HUP :'i'm ORDER OF WORSHIP [PARTIAL EDITION] FOR THE REFORMED CHURCH IN THE UNITED STATES pai:r:v Eirurn.. ..... PHILADELPHIA: THE PUBLICATION BOARD OF THE REFORMED CHURCH IN THE UNITED STATES FIFTEENTH AND RACE STREETS ♦ 1912 Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by S. R. FISHER & CO., In the Clerk's OflQce of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. THE REGULAR SERVICE ON THE LORD'S DAY Having taken his place on the right of the altar, the Congregation also stand- ing up, the Minister shall say as follows: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Dearly Beloved in the Lord: If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us; but if we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteous- ness. Let us, therefore, humble ourselves before the throne of Almighty God, our heavenly Father, and confess our manifold sins and transgressions with lowly and contrite hearts, that we may obtain forgiveness of the same through the merits of our Lord Jesus Christ. Then the Minister and Congregation shall kneel, and repeat the following Con- fession. Almighty and most merciful God, our heavenly Father, we cast ourselves down before Thee, under a deep sense of our unworthiness and guilt. We have grievously sinned against Thee, in thought, in word, and in deed. We have 3 4 THE REGULAR SERVICE come short of thy glory. We have broken thy com- mandments, and turned aside every one of us from the way of life; and in us there is no soundness nor health. Yet now, O most merciful Father, hear us when we call upon Thee with penitent hearts; and for the sake of thy Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy upon us. Pardon our sins, and grant us thy peace. Take away our guilt. Purify us, by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, from all inward unclean- ness; and make us able and willing to serve Thee in new- ness of life to the glory of thy holy name, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. Then shall the Minister, rise, and pronounce to the Congregation, still kneeling, the following Declaration of Pardon. Hearken now unto the comforting assurance of the grace of God, promised in the Gospel to all that repent and believe: As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live. God so loved the world, that He gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Unto as many of you, therefore, beloved brethren, as truly repent of your sins, and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, with full purpose of new obedience, I announce and declare, by the authority and in the name of Christ, that your sins are forgiven in heaven, according to his promise in the gospel, through the perfect merit of Jesus Christ, our Lord. Here, and at the end of every Collect and Prayer, the Congregation shall say: Amen. The Congregation shall now rise, and join with the Minister in repeating the Apostles' Creed; immediately after which shall be sung, chanted or recited, the Gloria in Excelsis; all in the following order. I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker of hea- ven and earth: ON THE lord's DAY 5 And in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hades; the third day He rose from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resur- rection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. Minister. Praise ye the Lord. Congregation. The Lord's name be praised. Glory be to God on high, and on earth peace, good will toward men. We praise Thee, we bless Thee, we wor- ship Thee, we glorify Thee, we give thanks to Thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. O Lord, the only begotten Son, Jesus Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sin 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 only art the Lord ; Thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God, the Father. Amen. Then shall the Minister read the proper Gospel and Epistle for the day; adding, so far as he may see fit, other portions of Scripture, After the reading, the service shall proceed thus, the Congregation rising: M. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost: C. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. 6 THE REGULAR SERVICE M. The Lord be with you. G. And with thy spirit. M. Let us pray. Then shall be offered the Collect for the day, and after this the following General Prayer; except that, on Festival days, the first two Collects of the same shall be omit- ted and the proper Festival Prayer used in their stead. [During Lent, or in other seasons of humihation, the Litany may take the place of the General Prayer.] Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we, thine unworthy servants, do give Thee most humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and loving kindness to us, and to all men. We praise Thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but above all, for thine inestimable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And, we beseech Thee, give us such due sense of all thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful, and that we may show forth thy praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives ; by giving up ourselves to thy service, and by walking before Thee in holiness and righteousness all our days; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, to whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honor and glory, world without end. Amen. God of all power and glory, who hast not appointed us unto wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, perfect and fulfil in us, we beseech Thee, the work of thy redeeming mercy; that, being delivered more and more from our sins, we may be able to serve Thee in new- ness of life. Sanctify us in body, soul, and spirit; and guide us evermore in the way of peace. Help us to overcome the world. Beat down Satan under our feet. Give us courage to confess Christ always; and patience to endure in his ON THE lord's DAY 7 service unto the end; that having finished our course with joy, we may rest in hope, and attain finally to the resur- rection of the just, through the infinite merits of our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. O Thou God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, cause thy blessing, we beseech Thee, to rest upon the Church, which He has purchased with his most precious blood. Illuminate her ministers with true knowledge and under- standing of thy word. Send down the healthful dew of thy grace upon all her congregations. Deliver her from false doctrine, heresy and schism; and clothe her with the beauty of holiness and peace. Establish and reveal thy glory among all nations. By the tranquil working of thy perpetual providence, confound and destroy all wicked devices formed against thy holy Word, and bring in speedily the full victory of thine everlasting kingdom, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. Almighty God, King of kings and Lord of lords, from whom proceedeth all power and dominion in heaven and on earth, most heartily we beseech Thee to look with favor upon thy servants, the President of the United States, the Governor of this Commonwealth, and all others in author- ity. Imbue them with the spirit of wisdom, goodness, and truth; and so rule their hearts, and bless their endeavors, that law and order, justice and peace, may everywhere pre- vail. Preserve us from public calamities; from pestilence and famine; from war, privy conspiracy, and rebellion; but especially from national sins and corruption. Make us strong and great in the fear of God, and in the love of righteousness; so that being blessed of Thee, we may be- come a blessing to all nations, to the praise of the glory of thy grace through Jesus Christ. Amen. 8 THE REGULAR SERVICE O God, the Creator and Preserver of all mankind, we implore thy mercy in behalf of all classes and conditions of men; that it may please Thee to visit them with thy most compassionate help, according to their manifold necessi- ties and wants. Especially do we beseech Thee to show pity upon all widows and orphans; upon all prisoners and captives; upon all sick and dying persons; upon those who are desolate or sore afHicted in any way; and upon all such as are persecuted for righteousness' sake. Enable them to look unto Thee, O most merciful Father, and to call upon thy name, that they may find Thee a present Saviour in their affliction and distress. And let it please Thee to de- liver them, and raise them up in due time, giving them patience under all their sufferings, the rich comfort of thy grace here below, and eternal rest with Thee in heaven,^ through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Here may be introduced any special Collect or Collects suitable to the occasion. Almighty God, who hast given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplications unto Thee, and dost promise that where two or three are gather-^ ed together in thy name, thou wilt grant their requests; fulfil now, O Lord, the desires and petitions of thy servants, as may be most expedient for them, granting us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come, life everlasting. Amen. A suitable Psalm or Hymn shall now be sung. Then the Minister, having taken his place in the pulpit, shall proceed to deliver the Sermon. This should be in harmony with the general order of the Church Year. After the Sermon, the service shall be continued as follows: M. Let us pray. Almighty God, Fountain of all goodness and truth, , receive our thanks for the lively oracles of thy grace, which ON THE lord's DAY 9 are able to make us wise unto everlasting life; and merci- fully grant, we beseech Thee, that the words, which we have heard this day with our outward ears, may through thy blessing be so grafted inwardly in our hearts, that they may bring forth in us the fruit of good living; to the honor and praise of thy name, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. O God, who art the author of peace and lover of concord, in knowledge of whom standeth our eternal life, whose service is perfect freedom; defend us, thy humble servants, in all assaults of our enemies; that we, surely trusting in thy defence, may not fear the power of any adversaries, through the might of our glorious Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen. Here let the People join aloud in the Lord's Prayer. Our Father who art in heaven. Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation. But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. The Deacons shall now collect the Alms of the People; and the Minister may make any necessary Announcements. Then a Psalm or Hymn shall be sung, ending with a Doxology. After which the Minister shall close the whole service with the Apostolic Bene- diction. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen. THE EVENING SERVICE Having taken his place at the altar, the Congregation also standing up, the Minister shall say as follows: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Let us pray. Almighty God, unto whom all hearts are open, all de- sires known, and from whom no secrets are hid; cleanse the thoughts of our minds, we beseech Thee, by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, that, being delivered from every unholy motion of the flesh and spirit, we may perfectly love Thee, with a pure heart and sanctified lips worship Thee, and worthily magnify thy holy name; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Here, and at the end of every Collect and Prayer, the Congregation shall say: Amen. A Psalm or Hymn shall now be sung. Then shall the Congregation rise, and join with the Minister in repeating the Apostles' Creed; immediately after which shall be chanted or recited, the Gloria Patri; all in the following order. I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth: And in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin 10 THE EVENING SERVICE 11 Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried ; He descended into hades ; the third day He rose from the dead ; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resur- rection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. Minister. Praise ye the Lord. Congregation. The Lord's name be praised. M. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost: C. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Then shall the Minister read the Evening Lessons, as indicated in the Table of Scripture Lessons. After the reading, the service shall proceed thus, the Congregation rising: M. The Lord be with you. C. And with thy spirit. M. Let us pray. M. Create in us a clean heart, O God: C. And renew a right spirit within us. M. Cast us not away from thy presence: C. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us. Then shall be offered the Collect for the day, and after this the following General Prayer. O God, from whom all holy desires, all good counsels, and all just works do proceed; give imto thy servants that peace which the world cannot give; that our hearts may be 12 THE EVENING SERVICE set to obey thy commandments, and also that we, being defended from the fear of our enemies, may by thy protec- tion pass our time in peace and quietness; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. O Lord, our heavenly Father, by whose almighty power we have been preserved this day, and to whom the dark- ness and the light are both alike ; by thy great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night ; and so refresh our weary nature with the help which our weakness needs, that we may behold the dawn and the day with joyfulness, and be devoted to Thee both in body and soul, for the love of thine only Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. In goodness art Thou exalted, O Lord, our Father, for ever and ever. We magnify Thee, we praise Thee, we wor- ship Thee, we give thanks unto Thee for thy bountiful prov- idence, for all the blessings of the present life and all the hopes of a better life to come; let the memory of thy good- ness, we beseech Thee, fill our hearts with joy and thank- fulness unto our life's end; and let no unworthiness of ours provoke Thee to withhold from us any needed good, seeing that all thy blessings come not by our desert, but only through the merit and mediation of Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. Almighty and everlasting God, who hast promised to reveal thy glory by Jesus Christ among all nations; remem- ber, we beseech Thee, thy holy Church throughout all the world; unite all who profess and call themselves Christians in the bond of a holy faith as one body, and so replenish them and us with the grace of thy Holy Spirit, that we may bring forth abundantly the fruits of peace and good works; and that, having persevered in the way of godhness to the end, we may, with prophets, apostles, martyrs, confessors THE EVENING SERVICE 13 and saints of all ages, come into full communion with Thee and with one another in thine eternal and glorious king- dom; through the mediation of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen. O MOST powerful Lord God, King of kings, and Lord of lords, who alone ordainest the powers that be; take under thy most gracious government and guidance, we beseech Thee, thy servants, the President of the United States, the I Governor of this Commmonwealth, and all others in author- ity; and so enrich them with heavenly wisdom and grace, that they may attain thine everlasting favor, and we lead quiet and peaceable lives, in all godliness and honesty; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. Almighty and most merciful God, who art a seasonable refuge in time of trouble; let the prayers of those who, in tribulation or any sort of extremity, cry unto Thee, reach thy merciful ears, and grant them relief according to their several necessities, giving them patience under their suffer- ings, and a happy issue out of all their afflictions, for the sake of the suffering and sorrow of thy dear son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. Here may be introduced any special Colled or Collects suitable to the occasion. Almighty God, who hast given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplications unto Thee, and dost promise that where two or three are gathered together in thy name, thou will grant their requests; fulfil now, O Lord, the desires and petitions of thy servants, as may be most expedient for them, granting us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come, life ever- lasting. Amen. A suitable Psalm or Hymn shall now be sung. 14 THE EVENING SERVICE Then the Minister, having taken his place in the pulpit, shall proceed to deliver the Sermon, or he may expound in course a portion of the Heidelberg Catechism. After the Sermon, the service shall be continued as follows: M. Let us pray. O God, who didst teach the hearts of thy faithful people by sending to them the light of thy Holy Spirit; grant unto us by the same Spirit to have a right understanding of thy saving truth. Visit, we pray Thee, this congregation with thy love and favor; enlighten their liiinds more and more with the light of the everlasting gospel; graft in their hearts a love of the truth; increase in them true religion; nourish them with all goodness; and of thy great mercy keep them in the same; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. Here let the People join aloud in the Lord's Prayer. Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation. But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. The Deacons shall now collect the Alms of the people; and the Minister may- make any necessary Announcements. Then a Psalm or Hymn shall be sung, ending with a Doxology. After which the Minister shall close the whole service with the A ostolic Bene- diction. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God,, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you alL Amen. THE LITANY Minister. O God the Father in heaven; have mercy- upon us. Congregation. Have mercy upon us. M. O God the Son, Redeemer of the world; have mercy upon us. C. Have mercy upon us. M. O God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son; have mercy upon us. C. Have mercy upon us. M. O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three persons and one God; have mercy upon us. C. Have mercy upon us. M. Remember not, Lord, our offences, nor the offences of our forefathers ; neither take Thou vengeance of our sins : spare us, good Lord, spare thy people, whom Thou hast re- deemed with thy most precious blood and be not angry with us for ever. C. Spare us, good Lord. M. From all evil and harm; from the power of sin, and the snares of the devil; from thy wrath, and from everlast- ing damnation; C. Good Lord, deliver us. 16 THE LITANY M. From all blindness of heart; from pride, vain-glory, and hypocrisy; from envy, hatred, and malice, and all un- charitableness ; C. Good Lord, deliver us. M. From all impure lusts and desires; and from all the deceits of the world, the flesh, and the devil; G. Good Lord, deliver us. M. From lightning, tempest, and earthquake; from plague, pestilence, and famine; from all disasters by land and by water; from battle and murder, and from sudden death ; C. Good Lord, deliver us. M. From tumult and riot; from sedition and rebellion; from heresy and schism; from hardness of heart, and con- tempt of thy word and authority; C. Good Lord, deliver us. M. By the mystery of thy holy incarnation; by thy holy nativity and circumcision; by thy baptism, fasting, and temptation; C. Good Lord, deliver us. M. By thine agony and bloody sweat; by thy cross and passion; by thy precious death and burial; by thy glorious resurrection and ascension; and by the coming of the Holy Ghost; C. Good Lord, deliver us. M. In all time of our tribulation; in all time of our wealth; in the hour of death, and in the day of judgment; C. Good Lord, deliver us. THE LITANY 17 M. We sinners do beseech Thee to hear us, O Lord. C. Son of God, we beseech Thee to hear us. M. That it may please Thee to keep us in all time of temptation and heaviness; to comfort and help all the weak- hearted ; to raise up them that fa 11, and finally to beat down Satan under our feet; C. We beseech Thee to hear us, O Lord. M. That it may please Thee to succor, help, and comfort all that are in danger, necessity and tribulation; C. We beseech Thee to hear us, O Lord. M. That it may please Thee to preserve all travellers and strangers, all women in the perils of child-birth, all sick persons, and young children, and to show thy pity upon all prisoners and captives ; C. We beseech Thee to hear us, O Lord. M. That it may please Thee to defend and provide for the fatherless children, and widows, and all that are deso- late and oppressed; G. We beseech Thee to hear us, O Lord. M. That it may please Thee to have mercy upon all men; G. We beseech Thee to hear us, O Lord. M. O Son of God, Redeemer of the world; G. Have mercy upon us. M. O Lamb of God that takest away the sin of the world; G. Have mercy upon us. M. O Lamb of God that takest away the sin of the world; G. Grant us thy peace. 2 18 THE LITANY O God, merciful Father, who despisest not the sighing of the contrite, nor rejectest the desire of the sorrowful: be favorable to our prayers which in our afflictions that con- tinually oppress us, we pour out before Thee; and graciously hear them, that those things which the craft of the devil or man worketh against us, may be brought to nought, and by the counsel of thy goodness be dispersed; so that being hurt by no persecutions, we may evermore give thanks unto Thee in thy holy Church, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen, O God, from whom all holy desires, all good counsels, and all just works do proceed; give unto thy servants that peace which the world cannot give; that our hearts may be set to obey thy commandments, and also that we, being \ defended from the fear of our enemies, may by thy protec- tion pass our time in peace and quietness, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, THE HOLY COMMUNION PREPARATION FOR THE HOLY COMMUNION Having taken his place at the altar, the Congregation also standing up, the Minister shall say: The Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before Him. Amen, God spake all these words, saying, I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before Me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate Me ; and shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love Me, and keep my commandments. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work: but the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do 19 20 PREPARATION FOR any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy man- servant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is^ and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon +he land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. Thou shalt not kill. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbor's. Congregation. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep all these laws. Minister. Hear also what our Lord Jesus Christ saith: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. M. Let us pray. O Lord God, who didst at first deliver thy command- ments from the mount which burned with fire, amid black- ness, and darkness, and tempest, at which terrible sight even Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake: we thank Thee that this same law is now published unto us from mount Zion, through the Mediator of a new and better covenant; and we humbly beseech Thee to put these words THE HOLY COMMUNION 21 into our minds, and write them in our hearts, that we may dehght in thy law after the inward man, and serve Thee in newness of spirit, through Jesus Christ our Lord; who with Thee and the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth, ever one God, world without end. Amen. Then all shall kneel, and join in the Litany as follows: M. O God the Father in heaven; have mercy upon us. C. Have mercy upon us. M. O God the Son, Redeemer of the world; have mercy upon us. C. Have mercy upon us. M. O God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son; have mercy upon us. C. Have mercy upon us. M. O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three persons and one God; have mercy upon us. C. Have mercy upon us. M. Remember not. Lord, our offences, nor the offences of our forefathers ; neither take Thou vengeance of our sins : spare us, good Lord, spare thy people, whom Thou hast re- deemed with thy most precious blood, and be not angry with us for ever. C. Spare us, good Lord. M. From all evil and harm; from the power of sin, and the snares of the devil; from thy wrath, and from everlast« ing damnation; C. Good Lord, deliver us. M. From all blindness of heart; from pride, vain-glory ,^ and hypocrisy; from envy, hatred, and malice and all un- charitableness ; C. Good Lord, deliver us. 22 PREPARATION FOR M. From all impure lusts and desires; and from all the deceits of the world, the flesh, and the devil; C. Good Lord, deliver us. M. From lightning, tempest, and earthquake; from plague, pestilence, and famine; from all disasters by land and by water; from battle and murder, and from sudden death; C. Good Lord, deliver us. M. From tumult and riot; from sedition and rebellion; from heresy and schism; from hardness of heart, and con- tempt of thy word and authority; C. Good Lord, deliver us. M. By the mystery of thy holy incarnation; by thy holy nativity and circumcision; by thy baptism, fasting, and temptation ; C. Good Lord, deliver us. M. By thine agony and bloody sweat; by thy cross and passion; by thy precious death and burial; by thy glorious resurrection and ascension; and by the coming of the Holy Ghost; C. Good Lord, deliver us. M. In all time of our tribulation; in all time of our wealth; in the hour of death, and in the day of judgment; C. Good Lord, deliver us. M. We sinners do beseech Thee to hear us, O Lord. C. Son of God, we beseech Thee to hear us. M. That it may please Thee to keep us in all time of temptation and heaviness ; to comfort and help all the weak- hearted; to raise up them that fall, and finally to beat down Satan under our feet; C. We beseech Thee to hear us, O Lord. THE HOLY COMMUNION 2S M. That it may please Thee to succor, help, and comfort all that are in danger, necessity, and tribulation; G. We beseech Thee to hear us, O Lord. M. That it may please Thee to preserve all travellers and strangers, all women in the perils of child-birth, all sick persons, and young children, and to show thy pity upon all prisoners and captives. C. We beseech Thee to hear us, O Lord. M. That it may please Thee to defend and provide for the fatherless children, and widows, and all that are deso- late and oppressed ; C. We beseech Thee to hear us, O Lord. M. That it may please Thee to have mercy upon all men; C. We beseech Thee to hear us, O Lord. M. O Son of God, Redeemer of the world; G. Have mercy upon us. M. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world ; G. Have mercy upon us. M. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world ; G. Grant us thy peace. O God, merciful Father, who despisest not the sighing of the contrite, nor rejectest the desire of the sorrowful; be favorable to our prayers which in our afflictions that continually oppress us, we pour out before Thee; and graciously hear them, that those things which the craft of the devil or man worketh against us, may be brought to nought, and by the counsel of thy goodness be dispersed; so that being hurt by no persecutions, we may evermore 24 PREPARATION FOR give thanks unto Thee in thy holy Church, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. O God, from whom all holy desires, all good counsels, and all just works do proceed; give unto thy servants that peace which the world cannot give; that our hearts may be set to obey thy commandments, and also that we, being defended from the fear of our enemies, may by thy protec- tion pass our time in peace and quietness; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. A suitable Psalm or Hymn shall now be sung. Then the Minister, having taken his place in the pulpit, shall proceed to deliver a brief Sermon, or Exhortation. After the Sermon, the Minister, at the altar, shall address the communicants,, and say: Beloved in the Lord: Our blessed Saviour Jesus Christ,^ when He was about to finish the work of our redemption, by making Himself a sacrifice for our sins upon the cross, solemnly instituted the Holy Sacrament of his own body and blood; that it might be the abiding memorial of his precious death; the seal of his perpetual presence in the Church by the Holy Ghost; the mystical exhibition of his one offering of Himself made once, but of force always, to put away sin; the pledge of his undying love to his people; and the bond of his living union and fellowship with them to the end of time. The same night, we are told, in which He was betrayed. He took bread; and when He had given thanks. He brake it, and said. Take, eat; this is my body, which is broken for you; this do in remembrance of Me. After the same manner also He took the cup, when He had supped, sayings This cup is the new testament in my blood; this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of Me. It has not been without reason, therefore, that the THE HOLY COMMUNION 25 celebration of the Holy Eucharist has ever been regarded by the Church as the inmost sanctuary of the whole Chris- tian worship. We have to do here, not with outward signs only, but with the heavenly realities themselves which these signs represent. Our Lord himself calls the bread his body, and the cup, his blood, or the new testa- ment in his blood. The cup of blessing which we bless, says St. Paul, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ.^ The bread which we break, is it not the commun- ion of the body of Christ.^ And it is the same apostle who utters, in another place, the solemn warning: Let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup; for he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. Being of such high and awful character, it is plain that the Lord's Supper can be rightly and safely approached only by those who are of a truly devout and religious mind. These holy mysteries are not for the irreverent, the worldly , or the profane. All who are impenitent and unbelieving, and who refuse to obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, have no right to partake of this Christian altar. They can do so only at their own peril; for coming to it thus in the spirit of hypocrisy and wickedness, they turn the bless- ing of the Sacrament into a curse, and that which should be a savor of life unto life is made to be for them only a savor of death unto death. They eat and drink damna- tion or judgment to themselves; not because they are sin- ners, but because they are impenitent sinners; not because they are unworthy, but because they eat and drink un- worthily, not discerning the Lord's body. If any of you who are present, then, know yourselves to be the willing servants of sin, being without repentance and faith, and yielding yourselves to the power of worldly affec- 96 PREPARATION FOR tions and lusts, we solemnly warn and admonish you, that ye presume not, so long as this is your character, to come to the table of the Lord. Do not pretend in this way, to join righteousness with unrighteousness, and light with darkness. Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils; ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils. On the other hand, we cordially invite to this table all who are truly grieved and penitent for their sins, who look to the Lord Jesus Christ for righteousness and salva- tion, who abide in the fellowship of his Church, and who earnestly desire to possess his Spirit and to walk in his steps. To all such the voice of the infinitely compassion- ate Redeemer himself speaks: Come unto Me, all ye that labor, and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Fear not, therefore, as many of you as have this mind, to em- brace the joyful and glorious privilege which is here offered for your use. Having, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way, which He hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh ; and having an High Priest over the house of God; let us draw near with a true heart, in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from all evil con- science, and our bodies washed with pure water. Only ye must take good heed, that your particular pre- paration for the Sacrament at this time be sincere and whole, according to God's command; so that no let or bar may be found in yourselves to its proper comfort and bene- fit. See that ye have grace, not only in general habit, but also in present exercise and power. Renew your repent- ance and faith. Be in perfect charity with all men. Put away from you the leaven of malice and wickedness. Re- member earnestly your past offences and shortcomings, that ye may humble yourselves, with true hearty confes- THE HOLY COMMUNION 27 sion, under the mighty hand of Him, who alone has power to exalt you in his own good time. Thus, clothed in the Tobes of salvation, you will be able to compass God's holy altar with thankfulness and joy, and to share the full benefit of its one offering for sin, while you feed on the sacrifice at the same time as the bread of everlasting life. For in this most comfortable Sacrament of the body and blood of our Saviour Jesus Christ, we have exhibited to us at once, both the forgiveness of sins through his death, and the gift of immortality through his glorious resurrec- tion; according to his own word: Verily, verily, I say unto you. Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of Man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in Me, and I in him. As the living Father hath sent Me, and I live by the Father; so he that eateth Me, even he shall live by Me. This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead; he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever. Ye then, beloved brethren in the Lord, who have looked earnestly into your own hearts, and who find in yourselves these good dispositions of penitence and faith, with the sincere desire and purpose of forsaking all sin and follow- ing after all Christian holiness, approach with me now to the throne of grace, and make your humble confession to Almighty God. All kneeling. Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all things. Judge of all men; we cast ourselves down at thy feet, with deep humiliation and heartfelt penitent grief, 28 PREPARATION FOR in view of our manifold sins and great unrighteousness, whereby we have provoked against ourselves most justly thine indignation and wrath. We have sinned against Thee in thought, word, and deed. We have broken thy holy laws. We have come short of thy righteousness and glory, in all our ways. Our lives bear testimony against us, and our own hearts condemn us, as being prone to all evil, and backward to all good. We have abused thy mercies, and made light of thy judgments. We have turned aside from thy covenant; and have not been faith- ful and diligent, as we ought to have been, in using the helps of thy grace for our eternal salvation. We acknowl- edge and bewail before Thee, the corruption of our nature, the vanity of our minds, the waywardness of our hearts, the wanderings and apostasies of our whole fallen life. Righteousness belongeth unto thee, O Lord; and unto us only confusion of face. But unto Thee, O Lord our God, belong also mercies and forgivenesses, though we have re- belled against Thee. For thou. Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon Thee. Look upon us, therefore, O righteous and holy Father, with an eye of pity and compassion, as we now humble ourselves, with sincere confession, before the throne of thy heavenly grace; and for the sake of thy Son Jesus Christ, speak pardon and peace to our souls. Let thy mercy be upon us, O Lord, according as we hope in Thee. And with the full pardon of our past sins, be pleased also to quicken us, we beseech Thee, in the way of righteous- ness, and uphold us with thy free Spirit; that we may walk worthy henceforth of the vocation wherewith we are call- ed, and ever hereafter serve and please Thee in newness of life, to the honor and glory of thy holy name^ through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. THE HOLY COMMUNION 29 Then shall the Minister rise, and pronounce to the Congregation, still kneeling, the following Declaration of Pardon. Hearken now unto the comforting assurance of the grace of God, promised in the Gospel to all that repent and believe: As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no plea- sure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live. God so loved the world, that He gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Unto as many of you, therefore, beloved in the Lord, as have now made confession of your sins unto God with hearty repentance and sincere faith, being resolved to turn from them, and to follow after righteousness and true holiness in time to come, I declare, by the authority of the Gospel, that all your sins are remitted and forgiven, through the perfect satisfaction of the most holy passion and death of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Then shall the Congregation rise, and join in singing a Doxology; after which the service shall be concluded with this Benediction: The God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work, to do his will, working in you that which is well-pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. THE HOLY COMMUNION [The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper shall be administered publicly in the Church, in every Congregation, at least twice a year, and if possible oftener.] Having taken his place at the altar, the Congregation also standing up, the Minister shall say as follows: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Dearly Beloved in the Lord . If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us; but if we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to for- give us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteous- ness. Let us therefore humble ourselves before the throne of Almighty God, our heavenly Father, and confess our manifold sins and transgressions with lowly and contrite hearts, that we may obtain forgiveness of the same through the merits of our Lord Jesus Christ. Then the Minister and Congregation shall kneel, and repeat the following. Confession. Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who dost admit thy people unto such wonderful communion, that partak- ing of the body and blood of thy dear Son, they should dwell in Him, and He in them; we unworthy sinners, ap- proaching to thy presence, and beholding thy glory, do abhor ourselves, and repent in dust and ashes. We have sinned, we have sinned, we have grievously sinned against 30 THE HOLY COMMUNION 31 Thee, in thought, in word, and in deed, provoking most justly thy wrath and indignation against us. The remem- brance of our transgressions and shortcomings fills us with sorrow and shame. Yet now, O most merciful Father, have mercy upon us; for the sake of Jesus Christ, forgive us all our sins; purify us, by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, from all inward uncleanness; enable us heartily to forgive others, as we beseech Thee to forgive us; and grant that we may ever hereafter serve and please Thee in new- ness of life; to the honor and glory of thy name, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. Then shall the Minister rise, and pronounce to the Congregation, still kneeling, the following Declaration of Pardon. Hearken now unto the comforting assurance of the grace of God, promised in the Gospel to all that repent and believe: As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live. God so loved the world, that He gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Unto as many of you, therefore, beloved brethren, as truly repent of your sins, and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, with full purpose of new obedience, I announce and declare, by the authority and in the name of Christ, that your sins are forgiven in heaven, according to his promise in the Gospel, through the perfect merit of Jesus Christ, our Lord. Here, and at the end of every Collect and Prayer, the Congregation shall say: Amen. The Congregation shall now rise, and join with the Minister in repeating the Nicene Creed; immediately after which shall be sung, chanted or recited, the Gloria in Excelsis, all in the following order. 32 THE HOLY COMMUNION We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible: And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God; begotten not made; of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made : who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Yirgin Mary, and was made man: who was also crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered, and was buried; and the third day rose again according to the Scriptures; and ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of the Father; and shall come again with glory to judge the quick and the dead; of whose kingdom there shall be no end. And we believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord, the Giver of life, who proceedeth from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified, who spake by the prophets; in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We confess one baptism for the remission of sins; we look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen. Minister. Praise ye the Lord. Congregation. The Lord's name be praised. Glory be to God on high, and on earth peace, good will toward men. We praise Thee, we bless Thee, we worship Thee, we glorify Thee, we give thanks to Thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. O Lord, the only begotten Son, Jesus Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou THE HOLY COMMUNION 33 that takest away the sin 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 only art the Lord; Thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen, Then shall the Minister read the proper Gospel and Epistle for the day. After the reading, the service shall proceed thus, the Congregation rising: M. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost: C. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. M. The Lord be with you. , C. And with thy spirit. M. Let us pray. Here shall be offered the Collect for the day and the Festival Prayer. A suitable Psalm or Hymn shall then be sung. After this, the Minister having taken his place in the pulpit, shall proceed to -dehver a brief Sermon. Or, instead of this, he may read a lesson of moderate length, taken from the Holy Gospels, on the history of Christ's Passion and Death. Then shall follow a collection of the Offerings of the people, to be devoted to the service of the poor, or to some benevolent purpose; during which the Minister, standing at the altar, shall read some of the following Sentences from the Holy Scriptures. He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bounti- fully. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God lov- eth a cheerful giver. As it is written, he hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness re- maineth forever. 3 34 THE HOLY COMMUNION Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not high-minded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the hving God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; that they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate; laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come,, that they may lay hold on eternal life. To do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. Whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him.'^ He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will He pay him again. I have shewed you all things, how that so laboring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how He said. It is more blessed to give than to receive. The collection shall be brought by the Deacons, in a proper vessel provided for the purpose, to the Minister; who shall then reverently place it upon the altar, as an oblation presented unto God. After this, the Minister shall uncover and expose to view the vessels containing the bread and wine for the use of the Holy Sacrament, and proceed as follows: M. Let us pray. Almighty and everlasting God, who by the blood of thy dear Son hast consecrated for us a new and living way into the holiest of all; cleanse our minds, we beseech Thee, by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, that we, thy redeemed people, drawing near unto Thee in these holy mysteries, with a true heart and undefiled conscience, in full assurance of faith, may offer unto Thee an acceptable sacrifice in righteousness, and worthily magnify thy great and glorious, name; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. THE HOLY COMMUNION 35 Then shall the Minister pronounce, slowly and solemnly, either the whole, or some part, of the following selection of passages from the Holy Scriptures. Surely He hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem Him stricken, smitten of God, and afflict- ed. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him ; and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all. In this was manifested the love of God toward us, be- cause that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in Me. I am the vine, ye are the branches : he that abideth in Me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without Me ye can do nothing. I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread which I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying. How can this man give us his flesh to esit? Then Jesus said unto them. Verily, verily, I say unto you, except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in Me, and I in him. As the living Father hath sent Me, and I live by the Father ; so he that eateth Me, even he shall live 36 THE HOLY COMMUNION by Me. This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever. Then, the whole Congregation rising, the service shall proceed. M. The Lord be with you. C. And with thy spirit. M. Lift up your hearts. C. We lift them up unto the Lord. M. Let us give thanks unto the Lord our God. C. It is meet and right so to do. It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times, and in all places, give thanks unto Thee, Lord God Almighty, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever Thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlast- ing to everlasting. Thou art God. Thou didst in the beginning create all things for Thyself. By thy word were the heavens made, and all the host of them by the breath of thy mouth. The armies of the in- visible world, angels and archangels, thrones, dominions, principalities and powers; the glorious firmament on high, sun, moon, and stars; the earth and the fullness thereof; all are the work of thy hands, and all are upheld by Thee continually in their appointed order and course. Thou also at the first didst make man in thine own image, and after thine own likeness, and didst set him over the works of thy hands, endowing him with the ex- cellent gift of righteousness, and forming him for immor- tality. And when afterwards, through the fraud and malice of Satan, he fell by transgression from that first estate. Thou didst not leave him still to perish utterly in his fall, but wast pleased to raise him up again and to re- i THE HOLY COMMUNION 3T store him to the joyful hope of everlasting life, by the pro- mise of redemption through Jesus Christ; who, being God of God, very God of very God, dwelling in the bosom of the Father with unspeakable blessedness from all eternity, at last, when the fulness of the time was come, came down from heaven, and became man, for us men and for our salvation. For all thy mercies and favors, known to us and un- known, we give Thee thanks. But most of all, we praise Thee, the Father everlasting, for the gift of thine adorable, true, and only Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ, who by his appearing hath abolished death and brought life and im- mortality to light through the Gospel. We bless Thee for his holy incarnation; for his life on earth; for his precious sufferings and death upon the cross; for his resurrection from the dead; and for his glorious ascension to thy right hand. We bless Thee for the giving of the Holy Ghost; for the institution of the Church; for the means of grace; for the hope of everlasting life; and for the glory which shall be brought unto us at the coming, and in the kingdom, of thy dear Son. Thee, mighty God, heavenly King, we magnify and praise. With patriarchs and prophets, apostles and mar- tyrs; with the holy Church throughout all the world; with the heavenly Jerusalem, the joyful assembly and congrega- tion of the first-born on high; with the innumerable com- pany of angels round about thy throne, the heaven of heavens, and all the powers therein; we worship and adore thy glorious name, joining in the song of the Cherubim and Seraphim : Here let the people join aloud in the Seraphic Hymn. Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth; heaven and earth are full of the majesty of thy glory. Hosanna in the 38 THE HOLY COMMUNION highest! Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest! Then the Minister shall proceed: The Lord Jesus, the same night in which He was BETRAYED [here he shall take some of the bread into his hand], TOOK bread; and when He had given thanks. He brake it [here he shall break the bread], AND SAID, TaKE, EAT, THIS IS MY Body which is broken for you; this do in remem- brance OF Me. After the same manner also [here he shall take the cup into his hands], He TOOK THE CUP, WHEN He HAD SUPPED, SAYING, This cup is the New Testament in my Blood; this do YE AS OFTEN AS YE DRINK IT, IN REMEMBRANCE OF Me. Let us pray. Almighty God, our heavenly Father, send down, we beseech Thee, the powerful benediction of thy Holy Spirit upon these elements of bread and wine, that being set apart now from a common to a sacred and mystical use, they may exhibit and represent to us with true effect the body and blood of thy Son, Jesus Christ; so that in the use of them we may be made, through the power of the Holy Ghost, to partake really and truly of his blessed life, whereby only we can be saved from death, and raised to immortality at the last day. Amen, And be pleased now, O most merciful Father, gra- ciously to receive at our hands this memorial of the blessed sacrifice of thy Son; in union with which we here offer and present unto Thee, O Lord, the reasonable sacrifice of our own persons; consecrating ourselves, on the altar of the Gospel, in soul and body, property and life, to thy most blessed service and praise. Look upon us through the mediation of our great High Priest. Make us accepted THE HOLY COMMUNION 39 in the Beloved; and let his name be as a pure and holy incense, through which all our worship may come up before Thee, as the odor of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, well pleasing to God. Amen. Remember in mercy, we beseech Thee, thy Church mili- tant throughout the whole earth. Let her ministers be clothed with righteousness, and her priests with salvation. Build up her desolations; restore her disorders; heal her divisions; and grant unto her prosperity, safety, unity and peace. Amen. We commend unto Thee especially this particular church and congregation, pastor, elders, deacons, and people, be- seeching Thee to accept their piety and faith, and to increase toward them thy heavenly grace, so that they may come behind in no gift, waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. We pray for all estates of men in Christian lands; for kings, princes, and governors, and for the people committed to their charge and care; especially for thy servant the President of the United States, and for all the rulers of this land and nation. Make us a righteous people, and give us power to serve Thee in quietness and peace. Amen. V ouchsafe unto us, we beseech Thee, favorable weather, that the fruits of the earth may ripen and be gathered in for us in due season; and be pleased of thy great goodness to preserve us from war, pestilence, and famine. Amen. Send forth thy light and thy truth unto the ends of the earth; cause the glorious Gospel of thy grace to be pro- claimed among all nations ; and powerfully incline the hearts of men everywhere, that they may hear and obey the joy- ful sound. Amen. 40 THE HOLY COMMUNION Regard in tender compassion those among thy people, who are called to suffer heavy affliction, or sore tempta- tion and trial of any kind: and be Thou graciously nigh unto them with thy divine help, according to all their need. Amen. Especially do we commend unto Thee those departing this life. Let the arms of thy love be round about them in their last hour; defend them against the assaults of the Devil; enable them joyfully to commit their spirits into thy hands; and so receive them to thy rest. Amen. O God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named; we rejoice before Thee in the blessed communion of all thy saints, wherein Thou givest us also to have part. We praise Thee for the holy fellowship of patriarchs and prophets, apostles and martyrs, and the whole glorious company of the redeem- ed of all ages, who have died in the Lord, and now live with Him for evermore. We give thanks unto Thee for thy great grace and many gifts bestowed on those who have thus gone before us in the way of salvation, and by whom we are now compassed about, in our Christian course, as a cloud of witnesses looking down upon us from the heavenly world. Enable us to follow their faith, that we may enter at death into their joy; and so abide with them in rest and peace, till both they and we shall reach our common con- summation of redemption and bliss in the glorious resur- rection of the last day. Amen. Here let the people join aloud in the Lord's Prayer. Our Father who art in heaven. Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And for- give us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us THE HOLY COMMUNION 41 not into temptation. But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. M. The peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. C. Amen. Here the Holy Communion shall take place. While a sacramental hymn is sung, the people shall present themselves in front of the altar, reverently and devoutly standing. The officiating Minister shall first receive the Communion in both kinds himself, and administer the same to his assistants; and he shall then proceed with their help to administer it, first to the elders and deacons, and afterward to the people; distributing first the bread and then the cup. Giving the bread, the Minister shall say: The bread which we break, is the Communion of the body of Christ. Giving the cup, the Minister shall say: The cup of blessing which we bless, is the Communion of the blood of Christ. After the people have communed in both kinds, the Minister shall say: May the Holy Communion of the body and blood of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, keep and preserve you, each one, in body, soul, and spirit, unto everlasting life. Amen. Depart in peace. When all have communed, the Minister shall say: Let us pray. Almighty and everlasting God, we give Thee most hearty thanks for the great goodness Thou hast shown to- ward us at this time, in vouchsafing to feed us, through these holy mysteries, with the spiritual food of the most precious body and blood of thy Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ; assuring us thereby, that we are very members in- corporate in the mystical body of thy Son, and heirs 42 THE HOLY COMMUNION through hope of thine everlasting kingdom, by the merits of his most blessed death and passion. And we most humbly beseech Thee, O heavenly Father, so to assist us with thy grace, that we may continue in that holy fellow- ship, and do all such good works as Thou hast prepared for us to walk in; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, to whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honor and glory, world without end. Amen. Then shall be said or chanted, the Ambrosian Hymn (Te Deum laudamus), as follows : M. We praise Thee, O God: C. We acknowledge Thee to be the Lord. M. All the earth doth worship Thee, the Father ever- lasting. C. To Thee all angels cry aloud; the heavens and all the powers therein. M. To Thee cherubim and seraphim continually do cry: C. Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth. M. Heaven and earth are full of the majesty of thy glory. C. The glorious company of the apostles praise Thee. M. The goodly fellowship of the prophets praise Thee. C. The noble army of martyrs praise Thee. M. The holy Church, throughout all the world, doth acknowledge Thee. C. The Father of an infinite majesty; M. Thine adorable, true, and onl}^ Son; C. Also, the Holy Ghost, the Comforter. M. Thou art the King of glory, O Christ. C. Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father. THE HOLY COMMUNION 43 M. When Thou tookest upon Thee to deKver man, Thou didst humble thyself to be born of a Virgin. C. When Thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death, Thou didst open the kingdom of heaven to all believers. M. Thou sittest at the right hand of God, in the glory of the Father. C. We believe that Thou shalt come to be our judge. M. We therefore pray Thee, help thy servants, whom Thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood. C. Make them to be numbered with thy saints in glory everlasting. M. O Lord, save thy people, and bless thy heritage. C. Govern them, and lift them up forever. M. Day by day we magnify Thee; C. And we worship thy name ever, world without end. M. Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin. C. O Lord, have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us. M. O Lord, let thy mercy be upon us, as our trust is in Thee. C. O Lord, in Thee have I trusted; let me never be con- founded. After which the Minister shall close the whole service with this Benediction. The peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ, our Lord; and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you, and remain with you always. Amen. HOLY BAPTISM BAPTISM OF INFANTS [Children, one or both of whose parents are members of the Church, are entitled! to Baptism. Baptism shall be performed in the Church, except for good reason. Sponsors may be admitted in Baptism; but the parents themselves must be pres- ent and answer to the questions in the Service. Members of the Church may present orphan children for Baptism, assuming the proper vows.] When there are children to be baptized, they shall be brought to the altar, by the parents or sponsors, immediately after the Gloria in Excelsis in the Lord's Day Service. Pure water having been provided in the font, or some other clean vessel, fit and: decent for the sacred ordinance, the Minister, standing near it, shall say: Dearly Beloved: Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, after his resurrection, and shortly before his ascension to the right hand of God the Father Almighty, instituted the Holy Sacrament of Baptism for the remission of sins, say- ing to His disciples : All power is given unto Me in heaven^ and in earth. Go ye, therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost; teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Hear, also, what is written in another place: And they brought young children to Him, that He might touch them; and his disciples rebuked them that brought them. But when Jesus saw it. He was much displeased, and said. Suf- fer the little children to come unto Me, and forbid them 44 BAPTISM OF INFANTS 45 not; for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily, I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. And He took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them. Therefore, taking encouragement from these words, and firmly believing that the promise of the New Covenant is to our children, no less than to ourselves, let us call upon God the Father, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that of his bounteous mercy He may grant to this child, through the Holy Sacrament of Baptism, that which by nature he cannot have; that being washed from his sins, and delivered from the power of the Devil, he may be made a member of Christ's Holy Church unto eternal salva- tion. Here the Congregation shall rise, and continue standing until the Baptism is ended. Almighty and everlasting God, who of thy great mercy didst save Noah and his family in the ark by water; and also didst safejy lead the children of Israel, thy people, through the Red Sea, figuring thereby thy holy Baptism; and by the Baptism of thy well beloved Son, Jesus Christ, in the river Jordan, didst sanctify water to the mystical washing away of sin : we beseech Thee for thine infinite mer- cies, graciously to look upon this child, to wash him, and sanctify him with the Holy Ghost, that he being delivered from thy wrath, may be received into the ark of Christ's Church, and being steadfast in faith, joyful through hope, and rooted in charity, may so pass the waves of this trouble- some world, 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. Then the Minister shall address the parents or sponsors as follows: Dearly Beloved: You present this child here, and do seek for him deliverance from the power of the Devil, the 46 HOLY BAPTISM remission of sin, and the gift of a new and spiritual life by the Holy Ghost, through the Sacrament of Baptism, which Christ hath ordained for the communication of such great grace. These benefits God, on his part, will most surely bestow, for the sake of his well beloved Son: wherefore, in the presence of God and these witnesses, I require of you,, who are the sureties of this child, that on his part, and for him, who cannot answer for himself, you do now make that confession of unfeigned faith, out of a pure con- science, which Almighty God shall accept and answer, by vouchsafing his holy Baptism. Then shall the Minister address to the parents or sponsors, the following ques- tions, to which the answer shall be given audibly by each one. Dost thou, in the name of this child, renounce the Devil with all his ways and works, the world with its vain pomp and glory, and the flesh with all its sinful desires.^ Ans. I do. Dost thou believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth And in Jesus Christ his only begotten Son our Lord;, who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead,, and buried; descended into hades; the third day rose from the dead; ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from whence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.^ And in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrec- tion of the body, and the life everlasting.^ Ans. I believe. Wilt thou that this child be baptized in this faith? Ans. I will. BAPTISM OF INFANTS 47 Dost thou promise to bring up this child in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, and in the doctrines and duties of our holy religion? Ans. I do. Then, taking the child on his arm, or leaving it in the arms of the parent or sponsor, the Minister shall say: Name this child. Thereupon, pronouncing the name aloud, he shall baptize it with free application of water, saying: N. I baptize thee in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Then the Minister shall restore the child to the parents or sponsors and say: Let us give thanks. We yield Thee hearty thanks, most merciful Father, that it hath pleased Thee, through the mystery of thy holy Baptism, to deliver this child from the power of darkness, and to translate him into the kingdom of thy dear Son, in whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins. And we humbly beseech Thee to grant that he, being dead unto sin, and living unto right- eousness, and being buried with Christ in his death, may crucify the old man, and utterly abolish the whole body of sin ; and that as he is made partaker of the death of thy Son, he may also be made partaker of his resurrection; so that finally, with the residue of thy holy Church, he may be an inheritor of thine everlasting kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Our Father who art in heaven. Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation. But deliver us from evil. For thine is 48 HOLY BAPTISM the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. Then the Minister shall address the parents or sponsors, as follows: Dearly Beloved in the Lord: Forasmuch as you have now dedicated this child by Baptism to the service of the Triune God„ you must remember that it is your duty to train him up, by precept and example, in the true knowl- edge and fear of God according to the articles of the Chris- tian faith and doctrine, as contained in the Old and New Testament, and in the symbols of the Church. Especially is it your duty, so soon as he shall be able to learn, to re- mind him often of his baptismal vows and obligations, and in particular to teach him the Lord's Prayer, the Apostles' Creed, and the Ten Commandments, that he may know how to pray, what to believe, and how to live. Finally, you are to see to it, that he be brought at the proper time to the Minister, to be instructed in the Catechism and prepared for Confirmation and the Holy Communion; that he may heartily renew his baptismal vows, renounce in his own name the world, the flesh, and the Devil, profess Jesus Christ, and ever honor this profession by a holy life and conversation, to the glory of God, and the salva- tion of his soul. Then shall the Minister pronounce this Benediction: The peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your heart and mind, through Christ Jesus. Amen, PRIVATE BAPTISM OF INFANTS In case of private Baptism, the form provided for use in the church shall be employed, unless sickness require the use of a shorter form, when the Minister addressing the parents or sponsors, shall proceed as follows: Dearly Beloved: You present this child here, and do seek for him deliverance from the power of the Devil, the remission of sin, and the gift of a new and spiritual life by the Holy Ghost, through the Sacrament of Baptism, which Christ hath ordained for the communication of such great grace. These benefits God, on his part, will most surely bestow, for the sake of his well beloved Son: wherefore, in the presence of God and these witnesses, I require of you, who are the sureties of this child, that on his part and for him, who cannot answer for himself, you do now make that confession of unfeigned faith, out of a pure conscience, which Almighty God shall accept and answer, by vouch- safing his holy Baptism. Then shall the Minister address to the parents or sponsors, the following ques- tions, to which the answer shall be given audibly, by each one. Dost thou, in the name of this child, renounce the Devil with all his ways and works, the world with its vain pomp and glory, and the flesh with all its sinful desires.^ Ans. I do. Dost thou believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth 50 HOLY BAPTISM And in Jesus Christ his only begotten Son, our Lord ; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary ; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; descended into hades; the third day rose from the dead; ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from whence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead? And in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrec- tion of the body, and the life everlasting? Ans. I believe. Wilt thou that this child be baptized in this faith? Ans. I will. Dost thou promise to bring up this child in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, and in the doctrines and duties of our holy rehgion? Ans. I do. Then, taking the child on his arm, or leaving it in the arms of the parent or spon- sor, the Minister shall say: Name this child. Thereupon, pronouncing the name aloud, he shall baptize it with a free applica- tion of water, saying N. I baptize thee, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Then the Minister shall restore the child to the parents or sponsor and say: Let us give thanks. We yield Thee hearty thanks, most merciful Father, that it hath pleased Thee, through the mystery of thy holy Baptism, to deliver this child from the power of darkness, and to translate him into the kingdom of thy dear Son, in whom we have redemption through his blood, even the PRIVATE BAPTISM OF INFANTS 51 forgiveness of sins. And we humbly beseech Thee to grant that he, being dead unto sin, and hving unto righteousness, and being buried with Christ in his death, may crucify the old man, and utterly abolish the whole body of sin; and that as he is made partaker of the death of thy Son, he may also be made ^partaker of his resurrection; so that finally, with the residue of thy holy Church, he may be an inheritor of thine everlasting kingdom; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. Our Father who art in heaven. Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation. But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. Then shall the Minister pronounce this Benediction: The peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your heart and mind, through Christ Jesus. Amen. BAPTISM OF ADULTS [Before adults are baptized, the Minister and Elders shall be satisfied that they understand the fundamental truths of the Christian religion, and are governed by them in their lives. Adults must be baptized pubhcly, either in the church, or elsewhere, in the pres- ence of a worshipping assembly. The Minister shall unite the rite of Confirmation with their Baptism, by laying his hands upon them, and pronouncing the Benedic- tion, as in the Office of Confirmation.] When adults are to be baptized, they shall present themselves at the altar, after the Gloria in Excelsis in the Lord's Day Service. Pure water having been provided in the font, or some other clean vessel, fit and decent for the sacred ordinance, the Minister, standing near it, shall begin thus: Dearly Beloved: That you may know and rightly understand, from God's holy word, the meaning and im- portance of the Sacrament of Baptism, hear first what Jesus said to Nicodemus: 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 hear- est the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. Hear also the words of the institution of this Sacrament: He said unto his disciples, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized, shall be saved; but he that believeth not, shall be damned. 52 BAPTISM OF ADULTS 53 You see from these words of our Saviour, Jesus Christ, that we are all by nature in a sinful and lost condition, and cannot enter into the kingdom of God except by a new birth of water and of the Spirit; and that there is no salva- tion without faith in Jesus Christ, and a child-hke submis- sion to his ordinances. You see, moreover, that the or- dinary way of entering into the covenant of grace, accord- ing to God's appointment, is the Sacrament of holy Baptism, by which we are divinely assured of the remission of our sins, and become partakers of the gift of the Holy Ghost. Hence, also, St. Peter, on the day of Pentecost, after preach- ing the gospel of Christ's death and resurrection, called upon the hearers, saying: Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call. Then addressing the Congregation, he shall say: Therefore, taking encouragement from these words, let us, as many as are here present, call upon God tha Father, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that of his bounteous mercy He may grant to this person, through the holy Sacrament of Baptism, that which by nature he cannot have; that being washed from his sins, and deliver- ed from the power of the Devil, he may be made a member of Christ's holy Church, unto eternal salvation. Here the Congregation shall rise, and remain standing until the Baptism is ended. Almighty and everlasting God, who of thy great mercy didst save Noah and his family in the ark by water; and also didst safely lead the children of Israel, thy people, through the Red Sea, figuring thereby thy holy Baptism; and by the Baptism of thy well beloved Son, Jesus Christ, 54 HOLY BAPTISM in the river Jordan, didst sanctify water to the mystical washing away of sin: we beseech Thee, for thine infinite mercies, graciously to look upon this person, to wash him, and sanctify him with the Holy Ghost, that he being de- livered from thy wrath, may be received into the ark of Christ's Church, and being steadfast in faith, joyful through hope, and rooted in charity, may so pass the waves of this troublesome world, that finally he may come to the land of everlasting life, there to reign with Thee, world with- out end; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. Then the Minister shall address the person or persons to be baptized: Dearly Beloved: You are come hither seeking de- liverance from the power of the Devil, the remission of sin, and the gift of a new and spiritual life by the Holy Ghost, through the Sacrament of Baptism, which Christ hath or- dained for the communication of such great grace. These benefits God, on his part, will most surely bestow, for the sake of his well beloved Son: wherefore, in the presence of God and these witnesses, I require of you, that you, on your part, do now^ make that confession of unfeigned faith, out of a pure conscience, which Almighty God shall accept and answer, by vouchsafing his holy Baptism. Then shall the Minister address to the person or persons to be baptized the fol- lowing questions, to which the answer shall be given audibly by each one. Dost thou renounce the Devil with all his ways and works, the world with its vain pomp and glory, and the flesh with all its sinful desires? Ans. I do. Dost thou believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker pf heaven and earth And in Jesus Christ his only begotten Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin BAPTISM OF ADULTS 55 Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; descended into hades; the third day rose from the dead; ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from whence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead? And in the Holy Ghost; the holy cathohc Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrec- tion of the body, and the life everlasting? Ans. I believe. Wilt thou be baptized in this faith? Ans. I will. Dost thou promise to follow Christ, and to keep his commandments, all the days of thy life? Ans. I do. Then shall the Minister ask the name of the Catechumen, and requiring him to Icneel down, shall baptize him, saying: N. I baptize thee in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Then shall the Minister lay his hands on the head of the person baptized, and confirm him, saying: The very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit, and soul, and body, be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Then the person or persons rising, the Minister shall proceed: Let us give thanks. We yield Thee hearty thanks, most merciful Father, that it hath pleased Thee, through the mystery of thy holy Baptism, to deliver this person from the power of darkness, and to translate him into the kingdom of thy dear Son, in whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins. And we humbly beseech 56 HOLY BAPTISM Thee to grant that he, being dead unto sin, and living unto righteousness, and being buried with Christ in his death, may crucify the old man, and utterly abolish the whole body of sin; and that as he is made "partaker of the death of thy Son, he may also be made partaker of his resurrec- tion; so that finally, with the residue of thy holy Church, he may be an inheritor of thine everlasting kingdom; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. Our Father who art in heaven. Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation. But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen, Then shall the Minister pronounce this Benediction. And now may the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered awhile, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you : to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. CONFIRMATION [It is the duty of the baptized children of the Church to become Catechumens^ as soon as they are old enough to commit to memory the Catechism, and to be benefited by the Pastor's instructions. In no case ought their attendance to be delayed beyond their thirteenth year. Their Catechization looks forward to their Confirmation, which forms its solemn completion. Before Confirmation is administered, the Minister and Elders shall be satisfied that the candidate understands the fundamental truths of the Christian religion, and is governed by them in his life.] After a Sermon, or an Address, the Minister shall read the names of the Cate- chumens, who shall then present themselves at the altar; whereupon the Minister shall begin thus: Following the example of the holy Apostles, and those who succeeded them, the Church bestows upon those who have been baptized, either as adults or in their infancy, after they have been properly instructed, the blessing of Confirmation, by prayer and the laying on of hands. The laying on of hands was first practised as a religious act by devout parents upon their children, whereby they imparted unto them the parental blessing, and confirmed them in faith and piety. By the laying on of hands also, such as were called to be public ministers in the Church were invested with the authority and grace of the sacred office; and so also by the same solemn act, the Apostles of our Lord communicated the gift of the Holy Ghost for the confirmation of believers after their baptism. Then, addressing the Catechumens, he shall say: Dearly Beloved : As children of your heavenly Father, called to a holy priesthood in the Church, to offer up 57 ^8 CONFIRMATION spiritual sacrifices to God by Jesus Christ, you are now to receive the solemn rite of Confirmation by the laying on of hands, as your full and formal consecration to his holy service. In this sacred ordinance, you on your part renew and ratify the promise and vow made in your baptism; whilst the Church, in God's stead, claims you publicly for his service, blesses you in his name, and confirms you in his covenant, invoking upon you in larger measure the Holy Ghost, by whose help alone you are able to fulfil your vows by leading holy and obedient lives. Then shall the Minister address to the Catechumens the following questions, to which the answer shall be given audibly by each one. Dost thou now, in the presence of God and of this con- gregation, renew the solemn promise and vow made in your name at your baptism .^^ Dost thou ratify and confirm the same, and acknowledge thyself bound to believe and to do all those things which your parents then undertook for you? Ans. I do. Dost thou renounce the Devil with all his ways and works, the world with its vain pomp and glory, and the flesh with all its sinful desires .^^ Ans. I do. Then the Minister shall say: Profess now your faith before God and this congregation. Here, the Congregation standing, the Catechumens led by the Minister shall repeat the Apostles' Creed, as follows: I Believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth: And in Jesus Christ his only begotten Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin CONFIRMATION 59 Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate; was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hades; the third day He rose from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the re- surrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. Minister. Our help is in the name of the Lord; Congregation. Who hath made heaven and earth. M. Blessed be the name of the Lord; C. Henceforth, world without end. M. Lord, hear our prayer; C. And let our cry come unto Thee. M. Let us pray. Almighty and everlasting God, who out of infinite mercy in Christ Jesus, hast caused these thy servants to be born again of water and of the Holy Ghost, and hast given unto them the remission of their sins; strengthen them, we beseech Thee, O Lord, through the Holy Ghost, the Comforter; and daily increase in them the manifold gifts of thy grace, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord, now and forever. Amen. Then, the Congregation still standing, the Catechumens shall kneel, and the Minister, laying his hand on the head of each one successively, shall say: The very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit, and soul, and body, be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Here all shall kneel. M. Let us pray. 60 CONFIRMATION Almighty God, our heavenly Father, we render Thee thanks for the great mercy Thou hast been pleased to show toward these thy servants, by giving them power this day publicly to own and accept for themselves thy covenant of salvation made with them before in the sacra- ment of Baptism, and by confirming unto them at this time the same grace through the solemn benediction of thy holy Church. And now, O Lord, we beseech Thee to verify and fulfil in them the truth of this glorious covenant unto the end, that as they have been introduced into the kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and made to have part in its privileges and hopes, they may be con- stantly kept in the same by the power of the Holy Ghost, through faith, unto everlasting life. Fortify them against the assaults of sin and hell. Let not Satan prevail against them. Keep them from the evil that is in the world. Help them to walk in the Spirit, that they may not fulfil the lusts of the flesh. Defend them from all heresy and schism, from all apostasy and unbelief. Let them never draw back to perdition. Make them faithful unto death, that no man may take from them their crown. And grant, O most merciful Father, that having continued thus steadfast in faith and hope to the end, they may be counted worthy to be joined with thy saints in heaven, and to have part with them finally in the resurrection of the dead; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. Then the Minister shall dismiss the Catechumens, saying: The peace of God which passeth all understanding keep your heart and mind, through Christ Jesus. Amen. MARRIAGE At the day and time appointed, the persons to be married shall come into the body of the Church, or shall be ready in some proper house, with their friends and neighbors; and there standing together, the Man on the right hand, and the Woman on the left, the Minister shall say: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen, Dearly Beloved: We are assembled, in the sight of God and of his holy angels, to join together this man and this woman in the bonds of Matrimony; which is an honor- able estate, instituted of God in the time of man's inno- cency, confirmed by the teaching of our blessed Saviour, and compared by St. Paul to the mystical union, which subsists between Christ and his Church. Into this holy estate these two persons are come to be joined. Therefore, if any man can show any just cause why they may not be lawfully joined together, let him now speak, or else hereafter forever hold his peace. And then addressing the persons to be married, he shall say: I charge you each and both, as ye will answer before God at the day of judgment, if either of you know any reason why ye may not be lawfully joined together in matrimony, confess it now. For be well assured, that all those who are brought together, contrary to the word of God, are not joined together of God; neither is their marriage lawful. • 61 62 MARRIAGE If no impediment be alleged, the Minister shall say unto the man: M. Wilt thou take this woman to be thy wedded wife? Wilt thou love her, comfort her, honor, and keep her in sickness and in health; and, forsaking every other, cleave to her only, so long as ye both shall live? The man shall answer; I will. Then shall the Minister say unto the woman: N. Wilt thou take this man to be thy wedded husband? Wilt thou obey him, love, honor, and keep him in sick- ness and in health; and, forsaking every other, cleave to him only, so long as ye both shall live? The woman shall answer: I will. When a ring is used, the man shall give the ring to the woman, which the Minis- ter taking from her shall dehver again to the man, who shall then place it upon the third finger of the woman's left hand, and holding it there, shall say after the Minis- ter: With this ring I thee wed: in the name of the Father,, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Then shall the Minister say: As a seal to this holy vow, give each other the right hand. Then the Minister, laying his hand upon the joined hands of the pair, shall say: Forasmuch as you, M. and N. have consented together in holy wedlock, and have witnessed the same before God and this company, I pronounce you man and wife, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost* Amen. Those whom God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. Let us pray. MARRIAGE 63: O God, who by thy mighty power hast made all things of nothing; who also didst appoint that out of man, created after thine own image and similitude, 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 hadst made one: look mercifully upon these thy servants, that both this man may love his wife 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 may be loving and faithful to her husband; and in all quietness, sobriety, and peace, be a follower of holy and godly ma- trons. O Lord, bless them both, and grant them to in- herit thine everlasting kingdom; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation. But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen, Then shall he bless them: 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 fill you with all spiritual benediction and grace; that ye may so live together in this life, that in the world to come ye may have life ever- lasting. Amen. After which, if the service be in the church, and there be no sermon declaring, the duties of marriage, the Minister shall read as follows: All ye that are married, or that intend to take the excellent estate of matrimony upon you, hear what the Holy Scripture doth say as touching the duty of husbands towards their wives, and wives towards their husbands. 64 MARRIAGE Saint Paul, in his Epistle to the Ephesians, the fifth Chapter, doth give this commandment to all married men: Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the Church, and gave Himself for it; that He might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water, by the word; that He might present it to Himself a glorious Church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. For no man ever yet hated his own flesh, but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the Church: for we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife; and they two shall be one flesh. This is a great mystery; but I speak concerning Christ and the Church. Nevertheless, let every one of you in particular so love his wife, even as himself. Likewise the same St. Paul, writing to the Colossians, speaketh thus to all men that are married: Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. Hear also what Saint Peter, the Apostle of Christ, who was himself a married man, saith unto them that are married: Ye husbands, dwell with your wives according to knowledge; giving honor unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers be not hindered. Hitherto ye have heard the duty of the husband toward the wife. Now likewise, ye wives, hear and learn your duties toward your hus- bands, even as it is plainly set forth in Holy Scripture. Saint Paul, in the afore-named Epistle to the Ephesians, teacheth you thus: Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the Church: and He is the Saviour of the body. Therefore as the Church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything. And again he saith: Let the wife see that she reverence her husband. And in his Epistle to the Colossians, Saint Paul giveth you this short lesson: Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. Saint Peter also doth instruct you very well, thus saying: Ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives; while they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear. MARRIAGE 65 Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; but let it be the hid- den man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the orna- ment of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price. For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands: even as Sara. obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement. After which the Minister shall close the service with this Benediction: The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen, ORDINATION AND INSTALLATION ORDINATION OF MINISTERS After the Sermon, the presiding Minister, having taken his place at the altar, shall begin thus: Let us pray : Meet us, O Lord, in all our doings, with thy most gra- cious favor, and further us with thy continual help; that in all our works begun, continued, and ended in Thee, we may glorify thy holy name, and finally by thy mercy at- tain unto everlasting life; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. Here the Candidate for Ordination, his name being distinctly announced, shall be requested to present himself before the altar; whereupon the Minister shall address the Congregation, as follows: Dearly Beloved in the Lord: Almighty God, whom it hath pleased by his Spirit and word to gather and pre- serve to Himself continually, out of the whole human race, a Church chosen to everlasting life, hath given to all the members of the same, both ministers and people, a common interest in its welfare. For this reason, it hath ever been the practice, that in the ordination of those who have been called to the office of the holy Ministry, the people also should have an opportunity to express their voice. Now, therefore, in order that we may be assisted 66 ORDINATION OF MINISTERS 67 in the case before us by your knowledge and past observa- tion of him who is here present for admission to this oflSce^ we call upon you, to the end that if you know any just cause or impediment, because of which he ought not to be ordained to the Christian Ministry, you do come forward in God's name, and make it known. If no objection be offered, after a sufficient pause, he shall address the Candi- date, and say: Dearly Beloved Brother: It is now our part, solemn- ly and for the last time, before proceeding to lay upon you irrevocably the burden and responsibility of the holy Minis- try, to remind you how great is the dignity of the office, and how weighty and momentous also are the duties which it involves. The ofRce is of divine origin, and of truly supernatural character and force; flowing directly from the Lord Jesus Christ Himself, as the fruit of his resurrection and trium- phant ascension into heaven, and being designed by Him to carry forward the purposes of his grace upon the earth, in the salvation of men by the Church, to the end of time. All power, we hear Him saying after He had risen from the dead, is given unto Me in heaven and in earth; Go ye, therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost; teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. To this answers in full what is written also by St. Paul: Wherefore He saith, When He ascended up on high. He led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. Now that He ascended, what is it but that He also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that He might fill all things. And He gave some, apostles; 68 ORDINATION OF MINISTERS and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ; till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ. Consider well, dear brother in Christ, how much all this means, as declaring and setting forth the true nature and significance of the holy office. The first Ministers were the Apostles, who were called and commissioned im- mediately by Jesus Christ Himself. They in turn ordained and set apart other suitable men, as pastors and teachers over the churches which they had gathered and established in different places; and these again, in the same way ap- pointed and sent forth others to carry onward and for- ward still the true succession of this office; which, being regularly transmitted in this way from age to age in the Christian Church, has come down finally to our time. The solemnity of ordination, through which this trans- mission flows, is not merely an impressive ceremony, by which the right of such as are called of God to the Minis- try is owned and confessed by the Church; but it is to be considered rather as their actual investiture with the very power of the office itself, the sacramental seal of their heavenly commission, and a symbolical assurance from on high, that their consecration to the service of Christ is ac- cepted, and that the Holy Ghost will most certainly be with them in the faithful discharge of their official duties. These duties are of the same order with the high origin of the office, and its glorious design. The Ministers of Christ are set in the world to be at once the representa- tives of his authority, and the ambassadors of his grace. As my Father hath sent Me, He says, even so send I you. He that heareth you, heareth Me; and he that despiseth ORDINATION OF MINISTERS 69 you, despiseth Me; and he that despiseth Me, despiseth Him that sent Me. Let a man so account of us, says St. Paul, as of the ministers of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. Again: We are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us. To them it belongs to baptize, to preach the word, to administer the holy Sacrament of the Lord's Supper. They are appointed to wait upon and serve the Church, which is the spouse of Jesus Christ, his body mystical; to offer before Him the prayers and supphcations of his people; to feed, to instruct, to watch over and guide the sheep and lambs of his flock, whom He hath purchased with his own blood. They are charged also with the government of the Church, and with the proper use of its discipline, in the way both of censure and absolution, according to that awfully mysterious and solemn word : I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven; and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven. Such being the character of the office to which you are now called, beloved brother in the Lord, and such the high and arduous nature of its duties, it is easy to see with what seriousness and godly fear, with what solemn forethought, with what holy caution you should approach unto it, as you are now doing, in the present transaction; and with how great care and study also you ought to apply your- self, that you may appear hereafter to have been worthy of being put into the Christian Ministry, by being found faithful to its mighty trust. Know, at the same time, that for this you are by no means suflScient of yourself. All proper suflSciency here is from God alone; to whom therefore you should pray earnestly, through the media- tion of our only Saviour Jesus Christ, for the heavenly as- sistance of the Holy Ghost; that giving yourself wholly to 70 ORDINATION OF MINISTERS this office, with daily meditation, and study of the Scrip- tures, you may be able to make full proof of your ministry, being nourished up in the words of faith and good doctrine, and showing yourself a pattern to others in piety and godly Kving. In doing this, thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee. And when the Chief Shepherd shall appear, you shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away. And now, that this congregation of Christ may also understand your views and will in these things, and that you may yourself also the more feel the binding force of what you thus publicly profess and promise, we call upon you to make answer plainly to these following questions, which we now propose to you in the name of God and of his Church. Do you receive the Holy Scriptures as being the true and proper word of God, the ultimate rule and measure of the whole Christian faith Ans. I do. Do you believe in one God the Father; and in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of the Father; and in one Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son, and with the Father and the Son one God Almighty.