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A COLLECTION 
 
 or 
 
 PSALMS, HYMNS, 
 
 AXD 
 
 SPIRITUAL SONGS; 
 
 SUITED TO THE 
 
 VARIOUS KINDS OP CHRISTIAN WORSHIP j 
 
 AND ESPECIALLY DESIGNED FOK, AND ADAPTED TO, 
 
 The Fraternity of the Brethren. 
 
 COMPILED BY DIKECTION OF THE ANNUAL 
 
 MEETING, UPON THE BASIS OF THE 
 
 HYMN BOOKS FORMERLY USED 
 
 BY THE BROTHERHOOD. 
 
 *'Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all 
 wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another i:j 
 psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing witi 
 grace in your hearts to the Lord." — Col. hi, 16. 
 
 COVINGTON, MIAMI CO., 0.: 
 
 PUBLISHED BY JAMES QUINTER. 
 
 1874. 
 
2nt«red according to Act of Congress in tbe year IG67, 
 
 By JAMES QUINTER, 
 
 Id the Clerk's Office of tbe District Court of the lTcit«>d 
 States, for the Southern District uf Ohio. 
 
 BOSWORTH, CHA8E & HALL, 
 
 PlUNTEKSANU BlNDKKS, 
 
 Uliiciuiuat), V 
 
PREFACE. 
 
 Singing the praisea of God may justly be regajilvd as 
 ftn important part of the worship we offer to him, and i"^ 
 Was enjoined by divine authority upon both Jews and 
 Christians. The relation that the Hymn Book stands 
 in to singing in the Church, is such, that gives it a place 
 next in importance to the Bible, among Christiana. 
 And as the Hymn Book is an important auxiliary in 
 promoting Christian worship and edification, the pro- 
 priety of having one scriptural in its character, conve- 
 nient in its arrangement, and varied and full in the 
 hymns it contains, will be apparent to all. It has been 
 the object of the compiler to make such a book. How 
 far he has succeeded, those who make themselves ac- 
 quainted with it, can best judge. 
 
 There has existed an impression among us for years, 
 that our Hymn Book should be revised and improved ; 
 and this impression has grown with the growth of the 
 Brotherhood. To meet the want of the Church in thia 
 respect, the Annual Meeting held in Tennessee, in 1861, 
 appointed a committee to compile a new Hymn Book. 
 That committee consisted of the following brethren 
 James Quinter, of Ohio; Samuel Garver, of Illinois 
 John Metzger, of Indiana; John Kline, of Virginia 
 and John H„ Umstad, of Pennsylvania. But the mem 
 bers of the committee living so far from each other, 
 found it very inconvenient to co-operate together to ac- 
 complish the work committed to them, and confided it 
 to the undersigned. We felt the responsibility great 
 when we commenced the work, but had we anticipated 
 that responsibility as we afterward felt it, and the diflfl- 
 
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iV PREFACE. 
 
 culties attending the undertaking, we would hare de* 
 clined it, could it have been done in accordance with a 
 sense of duty. It has given us a considerable amount 
 of perplexing labor. But the thought that in our hum- 
 ble labors we were serving the Church, and through it 
 the glorious Head of the Church, our Heavenly Master, 
 mingled some pleasure with our anxiety. The compile! 
 jegrets that remoteness of residence did not permit th# 
 ether members of the committee to render more assist. 
 
 nee in the important work, thinking that could theif 
 experience and judgments have been brought to bear 
 upon it, greater satisfaction might hare been given to the 
 Brotherhood. But he assures his brethren that he has 
 sparet. no labor, or pains, or expense that his circum- 
 stances made available, to compile a Hymn Book that in 
 his humble judgment would best meet the wants of the 
 Church. In collecting materials for the work, his li- 
 brary of works on Hyranology grew to nearly one hnn- 
 dred volumes. The most of these afforded some hymns. 
 The books, however, hitherto in use among the brethren, 
 have formed the basis of the new book, and a large pro^ 
 portion of the hymns in those books has been retained. 
 The compiler is aware that upon the idea as to the num- 
 ber of hymns a Hymn Book should contain, a difference 
 of opinion obtains. Some, in looking at a Hymn Book as 
 being designed especially for public worship, and finding 
 that the number of hymns used on occasions of that 
 kind is somewhat limited, think a large number of 
 
 ymns is objectionable. But when it is remembered 
 that the Bible and Hymn Book constitute the library of 
 tome Christians ; that the latter is the only book of sa 
 cred poetry they possess; that it is not only used as 
 book to sing from, but is also read and studied with 
 pleasure and profit, the propriety of having some hymn« 
 beside those that are popular in the congregatioa, wiB 
 be acknowledged. Some Christians who siirg but little, 
 ftnd indeed some, who sing none at all, enjoy thcmsetvea 
 
PKEFACE. V 
 
 rery much in reading their Hj-^mn Book, and regard ix 
 Ks an excellent companion in retirement. Hymns are 
 lyrical discourses gf'uerally addressed to the feelings ; 
 and though usually used to expbess feelings, they may 
 also PRODUCE them, and this may be done by reading 
 them as well as by singing them, though not in the same 
 degree. The Hymn Book now offered to the Brotherhood 
 la in size, a medium between the two prevailing ex 
 tremes. 
 
 Had the compiler consulted his own taste alone, ther 
 iave been hymns admitted which would have been omit- 
 .ed, and some omitted which would have been inserted. 
 de has tried to keep before his mind the consideration, 
 >hat he was compiling a Hymn Book for the use of the 
 Brotherhood and not for a few individuals only. 
 
 The doctrinal character of the hymns has not been dis- 
 regarded, and it is hoped that nothing will be found in the 
 book that will materially conflict with the teachings of 
 the gospel. 
 
 In the arrangement of the hymns, those of the same 
 general character are brought together. This is more 
 natural and more convenient than the arrangement that 
 is founded upon the letters of the alphabet with which 
 they commence. And a proper acquaintance with the 
 arrangement adopted, and the help of the Alphabetical 
 Index of Subjects, any one wishing to select a hymn 
 adapted to any occasion, can readily do so. The Scrip- 
 tural Index will also be found useful in selecting hymns. 
 
 It is recommended that in naming hymns to be sung, 
 she number of the hymn, and not the page, be given. 
 As two or more hymns may commence on the same page, 
 If the page is given, the number also must, at times, 
 be given, and when both the number and page are given, 
 they may become confounded in the mind. To give the 
 number of the hymn is sufficient. 
 
 The compiler thankfully acknowledges the suggea- 
 Wons, counsel, and eclectic ns with which he has been fa- 
 
vyred by the brethren, and though as he is will aware 
 
 bis work is not perfect, he hopes it will give general sat 
 
 isfaction to the Brotherhood. As the result of much 
 
 anxious and prayerful labor, it now goes to the Churches 
 
 with his prayer to God that he may bless it, and make 
 
 it minister to the promotion of the spirit of Christian 
 
 devotion in all the departments of worship, and thereby 
 
 xert a holy influence upon the Churches, and through 
 
 hem upon the world, and thus contribute in souie de« 
 
 reo to advance the cause and kingdom of Chr st. 
 
 JAMES QUINTER. 
 CJOTMOTON, Miami Co., 0.— March .28, 1867. 
 
HYMNS. 
 
 U OB—HIS BEING AND ATTRIBUTES 
 
 God manifested in his works. ^- M* 
 
 Rom. 1: 20. 
 
 IS there a God? Yon rising sun 
 In answer meet replies, 
 Wrtes it in flame upon the earth, 
 P'oclaims it round the skies. 
 2 Is tiere a God ? Harlc ! from on high 
 Hk thunder shakes the poles; 
 1 he:r liis voice in every wind, 
 In every wave that rolls, 
 a Is tliM-e a God ? With sacred fear 
 I mward turn m}'' eyes; 
 "Th(re is," each glitt'ring lamp of light — 
 •• Tiere is," my soul replies. 
 4 If su'h convictions to my mind 
 Hi>works aloud impart, 
 O. letthe wisdom of his word 
 Insribe them on my heart. 
 
 *t The greatness of God. -L*- -"• 
 
 Psalm 145 : 3. 
 
 WHM* is our God. or what his name. 
 Isl<r men can learn, nor angels teach ; 
 11<' dwels conceard in radiant flame, 
 
 VVher neither eyes nor thoughts can reach 
 2 The siacious worlds of heav'nly light, 
 
 Compr'd with him, how short they fall! 
 Tliej^ ae too dark, and he too bright — 
 Nothag are they, and God is all. 
 7 
 
GOD— 
 
 3 He spoke the wondrous word, and lo, 
 
 Creation rose at his command ; 
 Whirlwinds and seas their limits know. 
 
 Bound in the hollow of his liand. 
 i There rests the earth, there roll the spheres 
 
 There Nature leans, and feels her prop; 
 But his owr^ self-sufHcience bears / 
 
 The weight of his own glories up. / 
 
 ^ God's condescension to human affairs. -M M 
 Matt. 10: 30. ^ 
 
 UP to the Lord, who reigns on high^ 
 And views the niitions from afar; 
 Let everlasting praises fly. 
 And tell how large his bounties ar/. 
 
 2 He who can shake the worlds he ma(ie, 
 
 Or with his word, or with his rod4 
 His goodness, how amazing great! 
 And wliat a condescending God I j 
 
 3 He overrules all mortal things. 
 
 And manages our mean affairs; 
 On humble souls the King of kings 
 Bestows his counsels and his carei 
 
 4 Our sorrows and our tears we pour 
 
 Into the bosom of our God ; 
 
 He hears us in the mournful hour,! 
 
 And helps to bear the heavy load 
 
 5 O, could our thankful hearts devise 
 
 A tribute equal to thy grace. 
 To the third heaven our songs shoul rise. 
 And teach the golden harps thy raisr 
 
 4 Theinfinityof God. CM 
 
 1 Kings 8 : 27. 
 
 GREAT God ! how infinite art thu! 
 What worthless worms are we 
 Let the whole race of creatures bo'', 
 And pay their praise to thee. 
 8 
 
HIS BEING AND ATTRIBUTES. 
 
 2 Thy throne eternal ao:es stood. 
 
 Ere seas or stars were made; 
 Tliou art the ever-livino^ God, 
 Were all the nations dead. 
 
 3 Eternity, with all its years. 
 
 Stands present in thy view ; 
 To thee, tliere's nothing old appears; 
 y Ureat God ! there's nothing new. 
 Our lives thro' various scenes are drawn 
 
 And vexed with trifling cares. 
 While thine eternal thought moves ou 
 
 Thine undisturbed afiairs. 
 
 ^ God over all. CM 
 
 Kom. 10: 12. 
 
 THE Lord our God is Lord of all ; 
 His station who can find ? 
 I hear him in the waterfall ; 
 I hear him in the wind. 
 
 2 If in the gloom of night I shroud, 
 
 His face I can not fly ; 
 T see him in the evening cloud, 
 And in the morning sky. 
 
 3 He lives, he reigns in ev'ry land. 
 
 From winter's polar snows. 
 To where, across the burning sand, 
 The blasting meteor glows. 
 
 4 He smiles, we live; he frowns, we die ; 
 
 We hang upon his word ; 
 He rears his mighty arm on high, 
 We fall before his sword. 
 
 6 He bids his gales the fields defcrm; 
 Then, when his thunders cease. 
 He paints his rainbow ou the storm. 
 And lulls the winds to peace. 
 9 
 
GOD — 
 
 G Holiness of God. C. >1. 
 
 Isaiah 6 : 3. 
 
 HOLY and rev'rend is tUe name 
 Of our eternal King-; 
 -Tlivice liol)^ Lord,'' the angels crj", 
 " Thrice holy," let us sing. 
 
 2 The deepest rev'rence of the mind, 
 
 Pa}', O ra^'^ soul, to God ; 
 Lift, with tliy hands, a holy heart 
 To his sublime abode. 
 
 3 With sacred awe pronounce liis name. 
 
 Whom words nor tlioughts can reaei) ; 
 A contrite heart shall please him more 
 Thau noblest forms of speech. 
 
 4 Tiiou, holy God, preserve my soul 
 
 From all pollution free; 
 The pure in heart are thy delight, 
 And they thy face shall see. 
 
 I Ood unchangeable. -L. M 
 
 Malachi 3 : 6. 
 
 SHALL e'er the shadow of a change 
 Eclipse the origin of light? 
 Or can the hopes which truth has rais'd, 
 liie buried in eternal night? 
 2 Sooner may nature's laws reverse, 
 
 Kevolving seasons cease their roinid; 
 Nor spring appear in blooming pride. 
 Nor autumn be with plenty crown'd : 
 .*) iTon shining orbs forget their course. 
 Tlie sun his destin'd path forsake; 
 And nature lose her rapid force. 
 Before our God a change can make. 
 A Earth may with all her works dissolve, 
 (If such her great Creator's will); 
 But HE for ever is the same. 
 1 AM! is his memorial stili. 
 10 
 
ills BEING AXD ATTKIBUTE8. 
 
 B The truthfulness of God. L. M, 
 
 1 Sam. 15: 29. 
 
 JEHOVAH is a God of mioflit. 
 He fram'd the earth, he built the sky ; 
 And what he fspeaks is surely right. 
 "The strength of Israel will not lie." 
 '2 Ye weary souls, with sin opprest, 
 To him in ev'ry trouble fly ; 
 His promise is, ''I '11 give you rest," 
 ''The strength of Israel will not lie.*' 
 
 3 Then why sunk down beneath despair? 
 
 To Jesus' throne of grace apply ; 
 His promise plead, he '11 hear j^our pray'r, 
 '•The strength of Israel will not lie.'' 
 
 4 Ask what you will in Jesus' name. 
 
 He never will your suit deny ; 
 To save you from the curse he came, 
 "The strength of Israel will not lie." 
 
 5 Behold ! I come, most gracious Lord, 
 
 And on thy promise now rely ; 
 In m}'^ distress, how sweet this woid, 
 •'The strength of Israel will not lie." 
 
 9 Faithfulness of God. L. M. 
 
 Heb. 6 : 17, 18. 
 
 YE humble saints proclaim abroad 
 The honors of a faithful God ; 
 How just and true are all his ways! 
 How much above your highest praise! 
 
 2 Tlie words his sacred lips declare. 
 Of his own mind the image bear; 
 
 What should him tempt, from frailty free, 
 Blest in his self-sufficiency ? 
 
 3 He will not his great self deny ; 
 A God all truth can never lie ; 
 As well mi^ht he his being quit. 
 As break his oath or word forget. 
 
 11 
 
4 Let frighten'd rivers change their course. 
 Or backward hasten to their source ; 
 Swift through the air let rocks be hurl'd. 
 And mountains like the chaff be whirl'd ; 
 
 5 Let suns and stars forget to rise. 
 Or quit their stations in the skies ; 
 Let heaven and earth both pass away- 
 Eternal truth shall ne'er decay. 
 
 True to his word, God gave his Son, 
 To die for crimes which man had done; 
 Blest pledge ! he never will revoke 
 A single promise he has spoke. 
 
 10 Omniscience and omnipresence of God. v/. M. 
 
 IN all my vast concerns with thee, 
 In vain my soul would try 
 To sliun thy presence. Lord, or flee 
 Tlie notice of thine eye. 
 
 2 Thy all-surrounding sight surve5^s 
 
 My rising and my rest. 
 My i)ublic walks, my private ways, 
 And secrets of my breast. 
 
 3 My thouglits lie open to the Lord 
 
 Before they 're formed within ; 
 And ere my lips pronounce the word, 
 He knows the sense I mean. 
 
 4 O wond'rous knowledge, deep and high I 
 
 Where can a creature hide? 
 Within thy circling arras I lie, 
 Beset oii every side. 
 
 5 So let thy grace suri-ound me still, 
 
 And like a bulwark prove. 
 To guard mj' soul from every ill, 
 Secur'd by sov' reign love. 
 12 
 
HIS BEING AND ATTRIBUTES. 
 
 11 T Tie power of God. CM. 
 
 Matt. 8 : 27. 
 
 THE Lord onr God is cloth'd with might, 
 The winds obey his will; 
 He speaks, and in his heav'nly hi^ht 
 The rolling sun stands still. 
 
 2 Rebel, ye waves, and o'er the land 
 
 With threatening aspect roar; 
 The Lord uplifts his awful hand. 
 And chains you to the shore. 
 
 3 Howl, winds of night ; your force eoDibiije ; 
 
 Without his high behest. 
 Ye shall not, in the mountain pine^ 
 Disturb the sparrow's nest. 
 
 4 His voice sublime is heard afar — 
 
 In distant peals it dies; 
 He yokes the whirlwinds to his car. 
 And sweeps the howling skies. 
 
 5 Ye nations, bend — in rev'rence bend; 
 
 Ye monarchs, wait his ncxi. 
 And bid the choral song ascend 
 To celebrate our God. 
 
 12 The etermty of God. (■• M 
 
 Psalm 90 : 2, 
 
 THOU didst, O mighty God, exist 
 Ere time began its race; 
 Before the ample elements 
 Fill'd up the void of space; 
 
 2 Before the pond'rous earthly globe 
 
 In fluid air was stayed ; 
 Before the ocean's mighty springs 
 Their liquid stores displa3'"d. 
 
 3 And when the pillars of the worhl 
 
 With sudden ruin bi-eak, 
 And all this vast and goodly fraiaue 
 Sinks In tlie mighty wreck; 
 
GOD— 
 
 4 When from her orb the moon shall start, 
 
 Th' astonish'd sun roll back, 
 While all the trembling starry lamps 
 Their ancient course forsake ; 
 
 5 For ever permanent and fix'd, 
 
 From agitation free, 
 Unchanged in everlasting years, 
 Shall thy existence be. 
 
 13 God is love. C J-I. 
 
 1 John 4 : 8. 
 
 COME, ye that know and fear the Lord ! 
 And raise your souls above; 
 Let ev'ry heart and voice accord. 
 To sing that — God is love. 
 
 2 This precious truth his word declares. 
 
 And all his mercies prove; 
 While Christ, th' atoning Lamb, appears. 
 To show that — God is love. 
 
 3 Behold, his loving-kindness waits 
 
 For those who from him rove. 
 And calls for mercy reacli their hearts, 
 To teach them — God is Love. 
 
 4 The work begun is carried on. 
 
 By powT from heav'n above ; 
 
 And ev'ry step, from lirst to last, 
 
 Proclaims that — God is love. 
 
 \ In all his doctrines and commands. 
 His counsels and designs — 
 In ev'ry work his hands have fram'd, 
 His love supremely shines. 
 
 6 O! ro'iy we all, while here below. 
 
 This best of blessings prove — 
 Till warmer hearts, in brighter worlds. 
 Shall sing that — God is love. 
 14 
 
HIS BEING AND ATTRIBUTES. 
 
 14: God incomprehensible. Jj. lU 
 
 Job. 11 : 7. 
 
 p REAT God, in vain man's narrow view 
 IT Attempts to look thy nature tbrouojh ; 
 Our lab'ring pow'rs with rev'rence own 
 Thy glories never can be known. 
 
 2 Not the high seraph's mighty thought. 
 Who countless years his God has sought, 
 Such wondrous hight or depth can Unci, 
 Or fully trace th}'^ boundless mind. 
 
 3 Yet, Lord, thy kindness deigns to show 
 All that we mortals need to know ; 
 While wisdom, goodness, pow*r divine. 
 Through all thy works and conduct shine. 
 
 4 O, may our souls with rapture trace 
 Thy works of nature and of grace; 
 Adore thy sacred name, and still 
 Press on to know and do thy will, 
 
 15 ^oi dwells xoith the humble. -L* -Vl 
 
 Isaiah 57: 15. 
 
 TITUS saith the high and lofty One, 
 "I sit upon my holy throne; 
 My name is God — 1 dwell on high ; 
 Dwell in my own eternity. 
 
 2 ''But I descend to w*orlds below; 
 On earth 1 have a mansion too; 
 The humble spirit and contrite 
 Is an abode of my delight. 
 
 3 ""The humble soul my words revive, 
 I bid the mourning sinner live; 
 Heal all the broken hearts I find, 
 And ease the sorrows of the mind." 
 
 4 Lord, may thy pard'ning grace be nigh, 
 Lest we should faint, despair, and die] 
 Then shall our grateful voice declare. 
 How free thy tender mercies are. 
 
GOD — 
 
 1 ( ; Tlie UH ittf of God. L . M . 
 
 Isaiah 44 : 8. 
 
 PTERNAL God, almighty catise 
 A J Of earth, and seas, and worlds ui.known, 
 All thin<(s are subject to thy laws — 
 All things depend on thee alone. 
 
 2 Thy orlorions being singly stands, 
 Of all, within itself, possest; 
 
 By none controll'd in thy commands, 
 And in thj'self completely blest. 
 
 3 To thee alone ourselves we owe; 
 
 Let heav'n and earth due homage pay : 
 All other gods we disavow — 
 Deny their claims, renounce their sway. 
 
 4 Worship to thee alone belongs — 
 Worship to thee alone we give; 
 
 Thine be our hearts and thine our songs. 
 And to thy glor}^ we would live. 
 
 5 Spread thy great name through heathen 
 Their idol-deities dethrone; [lands, 
 
 Subdne the world to thy commands. 
 And reign as thou art — God alone. 
 
 ll God invisible to mortal e7/es. -Li. M. 
 
 Heb. 11 : 27. 
 
 ETERXAT. and immortal King I 
 Thy peerless splendors none can bear 
 But darkness vails seraphic eyes. 
 When God with all his glory's there. 
 » Yet faith can pierce the awful gloom, 
 The great Invisible can see; 
 And with its tremblings mingle joy, 
 In fix'd regards, great God I to' thee. 
 3 Then ev'ry tempting form of sin. 
 AwM by thy presence, disappears; 
 And all the glowing, raptnr'd soni 
 The likeness, it admires, it wears. 
 10 
 
HIS BEING AND ATTRIBUTES. 
 
 4 O ever present to my heart ! 
 
 Witness to its extreme desire: 
 Behold it presses on to thee, 
 For it hath caught the heav'nly tire 
 
 5 This one petition would I uro^e: 
 
 To bear tliee ever in my sigiitl 
 In life, in death, in worlds unkuo\vn. 
 My only portion and delight. 
 
 ( J^ God's goodness iiniversaL ^'- i'l 
 
 Matt. 5 : 45. 
 
 SWEET is the memory of thy grace. 
 My God, my lienv'nly King I 
 Let age to age thy riglitcousness 
 In sounds of glory sing. 
 
 2 God reigns on high but not confines 
 
 His goodness to the skies : 
 Thro' the whole eartii his goodness shinea, 
 And ev'ry want supplies. 
 
 3 With longing eyfts thy creatures wait 
 
 On thee' for daily food ; 
 Thy lib'ral hand provides them meat. 
 And fills their mouths with good. 
 
 4 How kind are thy compassions. Lord 
 
 How slow thine anger moves! 
 But soon he sends his pard'ning word. 
 To cheer the soul he loves. 
 
 5 (Creatures with all their endless race, 
 
 Thy povv'r and praise proclaim ; 
 But we who taste thy riciier grace, 
 Delight to bless thy name. 
 
 jij God's goodness and love. v^ • " 
 
 Nalium, 1 : 7. 
 
 YE humble souls, approach your Goil 
 With songs of sacred praise: 
 For he is good, immensely good, 
 And kind are all his ways. 
 (2) 17 
 
GOD — 
 
 2 All nature owns his guardian care; 
 
 In him we live and move: 
 But nobler benefits declare 
 The wonders of his love. 
 
 3 He gave his Son. his only Son, 
 
 To ransom rebel worms; 
 'T is here he makes his goodness known 
 In its diviner forms. 
 
 4 To this dear refuge. Lord, we come, 
 
 On this our hope i-elies ; 
 A safe defense, a peaceful home. 
 When storms of ti-ouble rise. 
 
 5 Thine eye beholds Avith kind regard 
 
 The souls who trust in tli<*e ; 
 Their hiimble hope thou wilt reward 
 With bliss divinely free. 
 
 G Great God, to thine almighty love 
 What honors shall we raise 
 Not all the raptnrd songs above 
 Can render equal praise. 
 
 GOD— HIS NAMES AND RELATIONa 
 
 20 God our gitiJe. 8s, 7s fr 4 
 
 Psalm 25 : 9. 
 
 - pUfDE me, O thou great Jehovah ! 
 IT Pilgrim through this barren land; 
 I am weak, but thou art mighty; 
 Hold me with thy powerful hand: 
 
 Bread of heaven ! 
 Fo«'d nx' till I wnnt no jnoro. 
 
HIS NAMES AND RELATIONS. 
 
 i Open, Lord, the crystal fountain. 
 Whence the healing waters flow: 
 Let the liery cloudy pillar 
 Lead me all my journey through : 
 
 Strong deliv'rer ! 
 Be thou still my strength and shield. 
 
 ] When I tread the verge of Jordan, 
 Bid my anxious fear subside ; 
 l>eath of death, and hell's destruction I 
 Land me safe on Canaan's side : 
 
 Songs of praises 
 I will ever give to thee. 
 
 21 The Lord ia our Shepherd. S.M 
 
 Psalm 23. 
 
 THE Lord my Shepherd is ; 
 I shall be well suppli'd; 
 Since he is mine, and I am his, 
 What can I want beside? 
 
 1 He leads me to the place 
 
 Where heav'nly 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 V^hile he affords his aid, 
 
 I can not yield to fear ; 
 Iho' I sliould walk thi-o' death's dark shade, 
 My Shepherd's with me there. 
 
 5 In sight of all my foes. 
 
 Thou dost my table spread; 
 My cup with blessings overflows, 
 And joy exalts my head. 
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GOD — 
 
 6 T])e bounties of thy love 
 
 Shall crown ray future days; 
 ]^or from thy house will I remove, 
 iS'or cease to speak thy praise. 
 
 22 God all andin all. S. M 
 
 Psalm 73: 25 
 
 "|\,1 Y God, mv life, my love, 
 JJL To thee, to thee I call ; 
 1 can not live if thou remove. 
 For thou art all in all. 
 
 2 Tliy shining grace can cheer 
 
 This dungeon where I dwell ; 
 'T is Paradise when thou art iiere. 
 If thou depart 't is hell. 
 
 3 The smilings of thy flice. 
 
 How amiable they are ! 
 'T is lieavcn to rest in thine embrace. 
 And no where else but there. 
 ■i Xot all the harps above. 
 
 Can make a heav'nly place, 
 If God his residence remove, 
 Or but conceal his fiice. 
 5 Xor earth nor all the sky 
 Can one delight afford, 
 No. not one drop of real joy. 
 Without thy presence, Lord. 
 Thou art the sea of love 
 
 Where all my jdeusures roll. 
 The circle where my passions move, 
 And center of my soul. 
 
 2o God our dwelling place. C :m 
 
 Psalm 90: I. 
 
 OUR God, our help in ages past, 
 Our hope for years tocome; 
 Our slielter from the stormy blast. 
 And our eternal home : 
 20 
 
HIS KAMES AND RELATIONS. 
 
 2 Under the shadow of thy throne, 
 
 Thy saints have dwelt secure; 
 Sufficient is thine arm alone, 
 And our defense is sure. 
 
 3 Before the hills in order stood, 
 
 Or earth receiv'd her frame, 
 
 From everlasting thou art God, 
 
 To endless years the same. 
 
 i Thy word commands our flesh to dust^ 
 "Return, ye sons of men !" 
 All nations rose from eai-th at first, 
 And turn to earth again. 
 
 5 The busy tribes of flesh and blood, 
 With all their lives and cares, 
 Are curried downward by tlie flood. 
 And lost in following years. 
 
 2, J- God our portion. v^- -M 
 
 Psalm 119 : 67. 
 
 WHOM liave we. Lord, in heav'n, but thee, 
 And whom on earth beside ? 
 Where else for succor can w^flee. 
 
 Or in whose strength confide ? 
 2 Thou art our portion here beloAV, 
 
 Our promisWbliss above ; 
 Xe'or may our souls an object know 
 So precious as thy love. 
 
 8 When heart and flesh, O Lord, sliall faiL 
 
 Thou wilt our spirits cheer, 
 {support us through life's thorny vale, 
 
 And calm each anxious fear. 
 
 4 Yes, thou shalt be our guide throngli lif<». 
 And help and strength supply^ 
 
 Sustain us in death's fearful strife, 
 And welcome us on high. 
 21 
 
25 God our Fafier. C. M 
 
 Matt. 6: 9. 
 
 MY God! my Father! oheerino: name! 
 O, may I call thee mine! 
 Give me with humble hope to claim 
 A portion so divine. 
 
 2 This only can my fears control. 
 And bid m}^ sorrows fly ; 
 What real harm can reach mj'^ sonl 
 Beneath my Father's eye? 
 
 8 Whate'er thy providence denies, 
 I calml}'^ would resicrn ; 
 For thou art just, and good, and wise— 
 O bend my will to thine ! 
 
 4 Whate'er thy sovereign will ordains, 
 O give me strentjth to bear; 
 Still let me know a Father reigns, 
 Still trust a Father's care. 
 
 GOD— IN CREATION. 
 
 2() The primeval state of man. CM 
 
 Genesis 1 : 27. 
 
 JEHOVAH'S image brightly shone 
 In Eden's lovely pair. 
 And oft, before his srracions throne. 
 They bow'd in praise and pray'r. 
 
 2 With rectitude, as with a robe. 
 
 Their spotless souls were dressed ; 
 With peace aboujiding, ai d with joy. 
 They were divinely bless'd. 
 
 3 No self-reproach, no slavish dread 
 
 Disturb'd their peace within; 
 No frowning storm their path o'erspn^ad, 
 While undetiled with sin. 
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IN CREATION. 
 
 4 Thus souls renew'd by savino- grace— 
 Whose sins have been forgiv'n — 
 Behold the smiles of Jesus' face, 
 And feel an inward heav'n. 
 
 27 jf ^^ unspeakable (/lory of God. C rl. M. 
 
 Eev. 1: 17. 
 
 SmCE o'er thy footstool here below 
 Such radiant gomi are strewn, 
 O, what magnificence must glow, 
 
 Great God. abont thy throne! 
 So brilliant here these drops of lijrht — 
 There the full ocean rolls, how bright! 
 
 2 [f night's blue curtain of the sky— 
 
 Witli thousand stars inwronglit. 
 Hung like a royal canopy 
 
 With flittering diamonds frauirht — 
 Be. Lord, thy temple's outer vail. 
 What splendor at the shrine must dwell I 
 
 3 The dazzling sun at noonday honr— 
 
 Forth from his flaming vase 
 Flinging o'er eartli the golden sljower 
 
 Till vale and mountain blaze — 
 But shows. O Lord, one beam of thine; 
 What, then, the day where thou dost shine. 
 
 4 O, how shall these dim eyes endure 
 
 That noon of living rays! 
 Oi' how our spirits, so impure. 
 
 Upon thy glorj^ gaze! 
 Anoint, O Lord, anoint our sight. 
 And fit us for that world of light. 
 
 28 The heaveuM declare the cf Ion/ of God. L.M 
 
 ■psklni 19 1, 
 
 THE spacious firmament on high, 
 VVitli all tlie l)lue ethereal sky. 
 And spangled heav'ns. a sliining frnmc, 
 Their great Original proclaim. 
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2 'rii' unweai-rd sun, from day to day, 
 Does bis Creator's pow'r display, 
 And publishes to every land, 
 
 The work of au almighty band. 
 
 3 Soon as the ev'ning shades prevail, 
 The moon tiikes up the wondrous tale. 
 And nightl}'- to the list'ninof earth 
 
 ■ Repeats the story of her birth : 
 
 i While all the stars that round ber bun , 
 And all the planets in their turn, 
 Confirm the tidings as they roll. 
 And spread the truth from pole to pole. 
 
 f) What though in solemn silence all 
 Move round this dark terrestrial ball ; 
 What though no real voice nor sound 
 Amid their radiant orbs be found ; 
 
 Gin reason's e;xr they all rejoice. 
 And utter forth a glorious voice; 
 F'or ever singing as they shine, 
 The hand that made us is divine! 
 
 U;| God's character exhibited in redemption. C 31 , 
 
 Psalm 1». 
 
 FATHER, how wide tliy glory shines. 
 How high thy wonders rise! 
 Known thro' the earth by thousand s'gn%, 
 By thousands through' the skies. 
 
 9, Those mighty orbs proclaim thy power 
 Their motions speak thy skill ; 
 And on the wings of every hour 
 We read thj' patience still. 
 
 3 But when we view thj"- strange design 
 To save rebellious worms. 
 Where justice and compassion join 
 In their divinest forms — 
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IN PROVIDENCE. 
 
 Here the whole Deity is known. 
 
 Nor dares a creature guess 
 Which of the calories brighter shoi e — 
 
 The justice or the grace. 
 XovN^ the full glories of the Lamb 
 
 Adorn the heavenly plains ; 
 Bright seraphs learn Immanuel's nainc 
 
 And try their choicest strains. 
 O may I bear some humble part 
 
 In that immortal song ! 
 Wonder and joy shall tune my heart. 
 
 And love command my tongue. 
 
 GOD— IN PEOVIDENCE. 
 
 30 " The Lord will provide." lOs & 1 Is 
 
 Genesis 22 : 14. 
 rp HOUGH troubles assail and dangers affricrlit, 
 I Though friends should all fail, and foes all unite — 
 Yet one thing secures us, whatever betide, 
 The Scripture assures us, " The Lord will providi." 
 
 2 The birds, without barn or storehouse, are fed ; 
 From them let us learn, to trust for our bread : 
 His saints, what is fitting, shall ne'er be denied, 
 So long as 'tis written, " The Lord Mill provide." 
 
 3 His call we obey, like Abrah'm of old — 
 
 Not knowing our way ; but faith makes us bold ; 
 For though we are strangers, we have a sure gui'io, 
 And trust in all dangers, " The Lord will proviae " 
 
 4 When Satan appears to shut up our path, 
 And fills us with fears, we triumpli by faith ; 
 
 He can not take from us, though oft he has tried, 
 This heart-cheering promise, " The Lord will provide. 
 
 C He tells us we 're weak, our hope is in vain — 
 The good that we seek we ne'er shall obtain ; 
 But when such suggestions our graces have tried, 
 This answers all questions, " The Lord will provide.' 
 
 li No strength of onr own, or goodness we claim ; 
 Yet since we have known the Saviour's gr'-at namtik * 
 In this, our strong tower, for safety wi. hide ; 
 The Lord is our power, " The Lord will provide ' 
 
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GOD— 
 
 7 When life sinks upjice, and death is in view, 
 The woid of his grace shall comfort us through ; 
 Not fearing or doubting, Avith Christ on our side, 
 We hope to die shouting, " The Lord will provide.' 
 
 ^l Acquiescence in God's providence. 0.31, 
 
 Rev. 15 : 3. 
 
 SINCE all th' varying scenes of time. 
 God's watchfulej^e survej^s, 
 O, who so wise to choose our lot, 
 Or to appoint our ways ? 
 
 2 Good when lie oives — supremely goo<l— 
 
 Nor less wlien he denies; 
 Afflictions from his sov'reign hand 
 Are blessings in disguise. 
 
 3 Why should we doubt a Father's love, 
 
 So constant and so kind ? 
 To his unerring gracious will, 
 Be ev'ry wish ree-lgn'd. 
 
 !>2 Thy judgments are a great deep. C M, 
 
 Psalm 36 : 6. 
 
 OD moves in a mysterious way, 
 His wonders to perform ; 
 He plants his footsteps in tlie sea, 
 And rides upon the storm. 
 
 2 Deep in unfathomable mines 
 
 Of never-failing skill, 
 He treasures up his bright designs. 
 And works his sovereign will. 
 
 3 Ye feaiful saints, fresh courage take 
 
 The clouds ye so much dread 
 Are big with merc3% and sliall 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. 
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 G' 
 
IN PROVIDENCE. 
 
 5 His purposes will ripen fast, 
 
 Unfolding every hour : 
 The bud may have a bitter tast^, 
 But sweet' will be the flow^er. 
 
 6 Blind unbelief is sure to err, 
 
 And scan his work in vain; 
 God is his own interpreter, 
 And he will make i: plain. 
 
 OO " Noio we see through a glass darJdy." ^- M 
 1 Cor. 13 : 12. 
 
 THY way. O God, is in the sea; 
 Thy paths I can not trace, 
 Kor comprehend the mystery 
 Of thine unbounded orace. 
 
 2 Here the dark vails of flesh and sense 
 
 My cnptive soul surround; 
 Mysterious deeps of providence 
 My inward tlioughts confound. 
 
 3 As through a glas§ I dimly see 
 
 The wonders of thy love ; 
 How little do I know of thee. 
 Or of the joys above ! 
 
 4 Though but in part I know thy will, 
 
 I bless thee for the sight; 
 When will thy love the whole reveal 
 In glory's clearer light? 
 
 5 In rapture shall I then survey 
 
 Thy providence and grace, 
 
 And spend an everlasting day 
 
 hi wonder, love and praise. 
 
 34 Your heavenly Father feedefh them. C M 
 Matt. G: 25-34. 
 
 WHY despond in life's dark vale? 
 Why sink to fears a prey ? 
 Tli' almighty power can never fail, 
 His love can ne'er decay. 
 27 
 
 
 
2 Behold the birds that wing the air, 
 
 Nor sow nor reap the grain : 
 
 Yet God, with all a father's care, 
 
 Eelieves when they coihplain. 
 
 3 Behold the lilies of the field— 
 
 The}^ toil nor labor know; 
 Yet roj^al robes to theirs mnst yield, 
 In beauty's richest glow. 
 
 4 That God who hears the raven's cry, 
 
 ^Vho decks the lily's form, 
 Will surely all j^our wants supply, 
 And shield you in the storm. 
 
 5 Seek first his kingdom's grace to share; 
 
 Its righteousness pursue: 
 And all that needs your earthly care. 
 He will bestow on you. 
 
 
 
 35 God of Bethel. C. M.. 
 
 Genesis 28 : 19-22. 
 
 GOD of Bethel, by whose hand 
 Thy people still are fed, 
 Wlio through this weary pilgrimage 
 Hast all our fathers fed ; 
 
 2 Our vows, our pray'rs, we now present 
 Before thy throne of grace; 
 God of our fathers! be the God 
 Of their succeeding race. 
 
 • 3 Through each perplexing path of life 
 Our wand'ring footsteps guide; 
 Give us each day our daily bread, 
 And raiment fit provide. 
 
 4 O spread thy cov'ring wings around 
 Till all our wand'riiigs ceasp. 
 And at our Father's lovM abode 
 Our souls arrive in peace! 
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IN PROVIDENCE. 
 
 5 Sucli blessings from tliy gracious hand 
 Onr humble pray'rs implore; 
 And tliou shalt be our chosen God, 
 And portion evermore. 
 
 3o God's servants safe on sea or land. C .M. 
 Psalm 69 : 15. 
 
 HOW are thy servants blest, O Lord, 
 How sure is their defense ! 
 Eternal wisdom is their guide, 
 Their help, omnipotence. 
 
 2 In foreign realms, and lands remote, 
 
 Supported by thy care. 
 Through burning climes they pass unhurt, 
 And breathe in tainted air. 
 
 3 When by the dreadful tempest borne 
 
 High on the broken wave. 
 They know thou art not slow to hear. 
 Nor impotent to save. 
 
 4 The storm is laid, the winds retire. 
 
 Obedient to thy will ; 
 The sea, that roars at thy command, 
 At thy command is still. 
 
 5 In midst of dangers, fears and deaths. 
 
 Thy goodness we'll adore; 
 We'll praise thee for thy mercies past, 
 And humblj'- hope for more. 
 
 8 Our life, while thou ])reserv'st that life. 
 Thy sacririce shall be; 
 And death, when death shall be our lot, 
 Shall join our souls to thee. 
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WORSHIP AND PKAISE. 
 
 \\ OESHIP A^D PRAISE— PUBLIC 
 WORSHIP. 
 
 37 The vanity of idols. L. M> 
 
 Psalm 115. 
 
 lyrOT imto lis. Almighty Lord, 
 li But to thyself the glory be! 
 Create.d by thy awful word, 
 We only live to honor thee. 
 
 2 Where is their God? the heathen cry. 
 
 And bow to senseless wood and stone; 
 Our God, we tell tliem, tills the sky, 
 And calls ten thousand worlds his own 
 
 3 Vain gods I vain men ! the Lord alone. 
 
 Is Israel's worship, Israel's friend; 
 
 fear his power, his goodness own. 
 And love him, trust him to the end. 
 
 4 Wlio lean on him.from strength to strength. 
 
 From light to light, siiall onward move, 
 Till through the grave tliey pass at length, 
 To sing on high his saving love. 
 
 ,')0 Hoio amiahle are thy tabernacles. L. AJ. 
 
 Psalm 84: 1. 
 
 LORD, what ahcav'n of saving grace. 
 Shines through the beauties of thy face, 
 And lights our passions to a flame ! 
 Lord, how we love tliy charming lame ! 
 
 1 When I can say my God is mine. 
 When I can feci thy glories shine, 
 
 1 tread the world beneath my feet. 
 And all that earth calls good or great. 
 
 3 While such a scene of sacred joys 
 Our raptur'd eyes and soul employs, 
 Here we could sit and gaze away 
 A long, an everlasting day 
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PUBLIC WORSHIP. 
 
 4 We'll, we shall quickly pass the night, 
 To the fair coasts of pei-fect li.oht ; 
 Then shall our joyful senses rove 
 O'er the dear object of our love. 
 
 Send comforts down from thy rioht haiul. 
 While we pass through this barren luud : 
 And in thy temple let us see 
 A glimpse of love, a glimpse of thee. 
 
 i\\} The communion of spirits inworsJiip, J-i. -M . 
 
 1 Cor. 5:4. 
 
 BE Still ! be still ! for all around. 
 On either hand, is holy ground. 
 Here in his house, the Lord to-day 
 Will listen, while his people pray. 
 
 2 Thou, tossed upon the waves of care, 
 Read}'^ to sink with deep despair, 
 Here ask relief, with heart sincere. 
 And thou shalt find that God is here. 
 
 3 Thou who hast laid within the grave. 
 Those whom thou hadst no power to save, 
 ^JvTow to the mercy-seat draw near. 
 With all thy woes, for God is here. 
 
 4 Thou who hast dear ones far awaj". 
 In foreign lands, 'mid ocean's spray. 
 Pray for them now, and dry the tear, 
 And trust the God who listens here. 
 
 5 Thou who art mourning o'er thy sin, 
 Deploring guilt that reigns withhi, 
 The God of peace is ever near; 
 
 The troubled spirit meets him here. 
 
 40 Longing after God. L. M, 
 
 Psalm 63. 
 
 p EEAT God, indulge my humble claim; 
 VJ Thou art my hope, my jo3% my rest; 
 The glories tliat compose thy name. 
 Stxmd all engng'd to make" me blest. 
 HI 
 
WORSHIP AND PRAISE. 
 
 2 Thou great and good, thou just and wise. 
 
 Thou art my Father and my God ! 
 And I am thhie by sacred ties. 
 Thy son, thy servant, bouglit with blood, 
 
 3 With ready feet I love t' appear 
 
 Among thy saints, and seek thy face. 
 Oft have I seen thy glory there, 
 And felt the pow'r of sov'reign grace. 
 
 4 I'il lift my hands, I'll raise my voice. 
 
 While i have breath to pray or praise, 
 
 This work shall make my heart rejoice. 
 
 Throughout the remnant of r.iy "days. 
 
 4 I Let ua go into the house of the Lord. ^- M . 
 
 Psalm 122: 1. 
 
 HOW did my heart rejoice to hear 
 My friends devoutly say, 
 In Zion let us all appear. 
 And keep the solemn day. 
 
 2 I love her gates, I love the road. 
 
 The church, adorn'd witli grape. 
 Stands like a palace built for God, 
 To show his milder face. 
 
 3 U|> to her courts, with joys unknown, 
 
 The holy tribes repair; 
 Tlic Son of David holds his throne. 
 And sits in judgment there. 
 
 4 lie hears onr praises and complaints, 
 
 And with his awful voice 
 Divides the sinners from the saints : 
 We tremble and rejoice. 
 
 5 Peace be within this sacred place. 
 
 And jo}- a constant gnest. 
 With holy gifts and heav'nly grace, 
 Be her attendants blest. 
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PUBLIC WORSHIP. 
 
 C My soul sliall pray for Zion still, 
 While life or breath remains : 
 There my best friends, my kindred dwell. 
 There God my Saviour reigns. 
 
 42 Christ a Prophet, Priest and King. H. M. 
 
 JOIN^ all the glorious names 
 Of wisdom, love, and power. 
 Til at 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 tliee the joyful news 
 
 Of our salvation came; 
 The joyful news of sins forgiven — 
 Of hell subdu'd, and peace with heaven 
 
 3 Be thou my counselor, 
 
 My pattern and my guide; 
 And through this desert land. 
 
 Still keep me near thy side : 
 O let my feet ne'er run astray, 
 Nor rove, nor seek the crooked way. 
 
 4 I love n\y Shepherd's voice. 
 
 His watchful eyes shall keep 
 My wandering sonl among 
 
 The thousands of his sheep: 
 He feeds his flock, he call their names, 
 His bosom bears the tender lambs. 
 
 6 Should all the hosts of death. 
 And powers of hell unknown, 
 Put their most dreadful forms 
 y Of rage and mischief on ; 
 ^^/l shall be safe, for Christ displays 
 "^^ Superior power, and guardian grnc«. 
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WORSHIP AND PRAISE. 
 
 43 Praise to Christ for redemption. Jj- ^ 
 
 jEAR Lord, how wonclrous is thy love 
 
 D' 
 
 To such unworthy worms as we! 
 Thou hast sent clown the heav'nly dove. 
 To set our souls at liberty. 
 2 We that Avere doom'd to wo and pain, 
 Expos'd to death of ev'rj^ kind, 
 Tliro' Jesus Christ, the Lamb once slain« 
 Do life and peace and pardon find. 
 .3 Shall we forget our Saviour's grace. 
 Who died to save our guilty souls. 
 And bring us to his Father's face, 
 AVliere endless peace and pleasure rolls. 
 
 4 Forbid, O Lord, each wand'ring thought. 
 
 May Christ be all, in our esteem; 
 Let earthly things be all forgot. 
 And counted loss compar'd with him. 
 
 5 Lord Jesus! make us bear in mind 
 
 Thy rich, thy pure redeeming love. 
 Till we shall be forever join'd 
 
 With those that sing thy praise above. 
 
 44 Break forth into joy. t5. 1>J. 
 
 Isaiiih 52: 9. 
 
 ■p ATSE your triumphant songs 
 Xv To an inimoital tune; 
 Let the ^vide earth resound the deeds 
 Celestial grace has done. 
 
 2 Sing how Eteriuil Love 
 
 Its chief Beloved chose. 
 And bid him rai-^e ourruin'd race 
 From their abyss of woes. 
 
 3 His hand no thunder bears. 
 
 No teiTor clotiies his brow. 
 No bolts to drive our guilty souls 
 To fiercer flimes below. 
 
PUBLIC WORSHIP. 
 
 4 'T was mercy fill'd the throne, 
 
 And wrath stood silent by, 
 When Christ was sent with pardons do w n 
 To rebels doom'd to die. 
 
 5 Now, sinners, dry your tears, 
 
 Let hopeless sorrow cease; 
 
 Bow to the scepter of his love, 
 
 And take the offered peace. 
 
 4 5 Worthy is the Lamb. C. M, 
 
 Rev. 5: 12. 
 
 BEHOLD the glories of the Lamb, 
 Amid his Father's throne ; 
 Prepare new honors for his name. 
 And songs before unknown. 
 
 2 Let elders worship at his feet, 
 
 The Church adore around. 
 With vials full of odors sweet. 
 And harps of sweeter sound. 
 
 3 Those are the pray'rs of all the saints, 
 
 And these the liymns tliey raise : 
 Jesus is kind to our complaints. 
 He loves to hear our praise. 
 
 4 Thou hast redeem'd our souls with blood, 
 
 Hast set the prisoners free — 
 Hast made us kings and priests to God, 
 And we shall reign with thee. 
 
 •I {') The loveliness of Christ. C. M. 
 
 pOME heav'nly love, inspire my song, 
 \J With thy immortal Ihime; 
 And teach my heart and teach my tonguQ 
 The Saviour's lovely name. 
 2 Tlie Saviour! O wOiat endless charms 
 Dwell in the blissful sound I 
 Its influence ev'r.y fear disarms. 
 And spreads svveet comfort round. 
 .3.5 
 
WORSHIP AND PEAISE. 
 
 3 Here pardon, life and joys divine, 
 
 In rich effusion flow, 
 For guilty rebels, lost in sin, 
 And doomed to dreadful wo. 
 
 4 God's only Son — stupendous grace !- 
 
 Forsook his throne above, 
 And swift to save our wretched race, 
 He flew on wings of love. 
 
 C, tlie rich depths of love divine, 
 Of bliss a boundless store! 
 
 Dear Saviour, let me call thee mine, 
 I can not wish for more. 
 
 4-7 Invitation to praise. C JM, 
 
 COME, let us all unite to praise 
 The Saviour of mankind! 
 Our thaidvful hearts in solemn lays 
 Be with our voices join'd. 
 
 2 But how shall dust his worth declai-e, 
 
 When angels try in vain ; 
 Tlieir faces vail when they appear 
 Before the Son of Man. 
 
 3 O Lord, we can not silent be; 
 
 By love we are constrain'd 
 To olfer our best thanks to thee — 
 Our Saviour and our Friend. 
 
 4 Though feeble are our best essays. 
 
 Thy love will not despise 
 Our grateful song of humble praise— 
 Our well-meant sacrifice. 
 
 5 Let ev'ry tongue thy goodness show, 
 
 And spread abroad thy fame; 
 Let ev'ry heart with praise o'erflcw, 
 And bless thy sacred name I 
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PUBLIC WORSHIP. 
 
 48 Praise the Lord, all ye nations. -L«- iM 
 
 Psalm 117. 
 
 EROM all who dwell below the skies 
 Let the Creator's praise arise, 
 Let the Redeemer's name be sung 
 Through ev'ry land, by ev'ry tongue. 
 
 2 Eternal are thy mercies. Lord ; 
 Eternal truth attends thy word \, 
 
 Thy praise shall sound from shore to sho:^ 
 Till suns shall rise and set no more. 
 
 3 Your lofty themes, ye mortals, bring; 
 lu songs of praise divinely slug; 
 The great salvation loud proclaim. 
 And shout for joy the Saviour's name. 
 
 4 In ev'ry land begin the song; 
 To ev'ry land the strains belong ; 
 In cheerful sounds all voices raise, 
 And fill the world with loudest praise. 
 
 49 The Fount of Blessing. 8's & T's. 
 
 COME, thou Fount of every 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 — O fix rae 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 rae when a stranger, 
 
 Wandering from the fold of God ; 
 He. to save my soul from danger, 
 Interposed his precious blood- 
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WOKSHIP AND PRAISE. 
 
 3 O, to grace how great a debtor 
 
 Dalh' I 'in constrained to be! 
 Let that grace, Lord, like a fetter, 
 
 Bind my wandering lieart to thee 
 Prone to wander. Lord, I feel it; 
 
 Prone to leave the God I love; 
 Elere's my heart; Lord, take and seal it; 
 
 Seal it from thy courts above. 
 
 jO Praise for mercies. o. M 
 
 Psalm 103. 
 
 BLESS the Lord, my soul ! 
 His grace to tliee proclaim; % 
 
 And alf tliat is within me, join 
 To bless liis holy name. 
 
 2 O bless the Lord, my soull 
 
 His mercies bear in mind; 
 
 Forgot not all his benefits — 
 
 Tiie Lord to thee is kind. 
 
 3 He will not always chide; 
 
 He will with patience wait; 
 His wrath is ever slow to rise, 
 And ready to abate. 
 
 4 The Lord forgives thj- sins, 
 
 Prolongs tliy feeble breath; 
 He healeth tliine infirmities, 
 And ransoms thee from death. 
 
 5 Then bless his holy name. 
 
 Whose grace hath made thee whole; 
 Whose loving kindness crowns thy days 
 O bless the Lord, ni}^ soul ! 
 
 51 
 
 Findinrj God in all things. L. JVl 
 
 WHILE thee I seek, protecting Pow'r, 
 Be my vain wishes still'd; 
 And may this consecrated hour 
 With better hopes be tiird. 
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rUBLIC WORSHIP. 
 
 2 Tliy love the pow'r of thought bestow'd: 
 
 To tliee nij?^ thonofhts would soar; 
 Tli.y mercy o'er my life has flow'd: 
 Tliat merc}^ I adore. 
 
 3 In each event of life, how clear 
 
 Thy rnliiio- hand I see! 
 Each' blessing to niy soul more deal, 
 Because coiiferrVl by thee. 
 
 i In ev'ry joy that ci'owns my days, 
 lu ev"ry pain I bear. 
 My heart shall tind delight in praise. 
 Or seek relief in pray'r. 
 
 5 When gladness wings mv favor'd hour, 
 Thy love my thoughts shall till ; 
 Eesign'd, when storms of sorrow low'r, 
 My soul shall meet thy will. 
 
 52 The unspeakable gift. -L. M 
 
 2 Cor 9 : 15. 
 
 COME, worship at Emmanuers feet; 
 Behold in him what wonders meet! 
 AVoids are too feeble to express 
 His worth, his glorj', or his grace. 
 
 2 He is the Head — each member lives. 
 And owns the vital power he gives ; 
 Tlie saints below, and saints above, 
 Joined by his Spirit and his love. 
 
 3 He is the Vine— his heav'nly root 
 S-.ipj)lies each brancli with iife and fruit 
 O! may a lasting union join 
 
 My soul to Christ, the living Vihe. 
 
 4 He is the Eock — how firm he proves! 
 The Ilock of Ages never moves; 
 
 Bnt the sweet streams that from him flow 
 Attend us all the journey through. 
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WORSHIP AND PRAISE 
 
 5 He is the Sun of riohteonsness, 
 Diffusing' light, and joy, and peace; 
 What healing in his beams appears, 
 To chase our clouds and dry our tears! 
 
 S Yet faintly to us mortals here, 
 His glory, grace, and worth appear ; 
 His beauties we shall clearly trace, 
 When we behold him face to face. 
 
 B^ 
 
 53 The lines are fallen in pleasant places. CM, 
 Psalm 16: 6. 
 
 [LEST be my God, that I was born 
 To hear the gospel sound — 
 Tl»at 1 was born to be baptiz'd, 
 And bred on holy ground. 
 
 2 That I was bred where God appears 
 
 With tokens of his grace; 
 The lines are fallen unto me 
 In a most pleasant place. 
 
 3 Blest be my God for what I sec, 
 
 My God for what I hear; 
 I hear such blessed news from heav'n 
 Not earth nor hell I fear. 
 
 4 I hear my Lord for me was born, 
 
 My Lord for me did die ; 
 My Lord for me did rise again. 
 
 And did ascend on high, 
 f On high he stands to plead my cause. 
 
 And will return again, 
 And .set me on a glorious throne. 
 
 And I with him shall reign. 
 
 04 God's paternal love and care. C 31 
 
 OGOD, on thee we all depend, 
 On thy paternal care; 
 Thou wilt the Fatlier and the Friend 
 In ev'j'y act appear. 
 40 
 
PUBLIC WORSHIP. 
 
 2 With open hand and lib'ral hpart. 
 
 Thou wilt our wants supply ; 
 The needful blessings still impart. 
 And no good thing deny. 
 
 3 Our Father knows what's good and It 
 
 And wisdom guides his love ; 
 To thine appointments we submit. 
 And ev'ry choice approve. 
 
 4 In thy paternal love and care, 
 
 With cheerful hearts we trust; 
 Thy tender mercies boundless are, 
 
 And all thy thoughts are just. 
 B We can not want while God provides; 
 
 What he ordains, is best; 
 And heav'n, whate'er we want besides, 
 
 Will give eternal rest. 
 
 55 Gratitude. CM. 
 
 WHE:N' all thy mercies. O my God, 
 My rising soul surveys. 
 Transported with the view, I 'm lost 
 In Avonder, love, and praise. 
 
 2 Unnumber'd comforts on my soul 
 
 Thy tender care bestow'd, 
 Before my infant heart conceiv'd 
 From whom those comforts flow'd. 
 
 3 When in the slippery paths of youth. 
 
 With heedless steps I ran. 
 Thine arm, unseen, convey'd me safe, 
 And led me up to man. 
 
 4 Ten thousand thousand precious gifts 
 
 My daily thanks employ ; 
 Nor is the least a cheerful heart. 
 That tastes those gifts with joy 
 
 5 Through every period of my life. 
 
 Thy goodness I '11 pursue ; 
 And after deatli. in distant worlds, 
 The glorious theme renew. 
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WORSHIP AND PRAISE, 
 
 6 Through all eternity, to thee 
 A grateful song I'll raise; 
 But b, eternity's too short, 
 To utter all thy praise ! 
 
 3(5 I will praise thee for ever. Lj. M. 
 
 Psalm 52 : 9. 
 
 MY God, my King, thj^ various praise 
 Shall fill the remnant of my days; 
 Thy grace em):)loy my humble tongue. 
 Till death and glory raise the song. 
 
 2 The wings of ev'ry hour shall Lear 
 Some thankful tribute to thine ear, 
 And ev'ry setting sun shall see. 
 Xew works of duty done for thee. 
 
 3 Thj' truth and justice I'll proclaim; 
 Thy bounty flows, an endless stream; 
 Thy mercy swift, thine anger slow, 
 But dreadful to the stubborn foe. 
 
 4 But who can speak thj' wondrous deeds? 
 Thy greatness all our thoughts exceeds, 
 Vast and unsearchable thy ways. 
 
 Vast and immortal be thy praise ! 
 
 Q ( God hleseed for his goodness. IJ. M, 
 
 Psalm 103. 
 
 BLESS. O my soul, the living God ; 
 Call home thy thoughts that rove abroa(^, 
 Let all the pow'rs within me join 
 In work and worship so divine. 
 
 2 Bloss. O my soul, the God of grace; 
 His favors claim thy higliest praise; 
 Why should ungratcfulsilence hide 
 Tlie blessings which his hands provide? 
 
 3 'Tis he, my soul, that sent his Son 
 
 To die for crimes ^vhich thou hast dor.e; 
 Ho owns the ransom, and forgives 
 The hourly follies of our lives. 
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 4 The vices of the mind he heals. 
 And cures the pains tliat nature feels — 
 Redeems the soul from hell, and saves 
 Our wasting life from threat'ning graves. 
 
 5 Our youth decay'd, his pow'r repairs : 
 His mercy crowns our growing years; 
 He fills our store with ev'ry good, 
 And feeds our souls with heav'niy food. 
 
 6 He sees th' oppressor and th' opprest, 
 And often gives the suff'rer rest; 
 
 But will his justice more display. 
 In the last great rewarding day. 
 
 58 Tfiey shall come to Zion with songs. 7s 
 
 Isaiah 35 : 10. 
 
 SOXGS of praise the angels sang, 
 Heav'n with hallelujahs 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 Heav'n and earth must pass away. 
 Songs of praise shall crown that day; 
 God will make new heav'ns 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 
 
 6 Saints below with beart and voice, 
 Still in songs of praise rejoice; 
 Learning here, by faith and love, 
 Songs of praise to sing above. 
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 6 Borne upon the latest bi-eat1i. 
 Songs of praise shall conquer death; 
 Then amidst eternal joj^ 
 Songs of praise their powers employ I 
 
 59 0, Lord, I toill praise thee. 8s & 7s. 
 
 Isaiah 12 : 1. 
 
 LORD, with glowing heart I'd prais 
 For the bliss thy love bestows ; [tho< 
 For the pardoning grace that saves me, 
 
 And the peace that from it flows: 
 Help. O God, my weak endeavor; 
 This dull soil! to rapture raise; 
 Thou must light the flame, or never 
 Can my love be warm'd to praise. 
 
 2 Praise, my soul, the God that sought tliee, 
 
 ^V retched wand'rer, far astray; 
 Found thee lost, and kindly brought thee 
 
 Fiom the paths 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-stain'd cross appear. 
 
 3 Lord, this bosom's ardent feeling 
 
 Vainly would my lips express : 
 Low before thy footstool kneeling. 
 
 Deign thy suppliant's pray'r 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. 
 
 oO Heaven begun on earth. fe- 31 
 
 COME ye that love the Lord, 
 And let your joys be known; 
 Join in a song with sweet accord, 
 While ye surround his throne. 
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 2 Let tbo5;e refuse to sing 
 
 That never knew our God ; 
 But servants of the heav'nly king 
 May speak their joys abroad. 
 
 3 The God that rules on high. 
 
 That all the earth surveys, 
 That rides upon the stormy sky, 
 And calms the roaring seas : 
 
 4 This awful God is ours. 
 
 Our Father and our Love ; ' 
 
 He will send down his heav'nly pow'rs, 
 To carry us above. 
 
 5 The men of grace have found, 
 
 Glory begun below : 
 Celestial fruits on earthly ground. 
 
 From faith and hope may grow. 
 C Then let our songs abound, 
 
 And ev'ry tear be dry ; 
 We 're marching on Immanuel's ground, 
 
 To fairer worlds on high. 
 
 1 The henejlt of public ordinances. Jj. M. 
 
 AWAY from ev'ry mortal care, 
 Awaj^ from earth our souls retreat; 
 Wo leave tliis lower world afar. 
 And wait and worship near thy seat. 
 2 Lord, in the temple of thy grace. 
 We see thy feet, and we adore ; 
 We gaze upon thy lovely face. 
 And learn the wonders of thy pow'r. 
 i While ho-e our various wants we mourn 
 United groans ascend on liigh ; 
 And prayer bears a quick return 
 Of blessings from bej^ond the sky. 
 4 If Satan rage and sin grows strong. 
 Here we receive some cheering word; 
 We gird the gospel armor on, 
 To tiglit the battles of tlie Lord. 
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WORSHIP AND PRAISE. 
 
 5 Or if our spirit faints and dies, stiiijfs), 
 (Our conscience gall'd with inward 
 Here doth the ri^'hteous Sun arise 
 
 With healing beams beneath his wings, 
 H Fntlier! m^'^ soul would still abide 
 Within thy temple, near thj'^ side; 
 But if mj^ feet must hence depart. 
 Still keep thy dwelling in my heart. 
 
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 God exalted above all praise. Jj. M. 
 
 INTERNAL pow'r. whose high abode 
 Jj Becomes the grandeur of a God; 
 Infmite lengths, beyond the bounds 
 "^Vliere stars revolve their little rounds. 
 
 2 Thee, while the first archangel sings, 
 He hides his face behind his wings; 
 And ranks of shining thrones around 
 Fall worshiping, and spread the ground. 
 
 3 Tjord, what shall earth and ashes do? 
 We would adore our Maker too ; 
 From sin and dust to thee we cry. 
 The great, the holy, and the high ! 
 
 4 Earth from aAir has heard thy fame. 
 And worms have learn'd to lisp thy nan]f>; 
 But, O the glories of thy mind. 
 
 Leave all our soaring thoughts behind. 
 God is in heav'n, and men below ; 
 Be short our tunes— our words be few I 
 . A sacred rev'rence checks our songs. 
 And praise sits silent on our tongues. 
 
 15,') Be/ore baptism or the communion. \j. 31 
 
 HOW great, how solemn is the work 
 Whicli we attend to-day! 
 ;Now for a holy, solemn frame, 
 O God, to thee we praJ^ 
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 2 O may we feel as once we felt, 
 
 Wlieii pain'cl and griev'd at heart, 
 Thy kind, forgiving, melting look, 
 Reliev'd our ev'ry smart. 
 8 T.et grace, which then was exercis'd, 
 Be exercis'd again; 
 And nurtur'd by celestial pow'r, 
 In exercise remain. 
 
 4 Vwake our love, our fear, our hope. 
 
 Wake fortitude and joy; 
 V:iin worll, begone; let tilings above 
 Our happy thoughts employ. 
 
 5 While thee, our Saviour and our Lord, 
 
 To all around we own, 
 Drive each rebellious rival lust. 
 Each traitor from the throne. 
 
 6 Instruct our minds, our wills subdue, 
 
 To heav'n our passions raise; 
 That hence our lives, our all, may b^ 
 Devoted to thy praise. 
 
 {)-{■ Worship on earth suggestive, etc. 0. x . M 
 
 Psalm 122. 
 
 THE festal morn, my God, is come. 
 That calls me to thy liallowed dome. 
 Thy presence to adore : 
 My feet the summons shall attend. 
 With willing steps thy courts ascend. 
 And tread the sacred fioor. 
 
 2 With joy sliall I behold the day, 
 That cails my thirsting soul away 
 
 To dwell among tlie blest! 
 Foi", lo! my great Redeemer's power 
 Unfolds the everlasting door, 
 
 And leads me to his rest ! 
 
 3 E'en now, to my expecting eyes 
 
 The heaven-built towers of Salem rise; 
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 E'en now, with glad snrvey, 
 I view her mansions, that contain 
 The angel forms, a beauteous train, 
 
 And shine with cloudless day. 
 
 Hither, from earth's remotest end, 
 Lo! the redeemed of God ascend, 
 
 Their tribute hither bring ; 
 Here, crowned with everlasthig joy. 
 En hymns of praise their tongues employ 
 
 And hail th' immortal King. 
 
 Let me, blest seat, mj'^ name behold 
 Among thy citizens enrolFd — 
 
 In thee for ever dwell; 
 Let charity my steps attend. 
 My sole companion and my friend. 
 
 And faith and hope farewell ! 
 
 05 The song of the Lamb. C M. 
 
 Uev. 15: 3. 
 
 THOU dear Redeemer, dying Lamb, 
 We love to hear of thee ; 
 No music 's like thy charming name, 
 Nor half so sweet can be. 
 
 2 O may we ever hear thy voice. 
 
 In mercy to us speak ; 
 And in our Priest we will rejoice. 
 Thou great Melchisedek. 
 
 3 Our Saviour shall be still our theme, 
 
 While in this world we stay; 
 We'll sing our Jesus' lovely name, 
 When all things else decay. 
 
 4 When we appear in yonder cloud, 
 
 With nil the favor'd throng. 
 Tlien will we sing more sweet, more loud 
 And Christ siiall be our song. 
 
PUBLIC WORSHIP. 
 
 66 Be hath the keys of hell and of death. L. M. 
 Ilev. 1 : 18. 
 
 HAIL to the Prince of Life and Peace, 
 Who holds the kej^s of death and hell . 
 The spacious world unseen is his 
 The sov'reign power becomes him well. 
 
 2 In shame and anguish once he died ; 
 
 But now he lives for ever more; 
 Bow down, you saints, around his seat. 
 And all you angel bands adore. 
 
 3 Live, live for ever, glorious Lord, 
 
 To crush thy foes and guard th}' friends, 
 While all thy chosen tribes rejoice ' 
 That tliy dominion never ends. 
 \ Worthy thy hand to hold the l<eys. 
 Guided bj' wisdom and by love; 
 Worthy to rule our mortal lives. 
 O'er world below and worlds above. 
 
 \) ( Unto him that loved ua. O. 31 
 
 Rev. 1 : 5. 
 
 THERE is a name I love to hear; 
 I love to sing its worth ; 
 It sounds like music in mine ear, 
 The sweetest name on earth, 
 
 2 It tells me of a Saviour's love, 
 
 Who died to set me free ; 
 It tells me of his precious blood 
 The sinner's perfect plea. 
 
 3 U tells of One whose loving heart 
 
 Can feel m}^ smallest woe: 
 SVho in each sori'ow be:irs a part 
 That none can bear below. 
 
 4 Jesus! the name I love so well, 
 
 The name I love to hear! 
 N'o saint on earth its worth can tell, 
 No heart conceive how dear. 
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 3 Tliis name shall shed its fragra^'ice still 
 Along this thorny road — 
 Shall sweetly smooth the rugged hill 
 Tljat leads me up to God: 
 6 And there, with all the bloodbonght 
 From sin and sorrow free. ftliiong, 
 
 ril sing the new eternal song 
 Of Jesus' love to me. 
 
 f>0 The song of Moses and the Lamb b M, 
 
 Re?. 15: 3. 
 
 AWAKE, and sing the song 
 Of Moses and the Lamb; 
 Wake every heart, and every tongue, 
 To praise the Saviour's name. 
 
 2 Sintf of hi-* dying love: 
 
 Sing of his rising power; 
 Sing how he intercedes above 
 For us. whose sins he bore. 
 
 3 Sing, till we feel our heart 
 
 Ascending with our tongue; 
 
 Sing, till the love of sin depart. 
 
 And grace inspire our song. 
 
 4 Sing on your heav'nly way, 
 
 Ye ransom'd sinners, sing; 
 
 Sing on. rejoicing every day 
 
 In Christ, th' eternal King. 
 
 5 Soon shall we hear him say, 
 
 "Ye blessed children, come!" 
 Soon will he call us hence away, 
 To our eternal home, 
 
 <)9 ' -A happy moment. O & i 
 
 SAVIOUR I I do feel thy merit, 
 Hpriiikled with redeeming blood; 
 And my weary troubled spirit 
 Now finds rest in thee, my God. 
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PUBLIC WORSHIP. 
 
 I am safe and 1 am happy, 
 "VVliile in thy dear arms I lie, 
 
 Sin and Satan can not hurt nie, 
 When tlie Saviour is so nigh. 
 
 2 Now ni sine: of Jesus' merit. 
 
 Tell the world of his dear name, 
 That if any want his spirit. 
 
 He is still the very same : 
 He that asketh, soon receiveth. 
 
 He that seeks is sure to find, 
 Come, for whosoe'er believeth, 
 
 He will never cast behind. 
 
 3 Now our Advocate is pleading 
 
 With his Father and our God : 
 Now for us he's interceding. 
 
 As the purchase of his blood : 
 Now methinks I hear him praying, 
 
 Father, save them. I have died : . 
 And the Father answers, saying, 
 
 They are freely justified. 
 
 70 Christ worthy of all praise. \J • M 
 
 Isaiah 12. 
 
 OFOR a thousand tongues to sing 
 My dear Redeemer's praise. 
 The glories of my God, and King, 
 The triumphs of his grace. 
 
 2 Jesus, the name that charms our fears, 
 
 That bids our sorrows cease ; 
 'T is music to the sinner's ears. 
 'T is life, and health, and peace. 
 
 3 He breaks the pow'r of reigning sin. 
 
 He setH the pris'ners free; 
 His blood can uiake the foulest cleaoil 
 His blood avail 'd for me. 
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 i He speaks, and list'iiing' to his voice, 
 New life the dead receive; 
 The mournful broken hearts rejoice, 
 The humble poor believe. 
 6 Hear him, ye deaf! his praise, 3^e dumb 
 Your loosen'd tono-ues employ: 
 Ye blind, behold your Saviour, come, 
 And leap, ye lame, for joj'. 
 
 Y J Redeeming love. 7 
 
 Isaiah 63: 9. 
 
 IVTOW beofin the heavenly theme; 
 l\ Sino; aloud in Jesus' name; 
 Ye who his salvation prove. 
 Triumph in redeeming love. 
 
 2 Ye who see the Father's grace 
 Beaming in the Saviour's face. 
 As to Canaan on ye move, 
 Pj'ajse and bless redeeming love. 
 
 3 Mournino: souls, dry up your teai*s; 
 Banish all your gnilt3' fears; 
 
 See your guilt and curse remove, 
 Canceled b}' redeeming love, 
 
 4 Welcome, all by sin oppress'd. 
 Welcome to his sacred rest. 
 Nothing bi'ought him from above, 
 Nothing but. redeeming love. 
 
 6 Hither, then, your music bring; 
 Strike aloud each cheeiful string; 
 Mortals, join the host above — 
 Join to praise redeeming love. 
 
 7 i5 Strangers and pilgrims. 7 
 
 1 ret. 2: 11. 
 
 nniLDREN of the heav'uly King, 
 yj As ye journey, sweetly sing: 
 Shig your Saviour's worthy praise. 
 Glorious in his works and ways. 
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 2 Ye are travelino- home to God, 
 In the way the fathers trod; 
 They are liappj^ now — and ye 
 Soon their happhiess shall see. 
 
 3 Shout, ye little flock, and blest; 
 You on Jesus' throne shall rest: 
 There jouv seat is now prepared — 
 There your king-dom and reward. 
 
 4 Fear not, brethren, joyful stand 
 On the borders of your land; 
 Jesus Christ, your* Father's Son, 
 Bids you undismayed go on. 
 
 5 Lord, obediently we'll go, 
 Gladly leaving all below; 
 Only thou our leader be, 
 And we still will follow thee. 
 
 73 T^y loving kindness is better than life. -L. M, 
 Psalm 63: 3. 
 
 AWAKE, my soid, in joyful lays, 
 And sing thy great Kedeenier's praise ; 
 He justly claims a song from me, 
 llis loving kindness, O how free ! 
 
 2 He saw me ruin'd by the fall. 
 Yet lov'd me notwithstanding all; 
 He sav'd me from my lost estate. 
 
 His loving kindness, O how great 
 
 3 Though num'rous hosts of mighty foes, 
 Thoutfh earth and hell my way oppose, 
 He safely leads my soul along, 
 
 His loving kindness, O how strong! 
 
 4 When trouble, like a gloomy cloud. 
 Has gather'd thick and thuiider'd loud. 
 He near my soul has always stood, 
 His loving kindness, O how good I 
 
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 5 I often feel my sinful heart 
 Prone from my Jesus to depart; 
 But tlioui^h I liave him oft lortj^ot, 
 His loviiiof kindness changes not. 
 
 6 Soon sliall T pass the gloomy vale. 
 Soon all my mo»-taI pow'rs must fail; 
 O may my last expiring breath. 
 
 His loving kindness sing in death. 
 Then let me mount and soar away 
 To the bright world of endless daj--, 
 And sing with rapture and -urjrise 
 His loving kindness in the skies. 
 
 74: Declare among the people his doings. H. . Ji 
 
 Psalm 9: 11. 
 
 COME, ev'ry pious heart 
 That loves the Savioiir's name, 
 Your noblest pow'rs exert 
 
 To celebrate iiis fame: 
 Tell all above and all below 
 The debt of love to him you owe. 
 
 2 He left his starry (!rown. 
 
 And laid his robes aside; 
 On wings of love came down. 
 
 And wept, and bled, and died : 
 What he endiir'd. O who can tell, 
 To save our souls from death and hclll 
 
 3 From the dark grave he rose — 
 
 The mansion of the dead; 
 And thence his mighty foes 
 
 In glorious triumph led : 
 Up through the sky. the ConqN'or rode, 
 And reigns on high the Son of God. 
 i 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. 
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 I ^ He hath done all thinqit well -"• ■«1« 
 
 Mark 7; 37. 
 
 "IVrOVV shall our hearts with pleasure raise 
 l^ To our dear Lorrl a song of praise; 
 We'll •sintr Ins love, his goodness tell. 
 Our Saviour hath done all things well. 
 
 2 With pitying eyes he viewVl our case, 
 And came to save our ruin'd race; 
 He coiiquer'd sin and death and hell, 
 Our Jesus hath done all things well. 
 
 3 His work how great, hrs plan how vast! 
 But when it all appears at last. 
 
 It will our highest praise excel. 
 For Jesus will do all things well. 
 
 4 When the creation is rest^r'd. 
 And God -^hall be by all ador'd. 
 How loudly will the triumph swell. 
 Our Jesus hath done all things well. 
 
 5 Sin. death and hell, will Christ destroy, 
 And fill the universe with joy; 
 
 His love shall then each voice conapel 
 To cry — He luis done all things well. 
 
 6 All creatures then as one shall join 
 To shout aloud his prai-^e divine — 
 As sacred prophecies foretell — 
 
 And say — He hath done all things well, 
 
 1 i) Assurance of safety in Christ. li. M, 
 
 2 Tim. 1: 12. 
 
 SAVIOUR of men, we bless thy name, 
 For thou art good for ever more; 
 Thy pow'r and grace we would proclaim 
 And thine eternal love adore. 
 
 2 Thy glory shall for ever stand. 
 
 Thy truth remains both firm and sure 
 Our souls we venture in thine hand. 
 And there we know we arc secure. 
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 3 Though troubles come and sorrows rise, 
 
 We will not fear, for God's our aid ; 
 III tidino;s can not those surprise, 
 Who are upon Jehovah stay'd. 
 
 4 Glory to Christ our faithful friend; 
 
 He is the Lord whom ajiorels fear; 
 ()n him we always would depend, 
 And in his right'ousness appear. 
 
 Wo love the Lord our God most hio^li — 
 His o-i-ace demands our noblest song; 
 
 All |,raise to Christ who came to die, 
 To him all glory doth belong. 
 
 ( ( Love V)hich paaaeth knoioledge. -Li. JML 
 
 Eph. 3 : 19, 
 
 OF him who did salvation bring, 
 I could for ever think and sing; 
 Arise, ye needy, he'll relieve: 
 Arise, ye guilty, he '11 forgive. 
 
 2 Ask but his grace, and, lo, 'tis given ! 
 Ask, and he turns your hell to heaven : 
 Tliough sin and sorrow wound ray soul, 
 Jesus, thy balm will make it whole. 
 
 3 To shame our sins, he blushed in blood, 
 He closed his eyes to show us God ; 
 Let all the world fall down and know 
 That none but God such love can show. 
 
 i T is thee I love; for thee alone 
 r shed my tears and make my moan : 
 Where'er I am, where'er I move, 
 1 meet the object of my love. 
 
 5 Insatiate to this spring I fly; 
 I drink, and yet am ever dr}'^; 
 
 Ah ! who against thy charms is proof? 
 Ah ! who that loves can love enough? 
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 78 Striving to praise Christ. U. M 
 
 LET us, tlie sheep by Jesus nam"d, 
 Our Shepherd's mercy bless; 
 Let us, whom Jesus hath redeem" d, 
 Show forth our thankfulness. 
 2 'iSTot unto us, to thee alone, 
 Be praise and j^lory oiv'n; 
 Here shall thy praises be begun, 
 But carried"^ on in heav"n. 
 5 The hosts of spirits now with thee. 
 Eternal anthems sing. 
 To imitate tliem here, lo! we 
 Our hallelujahs bring. 
 
 4 Had we our tongues like them inspired, 
 
 Like theirs our songs should rise. 
 Like them we never should be tird, 
 But love the sacrifice. 
 
 5 Till we this vail of flesh lay down, 
 
 Accept our weaker lays ; 
 And when, O Lord, we reach thy throne, 
 We '11 join iu nobler p4-aise. 
 
 79 Worship, a delight. 
 
 Isaiah 58 : 13. 
 
 S. M 
 
 LORD, at thy sacred feet. 
 Joyful would we appear ; 
 Within thy earthly temple meet. 
 
 To see thy glory here. 
 We come to worship thee. 
 For thou art God alone ; 
 In humble pray*r to bend the knee 
 
 Before thy holy throne. 
 Thy word is our delight, 
 
 Thy truth will make us free; 
 'T is from thyself a heav'nly liglit, 
 It leads our souls to thee 
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 hy good I 
 While h 
 
 hile In thy presence. Lord; 
 Thy wondrous truth and love unfold-* 
 The trea^iures of thy word. 
 4 In all our meetings liere. 
 
 Our souls are blessed with good; 
 Thou wilt to waiting minds be near, 
 And give thy ciiildren food. 
 6 So will we render prai-e 
 To thee, the God of Love ; 
 "With pleasure walk in all thy way 8, 
 Till we shall meet above. 
 
 qQ Heavenly places in Christ. L. M 
 
 Epli. 1: 3. 
 
 LORD, how delightful 'tis to see 
 A whole assembly worship thee! 
 At onee they sing, at once they pray; 
 They hear of heav'n, and learn the way. 
 
 2 I have been there, and still would go; 
 'Tis like the dawn of heav'n below; 
 Not all that careless sinners say. 
 Shall tempt me to forget this day. 
 
 3 O. wr'te upon my meni'ry. Lord, 
 The truths and precepts of thy word, 
 Tl ut 1 may break thy laws no more, 
 But love thee better than before. 
 
 *J1 The prejiaration of the heart. \J- M 
 
 Prov. 16: 1. 
 
 ONCE more we come before our God, 
 Once more his blessing ask; 
 O, may not duty seem n load, 
 Nor worship prove a task. 
 2 Father, thy quick'ning Spirit send 
 From heav'n, in Jesus* name. 
 To niake our waiting minds attend, 
 And put our souls in frame. 
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 3 May we receive the won! we hear, 
 
 Each in an honest heart; 
 Hoard up the prfci<)u<j treasure there, 
 And never with it part. 
 
 4 To seek thee, all our hearts dispose, 
 
 To each thy biessintr suit. 
 And let the seed thy servant sows 
 Produce a copious fruit. 
 
 5 Bid the refreshincr north wind wake. 
 
 Say to the south wind, blow; 
 Let ev'ry plant the pow'r partake. 
 And all the ofarden grow. 
 
 6 Revive the parch'd with heav'nly show'rs, 
 
 The cohl with warmth divine; 
 And a.« the benefit is ours, 
 Be all the glory thine. 
 
 q2 Blesaed are they that dioell in thy hoiue. L. M. 
 Psalm 84 : 4. 
 
 HOW pleasant, how divinely fair, 
 O Tjord of hosts, thy dwellings are! 
 With long desire my spirit faints 
 To meet the assemblies of thy »aint8. 
 
 2 My soul would rest in thine abmle, 
 M}^ panting heart cries out for God ; 
 My G<»dl m\ King! why shonld 1 be 
 So fai from all my joys and thee I 
 
 3 Blest are the souls who tind a place 
 Within the temple of thy grace; 
 There they behold thy gentler rays. 
 And seek thy face, and learn thy praise. 
 
 4 Blest are the men whose hearts are set 
 To tind the way to Zion's gate; 
 
 Go 1 is their strength, and through the road 
 They lean upon their Helper, God. 
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 OO Every place, a place of xcor ship. -U, M. 
 
 OTHOU, to whom, in ancient time, 
 The lyre of Hebrew bards was strung, 
 Whom khio-s adored in sono^s sublime, 
 
 And prophets prais'd with glowing tongue, 
 2 Not now on Zion's hight alone 
 
 Tliy favor'd worshiper ma}'^ dwell, 
 For where, at sultry noon, thy Son 
 
 Sat, weaiy, by the patriarch's well. 
 ?, From ev'ry place below the skies, 
 
 The grateful song, the fervent pray'r, 
 Tlio incense of the heart, may rise 
 
 To heav'n, and find acceptance there. 
 4 O thou, to whom, in ancient time, 
 
 The lyre of prophet bards was strung, 
 To thee, at last, in every clime, 
 
 Shall temples rise and praise be sung. 
 
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 }|^4 hoto I love thy law. C M. 
 
 Psalms 119: 97. 
 
 LOVE to see the Lord below; 
 His church displays his grace; 
 But upper woi'lds liis glory know, 
 And view him face to fo'ce. 
 
 2 I love to worship at his feet, 
 
 Though sui annoy me there; 
 But saints, exalted near his seat, 
 Have no assaults to fear. 
 
 3 I love to meet him in his court, 
 
 And taste his heav'nly love; 
 But still his visits seem too short. 
 Or I too soon remove. 
 
 4 He shines, and I am all delight; 
 
 He irhles, and all is pain; 
 Wiien will he lix me in his signc, 
 And ne'er depart again ? 
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 5 O Lord, I love tlij^ service now; 
 Thy church displaj^s thy power, 
 But soon in heav'u I liope to bow, 
 And praise thee evermore. 
 
 f^3 ^^ advantages of worsJiip. O. JM 
 
 HERE cares and ano^ry passions cease, 
 For saints togetlier meet 
 To spend an hour of pray'r and peace 
 At tlieir Eedeemer's feet. 
 
 2 No sculptur'd Avondei-s meet the sight, 
 
 Nor pictured saints appear, 
 Nor stori'd window's gorgeous light — 
 For God himself is here. 
 
 3 And here are comrades in the war 
 
 With Satan and with sin, 
 Wlio now in God's own favor sliare, 
 And soon their heav'n will win. 
 
 4 Glory to God ! who deigns to bless 
 
 This consecrated daj' — 
 Unfolds hif- wondrous promises 
 And makes it sweet to pray. 
 
 5 Glory to God ! who deigns to hear 
 
 The humblest sigh we raise. 
 And answers ev'iy heartfelt pray'r, 
 And hears our hymn of praise. 
 
 q() Longing for the house of God, H. M, 
 
 Psalm 84. 
 
 LORD of the worlds above. 
 How pleasant, and how fair 
 The dwellings of thy love, 
 
 Thine earthly temples arc; 
 To thine abode my lieai't aspires, 
 With warm desires to see my God. 
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 C 
 
WORSHIP AND PRAISE. 
 
 2 O happy souls, tliat pray 
 
 Where God appoints to hear! 
 O happy men. that pay 
 
 Their constant service there! 
 They praise tliee still ; and happy they 
 That love the way to Zion's hill. 
 
 3 They go from streng^th to strenofth, 
 
 Thi'onjjfh this dark vale of tears, 
 Till each arrives at lenofth. 
 
 Till each in heaven appears: 
 O jrlorious seat ! thon, God our King, 
 Shalt thitlier bring our willing feet. 
 
 87 ^« ^'«*' ^owr of worship. J-*. M, 
 
 BLEST hour when mortal man retires ' 
 To hold communion with his God, 
 To send to lieav'n liis warm desires, 
 And listen to the sacred word. 
 
 2 Blest hour when earthly cares resign 
 Their empire o'er his anxious breast, 
 
 AVhile all .around the calm divine 
 Proclaims the holy <lay of rest. 
 
 3 Blest hour when God himself draws nigh. 
 Well ])leas'd his people'^ voice to heir. 
 
 To hush the penitential sigh. 
 And wipe away the mourner's tear. 
 
 4 Blest hour, for where the Lord resorts— 
 Foretast<'s of future bliss are giv'n, 
 
 \nd mortals find his earthly courts 
 The house of God, the gate of heav'n 
 
 88 9od gloriom. lOs&lls. 
 
 WORSHIP the King, all-gloHons above, 
 * And grHtefully sing his wonderful love, 
 Out Shifld and Dfifondnr, the Ancient of Days, 
 Pavilioned in Bpleudor, and girded with praiso. 
 
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 2 0, tell of his might, and sing of his grace, 
 Whose robe is the light, whose canopy space : 
 
 His chariots of wrath the deep thunder clouds foM 
 And dark is his path on the wings of the sturm. 
 
 3 Thy bountiful care, what tongue can recite ? 
 It breatiies in the air, it shines in the light, 
 
 It streams from the hills, it descends to th • plaiu. 
 And sweetly distils in the dew and the rain. 
 
 4 Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail, 
 In thee do we trust, nor find thee to fail ; 
 Thy mercies how tender ! how firm to the end I 
 Oar Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend. 
 
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 Grateful adoration, ij. M.. 
 
 Psalm 100. 
 
 BEFORE Jehovah's awful throne, 
 Ye nations, bow with sacred joy; 
 Know that tiie Lord is God alone; 
 He can ci"eate, and he destroy. 
 
 2 His sov'reio;n pow'r. without our aid, 
 Made us of clay and fornri'd us men; 
 
 And when, like wand'rinof sheep, we stray'd. 
 He brought us to his fold again. 
 
 3 We are his people, we his care. — 
 Our souls and all our mortal frame; 
 
 Wliat lasting honors shall, we rear, 
 Almighty Maker, to thy name? 
 
 4 We'll crowd thy gates with thankful songi 
 High as the he'av'ns our voices rai-^e; 
 
 And earth, with her ten thousand tongues. 
 Shall lill thy courts with sounding praise. 
 
 5 Wide as the world is thy command ; 
 Vast as eteridty thy love; 
 
 Firm as a rock thy truth must stand, 
 When roiling years shall cease to move. 
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 yQ Grateful achnowledgmenta. 0. M. 
 
 Psalm 116: 12. 
 
 WHAT Shall I render to my God 
 For all his kindness shown? 
 My feet shall visit thine abode. 
 My songs address thj- throne, 
 
 2 Among the saints that fill thine house 
 
 My offring shall be paid ; 
 There shall my zeal perform the vows 
 My soul in anguish made. 
 
 3 How happ}'' all thy servants are ! 
 
 How great thy grace to me ! 
 My life, which thou hast made thy care. 
 Lord, I devote to thee. 
 
 4 Now I am thine — for ever thine, 
 
 Nor shall my purpose move; 
 Thy hand has'loosed my bonds of pain, 
 And bound me with thy love. 
 
 5 Here, in thy courts, I leave my vow. 
 
 And thy rich grace record ; 
 Witness, ye saints, who hear me now, 
 If I forsake the Lord, 
 
 OPENING HYMNS. 
 
 9J a llesaing humhly and earnestly sought. 1% 
 
 Gen. 32: 26. 
 
 LORD, we come before thee now, 
 At tiiy feet we humbly bow : 
 O ! do not our suit disdaui ! 
 Shall we seek thee, Lord, in vain ? 
 
 2 In thine own appointed way. 
 Now we seek thee, here we stay; 
 Lord, we know not how to go, 
 Till a blessing thou bestow. 
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OPENING HYMNS. 
 
 3 Send some messaoje 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 I 
 
 Those that are cast down, lift up. 
 Make them strong in faith and hope I 
 
 5 Grant that all may seek and find 
 Thee a gracious God and kind : 
 Heal the sick, the captive free, 
 Let us all rejoice in thee. 
 
 92 Unbelief lamented. L. M. 
 
 1 Kings 18 : 21-40. 
 
 DOES it not grief and wonder move. 
 To think of Israel's dreadful fall! 
 Who needed miracles to prove 
 Whether the Lord were God or Baal! 
 
 *2 Metliinks I see Elijah stand. 
 
 His features glow with love and zeal, 
 In faith and pray'r he lifts his hand, 
 And makes to lieav'n his great appeal 
 
 3-0 God, if I thy servant am. 
 
 It is thy message fills my heart, 
 Now glorify thy holy name. 
 And show this people who thou art." 
 
 •i Ele spoke, and lo, a sudden flame 
 
 Consum'd the wood, tlie dust, the stone 
 The people, struck, at once prochiiin : 
 '• The Lord is God, the Lord alone." 
 
 5 Like him we mourn an awful day. 
 
 When more for Baal tlian God appear; 
 Like him, believers, let us pray, 
 And may the God of Israel liear. 
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WORSHIP AND PRAISE. 
 
 yO Speah, Lord, thy servant hearefh. -L. M 
 
 1 Sam. 3: 10. 
 
 WHILE now thy throne of ofiace we seek, 
 O God! within onr spirits speak; 
 For we will hear thy voice to-day. 
 Xor turn our hardeiVd hearts away. 
 2 Speak in thy o-entlest tones of love. 
 Till all our best affections niove; 
 We lonof to hear thv gentle call. 
 And feel that thou art all in all. 
 ii To conscience speak thy qnick'nlnt,^ word 
 Till all its sense of sin is stii-r'd; 
 For M-e would leave no stnin of jruile. 
 To cloud the radiance of thy smile. 
 
 4 Speak. Father, to the anxious heart, 
 Till every fear and doubt depart; 
 For we can find no honi(> or rest. 
 
 Till with thy spirit's whispers blest. 
 
 5 Speak to convince, forgive, console: 
 Childlike we yield to thy control : 
 These hearts, too often clos'd before. 
 Would grieve thy patient love no more. 
 
 \)4: AccejJtable tcornJiip, C M 
 
 John 4: 23. 
 
 THE off ring? to thy throne which rise:, 
 Of mingled praise and pray'r. 
 Are but a worthless sncrifice, 
 Unless the heart is there. 
 
 2 Upon thine all-discerning ear 
 
 Let no vain words intrude; 
 Xo tribute but the vow sincere- 
 The tribute of the goo«l. 
 
 3 My off rings will indeed be blest. 
 
 If sanctilh'd by thee — 
 If thy pure Spirit touch my breast 
 With its own piirity. 
 
OPENING HYMNS. 
 
 4 O. may that Spirit warm mj-- heart 
 To piety and love, 
 And to life's lowly vale Impart 
 Some rays from heav'n above. 
 
 ,10 Gathered together in mij uame. ^J' 31. 
 
 Matt. 18: 20. 
 
 IN" thy orreat name. O Lord, we come, 
 To worship at thy feet; 
 O, pour tliy Holy Spirit down 
 On all that now sliall meet. 
 
 2 We eome to hear Jehovah speak, 
 
 To hear the Saviour's voice; 
 Thy lace and favor. Lord, we seek; 
 Now make our hearts rejoice. 
 
 3 Teach us to pray and praise, and hear, 
 
 And understand thy word ; 
 To feel thy blissfnl presence near, 
 And trust our living- Lord. 
 
 4 Let sinners now thy o-oodness prove, 
 
 And saints rejoice in thee; 
 Let rebels be subdu'd by love, 
 And to the Saviour flee. 
 
 y() A prai/er for Hbcrty in iporsJiip. CM 
 
 2 Cor. 3: 17. 
 
 OLORD. our lanonid souls inspire. 
 For here we trust thou art : 
 Send down a coal of lieav'nly fire 
 To wai-ni each waiting heart. 
 
 2 vShow us some tokens of thy love, 
 
 Our fainting hope to raise; 
 And pour thy blessing from {ibovc, 
 That we may render praise. 
 
 3 Within these walls, let holy peace 
 
 And love and concord dwell; 
 Here give the troubled conscience ease, 
 The wounded spirit heal. 
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WORSHIP AND PKAISE. 
 
 4 Tlie feeUno- heart, the meltuig eye, 
 
 Tlie humble mind bestow; 
 And shine upon lis from on higli, 
 To make our graces grow. 
 
 5 May we in faith receive th}^ word, 
 
 111 faith present our pray'rs; 
 And in the ])resence of our Lord 
 Unbosom all our cares. 
 
 And may the gospel's joyful sound, 
 Enforced by might}^ grace, 
 Awaken siniiers all around. 
 To come and till the place. 
 
 y j Dependence acknowledged. v7. J>i 
 
 John 15 : 5. 
 
 rjlHE saints appear to tread the courta 
 ±. Of their dear God below; 
 Behold the multitude resorts 
 To hear the trumpet blow. 
 
 2 Lord God ! appear for our relief: 
 
 What can we do alone? 
 Come, Saviour, banisli unbelief, 
 And take us for thine own. 
 
 3 Our eyes, O Lord, are unto thee; 
 
 Assist us. Lord, we pray ; 
 O may thy Spii'it prescmt be, 
 O Lord, thy pow"r display. 
 
 i Jesus, let us thy gosi)el hear, 
 Teach us to know th,y voice; 
 Make ev'r}- stubborn sinner fear, 
 And all thy saints rejoice. 
 
 5 Come, Lord, nor let us be dismay'd: 
 Lord, hear t\\y people pr:iy : 
 And let th}- mercy be display'd 
 Among us liere'this da}'. 
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OPENING HYMNS. 
 
 98 The effectual door. C. M. 
 
 1 Cor. 16 : 9. 
 
 J~ESUS, thou dear redeeming Lord, 
 Thy blessing- we implore ; 
 Open the door to preach thy word, 
 Til' great, effectual door. 
 
 2 Gather the outcasts in, and save 
 
 From sin and Satan's po\v"r ! 
 And let them now acceptance have, 
 And know their gracioiis hour. 
 
 3 Lover of souls ! thou know'st to prizt 
 
 What thou hast bought so dear; 
 Come, then, and in thy people's eyes 
 With all thy wounds appear. 
 
 4 Appear, as when of old confest — 
 
 The suif'ring Son of God; 
 And let .us see thee in thy vest, 
 But newly dipt in blood. 
 
 5 The hardness of our hearts remove, 
 
 Thou wiio for sin hast died ; 
 Show us the tokens of thy love. 
 Thy foet, thy hands, thy side. 
 
 99 Prayer for a blessing on worship. 7a 
 
 TO thy temple we repair : 
 Lord, we love to worship there ; 
 There, within the vail we meet 
 Christ upon the mercy-seat. 
 
 2 W^hile thy glorious name is sung, 
 Tune our lips, inspire our tongue; 
 Then our joyful souls shall bless 
 Christ, the Lord, our Righteousness. 
 
 3 VVhile to thee our pray'rs ascend. 
 Let thine ear in love attend ; 
 
 . Hear us when thy Spii'it pleads, 
 Hear, for Jesus intercedes. 
 
WORSHIP AND PRAISE. 
 
 4 While thy word is heard with awe, 
 While Ave tremble at thy law, 
 Let. thy o-ospeFs wondrous love 
 Ev'ry doubt and fear remove. 
 
 5 From thy house when Ave return, 
 Let our liearts Avithin us burn; 
 Then, ?,t ev'nino-, we may say, 
 
 "We have Avalked with God to-day." 
 
 100 An opening jyrayer. -Lj. M 
 
 Joiin 21 : 6. 
 
 "IVrOW, AA'hile the gospel-net is cast, 
 li Do thou, O Lord, the eftbrt own ; 
 From numerous disappointments past, 
 Teach us to hope in thee alone. 
 
 2 Ma3' this be a much-favor'd hour. 
 
 To souls in Satan's bondage led ; 
 O. clothe thy Avord with sov'reign pow'r 
 To break tlie rocks, and i-aise the dead ' 
 
 3 To mourners speak a cheering AVord, 
 
 On seeking souls vouchsafe to shine; 
 Let poor backsliders be restorM, 
 And all thy saints in praises join. 
 
 101 Take heed, therefore, how ye hear. L. M 
 
 Luke 8: 18. 
 
 THY presence, gracious God, afford; 
 Prepare us to receive thy word; 
 Now let thj'^ voice engage our ear. 
 And faith be mixYl with Avhat Ave hear. 
 
 2 Distracting thoughts and cares remove, 
 And fix our hearts and hopes above; 
 AVith food divine may we be fed, 
 
 And satisfied witli living bread. 
 
 3 To us thy s.-icred Avord apply. 
 Witl.j sov'ri'ign jjOwM" and energy, 
 And may we, in thy faith and fear, 
 Reduce lo practice Avhat we hear. 
 
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OPENING HYMNS. 
 
 4 Father in (is thy Son reveal ; 
 Teacli us to know and do thy will: 
 Thy saving- pow'r and love display, 
 And guide us to the realms of day. 
 
 J 0^ A psalm before sermon. b. IVl. 
 
 Psalm 95. 
 
 COME, sound his praise abroad, 
 And hjMuns of glory sing! 
 Jehovah is the sov'reign God, 
 The universal King. 
 
 2 He form'd the deeps unknown, 
 
 lie gave the seas their bound ; 
 The wat'ry worlds are all his owu, 
 And all the solid ground. 
 
 3 Come, worship at his throne. 
 
 Come, bow before the Lord; 
 AVe are his work, and not our own, 
 He form'd us by his word. 
 
 4 To-da}^ attend his voice, 
 
 Xor dare provoke his rod; 
 Come, like the people of his choice, 
 And own your gracious God. 
 
 5 But if your ears refuse 
 
 The language of his grace, [Jews, 
 And hearts grow hard like stubborn 
 Tbat unbelieving race : 
 
 6 The Lord, in vengeance drest, 
 
 ^Vill lift his hand and swear. 
 " Yon that despised mj'^ promis'd rest, 
 Shall have no portion there!'' 
 
 103 There am L L. M. 
 
 Matt. 18: 20. 
 
 WHERE two 01- three, with sweet accord, 
 Obedient to their sov'reign Lord, 
 Meet to recount his acts of grace. 
 And offer solemn pray'r and praise: 
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WORSHIP AND PKAISK. 
 
 "There," said tlie Saviour, "will I be, 
 Amid this little company ; 
 To them iiiivail my smiling face, 
 And shed my glories round the place.'* 
 
 We meet at thy command, dear Lord, 
 Eolying on thy faithful word ; 
 Xow send thy Spirit from above. 
 Now fill our hearts with heav'nly love. 
 
 CLOSING IIYMXS. 
 
 1 04 ^' *« good that the heart be established, o. M, 
 
 Heb. 13: 9. 
 
 LORD, at this closing hour, 
 Establish ev'ry heart 
 Upon thy word of truth and pow'r, 
 To keep us when we part. 
 
 2 Peace to our brethren give; 
 
 Fill all our hearts Avith love; 
 In faith and patience may we live, 
 And seek our rest above. 
 
 3 Through changes, bright or drear, 
 
 We would thy will pursue; 
 And toil to spread thy kingdom here, 
 Till we its glory view. 
 
 4 To God, the Only Wise, 
 
 In every age ador'd. 
 Let glory from the church arise 
 Through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 
 1 05 The increase of God. C M 
 
 1 Cor. 3 : 6. 
 
 OGOD, by whom the seed is giv'n. 
 By whom the harvest blest; 
 Whose word, like manna show'red from 
 Is planted in our breast. [hcav'n, 
 
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CLOSING HYMNS. 
 
 Q Preserve it from the passing feet, 
 And j3lund'rers of the air; 
 Tlie snltr\' sun's intenser lieat, 
 And weeds of worldly care ! 
 
 ;} Though buried deep, or thinly strewn. 
 Do 'thou thy grace supply; 
 The hope in earthly furrows sown 
 Shall ripen in the sky. 
 
 , 05 The Lord bless thee and keep thee. -L- M 
 
 Num. 6 : 24. 
 
 ERE to the world again we go, 
 Its pleasures, cares, and idle show, 
 Thy grace, once more, O God, we crave. 
 From folly and from sin to save. 
 
 2 May the great truths we here have heard—* 
 The lessons of thy holy word — 
 
 Dwell in our inmost bosoms deep, 
 And all our souls from error keep. 
 
 3 O, may the influ'nce of this day 
 Long as our mera'ry with us stay, 
 And as an angel guardian prove, 
 To guide us to our home above. 
 
 107 Apostolic benediction, oS & 79 
 
 2 Cor. 13: 14. 
 
 MAY the grace of Christ, our Saviour, 
 And the Father's boundless love, 
 ^Vith the Holy Spirit's favor. 
 Rest upon us from above. 
 
 •i Thus may we abide in union 
 With each other and the Lord, 
 And possess, in sweet communion, 
 Joys which earth can tiot afford. 
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WORSHIP AND PRAISE. 
 
 108 ^e^P (hem from the evil. 8s, 7s & 4 
 
 John 17: 15. 
 
 p OD of our salvation, hear us; 
 \J Bless, O bless us, ere we go; 
 When we join tlie world, be near us, 
 
 Lest we cold and careless grow: 
 Saviour. l<eep us — 
 
 Keep us ^afe from ev'ry foe, 
 2 May we live in view of heav'n, 
 
 Wliere we lio[)e to see thy face; 
 Save us from unhallow'd leaven. 
 
 All that might obscure thy grace; 
 Keep us walking 
 
 Each in his appointed place. 
 8 As our steps are drawing nearer 
 
 To the phice we call our home. 
 May our view of heav'n grow clearer, 
 
 Hope more bright of joys to come; 
 And, when dying. 
 
 May thy presence cheer the gloom. 
 
 \{j,} A prayer for success. t±. M 
 
 OX what has now been sown, 
 Tliy blessing. Lord, bestow: 
 The power is thine alone 
 
 To make it spring and grow; 
 Do thou the gracious harvest raise. 
 And thou alone shalt have the praise. 
 
 \\Q Dismission. L. M, 
 
 DIS>rTSS us from the house of praj^'r. 
 With bles.«;ings such as mortals need, 
 And make our souls thy constant care, 
 Till we from evil shall be freed. 
 2 And if we never meet again. 
 
 Till we our Lord appearing »oe, 
 O may we all with Jesus reign. 
 And always with our Savionr be! 
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CLOSING HYMNS. 
 [Y\ Dismission. L. M 
 
 DISMISS uB with thy blesshig, Lord- 
 Help ns to feed upon thy word; 
 All that has been amiss forgive. 
 And let thy truth within us live. 
 2 Though we are guilty, thou art good- 
 Wash all our works in Jesus' blood 
 Give ev'rv fett'red soul release, 
 And bid us all depart in peace. 
 
 [12 Closing loor ship. rl. lu. 
 
 TO thee our waiits are known, 
 From thee are all our pow'rs; 
 Accept what is thine own. 
 And pardon what is ours 
 Our praises,- Lord, 
 
 And pray'rs receive. 
 And to thy word, 
 A blessing give. 
 
 11^ After sermon. "®* 
 
 THTS God is the God we adore. 
 Our faithful, \inchangeable friend; 
 Whose love is as large as his pow'r, 
 And neither knows measure nor end. 
 
 2 *T;s Jesus, the lirst and the last, 
 
 Whose Spirit shall guide us safe home' 
 WeMl praise him for all that is past. 
 And trust him for all tluit's to come. 
 
 I I -1- For the fulness of peace and joy. " . M 
 
 LORD, dismiss us with thy blessing. 
 Fill our hearts with joy and peace 
 Let us each, thy love posses>*ing, 
 Triumph in redeeming grace; 
 O refresh us. etc.. 
 Traveling through this wilderness. 
 
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 WORSHIP AND PRAISE. 
 
 2 Thanks we give and adoration. 
 
 For th)' gospel's joyful sound; 
 May the fruits of thy salvation 
 
 In our hearts and'lives abound I 
 Ever faithful, etc.. 
 To the truth may we he found ! 
 
 3 So, whene'er the signal's giv'n 
 
 Us from earth to call away- 
 Borne on angel's wings to heav'n— 
 
 Glad tlie summons to obey : 
 May we ever, etc., 
 Eeign with Christ in endless day ! 
 
 I 13 At the close of meeting. b» M« 
 
 jNCE more, before we part. 
 We '11 bless the Saviour's name ; 
 Record his mercies, ev'ry heart; 
 Sing ev'ry tongue, the same. 
 
 2 Hoard up his sacred word. 
 
 And feed thereon and grow; 
 Go on. and seek to know the Lord, 
 And practice what you know. 
 
 3 And if we meet no more 
 
 On Zion's earthly ground, 
 O may we reach that blissful state 
 Wliere all thy saints are bound. 
 
 SOCIAL WORSHIP. 
 
 11(5 Teach us to prm/. C lu 
 
 Luke 11 : 1. 
 
