I Vi T II E jV Tl M Y I HYMN-BOOK RICHMOND VA: u'ep.ux committki of tv&l:<:.. nbs. 03. \ x r "' ■ ■ ■ ■ ' " ' — "g/^ J* THE WILLIAM R. PERKINS LIBRARY OF DUKE UNIVERSITY Rare Books THE A.!RM Y HYMN-BOOK. RICHMOND VA: rtlBSBTTBRIAK COMMITTEE OF PUBLICATION, HYMNS. * WORSHIP. 1 C. AI. lPPROA.Cn my soul, the mercy-seal, Whore Jesus answera prayer , There humbly fall before h ; s t'e.-t, Far none pan p.-ri-ih thiire. 2 Thy promise is my only plea, With this I ventr.ro nigh J Thou caljest burdeu'd souls to theo, And Bach, O Lord, am I. 3 Bow'd down beneath a iofld* of pin, By Satan sorely press' d, By war without, and fear within, I com6 to thee for rest. 4 Bo* thou my shield and hiding place* That sheltor'd near thy side, I may my fierce accuser face, And tell him "thou hast died." 6 Oh l wondtone love, to Mood and die, To bear the crorin and shame, • That guiity s'nners, such as I, Might plead thy gracious name.. 5 C. M. ■DLESS'D be the everlasting God, The Falher of our Lord ; Be his abounding mercy praised, His majesty adored. • 2 When from the dead He raised his Sou, And called Him to the sky, He gave our souls a lively hope, ■ That they should never die. ♦ 3 "What though our inb'ed sins require Our flesh to see the dust; 1 Yet as the Lord our S vi*ur rose, So ail hia followers must. 4 There's an inheritance divine, . Reserved against that day ; 'Tis uncorrupted, undefiled, And cannot fade away. Saints by the power of God are kept, Till that salvation come ; We walk by faith as strangers here, •Till Christ shall call us home. 6 H. M. T3LOW ye the trumpet, blow, The gladly solemn sound, Let all the nations know , To earth's remotest hound, The year of juhilee is come ; Return, ye ransom'd sinners, homo 2 Jesus, w to go, Till a. blessing thou bestow. I Send some tnese&ge from thy word, That may joy and peace afford; hy spirit now imp >rt-, Full salvation to each heart. i Comfort thoso who weep and mourn, Li t the t>:ne of .joy return ; Those wl down, lift up, * Make them s'.rong in faith and hope. I Grant that all may seek and And Thee a Cod supremely kind: Iieai the Biek, the captive free; Let u» all rijoiv-o in theu. 13 'WORSHIP. 12 L. C. M. WHEN thou, my righteous Judge, eh alt com To take thy ransomed people home, Shall I among them stand ? Shall such a worthless worm as I, Who sometimes .am afraid to die, Be found at thy right hand? 2 I love to meet among them now, Before- thy gracious feet to bow, Though vilest of them all ; But can I bear the piercing thought, What if my name should be left out, When thou for them shalt call? 8 Prevent, prevent it by thy grace, Be thou, dear Lord, my hiding place, In this the accepted day ; Thy pardoning voice, O let me hear, ■ To still my unbelieving fear,. Nor let me tall, I pray. '4 Let me among thy saints be found, Whene'er the archango.'s trump shall sound, To see "thy smiling face; Then loudest of the crowd I'll sing, While heaven'l resounding mansions ring, With shouts of sovereign grace. 13 L. M. WHAT various hindrances we meet, In coming to a mercy-seat 1 13 Yet who th:it knows the worth of prayer, But wishes to be often there? I Prayer makes tho darkened cloud withdraw, Prayer climbs the Udder Jacob eaw, Give to feltta and love, Brings every blessing from above. lining prayer, we cease to fight; Prayer makes th« Christian's armor 'bright ; And Satan trembles when ho sees Tne weakest saint upon his knees. t Have yon no words? Ah! think again, Words flow apace when you complain, And fill your fellow-creature's ear, With the ead tale of all your care. 5 Were half the breath thus vainly spent, To heaven in supplication sent, Your cheerful song would oftener be, " Hear what the Lord has done for me." THE SAVIOUR. 14 , C. M. ALAS and did my Saviour bleed, And did my Sovereign die ? Would He devote that sacred head For such a worm aa I? 14: THK SAVIOUR 2 Thy body slain, deur Jesus, thine, And bathed in its own blood ; While alJ exposed to wrath divine, The g'orioHS sufferer stood. 8 Was it for crimes trnt I had done, He groaned upon the tree? Amazing pity! grace unknown I And love beyond decree I 4 Well miaht t"he pun in darkness hide, And shut his ylorips in, •When God, the m ghty Maker, d.ed, Fo." man, the creature's sin. 6 ThuB might I hide my blushing face,j Whiie his doar cross appears ; Dissolve my heart in thankfulness. And melt my eyes to tears. 8 But drops of grief can ne'er repay The debt of lo' e I .owe : Here, Lord, I give myself away; 'Tis all that I can do. 15 C. M. ALL hail the power of Je3us' narnei Let angels prostrate fall ; Bring forth the royal diadem, And crown Hira Lord of all. THH 8AVI0U*. 15 S Yo chosen s^ed of Israel's race, Ye ransomed from the fall ; Hail II im, who eaves yon .by his grace, And crown Him Lord of all, fS Sinners, whose love can ne'er forget The wormwood and the gall ; Go, spread your 'lophiet at his feet, And crown Him Lord of all. 4 Let every kindred, every tribe, On this terrestrial ball, T« Him all m:ij 'e y a.-cribe, And crown Him Lord of all. 6 O that with yonder sacred throng, We at H s feet may fall ; We'll join the everlasting song, And crown Ilini Lord of all. 16 8 S, 7 S & 4 S. IT ARK I the voice of love and merer Sounds aloud from Calvary; Seel it rends the rocks asunder, Shakes the eirth and veils the sky. " It is finish'd 1" Hoar the dying Saviour cry. I It is finish'd!- Oh, what pleasure Do the wondrous words atl'ord ! Haavenly blessings without measure, 16 THE SAVIOUR. Flow to us through Christ the Lord. It is finish'dl Saints, the dying words record. * 3 Tune your harps anew, ye seraphs ; Strike them to Immanuel's name : All on earih and all in heaven, Join the triumph to proclaim, It is finish'd ! . Glory to the bleeding Lamb. 17 C. M. TTOW "sweet the name of Jesus sounds In a believer's ear ! It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, And diives away his fear. 2 It makes the wounded spirit wholo, And calms the troubled breast ; 'Tie manna to the hungry soul, And to the weiry 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 th praise I bris~, the: saviour. 17 6 \V'.. : is the cfiort of my heart. And cold my warmest thought'; as thou art, I" II praise thee as I i C Till then T would "thy love proclaim "Willi And i name Beta \.iih. 18 0. M. 1 love thy charming name, 'Tin music to mine .car; FWll I BOUnd it OUt 80 lOUd, Th . • u should b 2 Yes, thou art • i my soul, ' .' joy, my hepe, my trust'; Jev, eld, Ami . sordid dust. * • js powers can wish, In Nor to mine <■; so dear, half to ev. - upon my heart, And sheds Its fragrance there ; The tlm of all its wounds, cordial of its care. B 18 TEE SAVIOtTR. 5 I'll speak the honors of thy name, With my last, laboring breath ; Then speechless clasp thee in mine arms, The antidote of death, 19 ' S. M. WOT all th® blood of beasts, On Jewish altars slain. Could give the guilty conscience peace. Or wash away tha stain. 2 But Christ, the heavenly Lamb, Takes all our sins away ; A sacrifice of nobler name, And richer blood than they. My faith would lay her hand On that dear head of thine, While like a penitent, I stand, And there confess my sin. 4 My soul looks back to see The burdens thou didst bear, ' When hanging on the cursed tree. And hopes her guilt was there. § Believing, we rejoice To see the curse rem'ove : We bless the Lamb with cheerful voice s And sing his bleeding love. THK SAVIOUR. 