GERMAN HYMN. 7s. Single. PLEYEL. 9 1. An-gels! roll the rock away; Death! yield up thy might-y prey; See! the Saviour leaves the tomb, Glow - ing with im-mor- tal bloom. 474. Resurrection and Ascension of Christ. 1. ANGELS! roll the rock away; Death! yield up thy mighty prey; 2. Hark! the wondering angels raise 3. Now, ye saints, lift up your eyes, 4. Heaven unfolds its portals wide, 5. Praise him, ye celestial choirs ! 475. The House of Prayer and Praise. 1. LORD of hosts, to thee we raise Here a house of prayer and praise; Thou thy people's hearts prepare Here to meet for praise and prayer. 1. YOUNG and happy as thou art Not a furrow on thy brow: Not a sorrow in thy heart, Seek the Lord thy Maker now. 2. In its freshness bring the flower While the dew upon it liesIn the cool and cloudless hour Of the morning sacrifice. 3. As the first fruits of the year Should be offered to the Lord, So the first fruits of the heart On his altar should be poured. 4. Thus the blessing from above On life's harvest shall be given; Sown in tears, perhaps on earth, Reaped in joyfulness in heaven. T. B. MASON. ESHTAMOA. 78. Single.* 1. Thou, from whom we never part, Thou, whose love is every-where, 1. THOU, from whom we never part, 2. Father, fill our hearts with love, Love that ever rests on thee. 3. Heavenly Father! through the night 478. Communion with the Triune God. 1. IN thy presence we appear; Lord! we love to worship here, 2. While thy glorious name is sung, 4. While thy word is heard with awe, And we tremble at thy law, Let the gospel's wondrous love 5. While thy ministers proclaim 6. From thy house when we return, 479. Evening Contemplation. 1. SOFTLY, now, the light of day Fades upon my sight away; 480. 2. By that pure and silent stream, DUKE STREET. L. M. J. HATTON. 1. 'Tis by the faith of joys to come, We walk thro' deserts dark as night; Till we arrive at heaven our home, Faith is our guide, and faith our light. 1. 'Tis by the faith of joys to come, She makes the pearly gates appear; 3. Cheerful we tread the desert through, And rocks and dangers fill the way. 4. So Abr'am, by divine command, Left his own house to walk with God; 2 || 3. How bright the triumph none can tell, When the rebellious powers of hell, That thousand souls had captive made, Were all in chains, like captives, led. 4. Raised by his Father to the throne, He sent the promised Spirit down, With gifts and grace for rebel men, That God might dwell on earth again. 483. Christ's Kingdom among the Gentiles. 1. JESUS shall reign where'er the sun Does his successive journeys run; His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, Till moons shall wax and wane no more. 2. For him shall endless prayer be made, 3. People and realms of every tongue 4. Blessings abound where'er he reigns, 5. Let every creature rise and bring Peculiar honors to our King; Angels descend with songs again, And earth repeat the loud amen. 484. Creation and Redemption. 1. NATURE, with open volume stands, To spread her Maker's praise abroad; And every labor of his hands Shows something worthy of a God. 2. But in the grace that rescued man, His brightest form of glory shines; Here, on the cross, 'tis fairest drawn, In precious blood and crimson lines. 3. O, the sweet wonders of the cross, Where Christ the Saviour loved and died; Her noblest life my spirit draws, From the dear Saviour's bleeding side. 4. I would for ever speak his name, In sounds to mortal ears unknown; 485. Perfections and Providence of God. 1. HIGH in the heavens, eternal God! Thy goodness in full glory shines; Thy truth shall break through every cloud That veils or darkens thy designs. 2. For ever firm thy justice stands, As mountains their foundations keep; 3. My God! how excellent thy grace, Whence all our hope, our comfort springs! The sons of Adam, in distress, Fly to the shadow of thy wings. 4. From the provisions of thy house, And brings salvation to our taste. 486. The Sight of God and Christ in Heaven. 1. DESCEND from heaven, immortal Dove, Stoop down, and take us on thy wings,- REST. L. M.* TENDERLY. W. B. BRADBURY. 1. Asleep in Jesus! blessed sleep! From which none ev-er wakes to weep; A calm and un dis- turbed re-pose, Unbroken by the last of foes! * See also ARMSTRONG 291. 1. ASLEEP in Jesus! blessed sleep! 2. Asleep in Jesus! O how sweet That death hath lost its venomed sting! 3. Asleep in Jesus! peaceful rest! Whose waking is supremely blest; 4. Asleep in Jesus! O for me 6. Asleep in Jesus! far from thee 490. The Christian's parting Hour. 1. How sweet the hour of closing day, When all is peaceful and serene; And the broad sun's retiring ray 2. Such is the Christian's parting hour- When faith, endued from heaven with power, Strengthens and cheers his languid breast. 3. Mark but that radiance of his eye, That smile upon his wasted cheek They tell us of his glory nigh, In language which no tongue can speak. 4. A beam from heaven is sent to cheer The pilgrim on his gloomy road; And angels are attending near, To bear him to their bright abode. 5. Who would not wish to die, like those Whom God's own Spirit deigns to bless; To sink into that soft repose, Then wake to perfect happiness? 491. Hope in Times of Darkness. To see the work of God decline, Methought I heard the Saviour say"Dismiss thy fears, the ark is mine. 2. "Though for a time I hid my face, Rely upon my love and power; |