Z > 0 < h, en z 0 z i 0 u H u >■ 0) 2 h. (0 < Q I 0 < tr J >■ ► u m < ■ < 5 j K Q i 0 u U M 0 0 u I 0 I Zi H N < H I 2 h H I H 0 \L D a H Z 0 Ll 52 5 0 j > 1- u z E a. Section / ^ C* O HYM OF THE African Methodist Episcopal Church, BEING A COLLECTION OF HYMNS, SACRED SONGS AND CHANTS, Designed to supersede all others hitherto made use of in that Church. SELECTED FROM VARIOUS AUTHORS. Let the inhabitants of the Rock sing. — Isa. xlii. 11. Singing and Baking m lodj in v<>ur heart! unto the Lord.— Eph. v. 19. There are no songs comparable to the songs of Zion. — Milton. FIFTH EDITION. rrr.LisnED at the Publication Department of the A. M.E. Church, 031 Pine Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 1877. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1876, l>y 1JEV. H. M. TUEXER, D.D., In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. COMPILER'S REMARKS. To the Bishops of the A. M. E. Church : Yeneraim-e Fathers : — In pursuance of a resolution adopted by the General Conference dnringita session in 1868, at Wash- ington, D. C, doing me the honor of appointing me as com- piler of the rii'w edition of our hymn book, I now have the honor herewith to submit the manuscript of the same for your inspection. As you well know I have been about five years working npon this manuscript; and yet it falls far short of wliar I would have been pleased to have given the church. But when yoU take into consideration the fact that I have had tn execute the work amid the most busy and onerous years of my lib-, traveling must of the time day and night, planting and organising new churches and missions, superintending most of the time the interest of our beloved connexion in the Em- pire State of the South, preaching thousands of sermons and delivering thousands of addresses, with no money appropriated to assist me in procuring clerical help — you will, I know, be more charitable with its defects and probable omissions, than you would have been had my facilities been Otherwise, 1 havo the satisfaction of knowing, however, that I did the best I could under my embarrassed circumstances. The magnitude of the work required at least, that two ex- perienced hymnologists should bo given wholly to it for an indefinite time, to prepare such a collection of -acred songs, as the growing demands of our church will very soon stand iu need of. In the execution of it, however-, I have had as my primal object the glory of God and the good of the ciiurch. (iii) lv COMPILER'S REMARKS. Therefore I have disregarded the criticisms of our own day and the animadversions of posterity, and have collected and arranged as my best judgment dictated, such hymns as I thought would be best adapted to the present wants of our people ; leaving posterity to provide for themselves. In doing this you will observe I have drawn very largely upon the Weeleys, so much so, that it may be regarded as strictly a Wesleyan hymn book; notwithstanding, I had before mo thirty-two of the best and most orthodox hymn books extant, from which I culled with prayer and great patience to make a collection of sacred poems, commensurate with the intellectual and literary status of our people. Several hymns were furnished by our own ministers, but, as they were so carelessly prepared in the main, the most of them were rejected. This statement is made with regret. Under the head of " Revivals" a large number of old " Zion songs" have been inserted. This may elicit the disapproval of some of our poetic neolo- gists. But they must remember we have a wide spread custom of singing on revival occasions, especially, what is commonly called spiritual songs, most of which are devoid of both sense and reason ; and some are absolutely false and vulgar. To remedy this evil, and to obviate the necessity of recurring to these wild melodies, even to accommodate the most illiterate, these time honored and precious old songs, which have been sung since the time " whereof the memory of man runneth not to the contrary," have been as it were resurrected and regiven to the church. Besides, I am not ashamed to say that I lovo those good old soul-inspiring songs a thousand fold more than I do these later day operatic songs, most of the music of which is composed by persons who know nothing of God or religion, and some of whom are avowed atheists. And my experience in this respect, I am rare, is the experience of thousands of the ministry and iaity. I desire in this connection to tender my most grateful acknowledgments to Mr. William Steward, COMPILER'S REMARKS. cashier of the Freedmen Bank at Tallahassee, Fla., and to Miss A. G. Adams, an estimable young lady of Savannah, Ga., for valuable aid given in the consummation of this work. And now, venerable fathers, to you, to our ministry and laity, to the mourner in Zion, and to the heathen in distant lands, and to unborn posterity, I commit those previous pages with the trust, that when the writer shall be sleeping in the dust, they may be sung to the joy and comfort of millions; and upon this feeble effort to serve my church, my day and generation, I ask ion of heaven and the blessing of God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. Tours, most obediently, H. M. TURNER. Savannah, Ga., June 2d, 1873. PREFACE. Beloved Brethren : — The General Conference of 1868 ap- pointed Rev. H. M. Turner to revise our old hymn book, which was equivalent to authorizing him to compile a new one. He entered heartily upon his work, and at the end of eight years has given us a compilation, which, in many respects is excel- lent, inasmuch as it is more varied, comprehensive and useful than that, which we have been using for the last forty years ; because it has a larger collection of Wesleyan hymns; there- fore, richer in Wesleyan Christian ideas expressed in lyrical forms. Considered as a compilation, it is certainly a great im- provement upon the whole book as it existed from 1836 to the present time. The Divisions, entitled "Birthdays," "Fast and Thanksgivings," "Morning and Evening," the "Seasons," " Baptisms," are enriched by additional hymns from the pens of other evangelical lyrists. New divisions have been created, embracing hymns and spiritual songs suited to the progressive spirit of these modern times, such as the sections, entitled " Missions," " Dedication of Churches and Laying of Corner Stones," "On Beading The Holy Scriptures," " Revivals," "Patriotic Songs," "Farewell." The whole compilation ends with twelve sweetly solemn chants, and seventeen doxologies suited to all known meters. PREFACE. The usefullness of this edition is enhanced, by having an- Our Ritual, (b) The General Rules, which, not only our Pastors, but every one of our members, alfl ; cat from memory, (c) The Reception of Mera- i* h every one ought to read, at least on sminded of the sacred o\>\.. We recommend the whole book to you, dear brethem ■ iie well adapted to intensify the flames of private, I levotion, as well as to promote the cause of B in the public worship of the living God. loved, forget not that hymns, spiritual songs — lyrics of the most elevated : ' ing the nob1, avail us nothing, unless we sing with the spirit and the under- standing, therefore, in the language of the Apostle, we exhort you to be filled with the Spirit, speaking to \ psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making i yoTir h. arts to the Lord. And with David, "Praise je thf Lord for it is good to sins: praises unto our God; for it ;h glad- •:g." M I will ring of od judgment, unto thee, 0 Lord, will I DANIEL A. PAYNE, A W. WAYMAN, JALEZ P. CAMPBELL, SHORTER, T. M. D. WA JOB Bishops of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 1— Being and Attributes of God,... 5- 70 2 — Christ, — His Kingdom and Atonement, 71-153 3 — Rejoicing and Praise, 159-193 4— The Holy Spirit, 199-224 b — The Church, 225-240 6 — The Church and Ministry, 241-272 7— Baptism, 273-281 8— The Lord's Supper, 232-293 9— Weddings, 299-303 10— The Sabbath, 304-312 11— Gospel Invitations, 313-356 12— Penitential, 357-445 13— Justification by Faith, 416-497 14 — Sanctification, 493-529 15— Faith under Trials, 530-573 10— Death and Judgment, 579-633 17— Christmas, 634-642 13— Birthdays, 643-643 19— Fasts and Thanksgivings, 649-660 20— Morning and Evening, 661-680 21— The Seasons, 681-693 22— Missions. 694-721 23 — Dedication of Churches & Laying of Corner-stones, 722-733 24— Love-Feast, 734-744 25 — Prayer and Invocations, 745-772 26— On Reading the Holy Scriptures, 773-T83 27— Farewell, 784-792 23— Family Worship, 793-301 29— Patriotic Songs, 802-806 39— The Closet and Saints' Communion, 807-838 31— Anniversary of Freedom, 839-^40 32— Revivals, 841-906 33— Chants, ^ 907-916 34— Doxologies, 917-921 PUBLIC WORSHIP. BEING AND ATTRIBUTES OF GOD. 1 L. M. Watts. The Sovereign Jehovah. 1 Before Jehovah's awful throne? Ye nations bow with sacred joy ; Know that the Lord is God alone ; He can create, and he destroy. 2 His sovereign power without our aid, Made us of clay, and formed us men ; Auar, the planets shine; But nothing like thyself appears Through all ihe^e spacious works of thine. 3 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. 4 A glance of thine runs through the globe, Rules the bright worlds and moves their frame ; 12 BEING AND ATTRIBUTES Of light thou form'st thy dazzling robe, Thy ministers are living flame. 5 How shall polluted mortals dare To sing thy glory or thy grace? Beneath thy feet we he afar, And see but shadows of thy face. 6 Who can behold the blazing light? Who can approach consuming flame? None but thy Wisdom knows thy might, None but thy Word can speak thy name. 9 S. M. C. Wesley. The Trinity. 1 Father, in whom we live, In whom we are and move, The glory, power, and praise receive, Of thy creating love. 2 Let all the angel throng Give thanks to God on high, While earth repeats the joyful song, And echoes through the sky. 3 Incarnate Deity, Let all the ransomed race Render, in thanks, their lives to thee, For thy redeeming grace : 4 The grace to sinners showed, Ye heavenly choirs proclaim, And cry, " Salvation to our God ! Salvation to the Lamb !" OF GOD. 13 5 Spirit of holiness, Let all thy saints adore Thy sacred energy, and bless Thy heart -renewing power. 6 Not angel tongues can tell Thy love's ecstatic height : The glorious joy unspeakable, The beatific sight ! 7 Eternal, Triune Lord, Let all the hosts above, Let all the sons of men, record, And dwell upon thy love. £ When heaven and earth are fled Before thy glorious face, Sinsr, all the saints thy love hath made, Thine everlasting praise ! 10 S. M. C. Wesley. Glory of God. 1 0 all-creating God, At whose supreme decree Our body rose, a breathing clod, Our souls sprang forth from thee : 2 For this thou hast designed, And formed us man for this : T" know and love thyself, and find In thee ^ur endless bliss. 14 BEING AND ATTRIBUTES 11 L. M. Watts. Divine majesty. 1 Eternal Power, whose high abode Becomes the grandeur of a God : Infinite lengths beyond the bounds Where stars revolve their little rounds. 2 Thee while the first archangel sings, He hides his face behind his wings ; And ranks of shining thrones around Fall worshipping, and spread the ground. 3 Lord, what shall earth and ashes do? We would adore our Maker too ! From sin and dust to thee we cry. The Great, the Holy, and the High ! 4 Earth from afar hath heard thy fame, And worms Lave learned to lisp thy name; But 0, the glories of thy mind Leave all our soaring thoughts behind ! 5 God is in heaven, and men below : Be short our tunes ; our words be few ! A solemn rev'rence checks our sc And praise sits silent on our tongues. 12 C. M. C. Wesley. 1 Chraa. xxix, 10-13. 1 Bless'd be our everlasting Lord, Our Father, God, and King ! Thy sovereign goodness we record, Thy glorious power we sing. OF GOD. 15 2 By thee the victory is given : "The majesty divine, And strength, itnd might, and earth, and heaven, And all therein, are thine. 3 The kingdom, Lord, is thine alone, Who dost thy right maintain ; And, high on thy eternal throne, O'er men and angels reign. 4 Riches, as seemeth good to thee, Thou dost, and honor, give ; And kings their power and dignity Out of thy hand receive. 5 Thou hast on us the grace bestowed, Thy greatness to proclaim ; And therefore now we thank our God, And praise thy glorious name. 6 Thy glorious name, and nature's " iwers, Thou dost to us make known ; And all the Deity is ours, Through thy incarnate Son. 13 C. M. Watts. "Doing wonders.11 1 Father, how wide thy glory shines ! How h^gh thy wonders rise! Known through the earth by thousand signs, By thousands through the skies. 2 Tii :v orbs proclaim thy power ; Their motions speak thy skill ; 16 BEING AND ATTRIBUTES And on the wings of every hour We read thy patience still. 3 Part of thy name divinely stands On all thy creatures writ : They show the labor of thy hands, Or impress of thy feet. 4 But when we view thy strange design To save rebellious worms, "Where vengeance and compassion join In their divinest forms. 5 Our thoughts are lost in reverent awe : We love and we adore : The nrst archangel never saw So much of God before. 6 Here the whole Deity is known, ^sor dares a creature guess Which of the glories brighter shone, The justice or the grace. 7 Xow the full glories of the Lamb Adorn the heavenly plains : Bright seraphs learn Immanuel's name, And try their choicest strains. 14 8,8,8. J. Wesley. 1 Fountain of good ! all blessing flows From thee : no want thy fulness knows : What but thyself canst thou desire? Yet self-sufficient as thou art, OP GOD. 17 Thou dost desire my worthless heart : Th^s, only this, dost thou require. 2 Primeval Beauty ! in thy sight The first-born, fairest sons of light- See all their brightest glories fade : What then to me thine eyes could turn? In sin conceived, of woman born, A worm, a leaf, a blast, a shade ! 3 Hell's armies tremble at thy nod, And, trembling, own th' almighty God, Sovereign of earth, hell, air, ana sky ! But who is this that comes from iar, Whose garments rolled in blood appear? 'Tis God made man, for man to die ! 4 O God. of good th' unfathomed sea ! Who would not give his heart to thee? Who would not love thee with his might? O Jesus, Lover of mankind, Who would not his whole soul and mind, With all his strength, to thee unite i i? 15 C. M. Bishop. Payne. 1 Father above the concave sky, Enthroned in light profound, At thy command, the lightnings fly, And thunders roar around. 2 0 who can see the beaming Sun, The smiling moon at night, The snowy clouds, the countless stars, Enrob'd with dazzling light, 18 BEING AND ATTRIBUTES 3 And yet refuse to sing thy praise, In sweetest notes of love ? Or echo to angelic lays, Which fill the worlds above ? 4 Whene'er I tread the blooming plains And pluck the fragrant flower, The luscious fruits, the yellow grains, I see thy matchless power. 5 What moves on earth, or wings the air, Or swims the swelling sea, Is but a ray of life to point Immortal man to Thee. 6 The lucid eye, the sapient thought, Give to my gazing soul, Then all, which earth or sky hangs out, Shall speak of thy control. 7 Then, will my heart and tongue unite, When Nature's works inspire, Thy praise to sing, at morn and night, Upon the sacred lyre. 16 S. M. Montgomery. "Fearful in praises" 1 Stand up, and bless the Lord, Ye people of his choice : Stand up, and bless the Lord your God, With heart, and soul, and voice. 2 Though high above all praise, Above all blessing high, OF GOD. 19 Who would not fear his holy name, And laud, and magnify ? 3 0 for the living flame From his own altar brought, To touch our lips — our minds inspire, And wing to heaven our thought ! 4 There, with benign regard, Our hymns he deigns to hear: Though unrevealed to mortal sense, The spirit feels him near. 5 God is our strength and song, And his salvation ours: Then be his love in Christ proclaimed With all our ransomed powers. 6 Stand up, and bless the Lord, The Lord, your God adore : Stand up, and bless his glorious name, Henceforth, for evermore. 17 8s. Hart. 11 This God is our God." 1 This, this is the God we adore, Our faithful, unchangeable Friend, Whose love is as great as his power, And neither knows measure nor end : 2 Tis Jesus, the first and the last, Lrit shall guide us safe home: We'll praise him for all that is pi And trust him for all that's to come. 20 BEING AND ATTRIBUTES 18 L. M. C Wesley. Opening worship. 1 0 thou, whom all thy saints adore, We now with all thy saints agree, And bow our inmost souls before Thy glorious, awful majesty. 2 The King of nations we proclaim : Who would not our great Sovereign fear ? We long V experience all thy name, And now we come to meet thee here. 3 We come, great God, to seek thy face, And for thy loving-kindness wait : And O, how dreadful is this place ! 'Tis God's own house, 'tis heaven's gate ! 4 Tremble our hearts to find thee nigh, To thee our trembling hearts aspire : And lo ! we see descend from high The pillar and the flame of fire. 5 Still let it on th' assembly stay, And all the house with glory fill, To Canaan's bounds point out the way, And lead us to thy holy hill. 6 There let us all with Jesus stand, And join the general Church above ; And take our seats at thy right hand, And sing thine everlasting love. OF GOD. 21 19 S. M. Watts. Psalm viii. 1 0 Lord, our heavenly King, Thy name is all Divine : Thy glories round the earth are spread, And o'er the heavens they shine. 2 Out of the mouths of babes And sucklings thou canst draw Surprising honors to thy name, And strike the world with awe. 3 When to thy works on high I raise my wond'ring eyes. And see the moon, complete in light, Adorn the darksome skies : 4 When I survey the stars, And all their shining forms — Lord, what is man, that worthless thing, Akin to dust and worms ? 5 Lord, what is worthless man, That thou shouldst love him so? Next to thine angels is he placed, And lord of all below. 6 Thine honors crown his head, While beasts, like slaves, obey, And birds that cut the air with'wings, And fish that cleave the sea. 7 O Lord, our heavenly King, Thy name is all Divine : Thy glories round the earth are spread, And o'er the heavens they shine. 22 BEING AND ATTRIBUTES 20 C. M. Watts. 1 How doth thy wondrous skill array The earth in cheerful green ! A thousand herbs thy art display, A thousand flowers between. 2 The rolling mountains of the deep Obey thy strong command : Thy breath can raise the billows steep, Or sink them to the sand. 3 Thy glories blaze all nature round, And strike the wond'ring sight, Through skies, and seas, and solid ground, With terror and delight. 4 Infinite strength and equal skill Shine through thy works abroad : Our souls with vast amazement fill, And speak the builder God ! 5 But the mild glories of thy grace Our softer passions move : Pity divine in Jesus' face, We see, adore, and love. 21 C. M. Cowpbr. "Wonderful in Counsel.'1 1 God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform : He plants his footsteps in the sea, And rides upon the storm. OF GOD. 23 2 Deep in unfathomable mines Of never-failing skill, He treasures up his bright designs, And works his sovereign will. 3 Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take : The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and shall 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 every hour : The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower. 6 Blind unbelief is sure to err, And sean his work in vain: God is his own interpreter, And he will make it plain. 22 S. M. Tatts. Psalm xxiii. 1 The Lord my Shepherd is, I shall be well supplied: Since he is mine, and I am his, What 3an I want beside? 2 He leads me to the place Where heavenly pasture gTOTS, 24 BEING ANU ATTRIBUTES Where living waters gently pass, And full salvation flows." 3 If e'er I go astray, He doth my soul reclaim, And guides me in his own right way, For his most holy name. 4 While he affords his aid, I cannot yield to fear : Though I should walk through death's dark shade, My Shepherd 's with me there. 5 In spite of all my foes, Thou dost my table spread My cup with blessings overflows, And joy exalts my head. 6 The bounties of thy love Shall crown my following days ; Nor from thy house will I remove, Nor cease to speak thy praise. 23 C. M. C. Weslev. Exodus xxxiv. 6, 7. 1 Thy ceaseless, unexhausted love, Unmerited and free, Delights our evil to remove, And help our misery. 2 Thou waitest to be gracious still, Thou dost with sinners bear, That, saved, we may thy goodness feel And all thy grace declare. OF GOD. 25 * Thy goodness and thy truth i.o me, To every soul, abound: A vast unfathomable sea Where all our thoughts are drowned. 4 Its streams 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! t A rock that cannot move : A tiiousand promises declare Thy constancy of love. 6 Throughout the universe it reigns, Unalterably sure ; And while the truth of God remains, His goodness must endure. 24 C. M. Sterniiold. Psalm xviii. 9, 10. 1 The Lord descended from above, And bowed the heavens most high ; And underneath his feet he cast The darkness of the sky. 2 On cherub and on cherubim Full royally he rode ; And on the wings of mighty winds Came flying all abroad. 26 BEING AND ATTRIBUTES 35 L. M. Addison. Psalm xix. 1-6. 1 The spacious firmament on high, With all the blue ethereal sky. And spangled heavens, (a shining frame,) Their great Original proclaim : Th' unwearied sun from day to da* Doth his Creator's power display, And publishes to every land The work of an almighty hand. 2 Soon as the evening shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous tale, And nightly to the list'ning earth Eepeats the story of her birth ; While all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets, in their tur., Confirm the tidings as they iv 11, And spread the truth from pole to pole. 3 What though in solemn silence all Move round the dark terrestrial ball: What though no real voice nor sound Amid the radiant orbs be found ; In reason's ear they all rejoice, And utter forth a glorious voice, For ever singing as they shine, "The hand that made us is Divine." 26 7,6,7,6,7,7,7,6. C. Wesley. The Trinity. 1 Meet and right it is to sing In every time and place, OF GOD. 27 Glory to our heavenly King, The God of truth and grope. Join we then with sweet accord, All in one thanksgiving join : Holy, holy, holy Lord, Eternal" praise be thine ! 2 Thee, the first-born sons of light, In choral symphonies, Praise by day, day without night, And never, never cease : Angels, and archangels, all Praise the mystic Three in One ; Sing, and stop, and gaze, and fall, O'erwhelmed before thy throne ! 3 Vying with that heavenly choir Who chant thy praise above, We, on eagles' wings aspire — The wings of faith and love: Thee, they sing, with glory crowned- We extol the slaughtered Lamb: Lower if our voices sound, Our subject is the same. 4 Father, God, thy love we praise, ve thy Son to die : Jesus, full of truth and grace, Alike we glorify : Spirit, Comforter divine, Praise by all to thee be given, Till ve in full chorus join, And earth is turned to heaven. 28 being and attributes 27 8,8,8,8,8,8. Addison. Psalm xxiii. 1 The 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 noonday walks he shall attend, And all my midnight hours defend. 2 When in the sultry glebe I faint, Or on the thirsty mountain pant, To fertile vales and dewy meads My weary, wandering steps he leads, Where peaceful rivers, soft and slow, Amid the verdant landscape flow. 3 Though in the paths of death I tread, With gloomy horrors overspread, My steadfast heart shall fear no ill. For thou, O Lord, art with me still : Thy friendly crook shall give me aid, And guide me through the dreadful shade. 4 Though in a bare and rugged way, Through devious, lonely wilds I "stray, Thy bounty shall my pains beguile, The barren wilderness shall smile, With sudden greens and herbage crowned, And streams shall murmur all around. 28 L. M. Jas. A. Handy. 1 Supreme good Master, most sublime, High throned in glory's radiant clime ; OF GOD. 29 Behold thy sons on bended knee Convened O God, to worship thee. 2 And as 'tis thine, with open ear, The suppliant voice of prayer to hear, Grant thou, O Lord, this one request, Let Christians be in blessing blest. 3 0 give to them, from pole to pole The feeling heart, the pitying soul, The generous breast, the liberal hand, Compassions balm and mercy's band. 4 Then to thy throne the earth shall raise Triumphant shouts of grateful praise ; And christian men in chorus join, To hymn the power of love divine. 29 L. if. Watts Psalm xxxvi, 5-9. 1 High in the heavens, eternal God, Thy goodness in full glory shines : Thy truth shall break through every cloud That veils and darkens thy designs. 2 For ever firm thy justice stands, As mountains their foundations keep: Wise are the wonders of thy hands: Thy judgments are a mighty deep. 3 Thy providence is kind and large, Both man and beast thy bounty share : The whole creation is thy charge, But saints are thy peculiar care. 30 BEING AND ATTRIBUTES 4 My God ! how excellent thy grace ! Whence all our hope and comfort springs : The sons of Adam in distress Fly to the shadow of thy wings. 5 Life, like a fountain, rich and free. Springs from the presence of the Lord ; And in thy light our souls shall see The glories promised in thy word. 30 6,6,6,6,8,8. Watts. Psalm xcvii. 1 The Lord Jehovah reigns, His throne is built on high : The garments he assumes Are light and majesty : His glories shine with beams so bright, No mortal eye can bear the sight. 2 The thunders of his hand Keep tne wide world in awe : His wrath and justice stand To guard his holy law ; And where his love resolves to bless, His truth confirms and seals the grace. 3 Through all his mighty works Amazing wisdom shines, Confounds the powers of hell, And breaks their dark designs : Strong is his arm, and shall fulfill His great decrees and sovereign will. OF GOD. 31 4 And will this sovereign King Of glory condescend ? And will no write his name My Father and my Friend? I love his name, I love his word Join all my powers to praise the Lord ! 31 S. M. Watts. Psalm ciii, 1-7. 1 0 bless the Lord, my soul : Let all within me join, And aid my tongue to bless his name, Whose favors are divine. 2 0 bless the Lord, my soul ; Nor let Lis mercies lie Forgotten in unthankfulness, And without praises die. Tis he forgives thy sins ; 'Tis he relieves thy pain ; 'Tis he who heals thy sicknesses, And makes thee young again. 4 He crowns thy life with love, When ran- imed from the grave ; He, who redeemed my soul from hell, Hath sovereign power to save. 5 He fills the poor with good : He gives the sufferers rest: The Lord hath judgment for the proud, And justice for th' opprest. 32 BEING AND ATTRIBUTES 6 His wondrous works and ways He made by Moses known: But sent the world bis truth and grace By his beloved Son. 32 Li It J. Wesley. [From the German.] Ttte God of all grace. 1 Eternal depth of love divine, In Jesus, God with us, displayed, How bright thy beaming glories shine ! How wide thy healing streams are spread ! 2 With whom dost thou delight to dwell ? Sinners, a vile and thankless race . 0 God ! what tongue aright can tell How vast thy love, how great thy grace ? 3 The dictates of thy sovereign will With joy our grateful hearts receive : All thy delight in us fulfill : Lo fall we are to thee we give. 4 To thy sure love, thy tender care, Our flesh, soul, spirit, we resign : 0 fix thy sacred presence there, And seal th' abode for ever thine ! 33 S. M. Watts. Psalm ciii, 13-18. 1 The pity of the Lord, To those that fear his name, OF GOD. 33 Is such as tender parents feel : He knows our feeble frame. 2 lie knows we are but dust, Scattered with every breath : auger, Hide a rising wind, Can send us swift to death. 3 Our days are as the grass, Or like the morning flower : If one sharp blast sweep o'ei the field, It withers in an hour. 4 But thy compassions, Lord, To endless years endure ; And children's children ever find Thy words of promise sure. 34 10,10.11,11. Grant. Psalm civ. 1 0 worship the King, All glorious above ; O gratefully sing His power and his love : Our Shield and Defender, The Ancient of days, Pavilioned in splendor, And girded with praise. 2 O tell of his might. 0 sing of his grace. Whose robe is the light, Whose canopy space : His chariots of wrath The deep thru clouds form, And dark is his path On the wings of the PBDL 34 BEING AND ATTRIBUTES 3 The earth, with its store Of wonders untold, Almighty ! thy power Hath founded of old: Hath stablished it fast, By a changeless de- cree, And round it hath cast, Like a mantle, the sea. 4 Thy bountiful care, What tongue can recite? It breathes in the air, It shines in the light. It streams from the hills, It descends to the plain, And sweetly distills In the dew and the rain. 5 Frail children of dust, And feeble as frail, In thee do we trust, ISor find thee to fail : Thy mercies how tender, How firm to the " end! Our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend. 6 0 measureless might, Ineffable love: While angels delight To hymn thee above, The humbler creation, Though feeble their lays, With true adoration, Shall lisp to thy praise. 35 C. M. Watts. Psalm cxxxix, 1-6. 1 Lord, all I am is known to thee : In vain my soul would try To shun thy presence, or to flee The notice of thine eye. 2 Thy all-surronnding sight surveys My rising and my rest, OF GOD. 35 My public walks, my private ways, The secrets of my breast. 3 My thoughts lie open to thee, Lord, Before they're formed 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 ? Within thy circling arms I lie, Beset on every side. 5 So let thy grace surround me still, And like a bulwark prove, To guard my soul from every ill, Secured by sovereign love. 36 C. M. C. Wesley. Praise to the Trinity. Hab. iii, 2. 1 A thousand oracles divine Their common beams unite; That sinners may with angels join To worship God aright : 2 To praise a Trinity adored By all the hosts above ; And one thrice holy God and Lord Through endless ages love. 3 Triumphant host! they never cease To laud and magnify The Triune God of Holiness, Whose glory fills the sky. 36 BEING AND ATTRIBUTES 4 Whose glory to this earth extends, When God* himself imparts, And the whole Trinity descends Into our faithful hearts. 5 By faith the upper choir we meet, And challenge them to sing Jehovah, on his shining seat, Our Maker and our King. 6 But God made flesh, is wholly ours, And asks our noblest strain ; The Father of celestial pow'rs, The friend of earth-born man ! 7 Ye seraphs, nearest to the throne, With rapturous amaze On us, poor ransom'd worms, look down, For heaven's superior praise ! 8 The King, whose glorious face ye see, For us his crown resign'd : That fulness of the Deity, He died for all mankind ! 37 8,8,8,8,8,8. Merrick. Psalm cxlv. 1 Far as creation's bounds extend, Thy mercies, heavenly Lord, descend ; One chorus of perpetual praise To thee thy various works shall raise : Thy saints to thee, in hymns, impart The transports of a grateful heart. OF GOD. 37 2 They chant the splendors of thy name, Delighted with the wondrous theme ; And bid the world's wTide realms admire The glories of th' almighty Sire, Whose throne all nature's wreck survives, Whose power through endless ages lives. 3 From thee, great God, while every eye Expectant waits the wished supply, Their bread, proportioned to the day, Thy opening hands to each convey : In every sorrow of the heart Eternal mercy bears a part. 4 Who ask thine aid, with heart sincere, Shall find thy succors ever near : To thee their prayer in each distress, Thy suff'ring servants, Lord, address ; And prove thee, verging on the grave, Nor slow to hear, nor weak to save. 38 L. M. Watts. Psalm cxlvii, 1-11. 1 Praise ye the Lord ! 'tis good to raise Your hearts and voices in his praise : His nature and his wrorks invite To make this duty our delight. 2 He formed the stars, those heavenly flames: He counts their numbers, calls their names : His wisdom's vast, and knows no bound, A deep where all our thoughts are drowned. 38 BEING AND ATTKIBUTES 3 Sing to the Lord, exalt him high, Who spreads his clouds along the sky : Tli ere he prepares the fruitful rain, Nor lets the drops descend in vain. 4 He makes the grass the hills adorn : He clothes the smiling fields with corn : The beasts with food his hands supply, And the young ravens when they cry. 5 What is the creature's skill or force ? The sprightly man, or warlike horse? The piercing wit, the active limb ? All are too mean delights for him. 6 But saints are lovely in his sight, He views his children with delight : He sees their hope, he knows their fear, He looks, and loves his image there. 39 8,8,8,8,8,8. C. Wesley, Te Deum. 1 Infinite God, to thee we raise Our hearts in solemn songs of praise : By all thy works on earth adored, We worship thee, the common Lord ; The everlasting Father own, And bow ourselves before thy throne. 2 Thee all the choir of angels sings, The Lord of hosts, the King of kings; Cherubs proclaim thy praise aloud, And seraphs shout the Triune God ; And "holy, holy, holy," cry, " Thy glory fills both earth and sky ! " OF GOD. 3 God of the patriarchal race, The ancient seers record thy praise : The goodly apostolic band In highest joy and glory stand ; And all the saints and prophets join T' extol thy majesty divine. 4 Head of the martyrs' noble host, Of thee they justly make their boast : The church to earth's remotest bounds Her heavenly Founder's praise resounds ; And strives with those around the throne To hymn the mystic Three in One. 5 Father of endless majesty, All might and love they render thee ; Thy true and only Son adore, The same in dignity and power ; And God the Holy Ghost declare, The saints' eternal Comforter. 40 L. ML C. Wesley. Absolute perfection. 1 Holy as thou, 0 Lord, is none! Thy holiness is all thy own j A drop of that unbounded sea, Is ours — a drop derived from thee. 2 And when thy purity we share, Thy only glory we declare; And humbled into nothing, own Holy and pure is Qod alone. 40 BEING AND ATTRIBUTES 3 Sole, self-existing God and Lord, By all thy heavenly hosts adored ; Let all on earth bow down to thee And own thy peerless Majesty. 4 Thy power unparalleled confess, Established on the rock of peace : The rock that never shall remove, The rock of pure, almighty love. 41 8,8,8. J. Wesley. (From the German of Wolfgang C. Dessler.) Majesty and mercy. 1 0 God, of good th'. unfathomed sea ! Who would not give his heart to thee? Who would not love thee with his might? O Jesus, Lover of mankind ! Who would not his whole soul and mind, With all his strength, to thee unite? 2 Thou shin'st with everlasting rays : Before th' insufferable blaze Angels with both wings veil their eyes ; Yet. free as air thy bounty streams On all thy works : thy mercy's beams, Diffusive as thy sun's, arise. 3 Astonished at thy frowning brow, Earth, hell, and heaven's strong pillars, bow : Terrible majesty is thine! Who then can that vast love express, Which bows thee down to me, who less Than nothing am, till thou art mine! OF GOD. 41 4 High throned on heaven's eternal hill, In number, weight, and measure, still Thou sweetly order'st all that is ; And yet thou deign'st to come to me, And guide my steps, that I, with thee Enthroned, may reign in endless bliss. 42 8,8,8,8,8,8. J. Wesley. (From the German of Jan Van Stegen.) Opening worship. 1 Lo ! God is here ! let us adore, And own how dreadful is this place! Let all within us feel his power, And silent bow before his face ! Who know his power, his grace who prove, Serve him with awe, with rev'rence love. 2 Lo ! God is here ! him day and night Th' united choirs of angels sing : To him enthroned above all height, Heaven's host their noblest praises bring : Disdain not, Lord, our meaner song, Who praise thee with a stamm'ring tongue. Z Gladly the toys of earth we leave, Wealth, pleasure, fame, for thee alone : To thee our will, soul, flesh, we give : 0 take ! 0 seal them for thine own ! Thou art the God, thou art the Lord : Be thou by all thy works adored ! 4 Being of beings may our praise Thy courts with grateful fragrance fill : 42 BEING AND ATTEIBUTES Still may we stand before thy face, Still hear and do thy sovereign will : To thee may all our thoughts arise, Ceaseless, accepted sacrifice. 5 As flowers their opening leaves display, And glad drink in the solar fire, So may we catch thy every ray, So may thy influence us inspire, Thou Beam of the eternal Beam ! Thou purging Fire, thou quickening Flame ! 43 S. M. Watts. All-sufficiency. 1 My God, my life, my love, To thee, to thee I call : I cannot live if thou remove, For thou art all in all. 2 Thy shining grace can cheer This dungeon where I dwell : 'Tis paradise when thou art here — If thou depart, 'tis hell. »yc 3 The smilings of thy face, How amiable they are ! 'Tis heaven to rest in thine embrace, And nowhere else but there. 4 To thee, and thee alone, The angels owe their bliss : They sit around thy gracious throne, And dwell where Jesus is. OF GOD. 43 5 Xot all the harps above Can make a heavenly place, If God his residence remove, Or but conceal his face. 6 Xor earth, nor all the sky, Can one delight afford! Xo, not one drop of real joy, Without thy presence, Lord. 7 Thou art the sea of love, Where all my pleasures roll ! The circle where my passions move, And centre of my soul. 8 To thee my spirits fly, With infinite desire : And yet how far from thee I lie O Jesus, raise me higher ! 44 C. M. Hervey. Too wise to err — too good to be unkind. 1 Since all the varying scenes of time God's watchful eye surveys, O, who so wise to choose our lot, Or to appoint our wrays ! 2 Good when he gives — supremely good — Nor less when he denies ; E'en crosses, from his sovereign hand, Are blessings in disguise. 3 Why should we doubt a Father's love, So constant and so kind? 44 BEING AND ATTRIBUTES To his unerring, gracious will, Be every wish resigned. 45 S. M. Watts. Psalm xix. Before morning sermon. 1 Behold the morning sun Begins his glorious way ; His beams through all the nations run, And life and light convey 2 But where the gospel comes, It spreads diviner light : It calls dead sinners from their tombs, And gives the blind their sight. 3 How perfect is thy word ! And all thy judgments just : For ever sure thy promise, Lord, And men securely trust. 4 My gracious God, how plain Are thy directions given ! 0 may I never read in vain, But find the path to heaven ! 46 S. M. Watts, Psalm xix. After sermon. 1 I hear thy word with love, And I would fain obey : Lord, send thy Spirit from above To guide me, lest I stray ! OF GOD. 45 2 0 who can ever find The errors of his ways ? Yet with a bold, presumptuous mind, I would not dare transgress. 3 Warn me of every sin, Forgive my secret faults, And cleanse this guilty soul of mine, Whose crimes exceed my thoughts, 4 While with my heart and tongue I spread thy praise abroad, Accept the wrorship and the song, My Saviour and my God. 47 L. M. C. Wesley. Psalm cxvi. 8, 9. 1 My soul, through my Redeemer's care, Saved from the second death, I feel, Mine eyes from tears of dark despair, My feet from falling into hell. 2 Wherefore to him my feet shall run, Mine eyes on his perfections gaze: My soul shall live for God alone, And ail within me shout his praise. 48 7s. Milton. Psalm cxxxvi. 1 Let us, with a gladsome mind, Praise the Lord, for he fs kind ; For his mercies aye endure, Ever faithful, ever sure. 46 BEING AND ATTRIBUTES 2 Let us blaze his name abroad, For of gods he is the God ; For his mercies aye endure, Ever faithful, ever sure. 3 All things living he doth feed : His full hand supplies their need ; For his mercies aye endure, Ever faithful, ever sure. 4 Let us, therefere, warble forth His high majesty and worth ; For his mercies aye endure, Ever faithful, ever sure, 49 C. M. C. Wesley. Exodus xxxiv. 5, o. 1 Great God ! to me the sight afford To him of old allowed ; And let my faith behold its Lord, Descending in a cloud ! 2 In that revealing Spirit come down, Thine attributes proclaim, And to my inmost soul make known The glories of thy name. 3 Jehovah, Christ, I thee adore, "Who gav'st my soul to be ! Fountain of being and of power, And great in majesty. 4 The Lord, the mighty God, thou art, But let me rather prove OF GOD. 47 That name inspoken to my heart, That fav'rite name of Love. 5 Merciful God, thyself proclaim la this polluted breast : Mercy is thy distinguished name, And suits' the sinner best. 6 Our mis'ry doth for pity call, Our sin implores thy grace; And thou art merciful to all Oar lost, apostate race. 50 C. M. Watts. Psalm lxiii. Opening morning service. 1 Early, my God, without delay, I haste* to seek thy face : My thirsty spirit faints away, Without thy cheering grace. 2 So pilgrims, on the scorching sand, Beneath a burning sky, Long for a cooling stream at hand ; And they must drink or die. 3 I've seen thy glory and thy power Through all thy temple shine : My God, repeat that heavenly 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. 48 BEING AND ATTRIBUTES 5 Not life itself, with all its joys, Can my best passions move, Or raise so high my cheerful voice, As thy forgiving love. 6 Thus, till my last expiring day, I'll bless my God and King! Thus will I lift my hands to pray, And tune my lips to sing. 51 S. M. Watts, Psalm xcv. Opening worship. 1 Come, sound his praise abroad, And hymns of glory sing : Jehovah is the sovereign God, The universal King. 2 He formed the deeps unknown, He gave the seas their bound : The wat'ry worlds are all his own, And all the solid ground. 3 Come, worship at his throne : Come, bow before the Lord : We are his work, and not our own, He formed us by his word. 4 To-day attend his voice, Nor dare provoke his rod : Come, like the people of his choice, And own your gracious God. OP GOD. 49 52 C. It Wattb. Psalm cxlv. 1 La every tongue thy goodness speak, Thou sovereign Lord of all ; Thy strengthening hands uphold the weak And raise the poor that fall. 2 When sorrows bow the spirit down, When virtue lies distressed, Beneath the proud oppressor's frown, Thou giv'st the mourner rest. 3 Thou know'st the pains thy servants feel, Thou hear'st thy children's cry ; And their best wishes to fultil, Thy grace is ever nigh. 4 Thy mercy never shall remove From men of heart sincere : Thou sav'st the souls whose humble love Is joined with holy fear. 5 My lips shall dwell upon thy praise, And spread thy fame abroad ; Let all the sons of Adam raise The honors of their God. 53 C. M. C. Wesley. Exodus xxxiv. 7. 1 Reserves of unexhausted grace Are treasured up in thee, F<>r myriads of the fallen race — For all mankind and me. 50 BEING AND ATTRIBUTES 2 The flowing stream continues full Till time its course hath run ; And while eternal ages roll Thy mercy shall flow on. 3 Merciful God, long-sufFring, kind, To me thy name is showed ; But sinners most exult to find Thou art a pard'ning God. 4 Our sins in deed, and word, and thought, Thou freely dost forgive ; For us thou by thy blood hast bought, And died that I might live. 5 Yet wilt thou not the guilty clear, If we to sin return : Thy wrath, vindictively severe, From age to age shall burn ; 6 Unless our sinful misery We, self-condemned, bemoan, And find an Advocate in thee, Before thy Father's throne. 3GE. 54 L. M. Doddridge, The rainbow round about the throne. 1 Lord, round thy throne the rainbow shines, Fair emblem of thy kind designs ; Bright pledge, that speaks thy cov'nant sure, Long as thy kingdom shall endure. 2 No more shall deluges of woe Thv new-created world o'erflow : OF GOD. 51 Jesus, our Sun, his beams displays, And gilds the clouds with beauteous rays. 5. N i gems so bright, no forms so fair — Mercy and truth still triumph there : Thy saints shall bless the peaceful sign, "When stars and suns forget to shine. 55 6,6,6,6,8,8. C. Wesley. Psalm cxlviii. 12, 13. Young men and maidens, raise Your tuneful voices high : Old men and children, praise The Lord of earth and sky : Him three in one, and one in three, Extol to all eternity. ! The universal King Let all the world proclaim : Let every creature sing His attributes and name! Him three in one, and one in three, Extol to all eternity. In his great name alone All excellences meet, — "Who sits upon the throne, And shall for ever sit : Him three in one, and one in three, Extol to all eternity. Glory to God belongs : Glory to God be given, 52 BEING AND ATTRIBUTES Above the noblest songs Of all in earth and heaven : Him three in one, and one in three, Extol to all eternity. 56 S. M. Watk Psalm ciii, 8-12. 1 My soul, repeat His praise, Whose mercies are so great ; Whose anger is so slow to rise, So ready to abate. 2 God will not always chide ; And when his strokes are felt, His strokes are fewer than our crimes, And lighter than our guilt. 3 Higji as the heavens are raised Above the ground we tread, So far the riches of his grace Our highest thoughts exceed. 4 His power subdues our sins ■ And his forgiving love, Far as the east is from the west, Doth all our guilt remove. 5 "While all his wondrous works, Through his vast kingdom, show heir Maker's glory, thou, my soul, Shalt sing his graces too. OF GOD. 53 57 L. M. J. Wesley. I Thou, true and only God, lead'st forth The immortal armies of the sky: Tlmu laugh 'st to scorn the gods of earth : Thou thund'rest, and amazed they fly ! "With downcast eye th' angelic choir Appeal before thy awful face : Trembling, they strike the golden lyre, And thro' heaven's vault resound thy praise. 3 In earth, in heaven, in all, thou art : The conscious creature feels thy nod : Thy forming hand on every part Impressed the image of its God. 4 Thine, Lord, is wisdom, thine alone ! Justice and truth before thee stand; Yet nearer to thy sacred throne Mercy withholds thy lifted hand. 5 Each evening shows thy tender love, Each rising morn thy plenteous grace! Thy wakened wrath doth slowly move, Thy willing mercy flies apace ! 6 To thv benign, indulgent care, Father, this light, this breath, we owe , And all we have, and all we are, From thee, great Source of being, flow. 54 being and attributes 58 8,8,6, Ogilvie. Psalm cxlviii. 1 Begin, my soul, th' exalted lay, Let each enraptured thought obey, And praise th' Almighty's name : Lo ! heaven and earth, and seas and skies, In one melodious concert rise, To swell th' inspiring theme. 2 Ye fields of light, celestial plains, Where gay, transporting beauty reigns, Ye scenes divinely fair : Your Maker's wondrous power proclaim, Tell how he formed your shining frame, And breathed the fluid air. 3 Ye angels, catch the thrilling sound ; While all th' adoring thrones around His boundless mercy sing : Let every listening saint above Wake all the tuneful soul of love, And touch the sweetest string. 4 Join, ye loud spheres, the vocal choir: Thou dazzling orb of liquid fire, The mighty chorus aid : Soon as gray evening gilds the plain, Thou, moon, protract the melting strain, And praise him in the shade. 5 Let every element rejoice : Ye thunders, burst with awful voice To Him who bids you roll : OF GOD. 55 His praise in softer notes declare, Each whispering breeze of yielding air, And breathe it to the soul. 6 Let man, for nobler service made, The feeling heart, the judging head, In heavenly praise. employ : Spread his tremendous name around, Till heaven's broad arch rings back the sound The general burst of joy. 7 Ye, whom the charms of grandeur please^ Nursed on the downy lap of ease, Fall prostrate at his throne : Ye princes, rulers, all adore ; Praise him, ye kings, who makes your power An image of his own. 8 Let youth its ardent passions move, To praise th' eternal Source of love, With all its hallowed fire : Let age take up the tuneful lay, Sigh his bless'd name, then soar away, And ;^k an aaigel's lyre. 9 Let saints, redeemed from death and hell, In louder, loftier numbers, tell The wonders of his grace : Beyond creation's utmost bounds, Above her noblest, sweetest sounds, Declare Jehovah's praise. 56 BEING AND ATTRIBUTES 59 L. M. 6 l. Moore. All Things are of God. 1 Thou art, 0 God, the life and light Of all this wondrous world we see ; Its glow by day, its smile by night, Are but reflections caught from thee ; Where'er we turn, thy glories shine, And all things fair and bright are thine. 2 When day, with farewell beam, delays Among the opening clouds of even, And we can almost think we gaze, Through opening vistas, into heaven, — Those hues, that mark the sun's decline, So soft, so radiant, Lord, are thine. 3 When night, with wings of starry gloom, O'ershadows all the earth and skies, Like some dark, beauteous bird, whose plume Is sparkling with unnumbered eyes, — That sacred gloom, those fires divine So grand, so countless, Lord, are thine. 4 When youthful Spring around us. breathes, Thy Spirit warms her fragrant sigh ; And every flower that Summer wreathes Is born beneath thy kindling eye : Where'er we turn, thy glories shine, And all things fair and bright are thine OF GOD. 57 60 C. M. Beddome. Faithfulness of God. 1 The truth of God shall still endure, And firm his promise stand ; Believing souls may rest secure In his almighty hand. 2 Should earth and hell their forces join, He would contemn their rage, And render fruitless their design Against his heritage. 3 The rainbow round about his throne Proclaims his faithfulness ; He will his purposes perform, His promises of grace. 4 The hills and mountains melt away, But he is still the same : Let saints to him their homage pay, And magnify his name. 61 C. M. Waits. Faithfulness of God. 1 My never-ceasing song shall show The mercies of the Lord, And lnjike succeeding ages know How faithful is his word. 2 The sacred truths his lips pronounce Shall firm as heaven endure; And if he speak a promise once, Th' eternal grace is sure. 58 BEING AND ATTRIBUTES 3 How long the race of David held The promised Jewish throne ! But there 's a nobler promise sealed To David's greater Son. 4 His seed forever shall possess A throne above the skies ; The meanest subject of his grace Shall to that glory rise. 5 Lord God of hosts, thy wondrous ways Are sung by saints above ; And saints on earth their honor raise To thine unchanging love. 62 C. M. Watts. Psalm cxlviii. 1 Praise ye the Lord, y' immortal choirs That* fill the worlds above : Praise him who formed you of his fires, And feeds you with his love. 2 Shine to his praise, ye crystal skies, The floor of his abode ; Or veil in shades your thousand eyes Before your brighter God. 3 Thou restless globe of golden light, Whose beams create our days, Join with the silver queen of night To own your borrowed rays. 4 Winds, ye shall bear his name aloud Through the ethereal blue ; OP GOD. 59 For when his chariot is a cloud, He makes his wheels of you. 5 Thunder and hail, and fire and storms, The troops of his command, Appear in all your dreadful forms, And speak his awful hand. 6 Shout to the Lord, ye surging seas, In your eternal roar: Let wave to wave resound his praise, And shore reply to shore. 7 While monsters, sporting on the flood In scaly silver shine, Speak terribly their maker, God, And lash the foaming brine. 8 But gentler things shall tune his name To softer notes than these : Young zephyrs breathing o'er the stream, Or whispering through the trees. 9 Wave your tall heads, ye lofty pines, To Him that bids you grow : Sweet clusters, bend the fruitful vines On every thankful bough. 10 Let the shrill birds his honors raise, And climb the morning sky : While grovTing beasts attempt his praise In hoarser harmony. 11 Thus while the meaner creatures sing, Ye mortals take the sound : E^ho the glories of your King Through all the nations round. 60 BEING AND ATTRIBUTES 63 10s & lis. Watts. Dominion of God. 1 The Lord of glory reigns ; he reigns on high ; His robes of state are strength and majesty ; This wide creation rose at his command, Built by his word, and 'stablished by his hand Long stood his throne ere he began creation, And his own Godhead is the firm foundation. 2 God is th' eternal King ; thy foes in vain Eaise their rebellion to confound thy reign, In vain the storms, in vain the floods, arise, And roar, and toss their waves against the skies, Foaming at heaven, they rage with wild commotion, But heaven's high arches scorn the swelling ocean. 3 Ye tempests, rage no more ; ve floods, be still ; And all the world submissive to his will ; Built on his truth, his church must ever stand ; Firm are his promises, and strong his hand : See his own sons, when they appear before him, Bow at his footstool, and with fear adore him. OF GOD. 61 64 C. M. Waits. Sovereign Purposes of God. 1 Keep silence, all created things, And wait your Maker's nod ; My soul stands trembling while she sings The honors of her God. 2 Life, death, and hell, and worlds unknown, Hang on his firm decree ; He sits on no precarious throne, Nor borrows leave to be. 3 Before his throne a volume lies, With all the fates of men ; With every angel's form and size, Drawn by th' eternal pen. 4 His providence unfolds the book, And makes his counsels shine : Each opening leaf, and every stroke Fulfils some deep design. 5 Here, he exalts neglected worms To sceptres and a crown ; And there, the following page he turns And casts the monarch down. 6 My God, I would not long to see My fate, with curious eyes — What gloomy lines are writ for me, Or what bright scenes may rise. 7 In thy fair book of life and grace, 0, may I find my name, Recorded in some humble place Beneath my Lord, the Lamb. 62 BEING AND ATTKIBUTES 65 L. M. Watts. Omniscience and Omnipresence of God. 1 Lord, thou hast searched and seen me through ; Thine eye commands, with piercing view, My rising and my resting hours, My heart and flesh, with all their powers. 2 My thoughts, before they are my own, Are to my God distinctly known ; He knows the words I mean to speak, Ere from my opening lips they break. 3 Within thy circling power I stand ; On every side I find thy hand ; Awake, asleep, at home, abroad, I am surrounded still with God. 4 Amazing knowledge, vast and great! What large extent ! what lofty height ! My soul, with all the powers I boast Is in the boundless prospect lost. 5 0, may these thoughts possess my breast, Where'er I rove, where'er I rest, Xor let my weaker passions dare Consent to sin, for God is there. 60 C. M. Watts. God searching the heart. 1 God is a spirit, just and wise ; He sees oar inmost mind ; In vain to heaven we raise our cries, And leave our hearts behind. OF GOD. G3 2 Nothing but truth before his throne With honor can appear ; The painted hypocrites are known AVhate'er the guise they wear. 3 Their lifted eyes salute the skies, Their bending knees the ground ; But God abhors the sacrifice Where not the heart is found. 4 Lord, search my thoughts, and tr> my ways And make my soul sincere ; Then shall I stand before thy face, And find acceptance there. 67 L. M. Spir. of TnE Psalms Omnipresence of God. 1 Father of spirits, nature's God, Our inmost thoughts are known to thee ; Thou, Lord, canst hear each idle word, And every private action see. 2 Could we, on morning's swiftest wings, Pursue our flight through trackless air, Or dive beneath deep ocean's springs, Thy presence still would meet us there. 3 In vain may guilt attempt to fly, Concealed beneath the pall of night; One glance from thy all- piercing eye Can kindle darkness into light. 4 Search thou our hearts, and there destroy Each evil thought, each secret sin, 64 BEING AND ATTRIBUTES And fit us for those realms of joyy Where nought impure shall enter in. 68 C. M. Tate & Beady. God's Condescension. 1 0 Thou, to whom all creatures bow Within this earthly frame, Through all the world, how great art tho*u ! How glorious is thy name ! 2 When heaven, thy glorious work on high, Employs my wondering sight, — The moon, that nightly rules the sky, With stars of feebler light. — 3 Lord, what is man, that thou shouldst choose To keep him in thy mind? Or what his race, that thou shouldst prove To them so wondrous kind ? 4 0 Thou, to whom all creatures bow Within this earthly frame, Through all the world, how great art thou ! How glorious is thy name I 69 8s d is wisdom, God is love. 3 E'en the hour that darkest seemeth Will his changeless goodness prove ; From the gloom his brightness streameth God is wisdom, God is love. 4 He with earthly cares entwineth Hope and comfort from above : Every where his glory shineth ; God is wisdom, God is love. 70 C. M. G. Burder. God is Love. 1 Come, ye that know and fear the Lord And lift your souls above ; Let every heart and voice accord, To sing, that God is love. 2 This precious truth his wrord declares, And all his mercies prove ; While Christ, th' atoning Lamb, appears To show, that God is love. 3 Behold, his loving-kindness waits For those who from him rove, And calls of mercy reach their hearts, To teach them, God is love. 4 And 0 that you, whose hardened hearts No fears of hell can move, Db BEING AND ATTRIBUTES May hear the gospel's milder voice, That tells you, God is love ! 5 0, may we all, while here below, This best of blessings prove ; Till warmer hearts, in brighter worlds, Shall shout, that God is love. 71 L. M. Needham. Wisdom and Knowledge of God. 1 Awake, my tongue ; thy tribute bring To Him who gave thee power to sing; Praise Him who has all praise above, The source of wisdom and of love. 2 How vast his knowledge ! how profound ! A depth where all our thoughts are drowned ; The stars he numbers, and their names He gives to all those heavenly flames. 3 Through each bright world above, behold Ten thousand thousand charms unfold ; Earth, air, and mighty seas, combine To speak his wisdom all divine. 4 But in redemption, 0, what grace ! Its wonders, 0, what thought can trace ! Here, wisdom shines forever bright ; Praise him, my soul, with sweet delight. 72 C. M. Watt*. Eternity of God. 1 Great God, how infinite art thou ! What worthless worms are we! OF GOD. 67 Let all the race of creatures bow, And pay their praise to thee. 2 Thy throne eternal ages stood, Ere seas or stars were made ; Thou art the ever-living God, Were all the nations dead. 3 Eternity, with all its years, Stands present in thy view ; To thee there's nothing old appears ; Great God, there's nothing new. 4 Our lives through various scenes are drawn, And vexed with trifling cares, While thine eternal thought moves on Thine undisturbed affairs. 5 Great God, how infinite art thou ! What worthless worms are we ! Let all the race of creatures bow, And pay their praise to thee. 73 L. M. J. Wesley. Tlie Lord's Prayer. 1 Father of all, whose powerful voice Called forth this universal frame ! WThose mercies over all rejoice, Through endless ages still the same : 2 Thou by thy word upb oldest all ; Thy bounteous love to all is showed : Thou hear'st thy every creature's call ; And fillest every month Avith good. 68 BEING AND ATTRIBUTES 3 In heaven thou reign'st enthroned in light, Nature's expanse before thee spread : Earth, air, and sea, before thy sight, And hell's deep gloom, are open laid i 4 Wisdom, and might, and love, are thine: Prostrate before thy face we fall, Confess thine attributes divine, And hail thee sovereign Lord of all. 5 Thee, sovereign Lord, let all confess, That move in earth, or air, or sky ; Kevere thy power, thy goodness bless, Tremble before thy piercing eye. 6 All ye who owe to him your birth, In praise your every hour employ : Jehovah reigns : be glad, 0 earth, And shout, ye morning stars, for joy ! 74 L. M. J. Wesley. Continued. Second petition. 1 Son of thy Sire's eternal love, Take to tnyself thy mighty power: Let all earth's sons thy mercy prove, Let all thy wondrous grace adore : 2 The triumphs of thy love display : In every heart reign thou alone, Till all thy foes confess thy sway, And glory end what grace begun. OF GOD. 69 75 L. J. Wesley. Continued, Tliird petition. 1 Spirit of grace, and health, and power; Fountain of light and love below : Abroad thy healing influence shower, O'er all the nations let it flow. 2 Inflame our hearts with perfect love, In us the work of faith fulfil ; So not heaven's host shall swifter move, Than we on earth, to do thy will. 76 L. M. J. Wesley. Continued, Fourth petition. 1 Father, 'tis thine each day to yield Thy children's wants a fresh supply : Thou cloth'st the lilies of the field, And hearest the young ravens cry. 2 On thee we cast our care : we live Through thee, who know'st our every need : O feed us with thy grace, and give Our souls this day the living bread ! 77 L. 11 J. Wesley. Continued, Fifth petition, 1 Eternal, spotless Lamb of God, Before the world's foundation slain! Sprinkle us ever with thy blood : 0 cleanse, and keep us ever clean ! 70 BEING AND ATTRIBUTES OF GOD. 2 To every soul (all praise to thee !) Our bowels of compassion move ; And all mankind by this may see, God is in us ; for God is love. 78 L. Mi J. Wesley. Continued. Sixth petition. 1 Giver and Lord of life, whose power And guardian care for all are free, To thee, in fierce temptation's hour, From sin and Satan let us flee. 2 Thine, Lord, we are, and ours thou art : In us be all thy goodness showed : Renew, enlarge, and fill our heart With peace, and joy, and heaven, and God . 79 L. M. J. Wesley Concluded. Tlie Doxology. 1 Blessing and honor, praise and love, Coequal, coeternal Three, In earth below, in heaven above, By all thy works be paid to thee ! 2 Thrice Holy ! thine the kingdom is; The power omnipotent is thine ; And when created nature dies, Thy never-ceasing glories shine. CHRIST — IIIS KINGDOM AND ATONEMENT. 71 Christ— His Kingdom and Atonement. *0 C. M. Watts. ClirisVs commission. \ Come, happy souls, approach your God With new melodious songs: Come, render to Almighty grace The tribute of your tongues. 2 Sc strange, so boundless was the love That pitied dying men, The Father sent his equal Son To give them life again. 3 Thy hands, dear Jesus, were not arm'd With a revenging rod, No hard commission to perform The vengeance of a God. 4 But all was mercy, all was mild, And wrath forsook the throne, When Christ on the kind errand came, And brought salvation down. 5 Here, sinners, you may heal your wounds, And wipe your sorrows dry : Trust in the mijzhty Saviour's name, And you shall never die. 6 See, dearest Lord, our willing souls Accept thine olier'd grace : We bless the great Redeemer's love, And give the Father praise. il CHRIST — HIS KINGDOM 81 C. M. Watts. Psalm xcviii. 1 Joy to the world — The Lord is come ! Let earth receive her King : Let every heart prepare him room, 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 plains, Eej)eat 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 is found. 4 He rules the world with truth and grace ; And makes the nations prove The glories of his righteousness, And wonders of his love. 82 C. M. Heber. The holy child Jesus. 1 Abashed be all the boast of age, Be hoary learning dumb ! Expounder of the mystic page, Behold an infant come ! 2 O "Wisdom ! whose unfading power Beside th' Eternal stood, AND ATONEMENT. 73 To frame, in nature's earliest hour, The land, the sky, the flood, — 3 Yet didst not thou disdain awhile An infant form to wear, To bless thy mother with a smile, And lisp thy faltered prayer. 4 But in thy Father's own abode, With Israel's elders round, Conversing high with Israel's God, Thy chiefest joy was found. 5 So may our youth adore thy name ! And, Saviour, deign to bless, With fost'ring grace, the timid flame Of early holiness I 83 C. M. Enfield. 11 1 have given you an example." 1 Behold where in a mortal form Appears each grace divine ! The virtues, all in Jesus met, With mildest radiance shine. 2 To spread the rays of heavenly light, To give the mourner joy, To preach glad tidings to the poor, Was his divine employ. 3 Lowly in heart, to all his friends A friend and servant found : He washed their feet, he wiped their tears, And healed each bleeding wound. 74 CHRIST — HIS KINGDOM 4 Midst keen reproach and cruel scorn Patient and meek he stood : His foes, ungrateful, sought his life : He labored for their good. 5 In the last hours of deep distress, Before his Father's throne, With soul resigned, he bowed, and said, " Thy will, not mine, be done ! " 6 Be Christ our pattern and our guide ! His image may we bear! 0 may we tread his holy steps, His joy and glory share! 84 C. M. Anon. 77? e Prince of peace. 1 To us a child of hope is born, To us a Son is given : Him shall the tribes of earth obey, Him, all the hosts of heaven. 2 His name shall be the Prince of peace, For evermore adored, — The Wonderful, the Counsellor, The great and mighty Lord. 3 His power, increasing, still shall spread: His reign no end shall know ; Justice shall guard his throne above, And peace abound below. 4 To us a child of hope is born ; To us a Son is given ; — The Wonderful, the Counsellor, The mighty Lord of heaven. AND ATONEMENT. 75 85 7s. C. Wesley. Tlie Incarnation, 1 Hark ! the herald angels sing, 44 Glory to the new-born King; Peace on earth, and mercy mild ; God and sinners reconciled : " Joyful all ye nations rise, Join the triumphs of the skies ; With th' angelic hosts proclaim, " Christ is burn in Bethlehem." 2 Christ, by highest heaven adored, Christ, the everlasting Lord : Late in time behold him come, Offspring of a virgin's womb, Veiled in flesh the Godhead see, Hail th' incarnate Deity ! Pleased as man writh men t' appear, Jesus our Immanuel here. 3 Hail, the heaven-born Prince of peace ! Hail, the Sun of righteousness! Light and life to all he brings, Risen with healing in his wings : Mild he lays Ids glory by, Lorn that man no more may die ; Born to raise the sons of eaith ; Born to give them second birth. 4 Come, Desire of nations, come! Fix in us thy humble home : Rise, the woman's conqu'ring seed, Bruise in us the serpent's head : 76 CHKIST — HIS KINGDOM Adam's likeness now efface, Stamp thine image in its place : Second Adam from above, Reinstate us in thy love. 86 6,6,6,6,8,8. C. Wesley. " They shall call his name Immanuel" 1 Let earth and heaven combine, Angels and men agree, To praise, in songs divine, Th' incarnate Deity : Our God contracted to a span, Incomprehensibly made man. 2 He laid his glory by ; He wrapped tiini'in our clay : "Unmarked by human eye, The latent Godhead lay ; Infant of days he here became, And bore the mild Immanuers name. 3 Unsearchable the love That hath the Saviour brought ; The grace is far above Or man or angel's thought : Suffice for us that God, we know, Our God, is manifest below. 4 He deigns in flesh t' appear, Widest extremes to join : To bring our vileness near, And make us all divine : And we the life of God shall know; For God is manifest below. AND ATONEMENT. 77 5 Made perfect first in love, And sanctified by grace, We shall from earth remove, And see his glorious face : Then shall his love be fully showed, And man shall then be lost in God. 87 L. M. Steele. "Leaving us an example." J Whene'er the angry passions rise, And tempt our thoughts or tongues to strife, On Jesus let us fix our eves, Bright pattern of the Christian life. 2 0 how benevolent and kind! How mild ! how ready to forgive ! Be this the temper of our mind, And these the rules by which we live. 3 To do his Heavenly Father's will Was his employment and delight : Humility and holy zeal Shone through his life divinely bright. 4 Dispensing good where'er he came, The labors of his life were love: If then we love the Saviour's name, Let his Divine example move ! 88 7s. C. Wesley. "That ye should follow his ste])s" 1 Holy Lamb, who thee confess, Followers of thy holiness, 78 CHRIST — HIS KINGDOM Thee they ever keep in view, Ever ask, " What shall we do?" Governed by thy only will, All thy words we would fulfil, Would in all thy footsteps go, Walk as Jesus walked below. 2 While thou didst on earth appear, Servant to thy servants here, Mindful of thy place above, All thy life wTas prayer and love : Such our whole employment be, Works of faith and charity : Works of love on man bestowed, Secret intercourse with God. 3 Early in the temple meet, Let us still our Saviour greet : ^sightly to the mount repair ; Join our praying Pattern there : There by wrestling faith obtain Power to work for God again ; Power his image to retrieve, Power, like thee, our Lord, to live. 89 C. M. Medler. Tlie Incarnation. 1 Mortals, awake, with angels join, And chant the solemn lay : Joy. love, and gratitude, combine to hail th' auspicious day. 2 In heaven the rapt'rous song began, And sweet seraphic fire AND ATONEMENT. 79 Through all the shining legions ran, And strung and tuned the lyre. . 3 Swift through the vast expanse it flew, And loud the echo rolled : The theme, the song, the joy, was new, 'T was more than heaven could hold. 4 Down through the portals of the sky Th' impetuous torrent ran ; And angels flew with eager joy To bear the news to man. 5 With joy the chorus we'll repeat, 14 Glory to God on high ! Good-will and peace are now complete : Jesus was born to die." 6 Hail, Prince of Life, forever nail ! Redeemer, brother, friend ! Though earth, and time, and life, shall fail, Thy praise shall never end. 90 L. M. Anon. Christ the Saviour. Is. xlv, 21- -25. 1 Jehovah speaks, let Israel hear ! Let all the earth rejoice, and fear While God's eternal Son proclaims His sovereign honours, and his names 2 4 I am the last, and T the first, 4 The Saviour God, and God the just ; 1 There's none besides pretends to show 1 Such justice and salvation too. 80 CHRIST — HIS KINGDOM 3 (' Ye that in shades of darkness dwell, 1 Just on the verge of death and hell, 1 Look up to me from distant lands ; 1 Light, life, and heaven are in my hands. 4 i I by my holy name have sworn, 1 Nor shall the word in vain return ; 1 To me shall all things bend the knee, * And every tongue shall swear to me.) 5 l In me, alone, shall men confess, 1 Lies all their strength and righteousness. 1 But such as dare despise my Name, 1 I'll clothe them with eternal shame. 6 ' In me, the Lord, shall all the seed 1 Of Israel from their sins be freed ; ' And by their shining graces prove ' Their mt'rest in my pard'ning love.' 91 L. fit; Watts. Believe, and be saved. John iii, 16, 17, 18. 1 Not to condemn the sons of men, Did Christ, the Son of God, appear : — No weapons in his hands are seen, No naming sword, nor thunder there. 2 Such was the pity of our God, — He lov'd the race of man so well, — He sent his Son, to bear our load Of sins, and save our souls from hell. 3 Sinners, believe the Saviour's word ; Trust in his mighty name, and live : AND ATONEMENT. 81 A thousand joys his lips afford ; His hands a thousand blessings give. 4 But vengeance and damnation lies On rebels who refuse his grace ; Who God's eternal Son despise, The hottest hell shall be their place. 92 L. M. Doddridge. The Transfiguration. 1 When at this distance, Lord, we trace The various glories of thy face, What transport pours o'er all our breast, And charms our cares and woes to rest ! 2 With thee, in the obscurest cell, On some bleak mountain would I dwell, Rather than pompous courts behold, And share their grandeur and their gold. 3 Away, ye dreams of mortal joy ; Raptures divine my thoughts employ : I see the King of glory shine, And feel his love, and call him mine. 4 On Tabor thus his servants viewed His lustre, when transformed he stood; And, bidding earthly scenes farewell, Cried, " Lord, 'tis pleasant here to dwell ! " 5 Yet still our elevated eyes To nobler visions long to rise : That grand assembly would we join, Where all thy saints around thee shine. 82 CHRIST — HIS KINGDOM 6 That mount, how bright! those forms, howl fair! 'Tis good to dwell for ever there ! Come, death, dear envoy of my God, And bear me to that blest abode ! 93 S. M. C. Wesley. "Unto us a child is bom." 1 Father, our hearts we lift Up to thy gracious throne, And thank thee for the precious gift Of thine incarnate Son ! 2 The gift unspeakable We thankfully receive, And to the world thy goodness tell, And to thy glory live. 3 Jesus, the holy child, Doth, by his birth, declare That God*and man are reconciled, And one in him we are. 4 A peace on earth he brings, Which never more shall end : The Lord of hos+s, the King of kings, Declares himself our friend. 5 His kingdom from above He doth to us impart, And pure benevolence and love O'ernow the faithful heart : AND ATONEMENT. SJ 6 Changed in a moment, we The sweet attraction find, With open arms of charity- Embracing all mankind. 7 0 might they all receive The new-born Prince of peace! And meekly in his spirit live, And in his love increase ! 8 Till he convey ns home, Cry every soul aloud, Come, thou Desire of nations, come, And take us up to God ! 94 L. M. C. Wesley. "Unto us a Son is given." 1 To us a child of royal birth, Heir of the promises, is given ! Th' Invisible appears on earth, The Son of man, the God of heaven. 2 A Saviour born, in love supreme He comes, our fallen souls to raise : He comes, his people to redeem, With all his plenitude of grace. 3 The Christ, by raptured seers foretold, Filled with th* eternal Spirit's power, Prophet, and Priest, and King, behold, And Lord of all the worlds adore. 4 The Lord of hosts, the God most high, Who quits his throne on earth to live, With joy we welcome from the sky, With faith into our hearts receive. 84 CHRIST — HIS KINGDOM 95 C. M. The Inauguration. 1 See, from on high, a light divine On Jesus* head descend ; And hear the sacred voice from heaven, That bids us all attend :— 2 " This is my well-beloved Son," Proclaimed the voice Divine : " Hear him," his Heavenly Father said, " For all his words are mine." 3 His mission thus confirmed from heaven, The great Messiah came, And heavenly wisdom taught to man, In God, the Father's name. 4 The path of heavenly peace he showed, That leads to bliss on high, Where all his faithful folFwers here Shall live, no more to die. 5 O may we then, who own him Lord, And his loved name profess, By all our words and actions prove That we his mind possess I 96 L. M. Watts. Credentials of Jesus. 1 Behold the blind their sight receive I Behold the dead awake and live ! The dumb speak wonders ! and the lame Leap like the hart, and bless his name ! AND ATONEMENT. 85 2 Thus does 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 heavens 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. 97 L. M. Bowring. The great Teacher. 1 How sweetly flowed the gospel sound From lips of gentleness and grace, When list'ning thousands gathered round, And joy and gladness filled the place ! 2 From heaven he came, of heaven he spoke, To heaven he led his foll'wers' way : Dark clouds of gloomy night he broke, Unveiling an immortal day. *3 u Come, wand'rers, to my Father's home ; Come, all ye weary ones, and rest : " Yes, sacred Teacher, we will come, Obey thee, love thee, and be blest. 86 CHRIST — HIS KINGDOM 98 L. M. Watts. His exemplary life. 1 My dear Bedeemer, and my Lord, I read my duty in thy word; But in thy life the law appears, Drawn out in living characters. 2 Such was thy truth, and such thy zeal, Such def'rence to thy Father's will, Such love, and meekness so divine, I would transcribe, and make them mine. 3 Cold mountains, and the midnight air, Witnessed the fervor of thy prayer : The desert thy temptations knew, Thy conflict, and thy vict'ry too. 4 Be thou my pattern : make me bear More of thy gracious image here : Then God, the Judge, shall own my name, Among the folPwers of the Lamb. 99 L. M. Doddridge. Christ vjeeping over Jerusalem. 1 What venerable sight appears ! The Son of God dissolved in tears! Trace, 0 my soul, with sad surprise, The sorrows of a Saviour's eyes ! 2 For whom, blest Jesus, we would know, Doth such a sacred torrent flow ? What brother, or what friend of thine. Is graced and mourned with drops divine? AND ATONEMENT. 87 3 Nor brother there, nor friend I see — But sons of pride and cruelty ; Who, like rapacious tigers, stood, Insatiate, panting for thy blood. 4 Dear Lord, and did thy gushing eyes Thus stream o'er dying enemies? And can thy tenderness forget The sinner, humbled at thy feet? 5 With deep remorse our bowels move, — That we have wronged such matchless love : Thy gentle pity, Lord, display, And smile these trembling fears away. ■ 100 S. M. Beddome. 11 He beheld the city, and wept over it". 1 Did Christ o'er sinners weep, And shall our cheeks by dry . Let floods of penitential grief Burst forth from every eye. 5 The Son of God in tears The wond'ring angels see : Be thou astonished, 0 my soul ; lie shed those tears for thee. 3 He wept that we might weep : Each sin demands a tear : In heaven alone no sin is found, And there 's no weeping there. 88 CHRIST — HIS KINGDOM 101 L. M. C. Wesley. The Suffering and Crucifixion of Christ. Matt, xxvii. 26-53. 1 Ye that pass by, behold the Man ! ' The man of griefs condemned for you The Lamb of God, for sinners slain, Weeping to Calvary pursue 1 2 See ! how his back the scourges tear, While to the bloody pillar bound ! The ploughers made long furrows there, Till all his body is one wound. 3 Nor can he thus their hate assuage ; His innocence to death pursued, Must fully glut their utmost rage : Hark ! how they clamor for his blood ! 4 To us our own Barabbas give ; Away with him, (they loudly cry :) Away with him, not fit to live, The vile seducer crucify ! 5 His sacred limbs they stretch, they tear With nails they fasten to the wood ! His sacred limbs, exposed and bare, Or only cover'd with his blood. 6 See, there ! his temples crown'd with thorn His bleeding hands extended wide ! His streaming feet transfixt and torn ! The fountain gushing from his side I 7 Where is the King of Glory now! The everlasting Son of God I AND ATONEMENT. by The Immortal hangs his languid hrow : The Almighty faints beneath his load ! 8 Beneath my load he faints and dies : I fill'd his soul with pangs unknown: I caused those mortal groans and cries ; I kill'd the Father's only Son ! 102 8,8,8,8,8,8. C. Wesley. General redemption. 1 Would Jesus have the sinner die? Why hangs he then on yonder tree? What means that strange expiring cry? (Sinners, he prays for you and me :) " Forgive them, Father, O forgive, They know not that by me they live !" 2 Jesus, descended from above, Our loss of Eden to retrieve, Great God of universal love, If all the world through thee may live, In us a quick'ning spirit be, And witness though hast died for me. 3 Thou loving, all-atoning Lamb, Thee — by thy painful agony, Thy bloody sweat, thy grief and shame, Thy cross and passion on the tree, Thy precious death and life — I pray, Take all, take all my sins away. 4 0 let me kiss thy bleeding feet, And bathe and wash them with my tears; The story of thy love repeat In every drooping sinner's ears ; 90 CHRIST — HIS KINGDOM That all may hear the quick'ning sound, Since I, e'en I, have mercy found. 5 O let thy love my heart constrain, Thy love for every sinner free ; That every fallen son of man May taste the grace that found out me ; That all mankind with me may prove Thy sovereign, everlasting love. 103 C. M. Haweis. Gethsemane. 1 Dark was the night, and cold the ground, On which the Lord was laid ; His sweat, like drops of blood, ran down : In agony, he prayed, — 2 " Father, remove this bitter cup, If such thy sacred will ; If not, content to drink it up, Thy pleasure I fulfil." 3 Go to the garden, sinner : see Those precious drops that flow : The heavy load he bore for thee ; For thee he lies so low. 1G4 lis. M. De Fleury. The Garden. 1 0 Garden of Olivet, dear honored spot, The fame of thy wonder shall ne'er be forgot r The theme most transporting to seraphs above ; The triumph of sorrow, the triumph of love ! AND ATONEMENT. 91 \ Come, saints, and adore him : come, bow at his feet ! O, give him the glory, the praise that is meet : Let joyful hosannas unceasing arise, And join the full chorus that gladdens the skies. 105 S. M. C. Wesley. "My soul is exceeding sorrowful" The man of sorrow now Thou dost indeed appear, — Beneath my guilty burden bow, And tremble with my fear. 2 Thy pain is my relief, And doth my load remove ; For 0, if all thy soul is grief, Yet all thy heart is love ! 106 L. M. C. Wesley. 1 0 thou dear sufTring Son of God, How doth thy heart to sinners move! Help me to catch thy precious blood ! Help me to taste thy dying love ! 2 The earth could to her centre quake, Convulsed while her Creator died : 0 let my inmost nature shake, And die with Jesus crucified ! 3 At thy last gasp the graves displayed Their horrors to the upper skies : 92 CHRIST — HIS KINGDOM 0 that my soul might burst the shade, And, quickened by thy death, arise ! 4 The rocks could feel thy powerful death, And tremble, and asunder part : 0 rend with thine expiring breath The harder marble of my heart ! 107 CM. S.Wesley, Jr. The Passion. 1 From whence these dire portents around, Which heaven and earth amaze ? Wherefore do earthquakes cleave the ground? Why hides the sun his rays ? 2 Not thus did Sinai's trembling head With sacred horror nod, Beneath the dark pavilion spread Of legislative God. 3 Thou earth, thy lowest centre shake, With Jesus sympathize ! Thou sun, as hell's deep gloom, be black : 'Tis thy Creator dies. 4 See, streaming from th' accursed tree, His all-atoning blood : Is this the Infinite ? 'tis He, My Saviour and my God. 5 For me these pangs his soul assail ; For me this death is borne : My sins gave sharpness to the nail, And pointed every thorn. AND ATONEMENT. 93 6 Let sin no more my soul enslave : Break, Lord, the tyrant's chain : 0, save me, whom thou cam'st to save, Nor bleed nor die in vain. 108 L. M. Watts. Gal vi. 14. 1 When I survey the wondrous cross On which the Prince of glory died, My richest gain I count but loss, And pour contempt on all my pride. 2 Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the death of Christ, my God: All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood. 3 See, from his head, his hands, his feet, Sorrow and love flow mingled down ! 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. 109 7s. Montgomery. Calvary. 1 When on Sinai's top I see God descend in majesty, To proclaim his holy law, All my Spirit sinks with awe. 94 CHRIST — HIS KINGDOM 2 When, in ecstasy sublime, Tabor's glorious height I climb, In the too transporting light, Darkness rushes o'er my sight. 3 When on Calvary I rest, God, in flesh, made manifest, Shines in my redeemer's face, Full of beauty, truth, and grace.. 4 Here I would for ever stay, Weep and gaze my soul away : Thou art heaven on earth to'me, Lovely, mournful Calvary. 110 L. M. Chandler. [From the Primitive Church.] Agony in the garden. 1 To whom is our report made known Of mercies which the Lord hath shown ? Such wonders scarce can faith believe, And scarce the mind such love conceive. 2 The Son of God, for sinful man In purpose slain, since time began, His body now in deed supplies As our atoning sacrifice. 3 But wherefore, Saviour dost thou lie In such a mournful agony ? And why those bloody drops that show Thy soul's deep anguish as they flow ? AND ATONEMENT. 95 1 Doth the dread cup deter thy soul ? But 0 ! unless thou drink the whole, For us poor sinners it must flow, A draught of never-ending woe. 3 But heavenly love is ne'er dismayed, And God may not be disobeyed; And lo ! he yields him to the hour Of darkness, and to hell's dark power. 3 The Father, who the victim gave, The Son, who died mankind to save, The Holy Ghost, we all adore, One God, both now and evermore. Ill 7s. Milman. Tlte Crucifixion. Bound upon th' accursed tree, Faint and bleeding, who is He? By the flesh with scourges torn, By the crown of twisted thorn, By the side so deeply pierced, By the baffled, burning thirst, By the drooping, death-dewed brow, — Son of man ! 'tis thou ! 'tis thou I 2 Bound upon th' accursed tree, Dread and awful, who is He? By the sun at noon-day pale, Shiv'ring rock and rending veil, Eden promised ere he died, To the felon at his side, Lord ! our suppliant knees we bow. Son of God ! 'tis thou ! 'tis thou ! 96 CHEIST — HIS KINGDOM 3 Bound upon th' accursed tree, Sad and dying, who is He ? By the last and bitter cry, Ghost giv'n up in agony, By the lifeless body laid In the chamber of the dead, Crucified ! we know thee now, — Son of man ! 'tis thou ! 'tis thou ! 4 Bound upon th' accursed tree, Dread and awful, who is He ? By the spoiled and empty grave, By the souls he died to save, By the conquest he hath won, By the saints before his throne, By the rainbow round his brow, — Son of God ! 'tis thou ! 'tis thou ! 112 L. M. C. -Wesley. "It is finished." 1 'Tis finished ! The Messiah dies, Cut off for sins, but not his own ! Accomplished is the sacrifice, The great redeeming work is done. 2 'Tis finished ! All the debt is paid : Justice Divine is satisfied : The grand and full atonement made : God for a guilty world hath died. 3 The veil is rent in Christ alone : The living way to heaven is seen : The middle wall is broken down, And all mankind may enter in. AND ATONEMENT. 97 4 The types and figures are fulfilled : Exacted is the legal pain : The precious promises are sealed : The spotless Lamb of God is slain. 5 Saved from the legal curse I am ; My Saviour hangs on yonder tree: Sec there the meek, expiring Lamb ! Tis finished ! He expires for me. 6 Death, hell, and sin, are now subdued ; All grace is now to sinners given ; And lo ! I plead th' atoning blood, And in thy right I claim thy heaven. 113 L. M. J. Wesley. [From the German of Dessler.] The Crucifixion. 1 Extended on a cursed tree, Besmeared with dust, and sweat, and blood. See there, the King of glory see ! Sinks, and expires, the Son of God ! 2 Who, who, my Saviour, this hath done? Who could thy sacred body wound? No guilt thy spotless heart hath known, ]So guile hath in thy lips been found. 3 I,— I alone have done the deed! ?Tis I thy sacred flesh have torn : My sins have caused thee, Lord, to bleed, Pointed the nail, and fixed the thorn. 98 CHRIST — HIS KINGDOM 4 For me, the burden, to sustain Too great, on thee, my Lord, was laid : To heal me, thou hast borne the pain ; To bless me, thou a curse wast made. 5 In the devouring lion's teeth, Torn, and forsook of all, I lay : Thou sprang'st into the jaws of death, From death to save the helpless prey. 6 My Saviour, how shall I proclaim, How pay the mighty debt I owe ? Let all I have, and all I am, Ceaseless to all thy glory show. 7 Too much to thee I cannot give ; Too much I cannot do for thee : Let all thy love, and all thy grief, Grav'n on my heart for ever be ! S The meek, the still, the lowly mind, O may I learn from thee, my God; And love, with softest pity joined, For those that trample on thy blood ! 9 Still let thy tears, thy groans, thy sighs, O'ernow my eyes, and heave my breast; Till loose from flesh and earth I rise, And ever in thy bosom rest. 114 C. M. S. Wesley, Sr. The Crucifixion. / 1 Behold the Saviour of mankind Nailed to the shameful tree! How vast the love that him inclined To bleed and die for thee i AND ATONEMENT. 99 2 Hark, how he groans! while nature shakes, And earth's strong pillars bend! The temple's veil in sunder breaks, The solid marbles rend. 3 Tis done! the precious ransom's paid! " Receive my 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 eA*er pain, Was ever love, like thine! 115 8,8,8,8,8,8. C. Wesley. "My Love is crucified" 1 0 love Divine! what hast thou done! Th' immortal God hath died for me! The Father's coetezpnal Spn Bore all my sins upon the tree! Tli' immortal God for me hath died: My Lord, my Love, is crucified. 2 Behold him, all ye that pass by, The bleeding Prince of life and peace! Come, see, ye Worms, your Maker die, And say, was ever grief like his? Come, feel with me his blood applied: My Lord, my Love, is crucified; — 3 Is crucified for me and you, To bring us rebels back to God : Believe, believe the record true, Ye all are bought with Jesus' blood: 100 CHRIST — HIS KINGDOM Pardon for all flows from his side : My Lord, my Love, is crucified. 4 Then let us sit beneath his cross, And gladly catch the healing stream ; All things for him account but loss, And give up all our hearts to him : Of nothing think or speak beside, My Lord, my Love, is crucified. 116 7s. C. Wesley. "Jt is finished:1 1 Sons of God, triumphant rise, Shout th; accomplished sacrifice ! Shout your sins in Christ forgiven, Sons of God, and heirs of heaven! 2 Ye that round our altars throng, List'ning angels, join the song: Sing with us, ye heavenly powers, Pardon, grace, and glory, ours ! 3 Love's mysterious work is done : Greet we now th' atoning Son : Healed and quickened by his blood, Joined to Christ, and one with God. 4 Him by faith we taste below, Mightier joys ordained to know, When his utmost grace we prove, Rise to heaven by perfect love. AND ATONEMENT. 101 117 S. M. C. Wesley. 1 John v. 6. 1 This, this is he that came, By water and by blood ! Jesus is our atoning Lamb, Our sanctifying God. 2 See from his wounded side The mingled current flow : The water and the blood applied Shall wash us white as snow. 3 The water cannot cleanse, Before the blood we feel, To purge the guilt of all our sins, And our forgiveness seal. 4 But both in Jesus join, Who speaks our sins forgiven, And gives the purity divine That makes us meet for heaven. 118 C. M. Cowper. The fountain of atonement. 1 There is a fountain filled with blood, Drawn from Immanuel'a veins; And sinners, plunged beneath that flood, Lose all their guilty stains. 2 The dying thief rejoiced to see Thai fountain in his day ; And there may I, though vile as he, Wash all my sins away. 102 CHEIST — HIS KINGDOM 3 Dear dying Lamb, thy precious blood Shall never lose its power, Till all the ransomed Church of God Be saved to sin no more. 4 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 sing thy power to save, When this poor lisping, stamm'ring tongue Lies silent in the grave. 119 S. M . C. Wesley. TJie fountain. 1 Called from above, I rise, And wash away my sin ; The stream to which my spirit flies Can make the foulest clean. 2 It runs divinely clear, A fountain deep and wide : 'Twas opened by the soldier's spear In my Redeemer's side ! 120 L. M. C Wesley. The fountain. I By faith I to the fountain fly, 'Opened for ail mankind and me, To purge my sins of deepest dye, My life and heart's impurity. AND ATONEMENT. 103 2 From Christ, the smitten rock, it flows : The purple and the cr}rstal stream Pardon and holiness bestows ; And both I gain through faith in him. 121 7,7,7,7,7,7. Toplady. Rock of ages. 1 Rock of ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in thee : Let the water and the blood, From thy wounded side which flowed, Be of sin the double cure, Save from wrath and make me pure. 2 Could my tears for ever flow, Could my zeal no languor know, These for sin could not atone ; Thou must save, and thou alone : In my hand no price I bring, Simply to thy cross I cling. 3 While I draw this fleeting breath, When my eyes shall close in death, When I rise to worlds unknowm, And behold thee on thy throne, Rock of aires, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in thee. 122 S. M. Kelly. Resurrection. 1 "The Lord is risen indeed:" He lives to die no more: 104 CHRIST — HIS KINGDOM He lives the sinner's cause to plead, Whose curse and shame he bore. 2 " The Lord is risen indeed :" Then hell has lost his prey ; With him has risen the ransomed seed, To reign in endless day. 3 " The Lord is risen indeed :" Attending angels hear, — Up to the courts of heaven, with speed, The joyful tidings bear. 4 Then wake your golden lyres, And strike each cheerful chord; Join, all ye bright, celestial choirs, To sing our risen Lord. 123 C. Mi Doddridge. He is risen, 1 Ye humble souls, that seek the Lord, Chase all your fears away ; And bow with pleasure down to see The place where Jesus lay. 2 Thus low the Lord of life was brought; Such wonders love can do : Thus cold in death that bosom lay Which throbbed and bled for you. 3 But raise your eyes, and tune your songs : The Saviour lives again : Not all the bolts and bars of death The Conqu'ror could detain. AND ATONEMENT. 105 4 High o'er th' angelic bands he rears His once dishonored head ; And through unnumbered years he reigns, Who dwelt among the dead. 5 With joy like his shall every saint His empty tomb survey ; Then rise with his ascending Lord, Through all his shining way. 124 7s. C. Wesley. The Ascension. 1 Hail, the day that sees Him rise, Ravished from our wishful eyes! Christ, awhile to mortals given, Reiiscends his native heaven. 2 There the pompous triumph waits: " Lift your heads, eternal gates; Wide unfold the radiant scene ; Take the King of glory in !" 3 Circled round with angel powers, Their triumphant Lord and ours, Conqu'ror over death and sin : Take the Xing of glory in ! 4 Him though highest heaven receives, Still he loves the earth he leaves: Though returning to his throne, Still he calls mankind his own. 5 See, he lifts his hands above ! See, he shows the prints of love ! 106 CHRIST — HIS KINGDOM Hark, his gracious lips bestow Blessings on bis Church below ! 6 Ever upward let us move, Wafted on the wings of love ; Looking when thou, Lord, shalt come, Longing, gasping after home. 7 There we shall with thee remain, Partners of thy endless reign : There thy face unclouded see, Find our heaven of heavens in thee. 125 S. M. Watts. Atoning sacrifice. 1 Not all the blood of beasts, On Jewish altars slain, Could give the guilty conscience peace, Or wash away the stain. 2 But Christ, the heavenly Lamb, Takes all our sins away : A sacrifice of nobler name, And richer blood than they. 3 My faith would lay her hand On that dear head of thine, — While like a penitent I stand, And there confess my sin, 126 L. M. C. Wesley. Isaiah xlii. 6, 7. 1 Adam, descended from above, Saviour and Head of all mankind, AND ATONEMENT. 107 The cov'nant of redeeming love In thee let every shiner find. 2 Thee, the paternal grace Divine A universal blessing gave ; A light in every heart to shine ; A Saviour, — every soul to save. 3 Light of the Gentile world, appear, Command the blind thy rays to see: Our darkness chase, our sorrows cheer, And set the plaintive pris'ner free. 4 Me, me, who still in darkness sit, Shut up in sin and unbelief, Deliver from this gloomy pit, This dungeon of despairing grief. 5 Open mine eyes, the Lamb to know Who bears the gen'ral sin away; And to my ransomed spirit show The glories of eternal day. 127 L. M. Watts. Dying, rising, reigning, 1 He dies! the Friend of sinners dies! Lo ! Salem's daughters weep around ; A solemn darkness veils the skies; A sudden trembling shades the ground : Come, saints, and drop a tear or two For him who groaned beneath your load: He shed a thousand drops for you, A thousand drops of richer blood. 108 CHRIST — HIS KINGDOM 2 Here's love and grief beyond degree: The Lord of glory dies for man ! But lo ! what sudden joys we see ! Jesus, the dead, revives again ! The rising God forsakes the tomb ; Up to his Father's courts he flies ; Cherubic legions guard him home, And shout him welcome to the skies ! 3 Break off your tears, ye saints, and tell How high your great Deliv'rer reigns: Sing how he spoiled the hosts of hell, And led the monster death in chains ! Say, " Live for ever, wondrous King ! Born to redeem, and strong to save !" Then ask the monster, " Where's thy sting ?" And, "Where's thy vict'ry, boasting grave ?" 128 L. M. Watts. Psalm lxviii. 17, 18. 1 Lord, when thou didst ascend on high, Ten thousand angels filled the sky : Those heavenly guards around thee wait, Like chariots that attend thy state. 2 Not Sinai's mountain could appear More glorious, when the Lord was there : While he pronounced his dreadful law, And struck the chosen tribes with awe. 3 How bright the triumph none can tell, When the rebellious powers of hell, That thousand souls had captives made, Were all in chains, like captives, led. AND ATONEMENT. 109 4 Raised by his Father to the throne, He sent the promised Spirit down, With drifts and grace for rebel men, That God might dwell on earth again. 129 8,8,8,8,8,8. C. Wesley. Priesthood of Christ. 1 O thou eternal Victim, slain. A sacrifice for guilty man, By the eternal Spirit made An ofFring in the sinner's stead : Our everlasting Priest art thou, And plead'st thy death for sinners now : 2 Thy ofTring still continues new : Thy vesture keeps its bloody hue : Thou stand'st the ever-slaughtered Lamb : Thy priesthood still remains the same: Thy years, O God, can never fail : Thy goodness is unchangeable. 3 0 that onr fhith may never move, But stand unshaken as thy love: Sure evidence of things unseen, Now let it pass the years between. And view thee bleeding on the tree, My God, who dies for me, for me ! 130 "6,0,6,6,8,8. Cowper. The great Antitype. I Israel, in ancient days, Not only had a view 110 CHRIST— HIS KINGDOM Of Sinai in a blaze, But learned the gospel too : The types and figures were a glass In which they saw the Saviour's face. 2 The paschal sacrifice, And blood-besprinkled door, — Seen with enlightened eyes, And once applied with power. — "Would teach the need of other blood, To reconcile the world to God. 3 The lamb, the dove, set forth His perfect innocence, Whose blood of matchless worth Should be the soul's defence ; For he who can for sin atone Must have no failings of his own. 4 The scape-goat on his head The people's trespass bore ; And to the desert led, Was to be seen no more : In him our Surety seemed to say, u Behold, I bear your sins away," 5 Dipped in his fellow's blood, The living bird went free : The type, well understood, Expressed the sinner's plea — Described a guilty soul enlarged, And, by a Saviour's death, discharged. 6 Jesus, I love to trace, Throughout the sacred page, AND ATONEMENT. Ill The footsteps of thy grace, The same in every age ! 0 grant that I may faithful be To clearer light vouchsafed to me ! 131 L. M. C. Wesley. The great Antitype. 1 0 thou whose oft'ring on the tree The legal offerings all foreshowed, Borrrowed their whole effect from thee, And drew their virtue from thy blood : 2 The blood of goats and bullocks slain Could never for one sin atone : To purge the guilty ofTrer's stain, Thine was the work, and thine alone. 3 Vain in themselves their duties were, Their services could never please, Till joined with thine, and made to share The merits of thy righteousness. 4 Forward they cast a faithful look On thy approaching sacrifice ; And thence their pleasing savor took, And rose accepted in the bkies. 5 Those feeble types and shadows old Are all in thee, the Truth, fulfilled: We in thy sacrifice behold The substance of tho&e rites revealed. 6 Thy meritorious sufferings past, We see, by faith, to us brought back ; And on thy grand oblation cast, Its saving benefits partake. 112 CHRIST — HIS KINGDOM 132 L. M. C. Wesley. Col. hi. 1-4. 1 Ye faithful souls, who Jesus know, If risen indeed with him ye are, Superior to the joys below, His resurrection's power declare 2 Your faith by holy tempers prove, By actions show your sins forgiv^o '. And seek the glorious things above, And follow Christ, your Head, to heaven. 3 There your exalted Saviour see, Seated at God's right hand again, In all his Father's majesty, In everlasting pomp, to reign. 4 To him continually aspire, Contending for your native place » And emulate the angel-choir, And only live to love and praise. 5 For who by faith your Lord receive, Ye nothing seek or want beside : Dead to the world and sin ye live : Your creature-love is crucified. 6 Your real life, with Christ concealed, Deep in the Father's bosom lies ; And, glorious as your Head revealed, Ye soon shall meet him in the skies- AND ATONEMENT. 113 1&3 8,8,8,8,8,8. C. "Wesley. Priesthood of Christ. 1 Entered the holy place above, Covered with meritorious scars, The tokens of his dying love Our great High Priest in glory bears He pleads his passion on the tree, , Ee shows himself to God for me. 2 Before the throne my Saviour stands, My Friend and Advocate appears: My name is graven on his hands, ind him the Father always hears: Wiile low at Jesus* cross I bow, He hears the blood of sprinkling now. 3 Thh instant now I may receive 'ue answer of his powerful prayer: This instant now by him I live, Hb prevalence with God declare; And soon my spirit, in his hands, Shallstand where my Forerunno* stands. 134 C. M. DtDDRLDGE. Priesthood of Christ. 1 Now l«t our cheerful eyes survey Our great High Priest above : And celebrate his constant care, And sympathetic love. 2 Though raised to a superior throne, Where angels bow around, 114 CHRIST — HIS KINGDOM And r'ligh o'er all the shining train With matchless honors crowned, — 3 The na mes of all his saints he bears, Deep igraven on his heart ; Nor shall! the meanest Christian say That :he hath lost his part. 4 Those characters shall fair abide, Our eyerlasting trust, When gems, and monuments, and crowrs, Are moulded down to dust. 135 C. M. S. Weslet, Jb. Resurrection of Christ. 1 The Lord of Sabbath let us praise, In concert with the blessed, Who, joyful, in harmonious lays Employ an endless rest. 2 Thus, Lord, while we remember thee, We > blessed and pious grow ; By hymns of praise we learn to be "Triumphant here below. 3 On iiis glad day a brighter scene Jf glory was displayed, 3y God, th? eternal Word, than whan This universe was made. 4 He rises, who mankind has bought With grief and pain extreme : 'Twas great to speak the world from naujht ; 'Twas greater to redeem. AND ATONEMENT. 115 136 C. M. S. Wesley, Jr. Resurrection. 1 The Sun of righteousness appears, To set in blood no more : Adore the Scatt'rer of your fears, Your rising Sun adore. 2 The saints, when he resigned his breath, Unclosed their sleeping eyes : lie breaks again the bands of death, Again the dead arise. 3 Alcne the dreadful race he ran, Alone the wine-press trod : He dies and suffers as a man, He rises as a God. I 4 In vain the stone, the watch, the seal, Forbid an early rise To him who breaks the gates of hell, And opens paradise. 137 6,6,6,6,S,8. Doddridge. Resurrection. 1 Yes ! the Redeemer rose, The Saviour left the dead ; And e'er our hellish foes Iliga raised his conqu'ring head: In wild dismay, The guards around Fall to the ground, And sink away. 2 Lo ! the angelic bands In full assembly meet, 116 CHRIST — HIS KINGDOM To wait his high commands, And worship at his feet : Joyful they come, And wing their way, From realms of day, To Jesus' tomb. 3 Then back to heaven they fly, The joyful news to bear : Hark ! as they soar on high, What music fills the air! Their anthems say, " Jesus who bled, Has left the dead: He rose to-day." 4 Ye mortals, catch the sound, Redeemed by Him from hell ; And send the echo round The globe on which you dwell : Transported cry, " Jesus, who bled, Hath left the dead, No more to die." 5 All hail, triumphant Lord, Who sav'st us with thy blood ! Wide be thy name adored, Thou rising, reigning God : With thee we rise, With thee we reign, And empires gain, Beyond the skies. 138 7s. C. Wesley "Alive for evermore.'91 1 Christ, the Lord, is risen to-day ! Sons of men and angels say ! Raise your joys and triumphs high ! Sing, ye heavens — thou earth, reply. 2 Love's redeeming work is done, — Fought the fight, the battle won : AND ATONEMENT. 117 Lo ! the sun's eclipse is o'er ; Lo ! he sets in blood no more. 3 Vain the stone, the watch, the seal — Christ hath burst the gates of hell: Death in vain forbids his rise : Christ hath opened Paradise. 4 Lives again our glorious King! " Where^ 0 death ! is now thy sting?" Once he died our souls to save : " Where's thy vict'ry, boasting grave?" 5 Soar we now where Christ has led, Foll'wing our exalted Head: Made like him, like him we rise — Ours the cross, the grave, the skies. 139 L. M. C. Wesley. Psalm xxiv. 7-10. 1 Our Lord is risen from the dead ; Our Jesus is gone up on high ! The powers of hell are captive led, Dragged to the portals of the sky. There his triumphal chariot waits, And angels chant the solemn lay : Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates, Ye everlasting doors, give way. 2 Loose all your hars of massy light, And wide unfold th' ethereal scene : He claims these mansions as his right — Receive the King of glory in. 118 CHRIST — HIS KINGDOM Who is the King of glory ? Who ? The Lord that all our foes o'ercame, The world, sin, death, and hell, o'erthrew- And Jesus is the conqu'ror's name. 3 Lo ! his triumphal chariot waits, And angels chant the solemn lay : Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates, Ye everlasting doors, give wav. Who is the King of glory ? Who? The Lord, of glorious power possessed : The King of saints and angels too, God over all, for ever blessed. 140 C. M. Watts. Heb. iv. 14-16. 