19 C. M. All, for a thousand tongues to Bin? My dear Redeemer's praise; The glories of my God anl King, The triumphs of hia grace. • 2 Jesus, the name that calms our fears, That bids our sorrow cea«e ; 'Tis music la the sinner's ears: 'Tis life, and health, and peace. 3 Ho breaks the power of reigning sin, He sets the prisoners free ; His blood can mane th<> foulest clean, His blood ATailed for me. 4 Let us obey, we then shall know Shall feel our sins forgiven : Anticipate our heaven below, And own that love is heaven. 21 8 S & 7 S. r/N'E there Is, above all others, Well deserves the name of friend ; His in love beyond a brother's, Costly, free, and knows no end: They who once his kindness prove, Find it everlasting love. 3 Which of all our frio ids to save us, Could or would have *hed his blood? 20 THE SAVIOUR. But this Saviour died to have us Reconciled in him to God : This was boundless love indeed ; Jesus is a friend in need. S "When he lived on earth abased, Friend of sinners was his name; Now aiovo all glory raised, He rejoices in the same : Still he calls them brethren, friends, And to all their wants attends. * 4 Oh ! for grace cur hearts to soften ; Teach us, Lord,, at length, to love; "We, alas ! forget too often, What a Friend we have above : Bnt, when home «ur- souls are brought, We will love thee as we ought. 22 7 s. "D OCK of ages, cleft 'for me, Let me hide myself- in thee ; Let the water and the blood, ,. From thy wounded side which flow'd, Be of sin the double cure ; Cleanse me from its guilt and power. 2 Not the labor of my hands Can fulfil the law's demands ; Could my zeal no respite know, Could my tears forever flow, > THK 81VI0TJR. 21 All for Bin could not atone, Thou must paw, and thou alone. 9 Nothii • in my " id T bring, Nak • thee for dres-?, I 1 . el pi for grace ; dn fly. Wash me, Saviour, or I d 4 While T ■ ttb, la i I - ar to vrorl I • thr'c on .!•; of a?es, cl( r ; for me, Let me hide myself in t 1 23 L. • TB3U8, and shall it ever ' A mortal nian ashamed of Afhamcd of thee, whom an Whose glories shine throngl lays I imo'l of Jeans I aooner far • Lei blush to own a star ; He • ' rine, 1 soul of mine. Ashamed of Jesus I jus! aa poon named of noon ; with my soul, till lie, Bright Morning Star, bid darkness fioe. 23 T1IE SAVIOUR. 4 Ashamed of Jesus ! that dear friend On whom my hopes of heaven depend ! Ifo, when I blush, be this my shame, That I no more revere his name. 5 Aaii^med of Je.sns 1 Tee, I may, When I've no guilt to wash away, No tear to wipe, no good to >crave, 2So fears to quell, no soul to save. 6 Till then— nor is mv boasting' vain— Till then, I boast a Saviour slain : And O may this my .glory' be, Tha| Christ is not ashamed of me. 24 €. M. fpHERE is a fountain fill'd with blood, '* Dratvn from Immanuel's veins ; And sinner's, plunged beneath that flood, Lose all their guilty stains. 2 The dying thief lejoiced to see That fountain in his day ; And there may I, though vile as he, Wash all my sins away. 3 Dear dying Lamb, thy precious blood Shall never lose its power, Till all the ransom'd church of God Be saved to sin no more. 4 E'er since by faith I saw the. stream Thy flowing wouuds supply ; THB SAVIOUR. 33 - love has been my theme, And shall be till I die. i in a nobler, sweeter song, .I'll sing thy power to 6ave ; When this poor lisping, stammering tongue 7,H'-' silent in the grave. — L. M. 'TWAS on that dark, that -doleful night, When powers ol earth and hell aroee Against the £>on of God's -delight, riendd betrayed Him to "hie foes. £ Before the mournful scene began, He took the bread, and blessed and brake ; lea 1 through all his actions rani wondrous words of grace He spake I 3 " Tliis is my body broke for • Receive and cat the jiving food •," Then took the cup and blessed the wine, u 'Tls the new covenant in niy blood." 4 a Do this, (He cried,) till time shall .end, In memory of your dying Friend ; Mi'Ci, at my la'de, and record The love of your departed Lord." 4 Jesus, thy feast we celebrate, iow thy death, we sing thy name, il thou return, and we. shall eat Tho marriage, supper of the Lamb. 24: THE SiVIO'CK. 2G L. M. WHEN I survey the wondrous cross, On winch the Prince of glory died, My richest gain I count but loss. And pour contempt. on all my pride. Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the death of Christ, my God: Ail the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood. 3 See, from his head, his Lands, 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 email ; Love so amazing, so Divine, Denial ds my soul, my life, my a!l. THE BELIEVER, 27 0. M. 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 ; THB ' BELIEVER. 35 While others fought to win the prize, And Bailed through bloody ec;ib? 3 Are there no foes for me to face? Must I not stem the flood ? Is this dark 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 tie toll, endure the pain, Supported Ly thy word. 5 Thy Faints in all this glorous war. Shall conquer though they die ; They eee the triumph from afar, With faiih's discerning eye.t When that illustrious day shall rise, And all thine armies ehine, In robes of victory through the skies, The glory shall be thine. S. M. T)KIIOLD what wondrous grace* The Father, hath bestow'd On sinnerB of a mortal race, To call them sons of God ! 2 Nor doth it yet appear How great we must be made : But when we see our Saviour hero, We shall be like our Head. 36 THE BBL1EVKB. 3 A hope bo much divine May trials well endure, May purge" our souls from sense and ein, Ab Christ the Lord is pure. ■ 4 If in my Father's love I share -a filial part, Send down th> Spirit like a dove To rest upon my heart. 5 We would no longer lie Like slaves beneath tne throne ; My faith eh ill Abba, Father, cry, And thou the kindred Own. 29 7 s. CHILDREN of the heavenly King, ' . As ye journey, sweetly s'ng : Sing your Saviour's worthy praise, Glorious in his works and ways. 2 Te are travelling honv lo God, In the way the fathers Irnd • They are happy now, and ye Soon their happiness eball see. 3 O ye mourning cou's be glad; Christ our advocate is made ; ■ Us*to save, our fl- sh aseunee, Brother to our souls berbmes. 4 Shout, ye little flock, and blest, Soon you'll enter into rest ; THB FELIBTBR. 27 your seat Is now prepared, There your kingdom and reward. 5 Fear not, brethren, joyful stand On the borders o£ your land; » ID -Christ, our Father's eon, Bids us undismayed go on. € Lord submissive make us go, Gladly leaving aTl below ; Only thou our leader be, And we still will follow thee. 30 8 s, 7 8 & 4 s. pUIDE me, O thou great Jehovah, P.lgrim through this barren land ; I am weak, but thou art mighty, Hold me by thy powerful hand ; Bread of heaven, Feed me till I want no more. 2 Open now the crystal fountain, Whence the healing streams do flow; Let the fiery cloudy ryllar Lead me all my journey through : Strong Deliverer, Be thou still my strength 'and shield. 3 When I tread the verge of Jordan, Bid my anxious fears subside: Dfath of death, and hell's destruc-Kon, Land me sate on Canaan's side : I will ever give to thue. 28 . THE BELIEVER. 