HYMN 87. L. M. Green's. Castle-Street. [*! God dwells with the Humble and Penitent. Is. lvii 15, 16. 1 THUS saith the high and lofty One, 'I sit upon my holy throne; เ My name is God; I dwell on high; Dwell in my own eternity. -2 But I descend to worlds below; -3 The humble soul my words revive; e 4 (When I contend against their sin, 'I make them know how vile they've been ⚫ a 'But should my wrath for ever smoke, "Their souls would sink beneath my stroke. o 5 O may thy pard'ning grace be nigh, Lest we should faint, despair, and die! -Thus shall our better thoughts approve The methods of thy chast'ning love.) HYMN 88. L. M. Armley. Bath. [b] Life, the Day of Grace and Hope. Ec. ix, 4, 5, 6, 10 1 LIFE is the time to serve the Lord, The time to ensure the great reward, 2 (Life is the hour that God has given, p 3 The living know that they must die, Their mem'ry, and their sense is gone, They have no share in all that's done, -5 Then, what my thoughts design to do, e Since no device, nor work is found, In the cold grave to which we haste; a But darkness, death, and long despair Reign in eternal silence there. HYMN 89. L. M. Babylon. [b] 1 YE Indulge your eyes, indulge your tongue; Taste the delights your souls desire, And give a loose to all your fire: 2 Pursue the pleasures you design, And cheer your hearts with songs and wine; Enjoy the day of mirth ;-but know, a There is a day of judgment too! e 3 God from on high heholds your thoughts; 4 The vengeance to your follies due, Should strike your hearts with terrour through: p How will you stand before his face, Or answer for his injur'd grace? -5 Almighty God, turn off their eyes From these alluring vanities; o And let the thunder of thy word Awake their souls to fear the Lord. a 1 HYMN 90. C. M. Windsor. [b] The same. O the young tribes of Adam rise, Fulfil the wishes of their eyes, 2 They give a loose to wild desires; The str.ct account that God requires, e 3 The Judge prepares his throne on high; The frighted earth and seas Avoid the fury of his eye, And flee before his face. p 4 How shall I bear that dreadful day, [b] Advice to Youth. Ec. xii, 1, 7; Is. xv, 20. 1 NOW, in the heat of youthful blood, Remember your Creator, God; e Behold the months come hast'ning on, When you shall say-My joys are gone. a 2 Behold, the aged sinner goes, Laden with guilt and heavy woes, Down to the regions of the dead, With endless curses on his head. p 3 The dust returns to dust again; The soul, in agonies of pain, Ascends to God; not there to dwell,a But hears her doom, and sinks to hell. e 4 Eternal King, I fear thy name! Teach me to know how frail I am; -And when my soul must hence remove, Give me a mansion in thy love. HYMN 92. S. M. Dover. [*] Christ, the Wisdom of God. Prov. viii, 1, 22-32 SHALL Wisdom cry aloud, 1 And not her speech be heard? The voice of God's eternal Word, d 2 'I was his chief delight, 'Before the first of all his works,'Creation,-was begun. -3 ('Before the flying clouds, "Before the fields, before the floods, 4 "When he adorn'd the skies, 'To order when the sun should rise, 5 "When he pour'd out the sea, 'I gave the flood a firm decree, In its own bounds to keep.) 6 'Upon the empty air 'The earth was balanc'd well; 'With joy I saw the mansion, where 'The sons of men should dwell. 7 'My busy thoughts at first, 'On their salvation ran, 'Ere sin was born, or Adam's dust "Was fashion'd to a man. e 8 'Then come, receive my grace, 'Happy the man who keeps my ways; HYMN 93. L. M. Islington. [b] Christ obeyed, or resisted. Prov. viii, 34-36. THUS saith the Wisdom of the Lord, 1 'Blest is the man, who hears my word; 'Keeps daily watch before my gates, And at my feet for mercy waits. o 2 The soul that seeks me shall obtain 'Immortal wealth, and heavenly gain; 'Immortal life is his reward, • Life, and the favour of the Lord. e 3 But the vile wretch, who flies from me, a Fools, who against my grace rebel, HYMN 94. C. M. Reading. [b*] Justification: or, Law and Grace. Rom. iii,19-22. VA WAIN are the hopes, the sons of men On their own works have built; Their hearts by nature are unclean, 1 And all their actions guilt. e 2 Let Jew and Gentile stop their mouths, And the whole race of Adam stand -3 In vain we ask God's righteous law, To justify us now; Since to convince, and to condemn, o 4 Jesus, how glorious is thy grace! 1 HYMN 95. C. M. St. Martin's. [*] Regeneration. John i, 13, and ii, 3, &c. OT all the outward forms on earth, Nor rites that God has given, Nor will of man, nor blood, nor birth, Can raise a soul to heaven. NOT 2 The sovereign will of God alone b 3 The Spirit, like some heavenly wind, o 4 Our quicken'd souls awake, and rise • On heavenly things we fix our eyes, And praise employs our breath. HYMN 96. C. M. York. [b*] Election excludes Boasting. 1 Cor. i, 26-31. 1 [BUT few among the carnal wise, But few of noble race, Obtain the favour of thine eyes, 2 He takes the men of meanest name, 3 He calls the fool, and makes him know To bring aspiring wisdom low, 4 Nature has all its glories lost, |