^ Do you believe the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, whereby being perfect God He became also perfect Man; suffered for our salvation, descended into hades, rose again from the dead, and now sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty, from whence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.^ And do you believe in one holy catholic Church, in which is given one true Baptism for the remission of sins? Ans. I do. ORDINATION OF MINISTERS 71 Do you receive the confessional system of the Heidel- berg Catechism as being in harmony with the Bible, and the ancient Christian Creeds? Ans. I do. Are you truly persuaded in your heart, that you are called of God to the office of the holy Ministry, and do you desire and expect to receive, through the laying on of our hands, the gift and grace of the Holy Ghost, which shall enable you to fulfil this heavenly commission and trust? Ans. Such is my persuasion, and such my desire and hope. Do you acknowledge the rightful authority of this Church, from which you are now to receive ordination, as being a true part in the succession of the Church CathoHc; and do you promise to exercise your ministry in the same with faithful diligence, showing all proper regard for its laws and ordinances, and all suitable obedience to its law- ful government in the Lord? Ans. So I confess, and so I promise. Here the Candidate shall be directed to kneel; the Ministers shall lay their right hands severally upon his head, and the presiding Minister shall say: In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Chief Shep- herd and Bishop of the Church, and trusting in the power of his grace, we ordain, consecrate, and appoint you to the Ministry of reconciliation, to proclaim his gospel, to dispense his holy Sacraments, to administer Christian discipline in his Church, and to be wholly set apart as an instrument to his use in the salvation of our fallen race, and to this end may the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, rest upon and abide with you always. Amen, 72 ORDINATION OF MINISTERS He shall then rise, when each of the Ministers in turn shall give him the right hand of fellowship, saying: We give you the right hand of fellowship, to take part with us in this Ministry. Or this: Our fellowship is with the Father, and with the Son^ and with the Holy Ghost. Or this: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God the Father, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with you always. When the new Minister is to be installed at the same time as Pastor of the Charge in which he is ordained, the Installation services shall now go forward according to the form provided for that purpose. If there be no Installation, the presiding Minister shall here say: Let us pray, beloved brethren, to God the Father Al- mighty, that He may be pleased to multiply his heavenly gifts upon this his servant, whom He hath called to the office of the holy Ministry, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. Then kneeling down: Almighty God, most merciful Father, who of thine in- finite goodness hast given thine only Son Jesus Christ to be our Redeemer, and the Author of everlasting life; who after that He had completed our redemption, and was ascended into heaven, poured down his gifts abundantly upon men, making some apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, for the edifying and perfecting of his body the Church; send down, we be- seech Thee, the anointing of the Holy Ghost upon the head of this thy servant, who has now been set apart in thy name, through the solemn act of ordination, to the office of teacher and ruler in Christ's Church. Grant unto him, O most merciful Father, such fulness of thy grace^ ORDINATION OF MINISTERS 73: that he may be a faithful and wise steward whom Thou settest over thy household, using the authority Thou givest him, not unto destruction, but unto salvation; that he may be an able minister of the New Testament, know- ing how he ought to behave himself in the house of God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly divid- ing the word of truth; that he may be a true preacher of righteousness; a faithful leader of the blind, and of them that are out of the way; a light unto those who are in dark- ness; a watchful guardian over thy fold, and a follower of the true Shepherd who giveth his life for the sheep. Make his feet beautiful to publish the gospel of peace, and to bring glad tidings of good things. Give him power to preach not himself, but Christ Jesus, the Lord, and him- self the servant of all for Jesus' sake. May he be an ex- ample of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. So may he in all things fulfil his ministry unblamably and unreprovably in thy sight, that he may be prepared to stand without shame before the judgment seat of Christ, and thus, finishing his course with joy, be received unto glory and immortality in thine eternal kingdom, where they that turn many to righteous- ness shall shine as the stars for ever and ever. Hear us for the sake of Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. The Congregation shall then rise and join in singing a Doxology, after which the whole service shall be concluded with this Benediction: The God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus Christ, the great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ: to whom be glory for ever and ever Amen, '74 INSTALLATION OF INSTALLATION OF AN ORDAINED MINISTER IN A PARTICULAR CHARGE Immediately after the Ordination of the new Minister, if this take place on the same occasion, or in any other case after the sermon, the presiding Minister, having taken his place at the altar, shall address the Congregation as follows: Dearly Beloved in the Lord: You have called N. N., now present, an ordained Minister (or, who has now been ordained a Minister), to become your Pastor. He has consented to accept the call. After full inquiry and de- liberation, the Classis of M. under whose supervision and care you stand, has resolved that the proposed settlement ought to take place; and being here accordingly, by its appointment and order, at the present time, for that pur- pose, we now proceed to institute and install him, in the name of the Lord, as the Pastor of this Charge. Let us pray. Almighty God, by whose holy inspiration and guidance, thine Apostles, in the first days of thy Church, did, for the fulfiling of their charge, ordain others also, who, under them, might take part in the care and government of thy flock; grant, we beseech Thee, that all those who are placed by thine authority over the several congregations of thy people, may be endowed with thy heavenly grace, and may so faithfully serve Thee in their oflSce and administration, and watch over the souls under their charge, that at the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, they may present the people committed to their care a holy and glorious flock, giving an account of them with joy, and not with grief; through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth and abideth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen, AN ORDAINED MINISTER 75 Then shall be read, either the whole or some part of, the following passages of Scripture. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep fol- low him: for they know his voice. And a stranger will they not fol- low, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers. This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them. Then said Jesus unto them again. Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, ^nd find pasture. The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep. I am the good shepherd and know my sheep, and am known of mine. As the Father knoweth me, even So know I the Father: and lay down my life for the sheep. And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him. Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me.^ He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep. He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him. Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus sajth unto him. Feed my sheep. This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one 76 INSTALLATION OF wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to- teach; not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but pa- tient, not a brawler, not covetous; one that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; (for if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the con- demnation of the devil. Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil. And from Miletus Paul sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church. And when they were come to him, he said unto them. Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons, serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befel me by the- lying in wait of the Jews : and how I kept back nothing that was profit-^ able unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publicly, and from house to house, testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there: save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me. But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the minis- try, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God. And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more. Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men. For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God. Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. Be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery. Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all. Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine: continue in them; for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee. The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder AN ORDAINED MINISTER 77 and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed : feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock. And when the chief Shep- herd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away. And, we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labor among ;you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you; and to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. And be at peace among yourselves. Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation: Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to-day, and forever. Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves; for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you. The Congregation shall now rise, and the Pastor elect having presented himself ibefore the altar, the presiding Minister shall address him thus: And now, beloved brother in Christ, in full view of the great solemnity of the trust as it is thus set forth by the lively oracles of God, are you willing and ready to take upon yourself the charge of this flock? Ans. I am, God being my helper. Do you promise and engage, on your part, that being .set as Pastor of this people, you will endeavor faithfully to discharge among them all the duties of your ministry, •exercising the authority you hold as a true commission from our Lord Jesus Christ, with becoming recollection of Jais presence, according to his commandments, and in due :Subjection to the rule that is over you in this church Ans. I promise so to do, with God's help. Then addressing the Church and Congregation, he shall say: 78 INSTALLATION OF Dearly Beloved : Ye have heard the solemn vows and engagements now taken by him whom you have called to be your Pastor; now, then, we demand of you, do ye on your part receive him in this character and office, promis- ing to show towards him such love, honor, and fit obedience in the Lord, as are due to an overseer and guide placed over you by the Lord Jesus Christ Himself, the Chief Shepherd and Bishop of souls? Ans. We do. On the ground of this mutual engagement, we do now, by the authority which has been delegated to us for that purpose, solemnly install you, N. N., as Pastor of this people, committing them by this act as a part of Christ's flock, to your spiritual oversight and care. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen, Then addressing the Congregation, the presiding Minister shall say: Let us pray, beloved brethren, to the Triune God, the fountain of all grace and glory, that He may be pleased to sanctify with his heavenly blessing, the Pastoral rela- tion which has now been formed in his name. Amen. Then kneeling down: Almighty God, most merciful Father, who of thine in- finite goodness hast given thine only Son Jesus Christ to be our Redeemer and the Author of everlasting life; who after that He had completed our redemption, and was ascended into heaven, poured down his gifts abundantly upon men, making some apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, for the edifying and perfecting of the Church ; send down, we beseech Thee> the Holy Ghost upon thy servant, whom Thou hast been pleased now to set over this people in the office of Bishop and Pastor; and so replenish him with the truth of thy AN ORDAINED MINISTER 79^ doctrine, and endue him with innoceney of Hfe, that he may faithfully serve before Thee, to the glory of thy great name, and the benefit of thy holy Church; through Jesus Christ our only Mediator and Advocate. Amen. O Holy Jesus, who hast purchased to Thyself an uni- versal Church, and hast promised to be with the ministers of apostolic succession to the end of the world, be gracious- ly pleased to bless the ministry and service of him who is now appointed to offer the sacrifices of prayer and praise to Thee in this house, which is called by thy name. May the words of his mouth, and the meditation of his heart, be always acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, our strength and our Redeemer. Amen. And Thou, O God the Holy Ghost, Sanctifier of the faithful, visit, we pray Thee, this Congregation with thy love and favor; enlighten their minds more and more with the light of the everlasting gospel; graft in their hearts a love of the truth; increase in them true religion; nourish them with all goodness; and of thy great mercy keep them in the same, O blessed Spirit, whom with the Father and the Son together we worship and glorify as one God, world without end. Amen. Then the Congregation shall rise, and join in singing a Doxology; after which the whole service shall be concluded with this Benediction: The God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus Christ, the great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ: to whom, be glory for ever and ever. Amen. 80 ORDINATION AND INSTALLATION ORDINATION AND INSTALLATION OF ELDERS AND DEACONS [When Elders only are to be set in office without Deacons, or Deacons only without Elders, such parts merely of the following form are to be used as relate to that particular case. So also, if the case calls for Installation only, all the persons elected to office having been previously ordained, there must be a like omission of what forms the Ordination act.] After the Sermon, the Minister, having taken his place at the altar, shall say: Let us pray. Meet us, O Lord, in all our doings with thy most gracious favor, and further us with thy continual help; that in all our works, begun, continued, and ended in Thee, we may glorify thy holy name, and finally, by thy mercy, attain everlasting life; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen, Here the persons to be set in office, their names being distinctly announced, shall be requested to present themselves before the altar; whereupon the Minister shall address the Congregation as follows: Dearly Beloved in the Lord: These persons have been solemnly chosen and called by you, as a Christian Congregation, to take part as Elders and Deacons in the care and service of this church. They have accepted your call. No one has come forward to urge any just ob- jection to their being set in office. I therefore proceed, in the name of the Lord, to ordain such of them as have not been ordained to the same degree before, and to set all of them apart, each in his own office, to the work of the min- istry among you, and in your behalf. Then addressing the Candidates, he shall say: Brethren: As it is a great honor to bear office in the Lord's house, so is it at the same time also a high and sol- emn trust, which no one should take upon him rashly or OF ELDERS AND DEACONS 81 lightly. For no such office is of merely human origin or authority. There are diversities of gifts, and differences of administrations, in the Church; but all proceed from the same Lord, through the power of one and the same Spirit. Men may be chosen and called to their particular ministry by the voice of their fellow-men; but their minis- try itself comes to them, not from earth, but from heaven; not from the people they serve, but from God. Its rights and powers, its duties and responsibilities, all flow from that jurisdiction of Christ in his Church, which is the fruit of his glorious resurrection, and which is to be regard- ed as a new order of life and power in the world, extending with real unbroken succession, from the day of Pentecost onward continually to the end of time. You may see thus how much is comprehended in your present ordination and induction into office; and how needful it is that you should magnify your ministry, and make high account of its duties, as a service to be fulfilled unto God, and not simply unto men. Elders are appointed to assist and support the Minis- ters of the word in the general government of the Church. They form, with the Minister, in each particular ecclesi- astical charge, a council in common for the spiritual super- vision of the flock which is committed to their care. They are bound to take part, accordingly, in the work of the Ministry, so far as it has to do with this pastoral oversight and rule. They are to be the advisers and counsellors of the Minister in his episcopal trust; they are to be to him as hands and eyes, acting with him and for him, and re- presenting his presence throughout the congregation. It is their province to go before the flock in the way of Chris- tian example, to watch over it in the Lord, to take an active interest in its spiritual welfare, to feel a responsibility for 6 82 ORDINATION AND INSTALLATION its condition, to be at hand in all circumstances with spirit- ual aid for its necessities and wants. It belongs to them, in virtue of their office, to visit the sick and the afflicted, to instruct the ignorant, to admonish such as are out of the way, to warn the unruly, to command and rebuke with authority in Christ's name. To them, moreover, in conjunction with the Pastor, belongs the whole discipline of the Church, its power of the keys, as exercised both in the form of censure and in the form of absolution. The office of Deacons has regard especially to the wants of the poor. To them it belongs, accordingly, to help the Pastor, and to supply his place, in those church ministrations which are directed immediately towards the more outward needs of the general household of faith. On them falls the honorable charge of looking after the desolate and poor, and of seeing that the charities of the Church are applied with proper effect to their weekly and daily wants. In this service, at the same time, they must not lose sight of the true spiritual character of their office; which, however it may be thus occupied with outward and temporal things, remains always a proper branch of the Christian Ministry, the last scope and purpose of which in all things can only be the eternal salvation of men in the world to come. Hence it is that so much stress is laid, in the New Testament, on the character and life of those who are called to take part in this work. They must be men of honest report-, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, who may be able, both by word and example, to help forward the great purpose of the Gospel, making their ministrations to the bodily necessities of the poor the occasion and means of a still better benefit to their souls. St. Paul also, writing on this subject, in his first Epistle to Timothy, requires of them expressly virtues OF ELDERS AND DEACONS 83 and merits of like sort with those which are needful for the office of the Ministry in its most exalted character. And now, brethren, having well considered the nature and design of these sacred offices, to the use of which you have been called respectively by the voice of this Congre- gation, do you accept the call as coming to you from God, and are you willing to undertake the work and service it sets before you, in the name and for the glory of our com- mon Lord and Master, Jesus Christ? Ans, Yes. Do you receive the Holy Scriptures as being the inspired word of God? Do you consent to the ancient and primi- tive symbol commonly called the Apostles' Creed, as being a true expression of the foundation articles of the Christian faith? And do you own the doctrines of the Heidelberg Catechism, as flowing from the Bible in the sense of the same Creed? Ans. I do. Do you promise to exercise your ministry, as Elders or Deacons, among this people, with faithful diligence ac- cording to what you have now declared to be the rule and measure of your faith; showing all proper regard for the lawful authority of the Church, and taking heed to your own lives, that you may adorn the gospel of God our Saviour by a walk and conversation answerable to the place you occupy in Christ's house? Ans. I so promise, trusting in God's help. Here those who have not been previously ordained to the office in which they are now called to serve, shall be directed to kneel; whereupon the Minister shall proceed to ordain them, laying his right hand upon each one in succession, and saying: Take thou authority to execute the office of Elder [or, Deacon] in the Church of God ; which office I now 84 ORDINATION AND INSTALLATION solemnly commit unto thee, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen, Then shall they rise; after which the Minister shall go on immediately to install, or clothe with actual charge in the Congregation, all who are before him for this purpose, both those now ordained, and any who may have been ordained before making use of the following form. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and by the author- ity belonging to me in his Church, I now install you in the charge and service to which you have been called by this Congregation; and may the blessing of God Almighty, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, rest upon you, abide with you, and strengthen you in your ministry always with all might through the Spirit, unto every good word and work. Amen, Let us pray. Almighty and most merciful God, our heavenly Father, who hast been pleased of thy great goodness, to call these thy servants to office and power in thy Church, send down upon them, we beseech Thee, the Holy Ghost; by whose most blessed inspiration alone they can be made able to fulfil the ministry now committed unto them, and to use rightly therein the gift of thy manifold grace. Let every fruit of the Spirit appear and abound in them, to the orna- ment of the gospel and the glory of thy great name. Make them wise and faithful, humble, tender, modest, and yet bold, constant, patient, and persevering in their appointed work. In all their walk and conversation may thy pre- cepts shine forth; that, holding the testimony of a good conscience, they may abide in Christ firm and steadfast, and show forth a good example unto all thy flock. So may they purchase to themselves a good degree and great boldness in the faith; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen. OF ELDERS AND DEACONS 85 The Congregation shall now join in singing a Doxology, after which the whole service shall be concluded with this Benediction: The God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus Christ, the great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. VISITATION AND COMMUNION OF THE SICK VISITATION OF THE SICK When any one is sick, notice thereof shall be given to the Minister, or, if any circumstance prevent his attendance, to one of the Elders of the Church, who, coming to the sick person, shall carefully inquire into his spiritual state. [If the sick person be not baptized, he shall be immediately instructed as to his duty in this respect, and urged to become obedient to the faith, and enter into cove- nant with God. To this end the following Scripture passages shall be read and ex- plained to him: Matt, xxviii. 18-20; Mark xvi. 16; John iii. 5; Acts 'i. 38-41; Rom. vi. 3-12; Gal. iii. 27; Col. ii. 12; Titus iii. 5; 1 Peter iii. 21. If the sick person give evidence of ture repentance and faith, the Minister shall baptize him in the pres- ence of one or more Elders of the Church.] When the necessary examination has been made, and the proper instructions and exhortations have been given, the Minister, or Elder, shall say: Dearly Beloved: Be fully persuaded that Almighty God is the Lord of life and of death, and that all his crea- tures are so in his hands, that without his will they cannot so much as move. Wherefore, know certainly that this is God's visitation, coming not by chance, but by his fatherly hand. Know also that He will make whatever afflictions He sends upon us in this vale of tears, if they be received in the right spirit, and used in the right way, turn out to our advantage: for He is able to do it, being Al- mighty God, and willing also, being a faithful Father. That your present afflictions may be sanctified to you, humble yourself with continual repentance for all your sins under the mighty hand of God. Acknowledge his 86 VISITATION OF THE SICK 87 faithfulness and love, and endeavor to bear your sickness with true Christian patience, trusting in his mercy through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Resign yourself wholly to his will, while you look and wait for his salvation, either in your restoration to health, or in your translation to the joys of heaven. That you may be further instructed in regard to God's will concerning you in this your sickness, and receive such encouragement and consolation as you need, listen to those things which are written for our learning, that we, through patience and comfort of the Scriptures, might have hope. Here shall be read or repeated some suitable portions of Holy Scripture. The following are given for direction and help. I Affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground. Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty: for He maketh sore, and bindeth up: He woundeth, and his hands make whole. He shall de- liver thee in six troubles : yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee. Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. I will bring them through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried : they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say. The Lord is my God. Ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, my son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of Him: for whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom He receiveth. If ye en- dure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not.f^ But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons. Further- more, we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits and live? For they verily for a few days chastened 88 VISITATION OF THE SICK US after their own pleasure; but He for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness. Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless, afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby. Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees. For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. II • Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word. Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes. It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes. I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right, and that Thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me. Let, I pray Thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant. Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live : for thy law is my delight. We glory in tribulations also; knowing that tribulation worketh patience; and patience, experience; and experience, hope; and hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. We are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world. For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a'^far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; while we look not at the things which are seen but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal. Ill The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul : He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for Thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were VISITATION OF THE SICK 8^ dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven: if so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked. For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be un- clothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life. Now He that hath wrought us for the self-same thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit. Therefore we are al- ways confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: (for we walk by faith, not by sight:) we are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. Wherefore we labor, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of Him. IV For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. What I shall choose I wot not. For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better. For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith : henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of right- eousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, shall give me at that day : and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing. And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. V Though I walk in the midst of trouble. Thou wilt revive me. O God, who is like unto Thee! Thou, which hast showed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth. For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favor is life; weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. For the Lord will not cast off forever: but though He cause grief, yet will He have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies. For He doth not afflict willingly, nor grieve the children of men. For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee. In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment: but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee. t90 VISITATION OF THE SICK saith the Lord thy Redeemer. For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed, but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee. Then the Minister, or Elder, shall pray with and for the sick person, slowly and distinctly rehearsing, in the first place, the Apostles' Creed, using afterward one or other of the following prayers, as the case may require, and closing with the Lord's Prayer. A GENERAL PRAYER FOR THE SICK O Lord God, in whose hand is the soul of every Hving thing, and the breath of all mankind; regard with tender compassion this thy servant, whom it hath pleased Thee to visit with bodily affliction and disease. Be graciously near to him in the hour of his need. Grant unto him, we beseech Thee, true repentance for all his sins, a firm and steady trust in the merits of thy Son, Jesus Christ, and grace to be in perfect charity with all men. Enable him to cast all his cares on Thee, and to yield himself with child- like submission to thy righteous will. God of all power and grace, bless, we entreat Thee, the means used for his recovery, rebuke the violence of dis- ease, and raise him up from his bed of pain, that being delivered by thy compassion he may walk before Thee in newness of life. But if, O most wise and merciful Father, this sickness should be unto death, grant him, we humbly implore Thee, a comfortable release from all his sufferings. Let the arms of thine everlasting love be around him, and, when flesh and heart shall fail, be Thou the strength of his heart and his portion for evermore: through the media- tion and merits of thy Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. PRAYER FOR A SICK PERSON NOT PREPARED FOR DEATH Most merciful Saviour, who, when hanging on the cross, didst grant repentance and faith to the dying thief, and hast assured us in thy holy word, that Thou desirest not VISITATION OF THE SICK 91 the death of the sinner, but that whosoever cometh unto Thee Thou wilt in no wise east him out; look down, we be- seech Thee, in tender compassion upon him, who now looks up to Thee from his bed of suffering and distress. Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world, have mercy upon him. Hear his prayer and wash him from his sins in thy most.precious blood. Give him strength against all his temptations and heal the maladies of his soul. Break not the bruised reed, nor quench the smoking flax. Shut not up thy tender mercies in displeasure; but make him to hear of joy and gladness, that the bones which Thou hast broken may rejoice. Deliver him from fear of the Enemy, and lift up the light of thy countenance upon him, and give him peace. Hear us, merciful Saviour, who, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, livest and reignest, ever one God, world with- out end. Amen. A PRAYER FOR A SICK CHILD O ALMIGHTY God and merciful Father, to whom alone belong the issues of life and death; look down from heaven, we humbly beseech Thee, with the eyes of mercy upon this child, now lying upon the bed of sickness. Visit him, O Lord, with thy salvation, deliver him in thy good ap- pointed time from his bodily pain, and save his soul for thy mercies' sake; that if it shall be thy pleasure to prolong his days here on earth, he may live to Thee, and be an in- strument of thy glory, by serving Thee faithfully, and doing good in his generation; or else receive him into those heavenly habitations, where the souls of those who sleep in the Lord Jesus, enjoy perpetual rest and felicity. Grant this, O Lord, for thy mercies' sake, in the name of thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen, 92 VISITATION OF THE SICK PRAYER FOR A DEPARTING SOUL Almighty God, with whom do Kve the spirits of just men made perfect, we humbly commend our departing brother, into thy hands, as into the hands of a faithful Creator and most merciful Saviour; beseeching Thee that his soul may be precious in thy sight. Wash him, we pray Thee, in the blood of that immaculate Lamb that was slain to take away the sins of the world; that whatsoever defilements he may have contracted in the midst of this miserable and wicked world, through the lusts of the flesh or the wiles of Satan, being purged and done away, he may be presented pure and without spot before Thee. Vouch- safe to him a quiet passage, and guide him through the valley of the shadow of death. Place him in the habitations of light and peace, in the company of thy saints and faith- ful people who are gone before; and in the resurrection of the just do Thou make him partaker of the heavenly in- heritance; there to reign with thy holy apostles, with the goodly company of prophets and martyrs, and with all thy saints, in glory and blessedness, for ever and ever. Amen. A LITANY FOR THE DYING O God the Father in heaven; have mercy upon us. Have mercy upon us. O God the Son, Redeemer of the world; have mercy upon us. Have mercy upon us. ♦ O God the Holy Ghost, the Comforter; have mercy upon us. Have mercy upon us. ^aSITATION OF THE SICK 93 Remember not, Lord, our offences, nor the offences of our forefathers. Spare us, good Lord; spare thy servant before Thee, whom Thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood. Spare him, good Lord. From all evil and harm; from the power of sin, and the snares of the devil; from thy wrath, and from everlasting damnation; Good Lord, deliver Mm. By the mystery of thy holy incarnation; by thine agony and bloody sweat; by thy cross and passion; by thy precious death and burial; by thy glorious resurrection and ascen- sion; and by the coming of the Holy Ghost: in the hour of death and in the day of judgment; Good Lord, deliver him. We sinners do beseech Thee to hear us. Son of God, we beseech Thee to hear us. That it may please Thee to uphold him with thy free Spirit; to grant him true repentance; to forgive him all his sins; to strengthen and confirm him in thy grace; and to beat down Satan under his feet. We beseech Thee to hear us, O Lord. O Son of God, Redeemer of the world. Hear us. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world; Have mercy upon him, O Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world; Grant him thy peace. 94 VISITATION OF THE SICK O Lord God, our heavenly Father, who hast no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live, we heartily beseech Thee to regard this sick person with an eye of compassion; suffer him not to be overwhelmed by any pains of body, or any anguish of soul; but grant unto him in this world thy pardon and peace, and in the world to come life everlasting; through the abounding merits and the glorious mediation of Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. I \ COMMUNION OF THE SICK [If any member of the Church, through sickness or infirmity, be not able to^^ come to the house of God, and yet is anxious to receive the Communion, it may be administered to him privately; in which case, timely notice thereof must be given to the Minister. One other person at least should commune with the sick; and one or more of the Elders ought to be present. The Sacrament may also be administered to sick persons who have not been communicants, provided they have proper views of its nature, right dispositions of heart, and are first baptized and confirmed.] The elements having been placed upon a decently covered table, the Minister shall say: Grace be unto you, and peace from God our Father^ and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Dearly Beloved in the Lord: Forasmuch as in the providence of God, you are deprived of the privilege of receiving the Holy Communion in the church, and your heart nevertheless longs for the enjoyment of this blessing and grace, be encouraged and comforted by the words of the Lord Jesus: Where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. That you may not partake unworthily of this holy Sac- rament, consider well, and lay rightly to heart the exhor- tation and warning of the Apostle Paul: Let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that Bread and drink of that Cup. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. Hear also how St. John encourages those who are truly 95 ^6 COMMUNION OF THE SICK penitent, saying: If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all un- righteousness. And again it is written: If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thy heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. Then when the Minister and all present shall kneel, and repeat the following Confession. Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who dost admit thy people unto such wonderful communion, that partak- ing of the body and blood of thy dear Son, they should dwell in Him, and He in them; we unworthy sinners, ap- proaching to thy presence, and beholding thy glory, do abhor ourselves, and repent in dust and ashes. We have sinned, we have sinned, we have grievously sinned against Thee, in thought, in word, and in deed, provoking most justly thy wrath and indignation against us. The remem- brance of our transgressions and shortcomings fills us with sorrow and shame. Yet now, O most merciful Father, have mercy upon us; for the sake of Jesus Christ, forgive us all our sins; purify us, by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, from all inward uncleanness ; enable us heartily to forgive others, as we beseech Thee to forgive us ; and grant that we may ever hereafter serve and please Thee in new- ness of life; to the honor and glory of thy name, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. Then shall the Minister rise, and pronounce to those assembled, still kneeling, the following Declaration of Pardon. Hearken now unto the comforting assurance of the grace of God, promised in the Gospel to all that repent and believe: As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no plea- COMMUNION OF THE SICK 97 sure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and Hve. God so loved the world, that He gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Unto as many of you, therefore, beloved brethren, as truly repent of your sins, and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, with full purpose of new obedience, I announce and declare, by the authority and in the name of Christ, that your sins are forgiven in heaven, according to his promise in the Gospel, through the perfect merit of Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen, Then, all standing, the Minister shall say: Now join with us, whilst we, as many as are here present, make confession of our holy catholic faith. I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth: And in Jesus Christ his only begotten Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hades; the third day He rose from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty ; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the res- urrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. M. Let us pray. Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation. But deliver us from evil. For thine is 7 98 COMMUNION OF THE SICK the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. Here, if desirable, a hymn or psalm may be sung. If the elements have already been consecrated in the Church, the Minister shall proceed thus: The Lord Jesus, the same night in which He was be- trayed, took bread; and when He had given thanks. He brake it, and said. Take, eat, this is my Body which is broken for you; this do in remembrance of Me. After the same manner also. He took the cup, when He had supped, saying, This cup is the New Testament in my Blood; this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of Me. flf the elements have not been consecrated in the Church, the Minister shall consecrate in manner and form as follows: The Lord Jesus, the same night in which he was BETRAYED [here he shall take some of the bread into his hands] TOOK bread; and when He had given thanks, He brake it [here he shall break the bread] AND SAID, TaKE EAT; THIS IS MY Body, which is broken for you; this do in remem- brance OF Me. After the same manner also [here he shall take the cup into his hands] He TOOK THE CUP, WHEN He HAD SUPPED, SAYING, This cup is the New Testament in my Blood; this do YE, AS OFT AS YE DRINK IT, IN REMEMBRANCE OF Me. Let us pray. Almighty God, our heavenly Father, send down, we beseech Thee, the powerful benediction of thy Holy Spirit upon these elements of bread and wine, that being set apart now from a common to a sacred and mystical use, they may exhibit and represent to us with true effect the Body and Blood of thy Son, Jesus Christ; so that in the COMMUNION OF THE SICK 99 use of them we may be made, through the power of the Holy Ghost, to partake really and truly of his blessed life, whereby only we can be saved from death, and raised to immortality at the last day. Amen.] In administering the elements, the Minister shall give first to those who com- municate with the sick, and then to the sick person. Giving the bread, the Minister shall say: The bread which we break, is the Communion of the Body of Christ. Giving the cup, the Minister shall say: The cup of blessing which we bless, is the Communion of the Blood of Christ. When all have communed, the Minister shall say: Let us pray. Almighty and everlasting God, we give Thee most hearty thanks for the great goodness Thou hast shown toward us at this time, in vouchsafing to feed us, through these holy mysteries, with the spiritual food of the most precious body and blood of thy Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ; assuring us thereby, that we are very members incorporate in the mystical body of thy Son, and heirs through hope of thine everlasting kingdom, by the merits of his most blessed death and passion. And we most humbly beseech Thee, O heavenly Father, so to assist us with thy grace, that we may continue in that holy fellow- ship, and do all such good works as Thou hast prepared for us to walk in; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, to whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honor and glory,, world without end. Amen. The Minister shall close the service with this Benediction: 100 COMMUNION OF THE SICK The peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ, our Lord; and the bless- ing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you, and remain with you always. Amen, THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD THE BURIAL OF MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH The Minister, going before the corpse, on. entering the church and passing slowly along the aisle, or if there be no service in the church, on entering the graveyard, shall solemnly say: I AM the resurrection and the hfe, saith the Lord; he that beheveth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he Kve: and whosoever liveth and believeth in Me, shall never die. None of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to him- self; for whether we live, we live unto the Lord, and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore or die, we are the Lord's: for to this end Christ both died and rose, and revived, that He might be Lord both of the dead and living. And now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first fruits of them that slept. O death, where is thy sting .^^ O grave, where is thy victory.^ Thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ! Amen. [If the service be not held in the church, the following office as far as to the rubric directing the funeral to proceed to the grave, shall be omitted.] Then, the Minister having taken his place at the altar, and all standing, the Ninetieth Psalm shall be chanted, or said, as follows: Minister. Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations. Congregation. Before the mountains were , brought forth, or ever Thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting. Thou art God. 101 102 THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD M. Thou turnest man to destruction; and say est. Re- turn, ye children ©f men. C. For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yester- day when it is past, and as a watch in the night. M. Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep : in the morning they are like grass which groweth up. G. In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down, and witherfeth. M. For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled. C. Thou hast set our iniquities before Thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance. M. For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told. C. The days of our years are three score years and ten: and if by reason of strength they be four score years, yet is their strength labor and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. M. Who knoweth the power of thine anger .^^ even ac- cording to thy fear, so is thy wrath. C. So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. Here the following Lesson (1 Cor. xv. 20-58,) shall be read. Now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first fruits of them that slept. For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. But every man in his own order: Christ the first-fruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming. Then Cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power. For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his BURIAL OF MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH 103 feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith, All things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him. And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all. Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all.'* Why are they then baptized for the dead.^^ And why stand we in jeopardy every hour? I protest by your re- joicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily. If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advan- tageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to-morrow we die. Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God : I speak this to your shame. But some man will say. How are the dead raised up?. and with what body do they come? Thou fool, that which thou so west is not quicken- ed, except it die: and that which thou sowest, thou so west not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain: but God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body. All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds. There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terres- trial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terres- trial is another. There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory. So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption ; it is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power: it is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. And so it is written, the first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven. As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. 104 THE BURIAL OF THE DJ:AD Behold, I show you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised in- corruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written. Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting .^^ O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory, through our Lord Jesus Christ. There- fore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmoveable, always abound- ing in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. Then the Minister shall Bay: Let us pray. Almighty God, with whom do live the spirits of those who depart hence in the Lord, and with whom the souls of the faithful, after they are delivered from the burden of the flesh, are in joy and felicity; we give Thee hearty thanks for the good examples of all those thy servants, who, having finished their course in faith, do now rest from their labors. And we beseech Thee, that we, with all those who are departed in the true faith of thy holy name, may have our perfect consummation and bliss, both in body and soul, in thy eternal and everlasting glory; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen, O THOU ever-blessed Mediator, who wast dead, but livest forever, of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, and who hast knit all thy saints in one communion unto life eternal, in that mystical body of which Thou art the glorious and ever-living Head; grant us grace so to follow thy blessed saints, who have gone be- fore us, in the faith and fellowship of thy holy Church, BURIAL OF MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH 105 that we may come to those unspeakable joys, which Thou hast prepared for all that love Thee, from the foundation of the world. Amen. O Holy and ever-blessed Spirit, who art one with the Father and the Son, and who dwellest in all thy saints, to comfort and quicken them; comfort us, we beseech Thee, in the prospect of death, with the hope of the resurrection of the just, and abide in us, that these mortal bodies may be quickened, and fashioned like unto our Saviour's glori- ous body, according to the working whereby He is able even to subdue all things unto Himself. Amen, O Holy and adorable Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Creator, Redeemer, and Sanctifier of our bodies and souls, we humbly confess our sins, and acknowledge them as the cause of our misery and death; and that, on account of our sins. Thou art justly displeased. Yet, through infinite mercy in Jesus Christ, we implore Thee, blot out our transgressions, wash us from our iniquity, and cleanse us from our sin. O Lord God most holy, O Lord most mighty, O holy and most merciful Saviour, de- liver us not into the bitter pains of eternal death. Amen. Thou knowest. Lord, the secrets of our hearts: shut not thy merciful ears to our prayer; but spare us. Lord most holy, O God most mighty, O holy and merciful Sav- iour, Thou most worthy Judge eternal, suffer us not, at our last hour, for any pains of death, to fall from Thee. But keep us in everlasting fellowship with the Church triumphant, and let us rest together in thy presence from our labors; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. Here may follow a short Sermon or Exhortation: after which the Minister shall say: 106 THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD Let US pray. Almighty and most merciful God, the consolation of the sorrowful, and the support of the weary, who dost not willingly grieve or afflict the children of men; look down in tender love and pity, we beseech Thee, upon thy servants, the bereaved household, whose joy is turned into mourning; and according to the multitude of thy mer- cies be pleased to uphold, strengthen, and comfort them, that they may not faint under thy fatherly chastening, but find in Thee their strength and refuge; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen, Our Father who art in heaven. Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation. But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory for ever. Amen, After which the funeral shall proceed to the grave. At the grave, when the coffin has been let down, the Minister shall say: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. I 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 behold, and not another. I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concern- ing them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him. BURIAL OF MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH 107 The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord. Let us pray. Almighty God, who by the death of thy Son Jesu§ Christ hast destroyed death; by his rest in the tomb hast sanctified the graves of the saints; and by his glorious resurrection hast brought life and immortality to light, so that all who die in Him abide in hope as to their bodies, and in joy as to their souls; receive, we beseech Thee, our unfeigned thanks for that victory over death and the grave which He has obtained for us and for all who sleep in Him; and keep us who are still in the body, in ever- lasting fellowship with all that wait for Thee on earth, and with all that are around Thee in heaven, in union with Him who is the Resurrection and the Life: who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. 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: look- ing for the general resurrection in the last day, and the life of the world to come; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen, I heard a voice from heaven, saying unto me. Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from hence- forth: yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them. Let us pray. M. Lord, have mercy upon us. C. Christ, have mercy upon us. 108 THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD M. Lord, have mercy upon us. C. Christ, hear us. M. Lord God, the Son, in the bosom of the Father, Saviour of the world; C. Be gracious unto us. M. By thy human birth; by thy prayers and tears; by all the troubles of thy life; by the grief and anguish of thy soul; by thine agony and bloody sweat; by thy bonds and scourgings; by thy crown of thorns; by thine ignominious crucifixion; by thy sacred wounds and precious blood; by thine atoning death; by thy rest in the grave; by thy glorious resurrection and ascension; by thy sitting at the right hand of God; by thy power to save; C. Hear us, and save us. Lord Jesus. M. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world ; C. Have mercy upon us, and grant us thy peace. Amen. After which the Minister shall close the service with the Apostolic Benediction. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen, THE BURIAL OF CHILDREN To be used at the grave. Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down; he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. Jesus saith. Suffer the little children to come unto Me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you. Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. Weep not, saith the Lord, the child is not dead, but sleepeth. If we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him. Let us pray. Almighty God, who by the death of thy Son Jesus Christ hast destroyed death; by his rest in the tomb hast sanctified the graves of the saints; and by his glorious resurrection hast brought life and immortality to light, so that all who die in Him abide in hope as to their bodies, and in joy as to their souls; receive, we beseech Thee, our unfeigned thanks for that victory over death and the grave which He has obtained for us and for all who sleep in Him; and keep us who are still in the body, in everlast- ing fellowship with all that wait for Thee on earth, and with all that are around Thee in heaven, in union with Him who is the Resurrection and the Life : who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. 109 110 THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God, in his wise providence to take out of this world the soul of this de- ceased child, 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. Amen, Let us pray. M. Lord, have mercy upon us. C. Christ, have mercy upon us. M. Lord, have mercy upon us. C. Christ, hear us. M, Lord God, the Son, in the bosom of the Father, Saviour of the world; C. Be gracious unto us. M. By thy human birth; by thy prayers and tears; by all the troubles of thy life; by the grief and anguish of thy soul; by thine agony and bloody sweat; by thy bonds and scourgings; by thy crown of thorns; by thine ignominious crucifixion; by thy sacred wounds and precious blood; by thine atoning death; by thy rest in the grave; by thy glori- ous resurrection and ascension; by thy sitting at the right hand of God; by thy power to save; C. Hear us, and save us, Lord Jesus. M. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world ; C. Have mercy upon us, and grant us thy peace. Amen. After which the Minister shall close the service with the Ayostolic Benediction, The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all Amen, A BURIAL SERVICE To be used at the grave. Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down; he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. All flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of the grass. In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up: in the evening it is cut down and withereth. We are strangers before Thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding. For what is your life.^^ It is even a vapor, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. In the midst of life we are in death: of whom may we seek for succor, but of Thee, O Lord, who for our sins art justly displeased? Yet, O Lord God most holy, O Lord most mighty, O holy and most merciful Saviour, deliver us not into 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, O 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. The hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, and come forth. Until that day of the glorious revelation of the great God and our Saviour, we commit this body to the ground: earth to earth; ashes to ashes; dust to dust. Amen. Ill 112 A BURIAL SERVICE Let US pray. M. Lord, have mercy upon us. C. Christ, have mercy upon us. M. Lord, have mercy upon us. C. Christ, hear us. M. Lord God, the Son, in the bosom of the Father, Saviour of the world; C. Be gracious unto us. M. By thy human birth; by thy prayers and tears; by all the troubles of thy life; by the grief and anguish of thy soul; by thine agony and bloody sweat; by thy bonds and scourgings; by thy crown of thorns; by thine ignominious crucifixion; by thy sacred wounds and precious blood; by thine atoning death; by thy rest in the grave; by thy glori- ous resurrection and ascension; by thy sitting at the right hand of God; by thy power to save; C. Hear us, and save us, Lord Jesus. M. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world ; C. Have mercy upon us, and grant us thy peace. Amen. The Minister shall close the service with the Apostolic Benediction. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen, LAYING OF A CORNER STONE The people being assembled at the place where the church is to be built, the Minister, standing near the corner stone, shall say: Dearly Beloved Brethren: It is meet and right that, in all our doings, we should beseech Almighty God for his most gracious direction and help; but, especially, as we are now assembled to begin a house, which is to be set apart for his honor and service; for the worship of his holy name, the preaching of his holy Gospel, and the administration of his holy Sacraments. Let us therefore devoutly look up to Him for assistance, protection and blessing. Let us pray. Almighty and everlasting God, who art always more ready to hear than we are to pray, and art wont to give more than either we desire or deserve; grant us, we beseech Thee, the fulness of thy mercy. Prosper and bless the work which we have undertaken, that it may serve to pro- mote thy praise, and the honor of thy kingdom; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. Then the Ninety-Sixth Psalm shall be chanted, or said, as follows: Minister. O sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord, all the earth. Congregation. Sing unto the Lord, bless his name; show forth his salvation from day to day. 8 113 114 LAYING OF A CORNER STONE M. Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people. C. For the Lord is great and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods. M. Por all the gods of the nations are idols; but the Lord made the heavens. C. Honor and majesty are before Him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. M. Give unto the Lord, O ye kindreds of the people, give unto the Lord glory and strength. C. Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name:: bring an offering, and come into his courts. M. O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness: fear before Him, all the earth. C. Say among the heathen that the Lord reigneth; the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: He shall judge the people righteously. M. Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof. C. Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice before the Lord. M. For He cometh, for He cometh to judge the earth: C. He shall judge the world with righteousness and the people with his truth. Here the inscription of the corner-stone being read, the Minister shall proceed to put into it the several articles which it is to contain, naming them as he does so one by one; after which, the stone being laid in its place, the service shall proceed thus: M. Our help is in the name of the Lord; C. Who made heaven and earth. LAYING OF A CORNER STONE 115 M. Except the Lord build the house; C. They labor in vain that build it. Placing his hand upon the stone, the Minister shall then say: I here lay the corner-stone of a house, to be erected under the name of Church, and to be devoted to the worship of Almighty God. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Then shall the Minister say: Let us now unite in confessing our holy catholic faith. I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth: And in Jesus Christ his only begotten Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hades; the third day He rose from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resur- rection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. Then the Minister shall say: Let us pray. Blessed be thy name, O Lord, that it hath pleased Thee to put it into the hearts of thy servants to commence the erection of a house, in which thy name is to be worshipped, the glad tidings of salvation proclaimed, and thy holy Sacraments administered. Prosper Thou us, O Lord, in this our undertaking. Keep and preserve by thy provi- dence unto the end the work, which is now begun in thy fear. Excite the skill and animate the industry of the 116 LAYING OF A CORNER STONE workmen. Shield them from all accidents and dangers. And grant unto them, and all of us here present, the in- fluences of thy divine Spirit, so that we may become in soul and body living temples of the Holy Ghost, and be prepared for that eternal city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God. All which we ask through the abundant merits of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. Here an address may be delivered. After which, a collection being made, the service shall be concluded with a Hymn and the Apostolic Benediction. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen. CONSECRATION OF A CHURCH The Minister, having taken his place at the altar, shall say: Grace be unto you, and peace from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Then shall this Canticle be chanted, or said, as follows: Minister. Arise, O Lord, into thy rest; Thou, and the ark of thy strength. Congregation. Let thy priests be clothed with right- eousness; and let thy saints shout for joy. M. Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness: enter into his gates with thanks- giving, and into his courts with praise. C. Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord.f^ or who shall stand in his holy place? M. He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceit- fully. C. He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation. M. Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of glory shall come in. C. Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. 117 118 CONSECRATION OF A CHURCH M. Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of glory shall come in. C. Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, He is the King of glory. Then shall the Minister say: Let us pray. O ETERNAL GoD, mighty in power, and of majesty in- comprehensible, whom the heaven of heavens cannot con- tain, much less the walls of temples made with hands, to Thee alone be praise and adoration, from all the hosts of heaven and all who dwell upon the earth. With joy and gratitude we are now assembled in this house, built to the honor of thy great name. Send down upon us, we be- seech Thee, thy Holy Spirit, that we may lift up holy hands to Thee, and worship Thee with pure hearts. O God, who art from everlasting to everlasting, hear us for the sake of thy dear Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. Here the Scripture Lesson, 1 Kings VIII, shall be read. After this the Eighty-fourth Psalm shall be chanted, or said, as follows: M. How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts! G. My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord : my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God. M. Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O Lord of hosts, my King, and my God. G. Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising Thee. M. Blessed is the man whose strength is in Thee, in whose heart are the ways of them. G. Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools. CONSECRATION OF A CHURCH 119 M. They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God. ^ C. O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, 0 God of Jacob. M. Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed. C. For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. 1 had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. M. For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly. C. O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in Thee. Then the Minister shall say: Dearly Beloved in the Lord: God, our heavenly Father, in all ages of the Church, has approved the acts of devout and holy men, who, moved either by his express command, or by the secret inspiration of his Spirit, have erected sanctuaries for his worship, and separated them from common use, that they might be sacred places, wholly consecrated to Himself. Animated by the pious example of those that have gone before us, sustained by the grace of God, and directed by his Spirit, we have built this house to the honor of his great name; and we are now together before God, that we may, by a solemn act of worship, devote it to its intended use. Blessed be the Lord our God, who hath with his hand fulfilled the desires of our hearts, enabling us to build this house, where his name may be recorded, and his praise be made honorable, from generation to generation. Amen, Here, the Congregation rising, the Minister shall say: 120 CONSECRATION OF A CHURCH Let us now unite in confessing our holy catholic faith. I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker of hea- ven and earth: And in Jesus Christ his only begotten Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hades; the third day He rose from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resur- rection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen, The Minister shall then say: The Congregation who are here assembled, having erected this house for the worship of God, we now set it apart from all common and secular use, and, under the name of , do hereby consecrate it to the worship of the Triune God,, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Amen. Let us pray. O Lord our God, there is no God beside Thee. Thou alone art worthy to receive adoration and praise; for Thou art holy, and all nations shall come to worship before Thee, when they learn the joy of thy salvation. We praise Thee, most merciful Father, for the foundation of thy Church on earth; for thy sacred oracles; for the ministry of thy word; and for thy holy sacraments. We give Thee thanks, that, by thy providence, this house has been erected for the wor- ship of thy name. Accept, we beseech Thee, the work of our hands. Let this house be the house of God. Here let thy presence dwell and thy glory be revealed. When CONSECRATION OF A CHURCH 121 thy holy word is read and preached in this place, and the holy sacraments are administered, send ^down upon the congregation the dews of thy heavenly grace. When thy people bring to Thee their thanksgiving for the gifts of thy providence, accept their offering and bless them, that their joy may be full. And when, in seasons of calam- ity and distress, they humble themselves before Thee, and implore thy mercy, hear Thou in heaven, and pity them; forgive their sins wherein they may have trans- gressed against Thee, and deliver them; or else comfort and support them under their trials, and sanctify unto them their affliction, that it may bring forth in them the fruits of salvation and peace. Hear us, we beseech Thee, O God of all grace. Father of all light, and Fountain of all good. Let our prayer come up before Thee, and be acceptable, through the merit of Jesus Christ; and do unto us according to thy great mercy and love. And unto Thee, the King eternal, immortal,, and invisible; who alone art mighty, wise, and good; who dwellest in light which no man can approach unto and live ; unto Thee be all glory, through Jesus Christ, in heaven and on earth, forever and ever. Amen. Then shall the Gloria in Excelsis be chanted or said. Glory be to God on high, and on earth peace, good will toward men. We praise Thee, we bless Thee, we worship Thee, we glorify Thee, we give thanks to Thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. O Lord, the only begotten Son, Jesus Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sin of the world, receive our 122 CONSECRATION OF A CHURCH prayer. Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Pather, have mercy upon us. For Thou only art holy; Thou only art the Lord; Thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen. Then the Minister, having taken his place in the pulpit, shall deliver the Sermon; after which the service shall proceed as in the regular service for the Lord's Day. CONSECRATION OF A BURIAL GROUND The people being assembled on the ground, the Minister shall say : In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen, Let us pray. O Thou ever blessed Mediator, who wast dead, but livest forever, of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, and who hast knit all thy saints in one communion unto life eternal, in that mystical body of which Thou art the glorious and ever-living Head; grant us grace so to follow thy blessed saints, who have gone be- fore us, in the faith and fellowship of thy holy Church, that we may come to those unspeakable joys, which Thou hast prepared for all that love Thee, from the foundation of the world. Amen, The Minister shall now read the following Lessons THE FIRST LESSON {Gen. xxiii.) And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah. And Sarah died in Kirjath-arba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her. And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying, I am a stran- ger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a burying place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight. And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him. Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us : in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou 123 124 CONSECRATION OF A BURIAL GROUND mayst bury thy dead. And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth. And he com- muned with them, saying. If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar, that he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a burying place amongst you. And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying, Nay, my lord, hear me : the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead. And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land. And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying. But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there. And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him, My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead. And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant. And the field of Ephron^ which was in Machpelah, w^hich was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city. And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave in the field of Machpelah before Mamre : the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan. And the field, and the cave that is therein were made sure unto Abraham for a burying place by the sons of Heth. THE SECOND LESSON (1 Cor. xv. 12-26.) Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead.f^ But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen: and if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ; whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not. For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised: and if CONSECRATION OF A BURIAL GROUND 125 Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first fruits of them that slept. For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. But every man in his own order: Christ the first fruits; after- ward they that are Christ's at his coming. Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power. For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. The last enemy . 1 God eternal, Lord of all, Lowly at thy feet we fall ; All the world doth worship Thee, We amidst the throng would be ; All the holy angels cry, Hail, thrice holy, God most high ; Lord of all the heavenly pow'rs, Be the same loud anthem ours. 2 Glorified apostles raise. Night and day, continual praise ; Hast Thou not a mission too For thy children here to do ? With the prophets' goodly line We in mystic bond combine ; For Thou hast to babes revealed Things that to the wise were sealed. 3 Martyrs, in a noble host. Of thy cross are heard to boast ; Since so bright the crown they wear. We with them thy cross would bear ; All thy Church in heaven and earth, Jesus, hail thy spotless birth ; iSeated on the judgment-throne, Number us among thine own. J. E. MUlard, Tr. 7 7s. D. 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. Sovereign Father, heavenly King, Thee we now presume to sing. Glad thine attributes confess. Glorious all and numberless. 2 Hail, by all thy works adored. Hail the everlasting Lord ! Thee with thankful hearts we prove, God of power and God of love ; Christ our Lord and God we own, Christ the Father's only Son, Lamb of God, for sinners slain, Saviour of offending man. 3 Jesus, in thy name we pray, Take, 0 take our sins away ; Powerful Advocate with God, J ustify us by thy blood ; Hear, for Thou, 0 Christ, alone Art with thy great Father One ; One the Holy Ghost with Thee, One supreme, eternal Three. C. Wesley. 8 lis & 5s. 1 Praise ye the Father, for his loving kindness ; [children ; Tenderly cares He for his erring Praise Him, ye angels, praise Him in the heavens. Praise ye Jehovah. 2 Praise ye the Saviour, great is his compassion ; [people ; Graciously cares He for his chosen Young men and maidens, ye old men and children. Praise ye the Saviour. 3 Praise ye the Spirit, Comforter of Israel, [bless us ; Sent of the Father and the Son to Praise ye the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Praise ye the triune God. I. Tucker. General praise* 5 9 C. M. 1 HosANNA ! raise the pealing hymn To David's Son and Lord ; With cherubim and seraphim Exalt th' incarnate Word. 2 Hosanna ! sovereign, Prophet, Priest, How vast thy gifts, how free ! Thy blood, our life ; thy word, our Thy name, our only plea, [feast ; 3 Hosanna ! Master, lo, we bring Our offerings to thy throne ; Not gold nor myrrh nor mortal thing, But hearts to be thine own. 4 Hosanna once thy gracious ear Approved a lisping throng ; Be gracious still, and deign to hear Our poor but grateful song. 5 0 Saviour, if redeemed by Thee Thy temple we behold, Hosannas through eternity We'll sing to harps of gold. Wniiam H. Havergal, 1833. 10 8s & 7s. D. 1 Lord, thy glory fills the heaven, Earth is with its fulness stored ; Unto Thee be glory given, Holy, holy, holy Lord. Heaven is still with anthems ringing. Earth takes up the angels' cry, Holy, holy, holy, singing. Lord of hosts. Thou Lord most high. 2 Ever thus in God's high praises. Brethren, let our tongues unite. While our thoughts his greatness raises And our love his gifts excite. With his seraph train before Him, With his holy Church below, Thus unite we to adore Him, Bid we thus our anthem flow. 3 Lord, thy glory fills the heaven. Earth is with its fulness stored; Unto Thee be glory given, Holy, holy, holy Lord. Thus thy glorious name confessing, We adopt the angels' cry, Holy, holy, holy, blessing Thee, the Lord our God most high. R. Mant. 11 8s & 7s. 1 Alleluia ! best and sweetest Of the hymns of praise above; Alleluia ! thou repeatest. Angel host, these notes of love ; This ye utter. While your golden harps ye move. 2 Alleluia ! Church victorious, Join the concert of the sky ; Alleluia ! bright and glorious. Lift, ye saints, this strain on high ; We, poor exiles. Join not yet your melody. 3 Alleluia ! strains of gladness Suit not souls with anguish torn; Alleluia ! sounds of sadness Best become our state forlorn ; Our offenses We with bitter tears must mourn. 4 But our earnest supplication. Holy God, we raise to Thee ; Visit us with thy salvation, Make us all thy joys to see ; Alleluia ! Ours at length this strain shall be. John Chandler, 1837. Advent. 12 r. M. D. 1 God bless the calm and holy cheer That ushers in the Christian year ; And whatsoe'er of gloom or shade Season or sorrow may have made, Lifts us, with its mysterious pow'r, Out of the dark and dying hour Into the lights which ever play Round children of th' eternal day. 2 Blest Advent of our ling'rihg Lord ! How high the hope, how sure the word. That thus, with every year's return. Makes our dull hearts within us burn For that long-sought and promised day, When heaven and earth shall pass aw ay , And Christ from highest heavens shall come To take his waiting people home. 3 Since childhood's early hours our eyes Have watch'd the east for red'ning skies ; Year after year has Advent brought Nearer to us the prize we sought ; But still it lingers — 0 that we Were more prepared to welcome Thee ! Thine advent, with its angel throng. Would not be tarrying, Lord, so long. J. S. B. MonseU, 1857. 13 8s, 7s & 4s. 1 O'er the distant mountains breaking. Comes the red'ning dawn of day ; 6 Rise my soul, from sleep awaking. Rise and sing and watch and pray ; 'Tisthy Saviour, On his bright returning way. 2 0 Thou long-expected, weary Waits my anxious soul for Thee ; Life is dark and earth is dreary, Where thy light I do not see. 0 my Saviour, When wilt Thou return to me ? 3 Long, too long in sin and sadness, Far away from Thee I pine ; When, 0 when shall I the gladness Of thy Spirit feel in mine ? 0 my Saviour, When shall I be wholly thine ? 4 Nearer is my soul's salvation, Spent the night, the day at hand ; Keep me in my lonely station. Watching for Thee, till I stand, 0 my Saviour, In thy bright and promised land. 5 With my lamp well trimmed and burning, Swift to hear and slow to roam, Watching for thy glad returning, To restore me to my home. Come, my Saviour, 0 my Saviour, quickly come. J. S. B. MonselL Ht)v>ent» 7 14 8s, 7s & 4s. 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. Robed 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. 8 Every island, sea and mountain, Heaven and earth shall flee away ; All who hate Him must, confounded. Hear the trump proclaim the day ; Come to judgment. Come to judgment, come away. 4 Now redemption, long expected, 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. 5 Answer thine own bride and Spirit, Hasten, Lord, the general doom ; The new heav'n and earth t' inherit. Take thy pining exiles home; All creation Travails, groans and bids Thee come. 6 Yea, Amen, let all adore Thee, High on thine eternal -throne ; Saviour, take the power and glory. Claim the kingdom for thine own, 0 come quickly. Everlasting God, come down. Charles "Wesley and John Cennick. Altered by M. Madan. 15 8s, 7s & 4s. 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; Ye who long for his appearing Then shall say, this God is mine ; Gracious Saviour, Own me in that day for thine. 3 At his call the dead awaken, Rise to life from earth and sea ; All the powers of nature, shaken. By his look, prepare to flee ; Careless sinner. What will then become of thee ? 4 But to those who have confessed. Loved and served the Lord below, He will say, " Come near, ye blessed, See the kingdom I bestow ; You forever Shall my love and glory know." J. Newton, 1774. 16 C. M. 8 lines. 1 Once more, 0 Lord, thy sign shall be Upon the heavens displayed. And earth and its inhabitants Be terribly afraid ; For, not in weakness clad, thou com'st, Our woes, our sins to bear. But girt with all thy Father's might, His judgment to delare. 2 The terrors of that awful day, 0 who can understand ? Or who abide, when thou in wrath Shalt lift thy holy hand ? 8 The earth shall quake, the sea shall roar, The sun in heaven grow pale ; But thou hast sworn, and wilt not Thy faithful shall not fail, [change, 3 Then grant us, Saviour, so to pass Our time in trembling here. That when upon the clouds of heaven Thy glory shall appear. Uplifting high our joyful heads. In triumph we may rise, And enter, with thine angel train, Thy palace in the skies. George W. Doane. 17 L. M. 1 That day of wrath, that dreadful day, When heav'n and earth shall pass away. What pow'r shall be the sinner's stay ? How shall he meet that dreadful, day ? 2 When, shriveling like a parched scroll. The flaming heavens together roll. When louder yet and yet more dread. Swells the high trump that wakes the dead — 3 0 on that day, that wrathful day. When man to judgment wakes from • clay. Be thou the trembling sinner's stay, Tho' heaven and earth shall pass away. Hymn of 13th cent, 18 lis. 1 A VOICE from the desert comes awful and shrill, [the way ; The Lord is advancing, prepare ye The word of his promise He comes to fulfil, [splendor of day , And o'er the dark world pours the 2 Bring down the proud mountain, though towering to heaven. And be the low valley exalted on high ; [smooth and even, The rough path and crooked be made He Cometh, our King, our Redeemer is nigh. 3 The beams of salvation his progress illume, [of her God ; The lone, dreary wilderness sings The rose and the myrtle there sudden- ly bloom. And the olive of peace spreads its branches abroad. Drummond, 1585-1649. 19 S. M. D. 1 A FEW more years shall roll, A few more seasons come. And we shall be with those that rest Asleep within the tomb. Then, 0 my Lord, prepare My soul for that great day ; 0 wash me in thy precious blood And take my sins away. 2 A few more storms shall beat On this wild, rocky shore, And we shall be where tempests cease And surges swell no more. — Ref. 3 A few more struggles here, A few more partings o'er, A few more toils, a few more tears. And we shall weep no more. — Ref. 4 'Tis but a little while And He shall come again, Who died that we might live, who lives [Ref. That we with Him may reign — George Kingsley. 9 20 6s & 4s. 1 Fade, fade each earthly joy, Jesus is mine ; Break ev'ry tender tie, Jesus is mine ; Dark is the wilderness. Earth has no resting place, Jesus alone can bless, Jesus is mine. 2 Tempt not my soul away, Jesus is mine; Here would I ever stay, Jesus is mine ; Perishing things of clay, Born but for one brief day, Pass from my heart away, Jesus is mine. 3 Farewell, ye dreams of night, Jesus is mine ; Lost in this dawning bright, Jesus is mine ; All that my soul has tried Left but a dismal void, Jesus has satisfied, Jesus is mine. 4 Farewell, mortality, Jesus is mine ; Welcome, eternity, Jesus is mine ; Welcome, 0 loved and blest. Welcome, sweet scenes of rest. Welcome, my Saviour's breast, Jesus is mine. Mrs. Bonar. 21 p. M. 1 Great God, what do I see and hear. The end of things created ! The Judge of man I see appear, On clouds of glory seated ; The trumpet sounds ; the graves re- store The dead which they contained before; Prepare, my soul, to meet Him. 2 The dead in Christ are first to rise At that last trumpet's sounding, Caught up to meet Him in the skies, With joy their Lord surrounding; No gloomy fears their souls dismay ; His presence sheds eternal day On those prepared to meet Him. 3 Th' ungodly, filled with guilty fears, Behold his wrath prevailing; In woe they rise, but all their tears And sighs are unavailing ; The day of grace is past and gone, Trembling they stand before his throne, All unprepared to meet Him. W. B. CoUyer, 1812. 22 7s. D. 1 Watchman, tell us of the night. What its signs of promise are ; Traveler, o'er yon mountain's height, See that glory beaming star. Watchman, does its beauteous ray Aught of joy or hope foretell? Traveler, yes, it brings the day, Promised day of Israel. 2 Watchman, tell us of the night. Higher yet that star ascends ; Traveler, blessedness and light. Peace and truth its course portends ; Watchman, will its beams alone Gild the spot that gave them birth ? Traveler, ages are its own ; See, it bursts o'er all the earth. 10 3 Watchman, tell us of the night, For the morning seems to dawn ; Traveler, darkness takes its flight. Doubt and terror are withdrawn ; Watchman, let thj wanderings cease, Hie thee to thy quiet home ; Traveler, lo, the Prince of Peace, Lo, the Son of God is come. John Bowring, 1825. 23 L. M. 6 lines. 1 0 COME, 0 come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel, That mourns in lowly exile here, Until the son of God appear. Rejoice, rejoice ; Emmanuel Shall come to thee, 0 Israel. 2 0 come. Thou rod of Jesse, free Thine own from Satan's tyranny ; From depths of hell thy people save. And give them victory o'er the grave. — Ref. 3 0 come. Thou dayspring, come and cheer Our spirits by thine advent here ; Disperse the gloomy clouds of night, And death's dark shadows put to flight. — Ref. 4 0 come. Thou key of David, come And open wide our heavenly home ; Make safe the way that leads on high And close the path to misery. — Ref. 5 0 come, 0 come, Thou Lord of might. Who to thy tribes, on Sinai's height In ancient times, didst give the law, In cloud and majesty and awe. — Ref. Latin Hymn, 12th century. 24 8s & 7s. 1 Light of those whose dreary dwelling Borders on the shades of death, Rise on us. Thyself revealing, Rise and chase the clouds beneath. 2 Thou, of heaven and earth Creator, In our deepest darkness rise ; Scatter all the night of nature, Pour the day upon our eyes. 3 Still we wait for thine appearing ; Life and joy thy beams impart. Chasing all our fears, and cheering Every poor, benighted heart. 4 By thine all-sufficient merit Every burdened soul release ; Every weary, wandering spirit Guide into thy perfect peace. Chas. Wesley, 1744. 25 8s & 7s, 1 Crown his head with endless blessing, Who, in God the Father's name. With compassion never ceasing Comes salvation to proclaim. 2 Lo, Jehovah, we adore Thee, Thee, our Saviour, Thee, our God ; From his throne his beams of glory Shine through all the world abroad. 3 Jesus, Thee our Saviour hailing, Thee, our God, in praise we own ; Highest honors, never failing, Rise eternal round thy throne. 4 Now, ye saints, his power confessing, In your grateful strains adore ; For his mercy, never ceasing. Flows and flows for evermore. Wm. Goode. H^vent, 11 26 8s & 7s. 4 liues. 1 Hark, a thrilling voice proclaiming Sounds aloud the coming light ; From the heavens, brightly gleaming, Christ shall chase away the night. 2 Souls, immersed in sin and torpid, Wounded by its venom'd stings, Now shall rise ; for lo, the day-star Comes w4th healing in his wings. S From on high the Lamb, commissioned To remove our guilt, appears ; Let us all, to gain his pardon, Pray with penitential tears — 4 That, when at his second advent, Clouds of glory mark his path, And the world in fiery deluge Sinks beneath his dreadful wrath, 5 We may not for sins be driven Exiles into endless doom, But, beneath his strong protection Sheltered, reach eternal home. Ambrose.— Translated by E. E. Higbee. :27, s. M. 1 " Forever with the Lord ! " Amen, so let it be ; Life from the dead is in that word, 'Tis immortality. 2 Here in the body pent. Absent from Him I roam. Yet nightly pitch my moving tent A day's march nearer home. S My Father's house on high. Home of my soul, how near At times to faith's foreseeing eye Thy golden gates appear ! 4 My thirsty spirit faints To reach the land I love, The bright inheritance of saints, Jerusalem above. 5 I hear at morn and even, At noon and midnight hour. The choral harmonies of heaven Earth's Babel tongues o'erpower. 6 " Forever with the Lord ! " Father, if 'tis thy will, The promise of that faithful word E'en here to me fulfil. 7 So, when my latest breath Shall rend the veil in twain, By death I shall escape from death. And life eternal gain. 8 Knowing as I am known. How shall I love that word. And oft repeat before the throne, " Forever with the Lord ! " James Montgomerj^ 1835. 28 s. M. 1 0 WHERE shall rest be found. Rest for the w eary soul ? 'Twere vain the ocean depths to sound, Or pierce to either pole. 2 The w^orld can never give The bliss for which we sigh ; 'Tis not the whole of life to live, Nor all of death to die. 3 Beyond this vale of tears There is a life above, Unmeasured by the flight of years, And all that life is love. 4 There is a death whose pang Outlasts the fleeting breath ; 0 what eternal horrors hang Around the second death ! 5 Lord God of truth and grace. Teach us that death to shun. Lest we be banished from thy facey And evermore undone. James Montgomery, 1819. 12 29 lis & los. 1 Come unto Me when shadows darkly gather, When the sad heart is weary and distressed, Seeking for comfort from your heav- enly Father, Come unto Me, and I will give you rest. 2 Large are the mansions in thy Father's dwelling. Glad are the homes that sorrows never dim, Sweet are the harps in holy music swelling, Soft are the tones which raise the heavenly hymn. 3 There, like an Eden blossoming in gladness. Bloom the fair flowers the earth too rudely pressed ; Come unto Me, all ye who droop in sadness. Come unto Me, and I will give you rest. Mrs. C. H. Esling, 1839. 30 lis & IDs. 1 We need Thee, Saviour, when dear eyes are closing. When on the cheek the shadow lieth strong. When the soft lines are set in that reposing That never mother cradled with a song. 2 Then most we need the gentle human feeling That throbs with all our sorrows and our fears, And that great love divine its light revealing In short bright flashes through a mist of tears. 3 Then most we need the voice that while it weepeth Yet hath a solemn undertone that saith : " Weep not ; thy darling is not dead, butsleepeth; [death." Only believe, for I have conquered 4 Then most we need the thoughts of resurrection, Not the life here, 'mid pain and sin and woe, But ever in the fulness of perfection To walk with Him in robes as white as snow. 5 Didst Thou not enter in when that cold sleeper Lay still, with pulseless heart and: leaden eyes. Put calmly forth each loud tumultuous; weeper, [her rise ? And take her by the hand and bid 6 Come to us. Saviour, in our lone dejection, Speak calmly to our wild and help- less grief. Bring us the hopes and thoughts of resurrection. Bring us the comfort of a true belief 7 Come, with that human voice that breaks in weeping. Come, with that awful tenderness divine. Come, tell us that they are not dead but sleeping, [are thine. But gone before to Thee, for thej Cecil Frances Alexaader. H^\>ent. 13 31 L. M. 1 The Lord will come, the earth shall quake, The hills their fixed seat forsake, And, withering from the vault of night, The stars withdraw their feeble light. 2 The Lord will come ; but not the same As once in lowly form He came, A silent Lamb to slaughter led, The bruised, the suff'ring and the dead. S The Lord will come, a dreadful form. With wreath of flame and robe of storm, On cherub wings and wings of wind, Appointed Judge of human kind. 4 Can this be He who wont to stray A pilgrim on the world's highway, By power oppressed and mocked by pride, 0 God, is this the crucified ? 5 Go, 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." Reginald Heber, 1811. 32 1 He reigns, the Lord, the Saviour reigns ; Praise Him in evangelic strains ; Let the whole earth in songs rejoice, And distant islands join their voice. 2 Deep are his counsels and unknown. But grace and truth support his throne ; Though gloomy clouds his way sur- round. Justice is their eternal ground. 3 In robes of judgment, lo. He comes, Shakes the wide earth and cleaves the tombs ; Before Him burns devouring fire. The mountains melt, the seas retire. 4 His enemies with sore dismay Fly from the sight and shun the day ; Then lift your heads, ye saints,onhigh. And sing, for your redemption's nigh., Isaac Watts. 33 L. M. 1 Jesus, thy Church with longing eyes For thine expected coming waits ; When will the promised light arise. And glory beam from Zion's gates ? 2 0 come, and reign o'er every land ; Let Satan from his throne be hurled, All nations bow to thy command. And grace revive a dying world. 3 Teach us in watchfulness and prayer To wait for the appointed hour. And fit us by thy grace to share The triumphs of thy conquering power. Wm. H. Bathurst. 34 L. M. 1 When shades of night around us close, And weary limbs in sleep repose. The faithful soul awake may be, And longing sigh, 0 Lord, for Thee. 2 Thou true desire of nations, hear ; Thou Word of God, Thou Saviour dear, In pity heed our humble cries And bid at length the fallen rise. 3 0 come, Redeemer, come and free Thine own from guilt and misery ; The gates of heaven again unfold, Which Adam's sin had closed of old. 14 35 7s & 6s. 1 Brief life is here our portion, Brief sorrow, short-lived care ; The life that knows no ending, The tearless life is there. 2 0 happy retribution ! Short toil, eternal rest, For morto^ls and for sinners, A mansion with the blest. 3 And now we fight the battle, But then shall wear the crown Of full and everlasting And passionless renown. 4 And now we watch and struggle, And now we live in hope, And Zion in her anguish With Babylon must cope. 5 But He whom now we trust in Shall then be seen and known. And they that know and see Him Shall have Him for their own. 6 The morning shall awaken, The shadows shall decay. And each true-hearted servant Shall shine as doth the day. 7 There God, our King and portion, In fulness of his grace. Shall we behold forever And worship face to face. Bernard of Morlaix, 1150. Tr. John M. Neale 36 7s & 6s. 8 lines. 