1 "With joy we meditate the grace Of our High Priest above : His heart is made of tenderness, His bowels melt with love. 2 Touched with a sympathy within, He knows our feeble frame : He knows what sore temptations mean, For he hath felt the same. 3 He in the days of feeble flesh Poured out strong cries and tears ; And in his measure feels afresh What every member bears. 4 He'll never quench the smoking flax, But raise it to a flame : AND ATONEMENT. 119 The bruised reed he never breaks, Nor scorns the meanest name. > Then let our humble faith address His mercy and his power : We shall obtain deliv'ring grace In the distressing hour. 141 8,7. Bakewell. Priesthood of Christ. Hail ! thou once despised Jesus, Hail, thou Galilean King! Thou did.^t suffer to release us ; Thou didst free salvation bring. Hail, thou agonizing Saviour, Bearer of our sin and shame ! By thy merits we find favor : Life is given through thy name. 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 ; Opened is the gate of heaven ; Peace is made 'twixt man and God. Jesus, hail ! enthroned in glory, There for ever to abide ! All the heavenly hosts adore thee, Seated at thy Father's side : There for sinners thou art pleading, There thou dost our place prepare ; 120 CHRIST — HIS KINGDOM Ever for us interceding, Till in giory we appear. 4 Worship, honor, 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 Inimanuers praise. 142 C. M. Perronet. Coronation of Christ 1 All hail the power of Jesus* name ! Let angels prostrate fall : Bring forth the royal diadem, And crown him Lord of all. 2 Ye chosen seed of Israel's race, — A remnant weak and small, — Hail him, who saves you by his grace, And crown him Lord of all. 3 Ye Gentile sinners, ne'er forget The wormwood and the gall : Go, spread your trophies at his feet, And crown him Lord of all. 4 Let every kindred, every tribe On this terrestrial ball, To him all majesty ascribe, And crown him Lord of all. AND ATONEMENT. 121 * 0 that, with yonder sacred throng, We at his feet may fall ! We'll join the everlasting song, And crown him Lord of all. 143 7s. Grant. Psalm ii. Wherefore do the nations wage War against the King of kings? Whence the people's madd'ning rage, Fraught with vain imaginings? 2 Haughty chiefs, and rulers proud, Forth in banded fury run, Braving with defiance loud God and his anointed Son. 3 " Let ns break their bonds in twain ! Let us cast their cords away ! " — But the Highest with disdain Sees and mocks their vain array. 4 " High on Zion I prepare," Thus he speaks, ua regal throne: Thou, my Prince, my chosen heir, Rise to claim it as thine own I " 5 " Son of God, with God the same, Enter thine imperial dome ! Lo! the shaking heavens proclaim, Mightiest Lord, thy kingdom come. 6 " Pomp or state dost thou demand? In thy Father's glory shine! 122 CHRIST— HIS KINGDOM Dost thou ask for high command? Lo I the universe is thine ! " 7 Ye who spurn his righteous sway, Yet, ah yet, he spares your breath : Yet his hand, averse. to slay, Balances the bolt of death. 8 Ere that dreadful bolt descends, Haste before his feet to fall, Kiss the scepter he extends, And adore him, Lord of all ! 144 6,6,6,6,8,8. C. Wesley. Psalm xlvii, 5-9. 1 God is gone up on high With a triumphant noise; The clarions of the sky Proclaim th' angelic joys! Join all on earth, rejoice and sing; Glory ascribe to glory's King. 2 God in the flesh below, For us he reigns above: Let all the nations know Our Jesus' conqu'ring love! Join all on earth, rejoice and sing; Glory ascribe to glory's King. 3 All power to our great Lord Is by the Father given ; By angel-hosts adored, He reigns supreme in heaven : Join all on earth, rejoice and sing ; Glory ascribe to glory's King. AND ATONEMENT. 123 |4 Till all the earth, renewed In righteousness divine, ! With all the hosts of God In one great chorus join, Join all on earth, rejoice and sing; Glory ascribe to glory's King. 145 C. M. C. Wesley. His regal state. 1 Rejoice and sing, The Lord is King, And make a cheerful noise : To God your ceaseless prai&es bring, Again I say, Rejoice I 2 The great I AM !— From heaven he came, To make that heaven our own: Bow every knee to Jesus' name, And kibS tli' incarnate Son. 3 The Son of God Poured out his blood And soul in sacrifice : Plunge all in that imperious flood That bears you to the skies. 4 The Victim slnin Arose again, Returning from the dead : Ye saints, essay your choicest strain, And shout your living Head. 5 His glorious reign He shall maintain ; — Y<>nr crowns from him receive; ♦ And live, redeemed from death and pain, As long as God shall live. 124 CHEIST — HIS KINGDOM 146 C. M. Beddome. " Let all the angels of God worship him." 1 How great the wisdom, power, and grace Which in redemption shine ! The heavenly host with joy confess The work is all divine. 2 Before his feet they cast their crowns, — Those crowns which Jesus gave, — And, with ten thousand thousand tongues, Proclaim his power to save. 3 They tell the triumphs of his cross, TLe sufferings which he bore, — How low he stooped, how high he rose, And rose to stoop no more. 4 O let them still their voices raise, And still their songs renew : Salvation well deserves the praise Of men and angels too ! 147 6,6,6,6,8,8. Doddridge. u Seen of Angels." 1 O ye immortal throng Of angels round the throne, Join with our feeble song, To make the Saviour known : On earth ye knew his wondrous grace ; His beauteous face In heaven ye view. 2 Ye saw the heaven-born child In human flesh arrayed, AND ATONEMENT. 125 Benevolent and mild, While in the manger laid; And praise to God, And peace on earth, For such a birth, Proclaimed aloud. 3 Ye, in the wilderness, Beheld the tempter spoiled, — Well known in every dress, In every combat foiled : And joyed to crown The Victor's head, W en Satan fled Before his frown. 4 Around the bloody tree, Ye pressed with strong desire, That wondrous sight to see — The Lord of life expire ; And could your eyes Have known a tear, Had dropped it there In sad surprise. 5 Around his sacred tomb A willing watch ye keep, Till the blest moment come To rouse him from his sleep; Then rolled the stone, And all adored t Your rising Lord, With joy unknown. 6 When all arrayed in light The shining Conqu'ror rode, Ye hailed his rapt'rous flight Up to the throne of God ; And waved around Your golden wings, And struck your strings Of sweetest sound. 7 The warbling notes pursue, And louder anthems raise ; 126 CHBIST — HIS KINGDOM "While mortals sing with yon Their own Redeemer's praise ; And thou, my heart, With equal flame, And joy the same, Perform thy part. 148 S. M. C. Wesley. Jacob's Ladder. 1 What doth the Ladder mean Sent down from the Most High ? Fastened to earth, its foot is seen, Its summit to the sky. 2 Lo ! up and down the scale The angels swiftly move ; And God, the great Invisible, Himself appears above I 3 Jesus that Ladder is, Th' Incarnate Deity, Partaker of celestial bliss, And human misery. 4 Sent from his high, abode, To sleeping mortals given, He stands, and man unites to God, And earth connects with heaven. 149 S. M. C. Wesley, Continued. 1 Let Jacob's favored race The wondrous scale approve, Through which alone we have access To that bright throne above. AND ATONEMENT. 127 2 The foot on earth is fixed : He in our nature dwells ; Sinners and God he stands betwixt, And God to man reveals. 3 The top our faith adores, The top transcends our sight ; Above all earthly things it soars, And all created height. 4 His glorious majesty Our heavenly Lord maintains ; As God, he dwells above the sky, As God, forever reigns. 150 S. M. C. Wesley. Continued, 1 Pursue the mystery ! The duteous angel train Ascending and descending see Upon the Son of man I 2 The ministerial host Their heavenly Lord attend ; -And us, who in his mercy trust, He bids his guards defend. 3 Through Christ, our living Way, Sent from above they come, Our spirits safely to convey To our eternal home. 4 They watch each glorious heir, And, when from flesh released, 128 CHRIST — HIS KINGDOM Up to our Father's throne they bear, And lodge us in his breast. 151 S. M. C. Wesley. Concluded. 1 Redeemer of mankind, Who on thy name rely, A constant intercourse we find Opened 'twixt earth and sky. 2 Mercy, and grace, and peace Descend through thee alone ; And thou dost all our services Present before the throne. 3 On us thy Father's love Is for thy sake bestowed : Thou art our Advocate above, Thou art our way to God : 4 Our way to God we trace, And through thy name forgiven, From step to step, from grace to grace, On thee we climb to heaven. 152 6,6,6,6,8,8. C. Wesley. The Reign of Christ. 1 Rejoice, the Lord is King, Your Lord and King adore : Mortals, give thanks, and sing, And triumph evermore ; AND ATONEMENT. 129 Lift up your heart?, lift up your voice. Rejoice, again I say, rejoice. 2 Jesus, the Saviour, reigns, The God of truth and love . When he had purged our stains, He took his seat above : Lift up your hearts lift up your voice, Rejoice, again I say, rejoice. 3 His kingdom cannot fail, He rules o'er earth and heaven; The Keys of death and hell Are to our Jesus given : Lift up your hearts, lift up your voice, Rejoice, again I say, rejoice. 4 He sits at God's right hand Till all his foes submit, And bow to his command, And fall beneath his feet: Lift up your hearts, lift up your voice, Rejoice, again I say, rejoice. 5 He all his foes shall quell, Shall all our sins destroy; And every bosom swell With pure seraphic joy. Lift up your hearts, lift up your voice, Rejoice, again I say, rejoice. 6 Rejoice in glorious hope, Jesus the Judge shall come, And take his servants up 9 130 CHRIST — HIS KINGDOM To their eternal home : We soon shall hear th' archangel's voice, The tramp of God shall sound, Rejoice! 153 8,8,8,8,8,8. C. Wesley. "Seen of Angels J7 1 Angels rejoice in Jesus' grace. And vie with man's more favored race ; The blood that did for us atone Conferred on yon some gift unknown ; Your joy through Jesus' pains abounds, Ye triumph by his glorious wounds. 2 Him ye beheld, our conqu'ring God, Returned with garments rolled in blood ! Ye saw, and kindled at the sight And filled with shouts the realms of light ; With loudest hallelujahs met, And fell, and kissed his bleeding feet. 3 Ye saw him in the courts above With all his recent prints of love — The wounds ! — the blood! ye heard ite roice That heightened all your highest joys; Ye felt it sprinkled through the skies, And shared that better sacrifice. 4 Not an^rel ton^ies can e'er express Th' unutterable happine>s ; Nor human hearts can e'er conceive The bliss wherein through Christ ye live ; But all your heaven, ye glorious powers, And all your God, is doubly ours ! AND ATONEMENT. 131 154 7,6,7,6,7,7,7,6. C. Wesley. 1 Thess. iv, 16-18. 1 Jesus, faithful to his word, hfhall with a shout descend: All heaven's host their glorious Lord Shall pompously attend. Christ shall come'with dreadful noise, Lightnings swift, and thunders loud ; With the great archangel's voice, And with the trump of God. 2 First the dead in Oirist shall rise ; Then we that yet remain Shall he caught up to the skies, And see our Lord again. We shall meet him in the air; All rapt up to heaven shall be : Find, and love, and praise him there, To all eternity. 3 Who can tell the happiness This glorious hope affords? Joy unuttered we possess In these reviving words: Happy while on earth we breathe ; Mightier bliss ordained to know ; Trampling down sin, hell, and death, To the third heaven we go. 155 L. M. C. Wesley. Rev. xi, 15. 1 He comes! he comes! the Judge severe 1 The seventh trumpet speaks him near : 132 CHRIST — HIS KINGDOM His lightnings flash, his thunders roll ; How welcome to the faithful soul ! 2 From heaven angelic voices sound : See the almighty Jesus crowned ! Girt with omnipotence and grace, And glory decks the Saviour's face. 3 descending on his azure throne, He claims the kingdoms for his own : The kingdoms all obey his word, And hail him their triumphant Lord ! 4 Shout, all the people of the sky, And all the saints of the Most High : Our Lord, who now his right obtains, For ever and for ever reigns. 156 S,7,8,7,-L7. C. Wesley. Second Advent. 1 Lo ! He comes, with clouds descending. Once for favored sinners slain ! Thousand thousand saints attending, Swell the triumph of his train ! Hallelujah! God appears on earth to reign. 2 Every eye shall now behold him Hobed in dreadful majesty : Those who set at naught and sold him, Pierced and nailed him to the tree, Deeply wailing, Shall the true Messiah see. AND ATONEMENT. * 133 3 The dear tokens of his passion Still his dazzling body bears; Cause of endless exultation To his ransomed worshippers: With what rapture Gaze we on these glorious scars ! 4 Yea, Amen ! let all adore thee, High on thy eternal throne ! Saviour, take the power and glory, Claim the kingdom for thine own ! Jah ! Jehovah ! Everlasting God, come down ! 157 L. M. Watts. Psalm lxxii. I Jesus shall reign where'er the sun Does his successive journeys run ; His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, Till moons shall wax and wane no more. * For him shall endless prayer be made, And endless praisea crown his head ; His name, like sweet perfume, shall rise With every morning sacrifice. 6 People and realms, of every tongue, Dwell on his love with sweetest song, And infant voices shall proclaim Their early blessings on his name. 4 Blessings abound where'er he reigns, The pris'ner leaps to loose his chains, The weary find eternal rest, And all the sons of want are blessed. 134 CHRIST — HIS KINGDOM 5 Where he displays his healing power, Death and the curse are known no more : In him the tribes of Adam boast More blessings than their father lost. 6 From north to south the princes meet To pay their homage at his feet ; While western empires own their Lord, And savage tribes attend his word. 7 Let every creature rise and bring Peculiar honors to our King ; Angels descend with songs again, And earth repeat the long Amen ! 158 6,6,8,6,8,8. Watts. Various offices of Christ. 1 Join all the glorious names Of wisdom, love, and power, That ever mortals knew, That angels ever bore : All are too mean to speak his worth, Too mean to set my Saviour forth. 2 But 0 ! what gentle terms, What condescending ways, Doth our lUdeemer use To teach his heavenly grace ! Mine eyes with joy and wonder see What forms of love he bears for me. 3 Arrayed in mortal flesh, The Cov'nard- Angel stands, AND ATONEMENT. 135 And holds the promises And pardons in his hands : Commissioned from his Father's throne To make his grace to mortals known. 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 sins forgiven, Of hell subdued, and peace with Heaven. 5 Be thou my Counsellor, My Path rii and my Guide; And through this desert land Still keep me near thy side : O let my feet ne'er run astray, Nor ruve, nor seek the crooked way. G I love my Shepherd's voice : Ens watchful eyes shall keep My wand'rihg soul among The thousands of his sheep : He feeds his flock, lie calls their names, His bosom bears the tender lambs. i 159 6,0,0,6,8,8. Watts. Concluded, 1 Jesus, my prreat High Priest) Offered his blood and died: My guilty conscience seeks acrifice beside : His powerful blood did once atone, And now it pleads before the throne. 136 CHRIST — HIS KINGDOM 2 My Advocate appears For my defence on high : The Father bows his ears, And lays his thunder by : Not all that earth or hell can say Shall turn his heart, his love away. 3 O thou almighty Lord, My ConqiCror and my King, Thy sceptre, and thy sword, Thy reigning grace I sing : Thine is the power : behold I sit In willing bonds beneath thy feet. 4 Now let my soul arise, And tread the tempter down ; My Captain leads me forth To conquest and a crown : A feeble saint shall win the day, Though death and hell obstruct the way. 5 Should all the hosts of death, And powers of hell unknown, Put their most dreadful forms Of rage and mischief on, I shall be safe, for Christ displays Superior power, and guardian grace. 160 S. M. C. Wesley. Various offices. 1 Thou very paschal Lamb, Whose blood for us was shed, Through whom we out of Egypt came, Thy ransomed people lead. AND ATONEMENT. 137 2 Angel of gospel grace ! Fulfil thy character: To guard and feed the chosen race, In Israel's camp appear. 3 Throughout the desert way, Conduct us by thy light: Be thou. a cooling cloud by day, A cheering fire by night. 4 Our fainting souls sustain With blessings from above; And ever on thy people rain The manna of thy love. 161 . 7s. C. Wesley. Brazen serpent. 1 O that I could look to thee, Jesus, lifted up for me, Me, a wounded Israelite, Me, expiring in thy sight ! 2 Guilt, the serpent's sting, I feel, Anguish inconceivable, Bleeding, gasping on the ground, Dying of the pois'nous wound. 3 But, with a believing eye, If I can my Lord espy, Hanging on the sacred pole, I, e'en I, shall be made whole. 4 Give me now to find thee near, Now as crucified appear: 138 CHRIST — HIS KINGDOM Life is through thy wounds clone ; Mine to heal, display thy own. 102 C. M. Wath. John hi. 14, 15. 1 So did the Hebrew prophet raise The brazen serpent high: The wounded felt immediate ease, The camp forbore to die. 2 " Look upward in the dying-hour, And live! " the prophet cries! But Christ performs a nobler cure, When faith lifts up her eyes. 3 Hieh on the cross the Saviour hung! High in the heavens he reigns ! Here sinners, by th' old serpent stung, Look, and forget their pains. 4 When God's own Son is lifted up, A dying world revives: The Jew beholds the glorious hope, Th' expiring Gentile lives. 163 L. Mi Doddiuikje 1 Cor. i. 30, 31. 1 When ofloomv shades my soul o'erspread, "Let there be light," thr Almighty said; And Christ, my Sun, his beams displays, And scatters round celestial rays. AND ATONEMENT. 139 2 Condemned, a criminal I stood, And awful justice asked my blood : That Welcome Saviour from thy throne Brought righteousness and pardon down. 3 My soul was all o'erspread with sin, And lo, his grace hath made me clean: lie rescues from th' infernal foe, And full redemption will bestow. 4 Ye saints, assist my grateful tongue ; Ye angels, warble back my song; For love like this demands the pr< Of heavenly harps and endless days. 104 8,8,8,8,8,8. C. Wesley, "All in all" 1 Thou hidden source of calm repose, Thou all-suiik*ient Love Divine, My help and refuge from my foes, Secure I am if thou art mine! And lo ! from sin, and grief, and shame, I hide me, Jesus, in thy name. 2 Thy mighty name salvation is, And keeps my happy soul above : Comfort it brings, and power, and peace, And joy, and everlasting love : To me, With! thy great name, arcj given Pardon, and holiness, and heaven. 3 Jesus, my All in all thou art , My rest in* toil ; my ease in pain ; 140 CHRIST — HIS KINGDOM The med'cine of my broken heart; In war, my peace ; in loss, my gain ; My smile beneath the tyrant's frown ; In shame, my glory and my crown ; 4 In want, my plentiful supply ; In weakness, my almighty power; In bonds, my perfect liberty ; My light, in Satan's darkest hour ; In grief, my joy unspeakable ; My life in death — my All in all. 165 6,6,6,6,8,8. C Ufapjcr. TJie Saviour's praise. 1 Let 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, ISTo other name is given, By which we can salvation have j But Jesus came the world to save. 3 Jesus ! harmonious name ! It charms the hosts above; They evermore proclaim, And wonder at his love! 'Tis all their happiness to gaze, 'Tis heaven to see our Jesus' face. AND ATONEMENT. 141 4 His name the sinner hears, And is from sin set free; 'Tis music in his ears ; Tis life and victory: New songs do now his lips employ, And dances his glad heart for joy. 5 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. 6 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 ? 7 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. 166 8,7. Robinson. Praise to the Redeemer. 1 Mighty God, while angels bless thee, May a mortal lisp thy name? Lord of men, as well as angels, Thou art every creature's theme. 142 CHRIST— HIS KINGDOM 2 Lord of every land and nation, Ancient of eternal days ! Sounded through the wide creation Be thy just and lawful praise. 3 For the grandeur of thy nature — Grand beyond a seraph's thought-^ For created works of power, Works with skill and kindness wrought : 4 For thy providence that governs Through thine empire's wide domain ; Wings an angel — guides a sparrow — Blessed be thy gentle reign. 5 But thy rich, thy free redemption, Dark through brightness all along ! Thought is poor, and poor expression : Who dare sing that awful song? 6 Brightness of the Father's glory, Shall thy praise unuttered lie ? Fly, my tongue, such guilty silence ! Sing the Lord who came to die. 7 Did archangels sing thy coming? Did the shepherds learn their lays ? Shame would cover me, ungrateful, Should my tongue refuse to praise. 8 From the highest throne in glory, To the cross of deepest woe — All to ransom guilty captives ! Flow, my praise, for ever flow. AND ATONEMENT. 143 9 Go, return, immortal Saviour ; Leave thy footstool, take thy throne; Thence return, and reign for ever; Be the kingdom all thine own. 167 7,7,8,7. C. Weslby. Praise to Jesus. 1 Jesus, take all the glory : Thy meritorious passion The pardon bought, Thy mercy brought To us the great sal vat inn. Thee gladly we acknowledge Our only Lord and Saviour, Thy name confess, Thy goodness bless, And triumph in thy favor. 2 With angels and archangels "We prostrate fall before thee; Again we raise Our souls in } raise, And thankfully adore thee : Honor, and power, and blessing, To thee be ever given, By all who know Thy love below, And all our friends in heaven. 168 S. M. Watts. Psalm xlv. 1-7. 1 My Saviour and my King, Thy beauties are divine ; Thy Lips with blessings overflow, And every grace is thine. 144 CHRIST — HIS KINGDOM 2 Now make thy glories known, Gird on thy dreadful sword, And ride in majesty, to spread The conquests of thy word. 3 Strike through thy stubborn foes, Or melt their hearts V obey ; While justice, meekness, grace, and truth, Attend thy glorious way. 4 Thy laws, O God, are right, 1 hy throne shall ever stand ; And thy victorious gospel proves A scepter in thy hand. 5 Thy Father and thy God Hath, without measure, shed His Spirit, like a joyful oil, T' anoint thy sacred head. 169 L. M. Watts. Rev. i. 5, 6. 1 Xow to the Lord, who makes us know The wonders of his dying love, Be humble honors paid below, And strains of nobler praise above, 2 'Twas he who cleansed our foulest sins, And washed us in his richest blood : 'Tis he who makes us priests and kings, And brings us rebels near to God. 3 To Jesus, our atoning Priest, To Jesus, our superior King, AND ATONEMENT. 145 Be everlasting power confest— Let every tongue his glory sing. 170 C. M. Watts. Rev, v. 6-10. 1 Behold the glories of the Lrrmb Amidst his Father's throne! Prepare new honors for his name, And songs, before unknown. 2 Let elders worship at his feet, The church adore around ; With vials full of odors sweet, And harps of sweetest sound. 3 Those are the prayers of all the saints, And these the hymns they raise : Jesus is kind to our complaints, He loves to hear our praise. 4 Now to the Lamb that once was slain Be endless blessings pai d : Salvation, glory, jov, remain, For ever, on thy bead. 5 Thou hast redeemed our souls with blood ; Hast set the pris'ners free ; Hast made us kings and priests to God ; And we shall reign with thee ! 10 146 CHRIST — HIS KINGDOM 171 C. M. Watts. Rev. v. 11-13 1 Come, let ns join our cheerful songs With angels round the throne : Ten thousand thousand are their tongues, But all their joys are one. 2 Worthy the Lamb that died, they cry, To be exalted thus : Worthy the Lamb, our hearts reply, For he was slain for us. 3 Jesus is worthy to receive Honor and power divine ; And blessings, more than we can give, Be, Lord, for ever thine. 4 The whole creation join in one To bless the sacred name Of him that sits upon the throne, And to adore the Lamb. 172 L. M. Watts. Rev. v. 12-14. 1 What equal honors shall we bring To thee, O Lord our God, the Lamb, When all the notes that angels sing Are far inferior to thy name ? 2 Worthy is He that once was slain, The Prince of life, that groaned and died ; Worthy to rise, and live, and reign At his almighty Father's side. AND ATONEMENT. 147 3 Power and dominion are His due Who stood condemned at Pilate's bar: Wisdom belongs to Jesus too, Though lie was charged with madness here. 4 All riches are his native right, Yet he sustained amazing loss : To him ascribe eternal might. Who left his weakness on the cross. 5 Honor 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 our sin, and curse, and pain : Let angels sound his sacred name, And every creature say, Amen ! 173 7s. Langford. Redeeming love. 1 Now begin the heavenly theme; Bing aloud in Jesus' name : Ye who his salvation prove. Triumph in redeeming love. 2 Ye who see the Father's grace Beaming in the Saviour's face, As to Canaan on ye move, Praise and bless redeeming love. 3 Mourning souls, dry up your tears ; Banish all your guilty fears ; 148 CIIKIST — HIS KINGDOM See your guilt and curse remove, Cancelled by redeeming love. 4 Welcome all by sin opprest, Welcome to his sacred rest: Nothing brought him from above, — Nothing but redeeming love. 5 Hither, then, your music bring ; Strike aloud each cheerful string: Mortals, join the host above, — Join to praise redeeming love. 174 C. M. Watts Salvation. 1 Salvation, 0 the joyful sound! 'Tis pleasure +o our ears : A sov'reign balm for every wound, A cordial for our fears. 2 Buried in sorrow and in sin, At hell's dark door we lay ; But we arise by grace Divine To see a heavenly day. 3 Salvation ! let the echo fly The spacious earth around, While all the armies of the sky Conspire to raise the sound. 175 C. M. S. Stennett. Indebtedness to Christ 1 Majestic sweetness sits enthroned Upon the Saviour's brow ; AND ATONEMENT. 149 His head with radiant glories crowned, Hi3 lips with grace o'erflow. 2 He saw me plunged in deep distress, And flew to my relief; For me he bore the shameful cross, And carried all my grief. S To heaven, the place of his abode, He brings my weary feet, Shows me the glories of my God, And makes my joys complete. 4 Since from his bounty I receive Such proofs of love Divine, Had I a thousand hearts to give, Lord, they should all be thine. 176 C. M. Watts. Stupendous love, 1 Plunged in a gulf of dark despair, We wretched sinners lay, Without one cheering beam of hope, Or spark of glimm'ring day. 2 With pitying eyes the Prince of grace lU'held our helpless grief; He saw, and (0 amazing love !) He ran to our relief. 3 Down from the shining seats above With joyful baste he fled, Entered the grave in mortal flesh, And dwelt among the dead. 150 CHRIST — HIS KINGDOM 4 0 for this love let rocks and hills Their lasting silence break ! And all harmonious human tongues The Saviour's praises speak. 5 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 ! 177 L. M. [From the Latin of St. Bernard.] Love which passeth knowledge, 1 Of Him who did salvation bring I could for ever think and sing : ' Arise, ye needy, he'll relieve ; Arise, ye guilty, he'll forgive. 2 Ask but his grace, and lo, 'tis given ! Ask, and he turns your hell to heaven : Though sin and sorrow wound my souL Jesus, thy balm will make it whole. 3 To shame our sins he blushed in bloodt He closed his eyes to show us God : Let all the world fall down and know That none 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. AND ATONEMENT. 151 5 Insatiate to this spring I fly : I drink, and yet am ever dry : Ah ! who against thy charms is proof? Ah ! who that loves can love enough? 178 7,6,7,6,7,7,7,6. C. Wesley. The mystery of love 1 God of unexampled grace, Redeemer of mankind, Matter of eternal praise We in thy passion find : Still our choicest strains wre bring, Still the joyful theme pursue. Thee, the Friend of sinners, sing, Whose love is ever new. 2 Endless scenes of wonder rise With that mysterious tree, Crucified before our eyes, Where we our Maker see : Jesus, Lord, what hast thou done? Publish we the death divine, Stop, and gaze, ami fall, and own Was never love like thine! 3 Never love nor sorrow was Like that my Jesus showed : See him stretched on yonder cross, And crushed beneath our load ! Now discern the Deity, Now his heavenly birth declare! Faith cries out, " T is He, 'tis lie, My God that sutlers there !" 152 CHRIST — HIS KINGDOM 179 7,6,7,6,7,7,7,6. C. Wesley. Concluded. 1 Jesus drinks the bitter cup, The wine-press treads alone ; Tears the graves and mountains up, By his expiring groan : Lo, the powers of heaven he shakes ; Nature in convulsion lies ; Earth's profoundest centre quakes : The great Jehovah dies ! 2 O my God, he dies for me, I feel the mortal smart ! See him hanging on the tree, A sight that breaks my heart ! O that all to thee might turn ! Sinners, ye may love him too : Look on him ye pierced, and mourn For one who bled for you. 3 Weep o'er your desire and hope With tears of humblest love ! Sing, for Jesus is gone up, And reigns enthroned above ! Lives our Head to die no more, Power is all to Jesus given, Worshipped as he was before, Th' immortal King of heaven 180 C. If. Watts, "He conquered when he fell." 1 I sing my Saviour's wondrous death, He conquered when he fell : AND ATONEMENT. 153 Tis finished! said his dying breath, And shook the gates of hell, I ' Tis finished ! our Imniannel cries, The dreadful work is done ! Hence shall his sovereign throne arise : His kingdom is begun. I His cross a sure foundation laid For glory and renown, When through the regions of the dead He passed, to reach the crown. I Exalted at his Father's side, Sits our victorious Lord ; To heaven and hell his hands divide The vengeance or reward. > The saints from his propitious eye Await their several crowns ; And all the sons of darkness fly The terror of his frowns. .81 S. M. Doddridge. Grace. Grace ! His a charming sound ! Harmonious to my ear! Heaven with the echo shall resound, And all the earth shall hear. Grace first contrived the way To save rebellious man ; And all the sk-ps that grace display Which drew the wondrous plan. 154 CHRIST — HIS KINGDOM 3 Grace taught my wand'ring feet To tread the heavenly road ; And new supplies each hour I meet While pressing on to God. 4 Grace all the work shall crown, Through everlasting days : It lays in heaven the topmost stone, And well deserves the praise. 183 L. M. "Watts. The grace of CJirist. 1 Xow to the Lord a noble song ! Awake, my soul ; awake, my tongue : Hosanna to th? Eternal Name, And ail his boundless love proclaim. 2 See, where it shines in Jesus' face, The brighrest image of his grace : God, in the person of his Son, Has all his mightiest works outdone. 3 The spacious earth and spreading flood Proclaim the wise, the powerful God ; And thy rich glories, from afar, Sparkle in every rolling star : 4 But in his looks a glory stands, The noblest labor of thy hands: The pleasing lustre of his eyes Outshines the wonders of the skies. 5 Grace! — 'tis a sweet, a charming theme: My thoughts rejoice at Jesus' name! AND ATONEMENT. 155 Ye angels, dwell upon the sound ; Ye heavens, reflect it to the ground ! 6 0 may I reach the happy place Where be unveils his lovely face! Where all his beauties you behold. And sing his name to harps. of gold. 183 C. M. Newton. The Name of Jesus. 1 How sweet the name of Jesus sounds In a believer's ear! It soothes his sorrows, heals bis wounds, And drives away his fear. 2 It makes the wounded spirit whole, And calms the troubled breast ■ ,rTis manna to the hungry soul, And to the weary, rest. 3 Dear Name, the rock on which I build My shield and hiding-place; My never-failing treasury, filled With boundless stores of grace. 4 Jesus, my Shepherd, Husband, Friend, My Prophet, Priest, and King; My Lord, my Life, my Way, my End, Accept the praise I bring. 5 Weak is the effort of my heart, And cold my warmest thought ; But when I see thee as thou art, I'll praise thee as I ought. 15(3 CHRIST — HIS KINGDOM G Till then I would thy love proclaim With every fleeting breath ; And may the music of thy name Refresh my soul in death. 184 C. M. Doddridge. "He is precious" 1 Jesus, I love thy charming name, 'Tis music to my ear ; Fain would I sound it out so loud, That earth and heaven should hear. 2 Yes, thou art precious to my soul, My transport and my trust ; Jewels, to thee, are gaudy toys, And gold is sordid dust. 3 All my capacious powers can wish In thee doth richly meet ; Nor to mine eyes is light so dear, !Nor friendship half so sweet. 4 Thy grace still dwells upon my heart, And sheds its fragrance there ; The noblest balm of all its wounds, The cordial of its care. 5 I'll speak the honors of thy name "With my last, lab'ring breath ! Then speechless clasp thee in mine arms, The antidote of death. AND ATONEMENT. 157 185 L. M. C. Wesley. " Over all, God blessed for ever.11 1 The day of Christ, the day of God, We humbly hope with joy to see, Washed in the sanctifying blood Of an expiring Deity — 2 Who did for us his life resign : There is no other God but one ; For all the plenitude divine Besides in the eternal Son. 3 Spotless, sincere, without offence, 0 may we to his day remain ! Who trust the blood of Christ to cleanse Our souls from every sinful stain. 4 Lord, we believe the promise sure ! The purchased Comforter impart ! Apply thy blood to make us pure — To keep us pure in life and heart ! 5 Then let us see thnt day supreme, When none thy Godhead shall deny ! Thy sovereign majesty blaspheme, Or count thee less than the Most High. 6 When all who on their God believe, Who here thy last appearing love, Shall thy consummate joy receive, And see thy glorious face above. 158 CHKIST — HIS KINGDOM AND ATONEMENT. 186 S. M. Watts. Jude 24, 25. 1 To 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 every hurtful snare. 3 He will present our souls, Unblemished and complete, Before the glory of his face, With joys divinely great. 4 Then all the chosen seed Shall meet around the throne ; Shall bless the conduct of his grace, And make his wonders known. 5 To our Redeemer, God, Wisdom with power belongs, Immortal crowns of majesty, And everlasting songs. REJOICING AND PRAISE. 159 REJOICING AND PRAISE. 187 S. M. Watts. Happiness of Heaven. Psalm xlvii. 1 Come, ye that love the Lord, And let your joys be known: Join in a song with sweet accord, While ye surround his throne: Let those refuse to sing Who never knew our God; But servants of the heav'nly King May speak their joys abroad. 2 The God that rules on high, That all the earth surveys, That rides upon the stormy sky, And calms the roaring seas: This awful God is ours, Our Father and our love, He will send down his heav'nly pow'rs To carry us above. 3 There we shall see his face, And never, never sin ! .There, from the river of his grace, Drink endless pleasures in : Yea, and before we rise To that immortal state, The thoughts of such amazing bli Should constant joys create. The men of grace have found Glory began below : Celestial fruit on earthly ground 160 REJOICING AND PRAISE. From faith and hope may grow Then let our songs abound, And ev'ry tear be dry ; We're marching through Immanuers ground To fairer worlds on high. 188 6fififi,S;S. C. Wesley Intercession of Christ. Rom. viiL, 15. Heb. vii., 25. 1 Arise, my soul, arise, Shake off thy guilty fears, The bleeding sacrifice In my behalf appears ; Before the throne my Surety stands, My name is written on his hands. 2 He ever lives above, For me to intercede His all-redeeming love, His precious blood to plead : His blood atoned for all our race, And sprinkles now the throne of grace. 3 Five bleeding wounds he bears, Received on Calvary ; They pour effectual pray'rs, They strongly speak for me: Forgive him, O forgive, they cry ! Kor let that ransom'd sinner die. 4 The Father hears him pray, His dear anointed One ; He cannot turn away The presence of his Son : REJOICING AND rRAISE. 1G1 His spirit answers to the blood, *And tells Die I aui born of God. 5 My God is reconciled, II is 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, ISO 6 lines S's. Watts. Praise offered to God. Psalm cxlvi. 1 I'll praise my Maker while 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, While life, and thought and being last, Or immortality endures. 2 Happy the man whose hopes rely On Israel's (jrod, who made the sky, And earth, and seas, with all their train. His truth for ever stands secure! He Bavee th' oppress'd he feeds the poor, And none bhall iind his promise vain. 3 The Lord pours eyesight on the blind ; The Lord support* the fainting mind ; lie sends the lal/ring conscience peace Tie helps the stranger in distress, The widow and ihe fatherless. And -rants the pris'ner sweet release. II ' 162 REJOICING AND PRAISE. 4 I'll 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, While life, and thought, and being last, Or immortality endures. 190 7s. Wranghau. Exhortation to Praise. 1 Praise the Lord ; his glory bless Praise him in his holiness ; Praise him as the theme inspires; Praise him as his fame requires. 2 Let the trumpet's lofty sound Spread its loudest notes around ; Let the harp unite, in praise, With the sacred minstrel's lays. 3 Let the organ join to bless God, the Lord our Righteousness ; Time your voice to spread the fame Of the great Jehovah's name. 4 All who dwell beneath his light, In his praise your hearts unite ; While the stream of song is poured Praise and magnify the Lord. 191 L. M. C. Wesley. The Living Redeemer. 1 "I know that my Redeemer lives;" What comfort this sweet sentence gives : He lives, he lives, who bribe was dead — He lives, my ever-living Plead! REJOICING AND 1'KAISE. 163 2 Tie lives to bless me with his love, He lives to plead my cause above; He lives my hungry soul to fend, He lives to help in time of need. 3 Tie lives to banish all my fears, He lives to wipe away my tears ; He lives to calm my troubled heart, lie lives all blessings to impart. 4 lie lives my kind and gracious friend ; He lives, and loves me to the end ; He lives, and while he lives I'll sing, He lives, my Prophet, Priest and King. 5 He lives and grants me daily breath ; He lives to conquer sin and death ; He lives my mansion to prepare — He lives to bring me safely there. 6 He lives, all glory to his name ! He lives, my Jesus still the same ; (). the sweet joy this sentence give*, " I know that my Redeemer lives ! " 192 L. M. Watts, Praise offered to Cud. Psalm cxvii. 1 From all that dwell below the skies, Let the Creator's praise arb«- ; Let the Redeemer's name l>e sung. Through ev'ry land, by ev'ry tongue. Eternal are thy mercies, Lord, Eternal truth attends thy word: Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, Till suns shall rise and set no more. 164 REJOICING AND PRAISE. 2 Your lofty themes, ye mortals, bring, In songs of praise divinely sing ; The great salvation loud proclaim, And shout for joy the Saviour's name ! In ev'ry land begin the song ; To ev'ry land the strains belong: In cheerful sounds all voices raise. And fill the world with loudest praise. 193 Temptations. 1 Yield not to temptation. For yielding is sin, Each victory will help you Some other to win ; Fight manfully onward, Dark passions subdue, Look ever to Jesus, He'll carry you through. Cho. — Ask the Saviour to help you, Comfort, strengthen, and keep you; He is willing to aid you, He will carry you through. 2 Shun evil companions, Bad language disdain, God's name hold in rev'rence, Nor take it in vain ; Be thoughtful and earnest, Kind-hearted and true, REJOICING AND PRAISE. 165 Look ever to Jesus, He'll carry you through. To him that o'ercometh ( rod giveth a crown, Thro' faith we shall conquer, Though often cast down; He who is our Saviour, Our strength will renew, Look ever to Jesus, He'll carry you through. 194 C. M. C. Weslet. A knowledge of the Love of God in the soul. Job xii. 25. 1 I know that my Redeemer lives, And ever prays for me; A token of his love he gives, A pledge of liberty. 2 Thy love I soon expect to find, In all its depth and height, To comprehend the Eternal Mind, And grasp the Infinite. 3 When God is mine, and I am his, Of paradi.-e possess'd, I taste unutterable bliss, And everlasting rest. 166 REJOICING AND PJUOSE 195 8. M. Hammond. " Sing praists to God.''1 1 Awake, and sing the song Of Moses and the Lamb ; Tune every heart and every tongue, To praise the Saviour's name. 2 Sing of his dying love ; Sing of Ids rising power ; Sing how he intercedes above For those whose sins he bore. 3 Tell, in seraphic strains, AY hat he has done for you ; How he has taken off your chains, And formed your hearts anew. 4 His faithfulness proclaim While life to you is given : Join hands and hearts to praise his name, Till we all meet in heaven. 196 L. M. Medley. Praise for Loving-kindness. 1 Awake, my soul, in joyful lays. And sing thy great Ivedeemers praise, lie justly claims a song from thee ; His loving-kindness, 6 I how free ! 2 He saw me ruined in the fall, Yet loved me notwithstanding all; He saved me from my lost estate; His loving-kindness, 0! how great! REJOICING AND PRAISE. 167 3 Though numerous hosts of mighty foes, Though earth ami hell my Way oppose, He safely leads my soul along ; His loving-kindness. 0! how strong! 4 \Yhen trouble, like a gloomy cloud, Has gathered thick, and thundered loud, He near my soul has always Btpod : His loving-kindness, O ! how good! 5 Often I feel my sinful heart, Prone from my Saviour to depart ; But though I oft have him forgot, His loving-kindness changes not* 6 Soon shall I pass the gloomy vale, Soon all my mortal powers must fail ; 0 may my Last expiring breath, His loving-kindness sing in death. 7 Then let me mount and soar away, To the bright world of endli And sing, with rapture and surprise, His loving-kindness in the skies. 197 CM. Api>isoN. An Act of Thanksgiving. Psalm lxxxix. 1 "When all the mercies of my God, My rising soul 6urv< Why. my cold heart, art thou not lost In wonder, love, and praise ? 2 Thy providence my life sustains, A nd all my w a n ts re d res s ' d ; 163 REJOICING AND PRAISE. While in the silent womb I lay, And hung upon the breast. 3 To all my weak complaints and cries Thy mercy lent an ear ; Ere yet my feeble thoughts had learn'd To form themselves in pray'r. 4 Unnumber'd comforts on my soul Thy tender care bestow'd ; Before my infant heart conceiv'd From whom those comforts flow'd. 5 TVhen in the slipp'ry paths of youth, With heedless steps I ran, Thine arm, unseen, convey'd me safe, And led me up to man. 6 Through hidden dangers, toils and death, It gently clear'd my way, And through the pleasing snares of vice, More to be fear'd than they. 7 Through every period of my life, Thy goodness I'll pursue ; And after death, in distant worlds, The pleasing theme renew. 8 Through all eternity to thee A grateful song I'll raise ; j But 0 ! eternity's too short To utter all thy praise. REJOICING AND PRAISE. 169 I9S 7s. C. Wesley. "Therefore uith Angels" — 1 Lord and God of heavenly powers ! Theirs, — yet, 0 ! benignly ours ; Glorious King] let earth proclaim, Worms attempt to chant thy name. 2 Thee to laud in songs divine Angels and archangels join : We with them our voices raise, Echoing thine eternal praise. 3 Holy, holy, holy Lord, Live, by heaven and earth adored! Pull of thee they ever cry, " Glory be to God most high ! " 199 7s. C. Wesley. Gloria in excelsis. 1 Glory be to God on high, God whose glory fills the sky ; Peace on earth to man forgiven, Man, the well-beloved of Heaven. 2 Sovereign Father, heavenly King, Thee we now presume to sing ; Glad thine attributes confess, Glorious all, and numberless. 3 Kail, by all thy works adored ! Hail, the everlasting Lord ! Thee with thankful hearts we prove, Lord of power, and God of love. 170 REJOICING AND PRAISE. 4 Christ our Lord and God we own, Christ the Father's only Son ; Lamb of God for dinners slain, Saviour of offending man. 6 Bow thine ear, in mercy bow, Hear, the world's atonement, thou ! Jesus, iri thy name we pray, Take, O take our sins away ! 6 Powerful Advocate with God, Justify us by thy blood ; Bow thine ear, in mercy bow, Hear, the world's atonement, thou ! 7 Hear, for thou, 0 Christ, alone, Art with thy great Father one ; One the Holy Ghost with thee ; One supreme eternal Three. 200 C. M. Watts, Praise to the Trinity. 1 Let them neglect thy glory, Lord, Who never knew thy grace ; But our loud songs shall still record The wonders of thy praise. 2 We raise our shouts, 0 God, to thee, And send them to thy throne ; All glory to th' united Three, The undivided One. 3 Twas he— and we'll adore his name — That formed us by a word ; REJOICING AND PRAISE. 171 'Tis he restores our ruined frame ; Salvation to the Lord. 4 Hosanna ! let the earth and skies lvepeat the joyful sound ; Rocks, hills, and vale?, reflect the voice In one eternal round. 201 C. M. Watts. Praise to the Trinity. 1 Glory to God the Father's name, Who, from our sinful race, Hath chosen myriads to proclaim The honors of his grace. 2 Glory to God the Son be paid, Who dwelt in humble clay, And, to redeem us from the dead, Gave his own life away. 3 Glory to God the Spirit give, From whose almighty power Our souls their heavenly birth derive, And bless the happy hour. 4 Glory to God, that reigns above, The holy Three in One, Who, by the wonders of his love, Has made his nature known. 202 C. I\ M. II. More. The love of God. 1 My God, thy boundless love I praise ; How bright, on high, its glories blaze ; 172 REJOICING AND PEAISE. How sweetly bloom below ! It streams from thine eternal throne ; Through heaven its joys forever run, And o'er the earth they flow. 2 'Tis love that paints the purple morn, And bids the clouds, in air upborne, Their gential drops distil ; In every vernal beam it glows, And breathes in every gale that blows, And glides in every rill. 3 But in the gospel it appears In sweeter, fairer characters, And charms the ravished breast ; There, love immortal leaves the sky, To wipe the drooping mourner's eye, And give the weary rest. 4 Then let the love that makes me blest, With cheerful praise inspire my breast, And ardent gratitude ; And all my thoughts and passions tend To thee, my Father and my Friend, My soul's eternal good. 203 H. M. Tate & Beady. Praise from Heaven and Earth, 1 Ye boundless realms of joy, Exalt your Maker's name ; His praise your songs employ Above the starry frame : Your voices raise, I And seraphim, Ye cherubim | To sing his praise. REJOICING AND PRAISE. 173 2 Let all adore the Lord, And praise his holy name, Ly whose almighty word They all from nothing came ; And all shall last, I I lis rirm decree From changes free ; | Stands ever fast. 204 L. M. Blacklock. Majesty and Du minion of God, 1 Come, O my soul, in sacred lays Attempt thy great Creator's praise : But, 0, what tongue can speak his fame, What verse can reach the lofty theme? 2 Enthroned amid the radiant spheres, lie glory like a garment wears ; To form a robe of light divine, Ten thousand suns around him shine. 3 In all our Maker's grand designs, Almighty power, with wisdom, shines ; His works, through all this wTondrous frame, Declare the glory of his name. 4 liaised on devotion's lofty wing, Do thou, my soul, his glories sing ; And let his praise employ thy tongue Till listening worlds shall join the song. 205 L.M. >Y Praise to God for Ids Perfections and Providence. 1 Praise ye the Lord : my heart shall join In work so pleasant, so divine : 174 REJOICLNG AND PRAISE. My days of praise shall ne'er be past, While life, and thought, and being, last. 2 Happy the man whose hopes rely On Israel's God : he made the sky, And earth, and seas, with all their train ; And none shall hnd his promise vain. 3 His truth forever stands secure ; He saves th' oppressed, he feeds the poor He helps the stranger in distress, The widow and the fatherless. 4 He loves the saints ; he knows them well, But turns the wicked down to hell : Thy God, O Zion, ever reigns ; Praise him in everlasting strains. 206 C. M. Barlow. A Morning Offering. X Awake, my soul, to sound his praise ; Awake, my harx^, to sing ; Join, all my powers, the song to raise, And morning incense bring. 2 Among the people of his care, And through the nations round, Glad songs of praise will I prepare, And there his name resound. 3 Be thou exalted, 0 my God, Above the starry frame ; Diffuse thy heavenly grace abroad, And teach the world thy name. ' REJOICING AND PBAISE. 173 4 So shall thy chosen sons rejoice, And throng thy courts above, While sinners hear thy pardoning voice, And taste redeeming love. 207 C. M. Watts. Thankful Acknowledgment of God's Goodness. 1 I love the Lord : he heard my cries, And pitied every groan : Long as I live, when troubles rise, I'll hasten to his throne. 2 I love the Lord: he bowed his ear, And chased my grief away : 0, let my heart no more despair, While I have breath to pray. 3 The Lord beheld me sore distressed lie bade my pains remove; Return, my soul, to God, thy rest, For tliou hast known Ids love. 208 L. M. , Watts. Praise and Italy Fear. 1 Come, let our voices join to raise A Bacred song of solemn praise : (u»\ is a sovereign Kin:: : rehearse His honor in exalted verse. 2 Come, let our souls address the Lord, Who framed our natures by his word ; He is our Shepherd: we, the sheep His mercy chose, his pastures keep. 17G REJOICING AND PRAISE. 3 Come, let us hear his voice to-day, The counsels of his love obey ; Nor let our hardened hearts renew The sins and plagues that Israel knew. 4 Come, let us turn, with holy fear, To him who now invites us near ; Accept the offered grace to-day, Is or lose the blessing by delay. 5 Come, seize the promise while it waits, And march to Zion's heavenly gates ; Believe, and take the promised rest ; Obey, and be forever blest. 209 C. M. W.v Praise and holy Fear. 1 Sing to the Lord Jehovah's name, And in his strength rejoice ; When his salvation is our theme, Exalted be our voice. 2 With thanks approach his awful sight, And psalms of honor sing ; "The Lord ?s a God of boundless might, The whole creation's King. 3 Come, and with humble souls adore ; Come, kneel before his face : 0, may the creatures of his power Be children of his grace. 4 Kow is the time — he bends his ear, And waits lor your request; REJOICING AND PRAISE. 177 Come, lest he rouse his wrath, and Bwea " Ye shall not see my rest." 210 L. M. Tate & Brady. Praise and Gratitude. 1 O praise the Lord in that blest place From whence his goodness largely flows; Praise him in heaven, where he his face Unveiled in perfect glory shows. 2 Prai-e him for all the mighty acts Which he in our behalf hath done ; His kindness this return exacts, With which our praise should equal run. 3 Let all, who vital breath enjoy, The breath he doth to them afford In just returns of praise employ ; Let every creature praise the Lord. 211 S. M. Montgomery. Exhortation to Praise, 1 Arise, and bless the Lord, Ye people of his choice ; Arise, and bless the Lord your God, Wiih heart, and soul, and voice. 2 Though high above all praise, Above all blessing high, Who would not fear his holy name, And laud, and magnify? 12 178 REJOICING AXD PrAISE. 3 O for the living flame From his own altar brought, To touch our lips, our souls inspire, And wing to heaven our thought. 4 God is our strength and song, And his salvation ours ; Then he his love in Christ proclaimed With all our ransomed powers. 5 Arise, and bless the Lord : The Lord your God adore ; Arise, and bless his glorious name, Henceforth, forevermore. 212 H. M. Watts. Exhortation to praise. 1 Ye tribes of Adam, join With heaven, and earth, and seas, And oiler notes divine To your Creator's praise. Ye holy throng 1 In worlds of light Of angels bright, | Begin the song. 2 The shining worlds above In glorious order stand, Or in swift courses move, By his supreme command : He spake the word, I From nothing came And all their frame | To praise the Lord. 3 Let all the nations fear The God that rules above ; REJOICING AND PRAISE. 170 Ho brings his pooplo near, And makes them taste his love : While earth and sky i His saints shall raise Attempt his praise, | His honors high. 213 6s & 4s. W. Goode. Praise in the Courts of the Lord. 1 Fraise ye Jehovah's name ; Praise through his courts proclaim ; Rise and adore; High o'er the heavens above, S< mnd his great acts of love, While his great grace we prove, Vast as his power. 2 Now let the trumpet raise Triumphant sounds of praise, AVide as Ids fame ; There let the harp be found ; ins, with solemn sound, Roll your deep notes around, Filled with his name. 3 While his high prnise ye sing, Shake every founding btring : Bweet the accord : He vital breath bestows: Let every breath that flows Hie noblest fame disclose: Praise ye the Lord. 180 REJOICING AND PRAISE. 214 C.M. Watts. Access to God by a Mediator. 1 Come, let us lift our joyful eyes Up to the courts above, And smile to see our Father there, Upon a throne of love. 2 Come, let us bow before his feet, And venture near the Lord ; No fiery cherub guards his seat, Nor double-flaming sword. 3 The peaceful gates of heavenly bliss Are opened by the Son * High let us raise our notes of praise, And reach th' almighty throne. 4 To thee ten thousand thanks we bring, Great Advocate on high, And glory to th' eternal King, Who lays his anger by. 215 L. M. Doddridge. Song of Gratitude and Praise, 1 God of my life, through all my days I'll tune the grateful notes of praise ; The song shall wake with opening light, And warble to the silent night. 2 When anxious care would break my rest, And grief would tear my throbbing breast, The notes of praise, ascending high, Shall check the murmur and the sigh. REJOICING AND PRAISE. 181 3 When death o'er nature shall prevail, And all the powers of language fail, Joy through my swimming eyes shall break, And mean the thanks I cannot speak. 4 But, 0, when that last conflict \s o'er, And I am chained to earth no more, With what glad accents shall I rise, To join the music of the skies! 5 Then shall I learn th' exalted strains That echo through the heavenly plains, And emulate with joy unknown, The glowing seraphs round thy throne. 216 L. M. Watts. Universal Praise. 1 Loud hallelujahs to the Lord, From distant worlds,wherc creatures dwell; Let heaven begin the solemn word, And sound it dreadful down to hell. 2 Wide as his vast dominion lies, Make the Creator's name he known ; Loud as his thunder shout his praise, And sound it lofty as his throne. 3 Jehovah ! — 'tis a glorious wTord- O, may it dwell on every tongue ; But saints, who best have known the Lord, Are bound to raise the noblest song. 4 Speak of the wonders of that love Which Gabriel plays on every chord ; 182 REJOICING AND PRAISE. From all below, and all above, Loud hallelujahs to the Lord. i 317 C. M: Watts, Worship of God in his Temple. 1 Praise waits in Zion, Lord, for thee ; There shall our vows be paid ; Thou hast an ear when sinners pray ; All flesh shall seek thine aid. 2 0 Lord, our guilt and fears prevail ; But pardoning grace is thine, And thou wilt grant us power and skill To conquer every sin. 3 Blest are the men whom thou wilt choose To bring them near thy face ; Give them a dwelling in thy house, To feast upon thy grace. 4 In answering what thy church requests, Thy truth and terror shine; And works of dreadful righteousness Fulfil thy kind design. 5 Thus shall the wondering nations see The Lord is good and just ; And distant islands fiV to thee, And make thy name their trust. 218 6s, o endless honors done, The undivided Three, The great and glorious One : Where Reason fails, I There Faith prevails, With all her powers, | And Love adores. 227 L. M. Watts. God wortJiy of all Praise, Be thou exalted, O my God, Above the heavens, where angels dwell Thy power on earth be known abroad. And land to land thy wonders tell. My heart is fix^d ; my Bong shall raise immortal iu^nors to his name ; Awake, my tongue, to souiv1 his praise, Hifl wond^i^jgoodness to proclaim. 190 REJOICING AND PEAISE. 3 High o'er the earth his mercy reigns, And reaches to the utmost sky ; His truth to endless years remains, When lower worlds dissolve and die. 4 Be thou exalted, 0 my God, Above the heavens, where angels dwell ; Thy power on earth be known abroad, And land to land thy wonders tell. 2.28 L. M. Watts. TJie Hosanna of Children. 1 Almighty Ruler of the skies, Through all the earth thy name is spread And thine eternal glories rise Above the heavens thy hands have made. 2 To thee the voices of the young Their sounding notes of honor raise ; And babes, with up instructed tongue, Declare the wonders of thy praise. 3 Amidst thy temple children throng To see their great Redeemer's face; The Son of David is their song, And loud hosannas fill the place. 229 7s. Salisbury Col. Perfect Praise in Heaven. 1 Heavenly Father, sovereign Lord, Be thy glorious name adored ; Lord, thy mercies never fail; Hail, celestial goodness, hail. REJOICING AND PRAISE. 191 2 Though unworthy of thine ear, _:i our humble songs to hear, Pui we hope to bring, When around thy throne, we sing. While on earth ordained to stay, Guide <>ur footsteps in thy way, Till we come to dwell with thee, Till we all thy glory see. 4 Then, with angel-harps again, AW' will wake a nobler strain ; There, in joyful songs of praise, Our triumphant voices raise. 230 6s & 4>. Dobeli/s Col. Praise to the Trinity. \ Come, thou Almighty King, Help us thy name to sing, Help us to praise ; Father all glorious, O'er all victorious, Oolue, and reign over us, Ancient of Days. 5 Jesus, our Lord, descend ; From all our foes defend Nor let us fall ; Let thine almighty aid Our sure defence be made, Our souls ou thee be stayed ; Lord, hear our call. m incarnate Word, Gird on thy mighty sword; 192 REJOICING AND PRAISE. Our prayer attend ; Come, and thy people bless ; Come, give thy word success; Spirit of holiness, On us descend. 4 Come, holy Comforter, Thy sacred witness bear, In this glad hour ; Thou, who almighty art, Now rule in every heart, And ne'er from us depart, Spirit of power. 5 To thee, great One in Three, The highest praises be, Hence evermore; Thy sovereign majesty May we in glory see, And to eternity Love and adore. 231 C. M. Watt* Triumph of Christ. 1 Hosanna to our conquering King ! All hail, incarnate Love ! Ten thousand songs and glories wait To crown thy head above. 2 Thy victories and thy deathless fame Through ull the world shall run. And everlasting ages sing The triumnhs thou hast wron. REJOICING AND PRAISE. 1\)'6 232 C. M. C. Wesley Praise to the Son. 1 O for a thousand seraph tongues To bless tli' incarnate Word! O for a thousand thankful songs In honor of my Lord I 2 Come, tune afresh your golden lyres, Ye angels round the throne ; Ye saints, in all your sacred choirs, Adore th' eternal Son. 233 II. M. Dwight. God1 8 Goodness and Truth. 1 Bing to the Lord most high ; Let every land adore ; With grateful voice make known His goodness and his power; With cheerful songs I And let his praise Declare his ways, | Inspire your tongues. Enter his courts with joy ; With fear address the Lord; He formed us witli his hand, And quickened by his word; With wide command, I O'er every sea He spreads his sway | And every land. His hands provide our food, And every blessing give; We feed upon his care, A.nd in his pastures live : 194 REJOICING- AND PRAISE. With cheerful songs I And let his praise Declare his ways, | Inspire your tongues. 234 8s & 7s. Fawcett. God of our Salvation. 1 Praise to thee, thou great Creator ; Praise be thine from every tongue ; Join, my soul, with every creature, Join the universal song. 2 Father, source of all compassion, Free, unbounded grace is thine : Hail the God of our salvation ; Praise him for his love divine. 3 For ten thousand blessings given, For the hope of future joy, Sound his praise through earth and heaven, Sound Jehovah's praise on higt 4 Joyfully on earth adore him, Till in heaven our song we raise ; There, enraptured, fall before him, Lost in wonder, love, and praise. 235 L. M. ^ r» All Praue due to God. 1 My God, my King, thy various praise Shall fill the remnant of my days ; Thy grace employ my humble tongue, Till death and glory raise the song. REJOICING AND PRAISE. 195 2 The wings of every hour shall bear Some thankful tribute to thine ear; And every setting sun shall see New works of duty done for thee. 3 Thy works with boundless glory shine And speak thy majesty divine ; Let every realm with joy proclaim The Bound and honor of thy name. 4 Let distant times and nations raise The long succession of thy praise, And unborn ages make my song The joy and triumph of their tongue. 236 8s & 7s, peculiar. Kelly. Christ the Z<: Thee, in thy glorious realm, they praise And bow before thy throne ! We in the kingdom of thy grace The kingdoms are but one. 4 The holy to the holiest leads From thence our spirits rise ; And he that in thy statutes treads, Shall meet thee in the skies. 198 REJOICING AND PRAISE. 239 L. M. C. Wesley. Acts i, 9. 1 The mighty Conqueror leaves the dead, — Jesus the Lord ascends on high ; The powers of hell are captive led, Dragged to the portals of the sky. 2 There his triumphal chariot waits, And angels chant the solemn lay : " Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates ; Ye everlasting doors, give way. 3 Loose all your bars of massy light, And wide unfold the radiant scene ; He claims these mansions as his right, Receive the King of Glory in." 4 "Who is the King of Glory, who ? " " The Lord, that all our foes overcame ; The world, sin, death, and hell o'erthrew Jesus is the conqueror's name." 5 Lo ! his triumphal chariot waits, And angeis chant the solemn lay : " Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates ; Ye everlasting doors, give way." 6 "Who is the King of Glory, who ? " "The Lord, of boundless power possessed, The King of saints and angels too, God over all, for ever blessed." THE HOLY SPIRIT. 199 THE HOLY SPIRIT. 240 8,8,8,8,8,8. Dkyden. Veal Creator. 1 Creator, Spirit, by whose aid The world's foundations first were laid, Come visit every waiting mind, Come pour thy joys on human kind ; From sin and sorrow set us free, And make thy temples worthy thee. 2 0 Source of uncreated heat, The Father's promised Paraclete ! Thrice holy Fount, immortal Fire, Our hearts with heavenly love inspire: Come, and thy sacred unction bring, To sanctify us while we sing. 3 Plenteous of grace, descend from high, Rich in thy sevenfold energy ! Thou strength of His almighty hand Whose power does heaven and earth com- mand, Refine and purge our earthly parts, And stamp thine image on our hearts. Create all new ; our wills control, Subdue the rebel in our soul; Chase from our minds th' infernal foe ; And peace, the fruit of faith, bestow ; And, lest agaift we go astray, Protect and guide us in the way. 200 THE HOLY SriEIT. 5 Immortal honor, endless fame, Attend th' almighty Father's name ; The Saviour, Son, be glorified, Who for lost man's redemption died ; And equal adoration be, Eternal Comforter, to thee ! 241 L. M. C.Wesley. Tlie promised Comforter. 1 Jesus, we on the words depend, Spoken by thee while present here, "The Father in mv name shall send The Holy Ghost] the Comforter.'7 2 That promise made to Adam's race, Now, Lord, in us, e'en us, fulfil; And give the spirit of thy grace To teach us all thy perfect will. 3 That heavenly Teacher of mankind, That Guide infallible, impart, To bring thy sayings to our mind, And write them on our faithful heart. 4 That peace of God, that peaoe of thine 0 might he now to us bring in, And fill our souls with power divine, And make an end of fear and sin ! 5 The length and breadth of love reveal, The height and depth of Deity ; And all the sons of glory seal, And change and make us all like thee. THE HOLY SPIRIT. 201 242 7,6,7,6,7,7,7,0. C. Wesley. The gift of the Son. 1 Father of our dying Lord, Remember ua for good; O fulfil his faithful word, Ami hear li is speaking blood ! Give ua that for which lie prays: Father, glorify thy Son ! Show his truth, and power, and grace, And send the promise down. 2 True and faithful Witness, thou, 0 Christ, the spirit give ! Hast thou not received him now, That we might now receive? Art thou not the living Head? Life to all thy limbs impart ; Shed thy love, thy Spirit shed, In every waiting heart. 3 Holy Ghost, the Comforter, The gift of Jesus, come ; Glow our hearts to find thee near, And swell to make thee room : Present with us thee we feel, Come, O come, and in us be ! With us, in us, live and dwell To all eternity. 243 L. M. C. Wesley. PtUttCQBt. 1 Lord, we believe to us and ours Tin* apostolic promise given : We wait the pentecostal pow The Holy Ghost sent down from heaven. 202 THE HOLY SPIRIT. 2 Ah ! leave us not to mourn below, Or long for thy return to pine : Now, Lord, the Comforter bestow, And fix in us the Guest Divine. 3 Assembled here with one accord, Calmly we wait the promised grace, The purchase of our dying Lord : Come, Holy Ghost and fill the place. 244 7,7,7,7,7,7. C. Wesley. TJie promise of the Father. 1 Father, glorify thy Son : Ans' wring his all-powerful prayer, Send that Intercessor down, Send that other Comforter, Whom believingly we claim. Whom we ask in Jesus' name. 2 Wilt thou not the promise seal, Good and faithful as thou art, Send the Comforter to dwell Every moment in our heart? Yes, thou must the grace bestow ; Truth hath said it shall be so. 245 8,6,8,6,8,8. Cotterhill. Pentecost. 1 Let songs of praises fill the sky ! Christ, our ascended Lord, Sends down his Spiri from on high, According to his word : All hail the day of Pentecost, The coming of the Holy Ghost! THE HOLY SPIRIT. 203 2 The Spirit, by bis heavenly breath, New life creates within ; He quickens sinners from the death Of trespasses and sin : All hail the day of Pentecost, The coming of the Holy Ghost! 3 The things of Christ the Spirit takes, And shows them unto men ; The fallen soul his temple makes ; God's image stamps again: All hail the day of Pentecost, The coming of the Holy Ghost! 4 Come, Holy Spirit, from above, With thy celestial fire ; Come, and* with flames of zeal and love, Our hearts and tongues inspire: Be this our day of Pentecost, The coming of the Holy Ghost ! 246 S. M. Montgomery. Pentecost. 1 Lord God, the Holy Ghost, In this accepted hour, As on the day of Pentecost, Descend in all thy power ! 2 We meet with one accord In our appointed place, And wait the promise of our Lord, The Spirit of all grace. 3 Like mighty rushing wind Upon the waves beneath, Move with one impulse ever}' mind, One soul, one feeling, breathe. 204 THE HOLY SPIRIT. 4 The young, the old, inspire With wisdom from above ; And give us hearts and tongues of fire To pray, and praise, and iove. 5 Spirit of light, explore, And chase our gloom away, With lustre shining more and more Unto the perfect day. 6 Spirit of truth, be thou In life and death our guide; 0 spirit of adoption, now May we be sanctified ! 247 C. M. C. Wesley. The Interpreter. Before sermon. 1 Come, Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire, Let us thine influence prove : Source of the old prophetic fire, Fountain of light and love. 2 Come, Holy Ghost — for moved by thee, The prophets wrote and spoke — Unlock the truth, thyself the key : Unseal the sacred book. 3 Expand thy wings, celestial Dove, Brood o'er our nature's night ; On our disordered spirits move, And let there now be light. 4 God, through himself, we then shall know, If thou within us shine ; And sound, with all thy saints below, The depths of love Divine. THE HOLY SPIRIT. 205 248 C. M. Cowper. The Interpreter. After sermon. 1 The Spirit breathes upon the word, And brings the truth to sight : Precepts and promises afford A sanctifying light. 2 A glory gilds the sacred page, Majestic, like the sun; It gives a light to every age, It gives — but borrows none. 3 The Hand that gave it still supplies The gracious light and heat ; His truths upon the nations rise, — They rise, but never set. 4 Let everlasting thanks be thine For such a bright display, As makes a world of darkness shine With beams of heavenly day. 249 8,8,8,8,8,8. C. Wesley. The Interpreter. Before or after a sermon. 1 Spirit of truth, essential God, Who didst thy ancient saints inspire, Shed in their hearts thy love abroad, And touch their hallowed lips with fire, Our God from all eternity, World without end, we worship thee. 2 Still we believe, almighty Lord, Whose presence tills both earth and heaven, 806 the holy spip.it. The meaning of the written * la I y thy Th : d : nly lost thyself ex] I The secret mind of God to man. Le Interpreter, The Scriptures to our b plyj H:m in three persons magniiy : And still the Triune God adore, Wi:: was, and is, ::r evermore. 250 S. M. CWiswr. Spirit 1 - iril : t :: [th me down. \ Ihead known, And witness with the bl Ha thine the : Ppfyj And _ yea to Bee Who did foi every sinnei die, Hath sorely died for me. 2 No man can truly say a is the Lord. Unl And breathe the living word : iThen, only th . ... we : a intfrest i A:. 1 cry. with ] :y unspeakable. " Thou ait my Lord, my G<; ■' r know The all-atoning Lamb ! THE HOLY SPIRIT. 207 Spirit of faith, descend, and show The virtue of his name : The grace which all may find, The Baying power, impart; And testify to all mankind, And speak in every heart. Inspire the living faith, Which whosoe'er receives, The witness in himself he hath, And consciously believes; — The faith that conquers all, And doth the mountain move, And saves wdioe'er on Jesus call, And perfects them in love. 251 C. M. Watts. Witness and Seal. 1 Why should the children of a King Go mourning all their days ? Great Comforter, descend, and bring The tokens of thy grace. 2 Dost thou not dwell in all thy saints, And seal the heirs of heaven? When wilt thou banish my complaints, And show my sins forgiven. 3 Assure my conscience of her part In the Redeemer's blood ; And bear thy witness with my heart, That I am born of God. 208 THE HOLY SPIRIT. 4 Thou art the earnest of his love, The pledge of joys to come : May thy blessed wings, celestial Dove, Safely convey me home ! 252 C. M. Doddridge. Witness of Adoption. 1 Sovereign of all the worlds on high, Allow my humble claim; Nor, while a worm wTould raise its head, Disdain a Father's name. 2 " My Father, God ! " how sweet the sound I How tender and how dear! Not all the melody of heaven Could so delight the ear. 3 Come, sacred Spirit, seal the name On my expanding heart; And show that in Jehovah's grace I share a filial part. 4 Cheered by a signal so divine, Unwav'ring I believe : Thou know'st I "Abba, Father," cry ; Nor can the sign deceive. 253 8,S,8,S,S,S. C. Wesley. "TJie Spirit of God dwelleth in you." 1 Come, Holy Ghost, all-quick'ning fire. Come, and in me delight to rest ; THE HOLY SPIRIT. 209 Drawn by the lure of strong desire, O come, and consecrate my breast! The temple of my soul prepare, And fix thy sacred presence there ! 2 If now thy influence I feel. If now in thee begin to live, Still to my heart thyself reveal ; (iive me thyself, for ever give : A point my good, a drop my store, Eager I ask, I pant for more. 3 Eager for thee I ask and pant: So strong the principle divine Carries me out with sweet constraint, Till all my hallowed soul is thine; Plunged in the Godhead's deepest sea, And lost in thy immensity. 4 My peace, my life, my comfort, thou, My treasure and my all thou art! True witness of my sonship now, Engraving pardon on my heart, Seal of my sins in Christ forgiven, Earnest of love, and pledge of heaven. 5 Come, then, my God, mark out thine heir, Of heaven a larger earnest give4 ! With clearer light thy witness bear; More sensibly within me live: Let all my powers thine entrance feel, And deeper stamp thyself the seal I 210 THE HOLY SPIRIT. 254 8,8,8. C. Wesley. His Work. 1 Come, Holy Ghost, all-quick'ning fire, Come, and my hallowed heart inspire, Sprinkled with the atoning blood : Now to my soul thyself reveal, Thy mighty working let me feel, And know that I am born of God. 2 When wilt thou my whole heart subdue ? Come, Lord, and form my soul anew, Emptied of pride, and wrath, and hell : Less than the least of all thy store Of mercies, I myself abhor . All, all my vileness may I feel. 3 Humble, and teachable, and mild, 0 may I, as a little child, My lowly Master's steps pursue! Be anger to my soul unknown ; Hate, envy, jealousy, be gone : In love create thou all things new. 4 Let earth no more my heart divide; With Christ may I be crucified ; To thee with my whole heart aspire : Dead to the world and all its toys Its idle pomp, and fading joys Be thou alone my one desire ! 5 Be thou my joy, be thou my dread ; In battle cover thou my head, Nor earth, nor hell, I then shall fear : 1 then shall tu/n my steady face — , THE HOLY SPIRIT. 211 Want, pain, defy — enjoy disgrace — Glory in dissolution near. G My will be swallowed up in thee ! Light in thy light still may I see, Beholding thee with open face: Cailcd the rail power of faith to prove, Let all my hallowed heart be love, And all my spotless life be rjraise. 255 S. M. C. Wesley. TT 0/7; and Witness. 1 O come, and dwell in me, Spirit of power within ! And bring the glorious liberty From sorrow, fear, and sin. 2 This inward, dire disease, Spirit of health, remove, Spirit of finished hbliness, Spirit of perfect love. 3 Hasten the joyful day Which shall my Bins consume, When old things shall be done away, And all things new become. 4 I want the witness. Lord, That all I do is right, According to thy will and word, Well pleasing in thy sight. 5 I ask no higher state ; Indulge me but in this ; And booh <>r later then translate To my eternal bliss. 212 THE HOLY SPIRIT. 256 7,6,7,6. C. Wesley. " Hie God of all Comfort." 1 God of all consolation. The Holy Ghost thou art ; Thy secret inspiratiuii Hath told it to my heart : The blessing I inherit, Through Jesus' prayer bestowed, The Comforter, the Spirit, The true eternal God. 2 With God the Son and Saviour — With God the Father one, The tokens of his favor Thou niak'st to sinners known ; An antepast of heaven Thou dost in me reveal, Attest my sins forgiven, And my salvation seal. 3 Th* indubitable witness Of thy own Deity, Thou giv'st my soul its fitness Thy glorious face to see : Thy comforts, gifts, and graces, My largest thoughts transcend, And challenge all my praises, When faith in sight shall end. 257 S.S,S.S.S?S. C. Wesley. Tlte Indit'tUing God. 1 I want the spirit of power within, Of love, and of a healthful mind : THE HOLY SPIRIT. 213 Of power, to conquer inbred sin ; Of love to thee and all mankind ; Of health, that pain and death defies, Most vig'rous when the body dies. 2 "When shall I hear the inward voice, Which only faithful souls can hear? Pardon, and peace, and heavenly joys, Attend the promised Comforter: 0 come, and righteousness divine, And Christ, and all with Christ, are mine ! 3 0 that the Comforter would come ! Nor visit as a transient guest, But fix in me his constant home, And keep possession of my breast; And make my soul his loved abode, The temple of* indwelling God 1 4 Come, Holy Ghost, my heart inspire ! Attest that I am born again ; Come, and baptize me now with fire, Nor let. thy former gifts be vain : 1 cannot rest in sins forgiven ; Where is the earnest of my heaven? — 5 WThere the indubitable seal, That ascertains the kingdom mine? The powerful stamp I long to feel, The signature of love Divine! O shed within my heart abroad Fulness of love, of heaven, of God ! 214 THE HOLY SPIRIT. S5S S. M. Beddome. Mis influences sought. 1 Come. Holy Spirit, come, With energy Divine, And on this poor, benighted soul, With beams of mercy shine. 2 0 melt this frozen heart ; This stubborn will subdue ; Each evil passion overcome, And form me all anew ! 3 The profit will be mine, But thine shall be the praise ; And unto thee will I devote The remnant of my days. 259 C. M. Watts. His quickening s implored. 1 Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove, With all thy quick'ning powers, Kindle a flame of sacred love In these cold hearts of ours. 2 Look how we grovel here below, Fond of these earthly toy.- ; Our souls, how heavily they go, To reach eternal joys 1 3 In vain we tune our formal songs, In vain we strive to rise ; Hosannas languish on our tongues, And our devotion dies. THE HOLY SPIRIT. 215 4 And shall we then for ev^r live At this poor dying rate? Our love bo feint, so cold to thee, And thine to us so great? 5 Come, Holv Spirit, heavenly Dove, With all thy quick'riiiig powers ; Come, Bbed abroad a Saviour's love, And that shall kindle ours. 260 L. M. Doddeidge. TJie Spirit invoked. 1 Come, sacred Spirit, from above. And fill the coldest heart with love ; 0, turn to flesh the flinty stone, And let thy sovereign power be known. 2 0, let a holy flock await, In crowds, around thy temple gate Each pressing on with zeal to be A living sacrifice to thee. 261 C. M. Bickersteth's Col. Tie Spirit's Poult. 1 Come, Holy Spirit, from above, With thy celestial fire; Come, and with flames of zeal and love Our hearts and tongues inspire. 2 The Spirit, by his heavenly breath, New life creates within ; He quickens sinners from the death Of trespasses and sin. 216 THE HOLY SPIRIT. 3 The things of Christ the Spirit takes, And to our hearts reveals ; Our bodies he his temple makes, And our redemption seals. 262 C. M. Pratt's Col. Reviving Spirit. 1 Eternal Spirit, God of truth, Our contrite hearts inspire ; Revive the flame of heavenly love, And feed the pure desire. 2 Tis thine to soothe the sorrowing mind, With guilt and fear oppressed; 'Tis thine to bid the dying live, And give the weary rest. 8 Subdue the power of every sin, YVhate'er that sin may be, That we, with humble, lioly heart, May worship only thee. 4 Then with our spirits witness bear That we are sons of God, Redeemed from sin, from death, and hell, Through Christ's atoning blood. 263 S. M. Hart. Sanctifying Influence. 1 Come, Holy Spirit, come; Let thy bright beams arise ; Dispel the sorrow from our minds, The darkness from our eyes. THE HOLY SPIRIT. 217 2 Convince us all of sin ; Then lead to Jesus' blood, And to our wondering view reveal The mercies of our God. 3 Revive our drooping faith, Our doubts and fears remove, And kindle in our breasts the flame Of never-dying love. 4 'Tis thine to cleanse the heart, To sanctify the soul, To pour fresh life in every part, And new-create the wrhole. 5 Dwell, Spirit, in our hearts; Our minds from bondage free ; Then shall we know, and praise, and love, The Father, Son, and Thee. 264 8s & 7s. Jay. Indwelling Spirit. 1 Holy Ghost, dispel our sadness ; Pierce the clouds of nature's night: Come, thou Source of joy and gladness, Breathe thy life, and spread thy light. 2 Author of our new creation, Bid us all thine influence prove ; Make our souls thy habitation ; Shed abroad the Saviour's love. 218 THE HOLY SPIRIT. 265 7s. Bathurst. The teaching Spirit. 1 Holy Spirit, from on high, Bend o'er us a pitying eye ; Now refresh the drooping heart J Bid the power of sin depart. 2 Light up every dark recess Of our heart's ungodliness ; Show us every devious way Where our steps have gone astray. 3 Teach us, with repentant grief, Humbly to implore relief; Then the Saviour's blood reveal, And our broken spirits heal. 4 May we daily grow in grace, And pursue the heavenly race, Trained in wisdom, led by love, Till we reach our rest above. 266 C. M. Hiwm Source of I^ife and Light. 1 Great Spirit, by whose mighty power All creatures live and move, On us thy benediction shower ; Inspire our souls with love. 2 Hail, Source of light! arise and shine ; All gloom and doubt dispel ; Give peace and joy, for we are thine ; In us forever dwell. THE HOLY SPIRIT. 219 3 From death to life our spirits raise ; Complete redemption bring ; New tongues impart to speak the praise Of Christ, our God and King. 4 Thine inward witness bear, unknown To all the world beside ; Exulting, then, we feel and own Our Saviour glorified. 267 L. M. Browne. Our Guide. 1 Come, gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove, With light and comfort from above ; Be thou our Guardian, thou our Guide ; O'er every thought and step preside. UOt 2 To us the light of truth display. And make us know and choose thy way ; Plant holy fear in every heart, That we from God may ne'er depart. 3 Lead us to holiness — the road Which we must take to dwell with God ; Lead us to Christ — the living way ; Kor let us from his pastures stray ;- 4 Lead us to Go 1, — our final rest, — To be with him forever blest; Lead us to heaven, its bliss to share — Fulness of joy forever there. 220 THE HOLY SPIRIT. 268 C. M. Beddome. Invoked. 1 Celestial Dove, Come from above, And guide me in thy ways : My heart prepare For solemn prayer And tune my lips to praise. 2 Open mine eyes, And make me wise, My int'rest to discern : From every sin, "Without, within, Incline my heart to turn. 3 Fly to my aid, "When I'm afraid, Or plunged in deep distress ; Mv foes subdue, And bring me through this howling wilderness. 269 8s; C. Wesley. His presence earnestly desired. 1 Come, holy, celestial Dove, To visit a sorrowful breast ! My burden of guilt to remove, And bring me assurance and rest. Thou only hast power to relieve A sinner o'erwhelmed with his load ; The sense of acceptance to give, And sprinkle his heart with the blood. 2 Thy call if I ever have known, And sighed from myself to get free, And groaned the unspeakable groan, And longed to be happy in thee, — THE HOLY SPIRIT. 221 Fulfil the imperfect desire ; Thy peace to my conscience reveal ; The sense of thy favor inspire, And give me my pardon to feel ! I If when I had put thee to grief, And madly to folly returned, Thy pity hath been my relief, And lifted me up as I mourned, — Most pitiful Spirit of grace, Believe me again, and restore ; My spirit in holiness raise, To fall and to suffer no more! If now I lament after God, And gasp for a drop of thy love, If Jesus hath bought thee with blood For me to receive from above, — Come, heavenly Comforter, come I True Witness of mercy Divine, And make me thy permanent home, And seal me eternally thine ! 270 L. M. ('.Wesley. His departure earnestly deprecated. 1 Stay, thou insulted Spirit ! stay ! Though I have done thee such despite ; Nor cast the sinner quite away, Nor take thine everlasting flight. 2 Though I have steeled my stubborn heart, And still shook oil my guilty fears ; And vexed, and urged thee to depart, For many long rebellious years: -11 THE HOLY SPIRIT. 3 Though I have most unfaithful been Of all who e'er thy grace received ; Ten thousand times thy goodness seen, Ten thousand times thy goodness grieved : 4 Yet 0 ! the chief of sinners spare, In honor of my great High Priest ; jSTor in thy righteous anger swear T' exclude me from thy people's rest. 5 This only woe I deprecate ; This only plague I pray remove ; Nor leave me ija my lost estate ; Nor curse me with this want of love. 6 Now, Lord, my weary soul release, Upraise me with thy gracious hand, And guide me into perfect peace. And bring me to the promised land. 271 L. M. Montgomery. His universal effusion. 1 O spirit of the living God! In all the fulness of thy grace, Where'er the foot of man hr.th trod, Descend on our apostate race. 2 Give tongues of fire and hearts of love To preach the reconciling word : Give power and unction from above, Whene'er the joyful sound is heard. 3 Be darkness, at thy coming, light; Confusion, order, in thy path ; THE HOLY SPIRIT. 223 Souls without strength, inspire with might; Bid mercy triumph over wrath ! 4 Baptize the nations! far and nigh; The triumphs of the cross record : The name of Jesus glorify, Till every kindred call him Lord. 5 God from eternity hath willed All flesh shall his salvation see : So he the Father's love fulfilled, The Saviour's suflf rings crowned through thee! 272 ^ 7s. Reed. Hie Sanctifier. Holy Ghost, with light divine, Shine upon this heart of mine ; Chase the shades of night away ; Turn the darkness into day. 2 Holy Ghost, with power divine, Cleanse this guilty heart of mine, Long has sin, without control, Held dominion o'er my soul. 3 Holy Ghost, with joy divine, < Jheer this saddened" heart of mine ; Bid my many woes depart ; Heal my wounded, hleeding heart. I Holy Spirit, all divine, Dwell within this heart of mine; Cast down every idol throne ; Keign supreme, and reign alone. 224 THE HOLY SPIRIT. 273 C. M. Watts. Regeneration by the Spirit. 1 Not all the outward forms on earth, Nor rites that God has given, Nor will of man, nor blood, nor birth, Can raise a soul to heaven. 2 The sovereign will of God alone Creates us heirs of grace, Born in the image of his Son, A new, peculiar race. 3 The Spirit, like some heavenly wind, Breathes on the sons of flesh, Creates anew the carnal mind, And forms the man afresh. 4 Our quickened souls awake and rise From their long sleep of death ; On heavenly things we fix our eyes, And praise employs our breath. 274 S. M. Montgomery. God working in the Soul. 1 'Tis God the Spirit leads In paths before unknown : The work to be performed is ours ; The strength is all his own. 2 Supported by his grace, We still pursue our way, And hope at last to reach the prize, Secure in endless day. HOLY INSTITUTIONS. — THE CHURCH. 225 Tie he that works to will ; 'Tisi he that works to do ; The power by which we act is his, And his the glory too. HOLY INSTITUTIONS.— THE CHURCH. 275 8,8,8. C. Wesley. Psalm lxxxiv. 1 How lovely are thy tents, 0 Lord ! Where'er thou choosest to record Thy name, or place thy house of prayer. My soul outflies the angel choir, And faints, o'erpowered with strong de>iro, To meet thy special presence there. 2 Happy the men to whom 'tis given Iwell within that gate of heaven, And in thy house record thy praise Wlmse strength and confidence thou art, Who feel thee, Saviour, in their heart, The way, the truth, the life of grace. 3 Who. passing through the mournful vaie, Drink comfort from the living well, That flows replenished from above ; From strength to strength advancing here, Till all hefore their God appear, And each receives the crown of love. 226 HOLY INSTITUTIONS. 4 Better a day thy courts within Than thousands in the tents of sin : How base the noblest pleasures there ! How great the weakest child of thine ! His meanest task is all divine, And kings and priests thy servants are. 5 The Lord protects and cheers his own, Their light and strength, their shield and sun: He shall both grace and glory give ; Unlimited his bounteous grant ; No real good they e'er shall want — All, all is theirs, who righteous live. 6 0 Lord of hosts ! how blest is he Who steadfastly believes in thee ! He all thy promises shall gain : The soul that on thy love is cast, Thy perfect love on earth shall taste, And soon with thee in glory reign. 276 L. M. Watts. Psalm lxv. 1-5. 1 The praise of Zion waits for thee, My God ; and praise becomes thy house ; There shall thy saints thy glory sec, And there perform their public vows. 2 O thou, whose mercy bends the skies, To save when humble sinners pray, All lands to thee shall lift their eyes, And grateful isles of every sea. THE CHURCH. 227 3 Blest is the man whom thou shalt choose, And give him kind access to thee,— Give him a place within thy house, To taste thy love divinely free. 4 Soon shall the flocking nations run To Zion's hill, and own their Lord : Tin* rising and the setting sun Shall see the Saviour's name adored. 277 7,6,7?Cy;7?7,6. C.Wesley. Psalm xlviii. 1 Great is our redeeming Lord, In ] lower, and truth, and grace ; Him, by highest heaven adored, 11 is Church on earth doth praise: In the city of our God, In his holy mount below. Publish, spread his name abroad, And all his greatness show. 2 For thy loving-kindness, Lord, We in thy temple stay ; Here thy faithful love record, Thy saving power display : With thy name thy praise is known, Glorious thy perfections shine ; Earth's remotest bounds shall own Thy works are all Divine. 3 See the gospel Church secure, And founded on a rock ; . All her promises are sure ; Her bulwarks who can shock ° 228 HOLY INSTITUTIONS. Count her every precious shrine : Tell, to after ages, tell, Fortified by power Divine, The Church can never fail. 4 Sion's God is all our own, Who on his love rely ; We his pard'ning love have known, And live to Christ, and die : To the Newr Jerusalem He our faithful guide shall be ; Him we claim, and rest in him, Through all eternity. 278 L. M. Watts. Psalm lxxxiv. 1-7. 1 How pleasant, how divinely fair, 0 Lord of hosts, thy dwellings are ! With strong desire my spirit faints To meet th' assemblies of thy saints. 2 Blest are the saints that sit on high, Around thy throne of majesty ; Thy brightest glories shine above, And all their work is praise and love. 3 Blest are the souls that find a place Within the temple of thy grace : Here they behold thy gentler rays, And seek thy lace, and learn thy praise. 4 Blest are the men whose hearts are set To rind the way to Zion's gate ; God is their strength, and through the road They lean upon their helper, God. THE CHURCH. 229 5 Cheerful they walk with growing strength, Till all shall meet in heaven at length, Till all before thy face appear, And join in nobler worship there. 279 L. M. Watts. Psalm lxxxiv. 8-12. 1 Great God, attend while Zion sings The joy that from thy presence springs; To spend one day with thee on earth Exceeds a thousand days of mirth. 2 "Might I enjoy the meanest place Within thy house, O God of grace, Not tents of ease, nor thrones of power, Should terupt my feet to leave thy door. 3 God is our sun, he makes our day : God is our shield, he guards our way From all th' assaults of hell and sin — From lues without, and foes within. 4 All needful prace will God bestow, And crown that grare with glory too: He gives us all thimrs. and withholds No real good from upright souls. 5 0 God our King, whose sovereign swa) The glorious hosts of heaven obey, And devils at thy presence flee, Blest is the man that trusts in thee. 230 HOLY INSTITUTION'S. 280 L. M. Watts. Psalm xlvi. 1-5. 1 God is the refuge of his saints, When storms of sharp distress invade ; Ere we can offer our complaints, Behold him present with his aid. 2 Let mountains from their seats "be hurlec1 Down to the deep, and buried there — Convulsions shake the solid world — Our faith shall never yield to fear. 3 Loud may the troubled ocean roar — In sacred peace our souls abide ; While every nation, every shore, Trembles and dreads the swelling tide. 4 There is a stream, whose gentle flow Supplies the city of our God ; Life, love, and joy, still gliding through, And wat'ring our divine abode. 5 That sacred stream, thy holy word, Our grief allays, our fear controls : Sweet peace thy promises afford, And give new strength to fainting souls. 6 Zion enjoys her Monarch's love, Secure against a threatening hour ; Nor can her firm foundations move, Built on his truth, and armed with power. THE CHURCH. 231 281 L. M. Watts. Psalm xlvi. 6-11. 1 Let Zion in her King rejoice, Though Satan rage, and kingdoms rise : He utters his almighty voice, The nations melt, the tumult dies. 2 The Lord of old for Jacob fought ; And Jacob's God is still our aid : Behold the works his hand hath wrought! What desolations he hath made ! 3 From sea to sea, through all their shores, He makes the noise of battle cease ; When from on high his thunder roars, He awes the trembling world to peace. 4 He breaks the bow, he cuts the spear, Chariots he burns with heavenly flame: Keep silence all the earth, and hear The sound and glory of his name: 5 "Be still, and learn that I am God, Exalted over all the lands ; I will be known and feared abroad ; For still my throne in Zion stands." 6 O Lord of hosts, almighty King ! While we so near thy presence dwell, Our faith shall rest secure, and sing Defiance to the gates of hell. 232 HOLY INSTITUTIONS. 282 L. M. Watts. Psalm xcii. 12-15. 1 Lord, 'tis a pleasant thing to stand In gardens planted by thy hand : Let me within thy courts be seen, Like a young cedar, fresh and green. 2 There grow thy saints in faith and love, Blessed with thine influence from above : Xot Lebanon, with all its trees, Yields such a comely sight as these. 3 Laden with fruits of age, they show The Lord is holy, just, and true : None that attend his gates shall find A God unfaithful or unkind. 283 C. M. Watts. Psalm cxxii. 1 How did my heart rejoice to hear My friends devoutly say, " In Zion let us all appear, And keep the solemn day ! " 2 I love her gates, I love the road ! The Church, adorned with grace, Stands like a palace built for God, To show his milder face. 3 Up to her courts, with joys unknown, The holy tribes repair ; The Son of David holds his throne And sits in judgment there. TIIE CHURCH. 233 4 He hears our praises and complaints ; And, while his awful voice Divides the sinners from the saints, We tremble, and rejoice ! 5 Peace be within this sacred place, And joy a constant guest! With holy gifjjs and heavenly grace Be her attendants blest. 6 My soul shall pray for Zion still, While life or breath remains : There my best friends, my kindred dwell, There God, my Saviour, reigns. 284 8,7. Newton. Supplies of the Church. • 1 Glorious things of thee are spoken, Zion, city of our God ! He, whose word can ne'er be broken, Formed thee for his own abode : On the Rock of ages founded, What can shake thy sure repose? With salvation's walls surrounded, - Thou may'st smile at all thy foes. 2 See ! the streams of living waters Spririging from eternal love, Well supply thy sons and daughters, And all fear of want remove : Who can faint while such a river Ever flows their thirst V assuage? Grace which, like the Lord, the giver, Never fails from age to age. 234 HOLY INSTITUTIONS. 3 Round each habitation hov'ring, See the cloud and fire appear, For a glory and a cov'ring — Showing that the Lord is near : Glorious things of thee are spoken, Zion, city of our God ! He, whose word can ne'er be broken, Chose thee for his own abode. 285 L. M. C. Wesley. The Primitive Church. 1 Happy the souls that first believed, To Jesus and each other cleaved ; Joined,#by the unction from above, In mystic fellowship of love. 2 Meek, simple foll'wers of the Lamb, They lived, and spake, and thought the same ; They joyfully conspired to raise Their ceaseless sacrifice of praise. 3 With grace abundantly endued, A pure, believing multitude ! They all were of one heart and soul, And only love? inspired the wTho!e. 4 O what an age of golden days ! 0 what a choice, peculiar race ! Washed in the Lamb's all-cleansing blood, Anointed kings and priests to God ! 5 Where shall I wander now to find Their true successors left behind? The faithful, whom I seek in vain, Are 'minished from the sons of men. TIIE CHURCH. 235 286 L. M. C. Wesley. Continued. 1 Ye difFrent sect?, who all declare, " Lo, here is Christ ! " or, " Christ is there I " Your stronger proofs divinely give, And show me where the Christians live. 2 Your claim, alas ! ye cannot prove ; Ye want the genuine mark of love : Thou only, Lord, thine own canst show ; For sure thou hast a Church below. 3 The gates of hell shall not prevail ; The Church on earth can never fail : Ah ! join me to thy secret ones ! Ah ! gather all thy living stones ! 4 Scattered o'er all the earth they lie, Till thou collect them with thine eye ; Draw by the music of thy name, And charm into a beauteous frame. 5 For this the pleading spirit groans, And cries in all thy banished ones: Greatest of gifts, thy love impart, And make us of one mind and heart. 6 Join every soul that looks to thee In bonds of perfect charity : Now, Lord, the glorious fulness give, And All in all for ever live I 236 HOLY INSTITUTIONS. 287 L. M. C. Wesley. Continued, 1 Jesus, from whom all blessings flow, Great Builder of thy Church below, If now thy Spirit move my breast, Hear, and fulfil thine own request. 2 The few that truly call thee Lord, And wait thy sanctifying word, And thee their utmost Saviour own, — Unite, and perfect them in one. 3 0 let them all thy mind express ! Stand forth thy chosen witnesses ; Thy power unto salvation show, And perfect holiness below. 4 In them let all mankind behold How Christians lived in days of old ; Mighty their envious foes to move, A proverb of reproach — and love. 5 Call them into thy wondrous li?ht, Worthy to walk with thee in white ! Make up thy jewels, Lord, and show Thy glorious, spotless Church below. 6 From every sinful wrinkle free, Redeemed from all iniquity, The fellowship of saints make known, And 0, my God, may I be one ! THE CHURCH. 237 288 L. M. C. WESLEY. Concluded. 1 O might my lot be cast with these ; Tlie least of Jesus' witnesses : O that my Lord would count me meet To wash his dear disciples' feet ! 2 This only thing do I require : Thou know'st 'tis all my heart's desire, Freely what I receive to give, The servant of thy Church to live; — 3 After my lowly Lord to go, And wait upon thy saints below ; Enjoy the grace to angels given, And serve the royal heirs of heaven. 4 Lord, if I now thy drawings feel, And ask according to thy will, i '< -infirm the prayer, the seal impart, And speak the answer to my heart. 5 Tell me, or thou shalt never go, " Thy prayer is heard ; it shall be so :" The word hath passed thy lips, and I Shall with thy people live and die. 289 S. M. Beddomk. TJte Clturch catholic. 1 Let party names no more The Christian worl«l o'erspread : Gentile and Jew, and bond and free, Are one in Christ their Head. 238 HOLY INSTITUTIONS. 2 Among the saints on earth Let mutual love be found, — Heirs of the same inheritance, With mutual blessings crowned. 3 Let bitterness and wrath Be banished far away : Those should in strictest friendship dwell Who the same Lord obey. 4 Thus will the Church below Eesemble that above ; Where streams of endless pleasure flow, And every heart is love. 290 S. Mi C. Wesley) The Church militant. 1 Jesus, the Conqu'ror, reigns, In glorious strength arrayed, His kingdom over all maintains, And bids the earth be glad ! 2 Ye sons of men, rejoice In Jesus' mighty love : Lift up your heart, lift up your voice, To him who rules above. 3 Extol his kingly power : Kiss the exalted Son, Who died, and lives to die no more, High on his Father's throne : 4 Our Advocate with God, He undertakes our cause, THE CHURCH. 239 And spreads through all the earth abroad The vict'ry of his cross. 5 That bloody banner see, And, in your Captain's sight, Fight the good fight of faith- with me, My fello \v -soldiers, fight. 6 In mighty phalanx joined, To battle all proceed ; Armed with th' unconquerable mind Which was in Christ your Head. 291 S. M. C. Wesley. Concluded. 1 Ur^re on your rapid course, Ye blood-besprinkled bands: The heavenly kingdom suffers force ; ,rfi< seized by violent hands. 2 See there the starry crown That glitters through the skies! Satan, the world, and sin, tread down, And take the glorious prize ! 3 Through much distress and pain, Through many a conflict here, Through blood, ye must the entrance gain Yet O, disdain to fear. 4 " Courage ! " your Captain cries, (Who all your toil foreknew), "Toil ye shall have; yet all despise, I have o'ercome for you." 240 HOLY INSTITUTIONS. — THE CHURCH. 5 The world cannot withstand Its ancient Conqueror : The world must sink beneath the hand Which arms us for the war. 6 This is the victory — Before our faith they fall : Jesus hath died for you and me ; Believe, and conquer all ! 292 S. M. C. Wesley. The Church militant. 1 Hark, how the watchmen cry ! Attend the trumpet's sound ! Stand to your arms, the foe is nigh ; The powers of hell surround. 2 Who bow to Christ's command, Your arms and hearts prepare : The day of battle is at hand ! Go forth to glorious war ! 3 See, on the mountain top, The standard of your God ! In Jesus' name I lift it up, All stained with hallowed blood. 4 His standard-bearer. I To all the nations call : Let all to Jesus' cross draw nigh : He bore the cross for all. 5 Go up with Christ your Head ; Your Captain's footsteps see ; THE CHUBTH AND MINISTRY. 241 Follow your Captain, and be led To certain victory. 6 All power to him is given : lie ever reigns the same: Salvation, happiness, and heaven, Are all in Jesus' name. 7 Only have faith in God, In faith your foes assail, Not wrestling against flesh and blood, But all the pow'rs of hell : 8 From thrones of glory driv'n, By flaming vengeance hurl'd, They throng the air, fall'n from heav'n, They rule the lower world. THE CHURCH AND MINISTRY. 293 L. M. Watts. Psalm lxxxvii. I, in his earthly temple, lays Foundations for his heavenly praise: lie likes the tents of Jacob well; But still in Zion loves to dwell. 2 His merry visits every house That pay their night and morning vows ; But makes a more delightful stay Where churches meet to praise and pray. 242 THE CHURCH 3 When God makes up his last account Of natives in his holy mount, 'Twill be an honor to appear As one new-born or nourished there. 294 C. M. Watts. Psalm lxxxix. J 5-18. 1 Blest are the souls who hear and know The gospel's joyful sound ; Peace shall attend the paths they go, And light their steps surround. 2 Their joy shall bear their spirits up, Through their Redeemer's name ; His righteousness exalts their hope ; Nor Satan dares condemn. 3 The Lord, our glory and defence, Strength and salvation gives : Israel, thy King for ever reigns, Thy God for ever lives. 295 L. M. C. Wesley Isaiah li. 9-11. 1 Arm of the Lord, awake, awake ! Thine own immortal strength put on ! With tenor clothed, hell's kingdom shake. And cast thy foes with fury down. 2 As in the ancient days, appear! The sacred annals speak thy fame; Be now omnipotently near, To endless ages still the same. AND MINISTRY. 243 3 By death and hell pursued in vain, To thee the ransomed seed shall come; Shouting, their heavenly Sion gain, And pass through death triumphant home. 4 The pain of life shall then be o'er, The anguish and distraeting care ; Their signing grief shall weep no more, And bin shall never enter there. 5 Where pure, essential joy is found, The Lord's redeemed their heads shall raise, With everlasting gladness crowned, And filled with love, and lost in praise. 296 lis. Anon. Hie Song of Triumph. 1 Daughter of Zion, awake from thy sadness ! Awake ! for thy foes shall oppress thee no more ; Bright o'er thy hills dawns the day-star of gladness, Arise! for the night of thy sorrow is o'er. 2 Strong were thy foes, hut the arm that sub- dued them, And scattered their legions, was mightier far; They fled like chafT from the scourge that pursued them ; How vain were their steeds and their chariots of war! 244 THE CHURCH 3 Daughter of Zion, the power that hath saved thee, Extolled with the harp and the timbrel should be : Shout ! for the foe is destroyed that enslaved thee, Th' oppressor is vanquished, and Zion is free. 297 S. M. Watts. Isaiah lii. 7-10. 1 How beauteous are their feet Who stand on Zion's hill ; Who bring salvation on their tongues. And words of peace reveal ! 2 How charming is their voice! How sweet the tidings are ! " Zion, behold thy Saviour King; He reigns and triumphs here !" 3 How happy 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 heavenly light ! Prophets and kings desired 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. AND MINISTRY. 245 G The Lord makes bare his arm Through all the earth abroad: very nation now behold Their Saviour and their God. 298 L. M. Doddridge. Tlie Divine Institution. 1 Thr- Saviour, when to heaven he rose, In splendid triumph o'er his foes, Scattered his giftfl on men below, And wide his royal bounties flow. 2 Hence sprang th' aposths' honored name, Sacred beyond heroic fame ; Hence dictates the prophetic sage, And hence tn^ evangelic page. 3 In lowlier forms, to bless our eyes, or8 from hence and teachers rise ; Who, though with feebler rays they shine, Still gild a long-emended line. 4 From Christ their varied gifts derive, And, fed by Christ, their graces live : While guarded by his potent hand, Midst all the rage of uell they stand. all the bright succession run Through the last courses of the sun; While unborn Churches, by their care, Shall rise and flourish, large and fair. 18, <»ur Lord, their hearts shall know, The spring whence all thi-se blessings ilow; Tasters and people shout his praise. Through the long round of endless days. 246 the church 290 6,6,6,6,8,8. Doddridge Isaiah lv. 10-12. 1 Mark the soft-falling snow, And the diffusive rain : To heaven, from whence it fell, It turns not back again ; But waters earth through every pore, And calls forth all her secret store. 2 Arrayed in beauteous green The hills and valleys shine, And man and beast are fed By providence Divine ; The harvest bows its golden ears, The copious seed of future years. 