Our sins shall sink beneath the sea, 6 And lest pollution should o'erspread His Spirit shall bedew our souls, d 7 Our heart, that flinty, stubborn thing, That fears no threat'nings of his wrath- -8 Or he can take the flint away, And, from the treasures of his grace, 9 There shall his sacred Spirit dwell, o 10 Thus will he pour salvation down, d We-the dear people of his love, And he-our God of grace. HYMN 10. S. M. Newton. St. Thomas's. [*] The Blessedness of Gospel Times. 1 8, 9, 10; Malt. xiii, 16, 17. Isa. v, 2, 7 How beauteous are their feet, Who stand on Zion's hill! Who bring salvation on their tongues, And words of peace reveal! How charming is their voice! How sweet the tidings are! • 'Zion behold thy Saviour-King, 'He reigns and triumphs here!" b 2 o 3 How happy are our ears, That hear this joyful sound!-Which kings and prophets waited for, And sought, but never found! 0 4 How blessed are our eyes, That see this heavenly light! • Prophets and kings desir'd it long, But dy'd without the sight! 0 5 The watchmen join their voice, And tuneful notes employ ; • Jerusalem breaks forth in songs, And deserts learn the joy. g 6 The Lord makes bare his arm, Through all the earth abroad ; Let ev'ry nation now behold 1 Their Saviour and their God. HYMN 11. L. M. Old Hundred. [*] The Sovereignty of Grace. Luke x, 21, 22. THE HERE was an hour when Christ rejoic'd, And spoke his joy in words of praise: 'Father, I thank thee, mighty God, 'Lord of the earth, and heavens, and seas. 2 'I thank thy sovereign power and love, "That crowns my doctrine with success; 'And makes the babes in knowledge learn "The heights, and breadths, and lengths of grace. 3 But all this glory lies conceal'd From men of prudence and of might; 5 There's none can know the Father right, 6 Then let our souls adore our God, Who deals his graces as he please; HYMN 12. C. M. St. Ann's. [*] Free Grace in revealing Christ. Luke X, 21. ESUS, the man of constant grief, A mourner all his days, His spirit once rejoic'd aloud, d 2 Father, I thank thy wondrous love, -4 Thus does the Lord of heaven and earth And orders all his works of grace, By his own sovereign will.] HYMN 13. L. M. Castle-Street. [*] The Son of God incarnate. Isa. ix, 2, 6, 7. 1 HE lands, that long in darkness lay, Now have beheld a heavenly light Nations that sat in death's cold shade. Are bless'd with beams divinely bright 2 The virgin's promis'd Son is born; Behold the expected child appear! What shall his names, or titles, be? THE WONDERFUL, THE COUNSELLOR. d 3 (This infant is the mighty God, Come to be suckled and adored: Th' eternal Father, Prince of peace, The Son of David, and his Lord.) -4 The government of earth and seas Upon his shoulders shall he laid: g His wide dominions shall increase, And honours to his name be paid. o 5 Jesus, the holy Child, shall sit, High on his father David's throne ;Shall crush his foes beneath his feet, And reign to ages yet unknown.] HYMN 14. L. M. Gloucester. Newcourt. [*] 1 And mercy, like a mighty stream, O'er all their sins divinely rolls 2 Who shall adjudge the saints to hell? 'Tis Christ who suffer'd in their stead; And, the salvation to fulfil, Behold him rising from the dead! 3 He lives! he lives! and sits above, Who shall divide us from his love, 6 Not all that men on earth can do, Or wean our hearts from Christ, our love. HYMN 15. L. M. Islington. [*] Christ our Strength. 2 Cor. xii, 7, 9, 10. ET me but hear my Saviour say, Then I rejoice in deep distress; 2 I glory in infirmity, day, That Christ's own power may rest on me; 3 I can do all things, or can bear 5 So Sampson, when his hair was lost, Shook his vain limbs with sad surprise, HYMN 16. C. M. Devizes. [*] Hosanna to Christ. Matt. xxi, 9; Luke xix, 38, 40 OSANNA to the royal Son 1 Hof David's ancient line! e His natures two, his person one, Mysterious and divine. -2 The Root of David, here we find, And Offspring, is the same; e Eternity and time are join'd In our Emmanuel's name. o 3 Bless'd He, who comes to wretched men, With peaceful news from heaven! u Hosannas of the highest strain To Christ the Lord be given ! -4 Let mortals ne'er refuse to take Th' Hosanna on their tongues; o Lest rocks and stones should rise, and break Their silence into songs. 1 HYMN 17. C. M. Zion. [*] Victory over Death. 1 Cor. xv, 55, &c To cheer my dying hours; o 2 Joyful, with all the strength I have, -3 If sin be pardon'd, I'm secure ; • 4 Now to the God of victory Immortal thanks be paid ; Who makes us conqu'rors, while we die, HYMN 18. C. M. Canterbury. [*] 1H For all the pious dead! |