1 Jerusalem the golden. With milk and honey blest. Beneath thy contemplation Sink heart and voice opprest. I know not, 0 I know not What joys await us there^ What radiancy of glory. What bliss beyond compare. 2 They stand, those halls of Zion,, All jubilant with song, And bright with many an angel And all the martyr throng ; The Prince is ever in them. The daylight is serene ; The pastures of the blessed Are decked in glorious sheen. 3 There is the throne of David ; And there, from care released, The song of them that triumph. The shout of them that feast ; And they who with their leader Have conquered in the fight Forever and forever Are clad in robes of white. Bernard of Morlaix, 1150. Tr. John M. Neale. 37 7s & 6s. 1 For thee, 0 dear, dear country, Mine eyes their vigils keep, For very love beholding Thy happy name, they weep. The mention of thy glory Is unction to the breast, And medicine in sickness, And love and life and rest. 2 0 one, 0 only mansion, 0 Paradise of joy, Where tears are ever banished, And smiles have no alloy ; The Lamb is all thy splendor, The crucified thy praise ; His laud and benediction Thy ransomed people raise.- 3 With jasper glow thy bulwarks, Thy streets with emeralds blaze ; The sardius and the topaz Unite in thee their rays ; Thine ageless walls are bonded With amethyst unpriced ; The saints build up its fabric, The corner-stone is Christ. 4 Thou hast no shore, fair ocean. Thou hast no time, bright day, Dear fountain of refreshment To pilgrims far away ; Upon the Rock of Ages They raise thy holy tower, Thine is the victor's laurel, And thine the golden dower. Bernard of Morlaix, 1150. Tr. J. M. Neale. 38 7s&6s. 1 The world is very evil. The times are waxing late. Be sober and keep vigil, * The Judge is at the gate. The Judge who comes in mercy, The Judge who comes with might, Who comes to end the evil, Who comes to crown the right. 2 Arise, arise, good Christian, Let right to wrong succeed ; Let penitential sorrow To heavenly gladness lead. To light that has no evening. That knows no moon nor sun. The light so new and golden, The light that is but one. 3 0 home of fadeless splendor. Of flowers that fear no thorn, Where they shall dwell as children Who here as exiles mourn ; 15 'Midst power that knows no limit, Where wisdom has no bound. The beatific vision Shall glad the saints around. 4 0 happy, holy portion. Refection for the blessed, True vision of true beauty. True cure of the distrest ; Strive, man, to win that glory. Toil, man, to gain that light, Send hope before to grasp it. Till hope be lost in sight. 5 0 sweet and blessed country. The home of God's elect, 0 sweet and blessed country. That eager hearts expect ; Jesus, in mercy bring us To that dear land of rest. Who art, with God the Father And Spirit, ever blest. Bernard of Morlaix, 1150. Tr. Jno- M. Neale, 1851. 39 s. M. 1 Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love ; Shed peace and hope and j oy abroad, And wisdom from above. 2 Over our spirits first Extend thy healing reign ; [thirst There raise and quench the sacred That never pains again. 3 Come, kingdom of our God, And make the broad earth thine; Stretch o'er her lands and isles the rod That flowers with grace divine. 4 Soon may all tribes be blest With fruit from life's glad tree, And in its shade like -brothers rest. Sons of one family. John Johns. 1837. 16 40 s. M. 1 0 Saviour of our race, Welcome indeed Thou art, Blessed Redeemer, fount of grace, To this my longing heart. 2 Light of the world, abide Through faith within my heart ; Leave me to seek no other guide, Nor e'er from Thee depart. S Thou art the life, 0 Lord, Sole light of life Thou art ; Let not thy glorious rays be poured In vain on my dark heart. 4 Star of the east, arise. Drive all my clouds away. Guide me till earth's dim twilight dies Into the perfect day. Catharine Winkworth. 41 S. M. 1 Your harps, ye trembling saints, Down from the willows take ; Loud to the praise of love divine Bid every string awake. 2 Though in a foreign land. We are not far from home ; And nearer to our house above We every moment cotne. 3 His grace will to the end Stronger and brighter shine ; Nor present things nor things to come Shall quench the spark divine. 4 Soon shall our doubts and fears Subside at his control ; [through His loving kindness shall break The midnight of the soul. 5 Wait till the shadows flee, Wait thine appointed hour. Wait till the bridegroom of thy soul Reveals his love with power. 6 The time of love will come, When thou shalt clearly see, Not only that He shed his blood. But that it flowed for thee. Augustus M. Toplady, 1772. 42 s, M. 1 The Church has waited long Her absent Lord to see. And still in loneliness she waits, A friendless stranger she. 2 How long, 0 Lord our God, Holy and true and good, [Church, Wilt Thou not judge thy suff'ering Her sighs and tears and blood ? 3 Saint aftei saint on earth Has lived and loved and died ; And as they left us one by one, We laid them side by side. 4 We laid them down to sleep. But not in hope forlorn ; We laid them but to ripen there, Till the last glorious morn. 5 We long to hear thy voice. To see Thee face to face. To share thy croAvn and glory then. As now we share thy grace. 6 Come, Lord, and wipe away The curse, the sin, the stain. And make this blighted world of ours Thine own fair world again. H. Bonar, 1856. 43 s. M. 1 The Son of Man shall come With angel hosts around, 'Mid darkening sun and falling stars. And trumpet's solemn sound. 2 Awake, ye slumbering souls. It is no time for rest ; He comes, as comes the lightning flash, Shining from east to west. a&pent. 17 3 Thy servants, Lord, prepare For that tremendous day ; Fill every heart with watchful care And stir us up to pray. 4 Help us to wait the hour ' In toil and holy fear, When, manifested with thy saints, Thou shalt again appear. 5 Then, when the wailing earth Thy sign in heaven shall see. Thou shalt send forth thine angel band To gather us to Thee. H. W. Beadon. 44 c. M. 1 Joy to the world, the Lord is come ; Let earth receive her King ; Let ev'ry heart prepare Him room, ^ And heav'n and nature sing. '2 Joy to the world, the Saviour reigns. Let men their songs employ ; While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains Repeat the sounding joy. Z No more let sin and sorrow grow Nor thorns infest the ground ; He comes to make his blessings flow Far as the curse is found. •4 He rules the world with truth and grace, And makes the nations prove The glories of his righteousness And wonders of his love. Isaac Watts, 1709. 45 L. M. 1 Hail, Jesus, Israel's hope and light, Prophets and priests prepar'd thy way; Thy people thro' the breaking night, With waiting joy foresaw thy day. 2 By Jacob's star the Gentiles found Light on their mystic longings poured ; Wise men from dismal regions round Bowed at thy manger and adored. 3 Thine advent, Lord, revives the world, [know ; Thy life shall waiting nation's The banner of thy truth unfurled Shall glorious on the mountains glow. 4 The vales, where darkness lingers last, Now kindle in prophetic light ; The morning breaks, for ever past The fearful reign of ancient night. 5 Hail, glorious advent, heavenly birth ! Shout, saints, in triumph Christ appears ; Good-will to men and peace on earth Shall reign throughout the golden years. 46 M. 1 On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry Announces that the Lord is nigh ; Awake and hearken, for he brings Glad tidings of the King of kings. 2 Earth, air and sea with joy elate For their Creator's advent wait ; The very elements rejoice, [voice. And welcome Him with cheerful 18 3 We too will greet our coming God, And cleanse our hearts and smooth the road, And make within a place of rest. Meet home for snch a royal guest. 4 For Thou art our salvation, Lord, Our refuge and our great reward ; Without thine aid, like withering grass, Man into nothingness must pass. 5 To heal the sick stretch forth thine hand, And bid the fallen sinner stand ; Reveal thy face and joy restore, And make earth Paradise once more. Latin Hymn.— Tr. by J. Chandler. 47 c. M. 1 God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform ; He plants his footsteps in the sea And rides upon the storm. 2 Deep in unfathomable mines Of never-failing skill He treasures up his bright designs And works his sov'reign will. 3 Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take ; The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and 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 scan his work in vain ; God is his own interpreter. And he will make it plain. WiUiam Cowper, 1772. 48 c. M. 1 Plunged in a gulf of dark despair We wretched sinners lay. Without one cheerful beam of hope, Or spark of glimm'ring day. 2 With pitying eyes the Prince of grace Behel ^ our helpless grief ; He saw, and 0 amazing love I He ran to our relief. 3 Down from the shining seats above With joyful haste He fled ; Entered the grave in mortal flesh, And dwelt among the dead. 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. Isaac Watts, 1709. 49 12s. 1 The voice of free grace cries, escape to the mountain ; For Adam's lost race Christ hath opened a fountain ; For sin and uncleanness and every transgression His blood flows most freely in streams of salvation. 19 Hallelujah to the Lamb who hath pur- chased our pardon, We'll praise Him again when we pass over Jordan. 2 Ye souls that are wounded, 0 flee to the Saviour, [favor; He calls you in mercy, 'tis infinite Your sins are increasing, escape to the mountain. His blood can remove them, it flows from the fountain. Hallelujah to the Lamb, etc. 3 0 Jesus, ride onward, triumphantly glorious, [than victorious ; O'er sin, death and hell Thou art more Thy name is the theme of the great congregation, [of salvation. While angels and men raise the shout Hallelujah to the Lamb, etc. 4 With joy shall we stand, when escaped to the shore ; With harps in our hands we'll praise Him the more ; We'll range the sweet plains on the banks of the river, And sing of salvation forever and ever. Hallelujah to the Lamb, etc. R. Burdsan. 50 c. M. 1 Fair vision, how thy distant gleam Brightens time's saddest hue, Far fairer than the fairest dream, And yet how strangely true ! 2 With thee in view, how poor appear The world's most winning smiles I Vain is the tempter's subtlest snare, And vain hell's varied wiles. 3 Then welcome toil and care and pain, And welcome sorrow too ; All toil is rest, all grief is gain. With such a prize in view. . 4 Come, crown and throne, come, robe and palm. Burst forth, glad stream of peace ; Come, holy city of the Lamb, Rise, sun of righteousness. 5 When shall the clouds that veil thy Forever be withdrawn ? [rays Why dost thou tarry, day of days ? When shall thy gladness dawn ? Horatio Bonar. 51 C, M. 1 Awake, awake the sacred song To our incarnate Lord ; Let every heart and every tongue Adore th' eternal Word. 2 That awful Word, that sovereign power. By whom the worlds were made — 0 happy morn, illustrious hour — Was once in flesh arrayed. 3 Then shone almighty power and love, In all their glorious forms, When Jesus left his throne above. To dwell with sinful worms. 4 Adoring angels tuned their songs To hail the joyful day ; With rapture then let mortal tongues Their grateful worship pay. Anne Steel. 52 c. M, 1 Hark, the glad sound, the Saviour comes, The Saviour promised long ; Let every heart prepare a throne, And every voice a song. 20 2 On Him the Spirit largely poured Exerts his sacred fire ; Wisdom and might and zeal and love His holy breast inspire. 3 He comes the prisoners to release, In Satan's bondage held ; The gates of brass before Him burst, The iron fetters yield. 4 He comes from thickest films of vice To clear the mental ray, And on the eyeballs of the blind To pour celestial day. 5 He comes the broken heart to bind. The bleeding soul to cure ; And with the treasures of his grace T' enrich the humble poor. 6 Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace, Thy welcome shall proclaim, And heav'n's eternal arches ring With thy beloved name. PhUip Doddridge. 53 c. p. M. 1 When Thou, my righteous Judge, shalt come To take thy ransom'd 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 thy people now, Eefore thy feet with them to bow, Though vilest of them all ; Eut can I bear the piercing thought, What if my name should be left out. When Thou for them shalt call ? 3 0 Lord, prevent it by thy grace. Be Thou my only hiding-place, Id this th' accepted day ; Thy pardoning voice 0 let me hear, To still my unbelieving fear, Nor let me fall, I pray. 4 Among thy saints let me be found, Whene'er th' archangel's trump shall To see thy smiling face ; [sound, • Then loudest of the throng I'll sing, While heaven's resounding mansions With shouts of sovereign grace, [ring Countess of Huntingdon, 1772. 54 8s & lis. 1 HosANNA to the living Lord, Ilosanna to th' incarnate Word, To Christ, Creator, Saviour, King, Let earth, let heav'n hosanna sing, Hosanna, Lord, hosanna in the highest. 2 " Hosanna, Lord," thine angels cry; "Hosanna, Lord," thy saints reply; Above, beneath us and around. The dead and living swell the sound, Hosanna, Lord, hosanna in the highest. 3 0 Saviour, with protecting care Return to this, thy house of prayer. Assembled in thy sacred name. Where we thy parting promise claim, Hosanna, Lord, hosanna in the highest. 4 But chiefest in our cleansed breast. Eternal, bid thy Spirit rest. And make our secret soul to be A temple pure, and worthy Thee, Hosanna, Lord, hosanna in the highest. 5 So, in the last and dreadful day, When earth and heaven shall melt away, Thy flock, redeemed from sinful stain, Shall swell the sound of praise again, Hosanna, Lord, hosanna in the highest. Reginald Hebett 18U. 21 55 c. M. 1 Jerusalem, my Happy home, Name ever dear to me. When shall my labors have an end, In joy and peace and thee ? 2 There happier bowers than Eden's bloom, Nor sin nor sorrow know ; Blest seats, through rude and stormy I onward press to you. [scenes 3 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. 4 Apostles, martyrs, prophets there Around my Saviour stand. And soon my friends in Christ below . Will join the glorious band, 5 Jerusalem, my happy home. My soul still pants for thee ; Then shall my labors have an end. When I thy joys shall see. Latin Hymn, 8th century. 56 p. M. 1 0 Paradise, 0 Paradise, Who doth not crave for rest ? Who would not seek the happy land. Where they that lov'd are blest ? Where loyal hearts and true Stand ever in the light. All rapture thro' and thro'. In God's most holy sight. 2 0 Paradise, 0 Paradise, The world is growing old ; Who would not be at rest and free Where love is never cold ? — Ref. 3 0 Paradise, 0 Paradise, 'Tis weary waiting here; I long to be where Jesus is. To feel, to see Him near ; — [Ref. 4 0 Paradise, 0 Paradise, I want to sin no more ; I want to be as pure on earth As on thy spotless shore ; — Ref. 5 0 Paradise, 0 Paradise, I greatly long to see The special place my dearest Lord Is destining for me ; — Ref. 6 0 Paradise, 0 Paradise, I feel 'twill not be long ; Patience ! I almost think I hear Faint fragments of thy song ; — [Ref. F. W. Faber, 1849. 57 7s. 8 lines. 1 Hark, the song of jubilee. Loud as mighty thunders roar, Or the fulness of the sea. When it breaks upon the shore ; Hallelujah ! for the Lord God omnipotent shall reign ; Hallelujah ! let the word Echo round the earth and main. 2 Hallelujah ! hark, the sound From the centre to the skies Wakes above, beneath, around All creation's harmonies. See Jehovah's banners furled, Sheathed his sword. He speaks, 'tis done, And the kingdoms of this world Are the kingdoms of his Son. 22 3 He shall reign from pole to pole With illimitable sway ; He shall reign, when like a scroll Yonder heavens have passed away ; Then the end ; beneath his rod Man's last enemy shall fall; Hallelujah! Christ in God, God in Christ is all in all. James Montgomery, 1819. 58 7s & 6s. I>. 1 Rejoice, all ye believers. And let your lights appear ; The evening is advancing. And darker night is near ; The bridegroom is arising. And soon He draweth nigh ; Up ! pray and watch and wrestle, At midnight comes the cry. 2 The watchers on the mountain Proclaim the bridegroom near ; Go, meet Him as He cometh. With hallelujahs clear; The marriage feast is waiting. The gates wide open stand ; Up ! up ! ye heirs of glory. The bridegroom is at hand. 3 Ye saints, who here in patience Your cross and sufferings bore. Shall live and reign forever. Where sorrow is no more ; Around the throne of glory The Lamb ye shall behold. In triumph cast before Him Your diadems of gold. 4 Our hope and expectation, 0 Jesus, now appear ; Arise, Thou sun so longed for, O'er this benighted sphere ; With hearts and hands uplifted We plead, 0 Lord, to see The day of earth's redemption, That brings us unto Thee. Laurentius Laurenti, 1700. 59 rs. 1 Songs of praise the angels sang, Heav'n with alleluias rang, When Jehovah's work begun. When He spake and it was done. 2 Songs of praise awoke the morn When the Prince of Peace was born ; Songs of praise arose when He Captive led captivity. 3 Heaven and earth must pass away, Songs of praise shall crown that day ; God will make new heavens and earth, Songs of praise shall hail their birth. 4 And shall man alone be dumb Till that glorious kingdom come ? No ; the Church delights to raise Psalms and hymns and songs of praise. 5 Saints below with heart and voice Still in songs of praise rejoice. Learning here by faith and love Songs of praise to sing above. 6 Born upon their latest breath. Songs of praise shall conquer death; Then, amidst eternal joy, Songs of praise their powers employ. J. Montgomery. 60 8s, 7s & 4s. 1 Holy Saviour, we adore Thee, Seated on the throne of God ; All heav'n's hosts bow down before Thee, H&vent. 23 And we sing thy praise aloud : Thou art worthy, We were ransom'd by thy blood. 2 Saviour, though the world despised Thee, Though Thou here wast crucified, Yet the Father's glory raised Thee, Lord of all creation wide ; Thou art worthy, We shall live, for Thou hast died. 3 And though here on earth rejected, 'Tis but fellowship with Thee; What besides could be expected Than like Thee, our Lord, to be ? Thou art worthy, Thou from earth hast set us free. 4 Haste the day of thy returning, With thy ransomed Church to reign; Then shall end our days of mourning, We shall sing with rapture then ; Thou art worthy. Come, Lord Jesus, come. Amen. Samuel P, TregeUes. Christmas. 61 7s. I>. 1 Hark, the herald angels sing, 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 the angelic host proclaim, Christ is born in Bethlehem. 2 Christ, by highest heaven adored, Christ, the everlasting Lord, Late in time behold Him come. Offspring of the Virgin's womb. Veiled in flesh the Godhead see. Hail th' incarnate Deity, Pleased as man with men to dwell, Jesus, our Immanuel. 3 Hail the heaven-born Prince of Peace, Hail the sun of righteousness ; Risen with healing in his wings. Light and life to all He brings ; Mild he lays his glory by, Born that man no more may die, Born to raise the sons of earth, Born to give them second birth. C. Wesley, 1739. 62 c. M. 1 Calm on the list'ning ear of night Come heav'n's melodious strains, Where wild Judea stretches far Her silver-mantled plains. 2 Celestial choirs from courts above Shed sacred glories there. And angels with their sparkling lyres Make music on the air. 3 The answering hills of Palestine Send back the glad reply. And greet, from all their holy heights, The dayspring from on high. 4 O'er the blue depths of Galilee There comes a holier calm, And Sharon waves in solemn praise Her silent groves of palm. 5 " Glory to God," the sounding skies Loud with their anthems ring ; Peace to the earth, good-will to men, From heaven's eternal King." E. H. Sears, 1888. 63 c. M. i>. 1 It came upon the midnight clear. That glorious song of old, From angels bending near the earth, To touch their harps of gold : " Peace on the earth, good-will to men, From heaven' s all-gracious King;" The world in solemn stillness lay To hear the angels sing. 2 Still through the cloven skies they come, With peaceful wings unfurled, And still their heavenly music floats O'er all the weary world; Cbdstmas^ 2& Above its sad and lowly plains They bend on hovering wing, Ahd ever o' er its Babel sounds The blessed angels sing. 3 0 ye, beneath life's crushing load Whose forms are bending low, Who toil along the climbing way With painful steps and slow, Look now, for glad and golden hours Come swiftly on the wing; 0 rest beside the weary road, And hear the angels sing. 4 For lo, the days are hastening on, By prophets seen of old, When with the ever-circling years Shall come the time foretold, [own When the new heaven and earth shall The Prince of Peace their King, And the whole world send back the Which now the angels sing, [song Eamund H. Sears, 1850. 64 c. M. 1 Jesus, I love thy charming name, 'Tis music to mine ear ; Fain would I sound it out so loud That earth and heaven might 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. 8 All my capacious powers can wish In Thee doth richly meet ; Not to mine eyes is life 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 laboring breath ; Then, speechless, clasp Thee in mine arms. The antidote of death. PhiUp Doddridge, 1740. 65 p. M. 1 0 COME all ye faithful, joyfully tri- umphant, To Bethlehem hasten now with glad accord ; Lo, in a manger lies the King of angels ; 0 come, let us adore Him, 0 come, let us adore Him, 0 come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord. 2 God of God Almighty, light of light eternal. Thou hast not, 0 Christ, the Vir- gin's womb abhorred. Very God of very God, begotten not created ; 0 come, let us adore Him, etc. 3 Shout alleluia, all ye choirs of angels, Rejoice, heavenly citizens with glad accord. Glory to God, to God on high be glory ; 0 come, let us adore Him, etc. 4 Here, Lord, we would greet Thee, born this happy morning, 0 Jesus, forever be thy name adored. Word of the Father, now for us incarnate ; 0 come, let us adore Him, etc. Latin Hymn, 15th century. 26 Cbdstmas. 66 c. M. 1 To US a child of hope is born, To us a Son is giv'n ; Him shall the tribes of earth obey, Him all the hosts of heav'n. 2 His name shall be the Prince of Peace, Forevermore adored, The wonderful, the counselor. 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. John Morrison, 1781. 67 los & lis. 1 ZiON, the marvellous story be telling, The Son of the Highest, how lowly his birth ; [excelling. The brightest archangel in glory He stoops to redeem thee. He reigns upon earth. Chorus. Shout the glad tidings, exultingly sing; Jerusalem triumphs, Messiah is King. '2 Tell how He cometh ; from nation to nation The heart-cheering news let the earth echo round. How free to the faithful He offers salvation. How his people with joy everlast- ing are crowned. Shout the glad tidings, exultingly sing; .Jerusalem triumphs, Messiah is King. 3 Mortals, your homage be gratefully bringing, [arise ; And sweet let the gladsome hosanna Ye angels, the full hallelujah be sing- ing, [earth and the skies. One chorus resound through the Shout the glad tidings, exultingly sing; Jerusalem triumphs, Messiah is King. W. A. Muhlenberg, 1826. 68 8s & 7s. 1 Hark, the sound of angel voices. Over Bethl'hem's starlit plain ; Hark, the heavenly host rejoices, Jesus comes to earth to reign. 2 See celestial radiance beaming, Lighting up the midnight sky ; 'Tis the promised day-star gleaming, 'Tis the dayspring from on high. 3 Westward, all along the ages, Trace its pathway clear and bright, Star of hope to eastern sages. Radiant now with gospel light. 4 Angels from the realms of glory Peace on earth delight to sing ; Christian, tell the wondrous story. Go, proclaim the Saviour King. Henry Schwing. 69 8s & 7s. 1 Hark, what means those holy voices. Sweetly sounding thro' the skies? Lo, th' angelic host rejoices, Heav'nly alleluias rise. 2 Listen to the wondrous story Which they chant in hymns of joy : " Glory in the highest, glory. Glory be to God most high ! Cbristmas. 27 B "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 ; 0 receive whom God appointed For your Prophet, Priest and King. x> " Hasten, mortals, to adore Him ; Learn his name and taste his joy, Till in heaven ye sing before Him, Glory be to God most high ! " John Cawood, 1825. 70 8s & 7s. 1 Hail, Thou long expected Jesus, Born to set thy people free ; From our fears and sins release us, Let us find our rest in Thee. 2 Israel's strength and consolation, Hope of all the earth Thou art ; Long desired of every nation, Joy of every waiting heart. 3 Born thy people to deliver. Born a child, yet God our King, Born to reign in us forever, Now thy gracious kingdom bring. 4 By thine own eternal Spirit Rule in all our hearts alone ; By thine all-sufficient merit Raise us to thy glorious throne. Chas. Wesley, 1744 71 CM. 1 Sing to the Lord, ye distant lands. Ye tribes of ev'ry tongue ; His rich display of grace demands A new and nobler song. 2 Say to the nations, Jesus reigns, God's own almighty Son ; His power the sinking world sustains, And grace surrounds his throne. 3 Let heaven proclaim the joyful day, Joy through the earth be seen ; Let cities shine in bright array, And fields in cheerful green. 4 Let an unusual joy surprise The islands of the sea ; Ye mountains sink, ye valleys rise, Prepare the Lord his way. 5 Behold He comes. He comes to bless The nations as their God, To show the world his righteousness And send his truth abroad. Isaac Watts. 72 CM. 1 0 Thou who by a star didst guide The wise men on their way, Until it came and stood beside The place where Jesus lay, 2 Although by stars Thou dost not lead Thy servants now below. Thy Holy Spirit, when they need. Will show them how to go. 3 As yet we know Thee but in part ; But still we trust thy word. That blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see the Lord. 4 0 Saviour, give us then thy grace, To make us pure in heart, That we may see Thee face to face Hereafter, as Thou art. John Mason Neale. lS5a 28 Cbristmas, 73 H. M. 1 Blow ye the trumpet, blow The gladly solemn sound ; Let all the nations know, To earth's remotest bound. The year of jubilee is come, Return, ye ransom'd sinners, home. 2 Exalt the Lamb of God, The sin-atoning Lamb ; Redemption by his blood Through all the lands proclaim ; The year of jubilee is come, Return, ye ransomed sinners, home. 3 The gospel trumpet hear. The news of pardoning grace ; Ye happy souls, draw near, Behold your Saviour's face ; The year of jubilee is come, Return, ye ransomed sinners, home. 4 Jesus, our great High Priest, Has full atonement made ; Ye weary spirits, rest, Ye mourning souls, be glad ; The year of jubilee is come, Return, ye ransomed sinners, home. Charles Wesley, 1750. 74 CM. 1 0 VERY God of very God, And very light of light, [trod, Whose feet this earth's dark valley That so it might be bright, 2 Our hopes are weak, our fears are strong. Thick darkness blinds our eyes ; Cold is the night, and 0 we long That Thou, our sun, wouldst rise. 3 And even now, though dull and grey, The east is bright'ning fast. And kindling to the perfect day That never shall be past. 4 0 guide us till our path is done And we have reached the shore, Where Thou, our everlasting sun, Art shining evermore. 5 We wait in faith, and turn our face To where the daylight springs. Till Thou shalt come our gloom to With healing in thy wings, [chase, J. M. Neale. 75 lis & los. 1 Hail to the brightness of Zion's glad morning, [lain ; Joy to the lands that in darkness have Hushed be the accents of sorrow and mourning, [reign. Zion in triumph begins her mild 2 Hail to the brightness of Zion's glad morning, [foretold ; Long by the prophets of Israel Hail to the millions from bondao;e re- turning, [behold. Gentiles and Jews the blest vision 3 Lo, in the desert rich flowers are springing, [along ; Streams ever copious are gliding Loud from the mountain-tops ecnoes are ringing, [in song. Wastes rise in verdure and mingle 4 See from all lands, from the isles of the ocean, [iiig^i ? Praise to Jehovah ascending on Fallen are the engines of war and commotion, [the sky. Shouts of salvation are rending Thomas Hastings, 1830. Cbristmas. 29 76 lis & IDs. 1 Brightest and best of the sons of the morning, [thine aid ; Dawn on our darkness and lend us Star of the east, the horizon adorning. Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid. 2 Cold on his cradle the dew-drops are shining, [of the stall ; Low lies his head with the beasts Angels adore Him, in slumber re- clining, [of all. Maker and monarch and Saviour 3 Say, shall we yield Him in costly de- votion Odors of Edom and offerings divine. Gems of the mountain and pearls of the ocean, [the mine ? Myrrh from the forest or gold from 4 Vainly we olfer each ample oblation, Vainly with gold w^ould his favor secure ; Richer by far is the heart's adoration. Dearer to God are the prayers of the poor. 5 Brightest and best of the sons of the morning, [thine aid ; Dawn on our darkness and lend us Star of the east, the horizon adorning. Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid. Reginald Heber, 1811. 77 8s&7s. 6 lines. 1 To the name of our salvation Honor, worship, thanks, we pay. Which for many a generation Hid in God's foreknowledge lay. But with holy exultation We may sing aloud to-day. 2 Jesus is the name we treasure, Name beyond what words can tell, Name of gladness, name of pleasure. Ear and heart delighting well. Name of sweetness passing measure, Saving us from sin and hell. 3 'Tis the name for adoration, ' Tis the name of victory ; 'Tis the name for meditation In this vale of misery ; 'Tis the name for veneration By the citizens on high. 4 Jesus is the name exalted Over every other name ; In this name whene'er assaulted We can put our foes to shame ; Strength to them w ho else had halted, Eyes to blind and feet to lame. 5 Jesus, we thy name adoring, Long to see Thee as Thou art, Of thy clemency imploring So to w rite it in our heart, That hereafter, upwards soaring. We with angels may have part. Latin Hymn, 15th century. Tr. by J. M.Neale. 78 CM. 1 High let us swell our tuneful notes. And join th' angelic throng; The angels no such love have kr^'^^*» As we, to wake their song. 2 Good- will to sinful man is shown. And peace on earth is given ; For lo, th' incarnate Saviour comes With messages from heaven. 3 Justice and grace with sweet accord His rising beams adorn ; Let heaven and earth in concert join, The promised child is born. 30 Cbdstma0, 4 Glory to God in highest strains By highest worlds is paid ; Be glory then by us proclaimed And by our lives displayed. 5 When shall we reach those blissful realms, Where Christ exalted reigns, And learn of the celestial choir Their own immortal strains ? PhUip Doddridge, 1740. 79 8s, 7s & 4s. 1 Angels, from the realms of glory, Wing your flight o' er all the earth ; Ye who sang creation's story, Now proclaim Messiah's birth. Come and worship, Worship Christ, the new-born King. 2 Shepherds, in the field abiding, Watching o'eryour flocks by night, God with man is now residing, Yonder shines the infant light. Come and worship, Worship Christ, the new-born King. 4 Saints, before the altar bending. Watching long in hope and fear. Suddenly the Lord, descending, In his temple shall appear. Come and worship, Worship Christ, the new-born King. I James Montgomery, 1819. 80 S.M. 1 Blest are the pure in heart, For they shall see our God ; The secret of the Lord is theirs. Their soul is Christ's abode. 2 The Lord who left the heav'ns, Our life and peace to bring. To dwell in lowliness with men, Their pattern and their King, 3 He to the lowly soul Doth still Himself impart, And for his dwelling and his throne Chooseth the pure in heart. 4 Lord, we thy presence seek, May ours this blessing be ; Give us a pure and lowly heart, A temple meet for thee. John Keble, 1819,. 81 S. M.. 1 Ye saints, proclaim abroad The honors of your King ; To Jesus, your incarnate God, Your songs of praises sing. 2 Not angels round the throne Of majesty above Are half so much obliged as we, To our Immanuel's love. 3 They never sank so low, They are not raised so high. They never knew such depths of woe^ Such heights of majesty. 4 The Saviour did not join Their nature to his own ; For them He shed no blood divine, Nor breathed a single groan. 5 May we with angels vie The Saviour to adore ; Our debts are greater far than theirs^ 0 be our praises more. J. Ryland. 82 s. M. 1 Gloey to Thee, 0 Lord, Who from this world of sin By cruel Herod's ruthless sword Those precious ones didst win. 2 Baptized in their own blood. Earth's untried perils o'er. They passed unconsciously the flood And safely gained the shore. Cbristmas. 31 3 Glory to thee for all The ransomed infant band, Who since that hour have heard thy And reached the quiet land, [call 4 0 that our hearts within, Like theirs, were pure and bright ! 0 that as free from deeds of sin We shrank not from thy sight 1 5 Lord, help us every hour Thy cleansing grace to claim. In life to glorify thy power. In death to praise thy name. Emma Tohe. 83 s. M. 1 Father, our hearts we lift Up to thy gracious throne. And thank Thee for the precious gift Of thine incarnate Son. 2 Jesus, the holy child. Doth by his birth declare That God and man are reconciled. And one in him we are. 3 A peace on earth He brings, Which nevermore shall end ; The Lord of hosts, the King of kings, Declares himself our friend. 4 0 may we all receive The new-born Prince of Peace, And meekly in his spirit live And in his love increase. Charles Wesley, 1745. 84 Li. m. 1 When Jordan hushed his waters still And silence slept on Zion's hill, [night When Bethlehem's shepherds thro' the Watched o'er their flocks by starry light, Hark, from the midnight hills around A voice of more than mortal sound In distant alleluiahs stole [soul. Wild murm'ring o'er the raptured 3 Then swift to every startled eye New streams of glory light the sky ; Heaven bursts her azure gates to pour Her spirits to the midnight hour. 4 On wheels of light, on wings of flame, The glorious hosts of Zion came ; High heaven with songs of triumph rang, [sang. While loud they struck their harps and 5 He comes to cheer the trembling heart, Bid Satan and his wiles depart; Again the day-star gilds the gloom, Again the bowers of Eden bloom. 6 0 Zion, lift thy raptured eye, The long expected hour is nigh ; Sing praises, with the angel host, To Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Thomas Campbell, 1820. 85 L,. M. 1 Not by the martyr's death alone The martyr's crown in heaven is won ; There is a triumph set on high For bloodless fields of victory. 2 What though he was not called to feel The cross or flame or torturing wheel, Yet daily to the world he died, His flesh through grace he crucified. 3 What though nor chains nor scourges sore Nor cruel beasts his members tore, Enough if perfect love arise To Christ a grateful sacrifice. 4 When self-control the flesh subdues, And faith the wayward soul imbues, Love, with her torchlight from the Shall fire the holy sacrifice. [skies, Z2 Cbdsfmas* 5 Lord, grant us so to Thee to turn, That we to die through life may learn, And when this fleeting life is o'er May live with Thee forevermore. Latin Hymn. Translation compiled. 86 L. M. 1 0 THOU who gav'st thy servant grace On Thee, the living rock, to rest, To look on thine unveiled face, And lean on thy protecting breast, 2 Grant us, 0 King of mercy, still To feel thy presence from above. And in thy word and in thy will To hear thy voice and know thy love; 3 And when the toils of life are done And nature waits thy just decree. To find our rest beneath thy throne And look in certain hope to Thee. Reginald Heber. S7 L.. M. D. 1 When marshaled on the nightly plain, The glitt'ring host bestud the sky, One star alone of all the train Can fix the sinner's wand'ring eye. Hark, hark, to God the chorus breaks, From ev'ry host, from ev'ry gem; But one alone the Saviour speaks, It is the star of Bethlehem. 2 Once on the raging seas I rode ; The storm was loud, the night was dark ; The ocean yawned, and rudely blowed The wind that tossed my founder- ing bark. Deep horror then my vitals froze. Death-struck, I ceased the tide to When suddenly a star arose, [stem, It was the star of Bethlehem. 3 It was my guide, my light, my all. It bade my dark forebodings cease ; And through the storm and danger's thrall It led me to the port of peace. Now, safely moored, my perils o'er, I'll sing, first in night's diadem, Forever and forever more. The star, the star of Bethlehem. Henry Kirke White, 1806. 1 0 Christ, Redeemer of our race, Thou brightness of the Father's face, Of Him and with Him ever one. Ere times and seasons had begun, 2 Thou that art very light of light. Unfailing hope in sin's dark night. Hear thou the prayers thy people pray The wide world o'er this blessed day. 3 Remember, Thou who all didst make, How, for thy fallen creatures' sake, Thou, in the holy Virgin's womb. Didst our humanity assume. 4 To-day, as year by year its light Sheds o'er the world a radiance bright. One precious truth is echoed on, 'Tis thou hast saved us, Thou alone. 5 Thou from the Father's throne didst come To call his banished children home; And heaven and earth and sea and shore His love who sent Thee here adore. 6 And gladsome too are we to-day. Whose guilt thy blood has washed away ; [sing. Redeemed, the new-made song we It is the birthday of our King. Latin Hymn, 6th century. H. W. Baker & E. Caswall. ♦ New Year. 89 P.M. 1 Come, let us anew our journey pursue, Roll round with the year, And never stand still till the Mas- ter appear. His adorable will let us gladly fulfil, And our talents improve By the patience of hope and the labor of love. 2 Our life is a dream; our time as a stream Glides swiftly away, [stay. And the fugitive moment refuses to The arrow is flown, the moment is The millennial year [gone ; Eushes on to our view and eternity's here. 3 0 that each in the day of his coming may say, " I have fought my way thro' ; I have finished the work Thou didst give me to do ! " 0 that each from his Lord may re- ceive the glad word, " Well and faithfully done, Enter into my joy and sit down on my throne ! " Charles Wesley, 1749. 90 1 For thy mercy and thy grace. Faithful thro' another year. Hear our song of thankfulness. Father and Redeemer, hear. 2 7s, 2 In our weakness and distress, Rock of strength, be Thou our stav, In the pathless wilderness Be our true and living way. 3 Who of us death's awful road In the coming year shall tread ? With thy rod and staff, 0 God, Comfort Thou his dying head. 4 Keep us faithful, keep us pure, Keep us evermore thine own ; Help, 0 help us to endure. Fit us for thy promised crown. 5 So within thy palace gate We shall praise on golden strings, Thee, the only potentate. Lord of lords and King of kihgs. Henry Down ton, 18'43 91 7s. D. 1 Thou who rolPst the year around. Crown 'd with mercies large and free, Rich thy gifts to us abound. Warm our praise shall rise to Thee. Kindly to our worship bow. While our grateful thanks we tell, That sustained by Thee, we now Bid the parting year farewell. 2 All its numbered days are sped. All its busy scenes are o'er. All its joys forever fled, All its sorrows felt no more. Mingled with th' eternal past. Its remembrance shall decay, Yet to be revived at last At the solemn judgment day. 33 34 IFlew Bear. 3 All our follies, Lord, forgive, Cleanse us from each guilty stain ; Let thy grace within us live, That we spend not years in vain. Then, when life's last eve shall come, Happy spirits, may we fly To our everlasting home, To our Father's house on high. Ray Palmer, 1839. 92 t.M. 1 Great God, we sing that mighty hand By which supported still we stand ; The op'ning year thy mercy shows, Let mercy crown it till it close. 2 By day, by night, at home, abroad. Still we are guarded by our God, By his incessant bounty fed. By his unerring counsel led. 3 With grateful hearts the past we own ; The future, all to us unknown. We to thy guardian care commit. And peaceful leave before thy feet. 4 In scenes exalted or depressed, Be Thou our joy and Thou our rest; Thy goodness all our hopes shall raise. Adored through all our changing days. 5 When death shall interrupt these songs And seal in silence mortal tongues. Our helper, God, in whom we trust. In better worlds our souls shall boast. Philip Doddridge. 93 L. M. D. 1 Eternal source of ev'ry joy. Well may thy praise our lips employ. While in thy temple we appear, To hail Thee sov'reign of the year. Wide as the wheels of nature roll. Thy hand supports and guides the whole ; The sun is taught by Thee to rise, And darkness when to veil the skies. 2 The flowery spring at thy command Perfumes the air, adorns the land; The summer rays with vigor shine. To raise the corn, to cheer the vine. Thy hand in autumn richly pours Through all our coasts redundant stores ; And winters, softened by thy care. No more the face of horror wear. 3 Seasons and months and weeks and days Demand successive songs of praise ; And be the grateful homage paid With morning light and evening shade. Here in thy house let incense rise, And circling Sabbaths bless our eyes^ Till to those lofty heights we soar. Where days and years revolve no more. Phnip Doddridge. 94 c. M. 1 Thy blood, 0 Christ, hath made our Not only that, whereby [peace ; The ground of Calvary was stain 'd. When Thou wert hung on high ; 2 Not only that, which in thine hour Of fear and agony Distilled upon thy trembling frame In dark Gethsemane ; 3 But that shed from Thee, when at first In childhood Thou didst deign Thus to endure for sinful man The legal rite of pain. 1Plew Iffear* 35 4 And as with suffering and with Thee Our yearly course begins, So teach us to renounce the flesh And put away our sins, 5 That in the Israel of thy Church We may not lose our part, In spirit and in body pure, And circumcised in heart. Henry Alford, 1845. 95 s. M. 1 The ancient law departs And all its terrors cease, Tor Jesus makes with faithful hearts A covenant of peace. 2 The light of light divine. True brightness undefiled. He bears for us the shame of sin, A holy, spotless child. 8 To-day the name is thine At which we bend the knee ; They call Thee Jesus, child divine. Our Jesus deign to be. Latin Hymn. Hymns A. & M. 96 jj, M. 1 Rejoice, ye saints, rejoice and praise The blessings of redeeming grace ; Jesus, your everlasting tower, [power. Stands firm against the tempest's 2 He is a refuge ever nigh, His love endures as mountains high ; His name's a rock which winds above And waves below can never move. 3 While all things change, He changes not ; He ne'er forgets, though oft forgot ; His love will ever be the same. His word enduring as his name. 4 Rejoice, ye saints, rejoice and praise The blessings of his wondrous grace; Jesus, your everlasting tower, [power. Can bear unmoved the tempest's 97 L.M. 1 No change of time shall ever shock My firm affection. Lord, to Thee, For Thou hast always been my rock, A fortress and defence to me. 2 Thou my deliverer art, 0 God, My trust is in thy mighty power ; Thou art my shield from foc'S abroad. At home my safeguard and my tower. 4 To Thee will I address my prayer. To whom all praise we justly owe; So shall I by thy watchful care Be guarded safe from every foe. Tate and Brady, 1767. (?) Epiphany. 98 7s & 6s. D. X Hail to tlie Lord's anointed, Great David's greater Son I Hail, in the time appointed. His reign on earth begun ! He conies to break oppression, To set the captive free. To take away transgression, And rule in equity. 2 Kings shall fall down before Him, And gold and incense bring ; All nations shall adore Him, His praise all people sing ; For he shall have dominion O'er river, sea and shore, Far as the eagle's pinion Or dove's light wing can soar. 3 For Him shall prayer unceasing And daily vows ascend. His kingdom still increasing, A kingdom without end. The heavenly dew shall nourish A seed in weakness sown, Whose fruit shall spread and flourish And shake like Lebanon. 4 O'er every foe victorious, He on his throne shall rest. From age to age more glorious, All-blessing and all-blessed. The tide of time shall never His covenant remove ; ^His name shall stand forever. His great, best name of love. James Montgomery, 1822. 99 7s. 6 lines. 1 God of mercy, God of grace. Show the brightness of thy face ; Shine upon us. Saviour, shine- Fill thy Church with light divine, And thy saving health extend Unto earth's remotest end. 2 Let the people praise Thee, Lord, Let thy love on all be poured, Let the nations shout and sing Glory to their Saviour King, At thy feet their tribute pay And thy holy will obey. 8 Let the people praise thee, Lord ; Earth shall then her fruits afford, God to man his blessings give, Man to God devoted live. All below and all above. One in joy and light and love. H. F. Lyte. 100 7s. 6 lines. 1 As WITH gladness men of old Did the guiding star behold, As with joy they hailed its light. Leading onward, beaming bright, So most gracious Lord, may we Evermore be led to Thee. 2 As with joyful steps they sped To that lowly manger-bed. There to bend the knee before Him whom heaven and earth adore, So may we with willing feet Ever seek thy mercy -seat. Bpipbani^*— Missions. 37 3 As they offered gifts most rare At that manger rude and bare, So may we with holy joy, Pure and free from sin's alloy, All our costliest treasures bring, Christ, to Thee, our heavenly King. 4 Holy Jesus, every day Keep us in the narrow way ; And when earthly things are past. Bring our ransomed souls at last Where they need no star to guide. Where no clouds thy glory hide. 5 In the heavenly country bright Need they no created light ; Thou its light, its joy, its crown. Thou its sun which goes not down ; There forever may we sing Alleluias to our King. Wm. Chatterton Dix,1860. 101 7s. 6 lines. 1 Christ, whose glory fills the skies, Christ the true, the only light ; Sun of righteousness, arise, Triumph o'er the shades of night ; Dayspring from on high draw near, Day-star in our hearts appear. 2 Dark and cheerless is the morn. Unaccompanied by Thee ; Joyless is the day's return. Till thy mercy's beams we see ; Lord, thine inward light impart. Cheering each benighted heart. 3 Visit every soul of thine, Pierce the gloom of sin and grief ; Fill with radiancy divine. Scatter all our unbelief; More and more Thyself display. Shining to the perfect day. Charles Wesley, 1740. 102 8s & 7s. I>. 1 Love divine, all love 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, 0 breathe thy loving Spirit Into every troubled breast. Let us all in Thee inherit. Let us find the promised rest ; Take away our power of sinning, Alpha and Omega be. End of faith, as its beginning. Set our hearts at liberty. 8 Come, almighty to deliver, Let us all thy life receive. Suddenly return, and never. Nevermore thy temples leave ; Thee we would be always blessing, Serve Thee as thy hosts above. Pray and praise Thee without ceasing, Glory in thy perfect love. 4 Finish, then, thy new creation, Pure and sinless 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. Charles Wesley, 1746. 103 s. M. 1 Fierce raged the storm of wind. The surging waves ran high, Failed thy disciples' hearts with fear, Tho' Thou, their Lord, wast nigh. ss Bpipban^*— Missions. 2 But at the stern rebuke Of thine almighty word, [ceased, The wind was hushed, the billows And owned Thee God and Lord. 3 So, now, when depths of sin Our souls with terror fill. Arise and be our helper. Lord, And speak thy " Peace, be still." 4 When death's dark sea we cross, Be with us in thy power, Nor let the w^ater-floods prevail In that dread trial hour. 5 And when amid the signs Which speak thine advent near, The roaring of the sea and waves Fills faithless hearts with fear, 6 May we all undismayed Thy raging tempest see. Lift up our heads and hail with joy Thy great epiphany. 7 All praise to Thee, of old By sign and wonder known ; All praise to Thee, to be revealed Upon the judgment-throne. Hyde W. Beadon. 104 los. 1 0 LoKD of health and life, what tongue can tell [bands of hell, How at thy word were loosed the How thy pure touch removed the leprous stain, [again ? And the polluted flesh grew clean 2 0 wash our hearts, restore the con- trite soul, [make us whole ; Stretch forth thy healing hand and 0 bend our stubborn knees to kneel to Thee, [more are free. Speak but the word, and we once 3 Yea, Lord, we claim the promise of thy love, [remove; Thy love which can all guilt, all pain Nigh to our souls thy great salvation bring, [no sting. Then sickness hath no pang and death 4 We hail this pledge in all thy deeds of grace ; [face, As once disease and sorrow fled thy So, when that face again unveiled Ave see, [shall be. Sickness and tears and death no more 5 Then grant us strength to pray " Thy kingdom come," [Father's home, When we shall know Thee in thy And at thy great epiphany adore The co-eternal Godhead evermore. Greville PhiUimore. 105 8s & 3s. 1 Fierce raged the tempest o'er the deep, [keep, Watch did thine anxious servants But Thou wast wrapt in guileless Calm and still. [sleep, " Save, Lord, we perish,'' was their cry, " 0 save us in our agony ! " Thy word above the storm rose high, ''Peace,- be still." 2 The wild winds hushed ; the angry deep Sank, like a little child, to sleep ; The sullen billows ceased to leap At thy will. So, when our life is clouded o'er. And storm-winds drift us from the shore, Say, lest we sink to rise no more, " Peace, be still. " Godfrey Thring. Eplpbang.— Missions. 39 106 c. M. 1 Thou art the way ; to Thee alone From sin and death we flee ; And he who would the Father seek Must seek Him, Lord, by Thee. 2 Thou art the truth ; thy word alone True wisdom can impart ; Thou only canst inform the mind And purify the heart. S Thou art the life ; the rending tomb Proclaims thy conquering arm ; And those who put their trust in Thee Nor death nor hell shall harm. 4 Thou art the way, the truth, the life ; Grant us that way to know. That truth to keep, that life to win. Whose joys eternal flow. George W. Doane. 107 c. M. 1 Abide among us with thy grace. Lord Jesus, evermore ; Nor let us e'er to sin give place, Nor grieve him we adore. 2 Abide among us with thy word, Redeemer whom we love ; Thy help and mercy here aff'ord, And life with. Thee above. 3 Abide among us with thy ray, 0 light that lighten 'st all ; And let thy truth preserve our way, Nor sufier us to fall. 4 Abide with us to bless us still, 0 bounteous Lord of peace ; With grace and poAver our souls fulfil, Our faith and love increase. 5 Abide among us as our shield, 0 captain of thy hostj , That to the world we may not yield Nor e'er forsake our post. 6 Abide with us in faithful love, Our God and Saviour be ; Thy help at need 0 let us prove, And keep us true to Thee. J. Stegmann. Tr. by Catharine Winkworth. 108 c. M. 1 0 Jesus, King most wonderful. Thou conqueror renowned. Spirit of grace ineffable, In whom all joys are found, 2 When once Thou visitest the heart, Then truth begins to shine. Then earthly vanities depart. Then wakens love divine. 3 0 Jesus, light of all below. Thou fount of living fire. Surpassing all the joys we know And all we can desire, 4 May every heart confess thy name And ever Thee adore, And seeking Thee, itself inflame To seek Thee more and more. 5 Thee may our tongues forever bless, Thee may we love alone, And ever in our lives express The image of thine own. Bernard of Clairvaux. 109 L. M. 1 Jesus shall reign where'er the sun Does his successive journeys run. His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, [more. Till moons shall wax and wane no 2 For Him shall endless prayer be made, And endless praises crown his head ; His name like sweet perfume shall rise With every morning sacrifice. 40 Bpipban^*— Missions. 3 People and realms of every tongue Dwell on his love with sweetest song, And infant voices shall proclaim Their early blessings on his name. 4 Blessings abound where'er He reigns, The joyful prisoner bursts his chains, The weary find eternal rest. And all the sons of w ant are blest. 5 Where He displays his healing power, Death and the curse are known no more; In Him the tribes of Adam boast More blessings than their father lost. 6 Let every creature rise and bring Peculiar honors to our king, Angels descend with songs again And earth repeat the loud amen. Isaac Watts, 1719. 110 L. M. 1 'TiS by the faith of joys to come We walk through deserts dark as night ; Till we arrive at heaven, our home, Faith is our guide and faith our light. 2 The want of sight she well supplies ; She makes the pearly gates appear ; Far into distant worlds she pries, And brings eternal glories near. 3 Cheerful we tread the desert through, While faith inspires a heavenly ray, Though lions roar and tempests blow. And rocks and dangers fill the way. 4 So Abram, by divine command, Left his own house to walk with God; His faith beheld the promised land, And fired his zeal along the road. Isaac Watts. 1709. Ill ^ M. 1 God in his earthly temples lays Foundations for his heavenly praise; He likes the tents of Jacob well, But still in Zion loves to dwell. 2 His mercy visits every house That pays its night and morning vows, But makes a more delightful stay Where churches meet to praise and pray. 3 What glories were described of old ! What wonders are of Zion told ! Thou city of our God below. Thy fame shall Tyre and Egypt know. 4 Egypt and Tyre and Greek and Jew Shall there begin their lives anew ; Angels and men shall join to sing The hill where living waters spring. 5 When God makes up his last account Of natives in his holy mount, 'Twill be an honor to appear As one new-born and nourished there. Isaac Watts, 1719. 112 L.M. 1 Shout, for the blessed Jesus reigns. Thro' distant lands his triumphs spread ; And sinners, freed from endless pains, Own Him their Saviour and their Head. 2 He calls his chosen from afar, They all at Zion's gates arrive ; Those who were dead in sin before By sovereign grace are made alive. Bpipbani^* Missions, 3 Gentiles and Jews his laws ob'ey, Nations remote their offerings bring, And unconstrained their homage pay To their exalted God and King. 4 0 may his holy Church increase, His word and Spirit still prevail, While angels celebrate his praise, And saints his growing glories hail. 5 Loud hallelujahs to the Lamb, From all below and all above ; In lofty songs exalt his name, In songs as lasting as his love. Benj. Beddome, 113 M. 1 0 Christ, our true and only light. Illumine those who sit in night ; Let those afar now hear thy voice And in thy fold with us rejoice. 2 And all who else have strayed from Thee 0 gently seek ; thy healing be To every wounded conscience given. And let them also share thy heaven. 3 0 make the deaf to hear thy word, And teach the dumb to speak, dear Lord, Who dare not yet the faith avow. Though secretly they hold it now. 4 Shine on the darkened and the cold, Recall the wanderers from thy fold ; Unite those now who walk apart. Confirm the weak and doubting heart. 5 So they with us may evermore Such grace with wondering thanks adore. And endless praise to Thee be given By all thy Church in earth and heaven. Catharine Wlnkworth. 41 114 L. M. 1 The billows swell, the winds are high,. Clouds overcast my wintry sky ; Out of the depths to Thee I call, My fears are great, my strength is small. 2 0 Lord, the pilot's part perform, And guide and guard me thro' the storm ; Defend me from each threatening ill. Control the waves ; say, " Peace, be still." 3 Amid the roaring of the sea My soul still hangs her hope on Thee Thy constant love, thy faithful care. Is all that saves me from despair. 4 Though tempest-tossed and half a. wreck. My Saviour through the floods I seek Let neither winds nor stormy main Force back my shattered bark again.. Wm. Cowper. 115 12s & lis. 1 While Thou, 0 my God, art my help- and defender, [terrors appal ; Ko cares can o'erwhelm me, no The wiles and the snares of this world will but render More lively my hope in my God and my all. 2 Yes, Thou art my refuge in sorrow and danger. My strength when I suffer, my hope when I fall. My comfort and joy in this land of the stranger, [and my all. My treasure, my glory, my God ) Bpipbanp,— Missions. 42 3 To Thee, dearest Lord, will I turn without ceasing, Though grief may oppress me or sorrow befall, . And love Thee till death, my blest spirit releasing, [my all. Secures to me Jesus, my God and 4 And when Thou demandest the life Thou hast given, [ful call, With j oy will I answer thy merci- And quit Thee on earth, but to find Thee in heaven, [my all. My portion forever, my God and W. Young. 116 C. M. 1 HoSANNA to the royal Son Of David's ancient line ! His natures two, his persons one, Mysterious and divine. '2 The root of David, here we find And offspring is the same ; Eternity and time are joined In our Immanuel's name. 3 Blest He that comes to w^retched men With peaceful news from heaven ; Hosannas of the highest strain To Christ the Lord be given. 4 Let mortals ne'er refuse to take Th' hosanna on their tongues Lest rocks and stones should rise, and Their silence into songs. [break Isaac Watts. 117 C. M. 1 Salvation, 0 the joyful sound ! 'Tis pleasure to our ears, A sovereign balm for ev'ry wound, A cordial for our fears. 2 Buried in sorrow and in sin, At hell's dark door we lay ; But w e 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. Isaac Watts, 1707. 118 C. M. 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 name that calms our fears, That bids our sorrows cease, 'Tis music to my ravished ears, 'Tis life and health and peace. 4 He breaks the power of reigning sin. He sets the prisoner 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 ; The mourning, broken hearts rejoice, The humble poor believe. 6 Hear Him, ye deaf; hispraise,ye dumb. Your loosened tongues employ ; Ye blind, behold your Saviour come. And leap, ye lame, for joy. 7 Look unto him, ye nations ; own Your God, ye fallen race ; Look, and be saved thro' faith alone, Be justified by grace. Charles Wesley, Eptpbanp.— Missions. 119 S.M. 1 Lord of the hearts of men, Thou hast vouchsafed to bless .From age to age thy chosen saints With fruits of holiness. 2 Here faith and hope and love Reign in sweet bond allied ; There, when this little day is o'er, Shall love alone abide. S 0 love, 0 truth, 0 light, Light never to decay, O rest from thousand labors past, 0 endless Sabbath day ! 4 Here amid cares and tears. Bearing the seed we come ; There w^ith rejoicing hearts we bring Our harvest burdens home. 5 Give, mighty Lord divine. The fruits Thyself dost love; Soon shalt Thou from thy judgment- seat Crown thine own gifts above. Latin Hymn. Tr. Jas. R. Woodford. 120 s. M. 1 Not by thy mighty hand, Thy wondrous works alone. But by the marvels of thy word Thy glory. Lord, is known. 2 Forth from th' eternal gates. Thine everlasting home. To sow the seed of truth below, Thou didst vouchsafe to come. 3 And still from age to age Thou, gracious Lord, hast been The bearer forth of goodly seed, The sower still unseen. 4:3 4 And Thou wilt come again. And heaven beneath Thee bow. To reap the harvest Thou hast sown, Sower and reaper Thou. 5 Watch, Lord, thy harvest-field With thine unsleeping eye ; The children of the kingdom keep To thine epiphany ; 6 That when in thy great day The tares shall severed be. We may be gathered by thy grace With all thy saints to Thee. J. R. Woodford. 121 s. M. 1 Teach me, my God and King, Thy will in all to see ; And what I do in any thing. To do it as for Thee ; 2 To scorn the senses' sway, While still to Thee I tend. In all I do be Thou the way, In all be Thou the end. 3 All may of Thee partake ; Nothing so small can be. But draws, when acted for thy sake, Greatness and worth from Thee. 4 If done beneath thy laws. E'en servile labors shine; Hallowed is toil, if this the cause, The meanest work divine. George Herbert. 122 s. M. 1 All praise to Thee, 0 Lord, Who by thy mighty power Didst manifest thy glory forth In Cana's marriage hour. 44 ]£pipbani^.— Missions. 2 Thou speakest, it is done, Obedient to thy word The water reddening into wine Proclaims the present Lord. 3 Blest were the eyes which saw That wondrous mystery, The great beginning of thy works, That kindled faith in Thee. 4 And blessed they who know Thine unseen presence true, When in the kingdom of thy grace Thou makest all things new. 5 For by thy loving hand Thy people still are fed ; Thou art the cup of blessing. Lord, And Thou the heavenly bread. 6 0 may that grace be ours, In Thee for aye to live, And drink of those refreshing streams Which Thou alone canst give. 7 So, led from strength to strength. Grant us, 0 Lord, to see The marriage supper of the Lamb, Thy great epiphany. Hyde W. Beadon. 123 s. M. 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. 3 Nor doth it yet appear How great we must be made ; But, when we see our Saviour here, We shall be like our Head. 4 A hope so much divine May trials well endure, [sin. May purge our souls from sense and As Christ, the Lord, is pure. 5 If in my Father's love I share a filial part. Send down thy Spirit like a dove, To rest upon my heart. 6 We would no longer lie Like slaves beneath the throne ; My faith shall " Abba, Father,'' cry, And Thou the kindred own. Isaac Watts, 1707. 124 L. M. 6 lines. 1 Thou hidden source of calm repose, Thou all-sufficient love divine, My help and refuge from my foes, Secure I am, for Thou art mine ; Thou art my fortress, strength and tow'r. My trust and portion evermore. 2 Jesus, my all in all Thou art. My rest in toil, my ease in pain. The m-fedicine of my broken heart. In storms my peace, in loss my gain, My strength beneath the tyrant's frown. In shame my glory and my crown. 3 In want my plentiful supply, In weakness my almighty power, In bonds my perfect liberty. My refuge in tenlptation's hour. My comfort 'midst all grief and thrall, My life in death, my all in all. Charles Wesley. Bpipbani^*— Missions. 45 125 s. M. 1 Within the Father's house The Son hath found his home, And to his temple suddenly The Lord of life hath come. 2 The doctors of the law Gaze on the wondrous child, And marvel at his gracious words Of wisdom undefiled. S Yet not to them is given The mighty truth to know. To lift the fleshly veil which hides Th' incarnate God below. 4 The secret of the Lord Escapes each human eye, And faithful pondering hearts await The full epiphany. 5 Lord, visit Thou our souls. And teach us by thy grace Each dim revealing of Thyself With loving awe to trace, 6 Till from our darkened sight The cloud shall pass away, And on the cleansed soul shall burst The everlasting day. James R. Woodford. 126 L. M. D. 1 0 Master, it is good to be High on the mountain here with Thee, Where stand revealed to mortal gaze Those glorious saints of other days. Who once received on Horeb's height Th' eternal laws of truth and right, Or caught the still small whisper, higher [fire. Than storm, than earthquake or than 2 0 Master, it is good to be With Thee and with thy faithful three. Here, where th' apostle's heart of rock Is nerved against temptation's shock^ Here, where the son of thunder learns The thought that breathes and word that burns, Here, where on eagles' wings we move With Him whose last best creed is love. 8 0 Master, it is good to be Entranced, enwrapt, aloDe with Thee, And watch thy glistening raiment glow, Whiter than Hermon's whitest snow, The human lineaments that shine Irradiant with a light divine. Till we too change from grace to grace, Gazing on the transfigured face. 4 0 Master, it is good to be Here on the holy mount with Thee, When darkling in the depths of night, When dazzled with excess of light. We bow before the heavenly voice That bids bewildered souls rejoice. Though love wax cold and faith be dim, ^' This is my Son, 0 hear ye Him." A. p. Stanley. 127 7s. D. 1 Hasten, Lord, the glorious time When, beneath Messiah's sway, Every nation, every clime. Shall the gospel's call obey. Mightiest kings his pow'r shall own, Heathen tribes his name adore ; Satan and his host, o'erthrown. Bound in chains shall hurt no more. 2 Then shall war and tumults cease. Then be banished grief and pain ; Righteousness and joy and peace Undisturbed shall ever reign. Bless we, then, our gracious Lord, Ever praise his glorious name. All his mighty acts record, All his wondrous love proclaim. Harriet Auber, 1829. 46 Epipban?.— Missions. 128 L.M. 1 What star is this, with beams so bright, [light ? More beauteous than the noonday It shines to herald forth the King And Gentiles to his cradle bring. 2 And lo, the eastern sages stand. To read in heaven the Lord's com- mand ; Children of faith thej come ; thej find The Prince and Saviour of mankind. 3 They bless the meek and holy child, And infant Lord and monarch mild ; Their riches at his feet they pour And with the heart their King adore. 4 0 heavenly Lord, 0 holy light That shines through nature's wonder- ing night. What marvels in thy love we trace, What power divine, what glorious grace ! 5 And now. Thou bright and morning Arise again and shine afar [star, From sea to sea, from shore to shore, Till utmost tribes their King adore. Latin Hymn. 129 L.M. 1 Through Israel's coasts, in times of old, [below. When Thou didst dwell with men By signs and wonders manifold Thou didst, 0 Lord, thy glory show. 2 But not alone thy mighty power Shone forth from every wondrous Day unto day and hour to hour [sign ; Spoke forth thy love and grace divine. 3 And now Thou reignest, Lord, abover We none the less thy wonders trace Unwearied are thy calls of love, Unspent thy miracles of grace. 4 Thou who didst make the water wine, Our earthly with thy heavenly fill ; Our scant obedience change to thine, Our passions to thy blessed will. Henry Alford. 130 L.M. 1 On Tabor's top the Saviour stands. His altered face resplendent shines And while he elevates his hands, Lo, glory marks its gentle lines. 2 Two heavenly forms descend to wait Upon their sufi'ering Prince below But while they worship at his feet. They talk of fast approaching woe.. 3 Amid the lustre of the scene To Calvary He turns his eyes, And with submission, all serene, He marks the future tempest rise. 4 Then let us climb the mount of prayer,. Where all his beaming glories shine,. And gazing on his brightness there Our woes forget in joys divine. 5 0 that on yonder heavenly hills, Where now the risen Saviour stands,, And peace, like softest dew, distils, I too may elevate my hands. 131 L. M. 1 Assembled at thy great command. Before thy face, dread King, we stand ; The voice that marshaled ev'ry star Has called thy people from afar. 3Eptpban^»— Missions. 47 2 We meet through distant lands to spread The truth for which the martyrs bled, Along the line to either pole The thunder of thy praise to roll. 3 Our players assist, accept our praise, Our hopes revive, our courage raise. Our counsels aid ; to each impart The single eye, the faithful heart. 4 Forth with thy chosen heralds come. Recall the wandering spirits home; From Zion's mount send forth the sound To spread the spacious earth around. W. B. Collyer. 132 1 Tell it out among the nations that the Lord is King, Tell it out, tell it out ; Tell it out among the nations, bid them shout and sing. Tell it out, tell it out ; Tell it out with adoration that He shall increase, [King of peace, That the mighty King of glory is the Tell it out with jubilation, let the song ne'er cease, Tell it out, tell it out. 2 Tell it out among the people that the Saviour reigns, Tell it out, tell it out ; Tell it out among the heathen, bid them break their chains, Tell it out, tell it out ; Tell it out among the weeping ones that Jesus lives, [rest He gives, Tell it out among the weary ones what Tell it out among the sinners that He came to save. Tell it out, tell it out. 3 Tell it out among the people, Jesua reigns above. Tell it out, tell it out ; Tell it out among the nations that his reign is love. Tell it out, tell it out ; Tell it out among the highways and the lanes at home, Let it ring across the mountains and the ocean's foam, [longer roam. That the weary, heavy-laden, need no Tell it out, tell it out. Frances R. Havergal. 133 7s & 6s. D. 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 ; In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strewn, The heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone. 3 Can we whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high. Can we to men benighted The lamp of life deny ? Salvation, 0 salvation. The joyful sound proclaim. Till earth's remotest nation Has learned Messiah's name. 48 Bptpbani^*— Missions, 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 ransomed nature The Lamb for sinners slain, Redeemer, King, Creator, In bliss returns to reign. Reginald Heber, 1819. 134 7s&6s, D. 1 Our country's voice is pleading, Ye men of God, arise ; His providence is leading. The land before you lies ; Day -gleams are o'er it brightening, And promise clothes the soil ; Wide fields, for harvest whitening. Invite the reaper's toil. 2 Go, where the waves are breaking On California's shore, Christ's precious gospel taking. More rich than golden ore ; On Alleghany' s mountains, Through all the western vale, Besides Missouri's fountains. Rehearse the wondrous tale. 3 The love of Christ unfolding, Speed on from east to west, Till all his cross beholding, In Him are fully blest. Great author of salvation. Haste, haste the glorious day, When we, a ransomed nation, Thy sceptre shall obey. Mrs. M. F. Anderson, 1848. 135 7s & 6s. D. 1 The morning light is breaking, The darkness disappears ; The sons of earth are waking To penitential tears ; Each breeze that sweeps the ocean' Brings tidings from afar Of nations in commotion. Prepared for Zion's war. 2 See heathen nations bending Before the God we love. And thousand hearts ascending In gratitude above, While sinners, now confessing. The gospel call obey. And seek the Saviour's blessing, A nation in a day. 3 Blest river of salvation. Pursue thine onward way, Flow thou to every nation. Nor in thy richness stay ; Stay not till all the lowly Triumphant reach their home ; Stay not till all the holy Proclaim, The Lord is come." Samuel F. Smith, 1831. 136 7s & 6s. 1>. 1 Stand up, stand up for Jesus, Ye soldiers of the cross. Lift high his royal banner. It must not suffer loss ; From victory unto victory His army shall He lead. Till every foe is vanquished And Christ is Lord indeed. 2 Stand up, stand up for Jesus, The trumpet call obey. Forth to the mighty conflict, In this his glorious day ; Ye that are men, noAV serve Him Against unnumbered foes. Let courage rise with danger. And strength to strength oppose. Epipbang.— Missions. 49 3 Stand up, stand up for Jesus, Stand in his strength alone ; The arm of flesh will fail you, Ye dare not trust your own ; Put on the gospel armor, And, watching unto prayer, Where duty calls or danger Be never wanting there. 4 Stand up, stand up for Jesus, The strife will not be long ; This day the noise of battle, The next the victor's song ; To him that overcometh, A crown of life shall be ; He with the King of glory Shall reign eternally. George Duffield, 1858. 137 8s & 7s. D. 1 Hark, the voice of Jesus calling, " Who will go and work to-day ? Fields are white and harvest waiting, Who will bear the sheaves away ? " Loud and strong the Master calleth, Rich reward He offers thee ; Who will answer, gladly saying, " Here am I ; send me, send me ? " 2 If you cannot cross the ocean And the heathen lands explore. You can find the heathen nearer, You can help them at your door. If you cannot give your thousands, You can give the widow's mite ; And the least you do for Jesus, Will be precious in his sight. 5 If you cannot be the watchman. Standing high on Zion's wall. Pointing out the path to heaven, Offering life and peace to all, With your prayers and with your bounties You can do what Heaven demands ; You can be like faithful Aaron, Holding up the prophet's hands. 4 While the souls of men are dying And the Master calls for you. Let none hear you idly saying, " There is nothing I can do." Gladly take the task He gives you, Let his work your pleasure be ; Answer quickly when he calleth, " Here am I, 0 Lord, send me." D. March. 138 8s & 7s. D. 1 Cast thy bread upon the waters, Thinking not 'tis thrown away ; God himself saith, thou shalt gather It again some future day. Cast thy bread upon the waters, Wildly though the billows roll; They but aid thee as thou toilest Truth to spread from pole to pole. 2 As the seed by billows floated To some distant island lone, So to human souls benighted That thou flingest may be borne. Cast thy bread upon the waters ; Why wilt thou still doubting stand ? Bounteous shall God send the harvest. If thou sow'st with liberal hand. Mrs. Phoebe A. Hanaford. 139 8s & 7s. D. 1 Saviour, sprinkle many nations, Fruitful let thy sorrows be ; By thy pains and consolations Draw the Gentiles unto Thee. Of thy cross the w^ondrous story, Be it to the Gentiles told ; Let them see Thee in thy glory And thy mercy manifold. 50 Bptpban^.— Missions. 2 Far and wide, though all unknowing, Pants for Thee each mortal breast ; Human tears for Thee are flowing, Human hearts in Thee would rest ; Thirsting as for dews of even, As the new-mown grass for rain, Thee they seek, as God of heaven, Thee as Man for sinners slain. 3 Saviour, lo, the isles are waiting, Stretched the hand and strained the For thy Spirit, new creating, [sight, Love's pure flame and wisdom's light; Give the word, and of the preacher Speed the foot and touch the tongue, Till on earth by every creature Glory to the Lamb be sung. Arthur Cleveland Coxe, 1851. 140 8s, 7s & 4s. 1 O'er the gloomy hills of darkness Look, my soul, be 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 see That divine and glorious conquest, Once obtained on Calvary ; Let the gospel Loud resound from pole to pole. 3 Kingdoms wide that sit in darkness, Grant them, Lord, the glorious light ; Now from eastern coast to western May the morning chase the night ; Let redemption. Freely purchased, win the day. 4 Fly abroad, thou mighty gospel, Win and conquer, never cease; May thy lasting, wude dominions Multiply and still increase ; Sway thy scepter, Saviour, all the world around. W. Williams, 1772. 141 6s & 5s. D. 1 Brightly gleams our banner, Pointing to the sky, Waving wand'rers onward To their home on high. Journeying o'er the desert, Gladly thus we pray. And with hearts united Take our heav'nward way. Refrain. Brightly gleams our banner, Pointing to the sky. Waving wand'rers onward To their home on high. 2 Jesus, Lord and Master, At thy sacred feet Here with hearts rejoicing See thy children meet ; Often have we left Thee, Often gone astray. Keep us, mighty Saviour, In the narrow way. — Ref. 3 All our days direct us In the way we go. Lead us on victorious Over every foe ; Bid thine angels shield us When the storm-clouds lower. Pardon Thou and save us In the last dread hour. — Ref. T. J. Potter. }£pipbani^»— Missions. 142 s. M. 1 0 Lord, our God, arise, The cause of truth maintain, And wide o'er all the peopled world Extend her blessed reign. 2 Thou Prince of life, arise, Nor let thy glory cease ; Far spread the conquests of thy grace. And bless the earth with peace. 3 Thou Holy Ghost, arise. Expand thy quickening wing. And o'er a dark and ruined world Let light and order spring. 4 All on the earth, arise. To God the Saviour sing; From shore to shore, from earth to Let echoing anthems ring, [heaven, Ralph Wardlaw, 1803. 143 6s & 4s. 1 Christ for the world we sing ; The world to Christ we bring With loving zeal. The poor and them that mourn, The faint and over-borne. Sin-sick and sorrow-worn. Whom Christ doth heal. 2 Christ for the world we sing ; The world to Christ we bring With fervent prayer, The wayward and the lost, By restless passions tossed, Redeemed at countless cost, From dark despair. 3 Christ for the world we sing ; The world to Christ we bring With one accord, With us the work to share, With us reproach to dare, With us the cross to bear, For Christ, our Lord. 51 4 Christ for the world we sing ; The world to Christ w^e bring With joyful song ; The new born souls, whose days, Reclaimed from error's ways. Inspired with hope and praise. To Christ belong. S. Walcott. 144 p. M. 1 Work, for the night is coming, Work thro' the morning hours ; Work while the dew is sparkling, Work 'mid springing flow'rs ; Work when the day grows brighter. Work in the glowing sun. Work, for the night is coming, When man's work is done. 2 Work, for the night is coming, Work through the sunny noon ; Fill brightest hours with labor, Rest comes sure and soon. Give every flying minute Something to keep in store ; Work, for the night is coming. When man works no more. 3 Work, for the night is coming, Under the sunset skies ; While their bright tints are glowing, Work, for daylight flies. Work till the last beam fadeth, Fadeth to shine no more ; Work while the night is darkening. When man's work is o'er. Anna L. Walker. 145 L. M. 1 Arm of the Lord, awake, awake. Put on thy strength, the nations shake. And let the world adoring see Triumphs of mercy wrought by Thee. 52 Bpipban^^— Missions. 2 Say to the heathen from thy throne, I am Jehovah, God alone ; " Thy voice their idols shall confound And cast their altars to the ground. 3 Almighty God, thy grace proclaim In every land, of every name ; Let adverse powers before Thee fall, And crown the Saviour Lord of all. Wm. Shrubsole, 1795. 146 L. M. 1 Ascend thy throne, almighty King, And spread thy glories all abroad ; Let thine own arm salvation bring, And be thou known the gracious God. 2 Let millions bow before thy seat. Let humble mourners seek thy face, Bring daring rebels to thy feet. Subdued by thy victorious grace. 3 0 let the kingdoms of the world Become the kingdoms of the Lord ; Let saints and angels praise thy name, Be Thou through heaven and earth adored. Benj, Beddome. 147 L. M. 1 Look from thy sphere of endless day, 0 God of mercy and of might; In pity look on those who stray. Benighted in this land of light. 2 In peopled vale, in lonely glen. In crowded mart, by stream or sea. How many of the sons of men [thee ! Hear not the message sent from 3 Send forth thy heralds, Lord, to call The thoughtless young, the hard- ened old, A scattered, homeless flock, till all Be gathered to thy peaceful foldo 4 Send them thy mighty w^ord to speak, Till faith shall dawn and doubt de- part, To awe the bold, to stay the weak, And bind and heal the broken heart. 5 Then all these wastes, a dreary scene That makes us sadden as we gaze, Shall grow w^ith living waters green And lift to heaven the voice of praise. W. C. Bryant. 148 L. M. 1 Uplift the banner ; let it float Skyward and seaward, high and wide ; The sun shall light its shining folds. The cross on which the Saviour died. 2 Uplift the banner ; angels bend In anxious silence o'er the sign, And vainly seek to comprehend The wonder of the love divine. 3 Uplift the banner ; heathen lands Shall see from far the glorious sight. And nations, gathering at the call. Their spirits kindle in its light. 4 Uplift the banner ; let it float [wide. Skyward and seaward, high and Our glory only in the cross, Our only hope the crucified. 5 Uplift the banner ; wide and high, Seaward and skyward let it shine ; Nor skill nor might nor merit ours. We conquer only in that sign George W. Doane. 149 L.M. 1 ZiON, awake, thy strength renew. Put on thy robes of beauteous hue. And let th' admiring world behold The King's fair daughter clothed in gold. lEptpbani^*— Missions. 53 2 Church of our God, arise and shine, Bright Avith the beams of truth divine ; Then shall thy radiance stream afar. Wide as the heathen nations are. 3 Gentiles and kings thy light shall view, And shall admire and love thee too ; They come, like clouds across the sky. As doves that to their windows fly. W. Shrubsole, 1796. 150 L.M. 1 Lord of the harvest, bend thine ear. For Zion's heritage appear ; 0 send forth laborers filled with zeal Swift to obey their Master's will. 2 Our lifted eyes, 0 Lord, behold The ripening harvest tinged with gold ; Wide fields are opening to our view ; The work is great, the lab'rers few. 3 Under the guidance of thy hand May Zion's sons to every land Go forth, to bless the dying race, As heralds of redeeming grace. 4 Bid all their hearts with ardor glow, The Saviour's dying love to show, And spread the gospel's joyful sound Far as the race of man is found. Thomas Hastings. 151 c. p. M. 1 When, Lord, to this our western land. Led by thy providential hand. Our wandering fathers came. Their ancient homes, their friends in youth, Sent forth the heralds of thy truth To keep them in thy name. 2 Then through our solitary coast, The desert features soon were lost, Thy temples there arose ; Our shores, as culture made them fair. Were hallowed by thy rites, by prayer. And blossomed as the rose. 3 And 0 may we repay this debt To regions solitary yet Within our spreading land ! There brethren from our common home Still westward, like our fathers, roam, Still guided by thy hand. 4 Saviour, we owe this debt of love ; 0 shed thy Spirit from above, To move each Christian breast. Till heralds shall thy truth proclaim And temples rise to fix thy name Through all our desert west. 152 8s, 7s & 4s. 1 Gird thy sword on, mighty Saviour, Make the word of truth thy car. Prosper in thy course triumphant, All success attend thy war ; Gracious victor, Bring thy trophies from afar. 2 Majesty combined with meekness, Righteousness and peace unite To ensure thy blessed conquests. Take possession of thy right ; Bide triumphant. Decked in robes of purest light. 3 Blest ai-e they that touch thy sceptre, Blest are all that own thy reign, Freed from sin, that w orst of tyrants. Rescued from its galling chain. Saints and angels, All who know Thee bless thy reign. Lent. 153 P.M. 1 A STRONG tower is the Lord our God, To shelter and defend us ; Our shield his arm, our sword his rod, Against our foes befriend us ; That ancient enemy, His gathering power we see, His terrors and his toils, Yet victory with its spoils. Not earth, but Heaven shall sendus. 2 Though wrestling with the wrath of No might of man avail us, [hell, Our captain is Immanuel, And angel comrades hail us ; Still challenge ye his name, " Christ in the flesh who came," The Lord, the Lord of hosts," Our cause his succor boasts, And God shall never fail us. 3 Though earth by peopling fiends be Embattled all, yet hidden, [trod, And though their proud usurping gods O'er thrones and shrines have stridden, Nay, let them stand revealed, And darken all the field. We fear not, fall they must ; Thy word, wherein we trust, Their triumph hath forbidden. -4 While mighty truth with us remains. Hell's arts shall move us never; Nor parting friendships, honors, Our love from Jesus sever ; [gains, They leave us, when they part, With Him a peaceful heart ; And when from death we rise, Death yields us, as he dies, The crown of life forever. W. M. Bunting. 154 c. M. 1 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 had 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 God, the mighty maker, died For man the creature's sin. 4 Thus might I hide my blushing face, While his dear cross appears, Dissolve my heart in thankfulness And melt mine eyes to tears. 5 But drops of grief can ne'er repay The debt of love I owe; Here, Lord, I give myself away, 'Tis all that I can do. Isaac Watts, 1707. 155 c. M. 1 God, my supporter and my hope, My help forever near, Thine arm of mercy held me up. When sinking in despair. Xent,— Confession. 55 2 Thy counsels, Lord, shall guide mj Through this dark wilderness, [feet Thy hand conduct me near thy seat, To dwell before thy face. 3 Were I in heaven without my God, 'Twould be no joy to me; And whilst this earth is my abode I long for none but Thee. 4 What if the springs of life were broke, And flesh and heart should faint ? God is my soul's eternal rock. The strength of every saint. 5 But to draw near to Thee, my God, Shall be my sweet employ ; [abroad, My tongue shall sound thy works And tell the world my joy. Isaac Watts, 1719. 156 c. M. 1 How oft, alas ! this wretched heart Has wandered from the Lord ! How oft my roving thoughts depart. Forgetful of his word ! 2 Yet sovereign mercy calls, " Return ; ' ' Dear Lord, and may I come ? My vile ingratitude I mourn, 0 take the wanderer home. 3 And canst Thou, wilt Thou yet forgive. And bid my crimes remove ? And shall a pardoned rebel live To speak thy wondrous love ? 4 Almighty grace, thy healing power. How glorious, how divine ! That can to life and bliss restore A heart so vile as mine. 5 Thy pardoning love, so free, so sweet. Dear Saviour, I adore ; 0 keep me at thy sacred feet And let me rove no more. Anne Steele, 1760. 157 c. M, 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 then enjoyed, How sweet their memory still ! But now I find 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 God, Calm and serene my frame ; So purer light shall mark the road That leads me to the Lamb. William Cowper. 158 c. M. 1 Almighty God, thy word is cast Like seed into the ground ; Now let the dews of heaven descend And righteous growth abound. 2 Let not the foe of Christ and man This holy seed remove, But give it root in every heart. To bring forth fruits of love. 3 Let not the w^orld's deceitful cares The rising plant destroy ; But let it yield a hundred fold Returns of peace and joy. 3Lent.— Confession. 66 4 Nor let thy word, so kindly sent To raise us to thy throne, Go back to Thee and sadly tell That we reject thy Son. 5 Oft as the precious seed is sown, Thy quickening grace bestow, That all, whose souls the truth receive, Its saving power may know. Jno. Cawood, 1825. 159 c. M. 1 "When wounded sore the stricken soul Lies bleeding and unbound, One only hand, a pierced hand, Can heal the sinner's wound. 2 When sorrow swells the laden breast, And tears of anguish flow, One only heart, a broken heart, Can feel the sinner's woe. 8 When penitence has wept in vain Over some foul dark spot. One only stream, a stream of blood, Can wash away the blot. 4 'Tis Jesus' blood that washes white, His hand that brings relief, [joys His heart, that's touched with all our And feels for all our grief. 5 Lift up thy bleeding hand, 0 Lord, Unseal that cleansing tide ; We have no shelter "from our sin But in thy wounded side. Cecil Frances Alexander. 160 c. M. 1 Dear Saviour, when my thoughts The wonders of thy grace, [recall Low at thy feet ashamed I fall And hide this wretched face. 2 Shall love like thine be thus repaid ? Ah ! vile, ungrateful heart. By earth's low cares so oft betrayed From Jesus to depart. 3 But He for his own mercy's sake. My wandering soul restores ; He bids the mourning heart partake The pardon it implores. 4 0 while I breathe to Thee, my Lord, The deep repentant sigh, Confirm the kind, forgiving word With pity in thine eye. 5 Then shall the mourner at thy feet Rejoice to seek thy face; And grateful own how kind, how Thy condescending grace, [sweet, Anne Steele. 161 C. M. 1 Jesus, with all thy saints above My tongue would bear her part. Would sound aloud thy saving love, And sing thy bleeding heart. 2 Blest be the Lamb, my dearest Lord, Who bought me with his blood And quenched his Father's flaming In his own vital flood, [sword 3 The Lamb that freed my captive soul From Satan's heavy chains. And sent the lion down to howl Where hell and horror reigns. 4 All glory to the dying Lamb, And never-ceasing praise. While angels live to know his name, Or saints to feel his grace. Isaac Watts, 1707. Xent,- Confession. 57 162 CM. 1 Come, happy souls, approach your With new melodious songs ; [God Come, render to almighty grace The tributes of your tongues. 2 So 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 armed 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 See, dearest Lord, our willing souls Accept thine offered grace ; We bless the great Redeemer' s love And give the Father praise. Isaac Watts. 163 L. M. 1 Lord, I am vile, conceived in sin. And born unholy and unclean, Sprung from the man whose guilty fall Corrupts the race and taints us all. 2 Soon as we draw our infant breath. The seeds of sin grow up for death ; Thy law demands a perfect heart. But we're defiled in every part. 3 Great God, create my heart anew And form my spirit pure and true ; 0 make me wise betimes to see My danger and my remedy. 4 Behold, I fall before thy face, My only refuge is thy grace ; No outward forms can make me clean, The leprosy lies deep Avithin. 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. 6 Jesus, my God, thy blood alone Hath power sufiicient to atone ; Thy blood can make me white as snow ; No Jewish types could cleanse me so. 7 While guilt disturbs and breaks my peace, Nor flesh nor soul hath rest or ease ; Lord, let me hear thy pardoning voice And make my broken bones rejoice. 164 L. M. 1 The God of mercy warns us all From day to day, from year to year. And each must hear his awful call, " No longer stand ye idle here. 2 Ye, whose young cheeks with health are bright, Whose hands are strong, whose hearts are clear. Why will ye waste the morning light ? Alas !. why stand ye idle here ? 3 And ye, whose scanty locks of gra^ Foretell your latest travail near. How swiftly fades your closing day. And yet ye stand thus idle here. 4 0 Thou, in heaven and earth adored, Who makest erring souls thy care. Now call us to thy vineyard. Lord, And give us grace to serve Thee there. 58 Xent.— Confession. 165 li. M. 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 open hands ; 0 matchless kindness ! and He shows This matchless kindness to his foes. 3 Rise, touched with gratitude divine. Turn out hib enemy and thine, ■ Turn out thy soul-enslaving sin And let the heavenly stranger in. 4 0 welcome Him, the Prince of Peace, Now may his gentle reign increase ; Throw wide the door, each willing mind, And be his empire all mankind. Jos. Grigg, 17&5. 166 L. M. 1 Just as I am, without one plea, But that thy blood was shed for me And that Thou bidd'st me come to Thee, 0 Lamb of God, I come, I come. 2 Just as I am, and waiting not To rid my soul of one dark blot. To Thee, whose blood can cleanse each spot, 0 Lamb of God, I come, I come. 3 Just as I am, though tossed about With many a conflict, many a doubt. Fightings and fears within, Avithout, 0 Lamb of God, I come, I come. 4 Just as I am, poor, wretched, blind. Sight, riches, healing of the mind, Yea, all I need, in Thee to find, 0 Lamb of God, I come, I come. 5 Just as I am, Thou wilt receive, Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve; Because thy promise I believe, 0 Lamb of God, I come, I come. 6 Just as I am ; thy love unknown Has broken every barrier down ; Now to be thine, yea, thine alone, 0 Lamb of God, I come, I come. Charlotte EUiot, 1836. 167 L. M. 1 0 Thou that hear'st when sinners cry. Though all my crimes before Thee lie, Behold them not with angry look. But blot their memory from thy book. 2 Create my nature pure within, And form my soul averse to sin ; Let thy good Spirit ne'er depart. Nor hide thy presence from my heart. 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, His help and comfort still afford; And let a sinner seek thy throne, To plead the merits of thy Son. Isaac Watts, 1719. 168 li. M. 1 Behold the sin-atoning Lamb, With wonder, gratitude and love ; To take away our guilt and shame, See Him descending from above. 2 Our sins and griefs on Him were laid, He meekly bore the mighty load ; Our ransom-price He fully paid In groans and tears, in sweat and blood. Xent.— Penitence. 59 8 To save a guilty world He dies ; Sinners, behold the bleeding Lamb ; To Him lift up your longing eyes And hope for mercy in his name. 4 Pardon and peace through Him abound, He can the richest blessings give ; Salvation in his name is found, He bids the dying sinner live. 5 Jesus, my Lord, I look to Thee ; Where else can helpless sinners go ? Thy boundless love shall set me free From all my wretchedness and woe. 169 L. M. 1 Show pity, Lord, 0 Lord, forgive. Let a repenting rebel live ; Are not thy mercies large and free. May not a sinner trust in Thee ? 2 My crimes are great, but ne'er surpass The power and glory of thy grace ; Great God, thy nature hath no bound. So let thy pardoning 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 offenses pain my 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 Yet save a trembling signer. Lord, Whose hope, still hov'ring round thy word, [there. Would light on some sweet promise Some sure support against despair. Isaac Watts, 1719. 170 L.M. 1 Thou loving Saviour of mankind. Before thy throne we pray and weep ; 0 strengthen us with grace divine This sacred fast aright to keep. 2 Searcher of hearts, Thou dost our ills Discern and all our weakness know ; Again to Thee in tears we turn. Again to us thy mercy show. 3 Much have we sinned ; but we confess Our guilt and all our faults deplore ; 0 for the praise of thy great name These fainting souls to health re- store. 4 And grant us, while by fasts we strive This mortal body to control, To fast from all the food of sin And so to purify the soul. Gregory the Great. Translated by E. Caswall. 171 L. M. 1 With broken heart and contrite sigh, A trembling sinner. Lord, I cry ; Thy pardoning grace is rich and free, 0 God, be merciful to me. 2 I smite upon my troubled breast. With deep and conscious guilt opprest ; Christ and his cross my only plea, 0 God^ be merciful to me. 3 Far off I stand with tearful eyes. Nor dare uplift them to the skies ; But Thou dost all my anguish see, 0 God, be merciful to me. 4 Nor alms nor deeds that I have done Can for a single sin atone; To Calvary alone I flee, 0 God, be merciful to me. 60 !!Lent.— Penitence. 6 And when, redeemed from sin and hell, With all the ransomed throng I dwell, My raptured song shall ever be, God has been merciful to me. C. Elven, 1852. 172 s. M. 1 Thou Lord of all above And all below the sky. Prostrate before thy feet I fall And for thy mercy cry. 2 Forgive my follies past, The crimes w hich I have done ; Bid a repenting sinner live Through thine incarnate Son. 8 Guilt, like a heavy load, Upon my conscience lies ; To Thee I make my sorrows known And lift my weeping eyes. 4 The burden w^hich I feel Thou canst alone remove ; Do Thou display thy pardoning grace And thine unbounded love. Benjamin Beddome, 1790. 173 s. M. 1 When overwhelmed with grief. My heart within me dies. Helpless and far from all relief To heaven I lift mine eyes. . 2 0 lead me to the rock That's high above my head And make the covert of thy wings My shelter and my shade. 8 Within thy presence. Lord, Forever I'll abide ; Thou art the tower of my defense, The refuge where I hide. Thou givest me the lot Of those that fear thy name ; If endless life be their reward, I shall possess the same. Isaac Watts. 174 s.M. 1 Did Christ o'er sinners weep, And shall our cheeks be dry? Let floods of penitential grief Burst forth from every eye. 2 The Son of God in tears The angels wondering see ; Hast thou no wonder, 0 my soul ? He shed those tears for thee. 3 He wept that we might weep, Might weep our sin and shame; He wept to show his love for us, And bid us love the same. 4 Then tender be our hearts. Our eyes in sorrow dim, Till every tear from every eye Is wiped away by Him. Benj. Beddome, 1787. 175 7s & 6s. D. 1 My sins, my sins, my Saviour ! They take such hold on me, I am not able to look up, Save only, Christ, to Thee. In Thee is all forgiveness. In Thee abundant grace. My shadow and my sunshine, The brightness of thy face. 2 My sins, my sins, my Saviour, How sad on Thee they fall ! Seen through thy gentle patience, I tenfold feel them all. Xent*— Penitence. I know they are forgiven ; But still, their pain to me Is all the grief and anguish They laid, my Lord, on Thee. 3 My sins, my sins, my Saviour ! Their guilt I never knew. Till with Thee, in the desert I near thy passion drew, Till with Thee, in the garden I heard thy pleading prayer. And saw the sweat-drops bloody That told thy sorrow there. 4 Therefore my songs, my Saviour, E'en in this time of woe. Shall tell of all thy goodness To suffering man below. Thy goodness and thy favor, Whose presence from above Rejoice those hearts, my Saviour, That live in Thee and love. Jno. S. B. MonseU, 1863, 176 7s&6s. D. 1 I LAY my sins on Jesus, The spotless Lamb of God ; He beais them all, and frees us Prom the accursed load ; I bring my guilt to Jesus, To wash my crimson stains White in his blood most precious, Till not a stain remains. 