3 So, saith the God of grace, My gospel shall descend: Almighty to effect The purpose I intend. Millions of souls shall feel its power, And bear it down to millions more. 4 Joy shall begin your march, And peace protect your ways, While all the mountains round Echo melodious praise ; The vocal grove shall sing the God And every tree consenting nod. 300 L. M, C. Wesley. Ambassadors for Christ. 1 God, the offended God most high, Ambassadors to rebels sends ; AND MINISTRY. 247 His messengers his place supply, And Jesus begs us to be friends. Us, in the stead of Christ, they pray, Us, in the stead of God, entreat, To cast our arms, our sins away, And find forgiveness at his feet. 3 Our God in Christ! thine embassy, And proffered mercy, we embrace; And gladly reconciled" to thee, Thy condescending mercy praise. Poor debtors, by our Lord's request, A full acquittance we receive ! And criminals, with pardon blest, We, at our Judge's instance, live ! 801 L. M. C Wesley. Isaiah xl. 1-5. 1 Comfort, ye ministers of grace. Comfort the people of your Lord, 0 lift ye up the fallen race, And cheer them by the gospel word. 2 Go into every nation, go, Speak to their trembling hearts, and cry Glad tidings unto all we show : Jerusalem, thy God is nigh. 3 Hark ! in the wilderness a cry, A voice that loudly calls, Prepare! Prepare your hearts, for God is nigh. And means to make his entrance there ! 248 THE CHURCH 4 The Lord your God shall quickly come ; Sinners, repent, the call obey ; Open your hearts to make him room ; Ye desert souls, prepare his way. 5 The Lord shall clear his way through all ; TYhate'er obstructs, obstructs in vain ; The vale shall rise, the mountain fall, Crooked be straight, and rugged plain. 6 The glory of the Lord displayed Shall all mankind together view, And what his mouth in truth hath said, His own almighty hand shall do. 302 S- M- Watts. Psalm xlviii. 10-14. 1 Far as thy name is known The world declares thy praise : Thy saints, O Lord, before thy throne Their songs of honor raise. 2 With joy let Judah stand On Zion's chosen hill, Proclaim the wonders of thy hand, And counsels of thy will. 8 Let strangers walk around The city where we dwell ; Compass and view the holy ground, And mark the building well — 4 The order of thy house, The worship of thy court, AND MINISTRY. 249 The cheerful songs, the solemn vows,— And make a fair report. 5 How decent and how wise ! How glorious to behold 1 Beyond the pomp that charms the eyes, And rites adorned with gold. 303 C. M. C. Wesley. ZiorCs Watchmen. 1 Let Zion's watchmen all awake, And take th' alarm they give ; Now let them from the mouth of God Their awful charge receive. 2 'Tis not a cause of small import The pastor's care demands ; But what might fill an angel'* heart, And filled a Saviour's hands. 3 They watch for souls, for which the Lord Did heavenly bliss forego ! For souls which must for ever live In raptures, or in woe. 4 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, 1304 L. M. C. Wesley, Angels of the Church. 1 Draw near, O Son of God, draw near! Us with thy flaming eye behold ; 250 THE CHURCH Still in thy Church vouchsafe t' appear, And let our candlestick be gold. 2 Still held the stars in thy right hand, And let them in thy lustre plow, The lights of a benighted land, The angels of thy Church below. 3 Make good their apostolic boast, Their high commission let them prove, Be temples of the Holy Ghost, And tilled with 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. 305 L. M. Doddridg Shepherds of the flock. 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. 2 To all thy Churches such impart, Modelled by thy own gracious heart, Whose courage, watchfulness, and love, Men may attest, and God approve. AND MINISTRY. 251 3 Fed by their active, tender care, Healthful may all thy sheep appear; And, by their fair example led, The way to Zion's pastures tread. JOG L. M. J. Wesley. [From the German.] Laborers. High on his everlasting throne, The King of saints his work surveys, Marks the dear souls he calls his own, And biniles on the peculiar race. ' lit- rests w«dl pleased their toils to see; Beneatji his easy yoke they move ; With all their heart and strength agree In the sweet labor of his love. See, where the servants of their Gob!, A busy multitude, appear: For Jesus day and night employed, His heritage they toil to clear. The love of Christ their hearts constrains, And strengthens their unwearied hands; They Spend their sweat, and blood, and pains To cultivate lmmanuers lands. O multiply thy sowers' seed, And fruit we every hour shall bear: Throughout the world thy gospel spread, Thine everlasting truth declare! 252 THE CHURCH 307 L. M. Montgomery Tlie minister's welcome. 1 We bid thee welcome in the name Of Jesus, our exalted Head ; — Come as a servant, — so He came, And we receive thee in his stead. 2 Come as a shepherd ; — guard and keep This fold from hell, and earth, and sin ; Nourish the lambs, and feed the sheep, The wounded heal, the lost bring in. 3 Come as a watchman ; — take thy stand Upon the tower amidst the sky, And when the sword comes on the land, Call us to fight, or warn to fly. 4 Come as an angel ; — hence to guide A band of pilgrims on their way, That, safely walking at thy side, We fail not, faint not, turn nor stray. 5 Come as a teacher — sent from God, Charged his whole counsel to declare ; Lift o'er our ranks the prophet's rod, While we uphold thy hands with prayer. 308 6,6,6,6,8,8. Doddridge A savor of life or death. 1 Praise to the Lord on high, Who spreads his triumphs wide ! While Jesus' fragrant name Is breathed on every side : AND MINISTRY. 253 Balmy and rich the odors rise, And fill the earth, and reach the skies. Ten thousand dying souls Its influence feel — and live: Sw eeter than vital air The incense they receive : They breathe anew, and rise and sing — Jesus, the Lord, their conquering King. But others scorn the grace That brings salvation nigh: They turn away their face, Aud faint, and fall, and die. So sad a doom, ye Saints, deplore, Vov O ! they fall to rise no more. Yet, wise and mighty God, Shall all thy servants be, In those who live or die, A savor sweet to thee: Supremely bright thy grace shall shine, Guarded with flames of wrath Divine. 309 C. M. Doddridge. Tlie treasure in earthen vessels. 1 How rich thy bounty, King of kings! Thy favors, how divine! The blessings which thy gospel brings, How splendidly they shine ! 2 Gold is but dross, and gems but toys, Should gold and gems compare ; How mean, when set against those joys Thy poorest servants share! 251 THE CHURCH ■ 3 Yet all these treasures of thy grace Are lodged in urns of clay ; And the weak sons of mortal race Th' immortal gifts convey. 4 Feebly they lisp thy glories forth, Yet grace the vict'ry gives ; Quickly they moulder back to earth — Yet still thy gospel lives. 5 Such wonders power Divine effects ; Such trophies God can raise ; His hand, from crumbling dust, erects His monuments of praise. 310 C. M. C. Wesley. The minister's theme. 1 Jesus, the name high over all, In hell, or earth, or sky ! Angels and men before it fall, And devils fear and fly. 2 Jesus, the name to sinners dear, The name tc sinners giv'n ; It scatters a! their guilty fear ; It turns their hell to tieav'n. 3 Jesus, the pris'ners fetters breaks, And bruises Satan's head ; Power into strengthless souls it speaks, And life into the dead. 4 O that the world might taste and see The riches of his grace ; AND MINISTRY. 255 The arms of love that compass me, Would all mankind embrace. 5 His only righteousness I show His saving truth proclaim : Tis all my business here below, To cry/* Behold the Lamb ! " 6 Happy, if with my latest breath I may but gasp his name ! Preach him to all, and cry in death, " Behold, behold the Lamb ! " 311 C. M. Watts. "For I am not aslunmd of the Gospel of Christ.*1 Romans i 16. 1 I'm not asham'd to own the Lord, Or to defend his caiw. Maintain the honor of his word, The glory of his cross. 2 Jesus, my God, I know his name, His name is all my trust, Nor will he put my soul to shame, Nor let my hope be lost. 3 Firm as his throne his promise stands, And lie can well secure What I've committed to his hands Till the decisive hour. 4 Then will he own my worthless name Before his Father's face, And in the New Jerusalem Appoint my soul a place. 256 THE CHURCH 312 C. M. Enlisting Soldiers. Rev. vi. 2. 1 Hark ! listen to the trumpeters, They call for volunteers ; On Zion's bright and flow'ry mount Behold the officers : 2 Their horses white, their armor bright, With courage bold they stand, Enlisting soldiers for their King, To march to Canaan's land. 3 It sets my heart quite in flame A soldier thus to be : I will enlist, gird on my arms, And fight for liberty. 4 "We want no cowards in our bands That will their colors fly : We call for valiant-hearted men Who're not afraid to die. 5 To see our armies on parade, How martial they appear ! All arm'd and dress'd in uniform, They look like men of war. 6 They follow their great General The great eternal Lamb, His garments stain'd in his own blood King Jesus is his name. 7 The trumpets sound, the armies shout, They drive the hosts of hell ; How dreadful is our God t' adore, The great Immanuel 1 AND MINISTRY. 257 313 L. M. Anderson's Col, Prayer for tlie Minister ordained. 1 Lord, let thy presence now attend Him whom we to thy grace commend ; Nor let him as a pilgrim rove, Without the conduct of thy love. 2 They promise stands upon record, To be with those who preach thy word ; Be with him, Lord ! the work is thine ; Support him with thy strength divine. 3 Inflame his zeal, enlarge his heart, Courage and utterance impart; His love be ardent, pure his aim, The great salvation be his theme. 4 While thronging multitudes around Hear from his lips the joyful sound, The power exert, the gospel bless, And crown his labors with success. 5 O, may his eyes with joy behold Thy grace, as in the days of old ; May sinners tremble at thy word, Believe, and turn unto the Lord. 314 8,8,8,8,8,8. C. Wesley. " The love of Christ constraineth us.17 1 Where shall my wond'ring soul begin? How shall I nil to heaven aspire? A slave redeemed from death and sin ; A brand plucked from eternal fire : 258 THE CHURCH How shall I equal triumphs raise, Or sing my great Deliv'rer's praise ? 2 O how shall I thy goodness tell, Father, which thou to me hast showed ? That I, a child of wrath and hell, I should be called a child of God ! Should know, should feel my sins forgiven. Blessed with this antepast of heaven ! 3 And shall I slight my Father's love? Or basely fear his gifts to own ? Unmindful of his favors prove? Shall I, the hallowed cross to shun, Kefuse his righteousness V impart, By hiding it within my heart ? 4 No ; though the ancient dragon rage, And call forth all his hosts to war ; Though earth's self-righteous sons engage. Them and their god alike I dare ; Jesus, the sinner's Friend, proclaim ; Jesus, to sinners still the same. 5 Come, 0 my guilty brethren, come, Groaning beneath your load of sin ; His bleeding heart shall make you room, His open side shall take you in : He calls you now, invites you home : Come, 0 my guilty brethren, come ! 6 For you the purple current flowed In pardons from his wounded side ; Languished for you the Son of God ; For you the Prince of glory died : AND MINISTRY. 259 Believe, and all your sin's forgiven ; Only believe, and yours is heaven ! 313 L. If. J. Wesley. [From the German of Winkler.] MinUU rial fidelity. Shall I. for fear of feeble man, The Spirit's course in me restrain? Or, undismayed in deed and word, Be a true witness for my Lord? 1 by a mortal's frown, shall I • he w<»rd of God most high ! bow then before thee shall I dare To stand, or how thine anger bear? 11 I, to soothe th' unholy throng, by truth, and smooth my tongue, rih's gilded toys, or flee The cross endured, my Lord, by thee? 4 What, then, is he, whose scorn I dread, Whose wrath or I e afraid? A man! an heir of death ! a slave To sin ! a bubble on the i. let men rage, since thou will spread Thy shad'wing cad; :1 pain thy tend Will still my sure refreshment prove* 260 THE CHURCH 316 L. M. J. Wesley. Concluded. 1 Saviour of men, thy searching eye Doth all my inmost thoughts descry: Doth aught on earth my wishes raise, Or the world's pleasures, or its praise? 2 The love of Christ doth me constrain To seek the wand'ring souls of men ; With cries, entreaties, tears, to save, To snatch them from the gaping grave. 3 For this let me revile my name, No cross I shun, I fear no shame : All hail reproach, and welcome pain ; Only thy terrors. Lord, restrain. 4 My life, my hlood, I here present, If for thy truth they may be spent; Fulfil thy sovereign counsel, Lord ! Thy will be done, thy name adored ! 5 Give me thy strength, O God of power ; Then let winds blow, or thunders roar, Thy faithful witness will I be : 'Tis fixed ; I can do all through thee. 317 8,8,8,8,8,8. C. Wesley. Ministerial zeal. 1 Give me the faith which can remove, And sink the mountain to a plain ; Give me the child-like praying love, Which longs to build thy house again: AND MINISTRY. 261 Thy love let it my heart o'er power, And all my simple soul devour. t I want an even, strong desire, I want a calmly- fervent zeal, - uis out of the fire, match them from the verge of hell, And turn them to a pard ning God, And quench the brands in Jesu^' blood. 3 I would the precious time redeem, And longer live for this alone, T«> Bpend and to be spent fur them, "Who have not yet my Saviour known ; Fully on these my mission p* And only breathe, to breathe thy love. 4 My talents, gift? and graces. Lord, Into thy blessed hands receive; And let me live to preach thy word; And let me to thy glory live ; My every sacred moment spend In publishing the sinner's Friend. 5 Enlanre, inflame, and fill my heart With boundless charity Divine! hall I all my strength exert, And love them with a zeal like thine ; And lead them to thy open side. The sheep for whom* their Shepherd died. 318 L. M. C. Wesley. For an efficient ministry. 1 Jesus, thy wandering sheep behold ! . Lord, with yearning bowels see, 262 THE CHURCH Poor souls that cannot find the fold, Till sought and gathered in by thee. 2 Lost are they now, and scattered 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-redeeming Shepherd art: Collect thy flock, and give them food, And pastors after thine cwn heart. 4 Give the pure word of gen'ral grace, And great shall be the preachers' crowd; Preachers who all the sinful race Point to the all-atoning blood. 5 Open their mouth,' and utt'rance giva; Give them a trumpet-voice to call A world, who all may turn and live, Through faith in Him who died for all. 6 In every messenger reveal The grace they preach divinely free ; That each may by the Spirit tell, "He died for all, who died for me." 319 S. M*. C. Wesley. For an increase of laborers. 1 Lord of the harvest, hear Thy needy servants' cry ; Answer our faith's effectual prayer, And all our wants supply. AND MINISTRY. 263 2 Od humbly wait, ( Mi? ■ in thy view: The harvest, truly, Lord, is great, The laborers are few. nvert, and send forth more h abroad, And let them speak the ward of power, nth iheir ( 4 O l^t them spread thy name, Their mis-ion fully prove; Thy universal ^race proclaim, Lne all-redeeming love! 320 8,8,6. C. "Wixley. rrnce. 1 Except the Lord conduct the plan, I schemes are'vairj^ And never can succ< We spend i mrwretched strength for naught; They shall be blest indued. 1, if thou didst thyself in Our souls a,\ ith this inten Thy s to proclaim ; Thy glory if we now i a tend, O let our deeds begin and end Complete in Jesus' name! 3 In Jesus' name behold we meet, Far fr<»m an evil world retreat* And all its frantic Ways J 264 THE CHURCH One only thing resolved to know, And square our useful lives below By reason and by grace. 4 Not in the tombs we pine to dwell, Not in the dark monastic cell, By vows and grates confined ; Freely to all ourselves we give, Constrained by Jesus' love to live The servants of mankind. 5 Now, Jesus, now thy love impart, To govern each devoted heart, And fit us for thy will ! Deep founded in the truth of grace, Build up thy rising church, and place The city on the hill. 6 0 let our faith and love abound! O let our lives to all around With purest lustre shine ! That all around our works may see, And give the glory, Lord, to thee, The heavenly Light Divine ! 321 S. M. C. Wesley. Opening Conference. 1 And are we yet alive, And see each other's face ? Glory and praise to Jesus give For his redeeming grace ! Preserved by power Divine To full salvation here, Again in Jesus' praise we join, And in his sight appear. AND MINISTRY. 265 2 What troubles have we seen, What conflicts have we passed, Fightings without, and fears within, Since we assembled last; But out of all the Lord Hath brought us by his love ; And still he doth his help afford, And hides our life above. 3 Then let us make our boast Of his redeeming power, "Which saves us to the uttermost, Till we can sin no more : Let us take up the cross, Till we the crown obtain ; And gladly reckon all things loss, So we may Jesus gain. 322 8,8,8. C. Wesley. Opening Conference, 1 Our friendship sanctify and guide, Unmixed with selfishness and pride, Thv glory be our single aim! In all our intercourse below, Still let us in thy footsteps go, And never meet but in thy name. 2 Witnesses of th' all-cleansing blood, Lung may we work the works of God, And do thy will like those above: Together spread the gospel sound, And scatter peace on all around, And joy, and happiness, and love. 266 THE CHURCH 3 True yoke-fellows, by love compelled To labor in the gospel field, Our all let us delight to spend In gathering in thy lambs and sheep, Assured that thou our souls wilt keep, Wilt keep us faithful to the end. 323 L. M; C. Wesley. Before receiving appoiiitmenis. 1 Jesus, the truth and power Divine, Send forth these messengers of thine; Their hands confirm, their hearts inspire, And touch their lips with hallowed fire. 2 Be thou their mouth and wisdom. Lord ; Thou, by the hammer of thy word, The rocky hearts in pieces break, And bid the sons of thunder speak. 3 To those who would their Lord embrace, Give them to preaeh the word of grace, — Sweetly their yielding bosoms move, And melt them with the fire of love. 4 Let all with thankful hearts confess Thy welcome messengers of peace, Thy power in their report be found, And let thy feet behind them sound. 324 L. M. Christ's commission to preacli the Gospel. Matt, x, 7-16. 1 Go forth, ye heralds, in my name, Sweetly the gospel trumpet sound; AND MINISTRY. 267 The glorious jubilee proclaim, Wliere'er the human race is found. 2 The joyful news to all impart, And teach them where salvation lies, AVitli eare bind up the broken he And wipe the tears from weeping eyes. 3 Be wise as serpents where you go, But harmless as the peaceful dove, And let your heav'n taught conduct show, That ye re commissioned from above, 4 Freely from me ye have received, Freely, in love, to others give ; Thus shall your doctrines be beli« And, by your labors, sinners live. 325 L. M. Watts. ilGo ye into all the world, and preach the gospd to every creature." Mark xvi. 16 1 "Go preach my gospel," saith th' Lord, "Bid the whole earth my grac0 receive; Explain to them my sacred word, Bid them believe, obey, and live. 2 "I'll make my great commission known, And ye shall prove my godpel \v\w. By all the works that 1 have doi And all the wonders ye shall do. 3 " Go heal the sick, fro raise the dead. Go cast out devils in my name ; Nor Let my prophets be afraid. Though Greeks reproach, and Jews blas- pheme. 26$ THE CHURCH 4 " While thus ye follow my commands, I'm with you till the world shall end: All power is trusted in my hands, I can destroy, and can defend." 5 He spake, and light shone round his head ; On a bright cloud to heav'n he rode ; They to the farthest nation spread The grace of their ascended God. 320 6,6,6,6,8,8. C. Wesley. Closing Conference. 1 Jesus, accept the praise That to thy name belongs ! Matter of all our lays, Subject of all our songs ; Through thee we now together came, And part exulting in thy name. 2 In flesh we part awhile, But still in spirit joined, T' embrace the happy toil Thou hast to each assigned ; And while we do thy blessed will, We bear our heaven about us still. 3 O let us thus go on In all thy pleasant ways, And, armed with patience, run With joy th' appointed race ! Keep us and every seeking soul, Till all attain the heavenly goal. AND MINISTRY. 269 4 There we shall meet again, When all our toils are o'er, And death, and grief, and pain, And parting, are no more: "We shall with all our brethren rise, And grasp thee in the flaming skies. 5 0 happy, happy day, That ealls thy exiles home! The heavens shall pass away, The earth receive its doom: Earth we shall view, and heaven destroyed And shout above the fiery void. 6 Those eyes shall see them fall, Mountains, and stars, and skies! These eyes shall see them all Out of their ashes rise ! These lips I lis praises shall rehearse, Whose nod restores the universe. 7 According to his word, His oath to sinners given, "We look to see rest' >red The ruined earth and heaven! In a new world his truth to prove, \ world of righteousness and love. 8 Then let us wait the sound That shall our souls release, And labor to be found i >f him In spotless peace ; — In perfect holiness renewed ; Adorned with Christ, and meet for God! 270 THE CHUECH 327 C. M. C. Wesley. Closing Conference. 1 Blest be the dear uniting love That will not let us part ; Our bodies may far off remove, We still are one in heart. 2 Joined in one spirit to our Head, Where he appoints we go ; And still in Jesus' footsteps tread, And show his praise below. 3 0 may we ever walk in him, And nothing know beside, Nothing desire, nothing esteem, Em Jesus crucified! 4 Closer and closer let us cleave To his beloved embrace ; Expect his fulness t i receive. And grace to answer grace. 5 Partakers of the Saviours grace, The same in mind and heart, Xor joy, nor grief, nor time, nor place, Nor life, nor death, can part. 5 Bnt let us hasten to the day Which shall our flesh restore, When death shall all be done away, And bodies part no more. AND MINISTRY. 271 32S If. C. Wesley. Closing Conference. And let our bodies part, To different climes repair; Inseparably joined in heart The friends of Jesus are. 2 Jesus, the Corner-stone, I first our hearts unite, still he keeps our spirits one, Who walk with him in white. 3 O let us still proceed In Jesus' work below ; And, foll'wing our triumphant Head, To further conquer - 4 The vineyard of the Lord Before his lab'rers lies ; And lo ! we see the vast reward Which waits us in the skies. 5 O let our heart and mind atinually ascend, That heaven of re] se to find, Where all our labors end ! 6 Where all our toils are o'er, Ourf - pain : — Wl ial shore, Shall never part again. 7 0 happy, happy pi Wl. angels meet I 272 THE CHURCH AND MINISTRY. There we shall see each other's face, And all our brethren greet. 8 The Church of the first-born, We shall with them be blest, And, crowned with endless joy, return To our eternal rest. 9 With joy we shall behold, In yonder blest abode, The patriarchs and prophets old, And all the saints of God. 10 Abrah'm and Isaac there, And Jacob shall receive The foll'wers of their faith and prayer Who now in bodies live. 11 We shall our time beneath Live out in cheerful hope, And fearless pass the vale of death, And gain the mountain-top. 12 To gather home his own, God shall his angels send, And bid our bliss, on earth begun, In doubtless triumph end. 329 C. M. Departure of Missionaries, 1 Go, and the Saviour's grace proclaim, Ye messengers of God ; Go, publish in Immanuel's name, Salvation through his blood. BAPTISM. 273 2 What though your arduous track may lie Through regions dark as death? What though your faith and zeal to try Perils beset your path ? S Yet with determined courage, go, And armed with power divine, Your God will needful aid bestow, And on your labors shine. lie who has called you to the war, Will recompense your pains; Vs conquering ear Mountains shall sink to plains. Shrink not, though earth and hell oppose, But plead your Master's cause ; Nor doubt that all your mighty foes Shall bow before his cr BAPTISM. fcttO C. M. Bkddoms. 'lie shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and uith fvreP Matthew iii. 11 H. Celestial Dove, descend from high, And on the water brood : e, with thy quick'ning pow'r apply The water and the blood. he Lord, that stoops so low To give his word a seal: 274 BAPTISM. But the rich grace his hands bestow Exceeds the figure still. 3 Almighty God, for thee we call, And our request reivew : Accept in Christ, and bless withal, The work we have to do. 331 , L.M. AVatts. TJie commission. — For adults. 1 'Twas the commission of our Lord, . teach the nations, and baptize ;" The nations have received the word Since he ascended to the skies. 2 " Repent, and be baptized," he saith, " For the remission of your sins ;" And thus our sense assists our faith, And shows us what his gospel means. 3 Our souls he washes in his blood, As water makes the body clean ; And the good Spirit from our God Descends, like purifying rain. 4 Thus we engage ourselves to thee, And seal our covmant with the Lord: 0 may the great Eternal Three In heaven our solemn vows record! 332 L. M. Judson. Tlie Holy Spirit invoked. 1 Come, Lloly Spirit, Dove divine, On these baptismal waters shine, BAPTISM. 275 And teach our heart?, in highest strain, To praise the Lamb, for sinners slain. 2 "We love thy cross, the shame, the pain, ( > Lamb of God, for sinners slain We loye thy name, we love thy laws, And joyfully embrace thy cause. 333 S. M. Stafford. Christ a Fountain. Acts xxii. 16. 1 My Saviour's pierced side, Pour'ct out a double flood; By water we are purified, And pardon'd by the blood. 2 Call'd from above, I rise, And wash away my sin ; The stream fo which my spirit flies, Can make the foulest clean. 3 It runs divinely clear, A fountain deep and wide; 'Twits open'd by the soldier's spear, In my Redeemer's side! 334 L. It G. Wesley. Adult. 1 Come, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Honor the means ordained by thee; Make good our apostolic boast, A nd own thy glorious ministry. 276 BAPTISM. 2 We now thy promised presence claim : Sent to disciple all mankind — Sent to baptize into thy name — We now thy promised presence rind. 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. 4 Jesus, with us thou always art ; Effectuate now the sacred sign, The gift unspeakable impart, And bless the ordinance Divine. 5 Eternal Spirit, come from high, Baptizer of our spirits thou ! The sacramental seal apply, And witness with the water now ! 335 S. M. W. M. Bunting. Adult 1 Rites change not, Lord, the heart, — Undo the evil done, — Or, with the uttered name, impart The nature of thy Son. 2 To meet our desp'rate want, There gushed a mystic flood : O from His heart's overflowing font Baptize this soul with blood ! 3 Be grace from Christ our Lord, And love from God supreme, By the communing Spirit poured In a perpetual stream. BAPTISM. 277 336 6,0,6,6,8,8. C. Wesley. Adult. 1 Baptized into thy name, Mysterious One in Three, Our souls and bodies claim A Bacrifice to thee : We only live our faith to prove, The faith which works by humble love. 2 0 that our light may shine, And all our lives express The character Divine, The real holiness! Then, then receive us up V adore The Triune God for evermore. 337 C. M. Watts, Infant 1 lluw large the promise, how Divine, T- 1 Abrah'in and his seed ! u I am a God to thee and thine, Supplying all their need." 2 The words of his extensive love From age to age endure; The angel of the cov'nant proves And seals the blessing sure. 3 Jesus the ancient faith confirms, To our great father given ; He takes our children to his arms, And calls them heirs of heaven. 278 BAPTISM. 4 0 God. how faithful are thy ways! Thy love endures the same ; Nor from the promise of thy grace Blots out our children's name. 338 8,8,8;8,S;8. C. Wesu| Infant. 1 God of eternal truth and love, Vouchsafe the promised aid we claim, Thine own great ordinance approve, The child, baptized into thy name, Partaker of thy nature make, And give him all thine image back. 2 Father, if such thy sovereign will, If Jesus did the rite enjoin, Annex thy haU'wing Spirit's seal. And let thy grace attend the sign ; The seed of endless life impart, Take for thine own this infant's heart. 3 Answer on him thy wisdom's end, In present and eternal good ; Whate'er thou didst for man intend, Whate'er thou hast on man bestowed, Tnto this favored child be given. Pardon, and holiness, and heaven. 4 In presence of thy heavenly host, Thyself we faithfully require : Come, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, By blood, by water, and by fire, And fill up all thy human shrine. And seal our souls for ever thine. BAPTISM. 270 c: m. DoDDKIDGE —Marl: x. 13- -ife. |339 hepherd stand With all-engaging charms ■ Hark how he rails the tender lambs, And folds them in his arms ! -mir them to approach," he c " N.»r scorn their humble name: - as these The Lord of angels came." We bring tl >m, Lord, in thankful hands, And yield them up to t; that we < airselves are thine, Thine let our offspring be. 340 C. M. AVatts. Infamft 1 Thu inctified her house, When h ed the word ; • ;]»« believing jailer gaye His household to the Lurch \ Tli ;,!t<. eternal King, Thine ancient truth embrace : - their infant offspring bring, And humbly claim the grace. 341 IT. M. Fellows. TIlc Holy Spirk taught, ■ml, celestial Dove, , make thy presence known: 280 BAPTISM. Reveal our Saviour's love, And seal us for thine own : Unblest by thee, I Nor can we e'er Our works are vain; | Acceptance gain. 2 When our incarnate God, The sovereign Prince of light, In Jordan's swelling flood Received the holy rite, In open view I And, dove-like, fie Thy form came down, | The King to crowr 3 Continue still to shine, And fill us with thy fire : This ordinance is thine ; Do thou our souls inspire : Thou wilt attend I " Till time shall end," On all thy sons : | Thy promise runs. 342 8s, 7s & 4. S. S. Cuttin Christian Profession 1 Gracious Saviour, we adore thee ; Purchased by thy precious blood, We present ourselves before thee, Now to walk the narrow road : Saviour, guide us — ■ Guide us to our heavenly home. 2 Thou didst mark our path of duty ; Thou wast laid beneath the wave ; Thou didst rise in glorious beauty From the semblance of the grave : May we follow In the same delightful way. BAPTISM. 2S1 $43 L. M. Beddome. \iucd blessing desired. ! Eternal Si irit, heavenly Dove, baptismal waters move, t we, through energy divine, May have the substance with the sign. that love Tmrnanuel's name, And Long to feel th' increasing flame, Tis you, ye children of the light, The Spirit and the bride invite. 344 CM. Anon. Baptismal Vows. 1 Lord, I am thine, and in thine aid I place my firmest trust : How large the price thy love has paid vile, polluted dust ! 2 In thine assembly now T stand; My vows to thee 1 bring, Obedient to thy great command, My Saviour and my King. tand before the sacred font, Thy gracious words invite: How poor an offering, 0 my God, 1 make thee in this rite ! 4 Thine ordinance, grreat Saviour, bl< Support me all my days ; May I each gospel truth confess, And walk in all thy ways. 2S2 the loed's supper. THE LORD'S SUPPER. 345 8,8,8,8,8,8. C. Weslkj The institution. 1 In that sad, memorable night, When Jesus was for us betrayed, He left his death-recording rite, He took, and blessed, and brake the brea And gave his own their last bequest, And thus his love's intent expressed : 2 <; Take, eat, this- is my body, given To purchase life and peace for you, Pardon, and holiness, and heaven ; Do this my dying love to show : Accept your precious legacy, And thus, my Friends, remember me." 3 He took into his hands the cup, To crown the sacramental feast, And full of kind concern looked up, And gave to them what he had blessed : "And drink ye all of this," he said, In solemn mem'ry of the dead. 4 This is my blood, which seals the new Eternal cov'nant of my grace — My blood so freely shed for you, For you and all the sinful race— My blood that speaks your sins forgiven, And justifies your claim to heaven. the lord's supper. 283 *16 CM, Hart. The institution. That doleful night before his death, sinners slain, Did, almost with his dying breath, Ti:. : ordain. Lord, we have met. Aim .' >er thee : Help each poor trembler to repeat, lied for me! " Thy E . Lord, each sacred sign ranee brings : id, and drink the wine, Lint think on nobler th: . and set in frame b hear: that pants for thee, nna to the Lan The Lamb that died for me ! 5 17 Ml. CWkm.i;v. Petpi rial. • thou ordain T r in vain. And furnish a feast, g iranta to taste? . this is thy will, We know it and feel That m should partake trail tnou BO freely didst makr 2S4 the lord's supper. 2 Bring near the glad day TThen all shall obey Thy dying request, And eat of thy supper, and lean on thy breast I Then, then let us see Thy glory, and be Caught up in the air This heavenly supper in heaven to share. 348 L. M. Doddridge Hie table prepared. 1 My God, and is thy table spread? And does thy cup with love o'ernow ? Thither be all thy children led, And let them all its sweetness know ! 2 Hail, sacred feast, which Jesus makes ! Rich banquet of his flesh and blood! Thrice happ^v he who here partakes That sacred stream, that heavenly food! 3 AVhy are its bounties all in vain Before unwilling hearts displayed? Was not for you the Victim slain? Are you forbid the children's bread ? 4 0 let thy table honored be, And furnished well with joyful guests ! And may each soul salvation see. That here its sacred pledges tastes ! 5 Let crowds approach with hearts prepared With hearts inflamed let all attend ; Xor, when we leave our Father's board, The pleasure or the profit end. the lord's supper. 285 3 10 CM. Doddridge. TJie invitation. 1 The King of heaven his table spreads, And blessings crown the board; Not paradise, with all its joys, old such delight afford. 2 Pardon and peace to dying men, And endless life, are given, Through the rich blood that Jesus shed ur souls to heaven. ;; Millions of souls, in glory now, Were fed and feasted here ; And millions more, still on the way, Around the board appear. t Al! things are ready : come away, r weak excuses frame ; places at tic [■ And bless the Founder's name. S50 S. M. C. Wesley. Lord's Supper. Matt. xxvi. 26-28. 1 Let all who truly bear The bleeding Saviour's name. Their faithful hearts with us prepare, And eat the Paschal Lamb. -lain, Balem'fi hallow'd place, We who in our tent- remain, Shall Lrain his largi [ 2S3 the lord's supper. 2 This eucli a ris tic feast Our ev'ry want supplies, And still we by his death are blest, And share his sacrifice; By faith his flesh we eat, Who here his passion show, And God. out of his holy seat, Shall all his gifts bestow. 3 Who thus our faith employ His sufferings to record, E'n now we mournfully enjoy Communion with our Lord ; As though we ev'ry one Beneath his cross had stood. And seen him heave, and heard him groan, And felt his gushing blood. 4 0 God ! 'tis fmish'd now ! The mortal pang is past : By faith his head we see him bow, And hear him breathe his last. We too with him are dead, And shall with him arise, The cross on which he bows his head Shall lift us to the skies. 351 7's Christ sheiueth his power. Isaiah lviii. 1-6. 1 Who is this that comes from far, Clad in garments dipt in blood, Strong, triumphant traveller — Is he man, or is he God? TIIK PPfiR. 287 B - in a crims wrath al st wrath of ( rod," MM C. M. C. W mand We :. ' • ■ « s in thy \ rid, in blood. . love -••iit down . \eu be : I] for all the world i • 1 all may live by th ►n ns thy >w, Till i iw . all the li 288 the lord's supper. 353 S. M. C. Wesley! Partaking of the Lord's Supper. Luke xxi. 19-20J 1 Jesus, we thus obey Thy last and kindest word, Here in thine own appointed way, We come to meet thee, Lord. 2 The way thou hast enjoin'd, Thou wilt therein appear ; We come with confidence to find Thy special presence here. 3 Whate'er the Almighty can To pardon'd sinners give, The fulness of our God made Whs?^ We here with Christ receive. 354 7s. G. Lesley. Communion uith Christ. 1 Jesus, all-redeeming Lord, Magnify thy dying word, In thine ordinance appear, Come and meet thy foll'wers here. 2 In the rite thou hast enjoined Let us now our Saviour find ; Drink thy blood for sinners shed, Taste thee in the broken bread. 3 Thou our faithful hearts prepare ; Thou thy pard'ning grace declare ; Thou that hast for sinners died, Show thyself the Crucified ! the lord's supper. 289 4 All the power of sin remove ; Fill us with thy perfect love ; Stamp us with the stamp Divine ; Seal our souls for ever thine. 355 7,6,7,6,7,8,7,6. C. Wesley. Calvary. Lamb of God, whose dying love We now recall to mind, Send the answer from above, And let us mercy lind ; Think on us, who think on thee, And every struggling soul release ! • O remember Calvary, And bid us go in peace ! By thine agonizing pain, And bloody sweat, we pray ; By thy dying love to man, — Take all our sins away ; By thy passion on the tree, Let all our griefs and troubles cease : O remember Calvary, And bid us go in peace ! Never will we hence depart, Till thou our wants relieve ; Write forgiveness on our heart, And all thine image give : Still our souls shall cry to thee, Till perfected in holiness : O remember Calvary, i nd bid us go in peace ! 290 the lord's supper. 35G C. M. Montgomery. Remembering Christ. 1 According to thy gracious word, In meek humility, This will I do, my dying Lord, I will remember thee. 2 Thy body, broken for my sake, My bread from heaven shall be ; Thy testamental cup I take, And thus remember thee. 3 Gethsemane can I forget? Or there thy conflict see, Thine agony and bloody sweat, And not remember thee? 4 When to the cross I turn mine eyes, And rest on Calvary, 0 Lamb of God, my Sacrifice, I must remember thee ! 5 Remember thee and all thy pains, And all thy love to me ; Yea, while a breath, a pulse remains, Will I remember thee. 6 And when these failing lips grow dumb, And mind and mem'ry flee. When thou shalt in thy kingdom come, Jesus, remember me. THE LORD'S SUPPER. 537 C. iff. C. Wesley. The 1 ' lized. ) ' st, set to thy seal, Thine inward witness give, To all our waiting souls reveal The death by which we live. t the pangs Divine O that we now may i ning in the sacred sign Hi- passion on the tree ! to hear the dreadful sound Which told his mortal pain, T«r • \ ik the ground. A ud rent the rocks in twain. 4 h- >eat the Saviour's dying cry, heart so loud. 1 r may now r«u>ly, ' This was the Soil of God ! " S*«M 8,8,8,8,8,8. C. Wesley. .,( Divine* 1 iTictim Divine I thy grace we claim While thus thy precious death we show: ed up a s] mb, In thy great temple bere below, Thou didst for all mankind a1 And standest now before the throne. Thou standeefin the holiest plaJtie: As now for guilty sinners slain: 292 the loed's supper. The blood of sprinkling speaks, and prays, All-prevalent for helpless man : Thy blood is still our ransom found, And speaks salvation all around. 3 The smoke of thy atonement here Darkened the sun and rent the veil, Made the new way to heaven appear, And showed the great Invisible : Well pleased in thee our God looked down, And called his rebels to a crown. 4 He still respects thy sacrifice, Its savor sweet doth always please ; The off'ring smokes through earth and skies, Diffusing life, and joy, and peace : To these thy lower courts it comes, And rills them with divine perfumes. 5 We need not now go up to heaven To bring the long-sought Saviour down ; Thou art to all already given, Thou dost e'en now thy banquet crown | To every faithful soul appear, And show thy real presence here. 359 C. M. Noel. " Tliis do in remembrance of me" 1 If human kindness meets return, And owns the grateful tie ; If tender thoughts within us burn To feel a friend is nigh ; — the lord's supper. 293 2 0 shall not warmer accents tell The gratitude we owe To Him who died our fears to quell, Our more than orphan's woe ! 3 While yet his anguished soul surveyed Those pangs he would not flee, What love his latest words displayed, — u Meet and remember me ! " 4 Remember thee! thy death, thy shame, Our sinful hearts to share ! O mem'ry, leave no other name But his recorded there ! 300 S. M. C. Wesley. Closing the service. 1 0 what a taste is this Which now in Christ we know, An earnest of our glorious bliss, Our heaven begun below I 2 When he the table spreads, How royal is the cheer! With rapture we lift up our heads And own that God is here. 3 The Lamb for sinners slain, Who died to die no more, Let all the ransomed sons of men, With all his hosts adore : 4 Let earth and heaven be joined, His glories to display, 294 the lord's supper. And hymn the Saviour of mankind In one eternal dav. 361 7s. Coxder. The Body and Blood of Christ. 1 Bread of heaven, on thee we feed, For thy flesh is meat indeed; Ever let our souls be fed With this true and living bread. 2 Vine of heaven, thy blood supplies This blest cup of sacrifice; Lord, thy wounds our healing give ; To thy cro^s we look and live. 3 Day by day with strength supplied, Through the life of him who died, Lord of life. 0, let us be Rooted, grafted, built on thee. 362 L. M. Watts. The Lord's Supper instituted. 1 Twas on that dark, that doleful night. When powers of earth and hell arose Against the Son of God's delight. And friends betrayed him to his foes, — 2 Before the mournful scene began, He took the bread, and blest, and brake; What love through ail his actions ran ! W^hat wondrous words of grace he spake !— tiie lord's supper. 205 3 :' This is my body, broke for sin ; Receive and eat the living food ; ?' Then took the cup, and blessed the wine ; " "lis the new covenant in my blood." 4 " Do tins," he cried, "till time shall end, In memory of your dying Friend; Meet at my table, and record The love of your departed Lord." 5 Jesus, thy feast we celebrate; We Bhow thy death, we sing thy name, Till thou return, and we shall eat The marriage supper of the Lamb. 303 L. M. Relief Hymns. Lord's Supper establisl^d. 1 Cor. 11, 25. 'Twas on that night when doomed to know The eager rage of every f«>c — That night in which he was betrayed, The Saviour of the world took bread : 2 And, after thanks and glory given To Him that rules in earth and heaven, That symbol of his flesh he broke, And thus to ail his followers spoke : u My broken body thus T give For you, for all ; take, eat, and live; And oft the sacred rite renew, That brings my wondrous love to view." Then in his hands the cup be raised. And God anew he thanked and prai.-ed ; 296 the lord's supper. While kindness in his hosom glowed, And from his lips salvation flowed. 5 "My blood I thus pour forth/' he cries, " To cleanse the soul in sin that lies ; In this the covenant is sealed, And Heaven's eternal grace revealed. 6 "With love to man this cup is fraught, Let all partake the sacred draught ; Through latest ages let it pour, In memory of my dying hour." 364 C. M. S. Stennett. My flesh is meat indeed. John 6, 53-55. 1 Here at thy table, Lord, we meet, To feed on food divine : Thy body is the bread we eat, Thy precious blood the wrine. 2 He that prepares this rich repast, Himself comes down and dies ; And then invites us thus to feast Upon the sacrifice. 3 Here peace and pardon sweetly flow : 0, what delightful food ! We eat the bread, and drink the wine, But think on nobler good. 4 Sure there was never love so free, Dear Saviour, so divine ; Well thou may'st claim that heart of me, Which owes so much to thine. the lord's supper. 297 5 Yes, thou shalt surely have my heart, Mv bouI, my strength, my all: With life itself I'll freely part, My Jesus, at thy call. 365 S. M. Watts. Communion with Christ and with Saints, 1 Jesus invites his saints To meet around His board ; IK* re pardoned rebels sit, and hold Communion with their Lord. 2 F< r food lie eives His flesh : He bids us arink His blood ; Amazing favour, matchless grace Of our descending God. 3 This holy bread and wine Maintains our fainting breath, By union with our living Lord, And interest in His death. Our heavenly Father calls ( lirist and His members one : We the young children of His love, And lie the lirst-born Son. We are but several parts Of the same broken bread; One body hath its several limba, But Jesus is the head. Let all our powers be joined His glorious name to raise: 298 the loed's supper. Pleasure and love fill every mind, And every voice be praise. 366 L. M. Ashwell. 11 It is finished." 1 " 'Tis finished ! " — so the Saviour cried, And meekly bowed his head, and died : 11 'Tis finished ! " — yes, the race is run, The battle fought, the victory won. 2 '''Tis finished!"— all that heaven foretold By prophets in the days of old ; And truths are opened to our view, That kings and prophets never knew. 3 " 'Tis finished!"— Son of God, thy power Hath triumphed in this awful hour ; And yet, our eyes with sorrow see That life to us was death to thee. 4 " 'Tis finished ! "—let the joyful sound Be heard through all the nations round ; " 'Tis finished ! " — let the echo fly Through heaven and hell, through earth and sky. 367 C. Ml Xewtos. Looting to the Cross. 1 I saw One hanging on a tree, In agonies and blood, "Who fix'd his languid eyes on me As near his cross I stood. WEDDINGS. 299 2 Sure, never till my latest breath r forget that look ; It bi i'i;i\! to change me with his death, Though nut a word he spoke. 3 My conscience felt and own'd the guilt, And plung'd me in despair; his blood had spilt, And help'd to nail him there. 4 Alas ! I knew not what I did ; But now my tears are vain — Where shall my trembling soul be hid? i ho\vn, And i i rude hand dissever Whom tabu hast linked in one. 372 S & 7. Sicilian. A Marriage Hymn. ie, thou condescending Jesus! * blest a marriage feast; , and with thy presence bless us; Deign to be an honor' d guest. 2 0i tV happy village, Thou didst heavenly joy impart; Though unseen, may thy blest image Lc lnficrib'd on ev'ry heart to ask thy blessing < m the happy pair to re-i ; May thy goodness, never ceasing, Make them now and ever blest. 4 TIk.u canst change the course of nature Turning water into wine; ter iav<>r— May they be tor ever thine. p Tlii "mint and adoption, 'Chine by free and sovereign grate j May they, in each word and action. thy will and 6) eak thy prai.-e. - Lord, fr<>ni thy free bounty, Fill their basket and their store ; 304 THE SABBATH. Give them, with their health and plenty, Hearts thy goodness to adore. 7 Often from their happy dwelling May the voice of prayer ascend, For thy mercies still increasing, To their best, their kindest Friend. 8 Through this life's tempestuous ocean, Storms are thick and dangers nigh ; Oh may constant, pure devotion Guide them safe to realms on high. 9 When by death's cold hand divided, Which dissolves the tenderest ties ; By thy grace again united, May they in thy image rise. 10 Come, thou condescending Jesus, Fill our hearts with songs of praise ; Come, and with thy presence bless us, Make us subjects of thy grace. THE SABBATH. 373 C. M. Christ's Resurrection. Psalm cxviii. 24. 1 This is the day the Lord hath made, He calls the hours his own ; Let heaven rejoice, let earth be glad, And praise surround the throne. THE SABBATH. 305 2 To-day he rose and left the dead, And B oipire fell ; To-day the saints his triumphs spread, . all his wonders fell. -anna to the anointed King, 1 tovid's holy Bon ! Help os, ( I I* 'i" 1 1 descend and hring Salvation from thy throne. f he Ihe Lord who comes to men Wil b of grace ; Who cornea in God, his Father's name, Hive our sinful rare. ana in the highest strains The church on earth can raise ; highest heavens, in which he reigns, Bhall give him nobler praise. 371 S. M. Watts. Opening morning service. ome, m\ eel day of rest, That saw the Lord arise i Wei *>me to this reviving breast, And these rejoicing eyes I 2 The King himself cornea near, And - Lay ; Here we may sit, and see him here, I love, and praise, and pray, v within the place Which thou dost, Lord, frequent, 6Vb THE SABBATH. Is sweeter than ten thousand days In sinful pleasures spent. 4 My willing soul would stay In such a frame, as this, And sit and sing herself away To everlasting bliss. 375 C. M. C. Wesley. Opening service. 1 Come, let us join with one accord In hymns around the throne ! This is the day our rising Lord Hath made and called his own. 2 This is the day which God hath blessed, The brightest of the seven, Type of that everlasting rest The saints enjoy in heaven. 3 Then let us in his name sing on, And hasten to that day When our Redeemer shall come down, And shadows pass away. 4 Not one, but all our days below, Let us in hymns employ ; And in our Lord rejoicing, go To his eternal joy. 376 7,7,7,7,7,7. Newto* Opening morning service. 1 Safely through another week God has brought us on our way ; THE SABBATH. 307 Let Q8 now a blessing sock, Waiting in bis o< »nrts to-day : Day of all the week t lie bett, Emblem of eternal ri 2 While we seek supplies of gr Through the dear Redeemer's name, . piling Hue — Tai r sin and shame : From OUT worldly cares set free, May we rest this day in thee. 3 Here we eome thy name to prflif Feel thy } n m* : I hy glory meet our e While we in thy house appear: If re afl rd us. Lord, a ba it everlasting feast. May (he gospel's JoyfuJ sound ■ mfort saints, Make the fruits of grace abound. z relief from all complaints : Thus let all our Babbafns prove, Till we join the Church above. 377 L. 4£ J. Stinnett. Opening morning sn-ricr. ther six days' work is done; "her sabbath is begun : : n. my bouI, enjoy thy rest ; Improve the day thy God* hath bles.-ed. 308 THE SABBATH. 2 0 that our thoughts and thanks may rise, As grateful incense, to the skies; And draw from Christ that sweet repose Which none but he that feels it knows ! 3 This heavenly calm within the breast Is the dear pledge of glorious rest, Which for the Church of God remains, The end of cares, the end of pains. 4 In holy duties let the day, In holy comforts, pass away : Howr sweet, a Sabbath thus to spend, In hope of one that ne'er shall end ! 378 6,6,6,6,8,8. ■ Heywari Opening morning service. 1 "Welcome, delightful morn, Thou day of sacred rest ; I hail thy kind return ! Lord, make these moments blest. From the low train of mortal toys I soar to reach immortal joys. ° Now may the King descend, And fill his throne of grace ; Thy sceptre, Lord, extend, While saints address thy face : Let sinners feel thy quick'ning word, And learn to know and fear the Lord. 3 Descend, celestial Dove, With all thy quick'ning powers; Disclose a Saviour's love, THE BABBATH. 309 And blea ■>■•} hours : shall my boo! new life obtain, th be indulged in vain. :79 Steele. .. this hallowed day of thine ected pon mploy in works divine nan and devoted h< ( > may our souls adoring own Ahich calls us to thy throne I n'n cares and trifles, fly ! Wh r, appear no more : Ononis I, thy piercing secret thought explore : v thy grace our thoughts refine. And fix our hearts on things Divine 1 80 ,6,8,8. Watts. Psalm lxxxiv. Lord Of the worlds above, lb >w pleasant and how fair The dwellings of thy love, Thine earthly temples, arc ! To thine abode My heart aspi With warm desveSj To B66 niy God. 0 hai . that pray Where God appoints to hear I O happy men, t lint pay 310 THE SABBATH. Their constant service there ! They praise thee still ; And happy they That 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 heaven appears : 0 glorious seat, When God our King Shall thither bring Our willing feet ! 4 To spend one sacred day Where God and saints abide, Affords diviner joy Than thousand days beside : Where God resorts, I love it more To keep the door Than shine in courts. 3S1 L. M. Watts. Psalm xcii. 1 Sweet is the work, my God, my King, To praise thy name, give thanks, and sing, To show thy love by morning light, And talk of all thy truth by night. 2 Sweet is the day of sacred rest ; ^so mortal cares shall seize my breast: 0 may my heart in tune be found, Like David's harp of solemn sound ! 3 My heart shall triumph in my Lord, And bless his works, and bless his word : Thy works of grace, how bright they shine ! How deep thy counsels ! how divine ! TUE SABBATH. 311 4 Then I shall share a glorious part AY hun grace hath well refined my heart, And fresh supplies of joy are shed, Like holy oil, to cheer my head. 5 Then shall T see, and hear, and know, All I desired or wished helow ; And every power find sweet employ In that eternal world of joy. 382 C. M. C. Wesley. Rev. i. 10. 1 May T throughout this day of thine Be in thy Spirit, Lord : Spirit of humble fear divine, That trembles at thy word ; — 2 Spirit of faith, my heart to raise, And fix on things above ; Spirit of sacrifice and praise, Of holiness and love. 383 L. Iff. Watts. In the sanctuary. Far from my thouirbts, vain world, begone! Let my religious hours alone: Fain would my eyes my Saviour see ; I wait a vibit, Lord, from thee. 2 My heart grows warm with holy fire, And kindles with a pure desire: Come, my dear .Jesus, from above, And i'ved my soul with heavenly love. 312 THE SABBATH. 3 Blest Jesus, what delicious fare ! How sweet thine entertainments are ! Never did angels taste above Redeeming grace and dying love. 384 L. M. Doddridga Hie eternal Sabbath. 1 Thine earthly Sabbaths, Lord, we love; But there's a nobler rest above ; To that our lab'ring souls aspire, With ardent pangs of strong desire. 2 No more fatigue, no more distress ; Nor sin nor hell shall reach the place ; No sighs shall mingle with the songs Which warble from immortal tongues. 3 No rude alarms of raging foes ; No cares to break the long repose ; No midnight shade, no clouded sun, But sacred, high, eternal noon. 4 0 long-expected day, begin ; Dawn on these realms of woe and sin : Fain would we leave this weary road, And sleep in deathx to rest with God. GOSPEL INVITATIONS. 313 GOSPEL INVITATIONS. 385 L. ML C. Wesley. TJie hearty welcome. 1 Come, sinners, to the gospel feast; Let every soul be Jesus' guest: Ye need not one be left behind, For God bath bidden all mankind. 2 Sent by my Lord, on you I call ; The invitation is to all: Come, all the world ! come, sinner, thou ; All things in Christ are ready now. 3 Come, all ye souls by sin oppressed, Ye restless wand'rers after rest, Ye poor, and maimed, and halt, and blind, In Christ a hearty welcome find. 4 My message as from God receive: Ye all may come to Christ and live : O let his love your hearts constrain, Nor sutler him to die in vain ! 5 See him set forth before your eyes, That precious, bleeding sacrifice! Hi< offered benefits embrace, And freely now be saved by grace! 386 C. M. Steele. And yet there is room. 1 Ye wretched, hungry, starving poor, Behold a royal feast ! Where mercy spreads her bounteous store For every humble guest. 314 GOSPEL INVITATIONS. 2 See. Jesus stands with open arms; He calls, he bids you come: O stay not back, though fear alarms! For yet there still is room. 3 0 come, and with his children taste The blessings of his love ; "While hope attends the sweet repast Of nobler joys above ! 4 There, with united heart and voice, Before th' eternal throne, Ten thousand thousand souls rejoice, In ecstasies unknown. 5 And yet ten thousand thousand more Are welcome still to come : Ye happy souls, the grace adore ; Approach, there yet is room. 387 8,7,8.7.4.7. The invitation. 1 Come, ye sinners, poor and needy, Weak and wounded, sick and sore, Jesus ready stands to save you, Full of pity, love, and power : He is able, He is willing, doubt no more. 2 Now, ye needy, come and welcome, God's free bounty glorify : True belief and true repentance, Every grace that brings you nigh, "Without money, Come to Jesus Christ and buv. GOSPEL INVITATIONS. 315 " 'lice make you linger; Nor of fitness fondly dream ; All the fitness he requireth feel vour need of him: 3 you, 'Tis the Spirit's glimmering beam. y, heavy-laden, Bruised and mangled by the fall, If you tarry till you're better, You will never come at all; •he righteous, Sinners Jesus came to call. izing in the garden, r maker prostrate lies! On the bloody tree behold him! Hear him cry before he dies, " It is finished ! " Sinners, will not this suffice? th* incarnate Gqd ascending, Pleads the merit of his blood ; Venture on him, venture freely, Let i") other trust intrude: : e but Jes Can do helpless binners good. .Jaints and angels, joined in concert, S i 1 1 lt i lie praises of the Land), \Vhi!e the bli.-.-fu] seats of he;, feWeetly echo with his name : Halleluiah! re may d<> the same. 316 GOSPEL INVITATIONS. 388 C. M. Watts. Isaiah iv. 1-3. 1 Let every mortal ear attend, And every heart rejoice ; The trumpet of the gospel sounds With an inviting voice. 2 Ho ! all ye hungry, starving souls, That feed upon the wind, And vainly strive with earthly toys To fill an empty mind. 3 Eternal wisdom hath prepared A soul-reviving feast, And bids your longing appetites The rich provision taste. 4 Ho ! ye that pant for living streams, And pine away and die, Here you may quench your raging thirst With springs that never dry. 5 Rivers of love and mercy here, In a rich ocean, join ; Salvation, in abundance, flows Like floods of milk and wine. 6 The happy gates of gospel grace Stand open night and day: Lord, we are come to seek supplies, And drive our wants away. GOSPEL INVITATIONS. 317 389 10,10,11,11, C. Wesley. Jesus recommended. 1 Thy faithfulness, Lord, Each moment we find, So true to thy word, So loving and kind: Thy mercy so tender To all the lost race, The vilest offender May turn and find grace. The mercy I feel, To others I show; I set to my seal That Jesus is true : Ye nil may find favor who come at his call; O come to my Saviour, His grace is for all. 3 To save what was lost, From heaven he came ; Come sinners, and trust In Jesus' name! He offers you pardon ; He bids you be free: "If sin be your burden, O come unto me!" O let me commend My Saviour to you; The publican's Friend, And Advocate too: lor you lie is pleading His merits and death, With God interceding For sinners beneath. ) Then let us submit His grace to receive ; Fall down at his feet, And gladly believe: We all are forgiven For Jesus' sake : Our title to heaven, His merits, we take 190 Gfififi,S,8. C. Wesley. The year of Jubilee. Blow ye the trumpet, blow, The gladly solemn sound , Let all the nations know, To earth's remotest bound, 318 GOSPEL INVITATIONS. The year of Jubilee is come ; Return, ye ransomed sinners, home. 2 Jesus, our great High Priest, Hath full atonement made : Ye weary spirits, rest ; Ye mournful souls, be glad : The year of Jubilee is come ; Return, ye ransomed sinners, home. 3 Extol the Lamb of God, The all -atoning Lamb ; Redemption through his blood Throughout the world proclaim: The year of Jubilee is come ; Return, ye ransomed sinners, home. Ye slaves of sin and hell, Your liberty receive, And safe in Jesus dwell, And blessed in Jesus live : The year of Jubilee is come ; Return, ye ransomed sinners, home. 5 Ye who. have sold for naught Your heritage above, Receive it back unbought, The gift of Jesus' love: The year of Jubilee is come ; Return, ye ransomed sinners, home. 6 The gospel trumpet hear, The news of heavenly grace ; And, saved from earth, appear Before your Saviour's face : GOSPEL INVITATIONS. 319 The year of jubilee is come ; Return, ye ransomed sinners, home. 391 k U. C. Wesley. The gospel supjirr. 1 Sinners, obey fh'^ gospel ^ {,Ia ' supper of mv Loyu1 • Be wise to know your g**cw$ Way ; All things are -ready ; come away." 2 R<\ady the Father is to own, And km his late-returnin^son • I: ;:.:.- y r I >ying Si \ And spread* for you his bleeding hands. 3 Ready Die Spirit of his low* Justnowyo rlia: remove; l apply ami witness will, the blood And wash and seal the Sons of God. ' 4 Ready far you the angels wait, rl'> triunjfh in vmir bfesti eng to praise I lie wonders ot redeeming gr 5 The Father, Ron, and II >}y a\r Are ready with their shining host : All heaven is ready to resound * I he dead's alive! the lost is found!" 393 T m r «* lj' -u- Ij, W ESLEY. Concluded, 1 Tome, 0 ye sinners, to vour Lord, in Christ to Paradise restored ; 320 GOSPEL INVITATIONS. • His proffered benefits embrace, The plenitude of gospel grace : 2 A pardon written with his blood, The favor and the peace of God , The seeing eye, the feeling sense, The mystic 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 : 4 The guiltless shame, the sweet distress; Th' unutterable tenderness ; The genuine, meek humility ; The wonder, '" Why such love to me !" 5 Th' o'erwhelming power of saving grace, The sight that veils the seraph's face ; The speechless awe that dares not move, And all the silent heaven of love. 393 S. M. Watts i Isaiah xlv. 21-25. 1 The Lord on high proclaims His Godhead from his throne : " Mercy and justice are the names By which I will be known. 2 " Ye dying souls, that sit In darkness and distress, Look, from the borders of the pit, To my recov'ring grace." GOSPEL INVITATIONS. 321 3 Sinners shall hear the sound; ^ Their thankful tongues shall own, " Our righteousness and strength are found In thee, the Lord, alone. " 4 In thee shall Israel trust, And Bee their guilt forgiven : (rod will pronounce the sinners just, And take the saints to heaven. 394 S. M. Watts. Invitation and learning. 1 The Lord declares his will, And keeps the world in awe ; Amidst the Bmoke on Sinai's hill Breaks out his fiery law. 2 The Lord reveals his face, And, smiling from above, Bends down the gospel of his grace, Th' epistles of his love. 3 These sacred words impart Our Maker's just commands; The pity of his melting heart, And vengeance of his hands. We read the heavenly word, We take the offered grace, Obev the statutes of the Lord, And trust his promises. 322 gospel invitations. 395 11,10,11,10. Moore. Come, ye disconsolate, 1 Come, ye disconsolate, where'er ye languish, Come, and at God's altar fervently kneel ; Here bring your wounded hearts/here tell your anguish ; Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal. 2 Joy of the desolate, Light of the straying, Hope of the penitent, fadeless and pure, Here speaks the Comforter, in God's name saying, Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot cure. 3 Go, ask the infidel what boon he brings us — What charm for aching hearts lie can re- veal, Sweet as the heavenly promise hope sings us, Earth has no sorrow that God cannot heal. 390 C. M. E. Jones. Come to Jesus. 1 Come, humble sinner, in whose breast A thousand thoughts revolve, Come, with your guilt and fear oppressed, And make this last resolve : 2 I'll go to Jesus, though my sin Hath like a mountain rose ; I know his courts, I'll enter in, "Whatever may oppose : GOSPEL INVITATIONS. 323 3 Postrate I'll lie before his throne, And there my guilt confess; I'll tell him I'm a wretch undone, Without his sovereign grace : 4 I'll to the gracious King: approach, Whose M-eptre pardon drives; Perhaps he may command my touch, And then the suppliant lives. 5 Perhaps he may admit my plea, Perhaps will hear my prayer ; But if I perish, I will pray And perish only there. 6 I can but perish if I go, I am resolved to try ; F<>r if I stay away I know I must for ever die. 7 But if I die with mercy sought, When I the King have tried, This were to die (delightful thought!) A- >inner never died. 397 C. It C. Wesley. The chief of sinners invited, 1 Lovers of pleasure more than God, For you he suffered pain ; Swearers, for yon he spilt his blood ; And shall he bleed in vain? 2 Misers, Ids life for yon he paid, Your basest crime* be bore ; 324 GOSPEL INVITATIONS. Drunkards, your sins on him were laid, That you might sin no more. 3 The God of love, to earth he came, That you might come to heaven : Believe, believe in Jesus' name, And all your sin's forgiven. 4 Believe in Him who died for thee, And sure as he hath died, Thy debt is paid, thy soul is free, And thou art justified. 398 8,8,8,8,8,8. C. Wesley. The universal imitation. 1 See, sinners, in the gospel glass, The Friend and Saviour of mankind ! Not one of all th' apostate race But may in him salvation find ! His thoughts, and words, and actions, prove, His life and death — that God is love. 2 Behold the Lamb of God, who bears The sins of all the world away ! A servant's form he meekly wears, He sojourns in a house of* clay ; His glory is no longer seen, But God' with God is man with men. 3 See where the God incarnate stands, And calls his wand'ring creatures home; He all day long spreads out his hands : Come, weary souls, to Jesus come ! Ye all may hide yott in his breast ; Believe, and he will give you rest. GOSPEL INVITATIONS. 325 4 " Ah ! do not of my goodness doubt, My saving grace for all is free ; I will in nowise cast him out That comes a sinner unto me : I can to none myself deny ; Why, sinners, will ye perish, why?" 399 C. M. Steele. The free invitation. 1 The Saviour calls — let every ear Attend the heavenly sound ; Ye doubting souls, dismiss your fear, Hope smiles reviving round. 2 For every thirsty, longing heart, Here streams of bounty flow ; And life, and health, and bliss, impart To banish mortal woe. 3 Here springs of sacred pleasure rise To ease your every pain ; (Immortal fountain ! full suppli ^<»r shall you thirst in vain. 4 Ye sinners, come ; 'tis mercy's voice ; The gracious call obey : Mercy invites to heavenly joys — And can you yet delay ? 5 Dear Saviour, draw reluctant hearts ! To thee let sinners fly, And take the bliss thy love imparts; And drink, and never die. 326 GOSPEL INVITATIONS. 400 C. M. Watts. The free invitation. 1 Jesus, thy blessings are not few, Nor is thy gospel weak : Thy grace can melt the stubborn Jew, And bow th' aspiring Greek. 2 Wide as the reach of Satan's rage Doth thy salvation flow ; 'Tis not confined to sex or age, The lofty or the low. 3 While grace is offered to the prince, The poor may take their share : Xo mortal has a just pretence To perish in despair. 4 Come, all ye vilest sinners, come ; He'll form your souls anew ; His gospel and his heart have room For rebels such as you. 401 C. M. Doddridge. Acts xvii. 30, 31. 1 Eepent, the voice celestial cries, No longer dare delay ; The wretch that scorns the mandate dies, And meets a fiery day. 2 The summons goes through all the earth, Let earth attend and fear: Listen, ye men of royal birth, -And let your vassals hear. GOSrEL INVITATIONS. 327 3 Together in his presence bow, And all your guilt confess; Accept the offered Saviour now, Nor trifle with the grace. 4 Bow, ere the awful trumpet sound, And call you to his bar ; For mercy knows th' appointed bound, And turns to vengeance there. 102 8,8,8,S,S,3. C, Wesley. The universal invitation. Sinners, believe the gospel word, Jesus is come your souls to save ! is come, your common Lord ; Pardon ye all through him may have, — May now be saved, whoever will : This man receiveth sinners still. See where the lame, the halt, the blind, The deaf, the dumb, the sick, the poor, Flock to the Friend of human kind, And freely all accept their cine! To whom did he his help deny? Whom, in his days of ilesh, pass by? Did not his word the fiends expel, The lepers cleanse, and raise the dead? Did he not all their sickness heal, And satisfy their every need? Did he reject his helpless clay, Or send them sorrowful away ? 323 GOSPEL INVITATIONS. 4 Nay. but his bowels yearned to see The people hungry, scattered, faint, Nay, but he uttered over thee, Jerusalem, a true complaint ; Jerusalem, who shedd'st his blood, That, with his tears, for thee hath flowed. 403 L. M. C. Wesley. Isaiah lv. 1-3. 1 Ho ! every one that thirsts, draw nigh ; 'Tis God invites the fallen race : Mercy and free salvation buy ; Buy wine, and milk, and gospel grace. 2 Come to the living waters? come ! Sinners, obey your Maker's call ; Eeturn, ye weary wanderers, home, And find my grace is free for all. 3 See from the rock a fountain rise; For you in healing streams it rolls ; Money ye need not bring, nor price, Ye lab'ring, burdened, sin-sick souls. 4 Nothing ye in exchange shall give ; Leave all you have, and are, behind ; Frankly the gift of God receive, Pardon and peace in Jesus find. 5 Why seek ye that which is not bread, Nor can your hungry souls sustain ? On ashes, husks, and air ye feed ; Ye spend your little all in vain. GOSPEL INVITATIONS. 329 G In search of empty joys below, Ye toil with unavailing strife : Whither, ah ! whither would ye go? I have the words of endless life. 7 Hearken to me with earnest care, And freely eat substantial food; The sweetness of my mercy share, And taste that I alone am good. S I bid you all my goodness prove ; My promises for all are free: Come, ta&te the manna of my love, And let your souls delight in me. 9 Your willing eaj and heart incline, My words behevingly receive ; Quickened your souls by faith divine, An everlasting life shall live. 404 10,10,11,11. C. Wesley. 11 This man recekdli sinners" 1 Ye neighbors and friends, To Jesus draw near ; His love condescends, By titles so dear, To call and invite you His triumph to prove, And freely delight you In Jesus' love. 2 The blind are restored Through Jesus' name ; They see their dear Lord, And follow the Lamb ; The halt— they are walking, And running their r; The dumb— they are talking Of Jesus' grace. 330 GOSPEL INVITATIONS. 3 The deaf hear his voice, And comforting word ; It bids them rejoice In Jesus their Lord: " Thy sins are forgiven, Accepted thou art : I They listen, and heaven Springs up in their: heart. 4 The lepers from all Their spots are made clean ; The dead by his call Are raised from their sin ; In Jesus' compassion The sick find a cure ; And gospel-salvation Is preached to the poor. 5 0 Jesus, ride on. Till all are subdued ; Thy mercy make known, And sprinkle thy * blood ; Display thy salvation, And teach the new SODg To every nation, And people, and tongue. 405 7.7,7,7,7,7. C. WeslbJ Fly to Jtsus. 1 "Weary souls that wander wide From the central point of bliss, Turn to Jesus crucified, Fly to those dear wounds of his ; Sink into the purple flood; Bise into the life of God. 2 Find in Christ the way of peace, Peace unspeakable, unknown ! By his pain he gives you ease, Life by his expiring groan ; , GOSPEL INVITATIONS. 331 Rise exalted by his fall, Find in Christ your all in all. 3 O believe the record true, I to you his Son hath given ; Ye may now be happy too ; Find on earth the life of heaven : Live the life of heaven above, All the life of glorious love. This the universal bliss, Lliss for every soul designed ; God's primeval prdiriise this. God's great gift to all mankind. Blessed in Christ this moment be, Lle.-sed to all eternity ! 406 C. M. C. YVeslev. Before an awakening sermon. I Come, O thou all-victorious Lord, Thy power to us make known ; Strike witli the hammer of tin- word, And break these hearts of stone. ? 0 that we all might now be^in Our foolishness to mourn ! And turn at once from every sin, And to the Saviour turn. » Give us ourselves and thee to know In this our gracious day : Repentance unto life bestow, And take our sins away. 332 GOSPEL INVITATIONS. 4 Convince us first of unbelief, And freely then release: Fill every soul with sacred grief, And then with sacred peace. 5 Impov'rish Lord, and then relieve, And then enrich the poor : The knowledge of our sickness give, The knowledge of our cure. 6 That blessed sense of guilt impart, And then remove the load : Trouble, and wash the troubled heart In the atoning blood. 7 Our des'prate state through sin declare, And speak our sins forgiven : By perfect holiness prepare, And take us up to heaven. 407 C. M. C. Wesley. Before evening sermon. 1 Thou Son of God, whose flaming eyes Our inmost thoughts perceive, Accept the evening sacrifice Which now to thee we give. 2 We bow before thy gracious throne, And think ourselves sincere ; But show us, Lord, is every one Thy real worshipper? 3 Is here a soul that knows thee not, Nor feels his want of thee ; GOSPEL INVITATIONS. 333 A stranger to the "blood which bought His pardon on the tree ? 4 Convince him now of unheHef, His desp'rate state explain ; And fill his heart with sacred grief. And penitential jjain. 5 Speak with that voice that wakes the dead, And bid the sleeper rise; And bid his guilty conscience dread The death that never dies. G Extort the cry, "What must be done To save a wretcli like me ? How shall a trembling dinner shun That endless misery? 7 " I must this instant now begin Out of my sleep to wake, And turn to God, and every sin Continually forsake : 8 " I must for faith incessant cry, And wrestle, Lord, with thee; 1 must be born again, or die To all eternity ! " I 408 C. M. C; Wesley. Before an inviting sermon. 1 Jesus, thou all-redeeming Lord, Thy blessings we implore; Open the door to preach thy word, The great effectual door. 334 GOSPEL INVITATIONS. 2 Gather the outcasts in, and save From sin and Satan's power ; And let them nqw acceptance have, And know their gracious hour. 3 Lover of souls! thou know'st to prize What thou hast bought so dear : Come, then, and in thy people's eyes, With all thy wounds appear! 4 Appear, as when of old confessed, The suff 'ring Son of God ; And let them see thee in thy vest, But newly dipped in blood. 5 The hardness from their hearts remove, Thou who for all hast died ; Show them the tokens of thy love, Thy feet, thy hands, thy side. 6 Thy feet were nailed to yonder tree To trample down their sin ; Thy hands stretched out they all may see. To take thy murd'rers in. 7 Thy side an open fountain is, YVhere all may freely go, And drink the living streams of bliss, And wash them white as snow. 8 Ready thou art the blood t' apply, And prove the record true ; And all thy wounds to sinners cry, " I sufTer'd this for you ! " GOSPEL INVITATIONS. 335 409 C. M, Watts. Those blessed viho die in the Lord. 1 Hear what the voice from heaven proclaims For all the pious dead: Sweet is the save* of their names, And soft their sleeping bed. 2 " They die in Jesus, and are 1)1 est ; How kind their slumbers are! From suffering and from sin released, They're freed from every snare. 3 " Far from this world of toil and strife, They're present with the Lord; The labors of their mortal life End in a large reward." 410 C. M. Gibbons Eccles. xii. 1 1 In the soft season of thy youth, In nature's smiling bloom, Ere age arrives, and trembling waits Its summons to the tomb, — Remember thy Creator now ; For him thy powers employ; Make him thy fear, thy love, thy hope, Thy confidence and joy. 2 He shall defend and guide thy youth Through life's uncertain sea, Till thou art landed on the coast Of blest eternity. Then seek the Lord betimes, and choose 336 GOSPEL INVITATIONS. The path of heavenly truth : This earth affords no lovelier sight Than a religious youth. 411 L. M. C. Wesley. Before an inviting sermon. 1 Shepherd of souls, with pitying eye, The thousands of our Israel see; To thee, in their behalf, we cry, Ourselves but newly found in thee. 2 See where o'er desert wastes they err, And neither food nor feeder have ; Kor fold nor place of refuge near ; For no man cares their souls to save, 3 Thy people, Lord, are sold for naught ; Xor know they their Redeemer nigh : They perish whom thyself hast bought ; Their souls for lack of knowledge die. 4 Why should the foe thy purchase seize? Remember, Lord, thy dying groans : The need of all thy sufferings these: 0 claim them for thy ransomed ones ! 5 Still let the publicans draw near : Open the door of faith and heaven ; And grant their hearts thy word to hear, And witness all their sins forgiven. GOSPEL INVITATIONS. 337 412 10's & ll's. Thirsting for God. John vii. 37, 38. 1 O all thai pass by, to Jesus draw near, He utters a cry, ye sinners, give ear ! From hell to retrieve you, he spreads out his hands: Now, now, to receive you, he graciously stands. 2 If any man thirst, and happy would be, The vilest and worst may come unto me ; May drink of my spirit, (excepted is none,) Lay claim to my merit, and take for his own. Whoever receives the life-giving word, In Jesus believes, his God and Ins Lord, In him a pure river of life shall artee, Shall, in the believer, spring up to the skie>. My God, and my Lord ! thy call I obey, My soul on thy word of promise I stay : Thy kind invitation I gladly embrace, I thirst for salvation, salvation by grace. > O, hasten the hour, send down from above The Spirit of power, of health, and of love ; Of filial fear, of knowledge and grace ; Of wisdom, of prayer, of joy, and of praise : The spirit of faifh, of faith in thy blood, Which saves us from wrath, and brings us to God; Removes the huge mountain of indwelling sin And opens a fountain that washes us clean. 338 GOSPEL INVITATIONS. 413 L. M. Watts. The Power of Truth. 1 This is the word of truth and love, Sent to the nations from above ; Jehovah here resolves to show What his almighty grace can do. 2 This remedy did wisdom find, To heal diseases of the mind — This sovereign balm, whose virtues can Restore the ruined creature, man. 3 The gospel bids the dead revive ; Sinners obey the voice, and live ; Dry bones are raised; and clothed afresh And hearts of stone are turned to flesh. 4 May but this grace my soul renew, Let sinners gaze and hate me too ; The word that saves me does engage A sure defence from all their rage. 414 C. M. Cowper. Before preaching to the young. 1 Grace is a plant, where'er it grows, Of pure and heavenly root ; But fairest in the youngest shows, And yields the sweetest fruit. 2 Ye careless ones, 0 hear betimes The voice of sovereign love ! Your youth is stained with many crimes, But mercy reigns above. GOSPEL INVITATIONS. 339 3 True, you are young, but there's a stone Within the youngest breast, Or half the crimes which you have done Would rob you of your rest. For you the public prayer is made ; Ojoin the public prayer! For you the secret tear is shed ; U shed yourselves a tear 1 5 We pray that you may early prove The Spirit's power to teach : You cannot be to young to love That Jesus whom we preach. 415 C. M. Doddridge. Before preaching to the young. 1 Ye hearts with youthful vigor warm, In smiling crowds draw near, And turn from every mortal charm, A Saviour's voice to hear. 2 lie, Lord of all the worlds on high, Stoops to converse with you; And lays his radiant glories by, Your friendship to pursue. 3 " The soul that longs to see my face, La sure my love to gain ; And those that early seek my grace, Shall never seek in vain." 4 What object, Lord, my soul should move, If once compared with thee? 340 GOSPEL INVITATIONS. What beauty should command my love, Like what in Christ I see? 5 Away, ye false, delusive toys, Vain tempters of the mind ! "lis here I fix my lasting choice, And here true bliss I find. 416 C. 11 C. Wesley. Before an inviting sermon. 1 Jesus, Redeemer of mankind, Display thy saving power; Thy mercy let these outcasts find, And know their gracious hour. 2 Ah ! give them, Lord, a longer space, Nor suddenly consume ; But let them take the proffered grace, And flee the wrath to come. 3 0 wouldst thou cast a pitying look, All goodness as thou art, Like that which faithless Peter's broke, On every stony heart. 4 Who thee beneath their feet have trod, And crucified afresh, Touch with thine all-victorious blood, And turn the stone to flesh. 5 Open their eyes thy cross to see, Their ears to hear thy cries : Sinner, thy Saviour weeps for thee, For thee he weeps and dies. GOSPEL INVITATIONS. 341 6 All the day long he meekly stands, His rebels to receive ; And shows his wounds, and spreads his hands, And bids you turn and live. 7 Turn, and your sins of deepest dye He will with blood efface : E'en now he waits the blood t' apply ; Be saved, be saved by grace ! 8 Be saved from hell, from sin, and fear : He speaks you now forgiven : "Walk with your God, be perfect here, And then come up to heaven. 417 L. M. C. Wesley. Gospel liberty proclaimed. Isaiah lii. 1-15. 1 Awake, Jerusalem, awake! No longer in thy sins lie down ; The garment of salvation take, Thy beauty and thy strength put on. 2 Shake off the dust that blinds thy sight, And hides the promise from thine eyes; Arise, and struggle into light, Thy great Deliv'rer calls, arise ! 3 Shake off the bands of sad despair, Sion, assert thy liberty ; Look up, thy broken heart prepare, And God shall set the captive free. 4 Vessels of mercy, sons of grace, Be purged from every sinful stain ; 342 GOSPEL INVITATIONS. Be like your Lord, his word embrace, Nor bear his hallo w'd name in vain. 5 The Lord shall in your front appear, And lead the pompous triumph on ; His glory shall bring up the rear. And perfect what his grace begun. 418 S M. Epis. Col. The Spirit inviting 1 The spirit, in our hearts, Is whispering, " Sinner, come ; " The bride, the church of Christ, proclaims To all his children, " Come ! '" 2 Let him that heareth say To all about him, " Come ; " Let him that thirsts for righteousness To Christ, the fountain, come. 3 Yes, whosoever will, 0, let him freely come, And freely drink the stream of life ; 'Tis Jesus bids him come. 4 Lo ! Jesus, who invites, Declares, " I quickly come : n Lord, even so ; we wait thy hour ; 0 blest Redeemer, come. 419 L. M. 6 l. Epis. Col. The Gospel adapted to give Peace and Rest. 1 Peace, troubled soul, whose plaintive moan Hath taught the rocks the notes of woe ; GOSPEL INVITATIONS. 343 Cease thy complaint, suppress thy groan And l<,r thy tears forget to flow : BehoM. the precious balm is found, To lull thy pain, to heal thy wound. 2 Come, freely come, by sin oppressed Unburden here thy weighty load; Here find thy refuge and thy rest, And trust the mercy of thy God : Thy God 'a thy Saviour — glorious word! Forever love and praise the Lord. 420 C. M. Montgomery. Worth of the soul. 1 What 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 move- beneath to work its death, Heaven stoops to give it life. 3 God, to reclaim it, did not spare His well-tfeloved Son : Jesus, to save it, deigned to bear The sins of all in one. 4 The TTnly Spirit sealed the plan, And pledged the blood Divine, To ransom every soul of man : That price was paid for mine. 344 GOSPEL INVITATIONS. 5 And is this treasure borne below, In earthen vessels frail ? Can none its utmost value know, Till flesh and spirit fail ? 6 Then let us gather round the cross, That knowledge to obtain ; Not by the soul's eternal loss, But everlasting gain. 421 L. M. Grigg. Revelation iii. 20. 1 Behold a Stranger at the door ! He gently knocks, has knocked before ; Has waited long — is waiting still : You treat no other friend so ill. 2 0 lovely attitude ! He stands With melting heart and bleeding hands : 0 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 dyed on Calvary. 4 Bise, touched 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 ; GOSPEL INVITATIONS. 345 Admit him, or the hour's at hand You'll at his door rejected stand. 422 C. M. C. Wesley. Revelation iii. 20. 1 Come, let us who in Christ believe, Our common Saviour praise : To him, with joyful voices, give The glory oi his grace. '2 He now stands knocking at the door Of every sinner's heart: The worst need keep him out no more, Or force him to depart. 3 Through grace we hearken to thy voice, Yield to be saved from sin ; In sure and certain hope rejoice That thou wilt enter in. 4 Come quickly in, thou heavenly Guest, Nor ever hence remove ; But sup with us, and let the feast Be everlasting love. 423 L. M. Collyer. "Return unto me." 1 Return, O wanderer, return ! And seek an injured Father's face ; Those warm desires that in thee burn Were kindled by reclaiming grace. 346 GOSPEL INVITATIONS. 2 Return, 0 wanderer, return, And seek a Father's melting heart His pitying eyes thy grief discern, His hand shall heal thine inward smart. 3 Eeturn, 0 wanderer, return, Thy Saviour bids thy spirit live ; Go to his bleeding feet, and learn How freely Jesus can forgive. 4 Return, 0 wanderer, return, And wipe away the falling tear ; 'Tis God who says, " Xo longer mourn ; " Tis mercy's voice invites thee near. 424 C. M. Doddeidge. Romans ii. 4, 5. 1 Ungrateful sinners, whence this scorn Of long-extended grace ? And whence this madness, that insults Th' Almighty to his face ? 2 Is it because his patience waits, And pitying bowels move, You multiply audacious crimes, And spurn his richest love ? 3 Is all the treasured wrath so small, You labor still for more, Though not eternal rolling years Can e'er exhaust the store ? 4 Swift doth the day of vengeance come, Which must your sentence seal ; GOSPEL INVITATIONS. 347 And righteous judgment, now unknown In all its pomp reveal. 5 Alarmed and melted at thy voice, Our conquered hearts would bow ; And to escape the Thunderer then, Embrace the Saviour now. 425 8 lines 7's. C. "Wesley. Exhorting to turn to God. Why will ye die ? 0 house of Israel/ Ezek. xviii. 31. 1 Sinners, turn, why will ye die? God, your Maker, asks you why : God who did your being give, Made you with himself to live : He the fatal cause demands, Asks the work of his own hands ; Why, ye thankless creatures, why, Will ye cross his love and die ? 2 Sinners, turn, why will ye die ? < Jod, your Saviour, asks you why ; God, who did your souls retrieve, Died himself, that you might li\e. Will you Let him die in vain? Crucify youjr Lord again? Why. ye ransom'd sinners why, Will ye slight his grace and die ? 3 Sinners, turn, why will ye die? God, the spirit, asks you why ; He, who all your lives hath strove, Woo'd you to embrace his love : 34S GOSPEL INVITATIONS. Will you not the grace receive? Will you still refuse to live? Why, ye long-sought sinners, why, Will ye grieve your God, and die ? 426 8 lines 7's. C. Wesley. Continued. 1 Let the beasts their breath resign, Strangers to the life Divine ; Who their God can never know, Let their spirits downward go ; Ye for higher ends were born ; Ye may all to God return ; Dwell with him above the sky : Why will ye for ever die ? 2 Ye on whom he favors showers, Ye, possessed of nobler powers ; Ye, of reason's powers possessed ; Ye, with will and mem'ry blessed ; Ye, with finer sense endued, Creatures capable of God : Noblest of his creatures, why, Why will ye for ever die ? Ye, who read his written word ; Ye, who see the gospel light ; Claim a crown in Jesus' right : Why will ye, ye Christians, why Will the house of Israel die ? GOSPEL INVITATIONS. 349 427 8 lines 7's. C. Wesley. Concluded. 1 What could your Redeemer do, More than he hath done for you? To procure your peace with God, Could he more than shed his blood ? If your death were his delight, Would he you to life invite ? Would he ask, beseech, and cry, Why will ye resolve to die ? 2 Sinners, turn, while God is near ; Dare not think him insincere : Now, e'en now, your Saviour stands, All day long he spreads his hands; Cries, :' Ye will not happy be ; No, ye will not come to me, — Me, who life to none deny : Why will ye resolve to die ? " 3 ( 'an ye doubt if God is love ? If to all his bowels move ? Will ye not his word receive ? Will ye not his oath believe ? See, the suff'ring God appears ; Jesus weeps : believe his tears ! Mingled with his blood, they cry, u Why will ye resolve to die? " " 428 C. M. Fawcett. Urgent appeal. 1 Sinners, the voice of God regard ; Tis mercy speaks to-day ; 350 GOSPEL INVITATIONS. He calls you by his sacred 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 ? Can you in endless torments dwell, Shut up in black despair ? 4 "Whv will vou in the crooked ways Of sin and folly go ? In pain you travel all your days, To reap eternal woe. 5 But he that turns to God shall live Through his abounding grace : His mercy will the guilt forgive Of those that seek his face. 6 Bow to the sceptre of his word, Renouncing every sin; Submit to him, your sovereign Lord, And learn his will Divine. 429 L. ML Dwight, "Xow is the accepted time." 1 While life prolongs its precious light, Mercy is found, and peace is given ; But soon, ah soon, approaching night Shall blot out every hope of heaven. GOSPEL INVITATIONS. 351 2 While Hod invites, how blessed the day ! How sweet the gospel** charming sound! Com -. haste, 0 haste away. While yet a pard'ning God is found. ' Soon, borne on time's most rapid wing, Shall death command you to the grave, Before his bar your spirits bring, And none be found to hear or save. 4 In that lone land of deep despair Sabbath's heavenly light shall rise, d regard your bitter prayer, Saviour call you to the skies. 430 S. M. Doddridge. "Now is the day of salvation;1 1 To-morrow, Lord, is thine, leed in thy sovereign hand, And if its sun arise and shine, It Bhinea by thy command. 2 The present moment flies, And bears our life away ; 0 ! make thy servants truly wise, That they 'may live to-day. 3 Since on this winged hour • -nitv is hung, Waken by thy almighty power The aged and the young. 4 One thing demands our care ; O I be it still pursued, 352 GOSPEL INVITATIONS. Lest, slighted once, the season fair Should never be renewed. 5 To Jesus may we fly, Swift as the morning light, Lest life's young golden beam should die In sudden, endless night. 431 8,7,8,7,4,7. Goode. Psalm 1. 16; 17, 20, 21. 1 Why, 0 sinner, me profaning, Why, says God, my statutes name? Why, my cov'nant grace disdaining, Still my cov'nant grace proclaim ? Hating counsel ; All my laws exposed to shame. 2 Long in silence I have waited, Long thy guilt in secret grown ; Till thy heart, with pride elated, Thought my counsels like thy own : I'll reprove thee, Till thy crimes exact are known. 3 Sinners, hear Jehovah speaking ! Ye who, thoughtless, God despise ! Hear, lest, in his wrath awaking, Vengeance rend you as it flies ; None can save you, If his arm to judgment rise. CiOSPEL INVITATIONS. 353 432 S. M. Doddridge. TJie warning. 1 And will the Judge descend ? And must the dead arise? And not a single soul escape Hid all-discerning eyes? — 2 And from his righteous lips Shall this dread sentence sound, And through the millions of the damned Spread black despair around ? — 3 u Depart from me, accursed, To everlasting flame, For rebel-angels first prepared, Where mercy never came." 4 How will my heart endure The terrors of that day, When earth and heaven before his face, Astonished, shrink away ? 5 But ere that trumpet shakes The mansions of the dead, Hark, from the gospel's gentle voice What joyful tidings spread ! 6 Ye sinners, seek his grace, Whose wrath ye cannot boar ; Fly to the shelter of his cross, And find salvation there. 354 GOSPEL INVITATIONS. 433 7s. T. Scott. 11 Escape for thy life." 1 Hasten, sinner, to be wise : Stay not for the morrow's sun ; Wisdom, if thou still despise, Harder is she to be won. 2 Hasten, mercy to implore : Stay not for the morrow's sun ; Lest thy season should be o'er Ere this evening's stage be run. 3 Hasten, sinner, to return : Stay not for the morrow's sun ; Lest thy lamp should cease to burn Ere salvation's work is done. 4 Hasten, sinner, to be blest : Stay not for the morrow's sun ; Lest the curse should thee arrest Ere the morrow is begun. 434 8,7,8,7,4,7. Xewton. 11 Prepare to meet thy God." 1 Day of judgment, day of wonders ! Hark ! the trumpet's awful sound, Louder than a thousand thunders, Shakes the vast creation round ! How the summons Will the sinner's heart confound ! 2 See the Judge our nature wearing, Clothed in majesty divine ! GOSPEL INVITATIONS. 355 i who long for his appearing Then shall Bay, " This God is mine." Gracious Saviour, Own me in that day for thine ! 3 At his call, the dead awaken, — Ki>e to life from earth and sea ; All the powers cf nature, shaken By his Looks, prepare to flee : Careless sinner, What will then become of thee ? -135 L. M. Doddridoe. Grieving for the transgressors. 1 Arise, my tend'rest thoughts, arise ; To torrents melt, my streaming eyes ; And then, my heart, with anguish feel Those evils which thou canst not heal. 2 See human nature sunk in shame : scandals poured on Jesus' name ; The Father wounded through the Son, The world abused, the soul undone. 3 See the short course of vain delight Closing in everlasting night — In flames, that no abatement know, Though briny tears for ever flow. 4 My God, T feel the mourn ful scene ; My bowels yearn o'er dying men ; And fain my pity would reclaim, And snatch the firebrands from the flame. 356 GOSPEL INVITATIONS. 5 But feeble my compassion proves, And can but weep where most it loves ; Thy own all-saving arm employ, And turn these drops of grief to joy. 436 C. M. C. Wesley. Before preaching to formalists. 1 The men who slight thy faithful word, In their own lies confide, These are the temple of the Lord, And heathens all beside ! 2 The temple of the Lord are these, The only Church and true, Who live in pomp, and wealth, and ease, And Jesus never knew ! 3 0 wouldst thou, Lord, 'reveal their sins, And turn their joy to grief; The world, the Christian world, convince Of damning unbelief ! 4 The formalists confound, convert, And to thy people join ; And break, and fill the broken heart With confidence divine ! PENITENTIAL. 357 PENITENTIAL. 437 S. M. C. Wesley. Embracing offered mercy. 1 0 my offended God, If now at last I see That I have trampled on thy blood, And done despite to thee : 2 If I begin to wake (Jut of my deadly sleep — Into thy arms of mercy take, And the re for ever keep. 3 No other right have I Than what the world may claim: All, all may to their God draw nigh, Through faith in Jesus' name. 4 Thou hast obtained the grace That all may turn and live ; And lo ! thy offer I embrace, Thy mercy I receive. 438 L. M. C. Wesley. Self-despair. 1 Lord, I despair myself to heal; 1 Bee my sin, but cannot feel, — I cannot, till thy Spirit blow, And bid tli' obedient waters flow. 2 'Tis thine a heart of flesh to give: Thy gifts I only can receive ; 358 PENITENTIAL. Here, then, to thee I all resign, To draw, redeem, and seal— are thine. 3 With simple faith on thee I rail ; My light, my life, my Lord, my all: I wait the moving of the pool ; I wait the word that speaks me whole. 4 Speak, gracious Lord, my sickness cure ; Make my infected nature pure : Peace, righteousness, and joy, impart, And pour thyself into my heart ! 439 L. M. C. Wesley, "Heal my soul" 1 0 thou, whom once they flocked to hear ! Thy words to hear, thy power to feel ; Suffer the sinners to draw near, And graciously receive us still. 2 They that he whole, thyself hast said, No need of a physician have ; But I am sick, and want thine aid, And a.sk thine utmost power to save. 3 Thy power, and truth, and love Divine, The same from age to age endure : A word, a gracious w-ord of thine, The most invet'rate plague can cure. 4 Helpless, howe?er, my spirit lies, And lung hath languished at the pool: A word of thine shall make it rise. Shall speak me in a moment whole. PENITENTIAL. 339 440 C. Mi C. Wesley. Miracles of grace. 1 Jesus, if still thou art to-day, Aa yesterday, the same, Present to heal, in me display The virtue of thy name! 2 If still thou so'st abont to do Thy needy creatures good, On me, that I thy praise may show, lie all thy Wonders showed. 3 Now, Lord, to whom for help I call, Thy miracles repeat : With pitying eyes behold me fall A leper at thy feet. 4 Loathsome, and vile, and self-abhorred, I sink beneath my sin ; But, if thou wilt, a gracious word Of thine can make me clean. 5 Thou seest me deaf to thy command, Open, 0 Lord, my ear : Bid me stretch out my withered hand, And lift it up in prayer. G Silent, (alas! thou know'st how long,) My voice I cannot rai.>c ; But, 0 ! when thou shalt loose my tongue, The dumb shall sing thy praise. 7 Lame at the pool I still am found : Give, and my strength employ ; 360 PENITENTIAL. Light as a hart I then shall bound ; The lame shall leap for joy. 8 Blind from my birth to guilt and thee, And dark I am within : The love of God I cannot see, The sinfulness of sin ; 9 But thou, they say, art passing by : 0 let me rind thee near! Jesus, in mercy, hear my cry, Thou Son of David, hear ! 10 Behold me waiting in the way For thee, the heavenly Light : Command me to be brought, and say, " Sinner, receive thy sight !" 441 C. M. C. Wesley. Urgent pleadings. 1 0 that thou wouldst the heavens rend, In majesty come down ; Thine arm omnipotent extend, And seize me for thine own ! 2 Descend, and let thy lightnings burn The stubble of thy foe: My sins o'erturn, o'erturn, o'erturn, And make the mountains flow ! 3 Thou my impetuous spirit guide, And curb my headstrong will ; Thou only canst drive back the tide, And bid the sun stand still. PENITENTIAL. 361 4 What though I cannot break my chain, Or e'er throw off my load, The things impossible to men Are possible to God. 5 Is there a thing too hard for thee, Almighty Lord of all,; Whose threatening looks dry up the sea, And make the mountains fall ? ' 6 Who, who shall in thy presence stand, And match Omnipotence? Ungrasp the hold of thy right hand, Or pluck the sinner thence? 7 Sworn to destroy, let earth assail ; Nearer to save thou art ; Stronger than all the powers of hell, And greater than my heart. 8 Lo ! to the hills I lift mine eye; Thy promised aid I claim: Father of mercies, glorify Thy fav'rite Jesus' name. 9 Salvation in that name is found, Balm of my grief and care ; A med'eine for my every wound, All, all I want is there. 442 L. M. C. Wesley. TTie good Physician. 1 Jesus, thy far-extended fame My drooping &oul exults to hear; 362 PENITENTIAL. Thy name, thy all-restoring name, Is music in a sinner's ear. 2 Sinners of old thou didst receive, With comfortable Words, and kind, Their sorrows cheer, their wants relieve, Heal the diseased, and cure the blind. 3 And art thou not the Saviour still, In every place and age the same ? Hast thou forgot thy gracious skill, Or lost the virtue of thy name ? 4 Faith in thy changeless name I have, The good, the kind Physician thou, Art able now our souls to save, Art willing to restore them now. 5 Wouldst thou the body's health restore, And not regard the sin-sick soul ? The sin-sick soul thou lov'st much more, And surely thou wilt make it whole. 6 All my disease, my every sin, To thee, 0 Jesus, I confer : In pardon, Lord, my cure begin, And perfect it in holiness. 443 C. ML Tlie Prodigal Son. Luke xv. 11-32. 1 Behold the wretch, whose lust and wine Had wasted his estate, He begs a share among the swine, To taste the hu^ks they eat I PENITENTIAL. 363 2 ' I dje with hanger here, The cries,) 1 starve in foreign lands j 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 fi Father, I've done thy justice wrong, Nor can deserve thy grace!" 4 He said, and hasten'd to his home, To seek his lather's love ; The father saw the rebel come, And all his bowels move. 5 He ran, and fell upon his neck, Embraced and kissVl hie The rebel's heart with sorrow brake, For ioilies he had done. 6 "Take off his clothes of shame and sin, | Tin- father gives command. ) Dress him in garments white and clean, With rings adorn his hand. 7 M A day of feasting I ordain, Let mirth and joy abound ; My sou was dead, and lives again, Was lost, and now is found." 444 C. M. C. Wesley. Vehement de?i>'< 9, 1 I ask the gift of righteousie The sin-subduing power,— 364 PENITENTIAL. Power to believe, and go in peace, And never grieve thee more. 2 I a-k the blood-bought pardon sealed, The liberty from sin, The trrace infused, the love revealed, The kingdom fixed within. 3 Thou hear'st me for salvation pray ; Thou seest my heart's desire : Made ready in thy powerful day, The fulness I require. 4 My v'hement soul cries out, oppressed, Impatient to be freed ! Kor can I, Lord, nor will I rest, Till I am saved indeed. 5 Art thou not able to convert? Art thou not willing too? To change this old rebellious heart, To conquer and renew ? 6 Thou canst, thou wilt, I dare believe, So arm me with thy power, That I to sin may never cleave, May never feel it more. 445 C. M. C. Wesley. Praying for faith. 1 With glorious clouds encompassed round, Whom angels dimly see, Will the unsearchable be found, Or God appear to me? PENITENTIAL. 365 2 Will he forsake his throne above, Himself to worms impart? Answer, thou Man of grief and love! And speak it to my heart. 3 In manifested love explain Thy wonderful design : What meant the suffering Son of man, The streaming blood Divine? 4 Br fore my eyes of faith confessed, Stand forth a slaughtered Lamb; And wrap me in thy crimson vest, And tell me all thy name. 0 Jehovah in thy person show, Jehovah crucified ! And then the pard'ning God I know, And feel the blood applied. 6 I view the Lamb in his own light, Whom angels dimly see ; And gaze, transported at the sight, To all eternity. 44G L. M. C. Wesley. Reverence. 1 Corinthians i. 30, 31. 1 The voice that speaks Jehovah near. The still small voice I Long to hear; O might it now my Lord proclaim. And fill my soul with holy shame ! 2 Asham'd T must forever be, Asham'd the God of love to see, 366 PENITENTIAL. If saints and prophets hide their face, And angels tremble while they gaze. 447 6 lines 8's. Prayer for Conversion. 1 Timothy, i. 15. 1 Lay to thy hand, 0 God of grace ! O God, thy work is worthy thee ; See at thy feet, of all the race. The chief, the vilest sinner see ; And let me all thy mercy prove, Thine utmost miracle of love. 2 Speak, and a holy thing and clean, Shall strangely be brought out of me My Ethiop soul shall change her skin, Kedeem'd from all iniquity : I, even I, shall then proclaim The wonders wrought by Jesus' name. 3 Thee I shall then for ever praise, In spirit and in truth adore ; While all I am declares thy grace, And born of God, I sin no more ; Thy pure and heavenly nature share, And fruit unto perfection bear. 448 C. M. Watts. "Help tJtou my unbelief" 1 How sad our state by nature is ! Our sin how deep it stains ! And Satan binds our captive souls Fast in his slavish chains. PENITENTIAL. 367 2 But there's a voice of sovereign grace mda from the sacred word : Ho ! ye despairing sinners, come, And trust a faithful Lord. 3 My soul obeys the gracious call, And runs to this relief; I would believe thy promise, Lord, O help my unbelief! 4 To the blest fountain of thy blood, Incarnate pod, I fly : H< re let me wash my spotted soul From crimes of deepest dye. 5 A guilty, weak, and helpless worm, Into thy arms I fall: Be ihou my strength and righteousness, My Jesus and my all. 449 8,8,6. C. Wesley. Praying for fa ith . 1 Author of faith, to thee I cry. — To thee, who wouldst not have me die, But know the truth and live : Open mine eyes to see thy face, "Work in my heart the saving grace, The life eternal give. 2 Shut up in unbelief I groan, And blindly serve a God unknown, Till thou the veil remove; The gift unspeakable impart, 368 PENITENTIAL. And write thy name upon my heart, And manifest thy love. 3 I know the grace is only thine, The gift of iaith is all Divine ; But if on thee we call, Thou wilt the benefit bestow, And give us hearts to feei and know That thou hast died for all. 4 Thou bidd'st us knock and enter in, Come unto thee, and rest from sin, The blessing seek and find ; Thou bidd'st us ask thy grace, and have ; Thou canst, thou wouldst this moment save Both me and all mankind. 5 Be it according to thy word ; Now let me find my pard'ning Lord; Let what I ask be given : The bar of unbelief remove, Open the door of faith and love, And take me into heaven ! 450 C. M. C. Wesley. Praying for faith. 1 Father, I stretch my hands to thee, No other help I know ; If thou withdraw thyself from me, Ah ! whither shall I go ? 2 What did thine only Son endure, Before I drew my breath ! What pain, what labor, to secure Mv soul from endless death ! PENITENTIAL. i 3 O Jesus, could I this believe, I now should feel thy power! Now my poor soul thou wouldst retrieve, Nor let me wait one hour. 4 Author of faith, to thee I lift My weary, longing I 0 let me now receive that gift, My soul without it dies ! 5 Surely thou canst not let me die ; I I -peak, and I shall live ; And here I will unwearied lie, Till thou thy Spirit give. 6 The worst of sinners would rejoice, Could they but see thy face ; O let me hear thy quick'ning voice, And taste thy pard'ning grace ! , ! 451 C. M. C. Wesley. Concluded. 1 While dead in trespasses I lie, Thy quick'ning Spirit give : Call me, thou Son of God, that I May hear thy voice and live. 2 While full of anguish and disease, My weak, distempered soul Thy love compassionately sees, O let it make me whole ! \ Cast out thy foes, and let them still To Jesus' name submit : 370 PENITENTIAL. Clothe with thy righteousness, and heal, And place me at thy feet, 4 To Jesus' name, if all things now A trembling homage pay, 0 let my stubborn spirit bow, My stiff-necked will obey. 5 Impotent, dumb, and deaf, and blind, And sick, and poor, I am ; But sure a remedy to find For all in Jesus' name. 6 I know in thee all fulness dwells, And all for wretched man : Fill every want my spirit feels, And break off every chain. 