31 'C. M. T'M not ashamed to own my Lord, Or to defend his cause, Maintain the honor of his word, The glory of his cross. 2' Jesus, my God, I know his name, His name is all my trust ; Nor will he put my soul to shame, Nor let my hops be lost. 3 Firm as his throne his promise stands, And he can well secure What I've committed to his hands, Till the decisive hour. 4 Then will he own my worthless name, Before his Father's fa^e, And in the New Jerusalem, Appoint my soul a place. 32 0. M. TN all my Lord's appointed ways My journey I'll pursue ; Hinder me not, ye much loved saints, For I must go with you. 2 Through floods and flames, if Jesus lead, I'll follow where he goes ; H'mder me not, shall he my cry, Though earth and hell oppose. THE EELIKTER. 29 * •y, and through trials, too, I'll go at his oommand : Hinder mo not, for I am bound To my Immanuei'a land. 4 And when my Saviour call* me home, Mf jjyfal cry shall be, Hinder mo not, come, welcome death ; I'll gladly go wi'h thee. 33 L. M. TESU8, my all, to heaven is gone, He, whom I fix'jd my hopes upon ; ' rack I see, and I'll pursue narrow way,, till him I view. 2 The way the holy prophets wont, road that leads from banishment, The King's highway cf holiness I'll go, for all his paths arc peace. 3 This is the way I long have e< And mourned becan.-e I found it not; My grief and burden long have been, BrcaiifC I could not cease from sin. 4 The more I strove aga'net its power, I sinned and stumBled but the more, Till late I heard my Saviour scy, ..io hither, sou!, I am the way." 5 Ho ! glad I come, and thou, blest Lamb, take mo to thte as I am : 30 , THB BELIEYKK. Nothing but jsin I thee can give. Nothing but love shall I receive. 6 Then will I sing to sinners round, What a dear Saviour 1 have found, I'll point to thy redeeming blood, And say—" Behold the way to God I" 34 S, M. . lyfY soul be on tby guard, Ten thousand foes arise ; And hosts of sin 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. S Ne'er think the victory won, Nor once at ease sit down ; Thy arduous work will not be done. Till thou hast got thy crown. 35 C. M. Q J FOR a closer walk with God, A calm and Ilea v only frame; A 1 ght to shine upon the road That leads me to the Lamb. . I THB BELIEVER. 31 2 Where is the blessedness I knew When first I »aw the Lord? Where is th« soul-rrfrcshing view Of Jesua find his word ? 3 Whet peaceful hours T o^ce enjoyed, TTow fiwec iheir memory still 1 But they have left an aching void, The world can never fill. 4 Return, O holy Dove, return, Sweet messenger of r< I hato thfe sins that made thee mourn, Aud drove thee from my breast. 5 Tho ^dearest idol I have known, • Whate'er that idol be, Help me' to tear it from thy throne, And worship only thee. 6 So shall my walk be close with God, - Calm and sen no my frame ; 8o purer light sliall mark the road That leads me to tho Lamb. 36 C. M. All thai the Lord would guide my we To keep his statutes etill I Oh that my God would grant me grace? To know and do his will 1 2 Oh send thy Spirit down, to write Thy law upon my heart 33 THE BELIEVER. Nor let my tongue indulge deceit, Nor act the liar's part. 3 Order my footetepa by thy word, And make my heart sincere : Let sin have no dominion, Lord, But keep -ray conscience clear. 4 Make me to walk in thy commands ; 'Tis a delightful road ; Nor let my head, or heart, or hands, Offend against my God. 37 C. M. * SALVATION! Oh, the ioyful sound* ' t'is pleasure to our ears ; A sovereign 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 1 let the echo fly The spacious earth around ; While all the armies of the sky . Conspire to raise the sound. 4 Now let the Father and the Son And Spirit be adored, "Where there nre works. to mdke him known, Or saints to love the Lord. * TnE BKMKVBR. 33 38 C. M. pLU^GED in a gulf of dark despair, We wretched sinners lay, "Without one cheerful beam nf hopej Or spark of glimmering day. 2 With pitying eye?, the Trinee of grace Beheld our helpless grief: He siw, and, amazing love 1 lie ran to our relief. 4 Down from tho shining seats above, With i9ytat haste He- fled ; Entered the grave in mortal flesh, And dwelt among the dead. 4 He spoiled the powers of darkness thus, And brake our iron chains ; Jesus has freed our captive souls From everlasting pains. 6 O ! for this love, let rocks and hills Their lasting silence break ; And all harmonious human tongues The Saviour's praises speak. THE SINNER. 39 L. C. M. A^WAKED by Sinai's awful Bound, My soul in bonds of guilt I found, And knew not where to go: C 34 THE SINNER. Eternal truth did loud proclaim, "The sinner must be born ajrain, Or sink to endless woo." 2 When to the law I trembling fieri, It poured its curses on my head, I no relief could find ; This fearful truth ir creased my pain, "The sinner must be born again," And whelmed my tortured mind. 8 Again did Sinai's thunder roll, And guilt lay heavy on my soul, •' A vast opprespive load ; Alas, I read and saw it plain, '«The sinner mu,st be horn again, Or drink the wrath of <3od." 4 The saintn I hoard with rapture tetl, How Jesus conquered death and hell, And broke the fowler's snare ; Yet when I found this truth remain, " The sinner must be born again," 1 sunk in deep despair. - 5 But while I thus., in anguish lay, The .gracious Saviour passed this way, And folt his pity move ; The sinner, by his justice s'ain, Now by his grace is born again, And eings ledeeming love. ths sixxkr. 35 40 lis. ■RELAY" not, delay nol, O rimer, draw near; The filers oftiife are n/»w flowing for iheo No price i? demanded ir is here, mption is purchased, salvation is free. 2 Delay no', delay not, why longer abuser and compassion of Jesus thy God? A fountain is op ned, how canst thou refuse To wash and be cleansed in his pardoning blood? 3 Delay no', delay not, O sinter, to come, F>r mercy siiil lingers, and calls Theo today: IJi r vi los is foot heard in. the vale of the Lomb ; Her mesaago unheeded will BOOO pass away. 4 Delay not, delay not, the Spirit of G ved and n Its ead fl.ght; And leave thee in darkness to finish thy race, To sink in the gloom of eternity's night. 8 DaMy not, delay net, the hour is at hand ; 'Ihe earth shall dissolve, and the ! shall fade ; The' dead, small and great, in the judgment shall stand; "What ymwtr then, O sinner, Eh>ll lend thee it* aid? 3G THE SINNB.R. 41 L. M. ' TTASTEN, O sinne^, to be wise, . And stay not for to-morrow'£ sun . The longer "Wisdom you despise, * The harder is she to be won. 2 O I hasten mercy to implore, And stay not for to-morrow's sun ; For fear thy season should be o^r, Before this evening's course be run. . 3 Hasten, O sinner, to return, And stay not for to-morrow's sun, For fear thy lamp should fail to burn, Before The' needful work is done. Hasten, O sinner, to be blest, And stay not for to-morrow's sun ; For fear the curse should thee arrest, Before the morrow is begun. * 42 S. M. Q 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. THB SINNER. 37 2 Bfyond this vale of teara There is a life above, Unmeasured by the flight of years; And all that life is love. There isn death whose pans? • Outlasts the flceiing breath ; O -what eternal horrors hang Around " the 6econd death 1" 3 Lord God of truth and grace, Teach us that death to shun, Lest v.e be banished 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. 