2 I lay my wants on Jesus, All fulness dwells in Him ; He heals all my diseases, He doth my soul redeem ; I lay my griefs on Jesus, My burdens and my cares. He from them all releases, He all my sorrow shares. 5 I rest my soul on Jesus, This weary soul of mine ; 61 His right hand me embraces, I on his breast recline ; I love the name of Jesus, Immanuel, Christ, the Lord ; Like fragrance on the breezes, His name abroad is poured. H. Bonar, 1857. 177 7s. D. 1 Jesus, lover of my soul. Let me to thy bosom fly. While the billows near me roll. While the tempest still is high ; Hide me, 0 my Saviour hide Till the storm of life is past ; Safe into the haven guide, 0 receive my soul 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 stayed, All my help from Thee I bring ; 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 ; Raise the fallen, cheer the faint, Heal the sick and lead the blind ; Just and holy is thy name, 1 am all unrighteousness ; Vile and full of sin I am, Thou art full of truth and grace. 4 Plenteous grace with Thee is foui:^, Grace to pardon 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 to all eternity. Chas. Wesley, 1740. 62 Xent.— Penitence. 178 7s. 1 Forty days and forty nights Thou wast fasting in the wild, Forty days and forty nights Tempted and yet undefiled. 2 Sunbeams scorching all the day, Chilly dewdrops nightly shed. Prowling beasts about thy way. Stones thy pillow, earth thy bed. 3 Shall we not thy sorrow share, And from earthly joys abstain. Fasting with unceasing prayer. Glad with Thee to suffer pain? 4 And if Satan vexing sore Flesh or spirit should assail, Thou, his vanquisher before, Grant we may not faint nor fail. 5 So shall we have peace divine. Holier gladness ours shall be ; Round us too shall angels shine, Such as ministered to Thee. Geo. H. Smyttan. 179 7s. D. 1 Saviour, when in dust to Thee Low we bend th' adoring knee, When repentant to the skies Scarce we lift our weeping eyes, 0 by all thy pains and woe, Suffered once for man below. Bending from thy throne on high, Hear our solemn litany. 2 By thy helpless infant years, By thy life of want and tears, By thy days of sore distress In the savage wilderness. By the dread, mysterious hour Of the insulting tempter's power. Turn, 0 turn a favoring eye, Hear our solemn litany. 3 By the sacred griefs that wept O'er the grave where Lazarus slept^ By the boding tears that flowed Over Salem's loved abode. By the anguished eye that told Treachery lurked within the fold, From thy seat above the sky Hear our solemn litany. 4 By thine hour of dire despair, By thy agony of prayer, By the cross, the nail, the thorn. Piercing spear and torturing scorn^ By the gloom that veiled the skies O'er the dreadful sacrifice, Listen to our humble cry. Hear our solemn litany. 5 By thy deep expiring groan, By the sad sepulchral stone. By the vault whose dark abode Held in vain the rising God, 0 from earth to heaven restored, Mighty re-ascended Lord, Listen, listen to the cry Of our solemn litany. Robert Grant, 1815. 180 7s. 1 Depth of mercy ! can there be Mercy still reserved for me ? Can my God his wi'ath forbear ? Me, the chief of sinners, spare ? 2 I have scorned the Son of God, Trampled on his precious blood. Would not hearken to his calls. Grieved him by a thousand falls. 3 Lord, incline me to repent ; Let me now my fall lament. Deeply my revolt deplore. Weep, believe, and sin no more. Xent.— Confidence. 63 4 Still 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. Charles Wesley, 1740. 181 C. M. 1 The solemn season calls us now A holy fast to keep. To crowd within the temple walls, Lament and pray and weep. 2 And yet, 0 God, no plaintive sobs From Thee can pardon win. Unless the heart be moved with grief And penitent for sin. 3 With Thee avail not smitten breast, Sad face, and garments rent. Unless the contrite soul be sad And all its guilt lament. 4 With tears that speak a mourning We Thee entreat, 0 God, [heart, From us thine anger turn away. And stay th' avenging rod. 5 Thou art a righteous judge; 0 deign To spare the bruised reed ; We pray for time to turn again, For grace to turn indeed. 6 Blessed Trinity in Unity, Vouchsafe us, in thy love. To gather from these fasts below Immortal fruit above. Latin Hymn. Translated by J. Chandler. 182 L. M. 1 I LOVE Thee, 0, most gracious Lord, Not that Thou sav'st me by thy word. Nor yet because thy wrath shall doom Those loving not to endless gloom. 2 Thou, Thou, my Jesus, full of grace,. Didst me on the cross embrace, Didst bear the nails, the bloody spear. The great disgrace, the rabble's jeer. 3 Innumerable griefs were thine, [mine, Great sweats, and anguish. Lord, of The pangs of death, and all for me, That I, poor wretch, might come to Thee. 4 Then why not love with all my heart ? 0 Jesus, most beloved Thou art ; Not that Thou sav'st my soul above,, Nor me condemn'st do I Thee love, 5 Not for the hope of sure reward. But for thy love, 0 blessed Lord ; My love is thine and e'er shall be. Because, my King, Thou reign'st o'er me. Francis Xavier. Translated by A. C. Coxe. 183 L. M. 1 Jesus, thy boundless love to me No thought can reach, no tongue declare ; Unite my thankful heart to Thee, And reign without a rival there. 2 Thy love, how cheering is its ray ! All pain before its presence flies ; Care, anguish, sorrow melt away. Where'er its healing beams arise. 3 0 let thy love my soul inflame. And to thy service sweetly bind ; Transfuse it through my inmost frame,. And mould me holy to thy mind. 4 Thy love in suffering be my peace, Thy love in weakness make me strong ; And when the storms of life shall cease. Thy love shall be in heaven mj song. Paul Gerhardt, 1659. Transl. by John Wesley, 1739.^ 64 Xent.— Confidence. 184 L. M. 1 Jesus, thy blood and righteousness My beauty are, my glorious dress ; '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 When from the dust of death I rise To claim my mansion in the skies. E'en then this shall be all my plea, Jesus hath lived, hath died for me. 4 0 let the dead now hear thy voice, Bid, Lord, thy mourning ones rejoice ; Their beauty this, their glorious dress, Jesus, the Lord, our righteousness. Zinzendorf. Translated by John Wesley. 185 L.M. 1 0 Thou, to whose all searching sight The darkness shineth as the light, Search, prove my heart, it pants for Thee, 0 burst these bonds and set it free. 2 Wash out its stains, refine its dross, Nail my aifections to the cross ; Hallow each thought, let all within Be clean as Thou, my Lord, art clean. 8 If in this darksome wild I stray. Be Thou my light, be Thou my way ; No foes, no violence I fear, w No fraud while Thou, my God, art near. 4 When rising floods my soul o'erflow, When sinks my heart in waves of woe, Jesus, thy timely aid impart, [heart. And raise my head and cheer my 5 Saviour, where'er thy steps I see. Dauntless, untried, I follow Thee ; 0 let thy hand support me still And lead me to thy holy hill. Gerhard Tersteegen. Transl. John Wesley, 1739. 186 L. M. 1 Eternal beam of light divine, Thou fount of unexhausted love. In whom the Father's glories shine Thro' earth beneath and heaven above, 2 Jesus, the weary wanderer's rest. Give us thy easy yoke to bear ; With steadfast patience arm each breast With spotless love and lowly fear. 3 In faith we take the cup from thee. Prepared and mingled by thy skill ; Though bitter to the taste it be, 'Tis strong the wounded soul to heal. 4 Be Thou, 0 Rock of Ages, nigh. So shall each murmuring thought be gone; And grief and fear and care shall fly As clouds before the midday sun. 5 0 speak our warring passions peace And bid our trembling hearts be still ; Thy power our strength and fortress is, For all things serve thy sovereign will. John Wesley. Xent.— Confidence. 65 187 8s 7s & 7s. 1 Jesus wept ; those tears are over, But his heart is still the same ; Kinsman, friend and elder brother Is his everlasting name. Saviour, who can love like Thee, Gracious one of Bethany? 2 When the pangs of trial seize us. When the waves of sorrow roll, I will lay my head on Jesus, Pillow of the troubled soul ; Surely, none can feel like Thee, Weeping one of Bethany. 3 Jesus wept ; and still in glory He can mark each mourner's tear. Living to retrace the story Of the hearts he solaced here ; Lord, when I am called to die. Let me think of Bethany. 4 Jesus wept ; that tear of sorrow Is a legacy of love ; Yesterday, to-day, to-morrow. He the same doth ever prove ; Thou art all in all to me. Living one of Bethany. E. Denny, 1839. 188 L. M. 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 ? 2 Ashamed of Jesus ! sooner far Let evening blush to own a star; He sheds the beams of light divine O'er this benighted soul of mine. 3 Ashamed of Jesus ! just as soon Let midnight be ashamed of noon ; 'Tis midnight with my soul till He, Bright morning star, bid darkness flee. 4 Ashamed of Jesus ! that dear friend On whom my hopes of heaven depend ! No ; when I blush be this my shame. That I no more revere his name, 5 Ashamed of Jesus ! yes, I may. When I've no guilt to wash away, . No tear to wipe, no good to crave, No fears to quell, no soul to save. Joseph Grigg. S. M. 189 1 Not all the blood of beasts On Jewish altars slain Could give the guilty conscience peace Or wash away the stain ; 2 But Chiist, 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. 4 My soul looks back to see The burdens Thou didst bear. When hanging on the cursed tree. And hopes her guilt was there. 5 Believing, we rejoice To see the curse remove ; We bless the Lamb with cheerful voice And sing his bleeding love. Isaac Watts, ITOp. 66 Xent.— Confidence 190 lis & los. 1 Come, ye disconsolate, where'er ye languish, [kneel ; Come to the mercy-seat, fervently Here bring your wounded hearts, here tell your anguish, [not heal. Earth has no sorrow that heaven can- 2 Joy of the comfortless, light of the straying, [pure, Hope of the penitent, fadeless and Here speaks the Comforter, tenderly saying, [cannot cure. Earth has no sorrow that heaven 3 Here see the bread of life, see waters flowing [from above ; Eorth from the throne of God. pure Come to the feast of love, come, ever knowing [remove. Earth has no sorrow but heaven can Thomas Moore vv. 1. 2. 1816. Thomas Hastings, v. 8. 191 7s. 3 I. 1 Lord, in this thy mercy's day. Ere from us it pass away. On our knees we fall and pray. 2 Holy Jesus, grant us tears. Fill us with heart-searching fears, Ere the hour of doom appears. 3 Lord, on us thy Spirit pour, Kneeling lowly at thy door, Ere it close forevermore. 4 By thy night of agony. By thy supplicating cry, By thy willingness to die, 6 By thy tears of bitter woe For Jerusalem below. Let us not thy love forego. 6 Judge and Saviour of our race, When we see Thee face to face, Grant us 'neath thy wings a place. 7 On thy love we rest alone, And that love will then be known By the pardoned 'round thy throne. Kev. 1. Williams, 1841. 6s. D. 192 1 My Jesus, as Thou wilt ! 0 may thy will be mine ! Into thy hand of love 1 would my all resign ; Through sorrow or through joy, Conduct me as thine own, And help me still to say. My Lord, thy will be done. 2 My Jesus, as Thou wilt ! Though seen through many a tear, Let not my star of hope Grow dim or disappear ; Since Thou on earth hast wept. And sorrowed oft alone. If I must weep with Thee, My Lord, thy will be done. 3 My Jesus, as Thou wilt ! All shall be well for me ; Each changing future scene I gladly trust with Thee ; Straight to my home above I travel calmly on. And sing, in life or death. My Lord, thy will be done. B. Schmolke. Translated by Jane Borthwick. 193 6s. D. 1 Thy way, not mine, 0 Lord, However dark it be ; Lead me by thine own hand. Choose out the path for me. I dare not choose my lot ; I would not, if I might ; Choose Thou for me, my God, So shall I walk aright. Xent.— Confidence. 67 2 The kingdom that I seek Is thine; so let the way That leads to it be thine, Else I must surely stray. Take thou my cup, and it With joy or sorrow fill, As best to Thee may seem ; Choose Thou my good and ill. 3 Choose Thou for me my friends. My sickness or my health ; Choose Thou my cares for me, My poverty or wealth. Not mine, not mine the choice. In things or great or small ; Be Thou my guide, my strength, My wisdom and my all. H. Bonar, 1856. 194 c. M. 1 0 Thou from whom all goodness flows, I lift my heart to Thee ; In all my sorrows, conflicts, woes, 0 Lord, remember me. 2 When with a broken, contrite heart, 1 lift mine eyes to Thee, Thy name proclaim. Thyself impart. In love remember me, 3 In sore temptations, when no way To shun the ill I see, My strength proportion to my day. And then remember me. 4 And when I tread the vale of death And bow at thy decree. Then, Saviour, with my latest breath I'll cry, remember me. Thomas Haweis, 1792. 195 c. M. 1 0 HELP US, Lord ; each hour of need Thy hei.v :aly succor give ; Help us in thougl'^ - nd word and deed Each hour on earth we live. 2 0 help us when our spirits bleed With contrite anguish sore ; [dead, And when our hearts are cold and 0 help us, Lord, the more. 3 0 help us through the power of faith More firmly to believe. For still the more the servant hath The more shall h'^ receive. 4 0 help us Jesus, from on high. We know no help but Thee ; 0 help us so to live and die As thine in heaven to be. 196 c. M. 1 Dear refuge of my weary soul, On Thee, when sorrows rise, On Thee, when waves of trouble roll, My fainting hope relies. 2 To Thee I tell each rising grief, For Thou alone canst heal ; Thy word can bring a sweet relief For every pain I feel. 3 But 0 when gloomy doubts prevail, 1 fear to call Thee mine ; The springs of comfort seem to fail. And all my hopes decline. 4 Hast Thou not bid me seek thy face ? And shall I seek in vain ? And can th„ ear of sovereign grace Be deaf when I complain ? 5 No ; still thp ear of sovereign grace Attends the mourner'.: prayer ; 0 may I ever find access To breathe my sorrows there ! 6 Thy mercy-seat is open still. Here let my soul retreat. With humble hope attend thy will And wait beneath thy feet. Anne Steele, 1760 uLent.— Confidence. 68 197 c. M. 1 Deae Father, to thy mercy-seat My soul for shelter flies ; ' Tis here I find a safe retreat When storms and tempests rise. 2 My cheerful hope can never die, If Thou, my God, art near ; Thy grace can raise my comforts high And hanish every fear. 3 My great protector and my Lord, Thy constant aid impart ; 0 let thy kind, thy gracious word Sustain my trembling heart. 4 0 never let my soul remove Erom this divine retreat ; Still let me trust thy power and love And dwell beneath thy feet. Anne Steele. 198 c. M. 1 Prostrate, dear Jesus, at thy feet A guilty rebel lies. And upward to thy mercy-seat Presumes to lift his eyes. 2 If tears of sorrow would sufiice To pay the debt I owe, [eyes Tears should from both my weeping In ceaseless torrents flow. 3 But no such sacrifice I plead To expiate my guilt, [shed, No tears, but those which Thou hast No blood, but Thou hast spilt. 4 Think of thy sorrows, dearest Lord, And all my sins forgive ; Justice will well approve the word That bids the sinner live. Samuel Stennett, 1787. 199 c. M. 1 Blest Jesus, when my soaring O'er all thy graces rove, [thoughts How is my soul in transport lost. In wonder,, joy and love ! 2 Not softest strains can charm my ears Like thy beloved name, Nor aught beneath the skies inspire My heart with equal flame. 3 Where'er I look my wondering eyes Unnumbered blessings see ; But what is life, with all its bliss. If once compared with Thee ? 4 Hast Thou a rival in my breast ? Search, Lord, for Thou canst tell If aught can raise my passions thus, Or please my soul so well. 5 No; Thou art precious to my heart, My portion and my joy : Forever let thy boundless grace My sweetest thoughts employ. O. Hegjnbotham. 200 8s&7s.I>. 1 Guide me, 0 Thou great Jehovah, Pilgrim through this barren land; I am weak, but Thou art mighty. Hold me with thy powerful hand ; Bread of heaven, bread of heaven. Feed me till I want no more. 2 Open Thou the crystal fountain. Whence the healing streams do flow ; Let the fiery cloudy pillar Lead me all my journey through ; Strong deliverer, strong deliverer. Be Thou still my strength and shield. Xent.— Confidence. 3 When I tread the verge of Jordan, Bid my anxious fears subside ; Death of death, and hell' s destruction. Land me safe on Canaan's side ; Songs of praises, songs of praises I will ever give to Thee. WUliam Wniiams, 1774. 201 8s & 7s. 1 I WILL love Thee, all my treasure, I will love Thee, all my strength, I will love Thee without measure, And will love Thee right at length. 0 I will love Thee, light divine, Till I die and call Thee mine. 2 Twill praise Thee, sun of glory. For thy beams have gladness brought ; 1 will praise Thee, will adore Thee, For the light I vainly sought. Will praise Thee that thy words so Spake my sin-sick soul to rest, [blest 3 In thy footsteps now uphold me, That I stumble not nor stray ; When the narrow way is told me, Never let me ling'ring stay. But come, my weary soul to cheer, Shine, eternal sunbeam, here. 4 Be my heart more warmly glowing, Sweet and calm the tears I shed ; And its love, its ardor showing, Let my spirit onward tread ; • Still near to Thee and nearer still. Draw this heart, this mind, this will. 5 I will love in joy and sorrow. Crowning joy, will love Thee well ; I will love to-day, to-morrow. While I in this body dwell ; 0 I will love Thee, light divine. Till I die and find Thee mine. Johann Scheffler (Angelus). 69 202 8s & 7s. D. 1 Jesus, refuge of the weary. Object of the Spirit's love, Fountain in life's desert dreary, Saviour from the world above, 0 how oft thine eyes offended Gaze upon the sinner' s fall ! Yet upon the cross extended Thou didst bear the pain of all. 2 Do we pass that cross unheeding, Breathing no repentant vow, [ing. Though we see Thee wounded, bleed- See thy thorn-encircled brow ? Yet thy sinless death has brought us Life eternal, peace and rest ; Only what thy grace has taught us Calms the sinner's stormy breast. 3 Jesus, may our hearts be burning With more fervent love for Thee, , May our eyes be ever turning To thy cross of agony ; Till in glory, parted never From the blessed Saviour's side, Graven in our hearts for ever Dwell the cross, the crucified. Jerome SavonaroJa, 1498. 203 8Si&7s. 1 Hail my ever blessed Jesus, Only Thee I wish to sing ; To my soul thy name is precious. Thou my Prophet, Priest and King. 2 0 what mercy flows from heaven, 0 what joy and happiness I Love I much ? I've much forgiven, I'm a miracle of grace. 3 Once, with Adam's race in ruin, Unconcerned in sin I lay. Swift destruction still pursuing. Till my Saviour passed that way. 70 Xent.- Confidence. 4 Witness, all ye hosts of heaven, My redeemer's tenderness ; Love I much ? I've much forgiven, I'm a miracle of grace. 5 Shout, ye bright angelic choir, Praise the Lamb enthroned above. While astonished I admire God's free grace and boundless love. 6 That blessed moment I received Him Filled my soul with joy and peace ; Love I much ? I've much forgiven, I'm a miracle of grace. 204 8s & 7s. 1 Far beyond all comprehension Is Jehovah's covenant love ; Who can fathom its dimension, Or its unknown limits prove ? 2 Ere the earth upon its basis By creating power was built, His designs w^ere wise and gracious For removing human guilt. 3 He displayed his grand intention On the mount of Calvary ; When he died for our redemption, Lifted high upon the tree. 4 0 how sweet to view the flowing Of his soul-redeeming blood. With divine assurance knowing That it made my peace with Grod. 5 Freely Thou wilt bring to heaven All thy chosen ransomed race. Who to Thee, their Head, were given In the covenant of grace. 205 8s, 7s & 4:S. 1 Jesus, to thy cross I hasten. In all weariness my home ; Let thy dying love come o'er me. Light and covert in the gloom ; Saviour, hide me. Saviour, hide me, Till the hour of gloom is o'er. 2 Where life's tempests dark are rolling Fearful shadows o'er my way. Let firm faith in Thee sustain me, Every rising fear allay ; Hide 0 hide me, hide 0 hide me, Hide me till the storm is o'er. 3 When stern death at last shall lead me Through the dark and lonely vale, Let thy hope uphold and cheer me, Though my flesh and heart should Safely hide me, safely hide me [fail; With thyself fore verm ore. Henry Harbaugh. 206 8s, 7s & 4s. 1 Jesus, Lord, we kneel before Thee, Bend from heaven thy gracious ear; While our waiting souls adore Thee, Friend of helpless sinners, hear; By thy mercy, by thy mercy 0 deliver us, good Lord. 2 From the death of nature's blindness, From the hardening power of sin, From all malice and unkindness. From the pri4e that lurks within, By thy mercy, by thy mercy 0 deliver us, good Lord. 3 When temptation sorely presses. In the day of Satan's power. In our times of deep distresses. In each dark and trying hour. By thy mercy, by thy mercy 0 deliver us, good Lord, Xent,— Confidence. 4 In the weary night of sickness, In the throes of grief and pain, When we feel our mortal weakness, When all human help is vain. By thy mercy, by thy mercy 0 deliver us, good Lord. 5 In the solemn hour of dying, In the awful judgment- day, May our souls on Thee relying Find Thee still our hope and stay ; By thy mercy, by thy mercy 0 deliver us, good Lord. 6 Jesus, may thy promised blessing Comfort to our souls afford ; May we now thy love possessing Find at last the great reward ; By thy mercy, by thy mercy 0 deliver us, good Lord. James J. Cummins, 1849. 207 8s & 7s. 1 In the cross of Christ I glory, Towering o'er the wrecks of time ; All the light of sacred story Gathers round its head sublime. 2 When the woes of life o'ertake me, Hopes deceive and fears annoy, Never shall the cross forsake me ; Lo, it glows with peace and joy. 3 Bane and blessing, pain and pleasure, By the cross are sanctified ; Peace is there that knows no measure, Joys that through all time abide. 4 In the cross of Christ I glory. Towering o'er the wrecks of time ; All the light of sacred story Gathers round its head sublime. J. Bowring, 1825. 71 208 7s. 61. 1 Rock of Ages, cleft for me. Let me hide myself in Thee ; Let the water and the blood. From thy riven side which flowed. Be of sin the double cure, Cleanse me from its guilt and power. 2 Not the labors of my hands Can fulfil thy law's demands ; Could my zeal no respite know, Could my tears forever flow. All for sin could not atone, Thou must save and Thou alone. 3 Nothing in my hand I bring, Simply to thy cross I cling ; Naked, came to Thee for dress. Helpless, look to Thee for grace, Foul. I to the fountain fly, Wash me. Saviour, or I die. 4 While I draw this fleeting breath, When mine eyelids close in death, When I soar to worlds unknown. See Thee on thy judgment-throne, Rock of Ages, cleft for me. Let me hide myself in Thee. Augustus M. Toplady, 1776. 209 S.M. 1 To Christ, the Prince of Peace And Son of God, w^e sing ; To Him who saved us by his love. Let holy anthems ring. 2 Deep in his heart for us The wound of love He bore. That love which still He kindles in The hearts that Him adore. 3 0 Jesus, victim blest. What else but love divine Could Thee constrain to open thus That sacred heart of thine ? 72 Xent,— Confidence. 4 0 fount of endless life, 0 spring of water clear, 0 flame celestial, cleansing all Who unto Thee draw near, 5 Hide me in thy dear heart, For thither dc I Ij ; [in death There seek thy grace through life, Thine immortality. Latin Hymn. Translated by E. Caswell. 210 c. M. 1 There is a fountain filled with blood, Drawn from Immanuel's veins ; And sinners, plunged beneath that flood, Lose all their guilty stains. 2 The dying thief rejoiced to see That fountain in his day ; And there have I, as vile as he. Washed all my sins away. 3 Dear, dying Lamb, thy precious blood Shall never lose its power. Till all the ransomed Church of God Be saved to sin no more. 4 E'er since by faith I s:.w th^ stream Thy flowing wounds supply. Redeeming love has been my theme And shall '^e till I die. 5 Then in a nubler, sweeter song I'll sing thy power t( save, When this poor, .ispinp^ stamm'ring Lies silent in the gr v . [tongue William Cowper, 1779. 211 C. M. 1 The burden of my sins, 0 Lord, Is more than I can bear ; To Thee 1 bring the guilty load, To Thee address my prayer. 2 For naught of good that I have done On thy dear name I call, Alone upon the cross I lean. My Saviour and my all. 3 Teach me to feel how weak I am Without thy strength 'ning power, And fresh supplies of grace renew For every passing hour. 4 Dangers unseen on every side Crowd t -ick life's troubled way, 0 guard me through the shadowy night And guide my steps by day. 5 If sorrow shade, if grief oppress, Whatever be thy will, 0 may I bow to thy behest And own thy mercy still. 6 And when the chilling shades of death Obscure life's fading ray. Through all may I descry the dawn Of an eternal day. A. C. Coxe, 1859. 212 6s&5s. 1 Jesus, meek and gentle. Son of God most high, Pitying, loving Saviour, Hear thy children' s cry. 2 Pardon our offenses. Loose our captive chains, Break down every idol Which our soul detains. 3 Give us holy freedom, Fill our hearts with lOve, .Draw us, holy Jesus, To the realms above. 4 Lead us on our journey. Be Thyself the way Through terrestrial darkness To celestial day. Xent.— Confiaence. 73 5 Jesus, meek and gentle, Son of God most high, Pitying, loving Saviour, Hear thy children's cry. G. R. Prynne. 213 L. M. 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 Forever closed to all but Thee ; Seal Thou my breast, and let me wear That pledge of love forever there. 3 How blest are they who still abide Close sheltered in thy bleeding side, Who thence their life and strength derive. And by Thee move and in Thee live. 4 What are our works but sin and death, Till Thou thy quickening spirit breathe ? [move. Thou giv'st the power, the grace to 0 wondrous grace ! 0 boundless love ! 5 How can it be, Thou heavenly King, Thri Thou shouldst us to glory bring. Make slaves th. partners of thy throne. Decked with a never fading crown ? 6 Hence our hearts melt, our eyes o'er- flow, Our words are I'^st, nor will we know Nor will w' think ,1' aught beside. My Lord, my love is crucified.'' Nicolaus Zinzendorf. Trans, by J. Wesley. 214 6s & 4:S. 1 Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee, E'en though it be a cross That raiseth me, Still all my song shall be Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee. 2 Though like a wanderer, The sun gone down, Darkness be over me. My rest a stone, Yet in my dreams I'd be Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee. 3 There let the way appear Steps unto heaven ; All that Thou sendest me In mercy given. Angels to beckon me Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee. 4 Then with my waking thoughts Bright with thy praise, Out of my stony griefs Bethel I'll raise ; So by my woes to be Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee. Sarah F. Adams. 215 6s & 4s. 1 Saviour, thy dying love Thou gavest me. Nor should I aught withhold. Dear Lord, from Thee ; In love my soul would bow. My heart fulfil its vow, Some offering bring Thee now. Something for Thee. 74 tILerit.— Confidence. 2 O'er the blest mercy-seat, Pleading for me, My feeble faith looks up, Jesus, to Thee ; Help me the cross to bear, Thy wondrous love declare, Some song to raise or prayer, Something for Thee. 3 Give me a faithful heart. Likeness to Thee, That each departing day Henceforth may see Some work of love begun, Some deed of kindness done. Some wanderer sought and won, Something for Thee. S, D. Phelps. 216 6s & 4s. 1 Saviour, thy gentle voice Gladly we hear ; Author of all our joys, Ever be near ; Our souls would cling to Thee, Let us thy fulness see. Our life to cheer. 2 Fountain of life divine, Thee we adore ; We would be wholly thine Forevermore ; Freely forgive our sin. Grant heavenly peace within, Thy light restore. -8 Though to our faith unseen. While darkness reigns, On Thee alone we lean While life remains ; By thy free grace restored. Our souls shall bless the Lord, In joyful strains. Thomas Hastings. 217 6s & 4:S. 1 Saviour, I follow on. Guided by Thee, Seeing not yet the hand That leadeth me ; flushed be my heart and still, Fear I no further ill ; Only to meet thy will My will shall be. 2 Often to Marah's brink Have I been brought ; Shrinking the cup to drink. Help I have sought ; And with the prayer's ascent, Jesus the branch hath rent. Quickly relief hath sent. Sweetening the draught. 3 Saviour, I long to walk Closer with Thee, Led by thy guiding hand. Ever to be Constantly near thy side, Quickened and purified. Living for Him who died Freely for me. C. S. Robinson, 218 5s & 4:S. 1 Rest of the weary, Joy of the sad, Hope of the dreary. Light of the glad, Home of the stranger. Strength to the end. Refuge from danger. Saviour and friend. tlLent.— Confidence. 75 "2 Pillow where lying Love rests its head, Peace of the dying, Life of the dead, Path of the lowly. Prize at the end, Breath of the holy, Saviour and friend. S When my feet stumble To Thee I cry, Crown of the humble, dross of the high ; When my steps wander. Over me bend. Truer and fonder, Saviour and friend. Ever confessing Thee, I will raise Unto Thee blessing, Glory and praise; All my endeavour. World without end. Thine to be ever, Saviour and friend. Wm. W. Reese, Passion Week. 219 7s & 6s. 1 All glory, laud and honor To Thee, Redeemer, King, To whom the lips of children Made sweet hosannas ring. 2 Thou art the King of Israel, Thou David's royal Son, Who in the Lord's name comest, The King and blessed one. All glory, etc. 3 The company of angels Are praising Thee on high, And mortal men and all things Created make reply. All glory, etc. 4 The people of the Hebrews With palms before thee went ; Our praise and prayers and anthems Before Thee we present. All glory, etc. 5 To Thee, before thy passion. They sang their hymns of praise ; To Thee, now high exalted. Our melody we raise. All glory, etc. 6 Thou didst accept their praises; Accept the prayers we bring, Who in all good delightest, Thou good and gracious King. All glory, etc. Translated by J no. M, J^eale, 1856. 220 r.M. 1 Jesus, Thou joy of loving hearts, Thou fount of life. Thou light of men, From the best bliss that earth imparts. We turn unfilled to Thee again. 2 Thy truth unchanged hath ever stood; Thou savest those that on Thee call; To them that seek Thee, Thou art good, To them that find Thee, all in all. 3 We taste Thee, 0 Thou living bread, And long to feast upon Thee still ; We drink of Thee, the fountain head, And thirst our souls from Thee to fill. 4 Our restless spirits yearn for Thee, Where'er our changeful lot is cast ; Glad when thy gracious smile we see. Blest when our faith can hold Thee fast. 5 0 Jesus, ever with us stay, [bright ; Make all our moments calm and Chase the dark night of sin away, Shed o'er the world thy holy light. Bern, of Clalrvaux, 1140. Translated by Ray Palmer, 1833 221 7s & 6s. 1 When, his salvation bringing. To Zion Jesus came, The children all stood singing Hosanna to his name ; passion Ximee??* 77 Nor did their zeal offend Him, But as He rode along, He let them still attend Him, And smiled to hear their song. Hosanna, hosanna to Jesus they sang. 2 And since the Lord retaineth His love to children still, Though now as King He reigneth On Zion's heavenly hill. We'll flock around his banner Who sits upon the throne, And cry aloud, " Hosanna To David's royal son ! " Hosanna, hosanna to Jesus we'll sing. S For should we fail proclaiming Our great Redeemer's praise. The stones, our silence shaming, Might well hosannas raise. But shall we only render The tribute of our words ? No ; while our hearts are tender, They too shall be the Lord's. Hosanna, hosanna to Jesus our King. J. King. 222 L. M. 1 Ride on, ride on in majesty; Hark, all the tribes hosanna cry ; 0 Saviour meek, pursue thy road With palms and scattered garments strewed. 2 Ride on, ride on in majesty, In lowly pomp ride on to die; 0 Christ, thy triumphs now begin, O'er captive death and conquered sin. .3 Ride on, ride on in majesty; The winged squadrons of the sky Look down with sad and wondering To see th' approaching sacrifice, [eyes 4 Ride on, ride on in majesty ; Thy last and fiercest strife is nigh ; The Father on his sapphire throne Expects his own anointed Son. Henry H. Milman, 1827. 223 c. M. 1 0 Thou who through this holy week Did'st suffer for us all, The sick to cure, the lost to seek, To raise up them that fall, 2 We cannot understand the woe Thy love was pleased to bear ; 0 Lamb of God, we only know That all our hopes were there. 3 Thy feet the path of suff"ering trod, Thy hand the victory won ; What shall we render to our God For all that He hath done? 4 To God the Father, God the Son And God the Holy Ghost, By man on earth be honor done And by the heavenly host. J no. M. Neale, 1844. 224 c. M. 1 I SAW one hanging on a tree In agony and blood. Who fixed his languid eyes on me, As near the cross I stood. 2 Sure never till my latest breath Can I forget that look ; It seemed to charge me with his death, Though not a word He spoke. 3 Alas ! I knew not what I did. But now my tears are vain ; Where shall my trembling soul be hid, For I the Lord have slain ? 78 passion imieeft* 4 A second look He gave, that said, " I freely all forgive ; This blood is for thy ransom paid, I die that thou may'st live." 5 Thus while his death my sin displays In all its blackest hue, Such is the mystery of grace It seals my pardon too. John Newton, 1779. 225 c. M. 1 Forever here my rest shall be, Close to thy wounded side ; This all my hope and all my plea, For me the Saviour died. 2 My dying Saviour and my God, Fountain for guilt and sin, Sprinkle me ever with thy blood And cleanse and keep 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. Charles Wesley, 1740. 226 CM. 1 Must Jesus bear the cross alone, And all the world go free ? No ; there's a cross for every one, And there's a cross for me. 2 How happy are the saints above, Who once went sorrowing here ! But now they taste unmingled love And joy without a tear. 8 The consecrated cross I'll bear, Till death shall set me free, And then go home my crown to wear, For there's a crown for me. 4 Upon the crystal pavement, down At Jesus' pierced feet. Joyful I'll cast my golden crown, And his dear name repeat. 5 0 precious cross ! 0 glorious crown f 0 resurrection day ! Ye angels, from the stars come down. And bear my soul away. G. N. AUen, vs, 1—3, 1849. 227 c. M. 1 We sing to Thee, Thou Son of God^ Thou source of life and grace ; We praise Thee, Son of Man, whose* Redeemed our fallen race, [blood 2 Thee we acknowledge God and Lord^ The Lamb for sinners slain. Who art by heaven and earth adored Worthy o'er both to reign. 3 To Thee all angels cry aloud. Through heaven's extended coasta^ Hail, holy, holy, holy Lord Of glory and of hosts. 4 The prophets' goodly fellowship*. In radiant garments dressed. Praise Thee, Thou Son of God, and The fulness of thy rest. [reap. 5 Th' apostles' glorious company Thy righteous praise proclaim ;. The martyred army glorify Thine everlasting name. 6 Throughout the world thy churches- To call on Thee, their Head, [join- Brightness of majesty divine. Who every power hast made. 7 Among their number. Lord, we love To sing thy precious blood ; Reign here and in the world above,. Thou holy Lamb of God. passion Meeh. 79 228 lis. 1 0 GARDEN of Olives, thou dear hon- ored spot, [be forgot, The fame of thy wonders shall ne'er The theme most transporting to seraphs above, [of love. The triumph of sorrow, the triumph 2 Come, saints, and adore Him ; come, bow at his feet ; [is meet ; 0 give Him the glory, the praise that Let joyful hosannas unceasing arise, And join the full chorus that glad- dens the skies. 229 6s & 5s. 1 Glory be to Jesus, Who in bitter pains Poured for me the life-blood From his sacred veins. 2 Grace and life eternal In that blood I find ; Blest be his compassion, Infinitely kind. 3 Blest through countless ages Be the precious stream Which from endless torments Did the world redeem. 4 Abel's blood for vengeance Pleaded to the skies, But the blood of Jesus For our pardon cries. 5 Oft as it is sprinkled On our guilty hearts, Satan in confusion Terror-struck departs. 6 Oft as earth exulting Wafts its praise on high, Angel hosts rejoicing Make their glad reply. 7 Lift ye, then, your voices. Swell the mighty flood. And with saints and angels Praise the precious blood. Italian Hymn. Translated E. Caswall, 1849. 230 8s. 1 Jesus, my Lord, my God, my all. Hear me, blest Saviour, when I call ; Hear me, and from thy dwelling-place Pour down the riches of thy grace. Jesus, my Lord, I Thee adore ; 0 make me love Thee more and more. 2 Jesus, too late I Thee have sought ; How can I love Thee as I ought. And how extol thy matchless fame, The glorious beauty of thy name ? Jesus, my Lord, I Thee adore ; 0 make me love Thee more and more. 3 Jesus, what didst Thou find in me That Thou hast dealt so lovingly ? How great the joy that Thou hast brought. So far exceeding hope or thought ! Jesus, my Lord, I Thee adore; .0 make me love Thee more and more. 4 Jesus, of Thee shall be my song, To Thee my heart and soul belong ; All that I have or am is thine. And Thou, blest Saviour, Thou art Jesus, my Lord, I Thee adore ; [mine. 0 make me love Thee more and more. Henry Collins, 1852. 231 L. M. 1 0 Lord, when faith with fixed eyes Beholds thy wondrous sacrifice, Love rises to an ardent flame. And we all other hope disclaim. 80 passion Wiccfi. 2 With cold affections who can see The thorns, the scourge, the nails, the tree, The flowing tears and crimson sweat, The bleeding hands and head and feet! 3 J^sus, what millions of our race Have been the triumphs of thy grace ! And millions more to Thee shall fly And on thy sacrifice rely. 4 The sorrow, shame and death were thine, And all the stores of wrath divine ; Ours are the pardon, life and bliss ; What love can be compared to this ! Beddome-Gibbons. 232 I..M. 1 He dies, the friend of sinners dies ; Lo, Salem's daughters weep around, A solemn darkness veils the skies, A sudden trembling shakes the ground. 2 Ye saints, approach, the anguish view Of Him who groans beneath your load ; He gives his precious life for you. For you he sheds his precious blood. 3 Here' s love and grief beyond degree, The Lord of glory dies for men ; But lo, what sudden joys we see, Jesus the dead revives again. 4 Say, " Live forever, glorious King, Born to redeem and strong to save ; ' ' Then ask, " 0 death, where is thy sting And where thy victory, 0 grave ? " Isaac Watts, 1709. 233 L. M, 1 0 Lord, the wilderness to me A very Paradise shall be, Since Thou for forty days wast there In fasting, solitude and prayer. 2 Unworthy though these feet to rest On ground thy footsteps once have blest, The way of sorrow shall be mine. Made sweet because it first was thine. 3 Lord, let me find some lowly place Where I may seek thy pitying face, And plead with Thee by Olivet, By agony and bloody sweat. 4 Some quiet aisle or dim recess Shall make for me a wilderness ; And surely angels shall be there To wait on penitence and prayer. 5 Nor is this all, for I would know The depth of shame, the crown of woe, Stand by the stricken mother's side While Thou art mocked and crucified. 6 And then in hours of saddest gloom I still will watch around thy tomb. Till with the day new joy be born, And Thou shalt rise on Easter morn. 7 0 blessed thought, that faith can see In every altar Calvary, Find there the loving arms outspread And fail before the fallen Head. 8 Come, King of kings ; come, light of light; The bride awaits the day all bright, When she shall lift, her mourning o'er, The shout of paschal joy once more. IPassfon "iimeeft. 81 234 L. M. 1 Lord Jesus, when we stand afar And gaze upon thy holy cross, In love of Thee and scorn of self 0 may we count the world as loss. 2 When we behold thy bleeding wounds. And the rough way that Thou hast trod. Make us to hate the load of sin That lay so heavy on our God. 3 0 holy Lord, uplifted high [woe. With outstretched arms, in mortal Embracing in thy wondrous love The sinful world that lies below, 4 Give us an ever-living faith To gaze beyond the things we see ; And in the mystery of thy death Draw us and all men unto Thee. W. W. How, 1854. 235 L. M. 1 'Tis midnight, and on Olive's brow The star is dimm'd that lately shone ; 'Tis midnight in the garden now. The suft'ring Saviour prays alone. 2 'Tis midnight, and from all remov'd Immanuel wrestles lone with fears ; E'en the disciple that he loved [tears. Heeds not his Master's griefs and 3 'Tis midnight, and for others' guilt The Man of sorrows weeps in blood ; Yet He that hath in anguish knelt Is not forsaken by his God. 4 'Tis midnight, and from ether plains Is born the song that angels know ; Unheard by mortals are the strains That sweetly soothe the Saviour's woe. W. B. Tappan, 1829. 236 L. M. 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 cross 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 His dying crimson, like a robe. Spreads o'er his body on the tree ; Then I am dead to all the globe. And all the globe is dead to me. 5 Were the whole realm of nature mine. That were a present far too small ; Love so amazing, so divine, Demands my soul, my life, my all. Isaac Watts, 1709. 237 8s&7s. 1 Sweet the moments, rich in blessing, Which before the cross I spend. Life and health and peace possessing Erom the sinner's dying friend. 2 Here I'll sit, forever viewing Mercy's streams in streams of blood; Precious drops my soul bedewing, Plead and claim my peace with God. 3 Truly blessed is the station, Low before his cross to lie. While I see divine compassion Floating in his languid eye. 82 passion Wee??* 4 Here it is I find my heaven, While upon the Lamb I gaze ; Here I see my sins forgiven, Lost in wonder, love and praise. 5 Love and grief my heart dividing, With my tears his feet I'll bathe. Constant still in faith abiding. Life deriving from his death. 6 May I still enjoy this feeling, In all need to Jesus go. Prove his blood each day more healing. And himself more deeply know. James AHen, 1757. 238 8s, 7s & 4s. 1 Hark, the voice of love and mercy Sounds aloud from Calvary ; See, it rends the rocks asunder, Shakes the earth and veils the sky ; " It is finished," Hear the dying Saviour cry. 2 It is finished ! 0 what pleasure Do these charming words aiford ! Heavenly blessings without measure Flow to us from Christ the Lord. It is finished ! Saints, the dying words record. 3 Finished all the types and shadows Of the ceremonial law. Finished all that God has promis'd. Death and hell no more shall awe. It is finished ! [draw. Saints, from hence your comfort 4 Tune your harps anew, ye seraphs. Join to sing the pleasing theme ; All on earth and all in heaven Join to praise Immanuel's name. Hallelujah ! Glory to the bleeding Lamb ! Jonathan Evans (?), 1757, 239 8s & 7s. D. 1 Who is this that comes from Edom, Clad in robes with carnage stained, Bringing victory and freedom By his martial prowess gained ? 'Tis the Captain of salvation Who is conquering in the fight. Rescuing a lost creation By his unassisted might. 2 Lord, the course Thou art pursuing Is a course of glorious gain ; But the work which Thou art doing Is a work of bitter pain ; In a passion-tide beginning, It will lead to bright renown ; By it Thou a way art winning To an everlasting crown. 3 Through thy cloud of shame and sorrow Brilliant gleams of light appear, Whence we hope and comfort borrow In our griefs and struggles here ; Thou dost conquer death by dying, By thy death we ever live. And to us in darkness lying Thou dost endless glory give. 4 Cruel hands of sinners bound Thee, Thou a sinful world hast freed ; They with thorns and mockery crowned Thee, Placing in thy hand a reed ; Now a starry crown Thou wearest, Heavenly King, almighty Lord, Sceptre of the world Thou bearest. And by angel's art adored. C. Wordsworth. 240 7s. 1 Surely Christ thy griefs has borne. Weeping soul, no longer mourn ; View Him bleeding on the tree, Pouring out his life for Thee. passion Meeft^ 2 Weary sinner, keep thine eyes On th' atoning sacrifice ; There th' incarnate Deity Numbered with transgressors see. 3 Cast thy guilty soul on Him, Find Him mighty to redeem ; At his feet thy burden lay. Look thy doubts and cares away. 4 Lord, thine arm must be revealed, Ere I can by faith be healed ; Since I scarce can look to Thee, Cast a gracious eye on me. A. M. Toplady. 241 7s&6s. D. 1 0 SACRED Head now wounded, With grief and shame weighed Now scornfully surrounded [down, With thorns, thine only crown, 0 sacred Head, what glory. What bliss, till now was thine ! Yet though despised and gory I joy to call Thee mine. 2 What Thou, my Lord, hast suffered Was all for sinners' gain ; Mine, mine was the transgression. But thine the deadly pain ; Lo, here I fall, my Saviour, 'Tis I deserve thy place; Look on me with thy favor, Vouchsafe to me thy grace. 3 The joy can ne'er be spoken, Above all joys beside, AVhen in thy body broken I thus with safety hide ; My Lord of life, desiring Thy glory now to see. Beside the cross expiring I'd breathe my soul to Thee. 88 4 What language shall I borrow To thank Thee, dearest friend, For this, thy dying sorrow. Thy pity without end ! 0 make me thine forever. And should I fainting be, Lord, let me never, never Outlive my love to Thee. 5 Be near me when I'm dying, 0 show thy cross to me ! And for my succor flying. Come, Lord, to set me free. These eyes new faith receiving From Jesus shall not move. For he who dies believing Dies safely through thy love. Paul Gerhardt, 1656. Transl. J. W. Alexander. 242 7s & 6s. D. 1 0 Lamb of God, still keep me Near to thy wounded side ; 'Tis only there in safety And peace I can abide. What foes and snares surround me ! What doubts and fears within ! The grace that sought and found me Alone can keep me clean. 2 'Tis only in Thee hiding 1 know my life secure Only in Thee abiding The conflict can endure ; Thine arm the victory gaineth O'er every hateful foe. Thy love my heart sustaineth In all its care and woe. 3 Soon shall my eyes behold Thee, With rapture, face to face ; One half hath not been told me Of all thy power and grace; 84 passion IKHeeft. Thy beauty, Lord, and glory, The wonders of thy love. Shall be the endless story Of all thy saints above. James George Deck, 1857. 243 7s&6s. 1 0 Jesus, in thy torture Nailed to the bitter tree, My soul's true guide and nurture, I yearn to be with Thee. 2 How can I taste of pleasure Whilst Thou dost hang in pain, Jesus mine only treasure, Mine everlasting gain ? 3 0 Jesus, may thy sadness, Thine agony and tears Win for my spirit gladness Throughout the endless years. 4 With thine own body feed me. Life to my soul accord. Then to thy pierc'd heart lead me And hide me there, 0 Lord. 5 And in my dying hour By those sharp wounds, I pray, Lord, may thy passion's power Wash all my sins away. Latin Hymn of XV. century. 244 7s. 1 See the destined day arise, See a willing sacrifice, Jesus to redeem our loss Hangs upon the shameful cross. 2 Jesus, who but Thou had borne, Lifted on that tree of scorn. Every pang and bitter throe, Finishing thy life of woe. 3 Who but Thou had dared to drain. Steeped in gall, the cup of pain. And with tender body bear Thorns and nails and piercing spear ? 4 Thence the cleansing water flowed, Mingled from thy side with blood, Sign to all attesting eyes Of the finished sacrifice. 5 Holy Jesus, grant us grace In that sacrifice to place All our trust for life renewed, Pardoned sin and promised good. 245 -s. D. By the blood that flowed from Thee In thy bitter agony. By the traitor's guileful kiss Filling up thy bitterness, Jesus, Saviour, hear our cry ; Thou wert suff*ering once as we. Hear the loving litany W^e, thy children, sing to Thee. 2 By the cords that round Thee cast Bound Thee to the pillar fast. By the scourge so meekly borne. By thy purple robe of scorn, Jesus, Saviour, hear our cry ; etc. 3 By the thorns that crowned thy head. By the sceptre of a reed. By thy foes on bending knee Mocking at thy royalty, Jesus, Saviour, hear our cry ; etc. 4 By the people's cruel jeers, By the holy women's tears, By thy footsteps faint and slow, Weighed beneath thy cross of woe, Jesus, Saviour, hear our cry; etc. passion HXIleeft^ 5 By the nails and pointed spear, By thy desolation drear, By thy dying prayer which rose, Begging mercy for thy foes, Jesus, Saviour, hear our cry ; etc. 6 By the darkness thick as night. Blotting out the sun from sight, By the cry with which in death Thou didst yield thy parting breath, J esus, Saviour, hear our cry ; etc. F. W. Faber. 246 7s. 61. 1 Blessed Saviour, Thee I love. All my other joys above; All my hopes in Thee abide. Thou my hope, and naught beside ; Ever let my glory be Only, only, only Thee. 2 Once again beside the cross All my gain I count but loss ; Earthly pleasures fade away, Clouds they are that hide my day ; Hence, vain shadows, let me see Jesus, crucified for me. 3 From beneath that thorny crown Trickle drops of cleansing down ; Pardon from thy pierced hand Now I take, while here I stand ; Only then I live to Thee, When thy wounded side I see. 4 Blessed Saviour thine am I, Thine to live and thine to die ; Height or depth or earthly power Ne'er shall hide my Saviour more; Ever shall my glory be Only, only, only Thee Geo. Duffield. 85 247 7s. 61. 1 Go to dark Gethsemane, Ye that feel the tempter's power. Your Redeemer's conflict see. Watch with Him one bitter hour ; Turn not from his griefs away. Learn of Jesus Christ to pray. 2 Follow to the judgment hall. View the Lord of life arraigned ; 0 the wormwood and the gall ! 0 the pangs his soul sustained ! Shun not suffering, shame or loss. Learn of Him to bear the cross. 3 Calvary's mournful mountain climb, There, adoring at his feet, Mark that miracle of time, God's own sacrifice complete ; " It is finished,'' hear Him cry. Learn of Jesus Christ to die. J. Montgomery. 248 7s. 6 1. 1 Resting from his work to-day, In the tomb the Saviour lay ; Still He slept, from head to feet Shrouded in the winding sheet. Lying in the rock alone. Hidden by the sealed stone. 2 Late at even there was seen Watching long the Magdalene ; Early, ere the break of day, Sorrowful she took her way To the holy garden glade. Where her buried Lord was laid. 3 So with Thee, till life shall end, 1 would solemn vigil spend ; Let me hew Thee, Lord, a shrine In this rocky heart of mine, Where in pure embalmed cell None but Thou may ever dwell. I 86 passion Meeft. 4 Myrrh and spices will I bring, True affection's offering, Close the door from sight and sound Of the busy world around, And in patient watch remain Till my Lord appear again. Thomas Whytehead, 1842. 249 los & 6s. 1 Rest, weary Son of God, and I with Rest in that rest of thine. [Thee My weariness was thine ; Thou bearedst And now thy rest is mine. [it, 2 Thy life on earth was one sad weari- Nowhere to lay thy head ; [ness, Thy days were toil and heat, thy lonely nights Sought some cold mountain bed. 3 How calmly in that tomb Thou liest now, Thy rest how still and deep ! O'er Thee in love the Father rests ; To his beloved sleep. [He gives 4 On Bethel-pillow now thy head is laid In Joseph's rock-hewn cell; [God, Thy watchers are the angels of thy They guard thy slumbers well. 5 Rest, weary Son of God; thy work is done, And all thy burdens borne ; Rest on that stone, till the third sun has brought Thine everlasting morn. '6 Then to a higher, brighter, truer rest, Upon the throne above, Rise, weary Son of Man, to carry out Thy glorious work of love. Horatius Bonar, 1868. 250 7, 1 Father of eternal grace. Glorify Thyself in me ; Meekly beaming in my face. May the world thy image see. 2 Happy only in thy love. Poor, unfriended or unknown. Fix my thoughts on things above, Stay my heart on Thee alone. 3 Humble, holy, all-resigned To thy will, thy will be done ; Give me, 0 Lord, the perfect mind Of thy well-beloved Son. 4 Counting gain and glory loss. May I tread the path He trod. Die with Jesus on the cross, Rise with Him, to Thee, my God. James Montgomery, 1803. 251 7s. 1 0 Thou Majesty divine, Jesus, on that cross of thine ! Who can prove his love to Thee By such test of agony ? 2 Show me. Lord, thy wounds, I pray, Let me love for love repay ; Let thy blood, thus shed for me, Now my life and healing be. 3 What in me is wounded yet. What doth still disease beget. Dearest Saviour, make it whole. Lord, restore this sin-sick soul. 4 Lord, my heart would feel and know All thine agony and woe. Each deep wound, that I may be Wholly crucified with Thee. I passion mcc\{. 87 5 Gracious Jesus, Saviour dear, Guilty though I be, give ear ; Spurn me not, though vile, I pray, From thy blessed cross away. 6 Lying at thy mercy -seat, Lo, with tears I wash thy feet ; Pity on my misery take, Jesus, for thy mercy's sake. 7 From thy cross, uplifted high, 0 beloved, cast thine eye ; Turn me to Thee, heart and soul, By thy sorrows make me whole. 8 Here I'll mourn with my last breath. O'er my sins and o'er thy death ; Jesus, Lamb of God, thy cross Saves me from eternal loss. 252 7.. 1 Pain and toil are over now, [myrrh ; Bring the spice and bring the Fold the limb and bind the brow In the rich man's sepulcher. 2 Sin has bruised the victor's heel. Roll the stone and guard it well ; Bring the Roman's boasted seal. Bring his boldest sentinel, 3 Yet the morning's purple ray Shall present a glorious sight. Stone by earthquake rolled away, Angel guards all robed in white. Mrs. C. F. Alexander. 253 io«. 1 Our sins, our sorrows. Lord, were laid on Thee ; Thy stripes have healed, thy bonds have set us free ; And now thy toil is o'er ; thy grief and pain Have passed away ; the veil is rent in twain. 2 Now hast Thou laid Thee down in perfect peace Where all the wicked from their troub- ling cease. Thy tranquil Sabbath in the grave to keep. Thy Father giveth his beloved sleep. 3 Yet in thy glory, on the throne above. Thou wast abiding ever, love of love Eternal, filling all created things With thine own presence, J esus. King of kings. 4 E'en now our place is with Thee on the throne, [own; For thou abidest ever with thine Yet in the tomb with Thee we watch for day, 0 let thine angel roll the stone away. 5 0 by thy life within us set us free, Reveal the glory that is hid with Thee ; Glory to God the Father, God the Son And God the Holy Spirit, ever One. E. W. Eddis. 254 L. M. 1 0 COME, and mourn with me awhile, 0 come ye to the Saviour's side; 0 come, together let us mourn, Jesus, our Lord, is crucified. 2 Have we no tears to shed for Him, While soldiers scoff and J ews deride? Ah ! look how patiently He hangs, Jesus, our Lord, is crucified. 88 passion meeft* 3 Seven times He spake, seven words of love, [cried And all three hours his silence For mercy on the souls of men ; Jesus, our Lord, is crucified. 4 A broken heart, a fount of tears, Ask, and they will not be denied ; Lord Jesus, may we love and weep. Since Thou for us art crucified. F. W. Faber. 255 7s. 4 1. 1 When on Sinai's top I see God descend in majesty. To proclaim his holy law, All my spirit sinks with awe. 2 When in ecstasy sublime Tabor's glorious steep I climb. At 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 forever stay, Weep and gaze my soul away ; Thou art heaven on earth to me, Lovely, mournful Calvary. 256 8s, 7s & 7s. 1 All is o'er, the pain, the sorrow. Human taunts and Satan's spite; Death shall be despoiled to-morrow Of the prey he grasps to-night ; Yet once more, his own to save, Christ must sleep within the grave. 2 Fierce and deadly was the anguish On the bitter cross He bore ; How did soul and body languish, Till the toil of death was o'er ! But that toil so fierce and dread Bruised and crushed the serpent's head. 3 Close and still the tomb that holds Him While in brief repose He lies, Deep the slumber that enfolds Him, Veiled awhile from mortal eyes. Slumber such as needs must be After hard-won victory. 4 All night long with plaintive voicing Chant his requiem soft and low ; Loftier strains of loud rejoicing From to-morrow's harps shall flow ; Death and hell at length are slain, Christ hath triumphed, Christ doth reign. John Moultrie. Eastee. 257 7s&6s. TP. 1 The Lord of life is risen, Sing, Easter heralds, sing ; He bursts his rocky prison. Wide let the triumph ring. In death no longer lying. He rose, the Prince, to-day ; Life of the dead and dying. He triumphed o'er decay. 2 The Lord of life is risen, And love no longer grieves ; In ruin lies death's prison. Sing, heralds, Jesus lives. We hear thy blessed greeting, Salvation's work is done; We worship Thee, repeating, " Life for the dead is won." 3 Around thy tomb, 0 Jesus, How sweet the Easter breath ! Hear w e not in the breezes, " Where is thy sting, 0 death ? " Dark hell flies in commotion. The heavens their anthems sing. While ftir o'er earth and ocean Glad hallelujahs ring. 4 0 publish this salvation. Ye heralds, through the earth, To every buried nation Proclaim the day of birth ; Till, rising from their slumbers In long and ancient night, The countless heathen numbers Shall hail the Easter light. 5 Hail, hail, our Jesus risen ! Sing, ransomed brethren, sing ; Through death's dark, gloomy prison,. Let Easter chorals ring ; Haste, haste, ye captive legions, Accept your glad reprieve ; Come forth from sin's dark regions,. In Jesus' kingdom live. J. p. Lange, 1851. Transl. by H. Harbaugh. , 258 7s. 1 Angels, roll the rock away. Heath, yield up thy mighty prey ; See, the Saviour leaves the tomb, Glowing with immortal bloom. 2 Hark, the wondering angels raise Louder notes of joyful praise; Let the earth's remotest bound Echo with the blissful sound. 3 Saints on earth, lift up your eyes ; Now to glory see Him rise In long triumph through the sky, Up to waiting worlds on high. 4 Heaven unfolds its portals wide ; Mighty conqueror, through them ride ; King of glory, mount thy throne, Boundless empire is thine own. 5 Powers of heaven, seraphic choirs. Sing and sweep your golden lyres ;, Sons of men, in humbler strain Sing your mighty Saviour's reign. 89 90 Baster. 6 Every note with wonder swell, Sin o'erthrown and captive hell ; Where, 0 death, is now thy sting ? Where thy terrors, vanquished King ? Thomas Scott, 1775. 259 7s. 1 Christ, the Lord, is ris'n to-day, alleluia ; Sons of men and angels say, alleluia ; Raise your joys and triumphs high, alleluia ; [alleluia. Sing, ye heavens, and earth reply, 2 Love's redeeming work is done, alle- luia ; [luia ; Fought the fight, the battle won, alle- Lo, our sun's eclipse is o'er, alleluia ; Lo, He sets in blood no more, alle- luia. 3 Yain the stone, the watch, the seal, alleluia ; [alleluia ; Christ hath burst the gates of hell. Death in vain forbids Him rise, alle- luia ; Christ hath opened Paradise, alleluia. 4 Lives again our glorious King, alle- luia ; [Alleluia. Where, 0 death, is now thy sting ? Once He died our souls to save, alle- luia ; [Alleluia. Where's thy victory, boasting grave ? 5 Soar we now where Christ has led, alleluia, [luia ; Following our exalted Head, alle- Made like Him, like Him we rise, alleluia; [alleluia. Ours the cross, the grave, the skies, Charles Wesley. 260 7s. 1 Jesus Christ is risen to-day, alle- luia. Our triumphant holy day, alleluia, Who did once upon the cross, alleluia, Suffer to redeem our loss, alleluia. 2 Hymns of praise then let us sing, al- leluia, * [luia. Unto Christ, our heavenly King, alle- Who endured the cross and grave, alleluia, Sinners to redeem and save, alleluia. 3 But the pains which He endured, al- leluia, [luia ; Our salvation have procured, alle- Now above the sky He's King, alle- luia, Where the angels ever sing, alleluia. Translated, ^750. 261 7s. D. 1 At the lamb's high feast we sing. Praise to our victorious King, Who has washed us in the tide, Flowing from his pierced side ; Praise we Him whose love divine Gives his sacred blood for wine, Gives his body for the feast, Christ the victim, Christ the Priest. 2 When the paschal blood is poured, Death's dark angel sheathes his sword ; Israel's hosts triumphant go [foe; Through the wave that drowns the Praise we Christ whose blood was shed. Paschal victim, paschal bread ; With sincerity and love Eat we manna from above. 91 S Mighty victim from the sky, Hell's fierce powers beneath Thee lie ; Thou hast conquered in the fight, Thou hast brought us life and light; Now no more can death appal, Now no more the grave enthral ; Thou hast opened Paradise, And in Thee thy saints shall rise. 4 Easter triumph, Easter joy. Sin alone can this destroy ; From sin's powder do Thou set free Souls new-born, 0 Lord, in Thee. Hymns of glory and of praise. Risen Lord, to Thee w e raise ; Holy Father, praise to Thee With the Spirit ever be. Latin Hymn, Transl. by R. CampbeU, 1850. 262 s.M. 1 The Lord is ris'n indeed. The grave has lost its prey ; With Him shall rise the ransomed seed To reign in endless day. 2 The Lord is ris'n indeed, He lives to die no more ; He lives his people^s cause to plead. Whose curse and shame He bore. 3 The Lord is ris'n indeed, Attending angels, hear ; Up to the courts of heaven with speed The joyful tidings bear. 4 Then take your golden lyres And strike each cheerful chord. Join all the bright, celestial choirs, To sing our risen Lord. Thomas KeUy, 1804. 263 8s & 4s. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. 1 The strife is o'er, the battle done, The victory of life is won. The song of triumph has begun. Alleluia. 2 The powers of death have done their worst, [persed, But Christ their legions hath dis- Let shout of holy joy outburst. Alleluia. 3 The three sad days are quickly sped, He rises glorious from the dead, All glory to our risen Head. Alleluia. 4 He closed the yawning gates of hell. The bars from heaven's' high portals fell, [tell. Let hymns of praise his triumphs Alleluia. 5 Lord, by the stripes which w^ounded Thee [vants free. From death's dread sting thy ser- That we may live and sing to Thee, Alleluia. Francis Pott. 264 7s. 1 Christ the Lord is risen again, Christ hath broken every chain ; Hark, angelic voices cry. Singing evermore on high, Alleluia. 2 He who bore all pain and loss. Comfortless upon the cross. Lives in glory now on high. Pleads for us and hears our cry, Alleluia. 92 3 He who slumbered in the grave Is exalted now to save ; Now through Christendom it rings That the Lamb is King of kings. Alleluia. 4 Now He bids us tell abroad How the lost may be restored, How the penitent forgiven, How we too may enter heaven. Alleluia. 5 Thou, our paschal Lamb indeed, Christ, thy ransomed people feed ; Take our sins and guilt away. That we all may sing for aye, Alleluia. Michael Weisse, 1531. Trans. byCath. Winkworth. 265 8s&7s. D. 1 Hallelujah, hallelujah ! Hearts to heaven and voices raise; Sing to God a hymn of gladness, Sing to God a hymn of praise. He who on the cross a victim For the world's salvation bled, Jesus Christ, the King of glory, Now is risen from the dead. 2 Now the iron bars are broken, Christ from death to life is born, Glorious life and life immortal, On this holy Easter morn ; Christ has triumphed and we conquer By his vict'ry o'er the grave ; Quicken'd with Him by the Spirit We the life eternal have. 3 Christ is risen, Christ the first-fruits Of the holy harvest field, Which with all its full abundance At his second coming yield ; Men the golden ears of harvest With their heads before Him wave^ Ripened by his glorious sunshine From the furrows of the grave. 4 Christ is risen, we are risen ; Shed upon us heav'nly grace. Rain and dew and streams of glory From the brightness of thy face, That we, with our hearts in heaven,. Here on earth may fruitful be. And by angel hands be gathered. And be ever. Lord, with Thee. Christopher Wordsworth. 266 8s&7s. I>» 1 Alleluia, sing to Jesus, His the sceptre, his the throne, Alleluia, his the triumph, His the victory alone ; Hark, the songs of peaceful Zion Thunder like a mighty flood ; Jesus out of every nation Hath redeemed us by his blood* 2 Alleluia, bread of angels, Thou on earth our food, our stay,. Alleluia, here the sinful Flee to Thee from day to day ; Intercessor, friend of sinners, Earth's Redeemer, plead for me^ Where the songs of all the sinless Sweep across the crystal sea. 3 Alleluia, King eternal, Thee the Lord of lords we own, Alleluia, born of Mary, [throne ; Earth thy footstool, heav'n thy Thou within the veil hast entered. Robed in flesh, our great High Priest, Thou on earth both Priest and victim In the eucharistic feast. W. C. Dlx. 93 267 8s & 7s. 6 1. 1 Alleluia, song of sweetness, Voice of joy that cannot die. Alleluia is the anthem Ever dear to choirs on high ; In the house of God abiding, Thus they sing eternally. 2 Alleluia, thou resoundest. True Jerusalem and free ; Alleluia, joyful mother, All thy children sing with thee ; But by Babylon's sad waters Mourning exiles now are we. S Alleluia cannot always Be our song while here below ; Alleluia our transgressions Make us for a w hile forego ; Por the solemn time is coming When our tears for sin must flow. 4 Therefore in our hymns we pray Thee Grant us, blessed Trinity, At the last to keep thine Easter In our home beyond the sky. There to Thee forever singing Alleluia joyfully. Adam St. Victor. Translated by J. M. Neale. 268 7s & 6s. 1 The day of resurrection, Earth, tell it out abroad, The Passover of gladness. The Passover of God ; Erom death to life eternal. From earth unto the sky, Our Christ hath brought us over With hymns of victory. 2 Our hearts be pure from evil That we may see aright The Lord in rays eternal Of resurrection light; And listening to his accents May hear, so calm and plain, His own ''All hail," and hearing May raise the victor strain. 8 Now let the heavens be joyful, Let earth her song begin. Let all the world keep triumph. And all that is therein ; In grateful exultation Their notes let all things blend. For Christ the Lord hath risen. Our joy that hath no end. St. John Damascene. Tr. by Dr. Doddridge, 1780. 269 H. M. 1 Yes, the Redeemer rose. The Saviour left the dead. And o'er our hellish foes High raised his conquering head ; In wild dismay the guards around Fall to the ground and sink away. 2 Lo, the angelic bands In full assembly meet. To wait his high commands And worship at his feet ; Joyful they come, and wing their way From realms of day to Jesus' tomb. 3 Then back to heaven they fly And the glad tidings bear ; Hark, as they soar on high. What music fills the air ! Their anthems say, " Jesus, who bled. Hath 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." 94 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. PhiMp Doddridge, 1740. 270 H. M. 1 Great Prophet of my God, My tongue woul^d 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. 2 Be Thou my counsellor, My pattern and my guide, And through this desert land Still keep me near thy side ; 0 let my feet ne'er run astray. Nor rove nor seek the crooked way. 3 I love my Shepherd's voice; His watchful eyes shall keep My wandering soul among The thousands of his sheep; He feeds his flock, he calls their names. His bosom bears the tender lambs. Isaac Watts, 3709. 271 H. M. 1 Rejoice, the Lord is king, Your God and King adore ; Mortals, give thanks and sing And triumph evermore ; Lift up your hearts, lift up your voice, Rejoice, again I say, rejoice. 2 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. 3 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. 4 Rejoice in glorious hope ; Jesus, the Judge, shall come, And take his servants up To their eternal home ; [voice,. We soon shall hear the archangel's The trump of God shall sound, rejoice.. Charles Wesley, 1746. 272 I.. M. 1 That Eastertide with joy was bright, The sun shone out a fairer light. When, to their longing eyes restored, Th' apostles saw their risen Lord. 2 He bade them see his hands, his side, Where yet the glorious wounds abide ; 0 tokens true, which made it plairt Their Lord indeed was risen againu 3 Jesus, the King of righteousness. Do Thou Thyself our hearts possess,. That we may give Thee all our days'. The tribute of our grateful praise. 4 0 Lord of all, with us abide In this our joyful Eastertide; From every weapon death can wield Thine own redeemed forever shield- 95 273 7s, 8s & 4s. 1 Jesus lives; no longer now Can thy terrors, death, appal us ; Jesus lives ; by this we know Thou, 0 grave, canst not enthral us. Alleluia. 2 Jesus lives; henceforth is death But the gate of life immortal ; This shall calm our trembling breathy When we pass its gloomy portal. Alleluia. 3 Jesus lives ; for us He died ; Then, alone to Jesus living, Pure in heart may we abide. Glory to our Saviour giving. Alleluia. 4 Jesus lives ; our hearts know well Naught from us his love shall sever ; Life nor death nor powers of hell Tear us from his keeping ever. Alleluia. 5 Jesus lives ; to Him the throne Over all the world is given ; May we go where He is gone, Rest and reign with Him in heaven. Alleluia. C. F. Gellert, 1757. Trans. Frances E. Cox, 1841. 274 c. M. 1 Ye choirs of new Jerusalem, Your sweetest notes employ. The paschal victory to hymn In strains of holy joy. 2 For Judah's Lion bursts his chains. Crushing the serpent's head, And cries aloud through death's do- mains To wake th' imprisoned dead. 3 Devouring depths of hell their prey At his command restore ; His ransomed hosts pursue their way Where Jesus goes before. 4 Triumphant in his glory now. To Him all power is given ; To Him in one communion bow All saints in earth and heaven. 5 While we, his soldiers, praise our King, His mercy we implore Within his palace bright to bring And keep us evermore. 275 lis & i2s» 1 Lift your glad voices in triumph on high, [not die; For Jesus hath risen, and man shall Vain were the terrors that gathered around Him, [the grave ; And short the dominion of death and He burst from the fetters of dark- ness that bound Him, [save. Resplendent in glory, to live and to Loud was the chorus of angels on high, [shall not die." " The Saviour hath risen and man 2 Glory to God, in full anthems of joy ! The being He gave us death cannot destroy ; [to-morrow. Sad were the life we must part with If tears were our birthright and death were our end ; [valley of sorrow. But Jesus hath cheered the dark And bade us immortal to heaven as- cend ; [^igli? Lift your glad voices in triumph on For Jesus hath risen and man shall not die. Henry Ware, Jr. 96 Easter. 276 7s. 1 When two friends on Easter day To Emmaus bent their way, On that paschal eventide, Christ was walking at their side. 2 Then their hearts within them glow'd When Himself to them He show'd In the Scripture, as a King Glorified hj suffering. 3 Thou art ever with us, Lord, Walking in thy holy word ; And thy voice, 0 Saviour dear, In that word we ever hear. 4 What the holy prophets meant In the ancient testament, Thou art opening to our view. Lord, forever in the new. 6 And thy presence. Lord, we feel When we at thy table kneel ; When we feed upon Thee there. We too at Emmaus are. 6 Though not kenn'd by carnal eye, Yet we know Thee ever nigh ; Though Thou art much further gone Even to thy heavenly throne, 7 Yet we. Lord, behold thy face Ever in the means of grace ; There Thou walkest by our side. There Thou with us dost abide. Christopher Wordsworth. 277 c. M. 1 All hail the power of Jesus' name ! Let angels prostrate fall ; Bring forth the royal diadem. And crown Him Lord of all. 2 Crown Him, ye martyrs of our Ood, Who from his altar call ; Extol the stem of Jesse's rod, And crown Him Lord of all. 3 Ye chosen seed of Israel's race, Ye ransomed from the fall. Hail Him who saves you by his grace, And crown Him Lord of all. 4 Sinners, whose love can ne'er forget The wormwood and the gall. Go, spread your trophies at his feet, And crown Him Lord of all. 5 Let every kindred, every tribe, On this terrestrial ball. To Him all majesty ascribe, And crown Him Lord of all. 6 0 that with yonder sacred throng We at his feet may fall ; We'll join the everlasting song. And crown Him Lord of all. Edward Perronet, 1780. 278 CM. 1 Abide with us, the shades of eve Are falling fast around ; Far spent the day, 0 do no not leave The souls thy love has found. 2 0 leave us not, though slow of heart To trust thy plighted word ; Abide, nor evermore depart. Abide with us, 0 Lord. 3 The solemn joy, the awful fear, The hallow'd hush of peace. The consciousness that Thou art near, We would not these should cease. 4 They came to us with glad accord This blessed Eastertide, They will abide with us, 0 Lord If Thou with us abide. J. S. B. Monsell, 1857. Baster* 97 279 los. 1 Abide with me, fast falls the eventide ; The darkness deepens. Lord, with me abide ; [forts flee. When other helpers fail and corn- Help of the helpless, 0 abide with me. 2 Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day ; [away ; Earth's joys grow dim, its glories pass Change and decay in all around I see ; 0 Thou who changest not, abide with me. 3 I need thy presence every passing hour ; [tempter's power ? What but thy grace can foil the Who like Thyself my guide and stay can be ? [with me. Through cloud and sunshine 0 abide 4 I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless ; [terness ; Ills have no weight and tears no bit- Where is death's sting, where, grave, thy victory ? [me. 1 triumph still, if Thou abide with 5 Hold Thou thy cross before my clos- ing eyes, [me to the skies ; Shine through the gloom and point Heaven's morning breaks and earth's vain shadows flee ; [me. In life, in death, 0 Lord, abide with Henry Francis Lyte, 1847. 280 L. M. 1 Light's glittering morn bedecks the sky, Heaven thunders forth its victor cry, The glad earth shouts her triumph high. And groaning hell makes wild reply ; 2 While He, the King, the mighty King, Despoiling death of all its sting And trampling down the powers of night, [lig^t. Brings forth his ransomed saints to 3 His tomb of late the threefold guard Of watch and stone and seal had barred ; But now, in pomp and triumph high, He comes from death to victory. 4 The pains of hell are loosed at last, The days of mourning now are past ; An angel robed in light hath said, " The Lord is risen from the dead." 281 lis. 1 Come, Jesus, Redeemer, abide Thou with me, [for Thee ; Come, gladden my spirit that waiteth Thy smile every shadow shall chase from my heart, And soothe every sorrow, though keen be the smart. 2 Without Thee but weakness, with Thee I am strong ; By day Thou shalt lead me, by night be my song ; [every fear, Though dangers surround me, I still Since Thou, the most mighty, my helper, art near. 3 Thy love, 0 how faithful, so tender, so pure, Thy promise, faith's anchor, how steadfast and sure ! Thy love, like sweet sunshine, my cold heart can warm. That promise make steady my soul in the storm. 4 98 lEaster. 4 Breathe, breathe on my spirit, oft ruffled, thy peace ; From restless, vain wishes bid Thou my heart cease ; In Thee all its longings henceforward shall end, [shall ascend. Till glad to thy presence my soul 5 0 then, blessed Jesus, who once for me died, [from thy side, Made clean in the fountain that gushed I shall see thy full glory, thy face shall behold, [ever untold. And praise Thee with raptures for- Ray Palmer. 282 lis. 1 0 HAD I, my Saviour, the wings of a dove, [ence above. How soon would I soar to thy pres- How soon would I flee where the weary have rest. And hide all my cares in thy shelter- ing breast ! 2 I flutter, I struggle and long to be free, I feel me a captive Avhile banished from Thee; [roam, A pilgrim and stranger, the desert I And look on to heaven and fain would be home. 3 Ah ! there the wild tempest forever shall cease, [peace ; No billow shall ruffle that haven of Temptation and trouble alike shall depart, [the heart. All tears from the eye and all sin from 4 Soon, soon may this Eden of promise be mine ; [decline ; Rise, bright sun of glory, no more to Thy light, yet unrisen, the wilderness cheers ; [appears ? 0 what will it be when the fulness 283 lis. 1 The Lord is my Shepherd, no want shall I know ; [I rest ; I feed in green pastures, safe folded He leadeth my soul where the still waters flow. Restores me when wandering, re- deems when oppressed. 2 Through the valley and shadow of death though I stray. Since Thou art my guardian no evil I fear ; Thy rod shall defend me, thy staff be my stay, [forter near. No harm can befall with my com- 3 In the midst of affliction my table is spread, [runneth o'er, With blessings unmeasured my cup With perfume and oil Thou anointest my head, [dence more ? 0 what shall I ask of thy provi- 4 Let goodness and mercy, my bounti- ful God, Thee above; Still follow my steps till I meet 1 seek, by the path which my fore- fathers trod Through the land of their sojourn, thy kingdom of love. J. Montgomery, 1822. 284 lis. 1 Though faint, yet pursuing, we go on our way, [our stay ; The Lord is our leader, his word is Though suffering and sorrow and trial be near, [we fear ? The Lord is our refuge and whom can Easter. 99 2 He raiseth the fallen, lie cheereth the faint ; [their complaint ; The "weak and oppressed, He will hear The way may be weary, and thorny the road, [in God. But how can we falter ? Our help is 3 Into his green pastures our footsteps He leads, [He feeds ! His flock in the desert how kindly The lambs in his bosom He tenderly bears, [safe from the snares. And brings back the wand'rers all 4 Though clouds may surround us, our God is our light ; Though storms rage around us, our God is our might ; [we come, So, faint yet pursuing, still onward The Lord is our leader, his kingdom our home. John N. Darby, 1861. 285 c. M. 1 HOSANNA to the Prince of light. Who clothed Himself in clay, Entered the iron gates of death And tore the bars away. 2 Death is no more the king of dread, Since our Immanuel rose ; He took the tyrant's sting away And vanquished all our foes. 3 See how the conq'ror mounts aloft And to his Father flies, "With scars o{ honor in his flesh And triumph in his eyes. 4 Raise youi devotion, mortal tongues. To reach his blessed abode ; Sweet be the accents of your songs To our incarnate God. 5 Bright angels, strike your loudest strings. Your sweetest voices raise ; Let heaven and all created things Sound our Immanuel's praise. Isaac Watts, 1770. 286 c. M. 1 The head that once was crowned with thorns Is crown' d with glory now ; A royal diadem adorns The mighty victor's brow. 2 The highest place that heaven aflbrds Is his, is his by right. The King of kings and Lord of lords, And heaven's eternal light ; 3 The joy of all who dwell above. The joy of all below. To whom He manifests his love. And grants his name to know. 4 To them the cross with all its shame, With all its grace, is given ; Their name, an everlasting name, Their joy, the joy of heaven. 5 They suffer with their Lord below, They reign with Him above ; Their profit and their joy, to know The mystery of his love. 6 The cross He bore is life and health, Though shame and death to Him ; His people's hope, his people's^ wealth. Their everlasting theme. Thos. Kelly, 1820. 287 c. M. 1 The Lord of glory is my light And my salvation too ; God is my strength, nor will I fear What all my foes can do. 100 :Baster. 2 One privilege mj heart desires, 0 grant me an abode Among the churches of thy saints, The temples of my God. 3 There shall I offer my requests. And see thy beauty still, Shall hear thy messages of love. And there inquire thy will. 4 When troubles rise and storms appear, There may his children hide ; God has a strong pavilion, where He makes my soul abide. 5 Now shall my head be lifted high Above my foes around, And songs of joy and victory Within thy temple sound. Isaac Watts, 1719. 288 c. M. 1 Jesus, my Lord, how rich thy grace, Thy bounties, how complete ! How shall we count the matchless How pay the mighty debt ? [sum, 2 High on a throne of radiant light Dost Thou exalted shine ; What can our poverty bestow. When all the worlds are thine ? 3 But Thou hast brethren here below, The partners of thy grace. And wilt confess their humble names Before thy Father's face. '4 In them Thou mayest be clothed and And visited and cheered ; [fed And in their accents of distress Our Saviour's voice is heard. 5 Thy face, with reverence and with We in thy poor would see ; [love, 0 may we minister to them. And in them, Lord, to Thee. Philip Doddridge, 1740. 289 c. M. 1 If Christ is mine, then all is mine, And more than angels know. Both present things and things to And grace and glory too. [come 2 If Christ is mine, let friends forsake, And earthly comforts flee ; He, the full source of every good, Is more than all to me. 3 If Christ is mine, unharmed I pass Through death's dark dismal vale; He'll be my comfort and my stay. When heart and flesh shall fail. 4 0 Christ, assure me Thou art mine,>; I nothing want beside ; My soul shall at the fountain live. When all the streams are dried. Benj. Beddome, 1776. 290 s. M. 1 The Lord my Shepherd is, I shall be well supplied ; Since He is mine and I am his. What can I want beside ? 2 He leads me to the place Where heavenly pasture grows, 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. 101 5 Amid surrounding foes Thou dost my table spread ; My cup with blessings overflows, And joy exalts my head. 6 The bounties of thy love Shall crown my foil' wing days, Nor from thy house will I remove, Nor cease to speak thy praise. Isaac Watts. 291 L. M. 1 He lives, the' great Redeemer lives ; What joy the blest assurance gives ! And now, before his Father, God, Pleads the full merit of his blood. 2 Repeated crimes awake our fears, And justice armed with frowns ap- pears ; But in the Saviour's lovely face Sweet mercy smiles and all is peace. 3 Hence, then, ye black despairing thoughts ; Above our fears, above our faults. His powerful intercessions rise, And guilt recedes and terror dies. 4 In every dark distressful hour, When sin and Satan join their power, Let this dear hope repel the dart, That Jesus bears us on his heart. 5 Great Advocate, almighty friend. On Him our humble hopes depend ; Our cause can never, never fail, For Jesus pleads and must prevail. Anne Steele, 1760. 292 L. M. 1 Jesus, my Shepherd, let me share Thy guiding hand, thy tender care. And let me ever find in Thee A refuge and a rest for me. 2 0 lead me ever by thy side, [glide; Where fields are green and waters And be Thou still, where'er I be, A refuge and a rest for me. 3 While I this barren desert tread. Feed Thou my soul on heavenly bread ; 'Mid foes and fears Thee may I see, A refuge and a rest for me. 4 Arioint me with thy gladdening grace, To cheer me in the heavenly race ; Cause all my gloomy doubts to flee And make my spirit rest in Thee. 5 When death shall end this mortal strife, Bring me through death to endless life; Then, face to face, beholding Thee, My refuge and my rest shall be. Henry Harbaugh, 1859. 293 L. M. 1 Jesus, the Shepherd of the sheep. Thy little flock in safety keep, [heav'n. The flock for which Thou cam'st from The flock for which thy life was giv'n. 2 0 guard thy sheep from beasts of prey, And guide them that they never stray ; Cherish the young, sustain the old. Let none be feeble in thy fold. 3 Secure them from the scorching beam And lead them to the living stream ; In verdant pastures let them lie, And watch them with a shepherd's eye. 4 0 may thy sheep discern thy voice. And in its sacred sound rejoice ; From strangers may they ever flee, And know no other guide but Thee. 5 Lord, bring thy sheep that wander yet, And let the number be complete ; Then let thy flock from earth remove And occupy the fold above. Thomas Kelly. 102 3£asret. 294 L.M. 1 Let me be with Thee where Thou art, My Saviour, mv eternal rest ; Then only will this longing heart Be fully and forever blest. 2 Let me be with Thee where Thou art, Thy unveiled glory to behold ; Then only will this wandering heart Cease to be treach'rous, faithless, cold. 3 Let me be with Thee where Thou art, Where spotless saints thy name Then only will this sinful heart [adore ; Be evil and defiled no more. 4 Let me be with Thee where Thou art. Where none can die, where none remove ; Then neither death nor life will part Me from thy presence and thy love. Charlotte EUiott, 1836. 295 8s, 7s & 4s. 1 Saviour, like a shepherd lead us, Much we need thy tender care ; In thy pleasant pastures feed us, For our use thy folds prepare ; Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus, Thou hast bought us, thine we are. 2 Thou hast promised to receive us, Poor and sinful though we be ; Thou hast mercy to relieve us, Grace to cleanse and power to free ; Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus, Let us early turn to Thee. 3 Early let us seek thy favor. Early let us do thy will ; Blessed Lord and only Saviour, With thy love our bosoms fill ; Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus, Thou hast loved us, love us still. Dorothy Ann Thrupp, 1838. 296 8s, 6s, 8s & 4s. 1 Our blest Redeemer, ere He breathed His tender last farewell, A guide, a comforter, bequeathed, With us to dwell. 2 He came sweet influence to impart, A gracious, willing guest, While He can find one humble heart Wherein to rest. 3 And his that gentle voice we hear, Soft as the breath of even. That checks each thought, that calms And speaks of heaven, [each fear. 4 And every virtue we possess. And every conquest won. And every thought of holiness, Are his alone. 5 Spirit of purity and grace. Our weakness, pitying, see ; 0 make our hearts thy dwelling place, And worthier Thee. Harriet Auber, 1826. 297 IDs & lis, 1 0 TELL me. Thou life and delight of my soul, [feeding ; Where the flock of thy pasture is 1 seek thy protection, I need thy con- trol, [leading. I would go where my Shepherd is 2 0 tell me the place where thy flock is at rest, [posing ; Where the noontide will find it re- The tempest now rages, my soul is distressed. And the pathway of peace I am losing. Baster. 103 3 And why should I stray with the flocks of thy foes, [roving, In the desert where now they are Where hunger and thirst, where afflic- tion and woes [proving? And temptations their ruin are 4 Ah ! when shall my woes and my wandering cease, And the follies that fill me with weeping ? Thou Shepherd of Israel, restore me that peace [keeping. Thou dost give to the flock Thou art •5 A voice from the Shepherd now bids me return [are lying, By the way where the footprints No longer to wander, no longer to mourn, And homeward my spirit is flying. 298 7s. 1 Mighty Saviour, gracious King, Now thy waiting people bless ; Thou that dost deliverance bring. Come, to reign in righteousness. 2 Thou d^st heavenly light impart, Tune the ear to Zion's song ; Teach and guide the wayward heart. Loose and prompt the stamm'ring tongue. 3 Pour thy spirit from oil high. Come, thy mourning Church to Streams of life and joy supply, [bless; Fill the world with righteousness. 4 Light shall then possess thine own, Holy quiet, perfect peace ; And where heavenly seed is sown. Thou wilt give the blest increase. Edward Osier. Ascension. 299 7s. 1 Hail the day that sees him rise, Ravished from our wishful eyes ; Christ, awhile to mortals giv'n, Reascends his native heav'n. 2 There the pompous triumph waits ; Lift up your heads, eternal gates, Wide unfold the radiant scene. Take the King of glory in. 3 Him though highest heaven receives, Still He loves the earth He leaves ; Though returning to his throne. Still He calls mankind his own. 4 See, He lifts his hands above, See, He shows the prints of love; Hark, his gracious lips bestow Blessings on his Church below. 5 Still for us his death He pleads, Prevalent, He intercedes ; Near Himself prepares our place. Harbinger of human race. 6 There we shall with Thee remain. Partners of thine endless reign ; There thy face unclouded see, Find our heav'n of heav'ns in Thee. Charles Wesley, 1739. 300 7s. 6 1. 1 Glory, glory to our King! Crowns unfading wreathe his head ; Jesus is the name we sing, Jesus, risen from the dead, Jesus, conqueror o'er the grave, Jesus, mighty now to save. 2 Jesus is gone up on high, Angels come to meet their King, Shouts triumphant rend the sky. While the victor's praise they sing: " Open now, ye heavenly gates, 'Tis the King of glory waits." 3 Now behold him, high enthroned, Glory beaming from his face. By adoring angels owned, God of holiness and grace ; 0 for hearts and tongues to sing, Glory, glory to our King ! " 301 8s & 7s. 1 See, the conqueror mounts in triumph^ See, the King in royal state Riding on the clouds, his chariot, To his heavenly palace gate; Hark, the choirs of angel voices Joyful alleluias sing. And the portals high are lifted To receive their heav'nly King. 2 Who is this that comes in glory, With the trump of jubilee ? Lord of battles, God of armies. He has gained the victory ; He who on the cross did suffer, He who from the grave arose. He has vanquished sin and Satan, He by death has spoiled his foes. 3 Thou hast raised our human nature,. In the clouds to God's right hand ;. There we sit in heav'nly places. There with Thee in glory stand ; Hscension, 105 Jesus reigns, adored by angels, Man witli God is on the throne ; Mighty Lord, in thine ascension We by faith behold our own. Christopher Wordsworth, 1863. 302 8s & 7s. D. 1 Chkist, above all glory seated. King triumphant, strong to save. Dying, Thou hast death defeated. Buried, Thou hast spoiled the grave. Thou art gone where now^ is given What no mortal might could gain, On th' eternal throne of heaven, In thy Father's power to reign. 2 There thy kingdoms all adore Thee, Heaven above and earth below, While the depths of hell before Thee Trembling and amazed bow. We, 0 Lord, with hearts adoring Follow Thee beyond the sky ; Hear our prayers thy grace imploring, Lift our souls to Thee on high. 3 So, when Thou again in glory On the clouds of heaven shalt shine. We thy flock may stand before Thee, Owned forevermore as thine. Hail, all hail, in Thee confiding, Jesus, Thee shall all adore, In thy Father's might abiding. With one Spirit evermore. Latin Hymn, 5th century. 303 8s & 7s. 1 Hark, ten thousand harps and voices Sound the note of praise above ; Jesus reigns and heaven rejoices, Jesus reigns, the God of love ; See, He sits on yonder throne, Jesus rules the world alone. Hallelujah, hallelujah, Hallelujah, amen. 2 Jesus, hail, whose glory brightens All above and gives it w orth ; Lord of life, thy smile enlightens, Cheers and charms thy saints on_ earth ; When we think of love like thine. Lord, we own it love divine. Hallelujah, hallelujah. Hallelujah, amen. 3 King of glory, reign forever, Thine an everlasting crown; Nothing from thy love shall sever Those whom Thou hast made thine Happy objects of thy grace, [own; Destined to behold thy face. Hallelujah, hallelujah. Hallelujah, amen. 4 Saviour, hasten thine appearing, Bring, 0 bring the glorious day, When, the awful summons hearing. Heaven and earth shall pass aw^ay; Then with golden harps we'll sing, ^' Glory, glory to our King." Hallelujah, hallelujah. Hallelujah, amen. Thomas Kelly, 1804. 304 8s, 7s & 4s. 1 Look, ye saints, the sight is glorious ; Seethe ''Man of sorrows" now; From the fight returned victorious, Ev'ry knee to Him shall bow ; Crown Him, crown Him, Crowns become the victor's brow. 2 Crown the Saviour, angels crown Him ; Rich the trophies Jesus brings ; In the seat of power enthrone Him, While the heav'nly concave rings : Crown Him, crown Him, Crown the Saviour, King of kings. 106 Hscen9ton. S Sinners in derision crowned Him, Mocking thus the Saviour's claim ; Saints and angels crowd around Him, Own his title, praise his name ; Crown Him, crown Him, Spread abroad the victor's fame. 4 Hark, those bursts of acclamation, Hark, those loud, triumphant chords ; Jesus takes the highest station, 0 what joy the sight affords ! Crown Him, crown Him, King of kings and Lord of lords. Thomas Kelly, 1809. 305 6s & 4s. 1 Rise, glorious conq'ror, rise Into thy native skies. Assume thy right ; And where, in many a fold. The clouds are backward rolPd, Pass thro' those gates of gold, And reign in light. 2 Victor o'er death and hell, Cherubic legions swell Thy radiant train ; Praises all heaven inspire, Each angel sweeps his lyre. And waves his wings of fire, Thou Lamb once slain. 3 Enter, incarnate God ; No feet but thine have trod The serpent down ; Blow the full trumpets, blow. Wider yon portals throw, Saviour triumphant go, And take thy crown. 4 Lion of Judah, hail, And let thy name prevail From age to age ; Lord of the rolling years. Claim for thine own the spheres, For Thou hast bought with tears Thy heritage. 5 And then was heard afar Star answering to star : " Lo, these htive come, Followers of Him who gave His life their lives to save ; And now their palms they wave. Brought safely home." Matthew Bridges, 1848. 306 6s & 4s. 1 Let us awake our joys, Strike up with cheerful voice. Each creature sing ; Angels, begin the song, Mortals, the strain prolong, In accents sweet and strong, " Jesus is King." 2 Proclaim abroad his name. Tell of his matchless fame. What wonders done ; Above, beneath, around, Let all the earth resound. Till heaven's high arch rebound, " Vict'ry is won." 3 He vanquished sin and hell. And our last foe will quell ; Mourners, rejoice. His dying love adore ; Praise Him, now raised in power, Praise Him forevermore. With joyful voice. Hscenston. 107 4 All hail the glorious day, When, through the heavenly way, Lo, He shall come ; While they who pierced Him wail, His promise shall not fail ; Saints, see your King prevail ; Great Saviour, come. C. F. Kingsbury, 1806. 307 8s & 7s. 1 Jesus, o'er the grave victorious, Conq'ring death, and conq'ring hell, Reign Thou in thy might all glorious ; Heav'n and earth thy triumph swell. '2 Saints in Thee approach the Father, Asking in thy name alone ; He in Thee, with love increasing. Gives and glorifies the Son. 3 Down to earth in all its darkness From the Father Thou didst come, Seeking sinners in their blindness, Calling earth's poor exiles home ; 4 By a life of love and labor Doing all the Father's will, Giving to each suppliant sulF'rer Precious balm for every ill ; 5 Patient ever in well-doing, Moving on in steps of blood. Through the grave to heights of glory, Reconciling us with God. 6 Here in Thee is peace forever ; We can tribulation bear, Kiss thy cross, with rapture knowing Thou hast conquered sulF'ring there. E. E, Higbee, 1873. 308 8s & 7s. D. 1 Hail, Thou once despised Jesus, Crowned in mockery a king ; Thou didst 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. 2 Jesus, hail, enthroned in glory, There forever 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. Ever for us interceding, Till in glory we appear. 3 Worship, honor, power and blessing Thou art worthy to receive ; Loudest praises without ceasing. Meet it is for us to give. Help, ye bright angelic spirits. Bring your sweetest, noblest lays, Help to sing our Saviour's merits, Help to chant Immanuel's praise. Thomas Bakewell, 1760. 309 L. M. 1 0 Jesus, Lord of heav'nly grace, Redeemer of our guilty race. On Thee our waiting eyes we bend, The saint's delight, the sinner's friend. 2 What wondrous love prevailed on Thee The bearer of our sins to be. Thyself in sacrifice to give. That sinners might not die, but live I 3 Now crushed is Satan's doleful reigr.^ And broken is the tyrant's chain ; And Thou art, in thy meet abode, A conq'ror on the throne of God. 4 0 let thy clemency prevail To heal the losses we bewail ; 0 cheer us with thy beaming face, Enrich us with thy gifts of grace. 108 Hscenslom 5 Be Thou our guide, be Thou our goal, 311 Our joy, when sorrow fills the soul, In life our pathway to the skies. In death our everlasting prize. Ambrose, Translated by J. Chandler. 310 L. 31. 1 0 FOR a sweet, inspiring ray, To animate our feeble strains. From the bright realms of endless day, The blissful realms where Jesus reigns. 2 There, low before his glorious throne. Adoring saints and angels fall. And with delightful worship own His smile their bliss, their heav'n, their all. 3 Immortal glories crown his head, While tuneful hallelujahs rise. And love and joy and triumph spread Through all th' assemblies of the skies. 4 He smiles, and seraphs tune their songs [gaze ; To boundless rapture while they Ten thousand thousand joyful tongues Resound his everlasting praise. 5 There all the foll'wers of the Lamb Shall join at last the heav'nly choir ; 0 may the joy-inspiring theme Awake our faith and warm desire. 6 Dear Saviour, let thy Spirit seal Our interest in that blissful place. Till death remove this mortal veil And we behold thy lovely face. Anne Steele, 1760. 1 Our Lord is risen from the dead, Our Jesus is gone up on high ; The pow'rs 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 heav'nly gates. Ye everlasting doors, give way. 3 " Loose all your bars of massy lights 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 o'er came, [threw, The world, sin, death and hell o'er- And Jesus is the conq'ror's name."" 5 Lo, his triumphal chariot waits. And angels chant the solemn lay r " Lift up your heads, ye heav'nly gates. Ye everlasting doors, give way. 6 " Who is the King of glory ? Who ? The Lord of glorious power pos^ sess'd. The King of saints and angels too, God over all forever blest.'' Charles Wesley, 1741. 