 LORD, teach us how to pray aright, 
 With rev'rence and witli fear;" 
 Though dust and ashes in thy sight, 
 We may, we must, draw near. 
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SOCIAL WORSHIP. 
 
 2 Burdeircl with guilt, coiivinc'd of sin, 
 
 111 weakness, want, and woe — 
 Fightings without, and fears witliiii, 
 Lord, wliitlier shall we go ? 
 
 3 Grod of all grace, we come to thee 
 
 With broken, contrite hearts; 
 Give what thine eye delights to see — 
 Truth in tlie inward parts. 
 
 4 Give deep humility; the sense 
 
 Of godly sorrow give ; 
 A strong, desirino; confidence, 
 To hear thy voice and live ; 
 
 5 Patience, to watch, and wait, and weep, 
 
 Though mercy long delay; 
 Courage our fainting souls' to keep, 
 
 Aiid trust thee, tliough thou sla}''. 
 (5 Give these, and then thy will be done; 
 
 Thus, strengthened witli all might, 
 AYe, by thy Spirit and thy Son, 
 
 Shall pray, and pray ariglit. 
 
 l\ i Invitation to praijer. b. M. 
 
 COME to the house of prayr! 
 O thou afflicted, come; 
 The God of peace sliall meet thee there; 
 He makes that house his home. 
 
 2 Come to the house of praise I 
 
 Ye who are happy now, 
 In sweet accord your voices raise, 
 In kindred honiage bow. 
 
 3 Ye aged, liither come! 
 
 For ye liave f(;lt his love ; [dumb- 
 
 Soon shall your trembling tongues be 
 Your lips forget to move. 
 
 4 Ye young! before his throne. 
 
 Come, bow; your voices raise; 
 Lt't not your hearts his praise disown, 
 Who gives the power to praise. 
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WORSHIP AND PRAISE. 
 
 5 Thou, whose benifjiiant eye 
 
 III mercy looks on all. 
 Who seest the tear of misery, 
 And hear'st the mourner's call — 
 
 6 Up to thy dwellings-place 
 
 Bear our frail spirits on. 
 Till tliey outstrip time's tardy pace, 
 And heav'n on earth he won. 
 
 llo God is present ever i/ -where, *^ 
 
 THEY who seek the throne of grace 
 Find that throne in ev'ry place; 
 If we live a life of pray'r, 
 God is present ev'iy-where. 
 
 2 In our sickness and our health, 
 In our want, or in our wealth, 
 If we look to God in praj^'r, 
 God is present ev'ry-where. 
 
 3 When our earthl}' comforts f;iil, 
 When the woes of life prevail, 
 'Tis the time for earnest pray'r; 
 God is present ev'ry-where. 
 
 4 Then, my soul, in ev'iy strait. 
 To thy Father come, and wait; 
 He will answer ev'ry i>ray'r: 
 God is present ev'r^'-where. 
 
 Ill) ^^ took sweet counsel together. y-- *1 
 
 Psalm 55 : U. 
 
 OJT is joy in one to meet 
 J Wlioin one communion blends, 
 Council to hold in converse sweet, 
 And talk asCliristian friends. 
 
 2 'T is joy to tliink the angel train, 
 AViio 'mid heav'n's temple shine. 
 To seek our earcldy temples deign. 
 And in our anthems joiji. 
 
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SOCIAL WORSHIP. 
 
 3 But chief 'tis joy to think that h<% 
 To whom his church is dear. 
 Delights her gatlier'd flock to see. 
 Her joint devotions hear. 
 i Then who would choose to walk abroad. 
 While here sucli joys are oiv'n? 
 "Thi>: is indeed the liouse of God, 
 And this the gate of heaven !" 
 
 ]20 Opening meeting. 3. la. 
 
 IT is the hour of prayer : 
 Draw near and bend the knee, 
 And till the calm and holy air 
 
 AVith voice of melody ! 
 Overwearied with the heat 
 
 And burden of the day. 
 Ifow let us rest our wand'ring feet, 
 
 And gather liere to pray. 
 2 O, blessed is the hour 
 
 That lifts our hearts on high ! 
 Like sunlioht when the tempests low'r 
 
 Pray'r to the soul is nigh ; 
 Though dark may be our lot, 
 
 Our eyes be dim with care, 
 These siidd'ning thoughts shall trouble not 
 
 This hoi 3^ hour of pray'r, 
 
 \ 2iL Stoeet hour of prayer, Li. ill. 
 
 SWEET hour of pray'V ! swoot hotir of pray'r I 
 That calls mo fron) a world of care, 
 ' 'And bids me at my Fatlier's thruiio 
 
 Make all my wants and wishes known ; 
 In seasons of distress and pricf, 
 My sonl has often funml rrlicf ; 
 And oft escap'd tlic tempter'ssnare 
 By thy rotnrn, sweet hour of i)ray'r. 
 2 Sweet hour of pray'r ! sweet hour of pray'r t 
 Thy winces shall my petition b-ar, 
 To him whose trutii and faithfulness, 
 Eegage the waiting soul to bless; 
 
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WORSHIP AND PRAISE. 
 
 And since he bids me seek his face, 
 Believe his word and trust his grace, 
 I'll cast on him my ev'ry care, 
 And wait for thee, sweet hour of pray'r ! 
 
 3 Sweet hour of pray'r ! sweet hour of pray'r I 
 May I thj' consolation share ; 
 Till, from Mount Pisgah's lofty bight, 
 I A-iew ray home, and take my flight : 
 This robe of flesh T'll drop, and rise 
 To seize the everlasting prize ; 
 And shout, while passing throiigh the air, 
 Farewell, farewell, sweet hour of pray'r. 
 
 \ 2i2t The influences of the spirit desired. CM. 
 
 Acts 2: 2. 
 
 SPIRITDivine ! attend our pray'r, 
 And make this house th}'^ home; 
 Descend with all tliy orracious pow'r, 
 O ! come, Great Spirit, come ! 
 
 2 Come as the li^ht; to us reveal 
 
 Our emptiness and wo; 
 And lead us n those paths of life 
 Where all che righteous go. 
 
 3 Come as the fire, i\nd purge our hearts 
 
 Like sacrificial flame; 
 Let our whole souls an oflTring be 
 To our Redeemer's name. 
 
 4 Come as the dew, and sweetly bless 
 
 This consecrated hour; 
 May barren minds be taught to own 
 Thy fertilizing power. 
 
 PRIVATE DEVOTIOI^. 
 
 .l^O The hower of 'praijer. 118. 
 
 TO leave my dear liome, and from kindred to part. 
 And go forth an exile, afflicts not my heart, 
 Like tl)f^ sad thought of pining in absence away 
 From that lov'd retreat wliere I 've clioseu to pray. 
 
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PRIVATE DEVOTION. 
 
 2 Sweet bow'r, where the vine iiml the green ivy 8pro«vi 
 Their clustering branches a roof o'er my head ; 
 How oft have I knelt on the downy tiirf there. 
 
 And pour'd out my soul to the Saviour in prny'r. 
 
 S The lark's early note I observ'd as my bell, 
 To call mo to duty from sleep's drowsy spell ; 
 "While soft gliding waters, and birds of the air. 
 Sung anthems of praise as I went forth to pray'r. 
 
 4 How sweet were the breezes, perfum'd by the pine, 
 And rich was the breath of the wild eglantine ; 
 But sweeter, sweeter, and far richer were 
 Thejoys that I tasted in answer to pray'r. 
 
 B For Jesus my spirit deign'd often tc meet, 
 
 And grace with his presence my humble retreat ; 
 Oft filled me with rapture and blessedness there, 
 And gave me a foretaste of heaven in pray'r. 
 
 3 Dear bower, I must leave thee — must bid thee adien. 
 To wander a stranger in scenes that are new ; 
 
 But my gracious Saviour resides ev'ry-where, 
 And can in all places give answer to pray'r. 
 
 12 4- Retirement and prayer. C 31 
 
 Luke 6: 12. 
 
 I LOVE to steal awhile away 
 From ev'iy cumbering care; 
 And spend the hours of setting daj 
 In humble, grateful pray'r. 
 
 2 1 love in solitude to shed 
 The penitential tear; 
 And all his promises to plead. 
 Where none but God can hear. 
 
 i I love to think on mercies past, 
 And future good implore: 
 And all my cares and sorrows cast 
 On liim whom I adore. 
 
 i I love by faith to talce a view 
 Of brigliter scenes in heav'n ; 
 Tiie prospect dotli m}- strengtli renew, 
 While liere b}' tempests driv'n. 
 (6) 81 
 
WORSHIP AND PEAISE. 
 
 5 Thus wlien life's toilsome clay is o'er. 
 May its departing raj'. 
 Be calm as this impressive hour, 
 And lead to endless day. 
 
 
 
 J*^3 Prayer the halm for sorrow. <S & 09t 
 
 AVHEN the tear is crushing 
 
 'j From sorrow's faded eye, 
 AVhen gatlierino^ stoi-ms are rushing 
 
 Across tlie <>loomy sky. 
 When tlie full heart is breaking, 
 
 And hope is far away. 
 How sweet, the world foi*saking. 
 
 Alone with God, to pray ! 
 
 2 The mourner, lowly bending, 
 
 Flies to the Saviours feet. 
 And healing balm, descending 
 
 From Mercy's holy seat. 
 The joy, that earth gives never. 
 
 Sheds o'er the troubled breast; 
 And peace that lasts for ever, 
 
 Lulls every care to rest. 
 
 3 O, weary cliild of sadness. 
 
 Pilgrim bereft and lone, 
 Behold the fount of gladness. 
 
 Springing from heaven's throne; 
 Each want and sin confr^ssing. 
 
 On Christ thy burden lay. 
 And learn how rich the blessing, 
 
 Alone with God, to pray! 
 
 126 Enter into thy closet. '7s & Q» 
 
 Matt, fi: 0. 
 
 no when the morning sliineth, 
 vj Go when the noon is blight, 
 Go wlien the eve declinetli. 
 Go in the hush of night; 
 
PRIVATE DEVOTION. 
 
 Go with pure mind and feeling, 
 Fling eartlily thouglit avvaj', 
 
 And, in tliy closet kneeling. 
 Do thou in secret pray. 
 
 2 Remember all who love thee, 
 
 All who are loved by thee; 
 Pray, too, for those who hate thee, 
 
 If any such there be ; 
 Then for tliyself, in meekness, 
 
 A blessing humbly claim. 
 And blend with each petition 
 
 Thy great Redeemer's name. 
 
 3 Or, if 't is e'er denied thee 
 
 In solitude to pray, 
 Shoidd holy thoughts come o'er thee 
 
 When friends are round thy way, 
 E'en then the silent breathing, 
 
 Thy spirit raised above. 
 Will reach his throne of glory, 
 
 Where dwells eternal love. 
 
 4 O, not a joy or blessing 
 
 With this can we compare — 
 The grace our Father gave us 
 
 To pour our souls in praj^er : 
 Whene'er thou pin'st in sadness, 
 
 Before his footstool fall : 
 Remember, in thj^ gladness. 
 
 His love who gave thee all. 
 
 \2i1 Secret self-examination. Jj. M. 
 
 RETURN, my roving heart, return, 
 And life's vain shadows chase no Diore, 
 geek out some solitude to mourn, 
 Anc} thy foi'saken God implore. 
 2 O thou great God, whose piercing eye 
 
 Distinctly marks e:ich deep retreat, 
 fn these sequestered hours draw nigh. 
 And let nie here thy presence meet. 
 83 
 
WORSHIP AND PRAISE. 
 
 3 Tlnou«^h all the wiudino-s of my heart, 
 My senrcli letheav'nl}^ wisdom guide, 
 
 And still its radiant beams impart, 
 Till all be known and purified. 
 
 4 Then let the visits of thy love 
 My inmost soul be made to share, 
 
 Till ev'iy o-race combin'd to prove 
 That God has fix'd his dwelling there. 
 
 1 liO Retirement and vieditation. 1j. 31 
 
 Gen. 24 : 63. 
 
 ^ WEET ev'ning hour ! sweet ev'ning hour ! 
 O That calms the air, and shuts the llovv'r 
 That brings the wild bee to its rest, 
 Tlie infant to its mother's breast! 
 
 2 O season of soft sounds and hues. 
 Of twilight walks among the dews. 
 Of feelings calm, and converse sweet. 
 And thoughts too shadowy to repeat! 
 
 3 Yes. lovely hour! thou art the time 
 Wlien feelings flow, and wishes climb; 
 When timid souls begin to dare. 
 
 And God receives and answers pray'r. 
 
 4 Then, trembling through the dewy skieg, 
 Look out the stars, like thoughtful ej^es 
 Of angels, calm reclining there. 
 
 And gazing on the world of care. 
 
 6 Sweet hour! for heav'nly musing made, 
 Wlien Isaac walk'd. and Daniel pray'd; 
 When Abrah'm's offering God did own. 
 And Jesus lov'd to be alone. 
 
 \2.U Advantages of secret prayer. 1x3 
 
 MY closet, my temple, my social retreat. 
 It 's there with my Siiviour in concert I meet ; 
 How many the objects inviting me tliere, 
 To pour out my soul in the order of pray'r. 
 
 S4 
 
THE LORD S DAY. 
 
 2 When shades of great darkness come over my heai% 
 And I fear that my God is about to depart, 
 I come to my closet and find him still there, 
 His hands fiil'd with blessings in answer to pray'r. 
 
 S T bless the glad day when his grace I first felt, 
 His mercy then sav'd me and cancel'd my guilt ; 
 I will visit my closet, and never despair — 
 It was there my Redeemer first answer'd my pray'r. 
 
 4 My Saviour is found in all places below ; 
 His mercy abounds and his grace overflows : 
 A temple, a closet, I find ev'ry-where, 
 And Jesus is waiting to bless me in pray'r. 
 
 THE LORD'S DAY. 
 
 \[){j It is a good thing to give thanks, etc. IJ- M. 
 Psalm 92: 1. 
 
 SWEET is the Avork, ray God, my Kinor, 
 To prnise thy name, give thanks and sing; 
 To show thy love bv morning light, 
 And talk of all thy^trnth at night. 
 
 2 Sweet is the day of sacred rest; 
 No mortal cares shall seize my breast 
 O may my lieart in tnne be found, 
 Like David's harp, of solemn sound. 
 
 3 My heart shall triumph in my Lord, 
 And bless his works, and bless his word; 
 Thy works of grace, how briglit they shine 
 How deep thy counsels! how divine! 
 
 4 Lord. I shall sliare a glorious part, 
 Wlien grace hatli well refin'd my heavt, 
 And fresh supplies of joy are shed, 
 Like holy oil, to cheer my head. 
 
 5 Then shall I see, and hear, and know 
 All I desir'd or wished below; 
 
 And ev'ry pow'r 11 nd sweet employ 
 In that eternal world of joy. 
 85 
 
WORSHIP AND PRAISE. 
 
 \ij\ The Sabbath wa^ made for man. 08. 
 
 Mark 2: 27. 
 
 HOW welcome to the saints, when prcss'd 
 With six (lays' noise, and care, and toil, 
 Is tlie returnino- daj^ of rest, 
 AVliicli liides Uiem from the world a while. 
 
 2 Xow, from the thi-ong withdrawn away, 
 Tliey seem to breathe a purer air; 
 
 'ompos'd and soften'd by the day, 
 All thino-s serener aspect wear. 
 
 3 Thou^li pinchM witli poverty at home, 
 Or with afflictions daily fed ; 
 
 It makes amends if they can come 
 To God's own house for Ijeav'nly bread. 
 
 4 AVith joy they hasten to the place 
 Where they tlie Saviour oft have met; 
 
 And. while they feast upon his w'race, 
 Their burdens and their griefs forget. 
 
 5 We thank thee for thy day, O Lord ! 
 Here we thy promis'd presence seek; 
 
 Open thy hand,* with blessings stor'd, 
 And give 'js manna for the week. 
 
 132 The Sabbath a delight. Ss. 
 
 WE bless thee foi this sacred day. 
 Thou who hast ev'ry blessing giv'n— 
 Which sends the dreams of earth awaj'^, 
 And yields a glimpse of opening heav'tt. 
 
 2 Ricli day of hol3% thoughtful rest! 
 
 May we improve thy calm repose, 
 And, in God's service truly blest. 
 Forget the world, its joys, its woes. 
 
 3 Lord I may thy truth upon the heart 
 
 Now fall and dwell as heav'nly dew, 
 And flow'rs of grace in freshness start 
 Where once the weeds of eircr grew. 
 86 
 
THE LORD S DAY. 
 
 4 Ma3^ praj-'r now lift her sacred wings, 
 Contented with that aim alone 
 Which bears her to the Kino- of kings, 
 And rests her at his shelt'ring throne. 
 
 IQO -^ solemn revieio, OB. 
 
 rpHE light of Sabbath eve 
 JL Is fading fast away ; 
 What record will it leave. 
 
 To crown the closing day ? 
 Is it a Sabbath spent. 
 
 Of fruitless time destroyed; 
 Or have these moments lent, 
 
 Been sacredly era ploy 'd ? 
 ! How dreadfnl and how drear, 
 
 In yon dark world of pain, 
 Will h abbaths lost appear, 
 
 Tiiat can not come again! 
 Then, in that hopeless place. 
 
 The wretched soul will say 
 "I had those hours of grace, 
 
 But cast them all away." 
 3 To waste these Sabbath hours, 
 
 O, may ue never dare; 
 Nor taint with thoughts of ours, 
 
 Tliese sacred days of pray'r: 
 But ma}^ our Sabbaths here 
 
 Inspiie our hearts with love; 
 And prove a foretaste clear 
 
 Of that sweet rest above. 
 
 lo4 -^« it began to daion. -Li. M 
 
 Matt. 28: 1. 
 
 MY op'niiig eyes with rapture see 
 The dawn of thy returning day; 
 My thoughts, O God. ascend to thee, 
 While thus my early vows I pay 
 
 87 
 
WORSHIP AND PK^ISE. 
 
 2 1 vield my lieart to thee alone. 
 
 Nor would receive auotlier guest : 
 Eternal King-, erect thy throne. 
 And reign sole monarch in my breast 
 
 3 O bid this trifling world retire. 
 
 And drive each carnal thought away; 
 Xor let me feel one vain desire. 
 
 One sinful thought, through all the di/, 
 Then, to thy courts when I repair. 
 
 My soul shall I'ise on joyful wing. 
 The wonders of thy love declare. ; 
 
 And join the strains which angels sing. 
 
 l^i) Lord's daij moru big. C,M. 
 
 AGAIN the Lord of life and light 
 Awakes the kindling ray, j 
 
 Unseals the eyelids of the morn, \ 
 
 And pours celestial day. I 
 
 2 O, what a night was that which wrap|M 
 
 A sinful world in gloom ! 
 O, what a sun which broke, this day, j 
 Triumpliant from the tomb I \ 
 
 3 On this glad day, a brighter scene 
 
 Of glory w\a.s dlsplay'd 
 By God's unbounded love, than when 
 The universe was made. 
 
 4 lie rose who hath the nations bought 
 
 With pain and grief extreme: 
 'T was great to speak the world fron 
 'T was greater to redeem. [nought 
 
 4 This day be grateful homage paid, 
 And loud ho-finnas sung; 
 Let gladnes? dwell in ever}^ heart. 
 And praise on every tongue. 
 6 Ten thonsand joyful lips shall join 
 To hail this welcome morn, 
 Wiiich scatters blessings fi'ora above 
 On nations 3'et unborn. 
 88 
 
THE LORD'S DAY. 
 
 1 ^(\ There remaineih a rest, etc. ^' ^^ 
 
 * •->" Heb. 4 : 9. 
 
 THINE earthly Sabbiitbs, Lord, we love 
 But there 's a nobler rest above ; 
 To that our longing souls aspire. 
 With cheerful hope and strong desire. 
 •> Xo more fatigue, no more distress. 
 " Nor sin, nor death shall reach the place ; 
 No o-roans shall mingle with the songs 
 AVbfch dwell upon immortal tongues; 
 
 3 No rude alarms of angry foes; 
 No cares to break the long repose; 
 No midnight shade, no clouded sun, 
 But sacred, high, eternal noon. 
 
 4 O long-expected day. begin; ^ 
 Dawn on these realms of pam and sm; 
 With joy we'll tread th' appointed roa.i, 
 And sleep in death to rest with God. 
 
 1 37 Welcome, sioeet day of rest. ^- ^ 
 
 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, amid the place 
 
 Where Christ, my Lord, has been, 
 Is sweeter than ten thousand days 
 Of pleasure and of sin. 
 
 4 My willing soul would stay 
 
 In such a frame as this, 
 Till call'd to rise and soar away 
 To everlasting bliss. 
 
WORSHIP IND PRAISE. 
 Iqq Lord's day evening. -Li. M 
 
 XOTHEPv. day lias pass'd along, 
 
 A^ 
 
 And we are nearer to the tomb, 
 Kearer to join thejieav'nly song, 
 Or hear the last eternal doom. 
 
 2 Sweet is the light of Sabbath eve, 
 
 And soft the sunbeams ling -ring theie 
 For these blest hours, the world I leave, 
 Wafted on wings of faith and pray'r. 
 
 3 The time, how lovely and how still ; 
 
 Peace shines and smiles on all below — 
 The plain, the stream, the wood, the hill-— 
 All fair with ev'ning's setting glow. 
 
 4 Season of rest! the tranquil soul 
 
 Feels the sweet calm, and melts to love- - 
 And while these sacred moments roll, 
 Faith sees the smiling heav'n above. 
 
 5 Nor will our daj^s of toil be long. 
 
 Our pilgrimage will soon be trod ; 
 And we shall join the ceaseless song — , 
 The endless Sabbath of our God. 
 
 139 Christ the first fruits. C. M 
 
 1 Cor. 15 : 20. 
 
 THIS is the day the first ripe sheaf 
 Before the Lord was wav'd. 
 And Christ, first-fruits of them that slept, 
 AVas from the dead receiv'd. 
 
 2 He rose for them for Avhom he died, 
 
 That like to him, they may 
 llise when he comes, in glory great 
 That ne' er shall fade away. 
 
 3 This is the day the Spirit came 
 
 With us on earth to stay — 
 A comforter, to fill our hearts 
 With joys tnat ne'er decay. 
 90 
 
THE LORD'S Dai. 
 
 4 His comforts are the earnest sire 
 Of that :iaine heav'ul}' rest 
 Which Jesus euter'd oiu when he 
 Was made for ever blest. 
 
 140 A present rest. C. Mi 
 
 Heb. 4:3. 
 
 TO-DAY God bids the faithful rest. 
 To-day lie show'rs his jjrac^; 
 Seek ye my face, the Lord hath said; 
 Lord, we will seek thy face. ^ 
 
 2 Come, let us leave the thino-s on earth, 
 
 With God's assembly join; 
 Lo. hoav'n descends to* welcome man, 
 To taste the things divine! 
 
 3 We come, dear Saviour, lo, we come, 
 
 Lord of our life and soul ! 
 We come diseas'd, and faint, and sick, 
 Be pleasM to make us whole. 
 
 4 We thirst and flee to thee, O Lord ! 
 
 Thou fountain-liead of good! 
 Filthy we come, and all unclean; 
 O cleanse us in thy blood! 
 
 5 O may we please our God to-day. 
 
 May that be all our care! 
 Give, Lord, thy gi-aee, lest evil thoughts 
 Should mingle in our pray'r. 
 
 6 Amid tlf assembly of thy saints 
 
 Let us be faith fill found : 
 And let us join in humble pray'r, 
 And in tiiy praise abound. 
 
 141 Tie eternal sabbath. C. M 
 
 ¥ 
 
 HEX. O dear Jesus, when shall I 
 Behold thee all serene? 
 
 Blest in perpetual Sabbath-day, 
 Witliout a vail between? 
 91 
 
THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. 
 
 2 Asj»ist me while I wander here, 
 
 Amidst a world of cares; 
 Incline my heart to pray with love, 
 And then accept niy pray'rs. 
 
 3 Eelease my sonl from ev'ry chahi, 
 
 No more helFs captive led ; 
 And pardon a repentins^ child, 
 For whom the Saviour bled. 
 
 4 Spnre me. O God, O spare the soul 
 
 Tlmt orives itself to thee; 
 Take nil that I possess below, 
 And "Ive th3^?elf to me. 
 
 5 Thy Spirit, O my Father, give, 
 
 To be my p:uide and friend, 
 To light niy way to ceaseless joys, 
 Where Sabbaths never end. 
 
 THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. 
 
 14^ T^y testimonies are «??/ delight. 0. M 
 
 Psalm 119 : 24. 
 
 lATHER of mercies, in thy word 
 What endless glory shines! 
 For ever be thy name ador'd 
 For these celestial lines. 
 
 2 Hei-e may the wretched sons of want 
 
 Exhaiistlcss riches find; 
 Riches above what earth can grant, 
 And lasting as the mind. 
 
 3 Here the fair tree of knowledge grows, 
 
 And yields a free repast; 
 Snblimer sweets than nature knows, 
 Invite the longing taste. 
 
 4 Here the Redeemer's welcome voice 
 
 Si)rcads heav'nlj^ peace around; * 
 And life and everlasting joys 
 Attend the blissful sound. 
 92 
 
 F 
 
THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. 
 
 5 O ma}' these lieav'nly pages be 
 
 My ever dear delight; 
 And still new beanties may I see, 
 And still increasing light! 
 
 6 Divine Instrnctor, gracious Lord! 
 
 Be thou for ever near ; 
 Teach me to love thy sacred word, 
 And view my Saviour there. 
 
 14 O 2'^e laio and gospel compared. ij. •"!• 
 
 2 Cor. 3 : 7-11. 
 
 THE law commands and makes ns know 
 AVhat duties to our God we owe^ 
 But 'tis the gospel must reveal 
 Where lies our strength to do his will. 
 
 2 The law discovers guilt and sin, 
 
 And shows how vile our hearts have been ; 
 Onlv the gospel can express 
 Forgiving love and cleansing grace. 
 
 3 What cui'ses doth the law denounce 
 Against the man that fails but once! 
 But in the gospel Christ appears, 
 Pard'ning the guilt of numerous j-ears. 
 
 4 My soul, no more attempt to draw 
 Thy life and comfort from the law; 
 Fh'' to the hope the gospel gives; 
 Tlie man that trusts the promise lives. 
 
 144 The riches of God's xoord. C. M 
 
 Psalm 19 : 10. 
 
 LET worldly men. from shore to shore, 
 Tlieir chosen good pursue; 
 Thy word, O Lord, we value more 
 Than treasures of Peru. 
 2 Here mines of knowledge, love and joy, 
 Are openM to our sight; 
 The purest gold without alloy, 
 And gems divinely bright. 
 93 
 
THE HOLY SClllPrrKES. 
 
 ? The counsels of redeem ino: grace 
 These sacred leaves unfold, 
 And here the Saviour's lovely face 
 Our raptur'd eyes behold. 
 
 4 Here light, descending from above, 
 
 Directs our doubtful feet; 
 Here promises of heavenly love 
 Our ardent wishes meet. 
 
 5 Our numerous griefs are here redress'd, 
 
 And all our wants supplied; 
 Kou^ht we can ask to make us blest 
 ■ Is in this book denied. 
 
 145 Search the Scripttires. b. JM 
 
 John 5 : 39. 
 
 TMPOSTURE shrinks from light, 
 J. And dreads the curious eye: 
 But sacred truths the test invite; 
 They bid us search and try. 
 
 2 O, may we still maintain 
 
 A meek, inquiring mind; 
 Assur'd we shall not search in vain, 
 But hidden treasures lind. 
 
 3 With understanding blest, 
 
 Created to be free, 
 Our faith on man we dare not rest — 
 Subject to none but thee. 
 
 4 Lord, give the liglit we need; 
 
 1 With soundest knowledge fill; 
 
 From noxious error guard our creed 
 From prejudice onr will. 
 
 6 The truth thou shalt impart, 
 May we with firnniess own — 
 Abhorring each evasive art, 
 And fearing thee alone. 
 94 
 
THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. 
 I ^() The spirit of truth. \j • M- 
 
 rpHOU, lono: disown'cl, revird, opprest, 
 i. Strange friend of human kind, 
 Seeking through weary years a rest 
 Within our hearts to And ; 
 
 2 How hite thy bright and awful brow 
 
 Breaks through these clouds of sin ! 
 Hail, Truth Divine ! we know thee now 
 Angel of Grod. come in ! 
 
 3 Come, though with purifying fire 
 
 And desolating sword, 
 Thou of all nations the desire! 
 Earth waits tliy cleansing word. 
 
 4 Struck by the lightning of thy glance, 
 
 Let old oppressions die ; 
 Before thy cloudless countenance 
 Let fear and falsehood fly. 
 
 5 Anoint our eyes with healing grace, 
 
 To see, as ne'er before, 
 Our Father in our brother's face, 
 Our Maker in his poor. 
 
 6 Flood our dark life with golden day: 
 
 Convince, subdue, enthrall; 
 Then to a mightier yield thy sway, 
 And Love be all in all. 
 
 14 7 0, how I love thy law ! 8s & 78 
 
 Psalm 119 : 97. 
 
 BLESSED Bible, how I love it ! 
 How it doth my bosom cheer! 
 What hath earth like this to covet? 
 
 O, what stores of wealth are here I 
 Man was lost and doom'd to sorrow ; 
 
 Not one ray of light or bliss 
 Could he from earth's treasures borrow, 
 Till his wa}^ was cheered by this! 
 95 
 
THE HOLY SCRIPTUKKS. 
 
 - i^es, I '11 to my bosom press thee. 
 
 Pieeious word! I'll hide thee here! 
 Sure my very heart will bless thee. 
 
 For thou ever say'st, ''Good cheer!" 
 Speak, my heart, and tell thj^ poiid'riaio^s; 
 
 Tell how fai- thy rovintr.s led. 
 When this book bro't back tliy wanderings, 
 
 Speaking life as from the dead. 
 
 3 Yes. sweet Bible ! I will hide thee 
 
 Deep, 3'es, deeper in this heart; 
 Thou, througli all my life will guide me. 
 
 And in death we will not part! 
 Part in death ! no, never, never! 
 
 Through death's vale I'll lean on thee; 
 Then, in brighter worlds, for ever, 
 
 Sweeter far thy truths shall be. 
 
 148 -^«y (^e fruth and sell it not. L. M. 
 
 Prov. 23 : 23, 
 
 THE worth of truth no tongue can tell, 
 "T will do to buy, but not to sell ; 
 A large estate that'soul has got. 
 Who buys the truth and sells it not. 
 
 2 Truth, like a diamond, shines most fair, 
 More rich than pearls and rubies are, 
 More worth tlian gold and silver coin, 
 O may it ever in us shine. 
 
 3 ' T is truth that binds, and truth makes free, 
 And sets the souls at libertj'' 
 
 From sin juid Satan's heavy chain. 
 And then within the heart'doth reign. 
 
 \ They have a fi-ocdom then indeed. 
 That doth all tVecdom flse exceed ; 
 Freedoni from guilt, freedom from woe. 
 And never more shall bondage know. 
 
 96 
 
THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. 
 
 5 O happy tliey, who in their youth 
 
 Are brouoht'to Iviiow and love the trtitb ! 
 For none but those whom triitlimake^; free, 
 Can e'er enjoy tlieir liberty. 
 
 6 Truth, like a jrirclle let us wear. 
 And always keep it clean and fair; 
 And never let it once be told, 
 That truth by us was ever sold. 
 
 149 Precious Bible. P.M. 
 
 Rom. 15: 4. 
 
 PRECIOUS Bible! Avhat a treasure 
 Does the word of God afford ; 
 All I want for life or pleasure. 
 
 Food and medicine, shield and sword. 
 Let the world account me poor. 
 Havin«- this, I need no more, 
 
 2 Food to which the world's a stranger. 
 
 Here my hunc^r}^ soul enjoys ; 
 Of excess there is'no danger, 
 
 Though it tills, it never cloys; 
 On a dying Christ I feed. 
 He is meat and drink indeed. 
 
 3 When my fixith is faint and sickly, 
 
 Or when Satan wounds my mind; 
 Cordials to revive me quickly. 
 
 Healing medicines here I tind; 
 To the promises I llee, 
 Each affords a remedy, 
 
 i In the hour of dark temptation, 
 Satan can not make me yield; 
 For the word of consolation 
 Is to me a mighty shield ; 
 While the scripture-truths are sure, 
 From his malice 1' m secure. 
 (7) 97 
 
FHE HOLY SCRIPTURES. 
 
 \i)\) The power of God unto salvation. JL. M« 
 Rom. 1 : 16. 
 
 n OD, in tflie gospel of his Son, 
 IT Makes his eternal counsels known; 
 'T is here his richest mercy shines. 
 And truth is drawn in fiiirest lines. 
 
 2 Wisdom its dictates here imparts, 
 
 To form our minds, to cheer our hearts | 
 Its influ'nce makes the sinner live: 
 It Lids the drooping saint revive. 
 
 3 Our raging passions it controls. 
 And comfort yields to contrite souls; 
 Jt brings a better world in view. 
 
 And guides us all our journey through. 
 
 4 May this blest volume ever lie 
 Close to m}^ heart, and near mj"^ e^'C, 
 Till life's last hour my soul engage, 
 And be my chosen heritage. 
 
 151 The reasoning of the Gospel. CM. 
 
 SHALL atheists dare insult the cross 
 Ofonr Redeemer God? 
 Shall infidels reproach his laws. 
 Or trample on his blood ? 
 
 2 What if he chose mysterious ways 
 
 To cleanse us from our faults? 
 May not the works of sov'reign grace 
 Transcend our feeble thoughts? 
 
 3 What if the gospel bids us tight 
 
 With flesh, and self, and sin? 
 
 The prize is most divinely bright, 
 
 Whicli we are call'd to win ? 
 
 4 What if the foolish and the poor 
 
 His g'orious grace partake? 
 This but confirms his truth the more, 
 for so the prophets spake. 
 
THE HOLY SCRirXUKES. 
 
 6 Do some, that own his snerecl name, 
 Indnlo^e tlielr souls in sin? 
 Jesus should never bear the blame; 
 His hiws are pure and clean. 
 6 Then let our faith grow firm and strong 
 Our lips profess his word : 
 Xor blush, nor fear to walk among 
 The men that love the Lord. 
 
 ) 52 The usefulness of the Scriptures. U- M 
 •2 Tim. 3: 16. 
 
 ¥HEX Israel through the desert pass'U 
 A fiery pillar went before. 
 To guide them through the dieary waste, 
 And lessen the fatigues they bore. 
 
 2 Such is thy glorious word, O God ! 
 
 Tis for our light and guidance glv'n ; 
 It sheds a luster all abroad. 
 And points the path to bliss and heav'n 
 
 3 It fills the soul with sweet delight 
 
 Ajid quickens its inactive pow'rs: 
 It sets our wand'ring footsteps right — 
 Displays thy love, and kindles ours. 
 
 4 Its promises rejoice our hearts ; 
 
 Its doctrines are divinely true; 
 Knowledge and pleasure it imparts; 
 
 It comforts and instructs us too. 
 b Ye favord lands, that have this word. 
 
 Ye saints, who feel its saving i)Ow'r, 
 Unite your tongues to praise tiie Lord, 
 
 And" his distinguish'd grace adore. 
 
 15o T^y toord is very pure. L. iM 
 
 Psalm 119: 140. 
 
 GOD'S law demands one living faith. 
 Not a gaunt crowd of lifeless creeds; 
 Its warrants is a firm " God saith ;*' 
 Its claim, not words, but loving deeds. 
 
THE HOLY SCRIPTURES 
 
 2 Yet Lorn, foro:ive; tliy simple law 
 
 Grows raruish'd in our eaillilj- g^i'asp; 
 Pure ill itself, m ithout a flaw, 
 It dims in our too worian^ clasp. 
 
 3 We handle it Mitli iinwaslfd hands: 
 
 We stain it with unliallow'd breath; 
 We gloss it with device of man's. 
 
 And hide tliine image underneath. 
 i Forgive the sacrilege, and take 
 
 From off our souls tli' unworthj^ stain ' 
 And show us. for thy Son's dear sake, 
 
 Thy pure and perfect law again. 
 
 l5-t The progress of truth. i-t. M 
 
 Psalm 19:4. 
 
 UPON the gospel's saci-ed page 
 The gather'd beams of ages shhie; 
 Au(\^ as it hastens, ev'r}' age 
 But makes its brightness more divine. 
 
 2 On mightier wing, in loftier flight 
 From year to year does knowledge soar; 
 
 And. as it soars', the gospel light 
 Adds to its influence more and more. 
 
 3 More glorious still as centuries roll. 
 New region?! bless'd. new pow'rs unfurl'd, 
 
 Expanding with th' expandliig soul. 
 Its waters shall o'erflow the world; 
 
 4 Flow to restore, but not destroy; 
 As when th(» cloudless lamp of day 
 
 Pours out its floods of liglit and joy, 
 And sweeps each ling'ring mist away. 
 
 l5o ^'Ae inspiration of the Scriptnros* i-^- ^^ 
 2 Peter 1 : 21. 
 
 ?rriWAS by an order from the Lord, 
 
 J- The ancient prophets spoke his word; 
 His spirit did their tongues inspire. 
 And warm'd their hearts with heav'nly nre 
 100 
 
CHRIST- THE INCAKXATION. 
 
 2 The works an«l wonders wliieli they wro't 
 ContirmM tlie inessnjjes they bronoJit: 
 The prophet's pen succeeds his breath, 
 
 To save the holy words from death. 
 
 3 Great God ! mine eyes with pleasure look 
 On the dear volume of thy hook ; 
 
 There my liedeemer's fiice 1 see. 
 And read his name who died for me. 
 
 4 Let the false raptures of the mind 
 Be lost, and vanish in the wind; 
 Here I can fix my hope secure — 
 This is thy word, and must endure. 
 
 CHRIST— THE INCAKNATIO:^, 
 
 156 G'^d with us. TSi 
 
 Matt. 1 : 23. 
 
 &0D with us I O glorious name! 
 Let it shine in endless fame; 
 God and man in Christ unite — 
 O mysterious depth and hightl 
 
 2 God with us! amazing love 
 Brought him from his courts above; 
 Now^ ye saints, his gmce admire, 
 Swell'the song with holy tire. 
 
 3 God with us! O wondrous grace! 
 Let us see him face to face; 
 That we may Immanuel sing, 
 
 As we ought, our God and King. 
 
 f57 H(^ii fhe blest morn. Hs & 10« 
 
 AIL the l)lo8t morn ! wlien the great lN[f'(liator 
 Down from tlic roRions of glory dcsot'iida ! 
 Sheplienls, go worsliip the balKi in tlip manger; 
 Lol for your guide tiie bright angel attends I 
 
 CHORUS. 
 
 Brigbtf'st and best of the sons of the morning, 
 Pawn on our darkness, and lend ns thy aid ; 
 
 Star of the East, tin; liorizon adorning, 
 Guide where our infant Redeemer Is laid. 
 
 101 
 
 n 
 
CHKIST — 
 
 2 Cold ou his cradle the dew-drops are shining, 
 Low lies his liead with the beasts of the stall ; 
 Augels adore iiint in sliimbers reclininp;, 
 Maker, and Monarch, and Saviour of all! 
 I Say, shall wc .yield him, in costly devotion, 
 Odors of Edjn, and off 'rings divine; 
 Gems from the monntain, and pearls from the ocean, 
 Myrrii from the forest, and gold from the mine? 
 4 Vainly we offiT earth's richest ohlation, 
 Vainly witJi gold would his favor secure* 
 Richer, by far, is the heart's adoration. 
 Dearer to God are the pray'rs of the poor ! 
 
 lOO Christ the desire of all nations. oS & ^S, 
 
 Hag. 2: T. 
 
 COME, tlion long-expected Jesus, 
 Born to set tli}'^ people fi-ee, 
 From onr fears and sins release us, 
 
 Let ns tind onr rest in tliee! 
 Israel's strength and consolation, 
 
 Hope of all the earth thou art, 
 Dear desire of ev'ry nation, 
 
 Joy of ev'ry longing heart. 
 2 Born thy people to deliver. 
 
 Born a cliild. and yet a King; 
 Born to reign in ns for ever. 
 
 Now thy gracious kinjidoni bring; 
 By thine own eternal Spirit. 
 
 Eide in all onr hearts alone: 
 By thine all-sntlicient merit, 
 
 liaise us to thy glorious throne. 
 
 1 59 J<^H «< '^te l>irth of Christ. 0. M 
 
 TOY to the world I the Lord has come I 
 Lot earth receive her King: 
 Let ev'ry li<'art prepare him room. 
 And heaven and nature sing. 
 
 2 Joy to the earth ! the Saviour reigns. 
 
 Let men their songs employ ; 
 While li( Ids and floods, rocks, hills and 
 Repeat the sounding joy. [plains. 
 
 102 
 
THE INCARNA'l IO^ . 
 
 i No more let sins and sorrows <J:row, 
 Nor thorns infest the ground ; 
 He comes to make his blessings flow 
 Far as the curse is found. 
 
 1 lie rules tlie world with truth and grac«, 
 And makes the nations prove 
 The glories of his riorhteousness, 
 And wonders of his love. 
 
 160 The Advent. C. M. 
 
 HAKK. the glad sound, the Saviour coino^ 
 The Saviour promis'd long! 
 Let ev'vy heart pi-epare a throne, 
 And ev'ry voice a song. 
 
 2 On him the Spirit, largely pour'd, 
 
 Exerts his sacred tire; 
 Wisdom, and miglit and zeal, and love, 
 His holy breast inspire. 
 
 3 He comes the pris'ners to release. 
 
 In Satan's bondage held : 
 Tlie gates of brass before him burst. 
 The iron fetters yield. 
 
 4 He comes, from tliickest filras of vice 
 
 To clear tiie mental ray ; 
 And on tl»c eyes, oppress'd with night, 
 To pour celestial day. 
 
 5 He comes, tlie broken heart to bind, 
 
 The bleeding soul to cure. 
 And with tlie treasures of his grace, 
 T' enrich the humble poor. 
 
 8 Our glad hosannas. Prince of Peacel 
 Thy welcome shall pror-laim; 
 And heaven's eternal arches ring 
 With thy beloved name. 
 103 
 
CHRIST — 
 It) I -^ Christmas h limn. r . i>l. 
 
 ALL liaill happy d:i}', 
 VVlien eiirob'd in our cla}'. 
 The Redeemer appear'd upon eartli ; 
 How can we refrain 
 To unite in the strain, 
 And to liail our Immanuers birth ! 
 
 2 Ye angels of God, 
 Sound his praises abroad. 
 
 And acknowledge him J A II, the I AM 
 
 AVe al-o will join 
 
 In a iiymn so divine. 
 Giving glory to God and the Lamb! 
 
 3 O may tlie return 
 
 Of this once blessed morn 
 Be for ever remember'd with joy: 
 
 Sweet accents of praise 
 
 All our voices sliall raise; 
 Hallelujahs shall be our employ. 
 
 4 Let echo prolong 
 
 Tlie harmonious song — 
 Hallelujahs again and again: 
 
 He kindles the fire, 
 
 Whom the nations desire, 
 And to him we devote tlie glad strain. 
 
 1 ()i6 0, come and let us worship. 1 Is & lOS 
 
 Psalm 95: 6. 
 
 nITIIER, ye faithful, haste in songs of triumph, 
 To Bethlehem go, the Lord of life to meet ; 
 ' To yon this day is horn a Trince and Saviour: 
 O come, and let us worship at his feet ! 
 
 2 Jesus, for such wondrous condescension 
 
 Our praise and rev'rence are an off 'ring meet ; 
 Now is the Word made flesh, and dwells among a>i 
 come, and let us worship at his feet! 
 
 3 Shout his almighty name, ye choirs of angels 
 
 Let the celestial courts his praise repeat ; 
 Unto our God l)e glory in the highest ; 
 come, and let us worship at his feet I 
 
 104 
 
THE £NCARNATION. 
 
 [()3 rhe angel's announcement of his hirfh. 0. M- 
 
 Luke 2: 14. 
 
 WHILE shepherds watch'cl their flocks 
 All sented on the om-ouikI, [by night, 
 The RU'^oA of the Lord caine down, 
 And <;iory shone around. 
 
 2 '■' Fear not." said he. for mii^hty dread 
 
 Had seiz'd their troubled mind; 
 "Glad tidin(xs of orreat joy I bring 
 To you and all mankind. 
 
 3 '-To you, in David's town, this day 
 
 Is born, of David's line. 
 The Saviour, who is Chri>t, the Lord, 
 And this shall be the sign : 
 
 4 "The heav'nly babe 3'ou there shall find. 
 
 To human view display 'd, 
 All meanly wrapped in swathing bands, 
 And in a manger laid.'' 
 
 5 Thus spake the seraph ; and forthwith 
 
 Appear'd a shining throng 
 Of angels, praisino; God, who thus 
 Address'd their joyful song: 
 
 6 " All glory be to God on high, 
 
 And to the earth be peace ; 
 Good will, henceforth, from heav'n to mei. 
 Begin, and never cease ! 
 
 IG4 The prophet foretells his birth. CM. 
 
 Isaiah 9: 6. 
 
 ^^0 us a child of hope is horn, 
 JL To us a Son is giv'ii ; 
 Him shall the tribes of earth obey — 
 Him all the hosts of heav'n. 
 2 His name shall be the Prince of Peacr^ 
 For ever more ado'"'d. — 
 The Wonderful, the Counsellor, 
 The great and mighty Lord. 
 105 
 
CHRIST— 
 
 3 His pow'r. incrensiiio^. fjtill shall spread; 
 His veh^n no end shall know; 
 Justice shall ofnard nis throne above, 
 And peace abound below. 
 
 HIS LIFE AND MISSION. 
 
 165 BeJiold the Lnmb. C. M. 
 
 John 1. 29. 
 
 PiSUS. the namehif^h over all, 
 In hell, or earth, or sk)^; 
 Angels and men before it fall, 
 And devils fear and ^y. 
 
 2 Jesus, the name to sinners dear, 
 
 The name to sinners ofiv'n; 
 It scatters all their o:nilt\'^ fears; 
 It turns their hell to heaven. 
 
 3 O, that the world might taste and see 
 
 The riches of his grace ! 
 The arms of love that compass me, 
 AVould all mankind embrace. 
 
 4 His onlj' right'ousness I show, 
 
 His saving truth proclaim : 
 'Tis all mv business here below, 
 To cry, " Behold the Lamb !" 
 
 T> Happy, if with my latest breath, 
 I m;iy but gasp his name! 
 Preach" him to all. and cry, in death, 
 " Behold, behold the Lamb !" 
 
 I (}Q IHh baptism of siiffering. \J 31 
 
 Luke 12: 50. 
 
 THE Snviour. wlint a noble ll«me 
 Was kindled in his breast, 
 When, hasting to Jerusalem. 
 He marched before the rest! 
 106 
 
HIS LIFE AXD MISSION. 
 
 2 Good-will to men. .•md zoal for God, 
 
 His every thGiio;lit enoro.^s; 
 He longs to be baptizM with blood, 
 He pants to reach the cross. 
 
 3 With all his sufTriiios full in view, 
 
 And woes to ns unknown. 
 Forth to the task his jipirit flew; 
 'T was love that urged him on. 
 
 I Lord, we return thee what w^e can; 
 Our hearts shall sound abroad 
 Salvation to the dying man, 
 And to the rising God. 
 
 5 And while thy bleeding glories here 
 Engage our wondering eyes. 
 We learn our lighter cross to bear. 
 And hasten to the skies. 
 
 IqY I'e «>*« complete in him. O. M 
 
 Col. 2 : 10. 
 
 HOW sweet the name of Jesus sounds 
 In a believer's ear! 
 It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, 
 And drives away his fear. 
 
 2 It makes the wotnided spirit whole. 
 
 And calms the troubled breast; 
 'T is manna to the hungry soul, 
 And to the weai-y rest. 
 
 3 Dear Name! the Rock on which I build. 
 
 M}' shield and hiding phice; 
 My never-failing treasury, till'd 
 Witli boundless stores of grace. 
 
 4 Jesus! my Shepherd, Husband, Frien3, 
 
 My Pr<>phet. Priest aixl King; 
 M)'^ Lord, my Life, my Way, my End, 
 Accept the praise l" bring. 
 107 
 
CHRIST — 
 
 5 Weak Is the effort of my heart 
 
 Anc\ cohl my warmest tlioiio:ht; 
 Bat Avlieii I see thee as thou art, 
 I '11 praise tliee as 1 ou^ht. 
 
 6 Till tlion I Avoiild th}' love proclaiui 
 
 With evei-y fleetiii«: breath ; 
 Am} may the music of thy name 
 Refresh my soul iu death. 
 
 1{>8 Moses and Christ. S. M. 
 
 John 1 : 17, 
 
 rpTJE law 1))^ Moses came, 
 JL But i)e;ice. aud truth, and love, 
 Were brouo:ht by Christ (a nobler name) 
 Desceudinj^ from above. 
 
 2 Amid>t the house of God 
 
 Their diff'reut works were done: 
 Moses a faithfid servant stood, 
 But Christ a faithful Son. 
 
 3 Then to his new commands. 
 
 Be strict obedience paid ; 
 O'er all his Father's house he stands, 
 The sov'reign and the head. 
 
 4 The man that durst despise 
 
 The law that Moses brouf^ht, 
 Behold, how terribly lie dies. 
 For his presumpt'ous thought. 
 
 5 But sorer ventreance falls 
 
 On that rebellious race. 
 Who hate to hear when Jesus calls, 
 Aud dare resist his grace. 
 
 1G9 -^esHa wept. 8s & 7a 
 
 •John 11 : 35. 
 
 PiSUS wept! those tears are over. 
 But his heart is still the same: 
 Kinsman. Friend, and Elder Bromcr, 
 Is his everlastinof name. 
 108 
 
HIS LIFE AND MISSION. 
 
 Saviour, who can love like thee? 
 Gracious one ot" Bethany ! 
 
 2 When tlic pangs of trial seize us. 
 
 When the waves of sorrow roll, 
 I will lay my head on Jesus — 
 Pillow of the troubled soul. 
 Trul3% none can feel like thee. 
 Weeping one of Bethanj^ ! 
 
 3 Jesus wept, and still in glory 
 
 He can mark each niOLirner''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 I 
 
 4 Jesus w^ept! the tear of sorrow 
 
 Is a legacy of love ; 
 Yesterday. to-da3% to-morrow» 
 He the same shall ever prove. 
 
 Thou art all in all to me, 
 
 Living one of Bethany ! 
 
 1 70 ^^ made himself of no reputation. C. M. D» 
 
 Phil. 2 : 7. 
 
 HE came not with his heavenl}'- crown, 
 His scepter clad with pow'r; 
 His coming was in feebleness, 
 
 The infant of an hour; 
 Aw humble manger cradled, first, 
 
 The Virgin's holy birth, 
 And lowing herds surrounded there 
 The Lord of heav'n and earth. 
 
 2 He came, not in his robe of wratli, 
 
 With arm outstretched to slay; 
 But on the darkling pati s of earth, 
 
 To pour celestial da}' — 
 To guide in peace the wand'iing feet, 
 
 The broken heart to bind, 
 And bear upon the painful cross, 
 
 The sins of human kind. 
 100 
 
CHRIST — 
 
 3 And thon hast borne them, Saviour meek J 
 
 And therefore unto tliee, 
 In hninbhMiess and orntitude, 
 
 Our hearts shall offer'd be; 
 Our contrite hearts, an off'rin^ Lord 
 
 Wliieh thou ^vilt not despite. 
 Our souls, our bodies, all be thine, 
 
 A living? sacritice ! 
 
 71 The Christian's pattern. L. M 
 
 AND IS the gospel peace and love I 
 Such let our conversation be I 
 The serpent blended witli the dove — 
 Wisdom and meek simplicity. 
 
 2 Whene'er the an<riy i^assions rise. 
 
 And tempt our thou*ihts or tongues to 
 On Jesns let us lix our eyes. [strife. 
 
 Bright pattern of tlie Christian life. 
 
 3 O how benevolent and kind. 
 
 How mild, how ready to forgive! 
 Be this the temper of our mind, 
 And those the rules by which we livel 
 i To do his heav'nly Father's will. 
 Was his employment and delight; 
 Humility and holy zeal 
 Shone througli his life, divinely bright 
 5 Dispensing good whei-e'er he came, 
 The labois of his life were love; 
 If then we love the Saviour's name, 
 Let his divine example move. 
 
 YJ'2t -Vfe heheld the city, and wppt over it, S, M 
 Luke I'J: 41. 
 |TD Christ o'er sinners weep, 
 And shall our cheeks he dry? 
 Let tears of penitential grief 
 F'low forth from ev'ry eye. 
 110 
 
 D' 
 
HIS LIFE AND MISSION. 
 
 2 The Son of God in tears. 
 
 The wontrrinof antrels see; 
 Be tlioii nstonisli'd, O my soul, 
 He slied tliose tears for thes. 
 
 3 He Avept tliat we mig-lit weep, 
 
 Each sill demands a tear; 
 In heav'n alone no sin is fonnd 
 And tliere's no weeping tiiere. 
 
 1 ,3 Grace is povred info tliy lips. ij. M, 
 
 Psalm 45 : 2. 
 
 HOW sweetly flow'd the o-ospel sound 
 From Ips of gentleness and grace. 
 When list'ning thousands gntlier'd round. 
 And joy and gladness filled the phice ! 
 
 2 Christ came from heaven ; of heav'n he 
 To heav'n he led his folio w'rs' way ; [spoken 
 
 Dark clouds of gloomy night he broke, 
 Unvailing an immortal day. 
 
 3 '•Come, wanderers, to my Father's home; 
 Come, all ye wearj-^ ones, and rest;" 
 
 Yes. sacred Teacher, we will come. 
 Obey thee, love thee, and be blest. 
 
 4 Decay, then, tenements of dust; 
 IMllars of earthly pride, decaj^ ; 
 
 A nobler mansion waits the just. 
 And Jesus has prepar'd the way. * 
 
 174 Christ the loay, the truth, and the life. O. M^ 
 John 14: 6. 
 
 THOU art the way; to thee alone 
 From sin and death we flee; 
 And he who would the Father seek. 
 Must seek him. Lord, through thee. 
 2 Thou art the truth ; thy word alone 
 True wisdom can impart; 
 Thou, only, canst instruct the mind. 
 And purify the heart. 
 IIT 
 
CHRIST — 
 
 3 Thou art the life; tlie rendino; tomb 
 
 Proclaims tliy coiiqu'riiig tirm ; 
 And tliose who put their trust in thee, 
 Nor death nor hell shall harm. 
 
 4 Thou art the way, the truth, the life; 
 
 Grant us to know that \\',iy,\ 
 That truth to keep, that life" to win, 
 AVhicli lead to endless (\iiy. 
 
 1 4 ^ Christ our exaviple. Ij. Al 
 
 1 Peter 2 : 21. 
 
 MY dear Eedeomer. and my Lord, 
 1 lead my duty in thy word; 
 But in thy life tiie law appeal's, 
 Drawu out in living characters. 
 
 2 Such was thy truth, and such thy zeal, 
 Such (h^ference to th}^ Fatlier's will, 
 Such love, and meekness so divine, 
 
 I would transciibe, and make them mina 
 
 3 Cold mountains and the midnight air 
 Witncss'd the fervor of thy ]nay'r; 
 The desert thy temptations knew, 
 Thy conflict and the victory, too. 
 
 4 Be thou my pattern; may I bear 
 More of tiiy gracious image here; 
 Then God. the Judge, shall own my name 
 Among tlie followers of the Lamb. 
 
 176 Ills miracles. L. M 
 
 John 3:2. 
 
 BETTOLD. the blind their sight receive I 
 Behold the dead awake and live. 
 The dumb speak wonders, and the lame 
 Leap like the hart, and bless his name. 
 2 Thus doth th' eternal Spirit own 
 And seal the mission of the Son; 
 The Father vindicates his cause, 
 VVliile he hangs bleeding on tjfie cross. 
 112 
 
HIS LIFE AND MISSION. 
 
 3 fie dies — tiielieav'iis in monrning st<»od; 
 He rises, b}'^ the pow'r of God ; 
 
 Behold the Lord ascending -hi ofh, 
 Xo more to bleed, no more to die. 
 
 4 Hence and forever from my heart 
 I bid my doubts and fears depart; 
 And to those hands my soul resign, 
 Which bear credentials so divine. 
 
 1 77 The meekness and gentleness of Christ. 1*. M. 
 
 2 Cor 10 : 1. 
 
 HOW beauteous were the marks divine^ 
 That in thy meekness used to shhie; 
 That lit thy lonely patliway, trod 
 In wondrous love, O Son of God ! 
 
 2 O, who like thee— so calm, so bright, 
 So pure, so made to live in light? 
 
 O. who like thee did ever go 
 
 So patient through a world of woe 
 
 '6 O. who like thee so humbly bore 
 The scorn, the scoffs of men, before 
 So meek, forgiving, godlike, high, 
 So glorious in humility ? 
 
 4 The bending angels stoop'd to see 
 The lisping infant clasp thy knee, 
 And smile, a? in a father's eye, 
 Upon thy mild divinity. 
 
 5 And death, which sets the pris'ner free, 
 Was pang, and scoff, and scorn to Thee; 
 Yet love through all thy torture glow'di, 
 And mercy with thy life-blood flow'd. 
 
 6 O, in thy liglit be mine to go. 
 Illuming all my way of wo; 
 And give me ever on the road 
 
 • To trace thy footsteps. Son of God ! 
 (8) ' 113 
 
CHRIST — 
 
 17^ The chief among ten thousand. 0. M 
 
 Caat. 5: 10. 
 
 MAJESTIC sweetness sits enthi-ou'd 
 Upon the Suviour's brow; 
 His head with radiant trlories crowriM, 
 Ills lips with ocraceo'erflow. 
 
 2 N'o mortal can with liiin compare 
 
 A mono- tlie sons of men ; 
 Fairer is he than all the fair 
 Who fill the heav'nl}' train. 
 
 3 He saw me plnns:'d in deep distress, 
 
 And flew to \\\y relief; 
 Fc me lie boi-e the shameful cross, 
 And earri'd 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 orave. 
 
 HIS NAMES AND CHAEACTERS. 
 
 179 The Star of Bethlehem. L. M 
 
 Matt. 2 : 9. 
 
 WHEN" marshaVd on the nijj^htlj'^ plaia 
 The ^^litt'riiig host bestud the sky. 
 One st:ir alone, of all the train. 
 Can fix the sinner's wand'ring eye. 
 
 *l Hark ! hark I to God the chorus breaks. 
 From ev'ry host, from ev'ry gem; 
 But one aloi'ie, the Saviour, speaks — 
 It is the Star of Bethlehem, 
 
 3 Once on the raging seas I rode. 
 
 The storm was loud, the night was dark 
 The ocean yawn'd and rudi-ly blow'd 
 The wind tiiattoss'd my fi^und'ring bark 
 \\\ 
 
HIS NAMES AND CHARACTERS. 
 
 4 Deep horror then my vitals froze, 
 
 Deatli-sitruck, I cea^M tlie tide to stem 
 Wlie'.i stuldeiil}'^ a Star Mro>*e — 
 It was the Star of Bethlehem. 
 
 5 It was my o;u;(le. my liiiht. my all; 
 
 It bade my dark fbrebodino;s cease 
 And throiiJh the storm, and dan^^er^S 
 It led me to the port of peace, f thrall, 
 
 6 N'ow safely moor'd — my perils o'er, 
 
 I Ml sinu". tirst in ni,ii"ht's diadem. 
 For evei- and for evejuiore. 
 Tiie Star — the Star of Uethlehem ! 
 
 [J^Q Christ, our physician. 7S & 09. 
 
 Jer. 8 : 22. 
 
 HOW lost was my condition, 
 Till Jesus made me whole 
 There is but one physician 
 Can cure a sin-sick soul : 
 Xext door to death he found me, 
 
 And plnck'd me fi'oin the grave, 
 To tell to all around me 
 
 His wondrous pow'r to save. 
 
 2 Of men jrreat <ikill possessing 
 
 I thought a cure to gain. 
 But that prov'd more distressing, 
 
 And added to my |)ain ; 
 Some said that nothing ail'd me, 
 
 Souje gave me up for lost; 
 Thus <'very refuge failed me. 
 
 And all my hopes were crossed. 
 
 3 At length this great physieian — 
 
 How matchless is his pow'r — 
 Accepted my petition. 
 And undertook my cure ; 
 115 
 
CHRIST — 
 
 First gave ine sight to view him, 
 
 For sill mj^ sight liatl seal'd, 
 Tlieu bid nie look unto liiin, 
 
 1 lool<"(l and I was iieal'd. 
 4 A bleeding, dving Jesus. 
 
 Seen by an eye of faith. 
 At onee from sin it frees us. 
 
 And saves our souls from death. 
 Come. then, to tliis physician, 
 
 His help he'll freely give; 
 fie makes no hard conditiou, 
 
 'Tls only— Look and live. 
 
 I ^51 A hiding place from the wind. 7» 
 
 Isaiah 32: 2. 
 
 P;SUS. lover of ray soul, 
 I-et me to thy bosom fly. 
 While the nearer waters roll. 
 
 While the tempest still is high; 
 Hide me, O my Saviour, hide. 
 
 Till the storm of life is past; 
 Safe into the haven guide, 
 
 receive my soul at last! 
 2 Other refuge have I none. 
 
 Hangs my helpless soul on thee; 
 Leave, ah I leave me not alojic. 
 
 Still support and comfort, me; 
 All my trust on thee is stay'd. 
 
 All luy help frouj thee I'bring, 
 Cover my defenseless head 
 
 With the shadow of thy wing. 
 ?, Tho \. O Christ, ait all I want. 
 
 More tlian all in tiiee I tind; 
 Eaise the fallen, cheer the faint, 
 
 Heal the sick and lead the blind. 
 Just and holy Is thy name. 
 
 1 am all unright'ousness; 
 Vile and full of sin 1 am. 
 
 Thou art full of truth and grace. 
 116 
 
HIS NAMES AND CHARACTERS. 
 
 4 Plenteous fjnice with tliee is found, 
 
 Gmee to panlon ;ill my sins — 
 Let the healino; stream abound ; 
 
 Make and keep me pure within; 
 Thou of life the fountain art, 
 
 Freely let me take of thee : 
 Spring thou up withhi my heart, 
 
 Rise to all eternity. 
 
 182 Christ our brother. 8s & 7i 
 
 Heb. 2: 11. 
 
 YES. for me. for me he eareth 
 With a brother's tender care; 
 Yes. with me, with me he shareth 
 Every burden, every fear. 
 
 2 Yes, o'er me. o'er me he wateheth. 
 
 Ceaseless wateheth, night and day; ' 
 Yes, e'en me. e'en me he snatcheth 
 From the perils of the way. 
 
 3 Yes, for me he standeth pleading, 
 
 At the merey seat above; 
 Ever for me interceding, 
 Coiistant in untiring love. 
 
 4 Yes, in me abroad he sheddeth 
 
 Joys unearthly, love and light; 
 And to cover me he spreadeth 
 His paternal wing of night. 
 
 {» Yes. in me, in me he dwelleth ; 
 I in him. and lie in nie! 
 And my empty so«d he tilleth, 
 Here and through eternity. 
 
 6 Thus I wait for his returning. 
 Singing :dl tlic wny to licaven : 
 Such th«' joyfnl song of morning. 
 Such the tranquil, song of even. 
 117 
 
0^ 
 
 CHRIST — 
 
 183 Qirist our friend. 8s & Ts. 
 
 Prov. 18: 24. 
 
 |XE there is above all others. 
 Well deserves the niinie of friend; 
 His is love beyond a brother's. 
 Costly, free," and knows no end. 
 
 2 Whieh jf all onr friends, to save ns, 
 
 Coiiid or woidd have shed his blood ? 
 Bnt tills Snviour died to have us 
 Reconeil'd in him to God. 
 
 3 When he liv'd on earth abased. 
 
 Friend of sinners was liis name; 
 Now above all «:lory raised, 
 He rejoices in the\sanie. 
 
 4 O ! for orrace onr hearts to soften I 
 
 Teach us. L<»rd, at lenjrth to love; 
 We. alas! forof«-t too often. 
 What a friend we have above. 
 
 lo-i: The Lord our riyhteousnees. Jj. M. 
 
 Jer. 23 : 6. 
 
 JESUS, thy blood and right'onsness, 
 My beauty are. my glorious dress; 
 'Midst tlamiiig worlds, in these array'd, 
 With joy shall I lift up my head. 
 
 2 When from the dust of death [ rise, 
 To tak(! m\' mansion in the skie^ — 
 E'en tln^n shall this be all my plea, 
 ''Jesus hath liv'd and died for me." 
 
 3 Tims Abraham, the friend of God. 
 Thus all the armies bought with blood, 
 Saviour of Sinners, thee proclaim I 
 Sinners — of whom the chief I am. 
 
 4 riiis spotless robe the same appears 
 When ruin'd nature sinks in years: 
 Ko age can change its glorious hue: 
 The robe of Christ is ever new. 
 
 U8 
 
HIS NAMES AND CHARACTKU8 
 
 6 O let the dead now hear thy voice! 
 Lid. Lord, th.v banish \1 ones rejoice; 
 Their beauty tliis. their tvlorious dress, 
 Jesus, the Lord, our right'ousuess. 
 
 185 And that roeJe wan Christ. 7s» 
 
 1 Cor. 10 : 4. 
 
 ROCK of ao:es, cleft for me. 
 Let me liide myself in thee, 
 Let the water and the blood, 
 , From thy riv'n side which flowed, 
 Be of sin the double cure; 
 Cleanse me from its guilt and power. 
 
 2 Not the labor of m,y hands 
 Can fulfill the law's demands;. 
 Could my zeal no respire know, 
 Could my tears for ever flow. 
 All for sin could not atone; 
 Thou must save, and thou alone. 
 
 3 Nothing in my hand I bring, 
 Sinjply to thy cross I cling; 
 Naked, come to thee for dress; 
 Helpless, look to thee for grace; 
 Foul, 1 to the fountain fly. 
 Wash me, Saviour, or I die. 
 
 4 While T draw this fleeting breath, 
 Wjjen my heart-strings break in death, 
 When 1 soar to worlds unknown. 
 
 See thee on thy judgment-throne, 
 Kock of ages, cleft for me. 
 Let me hide nij^self in thee. 
 
 18G Christ a merciful High, Priest. C M. 
 
 Hefc. 4: 14. 
 
 ¥ITII joy we meditate the grat-e 
 Of our High Priest above: 
 His heart is full of tenderness; 
 His bosom glows with love, 
 119 
 
CHRIST — 
 
 2 Touched with a sympathy within, 
 
 He knows our feeble IVanie : 
 He knows what sore temptations mean. 
 For he has felt the same. 
 
 3 IIp. in the days of feeble flesh, 
 
 Poured out his cries and tears, 
 And xu his measure feels afresh 
 What every member bears. 
 
 4 Then let our humble faith address 
 
 His mercy and ins power; 
 We sliall obtain delivering grace 
 hi eacli distressing hour. 
 
 I O < Christ the great aacrifice. o. M 
 
 Heb. 7: 27. 
 
 NOT all the blood of beasts 
 On Jewish altai-s slain, 
 (.'Ould give the guilty conscience peace, 
 Or wash away tlie stain. 
 
 2 But Christ, the heavenly Lamb, 
 
 Takes all our sins away; 
 A sacrifice of nobler name 
 And richer blood than they, 
 
 3 My faith would lay her hand 
 
 On tliat dear head of thine. 
 While like a penitent I stand, 
 And there confess my sin, i 
 
 4 My sold looks back to see 
 
 Tiie burdens tiiou didst bear. 
 When hanging on the cursed tree, 
 And iiopes her guilt was there. 
 
 o Believing, we rejoice 
 
 To see the curse remove: 
 We bless the Lamb with cheerful voice, 
 And sing his bleeding love. 
 120 
 
HIS NAMES AND CHARACTERS. 
 
 IQQ Chriat precious. -L. M 
 
 1 Peter 2: 7, 
 
 P'SUS ! the very tliOM.o^ht is sweet; 
 111 that dear name all heart-joys meet; 
 But sweeter than the honey far 
 The glimpses of his presence are. 
 
 2 N^o word is sung more sweet than this; 
 Xo name is heard more fnll of bliss; 
 "N'o thonght brings sweeter comfort nigh, 
 Than Jesus, Son of God, most high. 
 
 'A Jesus, the hope of souls forlorn! 
 How good to them foi- sin that mourn; 
 To them tliat seek thee, O how kind I 
 But what art thou to them that find? 
 
 4 No tongue of mortal can express, 
 No letters write its blessedness ; 
 Alone, who hath thee in his heart 
 Knows, love of Jesus, what thou art. 
 
 [r^y Rememher me. CM 
 
 Luke 23: 42. 
 
 PISUS! thou art the sinner's friend, 
 As such 1 look to thee; 
 Now in the bowels of thy love, 
 
 Lord ! remember me. 
 
 2 Remember thy pure word of grace, 
 
 Remember Calvary; 
 Remember all thy dying groans, 
 And then remember me. 
 
 3 Thou wondrous Advocate with God* 
 
 1 yield m3\self to thee : 
 
 While thou art sitting on thy throne, 
 O, Lord ! remember me. 
 
 4 I own I'm guilty, own I'm vile, 
 
 Yet thy salvatioirs free; 
 Then, in'thy all-abounding grace, 
 O, Lord ! remember me. 
 121 
 
CHRIST — 
 
 6 Howe'er forfialcen, or distressed, 
 Howe'ei oppro.^sM I be, 
 Howe'er afflicted Iiere on earth, 
 Do tiiou remember me. 
 
 6 And when I close my eyes in death. 
 And creature helps all flee. 
 Then, O my t?reut Kedeeuier, God I 
 I praj" remember me. 
 
 1 90 I ^oill pray the Father. P. M. 
 
 John 14 : 16. 
 
 ARISE, my soul, arise. 
 Shake off thy jiiiilty fears, 
 The bleedintr sacrifice 
 
 In my behalf appears; 
 Before tiie throne my Saviour stands; 
 My name is written on his hands. 
 
 2 Ele ever lives above, 
 
 For me to intercede; 
 With \\\a redeen»iii<«f love. 
 
 His precious blood to plead: 
 His blood was spilt for all our race, 
 And sprinkles now the throne of grac« 
 
 3 Five bleed in Of wounds he bears, 
 
 Ileceiv'd on Calvary; 
 They pour eftectnal pray'rs. 
 
 They strono;|y speak for me: 
 For*>ive him. O forofive! they cry, 
 Nor let tliat ransoni'd sinner die! 
 
 i The Father hears him pray, 
 Ilis dear anointed one; 
 He can not turn awa^y 
 
 The presence of his Son : 
 His Spirit answers to the blood, 
 And tells me, I am born of God. 
 122 
 
HIS SUFPERIXGS AND DEAlH 
 
 5 To God I 'in recoiicird. 
 
 His pard'niiio- voice 1 hear, 
 He owns me for liis <-hilcl, 
 
 I can 110 loiioer fear; 
 Witli coulideiice I now draw nigh, 
 And Father, Abba Father! cry. 
 
 HIS SUFFERINGS AND DEATH. 
 
 191 Surely he hath borne our griefs. • S & 08' 
 Isaiah 53 : 4. 
 
 OS ACRED head, now wounded. 
 With grief and shame weigh'd down— 
 O sacred brow, surrounded 
 
 AVith thorns, thine onl}' crown: 
 Once on a tiirone of glory, 
 
 Adorn'd wirJi light divine, 
 Now all despls'd and gory, 
 I joy to call thee mine. 
 
 2 On me, as thou art dying, 
 
 O. turn thy pitying eye; 
 To thee for rnercy crying, 
 
 Before thy cross I lie. 
 Thine, thine the bitter passion; 
 
 Thy i)ain is all for me; 
 Mine^ mine the deep transgression; 
 
 My sins are all on thee. 
 
 3 What language can I borrow 
 
 To i)raise. tliee, heav'nly Friend, 
 For all this dying sorrow. 
 
 Of all my woes the einl ? 
 O, can I leave thee ever? 
 
 Then do not thou leave me; 
 Lord, let me never, never 
 
 Outlive my love to thee. 
 
 4 Be near when I am dying; 
 
 Then close beside liie stand; 
 Let me. while faint and sighing, 
 Lean calmly on thy hind : 
 12,^ 
 
CHRIST — 
 
 These eyes, new faith receiving, 
 
 From thee shall never move. 
 For lie who dies believing, 
 
 Dies safely — in tliy love. 
 
 J JjjJ Christ's midnight prayer. JU» aL 
 
 Matt. 26: 39. 
 
 'rp TS midnight, and on Olive's brow, 
 X Tlie star is diiinn'd tliat lately shone; 
 
 •T is midnight, in the garden now 
 The snff'ring Saviour pra3'^s alone. 
 
 2 'T i>: midnight — and, from all remov'd, 
 
 Immaniiej wrestles lone, with fears; 
 E'en the disciple that he lov'd 
 Heeds not his Master's grief and tears. 
 
 3 'Tis midnight — and. for otiiers' gnilt, 
 
 The man of sorrows weeps in hlood; 
 i'et he. who hath in angnisli knelt, 
 Is not forsaken by his God. 
 
 4 'Tis midnight — and. from ether-plains, 
 
 Is borne the song that angels know; 
 Unlieard by mortals an^ the strains 
 That sweetly soothe the Saviour's wo. 
 
 \\jiy He suffered, the Jxist for the vnjust. v-. M 
 1 Pet. 3: 18. 
 
 AL.ASI and did my Saviour bleed? 
 And did my Sov'reign die? 
 Would he devote that sacred head 
 For such a worm as 1 ? 
 ^' Was it for crimes that I have done 
 He groaned upon the tree? 
 Amazing pity! grace unki»ownI 
 And love beyond degree! 
 3 Well might the sun in darkness hide, 
 And shut his glories in, 
 When God's own Son was crucified 
 For man the creature's sin. 
 1^4 
 
HIS SUFFERINGS AND DEATH. 
 
 Tlins mio'bt I hide my blushing face 
 While his clear ci'oss appears. 
 
 Dissolve mj- lioart in thankfulness. 
 And melt mine eyes to tears. 
 
 But drops of grief can ne'er repay 
 
 The <1ebt of love 1 owe : 
 Here, Lord, I give mvself away; 
 
 'T is all that I can do. 
 
 194 Glorying in tie cross. 8s & Ts 
 
 Gal. 6: 14. 
 
 SWEET the mdnients. rich in blessing. 
 Which before tlie cross I spend ; 
 Life, and health, and peace possessing, 
 From the sinner's dying Friend. 
 
 2 Here I'll sit, for ever vieAving 
 
 Merc3's streams, in streams of blood. 
 Precious drops, my soul bedewing, 
 Plead and claim nn' peace with God. 
 
 3 Truly blessed is this stntion. 
 
 Low befoi-e his cross to lie; 
 
 While I see divine compassion 
 
 Floating in his languid eye. 
 
 4 Here it is I find mj' heaven, 
 
 While upon the ci'OSS I gaze; 
 Love I much ? I'm more forgiven-^ 
 I'm a miracle of grace. 
 
 B Love and grief my heart dividing, 
 With my tears his feet 1 '11 bathe, 
 Constant still in faitli abiding, 
 Life deriving from his death. 
 
 6 May I still enjo}' this feelirg, 
 . In all need lo'Jesus go; 
 Prove his wounds each (hxy more healing 
 And himself more fully know. 
 
CHRIST — 
 
 195 Christ died for our sins. L. M. 
 
 I Cor. 15: S. 
 
 DID our linmannel die for us. 
 To save such poor rebellious men ? 
 Did he display his pity thus 
 That we uiit^ht come to God a^»ain ? 
 2 All luunan l:nio:u;io-e wants a name 
 For this untathonrd. wondrous love; 
 This pure, inunortal, fervent Uame, 
 iSprani;- only from the God above. 
 8 What can we add ? our speech is faint; 
 "We sink beneath the pond'rous load: 
 This love no eloquence can paint; 
 'T is grand ! 't is wortiiy of a God. 
 
 4 O'erwhelmM with this abyss of love, 
 
 We stand astonish'd at the «:race 
 That brou,irht the Saviour from above, 
 To die for all the fallen race! 
 
 5 Did our Immanuel die for us? 
 
 What more can be by sounds exprest? 
 For sinners Christ w;is made a curse: 
 Eternity must tell the rest. 
 
 196 f^^rist on the cross. C. M. 
 
 BEHOLD the Snvionr of mankind 
 XailM to the shameful tree! 
 How vast the love that him inclin'd 
 To bleed and die for thee! 
 
 2 Hark, how he jiroans ! wliile nature shakes 
 
 And earth's strong pillais bend; 
 The temple's vail in sunder breaks, 
 The solid marbles rend. 
 
 3 'T is done I the preiions ransom's paid, 
 
 lieceive my soid ! he cries: 
 See where he bows his sacred head, 
 He bows his head :ind dres! 
 12« 
 
HIS SUFFEKINGS AND DEAIH. 
 
 i But soon he'll break deatli's pciwerfu 
 And in full glory sliiMel [cliain, 
 
 O I.auib of God ! was ever pain, 
 Was ever love like thine ? 
 
 197 The di/ing Savioicr. L. M. 
 
 STRETCirDon the cross, tlie Saviour 
 Hark ! his expiriiiof.i>-roaMS arise : [.lios 
 ISee, from iiis hands. Iiis feet, his side, 
 Runs down the sacred crimson tide. 
 
 2 But life attends the deatiiful sound, 
 And flows from every bleediii": wound; 
 The vital stream, how free it flow^, 
 
 To cleanse and save his rebel foes I 
 
 3 Can I survey this scene of wo. 
 
 Where minglinoj orief and wonder flow, 
 And yet my heart unmoved remain, 
 Insensible to love or pain ? 
 
 4 Come, dearest Lord, tiiy grace impart. 
 To warm this cold, this stupid hearty 
 Till all its powers and passions move 
 In melting grief and ardent love. 
 
 J t/O Christ's triumph over death. -Li. i" 
 
 aE dies, the friend of sinners dies ! 
 Lo! Salem's daugiiters weep around J 
 A solenm darkness vails tlie sUies, 
 A sudden trembling shakes the ground. 
 
 2 A conflict with the pow"rs of hell, 
 Your Saviour did for von sustiiin: 
 
 He nobly fought, but all I he fell ! 
 Break, heart of flint : the Lamb is slain, 
 
 3 Here *s love and grief beyond degree; 
 The Lord of glory dies for men! 
 
 But, lo ! what sudden joys we seel 
 Jesus the dead revives again! 
 127 
 
CHRIST — 
 
 4 Tlie rising Lord forsakes the tomb! 
 (The tomb in vain forbids his rise!) 
 
 Cherubic legioiis <iuard liiin lionie. 
 And shout him welcome to the skies 1 
 
 5 Break off your tears, you saints, and tell 
 How hijih our ii:reat deliv'rer reit^iis; 
 
 Sino: how lie spoil'd the hosts of hell. 
 And led the monster Death in chains. 
 
 6 Say, "Live for ever, wondrous King! 
 Borri to redeem, and strong to save !" 
 
 Then ask the monster. " Where's thy sting? 
 And where 's tliy vict'ry, boastingGrave ?*' 
 
 HIS EESURECTION AND GLORY. 
 
 199 Se i8 risen. 7s. 
 
 Matt. 28: 6. 
 
 ^'nnPJST. the Lord, is ris'n to-day," 
 
 \J Sons of men and angels say : 
 Raise your joys and triumphs high, 
 Sing, ye heavens, and earth reply, 
 
 2 Love's redeeming work is done. 
 Fought the tight, the battle won; 
 Lo! tiie sun's eclipse is o'er, 
 
 Lo! he sets in blood no more. 
 
 3 Vain the stone, the watch, the seal, 
 Christ has burst the gate of hell; 
 Death in vain forbids his rise, 
 Christ hath open'd Paradise. 
 
 4 T ives again our glorious King! 
 "Where, O Death, is now tliy sting?" 
 Once he died our souls to save : 
 •'Wliere's thy vict'ry. boasting Grave?*' 
 
 5 Hail, the Lord of earth and heav'nl 
 Praise to tliee by botli be giv'n ! 
 Thee we greet triumphant now, 
 Hail! the Resurrection — Thou! 
 
 128 
 
HIS RESURRECTION AND GLORY. 
 
 200 Lift up your heads, ye gates. !«• M« 
 
 ^^ Psalm 24: 7. 
 
 OUR Lord is risen from the dead. 
 Our Jesus is <rone up on hitrh; 
 The pow'rs of hell are captive led. 
 Drago:'d to the portals of the sky. 
 
 2 There his triumphal chariot wait«. 
 
 And angels chant the solemn lay ; 
 Lift up your heads, ye heav'idy gates! 
 Ye everlasting doors, give way ! 
 
 3 I^ose all your bars of nn?=y light, 
 
 And wide unfold the radiant scene; 
 He claims those mansions as his right— 
 Receive the Kings of glory in! 
 
 4 Who is the King of glory P—Who? 
 
 The Lord, who all his foes o'ercame: 
 The world, sin. death and hell o'ertluew. 
 And Jesus is the conqu'ror's name, 
 
 5 Lo! his triumphal chariot waits. 
 
 And angels chant the solemn lay ; 
 Lift up your heads, ye heav'idy gates! 
 Ye everlasting doors, give way ! 
 
 6 Who is the King of glory ?— Who? 
 
 The Lord, of boundless might possest, 
 The King of saints and angels too, 
 Lord over all, for ever blest I 
 
 20 I Mary ear ly at the tomb. 7 & 
 
 Mark 16: 2. 
 
 m AEY to the Saviour's tomb, 
 
 ItJL Hasted at the early dawn ; 
 
 Spice she brought and sweet perfume, 
 
 But the Lord she loved iiad gone. 
 For awhile she ling'ring stood, 
 
 Fiird with sorrow and surprise; 
 Trembling, while a crystal flood 
 
 Issued from her weeping eyes. 
 (9) 129 
 
CHRIST — 
 
 2 But lier sorrow.* quickly fled, 
 
 Wlien she bearcl his welcome voice: 
 Christ has riseu from the dead; 
 
 Now lie bids her heart rejoice; 
 What a chanue his word eau make, 
 
 Turuiug darkness into day, 
 Ye who weep for Jesus' sake. 
 
 ]Ie will wipe your tears away 
 
 S' 
 
 2()^ I am tJie reiurrection and fJte lifts. 
 
 John ll": « 
 
 IXG praise! the tomh is void 
 Wiicre the Redeemer lay; 
 Siuof of our bond* destroy *d. 
 Our darkness turu'd to day. 
 
 2 Weep for j-oiir dead no more; 
 
 Friends'^be of joyfid cheer; 
 Our star moves ou before. 
 Our narrow patli shines clear. 
 
 3 He wlio. so natifintly. 
 
 The crown of thorns did wear- 
 He hath ofone up on hifrh ; 
 Our hope is wiih him there. 
 
 4 Now is his truth revefxTo, 
 
 His mnji'sty and mx^ifM; 
 The •rrav'e lias been unseal'd ; 
 Christ is our life and lij^ht. 
 
 5 He who for men did weep; 
 
 Sufter. and bleed, and dire - 
 
 First fruits of them that sie-^p - 
 
 Christ has j^one up on high. 
 
 6 His vict' ry hath destroy'd 
 
 The shafts that once coidd s'hv 
 Sinir ]>rais('! the tomb is void 
 Where tlx; Rcdeoino' lay. 
 180 
 
HIS RESUimP.CriON AND GLORY. 
 
 203 ^^^ emjjty sejmhher. C-'. M. 
 
 Matt. 28 : 6. 
 
 YE humble ponls that seek the Lord, 
 Cha.«ie Jill yotir fears away; 
 Aiul bow with ploa-ure down to see 
 The phice where Jesus hxy. 
 
 2 Thus low the Lord oflife was bron<^ht,* 
 
 Such wonders love can do! 
 Til us cold in death that bosom lay 
 Which throbb'd and bled for you. 
 
 3 A moment g'we a-loose to orlef— 
 
 Let oratefnl sorrows rise; 
 And wash tlie bloody stains away 
 With torrents from your eyes.' 
 
 4 Then dry your tears, and tuue your songs, 
 
 The Saviour lives again; 
 Not all the bolt-s and bars of death 
 The Conqueror could detain. 
 
 6 IIi<rh o'er the an«:elic bands he rears 
 His once dishonor'd head; 
 And. throuirh unnnmber'd years he reigiiai 
 Who dwelt among the dead. 
 
 6 With joy like his shall every saint 
 HisVmpty tomb survey; 
 Then rise, with his ascending Lord, 
 To realms of endless day. 
 
 ^(j I- The conquering Redeemer . ii. M 
 
 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. 
 131 
 
CHRIST — 
 
 2 Behold, th' anofelic bands 
 
 In full assembly meet, 
 To wait bis hi^^li commands, 
 And worsliip at bis feet. 
 Jojful they come. 
 And Nvin'o^ their way 
 From realms of da3% 
 To Jesns' tomb. 
 
 3 Then back to heaven they fly, 
 
 The joyfnl news to bear: 
 Hai-k ' as they soar on hiojh, 
 What mnsic fills the air I 
 Their anthems say, 
 '' Jo:ins, who bled. 
 Hath left the dead: 
 He rose to-da}-." 
 
 4 Ye mortals, catch the sonnd — 
 
 RedeeniM by him from hell — 
 And send the echo round 
 The ji:lobe on which you dwell; 
 Transported, ciy, 
 '•Jesus, who bled. 
 Hath left the dead, 
 No more to die." 
 
 205 -^ Uvelj hope. OS 
 
 1 Peter 1 : 3. 
 
 BEHOLD, the bri<(ht mornino: appears. 
 And Jesus revives from the j^rave; 
 Ills risinof removes all our fears, 
 And shows him almi«:hty to save, 
 5 How strontj were his tears and his cries! 
 Tlie worth of his blood, how divine! 
 How perfect is liis sacrifice. 
 Who rose, tliou<^h he suffer'd for sin. 
 3 The man that was crown'd with thorns, 
 The man that on Calvary died. 
 The man that bore scour«:ino: and scorns, 
 Wlion> sinners aofreed to deride — 
 132 
 
HIS RESURRECTION AND GI.OKY. 
 
 4 Now blessed for ever is made. 
 
 And life has rewarded his pain; 
 Now o:lor3^ has crowned his head; 
 AVe sing of the Lamb that was slain 
 
 5 Believin«:, we share in his joy ; 
 
 By faith we partake in liis rest; 
 With this we can cheerfully die. 
 For with him we hope to be blest. 
 
 20 !> The voice of triumph. 10s,lls&12 
 
 TIFT yonr glad voices in triumph on high, 
 i For Jesus hath risen, and m-ii shall not die; 
 Vain were the terrors that gather'd around him, 
 
 And short the dominion of death and tlie grave; 
 He burst from the fetters of darkness that bound hJmj 
 Resplendent in glorj' to live and to save : 
 Loud was the chorus of angels on high — 
 The Saviour hath risen, and men shall not die. 
 
 2 Glory to God, in full anthems of joy ; 
 
 The being he gave us death can not destroy : 
 Sad were the life we may part with to-morrow, 
 
 If tears wereour birthright, and death were our end! 
 But Jesus hath cheered tlie dark valley of sorrow, 
 And bade us, immortal, to heaven ascend: 
 Lift then your voices in triumph on iiigli. 
 For Jesus hath risen, and men shall not die. 
 
 HIS SECOND ADVENT AND KEIGN. 
 
 Report of the watchman . iS. 
 
 Isaiah 21 : 11. 
 
 WATCHMAN! tell us of tlie night, 
 What its signs of promise are : 
 Traveler! o'er yon mountain's hight, 
 
 See that glory-beaming star. 
 Watclmian ! does its beauteous ray 
 
 Aught of liope or joy foretell? 
 Traveler! yes; it bliilgs the day, 
 Promis'd day of Israel. 
 
 3 Watchman ! tell us of the night; 
 
 Higher yet that star ascends. 
 Traveler! blessedness and light. 
 Peace and truth, its course povtcnds. 
 1,S8 
 
 207 
 
CHRIST — 
 
 4 Wntclinian ! w ill its beams alone 
 
 Gild tlie spot tiiat *fave theiu birth? 
 Traveler! ajies are its own; 
 
 See it bursts o'er all the earth, 
 o VYatclinian ! tell ns of the nij^ht 
 
 For tiie nioriiin*^' seems to (lawn. 
 Traveler! darkness talves its rti<>ht; 
 
 Doubt and terror are withdrawn. 
 Watchman! let thy wand'rin^s ecase; 
 
 Hie tliee to tliy quiet home. 
 Traveler! lo! the l*rinee of Peace, 
 
 Lo I the Son of God is come. 
 
 208 ^^^ reign of Christ glorious. -L^ ". 
 
 Isaiah 35, 
 
 WIIEX God descends with men to duell, 
 And all creation wakes anew. 
 AVliat tont^ue can half the wonders tell ? 
 AVhat eye the dazzlin«^ S'lory view! 
 
 2 Zion. the desolate, ajr-nn 
 
 Shall see her lands with roses bloom ; 
 
 And Carmers mount, and Sharon's plain, 
 
 Shall yield their spices and perfume. 
 
 3 Celestial streams shall o^ently flow; 
 
 The wilderness shall Joy fid be; 
 ]/dies on paiched trrouiid shall <!:row; 
 And t;Iadness sprin*^ on ever}- tree. 
 
 4 The weak be strong;, the fearful bold. 
 
 The deaf shall hear, the dumb shall sing, 
 The lame shall walk, the blind behold, 
 Atid joy throutJ^h all the earth shall ring 
 
 5 Monarchs and slaves shall meet in love; 
 
 Old pride shall rlie, and meekness reign, 
 When God d(!scen(ls from worlds above, 
 And truth and righteousness prevail. 
 134 
 
HIS SIXOXD ADVENT AND REIGN 
 
 2011 He shall reign for ever and ever. 1j. j»1 
 Rev. 11: 15. 
 
 LET tlie sieveiitli anofel sniuul on high. 
 Lt't .«liouts be heard thro' all the sky; 
 Kings of the earth, with ghul accord, 
 Give up your kingdoms to tiie Lord. 
 
 2 Almighty God. thy pow'r ai-^ume. 
 Wlio wast, and art. and art to come: 
 Je>us. tiie T.amb. who once was slain, 
 For ever live, tor ever reign I 
 
 3 Tlie angry nations fret and roar. 
 That they can slay the saifirs no more; 
 l>nt now has come tiie day '^i God, 
 
 To pay the long arrears of bloo<l. 
 i Now must the rising dead appear; 
 Now the decisive sentence liear; 
 Now the dear martyrs of the Lord 
 Eeceive an iiitiuite reward. 
 
 210 ^^'« ^«'/ o/ the Lord iciH come. L, M. 
 
 2 Peter 3: 10. 
 
 ri"^ HE Lord will come; the earth shall quake. 
 X Tlie hills their fixed seat forsake; 
 And, withering, from the va\i]t of night. 
 The stars withdraw their feel)le light. 
 2 The T-ord will come, but not tlie same 
 As once in lowly form he came; 
 A silent Lamb to slauirhter led. 
 The bruisM. the suit" 'ring, and the dead. 
 8 I'he Lord will come, a drea<lfnl form, 
 \Vith wreath of tlame. and robe of stotjm , 
 On cherub wings, and wings of wind, 
 Anoii'.ted .hidge of human kind. 
 
 4 Can this be he who wont to stray 
 A pilgrim on the world's highway. 
 
 By pow'r op[)ress*d. and mock'd bv priile? 
 O'God, is tills the Crucilied ? 
 1X6 
 
CJIIJIST — 
 
 5 While sin.ners in despair shall call, 
 "Rocks, hide iis! mountains, on ns fall! 
 Tlie saints, ascendiiitf from the tomb, 
 Shall joyful sing, ''The Lord is come!" 
 
 — 11 ^^^ universal reign of Christ. i-'. 31 
 
 Psalm 72: 11. 
 
 P^SUS shall reign where'er the sun 
 Does his successive journe3'^s run ; 
 His kingdom stretch from shore to shore. 
 Till, moons shall wax and wane no more. 
 
 2 For him shall endless pray'r be made. 
 And endless praises crown his head; 
 His name, like sweet peifume, shall rise 
 With ev'ry morning sacrifice. 
 
 3 People and realms of ev'r^^ 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 prisoner leaps to loose his chains. 
 The weary tind eternal rest, 
 
 And all the sons of want are blest. 
 
 5 Where he displays his healing powY. 
 Death and the cui-se are known no more 
 In him the tribes of Adam boast 
 
 More blessings than their fathei lost. 
 
 2 I 2 Come, Lord Jems. S. M. D. 
 
 Rev. 22 : 20, 
 
 rpiTE rliurch has waited long 
 X. \^ri' absent Lord to sec ; 
 And .-till in loneliness she waits, 
 
 A friendless stranger she. 
 Age after age has gone. 
 
 Sun after sun has set, 
 And still in weeds of widowhood 
 
 She weeps a mourner yet. 
 
 Come, then, Lord Jesus, come! 
 136 
 
HIS SECOND ADVENT AND REIQN. 
 
 2 Saint after saint on eartli 
 
 Has liv'd. and lov'd, and died; 
 And as they left us one by one, 
 
 We laid them side by side; 
 We laid them down to sleep, 
 
 But not in hope forlorn; 
 We laid tliem but to ripen there, 
 Till tlie last glorious morn. 
 
 Come, then. Lord Jesus, come. 
 '■^ The whole creation groans. 
 And waits to hear tliat voice 
 That shall restore her comeliness. 
 
 And make her wastes rejoice. 
 Come, Lord, and wipe away 
 
 Tiie curse, the sin. the stain. 
 And make this blighted world of ours 
 Thine own fair woild again. 
 
 Come, then. Lord Jesus, come ! 
 
 2 13 y^e Bridegroom eometh. H. M. 6s & Bs 
 Matt. 25. 
 
 YE virgin souls, arise ; 
 W^itii all the dead awake ; 
 Unto salvation wise, 
 
 Oil in your vessels take: 
 Upstarting at the midnight cry — 
 Behold the heav'nly Bridegroom nigh' 
 2 He comes ! he comes, to call 
 The nations to his bar, 
 And take to glory all 
 
 Who meet for glory are : 
 ?*Iake ready for your full reward; 
 Go foi-th with joy to meet your Lord. 
 '3 Go, meet him in the sky. 
 Your everlasting Friend — 
 Your Head to glorify. 
 
 With all his saints ascend: 
 Ye pure in heart, obtain the grace. 
 To see, without a vail, his face. 
 137 
 
CHRIST — 
 
 4 RHoice in o;lonons hope 
 
 Of that tr rent day unknown, 
 When \on shall l)e ean^jflit up 
 
 To stand before hi-; throne; 
 CallM to partake the marriage feast, 
 And lean on our Innnanuers breast. 
 
 214 The day is ot hand. lls 
 
 Rom. 13: 12. 
 
 THE niprlit is far spent, and the day is at liand : 
 Alreaiiy tlie dawn may bi' set-n in tin- sky ; 
 Bejoice tluMi, ye saints, 'tis your Lord's own comniandj 
 Rejoi'H', for the coming of Jesus draws nigli. 
 
 2 What a day will that be when the Saviour appears 1 
 How wilc<jmi' to those who have sliared in his cross I 
 
 A crown incorruptible then will be tlieirs, 
 A ricli compensation for sufT'ring and loss. 
 
 3 What is loss in tin's world when compared with tliat iay, 
 To the fflory that then will from heav'n be reveal'd? 
 
 "Tlie Siiviour is coininj;." iiis people may say ; 
 " The Lord whom we look for, our Sun and our Shield." 
 
 i pardon us. Lord, that our love to thy name 
 Is so faint, with so much < ur affections to move! 
 
 Our deadnesa should fill us with grief and with shame; 
 So much to be loved, and so little to love. 
 
 215 The millenmitm. L.M. 
 
 Isaiah U. 
 
 LOOK up. ye saints, with sweet surprise, 
 Toward the joyful, coniiiiir day. 
 When Jesus shall descend the skies. 
 And form his saints in bright array. 
 
 2 Nations shall in a day be born. 
 
 And swift, like doves, to Jesus fly; 
 The church shall know no cloud's return 
 >«or sorrows inixinji: with their joy. 
 
 3 The lion a^id the lamb shall feed 
 
 TouetheV in his peaceful reio^n ; 
 And Zion. blest with heav'idy bread. 
 Of pinchiiij^ wants no more comijlain. 
 138 
 
HIS SKCOXD ADVENT AND REIGX. 
 
 4 The Jew, the Greek, tlie bond, tlio free. 
 
 Shall boast their sep'nite ri^-hts no more, 
 Bntjolu ni sweetest haruiony, 
 Tiieir Lord, their Saviour, to adore. 
 
 5 Thus. tiU a thousand years be past, 
 
 Sliali holinesf. aud peace prevail : 
 And ev'ry knee shall bow to Christ, 
 And ev'r}'- tongue shall Jesus hail. 
 
 216 The latter day glory. L- M 
 
 BEHOLD, the heathen waits to know 
 The joy the gospel will bestow; 
 The exil'd captive to receive 
 The freedom Jesus has to give. 
 
 2 Come, let us with a grateful heart, 
 In this blest labor share a part; 
 
 Our pray'rs and off 'ring'* gladly bring 
 To aid the triumphs of our King. 
 
 3 Our hearts exult in songs of praise, 
 That we have seen these latter days, 
 When our Redeemer shall be known, 
 Where Satan long hath held his throne. 
 
 4 Where'er his Ivand hath spread the skies, 
 Sweet iucense to his name shall rise; 
 And slave and freeman. Greek and Jew, 
 By sovereign grace be form'd anew. 
 
 fall They shall bring the glory, etc. -L- -53 
 
 Rev. 21 : 24. 
 
 TI7 HEN God fulfills his promis'd word, 
 VV Zion, the city of the Lord. 
 In all its grandeur then shall shine, 
 Majestic— terrible — sublime! 
 2 Tiie glory of the Lord shall rest, 
 On her asfiemblies — ever blest; 
 For Ciiri-t, the Holy One of God, 
 Shall dwell in her, as his abode. 
 139 
 
CHRIST — 
 
 3 There he will place his glorious throne. 
 And kings liis mighty pow'r slmll own; 
 There ail tlie tribes of eartli shall meet, 
 And spread their off 'rings at his feet. 
 
 4 From thence shall livii'.g waters flow 
 In copious strean)s to all below; 
 Dispensing health and life and peace. 
 Till sin and pain and death shall (rease. 
 
 ^ 1 O IIoio heauti/ul tipon the mountains. oS, l S & '1 
 Isaiah 52: 7. 
 
 0"N" the monntaiii's top appearing, 
 r>oI the sacred herald stnnds, 
 Welcome news to Zion hearing — 
 Zion long in hostile lands: 
 
 Mourning captive, 
 God himself will loose thy bands. 
 
 2 Has thy night been long and mournful? 
 
 Have thy friends unfaithful prov'd ? 
 Have thy foes been proud and scornful, 
 By thy sighs and tears inimov'd? 
 
 Cease thy mourning; 
 Zion still is welI-belov''d. 
 
 3 God, thy God. will now restore thee: 
 
 He himself appears thy P'riend; 
 All thy foes shall flee before thee; 
 
 Here their boasts and triumphs end 
 Great deliv'rance 
 Zion's King will surely send. 
 
 Peace and joy shall now attend thee; 
 
 All thy warfare now be past; 
 God thy Saviour will defend thee; 
 Victory is thine at last; 
 
 All thy conflicts 
 End in everlasting rest. 
 140 
 
HIS SECOND ADVENT AND REIGN. 
 
 *2t\ij All nations shall Jloio unto it. \J, OL 
 
 Isaiah. 2: 2, 
 
 BEHOLD, the mountain of the Lord, 
 III hitter (hiys. shall rise 
 Above the nioiuitniiis ajiil the hills, 
 And draw the wond'ring ej-es. 
 
 2 To this the joyful nations round, 
 Ail tribes ami tonj>:nes siiall tlow; 
 
 *lJp to the hill of God," they say, 
 "'And to his courts we'll ^i^o.'' 
 
 3 The beams that shine on Zion's Hill, 
 Shall li<j-hten every land; 
 
 The Kinu who rejtrns in Zion's tovv'rs, 
 Shall all the world ooniniand. 
 
 4 Among the nations he shall judge; 
 His judgments truth shall guide; 
 
 His scepter shall protect the just, 
 And crush the sinner's pride. 
 
 5 No war shall rage, no liostile feuds 
 Disturb those peaceful years: 
 
 To plowshares men shall beat their sworda, 
 To pruning hooks their spears. 
 
 6 Come, then. O liouse of Jacob, come, 
 And worship at his shrine; 
 
 And. walking in the light of God, 
 With holy beauties shine. 
 
 220 
 
 A7id the Gentiles shall come to thy light. lUa 
 Isaiah 60: 3. 
 
 R' 
 
 iISE, crownM with light, imperial Salem, ride; 
 
 L Exalt thy tovv'ring heail, and lift thine eyes; 
 See licav'n its sparkliufi portals wide display, 
 And break iipou thee iu a fluod uf day. 
 
 2 See a long race tliy spacious courts adorn ; 
 See future suns and daughters yet uiiboru, 
 In crowding rauk«. on ev'ry siile arise, 
 Di. uiandiug life, impatient for the skies. 
 
 141 
 
CHRIST — 
 
 3 See barb'rons nations at thy gates attend, 
 Walk in thj' Figiit, and in tliv temple bend ; 
 
 Sec thy bright altars throng'd with prostrate king* 
 Wiiile evVy laud its joyous tribnte brings. 
 
 4 The fieas sliall waste, the skies to smoke decay, 
 K<Hks fail to dust and mountains melt away ; 
 But, fix'd his word, his saving pow'r remains ; 
 Tliy realms shall last, thy own Messiah reigns. 
 
 12 1 Zeal for the glory of Zion. C M 
 
 isaiab 62: 1. 
 
 11^ OR Zion's pake I will not rest, 
 1 will not hold my peace 
 Until Jern.<:ilom be blest 
 And Jndah dwell at ease; 
 
 2 Until her rlohteousness return. 
 
 As daybreak after night — 
 The lamp of her salvation burn 
 With everlasting light. 
 
 3 The Gentiles shall her glory see, 
 
 And kings declare her fame; 
 Appointed unto her shjill be 
 A new and holy name. 
 
 4 The watchmen on her walls appear, 
 
 And day and ni^^ht proclaim, 
 "Zion's Deliverer is near; 
 
 Make mention of his name." 
 6 Go through, go through, prepare the way 
 
 The gates wide open fling; 
 , With loudest voice let heralds say, 
 
 "Behold thy coming King." 
 
 it 11 Israel redeemed. C M 
 
 HARK! 'tis the prophet of the skies 
 Proclaims redemption near: 
 The night of death and bondage flies; 
 The dawning tints appear. 
 U2 
 
HIS SECOND ADVENT AND REIGN. 
 
 2 Zion. from deeppst shndes of t;loom, 
 
 A \vnk<'s to glorious duy ; 
 Her th'sort \v;istp< with verdure bloom, 
 JTer sliM(1«\v.« tiee jiwiij'. 
 
 3 To Ileal lier wounds, lier nlo:ht dispel, 
 
 The heralds cross the nuuii ; 
 On Calvary's inournfiit brow they tell 
 That Je-us lives at>ain. 
 
 4 From Salem's tow'rs the Islam sign 
 
 With holy zeal is ImrlM; 
 'Tis there Immaiiucrs symbols shine; 
 Ilis banner is nnfiirrd. 
 
 6 The ohuld'nino; news, oonvey'd afar 
 Eemotest nation^ hear; 
 To weleonie Jn«hdrs risiiio- star, 
 The i-ansom'd tribes appear. 
 
 6 Again in Bethl'em swells the song^ 
 The choral breaks again ; 
 While Jordan's shores the strains prolong, 
 "Good- will and peace to men." 
 
 Zj^i* The restoration of the Jeios. v/. M. 
 
 Ez. 37. 
 
 NOR King norPiince on Jndah's throne 
 For inanyaii age shall reign, 
 Nor beast, \\\\^^\\ her altar-stone, 
 A sacritice be slain. 
 
 2 Pillar and Ephod «-ast awaj-, 
 
 And Teraphinj foi-got. 
 Lie hid. while Jndah's children straj, 
 As though snch tilings were not. 
 
 3 But days shall come when Israel's feet 
 
 A hoVier path shall trrad. 
 And Jndah's cown an«l hope shall meet 
 Uiion her holiest head. 
 l-t3 
 
CHEIST — 
 
 4 Gathered from fur. her tribes shall own 
 
 Tliat David's Lord and Sou 
 Should sit a kln^ on David's tliroiie, 
 Their last, their noblest one! 
 
 5 Blow ye the triunpot! let it sound 
 
 Till the wide earth shall hear; 
 Judah her Saviour-Kin«: hath found, 
 And Israel's triumph's near. 
 
 22 A A prayer for the Jews. Jj. M 
 
 Rom. 10: 1, 
 
 DISOWK'D of heav'n. b}^ men oppress'd. 
 Outcast from Zion's hallow'd o:roiMid. 
 Wherefore shouhl Lsrael's sons, once bless'd. 
 Still roam the scorning world around ? 
 
 2 Lord, visit thy forsaken race. 
 
 Back to thy fold the wand'rers biing. 
 Teach them to seek th}' slighted grace, 
 And hail in Christ their promis'd King. 
 
 3 The vail of darkness rend in twain. 
 Which hides their Shiloh's t^Iorious light; 
 
 The sever'd olive branch again 
 Firm to its parent stock unite. 
 
 4 Hail, glorious da}', expcct'd long I 
 When Jew and Greek one pray' rsliall pour; 
 
 With eager feet one temple. throng, 
 With grateful praise one God adore. 
 
 THE JUDGMENT. 
 
 22o Thoughts on judgment. 0. M 
 
 Uom. 2: 6. 
 
