HYMN 69. L. M.

Faith in the invisible God.

1 ETERNAL and immortal King! Thy peerless fplendours none can bear; But darknefs veils feraphic eyes,

When God with all his glory's there.

2 Yet faith can pierce the awful gloom, The great Invifible can see;

And with its tremblings mingle joy,
In fix'd regards, great God! to thee!
3 Then ev'ry tempting form of fin,
Aw'd by thy prefence, disappears;
And all the glowing raptur'd foul
The likeness it contemplates, wears.
4 O ever confcious to my heart!
Witnefs to its fupreme defire :
Behold it preffes on to thee,
For it hath caught the heav'nly fire.

5 This one petition would it urge-
To bear thee ever in its fight,
In life, in death, in worlds unknown,
Its only portion and delight I

HYMN 70. L. M.

Imitation of God.

1 GREAT God! thy peerless excellence Let all created natures own :

Deep on our minds impress the sense
Of glories, which are thine alone.

2 Let these our admiration raise,
And fill us with religious awe :

Tune all our hearts and tongues to praife,
And bend us to thy holy law.

3 But where we may resemble thee,
And in thy godlike nature share ;
Thine humble followers let us be,
And fomewhat of thy likeness bear.
4 Pure may we be, averse from fin,
Juft, holy, merciful, and true;
And let thine image, form'd within,
Shine out in all we speak and do..

HYMN 71. L. M.

The example of Christ.

I AND is the gospel peace and love?
So let our converfation be;

The ferpent blended with the dove,
Wisdom and meek fimplicity.

2 Whene'er the angry paffions rise,

And tempt our thoughts or tongues to ftrife,
On Jefus let us fix our eyes,

Bright pattern of the chriftian life!

3 O how benevolent and kind!

How mild how ready to forgive! Be his the temper of our mind, And his the rules by which we live. 4 To do his heav'nly Father's will, Was his employment and delight: Humanity and holy zeal

Shone through his life divinely bright.!

5 Difpenfing good where'er he came,
The labours of his life were love :
If then we love our Saviour's name,
Let his divine example move.

HYMN 72. C. M.

'The example of Jesus.

1 BEHOLD, where in a mortal form Appears each grace divine;

The virtues all in Jefus met,

With mildeft radiance fhine.

2 To fpread the rays of heav'nly light,
To give the mourner joy,

To preach glad tidings to the poor,
Was his divine employ.

3 Lowly in heart, to all his friends
A friend and fervant found,

He wash'd their feet, he wip'd their tears,
And heal'd each bleeding wound.

4 'Midft keen reproach, and cruel fcorn,
Patient and meek he stood;
His foes, ungrateful, fought his life
He labour'd for their good.

5 To God he left his righteous caufe,
And ftill his task purfu'd;
While humble pray'r, and holy faith
His fainting strength renew'd.

6 In the last hour of deep distrefs,
Before his Father's throne,

With foul refign'd he bow'd, and faid,
Thy will, not mine, be done !"

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7 Be Chrift our pattern, and our guide!
His image may we bear!
O may we tread his holy steps,
His joy and glory fhare !

HYMN 73. 7s. M.

Christ risen, and death vanquished.

1 ANGEL, roll the rock away!
Death, yield up thy mighty prey!
See, he rifes from the tomb,
Glowing in immortal bloom!

2 Shout, ye faints, in rapt'rous fong,
Let the notes be sweet and strong;
Hail the Son of God, this morn
From his fepulchre new-born.

3 Powers of heav'n, celestial choirs,
Sing, and fweep your founding lyres ;
Sons of men, in joyful ftrain,
Hail your mighty Saviour's reign!

4 Fv'ry note with wonder swell,
And the Saviour's triumph tell;
Where, O death, is now thy fting?

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Where thy terrors, vanquish 'd king?-Hallelujah.

HYMN 74. S. M.

The right and duty of private judgment.

IMPOSTURE fhrinks from light,

And dreads the curious eye: But facred truths the teft invite, They bid us fearch and try.

2 O may we still maintain

A meek inquiring mind;

Affur'd we shall not fearch in vain,
But hidden treasures find.

3 With understanding bleft,
Created to be free,,

Our faith on man we dare not rest,
Subject to none but thee.

4 Lord, give the light we need ;
With foundest knowledge fill;
From noxious error guard our creed,
From prejudice our will.

Devotion vain without virtue.

1 TH' uplifted eye, and bended knee,
Are but vain homage, Lord, to thee;
In vain our lips thy praise prolong,
The heart a ftranger to the fong.

2 Can rites, and forms, and flaming zeal,
The breaches of thy precepts heal ?
Or fafts and penance reconcile
Thy juftice, and obtain thy fmile?

3 The pure, the humble, contrite mind,
Sincere, and to thy will refign'd,

To thee a nobler offering yields,
Than Sheba's groves, or Sharon's fields.

4 Love God and man-this great command Doth on eternal pillars ftand:

This did thine ancient prophets teach,
This did the great Messiah preach.