sinks to wo. 2 Now <\ t»n h >pe denied, Bereft of every good, He must the wrath abide Of an a\engiug God; loi a 239 THE GOSPEL CALL. No mercy there Will greet his ear Nor wipe the tear Of black despair. 3 Sinners, awake, attend, And flee the wrath to come; Make Christ, the Judge, your friend, And heav'n shall be your home: His mercy nigh, Now points the path That leads from death To joys on high. 9«}Q P M jL ,j J. Sinner, prepare to meet God. 1 QJ INNER, art thou still secure? ^ Wilt thou still refuse to pray? Can thy heart or hands endure In the Lord's avenging day? 2 See, his mighty arm is bar'd! , * Awful terrors clothe his brow! For his judgment stand prepar'd, Thou must either break or bow. 3 At his presence nature shakes, Earth affrighted hastes to flee; Solid mountains melt like wax, What will then become of thee 5 4 Who his advent may abide? You that glory in your shame, Will you find a place to hide, When the world is wrapt in flame? 5 Lord, prepare us by thy grace ! Soon we mu-.t resign our breath, And our souls be call'd to pass Through the iron gate of death. f) Let us now our day improve, Listen to the gospel voice: 162 THE GOSPEL CALL. 240 k the things that are above? Scorn the world's pretended joy s. 240. The ' Alarm. 1 ^TOP, poor sinners, stop and think, ^ Before you further g >; Will you spoil upon the brink Of everlasting wo! On the vesjge oi ruin j1 >p — Now the friendly warning take — St;iv your footsteps — ere ye drop Into the burning lake. . have you an arm like God, Pear ye not thai iron rod "With which he breaks Ids foes? ( Ian you stand in that dread day, Which his LI proclaim, When the earth shall melt away Like wax b< fore the flame? 3 Ghastly death will quickly connte, And drag you to his bar; Then to liear your awful doom, Will till you witli despair! All your sins will round you crowd; You shall mark their crimson dye; Bach for vengeance crying loud, And what can you reply1 4 Tho' your I. F steel, Your forehead lin'd with brai God at length « ill mak He will not h t you pi Sinners, then in vain will call, Those who now despise his grace, " Rocks and mountains on us fall, And hide us from his face. " loj 241, 242 THE GOSPEL CALL. 241. c. m. 1 HH HERE is a voice of sovereign grace -*- Sounds from the sacred word; " Ho! ye despairing sinners, come, And trust upon the Lord." L2 My soul obeys th' Almighty call, And runs to this relief; I would believe thy promise, Lord, Oh ! help my unbelief. 3 To the dear fountain of thy blood, Incarnate God, I fly; Here let me wash my spotted soul From crimes of deepest die. 4 Stretch out thine arm, victorious King, My reigning sins subdue;. Drive the old dragon from his seat, With his apostate crew. - * 5 A guilty, weak, and helpless worm, On thy kind arms [ fall; Be thou my strength and righteousness, My .Usus, and my all ! ^Ll- Eternity. 1 -pTERXlTYisjustathand!— •*-* And shall 1 waste my ebbing sand; And careless view departing day, And throw my inch of time away? 2 But an eternity there is Of endless wo, or endless bliss; And swift as time fulfils its round, We to eternity are bound. 3 What countless millions of mankind Have left this fleeting world behind ! 164 thi: GOSPEL CALL. £43, 244 rheyVe gone! but where? — an, pause and see, Gone to a long eternity. 4 Sinner' canst thou for ever dwell In all thi' fiery deeps of hell; And is death nothing, then, to thee; Death, and a dread eternity } 91., (tar.) c. m. ~ + ,). rrhe fnisrru and danger of Sinners. 1 O IN VERS ! the voice of < iod regard: ^ Tis mercy speaks to-day; He calls you by his gracious word From sin's destructive way. •2 Like the rough sea that cannot rest, You live devoid of peace; A thousand stings within your breast Deprive your souls of ease. 3 Your way is dark, and leads to hell: Why will you persevere * (Jan you in frightful torments dwell, it up in black despair"' 4 Bow to the sceptre of his word, Renouncing ev'ry sin; Submit to bin your sovVeign Lord, And learn his will divine. ., (S2$.) L. M. — *. 4 • Tlie folhi of n egtectmg religion . 1 \V KY a til ye lavish out > our years ** Amidst a thousand trifling cares* While, in the various ranee of thought, The one thing needful is forgot. - Whi arill ing wind. And famish an immortal mind; While angels with regret look down, To see }ou spurn aheav nly crown ? j TIT eternal dod calls from above, And Jesus phads his d\ ing love; 105 245 THE GOSPEL CALL. Awaken'd conscience gives you pain: And shall they join their pleas in vain? 4 Not so your dying eyes shall view Those ohjects, which ye now pursue. Not so shall heav'n and hell appear, When the decisive hour is near. 5 Almighty God! thine aid impart. To fix conviction on the heart. Thy pow'r can clear the darkest eyes, And make the haughtiest scorner wise. 245. ( M. 1 rp ERRIBLE thought! shall 1 alone, -*- Who may be sav'd, shall I, Of all, alas ! whom I have known, Through sin for ever die? -2 While all my old companions dear. With whom I once did live, - ^ Joyful at God's right hand appear, A blessing to receive: 3 Shall I, amidst a ghastly band, Dragg'd to the judgment-?eat, Far on the left with horror stand, My fearful doom to meet' 4 While they enjoy their Saviour's love, Must lin torments dwell ? And howl, (while they sing hymns above,) And blow the flames of hell ! 5 Ah! no; I still may turn and live, For still his wrath delays; He now vouchsafes a kind reprieve, And offers me his grace. 6 I will accept his offers now, From every sin depart; Perform my oft-repeated vow. And render him mv heart, 166 THE GOSPEL CALL. 246, 247 7 I will improve what I receive, The grace through Jesua riven; Sun-, it* with God on earth I Live, To live with tiod in heaven. 2 16. Youth and Judgment, Eccl. xi. 9. 1 VK Bons of Adam, vain and \oung, ■*■ [ndiUj . indulge your tongue, Taste the delights your souls desire, And give a loose to all your tire: ■J Pursue the pleasures you design, And cheer your hearts with songs and wine, Knjoy the day of mirth; but know There is a day of judgment too. 3 God from on high beholds your thoughts, His book records your secret faults, The works of darkness you have done Must all Appear before the sun. 4 The vengeance to your follies due Should strike your hearts with terror through: How will ye stand before his nice, Or answer for his injur'd grace? 5 Almighty God, turn off their eyes From these alluring vanities; And let the thunder of thy word Awake their souls to fear the Lord. 917 C. M. ^-* ' • Death and Eternity. 1 OTOOP down, my thoughts, thatus'dto rise, ^ Converse a while with death; Think how a gasping mortal lies, And pants away his breath. ■2 His quivering lip hangs feebly down, His pulses faint and few, Then, Speechless, with a doleful groan He bids tin* world adieu. 1G7 248 PENITENCE OF THE 3 But, O the soul that never dies! At once it leaves the clay ! Ye thoughts, pursue it where it flies, And track its wondrous way. i Up to the courts where angels dwell, It mounts triumphing there, Or devils plunge it down to hell In infinite despair. 5 And must my body faint and die' And must this soul remove? O for some guardian angel nigh To bear it safe above! 6 Jesus, to thy dear faithful hand My naked soul I trust, And my flesh waits for thy command To dirop into my dust. PENITENCE OF THE AWAKt^BD SINNER. 248. 1. PRATER FOR PEXITEXCE. P. If. A Prayer for Seriousness. 1 PT1HOU God of glorious majesty, -*- To thee, against myself, to thee, A worm of earth, I cry; An half-awaken*d child of man, An heir of endless bliss or pain, A sinner born to die ! 2 Lo ! on a narrow neck of land, 'Twixt two unbounded seas I stand, Secure, insensible: A point of time, a moment's space Removes me to that heavenly place, Or shuts me up in hell. 168 AWAKENED SINNER. I O Mod mine inmost soul con And deeply on my thoughtful heart Eternal things impress: ( .\<- nie to feel their solemn weight, And tremhle on the brink of fate, And wake to righteousness. 4 Before roe place in dread array The pomp of that tremendous day, When thou with clouds shalt come, To judge the nations at thy bar; And tell me, Lord, shall I be there To meet a joyful doom? j Be this my one great business here, With ssjrions industry and fear aal bliss t' insure: Thine utmost counsel to fulfil, And suff\r all thy righteous will, And to the end endure. 6 Then, Saviour, then, my soul receive, Transported from this vale to live, And reign u ith thee above ; Where faith is sweetly lost in sight, And hope in full supreme delight, And everlasting love. OfQ «. S'M- — -l *j, por frue repentance. 1 C\ THAT I could repent! " With all my idols part; And to thy gracious eye present An humble contrite heart! 2 A heart with grief opprest, For having griev'd my God; A troubled heart that cannot rest Till sprinkled with thy blood! 3 Jesus on me bestow, The penitent desire; 169 R 249 250, 251 PENITENCE OF THE With true sincerity of wo My aching breast inspire; 4 With softening pity look, And melt my hardness down; Strike with thy love's resistless stroke, And break this heart of stone! ZDi). For true Repentance. 2 Kings xxii. 19. 20. 1 C\ FOR that tenderness of heart ^ Which bows before the Lord, Acknowledges how just thou art, And trembles at thy word ! 2 O for those humble contrite tears Wnich from repentance flow, That consciousness of guilt, which fears The long suspended blow ! 3 Saviour, to me in pity give The sensible distress, The pledge thou wilt at last receive, , ** And bid me die in peace ! 4 Wilt from the dreadful day remove Before the evil come, My spirit hide with saints above. My body in the tomb. 251. L- M- Hardness of Heart lamented. 1 T ORD ! shed a beam of heavenly day -*-* To melt this stubborn stone away: Now thaw, with rays of love divine, This heart — this frozen heart of mine. 2 The rocks can rend; the earth can quake; The seas can roar; the mountains shake; Of feeling all things show some sign, But this unfeeling heart of mine. 5 To hear the sorrows thou hast felt, What but an adamant would melt? 170 AWAKENED SINNER. 252 xlness and wrath, in vain combine >\e this stupid luart of mine. I me can yet perform the deed? Thai Otoe in all his grace 1 need; Th\ Spirit can from dr Anil melt this stubborn heart of mine. S Oli. Breath of Life, breathe on my soul! On me let Streams of mercy roll: thaw with rays of love divine This heart, this frozen heart of mine. 852. s- m. 1 f\ THAT 1 could repent! " O that 1 oould believe! Thou, by thy voice the marble rent, The ruck in sunder cleave! Thou, by thy two-edg'd sword, M\ BOttl ami spirit part; Strike with the hammer of thy word, And break my stubborn heart wr and Prince of peace. The double grace bestow; Cnloose the bands of wickedness, And let the captive go: Grant me my sins to feel, And then the load remove: — Wound, and pour in, my wounds to heal, The balm of pard'ningj love. .> For thine own mi The hindrance now rem And into thy protection take The pris'mi- of thy love; In every trying hour, i ble soul, And screen me from my nature's power, Till thou hast made me v\hole. 171 253, 254 PENITENCE OF THE \ This is thy will, I know, That 1 should holy be; Should let my sins this moment go, This moment turn to thee: O might I now embrace Thine all-sufficient power! And never more to sin give place, And never grieve thee more. 950 L M. ~ v. ithin. bleeding bird, nor bleeding beast, Nor hyssop branch, nor sprinkling priest, Nor running brook, nor flood, nor sea, Can -ssash the dismal -tain m 0 Jesus, my Ciod, thy hlood alone Hath power sufficient to atone; Thy hlood can make me white as snow; No Jewish types could cleanse me so. 7 While £uUt disturhs and breaks my peace, Nor flesh, nor soul hath rest or ease; Lord, let me hear thy pardoning voice, And make my broken bones rejoice. t>cjt C. M. +mU*J. The contrite 11 i ' I- . Ivii. 15. 1 JTIHE Lord will happiness divine -*- On contrite hearts b Then tell me, gracious God! is mine A contrite heart or no? 2 I hear, but seem to hear in vain, Insensible as st If aught is hit, lis only pain To find I cannot feel. 173 £56 PENITENCE OF THE 3 I sometimes think myself inclin'd To love thee, if I could; But often feel another mind, Averse to all that's good. •i My hest desires are faint and few, I fain would strive for more; But, when I cry, " My strength renew," Seem weaker than before. 5 Thy saints are comforted, I know, And love thy house of pray'r; I sometimes go where others go, But find no comfort there. 6 Oh, make this heart rejoice or ache; — Decide this doubt for me; And, if it be not broken, break — And lieal it, if it be. 0-r P. M. ^Ov. Penitential Sighs. ' ■ 1 T^ AT HER ! at thy call I come, -*■ In thy bosom there is room For a guilty soul to hide, — Press'd with grief on every side. 2 Darkness fills my trembling soul; Floods of sorrow o'er me roll; Pity, Father! pity me; All my hope's alone in thee. 3 But may such a wretch as I, — Self-condemn'd and dc ora'd to die, — Ever hope to be forgiv. And be smil'd upon by aveu? 4 Yes, I may ! for I espy Pity trickling from thine eye: Tis a Father's bowels move, — Move with pardon and with love. 5 Well I do remember, too, What his love hath deign'd to do; 174 AWAKENED SiNNEH. 257, 258 How he sent a Saviour down, All m tone, my elder brother died? \inl ifl justice satisfied 5 Why,— >h, wh) — should I despair Of m\ Father's tender i C. M. 257. The Penitent. 1 pROSTRATE, dear Jews! at thy feet, *- A guilt} rebel lies; And upwards to the mercy-seat Presumes to li: 2 Oil let not justice frown me hence; ; i ful storm: Forbid it thai Omnipotence Should crush a treble worm. 3 If t aid suffice To paj should from both my weeping eyes Lu ceaseless torrents flow . •i But no sueh sacrifice I plead To expiate my guilt; No tears, but those which thou liast shed,— No blood, but thou hast spilt. 5 Think of thy sorrows, dearest Lord! And all my sins forgive: Justice will well approve the word That bids the sinner live. 258. ) i" M. 1 f^ OD of mercy ! God of grace ! ^* Hear out ant songs. O restore thy suppliant race, Thou to whom our praise belongs! oast, Talents wasted, time mispent; 175 259 PENITENCE OF THE Hearts debas'd by worldly cares, Thankless for the blessings lent; 3 Foolish fears and fond desires, Vain regrets for things as vain; Lips too seldom taught to praise, Oft to murmur and complain; 4 These, and ev'ry secret fault, Fill'd with grief and shame we own. Humbled at thy feet we lie, Seeking pardon from thy throne. 5 God of mercy ! God of grace ! Hear our sad repentant songs. • () restore thy suppliant race, Thou, to whom our praise belongs! ZDJ. Indwelling Sin lamented. 1 YI7ITH tears of anguish I lament, * * Here at thy feet, my God, My passion, pride, and discontent, And vile ingratitude. 2 Sure there was ne'er a heart so base, So false as mine has been; So faithless to its promises, So prone to every sin ! 3 My reason tells me thy commands Are holy, just, and true; Tells me whate'er my God demands Is his most righteous due. 4 Iteason I hear, her counsels weigh, And all her words approve; But still I find it hard t' obey, And harder yet to love. 5 How long, dear Saviour, shall I feel These strugglings in my breast? When wilt thou bow my stubborn will, And give my conscience rest? 176 AWAKKNF.l) SINN IK. 2G0, 26 1 C Break. sovVeign grace, <) break the charm. And set the captive free: Reveal, Almighty God, thine arm, And haste to rescue me. ^OU. Conflict between Flesh and Spirit. Rom. \ i i . 15. 1 TIOW sad and awful is my state! "- The verj thing 1 do, 1 hate! When I tO God draw near in prayV, I feel the conflict even there! 2 I mourn, because I cannot mourn, I hate my Bin, yet cannot turn; 1 grieve, t>< cause 1 m I bear the troth, but cant beli< ?e. 3 Where shal sinner run? 1 - I *m ininM and undone; in pitj now draw near, And banish ev*ry rising fear. * Thy blood dear Lord, which thou hast spilt, ( San make this rocky heart to melt; Thy blood can make me clean within — Tb\ blood can pardon all my sin. Til on the atonement of that blood, 1 now approach to thee, my God; This is my hope, this is my claim, Jesus has died and wash'd me clean. 261. l. M. 1 \ LAS, alas, bow blind I've been, ^*- How lit tive 1 sail'd the sensual tide, Tnoughtless of God, whom I dety'd. 2 Oft have I beard ofheav'n, and bell, Where bliss and WO eternal dwell; But moek'd the threats of truth divine, And scorn'd the place w here angels shine. 177 262 PENITENCE OF THE 3 My heart has long refus'd the blood Of Jesus, the descending God; And guilty passion boldly broke The holy law which heav'n had spoke. 4 Th' alluring world control 'd my choice; When conscience spake, I hush'd its voice; Securely laugh M along the road, Which hapless millions first had trod. 5 But now, th' Almighty God comes near And fills my soul with awful fear — Perhaps I sink to endless pain, Nor hear the voice of joy again. 262. c- M- 1 A H, what can I, a sinner, do, -^*- With all my guilt opprest? I feel the hardness of my heart, And conscience knows no rest. l2 Great God, thy good and perfect law Does all my life condemn; The secret evils of my soul Fill me with fear aud shame. 3 How many precious Sabbaths gone. I never can recal; And Oh, what cause have I to mourn, Who misimprov'd them all! 4 How long, how often have I heard Of Jesus, and of heav'n; Yet scarcely listen'd to his word, Or pray'd to be forgiv'n! 5 Constrain me, Lord, to turn to thee, And grant renewing grace; For thou this flinty heart canst break, And thine shall be the praise. 178 AW \KKNKD BINNER. *263< '264 -O.I. Ps. li. m m\ sin thy searching i Nor let tli' olVences of my hand. Within thy b >ok, recorded stand. •J Give me a will to tliine subdu'd, ll l'l'IK'V, "d; \or let in endless gloom, An outcast from thy presence roam. 3 Oh, lit thy Spirit to mv heart Once more his quickening aid impart. My mind from every (barrel And Booth my troubled thoughts to pea. Has arg'd from thee, bi< it 1/ rd, to stray, Prom me I am, And. humbled, to their (Jod return. — V-k» Conviction. 1 Tl'f Y former hopes are fled, ^*- My terror now begins; I feel, alas! that I am dead In trespasses and bins. Ah, whither shall I By? I bear the thunder roar; The law proclaims destruction nigh, And vengeance at the door. 3 When 1 review my I dread impending doom; But m ly whisper says, •• Flee from the wrath to come." -i I see, or think I \ gtimm'ring from afar; A beam of da} that shines forme, To save me from despair. 179 265, 9,66 PENITENCE OF THE 5 Forerunner of the sun, It marks the pilgrim's way; I'll gaze upon it while I run, And watch the rising day. 2G5 P. M. jLK)D- Sin bewailed. 1 r|OME, my soul, thy suit prepare, ^ Jesus loves to answer pray'r; He himself has bid thee pray, Rise and ask without delay." 2 With my burden I begin; Lord! remove this load of sin! Let thy blood for sinners spilt Set my conscience free from guilt. 3 Lord ! I come to thee for rest, Take possession of my breast; There thy sov'reign right maintain, And without a rival reign. 4* Show me what I have to do, , , **< Ev'ry hour my strength renew; Let me live a life of faith, Let me die thy people's death. nra L. M. ZOO. Confession and Repentance. 1 C\ LORD, my God, in mercy turn, *^ In mercy hear a sinner mourn ! To thee I call, to thee I cry, O leave me, leave me not to die! c2 O pleasures past, what are ye now But thorns about my bleeding brow ? Spectres that hover round my brain, And aggravate and mock my pain. 3 For pleasure I have given my soul; Now justice, let thy thunders roll ! Now vengeance smile — and with a blow, Lav the rebellious ingrate low. 180 AWAKENED SINNER. '26?, 268 4 Yet 1 there I'll cling, I'll crowd beneath his sheltering wing; I'll clasp the cross, and holding there, I me, oil bliss! — his wrath may spare. 267 c- M Repentance at the Cross. 1 AH- l ■ :,s ,,)1'1H (1 '" ^ How would 1 vent my sighs' Repentance should like rivers flow From both my streaming 2 Twas for my >ins my dearest Lord Hung on the aarsed a And groan *d away a dying life For thee, my soul, tor thee. 3 O how I hate those Lasts of mine 1'bat crucified nay ( tod, Those sins that picrc'd and nail'd his flesh Fast to the fatal wood. 4 Yes, my Redeemer, they shall die, My heart has so decreed, Nor will 1 spare the guilty things That made my Saviour bleed. 5 Whilst with a melting broken heart My murder'd Lord 1 view, I'll raise revenge against my sins, And slay the murderers too. ZDO. Slain and reviving. Rom. vii. 9. 1 CIMOTE by the law, I'm justly slain; ^ Great God, behold my case; Pity a sinner tillM with pain, S'or drive me from th\ face. 2 Dread terrors fright my guilty soul — Thy justice, all in names, Gives sentence on this heart so foul, So hard, so full of crimes. 181 269 PENITENCE OF THE 3 'Tis trembling hardness that I feel; I fear, but don't relent, — Perhaps of endless death the seal: Oh, that I could repent! 4 My pray'rs, my tears, my vows are vile; My duties black with guilt; On such a wretch can mercy smile, | Tho' Jesus' blood was spilt* 5 Speechless I sink to endless night, I see an opening hell: But lo ! what glory strikes my sight ! Such glory who can tell ! 6 Enwrapt in these bright beams of peace, I feel a gracious God: Swell, swell the note: Oh, tell his grace; Sound his high praise abroad ! ZOy. Renouncing the World. 1 {^OME, my fond fluttering heart, > 3 ^ Come, struggle to be free, Thou and the world must part, However hard it be: My trembling spirit owns it just, But cleaves yet closer to the dust. 2 Ye tempting sweets, forbear, Ye dearest idols, fall; My love ye must not share, Jesus shall have it all: 'Tis bitter pain, 'tis cruel smart, But ah! thou must consent, my heart! 3 Ye fair enchanting throng ! Ye golden dreams, farewell ! Earth has prevail'd too long, And now I break the spell: Ye cherish 'd joys of early years, Jesus, forgive these parting tears. 182 270 AWAKENED SINNER. -i But must [part \*ith all ? M> bran still fondlj pleads, Yea — Dagon's self mas* fall, It beats, ii throbs, it bh [s there bo balra in Gileadfound To sooth and heal the smarting wound > 3 < ) yi s. Acre is a balm, A kind physician there, My fever'd mind to calm, To bid me not despair: Aid me, dear Saviour, set me free, And 1 will all resign to thee. 6 O may I feel thy worth, And let no idol dare, Xo vanity of earth, \\ it li thee, my Lord, compare: Now bid all worldly joys depart, And reign supremely in my heart! SUPPLICATION' FOR THE DIVINE MERCY. 97H L M Ai\J, penitent suing for Pardon. Job xiii. IS. 1 QJAVIOUH, canst thou love a traitor? ^ Canst thou love a child of wrath1 Can a helKdeserving creature Be the purchase of thy death ? l2 Is thy blood so efficacious, As to make my nature clean1 Is thj sacrifice so precioti \ * free my soul from sin? 3 Sin on cs 'ry side sun-ounds me I can hear of no relief; Pangs of unbelief confound me, Help me, Ix)rd, to bear my grief. 183 £71, 272 SUPPLICATION FOR THE 4 This is now my resolution, At thy dearest feet to fall; Here I'll meet my condemnation, Or a freedom from my thrall. 5 If 1 meet with condemnation, Justly I deserve the same; If I meet with free salvation, I will magnify thy name. 971 L. M. ^ • J • Seeking pardon. Ps. xxvii. 8. 1 T ORD, at thy feet I prostrate fall, J-i Opprest with fears to thee I call: Reveal thy pard'ning love to me, And set my captive spirit free. 2 Hast thou not said, "Seek ye my face;" The invitation I embrace; I'll seek thy face; thy Spirit give! O let me see thy face, and live. 3 I'll wait, perhaps my Lord may come; **♦ If I turn back, hell is my doom; And begging in his way, I'll lie Till the deal* Saviour passes by. 4 I'll seek his face with cries and tears, With secret sighs and fervent pray'rs; And if not heard, I'll waiting sit, And perish at my Saviour's feet. 5 But canst thou, Lord, see all my pain, And bid me seek thy face in vain? No ! Jesus will not, can't deceive, The soul that seeks his face shall live. 272. < What must I do to be saved?' Acts ix. 6. 1 Tl^TTH melting heart and weeping eyes, * ^ My guilty soul for mercy cries; What shall I do, or whither flee, T' escape that vengeance due to me,' 184 divine a; l> | TllJ now, 1 saw no danger nigh: I liv'd at case, nor fear d to die; Wrapt up in Belf-deceit and pride, •• I shall have peace at last," I cried. 3 Hut when, great God! thy light divine Had shone on this dark soul of mine, Then I beheld, with trembling awe, The terrors of thy holy law. 4 How dreadful, now, my guilt appears, In childhood, youth, and growing years! Before thy pure discerning eye, Lord, what a filthy wretch am I! Should vengeance still my soul pursue, Death and destruction are my due; Vet mercy can my guilt forgive, And bid a dying sinner live. 6 Does not thy sacred word proclaim on free in Jems' name? To him I look, and humbly cry, i wretch condemned to die!" 070 L M. — ' • >-. apprehension confessed, or Jesus -was heard in that he feared. Heb. v. 7. ii. 15. 1 n^HOU man of griefs, remember me, -*- Who never canst thyself forget Thy last, mysterious agony, Thy fainting pangs, and bloody sweat! '2 When, wrestling in the strength of prayer, Thy spirit sunk beneath its load! Thy feeble flesh afraid to bear The wrath of an almighty God! > Father if I may call thee so, Regard my fearful heart's desire, Remove this load of guilty wo, Xor let me in my sins expire! 4 I tremble lest the wrath divine, Which bruises now my sinful soul, 185 274 SUPPLICATION FOR THE Should bruise this wretched soul of mine, Long as eternal ages roll ! 5 To thee, my last distress I bring ! The heighten 'd fear of death I find ! The tyrant, brandishing his stin», Appears, and hell is close behind! 6 I deprecate that death alone, That endless banishment from thee! O save me, through thine only Son, Who trembled, wept, and bled for me ! <« • *• Penitence. 1 ttHOW pity, Lord! O Lord, forgive! ^ Let a repenting sinner live. Are not thy mercies large and free' May not the contrite trust in thee \ 2 With shame my num'rous sins I trace Against thy law, against thy grace; And, though my pray'r thou shouldst a©t hear, My doom is just, and thou art clear. 3 Yet save a penitent, O Lord ! Whose hope, still hov'ring round thy word, Seeks for some precious promise there, Some sure support against despair. 4 My sins are great, but don't surpass The riches of eternal grace. Great God ! thy nature hath no bound: So let thy pard'ning love be found. 5 O wash my soul from ev'ry stain, Nor let the guilt I mourn remain. Give me to hear thy pard'ning voice, And bid my bleeding heart rejoice. 6 Then shall thy love inspire my tongue; Salvation shall be all my song; And ev'ry power shall join to bless The Lord, mv strength and righteousness. 18*6 DIVINE MKROY. ~75, 276 («4l.j L. M. 4 / J. P »y©r 1 eannot live without thv Light, Cart out and banish'd from thy sight; Thv holy joys, () God, And guard me that I fall no more. \ A broken heart, my God, my King, Is all the sacrifice i bring: The ( . ■ ill ne'er despise A broken heart \-jv sacri 5 My soul lies humbled in the dust, And owns thy dreadful sentence just: Look down, O Lord, with pitying eye, And save the soul condemn'd to die. 276. l. m. 1 JESUS, if still the same thou art, ** If all thy promises are sure, up thy kingdom in my heart, And make me rich, for 1 am poor. 2 Thou hastpronouneM the mourner blest, And lo! for the 1 ever mourn; I cannot, no, I will not Till thou my only rest return. o Where is tin- hi. stow'd On all that hunger after thee? 1 hunger now, I thirst for God! See the poor fainting sinner, see. 187 177 SUPPLICATION FOR THE 4 Ah, Lord! if thou art in that sigh, Then hear thyself within me pray, Hear in my heart thy Spirit's cry, Mark what my lab 'ring soul would say. 5 Shine on thy work, disperse the gloom; Light in thy light I then shall see; Say to my soul, " Thy light is come, Glory divine is ris'n on thee." 6 Lord, I believe thy promise sure, And trust thou wilt not long delay : Hungry, and sorrowful, and poor, Upon thy word myself I stay. 277. c. M- 1 TESUS, if still thou art to-day ** As yesterday the same, Present to heal, in me display The virtue of thy name. 2 If still thou go'st about to do ' ^ Thy needy creatures good: On me, that I thy praise may show, Be all th\ wonders show'd. 3 Xow, Lord, to whom for help I call, Thy miracles repeat; With pitying eyes behold me fall A leper at thy feet. 4 Loathsome, and foul, and self-abhorr-d, I sink beneath my sin; But if thou wilt, a gracious word Of thine cau make me clean. 5 Thou seest me deaf to thy commands, Open, O Lord, my ear; Bid me stretch out my wither'd hands, And lift them up in prayer. 6 Silent (alas! thou know 'st how long) My voice, I cannot raise; 188 DIVINE MERCY. 278 But O! when thou shalt loose my tongue The dumb shall sing thj pndse. ? Lame at the pool I still am found: Give, and my strength employ; Light as a hart I then shall bound, The lame shall leap for joy. s Mind from mj birth to guilt and thee 5 And dark L am within; The love of God I cannot see. The sinfulness of sin. S But thou, they say, art passing b) . (> let m< find thee Jeans, in mercy, hear my cry, Thou Son of David, hear! ng hare I waited in i!ie waj . For thee the hearenlj light; it maud me to be brought, and say, lt Sinner, receive thy sight." 97Q 9 M- — / O. i*0 obtain mercy. 1 Tim. i. 16. ] AfV gracious, loving Loi*d, ^*- To thee what shall I say? Well may I tremble at thy word, And scarce presume to pray. J Ten thousand wants have I; Alas! I all things want! But thou hast bid me always cry, And never never faint. > Vet Lord, well might I fear, Fear e'en to ask thy grace, So oft have I, alas! drawn near, And mockM thee to thy face. '4 With all pollution stain'd, Thy hallow 'd courts I trod; Thy name and temple I profan'd, \nd dar'd to call thee God ! 189 279 SUPPLICATION FOR THE 5 Nigh with my lips I drew: My lips were all unclean; Thee with my heart I never knew; My heart was full of sin. 0 Far from the living Lord, Far. far from God and heav'n, Thy purity I still abhorr'd, Nor look'd to be forgiv'n. 97 Q P- M- *• • V'My peace I give unto ymi. John xiv. 27 1 T AMB of God for sinners slain, ■" To thee I humbly pray: Heal me of my grief and pain, O take my sins away. From this bondage, Lord, release; No longer let me be opprest; Jesus, master, seal my peace, And take me to thy breast I 2 Wilt thou cast a sinner out, - Who humbly comes to thee I • •' - No, my God, I cannot doubt: Thy mercy is for me: Let me then obtain the grace, And be of paradise possest: Jesus, master, seal my peace, And take me to thy breast ! 3 Worldly good I do not want: Be that to others giv'n; Only for thy love I pant; My all in earth or heav'n; This the crown I fain would seize, The good wherewith I would be blest; Jesus, master, seal my peace, And take me to thy breast ! 4 This delight I fain would prove, And then resign my breath! Join the happy few whose love Was mightier than death ! 190 DIVINE MERCY. 280 Lot it not, my Lord, displease, That I would die to be thy guest! Jesus, master, seal my pt aee. And take me lo thy breast! oan p M -OU. /«fu#, thou Son of David, have mercy on me. Mark x. -17. 1 JESUS, full of all compassion, *^ Hear thy humble suppliant's cry; Let me know thy great salvation; 9 I ■! I languish, faint, and die. 1 Guilty, but with heart relenting, OverwhelmM with helpless grief, Prostrate at thy feet repenting, Send, O send me quick relief! 3 Whither should a wretch be flying, Hut to him who comfort gives? Whither, from the dread of dying, But to him who ever lives? * While 1 view thee, wounded, grieving, Breathless, on the cursed tree, Fain I'd feel my heart believing That thou sufier'dst thus for me. .") Without thee, the world possessing, I should be a wretch undone; 8 treh through h< aven, — the land of blessing, Seeking good, and finding none. C Hear, then, blessed Saviour, hear me! Ml - ml chaveth to the dust; Send the Comforter to cheer me: Lo! in thee 1 put my trust. 7 Sav'd — the deed shall spread" new glory Through the shining realms above! Angels sing the pleasing story, Ail enraptur'd with thv love! 101 281, 282 SUPPLICATION FOR THE 9ft 1 R M- ^01 • Longing for an Interest in the Redeemer, 1 QRACIOUS Lord, incline thine ear! " My requests vouchsafe to hear; Hear my ne\er-ceasing cry; Give me Christ, or else I "die. 2 Lord deny me what thou wilt, Only ease me of my guilt: Suppliant at thy feet I lie, Give me Christ, or else I die. 3 All unholy and unclean, I am nothing else hut sin ; On thy mercy I rely, Give me Christ, or else I die. 4 Thou dost freely save the lost; In thy grace alone I trust: With my earnest suit comply; Give me Christ, or else I die^ 5 Father, dost thou seem to frown-' .. *** Let me shelter in thy Son ! Jesus! to thine arms I fly; Come and save me, or I die. 000 P- M- ~0£. Tlie Penitent's Prayer. 1 XI ATHER of mercies, God of love ! -■■ Oh! hear a humble suppliant's cry: Bend from thy lofty seat above, Thy throne of glorious majesty: O ! deign to listen to my voice, And bid this drooping heart rejoice. 2 I urge no merits of my own, For I, alas ! am all that's vile: No when I bow before thy throne, Dare to converse with God awhile, Thvname, blest Jesus, is my plea, That dearest, sweetest name to me! . 19-2 DIVINE MERCY. 283. 284 3 Within this heart of mine, I feel The weight of sin's oppressive load: Oh! help! OT else 1 sink to In II, Crash 'd by thine arm, avenging God! Entorab'd within that dread abyss, And exil'd from the realms off hliss! 28.3. /■ Penitent pardoned. 1 SOVEREIGN Ruler, Lord of all, •^ Prostrate at thy feet I fall: Hear, oh hear my anient cry, Frown not, lest 1 faint and die! -2 Vilest of the sons of men, Worst of rebels I hare heen! Oft ftboVd thee to thy fact', Trampled on thy richest grass. 3 Justly might thy vengeful dart, Pierce this broken, bleeding heart; Justly might thy kindled ire Blast me in eternal lire. 4 Hut with thee there's mercy found. Balm to heal my ev'ry wound; Thou canst sooth the troubled breast, Give the weary wand'rer rest. 3 Then my humble prayer attend, Show thyself the sinner's friend; Bid the sufferer cease to mourn, Bid the prodigal return ! 6 Clasp me in thine arms of love, Let me all thy fondness prove, I die if thou canst not forgive, But whisper " pardoned," and I live ! Ofti •• ■*■ dLi>'+* The Dying Sinners Prayer; or, the Prayer of Old Age. 1 f\ THOU that dost id secret see, " Regard a dying sinner's prayer, VJ3 T 285 SUPPLICATION FOR THE Out of the deep I cry to thee — Save, or I perish in despair. 2 Weeping, to Thee I lift mine eyes, ^ Mine eyes which fail with looking up, For thee my heart laments and sighs — Sick with desire and lingering hope. 3 O that I could but surely know If I at last shall mercy find ! For what am I reserv'd below? Tell me, thou Saviour of mankind ! 4 Let others walk with thee in light, But bless me with one parting ray. And ere I close mine eyes in night,' Give me to see thy perfect day. 9or (217.) C. ML **ou. Supplication for God's grace. 1 rpO thee, O God! my pray'r ascends, -■- But not for golden stores; Nor covet I the brightest gems -. On the rich eastern shores: 2 Nor that deluding empty joy Men call a mighty name, Nor greatness with its pride and state, My restless thoughts inflame: — 3 Nor pleasure's fascinating charms My fond desires allure: But nobler things than these, from thee, My wishes would secure. 4 The faith and hope of joys to come My best affections move; Thy light, thy favour, and thy smiles, Thine everlasting love. 5 These are the blessings I desire: Lord, be these blessings mine ! And all the glories of the world I cheerfully resign. 194 divine mercy. 286, 287 oQ., (218.) C. M. -OO. God the portion of the Soul. 1 TVf Y God, my portion, and my love! *■" My everlasting all ! I'vr none but thee in hear'n above, Or on this earthly ball. I In vain the bright meridian sun Scatters his feeble light: Thy brighter beams create my noon; If thou withdraw, 'tis night. .5 And while upon my restless bed, Amongst the shades I roll; It God his light around me shed, Tis morning with my soul. i To thee I owe my wealth and friends, And health, and safe abode. Thankfl to thy name for meaner things; But they are not my God. i If 1 possess'd the spacious earth, And call'd the stars my own; Without thy mercy and thy love, 1 were a wretch undone. 6 Let others stretch their arms like seas, And grasp in all the shore; Grant me to see thy blissful face, And I desire no more ! .907 (219.) C. M. -*»° • • God the Christian's portion. ««^J.OD, my supporter and my hope, ' ' \* My help forever near! Thine arm of mercy holds me up, And saves me from despair. 8 Thy counsels, Lord ! shall guide my feet Through this dark wilderness: Thy hand conduct me near thy seat, To dwell before thv face. 195 -88 SUPPLICATION FOR THE 3 Were I in heav'n without my God, T would be no joy to me; And whilst this earth is rny abode, I long for none but thee. •i What if the springs of life were broke, And flesh and heart should faint ? God is my soul's eternal rock, The strength of ev'ry saint. 5 Behold, the sinners, that remove Far from thy presence, die: Not all the idol-gods they love Can save them, when they cry. 6 But to draw near to thee, my God ! Shall be my sweet employ. My tongue shall sound thy works abroad, And tell the world my joy. 288. c. m. 1 rpHOU hidden God, for whom I groan, X Till thou thyself declare : . . *•• God inaccessible, unknown, Regard a sinner's prayer. 2 A sinner weltering in his blood, Unpurg'd and unforgiven ; Far distant from the living God, As far as hell from heaven. 3 An unregen'rate child of man, To thee for faith I call; Pity thy fallen creature's pain, And raise me from my fall. 4 The darkness which, thro' thee, I feel, Thou only canst remove: Thine own eternal power reveal, The Deity of love. 5 I would not to thy foe submit: I hate the tyrant's chain; 196 PIVINK MKH( IY* 28^> S- ml forth thy pris'ner from tbc pit, l< i dm erj in wdo. show me the blood tliai boosht my peace, Tin- i-»\"naliT blood Bppll ! And nil nay griefs at once anal] And all nn sins shall die. 7 Spent, .It ma, apeak im i my heart, What thou for me hast done; < >m- grain of living faith impart, Ami (iod is all my own. 289. s. m. l "JESUS, my rtrength, my hope, ** On tin •< 14 t > aire, With bramble oonfideoce look up, Ami know tli .'i aear'st my pr thee to wait, Till 1 can all thing! On thee, Almighty i i en Almighty to ren 1 want a sober mind, A aotf-rcnonnr i ng will, That tramples down, and oaatfl behind The baits of phasing ill. A soul inur'd to pain, To hardship, grief, and loss; Bold to take up, firm to sustain, The consecrated cross. I want a godly § A quick maeernini That 1" And lees the tempter fly; A spirit still prepar'd, And arm'd with i For ever itaniUng OQ i's guard, And watching unto prayer. 197 290 SUPPLICATION FOR THE 4 I want a heart to pray, To pray and never cease, Never to murmur at thy stay Or wish my sufferings less". This blessing, above all, Always to pray I want, Out of the deep "on thee to call, And never, never faint. 5 I want a time regard, A single, steady aim, Unmov'd by threat 'ning or reward, To thee and thy great name; A jealous just concern For thine immortal praise: A pure desire that all may learn, And glorify thy grace. 9 on ^' — vu. Imploring Mercy. Lake xviii. IS. 1 T ORD, at thy feet in dust I lie, -" And knock at mercy's door; With humble heart and weeping eye, Thy favour I implore. 2 On me, O Lord, do thou display Thy rich, forgiving love; O take my heinous guilt away, This heavy load remove. 3 Without thy grace, I sink opprest Down to the gates of hell; 0 give my troubled spirit rest, And all my fears dispel. 4 "Tis mercy, mercy, I implore, O may thy bowels move: Thy grace is an exhaustless store. And thou thyself ail love. 5 Should I at last in heaven appear, To join thy saints above; 1 "11 shout that mercy brought me there, And sing thv bleeding love. 19S" DIVINE MERCY. 291. M2 OQ1 S M Zu 1. Inconstancy lamented. Rom vii. 19. 1 ¥ WOULD, but cannot ring, * I would, but cannot p For sauui meets me when 1 by, Ami frights my soul away. 8 1 would, but can't repent, Tho1 I endeavour oft; This itonj heart an ne'er relent, Till Jesus makes it soft. 3 I would, but cannot love, Tho' woo'd by love divine; No arguments have powY to m:>\«> A soul so base as mine. i I would, but cannot rest, In God's most holy will; I know what be appoints is best, Yet murmur at it still. 3 () could I but believe! Then all would easy be; I would but cannot — Lord relieve; My help must come from thee ! 292. Bethesda's Pool John v. 2 — V. 1 TIESIDE the gospel pool, "-* Appointed ibr the poor, From year to year my helpless soul lias waited for a cure. •2 How often have I seen The healing waters move; And others round me stepping in, Their efficacy prove! 3 But my complaints remain; 1 teel the very same; As full of gttilt, and fear, and pain, As when at first I came. 199 Wo SUPPLICATIOxV FOR THE 4 0. would the Lord appear My malady to heal; He knows how long I've languished here, And what distress I feel. [5 How often have I thought, Why should I longer lie ? Surely the mercy I have sought Is not for such as I } C But whither can I go? There is no other pool Where streams of sov'reign virtue flow To make a sinner whole.] 7 Here, then, from day to day, I'll wait, and hope, and try; Can Jesus hear a sinner pray, Yet suffer him to die? 8 No — he is full of grace; He never will permit A soul, that fain would see his face, To perish at his feet. 293. P- m. 1 rpHOU great mysterious God unknown, •*■ Whose love hath gently led me on E'en from my infant days; Mine inmost soul expose to view, And tell me if I ever knew Thy justifying grace. 2 If I have only known thy fear, And follow 'd with a heart sincere Thy drawing from above ! Now, now the farther grace bestow, And let my sprinkled conscience know Thy sweet forgiving love. 3 Short of thy love I would not stop, A stranger to the gospel hope, 200 DIVINE MKHCY. 294 The sense of sin forgiven; I would not, Lord, my soul deceive, Without thj inward witness li\-. That antepasl of heaven. * If now the witness Mere in me, Would be not testify of thee, In Jesus reeoneil'd } And should 1 not with faith draw nigh, And boldly, Abba, Father, cry, 1 know myself tie. child? 5 Ah ! never let thy servant rest, Till of my part in Christ possess'd 1 on thy mercy Wvd: Unworthy of the ornmbs that fall, Vet raisM by him who died for all, To eat the children's bread. 6 What'-Vr obstructs thj pard'aing love, Or sin, or righteousm at, remove, Thj glorj to display : My heart of unbelief convince, And now absolve me from my sins, And take them all away. OQ 1 P« * jLV^.t/ic broken Heart; or, the Sinner's Plea. 1 II7 ILL the pardoning God despise ** A poor mourner's sacrifice, One who brines his all to thee, All his sin and mi 2 Sa\iour, see my troubled bfl Heaving, panting after .lesus, mark mj holloa eye, r clos'd and never dry. 3 Listen to my plaintive moans, Deep uninterrupted groans, Keep not silence at my tears, Quiet all mv griefs and fears, 901 295, 296 supplication for the 4 Good physician, show thine art, Bind thou up my broken heart; Aches it not for thee, my God, Pants to feel the healing Mood? 5 Jesus, answer all thy name. Save me from my fear and shame Sunk in desperate misery, Sinner's friend, remember me! 9Qr (18S.) S. M. Z. J 3 , q0(j tjie preserver of his people. 1 nnO God the only wise, -*- Our Saviour and our King, Let all the saints below the skies Their humble praises bring. 2 "Tis his almighty love, His counsel and his care, Preserves us safe from sin and death, And ev'ry hurtful snare. 3 He will present our souls Unblemish'd and complete, Before the glory of his face, With joys divinely great. 4 Then all his faithful sons Shall meet around the throne, Shall bless the conduct of his grace, And make his wonders known. 5 To our Redeemer, God, Wisdom and pow'r belongs, Immortal crowns of majesty, And everlasting songs. L JO. ji Prayer for the promised Rest, lsa. xxvi. 3. lEAR Friend of friendless sinners, hear, And magnify thy grace divine; 202 D DIVINE Ml Panic n a worm lhat would draw near, Thai Mould his heart to thee resign) A worm, by sell" and sin opprest, That pants to reach thy promis'd i •J With holy fear and reverend love, I long to lie beneath thy throne; I long in thee to li\e, and move, A;i. i. on thee alone': reach me to lean upon thy breast. To find in thee the promisM rest ^ Thou say'st thou wilt thy servants keep In perfect peace, whose minds shall be Like new-horn babes, or helpless sheep, C mipletely stay'd, dear Lord! on thee Hoa Balm their state, how truly blest, Who trust on thee, the promis'd rest -v rake me, nrj Saviour, as thine own, And vindicate my righteous cause; Be thou my portion, Lord, alone, And bend me to obey thy laws: In th\ dear arms of love earess'd, Give me to find thy promis'd rest. 5 Bid the tempestuous rage of sin, With all its wrathful fury, die; Let the Redeemer dwell within, And turn my sorrows into joy: Oh, may my heart by thee possess'd, Know thee to be my promis'd rest. — J'» PI tenement. Ps. lxxxiv. 9. 1 "OATHER, God, Mho seest in me ■*- Only sin and misery, Turn to thy Anointed One, l^jok on thy beloved Son Him, and then the sinner, see: Look through Jesus9 wounds ou me. 298 SUPPLICATION' FOR THE 2 Heavenly Father, Lord of all, Hear and show thou hear'st my call ! Row thine ear, in mercy bow, Smile on me a sinner now ! Now the stone to flesh convert, Cast a look, and melt my heart. .} Lord, I cannot let thee go, Till a blessing thou bestow; Hear my Advocate divine, Lo! to his, my suit 1 join; Join'd with his, it cannot fail: Let me now with thee prevail! i Jesus, answer from above, Is not all thy nature love! Pity from thine eye let fall; Bless me whilst on thee I call: Am 1 thine, thou Son of God? Take the purchase of thy blood. f)no C. M. -/JO' The terrors of judgment, and penitence from them. 1 I^rHEX, rising from the bed of death, ' * O'er whelm 'd with guilt and fear, I see my Maker face to face, O how shall I appear ! 2 If yet, while pardon may be found, And mercy may be sought, My heart with inward horror shrinks, And trembles at the thought: — 3 When thou, O Lord ! shalt stand disclos'd In majesty severe, And sit in judgment on my soul, O how shall I appear ! 4 But there's forgiveness, Lord, with thee; Thy nature is benign: Thy pard'ning mercy I implore; For mercv, Lord, is thine. 204 imvinf. KUfSr. 299, 300 • o Ufl thy bonwftpw mem shine On my benighted soul! Correct in mend lm heart, And all my tlars control. 6 Anil may I taste thy richer grace In that deeinve hour, \\ hen Christ to judgment shall descend, And time shall be no more. 299. c- M 1 f\ THOU, whose tender mercy hears " Contrition's humble sigh; Whote hand, indulgent, Wipes the tears From sorrow's weeping eye! 1 See ! low before thy throne of grace, A wretched wand'rer mourn; Hast thou not bid me seek thy face? Hast thou not said, return5 3 Absent from thee, my guide, my light! Without one cheering ray; Through dangers, fears, and gloomy night, How desolate my way! 4 O shine on this benighted heart, With beams of mercy shine; And let thy healing voice impart A taste of joys divine. •->Ov/. For a neiv A'atirre. 1 O U PRE ME High-priest, the pilgrim's light, ^ My heart for thee prepare; Thine image stamp, and deeply write Thy superscription there. 2 Ah, let my forehead bear thy seal, My arm thy badge retain," Myheart the inward witness feel That I am born again . 205 301 SUPPLICATION FOR THE 0 Into thy humble mansion come, Set up thy dwelling- here. Possess my heart, and leave no room For sin to harbour there: 4 Ah, give me, Lord, the single eye, Which aims at naught but thee: [ fain would live, and yet not I — Let Jesus live in me. 5 O that the penetrating sight And eagle's eye were mine ! Undazzled at the boundless light, Of majesty divine ; 6 That w ith the armies of the sky I too may sit and sing, Add, Saviour, to the eagle's eye, The dove's aspiring wing. •j\J 1 . for Salvation fr om tlie power of Sin kere, and from its existence finally. 1 f\ WHEN wilt thou my Saviour be! *^ O when shall I be clean ! The true eternal Sabbath see, A perfect rest from sin ! 2 .lesus! the sinner's rest thou art, From guilt, and fear, and pain; While thou art absent from my heart, 1 look for rest in vain ! 3 The consolations of thy word My soul have long upheld; The faithful promise of the Lord Shall surely be fulfill 'd: 4 Joining thy sheep in yonder fold, Like them I shall rejoice; Like them thy glory shall behold And hear my shepherd's voice. 206 DIVINE MKRCY. 302, 303 ( > hit I now the voice might hoar, That spt-aks n»v sins forgiven; Thv vera is pad to give me here The inward pledge of heaven. *no L M •'u— Prayer of a penitent. Ps. 6. 1 AH that the Lord would hear my cry, *^ Ami bum his anger lest I die! Thv wrath is jusl — yet, oh, forgive! And let a mourning sinner live. '2 In all my frame, without, within, 1 feel the sad effects of sin; How long, my God, must I complain, And deprecate thy wrath in vain* "> Oh. should I die depriv'd of thee! What being else ean succour me* Thy frowns would ivnd my soul in death, And sink it to the depths heneath. 4 Ye darling sins, that plague me so, The greatest enemies 1 know, Depart — tor God hath heard my pray'r, And will not let me long despair. .> No; — I shall yet his goodness bless; And when this transient life shall pass, Then, full of glory, I shall prove lie can be just, and sinners love. SAl.VATIOV THROUGH JESUS CHRIST. THE SINXKR T&USTUTO IV CHRIST FOR SALTATION. „ft.. L. M. 0\JD, Humble Trust; or, Despair prevented. 1 T OKI), didst thou die, hut not for me? ■*-* Am 1 forbid to trust thj I I Hast thou not pardons, rich and free1 And grace, an overwhelming flood* 2 Presumptuous thought! to fix the bound — To limit merev's sovereign reign: 207 304 SALVATION THROUGH What other happy souls have found, I'll seek; nor shall I seek in vain. 3 I own my guilt; my sins confess; Can men or devils make them more? Of crimes, already numberless, VTain the attempt to swell the score. 4 Were the black list before my sight, While I remember thou hast died, 'T would only urge my speedier flight To seek salvation at thy side. 5 Low at thy feet I'll cast me down, To thee reveal my guilt and fear; And — if thou spurn me from thy throne — I'll be the Jirst who perish'd there. 