And came to earth to bleed and die! 4 Dear Lord, while we adoring pay 5 O may the sweet, the blissful theme, Till strangers love thy charming name, HYMN 18. 1 SAVIOUR, source of every blessing, 3 Thou didst seek me when a stranger, HYMN 19. Titus iii. 4-7. 1 MY grateful soul, for ever praise, Who turn'd thee from the fatal paths 2 Vain and presumptuous is the trust 3 'Tis from the love of God through Christ, His mercy sav'd our souls from death, 4 His Spirit, through the Saviour shed, Removes our dross, and love divine (III. 3.) (C. M.) 5 Thus rais'd from death, we live anew; HYMN 20. 1 HOW helpless guilty nature lies, The heart unchang'd can never rise 2 The will perverse, the passions blind, 3 Can aught beneath a power divine 4 "Tis thine the passions to recall, 5 To chase the shades of death away, A beam of heaven, a vital ray; 'Tis thine alone to give. 60 change these wretched hearts of ours, Then shall our passions and our powers, HYMN 21. 1 FATHER, to thee my soul I lift, 2 Mercy and grace are thine alone, 3 Thou all our works in us hast wrought, The praise of every holy thought 4 From thee, through Jesus, we receive In whom we are, and move, and live: (C. M.) (C, M.) HYMN 22. 1 SING, my soul, his wondrous love, Who, from yon bright throne above, Ever watchful o'er our race, Still to man extends his grace. 2 Heav'n and earth by him were made, 3 God, the merciful and good, 4 Sing, my soul, adore his name; Praise him till he calls thee home, (IIL. 1.) 1 GRACE! 'tis a charming sound! Harmonious to the ear; Heav'n with the echo shall resound, 2 Grace first contriv'd a way And all the means that grace display, 3 Grace guides my wand'ring feet 4 Grace all the work shall crown It lays in heav'n the topmost stone, V. THE CHURCH. HYMN 24. 1 LIKE Noah's weary dove, 2 0 cease, my wand'ring soul, On restless wing to roam; (8. M.) 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, And every longing satisfied, With full salvation blest. 5 And, when the waves of ire Again the earth shall fill, The Ark shall ride the sea of fire; Then rest on Zion's hill. HYMN 25. 8. M.) 1 I LOVE thy kingdom, Lord, The house of thine abode, The Church our blest Redeemer sav'd 2 I love thy Church, O God! Her walls before thee stand, 3 If e'er to bless thy sons, My voice or hands deny, These hands let useful skill forsake, This voice in silence die. 4 If e'er my heart forget Her welfare, or her wo, 5 For her my tears shall fall; For her my pray'rs ascend; 6 Beyond my highest joy I prize her heavenly ways, Her sweet communion, solemn vows, 7 Jesus, thou Friend divine, Our Saviour and our King, Thy hand from every snare and foe 8 Sure as thy truth shall last, The brightest glories earth can yield, HYMN 26. Hebrews xii. 18. 22-24. 1 NOT to the terrors of the Lord, The tempest, fire, and smoke; 2 But we are come to Zion's hill, Where milder words declare his will, 3 Behold th' innumerable host 4 Behold the bless'd assembly there (C. M.) 1 BLEST is the tie that binds Our hearts in Christian love: The fellowship of kindred minds 2 Before our Father's throne We pour united prayers; Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one; 3 We share our mutual woes, Our mutual burdens bear; And often for each other flows The sympathizing tear. 4 When we at death must part, How keen, how deep the pain! But we shall still be join'd in heart, And hope to meet again. 5 From sorrow, toil, and pain, And sin we shall be free; And perfect love and friendship reign |