312 7s & 6s. 1 Come, let us sing of Jesus, While hearts and accents blend ; Come, let us sing of Jesus, The sinner's only friend. Hscenston. 109 Chorus. All glory, praise and honor To Thee, Redeemer, King, To whom the lips of children Made sweet hosannas ring. 2 His holy soul rejoices. Amid the choirs above. To hear our youthful voices Exulting in his love. — Cho. S We love t^ sing of Jesus, Who died our souls to save ; We love to sing of Jesus, Triumphant o'er the grave. — Cho. 4 And in our hour of danger We'll trust his love alone Who once slept in a manger And now sits on the throne. — Cho. Geo. W. Bethune, 1850. 313 S. M. D. 1 Thou art gone up on high, To realms beyond the skies ; And round thy throne unceasingly The songs of praise arise ; But we are ling'ring here. With sin and care oppressed ; Lord, send thy promis'd Comforter And lead us to our rest. 2 Thou art gone up on high ; But Thou didst first come down, Through earth's most bitter misery To pass unto thy crown ; And girt with grief and fears Our onward course must be; But only let this path of tears Lead us at last to Thee. 3 Thou art gone up on high ; But Thou shalt come again. With all the bright ones of the sky Attendant in thy train. Lord, by thy saving power, So make us live and die, That we may stand in that dread hour At thy right hand on high. Emma Toke, 1851. 314 c. M. 1 Beyond the glitt'ring starry skies. Far as th' eternal hills. There in the boundless w^orlds of light Our dear Redeemer dwells. 2 Legions of angels round his throne In countless armies shine ; At his right hand with golden harps They offer songs divine. 3 " Hail, glorious Prince of Peace," they cry, " Whose unexampled love Moved Thee to quit those blissful And royalties above." [realms 4 Through all his travels here below They did his steps attend, Oft wondering how or where at last This mystic scene would end. 5 They saw his heart transfixed with wounds. And viewed the crimson gore ; They saw Him break the bars of death, Which none e'er broke before. 6 They brought his chariot from above. To bear Him to his throne, [cried. Clapped their triumphant wings and " The glorious work is done." Daniel Turner and James Fanch, 1776. 315 c. M. 1 The golden gates are lifted up, The doors are opened wide, The King of glory is gone in Unto his father's side. 110 Hscension* 2 Thou art gone up before us, Lord, To make for us a place. That we may be where now Thou art, And look upon God's face. 3 And ever on our earthly path A gleam of glory lies, A light still breaks behind the cloud That veiled Thee from our eyes. 4 Lift up our hearts, lift up our minds. Let thy dear grace be given. That while we wander here below Our treasure be in heaven, 5 That where Thou art at God's right Our hope, our love may be ; [hand Dwell Thou in us, that we may dwell Eorevermore in Thee. Cecil Frances Alexander, 1858. 316 8s & 7s.. 1 "Always with us, always with us," Words of cheer and words of love ;, Thus the risen Saviour whispers, From his dwelling-place above ; With us when we toil in sadness, Sowing much and reaping none, Telling us that in the future Golden harvests shall be won ; 2 With us when the storm is sweeping O'er our pathway dark and drear, Waking hope within our bosoms, Stilling every anxious fear ; With us in the lonely valley. When we cross the chilling stream. Lighting up the steps to glory, With salvation's radiant beam. Edwin H. Kevin, 1858. Whitsuntide. 317 8s & 7s. I>. 1 When the faithful were assembled On the day of Pentecost, Rushed the wind, the place it trembled, Came from heav'n the Holy Ghost ; Golden showers of consecration. Tongues of fire were on them shed ; And that holy dedication Made an altar of each head. 2 Now .the festive pentecostal Harvest-home of souls they keep ; With his sickle each apostle Whitening fields goes forth to reap ; God with holy flame from heaven Writes on hearts the law of love ; Jubilee of sins forgiven Sounds its trumpet from above. 3 Holy Ghost, divine creator, Who didst on the waters move, Holy Ghost, regenerator, Author of all life and love. Holy Ghost, illuminator. Who didst then with fire baptize. Holy Ghost, great renovator. Come, the world evangelize. 4 With the kneeling congregation Thou art in the house of prayer ; Laver of regeneration Is o'ershadowed by Thee there ; * Thou dost shed at confirmation From thy wing a gift of grace ; Eucharistic celebration Has revealings of thy face. 5 Strengthen, warm and purify us^ From the bands of sin release ; Comfort, counsel, sanctify us. Give us love and joy and peace ; Patience, faith and resignation Breathe upcn us w^ith thy breath; Give us heavenly consolation In the solemn hour of death. 6 So when earth with fruit aboundeth,, And shall angel reapers see, And the great archangel soundeth God's eternal jubilee, We may join their gratulation ; To the Father and the Son And the Spirit adoration Ever be, blest Three in one. Christopher Wordsworth. 318 s. M.. 1 Blest Comforter divine. Let rays of heavenly love Amid our gloom and darkness shine. And guide our souls above. 2 Draw us with still small voice From every sinful way. And bid the mourning saint rejoice,, Though earthly joys decay. 3 By thine inspiring breath Make every cloud of care. And e'en the gloomy vale of death^ A smile of glory wear. 1 TKHbitsuntibe^ 112 4 0 fill Thou every heart With love to all our race ; Great Comforter, to us impart These blessings of thy grace. Lydia H. Slgourney, 1824. 319 8s & 7s. T>. 1 Holy Ghost, dispel our sadness, Pierce the clouds of sinful night ; Come, Thou source of joy and glad- ness, [lig^it. Breathe thy life and spread thy Come, Thou best of all donations God doth give when men implore ; Having thy sweet consolations. We need wish for nothing more. 2 Manifest thy love forever. Fence us in on every side ; In distress be our reliever, [guide. Guard and teach, support and Hear, 0 hear cur supplication, Blessed Spirit, God of peace ; Rest upon this congregation With the fulness of thy grace. 3 Author of the new creation, Let us noAV thine influence prove ; Make our hearts thy habitation, Shed abroad a Saviour's love. From that height that knows no measure As a gracious rain descend, Bringing down the richest treasure We can ask or God can send. Paul Gerhardt, 1663. Trans, by A. M. Toplady, 1776. 320 c. M. 1 Let songs of praises fill the sky ; Christ, our ascended Lord, Sends down his Spirit from on high. According to his word. 2 The Spirit by his heavenly breath New life creates within, He quickens sinners from their death Of trespasses and sin. 3 The things of Christ the Spirit takes And to our hearts reveals ; Our bodies He his temple makes And our redemption seals. 4 Come, Holy Spirit, from above, With thy celestial fire ; [love Come, and with flames of zeal and Our hearts and tongues inspire. 321 S.M. 1 Comb, Holy Spirit, come. Let thy bright beams arise. Dispel the darkness from our minds And open all our eyes. 2 Revive our drooping faith. Our doubts and fears remove, And kindle in our breasts the flame Of never-dying love. 3 Convince us of our sin. Then lead to Jesus' blood. And to our wondering view reveal The secret love of God. 4 'Tis thine to cleanse the heart, To sanctify the soul, To pour fresh life in every part And new- create the whole. 5 Dwell therefore in our hearts. Our minds from bondage free ; Then shall we know and praise and love The Father, Son and Thee. Joseph Hart, 1759. MbitsunH&e. 113 322 s. M. 1 Come, Holy Spirit, come With energy divine, And on this poor benighted soul With beams of mercy shine. 2 From the celestial hills Light, life and joy dispense; And may I daily, hourly feel Thy quickening influence. 3 0 melt this frozen heart, This stubborn will subdue ; Each evil passion overcome And form me all anew. 4 The profit will be mine. But thine shall be the praise ; Cheerful to Thee will I devote The remnant of my days. Benj. Beddome, 1770. 323 s. M. 1 0 Holy Spirit, come. And Jesus' love declare ; 0 tell us of our heavenly home And guide us safely there. 2 Our unbelief remove By thine almighty breath ; 0 work the wondrous work of love. The mighty work of faith. 3 Thy scepter. Lord, extend. Pity our deep distress; Thou art the contrite sinner's friend. Thy waiting servants bless. 4 We bless Thee for thy grace And thine almighty power ; We bless thee for thy holy place And this accepted hour. Oswald Allen, 1862. 324 L. M. 1 0 Holy Ghost, thy heav'nly dew The hearts of sinners can renew ; Thou dost within our hearts abide, And still to holy action guide. 2 Thou mak'st the soul with joy to sing. When sorrow's clouds are deepening; With Jesus Christ Thou mak'st us one. Earnest of heav'n from God's high throne. 3 Best gift of God, and man's true friend, Into my inmost soul descend ; The mind of Jesus Christ impart And consecrate to Thee my heart. 4 Teach me to do my Father's will. To lie beneath his guidance still ; Lighten my mind, and 0 incline My heart to make his pleasure mine. 5 From spot and blemish make me pure. My future bliss in heaven secure ; When lost in darkness give me light. And cheer me thro' death's dreary night. Lavater, 1770. Trans, by Frances E. Cox. 325 M. 1 0 Spirit of the living God, In all thy plenitude of grace, Where'er the foot of man hath 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. Where' er the joyful sound is heard. 3 Be darkness, at thy coming, light, Confusion, order in thy path ; Souls without strength inspire with might. Bid mercy triumph over wrath. 114 mbitsunttbe* 4 0 Spirit of the Lord, prepare All the round earth her God to meet ; Breathe Thou abroad like morning air, Till hearts of stone begin to beat. 5 Baptize the nations far and nigh, The triumphs of thy cross record; The name of Jesus glorify. Till every kindred call Him Lord. James Montgomery, 1825. 326 L. M. 1 Come, gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove, With light and comfort from above ; Be Thou my guardian. Thou my guide, O'er ever thought and step preside. 2 The light of truth to me display, And make me know and choose thy way; Plant holy fear within my heart. That I from Thee may ne'er depart. 3 Conduct me safe, conduct me far From every sin and hurtful snare ; Lead me to God, my final rest, In his enjoyment to be blest. 4 Lead me to Christ, the living way, Nor let me from his pastures stray ; Lead me to heaven, the seat of bliss. Where pleasure in perfection is. Simon Browne. 327 7s. 1 Granted is the Saviour's prayer ; Hail, 0 gracious Comforter, Promise of our parting Lord, To his throne in heav'n restored. 2 God, the everlasting God, Makes with mortals his abode ; He whom heav'n cannot contain Dwelleth in the heart of man. . 3 There He helps our feeble moans,, Deepens our imperfect groans, Intercedes in silence there, Sighs th' unutterable prayer. 4 Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire. Lighten there thy heav'nly fire ; Day by day our life renew, Thou the gift and giver too, 5 Brood Thou o'er our nature's night,. Kindle darkness into light. Spread thy overshadowing wings, Order from confusion springs. 6 Pain and sin and sorrow cease, Thee we taste, and all is peace; Joy divine in Thee we prove, Light of truth and fire of love. John Wesley. 328 ' 7s. ly^ 1 Holy Spirit, faithful guide. Ever near the Christian's side, Gently lead us by the hand, Pilgrims in a desert land ; Weary souls fore'er rejoice. While they hear that sweetest voice, Whisp'ring softly, wand'rer, come. Follow Me, I'll guide thee home. 2 Ever present, truest friend. Ever near thine aid to lend. Leave us not to doubt and fear, Groping on in darkness drear, When the storms are raging sore. Hearts grow faint and hopes give o'er,. Whis'pring softly, wand'rer, come. Follow Me, I'll guide thee home. 3 When our days of toil shall cease. Waiting still for sweet release, Nothing left but heav'n and prayer,, Wond'ring if our names were there,. TObitsunti&e. 115 Wading deep the dismal flood, Pleading naught but Jesus' blood, Whisp'ring softly, wand'rer, come, Follow Me, I'll guide thee home. 329 7s. D. 1 By the first bright Easter day. When the stone was rolled away, By the glory round Thee shed At thy rising from the dead, King of glory, hear our cry, Make us soon thy joys to see, Where enthroned in majesty Countless angels sing to Thee. 2 By thy parting blessing given. As Thou didst ascend to heaven, By the cloud of living light That received Thee out of sight. King of glory, hear our cry, etc. 3 By that rushing sound of might. Coming down from heaven's height, By the cloven tongues of flame That on thy apostles came, King of glory, hear our cry, etc. 4 Only victim we can plead. Great High Priest, to intercede, Showing that which can alone For the sin of man atone. Lamb of God, 0 hear our cry, etc. 5 In the dreadful judgment-day, When the world shall pass away, Be the merciful decree That our friend the Judge shall be ; King of glory, hear our cry, etc. Frederick W. P^'abex 330 7s. 1 Gkacious Spirit, love divine. Let thy light within me shine ; All my guilty fears remove. Fill me full of heaven and love. 2 Speak thy pardoning grace to me, Set the burdened sinner free ; Lead me to the Lamb of God, Wash me in his precious blood. 3 Life and peace to me impart, Seal salvation on my heart ; Breathe Thyself into my breast. Earnest of immortal rest. 4 Let me never from Thee stray. Keep me in the narrow way ; Fill my soul with joy divine, Keep me, Lord, forever thine. John Stocker, 1776. 331 c. M. 1 Come, Holy Spirit, heav'nly Dove, With all thy quick 'ning pow'rs, Kindle a flame of sacred love In these cold hearts of ours. 2 Look how we grovel here below. Fond of these trifling toys ; Our souls can neither fly nor go, To reach eternal joys. 3 In vain we tune our formal songs. In vain we strive to rise ; Hosannas languish on our tongues. And our devotion dies. 4 Dear Lord, and shall we ever live At this poor, dying rate. Our love so faint, so cold to Thee, And thine to us so great ? 5 Come, Holy Spirit, heav'nly Dove, With all thy quick'ning powers. Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love, And that shall kindle ours. Isaac Watts. 116 mbitsuntiC)e. 332 c. M. 1 Spirit divine, attend our prayer, And make our hearts thy home ; Descend with all thy gracious power, Come, Holy Spirit, come. 2 Come as the light, to us reveal Our sinfulness and woe, And lead us in those paths of life Where all the righteous go. 3 Come as the fire, and purge our hearts. Like sacrificial flame ; Let our whole soul an offering be To our Redeemer's name. 4 Come as the wind, with rushing sound, With Pentecostal grace, And make the great salvation known Wide as the human race. A. Reed, 1841. 333 P. 1 Holy Ghost, the infinite, Shine upon our nature's night With thy blessed inward light. Comforter divine. 2 We are sinful, cleanse us, Lord, We are fiiint, thy strength afford, Lost, until by Thee restored, Comforter divine. 3 Like the dcAv, thy peace distil, Guide, subdue our wayward will, Things of Christ unfolding still. Comforter divine. 4 In us "Abba, Father," cry. Earnest of our bliss on high. Seal of immortality, Comforter divine. 5 Search for us the depths of God, Bear us up the starry road To the height of thine abode, Comforter divine. Teinity Sunday 334 p. M. 1 Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Al- mighty, [rise to Thee ; Early in the morning our song shall Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty, God in three persons, blessed Trinity. 2 Holy, holy, holy, all the saints adore Thee, [around the glassy sea ; Casting down their golden crowns Cherubim and seraphim falling down before Thee, [shalt be. Which wert and art and evermore 3 Holy, holy, holy, though the dark- ness hide Thee, Though the eye of sinful man thy glory may not see. Only Thou art holy ; there is none beside Thee, Perfect in po-wer, in love and purity. 4 Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Al- mighty, All thy works shall praise thy name, in earth and sky and sea ; Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty, God in three persons, blessed Trinity. Reginald Heber, 1827. 335 H. M. 1 We give immortal praise To God the Father's love. For all our comforts here, And all our hopes above ; He sent his own eternal Son To die for sins that man had done. 2 To God the Son belongs Immortal glory too, Who bought us with his blood From everlasting woe ; And now He lives and now He reigns And sees the fruit of all his pains. 3 To God the Spirit's name Immortal worship give, Whose new-creating power Makes the dead sinner live ; His work completes the great design And fills the soul with joy divine. 4 Almighty God, to Thee Be endless honors done, The undivided Three, The great and glorious One ; Where reason fails, with all her powers, There faith prevails and love adores. Isaac Watts, 336 7s. o. 1 Fathee, Son and Spirit, hear Faith's elFectual fervent prayer; Hear, and our petitions seal. Let us now the answer feel ; Still our fellowship increase, Knit us in the bond of peace ; Join our new-born spirits, join Each to each, and all to thine. 2 Build us in one body up, Called in one high calling's hope, One the Spirit, whom we claim, One the pure baptismal flame. 118 One the faith and common Lord, One the Father lives adored, Over, through and in us all, God incomprehensible. 3 One with God, the source of bliss, Ground of our communion this ; Life of all that live below, Let thine emanations flow ; , Rise eternal in our heart, Thou our long-sought Eden art ; Father, Son and Holy Ghost, Be to us what Adam lost. Charles Wesley. 337 7s. 61. 1 Holy, holy, holy. Lord God of hosts, eternal King, By the heav'ns and earth adored. Angels and archangels sing. Chanting everlastingly To the blessed Trinity. 2 Thousands, tens of thousands stand. Spirits blest, before thy throne. Speeding thence at thy command. And when thy behests are done. Singing everlastingly To the blessed Trinity. 3 Cherubim and seraphim Veil their faces with their wings ; Eyes of angels are too dim To behold the King of kings, While they sing eternally To the blessed Trinity. 4 Thee apostles, prophets Thee, Thee the noble martyr band, Praise with solemn jubilee, Thee the Church in every land, 1 Singing everlastingly 'To the blessed Trinity. 5 In thy name baptized are we. With thy blessing are dismiss' d ; And thrice-holy chant to Thee In the holy eucharist ; Life is one doxology To the blessed Trinity. Christopher Wordsworth. 338 ' L. M. 1 All hail adored Trinity ! All hail eternal Unity ! 0 God the Father, God the Son And God the Spirit, ever One. 2 Behold to Thee, this festal day. We meekly pour our thankful lay; 0 let our work accepted be, That sweetest work of praising Thee. 3 Three persons praise we evermore, One only God our hearts adore ; In thy sure mercy ever kind May we our true protection find. 4 0 Trinity, 0 Unity, Be present as we worship Thee ; And with the songs that angels sing Unite the hymns of praise we bring. 339 M. 1 Father of all, whose love profound A ransom for our souls hath found. Before thy throne we sinners bend ; To us thy pard'ning love extend. 2 Almighty Son, incarnate Word, Our Prophet, Priest, Redeemer, Lord, Before thy throne we sinners bend, To us thy saving grace extend. 3 Eternal Spirit, by whose breath The soul is raised from sin and death, Before thy throne we sinners bend. To us thy quick 'ning power extend. 119 4 Jehovah, Father, Spirit, Son, Mysterious Godhead, Three in One, Before thy throne we sinners bend, Grace, pardon, life, to us extend. 340 L. M. 1 0 HOLY, holy, holy Lord, [name, Bright in thy deeds and in thy Forever be thy name adored. Thy glories let the world proclaim. 2 0 Jesus, Lamb once crucified To take our load of sins away, Thine be the hymn that rolls its tide Along the realms of upper day. 3 0 Holy Spirit, from above. In streams of light and glory given. Thou source of ecstacy and love. Thy praises ring through earth and heaven. 4 0 God triune, to Thee we owe Our every thought, our every song ; And ever may thy praises flow From saint and seraph's burning tongue. James Wallis Eastburne, 1819. 341 7s, 8s & 7s. 1 Thee, 0 God, we humbly praise. Thee as Lord and King confessing ; All the earth its homage pays. Honor, power, glory, blessing. Ever giveth unto Thee, Father of eternity. 2 All the angels join the hymn. All the powers of heaven replying, Cherubim to seraphim, With unwearied voices crying. Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of hosts, be Thou adored. 3 Thee, th' apostles' glorious choir. Prophets ranked in goodly number, Martyrs robed in white attire, Praise, and never sleep nor slumber, Loud their hallelujahs rise. Rolling through the vaulted skies. 4 Father, Thee the Church doth own. Wide through every land and With thy true and only Son, [nation, Worthy of all adoration. And the Holy Spirit, her Everlasting Comforter. 5 King, 0 Christ, ere time began In the Father's glory reigning. Thou, to rescue fallen man. Neither* birth nor death disdaining, Hast to all believers giv'n [heav'n. Entrance through the gate of 6 Seated now at God's right hand, Thou shalt come as Judge ; before Thee When the quick and dead shall stand, Help thy servants, we implore Thee; Make them with thy saints to shine, In eternal glory thine. 7 Save thy people. Lord, we pray ; Bless thy heritage forever, Rule and lift them up alway ; Thee we magnify, and never Cease to praise thy holy name. Through all ages still the same. 8 Lord, this day from every ill Guard us till the evening closes ; Lord, have mercy on us still. As in Thee our hope reposes ; All my trust is stayed on Thee, Let me ne'er confounded be. Ambrose. Trans. Thomas C. Porter, 1859. 120 342 CM. 1 Hail, holy, holy, holy Lord, Whom One in Three we know, By all thy heav'nly host adored, By all thy Church below. 2 One undivided Trinity With triumph we proclaim ; Thy universe is full of Thee And speaks thy glorious name. 3 Thee, holy Father, we confess. Thee, holy Son, adore ; Thee, Spirit of truth and holiness. We worship evermore. 4 Three persons equally divine We magnify and love ; And both the choirs ere long shall To sing thy praise above. [joiii 5 Hail, holy, holy, holy Lord, Our heavenly song shall be, Supreme, essential One, adored In co-eternal Three. 343 L.M. 1 Adore the Father and the Son And God the Spirit, all divine. Who are distinct and yet but One, And only one in their design. 2 In his own Son the Father shone In rays of majesty and light; In Him the Deity came down, Man with the Godhead to unite. 3 Almighty Spirit, glorious God, To Thee our humble notes we raise ; Thy quick 'ning grace we'll sound abroad, [praise. While we have breath thy name to 4 Thus we'll adore the sacred Three, From whence our whole salvation came. And still through vast eternity Thy endless grandeur loud pro- claim. 344 L.M. 1 Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates, Behold, the King of glory waits ; The King of kings is drawing near, The Saviour of the world is here. 2 Life and salvation doth He bring, Wherefore rejoice and gladly sing Eternal praise, my God, to Thee, Creator, wise is thy decree. 3 Fling wide the portals of your hearty Make it a temple, set apart From earthly use for heaven's employ, Adorned with prayer and love and joy. 4 So shall your sovereign enter in. And new and nobler life begin ; Eternal praise, my God, be thine. For word and deed and grace divine. 5 Redeemer, come ; I open wide My heart to Thee; here. Lord, abide ; Let me thine inner presence feel. Thy grace and love in me reveal. 6 Thy holy Spirit guide us on. Until our glorious goal be won ; Eternal praise, eternal fame. Be offered, Saviour, to thy name. George Weisel, 1635. Trans. Cath. Winkworth, 1855. 345 8s & 7s. 1 Glory be to God the Father, Glory be to God the Son, Glory be to God the Spirit, One in Three and Three in One ; Glory, glory, glory, glory, While eternal ages run. 2 Glory be to Him who loved us, [stain ; Washed us from each spot and Glory be to Him who bought us, Made us kings with Him to reign ; Glory, glory, glory, glory. To the Lamb that once was slain. Sunbap^ 121 3 Glory to the King of angels. Glory to the Church's King, Glory to the King of nations, Heaven and earth your praises bring ; Glory, glory, glory, glory To the King of glory bring. 4 Glory, blessing, praise eternal. Thus the choir of angels sings ; Honor, riches, power, dominion. Thus its praise creation brings ; Glory, glory, glory, glory. Glory to the King of kings. Trinity Season. 346 8s&7s. D. 1 Lord of glory, Thou liast bought us With thy life-blood as the price, Never grudging for the lost ones That tremendous sacrifice ; And, with that, hast freely given Blessings countless as the sand, To th' unthankful and the evil With thine own unsparing hand. 2 Grant us hearts, dear Lord, to yield Gladly, freely, of thine own, [Thee With the sunshine of thy goodness Melt our thankless hearts of stone, Till our cold and selfish natures, Warmed by Thee, at length believe That more happy and more blessed 'Tis to give than to receive. 3 Wondrous honor hast Thou given To our humblest charity. In thine own mysterious sentence, " Ye have done it unto me ; " Give us faith, to trust Thee boldly, Hope, to stay our souls on Thee ; But, 0 best of all thy graces, Give us thine own charity. Eliza Sibbald Alderson, 1868. 347 8s&7s. D. 1 Is thy cruse of comfort failing ? Rise and share it with another. And through all the years of famine It shall serve thee and thy brother ; Love divine will fill thy store-house. Or thy handful still renew ; Scanty fare for one will often Make a royal feast for two. 2 For the heart grows rich in giving ; All its wealth is living grain ; Seeds which mildew in the garner. Scattered, fill with gold the plain. Is thy burden hard and heavy ? Do thy steps drag wearily ? Help to bear thy brother's burden, God will bear both it and thee. 3 Numb and weary on the mountains Would' st thou sleep amidst the snow ? Chafe that frozen form beside thee, And together both shall glow. Art thou stricken in life's battle ? Many wounded round thee moan ; Lavish on their wounds thy balsams, And that balm shall heal thine own. 4 Is the heart a well left empty ? None but God its void can fill ; Nothing but a ceaseless fountain Can its ceaseless longings still. Is the heart a living power ? [low ; Self-entwined its strength sinks It can only live in loving. And by serving love will grow. Elizabeth Charles. 348 c. M. 1 Our God is love, and all his saints His image bear below ; The heart with love to God inspired, With love to man will glow. 2 0 may we love each other. Lord, As we are loved of Thee, For none are truly born of God Who live in enmity. Unnitp Season,- Love. 123 S Heirs of the same immortal bliss, Our hopes and fears the same, The cords of love our hearts should The law of love inflame. [bind, 4 So shall the vain contentious world Our peaceful lives approve, And wondering say, as they of old, " See how the Christians love." Thomas Cotterni. 349 c. M. 1 Father of mercies, send thy grace All powerful from above, To form in our obedient souls The image of thy love. 2 0 may our sympathizing breast That generous pleasure know, Freely to share in other's joy, And weep for other's woe. 3 Whene'er the helpless sons of grief In low distress are laid, Soft be our hearts their pains to feel And swift our hands to aid. 4 So Jesus looked on dying men, Enthroned above the skies. And when He saw their lost estate Felt his compassion rise. 5 Since Christ, to save our guilty souls. On w ings of mercy flew, We,whom the Saviour thus hath loved, Should love each other too. Phnip Doddridge, 1740. 350 c. M. 1 Do not I love Thee, 0 my Lord ? Behold my heart and see, And turn the dearest idol out That dares to rival Thee. 2 Is not thy name melodious still To mine attentive ear ? [bound Doth not each pulse with pleasure My Saviour's voice to hear ? 3 Hast Thou a lamb in all thy flock I would disdain to feed ? Hast Thou a foe before whose face I fear thy cause to plead ? 4 Would not my heart pour forth its In honor of thy name ? [blood And challenge the cold hand of death To damp the immortal flame ? 5 Thou know'st I love Thee, dearest But 0 I long to soar [Lord ; Far from the sphere of mortal joys. And learn to love Thee more. Philip Doddridge, 1740. 351 c. M. 1 Majestic sweetness sits enthroned Upon the Saviour's brow ; [ed. His head with radiant glories crown- His lips with grace o'erflow. 2 No mortal can with Him compare Among the sons of men ; Fairer is He than all the fair That fill the heav'nly train. 3 He saw me plunged in deep distress ; He flew to my relief; For me He bore the shameful cross And carried all my grief. 4 To Him I owe my life and breath And all the joys I have ; He makes me triumph over death And saves me from the grave. 5 To heaven, the place of his abode. He brings my weary feet. Shows me the glories of my God, And makes my joys complete. 6 Since from his bounty I receive Such proofs of love divine, Had I a thousand hearts to give, Lord, they should all be thine. Samuel Stennett, 1787. Uxinitv season. -Love. 124 352 CM, 1 My God, I love Thee, not because I hope for heav'n thereby. Nor yet because who love Thee not Must burn eternally. 2 Thou, 0 my Jesus, Thou didst me Upon the cross embrace, For me didst bear the nails and spear And manifold disgrace, 3 And griefs and torments numberless And sweat of agony, Yea, death itself, and all for me Who was thine enemy. 4 Then why, 0 blessed Jesus Christ, Should I not love Thee well ? Not for the hope of winning heaven, Nor of escaping hell ; 5 Not with the hope of gaining aught, Not seeking a reward ; But as Thyself hast loved me, 0 ever-loving Lord, 6 So would I love Thee, dearest Lord, And in thy praise will sing. Solely because Thou art my God And my eternal King. F. Xavier, 1516. Trans, by E. Caswall, 1848. 353 7s. 6 L 1 Though I speak with angel tongues Bravest words of strength and fire, They are but as idle songs, If no love my heart inspire ; All the eloquence shall pass As the noise of sounding brass. 2 Though I lavish all I have On the poor in charity. Though I shrink not from the grave, Or unmoved the stake can see. Till by love the work be crowned, All shall profitless be found. 3 Come, Thou Spirit of pure love, Who didst forth from God proceed,. Never from my heart remove ; Let me all thine impulse heed, Let my heart henceforward be Moved, controlled, inspired by Thee. Trans, by C. Winkworth. 354 6s & 4s^ 1 More love to Thee, 0 Christ, More love to Thee ; Hear Thou the prayer I make, On bended knee ; This is my earnest plea, More love, 0 Christ, to Thee, More love to Thee. 2 Once earthly joy I craved, Sought peace and rest ; Now Thee alone I seek, Give what is best ; This all my prayer shall be. More love, 0 Christ, to Thee^ More love to Thee. 3 Let sorrow do its work, Send grief and pain ; Sweet are thy messengers, Sw^eet their refrain. When they can sing with me. More love, 0 Christ, to Thee^ More love to Thee. 4 Then shall my latest breath Whisper thy praise ; This be the parting cry My heart shall raise. This still its prayer shall be. More love, 0 Christ, to Thee, More love to Thee. Elizabeth Payson Prentiss, 186a ■JTcinits Season.— Love. 355 7s. 1 Now begin the heav'nly theme, Sing aloud in Jesus' name ; Ye who his salvation prove, Triumph in redeeming love. 2 Ye who see the Father's grace, Beaming in the Saviour's face, As to Canaan on je move. Praise and bless redeeming love. 3 Mourning souls, dry up your tears. Banish all your guilty fears : See your guilt and curse remove, Canceled by redeeming love. 4 Ye, alas ! who long have been Willing slaves to death and sin, Now from bliss no longer rove. Stop, and taste redeeming love. 5 Welcome all, by sin oppress'd, Welcome to the Saviour's breast ; Nothing brought Him from above. Nothing but redeeming love. 6 He subdued th' infernal powers, Those tremendous foes of ours. From their cursed empire drove. Mighty in redeeming love. 7 Hither, then, your music bring, Strike aloud each tuneful string ; Mortals, join the hosts above, Join to praise redeeming love. M. Madan. 356 7s. 1 Everlasting arms of love Are beneath, around, above ; He who left his throne of light, And unnumbered angels bright, '2 He who on th' accursed tree Oave his precious life for me. He it is that bears me on. His the arm I lean upon. 125 3 He who now enthroned above, Still retains his heart of love. Marking still each fallen tear Of his burdened pilgrims here, 4 He who wields creation's rod, He, my brother, yet my God, Faithful he, whate'er betide. Is my everlasting guide. 5 All things hasten to decay. Earth and seas will pass aAvay ; Soon will yonder circling sun Cease his blazing course to run ; 6 Scenes will vary, friends grow strange, But the changeless cannot change ; Gladly will I journey on. With his arm to lean upon. T. R. Macduff. 357 L. M. 1 0 Lord, how joyful 'tis to see The brethren join in love to Thee ; On Thee alone their heart relies. Their only strength thy grace supplies. 2 How sweet, within thy holy place. With one accord to sing thy grace, Besieging thine attentive ear With all the force of fervent prayer. 3 0 may we love the house of God, Of peace and joy the blest abode ; 0 may no angry strife destroy That sacred peace, that holy joy. 4 The world without may rage, but we Will only cling more close to Thee, With hearts to Thee more wholly giv'n. More weaned from earth, more fixed on heaven. 5 Lord, shower upon us from above The sacred gift of mutual love ; Each other's wants may we supply. And reign together in the sky. Latin Hymn. Trans, by J. Chandler. 126 Unniti^ Season,— Love. 358 L. M. 1 Jesus, most merciful and kind, Beloved and loving, both combined, Jesus, Thou good and gracious One, Of Mary and of God the Son, 2 Who can conceive or who record What bliss it is to love Thee, Lord ? To dwell in humble faith wath Thee Is boundless, full felicity. 3 Let saints below and saints above Show forth thy faithful, endless love ; And know the joy thy people see. Who suffer and who weep with Thee. 4 Infinite Majesty above. Our hope, our life, our joy and love, Thy fulness, Jesus, let us see. And evermore abide in Thee. 5 Thus, seeing and enjoying Thee, In earth and heav'n our joy shall be. And grateful praise to Thee be given Through all the blissful life of heav'n. 359 8s & 7s. 1 God is love ; his mercy brightens All the path in which we rove ; Bliss He wakes and woe He lightens, God is wisdom, God is love. 2 Chance and change are busy ever, Man decays and ages move; But his mercy waneth never, God is wisdom, God is love. 3 E'en the hour that darkest seemeth Will his changeless goodness prove ; From the gloom his brightness stream- God is wisdom, God is love, [eth, 4 He with earthly cares entwineth Hope and comfort from above; Everywhere his glory shineth, God is wisdom, God is love. J. Bowring. 360 s. M. 1 Blest be the tie that binds Our hearts in Christian love ; The fellowship of kindred minds Is like to that above. 2 Before our Father's throne We pour our ardent prayers ; Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one,. Our comforts and our cares. 3 We share our mutual woes. Our mutual burdens bear ; And often for each other flows The sympathizing tear. 4 When we asunder part It gives us inward pain, But we shall still be joined in heart And hope to meet again. 5 .This glorious hope revives Our courage by the w^ay. While each in expectation lives And longs to see the day. 6 From sorrow, toil and pain And sin we shall be free. And perfect love and friendship reign Through all eternity. John Fawcett, 1772. 361 s. M. 1 We give Thee but thine own. Whatever the gift may be ; All that we have is thine alone, A trust, 0 Lord, from Thee. Udnitig Season*— Love. 2 May we thy bounties thus, As stewards true, receive, And gladly, as Thou blessest us, To thee our first-fruits give. 3 To comfort and to bless, To find a balm for woe, To tend the lone and fatherless Is angels' work below. 4 The captive to release, To God the lost to bring. To teach the way of life and peace, It is a Christlike thing. 5 And we believe thy word. Though dim our faith may be, Whatever for thine we do, 0 Lord, We do it unto Thee. W. W. How, 1854. 362 H. M. 1 Lord of the worlds above. How pleasant and how fair The dwellings of thy love. Thine earthly temples are ! To thine abode my heart aspires. With warm desires to see my God. 2 0 happy souls, who pray Where God appoints to hear ! 0 happy men, who pay Their constant service there ! [they They praise Thee still ; and happy Who love the way to Zion's hill. 3 They go from strength to strength. Through this dark vale of tears. Till each arrives at length. Till each in heav'n appears ; 0 glorious seat, when God, our King, Shall thither bring our willing feet. Isaac Watts, 1719. 127 363 CM. 1 Faith adds new charms to earthly bliss. And saves me from its snares, Its aid in ev'ry duty brings And softens all my cares. 2 The wounded conscience knows its The healing balm to give ; [power That balm the saddest heart can And make the dying live, [cheer^ 3 Wide it unveils celestial worlds. Where deathless pleasures reign, And bids me seek my portion there^ Nor bids me seek in vain. 4 It shows the precious promise sealed With the Redeemer's blood, And helps my feeble hope to rest L'pon a faithful God. 5 There, there unshaken would I rest, Till this frail body dies. And then, on faith's triumphant To endless glory rise. [wings, 1). Turner. 364 c. M. 1 Faith is the brightest evidence Of things beyond our sight. Breaks through the clouds of flesh and sense And dwells in heav'nly light. 2 It sets times past in present view, Brings distant prospects home, Of things a thousand years ago Or thousand years to come. 3 By faith we know the worlds were By God's almighty word; [made Abram, to unknown countries led By faith, obeyed the Lord. 128 Urinit^ Season*— Faith. 4 He sought a city fair and high, Built by th' eternal hands ; And faith assures us, though we die, That heav'nly building stands. Isaac Watts, 1709. 365 c. M. 1 Jesus, the very thought of Thee With sweetness fills my breast ; But sweeter far thy face to see And in thy presence rest. 2 Nor voice can sing nor heart can Nor can the memory find [frame A sweeter sound than thy blest name, 0 Saviour of mankind. 3 0 hope of every contrite heart, 0 joy of all the meek. To those who fall, how kind thou art ! How good to those who seek ! 4 But what to those who find ? Ah ! this Nor tongue nor pen can show ; The love of Jesus, what it is. None but his loved ones know. 5 Jesus, our only joy be Thou, As Thou our prize wilt be ; Jesus, be Thou our glory now. And through eternity. 366 7s, 8s & 7s. 1 Jesus lives, and so shall I ; Death, thy sting is gone forever ; He who deigned for me to die Lives, the bands of death to sever. He shall raise me with the just ; Jesus is my hope and trust. 2 Jesus lives and reigns supreme ; And, his kingdom still remaining, I shall also be with Him, Ever living, ever reigning. God has promised, be it must ; Jesus is my hope and trust. 3 Jesus lives, and God extends Grace to each returning sinner ; Rebels He receives as friends. And exalts to highest honor. God is true as He is just ; Jesus is my hope and trust. 4 Jesus lives, and by his grace Victory o'er my passions giving, I will cleanse my heart and ways. Ever to his glory living. The weak he raises from the dust ; Jesus is my hope and trust. 5 Jesus lives, and I am sure Naught shall e'er from Jesus sever ; Satan's wiles and Satan's power, Pain or pleasure, ye shall never. Christian armor cannot rust ; Jesus is my hope and trust. 6 Jesus lives, and death is now But my entrance into glory ; Courage then, my soul, for thou Hast a crown of life before thee ; Thou shalt find thy hopes were just, Jesus is the Christian's trust. C. F. GeUert. Trans. Catharine Winkworth. 367 c. M. 1 Give us, 0 Lord, the eye of faith, The inner world to see, Then holy angels we shall view And their blest ministry. 2 Angelic faces we shall see. Angelic wings o'erspread Above thy holy altar. Lord, And Thee, the living bread. XTrtnttB Season.— Faith. 129 3 And we shall hear angelic harps And heav'nly minstrelsy, When one repenting sinner turns With contrite heart to Thee. 4 And when we see the deep'ning calm, And watch the quiv'ring breath That trembles on the lips in prayer Of holy saints in death, 5 Then angel ministers will be Unveiled to our eyes. Waiting to waft the faithful soul In peace to Paradise. 6 0 give us grace as angels here To live in holy love, That the last trump may summon us To bliss with them above. Christopher Wordsworth. 368 c M. 1 0 FOR a faith that will not shrink. Though pressed by every foe, That will not tremble on the brink Of any earthly woe ; 2 That will not murmur nor complain Beneath the chast'ning rod, But in the hour of grief or pain Will lean upon its God ; 3 A faith that shines more bright and clear When tempests rage without ; That when in danger knows no fear, In darkness feels no doubt ; 4 A faith that keeps the narrow way Till life's last hour is fled. And with a pure and heav'nly ray Lights up the dying bed. 5 5 Lord, give us such a faith as this ; And then, whate'er may come. We'll taste, e'en here, the hallowed Of an eternal home. [bliss W. H. Bathurst. 369 c. M. 1 Lord, I believe ; thy power I own. Thy word I would obey ; I wander comfortless and lone. When from thy truth I stray. 2 Lord, I believe ; but gloomy fears Sometimes bedim my sight ; I look to Thee with prayers and tears, And cry for strength and light. 3 Lord, I believe ; but oft I know My faith is cold and weak ; My weakness strengthen, and bestow The confidence I seek. 4 Yes, I believe ; and only Thou Canst give my soul relief ; Lord, to thy truth my spirit bow ; " Help Thou mine unbelief." J. R. Wreford. 370 L.M. 1 By faith in Christ I walk with God, With heav'n, my journey's end, in Supported by his staff and rod, [view ; My road is safe and pleasant too. 2 Though snares and dangers throng my path, [withstand. And earth and hell my course I triumph over all by faith. Guarded by his almighty hand. 3 The wilderness affords no food. But God for my support prepares, Provides me every needful good. And frees my soul from wants and cares. 130 XTrtnitp Season.- Faith. 4 With Him sweet converse I maintain ; Great as He is, I dare be free ; I tell Him all my grief and pain, And He reveals his love to me. 5 Some cordial from his word He brings, Whene'er my feeble spirit faints ; At once my soul revives and sings, And yields no more to sad com- plaints. 6 I pity all that worldlings talk Of pleasures that will quickly end ; Be this my choice, 0 Lord, to walk With Thee, my guide, my guard, my friend. John Newton. 371 L.M. 1 Jesus, our soul's delightful choice, In Thee believing we rejoice ; Yet still our joy is mixed with grief. While faith contends with unbelief. 2 Thy promises our hearts revive, And keep our fainting hopes alive ; But guilt and fears and sorrows rise. And hide the promise from our eyes. 3 Do Thou the languid spark inflame. That we may conquer in thy name ; And let not sin and Satan boast. While saints lie mould'ring in the dust. 4 Unequal to the conflict, Lord, Too weak to wield the shield or sword. On thine almighty arm we fall, Be Thou our Jesus and our all. 372 c. M. D. 1 While Thee I seek, protecting pow- Be my vain wishes stilled ; [er. And may this consecrated hour With better hopes be filled. Thy love the power of thought be- stowed. To Thee my thoughts would soar ; Thy mercy o'er my life has flowed, That mercy I adore. 2 In each event of life, how clear Thy ruling hand I see ! Each blessing to my soul more dear Because conferred by Thee. In every joy that crowns my days, In every pain I bear. My heart shall find delight in praise, Or seek relief in prayer. 3 When gladness wings my favored hour. Thy love my thoughts shall fill ; Resigned, when storms of sorrow lower My soul shall meet thy will ; My lifted eye without a tear The gathering storm shall see, My steadfast heart shall know no fear. That heart shall rest on Thee. Helen Maria WUliams, 1786. 373 c. M. D. 1 Father of mercies, God of love. My Father and my God, I'll sing the honors of thy name And spread thy praise abroad. Thou boundless source of every good, My best desires fulfil ; 0 help me to adore thy grace And mark thy sovereign will. 2 In all thy mercies may my soul Thy bounteous goodness see. Nor let the gifts thy hand imparts Estrange my heart from Thee. Udniti? Season.— Hope. 131 In every changing scene of life, Whate'er that scene may be, Give me a meek and humble mind, A mind at peace with Thee. 3 Through every period of my life, Each bright, each clouded scene. Give me a meek and humble mind. Still equal and serene ; Then I may close my eyes in death, Free from distracting care ; For death is life and labor rest. If Thou art with me there. Ottiwen Heginbotham, 1744—68. 374 c. M. 1 All that I was, my sin, my guilt. My death, was all my own ; All that I am I owe to Thee, My gracious God, alone. 2 The evil of my former state Was mine and only mine ; The good in which I now rejoice Is thine and only thine. 3 The darkness of my former state. The bondage, all was mine ; The light of life in which I walk, The liberty, is thine. 4 Thy grace first made me feel my sin. It taught me to believe ; Then, in believing, peace I found, And now I live, I live. 5 All that I am, e'en here on earth, All that I hope to be When Jesus comes and glory dawns, I owe it. Lord, to Thee. Horatius Bonar, 1850. 375 c. M. 1 Lord, it belongs not to my care Whether I die or live ; To love and serve Thee is my share, And this thy grace must give. 2 If life be long, I will be glad That I may long obey ; If short, yet why should I be sad To soar to endless day ? 3 Christ leads me through no darker rooms Than He went through before ; No one into his kingdom comes But through his opened door. 4 Come, Lord, when grace has made Thy blessed face to see ; [me meet For if thy work on earth be sweet, What will thy glory be ? 5 Then shall I end my sad complaints And weary, sinful days. And join with all triumphant saints Who sing Jehovah's praise. 6 My knowledge of that life is small. The eye of faith is dim ; But 'tis enough that Christ knows all, And I shall be with Him. Richard Baxter, 1681. 376 c, M. 1 My Saviour, my almighty friend, When I begin thy praise. Where will the growing numbers end, The numbers of thy grace ? 2 Thou art my everlasting trust. Thy goodness I adore ; And since I knew thy graces first, I speak thy glories more. 3 My feet shall travel all the length Of the celestial road, [strength And march with courage in thy To see my Father, God. 4 When I am filled with sore distress For some surprising sin, I'll plead thy perfect righteousness, And mention none but thine. 132 XTrtntti? Season*— Hope. 5 How will my lips rejoice to tell The vict' ries of my King ! My soul, redeemed from sin and hell, Shall thy salvation sing. 6 My tongue shall all the day proclaim My Saviour and my God, His death hath brought my foes to shame, And saved me by his blood. 7 Awake, awake, my tuneful powers ; With this delightful song I'll entertain the darkest hours, Nor think the season long. Isaac Watts, 1719. 377 c. M. 1 Dearest of all the names above, My Jesus and my God, Who can resist thy heav'nly love. Or trifle with thy blood ? 2 'Tis by the merits of thy death The Father smiles again ; 'Tis by thine interceding breath The Spirit dwells with men. 3 Till God in human flesh I see. My thoughts no comfort find ; The holy, j ust and sacred Three Are terrors to my mind. 4 But if ImmanuePs face appear. My hope, my joy, begins ; His name forbids my slavish fear. His grace removes my sins. 5 While Jews on their own law rely And Greeks of wisdom boast, I love th' incarnate mystery And there I fix my trust. Isaac Watts. 378 lis. 1 How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, [word ! Is laid for your faith in his excellent What more can He say than to you He hath said, fled ? To you who for refuge to Jesus have 2 " Fear not, I am with thee, 0 be not dismayed, [thee aid; For I am thy God, I will still give I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand, [hand. Upheld by my gracious, omnipotent 3 " When through the deep waters I call thee to go, [flow ; The rivers of sorrow shall not over- For I will be with thee thy trials to bless, [tress. And sanctify to thee thy deepest dis- 4 " When through fiery trials thy path- way shall lie, [supply ; My grace, all-sufiicient, shall be thy The flame shall not hurt thee ; I only design [refine. Thy dross to consume and thy gold to 5 "E'en down to old age all my people shall prove [love ; My sovereign, eternal, unchangeable And then, when gray hairs shall their temples adorn, [bosom be borne. Like lambs they shall still in my 6 " The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose, I will not, I will not desert to his foes; That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake, I'll never, no never, no never forsake." George Keith, 1787. Urinitg Season.— Hope. ^ 133 379 CM. 1 0 God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast. And our eternal home, 2 Beneath the shadow of thy throne Thy saints have dwelt secure ; Sufficient is thine arm alone, And our defense is sure. 3 Before the hills in order stood. Or earth received her frame, From everlasting Thou art God, To endless years the same. 4 A thousand ages in thy sight Are like an evening gone. Short as the watch that ends the Before the rising sun. [night 5 Time, like an ever-rolling stream. Bears all its sons away ; They fly forgotten, as a dream - Dies at the opening day. 6 0 God, our help in ages past. Our hope for years to come. Be Thou our guard while troubles And our eternal home. [last, Isaac Watts, 1719. 380 CM. 1 My God, the spring of all my joys. The life of my delights, The glory of my brightest days. And comfort of my nights, 2 In darkest shades, if He appear. My dawning is begun ; He is my soul's bright morning star. And He my rising sun. 3 The opening heav'ns around me With beams of sacred bliss, [shine While Jesus shows his heart is mine And whispers I am his. 4 My soul would leave this heavy clay At that transporting word. Bun up with joy the shining way, T' embrace my dearest Lord. 5 Fearless of hell and ghastly death, I'd break through every foe ; The wings of love and arms of faith Should bear me conqueror through. Isaac Watts, 1707. 381 c. M. 1 When I can read my title clear To mansions in the skies, I bid farewell to ev'ry fear And wipe my weeping eyes. 2 Should earth against my soul engage And hellish darts be hurled. 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 heav'n, my all. 4 There shall I bathe my weary soul In seas of heav'nly rest. And not a wave of trouble roll Across my peaceful breast. Isaac Watts. 382 c. M. 1 Through all the changing scenes of In trouble and in joy, D^fo, The praises of my God shall still My heart and tongue employ. 134 TLvinit^ Season*— Hope. 2 0 magnify the Lord with me, Wifh me exalt his name ; When in distress to Him I called, He to my rescue came. 3 The hosts of God encamp around The dwellings of the just; Deliv' ranee He affords to all Who on his succor trust. 4 0 make but trial of his love ; Experience w ill decide How bless'd are they, and only they, Who in his truth confide. 5 Fear Him, ye saints, and you will then Have nothing else to fear ; Make you his service your delight, Your wants shall be his care. Nahum Tate, 1696. 383 c. M. 1 When waves of trouble round me My soul is not dismayed ; [swell, I hear a voice I know full well, " 'Tis I; be not afraid." 2 When black the threat'ning clouds appear And storms my path invade, That voice shall calm each rising fear, " 'Tis I; be not afraid." 3 There is a gulf that must be crossed ; Saviour, be near to aid ; Whisper, when my frail bark is tossed, " 'Tis I ; be not afraid." 4 There is a dark and fearful vale, Death hides within its shade ; 0 say, when flesh and heart shall fail, "'Tis I; be not afraid." Charlotte EUiott. 384 s. M. 1 My spirit on thy care, Blest Saviour, I recline ; Thou wilt not lead me to despair, For Thou art love divine. 2 In Thee I place my trust. On Thee I calmly rest ; I know Thee good, I know Thee just, And count thy choice the best. 3 Whate'er events betide, Thy will they all perform ; Safe in thy breast my head I hide, Nor fear the coming storm. 4 Let good or ill befall, It must be good for me. Secure of having Thee in all. Of having all in Thee.. H. F. Lyte. 385 s. M. 1 Commit thou all thy griefs And ways into his hands. To his sure truth and tender care Who earth and heaven commands, 2 Who points the clouds their course, Whom winds and seas obey ; He shall direct thy wandering feet, He shall prepare thy way. 3 Thou on the Lord rely. So safe thou shalt go on ; Fix on his word thy steadfast eye. So shall thy work be done. 4 No profit canst thou gain By self-consuming care ; To him commend thy cause ; his ear Attends the softest prayer. XTrlnit^ Season,— Trust. 135 5 Thine everlasting truth, Father, thy ceaseless love, [knows Sees all thy children's wants, and What best for each will prove. Paul Gerhardt. Trans, by John Wesley, 1739. 386 s. M. 1 " My times are in thy hand ; " My God, I wish them there ; My life, my soul, my all, I leave Entirely to thy care. 2 " My times are in thy hand," • Whatever they may be, Pleasing or painful, dark or bright, As best may seem to Thee. 3 " My times are in thy hand ; " Why should I doubt or fear ? My Father's hand will never cause His child a needless tear. 4 " My times are in thy hand ; " I'll always trust in Thee, Till I possess the promised land, And all thy glory see. Wniiam F. Lloyd, 1835. 387 L. M. 6 1. 1 When gath'ring clouds around I view. And days are dark and friends are few. On Him I lean who not in vain Experienced ev'ry human pain ; He sees my wants, allays my fears, And counts and treasures up my tears. 2 If aught should tempt my soul to stray From heavenly wisdom's narrow way. To fly the good I would pursue Or do the sin I would not do. Still He who felt temptation's power Shall guard me in that dangerous hour. 3 When sorrowing o'er some stone I bend, Which covers what was once a friend. And from his voice, his hand, his Divides me for a little w hile ; [smile, Thou, Saviour,mark'st the tears I shed, For Thou didst weep o'er Lazarus dead. 4 And 0 when I have safely passed Through every conflict but the last, Still, still unchanging, w^atch beside My painful bed, for Thou hast died ; Then point to realms of cloudless day, And wipe the latest tear away. Robert Grant, 1806. 388 L. M. 6 1. 1 As oft wdth worn and w^eary feet We tread earth's rugged valley o'er, The thought how comforting and sweet, Christ trod this very path before ; Our wants and weaknesses He knows, From life's first dawning till its close. 2 Do sickness, feebleness or pain Or sorrow in our path appear. The recollection will remain. More deeply did He suff'er here ; His life, how truly sad and brief, Filled up with suff*ering and with grief! 3 If Satan tempt our hearts to stray And whisper evil things within, So did he in the desert way Assail our Lord with thoughts of sin, When worn and in a feeble hour The tempter came with all his power. 4 Just such as I, this earth He trod, With every human ill but sin ; And though indeed the Son of God, As I am now, so He has been. My God, my Saviour, look on me With pity, love and sympathy. James Edmeston, 1847. 136 XTrinxti^ Season —Trust. 389 L. M. 1 Come, 0 Creator, Spirit blest. And in our souls take up thy rest ; Come, witli thy grace and heav'nly aid, [made. To fill the hearts thy power hath 2 Come, Holy Ghost, to Thee we cry, 0 highest gift of God most high, 0 fount of life, 0 fire of love. Anointing Spirit from above. 3 Thou in thy bounteous gifts art known ; Thee, finger of God's hand, we own ; The promise of the Father Thou, Our tongues with truth and power endow. 4 Kindle our senses from above, [love. And make our hearts o'erflow with With patience firm and virtue high. The weakness of our flesh supply. 5 Far from us drive the foe we dread. And grant us thy true peace instead ; So shall w^e not, with Thee to guide. Turn from the path of life aside. 6 0 may thy grace on us bestow The Father and the Son to know. And Thee, through endless time con- fessed. Of both th' eternal Spirit blest. Charlemagne. Trans, by E. CaswaU. 390 L. M. 1 Health of the weak, to make them strong. Refuge of sinners and their song, Comfort of each afflicted breast, Haven of hope in realms of rest, 2 Lord of the patriarchs gone before, Light of the prophets' learned lore, Deign from thy throne to look on me And hear my lowly litany. 3 Lead me, 0 Spirit, to the Son, To taste and feel what He has done, To lay me low before his cross. And reckon all beside as dross, 4 To speak and think and w^ill and move, [love; And love as Thou would'st have me 0 look upon this bended knee, And hear my heart's own litany. Matthew Bridges. 391 L. M. 1 God of all power and truth and grace, Which shall from age to age endure. Whose word, when heav'n and earth shall pass. Remains and stands forever sure, 2 That I thy mercy may proclaim. That all mankind thy truth may see, Hallow thy great and glorious name, And perfect holiness in me. 3 Purge me from every sinful blot. My idols all be cast aside. Cleanse me from every sinful thought, From all the filth of self and pride. 4 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. 392 8s & 7s. D. 1 Call Jehovah thy salvation. Rest beneath th' Almighty's shade, In his secret habitation Dwell, and never be dismayed. There no tumult can alarm thee, Thou shalt dread no hidden snare ; Guile nor violence can harm thee. In eternal safeguard there. Urinitig Season,— Trust. 137 2 From the sword, at noonday wasting, From the noisome pestilence. In the depth of midnight, blasting, God shall be thy sure defense ; Fear not thou the deadly quiver. When a thousand feel the blow ; Mercy shall thy soul deliver, Though ten thousand be laid low. 3 Since with pure and firm affection Thou on God hast set thy love. With the wings of his protection He will shield thee from above ; Thou shalt call on Him in trouble, He will hearken, He will save ; Here for grief reward thee double, Crown with life beyond the grave. Montgomery. 393 H. M. 1 Upward I lift mine eyes, From God is all my aid. The God that built the skies. And earth and nature made ; God is the tower to which I fly, His grace is nigh in every hour. 2 My feet shall never slide And fall in fatal snares, Since God, my guard and guide, Defends me from my fears ; Those wakeful eyes that never sleep Shall Israel keep when dangers rise. 8 No burning heats by day. Nor blasts of ev'ning air, Shall take my health away, If God be with me there ; Thou art my sun and Thou my shade. To guard my head by night or noon. 4 Hast Thou not giv'n thy word To save my soul from death ? And I can trust my Lord To keep my mortal breath ; I'll go and come, nor fear to die. Till from on high Thou call me home. 394 s. M. 1 Awake, and sing the song Of Moses and the Lamb ; Wake every heart and every tongue. To praise the Saviour's name. 2 Sing of his dying love. Sing of his rising power. Sing how He intercedes above For those whose sins He bore. 3 Sing, till we feel our hearts Ascending with our tongues. Sing, till the love of sin departs And grace inspires our songs. 4 Sing on your heav'nly way. Ye ransomed sinners, sing. Sing on, rejoicing every day In Christ th' eternal King. 5 Soon shall ye hear Him say, " Ye blessed children, come;" Soon will He call you hence away And take his wand'rers home. 6 There shall our raptured tongue His endless praise proclaim. And sweeter voices tune the song Of Moses and the Lamb. WiUiam Hammond, 1745. 395 s. M. 1 My soul, repeat his praise. Whose mercies are so great. Whose anger is so slow to rise. So ready to abate. 2 High as the heav'ns are raised Above the ground we tread, So far the riches of his grace Our highest thoughts exceed. 138 XTrinit^ Season,— Assurance. 3 His power subdues our sins ; And his forgiving love, Far as the east is from the west, Doth all our guilt remove. 4 The pity of the Lord To those that fear his name Is such as tender parents feel ; He knows our feeble frame. 5 Our days are as the grass Or like the morning flower ; If one sharp blast sweeps o'er the It whithers in an hour. [field, 6 But thy compassions, Lord, To endless years endure. And children's children ever find Thy words of promise sure. Isaac Watts, 1719. 396 s. M. 1 Dear Saviour, we are thine By everlasting bands ; Our hearts, our souls we would resign Entirely to thy hands, 2 To thee we still would cleave With ever-growing zeal ; If millions tempt us Christ to leave, 0 let them ne'er prevail. S Thy Spirit shall unite Our souls to Thee, our Head, Shall form us to thine image bright And teach thy paths to tread. 4 Death may our souls divide From these abodes of clay, But love shall keep us near thy side Through all the gloomy way. 5 Since Christ and we are one. Why should we doubt or fear ? If He in heaven has fixed his throne, He'll fix his members there. Ph. Doddridge. 397 s. M. 1 Hark, through the courts of heav'n Voices of angels sound, " He that was dead now lives again. He that w^as lost is found." 2 God of unfailing grace. Send down thy spirit now. Raise the dejected soul to hope And make the lofty bow. 3 In countries far from home On earthly husks we feed ; Back to our Father's home, 0 Lord, Our wand'ring footsteps lead. 4 Then at each soul's return The heav'nly harp shall sound, " He that was dead now lives again, He that was lost is found." Henry Alford, 1844. 398 s. M. 1 Grace ! 'tis a charming sound. Harmonious to mine ear ? Heaven with the echo shall resound. And all the earth shall hear. 2 Grace first contrived a way To save rebellious man ; And all the steps that grace display, Which drew the wondrous plan. 3 Grace led my roving feet To tread the heav'nly 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. Fh. Doddridge. TLvinit^ Season*— Assurance. 1:^9 399 c. M. 1 What grace, 0 Lord, and beauty Around thy steps beloAv, [shone What patient love was seen in all Thy life and death of ^\oe I 2 Forever on thy burdened heart A weight of sorrow hung ; Yet no ungentle, murmuring word Escaped thy silent tongue. •3 Thy foes might hate, despise, revile, Thy friends unfaithful prove. Unwearied in forgiveness still, Thy heart could only love. 4 0 give us hearts to love like Thee, Like Thee, 0 Lord, to grieve Far more for other's sins than all The wrongs that we receive. •5 One with Thyself, may every eye In us, thy brethren, see The gentleness and grace that spring From union, Lord, with Thee. Edward Denny, 1889. 400 c. M. 1 Behold, wherein a mortal form Appears each grace divine ; The virtues, all in Jesus met. With mildest radiance shine. :2 To spread the rays of heav'nly light. To give the mourner joy, To preach glad tidings to the poor. Was his divine employ. 5 Lowly in heart, to all his friends A friend and servant found ; [tears, He washed their feet, he wiped their And healed each bleeding wound. 4 'Midst keen reproach and cruel scorn Patient and meek he stood, His foes, ungrateful, sought his life ; He labored for their good. 5 To God He left his righteous cause, And still his task pursued; While humble prayer and holy faith His fainting strength renew'd. 6 In the last hours of deep distress, Before his Father's throne, [said. With soul resigned He bowed, and Thy will, not mine, be done." 7 Be Christ our pattern and our guide. His image may we bear ; 0 may we tread his holy steps. His joy and glory share. W. Enfield, 1772. 401 CM. 1 Lord as to thy dear cross we flee And plead to be forgiv'n, So let thy life our pattern be And form our souls for heav'n. 2 Help us through good report and ill Our daily cross to bear, Like Thee, to do our Father's will. Our brethren's griefs to share. 3 Let grace our selfishness expel, Our earthliness refine, And kindness in our bosoms dwell, As free and true as thine. 4 If joy shall at thy bidding fly. And grief's dark day come on. We in our turn would meekly cry. Father, thy will be done. 5 Should friends misjudge or foes de Or brethren faithless prove, [fame Then like thine own be all our aim To conquer them by love. 6 Kept peaceful in the midst of strife. Forgiving and forgiven, 0 may we lead the pilgrim's life And follow Thee to heaven. John Hampden Gurney. 140 XTrinit^ Season*— Assurance. 402 CM. 1 Sovereign of all the worlds on higli, Allow my humble claim, Nor while a worm would raise its head Disdain a Father's name. 2 My Father, God, how sweet the sound, How tender and how dear ! Not all the harmony of heav'n 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 ; And Abba, Father, humbly cry, Nor can the sign deceive. Philip Doddridge. 403 c. M. 1 Lord, like the publican I stand And lift my heart to Thee ; Thy pard'ning grace, 0 God, com- Be merciful to me. [mand, 2 I smite upon my anxious breast, O'erwhelmed with agony ; 0 save my soul by sin oppressed, Be merciful to me. 3 My guilt, my shame, I ail confess, I have no hope nor plea But Jesus' blood and righteousness, Be merciful to me. 4 Here at thy cross I still would wait. Nor from its shelter flee, Till Thou, 0 God, in mercy great Art merciful to me. T. Raffles, 1831. 404 c. M. 1 Father, whate'er of earthly bliss Thy sovereign will denies, Accepted at thy throne of grace Let this petition rise : 2 Give me a calm, a thankful heart. From every murmur free ; The blessings of thy grace impart. And let me live to Thee. 3 Let the sweet hope that Thou art mine My path of life attend, [shine Thy presence through my journey And crown my journey's end. Anne Steele, 1760. 405 los&iis. 1 Ye servants of God, your Master pro- claim, [name ; And publish abroad his wonderful The name all -victorious of Jesus extol. His kingdom is glorious. He rules over all. 2 God ruleth on high, almighty to save, And still He is nigh, his presence we have; [shall sing, The great congregation his triumph Ascribing salvation to J esus our King. 3 Salvation to God, who sits on the throne. Let all cry aloud and honor the Son ; The praises of Jesus the angels pro- claim, [the Lamb. Fall down on their faces and worship 4 Then let us adore and give Him his- right, [might, All glory and power and wisdom and All honor and blessing, with angels abo^^e, [love. And thanks never ceasing and infinite Charles "Wesley, 1744. Uvinit^ Season,— Assurance. 141 406 los & lis. 1 0 WORSHIP the King, al^glorious above [his love ; And gratefully sing his power and Our shield and defender, the ancient of days, [with praise. Pavilioned in splendor and girded 2 0 tell of his might, 0 sing of his grace, [space ; Whose robe is the light, whose canopy His chariots of wrath the deep thun- derclouds form [the storm. And dark is his path on the wings of 3 Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail, [fail ; In Thee do we trust, nor find Thee to Thy mercies how tender, how firm to the end ! [friend. Our maker, defender. Redeemer and 4 0 measureless might, ineffable love. While angels delight to hymn Thee above, [their lays. The humbler creation, though feeble With true adoration shall sing to thy praise. R. Grant, 1830. 407 6s & 4s. 1 My faith looks up to Thee, Thou Lamb of Calvary, Saviour divine ; Now hear me while I pray, Take all my guilt away, 0 let me from this day Be wholly thine. 2 May thy rich grace impart Strength to my fainting heart, My zeal inspire ; As Thou hast died for me, 0 may my love to Thee Pure, warm and changeless be, A living fire. 3 While life's dark maze I tread And griefs around me spread, Be Thou my guide ; Bid darkness turn to day. Wipe sorrow's tears away, Nor let me ever stray From Thee aside. 4 When ends life's transient dream. When death's cold, sullen stream Shall o'er me roll. Blest Saviour, then in love Fear and distrust remove, 0 bear me safe above, A ransomed soul. Ray Palmer, 1830. 408 8s&7s. o. 1 Lord, with glowing heart I'd praise Thee For the bliss thy love bestows. For the pard'ning grace that saves me. And the peace that from it flows ; Help, 0 God, my weak endeavor. This dull soul to rapture raise ; Thou must light the flame or never Can my love be warmed to praise. 2 Praise, my soul, the God that sought thee, Wretched wand'rer, far astray. Found thee lost and kindly brought thee From the path of death away ; Praise, with love's devoutest feeling. Him who saw thy guilt-born fear. And, the light of hope revealing, Bade the blood-stained cross appear. 142 TTrinitp Season*— Assurance. 3 Lord, this bosom's ardent feeling Vainly would my lips express ; Low before thy footstool kneeling, Deign thy suppliant's prayer to bless ; Let thy grace, my soul's chief treasure, Love's pure flame within me raise, And, since words can never measure, Let my life show forth thy praise. F. S. Key. 409 c. M. 1 When all thy mercies, 0 my God, My rising soul surveys. Transported with the view, I'm lost In wonder, love and praise. 2 Unnumbered comforts of my soul Thy tender care bestowed, Before my infant heart conceived From whom those comforts flowed. 3 Ten thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ ; Nor is the least a cheerful heart. That tastes those gifts with joy. 4 Through ev'ry period of my life Thy goodness I'll pursue ; And after death in distant worlds The glorious theme renew. 5 Through all eternity, to Thee A joyful song I'll raise, For 0 eternity's too short To utter all thy praise. J. Addison, 1712. 410 ' CM. 1 My God, how wonderful Thou art. Thy majesty how bright, How beautiful thy mercy-seat. In depths of burning light ' 2 How dread are thine eternal years^ 0 everlasting Lord, By saints and angels day and night Incessantly adored ! 3 0 how I fear Thee, living God, With deepest, tend'rest fears. And worship Thee with trembling And penitential tears. [hope- 4 Yet I may love Thee too, 0 Lord, Almighty as Thou art, For Thou hast stooped to ask of me The love of my poor heart. 5 No earthly father loves like Thee, No mother, e'er so mild. Bears and forbears as Thou hast done With me thy sinful child. 6 Father of Jesus, love's reward. What rapture will it be Prostrate before thy throne to lie And gaze and gaze on Thee ? Frederick W. Faber, 1849. 411 C. M. 1 Father, 'tis thine each day to yield Our wants a fresh supply ; Thou cloth'st the lilies of the field And hear'st the ravens cry. 2 Thy love in all thy works we see. Thy promise. Lord, we plead, And humbly cast our care on Thee,. Who knowest all our need. 3 Let not the world engage our love Nor cares our bosoms fill, But fix our heart on things above, That we may do thy will. 4 The comfort of thy light bestow, Our faith and hope increase. And let us in thy presence know Contentment, joy and peace. Edward Osier. Urmitp Season*— Assurance. 143 412 CM. 1 Thou lovely source of true delight, Whom I unseen adore, Unveil thy beauties to my sight, That I may love Thee more. 2 Thy glory o'er creation shines ; But in thy sacred word I read in fairer, brighter lines My bleeding, dying Lord. 3 'Tis here, when'er my comforts droop And sins and sorrows rise. Thy love with cheerful beams of hope My fainting heart supplies. 4 Jesus, my Lord, my life, my light, 0 come with blissful ray, [night Break radiant through the shades of And chase my fears away. 5 Then shall my soul with rapture trace The wonders of thy love ; But the full glories of thy face Are only known above. Anne Steele, 1760. 413 c. M. 1 The Saviour, 0 what endless charms Dwell in the blissful sound ; Its influence every fear disarms And spreads sweet comfort round. 2 Here pardon, life and joys divine In rich effusion flow For guilty rebels lost in sin And doomed to endless woe. 3 Th' almighty former of the skies Stooped to our vile abode, [eyes While angels viewed with Avondering And hailed th' incarnate God. 4 0 the rich depths of love divine, Of bliss a boundless store ! Dear Saviour, let me call thee mine, I can not wish for more. 5 On Thee alone my hope relies. Beneath thy cross I fall, My Lord, my life, my sacrifice. My Saviour and my all. Anne Steele. 414 c. M. 1 Jesus, we sing thy matchless grace That calls us as thine own ; Give us among thy saints a place To make thy glories known. 2 Allied to Thee, our vital head. We live and grow and thrive ; From Thee divided each is dead, When most He seems alive. 3 Thy saints on earth and those above- Here join in one accord. One body all in mutual love. And Thou the common Lord. 4 0 may our faith each moment gain More of thy Spirit's grace. Till Thou present us all complete Before thy Father's face. 415 L. M. 1 0 Christ, Thou glorious King, we Thee to be God's eternal Son ; [own The Father's fulness, life divine. Mysteriously are also thme. 2 When rolling years brought on the daj Foretold and fixed for this display. Our great deliv'rance to obtain. Thou didst our nature not disdain.. 144 Urintti^ Season.— Devotion. 3 At God's right hand now, Lord, Thou'rt placed, And with thy Father's glory graced. True God and Man in person One, A Judge to pass our final doom. 4 From day to day, 0 Lord, do we On high exalt and honor Thee; Thy name we worship and adore. World without end forevermore. 416 i^M. 1 Now be my heart inspired to sing The glories of my Saviour King, Jesus the Lord ; how heavenly fair His form, how bright his beauties are ! 2 O'er all the sons of human race lie shines with a superior grace ; Love from his lips divinely flows. And blessings all his state compose. 3 Dress Thee in arms, most mighty Lord, Gird on the terror of thy sword ; In majesty and glory ride With truth and meekness at thy side. 4 Thine anger like a pointed dart Shall pierce the foes of stubborn heart; Or words of mercy kind and sweet Shall melt the rebels at thy feet. 5 Thy throne, 0 God, forever stands, Grace is the scepter in thy hands ; Thy laws and works are just and right, Justice and grace are thy delight. 6 0 God, thy God has richly shed His oil of gladness on thy head, And with his sacred Spirit blest Th' eternal Son above the rest. 417 L. M. 1 Now in a song of grateful praise, To my dear Lord my voice I'll raise ; With all his saints I'll join to tell That Jesus hath done all things well. 2 Wisdom and power and love divine In all his works unrivalled shine, And force the wondering world to tell That He alone did all things well. 3 Howe'er mysterious are his ways, Or dark or sorrowful my days, And though my spirit oft rebel, I know He still doth all things well. 4 And when I stand before his throne, And all his ways are fully known. This note in sweetest strain shall swell. That Jesus hath done all things well. Samuel Medley. 418 ^- M- 1 My dear Redeemer and my Lord, I read my duty in thy w^ord ; But in thy life the law appears Drawn out in living characters. 2 Such was thy truth and such thy zeal, Such deference 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 victory too. 4 Be Thou my pattern; make me bear More of thy gracious image here ; Then God, the Judge, shall own my name Amongst the followers of the Lamb. Isaac Watts, 1709. Urtnitp Season*— Devotion. 145 419 V M. 1 So LET our lips and lives express The holy gospel we profess, So let our works and virtue shine^ To prove the doctrine all divine. 2 Thus shall we best proclaim abroad The honors of our Saviour, God, When his salvation reigns within And grace subdues the power of sin. 3 Our flesh and sense must be denied. Passion and envy, lust and pride; While justice, temperance, truth and Our inward piety approve. [love 4 Religion bears our spirits up, While we expect that blessed hope, The bright appearance of the Lord, And faith stands leaning on his word. Isaac Watts, 1709. 420 CM. 1 0 Jesus, Thou the beauty art Of angel worlds above ; Thy name is music to the heart, Inflaming it with love. 2 Celestial sweetness unalloyed. Who eat Thee, hunger still ; Who drink of Thee still feel a void Which naught but Thou can fill. 3 0 Jesus, Saviour, hear the sighs Which unto Thee we send ; To Thee our inmost spirit cries. To Thee our prayers ascend. 4 Abide with us, and let thy light Shine, Lord, on every heart ; Dispel the darkness of our night And joy to all impart. 5 Jesus, our love and joy, to Thee, The Virgin's holy Son, All might and praise and glory be While endless ages run. Bernard of Clairvaux, 1140. Translated by E. Caswall. 421 H. M. 1 Join all the glorious names Of wisdom, love and pow'r. That ever mortals knew. That angels ever bore, All are too mean to speak his worth, Too mean to set my Saviour forth. 2 Great Prophet of 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. 3 Jesus, my great High Priest, Offered his blood and died ; My guilty conscience needs No sacrifice beside ; His powerful blood did once atone And now it pleads before the throne. 4 My dear and mighty Lord, My conqueror and my King, Thy scepter and thy sword. Thy reigning grace I sing ; Thine is the power ; behold, I sit In willing bonds beneath thy feet. Isaac Watts. 422 H. M. 1 Come, every pious heart. That loves the Saviour's name, Your noblest powers exert To celebrate his fame ; Tell all above and all below The debt of love to Him you owe. 146 Uxinit^ Season.- Longfing. 2 He left his starry crown And laid his robes aside, On wings of love came down And wept and bled and died ; What He endured, 0 who can tell, To save our souls from death and hell? 3 From the dark grave He rose, The mansion of the dead. And thence his mighty foes In glorious triumph led ; [rode Up through the sky the conqueror And reigns on high, the Saviour God. 4 From thence He'll quickly come. His chariot will not stay, And bear our spirits home To realms of endless day ; There shall we see his lovely face And ever be in his embrace. 5 Jesus, we ne'er can pay The debt we owe thy love ; Yet tell us how we may Our gratitude approve ; Our hearts, our all, to Thee we give, The gift, though small, do Thou receive. Samuel Stennett, 1787. 423 c. p. M. 1 0 COULD I speak the matchless worth, 0 could I sound the glories forth, Which in my Saviour shine ! I'd soar and touch the heav'nly strings, And vie with Gabriel while he sings In notes almost divine. 2 I'd sing the precious blood He spilt. My ransom from the dreadful guilt Of sin, and wrath divine ; I'd sing his glorious righteousness^ In which all perfect, heavenly dress My soul shall ever shine. 3 I'd sing the characters He bears And all the forms of love He wears, Exalted on his throne ; In loftiest songs of sweetest praise I would to everlasting days Make all his glories known. 4 Well, the delightful day will come When my dear Lord will bring me And I shall see his face ; [home. Then with my Saviour, brother, friend A blest eternity I'll spend, Triumphant in his grace. Samuel Medley, 1789. 424 c. p. M. 1 May we thy precepts, Lord, fulfil, To do on earth our Father's will, As angels do above, To walk in Christ, the living way, With all thy children, and obey The law of Christian love. 2 So may we join thy name to bless, Thy grace adore, thy power confess. From sin and strife to flee ; One is our calling, one our name, The end of all our hope the same, A crown of life with Thee. 3 Spirit of life, of joy and peace, Unite our hearts, our joy increase. Thy gracious help supply ; To every soul the blessing give, In Christian fellowship to live, In joyful hope to die. Edward Osier. Uvinit^ Season^— Longfing. 147 425 c. p. M. 1 0 LOVE divine, how sweet thou art ! When shall I find mj willing heart All taken up by thee ? I thirst, I faint, I die to prove The greatness of redeeming love. The love of Christ to me. 2 God only knows the love of God ; 0 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. 3 Only thy love do I require. Nothing in earth below desire. But this in heaven above ; [go, Let earth and heaven and all things Give me thy only love to know. Impart to me thy love. C. Wesley, 1749. 426 c. M. 1 0 Saviour, who at Nain's gate Didst dry a widow's tears. And raise her only son, the prop Of her declining years, 2 What holy raptures. Lord, through Thy suffering saints await, [Thee When raised from death by Thee they At thy own city' s gate ! [stand 3 What ecstacies will then be theirs In that blest city, Lord, When sons to parents will by Thee For ever be restored ! 4 0 grant us so together, Lord, To live in holy love. That we together may be joined In holy bliss above. 5 Members of Christ our bodies are, The Holy Spirit's shrine; Then grant us so to use them now^ That they may be like thine. Christopher Wordsworth, 427 CM. 1 The whole creation groans and waits Till we, who love Thee, Lord, Shall stand within thy temple gates. And shine, the sons of God. 2 The sons of God, how bright they No mortal eye can see ; [shine We sinners shall be made divine, We shall be one with Thee, 3 One with the Lord and all his saints, Thy nature in our own. Thy crown our rich inheritance. Heirs to thy royal throne. 4 Thy throne no joy to us would bring. If we from Thee were riven ; For all our joy is in our King, And Thou art all our heaven. 428 c. M. 1 0 Jesus, Saviour of the lost. My rock and hiding-place, By storms of sin and sorrow tost, I seek thy sheltering grace. 2 Guilty, forgive me. Lord, I cry, Pursued by foes I come, A sinner, save me, or I die. An outcast, take me home. 3 Once safe in thine almighty arms, Let storms come on amain ; There danger never, never harms, There death itself is gain. 148 Zvinitv Season,— The Church. 4 And when I stand before thy throne And all thy glory see, Still be my righteousness alone To hide myself in Thee. Edward H. Bickersteth, 1858. 429 c. M. 1 Let saints below in concert sing With those to glory gone ; For all the servants of our King In earth and heaven are one. 2 One family, we dwell in Him, One Church above, beneath. Though now divided by the stream, The narrow stream of death. 3 One army of the living God, To his command we bow ; Part of the host have crossed the flood And part are crossing now. 4 E'en now to their eternal home Some happy spirits fly, And we are to the margin come And soon expect to die. 5 E'en now by faith we join our hands With those that went before. And greet the ransomed, blessed bands Upon th' eternal shore. 6 Lord Jesus, be our constant guide ; And when the word is given Bid death's cold flood its waves divide And land us safe in heaven. Charles Wesley. 430 c. M. 1 0 MOTHER dear, Jerusalem, When shall I come to thee. When shall my sorrows have an end, Thy joys when shall I see? 2 Jerusalem the city is Of God our King alone ; The Lamb of God, its light and bliss, Sits on his glorious throne. 3 0 happy harbor of God' s saints ! 0 sweet and pleasant soil ! In thee no sorrow may be found, No grief, no care, no toil. 4 No dimming clouds o'ershadow thee, No dull nor darksome night, But every soul shines as the sun. For God Himself gives light. 5 Jerusalem, God's dwelling-place, 1 love and long to see ; 0 that my sorrows had an end, That I might dwell in thee. 6 Thy walls are made of precious stones, Thy bulwarks diamond-square ; Thy gates are made of orient pearl, 0 God, if I were there, 7 With cherubim and seraphim And holy souls of men. To sing thy praise, 0 God of hosts. For ever and amen ! Francis Baker, 1616. Altered by David Dickson, 1649. 431 L.M. 1 God is our refuge in distress, A present help when dangers press ; On Him for safety we relied And in his strength we will confide. 2 Though earth were from her center tost. And mountains in the ocean lost, Or lofty hills from their abode Torn piece-meal by the roaring flood. Urinitp Season —The Church. 149 3 Let angry waves together rolled Rage oii with fury uncontrolled, We will not fear, whilst we depend On God, who is our constant friend. 4 A gentler stream that ever flows And joy to all around bestows, The city of the Lord shall fill, The city where He's worshiped still. 5 God dwells in Zion, whose strong towers, [powers ; Shall mock th' assault of earthly And his almighty aid is nigh. To those who on his strength rely. 432 L. M. 1 0 Thou who makest souls to shine With light from lighter worlds above. And droppest glistening dew divine ' On all who seek a Saviour's love, 2 Do Thou thy benediction give On all who teach, on all who learn, That so thy Church may holier live And every lamp more brightly burn. 3 Give those who teach pure hearts and wise, [by prayer ; Faith, hope and love, all warmed Themselves first training for the skies, They best will raise their people there. 4 Give those who learn the willing ear, The spirit meek, the guileless mind ; Such gifts will make the lowliest here Far better than a kingdom find. 5 0 bless the shepherd, bless the sheep, That guide and guided both be one. One in the faithful watch they keep. Until this hurrying life be done. 6 If thus, good Lord, thy grace be given In Thee to live, in Thee to die. Before we upward pass to heaven We taste our immortality. John M. Neale. 433 L. M. 1 0 GUARDIAN of the Church divine. The sevenfold gifts of grace are thine ; And kindled by thy hidden fires The soul to highest aims aspires. 2 Thy ministers, 0 Lord, endue With wisdom, and their zeal renew ; Turn all their weakness into might, 0 Thou the source of life and light. 3 Spirit of truth, on us bestow The faith in all its power to know, That with the saints of ages gone And those to come we may be one. 4 Protect thy Church from ev'ry foe. And peace, the fruit of love, bestow ; Convert the world, make all confess. Thy mercy, truth and righteousness. T. Chamberlain. 434 L.M. 1 Triumphant Zion, lift thy head From dust and darkness and the dead; Though humbled long, awake at length, [strength. And gird thee with thy Saviour's 2 Put all thy beauteous garments on And let thy excellence be known ; Then decked in robes of righteousness The world thy glories shall confess. 3 No more shall foes unclean invade And fill thy hallowed walls with dread ; No more shall hell's insulting host Their vict'ry and thy sorrows boast. 150 Zxinit^ Season, -The Church. 4 God from on high thy groans will hear, His hand thy ruins shall repair ; Nor will thy watchful monarch cease To guard thee in eternal peace. 435 lis. 1 Daughter of Zion, awake from thy sadness, [thee no more ; Awake, for thy foes shall oppress Bright o'er thy hills dawns the day- star of gladness, [o'er. Arise, for the night of thy sorrow is Chorus. Daughter of Zion, awake from thy sadness, [Thee no more. Awake, for thy foes shall oppress 2 Strong were thy foes ; but the arm that subdued them And scattered their legions was mightier far ; They fled like the chaft from the scourge that pursued them, Vain were their steeds and their chariots of war. — Cho. 3 Daughter of Zion, the power that hath saved thee, [brel should be ; Extolled w^th the harp and the tim- Shout, for the foe is destroyed that enslaved thee, [is free. — Cho. Th' oppressor is vanquish'd and Zion Coda. Shall oppress thee no more, no more, no more. 436 s. M. 1 I LOVE thy kingdom, Lord, The house of thine abode, The Church our blest Redeemer sav'd With his own precious blood. 2 I love thy Church, 0 God ; Her walls before Thee stand Dear as the apple of thine eye And graven on thy hand. 3 For her my tears shall fall, For her my prayers ascend, To her my cares and toils be given, Till toils and cares shall end. 4 Beyond my highest joy I prize her heavenly ways. Her sweet communion, solemn vows, Her hymns of love and praise. 5 Jesus, Thou friend divine, Our Saviour and our King, Thy hand from every snare and foe Shall great deliv' ranee bring. 6 Sure as thy truth shall last, To Zion shall be given The brightest glories earth can yield And brighter bliss of heaven. Timothy Dwight, 1800. 437 S.M. 1 Far as thy name is known The world declares thy praise ; Thy saints, 0 Lord, before thy throne Their songs of honor raise. 2 With joy thy people stand On Zion's chosen hill, Proclaim the wonders of thy hand And counsels of thy will. 3 Let strangers walk around The city where we dwell, Compass and view thy holy ground And mark the building well, 4 The order of thy house. The worship of thy court. The cheerful songs, the solemn vows, And make a fair report. Unnitp Season.— The Church. 151 5 How decent and how wise, Ho^V glorious to behold, Beyond the pomp that charms the eyes And rites adorned with gold ! 6 The God we worship now Will guide us till we die, Will be our God, while here below, And ours above the sky. Isaac Watts. 438 s. M. 1 Come, we that love the Lord, And let our joys be known ; Join in a song with sweet accord And thus surround the throne. 2 Let those refuse to sing That never knew our God ; ■ But favorites of the heavenly King May speak their joys abroad. 3 The men of grace have found Glory begun below ; Celestial fruits on earthly ground From faith and hope may grow. 4 The hill of Zion yields A thousand sacred sweets Before we reach the heavenly fields Or walk the golden streets. 5 Then let our songs abound And every tear be dry, [ground We're marching through Immanuel's To fairer worlds on high. Isaac Watts, 1707. 439 s. M. 1 Like Noah's weary dove. That soared the earth around, But not a resting place above The cheerless waters found, 0 cease, my wandering soul. On restless wing to roam ; All this wide world to either pole Hath not for thee a home. Behold the ark of God ! Behold the open door ! 0 haste to gain that dear abode, And rove, my soul, no more. There safe thou shalt abide. There sweet shall be thy rest, And every longing satisfied With full salvation blest. W. A. Muhlenberg-. S. M, 440 1 0 Lord, refresh thy flock, Athirst to Thee we cry ; Thou art the spiritual rock Whence we must drink or die 2 Preserve us. Lord, from death ; Thou art the Lamb, whose blood Sprinkled on Israel's doors in faith A token was for good. 3 With many a bitter thought Of cherished sin subdued, 'Tis meet that drest in pilgrim garb We take Thee for our food. 4 Away the signs are cast, And now Thyself we see; Yet let each sign that cheered the past Still lift our hearts to Thee. Jos. Anstice. 441 7s & 6s. I>. 1 The Church's one foundation Is Jesus Christ, her Lord ; She is his new creation By water and the word ; 152 Urtntt^ Season,— The Churcii. From heaven He came and sought her, To be his holy bride. With his own blood He bought her And for her life He died. 2 Elect from every nation, Yet one o'er all the earth, Her charter of salvation One Lord, one faith, one birth. One holy name she blesses, Partakes one holy food, And to one hope she presses With every grace endued. 3 Though with a scornful wonder Men see her sore opprest, By schisms rent asunder. By heresies distrest. Yet saints their watch are keeping, Their cry goes up, " How long ? " And soon the night of weeping Shall be the morn of song. 4 'Mid toil and tribulation And tumult of her w^ar. She waits the consummation Of peace forevermore. Till with the vision glorious Her longing eyes are blest, And the great Church victorious Shall be the Church at rest. 5 Yet she on earth had union With God the Three in One, And mystic sweet communion With those whose rest is won ; 0 happy ones and holy Lord, give us grace that we Like them, the meek and lowly. On high may dwell with Thee. S. J. stone, 1866. 442 7s&6s. D. 1 0 BREAD, to pilgrims given, 0 food, that angels eat, 0 manna, sent from heaven, For heaven-born natures meet, Give us, for Thee long pining, To eat till richly filled. Till earth's delights resigning, Our every wish is stilled, 2 0 water, life bestowing. From out the Saviour's hearty A fountain purely flowing, A fount of love Thou art ; 0 let us, freely tasting. Our burning thirst assuage; Thy sweetness, never wasting, Avails from age to age. 3 Jesus, this feast receiving. We Thee unseen adore ; Thy faithful word believing, We take, and doubt no more. Give us. Thou true and loving. On earth to live in Thee ; Then, death the veil removing. Thy glorious face to see. Latin Hymn. Trans, by Ray Palmer, 1858. 443 8s&7s. D. 1 Glorious things of thee are spoken, Zion, city of our God; He, whose word can not 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 mayst smile at all thy foes. 2 Thine the streams of living waters. Springing from the throne above, Thither speed thy sons and daughters. There all thirst they slake in love ; TTriniti^ Season.— Pii§:rima§:e. 158 Who can faint while such a river Ever Vill their thirst assuage, Grace which like the Lord, the giver, Never fails from age to age ? 3 On their way around them hovering, Pillared cloud or fire appear. For a glory and a covering, Showing that the Lord is near; From their banner thus deriving Light by night and shade by day. Bread from heaven, all heart-reviving, For their daily food have they. 4 Saviour, we of Zion's city Members through thy grace became; Though the world deride or pity. We will glory in thy name. Fading is the worldling's pleasure, All his boasted pomp and show ; Solid joys and lasting treasure None but Zion's children know. John Newton, 1779. 444 los. 1 As pants the wearied hart for cooling springs, [mer's chase, That sinks exhausted in the sum- So pants my soul for Thee, great King of kings, [dwelling-place. So thirsts to reach thy sacred 2 Lord, thy sure mercies ever in my sight [tedious day ; My heart shall gladden through the And 'midst the dark and gloomy shades of night [grateful lay. To Thee, my God, I'll tune the 3 Why faint, my soul, why doubt Je- hovah's aid ? [shall prove ; Thy God the God of mercy still Within his courts thy thanks shall yet be paid, [and love. Unquestioned be his faithfulness 445 CM. 1 Light of the lonely pilgrim's heart. Star of the coming day, Arise, and with thy morning beams Chase all our griefs away. 2 Come, blessed Lord, let every shore And answering island sing The praises of thy royal name. And own Thee as their King. 3 Bid the whole earth, responsive now To the bright world above, Break forth in sweetest strains of joy In memory of thy love. 4 Jesus, thy fair creation groans, The air, the earth, the sea. In unison with all our hearts. And calls aloud for Thee. 5 Thine was the cross, with all its fruits Of grace and peace divine; Be thine the crown of glory now ; The palm of victory thine. E. Denny. 446 c. M. 1 0 God of Bethel, by whose hand Thy people still are fed. Who through this weary pilgrimage Hast all our fathers led, 2 Our vows, our prayers, we now pre- Before thy throne of grace ; [sent God of our fathers, be the God Of their succeeding race. 3 Through each perplexing path in life Our wandering footsteps guide ; Give us each day our daily bread And raiment J&t provide. 4 0 spread thy covering wings around,. Till all our wanderings cease, And at our Father's loved abode Our souls arrive in peace. Philip Doddridge, 1737. Michael Bruce, 1781. XTrinitp Season.— Security. 154 447 CM. 1 When from the city of our God Man wandered far away, He fell into the tempter's hands, Was stripped, and wounded lay. 2 Christ bound our wounds and poured And wine with tender care, [in oil And bore us to an inn, his Church, And safely lodged us there. 3 He gave us to the host in charge ; And " at that future day When I shall come again," He said, " I will thy pains repay." 4 What beams of grace and mercy, Lord, In thy example shine ! 0 may we give Thee thanks and praise By showing love like thine. 5 So may we at that future day With joy thy coming see, [did And hear that blessing, What ye To mine, ye did to Me." Christopher Wordsworth. 448 6s & 4s. 1 Come, Thou almighty King, Help us thy name to sing. Help us to praise ; Eather, all glorious. O'er all victorious, Come, and reign over us, Ancient of Days. 2 Come, Thou incarnate Word, Gird on thy mighty sword, Our prayer attend ; Come, and thy people bless- And give thy word success ; Spirit of holiness. On us descend. 3 Come, holy Comforter, Thy sacred witness bear In this glad hour ; Thou, who almighty art, l^ow rule in every heart, And ne'er from us depart. Spirit of power. 4 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. Charles Wtisley. 449 6s & 4s. 1 Thou, whose almighty word Chaos and darkness heard And took their flight, Hear us, we humbly pray. And where the gospel's day Sheds not its glorious ray. Let there be light." 2 Thou, who didst come to bring On thy redeeming wing Healing and sight. Health to the sick in mind, Sight to the inly blind, 0 now to all mankind. " Let there be light." 3 Spirit of truth and love, Life-giving, holy Dove, Speed forth thy flight ; Move o'er the water's face. Bearing the lamp of grace. And in earth's darkest place " Let there be light." John Marriott, 1818. XTrinit^ Season*- Security. 155 450 ^ s. M. 1 Give me a sober mind, A quick discerning eje, The first approach of sin to find And all occasions fly. 2 Still may I cleave to Thee And never more depart, But watch with godly jealousy Over my evil heart. -3 Thus may I pass my days Of sojourning beneath. And languish to conclude my race And render up my breath. 