304. l. m 1 "p AR from thy fold, O God, my feet -*■ Once moved in error's devious maze; Nor found religious duties sweet, Nor sought thy face, nor lov'd thy ways. 2 With tend 'rest voice thou bad'st me flee The paths which thou could'st ne'er ap- prove; And gently drew my soul to thee, With cords of sweet, eternal love. 3 Xow to thy footstool, Lord, I fly, And low in self-abasement fall; A vile, a helpless worm, I lie, And thou, my God, art all in all. 4 Dearer, far dearer to my heart, Than all the joys that earth can give; From fame, from wealth, from friends I'd part, Beneath thy countenance to live. 5 And when, in smiling friendship drest, Death bids me quit this mortal frame, 208 JESUS CHRIST. 305, S06 (ientlv reclin'd on Jems' hi mi Mv latest breath shall blest his name. ! 6 Then my unfetter \J soul shall rise, And soar above yon starry spheres, Join the full chorus of the skies, And sing thy praise thro' endless years. on, P. M. .iuu. The surrender. 1 TT/TELCOM~E, welcome, dear Redeemer, ™ Welcome to this heart of mine; Lord, I make a full suiTender, Ev'ry powV and thought be tliine, Thine entirely, Thro' eternal ages thine. 2 Known to all to be thy mansion, Earth and hell will disappear; Or in vain attempt possession, \\ In n th«*v find the Lord is near — Shout, 6 Zion! Shout, ye saints, the Lord is here! .)(JO. Faith in Christ for Pardon and Sanctif- cation. 1 Tf OW sad our state by nature is ! -"-*- Our sin how deep it stains! And satan binds our captive minds Fast in his slavish chains. '2 But there's a voice of sovereign grace Sounds from the sacred word, " Ho, ye despairing sinners, come, And trust upon the Lord. " ."> My soul obeys th* almighty call, And runs to this relief, 1 would believe thy promise, Lord, Oh ! help my unbelief. 4 To the dear fountain of thy blood, Incarnate God, I flv, 209 U 307, 308 SALVATION THROUGH Here let me wash my spotted soul, From crimes of deepest dye. 5 Stretch out thine arm, victorious King, My reigning sins subdue, Drive the old dragon from his seat, With all his hellish crew. 6 A guilty, weak, and helpless worm, On thy kind arms I fall: Be thou my strength and righteousness, My Jesus and my all. ..n7 C. M. ,j\j 4 . Old things passed cnvay. 2 Cor. v. 17. 1 T ET carnal minds the world pursue, -"-^ It has no charms for me; Once, I admir'd its trifles too, But grace has set me free. 2 Its fading charms no longer please, No more content afford; Far from my heart be joys like these, Now I have seen the Lord. 3 As by the light of op'ning day, The stars are all conceal 'd; So earthly pleasures fade away, When Jesus is reveaPd. 4 Creatures no more divide my choice — 1 bid them all depart; His name, and love, and gracious voice, Have fix'd my roving heart. 5 Now, Lord, I would be thine alone, And wholly live to thee; But may I hope that thou wilt own A worthless worm like me ! 308. l- M. 1 C\ GOD, to whom in flesh reveal 'd, ^ The helpless all for succour came; 210 JESUS CHRIST. S09 rbfl -ick to be relieved and heal'd Ami found salvation in thy name. 2 With publicans Hid harlots 1,* In these th} Spirit'sgospel days, To thee, the sinn draw nigh, Ami humbly sue for sa\ing grace. a seest me helpless and distressed, Feeble, and taint, and blind, and poor; Weary I come to tl And sick of sin implore a cure. •i My sin's incurabl Thou, Jesus, thou alone canst heal; Inspire me with thy power and peace, And pardon on my conscience seal. 5 A touch, a word, a look from thee, Can turn mi heart and make it clean; Purge the foul inbred leprosy, And save me from my bosom-sin. 6 Lord, if thou wilt, I do believe, Thou canst the saving grace impart; Thou canst this instant now forgive, And stamp thine image on my heart. My be lit, which now to thee I raise, 1 know thou canst this moment cleanse; The deepest stains of sin efface, And drive the evil spirit hence. S Be it according to thy word! Accomplish now thy work in me; And let my i ml, to health restor'd, Devote its little all to thee! ■mq L M *)\JJ. rjyie simie)1 tmstiug in God. YVLIAT mean these jealousies and fears? * * As if the Lord was loath to save, 211 310 SALVATION THROUGH Or lov'd to see us drench 'd in tears, Or sink with sorrow to the grave. 2 Does he want slaves to grace his throne? Or roles he by an iron rod? Loves he the deep despairing groan' Is he a tyrant, or a God' 3 Not all the sins which we have wrought,. So much his tender bowels grieve, As this unkind injurious thought, That he's unwilling to forgive. 4 What though our crimes are black as night, Or glowing like the crimson morn, Immanuel's blood will make them white As snow through the pure ether borne. 5 Lord, 'tis amazing- grace we own, And well may rebel worms surprise; Rut, was not thy incarnate Son A most amazing sacrifice5 6 "I've found a ransom," saith the Lord, " Xo humble penitent shall die;' Lord, we Avould now believe thy word, And thy unbounded mercies try ! > , n L- M Jiy* Parting sath carnal joys. 1 T SEND the joys of earth away; -■- Away, ye tempters of the mind, False as the smooth deceitful sea, And empty as the whistling wind. 2 Your streams were floating me along Down to the gulf of black despair, And whilst I listened to your song, Your streams had e'en conveyed me there. 3 Lord, I adore thy matchless grace, That warned me of that dark abyss, That drew me from those treacherous seas, And bid me seek superior bliss. 212 JESUS CHRIST. pll 4 N >w to the shining realms above I stretch my hands and glance mine eyes; () for the pinions of a dove To bear me to the upper skies; ". There from the bosom of my God ;ms of endless pleasure roll; There would 1 fix my last abode, And drown the sorrows of my soul. 311. (,".>0.)L. M. 1 n\' various maxims, forms, and rules, ■' That pass for "iMlom in the school*) 1 strove nvj passions ( » restrain; Hut all m\ efforts proved in vain. •J Hut since the Saviour I have known, M\ rui B are all reduced to one: — To keep nrj Lord, bj faith, in view. This strength supplies and motives too. iffYing life, Patient amulet reproacli and strife; And from this pattern courage take To bear and suffer for his sake. •i Upon the cross 1 see him bleed, And b\ the sight from fear am freed. This si loul : rin ~. and asks no more. 7 By faith I see the hour at hand, YVhen in his presence 1 shall stand. 213 312, 313 SALVATION THROUGH Then it will be my endless bliss, To see him where and as he is. qig (303) L. M. J1^' Trusting in God. 1 S^IXG to the Lord, who loud proclaims ^ His various and his saving names. () may they not be heard alone, But by our sure experience known. 2 Awake, our noblest pow'rs to bless The God of Abra'm, God of peace; Now by a dearer title known, Father ami God of Christ his Son. 3 Through ev'ry age his gracious eai Is open to his servants' pray'r; Nor can one humble soul complain, That it hath sought its God in vain. i What unbelieving heart shall dare In whispers to suggest a fear, While still he owns his ancient name, The same his pow'r, bis love the same"! 5 To thee our souls in faith arise, To thee we lift expecting eyes, And boldly through tlie desert tread; For God will guard, where God shall lead, . (294.) CM. «>*«">• The power of faith. 1 "OA1TH adds new charms to earthly bliss, ■*- And saves me from its snares; Its aid in ev'ry duty brings, And softens all my cares; c2 Extinguishes the thirst of sin, And lights the sacred fire Of love to God and heav'nly things, And feeds the pure desire. 3 The wounded conscience knows its pow'r The healing balm to give; i2U s christ. 314, 31 5 i balm the saddest lieart can cheer, And make the d\ ing live. » Wide it unveils celestial worlds, Where deathless pleasures reign; And bids me seek my portion there, Nor bids me seek in vain. 5 Shows me the precious promise seaTd With the Redeemer's blood; And helps my treble hop* to n st Upon a faithful God. 0 There, there unshaken would I rest, Till this vile body dies; And then on Faith's triumphant wings At once to glory rise. , t (295.) L. M. «J 1 *. Faith a substitute for vision. 1 TTiIS by the faith of joys to come, -■- We walk through deserts dark as night; Till we arrive at heav'n our home, Faith is our guide, and faith our light. 2 The want of sight she well supplies; She makes the pearly gates appear; Far into distant worlds she pries, And brings eternal glories near. ■erful we tread the desert through, While faith inspires a heav'nly ray: Though lions roar, and tempests blow, Anil rocks and dangers fill the way. •i So Abra'm, by divine command, Ix'ft his own house to walk with God; His faith beheld the promis'd land, And fir'd his zeal along the road. .., ^ (298.) L. M. J 1 «). There is salvation in none other than Jesus. 1 IN nun would boasting reason find -*- The patli to happiness and God; 215 316 SALVATION THROUGH Her weak directions; leave the mind Bewilder'd in a doubtful road. 2 Jesus, thy words alone impart Eternal life; on these I live; Diviner comforts cheer my heart Than all the pow'rs of nature give. 3 Here let my constant feet abide; Thou art the true, the living way: Let thy good Spirit be my guide To the bright realms of endless day. 4 The various forms that men devise, To shake my faith with treach'rous art, I scorn as vanity and lies, And bind thy gospel to my heart 2. THE GRACIOUS NATURE OE THIS SALVATION. «310. Salvation by Grace. Eph. ii. 5. 1 /^J.RACE ! 'tis a charming sound! *~-* Harmonious to the ear ! Heaven with the echo shall resound, And all the earth shall hear. "2 Grace first contrivMthc way To save rebellious man; And all the steps that grace display Which drew the wondrous plan. 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 taught my soul to pray, And made my eyes o'erflow: Twas grace which kept me to this day, And will not let me go. 5 Grace all the work shall crown, Through everlasting days; It lays in heav'n the topmost stone. And well deserves the praise. 216 JESUS CHRIST. 317. 318 ~17 L. ML . > 1 / . Jjy * race yt a I e § a % ed. K p h . 1 1 . 1 OELF ng : i lv, •^ And bout their mortal dignity; But if I lisp a song of pi Grace is the note toy soul shall misc. 2 rwma grace thml quicken'd me when dead, And grace toy soul to Jesus led; iee brings me pardon for my sin — "Tis grace subdues my lusts within. : is grace that sweetens ev'ry cross, 'Tis grace supports in e\ Yv loss; Id Jeans* grace my son) is strong — Grace is my hope and Christ my song. i Tis grace defends when danger's near; And 'tis bj grace I peri Tis | ,! to love — is aU they sing above. 5 Hi'; of grace I boast, And 'tis in grace alone 1 trust; :i!! that's past grace is my theme, Kor what's to come 'tis still the same. f> Thro' endless years, of grace I'll sing, Adore and bless my heavenly king; I'll cast my crown before his throne, And shout free grace to him alone. .ilo. Faith connected wth Salvation. Rom. 1. 16. II. b. x. 39. 1 VOT by the law of innocence ■*■ * Can Adam's sons arrive at heaven; New works can give us no pretence To have our ancient sins forgiven: li Not the best dfeds that we have done Can make a wounded conscience whole' Faith is the grace, — and faith alone, That flies to Christ, and saves the souj. 217 X 319, 320 SALVATION THROUGH 3 Lord, I believe thy heavenly word ! Fain would I have my soul renew 'd: [ mourn for sin, and trust the Lord To have it pardon'd and subdu'd. 4 O may thy grace its power display! Let guilt and death no longer reign; Save me in thine appointed way, Nor let my humble faith be vain ! ., , q P. M. ,JJ •7# Redeeining grace. 1 Cor. iv. 7. 1 TN songs of sublime adoration and praise, A Ye pilgrims for Sion who press, Break forth and extol the great Ancient of days, His rich and unmerited grace. 2 His love from eternity burned for our race, Broke forth and discover'd its flame, ■ And now with the cords of his kindness he draws, And brings us to love his great name. 3 O had he not pitied the state we were in, Our bosoms his love had ne'er felt: [sin, We all would have liv'd, would have died -too in And sunk with the load of our guilt. 4 What was there in man, that could merit esteem, Or give theCreator delight? HTwas " even so, Father," we ever must sing, Because it seem'd good in thy sight. [ 5 Urged on by this grace, did the Saviour appeal1, The bearer of help from above, Now all who are thirsting may freely draw near, And drink in the streams of his love. 0 Then give all the glory to his holy name, To him all the glory belongs; [fame, Be ours the high joys still to sound forth his And crown him in each of our songs, °^' Lamb of God. John i. 29. 1 IV" OT all the blood of beasts, -*-' On Jewish altars slain, 218 JESUS CHRIST. -V21 Could give the guilty- conscience peace, <>r wash away the stain.- 2 But Christ, the heav'nly Lamb, Takes all our sins away; » ritice of nobler name. And richer blood than they. 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 hopes her guilt was there. 5 Bettering, we rejoice To » - remove; We bl«-s> the L*mb with cheerful voice, And sing his bleeding love. •ml P- M. y**« Salvation is of Grace, t ~U* VERY fallen soul, by sinning, ^ Merits everlasting pain; But thy love without beginning, Has redeemed the world again. Countless millions Shall in life, through Jesus reign. 2 Pause, my soul, adore and wonder! \ ik, *' O why such love to me?" Grace hath put me in th«* number Of the Saviour's family: Hallelujah! Thanks, eternal thanks to thee ! .1 Since that love had no beginning, And shall never, never cease; Keep, O keep me, Lord, from sinning ! Guide me in the way of peace ! 219 322 SALVATION THROUGH Make me walk in All the paths of holiness. 4 When 1 quit this feeble mansion, And ray soul returns to thee; Let the power of thy ascension Manifest itself in me; Through thy Spirit, Give the final victory ! 5 When the angel sounds the trumpet; When rav soul and body join; When my Saviour comes to judgment, Bright in majesty divine; Let me triumph In thy righteousness as mine. 322. Redemption by Christ alone. IPet. i. 18, 19. 1 T^NSLAY'D by sin, and bound in chains -" Beneath its dreadful tyrant sway, And doom'd to everlasting pains, We wretched guilty captives lay. 2 Nor gold nor gems could buy our peace; Nor the whole world's collected store Suffice to purchase our release; A thousand worlds were all too poor. 3 Jesus, the Lord, the mighty God, An all-sufficient ransom paid: Invalu'd price! his precious blood For vile rebellious traitors shed. 4 Jesus the sacrifice became To rescue guilty souls from hell: The spotless, bleeding, dying Lamb, Beneath avenging justice fell. 5 Amazing goodness! love divine! O may our grateful hearts adore The matchless grace;- nor yield to sin, Nor wear its cruel fetters more ! 220 JESUS CHRIST. o2o, 324 5. TRUE FAITH ACCOMPANIED BY A HOLY LIFE. [XX.) G. M. ) — .). %^ living faith i \r BSTAKEN souls, that dream of heav'n, ™ Anil make their el Of inward joys and una fcoreiv'n, While the\ i lust! J Vain are our fancies, airy flights, If faith be cold and dead; Xoiie but a living pow*r To Christ the Twin 3 A faith that changes all the heart; A faith lli • That bids all sinful j fft depart, And lifts 1 1: bbove. -i Faith must obej our Father's will, As well as trust his grace: A pardoning God requires us still To perfect holiness. DRESSES TO C {RIST, A\l) GRATITUDE VOR REDEEMING LOVE. P. M. • > — 4. The unsearchable Love of Christ. Ephes. iii. 17 — 1 /~| LOVE divine, how sweet thou art! " When shall I find my willing heart All taken up by Thee ! 1 thirst, and faint, and die to prove The jgreatness of redeeming love, The love of Christ to me. 2 Stronger Jiis love than death or hell; Its riches are unsearchable; The first-born sons of light [>esire in vain it- depth to see, They cannot reach the mystery, The length, and breadth, and height. 325 SALVATION THROUGH 3 O that I could for ever sit, "With Mary at the Master's feet! Be this my happy choice, My only care, delight, and hliss, My joy, ray heaven on earth be this, To hear the Bridegroom's voice. 4 O that I could with favour 'd John Recline my weary head upon The dear Redeemer's breast ! From care and sin, and sorrow free, Give me, O Lord, to find in Thee My everlasting rest. o9r P. M. oZD. JWiracle of Grace. Luke xix. 10. 1 TTAIL! my ever blessed Jesus, ■*•■■■ Only thee I wish to sing; To my soul thy name is precious, Thou my prophet, priest, and king. 2 O ! what mercy flows from heaven, O, what joy and happiness ! Love I much? I've much forgiven, I'm a miracle of grace. .3 Once with Adam's race in ruin, Unconcern 'd in sin I lay; Swift destruction still pursuing, Till my Saviour pass'd this way. 4 Witness, all ye hosts of heaven, My Redeemer's tenderness; Love I much? I've much forgiven, I'm a miracle of grace. 5 Shout, ye bright angelic choir, Praise the Lamb enthron'd above; Whil6t astonish 'd, I admire God's free grace and boundless love. 6 That blest moment I receiv'd him, Fill'd mv soul with joy and peace; "222 JESUS CHRIST. 326, 327 LoVe I much? I've much forghen. I'm a miracle of -race. >or p M JZU. Excellency of Christ. Isaiah xxxv. 2. l |^| COULD I speak the matchless worth, " () could I sound the glories forth Which id my Saviour shine, I'd soar and toiic-li the heavenly strings, And vie with Gabriel, while be sings, In notes almost divine. S I'd sing the precious blood he spilt, M\ ransom from the dreadful guilt Of sin and wrath divine; I'd ring hi- Jiteousness, In which all perfect heavenly dress My soul shall ever finite • I I'd sing the characters he hears, And all the forms of love he wears, Exalted on his throne: In loftiest songs of sweetest praise, I would to everlasting days Make all his glories known. i Well, the delightful day will come, When my dear Lord will bring me home, And 1 shall see his face: Then with my Saviour, brother, friend, A blest eternity I'll spend Triumphant in his grace. o07 C. M. Oj* I . Praise for tlie Fountain opened. Zech. xiii. 1. 1 fJlHERE is a fountain HUM with blood -*- Drawn from Emmanuel's veins; And sinners plungM beneath that flood, Lose all their guilty stains. 2 The dying thief rejoie'd to see That fountain in his dav; 223 328 SALVATION THROUGH O there may I, though vile as he, Wash all my sins away ! 3 Dear dying Lamb, thy precious blood Shall never lose its power, Till all the ransom'd church of God Be sav'd, to sin no more. 4 E'er since, by faith, I saw the stream Thy flowing wounds supply, Redeeming love has been my theme, And shall be till I die. 5 Then in a nobler, sweeter song, I'll sin» thy power to save; When this poor lisping stamm'ring tongue Lies silent in the grave. 6 Lord, I believe thou hast prepar'd (Unworthy though I be) For me a blood-bought free reward, A golden harp for me ! 7 "Tis strung, and tun'd, for endless years, ■ And form'd by power divine; To sound in God the Father's ears No other name but thine. o9p L. M. ''^0tThe Loving Kindness of the Lord, Psalm lxiii. 7. 1 4 WAKE, my soul, in joyful lays, ** And sing thy great Redeemer's praise; He justly claims a song from me, His loving-kindness, O how free! 2 He saw me ruin'd in the fall, Vet lov'd me notwithstanding all; He sav'd me from my lost estate, His loving kindness, O how great! 3 Though num'rous hosts of mighty foes, *j_ Though earth and hell rav way oppose, 224 jesus ch; 329 i . lv leads my soul along, His loving-kindness, O hon strong! 4 When trouble, like a gloomy cloud, Has gather'd thick and thuuderM loud, He near my soul lias always stood, His loving-kindness, O how good! 5 Often I feel my sinful heart Prone from my Jesus to depart: Hut though I have him oft forgot. His loving-kindness changes not. 6 Soon shall I pass the gloomy vale, - n all my mortal powers must fail; O! may my last expiring breath His loving-kindness Mug in death. 7 Then let me mount and soar awa) To tlu- bright world of endless day; And ting, with rapture and sui , Hii Loving-kindness in the skies. 329. P M- 1 T ET earth and heaven agree; *-* Angels and men be joined, To celebrate with me The Saviour of mankind: T' adore the all-atoning Lamb, And bless the sound of Jesus' name. 2 Jesus! transporting sound! The joy of earth and heaven; No other help is found, No other name is given, By which we can salvation have, But JetUS came the world to save. :■> Jesus! harmonious name ! It charms the host above; They evermore proclaim, And wonder at his love; lib all their happiness to gaze, Til heaven to see our Jesus' face, 225 ^ 530 SALVATION THROUGH 4 Stung by the scorpion sin, My poor expiring soul The balmy sound drinks in, And is at once made whole: See there my Lord upon the tree ! I hear, I feel he died for me. 5 O unexampled love ! O all-redeeming grace! How swiftly didst thou move To save a fallen race. What shall I do to make it known, What thou for all mankind hast done? 6 O for a trumpet voice, On all the world to call; To bid their hearts rejoice In him who died for all ! For all my Lord was crucified ! For all, for all my Saviour died. 7 To serve thy blessed will, Thy dying love to praise, Thy counsel to fulfil, And minister thy grace, Freely w hat I receive to give, The life of heaven on earth I live. 330. l m. 1 r\ LOVE divine ! what hast thou done ! " Th' immortal God hast died for me ! The Father's coeternal Son, Bore all my sins upon the tree: Th' immortal God for me hath died : My Lord, my Love is crucified. 2 Behold and love, ye that pass by, The bleeding Prince of life and peace ! Come, see, ye worms, your Maker die, And say, was ever <*rief like his? Come, feel with me his blood applied; Mv Lord, my Love is crucified: 226 JESUS CHRIST. 331. 3 Is crucified for me am! ; bring 'is rebels back t > God: Believe, believe the report] true, \ , ,t]l u , b l Jit « itfa J< sus1 Mood; Pardon for ill Bows tV an his side: Mn Lord, my L >▼« ii trocified. v Then ht \i> ^it beneath his C And gladrj catch the healing stream: All things for him account but And rrre up all our hearts to him; Of nothing think or speak beside, Mv Lord, my Love is crucified. 331. LM 1 AIV hope, mv all, my Saviour thou, ^" To thee, lo! now mi soul I bow; 1 feel tli* bliss thy wounds impart, I find thee, Saviour, in my heart. 8 Be thou mi strength, be thou nay way, Protect me through my life's short day; In all DTJ acts may wisdom guide, And keep me, Saviou .-, near thy side. .3 Correct, reprove, and comfort me; As 1 have need my Saviour be: And if I would from thee depart, Then clasp me, Saviour, to thy heart. A In fierce temptation's darkest hour, Save me from sin and S tan's power; Tear ever)- idol from thy throne, And reign, my Saviour — reign alone. 5 My suffering time shall soon be o'er, Then shall 1 sigh and weep no more; My random M soul --hall soar away, To sing thy praise in endless day. 009 (11+.) P. M. .) O — . Jesus above all praise. 1 TOIN all the glorious names ** Of wisdom, love, and powV, ~~7 obo SALVATION THROUGH That ever mortals knew, That angels ever bore: All are too mean To speak his worth; Too mean to set My Saviour forth. 2 But O what gentle terms, What condescending ways, Doth our Redeemer use, To teach his heav'nly grace ! Mine eyes with joy And wonder see, What forms of love He bears for me. .•> Array'd in mortal flesh, He like an angel stands, And holds the promises And pardons in his hands: Commission'd from His Father's tiirone, To make his grace To mortals kno w n . 4 Great Prophet of my God! My tongue would bless thy name : By thee the joyful news Of our salvation came; The joyful news Of sin ibrgiv'n, Of hell subdu'd, And peace with heav'n. .r.o L. M. ,)0O. Holiness, Justice and .Mercy united. Ps. lxxxv. 10. 1 YNFINTTE grace! and can it be ■*■ That heaven s Supreme should stoop so low! To visit one so vile as I, One who has been his bitt'rest foe ! 2 Can holiness and wisdom join, With truth, with justice, and with grace, JESUS CHRIST. \34 To make eternal blessings mine. And sin, with all its guilt erase* O love ! beyond conception great, That form'd the vast, stupendous plan ! Where all divine perfections meet To reconcile rebellious man! There wisdom shines in fullest blaze, And justice all her rights maintains! Astonish \1 angels stoop to gaze, While mercy o'er the guilty reigns. Yes, mercy reigns, and justice too — in Chris! harmoniously they meet: He paid to justice all her due, And now he fills the mercy-seat. 6 Such are the wonders of our God, And such th* amazing depths of grace, To save from wrath's vindictive rod, The sons of Adam's fallen race. 7 With grateful songs, then let our souls Surround our gracious Father's throne; And all between the distant poles His truth and mercy ever own. ,rM 1, M. 0 04. Hiding Place. Isaiah xxxii. 2. 1 XT AIL, boundless love, that first began -" The scheme to rescue fallen man? Hail, matchless, free, eternal grace. That gave my soul a hiding-place. 2 Against the God that rules the sky I fought withhands uplifted high; Despis'd his rich, •hounding grace, Too proud to seek a hiding-place. 3 But thus th' eternal course! ran, "Almighty love arrest that man;93 I felt the arrows of disi And found I had no hiding-place. ^— 229 m 335, 336 SALVATION THROUGH A Indignant justice stood in view, To Sinai's fiery mount I flew; But justice cry'd with frowning face, " This mountain is no hiding-place.'* ooc L M. ° ° ° ■ Christ tlie Eternal Life. 1 WHERE shall the tribes of Adam find " The sovereign good to fill the raind> Ye sons of moral wisdom, show The spring whence living waters flow. 5 Say, will the stoic's flinty heart Melt, and this cordial juice impart ? Could Plato find these blissful streams, Amongst his raptures and his dreams1 3 In vain I ask — for n ture's power Extends but to this mortal hour: Twas but a poor relief she gave Against the terrors of the grave. 4 Jesus, our kinsman, and our God, Array'd in majesty and blood, Thou ait our life ! our souls in thee Possess a full felicity ! :U All our immortal hopes are laid, In thee our surety and our head; Thy cross, thy cradle, and thy throne, Are big with glories yet unknown, 6 Here let my soul for ever lie, Beneath the blessings of thine eye; Tis heaven on earth, 'tis heaven above, To see thy face, to taste thy love. «Qr L. M. .) O O . Christ the Believer's all 1 I* AMB of God, we fall before thee. " Humbly trusting in thy cross; That alone be all our glory, Kg AH things else are onlv dross, 230 ♦ JESUS CHRIST. 337 Thee we own ■ perfect Saviour, Onlv source of all that's good. grace and every favour > to us through Jesus' blood. _ives us true repentance, By hi> Spirit sent from heaven: Whispers tliis transporting sentence, . thy una are all forgiven." Faith lie grants us to believe it, Grateful hearts his love to prize: Want We wisdom } he must give it; Hearing ears, and seeing eyes. 3 Jesus gives us pure affections, Wills to do what he requires; Makes us follow his directions, And what he commands — inspires. All our prayers, and all our praises, Rightly otTorM in his name, He that dictates then is .lesus; He that answers is the same. 337. c. m. OH, for a thousand tongues to sing My dear Redeemer's praise; The glories of my God and King, The triumphs of his grace ! I My gracious Master, and my God, st me to proclaim, I To spread tluo' all the earth abroad The honours of thy name. I JESUS, the name that calms our fears, That bids our sorrows cease; \ 5Tis music in the sinner'- 'Tis life, and health, and peace. lie breaks the pow'r of reigning sin, He sets the prisoner free; His blood can make the foulest clean* His blood avail 'd for me. 231 338, 339 SALVATION THROUGH 5 Let us obey, we then shall know, Shall feel our sins forgiv'n: Anticipate our heav'n below, And own that love is heav'n. ««p C. M. OOO. Salvation by Grace, Titus iii. 3 — 7. 1 [T ORD, we confess our numerous faults, -" How great our guilt has been! Foolish and vain were all our thoughts. And all our lives were sin. 2 But, O ray soul, for ever praise, For ever love his name, Who turns thy feet from dangerous ways Of folly, sin and shame.] 3 '/Tis not by works of righteousness Which our own hands have done; But we are sav'd by sovereign grace Abounding through his Son.] K 'Tis from the mercy of our God That all our hopes begin; Tis by the water and the blood Our souls are waslrd from sin. 5 'Tis through the purchase of his death, Who hung upon the tree, The Spirit is sent down to breathe On such dry bones as we. 6 Rais'd from the dead we live anew; And, justified by grace, We shall appear in glory too, And see our Father's face. q~Q (116.) P. M. JO. J. Salvation in Christ for Jew and Gentik 1 YYTE, sing the wise, the gracious plan, * * Which God devis'd ere time began, At length disclos'd in all its light; We bless the wondrous birth of love, JF.SLS CHRIST. 340 Which nd u> from above, •ee anil hopi so brig re has the wise eternal mind In Christ, their common head, conjoined ! .Iru b, and earth and heaven. Through him from the great Father's throne, Rivera of bliss come rolling down, And endless p< ace and lite are givV a ore the awful cherubs guard The tree of life with flaming sword, To drive afar man's trembling race. 1 Jem's pearly gati b they stand, And nailing wait, a friendh hand, To w to the place. i While we expect that glorious sight, Love shall ith theirs unite, And ardent hope our bosoms raise. From earths low cottages of clay, To those resplendent realms of day, We'll try to send the sounding praise. J i(J. pra!sf to the Redeemer. Lev. xvi. 9 — 22. THAT I had a seraph's fire, His raptYous song and golden lyre, To chant the love and grace supreme, \{< real'd as in the gospel scheme. 9 Here's pard n for transgressions past — It matters not how Mack their cast; And, O my soul, with wonder view, For sins to i 'i pardon too. > When Ji -us died, our debts were paid. Our sins laid on this Scape-Goat's hend; Were to the trackless desert drove, And buried in eternal 1 In this abyss of love profound, When sought for they shall not he found ; Y O 4 341, 342 SALVATION THROUGH Hid from Jehovah's piercing eye, There, in oblivion's shades, they lie. o-t l . 772e Long-suffering of God. 1 T ORD, and am I yet alive, -*-* N t in torments, not in hell! Still d th thy good Spirit strive!— With me chiefof sinners dwell ! Tell it unto sinners, tell, I am, 1 am out of hell ! 2 Yes, I still lift up mine eyes, Will not of thy love despair; Still in spite of sin 1 rise, Still I bow to thee in praver. Tell it, kc. 3 O the length and breadth of love ! Jesus, Saviour, can it be! All thy mercy's height I prove, All the depth is seen in me. Tell it, &c. 4 See a bush, that burns with fire, Unconsum'd amid the flame! Turn aside the sight t' admire, 1 the living wonder am. Tell it, kc. 5 See a stone that hangs in air! See a spark in ocean live ! Kept alive with death so near, I to God the glory give: Ever tell — to sinners tell, I am, I am out of hell ! 342. l m. 1 i^OME, Saviour Jesus, from above! ^ Assist me with thy heavenly grace; Empty my heart of earthly love, And for thyself prepare the place. 234 S CHRIST. icreil pr« sem-e fill, i\ longing spirit |. h pants' to have no other will, But night and day ' > feasl on thee. ilo in tliis regi m here below, \ iher good will I pursue; I'll bid this world of noise and show, With all its glittVmg snares, adieu. 4 That patli with humble speed I'll seek, In which my Saviour's footsteps shine; N will I hear, nor will 1 speak, Of any other love but thine. ceforth may no profane delight Divide this consecrated soul; Possess it thou, who hast the right, As Lord and master of the whole. 6 Nothing on earth do I desire, Hut thy pure love within my breast; This, only this, will I require, And freely give up all the rest 343. t- m 1 TESUS, my Saviour, Brother, Friend, ** On whom I cast my every care, On whom for all things I depend, Inspire, and then accept my prayer. '2 If I have tasted of thy grace, The grace that sure salvation brings; If with me now thy Spirit Stays, And hov'ring hides me in his wings: .3 Still let him with my weakness stay. Nor for a moment's space depart; Evil and danger turn away, And keep, till he renews my heart. \ When to the right or left 1 stray, His voice behind me may I hear, " Return, and walk in Christ thy way, Flv back to Christ, for sin is near." 835 344 SALVATION THROUGH .") .lesus, I fain would walk in thee, From nature's every path retreat: Thou art my way, my leader be, And set upon the rock my feet. 6 Uphold me, Saviour, or I fall; O reach to me thy gracious hand: Only on thee for help I call; Only by faith in thee I stand. 344. p. m. 1 f\ THOU God of my salvation, ^ My Redeemer from all sin, Mov'd to this by great compassion, Yearning bowels from within; I will praise thee: Where shall I thy praise begin* 2 While the angel-choirs are crying Glory to the great I AM; I with them would still be vying, Glory, glory to the Lamb ! O how precious Is the sound of Jesus' name! 3 Now 1 see with joy and wonder, Whence the healing streams arose: Angel-minds are lost to ponder Dying love's mysterious cause; Yet the blessing, Down to all, to me it flows. 4 Though unseen, I love the Saviour, He almighty grace hath shown; Pardon 'd guilt, and purchas'd favour ! This he makes to mortals known, Give him glory, Glory, glory is his own. 5 Angels now are hov'ring round us, Unperceiv'd they mix the throng. 236 jesus christ. 345, 34d Wond'ring at the love thai crown d us, Glad to join the holj song: Hallelujah, Love and praise to Christ belong. 345. l, M. 1 f^F him who did salvation bring " I could for ever think and sing; . ye guilty, hell forgive? Arise, ye no dy, he'll relieve. 8 Ask but his grace, and lo, 'tis given 5 A>k, and he tarns your hell to heaven; Tho' sin and sorrow wound n»\ .lesus, thy balm will make it whole. 3 To shame our sin- he blu^lfd in blood, lie elos'd hi- eves to show us God; Let all the world tall down and know, That hone but God such love can show. 4 Tis thee I love, for thee alone I shed my tears and make my moan ! Where'er I am, where'er I move, I meet the object of my love. 5 Insatiate to this spring I fly; [ drink, and yet am ever dry; Ah! who against thy charms is proof5 Ah! 'who that loves can love enough? 346. p M Gratitude for the Atonement. 1 TT AIL! thou once despise;] Jesus, "• Hail! thou Galilean king! Thou did-i suffer to release us; Thou didst tree salvation bring: Hail! thou ag mixing Saviour, Bearer of our sin and shame! By th\ merits we find favour; Life is given through thv name. 237 347 SALVATION THROUGH H Paschal Lamb, by God appointed, All our sins on thee were laid; By almighty love anointed, Thou hast full atonement made: All thy people are forgiven Through the virtue of thy blood; Open'd is the gate of heaven; Peace is made 'twixt man and God. 3 Jesus, hail! enthron'd in glory, There for ever to abide ! All the heavenly host adore thee, Seated at thy Father's side: There for sinners thou art pleading; There thou dost our place prepare; Ever for us interceding, Till in glory* we appear. 4 Worship, honour, power, and blessing, Thou art worthy to receive; Loudest praises, without ceasing, Meet it is for us to give: Help, ye bright angelic spirits! Bring your sweetest, noblest lays! Help to sing our Saviour's merits; Help to chant Immanuel's praise. Q^-7 C. M. J-i ' • Hosanna to Christ. Matt. xxi. 9. Luke xix. 38. 40. t TT OS ANN A to the royal Son -"- Of David's ancient line, His natures two, his person one, Mysterious and divine. 2 The root of David here we find, And offspring is the same; Eternity and time are join'd In our Immanuel's name. 3 Blest he that comes to wretched men With peaceful news from heaven; Hosannas of the highest strain To Christ the Lord be given. 238 s> jesus christ. 348, 349 A Ix?t mortals ne'er refuse to take TV hosanna on their tongues, Lest rocks and stones should rise, and break Their silence into songs. p C. M. «j4 O. Q0li reconciled in Christ. 1 "TjEAREST of all the names above, *J My Jesus, and my God, Who can resist thy heavenly love, Or trifle with thy blood ? 2 'Tis by the merits of thy deatii The Father smiles again; Tis by thine interceding breath The Spirit dwells with men. 1 Till God in human fleab I see, Iff thoughts no comfort find; The holy, joat, and sacred Three Are terrors to my mind. 4 But if Immanuel's face appear, My hope, my joy begins; His name forbids my slavish fear, His grace removes my sins. 5 While Jews on their own law rely, And Greeks of wisdom boast, 1 love th' incarnate mystery, And tkere I fix my trust. ,1Q C. M. .") U. Praise to the Redeemer. . 1 T>LUXG'D in a gulf of dark despair -* We wretched sinners lay, Without one cheerful beam of hope, Or spark of glimmering day. 2 With pitying eyes, the Prince of Grace Beheld our helpless grief, He saw, and (O amazing love!) He ran to our relief. 239 350 SALVATION THROUGH 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 has freed our captive souls From everlasting pains. 5 [In vain the baffled prince of hell His cursed projects tries, We that were doom'd his endless slaves Are rais'd above the skies.] 6 O for this love, let rocks and hills Their lasting silence break, And all harmonious human tongues The Saviour's praises speak. 7 Angels, assist our mighty joys, Strike all your harps of gold; But when you raise your highest notes His love can ne'er be told. 350. (i2i.) p. m. 1 TV OW begin the hea\'nly theme., *■* Sing aloud in Jesus' name! Ye, vvho his salvation prove, Triumph in redeeming love. 2 Ye, who see the Father's grace Beaming in the Saviour's face, As to heav'n ye onward move, Triumph in redeeming love. 3 Mourning souls! dry up your tears; Banish all your guilty fears. See your guilt and care remove, Cancell'd by redeeming love. 4 Ye, alas ! who long have been Willing slaves of death and sin ! 240 .1ESUS CHRIS1 • -351 Nuu from bliss no longer row- Stop, and 5 Christ subdu'd th' infernal powYs; His tremendous foes, and ours, From their cursed empire drove, Mighty in redeeming love. 6 Hither, then, your music bring; Strike aloud the joyful string. Mortals! join the host above, Join to praise redeeming love. ..r, (111.) S. ML ou M.4 The blessedness of gospel timet. HOW beauteous are their feet, Who stand on Zion's hill! Who bring salvation on their U m And -words of peace reveal* 2 How charming is Iheir voice! How sweet the tidings are! M Zion, behold thy Saviour King; He reigns and triumphs here." ■> How happj are our ears, That hear this joyful sound, Which kings and prophets waited for. And sought, but never found ! 4 How blessed are our eyes, That see this heav'nly light! Prophets and kings desir'd it long, But died without the sight. 5 The watchmen join their voice, And tuneful notes employ; Jerusalem breaks forth in songs, And deserts learn the joy. 6 The Lord makes bare his arm- Thro ' all the earth abroad; Let ev'ry nation now behold Their Saviour and their God. 241 Z G1 50 2, JOo SALVATION* THROUGH «« P. M. >J~- The pardoning God. Micah vii. 18. J RE AT God of wonders' all thy ways Are matchless, godlike, and divine; But the fair dories of thy grace, M re godlike and unrivalPd shine: Who is a pardoning God like thee? Or who has grace so rich and free' 2 Crimes of such horror to forgive, Such guilty daring worms to spare; This is thy grand prerogative, And none shall in the honour share: Who is a pardoning God like thee* Or who has grace so rich and free ' 3 Angels and men resign their claim To pity, mercy, love, and grace. These glories crown Jehovah's name With an incomparable blaze: Whn is a pardoning God like thee* Or who has grace so rich and free1 4 In wonder lost, with trembling joy, We take the pardon of our God, Pardon for crimes of deepest dye; A pardon seal'd with Jesus' blood: Who is a pardoning God like thee* Or who has grare so rich and free' 5 0 may this strange, this matchless grace, This godlike miracle of love, Fill the Vide earth with grateful praise. And all the angelic choirs above: Who is a pardoning God like thee' i )r v, ho has grace so rich and free5 • >0o. Praise to the Redeemer. T O our Redeemer's glorious name Awake the sacred son?! 242 JESUS CHRIST. 354 O may his love (immortal flame!) Tune every heart and tongue. 2 His love what mortal thought can reach ' What mortal tongue display! Imagination's utmost stretch Iii wonder dies away. j He left his radiant throne on high, Left the bright realms of bliss, And came to earth to bleed and die! — Was ever love like this' 4 Dear Lord, while we adoring pay Our humble thanks to thee, M.iy everv heart with rapture say, " The Saviour died for me." 5 O may the sweet, the blissful theme, Fill even* heart and tongue: Till strangers love thy charming name, And join the sacred song. 354. (343.) C. M. 1 "D RIGHT source of everlasting love! -"-* To thee our souls we raise; And to thy matchless bounty rear A monument of praise. 2 Thy mercy gilds the path of life With ev'ry cheering ray- Kindly restrains the rising tear, Or wipes that tear away, $ When, sunk in guilt, our race approach'd The borders of despair; Thy o-race through Jesus' blood proclaim 'd A tree salvation near. t What shall we render, bounteous Lord, For all the "-race we see ? AlaaJ the goodness worms can yield Extendeth not to thee. 2*3 >0D CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. To tents of wo, to beds of pain, Our cheerful feet repair; And, with the gifts thy hand bestows, Relieve the mourners there. The widow's heart shall sing for joy; The orphan shall be glad; And hung'ring souls we'll gladly point To Christ the living bread. Thus, passing through this vale of tears, Our useful light shall shine; And others learn to glorify Our Father's name divine. CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 1. THE CONVERT ENTERTAINING HOPE OF PARDON; AND THE HAPPINESS OF THE CHRISTIAN. o„ C. ML ODD. Lively Hope and gracious Fear. 1 T WAS a grovelling creature once, -■■ And basely cleav'd to earth: I wanted spirit to renounce The clod that gave me birth. 2 But God has breath'd upon a worm, And sent me from above, Wings, such as clothe an angel's form. The wings of joy and love. 3 With these to Pisgah's top I fly, And there delighted stand, To view beneath a shining sky The spacious promis'd land. 4 The Lord of all the vast domain Has promis'd it to me; The length and breadth of all the plain, As far as faith can see. 244 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 356 5 How glorious is my priyileg To thee for help' I call; «nd upon a mountain's edge, Oh save me, lest I fall! 6 Though much exalted in the Lord, strength is not my own; rhen let me tremble at his word, And none shall cast me down. r~ S. M. .j JO. That ivhich ive have seen and heard. 1 John i. 3. 1 TIOW can a sinner know "• His sins on earth forgiv'n5 How can my gracious Saviour show My name inscrib'd inheav'n! What we have felt and seen With confidence we tell; And publish to the sons of men, The signs infallible. ) We who in Christ believe That he for us hath died, We all his unknown peace receive, And feel his blood applied! i Exults our rising soul, Deliver'd of her load, And swells unutterably full Of glory and of God. 5 His love surpasses far The love of all beneath, We find within our hearts, and dare The pointless darts of death. 6 Stronger than death or hell The sacred pow'rwe prove: And conqu'rors of the world we dwell In heav'n who dwell in love. 245 357, 358 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. ..57 (119.) P. M. ou i . Jesus the anchor of the soul. 1 IVrOW I have found the ground wherein ■*-^ Sure my soul's anchor may remain: The love of God forgiving sin, Through Jesus crucified and slain. His mercy shall unshaken stay, When heav'n and earth have pass'd away. 2 Father! thine everlasting grace Our scanty thought surpasses far; Thine heart still melts with tenderness, Thine arms oflove still open are; And Jesus' blood, through earth and skies, Mercy, free, boundless mercy, cries. 3 Tho' waves and storms go o'er my head, Tho' strength and health and friends be gone, Tho' joys be wither'd all and dead, Tho' ev'ry comfort be withdrawn: On this my steadfast soul relies, Father, thy mercy never dies. 4 Fix'd on this ground will I remain, Tho' my heart fail and strength decay. This anchor shall my soul sustain, When earth's foundations melt away. Mercy's full pow'r I then shall prove, Lov'd with an everlasting love. ,o p. m. oOO, Conversion. Jer. xxxi. 3. 1 fkN the brink of fi'ry ruin, ^ Justice, with a naming sword, Was my guilty soul pursuing When I first beheld my Lord. 2 [Terrify'd with Sinai's thunder, Straight I flew to Calvary, Where I saw with love and wonder, Him bv faith who died for me.] * 246 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 359 .nor," he exclaim'd, 'v I've \o\ \\ thee With an everlasting love; II in me apnrov'd thee; Thou shalt dwell with me above. " t as angels' notes in heaven, When to golden harps they sound, Is the voice of sins forgiven, To the soul by satan bound. et as angels' harps in glory, W 'as that heavenly voice to me, When 1 saw my Lord before me Bleed and die to set me free! 6 Saints, attend with holy wonder! Sinners, hear and sing his praise! Tis the God that holds the thunder Shows himself the God of grace! 359. i- m 1 T HEAR a voice that comes from far; *■ From Calvary it sounds abroad; It sooths my soul, and calms my fear: It speaks of pardon bought with blood. 2 And is,it true, that many fly The sound that bids my soul rejoice; And rather choose in sin to die, Than turn an ear to mercy's voice ! 3 Alas, for those! — the day is near, When mercy will be heard no more; Then will they ask in vain to hear The voice they would not hear before. -i With such, I own, I once appear 'd, But now I know how great their loss; For sweeter sounds were never heard Than mercy utters from the cross. 247 360, 361 CHRISTIAN' EXPERIENCE. . j u u . The joy of conversion from sin . \ TI^HEN God reveal'd his gracious name, And chang'd my mournful state, My rapture seem'd a pleasing dream, The grace appear'd so great. 2 The world beheld the glorious change, And did thy hand confess; My tongue broke out in unknown strains, And sung surprising grace. 3 " Great is the work," my neighbours cried, And own'd thy pow'r divine; " Great is the work," my heart replied, ;c And be the glory thine." 4 The Lord can clear the darkest skies, Can give us day for night; .Make drops of sacred sorrow rise To rivers of delight. 5 Let those, that sow in sadness, wait Till the fair harvest come; They shall confess their sheaves are great, And shout the blessings home. .-?ri (256.) S. M. ,5 O J . The pleasures of Conversion. 1 TTOW various and how new "- Are thy compassions, Lord! Each morning shall thy mercies shew, Each night thy love record. Thy goodness, like the sun, Dawn'd on our early days, Ere infant reason had begun To form our lips to praise. Each object we beheld Gave pleasure to our eyes; And nature all our senses held In bands of sweet surprise. 248 CHRISTIAN' EXPERIENCE. 362, 363 4 But pleasures more refin'd Awaited that blest day, When light arose upon our mind To chase our sins away. 5 How various and how new : by compassions, Lord ! Kternity thy truth shall shew, And all thy love record. .)OZi. Joy for salvation. 1 SALVATION, O the joyful sound ! ^ Tis music to our ears; Vein balm for ev'ry wound, A oordial for our fears. S Buried in sorrow and in sin, At hell's dark door we lay But we arise by grace divine, To see a heav'nly day. I -ttion ! let the echo fly The spacious earth around; While all the armies of the sky Conspire to raise the sound. ..,.,. C. M. •50 J. Joy in the Holy Ghost. Luke i. 46. 1 TVTY soul doth magnify the Lord, ^" My spirit doth rejoice In God, my Saviour, and my God; I hear' his joyful voice. 2 1 need not go abroad for joy, Who have a feast at home; My sighs are now turn'd into songs, — The Comforter is come. 3 Down from on high, the blessed Dove Is come into my breast, To witness God's eternal love; This is my heav'nly feast. 4 There is a stream that issues forth From God's eternal throne, 249 364, 365 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. And from the Lamb, a living stream, Clear as the crystal stone. 5 That stream doth water paradise; It makes the angels sing; One cordial drop revives my heart; Hence all my joys do spring. OU^±. Repentance and free Pardon} or, Justifi- cation and Sanctifi cation. 1 13 LEST is the man, for ever bless'd, -*-* Whose guilt is pardon 'd by his God, Whose sins with sorrow are confess'd, And cover'd with his Saviour's blood. J Blest is the man to whom the Lord Imputes not his iniquities, He pleads no merit of reward, And not on works, but grace relies. S From guile his heart and lips are free, His humble joy, his holy fear, With deep repentance well agree, And join to prove his faith sincere. 4 How glorious is that righteousness That hides and cancels all his sins! While a bright evidence of grace Through his whole life appears and shines. ..^p. L. M. Olio. Happy in the Salvation of God. Psalm xlvi. 4. 1 TNDULGENT God! to Thee I raise ■■■ My spirit fraught with joy and praise: Grateful I bow before thy throne, My debt of mercy there to own. 2 Rivers descending, Lord ! from Thee, Perpetual glide to solace me: Their varied virtues to rehearse, Demands an everlasting verse. 250 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 566 i, beyond the rest, i — the widest and the hest — ' Lo, the purple flood Rolls rich with my Redeemer's blood. 4 I tuft — delight succeeds to wo; 1 bathe — no waters cleanse me so: joy and purity to share, 1 would remain enraptur'd there. 5 Till death dial! rive this soul to know The fulness sought in vain below; — The fulness of that boundless sea Whence flow'd the river down to me. ftfj >oul — with such a scene in view — Bids mortals joys a glad adieu; N'or dreads ■ few chastising woes V ut with such love — so soon to close*. ...... L. M. .500. The Aw Cojivert. 1 ^TIHE new-born child of gospel grace, -*- Like some fair tree when summer's nigh, Beneath Emmanuel's shining face, Lifts up his blooming branch on high. •2 Xo fear he feels, he sees no foes, No conflict yet his faith employs, N'or hai he learnt to whom he owes The strength and peace his soul enjoys. > But sin soon darts its cruel sting, And comforts sinking day by day; What seem'd his own, a self-fed spring, Proves but a brook that glides away. 4 When Gideon arm'd his numerous host, The Lord soon made his numbers less: And said, lest Israel vainly boast, Mv arm procured me this success." 