43 L. M. CAY, sinner, hath a voice within, Oft whispered to thy secret 60ul ; Uro-ed thee to leave the ways of sin, And yield thy heart to God's control? • 2 Hath something met thee in the path Of world!ine?s and vanity, . < And pointed to the coming wrath, And warned thee from that wrath to flee? 3 Sinner, it was a heaveflly voice, It was the Spirit's gracious call; 38 TUB SINSER, i It bade th^e make the better choice, And haste to Beek in Christ thine all, 4 Spurn not< the call to life su*d Tight ; Regard in time the warning kind ; That call thou may'st not always sight, And yet the gate of mercy find. • 5 God's Spirit will not always strive • "With hardened, self-destroying man ; Ye who persist his lov'e :o grieve, Mny never hear his voice again. 6 Sinner, perhaps this very day, Tny la«t accepted time may be ; O staould'at thou grieve him now away, Then hope may never beam on thee. 44 7 s. OTNNER, art thou still secure? Wilt thou still refuse to pray? Can thy heart or hand endure, In the Lord's avenging day ? 2 See, his mighty arm is bared, Awful terrors clothe his brow ; rFor his judgment stand prepared ; Thou muGt cither break or bow. 3 At his presence nature shakes, Earth, affrighted, hastes to flee ; # TI1E SINKER. 39 Solid mountains melt like wax, What will then become of thee? 4 Wlio hta coiT^njr may al ide, You that glory In your shame? Will you find a place to } hie, • When the w. rid is wrapped fa flame ? 5 Lord, prepare us by thy grace ; Boon we must resign our breath, And our souls bo called to pass Through tho iron gate of death. 45 S. M. rpO-MORROW, Lord, is thine, Lodged In thy Sovereign hand, And if its snn arise and shine, It snine,s by thy command.. 2 The present moment flies, And bears our life away ; Oh make thy servants truly wise, That they may live to-day. 3 binco on 1 1 i i s fleeting hour Eternity is hung, Waken by thine almighty power The aged and tho young. 4 One thing demands our care ; Oh be it still pur.-ued ; Lest slighted once, the season fair Should never be rcnew'd. 4:0 THE SINNER. 5 To Jesus may we fly, Swift as the morning light ; •Lest life's young golden beam should die In sudden endless night. • 46 L. M. TJTHILE life prolongs its previous light, Mercy is found, and peace is given; But soon, ah 1 soon, approaching night Shall blot out every hope of heaven. 2 "While God invites, how blest the day I How sweet the gospel's charming sound ; Come sinnei-d, haste, oh! haste away, While yet a pardoning God He's found, 3 Soon, borne on time's most rapid wing, Shall death command you to the grave ; Before his ba# your spirits bring, And none be found to hear or save. 4 In that lone land of deep despair, No Sabbath's heavenly light shall rise ; No God regard j*our bitter prayer, Nor Saviour call you to the 6kies. § While God invites—how blest the day ! How sweet tho gospel's charming sound ; Come, sinners haste, oh! haste away, While yet a pard'ning God is found. TnE TEKITENT. 41 THE PENITE-NT. 47 C. M. POME-, 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 Teens, though my sin Ilath like a mountain rose : I know his courts, I'll enter in, Whatever may oppose. 3 Terhapa he will admit my plea, Perhaps will hear my prayer ; But if I perish 1 will pray, And perish only there. 4 I can hut parish if I go, I am resolved to try ; For if I stay away, I know I must for ever dip. 48 C. M. D. T HEARD the voice of Jesus say, Come unto me and rest ; Lay down, thou weary one, lay down Thy head upon my breast. I cime to Jesus as I was, Weary, and worn, and sad, 43 THE PENITENT. I found in Him a resting place, • And He has made me glad. 2 I heard the voice of Jesus say, Behold, I freely give The living water, thirsty one, SU.op down, and drink, and live. I cme to Jesus, and I drank • Of that life-giving stream ; My thirst was. quenched, my soul revived, And now I live in Him. 3 I heard the voice of Jesus say, I am this dark world's light, Look unto me, thy morn shall rise, And all thy days be brUht. I looked .to Jesus, and I found In Him my Star, my Sun ; And in that light of life I'll walk, Till travelling days are doue. 40 S. M. JESUS, I come to thee, • A sinner doomed to die ; My only refuge is thy f.ro&B — • Here at thy feet I lie. 2 Can mercy reach my case, And »11 my sins remove ? Break, O my God 1 this heart of stone, And melt it by thy love, TUB TENITENT. 43 3 Ton long mv eoul has pone; •Far from my God, astray ; • 1\ on the brink of hell, In fin's delusive way. j But, Lord! tttf heart is fixed— 1 hope in thee alone ; Break off the chains of pin and death, And bind me io thy throne. 5 Thy blood can cleanse mj- heart, Thy hand can - ftrfl ; Oh! Bend thy blessed Spirit down To banish all my fears. 6 Then shall my soul ari.=o, From sin and Satan free ; emed from hHl and every foe, I'll trust alone in thee. 50 8,8, 8,6. ' JUST as I am— -without one plea, But that thy b'oo I was shed for roe ; And that ihou bidst me come to thee — O Lamb of God, I come? 2 Just as I am-aji f i waitinc not To rid my Bool of one daik blot, To thee, whose blood can eleanee each spot, Lamb of God, I come I as I am—poor, wretched, blind; Bight, riches, healing of the mind, 44: THE PENITENT. Yea, all I need in thee to find— Lamb of God. I come 1 4 Just as I am— thou wilt receive, Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve, Because thy promise I believe — O Lamb of God, I come! 5 .Just as I am — thy love unknown Has broken every barrier down ; Now to be thine, yea, thine alone — O Lamb of God, I come 1 51 0. M. T ET carnal minds the world pursue, It has no charms for me ; Once I admir'd its trifles too, But grace has set me free. 2 Its fading charms, no longer please, No more tontent afford ; Far from my heart be joys like these, Now I have seen the Lord. S As by the light of op'ning day, The stars are all conceal'd ; So earthly pleasures fade aWay, When Jesus is reveal'd. 4 Creatures no more divide my choice — I bid them all depart ; His name, arid love, and gracious voice, Have fix'd my roving heart. THK PENITENT. 45 5 Now, Lord, I would bo thine alone, And wholly live to thee ; But may I hope that thou wilt own A worthless worm like me I 6 Yes, though of sinners I'm the worst, I cannot doubt thy will ; For, if thou had'at not lov'd me first, I had refus'd thee still. % 52 C. M. p ROSTRATE, dear Jesus, at thy feet, A guilty rebel lies ; And upwards to thy mercy seat, Presumes to lift his eyes. 2* If tears of sorrow would suffice To pas the debt I owe, Tears should from both my weeping eyes, In ceaseless torrents flow. 3 But no such sacrifice I plead To expiate my guilt ; No tears hut those which thou hast shed ; No blood, but thou hast spilt. 4 Ihink of thy sorrows, dearest Lord, And all my sins forgive : Justice will well approvo the word That bids the sinner live. 46 THE PENITENT. 53 L. M. A ITArPV day, that stays my choice On thee, my Saviour and my God; Well may this glowing heart rejoice, And tell thy goodness all abroad. 2 O happy bond, that seals my vow?, To Him who merits all my love, Let cheerful anthems fill "his house, While to his sacred throe I move. 3 'Tis done, the great transaction's done ; Deign, gracious Lord, to make me thine Help me, through grace, to follow on, Glad to confess thy voice* divine. 