4 In humble love and fear, Thine image to regain. And see Thee in the clouds appear, And rise with Thee to reign. 451 s. M. 1 The Lord, who truly knows The heart of every saint, Invites us by his holy word To pray and never faint. 2 He bows his gracious ear, We never plead in vain ; Yet we must wait till He appear, And pray and pray again. 3 Though unbelief suggest, Why should we longer wait, He bids us never give Him rest, But be importunate. 4 'Twas thus the widow poor, Without support or friend. Beset the unjust judge's door And gained at last her end. 5 And shall not Jesus hear His chosen when they cry ? Yes, though He may awhile forbear. He'll not their suit deny. 6 Then let us earnest be, And never faint in prayer ; He loves our importunity. And makes our cause his care. 452 s.M, 1 Jesus, I live to thee, The loveliest and best ; My life in Thee, thy life in me. In thy blest love I rest. 2 Jesus, I die to Thee, Whenever death shall come ; To die in Thee is life to me In my eternal home. 3 Whether to live or die, I know not which is best ; To live in Thee is bliss to me, To die is endless rest. 4 Living or dying. Lord, I ask but to be thine ; My life in Thee, thy life in me Makes heaven forever mine. Henry Harbaugh. 453 s. M 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. Uvinitv Season*— Security. 156 4 Then all the chosen seed Shall meet before the throne, Shall bless the conduct of his grace And make his wonders known. 5 To our Redeemer, God, Wisdom and power belongs, Immortal crowns of majesty And never-ending songs. Isaac Watts, 1709. 454 s. M. 1 0 WHAT, if we are Christ's, Is earthly shame or loss ? Bright shall the crown of glory be When we have borne the cross. 2 Keen was the trial once. Bitter the cup of woe, [blood, When martyred saints, baptized in Christ's sufferings shared below. 3 Bright is their glory now, Boundless their joy above. Where on the bosom of their God They rest in perfect love. 4 Lord, may that grace be ours. Like them in faith to bear All that of sorrow, grief or pain May be our portion here. 5 Enough, if Thou at last The word of blessing give, And let us rest in thine own home, Where saints and angels live. Henry W. Baker, 1852. 455 s. M. 1 Our heav'nly Father calls And Christ invites us near ; With both our friendship shall be And our communion dear, [sweet 2 God pities all our griefs. He pardons every day. Almighty to protect our souls And wise to guide our way. 3 How large his bounties are. What various stores of good. Diffused from our Bedeemer's hand And purchased with his blood ! 4 Jesus, our living Head, We bless thy faithful care, Our Advocate before the throne And our forerunner there. 5 Here fix my roving heart. Here wait, my warmest love, Till the communion be complete In nobler scenes above. Philip Doddridge, 456 s. 1 A CHARGE to keep I have, A God to glorify, A never-dying soul to save" And fit it for the sky. 2 To serve the present age. My calling to fulfil, 0 may it all my powers engage To do my Master's will. 3 Arm me with jealous care As in thy sight to live ; And 0 thy servant. Lord, prepare- A strict account to give. 4 Help me to watch and pray And on Thyself rely. Assured if I my trust betray I shall for ever die. C. Wesley^ Uvinit^ Season,— Security. 157 457 ^ c. M. 1 Thou, who hast called us by thj word The marriage feast to share Of thy dear Son, our only Lord, Thy bidden guests prepare. '2 No vain excuse we dare to make, Thy call we do not slight ; We come unworthy ; for his sake Help us to come aright. 3 Thy marriage garment we require, Thyself to us impart, And with thy precious gifts inspire A pure and thankful heart. 4 And Thou, to whom the Father's love The wedding guest has brought. Who ever helpest from above Those whom thy blood has bought, 5 Lord of the feast, our coming bless, And round our souls entwine The garment of thy righteousness, In which thy saints shall shine. John Ernest Bode, 1860. 4 Jesus, how glorious is thy grace ! When in thy name we trust, Our faith receives a righteousness That makes the sinner just. Isaac Watts, 1709. 459 c. M. 1 0 Thou, the Lord and life of those Who rest their hope in Thee, Whose love from everlasting woes Hath set thy people free, 2 Thine agony and death display The curse our guilt should bear. Thy resurrection points the way To bliss that we may share. 3 To Thee, 0 Lord, we lift our heart, Thy mercy we implore ; Help us to choose the better part And go, and sin no more. 4 Help us Thee, Saviour, to confess. In w hom our life we see ; And 0 may fruits of holiness Prove that we live to Thee. 458 c. M. 1 Vain are the hopes the sons of men On their own works have built ; Their hearts by nature all unclean And all their actions guilt. 2 Let Jew and Gentile stop their mouth Without a murmuring word. And the whole race of Adam stand Guilty before the Lord. S In vain we ask God's righteous law To justify us now. Since to convince and to condemn Is all the law can do. 460 c. M. 1 We in ourselves unrighteous are ; With sorrow we confess Our great and grievous sins to Thee, The Lord our righteousness. 2 Not to thine angels nor to saints Do we our prayers address ; We fly to Thee and only Thee, The Lord our righteousness. 3 Thou, Christ, the great Jehovah art. The fount of holiness ; And, God with us, Thou art become The Lord our righteousness. 158 Xlrtnitp Season.— Warfare. 4 0 wash us with thy blood and clothe With thy pure spotless dress ; 0 hide us in Thyself, and be The Lord our righteousness. 5 Make us by grace to be indeed What we in word profess ; 0 make us like unto Thyself, The Lord our righteousness. 6 Pour on us plenteous showers of grace, Increase our fruitfulness, That we may yield thine own to Thee, The Lord our righteousness. 7 So, in thy glorious image rais'd. May we thy mercy bless. And sing forever praise to Thee, The Lord our righteousness. Christopher Wordsworth. 461 c. M. 1 To Zion's hill I lift mine eyes. From thence expecting aid, From Zion's hill and Zion's God, Who heav'n and earth has made. 2 Thou then, my soul, in safety rest, Thy guardian will not sleep ; His watchful care that Israel guards Will thee in safety keep. 3 Sheltered beneath th' Almighty's Thou shalt securely rest ; [wings. Where neither sun nor moon shall thee By day or night molest. 4 At home, abroad, in peace, in war, Thy God shall thee defend. Conduct thee through life's pilgrim- Safe to thy journey's end. [age, Isaac Watts, 1719. 462 s. M. 1 Soldiers of Christ, arise And put your armor on, [supplies Strong in the strength which God Through his eternal Son ; 2 Strong, in the Lord of hosts. And in his mighty power ; Who in the strength of Jesus 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, [alone You may o'ercome through Christ And stand entire 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," [high Till Christ, the Lord, descends from And takes the conquerors home. Charles Wesley, 1745. 463 s. M. 1 My soul, be on thy guard. Ten thousand foes arise ; The hosts of sin are pressing hard To draw thee from the skies. 2 0 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 obtain thy 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. George Heath, 1781. Uxinit^ Season*— Dependence, 159 464 los & 4s. 1 Lead, kindly Light, amid th' encirc- Lead Thou me on ; [ling gloom. The night is dark, and I am far from Lead Thou me on. [home, Keep Thou my feet ; I do not ask to see [for me. The distant scene ; one step enough 2 I was not ever thus, nor prayed that Should'st lead me on ; [Thou I loved to choose and see my path, Lead Thou me on ; [but now I loved the garish day, and spite of fears [past years. Pride ruled my will. " Remember not 3 So long thy power has blest me, sure Will lead me on, [it still O'er moor and fen, o'er crag and tor- The night is gone, [rent, till And with the morn those angel faces smile, [lost awhile- Which I have loved long since, and Jf/hn Henry Newman, 1833 465 L.M. 1 He leadeth me, O blessed thought ! 0 words with heav 'nly comfort fraught ! Whate'er I do, where'er I be, Still 'tis God's hand that ieadeth me. Refrain : He leadeth me, He leadeth me. By his own hand He leadeth me ; His faithful follower I would be, For by his hand He leadeth me. 2 Sometimes 'mid scenes of deepest gloom, Sometimes where Eden's bowers bloom. By waters still, o'er troubled sea, Still 'tis his hand that leadeth me. — Ref. 3 Lord, I would clasp thy hand in mine, Nor ever murmur nor repine. Content whatever lot I see. Since 'tis my God that leadeth me. — Ref. 4 And when my task on earth is done, When by thy grace the victory's won, E'en death's cold wave I will not flee, Since God through Jordan leadeth me. — Ref. J. H. Gilmore, 1861. 466 8s, 7s & 4s. 1 Lead us, heav'nly Father, lead us O'er the world's tempestuous sea ; Guard us, guide us, keep us, feed us. For we have no help but Thee, Yet possessing ev'ry blessing. If our God our Father be. 2 Saviour, breathe forgiveness o'er us, All our weakness Thou dost know ; Thou didst tread this earth before us, Thou didst feel its keenest woe ; Lone and dreary, faint and weary. Through the desert Thou didst go. 3 Spirit of our God, descending, Fill our hearts with heavenly joy. Love wdth every passion blending. Pleasure that can never cloy ; Thus provided, pardoned, guided, Nothing can our peace destroy. James Edmeston, 1820. 467 8s, 7s & 4s. 1 Shepherd of thine Israel, lead us. Pilgrims o'er this barren sand ; Thou who hast from bondage freed us, Guard us by thine outstretched Guide thy chosen [hand. Safely to the promised land. 160 XTrtnit^ Season*— Dependence. 2 Feed us with the heavenly manna, Fainting, may we feel thy might ; Go before us as our banner. Cloud by day and fire by night ; Great Redeemer, Shine around us, Thou art light. 8 When we come to death's dark river, Bid the swelling stream divide ; Thou who canst our life deliver, Bear us through the sundered tide ; Praises, praises Will we sing on Canaan's side. Josiah Conder, 1856. 468 7s & 6s, D. 1 Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings, Thy better portion trace. Rise from transitory things Tow'rd heaven, thy native place ; Sun and moon and stars decay, Time shall soon this earth remove, Rise, my soul, and haste away To seats prepared above. 2 Rivers 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 Pants 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 ; Yet a season, and you know Happy entrance will be given. All our sorrows left below And earth exchanged for heaven. Robert Seagrave, 1748. 469 s. M. jy. 1 Keep Thou my way, 0 Lord ; Myself I cannot guide, Nor dare I trust my erring steps One moment from thy side ; I can not think aright. Unless inspired by Thee ; My heart w ould fail without thy aid, Choose Thou my thoughts for me. 2 For every act of faith And every pure design. For all of good my soul can know. The glory. Lord, be thine ; Free grace my pardon seals Through thy atoning blood. Free grace the full assurance brings Of peace with Thee, my God. 3 0 speak and I will hear. Command and I obey. My willing feet with joy shall haste To run the heavenly way; Keep Thou my wand'ring heart, And bid it cease to roam, 0 bear me safe o'er death's cold wave To heaven my blissful home. Fanny J. Crosby. 470 CM. 1 Awake, my soul, stretch every nerve And press w4th vigor on ; A heavenly race demands thy zeal And an immortal crown. 2 A cloud of witnesses around Hold thee in full survey ; Forget the steps already trod And onward urge thy way. 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 Blest Saviour, introduced by Thee Have I my race begun ; And crowned with victory at thy feet, V\l lay my honors down. Ph. Doddridge, 1740. 471 c. M. 1 Alas ! what hourly dangers rise, What snares beset my way ! To heaven 0 let me lift mine eyes And hourly watch and pray. 2 How oft my mournful thoughts com- And melt in flowing tears ! [plain My weak resistance, ah ! how vain, How strong my foes and fears ! 3 0 gracious God, in whom I live, My feeble efforts aid ; Help me to watch and pray and strive. Though trembling and afraid. 4 Increase my faith, increase my hope. When foes and fears prevail, And bear my fainting spirit up Or soon my strength will fail. 5 0 keep me in thy heavenly way And bid the tempter flee, And let me never, never stray From happiness and Thee. Anne Steele. 472 L. M. 61. 1 Captain of Israel's host, and guide Of all who seek their home 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. 161 2 By thine unerring Spirit led, We shall not in the desert stray ; By thy paternal bounty fed, We shall not lack in all our way, , As far from danger as from fear. While thine almighty love is near. C. Wesley. 473 c. M. 1 Jesus, Thou art my righteousness, For all my sins were thine ;* [peace, Thy death hath bought of God my Thy life hath made Him mine. 2 Spotless and just in Thee I am, I feel my sins forgiven ; I taste salvation in thy name And antedate my heaven. 3 Forever here my rest shall be. Close to thy bleeding side ; This all my hope and all my plea, For me the Saviour died. 4 My dying Saviour and my God, Fountain for guilt and sin. Sprinkle me ever with thy blood And cleanse and keep me clean. 5 Wash me, and make me thus thine Wash me, and mine Thou art, [own, Wash me, but not my feet alone. My hands, my head, my heart. 6 Th' atonement of thy blood apply, Till faith to sight improve, Till hope in full fruition die And all my soul be love. Charles Wesley, 1740. 474 c. M. 1 Why should the children of a King Go mourning all their days ? Great Comforter, descend and bring Some tokens of thy grace. 6 TLvinxt^ Season.— Dependence. 162 ITrtnit^ Season.-Warfare. 2 Dost Thou not dwell in all thy saints And seal them heirs of heaven ? When wilt Thou banish my com- plaints And show my sins forgiven ? 3 Assure my conscience of her part In my Redeemer's blood, And bear thy witness with my heart That I am born of God. 4 Thoii art the earnest of his love, The pledge of joys to come, And thy soft wings, celestial Dove, Will safe convey me home. Isaac Watts. 475 CM. 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 ? Must I be carried to the skies On flowery beds of ease. While others fought to win the prize And sailed through bloody seas? 2 Are there no foes for me to face ? Must I not stem the flood ? Is this vile world a friend to grace. To help me on to God ? Sure I must fight, if I would reign, Increase my courage, Lord ; I'll bear the toil, endure the pain. Supported by thy word. 3 Thy saints in all this glorious war Shall conquer, though they die; They view the triumph from afar, And seize it with their eye. When that illustrious day shall rise. And all thy armies shine In robes of victory through the skies, The glory shall be thine. Isaac Watts, 1723. 476 CM. 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, Where milder words declare his will And spread his love abroad. 3 Behold th' innumerable host Of angels clothed in light ! Behold the spirits of the just. Whose faith is turned to sight ! 4 Behold the bless 'd assembly there. Whose names are writ in heaven, And God the Judge of all declare Their vilest sins forgiven ! 5 The saints on earth and all the dead But one communion make ; All join in Christ, their living Head, And of his grace partake. 6 in such society as this My weary soul would rest ; The man that dwells where Jesus is Must be forever blest. Isaac Watts, 1709. 477 c M. 1 Jesus, exalted far on high, To whom a name is given, A name surpassing every name That's known in earth or heaven, 2 Before whose throne shall every knee Bow down with one accord. Before whose throne shall every tongue Confess that Thou art Lord, 3 Jesus, who in the form of God Didst equal honor claim, Yet to redeem our guilty souls Didst stoop to death and shame. XTrtnit^ Season,— Aspiration. 163 4 0 may that mind in us be formed, Which shone so bright in Thee, A humble, meek, and lowly mind, From pride and envy free. 5 May we to others stoop, and learn To emulate thy love ; So shall we bear thine image here And share thy throne above. Thomas CotterUl, 1812. 478 c. M. 1 0 FOR a heart to praise my God, A heart from sin set free, A heart that's sprinkled with thy So freely shed for me ! [blood, 2 A heart resigned, submissive, meek, My dear Redeemer's throne. Where only Christ is heard to speak, Where Jesus reigns alone ! 3 A humble, 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 divine. Perfect and right and pure and good, A copy, Lord, of thine ! 5 Thy nature, gracious Lord, impart. Come quickly from above ; Write thy new name upon my heart. Thy new. best name of love. Charles Wesley, 1742, 479 CM. 1 On Jordan's rugged banks I stand. And cast a wishful eye To Canaan's fair and happy land, Where my possessions lie. 2 0 the transporting, rapturous scene, That rises to my sight ! Sweet fields arrayed in living green, And rivers of delight ! 3 O'er all those wide extended plains Shines one eternal day ; There God, the Son, forever reigns, And scatters night away. 4 No chilling winds, no poisonous breath Can reach that healthful shore ; Sickness and sorrow, pain and death Are felt and feared no more. 5 When shall I reach that happy place And be forever blest ? When shall I see my Father's face And in his bosom rest ? Samuel Stennett, 1787. 480 c. M. 1 Forth to the land of promise bound, Our desert path we tread, God's fiery pillar for our guide, His captain at our head. 2 E'en now we faintly trace the hills And catch their distant blue. And the bright city's gleaming spires Rise dimly on our view. 3 Soon, when the desert shall be crossed. The flood of death passed o'er, Our pilgrim hosts shall safely land On Canaan's peaceful shore. 4 There love shall have its perfect work And prayer be lost in praise. And all the servants of our God Their endless anthems raise. Henry Alford, 1827. 164 TLvtnit^ Season*— Aspiration, 481 8s & 7s. 1 Round the Lord in glorj seated, Cherubim and seraphim Filled his temple, and repeated Each to each th' alternate hymn : 2 " Lord, thy glory fills the heaven. Earth is with its fulness stored, Unto Thee be glory given. Holy, holy, holy Lord." 3 Heaven is still with glory ringing, Earth takes up the angels' cry, " Holy, holy, holy," singing, [high.' ' " Lord of hosts, the Lord most 4 With his seraph train before Him, With his holy Church below, Thus conspire we to adore Him, Bid we thus our anthem flow : 5 " Lord, thy glory fills the heaven, Earth is with its fulness stored, Unto Thee be glory given. Holy, holy, holy Lord." Richard Mant. 482 7s. 1 Children of the heavenly King, As ye journey sweetly sing ; Sing your Saviour's worthy praise. Glorious in his works and ways. 2 Lift your eyes, ye sons of light, Zion's city is in sight ; There our endless home shall be. There our Lord we soon shall see. .3 Fear not, brethren, joyful stand On the borders of your land ; Jesus Christ, your Father's Son, Bids you undismayed go on. 4 Lord, obediently we go. Gladly leaving all below ; Only Thou our leader be, And we still will follow Thee. 5 Seal our love, our labors end, Let us to thy bliss ascend. Let us to thy kingdom come. Lord, we long to be at home. • John Cennick, 1742. 483 7s. 1 Blessed are the sons of God, They are bought with Jesus' blood, They are ransomed from the grave, Life eternal they shall have. 2 They are justified by grace, They enjoy a solid peace, All their sins are washed away, They shall stand in God' s great day. 3 They have fellowship with God Through the Mediator's blood; One with God, through Jesus one, Glory is in them begun. 4 They alone are truly blest, [Christ; Heirs with God, joint heirs with They with love and peace are filled. They are by his Spirit sealed. Joseph Humphreys, 1743. 484 7s. 1 Jesus, Lord, we look to Thee, Let us in thy name agree ; Show Thyself the Prince of Peace, Bid all strife forever cease. 2 Make us of one heart and mind, Courteous, pitiful and kind, Lowly, meek, in thought and word. Altogether like our Lord. Uvinitv Season,— Aspiration. 165 3 Let us for eacli other care, Each the other's burden bear, To thy Church the pattern give, Show how true believers live. 4 Free from anger and from pride, Let us thus in God abide. All the depths of love express. All the heights of holiness. Charles Wesley. 485 I.. M. 1 Exalted high at God's right hand, Nearer the throne than cherubs stand. With glory crown 'd, in white array. My wond'ring soul says, " Who are they ? " 2 These are the saints beloved of God, Washed are their robes in Jesus' blood : More spotless than the purest white. They shine in uncreated light. 3 Brighter than angels, lo, they shine. Their glories great and all divine ; Tell me their origin, and say [they ? Their order what, and whence came 4 Through tribulation great they came ; They bore the cross and scorned the shame ; Within the living temple blest. In God they dwell and on Him rest. 5 Unknown to mortal ears they smg The sacred glories of their King ; Tell me the subject of their lays^ And whence their loud exalted praise ? 6 Jesus, the Saviour, is their theme. They sing the wonders of his name. To Him ascribing power and grace, Dominion and eternal praise. 7 Amen, they cry, to Him alone, Who dares to fill his Father's throne ; They give Him glory, and again Repeat his praise and say. Amen. 486 7s. 1 Son of God, eternal Word, Glorious day spring, Christ the Lord, Shine upon us with thy rays, While we celebrate thy praise. 2 When Thou madest heaven and earth. Angels shouted at their birth ; Morning stars in chorus sang When the world from darkness sprang. 3 When in sin and death we lay, Thou didst wake us into day ; Thou in human nature born Wast to us a glorious morn. 4 When Thou didst arise from death. We were quickened by thy breath ; We arose with Thee, our Head, First-begotten from the dead. 5 Keep us safe from harm and sin. Foes around us and within ; May we know Thee ever nigh, Ever walk as in thine eye. 6 Lead us onward. Lord, we pray. To the pure and perfect day. Where we may the glory see Of the blessed Trinity. Christopher Wordsworth. 487 7s. 1 High in yonder realms of light Dwell the raptured saints above, Far beyond our feeble sight, Happy in ImmanuePs love. 166 Zvinit^ Season.-Aspiration. 2 Pilgrims in this vale of tears. Once they knew, like us below. Gloomy doubts, distressing fears, Torturing pain and heavy woe. 3 But these days of weeping o'er, Passed this scene of toil and pain, They shall feel distress no more. Never, never weep again. 4 ' Mid the chorus of the skies, 'Mid th' angelic lyres above. Hark, their songs melodious rise. Songs of praise to Jesus' love. Thomas Raffles, 1812. 488 M. 1 Jesus, my love, my chief delight. For Thee I long, for Thee I pray. Amid the shadows of the night, Amid the business of the day. 2 When shall I see thy smiling face, Which I through faith have often seen ? Arise, Thou sun of righteousness. Dispel the clouds that intervene. 3 Thou art the glorious gift of God, To sinners weary and distrest. The first of all his gifts bestowed. And certain pledge of all the rest. 4 Could I but say, this gift is mine, I'd tread the world beneath my feet, No more at pain or want repine. Nor envy the rich sinner's state. 5 This precious jewel let me keep. And lodge it deep within my heart ; At home, abroad, awake, asleep. It never shall from thence depart. 489 L. M. 1 Redeemed from guilt, redeemed from fears, My soul enlarged and dried my tears. What can I do, 0 love divine. What, to repay such gifts as thine ? 2 What can I do, so poor, so weak. But from thy hands new blessings seek, A heart to feel thy mercies more, A soul to know Thee and adore ? 8 0 teach me at thy feet to fall. And yield Thee up myself, my all, Before thy saints my debts to own, And live and die to Thee alone. 4 Thy Spirit, Lord, at large impart. Expand and raise and fill my heart ; So may I hope my life shall be Some faint return, 0 Lord, to Thee. Henry Francis Lyte, 1834. 490 L. M. 1 We sing his love, who once was slain. Who soon o'er death revived again. That all his saints, through Him, might have Eternal conquests o' er the grave. 2 The saints who now in Jesus sleep His own almighty power shall keep, Till dawns the bright illustrious day, When death itself shall die away. 3 Hasten, dear Lord, the glorious day, And this delightful scene display. When all thy samts from death shall rise, Raptured in bliss beyond the skies. Rowland Hill, 1796. Uvinit^ Season.— Aspiration. 167 491 L. M. 1 In all our wand'rings here below We see Thee, Lord, where'er we go ; When waters flow from smitten rock, Thy blood supplies thy thirsting flock. 2 Thy word and holy festival, [all ; Thy Church, we see Thee in them When manna from the heavens refresh, Then Jesus feeds us with his flesh. 3 In all the gleams of grace divine We see thy holy presence shine ; Beneath the cloud baptized are we, And Jesus leads us through the sea. 4 No arm can save us from the foe But thine, no other hope we know ; We lean not on ourselves ; thy rod Is all our trust, Thou Son of God. 5 In all our long and weary way, Pilgrims of Canaan, lest we stray Be Thou our guide, thy grace afford And make us thine in will and word. 6 So may we through life's desert go, And come where fruits from Eshcol grow, Gain the rich promise of thy word And rest forever with the Lord. C. Wordsworth. 492 L.M. 1 No MORE, my God, I boast no more Of all the duties I have done ; I quit the hopes I held before. To trust the merits of thy Son. 2 Now for the love I bear his name What was my gain I count but loss. My former pride I call my shame And nail my glory to his cross. 3 Yes, and I must and will esteem All things but loss for Jesus' sake ; 0 may my soul be found in Him, And of his righteousness partake. 4 The best obedience of my hands Dares not appear before thy throne, But faith can answer thy demands By pleading what my Lord has done. Isaac Watts, 1709. Baptism and Confirmation. 493 c. M. 1 My God, thy covenant of love Abides forever sure, And in its matchless grace I feel My happiness secure. 2 Since Thou, the everlasting God, My Father art become, Jesus my guardian and my friend. And heaven my final home, 3 I welcome all thy sovereign will. For all that will is love ; And when I know not what Thou dost, I wait the light above. 4 Thy covenant in darkest gloom Shall heavenly rays impart, Which,when my eyelids close in death, Shall warm my chilling heart. 494 8s, 7s & 7s. 1 On the fount of life eternal Gazing wistful and athirst. Yearning, straining, from the prison Of confining flesh to burst; Here the soul an exile sighs For her native Paradise. 2 Who can paint that lovely city, City of true peace divine, Whose pure gates forever open Each in pearly splendor shine. Whose abodes of glory clear Naught defiling cometh near ? 3 There no stormy winter rages. There no scorching summer glows. But through one perennial springtide Blooms the lily with the rose; And the Lamb with purest ray Scatters round eternal day. 4 There the saints of God, resplendent As the sun in all his might, Evermore rejoice together. Crowned with diadems of light ; And from peril safe at last Reckon up their triumphs past. 5 There in strains harmonious blending,. They their sweetest anthems sing ;. And on harps divinely thrilling Glorify their glorious King, Aided by whose arm of might They were victors in the fight. 6 Look, 0 Jesus, on thy soldiers, Worn and wounded in the fight ; Grant, 0 grant us rest for ever, In thy beatific sight ; And Thyself our guerdon be Through a long eternity. Pietro Damiani, Trans, by E. Caswall. 495 s. M. 1 The Saviour kindly calls Our children to his breast. 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." JBaptlsm anD Confirmation* 169 496 S. M. ^ -^^^ bless. Thou God of love, 1 Lord, what our ears have heard, Our eyes delighted trace. Thy love in long succession shown, To every faithful race. 2 Our children Thou dost claim, 0 Lord, our God, as thine ; Ten thousand blessings to thy name For goodness so divine. 3 Thy cov'nant may they keep, And bless the happy bands Which closer still engage their hearts To honor thy commands. 4 Thee let the fathers own, Thee let the sons adore. Joined to the Lord in solemn vows To be forgot no more. 5 How great thy mercies. Lord, How plenteous is thy grace. Which in the promise of thy love Includes our rising race ! 6 Our offspring, still thy care, Shall own their father's God, To latest times thy blessings share, And sound thy praise abroad. H. U. Onderdonk. 497 s. M. 1 Great God, now condescend To bless our rising race ; Soon may their willing spirits bend, The subjects of thy grace. 2 0 what a pure delight Their happiness to see ! Our warmest wishes all unite To lead their souls to Thee. This ordinance divine ; Send thy good spirit from above And make these children thine. J. FeUows. 498 c. M. 1 By cool Siloam's shady rill How fair the lily grows. How sweet the breath beneath the hill, Of Sharon's dewy rose! 2 Lo, such the child whose early feet The paths of peace have trod, Whose secret heart, with influence Is upward drawn to God. [sweet 3 By cool Siloam's shady rill The lily must decay. The rose that blooms beneath the hill Must shortly fade away. 4 And soon, too soon, the wintry hour Of man's maturer age [power May shake the soul with sorrow's And stormy passions rage. 5 0 Thou, whose infant feet were found Within thy Father's shrine^ Whose years with changeless virtue Were all alike divine, [crowned 6 Dependent on thy bounteous breath, We seek thy grace alone In childhood, manhood, age and death,. To keep us still thine own. Reginald Heber. 499 c. M. 1 Thou art my portion, 0 my God ; Soon as I know thy way, [word My heart makes haste t' obey thy And suifers no delay. 170 :Baptism anb Confirmadon. 2 I choose the path of heavenly truth And glory in my choice ; Not all the riches of the earth Could make me so rejoice. ■3 The testimonies of thy grace I set before mine eyes ; Thence I derive my daily strength And there my comfort lies. 4 If once I wander from thy path, I think upon my ways, Then turn my feet to thy commands And trust thy pard'ning grace. •5 Now I am thine, forever thine, 0 save thy servant, Lord ; Thou art my shield, my hiding-place, My hope is in thy word. 6 Thou hast inclined this heart of mine Thy statutes to fulfil ; And thus till mortal life shall end Would I perform thy will. Isaac Watts. 500 c. M. 1 See Israel's gentle Shepherd stands, With all-engaging charms ; Hark, how He calls the tender lambs, And folds them in his arms. 1 ^' Permit them to approach," He cries, " Nor scorn their humble name ; For 'twas to bless such souls as these. The Lord of angels came." 3 We bring them. Lord, in thankful hands, And yield them up to Thee ; Joyful that we ourselves are thine, Thine let our offspring be. Philip Doddridge, 1740. 5.01 c. M. 1 Planted in Christ, the living vine, This day with one accord Ourselves with humble faith and joy We yield to Thee, 0 Lord ! 2 Joined in one body may we be, One inward life partake. One be our heart, one heavenly hope In every bosom wake. 3 In prayer, in effort, tears and toils, One wisdom be our guide ; Taught by one Spirit from above In Thee may we abide. 4 Then when among the saints in light Our joyful spirits shine, Shall anthems of immortal praise, 0 Lamb of God, be thine. S. F. Smith. 502 c. M. 1 My God, accept my heart this day And make it always thine, That I from Thee no more may stray, No more from Thee decline. 2 Before the cross of Him who died, Behold, I prostrate fall ; Let every sin be crucified And Christ be all in all. 3 Anoint me with thy heavenly grace And seal me for thine own. That I may see thy glorious face And worship near thy throne. 4 Let every thought and work and word To Thee be ever given ; Then life shall be thy service. Lord, And death the gate of heaven. » :Baptism an^ Contlrmatton* 171 5 All glory to the Father be, All glory to the Son, All glory, Holy Ghost, to Thee, While endless ages run. 503 CM. 1 Witness, ye men and angels, now Before the Lord we speak ; To Ilim we make our solemn vow, A vow we dare not break, 2 That long as life itself shall last Ourselves to Christ we yield, ^or from his cause will we depart Or ever quit the field. S We trust not in our native strength. But on his grace rely, "That with returning wants the Lord Will all our need supply. 4 0 guide our doubtful feet aright And keep us in thy ways. And while we turn our vows to prayers Turn Thou our prayers to praise. Benj. Beddome. 504 L. M. 1 Dear Saviour, if these lambs should stray From thy secure enclosure's bound. And, lured by worldly joys av>^ay, Among the thoughtless crowd be found, 2 Remember still that they are thine. That thy dear sacred name they bear : Think that the seal of love divine ; The sign of cov'nant grace, they wear. 3 In all their erring, sinful years 0 let them ne'er forgotten be ; Remember all the prayers and tears Which made them consecrate to Thee. 4 And when these lips no more can pray. These eyes can weep for them no more, Turn Thou their feet from folly's way, The wanderers to thy fold restore. A. B. Hyde. 505 L. M. 1 This child we consecrate to Thee, 0 God of grace and purity ; [wrong Shield it from sin and threatening And let thy love its life prolong. 2 0 may thy Spirit gently draw Its willing soul to keep thy law ; May virtue, piety and truth Dawn even with its dawning youth. 3 We too before thy gracious sight Once shared the blest baptismal rite. And would renew its solemn vow With love and thanks and praises now. 4 Grant that with true and faithful heart We still may act the Christian's part. Cheered by each promise Thou has^ given, And laboring for the prize in liea vcn. 506 L. M. 1 Dear Lord, I give my heart to Thee, Its throbs of griefs will never cease, Till yearning faith be taught to see In Christ the risen Prince of Peace. Baptism anb Confirmation^ 172 2 My time is flitting day by day, [loom Sad conscience weaves in restless A shroud, whose dusky lines portray The travails of eternal gloom, 3 The bitter fruits of wasted years. The empty store of worldly gain, Hope's blighted flowers, rank with tears, [pain ; And mem'ry's ashes mixed with 4 This weighty sum of life I bring To Calv'ry's gleaming, lofty tree ; Lo, at its foot the load I fling, And to its arms for refuge flee. 5 My guilt, the spear that pierced thy side, [cry ; My death once SAvelled thy dying 0 cleanse my sins in mercy's tide. Still ebbing earthward from the sky. 6 Thine eye doth read the soul's distress. When mourning for thy peace it pleads. Let thy forgiveness, Jesus, bless And fill my spirit's piteous needs. R. S. Mathews, 1859. 507 L. M. 1 Come, ever-blessed Spirit, come. And make thy servants' hearts thy home ; Thus consecrated. Lord, to Thee, May each a living temple be. 2 Enrich that temple's holy shrine With sevenfold gifts of grace divine. With wisdom, light and knowledge bless. Strength, counsel, fear and godliness. 3 0 Trinity in Unity, One only God in persons Three, [live. In whom, through whom, by whom we In Thee we praise and glory give. 4 0 grant us so to use thy grace, That we may see thy glorious face, And ever with the heavenly host Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Christopher Wordsworth. 508 1 Lord, I am thine, entirely thine, Purchased and saved by blood divine ;. With full consent thine I would be And own thy sovereign right in me. 2 Here, 0 my Lord, my soul, my all, I yield to Thee beyond recall ; Accept thine own, so long withheld,. Accept what I so freely yield. 3 Grant one poor sinner more a place Among the children of thy grace, A wretched sinner lost to God, But ransomed by Immanuel's blood.. 4 The vow is past beyond repeal. Now w^ill I set the solemn seal ; Thine would I live, thine would I die,. Be thine through all eternity. Samuel Davles. 509 L.M. 1 0 HAPPY day, that stays my choice On Thee, my Saviour and my God ; Well may this glowing heart rejoice,, And tell its raptures all abroad. Chokus. Happy day, happy day. When J esus washed my sins away ; He taught me how to watch and pray And live rejoicing every day. 2 0 happy bond, that seals my vows To Him who merits all my love ; Let cheerful anthems fill his house, While to his sacred throne I move. [Cho. Baptism anb Confirmation. 173 8 -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. — [Cho. 4 Here rest, my oft-divided heart. Fixed on thy God, thy Saviour, rest ; [part, Who with the world would grieve to When called on angel's food to feast ?— Cho. 5 High heaven that hears the solemn vow, That vow renewed shall daily hear, Till in life's latest hour I bow And bless in death a bond so dear. —Cho. PhUip Doddridge. 510 8s & 5s. 1 Sing of Jesus, sing forever Of the love that changes never ; Who or what from Him can sever Those He makes his own ? 2 With his blood the Lord has bought them, [them, When they knew Him not. He sought And from all their wanderings brought His the praise alone. ^[them, 3 Through the desert Jesus leads them. With the bread of heaven He feeds them, [them And through all the way He speeds To their home above. 4 There they see the Lord who bought them, [them, Him who came from heaven and sought Him who by his spirit taught them. Him they serve and love. 5 Let his people sing with gladness. Other mirth than this is madness, Mirth it is that ends in sadness, Be it far away. 6 'Tis the saints have solid treasure, They can sing with holy pleasure, And their joy will know no measure In the final day. Thomas KeUey, 1815. 511 8s & 7s. Saviour, who thy flock art feeding With the Shepherd's kindest care, All the feeble gently leading, While the lambs thy bosom share, 2 Now, these little ones receiving, Fold them in thy gracious arm, There, we know, thy word believing. Only there secure from harm. 3 Never, from thy pasture roving, Let them be the lion's prey ; Let thy tenderness, so loving, Keep them all life's dangerous way. 4 Then within thy fold eternal Let them find a resting place, Feed in pastures ever vernal. Drink the rivers of thy grace. William Augustus Muhlenberg, 1826. 512 6s & 4s. 1 Shepherd of tender youth, Guiding in love and truth, Thro' devious ways, Christ, our triumphant King, We come thy name to sing. And here our children bring To shout thy praise. 2 Thou art our holy Lord, The all-subduing Word, Healer of strife ; 174 Baptism an^ Confirmation. Thou didst Thyself abase, That from sin's deep disgrace Thou mightest save our race And give us life. 3 Thou art the great High Priest, Thou hast prepared the feast Of heavenly love ; While in our mortal pain None calls on Thee in vain, Help Thou dost not disdain, Help from above. 4 Ever be Thou our guide. Our Shepherd and our pride. Our staff and song ; Jesus, Thou Christ of God, By thy perennial word Lead us where Thou hast trod, Make our faith strong. 5 So now and till we die Sound we thy praises high, And joyful sing ; Let all the holy throng Who to thy Church belong Unite and swell the song To Christ our King. Clement of Alexandria, 200. Translated by H, M. Dexter. 513 7s. 1 Paedoned thro' redeeming grace. In thy blessed Son revealed. Worshiping before thy face. Lord, to Thee ourselves we yield. 2 Thou the sacrifice receive, Humbly offered through thy Son ; Quicken us in Him to live ; Lord, in us thy will be done. 3 By the hallowed outward sign. By the cleansing grace within. Seal and make us wholly thine. Wash and keep us pure from sin. 4 Called to bear the Christian name^ May our vows and life accord. And our every deed proclaim " Holiness unto the Lord." Edward Osier, 1836, 514 8s & 7s. !>• 1 Jesus, I my cross have taken. All to- leave and follow Thee ; Naked, poor, despised, forsaken. Thou from hence my all shalt be ;; Perish ev'ry fond ambition. All I've sought or hoped or known^ Yet how rich is my condition, God and heav'n are still my own. 2 Let the world despise and leave me,, They have left my Saviour, too ; Human hearts and looks deceive me, Thou art not, like them, untrue;, 0 while Thou dost smile upon me, God of wisdom, love and mighty Foes may hate and friends disown me^ Show thy face and all is bright. 3 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. 4 Go then, earthly fame and treasure, Come disaster, scorn and pain^ In thy service pain is pleasure, With thy favor loss is gain. 1 have called Thee Abba, Father, I have stayed my heart on Thee ; Storms may howl and clouds may gather. All must work for good to me. H. F. Lyte» 3BapUsm an& Confirmation* 175 515 } 1 Abide in me, 0 Lord, and | I in | Thee; From this good hour 0 leave me | never- | more ; Then shall the discord cease, the | wound be | healed, The life long bleeding of the | soul be | o'er. 2 Abide in me ; o'ershadow | by thy | love Each half-formed purpose and dark | thought of | sin ; Quench ere it rise each selfish | low de- | sire, And keep my soul as thine, calm | and di- | vine. 3 As some rare perfume in a | vase of | clay, Pervades it with a fragrance | not its | own. So, when Thou dwellest in a | mortal | soul, All heaven's own sweetness seems a- | round it | thrown. 4 Abide in me ; there have been | moments | blest. When I have heard thy voice and | felt thy | power; Then evil lost its grasp, and | passion, | hushed. Owned the divine enchantment | of the | hour. 5 These were but seasons beauti- | ful and | rare ; Abide in me, and they shall | ever | be ; Fulfil at once thy precept | and my | prayer. Come, and abide in me, and | I in | Thee. Harriet Beecher Stowe.. 516 8s&7s. D. 1 Take me, 0 my Father, take me. Take me, save me, thro' thy Son ; That which Thou wouldst have me, make me, . Let thy will in me be done. Long from Thee my footsteps straying, Thorny proved the way I trod ; Weary come I now, and praying. Take me to thy love, my God. 2 Fruitless years with grief recalling, Humbly I confess my sin ; At thy feet, 0 Father, falling. To thy household take me in. Freely now to Thee I proffer This relenting heart of mine; Freely life and soul I offer, Gift unworthy love like thine. 3 Once the world's Redeemer dying Bore our sins upon the tree ; On that sacrifice relying. Now I look in hope to Thee ; Father, take me, all forgiving Fold me to thy loving breast ; In* thy love forever living, I must be forever blest. Ray Palmer, 1865.. Holy Communion. 517 6s & 4s. 1 Break Thou the bread of life, Dear Lord, to me. As Thou didst break the loaves Beside the sea ; Beyond the sacred page I seek Thee, Lord ; My spirit pants for Thee, 0 living Word. 2 Bless Thou the truth, dear Lord, To me, to me. As Thou didst bless the bread By Galilee ; Then shall all bondage cease. All fetters fall. And I shall find my peace, My all in all. M. A. Lathbury. 518 los. 1 Here, 0 my Lord, I see Thee face to face, [things unseen, Here would I touch and handle Here grasp with firmer hand th' eternal grace, [lean. And all my weariness upon Thee 2 Here would I feed upon the bread of God, [of heaven, Here drink with Thee the royal wine Here would I lay aside each earthly load, [forgiven. Here taste afresh the calm of sin 3 I have no help but thine, nor do I need Another arm save thine to lean upon ; It is enough, my Lord, enough, indeed ; My strength is in thy might, thy might alone. 4 I have no wisdom, save in Him who is My wisdom and my teacher, both in one ; [wise. No wisdom can I lack while Thou art No teaching do I crave, save thine alone. 5 Mine is the sin, but thine the right- eousness ; [cleansing blood. Mine is the guilt, but thine the Here is my robe, my refuge, and my peace, [0 Lord, my God. Thy blood, thy righteousness, 6 Feast after feast thus comes and passes by, [feast above, Yet passing, points to the glad Giving sweet foretaste of the festal joy, The Lamb's great bridal feast of bliss and love. Horatius Bonar, 1856. 519 los. 1 " This is my body, which is giv'n for you ; [membering me." Do this," He said, and brake, " re- 0 Lamb of God, our paschal ofPring true, [be. To us the bread of life each moment 176 ) Molp Communion^ 177 2 "This is mj blood, for sin's remis- sion shed/' He spake, and passed the wine- stained chalice round ; So let us drink, and on life's fulness fed [pulse shall bound. With heav'nlj joy each quickening S The hour is come ; with us in peace sit dow^n, [the end, Thine own beloved, 0 love us to Serve us one banquet ere the night's dark frown [our friend. Veil from our sight the presence of 4 Girded with love still wash thy ser- vant's feet, [adore ; While they submissive wonder and Bathed in thy blood our spirits ev'ry whit [more and more. Are clean, yet cleanse our goings 5 Some will betray Thee ; Master, is it I? Leaning upon thy love we ask in fear ; Ourselves mistrusting, earnestly we cry To Thee, the strong, for strength when sin is near. 6 But round us fall the evening shadows dim, [ened sense ; A saddened awe pervades our dark- In solemn choir we sing the parting hymn, [hence. And hear thy voice, Arise, let us go C. L. Ford. 520 los. 1 Draw nigh and take the body of the Lord, [outpoured ; And drink the holy blood for you Saved by that body and that holy blood, [thanks to God. With souls refreshed we render 2 Salvation's giver, Christ, God's only Son, [vict'ry won; By his dear cross and blood the Offered was He for greatest and for least, [Priest. Himself the victim and Himself the 3 He, ransomer from death, and light from shade, [to aid, Now gives his holy grace his saints With heavenly bread makes them that hunger whole, [soul. Gives living water to the thirsting 4 Approach ye then with faithful hearts sincere, [here ; And take the safeguard of salvation He that in this world rules his saints and shields. To all believers life eternal yields. Seventh cent., Tr. John Mason Neale, 1851. 521 I..M. 1 'TwAS on that dark, that doleful night. When pow'rs 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 all his actions ran, What wondrous w^ords of grace He spake ! 3 " This is my body, broke for sin. Receive and eat the living food ; Then took the cup and blessed the wine, [blood." "'Tis the new covenant in my 178 JHol^ Communion* 4 For us his flesh with nails was torn, He bore the scourge, He felt the thorn ; And justice poured upon his head Its heavy vengeance in our stead. 5 " Do this," He cried, " till time shall end. In memory of your dying friend ; Meet at my table and record The love of your departed Lord." 6 Jesus, thy feast we celebrate, [name, We show thy death, we sing thy Till Thou return, and we shall eat The marriage supper of the Lamb. Isaac Watts, 1707. 522 L. M. 1 Body of Jesus, 0 sweet food. Blood of my Saviour, precious blood ; On these thy gifts, eternal Priest, Grant Thou my soul in faith to feast. 2 Weary and faint I thirst and pine For Thee, my bread, for Thee, my wine. Till strengthened, as Elijah trod, I journey to the mount of God. 3 There clad in white, with crown and palm, At the great supper of the Lamb, Be mine with all thy saints to rest. Like him that leaned upon thy breast. 4 Saviour, till then I fain would know That feast above by this below, This bread of life, this wondrous food. Thy body and thy precious blood. Arthur C. Cox, 1858. 523 7s & 5s. 1 Heav'nly Father, I would pray. Come Thou near to me. Teach me what to do and say, How to honor Thee. 2 Blessed Jesus, I would ask For a gentle will ; Help Thou me my every task Faithful to fulfil. 3 Holy Spirit, loving guide, Lead me day by day ; Guard my steps on every side. Lest I go astray. 524 L.M. 1 What strange perplexities arise. What anxious fears and jealousies. What crowds in doubtful light appear,. How few, alas ! approved and clear ! 2 And what am I ? My soul, awake And an impartial survey take ; Does no dark sign, no ground of fear,, In practice or in heart appear ? 3 What image does my spirit bear ? Is Jesus formed and living there? Say, do his lineaments divine In thought and word and action shine ?' 4 Searcher of hearts, 0 search me still,, The secrets of my soul reveal ; My fears remove ; let me appear To God and my own conscience clear.. 5 May I, consistent with thy word, Approach thy table, 0 my Lord ; 0 quicken, clothe and feed my soul, Forgive my sins and make me whole.. 525 L. M. 1 Eternal King, enthroned above, Look down in faithfulness and love;, Prepare our hearts to seek thy face And grant us thy reviving grace. 2 Unworthy to approach thy throne, Our trust is fixed on Christ alone ; In Him thy covenant stands secure,, And will from age to age endure. IHol^ Communion. 179 3 0 let us hear thy pardoning voice. And bid our mourning hearts rejoice ; Revive our souls, our faith renew, Prepare for duties now in view. 4 Make all our spices flow abroad, A grateful incense to our God ; Let hope and love and joy appear, And every grace be active here. 526 L. M. 1 My God, and is thy table spread, And doth thy cup with love o'er Thither be all thy children led [flow ? And let them all thy sweetness know. 2 Hail, sacred feast, which Jesus makes, Rich banquet of his flesh and blood ; Thrice happy he who here partakes That sacred stream, that heavenly food. 3 Why are its dainties all in vain Before unwilling hearts displayed ? Was not for them the victim slain ? Are they forbid the children's bread ? 4 0 let thy table honored be, [guests ; And furnished well with joyful And may each soul salvation see That here its sacred pledges tastes. Ph, Doddridge. 527 L. M, 1 To Jesus, our exalted Lord, [adored, Dear name, by heaven and earth Fain would our hearts and voices raise A cheerful song of sacred praise. 2 But all the notes which mortals know Are weak and languishing and Idw ; Far, far above our mortal songs The theme demands immortal tongues. 3 Yet while around his board we meet And worship at his glorious feet, 0 let our warm afl"ections move In glad returns of grateful love. 4 Let faith our feeble senses aid. To see thy wondrous love displayed. Thy broken flesh, thy bleeding veins, Thy dreadful agonizing pains. 5 Let humble, penitential woe With painful, pleasing anguish flow. And thy forgiving smiles impart Life, hope and joy to every heart. Anne Steele, 1760. 528 L. M. 1 Come, Holy Spirit, calm my mind And fit me to approach my God ; Remove each vain, each worldly thought And lead me to thy blest abode. 2 Hast Thou imparted to my soul A living spark of holy fire ? 0 kindle now the sacred flame ; Make me to burn with pure desire. 3 A brighter faith and hope impart And let me now my Saviour see ; 0 soothe and cheer my burdened heart And bid my spirit rest in Thee. John Stewart. 529 P.M. 1 Art thou weary, art thou languid. Art thou sore distress'd ? "Come to Me," saith One, "and Be at rest." [coming, 2 Hath He marks to lead me to Him, If He be my guide ? " In his feet and hands are wound And his side." [prints. 180 1bol^ Communtom 3 Is there diadem, as monarch, That his brow adorns ? " Yea, a crown, in very surety, But of thorns." 4 If I find Him, if I follow. What his guerdon here ? ^'Many a sorrow, many a labor. Many a tear. " 5 If I still hold closely to Him, What hath He at last ? " Sorrow vanquished, labor ended, Jordan passed." 6 If I ask Him to receive me. Will He say me nay ? " Not till earth and not till heaven Pass away." 7 Finding, following, keeping, strug- Is He sure to bless ? [glii^g? ^' Saints, apostles, prophets, martyrs Answer, yes." Stephen of St. Sabas, 725-794. Translated by John M. Neale, 1851. 530 7s&6s. D. 1 We stand in deep repentance Before thy throne of love, 0 God of grace, forgive us, The stain of guilt remove ; Behold us while with weeping We lift our eyes to Thee, And all our sins subduing. Our Father, set us free. 2 0 should'st Thou from us fallen Withhold thy grace to guide, Forever we should wander From Thee and peace aside ; But Thou to spirits contrite Dost light and life impart, That man may learn to serve Thee With thankful, joyous heart. 3 Our souls, on Thee we cast them, Our only refuge Thou ; Thy cheering words revive us, When pressed with grief we bow ; Thou bear'st the trusting spirit Upon thy loving breast, And givest all thy ransomed A sweet, unending rest. Ray Palmer. 531 p. M. 1 By Christ redeemed, in Christ re- stored, We keep the memory adored And show the death of our dear Lord Until He come. 2 His body broken in our stead Is here in this memorial bread ; And so our feeble love is fed Until He come. 3 His fearful drops of agony. His life-blood shed for us we see ; The cup shall tell the mystery Until He come. 4 And thus that dark betrayal night With the last advent we unite The shame, the glory, by this rite, Until He come. 5 0 blessed hope, with this elate Let not our hearts be desolate. But strong in faith, in patience wait Until He come. G. Rawson. 532 s. M. 1 A PARTING hymn we sing. Around thy table, Lord ; Again our grateful tribute bring, Our solemn vows record. 2 Here we have seen thy face And felt thy presence here ; So may the savor of thy grace In word and life appear. 3 The purchase of thy blood, By sin no longer led, The path our dear Redeemer trod May we rejoicing tread. 4 In self- forgetting love Be our communion shown, Until we join the Church above And know as we are known. 533 CM. 1 Lord, when we bend before thy And our confession pour, [throne Teach us to feel the sins we own And hate what we deplore. 2 Our broken spirit pitying see. True penitence impart ; Then let a kindling glance from Thee Beam hope upon the heart. 3 When we disclose our wants in prayer, May we our wills resign. And not a thought our bosom share Which is not wholly thine. 4 May faith each weak petition fill And waft it to the skies, [still And teach our hearts 'tis goodness That grants it or denies. J. D. Carlyle, 1805. 534 c. M. 1 0 God, unseen yet ever near, Thy presence may we feel. And thus inspired with holy fear Before thine altar kneel. 181 2 Here may thy faithful people know The blessings of thy love, The streams that through the desert The manna from above. [flow, 3 We come, obedient to thy word. To feast on heavenly food ; Our meat, the body of the Lord, Our drink, his precious blood, 4 Thus would we all thy words obey, For we, 0 God, are thine. And go rejoicing on our way. Renewed with strength divine. Edward Osier, 1836. 535 c. M. 1 Here at thy table. Lord, we meet, To feed on food divine ; Thy body is the bread we eat. Thy precious blood the wine. 2 He that prepares this rich repast. Himself comes down and dies, And then invites us thus to feast Upon the sacrifice. 3 Sure there was never love so free Dear Saviour, so divine ; [of me. Well Thou may'st claim that heart Which owes so much to thine. 4 Yes, Thou shalt surely have my heart. My soul, my strength, my all ; With life itself I'll freely part. My Jesus, at thy call. Samuel Stennett, 1787. 536 c. M. 1 The blest memorials of thy grief. The suff' rings of thy death, We come, dear Saviour, to receive. But would receive with faith. Ibolv Communion* 182 1bol^ Communton, 2 The tokens sent us to relieve Our spirits when they droop, We come, dear Saviour, to receive. But would receive with hope. 3 The pledges Thou wast pleas'd to leave Our mournful minds to move. We come, dear Saviour, to receive, But would receive with love. 4 Here in obedience to thy word, We take the bread and wine, The utmost we can do, dear Lord, For all beyond is thine. 5 Increase our faith and hope and love, Lord, give us all that's good ; We would thy full salvation prove And share thy flesh and blood. 537 c. M. 1 Come, let us join our cheerful songs With angels round the throne ; Ten thousand thousand are their But all their joys are one. [tongues, 2 "Worthy the Lamb that died," they " To be exalted thus ; " [cry, "Worthy the Lamb," our lips reply, " For He was slain for us." 3 Jesus is worthy to receive Honor and power divine. And blessings more than we can give Be, Lord, forever thine. 4 Let all that dwell above the sky And air and earth and seas, Conspire to lift thy glories high And speak thine endless praise. 5 The whole creation join in one To bless the sacred name Of Him who sits upon the throne And to adore the Lamb. Isaac Watts. 538 c. M. 1 Let us adore th' eternal Word, ' Tis He our souls hath fed ; Thou art our living stream, 0 Lord, And Thou th' immortal bread. 2 Blest be the Lord that gives his flesh, To nourish dying men, And often spreads his table fresh. Lest we should faint again, 3 Our souls shall draw their heavenly breath Whilst Jesus finds supplies ; Nor shall our graces sink to deaths For Jesus never dies. 4 The God of mercy be adored Who calls our souls from death, Who saves by his redeeming Word And new-creating breath. Isaac Watts. 539 c. M. 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 sacramental cup I take, And thus remember Thee. 3 Can I Gethsemane forget Or there thy conflict see. Thine agony and bloody sweat. And not remember Thee ? Ibolp Communion* 183 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, Yes, while a breath, a pulse remains, Will I remember Thee. 6 And when these failing lips grow And mind and memory flee, [dumb When Thou shalt in thy kingdom Jesus, remember me. [come, J. Montgomery. 540 7s. 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 In thine own appointed way Now we seek Thee, here we stay ; Lord, from hence we would not go. Till a blessing Thou bestow. 3 Send some message from thy word That may joy and peace afford ; Let thy spirit now impart Full salvation to each heart. 4 Comfort those who weep and mourn, Let the time of joy return ; Those who are cast down lift up. Make them strong in faith and hope. 5 Grant that all may seek and find Thee a God supremely kind ; Heal the sick, the captive free. Let us all rejoice in Thee. William Hammond. 1 Hark, my soul, it is the Lord, 'Tis thy Saviour, hear his word; , Jesus speaks, and speaks to thee : " Say, poor sinner, lov'st thou Me ? 2 " I delivered thee when bound, And when bleeding, healed thy wound. Sought thee wandering, set thee right, Turned thy darkness into light. 3 Can a woman's tender care Cease towards 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 " Thou shalt see my glory soon. When the work of grace is done. Partner of my throne shalt be. Say, poor sinner, lov'st thou Me ? " 6 Lord, it is my chief complaint That my love is weak and faint ; Yet I love Thee and adore, 0 for grace to love Thee more. William Cowper. 542 7s. 1 Thine forever, God of love. Hear us from thy throne above ; Thine forever may we be. Here and in eternity. 2 Thine forever. Lord of life. Shield us through the earthly strife ; Thou, the life, the truth, the way, Guide us to the realms of day. 184 Ibol^ Communion* 3 Thine forever, 0 how blest They who find in Thee their rest ; Saviour, guardian, heavenly friend, 0 defend us to the end. 4 Thine forever, Saviour, keep These thy frail and trembling sheep ; Safe alone beneath thy care. Let us all thy goodness share. 5 Thine forever, Thou our guide. All our wants by Thee supplied. All our sins by Thee forgiven. Lead us. Lord, from earth to heaven. Mary F. Maude. 543 s. M. 1 Jesus invites his saints To meet around his board ; Here pardoned rebels sit, and hold Communion with their Lord. 2 For food He gives his flesh. He bids us drink his blood ; Amazing favor, matchless grace Of our descending God. 3 The sacred elements Remain mere wine and bread ; But signify and seal the love Of Christ our cov'nant head. 4 This holy bread and wine Maintains our fainting breath By union with our living Lord And interest in his death. 5 Our heavenly Father calls Christ and his members one. We the young children of his love And He the first-born Son. 6 We are but several parts Of the same broken bread ; One body hath its several limbs, But Jesus is the Head. 7 Let all our powers be joined His glorious name to raise. Pleasure and love fill every mind And every voice be praise. Isaac Watts. 544 s. M. 1 Jesus, we thus obey Thy last and kindest word. And in thine own appointed way We come to meet Thee, Lord. 2 Thus we remember Thee, And take this bread and wine As thine own dying legacy And our redemption's sign. 3 Thy presence makes the feast ; Now let our spirits feel The glory not to be expressed. The joy unspeakable. 4 With high and heavenly bliss Thou dost our spirits cheer ; Thy house of banqueting is this. And Thou hast brought us here. 5 Now let our souls be fed With manna from above. And over us thy banner spread Of everlasting love. 545 c. M. 1 With humble faith and thankful heart, Lord, I accept thy love ; 'Tis a rich banquet I have had, What will it be above ! Iboli^ Communion* 2 Ye saints below and hosts of heaven, Join all jour praising powers ; No theme is like redeeming love, No Saviour is like ours. 3 Had I ten thousand hearts, dear I'd give them all to Thee ; [Lord, . Had I ten thousand tongues, they all Should join the harmony. 546 7s. 61. 1 " Till He come," 0 let the words Linger on the trembling chords ; Let the " little while " between In their golden light be seen ; Let us think how heaven and home Lie beyond that " Till He come." 2 When the weary ones we love Enter on the rest above. Seems the earth so poor and vast, All our life joy overcast ? Hush, be every murmur dumb, It is only " Till He come." 185 3 See, the feast of love is spread, Drink the wine and break the bread,. Sweet memorials, till the Lord Call us round his heavenly board. Some from earth, from glory some, Severed only " Till He come." E. H. Bickersteth.. 547 7s. 6 1. 1 Bread of heaven, on Thee we feed„ For thy flesh is meat indeed ; Ever may our souls be fed With this true and living bread. Day by day with strength supplied Through the life of Him that died. 2 Vine of heaven, thy blood supplies This blest cup of sacrifice ; Lord, thy wounds our healing give,. To thy cross we look and live ; Jesus, may we ever be Grafted, rooted, built in Thee. Josiah Conder, 1836« Ordination and Installation. 548 c. M 1 Father of mercies, condescend To hear our fervent prayer, [mend. While these our brethren we com- To thy paternal care. 2 Before them set an open door. Their various efforts bless ; On them thy Holy Spirit pour And crown them with success. 8 Endow them with a heavenly mind, Supply their every need ; Make them in spirit meek, resigned. But bold in word and deed. 4 In every tempting, trying hour Uphold them by thy grace. And guard them by thy mighty power Till they shall end their race. Thomas Morell, 1818. 549 L. M. 1 Lord, pour thy Spirit from on high, And thine ordained servants bless ; Graces and gifts to each supply And clothe thy priests with right- eousness. 2 Within thy temple when they stand, To teach the truth as taught by Thee, Saviour, like stars in thy right hand. Let all thy Church's pastors be. 3 Wisdom and zeal and love impart. Firmness and meekness from above, To bear thy people in their heart [love. And love the souls whom Thou dost 4 To love and pray and never faint. By day and night their guard to keep, To warn the sinner, form the saint, To feed thy lambs and tend thy sheep. 5 So, when their work is finished here. They may in hope their charge resign ; So, when their Master shall appear. They may with crowns of glory shine. James Montgomery. 550 L. M. 1 Father of mercies, bow thine ear. Attentive to our earnest prayer ; We plead for those who plead for Thee, Successful may they ever be. 2 Clothe Thou with energy divine Their words, and let those words be thine ; Teach them immortal souls to gain. Nor let them labor. Lord, in vain. 3 Let thronging multitudes around Hear from their lips the joyful sound, [spread. And light through distant realms be Till Zion rears her drooping head. Benj. Beddome. 551 c. M. 1 Lord, thine appointed servants bless. That they may faithful be, To preach the truth in righteousness And sinners win to Thee. 186 ©ruination anb IFnstallation^ 187 2 Uphold them by almighty power, Thy strength divine impart, And in each dark and trying hour Cheer Thou their fainting heart. ■3 In holy watchfulness and prayer 0 keep them near thy side ; • May they with loving zeal declare A Saviour crucified. 4 Great Shepherd of the sheep, draw near. Thy Spirit now be given, [hear That they who preach and those who May sing thy praise in heaven. 552 L. M. 1 " Go, preach my gospel," saith the Lord, [receive ; " Bid the whole earth my grace He shall be saved who trusts my word, [believe. And they condemned who dis- 2 " I'll make your great commission known, And ye shall prove my gospel true By all the works that I have done. By all the wonders ye shall do. 3 Teach all the nations my commands, I'm with you till the world shall end; All power is trusted in my hands, I can destroy and I defend." 4 He spake and light shone round his head, [rode ; On a bright cloud to heaven He They to the farthest nations spread The grace of their ascended God, Isaac Watts, 1707. 553 li. M. 1 Ye Christian heralds, go, proclaim Salvation through 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 flaming zeal your breasts inspire. Bid raging winds their fury cease And hush the tempest into peace. 3 And when our labors all are o'er. Then we shall meet to part no more. Meet with the blood-bought throng to fall. And crown our Jesus Lord of all. B. H. Draper, 1803. 554 S. M. 1 Ye servants of the Lord, Each in his office wait. Observant of his heavenly word And watchful at his gate. 2 Let all your lamps be bright And trim the golden flame ; Gird up your loins as in his sight. For awful is his name. 3 Watch, 'tis your Lord's command, And while we speak He's near ; Mark the first signal of his hand And ready all appear. 4 0 happy servant he, In such a posture found ! He shall his Lord with rapture see And be with honor crowned. Philip Doddridge, 1740. 555 s. M. 1 Sow in the morn thy seed. At eve hold not thy hand, To doubt and fear give thou no heed, Broadcast it o'er the land. 188 ©rMnation anb IFnstallaUon* 2 And duly shall appear In verdure, beauty, strength, The tender blade, the stalk, the ear, And the full corn at length. 3 Thou canst not toil in vain ; Cold, heat, the moist and dry Shall foster and mature the grain For garners in the sky. 4 Then, when the glorious end. The day of God, shall come. The angel reapers shall descend. And heaven sing harvest-home. James Montgomery. 556 s. M. D. 1 How beauteous are their feet Who stand on Zion's hill, Who bring salvation on their tongues, And words of peace reveal ! How charming is their voice, How sweet their tidings are ! " Zion, behold thy Saviour King, He reigns and triumphs here." 2 How happy are our ears, That hear this joyful sound, Which kings and prophets waited for, And sought, but never found ! How blessed are our eyes That see this heavenly light ! Prophets and kings desired it long. But died without the sight. 3 The watchmen join their voice And tuneful notes employ ; Jerusalem breaks forth in songs And deserts learn the joy. The Lord makes bare his arm Through all the earth abroad ; Let every nation now behold Their Saviour and their God. Isaac Watts, 1707. 557 s. M. I). 1 Lord of the harvest, hear Thy needy servants cry. Answer our faith's effectual prayer And all our w^ants supply. On Thee we humbly wait, Our wants are in thy view ; The harvest truly. Lord, is great, The laborers are few. 2 Convert and send forth more Into thy Church abroad, , And let them speak thy word of power,, As workers with their God. Give the pure gospel word. The word of general grace ; Thee let them preach, the common The Saviour of our race. [Lord, 3 0 let them spread thy name. Their mission fully prove. Thy universal grace proclaim, Thy all-redeeming love. On all mankind forgiven. Empower them still to call, And tell each creature under heaven That Thou hast died for all. C. Wesley. COENEK-STONE AND ChURCH Consecration. 558 L. M. 1 0 Lord of hosts, whose glory fills The bounds of the eternal hills, And yet vouchsafes in Christian lands To dwell in temples made with hands, '2 0 grant that we, who here to-day Rejoicing this foundation lay. May be in very deed thine own. Built on the precious corner-stone. •3 Endue the creatures with thy grace. That shall adorn thy dwelling-place* The beauty of the oak and pine, The gold and silver, they are thine. 4 To Thee they all pertain, to Thee The treasures of the earth and sea ; And when we bring them to thy throne, We render. Lord, to Thee thine own. 5 The architects endue with skill, The hands that work preserve from ill ; May all who build this house to Thee Built in thy heavenly temple be. 6 Both now and ever. Lord, protect The temple of thine own elect ; Be Thou in them and they in Thee, 0 ever blessed Trinity. John M. Neale. 559 li. M. 1 This stone to Thee in faith we lay. We build the temple. Lord, to Thee; Thine eye be open night and day. To guard this house and sanctu'ry. 2 Here, when thy people seek thy face And dying sinners pray to live. Hear Thou in heaven, thy dwelling- place. And when Thou hearest, 0 forgive. 3 Here, when thy messengers proclaim The blessed gospel of thy Son, Still by the power of his great name Be mighty signs and wonders done. 4 Hosanna to their heavenly King, When children's voices raise that Hosanna, let their angels sing [song, And heaven with earth the strain prolong. 5 But will, indeed, Jehovah deign Here to abide, no transient guest ? Will here the world's Redeemer reign ? And here the Holy Spirit rest ? 6 That glory never hence depart ? [alone ; Yet choose not. Lord, this house Thy kingdom come to every heart, In every bosom fix thy throne. James Montgomery. 190 Corner-stone anb Cburcb Consecration* 560 8s & 7s. 6 lines. 1 Christ is made the sure foundation And the precious corner-stone, Who, the two-fold walls surmounting, Binds them closely into one, Holy Zion's help forever And her confidence alone. 2 All that dedicated city. Dearly loved by God on high, In exultant jubilation Pours perpetual melody, God the One and God the Trinal Singing everlastingly. 3 To this temple, where we call Thee, Come, 0 Lord of hosts, to-day ; With thy wonted loving kindness Hear thy people as they pray, And thy fullest benediction Shed within its walls for aye. 4 Here vouchsafe to all thy servants What they supplicate to gain. Here to have and hold forever Those good things their prayers ob- And hereafter in thy glory [tain. With thy blessed ones to reign. 5 Laud and honor to the Father, Laud and honor to the Son, Laud and honor to the Spirit, Ever Three and ever One, Consubstantial, co-eternal. While unending ages run. Latin Hymn. Trans. John M. Neale. 561 c. M. 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. How glorious is thy name ! Saints trust their whole salvation here Nor shall they suffer shame. 3 The foolish builders, scribe and priest, Reject it with disdain. Yet on this rock the Church shall rest And envy rage in vain. 4 What though the gates of hell with- Yet must this building rise ; [stood, 'Tis thine own work, almighty God, And wondrous in our eyes. 1. Watts. 562 H. M. 1 Christ is our corner-stone. On Him alone we build. With his true saints alone The courts of heav'n are tilled ; On his great love our hopes we place,, Of present grace and joys above. 2 0 then with hymns of praise These hallowed courts shall ring. Our voices we will raise, The Three in One to sing; And thus proclaim in joyful song, Both loud and long that glorious, name. 3 Here, gracious God, do Thou For evermore draw nigh. Accept each faithful vow. And mark each suppliant sigh ; In copious shower on all who pray, Each holy day thy blessings pour- 4 Here may we gain from heaven The grace which we implore. And may that grace, once given, Be with us evermore. Until that day when all the blest To endless rest are called away. Corner-stone anb Cburcb Consecration. 191 563 7s. 1 LOKD 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 girdle 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. 564 c. M. 1 0 Thou , whose own vast temple stands. Built over earth and sea. Accept the walls that human hands Have raised to worship Thee. 2 Lord, from thine inmost glory send. Within these courts to bide, The peace that dwelleth without end, Serenely by thy side. 3 May erring minds that worship here Be taught the better way, [fear And they who mourn and they who Be strengthened as they pray. 4 May faith grow firm and love grow And pure devotion rise, [warm While round these hallowed walls the Of earth-born passion dies, [storm W. C. Bryant. 565 c. M. 1 0 God, who lovest to abide In Zion's chosen gate, More than the thousand tents beside^ Where Israel's faithful wait, 2 Accept our w^orks and hear our vows. Unworthy though we be. And look in mercy on the house We dedicate to Thee. 3 Here answer Thou, as Thou art wont^ Thy people when they pray ; Hei ^ in the waters of thy font Let sin be washed away. 4 Here set thy confirmation's seal For ghostly strength and good ; Here give thy people, as they kneel, Their Saviour's flesh and blood. 5 If after sin they seek thy face And by thy precepts live, [place, Hear Thou in heaven, thy dwelling- And when Thou hear'st, forgive. 6 If there be famine in the land Or pestilence or foe, [right hand, Stretch out from heaven thy strong When here thy flock fall low. 7 Bless those, 0 Lord, and hear their That raised thy temple here, [cry That in thy house beyond the sky With j oy they may appear. John M. Neale. 566 c. M. 1 Arise, 0 King of grace, arise. And enter to thy rest; [eyes Lo, thy Church waits with longing eyes Thus to be owned and blest. 192 Corner-stone anb Cburcb Consecration* 2 Enter with all thj glorious train, Thy Spirit and thy word ; All that the ark did once contain Could no such grace afford. 3 Here, mighty God, accept our vows, Here let thy praise be spread ; Bless the provisions of thy house And fill thy poor with bread. 4 Here let the Son of David reign. Let God's anointed shine. Justice and truth his court maintain With love and power divine. ^ Here let Him hold a lasting throne ; And as his kingdom grows, Fresh honors shall adorn his crown And shame confound his foes. Isaac Watts. 567 L. M. 1 And wilt Thou, 0 eternal God, On earth establish thine abode ? Then look propitious from thy throne And take this temple for thine own. 2 These walls we to thine honor raise, Long may they echo in thy praise. And Thou, descending, fill the place With the rich tokens of thy grace. 8 Here may the great Redeemer reign With all the graces of his train. While power divine his word attends, To conquer foes and cheer his friends. 4 And in the last decisive day. When God the nations shall survey, May it before the world appear Thousands were born for glory here. Philip Doddridge. 568 L. M. 1 The perfect world, by Adam trod, Was the first temple built to God ; His fiat laid the corner-stone And heaved its pillars one by one. 2 He hung its starry roof on high. The broad, illimitable sky ; [bright. He spread its pavement, green and And curtained it with morning light. 3 The mountains in their places stood, The sea, the sky, and all was good ; And when its first few praises rang, The morning stars together sang. 4 Lord, 'tis not ours to make the sea And earth and sky a house for Thee ; But in thy sight our olfering stands, A humbler temple, made with hands. 5 We cannot bid the morning star To sing how bright thy glories are ; But, Lord, if Thou will meet us here. Thy praise shall be the Christian's tear. Nathaniel P. Willis, 1825. 569 L. M. 1 0 BOW thine ear, eternal one. On Thee our heart adoring calls ; To Thee the followers of thy Son Have raised and now devote these walls. 2 Here let thy holy days be kept ; And be this place to worship given, Like that bright spot where Jacob slept, [heaven. The house of God, the gate of 3 Here may thine honor dwell; and here, [prayer. As incense, let thy children's From contrite hearts and lips sincere, Rise on the still and holy air. Corner-stone Cburcb Consecratiom 193 4 Here be thy praise devoutedly sung ; Here let thy truth beam forth to save, As when of old thy Spirit hung, On wings of light, o'er Jordan's wave. 5 And when the lips, that with thy name Are vocal now, to dust shall turn, On others may devotion's flame Be kindled here and purely burn. J. Pierpont. 570 s. M. 1 Jesus, most loving Lord, Bless us, who now rejoice The glories of this hallowed house To tell with gladsome voice. 2 Here are the healing streams To cleanse the sin-defiled, Here God, the Spirit, with his strength Endows the new-born child. 3 Here Jesus to his own His body gives for food, [divine And stays their thirst with draughts Of his most precious blood. 4 For sick and guilty souls Sure mercies here abound ; The Judge in tenderness acquits, Grace heals the deadly wound. 5 Yea, God, whose throne is heaven, Deigns here to dwell, and train The souls that worship Him and strive His home above to gain. Isaac Williams, 1844. 7 BUEIAL. 571 i>. M. 1 How blest the righteous when he dies, When sinks a wearj soul to rest ! How mildly beam the closing eyes, How gently heaves th' expiring breast ! 2 So fades a summer cloud away, So sinks the gale when storms are So gently shuts the eye of day, [o'er. So dies a wave along the shore. 3 A holy quiet reigns around, [stroys ; A calm which life nor death de- And naught disturbs that peace pro- found Which his unfettered soul enjoys. 4 Farewell, conflicting hopes and fears. Where lights and shades alternate dwell ; [appears. How bright th' unchanging morn Farewell, inconstant world, fare- well. 5 Life's labor done, as sinks the clay, Light from its load the spirit flies, While heaven and earth combine to say, [dies!" " How blest the righteous when he A. L. Barbauld. 572 L. M. 1 . Why should we start and fear to die ? What timorous worms we mortals Death is the gate of endless joy, [are ! And yet we dread to enter there. 2 The pains, the groans and dying strife Fright our approaching souls away ; We still shrink back again to life, Fond of our prison and our clay. 3 0 if my Lord would come and meet, My soul should stretch her wings in haste, Fly fearless through death's iron gate, Nor feel the terr>>rs as she passed. 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. Isaac Watts. 573 . u M. 1 Through every age, eternal God, Thou art our rest, our safe abode ; High was thy throne ere heaven was made. Or earth thy humble footstool laid. 2 But man, weak man, is born to die, Made up of guilt and vanity ; Thy dreadful sentence, Lord,was just, Return, ye sinners, to your dust." 3 A thousand of our years amount ; Scarce to a day in thine account, Like yesterday's departed light Or the last watch of ending night. 4 Death, like an overflowing stream, Sweeps us away ; our life's a dream, An empty tale, a morning flower Cut down and withered in an hour. 3Bunal. 195 5 Teach us, 0 Lord, bow frail is man. And kindly lengthen out our span ; Till faith and love and 'piety Fit us to die and dwell with Thee. Isaac Watts. 574 L.M. 1 Asleep in Jesus ! blessed sleep. From which none ever wakes to weep ; A calm and undisturbed repose, Unbroken by the last of foes. 2 Asleep in Jesus ! 0 how sweet To be for such a slumber meet, With holy confidence to sing That death hath lost his venomed sting! 3 Asleep in Jesus ! peaceful rest, Whose waking is supremely blest ; No fear, no woe shall dim that hour That manifests the Saviour's power. 4 Asleep in Jesus ! 0 for me May such a blissful refuge be ! Securely shall my ashes lie, Waiting the summons from on high. 5 Asleep in Jesus ! far from thee Thy kindred and their graves may be, But thine is still a blessed sleep. From which none ever wakes to weep. Margaret Mackay, 1832. 575 L, M. 1 The God of love will sure indulge The flowing tear, the heaving sigh:, When righteous persons fall around. When tender friends and kindred die. 2 Yet not one anxious murmuring thought [blend ; Should with our mourning passions Nor would our bleeding hearts forget Th' almighty, ever-living friend. 3 Beneath a numerous train of ills, Our feeble flesh and heart may fail ; Yet shall our hope in Thee, our God, O'er every gloomy fear prevail. 4 Parent and husband, guard and guide. Thou art each tender name in one ; On Thee we cast our every care, And comfort seek from Thee alone. 5 Our Father, God, to Thee we look, Our rock, our portion and our friend ; And on thy covenant love and truth Our sinking souls shall still depend. 576 L.M. 1 Unveil thy bosom, faithful tomb. Take this new treasure to thy trust, And give these sacred relics room To seek a slumber in the dust. 2 Nor pain nor grief nor anxious fear Invade thy bounds ; no mortal woes Can reach the peaceful sleeper here, While angels watch the soft repose. 3 So Jesus slept ; God's dying Son Passed thro' the grave and blessed the bed ; [throne Rest here, blest saint, till from his The morning break and pierce the shade. 4 Break from his throne, illustrious morn, [word ; Attend, 0 earth, his sovereign Restore thy trust ; a glorious form Shall then arise to meet the Lord. Isaac Watts. 577 s.M. 1 It is not death to die, To leave this weary road. And 'mid the brotherhood on high To be at home with God. 196 JBurtaL 2 It is not death to close The eye long dimmed by tears, And wake, in glorious repose To spend eternal years. 3 It is not death to fling Aside this sinful dust. And rise, on strong exulting wing. To live among the just. 4 Jesus, Thou Prince of life, Thy chosen cannot die ; Like Thee they conquer in the strife To reign with Thee on high. George W. Bethune, 1847. 578 S.M. 1 0 FOR the death of those Who slumber in the Lord ! 0 be like theirs my last repose, Like theirs my last reward I 2 Their bodies in the ground In silent hope may lie. Till the last trumpet's joyful sound Shall call them to the sky. 3 Their ransomed spirits soar On wings of faith and love, To meet the Saviour they adore And reign with Him above. 4 With us their names shall live Through long, succeeding years. Embalmed with all our hearts can give, Our praises and our tears. ^ 0 for the death of those Who slumber in the Lord ! 0 be like theirs my last repose, Like theirs my last reward! J. Montgomery. 579 s. Mo 1 The pity of the Lord To those that fear his name Is such as tender parents feel ; He knows our feeble frame. 2 He knows we are but dust. Scattered with every breath ; His anger, like 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'er 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. Isaac Watts. 580 s. M. 1 There is no night in heaven ; In that blest world above Work never can bring weariness, For work itself is love. 2 There is no grief in heaven ; For life is one glad day, And tears are of those former things Which all have passed away. 3 There is no want in heaven ; The Lamb of God supplies Life's tree of twelvefold fruitage still, Life's spring which never dries. 4 There is no sin in heaven ; Behold that blessed throng ! All holy is their spotless robe, All holy is their song. 197 5 There is no death in heaven ; For they who gain that shore Have won their immortality, And they can die no more. 6 There is no death in heaven ; But when the Christian dies, The angels wait his parted soul And waft it to the skies. F. W. Knollis. 581 jl, m. 1 Thbke is a calm for those who weep, A rest for weary pilgrims found ; They softly lie and sweetly sleep Low in the ground. 2 The storm that sweeps the wintry sky No more disturbs their deep repose Than summer evening's latest sigh That shuts the rose. 3 Then, traveler in the vale of tears To realms of everlasting light, Through time's dark wilderness of Pursue thy flight. [years 4 Thy soul, renewed by grace divine In God's own image, freed from clay, In heaven's eternal sphere shall shine, A star of day. J. Montgomery. 582 c. M. 1 Hear Avhat the voice from heaven declares To those in Christ who die : " Releas'd from all their earthly cares, They reign with Him on high." 2 Then why lament departed friends. Or shake at death's alarms ? Death's but the servant Jesus sends To call us to his arms. 3 If sin be pardoned we're secure. Death hath no sting beside ; The law gave sin its strength and power, But Christ, our ransom, died. 4 The graves of all his saints He bless- When in the grave He lay, [ed And rising thence their hopes He To everlasting day. [raised 5 Then joyfully, w^hile life we have. To Christ our life, we'll sing : " Where is thy victory, 0 grave. And where, 0 death, thy sting V 583 c. M. 1 Thee we adore, eternal name. And humbly own to Thee How feeble is our mortal frame, What dying worms are we. 2 Our wasting lives grow shorter still, As months and days increase, And every beating pulse we tell Leaves the small number less. 3 The year rolls round, and steals away The breath at first it gave ; Whate'er we do, where'er we be. We're traveling to the grave. 4 Dangers stand thick through all the To push us to the tomb, [ground And fierce diseases wait around To hurry mortals home. 5 Great God, on what a slender thread Hang everlasting things, Th' eternal state of all the dead Upon life's feeble strings. 198 6 Infinite joy or endless woe Attends on every breath, And yet how unconcerned we go Upon the brink of death ! 7 Waken, 0 Lord, our drowsy sense To walk this dangerous road ; And if our souls are hurried hence, May they be found with God. Isaac Watts. 584 c. M. 1 As Jesus died, and rose again Victorious from the dead. So his disciples rise, and reign With their triumphant Head. 2 The time draws nigh when from the clouds Christ shall with shouts descend, And the last trumpet's awful voice The heavens and earth shall rend. 3 Then they who live shall changed be. And they who sleep shall wake, The graves shall yield their ancient charge And earth's foundations shake. 4 The saints of God from death set free With joy shall mount on high. The heavenly hosts with praises loud, Shall meet them in the sky. 5 Together to their Father's house With joyful hearts they go. And dwell forever with the Lord Beyond the reach of woe. Michael Bruce, 1768. 585 c. M. 1 Hear what the voice from heav'n For all the pious dead ; [proclaims Sweet is the savor of their names And soft their sleeping bed. 2 They die in Jesus and are bless'd, How kind their slumbers are ! From suff'rings and from sin released And 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. Isaac Watts^ 586 c. M. 1 My faith shall triumph o'er the grave And trample on the tomb ; I know that my Redeemer lives And on the clouds shall come. 2 I know that He shall soon appear In power and glory meet. And death, the last of all his foes, Lie vanquished at his feet. 3 Then, though the grave my flesh de- And hold me for its prey, [vour I know my sleeping dust shall rise On the last judgment-day. 4 I in my flesh shall see my God, When He on earth shall stand ; I shall with all his saints ascend To dwell at his right hand. 5 Then shall He wipe all tears away And hush the rising groan, [fears And pains and sighs and griefs and Shall ever be unknown. 587 7s, 8s & 7s. 1 Tender Shepherd, Thou hast stilled Now thy little lamb's brief weeping; Ah ! how peaceful, pale and mild In its narrow bed 'tis sleeping. And no sigh of anguish sore Heaves that little bosom more. 199 2 In this world of care and pain, Lord, Thou wouldst no longer leave To the sunny heavenly plain [it ; Thou dost now with joy receive it ; Clothed in robes of spotless white, Now it dwells with Thee in light. S Ah ! Lord Jesus, grant that we Where it lives may soon be living, And the lovely pastures see That its heavenly food are giving ; Then the gain of death we prove, Though Thou take what most we love. 588 6s & 4:S. 1 Fathee, 0 -hear me now. Father, 0 hear me now. Father divine ! Thou, only Thou, canst see The heart's deep agony ; Help me to say to Thee, " Thy will, not mine." 2 0 God, be Thou my stay, 0 God, be Thou my stay. In this dark hour; Kindly each sorrow hear, Hush every troubled fear. Then let me still revere. Still own thy power. 3 In Thee alone I trust, In Thee alone I trust. Thou holy One ; Humbly to Thee I pray That through each troubled day Of life I still may say, " Thy will be done." E. M. HaUo 589 8s & 7s. 1 Gently, Lord, 0 gently lead us. Thro' this lonely vale of tears, Thro' the changes Thou'st decreed us Till our last great change appears. 2 When temptation's darts assail us, AVhen in devious paths we stray, Let thy goodness never fail us, Lead us in thy perfect way. 3 In the hour of pain' and anguish, In the hour w hen death draws near, Suffer not our hearts to languish. Suffer not our souls to fear. 4 And when mortal life is ended Bid us on thy bosom rest. Till by angel bands attended We awake among the blest. Thos. Hastings 590 8s & 7s. 1 Every thing we love and cherish Hastens onward to the grave ; Earthly joys and pleasures perish ; Time can nothing, nothing save. 2 All is fading, all is fleeing ; Earthly flames must cease to glow, Earthly beings cease from being. Earthly blossoms cease to blow. 3 Yet unchanged, while all decayeth, Jesus lives, the first, the last ; Lean on Me alone, He sayeth, Hope and love and firmly trust. 4 0 abide, abide with Jesus, Who Himself forever lives, Who from death eternal frees us And who life eternal gives. 200 3BunaL 591 7s. 1 Blessed are the dead, who die in the Lord | from hence- | forth ; || yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors, | and their | works do | follow them. 2 Our days on earth are as a shadow, and there is | none a- | biding ; || we are but of yesterday ; there is but a | step between | us and | death. 3 Man's days'are as grass ; as a flower of the field, | so he | flourisheth ; || he appeareth for a little time, then | vanish- | eth a | way. 4 Watch, for ye know not what hour your | Lord doth | come; || be ye also ready, for in such an hour as ye think not, the | Son of | Man — | com eth. 5 It is the Lord ; let Him do what | seemeth Him | good ; || the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away, and | blessed be the | name of the | Lord. 6 Blessed are the dead, who die in the Lord | from hence- | forth ; || yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors, | and their | works do | follow them. 592 lis. 1 The things of the earth, in the earth let us lay, [the clay ; The ashes with ashes, the dust with But lift up the heart and the eye and the love, 0 lift up the soul to the regions above. 2 Since He, the immortal, hath entered the gate, ["late ; So too shall we mortals, or sooner or Then stand we on Christ ; let us mark Him ascend, [end. For his is the glory and life without 3 On earth with his own ones, the giver of good, [stood ; Bestowing his blessing, a little while Now nothing can part us, nor dis- tance nor foes, [oppose ? For lo, He is with us, and who can 4 So, Lord, we commit this our brother to Thee, [is free ; Whose body is dead, but whose spirit We know that through grace, when our life here is done, [one. We live still in Thee and forever in 5 All glory to Thee, Father, Spirit and Son, [but One, Who Three art in person, in substance In whom we have victory over the grave, [save. Who lovest thy people to pardon and From the Greek. Trans. John M. Neale, 1864. 593 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, home, sweet Lord, tarry not, but come. [home, Burial. 201 2 Beyond the blooming and the fading I shall be soon ; Beyond the shining and the shading, Beyond the hoping and the dreading, I shall be soon. Love, rest and home, etc. 3 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, etc. 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. Love, rest and home, etc. Horatius Bonar. 594 1 They're gathering homeward from ev'ry land, One by one, one by one ; And their weary feet touch the shining strand, Yes, one by one. Their brows are enclosed in a golden crown, Their travel-stained garments are all laid down, And clothed in white raiment they rest in the mead, [doth lead. Where the Lamb of God his saints Refrain. Gathering home, gathering home, Fording the river one by one. Gathering home, gathering home, Yes, one by one. 2 Before they rest, they pass through. One by one, one by one ; [the strife. Thro' the waters of death they enter Yes, one by one. [life, To some are the floods of the river still, [heav'nly hill, As they ford on their way to the To others the waves run fiercely and wild, [defiled. — Ref. Yet they reach the home of the un-^ 3 We too shall come to the river side, One by one, one by one ; We are nearer its waters each even- Yes, one by one. [tide,. We can hear the noise and the dask of the stream [dream ; Now and again through our life' s deep- Sometimes the floods all the banks overflow, [waves go. — Ref. And sometimes in ripples and small 4 Jesus, Redeemer, we look to Thes, One by one, one by one. We lift up our voices tremblingly, Yes, one by one. [cold, The waves of the river are dark and We know not the place where our feet may hold ; [deep midnight. May Thou, who didst pass through in Stand by us and guide us, our staff and light. — Ref. Harvest and Thanksgiving. S95 los. 1 Thanks be to God for his wonderful love, [above ; Praise ye his name for the gifts from Anthems of gladness peal forth on the breeze, [seas. Echo his greatness o'er land and o'er Praise Him, ye sons of the blessed and good, [leys and flood, Praise Him, ye mountains and val- Praise Him, ye daughters and chil- dren of men, [and glen. Praise Him from hilltop and forest Praise Him, ye smallest and greatest of all, [the fall, ♦ Praise Him, ye kindred that rise from Praise Him, ye children of weakness and death, [that have breath. Praise Him, 0 praise Him, all ye George D. Emerson. 596 c. M. 1 Shine on our land, Jehovah, shine With beams of heav'nly grace ; Reveal thy pow'r thro' all our coasts And show thy smiling face. 3 '2 Thanks for the gift of his only dear Son, [ney to run, Thanks for his goodness life's jour- Thanks for the summer and winter between, [evergreen, Thanks for the autumn and spring Thanks for the air and for winds and for sky, [l^igl^) Thanks for the sun and for stars upon Thanks for the moon and for day and ^ for night, [for light. Thank Him for dew and for rain and 3 Praise his great name, let the nations adore, [more, ^ Redeemer and Saviour, God ever- Enthroned with the angels, blessed above, [ful love ; Praise Him, 0 earth, for his wonder- Here fix thy throne exalted high And here our glory stand, * And like a wall of guardian fire Surround thy favorite land. When shall thv name from shore to Sound all the earth abroad, [shore And distant nations know and love Their Saviour and their God ? Earth shall confess her maker's hand, And yield a full increase ; Our God will crown his chosen land With fruitfulness and peace. God, the Redeemer, scatters round His choicest favors here. While the creation's utmost bound Shall see, adore and fear. Isaac Watts. 202 203 597 c. M. 1 0 BLESSED Lord, the earth is thine ; By thy creative hand The golden harvests crown the year And deck the fertile land. 2 0 blessed Lord, Thou bread of life That Cometh down from heaven, Supplies of everlasting food By Thee to man are given. 3 Thy Godhead is the well-spring, The pure, exhaustless source [Lord, From which they flow through age to In never-ending course. [age 4 In channels formed by Thee they In rivulets of grace, [flow Refreshing all who wander here In this world's desert place. 5 0 feed us weary pilgrims. Lord, And to thy Zion bring, To keep a heavenly feast with Thee, Our Prophet, Priest and King. C. Wordsworth. 598 c. M. 1 Lord, in thy name thy servants plead. And Thou hast sworn to hear ; Thine is the harvest, thine the seed. The fresh and fading year. 2 Our hope, when autumn winds blew We trusted. Lord, with Thee ; [wild, And still, now spring has on us smiled, We wait on thy decree. 3 The former and the latter rain, The summer sun and air, The green ear and the golden grain, All thine, are ours by prayer. 4 Thine too by right and ours by grace. The Spirit's growth unseen, The hopes that soothe, the fears that The love that shines serene, [brace, 5 So grant the precious fruits brought By sun and moon below, [forth That Thee in thy new heaven and We never may forego. [earth John Keble, 1857. 599 6s & 4s. 1 My country, 'tis of thee, Sw^eet land of liberty, Of thee I sing. Land w here my fathers died, Land of the Pilgrims' 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 breakr The sound prolong. 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. S. F. Smith. Ibarvest ant) TLbankBQivinQ. 204 600 8s & 7s. 1 Fathee, blessing ev'ry seedtime And refreshing all the soil, Ripening the gracious harvest For which all thy servants toil, 0 Thou source of ev'ry blessing Showered daily from above, Hearken to our lips confessing Our thanksgiving for thy love. 2 Here we bless thy hand that gave us Thought and feeling, life and limb ; Bless thy Son who died to save us. In our glad and joyous hymn ; Bless thy Spirit, who doth make us Fit to worship as w^e ought ; Father, leave not nor forsake us, Till into thy garner brought. 3 With thy dews and sunshine tend us Through life's long and changeful From the enemy defend us, [year ; Lest the tares of sin appear ; Let thine eye and hand the keepers Of our souls forever be. Till thine angel harvest reapers Sheaves of glory bind for Thee. Judith Madan. 