 AND must I be to judgment brought, 
 And answer in that day. 
 For ev'ry vain and idle thought, 
 And ev'ry word I say ? 
 144 
 
THE JUDGMENT. 
 
 2 Ye.^. ev'rv secret of my heart 
 
 Shall shortly be made Uuovvn, 
 And I i-eceive'm}^ just desert, 
 For all that 1 have done. 
 
 3 ITowcai-efiil then ought 1 to live, 
 
 \Vith what religious fear! 
 NV^ho «uch a strict account must give, 
 For my behavior here. 
 
 4 Thou awful Judge of quick and deadj 
 
 Thy watcljful pow'r bestow^! 
 So sliall I to my ways take heed, 
 To all I speak or do. 
 
 5 If now thou standest at the door, 
 
 let me feel thee near ! 
 
 And make ray peace with God, before 
 
 1 at thy bar appear. 
 
 ^^i) At the last trump. llS 
 
 1 Cor. 15: 52. 
 
 THE chariot ! the chariot ! its wheels roll in fire, 
 As the Lord cometh down in the pomp of his ire ; 
 Lo ! self-moving, it drives on its pathway of cloud : 
 And the heav'ns with the burden of Godhead are bow'd. 
 
 2 The glory ! the glory ! around him are ponr'd 
 Mighty hosts of the angels that wait on the Lord : 
 And the glorified saints, and the martyrs are there, 
 And there, all who the palm-wreaths of victory woar I 
 
 S The trumpet ! the trumpet ! the dead have all heard : 
 Lo ! the depths of thestone-cover'd charnel are stirr'd • 
 From the sea, from the earth, from the south from tlia 
 All the vast generations of men are come forth, [north, 
 
 I The judgment ! the judgment ! the thrones are all set, 
 Where the lamb and the bright-crowned elders are met 
 There all flesh is at once in the sight of the Lord, 
 And the doom of eternity hangs on his word. 
 
 227 Judgment. CM. 
 
 THAT awful day will surely come, 
 Th' appointed hour makes haste. 
 When I must stand before my judge, 
 And pass the solemn test. 
 (10) 14o 
 
CHRIST— 
 
 2 Thoii lovely cliief of all my joys! 
 
 Tliou Sov'reign oCrny lieurt! 
 How could I bear to liear thy voice 
 Pronounce tlie souncl. depart I 
 
 3 O wretched state of deep despair. 
 
 To see i .: 5' God i-emo ve. 
 And fix riy doleful station where 
 
 1 must not taste his love, 
 Jesus ! I throw my arms around, 
 
 And hang upon' thy breast; 
 Without a gracious smile from thee, 
 
 i\[y spirit can not rest. 
 6 O tell me that my woithless name 
 
 Is graven on th\^ hands. 
 Show me some promise in thy book, 
 
 Where my salvation stands. 
 
 228 Behold he cometTnoith do udH. 8s, 7s & 4 
 Kov. 1 : 7. 
 
 LO! he comes, with clouds descending. 
 Once for favor'd siimers slain. 
 Thousand thousand saints attending, 
 Swell the triumph of his train; 
 
 Hallelujah! 
 Jesus now shall ever reign ! 
 a Ev'ry eye shall now behold liim, 
 Rob\l in dreadful majesty; 
 Those Avho set at nought and sold him, 
 Pierc'd and nail'd him to the tree, 
 
 Deeply wailing. 
 Shall tlie true Messiah see. 
 3Ev"ry island, sea. and mountain, 
 Heav'n and earth shall fice away; 
 All who hate him must confounded. 
 Hear the trump proclaim the day, 
 
 Come to judgment! 
 Come to judgment ! come awf.y ! 
 146 
 
THE CHURCH, ETC. 
 
 4 jVow redemption, long expected. 
 
 See in solemn pomp appear I 
 All his saints by man rejected, 
 Isow shall meet him ill the air, 
 
 Hallelnjah ! 
 See the day of God appear ! 
 
 5 Lord, thy bride says by thy Spirit, 
 
 Hasten thou the gen'ral doom! 
 Promis'd f^lorj to inherit. 
 Take th}^ Aveary pilgrims home I 
 
 All creation 
 Travails, groans, and bids thee corae 
 
 6 Yes — Amen ! Let all adore thee, 
 
 High on thy exalted throne ; 
 Saviour, take the power and glory. 
 Claim the kingdoms for thy own ! 
 
 O ! come quickly ! 
 Hallelujah, come, Lord, come I 
 
 THE CHUECH— ITS CHAEACTER ANb 
 PEIVILEGES. 
 
 229 ^« sure foundation. C. M. 
 
 Isaiah 28 : 16. 
 
 BEHOLD the sure foundation stone, 
 Wliich God in Zion lays. 
 To build our heav'nly hopes upon, 
 And his eternal praise. 
 
 2 Chosen of God, to sinners dear, 
 
 Let saints adore the name; 
 They trust their whole salvation here, 
 Nor shall they suffer shame. 
 
 3 The foolish builders, scribe and priest, 
 
 Reject it with disdain; 
 I Yet on this rock the church shall rest, 
 I And envy rage in vain. 
 I 147 
 
THE CHURCH — 
 
 4 \VliaL thon<?h the gates of hell withstood^ 
 Yet must this biiilcllno- rise; 
 'Tis thine own work, alniio^hty God, 
 And wondrous in our eyes. 
 
 2oO God the defense of the church. 8s, 7s & 4 
 Psalm 125 : 2. 
 
 ZION stands with hills surrounded — 
 Zion, kept by povv'r divine; 
 All her foes shall be confounded. 
 Though the world in arms combine : 
 
 Happy Zion, 
 What a ftivor'd lot is thine! 
 
 2 Every human tie may perish ; 
 
 Friend to friend unftiithful pi-ove; 
 
 Mothers cease their own to cherish; 
 
 Heaven and eartli at last remove; 
 
 But no changes 
 Can attend Jehovah's love. 
 
 3 In the furnace God may prove thee, 
 
 Thence to bring thee forth more bright 
 But can never cease to love thee; 
 Thou art precious in his sight : 
 
 God is Avith thee — 
 God, thine everlasting light. 
 
 Zo\ ^^ ^^^ ^^ his' right hand seven stars. Li. M 
 Rev. 1 : 16. 
 
 OUR Lord hath reach'd his heav'nly sea^ 
 Through sorrows and through scars; 
 The golden lamps are at his fee^ 
 And in his hand the stars. 
 
 2 O God of life, and truth, and grace, 
 Ere nature was begun ! 
 Make welcome to our erring race 
 Thy Spirit and thy Son. 
 148 
 
ITS CliAKACTKK AKD PRIVILEGES. 
 
 i We bail tlie church, built lii^ih o'er all 
 Tlie heathens' rao-e aud sc'ott'; 
 Thy providence its fenced wall. 
 '•The Lamb the light thei-eof." 
 '4 O. nm.y he wnlk among us here, 
 With his rebuke and love — 
 A brightness o'er this lower sphere, 
 A ray from worlds above ! 
 
 232 The immovahle kingdom. 0. M 
 
 Heb. 12 : 28. 
 
 WHERE are kings and empires now. 
 Of old that went and came ? 
 But holy church is praying yet, 
 A thousand years the same. 
 !2 Mark ye her holy battlements, 
 And her foundations strong ; 
 And hear within, the solenni voice, 
 And her unending song. 
 l3 For not like kingdoms of the world, 
 
 The holy church of God ! [her 
 
 Though earthquake shocks are rocking 
 And tempests are abroad ; 
 4 Unshaken as eternal hills, 
 Immovable she stands — 
 A mountain that shall fill the ear<-^ 
 A fane unbuilt by I'.ands. 
 
 )|i'"),') The church still in conflict toith foes, fe- wli 
 2 Tim. 3 : 12. 
 
 FAR down the ages now. 
 Much of her journey done, 
 Tlie pilgrim church pursues her way, 
 
 Until her crown be won. 
 No wider is the gate, 
 
 No broader is the way, 
 No smoother is the ancient path, 
 That leads to life and day. 
 14£ 
 
TliK CHL'llCH— 
 
 3 Is'o sweeter is the cup. 
 Xor less our lot of ill ; 
 'T was tribulation a^es since, 
 'T is tribulation still. 
 
 I No slacker grows the fight, 
 No feebler is the foe, 
 "Nor less the need of armor tried. 
 Of shield, and spear, and bow. 
 
 5 Thus onward still we press. 
 
 Through evil and through good — 
 
 Through pain, and poverty, and want, 
 
 Through peril and through blood. 
 
 6 Still faithful to our God, 
 
 And to our Captain true. 
 We follow where he leads the way, 
 The kingdom in our view. 
 
 234 Fear not, little Jloch. CM, 
 
 Luke 12 : 32. 
 
 YE little flock, whom Jesus feeds, 
 Dismiss j'our anxious cares ; 
 Look to the Shepherd of your souls, 
 And smile away your fears. 
 
 2 Though wolves and lions prowl around. 
 
 His staft" is your defense ; [voice 
 
 'Midst sands and rocks your Shepherd'i 
 Calls streams and pastures thence. 
 
 3 Your Father will a kingdom give, 
 
 And give it with delight; 
 His feeblest child his love shall call 
 To triumph in his sight. 
 
 4 Ten thousand praises. Lord, we bring 
 
 For sure supports like these : 
 And o'er the pious dead we sing 
 Thy living promises. 
 150 
 
ITS CHARACTER AND PRIVILKGES. 
 
 5 For all we hope, and they enjoy, 
 We bless a Saviour's name; 
 Nor shall that stroke distui'b the song 
 Which breaks this mortal frame. 
 
 235 Yet Willi not forget thee. CM 
 
 Isaiah 49 : 15. 
 
 A MOTHER may foroetful be, 
 For liiiman love is frail; 
 But thy Creator's love to thee, 
 O Zion ! can not fail, 
 'i No! thy dear name eno;raven stands. 
 In characters of love, 
 On thy almighty Father's hands, 
 And never shall remove. 
 
 3 Before his ever-watchful eye 
 
 Thy mournful state appears; 
 And ev'ry o^roan, and ev'ry sigh. 
 Divine compassion hears. 
 
 4 O Zion ! learn to doubt ]io more. 
 
 Be ev'ry fear suppress'd ; 
 Unchanging: truth, and love, and powT, 
 Dwell in thy Saviour's breast. 
 
 23o ^^ church in trouble. 1^. M 
 
 Rev. 12. 
 
 p BEAT Shepherd of thine Israel, 
 VT Who didst between the cherubs dwell, 
 And lead the tribes, thy chosen sheep, 
 Safe through the desert and the deep : 
 
 2 Thy church is in the desert now; 
 Shine from on high and guide us through 
 Turn us to thee, thy love restore — 
 
 We shall be sav'd, and sigh no more. 
 
 3 Great God, whom heav'nly hosts obey, 
 How long shall we lament and pray. 
 And wait in vain thy kind return ? 
 How long shall thy fierce anger burn? 
 
 151 
 
THE CHURCH — 
 
 4 Instead of wine and clieeifnl bread. 
 Thy saints with their own tears are fed; 
 Turn us to thee, thy love restore — 
 VV^e shall be sav'd, and si<i;lj no more. 
 
 tio7 ^(^^ having spot or wrinkle. L'. Jl 
 
 Eph. 5: 27. 
 
 HOPELESS and outcast once ue lay, 
 Worthy- thy hate and scorn ; 
 But love like thine could f nd a way 
 To i-escne and adorn. 
 
 2 Dear Saviour, from tliy bleedin^;- veins 
 
 A livlnsi' fountain flows. 
 To wasli th}" bride from all her stains, 
 And soothe her deepest woes. 
 
 3 Cleans'd from her sins, renew'd by grace, 
 
 Thy royal throne above. 
 Dear Saviour, is her destin'd place — 
 Her sweet abode thy love. 
 
 4 Thine eye. in that unclouded day, 
 
 Shall, with supreme delight. 
 Thy fair and glorious bride survey, 
 Unblemish'd in thy sight. 
 
 ^00 A figurative representation of the church. C JM. 
 Canticks 6 : 10, 
 
 SAY, who is she that looks abroad. 
 Like the sweet blushing dawn ; 
 When, with her living light, .she paints 
 The dew-drops of the lawn? 
 
 2 Fail- as the moon, when in the skies 
 
 Serene her course she guides, 
 And o'er the twinkling stars supreme 
 In full-orb'd glory rides ; 
 
 3 Clear as the sun, when from the east 
 
 Without a cloud he springs. 
 And scatters boundless light and heat 
 From his resplendent \vings : 
 152 
 
ITS CHARACTER AND TRIVILEGES. 
 
 4 Tremendous as a host that moves 
 
 Majestically slow, 
 AVltli banners wide display'd, all arm'd, 
 All ardent for the foe ; 
 
 5 This is the church, by lieav'n array'd 
 
 With strength and grace divine, 
 Thus sliall she strike her foes with dread, 
 And til us her glories shine. 
 
 ^.jt) God is in the midst of her. Li, 31, 
 
 Psalm 46: 5. 
 
 HAPPY the church, thou sacred place, 
 The seat of thy Creator's grace; 
 Thine iioly courts are his abode. 
 Thou earthly palace of our God. 
 
 2 Tiiy walls are strength, and at thy gates 
 A guard of heav'nly warriors waits; 
 Nor shall thy deep foundation move, 
 Fix'd on his counsels and his love. 
 
 3 Thy foes in vain designs engage; 
 Ag'ainst thy throne in vain they rage; 
 Like rising waves with angry roar, 
 That break and die upon the shore. 
 
 4 Then let our souls in Zion dwell, 
 Nor fear the wrath of earth and hell; 
 l]is arms embrace this happy ground. 
 Like brazen bulwarks built around. 
 
 5 God is our shield, and God our sun; 
 Swift as the fleeting moments run. 
 On us he sheds new beams of grace, 
 And we reflect his brightest praise. 
 
 240 Glorious things are spohen of thee. oS &7a 
 Psalm 87: 3. 
 
 GLORIOUS things of thee are six)ken, 
 Zion, city of our God ! 
 He whose word can not be broken, 
 Form'd thee for his own abode : 
 153 
 
THE CiiUKCIl— 
 
 On the rock of ages founded. 
 
 Wlial can shake thy sure repose? 
 With salvation's wall surrounded. 
 
 Thou may"st smile at all thj^ foes. 
 
 2 Round each habitation hov'ring. 
 
 See the cloud and tire appear! 
 For a glorj'^ and a cov'ring. 
 
 Showing that the Lord is near: 
 Thus deriVino- from their banner 
 
 Light by night and shade by day, 
 Safe they feed upon the manna 
 
 ^Vhich he gives them when tliej^ pray 
 
 3 Blest inhabitants of Zion, 
 
 Wash'd in tlie Redeemers blood! 
 Jesus, whom their souls reh'^ on, 
 
 Makes them kings and priests to God! 
 'T is his love his people raises 
 
 Over self to reign as kings : 
 And as priests, his solemn praises 
 
 Each for a thank-oflering brings. 
 
 4 Saviour, if of Zion's citj* 
 
 1 through grace a member am; 
 Let the world deride or pity, 
 
 I will glory in thy name : 
 Fading is the worldling's pleasure, 
 
 All his boasted pomp and show ! 
 Solid joys, and lastino; treasure. 
 
 None but Zion's children know. 
 
 241 Sinai and Zion. CM. 
 
 Heb. 12: 22. 
 
 "YTOT to the terrors of the Lord, 
 
 li The tempest fire and smoke; 
 
 Not to the thunder of that word 
 
 AVhich God on Sinai spoke; 
 
 lo4 
 
ITS CHARACTER AND PRIVILEGES. 
 
 £ But we are come to Zion's hill. 
 The city of our God. 
 AVhere niilder words declare his will: 
 And spread his love abroad. 
 
 3 Behold th* innumerable host 
 
 Ofano-els, cloth'd in li^htl 
 Behold tlie spirits of the just 
 Whose faith is turn'd to sight ! 
 
 4 Behold the blest assembly tliere, 
 
 Whose names are writ in heav'nl 
 And God, the judge of all. declare 
 Their num'rous sins forgiv'n. 
 
 5 In such society as this 
 
 My weary soul would rest ! 
 The man that dwells where Jesus is, 
 Must be for ever blest. 
 
 242 The ark of God. S. M. 
 
 1 Peter 3 : 21. 
 
 LIKE JS'oah's weary dove, 
 That soar'd the earth around, 
 But not a resting-place above 
 The cheerless waters found — 
 
 2 O cease, my wand'ring soul. 
 
 On restless wing to roam ; 
 All the wide world to either pole 
 Has not for thee a home. 
 
 3 Behold the Ark of God, 
 
 Behold the open door; 
 Hasten to gain that dear abode, 
 And rove, my soul, no more. 
 
 4 There safe thou shalt abide, 
 
 There sweet shall be thy rest, 
 Thy soul shall there be satisfied, 
 W'ith full salvation blest. 
 153 
 
THE CilUKCH — 
 
 5 And vvlieu the waves of ire, 
 A^uiii the earth shall fill, 
 The ark shall ride the sea of fire, 
 Then rest on Ziou's hill. 
 
 243 The icheat and the tares. L. M 
 
 Matt. 13 • 24-30. 
 
 THOUGH in the earthly church btilow 
 The wlieat and tares together giow, 
 Jesus ere long will weed the crop, 
 And pluck the tares in anger up. 
 
 2 Will it relieve their horrors there. 
 
 To recollect their stations here? [knew. 
 How much they heaixl, how much they 
 How long among the wheat they grew? 
 
 3 01 this will aggravate their case! 
 Tlie.y perish under means of grace: 
 To tliem the word of life and faith 
 Became an instrument of death. 
 
 4 We seem alike when thus we meet — 
 Strangers might think we all were wheat, 
 Bui to the Lord's all-searching eyes 
 Each heart appears without disguise. 
 
 5 But though they grow so tall and strong, 
 His plan will not require them long; 
 
 Iv harvest, when he saves his own, . 
 The tares shall into hell be thrown. 
 
 244 The church's desolation. 8s&7s, peculiar. 
 
 WELL may thy servants mourn, my Goi^ 
 The church's desolation ; 
 The state of Zion calls aloud 
 For grief and lamentation: 
 Once she was all alive to thee, 
 
 And thousands were converted \ 
 But now a sad reverse we see — 
 Her glory is departed. 
 156 
 
ITS CHARACTEE AND PRIVILEGES. 
 
 2 Ilor pasrois love to live at ease; 
 
 Tlu'}^ covet wealtli and honor; 
 And while tliey seek such tiiino'S as these, 
 
 The}' brino- reproach upon iier. 
 Such worthless objects tliey pursue, 
 
 Warmly and undiverted; 
 The church tliey lead, and ruin, too — 
 
 Her o'lory is departed. 
 
 3 Ker private members walk no more 
 
 As Jesus Christ has tau^rht them : 
 Uiches and fashion they adore — 
 
 With these the world has bought them. 
 The Christian name they still retahi. 
 
 Absurdly and false-hearted; 
 And while they in the church remain, 
 
 Her glory is departed. 
 
 4 And has religion left the church, 
 
 Without a trace behind her? 
 Where shall 1 go, where shall I search, 
 
 That I once more may find her V 
 Adieu ! ye proud, ye lio:ht and gay I 
 
 1 '11 seek the broken-hearted, 
 Wlio weep when they of Zion say, 
 
 Her glory is departed. 
 
 5 Some few, like good Elijah, stand. 
 
 While thousands have revolted; 
 In earnest for the heavenly land, 
 
 They never yet have halted. 
 With such, religion doth remain. 
 
 For they are not perverted ; 
 O ! may they all through them regain 
 
 The glory that's departed. 
 
 — 45 Converts xoelcomed to the church. JL*, iM 
 Rom. 15: 7. 
 
 CONVERTS to Christ's benignant sway, 
 Welcome to Zion's happy hiil • 
 Welcome where zealous hearts obey 
 One blessed law — Immanuel's will 
 157 
 
THE CHURCH — 
 
 2 Welcome to Jesus' o^entle reiirn. 
 
 Free from the foe's m:ilio-nant eye; 
 For God has loos'd the tyrant's chain. 
 And love's soft bands its place supply. 
 
 3 But stoiD — we have not reachM our rest; 
 
 We're pilgrims through a hostile lanJ . 
 Oft by the foe we're sorely prest. 
 And dangers frown on every hand. 
 
 4 Yet welcome to our conflict still ; 
 
 Danger has lost its deadly power; 
 Immanuel's hand, with wondrous skill, 
 With victory crowns the final hour. 
 
 n 01 welcome, then, to join the war. 
 
 And welcome to the Christian's crown 
 The crown of life, which shines from far 
 But shines for loyal hearts alone. 
 
 6 Brethren in Christ! by this new name 
 Our joyful hearts your coming greet; 
 Joyful', yet trembling, lest we shame 
 That cause in which our hearts now meet 
 
 ^4(> Application for admission into the churcJi. t * 
 Ruth.l: 16. 
 
 PEOPLE of the living God, 
 I have sought the world around, 
 Paths of sin and sorrow trod, 
 Peace and comfort nowhere found. 
 
 2 !Now to you my spirit turns, 
 
 Turns — a fugitive unblest; 
 Brethren, where your altar burns, 
 O receive me into rest I 
 
 3 Lonely 1 no longer roam. 
 
 Like the cloud, the wind, the wave; 
 Where you dwell shall be my home. 
 Where you die shall be my grave ; 
 158 
 
ITS CHARACTEH AND PRIVILEGES. 
 
 4 Mine the God whom you adore — 
 Your Redeemer sliall be mine; 
 Earth can fill my soul no more — 
 Every idol I resign. 
 
 J,-± i ^" invitation to examme the church. O- iM. 
 Psalm i8 : 12, 13. 
 
 FAR as thy n.a,me is known, 
 Tlie world declares thy praise; 
 Tliy saints. O Lord, before thj^ throne 
 Their songs of honor rise. 
 * 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 thine holy ground, 
 And raai-k the building well. 
 
 4 The order of thj house. 
 
 The worship of thy court, 
 The cheerful songs. :he solemn tows. 
 And make a fair report. 
 
 5 How decent and how wise I 
 
 How glorious to behold ! 
 Beyond the pomp that charms the eyes, 
 And rites adorn'd with gold. 
 
 6 The God wv, worship now. 
 
 Will guide us till Ave die ; 
 Will be our God while here below. 
 And ours above the sky. 
 
 ^4 O The gracious visit. O. x . M. 
 
 THE Lord into his garden comes. 
 The spices yield their rich perfumes, 
 The lilies grow and thrive; 
 Refreshing showers of grace divine 
 From Jesus flow to every vine, 
 Which make the dead revive. 
 159 
 
THE CHURCH— 
 
 2 O. that this dvy nnd barren gionnd. 
 In sprin«:s of water may abound, 
 
 A fruitful soil become : 
 The desert blossoms as the rose, 
 "NVhile Jesus conquers all his foes. 
 
 And makes ]iis people one. 
 
 3 Come, bretli ren. you that love the Lord, 
 Who taste the sweetness of his word. 
 
 In Jesus' ways go on ; 
 Our troubles and our trials liere, 
 Will only make us richer there. 
 
 When we arrive at home. 
 
 4 The glorious time is rolling on. 
 The gracious work is now begun, 
 
 M}'^ soul a witness is: 
 I taste and see the pardon free 
 For all mankind as well as me, 
 
 Who come to Christ may live. 
 
 5 Amen, amen, my soul replies, 
 
 I'm bound to meet you in the skies, 
 
 And claim my mansion there; 
 Now here 's my heart, and here 's my hand, 
 To meet you in ti)at heav'nly land, 
 Where we shall part no more. 
 
 ^^\^ A prayer for a church neicly organized, ij. M. 
 
 LORD, bless thy saints assembled here. 
 In solemn cov'nant now to join ; 
 Unite them in thy holy fear. 
 And in thy love their hearts combine, 
 
 2 O give this church a large increase 
 
 Of such as thou wilt own and bless; 
 Lord, fill their hearts with joy and peace, 
 And clothe them with thy right'ousness 
 
 3 Make her a garden wall'd with grace, 
 
 A temple built for God below. 
 Where thy blest saints may see thy face ; 
 And fruits cf thy bless'd Spirit grow. 
 160 
 
ITS CHAKACTiLK AND PRIVILEGES. 
 
 2oO Christians covenanting together. v. M. 
 
 Hos. 6: 1. 
 
 COME, let n>. use the grace divine. 
 And all with one accord. 
 In a perpetual cov'nant join 
 Ourselves to Christ, the Lord. 
 '2 Give up ourselves, through Jesus' powV, 
 His name to glorify; 
 And promise in this sacred hour, 
 For God to live and die. 
 3 The cov'nant we this moment malie 
 Be ever kept in mind I 
 We will no more our God forsake, 
 Or cast his words behind. 
 i We never will throw oflf his fear. 
 Who hears our solemn vow; 
 And if thou art well pleas'd to hear, 
 Come down and meet us now. 
 •5 To each the cov'nant blood apply 
 Which takes our sins away. 
 And register our names on high, 
 And keep us to that day, 
 
 "2 51 Christ and his church. li. M. 
 
 Psalm 45. 
 
 THE King of saints, how fair his face, 
 Adorn'd with majesty and grace! 
 He conies with blessings from above, 
 And wins the nations to his love. 
 
 2 At his right hand our eyes behold 
 The queen array 'd in purest gold ; 
 The world admires her heav'nly dress, 
 Her robe of joy and right'ousness. 
 
 3 He forms her beauties like his own ; 
 He calls and seats her near his throne: 
 Fair stranger, let thine heart forget 
 The idols of thy native state. 
 
 (11) 161 
 
THE CHUKCn— 
 
 4 So shall the King the more rejoico 
 III thee, the favorite of liis choice ; 
 Let liim be Ioa-V] and yet ador'cl. 
 For he 's thj^ Maker and thy Lord. 
 
 5 O liappy hour, when thon shalt rise 
 To his IViir palace in the skies. 
 And all thy sons (a mim'ron'^ train) 
 EacJi like a prince in glory reign ! 
 
 ^ J L The church the birth-jylace of the saints. L Jl 
 
 Psalm 87. 
 
 n OD in his ^arthl,y temple lays 
 
 VT Foundations for his heav'nh" praise: 
 
 He likes the tents of Jacob welf, 
 
 But still in Zion loves to dwell. 
 
 2 His mercy visits every house 
 
 That pay* their night and morning vov^ 
 But makes a more delightful stay 
 Where churches meet to praise and pr 
 
 3 What glories were describ"d of old ! 
 What wonders are of Z*'on 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, 
 
 'T will be an honor to apjjear 
 
 As one new-born, or nouiish'd there f 
 
 253 Attachment to the church. S. W 
 
 Psalm 137: 6. 
 
 LOVE thy kingdom. Lord, 
 The house of thine abode — 
 The church our blest Kedeemer sav*d 
 AVith his own^ precious blood. 
 '162 
 
 I 
 
ITS CHARACTER AND PRIVILEGES. 
 
 2 I love tliy cliurch, O God : 
 
 Her Willis 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 pray'rs ascend ; 
 To her my cares and toils be giv'n 
 Till toils and cares shall end. 
 
 4 Bej^ond my hio^hest joy 
 
 I prize her heav'nly waj^s. 
 Her sweet coramnnion, solemn vows. 
 Her hymns of love and praise. 
 
 5 Jesns. thou Friend divine, 
 
 Our Saviour and our King, 
 Thy hand from ev'ry snare and foe 
 Shall great deliv'rance bring. 
 
 6 Sure as thy truth shall last, 
 
 To Zion shall he giv'n 
 The brighest glories earth can yield, 
 And brighter bliss of heav'n. 
 
 ^54 Organizing a church. va M 
 
 PLANTED in Christ, the living vine, 
 This day, with one accord, 
 Ourselves, with humble faith and joy, 
 We yield to thee, O Lord. 
 
 2 Join'd in one body may we be; 
 
 One inward life partake; 
 One be our heart; one heav'nly hope 
 In evhy bosom wake. 
 
 3 In pray r, in eifort, tears, and toils, 
 
 One wisdom be our guide ; 
 Taught by one Spirit from above. 
 In thee may we abide. 
 163 
 
tAe church — 
 
 4 <^^<vnplete in ns, whom grace hath call'd, 
 Thy giorious work begun, 
 O tlion, in whom the clinicli on earth 
 And cliurcli in heav'n are one. 
 
 6 Then, when, among the saints in light, 
 Onr joyful spirits shine. 
 Si 1 all anthems of immortal praise. 
 O Lamb of God, be thine. 
 
 A' 
 
 ^00 ^^e church admonished. S. M 
 
 Acts 2: 42, 
 
 LL you who have confess'd 
 That Jesus is the Lord, 
 And to his people join'd yourselves, 
 According to his word : 
 
 2 In Zion you must dwell. 
 
 Her altar ne'er forsake ; 
 Must come to all her solemn feasts, 
 Of all her joys partake. 
 
 3 She must employ your thoughts, 
 
 And your unceasing care ; 
 Her welfare be your constant wish. 
 And her increase your pray'r. 
 
 4 With humbleness of mind, 
 
 Among her sons rejoice; 
 A meek and quiet spirit is 
 With God of highest price. 
 
 5 Never offend nor grieve 
 
 Your brethren by the way; 
 But shun the dark abodes of strif<i, 
 Like children of the day. 
 
 6 In all your Saviour's ways, 
 
 With willing footsteps move; 
 Be faithful unto death, and then 
 You *11 reign with him above. 
 164 
 
t 
 
 THE MINISTRY. 
 
 256. 'J'hou hast left thy first love. L. M 
 
 Eev. 2: 4. 
 
 GOD named Love, whose fount thou art. 
 Thy crownless church before thee stands, 
 With too much hatino- in her heart. 
 And too much striving in her hands. 
 
 2 '' Love as I loved you '" — was the sound 
 That on thy lips e"xpirin^ sate ! 
 
 weet words in bitter strivinos drown'd! 
 We hated as the worldly hate. 
 
 3 Yet, Lord, thy wronged love fulfill, 
 Thy cluirch, tho' fall'n. before thee stands 
 
 Behold, the voice is Jacob's still. 
 Albeit the hands are Esau's hands. 
 
 4 Plast thou no tears, like those be-spent 
 Upon thy Zion's ancient part? 
 
 No tnovinp: looks, like those which sent 
 Their softness through a traitor's heart? 
 
 .0 1^0 touching tale of anguish dear. 
 
 Whereby like children we may creep, 
 All trembling, to each other near. 
 
 And view each other's face, and weep? 
 
 t5 O, move us — thou hast power to move — 
 
 One in the One Belov'd to be ; 
 Teach us the higlits and depths of love; 
 
 Give thine — that we may love like thee! 
 
 THE MINISTRY. 
 
 257 Th^ ministry complete. -l>. M 
 
 Eph. 4: 11. 
 
 THE Saviour when to heaven he rose, 
 In splendid triumph o'er his foes, 
 Scatter'd his gifts on men below. 
 And still his royal bounties flow. 
 165 
 
THE CHURCH— 
 
 2 Hence sprang th' apostles' honor'd name, 
 Sacred be3'ond heroic fame: 
 
 In Immbler forms, before our eyes. 
 Pastors and teachers hence arise. 
 
 3 From Christ they all theii- gifts derive, 
 And. fed by Christ, their graces live: 
 Wliile, gnarded by his mighty hand, 
 'Midst all the rage of hell they stand. 
 
 ■i So shall the bright succession run 
 Tlirongh all the courses of the sun ; 
 While unborn churches, by their cai'e, 
 Shall rise and tlonrish large and fair. 
 
 5 Jesus, now teach our hearts to know 
 The spring whence all these blessings flow; 
 Pastors and people shout tliy praise. 
 Through the long round of endless days. 
 
 ^5o Sow beautiful are the feet, etc. fe- Jl- 
 
 Rom. 10: 15. 
 
 aOW beauteous are their feet 
 Who stand on Zion's hill ! 
 Who bring salvation on their tongues, 
 And words of peace reveal. 
 
 2 How charming is their voice! 
 How sweet the tidings are! 
 *'Ziou, behold thy Saviour King; 
 He reigns and triumphs here." 
 
 '^ How happy are our ears 
 
 That hear this joyful sound, 
 Which kings and prophets waited for, 
 And sought, but never found ! 
 
 4 How blessed ai-e our eyes 
 
 That see this heav'nly light! 
 Pi'ophets and kings desir'd it long, 
 But died without the sight 
 166 
 
THE MINISTRY. 
 
 5 The watchmen join their voice, 
 
 And tuneful notes employ; 
 Jerusalem breaks foi'tli in songs, 
 And deserts learn the joy. 
 
 6 The Lord makes bare his nrm 
 
 T)irouo;h all the earth abroad: 
 Let all the nations now beliokl 
 Their Saviour and their God. 
 
 2.) J They watch for your 80uh, U. Al 
 
 Heb. 13: 17. 
 
 LET Zion's watchmen all awake, 
 And take th' alarm they o^ive; 
 Now let them from tlie mouth of God 
 Their awful charge receive. 
 
 2 'Tis not a cause of small import, 
 
 The pastor's care demands ; 
 But what might rill an angel's heart. 
 And tilPd a Saviour's hands. 
 
 3 They watch for souls for which the Lord 
 
 Did lieav'nly bliss forgo; 
 For souls, w-hich must forever live 
 In raptures, or iu woe. 
 
 4 May thej" in Jesus, whom they preach, 
 
 Their own Redeemer see ; 
 And watch thou dailj^ o'er their souls. 
 That they may watch for thee. 
 
 jiJ30 Motives to ministerial faithfulness. Ju. 31 
 
 Mark 8: 36. 
 
 r^O, labor on ! spend and be spent, 
 VJ And strive to do thy Father's will ; 
 It is til e way the Master went. 
 Should not the servant tread it still? 
 2 Go, labor on, ^vhile it is day ! — 
 The long dark night is hastening on : 
 Speed, speed thy work — up from thy sloth 
 It is not thus that souls are won. 
 167 
 
THE CHUKCH — 
 
 3 Sep tlionsands dying at tliy fjule. 
 
 Your brethren, kindred, friends at home; 
 
 See millions perishing afai-; 
 
 Iluste, brethren, to the rescue come! 
 
 i Toil on. toil on : thon soon shalt find 
 
 For labor, rest; for exile, home: 
 
 Soon .e'lalt tliou hear the Bridegroom's 
 
 The midnight cry, "Behold, I come.'' [v 3ic( 
 
 Ij > I EvangeHzafion of our countri/. 7 S & t > 8 
 
 OUR country's voice is pleading, 
 Ye men of God. arise! 
 His provi(^ence is leading, 
 
 The land before you lies; 
 Day-gleams are o'er it bright'ning', 
 And i:)romise clothes the soil; 
 
 Wide fields for harvest whit'ning, 
 Invite the reapei-'s toil. 
 
 2 Go where the waves are breaking 
 
 On California's shore, 
 Clu-ist's precious gospel taking* 
 
 More rich than golden ore; 
 On Alleghany's mountains, 
 
 Throngh all the Western Vale, 
 Beside Missouri's fountains. 
 
 Rehearse the wondrous tale. 
 
 3 VV here prairie flow'rs are bloomiDft 
 
 Plant Sharon's fairer rose; 
 The farthest wilds illuming. 
 
 With light that ever glows; 
 * To each lone forest-ranger. 
 
 The VN^ord of Life unseal ; 
 To every exile stranger. 
 
 Its saving truths reveal. 
 
 4 The love of Christ unfolding. 
 
 Speed on from east to west, 
 Till all, his cross beholding. 
 In him are fully blest 
 168 
 
THE MIXISTRY. 
 
 Great Author of salvation. 
 Haste, haste the glorious day, 
 
 When we, a ransomVl nation, 
 Thy scepter shall obey. 
 
 262 The healing leaves. 0. ISt 
 
 Rev. 22: 2. 
 
 i ^ O forth on Avings of faith and pray'r, 
 It Ye pages, bright with love; 
 Though mute, the joyful tidings bear- 
 Salvation from above. 
 
 2 Go. tell the sinful, careless soul 
 
 The warning God has giv'n ; 
 Go, make the wounded spirit whole, 
 With healing balm from heav'n. 
 
 3 Go to the rude, the dark, the poor. 
 
 That live estrang'd from God : — 
 
 Bid them the pearl of price secure. 
 
 Bought with a Saviour's blood. 
 
 4 O Jesus, fiiend of dying men, 
 
 Thy presence we imjplore ; 
 Without thy blessing all is vain ; 
 Be with us evermore. 
 
 ^(_)0 A prayer for a minister. o. M, 
 
 1 Thess. 5 : 25. 
 
 p O with thy servant. Lord, 
 It His ev'ry step attend ; 
 All needful "help to him afford, 
 Anc bless him to the end. 
 
 2 Preserve him from all wrong; 
 
 Stand thou at his right hand : 
 And keep him from the sland'rous tongue 
 And persecuting band. 
 
 3 May he proclaim aloud 
 
 The wonders of thy grace ; 
 And do thou, to the list'nhig crowd. 
 His faithful labors bless. 
 169 
 
THE CHURCH — 
 
 4 Farewell, dear lab'rer, go; 
 We part with thee in love ; 
 And if we meet no more below, 
 O may we meet above 
 
 ^{)4- Christians debtors to the heathen. -L*- M. 
 Kom. 1 : U. 
 
 CITEISTIAKS, the glor-.onshopeye know 
 _ Wliich soothes the heart in ev'ry wo; 
 Wliile heathen, helpless, hopeless, lie — 
 No rny of glory meets their eye. 
 
 2 Christians, ye taste the heav'nly grace 
 Wliich cheers believers in tlieir race; 
 Ciiclieer'd by grace, thrv-)ugli heiitlien gloom, 
 See millions hast'ning to the tomb. 
 
 3 Christians, ye prize the Savioni-'s blood, 
 In which the soul is cleans'd for God; 
 Millions of souls in darkness dwell, 
 Uncleans'd from sin — expos'd to hell. 
 
 4 To distant lands that grace convey 
 Which trains the soul for endless day; 
 O strive that heathen soon ma^' vicAV 
 That precious blood which cleanseth yon. 
 
 2(]5 The appeal. Ts & 63. 
 
 EKOM 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 ev'ry prospect pleases, 
 And only man is vile ; 
 170 
 
THE Mli^ISTRY-. 
 
 ■ III vain with lavish kindness 
 The ^ifts of God are strown ; 
 The heathen, in his blindness, 
 Bows down to wood and stone. 
 
 3 Can w^e whose souls are li.^hted 
 
 By wisdom from on high, 
 Can we to men henijihted 
 
 The lamp of lio:ht deny? 
 Salvation, O salvation! 
 
 The joyful sound proclaim, 
 Till earth's remotest nation 
 
 Has learn'd Messiah's name. 
 
 4 Waft, w^aft, he winds, his story ; 
 
 And yon, ye 'waters, roll, 
 Till, like a sea of glory. 
 
 It spreads from pole to pole: 
 Till o'er our ransomed nature, 
 
 The T.amb for sinners slain, 
 Redeemer. King, Creator, 
 
 In bliss returns to reigu. 
 
 2 fill Preach the gospel to every creature. I^' -1^1 
 • Mark 16: 15. 
 
 iino preach my gospel," saith the Lord. 
 \J -'Bid tlie whole w^orld my grace receive 
 He shall be sav'd who trnsts my word; 
 He be condemn'd who don't believe. 
 
 2 " I '11 make your great commission knowr* 
 
 And ve shall prove my gospel true, 
 Bv 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 eud 
 All pow'r is trusted in my hands— 
 I can destroy, and I defend." 
 171 
 
THE CHURCH 
 
 4 He spjike, andlijfht shone 'round h«s head 
 On ;i blight cloud to heav'n he rode : 
 They, to the farthest nations, spread 
 The grace of their ascended God. 
 
 207 Bold to speah the lord without feur. JLi. M. 
 
 Phil. 1 : 14. 
 
 SHALT. 1, for fear of feeble man. 
 The Spirit's course in me restrain? 
 Or. nndisinay'd in deed and word, 
 Be ji true wftness of my Lord ? 
 
 2 Awed by a mortal's frown, shall I 
 Conceal the word of God Most High ? 
 Mow then before thee shall I dare 
 
 To st.vnd, or how thine anger bear? 
 
 3 Shall I, to soothe th' unholy throng. 
 Soften thy truth, or smooth my tongue. 
 To gain earth's gilded toys — or flee 
 The cross endur'd, my Lord, by thee? 
 
 4 What then is he whose scorn I dread ? 
 AVlio-^e wrath or hate makes me afraid? 
 A man ! an heir of death ! a slave 
 
 To sin ! a bubble on the wave I 
 
 5 Yea. let men rage; since thou wilt spread 
 Thy shadowing wings around my head : 
 SiiiVe in all pain thy tender love 
 
 Will still my sure refreshment prove. 
 
 6 Give me thy strength, O God of pow'r, 
 Then let winds blow, or thunder roar, 
 Thv faithful witness will I be; 
 
 ^T is tix'd ! I can do all through thee. 
 
 208 B^ '^«' winneth souls is wise. 7ft 
 
 Prov. 11: .30. 
 
 WOULD you win a soul to Gdd ? 
 Tell him of a Saviour's, blood, 
 Once for dying sinners spilt, 
 To atone for all their guilt. 
 172 
 
THE MINISTRY. 
 
 2 Tell hiin, how the streams did glide 
 From his hands, his feet, his side; 
 How his head with thorns was crown'd, 
 And his heart in soirow drown'd; 
 
 3 How he yielded up his breath; 
 How he agoniz'd in death ; 
 How he lives to intercede — 
 Christ, our Advocate and Head. 
 
 i Tell hira of that liberty 
 Wherewith Jesus makes us free; 
 Sweetly speak of sins forgiv'n — 
 Earnest of the joys of heav'n. 
 
 269 They went every-where preaching. o8 & 7ft' 
 Acts 8:4. 
 
 ONWARD, onward, men of heaven ; 
 Bear the gospel banner high ; 
 Kest not till its light is given — 
 
 Star of ev'ry pagan sky : 
 Send it where the pilgrim stranger 
 
 Faints beneath the tor jid ray ; 
 Bid the hardy forest ranger 
 Hail it, ere he fades away. 
 
 2 Where the Arctic ocean thunders, 
 
 Where the tropics fiercely glow, 
 Broadly spread its pa^e of wonders, 
 
 Bright!}'- bid its radiance flow; 
 India marks its luster stealing; 
 
 Shiv'ring Greenland loves its rays, 
 Afric, 'mid her deserts kneeling, 
 
 Lifts the untaught strain of praise. 
 
 3 Rude in speech, or wild in feature, 
 
 Dark in spirit, though they be. 
 Show that light to ev'ry creature- 
 Prince or vassal, bond or free • 
 173 
 
Y' 
 
 THE ciu-i:cn — 
 
 Lo! they Iiastc to ov'iy nation : 
 Host on host the nui'ks supply: 
 
 Omvard ! Christ is your salvation, 
 And your death is victory. 
 
 '2 ii) As ye go, 2)reac.h. o ■'1 
 
 Matt. 10: 7. 
 
 OU raesseno-ers of (i^hrist, 
 His sov'rcio-ii voice obey; 
 Arise and follow Avhere he leads — 
 And peace attend your way. 
 
 2 Tiie Master whom you serve 
 
 Will needful streno-th bestow; 
 Depending on his promised aid, 
 VVitli sacred courage go. 
 
 3 Mountains shall sink to plains, 
 
 And hell in vain oppose; 
 The cause is God's, and must prevail 
 In spite of all his foes. 
 
 4 Go, spread a Saviour's fame, 
 
 And t JI his matchless grace, 
 To the n)nst guilty and deprav'd 
 Of Adaui's numerous race. 
 
 5 We wish you in his name 
 
 The most divine success; 
 Assur'd that he wlio sends you forth 
 Will your endeavors bless. 
 
 271 They spake the word of God, etc. 8s & 78, 
 Acts 4 : 31. 
 
 BOLD in speech and bold in action, 
 Be for ever! Time will test. 
 Of the free-soul'd and the slavish, 
 Which fulfills life's mission best. 
 2 Be thon like the noble ancients — 
 
 Scorn the threat that bids thee fear ; 
 Speak I no matter what betide thee ; 
 Let them strike, but make them liear! 
 174 
 
THE MINISTRY. 
 
 S Bf' thou like the great apost e — 
 Be thou like heroic Paul ; 
 If a true thought seek exfiression. 
 Speak it boldly ! speak it all ! 
 4 Face thy foes and thj^ accusers; 
 Scorn' the prison, rack or rod! 
 And if thou hast truth to utter. 
 Speak I and leave the rest to God ! 
 
 2 ( i Comfort and encouragement. ^-i .51 
 
 Isaiah 40: 1. 
 
 COMFOET, ye ministers of grace, 
 Comfort the people of your Lord ; 
 O, lift ye up the fjillcn race, 
 And^cheer them by the gospel word. 
 
 2 Go into ev'ry nation, go, 
 
 Speak to their trembling hearts, and cry, 
 Glad tidings unto all we show; 
 Jerusalem, thy God is nigh. 
 
 3 The Lord your God shall quickly come; 
 
 Sinners, repent; the call obey ; 
 Open your hearts to make him room ; 
 Ye desert souls, prepare his way. 
 
 4 The Lord shall cjear his way through all; 
 
 Whatever obstructs, obstructs in vain; 
 The vale shall rise, the mountain fall. 
 
 Crooked be straight, and rugged plain. 
 5 The glory of the Lord, display'd. 
 
 Shall all mankind together view, 
 And what his mouth in truth hath said, 
 
 His own almight}^ hand shall do. 
 
 273 Prayer for the success of ministers. L. M. 
 
 FATHER of mercies, bow thine ear, 
 Attentive to our earnest pray'r : 
 We plead for those who plead for thee; 
 Successful pleaders may they be. 
 175 
 
- THE CHURCH — 
 
 2 How crreat their Avovk I bow rjist theii 
 Do tlioutlieir anxious soul? en]ar^e;[cliaro:e, 
 Tlieir best endowments are our ofaiu; 
 
 We sliare tlie blessings the\' obtain. 
 
 3 O. clothe with eiieriiv divine 
 
 Their words : and let tlibse words be thine; 
 To them thy sacred ti'nth reveal; 
 Suppress their fear, inflame their zeal. 
 
 4 Teach them to sow the precious seed; 
 Teach them thy chosen flock to feed: 
 Teach them iniraortal souls to gain. 
 And thus reward their toil and pain. 
 
 5 Let thronging multitudes around 
 Hear from tlieirlips the joyful sound, 
 In liumblc strains thy grace implore, 
 And feel thy Spirit's living power. 
 
 274 ^^ royal proclamation. oS, 
 
 HEAR the royal proclamation, 
 The glad tidings of salvation. 
 Publishing to ev'ry creature. 
 To the ruin'd sons of nature. 
 
 Jesus reigns — he reigns victorious. 
 Over heaven and earth most glorious 1 
 Jesus reigna. 
 
 2 See the royal banners flying. 
 Hear the heralds loudly^crying : 
 *'Kebel simiers. royal iavor 
 Now is ofl'er'd by the Saviour." 
 
 3 Here is wine, and milk and honey. 
 Come and purchase without money, 
 Mercy like a flowing fountain 
 Streaming from the lioh' mountain. 
 
 4 Shout you tongues of ev'ry nation, 
 To tlie bounds of the creation, 
 Shout the praise of Judah's Lion, 
 The Almigl?ty King of Zion. 
 
 176 
 
THK MINISTRY. 
 
 6 Sliout, O saints! make joyful inctiti<.n, 
 Christ has purchas'd our rcdempLiou ; 
 Angels, sliont thcjoyfiil story. 
 Through the brigiiter world's of glory. 
 
 27o Lift ye up a banner. -Li. 31 
 
 Isaiali 13: 2. 
 
 FLING out the banner! let it Ilont 
 Sky-ward and sea-ward, high and wide 
 The sun, that lights its shining f<.)lds. 
 The cross, on which the Saviour died. ' 
 
 2 Fling out the banner! Ar.gels bend, 
 
 In anxious silence, o'er the sign ; 
 And vainly seek to comprehend 
 The wonder of the love divine. 
 
 3 Fling out the banner ! Heathen lands 
 
 Shall see, from far, the glorious sight, 
 And nations, crowding to be born. 
 Baptize their spirits in its light. 
 
 4 Fling out the banner! Sin-sick souls. 
 
 That sink and perish in the strife. 
 Shall touch in f^iith its radiant hem, 
 And spring immortal into life. 
 
 5 Fling out the banner! Let it float 
 
 Sky- ward, sea-ward, high and wide; 
 Our glory, only in the cross; 
 Our only hope the Crucified. 
 
 6 Fling out the banner! Wide and high. 
 
 Sea-ward and sky-ward, let it shine: 
 Nor skill, nor might, nor merit, ours; 
 We tonqueronly in that sign. 
 
 ^70 A choice for deacons. Jj.i'J 
 
 Acts 6: 3. 
 
 OZION'S King, we suppliant bow, 
 And hail the grace thy church enjoys; 
 ller holy officers are thine. 
 With all the gifts thy love employs. 
 (12) 177 
 
THE CHURCH — 
 
 2 Up to thy tlirone we lift onr oj-es. 
 For blessino-s to attond our cliolce. 
 
 Of such wliose o-en'i-oiii!. prudent zeal 
 Sliall nmko tliy favor'd ways rejoice. 
 
 ii Wlien pastoi', saints, and poor tliey serve, 
 iSIay theirown liearts with «>i-aee becrown'd 
 
 ^Yhile patience, sympathy and joy 
 
 Adorn, and through their lives' abound. 
 
 4 By purest love to Christ and truth, 
 O may they win a ijood deo^ree 
 
 Of boldness in tiie Christian faith. 
 And meet the smile of thine and thee. 
 
 5 Au(\ when the work to them assi^^n'd, 
 The work of love, is fully done. 
 
 Call them from servino^ tables here. 
 To sit around thj' glorious throne. 
 
 2i i{ A choice /or ministers, \j. M. 
 
 Acts 1 : 23-2G. 
 
 YOUCHS AFE, O Lord, thy presence now, 
 Direct us in thy fear; 
 Before thy throne we humbly bow, 
 And oftei- fervent praj^'r. 
 
 2 Give us the men whom thou shalt choose, 
 Tliy house on earth to o-nide; 
 Those who shall ne'er their power abuse 
 Or rule with haughty pride. 
 
 8 InspirVl with wisdom from above, 
 And with discretion bless'd ; 
 Displaying meekness, temp'rance, .ove, 
 Of ev'ry grace possessed ; 
 
 4 These are the men we seek of thee, 
 O God of righteousness : 
 Such may thy servants ever be 
 With such thy people bless. 
 17S 
 
THE MINISTRY. 
 
 ^(Q Ordination. C M. 
 
 Titus 1 : 5. 
 
 WITH jo}' we own thy servant, Lord, 
 Thy minister below, 
 Ordain'd to spread thy truth abroad. 
 That all thy name may know. 
 
 2 O may he now, and evei', keep 
 
 His eye intent on tliee : 
 Do thou, gi-eat Shepherd of the sheep, 
 His bright example be. 
 
 3 With plenteous grace his heart prepare 
 
 To execute thy will; 
 And give him patience, love, and care. 
 And faithfulness and skill. 
 
 4 Inflame his mind with ardent zeal, 
 
 Thy flock to feed and teach : 
 And let him live, and let him feel. 
 The truths he's calFd to preach. 
 
 5 As showers refresh the thirsty plain, 
 
 So let his labors prove : 
 By him extend thy right'ous reign— 
 "The reign of truth and love. 
 
 279 Trials of the ministrrj. H.M 
 
 2 Cor. 2 : 16. 
 
 WHAT contradictions meet 
 In ministers' employ! 
 It is a bitter sweet, 
 
 A sorrow full of joy ; 
 Xo other post afibrds a place 
 For equal honor or disgrace. 
 Who can describe the pain 
 
 Which faithful preachers feel, 
 Constraint to speak in vain 
 To hearts as hard as steel ? 
 Or who can tell the pleasures felt 
 When stubborn hearts begin to melt? 
 179 
 
THE CHUKCH— 
 
 3 If some sin;i]l hope appear. 
 
 They fsfill are not content; 
 But wit!) a jealons fear, 
 
 They watcli for the event: 
 Too oft tliey find their hopes dL'ceiv'd; 
 Then how their inmost souls are g*riev'd, 
 
 4 But when their pains succeed, 
 
 And from the tender blade 
 Tiip ripening- ears proceed, 
 
 Tlieir toils are overpaid : 
 No liarvest joy can equal theirs. 
 To find the fruit of all their cares. 
 
 ^oO A 2>raDer for the ordained. -L. JM. 
 
 OTHOU, who on thy chosen Son 
 Didst send thy Spirit lilce a dove, 
 To mnrk tlie long-expected One. 
 And seal the Messenger of love; 
 
 2 And when the lieralds of his name 
 
 Wentfortli, his glorious truth to spread. 
 Didst send it down in tongues of tianie 
 To hallow each devoted head; 
 
 3 So, Loixl, thy servant now inspire 
 
 With holy unction from above; 
 Give him tlie tongue of living fire, 
 Give him the temper of the dove. 
 i Lord, hear thy suppliant church to-daj-; 
 Accept our work, our souls possess; 
 Tis ours to labor, watch and pray; 
 Be thine to cheer, sustain and bless. 
 
 2iO\. A prayer for an increase of labor era. O. M 
 Matt. 9: 38. 
 
 LORD of the harvest, hear 
 Thy needy servants' cry; 
 Answer our faith's effectual pray'r, 
 And all our wants supply. 
 180 
 
COUNCIL AND COXIERI'-XCE MEETINGS- 
 
 2 On tlieo we liiinibly wait. 
 
 Our wants are in thy view; 
 The liai-vest I.oi-cl. is truly great, 
 The laborers are few. 
 
 3 Anoint and send forth more 
 
 Into thy church abroad ; 
 Thy Spirit on their spirits ponr. 
 And make them strong for God 
 
 4 O let them spread thy name. 
 
 Their mission fully prove ; 
 
 Thy universal grace proclaim, 
 
 Thine all-redeeming love. 
 
 COUNCIL AND CONFEllEKCE MEET 
 
 INGS. 
 
 2to2i Meeting for council. ^' -l-^-l* 
 
 Acts 15: 6. 
 
 LORD, in thy presence here we meet : 
 May we in thee be found! 
 O, make the place divinely sweet. 
 And let thy grace abound. 
 
 2 With harmony thy servants bless, 
 
 That we may own to thee 
 How good, how sweet, how pleasant 'tis 
 When brethren all agree. 
 
 3 May Zion's good be kept in view, 
 
 And bless our feeble aim. 
 That all we undertake to do, 
 May glorify thy name. 
 
 2,0O -^ prayer for union in council. J-i- -"•-• 
 
 INDULGENT God of love and pow'r, 
 Be with us at this place and hour 1 
 Smile on our souls ; our plans approve. 
 By which we seek to spread thy love. 
 181 
 
THE CHURCH — 
 
 2 Lft ouch discoriliint thonoiit be g'one. 
 And love unite our hearts in one: 
 Let all we have and are combine 
 
 To forward objects so divine. 
 
 3 O, may we feel the worth of soul?. 
 Be men of God. whom grace controls. 
 Fitrht the good fight, and win the crown 
 And by our Father's side sit down. 
 
 BAPTISM. 
 
 2o-±Si8 commandments are not grievous, v. . 31 
 1 John 5 : 3. 
 
 IT is a very pleasant thing 
 To follow Christ oar Lord ; 
 And thus obey our heav'nl}'^ King, 
 According to his word. 
 
 2 Down to the water-side we go, 
 
 B\' Christ's example led; 
 Into the same we come also, 
 As did our glorious Head. 
 
 3 Saviour, we bless thy w^ondrous name, 
 
 For thy example bright; 
 We love to imitate the same, 
 As thou dost us invite. 
 
 4 We are baptiz'd as Jesus was, 
 
 His easy yoke we bear; 
 And we are thus baptiz'd, because 
 That we his subjects are. 
 
 5 Lord, may we to thy glory live! 
 
 Teach us thy heav'nly ways; 
 To us thy Holy Spirit give. 
 And we thyname will praise. 
 
 6 As we thy sacred name profess. 
 
 May we our moments spend 
 In ways of trutl^ and right'ousneas, 
 Until o.ir lives shall end. 
 182 
 
BAPTISM. 
 
 2^() Hinder me not. C JVl 
 
 Gen. 24 : 50. 
 
 *T^ all my Lord's appointed waj's, 
 X My journey I '11 pursue ; 
 Hinder me not. you mucli lov\l saints, 
 
 For I must o^o with you. 
 ''' Tlirou.trh floods and flames, if Jesus lead, 
 
 I'll follow where he goes; 
 Hinder me not, shall be my cry. 
 
 Though earth and hell oppose. 
 
 3 Tlirough trials and through sufferings too, 
 
 [ '11 go at his command : 
 Hinder me not, for I am bound 
 To my Immanuel's land. 
 
 4 And when raj' Saviour calls me home, 
 
 Still this my cr\' shall be — 
 Hinder me not — come, welcome death — 
 I '11 gladly go with thee. 
 
 «-b() ^^^ ^^^ buried ictth htm by baptism. C 31, 
 Kom. 6 : 4. 
 
 BURIED beneath the yielding wave 
 The great Redeemer lies ; 
 Faith views him in the wat'ry grave, 
 And thence beholds him rise. 
 
 2 Thus do his willing saints, to-da\. 
 
 Their ardent zeal express. 
 And. in the Lord's appointed way, 
 Fulflil all right'ousness. 
 
 3 With jo\- we in his footsteps tread, 
 
 And would his cause maintain — 
 Like him be number'd with the dead, 
 And with him rise and reign. 
 1 His presence oft revives our hearts. 
 And drives our fears away; 
 When he commands, and strength imparts, 
 We cheerfully obey. 
 183 
 
THE CHURCH — 
 
 287 Thebaj3tlsm of C/irisf. 8s, 7s & i'. 
 
 Mutt. :i: 13-17. 
 
 TO tlie flowing stream of Jordan » 
 Lol the King of Zioii came; 
 There the ancient Baptist waited, 
 To immerse the spotless Lamb : 
 
 They descended 
 To tlie Saviour's wat'ry tomb. 
 
 2 Tlius baptized, tlie great Redeemer 
 
 Show'd the way his saints should tread, 
 And. when rising from the water, 
 God approved and blest the deed, 
 
 And the Spirit 
 Rested on his sacred head ! 
 
 3 Come, then, ye who love the Saviour, 
 
 Fear not now to own your Lord. 
 Joyful though the world should scorn you, 
 Follow Christ, obey his word : 
 
 He '11 defend you — 
 Fear ye not to follow him ! 
 i Hear the Saviour saying to you. 
 From his glorious' throne above — 
 Ye wlio trust in me for pardon. 
 By obedience show your love 
 
 Be baptized. 
 My example shows the way. 
 B Lord, our hearts incline to follow 
 In the way which thou didst tread; 
 We will turn from ev'ry other, 
 NVhile thy sacred word we read: 
 
 O, Redeemer ! 
 Gladly now we'll follow thee I 
 
 J(*5(S A prayf.r nt baptism. L. M 
 
 COME. Holy Spirit. Dove divine. 
 On these baptismal waters shine. 
 And teach our hearts, in highest strain, 
 To praise the Lamb, for sinners slain. 
 184 
 
2 We love thy name, we love thT laws. 
 And joyfiillj- embrace tJiy cause; 
 
 We love thy cross, the shame, the pain, 
 O Lamb of God, for sinners shiin. 
 
 3 We sink beneath thy mystic Hood; 
 O, bathe us in thy cleans! no-. blood ; 
 We die to sin, and seidc a o-nive, 
 >Vith tliee, beneath tiie yielding wave. 
 
 4 And as we rise with thee to live, 
 0. let the Holy Spirit ^jive 
 
 Tiie sealing miction form above. 
 The breath of life, the fire of love. 
 
 li^" The emblematic dove, 0. Ji 
 
 Matt, 3: 10. 
 
 MEEKLY in Jordan's hoh' stream 
 The great Redeemer bow'd ; 
 Bright was the glory's sacred beam 
 That hush'd the wond'ring crowd. 
 
 2 Thus God descended to approve 
 
 The deed that Christ had done; 
 Thus came the emblematic Dove, 
 And hover'd o'er the Son. 
 
 3 So. blessed Spirit, come to-day 
 
 To our baptismal scene : 
 Let thoughts of earth be far away, 
 And ev'ry mind serene. 
 
 4 This day we give to holy joy ; 
 
 This day to heav'n belongs : 
 Hais'd to new life, we will employ 
 In melody our tongues. 
 
 90 ^ ^'"^ "0< ashamed of the gospel. C/ M 
 Rom. 1: 16 
 
 I'M not asham'd to own ray Lord, 
 Or to defend his cause. 
 Maintain the honor of his word, 
 The glory of his cross. 
 18.5 
 
THi: CHUKCH — 
 
 4 Je?;ns, my Lord I I know bis name, 
 His name is all my trust; 
 Kor will be put my soul to shame, 
 Nor let my bopebe lost. 
 
 3 Firm as bis tbrone bis promise stands, 
 And he can well secure 
 Wlijit I've committed to his bands, 
 Till the decisive hour. 
 
 1 Then will he own my worthless name, 
 
 Before his Father's face, 
 
 And in the New Jerusalem, 
 
 Appoint my soul a place. 
 
 291 Before baptism. C. M 
 
 Luko 15:10. 
 
 IF orlorious angels do rejoice, 
 When sinners turn to God, 
 Let us unite witli cheerful voice, 
 To spread his praise abroad. 
 
 2 When Jesus unto Jordan came, 
 
 And was baptiz'd of John, 
 A voice from heaven did i)roclaim, 
 ^T is my beloved Son. 
 
 3 His ministers he sent about, 
 
 To preach the word of grace, 
 And to baptize the world throughout, 
 Who should his trutli embrace. 
 
 4 Loi-d, we have here before our eyes, 
 
 Some that have set their hand 
 To serve thee and to be baptiz'd, 
 As thou didst give command. 
 
 5 Glory to God, who reigns above, 
 
 For his abounding grace, 
 In this the token of his love, 
 To us a guilty race. 
 
 186 
 
6 Let 11^ employ our ton2:ues to sin^. 
 The praises of the Lord, 
 For Ciillino' sinners home to liini, 
 By his all-pow'rful word. 
 
 * .}li The renunciation at baptism. L. 31. 
 
 2 Cor. 4 : 2. 
 
 SEE how the willing converts trace 
 The path their great Redeemer trod \ 
 And follow through his liquid grave 
 The meek, tlie lowly Son of God I 
 2 Here they renounce their former deeds. 
 And to a heav'nly life aspire, 
 T'neir rags for glorious robes exchang'cl, 
 They shine in clean and bi'igiit attire. 
 '*» sacred rite, by thee the name 
 Of Jesus we to own begin; 
 Tliis is our resurrection pledge. 
 Pledge of the pardon of our^sin. 
 4 Glory to God on high be giv'n. 
 
 Who shows his grace to sinful men : 
 Let saints on earth, and hosts in heav'n, 
 In concert join their loud Amen. 
 
 293 Baptism significant. o3 
 
 1 Peter 3 : 21. 
 
 rjOW lovely the emblem of faith 
 tL In Christ, our adorable Head — 
 Who sought our redemption in death, 
 And, triumphing, rose from the dead 
 2 How sweet is this beautiful rite. 
 Our union with him to proclaim — 
 Our death to each sinful deliglit — 
 Our rising to life through his name. 
 i How blessed, by bearing the cross, 
 To show our regard for his will- 
 To seek, while professing his cause, 
 "All righteousness here to fulHll." 
 187 
 
THE CHURCH — 
 
 4 How pleasant the path to pursue 
 
 His perfect example lias led ; 
 With th' scene at the Jordan in view, 
 We haste in his footsteps to tread. 
 
 5 Dear Saviour, thine ordinance bless; 
 
 The joy of th}^ presence make known; 
 Descend. O thou Spirit of grace. 
 And seal ns for ever thine own. 
 
 ^J4- A prayer for the haptized. \j- M 
 
 LET plenteous grace descend on those 
 Who, hoping in thy word, 
 riiis day have solemnly declar'd 
 That Jesus is their Lord. 
 
 2 With cheerful feet may they advance, 
 
 And run the Christian race. 
 And. through the troubles of the way, 
 Find all-sufficient grace. 
 
 3 Lord, plant us all into thy death, 
 
 That we thy life may prove — 
 Partakers of thy cross beneath. 
 And of thy crown above. 
 
 FEET- WASHING. 
 
 ^«/0 Feet-xcaahing taught and pri"ticed, etc. L. Jlr 
 
 John 13, 
 
 WPiEN" Jesus Christ was here below- 
 He taught his people what to do : 
 And if wc would iiis precepts keep, 
 Wc must descend to washing feet. 
 
 2 For in that night he was Vetray'd, 
 He for us all a pattern laid ; 
 Before his supper he did eat. 
 He lose and wash'd his brethren's feet 
 
 188 
 
FEEl- WASHING. 
 
 3 Tlie Lord who made the eartli and sky, 
 Arose, and laid his garments by. 
 
 And wash'd their feet, to sliow that we 
 Should always kind and humble be. 
 
 4 He wash'd them all to make them clean, 
 But Judas still was full of sin : 
 
 May none of us. like Judas, sell 
 The Lord for gold, and go to hell. 
 
 Peter said. Lord, it shall not be. 
 Thou shalt not ?toop to wasliing me. 
 
 that no Christian here may say, 
 
 1 'm too unworthy to obey. 
 
 6 You call me Lord and Master too, 
 Then do as I have done to you ; 
 
 All my commands and counsels keep, 
 And show your love by washing feet. 
 
 7 Ye shall be happy if ye know. 
 And do these things by faith below; 
 And I'll protect you till you die. 
 And then remove you up on high. 
 
 ^t7U Desiring an entire cleansing. 0. M 
 
 John 13 : 9. 
 
 FOR ever here my rest shall be. 
 Close to thy bleeding side; 
 This all my hope, and all ray 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. 
 189 
 
THE CHURCH — 
 
 4 Th' atonement of thy blood apply, 
 Till faith to sight improve; 
 Till hope in full fruition die, 
 And all my soul be love. 
 
 2\) i " ^o loent about doi,tg good." C JVI. 
 
 Acts 10: 38. 
 
 BEHOLD, where in a mortal form 
 Appears eaeli grace divine* 
 Tiie virtues, all in .Tesus met, 
 With mildest radiance shine. 
 
 2 To spread the rays of heav'nly light, 
 
 To give the mourner joy; 
 To preach ^lad tidings to'tlie poor, 
 Was his divine employ. 
 
 3 liOwly in heart, to all his friends 
 
 A friend and servant found ; 
 He wash'd their feet, he wip'd their tears» 
 And heard each bleeding wound. 
 
 4 'Midst keen reproach and cruel scorn, 
 
 Patient and meek he stood ; 
 His foes, ungrateful, sought his life; 
 He labor'd for their good. 
 
 5 Be Christ our pattern and our guide! 
 
 His image may we bear! 
 O may we tread his holy steps, 
 His joy and glory share I 
 
 too **-/ am among you," etc. llS&lOS 
 
 Luke 22: 27. 
 
 BLESSED Jesus ! when 1 see tboe bending, 
 As a servant, to wash thy servants' feet. 
 Love, lowliness, and might in zeal all blending, 
 Prove thy heavenly chsiracter complete, 
 2 Conscious thou art of that dread hour impending. 
 When thou must hang in anguish on tlie tree ; 
 Yot, as from the beginning, to the ending 
 Of thy sad life, thine own are doai to thee. 
 
 1<J0 
 
FEET WASHING. 
 
 3 Meek Jesivs ! to my soul, thy spirit Icii ling, 
 
 Teach me to live, like thee, in lowly love ; 
 With Immble service all thy saints helViciidiug, 
 Until I serve before thy throne above. 
 
 4 Daily my pilgrim feet, as honifwarrl wending 
 
 My weary way, are sadly stain'd with sin ; 
 Daily do thou, thy precious grace exp_-n^ing, 
 Wash me all clean without, and clean within. 
 
 bh'ssed name of Servant ! compreh''nding 
 Man's highest honor in his humbh'st name ; 
 
 For thou, God's Chi'ist, that office recommending, 
 The throne of mighty power didst truly claim. 
 
 6 And would we share that glorious throne with tliee ? 
 He who would rise like thee, like thee must owe 
 (Though the world count the proud, rich, and great- 
 His glory only to his stooping low. [happy, 
 
 2DD I have given you an e.rnm pie. J-*. -iM 
 
 John 13: 15. 
 
 THE Church of God believes it rig-ht. 
 To think and do as Jesus bade, 
 When on that dark and dok^fnl nis^lit 
 He gave his law, and plainly said :— 
 
 2 Mark the example wliicli I give : 
 
 Keep it, and show 3'our mutual love : 
 Mv precepts do. and you shall live, 
 In bliss below, and heaven above. 
 
 3 Then, do we love our brethren now? 
 
 And are we bound in union sweet? 
 Tf so, like Jesus, let us bow. 
 And let us wash each other's feet. 
 
 4 Let no one be ashamed of this. 
 
 For Jesus was a servant too ; 
 And as we seek for heav'nly bliss, 
 We -11 in our Master's footsteps go. 
 
 5 !N'ow. l^ord, we "11 wash thy people's feet, 
 
 And here enjoy their fond embrace; 
 Each with a kiss of friendship greet, 
 And hope in love to see thy face. 
 191 
 
THE CHUirCH— 
 
 And then we'll feast on heav'nlj' love, 
 And find oni* jo3's to be coiPiplete : 
 Yes, then we 'll sing tlij^ pi-aise above. 
 And bow, with ani^els, at th}' feet, 
 
 OUU *^y ^''-* *'^ "^ OHe anoiher. i-t- M 
 
 Gal. 5: 13. 
 
 MAKE ap thj^ jewels, Lord, and s'low 
 The glorious spotless church bcluw ; 
 Tlie fellowship of saints make know a. 
 And oh my God, might I be one. 
 
 2 O might n\j lot be cast with these, 
 The least of Jesus witnesses, 
 
 O that my Lord would count me meet, 
 To wash his dear disciples' feet. 
 
 3 To wait upon his saints below. 
 On gocpel errands for them go, 
 Enjb} the grace to angels giv'n. 
 And serve the royal heirs of heav'n. 
 
 THE LOVE-FEAST. 
 
 301 Love is the fuljllling of the Imo. C M. 
 ' Rom. 13: 10 
 
 YE follow'rs of the Prince of Peace, 
 Who round his table draw. 
 Remember what his spirit was, 
 What his peculiar law. 
 2 The love which all his bosom fiU'd 
 Did all his actions guide; 
 Inspir'd by love, he liv\l and taught; 
 Inspir'd by love, he died. 
 \ Let each the sacred law fulfill; 
 Like his be ev'ry mind ; 
 Be ev'ry temper form'd by love, 
 And ev'ry action kind. 
 192 
 
THE SALUTATION. 
 
 4 Ivr-t none wlio call themselves his frieiute 
 Dis<?race the honor'd name. 
 But by a near resemblance prove 
 The title which they chiim. 
 
 ;)()^ The feast of char if y. CM. 
 
 Jude 12 V. 
 
 IN mem'ry of the Saviour's love, 
 We keep the sacred feast, 
 Where ev'ry humble contrite heart, 
 Ts made a welcome guest. 
 
 2 Here let our ransom'd pow'rs unite 
 
 His honor'd name to raise; 
 
 Let grateful joy fill ev'ry mind, 
 
 i\nd ev'ry voice be praise. 
 
 3 One fold, one faith, one hope, one Lord, 
 
 One God alone we know; 
 Brethren we are; let ev'ry heart 
 With kind affections glow. 
 
 i Under his banner thus we sing 
 
 The wonders of his love, 
 
 And thus anticipate, by faith. 
 
 The heav'nlv feast above. 
 
 THE SALUTATIO:?ir. 
 
 t>l)») Be perfectly joined together. O. M 
 
 1 Cor. 1 : 10. 
 
 ALL praise to our redeeming Lord, 
 Who joins us by his grace, 
 And bids'us, each to each restor'd, 
 Together seek his face. 
 
 2 He bids us build each other up; 
 And, gather'd into one. 
 To our high calling's glorious hoi)e. 
 We hand in hand go on. 
 (13^ 39a 
 
THE CHrKCH — 
 
 3 The gift which he on one bestows, 
 
 We all delight to prove; 
 The grace through ev'ry vessel flows, 
 In purest streams of love. 
 
 4 E'en now we think and speak the same, 
 
 And cordially agree — 
 United all, thi-ough Jesus' name. 
 In perfect harmony. 
 
 • Tlie kiss of peace to each we give — 
 
 A pledge of (/liristian love; 
 In love, wliile here on earth, we '11 live, 
 In love we '11 dwell above. 
 
 fi Love is the golden chain that binds. 
 Believers all in one; 
 And he 's an lieir of heav'n that finds 
 His bosom glow with love. 
 
 304 -^«' hrotherl'i love continue. L. M 
 
 Heb. 13: ' 
 
 HOW blest the sacred tie that binds. 
 In sweet communion, kindred minds 
 How swift tlie heav'nly course they run, 
 And strive the crown of life to win ! 
 Come let us join our hearts and hands 
 
 All in one band completely ; 
 We're marching thro' Immanuel's land 
 Where the waters flow so sweetly. 
 
 ' To each, the soul of eacli how dear! 
 What watchful love, what holy fear I 
 H»vv doth the gen'rous flame within 
 lleflne fi-om earth and cleanse from sin I 
 
 3 Tlieir streaming eyes together flow 
 
 For human guilt and mortal wo ; 
 
 Their ardent pray'rs together rise, 
 
 Like mingling flames in sacrifice. 
 
 194 
 
THE COMMUNION. 
 
 4 They're one in life and one in death — 
 One in their joy, t'neir ti'ust. their faitli ; 
 One in their hope of rest above. 
 
 One in eacli other's faitlifiil love. 
 
 5 Xor shall the glowing flame expire. 
 When dimly bnrns frail nature's fire: 
 In heav'n it will the brightei- burn, 
 Since there the graces are raatur'rl. 
 
 THE COMMUNTIOX. 
 
 305 ^^^'« ^0 *'* rememhrance of me. 0. 31 
 
 Luke 22: 19. 
 
 JESUS! thy love shall we forget: 
 And never bring to mind 
 The grace that paid our hopeless debt, 
 And bade us pardon find? 
 
 2 Shall we thy life of grief forget. 
 
 Thy fasting and thy pray'r; 
 Thy lock with mountain vapors wet. 
 To save us from despair? 
 
 3 Gethsemane, can we forget — 
 
 Thy struggling agony — 
 When night lay dark on Olivet, 
 And none to watch with thee ? 
 
 4 Can w^e the crown of thorns forget — 
 
 The buffeting and shame ; 
 When hell thy sinking soul beset, 
 And earth revil'd thy name? 
 
 6 The nails, the spear can we forget, 
 
 The agonizing cry :— 
 **My God ! my Father! wilt thou let 
 Thy Son forsaken die?'' 
 6 Life's highest joys we may forget— 
 Our kindred cease to love ; 
 But he who paid our hopeloss debt, 
 Our constancy shall prove. 
 195 
 
THE CHURCH— 
 •jOB Coming to the table of the lord. 0. M 
 
 LET vain pursuits and vain desires 
 Be banisli'd from tlie heart, 
 The Saviour's love tiJl ever,y breast, 
 And light and life impart. 
 
 2 FTe knew how frail our nature is, 
 
 Our souls how apt to stray ; 
 Ilow much we need his oracious help 
 To keep us in the way. 
 
 3 These faithful pledges of his love 
 
 His nierc}^ did ordain, 
 To bring refreslunent to our souls, 
 And faith and hope sustain. 
 
 4 Since such his condescending grace, 
 
 Let us with hearts sincere, 
 Obedient to his holy will, 
 To this dear feast draw near. 
 
 5 And while we join to celebrate 
 
 The suflTrings of our Lord, 
 May we receive new grace and pow*r 
 To keep his holy word. 
 
 307 -^"'^ when they had sung a hymn, etc. 8. M 
 
 Matt. 26: 80. 
 
 A PARTING hymn we sing, 
 Around thy table. Lord; 
 Again our grateful tribute bring, 
 Our solemn vows record. 
 
 2 Here have we seen thy face, 
 
 And felt thy presence here; 
 So may the savor of thy grace 
 lu 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. 
 196 
 
THE COMMUNION. 
 
 1 111 self-fororetting- love 
 
 Be Cliristi;iu union shown. 
 Until we join the Church above, 
 And know as we are Ivuown. 
 
 oOo Christ our passovPT. L. M. 
 
 1 Cor. 5 : 7. 
 
 LO ! the destroyino^ ano;el flies 
 To Pharaoli's stubborn land : 
 The pride and flower of Egypt dies 
 By his avenging hand. 
 
 2 He pass'd the tents of Jacob o'er 
 
 Nor pour'd the wrath divine; 
 
 He saw the blood on ev'ry door, 
 
 And bless'd the peaceful sign. 
 
 3 Thus the appoint'd Lamb must bleed 
 
 To break th' Egyi)tian yoke ; 
 Thus Israel is from bondiige freed, 
 And 'scapes the angel's stroke. 
 
 4 Lord, if my heart were sprinlded too. 
 
 With blood so rich as thine, 
 Justice no longer would pursue 
 This guilty soul of mine. 
 
 309 Herein is love! L. M. 
 
 ^ 1 John 4 : 10. 
 
 HAVE we no tears to shed for him, 
 While soldi ers scoff", and Jews deride ? 
 Ah ! look, how patiently he hangs — 
 Jesus, our Love, is crucified ! 
 
 2 What was thy crime, my dearest Lord? 
 
 By earth, byheav'n. thou hast been tried 
 And guilty found of too mucli love; 
 Jesus, our Love, is crucified ! 
 
 3 Found guilty of excess of love, 
 
 It was thine own sweet will that tied 
 Thee tighter far than helpless nails; 
 Jesus, our Love, is crucified ! 
 197 
 
THE CilUKCH — 
 
 4 O break, O break, hard heart of mine! 
 
 Th3' weak self-love and guilty pride 
 His Pilate and his Judas were ; 
 Jesus, our Love, is crucified ! 
 
 310 For a 2}o.rting blessing. x. M 
 
 LA.MB of God, whose bleeding love 
 We now recall to mind. 
 Send the answer from above, 
 
 And let us mercy find : 
 Think on us who think on thee. 
 
 And ev'ry struggling soul release; 
 O remember Calvary, 
 
 And bid us go in peace ! 
 2 Let thy blood, by faith applied, 
 
 The sinner's pardon seal ; 
 Speak us freely justified, 
 
 And all our sickness heal : 
 By thy passion on the tree. 
 
 Let all our griefs and troubles cease 
 O remember Calvary, 
 
 And bid us go in peace ! 
 
 311 ''This is my body." L M. 
 
 Matt. 26: 26. 
 
 5 m WAS on that dark, that doleful uight, 
 JL When pow'rs of earth and hell arose 
 
 Against the Son of God's delight, 
 And friends betray'd iiim to his foes — 
 
 2 Before the mournful scene began. 
 
 He took the bread, aiidbless'd, and brake 
 Wiiat love through all his actions ran! 
 What wondrous words of grace he spake ^ 
 
 3 "This is my body, broke for sin : 
 Receive and eat the living food ;" 
 
 Then took the cup and bless'd tie wine: 
 "'Tis the new covenant in my blood." 
 198 
 
THE COMMUMOX. 
 
 1 •• Do this.'" lie erietl. "'till time sliallcud, 
 in memory of your dyino- friend : 
 
 ^leet at my table, and record 
 The love of \"Our departed Lord." 
 
 5 Jesus, thy feast we celebrate ; 
 
 We show thy death, we sin^ thy name, 
 
 Till thou return, and we shall eat 
 The marriage-supper of the Lamb. 
 
 31 2 After the communion. OS & 79 
 
 EROM the table now retiring. 
 Which for us the T>ord hath spread, 
 May our souls, refreshment finding, 
 Grow in all things like our Head. 
 
 2 His example by beholding. 
 
 May our lives his image bear; 
 
 Him our Lord and Master calling. 
 
 His commands may we revere. 
 
 3 Love to God and man displacing, 
 
 Walking steadfast in his way, 
 Joy attend us in believing. 
 Peace from God through endless day. 
 
 i)\ij Christ's compassion. 0.31, 
 
 Isaiah 53: 5. 
 
 HOW condescending and how kind 
 Was God's eternal Son! 
 Our mis'ry reach'd his heav'nly mind. 
 And pity brought him down. 
 
 2 \A her. justice, by our sins provok'd, 
 
 Drew forth its dreadful sword, 
 He gave his soul up to the stroke 
 Without a murm'ring word. 
 
 3 He sunk beneath our heavy woes. 
 
 To raise us to his throne; 
 There 's ne'er a gift his hand bestows 
 But cost his heart a groan. 
 199 
 
THE CHURCH — 
 
 4 Tht.< was compassion like a God, 
 
 That tliong-h the Saviour knew 
 Thf price of pardon was his blood. 
 His pitj'^ ne'er withdrew. 
 
 5 Xow, tlioii^h he reio-ns exalted high, 
 
 His love is still as «Teat: 
 Well lie remembers Calvarj^, 
 
 Nor lets his saints forg-et. 
 ♦ ' I fere h't onr hearts begin to melt. 
 
 While we his death record. 
 And with our joy for pardon'd guilt. 
 
 Mourn that we pierc'd the Lord. 
 
 314 ''It is finished:' 8s, 7s&4 
 
 John 19: 30. 
 
 HARK! the voice of love and mercy, 
 Sounds aloud from Calvary; 
 See, it rends the rocks asunder, 
 Shakes the earth and vails the sky I 
 
 It is finished I 
 Hear the dying Saviour cry. 
 
 2 It is finish'd ! O what pleasure 
 
 Do these charming words afford; 
 
 Ileav'nly blessings without measure 
 
 Flow to us from Christ the Lord. 
 
 Itisflnish'd! 
 Saints, the dying words record. 
 
 3 Finish'd all the types and shadows 
 
 Of the ceremonial law; 
 Finish'd all that God had promis'd, 
 Death and hell no more shall awe. 
 
 It is finish'd! 
 Saints, from hence your comfort driW 
 ■f Happy souls, approach the table, 
 Taste the soul-ieviving food; 
 Nothing half so sweet and pleasant 
 As the Saviour's flesh and blood. 
 
 It is finislfd! 
 Christ has borne the heary load. 
 200 
 
rELLOwsHip a:st> unity. 
 
 5 Tune your hearts anew, ye seraphs. 
 Join to sing the pleasing- theme ; 
 All on earth ."and all in heaven, 
 Join to praise Ini manners name- 
 Hallelujah! 
 Glory to the bleeding Lamb ! 
 
 «) I O The effects of a view of the cros8. l < 31, 
 Gal. G: H. 
 
 WIIEX I survey the wondrous cro.^'^-, 
 On wliicli the Prince of glory dkA. 
 My richest gain I count but loss. 
 x\nd pour contempt on all my pride. 
 
 2 Forbid it. Lord, that I sliould boa^t. 
 
 Save in tlie deatli of Christ, my Lord , 
 All the vain things that charm me most 
 I sacrifice to Jesus' blood. 
 
 3 See, from his head, his hands, his feet, 
 
 Sorrow and love flow mingled down, 
 Did e'er such love and sorrow meet. 
 Or thorns compose so rich a crown? 
 
 4 Were the whole realm of nature mine, 
 
 That were a present far too small; 
 Love so amazing, so divine. 
 Demands my soul, my life, my all. 
 
 FELLOWSHIP AXD L^ITY 
 
 oil) ^'Ye are all one in Christ Jesus." S. 31, 
 Gal. 3: 28. 
 
 LET party names no more 
 The Christian world o'ersprcad; 
 Gentile and Jew, and bond and fre(\ 
 Are one in Christ their Head. 
 2 Among the saints on earth. 
 Let mutual love be found; 
 Heirs of the same inheritance, 
 With mutual blessings crown'd. 
 201 
 
THE CHURCH — 
 
 3 Let env3' ^^^'^ ill-will 
 
 Be baiiisli'd far away : 
 Those should in strictest friei-dship dwell 
 \Vnio the same Lord obey. 
 
 4 Thus will tlio church below 
 
 Resemble that above; 
 Where streams of pleasure ever flow, 
 And ev'ry heart is love. 
 
 iyii The danQtir of divisions. C JVL 
 
 Acts 20: 29. 
 
 JESUS, great Shepherd of the sheep, 
 To thee, for help we fly ; 
 Thy little flock in safety keep, 
 For O ! the wolf is nigh. 
 
 2 He comes, of hellish malice full, 
 
 To scatter, tear, and slay : 
 He seizes ev'ry straggling soul 
 As his own lawful prey. 
 
 3 Us into thy protection take. 
 
 And gather with thine arm ; 
 Unless the fold we fii'st forsake. 
 The wolf can never harm, 
 
 4 We laugh to scorn his cruel pow'r. 
 
 While by our Shepherd's side ; 
 The sheep he never can devour, 
 Unless he first divide. 
 
 5 O do not sufl'er him to part 
 
 The souls that here agree; 
 But make us of one mind find heart, 
 And keep us one in thee. 
 
 6 Together let us sweetly live, 
 
 Together let us die ; 
 And each a starry crown receive, 
 And reign above the sky. 
 202 
 
FELLOWSHIP AND UNITY. 
 
 3lo ^"^'^ union of brethren pleasant. 0. JVl 
 
 Psalm 133. 
 
 LO! what an entertaining sight 
 Are bretliren that agree! 
 Brethren whose clieerful hearts unite 
 In bands of piety. 
 % When streams of love, from Christ th 
 Descend to ev'ry soul. [spring 
 
 hn(\. heav'nly peace with balmy wing- 
 Shades and bedews the whole. 
 i "T is like the oil divinely sweet, 
 On Aaron's rev'rend head : 
 The trickling drops perfum'd his feet, 
 And o'er his garments spread. 
 4 'T is pleasant as the morning dews 
 That fall on Zion's hill. 
 Where God his mildest glory shows, 
 And makes his grace distill. 
 
 319 The saints hut one family. 0. M. 
 
 Eph. 1: 10. 
 
 THE saints on earth, and those above, 
 But one communion make; 
 Join'd to their Lord, in bonds of love. 
 All of his grace partake. 
 
 2 One famil3% we dwell in him, 
 
 One church above, beneath ; 
 Though now divided hy the stream, 
 The narrow stream of death. 
 
 3 One army of the living God, 
 
 To his commands we bow; 
 Part of the host have crossed the flood. 
 And part are crossing now. 
 
 4 Lo! thousands to their endless home 
 
 Are swiftly borne away ; 
 And we are to the margin come, 
 And soon must launch as they. 
 203 
 
thp: ciiuKCii — 
 
 5 Lord JesLisI be our constant guide! 
 Then, when tlie word is giv'n, 
 Bid deatirs cold tlood its waves divide, 
 And land us sale in lieav'n. 
 
 ^J,{j Bear je one another's hurden. 0. M. 
 
 Gal. 6: 2. 
 
 TRY US. O God. and searcli the ground 
 Of ev'ry sinful heart; 
 Wliate'er of sin in us is found, 
 O bid it all depart. 
 
 2 When to the right or left we straj^ 
 
 Leave us not comfortless; 
 But guide our feet into the way 
 Ofeverlasting peace. 
 
 3 Help us to help each other, Lord, 
 
 Each other's cross to bear; 
 
 Let each his friendly aid afford, 
 
 And feel his brother's care. 
 
 4 Help us to build each other up, 
 
 Our little stocic improve; 
 Increase our faith, confirm our hope, 
 And perfect us in love. 
 
 5 Up into thee, the living Head, 
 
 Let us in all things grow, 
 Till thou hast made us free indeed. 
 And spotless here below. 
 
 6 Then, when the mighty Avork is wroug^bt, 
 
 Receive thy ready bride: 
 Give us in heav'n a happy lot 
 With all the sanctified. 
 
 32 I Love is of God. ot 
 
 lJohn4: 7. 
 
 O AY, whence does this union arise, 
 O Where hatred is conquered by love? 
 It fastens our souls with such ties, 
 That distance nor time can remove 
 204 
 
FELLOWSHIP AND UNITY. 
 
 3 It can not in Eden be found, 
 Nor 5-et in a Paradise lost ; 
 It u:rovvs on Irnmaniiers ti'roui d, 
 i^nd Jesus' life's blood it bus cost. 
 
 3 My friends so endear'd unto me, 
 
 O'lr souls so united in love; 
 Wlu^re Jesus is <i:one Ave sliall be. 
 In yonder blest mansions above. 
 
 4 \^'liy then so unwilling to part. 
 
 Since there we shall soon meet again, 
 Engrav'd on Iramanuers heart. 
 At distance we can not remain. 
 
 5 And then we shall see that bright day, 
 
 And join with the angels above,- 
 Set free from our prisons of clay, 
 United in Jesus' kind love. 
 
 6 With Jesus we ever shall reign. 
 
 And all his bright glory shall see; 
 Then sing hallelujahs — Amen I 
 Amen ! Even so let it be ! 
 
 322 
 
 Loohlnff for that blessed hope. 0. Jr. M 
 Titus 2 : 13. 
 
 COME on, my partners in distress, 
 Mj comrades in the wiklerness, 
 Who feel your sorrows still ; 
 Awhile forget your griefs and fears. 
 And look bevond this vale of tears. 
 To that celestial hill. 
 
 Bej^ond the bounds of time and space, 
 Look forward to that heav'nly place, 
 
 The saint's secure abode ; 
 On ftiith's strong eagle pinions rise. 
 And force your'passage to the skies, 
 
 And scale the mount of Gcd. 
 205 
 
THE CHURCH — 
 
 Who suffei with our master hei*e. 
 Shall tliere hefore his face appear, 
 
 And hy his side sit down : 
 To patient faith the prize is sure; 
 And all that to the end endure 
 
 The cross, shall wear the crown. 
 
 THE ANOINTING. 
 
 olo Call for the elders of the church, ii M 
 James 5 : 14, 
 
 SITHEN struggling on the bed of pain, 
 T Y And earth and all its joys are vain. 
 How sweet, my God, to know thy pow'r 
 Sustains me in this trying hour. 
 
 2 I would thy holy word obey 
 E'en while upon my bed I lie : 
 I call the elders here. O Lord, 
 To do according to thy word. 
 
 3 And while the oil's by faith applied, 
 O may my soul be sanctifi'd 
 
 By the blest unction from above. 
 And then be filTd with heav'nly love. 
 
 •1 Tlien shall my cheerful, gratefiL tongue. 
 In rapt'rous strains thy praise prolong; 
 Mj' ransom'd soul adore thy grace. 
 And swifter run the lieav'nly race. 
 
 5 Or, should my days be near their end. 
 And I through death my steps must wenfA, 
 Then. O my Lord, receive me home. 
 To mingle with the blf>od-wasn'd throng 
 
 3ii-i: A j)rayer in affliction, 08 
 
 OTHOU whose compassionate care, 
 Does all of thj-^ creatures sustain. 
 Now graciously teach me to bear 
 The weight of affliction and pain 
 20G 
 
CHURCH DEDICATION. 
 
 2 Thoiio:h cheerless my dnys seem to flow. 
 
 Though weary and wakeful, my nights, 
 What comfort it gives me to know 
 'T is the hand of a Father tliat smites ! 
 
 3 A tender Physician tlioii art, 
 
 Wlio wouiidest in order to lieal, 
 And comfort divine dost impart 
 
 To soften the anguish we feel. 
 O, let this alflicton be blest, 
 
 And answer thy gracious design; 
 Then grant that my soul may find rest 
 
 In comforts so healing as thine. 
 5 And bless this anointing with oil, 
 
 And save me from ev'ry sin. 
 That when I am taken from earth, 
 
 In heav'n with thee I may live. 
 
 CHURCH DEDICATION^. 
 
 325 Bethel— the Uuse of God. L.M. 
 
 Gen. 28 : 19. 
 
 OBOW thine ear, eternal One; 
 J On thee our heart adoring calls; 
 To thee the folio w'rs of thy Son 
 Have rais'd and now devote these walls. 
 2 Here let thy holy days be kept ; 
 
 And be this place to worship giv'n. 
 Like that bright spot where Jacob slept^ 
 The house of God, the gate of heav'zi, 
 8 Here may thine honor dwell ; and here. 
 As incense, let thy children's pray'r, 
 From contrite hearts and lips sincere, 
 Rise on the still and holy air. 
 
 4 Here be thy praise devoutly sung; 
 
 Here let thy truth beam fortL to save, 
 As when, of old, thy Spirit hu*ig. 
 Oil wings of light, o'er Jordan's wave, 
 207. 
 
THE GOSPEL — 
 
 5 And when the lips, that with thy name 
 Are vocal now. to clnst sliall turn, 
 On otliers' may devotion's flame 
 Be kindled liere and purely burn. 
 
 32b Mj name shall he there. C.M, 
 
 1 Kings 8 : 29. 
 
 OTHOU, whose own vast temple stand?. 
 Built ovei- earth and sea, 
 Aficept the walls tliat human hands, 
 Have raised to worship thee! 
 
 2 Lord, from thine inmost fj:lory send. 
 
 Within these courts to bide. 
 The ])eace that dwelleth without end, 
 Serenely by thy side ! 
 
 3 May erring minds that worship here 
 
 Be taught the better way : 
 And they who mourn, and they who fear. 
 . Be strengthen'd as they pray. 
 
 4 31 ay faith grow firm, and love grow w^arnu 
 
 And pure devotion rise, [storm 
 
 While round these hallow'd walls the 
 Of earth-born passion dies. 
 
 THE GOSPEL — INYITATIOX AND 
 WARNING. 
 
 327 No peace to the wicked. C M 
 
 Isaiah 57 : 21. 
 
 SINNERS, the voice of God regard; 
 His mercy speaks to-day : 
 He calls you, by his sov'reign w^ord,. 
 From sin's destructive w^ay. 
 2 Like the rough sea that can not rest, 
 You live devoid of peace ; 
 A thousand stings within your breast 
 Deprive your souls of ease. 
 208 
 
INVITATION AND WAliXlNG. 
 
 3 Your way is dark, and leads to hell; 
 
 "Why will you persevere? 
 Can 3'ou in wo and darkness dwell, 
 Shut up in black despair? 
 
 4 Why will you in the crooked Avays 
 
 Oi' sin and folly go ? 
 In pain you travel all your days, 
 To reap eternal wo ! 
 
 6 But he that turns to God shall live, 
 Throuo^h his abounding grace; 
 His mercy will the guilt forgive 
 Of those that seek his face. 
 
 6 His love exceeds your highest thoughta, 
 He pardons like a God ; 
 He will foi-give your nura'rous faults, 
 Through a Redeemer's blood. 
 
 328 ^^^^ broad and narrow loai/. Ju. M. 
 
 Matt. 7 : V.i, 14. 
 
 BROAD is the road that leads to death, 
 And thousands walk together there; 
 But wisdom shows a narrow path, 
 With here and there a trav'ler. 
 
 2 "Deny thyself, and take thy cross," 
 
 Is the Redeemer's great command ; 
 Nature must count her gold but dross. 
 If she would gain this heav'nly land. 
 
 3 The fearful soul that tires and faints, 
 
 And walks the ways of God no more. 
 Is but esteem'd almost a saint, 
 And makes his own destruction sure. 
 
 i Lord, let not all mj^ hopes be vain ; 
 Create my heart entirelj^ new. 
 Which hypocrites could ne'er attain. 
 Which false apostates never knew. 
 (14) 2D9 
 
(j^y luvitatioi) to suiuevs. -i^j- Ji 
 
 ILOKG to see the season conie. 
 AVhen sinners shall con)e flockii.g lionit 
 To taste the heav'n of Jesus' love. 
 And seek the joys that are above. 
 
 2 Hark! 'tis the glorious gospel sound, 
 rnviting sinners all around; 
 Behold ! the loving Saviour stands. 
 And spreads for 3'ou his bleed inghanda, 
 
 3 He now is knocking at your heart. 
 Waiting salvation to impart; 
 
 To wash you in atoning blood. 
 And seal you heirs andsons of God. 
 
 4 Take j'our companions by the hand, 
 And all your children in a band. 
 And give tliem up at Jesus' call. 
 To pardon, bless and save them all. 
 
 5 And when the day of Christ shall come, 
 And he collects his jewels home; 
 
 On Zion's mount you all shall stand. 
 And jci."i the bright angelic band. 
 
 ODU Come, for all tJiinos art' now rrjiihi. \^. i'i 
 
 Luke 14 : 17. 
 
 COME, sinners, to the gospel fea^t, 
 Let ev'r}'- soul be J<\sus" guest. 
 Ye need not one be left behind. 
 For God has bidden all mankind. 
 
 *- Since our dear Lord to you doth call, 
 The invitation is to all: 
 Come all the world, come sinner, thou. 
 All things in Christ are read}-^ now. 
 
 8 Come all ye souls, by sin oppress'd, 
 Ye reatless wand'rers after rest • 
 Y'e poor and maim'd, and halt and blind. 
 In Christ a hearty welcome find. 
 
 210 
 
INVITATION AND WARNING. 
 
 4 The messao'e from tlie Lord receive, 
 Ye all maj' coine to Christ and live. 
 O let his love 5'onr hearts constrain, 
 Nor suffer him to die in vain. 
 
 5 His love is mi<i,hty for to heal. 
 
 His conqii'rino- love consent to feel: 
 Yield to his love's redeeminor povv'r, 
 And strive against your God no more. 
 
 j 
 
 [ ^3 1 And yet there is room. OS <x OBt 
 
 I Luke 14: 22, 
 
 YE dying sons of men, 
 Immerg'd in sin and wo, 
 The gospel's voice attend, 
 
 Which Jesus sent to you; 
 Ye perisliing and guilty, come. 
 In Jesus' arms there yet is room. 
 
 2 No longer now delay, 
 
 Nor vain excuses frame; 
 He bids you come to dajs 
 
 Though poor, and blind, and lame; 
 All things are ready; sinner, come; 
 For ev'ry trembling soul there's room. 
 
 3 Believe the heav'nly word 
 
 His messengers proclaim; 
 He is a gracious Lord, 
 
 And faithful is his name: 
 Backsliding souls, return and come, 
 Oast off despair, there yet is room. 
 
 4 Compell'd'by bleeding love, 
 
 Ye wand'ring sheep draw near. 
 Christ calls you from above, 
 
 His charming accents hear ! 
 Let whosever will, now come; 
 In mercy's breast there still is room 
 211 
 
'I'HE GOSPEL — 
 
 332 Giad tidings. 8s, 7s & 4, 
 
 Acts 13: 32. 
 
 SINNERS, will you scorn the message 
 Sent ill inerc}' from above? 
 Every sentence — Ohow tender I 
 Every line is full of love; 
 Listen to it. 
 Ever}' line is full of love. 
 S Hear the heralds of the Gospel, 
 
 News from Zion's Kino^ proclaim, 
 To each rebel sinner — " Pardon. 
 Free forgiveness in his name :" 
 How important! 
 Free forgiveness in his name! 
 
 3 Tempted souls, they brino; you succor: 
 
 Fearful hearts, they quell your fears, 
 And with news of consolation, 
 
 Chase away the fallino- tears 
 Tender heralds — 
 Chase away the falling tears. 
 
 4 False professors, gi'ov'ling worldlings, 
 
 Callous liearers of the word. 
 While the messengers address you, 
 
 Take the warnings they aflbrd; 
 We entreat you, 
 Take the warnings they afford. 
 
 333 2'Ae harvest is past. 12s & 8s. 
 
 Jer. 8: 20. 
 
 WHEN the harvest is past, and the summer is gone 
 And sermons and pray'rs sliall be o'er ; [uiuin 
 When tlie beams cease to break of the blest Sabbath 
 And Jesus invites thee no more. 
 4 When tlie rich gales of mercy no longiir shall blow, 
 The gospel no message declare — 
 Sinner, how canst thou bear the deep wailing of wo, 
 How suffer tlie night of despair I 
 3 When the holy have gone to the regions of peace, 
 To dwell in the mansion above ; 
 M'hen their harmony wakes, in the fullness of bl.sB, 
 Their song to the Saviour of love — 
 
 212 
 
INVITATION AND AVAUNINO. 
 
 4 Say, sinner, that livpst at rest and secure, 
 Who fearest no trouble to come, 
 Can thy spirit the swellings of sorrow endure, 
 Or bear the impenitent's doom ? 
 
 334 The year of julilee. tl Oli 
 
 Isaiah 27; 13. 
 
 BLOW ye tlie trumpet, blow 
 The ^ladl}^ solemn sound I 
 Let all the nations know, 
 
 To eartlTs 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 ransom'd sinners, home 
 
 3 Ye who have sold for nought 
 
 Your heritage above. 
 Come, take it back unbought. 
 
 The gift of Jesus' love ; 
 The year of jubilee is come; 
 Return, ye ransom'd sinners, home 
 
 4 The gospel trumpet hear, 
 
 The news of pard'ning grace ; 
 Ye happy souls, draw near. 
 
 Behold your Saviour's face : 
 The year of jubilee is come; 
 Return, ye ransom'd sinners, home. 
 
 5 Jesus, our great High Priest, 
 
 Has full atonement made; / 
 
 ye weary spirits, rest; 
 
 Ye mournful souls, be glad . 
 The year of jubilee is come; 
 Return, ye ransom'd sinners home 
 213 
 
THE GOSPEL — 
 Dc>5 The danger of delay, Ts. 
 
 HASTEN", sinner, to be wise! 
 Stay not for the morrow's sun; 
 Wisdom if you still despise, 
 Harder is it to be won. 
 
 2 Hasten, mercy to implore ! 
 
 Stay not for the morrow's sun, 
 Lest thy season should be o'er 
 Ere this evening's stage be run. 
 
 3 Hasten, sinner, to return ! 
 
 Staj'- not for the morrow's sun. 
 Lest the lamp should fail to bum 
 Ere salvation's work is done. 
 
 4 Hasten, sinner, to be blest ! 
 
 Stay not for the morrow's sun, 
 Lest perdition thee arrest 
 Ere the morrow is begun. 
 
 336 The night cometh, etc. -L. M. 
 
 John 9: 4. 
 
 WHILE life prolongs its precious light, 
 Mercy is found, and peace is giv'n ; 
 But soon, ah soon, approaching night 
 
 Shall blot out ev'ry hope of heav'n. 
 2 Soon, borne on time's most rapid wing, 
 
 Shall death command you to the grave, 
 Before his bar your spirits bring, 
 
 And none be found to hear or save. 
 ? In that lone land of deep despair, 
 
 No Sabbath's heav'nly light shall rise- 
 No God regard 5'our bitter pray'r, 
 
 No Saviour call you to the skies, 
 4 Silence, and solitude and gloom 
 
 In those forgetfnl realms appear; 
 Deep sorrows fill the dismal tomb. 
 
 And hope shall never enter there. 
 214 
 
INVITATION AND WARNING. 
 
 5 Xow God invites; how blest the day ! 
 
 How sweet the gospel's cliarming soundl 
 Come, shiners, haste, O haste away, 
 
 While yet a pard'ning God is found. 
 
 001 Hear,andyour souls shall liv6. C M. 
 
 Isaiah 55: 3. 
 
 LET ev'ry mortal ear attend, 
 And ev'r}^ heart rejoice; 
 The trumpet of the gospel sounds 
 With an Inviting voice. 
 
 2 Ho, all ye hungry starving souls, 
 
 That feed upon the wind. 
 And vainly strive with earthly toys 
 To fill an empty mind ; 
 
 3 Eternal Wisdom hath prepar'd 
 
 A soul-reviving feast. 
 And bids your longing appetites 
 The rich provision taste. 
 
 4 Ho, ye that pant for living streams, 
 
 And pine away and die, 
 Here you may quench your raging thirst 
 With springs that never dry. 
 
 5 The happy gates of gospel grace 
 
 Stand open night and day; 
 Lord, we are come to seek supplies, 
 And drive our wants away. 
 
 338 ^«8«c thee. L. M. peculiar. 
 
 Gen. 19 : 22. 
 
 HASTE, trav'ler, haste! the night comes 
 And many a shining hour is gone ;' [on. 
 The storm is gath'ring in the west. 
 And thou art far from home and rest: 
 Haste, trav'ler, haste I 
 215 
 
THE GOSPKL — 
 
 2 O, f;ir from liome tliy f(iot>teps strny; 
 Christ is the life, and Christ iho wa.y. 
 And Christ the lio;hr. Yon setting "sun 
 Sinks ere the morn is scarce begun : 
 
 Haste, trav'ler, haste 1 
 
 3 The rising cempest sweeps the sky. 
 The '.ains descend, the winds are high; 
 The waters swell, and death and feai 
 Beset th\' path — no refuge near: 
 
 Haste, trav'ler, haste! 
 
 4 O yes, a shelter yon may gain — 
 
 A covert from the wind and rain — 
 A hiding place, a rest, a home — 
 A refuge from the wrath to come : 
 
 Haste, trav'ler, haste I 
 
 5 Then linger not in all tiie plain — 
 Flee for thy life — the mountain gain; 
 Look not behind — make no delay — 
 O, speed thee, speed thee on thy way: 
 
 Haste, trav'ler, haste 
 
 339 Come unto me. L. M 
 
 Matt. 11: 28. 
 
 WITH tearful eyes I look around, 
 Life seems a'dark and stormy sea; 
 Vet, 'midst tiie gloom, 1 hear a sound. 
 A heav'nly whisper, "Come to me." 
 
 2 It tells me of a plnce of rest — 
 
 It tells me where my soul may flee; 
 O! to tlie wear3\ faint, oppi'ess'd, 
 How sweet the bidding. " Come to me * 
 
 3 Wlien nature shudders, lotli to part 
 
 From all I love, enjoy, and see; 
 When a faint chill steals o'er ray heart. 
 A sweet voice utters, " Come to me." 
 216 
 
IXVITATION AND WARXIXG. 
 