251 367 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 5 Thus will he bring our spirits down. And draw our ebbing comforts low, That saved by grace, but not our own, We may not claim the praise we owe. „n- (258.) S. M; .jvj / . Heavenly joy on earth. 1 pOME, ye that love the Lord, ^ And let your joys be known; Join in a song with sweet accord, Whilst ye surround the throne. 2 Let those refuse to sing, Who never knew our God : But servants of the heav'nly King May speak their joys abroad. S The God, who rules on high, Who all the earth surveys, Who rides upon the stormy sky, And calms the roaring seas: 4 This awful God is ours, Our Father and our love; He will send down his heav'nly pow'rs To carry us above. 5 There we shall see his face, And never, never sin ! There, from the rivers of his grace, Drink endless pleasures in. 6 Yea, and before we rise To that immortal state, The thoughts of such amazing bliss Should constant joys create. 7 The men of grace have found Glory begun below. Celestial fruit on earthly ground From faith and hope may grow. 8 Then let our songs abound, And ev'ry tear be drv: •252 christian experience:. 368, 369 We're marching through Immanucl's ground To fairer worlds on nigh. •^« r262-) L M .>UO. The privileges oftlw sons of God. 1 IVOT all the nobles of the earth, *■* Who boast the honours of their birth, Such real dignity can claim, As those who bear the Christian name. •2 To them the privilege is giv'n, To be the sons and heirs of heav'n; Sons of the God who reigns on high. And heirs of joy beyond the sky. His will he makes them early know. And teaches their young feet to go; Whispers instruction to their minds, And on their hearts his precepts binds. ■i Their dail\ wants his hands supply: 1'heir steps he guards with watchful eye: Leads them from earth to heav'n above, And crowns them with eternal love. 5 If I've the honour, Lord! to be One of this num'rous family: On me the gracious gift bestow, To call thee Abba, Father, too. 6 So may my conduct ever prove My filial piety and love! Whilst all my brethren clearly trace Their Father's likeness on my face. •ifiQ (2°5-) & M. ouv. The pleasures of a pure conscience. 1 f\ happy soul that lives on high! *~* \\ Bile men lie grov'ling here, His hopes are fix'd above the sky, And faith forbids his fear. 2 His conscience knows no secret stings; While grace and joy combine 253 370 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. To form a life, whose holy springs Are hidden and divine. 3 He waits in secret on his God; His God in secret sees. Let earth he all in arms abroad, He dwells in heav'nly peace. 4 His pleasures rise from things unseen, Beyond this world and time, Where neither eyes nor ears have been, Nor thoughts of mortals climb. 5 He looks to heav'n's eternal hill, To meet that glorious day, AVhen Christ his promise shall fulfil And call his soul away. 370. (268.) S. M. 1 TTTHEN gloomy thoughts and fears * • The trembling heart invade, And all the face of nature wears A universal shade: 2 Religion can assuage The tempest of the soul ; And ev'ry fear shall lose its rage At her divine control. 3 Through life's bewilder'd way, Her hand unerring leads; And o'er the path her heav'nly ray A cheering lustre sheds. 4 AVhen reason, tir'd and blind, Sinks helpless and afraid; Thou blest supporter of the mind, How pow'rful is thine aid ! 5 O let me feel thy pow'r, And find thy sweet relief, To brighten ev'ry gloomy hour, And soften ev'rv grief. 254 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 37 1 ..-., ('270. ) L. M. .3 / J . T/ie gfojious prospects of faith. 1 rpjJERE is a glorious world on high, -*- Resplendent with eternal day; Faith views the blissful prospect nigh, While God's own word reveals the way. c2 There shall the fav'rites of the Lord With never-fading lustre shine. Surprising honour! vast reward! Conferr'd on man by love divine. 3 How blest are those, how truly wise, Who learn and keep the sacred road ! Happy the men, whom heav'n employs To turn rebellious hearts to God; t To win them from the fatal way Where erring folly thoughtless roves; And that blest righteousness display, Which Jesus taught and God approves. 5 The shining firmament shall fade, And sparkling stars resign their light: But these shall know nor change nor shade, For ever fair, for ever bright. ti On wings of faith and strong desire, O may our spirits daily rise; And reach at last the shining choir, In the bright mansions of the skies! 372. C304-) c M 1 TTAPPY the man, whose wishes climb -"-To mansions in the skies! lie looks on all the joys of time With undesiring eyes, L2 In vain soft pleasure spreads her charms, And throws her silken chain; And wealth and fame invite his arms, And tempt his ear in vain. 255 373 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 3 He knows, that all these glitt'ring things Must yield to sure decay; And sees on time's extended wings How swift they flee away ! -i To things unseen by mortal eyes, A beam of sacred light Directs his view; his prospects rise All permanent and bright. 5 His hopes are fix'd on joys to come: Those blissful scenes on high Shall flourish in immortal bloom, When time and nature die. 2. COMMUNION WITH CHRIST, AND LOVE TO HIM. ..7~ a m. 0 I O, Christ precious. 1 Pet. ii. 7. 1 tfOW sweet the name of Jesus sounds "• In a believer's ear ! It sooths his sorrows, heals his wounds, And drives away his fear. 2 It makes the wounded spirit whole, And calms the troubled breast; *Tis manna to the hungry soul, And to the weary, rest. 3 By him, my pray'rs acceptance gain, 'Although with sin defil'd; Satan accuses me in vain, And I am own'd a child. 4 Weak is the effort of my heart, And cold my warmest thought; But when 1 see thee as thou art, I'll praise thee as I ought. 5 Till then, I would thy love proclaim, With every fleeting breath; And may the music of thy name Refresh my soul in death. 256 CHRISTIAN EXPKUIi I, 37 5 * - , *■ M. .5 / 4 . Sit d ng at Jesus' feet. l QWEET the moments, rich in Me* ^ Which before the cross 1 spend; Life, and health, and peace possessing, From the sinner's dying Friend: and grief my heart dividing, With my tears his feet I'll bathe; Constant still in faith abiding, Life deriving from his death. ;3 Truly blessed is this station — Low before his cross I'll lie; While I see divine compassion Floating in his languid eye; i litre I'll sit — forever viewing Mercy streaming in his blood: Precious drops, my soul bedewing, Plead arid claim my peace with God. 375. c. m. 1 "C^AR from the world, O Lord, 1 flee, *- From strife and tumult far; From scenes where Satan wages still His most successful war. 2 The calm retreat, the silent shade, With pray'r and praise agree: And seem by thy sweet bounty made, For those who follow thee. 3 Then if thy Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, Oh, with what peace and joy and love, She does commune with God! 4 There, like the nightingale, she pours Her solitary la] %\ Nor asks a witness of her song, Nor thirsts for human praise. 257 3 A 376, 377 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. r*7fi C. M. ,j / O. Evening twilight. 1 T LOVE to steal awhile away *- From every cumb'ring care, And spend the hours of setting day In humble, grateful prayer. 2 I love in solitude to shed The penitential tear, And all His promises to plead, Where none but God can hear. 3 I love to think on mercies past, And future good implore, And all my cares and sorrows cast On him whom I adore. 4 I love by faith to take a view Of brighter scenes in heav'n; The prospect doth my strength renew, While here by tempests driv'n. 5 Thus, when life's toilsome day is o'er, May its departing ray Be calm as this impressive hour, And lead to endless day. J / / *J?0r closer Communion -with God. Ps. xxiii. 1 nHHOU Shepherd of Israel divine, -*- The joy and desire of my heart, For closer communion I pine, I long to reside where thou art: The pasture I languish to find, Where all, who their Shepherd obey, Are fed, on thy bosom reclin'd, And screen'd from the heat of the day. •2 Ah ! show me that happiest place, The place of thy people's abode, Where saints in an ecstasy gaze, And bans: on a crucified God: 258 HKISTIAN- EXPERIENCE. 578, .379 Thy love tor ■ sinner declare, Thy passion and death on tht M\ spirit to Calvary bear, i itfer and triumph with thee. I there with the lambs of thy flock, There only 1 covet to rest, To lie at the' foot of the Rock, Or rise to be hid in thy breast; 'Tis there I would always abide, And never a moment depart; Conceal 'd in the cleft of thy side, Eternally held in thy heart. 378. c. m. Job xxiii. 3. 1 l"|H, that I knew the secret place, ^ Where 1 might find my God> I'd spread mj wants before his face, And pour my woes abroad. I 1*<1 tell him how my sins arise, What sorrows I sustain; How grace decays, and comfort dies, And leaves my heart in pain. > He knows what arguments I'd take To wrestle with my God; I'd plead for his own mercy's sake, And for my Saviour's blood. 4 My God will pity my complaints, And heal my broken bones; He takes the meaning of his saints, The language of their groans. 5 Arise, my soul, from deep distress, And banish ever}' fear; He calls thee to his throne of grace, To spread thy sorrows there. 379. c. M. ■o1* could I find from day to day, nearness to my God: 259 380 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. Then should my hours glide sweet away, And lean upon his word. 2 Lord, I desire with thee to live Anew from day to day; In joys the world can never give, Nor ever take away. 3 O Jesus, come and rule my heart, And make me wholly thine, That I may never more depart, Nor grieve thy love divine; 4 Thus till my last expiring breath, Thy goodness I'll adore; And when my flesh dissolves in death, My soul shall love thee more. onn P. M. JOU* None upon earth I desire besides thee. Psalm lxxiii. 25. i TJOW tedious and tasteless the hours, •*-■- When Jesus no longer I see; Sweet prospects, sweet birds, and sweet flowers, Have lost all their sweetness with me; The midsummer's-sun shines but dim, The fields strive in vain to look gay; But when I am happy in him, December's as pleasant as May. 9 His name yields the richest perfume, And sweeter than music his voice; His presence disperses my gloom, And makes all within me rejoice: I should, were he always so nigh, Have nothing to wish or to fear; No mortal so happy as I, My summer would last all the year. 3 Content with beholding his face, My all to his pleasure resign'd; No changes ot season or place, Would make any change in rav mind: 260 CHRISTIAN EXPERH ^liile bless'd -with ■ sense of his love, A palace a toy would l^ku*; And prisons would palaces prove, If Jesus would dwell with me there. 4 Dear Lord, if indeed I am thine, If thou art my sun and my son^; Say, why dot Ufcguish and pine, And why are my winters so long' O drive these dark clouds from my sk\ . Thy soul-cheering presence restore; Or take me unto thee on high, Where winter and clouds are no more. 381. UM. 1 TESUS, thy boundless love to me, *-* No thought can reach, no tongue declare; O knit my thankful heart to thee, And reign without a rival there. n -ant that nothing in my soul Slay dwell, but thy pure love alone ! O may thy love possess me whole ! My joy, my treasure, and my crown. 7 O love, how cheering is thy ray ! All pain before thy presence flies; Care, anguish, sorrow, melt away, Where'er thy healing beams arise. i Unwearied may I this pursue, Dauntless to the high prize aspire; Hourly within my soul renew This holy flame, this heavenly fire. 5 Still let thy love point out my way; How wondrous things thy love hath wrought! Mill lead me, lest I go astray: Direct my word, inspire my thought In suftYing be thy love my peace, In weakness be thy love my power, 261 his delight is in the law of the Lord, w doth fie meditate day and night. 382, 383 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. And when the storms of life shall cease, Jesus, in that important hour. Q09 P. M. and in his law x"saim l. z. 1 XJOW happy, gracious L<3Ptl, are we! x-i- Divinely drawn to follow thee: Whose hours divided are, Betwixt the mount and multitude: Our day is spent in doing good, Our night in praise and pray'r. 2 With us no melancholy void; No moment lingers unemploy'd, Or unimprov'd below: Our weariness of life is gone, Who live to serve our God alone, And only thee to know. 3 The winter's night and summer's day, Glide imperceptibly away, Too short to sing thy praise; Too few we find the happy hours, And haste to join those heav'nly pow'rs, In everlasting lays. 4 With all who chant thy name on high. And holy, holy, holy, cry, A bright harmonious throng! We long thy praises to repeat, And ceaseless sing around thy seat The new eternal song, ^r>o L. M. .jO«j. Desiring Communion with God. 1 71/f Y rising soul, with strong desires, "*■*■*■ To perfect happiness aspires, With steady steps would tread the road That leads to Heaven — that leads to God. 262 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 384, 385 drink unmingled love the pure fountain-head above; Lord, 1 long to bo Kniptv'd of sin, and full of thee, thee I pant, for thee I burn; Art thou withdrawn } again return. Nor let me be^^irst to say, lb on wilt not«K when sinners pray. 384. l M. 1 ¥ THIRST, thou wounded Lamb of God, * To wash me in thy cleansing blood; To dwell within thy "wounds; then pain Is sweet, and life or death is gain. 2 Take my poor heart, and let it be For ever clos'd to all but thee ! Seal thou my breast, and let me wear That pledge of love for ever there. 9 How blest are they who still abide, Close shelter'd in thy bleeding side! Who life and strength from thence derive, And by thee move, and in thee live. 4 What are our works but sin and death, Till thou thy quiek'ning Spirit breathe3 Thou.giv'st the power thy grace to move, O wondrous grace! O boundless love! 5 How can it be, thou heavenly King, That thou shouldst us to glory bring; Make slaves the partners of thy throne, Deck'd with a never-fading crown? 0 Ah ! Lord, enlarge our scanty thought, To know the wonders thou hast wrought, Unloose our stammYing tongues to tell Thy love immense, unsearchable ! oor CM. ,)0.;. Lflve to Christ. John xxi. 15. 1 "TJO not I love thee, () my lx)rd> *~* Behold my heart, and - 263 336 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. And turn each cursed idol out, That dares to rival thee. 2 Do not I love thee from my soul 5 Then let me nothing love: Dead be my heart to ev'ry joy, Which thou dost not approve. 0 Is not thy name melodious still To mine attentive ear? Doth not each pulse with pleasure beat My Saviour's voice to hear } 4 Hast thou a lamb in all thy flock, I would disdain to feed? Hast thou a foe, before whose face I fear thy cause to plead ? 5 Thou know ■ st I love thee, dearest Lord, But O, I long to soar Far from the sphere of mortal joys, That I may love thee more. QA C. M. .joD. Jesus precious. 1 Pet. ii. 7. 1 13 LEST Jesus, when my soaring thoughts -*-* O'er all thy graces rove, Now is my soul in transport lost — In wonder, joy, and love! 2 Not softest strains can charm mine ears, Like thy beloved name; Nor aught beneath the skies inspire My heart with equal flame. 3 Where'er I look, my wond'ring eyes Unnumber'd blessings see; But what is life, with all its bliss, If once compared to thee? 4 Hast thou a rival in my breast ? Search, Lord, for thou canst tell; If aught can raise my passions thus, Or please my soul so well. 264 I 11HISI IAS 387 No, thou Ml precious to my heart. M\ portion and mj h-t thy bound] \1\ stti-df st* thoughts employ. 6 When nature taints, around my bed ii\ hi-ig^^rlories shine; And deatli shaMBl his terrors lose, In raptures so divine. ,a- p. m. JO/. Lovest thou me? John xxi. JG. 1 TTARK, 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 '« ] deliver'd thee, when hound, And, when bleeding, healM thy wound, Sought diee wandVine, set thee right, Turn'd thy darkness into light. 3 " Can a woman's tender care M towards the child she bare? Ves, she may forgetful be, Vet will I remember:!: 4 " Mine is an unchanging love, Higher than the heights above; Deeper than the depths beneath — Free and faithful — strong as death. 5 "Thou shalt see my glory soon, When the work of grace is done; Partner of my throne shalt be, Say, poor sinner, lov'st thou me?" C Lord, it is my chief complaint, That my love is weak and faint; Yet I love thee, and adore. O for grace to love thee mere! 265 2 H .388, 389 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 000 L. M. •)0°- Living to Chnst. Phil. i. 21. 1 T ET thoughtless thousands choose the road *-* That leads the soul away from God; This happiness, dear Lord, be mine, To live and die entirely thine. 2 On Christ by faith my soul prould live, From him, my life, my all receive; To him devote my fleeting hours, Serve him alone with all my pow'rs. 3 Christ is my everlasting all, To him I look, on him I call; He will my ev'ry want supply, In time and through eternity. 4 Soon will the Lord, my life, appear; Soon shall 1 end my trials here; Leave sin and sorrow, death and pain; To live is Christ — to die is gain. 5 Soon will the saints in glory meet; Soon walkthrough ev'ry golden street, And sing on ev'ry blissful plain, To live is Christ, to die is gain. RQ (220.) L. M. .I0.7. 7ft6 Christian panting for God. 1 f 1 RE AT God, indulge my humble claim: " Be thou my hope, my joy, my rest ! The glories, that compose thy name, Stand all engag'd to make me blest. 2 Thou great and good, thou just and wise, Thou art my Father and my God ! And I am thine by sacred ties, Thy child and servant, bought with blood. S With heart and eyes and lifted hands, for thee I long, for thee I look, As travellers in thirsty lands Pant for the cooling water-brook. i Ev'n life itself, without thy love, Xo lasting pleasure can afford: 266 3 90, ,£91 0HRI8TIAN EXPERIENCE. ie burden pn [i I irerc bani.shM from thee, Lord. i 111 lift mv hands, I'll raise my voice, While I have breath to pray or praise. Thil work shall make my heart rejoice, Throughout the remnant of mv days. ■ •**'"• Love to Christ present or absent. 1 {\V all the joys we mortals know, " Jesus, thy love exceeds the rest; Love, the* best blessing here below, The highest rapture of the blest. - While we are held in thine embrace, There's not a thought attempts to rove; ■h smile that's seen upon thy face, Fixes, and charms, and fires our love. 3 When of thine absence we complain, And long, and weep, and humbly pray; There's a strange pleasure in the pain, — Those tears are sweet which mourn thy stay. * When round thy courts by day we rove, Or ask the watchmen of the night For some kind tidings from above, Thy very name creates delight. 5 Jesus, our God, descend and come; Our eyes would dwell upon thv face; "Tis heav'nto see our Lord at home, And feel the presence of his grace. M1 P. M. '* ° J • Ijove of Jesus. 1 T OVE divine, how sweet the sound! -Li May the theme on earth abound: MTr (he hearts of saints below, With the sacred rapture glow ! 1 Love amazing, large and free, Love unknown, to think on me! 267 392 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. Let that love upon me shine, Saviour, with its beams divine. 3 Better than earth's gilded toys, Or an age of carnal joys; Better far than Ophir's gold, Love that never can be told. 4 Better than this life of mine, Saviour, is thy love divine: Drop the veil, and let me see Rivers of this love in thee. 5 While in Mesech's tents I stay, Love divine shall tune my lay; When I soar to bliss above, Still I'll praise a Saviour's love. OQ9 (282.) C. M. OVA. The Christian's choice, 1 r¥!HOU art my portion, O my God! -*- Soon as I know thy way, My heart makes haste t' obey thy word, And suffers no delay. 2 I choose the path of heav'nly truth, And glory in my choice; Xot all the riches of the earth Could make me so rejoice. 3 The testimonies of thy grace 1 set before mine eyes; Thence I derive my daily strength, And there my comfort lies. 4 Whene'er I wander from thy path, I think upon my ways; Then turn my feet to thy commands, And trust thy pard'ning grace. 5 Now I am thine, for ever thine: O save thy servant, Lord ! Thou art my shield, my hiding-place, Mv hope is in thy word. 268 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 393, S94 6 Thou hast inclin'd this heart of mine Thy statutes to fulfil; And thus till mortal life shall end Would I perform thy will. 393. (*"•) c- M- 1 Ilf HILE tliee I seek, protecting Pow'r ! * ^ Be my vain wishes still'd; And may this consecrated hour With better hopes be fill'd. 2 Thy love the pow'rs of thought bestow'd; To thee my thoughts would soar. Thy mercy o'er my life has flow 'd: That mercy I adore. 3 In each event of life, how clear Thy riding hand I see ! Each blessing to my soul more dear, Because bestow'd by thee. 4 In ev'ry joy that crowns my days, In ev'iy- pain 1 bear, My heart shall find delight in praise, Or seek relief in pray'r. 5 When gladness wings my favour'd hour. Thy love my th oughts shall fill : Resign 'd, when storms of sorrow low'r, My soul shall meet thy will. 6 My lifted eye, without a tear, The low 'ring storm shall see; My steadfast heart shall know no fear: That heart will rest on thee ! ~Ql (312.) L. M. 0 v 4 . Coiifiden ce in God. 1 ("JtJR Father, thron'd above the sky, " To thee our empty hands we spread; Thy children at thy footstool lie, And ask thv blessings on their head. 269 395 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. L2 With cheerful hope and filial fear, In that august and precious name, By thee ordain'd, we now draw near, And would the promis'd blessing claim. 3 Does not an earthly parent hear The cravings of his famish'd son? Will he reject the filial pray'r, Or mock him with a cake of stone? 4 Our heav'nly Father, how much more "Will thy divine compassions rise? And open thy unbounded store, To satisfy thy children's cries ? 5 Yes, we will ask, and seek, and press For gracious audience at thy seat; Still hoping, waiting for success, If persevering to entreat. C For Jesus in his faithful word The upright supplicant has blest; And all thy saints with one accord The prevalence of pray'r attest. 3. DOUBTS AND FEARS. Qr L. M. ouu. Hidings of God's face. 1 TT APPY the hours, the golden days, -"■ When I could call my Jesus mine, And sit, and view his smiling face, And melt in pleasures all divine. 2 But now he's gone (O mighty wo ! ) Gone from my soul and hides his love I hate the sins that griev'd him so, The sins that forc'd him to remove ! 3 Yet let my hope look through my tear:-. And spy afar his rolling tfrrone, His chariot through the cleaving spheres Shall bring the bright Beloved down. 270 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. the hills, My soul spring* out to meet him high: Then shall the conquYor turn his wh And climb tht* mansions ofth< •*or ' M .) JO. Q%fuu j ' Job XX! V 1 ^W'EET was the time when first 1 I 11 ^ The Saviour's pardoning blood, \pplied to cleanse my soul from guilt, And bring me home to God. l2 Soon as the morn the light reveal'd, Mis praises tun'd my tongue; And, when the ei s prevailM, His love \ - ng. • In vain die tempter spread his \i i] The world no more could charm; J liv'd upon mv Saviour's smiles, And lean'd upon his arm. » En prayer my soul drew near the Lord, And saw his glory shine; And, when I read his holy word, I call'd each promise mine. • Then to his saints I often spoke Of what his love had done; Hut now my heart is almost broke, For all my joys are gone. \ m when the evening shade prevails, My soul in darkness mourns; And when the morn the light reveals, Xo light to me returns. 7 My pravers are now a chatt'ring noise, For Jesus hides his face! I read, the promise meets my eves, But will not reach my case. m 397 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 8 Now satan threatens to prevail. And make my soul his prey;' Vet, Lord, thy mercies cannot fail, O, come without delay! >q7 P. M. *JC" • Lovest thou me? 1 ,fTUS a point I long to know; -1- Oft it causes anxious thought; Do I love the Lord, or no ? Am I his, or am I not* 2 If 1 love, why am 1 thus' Why tills dull, this lifeless frame? Hardly, sure, can they be worse, Who have never heard his name! 3 [Could my heart so hard remain, Prayer a task and burden prove, Every trifle give me pain, If J knew a Saviour's love? 4- When 1 turn mine eyes within, All is dark, and vain, and wild: Fill'd with unbelief and sin, Can I deem myself a child } 5 If I pray, or hear, or read, Sin is mix'd with all I do; You that love the Lord indeed, Tell me, Is it thus with you ?] 6 Yet I mourn my stubborn will, Find my sin a grief and thrall; Should I grieve for what I feel, If I did not love at all! 7 Could I joy his saints to meet, Choose the ways I once abhorr'd, Find, at times, the promise sweet, If I did not love the Lord? 8 Lord, decide the doubtful case! Thou who art thy people's sun. 272 ^CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 398, 399 Shine upon thy work of grace, If it be indeed begun. 9 Let me love thee more and more, If I love at all, I pray; If I have not lov'd before, Help me to begin to day. J Jo. The Complaint under Darkness. 1 r> EJOICE in God, the word commands, *■*' And fain would I obey; Yet still my spirit lingering stands, While doubts impede my way. 2 How can my soul exult for joy, Which feels this load of sin> And how can praise my tongue employ, While darkness reigns within1 3 Whence should my lips give rapture birth, When I no raptun Or how should notes of heavenly mirth, Sound from a breast of steel? 4 If falling tears and rising sighs, In triumph share a part; Then, Lord, behold these streaming eyes, And search this bleeding heart! 5 My soul forgets to use her wings; My harp neglected lies; For sin has broken all its strings, And guilt shuts out my joys. 6 The power, the sweetness, of thy voice, Alone my heart can move; Make me in Christ my Lord rejoice, And melt my soul to love. QQQ R M ovzj. Cast down, yet hoping. Ps. xlii. 5. I f\ MY soul, what means this sadness1 " Wherefore art thou thus cast down1 Let thy griefs be turn'd to gladness, Bid thy restless fears be gone; 273 400 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE- Look to Jesus, And rejoice in his dear name. L2 What tho' satan's strong temptations Vex and grieve thee day by day5 And thy sinful inclinations Often fill thee with dismay? Thou shalt conquer, Thro' the Lamb's redeeming blood. 3 Tho' ten thousand ills beset thee, From without and from within, Jesus saith he'll ne'er forget thee, But will save from hell and sin: He is faithful To perform his gracious word. 4 Tho' distresses now attend thee, And thou tread'st the thorny road, His right hand shall still defend thee; Soon he'll bring thee home to God! Therefore praise him — Praise the great Redeemer's name. 5 O that I could now adore him Like the heavenly host above, Who for ever bow before him, And unceasing, sing his love ! Happy songsters! When shall I your chorus join ? 4UU. Doubting Christian. 1 TTNCERTAINhowtheway to find ^ Which to salvation led, 1 list'ned long, with anxious mind, To hear what others said. 2 When some of joys and comforts told, I fear'd that I was wrong; For I was stupid, dead, and cold — Had neither joy nor song. 3 Of fierce temptations others talk'd, Of anguish and dismay; 274, CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 401 I'hro' what distresses they had walk'd, Before they tbund the way. i Ah' then 1 thought my hopes were >ain For I had lived al I wilh'd tor all my fears again, To make me more like these. j 1 had my wish — the Lord disclos'd The evils of my heart; And left my naked soul expos'd To satan's ti'ry dirt. 6 Alas! " I now must give it up," I ery'd in deep despair; ■ mid I dream of drawing hope From what I cannot bear! T Again my Saviour brought me aid, And when he set me free, " Trust simply on my word," he said, "And 1 ave the rest to me." 401. Hating Sin. I /\ COULD 1 find some peaceful bow'r, " Where sin has neither place nor pow'r; This traitor vile, I fain would shun, Hut cannot from his presence run. 9 When to the throne of grace I flee, He stands between my God and me, Where'er 1 rove, where'er I rest, I feel him working in my breast. o When I attempt to soar above, To view the heights of Jesus' love; This monster seems to mount the skies, And veils his glory to mine eyes. 4 Lord, free me from this deadly foe, Which keeps my faith and hope so low; I long to dwell in heaven, my home, Where not one sinful thought can come. 275 402, 403 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 402. (276.) L. M. 1 TirHAT strange perplexities arise! * * What anxious fears and jealousies ! What crowds in doubtful light appear! How few, alas, approv'd and -clear! 2 And what am 1 ? — My soul, awake, And an impartial survey take. Does no dark sign, no ground of fear, In practice or in heart appear? 3 What image does my spirit bear } Is Jesus form'd and living there? Say, do his lineaments divine Iu thought, and word, and action shine } 4 Searcher of hearts, O search me still; The secrets of my soul reveal; My fears remove; let me appear To God and ray own conscience clear ! 4UJ. Hope encouraged by a view of the Divine Perfections, I Sam. xxx. 6. 1 TITHY sinks my weak desponding mind? " Why heaves my heart the anxious sigtr Can sovereign Goodness be unkind? Am I not safe if God is nigh? 2 'Tis he supports this faintin* frame ; On him alone my hopes recline: The wondrous glories of his name, How wide they spread ! how bright they shine ! 3 Infinite wisdom! boundless power! Unchanging faithfulness and love ! Here let me trust, while I adore, — Nor from my refuge e'er remove. ' 4 My God, if thou art mine indeed, Then I have all my heart can crave; A present help in times of n ed; Still kind to hear, and strong to save. 276 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 404, 405 5 Forgive my doubts, O gracious Lord ' And ease the sorrows of my breast; k to ray heart the healing word, That thou ait mine — and I am blest. 404. Return o/Jov. 1 yyrHEX darkness long has veiPd my mind, And smiling day once more appears, Then, my Redeemer! then I find The folly of my doubts and fears. 2 I chide my unbelieving heart; And blush that I should ever be Thus prone to act so base a part, Or harbour one hard thought of thee ! 3 O let me then at length be taught (What 1 am still so slow to learn,) That God is love, and changes not, Nor knows the shadow of a turn. 4 Sweet truth, and easy to repeat! But when my faith is sharply try'd, I find myself a learner yet, — Unskilful, weak, and apt to slide. 3 But, O my Lord, one look from thee Subdues the disobedient will; Drives doubt and discontent away, And thy rebellious worm is still. 6 Thou ail as ready to forgive, As I am ready to repine; Thou, therefore, all the praise receive; Be shame, and self-abhorrence, mine. 4. SPIRITUAL DECLENSION. 4UCJ. WiU ye oho go anoay? John vi. 67 — 69. 1 Yin i EX any turn from Zion's way ' * (As numbers often do,) Methinks T hear my Saviour say, " Wilt thou forsake me too3" 277 406 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 2 Ah, Lord ! with such a heart as mine Unless thou hold me fast, My faith will fail, I shall decline, And prove like them at last. 3 Tis thou alone hast power and grace, To save a wretch like me; To whom then shall I turn my face, If I depart from thee. 4 Beyond a douhtl rest assur'd, Thou art the Christ of God; Who hast eternal life secur'd, By promise and by blood. 5 The help of men and angels join'd, Could never reach my case ! Nor can I hope relief to find, But in thy boundless grace. 6 No voice but thine can give me rest, And bid my fears depart; No love but thine can make me blest, And satisfy my heart. S. Iff. 406. Apostasy. 2 Pet ii. 22. 1 V7"E, who in former days, *■ Were found at Zion's gate; Who walk'd awhile in wisdom's ways, And told your happy state; l2 But now to sin draw back, And love again to stray, The narrow path of life forsake, And choose the beaten way; .} Think not your names above Are written with the saints; The promise of eternal love Is his who never faints. 4 Your transient joy and peace Your deeper doom have seal'd, 27$ CHRISTIAN* EXPERIENCE. 407, 4©6 I ales3 you wake to righteousness, i il'd. ii%1 C. M W#. Crown Him. 1 FJACKSUDERS, who your misery feel, *-* Attend your Saviour's call; Return, he'll your backslidings heal; Oh, crown him Lord of all. ■2 Though crimson sin increase your guilt And painful is your thrall; For broken hearts his blood was spilt; Oh, crown him Lord of all. ke with you words, approach his throne, Ami low before him fall; He understands the Spirit's groan; Oh, crown him Lord of all. 4 Whoever comes he'll not cast out; Although your faith be small. His faithfulness you cannot doubt; Oh, crown him Lord of all. L M. 408. Wandering Thoughts. 1 I LOVE the Lord; but ah! how far * My thoughts from the dear object are ! This wanton heart, how wide it roves! And fancy meets a thousand loves. 2 If my soul burn to see my God, I tread the courts of his abode; But troops of rivals throng the place, And tempt me oft before his face. 3 Would I enjoy my Lord alone, I bid my passions all begone, All but my love; and charge my will To bar the door and guard it still. 4 But cares or trifles, make or find Still new approaches to the mind; *7w careless to secure that crown He purchas'd with his blood! 5 Lord, shall we lie so sluggish still! And never act our parts'1 Come, holy Dove, from th' heavenly hill, And sit and warm our hearts. 6 Then shall our active spirits move, Upward our souls shall rise: With hands of faith and wings of love We'll fly and take the prize. Ill C. M. 4 l l • Hardness of Heart. 1 ]Y'JY heart, how dreadful hard it is! -*-"-*• How heavy here it lies! Heavy and cold within my breast, Just like a rock of ice ! • I Sin like a raging tyrant sits i this flinty throne, And en lie9 buried '1 Beneath this heart of stone. .? How seldom do I ris, to God, Or taste the joys above! This mountain presses down my faith, And chilli my flaming love. 281 ' ZQ 412 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. i When smiling mercy courts my soul With all its heavenly charms, This stubborn, this relentless thing Would thrust it from my arms. 5 Against the thunders of thy word Rebellious I have stood, My heart it shakes not at the wrath And terrors of a God. 6 Dear Saviour, steep this rock of mine In thine own crimson sea; None but a bath of blood divine Can melt the flint away. 5. BACKSLIDER RETURNING. 412 p.m. 1 TT OWT shall a lost sinner in pain, -"- Recover his forfeited peace? When brought into bondage again, What hope of a second release ? Will mercy itself be so kind To spare such a rebel as me ? And O, can I possibly find Such plenteous redemption in thee • 2 O Jesus, of thee 1 require, If still thou art able to save, The brand to pluck out of the fire, And ransom my soul from the grave: The help of thy Spirit restore, And show me the life-giving blood; And pardon a sinner once more, And bring me again unto God. 3 O Jesus, in pity draw near, Come quickly to help a lost soul, To comfort a mourner appear, And make a poor Lazarus whole; The balm of thy mercy apply, Thou seest fcie sore anguish I feel, 282 OMlftTOAV K.KI'KKIKNCK. 413 l^ord, or I perish, I die, O save, or 1 sink into hell! * I sink if thou longer dela\ Thy pardoning mercy to show : Come miickly, and kindly display The power <>t 'thy passion below: By all thou hast done for my sake, One drop of thy blood I implore: Now, now let it touch me, and make The sinner a sinner no more. 1 1 * f M *'«->• Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth hie promise fail for evermore? Psalm lxxvii. S. 1 "TJEPTH of mercy ! can there be " Mercy still reserr'd forme! Can my God liis wrath forbear? Me, the chief of sinners Spare? J I have Ions; withstood his grace: I^ong provok'd him to his face; Would not hearken to his calls; (Jriev'd him by a thousand falls. > Kindled his relentings are, Me he now delights to spare, Cries, " How shall 1 give thee up?" Lets the lifted thunder drop. 4 There for me the Saviour stands: Shows his wounds and spreads his hands: fiod is love! 1 know, 1 feel ! Jesus weeps, and loves me still! SHS answer from above: Is not all thy nature love5 Wilt thou not the wrong forget ? Suffer me to kiss thy feet? G Now incline me to repent! Let me now my fall lament! Now my foul revolt deplore! Weep, believe, and sin no more. 283 414, 415 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. il4 C. M. 4 14. Pardon. Jer. iii. 22. Hos. xiv. 4. 1 TTOW oft, alas! this wretched heart -■-*■ Has wander'd from the Lord ! How oft my roving thoughts depart, Forgetful of his word. 2 Yet sov'reign mercy calls, " Return:" Dear Lord, and may I come ? My vile ingratitude I mourn; Oh, take the wand'rer home. 3 And canst thou, wilt thou yet forgive, And bid my crimes remove? And shall a pardon'd rebel live To speak thy wondrous love? 4 Almighty grace, thy healing power How glorious, how divine ! That can to bliss and life restore So vile a heart as mine. 5 Thy pard'ning love, so free, so sweet, Dear Saviour, I adore; Oh, keep me at thy sacred feet, And let me rove no more. A 1 ^ R M <± iu. The returning Backslider; or, a Prayer for restoring Grace. Hosea xiv. 1, 2. 1 TITE ARY of wandering from my God, *' And now made willing to return, I hear, and bow me to the rod: For thee, not without hope, 1 mourn; I have an Advocate above, A Friend before the Throne of Love. 2 O Jesus, full of truth and grace, More full of grace than I of sin; Yet once again I seek thy face, Open thine arms, and take me in ! And freely my backslidings heal, And love the faithless sinner still, 284 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 41 6 3 Thou know'st the way to bring me back. It] Mien spirit to rejl O! for thy truth md mercy's sake ! Forgive and bid me sin no more: The riiins of my soul repair, And make my heart ■ House of Prayer. 4 The stone to flesh again convert: The veil of sin once more remove ! Sprinkle thy blood upon my heart, And melt it by thy dying love! This rebel heart by love subdue, And make it soft and make it new. 5 Give to mine eyes refreshing tears, And kindle my relentings now; Fill all my soul with filial fears: To thy sweet yoke my spirit bow: Bead by thy grace, O bead or break The iron sinew in my neck ! Air ^' ^' 4 1 O. Walking -with God. Gen. v. 24. 1 f}H •' for a closer walk with God, ^-^ A calm and heavenly frame A light to shine upon the road That leads me to the Lamb ! 2 Where is the blessedness I knew, When first I saw the Lord? Where is the soul-refreshing view Of Jesus, and his word? 3 What peaceful hours I once enjoy'd ! How sweet their memory still ! But they have left an aching void. The world can never fill. 4 Return, O holy Dove, return, Sweet messenger of rest; I hate the sins that made thee mourn, And drove thee from mv breast: 285 41 7, 418 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 5 The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be, Help me to tear it from thy throne, And worship only thee. 6 So shall my walk be close with God. Calm and serene my frame; So purer light shall mark the road That leads me to the Lamb. 417. c. m. 1 TVE.AR Jesus, let thy pitying eye -*-* Call back a wand'ring'sheep; False to my vows, like Peter, 1 Would fain, like Peter, weep. 2 Vow let me be by grace restor'd, T'o me thy mercy shown; Oli turn and look upon me, Lord, And break my heart of stone. 5 Almighty Prince, enthron'd above, Repentance to impart, Grant, thro' the greatness of thy love, The humble, contrite heart. 4 Give, what I should have long implor'd, A taste of love unknown j Oh, turn and look upon me, Lord, And break my heart of stone. 5 Behold me, Saviour, from above, Nor suffer me to die; For life, and happiness, and love, Smile in thy gracious eye. 6 Speak but the reconciling word; Let mercy melt me down: Oh, turn and look upon me, Lord, And break my heart of stone: 418. c. m. 1 fkTHAT I were as heretofore! ^When warm in my first love; 286 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE 419 I onlv live my God t' adore, And seek the things above! 9 Upon my head his candle shone, And laxish of his grace. With cords of love lie drew me on. And half unveil'd his fact-. > F:ir, far above all earthly things Triumphantly I rode; 1 soar'd to heaven on eagles' wings, And found and talk'd with God. 4 Where am I now, from what a height Of happiness cast down ! The glory swallow "d up in night, And faded is the crown. 5 O God, thou art my home, my For which I sigh in pain! How shall I 'scape into thy breast, My Eden how regain } J 1 Q UM- -± 1 *7. Perseverance desired. 1 TESUS, my Saviour and my God, ** Thou hast redeem'd me with thy blood; By ties, both natural and divine, I am, and ever will be thine. 8 Hut ah! should my inconstant heart, Ere I'm aware, from thee depart, What dire reproach would fall on me For such ingratitude to thee! i The thought I dread, the crime I hate; The guilt, the shame, I deprecate: And yet so mighty are my foes, 1 dare not trust my warmest vows. 4 Pity my frailty, dearest Lord! Grace in the needful hour afford: O steel this tini'rous heart of mine Wirli fortitude and love divine. 287 420, 421 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 5 So shall I triumph o'er ray fears, And gather joys from all my tears; So shall I to the world proclaim The honours of the Christian name. 6. SAXCTIFICATION AXD CHRISTIAN GRACES. ACyri L.. M. ^^u« My soul thirstethfor God. 1 T THIRST, but not as once I did, -*- The vain delights of earth to share: Thy wounds, Emmanuel, all forbid That I should seek my pleasure there. 2 It was the sight of thy dear cross First wean'd my soul from earthly things; And taught me to esteem as dross The mirth of fools and pomp of kings. 3 I want that grace that springs from thee, That quickens all things where it flows, And makes a wretched thorn, like me, Bloom as the myrtle, or the rose. 4 Dear fountain of delight unknown ! No longer sink below the brim; But overflow, and pour me down A living, and life-giving stream ! 5 For sure, of all the plants that share The notice of thy Father's eye, None proves less grateful to his care, Or yields him meaner fruit than 1. Lit 4Zl. Hatred of Sin. 1 TJ OLY Lord God ! 1 love thy truth, ■*■*• Nor dare thy least commandment slight; Yetpierc'd by sin, the serpent's tooth, 1 mourn the anguish of the bite. 2 But though the poison lurks within, Hope bids me still with patience wait; Till death shall set me free from sin, Free from the only thing I hate. 283 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 489 II | i I | throne above the rest, \\ "here angels and archangels dwell; OlC sin unslain within my breast, \\ lid make that heaven as dark as hell. i The prisoner, sent to hivathe fresh air. And bless'd with liberty again, Would mourn were he condemn'd to wear One link, of all his former chain. S Hut oh! no foe invades the bliss, When glory crowns the Christian's head; One view of Jesus as he is, Will strike all sin for ever dead. 4 99 L* M i — -. Jl'hfjt sfxxll I come and appear before God? Psalm xlii. 1, 2, 5. 1 \ S pants the hart for cooling springs. ^*- So longs my soul, O King of kings. Thy face in near approach to see, So thirsts, great Source of Life, for Thee. 2 With ardent zeal, with strong desires, To Thee, to Thee my soul aspires; When shall 1 reach thy blest abode } When meet the presence of my God? > God of my strength, attend my cry, Say why, my great Preserver, why Excluded from thy sight I go, And bend beneath a weight of wo ' •+ Why thus, my soul, with care opprest"' And whence the woes that fill my breast } In all thy cares, in all thy woes, On God thy steadfast hope repose. 5 To Him my thanks shall still be paid, My sure defence, my constant aid; His name my zeal shall ever raise, And dictate to my lips his praise. 289 2 I) 423. 424 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. to> P. M. *±& J. Breathing after Holi7iess. 1 T OVE divine, all love excelling, -*^ Joy of heaven to earth come down ! Fix in us thy humhle dwelling, All thy faithful mercies crown? Jesus! thou art all compassion, Pure unbounded love thou art; Visit us with thy salvation, Enter every tremhling heart! 2 Breathe, O breathe thy lovely spirit Into every troubled breast ! 1 At us all in thee inherit, Let us find thy promis'd rest: Take away the love of sinning, Alpha and Omega be, End of faith, as its beginning. Set our hearts at liberty. 3 Gome ! almighty to deliver, Let us all thy life receive? • Suddenly return, and never, Xever more thy temples leave ! Thee we would be always blessing, Serve thee as thy hosts above; Pray, and praise thee without ceasing, Glory in thy precious love. 4 Finish then thy new creation, Pure, unspotted may we be; Let us see thy great salvation Perfectly restor'd by thee ! Change from glory into glory, Till in heaven we take our plare, Till we cast our crowns before thee, Lost in wonder, love, and praise ! 424. 1 f\ THAT my load of sin were gone, " O that I could at last i ' 290 L. M. in : submit^ CHRISTIAN" EXPERIENCE. 4&5 \t Jesus' feet to lay it flown ! v my soul at Jesus' feet! ; iv soul I Ions: to find: mr. it* mine indeed thou art, me thy neck and lowly mind, •.imp thine image on my heart. >ke of inbred sin, And fully set my spirit free; I cannot real till pure within, Till I am \sh >lly lost in thee. ii would I learn of thee, my God, Thy light and easy burden prove, The cross, all BtainM trim hallow'd blood, The labour of thy dying love. .'» I would; but thou must give the poi Mv heart from every sin rele Bring near, bring near the joyful hour, And fill me with thy perfect peace. , Lord, the drooping sinner cheer, Xor let thy chariot wheels delay; Appear in my poor heart, appear; My God, my Saviour, come away! jl)r P. M. ■ ~ } - Aspirations of the Soul after God. 1 "jV/fY Lord! in whose presence I live, IT J. Whose favour alone I desire; To whom all the hopes I conceive, With ardent devotion aspire; How pleasant is all that I meet! From fear of adversity free. I find even sorrow made sweet, Because 'tis assign'd me by thee. 2 Transported I see thee display Thy riches and glory divine; I have only my life to repay, To thee this best gift 1 resign. 291 426 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. Thy will is the treasure I seek, For thou art as faithful as strong; There let me, obedient and meek, Repose myself all the day long, 3 My spirit and faculties fail; 0 finish what grace has begun J Destroy what is sinful and frail, And dwell in the soul thou hast won ! Dear theme of my wonder and praise, 1 ery, who is worthy as Thou! I can only be silent and gaze; 'Tis all that is left to me now. 4 Oh glory, in which I am lost, Too deep for the plummet of thought ! On an ocean of Deity toss'd, I'm swallow 'd, I sink into naught. Yet lost and absorb 'd as I seem, I chant to the praise of my King; And though overwhelm'd by the theme, Am happy whenever I sing. 4 L O . Prayer for spiritual mindedness. 1 TVJY God! permit me not to be •M-*- A stranger to myself and thee; Amidst a thousand thoughts I rove, Forgetful of my highest love. 2 Why should my passions mix with earth, And thus debase my heav'nly birth? Why should I cleave to things below, And let my God, my Father, go? 3 Call me away from flesh and sense; Thy gracious word can draw me thence. I would obey the voice divine, And all inferior joys resign. 4 Be earth, with all her cares, w ithdrawn ; Let noise and vanity be gone; 292 CHRISTIAN EXPERIKNC'K. 4fBT, 428 In secret silence of tin* mind, M\ lieav'n, Mid there my God, I find. (386.) L. M. 4Z / . Retirement and meditation. 1 DF/rUKX, my roving heart, return, ■-^ And chase those shadowy forms no more; Seek out some solitude to mourn, And thy forsaken God implore. 2 Wisdom and pleasure dwell at home: Retir'd and silent seek them there: 'This is the way to overcome, The way to break the tempter's snare. 5 And thou, my God, whose piercing eye Distinct surveys each deep re. In these abstracted hours draw nigh, \nd with thy presence fill the place. -i Through all the mazes of my heart, My search let heav'nly wisdom guide; And still its radiant b-anis impart, Till all be searchM and purified. 5 Then with the \isiis of thy love Vouchsafe my inmost soul to cheer; Till ev'ry grace shall join to prove, That God hath fix'a his dwelling there. l9ft (318.) S. M. k-dO. rfhe blessedness of God's cliildren. 1 ]VfV Father! cheering name! ^" O may I call thee mine ! Give me with humble hope to claim A portion so divine. 2 This can ray fears control, And bid my sorrows fly: What real harm can reach my soul Beneath my Father's eye' 3 Whate'er thy will denies, I calmly would resign; 293 429 CHRISTIAN' EXPERIENCE. For thou art just, and good, and wise: O bend my will to thine ! 4 Whate'er thy will ordains, 0 give me strength to bear; Still let me know, a Father reigns, And trust a Father's care. 5 If anguish rend this frame, And life almost depart: Is not thy mercy still the same, To cheer my drooping heart' 6 Thy ways are little known To my weak erring sight; Yet shall ray soul, believing, own, That all thy ways are right. 7 My Father! blissful name! Beyond expression dear: If thou admit my humble claim, 1 bid adieu to fear. *" J 'Resignation; or, mu Times avein tl at Hand, 1 qOYERElGX Ruler of the skies, ^ Ever gracious, ever wise! All my times are in thy hand, All events at thy command. - Thou didst form me in the womb, Thou wilt guide me to the tomb; All my times shall ever be Order'd by thy wise decree: .5 Times of sickness, times of health; Times of penury and wealth; Times of trial and of grief; Times of triumph and relief: 4 Times temptation's power to prove, Times to taste a Saviour's love; All is fix'd — the means and end, As shall please my heavenly Friend. 294 rHRlSTIAS EXPERIENCE. 