OH that the Lord's salvation To lead his outcasts home? Shall heathen feet profane? Thy saving grace impart : Her lost Messiah see; Give oil of joy for mourning, And bind thy church to thee. Lyte. WHEN appear, 751. T. 22. shall thine hour, dear Jesus, come, (home; That Israel's sons shall be brought When shall they in thy name confide, Whom once their fathers crucified? 2. When shall that hour of grace (near; That rends their vail as Christ draws When shall they feel what Thomas felt, (knelt? When 'fore his wounded side he 3. Then, Father, all thy family Shall in thy house assembled be, And bless the Lamb who once was slain; (Amen. Come soon, Lord Jesus, come: Thy chosen servants call; made, JESUS shall reign where'er the sun The prisoner leaps to lose his chains, 754. Watts. T. 151. HAIL to the Lord's Anointed! Great David's greater Son! 2. He shall come down like showers Before him, on the mountains, 3. Arabia's desert-ranger Ships from the isles shall meet, To pour the wealth of ocean In tribute at his feet. 4. Kings shall fall down before him, And gold and incense bring; All nations shall adore him, His praise all people sing: For he shall have dominion O'er river, sea, and shore, Far as the eagle's pinion, Or dove's light wing can soar. 5. For him shall prayer unceasing And daily vows ascend; His kingdom still increasing,A kingdom without end: The mountain-dew shall nourish A seed in weakness sown, Whose fruit shall spread and And shake like Lebanon. 6. O'er every foe victorious, From many an ancient river, Their land from error's chain. The lamp of life deny? Salvation! O salvation! The joyful sound proclaim, Till earth's remotest nation Has learn'd Messiah's name. It spreads from pole to pole; BEFORE Jehovah's awful throne, (ish, Ye nations bow with sacred joy; flour-Know that the Lord is God alone: He can create and he destroy. 2. His sovereign power, withont our aid, (men; Made us of clay, and form'd us And when like wandering sheep we stray'd, He brought us to his fold again. 3. Enter his gates with thankful songs, And in his courts your voices raise: Let earth, with her ten thousand tongues, (praise. Sound forth, almighty Lord, thy 4. Wide as the world is thy com mand, Vast as eternity thy love, 759. XXXVI. HOLY BAPTISM. T. 590. HEAVEN'S kingdom none shall But as a little child; (enter in Therefore the children are by Christ Heirs of his kingdom styl'd: Is heaven theirs, none shall forbid A child to come to him: Who shall forbid the water-flood A babe to overstream? 2. O Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Be present with us here; We trust in Jesus' saving name, To us his words are dear; We now baptize a little child Into the Saviour's death; 'Tis his command, and we perform This solemn act in faith. 760. Schlicht. T. 590. LORD Jesus, from thy pierced side A cleansing laver to provide 3. This wondrous grace to place in | 2. Rejoice, ye contrite hearts; The blood which Jesus spilt, While we with water you baptize, Will wash away your guilt. 3. While with repenting tears 4. Ye who in Christ believe, 5. Unspotted robes you wear, Your sighs to songs are turn'd; Garments of praise adorn you now, Who late in ashes mourn'd. 6. Ye with your Lord are ris'n, Aspire to things above: Mansions for you he now prepares, In realms of light and love. Stennet. XXXVII. THE HOLY COMMUNION 768.* T. 107. LORD Jesus, who before thy passion, Distress'd and sorrowful to death, Of life to every true believer. 2. As oft as we enjoy this blessing, Each sacred token doth declare Thy dying love, all thoughts surpassing; And while we thee in memory bear At each returning celebration, We show thy death for our salvation. 3. Assurance of our pardon sealed Is in this sacrament renew'd: The soul with peace and joy is filled, With thy atoning blood bedew'd; That stream from all defilement And life abundantly dispenses. cleanses, 4. That bond of love, that mystic union, By which to thee, our Head, we're join'd, |