 4 Come, for all else must fail and die; 
 
 Earth is no resting-place for thee; 
 Heav'nwarfl dii-ect thy weeping- oje^ 
 I am thj- portion, '"Come to me." 
 
 5 O, voice of mercy ! voice of love ! 
 
 In conflict, grief, and agony, 
 Support me, cheer me from above ! 
 And gently whisper, "Come to me," 
 
 3 1:0 ^% '"^"^^ y^ die I I i » ' 
 
 Eze. 18 : 31. 
 
 OTURN ye, turn ye, for why will ye die, 
 When. God in great mercy is coming so nigh ? 
 Now Jesus invites you, the Spirit says. Come, 
 And angels are waiting to welcome you home. 
 
 2 How vain the delusion, that while you delay, 
 Your hearts may grow better by staying away ; 
 Oome wretched, come starving, come just as you be, 
 While streams of salvation are flowing so free. 
 
 3 And now Christ is ready your souls to rect:'ive, 
 how can you question if you will believe ? 
 
 If sin is your burden, why will you not come ? 
 
 'T is you he bids welcome ; he bids you come home. 
 
 4 Come, give us your hand, and the Saviour your heartj 
 And, trusting in heaven, we never shall part ; 
 
 0, how can we leave you ? why will you not come I 
 We '11 journey together, and soon be at home. 
 
 34" 1 Looh unto me and be saved. oS, < S Ct ■». 
 Isaiah 45: 22. 
 
 COME, ye sinners, poor and needy, 
 Weak and wounded, sick and sore 
 Jesus ready stands to save you, 
 Full of pity, love, and pow'r; 
 
 He is able, 
 He is willing — doubt no more. 
 2 Let not conscience make you linger, 
 Nor of fitness fondly dream; 
 All the fitness he requireth. 
 Is to feel your need of him; 
 
 This lie ^iv.es you, 
 'T is the Saviour's rising beam. 
 217 
 
THE GOSPEL— 
 
 3 Come. 3e weary, heav.y laden, 
 
 BrulstI and mangled by the fall; 
 If you tarry till you 're better, 
 Yoii will never come at all, 
 
 Not the righteous- 
 Sinners Jesus came to call. 
 
 4 Agonizing in the garden, 
 
 Lo ! your Saviour piostrate lies! 
 On the bloody tree behold him ! 
 Hear him cry befoie he dies, 
 
 "Itisfinish'd!^' 
 Sinners, will not this suffice ? 
 
 5 Lo ! the rising Lord, ascending, 
 
 Pleads the virtue of his blood : 
 Venture on him, venture freely, 
 Let no other trust intrude : 
 
 None but Jesus 
 Can do helpless sinners good. 
 
 6 Saints and angels, join'd in concert, 
 
 Sing the praises of the Lamb, 
 
 While the blissfnl seats of heaven 
 
 Sweetly echo with his name, 
 
 Hallelujah! 
 Sinners here may do the same. 
 
 342 The Lord kealeth all thy diseases. Hs &10a. 
 Psalm 103: 3. 
 
 (^OME, ye disconsolate, where'er ye languish, 
 / Come, at the mercy -seat fervently kneel : 
 Here bring your wounded hearts, hei'e tell your angni!»h{ 
 Earth has no sorrow that heav'n can not heal. 
 
 2 Joy of the desolate, light of the straying, 
 Hope of the penitent, fadeless and pure — 
 
 Here speaks the Comforter, in mercy saying, 
 Earth has no sorrow that heav'n can not cure. 
 
 3 Here see the bread of life ; see waters flowing 
 Fortli from the throne of God^ boundless in lore ; 
 
 Come to the feast prepar'd ; come, ever knowing 
 Earth has no sorrow but heav'n can i -^move. 
 
 213 
 
INVITATION AND WARNING. 
 
 ^4o I loill go ill unto the Kiiuj. 0. -M. 
 
 Esther 4: 16. 
 
 YE humljle sinners, in whose breast 
 A tlionsand thoughts revolve; 
 Come, with 5^onr guilt and fearopprest, 
 And make this last resolve. 
 
 2 J '11 go to Jesus, though my sin 
 
 Hlith like a mountain rose: 
 1 know his courts, I'll enter in. 
 Whatever may oppose. 
 
 3 Prostrate I'll lie before his throne, 
 
 And tliere my guilt confess ; 
 I 'II tell him I 'ni a wretch undone. 
 Without his sov'reign grace. 
 
 4 I '11 to the gracious King approach. 
 
 Whose scepter pardon gives; 
 Perhaps he may command ray touch, 
 And»then the suppliant lives. 
 
 5 Perhaps he will admit my plea, 
 
 Prehaps will liear my pray'r; 
 But if I perish. I will pray ; 
 And parish only there. 
 
 6 I can but perish if I go, 
 
 I am resolv'd to try, 
 For if I stay away, I know 
 I must forever die. 
 
 34 4 Eternal life and the second death. ". M, 
 Matt. 25 : 46. 
 
 OWHEllE shall rest be found— 
 Rest for the weary soul ? 
 'T Avere vain the ocesin depths to sour d, 
 Or pierce to cither pole. 
 2 The Avorld can never give 
 The bliss for which we sigh 
 'T is not the whole of life to live, 
 Nor all of death to die. 
 219 
 
THE GOSPEL — 
 
 3 Beyond tliis vale of tears 
 
 Thei'e is a life above 
 Unnieasiii-"d by the flight of years; 
 And all that life is love. 
 
 4 There is a death whose pang 
 
 Onrlasts the fleetino; breath : 
 O what eternal horrors han^ 
 Aronnd the second death! 
 
 • Loi-d God of truth and grace, 
 Te.'ich us that death to shun, 
 I.est we be banish'd from thy face, 
 And evermore undone. 
 
 o45 Behold, I stand at the door. L. M, 
 
 Eev. 3: 20. 
 
 BEHOLD a Stranger at the door! 
 He gently knocks — has knock'd before; 
 Has waited k)ng — is waiting still; 
 Yon treat no other friend so ill. 
 
 2 O! lovely attitude — he stands 
 
 With melting heart and loaded hands; 
 O! matchless kindness — and he shows 
 This matchless kindness to his foes! 
 
 3 But will he prove a friend indeed? 
 He will — the very Friend you need; 
 The Friend of sinners — yes. 'tis he, 
 AVItli garments dyed on Calvary. 
 
 ^ Rise, touched with gratitnde divine, 
 ■ Turn out his enemy and thine, 
 That soul-destroying monster, sin— 
 And let the heav'nly stranger in. 
 
 5 Admit him, ere his anger burn — 
 His feet, departed, ne'er return ; 
 Admit him — or the hour's at hand, 
 You'll at his door rejected stand. 
 220 
 
INVITATION AND WARNING 
 
 346 Life, the time to labor. L. M 
 
 Eccl. 9: 10. 
 
 LIFE is the time to serve tlie Lord, 
 The time t' insure the ^reat reward, 
 And Avhile the lamp holds out to bun:^ 
 O hasten, sinner, to return ! 
 
 2 Life is the hour that God has oriv'n 
 To 'scape from hell and fly to heav'n. 
 The day of grace, when mortals may 
 Secure the blessings of the day. 
 
 3 Tiie living know that they must die, 
 Beneath the clods their dust must lie; 
 Tlien have no share in all that's done 
 Beneath the cii'cle of the sun. 
 
 4 Then what my thoughts design to do. 
 My hands, with all your might pursue: 
 Since no device nor work is found, 
 Nor faith nor hope, beneath the ground. 
 
 5 There are no acts of pardon pass'd 
 In the cold grave to which we haste; 
 O may we all receive thy grace. 
 And see with joy thy smiling face. 
 
 347 ^y y^^^ *** easy. Jj. Mt 
 
 Matt. 11: 30. 
 
 COME, take my yoke, the Saviour said, 
 To follow me, be not afraid ; 
 For I in heart am lowlj^ meek. 
 And ofi'er you the rest you seek. 
 
 2 The yoke of pleasure may allui-e. 
 And promise bliss that will endure; 
 But when it has thy j^outh despoil'd, 
 'T will cast thee off as garment soil'd. 
 
 3 Take not on thee the yoke of wealth ; 
 'Twill eat thy soul, destroy thy health, 
 And make thee feel how cheap the cost, 
 If worlds could buy the peace it lost. 
 
 221 
 
THE GOSPEL— 
 
 4 Ambition, to \ its yoke display?:. 
 And huiig-s out its perennial bays: 
 Be not, poor soul, by it misled; 
 
 T offer tiiee a crown instead. 
 
 5 Then take my yoke— 'tis soft and lio:ht 
 'Twill ne'er disturb tlij'' rest at night; 
 But guide thee to that world above, 
 Where no restraint is known but love. 
 
 34 8 An appeal to the careless, L. M 
 
 'Isaiah 32: 10. 
 
 WHY Avill ye lavish out your years, 
 Amidst a thousand trifling cares, 
 While, in the various range of thought. 
 The one thing needful is forgot? 
 
 2 Why will ye chase the fleeting wind, 
 And famish an immortal mind ; 
 Wliile angels with regret look down, 
 To see you spurn a heav'nly crown? 
 
 3 Th' eternal God calls from above, 
 And Jesus pleads his dying love, 
 Awaken'd conscience gives you pain. 
 And sliall they join their pleas in vain ? 
 
 4 Not so your dyin^ eyes shall view 
 Those objects which ye now pursue; 
 Not so shall heav'n and hell appear. 
 When the decisive hour is near. 
 
 5 Almighty (xod ! thine aid impart, 
 To flx conviction on the heart; 
 
 Thy pow'r can clear the darkest eyes. 
 And make the haughtiest scorner wise. 
 
 349 The gospel invitation. 8s & 7s, 
 
 HARK ! the jubilee is sounding, 
 O the joyful news is come ! 
 Free salvation is proclaiming. 
 In and through God's own dear Son 
 222 
 
INVITATION AND WAKNIXG 
 
 Now we have an invitation. 
 To tiie meek and lowly Lamb ; 
 
 Glory, honor, and salvation, 
 Christ, the Lord, has come to reign. 
 
 2 Come, dear friends, and don't iiegleet it, 
 
 Come to Jesus in your prime ; 
 Great salvation, don't reject it, 
 
 O receive it, now 's your time ; 
 Now the Saviour is beginning 
 
 To revive his work again ; 
 Glory, honor, and salvation, 
 
 Christ tlie Lord has come to reign. 
 
 3 Come, dear children, praise your Jesus, 
 
 Praise him, praise him evermore : 
 May his boundless love constrain us. 
 
 His great mercy to adore ; 
 O then let us join togetlier, 
 
 CroAvns of glory to obtain; 
 Glory, honor, and salvation, 
 
 Christ the Lord has come to reign. 
 
 OOO Prepare to meet thy God. C JiL 
 
 Amos 4: 12. 
 
 VAIN man, thj' fond pursuits forbear; 
 Kepent, i\\y end is nigh; 
 Death at tlie farthest can 't be far; 
 O, tliink before thou die I 
 
 2 Reflect, thou liast a soul to save, 
 
 Thy sins how high tliey mount! 
 What are thy hopes beyond tlie grave? 
 How stands that dark account? 
 
 3 Death enters, and there 's no defense; 
 
 His time there's none can tell; 
 He*ll in a moment call thee hence, 
 To heaven or to hell. 
 223 
 
THE GOSPE]. — 
 
 4 Tln^ flesh, perhaps thy cliiefest care, 
 
 Shall crawling' worms consnme; 
 But ah ! destruction stops not there; 
 Sin kills beyond the tomb. 
 
 5 To-day, the gospel calls to-day, 
 
 Sinners, it speaks to j^ou; 
 Let ev'ry one forsake his way, 
 And mercy will ensue. 
 
 G Kich mercy, dearly bought with blood, 
 How vile soe'er he be. 
 Abundant pardon, peace with God, 
 All giv'n entirely free. 
 
 351 ^^* <^^o^^ ^f ^^^ ^^y ^f s'^ocC' ^* •'^' 
 
 Gen. 6: 3. 
 
 THERE is a time, we know not whex, 
 A point we know not where, 
 That marks the destiny of men, 
 To glory or despair. 
 
 2 There is a line, by us unseen, 
 
 That ci'osses ev'i-y path ; 
 The hidden boundary between 
 God's patience and his wrath. 
 
 3 To pass that li:)at is to die — 
 
 To die as if by stealth ; 
 It does not quench the beaming eye, 
 Or pall the glow of health. 
 
 4 The conscience may be still at ease. 
 
 The spirit light and gay ; 
 That which is pleasing, still may pleaaS) 
 And care be thrust away. 
 
 5 O ! where is this mysterious bourne. 
 
 By which our ])ath is crossed ; 
 Beyond which, God himself hath sworn, 
 That he who goes is lost ? 
 224 
 
INVITATION AND WARNIXQ. 
 
 6 How far may we o;o on in sin ? 
 
 IIow longVill God forbear? 
 Where does liope end? and where begia 
 The confines of despair? 
 
 7 An answer from the skies is sent: 
 
 '•Ye that from Gocl depart ! 
 
 Wliile it is calUd to-day, repent I 
 
 And harden not your lieart." 
 
 q5^ Sinners loarned. ^. 31 
 
 Eze. 3: 17. 
 
 DESTKUCTIOIST'S dang-'rous road, 
 What multitudes pursue ! 
 While that, which leads the soul to God, 
 Is known or sought by few. 
 
 2 Believers enter in 
 
 By Christ, the living door; 
 But the3^ who will not leave their sin, 
 Must perish evermore. 
 
 3 If self must be denied, 
 
 And sin forsaken quite; 
 Tliej' rather choose the wa.y that's wide, 
 And strive to think it riglit. 
 
 4 Encorapass'd by a throng. 
 
 On numbers they depend ; 
 They think so many can't be wrong 
 And miss a happy end. 
 
 5 But nunibers are no mark 
 
 That men will right be found ; 
 A few were sav'd in Noah's ark, 
 For many millions drown'd. 
 
 6 Obey the gospel call, 
 
 And enter while you may ; 
 The flock of Christ remains still small, 
 And none are safe but they. 
 
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THE GOSFEJL — 
 
 REPENTANCE. 
 
 353 The pool of Betheada. S. M 
 
 John 5: 2. 
 
 BESIDE the o^ospel pool. 
 Appohited for the poor. 
 Fi'om year to year my longiijcr soul 
 Has waited for a cure. 
 
 2 [Tow often liave I seen 
 
 The liealiiio: waters move. 
 And otliers round me stepphig in 
 Their efficacy prove. 
 
 3 Bnt I do still remain — 
 
 1 feel the very same; 
 As full of guilt, and fear, and shame, 
 As when at first I came. 
 
 4 How often have I thought. 
 
 Why should I longer lie? 
 Snrel)^ the mercy I have sought 
 Is not for such as 1 ? 
 
 5 Bnt whither shall I go? 
 
 There is no other pool. 
 Where streams of sov'reign virtue flow. 
 To make a sinner whole. 
 
 354 Bend your heart. C 31. 
 
 Joel 2: 13. 
 
 SINNER, bring not tears alone, 
 Or outward form of pray'r, 
 Bnt let it in thy heart be known 
 That penitence is there. 
 
 2 To smite the breast the clothes to rend, 
 God asketh not of thee; 
 Thj' secret soul he bids thee bend 
 In true hnmilitj'. 
 
 226 
 
REPEXTAXCE. 
 
 5 O let US. then, with heartfelt <?rief, 
 Draw near unto our God, 
 And pray to him to grant relief, 
 And stay the lifted rod. 
 4 O righteous Judge, if thou wilt deign 
 To grant us what we need, 
 We pray for time to turn again, 
 And grace to turn indeed. 
 
 355 ^ broken heart God's sacrificp. ■I-'. W 
 
 Psalm 51 : 17. 
 
 A BROKEN heart, my God, my King, 
 Is all the sacrifice I bring; 
 The God of grnce will ne'er despise 
 A broken heart for sacrifice. 
 
 2 My sonl is humbled in the dust. 
 
 And owns thy dreadful sentence just; 
 Look down. O Lord, with pitying eye, 
 And save the soul cbndemn'd to die. 
 
 3 Then will I teach the world thy ways; 
 Sinners shall learn thy sov'reign grace;. 
 I '11 lead them to my Saviour's blood. 
 And they shall praise a pard'ning God. 
 
 4 O, may thy love inspire my tongue ; 
 Salvation siiall be all my song; 
 And all ray pow'rs shall join to bless 
 The Lord, ray strength and right'ousnes*. 
 
 •^5u Mourning for sin. L. JVl. 
 
 OGIVE rae. Lord, my sins to mourn, 
 My sins, which have thy body torn ! 
 Give me with broken heart to see, 
 Thy last tremendous agony. 
 2 O could I gain the mountain's bight, 
 And gaze upon that bleeding sightl 
 O that with Salem's daughters. I 
 Could stand and see my Saviour div,l 
 227 
 
THE GOSPEL — 
 
 3 I'd smite my breast and weep and mourn, 
 And never from the cross return : 
 
 I'd weep o'er the expiring Lord. 
 And mix my tears with Jesus' blood. 
 
 4 I"d hang around liis cross and cry, 
 Lord, save a soul condemn'd to die ! 
 O let a wretch come near thy tlirone, 
 To plead the merits of thy Son I 
 
 357 Healing mercy implored. CM 
 
 Jer. 17 : 14. 
 
 riT^AL n^s, Iramanuel! here we stand, 
 .n Waiting to feel tliy touch ; 
 To woundecl souls stretch forth thj'- hand 
 Bless'd Saviour, we are such. 
 
 2 Keniember him who once applied. 
 
 VVitli trembling, for relief: 
 "Lord, [ believe," with tears, he cried, 
 "O help my unbelief!" 
 
 3 She, too, who touch'd thee in the press. 
 
 And healing virtue stole. 
 Was answer'd. "Daughter, go in peace; 
 Thy faith hath made the whole." 
 
 4 Like her, with hopes and fears we come 
 
 To touch thee, if we may; 
 O ! send us not despairing home, 
 Send none unheal'd away. 
 
 358 Pleading for pardon. L. M 
 
 Psalm 61. 
 
 OLORD I show pity and forgive, 
 Let a repenting sinner live; 
 Are not thy mercies large and free? 
 May not a sinner trust in thee ? 
 2 My crimes are great, but do n't surpass 
 The pow'r and glory of thy grace; 
 Great God ! thy nature hath no bound; 
 So let thy pard'ning love be found. 
 228 
 
¥ 
 
 repkntaxcp:. 
 
 3 O! wash my soul fi-om ev'iy 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 judgment ^i-ow severe, 
 I am condemnVl, but thou art clear. 
 
 Yet save a trembling sinnei . Lord, [woni, 
 Whose hopes, scill hov'ring round thy 
 Would light on some sweet promise there, 
 Some sure support against despair. 
 
 359 The stony heart. ^' M. 
 
 OH for a glance of heav'nly day, 
 To take this stubborn stone away, 
 And thaw with beams of love divine. 
 This heart, this frozen heart of mine ! 
 
 2 The rocks can rend, the earth can quake 
 The seas can roar, the mountains shake; 
 Of teeling all things show some sign, 
 But this unfeeling heart of mine. 
 
 3 To hear the sorrows thou hast felt. 
 Dear Lord, an adamant would melt; 
 
 But I can read each moving line, * 
 
 And nothing moves this heart of mine. 
 
 4 Thy judgments, too. unmov'd I hear, 
 (Amazing thought!) which devils fear*. 
 Goodness and wrath in vain combine. 
 To stir this stupid heart of mine. 
 
 5 Eternal Spirit! mighty God! 
 Apply to me the Saviour's blood, 
 'T is his rich blood, and his alone, 
 Can move and melt this heart of stone 
 
 229 
 
THE GOSPEL— 
 
 oiyij lite preyer of the heavy laden. -L'. 31 
 
 Matt. 11 : 28. 
 
 OTHAT ray load of sin were gone I 
 O that I could at last submit 
 At Jesus' feet to lay it down ! 
 To lay iny soul at Jesus' feet! 
 
 2 Rest for mj^ soul I lonof to find. 
 
 Saviour of all, if mine thou art, 
 Give me thy meek and lowly mind. 
 And stamp thine imao^e on my heart 
 
 3 Break off the yoke of inbred sin. 
 
 And fully set mj^ spirit free; 
 I can not rest till pure within. 
 Till I am Avholly lost in thee. 
 
 4 Fain would I learn of thee, my Lord, 
 
 Thy light and easy burden prove; 
 Tlie cross, all stain'd with hallow'd blood 
 The labor of thy dying love. 
 
 5 I would, but thou must give the pow'r, 
 
 My heart from ev'ry sin release; 
 Bring near, bring near the joyful hour, 
 And fill me with thy perfect peace. 
 
 6 Come. Lord, the drooping sinner cheer, 
 
 Nor let thy chariot wheels delay ; 
 Appear, in my poor heart, appear, 
 My Goc' my Saviour, come away ! 
 
 3G1 ^f>« good that I would, I do not. S. M 
 
 Rom. 7: 19. 
 
 1 WOULD, but can not sing, 
 I would, but can not pray : 
 For Satan meets me when I try, 
 And frights my soul away. 
 i I would, but can 't repent, 
 Though I endeavor oft; 
 This stony heart can ne'er relent, 
 Till Jesus makes it soft. 
 
REPENTANCE. 
 
 3 I would, but can not love. 
 
 Though woo*d by love divine; 
 Xo arguments have pow'r to move 
 A soul so base as mine. 
 
 4 I would, but can uot rest. 
 
 In God's most holj^ will; 
 I know what he appoints is best, 
 Yet murmur at it still. 
 
 5 O could 1 but believe I 
 
 Then all would easy be; 
 I would but can not— Lord, relieve; 
 My help must come from thee! 
 
 362 Mercy for the chief of sinners. TS. 
 
 1 Tim 1: 16. 
 
 DEPTH of mercy !— can there be 
 Mercy still reserved for me? 
 Can my God his wrath forbear. 
 And the chief of sinners spare. 
 
 2 I have long withstood his grace; 
 Long provoked him to his face; 
 Would uot hear his gracious call* 
 Grieved him by a thousand falls. 
 
 3 Jesus, answer from above : 
 Is not all thy nature love? 
 Wilt thou not the wrong forget? 
 Lo, I fall before thy feet. 
 
 4 Now incline me to repent; ' 
 Let me now my fall lament, 
 
 Deeply my revolt deplore. 
 Weep, believe, and sin no more. 
 
 363 2'«'''^« "o; thi/ Holy Spirit from n.e. L. M 
 Psalm 51 : 11. 
 
 STAY"! thou insulted Spirit, stay! 
 Though I have done thee such despite, 
 Cast not the sinner quite away. 
 Nor take thine everlasting flight 
 231 
 
THK GOSPEL — 
 
 2 Though [ have most unfaithful been 
 Of all who e'er thy grace receiv'd — 
 
 Ten thousand times thy goodness seen, 
 Ten thousand times thy goodness griev'd 
 
 3 Yet O the chief of sinners spare! 
 In honor of my great High Priest; 
 
 N'or in thy right'ous anger swear, 
 I shall not see thy people's rest. 
 
 4 Vot if thou cnnst my sins forgive, 
 E'en now, O Lord ! relieve my woes, 
 
 Into thy rest of love receive. 
 And bless me with a calm repose. 
 
 5 E'en now my weary soul release. 
 And raise me by thy gracious hand* 
 
 Guide me into thy perfect peace. 
 And bring me to the promis'd land. 
 
 •ju4 I acknowledge my transgression. L. M. 
 Psalm 51 : 3. 
 
 OTHOU, wiio hear'st when sinners cry! 
 Tiiough all my crimes before thee lie, 
 Behold them not with angry look. 
 But blot their mem'ry from thy book. 
 
 2 Create my nature pure within. 
 And form my soul averse to sin : 
 Let thy good Spirit ne'er depart, 
 Xor hide thy presence from my heart. • 
 
 8 Though I have griev'd thy spirit. Lord, 
 Thy help and comfort still afford; 
 And let a wretch come near tiiy throne, 
 1o plead the merits of thy Son. 
 
 4 A broken heart my God, ray King, 
 Is all the sacrifice I bring; 
 The God of grace will ne'er despise 
 A broken heart for sacrifice. 
 232 
 

 
 REPENTAXCE. 
 
 3dO that I kneio cohere I might Jind htm. C M, 
 Job 23 : 3, 4. 
 
 THAT I knew the secret place, 
 Where I might find my God ! 
 I'd spread my wants before his face, 
 And pour my woes abroad. 
 
 2 I'd tell him how my sins arise. 
 
 What sorrows I sustain ; 
 How grace decays, and comfort dies, 
 And leaves my heart in pain. 
 
 3 I'd say, how flesh and sense rebel, 
 
 What inward foes combine 
 With this vain world and pow'rs of hell, 
 To vex this heart of mine. 
 
 4 He knows what arguments I'd take, 
 
 To wrestle with my God ; 
 I'd plead for his own mercy's sake, 
 And for my Saviour's blood. 
 
 5 My God will pit}'- my complaints, 
 
 And heal my broken bones: 
 He takes the meaning of his saints, 
 The language of their groans. 
 
 6 Arise my soul from deep distress. 
 
 And banish ev'ry fear; 
 He calls thee to his throne of grace. 
 To spread thy sorrows there I 
 
 «>UD Pleading the merits of Christ. vv. M, 
 
 FATHER, I stretch my hands to thee, 
 No other help I know ; 
 If thou withdraw thyself from me, 
 All ! whither shalfl go ? 
 2 What did thine only Son endure, 
 Before I drew my breath ? 
 What pain, what labor to secure 
 My soul from second death ? 
 233 
 
THE GOSPEL — 
 
 3 O Jesus, could T this believe, 
 
 T uow should feel thy pow'r; 
 'Now my poor soul thou wouldst retrieve^ 
 Nor let me wait one hour! 
 
 4 Author of faith, to thee I lift 
 
 My weary longing eyes; 
 O let me now receive that gift I 
 My soul without it, dies. 
 
 !}{}( Ingratitude lamented. ^. M 
 
 Isaiah 1 : 2. 
 
 IS this the kind return? 
 Are these the thanks we owe? 
 Thus to abuse eternal Love, 
 Whence all our blessings flow. 
 
 2 To what a stubborn frame 
 
 Has sin reduced our mind I 
 What strano;e rebellious wretches we, 
 And God is strangely kind ! 
 
 3 On us he bids the sun 
 
 Shed his reviving rays; 
 For us the skies their circles run, 
 To lengthen out our days. 
 
 4 Turn, turn us mighty God, 
 
 And mold our souls afresh ; [stone, 
 
 Break, sov'reign grace, these hearts of 
 And give us hearts of flesh. 
 
 5 Let past ingratitude 
 
 Provoke our weeping eyes, 
 And hourly, as new mercies fall, 
 Let hourly thanks arise. 
 
 ^UO Harden not I/our hearts, O.JsL 
 
 Heb. 3:8. 
 
 rpiIE winds were howlino^ o'er the deep, 
 JL Each wave a wat'ry hill; 
 The Saviour waken'd from his sleep: 
 He spake, and all was still. 
 234 
 
REPENTANCE. 
 
 2 Tlie madmnn in a tomb had made 
 
 His mansion of despair: 
 Wo to tlie traveler wiio stray *d, 
 With heedless footsteps, there. 
 
 3 rie met that glance so thrillinf^ sweet, 
 
 lie heard those accents mild; 
 And melting at Messiah's feet, 
 Wept like a weaned child. 
 
 i O. madder than the raving man ! 
 O, deafer than the sea ! 
 How long the time since Christ began 
 To call in vain to me! 
 
 5 Yet could I hear him once again, 
 As I have heai-d of old, 
 Methinks he should not call in vain 
 His wand'rer to the fold. 
 
 369 Thou art the guide of my youth. L. M, 
 Jer. 3 : 4. 
 
 TO thine eternal arms, O God ! 
 Take us, thine erring children, in ; 
 From dang'rous paths too boldly trod, [sin. 
 From wand'ring thoughts and dreams ol 
 
 2 Those arms were round our childish ways, 
 A guard through helpless years to be ; 
 
 O leave not our maturer days, 
 We still are helpless without thee ! 
 
 3 We trusted hope and pride and strength 
 Our strength prov'd false, our pride wa. 
 
 Our dreams have faded all at leno^th, [vain, 
 We come to thee, O Lord, again. 
 
 4 A guide to trembling steps yet be ! 
 Give us of thine eternal pow'rs ! 
 
 So shall our paths all lead to thee. 
 And life smile on like childhood's hours. 
 235 
 
rilE GOSPEL — 
 
 O ii) The 2}h<xrisee and ptihlican. -L- M, 
 
 Luke 18: 9-14. 
 
 BEHOLD how sinners disaoree — 
 The publiciin and pharisee ; 
 One (lotli his right'ousness proclaim, 
 The other owns his guilt and shame. 
 
 2 This man at humble distance stands. 
 And cries for grace with lifted hands; 
 Thnt boldly rises near the throne, 
 And talks of duties he has done. 
 
 3 The Lord their diff 'rent language knows, 
 And diff 'rent answers he bestows: 
 
 Tlie humble soul with grace he crowns, 
 Whilst on the proud his anger frowns. 
 I: Dear Father, let me never be 
 Join'd with the boasting pharisee; 
 I have no merit of my own. 
 But plead the suflf "rings of thy Son. 
 
 37 I The prodigal. C. M. 
 
 Luke 15. 
 
 BEHOLD the wretch, whose lust and 
 Have wasted his estate; [wine 
 
 He begs a share among the swine 
 To taste the husks they eat. 
 2 "I die with hunger here," he cries, 
 " I starve in foreign lands; 
 M}^ Father's house hath large supplies, 
 And bounc'ous are his hands. 
 -f) "1 '11 go, and with a mournful tongue, 
 Fall down before his face; 
 Father, I've done thy justice wrong, 
 Nor can deserve thy grace," 
 
 4 He said, and hasten'd to his home, 
 
 To seek his father's love ; 
 The father saw the rebel come, 
 And all his bowels move. 
 23G 
 
REPENTANCE 
 
 5 He ran and fell upon his neck, 
 
 Embrac'd and kiss'd liis son ; 
 The rebel's heart with sorrow brake 
 For follies he had done. 
 
 6 " A day of feasting I ordain. 
 
 Let mirth and joy abound : 
 My sou was dead, and lives again, 
 Was lost, and now is found." 
 
 372 Return to me. C JM 
 
 Malachi 3 : 7. 
 
 OTHOU, whose tender mercy hears, 
 Contrition's humble sigh ; " 
 Whose hand indulgent, wipes the tears, 
 From sorrow's weeping eye ; 
 
 2 See ! low before the throne of grace, 
 
 A wretched wand'rer mourn ; 
 Hast thou not bid me seek thy face? 
 Hast thou not said, "• Return." 
 
 3 And shall my guilty fears prevail, 
 
 To drive rne from thy feet ? 
 O let not this dear refuge fail — 
 This only safe retreat. 
 
 4 Absent from thee, my guide, my light, 
 
 Without one cheering ray. 
 Through dangers, fears, and gloomy nigh(^ 
 How desolate the way ! 
 
 6 O shine on this benighted heart. 
 With beams of mercy shine ; 
 And let thy healing voice imx)art, 
 A taste of joys divine. 
 237 
 
THE GOSPEL- 
 
 THE FALL. 
 
 3T3 ^^ deceitfulnesa of sin. C M. 
 
 Heb. 3: 13. 
 
 SIN" has a thousand treach'rous arts 
 To practice on the mind ; 
 With flatt'ring looks she tempts our hearts 
 But leaves a sting hehind. 
 
 ; With names of virtue she deceives 
 The aged and the young; 
 And while the heedless wretch believes, 
 She malves his fetters strong. 
 
 3 She pleads for all the. joys she brings, 
 
 And gives a fair pretense; 
 But cheats the soul of heav'nly things, 
 And chains it down to sense. 
 
 4 So on a tree, divinely fair. 
 
 Grew the forbidden food, 
 Our mother took the poison there, 
 And tainted all her blood. 
 
 374 Thepotoer of sin. L. 31. 
 
 Jer. 13: 23. 
 
 LET the wild leopards of the wood 
 Put off the spots that nature gives : 
 Then may the wicked turn to God, 
 And change their tempers and their Uvea 
 
 2 As well might Ethiopian slaves 
 Wash out the darkness of their skin : 
 
 The dead as well may leave their graves, 
 As sinners save themselves from sin. 
 
 3 Where vice has held its empire long 
 'T will not endure the least control : 
 
 None but a pow'r divinely strojig 
 Can turn the current of the soul. 
 238 
 
THE FALL. 
 
 4 Great God ! I own tliy pow'r divIiK;. 
 That works to change this heart of niine; 
 
 1 would beform'd anew, and bless 
 The wonders of creating grace. 
 
 375 The fall lamented. L. M. 
 
 Psalm 119: 136. 
 
 AKISE, my tend'rest tlioughts. arise; 
 To torrents melt my streaming eyes , 
 And thou, my heart, with anguish feel 
 Those evils whicli thou canst not Ileal. 
 
 2 See human nature sunk in shame; 
 See soandals pour'd on Jesus' name; 
 The Father wounded througli the Sou; 
 The world abus'd, the soul undone. 
 
 3 See the short course of vain delight 
 Closing in everlasting niglit — 
 
 In flames, that no abatement know, 
 Tliough briny tears for ever flow. 
 
 4 My God. I feel the mournful scene ; 
 My bowels yearn o'er dying men; 
 And fain my pity would reclaim. 
 
 And snatch the firebrands fioni the flame 
 
 5 But feeble my compassion proves. 
 And can but weep where most it loves, 
 Thy own all-saving arm employ. 
 And turn these drops of grief to joy. 
 
 376 Corrupt nature from Adam. CM 
 
 Horn. 5: 17. 
 
 BLESS'D with the joys of innocence, 
 Adam, our father, stood. 
 Till he debas'd his soul to sense, 
 And ate th' unlawful food. 
 2 Now we are born a sensual race, 
 To sinful joys inclin'd ; 
 Reason hath lost its native place, 
 And flesh enslaves the mind. 
 239 
 
THE GOSPEL — 
 
 While flesh, and sense, and passion reign, 
 
 Sin is the sweetest jrood ; 
 AVe fancy mnsic in our chains, 
 
 And so forget the load. 
 
 Great God ! renew our ruin'd frame, 
 
 Our broken pow'rs restore ; 
 Inspire us with a heav'nlj' flame, 
 
 And flesh shall reign no more. 
 
 E:ernal Spirit! write thy law 
 
 Upon our inward parts, 
 A nd lut tho second Adam draw 
 
 His image on our hearts. 
 
 377 The fall and redemption. L. M. 
 
 Ezekiel37: 9. 
 
 LOOK down, O Lord, with pitying eye, 
 See Adam's race in ruin lie, 
 Sin spreads its trophies o'er the ground, 
 And scatters slaughter'd heaps around. 
 
 2 And can these moldering corpses live? 
 And can these perish'd bones revive ? 
 That mighty God, to thee is known. 
 That wondrous work is all thy own. 
 
 3 Thy ministers are sent in vain 
 To prophesy upon the slain: 
 
 In vain they call, in vain they cry, 
 Till thine Almighty aid is nigh. 
 
 4 But if tliy Spirit deign to breathe. 
 
 Jiife spreads thro' all the realms of death 
 Dry bones obey thy pow'rful voice. 
 They move, they waken, the}^ rejoice : 
 
 5 So when the trumpet's awful sound 
 Shall shake the heav'ns and rend tlie ground 
 Dead saints shall from their tombs a"ise. 
 And spring to life beyond the skies. 
 
 240 
 
REDEMPTION. 
 
 REDEMPTION, 
 
 378 The fountain for sin. CM' 
 
 Zee. 13 : 1. 
 
 rPHERE is a fountain fiird with blood, 
 X Drawn from Immanners veins ; 
 And sinners, plung'd beneath that flood. 
 Lose all their guilty stains. 
 
 2 riie dying thief rejoie'd to see 
 
 That fountain in his day ; 
 And may I there, though vile as he, 
 Wash all my sins away. 
 
 3 Thou dying Lamb, thy precious blood 
 
 Shall never lose its pow'r. 
 Till all the ransomed church of God 
 Are sav'd to sin no more. 
 
 1 E'er since, by faith, I saw the stream 
 Thy flowing wounds supply. 
 Redeeming love has been my theme. 
 And shall be, till I die. 
 
 5 And when this feeble, falt'ring tongue 
 Lies silent in the grave. 
 Then in a nobler, sweeter song 
 1 '11 sing thy power to save. 
 
 379 Man's ruin and recovery. C M 
 
 Isaiah 55: 1. 
 
 HOW sad our state by nature is ! 
 Our sin how deep it stains! 
 And Satan binds our captive minds 
 Fast in his slavish chains. 
 
 3 But there 's a voice of sov'reign grace 
 Sounds from the sacred word ; 
 ••Ho ! ye despairing sinners, come, 
 And trust upon the Lord.*' 
 (16) 241 
 
THK GOSPEL — 
 
 i 3[y soul obey?; th'nliniolity call. 
 
 And runs to tliis relief:' 
 1 would believe tliy pi-omise. Lord, 
 
 O, help my unbelief: 
 4 To the dear fountain of thy blood. 
 
 Incarnate Lord, I Hy : 
 Here let me wash my spotted soul, 
 
 From crimes of deepest dye. 
 A c^uiltv. weak, and helpless worm. 
 
 On thy kind arms I fall: 
 Be thou my strenoth and ri<>iiteousne83, 
 
 My Jesus, and my all. 
 
 ObU ^1/ ^oul shall rejoice in his salvation. C M 
 Psalm 35 : 9. 
 
 SALVATION : O, the joyfid sound ! 
 'Tis pleasure to our "ears; 
 A sov'i-eiffn balm for ev'ry wound, 
 A cordial for our fears. 
 
 2 Burried in sorrow and in sin. 
 
 At hell's dark door we lay; 
 But we arise by grace divine 
 To see a heav'nly day. 
 
 3 Salvation ! let the echo fly 
 
 The spacious earth around, 
 
 "While all the armies of the sky 
 
 Conspire to raise the sound. 
 
 4 Salvation : O, thou bleeding Lamb, 
 
 To tfjee the praise belongs ! 
 Salvation shall inspire our hearts. 
 And dwell upon our tongues. 
 
 .lol ^'i« coronation. C. M# 
 
 ALL hail the power of Jesus' name I 
 Let angels prostrate fall ; 
 Bring forth the royal diadem, 
 And crown him Lord of all. 
 242 
 
REDEMPTION. 
 
 2 Crown hiin, ye martjTS of our God, 
 
 Who from' Ills altar call; 
 Extol the stem of Jesse's rod, 
 And crown him Lord of all. 
 
 3 Ye chosen seed of Israel's race, 
 
 A remnant weak and small. 
 TIail him wlio saves .vou by his grace;, 
 And crown him Lord of all. 
 
 V(! Gentile sinners, ne'er foro^et 
 The wormwood and the gall; 
 
 Go. spread yonr trophies at his feet, 
 And crown him Lord of all. 
 
 5 Babes, men, and sires, who know his love 
 
 Who feel your sin and thrall. 
 Now join with all the hosts above, 
 And crown him Lord of all. 
 
 6 Let ev'ry kindred, every tribe, 
 
 On this terrestrial ball, 
 To him all majesty ascribe. 
 And crown him Lord of all. 
 
 7 O that with yonder sacred throng 
 
 We at his feet may fall ! 
 We'll join the everlasting song, 
 AiKl crowr him I/)rd of all. 
 
 382 
 
 Mjj grace is sufficient for thee. 
 
 2 Cor. 12; 9. 
 
 L. M, 
 
 pRACE, 'tis a most delightful theme; 
 VJ 'T is grace that rescued guilty man, 
 'T is grace divine, all conqu'ring, free. 
 Or it bad never rescu'd me. 
 
 2 'T was grace that quicken'd me when dead. 
 And grace my soul to Jesus led ; 
 Grace brought me pardon for my sin, 
 And grace subdues my lust within. 
 243 
 
THE GOSPEL — 
 
 ^ *T is grnce that SNveetens evTV cross, 
 And grace supports in ev'ry loss; 
 111 Jesus' grace my soul is sti-ong; 
 Grace is my shield, and gmce my song. 
 
 i 'Tis grace defends when danger 's near. 
 By grace alone I persevere ; 
 'Tis grace constrains my soul to love, 
 And grace will bear me safe above. 
 
 I Of grace, free grace, alone 1 boast, 
 And 't is in grace alone I trust; 
 And when I rise to heav'n, my home, 
 I'll shout free grace, free grace alone! 
 
 3o3 ^ looked and there ions none to help, C M 
 
 Isaiah 03 : 5. 
 
 PLUIS'G'D in a gulf of dark despair, 
 We wretched sinnei*s Jay, 
 Without one cheering beam of hope, 
 Or spark of glimm'ring day. 
 
 2 With pitying eyes the Prince of peace 
 
 Beheld our helpless grief; 
 He saw. and (O amazing love!) 
 He came 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. 
 
 i O 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. 
 244 
 
'^k9sX Salvation onhi in Ghriit. C A* 
 
 '^^^ Acts 4 : 12. 
 
 WHEN" wouiifled sore, tlie stricken soil 
 Lies bleeding and unbound, 
 One only hand, a pierced hand. 
 Can salve the sinner's wound. 
 
 2 When sorrow swells the laden breast, 
 
 And tears of antruish How, 
 One onl}^ heart, a broken heai-t, 
 Can feel the sinner's woe. 
 
 3 When penitence has wept in vain 
 
 Because of some dark spot, 
 One only stream, a stream of blood, 
 Can wash away the blot. 
 
 4 'T is Jesus' blood that washes white. 
 
 This hand that brings relief, 
 This heart that's touched with all our joya, 
 And feeleth for our grief. 
 
 5 Lift up thy bleeding hand, O Lord, 
 
 Unseal tbat cleansing tide; 
 We have no shelter from our sin 
 But in thy wounded side. 
 
 ^Hri You hath he quickened. L. M , 
 
 '^^"^ Eph. 2 : 1. 
 
 LIKE morning — when her early breeze 
 Breaks up the surface of the seas. 
 That, in their furrows, dark with night;, 
 Her hand may sow the seeds of light— 
 
 2 Thy grace can send its breathings o'er. 
 The spirit dark and lost before ; 
 
 And, freshening all its depths, prepare 
 For truth divine to enter there. 
 
 3 Till David touched his sacred lyre. 
 In silence lay the unbreathi.ig wire; 
 But when he swept its chords along, 
 Then angels stooped to hear the song. 
 
 245 
 
rilE GOSl'EL — 
 
 4 So sleo[)S the soul, till thou. O Lord. 
 Shalt (lei^M) to touch its lifeless chord ; 
 Till, wak'd by thee, its breath shall i-ise 
 In music worthy of the skies. 
 
 386 l^«f ^ man ? L. M. 
 
 Psalm 8 : 4, 
 
 LORD, what is man I Extremes how widf 
 In this mysterious nature join! 
 The flesh to worms and dust allied, 
 The soul immortal and divine. 
 
 2 Divine at first, a holy flame 
 Kindled by heaven's inspiring breath ; 
 
 Till sin. with pow'r prevailing, came; 
 Then followed darkness, shame, and death. 
 
 3 But Jesus, O amazing grace ! 
 Assum'd our nature as his own, 
 
 Obey'd and sufiferM in our place. 
 Then took it with him to his throne. 
 
 4 Xow what is man. when grace reveals 
 The virtue of a Saviour's blood ! 
 
 Again a life divine he feels, 
 Despises earth and walks with God. 
 
 5 And what, in yonder realms above, 
 Is ransom'd man ordainxl to be! 
 
 With honor, holiness, and love, 
 Xo seraph more adorn'd than he. 
 
 6 Nearest the throne, and first in song, 
 Man shall his hallelujahs i-aise; 
 
 While wond'ring angels round him throng 
 And swell the chorus of his praise. 
 
 387 'J^^ divine attrihvtes harmonized, etc. Ij. M. 
 
 Psalm 85 : 10. 
 
 OLOVE, beyond conception great, 
 That form'd the vast, stupendous flan, 
 Where all divine perfections meet 
 To reconcile rebellious man. 
 246 
 
THK mO-MISES. 
 
 '1 Thei'o wisdom !^liiiies in fullest blaze. 
 And justice all her rio:ht maintains — 
 Astonish'd an^^els stoop to <i'aze, 
 AV'hile mercy o'er the guilty reigns 
 3 Yes. mercy reigns, and justice too; 
 
 In Christ the,y both harmonious meet; 
 He paid to justice all her due; 
 And now he fills the mercy-seat. 
 
 THE PROMISES. 
 
 38 S Great and precious promises. H. M 
 
 2 Petex 1 : 4. 
 
 ri'^HE promises I sing, 
 JL Which sov'reign love hath spoke; 
 Nor will the eternal King 
 His words of grace revoke; 
 They stand secure 
 And steadfast still; 
 Kot Zion's hill 
 Abides so sure. 
 
 2 The mountains melt aw^ay 
 
 When once the Judge appears, 
 And sun and moon decay, 
 That measure mortals' years; 
 But still the same, 
 In radiant lines, 
 The promise shines 
 Through all the flame. 
 
 3 Their harmony shall sound 
 
 Through my attentive ears. 
 When thunders cleave the grouud. 
 And dissipate the spheres; 
 'Midst all the shock 
 Of that dread scene, 
 I stand serene. 
 Thy word my rock, 
 247 
 
THE GOSPEL — 
 
 3ol) Ahoays with tM. oS&lS 
 
 Matt. 28: 20. 
 
 ALWAYS with us. always witli us — 
 Words of clieer and words of love ; 
 Tims the risen Saviour whispers 
 From his dwellin<^-place above. 
 2 With us when we toil in sadness. 
 Sowing much and reaplno^ none, 
 Tilling us that in tlie future 
 Golden harvests shall be won ; 
 i With us when the storm is sweeping 
 O'er our pathway dark and drear; 
 Wakino^ hope within our bosoms, 
 Stilling ev'ry anxious fear; 
 4 AVith us in the lonely valley. 
 
 When we cross the chilling stream, 
 Lighting up the steps to glory 
 With salvation's radiant beam. 
 
 390 The beatitudes. L. M. 
 
 Matt. 5: 1-12. 
 
 BLESS'D are the humble souls that see 
 Their emptiness and poverty; 
 Treasures of grace to them are giv'n, 
 And crowns of joy laid up in heav'n. 
 
 2 Bless'd are the men of broken heart. 
 Who mourn for sin with inward smart; 
 The blood of Christ divinely flows— 
 
 A healing balm for all their woes. 
 
 3 Bless'd are the souls who thirst for grace 
 Hunger and thirst for right'ousness ; 
 They shall be well supplied, and fed 
 With living streams and living bread. 
 
 4 Bless'd are the men of peaceful life, 
 Who quench the glowing coals of strife; 
 They shall be call'd the heirs of bliss, 
 The sons of God, the God of peace. 
 
 248 
 
THE PROMISES. 
 
 5 Bless'd are the sufl:"rers who partake 
 Of pain and shame for Jesus' sake; 
 Their souls shall triumph in the Lord: 
 Glory and joy are their reward. 
 
 391 The firm foundation. lli 
 
 HOW firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, 
 Is laid for your faith in his excellent word I 
 What more can he say than to you he hath said— 
 You who unto Jesus for refuge have fled ? 
 In ev'ry condition — in sickness, in health. 
 In poverty's Yale, or abounding in wealth. 
 At home and abroad, on the land, on the sea — 
 A«i thy day may demand, shall tliy strength ever be. 
 
 3 EVn down to old age, all my people shall prove 
 My sovereign, eternal, unchangeable love ; 
 
 And when hoary hairs shall their temples adorn. 
 Like lambs they shall still in my bosom be borne. 
 
 4 The soul that on Jesus hath lean'd for repose, 
 I will not, I will not, desert to its foes ; 
 
 That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake, 
 I '11 never, no, never, no, never, forsake ! 
 
 392 'A.t evening there shall he light. C. M 
 
 Zech. 14: 7. 
 
 OUR pathway oft is wet with tears, 
 Our skies with clouds o'ercast, 
 And worldly cares and worldly fears 
 
 Go with us to the last; 
 Not to the last ! God's woi-d hath said, 
 
 Could we but read arig^ht; 
 O pilgrim ! lift in hope thy liead. 
 At eve it shall be light ! 
 i Tho' earth-born sliadows now may shiou 
 Our toilsome path awhile. 
 God's blessed word can part each cloud, 
 
 And bid the sunshine smile. 
 If we but trust in living faith, 
 
 His love and pow'r divine. 
 Then, though our sun may set in death, 
 His light shall round us shine. 
 249 
 
THE GOSPKL — 
 
 3 Wlicn tempest clouds are dark on high, 
 
 His bow of love and praise 
 Sliines beauteous in the vaulted sky, 
 
 Token that storms sliall cease. 
 Tlien keep we on with liope unchiird 
 
 By faith and not by si^ht. 
 And we shall own his word fulfiird— 
 
 At eve there shall be lii^'ht! 
 
 ci,fD Ah thy days, so shall thy strenyth he. <* 
 Deut. M-. 25. 
 
 WAIT, my soul, upon the Lord; 
 To his gracious promise lice, 
 Laying hold upon his word, 
 •• As thy days, thy strength shall be."' 
 2: If the sori-ows of thy case 
 Seem peculiar still to tiiee, 
 (jod has promised needful grace: 
 *' As thy days, thy strength shall be.^* 
 
 3 Days of trial, days of grief. 
 
 In succession thou may'st see; 
 This is still thy sweet relief. 
 "As thy days, thy strength shall be.*' 
 
 4 Rock of Ages, I 'm secure 
 
 With thy promise full and free, 
 Faithful, positive, and sui-e — 
 
 "As thy days, thy strength shall be.'* 
 
 (■>y4 It is loell loith the riffhteous. fe. M 
 
 Isaiah 3: 10. 
 
 WHAT cheering words are these! 
 Their sweetness who can tell ? 
 Li time, and to eternity, 
 'Tis with the right'ous well. 
 2 In ev'ry state secure. 
 Kept* by Jehovah's eye, 
 'Tis well with them while life endnrcft 
 And well when call'd to die. 
 250 
 
THE HOLY SPIRIT. 
 
 'Tis well vviu'i) jojs aviso, 
 
 'T is well when sorrows flow; 
 'Tis well when darkness vails the skies, 
 
 And strong temptations blow. 
 'Tis well when on the mount 
 
 They feast on dyiii.u' love; 
 And 'tis as well, in God's account, 
 
 When tliej' the furnace prove. 
 'Tis well when, at liis throne. 
 
 They wrestle, weep and j)ray; 
 'Tis well when at his feet they groai*, 
 
 Yet bring tlieir wants away. 
 'Tis well when Jesus calls : 
 
 " From earth and sin arise ; 
 Join with the host of virgin souls 
 
 Made to salvation wise." 
 
 THE HOLY SPIRIT. 
 
 395 Desiring the Sinrii. 8& & 7s 
 
 COME, descend, O heav'nly Spirit! 
 Fan each spark into a flame; 
 Blessings let us now inherit, 
 
 Blessings that we can not name; 
 Whilst hosannas we are singing. 
 
 May oui- hearts in rapture move — 
 Feel new grace in them still springing. 
 Breathe the air of purest love. 
 2 Let us sail in grace's ocean, 
 Float on that unbounded sea, 
 Guided into pure devotion. 
 
 Kept from paths of error fiee : 
 On thy heav'nly manna feeding, 
 
 Scre'en'd from ev'ry envious foe; 
 Love, O love, for sinners bleeding, 
 A 11 for thee we would forego. 
 251 
 
TJIE GOSPEL — 
 
 S Keep us, Lord, still in communion, 
 
 Daily nearer drawn to thee, 
 Sinkinj^ in the sweetest union 
 
 Of that heart-felt mystery. 
 Keep us safe from each delusion, 
 
 Well protected from all harms; 
 Free from sin und all confusion, 
 
 Circle us within th}^ arms. 
 
 396 Pentecost, L. M 
 
 Acts 2. 
 
 n RE AT was the day. the joy was great, 
 vT When the divine disciples met; 
 While on their heads the Spirit came, 
 And sat like tongues of cloven flame. 
 
 2 What gifts, what miracles, he gave! 
 And pow'r to kill, and pow'r to save ! 
 Furnished their tongues with wondroui 
 
 words 
 Instead of shields, and spears, and swords. 
 
 5 Thus armed, he sent the champions forth 
 From east to west, from south to north ; 
 Go. and assert your Saviour's cause, 
 
 Go, spread the mystery of his cross. 
 
 4 These weapons of the holy war, 
 Of what almighty force they are. 
 To make our stubborn passions bow, 
 And lay the proudest rebel low! 
 
 6 Nations, the learned and the rude. 
 \re by these heav'nly arms subdued; 
 While Satan rages at his loss. 
 
 And hates the doctrine of ihe cross. 
 
 6 Great King of grace, my heart subdue 
 1 would be led in triumph too, 
 A willing captive to mj'^ Lord, 
 And sing the victories of his word. 
 252 
 
THE HOLY SPIRIT. 
 
 397 Breathing after the Spirit. C. M. 
 
 COME, Holy Spirit, heav'nJy Dove, 
 With all thy qnick'-iing pow'rs; 
 Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love 
 In these cold liearts of ours. 
 
 2 T-ook, how we grovel here below, 
 
 Fond of these trifliiiof toys ; 
 Our souls can neither Ay no 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 Doye, 
 
 With all thy quick^iing pow'rs; 
 Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love, 
 And that shall kindle ours. 
 
 398 ^c descent of the Spirit. C. M. 
 
 IVTO track is on the sunny sky, 
 ll No footprints on the air: 
 Jesus hath gone ; the face of earth 
 Is desolate and bare. 
 
 2 That upper room is heav'n on earth; 
 
 Within its precincts lie 
 All that earth has of faith, or hope;, 
 Or heaven-bom charity. 
 
 3 One moment — and the silentness 
 
 Was breathless as the grave ; 
 The flutter'd earth forgot to quake^ 
 The troubled trees to wave. 
 253 
 
THE GOSPEL. 
 
 4 He comes ! lie comes I that might}' Breatii 
 
 From heav'n's eternal shores; 
 Hi a uncreated freshness fills 
 His Bride, as she adores. 
 
 5 Earth quakes before that rushing blast. 
 
 Heaven echoes back the sound." 
 And mightily the tempest wheels 
 That upper room aronnd. 
 
 6 One moment — and the Spirit hung 
 
 O'er all with dread desire; 
 Then broke upon the heads of all 
 In cloven tongues of fire. 
 
 309 The Colnforter promised. C. M, 
 
 John 16: 7. 
 
 OUR blest Redeemer, ere he breatli'd 
 His tender, last farewell. 
 A Guide, a Comforter bequeath'd, 
 With us on earth to dwell. 
 
 2 He came in tongues of living flame. 
 
 To teach, convince, subdue; 
 All-powerful as the wind he came, 
 And all as viewless, too. 
 
 3 He came, sweet influence to impart, 
 
 A gracious, willing Guest, 
 While he can find one humble heart 
 Wherein to fix his rest. 
 
 4 And his that gentle voice we hear. 
 
 Soft as tlie breath of even. 
 That checks each fault, that calms each fell 
 And whispers us of lieaven. 
 
 5 And ev'ry virtue we possess, 
 
 And ev'rj' virtue won. 
 And ev'ry thouo^ht of holiness 
 Are his and his alone. 
 254 
 
^HKISriAN LIFE AND EXPERIENCE, ETC, 
 
 christia:n" life axd experiexce 
 adoptiox. 
 
 400 Born of God. S. M. 
 
 John 1: 13. 
 
 THROUGH theo. O Lord, we own 
 A new mul hoav'iily birth. 
 Kindred to spirits ronnd thy throne, 
 Thoug-li sojournei'S of earth. 
 
 2 How glorious is tlie hour 
 When fii-st our souls awake. 
 
 And, through tliy Spirit's quielv'niug pow'r.. 
 Of the new life partalce ! 
 
 3 With richer beauty glows. 
 The world, before so fail-; 
 
 Her holy light Religion throws. 
 Reflected ev'ry where. 
 
 4 Amid repentant tears 
 
 We feel sweet peace within ; 
 AYe know the God of mercy hears, 
 And pardons every sin. 
 
 5 Born of thy Spirit. Lord, 
 Tlij Spirit ma}' we share; 
 
 Deep in our hearts inscribe thy word, 
 And place thine image there. 
 
 401 -^o'" "^^ ^® *^^ ^^^^ ^f God. 8. 91, 
 
 i John 3: 2. 
 
 BEHOLD, what wondrous grace 
 The Father has bestow'd 
 On linners of a mortal race. 
 To call them sons of God ! 
 2 Nor doth it yet appear 
 
 How great we must be made ; 
 "But \Yhen we see our Saviour here. 
 We shall be like our Head. 
 255 
 
onillSTIAN LIFE AND EXPERIENC-- 
 
 A liope so miicli divine 
 
 May trials well endure; 
 May purity our souls from sin, 
 
 As Christ, the Lord, is pure. 
 If in my Father's love 
 
 I share a filial pai-t. 
 Send down thy Spirit, like a dove. 
 
 To rest upon my heart. 
 We would no lono:er lie 
 
 Like slaves beneath the throne; 
 Our faith shall Abba, Father, cry 
 
 And thou the kindred own. 
 
 AFFLICTIONS AND TEIALS. 
 
 402 The pilgrim'^ hopes. 8s & 7s. 
 
 DARK and thorny is the desert, 
 Thro' which pil'o^rims make tlieir way 
 Yet bej'ond this vale of sorrow, 
 
 Lie the fields of endless day. 
 Fiends, loud howling thro' the desert, 
 
 Make them tremble as they go: 
 And the fiery darts of Satan 
 Often bring their courage low. 
 ? O young pilgrims, are you weary 
 Of the roughness of the way ? 
 Does your strength begin to fail you, 
 
 And your vigor to decay ? 
 Jesus, Jesus will go with yon, 
 
 He will lead you to his throne; 
 He who dy'd his garments for you, 
 And the wine-press trod alone. 
 3 He whose thunder shakes creation, 
 He who bids the planets roll, 
 He who rides upon the tempest. 
 And whose scepter sways the whole; 
 256 
 
AFFLICTIONS AND TKIAJ.S. 
 
 RoitikI him nre ten tlionsand aii^els 
 
 Ready to obey command. 
 They are always liov'rinii round you. 
 
 Till you reach the heav'nly land. 
 
 4 There, on flow'ry hills of pleasure, 
 
 Lie the fields 6( endless rest : 
 Love and joy and peace for ever 
 
 Ileign and triumph in your breast: 
 Who can pahit the scenes of o^lory. 
 
 Where the ransom'd dwell on h'i^ih ? 
 Tl)ere, on o-oklen harps for ever, 
 
 Sound redemption througli the sky. 
 
 5 O tlieir crowns! how bri<^ht tliej^ sparkle. 
 
 Such as monarch s never woie. 
 They are gone to riclier pastures, . 
 
 Jesus is tlieir Shepherd there. 
 Hail, ye happy, happy spirits. 
 
 Death no more shall makej^ou fear. 
 Grief nor sorrow, pain nor angnish. 
 
 Shall no more distress you there. 
 
 403 Afflictions xoelcovied. 7s & 6^. 
 
 THOUGH hard the winds are blowing, 
 And loud the billows roar; 
 Fnll swiftly are we going 
 To our dear native shore. 
 i The billows breaking o'er us. 
 
 The storms that round us swell. 
 Are aiding to restore us 
 To all we lov'd so well. 
 
 3 So sorrow often presses 
 
 IJfe's mariner along; 
 Afflictions and distresses 
 Are gales and billows strong. 
 
 4 The sharper and severer 
 
 The storm of life we meet, 
 The sooner and the nearer 
 Is heaven's eternal seat. 
 (17) 257 
 
CHRISTIAN LIFE AND EXPEEIENCK. 
 
 6 Come, tlien, afflictions dreary. 
 
 Sharp sickness pierce my breast — 
 You only bear the weary 
 More quickly home to rest. 
 
 4 04 Tell me where thon/eedesL lls & lOs 
 
 Can. 1:7. 
 
 OTELL me, thou life and delight of my soul, 
 Where the flocks of thy pastures are feeding ; 
 I seek thy protection, I need thy control, 
 
 I would go where my Shepherd is leading. 
 0, tell me the place where tliy flocks are at reat. 
 
 Where the noontide will find them reposing ? 
 The tempest now rages, my soul is distross'd, 
 And the pathway of peace I am losing, 
 
 5 0, \*hy should I stray with the flocks of thy foes, 
 
 'Mid the desert where now they are roving — 
 Where hunger and thirst, where affliction and wot*«. 
 And temptations their ruin are proving ! 
 4 0, when shall my foes and my wandering cease ? 
 And the follies that fill me with weeping I 
 Thou Shepherd of Israel, restore me that peace 
 Thou dost give to the flock thou art keeping. 
 
 6 A voice from the Shepherd now bids thee return 
 
 By the way where the footprints are lying — 
 No longer to wander, no longer to mourn ; 
 O fair one, now homeward be flying ! 
 
 4 05 JTiou hast delivered my sonl, etc. C . M 
 Psalm 116: 8. 
 
 MY God. thy service well demands 
 The remnant of my days: 
 Why was Uiis fleeting breath renewed. 
 But to renew thy praise ? 
 
 2 Thine arms of everlasting love 
 
 Did this weak frame sustain. 
 When life was hov'rin^ o'er the gravey 
 And nature sunk with pain. 
 
 3 Thou, when the pains of death were felt, 
 
 Didst chase the fears of hell, 
 And teach my pale and quiv'ring lips 
 Thy matchless cjrace to tell. 
 258 
 
ArFLICnONS AND TRIALS. 
 
 4 Calmly 1 bowM my fainting head 
 
 On thy clear, faithful breast; 
 Pleas'd to obey my Father's call 
 To his eternal rest. 
 
 5 Into thy hands, my Saviour God, 
 
 Did I my soul resign, 
 In firm dependence on that truth 
 Which made salvation mine. 
 
 6 Back from the borders of the grave, 
 
 At thy command I come; 
 Nor will 1 urge a speedier flight 
 To my celestial home. 
 
 40() -^» <^««P affliction. 8s & 1% 
 
 Psalm 42: 7. 
 
 FULL of trembling expectation, 
 Feeling much and fearing more, 
 Mighty God of my salvation ! 
 
 I thy timely aid implore : 
 Suff 'ring Son of Man, be near me, 
 
 All my suff 'rings to sustain; 
 By thy sorer griefs to cheer me, 
 By thy more than mortal pain. 
 
 2 Call to mind that unknown anguish, 
 
 In thy days of flesh below; 
 When thy troubled soul did languish 
 
 Under a whole world of wo; 
 When thou didst our curse inherit, 
 
 Groan beneath our guilty load, 
 Burden'd with a wounded spirit, 
 
 Bruis'd by all the wrath of God. 
 
 3 By thy most severe temptation, 
 
 In that dark, Satanic hour; 
 By thy last, mysterious wassion. 
 Screen me from the adverse pow'r. 
 2,59 
 
CIlKISriAX LIFE AND EXPEIUEMCE. 
 
 Hy tliy faintinti" in the garden. 
 
 By thy blood.}'^ swe:it. I pray. 
 AN' rite upon my heart tlie pardon, 
 
 Take my sins and fears away. 
 
 4 By the travail of thy spirit, 
 
 B}' tliine ontcry on the tree, 
 By tliine ao-onizino; merit, 
 
 In my pangs, remember me! 
 By thj' pangs of crncitixion, 
 
 A weak, dying soul befriend; 
 ]\Iake me patient in affliction. 
 
 Keep me faithful to the end. 
 
 40 i The rivers shall not overflow thee, v^- j" 
 Isaiah 43: 2. 
 
 AFFLICTION is a stormy deep. 
 AVhere wave resounds to wave; 
 Though o'er our heads the billows roll, 
 We know the Lord can save." 
 
 S: When darkness, and when sorrows rose, 
 And press'd on ev'ry side. 
 The Lord hath still sustainM our steps, 
 And still hath been our guide. 
 
 3 Perhaps, before the morning dawn, 
 
 He will restore our peace; 
 For he who bade the tempest roar. 
 Can bid the tempest cease. 
 
 4 ilcre will we rest, here build our hopes— 
 
 Nor murmur at his rod ; 
 He's more to us than all the world— 
 Our Health, our Life, our God. 
 
 4 Oo Sorrowful, yet always rejoicing, lis & 1 (/S 
 2 Cor. G : 10. 
 
 WE will not weep, for God is standing bj' ub, 
 And tears will blind us to the blessed sight ; 
 We will not doubt, if darkness still doth try us ; 
 Our souls have promise of sereuest light. 
 
 260 
 
AFFLICTIONS AND TRIALS. 
 
 i We will not faint, if heavy biinlens bend XX3 ; 
 
 They press no harder than our souls can bear; 
 
 The tliorniist way is lying still behind us ; 
 
 We shall be braver for the past despair. 
 
 •i not in doubt shall be nnr journey's ending: 
 
 Sin with its fears shall leave us at the last ; * 
 
 All its best hopes in glad fulillmont blending, 
 Life shall be with us more when death is past. 
 4 Help us, Father ! when the world is pressing; 
 
 On our frail hearts, that faint without their F.-ieaiJ 
 Help US; <) Father ! let thy constant bbssing 
 Strengthen our weakness, till the joyful tnd 
 
 40t7 Complaint under tcmptaiim. C M 
 
 Psalm 13 
 
 HOW 10112: wilt tliou conceal thy f;ice ? 
 ^Ij Go(t, how long; delay ? 
 When shall I feel those heav'nl)' rays 
 That chase my fears awa}^ ? 
 
 2 See how the prince of darkness tries 
 
 All his nialicions arts: 
 He spreads a mist around ni}' eyes, 
 And throws his fiery darts. 
 
 3 Be thou my sun and thou my shield, 
 
 My soul in safety keep ; 
 Make haste before my e,ves are seal'd 
 In death's eternal sleep. 
 
 4 How Avould the tempter boast aloud. 
 
 If I became his prey ! 
 Beheld the sons of hell grow proud 
 At thy so long delay ! 
 "S But they shall fly at thy rebuke. 
 And Satan hide his head ; 
 He knows the terrors of thy look. 
 And hears thy A'oice witli dread. 
 6 Thou wilt display that soy'relgn grace, 
 Where all my hopes have hung- 
 I shall employ my lips in pi-aise, 
 And vict'iy shall be sung. 
 261 
 
CHRISTIAN LIFE AND EXPERIENCE- 
 
 410 -^ 'on^r of deliverance. U. M. 
 
 Psalm 40: 1-5. 
 
 I WAITED patient for the Lord, 
 He bow'd to hear my cry; 
 He saw me resting on his word, 
 And brought salvation nigh. 
 2 He rais'd me from a horrid pit. 
 Where mourning long I lay, 
 And from the bonds released my fee^ 
 Deep bonds of miry clay. 
 8 Firm on a rock he made me stand, 
 And taught my cheerful tongue 
 To praise the wonders of his hand, 
 In a new thankful song. 
 
 4 I' 11 spread his works of grace abroad, 
 
 The saints with joy shall hear. 
 And sinners learn to make my God, 
 Their only hope and fear. 
 
 5 When I' ni afflicted, poor and low, 
 
 And light and peace depart, 
 
 My God beholds my heavy wo, 
 
 And bears me on his heart. 
 
 411 Light in darknest. O. M.« 
 
 THERE 'S a better world on high; 
 Hope on, thou pious breast; 
 Faint not, thou trav'ler; on the sky 
 Thy weary feet, shall rest. 
 
 2 Anguish may rend each vital part; 
 
 Poor man, thy strength how frail I 
 Yet heaven's own strength shall shield thy 
 When flesh and heart shall fail, [hearty 
 
 3 Thro' death's dark vale, of deepest shade 
 
 Th}^ feet must surely go ; 
 Yet there, e'en there, walk undismayed; 
 'T is thy last scene of wo. 
 262 
 
AFFLICTIONS AND TRIALS. 
 
 4 Thy God — and with the tenderest hand- 
 
 Shall ^uanl the tiav'ler through; 
 " Hall !'' shalt thou cry ; " hail ! promised 
 land ! 
 And, wilderness, adieu!" 
 
 5 O Father, make our souls thy care. 
 
 And bring us safe to thee : 
 Where'er thou art — we ask not where— 
 But there 't is heaven to be. 
 
 4 1 2 ff'^tp thou mine unbelief. C. M. 
 
 Mark 9 : 24. 
 
 FATHER, when o'er our trembling hearts 
 Doubt's shadows gath'rlng brood, 
 When faitli in thee almost departs, 
 
 And gloomiest fears intrude, 
 Forsake us not, O God of grace, 
 
 But send those fears relief; 
 Grant us again to see thy face; 
 I.ord, help our unbelief. 
 
 2 AVhen sorrow comes, and joys are flown. 
 And fondest hopes lie dead, 
 
 And blessings, long esteem'd our own, 
 
 Are now for ever fled — 
 When the bright promise of our spring 
 
 Is but a witherM leaf- 
 Lord, to thy truths still let us cling; 
 
 Help thou our unbelief. 
 
 3 And when the pow'rs of nature fail 
 Upon the couch of pain. 
 
 Nor love nor friendship can avail 
 
 The spirit to detain — 
 Then, Father, be our closing eyes 
 
 Undimm'd by tears of grief; 
 And if a trembling doubt arise, 
 
 Help thou our unbelief. 
 263 
 
CHRISTIAN LIFE AND EX PKRiZNCt-.. 
 
 'ii,) Bonds and ofp let ion>^ abide me. -»-«. iM 
 
 Acts 20: 23. 
 
 n^HROUG-H this wide wilderness I roam, 
 X Far distant from my blissful home : 
 ]\f y earthly jo.ys are from me torn, 
 A:ul oft an sibseut God 1 mourn. 
 
 2 >[y '.oiil. with various tempests toss'd. 
 Her fairest hopes and projects cross'a. 
 Sees ev'iy day new sti-aits attend. 
 And won'ders wliere the scene will end. 
 
 3 I'^ thi-. dear Loi-d, tliat thoru}^ road 
 ^Vhicll leads us to the mount of God? 
 Are these tlie toils thy people know, 
 AVhile in the wilderness below ? 
 
 4 *Tis even so; thy faithful love 
 Dotli all thy children's graces pi-ove; 
 "Pis thus our pride and self must fall, 
 Tiiat Jesus may be all in all. 
 
 414 ^^ enter heaven throiujli trlhnhiiion. 0. M 
 
 Acts 14: 22. 
 
 TFIE souls that would to Jesus press, 
 Must fix this firm and sure, 
 That tribulation, more or less. 
 They must and shall endui-e. 
 2 From this there can be none exempt; 
 'T is God's own wise deci-ee. 
 . Satan the weakest saint will tempt, 
 Nor is the strongest free, 
 '^ The world opposes from without, 
 And unbelief within; 
 We fear, we faint, we grieve, we doubt, 
 And feel the load of sin. 
 4 Glad frames too often lift us up; 
 And then how proud we grow; 
 'T ill sad desertion makes us droop : 
 And down we sink as low. 
 264 
 
AFFLICIIOXS AND TRIALS. 
 
 5 Ten thousand baits the foe prepares, 
 
 To eatcli the vvand'ring heart. 
 And seldom do Ave see tlie snares, 
 Before we feel the smart. 
 
 6 But let not all tliis territy, 
 
 P'.irsue the narrow path : 
 Look to the Lord with stead ftxst ej'e, 
 And fight with hell by faith. 
 
 415 Psalm Ixxiii. 25. L. M 
 
 OLORD. thon know'st my soul's desires, 
 And thon canst give me perfect ease. 
 Thou art the G-od my lieart admires, 
 Tliere's nothing but thy love can please 
 
 2 Give me, O Lord, the happiness 
 
 To sit and hear thy gracious voice; 
 Come Saviour, come, my soul possess. 
 And make my mourning heart rejoice. 
 
 3 Teach me to do thy hoi}- will. 
 
 Unite m}^ heart to fear thy name; 
 O lead me to thy heav'nly hill, 
 Where stands the new "Jerusalem. 
 
 4 Were not the Lord of hosts my strength 
 
 I should have sunk in deep despair: 
 But now I trust I shall nt length 
 Arrive at Canaan's harbor fair. 
 
 6 There shall 1 rest forevermore. 
 
 Fearless of storms and raging seas : 
 And sit upon the heav'nly shore. 
 And dwell at everlasting ease. 
 
 f 1 Our weakness. L . J\l 
 
 LONG have I sat beneath the sound 
 Of thy salvation, T^ord ! 
 But still how weak my faith is found, 
 And knowledge of t\ij word. 
 2G5 
 
CHRISTIAN LIFE AND EXPERIENCE 
 
 2 Oft I frequent thy lioly place, 
 And hear almost in vain ; 
 How small a portion of thy grace, 
 My mern'r}-^ can retain. 
 
 8 My clear Almighty and mj-^ God! 
 How little art thou known, 
 By all the judgments of thy rod, 
 And blessings of tliy throne. 
 
 4 How cold and feeble is my love . 
 
 How negligent my fear! 
 How low my hopes of joys above! 
 How few affections there ! 
 
 5 Groat God ! thy sov'reign pow'r itnpart, 
 
 To give thy word success; 
 Write thy salvation in my heart. 
 And make me learn thy grace. 
 
 6 Show my forgetful feet the way, 
 
 That leads to joys on high : 
 There knowledge grows without decay 
 And love shall never die. 
 
 417 Bejoicing in tribulation. Ij. M. 
 
 2 Cor. 7 : 4. 
 
 OLOVE Divine, that stoop'd to share 
 Our sharpest pang, our bitterest tear. 
 On thee we cast each earthborn care, 
 We smile at pain while thou art near! 
 
 2 Though long the weary way we tread. 
 
 And sorrow crown each llng'ring year, 
 No path we shun, no darkness dread, 
 Our hearts still whisp'ring,tliou art near ^. 
 
 3 When drooping pleasure turns tO grief, 
 
 And trembling faith is chaiig'd to fear. 
 The murm'ring wind, the quiv'ring leaf. 
 Shall softly tell us, thou art near ! 
 
AFFLICTIONS AND TRIALS. 
 
 i On thee we fling our burcrning wo, 
 O Love Divine, forever dear, 
 Content to suffer, while we know, 
 Living and dying, thou art near! 
 
 418 The mourner blest. L. M. 
 
 Matt. 5 : 4. 
 
 DEEM not that they are blest alone 
 Whose days a peaceful tenor keep : 
 The God who loves our race has shown 
 A blessing for the eyes that weep. 
 
 2 The light of smiles shall fill again 
 
 The lids that overflow with tears. 
 And weary hours of wo and pain 
 Are earnests of serener years. 
 
 3 O, there are days of hope and rest 
 
 For ev'ry dark and troubled night; 
 
 And grief may bide, an evening ijuest, 
 
 But joy shall come with early light. 
 
 4 And thou who o'er thy friend's low bier 
 
 Dost shed the bitter drops like rain, 
 Hope that a brighter, happier sphere 
 Will give him to thy arms again. 
 
 5 Nor let the good man's trust depart 
 
 Though life its common gifts deny : 
 
 Though with a pierc'd and broken heart, 
 
 And spurn'd of men, he goes to die. 
 
 419 Songt in the night. CM 
 
 Job 35 : 10. 
 
 OTHOU who dry'st the mourner's tear 
 How dark this world would be, 
 If. when by sorrows wounded here, 
 We could not fly to thee ! 
 2 The friends, who in our sunshine live, 
 When winter comes, are flown; 
 And he who has but tears to give, 
 Must weep those tears alone. 
 267 
 
CHRISTIAN LIFE AND EXPERIENCE. 
 
 3 O. who could bear life's stormy doom, 
 Did not thy wiiio- of love 
 Come, l)rigiitly waftino" tlirono;h the gloom 
 Our peace-branch from above? 
 
 1 Then sorrow, touch'd by thee^ grows 
 
 bright, 
 With more than rapture's ray; 
 As darkness shows us worlds of light 
 We never saw by day'. 
 
 420 All is vanity. 8s & 78. 
 
 Eccl. I: 2. 
 
 I AM weary, E am weary 
 Of the cares and toils of life; 
 I am weary of its sorrows. 
 T a/n weary of its strife; 
 I am weary of its flowers. 
 
 That appear so soon to die; 
 And th' immortal spirit pineth 
 For its home beyond the sk}\ 
 
 2 ! !un weaiy of the trifles 
 
 That consume away my days; 
 I am weary of the loiiging 
 
 F<H"the creature's love and praise ; 
 1 :im weary of thoughts that turn 
 
 So constantly to the earth ; 
 Fain would my spirit rise above 
 
 Its transient" joy and mirth. 
 
 I have seen the flowers wither; 
 ^ I have seen the lov'd ones die; 
 ' I have seen the clouds of sorrow 
 Overcast youth's summer sky 
 I am pining, 1 am pining 
 
 For my home among the blest. 
 Where the wicked cease from troubling?, 
 And the weary are at rest. 
 268 
 
ASPIRATIOXS, 
 
 ASPIRATIONS. 
 
 M 
 
 4-21 ^^ *ou/ longinq for God. wS, 
 
 Psalm 119 : 20. 
 
 Y spirit longs for thee 
 To dwell witliin my breast; 
 Although I'm unworthy 
 Of so divine a Guest! 
 
 2 Of so divine a Guest — 
 
 Unworthy thouo-h I be, 
 Yet hath my heart no rest 
 Until it come to thee I 
 
 3 Until it come to thee; 
 
 In vain I look around ; 
 In all that I can see. 
 No rest is to be found! 
 
 4 No rest is to be found 
 
 But in thy bleeding love ; 
 O, let my wish be crown'd, 
 And send it from above ! 
 
 422 Glimpse of glory. L. M. 
 
 OFOR a sweet inspiring ray. 
 To animate our feeble strains. 
 From the bright realms of endless daj-. 
 The blissful realms, where Jesus reigns. 
 
 2 There low before his glorious throne 
 Adoring saints and nngpls fall. 
 
 And with delightful worship own, 
 His smile their bliss, their heav'n, their all. 
 
 3 Immortal glories crown his head, 
 While tunefuJ hallelujahs rise; 
 
 i^nd love, and joy. and triumph spread 
 Through all th"' assemblies of the skies. 
 2G9 
 
CHRISTIAN LIFE AND KXPKKIEXCK. 
 
 4 He smiles, and seraphs tune tlieir songs 
 To boundless rapture while they gaze. 
 
 Ten thousand thousand joyful tongues 
 Resound his everlasting praise. 
 
 5 There all the ransom'd of the Lamb, 
 Shall join at last the heav'nly ohoir: 
 
 O may the joj'-inspiring theme 
 Awake our faith, our warm desire 1 
 
 6 Dear Saviour, let thy Spirit seal 
 Our int'rest in thy blissful place, 
 
 Till death remove this mortal vail, 
 And we behold thy lovely face. 
 
 4<23 Sighing for home. C M 
 
 Psalm 55: 6. 
 
 OL AND of rest, for thee I sigh I 
 J When will the moment come 
 When I shall lay my armor by. 
 And dwell with Clirist at home? 
 
 2 No tranquil joys on earth I know- 
 No peaceful shelt'ring dome; 
 This world 's a wilderness of wo; 
 This world is not my home. 
 
 .3 To Jesus Christ I sought for rest; 
 He bade me cease to roam. 
 And fly for succor to his breast, 
 And he'd conduct me home. 
 
 4 I would at once have quit this place, 
 Where foes in fury roam, 
 But, ah ! my passport was not seal'd — 
 I could not yet go home. 
 
 6 Weary of wand'ring round and round 
 This vale of sin and gloom, 
 I long to leave th' unhallow'd ground. 
 And dwell with Christ at home. 
 270 
 
ASPIRATIONS. 
 
 4 — 4- 2'Ac importance of religion. 0. JM 
 
 rbil. ?,'. 8. 
 
 RELTGIOI^ is the chief concern 
 Of mortals here below ; 
 May I its great importance learn. 
 Its sov'reigii virtue know. 
 
 2 More needful this than glitt'ring wealth. 
 
 Or aught the world bestows; 
 ISTot reputation, food or health, 
 Can give us such repose. 
 
 3 JKeligion should our thoughts engage 
 
 Amidst our youthful bloom ; 
 Twill fit us for declining age, 
 And for the awful tomb. 
 
 4 O, may my heart, by grace renew'd. 
 
 Be my Redeemer's throne. 
 And be my stubborn will subdu'd. 
 His government to own ! 
 
 5 Let deep repentance, faith and love, 
 
 Be join'd with godly fear; 
 And all my conversation prove 
 My heart to be sincere. 
 
 6 Let lively hope my soul inspire ; 
 
 Let warm affections rise: 
 And may I wait with strong desire 
 To mount above the skies. 
 
 425 Communion with Christ in worship. L. M 
 John 6 : 48. 
 
 1?ATl from my tho'ts vain world begone, 
 J: Let my religious hours alone ; 
 Fain would my eyes my Saviour see; 
 I wait a visit. Lord, from thee. 
 2 My heart grow? warm with holy fire, 
 And kindles with a pure desi/e • 
 Oome, my dear Jesus, from abcv/*. 
 And feed my soul with he.tv n]y lovo. 
 271 
 
CHRISTlAls LIFE AXJ^ EXPERIENCK. 
 
 3 Haste tlieu. but with a sniilliio- face, 
 'And spread the table of thy <j:race; 
 
 Bring- down a taste of truth divine. 
 And'eheer my heart with sacred wine. 
 
 4 Bless'd Jesus, what delicious fare! 
 How sweet thy entertainments are I 
 Xever did angels taste above 
 IJedeoming grace, and dying love. 
 
 4 26 ^'t«y desire a better country. lOs Cl 111 
 Heb. 11 :' IG. 
 
 OTELL me no jnore of tins world's vain store : 
 The time for such trifles with me now is o'er: 
 A couutrj' I 've found, where truo joys abound; 
 To dwell i 'm determined on that happy ground. 
 
 2 The snuls that believe, in paradise live ; 
 And nio in that number will Jesus receive. 
 My soul, don't delay — he calls thee away : 
 llise, follow thy Saviour, and bless the glad day. 
 
 3 No mortal doth know what he can bestow — 
 What light, aid and comfort — go after him. go: 
 Lo, onward I move, to a city above ; 
 
 None guesses how wondrous my journey will prove. 
 
 4 Great spoils I shall win from death, hell and sin : 
 'Blidst outward afflictions I feel Christ within ; 
 And when I 'm to die, receive me, I '11 cry ; 
 
 For Jesus has loved me — T can not tell why. 
 
 5 But this I do find — we two are so join'd. 
 
 He '11 not live in glory, and leave me behind. 
 So this is the race I 'm running, tlirough grace. 
 Henceforth, till admitted to see my Lord's face. 
 
 4-^7 Longing after Christ. 08 
 
 Phil. 3: 10. 
 
 THOU Shepherd of Israel and mine, 
 The joy and desire of my heart, 
 For closer'communion I pine : 
 
 T long to reside where thou art: 
 The pasture I languisli to find. 
 
 Where all who their Shepherd obey, 
 Are fed, on thy bosom reclin'd. 
 And screen'd from the heat of the day 
 272 
 
ASPIRATIONS. 
 
 2 All ! show me that happiest place. 
 
 That place of thy people's abode. 
 Where saints in an ecstacy <*-aze. 
 
 And hang on the criicitied Lord : 
 Thy love for a sinner declare, 
 
 Th}-^ passion and death on the tiee; 
 My spirit to Calvary bear. 
 
 To snffer and triumph with thee. 
 
 3 Tis there, with the lambs of the flock, 
 
 There only I covet to rest ; 
 To lie at the foot of the lock. 
 
 Or rise to be hid in thy breast; 
 *Tis there I would alwa5^s abide, 
 
 And never a moment depart, 
 Conceal'd in the cleft of thy side, 
 
 Eternally held in thine heart. 
 
 4-^b Desiring the Divine nature. L". M. 
 
 2 Peter 1 : 4. 
 
 OFOR a heart to love my God ! 
 A heart from sin set free ; 
 A heart that always feels the blood. 
 So freely shed for me. 
 
 2 A heart resign'd, submissive, meek, 
 
 My dear Redeemer's throne, 
 Wiiere only Christ is heard to speak. 
 Where Jesus reigns alone. 
 
 3 An humble, lowly, confri'ite heart, 
 
 Believino;. true and clean. 
 Which neither life nor death can part 
 From him that dwells within. 
 
 4 A heart in ev'ry thought renew'd, 
 
 And fill'd with love divine; 
 Perfect, and right, and pure, and goo<J, 
 A copy, Lord I of thine. 
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CHRISTIAN LIFE AND EXPERIENCE. 
 
 5 Tliy holy nature. Lord, impart; 
 Come quickly from above, 
 Wiite thy new name upon my lieart. 
 Til J. new best name of love. 
 
 4— »/ Set your affection oi\ things -xhove. TS & O 
 
 Col. 3: 2. 
 
 RrSE, my sonl, and stretch thy win^s ; 
 Thy better portion trace; 
 Rise, fi'om traiisitoiy thin<»-s. 
 
 Towai'd lieaven. thy uiitive place : 
 Sun, and loooii. and stars decay; 
 
 Time shall soon tins earth remove; 
 Else, my soul, and haste away 
 To seats pre par d 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 orlorious face. 
 Upward tends to his abode, 
 
 To rest in his embrace. 
 
 3 Cease, ye pilgrims, cease to mourn; 
 
 Press onward to the prize; 
 Soon your Saviour will return 
 
 Triumphant in the .skies : 
 Yet a season, and you know 
 
 Happy entrance will be ji^iven. 
 All your sorrow.s left below, 
 
 And earth exchanged for heav'n. 
 
 4 30 Give us this day our dailj bread. !<• "* 
 
 Matt. 6: 11. 
 
 WHILE others pray for grace to die, 
 O Lord. I pray for grace to live I 
 For ev'rj' hour a fresh supply — 
 O see my need, and freely give, 
 27-t 
 
ASPIRATIONS 
 
 2 I do not dread the hour of leath — ' 
 
 If I am thine, no fears remain, — 
 I know that with my partini^ breath 
 I leave for ever mortal pain. 
 
 3 And if it should be then thy will 
 
 A cloud should on the future be. 
 The bow of promise spans it still, 
 
 I will believe — I need not seel 
 E'en if the darkness should appear 
 
 Too deep for faith as well as sight; 
 If 1 am thine, thou wilt he near. 
 
 And take me to thy henv'nly light. 
 
 5 But oh, my Lord I in life's highway 
 
 I crave the sunshine of thy face! 
 And every moment of the daj-- 
 
 I need thy strong suppoiti ng grace. 
 
 6 My weary spirit can not drink 
 
 At springs which rise from earth alone ; 
 When I can do no more. I think 
 Of living waters from thy throne. 
 
 4:0 1 Longing to see Jesus. ^ S & 08 
 
 WHEN" shall I see Jesus, 
 And dwell with him above? 
 To drink the flowing fountains 
 
 Of everlasting love? 
 When shall 1 be delivered 
 
 From this vain world of sin, 
 And with my blessed Jesus, 
 
 Drink endless pleasures in? 
 But now I am a soldier. 
 
 My Captain's gone before; 
 He 's given me n.5^ orders, 
 
 And tells me not to fear. 
 And if I hold out faithful, 
 
 A crown of life he '11 give. 
 And all his valiant soldiers 
 
 Eternal life shall have. 
 275 
 
 
 
CHRISTIAN LIFE AXD EXPERIENCE. 
 
 5 Through grace I am tleteimhiM 
 
 To conquer tlioiigli I die; 
 And then away to Jesns 
 
 On wings of love I '11 fl}' 
 Farewell to sin and sorrow, 
 
 I hid them both adiea : 
 And you, my friends, prove faitliftil, 
 
 And on your way pursue. 
 
 4 And if you meet with troubles 
 
 And trials on the way. 
 Then cast your care on Jesus, 
 
 And doil't forget to pray. 
 Gird on the heav'nly armor 
 
 Of faith, and hope, and love. 
 And when your warfare's ended. 
 
 You '11 reign with him above. 
 
 6 0! do not be discourag'd. 
 
 For Jesus is your friend. 
 And if 3^ou long for knowledge, 
 
 On him you may depend ; 
 Neither will he upbraid you, 
 
 Though often you request; 
 He '11 give you grace to conquer 
 
 And take you home to rest. 
 
 432 Walkvig with God. C. M 
 
 Gen. 5: 24. 
 
 OH i for a closer walk with God, 
 A calm and heav'nly frame! 
 A light to shine upon the road 
 That leads me to the Lamb I 
 
 2 Where is the blessedness I knew, 
 When first I saw the Lord ? 
 Where is the soul-refreshing view 
 Of Jesus, and his word ? 
 276 
 
ASPIKATIONS. 
 
 3 Whtil pcj.ceful hours I then enjoy'dl 
 
 How sweet their luenvry still !* 
 But they liave left an aching void 
 The world can never fill. 
 
 4 Return, O holy Dove, return, 
 
 Sweet messenger of rest ; 
 I hate the sins wliicU made thee mour% 
 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 ray frame ; 
 So purer light shall mark the road, 
 That leads me to the Lamb. 
 
 433 Christ exalts ht9 people. Jj. M 
 
 ISam. 2: 8. 
 
 OCOME, thou wounded Lamb of God, 
 Come wash us in thy cleansing blood i 
 Give us to know thy love, then pain 
 Is sweet, and life or death is gain. 
 
 2 Take our poor hearts, and let them be 
 For ever closed to all but thee; 
 Seal thou our breasts, and let us wear 
 The pledge of love for ever there. 
 
 'j How can it be, thou heav'nly King, 
 That thou shouldst man to glory br.ng? 
 Make slaves the partners of thy throne, 
 And give them an immortal crown ! 
 
 4 Ah, Lord, enlarge our scanty thought, 
 To know the wonders thou hast wrought,* 
 Unloose our stamm'ring tongues to tell 
 Thy love immense, unsearchable. 
 277 
 
CHKISTIAN LIFE AND KXPERIENCE. 
 
 5 Firstborn of many bivthren, thou. 
 To tlice both earth and heav'ii must bow , 
 Help us to thee our all to give — 
 Thine may we die, thiue may we live. 
 
 434 Nearer to thee. 6s & Is, 
 
 James 4:8. 
 
 lyTEAEER, my God, to thee, 
 11 Nearer to thee ! 
 E'en thout^h it be a cross 
 
 That raiseth me ; 
 Still all my sou*^ shall be — 
 Nearer, my God. to thee. 
 
 Nearer to thee ! 
 
 2 Thouij;!! like the wauderer— 
 
 Daylight all t^one, 
 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 heav'n; 
 All that thou sendest me, 
 
 In mercy giv'n ; 
 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 '11 raise ; 
 So by my woes to be 
 Nearer, my God, to thee — 
 
 Nearer to thee I 
 278 
 
ASPIIIATIONS- 
 
 Oi, if Oil joyful wing, 
 
 Cleavini^ the sky. 
 Sun, moon, and stars forgot, 
 
 Upward 1 fly ; 
 Still all my song shall be — 
 Kearer, my God, to thee, 
 
 Nearer to thee. 
 
 4.0D Thirsting after righteousnesf,. 0. i>J 
 
 Matt. 5: 6. 
 
 OTHAT the Lord would guide my ways, 
 To keep his statutes still ! 
 O that my God would grant me grace, 
 To know and do his will. 
 
 2 O send thy Spirit down to write 
 
 Thy law upon my heart! 
 Nor let my tongue'^indulge deceit, 
 Nor act the liar's part. 
 
 3 From vanity turn off my eyes; 
 
 Let no corrupt design, 
 Nor covetous desires arise, 
 Within this soul of mine. 
 
 4 Order vay footsteps by thy word, 
 
 And make my heart sincere; 
 Let sin have no dominion. Lord, 
 But keep my conscience clear. 
 
 My soul has gone too far astray, 
 
 My feet too often slip : 
 Yet since I 've not forgot thy waj% 
 
 Kestore thy wandering sheep. 
 
 6 Make me to walk in thv commands, 
 'Tis a delightful road; 
 Nor let my head, or heart, or hands, 
 Olfend against my God. 
 279 
 
CHRISTIAN LIKE AXI) EXI'liKIEXCE, KTC. 
 
 4oO Desiring to be weaned from earth. ±J. M. 
 Psalm lyi : 2 
 
 OTFIAT I could for ever dwell 
 With Miiiy at my Saviour's feet, 
 And view the form I love so well. 
 And all his tender words repeat! 
 
 2 The world shut out from all my soul. 
 
 And heav'n brouo^ht in with all its bliss; 
 (>, is there au<i:ht from pole to pole, 
 One moment to compare with this? 
 
 3 This is the hidden life I prize — 
 
 A life of pure and filial love. 
 When most my follies I despise. 
 And raise the highest thoughts above. 
 
 4 Thus would 1 live, till nature faiU 
 
 And all my former sins forsake; 
 Then rise to God within the vail, 
 And of eternal joys partake. 
 
 4.jT Desiring divine communion. C M. 
 
 ALAS! my God, that thou shouldst be, 
 To me so much unknown : 
 I long to walk and talk with thee, 
 And dwell before thy throne. 
 2 Thou know'st, my soul dotli dearly love 
 The place of thine abode : 
 No music gives so sweet a sound 
 As these two words — my God. 
 '■i I long ViOt for the fruit that grows 
 Within these gardens here; 
 I fi*id no sweetness in the rose, 
 When Jesus is not near. 
 4 Thy gracious presence, O my Christ, 
 Can make a paradise. 
 Ah, what are all the goodly pearls 
 Unto this pearl of price? 
 280 
 
ASSURANCE. 
 
 5 Give me that sweet communion. Lord! 
 
 Tiiy people have with thee ; 
 Thy spirit daily talks with them, 
 O let it talk with me. 
 
 6 Jiike Enoch, let me walk with God, 
 
 And thus walk out my day, 
 Attended with the heav-nly guards, 
 Upon the King's highway. 
 
 ASSURANCE. 
 
 438 Fe.are calmed. C M. 
 
 Matt. 14: 27. 
 
 WHEN waves of trouhlc round me swell, 
 My soul is not dismay'd ; 
 1 hear a voice I know full well — 
 "'Tisl; be not afraid." 
 
 2 When black the threat'ning skies appear^ 
 
 And storms my path invade. 
 Those accents tranquil ize each fear — 
 " 'T is I ; be not afraid.'* 
 
 3 There is a gulf that must be cross'd; 
 
 Saviour, be near to aid ! 
 "Whisper, when my frail bark is toss'd— 
 "'TisI; be not afraid." 
 
 4 There is a dark and fearful vale, 
 
 Death hides within its shade; 
 O ?ay, wher flesh and heart shall fail — 
 "'TisI; oe not afraid." 
 
 439 Because I live, ye shall live also. Ij» -M. 
 
 John 14: 19. 
 
 I KNOW that ray JRedeemer lives I 
 What comfort this sweet sentence gives ! 
 He lives, he lives, who once was dead ; 
 He lives — my ever-living Head. 
 281 
 
CHUISTIAX LIFE AND EXPERIENCE. 
 
 2 He live?, to bless nie with his love; 
 He lives, to plead for me above; 
 He lives, my Imno-ry soul to feed; 
 He lives, to help in time of need. 
 
 3 He lives, and grants me daih'^ breath; 
 He lives, and I shall conquer death; 
 He lives, mj^ mansion to prepare — 
 He lives, to bring me safely there. 
 
 4 He lives — all glory to his name! 
 He lives — my Jesus, still the same; 
 O, the sweet joy this sentence gives, 
 '•1 know that my Redeemer lives!" 
 
 440 Full assurance. 8s & 7s 
 
 1 These. 1 : 5. 
 
 KNOW, my soul, thy full salvation, 
 Rise o'er sin, and fear, and care; 
 Joy to find in ev'ry station 
 Something still to do or bear. 
 
 2 Think what Spirit dwells within thee; 
 
 Think what Father's smiles are thine; 
 Think what Jesus did to win thee: 
 Child of heav'n, canst thou repine? 
 
 3 God will give thee grace and glory; 
 
 Fight thy way, and get thy crown ; 
 Canaan's land lies just before thee — 
 
 Thei-e you '11 lay your armor down. 
 i Soon you '11 close your earthly mission, 
 
 Soon you "11 pass your pilgrim days ; 
 Hope shall change to glad fruition — 
 
 Faitli to sight, and pray'r to praise. 
 
 441 Security in God's covenant. C M. 
 
 Deut. 7: 9. 
 
 MY God, the cov'nant of thy love 
 Abides for ever sure ; 
 ^nd in its boundless grace I feel 
 My happiness secure. 
 282 
 
BACK.iLIDING. 
 
 2 Since tUon. tlie everla.stiiii;- God, 
 
 My Fatlier art become— 
 My Saviour, my almighty Friend, 
 And heav'n my tiual home: 
 
 3 1 welcome all thy sov'reign will, 
 
 For all that will is love; 
 And when thy way, great God, is dark 
 I wait th}' lio-ht above. 
 
 4 Thy covenant, in my dyino: hour, 
 
 Sliall dwell upon my tonjifiie; 
 And when I wake, shall still cmploj'' 
 My everlasting song. 
 
 BACKSLIDING. 
 
 442 The harr en fig free. CM 
 
 Matt. 21 : 19. 
 
 SEE, in the vineyard of the Lord 
 A barren fig-tree stands ; 
 It yields no fruit, no blossom bears, 
 Though planted by his hands. 
 
 2 From year to }■ ear he seeks for fruit> 
 
 And still no fruit is found; 
 
 It stands, amid the living trees, 
 
 A cumb'rer of the ground. 
 
 3 But, see, an Intercessor pleads, 
 
 The barren tree to spare; 
 "l>,et justice still withhold his hand, 
 And grant another year. 
 J Perhaps some means of grace untried 
 
 Maj^ reach the stony heart; 
 The soft'ning dews of heav'nly grace 
 
 May life anew impart. 
 
 5 But if these means should prove in vaia, 
 
 No fruits thy efforts crown. 
 Then mercj*^ shall no longer plead, 
 But justice cut it down." 
 283 
 
CHRISTIAN LIFE AND EXPERIENCE. 
 
 4-4o ^y^^'^i'e ix the llessednena ye spenk of. Lj. JVl 
 
 Gal. 4:15. 
 
 OAVHERE is now that sciowiiig- love 
 ^ That mark'd our union with the Lord ; 
 Onr hearts werolix'd on things above, 
 Nor could the world a joy afl'ord. 
 
 2 Where is the zeal that led us then 
 
 To make our Saviours glory known F 
 That freed us from the fear of men. 
 And kept our eye on him alone? 
 
 3 Where are the happy seasons spent 
 
 In fellowship with him we lov'd ? 
 The sacred joy, the sweet content, 
 
 The blessedness that then we prov'd? 
 
 4 Behold, again we turn to thee; 
 
 O, cast us not away, though vile; 
 No peace we have, no joy we see, 
 O Lord our God, but in thy smile. 
 
 444 Declension lamented. 8s & 78 
 
 Job 29: 2. 
 
 ONCE, O Lord, thy garden flourish' d, 
 Ev'ry part look'd o^ay and green ; 
 Then thy word our spirits nourish'd, 
 Happy seasons we have seen ! 
 2 But a drought has since succeeded, 
 And a sad decline we see ; 
 Lord, thy help is greatl}'^ needtd, 
 Help can only come from thee. 
 *•> Some, in whom we once dellghtedt 
 We shall see no more below; 
 Some, alas, we fear are blighted. — 
 Scarce a single leaf they show. 
 i Dearest Saviour, hasten hither: 
 
 Thou canst make them bloom again* 
 O. permit them not to wither, 
 Let not all our hopes be vain ! 
 284 
 
COMMUNION WITH GOD. 
 
 4-45 ^^« backsUder'a prayer. 7s, 63 & 8b. 
 
 Luke 22: 61. 
 
 JESUS, let thy pitying eye 
 Call back a wand'ring sheep; 
 False to thee, like Peter, I 
 
 Would fain like Peter weep ; 
 liet me be by grace restor'd. 
 
 On me be all its freeness shown; 
 Turn and look upon me. Lord, 
 And break ray heart of stone. 
 
 2 Saviour, Prince, enthron'd above, 
 
 Repentance to impart. 
 Give me, through thy dying love, 
 
 The humble, contrite heart; 
 Give, what I have long imploi-'d, 
 
 A portion of thy love unknown; 
 Turn and look upon me. Lord. 
 
 And break my heart of stone. 
 
 3 See me. Saviour, from above. 
 
 Nor suffer nje to die ; 
 Life, and happiness, and love, 
 
 Smile in thy gracious eye; 
 Speak the reconciling word. 
 
 And let thy mercy melt me down ; 
 Turn and look upon me. Lord, 
 
 And break my heart of stone. 
 
 COMMUNION WITH GOD. 
 
 446 Cliritt all in all. L . M 
 
 Ck)l. 3: 11. 
 
 fll HERE'S not a hope with comfort fraught, 
 X Triumphant over death and time, 
 But Jesus mingles in tlie thought. 
 
 Forerunner of our course sublime. 
 2 His image meets me in the liour 
 
 Of joy, and brightens ev'ry smile ; 
 I see him, when tiie tempests low'r. 
 
 Each terror soothe, each grief beguile. 
 285 
 
CHRISTIAN LIFE AND EXPFRIENCE. 
 
 3 I see liim, in tlie tlaily round 
 Of social dnt3\ mild and meek; 
 
 With him I tread tlie hallow'd ground, 
 Communion with m3" God to seek. 
 
 4 T see his pitying, gentle eye, 
 ^Vhen lonely want appeals for aid ; 
 
 1 hear him in the frequent sigh 
 
 Tiiat mourns the waste which sin has made 
 
 5 1 meet him at the lowly tomb; 
 
 1 weep where Jesus wept before; 
 And til ere, above tlie grave's dark gloom, 
 I see him rise, and weep no more. 
 
 447 Clod doth talk with man. C. M. 
 
 Deut. 5: 24. 
 
 TALK with us, Lord, thyself reveal, 
 While here o'er earth we rove : 
 Speak to our liearts and let us feel 
 The kindling of thy love. 
 
 2 With thee conversing, we forget 
 
 All time, and toil, and care: 
 Labor is rest, and pain is sweet. 
 If thou, ray God, art here. 
 
 3 Here then, my God, vouchsafe to stay. 
 
 An ^ bid my heart rejoice; 
 My bounding heart shall own thy sway 
 And echo to thy voice. 
 
 4 Thou callest me to seek thy face ; 
 
 'T is all I wish to seek ; 
 ' To attend the whispers of thy grace. 
 
 And hear thee inly speak. 
 b Let this my ev'ry hour employ, 
 Till I thy glory sec; 
 Enter into ray Master's joy, 
 And find niy heav'n in thee. 
 2S6 
 
COMMUNION WITH GOD. 
 
 448 FelloicsMjy unth God. CM. 
 
 1 John 1 : 8. 
 
 FHOM all that's mortal, all that's yaiiL, 
 And from this earthl}^ clod. 
 Arise my soul and strive to o'aiii 
 Sweet fellowship with God. 
 2 Xot life or all the toys of art, 
 ISTor pleasure's flow^'iy road, 
 Can to my soul such bliss impart, 
 As fellow>hip with God. 
 2 When I am made iu love to bear 
 Affliction's needful rod, 
 Liii'ht, sweet and kind the strokes ajpear. 
 Through fellowship witli God. 
 
 4 In fierce temptation's fi'rj' blasts, 
 
 Or dark desertion's road, 
 I 'm happy if I can but taste, 
 Some fellowship with God. 
 
 5 So when the icy hand of death 
 
 Shall chill my flowing blood, 
 With joy I'll yield my latest breath, 
 
 In fellowship with God. 
 G When I at last to heav'n ascend. 
 
 And gain my blest abode, 
 There an eternity I '11 spend 
 
 III fellowship with God. 
 
 449 Abide with us. L. M 
 
 Luko 24: 29. 
 
 ABIDE with us, the ev'ning shades 
 Begin already to prevail, 
 Ai.d as the ev'ning twilight fades, 
 
 Dark clouds 'round the horizon sail. 
 2 Abide with us, and still unfold 
 
 Thy sacred though XH'ophetic lore ; 
 What wondrous things of Jesus told — 
 Stranger, we thirst, we pant for more. 
 287 
 
CHRISTIAN LIFE AND EXPERIENCE, 
 
 3 O stay with u<. and still converse 
 Of liiin that late on Calvary died — 
 
 Of him the prophecies i-eheanse — 
 It was our Friend they crucified. 
 
 4 Our souls are faint, our hearts are cold. 
 We thought that Israel he 'd restore ; 
 
 liut sweet the truths thy lips have told. 
 And, Stranger, we complain no more. 
 
 6 Thus, while they pray'd, at their requts" 
 The Stranger bows with smile divine ; 
 
 Then round the board the Unknown Guest, 
 And weary travelers recline. 
 
 6 Abide with us, amaz'd they cried. 
 As suddenly, while breaking bread, 
 
 Their own lost Jesus met their eyes. 
 With radiant glories round his head ! 
 
 7 Abide with us, thou heav'nly Friend, 
 Leave not thy followers alone. 
 
 The sweet communion here must end — 
 The heav'nly Visitant is gone. 
 
 450 ^« wi'W come unto him. S. M. 
 
 John 14: 23. 
 
 OUR heav'nly Father calls. 
 And Christ invites us near; 
 Witli both, our friendship shall be sweet 
 And our communion dear. 
 
 2 God pities all our griefs : 
 
 He pardons ev'ry day; 
 Almighty to protect our souls. 
 And wise to guide our way. 
 
 3 How large his bounties are! 
 
 What various stores of good, 
 Diffus'd from our Eedeemer's hand, 
 And purchased with his blood ! 
 
 288 
 
COXFIDENCB 
 
 4 Jesus, our livino^ 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. 
 
 451 We joy in God. L. M 
 
 Rom. 5: 11. 
 
 IF on our daily course our mind 
 Be set, to hallow all we find, 
 New treasures still, of countless price, 
 God will provide for sacrifice. 
 