4dO,'4S1 rues and deaths around me ih : Tili he huh 1 cannot die; Not a single shaft can hit, Till the ftod oflove sees fit. 430. Himulity. \ \I f HEREFORE should man, frail child of day * * Who, from the cradle to the shroud, Lives but the insect of a day, — O why should mortal man be proud5 J His brightest visions just appear, Then vanish, and n I more are found: The Stateliest pile his pride can rear, A l)i-t ath may level with the ground. 9 Bj doubts perplex'd, in error lost, With trembling - lu bis way: 11 >u rain of wisdom's gift the boast! Of reason's lamp how faint the ray ! ■. I'. Hies and erimes, a countless sum, Are crowded in life's little span: How ill, alas, does pride become That erring, guilty creature, man! I of my life! Father divine.' Give me a meek and lowly mind; Ju modest worth O let me shine, And peace in humble virtue find. ,.., (340.) C. M. 1.3 1. Fruit* oflove. 1 Cor. 13. ET Pharisees of high esteem Their faith and zeal declare: All their religion is a dream, If low be wanting there. J Love sufiVi l long with patient eye, N'or is provok'd in haste; She lets the present inj'ry die, And long forgets the past. \>95 L 432 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 3 Malice and rage, those fires of hell, She quenches with her tongue; Hopes and believes and thinks no ill, Tho' she endures the wrong. 4 She ne'er desires nor seeks to know The scandals of the time; Nor looks with pride on those below, Nor envies those that climb. 5 She lays her own advantage by, To seek her neighbour's good. So God's own Son came down to die, And save us by his blood. 6 Love is the grace that keeps her pow'r In all the realms above; There faith and hope are known no more, But saints for ever love. A «~ (352.) S. M. 4 O Z . Love to the brethren . 1 "DLEST be the tie, that binds " Our hearts in Christian love ! The fellowship of kindred minds Is like to that above. ■1 Before our Father's throne, We pour our ardent pray'rs: Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one, Our comforts and our cares. .i We share our mutual woes, Our mutual burdens bear; And often for each other flows The sympathizing tear. 4 When we asunder part, It gives us inward pain: But we shall still be join'd in heart, And hope to meet again. 5 From sorrow, toil, and pain, And sin, we shall be free; 296 christian ExnauKN'CK. 433, 434 And perfect love ami friendship reign Through all eternity. (354 ) L. M. ****** The same. H- ()\\ blest the sacred tie, that binds How swift the heav'nly e»urse they run, Whose hearts, whose faith, whose hopes are one ! J To each, the soul of each how dear! What watchful love, what holy fear! How doth the genYous flame within Refine from earth, and cleanse from sin! > Their streaming eyei together flow Tor human guilt and mortal wo? Their ardent nrayVs together rise, Like mingling flames iu sacrifice. ther both they seek the place, Where God reveals his awful face; How bigh, how strong, their raptures swell, There's none but kindred souls can tell. hall the glowing flame expire "Midst nature's drooping sickening lire: Soon shall they meet in realms above, V heav'n of joy, because oflove. .« i {357.) S. 11 *•>!• Brotherly love. 1 1 O, what a pleasing sight *-* Are brethren that agree! How blest are all, whose hearts unite In bonds of piety ! 2 From those celestial springs, Such streams of comfort flow, As no increase of riches brings, Nor honours can bestow. 3 All in their statious more, And each performs hi3 part e?7 435 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. In all the cares of life and love. With sympathizing heart. 4 Form'd for the purest joys, By one desire possest, One aim the zeal of all employs, To make each other blest. 5 Xo bliss can equsff theirs, Where such affections meet; While praise devout, and mingled pray'rs Make their communion sweet. 6 'Tis the same pleasure fills The breast in worlds above; Where joy like morning-dew distils. And all the air is love. . c, M. -±Ou. Submission. Heb. xii. 7. 1 TYEAR Lord, my best desires fulfil, ^-* And help me "to resign Life, health, and comfort, to thy will, And make thy pleasure mine. i2 Why should I shrink at thy command, Whose love forbids my fears5 Or t *emble at the gracious hand, That wipes away my tears5 3 Xo — let me rather freely yield What most I prize to thee, Who never hast a good withheld, Xor wilt withhold, from me. 4 Thy favour, all my journey through. Thou art en.^ag'd to grant: What else I v. ant, or think I do, 'Tis better still to want. 5 Wisdom and mercy guide my way: Shall I resist them both5 A poor blind creature of a day, And crush'd before the moth? 298 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 436, 437 t*. But na >st spirit cries, Still bind me to tliy swaj ; the next cloud that veils my ^kirs Drives all these thoughts away. (981.) L. M. 4Jl). - the chief of graces. 1 TI AD I the tongues of Greeks and J< - -"- And nobler speech than angels use; If l rre be absent, I ;un found, Like tinkling brass, an empty sound. 2 Were 1 inspired to preach and tell All thai i^ done in bear'n and hell, Or could mj faith die world remove, Still 1 am nothing without i I it.- all my i :1a of the poor; flame, • I III men - are vain; r gifts, nor fiery zeal The cm e'er fulfil. ,..7 (S1S.J C. M. t ) / . Prayer for divine guidance. l p| GOD of Jacob, by whose haul ^ Thy people still are led; \Yi. mis weary pilgrimag fathers led! rs we raise, To '! And in thy kind and faithful breast Deposit all onr caiv. .i Through each perplexing path of life Our wand'riog footsteps guide; dive us by day our daily bread, And raiment fit provide. 899 438, 439 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 4 O! spread thy cov'ring wings around, Till all our wand 'rings cease; And at our fathers1 lov'd abode Our souls arrive in peace! 5 To thee, as to our cov'nant God, We'll our whole selves resign; And thankful own, that all we are, And all we have, is thine. ,,,£ (313.) C. M. -t .J o . T}ie t mportance and infnence of love. 1 TTAPPY the heart, where graces reign, -"- Where love inspires the breast: Love is the brightest of the train, And strengthens all the rest. 2 Knowledge, alas! 'tis all in vain, And all in vain our fear: Our stubborn sins will fight and reign, If love be absent there. > Tia love, that makes our cheerful feet In swift obedience move. The devils know, and tremble too; But devils do not love. 4 This is the grace, that lives and sings, When faith and hope shall cease. 'Tis this shall strike our joyful strings In the sweet realms of bliss. Q (292.) S. M. 4: 0 J . f ] at chf ulness. 1 \TE servants of the Lord, •*■ Each in his office wait. Observant of his heav'nly word, And watchful at his gate. -2 Let all your lamps be bright, And trim the golden flame, Gird up your loins, as in his sight, For awful is his name. 300 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 440 Watch ! 'tis your Lord's command, And while we speak, he's near. Mark the first signal of his hand, And ready all appear. O happy sen ant lie, In such a posture found ! He shall his Lord with i*apture see. And be with honour erown'd. '«U. Jacob's wrestling iitth God Gen. xxxii. 2G. 1 T ORD, I cannot let thee go, -"-^ Till a blessing thou bestow; Do not turn away thy face, Mine's an urgent, pressing case. S Dost thou ask me, who I am> Ah! my Lord, thou know'st my name! Vet the question gives a plea, To support my suit with thee! 3 Thou didst once a wTetch behold, In rebellion blindly bold; Scorn thy grace — thy pfcw'rdefy — That poor rebel, Lord, w as I. i Once a sinner near despair Sought thy mercy-seat by pray Y; Mercy heard and set him tree, Lord," that mercy came to me. 5 Many days have past since then, Many changes I have seen; Yet have been upheld till now ; Who could hold me up but thou1 6 Thou hast help'd in ev'ry need — This emboldens me to plead; After so much mercy past, Canst thou let me sink at last? 301 441 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 7 No — I must maintain my hold — 'Tis thy goodness makes me bold; I can no denial take, When I plead for Jesus' sake. 441. p.m. 1 C1ATHER, Son, and Holy Ghost, -*■ One in Three, and Three in One, As by the celestial host, Let thy will on earth be done: Praise by all to thee be given, Glorious* Lord of earth and heaven. 2 If so poor a worm as I May to thy great glory live, All my actions sanctify, All my words and thoughts receive. Claim me, for thy service claim, All I have, and all I am. 3 Take my soul and body's powers ! Take my mem'ry, mind, and will, All my goods and all my hours, All I know and all 1 feel: All I think, or speak, or do; Take my heart; but ntake it new ! 4 Now, O God, thine own I am: Now I give thee back thine own; Freedom, friends, and health, and fame, Consecrate to thee alone: Thine I live, thrice happy I; Happier still if thine I die. 5 Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, One in Three, and Three in One, As by the celestial host, Let thy will on earth be done : Praise by all to thee be given, Glorious Lord of earth and heaven. 302 HRISTIAN KXPERIEXCE. 442, 443 7. THE CHRISTIAN Li: T. FIGURATIVELY DESCBIBED AS TAKING UP THE CROSS. Hl) K M. * * - • AVl iishamed of Christ. 1 JESUS! and shall it ever be, •" A mortal man ash&m'd of thee! Ashamed of thee, \ horn angels praise, Whose glories shine through endless days! J Ashamed of Jesus! sooner tar Let evening blush to own a star; He sheds the beams of light divine O'er this benighted soul of mine. 3 AshamM of Jesus! just as soon midnight be asnam'd of noon: lis midnight with my soul, till he, Bright Morning Star! bid darkness flee. 4 AshamM of Jesus! that dear friend On whom my hopes of heaven depend ! No; when 1 blush — be this my shame, That I no more revere his name. .5 AshamM 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. ft 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 asham'd of me! AA\ P. 11 *"tJ. World renounced 1 rpELL me no more of eaithly toy 9, -*• Of sinful mirth and carnal joys, (The things 1 lov'd before:) Let me but view my Saviour's face, And feel his animating grace, And I desire no more, 30* 444 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. '2 Tell me no more of praise and wealth, Of careless ease and blooming health, For they have all their snares: Let me but know my sins forgiv'n, And see my name enroll'd in heaven, And I am free from cares. .'5 Tell me no more of lofty tow'rs, Delightful gardens, fragrant bow 'rs, For these are trifling things; The little room for me design'd, Will suit as well my easy mind, As palaces of kings. A Tell me no more of crowding guests, Ofgaudy dress, and sumptuous feasts, Extravagance and waste: My little table, only spread With wholesome herbs and wholesome bread, Will better suit my taste. 5 Give me a bible in my hand, A heart to read and understand, This sure, unerring word; I'd urge no company to stay, But sit alone from day to day, And converse with the Lord. MA P* M' 444. Welcoming tlie Cross. 1 'HHIS my happiness below, * Not to live without the cross; But the Saviour's power to know Sanctifying every loss: Trials must and will befall; But— with humble faith to see Love inscrib'd upon them all — This is happiness to me. 2 God, in Israel, sows the seeds Of affliction, pain, and toil: These spring up, and choke the weeds Which would else o'erspread the soil; 30i CHRISTIAN' EXPERIENCE. 445 Trials make the promise sweet; Trials give new life to prayY; Trials bring me to his feet, — Lay me low, and keep me there. 3 Did I meet no trials here — No chastisement by the way — Might I not, with reason, fear I should prove a cast-away > Bastard9 may escape the rod, Sunk in earthly vain delight; But the true-born child of God Must not, — would not, if he might. **r I- M. \ k>). ]>rayer anrweved brr Crosses. 1 ¥ ASK'D the Lord that 1 might grow * In faith, and love, and every grace, Might more of his salvation know, And seek, moiv earnestly, his face. -2 Twas he who taught me thus to pray, And he, I trust, lias auswer'd prayer; But it has been in such a way As almost drove me to despair. I hop'd that in some favour'd hour At once he'd answer my request. And by his love's constraining power Subdue my sins and give me rest. Instead of this he made me feel The hidden evils of my heart, And let the angry powers of lull Assault my soul in every part. Yea, more, with his own hand he secm'd Intent to aggravate my wo, Cross'd all the fair designs I schemM, Blasted my gourds, and laid me low. "Lord, why is this?" I trembling cry'd: "Wilt thou pursue dry worm to death?" &)5 2 E 446, 447 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. " Tis in this way," the Lord replied, " I answer prayer for grace and faith ! 7 " These inward trials 1 employ, From self and pride to set thee free: And break thy schemes of earthly joy, That thou may'st seek thy all in me." "* ±yj* Christian holiness. 1 ^0 let our lips and lives express ^ The holy gospel we profess; So let our works and virtues shine, To prove the doctrine all divine ! ■2 Thus shall we best proclaim abroad The honours of our Saviour God, When the salvation reigns within, And grace subdues the pow'r of sin. 3 Our flesh and sense must be deny'd, Passion and envy, lust and pride; Whilst justice, temp 'ranee, truth, and love Our inward piety approve. 4 Religion bears our spirits up, Whilst we expect that blessed hope, The bright appearance of the Lord, And faith stands leaning on his word; A PILGRIMAGE. A 4 7 L' M' 44 / . it For nere have ive no continuing City, but -we seek one to come." Heb, xhi. 14. 1 " TX7E'VE no abiding city here," » * This may distress the worldly mind; But should not cost a saint a tear, Who hopes a better rest to find. 2 "We've no abiding city here," Sad truth were this to be our home : But let this thought our spirits cheer, M We seek a city vet to coine.M 306 CHRISTIAN FXPRRIEXCE. 448 iiO abiding cito b< r Then Kt as live m pilgrims do; d »t the world our rest appear; lei na haste from all below. 4 •■ WeVe no abiding city here," + We seek ■ cit] oul of sig^ht: /ion it's name, — the Lord is there, It shines with everlasting light. 5 U ! sweet abode of peace and love, Where pilgrims treed from toil are blest! Had 1 the pinions of the dove, I'd flee to thee, and be at rest. 6 But bnsh, my soul, nor dare repine! The time my God appoints is best : While here, to do his will hi' mine; And his to fix my time of rest. 1 lf{ * L' ^" i l o. Ltrunng fir our heavenly home. 1 " Q ZION, when I think of thee, ^^ I wish for pinions like a dove, Vud mourn to think that 1 should be So distant from the place I love. \n exile here, and far from home, For Zion's sacred walls I sigh, Thither the ransom'd nations come, And see the Saviour eye to eye. 3 " While here I w alk on hostile ground, The few thai I can call my friends, Are like myself, with fetters bound, And weariness our steps attends. •4- •■ Hut yet we shall behold the day When /ion's children shall return:, Our sorrows then shall the away, And we shall never, never mourn. 5 " The hope that such a day will come, Makes even the exile's portion sweet; S07 449, 450 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. Though now we wander far from home, In Zion soon we all shall meet." 1 I Q L M. -4-1 ..J. j Following Christ. 1 TESLJS, my all, to heaven is gone, ** He whom I plac'd my hopes upon; His track I see — and I'll pursue The narrow way, till him I view. -2 The way the holy Prophets went, The road that leads from banishment; The King's highway of holiness [11 go; for all his paths are peace. 3 This is the way I long have sought, And mourn'd because I found it not; My grief, my burthen, long has been, Because I could not cease from sin. 4 The more I strove against its power, I sinn'd and stumbled but (he more: Till late I heard my Saviour say, " Come hither, soul, for I'm the way." 5 Lo, glad I come, and thou, dear Lamb, Shalt take me to thee as I am: Nothing but sin I thee can give, Nothing but love do I receive. 6 I'll tell to all poor sinners round, What a dear Saviour I have found; 111 point to thy redeeming blood, And say, " Behold the May to God." 4JU. The narrow Way. 1 IlfHAT thousands never knew the road! ' * What thousands hate it when 'tis known ! None but the upright and sincere, Will seek or choose if for their own. 2 A thousand ways in ruin end, One onlv leads to joys on high; 308 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 451 By that my willing steps ascend, Pleas'd with a journey to the sky. J Xo more I ask or hope to find Delight or happiness below; Sorrow may well possess the mind That feeds where thorns and thistles groM 4 The joy that fades is not for me, K immortal joys above; There glory without end shall be The bright reward of faith and love. i\e to the world, ye sordid worms, Contented lick your native dust; But God shall fight with all his storms, Against the idol of your trust. - , P. M. **•-)*• Tlie Christian Pilgrim seeking a bctw Country. Heb. it 15— 16. xiii. 14. 1 EJOW happy is the pilgrim's lot, -"- How free from every anxious thought, From worldly hope and fear ! :i'd to neither court nor cell, His soul disdains on earth to dwell, He only sojourns here. 2 Though I no foot of land possess. Nor cottage in this wilderness, A poor way-faring man, I lodge a while in tents below, Or gladly wander to and fro, Till I my Canaan gain. .'■) Nothing on earth I call my own; A stranger to the world unknown, 1 all their goods despise: I trample on their whole delight, And seek a city out of sight, A city in the skies. 4 There is my house and portion fair, Mv treasure, and my heart are there, m 309 452 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. And my abiding home; For me my elder brethren stay, And angels beckon me away, And Jesas bids me come! 5 I come, thy servant, Lord, replies, I come, to meet thee in the skies, And claim my heavenly rest! Now let the pilgrim's journey end, Now, O my Saviour, brother, friend, Receive me to thy breast ! j -o p- M- -- 'J — 'Grateful recollection on the journey of life ■. 1 f^ OME, thou fount of every blessing, ^ Tune my heart to sing thy grace, ams of mercy never ceasing Call for songs of loudest praise: Tench me some melodious sonnet, hung by fiaming tongues above: Praise the mount — O fix me on it, .Mount of God's unchanging love. 2 Here I raise my Ebenezer, Hither by thy help I'm come: A lid I hope, by thy good pleasure, Safely to arrive at home: Jesus sought me when a stranger, Wandering from the fold of God; lie, to save my soul from danger, Interpos'd his precious blood. 3 O ! to grace how great a debtor Daily I'm constrain'd to be! Let that grace, Lord, like a fetter, Bind my wandering heart to thee^ Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it; Prone to leave the God 1 love — Here's my heart, Lord, take and seal it, Seal it "from thy courts above. 310 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 45Cu 454 r P. ftf. 4 JJ 'Rejoicing in Nope. Isaiah xxx v. 10 l.'ik<* \ii. 3*2. 1 |^HILDREN of the heavenly King, ^ As ye journey, sweetlj singj Sing your Saviour's worthy praise, Glorious in His works and ways. are traveling home to God, In the way the Others trod; They are happy now, and ye Soon their happiness shall see. .> O, ye banish M seed, be glad! Christ our advocate is made; CJl to save, onr flesh assumes — Brother to onr sonls becomes. i Shoot, ye little flock, and blest, Von on Jesus' throne shall rest: There your seat is now preparM — There your kingdom and reward. 5 Fear not, brethren — joyful stand On the borders of your land; Jesus Christ, your Father's Son, Bids you undismayed go on. 6 Lord, submissive make us go, (iladly leaving all below; Only thou our leader be, And we still will follow thee. 454. (®°0 C. m. 1 |"VUR country is Immanuers ground; ^ We seek that promisM soil: The songs of Zion cheer our hearts, While strangers here we toil. 2 Oft do our eyes with joy overflow, And oft are bath'd in tears: Yet naught but heav'n our hopes can raise, And naught but sin our tears. *ll 455 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 3 The flow'rs, that spring along the road, We scarcely stoop to pluck; We walk o'er beds of shining ore, Xor waste one anxious look. -+ We tread the path our Master trod; We bear the cross he bore; And ev'ry thorn, that wounds our feet, His temples pierc'd before. 5 Our pow'rs are oft dissolved away In ecstasies of love; And, while our bodies wander here, Our souls are fix'd above. 6 We purge our mortal dross away, Refining as we run; Hut, while we die to earth and sense, Our heav'n is here begun. It'll RM- -*° °* Christ a Guide through Death to Glory. 1 r^ UIDE me, O thou great Jehovah ! ^-* Pilgrim through this barren land: I am weak, but thou an mighty, Hold me with thy powerful hand: Bread of heaven, Feed me till I want no more. 1 Open thou the crystal fountain, Whence the healing streams do flow. Let the fiery, cloudy pillar, Lead me all my journey through: Strong Deliverer, Be thou still my strength and shield. 3 When I tread the verge of Jordan, Bid my anxious fears subside; Death of deaths, and hell's Destruction, Land me safe on Canaan's side: Songs of praises 1 will ever give to Thee. 312 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 456 P. M. 40D. T/lt> chnstian pilgrim's evening oiic. 1 'TiHK sun is fust descending •* His circuit from on high; The shades of eve are blending Willi yonder distant sky; Soon will the landscape vanish, A ad sable darkness banish weaet from mortal eye.] I Thus too our days are ending, The race will boon be run, Our sun is fast descending; Our work is almost done. Soon will our Matter greet us, And bear'alj legions meet us To waft us to our home. 3 Then pilgrims! come, delay not On this unfriendly ground, And in the desert say not, That you have Canaan found. The fiery pillar leads us, The promised manna feeds us, But barren is the ground. i Come tune the harp to glaifflfess, A song of Zion sing; Away with thoughts of sadness, We'll praise our heav'nly king. Our trials and our crosses, " Our sufferings and our 1 But keep us near to him. 6 But Zion ! when we rai e thee A song in distant I The harp that fain would praise thee, Falls tuneless from our hands. Our hearts, distressed and lonely, Can leap for gladness only lu thy dear happy land! 313 2 -F 457 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 457. A VOYAGE. L. M. So he brought them unto their desired Haven." Psalm cvii. 30. 1 ^pHE christian navigates a sea -*- Where various forms of death appear; Xor skill, rlas! nor power has he, Aright his dangerous course to steer. 2 Sometimes there lies a treacherous rock Beneath the surface of the wave! He strikes, but yet survives the shock, For Jesus is at hand to save. 5 But hark, the midnight tempest roars! He seems forsaken and alone: But Jesus, whom he then implores, Unseen preserves and leads him on. 4 On the smooth surface of the deep, Without a fear he sometimes lies: The danger then is lest he sleep, And ruin seize him by surprise. 5 His destined land he sometimes sees, And thinks his^oils will soon be o'er; Expects some favourable breeze Will waft him quickly to the shore. 6 But sudden clouds obstruct his view, And he enjoys the sight no more-, Nor does he now believe it true, That he had even seen the shore. 7 Though fear his heart should overwhelm, He'll reach the poil for which he's bound; For Jesus holds and guides the helm, And safetv is where he is found. 314 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 458, 459 NE OF TIIUUHLKS. |rn C M. 4 JO. .Ijffictioiis and death it n tier Providence. Job v. 6—8. 1 TV"OT from the dust affliction grows, ^ Nor troubles rise by chance; Vet we are born to care and woes, inheritance. fl Aj sharks break out from burning coals, And still ire upwards borne, So grief is rooted in our souls, And man grows up to mourn. i nli my God I leave my cause, And trust his promis'd grace; lie rules me by his well-known laws Of love and righteousness. 4 \'ot all the pains that e'er I bore Shall spoil my future peace, For death and hell can do no more Than what my Father please. -Q (460.) L. M. 4 Ji7. Sanctified ajjiiction. 1 RATHER! I bless thy gentle hand: -■■ How kind was thy chastising rod, That forc'd my conscience to a stand, And brought my wand'ring soul to God! 2 Foolish and vain I went astray, Ere I had felt thy scourges, Lord ! I left my guide, and lost my way; Hut now 1 love and keep thy word. .3 * Tis good for me to wear the yoke, For pride is apt to rise and swell; lis good to bear my Father's stroke, That 1 might learn his statutes well. 4 The Law, that issues from thy mouth, Shall raise iny cheerful passions more 315 460, 461 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. Than all the treasures of the south, Or western hills of golden ore. 5 Thy hands have made my mortal frame, Thy spirit form'd my soul within: Teach me to know thy wondrous name, And guard me safe from death and sin. 6 Then all that love and fear the Lord, At my salvation shall rejoice; For I have trusted in thy word, And made thy grace my only choice. 460. (*630 L.M. 1 HHHE darken'd sky, how thick it low'rs! -■- Troubled with storms, and big with show'rs; No cheerful gleam of light appears, But nature pours forth all her tears. 2 Yet let the sons of grace revive: God bids the soul, that seeks him, live; And, from the gloomiest shade of night, Calls forth a morning of delight. 3 The seeds of ecstasy unknown Are in these water'd furrows sown. See the green blades, how thick they rise, And with fresh verdure bless our eyes ! 4 In secret foldings they contain Unnumber'd ears of golden grain; And heav'n shall pour its beams around, Till the ripe harvest load the ground. 5 Then shall the trembling mourner come, And find his sheaves and bring them home; The voice, long broke with sighs, shall sing, Till heav'n with hallelujahs ring. A. CM. *±v>l. Affliction sanctified, Ps. xlii. 1 \ FFLICTION is a stormy deep, -^ Where wave resounds to wave; 316 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 462 Though o'er my head the billows roll, I know the Lord can sa\e. 9 The hand tluit now withholds my joys Can reinstate my peace; And be who hade the tempest roar, Can bid that tempest cease. 3 In the dark Matches of the night, I'll count his mercies o'er; I'll praise him for ten thousand past, And humbly sue for more. i When darkness and when sorrows rose And press'd on every side, The Lord has still susuiin'd my st> And still has been my guide. 5 Here will I rest, and build my hopes, Nor murmur at his rodj He's more than all the world to me, My health, my life, my God! VHK |AO C. M. 4DZ. Holy Fortitude. 1 Cor. xvi. 13. 1 \MIa soldier of the cross, -^*- A follower of the Lamb* And shall I fear to own his cause, Or blush to speak his name? 2 Must I be carried to the skies, On flowery beds of eas While others fought to win the prize, And sail'd through bloody seas! 3 Are there no foes for me to face? Must I not stem the Hood? Is this vile world a friend to grace, To help me on to God' 317 463, 464 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 4 Sure I must fight if I would reign; Increase my courage, Lord ! I'll bear the toil, endure the pain, Supported by thy word. 5 Thy saints in all this glorious war, Shall conquer though they die; They see the triumph from afar, And seize it with their eye. 6 When that illustrious day shall rise, And all thine armies shine In robes of victory through the skies, The glory shall be thine ! dfio C. M. eneath th' Almighty's shade, My griefs expire, my troubles cease; . Lord, on whom my soul is staj 'd, W i It. keep me still in perfect peace. M< for thine own thou lov'st to take In time and in eternity; Thou never, never wilt forsake A helpless worm that trusts in thee. a en S. M. -± U o . ft sha n }je -^11 ^it]x f]ie rjgh teoufi . Isa. iii. 10. 1 Vy HAT cheering words are these ! ** Their sweetness who can tell ? In time and to eternity, 'Tis with the righteous well. by Jehovah's eye, v»ell with them while life endures, And well when calPd to die. 3 Tis well when joys arise, Tis well when sorrows flow; 321 469 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. Tis well when darkness veils the skies, And stron,; temptations blow. 4 Tis well when on the mount They feast on dying love; And 'tis as well in God's account, When they the furnace prove. 5 Tis well when at his throne, They wrestle, weep, and pray, 'Tis well when at his feet they groan, Vel bring their wants away. 6 'Tis well when Jesus calls, From earth and sin, arise, Join with the host of virgin souls, Made to salvation wise. 469. l. M 1 (^ OD of my life, whose gracious power, " Thro' various deaths my soul hath led, Or turn'd aside the fatal hour, Or lifted up my sinking head ! 2 In all my ways thy hand I own, Thy ruling providence I see: Assist me still my course to run, And still direct my paths to thee. 3 Whither, O whither should I fly, But to my loving Saviour's breast; Secure within thine arms to lie, And safe beneath thy wings to rest; 4 1 have no skill the snare to shun, But thou, O Christ! my wisdom art: I ever inter ruin run, But thou art greater than my heart. 5 Foolish, and impotent, and blind, Lead me a way I have not known ; Bring me where I my heaven may find, The heaven of loving thee alone. 322 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 470 6 Enlarge my heart to make thee room ; r, and io me ever stay: (I then shall straight become; The darkness shall be lost in day ! 170. C. M. 1 4 ND let this feeble body fail, •**• And let it faint or die; My soul shall (juit the mournful vale, And soar to worlds on high: Shall join the disembodied saints, Ami find its long-sought rest: That only bliss for which it pants fn the Redeemer1 bn S bl hope of that immortal crown, I the cross sustain; And gladly wander up and down, And noe :»t t<>il and pain: 1 mffer on my tluve-score years Till my DelivYer come: \nd wipe away his servant's tears, And take his exile home. 5 O what hath Jesus bought for me! Before my ravish 'd eyes, Rivera of life divine I see, And trees of paradise! I see a world of spirits bright, Who taste the pleasures there ! They all are rob'd in spotless white, And conqu'ring palms they bear. 4 O what are all my suff 'rings here, If, Lord, thou count me meet, 'With that enraptur'd host t' appear, And worship at thy feet ! Give joy or grief, give ease or pain, Take life or friends away: But let me find them all again In that eternal day. 323 is near, 471, 472 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENC 171 t324-) L- M- 1 ' Safety in God. 1 rjOURAGE, my soul! while God i ~ \\ hat enemv hast thou to fear ? How can st thou want a sure defence, \Y hose refuge isOmnipotence? 2 Tho' thickest dangers crowd mv way, My God can chase my fears away: My steadfast heart on him relies*, And all those dangers still defies. 3 Tho- billows after billows roll, To overwhelm my sinking soul; Firm as a rock my faith shall stand, Upheld by God's "almighty hand. 4 In life, his presence is my aid; In death, 'twill guide me'thro' the shade; Chase all my rising fears away, And turn my darkness into day. 17r> C. M. ' GocVs Presence is Light. 1 "[if Y God, the spring of all my ioys, ^f± 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 my rising sun. 3 The opening heavens around me shine With beams of sacred bliss, While Jesus shows his heart is mine, And whispers I am his! •i My soul would leave this heavy clay At that transporting word, Run up with joy the shining way T' embrace my dearest Lord. 324 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 473, 474 5 Fearless of hell and ghastly death I'd break through every toe; The wings of love, and arms of faith Sh uld bear me conqueror through. 4 / J. „Vo Trtut in tlie Creatures; or, Faith in Jh'it'ne Grace and JJo~wer. 1 T1TV spirit looks to God alone; ^** My rock and refuge is his throne: In all my tears in all my straits, My soul on his salvation waits. 2 Trust him, ye saints, in all your ways, Pour out your hearts before his face: When helpers fail, and toes invade, God is our all sufficient aid. are the men of high degree, The baser sort are vanity; Laid in the balance both appear Light as a puff of empty air. •i Make not increasing gold your trust, Xor set your heart on glittering dust; Why will you grasp the fleeting smoke, And not believe what God hath spoke3 5 Once has his awful voice declared, Once and again my ears have heard, 4 All power is his eternal due: 1 He must be fear'd and trusted too." 6 For Sovereign power reigns not alone, Grace is a partner of the throne: Thy grace and justice, mighty Lord, Shall well divide our last reward. 9 CHRISTIAN IN THE PROSPECT OF DEATH. 4/4. Meditations on future Glory. 1 'HHIS sweet to rest in lively hope," -*- That when my change shall come, Angela will hover round my bed, And waft my spirit home! 325 475 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 2 There shall ray dis-imprison'd soul, Behold him and adore; Be with his likeness satisfied, And grieve, and sin, no more. 3 Shall see him wear that very flesh, On which my guilt was lain; His love intense, his merit fresh, As though but newly slain. 4 Soon too my slumbering dust shall hear The trumpet's quickening sound; And by my Saviour's power rebuilt, At his right hand be found. 5 These eyes shall see him in that day, The God that died for me ! And all my rising bones shall say, Lord, who is like to thee ! 6 If such the views which grace unfolds, Weak as it is below, AVhat raptures must the church above, In Jesus' presence know ! 7 O may the unction of these truths, For ever with me stay, Till from her sinful cage dismissal, My spirit flies away ! 17. P. M. 4 * **• Soul happy on a Death-Bed. 1 pV'RY moment brings me nearer -*-^ To my long sought rest above; Higher mounts my soul, and higher — 0 how happy to remove; Then, for ever, Shall 1 sing redeeming love. 2 Soon shall I be gone to glory — Join the bright, angelic race, There repeat the pleasing story— 1 was sav'd by sovereign grace : 326 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 476 And for ever \ ie* my loving Saviour's face. 3 Tho' mv burden sore oppress me, And l shrink beneath my pain I Christ will soon release meg i ill be my gain ms Sawour, With my Lord I shall remain. I/O. Yiew of Canaan. Deut. xxxii. 49. 1 CVS Jordan's stormv banks I stand, " And cast a wishful eye To Canaan's fair and happy land, Where my possessions lie. J O the transporting, rapt'rous scene, That rises to my sii^ht ! I in living green, 1 1 vers of delight! genYous fruits that never fail, On trees immortal grow ; There rocks and hills, and brooks and vales, With milk and honey flow. 4 All o'er those wide extended plains Shines one eternal day; There God the Son for ever reigns, And scatters night away. I No chilling winds, nor pois'nous breath Can reach that healthful shore; Sickness and sorrow, pain and death, Are felt and fear'd no more. 6 When shall I reach that happy place, And be for ever blest ? When shall I see my Father's face, And in his bosom rest' 7 Fill'd w ith delight my raptur'd soul Would here no longer stav; 327 477, 478 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. Tho' Jordan's waves around me roll, Fearless I'd launch away. All R M ** ' • • Longing for Heaven. Job. iii. 17 — 22. Is. li. 14. Phil. i. 23. 1 T^O languish for his native air -*- Can the poor, wandering exile cease1 The tir'd his wish of rest forbear? The tortur'd help desiring ease? The slave no more for freedom sigh Or I no longer pine to die? 2 As shipwreck'd mariners desire, With eager grasp, to reach the shore As hirelings long t' obtain their hire, And veterans wish their warfare o'er; I languish from this earth to flee, And gasp for — immortality. 3 To heaven 1 lift my mournful eyes, And all within me groans, " how long?" O were I landed in the skies ! The bitter loss, the cruel wrong, Should there no more my soul molest, Or break my everlasting rest. 4 O could I break this carnal fence, Drop all my sorrows in the tomb, On angel's wings remove from hence, And fly this happy moment home, Quit the dark house of mouldering clay, And launch into eternal day ! 7« P. M. k i O. The dying Christian. Deut. xxxii. 49. 50 1 TESUS, help thy fallen creature! • «J Conqueror of the world thou art, Stronger than the foe, and greater Than this poor rebellious heart: Power I know to thee is given, Power to sentence or release, Power to shut or open heaven; Thou alone hast all the kevs. b23 " . CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 479 2 Open, then, in Brett compassion, Open mercy's door to me, Out ot mighty tribulation Brine me forth thy face to see; o eat wort my days" of mourning Quickly to my rescue come, l^t me jo> fully" returning Reach my everlasting home. 3 Hear me, Lord, myself bemoaning, Banish'd from my native place, Languishing for God, and groaning To appear before thy face: From this bodily oppression Set my earnest spirit free, dive me now the full possession, Let me now thy glory see. i It thou ever didst discover To my faith the proniis'd land, Hid me now the stream pass over, On that heavenly border stand, Now surmount whate'er opposes, Into thine embraces Hy; Speak the word thou spak'st to Moses, Bid me get me up, and die. t-Q L. M. 4/ «f« Desiring to depart, and to be with Christ. Phil. i. 23. 1 IVIIILE on the verge of life I stand, ** And view the scene on either hand, My spirit struggles with my clay, And Longs to v\ing its flight" away. '2 Where .Jesus dwells my soul would be, Ami faints my much-lov'd Lord to see Earth*, twine no more about my heart! For 'tis far better to depart o Come, ye angelic envoys! come, And lead the willing pilgrim home ; 329 2 G 480 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. Ye know the way to Jesus' throne, — Source of my joys, and of your own. 4 That blissful interview, how sweet! To fall transported at his feet! Rais'd in his arms, to view his face, Through the full beamings of his grace ! 5 As with a seraph's voice to sing I To fly as on a cherub's wing! Performing, with unwearied hands, The present Saviour's high commands. 6 Yet, with these prospects full in sight, We'll wait thy signal for the flight, For, while thy service we pursue, We find a heaven in all we do. 4 on (492.) L. M. 40U. The Dying Christian. 1 PT^HE hour of my departure's come ; -*- 1 hear the voice that calls me home ; At last, O Lord ! let trouble cease, And let thy servant die in peace. 2 The race appointed I have run ; The combat's o'er, the prize is won And now my witness is on high, And now my record's in the sky. 3 Not in mine innocence I trust ; I bow before thee in the dust ; And through my Saviour's blood alone, I look for mercy at thy throne. 4 I leave the world without a tear, Save for the friends I held so dear : To heal their sorrow, Lord, descend, And to the friendless prove a friend. 5 1 come, I come at thy command ; 1 give my spirit to thy hand ; Stretch forth thine everlasting arms, And shield me in the last alarms ! 330 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 481, 48^2 6 The hour of my inarture's come; I hear the voice trat calls me h "Sow, O my God! let trouble i Now let thy servant die in peace. P. M iO I . jjf,, resigned; or, waiting to depart. I Chron. xxix. 28. Job viii. 16. Phil. i. 23. 1 f\ 'TIS enough! I ask no more, " Full of a tew sad sinful days, Sated with life, till life is o'er, I languish to conclude my race, And silently resign m\ breath, And >ink into the shades of death. 1 This earth without regret I l< Impatient for my heav'nly rest; Saviour, my weary soul receive, Take a sad pilgrim to thy breast, I only live, and die, to he Restor'd, resorb'd, and lost in thee. ±OZ. Dying Saint to his Soul. 1 A7TTAL spark of heavenly flame! * Quit, O quit this mortal frame: Trembling, hoping;, ling'ring, flying, O the pain, the bliss of dying! Cease, fond nature, cease thy strife, And let me languish into life. 2 Hark' they whisper, angels say, " Sister spirit, come an What is this absorbs me quite? Steals my senses, shuts my sight Drowns my spirit, draws my breath! Tell me, my soul, can this be death? 3 The world recedes, it disappears! Heaven opens on my eyes — my ears With sounds seraphic ring! Lend, lend your wings, I mount! I fly ! O grave, where is thy victory? O death, where is thy sting* 331 483, 484 THE MEANS OF GRACE. THE MEANS O* GRACE. 1. THE WORD OF GOD. (Xj* See Hymns from 1 to 12 inclusive. 2. PRAYER — PRIYATE. jo.» L, M. ±oo. Pray -without ceasing. 1 Thes. v. 17. 1 pRAY'R was appointed to convey -■■ The blessings God designs to give; Long as they live should christians pray, For only while they pray, they live. 2 The christian's heart his pray'r indites, He speaks as prompted from within; The Spirit his petition writes, And Christ receives, and gives it in. 4 And shall we in dead silence lie, When Christ stands waiting for our pray'r? My soul, thou hast a friend on high; Arise, and try thy interest there. 5 If pains afflict, or wrongs oppress — If cares distract, or fears dismay — If guilt deject — if sin distress, The remedy's before thee! — pray. 6 'Tis prayer supports the soul that's weak, ThoJ thought be broken — language lame; Pray, if thou canst, or canst not speak, But pray with faith in Jesus' name. Ittt L M' 4 0^*. Exhortation to Prayer. 1 TITHAT various hind 'ranees we meet * * In coming to a mercy-seat ! Yet who that knows the worth of pray'r, But wishes to be often there! 2 Pray'r makes the darken'd cloud withdraw; Pray'r climbs the ladder Jacob saw — 332 THE MEANS OF GRACE. 485 rcise to faith and love — Brings ev'ry blessing from above. -training prayer, wo cease to fight; PravY makes the christian's armour bright; And satan trembles when he sees The weakest saint upon his knees. I H:<\e you no words' ah! think again: Words flow apace when you complain, And fill your fellow-creature's ear With the sad tale of all your care. 5 Were half the breath thus vainly spent, To heaven in supplications sent — Your cheerful songs should oftener be, H ar what the Lord has done for me ! " I O.J. Importunate prayer prevalent with God. Luke xviii. 1 — 7. I ^pHE Lord, who truly knows ■■■ The heart of ev'ry saint, Invites us by his holy word, To pray and never faint. k2 He bows his gracious ear; We never plead in vain; Yet we must wait till he appear, And pray, and pray again. 3 Tho' unbelief suggest, Why should we longer wait? He bids us never give him rest, But be importunate. 4. 'Twas thus a widow poor, Without support or friend, Beset the uniust judge's door, And gain'd at last her end. 5 And shall not Jesus hear His children when they cry' 333 i 436, 48T THE MEANS OF GRACE. Yes, tho' he may awhile forbear, He'll not their suit deny. 6 Then let us earnest be, And never faint in prayV? He loves our importunity, And makes our cause his care. 4ftfi *"' ~^- iOU. Private devotion. Matt. vi. 6, i "LEATHER Divine, thy piercing eye -■- Sees thro' the darkest night; In deep retirement thou art nigh, With heart-discerning sight. 2 There may thy piercing eye survey My solemn homage paid, With ev'ry morning's dawning ray, And ev'ry evening's shade. 5 Oh, let thy own celestial fire The incense still inflame; While my warm vows to thee aspire,. Thro' my Redeemer's name. 4 So shall the visits of thy love My soul in secret bless; So shalt thou deign in worlds above, Thy suppliant to confess. o7 C. M. io/. Behold he pray eth. Acts ix. 11. 1 TJRAY'R is the soul's sincere desire, * Utter'd or unexpress'd, The motion of a aidden fire That trembles in the breast. 9, Pray'r is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear; The upward glancing of an eye When none but God is near. 334 THF MEAN'S 01 CUACi:. 4S,V. -.faiit lips i:m try; Pray'r the anbUrnest strain* that reach maj >ty on high. Llie christian's vital breath, 1'Ik christian's natiu' air, Hi- watchword at the gate of death — Dten hr:t\ *n \> itli p j Praj Y i> the contrite sinner's voice orning from hi- w aj 5, ^W'lii It- angels in their songs rejoice Ami say, — k- Behold lie prays." i IX. Iftft p- M 100. Private Meeting*. Matt, xviii. 30. I -> 1VHKRK two or three together meet, *' My lore ami mercy to repeat, And till what I have done, There a ill I be,*' saith God, " to bless, And ev'ry burden 'd soul redress Who worships at my throne. " I • one in this assembly, Lord, >p-;ik to each heart some cheering word, To set the spirit free: Impart a kind celestial showV, And CTant that we may spend an hour In fellowship with th'.-e. joq C. M. -4 o.J. Revimorng the Mercies of God. 2 Sum. % ii. 13. 1 "EVV1X would my soul with wonder trace ■*■ Thy mercies, () my God; And tell the riches of th; grac — The merits of thy blood. 2 With Israel's Kiirj;, mr heart would err, While I review thv wavs, 335 490, 491 THE MEANS OF GRACE. Tell me, my Saviour, who am I, That I should see thy face ? 3 Form'dby thine hand, andform'd for thee, I would be ever thine: My Saviour, make my spirit free, With beams of mercy shine. 4 Fain would my soul with rapture dwell On thy redeeming grace; 0 for a thousand tongues to tell My dear Redeemer's praise. 3. PUBLIC WOBSHIP. -±u\j. The Enjoyment of Chnst ; or, Delight in Worship. 1 TC^AR from rny thoughts, vain world, begone ■*• Let my religious hours alone: Fain would my eyes my Saviour see, 1 wait a visit, Lord, from thee. 2 My heart grows warm with holy fire, And kindles with a pure desire: Come, my dear Jesus, from above, And feed my soul with heavenly love. 3 Bless'd Jesus, what delicious fare! How sweet thy entertainments are ! Never did angels taste above Redeeming grace, and dying love. 4 Hail, great Immanuel, all divine, In thee thy Father's glories shine; Thou brightest, sweetest, fairest one, That eyes have seen, or angels known. IQ1 L' M* 4.71. The Happiness oflmmble Worship. Psalm lxxxiv. 1 TXOW lovely, how divinely sweet, "■ O Lord, thy sacred courts appear! 336 THE MEANS OF GRACE. 492, 493 Pain would my longing passions meet rhc glories of" thy presence there. J (), blest the men, blest their employ, Whom thy indulgent favours raise To dwell "in those abodes of joy* And sing thy never-ceasing praise. ; One day within thy sacred gate Affords more real joy to me, Than thousands in the tents of state : The meanest place is bliss with thee. i- God is a sun ; our brightest day i From his reviving presence flows; God is a shield, through all the way, i To guard us from surrounding foes. In O Lord of hosts, thou God of grace, How blest, divinely blest, is he, Who trusts thy love, and seeks thy face, And fixes all his hopes on thee! IJ4Q9 L* M* , * .y^.. t0 fa wing between prayer and sermon. [/HERE two or three, with sweet accord, Obedient to their sovereign Lord, Meet to recount his acts of grace, And offer solemn prayer and praise; I " There," says the Saviour, :< will 1 be, Amid this little company; To them unveil my smiling face, And shed my glories round the place.*' 3 We meet at thy command, dear Lord, Relying on thy faithful word: Xow send thy Spirit from above, Now fill our hearts with heavenly lo^r. Wn o. por christian worship. C\ LORD, our languid souls inspire, " For here we trust thou art ! 337 2H W 494 THE MEANS OF GRACE. Send down a coal of heav'nly fire To warm each waiting heart. 2 Show us some tokens of thy love, Our fainting hope to raise; And pour thy blessing from above, That we may render praise. 3 Within these walls let holy praise, And love and concord dwell: Here give the troubled conscience ease, The wounded spirit heal. 4 The feeling heart, the melting eye, The humble mind bestow; And shine upon us from on high, To make our graces grow. 5 May we in faith receive thy word, In faith present our pray'rs; And in the presence of our Lord, Unbosom all our cares. r> And may the gospel's joyful sound, Enforc'd by mighty grace, Awaken sinners all around To come and fill the place. 1 Q 1 L- M- 4^4:. Before Sermon. 1 HPHY presence, gracious God, afford. -*• Prepare us to receive thy word : Now let thy voice engage our ear, And faith be mixt with what we hear: ■1 Distracting thoughts and cares remove, And fix our hearts and hopes above : With food divine may we be fed, And satisfied with living bread: 3 To us the sacred word apply, With sovereign power and energy; And may we, in thy faith and fear, Reduce to practice what we hear: 338 THE MEANS OF GRACE. 495, 496 li thy Sou reveal; i know and do thy will: and love display ; And guide us to the realms of day. ( . M. luir. mon. 1 JESUS, thou dear redeeming Lord, *J Thi blessing we implore. < ►pen the door to preach thy word, The great, effectual door. ner the outcasts in, and save tan's power! And let them now acceptance have, And know their gracious hour. Krals! thou know'st to prize What thoa hast bought so dear; then, and in thy people's eyes "\\ itli ail thy wounds appear! II when of old confest The goffering Son of God; \i.d let us see thee in thy vest But newly dipt in hlood. 5 [Tie hardness of our hearts remove, Thou who for sin hast died; iw us the tokens of thy love, Thy feet, thy hands, thy side. 1 JO. Prayer for the Spirit's Influence. 1 I N thy great name, () Lord, we come, *- To worship at thy fi O pour thy Holy Spirit down On all that now shall meet. nil' \o hear Jehovah speak, To h< 9 ioor'l voice: Thy face and favour, Lord, we seek, \ mak< <>ur hearts rejoice. •S39 497 THE MEAN'S OF GRACE. 3 Teach us to pray, and praise, and hear, And understand thy word; To feel thy blissful presence near, And trust our living Lord. 4 Here let thy pow'r and grace be felt; Thy love and mercy known; Our icy hearts, dear Jesus, melt, And break this flinty stone. 5 Let sinners, Lord, thy goodness prove, And saints rejoice in thee; Let rebels be subdu'd by love, And to the Saviour flee. 6 This house with grace and glory fill, This congregation bless; Thy great salvation now reveal; Thy glorious righteousness. 4 us. Humble Request. Jer. xxix. 13. 1 T ORD, we come before thee now, -*-* At thy feet we humbly bow; O do not our suit disdain; Shall we seek thee, Lord, in vain ? 2 In thine own appointed way, Now we seek thee, here we stay; Lord, we cannot let thee go, 'Till a blessing thou bestow. 