4 Here rest, my oft-divided heart, Fix'd on thy God, thy Saviour, rest ; WLo with the world wonM grieve to part, • When call'd on angel's food to feast ? High heaven, that heard the solemn vow, Thiit vow renew'd shall dally hear, Till in life's latest hour I how, _ And bless in death a bond so dear. THE SABBATH. 54 L. M. ANOTHER six days' work is done, Another Sabbath is begun ; THK 8ABBATH. 47 Return, my soul, enjoy thy rest, It i prove tie day that God has blcsf'd. 2 Oh that our thotlgbts and thanks may rise j\h grateful incense to the skies; And draw from heaven the sw» ct repose tVhich none but he that feels ft knows I S This heavenly ealm within the breast Is the dear pledge of glorioaa rest, Which for the church of God remains, The end of cares, the end ot pains 4 In holy duties let tl e day, In holy pleasures pass aw y ; How sweet a Sabbath thus to spend, In hope of one that n~er shall end I #:> C. M. ■pUEQUENT thenar of God returns, To shed, its quickening beams ; And yet how slow devotion burns ; How languid are its flames I, 2 Accept our faint attempts to love ; Our frailties, Lord forgive : We would "be like thy saints above, And prase thee while we live. 3 Increase, O Lord, our faith and hope, And fit us to ascend, Where the assv-mMy ne'er breaks up, The Sabbath ne'er shall end. /S THE SABBATH. 4 "Where we shall breathe in heavenly air, With heavenly lustre shine; Before the throne , of God appear, And feast on love divine. 56 C. L. M. TTOTV calm and beautiful the morn That gilds the sacred tomb, Where once the Crucified was borne, And veiled in midnight gloom 1 O weep no more the Saviour &lain ; The Lord is risen — He lives again. 2 Ye mourning 6aints, dry every tear For your departed Lord ; "Behold the place— He is not here," The tomb is all unbarred ; The gates of death were closed in vain ; The Lord is risen— He lives again. 3 Now checr-ful to the house of prayer, Tour early footsteps bend, ' The Saviour will himself be there, Your Advocate and Friend : 0nce by the law your hopes were slain, But now in Christ ye live again. 4 How tranquil now the rising day, 'Tis Jesus still appears, A risen Lord to chase away Your unbelieving fears : O weep no mora your comforts slain j The Lord is risen— He lives again. % THE SABBATH. 49 Anfl when the shades ^f evening fall, When life's last hone draw* nigh, If J< bub shines upo;i the s< How blissful then to die ! F'.nce He has risen who once was elain, Yo die In Christ to li\e again. M-ORNINC AND EVENING. 7 C. M. THREAD Sovereign, let my evening song Like holy incenpe rise : ra of my tongue, To reach the lofty skies. Through all the dangers of the day, Thy hand was still my 'guard; Ami still to drive my wants away Thy mercy btood prepared. Perpetual blessings from above, tnpassed me around*.: But O how few returns of loi Q - i .. Creator fou: "What have I duno for Ilira who died To save my wretched How are my follies multiplied, Fast as my. minutes roll 1 I,ord, with this guilty heart of mine, To thy dear cross I flee, D 5fc MOENING AND EVENII^G. And to thy grife my eoul res'gn, To be renewed by thee. 58 C. M. 7 ORD, thou wilt hear me when I pray • , I am forever thine : I feav before thee all the da/, Nor would. I dare to sin. 2 And while I rest my weary head From cares and business free, . 7 Tis sweet conversing on my bed With my own heart and thee. 3 I pay this evening sacrifice ; And when my work is done, Great God, my faith and hope relies Upon thy grace alone. 4 Thus, witn my thoughts composed to pcaee ? Til give mine eyes to sleep; Thy hand in eafe'Jy keeps my days, And 'will my slumbers keep. 69 C. M. T ORD in the morning thou shalt hear My voice ascending high ; To Thee will .1 direct my prayer, To Thee lift up mine eye: 2 Up to the hills where Christ is gone r To plead for all his saints, moi:nino and k.ykninc. 51 i V throno Our songs and our complal Thou art a God, before whose bight Binnert shall ne'er be thy delight, Nor dwell at- thy right banc*. O may thy o'l-i lit guide my feet, Jhi waj s of rig] I t Ifake ev'ry path of duly stri And plain before niy face. 60 MOW the shades # of night are gone; Now the morning light is come; may we be thine to-day, Drive the shades of Bin away. Fill our bouIs with heavenly light, Banish doubt and gloomy night; In tliy • service, Lord, t i i le labor, help us pray. Keep nir haughty passions bouni ; Have us in - around ; Going out, and coming in, f Keep us hafe from every sin. When cur work of life is past, O receive us then at last ! >T i tc ; 1 1 of e n will be no mere, When we reach the heavenly hhore. 53 MORNING AND EVENING. 61^ C. M. A LORD,' another day is flown, , And* we, a little band, Are met once more before thy throne, To bless thy fostering hand. 2 And wi]t thou bend a listening ear, To ■Dtaisos low as. ours? ^bou wilt, for thou dost deign to hear The songs that meekness pours. 3 And Jesus, thou thy smiles wilt dsign, As 11 we before thee pray ; For thou didst bless the inCant train, .And we are less than # they. 4 O let thy grace peform*its part; Let sin's dominion cease ; And shed abroad in every h?art, Thine everlasting peace. I 8s & 7s. CAVIOUR, breathe an evening blessing, *Ei-e repose our spirits goal ; Sin and want we come confessing, Thou canst save and thou canst heal. Though destruction walk around us, Though the arrow near us fly, Angel-guards from thee surround us, •We are safe if thou art nigh. M0KK1NG AND ■YMISO, 53 2 Though the night he dark and dreary, Darkness cannot hide fr «n thee ; do, never weary, Watch est whore thy peopl eath t> is night o'ertake us, And our couch become our tomb, he ra 'ni in heaven awake us, • Clad in light and deathless bloom. DEATH AND THE JUDG- MENT. 03 C. M. TTEAR what the voice from heaven proclaim; 3 , For all the pjoua dead ; Sweet is the savor of their names, Mi>ft their sleeping bed. I They die : -*'d ; How kind their slumbers arel ■ n released . Ai 1 ry snare. > I*tr from this world of to'.l and strife, They're present v.-ith the Lord ; mortal lifo G4 8 .«,- 7 s it 4 s. jo! he - ■ U d ■ • ■ Once for favored sinners Blain ; ' O* DEATH AND THE JUDGMENT. Thousand thousand 6aints attending, Swell the triumph of his train. Hallelujah ! ; Jesus comes, and comes to reign. 2 Every eyo shall now behold him, Robed in dreadful majesty : Those who set at nought and sold him, Fierc'd and nail'd him to the tree, Deeply wailing, Shall the true Hetsiah see. S Now redemption, long axpected, , See in solemn pomp appear : All his saints, by man rejected, Now shall meet him in the air. Hallelujah.! See the day of God appear. 4 Mighty Kinc, let all adore Thee, High on thine eternal throne; Saviour, take the power and glory, Claim the kingdom for ihine own. Oh, come .quickly I Hallelujah ! come, Lord, come 1 65 L. C. Mr — TO I on a narrow neck of land, 'Twist tvv-o unbounded seas I stand, Yet how insensible I A point of time, a moment's space, % DKATII AND THE JUDCMRNT. 55 Removes me to yon heavenly place, Or sbatfl mo up in helL 2 O God my^nmoet, fouI convert, And deeply on ir.y tJ i aghtlesi heart, Eternal things iinrre^i; (live tne to feel their solemn weight', And Rave me ere it be too' late; Wake mc to righteousness. 