 '2 Old friends, old scenes, will lovelier be. 
 As more of heav'n in each we see ; 
 Some soft'ning gleam of love and pray'r 
 Shall dawn on ev'ry cross and care. 
 
 3 O could we learn that sacrifice. 
 What light would all around us rise! 
 How would our hearts with wisdom talk, 
 Along life's dullest, dreariest walk! 
 
 i The trivial round, the common task, 
 Will furnish all we ought to ask ; 
 Koom to deny ourselves, a road 
 To bring us daily nearer God. 
 
 CONFIDENCE. 
 
 452 '* Underneath are the everlasting arms ." C M 
 
 l>eut. 33:2T. 
 
 HOW can I sink with such a pr^p 
 As my eternal God, 
 Who bears the earth's huge pillars up, 
 And spreads the heav'ns abroad ? 
 (19) 289 
 
CHBISTIAN LIFE AND EXPERIENCE. 
 
 2 How can 1 die wliile Jesns lives. 
 
 Who rose and left tlie dead ? 
 Pardon and ^race my soul receives 
 From my exalted ilead. 
 
 3 All that I am. and all I have, 
 
 Shall be forever tliine; 
 Whate'er my duty bids me give, 
 My cheerful hands resii^n. 
 
 '. Yet, if I mijrht make some reserve, 
 And duty did not call. 
 I love my God Mith zeal so great, 
 Tiiat l' should give him all. 
 
 40O Confidence in God. o9. 
 
 Psalm 91 : 12. 
 
 TNSPIRER and hearer of pray'r. 
 i Thou Shepherd and Guardian of tliine. 
 My all to thy covenant care 
 I sleeping or waking resign. 
 
 2 If Thou art my shield and my sun. 
 
 The night is no darkness to me; 
 And, fast as ray moments roll on. 
 They bring ine but nearer to thee. 
 
 3 Thy mlnist'ring spirits descend 
 
 To watch while thj^ saints are asleep: 
 By day and by night they attend. 
 The heirs of salvation to keep. 
 
 4 Bright seraphs, dispatch'd from the throne, 
 
 Repair to their stations assign'd ; 
 And angels elect are sent down 
 To guard the elect of mankind. 
 
 5 Their worship no interval knows; 
 
 Their fervor is still on the wing; 
 And. while they protect my repose. 
 They cliant to the praise of ray King. 
 290 
 
CONFIDENCE. 
 
 6 I, too. at tlie season orclain'd. 
 
 Their chorus forever shall join, 
 And love and adore, without end. 
 Their faithful Creator and mine. 
 
 454 I can do all things. 0. M 
 
 Phil. 4 : 13. 
 
 KIND are the words that Jesus speaks, 
 To cheer the drooping saint ; 
 ]My grace sufficient is for you. 
 Tiiough nature's pow'rs may faint. 
 
 2 My grace its glories shall display, 
 
 And make your griefs remove; 
 Your weakness shall the triumph tell 
 Of boundless pow'r and love. 
 
 3 What tho' my griefs are not remov'd, 
 
 Yet why should I despair? 
 While my kind Saviour's arms support 
 I can the burden bear. 
 
 4 Jesus, my Saviour and my Lord ! 
 
 *T is good to trust thy name : 
 Thy pow'r, thy faithfulness and love, 
 Will ever be the same. 
 
 5 Weak as I am, yet through thy grace 
 
 I all things can perform ; 
 And smiling, triumph in thy name. 
 Amidst the raging storm." 
 
 455 The safety of helievera. C.M 
 
 Acta 27. 
 
 IF Paul in Cesar's court must stand, 
 He need not fear the sea ; 
 Secur'd from harm on ev'ry hand 
 By the divine decree. 
 2 Tliough neither sun nor stars were seen, 
 Paul knew the Lord was near, 
 And faith preserv'd his soul serene, 
 When otlier« shook with fear. 
 291 
 
CHRISTIAN LIFE AXD EXPERIKNCK. 
 
 3 Believers thus are tossVl about 
 
 On life's tempestuous main. 
 But grace a-suros beyond a floubt. 
 They shall tlieir port attain. 
 
 4 They must, they shall appeal- one (lay, 
 
 Before their Saviour's throne; 
 The stoi-ms they meet witli by the way 
 ' But make liis power known. 
 
 5 Their passage lies across tlie brink 
 
 Of many a threatening wave; 
 The world expects to see them sink, 
 But Jesus lives to save. 
 
 6 JjOrd, though Ave are but feeble worms, 
 
 Yet since thy word is past, 
 We '11 ventui-e' through a thousand storms, 
 To see thy face at last. 
 
 4 00 Trust in Jesus, iB. 
 
 SAVIOUR happy would I be. 
 If 1 could but trust in thee ! 
 Trust thy wisdom me to guide, 
 Trust thy goodness to provide. 
 
 2 Trust thy saving love and pow'r, 
 Trust thee ev'ry day and hour; 
 Trust in sickness, trust in health, 
 Trust in poverty and wealth. 
 
 3 Trust in joy, and trust in grief, 
 Trust thy promise for relief; 
 Trust thy blood to cleanse my soul, 
 Trust thy grace to make me whole. 
 
 4 Trust thee living, dying too. 
 Trust thee all my journey through; 
 Trust thee, till my feet shall be 
 Planted on the crystal sea. 
 
 292 
 
CON'FIDEXCE. 
 
 5 Trust tlieo. over blessocl Lamb, 
 Till I wear the victor's palm ; 
 Trust thee, till my soul shall be 
 Wholl}' swallowed up iu thee. 
 
 457 The safety of the righteous. 8s & 7fl. 
 
 Psalm 91 : 4-7. 
 
 CALL Jehovah thy salvation. 
 Rest beneatli th' Almit^hty's shade; 
 In his secret habitation 
 
 D\vell, nor ever be dismay'd ; 
 There no tumult can alarnrtliee — 
 
 Thou shalt dread no hidden snare, 
 Guile nor violence can harm thee, 
 In eternal safety there. 
 
 2 From the sword, at noonday wasting. 
 
 From the noisome pestileiice. 
 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 «hall 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 fi'om above : 
 Thou shalt call on him in trouble, 
 
 He will hearken, he will save; 
 Here, for grief, reward thee doubly 
 
 Crown with life beyon'd the grave, 
 293 
 
CHKlSriAX LIKE AND EXPEElKNCr. 
 
 CONSfSTEXCY. 
 
 458 Whxt do ye more than others f L. M, 
 
 Matt. 5: 47. 
 
 A XD do we hope to be with him. 
 n. AVho on the cross resigird his death, 
 Who died a ^ ietim to redeem 
 His people from eternal death ? 
 
 2 Then should the question oft recur-*- 
 
 What do we more than others do ? 
 How do we show that we prefer 
 The things above to things below ? 
 
 3 Where is the holy walk that suits 
 
 The name and character we bear? 
 And where are seen those heav'nly fruits 
 That show we 're not what once we were? 
 
 4 Allied to him who bore the cross, 
 
 And call'd the people of the Lord, 
 The world to us should seem but loss, 
 And little all it can ajfford. 
 
 45y -^ conversation becoming the gospel, i-i. M 
 Phil.'l: 27. 
 
 TI7HEN Jesus, our great Master, came, 
 VV To teach us in his Fatlier's name. 
 In ev'ry act, in ev'ry thought. 
 He lived the precepts which he taught. 
 
 '2 So let our lips and lives express 
 The holy gospel we profess ; 
 So let our works and virtues shine, ^ 
 
 "To prove the doctrine all divine. 
 
 3 Thus shall we best proclaim abroad 
 Tiie honors of our Saviour. God. 
 When his salvation reigns witliin. 
 And grace subdues the pow'r of sin. 
 294 
 
CONSISTENCY. 
 
 Our flesh and sense must be denied, 
 Antibition. envy, lust, and pride; 
 While justice, tenip'rauce, truth, ajid love 
 Our inward pietj^ approve. 
 
 Reli<j:ion bears our spirits up. 
 While we expect that blessed hope. 
 The bri<i:ht appearance of the Lord, 
 And faith stands leaning? on his word. 
 
 4 GO Love not the toor Id. L. M 
 
 IJolin 2: 15. 
 
 REDEEMED ones, the heirs of God, 
 So dearl}^ bought with Jesus' blood! 
 Are they not born to heav'nly joys. 
 And shall they stoop to earthly toys? 
 
 2 Can laughter feed th' immortal mind? 
 Were spirits of celestial kind 
 
 Made for a jest, for sport and play. 
 To wear out time and waste the day? 
 
 3 Dotli vain discourse or empty mirth, 
 Well suit the honors of their birth? 
 Shall they be fond of o:ay attire. 
 What children love and fools admire? 
 
 4 Lord, raise our hearts and passions hi o'her 
 Touch our vain souls with sacred fire; 
 Then with a heav'n-directed eye, 
 
 AVe '11 pass these glitfrin^? trifles by 
 
 5 We 11 look on all the toys below 
 WiUi such disdain as angels do; 
 
 And wait the call that bids uti rise * 
 
 To mansions promised in the skies. 
 295 
 
CHRISTIAN LIFE AND EXPERIENCE. ETC 
 
 CONSECEATION— CONTEN^TMENT. 
 
 4-(>l Present your bodies, Lt. M. 
 
 Rom. 12: 1. 
 
 IVj OW I resolve with all m.y liearr, 
 1\ With all my pow'rs to serve the Lord ; 
 Nor fDm his precepts e'er depart, 
 NVhose service is a rich reward. 
 
 be his service all my joy ! 
 Around let my example shine, 
 
 Till otliers love the blest employ, 
 And join in labors so divine. 
 
 3 Be this the purpose of my soul, 
 
 Mv solemn, my deterniin'd choice. 
 To yield to his supreme control. 
 And in his kind commands rejoice. 
 
 4 O may I never faint nor tire, 
 
 Nor wand'ring, leave his sacred ways; 
 Great God, accept my soul's desire. 
 And give me strength to live thy praise. 
 
 462 Contentment. L. M. 
 
 Phil. 4:11. 
 
 OLORD, how full of sweet content 
 My years of pilgrimage are spent! 
 Where' er I dwell, I dwell with thee. 
 In heaven, in earth, or on the sea. 
 
 *l To me remains nor place nor time; 
 j\iy country is in ev'ry clime; 
 
 1 can be calm and ft-ee from care 
 *0n any shore, since God is there. 
 
 3 While place I seek, or place 1 shun, 
 The soul finds happiness in none; 
 But with my God to guide my way, 
 'T is equal joj' to go or stay. 
 296 
 
CONVERSION. 
 
 4 Could I be cast where thou art not, 
 That were indeed a dreadful lot: 
 But regions none remote I call, 
 Secure of fiudino- God in all. 
 
 CONVERSION. 
 
 >4()»J ^^^ j'^y unknown to angels. Li, M 
 
 Rev 14 : 3. 
 
 TREMBLIiVG, before thine awful throne 
 O Lord, in dust my sins I own : 
 Justice and mercy for my life 
 Contend; oh, smile, and heal the strife! 
 
 2 The Saviour smiles — upon mj' soul 
 New tides of hope tumultuous roll! 
 His voice proclaims my pardon found; 
 Seraphic transport wings the sound ! 
 
 3 Earth has a joy unknown in heav'ii,- 
 The new-born peace of sins forgiv'ni 
 Tears of such pure and rich delight. 
 Ye angels ! never dimra'd your sight. 
 
 4 Ye know where morn exulting springs, 
 And evening folds her droopijig wings; 
 Loud in your song: the heav'nly. plain 
 Is shaken by your choral strain. 
 
 5 But 1 amid your choirs shall shine, 
 And all your knowledge will be mine; 
 Ye on your harps must lean to heai- 
 
 A secret chord that mine will bear! 
 
 4 1)4 Lovest thou me. • 8i 
 
 John 21 : 16. 
 
 HARK, my soul ! it is the Lord, 
 'Tis thy Saviour, hear his word 
 Jesus speaks, and speaks to thee; 
 "Sa}', poor sinner, lov'st thou mc? 
 297 
 
CHIIISTIAN LlkK XSD EXPERIENCE. 
 
 2 * I (Iclivei-'cl tliee wlion bound, 
 
 And when wountled. healM thy wound; 
 Soiiglit thee w;iu(rriii.i»-, .<et cliee right, 
 Tiifii'd th}' darkness into light. 
 
 3 *'Can a wonnin's tender care 
 Cease toward the child she bare? 
 Y<'S, she may forgetful be, 
 
 Vet will I remember thee. 
 
 4 '' Mine is an unchanging love; 
 Higher than the hights above; 
 Deeper than trie depths beneath — 
 Free and faitlifnl — strong as deatli. 
 
 5 "Tliou slialt 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; 
 Y^et I love tliee and adore, 
 
 O for grace to love thee more I 
 
 COURAGE. 
 
 4 00 Adherence to duty. #8. 
 
 Acts 4 : 19. 
 
 rvARE to think, though bigots frown; 
 U Dare in words your tlioughts express 
 Dare to rise, though oft cast down; 
 Dare the wrong'd and scorn'd to bless. 
 
 2 Dare from custom to depart; 
 Dare the priceless pearl possess; 
 Dare to wear it next your licart; 
 Dare, when sinners curse, to bless. 
 
 3 Dare forsake wliat you deem wrong; 
 Dare to walk in wisdom's way ; 
 Dare to give where gifts belong 
 Dare God"s precepts to obey. 
 
 298 
 
couragp:. 
 
 i Do vviiat conscience says is right; 
 Do what reason says is' best; 
 Do with wiHin<i^ niind and heart; 
 Do your duty and be blest. 
 
 4\)i) Ashamed of Jesus! u M 
 
 Mark 8 : 38. 
 
 JESUS, and shall it ever be. 
 A mortal man asliaui'd of thee: 
 AshauiVl of thee, who u angels praise. 
 Whose gloi-y shines through endless days 
 
 2 Asham'd of Jesus! Sooner far 
 Let ev'ning blush to own a star! 
 He sheds the beams of light divine 
 O' er this benighted soul of mine. 
 
 3 Asham'd of Jesus ! Just as soon 
 Let morning be asham'd of noon : 
 'T is midnight with my soul, till he, 
 Bright Morning Star, bid darkness flee. 
 
 4 Asham'd of Jesus! that dear friend, 
 On whom my hopes of heav'n depend I 
 No! when I blush, be this my shame, 
 That I no more revere his name. 
 
 6 Asham'd 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. 
 
 I- Till then — nor is my boasting vain— 
 Till then I "11 boast a Saviour slain 
 And O ! may this my glory be, 
 That Christ is not asham'd of me ! 
 
 7 His institutions would 1 prize. 
 
 Take up ray cross, the shame despise— 
 Dare to defend his noble cause, 
 And yield obedience to his laws. 
 299 
 
CHRISTIAN LIFE AND EXPERIENCE. 
 
 THE CROSS. 
 
 467 The strait gate. CM. 
 
 Matt. 7 : 13. 
 
 STRAIGHT is tlie way. tlie door is straight 
 That leads to joys on high ; 
 ■"T is but a few that find the gate, 
 While crowds mistake and die. 
 
 2 Beloved self must be deni'd. 
 
 The mind and will renew'd, 
 Passion suppressed and patience tried, 
 And vain desires subbu'd. 
 
 3 Flesh is a dang-'rous foe to grace, 
 
 Where it prevails and rules; 
 Flesh must be humbled, pride abas'd, 
 Lest they destroy our souls. 
 
 4 The love of gold be banish'd hence, 
 * (That vile idolatry), 
 
 And ev'ry member, ev'ry sense, 
 In sweet subjection lie. 
 
 ,' The tongue, that most unruly pow'r, 
 Requires a strong restraint; 
 We must be watchful ev'ry hour, 
 And pray, but never faint. 
 
 6 Lord ! can a feeble, helpless worm, 
 Fulfill a task so hard? 
 Thy grace must all my works perform. 
 And give the free reward. 
 
 "lUO ^^ 9t<^'>'y *" tribulations. oS Ci 7* 
 
 Kom. 5 : 3. 
 
 IN the cross of Christ I glory. 
 Tow'ring o'er the wrecks of time 
 All the light of sacred story 
 Gathers round its head sublime. 
 300 
 
THE CROSS. 
 
 2 When the woes of life overtake me, 
 
 Hopes deceive, and fears amio}', 
 Never shall tlie cross forsake me; 
 Lo ! it olows witlj peace and joy. 
 
 3 When tlie sun of bliss is beaming 
 
 Light and love upon my way, 
 From tlie cross the radiance streaming 
 Adds more luster to the day. 
 
 4 Bane and blessino^, pain and pleasure, 
 
 By the cross are sanctified ; 
 Peace is there that knows no measure, 
 Jo3^s tliat throug-h all time abide. 
 
 6 Jr the cross of Chi'ist I glory, 
 
 Tow'ring o'er the wrecks of time; 
 All the light of sacred story 
 Gathers round its head sublime. 
 
 T-Ut/ Following Chriat in suffering. Jj.Jili 
 
 1 Peter 2 : 21. 
 
 HOW shall I follow him I serve? 
 How shall I cop5'^ him I love ? 
 Nor from those blessed footsteps swerve, 
 Which lead me to his seat above? 
 
 2 Privations, sorrows, bitter scorn, 
 The life of toil, the mean abode, 
 The faitiiless kiss, the crown of thorn- 
 Are these the consecrated road ? 
 
 8 'T was thus he suffer'd though a Son, 
 Foreknowing, choosing, feeling all, 
 Until the perfect work was done — 
 And drank the bitter cup of gaU. 
 
 4 Lord, should my path thro' suff 'ring 1»«, 
 Forbid it I should e'er repine ; 
 Still let me turn to Calvary, 
 Nor heed my griefs rememb'rin^ thin** 
 301 
 
CHRISTIAN LIFE aXD EXPERIENXTE 
 
 4<0 S'lmpntliy xoith Christ in suff'eyitic/. 1-^- M. 
 Luke" 22: 28. 
 
 DEAll Lord, amid the tluong tliat prosa'd 
 Around thee on the cursed tree. 
 Some loj'al, loving hearts were tliere. 
 Some pitying e3'es that wept for thee. 
 
 2 Lilve tliem may we rejoice to own 
 
 Onr dying Lord, tho'crown'd with tliorn 
 Like thee, thy blessed self, endure 
 The cross with all its joy or scorn. 
 
 3 Thj^ cross, thy lonely patli below. 
 
 Show what thy brethren all should be: 
 PiJgrims on eartli, disown'd by those 
 Who see no beaut}', Lord, in thee. 
 
 471 2^«'^e up thy cross. L. M. 
 
 Matt. 16: 24. 
 
 TAKE up thy cross! the Saviour said. 
 If thovi wouldst my disciple be; 
 Take up thy cross with willing lieart. 
 And humblj' follow after me. 
 
 2 Take up thy cross ! let not its weight 
 
 Fill thy weak spirit with alarm ; 
 3Jy strength shall bear thy spirit up, 
 And brace th}' heart ancl nerve thy arm, 
 
 3 Take up thy cross! nor heed the shame, 
 
 And let thy foolish pride be still; 
 Thy Lord did not refuse to die 
 Upon the cross on Calvary's liill. 
 
 4 Take up thy cross, then, in his strength. 
 
 And calmly sin's wild deluge brave; 
 'T will guide thee to a better home. 
 It points to bliss beyond the grave. 
 
 5 Take up thy cross, and follow me, 
 
 Nor think till death to lay it down ; 
 For only he who bears the cross, 
 May hope to wear the gloiious crown 
 302 
 
DISCIPLINE. 
 
 . DISCIPLINE. 
 
 47^ **-(/* tJiori hadst been here." 0. M. 
 
 John 11: 27. 
 
 OLORD, liadst thou been here! but when 
 Is not the Saviour nigh ? 
 Hi* pow'r and love were present then, 
 Tliough Lazarus needs must die. 
 
 And when the Master seems to stay, 
 Kegardless of our grief. 
 His tarrying never is delay. 
 But w^ell-tim'd, sure relief. 
 
 3 He loves to come when others flee, 
 Or. coming, can not aid ; 
 
 To save in faith's extremity. 
 
 When hope's last glimm'rings fiide. 
 
 4 The house of mourning he prefers 
 With voice of love to cheer; 
 
 And sorrows are the harbingers 
 Tiiat say — the Lord is near. 
 
 5 T^ord, not in sorrow's hour alone, 
 We ask to feel thy grace ; 
 
 The hearts that once thy love have kuown. 
 WoulJ be thy dwelling-place. 
 
 '\ Yo It is good that I have been afflicted, y^- *«•• 
 Psalm 119: 71. 
 
 IN trouble and in grief. O God, 
 Thy smile hath cheer'd my way; 
 And joy hath budded from each thorn 
 That round my footsteps laj-. 
 
 2 The hours of pain have yielded good. 
 Which prosp'rous days refus'd ; 
 As herbs, though scentless when entire. 
 Spread fragrance when they're bruis'd 
 303 
 
CHRISTIAN LIFii: AND EXPERIENCE. 
 
 3 The oak strikes deeper, as its bouo'hs 
 
 By furious blasts are driv'ii ; 
 So life's tempestuous storms the more 
 Have fix'd my heart in heav'u. 
 
 4 All-gracious Lord, whate er m}'^ lot 
 
 111 other times may be, 
 I'll welcome still the heaviest i^rief 
 That brings me near to thee. 
 
 •I < 4 -^* many as I love, etc. \j- -M 
 
 Rev. 3: 19. 
 
 OFTEX the clouds of deepest wo 
 So sweet a message bear, 
 Dark tho' they seem, 'twere hard to fiiid 
 A frown of anger there. 
 
 2 Kind, loving is the hand that strikes, 
 
 However keen the smart. 
 If sorrow's discipline can chase 
 One evil from the heart. 
 
 3 He was a man of sorrows — he 
 
 Who lov'd and sav'd us thus ; 
 And shall the world, that frown'd on him, 
 Wear only smiles for us ? 
 
 4 No; we must follow in the path 
 
 Our Lord and Saviour run; 
 
 We must not find a resting-place 
 
 Where he we love had none. 
 
 475 ''Perfect through Bufferings." L. M. 
 
 Heb. 2 : 10. 
 
 < PERFECT thro' suff'rings : " may it be, 
 JL Saviour, made perfect, thus, for me! 
 1 bow, . kiss, I bless the rod. 
 That brings me nearer to my God. 
 2 "'Perfect through suff 'ring :" be thy cross 
 The crucible to pur^e my dross! 
 Welcome, for that, its pangs, its scorns, 
 Its scourge, its nails, its crown of thorns. 
 304 
 
FAITH. 
 
 "Perfect through suff-iing:" lieap the fire, 
 And pile tlie sacrificial pyre; 
 But spare each lov'd and lovinor one, 
 And let me feed tlie flames, alone. 
 "Perfect tliro' sufF'ring:" ur^e the blast. 
 More free, more full, more fierce, more fast; 
 By grace the suff'ring path I'll tread, 
 So the flame waft my soul to God I 
 
 FAITH. 
 
 4^^(> Faith looking into the future. ^-^^ -M.. 
 
 Heb, 11 : 13. 
 
 ^^p IS by the faith of joys to come 
 X. We walk through deserts dark as night ; 
 Till we arrive at heav'n our home. 
 Faith is our guide, and faith our light. 
 
 2 The want of sight she well supplies; 
 
 She makes tire pearly gates ap[)ear; 
 Far into distant worlds slie pries. 
 And brings eternal glories near. 
 
 3 Cheerful we tread the desert through. 
 
 While faith inspires a heav'nly ray, 
 
 Though lions roar, and tempests blow, 
 
 And rocks and dangers fill the way. 
 
 4 So Abra'am, by divine command. 
 
 Left his own house to walk with God, 
 His faith beheld the promis'd land- 
 And cheer'd him on his toilsome road. 
 
 47 i Faith the evidence of things not seen. C M 
 
 Heb. 11. 
 
 FAITH is the brightest evidence 
 Of things beyond our sight; 
 It pierces through the vail of sense, 
 And dwells in heav'nly light. 
 (20) 305 
 
CHRISTIAN LIFE AND EXPERIENCE 
 
 2 It sets time past in present view, 
 Bi-ings distant prospects home, 
 
 Of things a thousand years aofo, 
 Or thousand years to come. ; i- 
 
 3 By faith we know the world was made 
 By God's almio^hty word ; 
 
 We know theheav'ns and earth sliall farle 
 And be ag-ain restor'd. 
 
 4 Abraham obey'd tlie Lord's command. 
 From his own country driv'n ; 
 
 By faith he sought a promis'd land, 
 But found his rest in heav^i 
 
 5 Thus through life's pilgrimage we stray ( 
 The promises in our eye; 
 
 By faith we walk the narrow way 
 That leads to joy on high. 
 
 478 ^ living faith. L , M , 
 
 James 2: 17. 
 
 AS body when the soul has fled, 
 As barren trees, decay 'd and dead. 
 Is faith — a hopeless, lifeless thing. 
 If n(.>t of lighteous deeds the spring. 
 
 2 One cup of healing oil and wine. 
 One tear-drop shed on mercy^s shrine. 
 Is thrice more grateful. Lord, to thee. 
 Than lifted eye or bended knee. 
 
 3 In true and heaven-born faith we trace 
 The source of every Christian grace* 
 Within the pious heart it plaj^s, 
 
 A living fount of joy and praise. 
 
 4 Kind deeds of peace and love betray 
 Where'er the stream has found its way ; 
 But where these spring not rid. and fair 
 The stream lias never wandcr'd there. 
 
 306 
 
Faith. 
 
 479 Triinnph of faith. C. M 
 
 lJohn5: t. 
 
 OFOR an overcomiiiof faith, 
 To cheer mj'^ dyhig hours, 
 To triuinpli o'er the monster death, 
 And all his frightful pow'rs. 
 
 2 Joyful, with all the strength I have. 
 
 My quiy'ring lips should sing, 
 Where is thy boasted vict'ry, grave ? 
 And where the monster's*^sting ? 
 
 3 If sin he pardon*d, I 'm secure. 
 
 Death hath no sting beside; 
 The law gives sin its damning pow'r, 
 But Christ, my ransom, died. 
 
 4 Now to the God of victory. 
 
 Immortal thanks be paid, 
 Who makes us conquerors while we die. 
 Through Christ our living head. 
 
 480 Faith working hy love. C. M 
 
 Gal. 5 : 6. 
 
 MISTAKEN" souls, that dream of heavV 
 And make their empty boast. 
 Of inward joys and sins forgiv'n. 
 While they are slaves to lust. 
 
 2 Vain are our fancies, airy flights, 
 
 If faith be cold and dead, 
 None but a living powT unites 
 To Christ the living Head. 
 
 3 'Tis faith that changes all the heart; 
 
 'T is faith that works by love ; 
 That bids all sinful joys depart, 
 And lifts the thoughts above. 
 
 4 'T is faith that conquers earth and hell, 
 
 By a celestial pow*r : 
 This is the grace that shall prevail 
 In the decisive hour. 
 
 307 
 
CHRISTIAN LIFE AND EXrERIENCE. 
 
 HOPE. 
 
 481 ^^« Christian voyage. 8s & 4. 
 
 Heb. 6 : 19. 
 
 WHEN for eternal worlds we steer. 
 And seas are calm, and skies are clear, 
 And faith, in livelj^ exercise, 
 Bees distant fields of Canaan rise. 
 The soul for joy tlien spreads her wings 
 And loud her lovely sonnet sings, ' ^ 
 Vain world adieu. - / 
 
 I With cheerful hope, her eyes explore 
 Each land-mark on the distant shore. 
 The trees of life, the pastures green. 
 The golden streets, the crystal stream ; 
 Again for joy she spreads her wings. 
 And loud her loveh'^ sonnet sings, 
 I'm going home. 
 
 3 The nearer still she draws to land. 
 More eager all her powers expand; 
 With steady helm, and free bent sail, 
 Her anchor drops within the vail — 
 And now for joy she folds her wings, 
 And her celestial sonnet sings, 
 I 'm safe at home. 
 
 ^82 The full assurance of hope. 0. M. 
 
 Heb. 6: 11. 
 
 WHEN" floating on life's troubled sea. 
 By storms and tempests driv'n, 
 Hope, with her radiant finger, points 
 To brighter scenes in heav'n. 
 
 She bids the storms of life to cease, 
 The troubled breast be calm ; 
 
 And in the wounded heart she pours 
 Religion's healing balm. 
 308 
 
i Her liallowM influence cheers life's lioura 
 Of sadnei^s and of ^loora ; 
 Slie guides us through this vale of tears, 
 To joys beyond the tomb. 
 
 4 And when onr fleeting days are o'er, 
 
 And life's last hour draAVS near, 
 With still unweari'd wing she hastes 
 To wipe tlie falling tear. 
 
 5 She bids the anguish'd heart rejoice: 
 
 Though earthly ties are riv'n. 
 We still may hope to meet again 
 In yonder peaceful heav'n. 
 
 483 Heavenly rest in anticipation. C-. M 
 
 ¥HEN 1 can read my title clear 
 To mansions in the skies, 
 I '11 bid farewell to ev'ry fear. 
 And wipe my weeping eyes. 
 
 2 Should earth against my soul engage, 
 
 And fiery darts be hurl'd. 
 Then I can smile at Satan's rage, 
 And face a frowning world. 
 
 3 Let cares like a wild deluge come, 
 
 Let storms of sorrow fall — 
 
 So I but safely reach my home, 
 
 My God, my heav'n, my all. 
 
 4 There I shall bathe my weary soiil 
 
 In seas of heav'nly rest. 
 And not a wave of trouble roll 
 Across my peaceful breast. 
 309 
 
CHRISTIAN LIFE AND EXPERIENCE. 
 
 HUMILITY. 
 
 4-o4 Coll me thy servant, Lord. Ct Mt 
 
 ONOT to fill the mouth of fame 
 ; My longiijc^ soul is stirr'd: 
 But give me a diviner name; 
 Call me thy servant, Lord ! 
 
 2 No longer would my soul be known ^ 
 
 As uiicontroU'd and free ; 
 O, not mine own ! O, not mine own! 
 Lord, I belong to thee. 
 
 3 Thy servant — me thy servant choosfe, 
 
 Nought of thy claim abate! 
 The glorious name I would not lose, 
 Nor change the sweet estate. 
 
 4 In life, in death, on earth, in heav'n, 
 
 Tliis is the name for me ; 
 And be the same dear title giv'n 
 Through all eternity. 
 
 4 OO -S* clothed vBxth humility. Ifl. 
 
 1 Peter 5:5. 
 
 LORD, for ever at thy side 
 Let my place and portion be; 
 Strip me of the robe of pride; 
 Clothe me with humility. 
 
 2 Meekly may my Soul receive 
 
 All thy Spirit hath reveal'd; 
 Thou hast spoken ; I believe, 
 Though the oracle be seal'd. 
 
 3 Humble as a little child. 
 
 Weaned from the mother's breast, 
 By no subtleties beguiPd, 
 On thy faithful word I rest. 
 310 
 
JOY. 
 
 Israel, now and evermore 
 In the Lord Jehovah trust; 
 
 Him in all his ways adore. 
 Wise, and powerful, and just. 
 
 JOY. 
 
 4-SO -^^^ ^y springs are in thee. V/. JU 
 
 Psalm 87: 7. 
 
 MY God, the spring of all my joys, 
 The life of my delights. 
 The glory of my brightest days, 
 The comfort of my nights ! 
 
 2 In darkest shades, if thou appear. 
 
 My dawning is begun; 
 Thou art my soul's bright morning star 
 And thou my rising sun. 
 
 3 The op'ning heav'ns around me shine 
 
 With beams of sacred bliss, 
 While Jesus shows his mercy mine, 
 And whispers I am his. 
 
 4 My soul would leave this heavy clay 
 
 At that transporting word, 
 And run with joy the shining way 
 To meet my dearest Lord. 
 
 487 The hleggednese of the righteotis. CM. 
 
 Psalm 1. 
 
 BLESS'D is the man who shuns the place 
 Where sinners love to meet ; 
 Who fears to tread their wicked ways, 
 And hates the scofler's seat : 
 2 But in the statutes of the Lord, 
 Has plac'd his chief delight; 
 By day he reads or hears tie word, 
 And meditates by night. 
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 3 Green as the leaf, and ever fair 
 
 Sliall his professions shine; 
 Wliile fruits of holiness apjiear 
 Jiike clusters on the vine. 
 
 4 Not so the impions and nnjnst; 
 
 What vain desijj^ns they form ! 
 Their hopes are blown away like dust, ~^ 
 
 Or chaff before the storm. 
 
 Sinners in judorment shall not stand 
 
 Amonjr the sons of orace. 
 AVhen Christ the Judoe. at his right hai.d 
 
 Appoints his saints a place. 
 
 His eye beholds the path they tread, 
 
 His heart approves it well : 
 But crooked ways of sinners lead 
 
 Down to the gates of hell. 
 
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 Joy unspeakahle and full of glory, -t • M* 
 1 Pet. 1:8. 
 
 HOW happy are they who their SavioTir obey 
 And have laid up their treasures above ! 
 Tongue can not express the sweet comfort and peace 
 Of a soul in its earliest love ! 
 
 2 This comfort is mine, since the f^vor divine 
 
 I have found in the blood of the Lamb : 
 Since the truth I believ'd what a joy I 've recorv?d, 
 What a heaven in Jesus' blest name ! 
 
 3 'T is a hcav'n below my Redeemer to know, 
 
 And the angels can do nothing more 
 f han to fall at his feet, and the story repeat, 
 And the lover of sinners adore! 
 
 4 Jesus all the day long is ray joy and my song ; 
 
 O that all to this refuge may fly 1 
 He has lov'd me, I cried, ho has suffer'd and died 
 To redeem such a rebel as I ! 
 
 6 On the wings of his love I am carried above 
 All my sin, and temptation, and pain ; 
 why should I grieve, while on him I \ elieve ! 
 why should I sorrow again I 
 
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 6 the raptiirous bight of tliat holy dt light 
 Which I find in the life-giving blood ! 
 Of my Saviour possess'd, I am perfectly bless'd, 
 Being fiU'd with the fullness of God ! 
 
 T Now my remnant of days will I spend to his praise 
 Who has died me from sin to redeem : 
 Whether many or fow, all my years ^ro his due ; 
 They shall all be devoted to him. 
 
 What a mercy is this ! what a heaven of bliss f 
 
 How unspeakably happy am I ! 
 Gather'd into the fold, with believers enroU'd— 
 
 With believers to live and to die ! 
 
 4ot/ Rejoicing in hope. C M 
 
 Kom, 12: 12. 
 
 HOW happy ev'iy child of ofrace, 
 Who knows his sins forofiv'n ! 
 This earth, he cries, is not my place; 
 I seek my place in heav'n ; 
 
 2 A country far from mortal sight; 
 
 Yet, O, by faith 1 see 
 The land of rest, the saints" delight, 
 The heav'n prepar'd for me. 
 
 3 O, w^hat a blessed hope is ours ! 
 
 While here on earth we stay, 
 We more than taste the heav'nly pow'ra 
 And antedate that day. 
 
 4 We feel the resurrection near, 
 
 Onr life in Christ conceal'd, 
 And with his glorious presence here. 
 Our earthen vessels fill'd. 
 
 490 Blessed is the man whose ainn, etc. 1» M, 
 Rom 4 : 7. 
 
 LOBD, how secure and blest are they 
 Who feel the joys of pardon'd sin! 
 Should storms of wrath shake earth ai-d sea, 
 Their minds have heav'n and peace within 
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 2 Tlie clay glides sweetly oVr their heads^ 
 Made up'bf innocence and love; 
 
 And soft and silent as the shades. ,>^j- 
 Their nightly minutes gently niove.''f , 
 
 3 Qnick as their thoughts, their joys come on, 
 But fly not lialf so swift away; 
 
 Their souls are ever bright as noon, 
 And calm as summer ev'nings be. 
 
 4 IIow oft they look to th' heav'nly hil^S, 
 Where groves of living pleasure growl 
 
 And longing hopes and cheerful smiles, 
 Sit undisturbed upon their brow. 
 
 5 They scorn to seek our golden toys, 
 But spend the day and share the night 
 
 In numb'ring o'er the richer joys 
 Tliat heav'n prepares for their delight. 
 
 491 True happinesi. G. M 
 
 HOW happy is the Christian's state 
 His sins are all forgiv'n, 
 A cheering ray confirms the grace, 
 And lifts his hopes to heav'n. 
 
 2 Though in the rugged path of life, 
 He heaves the pensive sigh, 
 Yet. trusting in his God, he finds 
 Deliv'ring grace is nigh. |. 
 
 S If, to prevent his wand'ring steps, 
 He feels the chast'ning rod. 
 The gentle stroke shall bring him back 
 To his forgiving God. 
 
 4 And when the welcome message comet 
 To call his soul away, 
 His soul in rapture shall ascend 
 To everlasting day. 
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 492 Jo\i, the fruit of the Spirit. C. M. 
 
 Gal. 5 : 22. 
 
 JOY is a fruit that will not grow 
 In nature's barren soil ; 
 All we can boast, 'till Christ we kr.;ow. 
 Is vanity and toil. 
 
 2 But where the Lord has planted grace, 
 
 And made his glories known. 
 There fruits of heav'nly joy and peace 
 Are found, and there alone. 
 
 3 A bleeding Saviour, seen by faith, 
 
 A sense of pard'ning love. 
 A liope that triumphs over death. 
 Give joys like those above. 
 
 4 To take a glimpse Avithin the vail, 
 
 To know that God is mine. 
 Are springs of joy that never fail. 
 Unspeakable, divine. 
 
 5 These are the joys that satisfy, 
 
 And sanctify the mind ; 
 Which make the spirit mount on high, 
 And leave the world behind. 
 
 6 No more, believers, mourn your lot. 
 
 But if you are the Lord's, 
 Resign to tliem that know him not, 
 Such joys as earth affords. 
 
 4-1/0 f^oy <*/ consecration to Christ. L. M 
 
 SWEETLY breathe the lyres above, 
 f When angels touch tlie quiv'ring string 
 And wake, to chant Immanuel's love. 
 Such strains as angel-lips can sing! 
 2 And sweet, on earth, the choral swell, 
 
 From mortal tongues, of gladsome lays; 
 When pardon'd souls their raptures tell. 
 And, grateful, hymn Immanuel's praise. 
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 3 JesLis, thy name our souls adore; 
 
 We own the bond that makes us thine; _ 
 And carnal jo^^s, that cliarm'd before, 
 For thj^ dear sake we now resign. 
 
 4 Our hearts, by dying love subdn'd, 
 Accept thine offer'd grace to-day; 
 
 Benenth the cross, with blood bedew'd, 
 We bow, and give ourselves away. 
 
 5 In thee we trust — on thee rely; 
 Though we are feeble, thou art strong; 
 
 O, keep us till our spirits fly 
 To join the bright, immortal throng! 
 
 494 Rejoice in the Lord. H. M 
 
 Phil. 3:1. 
 
 REJOICE, the Lord is King, 
 Your God and King adore; 
 Mortals give thanks and sing, 
 
 And triumph evermore; 
 Lift up your heart, lift up your voice; 
 Rejoice; again I say, rejoice! 
 2 Jesus the Saviour reigns. 
 The God of truth and love. 
 When he had purg'd our stains, 
 
 He took his seat above; 
 Lift up your hearts, lift up your voice; 
 Rejoice; again I say, rejoice. 
 H His kingdom can not fail. 
 
 He rules o'er earth and heav'n; 
 ' The keys of death and hell 
 Are to our Jesus giv'n ; 
 Lift up your hearts, lift up your voice; 
 Rejoice; again I say, rejoice. 
 A He sits at God's right hand, 
 Till all his foes submit, 
 And bow to his command. 
 And fall beneath his feet: 
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 Lift, up your hearts, lift ui your voice 
 Rejoice ; again I say, rejoice. 
 
 fi He all his foes shall quell, 
 Sliall all our sins destroy; 
 And ev'iy bosom swell. 
 
 With pure seraphic joy ; 
 Lift up your hearts, lift up your voice 
 Rejoice; again I say, rejoice. 
 
 6 Rejoice in glorious hope, 
 
 Jesus the Judge shall come, 
 
 And take his servants up 
 To their eternal home; 
 
 We soon shall hear tl»' arch-angel's voice; 
 
 The trump of God shall sound, rejoice. 
 
 JUSTIFICATION^. 
 
 495 It t« God that justifietTi. L- M. 
 
 ^^'^ Rom. 8:33. 
 
 WHO shall the Lord's elect condemn? 
 'T is God that justifies their souls; 
 And mercy, like a mighty stream, 
 O'er all their sins divinely rolls. 
 
 2 Who shall adjudge the saints to hell? 
 
 'T is Christ that sufFer'd in their stead ; 
 And. their salvation to fulfill. 
 Behold him rising from the dead. 
 
 3 He lives! he lives! and sits above, 
 
 For ever interceding there; 
 Who shall divide us from his love, ^ 
 Or what should tempt us to despair .'' 
 
 4 Shall persecution or distress. 
 Famine, or sword, or nakedness? 
 
 He that hath lov'd us, bears us through. 
 
 And makes us more than conqu'rors totx 
 
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 JUSTICE. 
 
 4yO Justice and equity. C M 
 
 Matt. 7 : 12. 
 
 COME, let US search our ways and see: 
 Have they been just and right? 
 Is tlie great rule of equity 
 
 Onr practice and delight? 
 Wliat we would have our neighbor do, 
 
 Have we still done the same ? 
 From others ne'er withheld the due 
 Which we from others claim? 
 
 3 Do we, in all we sell or buy, 
 
 Integrity maintain? 
 And. knowing God is always nigh, 
 Renounce unrighteous gain? 
 
 4 Then may we raise our modest prayV 
 
 To God, the just and kind ; 
 May humbly cast on him our care. 
 And hope his grace to find. 
 
 LABOR AND SYMPATHY. 
 
 497 Strengthen thy brethren. 8s & 7b 
 
 Luke 22 : 32. 
 
 TELL me not. in mournful numbers, 
 Life is but an empty dream ; 
 For the soul is dead that slumbers, 
 
 And things are not what they seem. 
 Life is real! life is earnest! 
 
 And the grave is not its goal ; 
 Dust thou art, to dust returnest, 
 Was not spoken of the soul I 
 3 Not enjoyment, and not sorrow. 
 Is our destined end and way; 
 But to act, til at each to-morrow 
 Find us further than to-day. 
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 4 Lives of true men all remind us 
 We can make onr lives sublime, 
 A.ncl, departing, leave behind us 
 Footprints on the sands of time; 
 b Footprints which perhaps another, 
 Sailing o'er life's solemn main, 
 A forlorn and shipwrecked brother 
 Seeing, shall take heai-t again. 
 6 Let us, then, be up and doing, 
 With a heart for any fate ; 
 Still achieving, still pursuing, 
 Learn to labor and to wait. 
 
 498 5^« have the poor always with you. C M 
 
 Matt. 26: 11. 
 
 LORD, lead the way the Saviour went. 
 By lane and cell obscure, 
 And let our treasures still be spent, 
 Like his, upon the poor. 
 
 2 Like him, through scenes of deep distress: 
 
 Who bore the world's sad weight, 
 We, in their gloomy loneliness. 
 Would seek the desolate. 
 
 3 For thou hast placed us side by side 
 
 In this wide world of ill ; 
 And, that thy folio w'rs may be tried. 
 The poor are with us still. 
 
 4 Small are the oflT rings we can make; 
 
 Yet thou hast taught us. Lord, 
 If given for the Saviour's sake, 
 They lose not their reward. 
 
 499 Charity to the poor. L. M 
 
 Psalm 41: 1-3. 
 
 BLEST is the man whose bowels move, 
 And melt with pity to the poor : 
 Whose soul by sympathizing love. 
 Feels what his fellow-saints endure. 
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 2 His lieiiit contrives for their reliel. 
 
 More good tliaii his own liaiids can do; 
 He in the time of general grief, 
 Shall find the Lord has bowels too. 
 
 3 His soul shall live secure on earth, 
 
 Witli secret blessings on his head. 
 When drouglit, and pestilence, and death- 
 
 Around him multiply their dead, 
 d Or if he languish on his couch, 
 
 God will pronounce his sins forgiv'ii, 
 Will save him with a healing touch. 
 
 Or take his willing soul to heav'n 
 
 500 Occupy till I come. S. M, 
 
 Luke 19: 13. 
 
 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 fulfill, 
 O may it all my pow'rs engage, 
 To do my Master's will ! 
 
 3 Arm me with jealous care, 
 
 As in thy sight to live ; 
 And tli}'^ poor servant. Lord, prepare 
 A strict account to give. 
 A Help me to watch and pray. 
 And on thyself rely ; 
 Assur'd, if I my trust betray, 
 A second death I '11 die. 
 
 501 Be not slothful. CM 
 
 Hcb. 6 : 12. 
 
 MY drowsy pow'rs why sleep ye so'P 
 Awake, my sluggish soul! 
 Nothing has half th}" work to do, 
 Yet nothing 's half so dull. 
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 2 The Ihtle unts, for one poor liraiu, 
 
 Ljibor. and tu^. and strive; 
 Yet we who luive a heav'n t' obtain. 
 How negligent we live ! 
 
 3 Wo, for who=e sake all natnre stands, 
 
 And stars their courses move : 
 We. for wliose guard the angel bands 
 Oome flying from above ; 
 
 4 We. for whom God's own Son came d(»\\ i 
 
 And labor'd for our good , 
 How careless to secure that crown 
 He purchased with his blood I 
 
 5 LorJ shall we lie so sluggish still. 
 
 And never act our parts? 
 Come, holy i)ove! from th' heav'nly hill 
 And sit and warm our hearts. 
 
 6 Then shall our active spirits move. 
 
 Upward our sonls shall rise: 
 With hands of faith and wings of love. 
 We'll fly and take the prize. 
 
 502 That he xoho loveth God, etc. 1 Is & lOs 
 lJohu4: 21. 
 
 OHE whom Jesus lov'd Las truly spoken ! 
 ) The holier worship which God deigns to bless, 
 li'.'Stores tiie lost, and heals the spirit brokeu. 
 And feeds the widow and the fatherless. 
 
 2 Then, brother man, fol 1 to thy heart thy brother ! 
 
 For where love dwelis, the peace of God is there ; 
 'io worship rightly is to love each other; 
 
 Each smile a hymn, each kindly deed a pray'r. 
 
 3 Foflow, with rev'rent steps, the great example. 
 
 Of him whose holy work was doing good ; 
 So shall the wide earth seem our Father's tempirt. 
 Each loving life a psalm of gratitude. 
 
 1 Thus shall all shackles fall ; the stormy clangor 
 Of wild war-music o'er the earth shall cease ; 
 Love shall tread out the baleful fires of arger. 
 And in its ashes plant the tree of peace. 
 
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 ^0{) Rich -in good works. o. M 
 
 1 Tim. 6: 18. 
 
 LAB'RERS of Christ, aiise. 
 And oird you for the toil; 
 The dew of promise from the skies 
 Already cheers the soil. 
 
 2 00 where the sick recline. 
 
 Where mourning hearts deplore; 
 And where tlie sons of sorrow pine, 
 Dispense your hallow'd lore. 
 
 3 I'rore, with a tender zeal. 
 
 The erring cliikl along 
 Whei-e peaceful congregations kneel 
 And pious teachers tlirong. 
 
 4 Be faith, which looks abo\4;. 
 
 Witli prayer, your constant guest. 
 And wrap the Saviour's changeless love 
 A mantle round your bre;ist. 
 
 5 So shall you share the wealth 
 
 That earth may ne'er despoil. 
 And the blest gospeFs saving health 
 Repay your arduous toil. 
 
 oOt Christians a hlessrng to the world. OS & 7ft 
 Gen. 12: 2. 
 
 ONWARD, Christian, though the region 
 Where tliou art be drear'and lone! 
 God has set a guardian legion 
 Very near thee — press thou on ! 
 2 Listen, Christian, theii- Hosanna 
 Rolleth o'er thee — *-God is love." 
 Write upon thy red-cross banner, 
 "Upward ever— heaven's above.'* 
 'i "By the thorn-road, and none other, 
 Is the mount of vision won; 
 Tread it without shrinking, brotherl 
 Jesus trod it— press thou on I 
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 4 Be tliis world the wiser, srronger, 
 For thy life of pain and peace; 
 While it needs thee, O, no longer. 
 Pray thou for tliy quick release. 
 
 1 Piay thou. Christian, dailj-, rather, 
 
 That thou be a faithful son ; 
 B.y the pray'r of Jesns — "Father, 
 Not my will, but thine, be done I' 
 
 OOD Quit you like men; he strong. OS & 78 
 
 1 Cor. 16 : 13. 
 
 ¥E are livino;. we are dwelling 
 In a grand antl awful time — 
 In an age on ages telling: 
 To be living is sublime. 
 
 2 Hark! the onset! will ye fold your 
 
 Faith-clad arms in lazy lock ? 
 Up! O, up! thon drowsy soldier; 
 
 Worlds are charghig to the shock. 
 B Worlds are charging, heav'n beholding; 
 
 Thou hast but an hour to fight; 
 Now, the blazon'd cross unfolding, 
 
 On ! right onward for the right. 
 4 On ! let all the soul within you 
 
 For the truth's sake go abroad : 
 Strike! let ev'ry nerve and sinew 
 
 Tell on ages— tell for God. 
 
 LOVE. 
 
 50u Love begets love. -Lj. M. 
 
 lJohn4: 19. 
 
 ^rp IS not the skill of human art 
 i Which gives me pow'r mj' God to know ; 
 The sacred lessons of the heart 
 Come not from instruments below. 
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 2 I.ove is my teacher; be Ciiii tell 
 
 The vvonfleis that lie leanit above* 
 Ko otlier Master knows so Avell : 
 'T is love alone can tell of love. 
 
 3 Love is my Master; when it breaks. 
 
 The morninii: light, with ri?in»- ray. 
 To thee, O God ! my si)irit wakes, 
 And love instructs it all the da}--. 
 
 4 And when the gleams of daj^ retire. 
 
 And midnight spreads its dark control, 
 Love's secret wbispei-s still inspire 
 Their holy lessons in the soul. 
 
 507 2'hou knoioest that I love thee. O. M, 
 
 John 21: 17. 
 
 DO not I love thee, O my Lord? 
 Behold mj^ 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 ? 
 Doth not each pulse with pleasure bound, 
 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 Avhose face 
 I fear thy cause to plead ? 
 
 4 Would not nry heart pour forth its blood 
 
 In honor ot' thy name? 
 And challenge the cold hand of death 
 To damp th' immortal flame ! 
 
 5 Thou knowest I love thee, dearest Lord; 
 
 But O ! I long to soar I 
 
 Far from the si>here of mortal joys, ! 
 
 And learn to love thee more. \ 
 
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 508 Love. L. M 
 1 Cor. 13 : 1-3. 
 
 HAD T the tongues of Greeks and Jewg, 
 And nobler speech than angels use, 
 If love be absent, I am found, 
 Like tinkling brass — an empty soui.'.l, 
 
 2 Were I inspir'd to preach and tell 
 All that is done in heav'n and hell, 
 Or could my faitli the world remove 
 Still I am nothing without love. 
 
 3 Should I distribute all my store, 
 To feed the bowels of the poor; 
 Or give my body to the flame. 
 
 To gain a martyrs glorious name: 
 i If love to God and love to men 
 Be absent, all my hopes are vain : 
 Xor tongues, nor gifts, nor fi'ry zeal. 
 The work of love'can e'er fulfill. 
 
 509 No heaven without love. L. M. D. 
 
 TMHE ransom'd spirit to her home, 
 X The clime of cloudless beaut}^ flies; 
 Xo more on stormy seas to roam," 
 
 She hails her haven in the skies : 
 But cheerless are those heav'nly fields, 
 
 That cloudless clime no pleasure yielda, 
 There is no bliss in bow'rs above. 
 
 If thou art absent, holy love! 
 2 The cherub near the viewless throne 
 
 Smiteth the harp with trembling hand; 
 And one with incense-fii-e hath flown. 
 
 To touch with flame the angel-band; 
 But tuneless is the quiv'ring string; 
 
 No melody can Gabriel bring; 
 Mute are its arches, when above 
 
 The harps of heaven wake not to love! 
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 Eiirtli. sea and sky. one lanjrnage speak. 
 
 In harmony that poothes the sonl; 
 'Tis heard when scarce the zephyrs wake, 
 
 And when on thunders thunders roll: 
 That voice is heard, and tumults cease; 
 
 It whispers to the bosom peace; 
 Speak, thou Inspirer. from above. 
 
 And cheei our hearts, celestial Lo^e , 
 
 510 Love and charity . CM 
 
 1 Cor. 13 : 4-13. 
 
 LET Pharisees of high esteem 
 Their faith and zeal declare; 
 All their religion is a dream. 
 If love be wanting there. 
 
 2 Love suffers long with patient eye, 
 
 Xor is provoked in haste; 
 
 She lets the present injury die, 
 
 And long forgets the past. 
 
 3 Malice and rage, those tires of hell, 
 
 She quenches with her tongue; 
 Hopes and believes, and thinks no ill, 
 Though she endures the wrong. 
 
 4 She ne'er desires nor seeks to know ' 
 
 The scandals of the time, 
 Nor looks with pride on those below, 
 Nor envies those that climb. 
 
 5 She lays her own advantage by, ■ 
 
 To seek her neighbor's good ; 
 So God's own Son came down to die, 
 And bought our lives with blood. 
 
 6 Love is the grace that keeps her povv'r 
 
 In all the realms above ; 
 There faith and hope arc known no more. 
 But saints for ever love. 
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511 As I have loved you. CM. 
 
 j'oliu 13 : 34. 
 
 OUR God is love; and all his saints 
 His ima<i-e bear below : 
 The heart with love to God inspir'd, 
 VV ith love to man will glow. 
 
 2 Xone who are truly born of God 
 
 Can live at enmity ; 
 Then may we love each other, Lord, 
 As we are lov'd hy thee. 
 
 3 Heirs of the same immortal bliss, 
 
 Our hopes and fears the same. 
 With bonds of love our hearts unite, 
 With mutual love inflame. 
 
 4 3o may the unbelieving world 
 
 See how true Christians love; 
 
 And glorify our Saviour's grace, 
 
 And seek that grace to prove. 
 
 q1^ He first loved us. 7Si 
 
 IJohn 4: 19. 
 
 SAVIOUR! teach me. day by day, 
 Love's sweet lessons to obey ; 
 Sweeter lessons can not be, 
 Loving him who first lov'd me. 
 
 ? With a child-like heart of love, , 
 At thy bidding may I move; 
 Pi-ompt to serve and follow thee, 
 Loving him who first lov'd me. 
 
 3 Teach me all thy steps to trace, 
 Strong to follow in Xhy gr'ice; 
 Learning how to love from thee 
 Lo-Zlng him who first lov'd me. 
 
 4 Love in loving finds employ — 
 In obedience all her joy; 
 Ever new that joy will be. 
 Loving him who first lov'd me. 
 
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 5 'IN 111 s may [ rcjoioo to show 
 That I feel the love I owe ; 
 Singing, till thy face I see. 
 Of his love who first lov'd me. 
 
 513 Blessed are the vie eh. ij- M. 
 
 Matt. 5:5. 
 
 HAPPY the meek, whose gentle breast, 
 Clear as the summer's ev'ning ra3% 
 Calm as the regions of the blest, 
 Enjoys on earth celestial clay. 
 
 t His heart no broken friendships sting; 
 No jars his peaceful tent invade; 
 He rests beneath th' Almighty's wing. 
 Hostile to none — of none afraid. 
 
 3 Spirit of grace! all meek and mild. 
 
 Inspire our hearts — our souls possess; 
 Repel each passion I'ude and wild. 
 And bless us, as we aim to bless. 
 
 OBEDIENCE. 
 
 Oi4 To ohey is better than sacrifice. C Mi 
 
 1 Sam. 15 : 22. 
 
 TH' importance of a sacred rite 
 Depends upon the Lord ; 
 For he 's a Being infinite. 
 And awful is his word. 
 
 2 If he a trifle shall command 
 
 His creatures to fulfill, 
 'T is not a trifle to withstand 
 Or counteract his will. 
 
 3 Adam might think the thing buL small, 
 
 And ventur'd to tran>gress; 
 But it produc'd a dreadful fall 
 To all the human i-ace. 
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OBEDIENCE. 
 
 4 These maj' appear but little tliiiigi 
 
 To do. or not to do; 
 But see what o^rievons evil springs 
 
 When not attended to. 
 Our business is to learn to know 
 
 Our orreat Redeemer's will. 
 And with alacrity to ofo 
 
 His pleasure to fulfill. 
 Whether the thing be groat or small, 
 
 it matters not to us ; 
 lie is the Potter, and we all 
 
 Are vessels for his use. 
 
 5 1 5 ^"'« " <'*« ^ove of God, etc. S. M 
 
 1 John 5 : 3. 
 
 LOVE is the fountain whence 
 All true obedience flows; 
 The Christian serves the God he loves, 
 
 And loves the God he knows. 
 2 He treads the heav'nly road, 
 
 Anu neither faints nor tires; 
 That generous love which warms his breast, 
 
 With fortitude inspires. 
 'ii No burden seems so great, 
 
 No task so hard appears, 
 But this he cheerfully performs, 
 
 And that he meeklj'- bears. 
 i May love — that shining grace. 
 
 O'er all ray pow'rs preside ; 
 Direct my thoughts, suggest my wordfe. 
 
 And ev'ry action guide! 
 
 .516 Go forward. 7a 
 
 Ex. 14 : 15. 
 
 HEN we can not see our way 
 Let us trust, and still obey; 
 He who bids us forward go, 
 Can not fail the way to show. 
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CHRISTIAN LIFE AND EXrERIENCE. 
 
 2 Thoiio^h the sea be deep and wide, 
 Thonorli a passage seem denied ; 
 Fearless let ns still proceed. 
 Since the Lord vouchsafes to lead. 
 
 3 Though it seems the gloom of night, 
 Though we see no ray of light; 
 Since the Lord himself is there, 
 'Tis not meet that we should fear. 
 
 4 Night with him is never ni^ht, 
 Where he is. there all is light; •. 
 When he calls us. why delay? 
 
 They are happy who obey. 
 
 PATIENCE— PEACE. 
 
 517 Christian patience. L. M 
 
 Luke 21 : 19. 
 
 PATIENCE! O. what a grace divine! 
 Sent from the God of pow'r and love, 
 Submissive to its Father's hand, 
 As through the wilds of life we rove. 
 
 2 By patience we serenely bear 
 The troubles of our mortal state, 
 
 And wait contented our discharge. 
 Nor think our glory comes too late. 
 
 3 Though we, in full sensation, feel 
 
 Tlie weight, the wounds, our God ordain«K 
 We smile amid our heaviest woes. 
 And triumph in our sharpest pains. 
 
 4 O, for this grace ! to aid us on, 
 
 And arm with fortitude the breast. 
 Till life's tumultuous voyage is o'er — -^ 
 We reach the shores of endless rest! 
 
 5 Faith into vision shall resign; 
 
 Hope shall in full fruition die; 
 And Patience in possession end 
 In the bright worlds of bliss on high. 
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5 18 The peace of God. Ti. M 
 
 Phil. 4: 7. 
 
 WHEN" groves by moonlight silence keep, 
 And winds the vexed waves release, 
 And fields are hush'd. and cities sleep — 
 Lord, is not that the hour of peace? 
 
 2 When infancy at ev'ning ti ies. 
 
 By turns to climb each parent's knees, 
 And gazing, meets their raptur'd eyes: 
 liOrd, is not that the hour of peace? 
 
 3 In golden pomp, when autumn smiles, 
 And hill and dale, its rich increase 
 
 By man's full barns, exulting piles: 
 Lord, is not that the hour of peace? 
 
 i When mercy points where Jesus pleads. 
 And faith beholds thine anger cease, 
 
 And hope to black despair succeeds : 
 This, Father, this alone is peace ! 
 
 519 • The Christian's peace permanent. 0. M. 
 John U : 27. 
 
 THE world can neither give nor take, 
 ^N^or can they comprehend. 
 The peace of God. which Christbas bought 
 The peace which knows no end. 
 
 2 The burning bush w^as not consura'd 
 
 While God remained there-; 
 The three, when Jesus made the fourth. 
 Found fire as soft as air. 
 
 3 God's furnace doth in Zion stand ; 
 
 But Zion's God sits by. 
 As the refiner views his gold. 
 With an observant eye. 
 ^ His thoughts are high, his love is wise, 
 His wounds a cure intend; 
 And though he does not always smile, 
 He loves unto the end 
 331 
 
CHRISTIAN LIFE AND EXIERIENCE- 
 
 PEEFECTION. 
 
 520 They are without fault, etc. I^ M. 
 
 Rev. 14: 5 
 
 HAD I a throne above the rest. 
 Where aiija^els and archanoels cUvell ; 
 One sin, un.slain, within my breast, 
 Would make tliat heav'n'as darlv as bell 
 
 2 The pris'ner sent to breathe fresli aii- 
 
 And bless'd witli liberty a^^ain, 
 W^onld mourn were he condeninM to wear 
 One link of all his former chain. 
 
 3 But O! no foe invades the bliss 
 
 "When glory crowns the Christian's head; 
 One view of Jesus as he is. 
 
 Will strike all sin for ever dead. 
 
 5^1 Be ye perfect as your Father, etc. ■ J-J.-M.. 
 Matt. 6: 48. 
 
 n RE AT Author of the immortal mind ! 
 
 \J For noblest tho'ts and views design'd, 
 
 Make me ambitions to express 
 
 The image of thy holiness. 
 2 While I thy boundless love admire, 
 
 Grant me to catch the sacred fire; 
 
 Thus shall my heav'nly birth be known. 
 
 And for thy child thou wilt me own. 
 ? Father, 1 see t\\Y sun arise 
 
 To cheer thy friends and enemies; 
 
 And, when thy rain from heav'n descends, 
 
 Thy bounty both alike befriends. 
 i Enlarge my soul with love like thine 
 
 My moral pow'rs by grace refine; 
 
 So shall I feel another's wo. 
 
 And cheerful feed an hungry foe. 
 332 
 
THE CHRISTIAN PILGRIMAGE. 
 
 5 1 liope for pardon, tlirongh thy Son, 
 For till the crimes which I liave done; 
 O may tlie c^race that pardons me. 
 Constrain me to foro-ive like thee ! 
 
 022 Rooted and built up in him. C M 
 
 Col. 2: 7. 
 
 TEACH me yet more of tliy blest ways 
 Thou holy Lamb of God ; 
 And fix and root me in the grace 
 So dearly bought with blood. 
 
 2 tell me often of each wound, 
 
 Of ey'r}"- grief and pain ; 
 And let my heart with joy confess, 
 From hence comes all my gain. 
 
 3 For this, O may I freely count 
 
 Wliate'er 1 have but loss; 
 And ev'ry name, and ev'ry thing, 
 Compar'd witli thee, but dross. 
 
 4 Engrave this deeplj^ on my heart 
 
 With an eternal pen : 
 That I may, in some small degree^ 
 Return thy love again. 
 
 THE CHRISTIAN PILGRIMAGE. 
 
 oJdO Life a pilgrimage. C iM| 
 
 LORD, what a wretched land is tliis, 
 Tliat yields us no supply — 
 No cheering fruits, no wholesonie trees, 
 No streams of living joy ! 
 
 2 Our journey is a thorny maze; 
 But we u arch upward still. 
 Forget these troubles of the ways, 
 And press to Zion's hill. 
 333 
 
CHRISTIAN LIFE AND EXPERIENCE. 
 
 3 See tlie kind angels, at the gates, 
 
 Inviting us to come; 
 Tliere Jesus, tlie Forerunner, waits 
 To welcome travelers home. 
 
 4 There, on the green and Uow'ry mount, 
 
 Our Mear}^ souls shall sit, 
 -And with transporting joy recount 
 Tlie labors of our feet. 
 
 5 Eternal glory to the King 
 
 Whose hand conducts us through; 
 Our tongues shall never cease to sing. 
 And endless praise renew. 
 
 0^4- "As unknown, and yet well knoivn." 0. 31 
 2 Cor. 6: 9. 
 
 WHAT poor, despised company 
 Of travelers are these, 
 Who walk in yonder narrow way 
 Along the rugged maze ? 
 
 2 Ah ! these are of a royal line. 
 
 All childien of a King; 
 Heirs of immortal crowns divine, 
 And, lo! for joy they sing. 
 
 3 Why do they, then, appear so mean. 
 
 And why so much despis'd ? 
 Because of theii- rich robes, unseen, 
 The world is not appris'd. 
 
 ''I But some of them seem poor, distress'd. 
 And lacking daily bread ; 
 0! they're of boundless wealth possessM 
 With hidden manna fed ! 
 
 5 But wliy keep they the narrow road. 
 That rugged, thorny maze ? 
 Why, that's the way their Leader trod; 
 Tiiej'- love and keep his ways. 
 334 
 
i'KAYER. 
 
 Wlij must tliey shun tliat pk'.-vsant path 
 That worhllino's love so well? 
 Because that is the wa.y to deatli ; 
 The open i-oad to hell. 
 
 7 What! is there then no other road 
 To Salem's happy ground? 
 Christ is the only way to God; 
 Xone other can be found. 
 
 PRAYER. 
 
 525 Even as thou wilt. i^- M, 
 
 Matt. 15 : 28. 
 
 A]!s D dost thou say, "'Ask what thou wilt ?* 
 Lord, I would seize ♦:he j^olden hour: 
 
 1 pray to be releas'd from jiuilt. 
 
 And freed from sin's poUutincr pow'r. 
 
 2 More of thy presence, Lord, impart; 
 More of thine imat^e let me bear; 
 
 Erect thy throne within my heart. 
 And reign without a rival there. 
 
 3 Give me to read my pardon seal'd, 
 
 And from thy joy to draw ray strength : 
 O be thy boundless love reveal'd 
 In all its hight,and breadth, and length. 
 
 4 Grant these requests — I ask no more, 
 But to thy care the rest resign : 
 
 *^ick, or in health, or rich, or poor. 
 All shall be well, if thou art mine. 
 
 52u Prayer answered by crosses. L. M 
 
 IASK'D the Lord that I might grow 
 In faith, and love, and ev'ry grace; 
 Might more of his salvation know. 
 And seek more earnestly his face. 
 335 
 
<:;HRISTIAN LIJ^*. AND EXPEKIENCK. 
 
 2 I hoped tlint in some favor'd hour 
 At once lieM answer my veqnest: 
 And, by liis love's constrainlno- pow'r, 
 Subdue my sins, and give 'me rest. 
 
 S Instead of this, he made me feel 
 Tlie hidden evils of my heart. 
 And let the aaigry pow'rs of hell 
 Assault mj' soul in ever}-^ part. 
 
 4 Yea more, with his own hand he seem d 
 
 Intent to aggravate my w^o; 
 CrossYl all the fair designs I schemM. 
 Blasted my hopes, and laid me low. 
 
 5 "Lord, why is this," I trembling cried- - 
 
 "'Wilt thou pursue thy worm to death ? 
 "'T is in thii* wajV the Lord replied. 
 '• I answer pray'r for grace and faith. 
 
 6 "'These inward trials I employ. 
 
 From self, and pride, to set thee free; 
 And break thy schemes of earthly joy. 
 That thou may'st seek thy all in me." 
 
 527 27i« ^o"** o/ Prayer. 8s & 4. 
 
 Acts 3: 1. 
 
 MY God ! is any hour so sweet. 
 From blush of morn to ev'ning star. 
 As that wliich calls me to thy feet, 
 The hour of pray'r ? 
 
 2 Blest is the tranquil hour of morn. 
 
 And blest that hour of solemn eve. 
 When, on the wings of pray'r upborne, 
 Tiie world I leave. 
 
 3 Then is my strength by thee renew'd; 
 
 Then are ray sins by thee forgiv'n; 
 Then dost thou cheer my solitude 
 With hopes of heav'n. 
 33G 
 
4 No words can tell what sweet relief 
 
 There from my ev'ry want I find ; 
 What strenoth for warfare, balm for grie£ 
 What peace of mind. 
 
 5 Hushed is each doubt, gone ev'ry fear: 
 
 My spirit seems in heav'n to stay : 
 And e'en the penitential tear 
 Is wip'd away. 
 
 528 What is prayer. CM 
 
 PR A YEE is the soul's sincere desire, 
 Unutterd or express'd ; 
 The motion of a hidden fire 
 That trembles in the breast. 
 2 Pray'r is the burden of a sigh, 
 The falling of a tear; 
 The upward glancing of an eye 
 When none but God is near. 
 8 Pray'r is the simplest form of speech 
 That infant lips can try ; 
 Pray'r the sublimest strains that reach 
 The Majesty on high. 
 
 4 Pi-ay'r is the contrite sinner's voice 
 
 Returning from his ways. 
 While angels in their songs rejoice, 
 
 And say — "Behold, he prays." 
 R Pray'r is the Christian's vital breath. 
 
 The Christian's native air, 
 His watchword at the gate of death ; 
 
 He enters heav'n with pray'r. 
 
 5 w y Bring my soul out of trunhle. ^. ^ 
 
 Psalm 113: 11. 
 
 TO thee, my God, whose preser.ce fills 
 The earth, and seas, and skies. 
 To thee, whose name, whose heart Is lOve, 
 With all my pow'rs I rise. 
 (22) 337 
 
CHIUSTIAN LIFE AND EXrKKIEXCE 
 
 2 Troubles in lono: succession roll; 
 
 Wave rushes upon wave; 
 Pity, O pity my distress! 
 Thy child, thy suppliant, save I 
 
 3 O bid the roaring tempest cea^ee; 
 
 Or give me strength to bear 
 
 AVhate'er thy holy will appoints. 
 
 And save me fi-om despair I 
 
 4 To thee, my God. alone I look. 
 
 On thee alone confide; 
 Thou never hast deceived the soul 
 That on thy grace relied. 
 
 5 Thouo;!! oft thy ways are wrapt in cloiidi 
 
 Mysterious and unknown. 
 Truth, righteousness, and mercy stand 
 The pillars of thy throne. 
 
 6 Loud liallelujahs sing, my soul, 
 
 To thy Redeemer's name; 
 In joy and sorrow, life and death, 
 His love is still the same. 
 
 530 The mercy-seat. L. M, 
 
 EKOM 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 of all on earth most sweet — 
 It is the blood-bought mercy-seat. 
 
 3 There is a scene, where spirits blend, 
 Wliere friend holds fellowship with friend; 
 Though sunder'd far, by faith they meet, 
 Aroui.d one common mercy-seat 
 
 338 
 
PRAYER. 
 
 4 All ! whither could we flee for aid. 
 When tempted, desolate, disniay'd ? 
 Or how the hosts of hell defeat 
 Had suif'ring saints no mercy-seat? 
 
 5 There, there on eagles' wings we soar. 
 And sin and sense molest no more; 
 
 And heay'n comes down our sonls to greet, 
 While glory crowns the mercy -seat. 
 
 5oi A prayer for mbmission. b. M. 
 
 I WANT a heart to pray. 
 To pray and never cease; 
 Never to murmur at thy stay. 
 Or wish my suff 'rings less. 
 
 2 This blessing above all. 
 
 Always to pray, I want ; 
 Out of the deep on thee to call. 
 And never, never faint. 
 
 3 I want a true regard. 
 
 A single, steady aim — 
 Unmov'd by threat'ning or reward — 
 To thee and thy great name. 
 
 4 A jealous, just concern 
 
 For thine immortal praise; 
 A pure desire that all may learn 
 And glorify thy grace. 
 
 5 I want with all rav heart 
 
 Thy pleasure to fulfill; 
 To know myself, and what thou art 
 And what thy perfect will. 
 
 6 I want I know not what : 
 
 I want my wants to see; 
 I want, alas! what want I not. 
 When thou art not in me? 
 339 
 
CHRISTIAN LIFE AND EXrERIENCE 
 
 5o!i Lord, teach us 'o pray. v-'. M. 
 
 Luke 11: 1. 
 
 LORD, teach thy servants how to pray, 
 With rev'rence and with fear; 
 Thoii<i:h dust and aslies, yet we may. 
 We must to thee draw near. 
 
 2 We come, then, God of grace, to thee I 
 
 Give broken, contrite hearts; 
 Give wliat thine eye delights to see. 
 Truth in the inward parts. 
 
 3 Give deep humility — the sense 
 
 Of Godly sorrow give; 
 A strong desiring confidence 
 To see thy foce and live. 
 
 4 Give faitli in that one Sacrifice 
 
 Which can for sin atone; 
 To cast our hopes, to fix our eyed 
 On Christ — on Christ alonfi. 
 6 Give patience still to wait and weep, 
 Though mercy long delaj^ — 
 Courage our fainting souls to keep, 
 And trust thee tliougli thou slay. 
 6 Give these — and tiien thy will he done I 
 Thus strengthened with all might, 
 We. through thy Spirit and thy Son, 
 Shall pray, and pray aright. 
 
 QqD Hinder ances to prayer. ij- M 
 
 1 Peter 3 : 7. 
 
 WHAT various hind'rances we meet 
 In coming to a mercy-seat; 
 Vet who that knows the worth of pray'r, 
 But wishes to he often there. 
 2 Pray'r makes the darken'd clouds with- 
 Pray'r climbs the ladder Jacob saw ; [draw 
 Gives exercise to faith and love — 
 Gives ev'ry blessing from above. 
 340 
 
3 T?eslr:iiniii^- pray'r. wc cease to li«:lit; 
 Pray'r nuikcs the Cliristiairs armor brioht, 
 And Satan trembles when lie sees 
 
 The weakest saint upon his knees. 
 
 4 Were lialf the breath that's vainly spent, 
 To heav'ii in supplication sent, 
 
 Onr cheerful sono^ would oft'ner be, 
 '*Hear what the JiOrd has done for me." 
 
 5o4 Prayer for the Jews. -u- M- 
 
 FATHER of faithful Abrah'm, hear 
 Our earnest suit for Abrah'm's seed •, 
 Justly they claim the tenderest pray'r 
 From us, adopted in their stead. 
 
 2 Outcast from thee, and scatter'd wide 
 
 Through ev'ry nation under heav'n, 
 Blaspheming whom they crucified, 
 Unsav'd, unpitied, unforgiv"'n. 
 
 3 But hast thou finally forsook, 
 
 For ever cast thine own away? 
 Wilt thou not bid the murd'rers look 
 On him they pierc'd, and weep and pray. 
 
 4 Come then, thou great Deliv'rer, come ; 
 
 The vail from Jacob's heart remove; 
 O bring thine ancient people home, 
 And let them know thy dying love. 
 
 Ooo Prayer in perplexity. CM, 
 
 THOU great First Cause! least under- 
 In ev'ry clime ador'd ; [stood, 
 
 We all know this — that thou art good 
 The universal Lord I 
 2 If I am right, thy grace impart, 
 Still in the right to stay ; 
 If I am wrong, O teach raj'' heart 
 To find that better way. 
 
 341 
 
CHlJlSriA.N LIFE AND EXrElllKTsCE. 
 
 3 Save me alike from foolish pride 
 
 Or impious cliscoMteiit, 
 At aught tiiy wisdom has denied, 
 Or augiit thy goodness lent. 
 
 4 Teach me to feel another's wo, 
 
 To hide the fault I see ; 
 That mercy I to others show, 
 That mercy show to me. 
 
 ♦ iOU Supplication for our country. *-- -"I 
 
 Gen. IS ; 23-33. 
 
 WHEN Abraham, full of sacred awe, 
 Before Jehovah stood, 
 And, with an humble, fervent pray'r, 
 For guilty Sodom sued — 
 
 2 With what success, what wondrous grace 
 
 Was his petition crown'd! 
 The Lord would spare, if in that place 
 Ten right'ous men were found. 
 
 3 And could a single pious soul 
 
 So rich a boon obtain ? 
 Great God, and shall a nation cry, 
 And plead with thee in vain? * 
 
 4 Are not the righteous dear to thee 
 
 Now, as in ancient times? 
 Or does this sinful land exceed 
 Gomorrah in her crimes? 
 
 5 Still we are thine; we bear thy name; 
 
 Here yet is thine abode; 
 Long has thy presence bless'd our land ; 
 Forsake us not, O God ! 
 
 5o7 Prayer for a revival. L. M. 
 
 Hab. 3: 2. 
 
 GREAT Lord, of all thy churches, hear 
 Thy minister's and people's pray'r; 
 PerfunVd by thee, O may it rise, 
 Like fragrant incense to the skies. 
 342 
 
PlJAYElv. 
 
 2 Revive thy cliurehes with tliy grace; 
 Forj^lve our sins, and oraiit us peace; 
 Kouse us from sloth, our liearts inflame 
 With ardent zeal for Jesus' name. 
 
 3 May youn^ and old thy word receive. 
 Dead sinners hear thy voice and live; 
 The wounded conscience healliio: tind, 
 And joy refresli each drooping mind. 
 
 4 May aged saints, matur'd with grace, 
 Abound in fruits of holiness; 
 
 And when translated to the skies. 
 May younger in their stead arise. 
 6 Tlius we our suppliant voices raise. 
 And, weeping, sow the seed of praise. 
 In humble hope that thou wilt hear 
 Thy minister's and people's pray'r. 
 
 o38 Spare thy people, etc. OS, 7S & -4 
 
 Joel 2 : 17. 
 
 SAVIOUR, visit thy plantation. 
 Grant us, Lord, a gracious rain; 
 All will turn to desolation. 
 Unless thou return again ; 
 Lord, revive us ! 
 All our help must come from thee I 
 
 2 Keep no longer at a distance. 
 
 Shine upon us from on high, 
 ].est, for want of thy assistance, 
 
 Ev'ry plant should droop and die; 
 Lord, revive us ! 
 All our help must come from tliee! 
 
 3 Let our mutual love be fervent; 
 
 Make us prevalent in pray'rs ; 
 Let each one, esteemxl thy servant, 
 Shun the >vorld's bewitching snares; 
 Lord, revive us ! 
 All our help must come from thee I 
 343 
 
CHRISTIAN LIFE AXD EXPERIENCE. 
 
 13i-eak the tempter's fatal power. 
 Turn the stony heart to flesh; 
 
 And bewiii from this good hour, 
 To revive thy work afresh; 
 Lord, revive us ! 
 
 All our help must come from thee! 
 
 
 
 t3»">y Wilt thou not revive us again ? fe. 31 
 
 Psalm 85 : 6. 
 
 I.OKD! thy work revive 
 In Zion's oloomy hour; 
 And let our dying graces live 
 By thy restoring ])ow'r. 
 
 2 O, let thy chosen few 
 
 Awake to earnest pray'r; 
 Their solemn vows again renew 
 And walk in filial fear! 
 
 3 Thy Spirit then will speak 
 
 Through lips of humble clay, 
 Till hearts of adamant shall break, 
 Till rebels shall obey. 
 
 4 Now lend th}^ gracious ear, 
 
 Now listen to our cry : 
 O, come and bring salvation near I 
 Our souls on thee rely. 
 
 540 Prayer divinely inajnred. CM 
 
 Rom. 8 : 26. 
 
 PRAY R is the breath of God in ira«, 
 Returning whence it came; 
 Love is the sacred lire within, 
 And pray'r the rising flame. 
 2 It gives the burden'd spirit ease, 
 And soothes the troubled breast, 
 Yields comfort to the mourner here^ 
 And to the weary rest. 
 344 
 
3 When God inclines the heart to pray, 
 
 He hatli an ear to hear; 
 To him there 's music in a groan, 
 And beaut}" in a tear. 
 
 4 The liumble suppliant can not fail 
 
 To have his wants supplied, 
 
 Since he for sinners intercedes 
 
 Who once for sinners died. 
 
 5-1-1 Lord, Tielp me. 0. M 
 
 Matt. 15: 25. 
 
 OHELP us. Lord! each liour of need, 
 Thy heav'nly succor give ; 
 Help us in thought and word and deed, 
 Each hour on earth we live! 
 
 2 O help us when our spirits bked 
 With contrite anguish sore; 
 And when our hearts are cold and dead, 
 O help us, Lord, the more ! 
 
 ?. O help us, througli the pray'r of fa.th, 
 More firmly to believe ; 
 For still tlie more the servant hath, 
 The more shall he receive. 
 
 4 If strangers to thy fold we call, 
 Imploring at tliy feet 
 The crumbs that from tliy table fall, 
 # -T is all we dare entreat. 
 
 P But be it. Lord of mercj', all. 
 So thou wilt grant but this: 
 The crumbs that from thy table fall 
 Are light and life and bliss. 
 
 6 O help us, Jesus, from on high 
 We know no help but thee : 
 O help us so to live and die. 
 As thine in heaven to be ! 
 345 
 
ClIRISilAN LIFE AND EXPERIENCE. 
 
 5-t2 Throne of yrnce. CM 
 
 HpI>. 4: 16. 
 
 OLORD. to US, iisseml)led liere, 
 Reveal thy .emiliiitf face; 
 ^\'^llile we by faith, with love and fear, 
 Approach a throne of grace. 
 
 2 Thy house is calFd a house of pray'r, 
 
 A solemn, sacred place; 
 O let us now thy presence share, 
 While at the throne of grace. 
 
 3 With holy boldness may we come, 
 
 Though of a sinful race; 
 Thankful to find there yet is room 
 Before the throne of grace. 
 
 4 Thy tender pity and thy love 
 
 Our ev'ry fear can chase; 
 And all our help, we then shall prove, 
 Comes from the throne of grace. 
 
 5 We bless thee for thy word and laws; 
 
 We bless thee for thy peace ; 
 And O, we bless thee, Lord, because 
 There is a throne of grace. 
 
 /> to The power of prayer. CM. 
 
 Matt. 17 : 20. 
 
 THERE is an eye that never sleeps 
 Beneath the wing of night; 
 There is an ear that never shuts, 
 When sink the beams of light. 
 '2 There is an arm that never tires. 
 
 When human strength gives way; 
 There is a love that never fails. 
 
 When earthly loves decay. 
 3 That eye is fix'd on seraph throngs, 
 
 That arm upholds the sky: 
 That ear is fill'd with angel songs; 
 That love is throned on high. 
 346 
 
PItAYER. 
 
 4 But tliere'K a pow'r which man can wield 
 When mortal aid is vain. 
 
 That eye. tliat arm, that love to reach. 
 That list'niiio- ear to gain. 
 
 5 That pow'r is pray'r, which soars on 'ugh, 
 Through Jesus, to the throne; 
 
 And moves the hand which moves the w jrld 
 To brino* salvation down I 
 
 O r4- Enr.ouragemeiit to prayer. 78 
 
 Matt. 7 : 7. 
 
 COME, my soul, thy suit prepare, 
 Jesus loves to answer prayer; 
 He himself has bid thee pray, 
 Therefore will not say thee nay. 
 
 2 Thou art coming to a King, 
 Large petitions with thee bring; 
 For his grace and power are such, 
 None can ever ask too much. 
 
 3 With my burden I begin, 
 Lord remove this load of sin; 
 Let thy blood, for sinners spilt, 
 Set my conscience free from guilt. 
 
 4 Lord. I come to thee for rest. 
 Take possession of my breast; 
 
 There thy blood- bought right mamtaln, 
 And without a rival reign. 
 
 6 While I am a pilgrim here, 
 Let thy love my spirit cheer; 
 As my Guide, my Guard, my Friend, 
 Lead me to my journey's end. 
 
 6 Show me what I have to io, 
 Every hour my strength renew ; 
 Let me live a life of l\iith. 
 Let me die thy people's death. 
 347 
 
CHRISTIAX LIIE AND EXl'IJUKNCF. 
 
 THE RACE. 
 
 545 The Christian race. 0. M 
 
 Heb. 12: 1. 
 
 A WAKE, my soul ; stretch ev'ry iierv«^ 
 
 UL And press with vio'or on ; 
 
 A heav'niy race demands tliy zeal, 
 
 And an "immortal crown. 
 
 A cloud of witnesses around 
 
 Hold tliee in full survey; 
 Forget the steps already trod, 
 
 And onward urge thy way. 
 
 3 'Tis God's all-animating voice 
 Tliat calls thee from on high ; 
 
 'T is liis own hand presents tlie prize 
 To thine uplifted eye; — 
 
 4 That prize, with peerless glories briglit, 
 Which sliall new luster boast, 
 
 When victors' wreaths and mojarchs'geras 
 Shall blend in common dust. 
 
 540 ^^ being dead, yet sjjeaheth. C M. 
 
 Heb. 11 : 4. 
 
 RISE. O my soul, pursue the path 
 By ancient worthies trod; 
 Aspiring, view those holy men 
 Who Hv'd and walk'd with God. 
 Tliougii dead, they speak in reason's ear 
 And in example live ; 
 Tlieir faith, and hope, and mighty deeds, 
 
 Still fresh instruction give. 
 3 'T was through the Lamb's most precious 
 blood 
 They conquered ev'ry foe; 
 To liis almighty pow'r and grace 
 Their crowns of life thy owe. 
 348 
 
KEPROOF. 
 
 4 Lord, niny I ever keep in view 
 The patterns thou hast given. 
 
 And ne'er forsalve the blessed road 
 That led them safe to heav'n. 
 
 REPROOF. 
 
 3 -I Y Duty to the erring. i-i > M 
 
 Janjes 5; 20. 
 
 WOULDST thou an erring soul redeem 
 And lead a lost one back to God ; 
 Wouldst thou a guardian angel seem 
 To one who long in guilt hatli trod? 
 
 2 Go kindl.7 to him — take his hand. 
 With gentlest words, within thine own; 
 And by his side a brother stand 
 
 Till thou the demon, sin, dethrone. 
 
 3 Scorn not the guilty, then, but plead 
 With him in kindest, gentlest mood, 
 And back the lost one thou ma^^st lead 
 To God, humanity and good I 
 
 4 Thou art thyself but man. and thou 
 Art weak, perchance, to fall as he; 
 Then mercy to the fallen show. 
 That mercy may be shown to thee! 
 
 540 *' Admonish him as a hr other." 0, Jll* 
 
 2Tliess. 3:15. 
 
 SPEAK gently to the erring ones : — 
 Ye know not all the pow'r 
 With which the dark temptation caivr«, 
 In some unguarded hour. 
 
 2 Ye may not know how earnestly 
 They struggled, or how well. 
 Until the hour of weakness came, 
 And sadly thus they fell. 
 349 
 
CHIIISTIAN LIFE AND EXPKIilEXt K. 
 
 3 Speak gently to the erring one : — 
 
 O do not thou forget, 
 However darkly stain'd by sin. 
 He is thy brother yet. 
 
 4 Heir of the self-same heritage, 
 
 Child of the self-same GocT, 
 He hath but stumbled in the path 
 Thou hast in weakness trod. 
 h Speak gently to the erring ones: 
 For is it not enough 
 That innocence and peace are gone. 
 Without our censure rough ? 
 6 It surel)'^ is a weary lot 
 
 That sin-crushed heart to bear; 
 
 And they who share a happier fate 
 
 Their chidings well may spare. 
 
 SAFETY. 
 
 549 The believer's safety. L. M. 
 
 I'Pet. 3: 13, 
 
 THAT man. no guard or weapon needs. 
 Whose heart the blood of Jesus knows 
 But safe may pass, if duty leads, 
 Thro* burning sands, or mountain snows, 
 2 liCleas'd from guilt, he feels no fear. 
 Redemption is his shield and tow'r; 
 He sees his Saviour always near, 
 To help in ev'ry trying hour. 
 « Though I am weak, and Satan strong, 
 And often to assault me tries; 
 When Jesus is my shield and song, 
 Abash'd the wolf before me Hies. 
 i His love possessing, I am blest, 
 
 Secure whatever change may come 
 Whether I go to east or west. 
 With him I still shall be at home. 
 350 
 
SELF EXAMINATION. 
 
 6 If placed beneath the northern pole. 
 Tho' winter reigns with ri^ror tliere. 
 His gracious beams would clieer m}^ soul, 
 And make a spring thi-ougliout the y ear, 
 6 Or if tlie desert's sun-burnt soil 
 
 My lonely dwelling e'er should prove, 
 His presence would support my toil. 
 Whose smile is life, whose voice is lovif 
 
 SET>F EXAMINATIOI^. 
 
 550 ^^V examination. L. 1^1^ 
 
 2 Cor. 13 : 5. 
 
 WHAT strange perplexities arise! 
 What anxious fears and jealousies I 
 What crowds in doubtful light appear; 
 How few, alas, approv'd and clear! 
 
 2 And what am 1? My soul awake, 
 And an impartial survey take : 
 Does no dark sign, no ground of fear, 
 In practice or in heart appear? 
 
 3 What image does my spirit bear? 
 Is Jesus form*d and living there? 
 Say, do his lineaments divine 
 
 In thought, in word, and action shine? 
 
 4 Searcher of hearts, O search me still; 
 The secrets of my soul reveal; 
 
 My fears remove, let me appear 
 To God and my own conscience clear! 
 May I at that blest world arrive, 
 Where Christ through all my soul shalJ 
 
 live, 
 And give full proof that he is there, 
 Without one gloomy doubt or fear I 
 
CHRISTIAN LIFE VXD EXPERIENCE. 
 
 SINCERITY. 
 
 rilEAOH me. my God and King, 
 X Thy will in all to see ; 
 And Avhat I do in any tiling. 
 To do it as for thee! 
 
 2 To scorn the senses' swaj-, 
 
 Wliile 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 cau be 
 But draws, when acted for thy sake, 
 Greatness and wo]-th from thee. 
 
 4 If done beneath thy laws 
 
 E'en servile labors shine, 
 Hallow'd is toil, if this the cause; 
 The meanest work, divine. 
 
 552 The true Christian. L M, 
 
 Phil. 1 : 10. 
 
 THE Christian knows his God aright. 
 And worships him with strong delight 
 He 's taught of God, and truly wise — 
 Still sets the Lord before his eyes. 
 
 2 The Christian hates his ev'ry sin — 
 Evils external or within ; 
 
 And with an humble, contrite heart, 
 From all that's sinful doth depart. 
 
 3 The Christian has a faith divine. 
 And doth to fiiith obedience join; 
 Believes the truth, the truth obeys, 
 And alvvays walks in holy ways. 
 
 352 
 
SUBMISSION. 
 
 4 Tl»e Clirisitinn is a man of Gofl — 
 
 He takes tlic pure, the lieav'nl}' road. 
 All his aflfVc'tious rise above. 
 And all his heart is full of love. 
 
 5 To thee, O Lord, my soul aspires, 
 And kindles with seniphic fires; 
 The real Christian I would be. 
 
 And live conform'd to heav'n and thee. 
 
 SUBMISSION^ 
 
 05d Rejoicing in adversiti/. \J. JM 
 
 Hab. 3: 17. 
 
 WHAT tho no flow'rs the fig-tree clothe, 
 Though vines their fruit deny. 
 The labor of the olive fail, 
 And fields no meat supply : 
 
 2 Though from the field, with sad surprise, 
 
 My flock cut oft" I see ; 
 Though famine reign in emptj^ stalls. 
 Where herds were wont to be ; 
 
 3 Yet in the Lord will I be glad, 
 
 And glory in his love; 
 In him I '11 joy, who will the God 
 Of my salvation prove. 
 
 4 God is the treasure of my soul, 
 
 The source of lasting joy ; 
 A ioy which want shall not impair, 
 Nor death itself destroy. 
 
 554 The cup of suffering. L. M 
 
 Matt. 2G: 42. 
 
 DEAR Lord ! though bitter is the cup 
 Thy gracious hand deals out to me, 
 I clieerfullj^ would drink it up; 
 That can not hurt which comes from thee 
 ''23^ 353 
 
CHRISTIAN LIFE AND EXPERIKNCK. 
 
 •2 Mix it Avith th}- uncluin<»^ii)g- love: 
 
 Let not a drop of wrath be there! 
 The saints for ever ])lest above, 
 
 Were often most afflicted here. 
 3 From Jesus, tliy incarnate Son. 
 
 I'll learn obedience to tliy will; 
 And huniblv kiss the chast'ning rod. 
 
 When its sevei-est strokes I feel. 
 
 5') 5 Thy will he done. CM 
 
 Matt. 6: 10 
 
 ONE prayer I have — all prayers in one— 
 When I am whollj^ thine- 
 Thy will, njy God, thy will be done» 
 And let that will be mine, 
 
 2 All-wise, almiofhty, and all-good, 
 
 In tliee I tirmly trust; 
 Thy ways, unknown or understood. 
 Are merciful and just. 
 
 3 May I remember that to tl>ee 
 
 VV'hate'er I have I owe; 
 And back, in gratitude, from me 
 May all thj^ bounties flow. 
 
 4 And though tliy wisdom takes SLW&y, 
 
 Shall I arraign thy will ? 
 No; let me bless thy name, and say* 
 " The Lord is gracious still." 
 
 WATCHFULNESS. 
 
 5d\) Watching against evil talk. v.». ^\ 
 
 Psalm 39 : 1. 
 
 THUS I resolv'd before the Lord, 
 "Now will I watch my tongue, 
 J<est I let slip one sinful word. 
 Or do my neiglibor wrong." 
 3.54 
 
W A rC UFULXESS. 
 
 2 And if I 'in e'er eonstraln'cl to stay 
 
 With men of lives profane, 
 I'll set a double "uard tliat day, 
 Xor let my talk be vain. 
 
 3 I'll scarce allow my lips to speak 
 
 Tbe pious thono;iits 1 feel, 
 TiCst scoffers should the occasion take 
 To mock my holy zeal. 
 
 4 Yet if some proper hour appear, 
 
 I'll not be overaw'd. 
 But let tlie scoffing sinners hear 
 That 1 can speak for God. 
 
 557 The toateh/ul servant. S. M. 
 
 Matt. 24: 42. 
 
 YE servants of the Lord, 
 Each in his office wait, 
 Observant of his heav'nlj'- 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 O happy servant he. 
 
 In such a posture found ! 
 He shall his Lord with rapture see, 
 And be with honor crown'd. 
 
 5 Christ shall the banquet spread. 
 
 With his own bounteous hand, 
 And raise that fav'rite servant's head 
 Amidst th' angelic baud. 
 355 
 
CHRISTIAN LIFE AND EXi'EiaENCE. 
 
 THE WARFARE. 
 
 OOo War against evil proclaimed. Ij.M 
 
 Matt. 10 : 34. 
 
 JP^SUS, my King, proclaims tlie war; 
 •'Awake! the powers of hell a]-e ncixr 
 To arms! to arms!"' I hear him cry ; 
 *"'T is yours to 'sonquer or to die ! " 
 
 2 Roused by the animating sound, 
 I cast mj^ eager eyes around ; 
 
 I haste to gird my armor on. 
 
 And bid each trembling fear be gone. 
 
 3 Hope is my helmet, faith my shield; 
 Tlie word of God the sword I wield; 
 ^Vith sacred truth my loins are girt. 
 And holy zeal inspires my heai't. 
 
 4 Thus arm'd I venture on the fight. 
 Resolved to put my foes to flight. 
 Wliile Jesus kindly deigns to spread 
 His conqu'ring banner o'er my head. 
 
 5 In him I hope, in him I trust; 
 His bleeding cross is all my boast; 
 In long array, a num'rous host; 
 Awake, my soul! or thou art lost. 
 
 S" 
 
 559 The battle. 7s & 6s 
 
 OLDIERS of the cross, arise ! 
 Lo! your Leader fi-om the skxcs, 
 Waves before you glory's prize, 
 
 The prize of victor3^ 
 Seize your armor — gird it on; 
 Now the battle will be won; 
 See ! the strife will soon be done ' 
 Then sti'uggle manfully. 
 356 
 
WARFARE. 
 
 2 Jesus coiiqnei-'fl when lie fell — 
 Met and vanqnisird earth and hell; 
 Now he leads you on, to swell 
 
 The triumphs of his ci'oss. 
 Thoutjh all earth and hell appear. 
 Who win Qoubt, or who can fear? 
 God, our strength and shield, is near; 
 
 We can not lose our cause 
 
 3 Onward, then, ye hosts of God I 
 Jesus points the victor's rod — 
 Follow where your Leadei- trod; 
 
 Yon soon sliall see his face. 
 Soon, 3"our enemies all slain. 
 Crowns of glory you shall gain ; 
 Rise to join that glorious train. 
 
 Who shout their Saviour's praise. 
 
 560 ^%^fy througJi God. C. M 
 
 2 Cor. 10: 4. 
 
 IVTAY, tell us not of dangers dire 
 l\ Thnt lie in duty's path ; 
 A warrior of the cross can feel 
 No fear of human wratli. 
 
 2 Where'er the prince of darkness holds 
 His earthly reign abhorr'd. 
 Sword of the Spirit, thee we draw, 
 And battle for the Lord. 
 
 * We go! we go, to break the chains 
 That bind the erring mind. 
 And give tlie freedom that we feel 
 To all of human kind. 
 
 4 But, O, we wear no burnisli'd steel, 
 And seek no gory field ; 
 Our weapon is the word of God, 
 His promise is our shield. 
 357 
 
C.lRISTJAN LIFE AXD EXPE1.IEX02. 
 
 B And still serene and fix'd in fuith, 
 We fear no earthly luiim; 
 We know it is our Father's work, 
 We rest upon his arm. 
 
 iJOl If toe fiuffer, roe shall also reign , etc, C tri 
 2 Tim. 2 : 12. 
 
 AM I a soldier of the cross ? 
 A follow'r of the Lamb ? 
 And shall I fear to own his cause, 
 Or blush to speak his name ? 
 
 2 Must I be carried to the skies 
 
 On flow'ry beds of ease. 
 Whilst othei-s fought to win the prize. 
 And sail'd through bloody seas? 
 
 3 Arp there no foes for me to ftice ? 
 
 Must I not stem the flood? 
 Is this vile woi-ld a friend to grace. 
 To help me on to God? 
 
 4 Sure I must fight, if 1 would reign; 
 
 Increase my courage. Lord ; 
 I'll bear the toil, endure the pain, 
 Supported by thy word. 
 
 5 Thy saints, in all this glorious war, 
 
 Shall conquer, though tiiey die; 
 They view the triumph from afar. 
 
 And seize it with their eye. 
 5 When that illusti'ious day shall rise, 
 
 And all thy armies shine. 
 In robes of victojy, through the skies. 
 
 The glory shall be thine. 
 
 562 The mind of Christ. S. M 
 
 Phil. 2:5. 
 
 EQUIP me for the war. 
 And teach my hands to light: 
 My simple, upright heart preyiare, 
 And guide my words aright. 
 358 
 
WARFARE. 
 
 2 Control my ev'ry tliought: 
 
 My whole of sill remove; 
 Le;t all my works in thee be wrought, 
 Let all be wrought in love. 
 
 3 O arm me with the mind. 
 
 Meek T.amb, that was 'u thee; 
 And let my knowino: zeal be join'd 
 "With perfect cliarity. 
 
 4 With calm and temperM zeal 
 
 Let me enforce thy call; 
 And vindicate thy gVacio'is will, 
 Which offers life to all. 
 
 5 O may I love like thee — 
 
 In all thy footsteps tread; 
 Thou hatest all iniquity. 
 
 But nothing thou hast made. 
 
 C O may I learn the art, 
 
 With meekness to reprove; 
 To hate the sin with all my heart, 
 But still the sinner love. 
 
 i>)()e3 Christian icatchfvZneee. o. wl 
 
 ICor. 16:13. 
 
 MY soul, be on thy guard ; 
 Ten thousand foes arise ; 
 The hosts of sin are pressing hard 
 To draw thee from the skies. 
 
 2 O, watch, and fight, and pray; 
 
 The battle ne'er give o'er; 
 Renew it boldly every day. 
 And help divine implore. 
 
 3 Ne'er think the victory won. 
 
 Nor lay thine armor down; 
 Thy arduous work will not be done 
 Till thou obtain thy crown. 
 359 
 
CinnSTlAN MMO AND KXPKiaiiNCK. 
 
 4 Fiirlit on. my soul, till 'leaMi 
 Shall briii^ tlieo to tiiy God ; 
 He '11 take thee at thy parthig breath. 
 To his divine abode. 
 
 WISDOM. 
 
 £)Ut Wisdojn the source of hajypinefis. -L*. M 
 
 Prov. 3 : 13. 
 
 HAPPY the man that finds the ocrace, 
 Tl\e blessing- of God's chosen race, 
 The wisdom comino; from above, 
 The faith that sweetly works by lovo. 
 
 2 IIapp3% beyond desci'iption. he 
 
 Who "knows '* the Saviour died for me," 
 The gift unspeakable obtains. 
 And lieav'nly understandintj; gains. 
 
 3 Wisdom divine! who tells the price 
 Of wisdom's costly merchandise? 
 Wisdom to silver we prefer. 
 
 And gold is dross compared to her. 
 
 4 ITer hands are tilled with length of days, 
 True riches and immortal praise — 
 liiches of Christ, on all bestow'd. 
 
 And honor that descends from God. 
 
 5 To purest joys she all invites. 
 Chaste, lio'ly, spiritual deliglits; 
 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, 
 And all her flow'ry paths are peace. 
 
 ZEAL. 
 
 3t)0 Zealous of good works, i^- -Pi 
 
 Titus 2 : M. 
 
 AWAKE, my zeal, awake my love. 
 To serve my Saviour here below, 
 In works wliich perfect saints above 
 And holy angels cau not do. 
 360 
 
ZEAL. 
 
 2 Awalve, my charit.y, and ft^id 
 
 The iiuii'^ry soul, and clotlie the poor; 
 In heav'n are fonnd no sons of need; 
 There all these duties are no more. 
 
 3 Subdue th}^ passions, O m}^ soul; 
 
 Maintain the fight, thy work pursue; 
 Daily thy risinpc sins control. 
 And be thy vict'ries ever new. 
 
 4 The land of triumph lies on high; 
 
 There are no foes t' encounter there: 
 Lord, I would conquer till I die, 
 And finish all tlie glorious war. 
 
 5 Let ev'ry flying hour confess 
 
 I gain thy gospel fresh renown. 
 And wlien'my life and labors cease 
 May I possess the promised crown. 
 
 566 Whose faith folloio. L .M 
 
 Heb. 13:7 
 
 OFOR that flame of living fire. 
 Which shone so bright in saints of old; 
 Which bade their souls to heaven aspire — 
 Calm in distress, in danger bold. 
 
 2 Where is that Spirit, Lord, which dwelt 
 In Abrah'm's breast, and seal'd him thine f 
 
 Wliich made Paul's heart with scrrow melt 
 And glow with energy divine? 
 
 S That Spirit, which from age to age 
 Proclaim'd thy love, and taught thy ways F 
 
 Brighten'd Isaiah's vivid page. 
 And breathed in David's hallow'd lays? 
 
 i Is not thy grace as mighty now 
 As when Elijah felt its power; 
 
 When glory beam'd from Moses' brow. 
 Or Job endur'd the trying hour ? 
 
 361 
 
DEATH. 
 
 5 IieinemLer, Lord, tlie anciont days; 
 
 Renew tliy work ; thy grace restore; 
 And while to thee our hearts we raise, 
 
 On us thy Holy Spirit pour. 
 
 DEATH. 
 
 5G7 Separations in time. 6s & SSi 
 
 FRIEND after friend departs: 
 Wiio hath not lost a friend ? 
 There is no union here of hearts 
 
 That finds not here an end ; 
 Were this frail world our only rest, 
 Living or dying, none were bJest. 
 
 2 Beyond the flight of time, 
 B<'yond this vale of death. 
 
 There surely is some blessed clinie 
 
 Whence life is not a breath. 
 Nor life's aftections transient tire, 
 Whose sparks fly upward to expire. 
 
 3 There is a world above, 
 Where parting is unknown ; 
 
 A whole eternity of love. 
 
 Formed for the good alone ; \ 
 
 And faith beholds the dyiug here 
 Translated to that happier sphere. 
 
 4 Thus star by star declines. 
 Till all are passed away, 
 
 As morning high and higher shines, 
 
 To pure and perfect day; 
 Nor sink those stars in empty night — 
 They hide themselves in heaven's own light 
 
 568 Death of an infant. L. M. 
 
 OO fades the lovely, blooming flow'r, 
 O Frail, smiling solace of an hour; 
 So soon our transient comforts fly, 
 And pleasure only blooms to die. 
 362 
 
DEATH. 
 
 2 Fs there no kinci, no healing art. 
 To soothe the anguish of the heart? 
 Divine Redeemer, be thon nigh : 
 Thy comforts were not made to die. 
 
 3 Then gentle patience smiles on pain, 
 ^nd dying hope revives again; 
 
 Hope wipes tlje tear from sorrow's eye. 
 And faith points upward to the sky. 
 
 569 Weep not for the dead. L. M 
 
 Jer. 22 : 10. 
 
 WHY weep for tho^e, frail child of wo, 
 Who ' ve fled and left thee mourning here! 
 Triumphant o'er their latest foe, 
 Tliey glory in a brighter sphere. 
 
 2 \Yeep not for them ; beside thee now 
 Perliaps they watcli with guardian care, 
 
 And witness tears that idly flow 
 O'er those who bliss of angels share. 
 
 3 Or round their Father's throne above. 
 With raptur'd voice, liis praise they sing, 
 
 Or on his messages of love 
 They journey with unweari'd wing. 
 
 4 Space can not check, tho't can not bound, 
 The high exulting souls, whom he 
 
 Who foruj'd these million worlds around. 
 Takes to his own eternity. 
 
 5 Then weep no more — their voices raise 
 The song of triumph high to God, 
 
 And wouldst thou join their song of prais€ 
 Walk humbly in the path they trod. 
 
 5/0 Christian parents ffiving up a cJ ild. OS & 08. 
 
 SAVIOUR, now receive him ^ 
 
 To thy bosom mild ; • 
 
 For with thee we leave him, 
 Blessed, blessed cliild. 
 363 
 
2 Thou,i»li his eye liatli brigliten'd 
 
 Oft our weai y Avay. 
 And his clear lauoiriiohteii'd 
 Half our heart's dismay; 
 
 3 Now let thono;ht behold him 
 
 111 his angel rest, 
 Where those arms enfold him 
 To a Saviour's breast. 
 