3 Send some message from thy word, That mav joy aud peace afford; Let thy Spirit now impart Full salvation to each heart. 4 Comfort those who weep and mourn, Let the time of joy return; Those who are cast down, lift up; Make them strong in faith and hope. 5 Grant that all may seek and find Thee a God supremely kind; 340 THE MEANS OF GRACE. 498, 499 Heal the sick, the captive free, Let us all rejoice id thee. ion E M k VO. Prayer far .Minister and People. 1 ~p)K ARKST Saviour, help thy servant U To proclaim thy wondrous love! Pour thy grace upon this people, That thy truth the} may approve: Mess, <> bless them, From thy shining courts above. S Now thy gracious vord invites them To partaki Let thy Spirit sweetly draw them; Every soul be Jesus' gi ( ) receive oa, Let us find thy promis'd rest. aqq (359-) s- M l^y* /. we to the Church. 1 ¥ LOVE my /ion, Lord! ■- The house of thine abode;' The church, O blest Redeemer! savM With thy own precious blood. 2 1 love thy church, O God! Her walls before thee stand, Dear as the apple ofthin< < \< . And graven on thy hand. It e'er to bless thy sons Mv voice or hand a deny: Hieae hands let useful skill forsake, This voice in silence die. : my heart t Her m ettare or her woe: Let e\Yv joy this heart forsake, And eviry grief oVrfow* For her my tears shall fall; For her mv prav'rs ascend; 500, 501 THE MEANS OF GRACE. To her my cares and toils be giv'n, Till toils and cares shall end. 6 Beyond my highest joy I prize her heav'nly ways, Her sweet communion, solemn vows, Her hymns of love and praise. 500. (363.) P. M. 1 T ORD of the worlds above, •*-* How pleasant and how fair, The dwellings of thy love, Thine earthly temples are ! To thine abode My heart aspires, With warm desires To see my God. 2 O happy souls that pray Where God appoints to hear ! O happy men that pay Their constant service there ! They praise thee still; And happy they, Who love the way To Zion's hill. 3 They go from strength to strength, Through this dark vale of tears; Till each arrives at length, Till each in heav'n appears: O glorious seat, When God our King Shall thither bring Our willing feet ! 501. (365-) CM- 1 rtlHE Lord in Zion plac'dhis name, -*- His ark was settled there; To Zion the whole nation came To worship thrice a year. . 342 1HK MKANS OF C.RAlK. 502, . -2 But we have no such lengths to go, ■hder far abroad; \\ bere'er thy saints assemble no* , There is a home tor (Jod. : sooep4 oui Here Id thj praise be spread. i the provisions of thy house, And fill thy poor with bread. - let the son of David reign, Let God's anointed slum-; Justice and truth his court maintain. With love and pow*r divine L M. i T OKI) 'tis a pleasant thing, to stand L* In { nted by t3hy hand. ! te within thy eourl - be seen, Like .1 young cedar, fresh and green. J There grow thj saints In faith and I Bleat with thioe Influence from ab< Lebanon, with all its trees, *i ields such a comely sight as these plants of grace shall ever live: Nature decays, but grace must thrive; Time, that doth all tilings else impair, Shall make them flourish strong and fair. v ith fruits of age, th<\ - 1 (Ord is holy, just, and true. nd his courts shall find I unfaithful or unkind. - , (369.) L. M. *)\J*j. Preparation fir wrthip. \ WAV from ew*ry mortal <■ -"*- Away from earth, i eat: We leave this worthless world afar. \nd wait and worship near thy seaU 343 504, 505 THE MEANS OF GRACE. l2 Lord, in the temple of thy grace, We bow before thee and adore; We view the glories of thy face, And learn the wonders of thy pow'r. 3 Whilst here our various wants we mourn, United pray 'is ascend on high; And faith expects a sure return Of blessings in variety. 4 Father! my soul would here abide; Or, if my feet must hence depart, Still keep me, Father, near thy side, Still keep thy dwelling in my heart. 0U4. Readiness to se)*ve God in his house. 1 Tj^ARLY, my God, without delay, " I haste to seek thy face; My thirsty spirit faints away, Without thy cheering grace. 2 So pilgrims on the scorching sand, Beneath a burning sky, Long for a cooling stream at hand, And they must drink or die. 3 I've seen thy glory and thy pow'r Through all thy temple shine: My God, repeat that heav'nly hour, That vision so divine. 4 Not all the blessings of a feast Can please my soul so well, As when thy richer grace I taste, And in thy presence dwell. 5 Not life itself, with all her joys, Can my best passions move, Or raise "so high my cheerful voice, As thy forgiving love. rriK (3730 L M . ) U O . Tlie Sabbath preparatory to heaven. 1 T ORD of the sabbath ! hear our vows " On this thy day*, in this thy house; 344 THE MEANS OF GRACE. 506 And own, as grateful sacrifice, The songs which from thy churches rise. C Thine earthly sabbaths, Lord! we love; But there's a nobler rest above: Tli\ servants to that rest aspire With ardent hope and strong desire. 9 There languor shall no more oppress; The heart shall feel no more distress; No groans shall mingle with the songs, That dwell upon immortal tongues. . \ gloomy cares shall there annoy, \<> conscious guilt disturb our joy; But every doubt and fear shall cease, And perfect love give perfect peace. S When shall that glorious day begin, Beyond the reach of death or sin; \\ bote suu shall never more decline, But with unfading lustre shine! -> . L. M. . ) U 0 . jyie ,9 ireetJiess of the Sabbath . 1 qWEET 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: \o mortal care shall fill my breast; .M\ heart shall triumph in the Lord, And bless his works, and bless liis word. 3 And I shall share a glorious part, When grace hath well refill 'd my heart, When doubts and fears no more remain, To break my inward peace again. 4- Then shall I see, and hear, and know, All I desir'd, or wish'd below; 345 I 507, 508 THE MEANS OF GRACE. And ev'ry pow'r find sweet employ In the eternal world of joy. 507 (3760 C- M- uv i . rphe Sabbath comrjiemorates Christ's res, recti on. 1 rp HIS is the day the Lord hath made; -*- He calls the hours his own. Let heav'n rejoice, let earth be glad, And praise surround the throne. 2 To-day arose our glorious head, And death's dread empire fell, To-day the saints his triumph spread, And all its wonders tell. 3 Hosannah ! the anointed King Ascends his destin'd throne: To God your grateful homage bring, And his Messiah own. 4 Blest he the Lord, who came to men With messages of grace; AYho came in God his Father's name, To save our sinful race. 5 Hosannah in the highest strains The church on earth can raise ! The highest heav'ns in which he reigns Shall give him nobler praise. 4. BAPTISM. OF INFANTS. nQ (303.) S. M. oKJO. Baptism of chi Idreti. 1 T ORD ! what our ears have heard, *-* Our eyes delighted trace, Thy love in long succession shown To ev'ry virtuous race. 2 Our children thou dost claim, And mark them out for thine; 346 THE MEANS OF GRACE. 50S thousand blessings to th\ name i\ me ! I Ih\ covenant may the j keep, the nappj bands, Which eloaer still engage the ir hearts To honour tin commands. 4 How great thy mercies, Lord.' How plrntr; us is thy grace, Which in the promise of thy love Includes our rising race! Our offspring, still thy care, Shall own thi-ii fathers' God, To latest times thy hlrnsinp share. And sound th} praise abroad. -no (jS4<) C' M' 3USJ* Infant Baptism. i ^i gentle shepherd stand, v-^ With all-engaging charms! Hark! how he calls the tender lambs, \nd takes them in his arms! - • Permit them to approach, (he cries) Nor scorn their humble name; It was to save such souls as these, With pow'r and love I came." brine them, Lord, with grateful hearts, And Yield them up to thee; Keioic'd that we ourselves are thine, Thine let our offspring be ! -i Thus Lydia'l house was sanctified. When she reoeiv'd the word; Thus the believing jailer gave His family to 'he Lord. 5 Ye little flock, with pleasure hear; Ye children, seek his face; And fly with transport to receive The gospel of his grace. 34? 510, 511 THE MEANS OF GRACE. 6 If orphans they are left behind, Thy care, OGod ! we trust; And let thy promise cheer our hearts, If weeping o'er their dust. rlln CM. •Jl\j. Infant Baptism. Mark x. 14. 1 TOEHOLD what condescending love -*-* Jesus on earth displays! To babes and sucklings he extends The riches of his grace! 2 He still the ancient promise keeps, To our forefathers giv'n; Young children in his arms he takes. And calls them heirs of heaven. 3 " Permit them to approach," he cries, " Nor scorn their humble name; For 'twas to bless such souls as these, The Lord of angels came." 4 We bring them, Lord, with thankful hearts, And yield them up to thee; Joyful {hat we ourselves are thine, Thine may our offspring be. 5 Kindly receive this tender branch, And form his soul for God; Baptize him with thy spirit Lord And wash him with thy blood. C [" Thus to their parents and their seed Let thy salvation come; And num'rous households meet at last, In one eternal home."] OF ADULTS. r - , (382.) C. M. Oil. Of Adults. 1 " pROCLAIM," said Christ, "God's won- ■*■ drous grace To all the sons of men; 348 THE MEANS OF GRACE. 5 1 ^ He who hi-liews ami is baptis'd, ion shall obtain." ;>knteous grace descend on those, \\ ho, hoping in his word, i\ haw publicly declar'd, That .lesus is their Lord. 3 With cheerful feet may they go on, And run the Christian race; And in the troubles of the way, Find all-sufficient grace. -i And when the awful message comes, To call their souls away; May they be found prepar'd to live In realms of endless day. 512. Baptism. Matt, xxviii. 18, 23. 1 riOME, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, ^ Honour the means enjoin'd by Thee, Make good our Apostolic boast, And own thy glorious ministry. 42 We now thy promis'd presence claim, Sent to disciple all mankind, Sent to baptize into thy name, We now thy promis'd presence find. 3 Father in these reveal thy son, In these for whom we seek thy face, The hidden mystery make known, The inward, pure, baptizing grace. * Jesus, with us Thou arVays art, Establish now the sacred sign, The gift unspeakable impart, And bless thine ordinance Divine. 5 Spirit divine, descend from high, Baptizer of our spirits Thou, 349 513 THE MEANS OF GRACE. The sacramental seal apply, And witness with the water now. 6 Oh! that the souls baptiz'd herein, May now thy truth and mercy feel : Arise, and wash away their sin — Come, Holy Ghost, their pardon seal. 5. THE LORD'S SUPPER. CCj* See Hymns from 99 to 171 inclusive. - 1 > l. m '' L °' .1 preparatory Thought for the Lord's Supper. Is. liii. 1, 2, 3. 1 V^HAT heavenly man, or lovely God, * * Comes marching downward from the skieb Array'd in garments roll'd in blood, With joy and pity in his eyes? c2 The Lord! the Saviour! yes, 'tis he! I know him by the smiles he wears ' Dear glorious man that died Ibr me, Drench'd deep in agonies and tears ! 3 Lo ! he reveals his shining breast, I own those wounds, and I adore; Lo ! he prepares a royal feast, Sweet fruit of those sharp pangs he bore ! 4 Whence flow these favours so divine ? Lord ! why so lavish of thy blood ? Why for such earthly souls as mine, This heavenly wine, this sacred food 5 'Twas his own love that made him bleed, That nail'd him to the cursed tree; 'Twas his own love the* table spread For such unworthy worms as we ! G Then let us taste the Saviour's love; Come, Faith, and feed Upon the Lord: With glad consent our lips shall move, And sweet hosannas crown the board. 350 I HE MEANS OF GRACE. 514, 515 (387.) L. M. 1 * • The mttitution of tlxe LoviVs Supper. T\\ AS on that dreadful, doleful night, whole pow'r of darknesa Bit the Son of God's delight, I friends betray'd him to his foes; re the mournful scene began, >k the bread, and bless'd, and brake. What love through all his actions ran! What wondrous words of grace he spake ! This is my body broke for sin; eive and eat the living food." Then took the cup and bless'd the wine. : is the ne\» cov'nant in my blood.'' I • this (he cried) till time shall end, In mem'ry of your dying friend: t' my table, and record The love of your departed Lord.'* L - C. M. "w* Welcome to tlie Table. rpiIIS is the feast of heavenly wine, -*- And God invites to sup: The juices of the living vine Were press'd, to fill the cup. Oh bless the Saviour, ye that eat, With royal dainties fed; Xot heaven affords a costlier treat, For Jesus is the bread. 3 The vile, the lost, he calls to them, Ye trembling souls, appear! The righteous in their own esteem Have no acceptance here. 4 Approach, ye poor, nor dare refuse banquet spread for you; Dear Saviour, this is welcome news, Then I may venture too. 351 516, 51 7 THE MEANS OF GRACE. If guilt and sin afford a plea, And may obtain a place, Surely the Lord will welcome me; And I shall see his face. Alfi (390.) S. M. U 1 V, Communion at the Lord's Table. 1 TESUS invites his saints ** To meet around his board: Here those he died to save may hold Communion with their Lord. 2 Our heav'nly Father calls Christ and his members one: We are the children of his love, And he the first-born Son. 3 We are the sev'ral parts Of the same broken bread; One body with its sev'ral limbs, But Jesus is the head. 4 Let all our pow'rs be join'd, His glorious name to raise; Pleasure and love fill ev'ry mind, And ev'ry voice be praise ! 517. (392.) L. M. 1 TESUS is gone above the skies, ** Where our weak senses reach him not; And carnal objects court our eyes, To thrust our Saviour from our thought. 2 He knows, what wand'ring hearts we have, Apt to forget his lovely face; And, to refresh our minds, he gave These kind memorials of his grace. 3 The Lord of life his table spread With his own flesh and dying blood; We on the rich provision" feed, And taste the wine and bless the God. 352 run iib v \ce. 518 Ami tarth grow letl in till ev'ry thought, I tiili and bope he fii'd cm him. While be is abeent from our sight, to prepare our souls a place; That \u' may dwell in heav'nly light, An r mar his face. ")18. s. M. 1 T BT all who truh :• ■ J The bleeding Saviour's d Their faithful heacti with aa prepare, \ h hal Lamb: Our pa -l:iiii, \ - ,!• tenia remain, Shall gain his Uu | 2 I'll i s eneharistic I • u ;mt mnpli Ami -till we by his death are And - ritii-t'; Hvt-iit!) his Bean well Who here his passion show, Vml God out of his holy scat Shall all his gifts lu-stow; > Who thus our faith employ His - i.V'i-ii. . E'en aoa we m turnfulrj D with our I . \s th i him groan, thing hlood. I OG B) futh his liv-;:n (388.) L. M. 'J'AKJ* The Eucharist commemorative. 1 " "pAT, drink, in mem'ry of your friend!" -^ Such was our Master's last request; Who all the pangs of death endur'd, That we might live for ever blest. 2 Yes, we'll record thy matchless grace, Thou dearest, tendVest, best of friends! Thy dying love the noblest praise Of long eternity- transcends. 3 'Tis pleasure more than earth can give, Thy goodness through these veils to see. Thy table food celestial yields; And happv thev, who sit with thee. 354 1HE MEANS OF GRACE* 5fclj i But oh ! what vast transporting joys 61] our breasts, our tongues inspire, When, joiuM villi the celestial train, grateful souls thy love admire! - (389.) L. M. . >L I . ]%4 j-lucharist commanded by Jesus. i rpin> i ins' high behest, -■- This cup of thanks his last request Ye, who ran fee] his worth, attend: . drink, in mem'rj of your friend. ■2 Around the patriot's bust ye throng; Him %c exalt in swelling song; For him the wreathaof glory bind, Who freed I -,re his kind. shall not he TOUT praises reap, • i the iron deep? 1 ) liveivr, whose breath Unbinds the captives e\n of death? i Shall be, wlio, sinful men to save, Beoame I tenant of the grave, InthankM, uncelebrated, rise, H unremember'd to the skies? 5 Christians! unite m ith loud acclaim, lymn the Saviour's welcome name. On earth extol his wondrous love; Repeat his praise in worlds above. ™ (391.) p. M. - ' — — • Communicants must love Christ and one anotfier. 1 VE foll'wers of the Prince of peace, -■■ Who round his table draw ! Remember what his spirit was, What his peculiar law. 2 The love, which all his bosom fill'd, Did all his actions guide: 3oo 523 THE MEANS OF GRACE. Inspir'd by love, he liv'd and taught; Inspir'd by love, he died. 3 And do you love him } do you feel Your warm affections move? This is the proof which he demands, That you each other love. 4 Let each the sacred law fulfil; Like his be ev'ry mind; Be ev'ry temper form'd by love, And ev'ry action kind. 5 Let none, who call themselves his friends, Disgrace the honour 'd name; But by a near resemblance prove The title which they claim. r.io L. M. D~aO. Meditating on the Cross of Chiii>i. 1 pOME see on bloody Calvary*, ^ Suspended on th' accursed tree, A harmless sufT'rer cover'd o'er With shame, and welt'ring in his gore. 2 Is this the Saviour long foretold To usher in the age of gold ? To make the reign of sorrow cease, And bind the jarring world in peace? 3 'Tis He, 'tis He !— he kindly shrouds His glories in a night of clouds, That souls might from their ruin rise, And heir th' imperishable skies. -i See, to their refuge and their rest. From all the bonds of guilt releas'd, Transgressors to his cross repair, And find a full redemption there. 5 Jesus, what millions of our race Have been the triumphs of thy grace ! And millions more to thee shall fly, And on thy sacrifice rely. ' 356 THE MEANS OF GRACE. 524, 525 .) , c. M > - ■ • *fl Sacramental Hymn. ! 1" OR I), at thy table I behold " The wonders of thy grace ; Hut most of all admire that 1 Should find a welcome place: 9 I that am all defil'd with sin, A rebel to my God; 1 that have crucified his Son, And trampled on his blood. What strange surprising grace is this, That such a soul has room! M\ Sarioof takes me by the hand, Sl\ Jesus bids me come. \ • Eat, 0 my friends, ' the Saviour cries, The i ide for you; .M, and bled, and died, And rose, and triumph 'd too.' 5 With trembling faith, and bleeding hearts, Lord, we accept thy love: Tis I rich banquet we have had, What will it be above! saints below, and hosts of heaven, Join all your praising powers; No theme islike redeeming love, No Saviour is like ours. 7 Had I ten thousand hearts, dear Lord, 1\1 give them all to thee: Had 1 ten thousand tongues, they all Should join the harmony. .)ZJ. Mufeshismeat indeed. John vi. 53 — 55. 1 TJK.RK at thy table, Lord, we meet -"- To feed on food divine: Thv body is the bread we eat, f hv precious blood the wine. 357 526 THE MEANS OF GRACE. 2 He that prepares this rich repast, Himself comes down and dies; And then invites us thus to feast Upon the sacrifice. 3 His body torn with rudest hands Becomes the finest bread; And, with the blessing he commands, Our noblest hopes are fed. 4 His blood, that from each op'ning vein In purple torrents ran, Hath fill'd this cup with gen'rous wine, That cheers both God and man. 5 Sure there was never love so free, Dear Saviour, so divine ! Well tbou may'st claim that heart of me, Which owes so much to thine. 6 Yes, thou shalt surely have my heart: My soul, mv strength, mv all ; With life itself I'll freely part, My Jesus, at thy call. • 526. (395.) L. M. 1 7LTY God! and is thy table spread? -"•*- And does thy cup with love o'erflow? Thither be all thy children led, And let them all its sweetness know. 2 O let thy table honour'd be, And furnish'd well with joyful guests; And may each soul salvation see, That here its sacred pledges tastes. 3 Let crowds approach, with hearts prepar'd; With warm desire let all attend; Nor, when we leave our Father's board, The pleasure or the profit end. 4 Revive thy dying churches, Lord ! And bid our drooping graces live; 358 KINGDOM OF CHRIST. 527. 588 And more that energy afford, v Batiom's death alone can give. S Nor let thy spreading gospel rest. Till through the world thj truth has ran, Till with this brad all nun be blest Who see the light or feel the sun! 527. (3')r-) c *« 1 pITY the nations, O our God! ■ < lonatrain the earth to come; ;hy victorious word abroad, And bring the stranger.-, home. S W« long tO see thT churches full, That all thy faithful race May, with out- voice, and heart, and soul. Sing thy redeeming grace. KIM.DOM AND CHURCH OF CHRIST! I. GENERAL AM) MISSIONARY HTMNS. no L1750 L' M- •)~0. Effusion fij the Spirit on the day of Ptntecost. 1 C* REAT was the day, the joy was great, ^-* When the divine disciples met: While on their heads the Spirit came, \ud sat like tongues of cloven flame. l What gifts, whal miracles he g And no* "r to kill, and powY to save! Furmsh'd their tongues with wondrous words, d of shields, and spears, and swords. Bed and the Hide, \\ ere bj these beav'nlj arms subdu'd, The heathens saw th) glory, Lord! And, wondVing, blessed thy gracious word. 529, 530 KINGDOM AND 4 Come the great day, the glorious hour, When all shall feel thy saving pow'r, And the whole race of man confess The beauty of thy holiness! rnq (177.) L. M. DZu. The kingdom of Christ shall cover the earth. 1 TESUS shall reign, where'er the sun •^ Does his successive journies run; His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, Till moons shall wax and wane no more. l2 People and realms of ev'ry tongue Dwell on his love with grateful song; And with united hearts proclaim, That grace and truth by Jesus came. 3 Blessings abound where'er he reigns; The pris'ner leaps to loose his chains; The weary find eternal rest, And all the sons of want are blest. 4 Where he displays his healing pow'r. The sting of death is known no more: In him the sons of Adam boast More blessings than their father lost. „n P. M. OJU. Rev. xiv. 2,3. 1 TT ARK! the song of Jubilee, •"- Loud as mighty thunders roar, Or the fulness of the sea, When it breaks upon the shore: — Halleluiah ! 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: — S60 CHURCH OF CHRIST. 531 See Jehovah*! banner furl'd, th'dhil sword: he speaki — 'tis done; \nd the kingdoms of this world \re the kingdoms of his Son. lie thai] reign from pole to pole With illimitable - lie mall rci^ii, when like r» scroE Yonder heav'na have pastel iwai : — Then the end; — hi'arath his rod Man's laal enemy shall tall: Hallelujah! Christ in (Jod, God in Christ, is all in all. DO I. The t'nhrrsal Reign of Christ. Rev. xi. 15. and xiv. S. HARK.' what triumphant strains are these, Which echo through the vault of heaven ■ " To Jesus once on Calvar) slain, The kingdoms of the earth are gi\ •2 Hark! the new sori£ before the throne, Which only the redeem'd can raisi Angela may tune their golden harps, lint eannot reach these notes of praise. :* They worship our exalted Lord, And hail him universal King;; Hut saints — the purchase of his blood. Can strike a sweeter, nobler string. '* The wonders of his dying love. Their hallelujahs loud proclaim, While w ith extatic joy they shout New honours to Ids sacred name . From every kindred, every tongue. From barbarous nations long unknown, From polish'd (ireeks and Scythians rude, A countless host surround the throne. 6 In robes of spotless while array 'd, Aud palms of victory in their hand, oCl * 2 K 532 KINGDOM AND With holy wonder and delight, %The trophies of his grace they stand. 7 And still till time shall be no more, The mighty concourse shall increa And Jesus gain, in heathen lands, New subjects of the reign of peace. ] M9 (180.) C. M. *j fi Haste, sov'reign mercy, and transform Their cruelty, to love; Soften the tiger to a lamb, The vulture to a dove. 7 Smile, Lord, on each divine attempt To spread the gospel's rays; And build, on sin's demolish 'd throne, The temples of thy praise. 362 CHURCH OF CHRIST. 533. 50* r,0 P M •)3.J. ]>s. lwwii. S. 1-a. xwiii. 9 1 r^lORIOUS thing; of thee are spoken, *~* Zion, city of our God; He. whoso word cannot be broken, Form'd thee tor lii* own abode. On the rock of are* founded, Whet can shake thy sore repose* With sahation's walls surrounded, Thou may'st smile at all thy foes. 2 See, the streams of living Maters, Springing from eternal love, Well supply thi sons an(* daughter^ And all fear of w ant remove: Who can faint #hile such a river Ever flows thy thirst t' assuage? Grace which, like- tin- Lord, the river, age to age. S Round each habitation hovVing, See the cloud and fire appeal'! For a glory and a cov'ring, Show ing that the Lord is near: Thus deriving from their banner Light by night and shade by day, Safe the) feed upon the manna Which he gives them when they pray. rT1 P. M. D o -1 . King do m of Christ. 1 "OEJOIOK,, the Saviour reigns ■*■•' Among the sons of men; He breaks the pris'ners chains, And makes them free again: I.K-t hell oppose God's onh Son, In spite of toes his cause goes on. 2 The baffled prince of hell In vain new projects tries, The gospel to repel, By cruelties and lies: 3G3 535 KINGDOM AND Th' infernal gates shall rage in vain; Conquest awaits the Lamb once slain. 3 He died, but soon arose Triumphant o'er the grave: And now himself he shows Omnipotent to save: Let rebels kiss the victor's feet; Eternal bliss his subjects meet. 4 All pow'r is in his hand, His people to defend; To his most high command Shall millions more attend: All heaven with smiles approve his cause; And distant isles receive his laws. 5. This little seed from heaven Shall soon become a tree; This ever blessed leaven Diffus'd abroad must be; Till God the Son shall come again, It must go on. Amen, amen ! UOU. Prospect of Success. John iv. 55, 3€. 1 "DEHOLD th' expected time draw near, -*-* The shades disperse, the dawn appear; The barren wilderness assume The beauteous tints of Eden's bloom. 2 Events, with prophecies, conspire To raise our faith, our zeal to fire: The rip'ning fields, already wliite, Present a harvest to our sight. 5 The untaught heathen waits to knew The joy the gospel will bestow; The exil'd slave waits to receive The freedom Jesus has to give. 4 Come, let us, with a grateful heart lu the blest labour share a part, 364 " CHURCH OF CHRIST. 536 Our pray'rs and off'rings gladly bring, To aid the triumphs ot" our King. 5 Our hearts eznK in songs of p That we bare se< n these latter days, When our Redeemer shall be known, Where Satan long has held his throne. 6 From eastern to the western skies, Sweet incense to his name shall rise; And Tyre, and Egypt, Greek, and Jew, By sovereign grace be tbrni'd anew. D JO. Missionaries. Psalm Ixxii. 7, 8. 1 T ORD, send thy word, and let it ily, -■-* Arm'd with thy Spirit's pow'r, Ten thousands shall confess its sway, And bless the saving hour. - Beneath the influence of thy grace, The barren wastes shall With sudden greens, and fruits array 'd, A blooming paradise. 3 True holiness shall strike its root In each regen'rate heart; Shall in a growth divine arise, And heavenly fruits impart. 4 Peace, with her olives crown'd, shall stretch Her wings from shore to shore; No trump shall rouse the rage of war, Nor murd'rous cannon roar. 5 Lord, for those dan a we wait — those days Are in thy word foretold; Fly swifter, sun anil stars, and bring This promis'd age of gold! 6 Amen, with joy divine, let earth's UnnuniberM myriads cry; Ameu, with joy divine, let heaven's Unnumber'd choirs reply. 3G5 537, 538 KINGDOM AND ^07 L- M- J J * 'Fall of Babylon predicted. Rev. xiv. 6-8. 1 pROUD Babylon yet waits her doom; -"■ Nor can her tott'ring palace fall, Till some blest messenger arise, The ransom'd heathen world to call. 2 Now see the glorious time approach! Behold the mighty angel fly, The gospel tidings to convey To ev'ry land beneath the sky ! 3 See the kind native of Pelew With rapture greet the sacred sound; And, for a Saviour's precious name, Throw his mean idols to the ground. 4 O see, on Otaheite's isle, And Africa's unhappy shore, The unlearn'd savage press to hear; And hearing, wonder and adore. 5 See, while the joyful truth is told, That Jesus left his throne in heaven, And suffered, died, and rose again, That all his sins might be forgiv'n: 6 See what delight, unfelt before, Beams in his lix'd, attentive eye; And hear him ask — " For wretched me, Did this divine Redeemer die?" 7 " Ah! why have ye so long forborne To tell such welcome news as this? Go now, let ev'ry sinner hear, And share in such exalted bliss!" 8 Now, Babylon, thy hour is come, Thy curs'd foundation shall give way; And thine eternal overthrow The triumphs of the cross display ! „o P. M. J o O . Prayer for the spread of the Gospel. Isa. xlix. 22. Isaiah lx, 4. 5. 1 i"VER those gloomy hills of darkness " Look, mv soul, be still, and gaze, 366 CHURCH OF CHRIST. 539 All the promises do travail With a glorious day of grace; Blessed Jubilee. Let thy glorious morning dawn. 2 Let the Indian, let the negro, Let the Mk Baiharian see, That divine and glorious conquest Once obtain'd on Calvary; Let the gospel Soon rewound from pole to pole. I Kingdoms wide that sit in darkness, Grant them, Lord, the glorious light. And from eastei n coast to western, May the morning chase the night; And redemption, < iy purch:«s"d, win th" day. I Man the glorious day approaching, Thine eternal love proclaim, And the eserlasting gospel, id abroad thy holy name, O'er the border-. ■ great Immanuers land. > Mighty Saviour, spread thy gospel, W i'l conquer, never cease, May thy lasting wide dominions Multiply and still increase; Sway th\ sceptre, Saviour, all the world around. „q P. M. xJOu, Cry aloudy spiire not. Is. lxiii. 1. l "\JK^ of God, «*o take your stations; x" Darkness reigns throughout the earth, Go proclaim among the nations, Joyful news of heavenly birth: Bear the tidings Of the Saviour's matchless worth '2 Of his gospel not ashamed, • the power of God to save." 540 KINGDOM AND Go where Christ was never named; Publish freedom to the slave ! Blessed freedom! Such as Zion's children have. J What though earth and hell united, Should oppose the Saviour's plan? Plead his cause, nor be affrighted: Fear ye not the face of man: Vain their tumult; Hurt his work they never can. 4 When expos'd to fearful dangers, Jesus will his own defend, Borne afar 'midst foes and strangers, Jesus will appear your friend: And his presence Shall be with you to the end. *ziO L M ,J-±v. For J\fissionary Associations. 1 4 SSEMBLED at thy great command, -^*- Before thy face, dread King, we stand; The voice that marshalPd ev'ry star, Has call'd thy people from alar. L2 We meet, thro' distant lands to spread The truth for which the martyrs bled; Along the line — to either pole — The thunder of thy praise to roll. 3 First, bow our hearts beneath thy sway: Then give thy growing empire way, O'er wastes of sin — o'er fields of blood — Till all mankind shall be subdu'd. 4 Our pray'rs assist — accept our praise — Our hopes revive — our courage raise — Our counsels aid — and Oh ! impart The single eye — the faithful heart! 5 Forth with thy chosen heralds come, Recall the wand'ring spirit home: 368 541. 542 CHURCH OF CHRIST. From Zion's mount send forth the sound 1 tli" spacious earth around. L. M. 541 « Praj/er for tJie Success cJ\M/ssions. 1\IH LGENT God, to thee we pray, rith us on tliis solemn da} ; Smile on our souls, our plans approve, U\ which we seek to spread thy love. I Let party prejudice be gone, And lo^' unite our hearts in one; 11 we have and are, combine To aid this glorious work of thine. 3 [Point us to nun of upright mind, 1 ) ted, diligent, and kind; With grace he all their hearts endow 'd, And light to ^uide them in the road. i With tthatl fid sups may they proceed, Where'er thy providence shall lead; Let heavin and earth their work befriend, And mercy all their paths attend.] at let the bands of those be found Who shall attend the gospel sound: And let Barbarians, bond and free, In suppliant throngs resort to thee. C Where Pagan altars now are built, And brutal blood, or human, spilt, There be tin- bleeding cross high rear'd, And (iod, our God, alone rever'd. 7 Where captives -roan beneath their chain; and lore, and concord reign; The aged and the infant tongue Unite in one harmonious song. JAZ. Prayer on the Scarcity of Gospel Mis- sionaries. Luke 1 T ORD, when we cast our eyes abroad, " And see on heathen altars slain, 369 543 KINGDOM AND Poor helpless babes for sacrifice, To purge their parents' dismal stain; 2 We can't behold such horrid deeds Without a groan of ardent pray'r; And while each heart in anguish bleeds, We cry, Lord, send thy gospel there. 3 For them we pray, for them we wait, To them thy great salvation show; Thy harvest, Lord, is truly great, But faithful labourers are few. 4 O send out preachers, gracious Lord, Among that dark, Vewilder'd race; Open their eyes, and bless thy word, And call them by thy sov'reign grace 5 Then shall they shout thy honour 'd name. And sound thy matchless praise abroad; And we will join them in the theme, Salvation to our risen God. 54 0 L. M. ■*■ Prayer for the Success of ^Missiotis. 1 f^ O, friends of Jesus, and proclaim ^" The kind Redeemer you have found; And speak his ever precious name, To all the wond'ring nations round. 2 Go, tell the unletter'd, wretched slave, Who groans beneath a tyrant's rod, You bring a pardon bought with blood, The blood of an incarnate God. 3 <:.o, tell the panting, sable chief On Ethiopia's scorching sand, You come with a refreshing stream, To cheer and bless his thirsty land. 4 Go, tell the distant isles afar, Of Otaheite and Pelew, . That in the covenant of grace, Their unknown names are written too, sro CHURCH OF CHRIST. 544, 545 • 11, (in India's golden shi ()t':t rich treasure, more refinM; And tell them, tho1 they'll scarce believe, in.-, the friend of human kind. the religion you pr Is i« 1 1 f»< ii.-. olence and I Ami by its own divine effects, «^< ill} origin n ill p 544. cm. i (^ 0, ami tlu' Saviour's grace proclaim, " Ye messengers of God; publish, thro' [mmanuel'a name, ion bought \s ith bl a tho* your arduous track may lie Thro' k M drath; \\ bat tho1 VOUT faith ami zeal to try, Perils beael your path: 3 Vet, with deteYmin'd courage, go, Ami, arm'd with pow Y divine, Your God %s i 11 needful aid bestow, Ami on your Labours shim-. \ 11 i ! i has call'd you to the Will : J our pains; Before M - liah'a eonquVing car, Mountains shall -ink to plains. 5 Shrink not iho' earth and lull oppose, Hut plead your I ' Thut. e'en your mighty foes Shall boa !» 1 are hi> -toss. 545. p. m- 1 f^ i » . *-* Like th< morning fly; Take the irooder-wi rking rod, "Wave the banner ciu^s on high! 171 546 KINGDOM AND 2 Go to many a tropic isle On the bosom of the deep; Where the skies for ever smile, And the blacks for ever weep. 3 Where the golden gates of day Open ou the balmy East, Wide the bleeding cross display, Spread the gospel's richest feast. 4 Visit ev'ry heathen soil, Ev'ry barren, burning strand, — Bid each dreary region smile, Lovely as the promis'd land. 5 In yon wilds of stream and shade, Many an Indian wigwam trace; And with words of love persuade Savages to sue for grace. 6 Circumnavigate the Ball — Visit ev'ry soil and sea; Preach the cross of Christ to all; Jesus' love is full and free. r a n L. M. J 40. Missionaries. Dan. ii. 45. 1 X1XERT thy pow'r, thy rights maintain ■■-^ Insulted, everlasting King! The influence of thy crown increase, And strangers to thy footstool bring. L2 We long to see that happy time, That dear, expected, blessed day, When countless myriads of our race The second Adam shall obey. 3 The prophecies must be fulfill 'd, Tho' earth and hell should dare oppose; The stone cut from the mountain's side, Tho' unobserv'd, to empire grows. 4 Soon shall the blended image fall, Brass, silver, iron, gold, and clay, 372 CHURCH OF CHRIST. 547 And super my reign .phony of praise, shall then unite; Ami infidelity, sshamM, >f endless night. \ .-laved sons ! join T\itli Europe's polish'd raee, lebrate, In diffxent tongues, gtariei of redeeming grace. it, from north to south, [mmanuel's kingdom shall extend; AndevVy man, in evYj Shall meet ■ brother, and a friend. j 17. *• N1 1 / '- »\n < >1M . v t minis* en of grace, " < mfiort die people of your Lord; O lift ye up tlit- fallen i And cheer them l>\ the gospel word. 2 Go into etery nation, go; k to their tie ml) ling hearts, and cry, (ilad tidings onto nil we show: Jerusalem, thy God is nigh. 3 Hark! in the wilderness a cry, A voice that loudh (alls, prepare! Prepare your hearts, for Goo is nigh, And means to make his entrance there! ill qniekly come; ■ lit, tlu- call obey: U) make liini room, prepare his ■ 5 The I»rd shall clear his war through all: W I. lets, obstruct! in vain; TbeTSic >liall rise, the mountain fall, tight, and rugged plain. j7j 548, 549 KINGDOM AND 6 The glory of the Lord display 'd Shall all mankind together ^ iew, And what his mouth and truth hath said His own almighty hand shall do. rAQ L. M. J* O- Spread of the Gospel. 1 D RIGHT as the sun's meridian blaze, ■■-* Vast as the blessings he conveys, Wide as his reign from pole to pole, And permanent as his control. 2 So, Jesus, let thy kingdom come, Then sin and hell's terrific gloom Shall, at his brightness, flee away, The dawn of an eternal day. 3 • Then shall the heathen, fill'd with awe, Learn the blest knowledge of thy law: And antichrist on ev'ry shore, Fall from his throne to rise no more.' 4 Then shall thy lofty praise resound On Afric's shores — thro' India's ground; And islands of the southern sea Shall stretch their eager arms to thee. 5 Then shall the Jew and Gentile meet In pure devotion at thy feet: And earth shall yield thee, as thy due, Her fulness and her glory too. 6 O that from Zion now might shine This heavenly light, this truth divine: Till the whole universe shall be But one great temple, Lord, to thee. riA L. M. 04rcf. Missionary Exertions; or, Christ pro- claimed to the World. Is. lxii. 10—12. 1 /"* O through the gales ('tis God commands) *-* Workers with God, the charge obey, 374 CHURCH OF CHRIST. 550 : lii s work withstands, ire, prepare his people's way. : Lift up for all mankind to see I ol their Saviour God, vml point them to the shameful tree, The arOM all stain'd with hallow 'd blood. ■offering Prince behold, 1 li\ >;i\iour ami Salvation too, 11. bo long foretold, Cloth 'd in a vest of bloody hue. ■i llr es his people's hearts, Breaks ami hinds up, ami wounds and heals, A mystic death and life imparts, Empties the full, the emptied fills. % lit fills \\h >m first he hath prepar'd, \\ ith him all needful grace is given, Himself is here their rreat reward, Their future ami their present heaven. rrn P. M. J.HI. Ftirrtvcll to ^Missionaries. l / 1 ( ). je In ralda of - hation, ^* Go, proclaim * Redeeming blood;* ilish to each barb'rous nation, tee and pardon from our God: Tell the heathen, None but Christ can do them good. £ While the gospel tramp you're sounding, ■ May the Spirit seal the word, And, thr >' plenl (bounding, then DO* and own the Lord; Idols leaving, alone shall be ador'd. tit tin)' our souls ire blending Stdl our hearts are warm and true; In our pray*rj 1 1 heawVi aapending, BbMNB — we'll remember you; Heav'n preserve you, Safely all your journey through. 4 When your mission here is finish'd, And your work on earth is done, May your souls, by grace replenish 'd, Find acceptance thro' the Son; Thence admitted, Dwell for ever near his throne* 5 Loud hosannas now resounding, Make the heavenly arches ring: Grace to sinful men abounding, Ransom'd millions sweetly sing; While, with rapture, All adore their heav'nly King. r^i C. if. D D 1 . The Slllssio n a ries ' fa reiveU. 1 T7TNDRED, and friends, and native land, -"- How shall we say farewell? How, when our swelling sails expand, How will our bosoms swell ! 2 Yes, nature, all thy soft delights, And tender ties we know; But love, more strong than death, unites To Him that bids us go. 3 Thus, when our ev'ry passion mov'd, The gushing tear-drop starts; The. cause of Jesus more belov'd, Shall glow within our hearts. 4 The sighs we breathe for precious souls, Where He is yet unknown, Might waft us to the distant poles, Or to the burning zone. 5 With the warm wish our bosoms swell, Our glowing pow'rs expand; Farewell — then we can say, — Farewell, Our friends, our native land ! 376 CHURCH OF CHRIST. 552, 55o -., S. M. ') — . Ordination and departure of ^Missionaries. 1 yE Messengers of Christ, -*- His sovYeign voice obey: Arise! and follow where he leads, And pease attend your way. S The Master, whom you serve, Will needful strength bestow; Depending on his promis'd aid, With sacred courage go. Mountains shall sink to plains, And hell in vain oppose; The cause is God's, and must prevail, In spite of all his foes. 4 Go, spread a Saviour's fame; And tell his matchless grace To the most guilty and deprav'd Of Adam's num'rous race. 5 We wish you, in Ins name, The most divine success; d that he who sends you forth Will your endeavours bless. KM L. M. J U . j . pva yer for Israel. FATHER of faithful Abra'm, hear Our earnest suit for Abra'm's seed, Justly they claim the softest pray'r From those adopted in their stead. 2 Outcast from thee, and scattered wide Thro1 evYy nation under heav'n, Rejecting whom they crucified, <1, unpity'd, unforgiv'n. 3 But hast thou finally forsook, Forever emst thy own sway? Xo — thou wilt bid them turn and look On him thev piere'd, and mourn and pray. 377 2 L 554, 555 KINGDOM AND 4 Come then, thou great Deliv'rer, come, The veil from Jacob's heart remove; Receive thy ancient people home, That they may sing redeeming love. 004. Pleading for the Conversion of the Jews. 1 SHEPHERD of Israel, thou didst lead ^ Thy chosen flock the desert through, And from between the cherubim Thy mercy and thy favour show. 2 And though their sins provoked thee oft, To give them to their foes a prey, Yet didst thou, for thy mercy sake As often turn thy wrath away. 3 But, ah ! they fill'd the measure up Of all their aggravated guilt, When on the hill of Calvary The blood of thine own Son they spilt. A And now for ages they have been Cast out and banish'd from thy sight, Wandering through all the earth, as those In whom thou hast no more delight. 5 Yet is thy word of promise sure, That they shall be again restor'd, And with the gentile church unite To worship and to serve the Lord. 6 Our faith in expectation waits, To see that glorious morning rise, O bid tiie shadows flee away, And satisfy our longing eyes. 2. PASTORAL. *** R M- Uuu. j?or meetings of theological students or of mzmstets. 1 DAND of brethren, who are given " To the Lamb of Calvary, 378 CHURCH OF CHRIST. 556 CaD'd to preach the reign of heaven, And the gospel jubilee; 1 a-ks US; » Simon ' rf thou me?" Lord, thou knowest that we love thee; Oh far pace to love thee more: i Let our notes of praise now move thee Down upon our souls to pour Thy rood Spirit, Then we all shall love thee more. When the sacred page we ponder, Shine upon it from al> When we gaze with deepest wonder On the bleeding Saviour's love, Holy Spirit, - Then our warm affections move. Teach us all our high vocation, Fill us with the low of tools, 1 Spread abroad thy great salvation From the centre to the | Till the Saviour Sees the travail of his soul. Grant us heav'nly strength and blessing, To be laithful to the end, Let not one thy love possessing Join at last tli' lscariot hand! O the traitor! Save us, Jesus, from his rod! Sooner may the rocks and mountains Fall upon us from on high. And our life blood'a deepest fountains In our inmost souls go dry, Than betray him Who to save us left the sky. * t-56. l. if. TESUS, thy wand'ring sheep behold! •* See, Lord, with yearning bowels, see. 379 557 KINGDOM AND Poor souls that cannot find the fold, Till sought and gather'd in by thee. i? Lost are they now, and scatter'd wide, In pain, and weariness, and want; With no kind Shepherd near, to guide The sick, and spiritless and faint. 3 Thou, only thou, the kind and good, And sheep-redetming Shepherd art; Collect thy flock, and give them food And pastors after thine own heart. 4 Give the pure word of gen'ral grace, And great shall be the preacher's crowd; Preachers, who all the sinful race Point to the all atoning blood. 5 In every messenger reveal The grace they preach divinely free; That each may by thy Spirit teH, " He died for all, who died for me." 6 A double portion from above, Of thine all-quick 'ning grace impart; Shed forth thy universal love, In every taithful Pastor's heart. ,7 L. M. Out. Ministerial Love. Job xxix. 2—4. 1 f\ THAT 1 were as heretofore; " "When first sent forth in Jesus' name, 1 rush'd through every" open door, And cried to all, " behold the Lamb!" 2 The God who kills and makes alive, To me the quickening power impart; Thy grace restore, thy work revive, Retouch my lips, renew my heart .3 1 would the precious time redeem, And longer live for this alone, To spend, and to be spent for them Who have not vet my Saviour known. 380 CHURCH OF CHRIST. 558 4 M\ talents, gifts, and graces, Lord, Into thy blessed hands receive: And let rae live to preach thy word And let me tor thy glory live. 5 Enlarge, inflame, and fill my heart With boundless charity divine: So shall I all my strength exert, And love them with a zeal like thine. rro P. M. JDO, JMuii steins Complaint. Gal. iv. 16. TlfHAT contradictions meet, ** Id ministers' employ! It is a bitter sweet— A sorrow full of joy; No other post affords a place For equal honour or disgrace ! Who can describe the pain Which faithful preachers feel, Constraint to preach in vain, To hearts as hard as steel ? Or i ho can tell the pleasures felt, When stubborn hearts begin to melt ? The Saviour's dying love, The soul's amazing worth, Their utmost efforts move, And draw their bowels forth: They pray and strive — their rest departs, Till Christ be form'd in sinners' hearts. 4 If some small hope appear, They still are not content; But with a jealous fear, Thev watch for the event: Too oft they find their hopes deceiv'd; Then how their inmost souls are griev'd! 5 But whan their pains succeed, And from the tender blade 559, 560 KINGDOM AND The rip'ning ears proceed, Their toils are overpaid: Xo harvest-joy can equal theirs, To find the fruit of all their cares. r^Q P. M. uu u. The Ministers Prayer. 1 SHEPHERD of souls, if thou indeed ^ Hast rais'd me up thy flock to feed, (Thy meanest servant me,) O may I all thy burdens share, And gently in my bosom bear, The lambs redeenrd by thee. 2 Thy Spirit send me from above, Spirit of meek, long-suffering love, Of all-sufficient grace: Endue me with thy constant mind, So good, so obstinately kind To our rebellious race. 3 A faithful steward of my Lord, Give me to minister thy word, And in thy steps to tread; By every sore temptation tried, By sufferings fully qualified Thy ailing flock to lead. 560. l- *• 1 TTIGH on his everlasting throne ■" The King of saints his work surveys, Marks the dear souls he calls his own, And smiles on the peculiar race. 2 See where the servants of the Lord, A busy multitude, appear; For Jesus day and night employed, His heritage they toil to clear. 3 The love of Christ their hearts- constrains, And strengthens their unwearied hands. S32 CHURCH OF CHRIST. 561, 569. They spend their sweat, and blood, and pains, To cultivate Emmanuel's land. i Jesus their toil delighted sees, Their industry vouchsafes to crown; He kindly gives the wish'd increase, And sends the promised blessing down. 5 O multiply thy sowers' seed, And fruit they every hour shall bear, Throughout the world thy gospel spread, Thine everlasting truth declare ! 561. L. M. DRAW near, O Son of God, draw near, Us with thy naming e\e behold; Still in thy church vouchsafe t' appear, And Let our candlestick be gold. |2 Still hold the stais in thy right hand, And let them in thv lustre glow, The lights of a benighted land, The angels of thy church belou . 3 Make good their apostolic boast, Their high commission let them prote, Be temples of the Holy Ghost, And till'dwith faith, and hope, and love. 4 Their hearts from things of earth remove, Sprinkle them, Lord, from sin and fear; Fix their affections all above, And lay up all their treasures there. 5 Give them an ear to hear thy word; Thou speakest to the churches now: \ And let all tongues confess their Lord, Let every knee to Jesus bow. 5f>9 S* M* OVZi, Wherefore, take unto you the -whole aixmour of God. Eph. vi. 13. 1 T^QUIP me for the war, ■■-^ And teach my hauds to fight; 383 56$ KINGDOM AND My simple, upright heart prepare, And guide ray words aright. 2 Control my ev'ry thought; My whole of sin remove; Let all my works in thee be wrought, Let all be wrought in love. 3 O arm me with the mind, Meek Lamb, that was in thee ! And let my knowing zeal be join'd With perfect charity. 4 With calm and temper'd zeal, Let me enforce thy call; And vindicate thy gracious will, Which offers life to all. 5 O may I love like thee ! In all thy footsteps tread; Thou hate st all iniquity, But nothing thou hast made. 6 O may I learn the art, With meekness to reprove ! And hate the sin with all my heart, But still the sinner love. ~a~ L. M. •'0»>. The Pastor's -wish for his People. Phil. iv. 1. 1 ]VIY brethren, from my heart belov'd, lrj. "Whose welfare fills my daily care, My present joy, my future crown, The word of exhortation hear. 2 Stand fast upon the solid rock Of the Redeemer's righteousness: Adorn the gospel with your lives, And practise what your lips profess. 3 With pleasure meditate the hour, When he, descending from the skies, 384 CHl'RCH OF CHRIS I. 564 Shall bid your bodies, mean sad rile, In his aU-gl< rious image rise. 'd • To him it. \ til In- purchased by his ' N- Such is J cur ;■ (roil; I) ma\ be, :iL the I Himself and all his peoj le vi< r\ N1 }v i. Mhm U - ITfTHENPan] bm friends, * It- lint Jesni made them all And wip'd ili i; I • In heav'n th Secure no m \\ here praises i \ Y\ tonga And pleaso i heart. ill the ppeachers of bis gi Their children soon shall i ieet; Together' see their Saviour's fj ■• And worship at his Rut they who heard th< .• ortl iu \aiu, Though oft and plain! Will tremble when they meet The ministers tl: On jour own beads your, blood snll fall, if any \r i The preachers who hav< 1 1 fowVill. • Shall stand approv'd and el \ 'I lone, I \\c\\ ; • own, And save their bean rs too. 38£ 2 M 565, 566 KINGDOM AND onDISATION AXD LICE^SSTTIE. -nr (430.) L. M. ODD. %£t the ordination or settlement of a minister. 