7 If thou impart, thyself to me, Ko other good I need : If thou, the Son, shalt make me free, I shall be free indeed. 8 I cannot rest, till in thy blood I full redemption have ; But thou, through whom I come to God, Canst to the utmost save. 9 From sin, the guilt, the power, the pain, Thou wilt redeem my soul : Lord, I believe, and not in vain : My faith shall make me whole. 10 I too, with thee, shall walk in white, With all thy saints shall prove What is the length, and breadth, and height, And depth, of perfect love. PENITENTIAL. 371 452 C. M. Watts, Surrendering at the Cross. L Alas! and did my Saviour bleed ? And did my Sovereign die? Would he devote that sacred head For such a worm as I ? 2 Was it for crimes that I have done He groaned upon the tree? Amazing pity ! grace unknown! And love beyond degree! 3 "Well might the sun in darkness hide, And shut his glories in, When Christ, the mighty Maker, died For man, the creature's sin ! 4 Thus might I hide my blushing face, While his dear cross appeal- ; Dissolve my heart in thankfulness, And melt mine eyes to tears. 5 But drops of ^rief can ne'er repay The debf of love I owe: Here, Lord, I give myself away Tis all that I can do. 453 SS,8. C. Wesley. Praying for faith. 1 Father of Jesus Christ, the just, My friend and advocate with thee, Pity a soul that fain would trust In him who lived and died for me ! 372 PENITENTIAL. But only thou canst make him known, And in my heart reveal thy Son. 2 If, drawn by the alluring grace, My want of living faith I feel, Show me in Christ thy smiling face ; What flesh and blood can ne'er reveal, Thy coeternal Son, display, And speak my darkness into day. 3 The gift unspeakable impart : Command the light of faith to shine, To shine in my dark, drooping heart, And fill me with the life Divine: Now bid the new creation be ; 0 God, let there be faith in me ! 454 C. M. 2sewton. The effort. 1 Approach, my soul, the mercy-seat, Where Jesus answers prayer ; There humbly fall before his feet, For none can perish there. 2 Thy promise is my only plea, With this I venture nigh : Thou eall'st the burdened soul to thee, And such, 0 Lord, am I. 3 Bowed down beneath a load of sin, By Satan sorely pressed, By wars without, and fears within, I come to thee for rest. PENITENTIAL. 373 thou my shield and hiding-place, That, sheltered Dear thy side, I may my fierce accuser face, And tell him thou hast died, wondrous love, to bleed and die, To bear the cross and shame, Th h as I,. Id ight plead his gracious name. temptest-tossed soul, he still, My promised grace receive:w — Bpeaki — I must, I will, I can, I do believe. 155 L. M. Cennk k. " I am the way.''1 is, my all, to heaven i- irone, ! ! • whom 1 fix my hopes upon ; and I'll pursue .arrow way, till him 1 view. 2 The way the holy prophets went, that leads from banishment, pie King's highway ofholin< I'll go, for all his paths are peace. 3 This is the way T long have Bought^ And mourned because 1 found it not: My grief a burden long has hern, Because 1 was not saved from sin. 4 The m«»re T strove against its power, I felt its weight and guilt tie- m< >re ; 374 PENITENTIAL. Till late I heard my Saviour say, " Come hither, soul, I am the way." 5 Lo ! glad I come, and thou, blest Lamb, Shalt take me to thee as I am ; Nothing but sin have I to give, Nothing but love shall I receive. 6 Then will I tell to sinners round What a dear Saviour I have found ; I'll point to thy redeeming blood, And say, " Behold the way to God." 456 7,6. Bedford. Mo urners comforted. 1 Drooping souls, no longer grieve, Heaven is propitious : If on Jesus you believe, You will find him precious. See, he now is passing by, Calling mourners to him : Drooping souls, you need not die — "Now look up and view him. 2 He has pardons, full and free, Drooping souls to gladden : Still he cries, " Come unto me, Weary', heavy laden." Though your sins like mountains high Rise, and reach to heaven, Soon as you on him rely, .All shall be forgiven. TENITEKTIAL. 375 j Precious is the Saviour's name, All bis saints adore him: lie to save the dying came, — Prostrate bow before him: Wandering sinners, now return : Contrite BOuls, believe him: Jesus calls you : cease to mourn : Worship him : receive him. blood has healM my wound, I ) the wondrous story ; I was lost hut now I'm found, ( rlory ! glory ! glory ! 1 y to my Bavi< >ur's name, Saints are hound to love him: Mourners, you may do the same, Only come and prove him. 457 >. M. Aylesbury. Hope from the Gospel only. 'g holy law. transgressed, Speaks nothing hut despair ; Burden with guilt — with grief oppressed, We find no oomfprt there. 2 Not all our groans and tears, Nor works, which we have done, N<>r vows, nor promises, nor prayers, Can e'er for sin atone. 3 Relief alone i< found In Jesus' preci< >tra blood : 'lis this that heals the mortal wound, And reconciles to God. 376 PENITENTIAL. 4 High lifted on the cross The spotless victim dies : — This is salvation's only source — Hence all our hopes arise. 458 7,6,7,6,7,8,7,6. C. Wesley. "Tliy blood was slied for me." 1 God of my salvation, hear, And help me to believe ; Simply do I now draw near, Thy blessing to receive : Full of sin, alas!. I am, Bat to thy wounds for refuge flee : Friend of sinners, spotless Lamb Thy blood was shed for me. 2 Standing now as newly slain, To thee I lift mine eye ; Balm of all my grief and pain, Thy blood is always nigh. Now as yesterday the same Thou art and wilt forever be : Friend of sinners, spotless Lamb, Thy blood was shed for me. 3 Nothing have I, Lord, to pay, Nor can thy grace procure ; Empty send me not away, For I, thou know'st, am poor : Dust and ashes is my name ; My all is sin and misery : Friend of sinners, spotless Lamb, Thv blood was shed for me. PENITENTIAL. 377 4 Saviour, from thy wounded side I never will depart; Here will I my spirit hide, When I am pure in heart : Till my place above I claim, This only shall be all my plea: Friend of sinners, spotless Lamb Thy blood was shed for me. 459 L. M. C. Wesley. Micah vi. G-8. 1 Wherewith, 0 Lord, shall I draw near, And bow myself before thy face ? How in thy purer eyes appear? "What shall I bring to gain thy grace? 2 Will pitta delight the Lord most high ? Will multiplied oblations phase? Thousands of rams his favors buy ? Or slaughtered hecatombs appease? 3 Can these avert the wrath of God? Can these wash out my guilty stain ? Rivers of oil, and seas of blood, Alas ! they all must flow in vain. 4 Whoe'er to thee themselves approve, Must take the path thyself hath showed: Justice pursue, and mercy love, And humbly walk by faith with God. 5 But though my life henceforth bo thine, Present for past can ne'er atone : 378 PENITENTIAL. Though I to thee the whole resign, I only give thee back thine own. 6 What have I then wherein to trust ? I nothing have, I nothing am ; Excluded is my every boast ; My glory swallowed up in shame. 7 Guilty I stand before thy face ; On me I feel thy wrath abide ; 'Tis just the sentence should take place, 'Tis just, — but O, thy Son hath died ! 400 C. M. C. Wesley. Concluded. 1 Jesus, the Lamb of God, hath bled ; He bore our sins upon the tree ; Beneath our curse he bowed his head ; 'Tis finished ! he hath died for me ! 2 See where before the throne he stands, And pours the all-prevailing prayer! Points to his side, and lifts his hands, And shows that I am graven there ! 3 He ever lives for me to pray ; He prays that I with him may reign : Amen, to what my Lord doth say ! Jesus, thou canst not pray in vain. 461 7s. C. Wesley. Refuge in Christ. 1 Jesus, lover of my soul, Let me to thy bosom fly, PENITENTIAL. 379 While the nearer waters roll, While the tempest still is high : Hide me, 0 my Saviour, hide, Till the storm of life be past ; Safe into the haven guide, 0 receive my bouI at last! 2 Other refuge -have I none, Hangs my helpless soul on thee : Leave, ah ! leave me not alone, Still support and comfort me ! All my trust on thee is staved, All my help from thee I hring, Cover my defenceless head With the shadow of thy wing. 3 Thou, 0 Christ, art all I want ; More than all in thee I find : ICaise the fallen, cheer the faint, Ileal the sick, and lead the blind. Just and holy is thy name ; 1 am all unrighteousness: False, and full of sin, I am, Thou art full of truth and gr 4 rienteons grace with thee is found, • QoVer all my sin : Let the healing streams abound. Make and keep me pure within : Thou of life the fountain art ; Freely let me take of thee: Spring thou up within my heart, Rise lo all eternity ! 380 PENITENTIAL. 463 8,8,6. C. Wesley. Looking at the Cross. 1 O thou who hast our sorrows borne, Help us to look on thee and mourn, — On thee whom we have slain, — Have pierced a thousand, thousand times, And by reiterated crimes Renewed thy sacred pain. 2 Vouchsafe us eyes of faith to see The man transfixed on Calvary 1 To know thee who thou art, The one eternal God and true ; And let the sight affect, subdue, And break my stubborn heart. 3 Lover of souls, to rescue mine, Reveal the charity Divine, That suffered in my stead ! That made thy soul a sacrifice, And quenched in death those flaming eyes, And bowed that sacred head. 4 The veil of unbelief remove, And by thy manifested love, And by thy sprinkled blood, Destroy the love of sin in me, And get thyself the victory, And bring me back to God. 5 Now let thy dying love constrain Mv soul to love its God again, Its God to glorify ! And lo ! I come. thy cross to share, Echo thy sacrificial prayer, And with my Saviour die ! PENITENTIAL. 381 163 S.M. C. Wesley.' The pica. [ Jesus, my Lord, attend Thy feeble creature's cry : And show thyself the sinner's Friend, And Bet me up on high. From hell's oppressive power My struggling soul release, And to thy Father's grace restore, And to thy perfect peace. Rivers of life divine From thee, their fountain, flow ; And all who know that love of thine, The joy of angels know. That thou canst here forgive Grant me to testify ; And justified by faith to live, And in that faith to die. 164 7,6,7,G,7,S:7;(). C. Wesley. TJie plea. Let the world their virtue boast, Their works of righteousness ; I, a wretch undone and l<>st, Am freely saved by grace : Other title I disclaim ; This, only this, is all my plea, I the chief of sinners am, But Jesus died for me. 382 PENITENTIAL. 2 Happy they whose joys abound, Like Jordan's swelling stream : "Who their heaven in Christ have found, And give the praise to him ; Meanest foli'wer of the Lamb, His steps I at a distance see : I the chief of sinners am, But Jesus died for me. 3 I, like Gideon's fleece, am found, Un watered still and dry ; While the dew on all around Falls plenteous from the sky ; Yet my Lord I cannot blame. The Saviour's grace for all is free : I the chief of sinners am, Eat Jesus died for me. 4 Jesus, thou for me hast died, And thou in me wilt live ; I shall feel thy death applied; I shall thy life receive ; Yet when melted in the flame Of love, this shall be all my plea, I the chief of sinners am, But Jesus died for me. 465 C. M. Xewto Subdued by the Cross. 1 In evil long I took delight, Unawed by shame or fear ; Till a new object struck my sight, And stopped my wild career. PENITENTIAL. 383 I 2 I saw one hanging on a tree, In agoni( 8 and blood, Who fixed his1 languid eyes on me, As near his cross I stood. ?> Sure, never to my latest breath get that look ; tmedl to charge me with his death, Though not a word he spoke. 4 My conscience felt, and owned the guilt, And plunged me in despair ; I Baw my Bins his blood had spilt, And helped to nail him there. 1 look he pave, which said, '■ 1 fi i ely all forgive ; This blood is fojf thy ransom paid ; I die, that thou may's! live." 6 Thus, while his death my sin displays In all its blackest hue, Buch is the mystery of jiraee, It seals my pardon too. 466 S,S,G. C. Wesley. Pantiii'j for the lore of God. 1 O love Divine, how sweet thou art ! When shall I find my willing heart All taken up by thee ? I thirst, I faint, I die to prove :' redeeming love, The love of Christ to me. 384 PENITENTIAL. 2 Stronger his love than death or hell, Its riches are unsearchable : The first-born sons of light Desire in vain its depths to see ; They cannot reach the mystery, The length, the breadth, and height 3 God only knows the love of God : O that it now were shed abroad In this poor stony heart ! For love I sigh, for love I pine ; This only portion, Lord, be mine ! Be mine this better part ! 4 O that I could for ever sit With Mary at the Master's feet ! Be this my happy choice ; My only care, delight, and bliss, My joy, my heaven on earth, be this, To hear the Bridegroom's voice ! 5 O that, with humble Peter. I Could weep, believe, and thrice reply, My faithfulness to prove, Thou know'st, for all to thee is known, Thou know'st, 0 Lord, and thou alone, Thou know'st that thee I love. 6 0 that I could with favored 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 ! PENITENTIAL. 385 Thy only love do I require, Nothing in earth beneath desire, Nothing in heaven above : Let earth, and heaven, and all things go, Give me thy only love to know, Give me thy only love. 167 8,8,8,S,8,8. C. Wesley. For acceptance in the Beloved. Father of everlasting grace, Be mindful of thy changeless word ; We worship toward that holy place In which thou dost thy name record, Doe1 make thy gracious nature known, That living temple of thy Son. Thou dost with sweet complacence see The temple tilled with light divine ; And art thou not well pleased with me, Who, turning to that heavenly shrine, Through Jesus to thy throne apply, Tli rough. Jesus for acceptance cry ? With all who for redemption groan, Father, in Jesus' name I pray ! And still we cry and wrestle on Till mercy take our sins away : Hear from thy dwelling-place in heaven, And now pronounce our sins forgiven. 386 PENITENTIAL. 468 8,8,6. C. Wesley. For the witnessing Spirit. 1 Thou great mysterious God unknown, Whose love hath gently led rue 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 followed, with a heart sincere, Thy drawings from above, Now, now the further 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, The sense of sin forgiven : I would not, Lord, my soul deceive, Without the inward Witness live, That antepast of heaven. 4 If now the Witness were in me, Would he not testify of thee, In Jesus reconciled ? And should I not with faith draw nigh, And boldly, Abba, Father, cry, And know myself thy child ? 5 What'er obstructs thy pard'ning love. — Or sin, or righteousness, — remove, Thy glory to display : My heart of unbelief convince, PENITENTIAL. 3S7 And now absolve me from my sins, And take them all away. Father, in me reveal thy Son, And to my inmost soul make known How merciful thou art : The secret of thy love reveal, And by thy hallowing Spirit dwell For ever in my heart ! 169 8,8,8,8,8,8. C. Wesley. Wrestling Jacob. Come, 0 thou Traveller unknown, Whom still I hold, but cannot see, My company before is gone, And I am left alone with thee : With thee all night I mean to stay, And wrestle till the break of day. I need not tell thee who I am ; My sin and misery declare; Thyself hast called me by my name, Look on thy hands and read it there ; But who, I ask thee, who art thou? Tell me thy name, and tell me now. In vain thou Btrugglest to get free, I never will unloose my hold ; Art thou the man who died lor me? The secret of thy love unfold : Wrestling, I will not let thee ■_ Till I thy name, thy nature know. 388 PENITENTIAL. 4 Wilt thou not yet to me reveal Thy new unutterable name? Tell me, I still beseech thee, tell ; To know it now resolved I am ; Wrestling, I will not let thee go, Till I thy name thy nature know. 5 What though my shrinking flesh complain, And murmur to contend so long? I rise superior to my pain : When I am weak, then I am strong ! And when my all of strength shall fail, I shall with God-man prevail ! 6 My strength is gone, my nature dies, I sink beneath thy weighty hand; Faint, to revive — and fall, to rise ; I fall, and yet by faith I stand ; I stand, and will not let thee go, Till I thy name, thy nature know. 470 8,8,8,8,8,8, C. Wesley Concluded. 1 Yield to me now, for I am weak, But confident in self-despair; Speak to my heart, in blessings speak ; Be conquered by my instant prayer : Speak, or thou never nence shalt move, And tell me if thy name be Love. 2 ?Tis Love ! 'tis Love ! thou diedst for me ; I hear thy whisper in my heart ; The morning breaks, the shadows flee ; Pure, universal love thou art: PENITENTIAL. 389 To me, to all, thy bowels move, Thy nature and thy Dame is Love. 3 My prayer hath power with God; the grace . Unspeakable 1 now receive; Through faith I see thee face to face; I Bee thee face to face, and live! In vain I have not wept and strove: Thy nature and thy name is Love. 4 I know thee, Saviour, who thou art, Jesus, the feeble sinner's Friend; Nor wilt thou with the night depart, But stay and love me to the end: Thy mercies never shall remove: Thy nature and thy name is Love. 5 The Sun of righteousness on me Hath risen, with healing in his wings ; Withered my nature's strength, from thee My soul its life and succor brings; My help is all laid up above : Thy nature and thy name is Love. 6 Lame as I am, T take the prey ; Hell, earth, and Kin, with case o'ercome ; I leap for joy, pursue my way. And, as a hounding hart, fly home; Through all eternity to prove Thy nature and thy name is Love. 471 C. M. C. Wesley. TJtr backslider. His retrospect. 1 0 that I •. retoforel When, warm in my first love, 390 PENITENTIAL. I only lived ray God t'adore, And seek the things above ! 2 Upon my head his candle shone, And, lavish of his grace ; With cords of love he drew me on, And half unveiled his face. 3 Far, far above all earthly things Triumphantly I rode ; I soared to heaven on eagles' wings, And found and talked with God. 4 TThere am I now? from what a height Of happiness cast down ! The glory swallowed up in night, And faded is the crown. 5 Through the wide world of sin and woe, A banished man, I roam ; But cannot find my rest below, But cannot wander home. 6 0 God, thou art my home, my rest, For which I sigh in pain ! How shall I 'scape into thy breast, My Eden how regain ? 472 C. M. Stennett. TJte converted Thief. Luke xxiii. 42. 1 As on the cross the Saviour hung, And wept, and bled, and died, He pour'd salvation on a wretch, That languish'd at his side. PENITENTIAL. 391 2 His crime?, with inward grief and shame The penitenj x>nfea»'d ; Then turn'd 'i.; iyinf; eyes to Christ, And thus W: | ray'r address'd : 3 u Jesus, thou Son and heir of heav'n! Thou spotless Lamb of God ! thee, bath'd in sweat and tears, And welt'ring in thy blood. 4 " Yet, quickly from these scenes of wo lu triumph thou shalt ririe, • thtoUgh the gloomy shades of death And shine above the skies. * Amid the glories of that world, Dear Saviour, think on nie ; And in the vict'ries of thy death hut me a sharer be." 5 TTw prayV the dying Jesus hears, And instantly replies, "To-day thy parting soul shall be With me in Paradise." 173 C. M. Watts. thai I knew where T might find him." Job xxiii. 3. JSins and tiurruds laid befort Uod. 0 that I knew the secret ; Where 1 might find my Goal I'd spread my wants before bil face, And ]>our my woes abroad. 392 PENITENT! il . 2 I'd tell him how my sips ar»se; What sorrows I sustain ; How grace decays, and comfort dies And leaves my heart in pain. 3 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 Ins saints, The language of their groans. 5 Arise, my soul, from deep distress. And banish ev'ry fear ; He calls thee to his throne of grace, To spread thy sorrows there. 474 C. M. C. Wesley. The backslider's misery. 1 Wretch that I am ! from God I've strayed, Have most rebellious been. — Of faith a dreadful shipwreck made, And added sin to sin. 2 Vilest of ail th' apostate race, I have his love withstood ; And sinned against his pard'ning grace, And trampled on his blood. 3 More desp'rate is my damned estate, And more enslaved I am, PENITENTIAL. 393 Than when T by the flesh-pots sat, And wallowed in my shame. 4 What shall T do? bv eruilt oppressed, Shall I in Egypt dwell? Alas ! in sinning to seek rest, Is to seek rest in hell. 5 The £rare I have abused, alone ( an help and comfort give : O Jesus, hear my dying red; '•■in me by thy grace alone; Turn, and look upon me, Lord, ad break my heart of Btoj - when thy languid eye Was closed that we might live: u Father/1 (at the point to die My Saviour g ►rgive ! " . with that dying word 1 !»' turns, and loOk8,and cries, u 'Tis done !" 0 my bleeding, \o\ '.:>..: Lord, Thou break'st my heart of stone ! 1^1 LM. Watts. hi li. 1-4. •■ pity, Lord, O Lord, forgive, Let a rep* ating rebel li amd U->'*~ ? May not a .sinner trust in th • ;':a'< art- great, but don't BUI The i" v. er and glory of thy gri 402 PENITENTIAL. Great God, thy nature hath no bound, So let thy pard'ning love be found. 3 0 wash my soul from every sin ! And make my guilty conscience clean ! Here on my heart the burden lies, And past offences pain mine eyes. 4 My lips with shame my sins confess, Against thy law, against thy grace : Lord, should thy judgments grow severe, I am condemned, but thou art clear. 5 Should sudden vengeance seize my breath, I must pronounce thee just in death; And if my soul were sent to hell, Thy righteous law approves it well. 6 Yet save a trembling sinner, Lord, Whose hope, still hov'ring round thy word, Would light on some sweet promise there, Some sure support against despair. 485 L. M. Watts. Psalm li. 9-12. 1 0 thou, wTho hear'st when sinners cry Though all my crimes before thee lie, Behold them not with angry look, But blot their mem'ry from thy book. 2 Create my nature pure within, And form my soul averse from sin : Let thy gooct Spirit ne'er depart, Nor hide thy presence from my heart. PENITENTIAL. 403 3 I cannot live without thy light, Cast out and banished from thy sight! Thy holy joys, my God, restore, And guard me that I fall no more. 4 Though I have grieved thy Spirit, Lord, Thy help and comfort still afford ; And let a wretch come near thy throne, To plead the merits of thy Son. 486 L. M. Watts. Psalm li. 13-19. 1 A broken heart, my God, my King, To thee a sacrifice I bring : The God of grace will ne'er despise A broken heart for sacrifice. 2 My soul lies humbled in the dust, And owns thy dreadful sentence just : Look down, O Lord, frith pitying eye, And save the soul condemned to die; Then will I teach the world thy ways, Sinners shall learn thy BOvereign grace; I'll lead them to my Saiviour's blood, And they shall praise a pard'ning God. 0 may thy love inspire my tongue ! Salvation shall be all my song ; And all my powers shall join to bl The Lord, my strength and righteousness. 404 487 PENITENTIAL. CM. The resolve. C. AVesley. 1 Shall I, amidst a ghastly band, Dragged to the judgment-seat, Far on the left with horror stand, My fearful doom to meet ? — 2 Dissolved are nature's closest ties, And bosom-friends forgot, When God, the just avenger, cries, Depart, I know you not ! — 3 But must I from his glorious face, From all his saints retire ? But must I go to my own place In everlasting fire ? — 4 Ah ! no : I still may turn and live, For still his wrath delays ; He now vouchsafes a kind reprieve,* And offers me his grace. 5 I will accept his offers now : From every sin depart ; Perform my oft-repeated vow, And render him my heart. 488 L. M. Psalm li. 5-8. 1 Lord, we are vile, conceived in sin, And born unholy and unclean ; Sprung from the man wrhose guilty fall Corrupts his race, and taints us all. PENITENTIAL. 405 2 Soon as we draw our infant breath. The seeds of sin grow up for death : Thy law demands a perfect heart, Bin lied in every part. 3 Great God, create my heart anew, id form my spirit pure and true; O make me wise betimes to see My danger and my remedy. Heboid, I fall before thy face ; My only refuge is thy grace : ward forms can make me clean ; The leprosy lies deep within. 5 No bleeding bird, nor bleeding beast, Nor hyssop branch, nor sprinkling priest, Nor running brook, nor flood, nor sea, Can wash the dismal stain away. ) J<-n real : I ime, and 1 will save you all. . full of truth and !• We t hy kindest * ord obey ; i 1 let thy mercies proTe ; Take our load of guilt away : Fain we would on thee n lir every care, To thine arms of inenw fly, Find our lasting quiet there. 408 PENITENTIAL. 3 Burdened with a world of grief, Burdened with our sinful load, Burdened with this unbelief, Burdened with the wrath of God; Lo ! we come to thee for ease, True and gracious as thou art ; Now our groaning souls release, Write forgiveness on our heart. 492 C. M. C. Wesley Feeling after God. 1 God is in this and every place ! But O, how dark and" void ! To me 'tis one great wilderness, This earth without my God. 2 Empty of Him who all things fills, Till be his light impart, Till he his glorious self reveals, The veil is on my heart. 3 O thou who seest and know'st my grief, Thyself unseen, unknown ; Pity my helpless unbelief, And break my heart of stone. 4 Regard me with a gracious eye, The long-sought blessing give; And bid me, at the point to die, Behold thy face and live. 5 Now, Jesus, now the Father's love Shed in my heart abroad : The middle wall of sin remove, And let me into God. PENITENTIAL. 409 193 C. M. C. Wesley. Having the form of godliness. led to serve thee, Lord, AVith unavailing pain : I, and prayed, and read thy word; And heard it preached iii vain. \ Oft did I with th' assembly join, And near thy altar drew : A form of godliness was mine, The power I never knew. I rested in the outward law, Nor knew its deep desi'jn : The length and breadth I never saw, And height, of love Divine. To please thee thus at length I see, Vainly I hoped and strove ; For what arc outward things to thee, Unless they spring from love? the perfect law requires • h in the inward parts ; Our full consent, our whole desires, Our undivided hearts. Bnt T of means have made my boast, ( >f means an idol made ; The spirit in the letter lost, The substance in the shade. 410 PENITENTIAL. 7 Where am I now? what is my hope? What can my weakness do ? Jesus, to thee my soul looks up: 'Tis thou must make it new. 494 C. M. C. Wesley. Seeking the power. 1 Still, for thy loving-kindness, Lord, I in thy temple wait : I look to find thee in thy word, Or at thy table meet. 2 Here in thine own appointed ways, I wait to learn thy will ; Silent I stand before thy face, And hear thee say, " Be still \n 3 " Be still ! and know that I am God !"— 'Tis all I live to know ; To feel the virtue of thy blood, And spread its praise below ! 4 I wait my vigor to renew, Thine image to retrieve ! The veil of outward things pass through, And gasp in thee to live. 5 I work ; and own the labor vain, And thus from works I cease : I strive ; and see my fruitless pain, Till God create my peace. 6 Fruitless, 'till thou thyself impart, Must all my efforts prove ; PENITENTIAL. 411 .They cannot change a sinful heart, They cannot purchase love. f I do the things thy laws enjoin, And then the strife give o'er ; To thee I then the whole resign, I trust in means no more. 3 I trust in him who stands between The Father's wrath and me ; Jesus thou great eternal Mean, I look for all from thee ! 495 S. M. C. Wesley. The humbled Pharisee. 1 My gracious, loving Lord, To thee what shall I say ? Well may I tremble at thy word, And scarce presume to pray ! 2 Yes, Lord, well might I fear, Fear e'en to ask thy grace ; , So oft have I, alas! drawn near, And mocked thee to thy face. 3 With all pollutions stained, Thy hallowed courts I trod ; Thy name and temple I profaned, And dared to call thee God. 4 My nature I obeyed ; My own desires pursued ; And still a den of thieves I made The hallowed house of < i d. 412 PENITENTIAL. 5 My sin and nakedness I studied to disguise : Spoke to my soul a flatting peace, And put out my own eyes. 6 In fig leaves I appeared, Nor with my form would part ; But still retained a conscience scared, A hard deceitful heart. 496 L. M. Hart. Hardness of heart lamented. 1 O for a glance of heavenly day, To take this stubborn heart away. And thaw with beams 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. 3 To hear the sorrows thou hast felt, 0 Lord, an adamant would melt ! But I can read each moving line, And nothing moves this heart of mine. 4 Thy judgment, too, unmoved I hear, (Amazing thought!) which devils fear: Goodness and wrath in vain combine To stir this stupid heart of mine. 5 But something yet can do the deed : And that blest something much I need: PENITENTIAL. 413 Thy Spirit can from dross refine, And melt and change this heart of mine. 407 C. M. Addison. Contrition. 1 When, rising from the bed of death. O'erwhelmed with guilt and fear, I view my Maker face to face, 0 how shall I appear ! 2 If yet, while pardon may he found, And mercy may be sought, My soul with inward horror shrinks, And trembles at the thought : 3 AVI) en thou, 0 Lord, shalt stand disclosed In majesty severe, And sit in judgment on my soul, O how shall I appear! 4 O may my broken, contrite heart, Timely my sins lament. And early with repentant tears Eternal woe prevent. 5 Behold the sorrows of my heart, Ere yet it be too late ; And hear my Saviour's dying groan, To give those son lit! ft For never shall my soul despair Her pardon to secure, Who knows thine only Son hath died To make that pardon sure 414 PENITENTIAL. 498 7,7,7,7,7,7. C. Wesley. Contrition. 1 Hearts of stone, relent, relent, Break, by Jesus' cross subdued, See his body mangled, rent, Covered with a gore of blood ! Sinful soul, what hast thou done? Murdered God's eternal Son. 2 Yes, your sins have done the deed, Drove the nails that fix him here, Crowned with thorns his sacred, head. Pierced him with the soldier's spear, Made his soul a sacrifice : For a sinful world he dies. 3 Shall we let him die in vain ? Still to death pursue our God? Open tear his wounds again, Trample on his precious blood? No : with all our sins we part — Saviour, take my broken heart ! 499 S. M. C. Wesley. Sum%endering the lie art. 1 When shall thy love constrain, And force me to thy breast ? When shall my soul return again To her eternal rest? 2 Ah ! what avails my strife, My wand'ring to and fro? PENITENTIAL. 415 Thou hast the words of endless life : Ah ! whither should I go ? Thy condescending grace To me did freely move : It calls me still to seek thy face, And stoops to ask my love. Lord, at thy feet I fall, I groan to he set free: I fain would now ohey the call, And give up all for thee. | To rescue me from woe, Thou didst with all things part, Didst lead a Buff'ring life helow, To gain my worthless heart. i My worthless heart to gain, The God of all that breathe Was found in fashion as a man, And died a cursed death. SOO S. M. C. Wesley. Concluded. And can I vet delay My little all to give? To tear my soul from earth away For Jesus to receive? I Nay, hut I yield, I yield! I can hold out no more: I sink, by dying love compelled, And own thee, conqueror) 416 PENITENTIAL. 3 Though late, I all forsake ; My friends, my all resign : Gracious Redeemer, take, 0 take, And seal me ever thine ! 4 Come, and possess me whole, Xor hence again remove : Sett'le and fix my wav'ring soul With all thy weight of love. 5 My one desire be this, thy only love to know ; To seek and taste no other bliss, No other good below. 6 My life, my portion thou, thou all-sufficient art ; My hope, my heavenly treasure, now Enter and keep my heart. 501 L. M. C. TVesle Feeling after Christ. 1 \Vhen, gracious Lord, when shall it be That I shall rind pay all in thee ? The fulness of thy promise prove, The seal of thine eternal love ? 2 A poor blind child I wander here, If haply I may feel thee near : O dark*! dark*! dark | 1 still must say, Amidst the blaze oi gospel day. 3 Thee, only thee, I fain would find, And cast the world and flesh behind : PENITENTIAL. 417 Thou, only thou, to me be given, Of all thou hast in earth to heaven. i When from the arm of flesh set free, Jesus, my soul shall fly to thee : Jesus, when I have lost my all, 1 shall upon thy bosom fall. 502 S. M. C. Wesley-. Struggling after Christ. 1 Ah ! whither should I go. Burdened, and sick, and faint ! To whom should I my troubles show. And pour out my complaint? My Saviour bids me come; Ah! why do I delay ? He calls the weary sinner home, And yet from him I stay ! 2 What is it keeps me back, From which I cannot part? Which will not let the Saviour take Possession of my heart ! Some cursed thing unknown Must surely lurk within ; Some idol which I will not own, Some secret bosom -sin. 3 Jesus, the hindrance show, •Which I have feared to see ; And let me nowT consent to know What keeps me back from thee. 418 PENITENTIAL, Searcher of hearts, in mine Thy trying power display ; Into its darkest corners shine, And take the veil away. I now believe in thee Compassion reigns alone ; According to my faith, to me 0 let it, Lord, be done ! In me is all the bar, Which thou wouldst fain remove ; Remove it, and I shall declare That God is only love. 503 0,0,8,0,0,8. The mourner. C. Wesley* 1 Jesus, if still the same thou art, If all thy promises are sure, Set up thy kingdom in my heart, And make me rich, for I am poor : To me be all thy treasures given, The kingdom of an inward heaven. 2 Thou hast pronounced the mourners blest, And lo ! for thee I ever mourn ; I cannot, no, I will not rest, Till thou, my only rest, return ; Till thou, the Prince of peace, appear, And I receive the Comforter. 3 Where is the blessedness, bestowed On all that hunger after thee ? I hunger now, I thirst for God ; See the poor fainting sinner, see ; PENITENTIAL. 419 And satisfy with endless peace, And fill ine with thy righteousness. 4 Shine on thy work, disperse the gloom ; Light in thy light I then shall see ; Say i" my bouI, Thy light is come, Glory divine is risen on thee ; Thy warfare's past, thy mourning's o'er ; Look up, for thou shalt weep no more." 10 1 L. M. C. Wesley. 1 Whom man forsakes thou wilt not leave, Ready the outcasts to receive ; Though all my sitnpleness I own, And all my faults to thee are known. 2 Ah ! wherefore did I ever doubt? Thou wilt in no wise cast me out, — A helpless soul that comes to thee, With only sin and misery. 3 Lord, I am sick, — my sickness cure: I want, — do thou enrich the poor: Under thy mighty hand I stoop, 0 lift the abject sinner up ! 4 Lord, I am blind, — be thou my sight : Lord, I am weak,— be thou my might: • A helper of the helpless be, And let me find my all in thee ! 420 » PENITENTIAL. 505 7,6,7,6,7,8,7,6. C. Wesley. Humble confession. 1 Wretched, helpless, and distressed, Ah! whither shall I fly? Ever gasping after rest, I cannot find it nigh: Naked; sick, and poor, and blind, Fast bound in sin and misery, Friend of sinners, let me find My help, my all, in thee! 2 I am all unclean, unclean, Thy purity I want ; My whole heart is sick of sin, And my whole head is faint : Full of putrefying sores, Of bruises, and of wounds, my soul Looks to Jesus, help implores, And gasps to be made whole. 3 In the wilderness I stray ; My foolish heart is blind ; Nothing do I know ; the way Of peace I cannot find : Jesus, Lord, restore my sight, And take. O take the veil away I Turn my darkness into light, My midnight into day. 4 Naked of thine image, Lord, . Forsaken, and alone : Unrenewed, and unrestorea, I have not thee put on : , PENITENTIAL. " 421 Over me thy mantle spread, Send down thy likeness; from above; Let thy goodness he displayed, And wrap me in thy love ! 5 Poor, alas! thou know'st I am, And would be poorer still ; See my wretchedness and shame, And all my vileness feel. n >d thing in me resides, My soul La all an aching void, Till thy Spirit here abides, And I am filled with God. 6 Jesus, full of truth and grace, In thee is all I want : Be the wand'rer's resting-place, A cordial to the faint; Make me rich, for I am poor: In thee may I my Eden lind; To the dying, health restore, And eyesight to the blind. 7 Clothe me with thy holiness, Thy meek humility ; Put on me this glorious dress, Endue my soul with thee : Let thine image 1 >e restored, Thy name and nature let me prove; With thy fulness fill me, Lord, And perfect me in love. 422 » PENITENTIAL. 506 L. M. Beddome. Burden of Guilt. 1 Lord, with a grieved and aching heart, To thee I look, to thee I cry ; Supply my wants, and ease my smart; O, hear "an humble prisoner's sigh. 2 Here on my soul the burden lies ; Ko human power can ease the load; My numerous sins against me rise, And far remove me from my God. 3 Break, break, 0 Lord, these tyrant chains And set the struggling captive free ; Redeem from everlasting pains, And bring me safe to heaven and theb 507 L. X. C.Wesley. Pathetic pleadings. 1 My surf' rings all to thee are known Tempted in every point like me ! Regard my grief, regard thy own ; Jesus, remember Calvary! 2 O call to mind thy earnest prayers ! Thy agony and sweat of blood ! Thy strong and bitter cries and tears : Thy mortal groan, " My God ! my God !" 3 For whom didst thou the cross endure ? Who nailed thy body to the tree? Did not thy death my life procure ? O let thy bowels answer me ! PENITENTIAL. 423 4 Art thou not touched with human woe? Hath pity left the Son of man? Dost thou not all my sorrows know, And claim a share in all my pain? -■> Thou wilt not break a hruised reed, Or quench the smallest spark of grace, Till through the soul thy power is spread, Thy all-victorious righteousness. G Tho day of small and feeble things I know thou never wilt despise; I know, with healing in his wings, The Sun of righteousness shall rise. 508 L. M. C. Wesley. Awful distress. 1 Thou Man of grief, 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 Mink beneath its load ; Thy feeble flesh abhorred to bear The wrath of an almighty God. I Father, if T may call thee so, rd my fearful heart's desire ; Remove this load of guilty woe, Nor let me in my sins expire ! : I tremble, lost the wrnth "Divine, Which bruises now my wretched soul, 424 PENITENTIAL. Should bruise this wretched soul of mine Long as eternal ages roll. 5 To thee my last distress I bring : The heightened fear of death I find; The tyrant, brandishing his sting, Appears, and hell is close behind. 6 I deprecate that death alone, That endless banishment from thee O save, and give me to thy Son, Who trembled, wept, and bled for me . 509 C. M. C. Wesley. The earnest suit. 1 O that I could my Lord receive, Who did the world redeem : Who gave his life that I might live A life concealed in him ! 2 0 that I could the blessing prove, My heart's extreme desire ! Live happy in my Saviour's love, And in his arms expire ! 3 In answer to ten thousand prayers, Thou pard'ning God, descend: Number me with salvation's heirs, My sins and troubles end. 4 Nothing I ask or want beside, Of ail in earth or heaven, But let me feel thy blood applied, And live and die forgiven. rENITENTIA- 425 510 7,7,7,7,7,7. C. Wesley. Why not now? Why not now, my God, my God? Ready If thou always art, Make in me thy mean abode, Take possession of my heart: If thoo canst so greatly bow, Friend of sinners, why not now? God of love, in this thy day, For thyself to thee I cry ; Dying, — if thou still delay, Must I not for ever die? Enter now thy poorest home ; Now, my utmost Saviour, come. ; 511 L. M. Doddridge. "Beginning at Jerusalem" 1 " Go," saith the Lord, " proclaim my grace To all the sons of Adam's race, Pardon for every crimson sin, And at Jerusalem begin. 2 "There, where my blood, not fully dry, Stands warm upon Mount Calvary, That blood shall purge away their guilt, By whom so lately it was srjilt. S " Now let the daring rebels turn, And o'er their bleeding Sovereign mourn : Their bleeding Sovereign shall forgive, And bid the rebels look and live." 426 PENITENTIAL. 4 Is this thy voice, all-gracious Lord? And did the rebles hear thy word? And did they fall beneath thy feet, And on their knees forgiveness meet ? 5 Then may I hope for mercy too: Such love can my hard heart subdue, And give this guilty soul a place Among these captives of thy grace. 512 C. M. HlGINBOTHAM. Repentance in View of the Cross. 1 And can mine eyes, without a tear, A weeping Saviour see ? Shall I not weep his groans to hear, Who groaned and died for me ? 2 Blest Jesus, let those tears of thine Subdue each stubborn foe ; Come, fill my heart with love divine, And bid my sorrows flow. 513 C. M. C. Wesley The prisoner of hope. 1 Thou hidden God, for whom I groan, Till thou thyself declare, God, inaccessible, unknown, — Regard a sinner's prayer! A sinner welt'ring in his blood, Un purged and unforgiven ; Far distant from the living God, As far as hell from heaven. PENITENTIAL. 427 2 An unregen'rate child of man. To thee for faith I call; Pity thy fallen creature's pain, And raise me from my fall. The darkness which through thee I feel Thou only canst remove ; Thy own eternal power reveal, Thy everlasting love. 3 Thou hast in unbelief shut up, That grace may let me go ; In hope, believing against hope, I wait the truth to know. Thou wilt in me reveal thy name, Thou wilt thy light afford > Bound and oppressed, Vet thine I am, The pris'ner of the Lord. 4 I would not to my foe submit; I hate the tyrant's chain ; Send forth the pris'ner from the pit, N»>r let me cry in vain. Show me the blood that bought my peace, The oov'nant blood apply, And all my griefs at once shall cease, And all my sins shall die. 5 Now, Lord, if thou art power, descend, The mountain-sin remove; My unbelief and troubles end, if thou art truth and love. Speak, Jesus, speak into my heart, What thou for me hast done ! A ray of living faith impart, And God is all my own. 428 PENITENTIAL. 514 CM. c.w &m The prisoner of hope. 1 Let the redeemed give thanks and praise To a forgiving God ! My feeble voice I cannot raise, till washed in Jesus' blood : 2 Till, at thy coming from above, My mountain-sin depart, And fear gives place to filial love, And peace o'erflows my heart. 3 Pris'ner of hope, I still attend Th' appearance of my Lord, These endless doubts and fears to end, And speak my soul restored : 4 Restored by reconciling grace ; With present pardon blessed ; And fitted by true holiness For my eternal rest. 5 The peace which man can ne'er conceive, The love and joy unknown, Now, Father, to thy servant give, And claim me for thine own. 6 My God, through Jesus pacified, My God, thyself declare ; And draw me to his open side, And plunge the sinner there ! PENITENTIAL. 429 &15 8,8,6. C. Wesley. The prisoner of hope. Thee Jesus, thee, the sinner's Friend 1 follow on to apprehend, Renew the glorious strife; Divinely confident and bold : With faith's strong arm on thee lay hold, Thee, my eternal life. Thy heart, I know, thy tender heart D<«th in my sorrows feel its part, And at my tears relent ; "My powerful Bighfl thou canst not bear, Nor stand the vi'lenee of my prayer, My prayer omnipotent I Give me the prace, the love I claim ; Thy Spirit now demands thy name; Thou know'st the Spirit's will ; lie helps my soul's infirmity, Arid strongly intercedes for me With groans unspeakable. Answer, 0 Lord, thy Spirit's groan ! O make to me thy nature known ; Thy hidden name impart ! (Thy name and nature are the same : Tell me thy nature, and thy name, And write it on my heart. rO 8,8,G. (". Wesley. Concluded. Pris'ner of hope — to thee I turn, And, < ainly confident, I mourn, 430 PENITENTIAL. And pray and weep for thee : Tell me thy love, thy secret tell, Thy mystic name in me reveal, Reveal thyself in me. 2 Descend, pass by me, and proclaim, 0 Lord of hosts, thy glorious name, — The Lord, the gracious Lord, Long-suffering, merciful, and kind. The God who always bears in mind His everlasting word. 3 Plenteous he is in truth and grace ; He wills that all the fallen race Should turn, repent, and live ; His pard'ning grace for all is iree ; Transgression, sin, iniquity, He freely doth forgive. 4 Mercy he doth for thousands keep ; He goes and seeks the one lost sheep, And brings his wand'rer home ; And every soul that sheep might be : Come, then, my Lord, and gather me, My Jesus, quickly come. 517 L. M. C. Lesley Fleeing to the sinner's Friend. 1 Jesus, the sinner's Friend, to thee, Lost and undone, for aid I flee : Weary of earth, myself} and sin ; Open thine arms and take me in. PENITENTIAL. 431 2 Pity and heal my sin-sick soul ; "lis thou alone canst make me whole: Fall'n, till in me thine image shine, And lust I am till thou art mine. 3 Awake, the woman's con qu' ring seed, Awake, and bruise the serpent's head I Tread down thy foes, with power control Thvi beast and devil in my soul. 4 What shall I say thy grace to move? Lord, 1 am sin, — hut thou art love: I give up every plea beside, M Lord, I am lo6t — but thou hast died." i518 L. M. C. Wesley. The penitent at the table. How "long, thou faithful God, shall I Her.- in thy ways forgotten lie? Whep shall the means of healing be The channels of thy grace to me ? 2 Sinners, on every side, step in, And wash away their pain and sin, But, T a helpless, .-in-sick soul, Still lie expiring at the pool. 3 In vain I taste the broken bread, I cannot on thy mercy feed ; In vain I drink the hallowed wine, I cannot taste the love Divine. I Thou seest me lying at the pool, 1 would thou know st I would be whole : 432 PENITENTIAL, 0 let the troubled waters move, And minister thy healing love. 5 Surely if thou the symbols bless, The cov'nant blood shall seal my peace, Thy flesh, e'en now, shall be my food, And all my soul be filled with God. 519 C. M. C. Wesley. Quickening Spirit and Word. Matt. xvi. 25. 1 Be it according to thy word ! This moment let it be ! O that I now, my gracious Lord, Might lose my life for thee ! 2 Now, Jesus, let thy powerful death Into my being come ; Slay the old Adam with thy breath,— The man of sin consume ! 3 Withhold whate'er my flesh requires Poison my pleasant food ; Spoil my delights, ray vain desires, My all of creature good ! 4 My old affections mortify ; Nail to the cross my will ; Daily and hourly bid me die, Or altogether kill 1 5 Jesus, my life, appear within, And bruise the serpent's head : Enter my soul, extirpate sin, Cast out the cursed seed ! PENITENTIAL. 433 6 Hast thou not made me willing, Lord Would I not die this hour? Then speak the Killing, quick'ning word, Slay, raise me, by thy power! 7 Slay me, and I in thee shall trust, With thy dead men arise ! Awake, and sing out of the dust, Soon as this nature dies. 8 D let it now make haste to die, The mortal wound receive ! So shall I live ; and yet not I, But Christ in me shall live. 9 le it according to thy word ! This moment let it be ; The life I lose for thee, my Lord I find again in thee. 52* 8,8,8,8,8,8. C. Wesley. The backslider's resolve. 1 Y&8, from this instant, now, I will To my offended Father cry; M/ base ingratitude I feel, v'ilest of all thy children, I; Net worthy to be called thy Son ; Yet will I thee, my Father, own. 2 Guide of my life hast thou not been, And rescued me from passion's power? Ter thousand times preserved from sin, ISor let the greedy grave devour? 434 PENITENTIAL. And wilt thou now thy wrath retain? Nor ever love thy child again? 3 If thou hast called me to return, If weeping at thy feet I fall, The prodigal thou wilt not spurn, But pity and forgive me all, In answer to my Friend above, In honor of his* bleeding love. 521 S. M. C. Wesie* The backslider's return. 1 0 Jesus! full of grace, To thee I make my moan : Let me again behold thy face, Call home thy banished one. 2 Again my pardon seal, Again my soul restore, And freely my backslidings heal, And bid me sin no more. 3 Wilt thon not bid me rise? Speak, and my soul shall live : Forgive, my gasping spirit cries, Abundantly forgive. 4 For thine own mercy's sake, Relieve my wretchedness : And O, my pardon give me back, And give me back my peace ! 5 Again thy love reveal, Restore that inward heaven : PENITENTIAL. 435 0 grant me once again to feel, Through faith, niy sins forgiven ! 6 Thy utmost mercy show: Say to my drooping soul, In peace and full assurance go, Thy faith hath made thee whole. 522 L. M. C. Wesley. The backslider's confession. 1 Saviour, I now with shame confess My thirst for creature happiness: By base desires I wronged thy love, Aid forced thy mercy to rem- >ve. 2 Yet would I not regard thy stroke; BuL., when thou didst thy grace revoke, And when thou didst thy face conceal, Thj absence I relus>ed to feci. 3 I knew not that the Lord was gone; In ir.y own forward will went on: 1 livtd to the desires of men, And hou ka&t all my wand'rings seen. 4 Yet, 0 the riches of thy grace ! Thou, who hast seen my evil ways, Wilt freely my backslidings heal, And pardon on my conscience seal. 5 For this I at thy footstool wait, Till thai my peace again create — Fruit oi thy gracious lips— restore My peace, and bid me sin no more ! 436 PENITENTIAL. 523 C. M. Cowper. The backslider's prayer. 1 0 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 enjoyed ! How sweet their mem'ry still ! But they have left an aching void The world can never fill. 4 Return, 0 holy Dove, return, Sweet messenger of rest ! I hate the sins that made thee mourn, And drove thee from my breast. 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 Goc, Calm and serene my frame ; So purer light shall mark the road That leads me to the Lamb. PENITENTIAL. 4P>7 21 C.BL C. Wesley. The backslider's suit. the all-restoring Word, fallen spirit's hope, r thy lovely likeness, Lord, Ah ! when shall I wake up ! Th^u, O my God, thou onlv art The Life, the Truth, the W&R k< n my soul, instruct my heart, My ftinlring footsteps stay. II thou hast in earth below, In beaven above, to give, thy onlv love to know, In thee to walk and live. Fill me with all the life of love; In mystic onion join Me t'» thyself, and let me prove The fellowship Divine. > Open the intercourse between My longing soul and thee, roke oil" again To all eternity. 525 7,G,7,r;,7,8,7,0. C. Wesley. The backslider's supplication. L Jesus, Friend of sinners, hear. ►nee again 1 pray : From my debt of sin set clear, For I have naught to pay : 438 PENITENTIAL. Speak, 0 speak the kind release, A poor backsliding soul restore; Love me freely, seal my peace, And bid me sin no more. 2 For my selfishness and pride, Thou hast withdrawn thy grace ; Left me long to wander wide, An outcast from thy face ; But I now my sins confess, And mercy, mercy, I implore; Love me freely, seal my peace, And bid me sin no more. 3 Sin's deceitfulness hath spread A hardness o'er my heart ; But if thou thy Spirit shed, The hardness shall depart : Shed thy love, thy tenderness, And let me feel thy sofrning power, Love me freely, seal my peace, And bid me sin no more. 526 S. M. C. Wesley. The backslider's complaint. 1 And wilt thou yet be found? And may I still draw near? Then listen to the plaintive sound Of a poor sinner's prayer. 2 Jesus, thine aid afford, If still the same thou art: To thee I look, to thee, my Lord ! Lift up a helpless heart. PENITENTIAL. 439 3 Thou seest my troubled breast, The strugglings of my will, The foes that interrupt my rest, The agonies I feel. 4 The daily death I prove, Saviour, to thee is known : 'Tis worse than death my God to love, And not my God alone. 5 O my offended Lord, Restore my inward peace: I know thou canst ; pronounce the word, And bid the tempest cease ! 6 I long to see thy face, Thy spirit I implore, The living water of thy grace, That I may thirst no more. 527 7s. C. Wesley. The backslider's plea. 1 Depth of mercy ! can there be Mercy still reserved for me? Can my God his wrath forbear? Me, the chief of sinners, spare? 2 I have long withstood his grace, Long provoked him to his face; Would not hearken to his calls; Grievod him by a thousand falls. 3 Lo! I cumber still the ground : Lo ! an Advocate is found ! 440 PENITENTIAL. " Hasten not to cut him down : Let this barren soul alone !" 4 Jesus speaks, and pleads his blood : He disarms the wrath of God ! Now my Father's bowels move ; Justice lingers into love. 5 Kindled his relentings are ; Me he now delights to spare ; Cries, " How shall I give thee up?" Lets the lifted thunder drop. 6 There for me the Saviour stands , Shows his wounds, and spreads his hands: God is love ! I know, I feel ; Jesus weeps, and loves me still. 7 Jesus, answer from above : Is not all thy nature love ? Wilt thou not the wrong forget? Suffer me to kiss thy feet ? 8 If I rightly read thy heart, If thou all compassion art, Bow thine ear, in mercy bow ! Pardon and accept me now. 9 Pity from thine eye let fall ; By a look my soul recall : Now the stone to flesh convert, Cast a look, and break my heart. 10 Now incline me to repent ! Let me now my fall lament ! Now my foul revolt deplore! Weep, believe, and sin no more. PENITENTIAL. 441 >28 €. M. Watts. The Royal Comforter. John xiv. 16-26. Why should the children of a king uourning all their days? Qteat comforter, descend, and bring The token of thy grace! I Dost thou not dwell in all thy saints, And seal the heirs of heav'n? When wilt thou banish my complaints, And show my sins forgiv'n? ire my conscience of her part In tl\e liedeemer's blood; And bear thy witness with my heart, That I am born of God. 4 Thou art I lie earnest of his love The pledge of joys to come : May thy blest wings, celestial dove, Safely convey me home. 520 ( *. M. G Wesley. The backslider's recoi> 1 O why did I my Saviour |ea So soon unfaithful prove! How could I thy good Spirit grieve, And sin against thy love! 2 But 0! how soon thy wrath is o'er, And pard'nin^ love takes place! As.^: . imr, to adore The riches of thy grace. 442 PENITENTIAL. 3 0 could I lose myself in thee, Thy depth of mercy prove, Thou vast, unfathomable sea Of unexhausted love ! 4 My humbled soul, when thou art near, In dust and ashes lies : How shall a sinful worm appear, Or meet thy purer eyes ? 5 I loathe myself when God I see, And into nothing fall ; Content if thou exalted be, And Christ be all in all. 530 7,6,7,6,7,8,7,6. C. Wesley. The backslider's pardon. 1 Lord, and is thine anger gone, And art thou pacified? After all that I have done, Cast thou no longer chide? Let thy love my heart constrain, And all my restless passions sway : Keep me, lest I turn again Out of the narrow way. 2 If I have begun once more Thy sweet return to feel, — If e'en now I find thy power Present my soul to heal, — Still and quiet may I lie, Nor struggle out of thine embrace : Never nore resist or fly From thy pursuing grace. PENITENTIAL. 443 'To the cross, thine altar, bind Me with the cords of love; Fivcd<>m never let me find From thee, my Lord, to move : That I never, never more May with my much-loved Master part, To the posts of mercy's door 0 nail my willing heart ! See my utter helplessness, And leave me not alone ; 0 preserve in perfect peace, And seal me for thine own ! M< re and more thyself reveal, Thy presence let me always find; Comfort, and confirm, and heal My feeble, sin-sick mind. S As the apple of thine eye, Thy weakest servant keep; Help me at thy feet to lie, And there for ever wee]) : Tears of joy mine eyes o'er flow, That I have any hope of heaven; Much of love I ought to know, For I have much forgiven. 531 S. M. Anon. Confession. L Once more we meet to pray, Once more our guilt confess : Turn not, () Lord, thine caraway From creatures in distress. 444 PENITI^TIAL. 2 Our sins to heaven ascend, ngeance cry ; 0 God, behold u rA, Who interceded on nigh. 3 Th Th»r m yearn, Ae : bath done be: Return to us, O God, re* And ne'e* fan :re. 532 S. M. Era Col. 1 Ah, how Bthall fallen man Be ; q If he contend in righteousn ifl rod. 2 If he T'ur wa;- g one of th .ults A j 3 AH- rful God, - :h? unequal strife : in the en 4 The mountains, in thy wrath, .ke ; PENITENTIAL. 445 The trembling earth deserts her place ; Her rooted pillars shake. Ah, how shall guilty man Contend with such a God? None, none can meet him, and escape, But through the Saviour's blood. 533 H. M. Beddomk. The efficacious Fountain. 1 From thy dear, pierced side, Unspotted Lamb of God, e forth a min-led stream t >f water and of blood: My sinful soul I Till every stain There I would lay, | Is washed away. 2 'Tis from this sacred spring A sovereign virtue flows, Tu heal my painful wounds, And cure my deadly woes: Here, then, I'll bathe", | Till not a wound And bathe again, | Or woe remain. 3 A fountain 'tis, unsealed, l>ivinely rich and free, Q fur all who come, And open, too, fur me : To this pure fount I Tome, sinners, come, Will I repair; | There's merry there- 446 JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. 534 S. M. Cowper. Trembling Solicitude. 1 My former hopes are fled; My terror now begins ; Feel, alas! that I am dead In trespasses and sins. 2 Ah, whither shall I fly? I hear the thunder roar : The law proclaims destruction nigh, And vengeance at the door. 3 When I review my ways, I dread impending doom ; But hark ! a friendly whisper says : " Flee from the wrath to come." 4 I see, or think I see, A glimmering from afar, A beam of day that shines for me, To save me from despair. 5 Forerunner of the sun, It mark's the pilgrim's way: I'll gaze upon it while I run, And watch the rising day. JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. 535 S. M. C. Wesley. Internal Religion. 1 John i. 3-11. 1 How can a sinner know His sins on earth forgiven ? JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. 447 How can my gracious Saviour show, My name inscnb'd in heaven? 2 What we have felt and seen With confidence we tell; And publish to the sons of men, The signs infallible. 3 We who in Christ believe That he fur us hath died, We all his unknown peace receive, And feel his blood applied. 4 Exults our ricing soul, DisDuftlehM of her load, And swells unutterably full Of glory ai.d of God. 5 His love surpass jug far The love of all beneath, We find with. in our hearts, and dare The pointless darts of death. 6 Stronger than death, or hell The Bacrea power we prove; And conqu'rivr of the world we dwell In heaven, who dwell in love. 536 L. M. C. Wesley. "And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took tlte knife to slay his son." Gen. xxii. 10. 1 Abraham, when severely tried, His faith by his obdience show'd ; He with the harsh command complied, And gave his Isaac back to God. 4.S JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. 2 His son the father offer'd up, Son of his age, his only son ; Object of all his joy and hope, And less belov'd than God alone. 3 O for a faith like his, that we The bright example may pursue ; May gladly give up all to thee, To whom our more than all is due. 4 Now, Lord, to thee our all we leave, Our willing soul thy call obeys; Pleasure, and wealth, and fame we give, Freedom, and life — to win thy grace. 5 Is there a thing than life more dear? A thing from which we cannot part? We can we now rejoice to tear The idol from our bleeding heart. 6 Jesus, accept our sacrifice ; All things for thee we count but loss ; Lo ! at thy word our idol dies, Dies on the altar of thy cross. 7 For what to thee, 0 Lord, we give, A hundred-fold we here obtain : And soon with thee shall all receive, And loss shall be eternal gain. 537 L. M. J. Wesley. [From the German of Zinzendorf.] Receiving the atonement 1 Jesus, thy blood and righteousness My beauty are, my glorious dress : n JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. 449 'Midst flaming worlds, in these arrayed, With joy shall I lift up my head. 2 Bold shall I stand in thy great day, For who aught to my charge shall lay ? Fully absolved through these I am, From sin, and fear, from guilt and shame. 3 The holy, meek, unspotted Lamb, Who from the Father's bosom came, Who died for me, e'en me, t' atone, Nor for my Lord and God I own. 4 Lord, I believe thy precious blood, Which, at the mercy-seat of God, For ever doth for sinners plead, For me, e'en for my soul, was shed. 5 Lord, I believe were sinners more Than sands upon the ocean shore, Thou hast for all a ransom paid, For all a full atonement made. 538 S. M. Watts. Psalm xxxii. 1-0. 1 O blessed souls are they, Whose sins are covered o'er! Divinely blessed, to whom the Lord Imputes their guilt no more. 2 They mourn their follies past, And keep their hearts with care : Their lips and lives, without deceit, Shall prove their faith sincere. 450 JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. 3 While I concealed my guilt, I felt the fest'ring wound; Till I confessed my sins to thee, And ready pardon found. 4 Let sinners learn to pray. Let saints keep near the throne: Our help in times of deep distress Is found in God alone. 539 C. M, C. Wesley. Opening worship. 1 0 for a thousand tongues to sing My great Redeemer's praise ! The glories of my God and King, The triumphs of his grace ! 2 My gracious Master and my God, Assist me to proclaim, — To spread through all the earth abroad The honors of thy Name. 3 Jesus ! the Xame that charms our fears, That bids our sorrows cease ; 'Tis music in the sinner's ears, ?Tis life, and health, and peace. 4 He breaks the power of cancelled sin, He sets the pris'ner free : His blood can make the foulest clean ; His blood availed for me. 5 He speaks — and, listening to his voice, New life the dead receive ; JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. 451 The mournful, broken hearts rejoice ; The humble poor believe. 6 Hear him, ye deaf; his praise, ye dumb, Your loosened tongues employ ; Ye blind, behold your Saviour come, And leap, ye lame, for joy. 540 C. M. C. Wesley. Concluded. 1 Look unto Him, ye nations ; own Your God, ye fallen race ; Look, and be saved through faith alone, Be justified by grace. See all your sins on Jesus laid : The Lamb of God was slain : His soul was once an oflf'ring made For every soul of man. Awake from guilty nature's sleep, And Christ shall give you light : Cast all your sins into the deep, And wash the Ethiop white. With me, your chief, ye then shall know, Shall feel, your sins forgiven ; Anticipate your heaven below, And own that love is heaven. 541 L. M. Watts Opening worship. 1 Jesus, thou everlasting King, Accept the tribute which we bring : 452 JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. Accept thy well-deserved renown, And wear our praises as thy crown. 2 Let every act of worship be Like our espousals, Lord, to thee — Like the blest hour, when from above We firot received the pledge of love. 3 The gladness of that happy day, O may it ever, ever stay ! Nor let our faith forsake its hold, Nor hope decline, nor love grow cold ! 4 Each foil' wing minute as it flies, Increase thy praise, improve our joys, Till we are raised to sing thy name At the great supper of the Lamb. 542 8,8,8,8,8,8. C. Wesley. An interest in Christ. 1 And can it be that I should gain An interest in the Saviour's blood? Died he for me, who caused his pain? For me, who him to death pursued? Amazing love ! how can it be That thou, my Lord, shouldst^Lie for me ! 2 'Tis myst'ry all ! th' Immortal dies ! Who can explore his strange design ! In vain the first-born seraph tries To sound the depth of love Divine ! 'Tis mercy all ! let earth adore: Let angel minds inquire no more. JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. 453 3 He left his Father's throne above ; (So free, so infinite his grace!) Emptied himself of all but love, And bled for Adam's helpless race : 'Tis mercy all, immense and free, For, O my God, it found out me! 4 Long my imprisoned spirit lay Fast bound in sin, and nature's night : Thine eye diffused a quick'ning ray ; I woke ; the dungeon flamed with light ! My chains fell off, my heart was free ; I rose, went forth, and followed thee. 5 No condemnation now I dread ; Jesus, and all in him, is mine! Alive in him, my living Head, And clothed in righteousness Divine, Bold I approach th' eternal throne, And claim the crown, through Christ, my own. 543 8,8,8,8,8,8. C. Wesley. [From the German of Itothe.] Exulting in the atonement. 1 Now I have found the ground wherein Sure my soul's anchor may remain ; The wounds of Jesus — for my sin IJefore the world's foundation slain, Whose mercy shall unshaken stay, "When heaven and earth are fled away. 2 Father, thine ovorlasting grace Our scanty thought surpasses far : 454 JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. Thy heart still melts with tenderness, Thy arms of love still open are, Returning sinners to receive, That mercy they may taste, and live. 3 O love, thou bottomless abyss ! My sins are swallowed up in thee ; Covered is my unrighteousness, Nor spot of guilt remains on me, "While Jesus' blood, through earth and skies, Mercy, free, boundless mercy, cries ! 4 By faith I plunge me in this sea : Here is my hope, my joy, my rest ; Hither, when hell assails,! flee ; I look into my Saviour's breast : Away, sad doubt and anxious fear, Mercy is all that's written there. 5 Though waves and storms go o'er my head, Though strength, and health, and friends, be gone, Though joys be withered all and dead, Though every comfort be withdrawn,— On this my steadfast soul relies, Father, thy mercy never dies. 6 Fixed on this ground will I remain, Though my heart fail, and flesh decay : This anchor shall my soul sustain, When earth's foundations melt away ; Mercy's full power I then shall prove, Loved with an everlasting love. JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. 455 545 L. M. C. Wesley. The uork of faith. 1 Author of faith, eternal Word, Whose Spirit breathes the active flame, Faith, like its finisher and Lord, To-day, as yesterday, the same : 2 To thee our humble hearts aspire, And ask the gift unspeakable : Increase in us the kindled fire, In us the work of faith fulfil. 3 By faith we know thee strong to save : Save us, a present Saviour, thou !) Whate'er we hope, by faith we have ; Future and past subsisting now. 4 To him that in thy name believes, Eternal life with thee is given : Into himself he all receives, — Pardon, and holiness, and heaven. 5 The things unknown to feeble sense, Unseen by reason's glimm'ring my, With strong, commanding evidence, Their heavenly origin display. 0 Faith lends its realizing light, The clouds disperse, the shadows fly, Th' Invisible appears in sight, And God is seen by mortal eye. 456 JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. 545 C. M. Watts. 1 Cor. vi. 9-11. 1 Not the malicious or profane, The wanton or the proud, Nor thieves, nor sland'rers, shall obtain The kingdom of our God. 2 Surprising grace ! and such were we, By nature and by sin ! Heirs of immortal misery, Unholy and unclean. 3 But wTe are washed in Jesus' blood, We're pardoned through his name, And the good Spirit of our God Has sanctified our frame. 4 0 for a persevering power, To keep thy just commands ! We would defile our hearts no more, No more pollute our hands. 546 S. M. Watts, Adoption. 1 Behold ! what wondrous grace The Father hath bestowed On sinners of a mortal race, — To call them sons of God ! 2 'Tis no surprising thing That we should be unknown: The Jewish world knew not their King, God's everlasting Son. JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. 457 3 Nor does it yet appear How great we must be made ; But when we see our Saviour here, We shall be like our Head. 4 A hop*, BO much divine, May trials well endure, May purge our souls from sense and sin, As Christ, the Lord, is pure. o If in my Father's love I share a filial part, Send town thy Spirit, like a dove, To /est upon my heart. 6 We would no longer lie Like siaves beneath the throne: My faith shull Abba, Father, cry, And thou tne kindred own. 547 S. M. C. Wesley. 1 We by his Spirit v>rove, And know the things of God, The things which freely of his love He hath on us bestowed. 2 His Spirit us he gave, Who dwells in us, wre know: The witness in ourselves we u.we, And all its fruits we show. 3 The meek and lowly heart That in our Saviour was, 458 JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. To us his Spirit does impart, And signs us with his cross. 4 Our nature's turned, our mind Transformed in all its powers ; And both the witnesses are joined, The Spirit of God with ours. 5 Whate'er our pard'ning Lord Commands, we gladly do ; And, guided by his sacred word, We all his steps pursue. 6 His glory our design, We live our God to please; And rise, with filial fear divine, To perfect holiness. 548 8,7,8,7,4,7. Anon. " Whom not having seen, we love.11 1 O thou God of my salvation, My Kedeemer irom all sin, Moved by thy Divine compassion, Who hast died my heart to win, I will praise thee : Where shall I thy praise begin? 2 Though unseen, I love the Saviour: He hath brought salvation near, — Manifests his pard'ning favor, And, when Jesus doth appear, Soul and body Shall his glorious image bear. JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. 459 3 While the angel choirs are crying, Glory to the great I AM ! I with them will still be vying, Glory, glory to the Lamb ! O how precious Is the sound of Jesus' name ! 4 Angels now are hov'ring round us, Unperceived they mix the throng, Wond'ring at the love that crowned us, Glad to join the holy song : Hallelujah! Love and praise to Christ belong ! 5 Now I see, with joy and wonder, Whence the gracious spring arose : Angel minds are lost to ponder Dying love's mysterious cause ; Yet the blessing, Down to all, to me it flows. 6 This hath set me all on fire ; Strongly glows the flame of love : Higher mounts my soul, and higher, Struggles for its swift remove ; Then I'll praise him In a nobler strain above ! 549 S. M. Watts. 1 Peter i. 8. 1 Not with our mortal eyes Have we beheld the Lord ; Yet we rejoice to hear his name, And love him in his word. 460 JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. 2 On earth we want the sight Of our Redeemer's face ; Yet, Lord, our inmost thoughts delight To dwell upon thy grace. 3 And when we taste thy love, Our joys divinely grow Unspeakable, like those above, And heaven begins below. 550 7s. Cowper. Love to the Saviour. 1 Hark, my soul, it is the Lord ! 'Tis thy Saviour, hear his word ! Jesus speaks, he speaks to thee : " &ay> poor sinner, lov'st thou me? 2 " I delivered thee when bound, And, when bleeding, healed thy wound; Sought thee wand'ring, set thee right, Turned thy darkness into light. . 3 " Can a mother's tender care Cease toward the child she bare? Yes, she may forgetful be, Yet will I remember thee. 4 " Mine is an unchanging love, Higher than the heights above, Deeper than the depths beneath, Free and faithful, strong as death. 5 u Thou shalt see my glory soon, When the work of faith is done, JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. 401 Partner of my throne shalt be : Say, poor sinner, lov'st thou me?" 6 Lord, it is my chief complaint That my love is still so faint ; Yet I love thee and adore : O for grace to love thee more ! 551 C. M. C. Wesley. Love and praise. 1 Infinite, unexhausted love! — Jesus and love are one — If still to me thy bowels move, They are restrained to none. 2 What shall I do my God to love, My loving God to praisie, The length, and breadth, and height to prove, And depth, of sovereign grace? 3 Thy sovereign grace to all extends, Immense and unconfined ; From age to age it never ends, It reaches all mankind. 4 Throughout the world its breadth is known, Wide as infinity, — So wide, it never passed by one, Or it had passed by me. 5 My trespass was grown up to heaven ; But far above the skies, Through Christ abundantly forgiven, I see thy mercies rise. 462 JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. 6 The depth of all-redeeming love, What angel tongue can tell ? O may I to the utmost prove The gift unspeakable ! 552 C. M. Newton, 11 The fruit of tlie Spirit is— joy." 1 Joy is a fruit that will not grow In nature's barren soil : All we can boast, till Christ we know, Is vanity and toil. 2 But where the Lord has planted grace, And made his glories known, There fruits of heavenly joy and peace Are found — and there alone. 4 A bleeding Saviour seen by faith — A sense of pard'ning love — A hope that triumphs over death- Give joys like those above. 4 To take a glimpse within the veil, To know that God is mine — Are springs of joy that never fail, Unspeakable, divine ! 5 These are the joys which satisfy, And sanctify the mind ; Which make the spirit mount on high, And leave the world behind. JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. 4G3 533 L. M. J. Wesley. [From the German.] Love and joy. 1 I 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 closed to all but thee ! Seal thou my breast, and let me wear That pledge of love for ever there. 3 How blest are they who still abide Close sheltered 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 quick'ning Spirit breathe? Thou giv'st the power thy grace to move : 0 wondrous grace ! 0 boundless love ! 55 1 L. M. J. Wesley. Concluded. 1 How can it be, thou heavenly King, That thou shouldst us to glory bring? Make slaves the partners of thy throne, Decked with a never-fading crown I 2 Hence our hearts melt, our eyes overflow, Our words are lost, nor will we know 464 JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. Nor will we think of aught beside, " My Lord, my Love is crucified." 3 Ah ! Lord, enlarge our scanty thought, To know the wonders thou hast wrought. Unloose our stamm'ring tongues to tell Thy love immense, unsearchable ! 4 First-born of many brethren thou, To thee, lo, all our souls we bow : To thee our hearts and hands we give ; Thine may we die, thine may we live. 555 L. M. C. Weslky Proverbs iii. 13-1S. 1 Happy the man that finds the grace, The blessing of God's chosen race, The wisdom coming from above, The faith that sweetly works by love. 2 Happy, beyond description, he Who knows ki The Saviour died for me J" The gift unspeakable obtains, And heavenly understanding gains. 3 Wisdom Divine ! who tells the price Of wisdom's costly merchandise? Wisdom to silver we prefer, And gold is dross compared to her. 4 Her hands are filled with length of days, True riches and immortal praise — Riches of Christ on all bestowed, And honor that descends from God. JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. 465 | To purest joys she all invites, Chaste, holy, spiritual delights: Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And all her flowery paths are peace. I Happy the man who wisdom gains; Thrice happy who his guest retains: He owns, and shall forever own, Wisdom, and Christ, and heaven are one. 556 C. St. Watts. God the source of joy. 1 My God, the spring of all my joys, The life of my delights, The glory of my brighter days, And comfort of my nights ! — 2 In darkest shades if thou appear, My dawning is begun ; Thou art my soul's bright morning star, And thou my rising sun. 3 The opening heavens around me shine With beams of sacred bliss, if Jesus show his mercy mine, And whisper I am his. My soul would leave this heavy clay At that transporting word, Run up with joy the shining way, To see and praise my Lord. 5 Fearless of hell and ghastly death, I'd break through every foe; 466 JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. The wings of love and arms of faith Would bear me conqu'ror through. 557 10,11,10,11. C. "Wesley. Heaven below. 1 My God, I am thine: What a comfort divine, What a blessing to know that my Jesus is 1 mine ! In th* heavenly Lamb thrice happy I am, — My heart doth rejoice at the sound of his name. 2 True pleasures abound In the rapturous I sound : Whoever hath found it, hath paradise found: My Jesus to know, And feel his blood now, — 'Tis life everlasting, 'tis heaven below. 3 Yet onward I haste To th' heavenly feast: That, that is the fulness ; but this is the taste ! And this I shall prove, Till with joy I remove To th/ heaven of heavens in Jesus's love. 558 8s. C. Wesley. Seraphic joy. 1 A fountain of life and of grace In Christ, our Redeemer, we see For us, who his offers embrace, For all, it is open and free : Jehovah himself doth invite To drink of his pleasures unknown, The streams of immortal delight That flow from his heavenly throne. JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. 467 2 As soon as in him we believe, By faith of his Spirit we take : And, freely forgiven, receive The mercy for Jesus's sake ! We gain a pure drop of his love ; The life of eternity know; Angelical happiness prove ; And witness a heaven below. 559 10,11,10,11. C. Wesley. Triumph. 1 All praise to the Lamb ! Accepted I am, I'm bold to believe on my Jesus's name : In him I confide, His blood is applied ; For me he has suffered, for me he has died. 2 Not a doubt can arise To darken the skies, Or hide for a moment my Lord from mine (-yes: In him I am blest, I lean on his breast, And lo ! in his wounds I continually re^fc, 560 10,10,11,11 C. Wesley. "All joy and peace hi believing?' Rejoice evermore With angels above, In Jesus's power, In Jeeus's love : With glad exultation Your triumph proclaim, Ascribing salvation To God and the Luinb. 2 Thou, Lord, our relief In trouble hast been, Hast saved us from grief, Hast saved us from sin : 468 JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. The power of thy Spirit Hath set our hearts free, And now we inherit All fulness in thee — 3 All fulness of peace, All fulness of joy, And spiritual bliss That never shall cloy : To us it is given In Jesus to know A kingdom, of heaven, A heaven below. 4 No longer we join, While sinners invite, Nor envy the swine Their brutish delight : Their joy is all sadness, Their mirth is all vain, Their laughter is madness, Their pleasure is pain. 5 O might they at last With sorrow return, The pleasure to taste For wrhich they were born ; Our Jesus receiving, Our happiness prove, The joy of believing, The heaven of love ! 561 11,9. C. Wesley. Ecstasy of the new-born soul. 1 How happy are they Who their Saviour obey, And have laid up their treasures above ! Tongue cannot express The sweet comfort and peace Of a soul in its earliest love ! 2 That comfort was mine, When the favor Di- vine I first found in the blood of the Lamb : JUSTIFICATION BY FAITII. 4C9 When my heart it believed, What a joy I received, What a heaven in Jesus's name ! Twas a heaven below My Redeemer to know, And the angels could do nothing more Than fall at his feet, And the story repeat, And the Lover of sinners adore. Jesus all the day long Was my joy and my song : 0 that all his salvation might see ! He hath loved me, I cried. He hath suffered and died, To redeem a poor rebel like me. On the wings of his love I was carried above All sin, and temptation, and pain : I could not believe that I ever should grieve. That I ever should suffer again. 6 I rode on the sky, Freely justified I, Nor did envy Elijah his seat : My soul mounted higher In a chariot of fire, And the moon it was under my feet. 7 0 the rapturous height Of that holy delight Which I felt in the life-giving blood! Of my Saviour possessed, I was perfectly blessed, As if filled with the fulness of God. 470 JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. 562 7s. C. Wf-sley. Bliss. 1 Jesus is our common Lord, He our loving Saviour is : By his death to life restored, Mis'ry we exchange for bliss — 2 Bliss to carnal minds unknown : 0 'tis more than tongue can tell ! Only to believers shown, Glorious and unspeakable. 3 Christ, our Brother and our Friend, Shows us his eternal love : Never shall our triumphs end, Till we take our seats above. 4 Let us walk with him in white ; For our bridal day prepare, For our partnership in light, For our glorious meeting there ! 563 L. M. Watts. "Our rejoicing in tJiis" — 1 Lord, how secure and blest are they Who feel the joys of pardoned sin ! Should storms of wrath shake earth and sea, Their minds have heaven and peace within. 2 The day glides sweetly o'er their heads, Made up of innocence and love : And soft and silent as the shades Their nightly minutes gently move. ! JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. 471 3 Quick as their thoughts their joys come on, But fly not half bo fast away : Their souls are ever bright as noon, And calm as summer evenings be. 4 How oft they look to th' heavenly hills, Where proves of living pleasures grow ! And l<»uging hopes and cheerful smiles Sit undisturbed upon their brow. 5 They scorn to seek our golden toys, Bat Bpend the day and share the night In numbering o'er the richer joys That heaven prepares for their delight. 564 L. M. Watts. Luke xv. 10. 1 Who can describe the joys that rise Through all the courts of paradise, To see a prodigal return, To see an heir of glory born ! 2 With joy the Father doth approve The fruit of his eternal love : The Son with joy looks down and sees The purchase of his agonies. 3 The Spirit t:ik»>< delight to view The holy soul he formed anew ; And saints and angels join to sing The growing empire of their King. 472 JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. 565 7s. C. Wesley. Luke xv. 10. 1 Sons of God, exulting rise, Join the triumph of the skies : See the prodigal is come, Shout to bear the wand'rer home ! 2 Strive in joy, with angels strive, He was dead, but now's alive ! Loud repeat the glorious sound, He was lost, but now is found ! 3 Now the gracious Father smiles ; Now the Saviour boasts his spoils ; Now the Spirit grieves no more : Sing, ye heavens ; and earth, adore ! 566 S. H. M. Anon. Excellence of Faith. 1 Faith is the Christian's prop, Whereon his sorrows lean ; It is the substance of his hope, His proof of things unseen ; It is the anchor of his soul When tempests rage and billows roll. 2 Faith in the polar star That guides the Christian's way, Directs his wanderings from afar To realms of endless day ; It points the course where'er he roam, And safely leads the pilgrim home. JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. 473 Faith is the rainbow's form. Hung on the brow of heaven, The glory of the passing storm, The pledge of mercy given ; It is the bright, triumphal arch, Through which the saints to glory march. The faith that works by love, And purifies the heart, A foretaste of the joys above To mortals can impart ; It bears us through this earthly strife, And triumphs in immortal life. 567 S. M. Noel's Col, Living by Faith. 1 If on a quiet sea Towards heaven we camly Bail, With grateful hearts, O God, to thee, We'll own the favoring gale. 2 But should the surges rise And rest delay to come, Blest be the sorrow, kind the storm, Which drives us nearer home. 3 Soon shall our doubts and fe; All yield at thy control ; Thy tender mercies shall illume The midnight of the soul. 4 Teach us, in every state, To make thy will our own, And, when the joys of sense depart, To live by faith alone. 474 JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. 568 8s & 7s. Grant. Forsaking all to follow Christ 1 Jesus, I my cross have taken, All to leave, and follow thee ; Naked, poor, despised, forsaken, Thou, from hence, my all shalt be: And whilst thou shalt smile upon me, God of wisdom, love, and might, Foes may hate and friends disown me; Show thy face, and all is bright. 2 Man may trouble and distress me ; 'Twill but drive me to thy breast: Life with trials hard may press me; Heaven will bring me sweeter rest : 0, 'tis not in grief to harm me, While thy love is left to me ; 0, 'twere not in joy to charm me, Were that joy unmixed with thee. 509 C. M. Doddjudge. Living by Faith on the Son of God. 1 Blest Jesus, while in mortal flesh I hold my frail abode, Still would my spirit rest on thee, My Saviour and my God. 2 On thy dear cross I fix my eyes, Then raise them to thy seat ; Till love dissolves my inmost soul, At mv Eedeemer's feet. JUSTIFICATION BY FAiiTI. 475 Be dead, my heart, to worldly charms Be dead to every sin ; And tell the boldest foe without, That Jesus reigns within. S70 S. M. Beddome. Entire Surrender. O Lord, thou art my Lord, My portion and delight; All other lords I now reject, And cast them from my sight. 2 The sovpreijzn right I own, Thy glorious power confess ; Thy law shall ever rule my heart, While I adore thy grace. 3 Too long my feet have strayed In sin's forbidden way But since thou hast my soul reclaimed, To thee my vows I'll pay. 4 My soul, to Jesus joined By faith, and hope, and love, • Now seeks to dwell among thy saints, And rest with them above. 3 Accept, O Lord, my heart ; To thee myself 1 give ; Nor suffer me from hence to stray, Or cause thy saints to grieve. 471") JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. 571 H. M. Campbell's Col. Repairing to Christ, the Fountain of Life. 1 Hail, everlasting Spring! Celestial Fountain, hail ! Thy streams salvation bring ; The waters never fail ; Still they endure, I For all our woe And still they flow, | A sovereign cure. 2 Blest be his wounded side, And blest his bleeding heart, Who all in anguish died, Such favors to impart ; His sacred blood I From every sin, Shall make us clean | And fit for God. 3 To that dear source of love, Our souls this day would come ; And thither, from above, Lord, call the nations home ; That Jew and Greek, j On all their tongues, With rapturous songs | Thy praise may speak. 572 S. M. Beddome. Xearness to the Lord. 1 When sorrows round us roll, And comforts we have none, Dear Saviour, say that thou art ours, And all our griefs our gone. 2 Is there no friend to cheer In times of deep distress, — JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. 477 A smile from thee will help to bear, Or make the burden less. 3 Though in the gloomy vale Of death, we fear no harm, Supported by thy powerful grace, Reclining on thine arm. 4 This is our utmost wish, o Lord,— that thou wouldst be, Forever, ever near to us, And keep us near to thee. 573 L. M. TJte Saviour's Invitation. 1 "Come hither, all ye weary souls, Ye heavy-laden sinners, come; I'll give yoa rest from all your toils, And raise you to my heavenly home. 2 " They shall find rest who learn of me : I'm of a meek and lowly mind; But passion rages like the sea, And pride is restless as the wind. 3 " Blest is the man whose shoulders take My yoke, and bear it with delight : My yoke is easy to the neck ; My grace shall make the burden light. n 4 Jesus, we come at thy command : With faith and hope and humble zeal, Resign our spirits to thy hand, To mould and guide us at thy will. 478 JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. 574 6s & 10s. Martixeau's Col. Looking unto Jesus. 1 Thou, who didst stoop below, To drain the cup of woe, And wear the form of frail mortality, — Thy blessed labors done, Thy crown of victory won, — Hast passed from earth — passed to thy home on high. 2 It was no path of flowers, Through this dark world of ours, Beloved of the Father, thou didst tread ; And shall we, in dismay, Shrink from the narrow way, When clouds and darkness are around it spread? 3 0 Thou, who art our life, Be with us through the strife : Thy own .meek head by rudest storms was bowed : Eaise thou our eyes above, To see a Father's love Beam, like a bow of promise, through the cloud. 4 E'en through the awful gloom, Which hover's o'er the tomb, That light of love our guiding star shall be ; Our spirits shall not dread The shadowy way to tread, Friend, Guardian, Saviour, which doth lead to thee. JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. 479 575 C. M. C. Wesley. The benediction— Numbers vi. 24-27. 1 Jehovah, God the Father, bless, And thy own work defend ! With mei stretched arms embrace, And keep us to the end. Preserve tne creatures of thy love ; By providential care Conducted to the realms above, To sing thy goodness there ! 2 Jehovah. God the Son, reveal The brightness of thy f. And all thy pardoned people fill With plenitude of eraci Shine forth with all the Deity, Which dwells in thee alone ; And lifts us up, thy face to see, On thy eternal throne. 3 Jehovah, God the Spirit, shine, •her and Son to show I With bliss ineffable, divine. Our ravished hearts o'erflow ! Sure earnest of that happim Which human hope transcends, Be thou our everlasting pea When grace in glory ends. 576 L. M. C. Wesley. Kzrhid xvi. ft2, 1 O God, most merciful and true, Thy nature to my BOul impart ; 480 JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. 'Stablish with me the cov'nant new, And stamp thine image on my heart: 2 To real holiness restored, 0 let me gain my Saviour's mind, And in the knowledge of my Lord, Fulness of life eternal find ! 3 Remember, Lord, my sins no more, That them I may no more forget ; But, sunk in guiltless shame, adore With speechless wonder, at thy feet. 4 O'erwhelmed with thy stupendous grace, 1 shall not in thy presence move ; But breathe unutterable praise, And rapt'rous awe, and silent love. 5 Then every murmuring thought, and vain, Expires, in sweet confusion lost: I cannot of my cross complain, — I cannot of my goodness boast. 6 Pardoned for all that I have done,. My mouth as in the dust I hide ; And glory give to God alone, My God forever pacified ! 577 L. M. C. Wesley. Ezehiel xxxvi. 29, 30. 1 *ther, supply my every need ; Sustain the life thyself hast given: 0 grant the never-failing bread, The manna that comes down from heaven. JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. 481 2 The gracious fruits of righteousness, Thy blessings' unexhausted store, In me abundantly increase, Nor ever let nie hunger more ! 3 Let me no more, in deep complaint, 11 My leanness, 0 my leanness! " cry; Alone consumed with pining want, Of all my Father's children, 1. 4 The painful thirst, the fond desire, Thy joyous presence shall remove ! But my full soul shall still require A whole eternity of love. 578 L. M. C. Wesley. Ezehiel xxvi. 31, 32. 1 Holy, and true, and righteous Lord, I wrait to prove thy perfect will : Be mindful of thy gracious \\<>r ad God forever see ! 580 8,8,6. C. Wesley. Concluded— Matt. v. 9-12. 1 Lord, give me that pacific mind Which spreads thy peace among mankind, And knits them all in one; So shall he own me for his child, Who all, through thee, hath reconciled, And take me to his throne. I Not for my fault, or folly's sake, The r* nin.jo, or form I take, But for true holiness : Let me he wronged, reviled, abhorred, And Ihee, my sanctifying Lord, In life and death confec 3 bulled to sustain the hallowed cr And suffer for thy righteous caul Pronounce me doubly blessed; 484 JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. And let thy glorious Spirit, Lord, Assure me of my great reward, In heaven's eternal feast. 581 8s. C. Wesley. Desiring full salvation. 1 What now is my object and aim? What now is my hope and desire? To follow the heavenly Lamb, And after his image aspire : 2 My hope is all centered in thee ; I trust to recover thy love, — On earth thy salvation to see, And then to enjoy it above. 582 L. M. C. Wesley. Ezehiel xxxvi. 23-25. 1 God of all power, and truth, and grace, Which shall from age to age endure ; Whose word, when heaven and earth shall pass, Remains, and stands for ever sure : 2 Camly to thee my soul looks up, And waits thy promises to prove, The object of my steadfast hope, The seal of thy eternal love. 3 That I thy mercy may proclaim, That all mankind thy truth may see, Hallow the great and glorious name, And perfect holiness in me. JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. 485 4 Thy sanctifying Spirit pour, To quench my thirst, and make me clean; Now, Father, let the gracious shower Descend, and make me pure from sin. 583 L. M. C. Wesley. Ezehiel xxxvi. 26-28. 1 Give me a new, a perfect heart, From doubt, and fear, and sorrow free : The mind which was in Christ impart ; And let my spirit cleave to thee. 2 0 take this heart of stone away ! Thy sway it doth not, cannot own : In me no longer let it stay ; 0 take away this heart of stone ! 3 O that I now, from sin released, Thy word may to the utmost prove !— Fnter into the promised rest. The Canaan of thy perfect love. 584 C, M. C. AVesley. Rom. iv. 1G-25. 1 Father of Jesus Christ, my Lord, My Saviour and my Head, I trust in thee, whose powerful word 1 lath raised him from the dead. 2 Thou know'st for my offence he died, And rose again for me; Fully and freely justified, That I might live to thee. 486 JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. 3 Eternal life to all mankind Thou hast in Jesus given ; And all who seek, in him shall find The happiness of heaven. 4 All nations of the earth are blessed In him, who would restore, And take them all into his rest, And bid them sin no more. 5 0 God, thy record I believe, In Abrah'm's footsteps tread ; And wait, expecting to receive The Christ, the promised Seed! 585 C. M. C. Wesley. Concluded. 1 In hope, against all human hope, Self-desp'rate I believe : Thy quick'ning word shall raise me up, Thou shalt thy Spirit give. 3 The thing surpasses all my thought ; But faithful is my Lord: Through unbelief I stagger not, For God hath spoke the word. 3 Faith, mighty faith, the promise sees, And looks to that alone ; Laughs at impossibilities, And cries, It shall be done ! ( To thee the glory of thy power And faithfulness I give ! JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. 487 I shall ill Christ, at that glad hour, And Christ in me shall live. 5 Obedient faith that waits on thee, Thou never wilt reprove ; But thou wilt form thy Son in me, And perfect me in love. 586 7,7,7,7,7,7. C. Wesley. The act of consecration. 1 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 ! 2 Vilest of the sinful race, Lo ! I answer to thy call : Meanest vessel of thy grace, Grace divinely free for all, Lo ! I come to do thy will, All thy counsel to fulfil. 3 If so poor a worm as I May to thy great glory live,. All my actions sanctify, All my words and thought- receive, Claim me for thy service, claim All I have, and all I am. 4 Take my soul and body's powers ; Take my mom'ry, mind, r.r.d ' \:\\\ ; All my goods, and all my hours ; 4S8 JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. All I know, and all I feel ; All I think, or speak, or do : Take my heart ; but make it new ! 5 Now, my God, thine own I am. Now I give thee back thire own : Freedom, friends, and health, and fame, Consecrate to thee alone : Thine I live, thrice happy I ! Happier still if thine I die. 6 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 ! 587 L. M. J. Wesley. [From the French.] The act of cdnsecratlon. 1 Come, Saviour, Je^us, from above! Assist me with thy heavenly grace ; Empty my heart of earthly love, And for thyself prepare the place. 2 O \ei thy sacred presence fill, And set my longing spirit free, Which pants to have no other will, But day and night to feast on thee. 3 While in this region here below, No other good will I pursue : JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. 489 I'll bid this world of noise and show, With all its glitt'ring snares, adieu ! 4 That patli with humble speed I'll seek In which my Saviour's footsteps shine, N<>r will I hear nor will I speak Of any other love but thine. 5 Henceforth may no profane delight Divide this consecrated soul; Possess it, thou, who hast the right, As Lord and Master of the whole. 588 L. M. J. Wesley. Concluded. 1 Wealth, honor, pleasure, and what else This short-enduring world can give, Tempt as ye will, my soul repels, To Christ alone resolved to live. 2 Thee I can love, and thee alone, With pure delight and inward bliss: To know thou takVt me for thine own, 0 what a happiness is this! 3 Nothing on earth do I desire But thy pure love within my breast : This, only this, will I require, And freely give up all the rest. 580 C. M. C. Wesley. The act of consecration. 1 Let Him to whom we now belong His sovereign right assert I 490 JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. And take up every thankful song, And every loving heart. 2 He justly claims us for his own, Who bought us with a price : The Christian lives to Christ alone, To Christ alone he dies. 3 Jesus, thine own at last receive, Fulfil our heart's desire ; And let us to thy glory live, And m thy cause expire ! 4 Our souls and bodies we resign: With joy we render thee Our all, no longer ours, but thine, To all eternity. 590 8,8,S,8,S,S. C. Wesley. TJie act of consecration. 1 O God ! what off'ring shall I give To thee, the Lord of earth and skies? My spirit, soul, and flesh receive, A holy, living sacrifice; Small as it is, 'tis all my store ; More shouldst thou have, if I had more. 2 Now, then, my God, thou hast my soul : No longer mine, but thine I am : Guard thou thine own, possess it whole ! Cheer it with hope, with love inflame! Thou hast my spirit: there display Thy glory to the perfect day. JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. 491 3 Then hast my flesh, thy hallowed shrine, Devoted solely to thy will : Here let thy light for ever shine : This house still let thy presence fill : O Source oflife — live, dwell, and move In me, till all ruy life be love ! 591 C. If. C. Wesley. Praying for a holy heart. 1 0 for a heart to praise my God, A heart from sin set free I A heart that always feels thy blood So freely spilt lor me ! 2 A heart resigned, submissive, meek, My great Redeemer's throne, — Where only Christ is heard to speak, Where Jesus reigns alone. 3 O for a lowly, contrite heart, Believing, true, and clean ! Which neither life nor death can part From Him that dwells within : 4 A heart in every thought renewed, And full of love l>ivinc ; Perfect, and right, and pure, and good, — A copy, Lord, of thine. 592 7,6^7,6,7,8,7,6. C. Wesley. Centring the soul in God. 1 Upright, both in heart and will, We by our God were made ; 492 JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. But we turned from good to ill. And o'er the creature strayed ; Multiplied our wand'ring thought, Which first was fixed on God alone ; In ten thousand objects sought The bliss we lost in one. 2 From our own inventions vain Of fancied happiness, Draw us to thyself again, And bid our wand'rings cease: Jesus, speak our souls restored, By love's divine simplicity; Reunited to our Lord, And wholly lost in thee ! 593 C. M. C. AVesley. Longing to be crucified with Christ. 1 Jesus, my life, thyself apply, Thy Holy Spirit breathe : My vile affections crucify. Conform me to thy death. 2 More of thy life, and more, I have, As the old Adam dies: Bury me, Saviour, in thy grave, That I with thee may rise. 3 Reisrn in me. Lord, thy foes control, Who would not own thy sway : Diffuse thine image through my soul, Shine to the perfect day. JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. 493 4 Scatter the last remains of sin, And seal me thine abode ! O make me glorious all within, A temple built by God I 594 7s. J. Wesley. [From the German of Fchindler.] Panting for purity. 1 Holy Lamb, who thee receive, Who in thee begin to live, Day and night they cry to thee, As thou art, so let us be ! 2 Jesus, see my panting breast I See I pant in thee to rest ! Gladly would I now be clean ; Cleanse me now from every sin. 3 Fix, 0 fix my wav'ring mind ! To thy cross my spirit bind : Earthly passions far remove; Swallow up my soul in love. 4 Dust and ashes though we be, Full of sin and misery. Thine we are, thou Son of God : Take the purchase of thy blood ! 5 See, ye sinners, se^ the flamr, Rising from the slaughtered J^amb, Marks the new, the living way, Leading to eternal day. 494 JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. 6 Jesus, when this light we see, All our soul's athirst for thee ; When thy quick' n in g power we prove, All our heart dissolves in love. 595 8,7. C. Wesley. Invoking Divine Love. 1 Love Divine, all loves excelling, Joy of heaven, to earth come down, Fix in us thy humble dwelling, All thy faithful mercies crown ! Jesus, thou art all compassion, Pure unbounded love thou art ; Visit us with thy salvation ; Enter every trembling heart. 2 Breathe, O breathe thy loving Spirit Into every troubled breast! Let us all in thee inherit, Let us find that second rest. Take away our bent to sinning Alpha and Omega be, End of faith, as its beginning, Set our hearts at liberty. 3 Come, almighty to deliver, Let us all thy life receive, Suddenly return, and never, Never more thy ternples leave : Thee we would be always blessing; Serve thee as thy hosts above ; Pray, and praise thee, without ceasing, Glory in thy perfect love. JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. 495 4 Finish, then, thy new creation, Pure and spotless let us be ; Let us see thy great salvation, Perfectly restored in thee : Changed from glory into glory, Till in heaven we take our place, Till we cast our crowns before thee, Lost in wonder, love, and praise ! 596 L. M. C. Wesley. Seeking perfect rest in Christ 1 O that my load of sin were gone! O that I could at last submit At Jesus' feet to lay it down ! To lay my soul at Jesus' feet ! 2 Best for my soul I long to find : Saviour of all, if mine thou art, Give me thy meek and lowly mind, And stamp thine image on my heart. 3 Break off the yoke of inbred sin, And fully set my spirit free : I cannot rest till pure within, Till I am wholly lost in thee. 4 Fain would I learn of thee, my God, Thy light and easy burden prove, The cross, all stained with hallowed blood, The labor of thy dying love. 5 I would, but thou must give the power: My heart from every sin release ; BWng near, bring near the joyful hour, And fill me with thy perfect peace. 496 JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. C Come, Lord, the drooping sinner cheer, Nor let thy chariot wheels delay : Appear, in my poor heart appear ! My God, rny Saviour, come away ! 597 C. M. C. Wesley. Longing to be established in love. 1 My God ! I know, I feel thee mine, And will not quit my claim, Till all I have is lost in thine, And all renewed I am. 2 I hold thee with a tremhling hand, But will not let thee go, Till steadfastly by faith I stand, And all thy goodness know. 3 When shall I see the welcome hour That plants my God in me ! Spirit of health, and life, and power, And perfect liberty ! 4 Jesus, thine all -victorious love Shed in my heart abroad ; Then shall my feet no longer rove, Rooted andl fixed in God. 598 C. M. C. Wesley. Concluded. 1 O that in me the sacred fire Might now begin to glow ! Burn up the dross of base desire, And make the mountains flow I JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. 497 2 O that it now from heaven might fall And all my sins consume ! Come, Holy Ghost] for thee I call, Spirit of burning, come. 3 Refining fire, go through my heart, Illuminate my soul ; Scatter thy life tli rough every part, And sanctify the whole. 4 No longer then my heart shall mourn, While, purified by grace, I only for his glory burn, And always see his face. 599 L. M. C. Wesley. Praying for perfection. 1 What ! never speak one evil word? Or rash, or idle, or unkind? O how shall I, most gracious Lord, This mark of true perfection find? 2 Thy sinless mind in me reveal ; Thy Spirit's plenitude impart ; And all my spotless life shall tell Th' abundance of a loving heart. 498 SANCTIFICATION. SANCTIF1CATI0N. 600 C. M. C. Wesley. Perfect 'purification. 1 For ever here my rest shall be, Close to thy bleeding side; This all my hope, and all my plea, For me the Saviour died. 2 My dying Saviour, and my God, Fountain of guilt and sin, Sprinkle me ever with thy blood, And cleanse and keejD me clean. 3 Wash me, and make me thus thine own ; Wash me, and mine thou art; Wash me, but not my feet alone, My hands, my head, my heart. 4 Th' atonement of thy blood apply, Till faith to sight improve, Till hope in full fruition die, And all my soul, be love. 601 S. M. C. Wesley. The new creation. 1 The thing my God doth hate, That I no more may do, Thy creature, Lord, again create, And all my soul renew: My soul shall then, like thine, Abhor the thing unclean, And, sanctified by love Divine, For ever cease from sin. SANCTIFICATION. 499 2 That blessed law of thine, Jesus, to me iirmart, The Spirit's law of life Divine, 0 write it in my heart! Implaiit it deep within, Whence it may ne'er remove, The law of liberty from sin, The perfect law of love. 3 Thy nature be my law, Thy spotless sanctity ; And sweetly every moment draw My happy soul to thee. Soul of m v soul remain ! Who didst for all fulfil, In me, 0 Lord, fulfil ajrain The heavenly Fathers' will ! 602 6,6,7,7,7,7. C. Wesley. Tlie Saviour's captive. 1 Jesus, thou art our King I To me thy succor bring] Christ, the mighty One, art thou, Help f<>r all on thee is laid : This the word ; I claim it now ; Send me now the promised aid. 2 Hijrh on thy Father's throne 0 look with pi'y down ! Help, 0 help, attend my call, Captive lead captivity : King of plory, Lord of all, Christ, be Lord, be King to me ! 500 SANCTIFICATION. 