4 To him shall prayer unceasing, 127 A 10th P. M. 8 lines 8s. Reigning in His kingdom of grace. LL glory to God in the sky, And peace upon earth be restored; Appear, our omnipotent Lord; 20 wouldst thou again be made known,— And make the glad nations obey, And bow the whole world to thy sway. 3 0, come to thy servants again, JESUS CHRIST. 128 C. M. God manifested in the flesh. W whom angels dimly see, TTH glorious clouds encompass'd round, Will the Unsearchable be found, 2 Will he forsake his throne above,- 3 In manifested love explain What meant the suff'ring Son of man,- 4 Didst thou not in our flesh appear, That I might now perceive thee near, 5 Might view the Lamb in his own light, Whom angels dimly see; And gaze, transported at the sight, To all eternity? 129 The incarnate God. COME, Holy Ghost, inspire our songs With thine immortal flame; C. M. Enlarge our hearts, unloose our tongues, 2 How great the riches of his grace! And, swift to save our ruin'd race, 3 Now pardon, life, and joys divine, For guilty rebels, dead in sin, 4 The' almighty Former of the skies While angels view'd with wond'ring eyes, 5 Renew our souls with heavenly strength, The height, and depth, and breadth, and length Of such transcendent love. 130 His humiliation. AND did the Holy and the Just, The Sov'reign of the skies, Stoop down to wretchedness and dust, 2 Yes, the Redeemer left his throne, 3 To dwell with mis'ry here below, 4 He took the dying traitor's place, For sinful man-0 wondrous grace!— 5 O Lord, what heavenly wonders dwell By this are sinners saved from hell, C. M. 131 C. M. His amazing love. PLUNGED in a gulf of dark despair, We wretched sinners lay, Without one cheering beam of hope, 2 With pitying eyes the Prince of peace Beheld our helpless grief; He saw, and (O, amazing love!) 3 Down from the shining seats above, 40 for this love let rocks and hills 5 Angels, assist our mighty joys; But when you raise your highest notes, 132 Our ransom paid. sins on Christ were laid; Sinners, behold the Lamb! 3 Pardon and peace abound; S. M. 4 Jesus, we look to thee;- 133 1st P. M. 6 lines 8s. Love divine. LOVE divine, what hast thou done! The' incarnate God hath died for me! The Father's co-eternal Son, Bore all my sins upon the tree! The Son of God for me hath died: My Lord, my Love, is crucified. 2 Behold him, all ye that pass by,The bleeding Prince of life and peace! Come see, ye worms, your Saviour die, And say, was ever grief like his? Come, feel with me his blood applied: My Lord, my Love, is crucified: 3 Is crucified for me and you, To bring us rebels back to God: Believe, believe the record true,Ye all are bought with Jesus' blood: Pardon for all flows from his side: My Lord, my Love, is crucified. 4 Then let us sit beneath his cross, And gladly catch the healing stream; All things for him account but loss, And give up all our hearts to him: Of nothing think or speak beside,My Lord, my Love, is crucified. 134 He died for thee, BEHOLD the Saviour of mankind Nail'd to the shameful tree; C. M. How vast the love that him inclined |