1 PT1HUS spake the Saviour, when he sent -*- His ministers to preach his word; They through the world obedient went, And spread the gospel of their Lord. 'i " Go forth, ye heralds, in my name: Bid the whole earth my grace receive; The gospel jubilee proclaim, And call them to repent and live. 3 ' ' The joyful news to all impart, And teach them where salvation lies: Bind up the broken, bleeding heart, And wipe the tear from weeping eyes. i " Be wise as serpents where you go, But harmless as the peaceful dove; And let your heav'n-taught conduct show, That you're commission'd from above. 5 " Freely from me ye have receiv'd; Freely in love to others give; Thus shall your doctrines be believ'd, And by your labour sinners live." 6 Happy those servants of the Lord, Who thus their Master's will obey How rich, how full is their reward," Reserv'd until the final day! rfP L. M. .300. 7%£ Institution of a GospelJMinistry from Christ. Eph. iv. 8. 11, 12. 1 "OATHER of mercies, in thy house -*• Smile on our homage and our vows; While with a grateful heart we share These pledges of our Saviour's care. 386 i rHl'KCII OF CHRIST. 567 2 The Saviour, when to li saven he rose ttendid triumph o'er his foes, \u«l ■ i-l- In- royal bounties Bow. B5 honour'd name, fame; In krs lit [•' form to bli is oar i ftaston from In nee, and teachers rise. m Christ their varied gifts derive, Ami fed h\ Christ their graces live; While guarded by hi- potent hand, \Mid>t all the rage of lull they stand- 5 So shall the bright succession- run Through the last oouraei of the sun; \\ bik onsx rn ehurchei bj their care ami flourish large and lair. Lord their hearts shall know. The spi ing w benee all theae blessings flow; - and people ihoul bis praiae Through the long round of endless days. C. M. • tit I . Jfatchinq- for Souls in the View of the great Account* Efeb. xiii. 17. 1 I BT Zioo's watchmen all awake, ■ A And tak.- tin- alarm they rive; Now let them from ih<- mouth of God Their solemn charge receive. I Til I .11 import 'lii demands; heart, And tiliM a Bai lout's hands. lis, for uhich the Lord Dtdbeavenlj bliss forego; I 'mil mOJt for ever live In raptures, or in wo. 387 568, 569 KINGDOM AND i All to the great tribunal haste, Th' account to render there; And shouldst thou strictly mark our faults, Lord, how shall we appear? 5 May they that Jesus, whom they preach, Their own Redeemer see; And watch thou daily o'er their souls, That they may watch for thee. nro (^1.) L. M. OOo. Successioji of ministers. 1 ft REAT Lord of Angels ! we adore " The grace that builds thy courts below; And, 'midst ten thousand sons of light Stoops to regard what mortals do ! 2 Amidst the wastes of time and death, Successive pastors thou dost raise, Thy kingdom and thy truth to spread, And form a people for thy praise. S At length, dismiss'd from feeble clay, Thy servants join th' angelic band, With them through distant worlds they fly, With them before thy presence stand. 4 O blest employment! glorious hope! Sweet lenitive of grief and care! When shall we reach those radiant courts, And all their joys and honours share? ? Yet while these labours we pursue, Tho' distant from thy heav'nly throne, Give us a zeal and love like theirs, And half their heav'n shall here be known. DvJ. Prayer for Ministers. 1 TjlATHER of mercies, bow thine ear, *- Attentive to our earnest prayer; We plead for those who plead for thee, Successful pleaders may thev be ' 388 CHURCH OF CHRIST. 570 ir charge! a th ir anxi us - ul> enlarge; are our gain, » >tain. n, with energy divine^ words be thine: th reveal, their fear, inflame their zeal. \ T . h them to i ais seed; them thy ch 'i — Souls that will well reward their pain. ! | mud, In hum i] lore, And t' . er. 3 chains, la be spread, 5. Cw | ra A MINISTER. r 7f| L. M. J • v. Achu Di rectum from God in the choice of a Pastor., Ezra viii. 21. qHEPHEH I b- nd thine ear, ^ Thy servants' groans indulgent hear; cry, i ways; OX I, thy truth and light, I right Id, Uv Wait • ' itain: *hall I !i\ face in vain? 389 571, 572 KINGDOM AND 4 O Lord, in ways of peace return, Xor let thy flock neglected mourn; May our blest eyes a shepherd see, Dear to our souls, and dear to thee. 5 Fed by his care, our tongues shall raise A cheerful tribute to thy praise; Our children learn the grateful song, And theirs the cheerful notes prolong. HAVING OBTAINED A MIX1STEB. ^ • ' ■ At the Coming of a ^Minister. 1 TT7ELOOME, welcome, blessed servant, ** Messenger of Jesus' grace! O how beautiful the feet of Him that brings good news of peace! Welcome herald, Priest of God, thy people's joy. C Saviour, bless his message to us, Give us hearts to hear thy word Speaking pardon, dearly purchas'd By the sufferings of our Lord; O reveal it, To our poor and helpless souls. 3 Give reward of grace and glory To thy faithful labourer dear, Let the incense of our hearts be OfFer'd up in faith and prayer. Bless, O bless him, Now, henceforth, for evermore ! L. M. D 4 £, At the Settlement of a Minister. 1 SHEPHERD of Israel, thou dost keep, ^ With constant care, thy humble sheep; By thee inferior pastors rise To feed our souls, and bless our eyes. S90 CHURCH OF CHRIST. 5r: 1 Toallthv churches Mich impart, LPd by thy own precious heart, watchfulness, and V M ) atest, and God approve. ■i\v tender care, iful i . ; ,11 thy sheep appeal-; :. by their fair example led, Tin- way to Zion's pasture tread' hast thou listen'd to our VOWS, And Bcatter'd blessings on thy bouse; Th\ mccour^d, and no more rep without a guide deplore. 5 Completely heal each former stroke. And bless the shepherd anil the nock; Confirm the hopes thj mercies raise, And own this tribute of our p. wq C. Iff. .) i o. PraueU God for a Gospel ^Minister after the decease of another. I rjlO thy great name, () Prince of peace. •■- Our grateful songs we raise: Acc.pt, thou Sun of righteous The tribute of our praise. 9 In widow'd state these walls no more Their mourning weeds shall wean Thy messenger snail jo j restore, And c\ Y\ lOSS repair. proNidetice our SOUlsadj lire, With joy its windings to And shout, in one united choir, The triumphs of thy gi 4 Our happy union, Lord, maintain, Get th\ preaenee dwell; And thonaandl, looa'd from Satan's chain, lie brink of hell. 574, 575 KINGDOM AND 5 Distressed churches pity, Lord, Their dismal breaches close, Their sons unite in sweet accord, And troubled minds compose. b In all be purity maintain'd, Peace like a river Aom-; And pious zeal, and love unfeign'd, In ev'ry bosom glow. ri7A L M- u • **• People's prayer for their JVlinister. 1 TfriTII heavenly pow'r, O Lord, defend ** Him whom we now to thee commend; His person bless, his soul secure, And make him to the end endure. 2 (iird him with all-sufficient grace; Direct his feet in paths of peace: Thy truth and faithfulness fulfil, And help him to obey thy will. S Before him thy protection send, O love him. save him to the end: Nor let him, as thy pilgrim, rove Without the convoy of thy love. 4 Enlarge, inflame, and fill his heart; In him thy mighty pow'r exert; That thousands yet unborn may praise The wonders of redeeming grace. SICKNESS OF THEIR MINISTER. .» i 0. (}n tJte dangerous Illness of a Ministew 1 C\ THOU, before whose gracious throne " We bow our suppliant spirits down, Thou know'st the anxious cares we feel, And all our trembling lips would tell. Avert thy swift descending stroke, Nor wnite the shepherd of the flock, 332 CHURCH OF CHRIST. 576 prowling woltea an eaai prey. h inn thine arm, make haste to save; give, id our (heed and father live. ; our sanplieations fail, rayers and tears can naught prevail, mn'd on this dark d irn our much-lov'd Leader lost; . his strength, bo thou hi a surround his hod, hide. d him man thy angels wait, : with then : i only state, h liis happy bou] I raft hiiu_to bis native skios. mnin Bonra on a journet. S. M. '• 0« ^Minister going a Journey SINCE we are call'd to part From our beloved friend, i in heart, And him to God commond. rant, Lord, it p attend; All needful help to himaftbrd, him to the end. I all wrong, . thou at his right hand, as tongue, And persecuting band i93 577 KINGDOM AND 4 May he proclaim aloud The wonders of thy grace; And do thou to the li'st'ning crowd His faithful labours bless. 5 Shine on his works below, With ever gracious beams; Till thou in heaven his crown bestow Adorn'd with brighter gems. 6 AVe for his journey pray, Nor may our prayers cease, That God would bless him in his way, And bring him back in peace. 7 Farewell, dear pastor, go — We part with thee in love; And if we meet no more below, O may we meet above. DEATH OF THEIR MINISTER. r?7 C. M. *-'••• Funeral of a faithful Minister. 1 ipAR from affliction, toil, and care, -*- The happy soul is fled; The breathless clay shall slumber here, Among the silent dead. 2 The gospel was his joy and song, E'en to his latest breath; The truth he had proclaim ?d so long Was his support in death. 3 Now he resides where Jesus is, Above this dusky sphere; His soul was ripen'dfor that bliss, While yet he sojourn 'd here. 4 The Churches' loss we all deplore, And shed the falling tear; Since we shall see his face no more, Till Jesus shall appear. 394 CHURCH OF CHRIST. 578, 579 But we are hatting to the tomb; ( Mi, may Wt ready stand; ird, \-i ■<■ i ive us home, I vv .11 at tliy right hand. -_,. ft. m. ' / <->. y >r a vacant congregation on the death ter. VOW i( t oar drooping hearts revive, ** Al ' dry: Why Bhould those eyes be drownM in grief, Which vie* a Saviour nigh? : ihl\ shepherds dwell in dust, _ d and the young; The watchful eye in darkness elos'd, A'.d mate th' instructive tongue: I TV Eta rnal S ill survives, »part; Iii- his voice Still animates our heart. 4 The pou Ys of nature, Lord! are thine, And thine the aids of grace; Thine arm has borne thy churches up, Through evYy rising race. •t thy sacred influence here; Thy mourning servants bless; O change to strains of cheerful praise Their accents of distri STATE OF DEC LINE. D i \J. P0f a Church in a loiv Condition. Im li. 18. 1 C\ GOD of Zion! from thy throne, ^^ Look with an tye of pity down; Thy church now humbly makes her prayer— I'liv church, the object of thy care. 5;! - . I do more below; blighted, Lord, fcc. i how pleasant! — ■ 1 thick with blossoms stood; - Brief at pn have oippdthem in the bud: Lord, &<•. || Deare-t Saviour, hasten hithi them bloom again! Oh! permit them not to wither, Li t do/ .ill our hopes bo vain. Lord, Ike. r mutual l«nc be fervent; us prevalent in pr v m'd Lnj servant :;i the world*- bev. itching snares: I^ord, Sco. • .1 powtr; Turn the -tony heart to flesh; And begin from this good hour To revive thj ■ Lord, revive as, All our help must come from thee! mi L- M. u> l - 11 hrat and tans. Matt. xiii. 37 — 42. r*pHOl"(;iI in the earthly church below •*• The u heat Dud tares together grow, 307 582 KINGDOM AND Jesus ere long will weed the crop, And pluck the tares in anger up. 2 Will it relieve their horrors there, To recollect their stations here"' How much they heard, how much they knew, How long among the wheat they grew ;J 5 Oh! this will aggravate their case! They perish under means of grace: To them the word of life and faith Became an instrument of death. 4 We seem alike when thus we meet, — Strangers might think we all were wheat; But to the Lord's all-searching eyes, Each heart appears without disguise. 5 But tho' they grow so tall and strong, His plan will not require them long; hi harvest when he saves his own, The tares shall into hell be thrown. .JOZ.. God entreated for Zion. Is. lxii. 6, 7. For a Day of Public Humiliation, or a Day of Prayer for the Revival of Religion. 1 TNDULGENT Sovereign of the skies, -*- And wilt thou bowr thy gracious ear? While feeble mortals raise their cries, Wilt thou, the great Jehovah, hear? 2 How shall thy servants give thee rest, Till Zion's mouldering walls thou raise'' Till thine own power shall stand confess'd, And make Jerusalem a praise? 5 Look down, O God, with pitying eye, And view the desolation round; See what wide realms in darkness lie, And hurl their idols to the ground. 398 CHURCH OF CHRIST. 583 i I iOrd, let the gospel-trumpet blow, And call the nations from afar. Let all the isles their Saviour know, And earth's remotest ends draw near. 5 Let Babylon's proud altars shake, And light invade her darkest gloom: The yoke of iron bondage break, The yoke of Satan and of Rome. 6 On all our souls let grace descend, Like heavenly dew in copious showers, That we may call our God our friend, That we may hail salvation ours. 7 Then shall each age and rank agree. United shouts of joy to raise: And Zion made a praise by thee, To thee shall render back the praise: IX A STV TE OF REVIVAL. JO>. Luke. xv. 10. i r)H, i , how divine, how sweet the joy, "ben but one sinner turns, nd with an humble, broken heart, Hi> -ins and errors mourns ! £ Pleas "d w ith the news the saints below, In tones their tongues employ, ■ 'tid the skies the tidings go, And heaven is fill'd with joy. 11 pleas'd the Father sees and heart The eonteioot tinner's moan; Jemi receives him in Ins arms, And claims him for his own. ran their joy t contain, Hut kindle trith nesr fire: ••The nnmgt I Ml ii found," they sing, And strike the sounding lyre. 584, 585 KINGDOM AND 584- c. m. 1 /^ONVIXC'D of sin, men now begin ^ To call upon the Lord; Trembling they pray, and mourn the day Jn which they scorn'd his word. 2 Young converts sing, and praise. their King, And bless God's holy name; While older saints leave their complaints, And joy to join the theme. 5 God's chariot rolls, and frights the souls Of those who hate the truth: And saints in pray'r cry, " Lord, draw near, Have mercy on the youth: — 4 " From this glad hour exert thy pow*r, And melt each stubborn heart; In those that bleed, let love succeed, And holy joys impart." 5 Come, sinners, all, hear now God's call, And pray with one accord: Saints, raise your songs, with joyful tongues, To hail th' approaching Lordl 585. Isa. lii. 7. 1 f\yt the mountain's top appearing, ^ Lo, the sacred herald stands; Welcome news to Zion bearing, Zion long in hostile lands: Mourning captive, God himself will loose thy bands, 2 Has thy night been long and mournful, All thy friends unfaithful prov'd? Have thy foes been proud and scornful, By thy sighs and tears unmov'd? Cease thy mourning, Zion still is well belov'd. 400 CHURCH OF CHRIST. 586 3 (t 1, thy (: )d, will now restore thee! H<- him» If appears thy friend: All thy foes shall fle% before thee, •md triumphs end. Great deliv'rance Zion's King vouchsafes to send. and joy shall now attend thee, All thy warfare now is past, God, thy Saviour, shall defend thee, Peace and joy arc come at last; All thy conflicts End in everlasting rest 586. P M- 1 ]YT OW wc hail the happy dawning -*- * Of the ( toflpel'i glorious light, May it take the wings of morning, And dispel the shades of night; Blessed Saviour, Let our eyes behold the sight. iS Where, an^d the desert dreary, Plant, nor shrub, nor flowret grows, There refresh the wand'rer weaiy, With the sight of Sharon's Rose. And its beauties To the longing eye di -close. Where the beasts of prey are prowling, And the murdVms serpents hiss, There exchange the dismal bowling For the pleasing culm of pe And for ul all enmity to thee, j *d, defil'd in erery part, Too proud to bow, too blind to see. 4 Lead them to view a holy law, W hick justly dooms to endless death, To feel that guilt which Jesus saw, And pray'd, « Forgive,' with dying breath. 5 Open their eyes, unstop their ears, To hear condemning justice sound; Lord, change their hearts, and then their tears Will witness grief to all around. Oocf. Admitting a Member. OUOTHER in Christ, and well-belov'd. -*■* To Jeans and his servants dear, Enter, and If approv'd; r, and find that God is here. 2 Welcome from earth ! — lo, the right hand Of fellowship to thee we give! With open arms and hearts we stand, And thee ii I i\e. 3 Say, is thy heart res lv"d afl Then let it burn with -acred love; Then let it taste th h ai ly powers, Partaker of the joj S above. id, thyself r \ a »• not mi ) i name* Th'-f in tli.- in o i •. - i ait to feel, We wait to catch the spreading flame. 5 Truly onr h -How .ship b W ith thee, and w ith the Father is; 403 590 KINGDOM AND In thee eternal life we know, And heaven's unutterable bliss. 6 In part we only know thee here, But wait thy coming from above; And we shall then behold thee near, And then shall all be lost in love. OyO. Qn the first approach at the Lord's Table, or confirmation. 1 T ORD, I am thine, entirely thine, ■■^ Purchas'd and sav'd by "blood divine; With full consent thine I would be, And own thy sov'reign right in me. 2 Here, Lord, my flesh, my soul, my all, I yield to thee beyond recall; Accept thine own, so long withheld — Accept what 1 so freely yield! 3 Grant one poor sinner more a place Among the children of thy grace; A wretched sinner, lost to God, But ransom'd by Immanuel's blood. 4 Thine would I live — thine would I die— - Be thine thro' all eternity; The vow is past beyond repeal; Now will I set the solemn seal. 5 Be thou the witness of my vow — Angels and men attest it too, That to thy board I now repair, And seal the sacred contract there. 6 Here at thy cross, where flows the blood That bought my guilty soul for God; Thee my new Master now I call, And consecrate to thee my all. 7 Do thou assist a feeble worm, The great engagement to perform; 404 CHURCH OF CHRIST. 591, 592 Thy £*rocc can full assistance lend, And on that grace I dare depend. ~Q L. M. I Ou I . on Ackmttion of nerve ^Members. Gen. xxiv. SI. [i i YVELCOArE' thou wel1 belov'd of God> * " Thou heir of grace, redeemed by blood; Welcome with us thy hand to join, As partner of our lot divine. C With us the pilgrim's state embrace, WeVe traveling to a blissful place; T!i , who knows the way, Conduct "thee on from day to day. 9 Take op tl I bear it on, It shall be light, and not be long; Soon -halt thou sit with Jesus down, And wear an everlasting crown. ro9 I- ML oj — . Welcome U young Converts. 1 WELCOME, ye hopeful heirs ofheav'n, T* To this rich gospel feast of love — This pledge is hut the prelude giv'n To that inn aortal feast above. 2 Ho blessing, thus to meet rami ntal hoard, And hold by faith communion sweet, With Christ our dear and common Lord. 1 3 Aim' What will it t> Where all I f< el, and know, .\'nlvlvre W hile listening i Qg approve, I cpire, (Ere we exhaust the thi me »»f love. 405 593, 594 KINGDOM AND FOR ELECTION OF CHURCH OFFICERS. 5QQ L ML uv °* At a Choice of church officers. 1 Tj^ATR Sion's King, we suppliant bow, A And hail the grace thy church enjoys; Her holv officers are thine With all the gifts thy love employs. 2 Up to thy throne we lift our eyes, For blessings to attend our choice, Of such whose generous, prudent zeal, Shall make thy favour'd ways rejoice. 3 Happy in Jesus, their own Lord, May they his sacred table spread, The table of their pastor fill, And fill the holy poor with bread ! 4 When pastor, saints, and poor they serve; May their own hearts with grace be crowird! While patience, sympathy, and joy, Adorn,' and through their iives abound. 5 By purest love to Christ, and truth, O may they win a good degree Of boldness in the Christian faith, And meet the smile of thine and thee ! 6 And when the work to them assign'd — The work of love, is fully done, Call them from serving tables here, To sit around thy glorious throne. LAYING THE CORNER STONE OF A CHXRCH. 3*/4« Laying the corner stone for a church. 1 npO day we lay the corner stone, •*- To rear our sacred walls upon, A house for God, who's pledg'd to be Where he is sought by two or three. 406 CHURCH OF CHRIST. 595 € When I room! mv name, says he, And vhere my children honour me, I will come to own and bless M\ ordinance* with success. .3 Km Jesus is the corner stone, For us to build our hopes upon; ( )i him the edifice may rise Sublime in light, beyond the skies. 4 When storms and tempests round prevail, Whirlwind and thunder, Tire and hail; Tia tbling souls shall hide, On him lecorely we abide. bine Israel, Whodidathetwei n Tee eheruba dwell; Heir, to our waiting hearts proclaim The iwo tnen of thy wring name. I li re ma; pr • the n wer of prayer, tith, ana tweeteo care; .res to rise, \ : bring all heaven before our eyes. God of the churches! thou art near; hut thine arm, nor deaf thine ear, Oh rend the heaven*, come quickly down, And make ■ thousand hearti thine own. const.' a vtiov of a ninicu. vr, „ X*») U,M r ± j^*r. qu 0p u rr a fieio piact. of worship, i 4 \n will ib. g* i i tenal I - ■ I > . . tabliih his ab Ami will be from bis radiant throne u bii on d ' ur praise; in ear, And rail us sinful i. 407 596 KINGDOM AND 5 Our Father's watchful care we bles3, \\ hich guards our house of pray *r in peace, That no tumultuous foes invade, To iill the worshippers with d^ead. 4 These Malls we to thy honour raise: Long may they echo with thy praise; And thou, descending, fill the place With choicest tokens of thy grace. 5 And in the great decisive day, When God the nations shall survey, May it before the world appear, That crowds were born to glory here! OJO. God invited to dwell in his church. 1 TN sweet exalted strains -*- The King of glory praise: 0?er heawn and earth he reigns, Through everlasting days. He with a nod the world controls, Sustains or sinks the distant poles. 2 Then, King of glory! come; And with thy favour crown This temple as thy dome, This people as thy own. Within this house O deign to show, How God can dwell with men below. S Here may thine ears attend Our interceding cries, And grateful praise ascend All fragrant to the skies. Here may thy word melodious sound, And spread the joys of heav'n around. 4 Here may th' attentive throng Imbibe thy truth and love; And converts join the song Of Seraphim above; 408 CHURCH OF CHRIST. 597 And willing crowds surround thy board, With sacred joy and sweet accord. In ponn, hen- may our sons And daughters sound thy praise; And shine like polish'd stones, Through long succeeding days. Hone, Lord! display thy saving pow'r, While churches stand and saints adore. *Q7 C- M uu l . on opening a Place oj Worship. 1 f\V' tH >li pherd of thy people, here ■*-' Th) | display; Ai thou baal -iv'n a place for prayer, army. ken ot^hy love. Our fainting hope to raise; And p iiir thy blessings from above, 9 Within these walls let holy peace, And lote, sod concord, dwell; Ben gire the troubled conscience ease, The wounded spirit heal. i eling heart, the melting eye, hwnbh d mind best And thiae upon us from on high, To : thy word, th present o And, in th t our I^ord, 1 sound, Awaken man und, To come and till the pi f () 598, 599 PARTICULAR OCCASIONS PARTICULAR OCCASIONS AND CIRCUMSTANCES. 1. SEASONS. rQPi (70.) L. M. u ZJ o. rjyie seasons formed by God's control. 1 QREAT God, at v. hose all-pow'rful call, ^* At first arose tliis beauteous frame! By thee the seasons change, and all The changing seasons speak thy name. *2 Thy bounty bids the infant year. From winter storms recover 'd, rise; When thousand grateful scenes appear, Fresh op'ning to our w ond'ring eyes. 3 O Iioav delightful 'tis to see The earth in vernal beauty drest! "While in each herb, and flow'r, and tree, Thy blooming glories shine confest ! 4 Aloft, full beaming, reigns the sun, And light and genial heat conveys; And, while he leads the seasons on, From thee derives his quick'ning rays. 5 Around us, in the teeming field, Stands the rich grain or purpled vine; At thy command they rise; to yield The strength 'ning bread or cheering wine. S Indulgent God ! from ev'ry part Thy plenteous blessings largely flow; We see; we taste; — let ev'ry heart With grateful love and duty glow. .) V; v . The seasons croivned ivith goodness. Psalm lxv. 11. 1 XT TERNAL Source of every joy ! " Well may thy praise our lips employ, While in thy temple we appeal* To hail the Sovereign of the year. 410 AND CIRCUMSTANCES. 600 Wide as the wheels of nature roll, Thy hand supports and guides the whole! The sun is taught by thee to rite, And darkness w hen to veil the skies. 3 The flower}- spring, at thy command, Perfumes the air ami paints the land: The summer rays « ith vigour shine To raise the corn and cheer the vine. 4 Thy hand, in autumn, richly pours Through all our coast redundant stores, And winters, soften M hy thy care, No more the face of horror wear. 5 Seasons, and months, and weeks, and days, Demand successive songs of praise; And be the grateful homage paid, With morning light and evening shade. 6 Here in thy hqy§e let incense rise, And circling sdfcaths bless our eyes, Till to those lofty heights we soar, Where days and years revolve no more. uuu< Jesus seen in the Seasons; or, 1 -will praise the Lord at all times. 1 IF INTER has a joy for me, ** While the S:t\iour's charms I read Lowly, meek, from blemish tree, In the snow-drop's pensive head. ng returns, and brings along -invigorating suns: Hark! the turtle's plaintive song, to speak his dying groans! - .ml charms All ' I ith; Til his sun that lights and warms, His the air that cools the earth. 411 601 PARTICULAR OCCASIONS 4 "What, has autumn left to say Nothing of a Saviour's grace ? Yes, the beams of milder day Tell me of his smiling face. 5 Light appears -with early dawn; While the sun makes haste to rise, See his bleeding beauties drawn On the blushes of the skies. 6 Evening with a silent pace, Slowly moving in the west, Shows an emblem of his grace, Points to an eternal rest. 601. Spring. 1 "DLEAK winter is subdu'd at length, -*-* CompelPd to yield the day: The sun returning in his streligth Drives all the storms away. 2 Behold the youthful spring is come, How alter'd is the scene K The trees and shrubs are drfsYd in bloom The earth array 'd in gre^b. 3 Where'er we tread, beneath our feet The flowers spontaneous spring; And warbling birds, in concert sweet, Invite our hearts to sing. 4 But, ah! in vain I strive to join, Oppress'd with sin and doubt; I feel 'tis winter still within, Though all is spring without. 5 Oh! would my Saviour from on high Break through these clouds and shine ! No creature then more blest than I, No song more loud than mine. 412 WD CIRCUMSTANCES. 602, 603 6 Till then — no softly-warbling thrush, Nor cow slips' sweet perfume, Xor beauties of each painted bush, Can dissipate my gloom. O U Z . The Spring improved 1 13EH0LD! long-wiahM-for spring is come, ■*-* How altered is the scene! The trees and shrubs are dress'd in bloom, The earth array M in green. 8 Where'er we tread, the clustering flowers Beauteous around us spring; The birds, with joint harmonious powers, Invite our hearts to sing. 3 But, ah! in vain 1 strive to join, Oppress M with sin and doubt; lis \\ iuter still within, Though aUri| spring without •i O! would m^Rviour, from on high, ik through these clouds and shine, eatnre then more bleat than I, No song more loud than mine. 5 Lord, let thy word my hopes revive, And overcome I O make m\ langu brive, And blossom like the rose! gUlCMtR AMI HARVEST. DUj. Summer — llumn. 1 HH I ! . ord, -*■ My soul, wake all thy pov Hflbk and at his \oice come forth iuts. 8 Hi- covenant with the earth be keeps; M\ tongue, his goodness sing: 413 604 PARTICULAR OCCASION'S Slimmer and winter know their time, His harvest crowns the spring. 3 Well pleas'd the toiling swains behold The waving yellow crop: With joy they bear the sheaves away, And sow again in hope. 4 Thus teach me, gracious God, to sow The seeds of righteousness: Smile on my soul, and with thy beams The rip'ning harvest bless. 5 Then, in the last great harvest, I Shall reap a glorious crop: The harvest shall by far exceed What I have sown in hope. b04. Threatening Drought. 1 HHHE spring, great God, at thy command, -■- Leads forth the smiling year; Gay verdure, foliage, blooms ami flowers To adorn her reign, appear. 2 But soon canst thou in righteous wrath Blast all the promis'd joy, And elements await thy nod To bless or to destroy. 3 The sun, thy minister of love, That from the naked ground Calls forth the hidden seeds to birth, And spreads their beauties round: 4 At the dread order of his God, Now darts destructive fires; [drought, Hills, plains, and vales, are parch'd with And blooming life expires. 5 Like burnish'd brass, the heaven around In angry terror burns, While the earth lies a joyless waste, And into iron turns. 414 AND CIRCUMSTANCES. 605, Q(D€ 6 Pity us, Lord, in our distress, Nor with our land contend; Bid the avenging skies relent, And showers of mercy send ! t>0j. Autumn. Jer. viii. 20. 1 C^ REAT God, as seasons disappear, *-* And changes make the rolling year; As time, with rapid pinions flies, Ma) ev'ry season make us w ise. 2 Long has thy favour crown'd our days, And summer shed again its rays: \o deadly cloud our sky has veil'd, No blasting winds our path assail'd. .3 Our harvest months have o'er us rolPd, And filFd our fields with waving gold; Our tables spread, our garners stor'd! W lure are our hearts to praise the Lord } i rhe solemn harvest comes apace, The closing day of life and grace: Time of decision, awful hour! Around it let no tempests low'r ! 5 Prepare us, Lord, by grace divine, Like stars in heaven to rise and shim-: Then shall our happ\ souls above, Reap the full harvest of thy love! WINTER. fttWi ^' ^* ,H'U- It Job wwiii. 89, 1 sJ i I.K\ winter throws hit icy ctains; ^ Encircling nature round; How bleak, bou comfortleat the plains, l^ilc u'nh gay w-rduiv 2 The sun withdraws bis vital » \mi light and uarinlh «!• 606 PARTICULAR OCCASIONS And drooping, lifeless nature seems An emblem of my heart. 3 My heart, when mental winter reigns, In night's dark mantle clad; Confiu'd in cold, inactive chains, How desolate and sad! 4 Return, O blissful sun, and bring The soul-reviving ray; This mental winter shall be spring, This darkness cheerful day. 5 O happy state, divine abode, Where spriug eternal reigns; Ana perfect day, the smile of God, Fills all the heavenly plains. n Great source of light, thy beams display, My drooping joys restore: And ^uide me to the seats of day, Where winter chills no more. XEW YEAR. 607. C*»0 l. m. 1 r* HEAT God! we sing that mighty hand, ^* By which supported still we stand; The op'ning year thy mercy shows: Let mercy, crown it, till it close. -2 By day, at night, at home, abroad, Still we are guarded by our God; By his incessant bounty fed, By his unerring counsel led. 3 With grateful hearts the past we own; The future, all to us unknown, We to thy guardian care commit, And, peaceful, leave before thy feet. i In scenes exalted or depressed, Be thou our joy, and thou our rest; 416 . 608, 609 AND CIH CUM STANCES. Thy goodness all our hopes shall raise, Ador'd through all our changing days. 5 When deatli shall interrupt our songs, And seal in silence mortal tongues; Our helper, God, in whom we trust, In better worlds our souls shall boast. cno (410.) L. M. UUO. Dependence on God. 1 f^JOD of our lives ! thy constant care *-* With blessings crowns each op'ning year: These lives, so frail, dost thou prolong, And wake anew our annual song. How many precious souls are fled To the dark regions of the dead, Since, from this day, the changing sun Through his last yearly course has run! We yet Borvive: hut who can say, Or through the year, or month, or day, I shall retain my \ital breath, Thus far at least in league with death'' i That breath is thine, eternal God! Tis thine to fix the soul's abode: We hold our lives from thee alone, On earth, or in the world unknown. To thee we all our powYs resign; Make us and own us --till ;ts thine: Then shall we Hnjle, secure from fear, Fhougb death should blast the rising year. 3 Thy children, eager to be gone, Bid time's impetuous tide roll on, And land llniu on that blooming shore us and death are known uo more. bUJ. T tie ban- Luke xiii. 6 — 9. 1 r^ Ol) of in) life, to thee belong ^ The thankful heart, the grateful eoner; 417 PARTICULAR OCCASIONS 610 Touch'd by thy love, each tuneful chord Resounds the goodness of the Lord. 3 Thou ha?t preserv'd my fleeting breath, And chas'd the gloomy shades of death; The venom'd arrows vainly fly, When God our great Deliverer's nigh. 3 Yet why, dear Lord, this tender care? Why does thy hand so kindly real A useless cumberer of the ground, On which no pleasant fruits are found } 4 Still may the barren fig-tree stand! And, cultivated by thy hand, Verdure, and bloom, and fruit afford, Meet tribute to its bounteous Lord. 5 So shall thy praise employ my breath Through life, and in the arms of death My soul the pleasant theme prolong, Then rise to aid th' angelic song. nn p- M- OIU. New Year's Day. Luke xiii. 6— 9. 1 1 PHE Lord of earth and sky, -*- The God of ages praise ! Who reigns enthron'd on high, Ancient of endless days; Who lengthens out our trial here, And spares us yet another year. 2 Barren and wither "d trees, We cumber 'd long the ground: Xo fruit of holiness On our dead souls was found; Yet doth he us in mercy spare, Another, and another year. 3 When justice gave the word To cut the fig-tree down, The pity of our Lord, Cried, " Let it still alone;" 418 611 AND CIRCUMSTANCES. The Father mild inclines his ear, And spares us yet another year, 4 .lesus, thy speaking; hlood From God obtai'n'd the grace, "Who therefore hath bestow 'd On us a longer space: Thou didst in our behalf appear. And lo, we see another year! 5 Then dig about our root, Break up our fallow ground. And let our gracious fruit To thy great praise abound; O let us all thy praise declare, And fruit unto perfection bear. 2. THE LORD'S DAY. MORNING HYMNS. All PM V * * • ,miQ- Song. 1 -TYNCE no Id the day, ^ And to my Grt>d my soul would pay Its trib () may tin- liil* preserv'd by thee, With all ii» \\< wen and blessings, be icd to thy praise. 1 Beneath the shadow of thy wings, keeper, King of kings, M\ urea j head found rest : r racking pains, >r galling chains, .'■> How man), sine r 1 laid mo doun. launched into a world unknown, dn a«iful doom: W'iiil.- lome on irat'rj bilious tost, •H unknown i in vain i'nr homo. mument of m PARTICULAR OCCASIONS 612, 613 And live to praise thy name: Still be thou near, my gracious Lord, To keep and guide, and by thy word Peace to my soul proclaim. 5 Let me enjoy thy presence here, In ev'ry storm my heart to cheer, Till thou shalt bid me rise, Where sin and sorrow never come, Till at my blest eternal home I wake in sweet surprise. fil9 (398.)- L. M. u L **• God renews his mercies morning and . evening. 1 "iVr Y God, how endless is thy love ! jL"-*- Thy gifts are every evening new; And morning mercies from above Gently descend like early dew. 2 Thou spread'st the curtains of the night, Great Guardian of my sleeping hours! Thy sovereign word restores the light, And quickens all my drowsy powers. 3 I yield myself to thy command; To thee devote my nights and days; Perpetual blessings from thy hand Demand perpetual hymns of praise. ft1., P. ML 01 J. Jl Morning Hymn. Psalm xix. 5. 8. and lxxiii. 24. 25. 1 fl OD of the morning, at whose voice " The cheerful sun makes haste to rise And like a giant doth rejoice To run his journey through the skies; 2 From the fair chambers of the east The circuit of his race begins, And without weariness or rest, Round the whole earth he flies and shines: 420 AND CIRCUMSTANCES. 3 O like the sun may I fulfil Th' appointed duties of the day, \\ ith rend) mind and active will March on and keep nay heavenly way. » But I shall rove and lose the race, IfGodmj gun should disappear, And leave me id this world's wild maze To folio* everj wandering star. i Lord, thy commands are clean and pure, Enlightening our beclouded eyes, Th\ threatenings just, thy promise sure, makes the simple wise. me thy counsels for mj 'jjuide, And then receive me to thy bliss; All m\ desires and hopes beside A iv faint and cold compard with this. I>i j C. M. ^ * ■*• .1 Morning Song. 1 fl^'r'- more, my soul, the rising day " Salon - thy waking eyes, Once more, nrj voice, thy tribute pay To In in that rules the skies. 2 Wight unto night his name repeats, The day renews the sound, Wide :<^ the heaven on which he sits To turn the seasons round. he supports my mortal frame, M\ tongue shall speak his praise: M\ rins nrould roase his wrath to flame, And yd hii * rath & la . thy power might tread, \ i dd ne'er withstand; Y\\\ justice might have aruah'd me dead, \\ui merey htfd thine hand. ■ retched souls are fled Since the last settint sun, 614 515, 616 PARTICULAR OCCASIONS And yet thou length'nest out my thread, And yet my moments run. ] 6 Dear God, let all my hours be thine Whilst I enjoy the light, Then shall my sun in smiles decline, And bring a pleasant night. filc (399.) C. M. \J iu. Hymn for morning and evening. 1 TJOSAXXAH with a cheerful sound "- To God's upholding hand ! Ten thousand snares our path surround, And yet secure we stand. 2 How wondrous is that mighty pow'r. Which form'd us with a word ! And ev'ry day, and ev'ry hour, We lean upon the Lord. 3 The ev'ning rests our weary head, And mercy guards the room; We wake, and we admire the bed That was not made our tomb. 4 The rising morn cannot assure, That we shall end the day; For death stands ready at the door, To take our lives away. 5 God is our sun, whose daily light Our joy and safety brings; Our feeble frame lies safe at night Beneath his shady wings. „ „ (400.) C. M. D 1 U. Praise to God in the morning. 1 T ORD of my life ! O may thy praise ■" Employ my noblest pow'rs, Whose goodness lengthens out my days, And fills the circling hours! 2 Preserv'd by thy almighty arm, I pass the* shades of night, 422 AND CIRCUMSTANCES. 617 iVom ev'ry harm, And see returning light. While many spent the night in sighs. And restless pains and woes, In gentle sleep I clos'd my eyes And undisturb'd repose. When sleep, death's semblance, o'er me spread, And I unconscious 1 i\ ; Thy watchful cure was round my bed To guard my feeble clay. > O let the same almighty care My waking hours attend: mtv snare, My heedless steps defend. ■ on my minutes a9 they roll, And guide my future day*; And li I i!i\ goodness till my soul With gratitude and praise. . .- (401.) L. M. Ol / . Tfa morning emblematic of eternal day. 1 IN ae oblivion laid, *~ 1 safely pass'd tlie silent night: e the breaking shade, I drink again the morning light. -born, 1 bless the waking hour, Once more, with awe, rejoice to be: M\ i mm ious soul resumes her pow'r, Ami - guardian God! to thee. S O guide me through the various mas doubtful feet air doora'd to tread; read thy shield's protecting blaze, Whi around m\ head. h .11 soon impend: A deeper sleep mi eyes oppi lull still U. lend, goodness stdl delight to bh MS, t 618 PARTICULAR OCCASIONS 5 That deeper shade shall break away; That deeper sleep shall leave my eyes: Thy light shall give eternal day; Thy love, the raptures of the skies. />! o S. M. u *• °' Morning Song. 1 CEE how the rising sun ^ Pursues his shining way; And wide proclaims his Maker's praise, With ev'ry bright'ning ray. 2 Thus would my rising soul Its heavenly parent sing: And to its great original The humble tribute bring. S Serene I laid me down Beneath his guardian care; 1 slept, and 1 awoke, and found My kind Preserver near! 4 Thus does thine arm support This weak, defenceless frame. But whence these favours, Lord, to me, So worthless as I am ? 5 O how shall 1 repay The bounties of my God' This feeble spirit pants beneath The pleasing, painful load. 6 . Dear Saviour, to thy cross I bring my sacrince; By thee perfum'd, it shall ascend With fragrance to the skies. 7 My life I would anew Devote, O Lord, to thee: And in thy blessed presence spend A long eternity. 424 \XD CIRCUMSTANCES. 619, 620 no c M ^' i** God's Goodness renewed every Morning and Evening. l r< RE AT God! my early vows to thee ^* With gratitude 111 bring; And at the rosy dawn of day Thy lofty praises sing. 1 Thou round the heavenly arch dost draw A dark and sable veil, And all the beauties of the world From mortal eyes conceal. ii the sky with golden beams Thy skilful hands adorn, And paint with cheerful splendour gay The fair ascending morn. 4 And as the gloomy night returns, tiling day renews, Thy constant goodness still my soul With benefits pursues. • For this will I my vows to thee With evening incense bring; And at the rosy dawn of day Thy loft\ praises ring. r.>() (403.) C. M. } — "« S& king- divinr protection in the morning. 1 rTK)lh<<- let m\ tu ^.t off 'rings rise, " Who! tes ne. (lav; Swi' '1'ning influence flies, And 9\ : nig hand be nigh> 'd before! NTll! | ,»iy> And 1 that bund adore. I It i ,!t} For which, reaign'd, [pray: 4 425 '■: V 621, 622 PARTICULAR OCCASIONS Give me to feel the grateful heart, That, without guilt, is gay. 4 Affliction should'st thou please to send, As sin's or folly's cure: Patient, to gain that blessed end, May I the means endure. 5 Be this and ev'ry future day Still wiser than the past; That, from the whole of life's survev, I may find peace at last. 891 (402.) L. M. Uj- l ' Resolutions in the morning. 1 A WAKE, my soul ! and with the sun J^- Thy daily stage of duty run; Shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise, To pay thy morning sacrifice. 2 By influence of the light divine, Let thy own light to others shine; Reflect all heaven's propitious rays In ardent love and cheerful praise. 3 Lord! I my vows to thee renew: Disperse my sins as morning dew; Guard my first springs of thought and will; And with thyself my spirit fill. 4 Direct, control, suggest, this day, All I design to do or say; That all my pow'rs with all their might In thy sole glory may imite. 5 All praise to thee, who safe has kept, And hast refresh'dme, while 1 slept! Grant, Lord, when 1 from death shall wake, I may of endless light partake. £99 S. M. u <*-•<£• Morning. 1 TyE lift our hearts to thee, ** O Day-star from on high ! 426 AND CIRCUMSTANCES. 62^3 The sun itself is but thy shade, Yet cheers both earth and sky. 2 O let thy orient beams The night of sin disperse. The mists of error and of vice, Which shade the universe! 3 How beauteous nature now ! How dark and sad before ! With joy we view the pleasing change, And nature's God adore. 4 O may no gloomy crime Pollute the rising day; Mm Jesus' blood, like evening dew, Wash all our stains an 5 May we this life improve, mourn for errors j And live this short revolving day, As it" it were our last. 6 To God, the Father, Son, And Spirit, one in three, Be glory, as it was, is now, And shall for ever be. 623. P. m. 1 7VTOW the shades of night are gone; 1^ Now the morning light is come; Lord, may 1 be thine to-day — Drive the Boadei of ^in ■2 Fill my soul with henv'nrj light, Baniah doubti and cleanse mj sight, In tli* - < 1 : t \ , Help me labour, help me pi K p my naught toond »nd; ( , . snd eoming in, 62% 625 PARTICULAR OCCASIONS 4 When my work of life is past, Oh! receive me then at last! Night of sin will be no more, When I reach the heav'nly shore. 3. EVENING HYMNS. aoA (372.) L. M. "^4. The L()rdlS fay, 1 \ ANOTHER six days1 work is done, **■ Another sabbath is begun: Return, my soul, enjoy thy rest, Improve the day thy God has blest. 2 Come, bless the Lord, whose love assigns So sweet a rest to wearied minds; Provides an antepast of heav'n, And gives this day the food of sev'n. 3 O that our thoughts and thanks may rise, As grateful incense, to the skies; And draw from heav'n that sweet repose, Which none, but he who feels it, knows. 4 With joy, great God! thy works we view In various scenes both old and new; With praise we think on mercies past, With hope we future pleasures taste. 5 In holy duties let the day, In holy pleasures pass away: How sweet, a sabbath thus to spend, In hope of one that ne'er shall end. r0r L. M. OZO. The Sabbath. Ps. Ixxxiv. 10. 1 |~|UR Sabbaths come so welcome on, ^-* We wish them to remain awhile, But soon, alas ! their joys are gone, And scarce " bequeath a parting smile." 2 Full many are the hours of grief, Allotted to the sons of men, 428 AND CIRCUMSTANCES. 626, 627 Our Sabbaths bring a short relief, Vet leave us but to mourn again. ful days! and thou blest sun! \Yhv roll ye in such haste away? Ye happy hours! why flow ye on So last towards eternity? 4 O! if ye bring an endless day, Speed fast along, nor ever cease; We'll gladly feel your joys decay, In perfect and enduring bliss. u— O. Sabbath Morning. Psalm cxviii. 24. 1 f\^ this sweet morn my Lord arose, ^-* Triumphant o'er the grave! H( dii - to vanquish all my foes, And Uvea again a - This is the day for holy rest, clouds will gather soon, Except m\ Lord become my guest, And put BSJ harp in tune. i No heavenly fire my heart can raise, Without the Spirit's aid; i eath must kindle pray'r and praise, Or I am cold and dead. dl the flocks thy Spirit pour, And Baying health convey; freshing Sunday show'r \\ ill make them sing and pi «■* ih\ ihepberdi how to feed The Bocks of thy own choice; nl\ bread, d bid the fol ( M u- ' • Sabbath Jijfa lafjaji. pO\fE, i i 'by sheep, ^ On tlii - f 42 Tis heaven on earth, 'tis heaven ahov^. To see thy face, and sing thy love. 5 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise him all creatures here below; Praise him above, ye heavenly host, Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. fcoo p M. Ch)~ . Evening Hymn. 1 fkMNlFRESENT God, whose aid " No one ever ask'd in vain, Be this night about my bed, Every evil thought restrain: % Lay thy hand upon my soul. God of my unguarded hours ! All my enemies control, Hell, and earth, and nature's powers. 3 Loose me from the chains of sense, Set me from the body free: Draw with stronger influence My nnfotter'd md to thee- 4 In me, Lord, thyself reveal, Fill me with a sweet surprise; Let me thee, when waking, feel, Let me in thine image i 633. c. m. 1 f\ LORD, another day is flown, ^ And we, a lonely band, Arc met once more before thy throne. To bl VlBg band*. 2 And wilt thou bend ■ list'ning ear To praises low as OUT*? thou dost lore to hew The nog whii h -Mrs. 3 And, Jem, tfcofl th\ smiles \* ilt tli.i O let me live, 43s their nuptial bands. 3 With gifts of grace their hearts endow, Of all rich dowries best! Their substance bless, and peace bestow To sweeten all the rest. 4 In purest love their souls unite, That they, with Christian care, make domestic burdens light, By taking mutual share. 5 True helpers may they prove indeed, In prayer, and faith, and hope; And see with joy a godh To build their household up. C On every a ml assembled here, C) make thy face to shine; Thy goodness more our hearts can cheer Than richest food or wine. u^u- Marriage. 1 "IITITH grateful In arts and tuneful lays, '* We bow I., for uY Eternal throne, And offer up our humble DC To him wh I tod alone. his auspicious eve, dra* i 1 shed th] rich* -t bl< isingi down; Fill ith love Bin< il iliy faithful mercies crown. • ii'.v, th\ |, ions Lord, Ami bearkeo to our fervent pi nuptial voa in In av'n record, lv married pair. rt through, Mid all t carei of life and lo\e: 647, 648 PARTICULAR OCCASIONS At length with joy thy face to view, In fairer, better worlds above. 7. MEETING AND PARTING OF CHRISTIAN FRIENE fij.7 ** ^' °^ • • A Welcome to Christian Friends— at Meeting. 1 jZINDRED in Christ, for his dear sake, ■**■ A hearty welcome here receive: May we together now partake The joys which only he can give. 2 To you and us by grace 'lis given To know the Saviour's precious name; And shortly we shall meet in heaven, Our hope, our way, our end the same. 3 May he, by whose kind care we meet, Send his good Spirit from above, Make our communications sweet, And cause our hearts to burn with love. 4 Forgotten be each worldly theme, When Christians see each other thus; We only wish to speak of him; Who liv'd, and died, and reigns for us. 5 We'll talk of all he did, and said, And suffer'd for us here below; The path he mark'd for us to tread, And what he's doing for us now. 6 Thus, as the moments pass away, We'll love, and wonder, and adore; And hasten on the glorious day, When we shall meet to pail no more. 04 O. Visiting a Friend. 1 13EACE be on this house bestow 'd, -* Peace on all that here reside; Let the unknown peace of God With the man of peace abide ! 442 I CIRCUMSTANCES. 649 I now come down: ui/ blessings now take place; receive thy crown, Fulness of the gospel grace. I Chris! my Mailer, and my Lord, v forerunner be: iiltui of thy word, lit them, and visit, me! To this house and all herein, \ at ion come! Save our souls from inbred sin! us thine eternal home! Till the promise is falfiUM: Till v>e are of thee possess'd, Pardon M, sanctified, and seal'd; Till A\t- all, in love ivui'wM, Find the pearl that Adam lost, Temples of the living God, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost! 649. s. m. 1 \NI) let our bodies part, "- To different dim parably join'd in h Tne Wen are! Did first our hearts oni An 3 It aav> i thousand n j ouug: With l \ears, * l " • . ■.• j ( . d ' In thee Our bearti we n TwiU ph k nnd see, That our ■ one' US 653, 6-54 PARTICULAR OCCASIONS 5 Let the sweet work of pray 'r and praise Employ our daily breath: Thus we're prepar'd for future days, Or fit for early death. az><} (451.) L. M. \J*JO, Jl caH f0 fjie y0Ung, 1 IVTOW, in the heat of youthful blood, " Remember your Creator, God: Behold, the months come hast'ningon, When you shall say, "my joys are gone " 2 God from on high beholds your thoughts; His book records your secret faults: The works of darkness men have done Must all appear before the sun. 3 Behold the aged sinner goes, Laden with guilt and heavy woes, Down to the regions of the dead, With bitt'rest curses on his head. 4 The dust returns to dust again; The soul, in agonies of pain, Ascends to God, not there to dwell, But hears her doom, and sinks to hell. 5 God of the young ! turn off their eyes, From earth's alluring vanities; And let the warnings of thy word Awake their souls to fear the Lord ! 004. Prayer for the children of the Church. 