Almighty God, before thy glorious | That in ourselves no good we find throne, (viour own. To move thee, Lord, to be so kind: And thee our only Lord and Sa- Yet many here with inward rap

6. Reach out thy sceptre, King of love,

ture feel

(seal. Thy Spirit's unction and assuring 5. O ground us deeper still in thee, And let us thy true followers be; And when of thee we testify, Fill thou our souls with heavenly joy : (inspire, May thy bless'd Spirit all our souls Countess Z. And set each cold and lifeless heart T. 97. on fire.

Let us thy royal favour prove,
Who, conscious of our indigence,
Approach thy throne with confi-
dence;
(to glow,
O teach our lips to praise, our hearts
Our eyes with grateful tears to
overflow.
372.*

(440.)

WHOM, dear Redeemer, dost thou 6. Our souls and bodies, Lord,

love?

bless,

(prove? prepare,

(bear; What doth thy highest pleasure That we rich fruit for thee may Whom dost thou favour, cheer, and Grant we may live unto thy praise, And serve thy cause with faithfulAnd call to endless happiness? (wish and aim, Thou, who art holy, great, un- Since grace and truth are our heart's changeable, (manuel? O glorify in us thy saving name.

The mighty God, yet our Im2. The answer humble thanks doth

ness;

Countess Z.

T. 79.

claim, (shame: GRACIOUS Redeemer, who for us And fills our souls with conscious Didst die upon the shameful cross "I love thee, sinner; come to me, To save our souls from death, I will receive thee graciously; We humbly at thy feet fall down, Tho' thou be sinful, ready to de- And thee thy body's Saviour own, spair, (glory share." On whom we firmly trust by faith. Thou shalt my pardon, help, and 2. Weak, helpless babes, 'tis true, 3. What wonder in the soul takes

place,

we are,

(clear;

(grace; Poor sinners, but from guilt made
The virtue of that blood,
Which did for all our sins atone,

When we survey thy boundless
For ah! to know our evil heart,

And thy great name, and what thou We have experienc'd, and have

(of God. And yet to find thee still so gra- From thence the quickening power This makes us sink abas'd with 3. We, deeply bow'd, can nought

4. We all know who and what we But at thy pierced feet we lie, Astonish'd at thy grace,

are,

And all with one consent declare, That, vile and wretched as we are,

Such undeserved love we share;
To thee is due eternal praise.
4. When we thy boundless love

survey,

Our hearts like wax then melt away,

Our eyes with tears o'erflow; We are determin'd nought beside To know, but Jesus crucified, And him to follow here below.

(443.)

He leads me to a pasture-ground,
Where for my soul rich food is found,
The word of his salvation.

2. He guides my soul to living
springs,

Where sweetly I'm refreshed;
His Spirit joy and comfort brings
To me whene'er abashed:

He leads me in the blessed way A. Nitschman. Of his commandments, day by day, To his name's praise and glory. 374.* T. 79. 3. A table for me he prepares, CHRIST, my Redeemer, Lord, and My soul enjoys his favour; God, My God and me to sever; And, thus secur'd, no enemy dares My heart his Holy Spirit cheers, And changeth all my grief and fears To joys unutterable.

How came I, sinner void of good,
To that bless'd company
Of ransom'd souls, who are in faith
United, grounded on thy death?
Why didst thou fix thy choice on
me?

2. To thee, with guilt oppress'd, I
cried:
(supplied;
My prayers were heard, my wants
My heart devoid of faith,
Unfeeling, dead in sins before,
Now quicken'd by thy mighty pow-
(death.
Glows with love's ardour for thy
3. Tho' I to mercy had no right,
Yet I found favour in thy sight,

er,

Like Magdalen at thy feet;
So that I now, supremely blest,
In thee have found true peace and
rest,

Yea, happiness and joy complete.

C. R. v. Z.
T. 132.
THE Lord my Shepherd is and
Guide,

Who kindly doth direct me;
For all my wants he will provide,
From dangers will protect me:

4. His goodness and his mercies all
Will follow me for ever;
And I'll maintain my proper call
To cleave to my dear Saviour,
And to his congregation here;
And when call'd home, I shall live
there

With Christ, my soul's Redeemer,

(445.)

376.*

W. Mosel.

T. 36. THY thoughts of peace o'er me,

my gracious Saviour,

Thy mercy, love, and patience,
which ne'er waver,
These are my comfort, prompt me to
prostration,

And adoration. 2. I am the chief of sinners, yea, the poorest

Of those, whom of thy favour thou assurest;

Yet blessings on all sides I see abounding,

My soul surrounding.

3. Hadst thou not sought me first | We, alas, forget too often,

and follow'd ever, (thy favour; What a friend we have above: I had not come to thee, nor known But when home our souls are When thou hadst found me, then

That thou, according to thy grace- JESUS, thy love exceeds by far Hast brought me to thy blood-bought

Seal'd my salvation.
Gregor. 2.

2. How couldst thou love such 5. The almighty Former of the skies

worms as we ?

Why didst thou look upon our race?
Why didst thou die upon the tree?
What caus'd all this but boundless
grace?

'Twas, dearest Lord, thy matchless
love,

Which thee to save our souls did

move.

3. O let thy pity thee constrain,
Pardon our sin, its power subdue;
May all of us be born again,
Thy image in us all renew:
Let on us shine thy cheering face;
Give us to know thy saving grace.
4. Be thou our strength, be thou

our song;

Stoop'd to our vile abode;
While angels view'd with wonder-
ing eyes,

And hail'd the incarnate God.
6. O the rich depths of love divine;
Of bliss a boundless store:
Dear Saviour, let me call thee mine,
I cannot wish for more.
7. On thee alone my hope relies :
Beneath thy cross I fall,
My Lord, my Life, my Sacrifice,
My Saviour, and my All.

Scottish Tabernacle.

(452.) 381. T. 90. BEFORE the Father's awful throne Our High-priest lifts his pierced And interceding for his own (hands, His purchas'd property demands; His people's everlasting Friend, Who, loving, loves them to the end. 2. By faith we claim him as our own, Our kinsman, near allied in blood, Flesh of our flesh, bone of our bone, COME, Holy Ghost, inspire my The Son of man, the Son of God: With thy immortal flame; (song We to his mercy-seat draw nigh; And teach my heart, and teach my He never can himself deny.

Be our exceeding great reward:
Let every heart and every tongue
Rejoice and triumph in the Lord:
Jesus, our boast shall be of thee,
In time and in eternity.
(450.)

tongue

380.

T. 14.

The Saviour's lovely name.
2. The Saviour! O what endless
charms

Dwell in this blissful sound;
Its influence every fear disarms,
And spreads sweet comfort round.
3. Here pardon, life, and joy divine
In rich effusion flow

For guilty rebels, lost by sin,

And doom'd to endless woe. 4. God's only Son, stupendous grace, Forsook his throne above;

And swift to save our wretched race, O Lord, accept my worthless heart,

He flew on wings of love.

And keep it ever thine;

388. T. 106 or 90.[3. In darkness willingly I stray'd; I sought thee, yet from thee I rov'd; For wide my wandering thoughts

THEE will I love, my strength and