HYMN LXXIV. There the weary be at rest. Job iii. 17. THERE is a calm for those that weep, They softly lie, and sweetly sleep, Low in the ground. The storm that shakes the winter sky, Than summer evening's latest sigh, That shuts the rose. The soul of origin divine, God's glorious image, freed from clay, In heav'n's eternal sphere shall shine A star of day. The sun is but a spark of fire, A transient meteor of the sky; The soul immortal as its Sire, Shall never die. HYMN LXXV. They shall hallow my Sabbaths. Ezek. xliv. 24. THIS is the day the Lord hath blest, The holy sabbath of his rest, The pledge and type of rest in heaven. This day, within thy courts, O Lord, May we the blest assembly join; Our earthly cares and thoughts resign, May we by ev'ry sabbath grow In grace, humility, and love; Thus, by thy holy rest below, Made fitter for thy rest above. way. HYMN LXXVI. The Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven. 2 Thess. i. 7. THE Lord will come! the earth shall quake! And with'ring from the vault of night, The Lord will come! but not the same, The bruis'd, the suff'ring, and the dead. The Lord will come! a dreadful form! Th' ungodly then shall quake, and call HYMN LXXVII. The heavens declare. Ps. xix. 1. THE heav'ns declare thy glory Lord, In nature's works, the changing light, Reveals thy justice and thy grace. Ne'er shall thy spreading gospel rest, That see the light, or feel the sun. Great Sun of Righteousness, arise! Bless the dark world with heav'nly light: Thy gospel makes the simple wise, Thy laws are pure, thy judgments right. HYMN LXXVIII. In all their affliction he was afflicted. Is. liii. 9. THE Lord, who once on Calv'ry bled, There as our advocate he reigns, In ev'ry pang that rends the heart, O! let us then before his throne, I |