1 "p|EAR Saviour, if these lambs should straj " From thy secure enclosure's bound; And, lur'd by worldly joys away, Among the thoughtless crowd be found; 2 Remember still that they are thine, That thy dear sacred name they bear, Think that the seal of love divine, — The sign of cov'nant grace they wear. 3 In all their erring, sinful years, Oh, let them ne'er forgotten be; 446 AND CIRCUMSTANCES. 655, 656 Remember all the pray'rs and tears, Which made them consecrate to thee. And when these lips no more can pray, These eyes can weep for them no more, . Turn thou their feet from folly's way, The wand'rers to thy fold restore. {'233.) S. M. 3D- Evil effects of neglected education. OKHOLD, O Israel's God! *-* From thine exalted throne, And view the dang'rous state of those Thou call'st to be thy own. The children of thy flock, vt'ly cov'nant thine, ■See now they pour their bleeding souls On ev'ry idol's shrine! To indolence and pride What piteous victims made! Crush 'd in their parents' fond embrace, • And by their love betray'd. |lBy pleasure's polish'd dart What numbers here are slain! What numbers there for slaughter bound In Mammon's golden chain! ) 1< i thine arm awake And dash the idols down: 3 call the captives of their pow'r Thy treasure and thy crown. rhee let the fathers own, And thee the sons adore; JoinM to the Lord b\ solemn vows, To be forgot no more! )t>. Oid Age. Isaiah xlvi. 4. \| ^ A} lu'A .Vt ;,» s, linae urges on; ^"-1 What's mortal must decay; U7 656 PARTICULAR OCCASIONS My friends — my youth's_companions gone, Can I expect to stay? 2 Can 1 exemption plead, when death Projects his awful dart? Can med'cine then prolong my breath? Or virtue shield my heart ? . 3 Oh! no — then smooth, O Lord, the hour; On thee my hope depends: Support me with almighty pow'r, While dust to dust descends. 4 Then shall my soul, O gracious God! ( While angels guard the way, ) With rapture haste to thine abode, To dwell in endless day. 5 Thro' heaven, howe'er remote the bound, Thy love I'll then proclaim: And join the choir of saints that sound Their great Redeemer's name. 9. PARENTS AND CHTLDREF. GOV. Parents* Prayer for tlieir Children. O that Ishmael might live before thee. — Gen. xvii. 18 1 -/T^HUS did pious Abraham pray -*• For his beloved son: Let parents in the present day His language make their own. 2 Tho' they with God in cov'nant be, And have their heav'n in view; They are unhappy till they see Their children happy too. 5 They warn, indulge, correct, beseech, While tears in torrents flow; And 'tis beyond the pow'r of speech To tell the griefs they know. 448 AND CIRCUMSTANCES. 658 i Bee the fond father clasp his child; Hark! how his bowels move: " Shalt thou, my offspring, be exil'd From God my Father's love ? 5 Shall cruel spirits drag thee down To darkness and despair; Beneath th' Almighty's angry frown, To dwell for ever there? 5 Kind heaven, the dreadful scene forbid! Look down, dear Lord, and bless; I'll wrestle hard, as Jacob did — May I obtain success!" ~^ft S. M. OJO. Prayer for infants; or, Children, day by day, given to God. . /"I RE AT God, now condescend " To bless our rising race; ! Soon may their willing spirits bend To thy victorious grace! ! O what a vast delight Their happiness to see! Our warmest wishes all unite To lead their souls to thee. • Dear Lord, thy Spirit pour Upon our infant ■ O bring the loug'd-lbr happy hour That makes them thine indeed. , May th* v pec4 ivc thy word, Confess the Saviour's name; Then follow their despised I^ord Through the baptismal stream. Thus let our favour \] I Surround thy sacred board, There to adore thj And sing their dying Lord. MQ .' li 659, 660 PARTICULAR OCCASIONS OOy. J>rayer of parents for their offspring. 1 "JYOW, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, •^ To whom we for our children cry! The good desir'd and wanted most, Out of thv richest grace supply! 2 Error and ignorance remove, The blindness of their heart and mind; Give them the wisdom from above, Spotless, and peaceable, and kind, 3 Answer on them the end of all Our cares and pains, and studies here ! On them recover'd from their fall, Stamp'd with the humble character! 4 Unite, what long has been disjoin'd, Knowledge and vital piety; Learning and holiness combin'd, And truth and love let all men see. 5 Father, accept them through thy Son, And ever by thy Spirit guide! Thy wisdom in their lives be shown, Thy name confess'd and glorified. 660. p m. 1 ¥ AND my house will serve the Lord: *■ But first obedient to thy word I must myself appear: By actions, words, and tempers, show That I my heavenly Master know, And serve with heart sincere. 2 I must the good example set To those that on my pleasure wait; The stumbling-block remrve: Their duty by my life explain, And still in all my works maintain The dignity of love. 450 AND CIRCUMSTANCES. 66l \ to be entreated, mild, Quickly appeas'd and reconcil'd, A foll'wer of my God: int indeed 1 long to be, And wish to lead my family In the celestial road. 4 A sinner sav'd myself from sin, I strive my family to win, That they may be forgiven; The children, Lord, and servants bless, And through the paths of righteousness Conduct us all to heaven. 10. COLLECTIONS. OOl. Liberality. 1 f|H, what stupendous mercy dunes ^ Around the majesty of Heaven! Rebels he deigns to call his sons, Their souls renew 'd, their sins forgiven. 2 Go, imitate the grace divine, — The grace that blazes like a sun; Hold forth your fair, though feeble light, Through all your Uvea let mercy run! 3 Upon your bounty's willing wings Swift let ' Ivation fly; The hungry feed, (he naked clothe; To pain and sickness help apply. A Pity the weeping widow's wo, And be her counsellor and stay; Adopt the fatherless, and smooth To useful, happy life, his way. 5 Let age, with want and weakness bow'd, Your bow 1- ion move; Let e'en your enemies In- blest-Id, — Their hatred recompensed with love. 451 662, 663 PARTICULAR OCCASIONS 6 When all is done, renounce your deeds- Renounce self-righteousness with scorn : Thus will you glorify your God, And thus the Christian name adorn. fifi9 C' M' uu^' Proxiding Bags that ivax not old. Luke xii. 33. 1 TTES, there are joys that cannot die, -*■ With God laid up in store; Treasure, beyond the changing sky, Brighter than golden ore. 2 The seeds which piety and love Have scatter 'd here below, In the fair, fertile fields above, To ample harvests grow. 3 The mite my willing hands can give, At Jesus' feet I lay: Grace shall the humble gift receive, And grace at large repay. 663. Liberality.— -Hag. ii. 8. 1 npiHE gold and silver arc the Lord's, -■- And ev'ry blessing earth affords; All come from his propitious hand, And must return at his command. 2 The blessings which I now enjoy, I must for Christ and souls employ; For if I use them as my own, My Lord will soon call in his loan. 3 When I to him in want apply, He never does my suit deny; And shall I then refuse to give, Since I so much from him receive? 4 Shall Jesus leave the realms of day, And clothe himself in humble clay? Shall he become despis'd and poor, To make me rich for evermore? 452 \ AND CIRCUMSTANCES. 664. 665 And shall I wickedly withhold To give my silver or my gold5 To aid a cause my soul approves, And save the sinners Jesus loves? Expand my heart — incline me, Lord, To give the whole 1 can afford; That what thv bounty rendered mine, I may with cheerful "hands resign. c a* (1310 L M 004. Imitation of Christ in doing good. 1 OTHEN Jesus dwelt in mortal clay. " What were his works from day to day, But miracles of pow'r and grace Which spread salvation thro' our race. 2 Teach us, O Lord! to keep in view Thy pattern, and thy steps pursue: Let alms bestow'd, let kindness done. Be witness'd by each rolling sun. 3 That man may last, but never lives, "Who much receives, but nothing gives; Whom none can love, whom none can thank, Creation's blot, creation's blank. A But he, who marks from day to day In gen'rous acts his radiant way, Treads the same path the* Saviour trod, The path to glory and to God. DO. J. JkUeving Chritt in his Member*. Mat 1 TESTS, m\ Lord, how rich thy grace! •' Thj bounties how compl Mow Bhall 1 count the matchless sum? How pay the* mighty debt3 l2 High on a tin- >ne < f radiant ! Dost thou exalted thine* *53 666 PARTICULAR OCCASIONS What can my poverty bestow, When all the worlds are thine ' 3 But thou hast brethren here below. The partners of thy grace; And wilt confess their humble names Before thy Father's face. 4 In them thou may'st be cloth 'd and fed, And visited and cheer 'd; And in their accents of distress, My Saviour's voice is heard. 5 Thy face, with rev'rence and with love, We in thy poor would see; O let us rather beg our bread Than keep it back from thee. 11. SUNDAY SCHOOLS. /?/?/? C. M. UUU. T%e Importance of Educating Youth. 1 T>LEST is the man whose heart expands -*-* At melting pity's call, And the rich blessings of whose hands Like heavenly manna fall. 2 Mercy, descending from above, In softest accents pleads; O ! may each tender bosom move When mercy intercedes. 3 Be ours the bliss in wisdom's way To guide untutor'd youth, And lead the mind that w ent astray To virtue and to truth. 4 Children our kind protection claim, And God will well approve, When infants learn to lisp his name, And their Creator love. 5 Delightful work ! young souls to win, And turn the rising race 454 I AND CIRCUMSTANCES. 667, 668 I From the deceitful paths of sin. To seek redeeming grace. 1 Almighty God! thy influence shed To aid this good design: The honours of thy name be spread, And all the glory thine. • r~ L. M. *u / . The same. Congregation. , IVT^W let our hearts conspire to raise f[ *■* A cheerful anthem to thy praise: Let music, sweet as incense, rise With grateful odours to the skies. Children. Teach us to bow before thy face, Nor let our hearts forget thy grace; When lost in ignorance we lay, Thy goodness snatch 'd our souls away. Congregation. l O what a num'rous race we see, In ignorance and misery! Shall they continue still to lie In ignorance and misery ; Children. . Lord, each liberal soul to prove The joys of thine « rhaustlesi love; May urtli! b&i ■:■< •:! scriptures know, And like- the blessed Jesus grow. legation. > We feel a sympathizing heart; Lord, tisa pl< isure to impart; thou our cry, and pining see, O let these children live to thee. 668. lay School. ..ion. t C^ Ki '. \ I -ongs of praise, ^ Which we would to thy honour raise: 455 669 PARTICULAR OCCASIONS Bless our attempts to spread abroad The knowledge of our Saviour God. Children. 2 Next to our God, our thanks are due To those who did compassion show, In kindly pointing out the road, That leads to Christ, the way to God. Congregation. 3 We claim no merit of our own; Great God, the work is thine alone! Thou didst at first our hearts incline To carry on this great design. Children. 4 Now we are taught to read and pra\ , To hear God's word, to keep his day; Lord, here accept the thanks we bring — Our infant tongues thy praise would sing. Congregation. 5 With those dear children, we'll unite; Their songs inspire us with delight; Lord, while on earth we sing thy love, May angels join the notes above. Children. 6 Great God, our benefactors bless, Congregation. And crown thy work with great success: Both. O may we meet around thy throne, To sing thy praise in strains unknown. 669. Sunday School. Congregation. 1 f\ WTIAT a pleasure 'tis to see " Christians in harmony agree, To teach the rising race to know They're born in sin, expos'd to wo! 456 AND CIRCUMSTANCES. 670 Children. O what a privilege is this, Thai we obtain so rich a grace! We're taught the path to endless day — We're taught to read, to sing, and pray. Chorus. To God let highest praise be giv'n; Hark! how the echo sounds from heaven: Come, let us with the angels join — Glory to God, good will to men. Congregation. Lord, thou hast said, in sacred page, That children are thy heritage: Accept them, bless them w ith thy grace, Till they above behold thy face. Cfiildren. Let blessings in abundance flow- On all around us here below; May we our benefactors meet, Around Jehovah's blissful seat, Chorus. To God, let Ugliest praise be giv'n, Hark! how, &c. 70. Sunday School. Boys. I f|NCE more we keep the sacred dav, ^ That saw the Saviour rise; Once more we tune our infant song To him that rules the skies. Girls. I What numbers vainly spend these hours, That art- to Jesus due! Children and parents, how tht \ And how they perish too! 4i7" 2S 6Tl PARTICULAR OCCASIONS Boys. 3 But we, a happier few, are taught The ways of heavenly truth; We hail once more the "plan of love That pities wand 'ring youth. Girls. 4 Our foolish hearts are prone to err; Too oft we find it so; O may the God of grace forgive, And better hearts bestow. Boys. 5 Teach us the way, while here we learn To read thy holy word; Bless all the kind instructions giv'n, And make us thine, O Lord. Both. o Praise to our God, and thanks to those Who thus our souls befriend; While the rich benefit we reap, On them thy blessing send. i- 1 S. M. 0 / I . Sunday School. Boys. 1 f ORD, in the days of youth -*-i May we in grace improve; And learn the word of sacred truth, The Saviour's dying love! Girls. ■Z Our moments haste away, With ev'ry heaving breath; And swiftly hastens on the day, When we must sink in death. Boys. 3 While some are never taught The way of God with care; We bless "the Lord that we are brought To this thine house of pray'r. 45 S AND CIRCUMSTANCES. 672 Girls. Lord give us ears to hear, And hearts to understand; In trouble may we find thee near — A Saviour close at hand ! Boys. Through life's dark rugged road, Thus far we're kept by thee: May heaven at last be our abode, Thy glory there to see. Girls. Blest be our God, who lives, And reigns with boundless sway; Richly our benefactor gives: \V< "11 praise him all the day. Both. Beyond the azure sky, YW11 praise; thee more and more; And through a long eternity, A God in Christ adore. 12. SICKNESS A\D RECOVERY. fi79 C M u • » Hope in Sickness. I T ORD! I am pain'd; but 1 resign " My body to thy will; Tis grace, 'tis wisdom all divine Appoints the pains 1 feel. 9 Dark arc the ways of providence, When those who love thee groan: Thy reason! li«- eooeeal'd from sense, Mysteriom utd unknown. I Yet nature I tve to speak. And plead before her God, Lest the o'erborden'd heart should break B* neatfa their hearj rod. k The moamffc] groans and flowing tears, Ohm ;»irit ease; ' *59 673, 674 PARTICULAR OCCASIONS While every groan my Father hears; And every tear he sees. 5 Is not some smiling hour at hand, With peace upon its wings ! Give it, O God! thy swift command, With all the joys it brings ! /-7o L. M. Vi O. IJfe and Death in the Hands of God* 1 Sam. ii. 6. Job. xiv. 5, 6. Ps. xc. 3. Rev. i. 18. 1 YI7HEN mortal man resigns his breath, * * 'Tis God directs the shafts of death, Casual howe'er the stroke appear, He sends the fatal messenger: 2 The keys are in that hand divine; That hand must first the warrant sign, And arm the death, and wing the dart, Which speeds his message to our heart. 3 Who first inspir'd the breath of lives, The living kills, the dead revives, Brings to the margin of the grave, And shows us thence his power to save: 4 From hence if thou my body raise, I'll publish my Restorer's praise, My life at thy dear hands receive, And only for thy glory live. an a c- M* 0 / 4. Sick bed Devotion; or, pleading without repining. 1 f* OD of my life, look gently down, " Behold the pains I feel; But I am dumb before thv throne, Nor dare dispute thy will. 2 Diseases are thy servants, Lord, They come at thy command; I'll not attempt a murmuring word Against thy chastening hand. 460 AND CIRCUMSTANCES. 675 3 Yet I may plead with humble cries, Remove thy sharp rebukes; My strength consumes, my spirit dies Through thy repeated strokes. 4 Crush 'd as a moth beneath thy hand, We moulder to the dust; Our feeble powers can ne'er withstand, And all our beauty's lost. 5 I'm but a sojourner below, As all my fathers were, May I be well prepar'd to go When I the summons hear. 6 But if my life be spar'd a while Before my last remove, Thy praise shall be my business still, And I'll declare thy love. 9kl r» ^' ^*- ° ' xJ* Sick bed reflections. 1 TUST o'er the grave 1 hung— *^ No pardon met my eyes, As blessing •■? the slain, And hope shall never rise. 2 Sweet mercy to my soul Hereal'd no charming ray; Before me rose a long— dark night, With no succeeding day. I hen — Oh, how \ain appcar'd The joys beneath the kj ! Lik«- risi >ns past — like flow Ys that blow When wintry Btormi we nigh. 4 How mourn'd my sinking soul The Sabbath's hours divine, The day of trace, that precious day, Consum'd in sense and sin, ork — the mighty work Of life, s U— . 401 " 676, 677 PARTICULAR OCCASIONS Repentance yet to be begun Upon a dying bed 676. c. m. 1 'HHIS hard, from those we love, to go, -*• Who weep beside our bed, Whose tears bedew our burning brow, Whose arm supports our head: •2 AMien fading from the dizzy view, I sought their forms in vain; The bitterness of death I kuew, And groan'd to live again. 3 'Tis dreadful when th' accuser's pow'r Assails the sinking heart, Recalling ev'ry wasted hour, And each unworthy part. 4 Yet, Jesus, in that mortal fray, Thy blessed comfort stole," Like sunshine in an autumn day, Across my darken 'd soul. 5 When soon, or late, this feeble breath No more to thee can pray, Support me thro' the vale of death, And in the darksome way. 6 When cloth'd in fleshly weeds again, I wait thy dread decree; Judge of the world, remember then That thou hast died for me. M- (437.) C. M. O/i. God our help hi trouble. 1 TV/I" Y soul, the awful hour will come, •*■*■■■ Apace it passeth on, To bear this body to the tomb, And thee to scenes unknown. 462 AND CIRCUMSTANCES. 678 2 My heart, long lab 'ring wjth its woes, Shall pant ami sink away; And you, my eye-lids, soon shall close On the last glimm'ring ray. 5 Whence in that hour shall 1 recei A cordial for my pain, When, if earth's monarchs were my friends. Those friends would weep in vain' 4 Great King of nature and of grace ! To thee my spirit flies, And opens all its deep distress lie fore thy pitying 3 All its desires to thee are known. And ev'ry secret fear; The meaning of each broken groan Well notie'd by thine ear. 6 O fix me by that mighty pow "r. Which to such love belongs, Where darkness \eils the eyes no more, And groans are chang'd to songs. ,.-,* (438.) P. M. U / O. qh recovering from thseuse. 1 TJCTW vast is the tribute I owe ■"■ Of gratitude, homage, and pi To the giver of all Ipo The life and the Length of m\ d I When the sorrow b I b ome, 1 poor'd OUf id m\ tears: M\ son] breath'd her rows and her praj I \\ h throbb'd with pain and \\ hen pali asd, When in i . .1 mi frame; — Thru m\ - • tjd. i When death's awful Arid no mortal mm able to se 463 679 PARTICULAR OCCASIONS Thou didst brighten the valley of death, And illumine the gloom of the grave. 5 In mercy thy presence dispels The shades of calamity's night, And turns the sad scene of despair To a morning of joy and delight. 6 Great source of my comforts restor'd ! Thou healer and balm of my woes ! Thou hope and desire of my soul ! On thy mercy I'll ever repose. 7 How boundless the gratitude due To thee, O thou God of my praise ! The fountain of all I possess, The life and the light of my days ! n7Q (439.) L. M. ^ * «J- The frailty of man. 1 "C1IRM was my health, my day was bright, ■*- And I presum'd 'twould ne'er be night: Fondly I said within my heart, Pleasure and peace shall ne'er depart , 2 But I forgot thine arm was strong, Which made my mountain stand so long: And when thy face was turn'd aside. My health was gone, my comforts died. 3 Hear me, O God of grace! I said, . And raise me from among the dead: Thv word rebuk'd the pains I felt; Thy pard'ning love remov'd my guilt. 4 I will extol thee, Lord, on high: At thy command diseases fly: Who 'but a God can speak and save From the dark borders of the grave ? 5 Thine anger but a moment stays; Thv love is life and length of days: 464 AND CIRCUMSTANCES. 680, 681 Though grief and tears the night employ, The morning-star restores the joy. OoU. Qod deliveveth Ids saints from affliction. 1 T LOVE the Lord; he heard my cries, ■"■ And pity'd ev'ry groan: Long as I live, when troubles rise, I'll hasten to his throne. 2 I love the Lord; he bow'dhis ear, And ehas'd my griefs away: O let my heart no more despair, While 1 have breath to pray ! 3 Among the saints that fill thine house, My off 'ring shall be paid; There shall my zeal perform the vows Iffy soul in anguish made. -i The Lord beheld me sore distrest; He bade my pains remove: Return, my soul, to God, thy rest; For thou hast known his love. 681. John iv. 35. 1 T IFT up your eves, ye sons of light, -■^ Behold the field* already white! glorious haired boh ii come; See raneom'd sinners flooring home. - \1 r'd by the 8pirit'a aoileat wind, Their iii larti are ill m one inolin'dj and t< ill it s mourn; They DOW, :rove the hanreat fleeting I ret th<- ihini When :* 1 1 the von <>t life anell end, The last — the long dark night descend. 465 682, 683 PARTICULAR OCCASIONS fiP»9 C* M* v o _ . Sickness and Recovery. 1 IVfY God, thy service well demands *^*- The remnant of my days; "Why was this fleeting breath renew'd, But to renew thy praise? 2 Thine arms of everlasting love Did this weak frame sustain; When life was hov'ring o'er the grave, And nature sunk with pain. 3 Thou, when the pains of death were felt, Didst chase the fears of hell; And teach my pale and quiv'ring lips Thy matchless grace to tell. 4 Calmly I bow'd my fainting head On thy dear faithful breast; Pleas'd to obey my Father's call To his eternal rest 5 Into thy hands, my Saviour God, Did t my soul resign: In firm dependence on that truth, Which made salvation mine. 6 Back from the borders of the grave, At thy command I come: Nor will I urge a speedier flight, To my celestial home. ft«^ C. M. UOD. Affliction, or Meditation on God's Love Ps. civ. 34. 1 TT^HEN languor and disease invade ** This trembling house of clay, 'Tis sweet to look beyond my pains, And long to fly away. 2 Sweet to look inward, and attend The whispers of his love; Sweet to look upward to the place Where Jesus pleads above. AND CIRCUMSTANCES. 684 : to look hack, and see my name In life's fair book sot down; to look forward and behold Eternal joj 8 my own. eflect how grace divine M\ sioa on Jesus laid; • to remember that his blood M\ debt of sutf 'ring- paid. in his righteousness to stand, Which saves from second death; Sweet to experience, daj by day, Hi- ~>i»irit '■> quick'ning breath. -s dt' the streams, What moat the fountain be, Where >.uiu-> and angels draw their bliss Immediately from thee! Afll P M DO 1. Srpeet . {[J1i2 T 693 PARTICULAR OCCASIONS And oft our enemies have felt That God has made our cause his own. 5 But ah ! both heaven and earth have heard Our vile requital of his love ! We, whom like children he has rear'd, Rebels against his goodness prove. 6 His grace despis'd, his pow'r defy'd, And legions of the blackest crimes, Profaneness, riot, lust, and pride, Are signs that mark the present times. 7 The Lord displeas'd has raisMhis rod; Ah, where are now the faithful few Who tremble for the ark of God, And know what Israel ought to do5 8 Lord, hear thy people every where, Who meet to mourn, confess and pray; The nation and thy churches spare, And let thy wrath be turn'd away. £QO (42M C- M- Ovo* Praise for deliverance and peace. 1 T>EACE! the welcome sound proclaim; -*- Dwell with rapture on the theme. Loud, still louder swell the strain: Peace on earth! good-will to- men! 2 Breezes! whisp'ring soft and low, Gently murmur as ye blow, Now, when war and discord cease, Praises to the God of peace. 3 Ocean's billows far and wide, Rolling in majestic pride ! Loud, still louder swell the strain: Peace on earth! good-will to men! 4 Vocal songsters of the grove! Sweetly chant in notes of love, Now when war and discord cease, Praises to the God of peace. 474 AND CIRCUMSTANCES. 694, 695 5 Mortals, who these blessings feel! Christians, who before him kneel! Loud, still louder swell the strain: Peace on earth, good-will to men! 4. FOR THE PRESIDENT, CONGRESS, MAGIS- TRATES, &C. OJ4. Prayer for the President, Congress, Magistrates, &c. 1 i"1 REAT Lord of all, thy matchless power ^-* Archangels in the heavens adore; With them our Sov'reign thee we own. And bow the knee before thy throne, 2 Let dove-eyTd peace with odour'd wing, On us her grateful blessings fling; Freedom spread beauteous as the morn, And plenty fill her ample horn. 3 Pour on our Chief thy mercies down, His days with heavenly wisdom crown; Resolve his heart, where'er he goes, 'To lanch the stream that duty shows.' i Over our Capitol diffuse. From hills divine, thy welcome dews, While Congress, in one patriot band, Prove the firm fortress of oiu* land. 5 Our Magistrates with grace sustain, Nor let them bear the sword in vain; Long as they fill their awful seat, Be vice seen dying at their feet. 6 For ever from the western sky, Hid the ' destroying angel' fly! With grateful songs our hearts inspire, And round us blaze a wall of fire. rQr (350.) I- M- O JO. Religious toleration ought to be defended by our rulers. MS 1 A BSUBD and vain attempt ! to bind -**■ With iron chains the free-born mind, 696 DEATH. To force conviction, and reclaim The v> and'ring by destructive flame. 2 Bold arrogance ! to snatch from heav'n Dominion not to mortals giv'n; O'er conscience to usurp the throne, Accountable to God alone. 3 Jesus ! thy gentle law of love Does no such cruelties approve; Mild as thyself, thy doctrine wields No arms but what persuasion yields. 4 By proofs divine, and reason strong, It draws the willing soul along; And conquests to thy church acquires By eloquence which heav'n inspires. 5 O happy, who are thus compell'd To the rich feast, by Jesus held ! May we this blessing know, and prize The light which liberty supplies. DEATH. 1. DEATH IN GENERAL. ana c- M- 0\JO. lSam. xv. 32. 1 TT^HEN, bending o'er the brink of life, ** My trembling soul shall stand, Waiting to pass death's awful flood, Great God, at thy command ! 2 When weeping friends surround ray bed, And close my sightless eyes; When shatter'd by the weight of years This broken body lies: 3 When ev'ry long-lov'd scene of life Stands ready to depart: 476 1U.ATH. 697 When the last ugh that shakos the frame Shall rvnd thii banting heart: •i O, ■ B of joy supreme, t surrounds 5 lj»y thy support ing gentle hand ... linking head; divine, ur peaee ensures; j Think on the grave when' he was laid, And calm descend to yours. 479 701, 702 DEATH. 701 (4720 c- M / vji . 'pfe v0lce of *he tomb. 1 IT ARK! from the tombs a doleful sound; ■*"■- My ears attend the cry: " Ye living men, come view the ground Where you must shortly lie. 2 " Princes, this clay must be your bed, In spite of all your towers ! The tall, the wise, the rev 'rend head, Must lie as low as ours." 3 Great God! is this our certain doom? And are we still secure ? Still walking downward to the tomb, And yet prepare no more ! 4 Grant us the pow'r of quick'ning grace, To fit our souls to fly: Then, when we drop this dying flesh, We'll rise above the sky/ i \ja. j^he vanity of man as mortal. 1 PT^EACH me the measure of my days, -*- Thou Maker of my frame ! 1 would survey life's narrow space, And learn how frail I am. 2 A span is all that we can boast; A fleeting hour of time: Man is but vanity and dust, In all his flow'r and prime. 3 See the vain race of mortals move, Like shadows o'er the plain: They rage and strive, desire and love, But all the noise is vain. 4 Some walk in honour's gaudy show; Some di» for golden ore; They toil for heirs they know not who, And straight are seen no more. 480 DEATH. 70S 5 Wiiat should I wish or wait for then, From creatures, earth and dust5 They make our expectations vain. And disappoint our trust. 6 Now I resign my earthly hope, My fond desires recall; 1 give my mortal int'rest up, And make my God my all. 7n„ (474.) C. M. /UO. Death at hand. 1 rpHEE we adore, eternal Name ! -*- And humbly own to thee, How feeble is our mortal frame. What dying worms are we. 2 Our wasting lives are short'ning still, As months and days increase; And ev'ry beating pulse we tell Leaves but the number less. 3 Dangers stand thick through all the ground, To push us to the tomb; And fierce diseases wait around, To hurry mortals home. 4 Good God! on what a slender thread, Hang everlasting tilings! Th' eternal states of all the dead, Upon life's feeble strings. Vet while a world of joy or wo Depends on ev'ry breath, Thoughtless and unconcern'd we go Upon the brink of death. 6 Waken, O Lord ! our drowsy sense, To walk this dang'rous road; And if our souls are hurried Iil May thev be found with God! 481 1 I 704, 705 DEATH. 704. (475.) L. M. 1 HP HAT awful hour will soon appear, -*- Swift on the wings of time it flies, When all that pains or pleases here, Will vanish from my closing eyes. I Death calls my friends, my neighbours hence, And none resist the fatal dart: Continual warnings strike my sense, And shall they fail to strike my heart ? .3 Think, O my soul ! how much depends On the short period of to-day: Shall time, which heav'n in mercy lends, Be negligently thrown away? i i'hy remnant minutes strive to use; Awake, rouse ev'ry active pow'r; . And not in dreams and trifles lose This little, this important hour ! i Lord of my life, inspire my heart With heav'nly ardour, grace divine; Nor let thy presence e'er depart, For strength, and life, and death are thine 6 ) teach me the celestial skill, Each awful warning to improve : And, while my days are short'ning still, Prepare me for the joys above! m v~ (478.) L. M. / O-J. Numbering our days. 1 4~1 OD of eternity ! from thee " Did infant time his being draw; Moments and days, and months and years, Revolve, by thy unvaried law. Z Silent and slow they glide away; Steady and strong the current flows; Lost in eternity's wide sea, The boundless gulf from which it rose. 482 DEATH. 706 0 Thoughtless and vain, our mortal race Along the mighty stream are borne On to their everlasting home, — That country whence there's no return. 4 Vet while the shore on either side Presents a gaudy, flatt'ring show, We gaze, in fond amazement lost, Xor think to what a world we go. :> Great source of wisdom! teach my heart To know the price of ev'ry hour; That time may bear me on to joys Heyond its measure and its pow'»\ 7nr (481.) L. M. / UO. Man fading and reviving, 1 HHHE morning flow'rs display their sweets, *• And gay their silken leaves unfold, As careless of the noon-day heats And fearless of the ev'ning cold. 2 Nipt by the wind's untimely blast, rarch'd by the sun's directer ray, The momentary glories waste, The sliorl-liv 'd beauties die away. looms the human face divine, . youth its pride and beauty shows; Fairer than spring the colours shine And sweeter than the virgin rose. -i Or worn bj slowly rolling years, Or broke by sickness In a day, The fading glory disapp ihort-liv d beauties die away. -rising from the tomb, With lustre brighter far shall shine; K-vive vritfa erer-during bloom, Safe ases ana decline. 0 Let sickness blast and death devour, If heav'n must recompense our pains; 483 707, 708 DEATH. Perish the grass, and fade the flow'r, If firm the word of God remains. im (488.) C. M. ' u ' • Victory over death. 1 TI^HEN death appears before my sight, ** In all his dire array; Unequal to the dreadful" fight, My courage dies away. 2 How shall I meet this potent foe "Whose frown my soul alarms? Dark horror sits upon his brow; And vict'ry waits his arms. 5 But see my glorious Leader nigh ! Jesus, my Saviour, lives: Before him death's pale terrors fly, And my faint heart revives. 4 O may I meet the final hour With fortitude divine ! Sustain'd by his almighty pow'r, The conquest must be mine. 5 Lord ! I commit my soul to thee : Accept the sacred trust; Receive this nobler part of me, And watch my sleeping dust. 6 O let me join angelic lays, And, with the blissful throng, Resound salvation, pow'r, and praise, In everlasting song! TOft L- M- / uo. Chnstfs Presence makes Death easy. 1 '11/' HY should we start and fear to die? * * What timorous worms we mortals are ! Death is the gate of endless joy, And yet we dread to enter there. '2 The pains, the groans, and dying strife, Fright our approaching souls awav: 484 DEATH. 709 Still we shrink back again to life, Fond of our prison and our clay. 3 O, if my Lord would come and meet, My soul should stretch her wings in haste, Fly fearless through death's iron gate, Nor feel the terrors as she past. 4 Jesus can make a dying bed Feel soft as downy pilloAvs are, While on his breast I lean my head, And breathe my life out sweetly there. / \JU. Triumph over Death in Hope of the Resurrection. 1 A NT) must this body die' ■**■ This mortal frame decay ? And must these active limbs ot mine Lie mouldering in the clay ? 2 Corruption, earth, and worms, Shall but refine this flesh,' Till my triumphant spirit comes To put it on afresh. .3 God, my Redeemer, lives, And often, from the skies, Looks down and watches all my dust. Till he shall bid it rise. 4 Array M in glorious grace Shall these vile bodies shine, And ever} shape, and every face, Look heavenly and divine. 5 These lively hopes we owe To Jesus' dying low; We would adore his grace below, And sing his power above. 6 Dear Lord, accept the praise Of these our humble songs, 435 710, 711 DEATH. Till tunes of nobler sounds we raise With our immortal tongues. 710. (414.) C. M. 1 TVT ^^ friends ana* kindred droop and die, i-*J- And helpers be withdrawn; While sorrow, with a weeping eye. Counts up our comforts gone? 2 Be thou our comfort, mighty God ! Our helper and our friend; Nor leave us in this dang'rous road, Till all our trials end. 3 O may our feet pursue the way Our pious fathers led; While love and holy zeal obey The counsels of the dead. -i Let us be wean'd from earthly joys; Let hope our grief dispel: The dead in Jesus shall arise, In endless bliss to dwell. 71 1 (448.) L. M. / 1 1 . Chi the death of a parent. 1 rip HOUGH nature's voice you must obey, -*- Think, while your swelling griefs o'erflow, That hand, which takes your joys away, That sov 'reign hand can heal your wo. 2 And, while your mournful thoughts deplore The parent gone, remov'd the friend ! With hearts resign'd, his grace adore, On whom your nobler hopes depend. 3 Does he not bid his children come Thro' death's dark shades to realms of light ! Yet, when he calls them to their home Shall fond survivors mourn their flight? 4 His word — here let your souls rely — Immortal consolation gives: 486 DEATH. 712, 715 Your heav'nly Father cannot die] Th' eternal Friend for ever lives. 5 O be that best of friends your trust. On his almighty arm recline; He, when your comforts sink in do Can give you comforts more divine 712. C4®7-) C. M. i TyHILE t0 tne fF*ve our friendi *" Around their cold remains How all the tender passions mourn. And each fond heart complains ! 2 But down to earth, alas! in vain We bend our weeping eyes, Ah! let us leave these seats of And upwards learn to rise. > Hope cheerful smiles amid the gloom. And beams a healing ray; And guides us from the darksome tomb, To realms of endless day. i To those bright courts when hope ascends, She calms the swelling wo; In hope we meet our happy friends, And tears forget to flow. 5 Then let our hearts repine no That earthly comfort dies; But lasting happiness explore, \nd ask it from the skies. 3. J>EATH OF THi 7 . ,. C. M. / 1 O. Children dying in their Infancy in tin- arnns of Jems. Matt. xix. 14. 1 rpHY life I read, my dearest Lord ! *■ With transport all divine; Thy image trace in every word, — Thy love in everv line. 487 ^14 DEATH. 2 Methinks I see a thousand charms Spread o'er thy lovely face, While infants in thy tender arms Receive the smiling grace. 3 < I take these little lambs,' said he, And lay them in my breast; Protection they shall find in me, — In me be ever blest. 4 c Death may the bands of life unloose, But can't dissolve my love; Millions of infant souls compose The family above. 5 * Their feeble frames my power shall raise, And mould with heavenly skill: I'll give them tongues to sing my praise, And hands to do my will. > 6 His words the happy parents hear, And shout, with joys divine, Dear Saviour, all we have and are Shall be for ever thine. 71 A (446.) C. M. '14. On the death of a child. 1 T IFE is a span, a fleeting hour; -*-^ How soon the vapour flies ! Man is a tender, transient flow'r, That e'en in blooming dies. 2 The once lov'd form, now cold and dead, Each mournful thought employs; And nature weeps her comforts fled, And wither 'd all her joys. .3 But wait the interposing gloom, And lo! stern winter flies; And, drest in beauty's fairest bloom, The flow'ry tribes ariss. 4 Hope looks beyond the bounds of time, When what we now deplore 488 DEATH. 715,716 Shall rise in full immortal prime And bloom to fade no more. 5 Then cease, fond nature! cease thy tears; Religion points on high: There everlasting spring appears, And joys that cannot die. 71^ C. M. ' * *'• At the Funeral of a young Person. 1 YT^HEX blooming youth is snatch'd away "' By death's resistless hand, Our hearts the mournful tribute pay Which pity must demand. 2 While pity prompts the rising sigh, O, may "this truth, imprest With awful power, — < I too must die ! ' Sink deep in every breast. 3 Let this vain world engage no more; Behold the gaping tomb ! It bids us seize the present hour: To-morrow death may come. 4 The voice of this alarming scene May every heart obey; N'or be the heavenly warning vain, Which calls to watch and pray. 5 Oh, let us fly — to Jesus fly, Whose powerful arm can save; Then shall our hopes ascend on high, And triumph o'er the grave. 6 Great God ! thy sovereign grace impart, With cleansing, healing power: This only can prepare the heart For death's surprising hour. 4. DEATH OF THE riOUS. 7 1 fi P M « 1 U. The dying Christian. 1 « ^PIRIT— leave thine house of clay! •^ Lingering dust — resign thy breath! 489 7X7 DEATH. Spirit — cast thy chains away ! Dust — be thou dissolv'd in death!55 Thus th' Almighty Saviour speaks, While the faithful Christian dies! Thus — the bonds of life he breaks, And the ransom 'd captive flies! 2 " Prisoner — long detain'd below ! Prisoner — now with freedom blest! Welcome — from a world of wo ! "Welcome — to a land of rest!" Thus the choir of angels sing, As they bear the soul on high ! While with hallelujahs ring All the region of the sky ! 3 Grave — the guardian of our dust ! Grave — the treasury of the skies ! Every atom of thy trust, Rests in hope again to rise ! Hark ! the judgment-trumpet calls ! • ' Soul — rebuild thy house of clay — Immortality thy walls, And Eternity thy day ! "— 717. fr.it 1 T^ROM his low bed of mortal dust, ■*- Escap'd the prison of his clay, The new inhabitant of bliss To heav'n directs his wond'rous way. 2 Ye fields, that witness'd once his tears, Ye winds, that wafted oft his 6ighs, Ye mountains, where he breath'd his pray'rs, When sorrow's shadows veil'd his eyes: 3 No more the weary pilgrim mourns, No more affliction wrings his heart; Th* unfetter'd soul to God returns — For ever he and anguish part! 4 Receive, O earth, his faded form, In thy cold bosom let it lie; 490 DEATH. 718, 719 Safe let it rest from ev'iy storm — Soon must it rise, no more to die! 7 1 « C- M' ' 10- The Death and Burial of a Saint. 1 TI^HY do we mourn departing friends ? * * Or shake at death's alarms? Tis but the voice that Jesus sends To call them to his arms. 2 Are we not tending upward too As fast as time can move? Xor would we wish the hours more slow, To keep us from our love. 3 Why should we tremble to convey Their bodies to the tomb ? There the dear flesh of Jesus lay, And left a long perfume. 4 The graves of all his saints he bless'd, And soften'd every bed; Where should the dying members rest, But with the dying rfead? 5 Thence he arose, ascending high, And show'd our feet the way; Up to the Lord our flesh shall fly At the great rising-day. 6 Then let the last loud trumpet sound, And bid our kindred rise, Awake, ye nations underground, Ye saints, ascend the skies. 719. C.M. 1 IN vain my fancy strives to paint * The moment after death; The glories that surround a saint, When yn Lding op his breath. 2 One gentle sigh his fetters breaks, We scarce can sav, " He's gone!" 491 720 DEATH. Before the willing spirit takes Its mansions near the throne. 3 Faith strives, but all its efforts fail, To trace the spirit's flight; No eye can pierce within the veil "Which hides the world of light. 4 Thus much (and this is all) we know, Saints are completely blest; Have done with sin, and care, and wo, And with their Saviour rest. 5 On harps of gold they praise his name. His face they always view, Then let us folPwers be of them, That we may praise him too. 720. (490-) P- M- i "II^HEN life's tempestuous storms are o'er, * * How calm he meets the friendly shore, Who liv'd averse from sin! Such peace on virtue's path attends, That, where the sinner's pleasure ends, The Christian's joys begin. 2 See smiling patience smooth his brow ! See bending angels downwards bow, To lift his soul on high ! While, eager for the blest abode, He joins with them to praise the God, Who taught him how to die. 3 No sorrow drowns his lifted eyes; No horror wrests the struggling sighs, As from the sinner's breast: His God, the God of peace and love, Pours kindly solace from above, And heals his soul with rest. 4 O grant, my Saviour, and my friend ! Such joys may gild my peaceful end, 49:3 DEATH. 721, 722 So calm my ev'ning close; While, loos'd from evYy earthly tie, With steady confidence I fly To thee from whom 1 rose ! 79 , C. M. / — J . Death and immediate Glory. 2 Cor. it, 8. 1 HHHERE is a house not made with hands, -*- Eternal and on high; And here my spirit waiting stands, Till God shall bid it fly. 2 Shortly this prison of my clay Must be dissolv'd and fall, Then, O my soul, with joy obey Thy heavenly Father's call. 3 'Tis he, by his almighty grace, That forms thee fit for heaven, And as an earnest of the place, Has his own Spirit given. 4 We walk by faith of joys to come, Faith lives upon his word; But while the body is our home We're at) sent from the Lord. 5 Tis pleasant to believe thy grace, But we had rather see; We would be absent from the flesh, And present, Lord, with thee. 799 (401-) C. ML / jLjL. Jjfessed are they that die in the Lord. 1 TTARK! from on high a solemn voice; "• Let all attentive hear! Twill make each pious heart rejoice, And vanquish ev'rv fear. 2 " Thrice bleated IK the pious dead, Who in the- Lord shall die; Their weurj tlesh, as on abed, Safe in the grave shall lie. 493 3 Their holy souls, at length releasM. To lieav'n shall take their night; There to enjoy eternal rest, And infinite delight. 4 They drop each load as they ascend. And quit this world of wo; Their labours with their life shall end. Their rest no period know. 5 Their conflicts with their busy foes For evermore shall cease; None shall their happiness oppose, Nor interrupt their peace. 6 But bright rewards shall recompense Their faithful service here; And perfect love shall banish thence Each gloomy doubt and fear." 790 L. M. / AO. The grave. Job iii. 17. 1 HP HE grave is now a favour 'd spot,— -*- To saints who sleep, in Jesus bless 'd: For there the wicked trouble not. And there the weary are at rest. i2 At rest in Jesus' faithful arms; At rest as in a peaceful bed; Secure from all the dreadful storms, Which round this sinful world are spread. ;3 Thrice happy souls, who're gone before To that inheritance divine ! They labour, sorrow, sigh no more, But bright in endless glory shine. 4 Then let our mournful tears be dry, Or in a gentle measure flow; We hail them happy in the sky, And joyful wait our call to 2:0. 494 724, 725 .T. DEATH OF THE WICKED. 79 t L. M. ' A**, The Death of the Sinner and the Scant 1 TIT" HAT scenes of horror and of dread * * Await the sinner's dying bed ! Death's terrors all appear in sight, Presages of eternal night. 2 His sins in dreadful order rise, And fill his soul with sad surprise; Mount Sinai's thunder stuns his ears, And not one ray of hope appears. 3 Tormenting pangs distract his breast; Where'er he turns he finds no rest: Death strikes the blow; he groans and cries, And, in despair and horror dies. 4 Xot so the heir of heavenly bliss: — His soul is fill'd with conscious peace; A steady faith subdues his fear! He sees the happy Canaan near. qui] and serene; rron in bis looks are seen; His Saviour's smile dispels the gloom, And smooths his passage to the tomb. faith and low sincere, My judgment Bound, nay conscience el< ai And, when the toils <>t life are past, May I be Grand in peace at last. 7.>- & M '— •■" Death dread} tful. 1 ¥\EATH! 'tis a melamhoh day -"-^ To those tbaL have no Ciod, When tii.- poor soul is fore'd away To seek ber last abode. 2 In vain to heaven ahe lilts her eyes; But guilt, a heavy chain, 4(J5 726 DEATH. Still drags her downward from the skies To darkness, fire, and pain. 3 Awake, and mourn, ye heirs of hell, Let stubborn sinners fear; You must be driv'n from earth, and dwell A long for ever there. 4 See how the pit gapes wide for you, And flashes in your face ! And thou, my soul, look downwards too, And sing recovering grace. 5 He is a God of boundless love That promis'd heaven to me, And taught my thoughts to soar above, Where happy spirits be. 6 Prepare me, Lord, for thy right hand, Then come the joyful day, Come, death, and some celestial band, To bear my soul away. 7or C. M. / Z O . The Death of a Sinner. 1 Tl/f Y thoughts on awful subjects roll, "*-"■*■ Damnation and the dead: "What horrors seize the guilty soul Upon a dying bed ! 2 Lingering about these mortal shores She makes a long delay, Till like a flood, with rapid force, Death sweeps the wretch away. 3 Then swift and dreadful she descends Down to the fiery coast, Amongst abomiuable fiends, Herself a frightful ghost. 4 There endless crowds of sinner9 lie, And darkness makes their chains; Tortur'd with keen despair they cry, Yet wait for fiercer pains. 496 RESURRECTION. 727, 728 5 Xot all their anguish and their blood For their old guilt atones, Nor the compassions of a God Shall hearken to their groans. 6 Amazing grace, that kept my breath, Nor bid my soul remove, Till I had learn 'd my Saviour's death, And well ensur'd his love! RESURRECTION. 727. (498.) L. M. 1 ]VfO, I'll repine at death no more; **^ But, calm and cheerful, will resign To the cold dungeon of the grave, These dying, with'ring limbs of mine. 2 Let worms devour rny wasting flesh, And crumble all my bones to dust; My God shall raise my frame anew At the revival of the just. 3 Break, sacred morning! through the skies, And usher in that glorious day: Come quickly, Lord! cut short the hours: Thy ling'ring wheels, how long they stay! 4 Haste, then, upon the wings of love, Rouse all the pious sleeping clay, That we may join in heav'nly joys, And sing the triumph of the day. 728. (497.) L. ML 1 ¥ITHAT sinners value, I resign: " Lord ! 'tis enough that thou art mine ! 1 shall behold thy bCufa] face, And stand complete in righteousness. 407 2 y 729 RESURRECTION. 2 This life's a dream, an empty show; But the bright world, to which I go, Hath joys substantial and sincere: When shall 1 wake and find me the^re ! 3 O glorious hour! O blest abode! I shall be near and like my God; And flesh and sin no more control The sacred pleasures of the soul. 4 My flesh shall slumber in the ground, Till the last trumpet's joyful sound; Then burst the chains with sweet surprise, And in my Saviour's image rise. 4 A J. Hope in the Resurrection. 1 rpHROUGH sorrow's night and danger's path, ■*■ Amid the deepening gloom, We soldiers of an injur'd King Are marching to the tomb. 2 There, when the turmoil is no more, And all our powers decay, Our cold remains in solitude Shall sleep the years away. 3 Our labours done, securely laid In this our last retreat, Unheeded o'er our silent dust The storms of life shall beat. 4 Yet not thus lifeless, thus inane, The vital spark shall lie, For o'er life's wreck that spark shall rise To seek its kindred sky. 5 These ashes too, this little dust, Our Father's care shall keep, Till the last angel rise, and break The long and dreary sleep. 498 RESURRECTION. 730, 731 0 Then love's soft dew o'er every eye Shall shed its mildest rays, And the long silent dust shall burst With shouts of endless praise. 7..n (495.) C. M. / ju. jy^ resurrection of the just. 1 TJTOW long shall death, the tyrant, reign, •*- -"■ And triumph o'er the just, While the rich blood of martyrs slain Lies mingled with the dust ? 2 Lo ! 1 behold the scatter'd shades ! The dawn of heav'n appears: The sweet, immortal morning spreads Its blushes round the spheres. 3 1 hear the voice, "ye dead, arise," And lo! the graves obey; And waking saints with joyful eyes Salute th' expected day. 4 They leave the dust, and on the wing Rise to the mid-way air; In shining garments meet their King, And bow before him there. 5 O may our humble spirits stand Among them cloth 'd in white! The meanest place at his right hand Is infinite delight. JUDGMENT. --, P. M. / Jl. Judgment. Rev. i. 7. vi. 14 — 17. xxii. 20. 1 T O! He comes, with clouds descending, ■" Once for favour'd sinners slain: 499 732 JUDGMENT. Thousand thousand saints attending, Swell the triumph of his train: Hallelujah, Jesus now shall ever reign ! 2 Ev'ry eye shall now behold him Rob'd in dreadful majesty; Those who set at naught and sold him, Pierc'd and nail'd him to the tree, Deeply wailing, Shall the great Messiah" see! 5 Ev'ry island, sea, and mountain, Heaven and earth shall flee away; All who hate him must, confounded, Hear the trump proclaim the day: Come to judgment ! Come to judgment ! come away ! 4 Xow redemption, long expected, See in solemn pomp appear! All his saints, by man rejected, Xow shall meet him in the air ! Hallelujah! See the day of God appear! 5 Answer thine own Bride and Spirit, Hasten, Lord, the general doom! The new heav'n and earth t' inherit, Take thy pining exiles home: All creation Travails, groans, and bids thee come ! 