3 Before me place in bright array, The pomp of ' When thou with cloafta shall come To judge the nations "at thy bar : And teil me, Lord, .shall I bo- there. To meet a joyful doom? 4 Be this my one great business hope, With holy trembling, holy fear, To make my calling t . Thine utmost counsel io fulfil, And KutT r all thy righteous will, And to the end endure. 5 Then, Saviour, then my soul rec Transported from this vale, to live -And reign with thee above; Where faith is sweetly lo-t in Bight, And hope, in full, supreme delight, And love. oe c. at. •jyilEN rising from the bed of death, 1 Cerwhelmed with guilt and fear. 56 DEATH AND THE JUDGMENT. I sec my Maker face to face, O how Bhall I appear? Z If yet while pardon may ho found, And mercy may be sought, My heart with inward horror shrinks, And trembles at the thought ; 3 When thou, O Lord, shalt stand disclosed. In majesty severe, And sit in judgment on my soul, O how shall I appear? 4 Yet never shall my s8ul despair Her pardon to procure, Who knows thine only Son haa died, To make her pardon sure. '*, * 67 * 0. M. TyTlY do we mourn departed . friends, Or shake at death's alarms ? 'Tis but the voice that Jesus sends, To call them 'to his arms. 2 Are we not tending upward too, As fast as time can move ? Ifor should wc wish our hours more slow, To keep us from our love. 3 Why should we tremble to convey Their bodies to the tomb'? There .the dear flesh of Jesus lay, And left a loDg perfume. DflTH AND TIIK JUPGMKNT, 5 7 And ■ ■- iry bed ; should the dying members rest, Bat with, their dying Head) Thence Tie arose, ascending high, And showed our feet tbe way ; Up to the Lord our flesh shall fly, At tbe great rising day.' C8 • L. M. 1UIIY should we start and fear to die? What timorous worms we mortals arel Death is the gate to endless joy. And yet we dread to enter there. 2 Tie pains, tbe groans and dying strife, Fright our approaching seals away ; St-rM we shrink, back again to life, Fond of our prison and our clay. 3 O if my Lord would come and meet, Y mid stretch her wings in haste, 38 through death's iron . In or feel tbe terrors as she passed. '■•• a dying bed Feel soft as downy pillows are, Wl ou hls.br 'I lean my : .And breathe »my life out sweetly there. 58 TRIALS 69 S. M. « piVE to the winds thy fears ; Hope on, be not dismayed ; • God hears thy sighs and counts thy tears God Bhall lift up thy htad. 2 Through waves, attd clouds and storms lie gently clears thy way .« Wait thou his time-: the darkest night Shall end in brightest day. 3 Far, far above thy thought His counsels ehall appear, "When. fully he the work hath wrought That caused thy needless fear. 4 What though thou rulest not ! Yet heaven, anfl earth, and hell Proclaim— God sitteth on the throne, And ruleth all things wcli. 70 8 s & 7 s. HENTLY, Lord, O ! gently lead us, Through this lonely vale of tears ; Through the changes thou'st decreed us., Till our laet great change appears. Wl en temptation's darts assail us, When in devious naths we stray, 59 Let thy goodness never fail us, Lead us in thy perfect way. In the ho'ir of pain and anguish, In trie hour when death dr Buffer not our heaits to languish, not our ecu's to tear. And when mortal life is ended, Bid us in tUino arms -to rest, Till by angel hands attended, We awake among the bh L. If. HOD Is tl fnts, Wh.ii Btorma of sharp distress Invade Ere we can offer our complaints, Behold Ilina present with His aid. 2 Let mount tins from their scats be hurled, Down to the deep and buried there; Convulsions shake the Solid world, Our faith pliall never yield to fear. 3 Loud roar, In sacred peaoc our souls abide ; . -"ore, Tremble* and dreads the swelling tide. 4 There i* flow I ■ Life, love, and through, And wkt'ring our divine abode. 60 l^UALS. 5 That sacred .stream, thine, holy word, Supports our faith, our fear controls; Sweet peace thy promises afford, And give new strength to faintxng souls. 6 Zion enjoys her monarch's love, Secure against a threat'ning hour ; Nor can her firm foundations move, Built on his truth, and armed with power. L. M. T.TOW oft have sin and Sat%n strove To rend my soul from thee, my God I But' everlasting is thy love, And Jesus seals it with his Wood. 2 The oath and. promise of the Lord Join to' confirm the- wondrous grace ; Eternal power performs the -word, And fills all heaven with endless praise. S Amidst temptations sharp and long My soul to this dear refuge flies : Ilope is" my anchor, firm and strong, AVhile tempests blow, and billows rise. 4 The gospel bears my spirit up; A faithful and unchanging God Lays the foundation tor my hope In oath?, and promises, and blood. 61 73' ] ESU3, lovtje of my soul, ].. • 1,1 ■ to thy bosom fly, W While the' tempest still ie high. Hide me, U my Saviour, hid%, Till the storm of life la past; Safe into the haven g receive my eoul at last. . refage havo \ none, Hi- ;s my ii on thee ; . ah ! leave me not alone, me ; All my trust on thee is Btaid, All my help from thee I bring; Cover my defenceless I With the shadow of thy wing. Thou, O I want ; All in all in thee I find , Raise the fallen, cheer the faint, Ileal the sick, and lead the blind;' Jn-t and holy is thy n 1 am all unHghl Vile and foil of sin I am, Thou art full of truth and grace. rienteoud grace with thee is found, Grace to pardon u] my t-in ; Let t lie healing streams abouud, Make and keep me pure within. 63 TRIALS. Thou of life the fountain art, * Freely let me take of thee : Spring thou up within my he,art, Rise to all eternity. 74 , C. M. A THOU from whom all goodness flows, I lift my soul to thee ; In all my •gorrows, conflicts, woes, Lord, remember me! , • - 2 When on ,my aching, burdened heart My sins lie luavily, Thy pardon grant, new peace impart ; Tiien, Lord, remember me ; 3 When trials sore obstruct my way, And ills I cannot flee, \ Oh, let my strength be as my day — Dear Lord, remember me 1 4 When in tho so'enin hour of death 1 wait thy just decree; Be this the prayer of my last breath : Nov/, Lord, remember me 1 75 L. M. WHEN" sins and fears prevailing rise, And fainting hope almost expires , . Jesus, to thee I lift mine eyes, To thee I breathe my soul's desires. TUIAL8. C3 2 Art thon not mine, my living Lord ? An 1 can my tiopn, my comfort die, Fixed on thy everlasting word. That word which bnilt the earth and sky? 3 If my immortal Saviour lives, Then my immortal life is euro; His word a firm foundation .givep, Hero let me build and rest secure. 4 Here let my faith unshaken dwell. Immovable the promise stands ; Nor all the powers of earth, or hell, Can e'er dissolve the sacrel banda. 5 Hero, O my soal, thy truet repose ; Since Jesus is forever mine, Not. death Itself, that last, of foes, Shall break a union so divine. 76 11 s. TJOW firm a foundation, yo saints of the Lord, Is laid for your faith in his excellent word 1 What more can He say than to you he l^ith said, Tou who unto Jesus for refuge have fled? 2 In every condition— in sicknes^, in Lealth, In poverty's vale, or abounding in wealth, At home and abroad, on the land, on the sea, "As thy day* may demand, shall thy strength ever be. 64 TRIALS. 3 "Fear not, I am with thee I O! be not dis- mayed, I, I am thy God, and will still givo thee aid; I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand, Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand. 4 "When through the deep waters I call thee to go, Tfie rivers of wo shall not thee overflow ; For I Avill be with thee thy troubles to bless, 'And sanctify to thee, thy deepest distress. 