2 To that Jerusalem above, With singing I repair; While in the flesh, my hope and love, And still extends his wounded hands, 928 FAR The goodly land. S. M. VAR from these scenes of night, And realms of joy and pure delight, 2 Fair land!-could mortal eyes 40 may the prospect fire Our hearts with ardent love, 5 Prepared, by grace divine, 929 C. M. The kingdoms are but one. JAPPY the souls to Jesus join'd, And saved by grace alone; HAPPY Walking in all his ways, they find 2 The church triumphant in thy love, 3 Thee in thy glorious realm they praise, 4 The holy to the holiest leads, 930 THERE The heavenly Canaan. C. M. is a land of pure delight, 3 Sweet fields beyond the swelling flood So to the Jews old Canaan stood, 4 Could we but climb where Moses stood, And view the landscape o'er, Not Jordan's stream, nor death's cold flood, Should fright us from the shore. 931 The promised land. C. M. ON Jordan's stormy banks I stand, And cast a wishful eye To Canaan's fair and happy land, 20 the transporting, rapturous scene, Sweet fields array'd in living green, 3 There generous fruits that never fail, There rock, and hill, and brook, and vale, With milk and honey flow. 4 O'er all those wide-extended plains There God the Son forever reigns, 5 No chilling winds, or pois'nous breath, When shall I reach that happy place, When shall I see my Father's face, 7 Fill'd with delight, my raptured soul Though Jordan's waves around me roll, 932 The pilgrim's home. S. M. THILE through this world we roam, Heaven is the Christian pilgrim's home, His rest at every stage. 2 Thither his soul ascends, Eternal joys to share; There his adoring spirit bends, While here he kneels in prayer 3 His freed affections rise, 4 There we our treasure place; 5 Henceforth our converse be 933 The saints in glory. C. M. IVE me the wings of faith to rise U Within the veil, and see GW The saints above, how great their joys, 2 Once they were mourners here below, 3 I ask them whence their vict'ry came: They, with united breath, Ascribe their conquest to the Lamb,- 4 They mark'd the footsteps that he trod; His zeal inspired their breast; And, foll'wing their incarnate God, 5 Our glorious Leader claims our praise While the long cloud of witnesses 934 JESU 7th P. M. 8 lines Is. Partnership of the saints in light. Glorious and unspeakable. ; 2 Christ, our Brother and our Friend, 935 11th P. M. 76, 76, 77, 76. The better portion. RISE, my soul, and stretch thy wings; Thy better portion trace; Rise from transitory things, Tow'rd heaven, thy native place: 2 Rivers to the ocean run, Nor stay in all their course; |