He feeds among the spicy beds,
Where lilies show their spotless heads.
4 He has engrossed my warmest love;
No earthly charms my soul can move :
I have a mansion in his heart,

Nor death, nor hell can make us part.]
5 He takes my soul e'er I'm aware,
And shows me where his glories are;
No chariot of Amminadib

The heavenly rapture can describe. o 60 may my spirit daily rise,

On wings of faith above the skies; e Till death shall make my last remove, To dwell forever with my Love.

HYMN 77. L. M. Wells. [*]

Love of Christ to the Church. Sol. Song vii. 5, 6, 9, 12, 13.

1

[NOW in the galleries of his grace

Appears the King, and thus he says, "How fair my saints are in my sight, "My love, how pleasant for delight!" 2 Kind is thy language, sovereign Lord, There's heavenly grace in every word; From that dear mouth a stream, divine, Flows sweeter than the choicest wine. 3 Such wondrous love awakes the lip Of saints that were almost asleep, To speak the praises of thy name, And make our cold affections flame. -4 These are the joys he lets us know, In fields and villages below: Gives us a relish of his love, But keeps his noblest feast above. o 5 In Paradise, within the gates, A higher entertainment waits; Fruits new and old laid up in store,

Where we shall feed, but thirst no more.]

HYMN 78. L. M.

Bicester. [*]

The Strength of Christ's Love. Sol. Song viii. 5, 6, 7,

1

13, 14.

What travels from the wilderness

THO is this fair one in distress,

And pressed with sorrows, and with sins,
On her beloved Lord she leans.

2 This is the spouse of Christ our God,
Bought with the treasures of his blood:
And her request, and her complaint,
Is but the voice of every saint.

3 "O let my name engraven stand,
"Both on thy heart, and on thy hand;
"Seal me upon thine arm, and wear
"That pledge of love forever there.

4 "Stronger than death thy love is known,
"Which foods of wrath could never drown;
"And hell and earth in vain combine,
"To quench a fire so much divine.

5" But I am jealous of my heart,
"Lest it should once from thee depart;
"Then let thy name be well impressed,
"As a fair signet, on my breast.

6 "Till thou hast brought me to thy home,
"Where fears and doubts can never come,
"Thy countenance let me often see,
"And often thou shalt hear from me.

o 7" Come, my Beloved, haste away,
"Cut short the hours of thy delay;

g Fly like a youthful hart or roe,
"Over the hills where spices grow."]

HYMN 79. L. M.

Shoel. [*]

A Morning Hymn. Psalm xix. 5, 8, and lxxiii. 24, 25

1

G

OD of the morning, at whose voice

The cheerful sun makes haste to rise,

And like a giant doth rejoice,

To run his journey through the skies ;—

2 From the fair chambers of the east,
The circuit of his race begins,

And without weariness or rest,
Round the whole earth he flies, and shines,

o 3 Oh, like the sun may I fulfill
Th' appointed duties of the day;
With ready mind, and active will,
March on and keep my heavenly way.
e 4 (But I shall rove, and lose the race,
If God my Sun should disappear,

And leave me in this world's wide maze,
To follow every wandering star.)

-5 Lord, thy commands are clean and pure,
Enlightening our beclouded eyes;

Thy threatenings just, thy promise sure,
Thy gospel makes the simple wise.
6 Give me thy counsel for my guide,
And then receive me to thy bliss:
All my desires and hopes beside
Are faint, and cold, compared with this.]

HYMN 80. L. M. Bethel. [b *]

An Evening Hymn. Ps. iv. 8; iii. 5, 6; cxlii. 8. HUS far the Lord hath led me on,

1

TH

Thus far his power prolongs my days;
And every evening should make known
Some fresh memorials of his grace.

e 2 Much of my time has run to waste,
And I perhaps am near my home;
-But he forgives my follies past,
He gives me strength for days to come.
e 3 I lay my body down to sleep;
Peace is the pillow for my head:
-While well-appointed angels keep
Their watchful stations round my
bed.
4 [In vain the sons of earth or hell
Tell me a thousand frightful things;
My God in safety makes me dwell,
Beneath the shadow of his wings.
5 Faith in his name forbids my fear;
O may thy presence ne'er depart;
And, in the morning, make me hear
The love and kindness of thy heart.]

e 6 Thus when the night of death shall come,

My flesh shall rest beneath the ground; o And wait thy voice to rouse my tomb, With sweet salvation in the sound.

HYMN 81. L. M. Nantwich. Sicilian. [*] A Song for Morning and Evening. Lam. iii. 23; Isa.

xlv. 7.

God, how endless is thy love!
Thy gifts are every evening new

And morning mercies from above,

Gently distil like early dew.

2 Thou spread'st the curtains of the night,
Great Guardian of my sleeping hours;
Thy sovereign word restores the light,
And quickens all my drowsy powers.
3 I yield my powers to thy command,
To thee consecrate my days;
Perpetual blessings from thine hand
Demand perpetual songs of praise.

HYMN 82. L. M.

Geneva. [b]

God far above Creatures; or, Man vain and mortal. Job iv. 17-21.

e 1 SHALL the vile race of flesh and blood

Contend with their Creator God?
u Shall mortal worms presume to be
More holy, wise, or just than he?
-2 Behold, he puts his trust in none
Of all the spirits round his throne;
Their natures, when compared with his,
Are neither holy, just, nor wise.

e 3 But how much meaner things are they,
Who spring from dust, and dwell in clay!
Touched by the finger of thy wrath,
We faint, and vanish like the moth.
4 From night to day, from day to night,
We die by thousands in thy sight;
Buried in dust whole nations lie,
Like a forgotten vanity.

p 5 Almighty Power, to thee we bow;
How frail are we! how glorious thou!
No more the sons of earth shall dare
With an eternal God compare.

HYMN 83. C. M. Isle of Wight. Bangor. [b] Affliction and Death under Providence. Job v. 6, 7, 8. from the dust affliction grows,

1

N Noftroubles rise by chance:

p Yet we are born to cares and woes;

A sad inheritance !

-2 As sparks break out from burning coals, And still are upwards borne ;

g So grief is rooted in our souls,

And man grows up to mourn.

-3 Yet with my God I leave my cause,
And trust his promised grace;
He rules me by his well-known laws
Of love and righteousness.

o 4 Not all the pains that e'er I bore
Shall spoil my future peace;
For death and hell can do no more,
Than what my Father please.

e 1

HYMN 84. L. M.

JEHOV

Old Hundred. [*]

Christ the Saviour. Isa. xlv. 21-25. EHOVAH speaks, let Israel hear! Let all the earth rejoice, and fear! While God's eternal Son proclaims His sovereign honours, and his names. d 2 "I am the last, and I the first, "The Saviour God, and God the just; "There's none besides pretends to shew "Such justice and salvation too.

3 ("Ye that in shades of darkness dwell, "Just on the verge of death and hell, "Look up to me from distant lands; "Light, life, and heaven are in my hands. g 4 "I by my holy Name have sworn, "Nor shall the word in vain return; "To me shall all things bend the knee, "And every tongue shall swear to me.) 5 "In me, alone, shall men confess, "Lies all their strength and righteousness: e "But such as dare despise my Name, "I'll clothe them with eternal shame. 6 "In me, the Lord, shall all the seed "Of Israel from their sins be freed; "And by their shining graces prove "Their interest in my pardoning love."

1

HYMN 85. S. M. St. Thomas's. [*]

The same.

1IT His Godhead from his throne;

HE Lord on high proclaims