3 I pant to feel thy sway, And only thee t' obey : Thee my spirit gasps to meet: This my one, my ceaseless prayer, Make, O make my heart thy seat, O set up thy kingdom there ! 4 Triumph and reign in me, And spread thy victory : Hell, and death, and sin control, * Pride, and wrath, and every foe, — All subdue ; through all my soul, Conqu'ring and to conquer go. 603 CM. C. TVeslby The rest of faith. 1 Lord, I believe a rest remains, To all thy people known ; A rest where pure enjoyment reigns, And thou art loved alone : 2 A rest where all our soul's desire Is fixed on things above; Where fear, and sin, and grief expire, Cast out by perfect love. 3 O that T now the rest might know, Believe, and enter in ! Now, Saviour, now the power bestow, And let me cease from sin ! 4 Remove this hardness from my neart, This unbelief remove: To me the rest of faith impart, The Sabbath of thy love. S A NOTIFICATION. 501 CM. C Wesley. Conchit all I am in thee be lost ; Let all be lost in God ! 605 7,0,7,0,7,7. C. Wesley. Hie work of purification. D now. I yield, I yield, Witli all my sins to part : 18, speak in y pardon sealed, Ami purify my heart I Purge the love of sin away. Thm 1 into nothing fall, — Then I Bee the perfect day, And Christ is all in all. 502 SANCTIFICATION. 2 Jesus, now our hearts inspire With that pure love of thine : Kindle now the heavenly fire, To brighten and refine : Purify our faith like gold ; All the dross of sin remove ; Melt our spirits down, and mould Into thy perfect love. 600 8,8,8,8,8,8. J. Wesley. [From the German of Paul Gerhard.] All- absorb in {j love. 1 Jesus, 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 ! Thine wholly, thine alone, I am ; Be thou alone my constant flame. 2 0 grant that nothing in my soul May dwell, but thy pure love alone ! O may thy love possess me whole, My joy, my treasure, and my crown ! Strange flames far from my heart remove, My every act, word, thought, be love. 3 0 love, how cheering is thy ray ! All pain before thy presence flies ; . Care, anguish, sorrow, melt away, Where'er thy healing beams arise : O Jesus, nothing may I see, Nothing desire or seek but thee ! 6ANCTIFICATION. 503 4 Unwearied may I this pursue, Dauntless to the high prize aspire ; Hourly within my soul renew This holy flame; this heavenly fire ; And day and night he all my care To guard the sacred treasure there. 007 C. M. C. Wesley. TJte rapture of love. 1 I know that my Redeemer lives, And ever prays for me : A token < f his love he gives, A pledge of liberty. 2 I find him lifting up my head, He brings salvation near: His presence makes me free indeed, And he will soon appear. 3 He wills that I should holy be ! What can withstand his will? The counsel of his grace in me He surely shall fulfil. 4 Jesns, I hang upon thy word ; I steadfastly believe Thou wilt return, and claim me, Lord, And to thyself receive. 5 Joyful in hope, my spirit soars To meet thee from above, Thy goodness thankfully adores ; And sure I ta.ste thy love. 504 SANCTIFICATION. 6 Thy love I soon expect to find, In all its depth and height ; To comprehend th* Eternal Mind, And grasp the Infinite. 608 C. M. C. Wesli Concluded. 1 When Christ doth in my heart appear, And love erects its throne, I then enjoy salvation here, And heaven on earth begun. 2 When God is mine, and I am his, Of paradise possessed, I taste unutterable bliss, And everlasting rest. 3 The bliss of those that fully dwell, Fully in thee believe, 'Tis more than angel-tongues can tell, Or angel-minds conceive. 4 Thou only know'st who did obtain, And die to make it known : The great salvation now explain, And perfect us in one. 5 May I, may all who humbly wait, The glorious joy receive, — Joy above all conception great, Worthy of God to gi\e. 6 Lord, I believe, and rest secure In confidence divine : SANCTIFICATION. 505 Thy promise stands for ever sure, And all thou art is mine. M>9 7s. C. Wesley. " Christ liveth in me." Loving Jesus, gentle Lamb, In thy gracious hands I am : Make me Saviour, what thou art, Live thyself within my heart. $ I shall then show forth thy praise, Serve thee all my happy days, Then the world shall always see Christ, the holy Child, in me. iCIO C. M. C. Wesley. The paradise of love. 1 0 Jesus ! at thy feet we wait, Till thou shall bid us rise, Restored to our unsinning state To love's sweet paradise. 2 Saviour from sin, we thee receive, From all indwelling sin : Thy blood, we steadfastly believe, Shall make us thoroughly elean. 3 Since thou wouldst have us free from sin. And pure as those above, Make haste to bring thy nature in, And perfect us in lo> c ! 506 SANCTIFICATION. 4 The counsel of thy love fulfil : Come quickly, gracious Lord ! Be it according to thy will, According to thy word. 5 O that the perfect grace were given, Thy love diffused abroad ! 0 that our hearts were all a heaven, For ever filled with God ! 611 C. M. C. Wesley " TJiyuillbe done." 1 Jesus, the life, the truth, the way, In whom I now believe, As taught by thee, in faith I pray, Expecting to receive. on 2 Thy will by me on earth be done, As by the powers above, Who always see thee on thy throne, And glory in thy love. 3 I ask in confidence the grace, That I may do thy will, As angels who behold thy face, And all thy words fulfil. 4 Surely I shall, the sinner I, Shall serve thee without fear, If thou my nature sanctify In answer to my prayer. SANCTIFICATION. 507 512 L. M. 0. Wesley. " This is the xc'dl of God."— 1 He wills that I should holy be : That holiness I long to feel; That full Divine conformity To all my Saviour's righteous will. Lord, the travail of thy soul, mplished in the change of mine ; very whit made whole, In ...1 the depths of love Divine! 613 CM. 0. AVj-si.iiv. A Jtoly It art the Saviour's home. 1 What is oujs calling's glorious hope But inward holim For this to Jchis I l<.ok up, I i ..iinly wait for this. 2 I wait, till he fihflll touch me clean, Shall life and power impart, Give me the faith that casts out sin, And piirifiefl the heart. 3 This deeming grace, y Binner free ; ly it shall on me take place, The ehief of sinners, me. 4 Fr< in all iniquity, from all, J Le shall my soul redeem ! In Jesus 1 believe, and shall Believe myself to him. 508 SANCTIFICATION. 5 When Jesus makes my hearth his home, My sin shall all depart ; And, lo ! he saith: " I quickly come, To fill and rule thy heart !" 6 Be it according to thy word, Kedeem me from all sin ; My heart would now receive thee, Lord: Come in, my Lord, come in ! 614 L. M. C. Wesley. "That the body of sin might be destroyed." 1 Thou God that answerest hy fire, On thee in Jesus' name we call, Fulfil our faithful hearts' desire, And let on us thy Spirit fall. 2 Bound on the altar of thy cross Our old offending nature lies ; Now, for the honor of thy cause, Come, and consume the sacrifice i 3 Consume our lusts as rotten wood ; Consume our stony hearts within ; Consume the dust, the serpent's food, And dry up all the streams of sin. 4 Its body totally destroy ! Thyself the Lord, the God approve ! And fill our hearts with holy joy, And fervent zeal, and perfect love. 5 0 that the fire from heaven might fall ! Our sins its ready victims find, — SANCTIFICATION. 509 Seize on our sins, and burn up all, Not leave the least remains behind. 6 Then shall our prostrate souls adore : The Lord, he is the God, confess; He is the God of saving power ! He is the God of hall'wing grace. 615 L. M. C. Wesley. The promised land of perfect love. If, Lord, I have acceptance found With thee, or favor in thy sight, Still with thy grace and truth surround, And arm me with thy Spirit's might. 2 O may I hear thy warning voice, And timely fly from danger near, With rev'rence unto thee rejoice, And love thee with a filial fear1 3 Still hold my soul in second life, And suffer not my feet to slide : Support me in the glorious strife, And comfort me on axury side. 4 O give me faith, and faith's increase ; Finish the work begun in me, Preserve my soul in perfect peace, And let me always rest on thee I 5 O let thy gracious Spirit guide And bring mfc to the promised land, Where righteousness aivd peace reside, And all submit to love's command: 510 SANCTIFICATION. 6 A land where milk and honey flow, And springs of pure delights arise, Delights which I shall shortly know, When I regain my paradise. 616 L. M. C. Wesley. The believer's rest. 1 Come, 0 thou greater than our heart, And make thy faithful mercies known : The mind which was in thee impart; Thv constant mind in us be shown. 2 O let us by thy cross abide, Thee, only thee, resolved to know, — The Lamb for sinners crucified, A world to save from endless woe. 3 Take us into thy peopled rest, And we from our own works shall cease : With thy meek spirit arm our breast, And keep our minds in perfect peace. 4 Jesus, for this we calmly wait : O let our eyes behold thee near ! Hasten to make our heaven complete, Appear, our glorious God, appear ! 617 8,8,6. C. Wesley. Rejoicing in hope. 1 O glorious hope of perfect love It lifts me up to things above ; It bears on eagles' wings ; 6ANCTIFICATI0N. 511 It giVes my ravished soul a taste. And makes me for some moments feast With Jesus' priests and kings. Rejoicing now in earnest hope, and, and, from the mountain top, .ill the land below : Riven of milk and honey rise, And all the fruits of paradise In endless plenty grow. . A land of corn, and wine, and oh, Favored with Goxl'fc peculiar smile, With every blessing blessed : There dwells the Lord our Righteousness, And keeps his own in perfect peace, And everlasting rest. 4 0 that T m|ght at once po up ! No more on this side Jordan stop, But n >w the land This moment end my legal years; Sorrosvs: and sins', and douhts, and fears, A howling wilderness. ■ \ 0 my Joshua, brin? me in ! out thy f<>r< ; the inbred sin, The carnal mind, remove : The purchase of thy death divide; And, 01 with all the sanctified, Give me a lot of love I 512 S A NOTIFICATION. 618 C. 1& C. Wesley. Cordial obedience. 1 Come, Lord, and claim, me for thine own : Saviour, thy right assert ! Come, gracious Lord, set up thy throne, And reign within my heart ! 2 The day of thy great power I feel, And pant for liherty : I loathe myself, deny my will, And give up all for thee. 3 I hate my sins, no longer mine, For I renounce them too: My weakness with thy strength I join, Thy strength shall all subdue. 4 So shall I bless thy pleasing sway And, sitting at thy feet, Thy laws with all my heart obey, With all my soul submit. 5 Thy love the conquest more than gains: To all I shall proclaim, Jesus, the King, the Conqu'ror reigns, Bow down to Jesus' name. 6 To thee shall earth and hell submit, And every foe shall fall, Till death expires beneath thy feet, And God is all in all. 6 A NOTIFICATION. 513 619 7s. C. Wesley. Rejoicing in hope of perfect love. 1 Jesus comes with all his grace, Comes to save a fallen race ; Object of our glorious hope, Jesus comes to lift us up ! 2 Let the living stones cry out ! Let the sons of Abrah'm shout: Praise we all our lowly King, Give him thanks, rejoice, and sing. 3 He hath our salvation wrought : He our captive souls hath bought ; He hath reconciled to God ; He hath washed us in his blood. 4 We are now his lawful right, Walk as children of the light: We shall soon obtain the grace, Pure in heart to see his face. 6 We shall gain our calling's prize ; After God we all shall rise, Filled with joy, and love, and peace, Perfected in holiness. 6 Let us then rejoice in hope, Steadily to Christ look up : Trust to be redeemed from sin, Wait, till he appear within. 7 Hasten, Lord, the perfect day : Let thy every servant sny, " I have now obtained the power, Born of God, to sin no more.,, 514 SANCTIFICATION. 620 C. M. C. Wesley. Rejoicing in hope. 1 O joyful sound of gospel grace ! Christ shall in me appear : I, even I, shall see his face ; I shall be holy here. 2 The glorious crown of righteousness To me reached out I view ; Conqu'ror through him, I soon shall seize, And wear it as my due. 3 The promised land from Pisgah's top I now exult to see: My hope is full (0 glorious hope !) Of immortality. 4 He visits now the house of clay ; He shakes his future home ; O wouklst thou, Lord, on this glad day, Into thy temple come ! 5 With me, I know, I feel, thou art ; But this cannot suffice, Unless thou plantest in my heart A constant paradise. 6 My earth thou water'st from on high, But make it all a pool : Spring up, O Well, I ever cry, Spring up within my soul ! 7 Come, O my God, thyself reveal, Fill all this mighty void : Thou only canst my spirit till : Come, O my God, my God ! 8ANCTIFICATION. 515 621 6,6,6,6,8,8. C. Wesley. Rejoicing in hope. 1 Ye ransomed sinners, hear, The pris'ners of the Lord, And wait till Christ appear, According to his word : Rejoice in hope, rejoice with me, We shall frum all our sins be free 2 Id God we put our trust; If we <-ur sins confess, Faithful is he, and just, From all unrighteousness To cleanse us all, both you and me: We shall from all our sins be free. ;) The word of God is sure, And never can remove; We shall in heart be pure, And perfected in love: Rejoice in hope, rejoice with me, We shall from all our sins be free. 4 Then let as gladly bring Our menace or praise: Let us give thanks and sing, And gloiT in his grace : Rejoice in hope, rejoiee with me. -hall from all our sins be free. 622 8,8,8,8,8,8. C, Wesley. Prisoners of hojie. 1 Pris'ners T hope, lift up your heads, The day of liberty draws near! 510 SAXCTIFICATION. Jesus, who on the serpent treads, Shall soon in your behalf appear : The Lord will to his temple come; Prepare your hearts to make him room. 2 Ye all shall find whom in his word Himself hath caused 10 put your trust, The Father of our dying Lord Is ever to his promise just ; Faithful, if we our sins confess, To cleanse from all unrighteousness. 3 0 ye of fearful hearts, be strong ! Your downcast eyes and hands lift up Ye shall not be forgotten long : Hope to the end, in Jesus hope ! Tell him, ye wait his grace to prove ; And cannot fail, if God is love ! 4 Pris'ners of hope, be strong, be bold, Cast off your doubts, disdain to fear: Dare to believe ! on Christ lay hold ! Wrestle with Christ in mighty prayer : Tell him, ''We will not let thee go. Till we thy name, thy nature know." 023 7s. C. Wesley. Longing to be complete in Christ. 1 Saviour of the sin-sick soul, Give me faith to make me whole ; Finish thy great work of grace ; Cut it short in righteousness. SANCTIFICATIOX. 517 ! Speak the second time, "Be clean !" Take away my inbred sin : Every stumbling-block remove ; Cast it out by perfect love. I Nothing less will I require, Nothing more can I desire : None But Christ to me be given ; None but Christ in earth or heaven. [ O that I might now decrease ! () that all I am might cease ! Let me into nothing fall ! Let my Lord be all in all ! 021 S. M. 0. Wesley, Waiting at the Cross. 1 Father, I dare believe Thee merciful and true : Thou wilt my guilty soul forgive, My fallen soul renew. 2 Come then, for Jesus' sake, And bid my heart be clean : An end of all my troubles make, An end of all my sin. 9 I cannot wash my heart, But by believing thee, And waiting for thy blood t1 impart The spotless purity. 4 "While at thy cross I lie, Jesus tin* grace bestow ; Now thy all-cleansing blood apply, And I am white as snow. 518 SANCTIFICATION. 625 C. M. C. Wesley. Sanctifying faith implored. 1 God of eternal truth and grace, Thy faithful promise seal ! Thy word, thy oath, to Abraham's race, In us, e'en us, fulfil. 2 Let us, to perfect love restored, Thy image here retrieve, And in the presence of our Lord The life of angels live. 3 That mighty faith on me bestow Which cannot ask in vain ; Which holds, and will not let thee go, Till I my suit obtain : 4 Till thou into my soul inspire The perfect love unknown, And tell my infinite desire, " Whate'er thou wilt, be done." 5 But is it possible that I Should live, and sin no more ? Lord, if on thee I dare rely, The faith shall bring the power. 6 On me the faith Divine bestow Which doth the mountain move ; And all my spotless life shall show Th' omnipotence of love. SANCTIFICATION. 519 626 C. M. C. Wesley. TJie heart dissolving in love. 1 Jesus hath died that I might live. Might live to God alone ; In him eternal life receive, And be in spirit one. 2 Saviour, I thank thee for the grace, The gift unspeakable : And wait with arms of faith t' embrace, And all thy love to feel. 3 My soul breaks out in strong desire The perfect bliss to prove : My longing heart is all on lire To be dissolved in love. 4 Give me thyself; from every boast, From every wish set free : Let all I am in thee be lost ; But give thyself to me. 5 Thy gifts, alas ! cannot suffice, Unless thy. -elf be given ; Thy presence makes my paradise, And where thou art is heaven. 627 C. M. Newton. Gratitude and Jiope. 1 Amazing grace ! (how sweet the sound !) That saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now I'm found, Was blind, but now I see. 520 SAXCTIFICATION. 2 'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, And grace my fears relieved : How precious did that grace appear, The hour I first believed! 3 Through many dangers, toils, and snares, I have already come : 'Tis grace has brought me safe thus far, And grace will lead me home. 4 The Lord has promised good to me : His word my hope secures ; He will my shield and portion be As long as life endures. 5 Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail, And mortal life shall cease, I shall possess, within the veil, A life of joy and peace. 628 C. M. Watts. Courage. 1 Am I a 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 ease, While others fought to win the prize, And sailed through bloody seas ? 3 Are there no foes for me to face? Must I not stem the flood ? 8ANCTIFICATI0N. 521 Is this vile world a friend to grace, To help me on to God ? •4 Sure I must fight if I would reign : Increase my courage, Lord ; I'll bear the toil, endure the pain, Supported by thy word. p Thy saints, in all this glorious war, Shall conquer, though they die : They see the triumph from afar, By faith they bring it nigh. ») When that illustrious day shall rise, And all thy armies shine, In robes of vict'ry, through the skies, The glory shall be thine. 029 C. M. C. Wksley. Seeking a perfect cure. 1 Deepen the wounds thy hands have made In this weak, helpless soul, Till mercy, with its balmy aid, Descend to make me whole. 2 The sharpness of thy two-edged sword Enabled me V endure ; Till bold to say, My hallowing Lord Hath wiought a perfect cure. 3 I see th* exceeding broad command, Which all contains in one ; Enlarge my heart to understand The mystery unknown. 522 SANCTIFICATIOX. 4 O that with all thy saints I might By sweet experience prove What is the length, and breadth, and height, And depth, of perfect love ! 630 7s. C. Wesley. Humble aspirations. 1 When, my Saviour, shall I be Perfectly resigned to thee ? Poor and vile in my own eyes, Only in thy wisdom wise ? 2 Only thee content to know, Ignorant of all below ? Only guided by thy light ; Only mighty in thy might ? 3 So I may thy Spirit know, Let him as he listeth blow : Let the manner be unknown, So I may with thee be one. 4 Fully in my life express All the heights of holiness ; Sweetly let my spirit prove All the depths of humble love. 631 C. M. C. Wesley, The cleansing act. 1 Come, O my God, the promise seal, This mountain, sin, remove ! Now in my waiting soul reveal The virtue of thy love. SANCTIFICATION. 523 2 I want thy life, thy purity, Thy righteousness, brought in : I ask, desire, and trust in thee To be redeemed from sin. 3 For this, as taught by thee, I pray, And can no longer doubt ! Remove from hence ! to sin I say : Be cast this moment out ! 4 Aneer and sloth, desire and pride, This moment be subdued ! Be cast into the crimson tide Of my Redeemers blood. 5 Saviour, to thee my soul looks up, My present Saviour thou ! In all the confidence of hope, I claim the blessing now I 6 Tis done ; thou dost this moment save, With full salvation bless ; Redemption through thy blood I have, And spotless love and peace. 632 L. M. c! Wesley. Rejoicing in entire sanctification. 1 Quickened with our immortal head, Who daily, Lord, ascend with thee, Redeemed from sin, and free indeed, We taste our glorious liberty. 2 Saved from the fear of holl and death, With joy we seek the tilings above; 524 SANCTIFICATION. And all thy saints the spirit breathe Of power, sobriety, and love. 3 Power o'er the world, the fiend, and sin, We through thy gracious Spirit feel : Full power the victory to win, And answer all thy righteous will. 4 Pure love to God thy members find, Pure love to every soul of man : And in thy sober, spotless mind, Saviour, our heaven on earth, we gain. 033 C. M. Watt*. Looking from Earth to Heaven. 1 Death may dissolve my body now, And bear my spirit home : Why do my days so sluggish move, Nor my salvation come ? 2 God has laid up in heaven for me A crown which cannot fade ; The righteous Judge, at that great day, Shall place it on my head. 3 Jesus, the Lord, will guard me safe From every ill design, And to his heavenly kingdom take This feeble soul of mine. 4 God is my everlasting aid, My portion and my friend, To him be highest glory paid, through ages without end. 8ANCTIFICATI0N. 525 634 C. M. H. H. Hawley. The Hope, the Star, the Voice. 1 There is a hope, a blessed hope More precious and more bright Than all the joyless mockery The world esteems delight. 2 There is a star, a lovely star, That lights the darkest gloom, And sheds a peaceful radiance o'er The prospect of the tomb. 3 There is a voice, a cheering voice, That lifts the soul above, Dispels the painful, anxious doubt And whispers, " God is love." 4 That voice, aloud from Calvary's height, Proclaims the soul forgiven ; That star is revolution's lieht ; That hope, the hope of heaven. 635 7si C. Wesley. Exulting in perfect love. 1 Jesus, all-atoning Lamb, Thine, and only thine, I am: Take my body, spirit, soul; Only thou possess the whole. 2 Thou my one thing needful be ; Let me ever cleave to thee ; Let me choose the better part; Let me give thee all my heart. 526 SANCTIFICATJON. 3 Fairer than the sons of men, Do not let me turn again, Leave the fountain-head of bliss, Stoop to creature-happiness. 4 Whom have I on earth below ? Thee, and only thee, I know : Whom have I in heaven but thee? Thou art all in all to me. 5 All my treasure is above ; All my riches is thy love : Who the worth of love can tell ? Infinite, unsearchable ! 6 Thou, O Love, my portion art : Lord, thou know'st my simple heart : Other comforts I despise ; Love be all my paradise. 7 Nothing else can I require ; Love fills up my whole desire : All thy other gifts remove, Still thou giv'st me all in love ! 636 C. Mi Watts Inspiring hope. 1 When I can read my title clear To mansions in the skies, I'll bid farewell to every fear, And wipe my weeping eyes. 2 Should earth against my soul engage, And fiery darts be hurled, SAXCTIFICATIOX. 527 Then I can smile at Satan's rage, And face a frowning world. 3 Let cares, like a wild deluge, come, Let storms of sorrow fall ; So I but safely reach my home, My God, my heaven, my all. 4 There I shall bathe my weary soul In seas of heavenly rest, And not a wave of trouble roll Across my peaceful breast. 637 C. M. Spir. of the Psalms. Excellence of Christian Unanimity and Love. 1 Spirit of peace, celestial Dove, How excellent thy praise ! No richer gift than Christian love Thy gracious power displays. 2 Sweet as the dew on herb and flower, That silently distills, At evening's soft and balmy hour, On Zion's fruitful hills, — 3 So, with mild influence from above, Shall promised grace descend, Till universal peace and love O'er all the earth extend. 638 C. M. Beddome. Imitation of Christ. 1 In duties and in sufferings, too, Thy path, my Lord, I'd trace ; 528 SANCTIFICATION. As thou hast done, so would I do, Depending on thy grace. 2 Inflam'd with zeal, 'twas thy delight To do thy Father's will ; O, may that zeal my soul excite Thy precepts to fulfil. 3 Unsullied meekness, truth, and love, Through all thy conduct shine ; 0, may my whole deportment prove A copy, Lord, of thine. 639 10,10,11,11. Ni:wtox. The Lord will provide. 1 Though troubles assail, And dangers afiyight, Though friends should all fail, And foes all unite, Yet one thing secures us, Whatever betide, The promise assures us The Lord will provide. 2 The birds without barn Or storehouse are fed ; From them let us learn To trust for our bread : His saints what is fitting Shall ne'er be de- nied, So long as 'tis written, The Lord will provide. 3 We all may, like ships, By tempest be toss'd On perilous deeps, But need not be lost ; Though Satan enrages The wind and the tide, Yet Scripture engages, The Lord will provide. 4 His call we obey, like Abrah'm of old : We know not the wav, But faith makes us bold; SANCTII ICATION. 529 For tho' we are strangers, We have a sure guide, And trust in all dangers, The Lord will pro- vide. 5 IsTo strength of our own, Nor goodness we claim, Our trust is all thrown On Jesus's name ; In this our strong tower For safety we hide : The Lord is our power, The Lord will provide. 6 When life sinks apace, And death is in view, The word of his grace Shall comfort us through : Not fearing or doubting, With Christ on our side, We hope to die shouting, The Lord will pro- vide. 640 7s. Condi:::. Daily bread. 1 Day by day the manna fell : O, to learn this lesson well ! Still by constant mercy fed, Give me, Lord, my daily bread. 2 " Day by day," the promise reads, Daily strength for daily needs : (list foreboding fears away, Take the manna of to-day. 3 Lord ! my times are in thy hand: All my sanguine hopes have planned 530 FAITH UNDER TRIALS. To thy wisdom I resign, And would make thy purpose mine. 4 Thou my daily task shalt give : Day by day to thee I live ; So shall added years fulfil, Not my own my Father's will. FAITH UNDER TRIALS. 041 6,6,8,4. Olivers. TJie God of Abraham. 1 The God of Abrah'm praise, Who reigns enthroned above, — Ancient of everlasting days, And God of love : JEHOVAH, GEEAT I AM! By earth and heaven eonfess'd; I bow, and bless the sacred name For ever bless'd. 2 The God of Abrah'm praise, At whose supreme command From earth I rise — and seek the joys At his right hand: I all on earth forsake. Its wisdom, fame, and power; And him my only portion make, My shield and tower. The Gorl of Abrah'm praise, Who^e all-sufficient grace, FAITII UNDER TRIAXS. 53J, Shall guide me ah my happy days In all his ways . He calls a worm his friend ! He calls himself my God ! And he shall save me to the end, Through Jesus' blood ! [ He by himself hath sworn ; I on his oath depend; I shall, on eagles' wings upborne, To heaven ascend: I shall behold his face, I shall his power adore, And sing the wonders of his grace For evermore. 142 G,0,8,4. Olivers. Continued. Though nature's strength decay, And earth and hell withstand, To Canaan's bounds I urge my way, At his command. The wat'ry deep I pass. With Jesus in my view ; And through the howling wilderness My way pursue. I The goodly land I see, With peace and plenty bless'd ; A land of sacred liberty, And endless rest. There milk and honey flow, And oil and wine abound, 532 FAITH UNDER TRIALS. And trees of life for ever grow, With mercy crown'd. 3 There dwells the Lord our King, The Lord our Righteousness, Triumphant o'er the world and sin, The Prince of peace ; On Sion's sacred height His kingdom still maintains ; And glorious with the saints in light, For ever reigns. 4 He keeps his own secure, He guards them by his side, Arrays in garments white and pure His spotless bride : With streams of sacred bliss, With groves of living joys. With all the fruits of paradise He still supplies. 6 Before the great Three-One, Thy all exulting stand, And tell the wonders he hath done Through all their land : The list'ning spheres attend, And swell the growing fame, And sing, in songs which never end, The wondrous Name. 043 6,0,8,4. Olivers. Concluded. 1 The God who reigns on high The great archangels sing, FAITH UNDER TRIALS. 533 And u holy, holy, holy," cry, " Almighty King ! Who was and is tho same, And evermore shall be, Jehovah, Father, great I AM, We worship thee." 2 Before the Saviour's face The ransomed nations bow ; Overwhelmed at his almighty grace, For ever new : He shows his prints of love, — They kindle to a flame ! And sound, through all the worlds above, The slaughter'd Lamb. 3 The whole triumphant host Give thanks to God on hi^h ; " Hail, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost," They ever cry: Hail, Abraham's God, and mine I (I join the heavenly lays,) All might and majesty are thine, And endless praise. 644 10,5,11. C.Wesley. TJte jnlgrimagc. 1 Come, let us anew Our journey pursue, With vigor arise, And press to our permanent place in the skies : Of heavenly birth, Though wand'ring on earth, This is not our place, But strangers and pilgrims ourselves we con- fess. 534 FAITH UNDEK TIUALS. 2 At Jesus's call We gave up our all ; And still we forego, For Jesus's sake, our enjoyments below. No longing we find For the country behind ; But onward we move, And still we are seeking a country above — 3 A country of joy "Without any alloy, We thither repair: Our hearts and our treasure already are there. We march hand in hand To Immanuel's land ; Xo matter what cheer We meet with on earth ; for eternity's near ! 4 The rougher our way, The shorter our stay ; The tempests that rise Shall gloriously hurry our souls to the skies. The fiercer the blast, The sooner 'tis past ; The troubles that come, Shall come to our rescue, and hasten us home. 645 S. M. C. Whsl:: Strangers and pilgrims. 1 In every time and place, "Who serve the Lord most high, Are called his sovereign will t' embrace, And still their own deny,- 2 To follow his command, On earth as pilgrims rove, And seek an undiscovered land, And house, and friends above. FAITH UNDER TRIAL . ooj 3 Father, the narrow path To that far country show ; And in the steps of Abrah'ni's faith Enable me to go. 4 A ch eer ful sojourner Where'er thou bidd'st me roam, Till, guided by thy Spirit here, I reach my heavenly home. 646 7,G,7}r,,7,7;7,a S::ac::ave. 2%e pilgrimage. 1 Bide, my soul, and stretch thy wing-, Thy better portion trace ; Rise from transitory things, Toward heaven, thy native place : Sun, and moon, and stars, dc Time shall soon this earth remove : Eise, my soul, and haste awav To seats prepared above. 2 I!ivera to the ocean run, Nor stay in all their course ; Fire ascending seeks the sun ; Both speed them to their source : So a soul that's born of God Fants to view his glorious face, Upward tends to his abode, To rest in his embrace. 3 Cease, ye pilgrims, cease to mourn ; Press onward to the prize ; Soon our Saviour will return, Triumphant in the skies. 536 FAITH UNDER TRIALS. Yet a season, and you know Happy entrance will be giv'n • All our sorrows left below, And earth exchang'd for heav'n. 047 7s. Cennick. The pilgrim1 s song. 1 Children of the heavenly King, As we journey let us sing ; Sing our Saviour's worthy praise, Glorious in his works and ways. 2 TVe are trav'ling home to God In the way our fathers trod ; They are happy now, and we Soon their happiness shall see. 3 O ye banished seed, be glad ! Christ our Advocate is made : Us to save, our flesh assumes, Brother to our souls becomes. 4 Fear not, brethren, joyful stand On the borders of our land ; Jesus Christ, our Father's Son, Bids us undismay'd go on. 5 Lord ! obediently we'll go, Gladly leaving all below : Only "thou our leader be, And we still will follow thee. PAITn rXDEK TTIIALS. 537 648 C. M. Watts. Psalm lxxi. 15. 1 My Saviour, my almighty friena, When I begin thy praise, Where will the growing numbers end, The numbers of thy grace? 2 Thou art my everlasting trust; Thy goodness I adore : Send down thy grace, O blessed Lord, That I may love thee more. 3 My feet shall travel all the length Of the celestial road : And march with courage in thy strength, To see the Lord my God. 4 Awake! awake! my tuneful powers : With this delightful song I'll entertain the darkest hours, Nor think the season long. 040 8,7,8,7,4,7. Williams. TJie pilgrimage, 1 Guide me, O thou great Jehovah, Pilgrim through this barren land: I am weak, but thou art mighty ; Hold me with thy powerful hand: Bread of heaven, Feed me till I want no more. 2 Open, Lord, the crystal fountain Whence the healing waters flow: 538 FAITH DSDEB THIALS. Let the fiery, cloudy pillar, Lead me all my journey through : Strong Deliv'rcr! Be thou still my strength and shield. 3 \Yhen I tread the verge of Jordan, Lid my anxious fears subside : Death of death, and hell's destruction, Land me safe on Canaan's side : Songs of praises I will ever give to thee. 650 C. M. Watts, The pilgrimage. 1 Lord ! what a wretched land is this, That yields us no supply, — No cheering fruits, no wholesome trees, Xor streams of living joy ! 2 Our journey is a thorny maze, But we march upward still ; Forget these troubles of the ways, And reach at Zion's hill. 3 See the kind angels, at the gates, Inviting us to come : There Jesus, the Forerunner, waits To welcome travTers home. 4 There, on a green and flow'ry mount, Our weary souls sball sit, And, with transporting joys, recount The labors of our feet. FAITH UNDER TRIALS. .^J 5 No vain discourse shall fill our tongue. Nor triiles vex oar ear ; Infinite grace shall be our song, And God rejoice to hear. 6*51 C. M. Doddridge. Isaiah xxxv. 10. 1 Sing, 0 ye ransom'd of the Lord, Your great Deliv'rer sing; Pilgrims, for Zion's city bound, lie joyful in your King. 2 A hand Divine shall lead you on, Through all the blissful road, Till to the sacred mount you rise, And see your smiling God. 3 There garlands of immortal joy Shall bloom on every head ; "While sorrow, sighing, and distress. Like shadows, all are fled. 4 March on in your Kedeemer's strength ; Pursue his footsteps still; And let the prospect cheer your eye, "While lab'ring up the hill. 6£2 C. M. C. Wesley. Walking with God. 1 Talk with us, Lord, thyself reveal, While here o'er earth we rove ; Speak to our hearts, and let us feel The kindlings of thy love. 540 FAITH UNDER TRIALS. 2 "With thee conversing, we forget All time, and toil, and care : Labor is rest, and pain is sweet, If thou, my God, art here. 3 Here then, my God, vouchsafe to stay, And bid my heart rejoice : My bounding heart shall own thy sway, And echo to thy voice. 4 Thou callest me to seek thy face ; 'Tis all I wish to seek : T' attend the whispers of thy grace, And hear thee inly speak. 5 Let this my every hour employ, Till I thy glory see, Enter into my Master's joy, And find my heaven in thee ! 653 C. M. Doddridgi "And Enoch walked uith God" 1 Cheered with thy converse, Lord, I trace The desert with delight; Through all the gloom, one smile of thine Can dissipate the night. 2 Nor shall I through eternal clays A restless pilgrim roam ; Thy hand, that now directs my course, Shall soon convey me home. 3 I ask not Enoch's rapt'rous flight To realms of heavenly day; Nor seek Elijah's fiery steeds, To bear this flesh away. FAITH UNDER TRIALS. 541 .4 Joyful my spirit will consent To drop its mortal load; And hail the sharpest pangs of death, That break its way to God. 654 L. M. Waits. The Oiristian race. 1 Awake, our souls ! away, our fears ! Let ev'ry trembling thought be gone ! Awake, and run the heavenly race, And put a cheerful courage on. 2 True, His a strait and thorny road, And mortal spirits tire and faint ; But they forget the mighty God That feeds the strength of every saint. 3 From Him, the overflowing spring, Our souls shall drink a fresh supply ; While such as trust their native strength, Shall melt away, and droop, and die. 4 Swift as the eagle cuts the air, We'll mount aloft to his abode ; On wings of love our souls shall fly, Nor tire amidst the heavenly road. 655 C. M. I)odi>riix;e. The Christian race. 1 Awake, my soul ! stretch every nerve, And press with vigor on : A heav'nly race demands thy zeal, And an immortal crown. 542 FAITH UNDER TRIALS. 2 A cloud of witnesses around Hold thee in full survey ; Forget the steps already trod, Arid onward urge thy way. 3 'Tis God's all-animating voice That calls thee from on high ; 'Tis his own hand presents the prize To thine aspiring eye : 4 That prize, with peerless glories bright, Which shall new lustre boast, When victors wreaths and monarchs' gems Shall blend in common dust. 5 Blest Saviour ! introduced by thee, Have I my race begun ; And crown'd with vict'ry, at thy feet I'll lay my honors down. 050 C. M. Watts. Sluggishness lamented. 1 My drowsy powers, why sleep ye so ? Awake, my sluggish soul ! Nothing hath half thy work to do, Yet nothing's half so dull. 2 Go to the ants : for one poor grain See how they toil and strive ! Yet we, who have a heaven V obtain, How negligent we livel 3 We for whose sake all nature stands, And stars their courses move ; FAITH UNDER TRIALS. 543 We, for whose guard the angel bands Come flying from above : We, for whom God the Son came down And labored for our good : How can :re that crown lie purehas'd with his blood! Lord, shall we live so sluggish still. And never art our par Come, Holy T^^e, from th' heavenly hill, And warm our frozen hearts. 6 Give us with active warmth to move, With vig'rous souls to rise, With hands of faith and wings of love, To fly and take the prize. 657 8,8,8,8,8,8. C. Wesley. TJie jjilgrim's song, 1 Leader of faithful souls, and Guide Of all that travel to the sky, Come, and with us, e'en us, abide Who would on thee alone rely • On thee alone our spirits stay, While held in life's uneven way. 2 Strangers and pilgrims here below, This earth we know is not our place ; But hasten through the vale of woe And, rustles to behold thy face, Swift to our heavenly country move, Our everlasting home above. 544 FAITH UNDER TRIALS. 3 We have no 'biding ci+y here, But seek a city out of sight ; i Thither our steady course we steer, Aspiring to the plains of light, Jerusalem, the saint's abode, Whose founder is the living God. 4 Patient th* appointed race to run, This weary world we cast behind ; From strength to strength we travel on The New Jerusalem to find ; Our labor this, our only aim, To find the New Jerusalem. 5 Through thee, who all our sins hast borne, Freely and graciously forgiven, With songs to Zion we return, Contending for our native heaven, That palace of our glorious King : We find it nearer while we sing. 6 E'en now we taste the pleasures there ! A cloud of spicy odors comes, Soft wafted by the balmy air, Sweeter than Araby's perfumes : From Zion's top the breezes blow, And cheer us in the vale below! 7 Raised by the breath of love Divine, We urge our way wiih strength renewed , The Church of the first-born to join, We travel to the mount of God ; With joy upon our heads arise, And meet our Saviour in the skies TATx^ UNDEB TllIALS. 545 658 L. M. J. Wj:sja;y. [From the German.] Zeal implored. 1 O thou who all things canst control, Chase this dread slumber from my soul : With joy and fear, with love and awe, Give me to keep thy perfect law. 2 0 may one beam of thy blest light Pierce through, dispel, the shade of night; Touch my cold breast with heavenly lire, With holy, conqu'ring zeal inspire. 3 With outstretchM hands and streaming eyes, Oft I begin to grasp the prize ; I groan, I strive, I watch, I pray; But ah 1 how soon it dies away I 4 The deadly slumber soon I feel Afresh upon my spirit steal : IUse, Lord, stir up thy quick'ning | ■■ flf? And wake me, that I sleep no more. 659 7s. C. V Persevering grace. 1 Son of God, thy blessing grant; Still supply our every want 1 Tree of life, thy influence shed ! With thy sap my spirit feed. 2 Tend'rest branch, alas! am I, Wither without thee and die : 546 FAITH tJXDCG tkials. "Weak as hcipless infancy ; O confirm my soul in thee ! 3 Unsustain'd by thee I fall ; Send the help for which I call : "Weaker than a bruised reed, Help I ev'ry moment need. 4 All my hopes on thee depend ; Love me, save me to the end : Give me the continuing pracc, Take the everlasting praise. 660 8,8,8,3,3,8. C. Wesld* Self -r en unciation. 1 Master, I own thy lawful claim, Thine, wholly thine, I long to be I Thou seest, at last, I willing am, "Where'er thou go'st to follow ihec ; Myself in all things to deny ; Thine, wholly thine, to live and die. 2 "Whate'er my sinful flesh requires, For thee I cheerfully forego ; My covetous and vain desires, My hopes of happiness below ; My senses' and my passions' food, And all my thirst for creature-good. 3 Pleasure, and wealth, and praise, no more Shall lead my captive soul astray : My fond pnrspits I all (rivp o'er, Thee, only thee, resolv'd V obey : My own in all things to resign., And know no other will but thine. FAITH tTNDEK TRIALS. 547 661 C. M. C. Weslky. Living by faith, 1 Jesus, to thee I now can fly, On whom iny help is laid : Oppressed by sins, I lift my eye, And see the shadows fade. i! I.elieving on my Lord, I find A s are ami present aid : On thee alone my constant mind Be every moment stay'dl 3 VThate'cr in me seems wise or good, Or strong, I here disclaim : I wash my garments in the blood Of the atoning Lamb. 4 Jesus, my strength, my life, my rest, On thee will I dej - Till suinmon'd to the marriage- feast, When faith in sight shall end. 662 C. It C. Wesi^y. Filial fear. God of all grace and majesty, Supremely great and good, If I have mercy found with thee, Through the atoning blood, — The guard of all thy mercies give And to my pardon join A fear le^t I should ever grievo The Comforter Divine, 548 FAITH UNDER TRIALS. 2 Still may I walk as in thy sight, My strict Observer see; And thou, by rev'rent love, unite My childlike heart to thee : Still let me, till my days are past, At Jesus' feet abide ; So shall he lift me up at last, And seat me by his side. 663 8,8,8,8,8,8. J. Wesley. [From the German.] "Fervent in spirit." 1 Thee will I love, my strength, my tower; Thee will I love, my joy, my crown • Thee will I love with all my power, In all thy works, and thee alone ; Thee will I love, till the pure fire Fills my whole soul with chaste desire. 2 Ah ! why did I so late thee know, Thee, lovelier than the sons of menl Ah ! why did I no sooner go To thee, the only ease in pain ! Ashamed I sigh, and inly mourn That I so late to thee did turn. 3 In darkness willingly I stray'd; I sought thee, yet from thee I rov'd ; Far wide my wand'ring thoughts were spread ; Thy creatures more than thee I lov'd; And now if more at length I see, Tis through thy light, and comes from thee. FAITH UNDER TRIALS. 540 4 I thank thee, uncreated Sun, That ray bright beams on me have shin'd; I thank thee, who hast overthrown My f >. s and heaFd my wounded mind ; I thank thee, whose enlivening voice Bids my freed heart in thee rejoice. 5 Uphold me in the doubt fid race, Nor suffer mo again to stray ; Strength a n y f ct, with steady pace Still ' >r\var 1 in thy way : My soul and flesh, (> Lord of might, Fill, satiate, with thy heavenly light. o' Give to mine eyes refreshing tears; Give to my 1 xirt chaste, hallowed fires; Give to my sold, With fill. I fears, The love that all heaven's fobst Inspires ; That all p y ] wet*, With all their might, In thy sole gloiy may unite. 7 Thee will I love, my joy, my crown ; Thee will I love, my Lore}, my God; Thee will 1 1 >ve, beneath thy frown ( )r smile, thy Sceptre or thy rod : What though my ilesh and heart decay, Thee shall I love in endless day ! t>(U 7,G,7,G,7,S,7,6. C. Weslb^ Only Jesus. 1 Vain, delusive world, adieu. With all < f creature-good I Only Jesus I pursue, \Vho bought me with his blood ! 550 FAITH UNDEB TRIALS. All thy pleasures I forego, I trample on thy wealth and pride ; Only Jesus will I know, And Jesus cruciird. 2 Other knowledge I disdain, 'Tis all but vanity: Christ, the Lamb of God, was slain, He tasted death for me ! Me to save from endless woe The sin-atoning Victim died! Only Jesu.s will I know, And Je^us crucifi'dl 3 Here will I set up my rest ; My fluctuating heart From the haven of his breast Shall nevermore depart : Whither should a sinner go? His wounds for me stand open wi4 » Only Jesus will I know, And Jesus crucifi'd! 4 Him to know is life and peace, And pleasure without end; This is all my happiness, On Jesus to depend; Daily in his grace to grow, And ever in his faith abide : Only Jesus will I know, And Jeous crucifi'dl 5 O that I could all invite, This saving truth to prove, — Show the length, the breadth, th*, neigh t, And depth, of Jesus' love I FAITH UNDER TRIALS. * 551 Fain I would to sinners show The blood 1 >v faith alone applied I Only Jesus will I know, And Jesus cruciiT d 1 665 S. M. C. Wesley. 1 Still stir me up to strive With thee in strength divine; And every moment, Lord, revive This fainting soul of mine. 2 Persist to save my soul Throughout the fiery hour, Till I am every whit made who.e, And show forth all thy power. 3 Through fire and water bring Into the wealthy place ; And teach me the new song to sing, "When perfected in gracoT 4 O make me all like thee, Before I hence remove 1 Settle, confirm, and stablish me, And build me up in love. 5 Let me thy witness live, When sin is all destroyed ; And then my spotless soul receive, And take me home to God. 552 FAITH UNDER TRIALS. 666 8,S,G. C. \Yesley. Circumspection. 1 Be it my only wisdom here, To serve the Lord with filial fear, "With loving gratitude : Superior sense may I display, By shunning every evil wry, And walking in the good. 2 O may I still from sin depart : A wise and understanding heart, Jesus, to me be given ! And let me through thy Spirit know, To glorify my God below, And find my way to heaven. 667 Sfififififi. C. Wesley. Corisistcncy. 1 "Watched by the world's malignant eye, YvTho load us with reproach and shame, As servants of the Lord most high, As zealous for his glorious name, Wre ought in all his paths to move, With holy fear and humble love. 2 That wisdom, Lord, on us bestow, From every evil to depart, — To stop the mouth of every foe, Wrhile, upright both in life and heart, The proofs of godly fear we give, And show them how the Christians live. FAITH UNDER TRIALS. 5^3 OGS S. M. C. Wesley. Depending on Christ. 1 Jeses, fry GtUthi my way, ^ly sure, unerring light, >n tnee my feeble steps I sta Which ihou wiit guide arig 2 My wisdom and my guide, My counsellor thou art; O never let me leave thy Fide, Or from thy paths depart 3 I lift mine eyes to thee, Thou gracious, bleeding Lamb, That I may now enlighten'd be, And never put to shame. 4 Never will I remove Out of thy hands my cause ; . But rest in thy redeeming love, And hang upon thy cross. 5 Teach me the happy art, In all things to depend On thee : 0 never, Lord, depart, But love me to the end. 069 C. M. C. Wesley. A tender conscience. 1 I want a principle within, Of jealou3, godly fear, — A sensibility of sin, A pain to feel it near : 554 FAITH UNDER TRIALS. I want the first approach to feci Of pride, or fond desire, — To catch the wand'ring of my will, And quench the kindling fire. 2 From thee that I no more may part, Ko more thy goodness grieve, The filial awe, the fleshly heart, The tender conscience, give. Quick as the apple of an eye, O God, my conscience make! Awake my soul when sin is nigh And keep it still awake. 3 If to the right or left I stray, That moment, Lord, reprove ; And let me weep my life away, For having griev'd thy love. O may the least omission pain My well-instructed soul ! And drive me to the blood again Which makes the wounded whole. 670 L. M. Ci Yf esley. A watchful spirit. 1 Jesus, 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 wi* h me now thy Spirit stays, And hov'ring, hides me in his wings: FAITH UNDER TRIALS. 555 3 Still let him with my weakness stay, Nor for a moment's space depart ; Evil and clanger turn away, And keep till he renews my heart. 4 When to the right or left I stray, His voice behind me may I hear, " Return, and walk in Christ, thy way ; Fly back to Christ, for sin is near!'* 5 Jesus, 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. 671 L. M. C. Wesley. Concluded. 1 Uphold me, Saviour, or I fall ; O reach me out thy pracious hand ! Only on thee for help I call ; Only by faith in thee I stand. 2 Pierce, fill me, with an humble fear; My utter helplessness reveal I Satan and Bin are always near, Thee may I always nearer feel. 3 O that to thee my constant mind Might with an even flame aspire! Pride in its earliest motions find, And mark the risings of desire ! 4 O that my tender soul might fly The first abhorr'd approach of ill: Quick, as the apple of an eye, The slightest touch of sin to feel I 536 FAITH UNDER TRIALS. 5 Till thou anew my soul create, Still may I strive, and watch, and pray, — Humbly and confidently wait, And long to see the perfect day. 672 S. Ml C. XSrxi -v. WatcJ (fulness. 1 Bid mo of men beware, And to my ways take heed, — Discern their every secret snare, And circumspectly tread. 2 O may I calmly wait Thy succors from above ! .And stand against their open hate, And well-dissembled love. 3 My spirit, Lord, alarm, \7hen men and devils join: 'Gainst all the powers of Satan arm, In panoply divine. 4 O may I set my face, Hi .i onsets to repel ! Quench all his fiery darts, and chase The fiend to his own hell. 5 But above all, afraid Of my own bosom foe, Still let me seek to thee for iiid, To thee my weakness show : 6 Han^ on thy arm alone, With self-distrusting care ; And deeply in the spirit groan The never-ceasing prayer. FAITH UNDER TRIALS. 657 673 S. M. Mason. Blessedness of the Pure in Heart. 1 Blest are the pure in heart, For they shall see our God ; The secret of the Lord is theirs ; Their soul is his abode. 2 Stall to the lowly soul He doth himself impart, And for his temple and his throne {Selects the pure in heart. 674 B. M. C. Wesley. Watchfulness. 1 Gracious Redeemer, shake This slumber from my soul ! Say to me now, " Awake, awake ! And Christ shall make thee whole." 2 Lay to thy mighty hand; Alarm me in this hour; And make me fully understand The thunder of thy power ! 3 Give me on thee to call, Always to wTatch and pray, Lest I into temptation fall, And cast my shield away. 4 For each assault prepared And ready may I b-s ; For ever standing on my guard* And looking up to thee. 558 FAITH UNDER TRIALS. 5 O do thou always warn My soul of evil near I When to the risrht or left I turn, Thy voice still let me hear : 6 " Come back ! this is the way ! Come back ! and walk herein !" O may I hearken and obey, And shun the paths of sin ! 675 L. M. Hart. Prayer. 1 Prayer is appointed to convey The blessings God designs to give : Long as they live should Christians pray, They learn to pray when first they live. 2 If pain afflict, or wrongs oppress ; If cares distract, or fears dismay ; If guilt deject ; if sin distress ; — In every case, still watch and pray. 3 'Tis prayer supports the soul that's weak : Though thought be broken, language lame, Pray ifthou canst, or canst not speak; But pray with faith in Jesus' name. 4 Depend on him ; thou canst not fail , Make all thy wants and wishes known : Fear not; his merits must prevail ; Ask but in faith, it shall be done. FAITH UNDER TRIALS. 559 676 C. M. C. Wesley. Wailing in the sanctuary. 1 Father, behold with gracious eyes The souls before thy throne, Who now present their sacrifice, And seek thee in thy Son, Well pleased in him thyself declare, Thy par < Piling love reveal, The peaceful answer of our prayer To every conscience seal. 2 Meanest of all thy servants, I Those happier spirits meet, And mix with theirs my feeble cry, And worship at thy feet. On me, on all, some gift bestow, Some blessing now impart; The seed of life eternal sow In every mournful heart. 3 Thy loving, powerful Spirit shed, And speak our sins forgiven, Or haste throughout the lump to spread The sanctifying leaven. ■Refresh us with a ceaseless shower Of graces from above, Till all receive the perfect power Of everlasting love. 677 S. M. C.Wesley A holy life. 1 God of almighty love, — By whose sufficient grace 560 FAITH UNDER TRIALS. I lift my heart to things above, And numbly seek thy face, — Through Jesus Christ, the just, My faint desires receive, And let me in thy goodness trust, And to thy glory live. 2 Whate'er I say or do. Thy glory be my aim ; My ofFrings all be offerM through The ever-blessed name. Jesus, my single eye Be fix'd on thee alone : Thy name be prais'd on earth, on high, Thy will by all be done ! 3 Spirit of faith, inspire My consecrated heart: Fill me with pure, celestial fire, With all thou hast and art. My feeble mind transform, And, perfectly renew'd, Into a saint exalt a worm — A worm exalt to God I 078 S. M. Montgomery. Eccles. xi. 6. 1 Sow in the morn thy seed, At eve hold not thy hand ; To doubt and fenr give thou no heed — Broad-cast it o'er the land. 2 Beside all waters sow, The highway furrows stock, FAITH UNDER TRIALS. 5G1 Drop it where thorns and thistlc3 grow Scatter it on the rock. 3 The good, the fruitful ground, Expect nut here nor there ; O'er hill, o'er dale, by plots, 'tis found ; Go forth, then, everywhere. 4 Thou know'st not which shall thrive, The late or early sown : Grace keeps the precious germ alive, When and wherever strown ; 5 And duly shall appear, In verdure, beauty, strength, The tender blade, the stalk, the ear. And the full corn at length. 6 Thou canst not toil in vain : Cold, heat, and moist, and dry, Shall foster and mature the grain Iror garners in the sky : 7 Thonce, when the final end, The day of God is come, The angel reapers shall descend, And heaven sing, 4* Harvest home 1" 679 S. M. C. Wesley 1 Thou seest my feebleness ; Jesus, be thou my power, My help and refuge in distress, Mv fortress and my tower. 562 FAITH UNDER TRIALS. 2 Give me to trust in thee ; Be thou my sure abode : My horn, and rock, and buckler be, My Saviour, and my God. 3 Myself I cannot save, Myself I cannot keep ; But strength in thee I surely have, "Whose eyelids never sleep. 4 My soul to thee alone, Now, therefore, I commend: Thou, Jesus, love me as thine own, And love me to the end ! 680 S. M. C. Wesley. " Praying always, with all prayer." 1 To God your every want In instant prayer display : Pray ahvays ; pray, and never faint : Pray without ceasing, pray. 2 In fellowship, — alone — To God with faith draw near : Approach his courts, besiege his throne, With all the power of prayer: 3 Go to his temple, go, Nor from his altar move : Let every house his worship know, And every heart his love. 4 To God your spirits dart ; Your souls in words de< declare ; FAITH UNDER TRIALS. 563 Or groan, to him who reads the heart, TV unutterable prayer : 5 His mercy now implore ; And now show forth his praise ; In shouts, « >r silent awe, adore His miracles of grace. 6 Pour out your souls to God, And bow them with your knee:; And spread your hearts and hands abroad, And pray for Zion's peace. 7 Your guides and brethren bear For ever on your mind ; Extend the arms of mighty prdy'r, In grasping all mankind. 681 S. M. C. Wmucr. Keeping the charge of the Lord. 1 A charge to keep I have, A God to glorify ; A never-dying soul to save, And lit it for the fiky ; To serve the present age, My calling to fulfil: 0 may it all my powers engage, To do my Master's will ! 2 Arm me with jealous care, As in thy Bight to live ; And O, thy servant, Lord, prepare, A strict account to give ! 564 FAITH UXDEE TRIALS. Help rae to watch and pray, And on thyself rely, Assur'd, if I my trust betray, I shall for ever die. 682 S. M. C. Wesley. Psalm cxsv. 1 Who in the Lord confide, And feel his sprinkl'd blood, In storms and hurricanes abide, Firm as the mount of God : Steadfast, and fix'd, and sure, His Sion cannot move ; His faithful people stand secure In Jesus' guardian love. 2 As round Jerusalem The hilly bulwarks rise, So God protects and covers them From all their enemies. On every side he stands, And for his Israel cares ; And safe in his almighty hands Their souls for ever bears. 3 But let them still abide In thee, all-gracious Lord, Till every soul is sanctin'd, And perfectly restor'd : The men of heart sincere Continue to defend ; And do them good, and save them here, And love them to the end. faith under TRIALS. 5G5 683 Ss. Newton. Delight in CJirirt. 1 How tedious and tasteless the hours When Jesus no longer I see! Sweet prospects, sweet birds, and sweet ilow- Ilave all lost their sweetness to me : The midi ummer sun shines but dim, The folds strive in vain to look gay ; But when I am happy in him, ember 's as pleasant as May. 2 His name yields the richest perfume, And sweeter than music his voice ; His presence disperses my gloom, And makes all within me rejoice: T Bhould, were he always thus nigh, I hive not] ling to wish or to fear, No mortal so happy as I, My summer would last all the year. 3 Content with beholding his fyce, My all t ) his pleasure re.-ign'd, No chai .son or place Would make any change in my mind: While blcssM with a sense of his ] A palace a toy would appear; And prisons would pal:1.' If Jesus would dwell with me there. 4 Dear Lord, if indeed I am thine, If thou art my sun and my song, Say why do I languish and pine? And why are my winters so long? 566 FAITH UNDER TRIALS. 0 drive these dark clouds from my sky, — Thy soul-cheering presence restore ; Or take me to thee up on high, Yfhere winters and clouds are no more. 084 8,8,6. C. Wesley. Watching unto prayer. 1 Help, Lord, to whom for help I fly, And still my tempted soul stand by Throughout the evil day : The sacred watchfulness impart, And keep the issues of my heart, And stir me up to pray. 2 My soul with thy whole armor arm, In each approach of sin alarm, And show the danger near : Surround, sustain, and strengthen me, And fill with godly jealousy And sanctifying fear. 3 Whene'er my careless hands hang down, 0 let me see thy gathering frown, And feel thy warning eye ; And starting, cry from ruin's brink, Save, Jesus, or I yield, I sink ! O save me, or I die I 4 If near the pit I rashly stray, Before I wholly fall away, The keen conviction dart! Becall me by that pitying look, That kind upbraiding glance, which broke Unfaithful Peter's heart. FAITH UNDER TRIALS. 567 6 In me thine utmost mercy show, And make me like thyself below, Unblamable in grace ; Ready prepar'd and fitted here, By perfect holiness, V appear Before thy glorious face. 685 S's 7's double. Huntondon. Praise to Christ for his Divine Grace. He v. v. 9. 1 Come, thou fount of ev'ry blessing, Tune my heart to sing thy grace ; Streams of mercy never ceasing, Call for songs of loudest praise : Teach me some melodious sonnet, Sung by naming tongues above ; Praise the mount — I'm fix'd upon it, Mount of thy redeeming love ! 2 Here I'll raise my Ebenezer; Hither by thy help I'm come, And I hope, by thy eood pleasure, Safely to arrive at home ; Jesus Bought me when a stranger, Wand'ring from the fold of God: He, to rescue me from danger, Interpos'd his precious blood! 3 O ! to grace how great a debtor Daily I'm const rain'd to be ! Let thy goodness, like a fetter, Bind my wand'ring heart to thco : 568 FAITH UNDER TRIALS. Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it ; Prone to leave the God I love — Here's my heart, O take and seal it, Seal it for thy courts above. 686 C. M. C. Wesley. Ministering spirits. 1 Which of the petty kings of earth Can boast a guard like ours, Encircled, from our second birth, With all the heavenly powers? 2 Myriads of bright, cherubic bands, Sent by the King of kings, Rejoice to bear us in their hands, And shade us with their wings. 3 "With them we march securely on Throughout Immanuel's ground ; And not an uncommission'd stone Our guarded feet shall wound : 4 No enemy our souls ensnare, No casual evil grieve, Nor can we lose a single hair Without our Father's leave. 687 L. ML Eternity anticipated. 1 Eternity is just at hand ; And shall I waste my ebbiug sand, And careless view departing day. And throw my inch of time away ? FAITH UNDER TRIALS. 569 2 Eternity ! tremendous sound ! To guilty souls a dreadful wound ; But, oh, if Christ and heaven be mine, How sweet the accents, how divine J 3 Be this my chief, my only care, My high pursuit, my ardent prayer, An interest in the Saviour's blood, My pardon sealed, my peace with God. 4 Search, Lord, oh search my inmost heart, And light and hope and joy impart ; From guilt and error set me free, And guide me safe to heaven and thee. 688 7s. Hammond. Opening worship. 1 Lord, we come before thee now, At thy feet we humbly bow ; 0 ! do not our suit disdain : Shall we seek thee, Lord, in vain? 2 Lord, on thee our souls depend ; In compassion now descend : Fill our hearts with thy rich grace, Tune our lips to sing thy pre 3 In thine own appointed way, Now we seek thee, here we Kftsy : Lord, we know not how to go Till a blessing thou bestow. 4 Send some message from thy word, That may joy and j>eace a Curd ; 570 FAITH UNDER TRIALS. Let thy Spirit now impart Full salvation to each heart. 5 Comfort those who weep and mourn, Let the time of joy return ; Those that are cast down lift up, Make them strong in faith and hope. 6 Grant that all may peek and find Thee a gracious God, and kind : Heal the sick, the captive free : Let us all rejoice in thee. 689 C. It Watts. Surrendering all for CJirist. 1 How vain are all things here below ! How false, and yet how fair 1 Each pleasure hath its poison too, And every sweet a snare. The brightest things below the sky Give but a natt'ring light : We should suspect some clanger nigh Where we possess delight. 3 Our dearest joys and nearest friends, The partners of our blood, How they divide our wav'ring minds, And leave but half for God ! 4 The fondness of a creature's love, How strong it strikes the sense ! Thither the warm affections move, Nor can we call them theiuo. FAITH UNDER TRIALS. 571 5 Dmr Saviour, let thy beauties be My soul's eternal food ; And grace command my heart away From all created good. 000 lis. Kirkham. Precious promises. 1 How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, Is laid for your faith in his excellent word ! What more can he say than to you he hath sail. You, who unto Jesus for refuge have fled? 2 In every condition — in sickness, in health ; In poverty's vale, or abounding in wealth ; At home and abroad ; on the land, on the sea.— " As thy (1 ivs may demand, shall thy strength ever be. 3 " Fear not ; I am with thee : 0 be not dis- mayed ! I, I am thy God, and will still give thee aid : I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and eau.-e thee to stand, Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand. 4 " When through the deep waters I call thee to go, The rivers of woe shall not thee overflow; For I will be with thee, thy troubles to bless, And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress. 572 FAITH UNDER TRIALS. 5 " "When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie. My grace, all-sufficient, shall be thy supply : The flame shall not hurt thee : I only design Thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine. 6 " E'en down to old age, all my people shall proye My sovereign, eternal, unchangeable love ; And when hoary hairs shall their temples adorn, Like lambs they shall still in my bosom be borne. 7 " The soul that on Jesus still loans for repose, I will not, I will not, desert to his foes ; That soul, though all hell should endeayor to shake, I'll never, no, never, so, keyer, forsake."' 691 C. M. C. Wesley. 1 Jehovah's charioteers surround : The ministerial choir Encamp where'er his heirs are found, And form our wall of fire. 2 Ten thousand offices, unseen, Eor us they gladly do, — Deliver in the furnace keen, And safe escort us through. 3 But thronging round, with busiest love, They guard the dying breast, The lurking fiend far off remove, And sing our souls to rest. FAITH UN DEE TRIALS. 573 4 And when our spirits we resign, On outstretched wings they bear, And lodge us in the arms Divine, And leave us ever there. 692 C. M. Hart. Opening worship. 1 Once more we come before our God ; Once more his blessings ask : O may not duty seem a load, Nor worship prove a task ! 2 Father, thy quick'ning spirit, send From heaven in Jesus' name, To make our waiting minds attend, And put our souls in frame. 3 May we receive the word we hear, Each in an honest heart ; And keep the precious treasure there, And never with it part. 4 To seek thee all our hearts dispose, To each thy blessings suit, And let the seed thy servant sows Produce abundant fruit. «93 S. M. C. Wesley. light the good fight of faith. 1 Tim. G : 12. 1 Soldiers of Christ, arise, And gird your armor on, Strong in the strength which God supplies Through his eternal Son. 574 FAITH UNDER TRIALS, 2 Strong in the Lord of hosts, And in his mighty power, The man who in the Saviour trusts Is more than conqueror. 3 Stand, then, in his great might, With all his strength endued, And take, to arm you for the fight, The panoply of God ; — 4 That, having all things done, And all your conflicts past, You may o'ercome through Christ alone, And stand complete at last. 5 From strength to strength go on ; Wrestle, and fight, and pray ; Tread all the powers of darkness down, And win the well-fought day. 6 Still let the Spirit cry, In all his soldiers, " Come." Till Christ the Lord descends from high, And takes the conquerors home. 694 8,8,6. C. Wesley. Fall assurance of hope, 1 Come on, my partners in distress, My comrades through the wilderness, Who still your bodies feel : Awhile forget your griefs and fears, And look beyond this vale of tears To that celestial hill. • FAITH UNDER TRIALS. 575 2 Beyond the bounds of time and space Look forward to that heavenly place, The saints' secure abode : On faith's strong eagle-pinions rise, And force your passage to the skies, And scale the mount of God. 3 Who suffer with our Master here, We shall before his face appear, And by his side sit down : To patient faith the prize is sure ; And all that to the end endure The cross, 6hall wear the crown. 4 Thrice-blessed, bliss-inspiring hope ! It lifts the fainting spirits up, It brings to life the dead : Our conflicts here shall soon be past, And you and I ascend at last, Triumphant with our Head. 5 That great mysterious Deity We soon with open face shall see : The beatific sight Shall fill the heavenly courts with praise, And wide diffuse the golden blaze Of everlasting light. 6 The Father, shining on his throne, The glorious coeternal Son, The Spirit, one and seven, Conspire our rapture to complete ; And lo ! we fall before his feet, And silence heightens heaven. 576 FAITH UNDER TRIALS. 7 In hope of that ecstatic pause, Jesus, we now sustain the cross, And at thy footstool fall ; Till thou our hidden life reveal, Till thou our ravished spirits fill, And God be all in all. 695 7s. C. Wesley. "Tlie Lord of hosts is with us/" 1 Earth, rejoice, our Lord is King! Sons of men, his praises sing ; Sing ye in triumphant strains, Jesus our Messiah reigns 1 2 Power is all to Jesus given, Lord of hell, and eart, and heaven I Every knee to him shall bow ; Satan, hear, and tremble now ! 3 Angels and archangels join, All triumphantly combine ; All in Jesus' praise agree, Carrying on his victory. 4 Though the sons of night blarvoherne More there are with us than them : God with us, we cannot fear, — Fear, ye fiends, for Christ is here ! 5 Lo ! to faith's enlighten'd sight AH the mountain flames with light ; Hell is nigh, but God is nigher, Circling us with hosts of fire. FAITH UNDER TRIALS. 577 6 Our Messiah is come down, Claims the nations for his own, Bids them stand before his face, Triumph in his saving grace. 696 S. M. C. Wesley. Tlxe triumph. 1 " I the good fight have fought," 0 when shall I declare ! The vict'ry by my Saviour got 1 long with Paul to share. 2 O may I triumph so, When all my warfare's past ; And, dying; find my latest foe Under my feet at last ! 3 This blessed word be mine, Just as the port is gained, " Kept by the power of grace Divine, I have the faith maintained." 4 Th' apostles of my Lord, To whom it first was given — They could not speak a greater wprd, Nor all the saints in heaven. 697 M. B.T. Tannkh. Resignation. 1 And Bhou' I.urd, The win tMeu resiel til W< won! . id ; Nor . take. 578 FAITH UNDER TRIALS. 2 "We would resigned be, To this the justest fate, And praises render unto Thee That judgment came so late. 3 "What else can they expect Who try Thy patience so? "Who treat with utter disrespect, The mercy Thou dost show. 4 Break, break the vessel, Lord, If praise to Thee will come, Give to Thy justice its reward — Strike down the cumbersome. 5 Dear Saviour, we would stnnd, Close by thy reeking Bide". Oh, take us by the trembling hand, God will be satisfied. 098 C. M. C. Wesley. Continued, 1 Angels, where'er we go, attend Our steps, whate'er betide, With watchful care their charge defend, And evil turn aside. 2 A sudden thought V escape the blow, A ready help we find, And to their secret presence owe The presence of our mind. 3 Their instrumental aid, unknown, They day and night supply ; And, free from fear, we lay us down Though Satan's host be nigh. 4 Our lives the holy angels keep From every hostile power ; And, unconcern'd, we sweetly sleep, As Adam in his bower. DEATII AND JUDGMENT. 579 DEATH AND JUDGMENT. 699 C. M. Watts. Brevity of life. 1 Thee we adore, eternal Name ! And humbly own to thee How feeble is our mortal frame, What dying worms we be ! 2 The year rolls round, and steals away The breath that first it gave: Whate'er we do, where'er we be, We're trav'ling to the grave. 3 Dangers stand thick through all the ground, To push us to the tomb ; And fierce diseases wait around To hurry mortals home. 4 Great God! on what a slender thread, Hang everlasting things ! Th' eternal states of all the dead Upon life's feeble strings. 5 Infinite joy, or endless woe, Attends on every breath ; And yet how unconcern'd we go Upon the brink of death ! 6 Waken, O Lord, our dr< rtfgy si-nse, To walk this dang'r And if our souls be lmrri'd hence May they be found with God ! 580 DEATH AND JUDGMENT. 700 C. M. Watts. Psalm xxxix. 1 Teach rne the measure of my days, Thou Maker of my frame : I would survey life's narrow space, And learn how frail I am. 2 A span is all that we can boast, An inch or two of time : Man is but vanity and dust, In all his flower and prime. 3 What should I wish, or wait for, then, From creatures, earth, and dust? They make our expectations vain And dissappoint our trust. 4 Now I forbid my carnal hone My fond desires recall ; I give my mortal interest up, And make my God my all. 701 C. M. Watts. Psalm xc. 1 0 God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home : 2 Under the shadow of thy throne, Still may we dwell secure ; Sufficient is thine arm alone, And our defence is sure. DEATH AND JUDGMENT. 581 3 Before the hills in order stood, Or earth receiv'd her frame, From everlasting thou art God, To endless years the same. 4 A thousand ages, in thy sight, Are like a evening gone : Short as the watch that ends the night Before the rising sun. 5 The busy tribes of flesh and blood, With all their cares and fears, Are carried downward by the flood, And lost in folTwing years. 6 Time, like an ever-rolling stream, Bears all its sons away ; They fly, forgotten, as a dream Dies at the op'ning day. 7 O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Be thou our guard while life shall last, And our perpetual home! 702 C. M. Watt*. A voice from the tombs. 1 Hark ! 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 : 582 DEATH AND JUDGMENT. 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 prepaid no more I 4 Grant us the power of quick'ning grace, To fit our souls to fly ; Then, when we drop this dying flesh, We'll rise aboye the sky. 703 8,8,6. C. Wesley. The end of life. 1 Thou God of glorious majesty, To thee, against myself, to thee. A worm of earth, I cry ! A half-awake n'd child of man, An heir of endless bliss or pain, A sinner born to die I 2 Lo f 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. 3 O God, mine inmost soul conyert, And deeply on my thoughtful heart Eternal things impress : Give me to feel their solemn weight, And tremble on the brink of fate, And wake to righteousness! DEATH AND JUDGMENT. 5S3 Before me 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? 5 Be this my one great business here, With serious industry and fear Eternal bliss i' insure ; Thine utmoi t counsel to fulfil, And suffer all thy righteous will, And to the end endure. 6 Then, Saviour, then my soul receive, Transported from this vale, to live And rei^n with thee above — Where faith is sweetly lost in sight, And hope in full supreme delight, And everlasting love. 704 L. M. C. Wesley. Tlte solemn question. 1 Pass a few swiftly-fleeting years, And all that now in bodies live Shall quit, like me, the vale of tears, Their righteous sentence to receive. 2 But all, before they hence remove, May mansions for themselves prepare In that eternal house above ; And, O my God, shall I be there? 584 DEATH AND JUDGMENT. 705 S,S,G. C. Wesley. Tlie end of life. 1 And am I only born to die ? And must I suddenly comply With nature's stern decree ? What after death for me remain.3 ? Celestial joys, or hellish pains, To all eternity I 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 day I 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 1 4 No matter which my thoughts employ, A moment's misery or joy ; But 0 ! 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 dice- i DEATH AND JUDGMENT. 5S3 How make mine own election sure ; And when I fail on earth, secure A mansion in the skies. 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 me depart in peace ! 706 S. M. C. Wesley. TJie end of life. 1 And am I born to die ? To lay this body down ? And must my trembling spirit fly Into a world unknown? A land of deepest shade, Unpierced by human thought; The dreary regions of the dead, Where all things are forgot ! 2 Soon as from earth I go, What will become of me ? Eternal happiness or woe Must then my portion be ! Waked by the trumpet's sound, I from my grave shall rise ; And see the Judge with glory crownM. And see the llaming skies! 3 TIow snail I leave my tomb — With triumph or regret? 586 DEATH AND JUDGMENT. A fearful or a joyful doom, A curse or blessing, meet ? "Will angel-bands convey Their brother to the bar? Or devils drag my soul away To meet its sentence there? 4 Who can resolve the doubt That tears my anxious breast ? Shall I be with the damn'd cast out, Or number d with the blest ? I must from God be driv'n, Or with my Saviour dwell ; Must come at his command to heav'n, Or else — depart to hell. T07 S. M. C. Wesley. Concluded, 1 0 thou that wouldst not have One wretched sinner die ; Who diedst thyself, my soul to save From endless misery 1 Show me the way to shun Thy dreadful wrath severe ; That when thou comest on thy throne, I may with joy appear ! 2 Thou art thyself the way, Thyself in me reveal; So Bhall I spend my life's short day Obedient^to thy will: So shall I love my God, Because he first lov'd me ; And praise thee in thy bright abode To all eternity. DEATH AND JUDGMENT. 5S7 708 S. M. Montgomery. TJie issues of life and death. 1 0 where shall rest be found, Rest for the weary soul ? 'Twere vain the ocean-depths to sound, Or pierce to either pole : The world can never give The bliss for which we sigh : 'Tis not the whole of life to live, Nor all of death to die. 2 Beyond this vale of tears There is a life above, Unmeasur'd by the flight of years; And all that life is love : There is a death whose pane: Outlasts the fleeting breath ; O ! what eternal horrors hang Around " the second death I" 3 Lord God of truth and grace, Teach us that death to shun, Lest we be banish'd from thy face, And evermore undone. Here would we end our quest: Alone are found in thee The life of perfect love — the rest Of immortality, 70* L. ML Death welcome to the Christian. 1 Shrinking from the cold hand of death, I soon shall gather up my feet; 588 DEATH AND JUDGMENT. Shall soon resign this fleeting breath, And die, — my father's God to meet. 2 Number d among thy people. I Expect with joy thy face to see : Because thou didst for sinners die, Jesus, in death remember me ! 3 0 that without a ling'ring groan I may the welcome word receive ! My body with my charge lay down, And cease at once to work and live ! 4 TValk with me through the dreadful shade, And, certiii'd that thou art mine, My spirit, calm and undismayed, I shall into thy hands resign. 5 No anxious doubt, no guilty doom, Shall damp whom Jesus' presence cheers: My light, my life, my God is come, And glory in his face appears ! 710 L. M. AVatts, The peaceful death 1 Why should we start and fear to die? What tim'rous worms we mortals are ! Death is the gate to endless joy, And yet we dread to enter there. 2 The pains, the groans, the dying strife, Fright our approaching souls away ; And we shrink back again to life, Fond of our prison and our clay. DEATH AND JUDGMENT. OCfl 3 O if my Lord would come raid meet, My soul would stretch her wings in haste, Fly fearless through death's iron gate, Nor feel the terrors as she pass'd! 4 Jesus can make a dying-bed Feel soft as downy pillows are, While on his breast I lean my head, And breathe my life out sweetly there. 711# C. M. WAm The happy death. 1 Jesus, the vision of thy face Hath overpowering charms I Scarce shall I feel death's cold embrace, If Christ be in my arms. 2 Then, while ye hear my heart-strings break How sweet my minutes roll ! A mortal paleness on my cheek, And glory in my soul. 712 L. M. Bakbould. Death of the righteous. 1 How blest the righteous when he di< When sinks a weary soul to rest, How mildly beam the closing ey< How gently heaves th' expiring breast! 2 So fades a summer cloud away : So sinks the gale when storms are o'er ; So gently shuts the eye of day ; So dies a wave along the shore. 590 DEATH AND JUDGMENT. 3 Life's duty done, as sinks the clay, Light from its load the spirit flies ; "While heaven and earth combine to say, " How blest the righteous when he dies !H 713 L. M. Fawcett. Death of the sinner. 1 "What 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 ; MountfSinai's thunders stun his ears, And not one ray of hope appears. 3 Tormentinsr panes 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. 714 C. M-. Watts The sinner'* s tnd. 1 My thoughts on awful subjects roll — Damnation and the dead : What horrors seize the guilty soul Upon a dying-bed 1 2 Lincr'rinpr about these mortal shores, She makes a long delay ; Till, like a flood with rapid force, Dea^h sweeps the wretch away. DEATH AND JUDGMENT. 591 3 Then, swift and dreadful, she descends Down to the fiery coast, Among abominable fiends, Herself a frighted ghost. 4 There endless crowds of sinners lie, And darkness makes their chains: Tortur'd with keen despair, they cry ; Yet wait for fiercer pains. 5 Not all their anguish and their blood ^For their old guilt atones ; Nor the compassion of a God Shall hearken to their groans. 715 L. M. C. Wesley. Disembodied saints. 1 The saints who die of Christ possess' d Enter into immediate rest ; For them no further test remains Of purging fires and torturing pains. 2 Who trusting in their Lord depart, Cleaned from all sin and pure in heart, The bliss unmix'd, the glorious prize, They find with Christ in paradise. 3 Close followed by their works they go, Their Master's purchased joy to know ; Their works enhance the bliss prepar'd, And each hath its distinct reward. 4 Yet glorifi'd by grace alone, They cast their crowns before the throne; And fill the echoing courts above With pra ring love. 592 DEATH AND JUDGMENT. 716 S. M;. C. Wesley. 2 Cor. v. 1-0. 1 We know, by faith Tve know, If this vile house of clay, This tabernacle, sink below, In ruinous decay, Wq have a house above, hot made with mortal hands ; And firm as our Redeemer's love That heavenly fabric stands. 2 It stands securely high, Indissolubly sure ; Our glorious mansion in the sky Shall evermore endure : O were we enter'd there ! To perfect heaven restor d I O were we all caught up to share The triumph of our Lord ] 3 For this in faith we call ; For this we weep and pray : O might the tabernacle fall ! O might we 'scape away ! Full of immortal hope, "We urge the restless strife, And hasten to be swallow'd up Of everlasting life. 717 S. 1C C. Wesley. Concluded. 1 Absent, alas ! from God, AVe in the body mourn, DEATH AND JUDGMEKT. 503 And pine to quit this mean abode, And languish to return. Jesus, regard our vows, And change our faith to sight ; And clothe us with our nobler house Of everlasting light i O let us put on thee In perfect holiness! I And rise prepared thy face to see, Thy bright, unclouded face : Thy grace with glory crown, Who hast the earnest given ; And then triumphantly come down, And take us up to heaven I M8 C M. C. \7dLey. Tlte day of judgm> L And must I be to judgment brought, And answer in that dr.y For every vain and idle thought, And every word I say? I xes, every secret of my heart Shall shortly be made known, And I receive my just desert For all that I have done. 3 How careful, then, ought I to livo! With what religious fear! "Who such a strict account must give For my behavior here I 594 DEATH AXD JUDGMENT. 4 Thou awful Judge of quick and dead, lhe watchful power bestow ; So shall I to my ways take heed, lo all I speak or do. 5 If now thou standest at the door 0 let me feel thee near ! And make my peace with God, before 1 at thy bar appear. 710 L.M. W.Scot Dies irce. 1 The day of wrath, that dreadful day, When heaven and earth shall pass away! What power shall be the sinner's stay? How shall he meet that dreadful day— 2 ^heJ?' shriv'ling like a parched scroll, Ine flaming heavens together roll ; And louder yet, and yet more dread, fcwelis the high trump that wakes the dead 3 O, on that day, that wrathful day, W lien man to judgment wakes from clay, Be thou, 0 Christ, the sinner's stav, Ihough heaven and earth shall pass away 720 7s. C. "Wesley Rev. vii. 13-17. 1 What are these arrayed in white, brighter than the noonday sun? Foremost of the sons of lidit, Nearest the eternal throne? DEATII AND JUDGMENT. 595 These are they that bore the cross, Nobly for their Master stood; SufFrers in his righteous cause, Foll'wers of the dying God. Out of great distress they came, AVash'd their robes by faith below In the blood of yonder Lamb, Blood that washes white as snow ; Therefore are they next the throne, Serve their Maker day and night resides among his own, God doth in his saints delight. 5 More than conquerors at last, Here they find their trials o'er; They have all their BufTrings ; Hunger now and thirst no more: No excessive heat they fed From the sun's director ray ; In a milder clime they dwell, Itegion of eternal day. lie that on the throne doth reign, Them the Lamb shall always feed, AVith the tree of life sustain, To the living fountains lead ; He shall all their sorrows cha All their wants at once remove, "Wipe the tears from every face, Fill up every soul with love. 596 DEATH AND JUDGMENT. 731 C M. St. Ann's. 1 Vain man, thy fond pursuits forbear ; Repent, thy end is nigh : Death, at the furthest, can't be far : O ! think before thou die. 2 Reflect : thou hast a soul to save ; Thy sins, how high they mount! What are thy hopes beyond the grave ? How stands that dark account ? 3 Death enters, and there's no defence, His time there's none can tell ; He'll in a moment call thee hence, To heaven, or down to hell. 4 Thy flesh, perhaps thy greatest care, Shall crawling worms consume : But ah ! destruction stops not there ; Sin kills beyond the tomb. 722 C. M. "Watts. Eternal death. 1 That awful day will surely come, Th' appointed hour makes haste, When I must stand before my Judge And pass the solemn test. 2 Jesus, thou Source of all my joys, Thou Ruler of my heart, How could I bear to hear thy voice Pronounce the sound, " Depart I" DEATH AND JUDGMENT. 597 The thunder of that awful word Would so torment my ear, Twould tear my soul asunder, Lord, With most tormenting fear. t What, to be banished from my Lord, And yet forbid to die ! To linger in eternal pain, And death for ever fly ! ") ( > wretched state of deep despair, To see my God remove, I And fix my doleful station where I must not taste his love ! 723 L. M. C, Wesley. The last day. 1 The great archangel's trump shall sound, ( While twice ten thousand thunders roar). Tear up the graves, and cleave the ground, And make the greedy sea restore. 2 The greedy sea shall yield her dead, The earth no more her slain conceal ; Sinners shall lift their guilty head, And shrink to see a yawning hell. 3 Lut we, who now our Lord conf< And faithful to the end endure, Shall stand in Jesus' righteousness, — Stand, as the Rock of ages, sure. 4 We, while the stars from heaven shall fall, And mountains are on mountains hurlM, 598 DEATH AND JUDGMENT. Shall stand unmov'd amidst them all, And smile to see a burning world. 5 The earth, and all the works therein, Dissolve, by raging flames destroy'd ; While we survey the awful scene, And mount above the fiery void. 6 By faith we now transcend the skies, And on that ruined world look down : By love above all height we rise, And share the everlasting throne. 724 8s. C. Wesley. Isaiah xxxiii. 17. 1 I long xo oehold him array'd With glory and light from above ; The King in his beauty display'd, His beauty of holiest love : I languish and sigh to be there, Where Jesus hath fix'd his abode ; O when shall we meet in the air, And fly to the mountain of God I 2 With him I on Sion shall stand — For Jesus hath spoken the word — The breadth of Immanuel's land Survey by the light of my Lord : But when, on thy bosom reclin'd, Thy face I am strengthen'd to see, My fulness of rapture I find, My heaven of heavens, in thee. DEATII AND JUDGMENT. 599 ?25 Q M, Watts. Hie hcavcidij Canaan. ill There is a lant thy God." rth who dwell, i th* Alii. '.vii ; h all his wrath r.iwal, • r his judgments down I those hesvi< st ."h<>w Hifl phial in the air. Tl 1 1 deep, . i . Wl ill live and face the throne, the Judge When heaV< Q and i I I . against t'1 Mi y view the Is cleft to take us in. 602 DEATH AND JUDGMENT. 728 7 ,6,7,6,7 ,8,7,6. C. Wesi • T7i€ j?na^ conflagration, 1 Stand th' omnipotent decree ! Jehovah's will be done ! Nature's end we wait to see, And hear her final groan : Let this earth dissolve, and blend In death the wicked and the just; Let those pond'rous orbs descend. And grind us into dust. 2 Rests secure the righteous man 1 At his Redeemer's beck, Sure t' emerge, and rise again, And mount above the wreck : Lo ! the heavenly spirit towers, Like flame, o'er nature's funeral pyre. Triumphs in immortal powers, And claps his wings of fire ! 3 Nothing hath the just to lose, By worlds on worlds destroy'd ; Far beneath his feet he views, With smiles, the flaming void ; Sees this universe renew'd, The grand millennial reign begun ; Shouts with all the sons of God, Around th' eternal throne 1 4 Resting in this glorious hope, To be at last restor'd, Yield we now our bodies up To earthquake, plague, or sword : DEATH AND JUDGMENT. G03 1 Listening for the call Divine, The latest trumpet of the seven, and dust shall join, And both fly up to heaven. f29 C. 11 S. Stenxett. Jlie heavenly Canaan. On Jordan's stormy banks I stand, And cast a wishful eye inaan's fair and happy land, Where my possessions lie. 2 O the transporting, rapt'rous scene That rifl '8 1 0 my sight ! fields array 71 in living green, And rivers of delight I 3 There gen'rous fruits that never fail On treefl immortal grow : There rocks, and hills, and brooks, and vales, With milk and honey flow. 4 All o'er th >se wide-extended plains Shi;:, rnalday; Th- Ihe Son for ever reigns, .iters night away. Is nor poisonous br< Can reach that healthful shore; w, pain and death, Are felt and fear'd no more. ill I reach that happy pi And be for ever bl When shall I Father's face, And in his busoia rest? 604 DEATH AND JUDGMENT. 7 Filled with, delight, my raptur'd soul Would here no longer stay ! Though Jordan's waves around me roll, Fearless I'd launch away. 730 S. M. Watt*. Funeral of a Christian. 1 And must this body die, This well-wrought frame decay ? And must these active limbs of mine Lie mould'ring 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 ever from the skies Looks down, and watches all my dust, Till he shall bid it rise. 4 Array'd in glorious grace Shall these vile bodies shine, And every shape, and every face, Be heavenly and divine. 5 These lively hopes we owe, Lord, to thy dying love : O may we bless thy grace below, And sing thy grace above I DEATH AND JUDGMENT. 005 731 6s. Piiebe Carey. Nearer my Ilome. 1 One sweetly solemn thought Comes to nie o'er and o'er: I'm nearer my home to-day Than I've ever been before. I'm nearer my home, nearer my home, Nearer my homS to-dav ; Yes, nearer my home in heaven to-day, Than ever I've been belore. 2 Nearer my Father's house, Where the m;iny mansions be, Nearer the great white throne, Nearer the Jasper Sea. 3 Nearer the bound of life Where we lay our burdens down, Nearer leaving my cross, Nearer wearing my crown. 4 For even now my feet May stand upon its brink ; I may be nearer my home, Nearer now than I think. 732 C. M. C. Wesley. Visions of heaven, 1 And let this feeble body fail, And let it droop or die : My soul shall quit the mournful vale, And soar to worlds on high, — Shall join the disembodied saints, And find its long-sought rest, That only bliss for which it pants, In my Redeemers breast GOG DEATH AND JUDGMENT. 2 In hope of that immortal crown, I now the cross sustain ; And gladly wander tip and down, And smile at toil and pain : I suffer out my threescore years, Till my Deliv'rer come, And wipe away his servant's tears, And take his exile home. 3 O what hath Jesus bought for me ! Before my ravish'd eyes Rivers of life Divine I see, And trees of paradise ! They nourish in perpetual bloom, Fruit every month they give ; And to the healing leaves who come, Eternally shall live. 4 I see a world of spirits bright, Who reap the pleasures there ! They all are robed in spotless white, And conqu'ring palms they bear : Adorn'd by their Redeemer's grace, They close pursue the Lamb, And every shining front displays Th' unutterable name. 5 O what are all my sufFrings 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, I come to find them all again In that eternal day. DEATH AND JUDGMENT. G07 733 lis. Muhlenberg. " I would not live alway.11 1 I would not live alway : I ask not to stay Where storm after storm rises dark o'er the way ; The few lurid mornings that dawn on us here, Are enough for life's woes, full enough for its cheer. 2 I would not live alway : no — welcome the tomb ; Since Jesus hath lain there, I dread not its gloom ; There, sweet be my rest, till He bid me arise, To hail Him in triumph descending the skies. 3 Who, who would live alwav, away from his God- Away from yon heaven, that blissful r bode, Where the rivers of pleasure flow o'er the bright plains, And the noontide of glory eternally reigns: 4 Where the saints of all ages in harmony meet, Their Saviour and brethren, transported to greet ; While the anthems of rapture unceasingly roll, i \ And the smile of the Lord is the feast of the soul! 608 DEATH AND JUDGMENT. 734 L. M. S. "Wesley, Jr. Funeral of a youth. 1 Peter i. 24, 25. 1 The morning flowers display their sweets, And gay their silken leaves unfold, As careless of the noontide heats, As fearless of the evening cold. 2 ISapp'd by the wind's untimely blast, Parch'd by the sun's directer ray, The momentary glories waste, The short-liv'd beauties die away. 3 So blooms the human face divine, When youth its pride of beauty shows; Fairer than spring the colors shine, And sweeter than the virgin rose. 4 Or worn by slowly-rolling years, Or broke by sickness in a day, The fading glory disappears, The short-lived beauties die away 5 Yet these, new-rising from the tomb, With lustre brighter far shall shine, Revive with ever-durinjz bloom, Safe from diseases and decline. 6 Let sickness blast, let death devour, If heaven must recompense our pains : Perish the grass, and fade the flower, If firm the word of God remains. DEATH AND JUDGMENT. 600 735 7s. C. Wesley. Funeral of a Christian. Rev. xiv. 13. 1 Hark ! a voice divides the sky, Happy are the faithful dead ! In the Lord who sweetly die, They from all their toils are freed. 2 Them the Spirit hath declar'd Blest, unutterably blest ; Jesus is their great reward, Jesus is their endless rest. 3 Follow'd by their works, they go Where their Head has gone before ; Keconcil'd by grace below, Grace had open'd Mercy's door. 4 Justified through faith alone, Here they knew their sins forgiven ; Here they laid their burden down, Hallow'd, and made meet for heaven. 736 C. M. W^rr*. 1 Cor. vi. 9, 10. 1 Pure are the joys above the sky, And all the region peace ; No wanton lip, nor envious eye, Can see or taste the bliss. 2 Those holy gates for ever bar Pollution, sin, and shame ; None shall obtain admittance there, But foll'wers of the Lamb. 610 DEATH AND JUDGMENT. 737 L. M. Watti Life, the Day of Grace. 1 Life is the time to serve the Lord, The time t' insure the great reward ; And while the lamp holds oat to burn, The vilest sinner may return. 2 Life is the hour that God has given To escape from hell, and fly to heaven ; The day of grace, and mortals may Secure the blessings of the day. 3 The living know that they must die, But all the dead forgotten lie ; Their mcm'ry and their sense is gone, Alike unknowing and unknown. 4 Their hatred and their love is lost, Their envy buried in the dust ; They have no share in all that 's done Beneath the circuit of the sun. 6 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. 6 There are no acts of pardon pass'd In the cold grave, to which we haste; But darkness, death, and long derpair, Beign in eternal silence there. DEATH AXD JUDGMENT. Gil 738 C. M. Watts. Hell. 1 Sing to the Lord, ye heavenly hosts, And thou, 0 earth, adore ; Let death and hell through all their coasts Stand trembling at his power. 2 His sounding chariot shakes the sky, He makes the clouds his throne, There all his stores of lightning lie, Till vengeance darts them down. '6 Think, 0 my soul, the dreadful day When this incensed God Shall rend the sky, and burn the sea, And fling his wrath abroad. 4 What shall the wretch, the sinner do? He once defied the Lord ; But he shall dread the Thund'rcr now, And sink beneath his word. 5 Tempests of angry fire shall roll To blast the rebel-worm, And beat upon his naked soul In one eternal storm. 739 7,G. Bishop TxYNK. On the death and burial of a friend, 1 Sleep, thou dust and ashes, sleep, When the trump shall wake the dead; Pure-immortal, thou shalt leap From thy narrow, earthy bed, Like an angel thou shalt fly Far above the starry sky. 612 DEATH AND JUDGMENT. 2 Grant, Thou Triune Deity, We, with him, may then arise, Hear Thee in benignity Bid us reign above the skies, Strike our golden harps above, In the bright abodes of love. 740 10,10,11,11. C. Wesley. Funeral of a Christian, 1 'Tis finish'd, 'tis done, The spirit is fled ; The pris'ner is gone, The Christian is dead ; The Christian is living, Through Jesus' love, And gladly receiving A kingdom above. 2 Then let us record The conquering name ; Our Captain and Lord With shoutings pro- claim : ' Who trust in his passion, And follow our Head, To certain salvation We all shall be led. 3 0 Jesus ! lead on Thy militant care, And give us the crown Of righteousness there, Yrhere, dazzled with glory, The seraphim gaze, Or prostrate adore thee, In silence of nraise. 4 Come, Lord, and display Thy sign in the sky, And bear us away To mansions on high : The kingdom be given, The purchase divine, And crown us in heaven Eternally thine. DEATH AND JUDGMENT. 613 ■74:1 7s. C. Wesley. Funeral of a Christian sister. 1 Lo ! the pris'ner is releas'd, Lightened of her fleshly load : Where the wenry are at rest, She is gather' d into God ! Lo ! the pain of life is past, All her warfare now is o'er ; Death and hell behind are cast, Grief and sufFring are no more. 2 Yes, the Christian's course is run, Ended is the glorious strife ; Fought the fight, the work is done, Death is swallow'd up of life! Borne by angels on their wings, Far from earth the spirit flies, Finds her God, and sits, and sings, Triumphing in paradise. 3 Let the world bewail their dead, Fondly of their loss complain : Sister ! friend ! by Jesus freed, Death, to thee, to us, is gain: Thou art enter'd into joy : Let the unbelievers mourn , We in songs our lives employ Till we all to God return. 614 DEATH AND JUDGMENT. 742 10,5,11. C. Wesley. Funeral of a Christian brother. 1 Hosanna to God, In his highest abode : All heaven be join'd T' extol the Redeemer and Friend of man- kind! He claims all our praise, "Who in infinite grace Again hath stoop'd down And caught up a worm to inherit a crown. 2 Our friend is restor'd To the joy of his Lord, With triumph departs, But speaks by his death to our echoing hearts : Follow after, he cries, As he mounts to the skies, Follow after your friend To the blissful enjoyments that never shall end. 3 Through Jesus* name Our comrade o'ercame, And Jesus is ours, And arms us with all his invincible powers : • He looks from the skies, He shows us the prize, And gives us a sign That we shall o'ercome by the mercy Divine. 4 For us is prepar'd The angelical guard ; The convoy attends — A minist'ring host of invisible iriends — Beadv-wiii^'d for their flight To the regions of light, The horses are come, The chariots of Israel, to carry us home. DEATH AND JUDGMENT. G15 743 C. M. DODDEIDGE. Funeral of a minider. 1 What thouph the arm of conqu'ring death Does God's own house invade? What though the prophet and the priest Be number' d with the dead? — 2 Though earthly shepherds dwell in dust, The aged and the young, The watchful eve in 'darkness closed, And mute th instructive tongue : 3 Th? Eternal Shepherd still survives, New comfort to impart ; His eye still guides us, and his voice Still animates our heart. 4 "Lo! I am with you," saith the Lord, " My Church shall safe abide ; For I will ne'er forsake my own, Whose souls in me confide." 5 Through every scene of life and death, This promise is our trust ; And this shall be our children's song, When we are cold in dust. 744 88. 1 Away with our sorrow and fear! We soon shall recover our home; The city of saints shall appear ; The day of eternity come. 616 DEATH AND JUDGMENT. From earth we shall quickly remove, And mount to our native abode ; The house of our Father above, The palace of angels and God. 2 Our mourning is all at an end, "When, rais'd by the life-giving word, We see the new city descend, Adorn'd as a bride for her Lord : The city so holy and clean. No sorrow can breathe in the air : No gloom of affliction or sin, No shadow of evil is there ! 3 By faith we already behold That lovely Jerusalem here : Her walls are of jasper and gold, As crystal her buildings are clear : Immovably founded in grace, She stands as she ever hath stood,. And brightly her builder displays, A.nd flames with the glory of God. 4 No need of the sun in that day Which never is followed by night, Where Jesus' beauties display A pure and a permanent light : The Lamb is their light and their sun, And lo ! by reflection they shine ; With Jesus ineffably one, And bright in effulgence Divine! The saints in his presence receive ) Their great and eternal reward : In Jesus, in heaven they live ; They reign in the smile o£ their Lord : DEATH AND JUDGMENT. 617 The flame of angelical love Is kindled at Jesus' face; And all the enjoyment above Consists in the rapturous gaze ! 745 8s. C. Wesley. Rev. xxii. 17. i The Church in her militant state Is weary, and cannot forbear! The saints in an agony wait. To see Him again in the air! The Spirit invites in the bride Her heavenly Lord to descend, And place her enthron'd at his side, In glory that never shall end. 2 The news of his coming I hear, And join in the catholic cry : O Jesus, in triumph appear: Appear in the clouds of the sky ! "Whom only I languish to love, In fulness of majesty come ; And give me a mansion above ; And take to my heavenly home! 746 C. M. S. Stennett. Funeral of a child. 1 Thy life I read, my gracious Lord, With transport all divine ; Thine image trace in every word, Thy love in every line. 618 DEATH AND JUDGMENT. 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 " 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 : O Saviour, all we have and are Shall be for ever thine ! 747 S. M. Montgomery. Funeral of an aged minUler. 1 " Servant of God, well done ! Eest from thy loved employ ; The battle fought, the vict'ry won, Enter thy Master's joy." The voice at midnight came : He started up to hear ; A mortal arrow pierced his frame ; He fell, — but felt no fear. DEATH AND JUDGMENT. 610 2 Tranquil amid alarms, It found him on the field, A vet'ran, slumb'ring on his arms, Beneath Ins red-cross shield. His sword was in his hand, Still warm wi'h recent fight, Ready that moment, at command, Through rock and steel to smite. 3 It was a two-edged blade, Of heavenly temper keen ; And double were the wounds it made, Where'er it glanced between. 'Twas death to sin — 'twas life To all who mourned for sin : It kindled and it silenc'd strife, Made war and peace within. 4 Oft with its fiery force His arm had quell'd the foe, And laid, resistless in his course, The alien-armies low. Bent on such glorious toils, The world to him was loss, Yet all big trophies, all his spoils, lie hung upon the cr<> 5 At midnight came the cry, "To meet thy Goc| pn -are !" He woke, — and caught his Captain's eye, Then, strong in faith and prayer, His spirit, with a hound, Left its eiKumb'ring clay ; His tent, at sunrise, on the ground A darken'd ruin lay. 620 DEATH AND JUDGMENT. 6 The pains of death are past, Labor and sorrow cease ; And, life's long warfare closed at last, His soul is found in peace. Soldier of Christ, well done ! Praise be thy new employ ; And while eternal ages run, Rest in thy Saviour's joy. 748 S. M. C. Wesi -y. 1 Thou Judge of quick and dead, Before whose bar severe, With holy joy, or guilty dread, We all shall soon appear ; Our caution'd souls prepare For that tremendous day, And fill us now with watchful care, And stir us up to pray : 2 To pray, and wait the hour, That awful hour unknown, When, robed in majesty and power, Thou shalt from heaven come down, Th' immortal Son of man, To judge the human race, With ainhy Father's dazzling train, Yfith all thy glorious grace. 3 To damp our earthly joys, T' increase our gracious fears, For ever let th' archangel's voice Be sounding in our ears DEATH AND JUDGMENT. 621 The solemn midnight cry, " Ye dead, the Judge is come : Arise, and meet him in the sky, And meet your instant doom I" 4 O may we thus be found, Obedient to his word ; Attentive to the trumpet's sound, And looking for our Lord I O may we thus insure A lot among the blest ; And watch a moment to secure An everlasting rest ! 749 C. St Watts. Funeral of a Christian, 1 Why do we mourn departing friends, Or shake at death's idarms? "lis 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 ? Nor should 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 once the ilesh 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 their dying Head? C?2 DEATH AND JUDGMENT- 5 Thence he arose, ascending high, And showed our feet the way ■ Up to the Lord our flesh shall fly, At the great rising day. 6 Then let the last loud trumpet souud, And bid our kindred rise : Awake, ye nations under ground ; Ye saints, ascend the skies ! 750 S. M. Prepare us for that day. 1 Behold ! with awful pomp The Judge prepares to come ; The' archangel sounds the dreadful trvmr. And wakes the gen'ral doom. 2 Nature, in wild amaze, Her dissolution mourns ; Blushes of blood the moon deface. The sun to darkness turns. 3 The living look with dread ; The frighted dead arise, Start from the monumental bed, And lift their ghastly eyes. 4 Horrors all hearts appal ; They quake, they shriek, they cry; Bid rocks and mountains on them fall ; But rocks and mountains fly. 5 Great God, in whom we live, Prepare us for that day: Help us in Jesus to believe, — To watch, and wait, and pray. DEATH AND JUDGMENT. G23 751 C. M. Dickson. The heavenly Jerusalem. 1 Jerusalem, my happy home! Name ever dear to me ! When will my sorrows have an end? Thy joys, when shall I see? 2 Thy walls are all of precious stone, Most glorious to behold ; Thy gates are richly set with pearl, Thy streets are pav'd with gold. 3 Thy garden and thy pleasant walks, My study long have been ; Such dazzling views by human sight Have never yet been seen. 4 If heaven be thus so glorious, Lord, Why should I stay from thence? What folly's this that I should dread To die and go from hence? 