6 Yea ! Amen ! let all adore thee, High on thine exalted throne; Saviour! take the pow'r and glory; Claim the kingdoms for thine own ! O come quickly ! Hallelujah ! Come, Lord, come ! \ ■7QO P. M. / O L . The Day of Judgment. 1 T*|AY of judgment,— day of wonders. •*-^ Hark the trumpet's awful sound, 500 JUDGMENT. 732 Louder than a thousand thunders, Shakes the vast creation round! How the summons Will the sinner's heart confound ! -2 See the Judge our nature wearing, Cloth 'd ftk majesty divine! Ye who long for his appearing, Then shall say, c This God is mine!" Gracious Saviour ! Own me in that day for thine ! 3 At his call the dead awaken, Rise to life from earth and sea: All the pow'rs of nature, shaken, By his looks prepare to flee: Careless sinner! What will then become of thee ■ 4 Horrors, past imagination, Will surprise your trembling heart, When you hear your condemnation, * Hence, accursed wretch, depart ! Thou with Satan And his angels har* thy part." 5 But to those who have confessed, Lov'd and serv'd the Lord below, He will say, ■ Come near, ye blessed! See the kingdom 1 bestow ! You for ever Shall my love and glory know. 6 Under sorrows and reproaches, May this thought our courage raise! Swiftly God's great day approaches, Sighs shall then be chang'd to praise ! May we triumph, When the world is Id a blaze ! «oo L. M. 1 oO. Judgment. Isaiah xxi v. 18-*2C/. 1 "HOW great, how terrible that God, iJ- Who sliakes creation with his nod' 501 734 JUDGMENT. He frowns, and earth's foundations shake, And all the wheels of nature break. . 2 Where now, O where shall sinners seek For shelter in the gen'ral wreck? Shall falling rocks be o'er them thrown* See rocks, like snow, dissolving down ! 3 In vain for mercy now they cry; In lakes of liquid fire they lie; There on the naming billows tost. For ever, O, for ever lost! 4 But saints, undaunted and serene, Your eyes shall view the dreadful scene; Your Saviour lives, the worlds expire; And earth and skies dissolve in fire. 5 Jesus, the helpless sinner's friend, To thee my all I dare commend; Thou canst preserve my feeble soul, When lightnings blaze from pole to pole. .„. JL. M. t O^k* Books opened. Rev. xx. 12. 1 1VTETHVNKS the last great day is come,. x" Methinks I hear the trumpet sound, That shakes the earth, rends ev'ry tomb. And wakes the pris'ners under ground. 2 The mighty deep gives up her trust, Aw'd by the Judge's high command; Both small and great now quit their dust; And round the dread tribunal stand. ;3 Behold the awful books display'd, Big with th' important fates of men ! Each word and deed now public made, Written by heaven's unerring pen. 4 To ev'ry soul the books assign The joyous or the dread reward; Sinners in vain lament and pine: No pleas the Judge will here regard. 502 JUDGMENT. 735 5 Lord, when these awful leaves unfold, May life's fair book my soul approve; There may I read my name enroll 'd, And triumph in redeeming love. -„, P.M. i 0*J. Judgment. Jude 14, 15. 1 T O, he comes, array 'd in vengeance, -*-* Riding down the heavenly road: Floods of tury roll before him — Who can meet an angry God ? Tremble, sinners, Who can stand before his rod? 2 Lo, he comes in glory shining: Saints, arise and meet your king ! Glorious captain of salvation, Welcome, welcome, hear them sing ! Shouts of triumph Make the heavens with echoes ring! 5 Now despisers, look and wonder! Hear the dreadful sound * depart,' Rattling like a peal of thunder, Thro' each guilty rebel's heart! Lost for ever, Hope and sinners here must part ! 4 Still they hear the awful sentence, Hell resounds the dreadful roar; While their heartstrings twine with anguish, Trembling on the burning shore!! Justice seals it — Down they sink to rise no more! 5 How they shrink, with horror viewing Hell's deep caverns op*nrog wide! Guilty thoughts, like ghosts pursuing, Plunge them down the rolling tide! Now consider, Ye who scorn the Lamb that died! 6 Hark! ten thousand harps resounding! Form'din bright and grand array: 503 736 JUDGMENT. •l?ee the glorious armies rising, While their captain leads the way ! Heaven before them Opens rui eternal day. 7 Ifi P- AL » «W. Judgment. Matt. xxiv. 32. xxv, 31. — 46. 1 T O, he comes, the King of glory, -" With his chosen tribes to reign; Countless hosts of saints and angels Swell the mighty conqu'ror's train: Now in triumph, Sin and death are captive led. 2 See the rocks and mountains rending, All the nations fill'd with dread: Hark ! the trump of God proclaiming Thro' the mansions of the dead, " Come to judgment," Stand before the Son of Man. 3 Hear the chief among ten thousand, Thus address his faithful few; " Come, ye blessed of my Father, Heaven is prepar'd for you: 1 was hungiy, I was thirsty,- And ye minister'd to me." 4 Bat how awful is the sentence, " Go from me, ye cursed race, To that place of endless torment, Never more to see my face. 1 was hungry, I was thirsty, Ye to me no mercy show'd." 5 Jesus, save a trembling sinner, While thy wrath o'er sinners roll: In this gen'ral wreck of nature, Be the refuge of my soul: [nings Jesus, save me, Jesus save me, when the light Blaze around from pole to pole. 504 ETERNITY. 737. 7S8 j„ P. M. * O ' • Luke xiii. 28 1 QJEE th' Eternal Judge descending — ^ View him seated on his throne ! Now, poor sinner, now lamenting, Stand and hear thy awful doom- Trumpets call thee! Stand and hear thy awful doom. 3 Hear the cries he now is venting, Fill'd with dread of fiercer pain; While in anguish thus lamenting, That he ne'er was born again, Greatly mourning, That he ne'er was born again. 3 u Yonder sits my slighted Saviour, With the marks oi* dying love; Oh, that 1 had sought his ravour, When I felt his Spirit move — Golden moments, When I felt his Spirit move." 4 Now, despisers, look and wonder! Hope and sinners here must part, Louder than a peal of thunder, Hear the dreadful sound, " Depart !" Lost for ever, Hear the dreadful sound, u Depart r* ETERNITY. 1. HAPPFSE8S OP THE RIGHTEOUS. 7oo (518.) C. M. / JO, The heavenly Canaan. 1 fTlHERE is a*land of pure delight, -*- Where saints immortal rein; Infinite day excludes the night, And pleasures banibh pain. 505 g y 739 ETERNITY. 2 There everlasting spring abides, And never- with 'ring fiow'rs: Death, like a narrow sea, divides This heav'nly land from ours. S Sweet fields, beyond the swelling flood, Stand dress'd in living green: So to the Jews old Canaan stood, While Jordan roll'd between. 4 But tim'rous mortals start and shrink, To cross this narrow sea; And linger, shiv'ring on the brink, And fear to launch away. 5 O ! could we make our doubts remove, Those gloomy doubts that rise; And view the Canaan that we love With unbeclouded eyes ! 6 Could we but climb where Moses stood, And view the landscape o'er: Not Jordan's stream, nor death's cold flood, Should fright us from the shore. 7oq C. M. / 0»7. 77^3 everlasting Song. 1 ~U* ARTH has engross'd my love too long! ■" Tis time I lift mine eyes Upward, dear Father, to thy throne, And to my native skies. 2 There the blest man, my Saviour, sits; The God ! how bright he shines ! And scatters infinite delights On all the happy minds. 3 Seraphs, with elevated strains, Circle the throne around; And move and charm the starry plains With an immortal sound. 4 Jesus, the Lord, their harps employs: — Jesus, mv lcfve they sing ! 50G I ETERNITY. 740 Je9us, the life of both our joys, Sounds sweet from every string. s Now let me mount and join their song, And be an angel too; My heart, my hand, my ear, my tongue,— Here's joyful work for you. 6 I would begin the music here, And so my soul should rise: O for some heavenly notes to bear My passions to the skies ! 7 There ye that love my Saviour, sit, There 1 would fain have place, Among your thrones, or at your feet, Bo I might see his face. •7 4 A CM / 4U. The Glory of Christ in Heaven. 1 f\ THE delights, the heavenly joys, " The glories of the place Where Jesus sheds the brightest beams Of his o'erflowing grace! 2 Sweet majesty and awful love Sit smiling on his brow, And all the glorious ranks above At humble distance bow. ■ 3 Archangels sound his lofty praise Through every heavenly street, And lay their highest honours down Submissive at his feet •i This is the man, th' exalted man Whom we unseen adore; But when our eyes behold his face, Our hearts shall love him more. 5 Lord, how our souls are all on fire To see thy bless *d abode, Our tongues rejoice in tunes of praise To our incarnate God. 507 741, 742 ETERNITY. 6 And whilst our faith enjoys this sight We long to leave our clay, And wish thy fiery chariots, Lord, To fetch our souls away. 741 L- M- ' * * • View of Heaven. 1 "II^HEN faith beholds the saints above, * * And hears their strains of Jesus' love; I fain would fly to join their lays, And sing with thera my Saviour's praise. 2 But can my soul such bliss obtain, Whose guilt deserves eternal pain? Can I expect his face to see Throughout a vast eternity ? 3 If heaven be mine, 'tis all of grace, I'll praise him for the lowest place; May I but reach within the door, My anxious soul desires no more. 4 « There, ye that love my Saviour, sit, There I with you would fain have place, Among your thrones or at your feet, So I might see his lovely face.' 7/l9 (510.) C. M. / 4Z. T/ie delights of heaven inconceivable* 1 TYT OR eye hath seen, nor ear hath heard, *•* Nor sense nor reason known, What joys the Father has prepar'd For those that love the Son. 2 But the good Spirit of the Lord Reveals a heav'n to come; The beams of glory in his word Allure and guide us home. 3 Pure are the joys above the sky, And all the region peace; No wanton lips, nor envious eye, Can see or taste the bliss. 508 ETERNITY. 743 -i Those holy gates for ever bar Pollution, sin, and shame; None shall obtain admittance there, But foil Vers of (ne Lamb. 5 He keeps the Father's book of life; There all their names are found; The hypocrite in vain shall strive To tread the heav'nly ground 743. (513.) C. M. 1 XTE grolden lamps of heav'n! farewell, ■*■ With all your feeble light, Farewell, thou ever-changing; moon Pale empress of the night! ■2 And thou, refulgent orb of day, In brighter flames array 'd ! My soul, which springs beyond thy sphere, STo more demands thine aid. 5 Ye stars are but the shining dust Of my divine abode, The pavement of those heav'nly courts, Wnere I shall reign with God. 4 The Father of eternal light Shall there his beams display; Nor shall one moment's darkness mix With that unvary'd day. 5 No more the drops of piercing grief Shall swell into mine eyes; Nor the meridian sun decline Amidst those brighter skies. f> There all the millions of his saints Shall in one song unite, And each the bliss of all shall share With infinite deligh" 509 744, 445 ETERNITY. 744. (515.) C. M. 1 TVOT to the terrors of the Lord, -^ The tempest, fire, anTI smoke; Not to the thunder of that word, Which God on Sinai spoke: 2 But we are come to Zion's hill, The city of our God, Where milder words declare his will, And spread his love abroad. 3 Behold th' innumerable host Of angels, cloth M in light ! Behold the spirits of the just, Whose faith is turn'd to sight! 4 Behold the blest assembly there, Whose names are writ in heav'n ! And God, the Judge of all, declare Their num'rous sins forgiv'n. 5 In such society as this My weary soul would rest ! The man that dwells where Jesua is, Must be for ever blest. 7/i* (516\) C' M' / 40. Anticipation of Heaven. 1 i~iOME, Lord, and warm each languid heart, ^ Inspire each lifeless tongue; And let the joys- of heav'n impart Their influence to our song. 2 Sorrow, and pain, and ev'ry care, And discord there shall cease; And perfect joy and love sincere Adorn the realms of peace. 3 The soul, from sin for ever free, Shall mourn its pow'rno more; But, cloth'd in spotless purity, Redeeming love adore. 510 ETERNITY. 746 * There on a throne, how dazzling bright, Th' exalted Saviour shines, And beams ineffable delight On all the heav'nly minds. 5 There shall the foil Vers of the Laml» Join in immortal songs, And endless honours to his name Employ their tuneful tongues. 6 Lord, tune our hearts to praise and love, Our feeble notes inspire; Till, in thy blissful courts above, We join* th' angelic choir. ~,ir L. If. ' **^' Saints' employ in Heaven. Rev. vii. 9—17. i T^XALTED high at God's right band, -" Nearer the throne than cherubs stand; With glory crown'd, in white array, My wond'ring soul says, "Who are the\ '" -' These are the saints, belov'd of God — ' Wash'd are their robes in Jesus' blood; More spotless than the purest white, They shine in uncreated light. 3 Brighter than angels, lo, they shine, Their glories great, and all divine: Tell me their origin, and say. Their order what, and whence came they ? 4 Thro' tribulation great they came, They bore the cross, and scorn 'd the shame Within the living temple bl. In God they dwell, and on bin 5 Unknown to mortal ears the\ The sacred glories of their k Tell me the subject of their lays, And whence their loud exalted' pn 511 747, 748 ETERNITY. 6 Jesus, the Saviour, is their theme; They sing the wonders of his name; To him ascribing pow'r and grace, Dominion and eternal praise. 717 L. M. ' "* ' • Heaven alone can satisfy the soul. 1 pROM this world's joys and senseless mirth, *■ O come, my soul! in haste retire; Assume the grandeur of thy birth, And to thy native heav'n aspire. 2 Tis heav'n alone can make thee blest. Can ev'ry wish and want supply; Thy joy, thy crown, thy endless rest, Are all above the lofty sky. 3 Eternal mansions ! bright array ! O blest exchange ! transporting thought ! Free from th' approaches of decay, Or the least shadow of a spot. 4 There shall mortality no more Its wide extended empire hoast; Forgotten all its dreadful pow'r, In life's unbounded ocean lost. 5 There dwells the sov'reign Lord of all, The God that all the worlds adore; With whom is bliss that cannot pall, And joys that last for ever more. - | o P. M. / 4 O . Heaven. John xiv. 2. I Tl IGH in yonder realms of light, " Dwell the raptur'd saints above, Far beyond our feeble sight, Happy in ImmanuePs love ! -2 Pilgrims in this vale of tears, Once they knew, like us below, Gloomy doubts, distressing fears, Tor'ting pain, and heavy wo. 512 ETERNITY. 749 3 But these days of weeping o;er, Past this scene of toil and pain, They shall feel distress no more, Never — never weep again ! 4 'Mid the chorus of the skies, 'Mid tii* angelic lyres above, Hark — their songs melodious rise, Songs of praise to Jesus' love ! 5 Happy Spirits! ye are fled, \\ here no grief can entrance find, LulPd to rest the aching head, Sooth 'd the anguish of the mind ! i-y tear is wip'd away, Sighs no more shall heave the breast; ' is lost in endless day — Sorrow — in eternal rest ' 7 iq l- H- i kir. L/jnging for Glory. I I '1A hound for New Jerusalem, * Thither my best beloved's gone: The righteous branch of Jesse's stem, Til lie I've fixM my heart upon. 8 Pain would 1 climb above the skies, To see the beauties of his face; My faith would into vision rise, And hope would oease in his ein 3 [languish with extreme desire, The object of my love to 0 kr me in love's Bamei expine, That 1 may with my Je^us be. 4 This life "s a pilgrimage of care; When will the happy mmi on come, That 1 shall breathe celestial air, And settle in ruy native h 513 T50, 751 ETERNITY. 2. PUNISHMENT OF THE WICKED. ' Dy}. Hell.— Mark ix. 48. 1 TJELL! 'tis a word of dreadful sound; •"•"*• It chills the heart and shocks the ear; It spreads a sickly damp around, And makes the guilty quake with fear. 2 Far from the utmost verge of day, Its frightful, gloomy region lies; Fierce flames amidst the darkness play, And thick sulphureous vapours rise. 5 Conscience, the never dying worm, With constant torture gnaws the heart, And wo and wrath, in ev'ry form, Inflame the wounds, increase the smart. 4 The wretches rave, o'erwhelm'd with wo, And bite their everlasting chains; But with their rage their torments grow, Resentment but augments their pains. 5 Sad world indeed ! what heart can bear, Hopeless, in all these pains to lie; Rack'd with vexation, grief, despair, And ever dying, never die ! 6 ' Lord, save a guilty soul from hell, Who seeks thy pard'ning, cleansing blood; O let me in thy kingdom dwell, To praise my Saviour and my God. " 7*n s. M. / O I . The final Sentence and JYIisery of the Wicked. Matt. xxv. 41. 1 A ND will the Judge descend? ■"■ And must the dead arise5 And not a single soul escape His all-discerning eyes! 514 DISMISSIONS AND DOXOLOGIES. 752 And from his righteous lips Shall this dread sentence sound; And, through the numerous guilty throng, Spread black despair around? 1 Depart from me, accurs'd, To everlasting flame, For rebel-angels first prepar'd, Where mercy never came.-, How Avill my heart endure The terrors of that day; When earth and heaven, before his face, Astonish'd, shrink away? But ere that trumpet shakes The mansions of the dead; Hark, from the gospel's cheering sound, What joyful tidings spread ! Ye sinners, seek his grace, Whose wrath ye cannot bear; Fly to the shelter of his cross, And find salvation there. So shall that curse remove, By which the Saviour bled; And the last awful day shall pour His blessings on your head. DISMISSIONS AND DOXOLOGIES. DISMISSIONS. 752. P. *- \ T ORD, dismiss us with thy blessing — •" Fill our hearts with joy and peace; Let us each, thy love possessing, Triumph in redeeming grace; Oh, refresh us! Traveling through this wilderness. 515 753, 754 dismissions and 2 Thanks we give, and adoration, For thy gospel's joyful sound; May the "fruits of thy salvation In our hearts and lives abound: May thy presence With us evermore be found. 3 So, whene'er the signal's giv'n, Us from earth to call away; Borne on angels' wings to heav'n, Glad to leave our cumb'rous clay, May we, ready, Rise and reign in endless day! 7^o L. M. too. Dismission; or, a parting Hymn. 1 p HRISTI ANS ! brethren! ere we part, ^ Join ever}7 voice and every heart, One solemn hymn to God we raise: One final song of grateful praise. 2 Christians, we here may meet no more, But there is yet a happier shore; And there releas'd from toil and pain, Brethren we shall meet again. 3 Now to God the Three in One, Be eternal glory done; Raise, ye saints, the sound again, Ye nations join the loud ame>~. -,r | P- M. / J 4 . The Peace of God shall keep, &c. 1 rriHE peace which God alone reveals, J- And by his word of grace imparts, Winch ouly the believer feels, Direct, and keep, and cheer our hearts, 2 And may the holy Three in One, The Father, Word, and Comforter, Pour an abundant blessing down On every soul assembled here! 516 doxologies. 755 — 758 755. p. m. 1 rpHlS God is the God we adore, •*- Our faithful, unchangeable friend; Whose love is as large as his pow'r, And neither knows measure nor end; rris Jesus, the first and the last, Whose Spirit shall guide us safe home; We'll praise him for all that is past, And trust him for all that's to come. ■ «?0. Dismission. 1 i"|NCE more, before we part, " Great God, attend our pray'r; And seal the gospel on the heart Of ev'ry person here. 2 And if we meet no more, On Zion's holy ground; O may we reach that blissful shore, Where all thy saints are bound. -„ P. M. ' J * • At parting. 2 Cor. xiii. 14. 1 "IV/fAY the grace of Christ, our Saviour, -*•" And the Father's boundless love, With the Holy Spirit's favour, Rest upon us from above. 2 Thus may we abide in union, With each other and the Lord : And possess, in sweet communion, Joys which earth cannot afford. 758. (380- ) P- M. 1 rp HANKS for mercies past receive; -■- Pardon of our sins renew; Teach us henceforth how to live, With eternity in view. 517 759 — 761 dismissions and 2 Bless thy word to old and young; Grant us, Lord! thy peace and love; And when life's short course is run, Take us to thy house ahove. 7rQ (331.) L. M. / DV. The Christian farewell 1 rPHY presence, everlasting God! -** Wide through all nature spreads abroad : Thy watchful eyes, which never sleep, In ev'ry place thy children keep. 8 While near each other we remain, Thou dost our lives and pow'rs sustain; \V nen sep'rate, we rejoice to share Thy counsels and thy gracious care. 3 To thee we now commit our ways, And still implore thy heav'nly grace; Still cause thy face on us to shine, And guard and guide us still as thine. 4 Give us, in thy beloved house, Again to pay cur grateful vows; Or, if that joy no more be known, Give us to meet around thy throne. DOXOLOGIES. 760. L. ML 'pO God the Father, God the Son, -■■ And God the Spirit, Three in One, Be honour, praise, and glory given, By all on earth, and all in heaven. 761. C.M. NOW let the Father and the Son And Spirit be ador'd, "WTiere there are works to make him known, Or saints to love the Lord. 518 doxologies. 762 — 765 762. c. m. HHO Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, •*- The God whom we adore, Be everlasting honours paid, Henceforth, for evermore. 763. c. m. TO God the Father, God the Son, Your grateful voices raise; And God the Spirit, Three in one, frive an immortal praise. 764. c. m. 4 LL glory to th' Eternal Three, -^ And undivided One; To Father, Son, and Spirit, be Coequal honours done. 765. P m ■p ATHER, Son, and Holy Spirit, ■*- Thou the God whom we adore; May we all thy love inherit, To thine image us restore; Vast Eternal ! Praises to thee evermore. ■5VJ TABLE OF FIRST LINES. The Jigures express the numbers of the Hymns as they are arranged. A BSURD and vain attempt! to bind - - 695 J. \. Affliction is a stormy deep - 461 Ah, what can I, a sinner, do 262 Alas I and did my Saviour bleed - 133 All glory to the Eternal Three - 764 All-powerful, self-existent God .... 21 All ye who laugh and sport with death - - 236 Almighty Father, gracious Lord - 87 Amazing sight .' the Sa\ icui stands ... 200 Amidst a world of hopes and fears ... ]7« Amid the intend >urs of thy state ... 38 Am I a soldier of the cross 462 And am I born to die - 231 And am I only born to die 232 And art thou with us, gracious Lord ... 78 And is the go-pel peace anil love - . - - - 120 And kt our bodies part 649 And let this feeble body fail 473 And must this body die -^ 709 And now the scales have left mine i And shall we still be slaves 130 And will the great Eternal God .... 595 And will the Judge descend 751 And will the Lord thus condescend ... 202 roll the rock away 145 Another fleeting day is gone .... 630 Another six days' w'ork is done .... Ari^e. my -jouI, ante 157 As on the cross the Saviour hung - - - - 2')'< Assembled at tliy gi\at command - - - .S40 A- pants the hart for cooling spring! - - - 422 Author of life and bliss 137 Awake, awake, m> llugrUA MtU - - - - 234 Awake, my soul, and w ith tin son Awake, my soul, in joyful lays .... 328 Away from every mortal care - - - - 503 BACKSLIDKKS, who your misery feel - - 408 Backward with humble shame we look - <*<) i Before Jehovahs awful throne - - . . 44 Behold a stranger at the door .... 204 Behold.' loiiL'-wish'd-for spring is come - - 602 TABLE OF FIRST LINES. Behold. O Israel's God - 655 Behold, the blind their sight receive - - - 119 Behold the expected time draw near - - - 535 Behold the amazing- sight 141 Behold the Saviour of mankind - 142 Behold the wretch, whose lust and wine - - 250 Behold what condescending love .... 510 Behold, where in a mortal form 115 Besid- the gospel pool 292 Bleak winter is subdu'd at length - - - 601 Bless'd are the humble souls who see - 209 Bless'd are the undenTd in heart - 210 Bless'd be the Father and his love ... 42 Blest be the tie that binds 432 Bless'd is the man, for ever bless'd - - - 565 Blest is the man whose heart expands- - - 666 Bles3'd Jesus, when my soaring thoughts - - 388 Blest Lord, behold the* guilty scorn Bless'd with the joys of innocence • 89 Blow ye the trumpet, blow 186 Bright as the sun's meridian blaze - - - 54S Bright King of glory, dreadful God - - - 100 Bright source of everlasting love - ... 354 Brightest and best of the sons of the morning - 113 Brother in Christ, and well-belov'd - - - 539 By the thoughtless world derided - - - - 7 Bv various maxims, forms, and rules - - - 311 CHILDREN of the heavenly King 455 _ Christ, the Lord, is risen to-day - - - 147 Christians! brethren! ere we part - . - - 753 Come, dearest Lord, and feed thy sheep - - 627 Come, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost 512 Come, gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove - - 113 Come hither, all ye weary souls - - - - 193 Come, holy Spirit, heavenly Dove - - - 1"4 Come, humble sinner, in whose breast - - - 216 Come, let me love, or is my mind - 197 Come, let our mournful songs record - - - 123 Come, let us join our cheerful songs ... 136 Come, let us lift our voices high - 140 Come, Lord, and warm each languid heart - - 745 Come, my fond fluttering heart - 269 Come, my soul, tl.y suit prepare - - - 265 Come, said Jesus' sacred voice - 221 Come see on bloody Calvary ----- 523 Come sound his praise abroad - - - - 50 Come, thou fount of every blessing - - - 452 Comfort, ye ministers of grace 547 Come, ye sinners, poor and wretched - - - Come, ye that love the Lord 368 TABLE OF FIRST LINES. Convinc'd of sin. men now begin Courage, my soul, while God is near - DAY of judgment, day of wonders - Dead be my heart to all below Dearest of all the names above - Dearest Saviour, help thy servant - Dear friend of friendless sinners, hear Dear Jesus, let thy pitying eye Dear Lord my best desires fulfil - Dear Saviour, if these lambs should stray - Dear Shepherd of thy people, here Death! 'i is a melancholy day - Deep are the wounds which sin has made - Depth of mercy ! can there be - Do not I love thee, O my Lord - Draw near, O Son of God, draw near - Dread Sovereign, let my evening song- Ijl ARLY, my God, without delay -4 Earth has engrossed my love too long - Eat, drink, in mem'ry of your friend Knsi;i\ d by sin, and bound in chains - uip me fbi Ere ihe blue heavens were stretch'd abroad - Equip me for the war Eternal and immortal King ■ Eternal God, almighty cause - Eternal Power! whose high abode Eternal Spirit, source of light Eternal Spirit, 'twas thy breath - Eternal Spirit, we eonfem - Eternity is just at hand Every fallen soul, by sinning - Every m iment brings me nearer - Exalted high at God's right hand - Exert thy pow'r, thy right* maintain - FAIN would in> soul with wonder trace - Fairest nf all the lights above Fair Sion's K i 1 1 jr . we suppliant bow Faith adds in w charms to earthly bli Far from my thoughts, vain world b Par from the world, O Lord, I Bee Far from thy fold, O God, my feet Father! at thy call I come .... Father divine, the Saviour cried - Father divine, thy piercing eye - Father, God, who seest in me Father, how wide thy glories shine Father, I bless thy gentle hand - Father of faithful A bra'm hear Father of mercies, how thine ear - Father of mercies, in thy house - 597 725 168 413 386 561 640 504 739 520 322 562 99 40 18 181 212 321 475 746 I 489 59. i 31.^ 4X- 375 30-1 297 5«. 459 f£3 5<,o #66 TABLE OF FIRST LINES. Father of glory! to thy name - Father of mercies, God of love - - Father of mercies, in thy word -'.-'- Father, Son, and Holy Ghost - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit ... Firm was my health, my day was bright For a season calfd to part - - - - For ever blessed be the Lord - From his low bed of mortal dust - From this world's joys and senseless mirth - GIVE thanks to God most high - Give to our God immortal praise - Give to the Lord, ye sons of fame - Give to the winds thy fears - Glorious things of thee are spoken Glory be to God on high - Glory to God who reigns above - G lory to thee, my God, this night - Go, and the Saviour's grace proclaim - Go, friends of Jesus, and proclaim Go through the gates, 'tis God commands - Go, ye heralds of salvation - Go, ye messengers of God - God from the throne with piercing eye9 God is a name my soul adores - God is a Spirit just and wise- ... God is the refuge of his saints ... God moves in a mysterious way - God, my supporter, and my hope - God of eternity, from thee - God of my life, whose gracious pow'r - God of my life, to thee belong - " - God of my life, to thee - God of my life, look gently down - God of my mercy and my praise - God of mercy ! God of grace God of our lives, thy constant care God of the morning, at whose voice - God, to correct the world - Grace! 'tis a charming sound - Gracious Lord, incline thiire ear - Great God, accept our songs of praise Great God, as seasons disappear - Great God, at whose all-powerful call Great God, how infinite ait thou - Great God, indulge my humble claim - Great God, in vain man's narrow view Great God ! my early vows to thee Great God, now condescend - Great God of wonders, all thy ways - Great God ! the nations of the earth - 41 282 3 441 767 679 651 176 717 747 110 46 22 72 583 49 102 631 544 543 549 550 545 213 17 29 71 69 287 705 469 609 643 674 116 25S 608 613 687 316 281 668 605 598 20 389 19 619 658 352 532 TABLE OF FIRST LINES. I .oil, we ling that mighty hand Great God ! \\ hat hosts of angels stand Gnat Lord of all, thy matchless power Great Lord of angels ! we adore - Great ua< the day, the joy was great - louree of life Guide me, O thon great Jehovah - HAD I the tongues of Greeks and Jews - Hail boundless love, that first began - Hail, great Creator, a ise and good Hail! my everolessed Jesus - • Hail.' thon dnee despised Jesus - Happy i< he whose early years - Happy the heart when- graci - n ign - Happy the hours, the golden days Happy the man whose wishes climb Hark! from on high a solemn voice - Hark ! from the torn')-, a doleful -omul Hark! 'tis our heavenh leader's voice Hark ! 'tis the Saviour's voice l hear - Hark, my -out. it i> the Lord Hark ! the glad *onnd, the Saviour comes - Hark! the song of Jubilee • Hark! die voice of love and mercy Hark! what celestial notes - Hark! what triumphant straim are there - . 0 inner, t<» be \\ i-- ... Hie da >. the frw ad ol linni rs di - Hell! 'tis a word of dreadful sound my cross, my dying God - Here at th] table, Lord, w< mo - High in rondei reahni of light High let us swell our tuneful notes High on his everlasting throne Hoty and reverend is the name Holy Ghost, dispel our sado Holy, holy, holy, Lord Hofj Lord God 1 I love thy trath Hoaanna t<> the Sun ..... Hosmna to the n<\.ii Son .... Hosanna with a cheerful sound How are th) servants bleat, O Lord How beauti out are their feet How blest the lacn d tie that hinds How can a SUUH r kn >w .... How CMiidi Seending and how kind How do thy mereii - close me round Haw great, bow terrible, that God How happy, gracious Lord, are we How happy is the pilgrim's lot - How long shall death, the ivrant, reign 58 325 346 652 438 395 372 722 701 143 192 387 105 530 139 104 531 218 144 750 132 525 10S 5tv0 28 180 43 421 135 347 615 81 351 433 356 131 467 733 382 451 730 TABLE OF FIRST LINES How lost was my condition - How lovely, how divinely sweet How oft, alas ! this wretched hear How sad and awful is my state How sad our state by nature is How shall a lost sinner in pain How shall the young secure their hearts How short and hasty is our life - How sweet the name of Jesus sounds How tedious and tasteless the hours How vain are all thing's here below How various and how new - How vast is the tribute I owe I AND my house will serve the Lord I ask'd the Lord that I might grow I hear a voice that comes from far I know that my Redeemer lives - I love the Lord ; but ah ! how far I love the Lord ; he heard my cries I love thy Zion, Lord - I love to steal awhile away - I saw beyond the tomb - I send the joys of earth away I thirst, but not as once I did I thirst, thou wounded Lamb of God - I was a grovelling creature once - I would, but cannot sing I'll praise my Maker whilst I've breath I'm bound for New- Jerusalem I my Ebenezer raise -,-'-- Indulgent Father, by whose care - Indulgent God ! to thee I raise - Indulgent God, to thee we pray - Indulgent Sovereign of the skies - Infinite grace ! and can it be - - In glad amazement, Lord, I stand In sleep's serene oblivion laid In songs of sublime adoration and praise In sweet exalted strains - In the floods of tribulation - In thy great name, O Lord, we come - In vain my fancy strives to paint In vain opposing nations rage In vain would boasting reason find In what confusion earth appears - Israel, in ancient days - - - - JEHOVAH'S grace, how full, how free Jehovah speaks, " Seek ye my face," Jesus, and shall it ever be - Jesus, full of all compassion Jesus, help thy fallen creature TABLE OF FIRST LINES. flam, if still the same thou art - I -till thou art to-day ' rm invites his saints Jesus is gone above the skies Jesus, lover of my soul .'esu*, my all, to heaven is gone - JetUf, my Lord, how rich thy grace i\ Saviour, and my God - Jetlia, my SuMout, Brother, Friend . . strength, my hope ur triumphant nemo - Jesus shall reign where'er the sun ou dear redeeming Lord - y blessings are not few - leaus, thy boundless love to me I'-sus, thy wandering sheep behold loin all the glorious names - J <»y to the world, the Lord is come 'iKtoVr the grave I hung .... KINDRED, and friends, and native land Kindred in Christ, for his dear sake - LADEN with guilt, and full of fVars Lamb 01' God ! lor sinners slain - Lamb of God, we fall before thee Let all the heathen writers join - Let all who truly bear Let av'rue, bome from shore to shore - Let carnal Blinds the world pursue h and heaven agree - L- t '\ iy ear attend Let others boast how strong they be Let Pharisees of high esteem - Let the high heavens your longl invite Let the whole race of creatures lie Lei thoughtless thousands choose the road - Let Zion's watchmen all awake - Life is a -pan, a fleeting hour Life i> the time to serve the Lord - Lift up MUM of light Like iiartimi u>, we are blind Lo, he cornea, anuy'd in vengeance Lo .' be conn -, the King of elory - Lo! he cornea, with clouds descending Lo, what a pleasing sight .... Long as I live I'll bless thy name Lord, all I am is known to thee - Lord, and am I yet alive .... Laid ! at thy feet I prostrate fall - Lord ! at thy feet in dust I lie Lord, at thy table I behold .... B TABLE OF FIRST LINES. Lord ! didst thou die, but not for me - - - 303 Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing - 752 Lord, how delightful "tis to see - - - 639 Lord, I am pauvd, but I resign - - - 672 Lord, I am thine, entirely thine - 590 Lord ! I am vile, conceived in sin ... 254 Lord, I cannot let thee go 440 Lord, in the days of youth 671 Lord of my life, O may thy praise ... 616 Lord of the Sabbath, hear our vows ... 505 Lord of the worlds above 500 Lord, send thy word, and let it fly 537 Lord! shed a beam of heavenly day - - - 251 Lord, thou hast searchVI and seen me through - 25 Lord, thou wilt hear me when I pray ... 642 Lord, "tis a pleasant thing to stand ... 502 Lord, we come before thee now .... 497 Lord, we confess our num'rous faults ... 388 Lord, what a thoughtless wretch was I - - 94 Lord, what our ears have heard .... 508 Lord, what was man when made at first - .- 92 Lord, when together here we meet ... 650 Lord, when we cast our eyes abroad - 543 Love divine, all love excelling .... 423 Love divine, how sweet the sound ... 391 MAX has a soul of vast desires ... 225 May the grace of Christ our Saviour - - 757 Men of God, go take your stations - - - 539 Methinks the last great day is come ... 734 Mistaken souls, that dream of heaven ... 323 Must friends and kindred droop and die - - 710 My barns are full, my stores increase - 219 My brethren, from my heart belov'd ... 563 My dear Redeemer, and my Lord - - - 114 My drowsy pow'is, why sleep ye so 410 My Father! cheering name - - - - - 428 My flying years time urges on 656 My former hopes are fled 264 My God ' and is thy table spread ... 526 My God, how endless is thy love ... - 612 My God, my life, my love .... - 55 My God, my portion, and my love ... 286 My God, permit me not to be .... 426 My God, the spring of all my joys - - - 472 My God, thy boundless love I praise - - - 33 My God, thy service well demands - 682 My gracious, loving Lord 278 My heart, how dreadful hard it is - - - 411 My hope, my all, my Saviour thou - - - 331 My hope, my portion, and my God ... 175 TABLE OF FIRST LINES. My Lord ! in whose presence I live - - 425 My rising soul, with strong desires - - - 383 My song; shall bless the Lord of all - - - 111 My si, ul doth magnify the Lord - 363 My soul, repeat his praise 36 My soul, the awful hour will come ... 676 My s. ml, the minutes haste away - - - - 233 My spirit looks to God alone .... 473 My thoughts on awful subjects roll ... 726 NO. I'll repine at death no more ... 727 Nor eye hath seen, nor ear hath heard - 742 Not all the blood of beasts 320 Not all the nobles of the earth .... 368 Not by the law of innocence - - - - 318 Not from relentless fate's dark womb ... 73 Not from the dust affliction grows ... 460 Not to the terrors of the Lord .... 744 Now begin the heavenly theme .... 350 Now be that sacrifice survey'd .... 142 Now, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost - - - 659 Now from the altar of our hearts .... 637 Now I have found the ground wherein - - 357 Now in the heat of youthful blood ... 652 Now is th' aeeepTt.d time - 1L.3 Now is the time, th* accepted hour ... 230 • our drooping hearts revi\e - • - 578 Now let our le-arts conspire to raise' - - - 667 Now let the Father, and the Son - - - - 761 • our cheerful strains - - - \5'> Now the shades of night are gone ... 623 ppy dawning - 586 O BLESS the Lord', my soul .... 5} O could I find some peaceful bow'r - - 401 O could I sjM-ak the matchless worth - - - 326 O for a glance of h- a\enl\ day - . ... 251 <) for that tenderni -s o! heart .... 250 O God of Jacob, by whose hand .... 437 O God ofZion ! from thy throne .... 570 O God to whom 111 Beth reveal'd .... 30s O happy soul, that lives on high .... 3Co, O Lord, a: other day is flown .... 633 O Lord, my best desires fulfil .... 429 O Lord, rny God, in mercy turn - - - . 266 O Lord, our languid souls inspire - - - 403 o lore (brine, ho* iweel thou art - - - 324 () love diwne ! what hast thou done ... 330 O my soul, what mean- this -adms - 399 O that I could repent ------ 249 IO that I could repent ------ 252 ' "'"""" " TABLE OF FIRST LINES O that I knew the sacred place O that I were as heretofore - O that I were as heretofore - O that my load of sin were gone - O that the Lord would guide my ways O the delights, the heavenly joys - O the delights, the heavenly joys - O thou before whose gracious throne O thou God of my salvation - O thou that hear'st when sinners cry O thou who dost in secret see O thou who this mysterious bread O thou, whose beams serenely bright O thou, whose tender mercy hears O 'tis enough, I ask no more O what a pleasure 'tis to see - O what amazing words of grace - O when wilt thou my Saviour be - O Zion, when I think of thee O'er those gloomy hills of darkness Of all the joys we mortals know - Of him who did salvation bring - Oft as the bell, with solemn toll - Oh could I find from day to day - Oh for a closer walk with God Oh for a thousand tongues to sing Oh, how divine, how sweet the joy Oh, if my soul was form'd for wo - Oli may the pow'r which melts the rock Oh, that the Lord would hear my cry Oh, turn, great Ruler of the skies Oh what stupendous mercy shines Oh where shall rest be found Omnipresent God, whose aid On Jordan's stormy banks I stand On Judah's plabis as shepherds sat On the brink of fiery ruin - On the mountain's top appearing - On this sweet morn my Lord arose On thee, great Ruler of the skies - Once more, before we part - Once more my eyes behold the day Once more my soul the rising day Once more we keep the sacred day One there is, above all others Our country is Immanuel's ground Our days, alas ! our mortal days - Our Lord is risen from the dead - Our Sabbaths come so welcome on Our souls with pleasing wonder view rABLJS OF FIRST LINES PARENT of rood ! thy works of might Paschal Lamb, by God appointed - Peace be on litis house bestow*d - ihe welcome sound proclaim - Pity the nations, O our God - Plung'd in a gulf of dark despair Poor, weak, and worthless, though I am Piaise, happy land, Jehovah's name - Praise jre the Lord, who reigns above - Pny'r is the soul's sincere desire - Pray'r was appointed to convey - Precious Bible ! what a treasure - Proclaim, said Christ, God's wondrous grace Prostrate, dear Jesus, at thy feet - Proud Babylon yet waits her doom RAISE, thoughtless sinner, raise thine ey Raise your triumphant songs Rejoice in God, the word commands - Rejoice, the Saviour reigns - Rejoice, ye shining worlds on high Return, my roving heart, return - Return, O wanderer, return Rock of ages, shelter me - SAFELY through another week Salvation, O the joyful sound Saviour, canst thou love a traitor - Saviour, visit thy plantation - - - Say, sinner, hath a voice within - See, from Zion's sacred mountain See, gracious God, before thy throne - See how the rising sun - lee Israel's gentle Shepherd stand See tir Eternal Judge descending See what a living stone- ... Self righteous soul', on works rely Shall atheists dare insult the cross Shepherd of Israel, bend thine ear I of Israel, thou didst lead Shepherd of Israel, thou dost keep Shepherd of souls, if thou indeed 'Shine on our souls, eternal God - .Show pity, Lord, O Lord, forgive DJ freely did appear ire call'd to part - Sing to the Lord, who loud proclaims Sin nath a thousand treacherous arts - Sinners, approach your dying Lord Sinner, art thou still secure ... Sinners ! the voice of God regard Sinners, this solemn truth regard TABLE OF FIRST LINES. Sinners, Mill you scorn the message - 187 Smote by the law, I'm justly slain - - - 268 So let our lips and lives express - - - 446 Some seraph lend your heavenly tongue - - 15 Songs of immortal praise belong - - - 27 Sovereign Ruler, Lord of all .... 283. Sovereign Ruler of the skies ... - 428 Spirit! leave thine house of clay - - - 716 Slay, thou insulted Spirit, stay - 228 Stem winter throws his icy chains ... 606 Stop, poor sinner, stop and think - 240 Stoop down, my thoughts, that us'd to rise - - 247 Stretch *d on the cross, the Saviour dies - - 125 Stricken, smitten, and afflicted - 126 Supreme High-priest, the pilgrim's light - - 300 Sure the blest Comforter is nigh - 177 Sweet is the mem'ry of thy grace - 31 Sweet is the work, my God, my King - 506 Sweet the moments, rich in blessing - 375 Sweet was the time when first I felt - 397, TEACH me the measure of my days - - 702 Tell me no more of earthly joys - 443 Terrible thought ! shall I alone - 245 Thanks for mercies past receive - 758 That awful hour will soon appear - 704 The Christian navigates a sea - ■ - 459 The darkened sky, how thick it lowr's - • - - 460 The day is past and gone 635 The eagle fond her charge awakes ... 85 The gold and silver are the Lord's ... 663 The grave is now a favour'd spot - 723 The hour of my departure's come ... 480 The King of heaven his table spreads - - - 195 The Lord, how fearful is his name 66 The Lord in Zion plac'd his name - - - - 501 The Lord is risen indeed 150 The Lord of earth and sky 610 The Lord of life, with glory crown'd - - - 153 The Lord my pasture shall prepare - 79 The Lord, who truly knows ----- 485 The Lord will happiness divine 255 The man is ever blest ------ 212 The morning flow'rs display their sweets - - 706 The mighty deep gives up her trust - - - 733 The new-born child of gospel grace - - - 367 The peace which God alone reveals - 754 The promises I sing ------ The Saviour calls, let ev'ry ear - - - - 194 The spacious firmament on high - - - - 59 The Spirit breathes upon the w ord - - - 10 TABLE OF FIRST LINES. The spring, great God, at thy command - - 604 The sun is fast descending ----- 458 The time is short, the season near ... 227 The wandering star, and fleeting wind - - 409 Thee we adore, Eternal name - - - - 703 Thee we adore, Eternal word - - - - 101 There is a fountain fil I'd with blood - - - 327 There is a glorious world on high - - - 372 There is a Boose not made with hand9 - - 721 There is a land of pure delight - - - - 738 There is a voice of sovereign grace - - - 241 They that have made their refuge God - - 77 This feast was Jesus' high behest - 521 This God is the God we adore • 755 1 In- )- the day the Lord hath made - - - 507 1 'his is the feast of heavenly wine - 515 Thou art my portion, O my God - 392 Thou art, O* God, a Spirit pure - M Thou God of glorious majesty - 248 Thou great mysterious God unknown- - - 293 Thou hidden God for whom I groan - - - 288 Thou Shepherd of Israel divine - 377 Though in the earthly church below - - - 581 Though nature's voice you must obey - - - 711 Through all the various shifting scene - - 68 Through shades and solitudes profound - - 211 Through sorrow'- night, and danger's path - 727 Thus cud the pious Abraham pray - - - 657 Thus far the Lord hath led me on - 629 Thus ipake the Saviour, when he sent - - 565 Thy eraseJeai unexhausted love - - - - 32 Thy life I read, my dearest Lord - - - - 713 Thy presence, everlasting God - 759 Thy presence, gracious God, afford - - - 494 Thy way, O God, is in the sea .... 82 Thy ways, O Lord, with wise design ... 84 I i- a point I long to know 308 "lis by the faith of joyi to tome ... - 314 Tisfinish'd! m> the Sarioor eried - - - 138 . il from those we love to go 676 'Tis midnight, and on Olive's brow - - - 122 ' I i- my happiness below 444 Tis sweet to rest in lively hope - 474 lis u iadf »ni, mercy, love divine - 86 I o calm the sorrows of the mind - ... 74 To-day the Saviour rose 637 To-day we lay the corner-stone - 594 To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost - - - - 762 To God the Father, God the Son - - - 760 To God the Father, God the Son - - - 762 TABLE OF FIRST LINES. To God the only wise - 295 To God the universal King ----- 39 To languish for his native air 477 To our Redeemer's glorious name - 353 To praise the ever bounteous Lord - - - 603 To thee let my first offerings rise - - - 620 To thee, O God, my prayer ascends - - - 285 To thy great name, O Prince of peace - - 573 To your Creator God 48 Twas by an order from the Lord ... 2 'Twas for our sake, eternal God 127 'Twas God who hurl'd the rolling spheres - - 23 'Twas in the watches of the night - - - 64i Twas on that dreadful, doleful night - - - 514 UNCERTAIN how the way to find - - - 400 Upward I lift mine eyes ... - 76 VAIN man, on foolish pleasures bent Vast are thy works, Almighty Lord - - 70 Vital spark of heavenly flame ... - 482 WE lift our hearts to thee - - - - 622 We sing the almighty powerof God - - 60 We sing the wise, the gracious plan - - - 339 Weary of wandering from my God - - - 415 Welcome, thou well belov'd of God - - - 591 Welcome, welcome, blessed servant - - - 571 Welcome, welcome, dear Redeemer - 305 Welcome, ye hopeful heirs of heav 'ii - - • 592 Well, the Redeemer's gone l5r> We've no abiding city here ----- 447 What are possessions, fame, and pow'r 97 What cheering words are these - - - - 468 What contradictions meet 558 What ecstasy of joy ------- 123 What equal honours shall we bring What heavenly man, or lovely God ' - What if death my sleep invade - - - - What is our God, or what his name - What is the thing of greatest price - What is this passing scene What language now salutes the ear - What mean these jealousies and fears - What scenes of horror and of dread What sinners value I resign . - - - What strange perplexities arise - - - - What thousands never knew the road - What various hind 'ranees we meet When any turn from Zion's way - - - - When at a distance, Lord, we trace - When bending o'er the brink of life - - - When blooming youth is snatch'd away TABLE OF FIRST LINES. When darkness long has veiPd my mind When death appears before my sight - When faith beholds the saints above - When fix) wning death appears When gloomy thoughts, and fears When God's own people stand in need When God reveal'd his gracious name When heaven does grant, at certain times ■ When I can read my title clear - When I survey the wondrous cross When in the dark and dreadful gloom - When in the light of faith divine - When Israel through the desert pass'd When Jerai dwelt in mortal clay - When languor and disease invade When life's tempestuous storms are o'er When marshall'd on the nightly plain When mortal man resigns his breath - When night descends in sable guise - When, O dear Jesus, when shall I When Paul was parted from his friends When rising from the bed of death When the poor leper's ease I read Whence has the world her magic pow'r Where are the dead ? In heaven or hell Where shall die tribes of Adam find - Where two or three together meet Where two or three, with sweet accord Wherefore should man, frail child of clay While justice waves her vengeful hand While o'er our guilty land, O Lord While on the verge of life I stand While thee I s«-< k. protecting Pow'r - While to the (rare our friends are borne Why do we mourn departing friends - Why should a living man complain Why should thii earth delight ib so Why should we -tart and fear to die Why Milk- my weak d» -sponding mind Why will ye lavish out your lean Will the pardoning God despise - Winter ha- a joj for me With eye impartial, heaven's high King With rraterol hearta and tuneful tayi - With heavenly pow'r, O Lord, defend With ■ketone h< arts, and weeping eyes With tears of anguish I lament - Worthy is he that once was slain - YE followers of the Pi 1 Ye golden lamps of heaven, farewell TABLE OF FIRST LINES. Ye hearts, with youthful vigour warm Ye humble souls', approach your God - Ye humble souls, that seek the Lord - Ye messengers of Christ ""'-,." Ye saints, proclaim abroad - Ye servants of the Lord - Ye sons of Adam, vain and young Ye sons of men, in sacred lays - Ye trembling souls ! dismiss your fears Ye who in former days - Ye worlds of light, that roll so near Ye wretched, hungry, starving poor - Yes, there are joys that cannot die Yes, the Redeemer rose - Yes ! we trust the day is breaking 199 45 146 552 112 439 245 37 88 406 163 198 662 148 587 vr