 4 Yield we Avhat was given, 
 
 At thy holy call; 
 The beautiful to heav'n. 
 Thou who givest all! 
 
 5 Still 'mid heavy mourning, 
 
 Look thee now to God ! 
 There, thy spirit turning, 
 Kneel beside the sod. 
 
 571 The memory of the just. li M 
 
 Piov. 10 : 7. 
 
 EAT^TH'S transitory things decay, 
 Its pomps, its pleasures pass away; 
 But the sweet meni'ry of the good 
 Survives in the vicissitude. 
 
 i As. "mid the ever-rolling sea. 
 The eternal isles establish'd be, 
 'Gainst which the surges of the main 
 Fret, dash, and break themselves in vain: 
 
 ^ As. in the heav'ns, the urns divine 
 Of golden light for ever shine; 
 Tlio' clouds may darken, storms may rage, 
 They still shine on from age to age : 
 
 4 So. through the ocean-tide of years, 
 in The mem'ry of the just appears ; 
 
 So, through the tempest and the gloom, 
 
 The good man's virtues light the torab. 
 
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572 
 
 Death only sometimen pleasant. -Li. ax. 
 
 ITTHEi^ life, as openiiijif buds, is sweet, 
 VV And g-olden hopes the spirits ^rett. 
 And youth prepares his joj^ to meet, 
 Alas! how hard it is to die. 
 
 2 AVlieii scarce is seiz'd some borrow'd prize. 
 And duties press; and tender tics 
 Forl)id the soul from earth to rise, 
 
 How awful, then, it is to die. 
 
 3 When, one by one, those ties are torn, 
 And friend from fi-iend is snatch'd forloni, 
 And man is left alone to mourn. 
 
 Ah ! then, how easy 'tis to die. 
 
 4 When trembling limbs refuse their weight, 
 And lilms, slow gath'ring, dim the sight 
 And clouds obscure the mental light, 
 
 'Tis nature's precious boon to die. 
 
 5 When faith is strong, and conscience clear, 
 And words of peace the spirit cheer. 
 And vision'd glories half appear, 
 
 'Tis joy. 'tis triumpli, then, to die. 
 
 573 ^^e death of the righteous. L. M. 
 
 Num. 23: 10. 
 
 HOW blest the righteous wlien he dies ! 
 When sinks a weary 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 o'er 
 So gently shuts the eye of day ; 
 So dies a wave along the shore. 
 
 3 A holy quiet reigns around. 
 
 A calm which life nor death, destroys; 
 And naught disturbs that peace profound 
 Which his unfetter'd soul enjoys. 
 365 
 
DEATir. 
 
 4 Farewell, eoiiflictiiiof hopes and fears. 
 Where liohts aiul shades alternate dwell. 
 
 How bright th" nuchang-ino: morn apjtears! 
 Farewell, ineoiistaiit world, farewell. 
 
 5 Life's labor done, as sinks the clay, 
 Llo;ht from its load the spirit flies, 
 
 While heav'n and earth combine to say. 
 "How blest the rio:hteous when he diesT 
 
 g(74- Here we have no continuing city. -L*- -i^i. 
 neb. 13:14. 
 
 <i "IITE 'VE no abiding city here." 
 
 VV This may distress the worldly mind, 
 But should not cost a saint a tear. 
 Who hopes a better rest to find. 
 
 2 "We've no abiding city here," 
 
 Sad truth, were this to be our home; 
 But let this thought our spirits cheer, 
 " We seek a city yet to come." 
 
 3 "We've no abiding city here," 
 
 Then let as live as pilgrims do; 
 
 Let not the world our rest appear, 
 
 But let us haste from all below. 
 
 4 "We've no abiding city here," 
 
 We seek a city out of sight; 
 Zion its name — the Lord is there. 
 It shines with everlasting light. 
 
 6 O I sweet abode of peace and love, 
 
 Where pilgrims freed from toil are blest 
 Had I the pinions of the dove. 
 1 'd fly to thee and be at rest. 
 
 6 But husli, my soul, nor dare repine, 
 The time my God appoints is best : 
 While here, to do his will be mine; 
 And his to fix my time of rest. 
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r 
 
 DEATH. 
 
 575 ^^« Christian never dips. fe- M 
 
 John 11 : 2G. 
 
 'T is not death to die. 
 To leave this weary road. 
 And, 'midst the brotherhood on high, 
 To be at home with God. 
 
 2 It is not death to close 
 
 The eye long dimm'd 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 tlie just. 
 
 4 Jesus, thou Prince of Life ! 
 
 Thy chosen can not die; 
 Like thee, they conquer in the strife. 
 To reign with thee on high. 
 
 576 The promised land. CM. 
 
 Kev. 21: 4. 
 
 FAR. from these narrow scenes of night, 
 Unbounded glories rise, 
 And realms of intinite delight, 
 Unknown to mortal ej'^cs. 
 
 2 There pain and sickness never come. 
 
 And grief no more complains; 
 Health triumphs in immortal bloom, 
 And endless pleasure reigns. 
 
 3 No clouds those blissful regions know. 
 
 For ever bright and fair; 
 For sin. the source of mortal wo, 
 Can never enter there. 
 
 4 There no alternate niglit is known, 
 
 Nor sun's faint, sickh'^ ray ; 
 But glory from tlie sacred throre 
 Spreads everlasting day 
 307 
 
r>EATH. 
 
 6 O. m:iy tlie heav'iily prospect tire 
 Our hearts with ardent love. 
 Till wiiitjs of faith and strong desire 
 Bear ev'r}' thought above ! 
 6 Prepare us. Lord, by grace divine, 
 For thy bright courts on high^ 
 Then bid our spirits rise and join 
 The chorus of the sky. 
 
 577 Blessed are the dead, etc. C M 
 
 Kev. 14 : 13. 
 
 HEAT? what the voice from heav'n pro- 
 For all the pious dead ; [claims 
 
 Sweet is the savor of their names, 
 And soft their sleeping bed. 
 
 2 They die in Jesus, and are bless'd; 
 
 How kind their sinmbers are! 
 From suff'ring and from sin releas'd, 
 And freed from every snare. 
 
 3 Far from this world of toil and strife, 
 
 They're present with their Lord; 
 The labors of their mortal life 
 End in a large reward. 
 
 078 Go to thy rest, fair child. O. M 
 
 n O to thy rest, fair child ! 
 It Go to thy dreamless bed, 
 While yet so gentle, undetil'd. 
 With blessings on thy head. 
 2 Before thy heart had learn'd 
 In waywardness to stray; 
 Before tliy feet had ever turn'd 
 The dark and downward way; 
 4 Ere sin had sear'd the breast, 
 Or sorrow woke the tear; 
 Rise to th}"- throne of changeless rest^ 
 In you celestial sphere I ' 
 368 
 
6 Because thy smile was fair. 
 Thy lip and eye so briti^ht. 
 Because tliy loving cradle care 
 Was sucli a deai-'delight; 
 6 Shall love, with weak embrace, 
 Thy upward wing detain? 
 No! gentle angel, seek thy place 
 Amid the cherub train. 
 
 579 Death of an infant. L. Di. 
 
 AS the sweet flower that scents the n orn, 
 But withers in the rising day. 
 Thus lovely was this inftinfsdawn. 
 Thus swiftly fled its life away. 
 
 2 It died ere its expanding soul 
 
 Had ever bui-nt with wrong desires. 
 Had ever spurn'd at iieav'n's control. 
 Or e\er quench'd its sacred iires. 
 
 3 Yet the sad hour tliat took the boy 
 Perhaps has spared a heavier doom — 
 
 Snatch'd liim from scenes of guilty joy, 
 Or from the pangs of ill to come. 
 
 4 He died to sin; he died to care; 
 But for a moment felt the rod ; 
 
 Then, rising on the viewless air. 
 Spread his liglit wings and soared to God 
 
 OoO Death the gate of heaven. J^. 31- 
 
 WHY should we start, and fear to die ? 
 What tim'rous worms we mortals are 
 Death is the gate of endless jo}'-, 
 
 And yet we dread to enter there. 
 2 The pains, the groans, the dying strife, 
 
 Fright our approaching souls away. 
 Still we slirink back again to life, 
 Fond of our prison and our clay. 
 (2i) 369 
 
3 O ! if my Lord would come am} meet, 
 My soul should stretch her wings in hasten 
 
 Fly fearless through death's iroifgate, 
 Nor feel tlie terrors as she passM. 
 
 4 Jesus can make a dying bed 
 Feel soft as downy pillows are. 
 
 While on his breast I lean m^^ head, 
 And breathe my life out sweetly there. 
 
 ^Q}^ Christ hlessiitg children. O. M 
 
 Matt. 19: 15. 
 
 THY life I read, my dearest Lord, 
 NVltli transport all divine; 
 Thine imiige trace in ev"ry word. 
 Thy love in ev'ry line. 
 
 2 Methinks 1 see a thousand charms. 
 
 Spread o'er thy lovely face. 
 While infants in thy tender arms. 
 Receive tlie smiling grace. 
 
 3 "I take these tender lambs," said he, 
 
 "And lay them in my breast; 
 Protection* they shall find in me, 
 In me be ever blest. 
 
 4 "'Death may the bands of life unloose. 
 
 But can't dissolve my love; 
 Millions of infant souls compose 
 The family above. 
 
 5 * Their feeble fiames my pow'r shall ral^e^ 
 
 And mold with heav'nly skill: 
 I'll give them tongues to sing my praisft 
 And hands to do my will." 
 
 6 His words the happy pai-ents hear, 
 
 And shout with joys divine. 
 Deal- Saviour, all we have and are. 
 Shall be for ever thine. 
 370 
 
DEATH. 
 
 582 DeatJiof a x>a8tor. 8s & 7s. 
 
 PAS rOR, tlioii art from us ttikeii 
 In the glory of thy years. 
 As the oak, by tempests shaken. 
 Falls ere time its verdure sears. 
 
 3 Here. Avhere oft thy lip hath taught us 
 Of tlie Lamb who died to save- 
 Where thy guiding hand hath brouglit cu 
 To the deep, baptismal wave — 
 
 3 Pale and cold we see the lying 
 
 In God's temple, once so dear, 
 
 i\nd the mourners' bitter sighing 
 
 Falls unheeded on thine ear. 
 
 4 All thy love and zeal, to lead us 
 
 Where immortal fountains flow, 
 And on living bread to feed us. 
 In our fond remembrance glow. 
 
 5 May the conqu'ring faith that cheer'd thee 
 
 When thy foot on Jordan press'd. 
 Guide our spirits wliile we leave thee 
 In the tomb that Jesus bless'd. 
 
 583 Deliverance at hand. CM 
 
 MY span of life will soon be done, 
 The passing moments say. 
 As length'ning shadows o'er the mead. 
 
 Proclaim the close of day. 
 O that my heart might dwell aloof, 
 
 From all created things, 
 And learn that wisdom from above, 
 Whence true contentment springs! 
 
 2 Courage, my soul, thy bitter cross, 
 In ev'ry trial iiere, 
 Shall bear thee to thy heav'n above, 
 But shall not enter there. 
 371 
 
DEATH. 
 
 The si»inno- ones that liuinbly seek, 
 
 In sorrowin,^ j)atlis below, ' 
 Shnll ill eternit}^ rejoice, 
 
 Wiiere endless comfoi'ts flow. 
 3 Sooji will the toilsome strife be o'er 
 
 Of subliinaiy cai-e, 
 And life's dull vanities no more 
 
 Tills anxious breast ensnare. 
 Courage my soul, on God rely. 
 
 Deliverance soon will come. 
 A thousand ways lias Providence, 
 
 To bring believers home. 
 i Ere tii'st [ drew this vital breath, 
 
 From nature's prison free. 
 Crosses in number, measure, weighty 
 
 Were wiltten. Lord, for me. 
 But tiiou,my shcplierd. fi-iend andguiJc, 
 
 Hast led me, kindly on, 
 Tauglit me to rest my fainting head 
 
 Oil Chi-ist. the corner stone. 
 
 584 The happy change. L- M. 
 
 FKOM his low bed of mortal dust, 
 Escap'd the prison of his clay, 
 The new inhabitant of bliss 
 
 To heaven directs his upward way. 
 2 Ye fields! that ^vitness'd once l:is tears, 
 
 Ye winds! tliat waft'd oft his sighs. 
 Ye mountains ! where he breuth'd his pray'ra 
 
 When sorrow's shadow vail'd his eyes-- 
 S No more the wearj^ pilgrim mourns, 
 
 No more affliction wrings his heart; 
 Th' unfettered soul to God retiirr.s — 
 
 Forever he and anguish part! 
 4 Receive, O earth, his faded form, 
 
 In tliy cold bosom let it lie; 
 Safe let it rest from ev'ry storm — 
 
 Soon must it rise, no more to die. 
 372 
 
585 The death of children. G. M 
 
 YE mouriiin<r saints whose streaming tears 
 Flow o'er your r-liildren dead, 
 Say not in transports of despair, 
 That all j'oar hopes are tied. 
 
 2 While cleaving to that darling dust, 
 In fond distress ye lie, 
 
 Kise and with joy 'and rev'reiice view 
 A heav'iily parent nigh. 
 
 3 Tho' your youi;g branches torn away, 
 Like wither'd trunks ye stand, 
 
 With fairer verdure shall ye bloom, 
 Toiich'd by th' Almighty's hand. 
 
 4 •' I '11 give the mourner," saith the Lord, 
 " In my own house a place ; 
 
 No names of daughters and of sons, 
 Could yield so high a grace. 
 
 5 '"Transient and vain is ev'ry hope, 
 A rising race can give. 
 
 In endless honor and delight, 
 My children all shall live." 
 
 6 We welcome. Lord, those rising tears, 
 Through which thy face we see, 
 
 And bless those wounds which through otir 
 Prepare a way for thee. [hearts 
 
 5 )() A thought of death and glory. C M, 
 
 Deut. 32: 2y. 
 
 MY soul, come meditate the da5% 
 And think how near it stands. 
 When thou must quit this house of clay, 
 And lly to unknown lands. 
 2 And you mine ej'es look down and view 
 The hollow gaping tomb : 
 This gloomy prison waits for you. 
 Whene'er the summons come. 
 373 
 
3 O could we die Avith tliose who die, 
 
 And place us iu their stead ! 
 Then would our spirits learn to fly, 
 And converse with the dead. 
 
 4 Then should we see the 'saints above 
 
 In their own glorious forms. 
 And wonder why our souls should love 
 To dwell with mortal worms. 
 
 5 How we should scorn these clothes of tle&h 
 
 These fetters and this load; 
 
 And long for ev'ning to undress, 
 
 That we may rest with God. 
 
 6 We should almost forsake our clay 
 
 Before the summons come. 
 And pray, and wish our souls awaj^, 
 To their eternal home. 
 
 5c7 Preparation for death. v^- iVl 
 
 F I must die, O, let me die 
 With hope in Jesus" blood— 
 
 The blood tliat saves from sin and guilt, 
 And reconciles to God. 
 
 2 If I must die, O, let me die 
 
 In peace with all mankind, 
 And change these fleeting joys below 
 For pleasures more retin'd. 
 
 3 If I must die— and die I must — 
 
 Let some kind seraph come. 
 And bear me on his friendly wing 
 To my celestial home. 
 
 4 Of Canaan's land, from Pisgah's top, 
 
 May I but have a view, 
 Though Jordan should o'erflow itsbankg 
 I '11 boldly venture through. 
 374 
 
 I 
 
DEATH. 
 588 ^6 Chr(stl((H's parting hour. i-<. M 
 
 HO^V sweet the hour of closiiio; day. 
 When all is peaceful and serene. 
 And when the suii. with cloudless ray, 
 Sheds mellow luster o'er the scene! 
 
 2 Such is tlie Christian's partino- hour; 
 So peacefully he sinks to rest; 
 
 When faith, endued from heaven with pc wc 
 Sustains and cheers his languid breast. 
 
 3 Mark but that radiance of his ej-e, 
 That smile upon his wasted cheek: 
 
 Tliey tell us of his glory nigh, 
 In language that no tongue can speak. 
 
 4 A beam from heav'n is sent to cheer 
 The pilgrim on his gloomy road; 
 
 And angels are attending near, 
 To bear him to their bright abode. 
 
 5 Who Avould not wish to die like those 
 Whom Grod's ow^n Spirit deigns to bless ? 
 
 To sink into that soft repose, 
 Tlien wake to perfect happiness ? 
 
 q8»7 Adieu to the dying saint. Lt. M., 
 
 FAREWELL, bright soul, a short farewell, 
 Till we shall meet again above ; 
 [n the sweet groves wiiere pleasures dwell, 
 And trees of life bear fruits of love. 
 
 2 There glory sits on every face, 
 
 Tiiere friendship smiles in every eye; 
 There sliall our toiigues relate the grace 
 That led us homeward to the sky. 
 
 3 O'er all the names of Chri«t, our King, 
 
 Shall our harmonious voices rove; 
 Our harps shall sound from eveiy stringy 
 The wonders of his bleeding love. 
 375 
 
4 Come, sov'rei<i^M Ijon] I dear Bavioiir. conu>* 
 
 Remove these separating days; 
 Send th3^ bri;j;lit wheels to fetch liS home. 
 That golden hour, liovv Jong it stays y 
 
 5 How long must we lie ling'ring here. 
 
 While saints around us take their flight ? 
 Smiling the}^ quit this dusky sphere. 
 
 And mount tlie hills of lieav'nly light. 
 Sweet soul, we leave thee to thy rest, 
 
 Enjoy thy Jesus and thy God, 
 Till we, from bands of clay released, 
 
 Spring out and climb the shining road 
 
 O'lO Death of a minister in his j)rinie. lUS 
 
 Deut. 34 : 7. 
 
 ("10 to the grave in all tliy glorious prime, 
 T In full activity of zoal and power : 
 A Christian 's always rcadj' for his time. ; 
 The Lord's appointment is the servant'si hour! 
 
 2 Go to the grave ; at noon from labor cease ; 
 
 Rest on thy slieaves ; thy harvest task is doDe. 
 Gome from the heat of battle, and in peace. 
 Soldier, go home ; with thee the li-ht is won. 
 
 3 Go to the grave ; for there thy Savionr lay 
 
 In death's embrace, ere he arose on high ; 
 And all the ransom'd, by that narrow way, 
 Pass to eternal life bej'ond the sky. 
 
 4 Go to the grave ; — no ; take thy seat above ; 
 
 Be thy pure spirit present witli the Lord. 
 Where thou for faith and hope hast perfect loye. 
 And open vision for the written word. 
 
 591 On the death of a child. CM 
 
 ¥ARE up. my muse, condole the loss 
 Of those who mourn this day ; 
 Let tears run down on every face. 
 And every mourner pray. 
 2 The tyrant, death, came rushing in 
 And here, his pow'r to show, 
 With icy liand he touched this chiM, 
 And laid its visage low. 
 376 
 
3 No more tho plea?;int child is sceu. 
 To please tlie parciifs eye: 
 The <,ender plant, so fresh and green. 
 Is in eternity. 
 
 i The golden bowl by death is broke. 
 The pitcher burst in twain ; 
 The cistern wlieel has felt the stroke. 
 The pleasant child is slain. 
 
 5 The winding sheet enfolds its limbs. 
 
 The coffin holds it fast; 
 To-day 't is seen by all its friends. 
 But this must be the last — 
 
 6 Until the Lord doth come to judge 
 
 The nations great and small ; 
 When j'ou and I the test shall stand, 
 Or at his presence fall. 
 
 592 The bereaved husband. L. M 
 
 YES, she is gone— yet do not thou 
 The goodness of the Lord distrust; 
 But meekly to his wisdom bow. 
 
 Who lays thy lov'd one in the dust. 
 The form is there — but seek not there 
 
 The spirit born for light and love; 
 Look upward — free from sin and care. 
 Ft rests in jo}^ with God above. 
 
 2 Through manj- checker'd scenes of life. 
 
 Ye hand in hand have journey'd on ; 
 For her the labor and tlie strife 
 
 Are o'er — the peaceful goal is won. 
 The pleasant voice and cheering smile, 
 
 Which oft hath sooth'd thy harass'd mi- 
 Are gone but for a little while. 
 
 She hath not left thee far behind. 
 377 
 
DEATU. 
 
 3 Then mourn not that an heir of grace, 
 
 !lus leach'd the g-oal of hope and faith. 
 Press onward in the Cliristhm race; 
 
 Brief is your parting now bj' death; 
 Soon thou too wilt be called to leave 
 
 This earth, whore sadly thou dost roam, 
 Soon joyfully wilt thou receive. 
 
 In heav'n, her gentle ''AVelcoine Home.'" 
 
 593 The widoio'a God. L. jNJ 
 
 IN this lone hour of deep distress. 
 When "heavy sori-ows round me press, 
 Encourag'd "by thy gracious word, 
 1 trust thee as the widow's God. 
 
 2 A husband lies in death's embrace, 
 The grave is now his resting-place; 
 O, as I pass beneath thy rod. 
 lieveal thyself the widow's God. 
 
 3 Assuage my grief, remove ray fears. 
 Suppress my murm'ring, dry my tears 
 Help me to own thee as my Lord, 
 And bless thee as the widow's God. 
 
 3 Be thou my counsellor and stay, 
 Protect by night, and guide by day; 
 Then, as I travel life's rough road, 
 1 '11 praise thee as the widow's God. 
 
 5</'i Beautiful emblems etc. O. jM 
 
 BEHOLD the western ev'ning light! 
 It melts in deepening gloom; 
 So calmly Christians sink away. 
 Descending to the tomb. 
 
 2 The winds breathe low ; the yellow leaf 
 Scarce whispers from the tree; 
 So gently flows the parting breath, 
 When good men cease to be 
 378 
 
DKATH. 
 
 3 HoAv beautiful on all the liills 
 
 The crimson light is shed ! 
 'T is like the peace the Ciiristian gives 
 To mourners round his bed. 
 
 4 How mildly on the wand'ring cloud 
 
 The sunset beam Is cast I 
 So sweet the mem'ry left hehi.id. 
 When lov'd ones breathe their last. 
 
 And lo, above the dews of night 
 
 The vesper star appears ; 
 So faltli lights up the mourner's heart, 
 
 Wliose eyes are dim with tears. 
 
 6 Night falls, but soon the morning light 
 Its glories shall restore; 
 And thus the eyes that sleep in death . 
 Shall wake to close no more. 
 
 595 Not lost, but gone be/ore. L. M. 
 
 SAY, why should friendship grieve foi 
 those 
 Who safe arrive on Canaan's shores? 
 Releas'd from all their hurtful foes. 
 They are not lost — but gone before. 
 
 2 ITow many painful days on earth 
 
 Their fainting spirits nuraber'd o'er! 
 Now they enjoy a heav'nly birth; 
 Tliej^ aVe not lost, but gone before. 
 
 B Dear is the spot where Christians sleep. 
 And sweet the strain which angels pf uf 
 O why should we in anguish weep? 
 They are not lost — but gone before. 
 
 4 On Jordan's bank whene'er we come» 
 And hear the swelling waters roar, 
 Jesus, convey us safely home. 
 To friends not lost — but gone befoie. 
 379 
 
DEATH. 
 t)t/i) We are loarned of death. 0. M, 
 
 BENEATH our feet, and o'er our head 
 Is equal wariiiii^ o-iv'u; 
 Beneath us lie the countless dead, 
 Above us is tlie lieav'n. 
 
 2 Their names are graven on tlie stone, 
 
 Their bones are in tlie clay; 
 And ere another day is done. 
 Ourselves may be as they. 
 
 3 Death rides on ev'ry passing breeze; 
 
 He lurks in ev'ry llovv'r; 
 Each season has its own disease, 
 Its peril ev'rj' liour. 
 
 4 Our eyes have seen the rosy light 
 
 Of youth's soft cheek decay,' 
 And fate descend in sudden night 
 On manhood's middle day. 
 
 5 Turn, mortal, turn; thy danger know; 
 
 Where'er thy foot can tread. 
 The earth rings liollow from below, 
 And warns thee of her dead. 
 
 ^y ( The rlghteoua hath hope in his death. 0. M. 
 
 Pror. 14: 32. 
 
 OMOST delightful hour by man 
 « Experienc'd here below, 
 The hour that terminates his span, ■ 
 His folly and his wo. 
 
 2 Worlds should not bribe me back to tresri 
 
 Again life's drear\^ waste. 
 To s'ee again my day o'erspread 
 With all the gloomy past. 
 
 3 My home henceforth is in the skies; 
 
 Earth, seas, and sun, adieu! 
 All heav'n unfolded to my eyes, 
 I have no sight for you. 
 380 
 
DEATH. 
 
 4 So speaks the Cliristian, llrm possesg'd 
 Of faith's supportuig rod, 
 Then breathes his soul into its rest, 
 The bosom of his God. 
 
 598 Asleep in Jems. L. 31 
 
 IThess. 4:14. 
 
 ASLEEP in Jesus! blessed sleep 
 From which none ever wakes to weej); 
 A calm and undistnrb'd rejwse, 
 Unbroken b}^ tlie last of foes. 
 
 2 Asleep in Jesus! O. how sweet 
 To be for such a slumber meet! 
 With holy confidence to sin"- 
 
 That death has lost its venonfd sting I 
 
 3 Asleep in Jesus ! peaceful rest. 
 Whose wakinji; is supremel.y blest: 
 No fear, no wo, shall dim that hour 
 That manifests the Saviour's pow'r. 
 
 4 Asleep in Jesus! O, for me 
 May such a blissful refu^i'e be : 
 Securely shall m}^ ashes lie, 
 
 And wait the suiiimons from on high. 
 
 5 Asleep in Jesus ! time nor space 
 Affects this precious hiding-plnce : 
 On Indian pLiins or Lapland snows 
 Believers find the same repose. 
 
 59t} ^^ "^^ ""^^ your own. L-. 33 
 
 1 Cor. 6 : 19. 
 
 WHY should our teai-s in sorrow flow. 
 When God recalls his own ; 
 And bids them leave a world of wo 
 For an immortal crown? 
 2 Is not e'en death a gain to those 
 Whose life to God was giv'n? 
 Grladly to eartlv their eyes they close. 
 To open them in heav'n. 
 3S1 
 
DEATH. 
 
 3 Their toils- are past, tlieir work is done, 
 
 And they are fiill.y blest: 
 They fought the tight, the vict'ry won. 
 And entered into rest. 
 
 4 Then let onr sorrows cease to tlow — 
 
 God has reeallM his own; 
 And let our hearts, in every wo, 
 Still say— "Thy will be done!" 
 
 ()0(J Tliou art cjone to the grave. 128 
 
 fl^IIOU art gone to the grave ! but we will not dcplort 
 J tht'i'. 
 
 Thoiigli sorrows and darknoss encompass the tomb; 
 The Saviour hath pass'd through its portals before thw, 
 
 And the lamp of his love is thy guide through the gl(K>m. 
 
 2 Thou art gone to the grave ! we no longer behold thee, 
 Nor tread the rough paths of the world by thy side ; 
 
 But the wide arms of merc^' are spread to enfold thci, 
 And sinners may die, for the Sinless hath died. 
 
 3 Thou art gone to the grave ! and, its mansions forsaking, 
 What though thj' weak si)irit in fear lingered lon^;' : 
 
 The Bunsliine of Paradise beamed on thy waking, 
 And the sound which thou hearest was the seraphim'e 
 song. 
 
 4 Thou art gone to the grave ! but we will not deplore thee, 
 For God was thy ransom, thy Guardian, and Gui.ie: 
 
 He gave thee, he took thee, and he will restore thee ; 
 And death hath no sting, for the Saviour hath died. 
 
 ()U I Life is not in length of days. Jj- M 
 
 AO. p.nirit of the sainted dead. 
 Ur Go to thy long\l-for. happy home! 
 The tears of man are o'er thee shed; 
 The voice of angels bids thee come. 
 If life be not in length of days. 
 
 In silver'd locks and fni-row'd brow, 
 But living to the Saviour's praise, 
 IIow^ few^ have lived so lon^^ as thou! 
 3 Th.ough earth may boast one gem the le^ 
 May not e'en heav'n the richer be'? 
 And myriads on thy footsteps p-.-ess, 
 To share thy blest eternit3^ 
 382 
 
DEATH. 
 G02 ^ funeral tliouyht. C. M 
 
 ARK! from the tomb a doleful sound; 
 
 fl 
 
 My ears, attend the cry: 
 "Ye living men, come view the ground, 
 
 Where you must shortly lie/' 
 ■' Princes, this clay must be your bed, 
 
 111 spite of all your tow'rsi 
 The tall, the wise, the rev'rend head 
 
 Must lie as low as ours." 
 Great God! is this our certain doom ? 
 
 And are we still secure? 
 Still walking dow'nward to our tomb, 
 
 And yet prepare no more? 
 Grant us the pow"r of quick'ning grace, 
 
 To fit our souls to fly ; 
 Then when w^e drop this dying flesh. 
 
 We'll rise above the sky!^ 
 
 603 Death of a youth. CM. 
 
 WHEN" blooming youth is snatch'd away 
 By death's resistless hand. 
 Our hearts the mournful tribute pay, 
 
 Which pity must demand. 
 2 While pity prompts the rising sigh, 
 
 O may this truth, imprest 
 AVith awful pow'i- — I too must die — 
 Sink deep in ev'ry breast. 
 JvCt this vain world engage no more; 
 Behold the gaping tonib ! 
 t bids us seize the present hour, 
 To-morrow death may come. 
 4 The voice of this alarming scentj, 
 
 Maj^ ev'ry heart obey ; 
 Xor be the heav'nly warning vain, 
 Which calls to watch and pray. 
 383 
 
5 O let Tis fly, to Jesus fly, 
 Wlio-e poW'rfiJi' arm can save, 
 
 riien sliall our liope^s asceiul on high, 
 And triumi)^! o'er the grave. 
 
 B CJreat God, tny sov'reigii grace impart. 
 With cleansing, healing pow'r; 
 
 T'lis onl)^ can prepare the heart. 
 For death's surx)rising hour. 
 
 o04 Whi seek ye the living among the dead. -J Al 
 Luke 24 : 5. 
 
 AH ! why should bitter tears be shed 
 In sorrow o'er the mounded sod. 
 When verily there are no dead 
 Of all tlie children of our God? 
 
 2 The)' who are lost to outward sense 
 
 Have but flung ofl" tlieir robes of clay, 
 And, clolh'd in heav'nly radiance. 
 Attend us on our lowly way. 
 
 3 And oft their spirits breathe in oui's 
 
 The hope and strength und love of theim 
 Which bloom as bloom the early flow'rs 
 'In breath of summer's viewless airs. 
 
 4 And silent aspirations start 
 
 h\ promptings of their purer thought, 
 Whicli gently lead the troubled heart 
 To joys not even hope had wrought. 
 
 5 While sorrow's tears our eyes have wtt 
 
 Shed o'er the consecrated dust, 
 Too much our darlvciTd souls forget 
 The lessons of enduring trust. 
 
 C Let living Faith serenely pour 
 
 Her sunlight on our pathway dim. 
 And Deatli can have no terrors more; 
 But holy Joy sliall walk with him. 
 381 
 
(JQq The summons of death. oS.oL 
 
 HOW solemn the signal I Iiear! 
 The summons that calls me away, 
 In regions unknown to appear. 
 
 How shall I the summons obey? 
 What scenes in that world shall arise. 
 When life's latest sigh shall be fled, 
 And darkness has seal'd up mine eyes. 
 And deep in the dust 1 am laid? 
 
 2 No longer the world can I view. 
 
 Tlie scenes which so long 1 have known. 
 My fiiends, I must bid you adieu, 
 
 For here I must ti-avel alone : 
 Yet here my Redeemer has trod, 
 
 His hallowed footsteps I know ; 
 I '11 trust for defense to his rod, 
 
 And lean on his staff as I go. 
 
 H Dear Shepherd of Israel, lead on, 
 
 My soul follows hard after thee ; 
 The phantoms of death are all down, 
 
 When Jesus my Shepherd I see. 
 Dear brethren and sisters, I go 
 
 To wait j^our arrival above ; 
 Be faithful, and soon you uhall know 
 
 The triumphs and joys of his love. 
 
 bOu 'S'A^ *"* "0^ dead, etc. C M. 
 
 Luke 8 : 52. 
 
 rPHE dead are like the stars by day — 
 JL Withdrawn from mortal eye, 
 Yet holding un perceived their way 
 Through the unclouded sky. 
 
 2 By them, through holy hope and love, 
 *We feel, in hours sei-ene, 
 Connected with a world above, 
 Immortal and unseen. 
 (25) 385 
 
DEATH. 
 
 3 For death liis sacred seal liath set 
 
 Oil briglit and bygone lionrs; 
 And they we mourn are with lis yet, 
 Are more tliau ever ours; 
 
 4 Ours, by the pledti:e of love and faith, 
 
 By hopes of heaven on hijih , 
 By trust, triumphant over deatli. 
 In immortalit3^ 
 
 { [j i The believer's hopeful departure. Jj- ^*-< 
 
 FAREWELL, vain world, I'm ooinghome, 
 My Saviour smiles and bids mo come; 
 Brio-l)t ano;els beckon me away. 
 To sing God^s praise in endless day. 
 
 2 I'm glad that I was born to die. 
 From grief and wo my >oul shall fly; 
 Bright angels shall convey me home. 
 Away to New Jerusalem. 
 
 3 And when to that bright world 1 fly. 
 And join the anthems in the sky, 
 
 O then my happy soul shall tell, 
 M}' Jesus has done all things well. 
 
 4 t hope to meet my brethren there, 
 Who once did join with me in pray'r; 
 Ouv mourning time shall then be o'er, 
 And we shall live to die no more. 
 
 5 There shall I see my glorious God, 
 And triumph in his blest abode; 
 My theme through all eternity 
 Shall glory to my Jesus be. 
 
 qOo -A. house not made with hands. 0. M. 
 
 2 Cor. 5: 1. 
 
 THERE is a house not made with handg, 
 Eternal, and on high. 
 And here my spirit waiting stands, 
 'Till God shall bid it fly. 
 386 
 
DEATH. 
 
 2 Shortly this prison of my clay, 
 
 Mnst be dissolv'd and fall ; 
 
 Then. O mv sonl. with joy obey 
 
 Thy heav'nly father's call. 
 
 3 'Tis he. by his almighty grace, 
 
 That forms thee fit for heav"n : 
 And as an earnest of tJie place. 
 Has his own Spirit giv'n. 
 
 4 We walk by faith of joj'S to come; 
 
 Faith lives upon his word; 
 IJut while the body is our home, 
 We're absent from the Lord. 
 
 5 'T is pleasant to believe thy grace, 
 
 But we had rather see : 
 We would be absent from the flesh, 
 And present, Lord, with thee. 
 
 ()()y Hope in prospect of eternity. \J' M 
 
 ND let tills feeble body fail, 
 And let it droop or die ; 
 My soul shall quit this mournful vale 
 
 And soar to worlds on high; 
 Shall join the disembodied saints. 
 
 And find its long-sought rest 
 (That only bliss for which it pants) 
 In the Redeemer's breast. 
 
 2 In hope of that immortal crown, 
 
 I now the cross sustain, 
 And gladlj' wander up and down, 
 
 And smile at toil and pain : 
 I suffer on my threescore years, 
 
 Till my Deliv'rer come. 
 And wipe away his servant's teara, 
 
 And take his exile home. 
 
 3 O, what hath Jesus bought for me I 
 
 Before my raptur'd eyes 
 Rivers of life divine I see, 
 And trees of paradise I 
 387 
 
 A^ 
 
DEATH. 
 
 I see a world of spirits bright. 
 
 Who taste the pleasures there; 
 They all are rob'd in spotless white, 
 
 And conquering palms tliej'^ bear. 
 4 O, what are all my sufferings here. 
 
 If, Lord, thon count me meet 
 With that eniaptur'd host t' appear, 
 
 And worship at thy feet! 
 Give joy or grief, give ease or pain, 
 
 Take life or friends away ; 
 But let me lind tlieni all again 
 
 In that eternal day. 
 
 610 Death disarmed. 0. M 
 
 ¥HY do we mourn departing frienda. 
 Or shake at death's alarms? 
 'T is but the voice that Jesus sends, 
 To call them to his arms. 
 
 2 Are we not tending upward, too. 
 
 As fast as time can move ? 
 Nor should we wish the hours more slow, 
 To keep us from our love. 
 
 3 Why should we tremble, to convey 
 
 Their bodies to the tomb ? 
 There the dear flesh of Jesus lay, 
 And left a long perfume. 
 
 4 The graves of all the saints he blest, 
 
 And soft'ned ev'ry bed, 
 Where shall the dying members rest, 
 But with their dying Head ? 
 6 Thence he arose; ascended high. 
 And show'd our feet the way; 
 Up to the Lord our flesh shall fly 
 At the great rising day. 
 6 Then let the last loud trumpet souud. 
 And bid our kindred rise; 
 Awake, ye nations under ground, 
 Ye saints, ascend the skies. 
 388 
 
iJKA'iir. 
 
 ul I SUitr, thou wast mild and lovely, oS & 7d- 
 
 SISTER. thon wast mild and lovely. 
 Gentle as the summer broeze, 
 Pleasant as the air of ev'ning. 
 When it floats amono- the trees. 
 2 Peaceful be thy silent slumber — 
 Peaceful in the o^rave so low : 
 Thou no more wilt join our number; 
 Thou no more our songs shalt know. 
 o Dearest sister, thou hast left us ; 
 Here th}'^ loss we deeply feel; 
 But 't is God that hath bereft us : 
 He can all our sorrows heal. 
 4 Yet again we hope to meet thee, 
 When the day of life is fled, 
 Then in heaven with joy to greet thee, 
 Where no farewell tear is shed. 
 
 612 ^e meeting in heaven. 0. M. 
 
 BLEST hour, when virtuous friends shall 
 Shall meet to part no more, [meet, 
 
 And with celestial welcome greet, 
 On an immortal shore. 
 
 2 The parent finds the long-lost child; 
 Brothers on brotliers gaze ; 
 
 The tear of resignation mild 
 Is changed to joy and praise. 
 
 3 Each tender tie, dissolved with pain, 
 With endless bliss is crown'd ; 
 
 All that was dead revives again; 
 All that was lost is found. 
 
 4 Congenial minds, array'd in light, 
 Higli thoughts shall interchange, 
 
 Nor cease, with ever-new delight, 
 On wings of love to range. 
 389 
 
5 Their Father marks their gen'rous flame, 
 
 And loolvs complaeeut dovvii; 
 The smile that owns tlieir filial claim, 
 
 Is their immortal crown. 
 
 ()lt) Unvail thy hosom, faithful tovih. -L. IM. 
 
 ■| TXVAIL thy bosom, faithful tomb! 
 U 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; nor mortal woes 
 
 Can reach the peaceful sleeper here. 
 While angels watch the soft repose. 
 
 3 So Jesus slept; God's djang Son 
 
 Pass'd thro' the grave, and bless'd the bed ; 
 Rest here, blest saint, till, from his throne, 
 The morning break, and pierce the shade. 
 
 4 Break from his throne, illustrious morn ! 
 Attend, O earth, his sov'reign word! 
 
 Restore thy trust ; a glorious form 
 Shall then arise to meet the Lord. 
 
 (514 At midnight there was a cry made. »J. ol. 
 Matt. 25: 6. 
 
 SERVANT of God, well done I 
 Rest from thy lov'd employ ; 
 The battle fought, the victory won, 
 Enter thy Master's joy. 
 
 2 The voice at midnight came; 
 
 He started up to hear; 
 A mortal arrow pierc'd his frame, 
 He fell, but felt no fear. 
 
 3 Tranquil amid alarms, 
 
 It found him on the field, 
 A vet'ran slumbering on his arms, 
 Beneath his red-cross shield. 
 390 
 
4 At iiiictiiiglit came the cry 
 
 "To meet tliy God, prepai-e!" 
 He woke — and caught his Captain's eye; 
 Then, strong in faitli and pray'r, 
 
 5 His spirit, with a bound. 
 
 Left its incumb'ring clay; 
 His tent, at sunrise, on the ground, 
 A (hirli.en'd ruin lay. 
 
 (i The pains of deatli are past, 
 Labor and sori'ovv cease ; 
 And life's long warfare closed at las% , 
 His soul is found in peace. 
 
 10 Sorrow turned to joy. oS <x 7s 
 
 John IG : 20. 
 
 BAPPY soul ! thy days are ended, 
 AL thy mourning daj's below; 
 Go. byanoel guards attended, 
 
 To the siglit of Jesus go ! 
 Waiting to receive thy spirit, 
 
 Lo! tlie Saviour stands above; 
 
 Shows ihe purchase of his merit, 
 
 Reueles out the crown of love. 
 
 2 Strugglng tlirough the latest passion 
 
 To thj dear Redeemers breast. 
 To his ittermost salvation. 
 
 To lis everlasting rest; 
 For tie jo}' lie sets before thee, 
 
 Betr tlij' transitory pain; 
 Die, b live a life of glory ; 
 
 Sufer, with thy Lord to reign. 
 
 \}\\} To a departed saint. 0. 31 
 
 DE/R as thou wast, and justly dear, 
 Ve will not weep for thee : 
 One tought shall check the starting tear 
 It i, that thou art free. 
 391 
 
2 And thus shall faith's con«oUng pow'r 
 
 The tears of love restiaiu : 
 O, who that saw thy parting? hour 
 Could wish tliee here again? 
 
 3 Tiiiiinphaut in thy closing eye 
 
 Tlie hope of glory slione; " 
 Joy breath'd in thy expiring sigh, 
 To tliink the race was run. 
 
 < The passing spirit gentlj^ fled, 
 Sustain'd by grace divine; 
 O, may such grace on us be shed, 
 And make our end like tliiue. 
 
 G17 The moment after death. CM 
 
 IN vain our fancy strives to paiat 
 The moment after death — 
 The glories that surround a sain^ 
 When he resigns his breath. 
 
 2 One gentle sigh his fetters breate ; 
 
 One effort — and he 's gone ! 
 
 And lo! the willing spirit takes 
 
 Its mansion near the throne. 
 
 3 We strive, bnt all our eflbrts faii 
 
 To trace that upward flight; 
 No eye can pierce within the vail 
 Which hides the world of light. 
 
 ^ Yet, though we see them not, we kiow 
 Saints are supremely blest; 
 And freed from sin, and care, and to, 
 And with their Saviour rest. 
 
 5 On harps of gold his name they prjise, 
 His face they always view; 
 And if we here their footsteps trae, 
 There we shall praise him too. 
 392 
 
DEATH. 
 
 do ^^* coviforts of Christian hope. \J> JVx. 
 
 THE broken, ties of happier daj'S, 
 How often do they seem 
 To come before tlie mental gaze, 
 
 Like a remember'd dream: 
 A 11(1 earthly hand can ne'er again 
 
 Unite these broken ties. 
 Around us eacli dissevered chain 
 In sparkling ruin lies. 
 
 , O. who, in sucli a world as this, 
 
 Could bear tlieir lot of pain. 
 Did not one radiant liope of bliss 
 
 Unclouded yet remain? 
 That liope the sov'reign Lord has giv'ii. 
 
 Who reigns above tiie skies : 
 Hope that unites our souls to heav'n, 
 
 By faith's endearing ties. 
 
 3 Each care, each ill of mortal birth, 
 
 Is sent in pitying love 
 To lift the lingering heart from earth, 
 
 And speed its flight above. 
 And ev'ry pang that wrings the breast, 
 
 And ev'ry joy that dies. 
 Tells us to seek a purer rest, 
 
 And trust to holier ties. 
 
 ()19 Sorrow not even ae others, etc. oS & Ts. 
 1 Thess. 4 : 13. 
 
 CEASE, ye mourners, cease to languish, 
 O'er the grave of tliose you love; 
 Pain and death, and night and angi^ish, 
 Enter not the world above. 
 
 2 Wliile our silent steps are straj'ing, 
 
 Lonely through night's deep'ning shade 
 Glory's brightest beams are playing 
 Round the happy Christian's head. 
 393 
 
THE KESUKKECTION. 
 
 Lijjht and peace at once deriviiio: 
 
 From tlie liaiul of God most high, 
 111 his gloriou:^ presence livin>r. 
 
 Thej^ shall never, never die. 
 Eiiflless pleasure, pain exclndino;. 
 
 Sickness, there, no more can come; 
 There, no fear of wo intrudinjr. 
 
 Sheds o'er heav'n a moment's "rloom. 
 
 THE RESURRECTION. 
 
 ()20 Twill raise him up. C. M. 
 
 John 6: 40. 
 
 THROUGH sorrow's niolu. and dantjer'a 
 Admid the deep'nino- gloom, [path. 
 
 We, follow'i-s of our siifTring Lord, 
 Are marching to the tomb. 
 
 2 There, when the turmoil is no more, 
 And all our pow'rs decay. 
 
 Our cold remains in solitude 
 Shall sleep the years away. 
 
 3 Our labors done, securelj'' laid 
 In this our last retreat. 
 
 Unheeded, o'er our silent dust. 
 The storms of earth shall beat. 
 
 4 Yet not thus buried, or extinct, 
 The vital spark sliall lie; 
 
 For o'er life's wreck that spark shall rise 
 To seek its kindred sky. 
 
 5 These ashes, too. this little dust, 
 Our Father's care shall keep, 
 
 Till the last angel rise and break 
 The long and dreary sleep. 
 
 6 Then love's soft dew o'er every eye 
 Shall shed its mildest ra3^s; 
 
 And the long silent voice awake 
 With shouts of endless praise. 
 394 
 
THE RESUliIlP:CriON. 
 
 G^ I Who nliaU chaiir/e our vile bodij. o. ill. 
 
 Phil. 3 : 21. 
 
 AND must tills body die ? 
 This mortal frame decay? 
 And must these active limbs of mine 
 Lie niold'riuo; in the clay? 
 2 OoiTuptlon, earth, and worms, 
 Shall but refine this flesh, 
 Till my triumphant spirit comes 
 To put it on afresh. 
 8 God, my JAcdeemei-, lives, 
 And often from the skies, 
 Looks down and watches all my dust, 
 Till he shall bid it rise. 
 
 4 Array'd in glorious grace 
 
 Shall these vile bodies shine, 
 And ev'ry form and ev'ry face, 
 Look heav'nly and divine. 
 
 5 These lively hopes we owe 
 
 To Jesus' dying love ; 
 We would adore his grace below, 
 And sing his power above. 
 
 ijJiZ Lmmortalitij brought to light. Li .0/1., 
 
 2 Tim. 1 : 10. 
 
 SHALL man, O God of light and life ! 
 For ever molder in the grave? 
 Canst thou forget thy glorious work, 
 Thy promise, and thy power to save.'' 
 
 2 In those dark silent realms of ni^ht, 
 Shall peace and hope no more arise ? 
 
 No future morning light the tomb, 
 Nor day-star gild the darksouie skies ? 
 
 3 Cease, cease, ye vain, desponding fears ! 
 When Christ, our Lord, from darkness 
 
 sprang. 
 Death, the last foe, was captive led, 
 And heav'u with praise and wonder rang. 
 395 
 
THE KKSURHECTION. 
 
 4 Faith sees tlie bri^i^ht eternal doors 
 Unfold to make her children way; 
 
 Tliey sliall be cloth'd with endless life, 
 And shine in everlasting day. 
 
 5 The trump shall sound — the dead shall 
 
 wake, 
 From the cold tomb the slumb'rers spriuf; ; 
 hrough heav'n, with joy, their myriads rise, 
 And hail their Saviour and their king:. 
 
 ()!io Th^ dead and living saints meeting. 0. M, 
 1 Thess. 4 : 17. 
 
 THE time draws nigh, when from the clouds 
 Christ shall with shouts descend; 
 And the last trumpet's awful voice 
 The heav'ns and earth shall rend. 
 
 2 Then they who live shall changed be, 
 And they who sleep shall wake; 
 
 The graves shall yield their ancient charge, 
 While earth's foundations shake. 
 
 3 Tlie saints of God, from death set free, 
 With joy shall mount on high; 
 
 Tlie heav'nly hosts, with praises loud, 
 Shall meet them in tlie sky. 
 
 4 A few sliort years of exile past, 
 We reach the happy shore ; 
 
 Where death-divided friends, at last, 
 Shall meet to part no more. 
 
 (324 Triumph, over death. O. M 
 
 Job. 19 : 25-27. 
 
 GREAT God, I own thy sentence j ast, 
 That nature must decay; 
 I yield my body to the dust, 
 To dwell with fellow clay. 
 396 
 
THE KESUERECTION. 
 
 2 Yet faith may triumph o'er the graves, 
 
 And trample on the tombs. 
 My Jesus, mj- Eetleemer lives. 
 My God, ray Saviour comes. 
 
 3 The mighty eonqu'ror shall appear 
 
 High on a royal seat, 
 And death, tlie last of all his foes, 
 Lie vanquish'd at his feet. 
 
 4 Thoucrh greedy worms devour my skin. 
 
 And gnaw my wasting flesh. 
 When God shall build my bones again, 
 He'll clothe them all afresh. 
 
 5 Then shall I see thy lovely face 
 
 With strong, immortal eyes. 
 And feast upon thj^ unknown grace 
 With pleasure and surprise. 
 
 \)J!iO Death aioallowed up in victory. 0. 3xi 
 1 Cor. 15 : M. 
 
 HOW lono; shall death, the tyrant, reign. 
 And triumph o'er tiie just, 
 Wliile the rich blood of martyrs slain 
 Lies mingled with the dust'? 
 
 2 When shall the tedious night be gone ? 
 
 When will our Lord appear ? 
 Our fond desires would pray him down, 
 Our love embrace him here. 
 
 3 I see the Lord of glory come. 
 
 And flaming guards around I 
 The skies divide to make him i-oora, 
 The trumpet shakes the ground I 
 
 4 I hear the voice : "Ye dead, arise P' 
 
 And lo ! the graves obey ; 
 And waking saints with joyful eyes 
 Salute th' expected day. 
 397 
 
THE RESLRRECTION. 
 
 5 1 may my humble spirit stand 
 
 Among tliem clothed in white! 
 The meanest place at his right hand 
 Is infinite delight. 
 
 6 How will our joy and wonder rise, 
 
 When our returning King 
 Shall bear us homeward thi o' the skies, 
 On love's triumphant wing. 
 
 bliu Christ's resurrection. Lt- iM. 
 
 Matt. 28 : 5. 
 
 I'lHE angels who watch'd round the tomb 
 . Where low the Redeemer was laid. 
 When deep in mortality's gloom, 
 
 He hid for a season his head ! 
 That vaird their fair face while he slept. 
 And ceas'd their sweet harps to employ 
 Have witness'd his rising, and swept 
 The chords with the triumphs of joy. 
 
 2 Ye saints, who once languish'd below, 
 
 But long since have entered your rest, 
 I pant to be glorifi'd too, 
 
 To lean on Immanuel's breast! 
 Tlie grave in Avhich Jesus was laid. 
 
 Has buried my guilt and my fears^ 
 And while I contemplate its shade, 
 
 The light of his presence appears- 
 
 3 O sweet is the season of rest. 
 
 When life's weary journey is done : 
 The blush that spreads over its west— 
 
 The last ling'ring ray of its sun ! 
 Though dreary the em pire of night, 
 
 I soon shairemerge from its gloom. 
 And see immortality's light 
 
 Arise from the shades of the tomb. 
 398 
 
TIME AND ETERNITY. 
 
 4 Then welcome the last rendiiio: sigh. 
 
 When these aching heartstrings shall 
 break ; 
 When death shall extinguish these eyes, 
 And moisten with dew the pale cheek : 
 No terror the prospect begets, 
 
 I am not mortalit3^s slave: 
 The sunbeam of life, as it sets. 
 Paints a rainbow of peace on ilie grave 
 
 TIME AND ETERNITY. 
 
 t)Z i Hia days are as a sliadow. Ij. M.. 
 
 Psalm 144: 4. 
 
 LIKE shadows gliding o'er the plain, 
 Or clouds that roll successive on, 
 Man's busy generations pass, 
 And while we gaze, their forms are gone 
 
 2 "He lived — he died ;" behold the sum, 
 
 The abstract of tli' historian's page I 
 Alike in God's all-seeing eye. 
 The infant's day, the patriarch's age. 
 
 3 O Father! in whose mighty hand 
 
 The boundless years and ages lie, 
 Teach us the boon of life to prize, 
 And use the moments as they fly ; 
 
 4 To crowd the narrow span of life 
 
 "With wise designs and virtuous deeds 
 6o shall we wake from death's dark night, 
 To share the glory that succeeds. 
 
 oJo Importance of time. L. M, 
 
 Eph. 5: 16, 
 
 OTIME! how few thy value weigh I 
 How few will estimate a day I 
 Days, months and years are rolling on, 
 The soul neglected and undone. 
 
riME AND ETERNITY, 
 
 2 111 painful cares, in empty joys. 
 Our life its precious liours destroys; 
 Willie death stands watcliing at our side, 
 Eao;er to stop the living tide. 
 
 3 Was it for this, j'^e mortal race. 
 Your Maker gave you here a place? 
 Was it for this his 'thoughts design'd 
 The frame of 3'our immortal mind ? 
 
 4 For nobler cares, for joys sublime, 
 He fashion'd all tlie sons of time; 
 Then let u« ev'ry day give heed, 
 Tliat we las servants be indeed. 
 
 Q^y Vai,ae of a moment. Xi. M, 
 
 AT every motion of our breath. 
 Life trembles on the brink of death ; 
 A taper's flame that upward turns. 
 While downward to the dust it burns. 
 
 2 Moment by moment years are past, 
 And one ere long will be our last; 
 There is a point no eyes can see, 
 Yet on it hangs eternity. 
 
 3 This is that moment — who shall tell, 
 Whether it leads to heaven or hell ? 
 This is that moment — as we choose, 
 Th' immortal soul we save, or lose. 
 
 4 Time past and time to come are not — 
 Time present is our onl)" lot; 
 
 O God ! henceforth our hearts incline, 
 To seek no other love than thine. 
 
 ()30 Boast not thyself of to-mcrrow. o. SL. 
 Prov. 27 : 1. 
 
 TO-MORROW, Lord ! is thine. 
 Lodg'd in thy sov'reign hand; 
 And if its sun arise and shine. 
 It shines by thy command. 
 400 
 
TIME AND KTERXITY. 
 
 2 The present nionioiit flies. 
 
 And bears our life away; 
 O, make tliy servants truly wise, 
 That they may live to-day. 
 
 3 Since on this fleeting hour 
 
 Eternity is hung 
 Awake, hy thine ahnighty pow'r, 
 
 The ag-ed and tho young. 
 i One thing demands our care; 
 
 O. be it still pursu'd ! 
 Lest, slighted once, the season fair 
 
 Should never be renew' d. 
 
 ()31 Brevifij of life. 0. M. 
 
 Gen. 47:9. 
 
 OUK days, alas ! our mortal days 
 Are short and wretched too ; 
 •'Evil and few,'* the patriarch sayg, 
 And well the patriarch knew. 
 
 2 'T is but at best a nan-ow bound, 
 
 That heav'n allows to men; 
 And pains and sins run thro" the round 
 Of three score years and ten. 
 
 3 Well, if ye must be sad and few, 
 
 Run on, my days, in haste ; 
 Moments of sin. and months of wo, 
 Ye can not flow too fast. 
 
 4 Let heav'nly love prepare my soul, 
 
 And call her to the skies, 
 Where years of long salvation roll, 
 And glory never dies. 
 
 (532 Time fleeting. 7s & 63. 
 
 TIME is winging us away 
 To our eternal home; 
 Life is but a winter's day — 
 A journey to the tomb : 
 (26) 401 
 
TIME AND ETERNITY. 
 
 Youth and vigor soon will flee, 
 
 Bloomint? beauty lose its charms; 
 All that's mortal soon will be 
 
 Enclos'd in death's cold arms. 
 2 Time is wino^inor ns aw'ay 
 
 To our eternal home; 
 Life is but a winter's day — 
 
 A jouiMiey to the tomb: 
 But the Christian shall enjoy 
 
 Healtli and beauty soon above; 
 Far beyond the world's alio}'', 
 
 Secui-e in Jesus' love. 
 
 r)0»j Serious prosjject of eternity, v^. x . Jxl< 
 
 LO I on a narrow neck of land, 
 'Twixt two unbounded seas I stand; 
 Yet how insensible! 
 A point of time, a moment's space. 
 Removes me to j^on heavenly place, 
 Or shuts me up in hell. 
 
 2 O God, my inmost soul convert. 
 And deeply on ray thoughtless heart 
 
 Eternal thino;s impress; 
 Give me to feel their solemn weighty 
 And save me. ere it be too late : 
 
 Wake me to righteousness. 
 
 3 Before me place, in bright arraj'', 
 The pomp of that tremendous day, 
 
 ^Vhen thou with clouds shalt come 
 To judge the nations at thy bar; 
 And tell me. Lord, shall I be there. 
 
 To meet a joyful doom? 
 
 4 Be this my one great business here, 
 With holy trembling, holy fear. 
 
 To make my calling sure; 
 Thine utmost counsel to fulfill, 
 And sufter all thy righteous will 
 
 And to the end endure. 
 402 
 
TIME AXD ETERXITY. 
 ()o4 Ropiditij and nncertamtij of tune. C P. M 
 
 MY (hij'S. my weeks, my mouths, mv years, 
 Fly rapid as tlie Avliirlino- spheres'. 
 Around the steady pole; 
 Time, like a tide, its motion keeps. 
 And I must hiunch through endless aeep8, 
 Where endless ages roll. 
 
 2 The grave is near the cradle seen ; 
 How swift the moments pass between. 
 
 And wliisper as they fly : 
 Unthinking man. remember this — 
 Though fond of sublunaiy bli>s— 
 
 That thou must groan aud die. 
 
 3 My sonl, attend the solemn call ! 
 Tliy eai-thly tent must shortly fall, 
 
 And tlion must take tliy flight. 
 Beyond the vast expansive blue. 
 To sino' above, as angels do, 
 
 Or sink in gloomy night. 
 
 6o5 Our life is a vapor. L. M. 
 
 James 4 : 14. 
 
 HOW vain is all beneath the skies! 
 Plow transient ev'ry earthlv bliss! 
 How slender all the fondest ties 
 Til at bind us to a world like this ! 
 2 The ev'ning cloud, the morning dew, 
 Tlie with'ring grass, the fading flowT, 
 Of earthly hopes are emblems true, 
 The glory of a passing hour. 
 8 But though earth's fairest blossoms die, 
 And all beneath the skies is vain, 
 There is a brighter world on high. 
 Beyond the reach of care and pain. 
 
 4 Then let the hope of joys to come 
 
 Dispel our cares, and'chase our fears; 
 If God be ours, we're travelinor home. 
 Though passing through a vale ot tears 
 403 
 
TIME AND ETERNITY. 
 
 ()B() Dnxt thou art, etc. S. M. 
 
 Gen. 3: 19. 
 
 LORD, what a feeble piece 
 Is this our mortal fi-aiuel 
 Oiii- life, how poor a trifle 't is, 
 Tliat scarce deserves the name. 
 
 2 Alns. tlie brittle clay, 
 
 That built our bocl}' first! 
 xViid ev'ry uioiith. and ev'ry day, 
 'T is mokFriijo; bade to dust. 
 
 3 Our moments flj' apace, 
 
 Xor will our minutes stay; 
 Just like a Hood our hasty days 
 Are sweeping us away. 
 
 4 Well, if our days must lly, 
 
 We'll keep their end in sight, 
 AVe *11 spend tliem all in wisdom's way. 
 And let them speed their flight. 
 
 5 They '11 waft us sooner o'er 
 
 This life's tempest'ous sea! 
 Soon we shall reach the peaceful shore 
 Of blest eternity. 
 
 ()37 Our frailty. C. M 
 
 1 Peter 1 : 24. 
 
 LET others boast how strong they be, 
 Nor death nor danger fear; 
 But we'll confess, O Lord, to thee, 
 What feeble things we are. 
 
 2 Fresh as the grass our bodies stand. 
 
 And flourish bright and gay; 
 A blasting wind sweeps o'er the land, 
 And fades the grass away. 
 
 3 Our life contains a thousand springs, 
 
 And dies if one be gone; 
 Strange ! that a harp of thousand strings 
 Should keep in tune so long I 
 404 
 
TIME AND ETERNITY. 
 
 4 But 't is our God supports our frame, 
 
 The God who fonn'd us tirst; 
 
 Pr.-iise be to his almiglity name, 
 
 That reai-M us from tlie dust. 
 
 5 AVhile we have breath, or life, or tont»-ue4 
 
 Our Maker we'll adore; ° 
 
 His Spirit moves our heaving lungs, 
 Or tliey would breathe no more? 
 
 Oob Our mortality. C. J\L 
 
 Psalin 90 : 12, 
 
 TEACH me the measure of my days, 
 Thou Maker of mv frame! 
 I would survey life's narrow space. 
 And learn how frail I am, 
 
 2 A span is all that we oar. N)ast, 
 
 An inch or two of time; 
 Man is but vanity and dust. 
 In all his flow'r and priuie, 
 
 3 See the vain race of mortals move. 
 
 Like shadow^s o'er the plain. 
 They rage and strive, desire and love, 
 But all their noise is vain. 
 
 4 Some w-alk in honors gaudv show; 
 
 Some dig for golden ore ; ^ 
 They toil for heirs they know not who 
 And straight are seen no more. 
 
 '^ What should I wish or wait for, then, 
 From creatures earth and dust? 
 They make our expectations vain, 
 And disappoint our trust. 
 
 6 Now I forbid my carnal hope. 
 My fond desire recall ; 
 I give my mortal int'rest up. 
 And make my God my all. 
 405 
 
TIME AND ETERNITY. 
 
 (3 j^f Vanity of earthly enjoyments. \J' -1^1 
 
 Eccl.'l: 2. 
 
 HOW vain fire all thinofs hei-e below. 
 How false, and yet how fair! 
 Each pleasure has its poison, too, 
 And ev'r)^ sweet a snare. 
 - The brio;htest things below the sky 
 Give but a flatfring; light; 
 We should suspect some danger nigh 
 Where we possess delight. 
 
 3 Our dearest joys and nearest friends. 
 
 The partners of our blood, 
 How they divide our wav'ring minds, 
 And leave but half for God I 
 
 4 The fondness of a creature's love. 
 
 How strong it strikes the sense ! 
 Thither the warm affections move, 
 Nor can we call them thence. 
 
 5 Dear Saviour! let thy beauties be 
 
 My soul's eternal food ; 
 And grace command mj'^ heart away 
 From all created good. 
 
 o40 Brevity and uncertainty 0/ life. CM: 
 Psalm 39 : 4-7. 
 
 THEE we adore, eternal name, 
 And humbly own to thee. 
 How feeble is our mortal frame. 
 What dying worms are we ! 
 1 Our wasting lives grow shorter still, 
 As months and days increase. 
 And ev'ry beating pulse we tell, i 
 
 Leaves but the number less. 
 3 The j'-ear rolls round, and steals away 
 The breath that first it gave; 
 Whate'er we do, wliate'er we be, 
 We 're trav'ling to the grave. ' 
 406 
 
TIME k^KD ETERNITY. 
 
 4 Dano^prs .stand thick thro' all the giound, 
 To push us to the tomb; 
 And fierce diseases wait around, 
 To hurry mortals home, 
 f. Infinite joy, or wretched wo, 
 Attends on evhy breath ; 
 And yet how unconcern'd we go, 
 Upon the brink of death ! 
 6 Waken. O Lord, our drows}^ sense. 
 To walk this dang'rous road ; 
 And if our souls are hurried hence, 
 May they be found with God. 
 
 ()tl Your fathers, xohere are they f t5. M 
 
 Zech. i: 5. 
 
 HOW swift the torrent rolls 
 That bears us to the sea; 
 The tide that hurries thoughtless souls 
 To vast eternity. 
 
 2 Our fathers, where are they, 
 
 Witli all they call'd their own? 
 Their joys and griefs, and hopes and cares, 
 And wealth and honor, gone. 
 
 3 God of our fathers, hear, 
 
 Thou everlasting Friend ! 
 Wliile we, as on life's utmost verge, 
 Our souls to thee commend. 
 
 4 Of all the pious dead 
 
 Ma}'^ we the footsteps trace. 
 Till with them, in the land of light, 
 We dwell before thy face. 
 
 1)4.Z Man is of feio days, etc. C M. 
 
 Job 14 : 1. 
 
 KIND souls, reflect aw^hile with me, 
 Upon our wretched state I 
 How frail our life, how short ou»; time, 
 Our miseries, how great! 
 407 
 
2 Ilow sliort tlie plensiire? enrtli afford. 
 
 How transient and how few. 
 <Joinpar"d with heav'ns eternal joys. 
 And pleasures ever new. 
 
 3 Come, let us leave the tilings of earth 
 
 '' Whose pleasures poisons are). 
 And 'laste away to Canaan's laud, 
 And try our int'rest there. 
 ■^ ^^alce the extended skies your tomh, 
 Let heav'n record your worth. 
 For know, vain mortals all must die, 
 As nature's sickliest birth. 
 
 5 Would bounteous hear'n indulge my pra^ i 
 
 A nobler choice I'd frame. 
 Than liei-e to be esteemeil great, 
 Or gain an earthly name. 
 
 6 But in thy book of life divine, 
 
 My God ! inscribe my name; 
 There let it 1111 some humble place 
 Beneath the slaughter'd Lamb. 
 
 HEAVEX. 
 
 ()4o I lOouJd not live alwoy. HS. 
 
 Job 7 : 16. 
 
 I WOULD not live alway ; I ask not to stay 
 Where storm after storm rists dark oVr tlie way ; 
 Tlie few lucid mornings that da\V7i on us here. 
 Are followed by gloom or becloudf-d with fear. 
 
 2 I would not live alway, if fettcr'd by sin — 
 Temptation without and corruption within ; 
 And tir rapture of pardon be mingled with fears. 
 And th' cup of thanksgiving with peiiteut tears. 
 
 .? [ would not live alway ; no— welcome the tomb ; 
 Since Jesus hath lain there, I dread not its gloom 
 There sweet be my rest till he bid me arise 
 To hail him in triumph descending the skies. 
 
 4 Who, who would live alway away from his God 
 Away from you heaven, that blissful abcde. 
 Where rivers of pleasure flow bright o'er the plains, 
 And the noontide of glory eternally reigns ? 
 
 408 
 
HEAVEN. 
 
 6 There eainth of all a^es in harmony meet, 
 Their Saviour and brethren transported to greet; 
 While anthems of rapture unceasingly roll, 
 And th' smile of the Lord is the feast of the soul. 
 
 (>44 The fatherland. 9s & 8s. 
 
 ri^HERE is a place where my hopes are stay'd, 
 I My heart and treasure are there ; 
 Where verdure and blossoms never fade. 
 And fields are eternally fair. 
 
 That blissful place is my fatherland ; 
 , By faith its delights I explore ; 
 
 Come, favor my flight, angelic band, 
 And waft me in peace to the shore. 
 
 2 There is a place where the angels dwell — 
 
 A pure and a peaceful abode ; 
 The joys of that place no tongue can tell ; 
 For there is the palace of God I 
 
 3 There is a place where my friends are gone 
 
 Who suffer'd and worship'd with me ; 
 Exalted with Christ, high on his throne. 
 The King in his beauty they see. 
 
 4 There is a place where I hope to live, 
 
 When life and its labors are o'er ; 
 A place which the Lord to me will give. 
 And then I shall sorrow no more. 
 
 (5-1-0 A home in heaven. V8 
 
 .1 HOME in heaven ! what a joyful thought, 
 Xi As the poor man toils in his weary lot ! 
 His heart oppress'd, and with anguish driv'n 
 From his home below to his home in heav'n. 
 
 2 A home in heaven ! As the suff' rer lies 
 On his bed of pain, and uplifts his eyes 
 To that bright home, what a joy is given, 
 With the blest thought of his home in heav'n ! 
 
 '•'> \ home in heaven ! When our pleasures fade, 
 And our wealth and fame in the dust are laid. 
 And strength decays, and our health is riven, 
 We are happy still with our home in heav'n. 
 
 4 A home in heaven ! When the faint heart bleedi 
 By the Spirit's strokes for its evil deeds, 
 '^», then what bliss in that heart forgiven, 
 Does the hope inspire of a home in heaven I 
 
 •100 
 
HEAVEN. 
 
 A home in lieav'n ! Wlien our fiiends are fled 
 To the cheerless gloom of the molderiug dead, 
 We wait in hope ou the promise given — 
 We will meet up there iu our liome iu heaven. 
 
 u4d ^% eyea shall see the King in hisbeauty. O. Ju. 
 Isaiah 33 : 17. 
 
 JERUSALEM! Jerusalem ! 
 J It is not to behold 
 Tlie glory of thy jasper- walls, 
 Thy streets of purest ^old ; 
 
 2 To see the twelve Apostles' names 
 
 Upon thy bulwark traced; 
 Thy gates — each one a solid pearl, 
 By each an angel plac'd ; 
 
 3 The stream of life from 'neath the tlirore, 
 
 Nov yet that throne to see — 
 Tliat I would pray. •• O may my home 
 Be found at last in thee!" 
 
 4 No earthly e^'e I know hath seen 
 
 The glories that are thine ; 
 Nor ear liath heard such strains as rise 
 From 'mid the host divine. 
 
 5 But O I tlian all thy streets can boast 
 
 My eager eyes would see;. 
 Jesus, the precious Lamb of God, 
 Who died to ransom me! 
 
 6 " Jerusalem ! Jerusalem ! 
 
 Name ever dear to me, 
 O may at last my name be found," 
 With Christ, my Lord, in thee I 
 
 647 The home of the aoul. 1 Is & 5 
 
 OH where can the soul find relief from its foes? 
 A shelter of safety, a home of repose ? 
 Can earth's highest summit, or deepest hid vale, 
 Give a refuge, nor sorrow, nor sin can assail ? 
 
 No, no ! there 's no home ! 
 There 's no home on earth — the soul has no home. 
 
 410 
 
HEAVEN. 
 
 2 Shall it If-ave the low. earth, and sn^v to the sky, 
 And seek for a home in tlie mansions on high? 
 In the bright realms of bliss will a dwelling be given 
 And the soul find a home in the glory of heaven? 
 
 Yes, yes ! there 's a home ! 
 There's a home in high heaven — the soul has a home. 
 
 i ! holy and sweet its rest shall be there 1 
 Free for ever from sin, and from sorrow and care; 
 Aud the loud hallelujahs of angels shall rise, 
 To welcome the soul to its home in the skies 1 
 
 Home, home ! home of the soul ! 
 The bosom of God is the home of the soul ! 
 
 v to Meat /or the xoeary. oScC iS 
 
 11!^ the Christian's home in glory, 
 There remains a land of rest. 
 There my Saviour 's gone before me, 
 To fultill my soul's request. 
 
 CHORUS. 
 
 There is rest for the weary, 
 There is rest for 5^ou — 
 On the other side of Jordan, 
 In the sweet tields of Eden, 
 Where the tree of life is blooming, 
 There is rest for 3^ou. 
 
 2 He is fitting up my mansion, 
 
 Which eternal]}^ shall stand. 
 For my stay shall not be transient, 
 111 that holy, happy land. 
 
 3 Pain nor sickness ne'er shall enter, 
 
 Grief nor wo my lot shall share. 
 But in that celestial center, 
 I a crown of life shall wear. 
 
 4 Death itself shall then he van(iuish'd ; 
 
 And his sting shall be withdrawn; 
 Shout for gladness, O ye ransom'd! 
 Hail with joy the rising morn. 
 411 
 
5 a'm^. O sing, ye heirs of glory 
 Shout your triumph as you go; 
 Ziou's gates will open for you, 
 You shall tind an entrance through. 
 
 GW 
 
 The pilgrimage of life, C Jj* 
 
 OUR country is Immanuers ground— 
 We seek that promised soil; 
 The songs of Zion cheer on hearts, 
 AVliile strangers here we toil. 
 
 2 Oft do our eyes witli joys o'erflow, 
 
 And oft are batlied in tears; 
 Yet naught but heav'n our hopes can raise, 
 And naught but sin our fears. 
 
 3 The flow'rs that spring along the road 
 
 We scarcely stoop to pluck ; 
 We walk o'er beds of shining ore, 
 Xor waste one wishful look. 
 
 4 We tread the path our Master trod; 
 
 We bear the cross he bore ; 
 And ev'ry thorn that wounds cur feet 
 His temples pierc'd before. 
 
 UOO The former things are passed away. -l-i. M. 
 Rev. 21 : 4. 
 
 THERE is a land mine eye hath seen, 
 In visions of enraptured tliought. 
 So bi-ight that all which spreads between 
 Is with its radiant glory fraught; 
 ^ A land upon whose blissful shore 
 
 There rests no shadow, falls no stain; 
 There those who meet shall part no more, 
 And those long parted meet again. 
 3 Its skies are not like earthh'- skies. 
 
 With varying hues of shade and light; 
 It hath no need of suns to rise, 
 To dissipate the gloom of night, 
 . 412 
 
HEAVKX. 
 
 4 There sweeps no desolntin^ wind 
 Across that calm, serene abode; 
 The wand'i-er there a liome may find. 
 Within tlie paradise of God. 
 
 ()51 A prospect of heaven. 0. M. 
 
 LO I 1 behold the scatt'ring shades. 
 The dawn of heav'n appears; 
 Tlie sweet, immortal morning spreads 
 Its blushes round the spheres. 
 
 2 I see the Lord of glory come. 
 
 And flaming guards around; 
 The skies divide to make him room, 
 The trumpet shakes the ground ! 
 
 3 I hear the voice — "Ye dead, arise !" 
 
 And lo ! tlie graves obey; 
 And waking saints, with joyful ej^es, 
 Salute th' expected day. 
 
 4 They leave the dust, and on the wing 
 
 nise to the midway aii- : 
 In shining garments meet their King, 
 And low adore him thnre. 
 
 5 O may our humble spirits stand 
 
 Aniong them cloth'd in wdiite ! 
 The meanest place at his right hand 
 Is infinite delight. 
 
 6 How will our joy and wonder rise. 
 
 When our returning King 
 Shall bear us homeward, through the skies, 
 On love's triumphant wing ! 
 
 G52 Sweet home. lls 
 
 Phil. 3 : 'M. 
 ^TlfflD scenes of confusion, and creature complaints, 
 M How sweet to my soul is communion with saints ; 
 To find at the banquet of m^rcy there 's room, 
 And feel in the presence of Jesus at hoijie. 
 
 Home, home, sweet, sweet home ; 
 Prepare me, dear Saviour, for glory, my home. 
 
 413 
 
ITEAVKN. 
 
 2 Sweet bonds that unite all tlie chiMren of peace ! 
 And thrice precious Jesus, whose love can not cease! 
 Though oft from thy presence in sadness I roam, 
 I Ions to bi'hold th<e in glory, at home, 
 Home, home, sweet, sweet home, etc. 
 8 I sigh from this body of sin to be free. 
 
 Which hinders my joy and communion with thee; 
 Though now my temptation like billows may fcain, 
 All, all will be peace, when I 'm with thee at homa. 
 Home, home, sweet, sweet home, etc. 
 < While here in the valley of conflict I stay, 
 give me submission, and strength as my day ; 
 In all my afflictions to thee would 1 come, 
 Rejoicing in hope of my glorious home. 
 Home, home, sweet, sweet home, etc. 
 6 Whate'er thou dcniest, give me thy grace, 
 The Spirit's sure witness, and smiles of thy face, 
 Endue me with patience to wait at thy throne. 
 And find, even now, a sweet foretaste of home. 
 Home, home, sweet, sweet home, etc. 
 6 I long, dearest Lord, in thy beauties to shine ; 
 No more as an exile in sorrow to pine ; 
 And in thy dear image arise from the tomb, 
 With glorified millions to praise thee at home. 
 Home, home, sweet, sweet home, etc. 
 
 QQ,-) They are safe — we folloio. 0. M 
 
 PRAISE to the Lord, for they are past, 
 Tliey are gone safe before; 
 They 've borne the wildest tempest-blast, 
 And heard the last storm's roar. 
 
 2 Mourners they were— they weep not now 
 
 Sick — now they know not pain : 
 And glory shines on ever}'^ brow 
 Of that once feeble train. 
 
 3 O blest, and beautiful, and bright, 
 
 HoAv fair their white robes gleam ! 
 O to behold the glorious sight, 
 Without a vail between I 
 
 4 Yet once, like us, with trembling fear. 
 
 Their unknown path they view'd : 
 Now, God has wip'd away each tear. 
 From all that multitude. 
 414 
 
5 Shout! thej^ have gaiii'tl their rest at last, 
 The port where they would be; 
 Through adverse gales aud tempest's hlast, 
 Their foll'wers still are we. 
 
 654 ^^* ^^y Jerusalem, C M. 
 
 Rev. 21: 10, 
 
 JERUSALEM, my glorious home! 
 Name ever dear to me ; 
 When shall my labors have an end, 
 In joy, and peace, aud thee ? 
 
 2 When shall these eyes thy heav'n-built 
 And pearly gates behold ? [walls 
 
 Thy bulwarks with salvation strong, 
 And streets of shining gold ? 
 
 3 O, when, thou city of my God, 
 Shall I thy courts ascend. 
 
 Where congregations ne"er break up. 
 And Sabbaths never end ? 
 
 4 There happier bow'rs than Eden's bloora 
 Nor sin nor sorrow know : 
 
 Blest seats ! through rude and stormy sceiM)8 
 I onward press to you. 
 
 5 Why should 1 shrink at pain and wo? 
 Or feel at death dismay ? 
 
 I 've Canaan's goodly land in view. 
 And realms of endless day. 
 
 6 Apostles, martyrs, prophets, there. 
 Ai'ound my Saviour stand ; 
 
 And soon my friends in Christ below 
 Will join the glorious band. 
 
 655 Ever with the Lord. S. M 
 
 1 Thess. 4 : 17. 
 
 ^^ ■pOR ever with the Lord !" 
 Jj Amen! so let it be; 
 Life from the dead is in that word — 
 -T is immortality. 
 415 
 
2 Here in tlie bodj' pent. 
 
 Absent from him, I roam. 
 Yet nightly pitch my moving teut 
 A clay's march nearer home. 
 
 3 My Father's house on high — 
 
 Home of my soul — how near. 
 At times, to faith's foreseeing- eye 
 The golden gates appear! 
 
 4 "For ever with the Lord !" 
 
 Father, if 'tis thy will. 
 The promise of that faithful word 
 E'en here to me fulfill. 
 
 5 So when my latest breath 
 
 Shall rend the vail in twain. 
 In death I shall escape from death, 
 And life eternal gain. 
 
 6 Knowing as I am known. 
 
 How shall I love tliat word, 
 And oft repeat betore the throne, 
 "For ever with the Lord !" 
 
 00 U Termination of the Christian war fare. oS&TS 
 
 Rev. 2: 10. 
 
 WHEN we pass through yonder river, 
 When we reach the farther shore, 
 There 's an end of war for ever; 
 We shall see our foes no more : 
 All our conflicts then shall cease, 
 Followed by eternal peace. 
 
 2 After warfare, rest is pleasant : 
 O, how sweet the prospect is ! 
 Though we toil and strive at present, 
 
 Let us not repine at this : 
 Toil, and pain, and conflict past. 
 All endear repose at last. 
 416 
 
HEAVEN. 
 
 3 When we gain the heav'uly regioi/si. 
 
 When we touch the lieav'iily shore- 
 Blessed tliought! — no hostile legions 
 
 Can alarm or trouble more : 
 Far beyond the reach of foes, 
 We shall dwell in sweet repose. 
 
 4 O, that hope ! how bright, how glorious 
 
 'T is his people's blest reward ; 
 In the Saviooi-'s strength victorious. 
 
 They at length behold their Lord : . 
 In his kingdom they shall rest. 
 In his love be fully blest. 
 
 t)57 ■^'■e toe almost there f ". M, 
 
 ARE we almost there ? are we almost there ? 
 Says the weary saint as he sighs for home ; 
 Are those the verdant trees that rear 
 Their stately forms 'raid heaven's bright dome ? 
 
 2 Then he talks of the flowers, th' unsullied stream, 
 
 That flows through the paradise of God : 
 And he longs to wake from life's troubled dream. 
 To walk those golden streets abroad. 
 • 
 
 3 He 's weary and sick of this world's rude strife, 
 
 And pants for a holy, peaceful clime ; 
 To glow with the vigor of endless life, 
 And be compassed no more by the hounds of tiiii«k 
 
 i His eye is iixed on the world to come, 
 
 He walks by faith through this vale of care. 
 And oft inquires, as he draws near home, 
 With anxious heart — Are we almost ther<»» 
 
 • They bid him look at the charms of earth, 
 At the boasted trophies mat doth rear ; 
 To enter the giddy halls of mirth ; 
 But, ah ! how vain do they all appear I 
 d For he 's had an earnest of those joys 
 
 Which the righteous alone can ever share ; 
 He turns with contempt from these earthly toys. 
 And fervently asks— Are we almost there ? 
 
 7 He is waiting to hear the trumpet sound, 
 And to meet his Saviour in the air ! 
 The day-star dawns — soon, with joyous bound. 
 He can say indeed— We are almost there I 
 
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 HEAVEN. 
 658 yihat must it he to he there f 88\ 
 
 E speak of tlie realms of tlie blest — 
 That country so bri^iiit and so fair; 
 And oft are its glories confess''d : 
 But what must it be to be there? 
 
 2 We speak of its pathways of gold — 
 
 lis walls, deckM with jewels so rare— 
 Its wonders and pleasures untold; 
 But what must it be to be there ? 
 
 3 We speak of its fieedora from sin, 
 
 From sori-ONv. temptation, and care— 
 From trials witljont and within: 
 But what must it be to be there? 
 
 4 We speak of its service of love — 
 
 The robes which the olorilied wear — 
 The church of the tirst-born above : 
 But what must it be to be there? 
 
 5 O Lord, amidst gladness or wo, 
 
 For heaven our spirits prepare; 
 
 And shortly we also shall knoAv, * 
 
 And feel what it is to be there. 
 
 UOt/ ^^ great a cloud of witnesses. v.-. iM- 
 
 Heb.l2: 1. 
 
 r\ J VE me the wings of faith to rise 
 VJ Within the vail, and see 
 The saints above — how gi-eat their joys 
 How bright their glories be! 
 
 2 Once they were mourning here below, 
 
 And wet their couch with tears; 
 
 They wrestled hard, as we do now, 
 
 With sins, and doubts, and fears. 
 
 3 I ask them whence their vicfr}-^ came; 
 
 They, with united breath, 
 Ascribe their conquest to the Lamb. 
 Their triumph to his death. 
 418 
 
4 They marlc'd the footsteps that lie trod. 
 His zeal uispir'd their hreast; 
 And, followiuo- their incarnate Lord, 
 Possess the promised rest. 
 
 6 Otir /glorious Leader claims our praise 
 For his own pattern o'iv'n. 
 While the lon^- cloud of witnesses 
 Show the same patli to heav'n. 
 
 yolj No tears in heaven. C JVi 
 
 Ilev. 21: 4. 
 
 WHAT, if our bark, o'er life's rougji wave 
 By adverse winds be driv'n. 
 And howling tempests 'round us rave ? — 
 There are no tears in hcav'n. 
 
 2 What, thouoh affliction be our lot, 
 
 Our hearts with anguish riv'n ! 
 Still, let it never be forgot — 
 There are no tears in hcav'n. 
 
 3 Our sweetest joys here vanish all. 
 
 And fade like hues at even; 
 Our brightest hopes like meteors fall — 
 There are no tears in heav'n. 
 
 4 The mourner sad, who, drown'd in grief, 
 
 Hath long in sorrow striv'n, 
 bhall find, at last, a sweet relief- 
 Tears wiped away in heav'n. 
 
 5 'I'hou. God, our joy and rest shalt be, 
 
 And sorrow far be driv'n ; 
 And sin and death forever flee; 
 There are no teai-s in heav'n. 
 
 6 There, from the blooming tree of life 
 
 T'af healing fruit is giv'n ; 
 Theie, ♦;here, shall cease the painful strife; 
 There are no tears in hcav'n. 
 419 
 
HEAVEN. 
 
 ()q1 The dwelling place of God. 1^. M. 
 
 THERE is a region lovelier far 
 Tlian sages tell or poets sing, 
 Brighter tlian noonday glories are. 
 And softer than the tints of spring. 
 
 2 It is not fann'd by summer's gale ; 
 
 'Tis notrefresh'd by vernal show'rs: 
 It never needs the moonbeam pale — 
 For there are known no evening hours 
 
 3 No; for that world is ever bright 
 
 With purest radiance all its own: 
 The streams of uncreated light 
 Flow round it from th' eternal throne. 
 
 4 It is all holy and serene, 
 
 The land of glory and repose; 
 No cloud obscures the radiant scene; 
 There not a tear of sorrow flows. 
 
 5 In vain the curious, searching eye 
 
 May seek to view the fair abode, 
 Or find it in the starry sky : 
 It is the dwelling-place of God. 
 
 662 The Christian'! home. P. M, 
 
 A N alien from God and a stranger to grace, 
 I\ I wander through earth, its gay pleasures to tnc* 
 lu the pathway of sin I continue to roam, 
 Unmindful, alas I that it leads me from home. 
 
 Home, home, sweet, sweet home, 
 Saviour, direct me to heaven, my home. 
 
 i The pleasures of earth I have seen fade away. 
 They bloom for a season, but soon they decay ; 
 But pleasures more lasting, in Jesus are giv'n— 
 Salvation on earth, and a mansion in heav'n. 
 
 Home, home, sweet, sweet home. 
 The saints in those mansions are ever at horn*. 
 
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HEAVEN. 
 
 « Allufd me no longv.r, yc false glowing charras. 
 The Saviour invites me, I 'II go to his aims ; 
 At the banquet of mercy, I hear there is room, 
 there may I feast with his children at home I 
 Home, home, sweet, sweet home, 
 
 Jesus, conduct me to heaven, my home ! 
 
 4 Farewell, vain amusements — my follies, adieu, 
 While Jesus, and heaven, and glory I view ; 
 
 1 feast on the pleasures that flow from his th rone, 
 The foretaste of heaven, Bweet heaven, mj hoane. 
 
 Home, home, sweet, sweet home, 
 when shall I share the fruition of home L 
 C The days of my exile are passing away. 
 The time is approaching, when Jesus shall say, 
 Well done, faithful servant, sit down on my thrcB»| 
 And dwell in my presence for ever at home. 
 
 Home, home, sweet, sweet home, 
 there I shall rest with the Saviour at home. 
 6 Affliction and sorrow, and death shall be o'er 
 The saints shall unite, to be parted no more, 
 Their loud hallelujah fill heav'n's high dome. 
 They dwell with the Saviour for ever at home. 
 
 Home, home, sweet, sweet home, 
 They dwell with the Saviour for ever at home. 
 
 ■ 6G3 ^^* "**" song. li. m.^ 
 
 \ Kev, 14: 3. 
 
 ON Zion's glorious summit stood 
 A num'rous host redeem'cl by blood ; 
 They hyran'd their Kino- in strains divine, 
 I heard the song and strove to join. 
 
 2 Here all who sufFer'd sword or flame 
 For truth, or Jesus' lovely name, 
 onont vict'ry now, and hail the Lamb, 
 And bow before the great I AM. 
 While everlasting ages roll, 
 Eternal love shall feast their soul, 
 Aud scenes of blias for ever new 
 Kise in succession to their view. 
 
 4 O sweet employ to sing and trace 
 Th' amazing bights and depths of grace; 
 Aiifl spend, from sin and sorrow free, 
 A blissful, vast eternity ! 
 42i 
 
5 wliat a ?\veet. exalted song, 
 When ev"i-.y tribe and ev'ry tongue. 
 Redeeui'd by blood, with Christ appear. 
 And join in one full chorus there! 
 
 6 Mv soul anticipates the day. 
 
 Would stretch her wings and soar away, 
 To aid the song, the palm to bear. 
 And praise my great Redeemer there. 
 
 aai A little lohile. s. M. D 
 
 John 16 : 16. 
 
 A FEW more years shall roll, 
 A few more seasons come; 
 And we shall lie with them that rest. 
 Asleep within the tomb. 
 Then. O my Lord, prepare 
 
 My soul for that great day; 
 O wash me in thy precious blood. 
 And take my sins away. 
 
 2 A few more suns shall set 
 
 O'er these dark hills of time , 
 And we shall be where suns are not, 
 A far serener clime. 
 
 3 A few more storms shall beat 
 
 On this wild rocky shore; 
 And we shall be where tempests cease. 
 And surges swell no more. 
 
 4 A few moi<i struggles here, 
 
 A few more partings o'er, 
 A few more toils, a few more tears, 
 And we shall weep no more. 
 
 5 A few more meetings here 
 
 Shall cheer us on our way ; 
 Ind we shall reach the endless rest, 
 Th' eternal Sabbath day. 
 422 
 
HEAVEN. 
 
 ^()5 Mij Father's houne. li. M, 
 
 JobD 14: 2. 
 
 MY heavenly Lome is bright and fair, 
 Nor pain nor death can enter there; 
 Its t»iitt'ring- towers the sun outshine, 
 That heav'nly mansion shall be mine. 
 I 'm going home, I'm going home, 
 1 'm going home, to die no moi-e. 
 
 2 My Father's house is built on high, 
 Fir, far above the starry sky ; 
 ^\hen from this earthly pri-on free, 
 Tlat heav'nly mansion mine shall be. 
 
 3 Wiile here a stranger far from home, 
 Afiictions waves may round me foam; 
 Aid though, like Lazarus, sick and poor, 
 M; heav'nly mansion is secure. 
 
 4 Ltt others seek a home below, 
 
 Wiich flames devour or waves o'erflow; 
 Bf mine the happier lot to own 
 Aheav'niy mansion near the throne. 
 
 5 Tien fail this earth, let stars decline, 
 Aid sun and moon refuse to shine, 
 Jl\ nature sink and cease to be — 
 This heav'nly mansion stands for me. 
 
 0, 
 
 ()t)6 -^ better country. 0. M 
 
 Ileb. 11: 16. 
 
 WHAT a lonel}^ path were ours, 
 5 Could we, O Fatlier. see 
 No home of rest beyond it all. 
 No guide or help in thee ! 
 
 2 But thou art near, and with us still, 
 To Ivcep us on the way 
 That leads along this vale of tears 
 To the bright world of day 
 4-23 
 
3 There shall thy ^loiy. O our God ! 
 
 Break fiilh' on our view ; 
 And we, thy sahits. rejoice to find 
 That all thy word was true. 
 
 4 There Jesus, on his heav'iily throne, 
 
 Our wond'rino^ eyes siiallsee; 
 While we the blest associates there, 
 Of all his joy shall be. 
 
 6 Sweet hope! we leave without a 8|gh 
 A blighted world like this; 
 To bear the cross, despise the shaiie, 
 For all that weight of bliss. 
 
 ()67 Behold, the tabernacle of God, etc. '^. M 
 Rev. 21 : 3. 
 
 LO ! what a glorious sight appears 
 To our believing eyes ! 
 Tiie earth and seas are pass'd away, 
 And the old rolling skies. 
 
 2 From the third heav'n, where God reiidea, 
 
 That holy, happy place. 
 The new Jerusalem comes down, 
 Adorn'd with shining grace. 
 
 3 Attending angels shout for joy. 
 
 And the bright armies sing — 
 " Mortals, behold the sacred seat 
 Of your descending King. 
 
 4 * The God of glorj'^ down to men 
 
 Removes his blest abode ! 
 Men, the dear objects of his grace, 
 And he the loving God. 
 
 5 *' His own kind hand shall wipe the tean 
 
 From ev'ry weeping eye; 
 And pains and groans, and griefs and feara 
 And death itself, shall die." 
 421 
 
6 How long, dear Saviour, O how long 
 Sliall this bright hour delay ? 
 Fly swifter round, ye wheels of time, 
 And bring the welcome day. 
 
 (>()Q A prospect of heaven, etc. \j* M 
 
 Deut. 34: 6, 
 
 THERE is a land of pure delight, 
 Whei-e saints immortal reign ; 
 Infinite daj'^ excludes the nigh^ 
 And pleasures banish pain. 
 
 2 There everlasting spring abides, 
 
 And never-with'ring flowers; 
 
 Death, like ii narrow sea. divides 
 
 That heav'nly land from ours. 
 
 3 Sweet fields, beyond the swelling flood, 
 
 Stand dress'd in living green; 
 
 So to the Jews old Canaan stood. 
 
 While Jordan roll'd between. 
 
 4 But tim'rous mortals start and shrink 
 
 To cross this narrow sea; 
 And lingei", shiv'ring on the brink, 
 
 And fear to launch away. 
 It O, could we make our doubts remove — 
 
 These gloomy doubts that rise — 
 And see the Canaan that we love. 
 
 With unbeclouded eyes; 
 6 Could we but climb where Moses stood. 
 
 And view the landscape o'er — [flood, 
 Not Jordan's streams, nor death's cold 
 
 Could fright us from the shore. 
 
 ()0t/ Your redemption draioeth nigh. 0. M 
 
 Luke 21; 28. 
 
 YE weary, heavy-laden souls, 
 Who are oppressed sore, 
 Ye trav'lers through tlie wilderness, 
 To Canaan's peaceful shore ; 
 425 
 
HEAVEN. 
 
 Through cliilliiio; winds, and beating rain, 
 
 And waters deep and cold, 
 And enemies surrouiidino; you, . 
 
 Take courage and be bold ! 
 
 2 For Canaan's land is just before, 
 
 Sweet spring is coming on; 
 A few more beating winds and rains 
 
 And winter will be gone. 
 Mctl links I now begin to see 
 
 The bordei-s of that land ; 
 Tiie trees of life, with heav'nly fruit, 
 
 In beauteous order stand. 
 
 3 O what a glorious sight appears 
 
 To my believing eyes; 
 Methinks 1 see Jerusalem, 
 
 A city in the skies : 
 Briglit angels whisp'ring me away — 
 
 " O come, my brother, come ! " 
 And I am willing to be gone 
 
 To my eternal home. 
 
 ()70 Prospect of heaven. y^- M, 
 
 ON Jordan's stormy banks I stand, 
 And cast a wishful eye 
 To Canaan's far and happy land, 
 Where my possessions lie. 
 2 Oh the transporting, rapt'rous scene, 
 That rises to my sight ! 
 Sweet tields array'd iu living green. 
 And rivers of delight. 
 h There gen'rous fruits that never fail. 
 On trees immortal grow : 
 There rocks and hills, and brooks and vales, 
 With milk and honey flow. 
 
 4 All o'er those wide extended plains 
 
 Shines one eternal day: 
 There God the Son for ever reigns 
 An ?. scatters night away. 
 426 
 
HE A VEX. 
 
 5 No cliillino: winds, nor pois'iioiis breath 
 
 (ill! reach that liealthful shoi-e: 
 Sickness and sorrow, pain and death, 
 Are felt and fear'd no more. 
 
 6 When shall I reach that happy place, 
 
 A.nd be for ever blest? 
 "When shall I see my Father's face, 
 And in his bosom rest? 
 
 7 Fiird with delight, my raptiir'd soul 
 
 Can here no lontjer stay ; 
 Thouo;li Jordan's waves around me roll, 
 Fearless I 'd launch away. 
 
 qY I Heaven invisible. L/. M 
 
 1 Cor 2 : 9. 
 
 IVrOR eye has seen, nor ear has heard, 
 li Nor sense nor reason known. 
 What jo3"S the Father has prepar'd 
 For those that love the Son. 
 
 2 But the frood Spirit of the Lord, 
 Reveals a heav'n to come; 
 The beams of glory in his word, 
 Allure and guide us home. 
 
 B Pure are the joys above the sky, 
 And all the region peace; 
 Xo wanton lips, nor envious eye 
 Can see or taste the bliss. 
 
 4 Those holy gates for ever bar 
 
 Pollution, sin and shame; 
 None shall obtain admittance there, 
 But followers of the Lamb. 
 
 5 He keeps the Father's book of life. 
 
 There all their names are found; 
 The hypocrite in vain shall strive 
 To tread the heav'nly ground. 
 427 
 
(5^2 Heavenlj places in Christ. iJ. M, 
 
 Epli. 1:3. 
 
 HEAV'N is a place of rest fi-om sin, 
 But all who hope to enter there. 
 Must here that holj'^ course begin, 
 Which shall their souls for rest prepare. 
 
 2 Clean hearts. O God, in us create. 
 
 Right spirits. Lord, in us renew, 
 Commence we now that higher state, 
 Xow do thy will as angels do. 
 
 3 A life in heav'n! O what is this? 
 
 The sum of all that faith believ'd; 
 Fulness of joy and depth of bliss. 
 Unseen, "unfathom'd, unconceiv'd. 
 
 4 While thrones, dominions, princedoms, 
 
 pow'rs, 
 And saints made perfect triumph thus, 
 A goodly heritage is ours, 
 Tliere is a heav'n on earth for us. 
 
 5 The church of Christ, the school of grace, 
 
 The Spirit teaching by the word; 
 
 In those our Saviour's steps we trace. 
 
 By this his living voice is heard. 
 
 6 Firm in his footsteps may we tread, 
 
 Learn ev'ry lesson of his love. 
 And we from grace to glory led. 
 From heav'n below, to heav'n above. 
 
 \)Jiy And there shall be no night there. 7s & OSi 
 kev. 22: 5. 
 
 THERE is no night in heaven : 
 In that blest world above, 
 Work never brings weariness — 
 For work itself is love. 
 5! There is no grief in heaven ; 
 For life is one glad day, 
 ^ nd tears are of those former things 
 Which all have pass'd away. 
 428 
 
HEAVEN. 
 
 3 There is no want in heaven : 
 
 Th3 Lamb of God supplies 
 Jjife's tree of twelvefold fruitao^e still, 
 Life's spring which never dries. 
 
 4 There is nasin in heaven : 
 
 Behold that blessed throng! 
 All holy is their spotless robe, 
 All holy is their song. 
 
 6 There is no death in heaven : 
 For tliey who gain that shore 
 Have won their immortality. 
 And they can die no more. 
 
 H' 
 
 d74 They rest from their labors. 7s, 
 
 Eev. 14 : 13. 
 
 IGH in j'onder realms of light. 
 Dwell the raptnrd saints above, 
 Far beyond onr feeble sight, 
 Happy in Immanuel's love. 
 Pilgrims in this vale of tears. 
 
 Once they knew, like us below, 
 Gloomy doubts, distressing fears, 
 Tort'ring pain and heavy wo. 
 
 2 'Mid the chorus of the skies. 
 
 'Mid th' angelic lyres above. 
 Hark I their songs melodious rise. 
 
 Songs of praise to Jesus' love I 
 Happy spirits, ye are fled. 
 
 Where no grief can entrance find, 
 LuU'd to rest the aching head, 
 
 Sooth'd the anguish of the mind 
 
 3 All is tranquil and serene, 
 
 Calm and undisturb'd repose ; 
 There no cloud can intervene. 
 There no angry tempest blows ! 
 429 
 
HEAVEN. 
 
 Ev'ry tear is wip'd away, 
 
 Sighs no more shall heave the "breast, 
 Night is lost in endless day, 
 
 Sorrow in eternal rest. 
 
 ()75 The shining shore. oS & 7S. 
 
 MY days are gliding swiftly by, 
 And I a pilgrim stranger, 
 Woiild not detain them as they fly — 
 Those hours of toil and danger. 
 Foi* now we stand on Jordan's strand, 
 
 Onr friends are passing over. 
 And. just before, the shining shore 
 We may almost discover. 
 
 2 We '11 gird our loins, my brethren dear, 
 
 Our heavenly home discerning; 
 Onr absent Lord has left us word, 
 Let every lamp be burning. 
 
 3 Should coming days be cold and dark, 
 
 We need not cease our singing; 
 
 That perfect rest naught can molest 
 
 Wliere golden harps are ringing. 
 
 4 Let sorrow's rudest tempest blow, 
 
 Each chord on earth to sever, 
 Our King says come, and there 's our home, 
 For ever ! O. for ever ! 
 
 ()7() A rest for God^s people. \j. al. 
 
 Heb. 4 : 9. 
 
 LORD, I believe a rest i-emains. 
 To all thy people known, 
 A rest where pure enjoyment reigns. 
 And thou art lov'd alone. 
 2 A rest where all our soul's desire 
 Is fix'd on things above — 
 Where fear, and sin, and grief expire, 
 Cast out by perfect love. 
 430 
 
3 O that I now the rest might knew, 
 
 Believe and enter in! 
 Now, Saviour, now thy pow'r be>stow. 
 And let me cease from sin. 
 
 4 Remove this hardness from my heart, 
 
 This unbelief remove; 
 To me the rest of faith impart — 
 The Sabbath of thy love. 
 
 5 f would be thine, thon know'st I wofild, 
 
 And have thee all my own : 
 Thee, O my all-sufficient good, 
 I want, and thee alone. 
 
 6 Tliy name to me, thy nature grant I 
 
 This — only this be giv'n — 
 Nothing beside my God I want — 
 Nothing in earth or heav'n. 
 
 077 They shall walk tcith me in white. ^- -M.. 
 Eev. 3: 4. 
 
 HAPPY saints, that dwell in light, 
 And walk with Jesus cloth'd in white, 
 Safe landed on that peaceful shore, 
 Where pilgrims meet to part no more. 
 
 2 Keleas'd from sorrow, sin and strife. 
 Death was the g-ite to endless life. 
 
 And now they range the heav'nly plains, 
 And sing his love in melting strains. 
 
 3 They gaze upon his beauteous face. 
 And tell the wonders of liis grace; 
 Or. overwhelm'd with raptures sweet, 
 Sink down, adoring at his feet. 
 
 4 Ah, Lord I with falt'ring steps I creep, 
 And sometimes sing, and sometimes weep 
 When shall I wake in heaven, to prove 
 The hights and depths of Jesus' love? 
 
 431 
 
MEETING AND PARTING. 
 
 MEETING AND PARTING. 
 
 ()78 I^ *'* good to he here. 0. M. 
 
 Matt. 17: 4. 
 
 LORD, when together here we meet; 
 And taste thy heav'nly^race, 
 riiy smiles are so divinely sweet, 
 We're loth to leave the place. 
 
 15 Bnt, Father, since it is thy will 
 That we must part again, 
 O, may thy special presence still 
 With ev'ry one remain. 
 
 3 And let us all in Christ be one. 
 
 Bound with the cords of love; 
 Till we, before thy glorious throne, 
 Shall joyful meet above. 
 
 4 All sin and sorrow from each heart 
 
 Shall then for ever fly ; 
 Nor shall a thought that we must part 
 Once interrupt our joy. 
 
 079 Thanhs rendered, etc. C. M. 
 
 COME, let us strike our harps afresh 
 To great Jehovah's name; 
 Sweet be the accents of our tongues 
 When we his love proclaim. 
 
 ^ *T was by his bidding we were call'd 
 In pain a while to part ; 
 'T is by liis care we meet again, 
 And gladness fills our heart. 
 
 5 Blest be the hand that has preserv'd 
 
 Our feet from ev'ry snare. 
 And blest the goodness of the Lord, 
 Which to this hour we share. 
 432 
 
MEETING AND PARTING. 
 
 4 O, may the Spirit's quick'ning pow'r 
 
 Now sanctify our joy, 
 And warm our zeal in works of love 
 Our talents to employ. 
 
 5 Fast, fast our minutes fly away; 
 
 Soon shall our wand'rings cease; 
 Then with our Father we shall dwell. 
 A family of peace- 
 
 (>qO Friends parting. 7^ 
 
 ¥HEN shall we all meet agahi ? 
 When shall we all meet again ? 
 Oft shall glowing hope expire. 
 Oft shall wearied love retire. 
 Oft shall death and sorrow reign, 
 Ere we all shall meet again. 
 
 2 Though in distant lands we sigh, 
 Parch'd beneath the hostile sky ; 
 Though the deep between us rolls. 
 Friendship shall unite our souls; 
 And in faith's well-known domain, 
 Within the vail, we'll meet again. 
 
 3 When the dreams of life are fled, 
 When its wasted lamps are dead, 
 When in cold oblivion's shade, 
 Beaut3% wealth, and fame are laid — 
 Where immortal spirits reign, 
 There may we all meet again. 
 
 (>8 1 When shall we meet again. OS «X 5s 
 
 HEX shall we meet again ? 
 Meet ne'er to sever ? 
 When will peace wreathe her chahi 
 
 Round us for ever ? 
 Our liearts will ne'er repose 
 Safe from each blast that blows 
 In this dark vale of woes — 
 Never — no, never I 
 (28. 433 
 
 ¥ 
 
MEETING AND PARTING. 
 
 2 Wlieii shall love freely flow 
 
 Pure as life's river? 
 When shall sweet friendship glow 
 
 Changeless for ever ? 
 Where jo3^s celestial thrill, 
 Where bliss each heart shall fill, 
 And fears of parting chill — 
 
 Never — no, never ! 
 
 3 Up to that world of light 
 
 Take us, dear Saviour ; 
 May we all there unite, 
 
 Happy for ever : 
 Where kindred spirits dwell, 
 There may our music swell, 
 And time our joys dispel, 
 
 Never — no, never ! 
 
 DO^ Acknowledgment for preserving mercy. O. M. 
 
 AND are we yet alive. 
 And see each other's face? 
 Glory and praise to Jesus give, 
 
 For his redeeming ^race: 
 Preserv'd by power divine 
 
 To full salvation here. 
 Again in Jesus' praise we join, 
 And in his sight appear.' 
 
 2 What troubles have we seen ! 
 
 What conllicts have we pass'd! 
 Fio:htings without, and fears within, 
 
 Since we assembled last; 
 But out of all the Lord 
 
 Hath brought us by his love; 
 And still lie doth his help afford, 
 
 And hides our life above. 
 
 3 Then let us make our boast 
 
 Of his redeeming povv'r, 
 Which saves us to the uttermost, 
 Till we can sin no more: 
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MEETING AND PARTING. 
 