5 Reach down, 0 Lord, thine arm of grace, And cause me to ascend, Where congreg^tjpns ne'er break up, And Sabbaths never end. 6* Jesus, my Lord, to glory's gone, Him will I £o and see; And all my 1 r thren here below, Will so^n come alter me. 7 My friends, I bid vera all adieu, I leave you in God's care, And it I never more see you, Go on, I'll meet you there. f 24 DEATH AND JUDGMENT. 8 When we've been there ten thousand years Bright, shining as the sun, We've no less days to sing God's praise, Than when we first begun. 752 C. M. Watts. Faith contemplating Heaven. 1 There 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 dissolved and fall ; Then, 0 my soul, with joy obey Thy heavenly Father's call. 3 'Tis He, by His almighty grace, That forms thee fit, for heav'n ; And, as an earnest of the place, Has His own Spirit giv'n. 4 We walk by faith of joys to come ; Faith lives upon His word ; But while the body is our home, We 're absent 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. DEATH AND JUDGMENT. G25 753 C. M. Watts. Death made desirable. 1 Jesus! the vision of Thy face, Hath overpow'ring charms! Scarce shall I feel death's cold embrace, If Christ be in my arms. 2 Then, while ye hear my heart-strings break, How sweet my minutes roll ! A mortal paleness on my cheek And glory in my soul." 754 8,8,6. C. Wesley. Time and Eternity. 1 Lo ! on a narrow neck of land, 'Twixt two unbounded seas I stand, Yet how insensible ! A point of time, a moment's space, Removes me to yon heavenly place, Or shuts me up in hell. 2 O God, my inmost soul convert, And deeply on my thoughtless heart, Eternal things impress; Give me to feel their solemn weight, And save me ere it be too late ; Wake me to righteousness. 3 Before me place in bright array, The pomp of that tremendous day, When Thou with clouds shalt come 626 DEATH AND JUDGMENT. To judge the nations at Thy bar : And tell me, Lord, shall I be there, To meet a joyful doom? 4 Be this my one great business here, With holy trembling, holy fear, To make my calling sure ; Thine utmost counsel to fulfil, And suffer all Thy righteous will, And to the end endure. 5 Then, Saviour, then my soul receive, Transported from this vale, to live And reign with Thee above ; Where faith is sweetly lost in sight, And hope, in full, supreme delight, And everlasting love. 751 C. M. Hebek. A Warning from the Grave. 1 1 eneath our feet and o'er our head Is equal warning given ; Beneath us lie the countless dead, And far above is heaven. 2 Death rides on every passing breeze, And lurks in every flower ; Each season has its own disease, Its peril every hour. 3 Turn, sinner, turn : thy danger know : Where'er thy foot can tread, The earth rings hollow from below, And warns thee of her dead. DEATH AND JUDGMENT. 627 4 Turn, Christian, turn: thy soul apply To truths which hourly tell That they who underneath thee lie Shall live in heaven — or hell. 756 10s. Montgomery. Death of a Minister in his Prime. 1 Go to the grave in all thy glorious prime, In full activity of zeal and power ; A Christian cannot die before his time ; The Lord's appointment is the servant's hour. 2 Go to the grave ; at noon from labor cease ; Rest on thy sheaves; thy hareest-task is done; Come from the heat of battle, and in peace, Soldier, go home ; with thee the light is won. 3 Go to the grave ; for there thy Saviour lay In death's embrace, ere hn high, And thus nddress'd their song : G "All glory he to God on hicrh, 1 to the earth he pe:. Goodwill henceforth, from heaven to men, .: and never cease." 7€>Z> lis. The birth of Christ. Luke ii. 11-13. 1 Hither, ye faithful, haste with songs of triumph, To Dethlchem go, the Lord of Life to rat rou, this day, is born a Prince and Saviour, 0, come, and let us worship at hi - 636 CHRISTMAS. 2 0, Jesus ! for such wondrous condescension, Our praise and reverence are an offering meet, Now is the Word made flesh, and dwells among us, 0, come, and let us worship at his feet. 3 Shout his almighty name, ye choirs of angels, Let the celestial courts his praise repeat ; Unto our God be glory in the highest ; 0, come, and let us worship at his feet. 766 C. M. Tisbub. Angels7 Song. Luke ii. 8-14. 1 " Shepherds, rejoice ; lift up your eyes And send your fears away, News from the regions of the skies — Salvation's born to-day. 2 " Jesus, the God whom angels fear, Comes down to dwell with you ! To-day he makes his entrance here, But not as monarchs do. 3 " No gold, nor purple swaddling bands, Nor royal shining things ; A manger for his cradle stands, And holds the King of kings. " Go, shepherds, where the infant lies, And see his humble throne : With tears of joy in all your eyes, Go, shepherds, kiss the Son." i CHRISTMAS. 637 5 Thus Gabriel sang, and straight around, The heavenly armies throng : They tune their harps to lofty sound, And thus conclude the song : 6 " Glory to God that reigns above, Let peace surround the earth ; Mortals shall know their Maker's love, At their Redeemer's birth." 7 Lord ! and shall angels have their songs, And men no tunes to raise ? O may we lose these useless tongues When we forget to praise. 767 L. M. Campbell. Nativity of Christ. 1 When Jordan hush'd his waters still, And silence slept on Zion's hill, — When Bethleh'm's shepherds through the night Watch'd o'er their flocks by starry night, — Hark ! from the midnight hills around, A voice of more than mortal sound In distant hallelujahs stole, Wild murm'ring o'er the raptur'd soul. 3 Then swift to every startl'd eye New streams of glory light the sky ; Heaven bursts her azure gates to pour Her spirits on the midnight hour. 638 CHRISTMAS. 4 On wheels of light, on wings of name, The glorious hosts of Zion came ; High heaven with songs of triumph rang, While thus they struck their harps and sang. 5 0 Zion, lift thy raptur'd eye, The long-expected hour is nigh, The joys of nature rise again, The Prince of Salem comes to reign. 6 See, Mercy from her golden urn Pours a rich stream to them that mourn : Behold ! she binds with tender care The bleeding bosom of despair. 7 He comes, to cheer the trembling heart, Bids Satan and his hosts depart: Again the day-star gilds the gloom, Again the bowers of Eden bloom. 8 0 Zion, lift thy raptur'd eye, The long-expected hour is nigh, The joys of nature rise again, The Prince of Salem comes to reign. r68 30th 11,10,11,10. Hebee, The star in the East I Brightest and best of the sons of the morn- ing, Dawn on our darkness, and lend us thine aid : Star of the East, the horizon adorning, Guide where the infant Redeemer is laid. CHRISTMAS. 639 2 Cold, on his cradle, the dew-drops are shin- in0' Low lies his bed with the beasts of the stall ; Angels adore him, in slumber reclmtripr, — Maker, and Monarch, and Saviour of all. 3 Say, shall we yield him, in cosily devotion, Odours of Eden and off'rings divine? Gems of the mountain, and pearls of the ocean, Myrrh from the forest, and gold from the mine? OTT 4 Vainly we offer each ample oblation ; Vainly with gifts would his favour secure; Richer by far is the hearts adoration ; Dearer to God are the pray'rs of the poor. 769 C. M. Doddridge. Design and object of His advent. 1 Hark, the glad sound ! the Saviour comes, — The Saviour, promis'd long ; Let every heart prepare a throne, And every voice a song. 2 He comes, the pris'ner to release, In Satan's bondage held ; The gates of brass before him burst, The iron fetters yield. 3 He comes, from thickest films of vice, To clear the mental ray, And on the eyes oppressed with night To pour celestial day. 640 CHRISTMAS. 4 He comes, the broken heart to bind, The wounded soul to cure, And, with the treasures of his grace, To' enrich the humble poor. 5 Our glad hosannas, Prince of peace, Thy welcome shall proclaim, And heaven's eternal arches ring With thy beloved name. 770 C. M. Spir, of the Ps. The guiding Star. 1 Bright was the guiding star, that led, With mild, benignant ray, The Gentiles to the lowly bed Where our Redeemer lay. 2 But, lo I a brighter, clearer light Now points to his abode ; It shines through sin and sorrow's night, To guide us to our Lord. 3 O, haste to follow where it leads ; The gracious call obey, Be rugged wilds, or now'ry meads, The Christian's destined way. 4 0, gladly tread the narrow path, While light and grace are giv'n : Who meekly follow Christ on earth, Shall reign with him in heav'n. christmas. 641 771 8,7,8,7. Cawood. Tlie incarnation. 1 Hark ! what mean those holy voices, Sweetly sounding through the skies ! Lo ! th' angelic host rejoices, Heavenly hallelujahs rise. Listen to the wondrous story Which they chant in hymns of joy : Glory in the highest, glory ! Glory be to God most high ! 3 Peace on earth, good-will from heaven, Reaching far as man is found : Souls redeemed and sins forgiven, Loud our golden harps shall sound. 4 Christ is born, the great Anointed, Heaven and earth his praises sing: O ! receive whom God appointed For your Prophet, Priest, and King. 5 Hasten, mortals, to adore him, Learn his name and taste his joy : Till in heaven ye Bing before him, Glory be to God most high ! (J Let us learn the wondrous story Of our great Redeemer's birth : Spread the brightness of his glory Till it cover all the earth. 642 CHRISTMAS. 77 £ 7,6. J. Montgomery. 1 Hail to the Lord's anointed, Great David's greater Son, Hail in the time appointed, His reign on earth begun! He comes to break oppression, To set the captive free ; To take away transgression, And rule in equity. 2 He comes with succour speedy To those who sutler wrong ; To help the poor and needy, And bid the weak be strong ; To give them songs for sighing, Their darkness turn to lighC Whose souls, condemned and dying, Were precious in his sight. 3 For him shall prayer unceasing And daily vows ascend; His kingdom still increasing, A kingdom without end : The tide of time shall never His covenant remove ; His name shall stand forever, That name to us in love. 773 L. Ml H. K. White. The Star of Bethlehem. 1 When, marshaird on the nightly plain, The glitt'ring host bestud the sky, One star alone, of all the train, Can fix the sinners wandering eve. BIRTIIDAYS. 64?> 2 Hark! hark! to God the chorus breaks, From every host, from every gem ; But one alone the Saviour speaks — It is the Star of Bethlehem ! 3 Once on the raging seas I rode ; The storm was loud, the night was dark ; The ocean yawned, and rudely blow'd The wind that tossed my foundering baric. 4 J >eep horror then my vitals froze ; Death-struck, I ceas'd the tide to stem ; When suddenly a star arose — It was the Star of Bethlehem I 5 It was my guide, my light, mine all ; It bade my dark forebodings cease ; And, through the storm and danger's thrall. It led me to the port of peace. 6 Now, safely moor'd, my perils o'er, I'll sing, first in night's diadem, Forever, and for evermore — The Star— the Star of Bethlehem ! BIRTHDAYS. •774 7,7,7,7,7,7. Birth of a child. 1 Gentle stranger, fearless come • To our quiet, happy home ; Bud of being, beauteous flower, Sprung to birth this smiling hour, 044 BIRTHDAYS. While upon thy form we gaze, Grateful thoughts to heaven we raise. 2 Saviour, from thy heav'nly throne Smile upon this litUe one ; Let thy Spirit be its guide, Let its wants be well supplied ; Cleanse it by thy precious blood, Fit it for thy high abode. 775 L. M. C. Wesley. Birth of a child. 1 Father of all, by whom we are, For whom was made whatever is ; Who has intrusted to our care A candidate for glorious bliss : 2 Poor worms of earth, to thee we cry For grace to guide what grace has giv'n; We ask for wisdom from on high To train our infant up for heav'n. 3 Him let us tend severely kind, As guardians of his giddy youth ; As set to form his tender mind, By principles of virtuous truth : 4 To fit his soul for heavenly grace ; Discharge the Christian's parents part ; And keep him, till thy love takes place, And Jesus rises in his heart. BIRTHDAYS. G45 776 7s. Fawcett. A birthday hymn. Acts 26 : 22. 1 I my Ebenezer raise To my kind Redeemer's praise; With a grateful heart I own, Hitherto thy help I've known. 2 What may be my future lot, Well I know concerns me not; This should set my heart at rest, What thy will ordains is best. 3 I my all to thee resign : Father, let thy will be mine; May but all thy dealings prove Fruits of thy paternal love. 4 Guard mo, Saviour, by thy power, Guard me in the trying hour : Let thine unremitted care Save me from the lurking snare. 5 Let my few remaining days Be directed to thy praise : So the last, the closing scene, Shall be tranquil and serene. 6 To thy will I leave the rest : Grant me but this one request, Both in life and death to prove Tokens of thy special love. 646 BIRTHDAYS. 777 6,6,6,6,8,8. C. Wesley. Birthday. 1 God of my life, to thee My cheerful soul I raise ! Thy goodness bade me be, And still prolongs my days ; I see my natal hour return, And bless the day that I was born. 2 A clod of living earth, I glorify thy name, From whom alone my birth, And all my blessings came: Creating and preserving grace, Let all that is within me praise. 3 Long as I live beneath, To thee 0 let me live, To thee my every breath In thanks and praises give! "Whate'er I have, whate'er I am, Shall magnify my Maker's name. 4 My soul and all its powers. Thine, wholly thine, shall be ; All, all my happy hours I consecrate to thee : Me to thine image now restore, And I shall praise thee evermore. BIRTHDAYS. G47 778 11,9. C. Wi:sley. Birthday of a consort. 1 Come away to the skies, My beloved arise, And rejoice in the day thou was born : On this festival day, Come exulting away, And with singing to Sion return. i We have laid up our love And our treasure above, Though our bodies continue below : The redeem'd of our Lord, We remember his word, And with singing to paradise go. 3 With singing we praise The original grace By our Heavenly Father bestow'd ; Our being receive From his bounty, and live To the honor and glory of God. 4 For thy glory we are Created to share Both the nature and kingdom Divine : Created again, That our souls may remain In time and eternity thine. 5 With thanks we approve The design of thy love, Which hath joined us in Jesus' name ; So united in heart That we ne\ { r 02H part, Till we meet at the feast of the J., nib. 6 There, there at his feet We snail suddenly meet, And be parted in body no n. We shall sing to our lyres, With the heavenly choirs, And our Saviour in glory adore. 648 BIRTHDAYS. 7 Hallelujah we sing to our Father and King, And his rapturous praises repeat : To the Lamb that was slain, Hallelujah again, Sing all heaven, and fall at his feet ! 8 In assurance of hope, We to Jesus look up, Till his banner unfurl'd in the air, From our graves we shall see, And cry out, " It is he r And fly up to acknowledge him there. 779 7s. Kelly. A victorious Saviour. 1 Crowns of glory ever bright "Rest upon the Conqueror's head ; Crowns of glory are his right, — His, " who liveth and was dead." 2 He subdued the powers of hell ; In the fight he stood alone : All his foes before him fell, By his single arm o'erthrown. 3 His the battle, his the toil ; His the honors of the day ; His the glory and the spoil : Jesus bears them all away. 4 Now proclaim his deeds afar ; Fill the world with his renown : His alone the victor's car ; His the everlascing crown. FASTS AND THANKSGIVINGS. / 649 FASTS AND THANKSGIVINGS. 780 C. M. Wkef(jrd. For the Fourth of July. 1 Lord, while for all mankind we pray, Of every clime and coast, 0 hear us for our native land, — The land we love the most ! 2 O guard our shores from every foe, With peace our borders bless, With prosp'rous times our cities crown, Our fields with plenteousness. 3 Here may religion shed her light On days of rest and toil ; And piety and virtue reign, And bless our native soil. 4 Lord of the nations, thus to thee Our country we commend ; Be thou her refuge and her trust, Her everlasting friend ! T81 C. M. Brady & Tate. For the Fourth of July. Psalm xliv. 1-4. 1 O Lord, our fathers oft have told In our attentive ears, Thy wonders in their days perform'd, And elder times than theirs. 650 FASTS AND THANKSGIVINGS. 2 Twas not their courage nor their sword To them salvation gave ; Nor strength, that from unequal force Their fainting troops could save . 3 But thy right hand and powerful arm, Whose succor they implor'd ; Thy presence with the favor'd race, Who thy great name ador'd. 4 As thee their God our fathers own'd, Thou art our sovereign King ; 0, therefore, as thou didst to them, To us deliv' ranee bring. 782 S.M. Marsh 1 God is in Judah known, Israel extols his name, In Salem he has placed his throne, In Zion lives his fame. 2 There did he break the shield. The battle and the bow ; There to his glorious might shall yield The desolating foe. 3 There is the spoiler spoil'd, The proud have slept their sleep; There are the men of battle foiPd, In one promiscuous heap. 4 When thy rebuke is heard, Both horse and car expire ; IK? FASTS AND THANKSGIVINGS. G51 Thou God of Jacob shall be fear d ; 0 who shall meet thine ire ? 5 Heaven utter'd thy aecrec, Earth, trembling, paused to hear: Soon shall the world thy judgments see, Thy saints no more shall fear. 783 7-. Sac. Lyrics. Na tional Than hsg i i 1 Swell the anthem, raise the song ; Praises to our God belong; Saints and angels, join to sing Praises to the heavenly King. 2 Blessings from his liberal hand Flow around this happy land: Kept by him, no foes annoy, Peace and freedom we enjuy. 3 Here, beneath a virtuous sway, May we cheerfully obey — Never feel oppression's rod — Ever own and worship God. 4 Hark ! the voice of nature sings Praises to the King of kings; Let us join the choral s And the grateful notes prolong. 652 FASTS AND THANKSGIVINGS. 784 C. M. Hart. Public Humiliation. 1 Lord, look on all assembl'd here, Who in thy presence stand, To offer up united prayer For this our sinful land. 2 O, may we all, with one consent, Fall low before thy throne, With tears the nation's sins lament, The church's, and our own. 3 And should the dread decree be past, And we must feel the rod — Let faith and patience hold us fast To our correcting God. 785 C. M. Watts. National Fast. 1 Lord, thou hast scourg'd our guilty land ; Behold, thy people mourn ; Shall vengeance ever guide thy nand, And mercy ne'er return ? 2 Our Zion trembles at thy stroke, And dreads thy lifted hand ; , heal the people thou hast broke, And spare our guilty land. 3 Then shall our loud and grateful voice Proclaim our guardian God, The nations round the earth rejoice, And sound thy praise abroad. FASTS AND THANKSGIVINGS. C"3 780 L. M. ihftioM. Tlianksgiving for peace. 1 When angry nations rush to arms, And rage, and noise, and tumult reign, And war resounds its dire alarms, And slaughter spreads the hostile plain ; 2 Thine eye, 0 God, looks calmly down, And marks their course, and bounds their power; Thy word the angry nations own, And noise and war are heard no more. 3 Then peace returns with balmy wing, (Sweet peace, with her what blessings fled!) Glad plenty laughs, the valleys ping, Reviving commerce lifts her head. 4 To thee we pay our grateful songs, Thy kind protection still implore : O may our hearts, and lives, and tongues, Confess thy goodnes* and adore. 787 S. M. Gibbons. General Thanksgiving, 1 Through all the lofty sky, Through all th' inferior ground, Th* Almighty Maker shines confess'd, And pours his blessings round. 2 Each year the teeming earth VvTith flowers and fruits is crown'd ; 654 FASTS AND THANKSGIVINGS. And grass, and herbs, and harvests, grow And send their joys around. 3 The world of waters yields A rich supply of food, And distant lands their treasures send Upon the rolling flood. 4 To rerve and bless our land The elements conspire ; Aund mercies mix themselves with earth. — With ocean, air, and fire. 5 O that the eons of men To God their songs would raise, And celebrate his power and love In never-ceasing praise ' 788 L. M. Phesb. Eymns. National Praise, 1 We bless thy name, Almighty God, For all the kindness thou hast shown To this fair land our fathers trod, This land we fondly call our own. 2 Here freedom spreads her banner wide, And casts her soft and hollow'd ray ; For thou our country's arms didct guide, And lead them on their conqu'ring way. 3 We praise thee, that the gospel light Through all our land its radiance sheds ; Scatters the shades of error's night, And heavenly blessings round us spreads. FASTS AND THANKSGIVINGS. 6^5 4 When foes without, and foes within, With threatening ills our lands have press'd, Thou hast our nation's bulwark been, And, smiling, sent us peaceful rest. 5 O God, preserve us in thy fear, In troublous times our helper bo ; Diffuse thy truth's bright precepts here, And may we worship only thee. 789 C. M. Gibbons Famine, 1 How hast thou, Lord, in righteous wrath Blasted our promis'd joy : The elements obcy'd thy nod, Our prospects to destroy. 2 The sun at thy dread order now Darts down destructive fires, Hills, plains, and vales are parched with drought, And blooming life expires. 3 Like burnished brass the heaven around In angry terrors burns, While earth appears a joyless waste, And into iron turns. 4 Pity us, Lord, in our distress, Xor with our land contend ; Bid the avenging skies relent, And show'rs of mercy send. 656 PASTS AND THANKSGIVINGS. 700 C. M. Beddome In Time of Pestilence. 1 The Lord in judgment now appears, And spreads his wrath abroad ; Sinners are filled with boding fears, By righteous vengeance aw'd. 2 Seiz'd by inveterate disease, What crowds of victims fall ! Insatiate death relentless preys, Nor spares the great or small. 3 Lord, we our sin and guilt confess, Yet mercy would implore ; To mitigate our sore distress, Display thy mighty pow'r. 4 Say, " *Tis enough," and give command — Disease shall then retire, And rosy health revive our land, Now trembling at thine ire. 791 8,8,8,8,8,8. C. Wesley. Public fast. 1 O God, thy righteousness we own : Judgment is at thy house begun ! With humble awe thy rod we hear, And guilty in thy sight appear : AYe cannot in thy judgment stand ; But sink beneath thy mighty hand. FASTS AND THANKSGIVINGS. 657 2 Our mouth as in the dust we lay, And still for mercy, mercy, pray : Unworthy to behold thy face ; Unfaithful stewards of thy grace ; Our sin and wickedness we own, And deeply for acceptance groan 3 Lord, do not drive us from thy face, A stiff-neck'd and hard-hearted race ; But 0 I in tender mercy break The iron sinew in our neck ! The soft'ning power of love impart, And melt the marble of our heart I 792 C. M. Gibbons. For American Independence, 1 Thy mighty arm, 0 God, was nigh When we our foes assail'd : *Tis thou hast rais'd our honors high, And o'er their hosts prevail'd. 2 The thund'ring horse, the martial band, Without thine aid were vain ; And vict'ry flies at thy command To crown the bright campaign. 3 Their mounds, their camps, their lofty towers, Into our hands are giv'n ; Not from desert or strength of ours, But through the grace of Heav'n. 653 FASTS AND THANKSGIVINGS. 4 Tho faithful tablet of our heart These mercies shall record, And never thence shall they depart, Nor we forget the Lord. 5 To our young race we will proclaim The mercies God has shown; That they may learn to bless his name, And choose him for their own. 6 Thus, while we sleep in silent dust, When threat'ning dangers come, Their fathers' God shall be their trust, Their refuge, and their home. 793 C. M. Watts For Magistrates. 1 Eternal Sovereign of the sky, And Lord of all below, We mortals to thy majesty Our first obedience owe. 2 Our souls adore thy throne supreme, And bless thy providence For magistrates of meaner name, Our glory and defence. 3 The acts of pious rulers shine Wish rays above the rest : Where laws and liberties combine, The people are made blest. FASTS AND THANKSGIVINGS. 659 4 Nations on firm foundations stand, AVhile virtue finds reward ; And sinners perish from the land By justice and the sword. 5 Let Cresar's due be ever paid To Caesar and his throne, But consciences and souls were made To be the Lord's alone. 794 0. M. Doddridge. After a fire. 1 Eternal God! our humbled souls Before thy presence bow ; With all thy magazines of wrath, How terrible art thou ! 2 Fann'd by thy breath, whole sheets of flame Do like a deluge pour ; And all our confidence of wealth Lies ruin'd in an hour. 3 Led on by thee in horrid pomp, Destruction rears its head; And blacken'd walls and smokincr heaps Through all the streets are spread. 4 Lord, in the dust we lay us down, And mourn thy righteous ire; Yet bless the hand of guardian love ■ That snatch'd us from the fire. 6G0 FASTS AND THANKSGIVINGS. 5 O may we view with dauntless eyes The last tremendous day, When earth and seas, and stars and skies, In flames shall melt away. 795 L« M. Steele. Prayer in Time of War. 1 With all the boasted pomp of war In vain we dare the hostile fields, In vain, unless the Lord be there ; Thine arm alone our land can shield. 2 Our arms succeed, our councils guide, Let thy right hand our cause maintain Till war's destructive rage subside, And peace resume her gentle reign. 3 Great God, the promis'd period bring, Let standards be no more unfurl'd ; Come, peace, and bless with balmy wing The eastern and the western world. 796 S. M. C. Wesley. Impending judgments. 1 Sinners, the call obey, The latest call of grace ; The day is come, the vengeful day Of a devoted race : Devils and men combine To plague the faithless seed, And phials full of wrath Divine Are bursting on your head. MORNING AND EVENING. G01 Enter into the Rock, Ye trembling slaves of sin, — The Rock of your salvation, struck And cleft to take you in : To shelter the distress'd He did the cross endure : Enter into the clefts, and rest In Jesus' wounds secure. MORNING AND EVENING. 797 L. M. Ken. Morning. 1 Awake, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily stage of duty run ; Shake off duli sloth, and early rise To pay thy morning sacrifice. 2 Wake, and lift up thyself, my heart, And with the angels bear thy part; Who all niprht long unwearied sing High praises to th' eternal King. 3 Glory to Thee, who safe hast kept, And has refreshed me while I slept : Grant, Lord, when I from death shall wake, I may of endless life partake. 4 Direct, control, suggest this day, All I design, or do, or say, That all my powers, with all their might, In thy sole glory may unite. 662 MORNING AND EVENING. 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. 798 C. M. Watts. Morning. 1 Once more, my soul, the rising day, Salutes thy waking eyes ; Once more, my voice, thy tribute pay To Him thai rules the skies. 2 Night unto night his name repeats The day renews the sound, — Wide as the heavens on which he sits, To turn the seasons round. 3 'Tis he supports my mortal frame ; My tongue shall speak his praise : My sins might rouse his wrath to flame, But yet his wrath delays. 4 0 God, let all my hours be thine, While I enjoy the light ! Then shall my sun in smiles decline, And bring a pleasant night. 799 C. M. Doddridge. Morning. 1 Awake, my soul, to meet the day, Unfold thy drowsy eyes, And burst the pond'rous chain that loads Thine active faculties. MORNING AND EVENING. 663 2 God's guardian shield was round me spread In my defenceless sleep: Let him have all my waking hours Who doth my slumbers keep. B Pardon, 0 God, my former sloth, And arm my soul with grace ; As rising now, I seal my vows To prosecute thy ways. 4 Bright Sun of righteousness, arise; Thy radiant beams display, And guide my dark, bewilder'd soul To everlasting day. SOO S. M. Scott. Morning: Tribute of pr<: 1 See how the morning sun Pursues bis shining way ; And wide proclaims his Maker's praise With every brigkt'ning ray. 2 Thus would my rising soul Its heavenly Parent sing, And to its great Original The humble tribute bring. 3 Serene I laid me down, Beneath his guardian care, I slept, and I awoke, and found My kind Preserver near. 4 My life I would anew Devote, O Lord, to thee ; And in thy service I would spend A long eternitv. 664 MORNING AND EVENING. 801 7s. Anon. Morning Hymn. 1 Now the shades of night are gone ; Now the morning light is come ; Lord, may we be Thine to-day, Drive the shades of sin away. 2 Fill our souls with heavily light, Banish doubt and clear our sight ; In Thy service, Lord, to-day, May we labor, watch, and pray. 3 Keep our haughty passions bound ; Save us from our foes around ; Going out and coming in Keep us safe from ev'ry sin. 4 When our work of life is past, 0 receive us then at last ; Ni^ht and sin will be no more, When we reach the heav'nly shore. 802 C. M. VV vtts. Sabbalh morning. Psalm v. 1-S. 1 Lord, in the morning thou shalt hear My voice ascending high ; To thee will I direct my prayer, To thee lift up mine eye : 2 Up to the hills where Christ is gone, To plead for all his saints, Presenting at his Father's throne Our songs and our complaints. MORNING AND EVENING. 066 3 Thou art a God before whose sight The wicked shall not stand ; Sinners shall ne'er be thy delight, Nor dwell at thy right hand. • 4 But to thy house will I resort, To toste thy mercies there ; I will frequent thy holy court, And wTorship in thy fear. 5 O may thy Spirit guide my feet In ways of righteousness, Make ev'ry path of duty straight And plain before my face. 803 S. M. Dwight. Dedication to Cod, our Preserver. Ps. 3 : 5. 1 Serene I laid me down Beneath his guardian care ; I slept, and I awoke, and found My kind preserver near! 2 Thus does thine arm support This weak, defenceless frame : But whence these favors, Lord, to me, All worthless as I am? 3 0 ! how shall I repay The bounties of my God? This feeble spirit pants beneath The pleasing, painful load. 4 Dear Saviour, to thy Cross I bring my sacrifice ; i Ting'd with thy blood, it shall ascend GGG MORNING AND EVENING. 5 Mjr life I would anew Devote, O Lord, to thee : And in thy service I would spend * A long eternity. 804 C. M. Kappi* Morning: Confident security. 1 On thee, each, morning, 0 my God, My waking thoughts attend ; In thee are founded all my hopes, — In thee my wishes end, 2 My soul, in pleasing wonder lost, Thy boundless love surveys ; And, fired with grateful zeal, prepares A sacrifice of praise. 3 God leads me through the maze of sleep, And brings me safe to light ; And, with the same paternal care, Conducts my ster)S till night. 4 When ev'ning slumbers press mine eyes, With his protection blest. In peace and safety I commit My wearied limbs to rest. 5 My spirit, in his hand' secure, Fears no approaching ill ; For, whether waking or asleep, The Lord is with me still. MORNING AND EVENING. 667 805 S. M. Morning. 1 We lift our hearts to thee, 0 Day-Star from on high! 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 ; Or Jesus' blood, like evening dew, Wash all its stains away ! - * • (J 5 May we this life improve, To mourn for errors past, — And live this short revolving day As if it were our last. 6 To God, the Father, Son, And Spirit, — One in Three, — Be glory, as it was, is now, s*ffS 60S MORNING AND EVENING. 806 C. M. C. Wesley. Morning. 1 Giver and guardian of my sleep, To praise thy name I wake : Still, Lord, thy helpless servant keep, For thine own mercy's sake. 2 The blessing of another day I thankfully receive : 0 may I only thee obey, And to thy glory live ! 3 Upon me lay thy mighty hand, My words and thoughts restrain • Bow my whole soul to thy command, Nor let my faith be vain. 4 Pris'ner of hope, I wait the hour Which shall salvation bring ; When all I am thall own thy power, And call my Jesus King. 807 L. M. Watts. A Morning Hymn. 1 God of the morning, at thy voice The cheerful sun makes haste to rise And like a giant doth rejoice To run his journey through the skies, ' 2 0, like the sun may I fulfil Th' appointed duties of the day ; With ready mind and active will March on, and keep my heav'nly way. MORNING AND KVENING. G60 3 Lord, thy commands are clean and pure, Enlight'ning our beclouded eyes ; Thy threat'nings just, thy promise sure; Thy gospel makes the simple wise. 4 Give me thy counsels for my guide, And then receive me to thy bliss ; All my desires and hopes beside Are faint and cold compared with thin. 808 L. M. Watts. Early Vows. 1 My God, accept my early vows, Like morning incense in thy house, And let my nightly worship rise Sweet as the evening sacrifice. 2 Watch o'er my lips, and guard them, Lord, From every rash and heedless word ; Nor let my feet incline to tread The guilty path where sinners lead. £ O, may the righteous, when I stray, Smite, and reprove my wand'ring way ! Their gentle words, like ointment shed, Shall never bruise, but cheer my head. 4 When I behold them press'd with grief, I '11 cry to heaven for their relief; And, by my warm petitions, prove [ How much I prize their faithful love. 1 870 MORNING AND EVENING. 809 S. M. J. Lelane. Evening, 1 The day is past and gone, The evening shades appear: 0 may we all remember well, The night of death draws near I 2 We lay our garments by, Upon our beds to rest ; So death will soon disrobe us all Of what is here possess'd. 3 Lord, keep* us safe this night, Secure from all our fears ; May angels guard us, while we sleep, Till morning light appears. 4 And when we early rise, And view th" unwearied sun, May we set out to win the prize, And after glory run. 5 And when our days are past, And we from time remove, O may we in thy bosom rest, The bosom of'thy love ! 810 L. M. Ken. Evening. 1 All praises to thee, my God, this night, For all the blessings of the light : Keep me, 0 keep me, King of kings, Under thine own Almighty wings. SI MORNING AND EVENING. 671 I Forgive me, Lord, for thy dear Son, The ills that I this day have done; That with the world, myself, and thee, I, ere I sleep, at peace may be. Teach me to live that I may dread The grave as little as my bed ; Teach me to die, that so I may Rise glorious at the awful day. 0 may my soul on thee repose, And with sweet sleep mine eyelids close, — Sleep, that may me more vig'rous make, To serve mine God, when I awake. Praise God, from whom all blessings flow ; Praise him, all creatures here below ; Praise him above, ye heavenly host ; Praise Father, Son, and Ploly Ghost. 811 CM. C.Wesley. Evening. 1 Thou, Lord, hast bless'd my going out, 0 bless my coming in ! mpass my weakness round about, And keep me safe from sin. l! Still hide me in thy secret place, Thy tabernacle spread ; Shelter me witli preserving grace, And screen my naked head. 3 To thee for refuge may I run, From sin's alluring snare: Beady its first approach to shun, And watching unto prayer. 672 MORNING AND EVENING. 4 O that I never, never more Might from thy ways depart : Here let me give my wand'rings o'er, By giving thee my heart ! 812 7s. G. Vv\ Doanb. Tfxe- Sight cometh. John 9 : 4. 1 Softly now the light of day Fades upon our sight away Free from care, from labor free, Lord, we would commune with thee. 2 Soon for us the light of day Shall forever pass away ; Then, from sin and sorrow free, Take us, Lord, to dwell with thee. 813 L. M. Watts. Evening. Psalm iv. 1 Lord, thou wilt hear me when I pray ; I am for ever thine : I fear before thee ail the day, Nor would I dare to sin. 2 And while I rest my weary head, From cares and business free, 'Tis sweet convirsing on my bed With my own heart and thee. 3 I pay this ev'ning sacrifice ; And when my work is done, Great God, my faith, my hope, relies Upon thy grace alone. MORNING AND EVENING. Grepared. 3 Perpetual blessings from above Encompass me around ; But, 0, how few returns of love Hath my Creator found ! 4 What have I done for him who died To save my guilty soul ? Alas! my sins are multiplied, Fast as my minutes roll. 5 Lord, with this guilty heart of mine, To thy dear cross I flee, And to thy grace my soul resign, To be renew'd by thee. 817 C. M. C. Wesley. 11 And is a discerner of tie thoughts on \ of the heart." Heb. iv. 12, 13. 1 All praise to Tlim who dwells in bliss, AYho made both day and night: TYhose throne is darkness in th' abyss Of Uncreated light. 2 Each thought and deed, his piercing eyes, AVith strictest search survey ; The deepest shades no more disguise, Than the fall blaze of day. G7G MORNING AND EVENING. 3 "When thou dost gnardj, 0 King of kings, No evil shall molest : Under the shadow of thy wings Shall they securely rest. 4 Thy angels shall around their beds Their constant stations keep : Thy faith and truth shall shield their heads, Tor thou dost never sleej). •5 May we, with calm and sweet reposo And heavenly thoughts refreshed, Our eyelids with the morn unclose, And bless thee, ever bless'd. 818 L. M. C. YTesley. Evening. 1 How do thy mercies close me round ! For ever be thy name ador'd : I blush in all things to abound ; The servant is above his Lord ! 2 Inur'd to poverty and pain, A suff 'ring life my Master led ; The Son of God, the Son of man, lie had not where to lay his head. ;> But, lo I a place he hath prepar'd For me, whom watchful angels keep : Yea, he himself becomes my guard ; He smooths my bed, and gives me sleep. 4 Jesus protects ; my fears, begone ! Y/hat can the rock of ages move! Sr'fe in thy arms I lay me down, Thy everlasting arms of love I MORNING AND EVENING. C77 810 7s. C. V^ESLEY. Evening, 1 Omnipresent God ! whose aid Ko one ever asked in vain, Be this nj£ht about my bed. Every evil thought restrain : Lay thy hand upon my soul, God of my unguarded hours! All my enemies control, He 11, and earth, and nature's powers. 2 O thou jealous God ! come down, God of spotless purity ; Claim and sciz-3 me for thine own, Consecrate my heart to thee : Under thy protection take ; Songs in the night season give ; Let me sleep to thee, and wake ; Let me die to thee, and live. 3 Let me of thy life partake, Thy own holiness impart} O that I may sweetly wake, With my Saviour in my heart ! O that I may know thee mine ! O that I may thee receive ! Only live the life Divine ! Only to thy glory live ! 820 L. M. Ken. An Evening Hymn, 1 Glory to Thee, my God, this night, For all the blessings of the light ; 673 Ko&srnva and evening. Keep me, 0 keep me, King of kings, Beneath Thine own almighty wings, 2 Forgive me Lord, for Thy clear Son, The ills that I this day have done ; That with the word, myself and Thee, I, ere I sleep, at peace may be. 3 Teach me to live that I may dread The grave as little as my bed : Teach me to die, that so I may Rise, glorious, at the awful day. 4 O ! let my soul on Thee repose, And may sweet sleep my eyelids close : Sleep that shall me more vig'rous make, To serve my God, when I awake. 5 If in the night I sleepless lie, My soul with heav'nly thoughts supply ; Let no ill dreams disturb my rest, No powers of darkness me molest. 6 0 ! when shall I, in endless day, For ever chase dark sleep away ; And hymns divine with angels sing, Glory to Thee, eternal King. 821 C. M. Mason. Evening: Numberless mercies. 1 Now from the altar of our hearts Let warmest thanks arise ; Assist us, Lord, to ofTer up Our evening sacrifice. MOHNINO AND EVENING. C79 2 This day God was our sun and shield, Our keeper and our guide ; His care was on our weakness shown, — His mercies multiplied. JT Minutes and mercies multiplied, Have made up all this day ; Minutes came quick, but mercies wcro More swift and free than they. 4 New time, new favours, and new joys, Do a new song require ; Till we shall praise thee as we would, Accept our hearts' desire. 822 L. M. Vatts. Evening: Memorials of His graec. 1 Thus far the Lord hath led me on, — Thus far his pow;r prolongs my days ; And every ev'ning shall make known Some fresh memorial of hi 3 grace. 2 [Much of my time has run to waste, And I, perhaps, am near my home : But he forgives my follies past, And gives me strength for days to como. 3 I ]ay my body down to sleep ; Peace is the pillow for mv head: While well-appointed angels keep Their watchful stations round my bed. 4 Thus, when the night of death shall come My flesh shall rest beneath the ground, And wait thy voice to rou.^e my tomb, Yv'ith sweet salvation in ihe found. 680 MORNING AND EVENING. 823 S. M. Curtis's Col. Isaiah 2G : 3. 1 Another day is past, The hours forever fled, And time is bearing us away To mingle with the dead. 2 Our minds in perfect peace Our Father's care shall keep ; We yield to gentle slumber now, For thou canst never sleep. 3 How blessed, Lord, are they On thee securely stay'd ! Nor shall they be in life alarm'd, Nor be in death dismay 'd. 824 L. M. Hemans. Evening, 1 Father in heaven, as now the day With all its cares hath pass'd away, May sweetest songs of praise and pray'r To thee my spirit's offering bear. 2 0 may thy mercy and thy power. Protect me through the midnight hour ; And balmy sleep and visions blest, Smile on thy servant's bed of rest. 825 8,4,9. IIeber. Evening. 1 God that madest earth and heaven, Darkness and light ! ^J THE SEASONS. 6S1 Who the day for toil hast given, For rest the night ! May thine angel-guard3 defend U3, Slumhcr sweet thy mercy send us, Holy dreams and hopes attend U3. This livelong night I THE SEASONS. 826 C. M. C. Wesley. New Year's day. 1 Let me alone another year In honor of thy Son, Who doth my Advocate appear Before thy gracious throne. 2 Thou hast vouchsafd a longer space, And spared the harren tree, Because for me my Saviour prays, And pleads his death for me. 3 Time to repent thou dost bestow ; But O the power impart I And let my eyes with tears o'erflow, And break my stubborn heart. 4 I'd nail my passions to the cross, Where my Itedcemer died ; And all things count but shame and loss For Jesus crucified. 0S2 THE SEASONS. 6 Giver of penitential pain, Before that cross I lie, In grief determin'd to remain Till thou thy blood apply. 6 Forgiv'ness on my conscience seal ; Bestow thy promis'd rest ; With purest love thy servant fill, And number with the blest. - 827 C. M. Doddmdge, New Year's day. 1 Remark, my soul, the narrow bound Of the revolving year ; How swift the weeks complete their round ! How short the months appear ! 2 So fast eternity comes on — And that important day, "When all that mortal life hath done, God's judgment shall survey. 3 Yet, like an idle tale, we pass The swift-advancing year ; And study artful ways V increase The speed of its career. 4 Waken, O God, my careless heart, Its great concern to see ; That I may act the Christian part, To give the year to thee. THE SEASONS. 683 828 C. M. C. Wesley. New Year's day. 1 Sing to the great Jehovah's praise ! All prai. e to him belongs, Who kindly lengthens out our days, Demands our choicest eonga : His providence hath brought us through Another various year ; We dll with vows and anthems new Before our God appear. 2 Father, thy mercies past we own. Thy Btill continued care: To thee presenting, through thy Son, Whatc'er we have or are : Our li^s and lives shall gladly i how The wonders of thy love, While on in Jesus' steps wo go To seek thy face above. 3 Our residue of days or hours, Thine, wholly thine, shall be; And all our consecrated powers A sacrifice to thee; Till Jesus in the clouds appear To saints on earth forgiv'n, And bring the grand sabbatic year, The jubilee of heav'n. 829 L. 11 Doddridgb. " Thou crownest the year with thy goodness** 1 Eternal Source of every joy, Well may thy praise our lips employ, 634 rare seasons. While in thy temple we appear, Whose goodness crowns the circling year. 2 The fiow'ry spring, at thy command, Embalms the air, and pamts the land, The summer rays with vigor shine, To raise the corn and cheer the vine. 3 Thy hand in autumn richly pours. Through all our coasts, rebundant stores ; And winters, soften'd by thy care, No more a face of horror wear. 4 Season?, and months, and weeks, and days. Demand successive songs of praise : Still be the cheerful homage paid With op'ning light and ev'ning shade. 5 Here in thy house shall incense rise, As circling Sabbaths bless our eyes ; Still we will make thy mercies known Around thy board, and round our own. 6 0 may our more harmonious tongue In worlds unknown pursue the song ; And in those brighter courts adore, "Where days and years revolve no more ! 830 6,G,6,6,8,S. C. Weslhy. Watch niglit. Ye virgin souls, arise, With all the dead awake ! Unto salvation wise, Oil in your vessels tane : Upstarting at the midnight cry, "Behold the heavenly Bridegroom nigh." THE SEASONS. 6S5 2 He comes, he comes, to call The nations to his bar, And raise to glory all Who fit for glory are : Made ready for your full reward, Go forth with joy to meet your Lord. 3 Go meet him in the sky, Your everlasting Friend : Your dead to glorify, With all his saints ascend : Ye pure in heart, obtain the grace To see, without a veil, his face ! 4 The everlasting doors Shall soon the saints receive, Above yon angel powers In glorious joy to live; Far from a world of grief and sin, With God eternally shut in. 831 10,5,11. C. Wi Xew Year1* day. 1 Come, let us anew Our journey pursue, lloll round with the year, And never stand still till the Master appeal I His adorable will Let us gladly fuliil, And our talents improve, Ey the patience of hope, and the labor of love. 2 Our life is a dream ; — Our time, as a stream, Glides swiftly away ; And the fugitive moment refuses to stay. 686 THE SEASONS. The arrow is flown, The moment is gone; The millennial year Hushes on to our view, and eternity's here. 3 O that each in the day Of his coming may say, I have fought my way through ; I have finished the work thou didst give r:c to do I" O that each from his Lord May receive the glad word, " Well and faithfully done! Enter into my joy, and sit down on my throne."* 832 6,G,6,6,S,8. C. Wesley. New Year's day. 1 The Lord of earth and sky, The God of ages praise ! Who reigns enthron'd on high, Ancient of endless days ! Who lengthens out our trials here, And spares us yet another year. 2 Barren and withered trees, We cumber'd long the ground ! No 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 SEASONS. 687 The pity of the Lord Cried; " Let it still alone !" The Father mild inclines his ear, And spares us yet another year. 4 Jesus, thy speaking blood From God obtain'd the grace; Who therefore hath bestow'd On us a longer space : Thou didst in our behalf appear, And lol we see another year I 5 Then dig about the 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 ! 833 C. M. Watts. Winter. Psalm cxlvii. 1 With songs and honors sounding loud, Address the Lord on high: Over the heavens he spreads his cloud, And waters veil the sky. 2 His steady counsels change the face Of the declining year : He bids the sun cut short his race, And wintry days appear. 3 His hoary fro<=t, his fleecy snow, Descend and clothe the ground; The liquid streams forbear to flow, In icy fetters bound. 088 THE SEASONS. 4 When, from his dreadful stores on high, He pours the sounding bail, The wretch that dares his God defy Shall find his courage fail. 5 The changing wind, the flying cloud, Obey his mighty word ; With songs and honors sounding loud, Praise ye the sovereign Lord. 834 C. M. Poddiudge. Close of the year, 1 Awake, ye saints, and raise your eyes, And raise your voices high : Awake, and praise that sov'reign love That shows salvation nigh. 2 On all the wings of time it flies, Each moment brings it near, Then welcome, each declining day ! Welcome, each closing year ! 3 Ye wheels of nature, speed your course ; Ye mortal powers, decay ; Fast as ye bring the night of death. Ye bring eternal day. 835 C. M. Browne. End of tlie year. 1 And now, my soul, another year Of thy short life is past ; I cannot long continue here, And this may be my last. THE SEASONS. 689 2 Awake, my soul ! with utmost care Thy true condition learn : What r.re thy hopes? how sure? how fair? What is thy great concern ? 3 Behold, another year begins! Set out afresh for heaven ; Seek pardon for thy former sins, In Christ so freely given. 4 Devoutly yield thyself to God, And on his grace depend ; With zeal pursue the heav'nly road, Nor doubt a happy end. 836 C. M. C. Wesley. Watch night. 1 Join all ye ransom'd sons of grace, The holy joy prolong, And shout the Eedeemer's praise A solemn midnight song. 2 Blessing, and thanks, and love, and might, Be to our Jesus giv'n, Who turns our darkness into light, Who turns our hell to heav'n. 3 Thither our faithful souls he leads, Thither he bids us rise, With crowns of joy upon our heads, To meet him in the skies. 690 THE SEASONS. 837 7s. Newton. New Year's day. Before sermon. 1 While with ceaseless course the sun Hasted through the former year, Many souls their race have run, Never more to meet us here : Fix'd in an eternal state, They have done with all below : We a little longer wait, But how little, none can know. 2 As the winged arrow flies Speedily the mark to find, — As the lightning from the skies Darts and leaves no trace behind, — Swiftly thus our fleeting days Bear us down life's rapid stream : Upwarp, Lord, our spirits raise, All below is but a dream. 3 Thanks for mercies past receive : Pardon of our sins renew ; Teach us henceforth how to live "With eternity in view : Bless thy word to young and old, Fill us with a Saviour's love ; And when life's short tale is told, May we dwell with thee above. 838 7s. Newton. Summer. 1 See the corn again in ear, How the fields and valleys smile ; THE SEASONS. 691 Harvest now is drawing near, To repay the farmer's toil : 2 Gracious Lord, secure the crop, Satisfy the poor with food ; In thy mercy is our hope, We have sinned, but thou art good. 3 Let the praise be all the Lord's, As the benefit is ours ; Tie in reason still affords Kindly heat and gentle show'rs : 4 By his care the produce thrives, Waving o'er the furrow'd lands ; And when harvest-time arrives. Ready for the reaper stands. 839 L. M. C. Wesley. " We all do fade as a leaf." 1 Well doth a summer leaf explain The transient state of feeble man : We flourish fair in youthful bloom, Till age and pallid autumn come. 2 lie comes with sickness at his side, — He withers all our verdant pride, And, shaken by the stormy gust, We drop, and crumble into dust. 840 C. M> Beddome. Seed-time. 1 Eternal God ! we humbly bow Before thy sacred throne : 692 THE SEASONS. From thee our varied comforts flow, From thee, and thee alone. 2 We plead the promise in thy word, That seed-time shall be giv'n : Now verify thy promise, Lord, And send us help from heav'n. 3 Then we will give thee lasting praise For all thy love and care ; Unite in fervent, grateful lays, For prospects bright and fair. 841 S. M. Beddome. Praying for rain. 1 O Lord, in mercy spare The herbage of the field ; And, under thy paternal care, May it abundance yield. 2 Restrain the burning ray, And grant refreshing rains ; Restore the verdure from decay, And drench the parched plains. 3 Then we are praise will show, To our preserver, God ; Our songs of melody shall flow, And spread his name abroad. 842 C. M. Watts. Tlianksgiving for rain. Psalm lxv. 9-13. 1 Good is the Lord, the heav'i:ly King, Who makes the earth his care ; THE SEASONS. 693 Vi its the pa 'arcs ev'ry Bprh And bids the grass appear. 2 The clouds, like rivers rais'd on high, Pour out at his command Their wat'ry blessings from the sky, To cheer the thirsty land. 3 The soften'd ridges of the Held Permit the corn to spring; The valleys rich provision yield. And the poor lab'rers sing. 4 The little hills on every side Rejoice at falling show'rs ; The meadows, dress'd in all their pride. Perfume the air with flow'rs. 5 The various months thy goodness crowns, How bounteous are thy ways! The bleating flocks spread o'er the downs, And shepherds shout thy praise. 843 L. M. Doddridge. ^-1 Song for the opening Year. 1 Great God, we sing that mighty hand By which supported still we stand : The opening year thy mercy shows; Let mercy crown it till it el 2 By day, by night, at home, abroad, Btill we are guarded by our God ; By his incessant bountv fed, *— - 694 missions. 3 With grateful hearts the pas'- wo own, The future — all to us unknown — We to thy guardian care commit, And peaceful leave before thy feet. 4 In scenes exalted or depress'd, Be thou our joy, and thou our rest ; Thy goodness all our hopes shall raise, Ador'd through all our changing days. 5 When death shall close our earthly songs And seal in silence mortal tongues, Our Helper, God, in whom we trust, In brighter worlds our souls shall boast. MISSIONS. 844 7,6,7,6. Heber. "Come over — and help us P' 1 From Greenland's icy mountains, From India's coral strand ; Where Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand ; From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain. 2 What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile : missions. G95 In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown ; The heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone. 3 Shall we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom, from on high, Shall we to men benighted The lamp of life deny? Salvation ! 0 salvation ! The joyful sound proclaim, Till earth's remotest nation lias learned Messiah's name. 4 Waft, waft, ye winds, his story, And you, ye waters, roll, Till, like a sea of glory, It spreads from pole to pole: Till o'er our ransom'd nature, The Lamb for sinners slain, lvedeemer, King, Creator, In bliss returns to reign. 845 C. M. Gilbert. 11 sponding to the appeal. 1 The nations call ! from sea to sea Extends the thrilling cry, " Come over, Christians, if there be, And help us, ere Ave die." 2 Our hearts, 0 Lord, the summons feel; Let hand with heart combine, And answer to the world's appeal By giving " that is thine." 696 missions. 3 Say to thy gifted servants, " Speed ! Behold the world your field ;" Say to the gold, "The Lord hath need," Till hoarded treasures yield. 4 Say to the slurnb'ring soul, "Awake! Ere wanes thy noon away ; Lo ! soon I come th' account to take, Ye stewards of a day." 5 Saviour, forgive ; asham'd we lie, Thy gracious will we know : Behold, while we delay, they die ! Bid, hid us send, or go. 846 S. M. C. AVeslet. For "the dry bones of the house of Israel." 1 Messiah, full of grace, Itedeem'd by thee, we plead The promise made to Abrah'm's race, To souls for ages dead. 2 Their hones, as quite dried up, Throughout the vale appear : Cut off and lost their last faint hoj^o To see thy kingdom here. 3 Open their graves, and bring The outcasts forth, to own Thou art their Lord, their God. their King Their true Anointed One. 4 To save the race forlorn, Thy glorious arm display ! And show the world a nation born, A nation in a day ! MISSION'S. C97 847 L. M. WixcnELL's Seu MTssionaries encouraged. 1 Ye Christian heralds, go, proclaim Salvation in Immanuel's name ; To distant climes the tidings bear, And plant the rose of Sharon there. 2 He'll shield you with a wall of fire, With holy zeal your hearts inspire, Bid raging winds their fury cease, And calm the savage breast to peace. 3 And when our labors all are o'er, Then shall we meet to part no more — Meet, with the blood-bought throng to fall, And crown the Saviour, Lord of all. 848 8s, 7s, & 4. S. F. Smith. Hie Missionary's Farewell. Yes, my native land, I love thee ; All thy scenes, I love them well : Friends, connections, happy country, Can I bid you all farewell ? Can I leave you, Far in heathen lands to dwell? 2 Home, thy joys are passing lovely — Joys no stranger-heart can tell: Happy home, indeed I love thee ; Can I, can I say, " Farewell ?" Can I leave thee, Far in heathen lands to dwell? G98 missions. 2 Scenes of sacred peace and pleasure, Holy days and Sabbath bell, Richest, brightest, sweetest treasure Can I say a last farewell : Can I leave thee, Far in heathen lands to dwell ? 4 Yes, I hasten from you gladly — From the scenes I lov'd so well : Far away, ye billows, bear me : Lovely, native land, farewell : Pleas'd I leave thee, Far in heathen lands to dwell. 5 In the deserts let me labor : On the mountains, let me tell How he died — the blessed Saviour — To redeem a world from hell : Let me hasten, Far in heathen lands to dwell. 6 Bear me on, thou restless ocean ; Let the winds my canvass swell : Heaves my heart with warm emotion, While I go far hence to dwell ; Glad I bid thee, Native land, farewell, farewell. 849 L. M. Collyeb Meeting of Convention or Association. 1 Assembled at thy great command, Before thy face, dread King, we stand: The voice that marnhaird every star Has called thy people from aLr. C99 2 W? meet through disiant b-nds ro spread The truth for which the martyis ule.J j Along the line — to either pole — The anthem of thy praise to roll. 3 Our prayers assist; accept our praise ; Our hopes revive; our courage raise; Our counsels aid ; to each impart The single eye, the faithful heart. Forth with thy chosen heralds come ; Recall the wand'ring spirits home : From Zioii's mount send forth the sound, To spread the spacious earth around. 850 L. M. The }Ilssionary Angel. Rev. 14. 6. That mighty angel, to whose hand The everlasting word is giVn, Waves hia hroad wing o'er sea and land. And soaring, cleaves the vault of heav'n. I, say — shall aught impede his flight, Or dim witj] clouds his flaming scroll? >t till Truth, with holy li-ht, Shall visit every heathen soul: $ Not till blest Peace shall spring to birth, Till Hatred sheathe his useless sword — Not till the nations of the earth Become the kingdom of the Lord. 700 MISSIONS. 851 8,8,8,8,8,8. C. Wesley. For the Mohammedans. 1 Sun of unclouded righteousness, Y/ith healing in thy wings arise, A sad benighted world to bless, Which now in sin and error lies, Wrapp'd in Egyptian night profound, With chains of hellish darkness bound. 2 The smoke of the infernal cave, Which half the Christian world o'erspread, Disperse, thou heavenly Light, and save The souls by that imposter led, — That Arab thief, as Satan bold, Who quite destroyed thy Asian fold. 3 O might the blood of sprinkling cry For those who spurn the sprinkled blood : Assert thy glorious Deity ! Stretch out thy arm, thou Triune God, E'en now the Moslem fiend expel, And chase his doctrine back to hell. 4 Come, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Thou Three in One, and One in Three, Eesume thy own, for ages lost, Finish the dire apostasy ; Thy universal claim maintain, And Lord of the creation reign ! 852 7s. Bownixa. "Yfatchman, what of the night?" 1 Watchman, tell us of the night, What its signs of promise are: MISSIONS. 701 TravHler, o'er yon mountain's height, -beaming star. Watchman, docs its beauteous ray Aught of hope or joy foretell? Trav'llcr, yesj it brings the day, Promi&'u day of Israel. 2 Watchman, tell us of the night: Higher yet that star ascends. Trav'llcr, blessedness and light, Peace and truth, its course portends. Watchman, will its beams r! Gild the spot that gave them birth? Trav'llcr, ages are its own, See 1 it bursts o'er all the earth. 3 Watchman, tell us of the night, For the morning seems to dawn. Trav'llcr, darkness takes its flight, Doubt and terror are withdrawn. Watchman, let thy wr.nd'rings cease; Hie thee to thy quiet home. Trav'llcr, lol the Frince of peace, Lol the ^on of God is come. 853 ts. Marsdex. "Go ye therefore" — Mat. xxviii : 10. 1 Go, ye messengers of God I Like the beams of morning fly, Take the wonder-working rod, Wave the banner-cross on high. 2 Where th' aspirant minaret Gleams along the morning skies, 702 MISSIONS. Wave it till the crescent set, And the " Star of Jacob" rise. 3 Go ! to many a tropic isle In the bosom of the deep, Where the skies for ever smile, And th' oppressed for ever weep ! 4 O'er the negro's night of care I ur the living light of heav'n ; < Chase away the fiend despair, Bid him hope to be forgiv'n ! 5 Where the golden gates of day- Open on the palmy East, Wide the bleeding cross display, Spread the gospel's richest feast. 6 Circumnavigate the ball, Visit every soil and sea : Preach the cross of Christ to all — Jesus' love is full and free. 854 C. M. Watts. The general Assembly of Saints. 1 Not to the terrors of the Lord, The tempest, fire, and 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, MISSIONS. 703 Where milder words declare his will, And spread hi* love abroad. 3 Behold the great, the glorious host Of angels clothed in light; Behold the spirits of the just, "Whose i'auh is turned to sight. 4 Behold the hlest assembly there, AVI lose names are writ in heaven, And God. the Judge, who doth declare Their vilest sins forgiven. 5 The saints on earth, and all the dead, But one conmuwion make ; All join in Christ, their living Head, And of his grace partake. 6 In such society as this Our weary souls would rest ; The man who dwells where Jesus is Must be forever blest. 855 S. M. & Wesley. God givcth the increase. 1 Lord, if at thy command The word of life we sow, Watered by thy almighty hand, The seed shall surely grow : The virtue of thy grace A large increase shall give, And multiply the faithful rr.co, Who to thy glory live. 704 MISSIONS. 2 Now, then, the ceaseless shower Of gospel-blessings send, , nd let the soul-converting power Thy ministers attend. On multitudes confer The heart-renewing love, And by the joy of grace preparo For fuller joys above. 856 C. M. Montgoiiekt. Conversion cf (lie Jews. 1 Daughter of Zion, from the dust Exalt thy fallen head ; Again in thy Redeemer trust: He calls thee from the dead. 2 Awake, awake ! put on thy strength, Thy beautiful array : The day of freedom dawns at length, The Lord's appointed day. 3 Rebuild thy walls, thy bounds enlarge. And send thy heralds forth : Say to the south, " Give up thy charge/' And, " Keep not back, O north." 4 They come ! they come ! — thine exiPd bands, Where'er they rest or roam, Have heard thy voice in distant lands, And hasten to their home. 5 Thus, though the universe shall burn, And God his works destroy, With songs thy ransom'd shall return, And everlasting joy. MISSIONS. 7C5 857 7s. C. Wesle*. Success. 1 See how great a flame aspires, Kindled by a spark of grace I Jesus* love the nations fires, Sets the kingdoms on a blaze. To bring fire on earth he came ; Kindled in some hearts it is : O that all might catch the flame, All partake the glorious bliss 1 2 When he first the work begun, Small and feeble was his day : Now the word doth swiftly run, Now it wins its widening way : More and more it spreads and grows Ever mighty to prevail ; Sin's strongholds it now o'erthrows, Shakes the trembling gates of hell. 3 Sons of God, your Saviour praise ! lie the door hath open'd wide; Tie hath given the word of grace, Jesus* word is glorified : Jesus, mighty to redeem, He alone the work hath wrought. "Worthy is the work of Him, — Him who spake a world from naught. 4 Saw ye not the cloud arise, Little as a human hand? Now it spreads along the skies, Hangs o'er all the thirsty land ; 706 MISSIONS. Lo ! the promise of a shower Drops already from above ; But the Lord will shortly pour All the Spirit of his love. 858 lis & 10s. Bpul Songs. Dawn of the Millennium, 1 Hail to the brightness of Zion's glad morn- ing * Joy to the lands that in darkness have lain ; Hush'd be the accents of sorrow and mourn- Zion in triumph begins her mild reign. 2 Hail to the brightness of Zion's glad morn- ing; Long by the prophets of Isr'el foretold ; Hail to the millions from bondage returning ; Gentiles and Jews the blest vision behold. 3 Lo, in the desert rich flowers are springing ; Streams ever copious are gliding along ; Loud from the mountain-tops echoes are ringing; Wastes rise in verdure, and mingle in song. 4 See from all lands, from the isles of the ocean, Praise to Jehovah ascending on high ; Fall'n are the engines of war and commo- tion, Shouts of salvation are rending the sky. MISSIONS. 707 859 S. If. C. Wesley. "Onefold under one Shepherd." 1 Father of boundless grace, Thou hast in part fulfill'd Thy promise made to Adam's race, In God incarnate seal'd. 2 A few from every land At first to Salem came, And saw the wonders of thy hand, And saw the tongues of flame. 3 Yet still we wait the end, The coming of our Lord, — The full accomplishment attend Of thy prophetic word. 4 Thy promise deeper lies In unexhausted grace, And new-discover'd worlds arise To sing their Saviour's praise. 5 Belov'd for Jesus' sake, By him redeem'd of old, All nations must come in, and make One undivided fold : 6 While gather'd in by thee And perfected in one, They all at once thy glory see In thy coequal Son. 708 MISSIONS. 86O L. M. C. Wesley. " The morning cometh" 1 Glory to God, whose sov'reign grace Hath animated senseless stones ; Call'd us to stand before his face, And rais'd us into Abraham's sons. 2 The people that in darkness lay, In sin and error's deadly shade, Have seen a glorious gospel-day, In Jesus' lovely face display'd. 3 Thou only, Lord, the work hast done, And bared thine arm in all our sight ; Hast made the reprobates thine own, And claim'd the outcasts as thy right. 4 Thy single arm, almighty Lord, To us the great salvation brought : Thy Word, thy all-creating Word, I That spake at first the world from naught. 5 For this the saints lift up their voice, And ceaseless praise to thee is giv'n ; For this the hosts above rejoice : We raise the happiness of heav'n. 6 For this, (no longer sons of night,) To thee our thankful hearts we give ; To thee, who eall'dst us into light ; To thee we die, to thee we live. MISSIONS. 709 861 S. M. C. Wesley. Hebrew missionaries. 1 Almighty God of love, Set up th' attracting sign, And summon whom thou dost approve For messengers Divine. 2 From favor'd Abraham's seed The new apostles choose, In isles and continents to spread The dead-reviving news. 3 0 send thy servants forth, To call the Hebrews home ! From East, and West, and South, and North, Let all the wand'rers come : 4 With Israel's myriads seal'd, Let all the nations meet, v And show the mystery fulfill'd, The family complete I 862 C. M. Cn. Psalmody. Treasure in Heaven. 1 Yes, there are joys that cannot die, With God laid up 10 store — Treasures, beyond the changing sky, More bright than golden ore. 2 To that bright world my soul aspires, With rapturous delight : 0 for the Spirit's quickening powers, To speed me in my flight I 710 MISSIONS. 803 C. M. Logan. Isaiah, ii. 1-5. 1 Behold, the mountain of the Lord, In latter days shall rise Above the mountains and the hills, And draw the wond'ring eyes. 2 To this the joyful nations round, All tribes and tongues, shall flow * " Up to the hill of God," they say, "And to his house, we'll go." 3 The beam that shines on Zion's hill Shall lighten every land : The King who reigns in Zion's towers Shall all the world command. 4 Among the nations he shall judge ; His judgments truth shall guide ; His sceptre shall protect the just, And quell the sinner's pride. 5 No strife shall rage, nor hostile feuds Disturb those peaceful years : To ploughshares men shall beat their swords, To pruning-hooks their spears. 6 Xo longer hosts encount'ring hosts, Shall crowds of slain deplore : They hang the trumpet in the hall, And study war no more. 7 Come, then, 0 house of Jacob ! come To worship at his shrine ; And, walking in the light of God, With holy beauties shine. MISSIONS. 711 864 10s. Anderson's Col. Mcssialc s Triumjih. Isai. 11:9. 1 From shore to shore shall Jesus stretch his sway His boundless blessings flow to every sea ! Lo ! round his altar suppliant kings attend; Before his throne obedient nations bend. 2 Through him, the curse in boundless bliss shall end ; From evil, good — from darkness, light ascend ; Fresh springs of life in thirsty deserts How, And savage tribes th' immortal Saviour know. 3 Prostrate in dust his humbled foes shall lie, Or send their hymns of transport to the sky, And each blest land rehearse his praises o'er, Till moons shall walk their evening round no more. 865 8s & 7s. Cawood. TJie Heathen Crying for Help. 1 Hark! what mean those lamentations, Rolling sadly through the sky? 'Tis the cry of heathen nations, — " Come and help us or we die !" 2 Hear the heathen's sad complaining, Christians! hear their dying cry ; And, the love of Christ constraining, Haste to help them, ere they die. 71 2 MISSIONS. 866 L. M. Voke. Prayer for the Success of Missions. 1 Thy people, Lord, who trast Thy word, And wait the smilings of Thy face, Assemble round Thy mercy seat, And plead the promise of Thy grace. 2 We consecrate these hours to Thee, Thy sov'reign mercy to entreat; And feci some animating hope, We shall divine acceptance meet. 3 Hast Thou not sworn to give Thy Son, To be a light to Gentile lands ; To open the benighted eye, And loose the wretched prisoner's bands? 4 Hast Thou not said, from sea to sea, His vast dominion shall extend ; That every tongue shall call Him Lord, And every knee before Him bend? 5 Now let the happy time appear, The time to favor Sion come ; Send forth Thy heralds far and near, To call Thy banish'd children home. 867 7s. Montgomery. Tlie Song of Jubilee. 1 Hark ! the song of Jubilee, Loud — as mighty thunders roar : Or the fulness of the sea, When it breaks upon the shore— MISSIONS. 713 2 Hallelujah! for the Lord, (rod Omnipotent, shall reign : Hallelujah ! let the word Echo round the earth and main. 3 Hallelujah! hark! the sound, From the centre to the skies, Wakes, above, beneath, around, All creation's harmonies ! 4 See Jehovah's banners furl'd, Sheath'd His sword ! He speaks — 'tis done, And the kingdoms of this world Are the kingdom of His Son. 5 Tie shall reign from pole to pole With illimitable sway: He shall reign, when, like a scroll, Yonder heav'ns have pass'd away ! 6 Then the end — beneath His rod, Man's last enemy shall fall : Hallelujah ! Christ in God, God in Christ, is All in All. 868 L. M. Coxe. Approaching Millennium. 1 Behold the expected time draw near, The shades disperse, the dawn appear ; Behold the wilderness assume The beauteous tints of Eden's bloom. 2 The untaught heathen waits to know The joy the gospel will bestow ; The exiled captive, to receive The freedom Jesus has to give. 714 MISSIONS. 3 Come, Jet us with a grateful heart, In the blest labor share a part ; Our pray'rs and off'rings gladly bring To aid the triumphs of our King. 4 Invite the world to come and prove A Saviour's condescending love ; And humbly fall before His feet, Assured they shall acceptance meet. S69 8 & 7. Francis. Collection for the Spread of the Gospel. 1 With my substance I will honor My Redeemer and my Lord ; "Were ten thousand worlds my manor, All were nothing to his word. 2 While the heralds of salvation His abounding grace proclaim ; Let his friends of every station, Gladly join to spread his fame. 3 May his kingdom be promoted ; May the world the Saviour know: Be my all to him devoted ; To my Lord my all I owe. * ^raise the Saviour, all ye nations ; Praise him, all ye hosts above ; Shout, with joyful acclamations, His divine — -Victorious love. MISSIONS. 715 870 L. M. Castle Street. Millennium. Isa. xi, 5-9. Rev. xx. 4-10. 1 Look up, my soul, with glad surprise, Towards the joyful, coming day, When Jesus shall descend the skies, And form a bright, a glorious day. 2 Nations shall in a day be born, And swift, like doves, to Jesus fly ; The saints shall know no clouds return, Nor sorrows mingled with their joy. 3 The lion and the lamb shall feed Together, in his peaceful reign ; And Zion, blest with heav'nly bread, Of pinching wants no more complain. 4 The Jew, the Greek, the bond, the free, Shall boast their sev'ral rights no more ; But j«>in in sweetest harmony, Their Lord, their Sovereign, to adore. 5 Thus, till a thousand years are pass'd, And Satan must he loos'd again ; Short is the time his reign shall last, Ere he's confin'd in endless pain. 6 But the blest saints shall mount on high, Where their deliv'ring Prince is gone ; Angels at God's command shall fly, To bless them with conqu'ror's crown. 716 MISSIONS. 871 C. M. Bethlehem. Zion exalted above the Hills. Isa. xxii, 4. 1 O'er mountain tops, the mount of God, In latter days, shall rise — Above the summit of the hills, And draw the wand'ring eyes. 2 To this the joyful nations round, All tribes and tongues, shall flow ; Up to the mount of God, they say, And to his house we'll go. 3 The beams that shine from Zion's hill Shall lighten every land ; The King who reigns in Salem's towers, Shall the whole world command. 4 Among the nations he shall judge, His judgments truth shall guide ; His sceptre shall protect the just, And crush the sinner's pride. 5 No war shall rage, no hostile feuds Disturb those peaceful years ; To ploughshares men shall beat their swords, To pruning-hooks their spears. 6 Come then, 0 house of Jacob, come, And worship at his shrine ; And, walking in the light of God, With holy beauties shine. 872 MISSIONS 7's. 717 Lincoln. 1 Hasten, Lord, the glorious time, When, beneath Messiah's sway, Every nation, every clime, Shall the gospel call obey. 2 Mightiest kings his power shall own, Heathen tribes his name adore : Satan and his host, o'erthrown, Bound in chains, shall hurt no more. 3 Then shall wars and tumults cease, Then be banish'd grief and pain ; Righteousness, and joy, and peace, Undisturb'd shall ever reign. 4 Bless we, then, our gracious Lord, Ever praise his glorious name; All his mighty acts record} All his wondrous love proclaim. 873 6,0,6,6,8,8. Rapid extension. C. Wesley. Saviour, we know thou art In every age the same: Now, Lord, in ours exert The virtue of thy name ; And daily, through thy word, increase Thy blood-besprinkled witnesses. 718 MISSIONS. 2 Thy people, sav'd below From every sinful stain, Shall multiply and grow, If thy command ordain ; And one into a thousand rise, And spread thy praise through earth and skies, 3 In many a soul, and mine, Thou hast display'd thy power, But to thy people join Ten thousand thousand more ; Saved from the guilt and strength of sin, In life and heart entirely clean. 874 7,6,7,6,7,7,7,6. C. Wesley. "Thy kingdom come" 1 Saviour, whom our hearts adore, To bless our earth again, Now assume thy royal power, And o'er the nations reign : Christ, the world's Desire and Hope, Power complete to thee is giv'n; Set the last great empire up, Eternal Lord of heav'n. 2 Where they all thy laws have spurn'd, Thy holiest name pro fan 'd, Where the ruin'd world hath mourn'd With blood of millions slain : Open there th' ethereal scene, Claim the heathen tribes for thine ; There the endless reign begin With majesty Divine. MISSIONS. 719 Universal Saviour, thou Wilt all thy creatures bless ; Every knee to thee shall bow, And every tongue confess : None shall in thy mount destroy : War shall then be learned no more : Saints shall their great King enjoy, And all mankind adore. 875 L. M. Voke. Missions to the Heathen. 1 Behold, the heathen waits to know The joy the gospel will bestow ; The exiled captive to receive The freedom Jesus has to give. •I u Tome, let up, with a grateful heart, In this blest labor share a part ; Our prayers and offerings gladly bring To aid the triumphs of our King." 3 Our hearts exult in songs of praise, That we have seen these latter days, When our Redeemer shall be known Where Satan long hath held his throne. 4 Where'er his hand hath spread the skies Sweet incense to his name shall rise, And slave and freeman, Greek and Jew, By sovereign grace be formed anew. 720 MISSIONS. 876 L. M. A. Balfour. The Missionary charged and encouraged. 1 Go, messenger of peace and love, To people plunged in shades of night, Like angels sent from fields above, Be thine to shed celestial light. 2 On barren rock and desert isle, Go, bid the rose of Sharon bloom ; Till arid wastes around thee smile, And bear to heaven a sweet perfume. 3 Go to the hungry— food impart ; To paths of peace the wanderer guide ; And lead the thirsty, panting heart "Where streams of living water glide. 4 Go, bid the bright and morning star From Bethlehem's plains resplendent shine, And, piercing through the gloom afar, Shed heav'nly light and love divine. 5 O, faint not in the day of toil, When harvest waits the reaper's hand ; Go, gather in the glorious spoil, And joyous in his presence stand. 6 Thy love a rich reward shall find From Him who sits.enthron'd on high ; For they who turn the erring mind Shallshine like stars above the sky. MISSIONS. 721 877 S's, 7's & 4's. P. Williams. The acceptable Year. 1 O'er the gloomy hills of darkness, Look, my soul, bo still and gaze ; See the promises advancing To a glorious day of grace : Blessed jubilee, Let thy glorious morning dawn. 2 Let the dark, benighted pagan, Let the rude barbarian, sec That divine and glorious conquest, Once obtain ?d on Calvary: Let the gospel Loud resound, from pole to pole. 3 Kingdoms wide, that sit in darkness, ( I rant them, Lord, the glorious light ; Now, from eastern coa^t to western, May the morning chase the night: Let redemption. Freely purchas'd, win the day. 4 Fly abroad, thou mighty gospel, Win and conquer — never cease : May thy lasting, wide dominions, ^ Multiply and still increase : Sway thy sceptre, Saviour, all the world around. (21 DEDICATION OF CHURCHES AND DEDICATION OF CHURCHES AND LAYING OF CORNER STONES. 878 L. M. Palmer. Dedication. 1 Behold thy temple, God of grace, The house that we have rear'd for thee, Regard it as thy resting-place, And nil it with thy majesty. 2 When from its altars shall arise Joint supplication to thy name, Deign to accept the sacrifice, Thyself our answ'ring God proclaim. 3 And when from hence the voice of praise Shall lift its triumphs to thy throne, Show thy acceptance of our lays, By making all thy glory known. 4 When here thy ministers shall stand, To speak what thou shalt bid them say, Maintain thy cause with thine own hand, And give thy truth a winning way. 5 Now, therefore, 0 our God, arise! In this thy resting-place appear ; And let thy people's longing eyes Behold thee fix thy dwelling here. LAYING OF CORNER STONES. , lio 879 L. M. Doddridge. Dedication. 1 And will the great, eternal God, On earth establish his abode? And will he, from his radiant throne, Avow our temple for his own? 2 We bring the tribute of our praise ; And sing that condescending grace, Which to our notes will lend an ear, And call us sinful mortals near. 3 These walls we to thy honor raise, Long may they echo to thy praise ; And thou, descending, till the place With choicest tokens of thy grace. 4 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 ! 880 C. M. Mant. Psalm xxvi. 6-8. 1 I'll wash my hands in innocence, And round thy altar go ; Pour the glad hymn of triumph thence, And thence thy wonders show. 2 Thy house is ever my delight, Thy dwelling, O my God ! The place where, shrined in radiance bright, Thy glory makes abode. 724 DEDICATION OF CHURCIIES AND 551 L. M. G. Robinson. Laying the foundation. 1 When to the exiPd seer was giv'n A rapt'rous foregaze into heav'n, And glorious though the visions were, Yet he beheld no temple there. 2 The New Jerusalem on high Hath one pervading sanctity ; No sin to mourn, no grief to mar, — God and the Lamb its temple are. 3 But we, frail sojourners below, The pilgrim-heirs of guilt and woe, Must seek a tabernacle, where Our scatter'd souls may blend in prayer. 4 0 Thou ! who o'er the cherubim Didst shine in glories veil'd and dim, With purer light our temple cheer, And dwell in unveil'd glory here. 552 7,6,7,6,7,8,7,6. A. Bulmkr. Laying the foundation. 1 Thou who hast in Zion laid The true Foundation-stone, And with those a cov'nant made, Who build on that alone : Hear us, Architect Divine ! Great Builder of thy Church below : Now upon thy servants shine, Who seek thy praise to show. LAYING OF CORNER STONES. 725 2 Earth is thine: her thousand hills Thy mighty hand sustains ; Heav'n thy awful presence fills ; O'er all thy glory reigns; Yet the place of old prepar'd, By regal David's favor'd son, Thy peculiar blessing shared, And stood thy chosen throne. 3 Father, Son, and Spirit, send The consecrating flame; Now in majesty descend, Inscribe the living name: That great name by which we live Now write on this accepted stone ; Us into thy hands receive, Our temple make thy throne. 883 C. M. Watts. Psalm cxviii. 22, 23 1 Behold the sure Foundation-stone Which God in Zion lays, To build our heav'nly hopes upon, And his eternal praise. 2 Chosen of God, to sinners dear, We n«»w adore thy name ; We trust our whole salvation here, Nor can we sutler shame. 3 The foolish builders, scribe and priest, Reject it with disdain ; Yet on this Rock the Church shall rest, And envy rage in vain. 726 DEDICATION OF CIIUECIIES AND 4 What though the gates of hell withstood, Yet must this building rise: 'Tis thine own work, almighty God, And wondrous in our eyes. 884 6,0,0,0,8,8. G. Robinson. Dedication, 1 God of thine Israel true, Their pillar, shield, and rock, Who, all the desert through, Didst lead them like a flock ; In this our sanctuary dwell, Thou glorious, felt, invisible ! 2 That holy peace shed down, The world can never give ; Thy truth with triumph crown, Command the dead to live ; And fill this consecrated place With living trophies of thy grace. 3 Great Shepherd of thy flock, Our glorious leader be ; Our pillar, shield, and rock, Till the fair land we see : Ruler of heaven's eternal Sphere, l>e thou the guardian glory here! 885 S. M. Watts. Psalm xlviii. 1 Great is the Lord our God, And let his praise be great: He makes his churches his abode, His most delightful seat. LAYING OF OOJtNSB STONES. 727 2 Those temples of his grace, How beautiful they stand! The honors of oil native place, And bulwarks of our land. 3 In Sion God is known A refuge in distress: How bright has his salvation shone Through all her palaces ! 4 In every new distress We'll to his house repair; Well think upon his wondrous grace, And seek del iv' ranee there. 886 C. M. Watts. Psalm exxxii. 8, 15. 1 Arise, O King of grace, arise, And enter to thy rest ! Lo ! thy Church waits, with longing eyes, Thus to be own'd and bless d. 2 Enter, with all thy glorious train, Thy Spirit and thy word: All that the ark did once contain Could no such grace aflbrd. 3 Here, mighty God, accept onr vows; Here let tny praise be spread : Bless the provisions of thy house, And till thy poor with bread. 728 DEDICATION OF CHURCHES AND 887 8s, 7s. II. M. Turner. 1 God of thunder and the lightning Cloth'd in majesty divine, To Thy feet we bring this tribute Lord accept this house as thine. Chorus — Praises Saviour, praises Saviour, We will give Thee evermore ; Praises Saviour, j^raises Saviour, We will give Thee evermore. 2 To Thy name, 0 Lord Jehovah, We this temple dedicate ; Lord receive this humble tribute, Sanctify it, early, late. Chorus — Praises Saviour, &c. 3 Send Thy spirit, Lord, from heav'n, Consecrate its sacred halls ; Let Thy ever biding presence Dwell within these humble walls. Chorus — Praises Saviour, &c. 4 Here may thousands hear Thy gospel, Preach'd in love and power divine, While the glitt'ring choirs of heav'n Swell Thy upper courts sublime. Chorus — Praises Saviour, &c. 5 Here may pinners be converted. While we sing our Saviour's praise ; May the deaf, the halt, the blinded, Here their Ebenezer raise. Chorus — Praises Saviour, &c. LAYING OF CORNER STONES. 729 6 Now to God, the King Immortal — Who reveals Himself to men; Be the praise and glory giv'n, While the angels shout, Amen. Chorus— Praises Saviour, &c. 888 L. M. Montgomery. God's Earthly House. 1 Kings 8 : 13. 1 Here, in thy name, eternal God, We build this earthly house for thee ; 0, choose it for thy fix'd abode, And guard it long from error free. 2 Here, when thy people seek thy face, And dying sinners pray to live, Hear thou, in heaven, thy dwelling-place, And when thou nearest, Lord, forgive. 3 Here, when thy messengers proclaim The blessed gospel of thy Son, Still by the pow'r of his great name Be mighty signs and wonders done. 4 But will, indeed, Jehovah deign Here to abide, no transient guest? Here will our great Redeemer reign, And here the Holy Spirit rest? 5 Thy glory never hence depart : Yet choose not, Lord, this house alone; Thy kingdom come to every heart; In every bosom fix thy throne. 730 DEDICATION OF CHURCHES AND 889 7s. Montgomery. I have put my name there forever. 1 Kings 9: 3. 1 Lord of hosts, to thee we raise Here a house of prayer and praise ; Thou thy people's hearts prepare Here to meet for praise and prayer. 2 Let the living here be fed With thy word, the heavenly bread ; Here, in hope of glory blest, May the dead be laid to rest ;— 3 Here to thee a temple stand, While the sea shall gird the land; Here reveal thy mercy sure, While the sun and moon endure. 4 Hallelujah ! — earth and sky To the joyful sound reply ; Hallelujah ! — hence ascend Prayer and praise till time shall end. 890 C. MJ Shepherd's Col. God dwelling among Men. 2 Chron. G : 18. 1 Will God in very deed descend, And dwell with men below? An ear to mortal worship lend ? To us his glory show ? 2 While heaven's exalted spheres resound With hymns which angels sing, Will God in mercy so abound, T' accept the praise we bring? RAYING OF CORNER STONES. 731 0 iTlow\\ within thy courts to meet, Thy presence we implore ; Bmile on us from rhy mercy-seat, And we desire no more. 4 Here let thy gospel be declar'd ; Here make thy power be known ; May every heart, by grace prepar'd, Be the Redeemer's throne. 5 Here make thyself a glorious name, And form us for thy praise ; Thy promis'd presence, Lord, we claim, And supplicate thy grace. 891 LL.it Watts. A House for God. 1 Where shall we go to seek and find A habitation for our God ? A dwelling for th' Eternal Mind Among the sons of flesh and blood ? 2 The God of Jacob chose the hill Of Zion for his ancient rest ; And Zion is his dwelling still ; His church is with his presence blest. 3 Here will he meet the hungry poor, And fill their souls with living bread; Here sinners, waiting at his door, With sweet provision shall be fed. 4 "Here will I fix my gracious throne, And reign forever," saith the Lord ; "Here shall my power and love be known, And blessings shall attend my word.** i 52 DEDICATION OF CHURCHES AND 892 C. If. J. R. Scott. Divine Blessing solicited, 1 To thee this temple we devote, Our Father and our God ; Accept it thine, and seal it now Thy Spirit's blest abode. 2 Here may the prayer of faith ascend, The voice of praise arise ; 0, may each lowly service prove Accepted sacrifice. 3 Here may the sinner learn his guilt, And weep before his Lord ; Here, pardoned, sing a Saviours love, And here his vows record. 4 Here may affliction dry the tear, And learn to trust in God, Convinced it is a Father smites, And love that guides the rod. 5 Peace be within these sacred walls ; Prosperity be. here ; Long smile upon thy people, Lord, And evermore be near. 893 L. M. MONTGOMERY. God's guardian presence. 1 This stone to thee, in faith, we lay' This temple, Lord, to thee we raise ; Thine eye be open night and day. To guard this house of prayer and praise. LAYING OF CORNER STONES. f»3 2 Within these walls let heav'nly peace And holy love and concord dwell ; Here give the burden'd conscience ease, And here the wounded spirit heal. 3 But will, indeed, Jehovah deign Here to abide, no transient guest ? Here will our great Redeemer reign, And here the Holy Spirit rest ? 4 Ne'er let thy glory hence depart : Yet choose not, Lord, this shrine alone : Thy Spirit dwell in every heart, — In every bosom fix thy throne. S94 S. M. Bishop Payne. Hymn for the Consecration of Churches. 1 Father of life, descend ! Within this sacred fane, Before thy throne our spirits bend, O here come down and reign ! 2 Thou Son of God, descend ! And consecrate this place, O make it Lord, till time shall end, The temple of thy grace ! 3 Spirit of light, descend! And shed thy glory here, Thine unction with our worship blend, And waft to heav'n our prayer. 4 There let the gospel sound Its tones of peace and love ; Spread holiness and life around, And lift our hopes above. 734 LOVE-FEAST. 5 Give to the blind their sight, Bind up the broken heart, The erring spirit guide aright, And strength to all impart. 6 Bid the lame leap for joy, The dead, awake and rise, Let righteousness our lives employ, Then lift us to the skies. 7 Make this, the house of God ; Make this, the gate of heav'n. To Thee, Creator, Saviour, Lord, Our endless praise be giv'n. LOYE-FEAST. 895 7s. C. Wesley. Love-feast 1 Come, and let us sweetly join, Christ to praise in hymns divine ! Give we all, with one accord, Glory to our common Lord ; Hands, and hearts, and voices, raise ; Sing as in the ancient days ; Antedate the joys above ; Celebrate the feast of love. 2 Strive we, in affection strive : Let the purer iiame revive, Such as in the martyrs glow'd, Dying champions for their God. LOVE-FEAST. 735 We for Christ, our Master, stand, Lights in a benighted land : We our dying Lord confess, We are Jesus' witnesses. Witnesses that Christ hath died: We with him are crucified : ( 'hrist hath burst the bauds of death, We his quick'ning Spirit breathe : Christ is now gone up on high ; Thither all our wishes fly : Sits at God's right hand above ; There with him we reign in love. 896 L. M. C. Wesley. Tlie heavenly Guest invited. Saviour of all, to thee we bow, And own thee faithful to thy word ; We hear thy voice, and open now Our hearts to entertain our Lord. :ue in, come in, thou heavn'ly Guest; Delight in what thyself hast giv'n ; On thy own gifts and {paces fie And make the contrite heart thy lieav'n. 11 the sweet odor of our prayers; Our sacrifice of praise appr. And treasure up our gracious ;< Who rest in thy redeeming love. Beneath thy shadow let til Call us thy friends, and love, and bride; And bid us freely drink and eat Thy dainties, and bo satisfied. 736 LOVE-FEAST. 897 P. M. C. Wesley. Divine conformity. 1 Jesus, fulfil our one desire, And spread the spark of living fire Through every hallow'd breast : Bless with divine conformity, And give us now to find in thee Our everlasting rest. 2 0 that we now the power might feel, To do on earth thy blessed will, As angels do above : — To walk in thee, the Truth,, the Way, And ever perfectly obey Thy sweet constraining love. 898 7s. C. Weslev. Love-feast. 1 Let us join, ('tis God commands,) Let us join our hearts and hands ; Help to gain our calling's hope, Build we each the other up: Still forget the things behind, Follow Christ in heart and mind ; Toward the mark unwearied press, Seize the crown of righteousness. 2 Plead we thus for faith alone, Faith which by our works is shown: God it is who justifies , Only faith the grace applies ; LOVE-FEAST. 737 Active faith that lives within ; Conquers earth, and hell, and sin : Sanctities, and makes us whole; Forms the Saviour in the soul. 3 Let us for this faith contend ; Sure salvation is its end : Heav'n already is begun, Everlasting life is won : Only let us persevere, Till we see our Lord appear ; Never from the Hock remove, Saved by faith, which works by love. 899 C. M. Watts. Christian Love, 1 Happy the heart where graces reign, Where love inspires the breast ; Love is the brightest of the train, And strengthens all the rest. 2 Knowledge, alas! 'tis all in vain, And all in vain our fear ; Our stubborn sins will fight and rcigr:, If love be absent there. 3 'Tis love that makes our cheerful feet In swift obedience move ; The devils know and tremble too, But devils cannot love. 4 This is the grace that lives and sinrs, When faith and hope shall ceace ; 738 LOVE FEAST. 'Tis this shall strike our joyful strings, In the sweet realms of bliss. 6 Before we quite forsake our clay, Or leave thi3 dark abode, The wings of love bear us away, To see our smiling God. 900 7s. C. Wesley, Love-feast. 1 Come, thou high and lofty Lord ! Lowly, meek, incarnate Word : Humbly stoop to earth again : Come and visit abject man ! Jesus, dear expected guest, Thou art bidden to the feast : For thyself our hearts prepare : Come, and sit, and banquet there ! 2 Jesus, we thy promise claim : We are met in thy great name : In the midst do thou appear, Manifest thy presence here ! Sanctify us, Lord, and bless ! Breathe thy Spirit, give thy peace ; Thou thyself within us move : Make our feast a feast of love. 3 Make us all in thee complete ; Make us all for glory meet — Meet t' appear before thy S';;!it. Partners with the saints in light. LOVE- FEAST. r"A Call, O call us each by name, To the marriage of the Lamb : Let us lean upon thy breast ; Love be there our endless feast 901 CM. l_\^V*3LEY. Opening the exercises. 1 All praise to our redeeming Lord, Who joins us by his grace, And bids us, each to each restor'd, Together seek his face. 2 He bids us build each other up ; And, gaiherd into one, To our high calling's glorious hope, We hand in hand go on. 3 The gift which he on one bestows, We all delight to prove, The grace through every vessels flows In purest streams of love. 4 E'en now we think and speak the same, And cordially agree, United all through Jesus' name In perfect harmony. 5 We all partake the joy of one, The common peace we feel, A peace to sensual minds unknown, A joy unspeakable. G And if our fellowship below In Jesus be so sweet, What height of rapture shall we know When round his throne we meet! 740 LOVE- FEAST. 90S 7s. C. Wesley. Love-feast. 1 While we walk with God in light, God our hearts doth still unite : Dearest fellowship we prove, Fellowship in Jesus' love : Sweetly each with each combin'd, In the bonds of duty join'd, Feels the cleansing blood applied, Daily feels that Christ hath died. 2 Still, 0 Lord, our faith increase ; Cleanse from all unrighteousness : Thee th! unholy cannot see : Make, O make us meet for thee . Ev'ry vile affection kill : Boot out every seed of ill ; Utterly abolish sin ; Write thy law of love within. 3 Hence may all our actions flow, Love the proof that Christ we know . Mutual love the token be, Lord, that we belong to thee : Love, thine image, love impart ! Stamp it on our face and heart I Only love to us be giv'n ! Lord, we ask no other heav'n. 903 L. M. Keblk. Jesus, Abide with Me. 1 Sun of my soul, Thou Saviour dear, It is not night if Thou be near : LOVE- FEAST. 741 Oh! may no earth-born cloud ari-e To hide Thee from Thy servant's eyes. 2 When soft the dews of kindly sleep My weari'd eyelids gently steep, Be my last thought — how sweet to rest For ever on my Saviour's breast. 3 Abide with me from morn till eve, For without Thee I cannot live ; Abide with me when night is nigh, For without Thee I dare not die. 4 P>e near to bless me when I wake, Ere through the world my way 1 take ; Abide with me, till, in Thy love, I lose myself in heav'n above. 904 C. M. Doddridge. Christian* drawn with cords of Love, 1 My God, what gentle cords are Thine, Ilow s<"»ft, and yet how strong ! While pow'r, and truth, and love combine To draw our souls along. 2 Thou saw'st us crush'd beneath the yoke Of Satan and of sin ; Thy hand the iron bondage broke, Our worthless hearts to win. 3 The guilt of twice ten thousand sins One offering takes away ; And grace, when first the war begins, Secures the crowning day. 742 LOVE-FEAST. 905 8,8,6. C. Wesley. Mutual aid. 1 Come, wisdom, power, and grace Divine ! Come, Jesus, in thy name to join A happy chosen band, "Who fain would prove thine utmost will, And all thy righteous laws fulfil, In love's benign command. 2 If pure essential love thou art, Thy nature into every heart, Thy loving self, inspire : Bid all our simple souls be one, United in a bond unknown, Baptiz'd with heavenly fire. 3 Still may we to our centre tend, To spread thy praise our common end, To help each other on ; Companions through the wilderness; To share a moment's pain, and seize An everlasting crown. 906 C. M. C. Wesley. Mutual aid. 1 Try us, O God, and search the ground Of every sinful heart : Whate'er of sin in us is found, O bid it all depart ! 2 When to the right or left we stray, Leave us not comfortless; But guide our feet into the way Of everlasting peace. LOVE FEAST. /4o 3 Help us to help each other, Lord, Each other's cross to bear : Let each his friendly aid afford, And feel his brother's care. 4 Help us to build each other up, Our little stock improve : Increase our faith, confirm our hope, And perfect us in love. 5 Up into thee, our living Head, Let us in all things grow ; Till thou hast made us free indeed, And spoties.s here below. 6 Then, when 1hrt mighty work i .-•• wrought, Receive thy ready bride : Give us in heaven a happy lot With all the sanctifi'd. 007 C. M. Swain. Brotherly Love, 1 How sweet and heav'nly is the eight, When tho-c who love the Lord In one another's pence delight, And so fulfil His word ! 2 Oh ! may wo feel each brother's sigh, And with him bear a part ; May Borr >ws flow from eye to eye, And joy from heart to hearL 3 Let love, in one delightful stream, Through every bosom flow; Let union Bweet, and dear este< La, In every action, glow. 744 LOYE FEAST. 4 Love is fhe golden chain that binds The happy souls above ; And he's an heir of heaven, who fmd3 His bosom glow with love. 908 C. M. Kit Palmer. Love to Christ's Disciples. 1 Lord, Thou on earth didst love Thine own ; Didst love them to the e::d ; Oh ! still from Thy celestial throne, Let gifts of love descend. 2 As Thou for us didst stoop ro low, Warm'd by love's holy flarr.c. So let our deeds of kindness flow To all who bear Thy name. 3 One blessed fellowship in love Thy living church should stand, Till, faultless, she at last above Shall shine at Thy right hand. 4 Oh ! glorious day when she the bride, With her dear Lord appears ; When robed in beauty at His side, She shall forget her tears. 009 L. M. Piprox's Col. Love your enemies. 2.1att. 5 : 44-48. 1 Father, I see thy sun arise To cheer thy friends and enemies ; And, when thy rain from heav'n descends, Thy bounty both alike befriends. rRAYEP. AND INVOCATION. 745 2 Enlarge my BO\il with love like thine; My moral powers by grace retine ; So shall I feci another's woe, And, cheerfUI, feed a hungry foe. 3 I hope for pardon, through thy Son, For all the crimes which I have done ; O, may the grace that pardons me Constrain me to forgive like thee ! PRAYER AND INVOCATION. 910 C. M. Montgomery. What is Prayer? 1 Prayer is the soul's sincere desire, Utterd, or uncxpress'd; The motion of a hidden fire That trembles in the breast. 2 Prayer is the burden of a sigh. The falling of a tear; The upward glancing of an eye, When none but God is near. 3 Prayer is the simplest furm of speech That infant lips can try ; Prayer, the sublimest strains that reach The Majesty on high. 4 Prayer is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air ; His watchword at the pates of death ; lie enters heaven with prayer. 746 PRAYER AND INVOCATION. 5 Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice, Returning from his ways, While angels in their songs rejoice, And cry, (i Behold, he prays !'" 6 O Thou, by whom we come to God. The Life, the Truth, the Way ! The path of prayer thyself hast trod : Lord, teach us how to pray. 911 8,8,8,8,8,8. C. Wesley. Opening the Exercises, 1 Jesus, thou sovereign Lord of all, The same through one eternal day, Attend thy feeblest foll'wer's call, And 0, instruct us how to pfray ! Pour out the supplicating grace, And stir us up to seek thy lace. 2 We cannot think a gracious thought, We cannot feel a good (Jesire, Till thou who calPdst a world from naught, The power into our hearts inspire ; And then we in the Spirit groan, And then we give thee back thine own. 3 To help our soul's infirmity, To heal thy sin-sick people's care, To urge our God-commanding plea, And make our heart a house of j^rayer, The promir-Al Intercessor give, And let us now thyself receive. PRAYER AND INVOCATION. 747 4 Come in thy floating Spirit down, To us who tor thy coming stay ; Of all thy gifts we ask bat one — We a^k the constant power to pray : Indulge us, Lord, in this request, Thou canst not then deny the rest. 912 8,7. C. \7esley. " Come, Lord fesu&J' 1 Come, thou long-expected Jesus, Born to set thy people tree ; From our fears and sins release us, Let us find our re^t in thee: Israel's Strength and Consolation, Hope of all the earth thou art, — ■ Bear l)e.-ire of every nation, J >y of every longing heart. 2 Born thy people to deliver ; Born a child, and yet a King ; Born to reign in us far ever, Now thy gracious kingdom bring: By thine own Kternal Spirit, Rule in all our hearts alone ; By thine all-sufficient merit, liaise us to thy glorious throne. 913 L. Mi Gregg. Xot asJt(i/ii(d of Chriyi. 1 Jesus! and shall it ever be, A mortal man ashamed of thee ! Ashamed of thee, whom angels praise, Whose glories shine through endless days. 743 PRAYER AND INVOCATION. 2 Ashamed of Jesus ! sooner far Let evening blush to own a star ; He sheds the beams of light divine O'er this benighted soul of mine. 3 Ashamed of Jesus! just as soon Let midnight be ashamed of noon ; 'Ti3 midnight with my soul, till he, Bright morning Star, bid darkness flee. 4 Ashamed of Jesus! that dear friend On whom my hopes of heaven depend ; Ko, when I blush, be this my shame, That I no more revere his name. 5 Ashamed of Jesus ! yes, I may, When I've no guilt to wash away, No tear to wipe, no good to crave, Ko fears to quell, no soul to save. 6 Till then — nor is my boasting vain — Till then I boast a Saviour slain ! And (>, may this my glory be, That Christ is not ashamed of me ! 914 L. M. Cowpra. Opening the Exercises. 1 What various hindrances we meet In coming to a mercy-seat ! Yet uho that knows the worth of prayer But wishes to be often there? 2 Prayer makes the darkened cloud withdraw ; Prayer ciimba the ladder Jacob saw ; Gives exercise to faith and love ; Brings every blessing from above. PRAYER AND INVOCATION. 740 3 Restraining prayer, we cease to fight ; Prayer makes th s Christian's armor bright; And Satan trembles when he sees The weakest saint upon his knees. 4 Have you no words? Ah ! thir.k a^ain Words How apace when you complain, And iill your fellow creature's car With the sad tale of all your care. 5 Were half the breafh thus vainly spent, To Heaven in supplication sent, Your cheerful song would oft'ner be, " Hear what the Lord has done for me." 915 S. M. C. Wesiey. Wants. 1 Jesus, my strength, my hope, On thee I cast my care. With humble confidence look up, And know thou hear'st my prayer. Give me on thee to wait, Till I can all things do, On thee, almighty to create, Almighty to renew. 1 I want a sober mind, A self-renouncing will, That tramples down and casts behind The baits of pleasing ill ; A soul inured to pain, To hardship, grief, and loss, Bold to take up, firm to sustain, The consecrated cross. 750 PRAWv 7.ND INVOCATION. 3 I want a godly fS&t: A quick-discerning nye, That looks to thee Y'ben sin is near, And sees the tempter fly ; A spirit still prepared, And arm'd with jealous rar**- For ever standing on its gur-rl. And watching unto prayer- 016 7,6,7,6,7,8,7,8. C. T^;:«* , 1 First and last in me perform The work thou hast begun : Be my shelter from the storm, My shadow from the sun : Weary, parch'd with thirst, and £\vA Till thou th' abiding Spirit breathe. Every moment, Lord, I want The merit of thy death. 2 Never shall I want it less, When thou the gift hast given, FhTd me with thy righteousness, And seaFd the heir of heaven : I shall hang upon my God, Till I thy perfect glory see, — Till the sprinkling of thy blood Shall speak me up to thee. 917 C. M. C. Wesley. "Come quickly." 1 Come quickly, gracious Lord, and take Possession of thine own ; My longing heart vouchsafe to make Thy everlasting throne. niAYER AND INVOCATION*. I > *• 2 Assert thy claim, maintain thy right, Come quickly from above ; And sink me to perfection's height, The depth of humble love. 91S 7s. C. Wesley. For reviving grace. 1 light of life, seraphic fire, Love Divine, thysef impart; Every fainting soul inspire ; Shine in every drooping heart ; Every mournful sinner cheer ; Scatter fill our guilty gloom ; Son of God, appear ! appear ! To thy human temples come. 2 Come in this accepted hour ; Bring thy heavenly kingdom in ; Fill us with thy glorious power, Booting out the seeds of sin : Nothing more can we require, AVe will covet nothing less; Be thou all our hearts1 desire, All our joy, and all our peace. 919 L. M. C. Wesley. Revelation iii. 14-19. 1 God of unspotted purity, Us and our works canst thou behold l Justly we arc abhorr'd by thee, For we are neither hot nor cold. 7v-5 PRAYER AND INVOCATION. 2 A lifeless form we still retain ; Of this we make our empty boast, Nor know the name we take in vain ; The power of godliness is lost. o Better that we had never known The way to heav'n through saving grace, Than basely in our lives disown, And slight and mock thee to thy face. 4 O let us our own works forsake, Ourselves and all we have deny, Thy condescending counsel take, And come to thee, pure gold to buy ! 5 O may we through thy grace attain The faith thou never wilt reprove, The faith that purges every stain, The faith that always works by love ! 