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 Ihy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine. 6 "E'en down to old age, all my people shall prove ' Uy sovereign, eternal, unchangeable Jove ; ' And when hoary hairs shall their temples adorn, Like lambs they shall still in my bosom be ' borne. 1 "The soul that on 3esus hatli leaned for re- pose, 1 not, That soul, though all hell ' should endeavor to shake, • I'll never, no never, no never forsake I" TOE HOLY SPIRIT. U-5 THE HOLY SPIRIT. 77 C. M. POME, Holy Spirit heavenly Dove, With all thy quickening powers , Kindle a flame of eacred love In these cold hearts of ours. 2 Look, how we grovel here below, Fond of these Iri fling toys : Our souls can neither fly nor go To reach eternal joys. 3 Dear Lord I and shall ' wc ever live At this poor dying rate ? i Our love so faint, so cold to thee. * And thine to us so great ? 4 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, With all thy quickening pov . rs ; Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love, And that shall kindle ours. 78 S. ' M. POME, holy Spirit ! come, Let thy bright beams arise ; Dispel the Arrow from our minds, Tho darkness from our eyes. Sit.?* 2 Convince us of our sin. Then lead to Jesus' blood ; E 86 THE HOI.V SPIRIT. r And to our wandering view reveal . The secret love of God. 3 'Tis thine to cleans* the heart, To sanctify the soul : . To pour fresh life in every part, And new create the whole. % -Revive our drooping faith; Our doubts and fears remove ; And kindle in our breast the flame Of never dying love. HEAVEN. •9 0, M. JERUSALEM:, my happy home, ^ Name ever dear to me! When shall' my labors httve an ond. In joy, and peace and thee? 1-; When ^hall these eyes thy heaven-built walli And pearly g tes behold? Thy bulwarks, with salvation strong, And streets of shining gold ? ' 3 O when, thou city of my God, Shall I thy courts ascend, Where congregations ne'er break up, And (Sabbaths have' no end? 4 There happier bowers than Edene bloom.- Xor sin nor sorrow know : 67 litest seats, through rude and stormy icenMJ I onward press to you. 5 - Why should I shrink at pain and woe, Or feel at death, dismay ? I've Canaan's goodly land in view, And realms of endless day, i) Apostles, martyrs, prophets there Around my Saviour stand ; And soon my friends, in Christ, helow, Will join the glorious band. 7 Jerusalem, my* happy home, My soul still pants for thee : Then shall my labors have an end, When I thy joys shall see. 80 C. M. AN Jordan's Btormy banks I standi And cast a wishful eye To Canaan's fair and happy land, Where my possesions lie. • - () the transporting, rapturous scene, That rises to my sight ; Sweet fields arrayed in living green, And rivers of delight. .; There generous fruits, that never fail, On trees immortal grow ; There rocks, and hills, and brooks, and vales With milk and honey flow. 68 4 On all those wide-extended plains Shines one eternal day ; There God the Son for ever reigns, And scatters night away,. 5 Nb chilling winds nor poisonous breath •an reach that healthful shore : Sickness and sorrow, pain and death, Are felt and feared no more. 81 C. JM. rpHERE is a land of pure delight, Where saints immortal reign , Infinite day excludes the night, And pleasures banish pain. 2 There everlasting spring abides, And never withering flowers ; Death, like a narrow sea, divides This heavenly land from oure. 3 Sweet fields beyond the swelling flood, Stand dressed in livMig green ; So to the Jews old Canaan stood, While Jordan rolled between. 4 But timorous mortals start and shrink, To cross this narrow sea ; And linger, shivering on the brink, And fear to launch away. 5 O could we make our doubts remove. Those gioomy doubts that rise , And see the Canaan that we love With unbeclouded eyes : 6 Could we but climb where Moses stood, And view, the landscape o'er; Not Jordan's stream, nor death's cold flood Should frignt us from the shore. 82 C. M. WHEN I can- read my title clear . To mansions fn the skies, I bid farewell to every fear, And wipe my weeping eyes. 3 Should earth against my soul engage, And hellish darts be hurl'd^ Then I can smile at Satan's rage, And face a frowning world. 3 Let cares like a wild deluge come, * And storms of sorrow fall. May I but safely reach my home. My God, my heaven, my all! 4 There shall I bathe my weary soul ■ In seas pf heavenly rest, And not a wave of trouble roll Across my peaceful breast. 10 * D0X0L0GIES. DOXOLCGIES. C. M. T ET God the Father, and the Sou, And Spirit be adored, ' Where there are workB to make him known Or saints to love the Lord. , C. M. * rpo Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, The God whom we adore, Be glory as it was, is now, And shall he evermore. # C. M. D. rrHE God of mercy he adored, "Who calls our souls from death. Who saves by his redeeming Word, And new-creating Breath. 2 To prailfe the Father, and the Son, And Spirit, all divine, The One in Three, and Three in One, Let saints and angels join. L. M. " P RAISE God, from whom all blessings flow Praise him, all creatures here below: Praise him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. # L. M. TO God UijB Father; Cod tlio Son, . And G»d' the Spirit, Three in Oi Be honor, praise, and glory iriven, By all on earth, and r aT. in heaven. S. M. yE angelfi round tin throne, And saints thai dwell below. Worship the Father, love the Son. And M< sb the Spirit too'. II. M. TO God tile Father - .- throne Perpetual honors nffee; Glory to God the Son, To God the Spirit praise: With all our powers, eternal Kini,', Thy name we siog, while faith adores 7 8. CING we to our God above, Praise eternal as his love: Praise him, all yc heavenly host. Father, Son, and Holy I 8 s, 7 s & 4 s. nLOIlY he to God the Father. Glory to the eternal Son; : aloud the Spirit's praises; -Join the elders round the throne. Halleluiah^ ITail the glorious Three in Om. HYMNS. INDEX- OF FIRST LINES. 1HE NUMBERS REFER TO THE PAGiCS OF THE BOOK. Page. Alas ai;d did my Saviour bleed, . . . 13 A.11 hail the power of Jesus' name, 14 Am I a soldier of the cross, 24 Another six day's work is done, 46 Approach my soul the mercy seat, 3 Awaked by Sinai's awful sound, 33 Awake my soul, stretch every nerve, 4 Awake our souls, away our fears, 4 Behold what wond'rous grace, 25 Bless'd are the souls that hear and know, . . 5 Bless' d be the everlasting God, 6 Blow ye the trumpet, blow, ... 6 Children of the . heavenly King, . 26* Come Holy Spirit; come, 65 Come Holy Spirit, heavenly dove, 65 Come humble sinner, in whose breast, .... 41 Come let us join our cheerful songs, > 8 Come my soul, thy suit prepare, 8 Come thou fount of every blessing, 9 Delay not, delay not, O, sinner, draw near, . 35 Dread Sovereign, let my evening song, .... 49 Father of mercies in thy word, 10 INDEX OF FIRST LINKS OF HYMN.-. 73 Frequ&at tho day of God returns, 47 Gently, Lord, O I gently lead us, 58 Give to the winds thy fear#, ... 