601 p. M. 1 Now thank we all our God, With hearts and hands and voices. Who wondrous things hath done, Li whom his world rejoices ; Who from our mother's arms Hath blessed us on our way With countless gifts of love. And still is ours to-day. 2 Lord God, we worship Thee ; Thou didst indeed chastise us, Yet still thy goodness spares And still thy mercy tries us ; Once more our Father's hand Has bid our sorrows flee. And peace rejoice our land ; Lord God, we worship Thee. 3 Lord God, we worship Thee, Whose goodness reigneth o'er us; We praise thy love and power In loud and happy chorus ; To heaven our song shall soar, Forever shall it be Resounding o'er and o'er ; Lord God, we worship Thee. M. Rinkart, 1644. Translated by Catharine Winkworth, 1858. 602 6s & 4s. 1 The God of harvest praise ; In loud thanksgiving raise Hands, hearts and voice ; The valleys laugh and sing, Forests and mountains ring. The plains their tribute bring, The streams rejoice. 2 Yea, bless his holy name And joyous thanks proclaim Through all the earth ; To glory in your lot Is comely ; but be not God's benefits forgot Amid your mirth. 3 The God of harvest praise ; Hands, hearts a.nd voices raise With sweet accord ; From field to garner throng. Bearing your sheaves along, And in your harvest song Bless ye the Lord. J. Montgomery, 205 603 6s & 4s. 1 God bless our native land ; Firm may she ever stand Through storm and night ; When the wild tempests rave, Ruler of winds and wave, Do Thou our country save By thy great might. 2 For her our prayer shall rise To God, above the skies, On Him w^e wait ; Thou who art ever nigh, Guarding with watchful eye. To Thee aloud we cry, God save the State. John S. Dwight, 1844. 604 S. M. D, 1 Crown Him with many crowns, The Lamb upon his throne ; Hark, how the heavenly anthem All music but its own ; [drowns Awake, my soul, and sing Of Him who died for thee. And hail Him as thy matchless King Thro' all eternity. 2 Crown Him the Virgin's Son, The God incarnate born. Whose arm those crimson trophies won Which now his brow adorn. Fruit of the mystic rose. True branch of Jesse's stem. The root whence mercy ever flows. The babe of Bethlehem. 3 Crown Him the Lord of love ; Behold his hands and side, Those wounds, yet visible above, In beauty glorified ; No angel in the sky Can fully bear that sight. But downward bends his wondering At mysteries so bright. [eye 4 Crown Him the Lord of peace, Whose power a sceptre sways In heaven and earth that wars may cease And all be prayer and praise ; His reign shall know no end. And round his pierced feet Fair flowers of Paradise extend Their fragrance ever sweet. 5 Crown Him the Lord of heaven. One with the Father known. And the blest Spirit, through Him From yonder triune throne ; [given All hail, Redeemer, hail. For Thou hast died for me ; Thy praise and glory shall not fail Throughout eternity. Matthew Bridges. 605 L. M. 1 Kingdoms and thrones to God belong. Crown Him, ye nations, in your song ; His wondrous names and pow'rs re- hearse. His honors shall enrich your verse. 2 He rides and thunders through the sky. His name, Jehovah, sounds on high ; Sing to his name, ye sons of grace. Ye saints, rejoice before his face. 3 Proclaim Him King, pronounce Him blest, [rest ; He's your defence, your joy, your When terrors rise and nations faint, God is the strength of every saint. IsaaG Watta 206 606 .1 All people that on earth do dwell, Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice ; [tell, Him serve with fear, his praise forth Come ye before Him and rejoice. 2 Know that the Lord is God indeed, Without our aid He did us make; We are his flock, He doth us feed. And for his sheep He doth us take. 3 0 enter then his gates with praise. Approach with j oy his courts unto ; Praise, laud and bless his name always. For it is seemly so to do. 4 For why ? The Lord our God is good, His mercy is forever sure ; His truth at all times firmly stood And shall from age to age endure. John Hopkins or Wm. Kethe, about 1562. 607 L, M. 1 Let Zion praise the mighty God, And make his honors known abroad, For sweet the j oy our songs to raise. And glorious is the work of praise. 2 Our children live secure and blest, Our shores have peace, our cities rest ; He feeds our sons with finest wheat And adds his blessings to their meat. 3 Through all" our coasts his laws are shown,. His gospel through the nation known ; He hath not thus revealed his word To every land ; praise ye the Lord. 608 I..M. 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 hallowed ray ; HereThou our fathers' steps didst guide In safety through their dangerous way. 4 We praise Thee that the gospel's light Through all our land its radiance sheds, Hispels the shades of error's night. And heavenly 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. Alfred Alexander Woodhull, 1829. 609 H. M. 1 Sing to the Lord most high. Let every land adore ; With grateful voice make known His goodness and his power ; Let cheerful songs declare his ways, And let his praise inspire your tongues. 2 Enter his courts with joy, With fear address the Lord ; He formed us with his hand. And quickened by his word ; With wide command He spreads his O'er every sea and every land, [sway Darvest an& Ubanfiagtping. 207 3 His hands provide our food And every blessing give ; We feed upon his care And in his pastures live ; With cheerful songs declare his ways, And let his praise inspire your tongues. , 4 Good is the Lord our God, His truth and mercy sure ; While earth and heaven shall last His promises endure ; [sway With bounteous hand He spreads his O'er every sea and every land. 610 H. M. 1 Before the Lord we bow. The God who reigns above And rules the world beloAV, Boundless in power and love ; Our thanks we bring in joy and praise. Our hearts we raise to heaven's high King. 2 The nation Thou hast blessed May well thy love declare. From foes and fears at rest. Protected by thy care ; For this fair land, for this bright day. Our thanks we pay, gifts of thy hand. 3 May every mountain height, Each vale and forest green, Shine in thy word's pure light, And its rich fruits be seen ; May every tongue be tuned to praise And join to raise a grateful song. 4 Earth, hear thy maker's voice. Thy great Redeemer own ; Believe, obey, rejoice. And worship Him alone ; Cast down thy pride, thy sin deplore, And bow before the crucified. 5 And when in power He comes, 0 may our native land From all its rending tombs Send forth a glorious band, A countless throng, ever to sing, To heav'n's high King, salvation's song. Francis Scott Key, 1832. 611 7s & 6s. 1 We plough the fields and scatter The good seed on the land, But it is fed and watered By God's almighty hand ; He sends the snow in winter. The warmth to swell the grain,. The breezes and the sunshine. And soft refreshing rain. Refrain : All good gifts around us Are sent from heav' n above, Then thank the Lord, 0 tharnk For all his love. [the Lord 2 He only is the maker Of all things near and far; He paints the wayside flower. He lights the evening star ; The winds and waves obey Him, By Him the birds are fed ; Much more to us his children He gives our daily bread. — Ref. 3 We thank Thee, then, 0 Father, For all things bright and good, The seed-time and the harvest. Our life, our health, our food; Accept the gifts we ofier For all thy love imparts, And, what Thou most desirest. Our humble thankful hearts. — Ref. Matthias Claudius, 1740—1815. Tr. Miss J. M. Campbell, 1861. 208 Ibarvest ant) Xlbanftsgiving. 612 s. M. 1 Great is the Lord our God, And let his praise be great ; He makes his churches his abode, His most delightful seat. 2 These temples of his grace. How beautiful they stand. The honors of our native place, And bulwarks of our land. S In Zion God is known A refuge in distress ; How bright has his salvation shone Through all her palaces. 4 Oft have our fathers told, Our ejes have often seen. How well our God secures the fold Where his own sheep have been. 5 In every new distress We'll to his house repair, We'll think upon his wondrous grace And seek deliverance there. 613 7s. D. 1 Come, ye thankful people, come. Raise the song of harvest -home ; All is safely gathered in. Ere the winter storms begin ; God, our maker, doth provide For our wants to be supplied ; Come to God's own temple, come. Raise the song of harvest-home. 2 We ourselves are God's own field, Fruit unto his praise to yield. Wheat and tares together sown. Unto joy or sorrow grown, First the blade and then the ear, Then the full corn shall appear ; Grant, 0 harvest Lord, that we Wholesome grain and pure may be. 3 For the Lord our God shall come. And shall take his harvest home, From his field shall in that day All offenses purge away. Give his angels charge at last In the fire the tares to cast. But the fruitful ears to store In his garner evermore. 4 Then, thou Church triumphant, come, Raise the song of harvest-home ; All are safely gathered in, Free from sorrow, free from sin, There, forever purified. In God's garner to abide ; Come, ten thousand angels, come, Raise the glorious harvest-home. Henry Alford. 614 7s. 1 Swell the anthem, raise the song. Praises to our God belong ; Saints and angels join to sing Praises to the heav'nly King. 2 Blessings from his liberal hand Flow around this happy land ; Kept by Him, no foes annoy, Peace and freedom we enjoy. 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 song And the grateful notes prolong. Nathan Strong. ftarvest an& XCbanftsgfpfng. 615 7s. D. 1 Thou, by heav'nlj hosts adored, Gracious, mighty, sov'reign Lord, God of nations, King of kings, Head of all created things, By the Church with joy confest, God o'er all forever blest. Pleading at thy throne we stand. Save thy people, bless our land. 2 From all public sin and shame, From ambition's grasping aim. From rebellion, war and death. From the pestilential breath, From dread famine's awful stroke. From oppression's galling yoke. From the judgments of thy hand, Spare thy people, spare our land. 3 Let our rulers ever be Men that love and honor Thee ; Let the powers by Thee ordained Be in righteousness maintained ; In the people's hearts increase Love of piety and peace ; Thus united we shall stand One wide, free and happy land. Henry Harbaugh, 1860. 616 7s. 1 Summer ended, harvest o'er. Lord, to Thee our songs we pour For the valley's golden yield. For the fruits of tree and field. 2 For the promise ever sure That while heaven and earth endure Seed-time, harvest, cold and heat Shall their yearly round complete. 3 For the care which, while we slept, Watch o'er field and furrow kept, Watch o'er all the buried grain, Soon to burst to life again. 209 4 When the reaping angels bring Tares and wheat before the King, Jesus, may we gathered be In the heavenly barn to Thee. 5 Then the angel cry shall sound. Praise the Lamb, the lost are found ; And the answering song shall be, Alleluia, praise to Thee ; 6 Praise to Thee, the toil is o'er. Blight and curse shall be no more ; Lo, the mighty work is done ; Glory to the Three in One. PhUlimore. 617 7s. 1 Praise to God, immortal praise, For the love that crowns our days ; Bounteous source of ev'ry joy. Let thy praise our tongues employ ; All to Thee, 0 God, we owe, Source whence all our blessings flow. 2 All the blessings of the fields. All the stores the garden yields, Flocks that whiten all the plain, Yellow sheaves of ripened grain. Lord, for these our souls shall raise Grateful vows and solemn praise. 3 Clouds that drop their fattening dews, Suns that genial warmth diffuse. All the plenty summer pours. Autumn's rich, o'erflowing stores, Lord, for these our souls shall raise Grateful vows and solemn praise. 4 Peace, prosperity and health. Private bliss and public wealth. Knowledge with its gladdening Pure religion's holier beams, [streams. Lord, for these our souls shall raise Grateful vows and solemn praise. Anna L. Barbauld, 1772. 210 Ibarvest ant) Ubanftsgmng* 618 los. 1 Honor and glory, thanksgiving and praise, [raise, Maker of all things, to Thee we up- God the almighty, the Father, the Lord, God by the angels obeyed and adored. 2 Thou art the Father of heaven and earth, [birth ; Worlds uncieated to Thee owe their All the creation, thy voice when it heard, [word. Started to life and to light at thy 3 Onward the sun and the moon on their march [arch ; Span with the rainbow the firmament's Stars yet unknown and whose light is to come [home. Find in creation their place and a 4 Earth with the mountain, the river, the plain, [the rain. Sky with the dewdrop, the wind and Beast of the forest, wild bird of the air, [care. All are thy creatures and all are thy 5 Ocean the restless and waters that swell, [fell, Lightnings that flash over flood, over Own Thee the Master almighty, and call Thee the Creator, the Father of all. 6 Yea, Thou art Father of all, and thy love Pity for man that is fallen doth move ; Guide us in life and protect to the last, And at thine advent, Lord, pardon the past. E. A. Dayman. 619 p. M. 1 Praise to the Lord; He is King over all the creation ; Praise to the Lord, 0 my soul, as the God of salvation ; Join in the song, Psalt'ry and harp, roll along Praise in your solemn vibration. 2 Praise to the Lord, who in glorious majesty reigning, Beareth thee upward, on wings like the eagle's sustaining ; Thee to uphold Arms of his mercy enfold. Faithful 'mid all thy complaining. 3 Praise to the Lord, who with honor and blessing hath crowned thee, Pouring his gifts out of heaven like showers around thee ; Think of it too. What the Almighty can do. How by his love He hath bound thee. 4 Praise to the Lord, and let all that is in me adore Him ; All that hath breath sing with Abra- ham' s children before Him; He is our light. Fountain of glory and might. Come, let us kneel and adore Him. Joacliim Neander. Translated by Thomas C, Porter. Morning and Evening. 620 t.M. 1 Awake, my soul, to grateful lays, And sing thy great Redeemer's praise ; He justly claims a song from me. His loving kindness, 0 how free ! 2 He saw me ruined in the fall. Yet loved me notivithstanding all, And saved me from my lost estate. His loving kindness, 0 how great! 3 Through mighty hosts of cruel foes, Where earth and hell my way oppose. He safely leads my soul along. His loving kindness, 0 how strong ! 4 So when I pass death's gloomy vale, And life and mortal powers shall fail, 0 may my last expiring breath His loving kindness sing in death. 5 Then shall I mount and soar away To the bright world of endless day ; There shall I sing with sweet surprise His loving kindness in the skies. Samuel Medley, 1787. 621 L. M. 1 Great God, attend, while Zion sings The joy that from thy presence springs ; To spend one day with Thee on earth Exceeds a thousand days of mirth. 2 Might I enjoy the meanest place Within thy house, 0 God of grace. Not tents of ease nor thrones of power Should tempt my feet to leave thy door. 3 God is our sun, He makes our day ; God is our shield, He guards our way From all th' assaults of hell and sin, From foes without and foes within. 4 All needful grace will God bestow. And crown that grace with glory too ; He gives us all things, and withholds No real good from upright souls. 5 0 God, our King, whose sovereign sway The glorious host of heaven obey. Display thy grace, exert thy power. Till all on earth thy name adore. Isaac Watts. 622 L. M. 1 Awake, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily stage of duty run ; Shake off dull sloth, and early rise To pay thy morning sacrifice. 2 Awake, lift up thyself, my heart. And with the angels bear thy part, Who all night long unwearied sing High glory to th' eternal King. 3 All praise to Thee, who safe hast kept And hast refreshed me whilst I slept ; Grant, Lord, when I from death shall I may of endless life partake, [wake, 4 Lord, I my vows to Thee renew ; Disperse my sins as morning dew. Guard my first springs of thought and And with Thyself my spirit fill, [will 211 212 /IDorning anb iBvcmrxQ. 5 Direct, control, suggest this day All I design or do or say. That all my powers with all their In thy sole glory may unite, [might Thomas Ken, 1697. 623 L. M. 1 Bless, 0 my soul, the living God, Call home thy thoughts that rove abroad ; Let all the pow'rs within me join In work and worship so divine. 2 Bless, 0 my soul, the God of grace. His favors claim thy highest praise ; Why should the wonders He hath Be lost in silence and forgot? [wrought 3 'Tis He, my soul, that sent his Son To die for crimes which thou hast done ; He owns the ransom, and forgives The hourly follies of our lives. 4 Let every land his power confess. Let all the earth adore his grace ; My heart and tongue with rapture join In work and worship so divine. 624 L. M. 1 Give thanks to God, He reigns above ; Kind are his thoughts, his name is love; His mercy ages past have known, And ages long to come shall own. 2 He feeds and clothes us all the way. He guides our footsteps lest we stray, He guards us with a powerful hand, And brings us to the heavenly land. 3 0 let the saints with joy record The truth and goodness of the Lord ; How great his works, how kind his ways. Let every tongue pronounce his praise. 625 L. M. 1 Now with the rising, golden dawn, Let us, the children of the day, Cast off the darkness which so long Has led our guilty souls astray. 2 0 may the morn so pure, so clear, Its own sweet calm in us instil, A guileless mind, a heart sincere, Simplicity of word and will. 3 And ever, as the day glides by. May we the busy senses rein. Keep guard upon the hand and eye, Nor let the body suffer stain. 4 Grant us a body pure within, A wakeful heart, a ready will. That no dark deed nor cherished sin The fervor of the soul may chill. 5 Fill Thou our souls. Redeemer true, With thy most pure, celestial ray ; So may we walk in safety through All the temptations of this day. 6 Upon our fainting souls distil The grace of thy celestial dew ; Let no fresh snare to sin beguile, No former sin revive anew. 7 Grant us the grace, for love of Thee, To scorn all vanities below. Faith to detect each falsity, And knowledge Thee alone to know. Latin Hymn. Translated by E. Caswall^ 626 L. M. 1 My God, how endless is thy love ! Thy gifts are every evening new ; And morning mercies from above Gently distil, like early dew. 213 2 Thou spreadst the curtains of the night, [hours ; Great guardian of my sleeping Thy sovereign word restores the light And quickens all my drowsy powers. 3 I yield my powers to thy command, To Thee I consecrate my days ; Perpetual blessings from thy hand Demand perpetual songs of praise. Isaac Watts, 1709. 627 L. M. 1 Jesus, where'er thy people meet, There they behold thy mercy-seat ; Where'er they seek Thee, Thou art found. And every place is hallowed ground. 2 For Thou, within no walls confined, Inhabitest the humble mind ; Such ever bring Thee where they come. And going, take Thee to their home. 3 Great Shepherd of thy chosen few. Thy former mercies here renew ; Here to our waiting hearts proclaim The sweetness of thy saving name. Wm, Cowper. 628 c. M. 1 God of my life, my morning song To Thee I cheerful raise ; Thy acts of love 'tis good to sing, And pleasant 'tis to praise. 2 Preserved by thine almighty arm, I passed the shades of night, Serene, and safe from every harm, To see the morning light. 3 While numbers spent the night in sighs And restless pains and woes. In gentle sleep I closed my eyes And rose from sweet repose. 4 0 let the same almighty care Through all this day attend ; From every danger, every snare, My heedless steps defend. 5 Smile on my minutes as they roll And guide my future days, And let thy goodness fill my soul With gratitude and praise. 629 c. M. 1 0 God, we praise Thee, and confess That Thou the only Lord And everlasting Father art, By all the earth adored. 2 To Thee all angels cry aloud ; To Thee the powers on high, Both cherubim and seraphim, Continually do cry: 3 0 holy, holy, holy Lord, Whom heavenly hosts obey. The world is with the glory filled Of thy majestic sway. 4 Th' apostles' glorious company And prophets crowned with light, With all the martyrs' noble host. Thy constant praise recite. 5 The holy Church throughout the 0 Lord, confesses Thee, [world, That Thou th' eternal Father art Of boundless majesty. 630 c. M. 1 Lord, in the morning Thou shalt hear My voice ascending high ; To Thee will I direct my prayer. To Thee lift up mine eyes, 214 /IDorniuG ant) JSvcnim. 2 Up to the hills where Christ is gone, To plead for all his saints, Presenting at his Father's throne Our songs and our complaints. 3 Thou art a God before whose sight The wicked shall not stand ; Sinners shall ne'er be thy delight Nor dwell at thy right hand. 4 But to thy house will I resort, To taste thy mercies there ; I will frequent thy holy court And worship in thy fear. 5 0 may thy Spirit guide my feet In ways of righteousness, Make every path of duty straight And plain before my face. 631 s. M. 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 his mercies lie Forgotten in unthankfulness. And without praises die. 3 'Tis He forgives thy sins, 'Tis He relieves thy pain, 'Tis He that heals thy sicknesses And makes thee young again. 4 He crowns thy life with love, When ransomed from the grave ; He who redeemed my soul from hell Hath sovereign power to save. Isaac Watts. 632 s. M. 1 Come at the morning hour, Come, let us kneel and pray ; Prayer is the Christian pilgrim's staff, To walk with God all day. 2 At noon, beneath the Rock Of Ages, rest and pray; Sweet is that shelter from the sun In weary heat of day. 3 At evening, in thy home, Around its altar, pray ; And finding there the house of God, With heaven then close the day. 4 When midnight veils our eyes, 0 it is sweet to say, I sleep, but my heart waketh, Lord, With Thee to watch and pray. James Montgomery, 1853. S.M. 633 1 0 Jesus, God and man. On this thy holy day To Thee for precious gifts of grace Thy ransomed people pray. 2 We pray for childlike hearts. For gentle, holy love, For strength to do thy will below As angels do above. 3 We pray for simple faith, For hope that never faints. For true communion evermore With all thy blessed saints. 4 On friends around us here, 0 let thy blessing fall ; We pray for grace to love them well, But Thee beyond them all. 215 5 0 joy to live for Thee, 0 joy in Thee to die, 0 very joy of joys to see Thy face eternally ! Henry W. Baker, 1852. 634 s. M. 1 My God, permit my tongue This joy, to call Thee mine; And let my early cries prevail, To taste thy love divine. 2 My thirsty, fainting soul Thy mercy doth implore ; Not travelers in desert lands Can pant for water more. 8 For life without thy love No relish can afford ; No joy can be compared to this, To serve and please the Lord. 4 In wakeful hours at night, 1 call my God to mind ; 1 think how wise thy counsels are, And all thy dealings kind. 5 Since Thou hast been my help, To Thee my spirit flies ; And on thy watchful providence My cheerful hope relies. Isaac Watts. 635 s. M. 1 We lift our hearts to Thee, Thou day-star from on high ; The sun itself is but thy shade, Yet cheers both earth and sky. 2 0 let thy rising beams Dispel the shades of night, And let the glories of thy love Come like the morning light. 3 How beauteous nature now ! How dark and sad before ! With joy we view the pleasing change And nature's God adore. 4 May we this life improve, To mourn for errors pasr, And live this short revolving day As if it were our last. J. Wesley. 636 s. M. 1 The day is past and gone, The evening shades appear ; 0 may I ever keep in mind The night of death draws near. 2 I lay my garments by, Upon my bed to rest ; So death will soon remove me hence And leave my soul undressed. 3 Lord, keep me safe this night, Secure from all my fears ; May angels guard me while I sleep, Till morning light appears. 4 And when my days are past And I from time remove. Lord, may I in thy bosom rest. The bosom of thy love. J. Leland. 637 7s. 6 lines, 1 Safely through another week God has brought us on our way ; Let us now a blessing seek, Waiting in his courts to-day. Day of all the week the best, Emblem of eternal rest. 2 While we pray for pardoning grace Through the dear Redeemer's name, Show thy reconciled face, Take away our sin and shame ; From our worldly cares set free May we rest this day in Thee. 216 3 Here "we come thy name to praise, May we feel thy presence near ; May thy glory meet our eyes, While we in thy house appear ; Here afford us, Lord, a taste Of our everlasting feast. 4 May thy gospel's joyful sound Conquer sinners, comfort saints ; Make the fruits of grace abound. Bring relief for all complaints ; Thus may all our Sabbaths prove, Till we join the Church above. John Newton, 1779. 638 7s. 1 As the sun doth daily rise, Bright' ning all the morning skies. So to Thee with one accord Lift we up our hearts, 0 Lord. 2 Day by day provide us food, For from Thee come all things good ; Strength unto our souls alFord From thy living bread, 0 Lord. 3 Be our guard in sin and strife, Be the leader of our life ; Lest like sheep we stray abroad. Stay our wayward feet, 0 Lord. 4 Quickened by the Spirit's grace, All thy holy will to trace. While we daily search thy word. Wisdom true impart, 0 Lord. 5 When the sun withdraws his light, When we seek our beds at night. Thou, by sleepless hosts adored. Hear the prayer of faith, 0 Lord. 6 When the hours are dark and drear, When the tempter lurketh near, Be thy strengthening grace outpoured. Save the tempted ones, 0 Lord. 7 Praise we with the heavenly host Father, Son and Holy Ghost ; Thee would we with one accord Praise and magnify, 0 Lord. King Alfred, 900. Trans. Earl Nelson, 1864. 639 8s & 7s. D. 1 Beightness of the Father's glory, Of his light essential ray, Light of life, all light enshrining, Day illumining the day, Jesus, sun divine, upon us With perpetual brilliance gleam ; Fill our hearts, each sense enlighten, With the Spirit's hallowing beam. 2 Thee we pray, too. Holy Father, Fount of life and source of grace, By the cleansing of thy Spirit Taint of sin from us efface ; In each strong resolve be with us. And the tempter's rage subdue ; Turn to good each sad misfortune. Be our guide in all we do. 3 Rule our inmost thought and action, Grant us heavenly purity, Faith that glows with holy fervor. Incorrupt simplicity ; Feed us with the bread from heaven And that drink that cannot cloy ; Comfort us in all our weakness With the Spirit's holy joy. 4 Thus shall speed the day in gladness, Modesty like dawn shall glow. Faith shall shine as light as noonday, And the soul no night shall know. Praise and glory to the Father, Praise and glory to the Son, Praise and glory to the Spirit, Ever Three and ever One. Ambrose, 840—397. Trans. W. S. Copeland, altered. 217 640 7s. 1 Softly now the light of day Fades upon my sight away ; Free from care, from labor free, Lord, I would commune with Thee. 2 Thou, whose all-pervading eye Naught escapes, without, within, Pardon each infirmity. Open fault and secret sin. 3 Soon for me the light of day Shall forever pass away ; Then, from sin and sorrow free. Take me. Lord, to dwell with Thee. 4 Thou who sinless yet hast known All of man's infirmity, Then from thine eternal throne, Jesus, look with pitying eye. George W. Doane, 1824. 641 L. M. 1 Glory to Thee, my God, this night For all the blessings of the light; Keep me, 0 keep me, King of kings. Beneath thine own almighty wings. 2 Forgive me, Lord, for thy dear Son, The ill that I this day have done. That with the world, 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 ; To die, that this vile body may Rise glorious at the awful day. 4 0 may my soul on Thee repose. And may sweet sleep mine eyelids close, [make Sleep that shall me more vigorous To serve my God when I awake. 5 When in the night I sleepless lie. My soul with heavenly thoughts sup- piy; Let no ill dreams disturb my rest, No power of darkness me molest. 6 0 when shall I in endless day Forever chase dark sleep away ? And praise with the angelic choir Incessant sing, and never tire ? Thomas Ken, 1697. 642 I..M. 1 0 LIGHT of life, 0 Saviour dear, Before we sleep bow down thine ear ; Thro' day and dark, o'er land and sea. We have no other hope but Thee. 2 Oft from thy royal road we part, Lost in the mazes of the heart ; Our lamps put out, our course forgot, We seek for God and find him not. 3 What sudden sunbeams cheer our sight ! What dawning risen upon the night ! Thou giv'st Thyself to us, and we Find guide and path and all in Thee. 4 Through day and darkness. Saviour dear, Abide with us more nearly near ; Till on thy face we lift our eyes. The sun of God's own Paradise. 5 Praise God, our maker and our friend, Praise Him through time till time shall end. Till psalm and song his name adore Through heaven's great day of ever- more. Francis T. Palgrave. 218 643 L. M. 1 0 BLEST Creator, God most high, Great ruler of the starry sky, AVho, robing day with beauteous light, Hast clothed in soft repose the night, 2 That sleep may wearied limbs restore And fit for toil and use once more, May gently soothe the careworn breast And lull our anxious griefs to rest. S We thank Thee for the day that's gone ; [on, We pray Thee, now the night comes 0 help us sinners as we raise To Thee our votive hymn of praise. 4 To Thee our hearts their music bring. To Thee our lips in concord sing. To Thee our rapt aifections soar. And Thee our chastened souls adore. 5 Lord, when the parting beams of day In evening shadows fade away, Let faith no 'wildering darkness know. But night with faith's own splendor glow. J. D. Chambers. 644 L. M. 1 Great God, to Thee my evening song AYith humble gratitude I raise ; 0 let thy mercy tune my tongue And fill my heart with lively praise. 2 My days, unclouded as they pass, And every gently rolling hour, Are monuments of wondrous grace, And witness to thy love and power. 3 And yet this thoughtless, wretched Too oft regardless of thy love, [heart. Ungrateful can from Thee depart. And fond of trifles vainly rove. 4 Seal my forgiveness in the blood Of Jesus ; his dear name alone I plead for pardon, gracious God, And find acceptance at thy throne. 5 Let this blest hope mine eyelids close. With sleep refresh my feeble frame ; Safe in thy care may I repose And wake with praises to thy name. Anne Steele. 645 t.M. 1 Thine earthly Sabbaths, Lord, we But there' s a nobler rest above ; [love, To that our longing souls aspire With cheerful hope and strong desire. 2 No more fatigue, no more distress. Nor sin nor hell shall reach the place ; No groans to 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 death, to rest with God. 646 L. M. 1 Thus far the Lord has led me on. Thus far his power prolongs iny days ; And ev'ry evening shall make known Some fresh memorial of his grace. 2 Much of my time has run to waste, And I, perhaps, am near my home ; But He forgives my follies past [come. And gives me strength for days to 219 B I lay my body down to sleep ; Peace is the pillow for my head, While well appointed angels keep Their watchful stations round my bed. 4 Faith in his name forbids my fear ; 0 may thy presence ne'er depart ; And in the morning make me hear The love and kindness of thy heart. •5 Thus, when the night of death shall come, [ground, My flesh shall rest beneath the And wait thy voice to rouse my tomb. With sweet salvation in the sound. Isaac Watts, 1709. 647 L. M. 1 At even ere the sun was set. The sick, 0 Lord, around Thee lay ; 0 in what divers pains they met, 0 with what joy they w^ent aw^ay ! 2 Once more 'tis eventide, and we. Oppressed with various ills, draw near ; What if thy form we cannot see ? We know and feel that Thou art here. 3 0 Saviour, Christ, our woes dispel ; For some are sick and some are sad. And some have never loved Thee well. And some have lost the love they had. 4 And some have found the world is vain, [free ; Yet from the world they break not And some have friends who give them pain, [Thee. Yet have not sought a friend in 5 And none, 0 Lord, have perfect rest. For none are wholly free from sin ; And they who fain would loveThee best Are conscious most of wrong within. 6 0 Saviour, Christ, Thou too art man, 'Thou hast been troubled, tempted, tried ; [scan Thy kind but searching glance can The very wounds that shame would hide. 7 Thy touch has still its ancient power. No word from Thee can fruitless fall; Hear in this solemn evening hour. And in thy mercy heal us all. H. TweUs. 648 L, M. 1 Sun of my soul, Thou Saviour dear. It is not night if Thou be near ; 0 may no earth-born cloud arise ' To hide Thee from thy servant's eyes. 2 When the soft dews of kindly sleep My weary eyelids gently steep. Be my last thought, how sweet to rest Forever on my Saviour's breast. 3 Abide with me from morn to eve. For without Thee I cannot live ; Abide with me when night is nigh, For without Thee I dare not die. 4 If some poor wandering child of thine Have spurned to-day the voice divine. Now, Lord, the gracious work begin, Let him no more lie down in sin. 5 Watch by the sick ; enrich the poor With blessings from thy boundless store ; Be every mourner's sleep to-night Like infant's slumbers, pure and light. 220 /IDormng anb iBvcnim. 6 Come near and bless us when we wake, Ere through the world our way we Till in the ocean of thy love [take, We lose ourselves in heaven above. John Keble, 1827. 649 s. M. 1 One sweetly solemn thought Comes to me o'er and o'er, Nearer my home to-day am I Than e'er I've been before ; 2 Nearer my Father's house, Where many mansions be, Nearer to-day the great white throne, Nearer the crystal sea ; 3 Nearer the bound of life, Where burdens are laid down. Nearer to leave the heavy cross, Nearer to gain the crown. 4 But, lying dark between. Winding down through the night, There rolls the deep and unknown That leads at last to light, [stream 5 E'en now, perchance, my feet Are slipping on the brink. And I to-day am nearer home, Nearer than now I think. 6 Father, perfect my trust. Strengthen my power of faith ; Nor let me stand at last alone Upon the shore of death. 650 L. M. 1 Fading, still fading, the last beam is shining ; [ing ; Father in heaven, the day is declin- Safety and innocence fly with the light, Temptation and danger walk forth with the night ; From the fall of the shade till the morning bells chime, [crime. Shield me from danger, save me from Father, have mercy. Father, have mercy, [Christ, our Lord. Father, have mercy through Jesus 2 Father in heaven, 0 hear when we call. Hear, for Christ's sake, who is- Saviour of all ; [might. Feeble and fainting, we trust in thy In doubting and darkness thy love be our light ; [night taper burns. Let us sleep on thy breast while the Wake in thine arms when morning returns. [mercy. Father, have mercy. Father, have Father, have mercy through Jesus Christ, our Lord. 651 c. M. 1 Far from these narrow scenes of night Unbounded glories rise. And realms of infinite delight, Unknown to mortal eyes. 2 Fair, distant land, could mortal eyes But half its charms explore. How would our spirits long to rise And dwell on earth no more. 3 No cloud those blissful regions know,. Realms ever bright and fair ; For sin, the source of mortal woe. Can never enter there. 4 0 may the heavenly prospect fire Our hearts with ardent love, Till wings of faith and strong desire Bear every thought above. 221 5 Prepare us, Lord, by grace divine For thy bright courts on high, Then bid our spirits rise and join The chorus of the sky. Anne Steele. 652 CM. 1 I LOVE to steal awhile away From every cumbering care, And spend the hours of setting day In humble, grateful prayer. 2 I love in solitude to shed The penitential tear, And all his promises to plead Where none but God is near. S I love to think on mercies past And future good implore ; And all my cares and sorrows cast On Him whom I adore. 4 I love by faith to take a view Of brighter scenes in heaven ; The prospect doth my strength renew, While here by tempests driven. 5 Thus, when life's toilsome day is o'er, May its departing ray Be calm as this impressive hour And lead to endless day. p. H. Brown. 653 c. M. 1 Lift up to God the voice of praise. Whose breath our souls inspired ; Loud and more loud the anthems With grateful ardor fired. [raise, 2 Lift up to God the voice of praise. Whose goodness, passing thought, Loads every moment, as it flies. With benefits unsought. 3 Lift up to God the voice of praise. From whom salvation flows. Who sent his Son our souls to save From everlasting woes. 4 Lift up to God the voice of praise, For hope's transporting ray. Which lights through darkest shades of death To realms of endless day. Ralph Wardlaw, 1803. 654 c. M. 1 Now from the altar of our hearts Let flames of love arise ; Assist us, Lord, to offer up Our evening sacrifice. 2 Minutes and mercies multiplied Have made up all this day ; Minutes came quick, but mercies were More fleet, more free than they. 3 New time, new favors and new joys Do a new song require ; Till we shall praise Thee as we would. Accept our heart's desire. 4 Lord of our time, whose hand hath set New time upon the score. Thee may we praise for all our time When time shall be no more. J. Mason, 1683. 655 c. M. D. 1 The roseate hues of early dawn. The brightness of the day, The crimson of the sunset sky, How fast they fade away ! 0 for the pearly gates of heaven ! 0 for the golden floor ! 0 for the sun of righteousness, That setteth nevermore ! 222 2 The highest hopes we cherish here, How fast they tire and faint ! How many a spot defiles the robe That wraps an earthly saint ! 0 for a heart that never sins, 0 for a soul washed white, 0 for a voice to praise our King, Nor weary day nor night! 3 Here faith is ours and heavenly hope. And grace to lead us higher; But there are perfectness and peace Beyond our best desire. 0 by thy love and anguish, Lord, And by thy life laid down, Grant that we fall not from thy grace Nor cast away our crown Cecn Frances Alexander, 1853. 656 8s & 7s. 1 May the grace of Christ our Saviour And the Father's boundless love, With the Holy Spirit's favor. Best upon us from above. 2 Thus may we abide in union With each other and the Lord, And possess in sweet communion Joys which earth cannot afford. J. Newton. 657 8s & 7s. 1 Praise the Lord, ye heavens, adore Him, Praise Him, angels in the height ; Sun and moon, rejoice before Him, Praise Him, all ye stars of light. 2 Praise the Lord, for He hath spoken. Worlds his mighty voice obeyed ; Laws which never shall be broken. For their guidance He hath made. 3 Praise the Lord, for He is glorious^ Never shall his promise fail ; God hath made his saints victorious, Sin and death shall not prevail. 4 Praise the God of our salvation, Hosts on high, his power proclaim ; Heaven and earth and all creation Laud and magnify his name. Richard Mant. 658 c. p. M. 1 Thy mighty working, mighty God, Wakes all my pow'rs ; I look abroad And can no longer rest ; I too must sing when all things sing,. And from my heart the praises ring The Highest loveth best. 2 If Thou in thy great love to us Wilt scatter joy and beauty thus O'er this poor earth of ours. What nobler glories shall be given Hereafter in thy shining heaven. Set round with golden towers ! 3 What thrilling joy, when on our sight Christ's garden beams in cloudless Where all the air is sweet, [light Still laden with th' unwearied hymn From all the thousand seraphim Who God's high praise repeat ! 4 0 were I there! 0 that I now Before thy throne, my God, could bow, And bear my heavenly palm ! Then, like the angels, would I raise My voice, and sing thine endless praise In many a sweet toned psalm. Translated by C. Winkworth. /looming ant) iBvcninQ. 223 659 8s & 7s. 1 Saviour, breathe an evening blessing, Ere repose our spirits seal ; Sin and want we come confessing, Thou canst save and Thou canst heal. 2 Though destruction walk around us, Though the arrow near us fly. Angel guards from Thee surround us, We are safe if Thou art nigh. 3 Though the night be dark and dreary. Darkness cannot hide from Thee ; Thou art He who never weary Watchest where thy people be. 4 Should swift death this night o'er- take us And our couch become our tomb. May the morn in heaven awake us, Clad in light and deathless bloom. 660 C. M. D. 1 The shadows of the evening hours Fall from the darkening sky ; Upon the fragrance of the flow'rs The dews of evening lie ; Before thy throne, 0 Lord of heav'n, We kneel at close of day ; Look on thy children from on high And hear us while we pray. 2 The sorrows of thy servants, Lord, 0 do not Thou despise, But let the incense of our prayers Before thy mercy rise ; The brightness of the coming light Upon the darkness rolls ; With hopes of future glory chase The shadows on our souls. 3 Slowly the rays of daylight fade ; So fade within our heart The hopes in earthly love and joy. That one by one depart ; Slowly the bright stars, one by one,, Within the heavens shine ; Give us, 0 Lord, fresh hopes in heaven. And trust in things divine. 4 Let peace, 0 Lord, thy peace, 0 God, Upon our souls descend ; From midnight fears and perils, Thou Our trembling hearts defend. Give us a respite from our toil. Calm and subdue our woes ; Through the long day we suffer. Lord,. 0 give us now repose. Adelaide Proctor. 661 C. M. D. 1 There is a land of pure delight. Where saints immortal reign, Infinite day excludes the night. And pleasures banish pain ; There everlasting spring abides. And never withering flow'rs; Death like a narrow sea divides This heav'nly land from ours. 2 Sweet fields beyond the swelling flood Stand dressed in living green ; So to the Jews old Canaan stood. While Jordan rolled between ; But timorous mortals start and shrink To cross this narrow sea, And linger, shivering on the brink. And fear to launch away. 3 0 could we make our doubts remove, These gloomy doubts that rise, And see the Canaan that we love With unbeclouded eyes, 224 /IDormng ant) iBvcntng. Could we but climb where Moses stood And view the landscape o'er, [flood Not Jordan's stream nor death's cold Should fright us from the shore. Isaac Watts, 1709. 662 c. M. D. 1 How sweet, how heavenly is the sight, When those who love the Lord In one another's peace delight, And so fulfil his word, When each can feel his brother's And with him bear a part, [sigh, When sorrow flows from eye to eye And joy from heart to heart; 2 When, free from envy, scorn and pride, Our wishes all above, Each can his brother's failings hide, And show a brother's love ; Love is the golden chain that binds The happy souls above ; And he's an heir of heaven who finds His bosom glow w^ith love. Joseph Swain, 1792. Opening and Closing. 663 L. M. 1 Before Jehovah's awful throne, Ye nations, bow with sacred joy ; Know that the Lord is God alone, He can create and He destroy. 2 His sovereign power without our aid Made us of clay and formed us men ; And when like wandering sheep we strayed, He brought us to his fold again. 3 We are his people, we his care. Our souls and all our mortal frame ; What lasting honors shall we rear. Almighty maker, to thy name ? 4 We'll crowd thy gates with thankful songs, [raise ; High as the heavens our voices And earth with her ten thousand tongues, [praise. Shall fill thy courts with sounding 5 Wide as the world is thy command. Vast as eternity thy love ; Firm as a rock thy truth shall stand. When rolling years shall cease to move. Isaac Wa,tts. 664 L. M. 1 Praise ye the Lord ; all nature join In work and worship so divine ; Let heaven and earth unite, and raise High hallelujahs to his praise. 2 While realms of joy and worlds around Their hallelujahs high resound. Let saints below and saints above Exulting sing redeeming love. 3 As instruments well tuned and strung, We'll praise the Lord with heart and tongue ; While life remains we'll loud proclaim High hallelujahs to his name. 4 Beyond the grave in nobler strains, When freed from sorrow, sin and Eternally the Church will raise [pains, High hallelujahs to his praise. Isaac Watts. 665 E. M. 1 0 blessed God, to Thee I raise My voice in thankful hymns of praise ; And when my voice shall silent be, My silence shall be praise to Thee. 2 For voice and silence doth impart The filial homage of my heart ; And both alike are understood By Thee, Thou parent of all good, 3 Whose grace is all unsearchable. Whose care for me no tongue can tell, Who loves my loudest praise to hear. And loves to bless my voiceless prayer. Greek Hymn. 666 M. 1 Jesus, the spring of joys divine. Whence all our hopes and comforts Jesus, no other name but thine [flow, Can save us from eternal woe. ) 8 226 ©pemuG anb Closing* 2 In vain would boasting reason find The way to happiness and God ; Her weak directions leave the mind Bewildered in a dubious road. 3 No other name will heaven approve, Thou art the true, the living way, Ordained by everlasting love, To the bright realms of endless day. 4 Sarfe lead us through this world of night, , And bring us to the blissful plains. The regions of unclouded light, Where perfect joy forever reigns. Anne Steel. 667 L.M. 1 From ev'ry stormy wind that blows, From ev'ry swelling tide of woes. There is a calm, a sure retreat, 'Tis found beneath the mercy-seat. 2 There is a place where Jesus sheds The oil of gladness on our heads, A place than all besides more sweet. It is the blood-bought mercy-seat. 3 There is a scene where spirits blend, Where friend holds fellowship with friend ; [meet Though sundered far, by faith they Around one common mercy-seat. 4 There, there, on eagle wings we soar. And sense and sin molest no more. And heaven comes down our souls to greet, And glory crowns the mercy-seat. 5 0 let my hand forget her skill, My tongue be silent, cold and still. This throbbing heart forget to beat. If I forget the mercy-seat. Hugh Stowell. 668 L. M. 1 From all that dwell below the skies, Let the Creator's praise arise ; Let the Redeemer's name be sung, Through every land, by every tongue. 2 Eternal are thy mercies. Lord, Eternal truth attends thy word ; Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore. Till suns shall rise and set no more. Isaac Watts. 669 L. M. 1 Praise, Lord, for Thee in Zion waits, Prayer shall besiege thy temple gates ; All flesh shall to thy throne repair. And find through Christ salvation there. 2 How blest thy saints, how safely led, How surely kept, how richly fed I Saviour of all in earth and sea. How happy they who rest in Thee ! 3 Thy hand sets fast the mighty hills. Thy voice the troubled ocean stills ; Evening and morning hymn thy praise, And earth thy bounty wide displays. 4 The year is with thy goodness crowned. Thy clouds drop wealth the world around ; [sing. Through Thee the deserts laugh and And nature smiles and owns her king. 5 Lord, on our souls thy Spirit pour. The moral waste within restore ; 0 let thy love our springtide be, And make us all bear fruit to Thee. H. F. Lyte, 1834. ©penina an^ Closing* 227 670 s. M. 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 watery worlds are all his own And all the solid ground. 2 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. James Montgomery, 1825. 671 S.M. 1 Welcome, sweet day of rest, That saw the Lord arise. Welcome to this reviving breast And these rejoicing eyes. 2 The King Himself comes near And feasts his saints to-day ; Here we may sit and see Him here, And love and praise and pray. 3 One day amidst the place Where my great God hath been Is sweeter than ten thousand days Of pleasurable sin. 4 My willing soul would stay In such a frame as this, And sing and bear herself away To everlasting bliss. Wm. Brown, 1831. 672 S.M. 1 How charming is the place Where my Redeemer God Unveils the beauties of his face, And sheds his love abroad ! 2 Not the fair palaces To which the great resort Are once to be compared with this, Where Jesus holds his court. 3 Here, on the mercy ^seat. With radiant glory crowned, Our joyful eyes behold Him sit And smile on all around. 4 To Him their prayers and cries Each humble soul presents ; He listens to their broken sighs And grants them all their wants. 5 To them his sovereign will He graciously imparts, And in return accepts with smiles The tribute of their hearts. 6 Give me, 0 Lord, a place Within thy blest abode. Among the children of thy grace. The servants of my God. S. Stennett, 1787. 673 c. M. 1 Again our earthly cares we leave And to thy courts repair. Again with joyful feet we come To meet our Saviour here. 2 Great Shepherd of thy people, hear, Thy presence now display ; We bow within thy house of prayer, 0 give us hearts to pray. 228 (S^pening anb Closing* 3 The clouds which veil Thee from our In pity, Lord, remove ; [sight Dispose our minds to hear aright The message of thy love. 4 The feeling heart, the melting eye, The humble mind, bestow ; And shine upon us from on high. To make our graces grow. 5 Show us some token of thy love, Our fainting hopes to raise ; And pour thy blessings from above, To aid our feeble praise. John Newton, 1779. 674 CM. 1 How sweet the name of Jesus sounds In a believer's ear ! [wounds, It soothes his sorrows, heals his And drives away his fear. 2 It makes the wounded spirit whole And calms the troubled breast ; 'Tis manna to the hungry soul And to the weary rest. 3 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 eifort of my heart And cold my Warmest thought; JBut when I see Thee as Thou art I'll praise Thee as I ought. John Newton, 1779. 675 c. M. 1 Holy and reverend is the name Of our eternal King; " Thrice holy Lord," the angels cry; " Thrice holy,'' let us sing. 2 The deepest reverence of the mind Pay, 0 my soul, to God; Lift with thy hands a holy heart To his sublime abode. 3 With sacred awe pronounce his name. Whom words nor thoughts can reach ; A broken heart shall please him more Than noblest forms of speech. 4 Thou holy God, preserve our souls From all pollution free ; The pure in heart are thy delight. And they thy face shall see. J. Needham, 1768. 676 6s & 4s. 1 Come, all ye saints of God, Wide through the earth abroad Spread Jesus' fame; Tell what his love hath done. Trust in his name alone. Shout to his lofty throne, " Worthy the Lamb." 2 Hence, gloomy doubts and fears, Dry up your mournful tears. Swell the glad theme ; To Christ, our gracious King, Strike each melodious string. Join heart and voice to sing, " Worthy the Lamb." ©peniuG auD Closing^ 229 3 Hark, how the choirs above, Filled with the Saviour's love. Dwell on his name ; There too may we be found. With light and glory crowned, While all the heavens resound, Worthy the Lamb." James Boden. 677 6s & 4s. 1 Jesus, thy name I love All other names above, Jesus, my Lord; 0 Thou art all to me. Nothing to please I see, Nothing apart from Thee, Jesus, my Lord. 2 Thou, blessed Son of God, Hast bought me with thy blood, Jesus, my Lord ; 0 how great is thy love, All other loves above, Love that I daily prove, Jesus, my Lord. 3 When unto Thee I flee. Thou wilt my refuge be, Jesus, my Lord ; What need I now to fear. What earthly grief or care, Since Thou art ever near, Jesus, my Lord ? 4 Soon Thou wilt come again, 1 shall be happy then, Jesus, my Lord ; Then thine own face I'll see, Then I shall like Thee be. Then evermore with Thee, Jesus, my Lord. J. G. Deck, 678 6s & 4s. 1 Praise ye Jehovah's name. Praise through his courts proclaim,. Rise and adore ; High o'er the heavens above Sound his great acts of love, While his rich grace we prove, Yast as his power. 2 Now let the trumpet raise Sounds of triumphant praise, Wide as his fame ; There let the harp be found. Organs with solemn sound Eoll your deep notes around, Filled with his name. 3 While his high praise you sing. Shake every sounding string. Sweet the accord ; He vital breath bestows, Let every breath that flows. His noblest fame disclose, Praise ye the Lord. WUUam Goode. 679 los. 1 Saviour, again to thy dear name we raise [praise ; With one accord our parting hymn of Again we bless Thee ere our worship cease, [peace. And lowly bowing, wait thy word of 2 Grant us thy peace upon our home- ward way ; [the day ; W^ith Thee began, with thee shall end Guard Thou the lips from sin, the hearts from shame, [thy name. That in this house have called upon 230 3 Grant us thy peace, Lord, through the coming night, D^g^t ; Turn thou for us its darkness into From harm and danger keep thy children free, [Thee. For dark and light are both alike to 4 Grant us thy peace throughout our earthly life, [strife ; Our balm in sorrow and our peace in Then, when thy voice shall bid our conflict cease, [peace. Call us, 0 Lord, to thine eternal John EUerton. 680 8s, 7s & 4s. 1 Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing, Fill our hearts with joy and peace ; Let us each thy love possessing Triumph in redeeming grace ; 0 refresh us. Traveling through this wilderness. 2 Thanks we give and adoration, For thy gospel's joyful sound ; May the fruits of thy salvation In our hearts and lives abound ; May thy presence With us evermore be found. 3 So, when'er the signal's given, Us from earth to call away, Borne on angels' wings to heaven, Glad the summons to obey. We shall surely Keign with Christ in endless day. Robert Hawker, 1774. 681 8s & 7s. D. 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 flaming tongues above ; Praise the mount, 0 fix me on it. Mount of God's unchanging love. 2 Here I raise my Ebenezer, Hither by thy help I'm come ; And I hope by thy good pleasure Safely to arrive at home. Jesus sought me when a stranger, Wand'ring from the fold of God ; He to rescue me from danger. Interposed with precious blood. 3 O to grace how a great a debtor. Daily I'm constrained to be! Let that grace now like a fetter Bind my wandering heart to Thee ; Prone to wai^der, Lord, I feel it. Prone to leave the God I love. Here's my heart, 0 take and seal it, Seal it from the courts above. Robert Robinson. 682 L. M. 1 When two or three with sweet accord, Obedient to their sovereign Lord, Meet to recount his acts of grace And ofler solemn prayer and praise, 2 There will the gracious Saviour be, To bless the little company. There t' unveil his smiling face And bid his glories fill the place. 3 We meet at thy command, 0 Lord, Relying on thy faithful word ; Kow send the Spirit from above [love. And fill our hearts with heavenly Samuel Stennett. 683 L. M. 1 Dismiss us with thy blessing. Lord, Help us to feed upon thy word ; All that has been amiss forgive. And let thy truth within us live. ©pentng anb Closing. 231 2 Though we are guilty, Thou art good, Wash all our works in Jesus' blood ; Give every fettered soul release And hid us all depart in peace. Joseph Hart. 684 L. M. 6 1. 1 Dear Saviour, bless us ere we go, Thy w^ord into our minds instil, And make our lukewarm hearts to glow With lowly love and fervent will ; Through life's long day and death's dark night, 0 gentle Jesus, be our light. 2 The day is gone, its hours have run. And Thou hast taken count of all, The scanty triumphs grace hath won. The broken vow, the frequent fall ; Through life's long day and death's dark night, 0 gentle Jesus, be our light. 3 Grant us, dear Lord, from evil ways True absolution and release ; And bless us more than in past days With purity and inward peace ; Through life's long day and death's dark night, 0 gentle Jesus, be our light. 4 Do more than pardon ; give us joy, Sweet fear and sober liberty. And simple hearts without alloy That only long to be like Thee ; Through life's long day and death's dark night, 0 gentle Jesus, be our light. 5 Labor is sweet, for Thou hast toiled, And care is light, for Thou hast cared ; Ah ! never let our works be soiled With strife, or by deceit ensnared ; Through life's long day and death's dark night, 0 gentle Jesus, be our light. 6 For all we love, the poor, the sad,. The sinful, unto Thee we call ; 0 let thy mercy make us glad. Thou art our Jesus and our all; Through life's long day and death's dark night, 0 gentle Jesus, be our light. Frederick W. Faber, 1849, Childeen's Service. 685 p. M. 1 Angel voices, ever singing Round thy throne of light, Angel harps, forever ringing, Rest not day nor night ; Thousands only live to bless Thee And confess Thee, Lord of might. 2 Thou, who art beyond the farthest Mortal eye can scan. Can it be that Thou regardest Songs of sinful man ? Can we feel that Thou art near us And wilt hear us ? Yes, we can. 3 Yes, w^e know thy love rejoices O'er each work of thine; Thou didst ears and hands and voices For thy praise combine, Poet's art and music's measure For thy pleasure Didst design. 4 In thy house, great God, we offer Of thine own to Thee ; And for thine acceptance proffer, All unworthily. Hearts and minds and hands and In our choicest [voices Melody. 5 Honor, glory, might and merit. Thine shall ever be. Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Blessed Trinity ; Of the best that Thou hast given, Earth and heaven Render Thee. F. Pott, 1861. 686 p. M. 1 Holy Jesus, be my light. Shine upon my way ; Through this tempting, changing life Lead me day by day. 2 As the wise men came of old. Traveling afar. Guided to thy cradle throne By a wondrous star, 3 So be Thou my constant guide, Lead me all the way. Till I reach thy home at last, 1 Nevermore to stray. 687 8s&4s, 1 Jesus, my Saviour, look on me. For I am weary and opprest ; I come to cast myself on Thee, Thou art my rest. 2 Look down on me, for I am weak, ^ I feel the toilsome j ourney's length ; Thine aid omnipotent I seek. Thou art my strength. 3 I am bewildered on my way. Dark and tempestuous is the night ; 0 send Thou forth some cheering ray,, Thou art my light. 232 23B 4 When Satan flings his fiery darts, I look to Thee, my terrors cease ; Thy cross a hiding-place imparts, Thou art my peace. 5 Standing alone on Jordan's brink, In that tremendous latest strife, Thou wilt not suiFer me to sink, Thou art my life. 6 Thou wilt my every want supply, E'en to the end, whate'er befall ; Through life, in death, eternally, Thou art my all. 688 C. M. 1 How shall the young secure their hearts. And guard their lives from sin ? Thy word the choicest rules imparts To keep the conscience clean. 2 When once it enters to the mind. It spreads such light abroad, The meanest souls instruction find. And raise their thoughts to God. 3 'Tis like the sun, a heavenly light. That guides us all the day ; And through the dangers of the night A lamp to lead our way. 4 Thy precepts make me truly wise, I hate the sinner's road ; I hate my own vain thoughts that rise. But love thy law, my God. 5 Thy word is everlasting truth. How pure is every page ! That holy book shall guide our youth And well support our age. 689 P.M. 1 Beautiful Saviour, King of creation, Son of God and Son of man, Truly I'd love Thee, Truly I'd serve Thee, Light of my soul, my joy, my crown. 2 -Fair are the meadows. Fairer the woodlands. Robed in flowers of blooming spring Jesus is fairer, Jesus is purer, He makes our sorrowing spirits sing. 3 Fair is the sunshine. Fairer the moonlight. And the sparkling stars on high ; Jesus shines brighter, Jesus shines purer Than all the angels in the sky. 4 Beautiful Saviour, Lord of the nations. Son of God and Son of Man, Glory and honor, Praise, adoration, Now and forevermore be thine. Translated by R. S. WiDls. 690 8s & 7s. 1 Jesus loves me, Jesus loves me, He is always, always near ; If I try to please Him truly. There is naught that I can fear. 2 Jesus loves me ; well I know it. For to save my soul He died ; He for me bore pain and sorrow. Nailed hands and pierced side. dbilocen s Servtce. 234 3 Jesus loves me; night and morning Jesus hears the prayers I pray, And He never, never leaves me, When I work or when I play. 4 Jesus loves me, and He watches Over me with loving eye, And He sends his holy angels Safe to keep me till I die. 5 Jesus loves me ; 0 Lord Jesus, '•Now I pray Thee by thy love, Keep me ever pure and holy Till I come to Thee above. 691 6s & 5s. 1 Jesus Christ, our Saviour, Once for us a child. In thy whole behavior, Meek, obedient, mild, In thy footsteps treading We thy lambs will be. Foe nor danger dreading While we follow Thee. 2 For all gifts and graces While we live below. Till in heavenly places We thy face shall know, We, thy children, raising Unto Thee our hearts, In thy constant praising Bear our duteous parts. 3 Let thine angels guide us, Let thine arms enfold. In thy bosom hide us. Sheltered from the cold; As thy love hath won us From the world away, Still thy hands put on us, Bless us day by day. W. Whiting. 692 7s & 6s. D. 1 I LOVE to hear the story Which angel voices tell. How once the King of glory Came down on earth to dwell ; I am both weak and sinful, But this I surely know, The Lord came down to save me, Because He loves me so. 2 I'm glad my blessed Saviour Was once a child like me, To show how pure and holy His little ones should be ; And if I try to follow His footsteps here below, He never will forget me. Because He loves me so. 3 To sing his love and mercy. My sweetest songs I'll raise ; And though I cannot see Him I know He hears my praise ; And He has kindly promised That I shall surely go To sing among his angels. Because He loves me so. Emily Huntington MiUer. 693 6s & 5s. 1 Onward, Christian soldiers. Marching as to war. With the cross of Jesus Going on before. Christ, the royal Master, Leads against the foe ; Forward into battle. See, his banners go. Chorus. Onward, Christian soldiers. Marching as to war. With the cross of Jesus Going on before. (TbilDren's Service, 235 2 Like a mighty army Moves the Church of God, Brothers, we are treading Where the saints have trod ; We are not divided, All one body we, One in hope and doctrine. One in charity. — Cho. 3 Crowns and thrones may perish. Kingdoms rise and wane, But the Church of Jesus Constant will remain ; Gates of hell can never 'Gainst that Church prevail; We have Christ's own promise. And that cannot fail, — Cho. 4 Onward, then, ye people, Join our happy throng ; Blend with ours your voices In the triumph song ; Glory, laud and honor Unto Christ the King ; This through countless ages Men and angels sing. — Cho. S. Baring-Gould, 1865. 694 8s&7s. 1 Jesus, tender Shepherd, hear me, Bless thy little lamb to-night ; [me. Through the darkness be Thou near Keep me safe till morning light. 2 All this day thy hand hath led me. And I thank Thee for thy care ; Thou hast clothed me, warmed and fed Listen to my evening prayer : [me, 8 Let my sins be all forgiven. Bless the friends I love so well. Take me, when I die, to heaven, Happy there with Thee to dwell. Mary Lundie Duncan, 1839. 695 1 There's a friend for little children Above the bright blue sky, A friend that never changes, Whose love will never die ; Our earthly friends may fail us And change with changing years ; This friend is always worthy Of that dear name He bears. 2 There's a home for little children Above the bright blue sky, Where Jesus reigns in glory, A home of peace and joy ; No home on earth is like it, Nor can with it compare, For every one is happy, Nor could be happier there. 3 There's a crown for little children Above the bright blue sky. And all who look for Jesus Shall wear it by and by, A crown of brightest glory. Which He will then bestow On those who found his favor And loved his name below. 4 There's a song for little children Above the bright blue sky, And a harp of sweetest music And palms of victory. All, all above is treasured. And found in Christ alone ; Lord, grant thy little children To know Thee as their own 696 1 I AM Jesus' little lamb, Therefore glad and gay I am ; Jesus loves me, Jesus knows me, All that's good and fair He shows me, Tends me ev'ry day the same. Even calls me by my name. 236 Cb^l^ren's Semce* 2 Out and in I safely go, Want and hunger never know ; Soft green pastures He discloseth, Where his happy flock reposeth ; When I faint or thirsty be, To the brook He leadeth me. 3 Should not I be glad and gay, In this blessed fold all day By this holy Shepherd tended, Whose kind arms, when life is ended, Bear me to the world of light ? Yes, 0 yes, my lot is bright. 697 8s & 7s. 8 1. 1 No more sadness now nor fasting, Now we put our grief away ; God came down, the everlasting. Taking human flesh to-day ; God came down on earth a stranger, Working out his mighty plan ; God was cradled in a manger. Very God and very Man. 2 There were shepherds once abiding In the field to watch by night. And they saw the clouds dividing. And the sky above was bright ; And a glory shone around them On the grass as they were laid. And a holy angel found them And their hearts were sore afraid. 3 " Fear ye not,'' he said, " for cheerful Are the tidings that I bring Unto you, so weak and fearful, Christ is born, the Lord and King.'' As the angel told the story Of the Saviour's lowly birth, Multitudes were singing " Glory Be to God, and peace on earth." 4 Since thy love for our salvation. Saviour, covered Thee with shame,. Let thy Church, in every nation, Sing the glory of thy name ; Let thy Holy Spirit make us Full of humbleness and love. Like Thyself, until Thou take us To our Father's house above. John M. Neale, 698 1 While shepherds watched their flocks All seated on the ground, [by night,. The angel of the Lord came down, And glory shone around. Chorus. Sing glory, glory, glory, glory, glory. Glory, glory, glory, glory, glory. 2 "Fear not," said he (for mighty dread Had seized their troubled mind), " Glad tidings of great joy I bring To you and all mankind. — Cho. 3 " To you in David's town this day Is born of David's line The Saviour, who is Christ the Lord ; And this shall be the sign : — Cho. 4 " The heav'nly babe you there shall To human view displayed, [find All meanly wrapped in swathing bands. And in a manger laid." — Cho. 5 Thus spake the seraph; and forth- Appeared a shining throng [witk Of angels, praising God, and thus Addressed their j oy ful song : — Cho. 6 " All glory be to God on high. And to the earth be peace ; [men: Good-will henceforth from heav'n to- Begin, and never cease." — Cho. Nahum Tate, 1696. Cbil6ren'0 Service. 237 699 1 Waken, Christian children, Up, and let us sing. With glad hearts and voices, Of our new-born King. Up, 'tis meet to welcome With a joyous lay Christ, the King of glory, Born for us to-day. 2 In a manger lowly Sleeps the heav'nly child, O'er him fondly bendeth Mary, mother mild. Far above that stable, Up in heaven so high, One bright star outshineth, Watching silently. 8 Fear not, then, to enter, Though we cannot bring Gold or myrrh or incense, Fitting for a king ; Gifts He asketh richer, Offerings costlier still. Yet may Christian children Bring them if they will. 4 Brighter than all jewels Shines the modest eye ; Best of gifts, He loveth Infant purity. Haste we, then, to welcome With a joyous lay Christ, the King of glory, Born for us to-day. S. C. Hamerton. 700 p.M 1 Hark, a burst of heavenly music From a band of seraphs bright. Suddenly to earth descending. In the calm and silent night ; To the shepherds of Judea, Watching in the earliest dawn, So they bear the joyful tidings, " Jesus, Prince of Peace, is born." Chorus. Sweet and clear those angel voices. Echoing through the stormy sky. As they chant the heav'nly music, " Glory be to God on high." 2 Slumbering in a lowly manger Lies the mighty Lord of all, And before the holy stranger See the trembling shepherds fall ; He has come, the long-expected, Full of wisdom, love and grace, To redeem his ruined creatures. To restore our fallen race. Chorus. So let angels wake the chorus, So let ransomed men reply. Chanting the celestial anthem, " Glory be to God on high." 3 And this joyful Christmas morning. Breaking o'er the world below, Tells again the wondrous story Shepherds heard so long ago ; Who shall still our tuneful voices. Who the tide of praise shall stem, Which the blessed angels taught us In the fields of Bethlehem ? Chorus. Hark, we hear again the chorus Ringing through the starry sky. And we join the heavn'ly anthem, " Glory be to God on high." Mrs. M. N. Meigs. 238 Cbilbren's Service* 701 p. M. 1 Hark, hark, my soul ; angelic songs are swelling [wave-beat shore; O'er earth's green fields and ocean's How sweet the truth those blessed strains are telling [no more. Of that new life when sin shall be Chorus. Angels of Jesus, angels of light, Singing to welcome the pilgrims of the night. 2 Onward we go, for still we hear them singing, [j^^ come ; " " Come, weary souls, for Jesus bids And, through the dark its echoes sweetlj ringing, [home. — Cho. The music of the .gospel leads us B Far, far away, like bells at evening pealing, [and sea. The voice of Jesus sounds o'er land And laden souls by thousands meekly stealing, [steps to Thee. — Cho. Kind Shepherd, turn their weary 4 Rest comes at length, though life be long and dreary, The day must dawn, and darksome night be past ; [weary^ All journeys end in welcome to the And heaven, the heart's true home, will come at last. — Cho. 5 Angels, sing on, your faithful watches keeping ; [songs above, Sing us sweet fragments of the Till morning's joy shall end the night of weeping. And life's long shadows break in cloudless love. — Cho. F. W. Faber. 702 1 Holy night, peaceful night ! All is dark, save the light Yonder, where they sweet vigil keep O'er the Babe, who in silent sleep Rests in heavenly peace. 2 Holy night, peaceful night ! Only for shepherd's sight Came blest visions of angel throngs With their loud alleluia songs, Saying, Jesus is come. 3 Holy night, peaceful night! Child of heaven, 0 how bright Thou didst smile on us when Thou wast born ! Blest indeed was that happy morn, Full of heavenly joy. 703 1 Carol, carol. Christians, Carol joyfully, Carol for the coming Of Christ's nativity ; And pray a gladsome Christmas For all good Christian men. Carol, carol. Christians, Christmas come again. Carol, carol, Carol, carol. Christians, Carol joyfully, Carol for the coming Of Christ's nativity. 2 Go ye to the forest, Where the myrtles grow, Where the pine and laurel Bend beneath the snow, And gather them for Jesus, Wreathe them for his shrine, Cbtlbren's Service^ 239 Make his temple glorious With the box and pine. Carol, carol, etc. 3 Give us grace, 0 Saviour, To put oif in might Deeds and dreams of darkness For the robes of light, That we may live as lowly As Thyself with men. So to rise in glory When Thou com'st again. Carol, carol, etc. 704 p. M. 1 I HEAR the Saviour say. Thy strength indeed is small ; Child of weakness, watch and pray, Find in Me thine all in all. Chorus. Jesus paid it all. All to Him I owe ; Sin had left a crimson stain ; He washed it white as snow. 2 Lord, now indeed I find Thy power, and thine alone, Can change the leper's spots And melt the heart of stone. — Cho. 3 For nothing good have I Whereby thy grace to claim, I'll wash my garment white In the blood of Calvary's Lamb. —Cho. 4 When from my dying bed My ransomed soul shall rise, Then " Jesus paid it all " Shall rend the vaulted skies. — Cho. 5 And when before the throne I stand in Him complete, I'll lay my trophies down, All down at Jesus' feet. 705 P.M. 1 Our Lord hath arisen. The tempter is foiled, His legions are scattered, His strongholds are spoiled. 0 sing hallelujah ! 0 sing hallelujah ! 0 sing hallellujah ! Christ Jesus is King. 2 0 death, we defy thee ; A stronger than thou Hath entered thy palace ; We fear Thee not now. 0 sing, etc. 3 0 sin, thou art vanquished. Thy long reign is o'er; Though still thou dost vex us^ We dread thee no more. 0 sing, etc. 4 Our Lord hath arisen, Day breaketh at last ; The long night of weeping Is now well nigh past. 0 sing, etc. 706 1 Smile praises, 0 sky, Soft breathe them, 0 air^ Below and on high. And everywhere ; The black troop of storms Has scattered and fled, The Lord hath arisen, L^nharmed from the dead. 240 Cbilbren's Servtce* 2 Sweep tides of rich music The new world along, And pour in full measure, Sweet lyres, your song ; Sing, sing, for He liveth. He lives, as He said, The Lord hath arisen Unharmed from the dead. 3 Clap, clap your hands, mountains. Ye valleys, resound ; Leap, leap for joy, fountains, Ye hills, catch the sound ; All triumph. He liveth. He lives, as He said. The Lord hath arisen Unharmed from the dead. Trans, by Mrs. Elizabeth Charles. 707 1 We will carol joyfully On this holy festal day ; To our risen Lord and King Grateful homage we will bring ; Carol, carol, carol, carol To our risen Lord and King. 2 We will carol joyfully. As with sweet accord we bring Praise from every heart and voice To our risen Lord and King. Carol, carol, etc. 3 We will carol joyfully. While our love and thanks we give To our risen Lord and King, Him who died that we might live.. Carol, carol, etc. 4 We will carol joyfully. And to Him our offerings bring, Grateful hearts with love and praise, To our risen Lord and King. Carol, carol, etc. 708 c. M. i>. 1 There is a green hill far away, Without a city wall, Where the dear Lord was crucified, Who died to save us all. We may not know, we cannot tell, What pains He had to bear. But we believe it was for us He hung and suffer' d there. 2 He died that we might be forgiven. He died to make us good. That we might go at last to heaven, Saved by his precious blood. There was none other good enough To pay the price of sin. He only could unlock the gate Of heaven and let us in. 3 0 dearly, dearly has He loved, And we must love Him too. And trust in his redeeming blood. And try his works to do. For there's a green hill far away, Without a city wall. Where the dear Lord was crucified, Who died to save us all. 709 7s. 1 Endless praises to our Lord, Ever be his name adored; Angels crown Him, crown the Lamb ; He is worthy, praise his name. 2 Now adore Him for his grace To our guilty, fallen race ; Come, then, children, join to sing "Glory to our God and King." 710 7s & 6s. O. 1 Tell me the old, old story. Of unseen things above. Of " Jesus and his glory. Of Jesus and his love. CbilDren's Service* 241 Tell me the story simply, As to a little child, Tor I am weak and weary And helpless and defiled. Chorus. Tell me the old, old story. Tell me the old, old story. Tell me the old, old story, Of Jesus and his love. 2 Tell me the story slowly, That I may take it in, That wonderful redemption, God's remedy for sin. Tell me the story often, For I forget so soon ; The " early dew " of mornmg Has passed away at noon. — Cho. 3 Tell me the story softly, With earnest tones and grave ; Remember, I'm the sinner Whom Jesus came to save. Tell me that story always. If you would really be, In any time of trouble, A comforter to me. — Cho. 4 Tell me the same old story. When you have cause to fear That this world's empty glory Is costing me too dear. Yes, and when that world's glory Is drawing on my soul. Tell me the old, old story : " Christ Jesus makes thee whole. ' ' —Cho. K. Hankey. 711 7s & 6s. D. 1. 1 LOVE to tell the story Of unseen things above. Of Jesus and his glory. Of Jesus and his love. I love to tell the story, Because I know 'tis true ; It satisfies my longings As nothing else can do. Chorus. I love to tell the story, 'Twill be my theme in glory, To tell the old, old story Of Jesus and his love. 2 I love to tell the story ; 'Tis pleasant to repeat What seems each time I tell it. More wonderfully sweet. I love to tell the story. For some have never heard The message of salvation From God's own holy word. — Cho. 3 I love to tell the story ; For those who know it best Seem hungering and thirsting To hear it like the rest. And when in scenes of glory I sing the new, new song, 'Twill be the old, old story That I have loved so long. — Cho. K. Hankey. 712 7s & 6s. D. 1 I SAW the cross of Jesus, When burdened with my sin ; I sought the cross of Jesus, To give me peace within ; I brought my soul to Jesus, He cleansed it in his blood ; And in the cross of Jesus I found my peace with God. Chorus. No righteousness, no merit, No beauty can I plead ; Yet in the cross I glory, My title there I read. 242 Cbilbren^s Service* 2 Sweet is the cross of Jesus ; There let my weary heart Still rest in peace unshaken, Till with Him ne'er to part ; And then in strains of glory I'll sing his wondrous power, Where sin can never enter, And death is known no more. Chorus. I love the cross of J esus, It tells me what I am, A vile and guilty creature. Saved only through the Lamb. 713 P.M. 1 Sing them over again to me. Wonderful words of life, Let me more of their beauty see, Wonderful words of life. Words of life and beauty. Teach me faith and duty. Chorus. Beautiful words, wonderful words. Wonderful words of life ; Beautiful words, wonderful w^ords. Wonderful words of life. 2 Christ, the blessed One, gives to all Wonderful words of life ; Sinner, list to the loving call, ^ Wonderful words of life ; All so freely given, Wooing us to heaven. — Cho. 3 Sweetly echo the gospel call, Wonderful words of life ; Offer pardon and peace to all. Wonderful words of life; Jesus, only Saviour, Sanctify forever. — Cho. p. p. BHss. 714 6s. 1 There is a blessed home Beyond this land of woe, . Where trials never come. Nor tears of sorrow flow ; 2 Where faith is lost in sight. And patient hope is crowned, And everlasting light Its glory throws around. 3 There is a land of peace. Good angels know it well ; Glad songs that never cease Within its portals swell. 4 Around its glorious throne, Ten thousand saints adore Christ, with the Father one And Spirit, evermore. 5 0 joy all joys beyond. To see the Lamb who died, And count each sacred wound In hands and feet and side; 6 To give to Him the praise Of every triumph won, And sing through endless days The great things He hath done. 7 Look up, ye saints of God, Nor fear to tread below The path your Saviour trod Of daily toil and woe. 8 Wait but a little while In uncomplaining love, His own most gracious smile Shall welcome you above. Henry W. Baker, 1861. 715 s. M. 1 My Father's house on high, Home of my soul, how near At times to faith's foreseeing eye Thy golden gates appear ! (Ib^l^ren'6 Service, 243 2 Ah ! then my spirit faints To reach the land I love, The bright inheritance of saints, Jerusalem above. 3 Yet clouds will intervene, And all my prospect flies ; Like Noah's dove I flit between Rough seas and stormy skies. 4 Anon the clouds depart, The winds and waters cease ; While sweetly o'er my gladdened heart Expands the bow of peace. 5 I hear at morn and even, At noon and midnight hour, The choral harmonies of heaven Earth's Babel tongues o'erpower. 6 Then, then I feel that He, Remembered or forgot. The Lord is never far from me, Though I perceive Him not. 716 7s. 1 Father, lead me day by day Ever in thine own sweet way ; Teach me to be pure and true. Show me what I ought to do. 2 When in danger, make me brave, Make me know that Thou canst save ; Keep me safe by thy dear side, Let me in thy love abide. 3 When I'm tempted to do wrong, Make me steadfast, wise and strong ; And when all alone I stand. Shield me with thy mighty hand. 4 When my heart is full of glee, Help me to remember Thee, Happy most of all to know That my Father loves me so. 717 S. M. D. 1 I WAS a wandering sheep, I did not love the fold ; I did not love my Shepherd's voice,, I would not be controlled ; I was a wayward child, I did not love my home, I did not love my Father's voice, I loved afar to roam. 2 The Shepherd sought his sheep. The Father sought his child. They followed me o'er vale and hill, O'er deserts waste and wild ; They found me nigh to death. Famished and faint and lone ; They bound me with the bands of love, They saved the wandering one. 3 Jesus my Shepherd is, 'Twas He that loved my soul, ' Twas He who washed me in his blood, 'Twas He that made me whole ; 'Twas He that sought the lost, That found the wandering sheep, ' Twas He that brought me to the fold, ^Tis He that still doth keep. 4 I was a wandering sheep, I would not be controlled ; But now I love my Shepherd's voice, I love, I love the fold ; I was a wayward child, ^ I once preferred to roam ; But now I love my Father's voice, I love, I love his home. Horatius Bonar, 1844. 718 8s, 7s & 3s. 1 Lord, I hear of showers of blessing, Thou art scattering full and free, Showers, the thirsty land refreshing; Let a blessing fall on me. 244 Cbilbren's Service* Refrain. Even me, even me, Let a blessing fall on me. 2 Pass me not, 0 God, our Father, Sinful though my heart may be ; Thou might'st curse me, but the rather Let thy mercy light on me. — Ref. 3 Pass me not, 0 gracious Saviour, Let me live and cling to Thee ; For I'm longing for thy favor ; Whilst Thou'rt calling, 0 call me. — Ref. 4 Pass me not, 0 mighty Spirit, Thou canst make the blind to see ; Witnesser of Jesus' merit. Speak some word of power to me. — Ref. 5 Love of God, so pure and changeless, Blood of Christ, so rich, so free, Grace of God, so strong and boundless, Magnify it all in me. — Ref. EUzabeth Codner, 1860. 719 1 I THINK when I read that sweet story of old, When Jesus was here among men, How He called little children as lambs to his fold, [them then. I should like to have been with 2 I wish that his hands had been placed on my head, [around me, That his arms had been thrown And that I might have seen his kind looks when he said, " Let the little ones come unto Me." 3 Yet still to his footstool in prayer I may go, And ask for a share in his love. And if I now earnestly seek Him below, I shall see Him and hear Him above, 4 In that beautiful place He has gone to prepare [given ; For all who are washed and for- ' And many dear children are gather- ing here, [heaven." " For of such is the kingdom of Mrs. Jemima Luke. 720 P. M. 1 Who is there like Thee, Jesus, unto me ? None are like Thee, none above Thee, Thou art altogether lovely, None on earth have we. None in heaven like Thee. 2 Love that warmly glowed, Blood that freely flowed. Life that stooped to death to save me, And a deathless being gave me, Bore my guilty load, Brought me back to God. 3 Plant Thyself in me ; I will learn of Thee To be holy, meek and tender ; Wrath and pride and self-surrender. Nothing shouldst Thou see But Thyself in me. 4 When on death's cold strand I one day shall stand, Let thy presence go beside me^ Through the gloomy waters guide me ; Grant me then to stand. Lord, at thy right hand. Miscellaneous. 721 p. M. 1 Jesus, keep me near the cross ; There a precious fountain, Free to all, a healing stream, Flows from Calvary's mountain. Chorus. In the cross, in the cross Be my glory ever, Till my raptured soul shall find Rest beyond the river. 2 Near the cross, a trembling soul, Love and mercy found me ; There the bright and morning star Sheds its beams around me. — Cho. 3 Near the cross, 0 Lamb of God, Bring its scenes before me; Help me walk from day to day. With its shadow o'er me. — Cho. Fanny J. Crosby 722 p. M, 1 I HEAR thy welcome voice. That calls me, Lord, to Thee, For cleansing in thy precious blood, That flowed on Calvary. Chorus. I am coming. Lord, Coming now to Thee ; Wash me, cleanse me, in the blood That flowed on Calvary. 2 Though coming weak and vile. Thou dost my strength assure ; Thou dost my vileness fully cleanse. Till spotless all and pure. — Cho. 3 'Tis Jesus calls me on To perfect faith and love, To perfect hope and peace and trust. For earth and heaven above. — Cho. 4 All hail, atoning blood, All hail, redeeming grace. All hail, the gift of Christ, our Lord, Our strength and righteousness. —Cho. L, Hartsough. 723 1 Safe in the arms of Jesus, Safe on his gentle breast. There by his love o'ershaded, Sweetly my soul shall rest. Hark, 'tis the voice of angels, Borne in a song to me. Over the fields of glory. Over the jasper sea. Chorus. Safe in the arms of Jesus, Safe on his gentle breast, There by his love o'ershaded Sweetly my soul shall rest. 2 Safe in the arms of Jesus, Safe from corroding care. Safe from the world's temptations. Sin cannot harm me there. Free from the blight of sorrow. Free from my doubts and fears, Only a few more trials. Only a few more tears. — Cho. 245 246 /llM6cellaneou6» 3 Jesus, my heart's dear refuge, Jesus has died for me ; Firm on the Rock of Ages Ever mv trust shall be. Here let me wait with patience, Wait till the night is o'er, Wait till I see the morning Break on the golden shore. — Cho. Fanny J. Crosby. 724 6s & 4s. 1 Now I have found a friend. Whose love shall never end ; Jesus is mine. Though earthly joys decrease. Though human friendships cease. Now I have lasting peace ; Jesus is mine. 2 Though I grow poor and old. He will my faith uphold ; Jesus is mine. He shall my w^ants supply. His precious blood is nigh, Naught can my hope destroy ; Jesus is mine. 3 When earth shall pass away, In the great judgment-day, Jesus is mine. 0 what a glorious thing Then to behold my King, On tuneful harps to sing, Jesus is mine. Henry J. M. Hope. 725 7s. 6 1. 1 Jesus, Saviour, pilot me Over life's tempestuous sea ; X^nknown waves before me roll. Hiding rock and treacherous shoal ; 'Chart and compass come from Thee ; Jesus, Saviour, pilot me. 2 As a mother stills her child, Thou canst hush the ocean wild ; Boisterous waves obey thy will When Thou say 'st to them Be still Wondrous sovereign of the sea, Jesus, Saviour, pilot me. 3 When at last I near the shore. And the fearful breakers roar 'Twixt me and the peaceful rest. Then, while leaning on thy breast, May I hear Thee say to me, " Fear not, I will pilot thee." E. Hopper, 1818. S. M. 726 1 0 Thou who didst prepare The ocean's sounding deep, And bid the gath'ring waters there In mighty concourse sweep, 2 Toss'd in our reeling bark On this tumultuous sea, [mark. Thy wondrous ways, 0 Lord, we And lift our hearts to Thee. 3 Jesus is nigh, who trod Of old that foaming spray. Whose billows owned th' incarnate And died in calm away. [God, 4 Though swells the threatening tide, Mounting to heaven above. We know in whom our souls confide, And fearless trust his love. Charlotte E. Tonall. 727 7S&6S. 1 0 Jesus, Thou art standing Outside the fast- closed door. In lowly patience waiting To pass the threshold o'er ; /iDtscellaneous* 247 We bear the name of Christians, His name and sign we bear, 0 shame, thrice shame upon us. To keep Him standing there. 2 0 Jesus, Thou art knocking. And lo, that hand is scarred, And thorns thy brow encircle. And tears thy face have marred ; 0 love that passeth knowledge, So patiently to wait ! 0 sin that hath no equal, So fast to bar the gate ! 3 0 Jesus, Thou art pleading In accents meek and low, ^' I died for you, my children, And will ye treat me so ? " 0 Lord, with shame and sorrow We open now the door ; Dear Saviour, enter, enter. And leave us nevermore. W. W. How, 1854. 728 8s&5s. 1 Pass me not, 0 gentle Saviour, Hear my humble cry ; While on others Thou art smiling, Do not pass me by. Chorus. Saviour, Saviour, hear my humble cry; While on others Thou art calling, Do not pass me by. 2 Let me at thy throne of mercy Find a sweet relief ; Kneeling there in deep contrition. Help my unbelief — Cho. 3 Trusting only in thy merit. Would I seek thy face ; Heal my wounded, broken spirit, Save me by thy grace. — Cho. 4 Thou, the spring of all my comfort, . More than life to me, Whom on earth have I beside Thee, Whom in heaven but Thee ? — Cho. Fannie J. Crosby. 729 8S&7S. o. 1 What a friend we have in Jesus, All our griefs and sins to bear ! What a privilege to carry Every thing to God in prayer ! 0 what peace we often forfeit, 0 what needless pain we bear. All because we do not carry Every thing to God in prayer ! 2 Have we trials and temptations ? Is there trouble anywhere ? We should never be discouraged. Take it to the Lord in prayer. Can we find a friend so faithful . Who will all our sorrows share ? Jesus knows our every weakness. Take it to the Lord in prayer. 3 Are we weak and heavy laden. Cumbered with a load of care ? Precious Saviour, still our refuge. Take it to the Lord in prayer. Do thy friends despise, forsake Thee ? Take it to the Lord in prayer ; In his arms He'll take and shield thee, Thou wilt find a solace there. 730 1 I AM coming to the cross, I am poor and weak and blind ; I am counting all but dross, I shall full salvation find. 7s, 248 /lDx0cellaneou5» Rffrain. I am trusting, Lord, in Thee, Dear Lamb of Calvary ; Humbly at thy cross I bow, Save me, Jesus, save me now. 2 Long my heart has sighed for Thee, Long has evil dwelt Avithin ; Jesus sweetly speaks to me, [Ref. I will cleanse you from all sin. — 3 Here I give my all to Thee, Friends and time and earthly store, Soul and body thine to be Wholly thine forever more. — Ref. 4 In the promises I trust, Now I feel the blood applied ; I am prostrate in the dust, I with Christ am crucified. — Ref. 731 C. M. D. 1 I HEARD the voice of Jesus say, " Come unto me and rest ; Lay down, thou weary one, lay down Thy head upon my breast." I came to Jesus as I was. Weary and worn and sad ; I found in Him a resting place. And He hath made me glad, . 2 I heard the voice of Jesus say, " Behold, I freely give The living w^ater, thirsty one ; Stoop down and drink and live." I came to Jesus, and I drank Of that life-giving stream ; My thirst was quenched, my soul re- And now^ I live in Him. [vived, 3 I heard the voice of Jesus say, " I am this dark w^orld's light ; Look unto me, thy morn shall rise, And all thy day be bright." I looked to Jesus and I found In Him my star, my sun ; And in that light of life I'll walk Till all my journey's done. Horatius Bonar, 732 CM. 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 callest burdened souls to Thee,. And such, 0 Lord, am I. 3 Bowed down beneath a load of sin, By Satan sorely pressed. By war without and fear within, I come to Thee for rest. 4 Be Thou my shield and hiding-place, That, sheltered near thy side, I may my fierce accuser face. And tell him Thou hast died. 5 0 w^ondrous love, to bleed and die, To bear the cross and shame. That guilty sinners, such as I,. Might plead thy gracious name. J. Newton. 733 8s & 7s» 1 Take the name of Jesus with you. Child of sorrow and of woe ; It will joy and comfort give you. Take it, then, where'er you go. Chorus. Precious name, 0 how sweet ! Hope of earth and joy of heaven. \ /IDiscellaneous* 249 2 Take the name of Jesus ever, As a shield from every snare ; If temptations round you gather, Breathe that holy name in prayer. Cho. 3 0 the precious name of Jesus ! How it thrills our souls with joy, When his loving arms receive us, And his songs our tongues employ ! Cho. 4 At the name of Jesus bowing, Falling prostrate at his feet, [Him, King of kings in heaven we'll crown When our journey is complete. Cho. Mrs. Lydia Baxter. 734 P.M. 1 My days are gliding swiftly by, And I, a pilgrim stranger. Would not detain them as they fly. Those hours of toil and danger. Refrain. For Owe stand on Jordan's strand ; Our friends are passing over. And just before; the shining shore We may almost discover. 2 We'll gird our loins, my brethren dear. Our heavenly home discerning ; Our absent Lord has left us word, Let every lamp be burning. — Ref. 3 Should coming days be cold and dark. We need not cease our singing ; That perfect rest naught can molest Where golden harps are ringing. — Ref. 4 Let sorrow's rudest tempest blow. Each cord on earth to sever ; Our King says, Come, and there's our Forever, 0 forever. — Ref. [home, David Nelson, 1835. 735 1 I WILL sing of my Redeemer And his wondrous love to me; On the cruel cross He suffered. From the curse to set me free. Chorus. Sing, 0 sing of my Redeemer, With his blood He purchased me,, On the cross He sealed my pardon,. Paid the debt and made me free. 2 I will tell the wondrous story. How my lost estate to save, In his boundless love and mercy, He the ransom freely gave. — Cho. 3 I will praise my dear Redeemer, His triumphant poAv'r I'll tell, HoAV the victory He giveth Over sin and death and hell. — Cho. 4 I will sing of my Redeemer, And his heav'nly love to me ; He from death to life hath brought me, Son of God, with Him to be. — Cho. 736 1 Lord Jesus, I long to be perfectly whole, [my soul; I would Thou forever shouldst live in Break down every idol, cast out every foe, Now wash me and I shall be whiter than snow. Chorus. Whiter than snow, yes, whiter than snow ; Now wash me and I shall be whiter than snow. /IDiscellaneous. 250 2 Lord Jesus, look down from thy throne in the skies [rifice ; And help me to make a complete sac- I give up myself and whatever I know, Now wash me and I shall be whiter than snow. — Cho. 3 Lord Jesus, for this I most humbly entreat ; [feet ; I wait, blessed Lord, at thy crucified By faith for my cleansing I see thy blood flow, [than snow. — Cho. Now wash me and I shall be whiter 4 Lord Jesus, Thou seest I patiently wait ; [create ; Come now, and within me a new heart To those who have sought Thee Thou never said'st no, Now wash me and I shall be whiter than snow. — Cho. 737 p. M. 1 Rescue the perishing, , Care for the dying, Snatch them in pity from sin and the Weep o'er the erring one, [grave ; Lift up the fallen, Tell them of Jesus, the mighty to save. Chorus. Rescue the perishing, Care for the dying ; Jesus is merciful, Jesus will save. 2 Though they are slighting Him, Still He is waiting, Waiting the penitent child to receive ; Plead with them earnestly, Plead w^ith thenj gently, [ — Cho. He will forgive if they only believe. 3 Down in the human heart. Crushed by the tempter, [store ; Feelings lie buried that grace can re- Touched by a loving heart. Wakened by kindness. Chords that were broken will vibrate once more. — Cho. 4 Rescue the perishing. Duty demands it ; [provide ; Strength for thy labor the Lord w^ill Back to the narrow way Patiently win them, [died. — Cho. Tell the poor wanderer a Saviour has Fanny J. Crosby. 738 P.M. 1 Weeping will not save me ; Though my face were bathed in tears, That could not allay my fears. Could not wash the sins of years, Weeping will not save me. Chorus. Jesus wept and died for me, Jesus suffered on the tree, Jesus waits to make me free, He alone can save me. 2 Working will not save me ; Purest deeds that I can do. Honest thought and feelings too, Cannot form my soul anew, Working will not save me. — Cho. 3 Waiting will not save me ; Helpless, guilty, lost, I lie ; In mine ear is mercy's cry ; If I wait I can but die. Waiting w^ill not save me. — Cho. /IDiscellaneous* 251 4 Faith in Christ will save me ; Let me trust thy weeping Son, Trust the work that He has done To his arms, Lord, help me run, Faith in Christ will save me. — Cho. R. Lowry. 739 P.M. 1 I NEED Thee every hour. Most gracious Lord ; No tender voice like thine Can peace afford. Refrain. I need Thee, 0 I need Thee, Every hour I need Thee ; 0 bless me now, my Saviour, 1 come to Thee. 2 I need Thee every hour. Stay Thou near by ; Temptations lose their power When Thou art nigh. — Ref. 3 I need Thee every hour. In joy or pain ; Come quickly and abide, Or life is vain. — Ref. 4 I need Thee every hour ; Teach me thy will, And thy rich promises In me fulfil.— Ref. 5 I need Thee every hour, Most holy One ; 0 make me thine indeed, Thou blessed Son. — Ref. Mrs. Annie S. Hawks. 740 8s, 7s & 7s. 1 Come to Calvary's holy mountain. Sinners, ruined by the fall ; Here a pure and healing fountain Flows to you, to me, to all, In a full, perpetual tide. Opened when our Saviour died. 2 Come, in sorrow and contrition. Wounded, impotent and blind ; Here the guilty free remission, Here the troubled peace may find ; Health this fountain will restore. He that drinks shall thirst no more. 3 He that drinks shall live forever, 'Tis a soul-renewing flood ; God is faithful, God will never Break his covenant in blood. Signed when our Redeemer died. Sealed when He was glorified. J. Montgomery. 741 L. M. 1 Take up thy cross, the Saviour said, If thou wouldst my disciple be. Deny thyself, the w^orld forsake And humbly follow after me. 2 Take up thy cross ; let not its weight Fill thy weak spirit with alarm ; My strength shall bear thy spirit up, And brace thine heart and nerve thine arm. 3 Take up thy cross then in his strength And calmly every danger brave ; 'Twill guide thee to a better home And lead to victory o'er the grave. 4 Take up thy cross and follow Him, Nor think till death to lay it down ; For only he who bears the cross May hope to wear the glorious crown. Charles W. Everest^ 1883. 742 lis. 1 'Mid scenes of confusion and creature complaints, [with saints ; How sweet to my soul is communion To find at the banquet of mercy there's room, [home. And feel in the presence of Jesus at 252 /iDiscellaneous. Refrain. Home, home, sweet, sweet home, Prepare me, dear Saviour, for glory, my home. 2 Sweet bonds that unite all the children of peace, [cannot cease ! And thrice precious Jesus, whose love Though oft from thy presence in sad- ness I roam, [home. I long to behold Thee in glory at Ref. 3 While here in the valley of conflict I stay, [as my day ; 0 give me submission, and strength In all mine afflictions to Thee would I come, Rej oicing in hope of my glorious home. Ref. 4 Whate'er Thou deniest, 0 give me thy grace, [of thy face. The Spirit's sure witness and smiles Endue me with patience to wait at thy throne, [of home. And find even now a sweet foretaste Ref. David Denham, 1837. 