 Let lis take up the cross, 
 Till we the crown obtain, 
 And gladly reckon all things loss, 
 So we may Jesus gain. 
 
 683 A farewell hymn. L. M 
 
 Mr dearest friends, in bonds of love. 
 Our hearts in sweetest union proves 
 Your friendship 's like a drawing band. 
 Yet Ave must take the parting hand. 
 Your presence sweet, your union dear, 
 Your words delightful to mv ear; 
 And Avhen I see that we must part, 
 You di-aw like chords around my heart. 
 
 2 How sweet the hours have passed away, 
 When we have met to sing and pray. 
 How loath I 've been to leave the place 
 Where Jesus shows his smiling face. 
 
 O could I stay with friends so kind. 
 How would it cheer my struggling mind I 
 But duty makes me understand, 
 That we must take the parting hand. 
 
 3 And since it is God's holy will, 
 We must be parted for a while. 
 In sweet submission all i?i one. 
 
 We '11 say our Father's will be done. 
 Dear fellow-youth in Christian ties, 
 Who seek for mansions in the skies : 
 Fight on, you '11 win the happy shoie, 
 Where parting hands are known no more. 
 
 4 How oft I 've seen the flowing tears. 
 And heard you tell your hopes and fears; 
 Your hearts with love have seem'd to flame, 
 Which makes me hope we '11 meet ao-ain. 
 Ye mourning souls, in sad surprise, ° 
 Jesus remembers all your cries ; 
 
 O taste his grace, in all that land 
 We '11 no more take the parting hand. 
 435 
 
MEEIING AND PARTING. 
 
 U04 Upon the closing of a aeries of services. 0. JM 
 
 ' IVfOW, brethren, to you homes repair; 
 1\ And as you pass alon», 
 "Employ your hearts in humble pray'r, 
 And raise the cheerful sono^. 
 
 2 Praise God for what your ears have heard 
 
 For what your eyes have seen ; 
 Praise him for what has here occurr" 1 — 
 For all 3^ou feel within. 
 
 3 Improve tlie strength you liere have gain'ir., 
 
 To do God's holy will ; 
 Improve the knowledge here attained, 
 To love and serve him still. 
 
 4 Let not the world have cause to say 
 
 You 've serv'd your God for nought; 
 But grow in grace, from day to Jay, 
 As you have here been taught. 
 
 5 Farewell — and to your homes repair; 
 
 And as you pass along. 
 Employ your hearts in liumble pray'r. 
 And raise to God a song. 
 
 ()85 Unity and love. C. M. 
 
 BLEST be the dear uniting love, 
 That will not let us part: 
 Our bodies may far off remove, 
 We still are one in heart. 
 
 it Join'd in one spirit to our Head, 
 Where he appoints we go, 
 And still in Jesus' footsteps tread, 
 And show his praise below. 
 
 3 O maj'- we ever walk in him, 
 And nothing know beside, 
 Nothing desire, nothing esteem, 
 But Jesus crucified. 
 436 
 
MEETING AND PARTING. 
 
 Closer and closer let us cleave 
 
 To his belov'cl embrace. 
 Expect his fulness to receive. 
 
 And grace to answer grace. 
 
 Partakers of the Saviour's grace, 
 The same in mind and heart; 
 
 Nor joy nor grief, nor time nor place, 
 Nor life nor death can part. 
 
 But let us hasten to the day 
 Which shall our llesh restore; 
 
 Wlien death shall all be done away, 
 And bodies part no more. 
 
 6b6 ^^ "'^ 9liall meet in heaven. \j- -ML« 
 
 HAIL, sweetest, dearest tie, that binds 
 Our glowing hearts in one ; 
 Hail, sacred hope, that tunes our minds 
 To harmony divine. 
 
 It is the hope, the blissful hope. 
 I Wliich Jesus' grace has given — 
 
 The hope, when days and years ai-e past 
 We all shall meet in heav"n. 
 
 2 What though the northern wintry blast 
 Shall howl around our cot; 
 What though beneath an eastern sul 
 I Be cast our distant lot. 
 
 I 3 From eastern shores, from northern lands 
 From western hill and plain. 
 From southern climes, the^brother-bands 
 May hope to meet again. 
 
 4 From Burmah's shores, from Afric's strand, 
 From India's burning plain. 
 From Europe, from Columbia's land, 
 We hope to meet again. 
 437 
 
MEETING XSD PARTING. 
 
 i No lino-' ring- look, nor parting sigh, 
 Our futi'.rc meeting knows; 
 There friendship beams from ev'r}^ eye, 
 And love immortal glows. 
 
 I)b7 The pilgrim's parting hymn. U. JM 
 
 IVTOW. pilorims, let us go in peaee^ 
 li Wliile through this world we rove; 
 Till all these parting moments cease, 
 And we shall meet above. 
 
 2 Though trials here our souls annoy, 
 
 And foes beset the road. 
 We're hast'ning to eternal joy, 
 Where we shall rest with God. 
 
 3 Let us rejoice in God our King, 
 
 While pilgrims here we rove; 
 And join with heart and voice to sing 
 The wonders of his love. 
 
 4 Soon we shall reach the heav'nly land, 
 
 And tread the peaceful shore ; 
 And there unite, a glorious band, 
 Our Jesus to adore. 
 
 ()^Q Parting of ministeis. b- J^ 
 
 IVrOW, brethren, though we part, 
 1\ And to our homes repair — 
 M.-AY we be true, and join'd in heart. 
 
 Like friends of Jesus are. 
 2 O let us still proceed 
 
 l\\ Jesus' work below; 
 And, foU'wiiig our triumphant Head, 
 
 To further conquests go. 
 
 2 The vineyard of the Lord 
 Before his lab'rers lies; 
 And, lo ! we see the vast reward 
 Which waits us in the skies. 
 438 
 
MEETING AND PARTING. 
 
 4 O let our heart and mind 
 
 With ev'r}^ day ascend, 
 That liaven of repose to find, 
 Where all our labors end. 
 
 5 When all our toils are o'er. 
 
 Our suff 'ring and our pain : 
 We'll meet on that celestial shore. 
 And never part again. 
 
 089 The parting prayer. Ss & Ts 
 
 JESUS grant us all a blessing. 
 Send it down. Lord, from above ; 
 May we all go home a praying, 
 
 And rejoicing in thy love I 
 Farewell brethren, farewell sisters, 
 Till we all shall meet above. 
 
 2 Jesus, pardon all our follies. 
 
 While together we have been; 
 Make us luimble. make us holy. 
 
 Cleanse us all from ev'ry sin ! 
 Fn re well brethren, farewell sisters. 
 
 Till we all shall met again. 
 
 3 May thy blessing. Lord, go with us, 
 
 To each one's respective home. 
 And tile presence of our Jesus, 
 
 Rest upon us ev'ry one I 
 Farewell brethren, farewell sisters, 
 
 Till we all shall meet at home. 
 
 ^)90 The happy meeting. L. M. 
 
 HAPPY day! wheji saints shall meet 
 To part no more ; the thought is sweet: 
 No more to feel the rending smart. 
 Oft felt below when Christians part. 
 2 O happy place, I still must say, 
 Where all but love is done away ; 
 All cause of parting there is past; 
 ' Their social feast will ever last. 
 439 
 
MEETING AND PARTING. 
 
 3 Such union here is sought in vain, 
 As there, in ev'ry heart will rei^n; 
 There sepa/-ation can't compel 
 The saints to bid the sacl farewell. 
 
 i On earth, Avhen friends together meet, 
 And hud the passing moments sweet; 
 Time's rapid motions soon compel. 
 With grief to say — dear friends, fare w til 
 .' "lie happy season soon will come, 
 .\hen saints shall met in lieaveiu thei. 
 Eternally witii Christ to dwell. [liome 
 Xor ever liear the sound, farewell. 
 
 ()t) I Parting with friends. CM. 
 
 iVrOW, Lord, tho* we must part awhile 
 li Upon the heav'nly road, 
 ret let thy face upon us smile, 
 And keep us near our God. 
 
 2 And if on earth again we meet, 
 
 Lord, let us meet with thee ; 
 And let thy gracious presence sweet, 
 From bondnge set us free. 
 
 3 This, only this, we liumbly crave. 
 
 While earth is our abode, 
 TJiat Ave with Christ and saints may have 
 Communion on the road. 
 I For since our fellowship below 
 Affoj'ds such joy and love, 
 We long its full extent to know, 
 When we shall meet above. 
 
 f/92 The pilgrim's farewell. L . M 
 
 PILGRIMS, witli pieasure let us part. 
 Since we are of one mind and heart; 
 No length of days, no distant place, 
 Can ever break these bands of grace. 
 440 
 
THE FAMILY — MORNING HYATXS. 
 
 2 Parting with joy, we 11 join and sing 
 The wonders of our bleeding Kiiig; 
 Our distant bodies may remove, 
 
 But nothing can divide our love. 
 
 3 In vain may earth and hell combine 
 To quench that love which is divine; 
 It will not cease with dying breath, 
 
 " Nor cool when we are cold in death. 
 ' Xow, join'd in love in Jesus' name, 
 Let 's part and fly to spread his fame, 
 That other sonls may leave their wo, 
 And join with us in glory too. 
 
 5 A few more rolling days and years, 
 Sliall bring a period to our tears, 
 ^oon shallVe reach the blissful shore. 
 Where parting shall be known no moro. 
 
 G There shall our souls adore the l».und 
 That led us through this desert land. 
 Lose all our griefs, forget our t &ins. 
 And join in everlasting straim , 
 
 THE FAMILY. 
 
 MORNING HYMNS. 
 
 693 Begin with God. S. iVi 
 
 Matt. 6 : 33. 
 
 BEGIN" the day with God ! 
 He is thy sun and day ; 
 His is the radiance of thy ds* ami. 
 To him address thy lay. 
 
 2 Look up, beyond these cloudi! 
 
 Thither thy pathway lies; 
 Moimt up, away, and linger not, 
 Thy goal is yonder skies. 
 
 3 Cast ev'ry weight aside! 
 
 Do battle with each sin; 
 Fight witJi the faithless world without 
 The faithless heart within. 
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 THE FAMILY — 
 
 4 Take thy first meal with God I 
 
 He is thj^ heav'iily food ; 
 Feed with and on hiin ; he with thee 
 Will feast iu brother! mod. 
 
 5 Take thy first walk with God ! 
 
 Let him go forth with thee ; 
 By stream or sea or mountaiu-patli, 
 Seek still his company. 
 
 6 Thy first transaction be 
 
 With God liimself above; 
 So shall thy business prosper well. 
 And all the day be love. 
 
 694 Early will I aeeh flee. CM. 
 
 PBalm 63: 1. 
 
 ARLY, my God, without delay, 
 I hasite to seek thy face; 
 My thiisty spirit faints away, 
 Without thy cheering grace. 
 
 2 So pilgrims on the scorching sand. 
 
 Beneath a burning sky. 
 Long for a cooling stream at hand, 
 And they must drink or die. 
 
 3 I've seen thy glory and thy pow'r, 
 
 Through all thy temples shine : 
 My God, repeat that heav'nly hour, 
 That vision so divine. 
 
 4 Thus, till my last expiring day, 
 
 1 11 bless my God and King^ 
 Tlius vvill I lift my hands to pray. 
 And tune my lips to sing. 
 
 QJ^r) Christ's example of early jirnyer. k^ M 
 Mark 1 : 35. 
 
 'OW sweet the melting lay 
 Which bi-eaks upon the ear, 
 When at the hour of rising day, 
 Christians unite in pray'r. 
 442 
 
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MOKXIXG HYMNS. 
 
 2 The breezes waft their cries 
 
 Up to Jehovah's tiirone; 
 He listens to their heaving sighg, 
 Aud sends his blessings down. 
 
 3 So Jesus rose to pray- 
 
 Before tlie morning light; 
 Or on the chilling mount did staj'', 
 And wrestle all the night. 
 
 4 Glory to God on high. 
 
 Who sends his blessings down 
 To rescue souls condemned to die, 
 And make his people one. 
 
 ()9t) A morning invocation. ^' M. 
 
 AWAJv^E, 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 Kedeem thy mis-spent time that's past, 
 And live this day as 't were thy last; 
 T' improve thy talents take due care, 
 'Gainst the great day thyself prepare! 
 
 3 Let all thy converse be sincere. 
 Thy conscience as the noonday clear! 
 Think how th' all-seeing God tliy ways 
 And ev'ry secret thought surveys. 
 
 4 Glory to God, who safe hath kept. 
 And hath refresh'd me while I slept. 
 Grant, Lord, when I from death shall wake 
 I may of endless life partake. 
 
 097 A morning prayer. C M 
 
 Psalm 5 : 3. 
 
 LORD, in the morning thou shalt hear 
 My voice ascending high ; 
 To thee will I direct my pray'r 
 To thee lift up mine eye. 
 443 
 
THE FAMILY — 
 
 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 sliall ne'er be tliy delight, 
 Nor dwell at thj^ right hand. 
 
 4 Bnt to thy house will I resort, 
 
 To taste thy mercies there, 
 I will frequent tliine holy court, 
 And worship in thy fear. 
 
 5 O may thy Spirit guide my feet 
 
 In ways of righteousness ; 
 Make ev'ry path of duty straight. 
 And plain before my face. 
 
 bt)o Morning reminding us of eternity, O. Si. 
 
 2 Cor. 5 : 2. 
 
 THE night is past and gone, 
 The evening shades are fled ; 
 O may eacli morning bring to mind 
 Our rising from tlie dead ! 
 
 2 We put our garments on, 
 Our labor to pursue; 
 So in the resurrection morn 
 Saints shall be cloth'd anew. 
 
 o Lord, keep us safe this day, 
 Support us by thine arm; 
 May angels guard us on our way 
 Secure from ev'ry harm. 
 
 4 Now may we all as one 
 
 The Christian course pursue; 
 And with new strength and courage run 
 To win the prize in view. 
 444 
 
MORNING HYMNS. 
 
 5 And when our nights are past, 
 And time bears us away, 
 May we possess a crown of life 
 In an eternal day. 
 
 Ut7t7 Prayer at evening, morning and noon, o. M, 
 Psalm 55 : 17. 
 
 COME to the morning pray'r, 
 Come let us kneel and pray; 
 Pray'r 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 shadow from the heat 
 When tlie sun smites by day. 
 
 3 At eve, shut to the door, 
 
 Kound the liome altar pray, 
 And finding there •' the house of God, 
 
 At *" heav'n's gate" close the day. 
 -t When midnight seals our eyes. 
 
 Let each in spiiit say, 
 " 1 sleep, but my heart waketh, Lord, 
 
 With thee to watch and pray." 
 
 ^00 Meriting Tiymn. \J- M. 
 
 ONCE more, my soul, the rising day, 
 Salutes my waking eyes ; 
 Once more my voice, thy tribute pay, 
 To him who rules the skies. 
 2 Night unto night his name repeats, 
 The day renews the sound. 
 Wide on the heav'n, on which lie sits, 
 To turn the seasons round. 
 2 'T is he supports my mortal frame. 
 My tongue shall speak his piaise, 
 My sins would rouae his wrath to flamei 
 And yet his wrath delays. 
 445 
 
THE FAMILY — 
 
 4 Oil a poor worm thy pow'r miirlit tread, 
 
 Aud I could ne'er withstand; 
 Thy JListit^e might have crush'd me dead 
 But mercy held tliy hand. 
 
 5 A thousand wretched souls are fled, 
 
 Since the last setting sun. 
 And yet thou length'nest out ray thread. 
 And yet ray moments run. 
 
 6 Dear God, let all my hours be thine, 
 
 ^Vhilst I enjoy the light; 
 Tlien shall my sun in smiles decline, 
 And bring a pleasant night. 
 
 EVENING HYMNS. 
 
 701 Cheerful confidence. CM. 
 
 IN mercy. Lord, remember me, 
 Througli all the hours of night. 
 And grant to me most graciously 
 The safeguard of thy might. 
 
 2 Witli cheerful heart I close mine eyes, 
 
 Since thou wilt not remove: 
 O, in the morning let me rise 
 Rejoicing in thy love. 
 
 3 Or. if this night should prove my last, 
 
 And end my transient days. 
 Lord, take me to thy promis'd rest. 
 Where 1 may sing thy praise. 
 
 702 The safety of the righteoiu, etc. 8s & Ts 
 
 Job 5: 19-21. 
 
 SAVIOUii. breathe an ev'ning blessing 
 Ere repose our spirits seal ; 
 Sin and want we come confessing; 
 Thou canst save and thou canst lieaL 
 44G 
 
EVENING HYMNS. 
 
 2 Thouf^h desti'Liction walk around us, 
 
 Though the arrows past us fly, 
 Angel gTiards from thee surround us; 
 We are safe, if thou art nigh. 
 
 3 Tliough the night be dark and dreary. 
 
 Darkness can not hide from thee ; 
 Tliou art he who, never weary, 
 ^Vatcbest where tby people be. 
 
 4 Sliould swift death this night o'ertake uS) 
 
 And command us to the tomb. 
 
 May the morn in lieaven awake us, 
 
 Ciad in bright, eternal bloom. 
 
 i {j,^ An evening hymn. 0. M, 
 
 LORD, thou wilt hear me when I pray, 
 I am for ever thine ; 
 1 t<'ar before thee all the day 
 Xor would 1 dare to sin. 
 
 2 And while I rest my weary head, 
 
 P'rom cares and bus'ness free; 
 
 T is sweet conversing on my bed, 
 
 With my own heart and thee. 
 
 3 1 pray this ev'ning sacrifice, 
 
 And when my work is done, 
 Great God ! my faith and hope rely 
 Upon thy grace alone. 
 
 4 Thus with my thoughts compos'd to peace, 
 
 I '11 give mine eyes to sleep; 
 Thy hand in safety keeps my days, 
 And will my slumbers keep. 
 
 i 04- Side me under the shadow of thy wingi*. -L. M. 
 
 Psalm 17 : 8. 
 
 GLORY to thee, my God. this night, 
 For all the blessings of the light: 
 Keep me. O keep me. King of kings, 
 Under thine own almighty wings. 
 447 
 
THE FAMILY — 
 
 2 Forgive me, Lord, for thy dear Sou, 
 Whatever ills this day I've 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 ; 
 Teach me to die, that so I may- 
 Triumphant rise at the last day. 
 
 4 may my soul on thee repose. 
 
 And may sweet sleep my eye-lids close, 
 Sleep that maj" me more vig'rous make, 
 To serve my God, when I. awake. 
 
 5 Let my blest guardian, while I sleep, 
 Close to my bed, his vigils keep; 
 Let no vain dreams disturb mj'^ rest, 
 Nor pow'rs of darkness me molest. 
 
 705 The evening sacrifice. L. M, 
 
 lyrOW fi-om the altar of ray heart, 
 11 Let incense Ilanies arise; 
 Assist me. Lord, to offer up, 
 My ev'ning sacrifice. 
 
 2 Tliis day was God my sun and shield, 
 My keeper and my guide. 
 His tender care o'er me was shown. 
 His mercies multiplied. 
 
 8 Minutes and mercies multiplied. 
 Have made up all this day: 
 Minutes came quick, but mercies wef 
 More fleet and free than they. 
 
 4 New time, new favor, and new joys, 
 New songs of praise require: 
 Till I shall praise thee as I would, 
 Accept my heart's desire. 
 448 
 
EVENING HYMNS. 
 
 f> Lord of my time, whose hand hath set 
 New time upon my score, 
 Thee shall f prai.^e for all mv time, 
 When time shall be no more. 
 
 7Ub While I loas musing. 8s&7s. 
 
 Psalm 39 : 3. 
 
 SILENTLY the shades of evenino- 
 Gather round mv lowly door; ° 
 Sileiitly they bring before me 
 Faces I shall see no more. 
 
 2 O! the lost, the unforgotten. 
 
 Though the world be oft forgot: 
 O! the slirouded and the lonelv— 
 In our hearts they perish not. 
 a Living in the silent hours. 
 
 Where our spirits onlv blend. 
 They+inlink'd with earthly trouble, 
 VV>, still hoping for its end. 
 
 4 How such holy meni'ries cluster. 
 
 Like the stars when storms are past; 
 Pointing up to that far heaven 
 VYe may hope to gain at last. 
 
 i^J i One day's journey less. L, M. 
 
 ]VrOW one day's journey less divides 
 i.1 Me from the world where God resides: 
 If 1 have walk'd by faith, in fear, 
 A stranger and a pilgrim here, 
 
 2 I 've one day less my watch to keep, 
 My foes to fear, mv falls to weep: 
 
 I ve one day less to see within 
 Conflict, defeat, remorse, and sin. 
 
 3 4^ 'Jtl O. reflect, my fainting soul, 
 
 1 hou \-t one stage nearer to the goal, 
 Ihou rt one stage nearer to the shore, 
 n here thou wilt grieve for sin no more. 
 129) 449 
 
THE FAMILY — 
 
 i If tlie SAveet presence of thy God 
 To-cUi)^ has cheei-ed and blest thy roail, 
 Tliink what must be that o:lorions place 
 Where he will never hide his face. 
 
 ^(j^ A review at the close of the day. C M. 
 
 THOU sov'reitcn, let mj' ev'ning song 
 Like holy incense rise ; 
 Assist the off'rinf!:s of my tongue 
 To reach tlie lofty skies. 
 
 2 Throno^h all the danofers of tlie day. 
 Thy hand was still my g-uurd, 
 Ai.d still to drive my wants away 
 Thy mercy stood prepar'd. 
 
 B Perpetual blessings from above, 
 Encompass me around ; 
 But. O. how few returns of love 
 Hath my Creator found ! 
 
 4 Sprinkled afresh with pard'ning MckkJ, 
 I lay me down to rest. 
 As ill th' embraces of my God, 
 Or on my Saviour's bj-east. 
 
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 Thy sleep shall he sweet. 
 Prov. 3: 24. 
 
 L M. 
 
 SLEEP! drowsy sleep I come close rain« 
 eyes. 
 Tired with beholding vanities: 
 Sweet slumbers, come, and chase away 
 The toils and follies of the day. 
 
 On your soft bosom will I lie. 
 Forget the world, and learn to die. 
 O. Isi-acPs watchful Sheplierd I spread 
 Tents of angels round my bed ; 
 450 
 
EVENING HYMNS. 
 
 3 Let not tlie spirits of the air, 
 Wliile I slumber, me ensnare; 
 
 But save thy suppliant free from harms, 
 CJasp'd in thine everlasting arms. 
 
 4 Clouds and thick darkness are thy throne. 
 Thy wonderful pavilion; 
 
 O ! dart from thence a shining rav, 
 And then my midnight shall be d-dyl 
 
 5 Thus when the morn in crimson dress'd, 
 Ureaks through the windows of the East, 
 My hymns of thankful praise shall rise 
 Like morning incense to the skies. 
 
 710 Evening hymn. L. M. 
 
 THUS far the Lord hath led me on. 
 Thus far his pow'r prolongs my davs, 
 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 I 
 But he forgives my follies past. 
 He gives me strc^igth for days to come 
 
 3 I lay my body down to sleep ; 
 
 Peace is the pillow for my head; 
 While well appointed angels keep 
 Tlieir watchful stations round my bed. 
 
 4 In vain the sons of earth or liell 
 
 Tell me a thousand frightful things— 
 My God in safety makes me dwell. 
 Beneath the shadow of his wings. 
 
 5 Faith in his name forbids my fear; 
 
 O may thy presence ne'er depart; 
 And in the morning make me hear 
 The love and kindness of thy heart. 
 
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THE FAMILY — 
 
 3 Tlnis when the nio-ht of death shall comek 
 
 My flesh shall rest beneath the ground, 
 And wait thy voice to rouse my tomb, 
 With sweet salvation in the sound. 
 
 711 Self-examination. CM. 
 
 IVfOW, O my soul! tlie circling sun 
 ±\ Has all liis beams withdrawn; 
 Once more his daily race is run, 
 
 And gloomy night comes on. 
 2 Thus, one day more of life is gone, 
 
 A doubtful few remain : 
 Come then, review what thou hast done 
 
 Eternal life to gain. 
 d Dost thou get forward in thy race. 
 
 As time still posts away? 
 And die to sin, and grow in grace, 
 
 With ev'rj' passing day? 
 
 4 This day, what conquest hast thou gain'd ? 
 
 What sin is overcome? 
 What fi'esh degree of grace obtain'd, 
 To bring thee nearer home? 
 
 5 Thus let us still our course review, 
 
 Our real state to learn ; 
 And with redoubled zeal, pursue 
 Our great and chief concern. 
 
 712 The Lord is my light. L.M 
 
 Psalm 27 : 1. 
 
 SVN of my soul, thou Saviour dear, 
 Jt i's not night if thou be near; 
 0\ may no earth-born cloud arise 
 To hide thee from thy servant's cj^cs! 
 2 When the soft dews of kindly sleep 
 My weari'd eyelids gently steep. 
 Be my last thought — hovv sweet to rest 
 For ever on ni}' Saviour's breast I 
 452 
 
EVENING HYMNS. 
 
 3 Abide witli me from morn till eve, 
 For without tliee I can not live! 
 Abide with nie when night is nigh, 
 For without thee I dare not die I 
 
 4 Thou framer of the light and dark. 
 Steer through the tempest thine own ajkl 
 Amid the howling wintry sea, 
 
 "W^e are in port if we liave thee. 
 
 tlij TTioughts Hnggested hy evening. b. iVl 
 
 THE day is past and gone, 
 The ev'ning shades appear, 
 O may we all i-emember well. 
 The night of death draws near. 
 
 2 We lay our garments by. 
 
 Upon our beds to rest ; 
 So death will soon disrobe us all 
 Of what we here possess. 
 
 3 Lord, keep us safe this niglit, 
 
 Secure from all our fears; 
 May angels guard us wliile we sleep, 
 Till morning light appears. 
 
 4 And if we early rise, 
 
 And view th' nuweari'd sun ; 
 May we set out to win the prize, 
 And after glory run! 
 
 5 And when our days are past, 
 '. And we from time remove, 
 
 O ma}'' we in thy bosom rest— 
 The bosom of thy level 
 453 
 
THE FAMILY — 
 
 TABLE HYMNS. 
 
 GRACE BEFORE MEALS. 
 
 714 Providence. L. M. 
 
 Matt. 5 : 45. 
 
 p OD from his cloudy ci>tei-ns pours 
 \J Oil the parch'd earth enriching sliow'ra 
 The grove, the garden, and the liehl, 
 A thousand J03'ful blessings jield. 
 
 2 O ble.ss his name, ye nations, fed 
 With nature's chief suppoiter — bread ; 
 While bread your vital strength imparts, 
 Serve him with vigor in your hearts. 
 
 715 Be content with 8uch things as ye have. L. M. 
 
 Heb. 13 : .".. 
 
 IF peace and plenty crown my d;iys. 
 Tlien help me. Lord, to sing thy praise! 
 ]f bread of sorrow be my food, 
 Those sorrows worlc ray real good. 
 
 2 Be present at our table, Lord ! 
 Be here, and ev'rywhere ador'd ! 
 Thy people bless, and grant that we 
 May feast in paradise with thee. 
 
 716 <^o^ '^« fount of all good. S. M 
 
 James 1 : 17. 
 
 p<OD is the fountain whence 
 vT Ten thousand blessings tlow; 
 To him my life, ray health and friends, 
 And ev'ry good, 1 owe. 
 
 2 The comforts he affords 
 
 Are neither few nor small; 
 He is the source of fiesh delights, 
 My portion and my all. 
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TABLE HYMNS. 
 
 GRACE AFTER MEALS. 
 ili Dl-fine goodness. O j\. 
 
 BLESS the Lord, my soul; 
 Let all witliiii me join, 
 AnVl aid my toii<^ue to bless his name, 
 Whose favors are divine. 
 
 0. 
 
 2 O, bless the Lord, my soul; 
 Nor let his mercies lie 
 Forffotteii in uuthankfulness, 
 And without praises die. 
 
 718 P«a?m 106. L. M. 
 
 OPJENDER thanks to God above, 
 The Fountain of eternal love, 
 Whose mercy tirm throuo:h aj^c^ past 
 Has stood, and shall for ever hist. 
 
 2 Who can his mio:hty deeds express, 
 Not only vast, but numberless! 
 What mortal eloquence can raise 
 A tribute equal to his praise ! 
 
 i\)j TJiott preparest a table. Li. M. 
 
 Psalm 23: 5. 
 
 BLESSINGS to God. for ever blest— 
 To God. the Master of the feast— 
 Who hath for us a table spread. 
 And from his hands us creatures fed. 
 
 2 O. o:ive us all a thankfnl heart; 
 Help us from evil to depart: 
 Our daily meat, Lord, let it be. 
 Thy will to do, and follow thee. 
 455 
 
THE FAMILY- 
 
 PARENTAL HYMNS. 
 
 720 -^" ^^^ ^^y ways acknoxcledar him. O. M 
 Prov. 3 : o. 
 
 1 N all thy ways, O God, 
 JL T would ackiiowledo;e thee. 
 And seek to keep my lieart and house 
 From all pollution free. 
 
 2 Where'er I have a tent, 
 
 An altar will I raise; 
 And thither my oblations brincf, 
 Of humble pray'r and praise. 
 
 3 Could I my wish obtain, 
 
 My household. Lord, should be 
 Devoted to thyself alone — 
 A nursery foi- thee. 
 
 i'2l Parents' concern for their children, v/. M 
 
 THOU, who a tender parent art, 
 Kei^ard a parent's plea ; 
 My offspring, witli an anxious heart, 
 i now commend to thee. 
 
 2 My children are my orreatest care — 
 A chai-ge which thou hast g-iv'n ; 
 In all thy ofraces let them share, 
 And ail the joys of heav'n. 
 
 V On me thou hast bestow'd thy grace-, 
 Be to my children kind; 
 Among thy saints give them a place. 
 And leave not one behind. 
 
 4 Happy we then shall live below. 
 The remnant of our days; 
 And when to brighter worlds we go, 
 Shall all resound thy praise. 
 456 
 
PARENTAL HYMNS. 
 
 iZZ A prayer of 2)arents for their children. Ts. 
 
 n OD of mercy, hear our pray'r 
 vJ For the children tliou hast giv'n; 
 liCt them all thy blessing share, 
 Grace on earth and bliss in heav'n I 
 2 In the morning of their days, 
 
 May their hearts be drawn to thee 5 
 ]jet tliera learn to lisp thy praise 
 In their earliest infancy, 
 o Cleanse th-eir soul fi-om ev'ry stain. 
 
 Through the Saviour's pi-eclous blood ; 
 Let them all be born again. 
 And be reconcil'd to God. 
 4 For this mercy, Lord, we cry ; 
 Bend thine ever-gracious ear; 
 While on thee our souls rely. 
 Hear our pray'r, in mercy heai- ! 
 
 i Zo God's blessings necessary for sticcess. Jj. M 
 Psalm 127: 1. 
 
 IF God succeed not all the cost 
 And pains to build the house are lost: 
 If God the city will not keep, 
 Tlie watchful guards as well may sleep. 
 
 2 What if 5^ou rise before the sun, 
 And work and toil when day is done, 
 Careful and sparing eat your bread 
 To shun that poverty you dread ; 
 
 H 'T is all in vain, till God hath blest; 
 He can make ilch, yet give us rest: 
 Children and friends are blessings tea 
 If God our sov'reign make them so. 
 
 i Happy the man to whom he sends 
 Obedient children, faithful friends: 
 How sweet our daily comforts prove, 
 When they are season'd with liis love. 
 457 
 
•IHE FAMILY— 
 
 724 The hajypij home. CM, 
 
 HAPPY the lioine. wlien God is there, 
 - And love nils ev'ry bre.-ist; 
 Where one their wish, and one th<'ir pray'r. 
 And one tlieirheav'n]}' rest. 
 
 2 H;!ppy the home wliere Jesus' name 
 
 Is sweet to ev'r}' ear; 
 Where children early lisp his fame 
 And parents hold liim dear. 
 
 3 Happy the home where pray'r is heaitl, 
 
 And praise is wont to rise; 
 Where parents love the sacred word, 
 And live but for the skies. 
 
 4 Lord ! let us in our homes ai^ree. 
 
 This blessed peace to ^aiii; 
 Unite our hearts in love to thee, 
 And love to all will reign. 
 
 725 A prayer for the aged. C JVl 
 
 Psalm 71:9. 
 
 riOD of my childhood, and my 5''0uth, 
 Ur The guide of all my days, 
 I liave declar'd thy heaven! v truth. 
 And told thy wondrous ways. 
 2 Wilt tliou forsake my hoary hairs, 
 And leave my fainting heart? 
 Who shall sustain my sinking vears. 
 If God. my Strength, depart? 
 8 Let me tliy pow'r and truth proc'aim 
 Before the rising age, 
 xVnd leave a savor of thy name. 
 When I shall quit the stage. 
 4 The land of silence and of death 
 Attend my next remove ; 
 O may these poor remains of breath 
 Teach the wide w^orld thy love ! 
 458 
 
PAKENTAI. HYMXS. 
 
 5 By onor experience have I known 
 
 Thy sov'reio;!! povv'r to save; 
 At tlly command I venture down 
 Securely to the grave. 
 
 6 AV^hen I lie buried deep in dust, 
 
 My flesh shall be thy care; 
 These wither'd limbs with thee 1 trust, 
 To raise them strong and fair. 
 
 726 The salutation of peace. 8s & 7s 
 
 Matt. 10 : 12. 
 
 PEACE be to this habitation ; 
 Peace, to all that dwell therein ; 
 Peace, the earnest of salvation ; 
 
 Peace, the fruit of pardon'd sin ; 
 Peace, that speaks the heav'nly Giver, 
 
 Peace to worldly minds unknown; 
 Peace divine, that lasts for ever. 
 
 Peace, that comes from God alone. 
 2 Jesus, Prince of Peace, be near us. 
 
 Fix in all our hearts thy home; 
 With thy gracious presence cheer us; 
 
 J.et thy sacred kingdom come; 
 Raise to heav'n our expectation, 
 
 Give our favor'd souls to prove 
 Glorious and complete salvation, 
 
 In the realms of bliss above. 
 
 727 The family Bible. 12s & lls 
 
 HOW painfully pleasing the fond recollection 
 Of youthful emotions and innocent joy, 
 When blest with parental advice and affection, 
 
 Surrounded with mercies, with peace from on high. 
 I still view the chairs of my sire and my mother, 
 
 The seats of their offspring as ranged on each hind. 
 And th.M richest book which excels every other, 
 The family Bible, which lay on the stand. 
 
 The old-fa«hioned Bible, the dear blessed Bible, 
 The family Bible, that lay on the stand. 
 
 459 
 
THE FAMILY — 
 
 2 That Bible, tlie volume of God's inspiration, 
 
 At moi"n anl at evening could yield us delight ; 
 The prayer of our sire was a sweet invocation 
 
 For mercy by day and for safety through night. 
 Onr hymns of thanksgiving Avith harmony swelling, 
 
 All warm from the heart of a family band, 
 Half raised us from earth to that rapturous dwelling 
 Described in the Bible, that lay on the stand. 
 The old-fashioned Bible, etc. 
 
 Te scenes of tranquillity, long have we patted. 
 
 My hopes almost gone, and my parents no morn; 
 In sorrow and sadness I live broken-hearted. 
 
 And wander unknown on a far distant shore. 
 Yet liow can I doubt my dear Saviour's protection, 
 
 Forgetful of gifts from his bountiful hand ? 
 0, let me, with patience, receive his correction. 
 
 And think of the Bible, that lay on the stand. 
 The old-fashioned Bible, etc. 
 
 728 Home happy. 7s & G^J. 
 
 SWEETEST bonds of friendship, here 
 Bind our hearts tocrether; 
 Where our fire-side comforts cheer, 
 
 In the wildest weather: 
 O, they wander wide, who roam. 
 For the joys of life, from home ! 
 
 2 Bonds of everlasting love 
 Draw our souls in union, 
 To onr Father's house above, 
 To the saints' communion. 
 Thither may onr hopes ascend ; 
 Tliere may all our labors end ! 
 
 ^i'29 The good remhe. 8s & 6i 
 
 Josh. 24:15. 
 
 IAKD my house will serve the Lord; 
 But first obedient to his word, 
 I must myself appear; 
 By actions, words and temper show 
 That I my heav'nly Master know, 
 And serve with heart sincere. 
 460 
 
YOUTH. 
 
 2 I must tlie fair example set; 
 
 From tliose that on my presence wait, 
 
 Tlie stumbling-block remove; 
 Theii fluty by my life explain, 
 And srlll in all my works maintain, 
 The dignity of love. 
 
 3 Easy to he entreated, mild, 
 Quickly appeas'd and reconcil'd, 
 
 A foirwer of my God ; 
 A saint indeed I lono; to be, 
 And lead my faithful family 
 
 In the*^ celestial road. 
 
 4 Lord, if thou didst the wish infuse, 
 A vessel fitted for thy use. 
 
 Into thy hands receive : 
 Work in me both to will and do. 
 And show them how believei-s true, 
 
 And real Cliristians live. 
 
 YOUTH. 
 
 ( nO Early instructions. O. M 
 
 HOW happy are the younsr who hear 
 Instruction's warning voice; 
 And who celestial wisdom make 
 Their early, only choice. 
 
 2 For she has treasures greater far 
 
 Than east or west unfold ; 
 And her rewards more pi-ecious ai-e 
 Than all their stores of gold. 
 
 3 She guides the young with innocence 
 
 In pleasure's path to tread ; 
 A crown of glory she bestows 
 Upon the aged head. 
 461 
 
THE FAMILY — 
 
 4 According as her labors rise, 
 
 So her rewards increase; 
 Her ways are ways of pleasantness. 
 And all her paths are peace. 
 
 7ol Before the evil day» come. C. M. 
 
 Eccl. 12 : 1. 
 
 OIN the morn of life, when youth 
 ; With vital ardor glows, 
 And shines in all the fairest cliarms 
 That beauty can disclose — 
 
 2 Deep in thy soul, before its pow'rs 
 
 Are yet by vice enslav'd, 
 Be thy Creator's glorious name 
 And cliaracter engrav'd; 
 
 3 Ere yet the sliades of sorrow cloud 
 
 The sunshine of thy days, 
 And cares and toils, in endless round, 
 Encompass all thy ways; 
 '4 Ere yet tliy heart the woes of age, 
 With vain regret, deplore. 
 And sadly muse on former joys, 
 That now return no more. 
 
 5 True wisdom, early sought and gain'd, 
 
 In age will give thee rest; 
 O then improve the morn of life. 
 To make its ev'ning blest. 
 
 732 Youth the seed-time of life. C. M 
 
 Gal. 6: 8. 
 
 THE bud will soon become a flower. 
 The flower become a seed. 
 Tlien seize, O youth, the present hour; 
 Of that thou hast most need. 
 2 Do thy best always — do it now; 
 For in the present time. 
 As in the furrows of a plow, 
 Fall seeds of good or crime. 
 4G2 
 
YOUTH. 
 
 3 The sun and rain will ripen fast 
 
 Each seed that thou hast sown, 
 
 And ev'ry act and word at last 
 
 By its own fruit be known. 
 
 i And soon the harvest of thy toil, 
 
 I?<ioicing, thou shalt reap, 
 
 Or o'er thy wild neglected soil. 
 
 Go forth in shame to weep. 
 
 i OO Life transitory and passing. 1 Is, 
 
 T IKE mist on the mountain, like ships on the sea, 
 \ J So swiftly the years of our pilgrimage flee ; 
 
 In the grave of onr fathers how soon we shall lie I 
 
 Dear children, to-day to a Saviour fly. 
 
 2 How sweet are the flow'rets of April and May ! 
 But often the frost makes them wither away ; 
 Like flow'rs you may fade !— are you ready to die ? 
 While yet there is room, to a Saviour fly. 
 
 3 When Samuel was young he first knew the Lord- 
 He slept in his smile and rejoic'd in his word ; 
 
 So most of God's children are early brought nigh :. 
 0, seek him in youth— to a Saviour fly ! 
 
 4 Do you ask me for pleasure ? Then lean on his breast, 
 For there the sin-laden and weary find rest : 
 
 In the valley of death you will triumphing cry— 
 1i this be called dying, 'tis pleasant to die. 
 
 7o4 By cool Siloam's shady rill. C. M. 
 
 BY cool Siloam's shady rill, 
 How fair the lily grows ! 
 How sweet the breath, beneath the hill. 
 
 Of Sharon's dewy rose ! 
 Lo! such the child, whose early feet 
 
 The paths of peace have trod, 
 AVhose secret heart, with influence sweety 
 Is upward drawn to God. 
 3 By cool Siloam's shady rill 
 The lily must decav; 
 The rose tluit bloonis'beneath the hill, 
 Must shortly fade away. 
 
 4G:i 
 
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 4 An(} soon, too soon, the wintry hour 
 
 Of man's matuier a^e 
 Will sliake the soul with sorrow's pow'r 
 And stormy passion's rage. 
 
 5 O. thou, who givest life and broath, 
 
 We seek thy grace alone, 
 111 chndhood, manhood, age and death. 
 To keep us still thine own. 
 
 i ,')5 Benejiti of early piety. O- -iM 
 
 EAPPY is he, whose early years 
 Receive instruction well, 
 Who hates the sinner's path, and fears 
 Tlie road that leads to hell. 
 
 2 *T is easier work, if we begin, 
 
 To serve the Lord betimes: 
 While sinners who grow old in sin, 
 Are harden'd by their crimes. 
 
 3 It slaves us from a thousand snares, 
 
 To mind religion young: 
 With joy it crowns succeeding years, 
 And makes our virtues strong. 
 i To thee, Almighty God! to thee 
 Our hearts we now resign; 
 "T will please us to look back and see 
 That our whole lives were thine. 
 
 6 Lot the sweet work of pray'r and praise 
 
 Emplo}^ our daily breath: 
 Thus we're prepar'd for future days, 
 Or lit for early death. 
 
 iO\) Scripture instruction. CM. 
 
 Psalm 119 : 9. 
 
 HOW shall the youn o; secure their hearts. 
 And guard their lives from sin ? 
 Thy word the choicest rules imparts, 
 To keep the conscience clean. 
 464 
 
2 When once it enters to the mind, 
 
 It spreads such liijht abroad, 
 Tlie meanest souls instruction find. 
 And raise their thoughts to God. 
 
 3 'T is lilvC the sun. a heav'nly light, 
 
 Tiiat guides us all the day ; 
 And through the dangers of the night, 
 A lamp to lead our way. 
 
 4 Tl^y precepts make me truly wise ; 
 
 1 hate tlie sinner's road — 
 I hate my own vain thoughts that ri*e. 
 But love thy law, m/ God. 
 
 5 Thy word is everlasting truth; 
 
 How pure is ev'ry page! 
 That holy book shall guide our youth. 
 And well support our age. 
 
 737 Youth incited to Christ. C M. 
 
 YE hearts with 5^outhful vigor warm, 
 In smiling crowds drav; near: 
 And turn from ev'ry mortal charm, 
 A Saviour's voice to hear. 
 
 2 He. Lord of all the worlds on high, 
 
 Stoops to converse with you; 
 And lays his radiant glories by, 
 Your friendship to pursue. 
 
 3 The soul that longs to see my face, 
 
 Is sure my love to gain : 
 And those that early seek my grace 
 Shall never seek in vain." 
 
 4 What object, Lord, my soul should move. 
 
 If once compared with thee? 
 What beauty should command my love. 
 Like what in Christ I see? 
 '30) 465 
 
THE FAMILY — 
 
 5 Away, yc false delusive toj^s. 
 Vain tempters of the miiKl I 
 'T is here I fix my lasting choice 
 And here true bliss I find. 
 
 7P)8 Early piety. M. 7s & 6s 
 
 GO thou in life's fair morning, 
 Go. in thy bloom of youth. 
 And seek, for thine adorning. 
 
 The precious pearl of truth ; 
 Secure the heavenly treasure, 
 
 And bind it on thy heart; 
 And let no earthly pleasure 
 E'er cause it to depart. 
 
 2 Go. Avhile the day-star shineth. 
 
 Go, while thy heart is light. 
 Go. ere thy strength declineth. 
 
 While everj'^ sense is brio^ht: 
 Sell all thou hast and bu)'^ it; 
 
 'T is wortl) all earthly things- 
 Rubies, and gold, and diamonds. 
 
 Scepters and crowns of kings! 
 
 3 Go, ere the cloud of sorrow 
 
 Steals o'er thy bloom of youtl 
 Defer not till to-morrow; 
 
 Go Jiow, and buy the truth. 
 Go. seek thy great Creator; 
 
 Learn early to be wise; 
 Go, place upon the altar 
 
 A morning sacriticc. 
 
 iiiu Prayer for young peraona. C W 
 
 BESTOW, dear Lord, upon our yo'Jtr.. 
 The gift of saving grace; 
 And let the seed of sacred truth 
 Fall in a fruitful place. 
 40(1 
 
YOUTH. 
 
 2 Grace is a plant where'er it grows, 
 
 Of pure and heav'nlj^ root; 
 But fairest in the youngest shows, 
 And yields the sweetest fruit. 
 
 3 Ye careless ones, O hear betimes 
 
 The voice of sov'reign love ; 
 Your youth is stain'd with many criniea, 
 
 But mercy reigns above. 
 For you the public pray'r is made, 
 
 O, join the public pray'r! 
 For you the secret tear is shed; 
 
 O, shed yourselves a tear ! 
 5 We pray that you may early prove 
 
 The Spirit's pow'r to teach : 
 You can not be too young to love 
 
 That Jesus whom we preach. 
 
 i 4 U Child's evening prayer. 8s & 7s. 
 
 JESUS, tender Shepherd, hear me! 
 Bless a little child to-night; 
 Through the darkness be thou near me, 
 Watch my sleep till morning light. 
 
 2 All this day thy hand shall lead me. 
 
 And I thank thee for thv care; 
 Thou hast cloth'd me, wann'd me, fed me, 
 Listen to my evening pray'r. 
 
 3 Let my sins be all forgiven; 
 
 Bless the friends I love so well: 
 Take me. when I die, to heav'n, 
 Happy there with thee to dwell. 
 
 < 1 1 The orphan's hymn. C M 
 
 Psalm 10 : 14. 
 
 WHERE shall the child of sorro\\ find 
 A place for calm repose ? 
 Thou Father of the fatherless, 
 Pity the orphan's woes. 
 467 
 
THE FAMILY — 
 
 2 ^Vliat friend have I in heaven or earth, 
 
 What friend to trust, but thee? 
 My fatlier's dead; my mother's dead; 
 My God, remember me. 
 
 3 Thy orracious promise now fulfill, 
 
 And bid my trouble cease; 
 In thee the fatherless sliall find 
 Pure mercy, ^race, and peace. 
 
 4 I *ve not a secret care or pain 
 
 But he that secret knows; 
 Tliou Father of the fatherless, 
 Pity the orphan's woes. 
 
 742 Children praising the Lord. oS & 7»i. 
 
 Matt. 21 : 15. 
 
 LORD, a little band, and lowly, 
 We are come to sino^ to thee; 
 Tliou art great, and high, and iioly — 
 O how solemn should we be! 
 
 2 Fill our liearts with thoughts of Jesus, 
 
 And of heav'n. where he is gone; 
 And let nothing ever please us 
 He would grieve to look upon. 
 
 3 For we know the Lord of glory 
 
 Always sees what children do, 
 A l^(\ is \vriting now the story 
 Of our thoughts and actions, too. 
 
 4 Let our sins be all forgiven; 
 
 Make us fear whate'er is wrong; 
 Lead us on our way to heaven. 
 There to sing a nobler song. 
 
 743 A hirtn-day hymn. M. 
 
 LORD of my life, whose word oi powT 
 Did first inspire m}^ breath, 
 Tliy hand has kept me to this hour. 
 From danger and from death. 
 468 
 
MARKIAGE HYMNS. 
 
 2 Spared to commence auotlier j-ear 
 
 The past I now review : 
 How num'rous do my sins appear. 
 How great tliy mercies, too ! 
 
 3 I thank thee for thy tender care 
 
 Through all my earlier days, 
 And for each privilege I share, 
 That still thy love displaj-^s. 
 
 4 For Jesns' sake, my sins forgive, 
 
 And strengthen me in grace; 
 That to thy glory I may live. 
 And run the Christian race. 
 
 5 How long or short my course may be. 
 
 'T is not for me to know : 
 But may I yield my heart to thee, 
 And in thy favor grow. 
 
 MARRIAGE HYMNS. 
 
 744 Marriage. L. M. 
 
 Gen. 2:18. 
 
 IT is not good, Jehovah said. 
 For man new form'd to be alone; * 
 Then of his rib an help-mate made. 
 And man and wife pronounc'd but one. 
 2 From near his heart this rib he took. 
 To show the favor should be priz'd ; 
 Not from his head, to over.ook. 
 
 Nor from his foot, to be despis'd. 
 Beneath his arm. to signify 
 
 Wives should autiiofity disclaim, 
 And that protection and supply 
 Are from the husbands due to them. 
 i Bless. Lord, this newh^-married pair. 
 And make the match a blessing prove; 
 Their int'rest one, their joys, their care, 
 Made happy in each other's love. 
 (469; 
 
THE FAMILY. 
 
 o Jesus, we ask thy presence here ; 
 O ma}^ thy face upon us shine; 
 Thy goodness more our hearts can cheer. 
 Thau costliest food or richest wine. 
 
 745 Marriage. 7s& ()8 
 
 ¥HEN on her Maker's hosoni 
 The new-born earth was hiid, 
 And nature's opening blossom 
 Its fairest bloom display'd; 
 When all with fruit and flowers 
 
 Tlie laut?hing soil was drest, 
 And Eden's fragrant bovvers 
 Received their human guest: 
 
 2 No sin his face defiling, 
 
 The heir of nature stood. 
 And God, benignly smiling. 
 
 Beheld tiiat all was good I 
 Yet in that hour of blessing, 
 
 A single want was known : 
 A want the heart distressing— 
 
 For Adam was alone! 
 
 3 O God of pure aifection ! 
 
 By men and saints ador'd, 
 AVho gavest thy protection 
 
 To Cana's nuptial board — 
 May such thy bounties ever 
 
 To wedded love be shown, 
 And no rude hand dissever 
 
 Whom thou hast link'd in one. 
 •470 
 
SPECIAL OCCASIONS — FASTS. 
 
 SPECIAL OCCASIONS— FASTS. 
 
 /4l) During a pestilence. 0. JM 
 
 LET the land mourn throuoh all its coasts 
 And humble all its state; 
 Princes and rulers, at tiieir posts, 
 Awhile sit desolate. 
 
 Let all the people, high and low. 
 
 Rich, poor, and great and small, 
 Invoke, in fellowsliip of wo, 
 
 The Maker of them all. 
 
 3 For God hath summon'd from his place 
 Death in a direr form. 
 To waken, warn, and scourge our race, 
 Than earthquakes, tire, or storm. 
 
 i Let churches weep within their place, 
 And families apart; 
 Let each in secrecy bewail 
 The plague of his own heart. 
 
 5 So while the land bemoans its sin, 
 Tlie pestilence may cease. 
 And meicy, temp'ring wrath, bring in 
 God's blessed health and peace. 
 
 (4:1 Pardon sought /or national sins. OS & 7s 
 Jonah 3 : 8. 
 
 DREAD Jehovah! God of nations! 
 From thy temple in the skies, 
 Hear thy people's supplications. 
 Now for their deliv'rance rise. 
 
 2 Though our sins, our hearts confounding, 
 Long and loud for vengeance call. 
 Thou hast mercy more abounding; 
 Jesus' blood can cleanse them all. 
 471 
 
SPJiCIAL OCCASIONS. 
 
 3 Let that love vail our transoression ; 
 
 Let that blood our «uilt efface; 
 
 Save thy people from oppression ; 
 
 Save from spoil thy holy place. 
 
 4 Lo! with deep contrition turning, 
 
 Humbly at thy feet we bend ; 
 Hear us, fasting, praying, mourning; 
 Hear us, spare us and defend. 
 
 /48 For the hiding of God's countenance. L. M 
 
 Isai. 8 : 17. 
 
 LORD, in these dark and dismal days. 
 We mourn the hidings of thy face; 
 And when to happier days we turn. 
 Those days but teach us how to mourn. 
 
 2 The blessing from thy truth withdrawn, 
 Its quick'ning. saving influence gone — 
 Unwarn'd, unwaken'd, sinners hear, 
 Nor see their awful danger near. 
 
 3 In dews unseen, or scanty show'rs. 
 Thy Spirit sheds his liealing pow'rs; 
 The thirsty ground is parch'd beneath, 
 And all is barrenness and death. 
 
 4 Yet still thy name be ever bless'd, 
 On thee onr hope shall safely rest; 
 Thy saints shall yet exult and sing 
 The matchless glories of their King. 
 
 749 National ingratitude. L. IM. 
 
 HOW long hath God bestow'd his care 
 On this indulged, ungrateful land ! 
 How oft in times of danger near, 
 Preserved us by his sovereign hand! 
 2 Here peace and liberty have dwelt. 
 The glorious gospel brightly shone; 
 And oft our mightiest foes have felt 
 That God hath made our cause his own 
 472 
 
THE CLOSE OF THE YEAR. 
 
 3 But, ah ! both heav'n and earth have lieard 
 Our vile requital of Jiis love; 
 AVe, whom like children he has rear'd. 
 For all his care until aiikful prove. 
 
 i See I he uplifts his chasfning rod ! 
 O, where are now the faithful few, 
 Wiio tremble for the ark of God, 
 And know \yhat Israel ought to do? 
 
 i Lord, hear thy people ev'ry Avhere, 
 Who meet this day to weep and pray ; 
 Our sinful land in mercy spare. 
 In mercy turn thy wrath away \ 
 
 THE CLOSE OF THE YEAR. 
 
 7,50 Rejiections at the end of the year, 0. M 
 
 AND now, my soul, another j^ear. 
 Of thy short life is past; 
 I can not loug continue here, 
 And this may be my last. 
 
 2 Much of my hasty life is gone, 
 
 Nor will return again ; 
 And swift my passing moments run — 
 The few that j^et remain. 
 
 3 Awake, my soul, with utmost care 
 
 Thy true condition learn : 
 W hat are thy hopes? how sure? how fairf 
 What is thj'^ great concern ? 
 
 ^ Behold another j'ear begins; 
 Set out afresh for heav'n ; 
 Seek pardon for thy former sins. 
 In Christ so freely given. 
 
 5 Devoutly yield thyself to God, 
 And on his grace depend; 
 With zeal pursue the heav'nly road, 
 Nor doubt a happy end. 
 473 
 
SPECIAL OCCASIONS. 
 "751 Grateful review. L. M 
 
 OUR helper, Gofl, we bless thy name. 
 Whose love for ever is the same; 
 The tokens of thy o;racioiis care 
 Begin, and crown, and close the j^ear. 
 
 2 Amid ten thousand snares we stand. 
 Supported by thy guardian hand; 
 And see, when we review our ways, 
 Ten thousand monuments of praise. 
 
 3 Thus far thine arm has led us on ; 
 Thus far we make thy mercy known; 
 And while we tread this desert lan<l, 
 New mercies shall new songs deuiand. 
 
 4 Our grateful souls on Jordan's shore. 
 Shall raise one sacred pillar more; 
 Tiien bear, in thy bright courts above, 
 Inscriptions of immortal love. 
 
 THE NEW YEAR. 
 
 752 JV^ew Year's Day. C. M, 
 
 TVrOW, gracious Lord, thine arm reveal, 
 1\ And make thy glory known. 
 Now, let us all thy presence feel. 
 And soften hearts of stone. 
 
 2 Help us to venture near thy throne, 
 
 And plead a Saviour's name, 
 For all that we can call our own, 
 Is vanity and shame. 
 
 3 From all the guilt of former sin. 
 
 May mercy set us free. 
 And let the year we now begin, 
 Begin and end with thee. 
 
 4 Send down thy Spirit from above. 
 
 That SAints may love thee more. 
 And sinners now may learn to love, 
 Who never lov'd before. 
 474 
 
THE SEASONS. 
 
 5 And when before thee we appear, 
 In our eternal home, 
 May p^rowing numbers worship here, 
 And praise thee in our room. 
 
 753 New year. P. M.IO, 5, 11, 12, 6, 12. 
 
 f^OME, let us anew our journey pursue — 
 ) Roll round with the year, » 
 And never stand still till the Master appear ; 
 His adorable will let us gladly fulfill, 
 
 And our talents improve 
 By the patience of hope, and the labors of love. 
 2 Our life is a dream ; our time, as a stream. 
 Glides swiftly away, 
 And the fugitive moment refuses to stay : 
 The arrow is flown ; the moment is gone ; 
 
 The millennial year 
 Rushes on to our view — and eternity's near. 
 8 that each in the day of his coming may say : 
 I have fought my way through ; 
 I have finished the work thou didst give me to do. 
 that each from his Lord may hear the glad word: 
 
 " Well and faithfully done ; . 
 Enter into my joy, and sit down on my throne." 
 
 THE SEASONS. 
 
 754 Spring. C. M, 
 
 WHEN brighter suns and milder skies 
 Proclaim the op'ning year. 
 What various sounds of joj^s arise! 
 What prospects bright appear! 
 
 2 Earth and her thousand voices give 
 
 Their thousand notes of praise; 
 And all, Jiat hj iiis* mercj^ live, ■ 
 
 To God their oflPring raise. 
 
 3 The streams, all beautiful and bright, 
 
 Reflect the morning sky ; 
 And there, witli music in his flight, 
 The wild bird soars on high. 
 475 
 
SPECIAL OCCASION'S. 
 
 4 Thus, like tlie morniiio:, calm and clear 
 
 Tliat saw the Saviour rise. 
 The spring of lieaven's eternal year 
 Shall dawn on earth and skies. 
 
 5 No winter there, no shades of night, 
 
 Obscure those mansions blest^ 
 Where, in the happy fields of light. 
 The weary are at rest. 
 
 <,)0 Summer: a harvest hymn. v^» ■«•• 
 
 Isaiah. 9:3. 
 
 TO praise the ever-bounteous liOrd, 
 My soul, wake all thy pow'rs: 
 lie calls — and at his voice come forth 
 The smiling harvest hours. 
 
 2 His covenant with earth he keeps; 
 
 My tongue, his goodness sing; 
 Summer and winter know their time; 
 His harvest crowns the spring. 
 
 3 Well plcas'd, the toiling swains behold 
 
 The waving j^ellow crop; 
 With joy they bear the sheaves away, 
 
 And sow again in hope. 
 A Thus teach me, gracious God, to sow 
 
 The seeds of righteousness; 
 Smile on, my soul, and with thy beams 
 
 The rip'ning harvest bless. 
 5 Then, in the last great harvest, I 
 
 Shall reap a glorious crop; 
 ^ Tlie harvest shall by far exceed 
 
 What 1 have sow'd in hope, 
 
 I 56 Autumn. OS & 78, 
 
 Eccl. 11 : 9. 
 
 SEE the leaves around us falling. 
 Dry and withered, to the ground 
 Thus to thoughtless mortals calling. 
 In a sad and solemn sour.d — 
 476 
 
THE SEASONS. 
 
 2 " Youth, on length of daj'S presuming, 
 
 Wlio the paths of pleasure tread, 
 View us, late in beauty blooming, 
 Numbered now among- the dead. 
 
 3 '• What though yet no losses grieve you- 
 
 Gay with health and many a grace; 
 Let not cloudless skies deceive you; 
 Summer gives the autumn place." 
 
 4 On the tree of life eternal 
 
 Let our highest hopes be staj^'d : 
 Tills alone, forever vernal. 
 Bears a leaf that shall not fade. 
 
 757 Winter. C. M. 
 
 STERN Winter throws his icy chains, 
 Encircling nature round ; 
 How black, how comfortless the plains, 
 Late with gay verdure crown'd ! 
 
 2 Tlie sun withholds his vital beams. 
 
 And light and warmth depart; 
 And drooping, lifeless nature seems 
 An emblem of my heart. 
 
 3 Return, O blissful sun. and bring 
 
 Thy soul-reviving ray : 
 This mental winter shall be spring, 
 This darkness cheerful day. 
 
 4 O happy state! divine abode. 
 
 Where spring eternal reigns. 
 And pcifect day, tlie smile of God. 
 Fills all the heavenly plains. 
 
 5 Great Source of light, thy beams display 
 
 My drooping joys restore, 
 And guide me to the scats of day, 
 Wliere winter frowns no more. 
 477 
 
SPECIAL OCCASIONS. 
 
 THANKSGIVING. 
 
 <5o ^^ season of harvest suggestive. J^- ^i- 
 
 p KEAT God, as seasons disappear, 
 IJ And changes mark the rolling year; 
 As time with rapid pinions flies. 
 May every season make ns wise. 
 
 2 Long Ims thj' favor crown'd onr days, 
 And summei" shed again its rays; 
 No deadly cloud our sky has vail'd ; 
 Xo blasting winds our path assail'd. 
 
 'i Our harvest montlis have o'er us rolTd, 
 And flird our fields with waving gold; 
 Onr tables spread, our garners stord I 
 NViiere are our hearts to praise the Lord? 
 
 4 The solemn harvest comes apace. 
 The closing day of life and grace: 
 T'nne of decision, awful hour! 
 Around it let no tempests low'r! 
 
 b Prepare us. Lord, by grace divine. 
 Like stars in heav'n to rise and shine; 
 Then shall our happy souls above 
 Reap the full harvest of thy love ! 
 
 I «>t/ ^f ^ ^^* source of every blessing. • *• 
 
 Jaiucs 1 : 17. 
 
 J PRAISE to God, immortal praise, 
 . For the love that crowns our days 1 
 Bounteous source of ever}- joy. 
 Let thy praise our tongues emph y. 
 
 2 For the blessings of the field. 
 For the stores the gardens yiel.1; 
 For the vine's exalted juice. 
 For the «^eiV rous olive's use * 
 47S 
 
THANKSGIVING. 
 
 3 Flocks that whiten all the plain: 
 Yellow sheaves of ripen'd graiu; 
 Clouds that drop their fatfniiio- dewa; 
 Suns that teinp'rate warmth ditfiise : 
 
 4 All that Spring, with bounteous hand. 
 Scatters o'er the smiling land; 
 
 All that lib'ral Autumn pours 
 From her rich o'erflowing stores ! 
 
 •> These to thee, my God, we owe. 
 Source whence all our blessings flow ; 
 And for tliese my soul shall raise 
 Grateful vow's and solemn praise. 
 
 < uO ^o<^ acknowledged, etc. JLi-. M. 
 
 n BEAT God of nations, now to thee 
 
 VJ Our hymn of gratitude we raise; 
 
 AV'ith linmble heart and bending knee, 
 
 We offer tliee our song of praise. 
 
 2 Thy name we bless, Almighty God, 
 
 For all the kindness thou hast shown 
 To this fair land the pilgrims trod — 
 This land we fondly call our own. 
 
 3 Here Freedom spreads her banner wide. 
 
 And casts her soft and hallow'd ray ; 
 Here thou our fathers' steps didst guide 
 In safety through their dang' rous w^ay. 
 
 4 We praise thee that the gospel's light 
 
 Through all our land its radiance sheds 
 ])ispels the shades of error's night. 
 And heav'nly blessings round us spreads 
 
 5 Great God, preserve us in thy fear; 
 
 In dangers still our Guardian be; 
 O, spread Ijiy truth's bright precepts here; 
 Let all tlie people worship thee. 
 479 
 
SPECIAL OCCASIONS. 
 
 7ol Seed-time and harvest. C 31. 
 
 Gen. 8: 22. 
 
 FOUNTAIN of mercy, God of love, 
 How rich thy bounties are! 
 The changing seasons as they move, 
 Proclaim thy constant care. 
 
 2 When in tlie bosom of the earth 
 
 The SQwer hid the grahi, 
 Thy goodness marked its secret birth. 
 And sent the early rain. 
 
 3 The Spring's sweet influence, Lord, was 
 
 The plants in beauty grew; [thiuo; 
 
 Thou guv'st refulgent suns to shine, 
 And soft, refreshing dew. 
 
 4 These varied mercies, from above, 
 
 Matur'd the swelling grain: 
 A kindly harvest crowns thy love. 
 And plenty tills the plain. 
 
 5 We own and bless thy gracious sway. 
 
 Thy hand all nature liails: 
 Seed-time nor harvest, night nor day, 
 Summer nor winter fails. 
 
 i {)2i Praise for national blessings. Jj. M 
 
 ALMIGHTY Sov"reign of the skies. 
 To thee let songs of gladness rise. 
 Each giateful heart its tribute bring. 
 And ev'ry voice thy goodness smg. 
 4 From thee our ohoicest blessings flow, 
 liife, health and strength thy hands bestow 
 The daily good th}- ci-eatures share, 
 Springs fiom thy providential care. 
 3 The rich profusion natui-e yields. 
 The harvest waving o'er the fields. 
 The cheeiing light, refresliing sliovv'r, 
 Aie gifts from thy exhaustless store. 
 '4S0 
 
TEMPERANCE. 
 
 4 At thy comraand the vernal bloom 
 Kevives the world from winter's o:looin, 
 The summer's heat the frnit matui-e«, 
 And autumn all her treasures pours. 
 
 5 From thee proceed domestic ties. 
 Connubial bliss, parental joys; 
 On th)^ support the nations stand, 
 Obedient to thy high comraand. 
 
 6 TiCt ev'ry pow'r of heart and tonf]:uo. 
 Unite to swell the grateful sono:" 
 While age and youth in chorus join, 
 And praise the Majestj'^ divine. * 
 
 TEMPEKANCE. 
 
 ii)^ Ravages of intemperance. o. W 
 
 Prov. 23 : 29. 
 
 MOURN for the thousands slain, 
 The j^outhful and the strong; 
 Mourn for the wine-cup's fatal reign. 
 And the deluded throng. 
 
 2 Mourn for the tarnish'd gem — 
 
 For reason's light divine — 
 Quench'd from tfie soul's briglit diadem, 
 Where God hath bid it shine. 
 
 3 Mourn for the ruin'd soul — 
 
 Eternal life and light 
 Lost by the fi'r}', madd'ning bowl, 
 And turn'd to hopeless night. 
 i Mourn for the lost; but call. 
 Call to the strong, the free; 
 Rouse them to shun that dreadful fall, 
 And to the refuge flee. 
 5 Mourn for the lost; but pray, 
 Pray to our God above 
 To break the fell destro^'er's 8way, 
 And show his saving love. 
 r31) 481 
 
JSPKCIAL OCCA8IONe=. 
 (;>j The jjvevaleiice of intenqjerattce (-■. i^l 
 
 FNTEMP'RANCE, like a ra<,ring flood, 
 JL Is sweeping o'er the hind ; 
 Its dire effects, in tears nnd blood, 
 Are traced on ev'r}'^ hand. 
 
 2 It still flows on, and bears away 
 Ten thonsands to their doom; 
 VVlio shall the mighty torrent stay, 
 And disappoint the tomb? 
 
 % Almighty God. no hand but thine 
 Can check this flowing tide; 
 Stretch out thine arm of pow'r divine. 
 And bid the flood subside. 
 
 4 Dry up the source from whence it flows 
 Destroy its fountain head ; 
 That dire intemp'rance and its woes 
 No more the earth overspread. 
 
 WAR. 
 
 7(>0 Deploring war. 0. JVI . 
 
 DESTRUCTIVE sword ! how oft hast thou 
 Be^n bath'd in human blood ! 
 What cities, fields and seas, have been 
 Stain'd with the crimson flood I 
 
 2 All-gracious God ! permit our souls, 
 Impress'd with human wo. 
 
 With thee to plead, how long, how long 
 Shall this mad deluge flow? 
 
 3 How long shall brethren's hands, imbru d 
 With blood, each other slay? 
 
 The field with ghastly scenes be strew'd, 
 or man to man a prey? 
 482 
 
WAR. 
 
 4 To punish crime, thou oh justly due, 
 SI 1 all veng-eance ever bui-u ? 
 
 Back to the scabbard, whence it flew, 
 Sword of the world, return ! 
 
 5 Thou God of hosts I whose sov'reign will 
 Controls the swelling flood. 
 
 The madness of thy people still. 
 And bring from evil good. 
 
 6 O, may thy Spirit's mighty sword 
 Our lusts subdue and slay; 
 
 Then force and war shall yield to love, 
 And all from love obey. 
 
 Too Prayer for general peace. L. M. 
 
 THY footsteps, Lord, with joy we trace, 
 And mark the conquests of thy grace; 
 Complete the work thou hast begun. 
 And let thy will on earth be done. 
 
 2 O, show thyself the Prince of Peace, 
 Command the din of war to cease ; 
 O, bid contending nations rest. 
 
 And love pervade each human breast. 
 
 3 Then peace shall lift her balmy wing, 
 Glad plenty laugh, the valleys sing; 
 Keviving commerce lift her head. 
 And want, and wo, and hate be fled. 
 
 4 Thou good, and wise, and righteous Lord, 
 All move subservient to thy woi'd ; 
 
 O, soon let ev'ry nation prove 
 The perfect joy of Christian love. 
 4S3 
 
767 
 
 MISCELLANEOUS. 
 
 MISCELLANEOUS. 
 
 The house of the Lord. 12s 
 
 Psalm 84 : 10. 
 
 YOU may sing of the beauty of mountain and dale, 
 Of the silv'r.v streamlets and flowers of the vale ; 
 But the place most delightful this earth can afford, 
 l8 the place of devotion, the house of the Lord. 
 
 t You may boast of the sweetness of day's early dawu. 
 Of the sky's softening graces when day is just gcr.e ; 
 But there's no other season or time can compare 
 Witli the hour of devotion, the season of prayer. 
 
 ?> You may value the friendships of youth and of age, 
 And select for your comrades the noble and sage ; 
 But the friends that most cheer me on life's rugged road, 
 Are the friends of my Master, the children of God. 
 
 4 You may talk of your prospects of fame, or of wealth, 
 And the hopes that oft flatter the favorites of health ; 
 But the hope of bright glory, of heavenly bhss — 
 
 Take away every other, and give me but this. 
 
 5 Ever hail, blessed temple, abode of my Lord ! 
 
 I will turn to thee often, to hear from his word ; 
 I will walk to thine altar with tliose that I love, 
 And rejoice in the prospects revealed from above. 
 
 768 
 
 Je8U8 crucified. x • *1< 
 
 I Cor. 2 : 2. 
 
 VATIS, tlelusive world, adioii, 
 With all of creature ^ood ; 
 Only Je.<iis I pursue. 
 
 Who bought me with his blood : 
 All th}' pleasures I forego: 
 
 I trample on thy wealth and pride; 
 Only Jesus Avill I know. 
 And Jesus crucified. 
 
 2 Other knowledge I disdain ; 
 'T is all but vanity : 
 Christ, the Lamb of God, was slain — 
 He tasted death for me. 
 484 
 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
 
 Me to save from endless wo 
 The sin-fitoniiig Victim died: 
 
 Onl}' Jesus will I Iviiow, 
 And Jesus crucified. 
 
 Him to know is life and peace, 
 
 And pleasure without end; 
 This is all mj' happiness, 
 
 On Jesus to depend; 
 Daily in his grace to grow, 
 
 And ever in his faith abide; 
 Onl}^ Jesus will I know, 
 
 And Jesus crucified. 
 
 O that I could all invite 
 
 This saving trutli to prove; 
 Show the length, the breadth, the hight, 
 
 And depth of Jesus' love! 
 Fain I would to sinners show 
 
 The blood by faith alone applied ; 
 Only Jesus will I know, 
 
 And Jesus crucified. 
 
 7G9 The day is at hand. 9;* & Ss, 
 
 Kom. 13: 12. 
 
 fiHRISTIAN, the morn breaks sweetly o'er thee, 
 / And all the midnight shadows flee, 
 Tinged are the distant skies with glory, 
 
 A beacon-light hung out for thee ; 
 Arise, arise ! the light brfaks o'er thee ; 
 
 Thy name is graven on the throne ; 
 Thy home is in tlie world of glory, 
 Where thy Redeemer reigns alone. 
 
 "2 Tu8s"d on time's rude, relentless surges, 
 
 Calmly, composed, and dauntless, stand: 
 For lo ! beyond those scenes emerge 
 
 The bights that bound the promised land. 
 Beliold ! behold ! the land is nearing. 
 
 Where the wild sea-storm's rage is o'ei 
 Hark! how the heavenly hosts are cheerinf; 
 
 See iu what throngs they range the shore . 
 
 485 
 
.V'lSCK.M.AN-LOUS. 
 
 3 Clipor up ! clietT up ! the flay breaks o'er thee, 
 
 Bright as the sunimcr'e noontide ray, 
 The star-gemiuM crowns and realms of glory. 
 
 Invite thy happy soul awaj' ; 
 Away ! away ! leave all for glory, 
 
 Thy name is graven on the throne ; 
 Thy home is in that world of glory, 
 
 Where thy Redeemer reigns alone. 
 
 770 ^eep for the lost. C. M. 
 
 Luke 19: 41. 
 
 WEEP for tlie lost ! Thy Saviour wept 
 O'er Salem's hapless doom; 
 lie wept, to think their clay was past, 
 And come their night of gloom. 
 
 2 Weep for the lost! The prophets wept 
 O'er Israel's gloomy fate, 
 
 When vengeance had unsheath'd her sword 
 Repentance came too late. 
 
 3 Weep for the lost! Apostles wept, 
 That men should error choose; 
 
 Tliat dying men should Christ reject, 
 And endless life refuse. 
 
 4 Weep for thejost! The lost will weep. 
 In that long night of wo, 
 
 On which no star of hope will rise, 
 And tears in vain will flow. 
 
 5 Weep foi' the lost! Lord, make us wecps 
 And toil Avith ceaseless care, 
 
 To save oiu- friends, ere yet they pass 
 Til at point of deep despair. 
 
 <71 Against persecution and intoler mice. li. I'l. 
 Rom. 12: 19. 
 
 ABSURD and vain attempt! to bind 
 With iron chains the free-born mind 
 To force conviction, and reclaim 
 The wand'ring, by destructive flame. 
 486 
 
M IS CELL ANEO U S . 
 
 I Bold arrogance ! to snatoli from heav"n 
 Dominion not to mortals ^iv'n ; 
 O'er conscience to usurp the throne 
 Accountable to God alone. 
 
 3 Jesus, thy gentle law of love 
 Doth no such cruelties approve ; 
 Mild as tliyself, thy doctrine wields 
 No arms but what persuasion yields. 
 
 4 By proofs divine, and reason strong. 
 It leads the willing mind along; 
 And conquests to tliy church acquires 
 By eloquence which heav'n inspires. 
 
 772 Where the dove ie to he found. C M. 
 
 OTELL me where the dove is flown 
 To build her downy nest. 
 And I will search the world around, 
 To win her to my breast. 
 
 2 A sought her in the rosj^ bower 
 
 "Where pleasure holds her reign ; 
 AVhere fancy flies from flower to flower, 
 But there I sought in vain. 
 
 3 I sought her in the bower of love. 
 
 I knew her tender iieart; 
 But she had flown— that peaceful dove 
 Had felt the traitor's dart. 
 
 4 Upon ambition's craggy hill 
 
 I thought this bird might stray. 
 And there I sought, but vainly stiU; 
 She never flew that way. 
 
 5 Faith smiled and shed the tender tear, 
 
 To see me search around. 
 And whisperd, '• I can tell thee where 
 The dove may yet be found. 
 487 
 
MISCELLA^'£OUS. 
 
 $ 1:1 meek religioirs liumble cot 
 Slie bnilt her tlowny nest; 
 Go, seek that sweet secluded spot, 
 And will her to thy breast." 
 
 77o ^^6 shall greet them, etc. P- M. lOs & 8s 
 
 WE shall greet them at home, we shall greet them 
 When the sorrow of life siiall be o'er, 
 tMir loved ones, we hope soon to meet them, 
 
 (tn Eden's fair, beautiful shore; 
 I'll'- }iloriou3 thought, how consoling. 
 
 To know that the time is so nigh, 
 When Jesus, tlie world, shall, controlling, 
 Permit us to join them on high. 
 
 2 W.- shall greet th.-m at liome, we shall greet thom, 
 
 Ihough now tli'-y are hid from our sight, 
 We think of the time we shall meet them ; 
 
 And rt oft fills our hearts with delight ; 
 We have laid th<'m away in deep sadness. 
 
 Yet not without hope in our breast, 
 For again tiit-y will join us with gladness. 
 
 And enter the heav'niy rest. 
 
 3 We shall greet them at home, we shall greet them. 
 
 Where nothing can ever divide, 
 Whe4c sickness, or death, can not harm them, 
 
 Xor tear them again from our side ; 
 There we '11 range besidi' life's cooling river, 
 
 'Neath the tree of life's shade we shall roam. 
 With the glory of God sliining ever. 
 
 We '11 greet them, we '11 greet them at home. 
 
 77-i Havinq a desire to depart. -'-'• » • ^A 
 
 " -^ Phil. 1:2a. 
 
 WHAT must it be to dwell above. 
 At God's rjtrht hand, where Jesus roiji'iis 
 Since tlic sweet earnest of his love 
 
 O'erwhelms as on the.se dreary pl.iins; 
 No heart can think, no tonfrue explain. 
 What bliss it is with Christ to reign I 
 2 Wiien sin no more obscures the sight. 
 And sorrow pains the heart no more. 
 How shall we view the Piince of light.. 
 And all his works of grace explore 'f 
 488 
 
AIISCELLAXEOUS. 
 
 VVhat hi<?hts, wliiit depths of love diviiK- 
 Shall there tlu-ough endless ages shiiie! 
 3 This is the heav'ii I long to know, 
 
 For this 1 would with patience wait; 
 Till wean'd from earth, and all below, 
 
 I mount to my celestial seat — 
 And wave m}'- palm, and wear my crowiv 
 And with the elders cast it down. 
 
 / <Q The equalitij of men. C JU . 
 
 Acts 17 : 26. 
 
 ALL men are equal in their birth, 
 Heirs of the earth and skies; 
 All men are equal when that earth 
 Fades from their dying eyes. 
 
 2 God meets the throngs who pay their vowe 
 
 In courts that hands have made. 
 And hears the worshiper who bows 
 Beneath the plantain shade. 
 
 3 'T is man alone who diffrence sees, 
 
 And speaks of high and low, 
 And worships those, and tramples these, 
 
 While the same path they go. 
 i O. let man hasten to restore 
 
 To all their rights of love ; 
 In pow'r and wealth exult no more, 
 
 In wisdom lowly move. 
 5 Ye great, renounce your earth-born pride. 
 
 Ye low, your shame and fear; 
 Live, as ye worship, side by side ; 
 
 Your brotherhood revere. 
 
 776 The heavenly treasure. P. M. 1 Os & 8s 
 Matt. 13 : 44. 
 
 RELIGION ! 't is a glorious treasure, 
 The purchase of a Saviour's blood, 
 It fills the soul with consolation, 
 It lifts the thoughts to things abore. 
 
 489 
 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
 
 ft calms our fears, it soothes onr sorrows 
 It smoothes our way o'er life's rough sea, 
 
 1' is mlx'd with goodness, meek humble patieQoe 
 This heav'nly portion mine shall be. 
 
 2 How fleeting — vain — how transitory, 
 
 This world with all its pomp and show ; 
 Its vain delights, and short-lived pleasure— 
 
 I'll gladly leave them all below. 
 But love and grace shall be my story, 
 
 While I in Christ such beauties see ; 
 While endless ages are onward rolling, 
 
 This heav'nly portion mine shall be. 
 
 3 Tiiis earthly house must be dissolved, 
 
 And mortal life will soon be o'er ; 
 All earthly care, and earthly sorrow 
 
 Shall pain my eyes and heart no more ; 
 Ileligion pure will stand for ever, 
 
 And my glad heart shall strengthen'd be, 
 While endless ages are onward rolling. 
 
 This heav'nly portion mine shall be. 
 
 i While journeying here through tribulation, 
 
 In Christian love we '11 march along ; 
 And wliile strife severs the ambitious — 
 
 In Jesus Christ we '11 all be one ; 
 Religion pure unites together 
 
 In bonds of love and makes us free: 
 While endless ages are onward rolling, 
 
 This heav'nly portion mine shall be. 
 
 777 Hoio much ice oioe. 
 
 WHEN we stand before the throne, 
 Dress'd in beauty not our own, 
 When we see thee as thou art, 
 Love thee with unsinning lieart — 
 Then. Lord, shall we fully know — 
 Not till then — how much we owe. 
 
 2 When the praise of heav'n w^e hear, 
 Loud as thunder to the ear, 
 Loud as many waters' noise. 
 Sweet as harps' melodious voice. 
 Then, Lord, shall we fully know- 
 Not till then — how much'we owe. 
 490 
 
AIISCKLl.AXEOUS. 
 
 Even on earth, as tliroiigii a glass, 
 Darkl}', let thy gioiy pass ; 
 Make forgiveness feel so sweet. 
 Make thy Spirit's help so meet; 
 Even on earth, Lord, make us know 
 Something of how much we owe. 
 
 i iO The anchor within the vail, Li. 31 
 
 Heb. 6: 19. 
 
 MY bark is on a troubled sea ; 
 The winds and waves may adverse b€ ; 
 But hope, my anchor's firmly cast 
 Within the vail, for ever fast^ 
 
 2 How oft, when tempest-tossYi nt night, 
 I watch in vain for dawning light. 
 Yet think, when terroi-s woukrprevail. 
 My anchor is within the vail. 
 
 3 Within the vail — where Jesus srands. 
 And shows to God his blood-stain'd hands 
 Within tlie vail — he went to bear 
 
 My name upon the breast-plate tliere. 
 
 4 My hope must have lils righteousness, 
 For it can rest on nothing less; 
 Within the vail — is still my pray'r, 
 O! may my anchor enter there. 
 
 5 Although the billows round nic roll, 
 They never can o'erwhelm my soul; 
 Within the vail my anchor's rast. 
 Unshaken by the stormy blast. 
 
 6 Whene'er I quit this changing scene, 
 May I depart in hope serene; 
 
 And find, when heart and flesh shall fail, 
 My anchor cast witnin the vail. 
 491 
 
iMISCELLAXEOUS 
 
 7 ( y Tli-e Christian croioned. i^^ -I'l 
 
 Kev. 1 : 6. 
 
 HONOR and liappiness unite 
 To make the Christian's name a ))rai^e,' 
 How fair the scene, how clear the liuht. 
 That tills the remnant of his daj's! 
 
 2 A kino'ly character he bears. 
 
 No change his priestl}' oftlce kuows; 
 Unfadino; is the crown he wenrs. 
 His joys can never reach a close. 
 
 3 Adorn'd with ^\ovy from on high. 
 
 Salvation shines upon his face; 
 His robe is of tli' ethei-eal dye. 
 His steps are dignity and grace. 
 
 4 Inferior honors he disdains. 
 
 Nor stoops to take apphuise from eartli • 
 The King of kings himself maintains 
 Til' expenses of his heav'nly birtli. 
 
 5 The noblest creatures seen below. 
 
 Ordain'd to till a throne above; 
 God gives him all he can bestow, 
 . His kingdom of eternal love I 
 
 6 My soul is ravislfd at the thought. 
 
 Methiiiks from earth 1 see him rise; 
 Angels congratulate his lot. 
 And shout him welcome to the skies. 
 
 780 Love the 2»'Oo/ of true pieti/. *■> -M. 
 
 ' 1 John -.i : 14. 
 
 YE difF'rent sects, who all declaie. 
 " Lo, here is Christ, or Christ is there ! 
 Your stronger proofs divinely ^ive. 
 And show us where the Christians live I 
 2 Your claim, alas! ye can not prove; 
 Y'e want the genuine mark of love : 
 Thou only. Lord, thine own canst know. 
 For sure thou hast a church below 
 492 
 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
 
 5 Scntter'd o'ev all tlie earth tliey lie, 
 Till tliou collect them witli tliiue eye; 
 Draw by tlie music of tliy name. 
 And charm into a beauteous frame. 
 
 4 For tills the pleading spirit s^ronns, 
 And cries in all thy banish'd ones: 
 Love, greatest of thy gifts, impart. 
 And make us of one mind and heart. 
 
 781 Who follows in tlie train ? C 31 
 
 THE Son of God goes forth to war, 
 A kingly crown to gain; 
 His blood-red lymnev streams afjir. 
 Who follows in his trahi ? 
 
 2 Wlio best can drink his cup of wo^ 
 Triumphant over pain, 
 AVho patient bears his cross below^ 
 Pie follows in his train! 
 
 5 That mai'tyr first, whose eagle eye 
 Could look beyond the grave. 
 Who saw his Master in the sk}'. 
 And caird on him to save; 
 
 4 Like him. with pardon on his tongue^ 
 
 In midst of mortal pain. 
 He pray'd for those that did the wrong: 
 Who follows in his train? 
 
 5 A noble band, the chosen few, 
 
 On whom the Spirit came, 
 Twelve valiant souls, their hope the}' knew 
 And mock'd the torch of flame; 
 
 C They met the tyrant'8 brandish'd steel, 
 The lion's gory mane. 
 Tliey bow'd their necks the stroke to fetili 
 Who follows in their train? 
 
 49:h 
 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
 
 7 A noble armj^ men and boj^s, 
 
 Tlie matron and the maid. 
 Aionnd the throne of God rejoice, 
 In robes of li^ht array "d. 
 
 8 Til oy climbM the steep ascents of heav'n 
 
 Through peril, toil and pain ; 
 O God ! to us may grace be giv'ii, 
 To follow in their train ! 
 
 782 
 
 The joy of pardon. P. M. 9s & 89 
 
 Psalm 103: 12. 
 
 (^OME, all who love my Lord and Master, 
 I And like old David I will tell, 
 Though chief of sinners, I 've found favor, 
 By grace redeemed from death and hell ; 
 Far as the east from west is parted, 
 
 So far my sins by dying love 
 
 From me by faith are separated, 
 
 Blest antepast of joys above. 
 
 2 1 late estranged from Jesus wandered. 
 
 And thought each dang'rous poison good; 
 But he in mercy long pursued me, 
 
 With cries of his redeeming blood ; 
 Though like Bartimeus I was blinded. 
 
 In nature's darkest night conceal'd, 
 But .Jesus' love removed my blindness, 
 
 And he his pard'ning grace reveal'd. 
 
 3 Now I will serve him while he spares me, 
 
 And with his people sing aloud ; 
 Though hell oppose, and sinners mock me, 
 
 In rapt'rous songs, I 'U praise my God ; 
 By faith I view the heavenly concert. 
 
 They sing high strains of Jesus' love ; 
 I with desire my soul is longing. 
 
 And fain would be with Christ above. 
 
 4 That blessed day is fast approaching, 
 
 When Christ in glorious clouds will come, 
 With sounding trumps and shouts of angels. 
 
 To call each faithful spirit home; 
 There 's Abra'am, Isaac, holy prophets, 
 
 And all the saints at God's right hand ; 
 There hosts of angels join in concerto- 
 Shout as they reach the promis'd land. 
 
 494 
 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
 
 ( ^(j The way of holiness. xw. M 
 
 Isaiah 35 : 8. 
 
 JESUS, my all, to heaven is gone, 
 He whom 1 fix my liopes upon; 
 FTis track I see, and I '11 pursue 
 Tlie narrow way till him I view. 
 
 2 The way the holy prophets w^ent. 
 The way that leads from banishment; 
 'J'lie King's highway of holiness, 
 
 1 '11 go, for all his paths are peace. • 
 
 3 This is the way I long had sought, 
 And mourned because I found it not; 
 My grief a burden long had been, 
 Oppress'd with unbelief and sin. 
 
 4 The more I strove against their power, 
 I sinn'd and stumbled but the more; 
 Till late I heard my Saviour say, 
 "(3onie hither, soul, I am the way." 
 
 5 T.o : glad I come, and thou, blest Lamb, 
 SI 1 aft take me to thee, as I am : 
 Nothing but sin I thee can give ; 
 Nothing but love shall I reeieve. 
 
 6 Then w^ill I tell to sinners round, 
 AVhat a dear Saviour I have found ; 
 1 '11 point to thy redeeming blood. 
 And say " Behold the way to God." 
 
 784 
 
 Pilgrim's hope, x • M« 
 
 OUR bondage here shall entl, 
 By and by— by and by ; 
 Our bondage here shall end, by and bj ; 
 From Egypt's j'oke set free, 
 Hail the glorious jubilee. 
 And to Canaan marcli along, 
 
 By and by — by and by ; 
 And to Canaan march along, by and by. 
 
 495 
 
MISCELLANEOUS- 
 
 1 Our Deliv'rer he sliull come, by and by, etc. 
 And our sorrows liave an end. 
 With our three score years and ten. 
 And vast glory crown the day, by and by, etc. 
 
 3 Though our enemies are strong, we '11 go on, etc. 
 
 Tlioiigli our hearts dissolve with fear, 
 Lo ! Siniu's God is near I 
 While the fiery pillar moves, we '11 go on, etc. 
 
 A Through Marah's bittf'r streams, we '11 go on, etc. 
 Though Baca's vale be dry, 
 .\nd the land yield no supply : 
 To land of corn and wine, we '11 go on, etc. 
 
 4 And when to Jordan's floods, we are come, etc. 
 
 Jehovah rules the tide — 
 And the waters he '11 divide, 
 And the ransom'd host shall shout, we are come, etc. 
 
 6 Then friends shall meet again, who have lov'd, etc. 
 
 Our embraces shall be sweet, 
 At the dear Redeemer's feet ; 
 When we meet to part no more, who have, etc. 
 
 7 Then with that happy throng, we'll rejoice, etc. 
 
 Shouting praises to our King, 
 Till the vaults of heaven ring ; • 
 
 And through eternity, we'll rejoice, etc. 
 
 785 The presence of Christ affords delight. oS 
 Acts IC : 25. 
 
 HOW tedious niid tasteless tlie liours 
 When Jesns no longer I see ! 
 Sweet prospects, sweet birds, and sweot 
 flowers 
 Have all lost their sweetness to nie : 
 The midsummer sun shines but (lini. 
 
 Tlie fields strive in vain to looic g\y i 
 But when I am happy in him, 
 December 's as pleasant as M.'Ay. 
 
 2 His name jields the richest perfume, 
 And sweeter than music his voice; 
 
 His presence disperses my g^loom, 
 And makes all within me rejoice; 
 490 
 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
 
 I should, were he always thus ni^h, 
 Have iiothiiioc to wisli or to fear; 
 
 N'o mortal so happy as I — 
 My summer would last all the year. 
 
 'S Content with heholdin^r his face. 
 
 My all to liis pleasure resigned. 
 No changes of seasons or place 
 
 Would make any change in my mind • 
 Wliile blessed with a sense of his iove, 
 
 A palace a toy would a] ) pear, 
 And prisons would palaces prove. 
 
 If Jesus would dwell with me there. 
 
 i Dear Lord, if indeed I am thine, 
 
 [f thou art my sun and my song, 
 S;iy, why do I languish and pine. 
 
 And- why are my winters so long? 
 O drive these dark clouds from my gky. 
 
 Thy soul-cheering presence restore; 
 Or take me to tliee up on high. 
 
 Where winter and clouds are no more. 
 
 786 The Rock higher than I. 1 Is, 
 
 Psalms'ei: 2. 
 
 IN s-^asons of grief to my God I '11 repair, 
 When my heart 'a overwhelmed with sorrow and c«r« i 
 From the end of the earth unto th-e will I cry. 
 Lead me to the Rock that is higher than I — 
 Higher than I — higher than I — 
 Lead me to the Rock that is higher than I. 
 
 2 WhjD Satan, my foe, cometh in like a flood, 
 To drive my poor soul from the fountain of God, 
 I *11 pray to the Saviour who kindly did die, 
 Lead me to the Rock that is liigher than I. 
 
 Higher than I, etc. 
 
 3 When tempted by Satan the Spirit to griere. 
 And th' service of Christ, my Redeemer to leare, 
 I '11 claim my relation to Jesu3, on high — 
 
 The Y.oc]£. of Salvation, that 's higher than I. 
 Higher than I, etc. 
 
 (32) 497 
 
MISCKLLANEOUS. 
 
 4 O Savionr of ainnrrs, when faint and deprosa'd, 
 \\'ith manifold trials and sorrows oppress'd, 
 I' 11 bow at tliy feet, and with confidence cry 
 •' Lead mo to the Rock that is higher than I. 
 Higher than I, etc. 
 
 o And wlien I have ended my pilgrimage her©. 
 In .Iisus' pure riglit'oiisness let me appear ; 
 111 t]{f swelling of Jordan on thee I '11 rely, 
 h.l look to the Rock that is higher than 1. 
 Hight-r than I, etc. 
 
 •> \nd when the last trumpet shall sound thro' tJif skfctj 
 All I the dead from the dust of the earth shall arise ; 
 Vi'jth millions I '11 join far above j'onder sky, 
 'Jo praise the kind Rock that is higher than I. 
 Higher than I, etc. 
 
 ii^i The water ttti'ned to wive. L. 3t. 
 
 John 2 : 1-11. 
 
 DEAR Friend, whose presence, in th« 
 house. 
 Whose orracioMS word benign 
 Could once, at Cana's woddinoj feast. 
 Change water into wine: 
 
 2 Come, vi?;it us! and when dull work 
 Grows weary, line on line. 
 Revive our souls, and let us see 
 liife's water turned to wine. 
 
 ^ Gay mirth shall deepen into joy. 
 Earth's hopes o^row half divine. 
 When Jesus visits us, to make 
 Life's water glow as wine. 
 
 < The social talk, the ev'ning fire, 
 The homely houseljold shrii»e. 
 Grow brigiit with angel visits, when 
 The Lord pours out the wine. 
 
 5 For when self-seeking turns to love, 
 Not knowing mine nor thine. 
 The miracle again is wrouglit, 
 And water turned to wine. 
 ^108 
 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
 
 788 The Saviour 071 tJie cross. P. M. 10, 7s & 9 
 
 SAW ye my Saviour, saw ye my Saviour, 
 Saw ye my Saviour and God? 
 O! lie'died on Calvary, 
 To atone for you and me. 
 And to purchase our pardon with blooil- 
 
 2 He was extended, he was extended, 
 Painfully nailed to the cross; 
 
 Here lie bowed his liead and died. 
 Thus my Lord was crucified. 
 To atone for a world that was lost. 
 
 3 Darkness prevail'd, darkness pievail'd. 
 Darkness prevail'd o'er the land, 
 
 And the sun refus'd to shine 
 When his Majesty divine 
 Was derided, insulted, and slain. 
 
 4 Hail mighty Saviour! hail mighty Savioui i 
 Prince, and the author of peace! 
 
 O ! he burst the bars of death. 
 And, triumphant from the earth, 
 
 He ascended to mansions of bliss. 
 6 There interceding, there interceding, 
 
 Pleading that sinners may live. 
 Crying, "Father, I have died, 
 O, behold my hands and side, 
 
 O, forgive them, I piay thee, forgive." 
 6 •'! will forgive them — I will forgive thnm 
 
 When they repent and believe; 
 Let them now return to thee, 
 And be reconcil'd to me, 
 
 And salvation they all shall receive." 
 
 /8»/ Angeh ministering spirits. C M. 
 
 Heb. 1 : 14. 
 
 ANGELS, where'er we go. attend 
 Our steps, whate'er betide, 
 AVith watchful care their charge defend. 
 And evil turn aside. 
 499 
 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
 
 2 Myriads of briorht cherubic bands. 
 
 Sent by the Kii": of kino;s, 
 Rejoice to bear us iu their hands, 
 And shade us with their wings. 
 
 3 Jehovah's charioteers surround; 
 
 The ministerial choir 
 Encamp, where'er iiis heirs are found, 
 And form our wall of fire. 
 
 4 Ten thousand offices ui/seen 
 
 Fjv us they gladly do, 
 1 deliver in the furnace keen. 
 And safe escort us through. 
 
 5 By thronging round, with busiest love 
 
 They guard the dying breast, 
 The lurking fiend far oft' remove. 
 And sing our souls to rest. 
 
 6 And when our spirits we resign, 
 
 On outstretch'd wings they bear. 
 And lodge us in the arms Divine, 
 And leave us ever there. 
 
 790 Following Jesus. to. M. 
 
 WHAT happy children who follow .Tesus 
 Into the house of pray'r and praise : 
 And join in union, while love increases, 
 llesolved this way to spend our days : 
 Altho' we're hated bj- the world and S;itan 
 
 By the flesh, and such as love not God. 
 Fet happy moments and joyful seasons, 
 We ofttimes find on Canaan's road. 
 
 2 Since wc 've been waiting on lovely Jesus, 
 We 've felt some strength come from above, 
 
 Oui- hearts have burn'd with holy rapture. 
 We long to be absorbed by love : 
 600 
 
w 
 
 MISCEILANEOUS. 
 
 Then let us hold fast what is ofiven, 
 
 And trust in God for time to come: 
 Sure we shall find our Avay to heav'n. 
 
 So farewell, brethren, we're going home. 
 3 And as we go, let us praise our Je«us, 
 
 And pray for those who spnrn liis grace; 
 Lest they should lose love's richest trcasur«, 
 
 And ne'er enjoy his smiling face. 
 Kow here's my heart and my best wishes, 
 
 In token of my Christian love; 
 Tn hopes with you to praise my Jesus, 
 
 So farewell, brethren, we '11 meet above. 
 
 791 The Golden City. 7s & 6s. 
 
 Rev. 21 : 21. 
 
 E seek the Golden City, 
 The city of our King, 
 And as we journey thither. 
 We joyfully will sing. 
 Come, friends, come, friends, together let ug 
 Of the Golden City, [sii -g, 
 
 The beautiful Golden City. 
 Of the Golden City, the city of our King 
 
 2 Its walls are built of jasper. 
 
 Its streets are of pure gold, 
 And countless are the glories 
 Which we shall there behold- 
 Come, friends, etc. 
 
 3 The pearly gates stand open. 
 
 For there they iiave no night, 
 Nor sun, nor moon, nor candle — 
 The Lamb, he is the light. 
 Come, friends, etc. 
 
 4 And there is no more sorrow. 
 
 Nor pain, nor death, nor sin, 
 For naught that worketh evil 
 Shall ever enter in. 
 Come, friends, etc. 
 501 
 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
 
 5 And tliero life's crvst;il river. 
 
 Eternally shall flow; 
 While leaves to heal the nations 
 Close h.y its waters prrow. 
 Coiiie, friends, etc. 
 
 6 But throncrh that Golden City 
 
 Our loudest ])raise shall rin<?. 
 "Wljen we behold our Saviour. 
 Our Prophet. Priest and King:. 
 Come, friends, etc. 
 
 702 The pearl of great price. 73 
 
 Matt. 13 : 45. 
 
 ?rp IS reliction that can ^ive 
 JL Sweetest pleasure while we li♦^; 
 'Tis relitfion must supply 
 Solid comfort when we die. 
 2 After death, its joys will be 
 Lasting as eternity ! 
 Be the living God' my friend, 
 Then my bliss shall never end. 
 
 71)3 Now ia our salvation nearer, etc. tf. -W- 
 Kom. 13 : 1, 
 
 A SWEETLY solemn thought 
 Comes to me o'er and o'er. 
 To-day 1 'm nearer to my home 
 Than e'er I 've been before. 
 
 2 Nearer my Father's liouse. 
 
 Where many mansions be. 
 And nearer to the great wliitc throne, 
 Nearej- the crystal sea. 
 
 3 Nearer the bound of life, 
 
 Where falls my burden down ; 
 . Nearer to where I leave my cross, 
 And where I gain my crown. 
 502 ' 
 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
 
 4 Saviour, confirm my trust, 
 
 Complete my ftiitli in thee; 
 And let me feel us if I stood 
 Close ou eternity ; 
 
 5 Feel as if now mj' feet 
 
 Were slippin"- o'er the brink; 
 For I may now be nearei home. 
 Much nearer than I think. 
 
 D' 
 
 ^y4- Looldng to God in trouhJe. Li. IVl 
 
 |EAB, Refuo;e of my weary soul 
 On thee, when sorrows ri.^e. 
 On thee, when waves of trouble roll, 
 My fainting hope relies 
 
 2 To thee I tell each rising ^rWt 
 
 For tliou alone canst heal ; 
 Thy word can bi'ing a sweet i-ellef. 
 For ev'ry pain I feel. 
 
 3 But O, when gloonn^ doubts prevail, 
 
 f fear to call thee mine; 
 The springs of comfort seem to fail. 
 And all my hopes decline. 
 
 4 Yet, gracious God. where sliall I tlee? 
 
 Thou art my only trust; 
 And still my soul would cleave to thee, 
 Though prostrate in the dust. 
 
 6 Hast thou not bid me seek thy face? 
 And shall I seek in vain ? 
 And can the ear of sov-reign grace 
 Be deaf when I complain ? 
 
 6 No, still the ear of sov'reign grace 
 Attends the mourner's pra3'*r; 
 O may I ever find access, 
 To breathe my sorrows there. 
 503 
 
795 Christian fellowship. -L. >i. 
 
 KINDRED in Christ, foi- liis dear sake 
 A hearty welcome lieie receive; 
 May we together now partake 
 The joys which only he can give. 
 2 Ma}^ he, hy whose kind cnre we meet, 
 Send his good Spirit fron) above; 
 Make our con)munications sweet. 
 
 And cause our hearts to burn with love 
 ; Forgotten be each worldly theme. 
 
 When Christians meet together tlms; 
 We only wish to speak of him 
 
 Who lived, and died, and reigns for us. 
 
 4 We'll talk of all lie did. and said. 
 
 And suflfer'd for us here below : 
 
 The path he marked for us to tread, 
 
 And what he's doing for us now. 
 
 5 Thus — as the moments pass away — 
 
 We '11 love, and wonder, and adore ; 
 And hasten on that glorious day 
 
 When we shall meet to part no moie. 
 
 W^ 
 
 790 Without Christ. S. >i 
 
 Eph. 2: 12. 
 
 "RAPT in a Christless sliroud. 
 He sleeps the Christless sleep; 
 Above him, the eternal cloud. 
 Beneath, the fiery deep. 
 
 2 Laid in a Christless tomb. 
 
 There, bound with felon-chain. 
 He waits the terrors of his doom, 
 The judgment and the pain. 
 
 3 O Christless shroud, how cold. 
 
 How dark, O Christless tomb ! 
 O grief that never can grow old, 
 O what a dreadful doom ! 
 504 
 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
 
 4 O Cliristleps sleep. hoAv satl I 
 
 What wakiiif,^ shalt thou know? 
 For tliee no star, no dawning glad. 
 Only the lasting wo! 
 
 6 To rocks and hills in vain 
 Shall be the sinner's call; 
 O day of wrath, and death, and pan*. 
 The lost soul's funeral ! 
 
 6 O Christless soul, awake 
 Ere thy last sleep begin I 
 O Christ the sleeper's slumbers break 
 Burst thou the bands of sin I 
 
 797 Rejoicing in the Lord. -L. M 
 
 Phil. 3: 1. 
 
 HAPPY day, that fix'd iny choice 
 9 On thee, my Saviour andniy God; 
 Well may this glowing heart rejoice. 
 And tell its raptures all abroad. 
 Happy day, happy day. 
 When Jesus waslrd my sins away 1 
 He taught me how to watch and pi ay, 
 And live rejoicing ev'iy day. 
 
 2 O, happy bond that seals my vows 
 To him who merits all my love! 
 Let cheerful anthems fill the house, 
 While to his altar now 1 move. 
 
 ') 'Tis done — the great transaction's dono; 
 I am my Lord's, and he is mine; 
 He drew me. and I followed on. 
 Charmed to confess the voice divine. 
 
 4 Now rest my long-divided heart! 
 Fixed on this blissful center, rest; 
 Here have I found a nobler part. 
 Here heav'nly pleasures till my bi'casW 
 505 
 
:.:iscKLr.ANEOUS. 
 
 6 Higli He:iv"ii, that lieari? tlie solerau vow, 
 Tliat vow reacw'd. shall dail}' hear, 
 Till, ill life's latest lioiir. 1 bow. 
 And bless in death a bond so dear. 
 
 798 
 
 Rejoining in hope. lUi 
 
 Rom. 12:12 
 
 JOfFDLLY, joyfully onward I move, 
 Bound to the laud of briglit spirits above; 
 Aniieli; choristers, sing as I come — 
 J'-yfulIy, joyfully haste to thy home ! 
 Soon with my pilgrimage ended below, 
 Home to the land of bright spirits I go; 
 Pilgrim and stranger, no more shall 1 roam : 
 Joyfully, joyfully resting at homo. 
 
 2 Friends fondly cherished, but passed on before ; 
 Waiting, they watch nie approaching tlie shore; 
 Singing to cheer me through death's chilling gloom : 
 Joyfully, joyfully, haste to thy home. 
 
 Sounds of swoet melody fall on my ear ; 
 Harps of the blessed, your voices I hear ! 
 Rings with the harmony heaven's high dome — 
 Joyfully, joyfully haste to thy home. 
 
 3 Death, with thy weapons of war, lay me low, 
 Strike king of terrors ! I fear not thy blow ; 
 Jesus hath broken the bars of the tomb! 
 Joyfully, joyfully will I go home. 
 
 Bright will the morn of eternity dawn, 
 Death shall be banished, his scepter bo gone ; 
 Joj'fuUy, then, shall I witness his doom, 
 Joyful y, joyfully, safely at home. 
 
 7i)y Home in view. Li, Jl 
 
 Acts 7: 56. 
 
 AS when tlie weary trav'ler ganis 
 The hi<^ht of solnc o'erlooUinor hill, 
 llis heart revives?, if cross the plains 
 He eyes his home, thono:h distant still. 
 2 While he surveys the mnch-lovM spot, 
 He slij^hts the space that lies between; 
 His past fat!<rues are now for<rot. 
 Because his journey's end is seen. 
 506 
 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
 
 3 Tlins, wiien tlie Christian pilgrim views 
 
 By faith his maiisiou in the slvies. 
 The sight his fainting strengtli renews. 
 And wings his speed to reach the prize. 
 
