147 Revelations vii, 13. (c. M.) 1 HOW bright these glorious spirits shine! Whence all their white array! How came they to the blissful seats 2 Lo, these are they from suff'rings great, Who came to realms of light, And in the blood of Christ have wash'd 3 Now with triumphal palms they stand And serve the God they love, amidst 4 His presence fills each heart with joy; Tunes every mouth to sing; By day, by night, the sacred courts 5 Hunger and thirst are felt no more, God is their sun, whose cheering beams 148 Revelations i, 5—9. (c. M.) 1 TO him that lov'd the souls of men, To royal honours rais'd our head, 2 To him let ev'ry tongue be praise, All grateful honours paid on earth, 3 Behold, on flying clouds he comes, 4 "I am the first, and I the last, Th' Almighty God, who was, and is, 149 1 John iii, 1-4. (c. M.) 1 BEHOLD th' amazing gift of love, On us, the sinful sons of men, 2 High is the rank we now possess, 3 Our souls, we know, when he appears, For all his glory full disclos'd Shall open to our sight. 4 A hope so great and so divine, And purge the soul from sense and sin, 150 2 Timothy i, 12. (c. M.) 1 I'M not asham'd to own my Lord, Maintain the glory of his cross, 2 Jesus, my Lord! I know his name, 3 I know that safe with him remains, Protected by his pow'r, What I've committed to his trust 4 Then will he own his servant's name, 151 2 Timothy ii, 19. (7's.) 1 GOD'S foundation standeth sure; 2 Known to him before the sun God's foundation standeth sure, 3 Put thy seal upon each heart, By thy grace our souls renew: 152 Psalm lxxxiv, 10. (s. M.) 1 WELCOME, sweet day of rest! 2 The King himself comes near Here may we meet and see him here, 3 One day within the place 4 O that my soul could stay 153 Acts x, 44. (C. M.) 1 GREAT Father of each perfect gift, With longing eyes and lifted hands, 2 O shed abroad that royal gift, To bless our eyes with sacred light, 3 With speedy flight may he descend, And o'er our languid souls extend 4 Diffuse, O God, these copious show'rs, And change this barren wilderness |