743 1 My spirit longs for Thee To dwell within my breast, Although unworthy I Of so divine a guest ; Of so divine a guest Unworthy though I be, Yet hath my heart no rest Until it come to Thee. 2 Until it come to Thee In vain I look around ; In all that I can see No rest is to be found. 6s. No rest is to be found But in thy bleeding love ; 0 let my wish be crowned, And send it from above. 744 lis. 1 I WOULD not live alway ; I ask not to stay [o'er the way ; Where storm after storm rises dark The few lurid mornings that dawn on us here [for its cheer. Are enough for life's woes, full enough 2 I would not live alway, thus fettered by sin, [within; Temptation without and corruption E'en the rapture of pardon is mingled with fears, [penitent tears. And the cup of thanksgiving with 3 I would not live alway ; no, welcome the tomb ; [its gloom ; Since Jesus has lain there, I dread not There sweet be my rest, till He bid me arise [the skies. To hail Him in triumph descending 4 Who, who would live alway, away from his God, [abode. Away from yon heaven, that blissful Where the rivers of pleasure flow o'er the bright plains, [reigns ? And the noontide of glory eternally 5 Where the saints of all ages in har- mony meet, [ed to greet, Their Saviour and brethren transport- While the anthems of rapture unceas- ingly roll, [of the soul. And the smile of the Lord is the feast W. A. Muhlenberg. flDlscellaneous. 253 745 1 " Thy will be | done ! " |1 In devious way [run, || The hurrying stream of | life may | Yet still our grateful h earts shall say, | " Thy will be | done." 2 " Thy will be | done ! " || If o'er us shine [sun,|| A gladdening and | a prosperous | This prayer will make it more divine, | " Thy will be | done." 3 "Thy will be | done!" || Tho' shrouded o'er [fort, one Our I path with | gloom, | one corn- Is ours, to breathe, while we adore, | " Thy will be | done." J. Bowering. 746 7s. D. 1 Who are these in bright array. This innumerable throng Kound the altar, night and day Hymning one triumphant song ? Worthy is the Lamb, once slain, Blessing, honor, glory, power, Wisdom, riches, to obtain, New dominion every hour." '2 These through fiery trials trod. These from great afflictions came ; Now before the throne of God, Sealed with his almighty name, Clad in raiment pure and white, Victor palms in every hand. Through their dear Redeemer's might More than conquerors they stand. 3 Hunger, thirst, disease unknown. On immortal fruits they feed ; Them the Lamb amid the throne Shall to living fountains lead ; Joy and gladness banish sighs, Perfect love dispels all fears. And forever from their eyes God shall wipe away their tears. J. Montgomery. 747 8s&7s. D. 1 There's a wideness in God's mercy, Like the wideness of the sea ; There's a kindness in his justice, Which is more than liberty ; There is welcome for the sinner. And more graces for the good. There is mercy with the Saviour, There is healing in his blood. 2 For the love of God is broader Than the measure of man's mind, And the heart of the eternal Is most wonderfully kind. If our love were but more simple, We should take Him at his word, And our lives would be all sunshine In the sweetness of our Lord. F. W. Faber. 748 los&iis. 1 Though troubles assail and dangers affright, [all unite, Though friends should all fail and foes Yet one thing secures us, whatever betide, [will provide.'* The promise assures us, " The Lord 2 The birds without barn or storehouse are fed ; [our bread ; From them let us learn to trust for His saints what is fitting shall ne'er be denied, [will provide." So long as 'tis written, The Lord 254 /IDiscellaneous* 3 When life sinks apace, and death is in view, [us through ; The word of his grace shall comfort Not fearing or doubting, with Christ on our side, [will provide.'' We hope to die shouting, " The Lord J. Newton. 749 p. M. 1 In some way or other the Lord will provide; It may not be my way. It may not be thy way. And yet in his own way " The Lord will provide." 2 At some time or other the Lord will provide ; It may not be my time, It may not be thy time, And yet in his own time " The Lord will provide." 3 Despond then no longer, the Lord will provide ; And this be the token, No word He hath spoken Was ever yet broken ; " The Lord will provide." 4 March on then right boldly, the sea shall divide ; The pathway made glorious. With shoutings victorious. We'll join in the chorus, " The Lord will provide." Martha Walker Cook, 1864. 750 7s&6s. 1 The voice that breathed o'er Eden, That earliest wedding day, The primal marriage blessing, It hath not passed away. 2 Still in the pure espousal Of Christian man and maid The holy Three are with us. The threefold grace is said. 3 0 spread thy pure wing o'er them, Let no ill power find place, When onward to thine altar Their hallow 'd path they trace, 4 To cast their crowns before Thee In perfect sacrifice. Till to the home of gladness With Christ's own bride they rise. John Keble, 1857. 751 , s. M. 1 How welcome was the call. And sweet the festal lay, When Jesus deigned in Cana^'s hall To bless the marriage day. 2 0 Lord of life and love. Come Thou again to-day. And bring a blessing from above That ne'er shall pass away. 3 0 bless, as erst of old, The bridegroom and the bride ; Bless with the holier stream that flowed Forth from thy pierced side. 4 Before thine altar throne This mercy we implore ; As Thou dost knit them, Lord, in one^ So bless them evermore. H. W. Baker 1861. 752 L. M. 1 Come, gracious Lord, descend and dwell By faith and love in every breast ; Then shall we know and taste and feel The joys that can not be expressed. /IDiBcellaneou5, 2 Come, fill our hearts with inward strength, Make our enlarged souls possess And learn the height and breadth and length Of thine eternal love and grace. 3 Now to the God, whose power can do More than our thoughts and wishes Be everlasting honors done [know, By all the Church, through Christ, his Son. Isaac Watts, 1674—1748. 753 6s & 4s. 1 Glory to God on high ! Let heaven and earth reply, " Praise ye his name." His love and grace adore, Who all our sorrows bore, Sing loud forevermore, , " Worthy the Lamb." 2 While they around the throne Cheerfully join in one, Praising his name. Ye who have felt his blood Sealing your peace with God, Sound his dear name abroad, "Worthy the Lamb." 3 Join, all ye ransomed race, Our Lord and God to bless, Praise ye his name ; In Him we will rejoice. And make a joyful noise, Shouting with heart and voice, "Worthy the Lamb." 4 Soon must we change our place Yet will we never cease Praising his name ; 255 To Him our songs we bring. Hail Him our gracious King, And through all ages sing, " Worthy the Lamb." J. Allen. 754 6s & 4:S. 1 0 HOLY Lord, our God, By heavenly hosts adored, Hear us, we pray ; To Thee the cherubim, Angels and seraphim Unceasing praises bring, Their homage pay. 2 Here give thy word success, And this thy servant bless. His labors own ; And while the sinners' friend His life and words commend, Thy Holy Spirit send And make Him known. 3 May every passing year More happy still appear Than this glad day ; With numbers fill the place. Adorn thy saints with grace ; Thy truth may all embrace, 0 Lord, we pray. 755 L. M. 1 God calling yet ! shall I not hear ? Earth's pleasures shall I still hold dear? Shall life's swift passing years all fly,. And will my soul in slumber lie ? 2 God calling yet ! and shall He knock^ And I my heart the closer lock ? He still is waiting to receive. And shall I dare his Spirit grieve ? 256 /nMscellaneous. 3 God calling yet ! and shall I give No heed, but still in bondage live ? I wait, but He does not forsake ; He calls me still ; my heart, awake. 4 God calling yet ! I cannot stay, My heart I yield without delay ; Vain world, farewell, from thee I part ; The voice of God hath reached my heart. Tersteegen, 1730. Tr. by Jane Borthwick, 1854. 756 8s. D. 1 How tedious and tasteless the hours, When Jesus no longer I see ! The woodlands, the fields and the flowers Have lost all their sweetness to me. His name yields the richest perfume. And softer than music his voice ; His presence can banish my gloom, And bid all within me rejoice. 2 Dear Lord, if indeed I am thine. And Thou art my light and my song, Say, why do I languish and pine. And why are my w^inters so long ? 0 drive these dark clouds from the sky, Thy soul-cheering presence restore ; Or bid me soar upward on high, [more. Where winters and storms are no J. Newton. 757 8s. D. 1 My Saviour, whom absent I love, Whom not having seen I adore, Whose name is exalted above All glory, dominion and power. Dissolve Thou these bands that detain My soul from her portion in Thee ; Ah ! strike off* this adamant chain, And make me eternally free. 2 When that happy era begins, [shine, When arrayed in thy glories I Nor grieve any more by my sins The bosom on which I recline, 0 then shall the veil be removed, And round me thy brightness be poured ; 1 shall meet Him whom absent I loved, I shall see whom unseen I adored. 3 And then nevermore shall the fears. The trials, temptations and woes, Which darken this valley of tears. Intrude on my blissful repose ; To Jesus, the crown of my hope, My soul is in haste to be gone ; 0 bear me, ye cherubim,* up. And waft me away to his fhrone. W. Cowper. 758 I.. M. 1 Return, 0 wanderer, return, And seek an injured Father's face ; Those warm desires that in thee burn, Were kindled by reclaiming grace. 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 Return, 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, "No longer mourn," ' Tis mercy's voice invites thee near. William B. Collyer, 1812. /IDiBcellaneouB* 257- 759 L. M. D. 1 Sweet hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayer, That calls me from a world of care, And bids me at my Father's throne Make all my wants and wishes known ; In seasons of distress and grief My soul has often found relief And oft escaped the tempter's snare By thy return, sweet hour of prayer. 2 Sweet hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayer. Thy wings shall my petition bear To Him whose truth and faithfulness Engage the waiting soul to bless ; And since He bids me seek his face, Believe his word and trust his grace, I'll cast on Him my every care. And wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer. 3 Sweet hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayer, May I thy consolation share. Till from Mount Pisgah's lofty height I view my home and take my flight ; This robe of flesh I'll drop, and rise To seize the everlasting prize, And shout while passing through the air, [prayer. Farewell, farewell, sweet hour of W. W. Walford, 1846. 760 CM. 1 There is an hour of peaceful rest. To mourning wand'rers given ; There is a joy for souls distressed A balm for every wounded breast, 'Tis found alone in Leaven. 2 There is a home for weary souls. By sin and sorrow driven, [shoals, When tossed on life's tempestuous Where storms arise and ocean rolls, And all is drear but heaven. 3 There faith lifts up her cheerful eye To brighter prospects given. And views the tempest passing by, The evening shadows quickly fly. And all serene in heaven. 4 There fragrant flowers immortal bloom, And joys supreme are given ; There rays divine disperse the gloom ; Beyond the confines of the tomb Appears the dawn of heaven. W. B. Tappan, 1829. 9 Chants. 761 TER-SANCTUS. Holy, holy, holy, Jehovah of hosts ; the whole earth is full of thy glory, the whole earth is full of thy glory. Holy, holy, holy. Lord God the almighty. Lord God the almighty, who wast and who art, who wast and who art, who wast and who art, and who art to come. Amen. 762 GLORIA PATRI No. 1. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost : as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen, Amen. 763 SERAPHIC HYMN. Holy, holy, holy. Lord God of Sabaoth ; heaven and earth are full, are full of the majesty of thy glory. Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest ! Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord. Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest ! 764 TRIS-AGION. Holy, holy, holy. Lord God of hosts ; heaven and earth are full of thy glory ; glory be to Thee, 0 Lord most high. Amen, Amen. 765 ADVENT CANTICLE. 1 Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise from the | end of the | earth, || ye that go down to the sea, and | all that | is there- | in. Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift | up their | voice; || let the inhab- itants of the rock sing, let them shout | from the | tops of the | mountains. 2 Let them give glory unto the Lord, and declare his praise a- | mong the | hea- then. II The Lord hath | comforted | his — | people; He hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of | all — j nations; || and all the ends of the earth shall see the sal- | vation | of our | God. 3 Say to the daughter of Zion, behold, thy sal- | vation | cometh ; || behold, his reward is with Him, j and his | work be- | fore Him. Tear thou not, for j I am | with thee ; || be not dismayed, for | I am | thy — | God; 4 I will strengthen thee, yea, I will | help — j thee. || Unto you that fear my name shall the sun of righteousness arise with j healing | in his | wings. 258 Cbants^ 259 The glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all | flesh shall | see it. || Death shall be swallowed up in victory, and God will wipe a- | way all | tears from our | eyes. 5 And it shall be said in that day, Lo, | this is our | God ; || we have waited for Him, I and — | He will | save us ; This is the Lord ; we have | waited for | Him, || we will be glad and re- | joice in I his sal- | vation. 6 Sanctify and prepare yourselves to look upon the glory of our God ; for the | Lord — I Cometh. || Prepare ye the way of the Lord and | make his | paths — I straight. Let us serve Him with gladness, and come before his | presence with | sing- ing. II Blessed is He that cometh in the | name — | of the j Lord. Glory be to the Father and j to the j Son || and | to the j Holy | Ghost: As it was in the beginning, is now and j ever shall j be, || world without | end. | A I men. 766 CHRISTMAS CANTICLE. 1 Behold, I bring you good tidings j of great | joy ; || for unto you is born this day a Saviour, | which is | Christ, the | Lord. Glory to God | in the | highest, || and on earth j peace, good- | will toward | men. . 2 The Lord hath remembered his | cove- j nant || and sent sal- | vation | to his | people. Israel is saved | by the | Lord || with an j ever- | lasting sal- | vation. 3 This is the Lord's doing, and marvelous j in our | eyes. || This is the day the Lord hath made ; we will rejoice j and be j glad in j it. Let the voice of rejoicing and sal- | vation be | heard || in the taber- j nacles | of the I righteous. 4 Blessed is He that cometh in the name | of the j Lord. || Blessed be the king- dom of our father David. Ho- | sanna j in the | highest ! Open to me the gates of righteouness, I will enter in and | praise the | Lord, II and say among the heathen that the Lord reigneth. Let the multitudes of the I isles be | glad there- | of. 5 Let the heavens rejoice and let the | earth be j glad. || He shall judge the world with righteousness and the | people | with his j truth. Blessed be his glorious name for- j ever and j ever, || and let the whole earth be I filled with j his — | glory. Glory be to the Father and | to the j Son || and | to the | Holy | Ghost: As it was in the beginning, is now and j ever shall j be, || world without [ end. — A- — | men. 260 dbants* 767 GOOD FRIDAY CANTICLE. 1 Christ our Passover was offered for us | on this | day. || He was delivered for | our of- I fen | ses. He bore our sins in his own body | on the | tree, || and the Lord hath laid on Him the in- | iquity | of us | all. 2 He hath trodden the winepress alone, and of the people | there was none [ with Him. || He was taken from prison and from judgment; He was cut off I out of the I land of the | living. Thou wast slain, and hast re- | deemed | us || out of every kindred and tongue and I people | and — | nation. 3 Thou hast loved us, and washed us from our sins in | thine own | blood, 1| and hast made us unto our God | kings — | and — | priests. Worthy is the Lamb | that was | slain || to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory for- | ever and | ev | er. 4 Now is come sal- | vation and | strength, || and the kingdom of our God, and the I power of | his — | Christ. Death shall be swallowed | up in | victory, || and God shall wipe away all | tears — | from our | eyes. Glory be to the Father | and to the | Son || and | to the | Holy | Ghost : As it was in the beginning, is now and | ever shall | be, || world without | end. — | A I men. 768 EASTER CANTICLE. 1 Christ our Passover | has — | risen || He was dead, and behold He is alive forevermore, and hath the keys of | hell — | and of | death. Christ our Passover was dead, a sacrifice | for our | sins. || He was put to death in the flesh, but was | quickened | by the | Spirit. 2 Christ is risen from the dead, and henceforth | dieth no | more; || death hath no more do- | minion | over | Him. He died unto sin once, but now He liveth | unto | God; || the Prince of life could not be | holden | of — | death. 3 God did not leave his soul | in the | grave, || nor suffer his holy One to | see — | cor I ruption. Christ is risen, the first-fruits of | them that | slept. || Since by man came death, by man came also the resur- | rection | of the | dead. 4 Death is swallowed | up for- | ever. || 0 death, | where — | is thy | sting ? 0 grave, | where is thy | victory ? || Thanks be unto God, which giveth us the victory | through our Lord | Jesus | Christ. Glory be to the Father and | to the | Son || and | to the || Holy Ghost : As it was in the beginning, is now and | ever shall | be, 1| world without | end. — I A | men. Cbants* 261 769 ASCENSION DAY CANTICLE. 1 0 CLAP your hands, | all ye | people. || Shout unto God with the | voice — [ of — I triumph. God is gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound | of a | trumpet. || Lift up your heads, 0 ye gates, and be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of | glory | shall come | in. 2 Who is this | King of | glory ? || The Lord, strong and mighty ; | He is the | King of I glory. Sing praises to God and unto our King, | sing — | praises ; || For He is the | King of I all the | earth. 3 God reigneth | over the | heathen ; || He sitteth upon the | throne of | his — | holiness. Let all the world bow | down be- | fore Him, || and all the angels of | God — | worship I Him. 4 Thy throne, 0 God, is for- | ever and | ever; || the scepter of thy kingdom | is a I right — | scepter. Thou lovest righteousness and | hatest | wickedness ; |i therefore God, thy God, hath anointed Thee with the oil of | gladness a | bove thy | fellows. 5 Thou hast ascended on high, Thou hast led captivity captive. Thou hast re- ceived I gifts for I men. || Thou hast entered into thy Father's house, to pre- I pare a | mansion for | us. Thou hast prepared thy throne | in the | heavens, || and thy kingdom ruleth | over I all. Glory be to the Father and | to the | Son || and | to the | Holy | Ghost : As it was in the beginning, is now and | ever shall | be, || world without | end. — I A | men. 770 WHITSUNDAY CANTICLE. 1 Let us praise the Lord, and ex- | alt his | goodness. || Let us come before Him with songs of | praise and | hymns of thanks- | giving. God hath raised up his holy child Jesus, who, being by his right hand exalted, shed forth the promise of the Holy Ghost up- | on the a- | postles, || so that they spake with new tongues and wrought signs and | wonders | in his | name. 2 He gave power to the testimony | of his | servants. || The kingdoms of the earth, the people and | nations have | heard his | voice, And have rendered obedience | unto our | Lord, || and | to — | his — | Christ. 3 We render thanks unto | Thee, 0 | Lord, || who art the Alpha and Omega, the I first — I and the | last. That Thou hast re- | vealedthy | power || and entered | upon | thy — | kingdom. 262 4 Thou hast sent unto | us the | Comforter, || even the Spirit of truth, that He may a- | bide with | us for- | ever. Thou hast sent the Spirit of thy Son into our hearts, whereby we cry unto Thee, | Abba, | Father. || It is the Spirit which witnesseth with our spirits that | we are the | children of | God. 5 The Spirit also helpeth | our in- | firmities, |i and with groanings which cannot be uttered | maketh inter- | cession | for us. We wait for the redemption | of our | body, 1| and for the manifestation of the glorious liberty | of the | sons of God. 6 The Spirit is the earnest and pledge of | our in- | heritance, || whereby also we are sealed | unto the | day of re- | demption. O Lord, we praise Thee, and | render Thee | thanks, || that Thou hast | given | us the I Spirit. Glory be to the Father and | to the | Son || and | to the | Holy | Ghost : As it was in the beginning, is now and | ever shall | be, || world without | end. — I A | men. 771 MAGNIFICAT. St. Luke 1 : 46-55. 1 My soul doth magni- | fy the | Lord, || and my spirit hath re- | joiced in | God my I Saviour. For He | hath re- | garded || the low e- | state of | his hand- | maiden. 2 For behold, | from hence- | forth || all gene- | rations shall | call me | blessed. For He | that is | mighty || hath done to me great things, and | holy | is his | name. 3 And his mercy is on them | that fear | Him, |] from gene- | ration | to gen- e- I ration. He hath shewed strength | with his | arm ; || He hath scattered the proud in the imagi- | nation | of their | hearts. 4 He hath put down the mighty | from their | seats || and exalted | them of | low — I degree. He hath filled the hungry | with good | things || and the rich He | hath sent | empty a- ] way. 5 He hath holpen his | servant | Israel || in re- | membrance | of his | mercy* As He spake | to our | fathers, || to Abraham | and his | seed for- | ever. Glory be to the Father and | to the | Son !| and | to the | Holy | Ghost : As it was in the beginning, is now and | ever | shall be, || world without end, — | A I men. 263 772 BENEDICTUS. 1 Blessed be the Lord | God of | Israel, || for He hath visited | and re- | deemed his I people, 2 And hath raised up a horn of sal- | vation | for us || in the house | of his | servant | David ; 3 As He spake by the mouth of his | holy | prophets, || which have been | since the I world be- | gan, 4 That we should be saved | from our | enemies, || and from the | hand of | all that I hate us ; 5 To perform the mercy promised | to our | fathers || and to remember his | holy I cove- | nant, 6 The oath | which He | sware 1| to our | father | Abra- | ham, 7 That He would grant unto us, that we, being delivered out of the hand | of our I enemies, || might | serve Him.] without | fear, 8 In holiness and righteousness be- | fore — | Him, || all the | days — | of our | life. 9 And Thou, child, shalt be called the Prophet | of the | Highest; || for Thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to pre- | pare — | his — | ways, 10 To give knowledge of salvation | unto his | people, || by the re- | mission | of their | sins, 11 Through the tender mercy | of our | God, || whereby the dayspring from on | high hath | visited | us, 12 To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the | shadow of | death, || to guide our feet | into the | way of | peace. Glory be to the Father and | to the | Son || and | to the | Holy | Ghost : Asitwas in the beginning, is now and | ever shall | be, || world without | end. — | A I men. 773 NUNC DIMITTIS. 1 Lord, now lettest Thou thy servant de- | part in | peace, || ac- | cording | to thy I word; 2 For mine eyes have seen | thy sal- | vation || which Thou hast prepared be- | fore the | face of all | people, 3 To be a light to | lighten the | Gentiles, || and to be the glory of thy | people | Isra- I el. Glory be to the Father and | to the | Son || and | to the | Holy | Ghost: As it was in the beginning, is now and | ever shall | be, || world without | end. — I A | men. 264 774 HE WAS WOUNDED. Isaiah Sa 1 He was wounded for | our trans- | gressions; || He was bruised for | our in- | iqui- I ties. 2 The chastisement of our peace | was upon | Him, || and with his | stripes — | we are | healed. 3 All we like sheep have | gone a- j stray ; || we have turned every | one to | his own I way ; 4 And the Lord hath | laid on | Him || the in- | iquity | of us | all. 5 He was oppressed and He | was af- j flicted, |1 yet He | opened | not his | mouth. 6 He is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her | shearers is I dumb, || so He | opened | not his | mouth. Glory be to the Father and | to the | Son || and | to the | Holy | Ghost: As it was in the beginning, is now and | ever shall | be, || world without | end. — I A | men. 775 DOMINUS REGIT ME. Psalm 23. 1 The Lord | is my | Shepherd; || I | shall — | not— | want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in | green — | pastures ; || He leadeth me be- | side the | still — | waters. 3 He re- | storeth my | soul ; || He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness | for his I name's — | sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will | fear no | • evil, II for Thou art with me ; thy rod and thy | staff they | comfort | me. 5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence j of mine | enemies ; || Thou anointest my head with oil ; my | cup — j runneth | over. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the | days of my | life, || and 1 will dwell in the j house of the j Lord for- j ever. Glory be to the Father and | to the j Son || and | to the | Holy | Ghost: As it was in the beginning, is now and j ever j shall be, || world without | end. — I A j men. 776 MISERERE MEI DEUS. Psalm 51. 1 Have mercy upon me, j 0 — | God, || according to | thy — | loving j kind- ness ; According unto the multitude of thy | tender | mercies || blot j out — | my trans- | gressions. 2 Wash me thoroughly ] from mine j iniquity, || and | cleanse me | from my | sin, For I acknowledge j my trans- | gressions, || and my sin is | ever be- | fore — | me. 265 3 Against Thee, Thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil | in thy [ sight, || that Thou mightest be justified when Thou speakest and be | clear when *| Thou judg- I est. Behold, I was | shapen in | iniquity, || and in sin did my | mother con- | ceive — | me. 4 Behold, Thou desirest truth in the | inward | parts, || and in the hidden part Thou shalt | make me | to know I wisdom. Purge me with hyssop and I | shall be | clean ; || wash me, and I shall be [ whi- I ter than | snow. 5 Make me hear | joy and | gladness, || that the bones which Thou hast | broken | may re- | joice. Hide thy face | from my | sins, || and blot | out all | mine in- | iquities. 6 Create in me a clean | heart, 0 | God, || and renew a right | spirit with- [ in- — I me. Cast me not away | from thy | presence, || and take not thy | Holy | Spirit [ from me. 7 Restore unto me the joy of | thy sal- | vation, || and uphold me | with thy | free — | Spirit. Then will I teach transgressors | thy — | ways, || and sinners shall be con- | vert- ed I unto I Thee. 8 Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, 0 God, Thou God of | my sal- | vation, ||i and my tongue shall sing aloud | of thy | righteous- | ness. 0 Lord, open | Thou my | lips, || and my mouth shall | show forth | thy — | praise. 9 For Thou desirest not sacrifice, else | would I | give it ; || Thou delightest | not in I burnt — | offering. The sacrifices of God are a | broken | spirit ; || a broken and a contrite heart,, 0 God, I Thou wilt I not de- | spise. 10 Do good in thy good pleasure | unto | Zion ; || build Thou the walls | of Je- | rusa- I lem. Then shalt Thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and | whole burnt | offering; || then shall they offer bullocks | upon I thine — | altar. Glory be to the Father and | to the | Son || and | to the | Holy | Ghost : As it was in the beginning, is now and | ever shall | be, || world without | end. — | A I men, 777 DEUS MISEREATUB. Psalm 67.. 1 Goi; be merciful unto | us, and | bless us, || and cause his | face to | shine up- | on us, 2 That thy way may be | known upon | earth, || thy saving | health a- | mong all | nations. 266 Cbants* S Let the people praise | Thee, 0 | God, || let | all the | people | praise Thee. 4 0 let the nations be glad and | sing for | joy, || for Thou shalt judge the people righteously and govern the | nations | upon | earth. 5 Let the people praise | Thee, 0 | God, || let 1 all the | people | praise Thee. 6 Then shall the earth | yield her | increase, |! and God, even | our own | God, shall I bless us. 7 God I shall — I bless us, || and all the ends of the | earth shall | fear — | Him. Glory be to the Father and | to the | Son || and | to the | Holy | Ghost : As it was in the beginning, is now and | ever shall | be, | world without | end. — I A- — | men. 778 QUAM DILECTA. Psalm 84. 1 How amiable are thy | taber- | nacles, || 0 | Lord | — of — | hosts ! '2 My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the | courts of the | Lord ; || my heart and my flesh crieth out | for the | living | God. ■3 Yea, the sparrow hath found a house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may | lay her | young, || even thine altars, 0 Lord of hosts, my | King — I and my | God. 4 Blessed are they that dwell | in thy | house ; 1 1 they will be | still | praising | Thee. ■5 Behold, 0 | God our | shield, || and look upon the | face of | thine a- | nointed. 6 For a day in thy courts is better | than a | thousand. || I had rather be a door- keeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the I tents of | wicked- | ness. Y For the Lord God is a | sun and | shield ; || the Lord will give grace and glory ; no good thing will He withhold from | them that | walk up- | rightly. 8 0 I Lord of I hosts, || blessed is the | man that | trusteth in | Thee. Glory be to the Father and | to the | Son || and i to the | Holy | Ghost : As it was in the beginning, is now and | ever shall | be, || world without | end. — I A | men. 779 DOMINE, REPUGIUM. Psalm 90. 1 Lord, Thou hast been our | dwelling- | place || in | all — | gene- | rations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever Thou hadst formed the earth | and the | world, || even from everlasting to ever- | lasting | Thou art I God. 2 Thou turnest man | to de- | struction, || and say est, Re- | turn, ye | children of I men. (Tbants* 267 For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday | when it is | past || and as a I watch — | in the | night. 3 Thou earnest them away as with a flood; they | are as a | sleep; || in the morning they are like | grass which | groweth | up; In the morning it flourisheth, and | groweth | up ; || in the evening it is cut | down and | wither- | eth. 4 For all our days are passed away | in thy | wrath ; || we spend our years as a I tale — | that is | told. The days of our years are threescore | years and | ten ; || and if by reason of I strength they be | fourscore | years, 5 Yet is their strength | labor and | sorrow ; 1| for it is soon cut off \ and we | fly a- 1 way. So teach us to | number our | days, || that we may apply our | hearts — | unto | wisdom. (jlory be to the Father and 1 to the | Son || and | to the | Holy | Ghost : As it was in the beginning, is now and | ever shall | be, || world without | end. — | A- — I men. 780 VENITE, EXULTEMUS DOMINO. Psalm 95. 1 0 COME, let us sing un- | to the | Lord ; || let us make a joyful noise to the | rock of I our sal- | vation. Let us come before his presence | with thanks- | giving, || and make a joyful noise | unto | Him with | psalms. 2 For the Lord is a | great — | God || and a great | King a- | bove all | gods. In his hand are the deep places | of the | earth ; || the strength of the | hills is I his — I also. 3 The sea is his, [ and He | made it, || and his hands | formed the | dry — | land. 0 come let us worship | and bow | down, || let us kneel be- | fore the | Lord our I maker ; - 4 For He | is our | God, || and we are the people of his pasture, and the | sheep of I his — I hand. To-day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts as in the provocation, and as the day of temptation | in the | wilder- | ness, || when your fathers tempted me, | proved me and | saw my | work. 5 Forty years long was I grieved with this gene- | ration, and | said, || It is a people that do err in their heart, and they | have not | known my | ways ; Unto whom I sware | in my | wrath, || that they should not | enter in- | to my 1 rest. Glory be to the Father and | to the | Son || and ] to the | Holy | Ghost : As it was in the beginning, is now and | ever shall | be, || world without | end. — I A | men. 268 Gbants. 781 OANTATE DOMINO. Psalm 98» 1 0 SING unto the Lord a | new — | song ; || for He hath | done — | marvelous | things. His right hand and his | holj | arm || hath | gotten | Him the | victory. 2 The Lord hath made known | his sal- | vation ; || his righteousness hath He^ openly showed in the | sight — | of the | heathen. He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the | house of | Israel ; ||i all the ends of the earth have seen the sal- | vation | of our | God. 3 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, | all the | earth, || make a loud noise and. re- I joice — | and sing | praise. Sing unto the Lord | with the | harp, || with the harp, and the | voice — | of a I psalm. 4 With trumpets and | sound of | cornet || make a joyful noise be- | fore the | Lord, the | King. Let the sea roar, and the | fulness there- 1 of, |i the world, and | they that | dwell there- | in. 5 Let the floods clap their hands ; let the hills be joyful together be- | fore the |j Lord, II for He | cometh to | judge the j earth. With righteousness shall He | judge the | world, || and the | people | with — f equity. Glory be to the Father and | to the | Son || and | to the | Holy | Ghost : As it was in the beginning, is now and | ever shall | be, || world without | end. — I A | men. 782 BONUM EST GONFITERI. Psalm 92.- 1 It is a good thing to give thanks un- | to the | Lord, || and to sing praises untO' thy I name, — | 0 Most | High, 2 To show forth thy loving kindness | in the | morning || and thy | faithfulness | every | night, 3 Upon an instrument of ten strings and up- | on the | psaltery, || upon the harp [ with a I solemn | sound. 4 For Thou, Lord, hast made me glad | through thy | work. || I will triumph in the I works — | of thy | hands. Glory be to the Father and | to the | Son || and | to the | Holy | Ghost: As it was in the beginning, is now and | ever shall | be, || world without | end. — I A | men. Cbants^ 269 783 JUBILATE DEO. Psalm 100. 1 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, | all ye | lands. || Serve the Lord with gladness ; come be- | fore his | presence with | singing. Know ye that the Lord | He is | God ; || it is He that hath made us, | and not | we our- I selves ; 2 We I are his | people || and the | sheep — | of his | pasture. Enter into his gates | with thanks- | giving, || and | into his | courts with | praise ; 3 Be thankful | unto [ Him, || and | bless — | his — | name. For the Lord is good, his mercy is | ever- | lasting, || and his truth endureth to I all — I gene- | rations. Glory be to the Father and | to the | Son || and | to the | Holy | Ghost : As it was in the beginning, is now and | ever shall | be, || world without | end. — I A | men. 784 BENEDIC, ANIMA MEA. Psalm 103. 1 Bless the Lord, | 0 my | soul, || and all that is within me | bless his | holy | name. Bless the Lord, | 0 my | soul, || and forget not | all his | bene- | fits ; 2 Who forgiveth all ] thine in- | iquities ; || who | healeth all | thy dis- | eases ; Who redeemeth thy life | from de- | struction ; || who crowneth thee with lov- ing I kindness and ] tender | mercies ; t S The Lord hath prepared his throne I in the | heavens, || and his kingdom 1 ruleth I over 1 all. Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that ex- | eel in | strength, || that do his com- mandments, hearkening unto the | voice | of 1 his | word. 4 Bless ye the Lord, all | ye his | hosts, || ye ministers of | his, that [ do his | pleasure. Bless the Lord, all his works in all places of | his do- | minion ; || bless the | Lord, — I 0 my | soul. Glory be to the Father and | to the 1 Son || and | to the 1 Holy | Ghost : As it was in the beginning, is now and I ever shall | be, || world without | end. — I A | men. 785 LEV AVI OOULOS. Psalm 121. 1 I WILL lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence | cometh my | help. || My help cometh from the Lord, | which made | heaven and | earth. 2 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved ; He that keepeth thee | will not | slumber. || Behold, He that keepeth Israel shall | neither | slumber nor | sleep. 270 Cbants* 3 The Lord is thy keeper; the Lord is thy shade upon | thy right j hand. || The sun shall not smite thee by day | nor the | moon by | night. 4 The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil; He shall pre- | serve thy | soul. || The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth and | even for- | ever- | more. Glory be to the Father and | to the | Son || and | to the | Holy | Ghost: As it was in the beginning, is now and | ever shall | be, || world without | end. — I A- — | men. 786 LAETATUS SUM. Psalm 122. 1 I WAS glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the | house of the | Lord. || Our feet shall stand within thy gates, | 0 Je- | rusa- | lem. 2 Jerusalem is builded | as a | city || that | is com- | pact to- | gether, 3 Whither the tribes go up, the tribes | of the | Lord, || unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks | unto the | name of the | Lord. 4 For there are set | thrones of | judgment, || the | thrones of the | house of | David. 5 Pray for the peace | of Je- | rusalem ; || they shall | prosper that | love — | Thee. 6 Peace be with- | in thy | walls || and prosperity with- i in thy i pala- | ces. 7 For my brethren and com- | panions' | sakes || I will now say, | Peace be with- I in — I thee. * 8 Because of the house of the 1 Lord our | God || I will | seek — 1 thy — 1 good* Glory be to the Father and | to the 1 Son || and ] to the | Holy | Ghost: As it was in the beginning, is now and [ ever shall | be, || world without | end. — I A- — | men. 787 DE PROFUNDIS. Psalm 130. 1 Out of the depths have I cried unto | Thee, 0 | Lord. || Lord, | hear — | my — | voice. 2 Let thine ears | be at- | tentive 1| to the i voice of my | suppli- | cations. 3 If Thou, Lord, shouldest | mark in- 1 iquities, || 0 | Lord, — | who shall | stand ? 4 But there is for- | giveness | with Thee, || that | Thou — | may est be | feared. 5 I wait for the Lord, my | soul doth | wait, 1| and in his | word — | do I | hope, 6 My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch | for the | morning, |[ I say more than | they that | watch for the | morning. 7 Let Israel hope in the Lord, for with the Lord | there is | mercy, |j and with | Him is I plenteous re- | demption. 8 And He shall re- | deem — | Israel || from | all — | his in- | iquities. Glory be to the Father and | to the | Son || and | to the | Holy | Ghost: As it was in the beginning, is now and | ever shall | be, || world without | end. — [ A I men. 271 788 I AM THE RESURKECTION. 1 I AM the resurrection and the life, | saith the | Lord ; || he that believeth in Me^ though he were | dead, yet | shall he | live ; 2 And whosoever | liv | eth, || and believeth in | Me, shall | never | die. 3 None of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth | to him- | self; || for whether we live, we live unto the Lord, and whether we die, we \ die un- | to the | Lord. 4 Whether we live therefore or die, we | are the | Lord's ; || for to this end Christ both died and rose and revived, that He might be Lord | both of the | dead and | living. 5 And now is Christ risen | from the | dead, || and become the first- | fruits of | them that | slept. 6 0 death, where ] is thy | sting? || 0 grave, where | is thy | victo- | ry ? 7 Thanks be to God, which giveth | us the | victory || through our Lord | Jesus | Christ. A I men. Glory be to the Father and 1 to the | Son || and 1 to the 1 Holy i Ghost: As it was in the beginning, is now and | ever shall | be, || world without [ end.— I A- — | men. 789 GLORIA IN EXCELSIS 1 Glory be to | God on | high, || and on earth | peace, good - | will toward | men. 2 We praise Thee, we bless Thee, we | worship | Thee, || we glorify Thee, we give thanks to | Thee for | thy great | glory. 3 0 Lord God, 1 heavenly | King, || God the | Father | A1-— | mighty. 4 0 Lord, the only begotten Son, | Jesus | Christ, || 0 Lord God, Lamb of God, I Son— I of the | Father, 5 That takest away the | sin of the | world, || have mercy | upon | us. 6 Thou that takest away the 1 sin of the | world, || have mercy ] upon | us. 7 Thou that takest away the | sin of the | world, || re- | ceive our | prayer. 8 Thou that sittest at the right hand of | God, the | Father, || have mercy | up- on I us. 9 For Thou only 1 art — | holy, || Thou 1 only | art the | Lord. 10 Thou only, 0 Christ, with the | Holy [ Ghost, || art most high in the | glory of 1 God the I Father. 1| A | men. GLORIA PATRI. No. 2. Glory be to the Father and | to the 1 Son || and | to the | Holy | Ghost: As it was in the beginning, is now and 1 ever shall | be, |1 world without | end. A — I men. 272 JUST AS I AM. 4 Just as am, poor, | wretched, ofthe I mind, find. 790 1 Just as I am, with- | out one | plea, But that thy blood was | shed for | me, [Thee, And that Thou bidd'st me | come to | 0 I Lamb of | God, | I come. 2 Just as I am, and | waiting | not To rid my soul of | one dark | blot. To Thee, whose blood can | cleanse each I spot, 0 I Lamb of | God, | I come. 3 Just as I am, though | tossed a- | bout With many a conflict, | many a | doubt. Fighting and fears with- | in, with- | 0 I Lamb of | God, | I come, [out, 791 KYRIB. 0 God, the Father in heaven, have | mercy upon | us ; 0 God, the Son, Redeemer of the Avorld, have | mercy upon | us ; 0 God,the Holy Ghost, have | mercy upon | us, and grant | us thy | peace. A-men. I blind. Sight, riches, healing Yea, all I need, in | Thee to 0 I Lamb of | God, | I come. 5 Just as I am Thou | wilt re- | ceive, Wilt welcome, pardon, | cleanse, re- | lieve ; Because thy promise | I be- | lieve, 0 I Lamb of | God, | I come. 6 Just as I am, thy | love un- | known Has broken every | barrier | down ; Now to be thine, yea, | thine a- | 0 I Lamb of | God, | I come, [lone | Amen. Charlotte EUiott. 1836. RESPONSES. RESPONSES IN THE COMMUNION SERVICE. (1 And I with thy | Spirit. "| 2 We lift them up un- | to the | Lord. > A-men. 3 It is meet and right | so to | do. J 4 The Lord's | name be | praised. 5 Have mercy | upon | us. 6 Good I Lord, de- | liver us. 7 Spare | us, good | Lord, etc. Gloria Tibi. No. 1. Gloria Tibi. No. 3. Glory be to Thee, 0 Lord. Glory be to Thee, 0 Lord. Gloria Tibi. No. 2. Gloria Tibi. No. 4. Glory be to Thee, 0 Lord. Glory be to Thee, 0 Lord. Gloria Tibi. No. 5. Glory be to Thee, Glory be to Thee, to Thee, 0 Lord. Cbants. 273 I AM THE RESURRECTION. 792 1 I I AM the resurrection and the life, | saith the | Lord : He that believeth in Me, though he were | dead, yet | shall he | live, 2 And I whosoever | liv- — | eth, And believeth in | Me, shall | never I die. 3 None of us | liveth to himself, and no man dieth | to him- | self : For whether we live, w^e live unto the Lord, and whether we die, we | die un- | to the | Lord. 4 Whether | we live therefore or die, we I are the | Lord's ; Por to this end Christ both died and rose and revived, that He might be Lord | both of the | dead and I living. 793 1 Jesus lives; | no longer now Can thy terrors, death, | appal us ; Jesus lives! | by this we know, | Thou, 0 grave, canst not enthral us. Alleluia. 2 Jesus lives ; | henceforth is death But the gate of life im- | mortal ; This shall calm our trembling breath. When we pass its gloomy | portal. Alleluia. 3 Jesus lives ; | for us He died : Then, alone to Jesus | living, Pure in heart may we abide, 5 And I now is Christ risen | from the I dead. And become the first- | fruits of | them that | slept. 6 0 I death, where | is thy | sting ? 0 grave, where | is thy | victo- | ry ? 7 Thanks | be to God, which giveth | us the I victory Through our Lord | Jesus | Christ. A- I men. Glory I be to the Father and | to the I Son And I to the | Holy | Ghost : As it was in the beginning, is now and I ever shall | be. World without | end. — | A j men. Glory to our Saviour | giving. Alleluia. 4 Jesus lives ; | our hearts know well Naught from us his love shall | sever ; Life nor death nor powers of hell Tear us from his keeping | ever. Alleluia. 5 Jesus lives; | to Him the throne Over all the world is | given ; May we go where He is gone, Rest and reign with Him in | Alleluia. [heaven. C. F. GeUert, 1757. Trans, by Frances E. Cox, 1841. JESUS LIVES. 274 Cbants* GLORIA PATRI. No. 3. Glory be to tlie Father, glory be to the Son, glory be to the Holy Ghost ; As it was in the beginning, is now, as it was in the beginning, is now, is now and ever shall be, world without end, world without end. Amen, world without end, world without end, world without end. Amen, Amen, Amen, world without end. Amen. 794 SANCTUS. Holy, holy, holy. Lord God of Sabaoth ! Heaven and earth are full, full of thy glory ; heaven and earth are full, are full of thy glory ; glory be to Thee, glory be to Thee, glory be to Thee, to Thee, to Thee, 0 Lord most high. RESPONSE TO THE COMMANDMENTS. No. 1. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep all these laws. Amen, Amen. RESPONSE TO THE COMMANDMENTS. No. 2. Lord have mercy upon us | and incline our hearts to keep these laws. GLORIA PATRI. No. 4. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost : as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen, Amen. GLORIA PATRI. No. 5. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost : as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. 795 THE LORD'S PRAYER. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed | be thy | name; || thy kingdom come; thy will be done in | earth as it | is in | heaven. Give us this day our | daily | bread, || and forgive us our debts, as | we for- | give our I debtors. And lead us not into temptation. But deliver | us from | evil; || for thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory for- | ever and | ever. A- | men. DOXOLOGIES. 1 L.. M. Pkaise God, from whom all blessings flow , Praise Him, all creatures here below, Praise Him above, ye heavenly host, Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. 2 L. M. 6 1. To God the Father, God the Son And God the Spirit, Three in One, Be honor, praise and glory given. By all on earth and all in heaven, As was through ages heretofore, Is now and shall be evermore. 3 C. M. To Father, Son and Holy Ghost, The God whom we adore. Be glory, as it was, is now And shall be evermore. 4 CM. D. The God of merey be adored, Who calls our souls from death. Who saves by his redeeming word And new- creating breath ; To praise the Father and the Son And Spirit all-divine, The One in Three and Three in One, Let saints and angels join. 5 S. M. To THE eternal Three, In will and essence One, To Father, Son and Spirit be Co-equal honors done. 6 H. M. To God the Father's throne Your highest 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. 7 6s & 4s. To God the Father, Son And Spirit, Three in One, All praise be given ; Crown Him in every song. To Him your hearts belong, - Let all his praise prolong, On earth, in heaven. 8 7s. Sing we to our God above, Praise eternal as his love ; Praise Him, all ye heav'nly host, Father, Son and Holy Ghost. 9 7s. 6 1. Praise the name of God most high. Praise Him, all below the sky, Praise Him, all ye heavenly host. Father, Son and Holy Ghost : As through countless ages past, Evermore his praise shall last. 10 7s. D. Praise our glorious King and Lord, Angels waiting on his word. Saints that walk with Him in white, 275 276 Pilgrims walking in his light ; Glory to th' eternal One, Glory to his only Son, Glory to the Spirit be Now and through eternity. 11 8s & 7s. Praise the Father, earth and heaven, Praise the Son, the Spirit praise, As it was and is, be given Glory through eternal days. 12 8s, 7s & 4s. Glory be to God the Father, Glory to th' eternal Son, Sound aloud the Spirit's praises. Join the elders round the throne ; Hallelujah, Hail the glorious Three in One. 13 7s&6s. Father, Son and Holy Ghost, One God whom we adore, Join we with the heavenly host To praise Thee evermore ; Live, by heaven and earth adored, Three in One and One in Three, Holy, holy, holy Lord, All glory be to Thee. 14 los. To Father, Son and Spirit, ever blest. Eternal praise and worship be addrest ; From age to age, ye saints, his name adore, And spread his fame, till time shall be no more. Index of Subjects. THE FIGUBES REFER TO THE HYMNS Adoption 123, 333, 402, 484 Adoratioi) 52, 59, 60, 415 to 420 Afflictions 173, 387, 529, 731 Almsgiving. (See Charity.) Ascension.. 299 to 314 Aspiration 118, 810, 478, 488, 494 Aspiration for grace 157, 380 Assurance..20, 184, 366, 380, 381, 383 Atonement 207, 210, 376, 377, 473 Baptism.493 to 501, 504, 505, 511, 512 Burial 571 to 594 Charity 346, 347, 353, 361, 447 Children ....685 to 721 Christ, abiding in 472, 515, 531 " " us 107, 217, 278, 279, 410, 743 " adoration of. .60, 209, 308, 310, 312, 351, 453 " first advent of. 44 to 88 *' second advent of. 3 to 32 " Advocate 291, 299, 308 all in all 124,199,220, 351, 371, 412 to 414, 452, 674 " ascension of 299 to 314 " blood of 159, 229, 245, 473 " childhood of. 125, 691 circumcision of 94, 95 " compassion of 48, 174, 187, 400, 647 " the corner-stone.... 550 to 552 '\ crucifixion of.. ..231, 234, 236, 238, 241, 253 " divinity of.52, 74, 88, 116, 212, 218, 475 " humanity of..95, 116, 178, 187, 400, 418 the Judge. ..15, 31, 32, 53, 181, 415 " " King 108, 109, 119, 132, 271, 280, 286, 300 to 302, 306, 811, 415 " Lamb of God 161,168, 176, 227, 242, 676 *• the life..l06, 257, 368, 452, 687 " " light..24, 40, 101, 113, 486, 684, 686, 687 " love of..l02, 183, 215, 216, 251, 355, 356, 365 " love t0..182, 201, 210, 246, 350, 352, 354, 565, 708 ' • manifestation of. 98 to 113, 122, 129 " the pattem..270, 400, 401, 418, 419 " presence of...294, 316, 365 534, 690 Christ, the Priest 207, 421 " " Prince of Peace. 51, 61, 165, 314, 483 " " Prophet 270 " Redeemer... 244, 281, 291, 309, 718 " our refuge... 49, 115, 124, 173, 177, 196, 202, 205, 208, 283, 284 ' ' resurrection of. 257 to 275, 705 to 707 " rest in grave 248, 249, 252 to 254, 256 " sacrifice of 88, 41, 189, 209, 223, 231, 235, 236 " the Shepherd.. ..270, 283, 290, 292, 293, 295, 467 " sufferings of.l54, 224, 225, 281, 284 to 236, 240, 247, 521 " temptation of... ..178, 388, 418 " triumphal entry of..219 to 222 " union with. 396, 397, 427, 429, 452 Christian encouragement 162,371, 375, 470, 473 to 475 fellowship 276, 357, 360, 370 privileges ....123, 183, 288, 289, 491, 493 ' ' security of the . . . 287 to 289, 461, 484 Christmas 61 to 88, 697 to 704 Church, the 431 to 446 glory of the. 432, 433, 487, 441, 442 triumph of. 141 , 142, 434, 435, 454 Closing hymns. 1656, 679, 680, 688, 704 Communion, the Holy..412, 517, 546 ' ' preparation for. 522 to 525, 528 " of saints. 360, 426 to 429, 656 with God. 499, 502. 503,506 to 509,514 to 516 Confession of sin... 175, 403, 428, 460, 624, 533 Confirmation. ..499, 502, 503, 506 to 599, 514 to 516 Conformity to Christ...459, 460, 477, 478 Consecration of church.. ..563 to 570 " personal.,.232, 410, 411, 514, 542, 626 Conversion 457, 717, 718, 728, 753 Corner-stone laying 558 to 563 Covenant, the 204, 493, 496 Cross, of Christ 205, 207, 226, 236, 237, 712, 721, 730 277 Decision 499, 503, 506 Delay 740, 741, 743 Easter hymns. ..257 to 275, 705 to 707 Eternity 27, 28, 30, 715 Evening 636, 640 to 644, 646 to 652, 659, 660 Faith 110, 363, 364, 867 to 371, 407, 429, 738 Forgiveness 169, 172, 395, 466, 631 God, attributes of 839, 342, 405 " confidence in 372 to 387 " Creator 389,670 " fortress 153,379 " love of. 348, 849, 359, 425 " merciful 359, 409 to 411 " our refuge 379, 382, 392, 481 to 433 Gospel the 710, 711, 713 Grace 162, 203, 877, 378, 398, 398, 399, 408, 716 Gratitude 422 to 425, 489, 62u to 625 Harvest 597, 598, 600, 602, 611, 618, 614, 616 to 619 " spiritual 120, 557 Heaven 85 to 89, 55, 651, 661, 714, 715, 760 '* blessedness of. ..468. 479, 480, 714, 715 " home in 27, 482, 593, 714, 760 " longing for..35 to 39, 479, 480, 494 " worship of. ..481, 485, 487, 537, 685, 754 Holiness 80, 123, 325, 326 Holy Spirit 317 to 333 " " the Comforter. ..296, 318, 327, 383, 390 " descent of.. .817, 320, 325, 327 " " guide..318, 828, 390, 464 to 467, 469 " " promised. ..296, 298, 313 " *' renewing 817 to 825, 831, 389, 390, 474 " " sanctifying 326, 330, 332, 889, 391 Hope 41, 155, 366, 407, 439, 488 Humanity. 166, 170, 171, 174, 403, 540 Installation 548, 557, 754 Invitation 541, 731, 738, 758 Jerusalem, the new 35 to 38 50, 274, 430 Justification. (See Faith.) 278 ITnbex of Subjects* Lent 153 to 219 Litany hymns 179, 191, 206, 245, 329, 390, 650 Lord's Day 633, 637, 645, 671, 673 " Supper. (See Holy Commun- ion.) Love 347 to 350, 353, 357, 360 Man, fallen 49, 58, 211, 156, 163 to 167, 189 Marriage 750, 751 Mercy-seat 190, 197, 627, 661, 672, 729, 732 Ministry, the 433, 445, 447, 548 to 557 Missions 117 to 142 Morning 620 to 635, 639, 655, 658 New Year 89 to 93, 669 Obedience 378, 424, 492, 514, 544 Opening hymns 663 to 668, 681, 682 Ordination. ..150, 433, 548 to 556, 754 Passion hymns 219 to 256 Penitence 160, 162, 173, 174, 179, 198, 522 to 525 Pilgrimage 200, 491, 734, 744 Prayer 446, 451, 654, 716, 729, 732, 759 Providence...47, 51, 409, 411, 635, 748 Regeneration. (See Holy Spirit renewing.) Repentance 169, 171, 180, 194, 530 Resignation 382 to 387, 744, 745 Rest 28, 29, 218, 239, 440, 444, 687, 731, 760 Resurrection.... 14, 16, 17, 21, 26, 31, 53, 261, 273, 285 Saints, blessedness of ...426, 427, 485, 487, 746, 754, 755, 760 ' ' communion of .. .436, 438, 440, 476, 478, 742 Salvation .....49, 117, 238, 439, 740 Sea, at 725, 726 Self-denial. ..419, 470 to 475, 514, 741 Soldiers, Christian 136, 429, 462, 463, 465, 683 Star of Bethlehem.. ..72, 87, 100, 128 Submission 121, 192, 193, 250, 385, 386, 716 Temperance. ..419, 717, 723, 730, 736, 737, 748, 758 Tempest stilled 103, 105, 114 Thanksgiving 595 to 619, 624, 629 harvest.. .597, 598, 600, 602, 611, 613, 614, 616 to 619 " national...599, 605 to 610, 615 Trials 381 to 383, 431, 465 Trinity, adoration of 334 to 345 Trust in Christ... 166 to 171, 454, 464, 465, 730 " " God.... 458, 459,472,490, 491, 530, 646, 649 Union, Christian... 360, 396, 483, 532, 543, 662 Victory 263, 306 Warfare..456, 462, 463, 470 to 476, 693 Warning. (See Invitation.) Watchfulness 450, 456, 562 to 564 Word of God 120, 158, 391, 688 Work, Christian 121, 137, 138, 144, 353 to 357, 361 Worship 237, 406, 654, 670, 672 " joy in...357, 360, 362, 437, 438 Year, New 89, 92 to 97 " close of 90, 91, 379, 583 " of jubilee 57, 63 Zion, triumphant 141, 142 Index of Authors. [The date here given is that of the Author's birth. In a few instances, indicated by a *, the probable date of the composition is given. Translations are marked, tr.] Adams, Sarah F. Mrs. (1805), 214. Addison, J. (1672), 409. Aldeuson, Eliza S. (1868*), 346. Alexander, C. F. (1828), 80, 159, 252, 815, 655. Alford, Henry. (1810), 94, 129, 397, 480, 613. Alfred, King. (849), 638. Allen, Oswald. (1816?), 823. Allen, G. N (1849*), 226. Allen, James. (1734), 237, 754. Ambrose. (840), 309, 841, 689. Anderson, M. F. Mrs. (1819), 184. Anstice, Joseph. (1808), 440. AUBER, Harriet. (1773), 127,296. Baker, Francis. (1616), 430. Baker, Henry W. (1821), 88 tr., 454, 683, 714, 751. Bake WELL, Thos. (1721), 808. Baring-Gould, S. (1834), 698. Barbauld, a. L. Mrs. (1743), 571, 617. Bathurst, Wm. H. (1796), 38, 368. Baxter, Richard, (1615), 375. Baxter, Lydia. (1809), 738. Beadon, H. W. ( ), 48, 103, 122. Beddome, Benj. (1717), 112, 146, 172, 174, 220, 231, 289, 321, 322, 503, 550. Bernard of Clairvaux (1091), 108, 420. Bernard of Morlaix (1122), tk. by Jno. M. Neale, 35, 86, 87, 38. Bethune, Geo. W. (1805), 312, 577. Bickersteth, Ed. H. (1825), 428, 546. Bliss, r. P. (1838), 713. Bode, John E. (1816), 457. BODEN, James. (1757), 676. BONAR, H. (1808), 19, 42, 50, 176, 198, 249, 874, 518, 593, 717, 731. BoNAR, Mrs. (1811), 20. Borthwick, Jane. (1813), 758, tr. Bo wring, John. (1792), 22, 207, 859, 745. Bridges, M. (1800), 305, 390, 604. Browne, S. (1680), 326. Brown, P. H. Mrs. (1783), 654. Brown, Wm. (1822*), 671. Bruce, Michael. (1746), 584. Bryant, W. C. (1794), 147, 564. Bunting, Wm. F. ( ), 158, tr. Burdsall, R. (1735), 49. Campbell, Thomas. (1777), 84. Campbell, R. (1850), 261, tr. Campbell, F. M. Miss. ( ), 611. Carlyle, Jos. D. (1759), 533. Cary, Phoebe. (1820) , 649. Caswall, E. (1814), 170, 209 TR., 229 TR., 352, 889 tr 420 TR., 494 TR., 625 TR. C A wood, John. t;i775), 69, 158. Cennick, John. (1718), 482. Chambers, J. D. ( ), 643. Chamberlain, T. ( ), 433. Chamberlain, John. (1806), 11, 46, 181, 309,357, 562 TR. Charles, Elizabeth. (1828), 347, 706. Clarke, Thos. (1801). Clement of Alexandria. (200), 512. Claudius, Matthias. (1740), 611. CODNER, E. (1861*), 718. Collins, Henry. (1852), 280. COLLYER, W. B. (1782), 21, 181, 758. CONDER, JosiAH. (1789) , 467, 547. Cook, Martha W. (1864*), 749. COPELAND, W. S. ( ), 689. COTTERILL, Thos. (1779), 4, 848, 477. COWPER, Wm. (1781), 47, 114, 157, 210, 541, 627, 757. Cox, Frances E. (1841), (273, 824) tr. COXE, A. C. (1818), 139, 182 TR., 211. Crosby, Fanny J. (Mrs. Van Alstine.) (1823), 469, 721, 723, 728, 787. CuMMiNGS, James J. (1849*), 206. Darby, John N. (1861), 284. Uavies, Samuel. (1724), 508. Dayman, E. A. (1807), 618. Deck, J. G. (1802), 242, 677. Denham, David. (1791), 742. Denny, Edward. (1796), 187,899, 445. Dexter, H. M. (1821), 512 tr. Dix, W. C. (1887), 100, 266. DOANE, Geo. W. (1799), 16, 106, 148, 640. Doddridge, Philip. (1702) , 52, 64, 78, 92, 93, 268 tr., 269, 288, 849, 350, 396, 398, 402, 434, 445, 470, 493, 500, 509, 526, 554, 645. DowNTON, Henry. (1843), 90. Draper, B. H. (1803), 553. Drummond, (1585) , 18. Duffield, Geo. (1818), 136, 246. Duncan, Mary L. (1839), 694. Dwight, Timothy, (1752), 436, 603. Eastburn, J. W. (1797), 340. Eddis, E. W. (1863*), 253. Edmeston, J as. (1791), 388, 466, 659. Ellerton, John. (1826), 679. Elliott, Charlotte. (1789), 166, 294, 383. Elven,C. (1852*), 171. Emerson, Geo. D. ( ), 595. Enfield, W. (1741), 400. ESLiNG, Mrs. C. H. (1839), 29. Evans, Jonathan. (1749), 238. Everest, Chas. W. (1814), 741. Faber, F. W. (1814), 56, 245. 254, 329, 410, 684, 701, 747. Fawcett, John. (1789), 360. Fellows, J. (1780*), 497. Ford, C. L. (1867), 519. 280 Unbex of Hutbors^ Gellert, C. F. (1715), 366. Gekhabdt, Paul. (1607), 188, 241, 319, 385. GiLMOKE, J. H. (1861*), 465. GOODE, Wm. (1762), 25, 678. Grant, Rob. (1785), 179, 387, 406, Gregory the Great. (550), 170. Grigg, Joseph. (1720), 165, 188. GURNEY, J. H. (1802), 401. Hall, E. M. Mrs. (1818), 588. Hamerton, S. G. ( ), 699. Hammond, Wm. (1719), 894, 540. Hanaford, Phoebe A. Mrs. (1829), 138. Hankey, Kate. ( ), 710, 711. Harbaugh, Henry. (1817j, 205, 257, 292, 452, 615. Hart, Joseph. (1712), 683. Hartsough, L. ( ), 722. Hastings, Thos. (1784), 75, 150, 216, 589. Havergal, Wm. H. (1793), 9. Havergal, Frances R. (1836). 132. Haweis, Thos. (1733), 194. Hawker, Robt. (1753), 680. Haydn, Michael. ( ), 702. Hayn, H. L. Miss. (1724), 696. Heath, Geo. (1781*), 463. Heber, Reginald. (1783), 31, 54, 76, 86, 133, 834, 493. Heginbotham, O. (1744), 199, 373. Herbert, Geo. (1593), 121. HiGBEE, E. E. (1830), 26, 307 tr. Hill, Rowland. (1745), 490. Hope, H. J. M. (1809), 724. Hopper, E. (1818,725. How, Wm. W. (1823), 234, 861, 727. Humphreys, Jos. (1720), 484. Huntington, Countess. (1707), 53. Hyde, A. B. Mrs. (1799), 504. Jenks, Stephen. (1800*), Johns, John. (1801), 89. Keble, John. (1792), 80, 598, 648, 750. Keith, Geo. (1787*), 878. Kelly, Thos. (1769), 262, 286, 293, 303, 804, 509. Ken, Thos. (1637), 622, 641. Kethe, Wm. (1562*), 606 (?). Key, F. S. ( 1779) , 408, 610. King, J. (1788), 221. Kingsbury, Wm. (1744), 306. Knollis, F. M. (1815), 580. Lange, J. P. (1802), 257. Lathbury, M. a. (1880*), 517. Laurenti, Laurentius. (1660), 58. Lavater, J. K. (1741), 324. Leland, J. (1754), 636. Lloyd, Wm. F. (1791), 386. LOWRY, Robt. (1826), 738. Luke, J. Mrs. (1813), 719. Lyte, H. F. (1798), 99, 279, 384, 489, 514, 669. Macduff, J. R. (1818), .856. Mackay, Margaret. (1882*), 574. Madan, Martin. (1726), 855. Madan, Judith. (1763*), 600. Mant, R. (1776), 10, 481, 657. March, Henry. (1790), 137. Marriott, John. (1780), 449. Mason, J. (1683*), 654. Mathews, R. S. (1859*), 506. Maude, Mary F. (1820), 542. Medley, Saml. (1788), 417, 423, 620. Meigs, M. N. Mrs. ( ), 700. Millard, J. E. (1821), 6 tr. Miller, Emily H. ( ), 692. MiLMAN, Henry H. (1791), 222. Monsell, J. S. B. (1811), 12, 1.3, 175, 278. Montgomery, Jas. (1771), 27, 28, 57, 59, 79, 98, 247, 250, 283, 825, 392, 589, 549, 555, 559, 578, 602, 632, 670, 740, 746. Moore, Thos. (1779), 190. MORELL ( ) , 548. Morrison, J. (1749), 66. Moultrie, John. (1799), 256. Muhlenberg, W. A. (1796), 67, 510, 744. Neale, John M. (1818), 72, 74, 77, tr., 219 tr., 223, 267, 432, 520 TR., 529, 558, 560 TR., 565, 592, 697= Needham, J. (1710), 674. Nelson, Earl. (1823), 638. Nelson, David. (1798), 734. Nevin, E. H. (1814), 316. Newman, John H. (1801), 464. Newton, John. (1725), 15, 224, 370, 443, 637, 656 , 673. 674, 782, 748, 756. Onderdonk, H. U. (1789), 495. OSLER, Edward. (1798), 298, 411, 424, 518, 584. Palgrave, Francis T. (1824), 642. Palmer, Ray. (1808), 91, 281, 407, 442 tr., 516, 530. Perronet, Edward. (1780*), 277. Phelps, S. D. (1816), 215. Phillimore, G. (1863*), 104, 616. PiERPONT, J. (178,5), 569. Porter, Thos. C. (1859*), 341 tr., 619 tr. Pott, Francis. (1835), 263, 685. Potter, T.J. (1827), 141. Prentiss, E. P. Mrs. (1818), 354. Proctor, Adelaide. (1825), 660. Prynne, G. R. 212. Raffles, Thos. (1788), 403, 487. Rawson, G. (1807), 581. Reed, Andrew. (1787), 332. Reese, W. W. 218. Robinson, C. S. (1829), 217. Robinson, Robt, (1785), 681. Ryland, J. (1753), 81. Savonarola, (1452), 202. SCHEFFLER, JOHANN. (" ANGELUS SILESIUS.") (1624), 201. SCHMOLKE, B. (1672), 192. Scott, Thos. (1775*), 258. Seagrave, Robt. (1693), 468. Sears, E. H. (1810), 62, 68. Shrubsole, Wm. (1759), 145, 149. Sigourney, Lydia H. (1791), 318. Smith, Saml. F. (1808), 135, 501, 599. Smyttan, Geo. H. (1820?). 178. Stanley, A. P. (1815), 126. Steele, Anne. (1716), 51, 156, 160, 196,197, 291, 810, 404, 412, 418, 471, 527, 644, 651, 666. Stegman, J. ( ), 107. Stennett, Saml. (1727), 198, 351, 422, 479, 535, 672, 682. Stewart, John. (1803*), 528. Stocker, John. (1776*), 330. Stone, S. J, (1889), 441. Stowe, Harriet B. (1814), 515. Stowell, Hugh. (1799), 667. Strong, Nathan. (1748), 614. Swain, Joseph. (1761), 662. 1Fnt)ex of Hutbors. 281 Tappan, WM. B. (1704 ) 285, 760. Tate, Nahum. (1652), 382, 698. Tate and Brady. ( i696*), 5, 97. Tebstbbgen, Gerhard. (1697), 185, 753. Thring, Godfrey. (1823), 105. Thrupp, Dorothy a. (1779), 295. ToKE, Emma. (1812), 82, 318. Tonali, Charlotte E. (1790), 726. Toplady, Aug. (1740), 41, 208, 240. Tregelles, S. p. (1818), 60. Turner, Daniel. (1710), 314, 363. Twells, H. T. (1823), 647. Van Alstyne, F. J.— See Crosby. Walford, W. W. (1846*), 759. Walker, Anna L. (1868*), 144. Wardlaw, Ralph. (1779), 142, 653. Ware, Henry, Jr. (1794), 275. Watts, Isaac. (1674), 32, 44, 48, 71, 109, 110, 111, 116, 117, 123, 154, 155, 161, 162, 167, 169, 173, 189, 232, 286, 270, 285, 287, 290, 331, 385 , 362, 364, 376, 377, 379, 380, 381, 395, 418, 419, 421, 487, 438, 458, 458, 461, 474, 475, 476, 492, 499, 521. 522, 537, 538, 548, 552, 556, 561, 566, 572, 573, 576, 579, 583, 596, 605, 612, 821, 628, 626, 630, 631, 684, 646, 661, 668, 664, 668, 688, 752. Weisse, Michael. (1531*), 264. Weisel, Geo. (1855*), 344. Wesley, C. (1708), 7, 14, 24, 61, 70, 73, 88, 89, 101, 102, 118, 124, 177, 180, 186, 225, 259, 271, 299, 311, 386, 405, 425, 429, 448, 456, 462, 472, 478, 478, 48:8, 544, (?) , 557. Wesley, J. (1703), 213, 327, 635. White, H. K. (1785), 87. Whiting, W. (1825), 691. Whytehead, T. (1815), 248. Williams, W. (1717), 140, 200. Williams, Helen M. (1762), 372. Williams, Isaac. (1802), 191, 570. Willis, N. P. (1807), 568. WiNKWORTH, Catharine. (1829), 40, (107,113,264, 344, 853, 601,658) tr. WOLCOTT,S. (1818), 143. Woodford, J. R. (1820), 119 tr., 120, 125. WOODHULL, A. A. (1810), 608. Wordsworth, C. (1807), 239, 265, 276, 301, 317, 337, 367, 426, 447, 460, 486, 491, 507, 597. Wreford, J. R. (1800), 369. Xavier, Francis. (1506), 182, 352. Young, W. ( ), 115. ZiNZENDORF, COUNT. (1700), 184. 213. Hymns Suitable for the Days OF THE Church Year. Ist Sunday in Advent : 12, 13, 22, 23, 44, 45, 54, 71, 78, 51, 58, 74 2d Sunday in Advent : 14, 16,21, 24, 395, 663,17, 53, 381 3d Sunday in Advent : 39, 44, 46, 47, 51, 22, 48, 50, 98, 108 4th Sunday in Advent : 26, 33, 34, 74, 18, 117, 118, 413, 101, 102 €hristmas : 57-88, 697-702 1st Sunday after Christmas : 70, 83, 123, 161, 365, 407, 674 2d Sunday after Christmas : 64, 79-83, 188, 362, 514 ( Circumcision of Christ : 94, 95, 77, 118, 674, 677 I New Year's Day : 89-92, 96, 97, 379, 382, 446 Epiphany: 72, 76, 87, 98, 100, 101, 109, 128, 113, 140 1st Sunday after Epiphany : 106, 111, 116, 125, 633, 691, 418, 421, 424, 512 2d Sunday after Epiphany : 107, 108, 122, 129, 365, 382, 750, 751, 119 Sd Sunday after Epiphany : 104, 117, 118, 124, 177, 190, 196, 351, 668, 674 4th Sunday after Epiphany: 103, 105, 110, 115, 596, 453, 634, 177, 195, 368 5th Sunday after Epiphany : 92, 99, 112, 120, 121, 158, 612, 672, 24, 113 6th Sunday after Epiphany : 102, 121, 123, 126, 130, 267, 415, 655, 753 Septuagesima : 42, 154, 156, 164, 470, 198, 753, 158, 326, 753 Sexagesima : 158, 188, 200, 209, 232, 471, 398, 456, 688 Quinquagesima : 119, 183, 202, 204, 213, 215, 216, 349, 360, 176 Ash Wednesday : 170, 175, 179, 181, 156, 167, 176, 208, 99 1st Sunday in Lent : 169, 172, 178, 194, 214, 153, 418, 387 2d Sunday in Lent : 163, 186, 195, 197, 208, 211 , 381, 739, 189, 227 3d Sunday in Lent : 153, 166, 196, 205, 206, 790, 167, 210, 118, 342 4th Sunday in Lent: 155, 182, 190, 201, 210, 364, 597, 420, 363, 220 5th Sunday in Lent : 161, 177, 189, 490, 176, 184, 207, 473, 735 Palm Sunday : 9, 168, 184, 219-223, 537, 77, 271 Passion Week : 225-256, 154, 159, 521, 574, 731, 308, 179, 102 Easter Eve : 218, 248, 249, 256, 378, 574 Easter Sunday : 3, 257-275, 234, 366, 705, 706, 789 Easter Monday : 276-281 1st Sunday after Easter : 272, 285, 284, 286, 277, 537, 273, 108, 453, 482 2d Sunday after Easter : 270, 290-295, 467, 694, 696, 454, 717 3d Sunday after Easter : 27, 271, 287, 294, 316, 666, 106, 384, 463 4th Sunday after Easter: 296, 714, 28, 299.358,41, 102, 157, 319, 404 5th Sunday after Easter : 286-289, 307, 598, 600, 455, 308, 482, 729 Ascension Day : 299-305, 258, 312, 286, 554 Sunday after Ascension : 300, 309-315, 298, 123, 566 Whitsunday : 317-333 Whitmonday : 318, 325-329 Trinity Sunday : 334-345 1st Sunday after Trinity : 347-349, 359, 373, 455, 456. 463, 200, 662 2d Sunday after Trinity : 360, 410, 538, 363, 364, 368, 369, 396, 547, 740 3d Sunday after Trinity : 250, 367, 390, 397, 424, 407, 537, 398, 408, 717 4th Sunday after Trinity : 399, 407, 427, 445, 454, 494, 514, 55, 173, 359, 393 5th Sunday after Trinity : 384, 396, 401, 433, 436, 483, 441, 435, 556, 449, 386 6th Sunday after Trinity : 452, 492, 456, 542, 250, 80, 419, 157 7th Sunday after Trinity : 220, 404, 442, 453, 459, 372, 379, 499, 617, 740 8th Sunday after Trinity : 375, 402, 427, 484, 634, 157, 326, 478 9th Sunday after Trinity : 389, 440, 464, 472, 480, 491, 21, 456, 463 10th Sunday after Trinity : 174, 323, 344, 506, 209, 292, 40, 74, 113, 400 nth Sunday after Trinity : 377. 403, 408, 478, 670, 675, 183, 732, 167 12th Sunday after Trinity : 417, 418, 423, 476, 224, 377, 408, 118, 731 13th Sunday after Trinity : 376, 400, 447, 458, 556, 493, 497, 166, 184, 288, 361 14th Sunday after Trinity : 319, 322, 432, 321, 675, 277, 118, 365, 208, 184 15th Sunday after Trinity : 386, 411, 443, 655, 474, 290, 382, 378, 409, 446 16th Sunday after Trinity : 394, 413, 414, 426, 387, 41, 194, 196 17th Sunday after Trinity : 336, 365, 477, 199, 376, 80, 400, 404, 419 18th Sunday after Trinity : 230, 406, 412, 415, 421, 428, 499, 108, 674, 675 19th Sunday after Trinity : 159, 351, 428, 473, 489, 688, 167, 169, 408 20th Sunday after Trinity : 185. 457, 482, 486, 518, 476, 166, 790, 453 21st Sunday after Trinity: 35, 379, 382, 406, 461, 462, 285, 393, 450, 463 22d Sunday after Trinity : 846, 358, 380, 420, 460, 714, 760, 418, 309, 631 23d Sunday after Trinity : 37, 50, 430, 481, 663, 439, 715, 121. 214, 419 4th Sunday before Advent : 30, 41, 48. 56, 395, 64, 273, 379, 789 3d Sunday before Advent : 31, 42, 55, 490, 574, 17, 485, 585, 19, 384 2d Sunday before Advent : 15, 43, 191, 14, 303, 21, 53, 55, 746 The Sunday before Advent : 36, 38, 57, 58, 27, 310, 35, 37, 456, 407 282 Index of Chants. Page. Page. Abide in me, O Lord, and I in Thee 175 273 Advent Canticle 258 269 Benedic, anima mea 261 269 272 272 263 270 Beyond the smiling and the weeping 200 269 Blessed are the dead 200 274 Bonum est confiteri 268 262 268 259 264 Christmas Canticle Deus misereatur 265 266 De nrofundls 270 Domine. refusrium 2fifi 272, 274 Dominus regit me 264 274 258 260 1 1 OTI 274, 274 272 2 Gloria Patri 258, 271, Gloria Tibi 201 260 253 258 He was wounded for our transgressions 264 271, 273 261 Index of First Lines. Hymn. Abide among us with thy grace 107 Abide in me, O Lord, and 1 in Thee 515 Abide with me, fast falls the eventide 279 Abide with us, the shades of eve 278 According to thy gracious word 539 A charge to keep I have 456 Adore the Father and the Son 843 A few more years shall roll 19 Again our earthly cares we leave 673 Alas ! and did my Saviour bleed 154 Alas ! what hourly dangers rise 471 Alleluia, best and sweetest 11 Alleluia sing to Jesus 266 Alleluia, song of sweetness 267 All glory, laud and honor 219 Hymn. Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord 591 Blessed are the sons of God 483- 246 623 318 Blessed Saviour, Thee I love Bless, O my soul, the living God Blest are the pure in heart Blest be the tie that binds Blest Comforter divine Blest Jesus, when my soaring thoughts.. Blow ye the trumpet, blow Body of Jesus, O sweet food 522 Bread of heaven, on Thee we feed 547 Break Thou the bread of life 517 Brief life is here our portion 35 Brightest and best of the sons of the morning 76 Brightly gleams our banner 141 73 All hail, adored Trinity 338 Brightness of the Father's glory All hail the power of Jesus' name 27 All is o'er, the pain the sorrow 256 All people that on earth do dwell 606 All praise to Thee, O Lord ;.. 122 All that I was, my sin, my guilt 374 Almighty God, thy word is cast 158 Always with us, always with us 316 Am I a soldier of the cross 475 And wilt Thou, O eternal God 567 Angels from the realms of glory 79 Angels, roll the rock away 258 Angels voices ever singing 68-5 A parting hymn we sing 532 Approach, my soul, the mercy seat 732 Arise, O King of grace, arise 566 Arm of the Lord, awake, awake 145 Art thou weary, art thou languid 529 Ascend thy throne, almighty King 146 As Jesus died and rose again 584 Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep 574 As oft with worn and weary feet 888 As pants the wearied hart for cooling springs 444 Assembled at thy great command 131 531 By Christ redeemed, in Christ restored... By cool Siloam s shady rill 498 By faith in Christ 1 walk with God 370 By the blood that flowed from Thee 245 By the first bright Easter day 329 Call Jehovah thy salvation 392 Calm on the listning ear of night 62 Captain of Israel's host and guide 472 Carol, carol Christians 703 Cast thy bread upon the waters 138 Children of the heavenly King 482 Christ above all glory seated 302 Christ for the world we sing 143 Christ is made the sure foundation 560 Christ is our corner-stone 562 Christ, the Lord, is risen again 264 Christ, the Lord, is risen to-day 259 Christ, whose glory fills the skies 101 Come, all ye saints of God 67e Come at the morning hour 632" Come, ever blessed Spirit, come 507 Come, every pious heart 422 inreV^nS^'S^L^Vi^— m , come. «ra*S.a» spirit heavenly Dore m A .^^^^r^^r.^^^ T ..^A i:;o 1 Come, gracious Lord, descend and dwell 7d2 A strong tower is the Lord, our God 153 As with gladness men of old 100 At even ere the sun was set 647 At the Lamb's high feast we sing 261 A voice from the desert comes awful and shrill 18 Awake and sing the song 394 Awake, awake the sacred song 51 Awake, my soul, and with the sun 622 gracious Come, happy soul, approach your God 162 Come, Holy Spirit, calm my mind. 528 Come, Holy Spirit, come. Let 321 Come, Holy Spirit, come. With 322. Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove 331 Come, Jesus, Redeemer, abide Thou with me. 281 Come, kingdom of our God 39 Awake my soul, stretch every nerve 470 Come, let us anew our j ourney pursue m Awake, my soul to grateful lavs 620 ' Come, et us jom our cheerful songs 537 ' ^ - Come, let us sing of Jesus 312 Come, O Creator, Spirit blest 889 Come, sound his praise abroad 670 Come, Thou almighty King 448 Come, Thou fount of every blessing 681 Come to Calvary's holy mountain 740 Come unto Me when shadows darkly gather.. 29 Come, we that love the Lord 4;S8 Come, ye disconsolate, where'er ye languish... 190 Come, ye thankful people, come 613 Commit thou all thy griefs 385 Crown Him with many crowns 604 Crown his head with endless blessing , 25 Beautiful Saviour, King of creation 689 Before Jehovah's awful throne 663 Before the Lord we bow 610 Behold a stranger at the door 165 Behold the sin-atoning Lamb 168 Behold the sure foundation stone 561 Behold, what wondrous grace 123 Behold, where in a mortal form 400 Be Thou, O God, exalted high 5 Beyond the glittering starry skies 314 Beyond the smiling and the weeping 593 284 •ffn^ex of fftrst %inc5. 285 Hymn. Daughter of Zion, awake from thy sadness 435 Day of judgment, day of wonders 15 Dearest of all the names above 877 Dear Father, to thy mercy-seat 197 Dear Lord, I give my heart to Thee 506 Dear refuge of my weary soul 196 Dear Saviour, bless us ere we go 684 Dear Saviour, if these lambs should stray 504 Dear Saviour, we are thine 396 Dear Saviour, when my thoughts recall 160 Depths of mercy, can there be 180 Did Christ o'er sinners weep 174 Dismiss us with thy blessing. Lord 683 Do not I love Thee, O my Lord 350 Draw nigh and take the body of the Lord 520 Endless praises to our Lord 709 Eternal beam of light divine 186 Eternal King, enthroned above 525 Eternal source of every joy 93 Everlasting arms of love 356 Everything we love and cherish 590 Exalted high at God's right hand 485 Fade, fade each earthly joy... 20 Fading, still fading, the last beam is shining.. 650 Fair vision, how thy distant gleam 50 Faith adds new charms to earthly bliss 363 P'aith is the brightest evidence 364 Far as thy name is known 437 Far beyond all comprehension 204 Far from these narrow scenes of night 651 Father, blessing every seed-time 600 Father, lead me day by day 716 Father of all whose love profound 339 Father of eternal grace 250 P'ather of mercies, bow thine ear 550 Father of mercies, condescend 548 Father of mercies, God of love 373 Father of mercies, send thy grace 349 Father, O hear me now 588 Father, our hearts we lift 83 Father, Son and Spirit hear 836 Father, 'tis thine each day to yield 411 Father, whate'er of earthly bliss 404 Fierce raged the storm of wind 103 Fierce raged the tempest o'er the deep 105 Forever here my rest shall be 225 Forever with the Lord 27 For thee, O dear, dear country 37 Forth to the land of promise bound 480 For thy mercy and thy grace 90 Forty days and forty nights 178 From all that dwell below the skies 668 From every stormy wind that blows 667 From Greenland's icy mountains 133 Gently. Lord,0 gently lead us 589 Gird thy sword on, mighty Saviour 152 Give me a sober mind 450 Give thanks to God, He reigns above 624 Give us, O Lord, the eye of faith 367 Glorious things of thee are spoken 443 Glory be to God on high 7 Glory be to God on high (chant) 1, 788 Glory be to God, the Father 345 Glory be to Jesus 229 Glory, glory to our King 300 Glory to God on high 753 Glory to Thee, my God, this night 641 Glory to Thee, O Lord 82 God bless our native land 603 Hymn. God bless the calm and holy cheer 12 God calling yet, shall I not hear 755 God eternal, Lord of all 6 God in his earthly temples lays Ill God is love, his mercy brightens 359 God is our refuge in distress 431 God moves in a mysterious way 47 God, my supporter and my hope 155 God of all power and truth and grace 391 God of mercy, God of grace 99 God of my life, my morning song 628 Go preach my gospel,' saith the Lord 552 Go to dark Gethsemane 247 Grace, 'tis a charming sound 398 Gracious Spirit, love divine 330 Granted is the Saviour's prayer 827 Great God, attend while Zion sings 621 Great God, now condescend 497 Great God of nations, now to Thee. 608 Great God, to Thee my evening song 644 Great God, we sing that mighty hand 92 Great God, what do I see and hear 21 Great is the Lord, our God 612 Great Prophet of my God 270 Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah 200 Hail, holy, holy, holy Lord 342 Hail, Jesus, Israel's hope and light 45 Hail, my ever blessed Jesus 203 Hail the day that sees Him rise 299 Hail, Thou long expected Jesus 70 Hail, Thou once despised Jesus 308 Hail to the brightness of Zion s glad morning. 75 Hail to the Lord's anointed 98 Hallelujah, hallelujah 265 Hark, a burst of heavenly music 700 Hark, a thrilling voice proclaiming 26 Hark, hark, my soul 701 Hark, my soul, it is the Lord 541 Hark, ten thousand harps and voices 303 Hark the glad sound, the Saviour comes 52 Hark, the herald angels sing 61 Hark, the song of jubilee 57 Hark, the sound of angel voices 68 Hark, the voice of Jesus calling 137 Hark, the voice of love and mercy 238 Hark, through the courts of heaven 397 Hark, what mean those holy voices 69 Hasten, Lord, the glorious time 127 Health of the weak, to make them strong 390 Hear what the voice from heaven declares 582 Hear what the voice from heaven proclaims.. 585 Heavenly Father, 1 would pray 523 He dies, the friend of sinners dies 232 He leadeth me, O blessed thought 465 He lives, the great Redeemer lives 291 Here at thy table. Lord, we meet 535 He reigns, the Lord, the Saviour reigns 32 Here, O my Lord, I see Thee face to face 518 High in yonder realms of light 487 High let us swell our tuneful notes 78 Holy and reverend is the name 675 Holy Ghost, dispel our sadness 319 Holy Ghost the infinite 333 Holy, holy, holy Lord 337 Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty 334 Holy Jesus, be my light 686 Holy night, peaceful night 702 Holy Saviour, we adore Thee 60 Holy Spirit, faithful guide...... 328 Honor and glory, thanksgiving and praise 618 Hosanna, raise the pealing hymn 9 286 1^n^ex of ffirst Xlnes. Hymn. Hosanna to the living Lord 54 Hosanna to the Prince of light 285 Hosanna to the royal Son 116 How beauteous are their feet 556 How blest the righteous when he dies 571 How charming is the place - 672 How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord... 878 How oft, alas ! this wretched heart 156 How shall the young secure their hearts 688 How sweet, how heavenly is the sight 662 How sweet the name of Jesus sounds 674 How tedious and tasteless the hours 756 How welcome was the call 751 I am coming to the cross 730 I am Jesus' little lamb 696 If Christ is mine, then all is mine 289 I hear the Saviour say 704 I hear thy welcome voice 722 I heard the voice of Jesus say 781 I lay my sins on Jesus 176 I love Thee, O most gracious Lord 182 I love thy kingdom, Lord 436 I love to hear the story 692 I love to steal awhile away 652 I love to tell the story 711 In all our wanderings here below 491 I need Thee every hour 739 In some way or other the Lord will provide... 749 In the cross of Christ I glory 207 I saw the cross of Jesus 712 Is thy cruse of comfort failing 847 I saw one hanging on a tree 224 It came upon the midnight clear 63 I think, when I read that sweet story of old 719 I thirst. Thou wounded Lamb of God 213 It is not death to die 577 I was a wandering sheep 717 I will love Thee, all my treasure 201 I will sing of my Redeemer 735 I would not live alway 744 Jerusalem, my happy home 55 Jerusalem the golden 86 Jesus, and shall it ever be 188 Jesus Christ is risen to-day 260 Jesus Christ, our Saviour 691 ' Jesus, exalted far on high 477 Jesus, I live to Thee i:j2 Jesus, I love thy charming name 64 Jesus, I my cross have taken 514 Jesus invites his saints 548 Jesus, keep me near the cross 721 Jesus lives and so shall 1 866 Jesus lives, no longer now 273 Jesus, Lord, we kneel before Thee 206 Jesus, Lord, we look to Thee 484 Jesus, lover of my soul 177 Jesus loves me, Jesus loves me 690 Jesus meek and gentle 212 Jesus, most loving Lord 570 Jesus, most merciful and kind 358 Jesus, my Lord, how rich thy grace 288 Jesus, my Lord, my God, my all 230 Jesus my love, my chief delight 488 Jesus, my Saviour, look on me 687 Jesus, my Shepherd, let me share 292 Jesus, o'er the grave victorious 307 Jesus, our soul's delightful choice 371 Jesus, refuge of the weary 202 HYHN-. Jesus, Saviour, pilot me 72& Jesus shall reign where'er the sun 109 Jesus, tender Shepherd, hear me 694 Jesus, the Shepherd of the sheep 293- Jesus, the spring of joys divine 666 Jesus, the very thought of Thee 865. Jesus, Thou art my righteousness 473- Jesus, Thou joy of loving hearts 220' Jesus, thy blood and righteousness 184 Jesus, thy boundless love to me 183 Jesus, thy Church with longing eyes 33" Jesus, thy name I love 677 Jesus, to thy cross I hasten 205 Jesus wept, those tears are over 187 Jesus, we sing thy matchless grace 414 Jesus, we thus obey 544 Jesus, where'er thy people meet 62T Jesus, with all thy saints above 161 Join all the glorious names 421 Joy to the world, the Lord is come 44 Just as I am, without one plea 166 Keep Thou my way, O Lord 469 Kingdoms and thrones to God belong 605 Lead, kindly Light 464 Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us 466 Let me be with Thee where Thou art 294 Let saints below in concert sing 429 Let songs of praises fill the sky 820 Let us adore the eternal Word 588 Let us awake our joys 306 Let Zion praise the mighty God 607 Lift up to God the voice of praise 653 Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates 344 Lift your glad voices in triumph on high 275 Light of the lonely pilgrim's heart 445 Light of those whose dreary dwelling 24 Light's glittering morn bedecks the sky 280 Like Noah's weary dove 439 Lo, He comes, with clouds descending 14 Look from thy sphere of endless day 147 Look, ye saints, the sight is glorious 304 Lord, as to thy dear cross we flee 401 Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing 680 Lord, lam thine, entirely thine 508 Lord I am vile, conceived in sin 163 Lord, I believe, thy power I own 369 Lord, I hear of showers of blessing 718 Lord, in the morning Thou shalt hear 630 Lord, in this thy mercy's day 191 Lord, in thy name thy servants plead 598 Lord, it belongs not to my care 875 Lord Jesus, I long to be perfectly whole 736 Lord Jesus, when we stand afar 234 Lord, like the publican I stand 403 Lord of glory. Thou hast bought us 346 Lord of hosts, to Thee we raise 563 Lord of the harvest, bend thine ear 150 Lord of the harvest, hear 557 Lord of the hearts of men 119 Lord of the worlds above 862 Lord, pour thy Spirit from on high 549 Lord, thine appointed servants bless 551 Lord, thy glory fills the heaven 10 Lord, what our ears have heard 496 Lord, we come before thee now 540 Lord, when we bend before thy throne 633 Lord, with glowing heart I'd praise Thee 408 Love divine, all love excelling 102 Hn&ei ot ffirst Xtnes. 287 Hymn. Majestic sweetness sits enthroned 351 May the grace of Christ, our Saviour 656 May we thy precepts, Lord, fulfil 424 Mid scenes of confusion and creature 742 Mighty Saviour, gracious King 298 More love to Thee, O Christ 854 Must Jesus bear the cross alone 226 My country, 'tis of thee 599 My days are gliding swiftly by 784 My dear Redeemer and my Lord 418 My faith looks up to Thee 407 My faith shall triumph o'er the grave 586 My Father's house on high 715 My God, accept my heart this day 502 My God, and is thy table spread 526 My God, how endless is thy love 626 My God, how wonderful Thou art 410 My God, I love thee, not because 352 My God, permit my tongue 634 My God, the spring of all my joys 380 My God, thy covenant of love 493 My Jesus, as Thou wilt 192 My Saviour, my almighty friend 376 My Saviour, whom absent I love 757 My sins, my sins, my Saviour 175 My soul, be on thy guard 463 My soul, repeat his praise 395 My spirit longs for Thee 743 My spirit on thy care 384 My times are in thy hand 386 Nearer, my God, to Thee 214 No change of time shall ever shock 97 No more, my God, I boast no more 492 No more sadness, no more fasting 697 Not all the blood of beasts 189 Not by the martyr's death alone 85 Not by thy mighty hand 120 Not to the terrors of the Lord 476 Now begin the heavenly theme 855 Now be my heart inspired to sing 416 Now from the altar of our hearts 654 Now I have found a friend 724 Now in a song of grateful praise 417 Now thank we all our God 601 Now with the rising golden dawn 625 O blessed God, to Thee I ra^se 665 O blessed Lord, the earth is thine 597 O bless the Lord, my soul 631 O blest Creator, God most high 643 O bow thine ear, eternal One 569 O bread to pilgrims given 442 O Christ, our true and only light 113 O Christ, Redeemer of our race 88 O Christ, Thou glorious King, we own 415 O come, all ye faithful 65 O come and mourn with me awhile 254 O come, O come Emanuel 23 O could I speak the matchless worth 423 O'er the distant mountains breaking 13 O'er the gloomy hills of darkness 140 O for a closer walk with God 157 O for a faith that will not shrink 368 O for a heart to praise my God 1 478 O for a sweet inspiring ray 310 O for a thousand tongues, to sing 118 O for the death of those ., 578 O garden of Olives, thou dear favored spot 228 O God of Bethel, by whose hand 446 O God, our help in ages past 379 Hymn. O God unseen yet ever near 534 O God, we praise Thee and confess 629- O God, who lovest to abide 565- O guardian of the Church divine 433 O had I, my Saviour, the wings of a dove 282 O happy day that stays my choice 509 O help us. Lord, each hour of need 195 O Holy Ghost, thy heavenly dew 324 O holy, holy, holy Lord 340 O holy Lord, our God 754 O Holy Spirit, come 323 O Jesus, God and Man 633 O Jesus, in thy torture 243 O Jesus, King most wonderful 108 O Jesus, Lord of heavenly grace 309 O Jesus, Saviour of the lost 428: O Jesus, thou art standing 727 O Jesus, Thou the beauty art 420 O Lamb of God still keep me 242 O light of life, O Saviour dear 642 O Lord, how joyful 'tis to see 357 O Lord of health and life, what tongue can tell 104 O Lord of hosts, whose glory fills.... 558 O Lord, our God, arise 142 O Lord, refresh thy flock 440 O Lord, the wilderness to me 233 O Lord, when faith with fixed eyes 231 O love divine how sweet thou art 425 O Master, it is good to be 126 O mother dear. Jerusalem 430 Once more, O Lord, thy sign shall be 16 One sweetly solemn thought 649 On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry 46 On Jordan's rugged banks I stand 479 On Tabor's top the Saviour stands 130 On the fount of life eternal 494 Onward, Christian soldier 693 O Paradise, O Paradise 55 O sacred Head, now wounded 241 O Saviour of our race 40 O Saviour who at Nain's gate 426 O Spirit of the living God 325 O tell me. Thou life and delight of my soul 297 O Thou, from whom all goodness flows 194 O Thou Majesty divine 251 O Thou, that hearest when sinners cry 167 O Thou, the Lord and life of those 459 O Thou, to whose all searching sight 185 O Thou, who by a star didst guide 72 O Thou, who didst prepare 726 O Thou, who gavest thy servants grace 86 O Thou, who makest souls to shine 432 O Thou, whose own vast temple stands 564 O Thou, who through this holy week 223 Our blest Redeemer ere He breathed 296 Our country's voice is pleading 134 Our God is love, and all his saints 348 Our heavenly Father calls 455 Our Lord hath arisen, the tempter is foiled. ... 705 Our Lord is risen from the dead 311 Our sins, our sorrows, Lord, were laid on Thee 253 O very God of very God 74 O what, if we are Christ's 454 O where shall rest be found 28 O worship the King all glorious above 406 Pain and toil are over now 252 Pardoned through redeeming grace 518 Pass me not, O gentle Saviour 728 Planted in Christ, the living vine 501 Plunged in a gulf of dark despair 4&. 288 irnbex of first %xncs. Hymn. Praise, Lord, for Thee in Zion waits 669 Praise the Liord, ye heavens, adore 657 Praise to God, immortal praise 617 Praise to the Lord, He is King over all 619 Praise ye Jehovah's name 678 Praise ye the Father, for his loving kindness .. 8 Praise ye the Lord, all nature join 664 Prostrate dear Jesus, at thy feet 198 Redeemed from guilt, redeemed from fears.... 489 Rejoice, all ye believers 58 Rejoice, the Lord is King 271 Rejoice, ye saints, rejoice and praise 96 Rescue the perishing 737 Resting from his work to-day 248 Rest of the weary, joy of the sad 218 Rest, weary Son of God, and I with Thee 249 Return, O wanderer, return 758 Ride on, ride on in majesty 222 Rise, glorious conqueror, rise 305 Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings 468 Rock of Ages, cleft for me 208 Round the Lord in glory seated 481 Safe in the arms of Jesus 723 Safely through another week 637 Salvation, O the joyful sound 117 Saviour, again to thy dear name we raise 679 Saviour, breathe an evening blessing 659 Saviour, I follow on 217 Saviour, like a shepherd lead us 295 Saviour, sprinkle many nations 189 Saviour, thy dying love 215 Saviour, thy gentle voice 216 Saviour, when in dust to Thee 179 Saviour, who thy flock art feeding 511 See Israel's gentle Shepherd stands 500 See the conqueror mounts in triumph 301 See the destined day arise 244 Shepherd of tender youth 512 Shepherd of thine Israel, lead us 467 Shine on our land, Jehovah, shine 596 Shout, for the blessed Jesus reigns 112 Shout the glad tidings 67 Show pity, Lord, O Lord forgive 169 Sing of J esus, sing forever 510 Sing to the Lord most high 609 Sing to the Lord, ye distant lands 71 Sing them over again to me 7i3 -Smile praises, O sky 706 Softly now the light of day 640 Soldiers of Christ, arise 462 So let out lips and lives express 419 Songs of praise the angels sang 59 Sonof God, eternal Word 486 Sovereign of all the worlds on high 402 Sow in the morn thy seed 555 Spirit divine, attend our prayer 332 Stand up, stand up for Jesus 186 Summer ended, harvest o'er 616 Sun of my soul, Thou Saviour dear 648 Surely Christ thy griefs has borne 240 Sweet hour of prayer 759 Sweet the moments rich in blessing 237 Swell the anthem raise the song i.... 614 Take me, O my Father, take me 516 Take the name of Jesus with you 783 Take up thy cross, the Saviour said 741 Teach me, my God and King 121 Tell me the old, old story 710 Hymn. Tell it out among the nations 182 Tender Shepherd, Thou hast stilled 587 Thanks be to God for his wonderful love 595 That day of wrath, that dreadful day 17 The Eastertide with joy was bright 272 The ancient law departs 95 The billows swell, the winds are high 114 The blest memorials of thy grief. 586 The burden of my sins, O Lord 211 The Church has waited long 42 The Church's one foundation 441 The day is past and gone 686 The day of resurrection 268 Thee, O God, we humbly praise 341 Thee we adore, eternal Lord 4 Thee we adore, eternal name 583 The God of harvest praise 602 The God of love will sure indulge 575 The God of mercy warns us all 164 The golden gates are lifted up 315 The head that once was crowned with thorns.. 286 The Lord is my Shepherd, no want 288 The Lord is risen Indeed 262 The Lord my Shepherd is 290 The Lord of glory is my light 287 The Lord of life is risen 257 The Lord, who truly knows 451 The Lord will come, the earth shall quake 31 The morning light is breaking 135 The perfect world by Adam trod 568 The pity of the Lord 579 There is a blessed home 714 There is a calm for those who weep 581 There is a fountain filled with blood 210 There is a green hill far away 708 There is a land of pure delight 661 There is an hour of peaceful rest 760 There is no night in heaven 580 There's a friend for little children 695 There's a wideness in God's mercy 747 The roseate hues of early dawn 655 The Saviour kindly calls 495 The Saviour, O what endless charms 418 The shadows of the evening hours 660 The solemn season calls us now 181 The Son of Man shall come 48 The strain upraise 3 The strife is o'er the battle done 263 The things of the earth in the earth let us lay 592 The voice of free grace cries 49 The voice that breathed o'er Eden 750 The whole creation groans and waits 427 The world is very evil 38 They're gathering homeward from every land 594 Thine early Sabbaths, Lord, we love 645 Thine forever, God of love 542 This child we dedicate to Thee 505 This is my body which is given for you 519 This stone to Thee in faith we lay 559 Thou art gone up on high 313 Thou art my portion, O my God 499 Thou art the way ; to Thee alone 106 Thou, by heavenly hosts adored 615 Though faint yet pursuing 284 Though I speak with angel tongues 353 Though troubles assail 748 Thou hidden source of calm repose 124 Thou Lord of all above 172 Thou lovely source of true delight 412 Thou loving Saviour of mankind 170 Thou, who hast called us by thy word 457 Thou, who roU'st the year around 91 289 Hymn. Thou, whose almighty word 449 Through all the changing scenes of life 382 Through every age eternal God 573 Through Israel's coasts in times of old 129 Thus far the Lord has led me on 646 Thy blood, O Christ, hath made our peace 94 Thy mighty working, mighty God 658 Thy way, not mine, O Lord 193 Thy will be done in devious way 745 Till He come, O let the words 546 'Tis by the faith of joys to come 110 Tis midnight and on Olive's brow 235 To Christ, the Prince of Peace 209 To God, the only wise 453 To Jesus, our exalted Lord 527 To the name of our salvation 77 To us a child of hope is born 66 To Zion's hill I lift mine eyes 461 Triumphant Zion, lift thy head 434 'Twas on that dark, that doleful night 521 Unveil thy bosom, faithful tomb , 576 Uplift the banner, let it float 148 Upward I lift mine eyes 393 Vain are the hopes the sons of men 458 Waken, Christian children 699 Watchman, tell us of the night 22 Weeping will not save me 738 We give Thee but thine own 361 We give immortal praise 335 We in ourselves unrighteous are 460 Welcome, sweet day of rest 671 We lift our hearts to Thee 635 We need Thee, Saviour, when dear eyes 30 We plough the field and scatter 611 We praise Thee, O God (Te Deum) 2 We sing his love, who once was slain 490 We sing to Thee, Thou Son of God 227 We stand in deep repentance 530 We will carol joyfully 707 What a friend we have in Jesus 729 What grace, O Lord, and beauty shone 399 Hymn. What star is this with beams so bright 128 What strange perplexities arise 524 When all thy mercies, O my God 409 When from the city of our God 447 When gathering clouds around I view 887 When his salvation bringing 221 When 1 can read my title clear 381 When I survey the wondrous cross 236 When Jordan hushed his waters still 84 When, Lord, to this our western land 151 When marshalled on the nightly plain 87 When on Sinai's top I see 255 When overwhelmed with grief 173 When shades of night around us close 34 When the faithful were assembled 317 When Thou, my righteous Judge, shalt come.. 53 When two friends on Easter day 276 When waves of trouble 'round me roll 383 When wounded sore the stricken soul 159 Where two or three with sweet accord 682 While shepherds watched their flocks 698 While Thee I seek, protecting power 372 While Thou, O my God, art my help 115 Who are these in bright array 746 Who is there like Thee 720 Who is this that comes from Edom 239 Why should the children of a King 474 Why should we start and fear to die 572 With broken heart and contrite sigh 171 With humble faith and thankful heart 545 Within the Father's house 125 Witness, ye men and angels, now 503 Work, for the night is coming 144 Ye choirs of new Jerusalem 274 Ye Christian heralds, go, proclaim 553 Ye saints, proclaim abroad 81 Ye servants of God, your Master proclaim 405 Ye servants of the Lord 554 Yes, the Redeemer rose 269 Your harps, ye trembling saints 41 Zion, awake, thy strength renew 149 Zion, the marvelous story be telling 67 I II I I f i ! 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