 4 The thought of home his spirit cheers; 
 
 No more he grieves for troubles past, 
 Nor any future trial fears 
 So he may safe arrive at last. 
 
 6 'T is there, he says. I am to dwell 
 With Jesus in the realms of day; 
 Then shall 1 bid my cares farewell, 
 And he shall wipe my tears away. 
 
 6 Jesus, on thee our hope depends. 
 To lead us on to thine abode: 
 Assur'd our home will make amends 
 For all our toil while on the road. 
 
 OOO Perfect love caateth out fear. -i . M 
 
 lJohn4:18. 
 
 THE wondrous love of Jesus, 
 From doubts and fears it frees us; 
 With pitying love he sees. 
 
 And toiling here below : 
 Through tribulation driven, 
 We'll force our wa}'^ to heaven; 
 Through consolation given, 
 Rejoicing on we'll go. 
 
 2 Companions now distressed, 
 By Satan sore oppressed, 
 Cheer up, you'll be relieved. 
 
 Your captain's gone before: 
 Jn every trying hour. 
 He'll save you by his power. 
 And bring you safe to heaven. 
 On that eternal shore. 
 507 
 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
 
 3 O yonder i?; tlie g^ory. 
 It lies but just before you, ! 
 
 And there \ve'll tell the story ' 
 
 Of all redeeraincr love : I 
 
 And there we shall for ever 
 Drink of that flowing river, 
 And ever, ever, ever, 
 
 Surround the throne of love. f 
 
 < There in the blooming garden | 
 
 Of Eden, gain'd by pardon, 1 
 
 Upon the banks of Jordan, 
 
 We '11 worship the Lamb : 
 We '11 sing the song of Moses, 
 While Jesus sweet composes 
 A song that never closes, 
 
 Of praises to his name. 
 
 oOl Christian love and happineaa. i • M. 
 
 THE reason we love friendship. 
 We will deny to no man ; 
 How shall, how shall, how sliall we. 
 
 Who are thus formed for happiness, 
 E'er slight a loving Christian. 
 
 Since Jesus, Jesus, hath died on the tree 
 For to deliver man. 
 
 From violence and treason. 
 That we might love each other. 
 
 And seek our soul's salvation. 
 'TsWas love that mov'd the mighty God 
 
 For to redeem the nations. 
 That happy, happy, they might be. 
 "•On the feast day in ancient times 
 
 Jesus stood thus crying — 
 Who so thirsteth, let ev'ry man 
 
 Come unto me and freely drink, 
 And thus be saved from dying : 
 
 For suiely, surely, nothing else can 
 Quench the immortal thirst, 
 
 That in your heart is glowing- 
 508 
 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
 
 Come then and drink the streams of grace, 
 
 Which are so freely flowing. 
 Saying drink, my love, my only dove, 
 
 For you it is a-flowing — 
 Then happy. happ3% you shall be. 
 
 3 L«t us, who have begun to taste 
 
 The sweets of tliis salvation. 
 Follow, follow, let us follow on ; 
 
 Believing we shall overcome, 
 Resisting all temptation. 
 
 Since Jesus, Jesus, since Jesus the Son, 
 With outstretched arms. 
 
 And voice that's so inviting. 
 To purling streams cf purest joys 
 
 Is thus our souls exciting: 
 Let us impart to him our hearts, 
 
 By faith and love uniting. 
 Then happy, happ}^, we shall be. 
 
 H02 A prayer of the Christian. !«• M 
 
 AS pilgrims in this vale of tears 
 We sigh to reach bur heav'nly home: 
 That we, released from all our fears. 
 May tune our harps and cease to roam. 
 
 2 O God. protect us by thy pow*r. 
 
 And keep us safe witliin tliy fold ; 
 That we in each unguarded hour. 
 May never lose on thee our hold. 
 
 3 Oh, wipe the tears from sorrow's e^'e, 
 
 And let us all rejoice in thee; 
 Give joy for ev'ry rising: sigh , 
 Make us from ev'ry fetter free. 
 
 4 Help us to view our dying Lord, 
 
 And gaze upon his bleeding side; 
 That we may faithful to his word, 
 Eternally in him abide. 
 509 
 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
 
 5 Then when we quit this mortal frame. 
 Oh. may Ave soar away to thee ; 
 Rai>e luiliehijahs to thy name. 
 And our divine Redeemer see. 
 
 803 27je Ion giy^g flock and, etc. OS X i 
 
 LET thy kinjrdom. blessed Savioui-. 
 Come, and bid our jarring cease; 
 Come. come, and reign for ever, 
 
 God of love, and Prince of peace. 
 Visit now thy precious Zion. 
 
 See thy people mourn and weep; 
 Day and night thy lambs are crying. 
 Come, good Shepherd, feed th}"^ sheep 
 
 2 Lord, in us there is no merit. 
 
 We "ve been sinners from our j^outh : 
 Guide us. Lord, by thy good Spirit, 
 
 That shall teach us all thy truth ; 
 On the gospel word we'll veuture. 
 
 Till in death's cold arms we sleep; 
 Love 's our bond, and Christ our center. 
 
 Come, good Shepherd, feed thy sheep. 
 
 3 Hear the Prince of your salvation, 
 
 Saying, '• Fear not, little flock, 
 I myself am your foundation, 
 
 Ye are built upon this rock : 
 Shun the paths of vice and folly. 
 . Near j-our Shepherd constant keep, 
 Look to me and be ye holy, 
 
 I delight to feed my sheep." 
 
 4 Christ alone our souls shall rest on. 
 
 Taught by him we own his name; 
 Sweetest of all names is Jesus. 
 
 How it dotli our hearts inflame! 
 Glory ! glory ! give him g^lory. 
 
 Strong is he, and he will keep, 
 He will clear our way before us, 
 
 The good Shepherd feeds his sheep. 
 510 
 
MISCELLAXEOUS. 
 804 Stand for the right. CM. 
 
 BE firm, be bold, be utroiiir. be true 
 '' And dare to stand alone;" 
 Strive for the rit^lit. whatever ye do. 
 Though lielpers tliere be none. 
 ? Na}'— beiid not to f;]ie swelling suro-e 
 Of fa.sli ion's sneer and wrong; ^ 
 "T will bear tliee on to ruin's vero-e 
 With current wild and strong. " ' 
 .Stand for the riglit : though falseliood rail, 
 
 And proud 1 Ips coldly sneer ; 
 A poisoned arrow can not wound 
 A conscience pure and clear. 
 i Stand for the right, and with clean hands 
 -hiXalt the truth on high ; 
 Thou'lt find warm, sympathizing hearts 
 Among the passers-by. 
 5 Stand for the right : proclaim it loud, 
 Thou'lt find an answering tone 
 in lionest hearts, and then no more 
 Be doomed to stand alone. 
 
 805 Christ, the toay, etc. S. M. 
 
 AM, saith Christ, the way 
 Now if we credit him. 
 
 I 
 
 All other paths must lead astray, 
 
 How fair soe'er they seem, 
 f am, saith Christ, the truth: 
 
 Then all that lacks this test. 
 Proceed it from an angel's mouth. 
 
 Is but a lie at bust. 
 I am, saith Christ, the life. • 
 
 Let this be seen hy faith. 
 It follows without further strife. 
 
 That all besides is death, 
 all 
 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
 
 4 If what those words aver, 
 The Holy Ghost applj\ 
 The shnplest Christian shall not err, 
 Nor be deceiv'd, nor die. 
 
 bO') Walking in the light. CM 
 
 1 Johu 1 : 7. 
 
 WALK in the light! so shalt thou know 
 That fellowship of love, 
 Ilis Si">irit only can bestow. 
 Who reigns in light above. 
 
 2 Walk in the light! and thou shalt find 
 
 Thy heart made truly his. 
 Who dwells in cloudless light enshrin'd, 
 In whom no darkness is. 
 
 3 Walk in the light! and thou shalt owu 
 
 Thy darkness pass'd away, 
 Because that Liglit hatli on thee shone 
 In which is perfect (\ay. 
 
 4 Walk in the light! and e'en the tomb 
 
 No fearful shade shall wear; 
 Glory sliall chase away its gloom, 
 
 For Christ hath conquered there. 
 6 Walk in the light! tiiy path shall be 
 
 I'eacefnl, serene, and bright; 
 For God, by grace, sliall dwell in thee, 
 
 And God himself is Light. 
 
 807 Whoeo foraaketh not all that he hath. C. M 
 Luke 14 : 3:i. 
 
 AND must I part with all I have, 
 Jesus, my Lord ! for thee ? 
 This is my joy, since thou hast done 
 Much more than this for me. 
 2 Yes, let it go ; one look from thee 
 Will more than make amends 
 For all the losses I sustain 
 '^)f credit, riches, friends. 
 512 
 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
 
 Ten thonsaiid worlds, ton thousanil ilves*. 
 
 How worthless they appear, 
 Conipard with thee, supremely good, 
 
 Divine] j"^ bright and fair! 
 
 4 Saviour of souls! while I from thee 
 A single smile obtain, 
 T})0ugh destitute of all things else, 
 \ '11 glory in my gain. 
 
 •B08 Desiring the Divine presence. J-« *'J 
 
 Ex. 33 : 15. 
 
 BE With me. Lord, where'er 1 go. 
 Teach me what thou wouldst ha'vo nie 
 Suggest whate'er I think or say, [do. 
 
 Direct me in*the narrow way. 
 
 2 Assist and teach me how to pray ; 
 Incline my nature to obey : 
 Wiiat thou abhor'st, that let me flee, 
 And only love what pleases thee. 
 
 809 The happy land. P. M 
 
 THERE is a happy land, 
 Far. far away — 
 Where saints in glory stand, 
 
 Bright, bi-ight a3 day : 
 O. how they sweetly sing — 
 Worthy is tlie Saviour King I 
 JiOud let his praises ring 
 For evermore. 
 
 2 Come to tliis liappy land, 
 Come, come away ; 
 Whv will ye doubting stand? 
 
 Why still delay ? 
 O. we shall happy be! 
 When from sin and sorrow free; 
 I-.ord, we shall live with thcc. 
 Blest evermore. 
 (33) 513 
 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
 
 3 Bri<>:]it in tlint liappy land, 
 
 Beams every eye; 
 Kept by a Father's hand, 
 
 Love can not die. 
 O, tlien. to glory run ; 
 Be a crown and kingdom won ; 
 .And brigiit above the sun, 
 
 Reign evermore. 
 
 ^ 1 () Ir. the heyhining teas the ■towd. L". M 
 
 John 1 : 1. 
 
 IN tlie beginning w^as the woi-d : 
 A til wart the chaos-niglit 
 ]t gleanrd with quick creative power. 
 And there was life and light. 
 
 2 Thy word, O God ! is living yet, 
 
 Amid earth's restless stri*e 
 New harmony creating still 
 And ever higher life. 
 
 3 And as that word moves surely oi^. 
 
 The light, i-ay after j-ay, 
 Streams further out athwart the dark. 
 And night grows into day. 
 
 4 O word that broke the stillness first, 
 
 Sound on! and never cease 
 Till all eaith's darkness be made light, 
 And all her discord peace ! 
 
 I Till wail of wo. and clank of chain, 
 A 'id bruit of battle still'd — 
 The world with thy great nuisic's pulfe»^ 
 O word of love! be thrill'd. 
 
 6 Till selfish passion, strife and v;rong. 
 Thy summons shall have heard. 
 And thy creation be complete, 
 O thou eternal word I 
 
aUSCKLLANEOUS. 
 
 Oil Divine jJrotection acJcnoioledjed. CM 
 
 Psiilin 3: 5. 
 
 MY God was with me all the night. 
 And gave me sweet repose: 
 His angels watchVl me while I slept, 
 Or I had never rose. 
 
 2 Xow for tlie mercies of the night 
 
 My humble thanks I'll pay, 
 And unto God I '11 dedicate 
 The tirst fruits of the day. 
 
 3 In pressing dangers, fears and death. 
 
 Thy goodness I'll adore. 
 And praise thee for thy mercies past, 
 
 And humbly hope for more. 
 i My life, if thou preserve my life. 
 
 Thy sacrifice shall be; 
 And death, when death must be my lot, 
 
 Shall join my soul to thee. 
 
 ol2 Comfort in afflictiotu CM 
 
 WHEX languor and disease invade 
 This trembling house of clay, 
 'T is sweet to look be3^ond my pain. 
 And long to fly away : 
 
 2 Swoet to look inward, and attend 
 
 The whispers of his love: 
 Sv/eet to look upward, to the place 
 Where Jesus pleads above : 
 
 3 Sweet to look back, and see my name 
 
 In life's fair book set down; 
 Sweet to look forward, and behold 
 Eternal joys my own : 
 
 4 Sweet on his faithfulness to rest, 
 
 Whose love can never end ; 
 Sweet on the cov'rant of his grace 
 For all things to depend : 
 
^^MISCELLANEOUS. 
 
 L Swoct. in the confidence of faith. 
 To trust his firm decrees; 
 Sweet to lie passive in liis hands, 
 And know no will but his. 
 G If such the sveetness of the stream. 
 
 Wliat must the fountain be; , 
 
 'Vliere saints and angels draw their bliss 
 O Loi'd, direct from thee! 
 
 O I .J The good old xoay. Jj. M 
 
 Jer. 6': 16. 
 
 THE righteousness, th' atoning blood 
 Of Jesus, is the way to God; 
 () may we then no lon^^er stray. 
 But come to Christ, the good old way. 
 
 2 The prophets and apostles too, 
 Pursu'd this path while here below; 
 We therefore will without dismay. 
 Thus walk in Christ, the t^ood old way, 
 
 3 With faith and love and holy care, 
 In this dear way I'll persevere: 
 And when. I die, triumphant say, 
 This is the ri^^ht, the good old way. 
 
 oli The ornament of a meek spirit. i^- M. 
 
 1 Peter 3 : 4. 
 
 HOW proud we are, how fond, to show 
 Our clothes, and call them rich and new 
 W^licn the poor sheep and silk-worms wore 
 Til It very clothing long before. 
 2 Tlie tulip and the butterfly 
 Api)ear in gayer coats than I: 
 Let me be dressed fine as I will, 
 Flies, worms, and flow'rs, exceed me stilL 
 ;» O, that my heart were set to find 
 Jnwjird adornings of the mind ! 
 Knowledge and virtue, truth and grace — 
 These are the robes of richest dress. 
 516 
 
j:isci:llaxi:ous. 
 
 4 Then, worms would not witli nie compare, 
 For tills is I'liiment angels wear; 
 
 The Son of God, wlien here below, 
 Put on this blest apparel too. 
 
 5 In this, on earth I should appear; 
 Then go to heaven, and wear it there; 
 God will approve it in his sight; 
 *Tis his own work, and his deliglit. 
 
 815 Fear not. 8s & 7s. 
 
 Gen. 15 : 1. 
 
 THOUGH thy days are dark with trouble, 
 And thy heart is filled with ft-ar. 
 There is one that sees thee ever. 
 
 And will hold tliee near and dear. 
 Cheerful hearts and smiling faces, 
 
 Often make thee happy liere. 
 Yet no one was e'er so happ}-. 
 But sometimes the clouds appear. 
 There 's a friend that 's ever near, 
 Never fear, 
 He is ever near, 
 IS'ever fear, never fear, etc. 
 
 2 All thy prospects will seem brighter 
 
 When the shadow leaves the heart, 
 And the steps of time beat lighter, 
 
 VVlien the gloomy clouds depart. 
 Many days have dawn'd serenely. 
 
 While the birds sang with delight, 
 But the skies were dark and gloomy, 
 
 Ere the sun liad reach'd its hight. 
 There 's a friend, etc. 
 
 3 Soon will dawn a brighter morning 
 
 On a blessed tranquil shore; 
 Siglis will then give place to singinpf, 
 Tears to bliss for evermore. 
 517 
 
JIISCELLANKOUS. 
 
 Thou 9^\ll\t see a world of glory 
 
 And eternal joy and bliss; 
 Let not then tliy soul be mourning 
 
 O'er the woes and cares of this. 
 There 's a friend, etc. 
 
 716 ^« branch can not hear fruit of itself . O- ^t 
 John 15 : 4. 
 
 TO keep the lamp alive 
 Witii oil we fill the bowl; 
 'T is water makes tlie willow thrive, 
 And grace that feeds the soul. 
 
 2 The Lord's unsparing hand 
 
 Supplies the living stream; 
 
 It is not at our own command, 
 
 But still deriv'd from him. 
 
 3 Beware of Peter's words, 
 
 Xor confidently say, 
 "I never loill deny thee, Lord," 
 But grant I never may. 
 
 4 Man's wisdom is to seek 
 
 His strength in God alone; 
 And e'en an angel would be weak, 
 Wiio trusted in his own. 
 
 5 lletreat beneath his wings. 
 
 And in his grace confide; 
 Tiiis more exalts the King of kings 
 Thau all your works beside. 
 
 6 In Jesus is our store, 
 
 Grace issues from his throne* 
 Whoever says, *' I want no more," 
 Confesses he has none. 
 618 
 
MISCKLLANEOL'S. 
 
 q}7 The onlj founduiioa. v^. a. M 
 
 1 Cor. .i : 11. 
 
 HAD I ten tliousaud gifts beside, 
 I 'd cleave to fesus ciucitied, 
 And build on hiui alone; 
 Foi no foundation is there giv'ji 
 On which to phice my liopes of Ueav'n, 
 But Christ, the corner-stone. 
 
 2 Poisessing Christ I all possess, 
 " Wisdom, and strength, and righteousness, 
 And lioliness complete; 
 Bold in his name. I dare draw nigh 
 Before tlie Ruler of the sky, 
 And all his justice meet. 
 
 3 There is no path to heav'nly bliss, 
 To solid joy or lasting peace, 
 
 But Chrirst, th' appointed road; 
 O may we tread tlie sac-red wa}', 
 By faith rejoice, and praise, and pray. 
 
 Till we sit down with God I 
 
 4 The types and shadows of tlie word 
 Unite in Christ, the Man, tlie Lord, 
 
 The Saviour kind and true; 
 O ma}^ we still his word believe, 
 And all his promises receive, 
 
 And all his precepts do. 
 
 7 lb -^ shadow of things to come, etc. a ■ M 
 
 Col. 2 : 17. 
 
 rSRAEL in ancient days, 
 J. Not only had a view 
 Of Sinai in a blaze, 
 
 But learn'd the gospel too; 
 The types and figures were a glass. 
 In which they saw the Saviour's face. 
 519 
 
MISCKLl.AXEOl!b. 
 
 2 The paschal ?acritice 
 
 And blood-besprinkled door. 
 Seen with enlio^hten'd ej^es, 
 
 And once appli'd with pow"r. 
 Would teach the need of other blood, 
 To reconcile us to our God. 
 
 3 The Lamb, the Dove, set forth 
 
 His perfect innocence. 
 Whose blood of matchless worth 
 
 Should be the soul's defense ; 
 For he who can for sin atone. 
 Must have no failings of his own. 
 
 4 The scape-goat on his head 
 
 The people's trespass bore, 
 And, to the desert led. 
 
 Was to be seen no more : 
 In him our surety seem'd to say, 
 "Behold, I bear j^our sins away.* 
 
 5 Dipt in his fellow's blood, 
 
 The living bird went free; 
 The type well understood, 
 
 Express'd the sinner's plea : 
 Describ'd a gnilty soul enlarg'd. 
 And by a Saviour's death dischan/d. 
 
 fc* Jesus, I love to trace 
 
 Throughout the sacred page, 
 The footsteps of thy grace, 
 
 The same in ev'rj' ao:e I 
 () grant tliat I may faithful be 
 To clearer light vouchsaf 'd to me. 
 520 
 
INDEX OF FIRST LINES. 
 
 (Th« Figures refer to the Number of the Hymns.) 
 
 No. 
 
 .A hide with us, the evening shades, Raffles. 449 
 
 A broken heart, my God, my king, Wntts. 355 
 
 Absurd and vain attempt 1 to bind, Scott. 771 
 
 A charge to keep I have, - G. Wesley. 500 
 
 A few more years shall roll, - Bonar. ()t)4 
 
 Affliction is a stormy deep, - - Cotton. 407 
 
 Again the Lord of life and Mrs. Barbavld. \''>b 
 
 A home in heaven! what a joyful thought, 6-i5 
 
 Ah ! why should bitter tears G. S. BiirJrigh. fiOl 
 
 Alas! and did my Saviour bleed, Watt>t. 198 
 
 Alas! my God, that thou shouldst be, ^ - 487 
 
 All hail! happy day, - - G. Wesleii. 161 
 
 All hail the power of Jesus' name, Perroii'-f. 381 
 
 All men are equal in their H. Martiiiena. lib 
 
 All praise to our redeeming Lord, Wefleij. 803 
 
 All you who have confessed, - _ . 255 
 
 Almighty Sovereign of the skies, W'ltts. 762 
 
 Always with us, always with us, - Nevin. 389 
 
 Am I soldier of the cross, - - Watts. 531 
 
 A mother may forgetful be, - Mrs. S'cele. 235 
 
 An alien from God and a stranger to grace, 662 
 
 And are we yet alive, - G. WexUi/. 682 
 
 \nd dost thou say, "Ask what thou wilt?" 525 
 
 And do we hope to be with him ? - - 458 
 
 And is the gospel peace and love? Mrs. Steele. 1 71 
 
 And let this feeble body fail, - G. Wealei/. 609 
 
 And must I be to judgment - G. Wcslej. 225 
 
 And must I part with all I have? - - 807 
 
 And must this body die, - Watts. 621 
 
 .And now, my soul, another year, - - 750 
 
 Angels where'er we go, attend, G. Wesley. 789 
 
 Another day is pass'd along. - Edmestou. 138 
 
 A parking hymn we Ghristictn Ui/ntn Book. 307 
 521 
 
IXDKX. 
 
 So. 
 
 Are wc almost there, are we almost there? 657 
 
 Arise, my soul, arise, - C. Wenley. 190 
 
 Arise, my tend'rest thoughts, Doddridge. 375 
 
 As body when the soul nas fled, DnDiimond. 478 
 
 Asleep in Jesus! blessed sleep, Mrs. McKay. 598 
 
 As pilgrims in this vale of tears, - - 802 
 
 As the sweet flower that scents Ciinniticfham. 579 
 
 A sweetly solemn thought, Alice Carei/. 79o 
 
 As Avhen the weary trav'ler gains, Newton. 79 ) 
 
 At every motion of our breath, Monfgomerij. 62 I 
 
 Awake, and sing the song, - JI<niimond. 68 
 
 Awake my soul, and with the sun, Kenu. 696 
 
 Awake my soul, in joyful lays, Medici/. 73 
 
 Awake, my soul, stretch every Doddridi/e. 545 
 
 Awake, my zeal, awake, my love, WattJf. 565 
 
 Away from ev'ry mortal care, - Watfu. 61 
 
 Be firm, be bold, be strong, be true, - - 804 
 
 Before Jehovah's awful throne, Watts. 89 
 
 Begin the day with God, - - - - 693 
 
 Behold a stranger at the door, - Gregg. 345 
 
 Behold how sinners disagree, - Watts. 370 
 
 Behold, the blind their sight receive, Watts. I7ri 
 
 Behold the bright morning appears, Hurt. 205 
 
 Behold the glories of the Lamb, Watts. 45 
 
 Behold the heatheti wait to know, Voke. 216 
 
 Behold the mountain of the Lord, M. Bruce. 219 
 
 Behold the Saviour of mankind, ;S.Weslei/. 196 
 
 Behold the sure foundation stone, Wotts. 229 
 
 Behold the western evening light I Peahodij. 59-5 
 
 Behold the wretch whose lust and Watts. 37 1 
 
 Behold what wondrous grace, - Watts. 40! 
 
 Behold, where in a mortal form, Enfield. 297 
 
 Benenth our feet and o'er our head, Heher. 596 
 
 Beside the gospel pool, - - Newton. 353 
 
 Be still! be still! for all around, - - 39 
 
 Bestow, dear Lord, upon our youth, Cowper. 739 
 
 Be with me, Lord, where'er I go, - - 808 
 
 Bless'd are the humble souls that see, Watis. 390 
 
 Blessed Bible, how I love it! - - - 147 
 
 Bless'd is the man who shuns the Watts. 487 
 522 
 
iXDi:x. 
 
 No. 
 
 Bless'd with the joys of innocence, Watts. 376 
 
 Blessings to God, forever blest — - - 719 
 
 Bies^^, my soul, the living God, Waits. 57 
 
 Blest be my God that ] ^as born, - - 53 
 
 Blest be the dear uniting love, C. Wesley. fiSo 
 
 Blest hour when mortal man retires, Raffie*,. S7 
 
 Blesthour, when virtuous friends shall meet, 612 
 
 Blest is the man whose bowels move, Wattt. 499 
 
 Blow ye the trumpet, blow, - Topladij. 3X4 
 
 Bold in speech and bold in action, - - 27 1 
 
 Broad is the road that leads to death. Watts. '626 
 
 Buried beneath th6 yielding Avave, Beddome. 28fi 
 
 By cool Siloam's shady rill, - Heber. 1'6\ 
 
 Call Jehovah thy salvation, - Montgomenj. 457 
 
 Cease, ye mourners, cease to, - Coiliier. 619 
 
 Children of the heavenly King, Cennick. 72 
 
 Christians, the glorious hope ye, Cawo<i<l. 264' 
 
 Christian, the morn breaks sweetly o'er thee. 769 
 
 Christ, the Lord, is risen to-day, C. Wesleij. 199 
 
 Come all who love my Lord and Master, - 782 
 
 Come, descend, heavenly Spirit, - 395 
 
 Come every pious heart, - - Stennett. 74 
 
 Come, heavenly love, inspire my song, - 46 
 
 Come, Holy Spirit, Dove divine, Judson. 288 
 
 Como, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, Browne. 397 
 
 Come, let us all unite to praise, - - - 47 
 
 Come, let us anew our journey, C. Wcslei/. 753 
 
 Come, let us search our ways and see, W(ttts. 496 
 
 Come, let us strike our harps afresh, /{red. 679 
 
 Come, let us use the grace divine, C. Wes/eij. 250 
 
 Come, my soul, thy suit prepare, Newton. 544 
 
 Come on, my partners in distress, C. Wenley. 322 
 
 Come, sinners, to the gospel feast, G. Wenleij. 330 
 
 Come, sound his praise abroad, - Watts. 102 
 
 Come, take my yoke, the Saviour said, - 347 
 
 Come, thou Fount of every, - Robinson. 49 
 
 Come, thou long-expected Jesus, - Hart. 158 
 
 Come to the house of prayer, - E. Taylor. 117 
 
 Come to the morning prayer, - - 699 
 
 Come, worship iX Emaouel'ff feet, Watts. 52 
 1,16 
 
0«me, ye disconsolate, where'er ye, Moore. 342 
 
 Come, ye sinners, poor and needy, ILfvt. 341 
 Come, ye that know and fear ;.he, G. Bnrdar. 13 
 Come, ye that love the Lord, - Wntts. 60 
 
 Comfort, ye ministers of grace, C. Wcyi^fj/. 272 
 
 Converts to Christ's benignant sway, - 245. 
 
 Dare to think, though bigots frown, - - 465 
 
 Dark and thorny is the desert, - - 402 
 
 Dear as thou wast, and justly dear, Dale. 616 
 
 Dear Friend, whose presence, J. F. Clarke. rs7 
 
 Dear Lord, amid the throng that pressed, - 470 
 Dear Lord, how wondrous is thy love, - 4'^ 
 
 Dear Lord, though bitter is the cup, - - ^04 
 
 Dear refuge of my weary soul, Mrs. Steele. 794 
 
 Deem not that they are blest, W. C. Bri/ant. 418 
 
 Depth of mercy, can there be, - C.Westeij. 362 
 
 Destruction's dangerous road, - Newton. 352 
 
 Destructive sword ! how oft hast thou, - 765 
 
 Did Christ o'er sinners weep, - Bedthme. 172 
 
 Did our Immanuel die for us, - - 1'.I5 
 
 Dismiss us from the house of prayer, - - 1 10 
 
 Dismiss us with thy blessing, Lord, Hart. Ill 
 
 Disowned of heaven, by man oppressed, - 224 
 Does it not grief and wonder move, Newton. 92 
 
 Do not I love thee, my Lord, Dnddridye. b^*l 
 
 Dread Jehovah ! God of nations, Epis. Coli. 74 7 
 
 Early, my God, without delay, - \YattK. 694 
 
 Earth's transitory things decay, Bowriiig. 571 
 
 Equip me for the war, - - V. Wfuleij. b62 
 
 Ere to the world again we go, - - - 106 
 
 Eternal and immortal King, - - - 17 
 
 Eternal God, almighty Cause, - BroiniH. 16 
 Eternal power, whose high abode, Wati^. 62 
 
 Faith is the brightest evidence, - Watts. 477 
 
 Far as thy name is known, - Waits. 247 
 
 Far down the ages now, - - Boiuir. 233 
 
 Farewell, bright soul, a short farewell. Watts 589 
 
 Farewell, vain world, I'm going home, - 607 
 524 
 
No. 
 
 Par from my thoughts, vain world, Watts. 425 
 
 Far from these narrow scenes, Mrs. Steele. 576 
 
 Father, how wide thy glory shines, Watts. 29 
 
 Father, I stretch my hands to, C. Wesley. 366 
 
 Father of faithful Abrah'm hear, C. Wesley. 634 
 
 Father of mercies, bow thine ear, Beddome. 273 
 
 Father of mercies, in thy word, Mrs. Steele. 142 
 
 Father, when o'er our trembling, Bulfinch. 412 
 
 Fling out the banner 1 let it float, Doane. 275 
 
 For ever here my rest shall be, C. Wesley. 296 
 
 Foi ever with the Lord, - Montrjomery. 655 
 
 For Zion's sake I will not rest, - - 221 
 
 Fountain of mercy, God of love, Needham. 761 
 
 Friend after friend departs, Montf]omery. 567 
 
 From all that's mortal, all that's vain, - 448 
 
 From all who dwell below the skies, M'atts. 48 
 
 From every stormy wind that hlovf^.Stoicell. 53i"l 
 
 From Greenland's icy mountains, - Heher. 265 
 
 From his low bed of mortal dust, - - 5S4 
 
 From the table now retiring, - - 312 
 
 Full of trembling expectation, C. Wesley. 406 
 
 Give me the wings of faith to rise, Wntts. 659 
 
 Glorious things of thee are spoken, Nen-t'tn. 240 
 
 Glory to thee, my God, this night, Kevn. 7f>4 
 
 God from the cloudy cistern pours, - - 714 
 
 God in his earthly temple lays, - Watts. 252 
 
 God in the gospel of his Son, - Beddoue. 150 
 
 God is the fountain whence, - - _ iwi 
 
 God moves in a mysterious way, Cowpr,-. 32 
 
 God named love, whose, - Mrs. Browiiiu;/. 256 
 
 ixod of mercy, hear our, - Campbell's Coll. 722 
 
 God of my childhood and my youth, Watts. 725 
 
 (rod of our salvation, hear us, - Kelly. 108 
 
 God's law de I ands one living faith, Br'ujfjs. 153 
 
 God with us ! glorious name, - - 15G 
 
 Go forth on wings of fai'h and, ffastinjs. 262 
 
 <to, labor on ! spend and be spent, - - 260 
 
 Go preach my gor.pel, saith the Lord, Watts. 2t>;i 
 
 Go, spirit of the sainted dead ... on] 
 
 Go thou, in life's fair morning, - - 738 
 525 
 
G./ to thy grave in all thy, - Montgomery, 590 
 
 Go to thy rest, fair child, - - - '- 578 
 
 Go when the morning shineth, - - 120 
 
 Go with thy servant, Lord, - _ _ 2()S 
 
 Grace, 'tis a most delightful theme, - o82 
 
 Great Author of the immortal mind, Watt«. 521 
 
 Great God, as seasons disappear, - - 758 
 
 ljri.ni God, how infinite art thou, - Watta, 4 
 
 <^rta: God, indulge my humble claim, Wntls. 40 
 
 (Iriiit God, I own thy sentence just. Watts. 624 
 
 Greiit God, in vain man's narrow, Kippis. 11 
 
 Gnat God of nations, now to thee, - - 760 
 
 Great Lord, of all thy churches, hear, - 537 
 
 (jireat Shepherd of thine Israel, - - - 23(5 
 
 (inat was the day, the joy was great. Watts. 39(1 
 
 Guide me, thou great Jehovah, Oliver. 20 
 
 Had T a throne above the rest, - - - 520 
 
 Had I ten thousand gifts beside, - - 817 
 
 Had I the tongue of Greeks and Jews, Watts. 508 
 
 Hail sweetest, dearest tie that binds, Suttot). 68fi 
 
 Hail the blest morn, when the great, Hnher. 157 
 
 Hail to the Prince of life and, Doddridge. &(] 
 
 Happy is he whose early years, - Tyatf^. 735 
 
 Happy soul, thy days are ended, C. W/^aleij. 615 
 
 Hajtpy the Church, thou sacred place, ^utts. 239 
 
 Hajtpy the home, when God is there, - - 724 
 
 Hajipy the man that finds the, C. Wesleji. 564 
 
 Happy the meek, whose gentle breast, Scott. 513 
 
 Kark ! from the tomb a doleful sound, Watta. 602 
 
 Hark, my soul, it is the Lord, - Cowper. 464 
 
 JJark the glad sound! the, - Doddridge. 160 
 
 Hark ! the jubilee is sounding, - - - 349 
 
 Jlark ! the voice of love and mercy. Frauds. 314 
 
 Hark 1 't is the prophet of the, W.B. Tapjmn. 222 
 
 Hasten, sinner, to be wise, - T. Scott. 335 
 
 Haste, traveler, haste, the night, Colhjcr. 338 
 
 Have we no tears to shed for him, Lya Cnlh. 309 
 
 Heal us, Immanuel 1 here we stand, Cowper. 357 
 
 Hear the royal proclamation, - - • 2-74 
 
 Hear what the voice from heaven, Watts. 577 
 
 Heaven is a place of rest from sin, - - 67'i 
 52 '5 
 
INDEX. 
 
 Flo came not with the heavenly, - Donne. I7i 
 
 He dies, the friend of sinners dies, Wa/ts, J 98 
 
 Here cares and angry passions, Noel's Coll. 86 
 
 High in yonder realms of light, - Rnfflcs. C74 
 
 Hither ye faithful, haste in songa of, Grant. 162 
 
 Holy and reverend is the name, Needham. 6 
 
 Honor and happiness unite, - Cowper. 779 
 
 Jlopeless and outcast once we lay, - - 237 
 
 Hnw are thy servants blest, Lord, Addison. :i6 
 
 B /W beauteous are the feet, - Watts. 25 
 
 H )w beauteous are the marks, H. C. Coxe. ITT 
 
 How blest the righteous, - Mrs. Barbuuld. 573 
 
 How blest the sacred tie that, Mrs. Barhauld. 30-* 
 
 ll(.w can I sink with such a prop, Watts. 452 
 
 How condescending and how kind, Watts. 313 
 
 How did my heart rejoice to hear, Watts. 41 
 
 How firm a foundation ye saints, Kirhham. 39! 
 
 How great, how solemn is the work, - - 63 
 
 How happy are they who their, C. ^eslei/. 488 
 
 How happy are the young, who, - Logan. 730 
 
 How happy every child of grace, C. Weslei/. 489 
 
 How happy is the Christian's state. Watts. 491 
 
 iiow long hath God bestowed his, Newton. 749 
 
 How long shall death, the tyrant, Watts. 625 
 
 How long wilt thou conceal thy face, W<itts. 409 
 
 How lost was my condition, - Newton. 180 
 
 How lovely the emblems of faith, - - 293 
 
 How painfuHy pleasing the fond recollection, 727 
 
 How pleasant, how divinely fair, Watts. 82 
 
 How proud we are, how fond to show, - 811 
 
 Mow sad our state by nature is, - Watts. 379 
 
 How shall I follow him I serve, - - - 469 
 
 flow shall the young secure their. Watts. 73 
 
 ]low solemn the signal I hear, - - - 605 
 
 How sweetly flowed the gospel, Bowring. 173 
 
 How sweet the hour of closing day, Bathurst. 68S 
 
 How sweet the melting lay, - - - 695 
 
 How sweet the name of Jesus sounds, Newton, 1 67 
 
 How swift the torrent rolls, - Doddridge. 641 
 
 How tedious and tasteless the hours, Newton. 785 
 
 How vain are all things here below, Watti. 639 
 527 
 
INDEX. 
 
 No. 
 
 How vain is all beneath the, Pratt's Coll. 6o5 
 
 How welcome to the saints when pressed, 131 
 
 I am, saith Christ, the way, - - - 805 
 
 I am weary, I am weary, _ - - 420 
 
 I and my house will serve the, C. Wesley. 729 
 
 T asked the Lord that I might grow, Newton. .525 
 
 If glorious angels do rejoice, - - - 291 
 
 If God succeed not, all the cost. Watts. 72:? 
 
 If I must die, 0, let me die, Beddome. b'M 
 
 If on our daily course our mind - - 454 
 
 If Paul in Cesar's court must, Newton. 4.'»:) 
 
 If peace and plenty crown my days, - 71.5 
 
 I know that my Redeemer lives. Medley. A'-V.^ 
 
 I long to see the season come, - - - .S29 
 
 I love thy kingdom, Lord, - Dwight. 25,'. 
 
 I love to see the Lord below, - - - 84 
 
 I love to steal awhile away, Mrs. Browne. 124 
 
 I 'm not ashamed to own my Lord, Watts. 20(1 
 
 Imposture shrinks from light, - - 145 
 
 In all my Lord's appointed ways, Ryland. 285 
 
 In all my vast concerns with thee. Watts. 10 
 
 In all my ways, God, - Ryland. 720 
 
 Indulgent God of love, Christian Hymn B'k. 28."! 
 
 In mem'ry of the Savior's love, - - Hi)2 
 
 In mercy Lord, remember me, - - 7iH 
 
 111 seasons of grief to my God I'll, Hunter. 7Srt 
 
 Inspirer and hearer of prayer, Toplady. 45;; 
 
 Inleiiiperance, like a raging flood, - - 7*>4 
 
 In the beginning, was the word, - - 81n 
 
 In the Chrisfian's home in glory, - - 64S 
 
 In the cross of Christ I glory, Botorinr/. 4nS 
 
 In this lone hour of deep distress, Dennin. b^)"> 
 
 In thy great name, Lord, we, Hoskins. !)5 
 
 In trouble and in grief, God, - - 4";! 
 
 In vain our fancy strives to paint, Neioton. 017 
 
 Israel, in ancient days, - - - - 81 S 
 
 I •• there a God? Yon rising sun, - - 1 
 
 I- this the kind return ? - - Watts. 307 
 
 It is a very pleasant thing, _ . - 2S4 
 
 1? is not death to die, - - Bethune. 575 
 
 li. is not good, Jehovah said - - 744 
 528 
 
INDEX. ^^ 
 
 It is the hour of prayer, - - - 120 
 
 I waited patient for the Lord, WatU. 410 
 
 I want a heart to pray, - C. Wesley. 531 
 
 I would but can not sing, - Newton. 361 
 
 I would not live alway ; I ask, Muhlenberg. Oli 
 
 Jehovah's image brightly shone, Gamer. 2d 
 
 Jehovah is a God of might, . _ - js 
 
 J jrusalem 1 Jerusalem I - Haughton. 6-6 
 
 J srusalem, my glorious home, Montgomery/. 6.j 
 
 J esus and shall it ever be, - Gregg. 466 
 
 Jesus, grant us all a blessing, - Atl-ws. 689 
 
 Jesus, great Shepherd of the, C. Wesley. 317 
 
 Jesus, let thy pitying eye, - C. Wesley^ 445 
 
 Jesus, lover of my soul, - C. Wesley. 181 
 
 Jesus, my all to heaven is gone, Cennick. 783 
 
 Jesus, my King, proclaims the war, - - 558 
 
 Jesus shall reign where'er the sun, Watt9. 211 
 
 Jesus, tender Shepherd, hear me, - - 740 
 
 Jesus, the Name high over all, C. Wesley. 165 
 
 Jesus, the very thought is sweet, Bernard. 188 
 
 Jesus, thou art the sinner's, Burnhnn. 189 
 
 Jesus, thou dear redeeming Lord, C. Wesley. 98 
 
 Jesus, thy blood and, - J. Wesley. 1 84 
 
 Jesus, thy love shall we forget, - - 3(i5 
 
 Jesus wept I those tears are over, - - 169 
 
 Join all the glorious names, - Watts. 42 
 
 Joyfully, joyfully, onward I move, Xewton. 798 
 
 Joy is a fruit that will not grow, - Neicton. 492 
 
 Joy to the world, the Lord is come. Watts. 159 
 
 Kind are the words that Jesus, Needham. 4.'4 
 
 Kindred in Christ, for his dear sake, Xewton. 795 
 
 Kind souls, reflect awhile with me, - - 642 
 
 Know, my soul, thy full, - Montgomery. 4 
 
 Laborers of Christ, arise, - Sigotimey. 503 
 
 Lamb of God, whose bleeding, C.Wesley. 31 '> 
 
 Let ev'ry mortal ear attend, - Watts. 337 
 
 Let others boast how strong they be, Watts. 637 
 
 Let party names no more, - Beddonte. 31 6 
 Htj 329 
 
INDEX. 
 
 No 
 
 Let tharisees of high esteem, - Watts. 510 
 
 Let plenteous grace descend on, J. Newton. 294 
 
 Let the land mourn through all its coasts, 746 
 
 Let the seventh angel sound on high, - 209 
 
 Let the wild leopards of the woods, Watts. '614 
 
 Let thy kingdom, blessed Savioui, - - 803 
 
 Let us the sheep by Jesus named, - - 78 
 
 Let vain pursuits and vain desires, - - 306 
 
 Let worldly men, from shore to, Ste^tvett. 144 
 
 Let Zion's watchmen all awake, Doddridge. 259 
 
 Life is the time to serve the Lord, Watts. 346 
 
 Lift your glad voices in triumph on, Ware. 206 
 
 Like mist on the mountain, like ships on, 733 
 
 Like morning, when her early breeze, Moore. 385 
 
 Like Noah's weary dove, - Muhlenberg. 242 
 
 Like shadows gliding o'er the plain, - - 627 
 
 Lo I he comes, with clouds, - Oliver. 228 
 
 Lo I I behold the scattering shades. Watts. 651 
 
 Long have I sat beneath the sound, - - 41f 
 
 Look down, Lord, with pitying, Doddridge. 377 
 
 Look up, ye saints, with sweet surprise, - 215 
 
 Lo 1 on a narrow neck of land, C. Wesley. 633 
 
 Lord, a little band, and lowly, - - - 742 
 
 Lord, at this closing hour, - E. T. Fitch. 104 
 
 Lord, at thy sacred feet, - - - - 79 
 
 Lord, bless thy saints assembled here, - 249 
 
 Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing, Burder. 114 
 
 Lord, how delightful 'tis to see, - Wafts. 80 
 
 Lord, how secure and blest are they, Waits. 490 
 
 Lord^ I believe a rest remains, C. Wenley. 678 
 
 Lord, in the morning thou shaP hear, Watts. 697 
 
 Lord, in these dark and dismal days, - - 748 
 
 Lord, in thy presence here we meet, - 282 
 
 Lord, for ever at thy side, - Aloutgomeri/. 485 
 
 Lord, lead the way the Saviour, Crosswell. 498 
 
 Lord of my life, whose word of power, - 743 
 
 Lord of the harvest, hear, - G. Wesley. 281 
 
 Lord of the worlds above, - - Wattt. 86 
 
 Lord, teach thy servants how to pray, - 532 
 
 L'T(1, teaoh us how to pi'ay, Montgomerif. 116 
 
 L'jrd, tbou wilt hear me when I pray, Watts, 703 
 530 
 
INDEX. „ 
 No 
 
 Lord, we come before thee now, Hammond. 91 
 
 Lord, what a feeble piece, - - Watts. 636 
 
 Lord, what a heaven of saving grace, Watts. 38 
 
 Lord, what a wretched land is this. Watts. 523 
 
 Lord, what is man ! extremes how, Newton. 386 
 
 Lord, when together here we meet, - - 678 
 
 Lord, with gh)wing heart I 'd praise thee, 59 
 
 Lo ! the destroying angel flies, - Watts. 308 
 
 Love is the fountain whence, - Watts. 515 
 
 Lo 1 what a glorious sight appears, Watts. 6(57 
 
 Lo I what an entertaining sight, - Watts. 318 
 
 Majestic sweetness sits enthroned, Stennett. 178 
 
 Make up thy jewels. Lord, and show, - - 300 
 
 Mary to the Saviour's tomb, S. B. Marsh. 201 
 
 May the grace of Christ, our, - Neioton. 1 07 
 
 Meekly in Jordan's holy stream, S.F.Smith. 289 
 
 'Mid scenes of confusion and, ^S'. F. Key. 652 
 
 Mistaken souls that dream of heaven. Watts. 480 
 
 Mourn for the thousands slain, - - - 763 
 
 My bark is on a troubled sea, - - 778 
 
 My closet, my temple, my social retreat, - "129 
 
 My days are gliding swiftly by, Nelson. 675- 
 
 My days, my weeks, my months, my years, 634 
 
 My dearest friends, in bonds of love, - 683 
 
 My dear Redeemer and my Lord, - Watts. 175 
 
 My drowsy powers, why sleep ye so. Watts. 501 
 
 My God I my Father 1 cheering name, Watts. 25 
 
 My God, my King, thy various praise. Watts. 56 
 
 My God, my life, my love, - Watts. 22 
 
 My God ! is any hour so sweet, Char. Elliot. 52T 
 
 My God, the covenant of thy love, - - 441 
 
 My God, the spring of all my joys. Watts. 488 
 
 My God, thy service well, - Doddridge. 405 
 
 My God was with me all the night, - - 811 
 
 My heavenly home is bright and fair, - 665 
 
 My opening eyes with rapture, Epis. Coll. 134 
 
 My soul, be on thy guard, - Heath. 563 
 
 My soul, come meditate the day, Watta 586 
 
 My span of life will soon be, Mrs. Cowper. 583 
 
 My spirit longs for thee, - John Byrom. 421 
 
INDEX. 
 
 »o 
 
 Nay, tell us not of dangers dire, Lamar. 666 
 
 Nearer, my God, to thee, Mra. S. F. Adams. 434 
 
 Nor eye has seen, nor ear has heard, Watts. 671 
 
 Nor King nor Prince on Judah's throne, - 223 
 
 Not all the blood of beasts, - Watts. 187 
 
 No ttack is on the sunny sky, - Faber. 398 
 
 Not to the terrors of the Lord, - " Watts. 2il 
 Not unto us, almighty Lord, - - Lyte. 
 
 Now begin the heavenly theme, Longford. 7 
 
 Now, brethren, though we part, - - 688 
 
 Now, brethren, to your homes, S. M. Hoover. 684 
 
 Now, from the altar of my heart, - Watts. 705 
 
 Now, gracious Lord, thine arm, Newton. 752 
 
 Now I resolve with all my heart, - Steele. 461 
 
 Now, Lord, though we must part awhile, - 691 
 
 Now, my soul I the circling sun, - 711 
 
 Now one day's journey less divides, - - 707 
 
 Now, pilgrims, let us go in peace, - - 687 
 
 Now shall our hearts with pleasure raiae, - 75 
 
 Now, while the gospel net is cast. Watts. 100 
 
 blessed Jesus I when I see, 0. W. Bethune. 298 
 
 bless the Lord, my soul 1 - Montgomery. 60 
 
 bless the Lord, my soul ! - Watts. 717 
 
 bow thine ear, eternal One, - Pierpont. 325 
 
 come, thou wounded Lamb of God, - 433 
 
 Of him who did salvation bring, G. Wesley. 77 
 
 for a heart to love my God, C. Wesley. 428 
 
 for an overcoming faith, - Watts. 479 
 
 for a sweet inspiring ray, - - Steele. 422 
 
 for a thousand tongues to sing, C. Wesley. 70 
 
 for that flame of living fire, - - 566 
 
 Often the clouds of deepest wo, - 474 
 
 givo me, Lord, my sins to mourn, - - 356 
 
 Godp by whom the seed is given, Heher. 105 
 
 God of Bethel, by whose hand, Doddridge. 35 
 
 God, or. thee we all depend, - - 54 
 
 happy day that fixed my Doddridge. 797 
 
 happy day ! when saints shall meet, - 690 
 
 happy aaints that dwell in light, - 677 
 
 help us, Lord 1 each hour of, - Milman. 54J 
 ;.32 
 
INDKX. 
 
 he Avhom Jesus loved, has truly, Whittier. 602 
 
 Oh I for a closer walk with God, Vo^oper. 432 
 
 Oh for a glance of heavenly day, Hart. 359 
 
 Oh where can the soul find relief, Button. 647 
 
 in the morn of life, when, Upis. Coll. 731 
 
 it is joy in one to meet, Ancient Hymm. 119 
 
 land of rest, for thee I sigh, - - 423 
 
 Lord, hadst thou been here, but when, 472 
 
 Lord, how full of sweet, Madame Guyon. 462 
 
 Lord, our languid souls inspire, Newton. 96 
 
 Lord, thou know'st my soul's desires, - 415 
 
 Lord, to us assembled here, - - - 542 
 
 Lord I thy work revive, - - Hastings. 539 
 
 Lord, show pity, and forgive, - Watts. 358 
 
 love beyond conception great, - - 387 
 
 love divine that stooped to share. Holmes. 417 
 
 most delightful hour by man, - Cowper. 597 
 
 Once more before we part, - _ - us 
 
 Once more my soul, the rising day, Watts. 700 
 
 Once more we come before our God, - - 81 
 
 Once, Lord, thy garden flourished, Newton. 444 
 
 One prayer I have — all prayer, Montgomert/. 555 
 
 One there is above all others, - Netcfon. 183 
 
 On Jordan's stormy banks I stand, Stennett. 670 
 
 not to fill the mouth of fame, - - 484 
 
 On the mountain tops appearing, - Kelly. 213 
 
 Onward, Christian, though the region, - 504 
 
 Onward, onward, men of heaven, Sigourney. 269 
 
 On what has now been sown, - - ^09 
 
 On Zion's glorious summit stood, - Kent. 663 
 
 render thanks to God, Tate <k Brady. 718 
 
 sacred head now, Alexander Gerhardt. 191 
 
 sinner, bring not tears alone. Breviary. 364 
 
 sweetly breathe the lyres above, Palmer. 493 
 
 tell me no more of this, J. Gambold. 426 
 
 tell me thou life and delight, Hastings. 404 
 
 tell me where the dove is flown, - - 772 
 
 that I could forever dwell, - - 436 
 
 that I knew the secret place, - Watts. 365 
 
 that my load of sin were gone, C. Wesley. 360 
 
 that the Lord would guide my ways. Watts. '435 
 533 
 
So 
 
 there 's a better world on high, - - 411 
 
 thou to whom in ancient time, - Ware. 83 
 
 thou, who driest the mourner's tear, Moore. 41 9 
 
 thou, who hear'st when sinners cry, Watta. 364 
 
 thou, who on thy chosen Son, - Ware. 280 
 
 thou, whose compassionate care, Bath Coll. 324 
 
 thou, whose own vast temple, W. C.Bryant. 326 
 
 thou, whose tender mercy, Mrs. Steele. 372 
 
 time ! how few thy value we'gh, ScoH. 628 
 
 turn ye, turn ye, for why will ye, - 340 
 
 Our blest Redeemer, ere he breathed, Lyte. 39C 
 
 Our bondage, it shall end, - - - - 784 
 
 Our country is Immanuel's, Mrs. Barhanld. 649 
 
 Our country's voice is, - Mrs. Anderson. 261 
 
 Our days, alas 1 are mortal days, - Watts. 631 
 
 Our God is love, and all, Bickersteth's Coll. 511 
 
 Our God, our help in ages past, - Watts. 23 
 
 Our heavenly Father calls, - Doddridge. 450 
 
 Our helper, God, we bless thy name, - - 751 
 
 Our Lord hath reached his, Frothingham. 231 
 
 Our Lord is risen from the dead, C. Wesley. 200 
 
 Our pathway oft is wet with tears, Barton. 392 
 
 what a lonely path were ours, - - 666 
 
 when shall I see Jesus, _ - - 431 
 
 when the tear is gushing, - G. B. Ide. 125 
 
 where are kings and empires, A. C. Coxe. 232 
 
 where is now that glowing love, Kelly. 443 
 
 where shall rest be found, Montgomery. 344 
 
 why despond in life's dark vale, - - 34 
 
 worship the King all glorious above. Grant. 88 
 
 Zion's King, we suppliant bow, - - 276 
 
 Pastor, thou art from us taken, Sigourney, 582 
 
 Patience! what a grace divine, - - 517 
 
 Peace be to this habitation, - C. Wesley. 726 
 
 People of the living God, - Montgomery. 24»:6 
 
 Perfect through sufferings 1 may it, Doane. 475 
 
 Pilgrims, with pleasure let us part, - - 692 
 
 Planted in Christ, the living vine, S.F.Smith. 254 
 
 Plunged in a gulph of dark despair. Watts. 383 
 
 Praise to God, immortal, - Mrs. Bw havld. 759 
 534 
 
No, 
 
 Praise to the Lord, for they are past, - 653 
 
 Prayer is the breath of God in man, Beddome. 540 
 
 Prayer is the soul's sincere, Montgoviery. 528 
 
 Precious Bible ! what a treasure, Newton. 1411 
 
 Raise your triumphant songs, - Watts. 44 
 
 Redeemed ones, the heirs of God, - - 4«it" 
 
 Rejoice, the Lord is King, - Watta. 4y4 
 
 "Religion is the chief concern, - Faiocett. 424 
 
 "Religion, 'tis a glorious treasure, - - 7ifi 
 
 Heturn, my roving heart, return, Doddridge. 12T 
 
 Kise, crowned, with light, imperial, Pope. 220 
 
 Rise, my soul, and stretch thy, Cennick. 429 
 
 Rise, my soul, pursue the path, Needham. 546 
 
 Rock of Ages, cleft for me, - To^lady. 185 
 
 Salvation I the joyful sound, - Watts, 380 
 
 Saviour, breathe an evening, Edmonson. 702 
 
 Saviour, happy would I be, - j - 456 
 
 Saviour, I do feel thy merit, - - 69 
 
 Saviour, now receive him, Mrs. Hemans. 570 
 
 Saviour of men, we bless thy name, - - 76 
 
 Saviour, teach me, day by day, - - 612 
 
 Saviour, visit thy plantation, - Neioton. 538 
 
 Say, whence does this union arise, Baldwin. 321 
 
 Say, who is she that looks abroad, - 238 
 
 Say, why should friendship grieve for those, 595 
 
 Saw ye my Saviour, - _ . - 788 
 
 See how the willing converts trace, Stennelt. 292 
 
 See in the vineyard of the Lord, Epis. Cull. 442 
 
 See the leaves around us falling, - Home. 756 
 
 Servant of God, well done, - Montgomery. 61 
 
 Shall Atheists dare insult the cross ? Watts. 151 
 Shall e'er the shadow of a change, 
 
 Shall I for fear of feeble man, - J.Wesley. 26 
 
 Shall man, God of light and life, Dtoight. 622 
 
 Silently the shades of evening, - - - 70b 
 
 Since all the varying scenes of time, Hervey. 31 
 
 Since o'er thy footstool here, Muhlenberg. 27 
 
 Sing praise 1 the tomb is void, - - - 202 
 
 Sin has a thousand treach'rous arts, Watts. 373 
 535 
 
INDEX. 
 
 ^o. 
 
 Sinners, the voice of God regard, Fawcett. 327 
 
 Sinners, will you scorn the message? Allen. 333 
 
 Sister, thou wast mild and, S. F. Smith. 611 
 
 Sleep 1 drowsy sleep I come close, - Kenn. 709 
 
 So fades the lovely blooming, - Mrs. Steele. 568 
 
 Soldiers of the cross, arise 1 - 0. Wesley. 559 
 
 Songs of praise the angels, - Montyomery. 58 
 
 Speak gently to the erring ones, F. O. Lee. 548 
 
 Spirit Divine 1 attend our prayer. Reed. 122 
 
 Stay ! thou insulted Spirit, stay I G. Wesley. 363 
 
 Stern Winter throws his icy chain, Steele, 757 
 
 Straight is the way, the door is, - Watts. 467 
 
 Stretch'd on the cross, the, - Mrs. Steele. 197 
 
 Sun of my soul, thou Saviour dear, - - 712 
 
 Sweetest bonds of friendship, here, - 728 
 
 Sweet evening hour! sweet evening hour 1 128 
 
 Sweet hour of prayer ! sweet hour of prayer 1 121 
 
 Sweet is the memory of thy grace, Watts. 18 
 
 Sweet is the work, my God, my King, Watts. 130 
 
 Sweet the moments, rich in, - Bohinson. 194 
 
 Take up thy cross, the Saviour said, - - 471 
 
 Talk with us. Lord, thyself, - C. Wesley. 447 
 
 Teach me yet more of thy blest ways, - 522 
 
 Teach me, my God and King, G. Herbert. 651 
 
 Teach me the measure of my days. Watts. 638 
 
 Tell me not in mournful, - Longfellow. 497 
 
 That awful day will surely come. Watts. 227 
 
 That man no guard or weapon, - Newton. 649 
 
 The angels who watch'd round the, Collyer. 626 
 
 The broken ties of happier, - Montgomery. 618 
 
 The bud will soon become a, - Jones Very. 732 
 
 The chariot I the chariot I its, J. Will'ams. 226 
 
 The Christian knows his God aright, - 65? 
 
 The church has waited long, - Bonar. 212 
 
 The church of God, - Church Hymn Book. 299 
 
 The day is past and gone, - - Watts. 713 
 
 The dead are like the stars by day, Barton. 606 
 
 Thee we adore, eternal name, - Watts. 640 
 
 The festal morn, my God, is come, Merrick. 64 
 
 Tie importance of a sacred rite, - - 614 
 636 
 
No 
 
 The King of saints, how fai- his face, Watta, 2. 
 
 The law by Moses came, - - Watte. 168 
 
 The law commands and makes us, Watte. 143 
 
 The light of Sabbath eve, - - - - 133 
 
 The Lord into his garden comes, - - 248 
 
 The Lord my Shepherd is, - Watts. 21 
 
 The Lord our God is clothed, H. K. White. 11 
 
 The Lord our God, is Lorl of, H. K. White. b 
 
 The Lord will come I the earth shall, Heber. 210 
 
 The night is past and gone, - - - 696 
 
 The night is far spent, and the day is at, - 214 
 
 The offerings to thy throne which, Bowring. 94 
 
 The promises I sing, - - Doddridge. 388 
 
 The ransom'd spirit to her home, Tappan. 509 
 
 The reason we love friendship, - - - 801 
 
 There is a fountain fill'd with blood, Cowper. 378 
 
 There is a happy land, _ - - . 809 
 
 There is a house not made with hands, Watte. 608 
 
 There is a land mine eye hath seen, - - 660 
 
 There is a land of pure delight, - Watta. 668 
 
 There is a name I love to hear, - - - 67 
 
 There is an eye that never sleeps, - - 543 
 
 There is a place where my hopes are stay'd, 644 
 
 There is a region lovelier far, - Tuck. 66 1 
 
 There is a time, we know, J. A. Alexander. 351 
 
 There is no night in heaven, - - - 673 
 
 There 's not a hope with comfort, - Kelly. 446 
 
 The righteousness, th* atoning blood, - 813 
 
 The saints appear to tread the courts, - 97 
 
 The saints on earth and those above, - 319 
 
 The Saviour, what a noble flame, Cowper. 16fi 
 
 The Saviour, when to heaven he, Doddridge. 257 
 
 The Son of God goes forth to war, - - 781 
 
 The souls that would to Jesus press, Hart. 414 
 
 The spacious firmament on high, Addieon. 28 
 
 The time draws nigh when from the clouds, 623 
 
 The winds were howling o'er the deep, - 368 
 
 The wondrous love of Jesus, - - - 800 
 
 The world can neither give nor, J. Maeon. 51 9 
 
 The worth of truth no tongue can tell, • 148 
 
 They who seek the throne of grace, • 118 
 637 
 
No. 
 
 Thine earthly Sabbaths, Lord^ Doddridge. 13fl 
 
 This God is the God we adore, - Hart. 113 
 
 This is the day the first ripe sheaf, - - 139 
 
 Thou art gone to the grave ! but we, ffeher. 600 
 
 Thou art the way ; to thee alone, Doane. 174 
 
 Thou dear Redeemer, dying Lamb, Cennick. 65 
 
 Thou didst, mighty God, exist, - - 12 
 
 Though hard the winds are blowing, - 403 
 
 Though in the earthly church below, Netcton. 243 
 
 Though thy days are dark with trouble, - 815 
 
 Though troubles assail and dangers, Netcton. 30 
 
 Thou great first Cause 1 least understood, - 635 
 
 Thou long disown'd, revil'd, E. Scudder. 14r» 
 
 Thou Shepherd of Israel and mine, G. Lesley. 427 
 
 Thou Sov'reign, let my evening song, - 708 
 
 Thou who a tender parent art, - - 721 
 
 Through thee, Lord, we own, Bidfinch. 400 
 
 Through this wide wilderness I, Faweett. 413 
 
 Through sorrow's night and, H. K. White. 626 
 
 Thus far the Lord hath led me on, Watts. 710 
 
 Thus I resolved before the Lord, - Watts. 656 
 
 Thus saith the high and lofty One, Watts. 15 
 
 Thy footsteps, Lord, with joy we trace, - 766 
 
 Thy life I read, my dearest Lord, Stennett. 581 
 
 Thy presence, gracious God, affords, Faxocett. 101 
 
 Thy way, God, is in the sea, - Faweett. 33 
 
 Time is winging us away, - Carton. 632 
 
 'T is by the faith of joys to eome, - Watts. 476 
 
 'T is midnight, and on Olive's, W.B.Tappau. 192 
 
 *Tis not the skill of human, Madame Guion. 506 
 
 'T is religion that can give, Mrs. Masters. 792 
 
 To-day God bids the faithful rest, Cennich. 140 
 
 To keep the lamp alive, - - - - 816 
 
 To leave my dear friends, and from kindred, 123 
 
 To-morrow, Lord, is thine, - Doddridge. 630 
 
 To praise the ever-bounteous Lord, Needham. 755 
 
 To thee, my God, whose presence. Gibbons. 529 
 
 To thee our wants are known, - Newton. 112 
 
 To the flowing stream of Jordan, - - 287 
 
 To thine eternal arms, God, - Higgin: 369 
 
 To thy temple we repair, - Montgomery. 99 
 538 
 
IXDEX. 
 
 No 
 
 To as a child of hope is born, Montgomery. 164 
 
 Trembling before thine awful, Hillhon^e. 463 
 
 Try us, God, and search the, C. We-'^ley. 320 
 
 'T was by the order of the Lord, - Waits. 155 
 
 'T was on that dark, that doleful, Watts. 311 
 
 (Jnvail thy bosom, faithful tomb, Watts. 613 
 
 tFpon the gospel's sacred page, Bowring. 154 
 Up tc the Lord, who reigns on high, Watts. 
 
 7aic, delusive world, adieu, - G. Wesley. 708 
 
 Vair man, thy fond pursuits forbear. Hart. 350 
 
 Vouchsafe, Lord, thy presence, G. B. Ide. 277 
 
 Wait^ my soul, upon the Lord, - - - 393 
 
 Wake up, my muse, condole the loss, - f>91 
 
 Walk in the light 1 so shalt thou know, - 806 
 
 Watchman I tell us of the night, Bowring. 207 
 
 We are living, we are dwelling, A. C. Coxe. 505 
 
 We bless thee for this sacred day, - - 132 
 
 Weep for the lost I Thy Saviour wept, - 770 
 
 Welcome, sweet day of rest, - Watu. 137 
 
 Well may thy servants mourn, my God, - 244 
 
 We seek the Golden City, - - - 791 
 
 We shall greet them at home, we shall, - 773 
 
 We speak of the realms of the blest, - 658 
 
 We 've no abiding city here, - Kelly. 574 
 
 We will not weep, for God is, W. H. Hurlhnt. 408 
 
 What cheering words are these, - Kent. 394 
 
 What contradictions meet, - Newton. 279 
 
 What happy children who follow Jesus, - 790 
 
 What if our bark, o'er life's rough sea, - 660 
 
 What is our God, or what his name. Watts. i 
 
 What must it be to dwell above, - - 774 
 
 What poor, despised company, - - 524 
 
 What shall I render to my God, - Watts. 90 
 
 What strange perplexities arise, Bavies. 550 
 
 What t> ough no flowers the fig-tree clothe, 553 
 
 What various hinderaneea we meet, Cowper. 533 
 
 When Abrah'm, full of sacred awe, Rippon. 536 
 
 When all thy mercies, my God, Addison, 55 
 639 
 
No. 
 
 When blooming youth is, - Mrs. Steele. 603 
 
 When brighter suns and milder, Pcahody. 754 
 
 When floating on life's troubled sea, - - 482 
 
 When for eternal worlds we steer, - - 481 
 
 When God descends with men to, Ballon. 208 
 
 When God fulfills his promised word, - 21? 
 
 When groves by moonlight silence, Gisbome. 518 
 
 When I can read my title clear, - Watts. 483 
 
 When Israel through the desert, Beddome. 152 
 
 When I survey the wondrous cross, Watts. 315 
 
 When Jesus Christ was here below, - - 295 
 
 When Jesus, our great Master, came, Watts. 459 
 
 When languor and disease invade, Toplady. 812 
 
 When life as opening buds is, Mrs. Barhauld. 572 
 
 When marshaled on the nightly, H.K. White. 179 
 
 When, dear Jesus, when shall I, Cennick, 141 
 
 When on her Maker's bosom, - Heber. 745 
 
 When shall we all meet again, - - - 680 
 
 When shall we meet again, - - . 681 
 
 When struggling on the bed of pain, - 323 
 
 When the harvest is passed and, S. F. Smith. 333 
 
 When waves of trouble round me swell, - 438 
 
 When we can not see our way, - - 616 
 
 When we pass through yonder, - Kelly. 656 
 
 When we stand before the throne, - - 777 
 
 When wounded sore the, C. F. Alexander. 364 
 
 Where shall the child of sorrow find, - 741 
 
 Where two or three with sweet, Newton. 103 
 
 While life prolongs its precious, Dioiijht. 336 
 
 While now thy throne of grace, C, Bobbins. 93 
 
 While others pray for grace to die, - - 430 
 
 While shepherds watched their flocks, Tate. 161 
 
 While thee I seek, protecting, H.M. Williams. 51 
 
 Whom have we, Lord, in heaven but thee, - 24 
 
 Who shall the Lord's elect condemn Walt«. 495 
 
 Why do we mourn departing friends, Watts. 610 
 
 Why should our tears in sorrow flow, - - 599 
 
 Why should we start and fear to die. Watts. 580 
 
 Why weep for those, frail child of wo, - 569 
 
 Why will ye lavish out your, Doddridge. 348 
 
 With joy we meditate the grace, - Watts. 186 
 540 
 
No 
 
 With joy we own thy servant, Montgomery. 279 
 
 With tearful eyes I look around, - - 339 
 
 Wouldst thou an erring soul redeem, - 547 
 
 Would you win a soul to God, Hammond. 268 
 
 Wrapt in a Christless shroud, - . - 796 
 
 Ye diflfre-at sects, who all declare, - - 780 
 
 Ye dying sons of men, - - - 381 
 
 Ye foUow'rs of the Prince of, Birmingham. 301 
 
 Ye hearts with youthful vigor, Doddridge. 737 
 Ye humblo saints, proclaim abroad, - 
 
 Ye humble sinners, in whose breast, Jones. 343 
 
 Ye humble souls, approach your, Mrs. Steele. 19 
 
 Ye humble souls, that seek the, Doddridge. 203 
 
 Ye little flock, whom Jesus feeds, - - 234 
 
 Ye mourning saints, whose, - Doddridge. 585 
 
 Ye servants of the Lord, - Doddridge. 557 
 
 Yes, for me, for me he careth, - Bonar. 182 
 
 Yes, she is gone — yet, Mrs. G. W. Anderson. 592 
 
 Yes, the Redeemer rose, - - Doddridge. 204 
 
 Ye virgin souls, arise, - - - C. Wesley. 213 
 
 Ye weary, heavy-laden souls, - - 669 
 
 You may sing of the beauties, W. Hunter. 767 
 
 You messengers of Christ, - - Ycke. 270 
 
 Zion stands with hills surrounded, Kt y. 230 
 641 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
 
 GOD. Hymns. 
 
 Being and Attributes, - - - 1-19 
 
 Names and Relations, - - 20-25 
 
 In Creation, 26-29 
 
 In Providence, 30-36 
 
 11 WOKSHIP AND PRAISE. 
 
 Public Worship. .... 37-90 
 
 Opening, 91-103 
 
 Closing, 104-115 
 
 Social Worship, 116-122 
 
 Private Devotion, .... 123-129 
 
 The Lord's Day, - - - - 130-141 
 
 III. THE HOLY ScklPTUKES,- 142-155 
 
 IV CHRIST. 
 
 The Incarnation, - - - - 156-164 
 
 Life and Mission, - - - - 165-178 
 
 Names and Characters, - - 179-190 
 
 Suffering and Death, - - - 191-198 
 
 Resurrection and Glory, - - 199-206 
 
 Second Advent and Reign, - 207-224 
 
 The Judgment, 225-228 
 
 V THE CHURCH. 
 
 Character and Privileges, - 229-250 
 
 Ministry, 257-281 
 
 Council & Conference Meet- 
 ings, 282-283 
 
 Baptism, 284-294 
 
 Feet Washing, 295-300 
 
 Lovefeast, 301-302 
 
 Salutation, 303-304 
 
 Communion. 3U5-ol5 
 
 ,i42 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
 
 No. Hynms 
 
 Fellowship and Unity, - - 316-322 
 
 Anointing, 323-324 
 
 Ciuirch Dedication, - - - 325-326 
 
 VI. THE GOSPEL. 
 
 Invitation and Warning, - - 327-352 
 Repentance, - - . - - - 353-372 
 
 The Fall, 373-377 
 
 Redemption, 378-387 
 
 The Promises, 388-394 
 
 The Holy Spirit, - - - - 395-399 
 
 VU. CHRISTIAN LIFE & EX- 
 PERIENCE, ... - 400-566 
 
 VIII. DEATH, 567-619 
 
 IX. THE RESURRECTION, - - 620-626 
 
 X. TIME AND ETERNITY,- - 627-642 
 
 XL HEAVEN, 643-677 
 
 Xil. MEETING AND PARTING, 678-692 
 XIII. THE FAMILY. 
 
 Morning, 693-700 
 
 Evening, 701-713 
 
 Table, 714-719 
 
 Parental, 720-729 
 
 Youth, 730-743 
 
 Marriage, • 744-745 
 
 X\V SPECIAL OCCASIONS. 
 
 Fasts, 746-749 
 
 Close of the Year, - - - -750-751 
 
 New Year, 752-753 
 
 The SeasoijH, - - - - - - 754-757 
 
 Thanksgiving, 758-762 
 
 Temperance, 763-764 
 
 War, 765-766 
 
 XV. MI.SCELLANEOUS, - - - 767-818 
 :>43 
 
INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 
 
 (The Figures refer to the Numbeb of the HyiuneJ 
 
 Abba, Father, 401. 
 
 Absence from God, deprecated, 372. 
 
 Adoption, 400, 401. 
 
 Advent, first, of Christ — see Chriat. 
 
 Advent, second, 207-214. 
 
 Advocate, 190. 
 
 Affliction and trials, 402-420. 
 
 Comfort in, 411,418,419. 
 
 Common to believers, 414. 
 
 Deliverance from, 410, 815. 
 
 Joyful in, 408, 417. 
 
 Prayer in, 412, 413, 415. 
 
 Welcomed, 403. 
 Angels, 789. 
 
 Annual Meeting — see Council Meetinga. 
 Anointing, 323, 324. 
 Armor, Christian, 588, 562. 
 Ascension — see Christ. 
 Ashamed of Christ, 290, 466. 
 Aspirations, 421-437. 
 
 After Christ, 427, 431, 433, 803. 
 
 After God, 421, 428, 430, 432, 434, 435, 437, 
 
 After glory, 422. 
 
 After heaven, 423, 426, 429. 
 
 After righteousness, 435, 436. 
 ilesurance, 438^41. 
 Atonement — see Christ. 
 
 Backsliding, 442-446. 
 
 Lamented, 443, 444. 
 
 Prayer in, 445. 
 Banner, 275. 
 Baptism, 2«4-294. 
 
 5 
 
INDEX OF SUBJECTS- 
 
 A burial, 286. 
 
 After 294 
 
 Delight in* 284, 285, 290, 291. 
 
 Emblematical, 293. 
 
 Of Christ, 287. 
 
 Prayer at, 288, 289. 
 
 Eenunciation at, 292. 
 Barren fig tree, 442. 
 Birth day, 743. 
 Blood of Christ, 184, 185. 
 
 Christ— Advent, first, 157-165. 
 
 Advent, second — see Advent. 
 
 Ascension, 200, 206. 
 
 Atonement, 45, 184, 185, 187, 189, 193, 31 0^ 
 314, 378. 
 
 Coronation, 381. 
 
 Death, 193-198, 768, 788. 
 
 Divinity, 76, 161, 162, 178 810. 
 
 Example, 171, 175, 297. 
 
 Humiliation, 170, 298. 
 
 Intercession, 190. 
 
 King, 158, 223, 381. 
 
 Life and Mission, 166-178. 
 
 Miracles, 176. 
 
 Names and characters, 179-190. 
 
 Preciousness, 188, 178, 217. 
 
 Priest, 186. 
 
 Prophet, Priest and King, 42, 167. 
 
 Reign — see Advent. 
 
 Resurrection, 199-206. 
 
 Sufferings, 191, 192, 305, 313. 
 Christian Life and Experience, 400-566. 
 Church, 229-256. 
 
 Admonished, 255. 
 
 Aliens invited to examine it, 247. 
 
 A little flock, 234. 
 
 Application for membership, 246. 
 
 Beautiful representations of the, 238. 
 
 Birth-place of saints, 252. 
 
 Christ in the midst of it, 231. 
 (35) 645 
 
INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 
 
 Christ's love to it, 237. 
 
 Converts welcomed, 245. 
 
 Dedication, 325, 326. 
 
 Delight in, 240, 253, 767, 790. 
 
 Desolation of the, 244, 
 
 Dwelling place of God, 229. 
 
 God's love to the, 230, 335. 
 
 Immovable, 232. 
 
 In conflict, 233, 236. 
 
 Organization, 249, 250, 254. 
 
 Wanting in primitive love, 266. 
 
 Victorious — see Advent. 
 Communion, 305-315. 
 Confidence, 452, 457. 
 Consecration, 461. 
 Consistency, 460, 458. 
 Contentment, 462. 
 Conversion, 463, 464. 
 Council Meetings, 282, 283. 
 Courage, 466, 804. 
 Covenant, security in God's, 441. 
 Creation — see God. 
 Cross, 467-471. 
 
 Deacons, choice of, 276. 
 Dead, the, speaking, 546. 
 Death- 
 Address to a departed sister, 611. 
 
 Address to Christians in, 615, 616, 589. 
 Again, 599, 584. 
 Asleep, 598. 
 
 Beautiful emblems of, 594. 
 
 Hope in, 574, 576-578, 597, 607-609, 613, 618 
 
 Of a husband, 593. 
 
 Of a minister, 614, 682, 690. 
 
 Of a wife, 592. 
 
 Of a youth, 603. 
 
 Of children, 668, 570, 578, 579, 681, 586, 591. 
 
 Of the righteous, reflections on, 589, 615, 616. 
 
 Only at times pleasant, 572. 
 
 Preparations for, 587. 
 546 
 
INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 
 
 Separates friends, 567, 
 
 The gate of heaven, 680. 
 
 The summons of, 605. 
 
 Warnings of, 596, 602. 
 
 Victory over, 610, 624, 625. 
 Deccitfulness of sin, 373. 
 Dedication — see Church. 
 l)iligence, 501. 
 Mscipline, 472-475. 
 l)evoLion, private, 123-129. 
 
 Encouragement, 431. 
 Established, 522. 
 Equality of man, 775. 
 Evening Hymns, 701-713. 
 
 Faith, 476-480. 
 
 Evidence of things not Been, 477. 
 
 Living, 478. 
 
 Walking by, 476. 
 
 Working, 480. 
 
 Triumphant, 479. 
 Faithfulness, 500. 
 Fall of man, 373-377. 
 
 Family worship — see Evening and Morning. 
 Fasts, 746-749. 
 
 Fellowship with God— see Communion -with Qad. 
 Fellowship, Christian, 316-322. 
 
 Clod — Being and Attributes, 1-19. 
 Compassion, 50, 313, 324. 
 Condescension, 3, 15. 
 Eternity, 12. 
 Existence, 1. 
 Goodness, 18, 19. 
 Greatness, 2, 4. 
 Holiness, 6. 
 Invisible, 17. 
 Love, 13. 
 
 Omniscience and Omnipresenoe, 16. 
 Omnipotence, 11. 
 
 547 
 
INDEX OF SUBJECT*. 
 
 Truthfulness, 8, 9. 
 
 Unsearchable, 14. 
 
 Unchangeable, 7. 
 
 Unity, 16. 
 
 Wisdom, 31. 
 3od — Names and Relations, 20-3&. 
 
 All in All, 22. 
 
 Guide, 20. 
 
 Our Dwelling-place, 23. 
 
 Our Father, 25. 
 
 Our Portion, 24. 
 
 Shepherd, 21. 
 God— In Creation, 26-29. 
 
 Image of, 26. 
 
 Glory of, 27-29. 
 God— Providence, 30-36. 
 
 Acquiescence in, 31. 
 
 Mysterious, 32, 33. 
 
 Provisions of, 30, 34, 35. 
 
 Protection of, 36. 
 Gospel, 327-399. 
 Grace, 382, 385. 
 Gratitude, 55, 89, 90, 777. 
 
 Happiness — see Joy. 
 
 Heathen, an appeal for the, 264. 
 
 Heaven, 643-677. 
 
 Holy Scriptures, 142-155. 
 
 Holy Spirit, 395-399. 
 
 Hope, 481-483, 778, 798. 
 
 Humility, 484, 485. 
 
 Idola vanity of, 37. 
 
 Invitation, 329, 330,331, 337, 341, 342, »43, 34? 
 
 349. 
 Israel, redemption of, 222, 223. 
 Prayer for, 224. 
 
 Jews — see Israel. 
 Joy, 486-494, 797, 798. 
 Judgment, 225-228. 
 
 548 
 
INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 
 
 Justification, 495. 
 Justice, 496. 
 
 Kingdom of Christ — see Advent. 
 
 Life, not in length of days, 601. 
 
 Shortness of, 627, 631, 635. 
 
 Uncertainty of, 630, 636, 640, 642. 
 Lord's Day, 131-X41. 
 
 Evening, 133, 138. 
 
 Morning, 135. 
 love, 506-512, 800, 801. 
 
 By what produced, 506. 
 
 Essential to Christian character, 511. 
 
 Essential to heavenly enjoyment, 509. 
 
 Importance of, 508, 510. 
 
 Proof of sincerity, 780. 
 
 To the poor, 498, 499, 502. 
 
 Marriage,^744, 745. 
 
 Meekness, 513. 
 
 Mercy, 362, 387. 
 
 Mercy-seat, 530. 
 
 Meeting and parting, 678-692. 
 
 Meeting on earth, 678, 679, 682. 
 
 In heaven, 686, 690. 
 Millennium, 215-221. 
 Ministers, bearers of salvation, 258. 
 
 Boldness of, 267, 271. 
 
 Choice of, 277. 
 
 Commission of, 266, 269, 270. 
 
 Motives to faithfulness, 260. 
 
 Ordination of, 278, 280. 
 
 Prayer for increase of, 281. 
 Ministry, blessedness of the, 262, 272, 274, 275. 
 
 For our own country, 261. 
 
 For the heathen, 264. 
 Ministry, completed, 257. 
 Morning Hymns, 693-700. 
 
 Nature, God seen in — see Creation, 
 549 
 
New Year, 752, 753. 
 
 Obedience, 514-516^ 
 Old Age, a prayer for, 725. 
 Omnipotence — see Ood. 
 Omnipresence — see God. 
 Omnipresent — see God. 
 Opening Hymns, 91-93. 
 Ordination — see Ministert. 
 Orphan's Prayer, 741. 
 
 Pard3n — see Repentance. 
 Parental Hymns, 720-729. 
 Parting, 683, 684, 687, 691, 692. 
 
 At closing a series of services, 684. 
 
 Of ministers, 688. 
 Passover, Christ our, 308. 
 Patience, 517. 
 Peace and war, 765, 766. 
 Peace of mind, 517, 518. 
 Penitence — see Repentance. 
 Perfection, Attainable, 520. 
 
 Through sufferings, 475. 
 
 God, our example in, 521. 
 Persecution, contrary to the gospel, 771. 
 Pilgrimage, 523, 524, 675. 
 Praise to God, 49-51, 55-62, 64, 79, 80, 90. 
 Praise to Christ, 42, 44-48, 52, 65-78. 
 Prayer, 525-544. 
 
 A child's, 740. 
 
 Answer-ed by crosses, 526. 
 
 Encouragement to, 525, 544. 
 
 For an increase of ministers, 281. 
 
 For a revival, 537-539. 
 
 For help, 641. 
 
 For ministers, 263, 273. 
 
 For our country, 536. 
 
 For submission, 531, 555. 
 
 For the Jews, 534. 
 
 Hinderances to, 533. 
 
 In perplexity, 535. 
 
 550 
 
INDEX OF SUCfECTS. 
 
 In trouble, 529. 
 
 Is what? 528, 540. 
 
 Of a Christian, 802, 
 
 Power of, 643. 
 Pride, 814. 
 Promises, 388-394. 
 Providence — see Ood in. 
 Public worship, 37-90. 
 
 Race, Christian, 545-546. 
 Recovery from sickness, 405, W9, 
 Redemption, 378-387. 
 Refuge, God a, 23. 
 
 Christ a, 794. 
 Rejoicing — see Joy. 
 Religion, 776, 792. 
 Repentance, 353, 372. 
 Reproof, 547, 548. 
 Resignation — see Submission. 
 Resolve, the holy, 461. 
 Rest, 314, 672, 676. 
 Resurrection of Christ — see Christ. 
 
 Of man, 620-626. 
 Retirement — see Private Devotion. 
 Revival, prayer for — see Prayer. 
 Righteousness, Christ 6ur, 184. 
 Rock of Ages, 185. 
 
 High, 786. 
 
 Sacrifice, Christ our, 187. 
 Salutation, 303, 304. 
 Salvation — see Redemption. 
 
 Nearer, 793. 
 Safety, the believers', 455, 467 549. 
 Seasons, 754-757. 
 Self-denial — see Croea. 
 Self-examination, 550. 
 Servants, the servant-like character of Chriatian 
 
 298, 300, 484. 
 Sickness, 405, 410, 411, 631, 636, 640, 812. 
 Sincerity, 661, 552. 
 
 551 
 
INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 
 
 Social worship, 116-122. 
 
 Submission, 553-555. 
 
 Sympathy with Christ in suffering, 470. 
 
 In labor, 498, 503. 
 
 For the lost, 770. 
 
 Table Hymns, 714-719. 
 Temptation, 404, 413, 418. 
 Temperance, 763, 764. 
 Thanksgiving, 758, 761. 
 Throne of grace, 642. 
 Time, importance of, 628, 629. 
 
 Serious reflection upon leaving, 633. 
 
 Swiftness of, 634, 641. 
 Trust, 456. 
 Truth, welcomed, 146. 
 
 Power of, 150. 
 
 Progress of, 154. 
 Types, 218. 
 
 Unbelief lamented, 92. 
 
 Union of Christians — see Fellowship and Unity. 
 
 Vanity of earthly things, 420. 
 
 Victory of Christ over death, 198, 202, 206. 
 
 Of Christians over death — see Death, triumph 
 over. 
 
 War, 765, 766. 
 
 Warfare, Christian, 558-563. 
 
 The beginning, 658. 
 
 The battle, 559. 
 
 The close, 656. 
 
 The combatants, 781. 
 
 The prize, 561. 
 
 The weapons, 660. 
 Warnings, 327, 328, 332, 333, 336, 338, 340, ZU, 
 
 345, 346, 348, 350, 351, 352. 
 Watchfulness, 556, 663. 
 Way, Christ the, 174, 806. 
 
 Good old, 813. 
 
 552 
 
INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 
 
 Wisdom, 564. 
 
 Worship, Family — see Evening, Morning and l^abU 
 Hymna. 
 
 Private, 123-129. 
 
 Public, 37-115. 
 
 Social, 116-122. 
 
 Year — see Old and New. 
 Youth, 730-743. 
 
 Zeal, 565. 
 
SCRIPTURE INDEX. 
 
 
 Genesis 
 
 
 ch. 
 
 ver. hymn. 
 
 ch. 
 
 ver. h 
 
 ymn 
 
 ch. 
 
 ver. hymn. 
 
 15 
 
 22 
 
 514 
 
 36 
 
 6 
 
 32 
 
 1 
 
 27 
 
 26 
 
 15 
 
 27 
 
 8 
 
 39 
 
 1 
 
 656 
 
 2 
 
 18 
 
 744 
 
 
 1 Kingt 
 
 . 
 
 39 
 
 4-7 
 
 640 
 
 3 
 
 19 
 
 636 
 
 8 
 
 21 
 
 4 
 
 40 
 
 1-5 
 
 410 
 
 5 
 
 24 
 
 432 
 
 8 
 
 29 
 
 326 
 
 41 
 
 1-3 
 
 499 
 
 6 
 
 3 
 
 351 
 
 18 
 
 21-40 
 
 92 
 
 42 
 
 7 
 
 406 
 
 8 
 
 22 
 
 761 
 
 
 Job. 
 
 
 45 
 
 
 261 
 
 12 
 
 2 
 
 504 
 
 5 
 
 19-21 
 
 702 
 
 45 
 
 2 
 
 173 
 
 15 
 
 1 
 
 815 
 
 7 
 
 16 
 
 643 
 
 46 
 
 5 
 
 239 
 
 18 
 
 23-33 
 
 536 
 
 11 
 
 7 
 
 14 
 
 48 
 
 12-13 
 
 247 
 
 19 
 
 22 
 
 338 
 
 14 
 
 1 
 
 642 
 
 51 
 
 
 358 
 
 22 
 
 14 
 
 30 
 
 19 
 
 25-27 
 
 624 
 
 51 
 
 3 
 
 364 
 
 24 
 
 56 
 
 285 
 
 23 
 
 3,4 
 
 365 
 
 51 
 
 11 
 
 363 
 
 24 
 
 63 
 
 128 
 
 29 
 
 2 
 
 444 
 
 51 
 
 17 
 
 355 
 
 28 
 
 19-22 
 
 35 
 
 35 
 
 10 
 
 419 
 
 52 
 
 9 
 
 66 
 
 28 
 
 19 
 
 325 
 
 
 Psalrna 
 
 
 55 
 
 6 
 
 423 
 
 32 
 
 26 
 
 91 
 
 1 
 
 
 487 
 
 55 
 
 14 
 
 119 
 
 47 
 
 9 
 
 631 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 811 
 
 55 
 
 17 
 
 699 
 
 
 Exodus 
 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 697 
 
 61 
 
 2 
 
 786 
 
 14 
 
 15 
 
 516 
 
 8 
 
 4 
 
 386 
 
 63 
 
 
 40 
 
 33 
 
 15 
 
 808 
 
 9 
 
 11 
 
 74 
 
 63 
 
 1 
 
 694 
 
 
 Numben 
 
 u 
 
 10 
 
 14 
 
 741 
 
 63 
 
 3 
 
 73 
 
 6 
 
 24 
 
 106 
 
 12 
 
 1 
 
 69 
 
 69 
 
 15 
 
 36 
 
 23 
 
 10 
 
 573 
 
 13 
 
 
 409 
 
 71 
 
 9 
 
 725 
 
 D 
 
 enteronomi/. 
 
 16 
 
 1 
 
 81 
 
 72 
 
 11 
 
 211 
 
 5 
 
 24 
 
 447 
 
 16 
 
 6 
 
 63 
 
 73 
 
 25 22 
 
 ,415 
 
 7 
 
 9 
 
 441 
 
 17 
 
 8 
 
 704 
 
 84 
 
 
 86 
 
 32 
 
 29 
 
 586 
 
 19 
 
 
 29 
 
 84 
 
 4 
 
 82 
 
 33 
 
 25 
 
 393 
 
 19 
 
 1 
 
 28 
 
 85 
 
 6 
 
 539 
 
 33 
 
 27 
 
 452 
 
 19 
 
 4 
 
 154 
 
 85 
 
 10 387 
 
 ,76 
 
 34 
 
 1 
 
 668 
 
 19 
 
 10 
 
 144 
 
 87 
 
 
 262 
 
 34 
 
 7 
 
 690 
 
 22 
 
 
 64 
 
 87 
 
 3 
 
 246 
 
 
 Joshua. 
 
 
 23 
 
 
 21 
 
 87 
 
 7 
 
 486 
 
 24 
 
 15 
 
 729 
 
 23 
 
 5 
 
 719 
 
 90 
 
 1 
 
 23 
 
 
 Ruth. 
 
 
 24 
 
 7 
 
 200 
 
 90 
 
 12 
 
 638 
 
 1 
 
 16 
 
 246 
 
 25 
 
 9 
 
 20 
 
 90 
 
 2 
 
 12 
 
 
 I Samuel 
 
 
 27 
 
 1 
 
 712 
 
 91 
 
 4-7 
 
 467 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 433 
 
 29 
 
 3 
 
 706 
 
 91 
 
 12 
 
 'ibZ 
 
 3 
 
 10 
 
 95 
 
 35 
 
 9 
 
 380 
 
 92 
 
 1 
 
 130 
 
 554 
 
BCKiriuiiK 12^1) i:x. 
 
 eh. ver. hymn. 
 
 95 102 
 
 95 6 . 162 
 
 100 89 
 
 103 50, 57 
 
 103 3 342 
 
 103 12 782 
 
 106 718 
 
 115 37 
 
 116 8 405 
 
 116 12 90 
 
 117 48 
 119 9 736 
 119 20 421 
 1 19 24 142 
 119 57 24 
 119 71 473 
 119 97 84,147 
 119 136 375 
 119 140 153 
 122 1 41 
 125 2 230 
 127 1 723 
 131 2 436 
 133 318 
 137 6 253 
 
 143 11 529 
 
 144 4 627 
 
 145 3 2 
 Provei hs. 
 
 3 6 720 
 
 3 13 564 
 
 3 24 709 
 
 8 24 183 
 
 10 7 571 
 
 1 1 30 268 
 14 32 597 
 23 23 148 
 23 29 763 
 27 1 630 
 
 ch. ver. hymn. 
 Ecclesiastea. 
 
 1 2 639 
 
 9 10 346 
 
 12 1 731 
 Canticles. 
 
 1 7 404 
 
 5 10 178 
 
 6 10 238 
 laaiah. 
 
 1 2 367 
 
 2 2 219 
 
 3 10 394 
 6 3 6 
 
 57 21 327 
 
 8 17 748 
 
 9 3 755 
 9 6 164 
 
 11 215 
 
 12 70 
 
 13 2 275 
 21 11 207 
 
 27 13 334 
 
 28 16 229 
 32 2 181 
 
 32 10 348 
 
 33 17 646 
 35 208 
 35 8 783 
 35 10 58 
 40 1 272 
 
 43 2 407 
 
 44 8 16 
 
 45 22 341 
 49 15 235 
 52 7 218 
 
 52 9 44 
 
 53 4 191 
 55 1 379 
 55 3 337 
 57 15 15 
 
 555 
 
 ch. ver. hymn. 
 58 13 79 
 
 60 3 220 
 
 62 1 221 
 
 63 6 383 
 63 9 71 
 
 Jeremiah. 
 
 3 4 3fi9 
 6 16 CIS 
 8 20 333 
 8 22 180 
 
 17 14 357 
 
 22 10 569 
 
 23 6 184 
 Ezekiel. 
 
 18 31 340 
 37 223 
 27 9 377 
 
 Hosea. 
 6 1 250 
 
 Joel. 
 2 13 354 
 
 2 17 538 
 Amos. 
 
 4 12 350 
 Jonah. 
 
 3 8 747 
 Nahum. 
 
 17 19 
 
 Habakuk. 
 3 2 537 
 
 3 17 553 
 
 Haggai. 
 
 2 7 15 
 Zechariah. 
 
 1 5 641 
 
 13 1 378 
 
 14 7 392 
 Malachi. 
 
 3 7 373 
 
SCRIPTURE INDEX. 
 
 ver. hymn. 
 
 ch. 
 
 ver. 
 
 hymn. 
 
 ich. 
 
 ver, hymn. 
 
 Matthew. 
 
 25 
 
 
 213 
 
 }22 
 
 28 
 
 470 
 
 23 
 
 156 
 
 25 
 
 6 
 
 614 
 
 122 
 
 32 
 
 497 
 
 9 
 
 179 
 
 25 
 
 46 
 
 344 
 
 23 
 
 42 
 
 189 
 
 13-17 
 
 287 
 
 26 
 
 11 
 
 498 
 
 24 
 
 5 
 
 604 
 
 16 
 
 289 
 
 26 
 
 26 
 
 311 
 
 24 
 
 29 
 
 449 
 
 1-12 
 
 390 
 
 26 
 
 30 
 
 307 
 
 
 John. 
 
 
 4 
 
 418 
 
 26 
 
 39 
 
 192 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 810 
 
 6 
 
 435 
 
 26 
 
 42 
 
 554 
 
 1 
 
 13 
 
 400 
 
 45 18 
 
 , 714 
 
 28 
 
 1 
 
 134 
 
 1 
 
 17 
 
 168 
 
 47 
 
 458 
 
 28 
 
 5 
 
 626 
 
 1 
 
 29 
 
 165 
 
 6 
 
 126 
 
 28 
 
 6 
 
 199 
 
 2 
 
 . 1-11 
 
 787 
 
 9 
 
 25 
 
 28 
 
 20 
 
 389 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 176 
 
 10 
 
 555 
 
 
 Marl 
 
 , 
 
 4 
 
 23 
 
 94 
 
 11 
 
 430 
 
 1 
 
 35 
 
 695 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 36:i 
 
 25-34 
 
 34 
 
 2 
 
 27 
 
 131 
 
 6 
 
 40 
 
 620 
 
 33 
 
 693 
 
 8 
 
 36 
 
 260 
 
 6 
 
 48 
 
 425 
 
 12 
 
 496 
 
 8 
 
 38 
 
 466 
 
 9 
 
 4 
 
 336 
 
 13 
 
 467 
 
 9 
 
 24 
 
 412 
 
 11 
 
 21 
 
 472 
 
 13-14 
 
 328 
 
 16 
 
 2 
 
 201 
 
 11 
 
 25 
 
 202 
 
 27 
 
 11 
 
 16 
 
 15 
 
 266 
 
 11 
 
 26 
 
 575 
 
 38 
 
 281 
 
 
 Luke 
 
 , 
 
 11 
 
 35 
 
 169 
 
 12 
 
 726 
 
 2 
 
 14 
 
 163 
 
 13 
 
 
 295 
 
 30 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 12 
 
 124 
 
 13 
 
 9 
 
 296 
 
 34 
 
 558 
 
 8 
 
 18 
 
 101 
 
 13 
 
 15 
 
 299 
 
 28 339 
 
 ,360 
 
 8 
 
 62 
 
 606 
 
 13 
 
 34 
 
 511 
 
 30 
 
 347 
 
 11 
 
 1 116,532 
 
 14 
 
 2 
 
 665 
 
 24-30 
 
 243 
 
 12 
 
 32 
 
 234 
 
 14 
 
 6 
 
 174 
 
 44 
 
 776 
 
 12 
 
 50 
 
 166 
 
 14 
 
 16 
 
 190 
 
 45 
 
 792 
 
 14 
 
 17 
 
 330 
 
 14 
 
 19 
 
 439 
 
 27 
 
 438 
 
 14 
 
 22 
 
 331 
 
 14 
 
 27 
 
 519 
 
 25 
 
 641 
 
 15 
 
 
 371 
 
 15 
 
 4, 
 
 216 
 
 28 
 
 625 
 
 15 
 
 10 
 
 291 
 
 15 
 
 5 
 
 97 
 
 24 
 
 471 
 
 18 
 
 9-14 
 
 370 
 
 16 
 
 7 
 
 399 
 
 4 
 
 678 
 
 19 
 
 13 
 
 500 
 
 16 
 
 16 
 
 664 
 
 20 
 
 543 
 
 19 
 
 41 172,770 
 
 16 
 
 20 
 
 615 
 
 20 95 
 
 ,103 
 
 21 
 
 19 
 
 617 
 
 17 
 
 15 
 
 108 
 
 15 
 
 581 
 
 21 
 
 28 
 
 669 
 
 19 
 
 30 
 
 314 
 
 15 
 
 742 
 
 22 
 
 6 
 
 445 
 
 21 
 
 6 
 
 100 
 
 19 
 
 442 
 
 22 
 
 19 
 
 305 
 
 21 
 
 16 
 
 464 
 
 42 
 
 657 
 
 22 
 
 27 
 
 298 
 
 21 
 
 17 
 
 607 
 
 566 
 
SCRIPTURE INDEX. 
 
 eh. 
 
 ver. hymn. 
 
 ch. 
 
 ver. hymn. 
 
 ch. 
 
 ver. 
 
 hymn. 
 
 
 Acts. 
 
 
 13 
 
 11 
 
 793 
 
 4 
 
 15 
 
 443 
 
 1 
 
 23-26 
 
 277 
 
 13 
 
 12 
 
 769 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 480 
 
 2 
 
 
 396 
 
 13 
 
 12 
 
 214 
 
 5 
 
 13 
 
 300 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 122 
 
 15 
 
 4 
 
 149 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 320 
 
 2 
 
 42 
 
 255 
 
 15 
 
 7 
 
 245 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 732 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 527 
 
 1 Corinthiaw. 
 
 6 
 
 14 
 
 194, 315 
 
 4 
 
 12 
 
 384 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 303 
 
 
 Ephcaiam. 
 
 4 
 
 19 
 
 465 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 768 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 80, 672 
 
 4 
 
 31 
 
 271 
 
 2 
 
 9 
 
 671 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 319 
 
 6 
 
 3 
 
 276 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 105 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 385 
 
 7 
 
 66 
 
 799 
 
 3 
 
 11 
 
 217 
 
 2 
 
 12 
 
 796 
 
 8 
 
 4 
 
 269 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 39 
 
 3 
 
 19 
 
 77 
 
 10 
 
 38 
 
 297 
 
 5 
 
 7 
 
 308 
 
 4 
 
 11 
 
 257 
 
 13 
 
 32 
 
 332 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 185 
 
 5 
 
 16 
 
 628 
 
 14 
 
 22 
 
 414 
 
 13 
 
 1-3 
 
 508 
 
 5 
 
 27 
 
 237 
 
 15 
 
 6 
 
 282 
 
 13 
 
 4-13 
 
 510 
 
 Phill 
 
 piana. 
 
 16 
 
 25 
 
 785 
 
 13 
 
 12 
 
 33 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 552 
 
 17 
 
 26 
 
 775 
 
 15 
 
 3 
 
 195 
 
 1 
 
 14 
 
 267 
 
 20 
 
 29 
 
 317 
 
 15 
 
 20 
 
 139 
 
 1 
 
 23 
 
 774 
 
 27 
 
 
 455 
 
 15 
 
 52 
 
 226 
 
 1 
 
 27 
 
 459 
 
 
 Romans 
 
 
 15 
 
 54 
 
 625 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 562 
 
 1 
 
 14 
 
 *264 
 
 16 
 
 9 
 
 98 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 170 
 
 1 
 
 16 150 
 
 ,290 
 
 16 
 
 13 
 
 563 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 494, 797 
 
 1 
 
 20 
 
 1 
 
 2 Corinthians. 
 
 3 
 
 8 
 
 424 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 225 
 
 2 
 
 16 
 
 279 
 
 3 
 
 10 
 
 427 
 
 4 
 
 7 
 
 490 
 
 3 
 
 7-11 
 
 193 
 
 3 
 
 20 
 
 652 
 
 6 
 
 11 
 
 451 
 
 3 
 
 17 
 
 96 
 
 3 
 
 21 
 
 621 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 468 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 292 
 
 4 
 
 7 
 
 518 
 
 5 
 
 17 
 
 376 
 
 5 
 
 1 
 
 608 
 
 4 
 
 11 
 
 462 
 
 6 
 
 4 
 
 286 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 698 
 
 4 
 
 13 
 
 454 
 
 e 
 
 26 
 
 540 
 
 6 
 
 9 
 
 524 
 
 
 Colloaaiana. 
 
 7 
 
 19 
 
 361 
 
 7 
 
 4 
 
 417 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 522 
 
 8 
 
 33 
 
 495 
 
 9 
 
 15 
 
 62 
 
 2 
 
 17 
 
 218 
 
 10 
 
 1 
 
 224 
 
 10 
 
 1 
 
 177 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 
 167 
 
 10 
 
 12 
 
 5 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 560 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 429 
 
 10 
 
 15 
 
 258 
 
 12 
 
 9 
 
 382 
 
 3 
 
 11 
 
 446 
 
 12 
 
 1 
 
 461 
 
 13 
 
 6 
 
 550 
 
 1 TheasaUniaHi. 
 
 12 
 
 12 489 
 
 ,798 
 
 13 
 
 14 
 
 107 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 440 
 
 12 
 
 19 
 
 771 
 
 
 Galaiiatu. 
 
 4 
 
 14 
 
 693 
 
 13 
 
 10 
 
 301 
 
 3 
 
 28 
 
 316 
 
 4 
 
 17 
 
 623, 655 
 
 657 
 
SCKIFIUKE INDEX. 
 
 ca. 
 
 ver. hymn. 
 
 ch. 
 
 ver. 
 
 hymn. 
 
 ch. 
 
 ver 
 
 hymn. 
 
 5 
 
 25 263 
 
 12 
 
 28 
 
 
 232 
 
 4 
 
 7 
 
 321 
 
 2 Thesaalonians. 
 
 13 
 
 1 
 
 
 304 
 
 4 
 
 8 
 
 13 
 
 3 
 
 15 648 
 
 13 
 
 5 
 
 
 715 
 
 4 
 
 10 
 
 309 
 
 
 1 Timothy. 
 
 13 
 
 7 
 
 
 566 
 
 4 
 
 18 
 
 800 
 
 
 15 362 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 104 
 
 4 
 
 19 
 
 506,^12 
 
 ft 
 
 18 503 
 
 13 
 
 14 
 
 
 574 
 
 4 
 
 21 
 
 602 
 
 
 2 Timothj. 
 
 
 17 
 
 
 259 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 284, 515 
 
 1 
 
 10 622 
 
 
 James. 
 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 479 
 
 1 
 
 12 76 
 
 
 17 
 
 
 716 
 
 
 Jude. 
 
 2 
 
 12 561 
 
 
 17 
 
 
 478 
 
 12 
 
 
 302 
 
 3 
 
 12 233 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 434 
 
 
 Revelation. 
 
 3 
 
 16 152 
 
 
 14 
 
 
 635 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 67 
 
 
 Titus. 
 
 
 20 
 
 
 547 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 779 
 
 1 
 
 b 278 
 
 
 1 Peter 
 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 228 
 
 2 
 
 13 322 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 205 
 
 1 
 
 16 
 
 231 
 
 2 
 
 14 565 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 428 
 
 1 
 
 17 
 
 27 
 
 
 Hebrews. 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 488 
 
 1 
 
 18 
 
 66 
 
 1 
 
 14 789 
 
 
 24 
 
 
 637 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 256 
 
 2 
 
 10 475 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 188 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 
 656 
 
 2 
 
 11 182 
 
 
 11 
 
 
 72 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 677 
 
 3 
 
 8 368 
 
 
 21 
 
 175 
 
 ,469 
 
 3 
 
 19 
 
 474 
 
 3 
 
 13 373 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 814 
 
 3 
 
 20 
 
 345 
 
 4 
 
 3 140 
 
 3 
 
 7 
 
 
 533 
 
 5 
 
 12 
 
 45 
 
 4 
 
 9 136,676 
 
 3 
 
 13 
 
 
 549 
 
 11 
 
 15 
 
 209 
 
 4 
 
 14 186 
 
 3 
 
 18 
 
 
 193 
 
 12 
 
 
 236 
 
 4 
 
 16 542 
 
 3 
 
 21 
 
 242 
 
 ,293 
 
 14 
 
 3 
 
 463, 663 
 
 6 
 
 11 482 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 
 485 
 
 14 
 
 5 
 
 520 
 
 6 
 
 12 501 
 
 
 2 Peter. 
 
 
 14 
 
 13 
 
 577. 674 
 
 6 
 
 17-18 9 
 
 
 21 
 
 
 155 
 
 15 
 
 3 
 
 31,68 
 
 6 
 
 19 481,778 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 
 388 
 
 21 
 
 3 
 
 667 
 
 7 
 
 27 187 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 210 
 
 21 
 
 4 
 
 576 
 
 11 
 
 477 
 
 
 1 John. 
 
 
 21 
 
 4 
 
 650, 660 
 
 11 
 
 4 646 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 448 
 
 21 
 
 10 
 
 654 
 
 n 
 
 13 476 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 806 
 
 21 
 
 24 
 
 217 
 
 li 
 
 16 426,666 
 
 
 15 
 
 
 460 
 
 22 
 
 2 
 
 262 
 
 11 
 
 27 17 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 401 
 
 22 
 
 5 
 
 673 
 
 12 
 
 1 645,650 
 
 
 14 
 
 
 780 
 
 22 
 
 20 
 
 212 
 
 12 
 
 22 241 
 
 
 
 
 
 21 
 
 21 
 
 791 
 
 668