920 8s. C. Wesley. Isaiah xxxiii. 24. 1 How happy the people that dwell Secure in the city above I No pain the inhabitants feel, No sickness or sorrow shall prove. 2 Phvsician of souls, unto me Forgiveness and holiness give; And then from the body set free, And then to the city receive. PRAYER AND INVOCATION. 7C3 921 S. M. MONTGOMERY. Lord's Prayer. 1 Our Heavenly Father, hear The prayer we offer now : Thy name be hallowed far and near ; To thee all nations bow. 2 Thy kingdom come ; thy will On earth be done in love; As Faints and seraphim fulfil Thy perfect law above. 3 Our daily bread supply While by the word we live ; The guilt of our iniquity Forgive, as we forgive. 4 From dark temptation's power, From Satan's wiles defend ; Deliver in the evil hour, And guide us to the end. 5 Thine shall for ever be Glory and power Divine ; The sceptre, throne, and majesty, Of heaven and earth, are thine. 6 Thus humbly taught to pray Dy thy beloved Son, Through him we come to thee, and say, " All for his sake be done." 754 PRAYER AND INVOCATION. 922 L. M. Watts Psalm lxiii. 1-4. 1 Great God, indulge my humble claim, Be thou my hope, my joy, my rest ; The glories that compose thy name Stand all engaged to make me blest. 2 Thou great and good, thou just and wise, Thou art my Father and my God ! And I am thine by sacred ties, Thy son, thy servant bought with blood. 3 With heart, and eyes, and lifted hands, For thee I long, "to thee I look, As travellers in thirsty lands Pant for the cooling water-brook. 4 E'en life itself, without thy love, No lasting pleasure can afford; Yea, 'twould a tiresome br.rden prove, If I were banished from thee, Lord I 5 I'll lift my hands, I'll raise my voice, While I have breath to pray or praise: This work shall make my heart rejoice, And spend the remnant of my days. 923 7,6,7,6,7,8,7,6. C. Wesley. Isaiah xxxii. 2. 1 To the haven of thy breast, O Son of man, I fly I Be my refuge and my rest, For 0, the storm is high! PRAYER AND INVOCATION. < 00 Save me from the furious blast ; A covert from the tempest bo : Hide me, Jesus, till o'erpast The storm of sin I see. 2 Welcome as the water-spring To a dry, barren place ; 0 descend on me, and bring Thy sweet, refreshing grace ! O'er a parch'd and weary land Asa great rock extends its shade, Hide nie, Saviour, with thy 1: And screen my naked head. 3 In the time of my distress Thou hast my succor been, In my utter helplessness, Restraining me from sin : 0 how swiftly didst thou move To save me in the trying ho;.r ! Still protect me with thy love. And shield me with thy power. 921 8s. C. Wesley. Longing for CJtrlsCs appearing. 1 O when shall we sweetly remove. O when shall we enter our rest I Return to the Sion above, The mother of bj irits distressed! That city of God the great King, Where sorrow and death are no moie, But saints our Tmnumuel si: And cherub and seraph adore. 756 PRAYER AND INVOCATION. 2 Not all the archangels can tell The joys of that holiest place, Where Jesus is pleas'd to reveal The light of his heavenly face, — When caught in the rapturous flame, The sight beatific they prove, And walk in the light of the Lamb, Enjoying the beams of his love. 3 Thou know'st in the spirit of prayer We long thy appearing to see, Resigned to the burden we bear, But longing to triumph with thee : 'Tis good at thy word to be here, 'Tis better in thee to be gone. And see thee in glory appear, And rise to a share in thy throne. 925 C. M. C. Wesley. "Tliy kingdom come." Mat. 6: 10. 1 Father of me, and all mankind, And all the hosts above, Let every understanding mind Unite to praise thy love : 2 To know thy nature and thy n:mc, One God in persons three ; And glorify the great I AM Through all eternity. 3 Thy kingdom come, with power end grace, To every heart of man : Thy peace, and joy, and righteousness, In all our bosoms reign. PRAYER AND INVOCATION. 757 Thy righteousness our sins keep down, Thy peace our passions bind ; And let us, in thy joy unknown, The first dominion find. 5 The righteousness that never ends, But makes an end of sin, The joy that human thought transcends, Into our souls bring in. 926 C. M. "Lighten mine eyes." Psl. 13: 3. O sun of righteousness, arise With healing in thy wing! To my diseas'd, my fainting soul, Life and salvation bring. These clouds of pride and sin dispel, By thine all-piercing beam : Lighten mine eyes with, faith, my heart With holy hope inflame. 3 My mind, by thj'- all-quick'ning power, From low desires set free : Unite my scatter' d thoughts, and fix My love entire on thee. 4 Father, thy long-lost son receive ; Saviour, thy purchase own ; Blest Comforter, with peace and joy Thy new-made creature crown. 5 Eternal, undivided Lord, Coequal One and Three, On thee all faith, all hope be placed, All love be paid to thee. 758 PRAYER AND INVOCATION. 927 C. M. C. Wesley. "Purge me — and I shall be clean." Psl. 51 : 7. 1 My God, my God, to thee I cry ; Thee only would I know ; Thy purifying blood apply, And wash rue white as snow. 2 Touch me, and make the leper clean; Purge my iniquity : Unless thou wash my soul from sin, I have no part in thee. 3 But art thou not already mine? Answer, if mine thou art ! Whisper within, thou Love Divine, And cheer my drooping heart. 4 Behold for me the Victim bleeds, His wounds are open wide ; For me the blood of sprinkling pleads, \ And speaks me justified. 928 C. M. C. Wesley. Tlie benediction. 2 Cor. xiii. 14. 1 The merit of Jehovah's Son Be on his Church bestowed : Jesus, through thy free grace sionc We have access to God : To favor now through thee restor'd, O may we still retain The mercy of our pard'ning Lord, And never sin again ! PRAYER AND INVOCATION. 759 I Father, thy love in Christ reveal, Which spake us justified : And let the gift unspeakable In v\\ our hearts abide: Humblv we trust thy faithful love Thy children to defend, And hide oar life with Christ above, And keep us to the end. !3 Come, Holy Ghost, supply the want Of all thv saints and me, In all thy gifts and graces grant Vs fellowship with thee: . ! ... The Pledge, the Witness, and the Seal, AVe look for thee again, In us eternally to dwell. Eternally to reign. 929 8,S,8,8,S,8. C. W**Ley. Tlie universal Good invoked. 1 Come, O thou universal Good! Balm of the wounded conscience, come ! The hungry} dying spirit's food The weary, wand'ring pilgrim s home,— Haven to take the shipwrerk'd in, My everlasting rest from sin ! 2 Come, O my comfort and delight! My strength and health, my shield and sun ; My boast, and confidence f and might, My joy, my glory, and my ciown ; My pospel hope, my callings prize, My tree of life, my paradise. 760 ITwAYER AND INVOCATION. 3 The se.ret of the Lord thou art, The mystery so long unknown, Christ in a pure and perfect heart ! The name inscrib'd in the white stone ! The life divine, the little leaven, My precious pearl, my present heaven. 930 C. M. C. Wesli Tlie benediction. Num. vi. 24-26. 1 Come, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, One God in persons three, Bring back the heavenly blessing lost By all mankind and me. Thy favor, and thy nature too, To me, to all restore : Forgive, and after God renew, And keep us evermore. 2 Eternal Sun of righteousness, Display thy beams divine, And cause the glories of thy face Upon my heart to shine. Li.^ht, in thy light, O may I see, . Thy £race and mercy prove ! Beviv'd, and cheer'd, and bless'd by thee, The God of pard'ning love. 3 Lift up thy countenance serene, And let thy happy child Behold, without a cloud between, The Godhead reconcil'd. PRAYER AND INVOCATION. 761 That all -com prising peace bestow On me, through grace forgiv'n ; The joys of holiness below, And then the joys of keav'n ! )31 P. M. Bishop Pavxe. The Hour of Prayer. Haste thee! haste thee, hour divine ! p Joys extatic, bliss is thine ! And raptures from the throne above. Sweeter thou, than life to me, When the world and cares do flee, And Jesus speaks in tones of love. O time of prayer! O hour divine! Extatic joys and bliss are thine. 2 Brighter thou, than sunny rays, Holiest time of all my days, O ! hour of love and joy, draw nigh. Spread my faith thy eagle wing, Speed thee where the angels sing, Where Jesus pleads my cause on high. 0 time of prayer! O hour divine! Extatic joys and peace are thine. 3 Now is come the hour of prayer, 0 Thou gracious Saviour hear ; Stoop thee from thy throne above, Bless me, bless me, Son of God I Shed within my heart abroad, Thy saving grace, thy dying love. O time of prayer! O"hoi;r divine 1 Extatic joys and peace are thine. 762 PRAYER AM) INVOCATION. 4 0 Jesus! Thou my portion art, Sun of my life— joy of my hcr.r:. I pray thee, come, 0 God of love ! Exalt my thoughts, my hopes — my soul. Higher than where the planets roll, Quite to thy dazzling throne above. O time of prayer ! O hour divine ! Extatic joys and peace are thine. 932 * 7s. Newton. Wrestling. 1 Lord, I cannot let thee go Till a blessing thou bestow : Do not turn away thy face, Mine's an urgent, pressing case. 2 Dost thou ask me who I am? Ah ! my Lord, thou know'st my name ; Yet the question gives a plea To support my suit with thee. 3 Thou didst once a wretch behold, In rebellion blindly bold, Scorn thy grace, thy power defy : That poor rebel, Lord, was I. 4 Once a sinner, near despair, Sought thy mercy-seat by prayer ; Mercy heard, and set him free : Lord, that mercy came to me. 5 Many days have passed since then, Many changes I have seen ; Yet have be^n upheld till now ! Who could bold me up but thou ? TRAYER AND INVOCATION. TC3 6 Thou hast help'd in every need; This emboldens me to plead ; After so much mercy past, Canst thou let me sink at last? 7 No : I must maintain my hold, 'Tis thy goodness makes me bold ; I can no denial take, When I plead for Jesus' sake. 933 CM. C. Wesley. uThy uill be done:1 Mat. 6: 10. 1 Thy presence, Lord, the place shall 1111 , My heart shall be thy throne ; Thy holy, just, and perfect will, iShall in my flesh be done. 2 I thank thee for the present grace, And now in hope rejoice, In confidence to see thy face, And always hear thy voice. 3 I have the things I ask of thee, What shall I more require? That still my soul may restless be, And only thee desire. 4 Thy only will be done, not mine, Bnt make me, Lord, thy home ; :e as thou wilt, I that resign, But O, my Jesus, come! 764 PRAYER AND INVOCATION. 934 S. M. Heath. Watch and Pray. Mat. 24 : 41. 1 My soul, be on thy guard, Ten thousand foes arise ; And hosts of sins are pressing hard, To draw thee from the skies. 2 O watch, and fight, and pray, The battle ne'er give o'er ; Renew it boldly every day, And help divine implore. 3 Ne'er think the victory won, Nor once at ease sit down ; Thy arduous work will not be done, Till thou hast got the crown. 4 Fight on, my soul, till death Shall bring thee to thy God ; He'll take thee, at thy parting breath, Up to His blest abode. 935 C. M. "J will not let thee go." Gen. 32 : 26. 1 As Jacob did in days of old, So will my soul do now — Wrestle, and on my Jesus hold, Nor will I let thee go. 2 I come, encourag'd by thy word, That mercy thou wilt show : Except thou bless me, blessed Lord, I will not let thee go. PRAYER dome. Is any afflicted t Let lam pray. Jam. 5: 13. 1 Prayer is the breath of God in man, Returning whence it ca i Love is the sacred lire within, And prayer the rising flame. 770 PRAYER AND INVOCATION. 2 It gives the burdened spirit ease, And soothes the troubled breast ; Yields comfort to the mourners here, And to the weary rest. 3 When God inclines the heart to pray, He hath an ear to hear ; To him there's music in a groan, And beauty in a tear. 4 The humble suppliant cannot fail To have his wants supplied, Since He for sinners intercedes "Who once for sinners died. 944 C. M. Stennett, The only 'plea. 1 Prostrate, dear Jesus, at thy feet, A guilty rebel lies ; And upward to the mercy-seat Presumes to lift his eyes. 2 0 let not justice frown me hence : Stay, stay the vengeful storm : Forbid it that Omnipotence Should crush a feeble worm. 3 If tears of sorrow would suffice To pay the debt I owe, Tears should from both my weeping eyes In ceaseless torrents flow. PRAYER AND INVOCATION. 771 4 But no such sacrifice I plead To expiate my guilt : No tears, but those which thou hast 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. 945 C. M. Montgomery. Lord, teach us to pray. Luke 11 : 1. 1 Lord, teach thy servants how to pray With reverence and with fear : Though dust and ashes, yet we may, We must to thee draw near. 2 We come, then, God of grace, to thee ; Give broken, contrite hearts ; Give — what thine eye delights to see — Truth in the inward parts. 3 Give deep humility ; the sense Of godly sorrow give ; A strong, desiring confidence To see thy face and live. 4 Give faith in that one sacrifice Which can for sin atone ; To cast our hopes, to fix our eyes, On Christ, and Christ alone. « 3 PRAYER AND INVOCATION. Give patience still, to wait and weep, Though mercy long delay ; Courage, our fainting souls to keep, And trust thee, though thou slay. Give these, and then thy will be done : Thus strengthened with all might, We, through thy Spirit and thy Son, Shall pray, and pray aright. " 946 L. if. Stowell. The Mercy-seat. Exod. 25 : 22. 1 From every stormy wind that blows, From every swelling tide of woes, There is a calm, a sure retreat ; 'Tis found before the mercy-seat. 2 There is a place where Jesus sheds The oil of gladness on our heads — A place of all on earth most sweet ; It is the blood-bought mercy -seat. 3 There is a scene where spirits blend, Where friend holds fellowship with friend ; Though sunder d far, by faith they meet Around one common mercy-seat. 4 There, there, on eagle wings we soar, And sin and sense molest no more ; And heaven come? down our souls to greet. And glory crowns the mcr.w-seat. ON READING THE IIOLY SCRIPTURES. 773 ON READING THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. 947 L. M. Watts. Psalm xix. 1 The heavens declare thy glory, Lord, In every star thy wisdom shines ; But when our eyes behold thy word, We read thy name in fairer lines. 2 The rolling sun, the changing light, And night and day, thy power confess ; But the blest volume thou hast writ, Reveals thy justice and thy grace. 3 Sun, moon, and stars, convey thy praise Round the whole earth, and never stand ; So when thy truth began its race, It touched and glanc'd on every land. 4 Nor shall thy spreading gospel rest, Till through the world thy truth has run ; Till Christ has all the nations bless'd, That see the light, or feel the sun. 5 Great Sun of righteousness, arise! Bless the dark world with heav'nly light : Thy gospel makes the simple wise : Thy laws are pure, thy judgments right. 948 8,8,8,S,8,8. C. Wesley. Treasury of the word, 1 Inspirer of the ancient seers, Who wrote from thee the sacred page, The same through all succeeding years, Vouchsafe to us, in this our age, 774 ON HEADING THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. The Spirit, of thy word t' impart, And breathe the life into our heart. 2 Whene'er in error's paths we rove, The living God through sin forsake, Our conscience by thy word reprove, Convince, and bring the wand'rers back ; Deep wounded by thy Spirit's sword, And then by Gilead's balm restor'd. 3 The sacred lessons of thy grace, Transmitted through thy word, repeat, And train us up in all thy ways, To make us in thy will complete : Fulfil thy love's redeeming plan, And bring us to a perfect man. 4 Furnish'd out of thy treasury, O may we always ready stand To help the souls redeemed by thee, In what their various states demand ! To teach, convince, correct, reprove ; And build them up in holiest love ! 949 8,8,8,8,8,8. C. Wesley. Learning and holiness combined, 1 Come, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, To whom we for our children cry ; The good desired and wanted most, Out of thy richest grace supply ! The sacred "discipline be given To train and bring them up for heaven.. ON READING THE IIOLY SCRIPTURES. 775 Error and ignorance remove, Their blindness both of heart and mind ; Give them the wisdom from above, Spotless, and peaceable, and kind ; In knowledge pure their minds renew ; And store with thoughts divinely true. 3 Learning's redundant part and vain Be here cat oil', and cast aside ; But let them, Lord, the substance gain ; In every solid truth abide. Swiftly acquire, and ne'er forego, The knowledge lit for man to know. 4 Unite the pair so long disjoin'd, Knowledge and vital piety : Learning and holiness combin'd, And truth and love let all men see, In those whom up to thee we give, Thine, wholly thine, to die and live ! 950 C. M. Cowper. Light and glory of the sacred page. 1 What glory prilda the sacred page! Majestic, like the sun, It gives a light to every age ; It gives, but borrows none. 2 The power thrrt gave it still supplies The gracious light and heat ; Its truths upon the nations rise : They rise, but never set. 776 OX BEADING THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. 3 Lord! everlasting thanks be thine For such a bright display, As makes a world of darkness shine With beams of heavenly day. 4 Our souls rejoicingly pursue The steps of Him we love, Till glory break upon our view In brighter worlds above. 951 C. Iff. C. Wesley. Before sermon. 1 Father of all, in whom alone We live, and move, and breathe. One bright, celestial ray dart down, And cheer thy sons beneath. 2 While in thy word we search for thee, (We search with trembling awe !) Open our eyes, and let us see The wonders of thy law. 3 Now let our darkness comprehend The light that shines so clear; Now the revealing Spirit send, And give us ears to hear. 4 Before us make thy goodness pass, Which here by faith we know ; Let us in Jesus see thy face, And die to all below. ON READING THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. 777 952 C. M. S. Stennett. "Search the Scripture*? John 5 : 39. 1 The counsels of redeeming grace The sacred leaves unfold ; And here the Saviour's lovely face Our raptur'd eyes behold. 2 Here light descending from above Directs our doubtful feet ; Here promises of heavenly love Our ardent wishes meet. 3 Our numerous griefs are here redress'd, And all our wants supplied : Naught we can ask to make us bless'd Is in this book denied. 4 For these inestimable gains, That so enrich the mind, O may we search with eager pains, Assured that we shall find ! 953 C. M. Steele. Delhjhtuvj in the word. 1 Father of mercies, in thy word What endless glory shines! For ever be thy name adored 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. 778 ON READING THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. 3 Here the fair tree of knowledge gro\> ] And yields a free repast, Sublimer sweets than nature knows Invite the longing taste. 4 Here the Redeemers welcome voice Spreads heavenly peace around ; And life, and everlasting joys, Attend the blissful sound. 5 O may these heavenly pages be My ever dear delight ; And still new beauties may I see, And still increasing light ! 6 Divine Instructor, gracious Lord, Be thou for ever near; Teach me to love thy sacred word, And view my Saviour there. 954 C. M. Watts. Psalm cxix. 1 How shall the young secure their 1\ rts, And guard their lives from Bin ? Thy word the choicest rule imparts, To kf "p 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 nigl A lamp to lead our way. ON READING THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. / /9 4 Thy word is everlasting truth ; How pure is every page ! That holy book shall guide our youth, And well support our age. 955 S. M. C. Wesley. Un i versal dissemination. 1 Jesus, the word bestow, The true immortal seed ; Thy gospel then shall greatly grow, And all our land o'erspread ; Through earth extended wide Shall mightily prevail. Destroy the works of self and pride, And shake the gates of hell. 2 Its energy exert In the believing soul ; Diffuse thy grace through every part, And sanctify the whole : Its utmost virtue show In pure consummate love, And fill with all thy life below, And give us thrones above. 956 7s. J. Burton. Holy Bible ! book divine I 1 Holy Bible ! book divine! Precious treasure, thou art mine ! Mine, to tell me whence I came, Mi<0, to tell me what I am. 780 ON READING THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. 2 Mine, to chide me when 1 rove. Mine, to show a Saviour's love : Mine art thou to guide my feet. Mine, to Judge, condemn, acquit. 3 Mine, to comfort in distress, If the Holy Spirit Wess : Mine, to show by living faith Man can triumph over death. 4 Mine, to tell of joys to come, And the rebel sinner's doom : O thou precious book divine ! Precious treasure, thou art mine ! 957 C. M. Fawcett. TJic Bible Precious. 1 How precious is the book divine, By inspiration jriv'n ! Bright as a lamp its doctrines shine, To guide our souls to heav'n. 2 It sweetly cheers our drooping hearts, In this dark vale of tears ; Life, light and joy, it still imparts, And quells our rising fears. 3 This lamp through all the tedious night Of life, shall guide our way, Till we behold the clearer Light Of an eternal day. ON READING THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. 781 958 C. M. Watts. The Excellence of the Scriptures. 1 Laden with guilt, and full of fears, I fly to Thee, my Lord; And not a glimpse of hope appears, But in Thy written word. 2 The volume of my Father's grace Does all my grief assuage : Here I behold my Saviour's face, Almost in every page. 3 This is the field where hidden lies The pearl of price unknown ; That merchant is divinely wise Who makes the pearl his own. 4 Here consecrated water flows To quench my thirst of sin ; Here the fair tree of knowledge grows, Nor danger dwells therein. 6 O may Thy counsels, mighty God, My roving feet command : Nor I forsake the happy road That leads to Thy right hand. 959 C. M. Dediiam. Medford. Revelation %ct loomed. 1 Hail, sacred truth ! whose piercing rays Dispel the shades of night ; DifFusing o'er the mental world, The healing beams of light. 782 ON READING THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. 2 Jesus, thy word, with friendly aid, Restores our wandering feet ; Converts the sorrows of the mind To joys divinely sweet. 3 Oh ! send thy light and truth abroad, In all their radiant blaze ; And bid th' admiring world adore The glories of thy grace. 960 L. M. Duke Street. Divine Authority of the Bible. 1 'Twas by an order from the Lord, The ancient prophets spoke his word ; His Spirit did their tongues inspire, And warm their hearts with heavenly fire. 2 Great God ! mine eyes with pleasure look On the dear volume of thy book ; There my Redeemer's face I see, And read his name who died for me. 3 Let the false raptures of the mind Be lost and vanish in the wind : Here I can fix my hope secure ; This is thy word — and must endure. 961 lis. Anon. The Bible. 1 The Bible ! the Bible ! more precious than gold, The hopes and the glories its pages unfold ; It speaks of a Saviour and tells of His love ; It shows us the way to the mansions above. ON READING THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. 783 2 The Bible! the Bible! blest volume of truth, How sweetly it smiles on the season of youth ! It bids us seek early the pearl of great price, Ere th' heart is enslaved in the bondage of vice. 3 The Bible ! the Bible ! we hail it with joy, Its truths and its glories our tongues shall employ ; We'll sing of its triumphs, we'll tell of its worth, And send its glad tidings afar o'er the earth. 4 The Bible ! the Bible! the valleys shall ring, And hill-tops re-echo the notes that we sing; Our banners, inscribed wTith its precepts and rules, Shall long wave in triumph, the joy of our schools. 962 P. M. Anon. We'll not give up the Bible. I We'll not give up the Bible, God's holy book of truth, The blessed staff of hoary age, The guide of early youth, The lamp that sheds a glorious light O'er every dreary road, The voice which speaks a Saviour's love And leads us home to God. Cuorus. — We'll not give up the Bible, God's holy book of truth, The blessed staff of hoary age, The guide of early youth. 734 FAREWELL. 2 We'll not give up the Bible, For it alone can tell The way to save our ruined souls From perishing in hell. And it alone can tell us how We can have hope of heaven, That through the Saviour's precious blood Our sins may be forgiven. 3 We'll not give up the Bible, We'll shout it far and wide, Until the echo shall be heard Beyond the rolling tide ; Till all shall know that we, though young, Withstand each treacherous art, And that from God's own sacred word We'll never, never part. FAREWELL 963 L. M. Anderson's Col. Joyful in hope. 1 While in the world we still remain, We only meet to part again ; But when we reach the heavenly shore, We then shall meet to part no more. 2 The hope that we shall see that day, Should chase our present griefs away ; A few short years of conflict past, We meet around the throne at last. FAREWELL. 7S5 S Then let us here improve these hours, Improve them to a Saviour's praise ; To him with zeal devote our powers, And run with joy in wisdom's ways. 0O4 L. M. White. Parting, 1 Come, Christian "brethren, ere we part, Join every 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, Dear brethren, we shall meet again. 905 C. M. Anon. Hope of Reunion above. 1 When floating on life's troubled sea, I'y storms and tempests driv'n, Hope, with her radiant finger, points To brighter scenes in heav'n. 2 She bids the storms of life to cease, The troubl'd breast be calm ; And in the wounded heart she pours Retigion'8 healing balm. 3 Her hallowM influence cheers life's hours Of sadness and of gloom ; She guides us through this vale of tears, To joys beyond the tomb. 786 FAREWELL. 4 And when our fleeting days are o'er, And life's last hour draws near. With still unwearied wing she haste3 To wipe the falling tear. 5 She bids the anguish'd heart rejoice: Though earthly ties are riv'n. We stilf may hope to meet again In yonder peaceful heav'n. 066 L. IL Anon. Farewell of minister. 1 Farewell, dear friends, I must be gone, I have no home or stay with you : I'll take my staff and travel on, Till I a better world do view. 2 Farewell, my friends, time rolls along, Xor waits for mortals' care or bliss, I leave you here, and travel on, Till I arrive where Jesus is. 3 Farewell, my brethren in the Lord, To you I'm bound in cords of love : Yet we believe his gracious word, That we shall all soon meet above. 4 Farewell, old soldiers of the cross. You've struggled long and hard for heav'n, You've counted all things here but dross, Fight on, the crown shall soon be giv'n. 5 Farewell, ye blooming sons of God, Sore conflicts yet await for you : Yet dauntless keep the heav'nly road, Till Canaan's happy land you view. FAREWELL. 787 6 Farewell, poor careless sinners, too, It grieves my heart to leave you here, Eternal vengeance waits for you : 0 turn, and find salvation near. 967 lis. A. Means. The preacher's farewell. 1 How swiftly the years of our pilgrimage fly, As weeks, months, and seasons roll silentlv hy! Our days are soon number'd, and death sounds our knell : We scarce know our friends, till we bid them " farewell." 2 The righteous and wicked move swiftly along, In crowds to the grave, both the old and the young. The good rise to heaven, — the bad sink to hell! They take on life's verge an eternal farewell ! 3 O God! are the nations all bound for the tomb ! Must hard-hearted sinners soon meet their dread doom ! Save, save, great Hcdeemer!— O break the sad spell ! Forgive, and prepare them tu bid earth "farewell." 788 FAREWELL. i Farewell, feUow-sinners, we're free from your blood ; Our message deliver'd, we leave you with God. We've begg'd and persuaded, but cannot compel : Till judgment-day, therefore, we bid you " farewell." 5 O think on the scenes which await you in death : The cold, clammy sweat, and the quick, pant- ing breath, The winding-sheet, coffin, and slow-tolling bell: Your last, solemn, fearful, eternal "farewell I" 6 To you, fellow-Christians, I turn with de- light: The grave cannot harm you, your prospects are bright. Be faithful and humble, — temptations repel : You'll soon leave the world with a smiling "farewell." 7 Farewell, then, my brethren, in body we part, But one common Saviour unites us in heart : Through grace we will conquer the world, flesh, and hell, And then bid this earth a triumphant " fare- well." FAREWELL. 7S9 8 Farewell to its labors — farewell to its cares, — Its thousand misfortunes, temptations, and snares : We'll mount on faith's pinions, wivh angels to dwell, Where saints never hear the sad parting " farewell." 968 C. M. Anon. Parting. 1 Lord, when together here we meet, And taste thy heavenly grace, Thy smiles are so divinely sweet, We're loth to leave the place. 2 Yet, Father, since it is thy will That we must part again, O let thy gracious presence still With every one remain. 3 Thus let us all in Christ be one, Bound with the cords of love, Till we around thy gracious throne Shall joyous meet above. 4 Where sin and sorrow from each heart Shall then for ever fly, And not one thought that we should part, Once intercept our joy. 5 Where, void of all distracting pain>, Our spirits ne'er shall tire : But in seraphic, heav'nly strains, Redeeming love admire. 790 FAREWELL. 6 And thus, through all eternity, Upon the heav'nly shore, The great mysterious One in Three, Jehovah, we'll adore. 969 C. M. A Minister or Brethren parting on earth. Acts 20 : 36-3. 1 Dear friends, farewell, I do you tell, Since you and I must part ; I go away, but here you stay ; But still we're join'd in heart. 2 Your love to me has been so free, Your conversation sweet ; How can I bear to journey, where With you I cannot meet ! 3 Yet I do find my heart inclin'd To do my work below ; When Christ doth call, I trust I shall Be ready then to go. 4 I leave you all, both great and small, To Christ's encircling arms, Which can you save from hell's dark grave, And shield you from all harms. 5 I trust you'll pray, both night and day And keep your garments white, That you and me, and all may be The children of the light. FAREWELL. 791 6 If I'm call'd home, while I am gone, Indulge no grief for me ; My soul shall go where pleasures flow, And blest forever be. 7 I long to go ; then farewell, wo, My soul shall be at rest, No more complain or sigh again, But be forever blest. 8 There we shall meet in bliss complete, And long together dwell, To love the Lord with one accord ; So, brethren, all farewell. 970 lis. Anon. 1 Farewell, my dear brethren, the time is at hand, That we must all part from this social band. Our several engagements now call us away Our parting is needful, and we must obey. 2 Farewell, my dear brethren, farewell for awhile, We'll soon meet again, if kind Providence smile; But when we are parted and scatter'd abroad, We'll pray fur each other, when wrestling with GocL 3 Farewell, faithful soldiers, you'll soon. be dis- charged. The war will be ended, your treasures en- larged ; 792 FAREWELL. With shouting and singing, tho' Jordan may roar, We'll enter fair Canaan, and rest on the shore. 4 Farewell, ye young converts, who're listed for war, Sore trials await you, but Jesus is near ; Altho' you must travel the dark wilderness, Your captain's before you, he'll lead you to peace. 5 The world and the devil, and hell all unite, And bold persecution will try you to fright, But Jesus stands for you, who is stronger than they, Let thi3 animate you to march on your way. 6 Farewell, seeking mourner, with sad broken heart, O hasten to Jesus, and choose the good part, He's full of compassion, and micrhty to rave, His arms are extended your souls to receive. 7 Farewell, faithful Christians, farewell all around, Perhaps we'll not meet till the last trump shall sound ; To meet you in glory, I'll give you my hand, Our Saviour to praise in a pure social band. FAMILY wcrsmr. 793 FAMILY WORSHIP. J71 C. ML C. Wesley. At table. 1 Enslaved to sense, to pleasure prone, Fond of created good, Father, our helplessness we own, And trembling, taste our food. 2 Trembling, we taste ; fur ah ! no more To thee the creatures lead : Changed, they exert a baneful power, And poison while they feed. 3 Come, then, our heavenly Adam, come, Thy healing influence give ; Hallow our food, reverse our doom, And bid us eat and live. 4 Turn the full stream of nature's tide : Let all our actions tend To thee, their source; thy love the guide, Thy glory be the end. 5 Earth, then, a scale to heaven sh::ll be ; Sense, shall point out the road ; The creatures all shall lead to thee, And all we taste be God. 972 C. M. C. AVi-ley. Praying for a sick child. 1 Jems, great healer of mankind, Who dost our sorrows bear, Let an aClicted parent find An answer to hi3 prayer. 794 FAMILY WORSHIP. 2 I look for help from thee alone, To thee for succor fly ; My son is sick — my darling son — And at the point to die.- 3 Surely, if thou pronounce the word, If thou the answer give, My dying son shall be restored, And to thy glory live. 4 O save the father in the son, Restore him, Lord, to me ; My heart the mercy then shall own, And give him back to thee. 973 S. M. C. Wesley. Household consecrated to God. 1 The power to bless my house Belongs to God alone ; Yet rend'ring him my constant vows He sends his blessings down. 2 Shall I not then engage My house to serve the Lord, To search the soul-converting page, And feed upon his word, — 3 To ask with faith and hope The grace which he supplies, In prayer and praise to offer up Their daily sacrifice ? 4 Let each his sin eschew, Through thy restraining grace, Our father Abrah'm's steps pursue, And walk in all thy ways. . FAMILY WORSHIP. 795 Saviour of men, incline The hearts which thou hast made, Which thou hast bought with blood Divine, To ask thy promis'd aid. 6 Me and my house receive, Thy family t' increase, And let us in thy favor live, And let us die in peace. 974 L. M. Anon. On changing place of abode. Sole Sov'reign of the earth and skies, Supremely good, supremely wise, Fix thou the place of our abode, But let it still be near our God. 2 On earth we weary pilgrims roam, Nor find, nor hope, a lasting home ; We seek a house not made with hands, A heavenly house, which ever stands. 3 Yet while we sojourn here below, Let streams of mercy round us flow ; And when our destin'd race is run, Assign us mansions near thy throne. 975 C. M. Collyer. A religious hoiiseJiold. 1 Happy the Christian family Where faith and love abound: It rises like a lofty tree, With living foliage crown'd. iVO FAMILY WORSHIP. 2 With verdant leaf, with tow'ring head, The parent-stem shall grow, — His branches all around him spread, His root deep fix'd below. 3 No blight shall hurt the tender shoot, Nor wasting drought destroy ; No secret worm shall nip the "root Or blossom of his joy. 4 From day to day, from year to year, The stately tree shall rise ; Till gather'd from this earthly sphere, And planted in the skies, 970 7s. C. Wesley. A religious household. 1 Jesus, Lord, we look to thee, Let us in thy name agree ; Show thyself the Prince of peace ; Bid our jars for ever cease. 2 By thy reconciling love Every stumbling-block remove ; Each to each unite, endear ; Come, and spread thy banner here. 3 Make us of one heart and mind, Courteous, pitiful, and kind ; Lowly, meek, in thought and word, Altogether like our Lord. 4 Let us for each other care, Each the other's burden bear ; To thy Church the pattern give, Show how true believers live. FAMILY WORSHIP. 797 5 Tree from anger and from pride, Let us thus in God abide ; All the depths of love express, All the heights of holiness. 6 Let us, then, with joy remove To the family above ; On the wings of angels fly, Show how true believers die. 977 S. M. C. Wesley. At table. 1 Thou art that bread of life, That meat which shall irmain : Be it our only care and strife Thy blessed self to gain. 2 (live, Lord, and always give Th' immortalizing food, And strengthen us by grace to live The glorious life of God. 078 7,7,7,7,7,7. C. Wesley. Death of a child. 2 Sam. 12: 23. 1 Wherefore should I make my moan, Now the darling child is dead? He to early rest has gone, He to paradise is fled : I shall go to him, but he Never shall return to me. 2 God forbids his longer stay. God recalls the prec ious loan, 798 FAMILY WORSHIP. God hath taken him away From my bosom to hisown : Surely what he wills is best ! Happy in his will, I rest. 3 Faith cries out, It is the Lord ! Let him do as seems him good ; Be thy holy name ador'd, Take the gift awhile bestowed, Take the child no longer mine, Thine he is, for ever thine. 979 ' 8,8,6. C.Wesley. Death of a relative. 1 If death my friend and me divide, Thou dost not, Lord, my sorrow chide, Or frown, my tears to see ; Restrain'd from passionate excess, Thou bidd'st me mourn in calm distress For them that rest in thee. 2 I feel a strong, immortal hope, Which bears'my mournful spirit up, Beneath its mountain-load Bedeem'd from death, and grief, and pain, I soon shall find my friend again Within the arms of God. 3 Pass a few fleeting moments more, And death the blessing shall restore Which death has snatch'd away ; For me thou wilt the summons send, And give me back my parted friend In that eternal day. FAMILY WORSHIP. 700 >80 8,7. C. Wesley. "Peace be to this house" Luke 10 : 5. Peace be to this habitation ! Peace to every soul herein ! e, the foretaste of salvation, «', the seal of cancell'd sin. — Peace, that speaks its heav'nly Giver, e to earthly minds unknown, Peace Divine that lasts for ever, — Here erect its glorious throne. On the son of peace descending, On the daughter of thy grace, Full of comforts never ending, Let the promise now take place. Now thy love-infusing Spirit Shed in every heart abr And, Redeemer, through thy merit, Make each child, a child of God \ Claim for thine each faithful servant, By the reconciling word ; Pure in heart, in spirit fervent, Let them serve their heavenly Lord. Visit, Lord, with thy salvation, Every providential ge- Kvery friend and kind relation Take into thy people's rest ! 081 S. M. DODDIIIDOE. Children dedicated to Christ. Mark 10: 14. ii The Saviour kindly calls Our children to his breast; SOO family wghsiiip. He folds them in his gracious arms; Himself declares them blest. 2 " Let them approach," he cries, "Nor scorn their humble claim : The heirs of heaven are such as these ; For such as these I came." 3 With joy we bring them, Lord, Devoting them to thee, Imploring that, as we are thine, Thine, may our offspring be. 982 C. M. Mothers' Hymns. Prayer for Children. 1 O Lord, behold us at thy feet, A needy, sinful band ; As suppliants round thy mercy-seat, We come at thy command. 2 'Tis for our children we would plead, The offspring thou hast giv'n ; Where shall we go, in time of need, But to the God of heav'n? 3 We ask not for them wealth or fame, Amid the worldly strife ; But, in the all-prevailing Name, We ask eternal life. 4 We seek the Spirit's quickening grace, To make them pure in heart, That they may stand before thy face, And see thee as thou art. FAMILY WORSHIP. 801 983 7s. Campbell's Col. Prayer for the Salvation of Children. 1 God of mercy, hear our pray'r For the children thou hast giv'n ; Let them all thy blessings share — Grace on earth and bliss in heaven. 2 In the morning of their days May their hearts be drawn to thee ; Let them learn to lisp thy praise In their earliest infancy. 3 When we see their passions rise, Sinful habits unsubdued, Then to thee we lift our eyes, That their hearts may be renew'd. 4 Cleanse their souls from every stain. Through the Saviour's precious blood ; Let them all be born again, And be reconciled to God. 6 For this mercy, Lord, we cry ; Bend thine ever-gracious ear: While on thee our souls rely, Hear our prayer — in mercy hear. 984 L. M. Mrs. 1 ixa. "Of such id the kingdom of Iicaven." Mark 1 I dearly love a little child, And Jesus lov'd young children too: He ever sweetly on them smiled, And placed them with his cho.-en f w . 802 PATRIOTIC SONGS. When cradled on its mother's breast A babe was brought to Jesus' feet, He laid his hand upon its head, And bless'd it with a promise sweet. 2 " Forbid them not," the Saviour paid, " 0 suffer them to come to me ! Of such my heavenly kingdom is : Like them may all my followers be." Young children are the gems of earth, The brightest jewels mothers have : They sparkle on the throbbing breast, But brighter shine beyond the grave. PATRIOTIC SONGS. 985 L. M. Presb. Col. God acknowledged in National Blessings. 1 Great God of nations, now to thee Our hymn of gratitude we raise; With humble heart and bending knee, We offer thee our song of praise. 2 Thy name we bless, almighty God, For all the kindness thou hast shown To this fair land the pilgrims trod, — This land we fondly call our own. 3 Here Freedom spreads her banner wide, And casts her soft and hallow'd ray ; Here thou our fathers' steps didst guide In safety through their aang'roofl way. PATRIOTIC SONGS 803 4 We praise thee that the gospel's light Through all our laud its radiance sheds, Dispels the shades of error's night, And heav'nly blessings round us spreads. 5 Great God, preserve us in thy fear; In dangers still our Guardian be ; 0, spread thy truth's bright precepts here ; Let all the people worship thee. 986 6s & 4s. S. F. Smith. National Hymn. 1 My country, 'tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing; Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrim's pride, From every mountain side Let freedom ring. 2 My native country, thee — Land of the noble, free — Thy name — I love. I love thy rocks and rills, Thy woods and templed hills, My heart with rapture thrills Like that above. 3 Let music swell the breeze And ring from all the trees Sweet freedom's song: Let mortal tongues awake, Let all that breathe partake. Let rocks their silence break, The sound prolong. S04 PATRIOTIC SONGS. 4 Our fathers' God, to thee, Author of liberty, To thee we sing ; Long may our land be bright, With freedom's holy light ; Protect us by thy might, Great God, our King. 987 L. M. Pratt's Col, Prayer for National Gratitude and Holiness. 1 Lord, let thy goodness lead our land, Still sav'd by thine almighty hand, The tribute of its love to bring To thee, our Saviour and our King. 2 Let every public temple raise Triumphant songs of holy praise ; Let every peaceful, private home A temple, Lord, to thee become. 3 Still be it our supreme delight To walk as in thy glorious sight ; Still in thy precepts and thy fear, Till life's last hour, to persevere. 988 H. Waters. We'll camp awhile in the Wilderness. 1 I have a home above, From sin and sorrow free ; A mansion which eternal love Designed and formed for me. PATRIOTIC SONGS. S05 Chorus. — We'll camp awhile in the wilderness, Well camp awhile in the wilderness, We'll camp awhile in the wilderness, And then we're going home. 2 My Father's gracious hand lias built this sweet abode; From everlasting it was planned, Mv dwelling place with God. Chorus.— We'll camp awhile, etc. 3 My Saviour's precious blood I las made my title sure ; He passed thro* death's dark raging flood To make my rest secure. Chorus. — We'll camp awhile, etc. 4 Loved ones are prone before, Whose pilgrim days are done ; I soon shall greet them on that shore, Where parti nor js unknown. Chorus. — We'll camp awhile, etc. 989 J. Ward Howe. Glory, Hallelujah I 1 Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord ; He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stor'd ; He hath loose I the fateful lightning of his terrible swift sword ; His truth is marching on. Chorus.— Glory, glory, hallelujah ! Glory, glory, glory, hallelujah ! Glory, glory, hallelujah I His truth is marching on. 833 PATRIOTIC SONGS. 2 I have seen Him in tl.e watch-fifes of a hundred circling cam; s ; They have builded Him an altar in the even- ing dews and damps ; I can read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps ; His day is marching on. 3 I have read a fiery gospel writ in "burnished rows of steel : "As ye deal with my contemners, so with you my grace shall deal ; Let the Hero born of woman, crush the ser- pent with his heel, Since God is marching on." 4 He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat ; He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgment seat ; Oh, be swift, my soul, to answer Him ! be jubilant, my feet ! Our God is marching on. 5 In the beauty of the lilies Christ was borne across the sea, With a glory in his bosom that transfigures you and me ; As he died to make men holy, let us die to make men free, While God is marching on. THE CLOSET AND SAINTS* COMMUNION. 807 THE CLOSET AND SAINTS' COMMUNION. 990 C. M. C. Wesley. Closing the exercises. 1 Lift up your hearts to things above, Ye foll'wcrs of the Lamb, And join with us to praise his love, Ana glorify his name. fc To Jesus' name give thanks and sing, Whose mercies never end : Rejoice ! rejoice ! the Lord is King ! The King is now our Friend ! 3 We for his sake count all things loss, On earthly good look down ; And joyfully sustain the cross, Till we receive the crown. 1 O let us stir each other up, Our faith by works t' approve. 3y holy, purifying hope, And the sweet task of love. 5 Love us, though far in flesh disjoined, Ye lovers of the Lamb ; And ever bear us on your mind, Who think and speak the same: 6 Y'ou on our minds we ever bear, Whoe'er to Jesus bow : Stretch out the arms of faith and prayer, And, lo I we reach you now. 80S THE CLOSET AND SAINTS* COMMUNION. 7 The blessings all on you be shed, Which God in Christ imparts : We pray the Spirit of our Head Into your faithful hearts. 8 Mercy and peace your portion be, To carnal minds unknown ; The hidden manna, and the tree Of life, and the white stone. 9 Let all who for the promise wait, The Holy Ghost receive ; And, rais'd to our unsinning state, With God in Eden live ! 10 Live till the Lord in glory come, And wait his heav'n to BharS ! He now is fitting up your home : Go on : we'll meet you there ! 991 C. it C. Wesley. Closing the exercises. 1 God of all consolation, take The glory of thy grace ! Thy gifts to thee we render back In ceaseless songs of praise. 2 Through thee we now together came, In singleness of heart : We met, O Jesus, in thy nnine, And in thy name we p^rc. 3 We part in body, not in mind ; Our minds continue one ; And each to each in Jesus joined, We hand in hand go on. TOE CLOSET AND SAINTS* COMMUNION. 809 4 Subsists as in us all one soul : No power can make us twain ; And mountains rise, and oceans roll, To sever us in vain. 5 Present we still in spirit are, And intimately nigh, While on the wings of faith and prayer We each to other fly. 6 In Jesus Christ together we In heavenly places sit : Cloth'd with the sun, we smile to see The moon beneath our feet. 7 Our life is hid writh Christ in God ! Our life shall soon appear, And shed his glory all abroad On all his members here. 8 Then let us lawfully contend, And fight our passage through,— Bear in our faithful minds the end, And keep the prize in view. 992 L. M. Ken. Midnight. 1 My God, I now from sleep awake, The sole possession of me take ; From midnight terrors me secure, And guard my heart from thoughts impure. 2 Blest angels, while we silent lie, You hallelujahs sing on high ; You, joyful, hymn the Ever-blest, Before the throne, and never rest. 810 THE CLOSET AND SAINTS* COMMUNION. 3 I with your choir celestial join, In ofFring up a hymn divine ; With you in heaven I hope to dwell. And bid the night and world farewell. 4 Lord, lest the tempter me surprise, Watch over thine own sacrifice ; All loose, all idle thoughts cast out, And make my very dreams devout. 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 ! 993 L. M. Doddridce, Self- exa m in a tlon. 1 0 thou great God, whose piercing eye Distinctly marks each deep recess, In these sequestered hours draw nigh, And with thy presence rill the place. 2 Through all the mazes of my heart, My search let heavenly Wisdom guide, And still its radiant beams impart, Till all be search'd and purifi'd. 3 Then with the visits of thy love Vouchsafe my inmost soul to cheer ; Till every grace shall join to prove That God has fixed his dwelling there. 994 L. M. C. Wesley. Submission to the will of God. 1 Eternal Beam of light Divine, Fountain of unexhausted love ; THE CLOSET AND SAINTS* COMMUNION. 811 In whom the Father's glories shine, Through earth beneath, and heav'n above. 2 Jepus, the weary wand'rer's rest, Give me thy easy yoke to bear : With steadfast patience arm my breast, With spotless love and lowly fear. 3 Thankful I take the cup from thee, PreparVl and mingled by thv skill : Though bitter to the taste it be, Povv'rful the wounded soul to heal. 4 Be thou, 0 ftpcjk of ages, nigh ! So shall each murm'ring Thought be gone ; And grief, and fear, and care shall fly As clouds before the mid-day sun. 5 Speak to my warring passions, "Peaca-'* Say to my trembling heart, 5'Be still':" Thy pow'r my strength and fortress is For all things serve thy will. 6 0 Death where is thv sting? where now Thy boa-ted victory O Graye Who Shall contend with God? or, who Can hurt whom G< 3 to save. 095 WP&ft C. Wesley. Communion uilh God. 1 To thee, great Qod of love I I bow, And prostrate in thy sight adore: By faith I see thee passing now ; I have, hut still I ask for more : A glimpse of love cannot suffice, My soul for all thy presence cries. 812 THE CLOSET AND SAINTS* COMMUNION. 2 The fulness of my vast reward A blest eternity shall be ; But hast thou not on earth prepar'd Some better thing than this for me ? What, — but one drop ! — one transient sight ! I want a sun — a sea of light. 3 More favor'd than the saints of old, — Who now by faith approach to thee, Shall all with 0£>en face behold In Christ the glorious Deity, — Shall see and put salvation on, The nature of thy sinless Son. 4 This, this is our high calling's prize ! Thine image in thy Son I claim ; And still to higher glories rise, Till, all transformed, I know thy name, And glide to all my heav'n above, My highest heav'n in Jesus' love. 096 C. M. Williams. "My meditation of him shall be sweet." Psl. 104 : 34. 1 While thee I seek, protecting Power ! Be my vain wishes still'd ; And may this consecrated hour With better hopes be fill'd. 2 Thy love the power of thought bestow'd, To thee my thoughts would soar ; Thy mercy o'er my life has flow'd, That mercy I adore. THE CLOSET AND SAINTS* COMMUNION. 813 3 In each event of life, how clear Thy ruling hand I see ; El h blessing to my soul most dear, ause conferr'a by thee. 4 In every joy that crowns my days. In every pain I bear, My heart shall find delight in praise, Or seek relief in pray r. 5 When gladness wings the favor' d hour, Thy love my thoughts shall fill : Resign Yi, when storms of Borrow lower, My soul shall meet thy will. 6 My lifted eye, without a tear, The gathering storm shall see ; My steadfast heart shall know no fear — That heart will rest on thee. 997 8s. QWesixy. "Thy vows are upon me." Psl. 5G : 12. 1 O how shall a sinner perform The vows lie hath vou'd to the Lord ? A sinful and impotent Worm, How can I be true to my word? I tremble at what I have done : O send me thy help from above ; The power of thy Spirit make known, The virtue of Jesus's love ! 2 My solemn engagements are vain ; My promises empty as air ; My vows, I shall break them again, And plunge in eternal despair, — 814 THE CLOSET AND SAINTS* COMMUNION. Unless my omnipotent God The sense of his goodness impart, And shed, by his Spirit, abroad The love of himself in my heart. 3 O, Lover of sinners, extend To me thy compassionate grace ! Appear, my affliction to end, Afford me a glimpse of thy face ! That light shall enkindle in me A flame of reciprocal love ; And then I shall cleave unto thee, And then I shall never remove. 998 L. M. C. Wesixy. Recovery from sickness. 1 And live I yet, by power Divine ? And have I still my course to run ? Again brought back, in its decline, The shadow of my parting sun ? 2 Woiid'ring I ask — Is this the breast Struggling so late, and torn with pain ? The eyes that upward look'd for rest, And dropped their weary lids again ? 3 The recent horrors still appear : O may they never cease to awe Still be the king of terrors near, Whom late in all his pomp I saw. 4 Jesus to my deliv'rance flew, Where, sank in mortal pangs, I lay ; Pale death his ancient Conqu'ror knew, And trembled, and ungrasped his prey. THE CLOSET AND SAINTS* COMMUNION. 815 5 God of ny life, what just return Can sinful dust and ashes give ? I only live my sin to mourn ; To love my God I only live. 6 To thee, benign and saving Power, I consecrate my lengthened days ; While, marked with blessings, every hour Shall speak thy coextended praise. 990 L. M. C. Wesley. Praying for recovery. 1 Angel of covenanted grace, Come, and thy healing power infuse ; Descend in thy own time, and bless, And give the means their hallowed u£C. 2 Obedient to thy will alone, To thee in means I calmly fly : My life, I know, is not my own, To God I live, to God I die. 3 Thy holy will be ever mine : If thou on earth detain me still, w and bless the grace Divine, — I i uffer all thy holy will. 4 I come, if thou my strength restore, To serve thee with my strength renewed ; Grant me but this, I ask no more — To spend and to be spent for God. 816 THE CLOSET AND SAINTS* COMMUNION. lOOO 7fi. Mbs. Simpson. Tray without ceasing, 1 Go when the morning shineth, Go when the moon is bright, Go when the eve declineth, Go in the hush of night: Go with pure mind and feeling, Fling earthly thought away, And, in thy closet kneeling, Do thou in secret pray. 2 Remember all who love thee, All who are loved by thee : Pray, too, for those who hate thee, If any such there be : Then for thyself, in meekness, A blessing humbly claim, And blend with each petition Thy great Redeemer's name. 3 Or, if His e'er denied thee In solitude to pray, Should holy thoughts come o'er thee When friends are round thy way, E'en then the silent breathing, Thy spirit raised above, Will reach his throne of glory, Where dwells eternal love. 4 O not a joy or blessing With this can we compare : The grace our Father gave us To pour our souls in pray'r : THE CLOSET AND SAINTS* COMMUNION. 817 Whenever thou pinest in sadness, Before his footstool fall : Remember, in thy gladness, His love who gave thee all. LOOl L. M. Words WORTH. Noon, Look up to heaven ! th' industrious sun Already half his race hath run : He cannot halt nor go astray, But our immortal spirits may. Lord ! since his rising in the east, If we have falter'd or transgress'd, Guide, from thy love's abundant source, What yet remains of this day's course. 3 Help with thy grace, through life's short C:yf Our upward and our downward way ; And glorify for us the west, When we shall sink to final rest. 1002 7s. Montgomery. Midnight. 1 In a land of strange delight, My transported spirit stray 'd : I awake where all is night, Silence, solitude, and shade. 2 Is the dream of nature flown? Is the universe dcctroy'd? Man extinct, and I alone Breaching through the formless void? SI 8 THE CLOSET AND SAINTS' COMMUNION. 3 No : my soul, in God rejoice : Through the gloom his light I see, In the silence hear his voice, And his hand is over me. 4 When I slumber in the tomb, He will guard my resting-place : Fearless, in the day of doom, May I stand before his face. 1003 /s. Job 17 ! 13. C. Wesley 1 Ready for my earthen bed, Let me rest my fainting head, Welcome life's expected close, Sink in permanent repose. 2 Jesus' blood, to which I fly, Doth my conscience purify, Signs my weary soul's release, Bid3 me now depart in peace. 3 Thus do I my bed prepare ; 0 how soft when Christ is there ! Calm I lay my body down, Rise to an immortal crown. 1004 L. M. Self- dedication. 1 Lord, I am thine, entirely thine, . Purchased and saved by blood Divine ; With full consent thine would I be, And own thy sovereign right in me. Da vies. THE CLOSET AND BAIHT&' EON. 819 Grant one poor sinner more a ] Among the children of thy grs A wretched sinner, lost to G< Lut ransom'd by Iramanuel's 1 ■' Thine wonld I live, thine would I $iot Le thine through all eternity ; The vow is past beyond repeal, Now will I set the solemn seal. Here at that cross where flows the 1 Loqd That bought my guilty soul for Gael, Thee, my new Master, now I caju, And consecrate to thee my all. Do thou assist a feeble worm The great engagement to perform : Thy grace can full assistance l< And on that grace I dare depend. ■1005 7. -.7.7,7,7. C. V.'ksley. Jer. 40: 11. ou faithful God of love, dly I thy promise plead, Waiting for my last remove, Hast'ning to the happy dead : Lol I cast on thee my care, fit breath in pr. 2 Trusting in thy word alone, I to thee my children leave : Call my little ones thy own, Give them all thy blessings, give : Keep them while on earth they breathe, Save their souls from endl.-ss death'. 820 THE CLOSET AND SAINTS* COMMUNION, 3 Whom I to thy grace commend, Into thy embraces take ; Be her sure, immortal Friend, Save her, for my Saviour's s.;ke : Free from sin, from sorrow free, Let my widow trust in thee. 4 Father of the fatherless, Husband of the widow, prove ; Me and mine persist to bless, Tell me we shall meet above : Seal the promise on my heart, Bid me then in peace depart. 1006 C. M. Doddiuix Tlie far audi. 1 Ye golden lamps of heaven, farewell, With all your feeble light : Farewell, thou ever-changing mo Pale empress of the night 2 And thou, refulgent orb of day. In brighter flames array'd, My soul, that springs beyond thy i phere, No more demands thy aid. 3 Ye stars are but the shining dust Of my divine abode, The pavement of those heavenly courts, Where I shall see my God. 4 The Father of eternal light Shall there his beams display ; Nor shall one moment's darkness mix With that unvaried day. TIIE CLOSET AND SAINTS* COMMUNION. S21 No more the drops of piercing grief 1 swell into mine eyes ; Nor the meridian sun decline Amidst those brighter skies. There all the millions of his saints Shall in one song unite ; And each the bliss of all shall view, With infinite delight. 1007 8s. C. Yvtesley. "The graves are ready for mc." Job 17: 1. L My days are extinguish^ and gone, My time as a shadow is fled, And gladly I lay myself down, To rest with the peaceable dead: The dead ever-living attend, Whose do t is all safe in the tomb, And many a glorified friend ready to welcome me home. 2 My days are all vanish'd away, Broke off the of my heart; No longer on earth I delay, Or lin^or, as loth to depart: i in my Lord to abide, This purpose I know shall remain, And trust to be found at his side, And Jesus eternally gain. 822 TK3 CL03ET AND SAINTS* COMMUNION. 100S P. M. Bishop Payne. My Hope shall be in Heaven. 1 I am turning now away from this false and fading earth, There is nothing here that charms me, and its ills I'll soon forget, But my hope shall be in heaven, while ever I do live. And there is nothing good below, but my Grod will freely give. ChoFwUS. — 0 my hopes are all in heaven, where my great Redeemer liv A crown of life he offers, and a harp of praise he gives. 2 When my Saviour leads the way, I will never fear to fight, For his footsteps lead to glory and the land of pure delight. A crown of life I covet, lo! 'lis glitt'ring in the sky, And I hasten to receive it from the Majesty on high. Cnonus. — 0 my hopes &c 3 0 'tis sweet to think of heaven, where the angels ever bright, And the blood-wash'd hosts of glory are clad in rubes of light ; O I long to see the beauties of that sinless world above, Where they sing the song of Moses — 'tis the song of dying Love ! Cnoaus. — 0 my hopes &a THE CLOSET AND SAINTS* COCttXUNION. 823 ;4 There no sickness ever comes, and no bloom- ing flower fades, The sun-beams are unclouded, and delight each heart pervades ; O give me then the wings of the Cherubim to fly, Where all is love and beauty, i:i the sinless home on high. Chorus. O my hopes &e. 1009 S. 11 C. Wjjeley. Opening the Exercises. 1 Saviour of sinful men, Thy goodness we proclaim, Which brings us here to meet again, And triumph in thy name: Thy mighty name hath been Our safeguard and our tower ; Hath saved us from the world and sin, And all th' accuser's power. 2 Jesus, take all the praise. That still on earth we live, Unspotted in so foul a place, And innocently grieve: We shall from Sodom flee, When perfected in love; And haste to better company Who wait for us above. 3 Awhile in flesh disjoin'd, Our friends that went before We soon in paradise shall fin 1, And meet to part no more : 824 THE CLOSET AND SAINTS* COMMUNION. In yo:i thrice happy seat, Waiting for us they are ; And thou shalt there a husband meet ! And I a parent there ! lOlO C. M. C. Wesley. Unicuing of a Covenant. Jcr. 1 : 4. 1 Come, let us use the grace divine, And all, with one accord, In a perpetual cov'nant join Ourselves to Christ the Lord : 2 Give up ourselves through Jesus pow'r His name to glorify ; And promise in this sacred hour, For God to live and die. 3 The cov'nant we this moment make Be ever kept in mind : We will no more our God forsake, Or est his words behind. 4 We never will throw off his fear, Who hears our solemn vow ; And if thou art well pleas'd to hear, Come down and meet us now 1 5 Thee, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost Let all our hearts receive ; Present with the celestial host, The peaceful answer give. 6 To each the cov'nant blood apply, Which takes our sins away ; And register our names on high, And keep us to that day. THE CLOSET AND SAINTS* COMMUNION. 825 1011 S. M. C. WESLEY. Opening t)ve Exercises, L Jesus, we look to thee, Thy promis'd presence claim ; Thou in the midst of us shall be, Assembl'd in thy name : Thy name salvation is, Which here we come to prove ; Thy name is life, and health, and peace, And everlasting love. \ Not in the name of pride Or selfishness we meet ; From nature's paths we turn aside, And worldly thoughts forget : We meet the grace to take, Which thou hast freely giv'n ; We meet on earth for thy dear sake, That we may meet in heav'n. Present we know thou art ; But, O, thyself reveal ! Now, Lord, let every bounding heart The mighty comfort feel ! O may thy quick'ning voice The death of sin remove ; And bid our inmost souls rejoice In hope of perfect love ! 012 C. M. C. Wesley. "Enter into thy Closet." Matth. 6: 6. Ent'ring into my closet, I The busy world exclude ; 823 THE CLOSZT AND SAINTS* COMMUNION. In secret prayer for mercy cry. And groan to be renewal. 2 Far from the paths of men to Thee I solemnly retire ; See Thou, who dost in secret see, And grant my heart's desire. 3 Fain would I all thy goodness feel, And know my sins forrriv'n ! And do on earth thy perfect will As angels do in heav'n. 4 O Father, glorify thy Son, And grant what I require : For Jesus' sake the gift send down, And answer me by fire. 5 Kindle the flame of love within, Which may to heaven ascend ; And now the work of grace begin, Which shall in glory end. 1013 10,11,10,11. Gamboi " Come thou with us." Numb. 10 : 29. 1 0 tell me no more Of this world's vain sto; The time for such trifles with me now is o'e A country I've found Where true joya abour To dwell I'm determined on that hap; ground. 2 The souls that believe, In paradise live, And me in that number will Jo??u3 receive My soul, don't delay — He calls thee away, R£se, follow thy Saviour, and bless the gl day. THE CLOSET AND SAINTS' COMMUNION. b2< S No mortal doth know What 1 -stow, What light, strength, and comfort— go after him, go: Lo, onward I move To a city above, None guesses how wondrous my journey will prove. 4 Great spoils I shall win From death, hell, and sin, Midst outward afflictions shall feel Christ wit] i in; And when I'm to die, Receive me, I'll cry, For Je.-rus hath lov'd me, I cannot tell why. * Sut this I do find, We two are bo join'd, 'fe'll not live in glory and leave me behind: s is the race I'm running through grace, Iienceforth — till admitted to see my Lord's /ace. Ano now I'm in care, My neighbors may l rare These blessings: to seek them will none of von dare? In bondage, 0 why, And death will you lie, When one here assures you free j nigh? 01 1 C. M. C. Wesley. Safety in union. Jesus, great Shepherd of the cheep, To thee for help we fly ; Thy little flock in safety keep ! For 0, the wolf is nigh I 828 THE CLOSET AND SAINTS ' COMMUNION. 2 He comes, of hellish malice full, To scatter, tear, and slay ; He seizes every straggling soul As hi3 own lawful prey. 3 Us into thy protection take, And gather with thy arm : Unless the fold we first forsake, The wolf can never harm. 4 We laugh to scorn his cruel power, While by our Shepherd's side : The sheep he never can devour, Unless he first divide. 5 O do not suffer him to part The souls that here agree ; But make us of one mind and heart, And keep us one in thee ! 6 Together let us sweetly live, Together let us die ; And each a starry crown receive, And reign above the sky. 1015 7s. C. Wesl: M The unity of the Spirit." Eph. 4 : 3. 1 Christ, from whom all blessings flow, Perfecting the saints below, Hear us, who thy nature share, Who thy mystic body are. Join us/ in one spirit join, Let us still receive of thine : Still for more on thee we call, Thou who fillest all in all ! THE CLOSET AND SAINTS* COMMUNION. 829 2 Move, and actuate, and guide: Divers gifts to each divide: Placed according to thy will, Let us ii 11 our work fulfil : Never from our oflice move, Needful to each other prove : Use the grace on each bestow'd, Temp red by the art of God I 3 Bweetly may we all agree, Touch'd with softest sympathy ; Kindly for each other care; i Every member feel its share. Many are we now and one, We who Jesus have put on : Names, and sects, and parties, fall : Thou, O Christ, art all in all. 1010 C. M. B. T. Tanner. Evcit'tiin. The work of one more day is done — Is done, as best we could. And yet, O Lord, we must confess 'Tis not done as we would. We would have lived throughout the hours As though wo saw Thee near. That Thou shouldst know each thought and worD, Should bring to us no fear. But as Ave retrospect the day, Our heart is made to grieve. In pity, Lord, we pray look down, Our burJen'd souls relieve. 830 THE CLOSET AND SAINTS ' COMMUNION. 4 Oil make us not to close our eyes. Till we shall feel thy love. Hear Thou our song, hear Thou our pray'r " Come quickly from above." 5 With this assurance sweetly given, We each to each may say. Good-night, Good-night, God keep us safe Until the break of day. 1017 . CM. Toplai "Our consolation aboundeth." 2 Cor. 1: 5, 1 When 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. 3 Sweet to look back, and see my name In life's fair book set down ; Sweet to look forward, and behold Eternal joys my own. 4 Sweet to reflect how grace Divine My sins on Jesus laid ; Sweet to remember that his blood My debt of suffering paid. 5 Sweet to rejoice in lively hope, That, when my change shall come, Angels shall hover round my bed, And waft my spirit home. TITE CLOSET AND SAINTS* COMMUNION. 831 1 If such the sweetness of the stream, What must the fountain be, Where saints and angels draw the Ir blisa Immediately from thee ! 1018 C. Mi ( . Wesley. 11 Sec how these Clirisfians loi 1 Giver of concord, Prince of peace, Meek, lamb-like Son of God, Bid our unruly passions cea.se, By thy atoning blood. 2 Rebuke our rage, our passions chide, Our stubborn wills control, Beat down our wrath, root out our pride, And calm our troubl'd soul. 3 Subdue in us the carnal mind, Its enmity destroy, With cords of love our spirits hind, And melt us into joy. I Us into closest union draw, And in c^ir inward parts Let kindness sweetly write her law, And love command our heart . 5 Saviour, look down with pitying eyes, Our jarring wills control, Let cordial, kind affections i : And harmonize the soul. 6 0 let us find the ancient way. Our wond'ring foes to move. And force the heathen world to &y " See how these Christ::: r. ■ L 832 THE CLOSET AND SAINTS* COMMUNION. 1019 C. M. C. Wesley. The aged minister's prayer. 1 Lord, I believe thy every word, Thy every promise, true ; And lo 1 I wait on thee, my Lord, Till I my strength renew. 2 If in this feeble flesh I may Awhile show forth thy praise, Jesus, support the tott'ring clay, And lengthen out my days. 3 If such a worm as I can spread The common Saviour's name, Let him who rais'd thee from the dead Quicken my mortal frame. 4 Still let me live thy blood to show, Which purges every stain ; And gladly linger out below A few more years in pain. 1020 L. M. C. Weslbi 1 Master supreme! I look to thee For grace and wisdom from above ; Vested with thy authority, Endue me with thy 'patient love : That, taught according to thy will. To rule my family aright, I may th' appointed charge fulfil, With all my heart, and all my might. THE CLOSET AND SAINTS* COMMUNION. 833 2 Inferiors, as a sacred trust, I from the sovereign Lord receive, That what is suitable and just, Impartial I to all may give : O'erlook them with a guardian eye ; From vice and wickedness restrain ; Mistakes and lesser faults pass by, And govern with a looser rein. 3 The servant faithful and discreet, Gentle to him, and good, and mild, Him I would tenderly entreat, And scarce distinguish from a child: Yet let me not my place forsake, Th' occasion of his stumbling prove, The servant to my bosom take, Or mar him by familiar love. Order, if some invert, confound, Their Lord's authority betray, — I hearken to the gospel sound, And trace the providential way: As far from abject ness as pride, With condescending dignity, Jesus, I make thy word my guide, And keep the post assigned by thee. O could I emulate the zeal Thou dost to thy poor servants bear! The troubles, griefs, and burden feel, Of souls intrusted to my care ! — In daily prayer to God commend The souls whom Christ expired to save; And think how soon my sway may end, And all be equal in the grave ! 834 THE CLOSET AND SAINTS* COMMUNION. 1031 C. M. C. WESLEY. Consecration of property. 1 Father, into thy hands alone I have my all restor'd ; My all thy property I own, The steward of the Lord. 2 Confiding in thy only love, Through Jesus strengthening me, I wait thy faithfulness to prove, And give back all to thee. 3 Take when thou wilt into thy hands. And as thou wilt require ; Resume by the Chaldean bands, Or the devouring lire. 4 Determin'd all thy will t' obey, Thy blessings I restore; Give, Lord, or take thy gifts away, I praise thee evermore. lOSS S,8,8,S,S,S. C. Wesley. Trust in Providence. 1 Captain of Israel's host, and Guide Of all who seek the land above, Beneath thy shadow we abide, The cloud of thy protecting love : Our strength, thy grace ; our rule, thy word; Our end, the glory of the Lord. 2 By thine unerring Spirit led, We shall not in the desert stray ; THE CLOSET AND SAINTS* COMMUNION. 8C5 We shall not full direction need, Nor miss our providential way : As far from danger as from fear, While love, almighty love, is near. L023 7,6,7,6,7,8,7,6. C. Wesley. In affliction. Cast on the fidelity Of my redeeming Lord, I shall his salvation see, According to his word : Credence to his word I give ; My Saviour in distresses past Will not now his servant leave, But bring me through at last. I Better than my boding fears To me thou oft has prov'd ; Oft observed my silent tears, And challeng'd thy belov'd : Mercy to my rescue flew, And death ungrasp'd his fainting prey ; Pain before thy face withdrew, And sorrow flew away! 1 Now as yesterday the same, In all my troubles nigh, Jesus, on thy word and name I steadfastly rely : Sure as now the grief I feel, The promis'd joy I soon shall have ; Saved again, to sinners tell Thy power and will to save. 836 THE CLOSET AND SAINTS* COMMUNION. 4 To thy blessed will resigned, And stayed on that alone, I thy perfect strength shall find, Thy faithful mercies own : Compass'd round with songs of praise, My all to my Eedeemer give ; Spread thy miracles of grace, And to thy glory live. 1024 C. M. Doddridge Admission into the Church. 1 Inquire, ve pilgrims, for the way That leads to Sion's hill, And thither set your steady face, With a deterrnin'd will. 2 Invite the strangers all around Your pious march to join ; And spread the sentiments you feel Of faith and love divine. 3 0 come, and to his temple haste, And seek his favor there : Eefore his footstool humbly bow, And pour your fervent prayer. 4 0 come, and join your souls to God In everlasting bands : Accept the blessings he bestows, With thankful hearts find hands. I THE CLOSET AND SAINTS* COMMUNION. 837 1025 L. M. Watts. Perfections of God combined in his Government. 1 Jehovah reigns ; his throne is high ; His robes are light and majesty ; His glory shines with beams so bright, No mortal can sustain the sight. 2 His terrors keep the world in awe ; His justice guards his holy law ; His love reveals a smiling face ; His truth and promise seal the grace. 3 Through all his works his wisdom shines, And baffles Satan's deep designs ; His power is sovereign to fulfil The noblest counsels of his will. 4 And will this glorious Lord descend To be my Father and my Friend? Then let my songs with angels' join ; Heaven is secure, if God be mine. 1026 L. M. C. "Wesley. For the lambs of the flock. 1 Author of faith, we seek thy face, For all who feel thy work begun: Confirm, and strengthen them in grace, And bring thy feeblest children on. 2 Thou seest their wants, thou know'st their names, Be mindful of thy youngest care ; Be tender of the new-born lambs, And gently in thy bosom bear. 838 THE CLOSET AND SAINTS* COMMUNION. 3 The lion roaring for his prey, With rav'ning wolves on even- side, Watch over them to tear and slay, If found one moment from their Guide. 4 In safety lead thy little flock ! From hell, the world, and sin, secure : And set their feet upon the rock, And make in thee their goings sure. 1027 7s. C. Wesley, Cleaving to God. 1 God of love, that hear'st the pray r, Kindly for thy people care. Who on thee alone depend: Love us, save us to the end. 2 Save us in the prosp'rous hour. From the flatt'ring tempter's power j From his unsuspected wiles, From the world's pernicious smiles. 3 Men of worldly, low design, Let not these thy people join, Poison our simplicity, Drag us from our trust in thee. 4 Save us from the great and wise, Till they sink in their own eyes, Tamely to thy yoke submit, Lay their honors at thy feet. 5 Never let the world break in, Fix a mighty gulf between : ANNIVERSARY OF FREEDOM. 830 Keep us little and unknown, Priz'd and lov'd by God alone. 6 Let us still to thee look up, Thee, thy IsraeFfl strength and hope ; Nothing know, or seek, beside Jesus, and him crueified. ANNIVERSARY OF FREEDOM. 028 W. II. Young. Freedom's Morn. All hail ! fair Freedom's morn, When Afric's sons were born, Vie bless this day. From slavery Ave are freed, No more our hearts will bleed — Lord, make us free indeed. To Thee we pray. -lay of liberty, We raise our songs to thee, Day of the free ; Our voire g loud we raise, In freedom's joy ful lays, :- of j< >y and praise, 0 God to thee. Long mny this nation stand- may this glorious land lie fair and bright : May peace her arm extend 840 ANNIVERSARY OF FREEDOM. O'er every foe and friend ; May God the ricrht defend "With His great might. 4 Lord, bless this Government, O'er all its broad extent, On land and sea. Oh ! bless this glorions land — May Thy protecting hand Over the world expand, God of the free. 1029 W. H. Young, Freedom9 s Jubilee. 1 Sons of Freedom, wake to glory ! Let your anthems fill the sky ; Children, men, and fathers hoary, liaise your voices loud and high. Join your voices altogether, Sing the song of liberty, Freedom reigns on land and water — This is Freedom's jubilee ! 2 Sons of Freedom, wake to glory! Tune your hearts in grateful lays ; Freedom reigns — 0, blessed story ! Sing a joyful song of praise. Praise the Lord with hearts and voices — He has gained the victory ; Every Frcedman now rejoices, On" the land and on the sea. J REVIVALS. 841 3 6ons of Freedom, join the chorus! Sing together with accord; Brighter days are now before us — Let us sing and praise the Lord ; Praise the Lord who reigns in heaven, On the earth and on the sea; Every shackle He has riven, He has let the oppressed go free. REVIVALS. 1030 8,7. Anon. Opening vforship. 1 Brethren, we have met to worship And adore our God the Lord : Will you pray with all your power. While we try to preach the word? All is vain unless the Spirit Of the Holy One come down : Brethren, pray, and holy manna Will be shower'd all around. 2 Brethren, see poor sinners round you Slumbering on the brink of wo : Death is coming, hell is moving, Can you bear to let them go ? See our fathers, and our mothers, And our children sinking down: Brethren, pray, and holy manna Will be shower'd all around. 842 REVIVALS. 3 Brethren, here are poor backsliders, "Who were once near heaven's door ; But they have betray *d their Saviour, And are worse than e'er before ; Yet the Saviour oilers pardon, If they will lament their wound: Brethren, pray, and holy manua Will be shower'd all around. 4 Sisters, will you join and help us? Moses' sister join'd with him : While you see the trembling sinners, Have you no concern for them? Tell them all about the Saviour, Tell them that he will be found: Prav on, sisters, and the manna Will be shower'd all around. 5 Let us love our God supremely, Let us love each other, too : Let us love and pray for sinners, Till our God makes all things new : Then he'll call us home to heaven, At his table we'll sit down : Christ will gird himself, and serve us With sweet manna all around. 1031 L. M. A. Means Camp -meeting. 1 A twelvemonth more has roll'd around, Since we were on this tented ground : Ten thousand scenes have mark'd the year. Since we last met to worship here. REVIVALS. 843 2 Relentless death has hurl'd his darts, A::l lodged them deep in noblest hearts: O'er old and young, in every sphere, He's triumph'd since we worshipp'd here. 3 Yet we are spared, to Heaven be praise, Our God has lengthen'd out our days : We've left our homes with hearts sincere, And met, once more, to worship here. 4 My Father's children — heirs of heaven, Let all your hearts to prayer be given, That God may lend a listening ear And answer, while we worship here. 5 Come, sinners, come, your pardoning God Now waits t' impart his cleansing blood : 0 ! loathe your sins, to Christ draw near, And seek him while we worship here. 6 Ye mourners, raise your languid eyes : Your home's beyond the starry skies ! Your Saviour smiles, renounce your fear, And praise him while we worship here. J Gird all the Christian armor on, And nobly strike-, till victory's won : Our God shall guard the front and rear Of all who humbly worship here. i The Sinner's Friend we'll soon adore, Where tents are pitch'd to strike no more : — A glorious heaven with angels share, And live and love and worship there. 844 REVIVALS. 1032 7s & 6s. Anon. Longing for Heaven. 1 0, when shall I see Jesus, And reign with him above, And from that flowing fountain Drink everlasting love ? When shall I be deliver'd From this vain world of sin, And with my blessed Jesus Drink endless pleasures in? 2 But now I am a soldier ; My Captain's gone before, He's given me my orders, And bids me not give o'er ; And, if I hold out faithful, A crown of life he'll give ; And all his valiant soldiers Shall ever with him live. 3 Through grace I am determin'd To conquer, though I die ; And then away to Jesus On wings of love I'll fly. Farewell to sin and sorrow, I bid you all adieu : Then, 0 my friends, prove faithful, And on your way pursue. 4 Whene'er you meet with troubles And trials on your way, O cast your care on Jesus, And don't forget to pray ; REVIVALS. 845 Gird on the heavenly armour Of faith and hope and love ; And when the combat's ended, You'll reign with him above. 5 O do not be discouraged, For Jesus is your friend ; And, if you lack for knowledge, He'll not refuse to lend : Neither will he upbraid you, Though often you request : He'll give you grace to conquer, And take you home to rest. 1033 C. M. Anon. 1 Behold that great and awful day Of parting soon will come, When sinners must be swept away ; And Christians gather' d home. 2 Perhaps the parent sees the child Sink down to endless pain. With shrieks and howls, and bitter cries, Never to rise again. 3 The child, perhaps, the parent views, Go headlong down to hell ; Gone with the rest of Satan's crew, And bids the child farewell 1 4 Then shall the husband see his wife Banished to endless pain, And grief, and wo, and bitter tears— Never to meet again. 846 REVIVALS. 5 But 0, perhaps the wife may see The man she once did love, Sink down to endless misery, While she is crowned above ! 6 Then shall the saints, thro' grace combin'd Drink of eternal love ; In Jesus' image there to shine, And reign with him above. 7 0 how it lif's my soul to think, Of meeting round the throne, Eternal joys there we shall drink, Where sorrows never come. 1034 C. M. Anon. Heaven. 1 Arise and shine, oh Zion fair, Behold thy light is come ! Thv glorious conq'ring King is near To take his exiles home : The trumpet sounding through the sky, To set poor captives free ; The day of wonder now is nigh ; The year of Jubilee. 2 Ye heralds, blow your trumpets loud The earth must'know her doom ; Go spread the news from pole to pole, Behold the Judge is come : Blow out the sun ! burn up the earth I Consume the rolling flood ! While everv star shall disappear, Go turn the moon to blood ! REVIVALS. 847 0 Arise y* nation under ground, Before the Judge appear : All tongues and languages shall come, Their final doom to hear ! King Jesus on his dazzling throne, Ten thousand angels round ; And Gabriel with a silver trump, Echoes the awful sound ! 4 The glorious news of gospel grace To sinners now is o'er ; The trump in Zion now is still, And to be heard no more ! The watchmen all have left their walls, And with their flocks above, On Canaan's peaceful shore they sing, And shout redeeming love ! 5 Come on. my brethren in the Lord, Who^e hearts are join'd in one ; Hold np your heads with courage bold, Your race is almost run : Above the clouds behold him stand, And smiling, bid you come,' And angels whispering you away To your eternal home. 1035 P. M. Anon. TJie Triumphs of Prayer. 1 Come, brothers and sisters who love one another, And have done for years that are gone, JIow often we've met him in sweet heavenly union, Which opens the way to God's throne. $48 REVIVALS. 2 With joy and thanksgiving we'll praise him who loved us, While we run the bright shining way, Though we part here in body we are bound for one glory, And bound for each other to pray. 3 There were Joshua and Joseph, Elias and Moses, That prayed and God heard from his throne ; There were Abraham and Isaac, and Jacob and David, And Solomon, and Stephen, and John. 4 There were Simeon and Anna, and I don't know how many, That prayed as they journeyed along : Some cast among lions, some bound wi'.h rough irons, Yet glory and praises they sung. 5 Some tell us that praying and also that prais- ing Is labor that's all spent in vain, But we have such a witness, that God hears with swiftness, From praying we will not refrain. G There was old father Noah, and ten thousand more, Who witnessed that God heard them pray; There were Samuel, and Hannah, Paul, Silas and Peter, And Daniel and Jonah, we'll sav. REVIVAL. 849 7 That God by his spirit, or an angel, doth visit Their souls and their bodies while pray- ing : Shall we all go fainting, while they all go praising, And glorify God in the flame ? 8 God grant us to inherit the same praying spirit While we are a journeying below, That when we cease praying we shall not cease praising, But round God's bright throne we shall bow. 1036 P. M. Anon. Never be Afraid, 1 Never be afraid to speak to Jesus, Think how much a word can do ; Never be afraid to own your Saviour, He who loves and cares for you. Chorus — Never bo afraid, never be afraid, Never, never, never, Jesus is your loving Saviour, Therefore never be afraid. Never be afraid to work for Jesus, In his vineyard day by day ; Labor with a kind and willing spirit, He will all your toil repay. Chorus — Never be afraid, etc. 850 REVIVALS. 3 Never be afraid to bear for Jesus, Keen reproaches when they fall ; Patiently endure your every trial, Jesus meekly bore them all. Chorus — Never be afraid, etc. 4 Never be afraid to live for Jesus, If you on his care depend ; Safely shall you pass through every trial, He will bring you to the end. Chorus — Never be afraid, etc. 5 Never be afraid to die for Jesus ; He, the life, the truth, the way, Gently in his arms of love will bear you To the realms of endless d-y. Chorus — Never be afraid, etc. 1037 P. M. Anon The Water of Life. 1 Jesus the water of life will give Freely, freely, freely, Jesus the water of life will give Freely to those who love him ; Come to that fountain, oh drink and live, Freely, freely, freely, Come to that fountain, oh drink and live, Flowing for those that love him. Chorus — The Spirit and the Bride say, come, Freely, freely, freely, And he that is thirsty let him come And drink of the waters of life. The fountain of life is flowing, Flowing, freely flowing — The fountain of life is flowing, Is flowing for you and for me. REVIVALS. 851 2 Jesus has promised a home in heaven, Freely, freely, freely, Jesus has promised a home in heaven, Freely to those that love him. Treasures unfading will there be given, Freely, freely, freely, Treasures unfading will there be given, Freely to those that love him. Chorus— The Spirit and the Bride, etc. 3 Jesus has promised a robe of white, Freely, freely, freely, Jesus has promised a robe of white, Freely to those that love him ; Kingdoms of glory and crowns of light, Freely, freely, freely, Kingdoms of glo'ry and crowns of light, Freely to those that love him. Chorus— The Spirit and the Bride, etc. 4 Jesus has promised eternal day, Freely, freely, freely, Jesus has promised eternal dav, Freely to those that love him ; Pleasure that never shall pass away, Freely, freely, freely, Pleasure that never shall pass away, Freely to those that love him." Chorus— The Spirit and the Bride, etc. I Jesus has promised a calm repose, Freely, freely, freely, Jesus has promised a calm repose, Freely to all that love him; 852 REVIVALS. Come to the water of life that flows Ireely, freely, freely, Come to the water of life that flows Freely to all that love him. Chorus — The Spirit and the Bride, eta 1038 8,8,8,6. Will You Meet Us. 1 Say, brothers, will you meet us, Say, brothers, will you meet us, Say, brothers, will you meet us, On Canaan's happy shore ? 2 By the grace of God we'll meet you, By the grace of God we'll meet you, By the grace of God we'll meet you, Where parting is no more. 3 Jesus lives and reigns for ever, Jesus lives and reigns for ever, Jesus lives and reigns for ever, On Canaan's hapx>y shore. 4 Glory, glory, hallelujah, Glory, glory, hallelujah, Glory, glory, hallelujah, For ever, evermore. 1039 7s. Beautiful River. 1 Shall we gather at the river, Where bright angel feet have trod, BEVTVAL8. 853 With its crystal tide for ever Flowing by the throne of God ? Chorus — Yes, we'll gather at the river, The beautiful, the beautiful river, Gather with the saints at the river, That flows by the throne of God. 2 In the margin of the river, Washing up its silver spray, We will walk and worship ever, All the happy, golden day. Chorus — Yes, we'll gather at the river, etc. 3 Ere we reach the shining river, Lay we every burden down ; Grace our spirits will deliver, And provide a robe and crown. Chorus — Yes, we'll gather at the river, etc. 4 Soon we'll reach the shining river, Soon our pilgrimage will cease ; Soon our happy hearts will quiver With the melody of peace. Chorum — Yes, we'll gather at the river, etc. 1040 Jesus Loves Me. 1 Jesus loves me, this I know, For the Bible tells me so. Little ones to him belong ; They are weak, but he is strong. 854 REVIVALS. 2 Jesus loves me, he who died Heaven's gate to open wide ; He will wash away my sin, Let his little child come in. 3 Jesus loves me, loves me still, Though I'm very weak and ill ; From his shining throne on high Comes to watch me where I lie. 4 Jesus loves me ; he will stay Close heside me all the way — If I love him, when I die He will take me home on high. 1041 P. M. A Liglit in the Window. 1 There's a light in the window for thee, brother, There's a light in the window for thee ; A dear one has moved to the mansions above, There's a light in the window for thee. Chorus — A mansion in heaven we see, And a light in the window for thee. 2 There's a crown, and a robe, and a palm. brother, When from toil and from care you are free ; The Saviour has gone to prepare you a home, With a light in the window for thee. Cuorus — A mansion in heaven, etc. REVIVALS. 855 3 Oh watch, an J he faithful, and pray, brother, All your journey o'er life's troubled sea; Tho' afflictions assail you, and storms beat severe, There's a light in the window for thee. Chorus — A mansion in heaven, etc. 4 Then on, perseveringly on, brother, Till from conflict and suffering free ; Bright angels now beckon you over the stream — There's a light in the window for thee. Chorus — A mansion in heaven, etc. 1042 C. M. 1 Pray what's the reason, when you meet, You make so great a noise ? Because the Lord comes in our hearts ; And shall we not rejoice ! 2 €< Rebuke them," cry the Pharisees ; Put Jesus turns about, And says, " If these should hold their peace, The stones would then cry out. 3 It matters not what men may say, Or call us here below ; We mean to sing, and shout, and pray, Till we to glory go. 856 REVIVALS. 1043 S. M. Doddridge. Our fathers — where are they t 1 How swift the torrent rolls Which bears us to the sea ! The tide which hurries thoughtless souls To vast eternity. 2 Our fathers, where are they, With all they call'd their own? Their joys and griefs, and hopes and cares, And wealth and honor gone. 3 But joy or grief succeeds Beyond our mortal thought, While the poor remnant of their dust Lies in the grave forgot. 4 There, where the fathers lie, Must all the children dwell : No other heritage possess, But such a gloomy cell. 5 God of our fathers, hear, Thou everlasting Friend ! While we, as on life's utmost verge, Our souls to thee commend. 6 Of all the pious dead May we the footsteps trace, Till with them, in the land of light, We dwell before thy face. REVIVALS. 857 lOi i 7s. Anon, The Christian Pilgrim. 1 Pilgrim burdened with thy sin, Haste to Zion's gate to day ; There, till mercy let thee in, Knock and weep and watch and pray. 2 Knock — for mercy lends an ear ; Weep — she marks the sinner's sigh ; Watch — till heavenly light appear; Pray — she hears the mourner's cry. 3 Mourn ing pilgrim! what for thee In this world can now remain? Seek that world from which shall flee, Sorrow, shame, and tears, and pain. 4 Sorrow shall forever fly ; Shame shall never enter there ; Tears be wiped from every eye — Pain in endless bliss expire. 1045 7s. Come, and taste along with me, Consolation running free, From my Father's wealthy throne, Sweeter than the honey comb. Chorus — I'll praise God, and you'll praise God, And we'll all praise God together, I'll praise the Lord for the work that he has done. And we'll bless his name for ever. S5S REVIVALS. 2 Why should Christians feast alone ! Two are better far than one ; The more that come with free good will, Makes the banquet sweeter still. 3 Now I go to heaven's door, Asking for a little more ; Jesus gives a double share, Calling me his chosen heir. 4 Goodness running like a stream, Through the new Jerusalem ; By its constant breaking forth, Sweetens earth and heaven both. 5 Saints in glory sing aloud, To behold an heir of God, Coming in at heaven's door, Making up the number more. 6 Heav'n here, and heav'n there; Comforts flowing every where ; This I boldly can attest, That my soul has got a taste. 7 Now I go rejoicing home. From the banquet of perfume ; Gleaning manna on the road, Dropping from the mount of God. 1046 0,3. 1 Our bondage it shall end, by and by, From Egypt's yoke set free ; Bail the glorious jubilee, a we'll return, by and by. EEV1VALS. S59 2 Our Deliverer he shall come, by and by, And our sorrows have an end, With our threescore years and ten And vast glory crown the day, by and by. 3 Tho' our enemies are strong, we'll go on, Tho' our hearts dissolve with fear, Lo Sinai's God is near, While the fiery pillar moves, we'll go on. 4 Tho' Marah has bitter streams, we'll go on, Tho' Baca's vale be dry, And the land yield no supply ; To a land of corn and wine, we'll go on. 5 And when to Jordan's floods, we are come, Jehovah rules the tide, And the waters he'll divide, And the ransom'd host shall shout, we are come. 6 Then friends shall meet again, who have lov'd, Our embraces shall be sweet At the dear Redeemer's feet, When we meet to part no more, who have lov'd. 7 Then with all the happy throng, we'll rejoice, Shouting glory to our King, Till the vaults of heaven ring, And through all eternity, we'll rejoice. 860 KEVIVALS. 1047 3,5. 1 By faith I view my Saviour dying On the tree ; To every nation, he is crying, Look to me ! He bids the guilty now draw near, Eepent, believe, dismiss their fear ; — Hark ! hark ! what precious words I hear ! Mercy's free I mercy's free ! 2 Did Christ, when I was sin pursuing, Pity me? And did he snatch my soul from ruin ? Can it be ? O yes ! he did salvation bring : He is my Prophet, Priest, and King ; And now my happy soul can sing, — Mercy's free ! mercy's free ! 3 Jesus my weary soul refreshes ; — Mercy's free ! And every moment, Christ is precious Unto me. None can describe the bliss I prove, While through this wilderness I rove : All may enjoy the Saviour's love, Mercy's free ! mercy's free ! 4 Jesus, the mighty God, hath spoken Peace to me, peace to me : Now all my chains of sin are broken — I am free, I am free : Soon as I in his name believed, The Holy Spirit I received, REVIVALS. 801 And Christ from death my soul retrieved : Mercy's free ! mercy's free ! 5 This precious truth, ye sinners, hear it — Mercy's free ! mercy's free ! Ye ministers of God, declare it — Mercy's free ! mercy's free ! Visit the heathen's dark abode, Proclaim to all the love of God, And spread the glorious news abroad — Mercy's free ! mercy's free ! 6 Long as I live I'll still be crying, Mercy's free ! mercy's free ! And this shall be my theme wnen dying, Mercy's free ! mercy's free ! And when the vale of death I've pass'd, Yvrhen lodg'd above the stormy blast, I'll sing, while endless ages last, Mercy's free ! mercy's free ! 1048 lis. Seeking rest for the soul. 1 O'er mountain and hill I wandered alone, Alone in the valley, far distant from home ; Alone in the valley my soul sought for rest, The dew it was falling, all nature was bless'd. 2 I asked the forest, the oak and the pine ; These all were beauteous, majestic, sublime, I asked the Lilly, the violet, the rose, But could not find place for my soul to repose. 862 EEYIYAU5. 3 I asked the ocean, a voice from the waves, It spake of its powers, no one there to save, I asked the planets, both Venus and Mars, The sun and the moon, and the rest of the stars. 4 These spake of their brightness, 'twas always the same, They told of their maker, I asked his name ; His name it was Jesus, in him there is rest, All people, all nations, in him they are bless'd. 5 I sought then to find him, but could not tell where ; I thought of the garden, that once happy pair, In the garden of Eden, I then did inquire, The promise was given, but he was not there. 6 I asked the patriarchs, they told of his day, I asked the prophets, they showed me the way, I asked the shepherds, they told cf his birth, Old Simeon and Anna, they witnessed the truth. 7 I then sought to find him, but no trace could I find. At length I was told he was healing the blind ; I was wounded, was bruised, was sick and was sore, I sought then to find him, but cared for no more. S My soul took new courage, a thought struck my mind ; My Jesus, my Saviour, I now ?ocn shall find, REVIVALS. 8f>3 I said I shall find hiin, and I will tell you how, I'll follow to Calvary, to that rugged brow. 9 There was one there who told me, your time will be lost, He is dead, he is dead, he died on the cross, He is dead, he is buried, he lies in the grave, There is no one to pity, there is no one to save. 10 I stood, and I wept, then I wiped off the tears, I looked, and behold, my Saviour was near, lie smiled, and he told me, to me then he said, I have risen, I've risen, I rose from the dead. 11 He showed me his hands, his feet, and his side ; He smiled, and he told me for you I have died ; I died to redeem you, I saw it was best, I then shouted glory, my soul was at rest. 12 I'm now on my journey to mansions above ; My soul's full of glory, of life, light, and love, I'm now on my journey to the land of my rest, I soon shall see Jesus, and reign with the bless'd. 864 REVIVALS. 1049 C. M. The living waters. 1 At Jacob's well a stranger sought His drooping frame to cheer : Samaria's daughter little thought That Jacob's God was near. 2 This had she known, her fainting mind For richer draughts had sigh'd ; Nor had Messiah, ever kind, Those richer draughts denied. 3 The man, who came on earth to die, How few appear to know ! The friend of sinners, passing by, Is still esteem'd a foe. 4 The sinner must the stranger know. Or soon his loss deplore : Behold ! the living waters flow : Come — drink, and thirst no more. 1050 C. M. Double. 1 Ye weary heavy laden souls, Who are oppressed sore, Ye travelers through the wilderness, To Canaan's peaceful shore : Through chilling winds, and beating rain, The waters deep and cold, And enemies surrounding you, Take courage and be bold. fi REVIVALS. 8G5 ^ough storms and hurrfcaries arise, The desert all around, ^nd fiery serpents oft appear Through the enchanted ground. Dark nights, and clouds, and gloomy fear, And dragons often roar ; But while the gospel trump we Rear, AVe'll press for Canaan's shore. 3 "We're often like the lonesome dove, Who mourns her absent mate ; From hill to hill, from vale to vide, Her sorrows to relate ; But Canaan's land is just before, Sweet spring is coming on, A few more beating winds and rains, And winter will be gone. Sometimes like mountains to the sky Black Jordan's billows roar, Which often make the pilgrims fear, They never will get o'er: But let us gain mount Pisgah's top, And view the vernal plain, To fright our souls, may Jordan roar, And hell may rage in vain. 5 Mcfhinks I now begin to see The borders of that land"} The trees of life, with heav'nly fruit, In beauteous order stand : The wint'ry time is past and gone, - now appear, 866 REVIVALS. The fiftieth year hath now rolled round, The great Sabbatic year. 6 0, what a glorious sight appears, To my believing eyes ; Methinks I see Jerusalem, A city in the skies: Bright angels whisp'ring me away, " 0 come, my brother, come," And I am willing to be gone To my eternal home. 7 Farewell, my brethren in the Lord, Who are to Canaan bound : And should we never meet again 'Till the last trump shall sound, I hope that I shall meet you there, On that delightful shore ; In oceans of eternal bliss, Where parting is no more. 1051 P. M. 1 I'll try to prove faithful, I'll try to prove faithful, I'll try to prove faithful, faithful, faithful, Till we all shall meet above. 2 0, let us prove faithful, 0, let us prove faithful, O, let us prove faithful, faithful, faithful, Till we all shall meet above. 3 We mean to be faithful, We mean to be faithful, REVIVALS. 867 We mean to be faithful, faithful, faithful, Till we all shall meet above. 4 There'll be no more sinning, There'll be no more sinning, There'll be no more sinning, sinning, sinning, When we all shall meet above. 5 There'll be no more sorrow, There'll be no more sorrow, There'll be no more sorrow, sorrow, sorrow, When we all shall meet above. 6 There we shall see Jesus, There we shall see Jesus, There we 6hall see Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, When we all shall meet above. 7 There we shall sing praises, There we shall sing praises, There we shall sing praises, praises, praises, When we all shall meet above. 1052 8,6. Will you got 1 We're travelling home to heaven above? , Will you go f will you go f To sing the Saviour's dying love, Will you go t .will you go t Millions have reach' d that blest abode, Anointed kings and priests to God ; And millions more are on the road, Will you go t mill you go t 863 REVIVALS. 2 We're going to walk the plains of light, Where perfect day excludes the night : Our sun will there no more go down, In that blest world of great renown, Our days of mourning past and gone. 3 We're going to see the bleeding Lamb, In rapturous strains to praise his name, A crown of life we there shall wear, The conqueror's palms our hands shall bear, And ail the joys of heaven w^e'll share. 4 We're going whore tears will never flow, And sorrow we no more shall know ; There, there the saints shall die no more, But live with Christ in heaven secure, Their God and Saviour to adore. 5 We're going to join the heavenly choir, To raise our voice and tune the lyre : There saints and angels sweetly sing Hosannas to their God and King, And make the heavenly arches ring. 6 The way to heaven is free for all, For Jew and Gentile, great and small. Make up your mind, give God your heart, With every sin and idol part, And now for glory make a start. 7 The way to heaven is straight and plain: Repent, believe, be born again: The Saviour cries aloud to thee : Take up thy cross and follow me, And thou shalt my salvation see. REVIVALS. 8G9 6 0 could I hear some sinner Fay : I will go ! 1 will go ! I'll start tbis moment, clear the way, Let me go ! U tme go! My old companions, fare you well, I will not pro with you to hell, I mean with Jesus Christ to dwell: Ltt me go ! fare you well / 1053 L. M. IIeber. Christ's serond advent. 1 The Lord shall come! the earth shall quake The hills their fixed seat forsake, And, withering from the vault of night, The stars withdraw their feehle light. 2 The Lord shall come! "but not the same As once in lowly form he came, A silent lamb to slaughter led, The bruis'd, the suffering, and the dead. 3 The Lord shall come! a dreadful form, "With wreath of flame and robe of s'orm: On cherub wings, and wings of wind, Appointed Judge of human kind. Can this be lie, who wont to stray A pilgrim on the world's highway, ower oppress'd, and mock'd by pride — O God ! is this the crucified ? i, tyrants, to the rocks complain ! Go, seek the mountain's cleft in vain! But faith, victorious o'er the tomb, Shall sing for joy — the Lord is come. 870 REVIVALS. 1054 7,6. 1 Come all ye weary travellers, And let us join to sing, The everlasting praises Of Jesus Christ our king ; We've had a tedious journey, And tiresome, His true ; But see how many dangers The Lord has brought us through. 2 At first when Jesus found us, He ealPd us unto him ; And pointed out the danger Of falling into sin : The world, the flesh, and Satan, Will prove a fatal snare, Unless we do reject them, By faith and humble prayer. 3 But by our disobedience, With sorrow we confess, We've had too long to wander In a dark wilderness ; Where we might soon have fainted, In that enchanted ground ; But now and then a cluster Of pleasant grapes we found. 4 The pleasant fruits of Canaan, Give life, and joy, and peace ; Revive our drooping spirits, Make faith and love increase, Confess our Lord and master, And run at his command ; RE VIVA US. 871 And hasten on our journey Unto the promis'd land. 5 In faith, and hope, and patience, We now are going on, The pleasant way to Canaan, Whore Jesus Christ is gone ; In peace and consolation, We're going to rejoice ; And Jesus and his people For ever be our choice. 6 Sinners, why stand ye idle, While we do march along? Has conscience never told you, That you are going wrong, Down the broad road to ruin, To bear an endless curse? Forsake your ways of sinning, And come along with us. 7 But if you will refuse us, We'll bid you all farewell ; We're on the way to Canaan, And you the way to hell ; We're Korry for to leave you, We'd ratlirr you would go; C >mq try a bleeding Saviour, And feel salvation flow. S Now to the King immortal, Be everlasting praise, For in his holy service We mean to spend our days ; 872 REVIVALS. Till we arrive at Canaan, The happy world above, With everlasting praises, To sing redeeming love. 1055 L. Ml Tlie prosperous Scant, Rev. vii. 13-17. 