5S God is the refuge of his saints, 59 Guide me O thou great Jehovah, 27 Hark the voice of love and mercy, 15 Hasten, O sinner, to be wise, G6 near what tho voice from heaven proclaims, 53 How calm and beautiful the morn, 4S How firm a foundation ye saints of the Lord, 6S» How oft have sin and satan strove, 60 How sweet the name of Jesus sounds, ... 16 I heard the voice of Jesus say, 41 I'm not ashamed to own my Lord, ...... 28 In all my Lord's appointed ways, 2S Jerusalem my happy home, • . . . 7C* Just as I am— without one plea, 43 Jesus, and shall it ever be 21 Jesus, I come to thee, 42 Jesus, I love* thy charming name, 17 -. lover of my soul, -. . . . 61 Jesus, my all, to heaven is gone, 20 Let carnal minds the world pursue, , 44 Lo I He comes with clouds descending, .... 53 Lo ! on a narrow neck of land, 54 Lord in the morning thou shalt hear, .... 50 Lord, thou wilt hear me when I p»y, ... 50 Lord, we come before thee now, 11 My soul be on thy guard, . . . 30 Not all the blood of beasts, 18 71 INDEX OF FIBS* LINEs OF UVMXS. Now the shades of night are gone, 51 O I for a closer walk with God, ......,> 30 Oh, for a thousand tongues to sing, 19 O, happy day that stays my choice, ..... 46 O Lord another day is flown, 52 Oh! that the Lord would guide my ways, . 31 O thou from whom all goodness flows, .... 62 O where shall rest be found, 36 One there is above all others, • 10 ,On Jordan's stOimy banks I stand, 80 Plunged in a gulf of deep despair, ..*.... 33 Prostrate, dear Jesus, at thy feet, ........ 45 Rock of ages cleft for me, 20 Salvation, O the joyful sound, 32 Saviour breathe an evening blessing, 52 Say, sinner, hath a voice within, 37 Sinner, art thou still secure ? , 38 There is a fountain filled with blood, .... 22 There is a land of pure delight, 81 To-morrow, Lord is thine, 30 T'was on that dark, that doleful night, . . . 23 What various hindrances we meet, 12 When I can read my title clear, 82 When I survey the wondrous cross, 24 When rising from the bed of death, 50 When sins and fears prevailing rise, 02 When thoir my righteous judge shalt come, 12 While lift prolongs its precious light, .... 40 Why do we mourn departed friends, 56 Why should we start and fear to die? ... 57 HOCK iW AGE!*. 75 assr • e" IrffFMrU U 1" Txirgr •> D. C. THE SHINING SHORE. fc WW My days are gliding swiftly by, And I a pil- i Btran'r, Wld not detain them as they fly ! Those hours 0» ^ _„ p. ^__ of toil and danger, For oh ! we st'nd'on Jordan's strand wr~, yr) i — r~r "l~P~P r r"r~r^ P Our friends are passing o> cr.And juM before, tlic slii- nint; shore We may almost die - cov • er. ^m mmm 2 We'll gird eur loins, my brethren dear, Our distant home discerning ; Our absent Lord has left us word, Let ©very lamp be burning— For oh ! &c. 3 Should coming days be cold and dark, We need not cease our singing ; That perfect ront nought can molest. Where golden harps aive ringing. For oli ! fee, 78 THE SHINING SHORE. s .4 Let sorrow's rudest tempest blow, Each cord on earth to sever, Our King* says, come, and there's our homt, For ever, oh I for ever ! For oh I &.c. HAPPY DAY , S Preserved l»y thine Almighty power, O } And brought to see this happy hour, W« S Chorus. Lord our Maker, . Saviour, King, I Happy come thy praises here to sing. $ Happy « OMIMJKI). 79 JF£> day, Happy day, Here in Tby c»urte we'll glad- lay, Happy day, When Christ shall wash our sin* ly stay, And at thy fboUtool humbly /J/jrf fr/tA 2J strui)t. S pray, That thou would*: take our sin* away. tbH 80 HAPPY DAT. 2 We praise thee for thy constant care,. i For life preserved, ,for mercies given ; Oh, may we still those mercies share, And taste .the joys of sins forgiven. Chorus , . S J • Happy day, happy day, .1 . Here in thy courts we'll gladly stay; £■ Happy day, happy day, | When Christ shall wash our sins away 3 We praise thee for the joyful news v ' Of pardon through a Saviour's blood ;? Oh Lord, incline our hearts to choose '. The road to happiness and God. ~; Chorus : . Happy day, happy day, Here in thy courts we'll gladly stay. Happy day, happy day, When Christ shall wash our sins away. 4 And when on earth our days are done,-- Grant, Lord, that we at length may^join, Teachers and scholars round thy throne!; The song of Moses and the' Lamlj. a \ Chorus : '$ Happy day, happy day, - Here in thy courts we'll gladly etay;^ Happy day, happy day, . ;' When Christ shall wash our sins away. REST FOR THE WEARY. 81 With Ptirit (n the christian's home in glory, There remains a land B t± of rest, There rnv Saviour's ^one before me. To ful* t ^s Chorus. /**• llfi l my soul's request; there is rest for the weary Ther« jpppg gBpa •» CONTINUED, if re»tfor the weary, Th*.-re is rwatfor the \re$ry, 19 — I — I — There i« re»t fur you— On ilie oih^r bhJ« of ian, in the sureel doldaof Eden, Where the tree © f pr -gr COXCMinED. ft H&glll * life is btoomlnit, There is reet for yoo He 1s firtlr.sr n p rny mansion, Which eternally shall stand ; For my stay shall not V>« transient, 1 : that ho'y happy land. Therr. \$ r»-*>t, &.«. Pairr and sickness ne'er shall enter, Grief nor woe my lot shall share ; But in that ocleetial centre, 1 ft crown of life ehall w-ar. There is res;, &c. ping, O, sing ye heirs of glory, Shout your triumphs as you go ; £ : on> gates will open for you, You shall find an entrAnee thr*r\ •4 LEBANON. S. M. DOUBLE. ^£ ^ T f~T s~F*iW — 1~T S3 SJ SztPCEiliCi I wan jv -wandering sheep, I did not lov« ;P- , ; jf ^~iT"Ti"~ tri - ! - ! - !' L^V'sr^ - "3 the fold ; I did not love my Father's rolee, I would I3L ■p- i"W~ngr not be controlled ; I wai a wayward child, I - ^ *» #' <8> □a r CONCLUDED. • s ■BSgjS gcg'i?£ did not lovo my home, . -J 9 9 did not 1ot« ^sm JwEg^Hj, o\-oo- my Shepherd 1 ! voice, I loved afar to r >am. b 2 The Bhephrni sought the sheep, Tho Father eoitjht his child; They followed mo o'er vale and hill, O'er deseits waste and wild; They found me nigh to death, Famished, and faint, and lone ; They bound me with the bandt of lore, They aaved the wauderiiif one. • • I WA* AWAUDE«1NG SHEEP.. '*• Nv> rribre f wandering sheep: a ■■■ CO) I iov i l ; ; y .. lider .-'iiopi :«Ti;> VOiCe, 1 love the peaceful fold ; No mor* h wayward child, I 'iec-k no more to roam, •I love rny heavenly Father's voice, 7 love, T Jove hie home. S. M. A CHARGE .to keep I have, A God to glorify : ▲ never-dying soul to sav«. And fit it for the sky. To serve the present age, Mv railing to fulfil ; O may it all my powers.. engagt, ' To do my master's will. Arm me with jealous care, As in thy sight to live ; And, O thy servant, Lord, prepare, A strict account to give. Help me to watch and pray, And on thyself rely; Assured, if I my trust betray I shall for ever die. ♦• 9 \Y, .BROTHERS " *f wm^m Saj*, brothers, will jou meet us ? Bay, brothers, 4-c. v, Sisters, will von meet ■ •! Say, sisters, &c. ~0-0~0~0 i 0~0_J meet us t Bay, b,ri>ther», will you&c On Cenaan'a meet ns f Say, sisters, will you Sec On Canaan'* —0-0- ~Y0 0-00- 0'r 00 0JU~J^L happy shore I m^m *• " ff A Y, B R OTHERS," 3 By tho eince of God we'll meet you. Where parting is no more ; That will be a happy meeting, On Canaan's happy shore. t Jesus lives, and reigns forever, - On Canaan's happy shore ; Glory I glory ! hallelujah ! Forever, «ver ruore. INDEX OP TUNES. ton imdix or iruxt, i*> ?j.es If. PiM ▲ charge to keep, I have, 88 Happy Day, . 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