1 Come, ye that love the Lord indeed, Who are from sin and bondage freed, Submit to all the ways of God, And walk that narrow happy road. 2 Great tribulation you shall meet, But soon shall walk the golden street ; Though hell may rage and vent her spite Yet Christ will save his heart's delight. 3 That happy day will soon appear, When Gabriel's trumpet you shall hear Sound through the earth, yea, down to hell, To call the nations great and small. 4 Behold the earth in burning flames, The trumpet louder still proclaims ; The earth must hear and know her doom, The separation day is come. 5 Behold the righteous marching home, And all the angels bid them come ; When Christ himself these words proclaims, Here come my saints, I know their names. 6 Ye everlasting gates, fly wide, Make ready to receive my bride ; REVIVALS. 873 Ye harps of heav'n, now sound aloud, Here comes the purchase of my blood ! 7 In grandeur see the royal line, In glitt'ring r >bes the sun outshine ; See saints and angels join in one, And march in splendor to the throne. 8 They stand in wonder and look on They join in one' eternal song, Their great Redeemer to admire, While rapture sets their souls on fire. 9 They've fottgftt the fight, their race is run; Their joys are now in heav'n bej^in, Their tears are gone, their sorrows flee, No more afflicted now like me. 10 Here I am now in prison bound, And trials wait me all around ; 0 wouldst thou, Lord, now burst the chain, How I would join to praise thy name ! 1056 11,11,11,11. Christ's Comfort for the Church. 1 O Zion ! afflicted with wave upon wave, Whom no man can comfort, whom no man can save ; With darkness surrounded, by terrors dis- may'd ; In toiling and rowing thy strength is de- cay 'd. 874 REVIVALS. 2 Loud roaring, the billows now high over- whelm, But skilful's the pilot who sits at the helm ; His wisdom conducts thee, his pow'r the© defends, In safety and quiet thy warfare bo ends. 3 " O fearful ! 0 faithless !" in mercy he cries ; "My promise, my truth, are they light in thine eyes? Still, still I am with thee, my promise shall stand, Through tempest and tossing, I'll bring thee to land. 4 " Forget thee, I will not, I cannot ; — thy name Engrav'd on my heart doth for ever remain ! The palms of my hands while I look on, I see The wounds I received, when sufFring for thee. 5 "I feel at my heart all thy sighs and thy groans, For thou art most near me, my flesh and my bones ; In all thy distresses thy head feels the pain ; Yet all are most needful, not one is in vain. 6 " Then trust me, and fear not ; thy life is secure, My wisdom is perfect, supreme is my pow'r ; In love 1 correct thee, thy soul to refine, To make thee at length in my likeness to shine." REVIVALS. 875 1057 C. M. Latter-day glory. 1 Rejoice, ye nations of the world, And hail the happy day, When Satan's kingdom, downward hurl'd, Shall perish with dismay. 2 Rejoice, ve heathen, wood and stone Shall form your gods no more ; Jehovah ye shall trust alone And him alone adore. % Christians, rejoice — each party name, Each difTrent sect shall cease ; Your error, grief, and wrath, and shame, Shall yield to truth and peace. 4 Ye sons of peace, the triumph share, Trumpets no more shall sound ; The murd'rous sword, the bloody spear Shall cultivate the ground. 6 Bright o'er the mountains, may we see This blessed morning ray ; And glorious may its splendour be, E'en to the perfect day. 1058 L. M. Millennium. 1 Look up, ye saints, with sweet surprise Toward the joyful, coming day, When Jesus shall descend the skies, And form a bright and dazzling ray. 87 G EEVIYALS. 2 Nations shall in a day be born, And swift, like doves, to Jesus fly ; The church shall know no clouds return, Nor sorrows mixing with their joy. 3 The lion and the lamb shall feed Together, in his peaceful reign ; And Zion, blest with heav'nly bread, Of pinching wants no more complain. 4 The Jew, the Greek, the bond, the free, Shall boast their sep'rate rights no more, But join in sweetest harmony, Their Lord, their Saviour to adore. 5 Thus, till a thousand years be past, Shall holiness and peace prevail, And ev'ry knee shall bow to Christ, And ev'ry tongue shall Jesus hail. 6 Then the redeem'd shall mount on high, Where their deliv'ring Prince is gone ; And angels at his word shall fly, To bless them with the conqu'ror's crown. 1059 C. Mi Remember me. 1 Jesus ! thou art the sinner's friend, As such I look to thee ; Now in the bowels of thy love, Oh Lord ! remember me. 2 Remember thy pure word of grace, Remember Calvary; Remember all thy dying groans, And then remember me. REVIVALS. S77 3 Thou wondrous Advocate with God! I yield myself to thee; While thou art sitting on thy throne, Oh Lord ! remember me. 4 I own I'm guilty, own I'm vile, Yet thy salvation's free ; Then, in thy all abounding grace. Oh Lord! remember me. 5 Ilowe'er forsaken, or distress'd, Ilowe'er oppress'd I be, Ilowe'er afflicted, here on earth, Do thou remember me. 6 And when I close my eyes in death, And creature helps all flee, Then, oh my great Redeemer, God ! I pray, remember me. 10GO lis. 1 In the house of king David a fountain did spring, For sin and uncleanness, from Jesus our king, This fountain flows sweetly, whenever ap- plied, It sprang from the bowels of Christ when he died. 2 Come all that have bath'd in the fountain of love, And have felt th' heavy burthen of guilt to remove : 878 REVIVALS. Let's praise our dear Saviour, as long as we've breath, And after we're laid in the dust of the earth. 3 There, there, we shall sleep, but not always remain, We look for the coming of Jesus again ; When wak'dby the trumpet, we'll lay by our shrouds, And rise to meet Jesus, our Lord, in the clouds. 4 How. we shall be fashion'd, he does not de- clare, But we shall be like him, when he doth ap- pear ; And that happy moment we're longing to see, When we shall be perfectly happy in thee. 5 Lord Jesus I love thee, thou knowest very well, Assist me to conquer the powers of hell ; Though Satan he rages, and frightens me too, Lord Jesus protect me, and bring me safe through. 1001 L. M. 1 Methinks the last great day is come, Methinks I hear the trumpet sound, That shakes the earth, rends every tomb, And wakes the prisoners under ground. 2 The mighty deep gives up her trust, Aw'd by the Judge's high command ; REVIVALS. 879 Both small and great now quit their dust And round the dread tribunal stand. 3 Behold the awful books displayed, Big with th' important fates of men ; Each deed a word more public made, As wrote by heaven's unerring pen. 4 To every soul the books assign The joyous or the dread reward ; Sinners in vain lament and pine — No plea the Judge will here regard. 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 ! 1062 P. M. 1 Saw ye my Saviour ! Saw ye my Saviour ! Saw ye my Saviour and God ? Oh ! he died on Calvary to atone for you and me, And to purchase our pardon with blood. 2 lie was extended ! he was extended ! Shamefully naiPd to the cross ; Oh ! he bow'd his head and died, thus my Lord was crucified, To atone for a world that was lost. 3 Jesus hung bleeding! Jesus hung bleeding ! Three dreadful hours in pain ; Oh ! the sun refused to shine, when the majesty divine, Was derided, insulted, and slain. 8S0 REVIVALS. 4 Darkness prevailed ! darkness prevailed! Darkness prevail'd o'er the land, O I the solid rocks were rent thro' creation's vast extent, When the Jews crucified the God man. 5 When it was finish'd ! when it was finish \1 ! And the atonement was made, He was taken by the great, and emLalm'd in spices sweet, And in a new sepulchre was laid. 6 Hail mighty Saviour! Hail mighty Saviour 1 Prince and the author of peace, Oh ! he burfet the bands of death, and triumph- ant thro' the east, He ascended to mansions of bliss. 7 Kow interceding! now interceding! Pleading that sinners may live ; Crying Father, I have died! O behold my hands and side, To redeem them, I pray thee forgive. 8 I will forgive them, I will forgive them, If they'll repent and believe, Let them now return to me, and be recon- ciled to thee, And salvation they all shall receive. 1063 lis. LoVs wife. 1 How prone are professors to rest on their lees, To study their profit, their pleasure and ease, REVIVALS. 8S1 Tho' God says, Arise, and escape for your life, And look not behind you — remember Lot's wife 2 Awake from your slumber, the warning be- lieve Tis Jesus that warns you, the message re- ceive; While dangers are pending, escape for your life, And look not behind you — remember Lot's wi.' 3 The fir.-t bold apostate will attempt you to stay ; And tell you, no dangers are found in the way ; He means to deceive you, escape for your life, And look not behind you — remember Lot's wife I I How many poor souls has the serpent be- guiled"! "Wit 1 1 specious torn ptation shown! any defiled I Then be not deluded, escape f r your life* And look not behind you — remember Lot's wife ! The ways of religion true pleasures aiToYcl, No pleasures can equal the joys of the L . •! ; Forsake, then, the world, and escape for your life, And look not behind you — remember Lot's wife ! 882 REVIVALS. 6 But if you're determined the call to refuse. And venture the way of destruction to choose; For hell you shall part with the blessing of life, And then, if not now, you'll remember Lot's wife! 1064 L. M. 1 I'm glad that I am born to die, From grief and wo my soul shall fly, Bright angels shall convey me home, Away to new Jerusalem. 2 I'll praise him while he lends me breath, I hope to praise him after death, I hope to praise him when I die, And shout salvation as I fly. 3 Farewell vain world, I'm going home, My Saviour smiles and bids me come ; Swee« angels beckon me away, To smg God's praise in endless day. 4 I soon shall pass the vale of death, And in his arms I'll lose my breath: And then my happy soul shall tell My Jesus has done all things well. 5 I soon shall hear the awful sound, Awake ye nations under ground : Arise and drop your dying shrouds, And meet king Jesus in the clouds. 6 When to that blessed world I rise, And ioin the anthems in the skies ; REVIVALS. 883 This note above the rest shall swell , My Jesus has done all things well. Then shall I see my blessed God, And praise him in his bright abode. My theme through all eternity Shall glory, glory, glory, be. 1065 7,7,7,7,7,7. Exemplary piety. . Daniel's wisdom may I know, Stephen's faith and spirit show, John's divine communion feel, Moses' meekness, Joshua's zeal: Run like the unwearied Paul, Win the day and conquer all. 2 Mary's love may T possesss, Lydia's tender-heartedness, Peter's ardent spirit feel, James' faith by works reveal : Like young Timothy, may I Every sinful passion fly. 3 Job's submission may I show, David's true devotion know : Samuel's call, O may I hear, Lazarus' happy portion share : Let Isaiah's hallow'd fire All my new-born soul inspire. i Mine be Jacob's wrestling prayer, Gideon's valiant steadfast care, Joseph's purity impart, Isaac's meditating heart, 884 REVIVALS. Aorah'm's friendship may I prove, Faithful to the God of love. 5 Most of all, may I pursue That example Jesus drew : By my life and conduct show How he lived and walk'd below: Day by day, through grac^ restored, Imitate my blessed Lord. 1066 0,3. 1 "What wondrous love is this, 0 my soul ! ( my soul ! What wondrous love is this, G my soul ! What wondrous love is this, that caus'd th Lord of bliss, To send this precious peace to my soul, I my soul, To send this precious peace to my soul. 2 When I was sinking down, 0 my sou], 0 m; soul, When I was sinking down, 0 my soul. When I was sinking down, beneath Gsd* righteous frown, Christ laid aside his crown, for my soul, fo my soul, Christ laid aside his crown, for my soul ! 3 Ye friends of Zion's King, join his prais* join his praise, Ye friends of Zion's King, join his praise, Ye friends of Zion's King, with hearts an voices sing, REVIVALS. 8S5 And strike each tuneful string in his praise. And strike each tuneful string in his praise. To God and to the Lamb, I will ting, I will To God and to the Lamb, I will sing, To God and to the Lamb who is the great I AM I While millions join the theme, I will sing, I will sing, While millions join the theme, I will sing. And when from death I'm free, I'll sing on, I'll sing on, And when from death I'm free, I'll sing on. And when from death I'm free, I'll sing and j >vi'ulbe; And through eternity I'll sing on, I'll sing on, And through eternity I'll sing on. .067 7,6,7,0,7,7,7,0. Newton. Stop, poor simicr. Stop, poor sinner, stop and think, Before you farther go ! Will you sport upon the brink Of everlasting wo? Once again I charge you, stop ! For, unless you warning take, Ere you are aware, you drop Into the burning lake. Say, have yon an arm like God, That you his will oppose? Fear you not that iron rod With which he breaks his foes? 886 EEVIVALS. Can you stand in that dread day When his judgment shall proclaim, And the earth shall melt away Like wax before the flame ? 3 Pale-face death will quickly come To drag you to his bar ; Then to hear your awful doom Will fill you with despair : All your sins will round you crowd, Sins of a blood-crimson dye ; Each for vengeance crying loud, And what can you reply ? 4 Though your heart be made of steel, Your forehead lined with brass, God at length will make you feel, He wrill not let you pass. Sinners then in vain will call, (Though they now despise his grace,) Rocks and mountains on us fall, And hide us from his face. 1068 S. It Having no hope. 1 Can sinners hope for heaven, Who love this world so well ; Or dream of future happiness, While in the road to hell ? 2 Shall they hosannas sing, With an unhallow'd tongue? Shall palms adorn the guilty hand Which does its neighbour wrong? REVIVALS. 887 Can sin's deceitful way Conduct to Zion's hill ; Or those expect with God to reign Who disregard his will ? Thy grace, 0 God, alone Can a good hope afford ! The pardon'd and renew'd shall see The glory of the Lord. 1069 8,7. Scaies of glory. 1 Dark and thorny is the desert Through which pilgrims make their way ; Yet beyond this vale of sorrow Lie the fields of endless day : Fiends, loud howling through the desert, Make them tremble as they go ; And the fiery darts of Satan Often bring their courage low. 2 0 young pilgrimgs, are you weary Of the roughness of the way ? Does your strength begin to fail you, And your vigour to decay ? Jesus, Jesus, will go with you : He will lead you to his throne : — He who dyed his garments for you, And the wine-press trod alone : — 3 He whose thunder shakes creation lie who bids the planets roll, He who rides upon the tempest, And whose sceptre sways the whole I 8S8 REVIVALS. Hound him are ten thousand angels, Ready to obey command : They are always hovering round you, Till you reach the heavenly land. 4 There, on flowery hills of pleasure, Lie the fields of endless rest : There shall love and joy for ever Reign and triumph in your breast : Hail, ye happy, happy spirits ! Death no more shall make you fear Grief or sorrow, pain or anguish, Never shall distress you there. 1070 6,4,7. Tlie happy land, 1 There is a happy land, Far, fai away, "Where saints in glory stand, Bright, bright as day : O how they sweetly sing, Worthy is our Saviour King, Loud let his praises ring, Praise, praise for aye ! 2 Come to that happy land, Come, come away : Why will ve doubting stand, Why still delay ? O we shall happy be, When, from sin and sorrow free, Lord, we shall live with thee, Blest, blest for aye ! nr.v. 889 rat, in that happy land, ma every eye, Kept by a Father's hand, .unot die. 0, then, to glory run: l orown and kingdom won ; Ami bright above the sun, reign for aye I 071 G,3. Mnber, sinful youth, you must die! you must die ! imber, sinful youth, you must die! r, sinful youth, who hate the way of truth, And in y>>ur pleasures boast, you must die! must die ! And in your jjleasures boast, you must die. Uncertain are your days here below, He will not suffer thy | foot " to be | moved ; || he that | keepeth " thee | will ** not | slumber. [ Behold, he that | keepeth | Israel |] shall nei- ther— slum - ber | nor — | sleep. The Lord | is ** thy | keeper ; || the Lord is thy shade up- | on " thy | right — | hand. > The sun shall not | smite thee " by | day, 9 nor the | moon — | by — | night. The Lord shall preserve thee from | all — I evil ; || he | shall " pre- | serve " thy | soul. \ The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy | com-ing | in || from this time forth, and | even " for | ev - er- | more. 1009 God is our | refuge M and | strength, J a very />res - ent | help - in | trouble. 914 CHANTS. 2 Therefore will we not fear, though the | eart) ** be re- | moved, [| and though the moun tains be carried | into " the | midst " c the | sea; 3 Though the waters thereof roar | and " be ] troubled, || though the mountains | shak« *' with the | swelling " there- | of. 4 There is a river the streams whereof shal make glad the | city " of | God, || th« holv place of the tabernacles | of " the ' Most— | High. 5 God is in the midst of her ; she shall | not be | moved ; || God shall | help her, " an | that " right | early. 6 The Lord of | hosts " is | with us ; || the Go of | Ja - cob | is " our | refuge. 7 Be still, and know that | I - am | God ; || I wi be exalted among the heathen, 1 will b ex- | alt - ed | in " the | earth. 8 The Lord of | hosts " is | with us ; || the Go< of | Ja - cob | is " our | refuge. 1100 1 One sweetly solemn thought Comes to me | o'er and | o'er : j| I'm nearer my home to-day Than I | ever have | been be- | fore. 2 Nearer my Father's house. Where the many | mansions | be ; || CHANTS. 915 Nearer the great white throne, | Nearer the | crystal | sea; || 3 Nearer the bound of life, Where we lay our | burdens | down ; [| Nearer leaving the cross, | Nearer | gaining the | crown. || i But the waves of that silent sea Roll dark be- | fore my | sight, || That brightly the other side | Break on a | shore of | light. || Oh, if my mortal feet Have almost | gained the | brink, || If it be I am nearer home | Even to- | day than I | think, || 6 Father ! perfect my trust, Let my spirit | feel in | death || That her feet are firmly set On the | Rock of a | living | faith. || 1101 1 Beyond the smiling and the weeping | I shall be soon ; || Beyond the waking and the sleeping, | Beyond the sowing and the reaping, | I shall be soon. || Love, rest and home I Sweet home ! Lord ! tarry not, but come. 2 Beyond the blooming and the fading | I shall be soon ; || Beyond the shining and the shading, | 916 CHA2TTS. Beyond the hoping and the dreading, | I shall be soon. || Love, reet and home ! Sweet home ! Lord ! tarry not, but come. S Beyond the parting and the meeting | I shall be soon ; || Beyond the farewell and the greeting, Beyond the pulse's fever beating, | I shall be soon.|| Love, rest and home ! Sweet home ! Lord ! tarry not, but come. 4 Beyond the frost-chain and the fever | I shall be soon , || Beyond the rock-waste and the river, | Beyond the ever and the never, | I shall be soon. |j Love, rest and home ! Sweet home ! Lord ! tarry not, but come. DOXOLOGIES. 102 L. M. Doxologiet. 1 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. CM. 2 Together let us sweetly live, Together let us die ; And each a starry crown receive And reign above the sky. CM. To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, One God, whom we adore, Be glory as it was, is now, And shall be evermore. S. M. Ye angels round the throne, And saints that dwell below, Adore the Father, love the Son, And bless the Spirit too. 1103 7,7,8,7. C. Wesley. To Father, Son, and Spirit, Ascribe we equal glory I One Deity, In Persons Three, Let all thy works adore thee. 918 DOXOLOGIES. As was from the beginning, Glory to God be given, By all who know thy name below, And all thy hosts in heaven ! 1104 7s. C. Wesley. Sing we to our God above, Praise eternal as his love : Praise him, all ye heavenly host,- Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 1105 8,7,8,7,4,7. Great Jehovah ! we adore thee, God the Father, God the Son, God the Spirit, joined in glory On the same eternal throne : Endless praises To Jehovah, Three in One. 1106 7,6,7,6,7,8,7,6. C. Wesley. Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Thy Godhead we adore, Join "with the celestial host, Who praise thee evermore ! Live by earth and heaven adored, The "Three in One, the One in Three : Holy, holy, holy Lord, AH glory be to thee ! DOXOLOGIES. 919 1107 8,7. Newton. 2 Cor. xiii. 14. May the grace of Christ our Saviour, And the Father's boundless love, With the Holy Spirit's favor, Rest upon us from above ! Tilius may we abide in union With each other in the Lord ; And possess, in sweet communion Joys which earth cannot afford. 1108 L. M. Newton. Phil. iv. 7. The peace which God alone reveals, And by his word of grace imparts, Which only the believer feels, Direct, and keep, and cheer our hearts ; And may the holy Three in One, The Father, Word, and Comforter, Pour an abundant blessing down On every soul assembled here. 1109 8,7. Dismission. Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing, Bid us now depart in peace ; Still on heavenly manna feeding, Let our faith and love increase ; Fill each breast with consolation ; Up to thee our hearts we raise : When we reach our blissful station, Then we'll give thee nobler prai.e 920 doxologies. 1110 6,6,6,6,8,8, Wai|| To God the Father's throne Perpetual honors raise ; Glory to God the Son, To God the Spirit praise : With all our powers, Eternal King, Thy name we sing, While faith adores. 1111 8,8,6. Merric All glory to th' Eternal Three ; Thee, Father ; thee, O Son ; and thee, The Spirit ever blessed ! — ■ That glory, which through ages past, Unchanged has stood, and yet shall last When time has sunk to rest 1112 8,8,8,8,8,8. C. Wesle Shout to the great Jehovah's praise ! Ye sons of glory and of grace ; One God in persons Three adore, The same in majesty and power: Ye sufFring and triumphant host, Praise, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 1113 8,8,8. (\ Wesley Praise to the glorious Cause of all, Whom One in Persons Three we call, Be by his every creature given ! Worship Divine to him be paid, Whose hands the whole creation made, The Triune God of earth and heaven. DOXOLOGIE8. 921 *i|14 lis. O Father Almighty, To Thee be address'd, With Christ and the Spirit, one God, ever blest, All glory and worship from earth, and from heaven. As was, and is now, and shall ever be given. 115 C. M. Let God the Father, and the Son, And Spirit be adored, Where there are works to make Him known, Or saints to love the Lord. INDEX. Page A broken heart my God and King 403 A charge to keep I have 563 A fountain of life and of grace 466 A thousand oracles divine 35 A twelvemonth more has roll'd around 842 .Abashed be all the boast of aye 72 Abraham, when severely tried 447 Absent, alas from God 592 According to thy gracious word 290 Adam descended from above 106 Afflictions, though they may seem severe.. 768 Ah, how shall fallen man 444 Ah, whither should I go 417 Alas, and did my Saviour bleed 371 Alas, what hourly dangers rise 769 All glory to th' Eternal Three 920 All hail! fair Freedom's morn 839 All hail the power of Jesus' name 120 All praise to Him who dwells in bliss 675 All praise to our redeeming Lord 739 All praise to the Lamb! accepted I am 467 All praises to thee, my God, this night 670 Almighty God of love 709 Almighty Ruler of the skies 190 Almost persuaded now to believe 900 Amazing grace (how sweet the sound) 519 Am I a soldier of the cross 520 (922) INDEX. 923 Pag© Vnd am I born to die 585 Vnd am I only born to die 5S4 Vnd are we yet alive 264 Vnd can I yet delay 415 Vnd can it be that I should gain 452 Vnd can mine eyes without a tear 426 Vnd let our bodies part 271 Vnd let this feeble body fail tf05 Vnd live I yet by power Divine 814 Vnd must I be to judgment brought 593 Vnd must this body die 604 Vnd now, my soul, another year G88 And shouldst Thou, dearest Lord 577 And will the Judge descend 353 And will the great, eternal God 723 And wilt thou yet be found 438 Angel of covenanted grace 815 Angels rejoice in Jesus' grace 130 Angels, where'er we go attend 578 Another day is past 680 Another six days' work is done 307 Approach my soul, the mercy-seat 372 Arise and bless the Lord 177 Arise and shine, oh Zion fair 846 Arise, my tend'rest thoughts, arise 355 Arise, my soul, arise 100 Arise, O King of grace arise 727 Arm of the Lord, awake, awake 242 As Jacob did in days of old 764 As on the cross the Saviour hun£ 390 Assembled at thy great command 698 At Jacob's well a stranger sought 864 Author of faith, eternal Word. 455 924 INDEX. Page Author of faith, to thee I cry 367 Author of faith we seek thy face 837 Awake and sing the song 160 Awake, Jerusalem, awake 341 Awake my soul, and with the sun 661 Awake, my soul, in joyful lays 166 Awake, my soul! stretch every nerve 541 Awake, my soul, to sound his praise 174 Awake my soul to meet the day 662 »• Awake, my tongue, thy tribute' bring 66 J Awake our souls! away our fears 541 Awake ve saints, and raise vour eves 683 y Away with our sorrow and fear 615 Baptized into thy name • 277 Before Jehovah's awful throne 5 Begin, my soul, th' exalted lay 54 Behold a'stranger at the door. 344 Behold that great and awful day 845 Behold the blind their sight receive... 84 Behold the expected time draw near 713 Behold the glories of the Lamb 145 Behold the heathen waits to know 719 Behold the mountain of the Lord 710 Behold the morning sun 44 Behold the Saviour of mankind 98 Behold the sure Foundation stone 725 Behold the wretch whose lust and wine.... 362 Behold thy temple, God of grace 722 Behold! what wondrous grace 456 Behold where in a mortal form 73^ Behold! with awful pomp 622 ft Be it according to thy word 452 I *l Br u INDEX. 925 Page Be it my only wisdom here 552 Beneath our feet and o'er our head G2G Be thou exalted, 0 my God 189 Beyond the smiling and the weeping 915 Bid me of men beware 55G Bless'd be our everlasting Lord 14 Blessing and honor, praise and love 70 Blest are the pure in heart 557 Blest are the souls who hear and know 242 Blest be the dear uniting love 270 Blest Jesus, while in mortal flesh 474 Blow ye the trumpet, blow 317 Bound upon the accursed tree 95 Bread of heaven, on thee we feed 294 Brethren we have met to worship 841 Brigh test and best of th e sons of the morni ng 638 Brightly beams our Father's mercy 901 Bright was the guiding star that led 640 By faith, I to the fountain fly 102 3y faith I view my Saviour dying 860 Jailed from above I rise 102 Jan sinners hope for heaven 886 Japtain of Israel's host and guide 834 Jast on the fidelity 835 Celestial Dove, come from above 220 Jelestial Dove descend from high 273 Jheered with thy converse, Lord I trace... 540 Children of the heavenly King 536 Jhrist from whom all blessings flow 828 Jhrist, the Lord, is risen to-day 116 Jomfort, ye ministers of grace 247 Jomo and let us sweetly join 734 : 926 INDEX. Paj Come and taste along with me 80 Come all ye weary travelers Come away to the skies, My beloved arise. 64 Come brothers and sisters who love one another 84 Come Christian brethren, ere we part 78- Come, Father, Son and Holy Ghost, Honor the means '. 27- Come, Father, Son and Holy Ghost, One God in persons three 76( Come, Father, Son and Holy Ghost, To whom we for our children 7ft Come, gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove 2111 Come happy souls, approach your God 7 J1 Come hither all ye weary souls 477 Come, holy, celestial Dove 22C Come, Holy Ghost, all-quick'ning fire, Come and my hallowed 21C Come, Holy Ghost, all-quick'ning fire, Come and in me delight 208 Come, Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire 204 Come Holy Ghost, set to thy seal 291 Come, Holy Spirit, come, Let thy 216 Come, Holy Spirit, come With energy 214 Come, Holy Spirit, Dove divine 274 Come, Holy Spirit, from above 215 Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove 214 Come, humble sinner in whose breast 322 Come, let our voices join to raise 175' Come let us anew, our journey pursue, Roll round 685 Come let us anew, our journey pursue,With vigor 533' INDEX. 927 Tage ►me let us join our cheerful songs 146 ime, let us join our friends above 599 ►ine, let us join with one accord 306 ►me, let us lift our joyful eyes 180 >me, let us use the grace divine 824 ime let us who in Christ believe 345 >me, Lord and claim me for thine own... 512 ►me on, my partners in distress 574 ►me, O my God, the promise seal 522 ►me, O my soul, in sacred lays 173 ►me, O thou all-victorious Lord 331 ►me, O thou greater than our hearts 510 ►me, O thou Traveller unknown 387 ►me, O thou universal good 759 ►me, O ye sinners to your Lord 319 ►me, quickly, gracious Lord, and take 750 ►me, sacred Spirit, from above 215 ►me, Saviour, Jesus, from above 488 ►me, sinners, to the gospel-feast 313 ►me, sound his praise abroad 48 ►me, thou Almighty King 191 ime, thou condescending Jesus 303 ►me, thou fount of ev'ry blessing 567 ►me, thou high and lofty Lord 788 >me, thou iong-expected Jesus 747 ►me to Jesus 905 ►me to the Saviour, make no delay 900 ►me unto me, all ye that labor and are.... 910 ►me, wisdom, power and grace divine 742 ►me, ye disconsolate, where'er ye languish 322 »me, ye sinners, poor and needy 314 ►me ye that know and fear the Lord 63 ►me ye that love the Lord indeed 872 928 INDEX. ' Pag, Come, ye that love the Lord 15* Come, ye weary sinners, come 40< Creator, Spirit, by whose aid 191 Crowns of glory ever bright 64$ Daniel's wisdom may I know 883 Dark and thorny is the desert 88? Dark was the night and cold the ground... 90 Daughter of Zion, awake from thy sadness 243 Daughter of Zion, from the dust 704 Day of judgment, day of wonders 354 Day by day the manna fell 529J Dear friends, farewell, I do you tell 790 Death may dissolve my body now 521 Deepen the wounds thy hands have made 521 Depth of mercy! can there be ,. 439) Descend, celestial Dove 2791 Did Christ o'er sinners weep 87 Draw near, O Son of God, draw near 249 Dread Sovereign, let my ev'ning song 674 Drooping souls, no longer grieve 374 Early, my God, without delay 47 Earth, rejoice, our Lord is King 576 Enslaved to sense, to pleasure prone 793 Entered the holy place above 113 Ent'ring into my closet, 1 825 Eternal Beam of light Divine 810 Eternal depth of love divine 32 Eternal God! our humbled souls 659 Eternal God! we humbly bow 691 Eternal Power, whose high abode 14 Eternal Source of every joy 683 INDEX. 929 P*ge Eternal Sovereign of the sky 658 Eternal Spirit, God of truth 216 Eternal Spirit, heavenly Dovo 281 Eternal, spotless Lamb of God 0) Eternity is just at hand 5G8 Except the Lord conduct the plan 2G3 Extended on a cursed tree 97 Faith is the Christians' prop 472 Far as creation's bounds extend BG Far as thy name is known 248 Far from my thoughts, vain world be pone 311 Farewell, dear friends, I must be gone 78(3 Farewell, my dear brethren, the time is at hand 791 Father above the concave sky 17 (Father adored in worlds above 707 (Father, behold with gracious eyes 559 Father, glorify thy Son 202 Father, how wide thy glory shines 15 Father, I dare believe '. 517 Father, I see thy sun arise 74 1 I Father, I stretch my hands to thee 3G8 Father, I wait before thy throne 39:5 iFather, in whom we live 12 ! Father, into thy hands alone 831 ^Father of all, by whom we are 04 1 : Father of all, in whom alone 99G Father of all, thy care we bless 3;;0 Father of all, whose powerful voice 07 Father of boundless grace 707 Father of everlasting grace 3 .5 930 INDEX. Page Fa her of heaven, as now the day 6S0 Father of Jesus Christ, my Lord, I humbly 393 Father of Jesus Christ, my Lord, my Saviour 485 Father of Jesus Christ the just 371 Father of life, descend 733 Father of lights, from whom proceeds 398 Father of me and all mankind 750 Father of mercies, in thy word 777 father of our dying Lord 201 Fa; her of spirits, nature's God 03 Father, our hearts we lift 82 Father, Son, and Holv Ghost, One in Three 4871 Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Thy Godhead 9181 Fa her, supply my every need 4S0 Father, 'tis thine each day to yield 09 First and last in me perform 7-30 For ever here my rest shall be 498 Fountain of good ! all blessing flows 16 From all that dwell below the skies 1(53 From every stormy wind that blows 772 From Greenland's icy mountains G94 From shore to shore shall Jesus stretch his sway 711 From thy dear, pierced side 445 | From whence these dire portents around... 92 j Gentle stranger, fearless come G43 | Give me a new, a perfect heart 4S5 Give me the faith which can remove 260 j Giver and guardian of my sleep Gu8 Giver and Lord of hie whose power 70 Giver of concord, Prince of peace 831 Glorious things of thee are spoken C33j INDEX- 931 Page Glory be to God on high and on earth 007 Glory be to God on high, God where 169 Glory, glory to our King 1S3 Glory to God on high 182 Glory to God the Father's name 171 Glory to God, whose sovreign grace 703 Glory to thee, my God this night. G77 God be merciful unto us and hie.-.- us 009 God, in his earthly temple lays ~ 241 God is a name my soul adores 31 God is a spirit just and wise 02 God is gone up on high 122 God is in Judah known. 050 God is in this and every place 408 God is love; his mercy brightens ^ C4 God is our refuge and our strength, 913 God is the refuge of his saints 230 God moves in a mysterious way 22 God of almighty love ">"9 God of all consolation 212 •'all consolation take £08 God of all grace and majesty 5£7 God of all power and truth and grace „ 18} God of eternal truth and grace - 7>IS God of eternal truth and love 278 God of love, that hearst the pray'r.... 838 God of mercy hear our pray'r SOI God of my life, to thee 046 God of my life, through all iny days 180 God of my salvation hear. 370 God of the morning, at thy voice 003 God of thine Israel true 72f> God of thunder and the lightning 72S 932 INDEX. Tage God of unexampled grace 151 God of unspotted purity 751 God that madest earth and heaven G80 God, the oflVnded God most high 246 God's holy law, transgressed 375 Go, and the Saviour's grace proclaim 272 Go forth ye heralds in my name 266 Go, messenger of peace and love 720 Good is the Lord, the heav'nly King 692 Go "preach my Go pel," saith the Lord.... 207 " Go," saith the Lord " proclaim my grace" 425 Go to the grave in all thy glorious prime... 627 Go when the morning shineth 816' Go, ye messengers of God 701 Grace! 'tis a charming sound 153 Grace is a plant, where'er it grows 338 Gracious Redeemer, shake 557 Gracious Saviour we adore thee 280 Great God, attend while Zion sings 229 Great God, how infinite art thou 66 Great God, indulge my humble claim 754 Great God of nations, now to thee 802 Great God, this hallowed day of thine 309 Great God! to me the sight afford 46 Great God, we sing that mighty hand 693 Great Jehovah ! we adore thee 918 Great is our redeeming Lord 227 Great is the Lord our God 726 Great Spirit, by whose mighty power 218 Guide me, O thou great Jehovah ... 537 Had I the tongues of Greeks and Jews 186 Hail, everlasting Spring 476 INDEX. 933 Pag© Hail, Father, Son and Holy Ghost 10 Hail Father whose creating call 8 Hail, holy, holy, holy Lord 7 Hail, sacred truth whose piercing rays 7SI Hail the day that sees Him rise 105 Hail! thou once despised Jesus 119 Hail, to the brightness of Zion's glad morning 700 Hail! to the Lord's anointed 042 Happy the christian family 795 Happy the heart where graces reign 7i>7 Happy the roan that finds the grace 404 Happy the souls that first believed 234 Happy the souls to Jesus joined 197 Hark! a voice divides the sky 609 Hark! from the tombs a doleful sound 5S1 Hark, how the watchmen cry 240 Hark! listen to the trumpeters 256 Hark my soul it is the Lord 4o0 Hark! the glad sound! the Saviour coiik-s (539 Hark! the herald angels sing 75 Hark! the song of Jubilee 712 Hark! ten thousand harps and voices 195 Hark! what mean those holy voices 041 Hark! what mean those lamentations 711 Haste thee! ha-4e thee, hour divine 701 Hasten, Lord, the glorious time 717 Hasten, sinner to be wise 854 Hear what the voice from heaven proclaims 3.°>5 Hearts of stone, relent, relent 414 Heavenly Father, sovereign Lord 190 He comes! he comes! the Judge severe.... 131 He dies! the Friend of sinners dies 107 )34 INDEX. Page ETelp, Lord, to whom for help I fly 506 ilere at thy table, Lord, we meet 296 Here in thy name, eternal God 729 lere will I ever lie 7<>5 le wills, that I should holy be 507 iigh in the heavens, eternal God 29 ligh on his everlasting throne 251 lit her ye faithful, haste with songs of triumph ., 035 lo! every one that thirsts draw high 323 loly and true and righteous Lord. 7 481 loly as thou, 0 Lord, is none 39 loly Bible! book divine 779 loly Ghost, dispel our sadness 217 loly Ghost, with light divine 223 lolv, holy, holy Lord 6 loly, holy, holy, Lord God AlmiJ :y 910 loly Lamb, who thee confess 77 loly Lamb, who thee receive 493 loly Spirit, from on high 218 lo! my comrades see the signal 892 losanna to God, In his highest abode 614 losanna to our conquering King ... 192 low beauteous are their feet 244 low blest the righteous when he dies 539 low can a sinner know 446 low can it be, thou heavenly King 463 low did my heart rejoice to hear 232 low doth thy wondrous skill array 22 low do thy mercies close me round 676 [ow firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord 571 tow great the wisdom, power and grace... 124 INDEX. 935 Page How happy are they Who their Saviour obey— : 468 How happy every child of grace 1(J(> i How bap; y the people that dwell 752 I How hast ihoo, Lord, in righteous wrath... Go 5 I How large the promise. how divine 277 i How long shall Death, the tyrant reign P>30 * How lon& thou faithful God shall 1 431 '. How love I v are thy tents, O Lord 225 : How pleasant, how divinely fair 228; How precious is the hook divine 780 How prone are professors to rest on their lees 880 How rich thy bounty, King of Kings 253, How sad our state by nature is 306 How shall the young secure their hearts... 778 How sweet anct heav'nly is the sight 743 How sweet the melting lay 707 How sweet the name of Jesus sounds 155 How sweetly flowed the gospel sound 85' How swift the torrent rolls S56 How swiftly the years of our pilgrimage fly 787' How tedious and tasteless the hours 505: How vain are ail things here below 57Q* I am so glad that our Father in heaven SO 1 ! I am turning now away from this false and fading earth I and my house will serve the Lord 301 I ask tin' gift of righteousness 303! I dearly love a little child 801 If death mv fri ;*nd and me divide 79& ff human kindness meets return 2^'_ 936 INDEX. Page If, Lord, I have acceptance found 509 If on a quiet sea 473 I give immortal praise 6 I have a home above 804 I hear thy word with love 44 I know that my Redeemer lives, and ever. 165 I know that my Redeemer lives, What comfort 162 I know that my Redeemer lives 503 I'll praise my Maker while I've breath 161 I'll try to prove faithful 866 I'll wash my hands in innocence 723 I long to behold him array'd 598 I love the Lord, he heard my cries 175 I love to steal awhile away 674 I'm glad that I am born to die 882 I'm not asham'd to own the Lord 255 I my Ebenezer raise 645 In a land of strange delight 817 In duties and in sufferings too 527 In every time and place 534 In evil long I took delight 382 Infinite God, to thee we raise 38 Infinite, unexhausted Love 461 In hope, against all human hope 486 Inquire ye pilgrims for the way 836 Inspirer'of the ancient seers 773 In that sad, memorable night 282 In the house of King David a fountain did spring 877 In the soft season of thy youth 335 I saw One hanging on a tree ~ 298 I sing my Saviour's wondrous death 152 INDEX. 937 Pago Israel, in ancient days 100 I the good fight have fought 577 I thirst, thou wounded Lamb of l Look up, my soul, with glad surprise 915 Look up to "Heaven th' industrious sun 817 Look up, ye saints, with sweet surprise 875 Look, ye Faints ; the sight is glorious 186 Lord, all I am is known to thee 34 Lord and God of heavenly powers 169 Lord, and is thine anger done 442 Lord didst thou ordain Thy supper in vain.. 283 Lord dismiss us with thy blessing 919 Lord God, the Holy Ghost.. 203 Lord, give me that pacific mind 483 Lord how secure and blest are they 470 Lord, I am thine, and in thine aid 281 Lord, I am thine, entirely thine 818 Lord, I believe a rest remains 500 Lord. I believe thy every word 832 Lord, I cannot let thee go 762 Lord, I despair myself to heal 357 INDEX. 941 Tage Lord, if at thy command , 703 Lord, in the morning thou shalt hear 664 Lord Jesus, when, when shall it be 405 Lord, let thy goodness lead our land 804 Lord, let thy presence now attend 257 Lord, look on all assembled here 652 Lord of hosts, to thee we raise 730 Lord of the harvest, hear 262 Lord of the worlds above 309 Lord, round thy throne the rainbow shines. 50 Lord, teach thy servants how to pray 771 Lord, thou hast searched and seen me through 62 Lord, thou hast scourged our guilty land... 652 Lord, thou on earth didst love Thine own. 744 Lord, thou wilt hear me when I pray 672 Lord, 'tis a pleasant thing to stand 232 Lord we are vile, conceived in sin 404 Lord, we believe to us and ours 201 Lord, we come before thee now 569 Lord, what a wretched land is this 538 Lord, when thou didst ascend on high ]0S Lord, when together here we meet 789 Lord, wdiile for all mankind we pray C49 Lord, with a grieved and aching heart 422 Loud hallelujahs to the Lord 181 Lovers of pleasure more than God 323 Love Divine, all loves excelling 494 Loving Jesus, gentle Lamb 505 Majestic sweetness sits enthroned 148 Mark the soft-falling snow '240 Master, I own thy lawful eiaim 546 942 INDEX. Page Master supreme ! I look to thee May I throughout this day of thine 311 May the grace of Christ our Saviour 919 Meet and right it is to sing 2>> Messiah, fall of grace G9rt Methinks the last great day is come B7£ Mighty God, while angels hless thee 141 Mine eyes have seen the glory of the com- ing of the Lord 80S Mortals, awake, with angels join 78 My country, 'tis of thee 803 My days are extinguish'd and gone 821 My.'.; ivs are gliding swiftly by 906 My dear Redeemer and my Lord My drowsy powers, why sleep ye so 542 My former hopes are fled 44(3 My God, accept my early vows 6<§9 My God, and is thy table spread i S4 My God, I am thine : What a comfort divine 466 My God! I know, I feel thee mine 496 My God, my God, to thee I cry 758 My God, I now from sleep awake 809 My God, my King, thy various praise 194 My God, my life, my love 42 My God, the Spring of all my joys 465 My God, thy boundless love I praise 171 My God, what gentle cords are thine 741 My gracious, loving Lord 411 My never-ceasing song shall show 57 My Saviour and my King 143 My Saviour, my almighty Friend 537 My Saviour's pierced side ; 275 INDEX. 943 Tage My soul be on thy guard 704 My soul, repeat His praise 52 ;1, through my Kedcemcr's rare 45 fFrings all to thee are known 432 My thoughts on awful subjects roll Nearer, my God, to Thee Never be afraid to speak to Jesus Now all chafing care shall cease Now begin the heavenly theme Now be my heart inspired to sing 188 en now, I yield, I yield 501 Now from the altar of our hearts 078 Now I have found the ground wherein 453 Now let our cheerful eyes survey 1 13 Now the shades of night are gone Now to the Lord a noble song 154 Now to the Lord, who maketi us know 144 Not all the blood of beasts 10(3 Not all the outward forms on earth L21 Not the malicious or profane 4~>6 Not t<> condemn the sons of men 8Q Not to the terrors of the Lord 702 Not with our mortal eyes -l7^) 0 all-creating God 13 0 all that pass by, to Jesus draw near 337 0 blessed souls are they O bless the Lord, my soul !>1 0 Come and dwell in me 211 O'er mountain and hill I wander'd alone O'er mountain tops, the mount of ( md 710 O'er the gloomy hills of darkness ; 721 944 INDEX. Page 0 Father Almighty to Thee be address'd... 921 Of Him who did salvation bring 150 O for a closer walk with God 436 O for a glance of heavenly day 412 O for a heart to praise my God 491 0 for a thousand seraph tongues 193 O for a thousand tongues to sing 450 O for an/ overcoming faith 5S9 O for that tenderness of heart 397 O Garden of Olivet, dear honored spot 90 O glorious hope of perfect love 510 O God, most merciful and true 479 O God of pure affect ion 302 O God, of good th' un fathomed sea 40 O God, our help in ages past 580 O God, thou bottomless abyss 9 O God, thv righteousness we own 656 OGod! what offering shall I give 490 O how shall a sinner perform 813 O Jesus! at thy feet we wait 506 O Jesus! full of grace 434 O joyful sound of gospel grace 514 O Lord behold us at thy feet 800 O Lord, in mercy spare 692 O Lord, our fathers oft have told 649 O Lord our heavenly King 21 O Lord, thou art my Lord 475 O love Divine, how sweet thou art 383 O love Divine! what hast thou done 99 O might my lot be cast with these 237 Omnipresent God ! whose aid 677 O my offended God 357 Once more, my soul, the rising day 66? INDEX. 945 Tage 3nce more we come before our God 573 Dnee more we meet to pray 443 Jne sweetly solemn thought 005 3ne sweetly solemn thought 914 Jn Jordan's stormy banks I stand 603 3n thee, each morning, O my God 006 3 praise the Lord in that blest pla< c 177 3 spirit of the living God 222 3 sun of righteousness, arise 757 3 sun of righteousness divine 706 3 tell me no more of this world's vain store 826 3 that I could look to thee 137 3 that I could my Lord receive 424 3 that I could repent with all , 396 3 that I could repent, 0 that 396 3 that I could revere 391) 3 that I knew the secret place 391 3 that in me the sacred fire 40(5 3 that I were as heretofore 3S9 3 that my load of sin were gone 405 3 that thou would'st the heavens rend 300 3 thou dear, sufFring son of God 91 3 thou eternal Victim, slain 109 3 thou faithful God of love 819 3 thou God of my salvation 458 3 thou great God, whose piercing eye 810 3 thou that would'st not have 5S6 3 Thou to whom all creatures bow 04 3 thou who all things can'st control 545 3 thou who hast our sorrows borne 380 3 thou who hear'st when sinners cry 402 3 thou whom all thy saints adore....". 20 946 INDEX. Page O thou whom once they flocked to hear.... 353 0 thou whose ofFring on the tree Ill Our bondage it shall end, by and by 858 Our Father God, who art in heaven 766 Our Father who art in heaven, hallow'd... 908 Our friendship sanctify and guide 265 Our Heavenly Father, hear 753 Our Lord is risen from the dead 117 O what a taste is this 293 O when shall I see Jesus 844 0 when shall we sweetly remove 755 O where shall rest be found 5S7 0 why did I my Saviour leave 441 O worship the King, All glorious above 33 O ye immortal throng 124 O Zion afflicted with wave upon wave 873 Pass a few swiftly-fleeting years 583 Pass me not O gentle Saviour 896 Peace be to this habitation 799 Peace, troubled soul, whose plaintive moan 342 Pilgrim burdened with thy sin 857 Plunged in a gulf of dark despair 149 Praise God from whom all blessings flow... 917 Praise the Lord; his glory bless 1G2 Praise the Lord O my soul and all 908 Praise to thee, thou great Creator 194 Praise to the glorious Cause of all 920 Praise to the Lord on high 252 Praise waits in Zion, Lord, for thee 182 Praise ye Jehovah's name 179 Praise ye the Lord; my heart shall join.... 173 Praise ye the Lord! 'tis good to raise 37 INDEX. 947 Page mtise ye the Lord, y3 immortal choirs 58 !>rayer is appointed to convey 538 grayer is the breath of God in man 769 Grayer is the soul's sincere desire 715 Pray, what's the reason, when yon nieel Pris'ners of hope, lift tip your heads 515 Pris'ner of hope to thee I turn 429 Prostrate dear Jesus, at thy feet 77'> Pure are the joys above the sky Pursue the mystery 1-7 uickened with our immortal head Ready for my earthen bed SIS Redeemer of mankind 128 • and sing, the Lord is King 123 e evermore with angels above 407 •. the Lord is King 128 . ye nations of the world 875 Remark, my soul, the narrow bound 082 Remember, sinful youth, yon must die, you must die Repent, the voice celestial cries : 'S of unexhausted grace 40 Return. 0 wanderer, return 3^5 Ring (he bells of heaven, there is joy to-day '...".. 809 Rise my soul and stretch thy wings hange not, Lord, the heart 27<> Rock of ages, cleft forme !()'> Safely through another week .°>0f> Salvation, 0 the joyful sound 148 948 INDEX. Saviour, I now with shame confess 4 Saviour of all, to thee we bow 73& Saviour of men, thy searching eye 26(fc Saviour of sinful men 8Hpe Saviour of the sin-sick soul 5Hk Saviour on me the want bestow 48|k Saviour, Prince of Israel's race 394toc Saviour we know thou art Saviour whom our hearts adore 7 ah Saw ye my Saviour! Saw ye my Saviour... 8H Say, brothers, will you meet us 89B See, from on high, a light divine 84|d See, how great a flame aspires 705 1- See how the morning sun 6®$k See Israel's gentle Shepherd stand 279jt See, sinners, in the gospel glass 32-Sfc See the corn again in ear 69ft Serene I laid me down 66fi Servant of God, well done 61« Shall I amidst a ghastly band.. 404] Shall I for fear of feeble man 25S| Shall we gather at the river 851] Shepherd of Israel, thou dost keep 25(1 Shepherd of souls, with pitying eye 33(1] Shepherds rejoice, lift up your eyes 63(1 Shout to the great Jehovah's praise 92(M: Show pity, Lord, oh Lord forgive 40M Shrinking from the cold hand of death 58M Since all the varying scenes of time 4M Since Jesus freely did appear 299§ Sing, O ye ransom'd of the Lord 5391 Sing to the great Jehovah's praise 683* Sing to the Lord Jehovah's name 17® INDEX. 949 Page * to the Lord most high 198 r to the Lord, ye heavenly hosts 01 1 ; we to our God above 918 ers, believe the gospel word 327 lers, obey the gospel word 319 ers, the call obey 660 lers, the voice of God regard 349 lers, turn, why will ye die 347 p, thou dust and ashes, sleep 61 1 lid the Hebrew prophet raise 138 ,ly now the light of day 072 liers of Christ arise 573 Sovereign of the earth and skies 795 of God, thy blessing grant 545 of thy Sire's eternal love , 68 s of Freedom, wake to glory 840 s of God, exulting rise 472 s of God, triumphant rise 100 ereign of all the worlds on high 208 ring the seed by the daylight fair 895 in the morn thy seed 560 rit of faith come down 206 rit of grace, and health and power 09 rit of peace, celestial Dove 527 rit of truth, essential God 205 nd tli' omnipotent decree 602 nd up and bless the Lord 18 ,y, thou insulted Spirit! stay 221 11, for thy loving-kindness Lord 410 11 stir me up to strive 551 >p, poor sinner, stop and think 885 n of my soul, thou Saviour dear 740 n of unclouded righteousness 700 950 INDEX. Supreme good Master most sublime Sweet is the work, my God, my King Swell the anthem, raise the song Take comfort, christians, when your friend Take the name of Jesus with you Talk with u&, Lord, thyself reveal Teach me the measure of my days , That awful day will surely come That doleful night before his death That mighty angel, to whose hand ] The Bible ! the Bible ! more precious than ] gold The chariot ! the chariot, its wheels roll in fire i The Church in her militant state ( The counsels of redeeming grace ' The countle.-s multitude on high 1 The day is past and gone ( The day of Christ, the day of God 1 The day of wrath, that dreadful day I The earth is the Lord's and the fullness I thereof ! Thee Je.-u*, thee, the sinner's Friend | Thee we adore, eternal Knine Thee will I love, my strength, my tower.. The God of Abr'ham praise The God who reigns on high The great archangel's trump shall sound. The heavens declare thy glory, Lord The King of heaven his table spread- The Lord declares his will The Lord descended from above INDFX. 951 Page Lord in judgment now appears 656 Lord is risen indeed 103 1 Jehovah reigns 30 rd my pasture shall prepare 28 Lord my Shepherd is 23 Lord of earth and sky 6S6 Lord of glory reigns ; he reigns oii high 60 Lord of Sabbath let us praise 114 Lord on high proclaims 320 Lord shall come! the earth shall quake 869 man of sorrow now 91 men who slight thy faithful * )rd 356 3 merit of Jehovah's Son 758 3 coighty Conqueror leaves the dead 198 ? morning flowers display their sweets.. 608 3 nations call! from sea to sea 695 peace which God alone reveals 919 3 pity of the Lord 32 power to bless my house 794 praise of Zion waits for thee 226 ere's a light in the window for thee 1.) rot her 854 ere is a fountain tilled with blood 101 ere is a gate that stands ajar 894 ere is a happy land 888 ere is a hope, a blessed hope a house not made with hands (524 ere is a land of pure delight oi^> e saints who die of Christ posseasli 591 : our culls — let every car 835 e Saviour kindly calls Our children his breast 799 le Saviour, when to heaven he rose 245 ,K 952 INDEX. ] The spacious firmament on high I The Spirit breathes upon the word | The spirit in our hearts The sun of righteousness appears The thing my God doth hate The truth of God shall still endure The voice that speaks Jehovah near The work of one more day is gone I Thine earthly Sabbaths, Lord, we love j This is the day the Lord hath made I This is the word of truth and love 3 This stone to thee, in faith, we lay 7^ This, this is he that came 1 This, this is the God we adore Thou art gone to the grave, but we will not deplore thee 6: Thou art, O God, the life and light ll i Thou art that bread of life H Though nature's strength decay Though troubles assail, And dangers affright 5i|( Thou God of glorious majesty 5S|( Thou God that answerest by fire 50L Thou great, mysterious God unknown 91 Thou hidden God, for whom I groan 42 1 Thou hidden source of calm repose -31 Thou Judge of quick and dead G2ti Thou Lord, hast bless'd my going out (>7»[ Thou Man of grief, remember me 41a. Thou seest my feebleness 5^jj Thou Son of God, whose flaming eyes 33j Thou true and only God, lead'st forth 5 Thou very paschal Lamb 13 Thou who didst stoop below 47' INDEX. 953 Page du who hast in Zion laid 724 rough all the lofty sky 653 rough every age, eternal God 628 us far the Lord hath led me on 679 us Lydia sanctified her house 279 y ceaseless, unexhausted love 24 y faithfulness, Lord, each moment we Kfind 317 y life I r^ad, my gracious Lord 617 y mighty arm, O God, was nigh 657 y people, Lord, who trust Thy word 712 y presence, Lord, the place shall fill 763 ns finished!?' so the Saviour cried 298 i finished! The Messiah dies 96 ; finished, 'tis done, The spirit is fled.... 612 * God the Spirit leads 224 \ the promise of God, full salvation to give 893 Father, Son and Spirit , 917 God, the Father's throne 920 God, the only wise 158 God, your every want 562 morrow, Lord, is thine 351 our Redeemer's glorious name 184 the haven of thy breast 754 thee, great God of love! I bow 811 thee this temple we devote 732 us a child of nope is b«>rn 74 us a child of royal birth 83 whom is our report made known 94 ' I God and search the ground 742 aa by an order from the Lord 782 - • pn that dark, that doleful night 294 954 INDEX. Twas on that night when doomed to kno^ 'Twas the commission of our Lord , Ungrateful dinners, whence this scorn Uphold me. Saviour, or I fall Upright, both in heart and will , Unre on your rapid course Vain, delusive world adieu Vain mnn, thy fond pursuits forbear Victim Divine! thy grace we claim Vital Spark of heavenly flame Watchman, tell us of the night Watched by the world's malignant, eye. Wealth, honor, pleasure and what else. Weary gleaner whence comest thou Weary souls that wander wide We bid thee welcome in the name We bless thy name. Almighty God We by his Spirit prove We give immortal praise We know, by faith we know Welcome, delightful morn Welcome, sweet day of rest We lift our hearts to thee Well doth a summer leaf explain We'll not give up the Bible AVe're traveling nome to heaven above What are these arrayed in white What could your Redeemer do What doth the Ladder mean What equal honors shall we bring What glory gilds. the sacred page INDEX. 955 Page :at is our callings glorious hope 5Q7 at is the thing of greatest price 343 at! never speak one evil word 497 at now is my object ami aim $04 •nes of honor and of dreaxj {HH) ough the arm of conqu'ring death 615 rious hindrances we meet 748 it venerable sight appears 86 at wondrous love is this 0 my soul ! 0 my soul , 884 en all the mercies of my God 167 en angry nations rush to arms 653 en at this distance, Lord, we trac • 81 en Christ doth in my heart appear 504 v the angry passions ri>e 77 en floating on life's troubled sea 7S5 lows my soul p?or$prQad 138 en, gracious Lord, when shall it. be 416 en I can read my title clear 526 en I survey the wondrous cross 93 en Jordan hu-h'd his waters .-till 637 em languor. and disease, invade 830 en, marshall'd on the mighty [.lain 642 en, my Saviour shall I be 522 en on Sinai's top I see 93 en rising from the bed of death 413 ..all thy love constrain 414 mows round us roll 476 i the exil'd seer was given 721 re the dead? h\ heaven or hell.... 631 re do the nations wage 121 erefore should I make my moan 797 ere bhall my wond'ring soul begin 257 956 Where shall we go to seek a friend Wherewith, 0 Lord, shall I draw near Which of the petty kings of earth While dead in trespasses I lie While in the world we still remain While life prolongs its precious light While shepherds watch'd their flocks by night While thee I seek, protecting Power While we walk with God in light While with ceaseless course the sun Who can describe the joys that rise Whom man forsakes thou wilt not leave... Who in the Lord confide Who is he in yonder stall Who is this that comes from far Why do we mourn departing friends Why, O sinner, me profaning Why not now, my God, my God Why should the children of a King Why should we start and fear to die Will God in every deed descend With all the boasted pomp of war With glorious clouds encompassed round... With joy we medidate the grace. With my substance I will honor With songs and honors sounding loud Woe to the men on earth who dwell Would Jesus have the sinner die Wretched, helpless and distressed Wretch that I am ! from God I've strayed.. Ye boundless realms of joy., INDEX. 957 Page 3 children of Zion, whe're aiming for glory 903 5 Christian heralds, go, proclaim 097 » diff 'rent sects, who all declare 235 ) faithful souls, who Jesus knew 112 ) golden lamps of heaven farewell 820 j hearts with youthful vigor warm 339 | humble souls, that seek the Lord 104 I neighbors and friends, To Jesus draw near 329 ransom'd sinners hear 515 s, from this instant now I will 433 s, my native land, I love thee 697 s! the Redeemer rose 115 t there are joys that cannot die 709 that pass by, behold the Man 88 tribes of Adam, join 178 virgin souls, arise 084 weary, heavy laden souls 804 wretched, hungry, starving poor 313 ild not to Temptation 104 bid to me now, for I am weak 3S8 ung men and maidens raise 51 THE RITUAL. CHAPTER I. THE LORD'S SUPPER. SECTION I. The Order for the Administration of the Lord's Supper. The Elder shall say one or more of these sentences: " Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and gloriiy your Father which is in heaven." Matt. v. Vi, " Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal ; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal." Matt. vi. 19, 20. '• Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them ; for this is the law and the prophets." Matt. vii. 12. "Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven ; hut he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven." Matt. vii. 21. (959) 960 THE LORD'S SUPPER. " Zaccheus stood and said unto the Lord B I hold, Lord, the half of my goods I live to tl JnTn ;hav"f ' * haVe *&» ^ytWng from m H-^^^St** x restore him fou " He which soweth sparingly shall rean ah spanngly; and I he whifh soVeth boSn,?f" 1 shall reap also bountifully. Every man accor LifeaSn^PUrP,°S-eth1 in MsOWn he*rt. s° ^t hi wf,i g™<%>ngly, nor of necessity, for Go loyeth a cheerful giver." 2 Cor. ix. 6,7 «>oH ,,«?« n therefore opportunity, let us A good unto all men, especially unto them wh. are of the household of faith/' Gal. yi 10 • Godliness with contentment is great cain For we brought nothing into tins world, and I is certain we can carry nothing out." 1 Tim VI. o, 7. " t ^l'fC^argt them Jhat are rich in this w that they be not high-minded, nor trust in un-M certain riches, but in the living God ; who giv-f eth us richly all things to enjoy; that thev dof good; that they be rich in good' works, readl* to distribute willing to communicate ; layinif S.Wrt!8 i°T th*mselve" a good foundatiolf against the time to come that they may lall hold on eternal life." 1 Tim. vi. n 18 19 ff -„A it 1S n°) "nrighteous to forget your worff toward his name in that ye have ministered f l°(tbe saints, and do minister." Hob. vi. 10 f f To do good and to communicate, force l not* t for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.'' » lien. Tin lft i the lord's supper. 9fll "TVhoso hath this world's good, and eeefh lis brother have need, and shutteth up his towels of compassion from him, how dwelleth ;he love of God in him?" 1 John iii. 17. u He that hath pity upon the poor, lendeth into the Lord ; and that which he hath given, vill lie pay him again." Prov. xix. 17. , [While these sentences are in reading, some fit persons, ap- pointed for that purpose, shall receive the alms for the poor, nd other donations of the people, in a dece*nt basin . to be ].o- ided for that purpose, and then bring it to the Elder, who hall place it upon the table.] After which the Elder shall say: Ye that do truly and earnestly repent of your ins, and are in love and charity with your eighbors, and intend to lead a new life, follow- ng the commandments of God, and walking rom henceforth in his holy ways — draw near rith faith and take this holy sacrament to your Dmfort ; and make your humble confession to lmighty God, meekly kneeling upon your nees. [Then shall this general confession be made by the minister ( the name of all those that are minded to receive the Holy ommunion, both he and all the people kneeling humbly xm their knees, and saying]: Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus hrist, Maker of all things, Judge of all men, e acknowledge and bewail our manifold sins id wickedness, which, we from time to time ost grievously have committed by thought, ord and deed, against thy divine Majesty, ovoking, most justly, thy wrath and indigna- 3n against us. We do earnestly repent, and 962 the lord's supper. are heartily sorry for these our misdoings * th remembrance of them is grievous unto us. Have mercy upon us, have mercy upon u< most merciful Father ; for thy Son, our Lor. Jesus Christ's sake ; forgive us all that is past and grant that we may hereafter serve anc please thee in newness of life, to the honor am glory of thy name, through Jesir - *>rist ow Lord. Amen, Then shall the Elder say : O, Almighty God, our heaven] father, who of thy great mercy hast promi^ 1 forgiveness of sins to all them, that with hea ry repentaJJ and true faith turn unto thee, liav e mercy utidlj us; pardon and deliver us iron all our slnl* confirm and strengthen us in alT goodness and' bring us to everlasting life, throt jri Jesus Chris* our Lord. Amen. ' ' r I r. J THE COLLECT. Almighty God, unto whoi all hearts are open, all desires known, anc from whom no secrets are hid, cleanse the Noughts of ouij hearts by the inspiration of fchv Holv Spirit, that we may perfectly love tLee* and worthily magnify thy holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Then shall the Elder 3ay : It is very meet, right, and >ur bounden duty, that we should at all tima, and in all placol give thanks unto thee, O Lord, Holy Father, ' Almighty, Everlasting God. Therefore, with angels and archangels, and the lord's suppee. 963 with 'all the company of heaven, we laud and nairnify thy holy name — evermore praising j.id saying, Holy, holy, holy. Lord God - ; heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Grlory be to thee, O Lord most high. Amen. Then shall the Elder say : We do not presume to come to this thy table, D merciful Lord, trusting in our own righteous- less, but in thy manifold and great mercies. jiVe" are not worthy so: much as to gather the rrumlis under thy table. But thou art the same ^ord, whoee property is always to have mercy : Brani us, therefore, gracious Lord, so to eat the iesh of thy dear Son, Jesus Christ, and to drink lis blood, that our sinful souls and bodies may >e made clean by his death and washed through lis blood ; and, that we may evermore dwell in lim and he in us. Amen. Then the Elder shall say the prayer of consecration as ►lloweth : Almighty God, our Heavenly Father, who f thy tender mercy didst give thine only Son, esus Christ, to suffer death upon the cross for ur redemption ; who made thereby (his obla- on of himself once offered, J a full, perfect, and efficient sacrifice, oblation and satisfaction for ae sins of the whole world ; and did institute, nd in his holy gospel command us to continue perpetual memory of that, his precious death, ntil his coming again. Hear us, 0 Merciful ather, we most humbly beseech thee, and ant that we, receiving these thy creatures of read and wine, according to thy Son, our 964 THE LORD'S SUPPER, (1) Here the elder is to take the plate of bread into his hand. (2) And here to break bread. the (3) And here to lay his hand upon all the bread. (4) Here he is to take the cnp into his hand. Saviour Jesus Christ's holy institution, in re membrance of his death and passion, may b partakers of his most blessed body and blood ! who in the same nigh that he was betraved took bread, (1) am when he had giver thanks he brake it (2 and gave it to his difr ciples, saying, Take. eat, this (3) is my body which is broken] for you. This do inj remembrance of me;] likewise after supper he took (4) the cupl and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them saving, j net a«* i > , ,_. v , Drink ye all of it, for (5) And here to lay his hand this (^\ iG mr Y^i^A npon all the Teasels containing tn.ls(°i IS my blood the wine. of the JNew Testa- ment, which is shed r ., . . for you, and for many for the remission of sins : Do this, as often as ye shall drink it, in remembrance of me Amen, v,-T56Il-ballJhe T5inlsteT firet receive the communion in both j kinds himself, and then proceed to deliver the same to the iSFtFSZflZ T llkC Tnn.eT> (if any be Pre8ent-> »°d after The body of our Lord Jesus Christ, which was given for thee preserve thy soul and body the lord's supper. 965 nto everlasting life. Take and eat this in re- membrance that Christ died for thee, and feed u him in thy heart by faith with thanksgiving. And the minister that dolivereth the cup shall say : The blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, which as shed for thee, preserve thy soul and body nto everlasting life. Drink this in remem- ranee that Christ's blood was shed for thee id be thankful. [If the consecrated bread and wine be all spent before all •ve commemorated the elder may consecrate more by repeat- ig the prayer of consecration.] \ When all have commemorated, the minister shall return to % Lord's table and place upon it what remaineth of the con- ;rated elements, covering the same with a clean linen cloth.] Then shall the elder say the Lord's Prayer : Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed :3 thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be >ne on earth as it is in heaven, give us this iy our daily bread, and forgive us our tres- isses as we forgive those that trespass against L And lead us not into temptation, bur, de- fer us from evil, for thine is the kingdom, >e power and the glory, forever. Amen. Lfter which shall be said as follows : O Lord, our heavenly Father, we thy humble rvants, desire thy fatherly goodness, merci- lly to accept this our sacrifice of praise and lanksgiving ; most humbly beseeching thee to ant, that by the merits and death of thy Son ^sus Christ, and through faith in his blood, ■ and thy whole church may obtain remis- 966 THE LOED's SUP PEE. sion of our sins, and all other benefits of hi passion. And here we offer and present unt< thee, O Lord, ourselves, our souls and bodies to be a reasonable, holy and lively sacrifice unto thee ; humbly beseeching thee that all wi who are partakers of this holy communion may be filled with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy, through our manifold sins, to offer unto thee any sacrifice, yet we beseech thee to accept this, our bounden duty and service : not weigh- ing our merits, but pardoning our offence^ through Jesus Christ our Lord, by whom, and with whom, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, all honor and glory be unto thee. 0 Father Al-j mighty, world without end. Amen. Then shall be Baid : Glory be to God on high, and on earth peac€[ good- will towards men. We praise thee, W0, bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee,; we give thanks to thee for thy great glory. Ob Lord God, Heavenly King, God, the Father! Almighty. O Lord, the only begotten Son, Jesus Christ;] 0 Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, j that takest away the sins of the world, have; mercy upon us. Thou that takest away th«* sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou! that takest away the sins of the world, receive* our prayer. Thou that sittest at the right hand( of God the Father have mercy upon us. For thou only art holy, thou art the Lord," thou only, 0 Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art! OF BAPTISM. 907 pfrOet high in the glory of God the Father. i. •he Elder, if he pee it expedient, may put op ;m ex- v prayer; and afterwards shall let the people dqptH .vith this blessing : May the peace of God, which passeth all inderstanding, keep your hearts and minds in :he knowledge and love of God. and his Son, ' hrist our Lord; and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy be among you and remain with you al- 3. Amen. N. B. — If the Elder he straitened for time, h^ may omit any rice1, except the prayer cf C CHAPTER II. OF BAPTISM. SECTION I. Tlie Order for the Ministration of Baptism to Infaids. The minister coming to the font, which is to be filled with rare water, shall use the following, or some other exhortation mitable to the sacred office. Dearly beloved, forasmuch as all men arc conceived and born in sin, and that our Savioi.r rhrist. saith, ' None can enter into the kingdom of God, except he be regenerated and born anew of water and of the Holy Ghost," I be- eech you to call upon God the Father, through our Lord Jesus Christ, that of his bounteous he will grant to this child that thing 968 OF BAPTISM. which by nature it cannot have, that it may be I j baptized with water and the Holy Ghost/and 1 received into Christ's holy church, and be made 1 a lively member of the same. Then shall the minister say: LET US PRAY. Almighty and everlasting God, who of thyjl great mercy didst save Noah and his family in the ark, from perishing by water, and also I didst safely lead the children of Israel, thy 1 people, through the Red Sea, figuring thereby I thy holy baptism ; and by the baptism of thy 1 well beloved Son, Jesus Christ, in the river of Jordan, didst sanctify water for this holy sacra- ment, we beseech thee of thine infinite mer- cies, that thou wouldst look upon this child ; ! wash him, and sanctify him with the Holy Ghost, that he being received into the ark of Christ's Church, and being steadfast in faith, joyful through hope, and rooted in love, may so pass the waves of this troublesome world, I that finally he may come to the land of ever- . lasting life; there to reign with thee, world without end, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, 0 merciful God, grant that the old Adam in this child may be so buried, that the new man may be raised in him. Amen. Grant that all carnal affections may die in ] him, and that all things belonging to the Spirit may live and grow in him. Amen. Grant that he may have the power and of baptism. yt>y strength to have victory, and to triumph against the devil, the world, and the flesh. Amen. Grant that whosoever is dedicated to thee by our office and ministry, may also be endued I with heavenly virtues, and everlastingly re- ; warded through thy mercy, O blessed Lord | God, who dost live, and govern all things, world i without end. Amen. Almighty, everliving God, whose most dearly beloved Son, Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of our sins, didst shed out of his most precious side both water and blood, and gave command- ment to his disciples that they should go teach all nations, and baptize them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost ; regard, we beseech thee, the supplica- tions of thy congregation, sanctify this water for this holy sacrament, and grant that this child, now to be baptized, may receive the ful- lness of thy grace, and ever remain in the riumber of thy faithful and elect children, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Address of Pastor to Parents or Guardians. Dearly Beloved : Forasmuch as this child is now presented by you for Christian baptism, you must remember that it is your part and duty to see that he be taught as soon as he shall be able to learn the nature and end of this holy |3acrament. And that he may know these things the better, you shall call upon him to give regu- lar attendance upon the appointed means of brace, such as the ministry of the Word and the public and private worship of God ; and further, 970 OF BAPTISM* you shall provide that he shall read the Holy Scriptures, and learn the Lord's Prayer, the Ten Commandments, the Apostles' Creed, the Catechism, and all other things "which a Christian ought to know and believe to his soul's health in order that he may be brought up to lead a virtuous and holy life, remember- ing always that baptism doth represent unto us that inward purity which disposeth us to follow the example of our Saviour Christ. That as he died and rose again for us, so should we who are baptized die unto sin and rise again unto righteousness, continually mortifying alii corrupt affections and daily proceeding in all- virtue and godliness. Do you therefore sol- emnly engage to fulfill these duties so far as it lieth in your power, the Lord being your helper? Answer — We do. Then shall the people stand up, and the minister shall say : Hear the words of the Gospel written by St. Mark, in the tenth chapter, at the thirteenth verse : " They brought young children to Christ, that he should touch them; and his disciples rebuked those that brought them ; but when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them. Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily, I say unto you, who- soever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. And OF BAPTISM. 971 he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them." And the minister shall take the child into his hands, and he friends of the child, NAME THIS CHILD. And then naming it after them, he shall sprinkle or pour water upon it, or if desired, immerse it in water; saying: X., I baptize thee in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Then shall be said, all kneeling: Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed le thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven ; give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us our tres- passes, as we forgive those that trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but, de- liver us from evil. Amen. Then shall the minister conclude with an extemporaneous I raver. SECTION II. The minister shall use the following, or some other exhorta- li table to this holy office: Order for (lie Ministration of Baptism of Adults. Dearly beloved, forasmuch as all men are conceived and born in sin, (and that which is born of the flesh is flesh, and they that are in the flesh cannot please God, but live in sin, committing many actual transgressions,) and that our Saviour Christ saith, None can enter into the kingdom of God, except he be regen- erated and born anew of water and of the Holy Ghost, and received into Christ's holy Church, 972 OP BAPTISM. and be made lively members of the same : I therefore beseech you to call" upon God the Father, through our Lord Jesus Christ, that of his bounteous goodness he will grant unto these persons that which by nature they cannot have, that they may be baptized with water and the Holy Ghost. Then shall the minister say : Almighty and immortal God, the aider of all that need, the helper of all that flee to thee for succor, the life of them that believe, and the resurrection of the dead, we call upon thee for these persons, that they coming to thy holy baptism, may receive the remission of their sins by spiritual regeneration. Receive them, 0 Lord, as thou hast promised by thy well- beloved Son, saying, Ask, and ye shall receive ; seek, and ye shall find ; knock, and it shall be opened unto you : So give now unto those that ask ; let us that seek find ; open the gate unto us that knock ; that these persons may enjoy the everlasting benediction of thy heavenly washing, and may come to the eternal kingdom which thou hast promised by Christ our Lord. Amen. After which he shall say : Almighty and everlasting God, heavenly Father, we give thee humble thanks, for that thou hast vouchsafed to call us to the knowl- edge of thy grace, and faith in thee ; increase this knowledge and confirm this faith in us evermore. Give thy Holy Spirit to these persons, that they may be born again, and OF BAPTISM. 973 made heirs of everlasting salvation, through our Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit now and for- ever. Amen. Then shall the people stand up, and the minister shall say : Hear the words of the gospel written by St. John in the third chapter, beginning at the first verse : " There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: the same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God ; for no man can do the miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. Jesus an- swered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? Jesus an- swered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, except a man be born of water and of the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh ; and that which is born of the Spirit, is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth : so is every one that is born of the Spirit." Then shall the minister speak to the person to be baptised, on this wise : Well beloved, who are come hither desiring 974 OF BAPTISM. to receive holy baptism, ye have heard how the congregation hath prayed that our Lord Jesus Christ would vouchsafe to receive you, and bless you, to release you of your sins, to give you the kingdom of heaven and everlast- ing life. And our Lord Jesus Christ hath promised in his holy word, to grant all those things we have prayed for, which promise he, for his part, will most surely keep and perform. Wherefore, after this promise made by Christ, you must also faithfully, on your part, promise, in the presence of this whole congregation, that you will renounce the devil and ail his works, and constantly believe God's word, and obe- diently keep his commandments. Then shall the minister demand of each of the persons to V* baptized, Q. Dost thou renounce the devil and all his works, the vain pomp and glory of the world, with all covetous desires of the same, and the carnal desires of the flesh, and that thou wilt not follow, nor be led by them? A. I renounce them all. Q. Dost thou believe in God the Father Al- mighty, Maker of heaven and earth? And in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, our Lord ? And that he was conceived of the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary ? That he suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucifiod, dead and buried ; that he arose again the third day ; that he ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty ; and OF BAPTISM. W8 from thence shall come again at the end of the world, to judge the quick and the dead? And dost thou believe in the Holy Ghost, the Holy Catholic Church,* the communion of saints, the remission of sins, the resurrection of the body, and everlasting life after death ? A. All tb is I steadfastiy believe. Q. Wilt thou be baptized in this faith ? A. This is my desire. Q. Wilt thou then obediently keep God's holy will and commandments, and walk in the same all the days of thy life? A. T will endeavor to do bo, God being my helper. Then shall the minister say : O merciful God, grant that the old Adam in these- persons may be so buried, that the new nap may be raised in them. Amen. Grant that all carnal affections may die in , rhem, and that all things belonging to the spirit may live and grow in them. Amen. Grant that they may have power and strength to have victory, and triumph against the devil, the world, and the flesh. Awen. Grant that they, being here dedicated to thee by our office and ministry, may also be endued with heavenly virtues, and everlastingly re- , warded, through thy mercy, 0 blessed Lord j God, who dost live and govern all things, world j without end. Amen. Almighty, ever living God, whose most dearly » beloved Son, Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of our sins, didst shed out of his most precious * The Church Universal, and not the Papal Church of Borne. 976 MATRIMONY. side both water and blood ; and gave command ment to his disciples, that they should go teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, regard, we beseech thee, the supplications of this congregation ; and grant that the persons now to be baptized, may receive the fulness of thy grace, and ever remain in the number of thy faithful and elect children, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Then shall the minister take each person to he baptized by the right hand, and placing them conreniently by the font, according to his discretion, shall ask the name : and then shall sprinkle or pour water upon /iwn, (or if they de6ire, shall im- merse them in water,) saying : K, I baptize thee in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Then shall be said the Lord's Prayer, all kneeling. Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name ; Thy kingdom come ; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven ; give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our tres- passes as we forgive them that trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but de- liver us from evil. Amen. Then let the minister conclude with an extemporary prayer. CHAPTER III. MATRIMONY. Order for the Solemnization of Matrimony. First, the bans of all that are to be married together, must be published in the eongregation three seYeral Sundays in the MATRIMONY. 977 time of divine service, unlew th^y be otherwise qualified ac- cording to law, the minister saying, after the accustomed manner : I publish these bans of marriage between M. of 1 and N. of . If any of you know just cause or impediment why these twro persons should not be joined together in holy matri- mony, you are to declare it. This is the first, [second, or thkd] time of asking, i At the day and time appointed for solemnization of matri- mony, the persons to be married standing together, the man on the right hand and the woman on the left, the minister shall say: Dearly beloved, we are gathered together here in the sight of God. and in the presence of these witnesses, to join together this man and this woman in holy matrimony; which is an honorable estate, instituted by God in the time of man's innocency, signifying unto us the inystical union which is between Christ and his Church ; wThich holy estate Christ adorned and beautified with his presence, and the first miracle that he wrought at Cana of Galilee, and is commended of St. Paul to be honorable among all men, and therefore not by any to be entered upon or taken in hand unadvisedly, but reverently, discreetly, advisedly, and in the fear of God. Into wdiich holy estate these persons come now to be joined. Therefore, if any can show any just cause why they may not lawfully be ioined together, let him now speak, or else hereafter forever hold his peace. 978 MATRIMONY. And also speaking to the persona that are to be married, he shall say : I require and charge you both, (as you will answer at the dreadful day of judgment, when the secrets of all hearts shall be disclosed,) that if either of you know any impediment why you may not be lawfully joined together in matrimony you do now confess it. For be ye well assured, that so many as are coupled to- gether otherwise than God's word shall allow, are not joined together by God, neither is their matrimony lawful. If no impediment shall be alleged, then shall the minister say unto the man : M ., Witt thou have this woman to be thy wedded wife, to live together after God's ordi- nance, in the holy estate of matrimony? Wilt thou love her, comfort her, honor and keep her, in sickness and in health, and forsaking all others keep thee only unto her as long as ye both shall live ? The man shall answer : I Will. Then shall the minister say unto the woman : N., 'Wilt thou have this man to be thy wedded husband, to live together after God's ordinance, in the holy estate of matrimony ? Wilt thou obey him, serve him, love him, honor and keep him, in sickness and in health, and forsaking all others, keep thee only unto him so long as ye both shall live? The woman shall answer : I will. MATRIMONY. 979 Then the minister shall cause the man with his right hand to take the woman by her right hand, and to say after him a* follows : I, M., take thee N., to be my wedded wife to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sick- ness and in health, to love, and to cherish, till death do us part, according to God's holy ordi- nance; and thereto I plight thee my faith. Then they shall loose their hands, and the woman with her right hand, taking the man by his right hand, shall likewise aay aiter the minister : I, N., take thee M., to be my wedded hus- band, to have and to hold, from this day for- ward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love, cherish, and to obey, till death do us part, according to God's holy ordinance ; and thereto I plight thee my faith. Then shall the minister say : Let us pray. 0, Eternal God, creator, preserver of all man- kind, giver of all spiritual grace, the author of everlasting life, send thy blessing upon these thy servants, this man and this woman whom we bless in thy name; that as Isaac and Re- becca lived faithfully together, so these persons may surely perform and keep the vows and covenant betwixt them made, and may ever remain in perfect love and peace together, and live according to thy laws, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Then shall the minister join their right hands together and 980 MATRIMONY. Those whom God hath joined together, let no man put asunder. Forasmuch as M, and N. have consented to live together in holy wedlock, and have wit- nessed the same before God and this company, and thereto have pledged their faith to each other, and have declared the same by joining hands: I pronounce that they are man and wife together, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen, ■ And the minister shall add this blessing: God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Ghost, bless, preserve and keep you ; the Lord mercifully with his favor look upon you, and so fill you with all spiritual benediction and grace, that you may so live together in this life, that in the world to come ye may have life everlasting. Amen. Then shall the minister say: Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven, give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us our tres- passes as we forgive them that trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but de- liver us from evil. Amen. ■ Then shall the minister say: 0 God of Abraham, God of Isaac, God of Jacob, bless this man and this woman, and sow the seeds of eternal life in their hearts, that whatsoever in thy holy word they shall profit- ably learn, they may indeed fulfil the same. MATRIMONY. 9S1 Look, 0 Lord, mercifully upon them from heaven and bless them. And as thou didst send thy blessings upon Abraham and Sarah, to their great comfort, so vouchsafe to send thy blessings upon this man and this woman, that they obeying thy will, and always being in safety under thy protection, may abide in thy love unto their lives' end, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. O God, who by thy mighty power hast made all things of nothing, who also (after other things set in order,} jftftfltj appoint that out of man, (created after thine own image and simili- tude,) woman should take her beginning ; and knitting them together, didst teach that it should never be lawful to put asunder those whom thou, by matrimony, hast made one ; 0 God, who hast consecrated the state of matri- mony to such an excellent mystery, that in it is signified and represented the spiritual mar- riage and union betwixt Christ and his Churrh, — look mercifully upon this man and this woman ; that both this man may love his wifij according to thy word, (as Christ did love his spouse, the Church, who gave himself for it, loving and cherishing it even as his own flesh, ) and also that this woman maybe loving and obedient to her husband ; and in all quietness, sobriety and peace, be a follower of holy and godly matrons. O Lord, bless them both, and arrant them h> inherit thy everlasting kingdom, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Then shall the minister say: j2 order of burial. Almighty God, who at the beginning didst create our first parents, Adam and Eve, and didst sanctify and join them together in mar- riage, pour upon you the riches of his grace, sanctify and bless you that ye may please him both in body and soul, and live together in holy love unto your lives' end. Amen. CHAPTER IV. BURIAL. Order of the Burial of the Dead. N B.— The following, or some other solemn service shall be used. The minister meeting the corpse, and going before it, shall say: " I am the resurrection and the life, saith the Lord ; he that belie veth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live ; and whosoever liveth and belie veth in me, shall never die." John xi. 25, 26. 11 1 know that my Redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth. And though after my skin, worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God ; whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall be- hold, and not another." Job xix. 25, 26, 27. u We brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away ; blessed be the name of the Lord." 1 Tim. vi. 7 ; Job i. 21. ORDER OP BURIAL. 983 At the grave, when the corpse is laid in the earth, the min- ister shall say : " Man that is born of a woman hath but a short time to live, and is full of misery. He cometh up and is cut down like a flower ; he fleeth as it were a shadow, and never continu- eth in one stay." In the midst of life we are in death ; of whom may we seek for succor, but of thee, 0 Lord, who for our sins art justly displeased? Yet, O Lord God most holy, O Lord most mighty, O holy and merciful "Saviour, deliver us not unto the bitter pains of eternal death. Thou knowest, Lord the secrets of our hearts, shut not thy merciful ears to our prayers, but spare us, Lord most holy, O God most mighty, 0 holy and merciful Saviour, thou most worthy Judge eternal, suffer us not, at our last hour, for any pains of death, to fall from thee. Then, while the earth shall be cast npon the coffin by some person standing by, the minister shall say: Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God, in his wise providence, to take out of this world the soul of our deceased brother, we therefore commit his body to the ground, earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust, looking for the general resurrection in the last day, and the life of the world to come, through our Lord Jesus Christ ; at whose second coming in glori- ous majesty to judge the world, the earth and the sea shall give up their dead, and the cor- ruptible bodies of those who sleep in him shall be changed, and made like unto his own glori- ous body according to the mighty working 984 ORDER OF BURIAL. whereby lie is able to subdue all things unto himself. Then shall be said . "I' heard a voice from heaven, saying unto me, write — From henceforth, blessed are the dead who die in the Lord : even so, saith the Spirit; for they rest from their labors." Then shall the minister say : Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven ; give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our tres- passes as we forgive them that trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but de- liver us from evil. Amen. THE COLLECT. 0 merciful God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is the resurrection and the life, in whom whosoever belie veth shall live, though he die; and whosoever liveth and be- lieveth in him shall not die eternally. "We meekly beseech thee, 0 Father, to raise us from the death of sin unto the life of righteousness, that when we shall depart this life, we may rest in him ; and at the general resurrection at the last day, may be found acceptable in thy sight, and receive that blessing which thy well- beloved Son shall then pronounce to all that (ove and fear thee, saying, " Come ye blessed THE GENERAL RULES. y»0 of my Father, receive the kingdom prepared for you from the beginning of the world. " Grant this, we beseech thee, 0 merciful Father, through Jesus Christ, our Mediator and Re- deemer. Amen. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen. CHAPTER V. THE GENERAL RULES. [The General Rules of the "United Societies," organized by Mr. Wesley, the founder of Methodism in 17o9, were read on ev.-ry love-feast occasion, in the primitive days of Methodism, and every pastor should still observe that time-honored cus- tom, as they embody the fundamental principals of our faith and religion. Our church members should know them as familiarly as they do the Lord's prayer.] TJie Nature, Design, and General Rules of the United JSocdetks. Such a society is no other than a company Of men having the form and seeking the power of godliness, united in order to pray together, to receive the word of exhortation, and to watch over one another in love, that they may help each other to work out their salvation. That it may the more easily be discerned whether they are indeed working out their sal- vation, each society is divided into smaller companies (called classes), according to their 986 THE GENERAL RULES. respective places of abode. There are about twelve persons in a class, of whom one is styled the " Leader." It is his duty, I. To see each person in his class once a week, at least ; in order, 1. To inquire how their souls prosper. 2. To advise, reprove, comfort or exhort, as occasion may require. 3. To receive what they are willing to give towards the relief of the preachers, church, and poor. II. To meet the ministers, and the stewards of the society, once a week ; in order, 1. To inform the minister of any that are sick, or of any that walk disorderly, and will not be reproved. 2. To pay the stewards what they have re ceived from their several classes in the week preceding. 3. There is only one condition previously re' quired of those who desire admission into these societies — a desire to flee from the wrath to come, and to be saved from their sins. But wherever this is really fixed in the soul, it will be shown by its fruits. It is then expected of all who continue to evidence their desire of salvation : First. By doing no harm ; by avoiding evil of every kind, especially that which is most generally practiced — such as. The taking the name of God in vain. The profaning the day of the Lord, either by doing ordinary work therein, or by buying and selling. THE GENERAL RULES, 987 Drunkenness, or the drinking of spirituous iquors, unless in cases of necessity. The buying and selling of men, women, and :hildren, with an intention to enslave them. Fighting, quarrelling, brawling; brother ;oing to law with brother; returning evil for ! vil, or railing for railing ; the using of many vords in buying and selling. The buying and selling goods that have not taid duty. The giving or taking things on usury, that is, nlawful interest. Uncharitable or unprofitable conversation, articularly speaking evil of magistrates or ainisters. Doing to others as we would not they should 0 unto us. Doing what we know is not for the glory of tod ; as, • The putting on of gold and costly apparel. The taking such diversions as cannot be used i the name of the Lord Jesus. The singing those songs, and the reading lose books which do not tend to the knowl- dge or love of God. Softness, and needless self-indulgence. Laying up treasure on earth. Borrowing without a probability of paying ; r taking up goods without a probability of jaying for them. 1 It is expected of all those who continue in lese societies, that they shall continue to evi- ence their desire of salvation : — Secondly. By doing good ; by being in every V50 THE GENERAL RULES. thing merciful according to their power, as they have opportunity ; doing good of every possible sort, and as far as is possible, to all To their bodies, of the ability which God giveth, by giving food to the hungry, by cloth- ing the naked, by visiting or helping them that are sick or m prison. To their souls, by instructing, reproving, or exhorting all we have any intercourse with • trampling under foot that enthusiastic doctrine' that we are not to do good unless we feel our hearts free to do it. _ By doing good, especially to them that are of the household of faith, or groaning so to be • employing them preferably to others, buvinz one of another helping each other in businessl and so much the more, as the world will love its own, and them only. • By all possible diligence and frugalitv, that the gospel may not be blamed. ' Bv running with patience the race which is* set before them, denying themselves, and tak- ing up their cross daily, submitting to bear the reproach of Christ, to be as the filth and off- scouring of the world, and looking that men should say all manner of evil of them falseiy for the Lord's sake. t It is expected of all who desire to continue in these societies, that they should continue to ' evidence their desire of salvation :— Thirdly. By attending upon all the ordi- nances of God. Such are : The public worship of God. TIIE GENERAL RULES. 9S9 The ministry of the word, either read or ex- pounded. The Supper of the Jkojtfjaui Family and private prayer. Searching the Scriptures, fasting or absti- . These are the general rules of our societies ; all of which we are taught of God to observe, even in his written word, which is the only rule, and the sufficient rule, both of our faith and practice. All these we know his Spirit writes on every truly awakened heart. If there be any among us who observe them not, who habitually break any of them, let it be known unto them who watch over that soul,. as they who must give an account. We will admonish him of the error of his ways ; we will bear with him for a season ; but then, if he repent not, he hath no more place among us. We have delivered our own souls. 990 PUBLIC WORSHIP. CHAPTER VI. PUBLIC WORSHIP. Q. 1. What directions shall be given for the establishment of uniformity in public worship? among us on the Lord's Day. A. 1. Let the morning service consist of singi ing, prayer, the reading of a chapter out of the Old Testament, or one of the New Testament! and preaching. 2. Let the afternoon service consist of singi' ing, prayer, the reading of one or two chapters, and preaching, or a session of the Sunday- school, where our children and adults may be taught in the Scriptures. 3. Let the evening service consist of singing j and prayer, and preaching. 4. But on the days of administering the! Lord's Supper, the two chapters in the morning! service may be omitted. Let the Lord's prayer, | however, be used at every service. 5. Let the society meet wherever it is practi- cable. j. RECEPTION OF MEMBERS. CHAPTER VII. RECEPTION OF MEMBERS. Form for Receiving Persons into the Church after Probation. Upon the day appointed, all that are to be 1 received shall be called forward, and the Min- ister addressing the Congregation shall say: Dearly Beloved Brethren : — The Scriptures teach us that the Church is the household of God ; the body, of which Christ, is the Head, and that it is the design of the Gospel to bring together in one all who are Chrises. The fel- lowship of the Church is the communion that its members enjoy one with another. The ends of this fellowship are the maintenance of sound doctrine, and of the ordinances of Christian worship, and the exercise of that power of godly admonition and discipline which Christ has committed to his Church for the promotion of holiness. It is the duty of all men to unite in this fellowship, for it is only those that "be Elanted in the house of the Lord, that shall ourish in the courts of our God." Its more particular duties are, to promote peace and unity ; to bear one another's burdens ; to pre- vent each other's stumbling; to seek the in- timacy of friendly society among themselves ; to continue steadfast in the faith and worship of the Gospel; and to pray and sympathize with each other. Among its privileges are — peculiar incitements to holiness from the hear- 992 RECEPTION OF MEMBERS. ing of God's Word, and sharing Christ's ordi- nances; the being placed under the watchful care of Pastors, and the enjoyment of the bless- ings which are promised only to those which are of the household of faith. Into this holy fellowship the persons before you, who have already received the sacrament of Baptism and have been under the care of proper leaders for six months on trial, come seeking admission. We now propose, in the fear of God, to ques- tion them as to their faith and purposes, that you may know that they are proper persons to be admitted into the Church. Then addressing the applicants for admis- sion, the Minister shall say : Dearly Beloved : — You are come hither seek- ing the great privilege of union with the Church our Saviour has purchased with his own blood. We rejoice in the grace of God vouchsafed unto you, in that he has called you to be his follow- ers, and that thus far you have run well. You have heard how blessed are the privileges arid how solemn are the duties of membership in Christ's Church, and before you are fully admit- ted thereto, it is proper that you do here pub- licly renew your vows, confess your faith, and declare your purpose by answering the follow- ing questions : Q. 1. Do you here in the presence of God and of this congregation, renew the solemn promise contained in the Baptismal Covenant, ratifying and confirming the same, and acknowl- edging yourselves bound faithfully to observe : EPTION OF MEM HERS. 993 and keep that covenant, and all things con- tained therein? A. [do. Q. 2. Have yon saving faith in the Lord Jesus Christ ? A. I trust I have. Q. 3. Do you entertain friendly feelings towards all tile members of this Church? A. I do. Q, 4. Do you believe in the doctrines of Holy Scripture as set forth in the articles of religion of the African Methodist Episcopal Church? A. I do. Q. 5. Will you cheerfully be governed by the Discipline of the African Methodist Epis- copal Church, hold sacred the ordinances of God, and endeavor, as much as in you lies, to promote the welfare of your brethren, and the advancement of the Redeemer's kingdom? A. I will. <,). C>. Will you contribute of your earthly substance according to your ability, to the sup- port of the Gospel, Church, and the poor, and the various benevolent enterprises of the Church ? A. I will. Then the Minister, addressing the church, shall say, Brethren: — You have heard the responses given to our inquiries. Have any of you any reason to allege why these persons should not be received into full membership in the Church? 994 RECEPTION OF MEMBERS. No objection being alleged, the Minister shall say to the candidates : We welcome you to the communion of the Church of God; and in testimony of our Christian affection and the cordiality with which we receive you, I hereby extend to you the right hand of fellowship ; and may God grant that you may be a faithful and useful member of the Church militant till you are called to the fellowship of the Church tri- umphant which is without fault before the presence of God. Then shall the minister offer an extempore prayer. / LCa-£A^*vw - Lf 4 6y <*3 A ' "-■■' 7* J Tuv^A M ■