2 His is love, 'tis love unbounded,
Without measure, without end;
Human thought is here confounded,
'Tis too vast to comprehend;
Praise the Saviour!
Magnify the sinner's friend!
3 While we hear the wondrous story
Of the Saviour's cross and shame,
Sing we "Everlasting glory
Be to God and to the Lamb;"
Saints and angels
Give ye glory to his name.
WHEN this passing world is done,
When has sunk yon glaring sun,
When we stand with Christ in glory
Looking o'er life's finished story,
Then, Lord, shall we fully know,
Not till then, how much we owe.
2 When we stand before thy throne,
Dressed in beauty not our own,
When we see thee as thou art,
Love thee with unsinning heart,
Then, Lord, shall we fully know,
Not till then, how much we owe.
3 Even on earth, as through a glass
Darkly, let thy glory pass:
Make forgiveness feel so sweet,
Make thy Spirit's help so meet,
Even on earth, Lord, make us know
Something of how much we owe.
CHRISTIAN CHARACTER, DESIRES, AND FELLOWSHIP.
LEST are the men whose mercies move To acts of kindness and of love; From Christ, the Lord, shall they obtain Like sympathy and love again.
2 Blest are the pure, whose hearts are clean,
Who never tread the ways of sin;
With endless pleasure they shall see
A God of spotless purity.
3 Blest are the men of peaceful life,
Who quench the coals of growing strife;
They shall be called the heirs of bliss,
The sons of God-the God of peace.
4 Blest are the faithful, who partake
Of pain and shame for Jesus' sake;
Their souls shall triumph in the Lord,
Eternal life is their reward.
AD we the gift of tongues,
Great God, without thy grace,
Our loudest words, our loftiest songs,
Would be but sounding brass.
2 Though thou should'st give us skill
Each mystery to explain;
Without a heart to do thy will,
Our knowledge would be vain.
3 Had we such faith in God,
As mountains to remove,
No faith could work effectual good,
That did not work by love.
4 Grant, then, this one request,
Whatever be denied,
That love divine may rule our breast,
And all our actions guide.
FATHER of spirits, grant that we May more and more resemble thee; Daily from strength to strength proceed, Christians in name, and so in deed. 2 In our whole lives do we express The truth and energy of grace: A lively faith, an humble fear, And be in truth what we appear. 3 By our exact obedience show, What we to thy rich mercy owe; And thus a bright example give, To teach the world how they should live. 4 Not tire, nor stop, but still press on, To finish well the course begun; And then receive the great reward, For such, and only such, prepared.
PRINCE of Peace, control our will;
Bid our struggling heart be still;
Bid our fears and doubtings cease,
Hush our spirit into peace.
2 Thou hast bought us with thy blood,
Opened wide the gate to God:
Peace we ask-but peace must be,
Lord, in being one with thee.
3 May thy will, not ours, be done;
May thy will and ours be one:
Chase these doubtings from our heart;
Now thy perfect peace impart.
4 Saviour! at thy feet we fall;
Thou our life, our God, our all!
Let thy happy servants be
One for evermore with thee!
ESUS! our best beloved Friend, On thy redeeming name we call; Jesus! in love to us descend,
Pardon and sanctify us all.
2 Our souls and bodies we resign,
To fear and follow thy commands;
O take our hearts-our hearts are thine,
Accept the service of our hands.
3 Firm, faithful, watching unto prayer,
Our Master's voice will we obey,
Toil in thy vineyard here, and bear
The heat and burden of our day.
4 Yet, Lord! for us a resting-place,
In heaven, at thy right hand, prepare,
And, till we see thee face to face,
Be all our conversation there.
THOU Fount of blessing, God of love,
To thee our hearts we raise;
Thine all-sustaining power we prove,
And gladly sing thy praise.
2 Thine, wholly thine, we long to be; Our sacrifice receive;
Made, and preserved, and saved by thee,
To thee ourselves we give.
3 To thee our every wish aspires;
For all thy mercy's store,
The sole return thy love requires
Is, that we ask for more.
4 For more we ask; we open, Lord,
Our hearts to embrace thy will;
Renew us by thy quickening word,
And from thy fulness fill.
FIGHTY GOD, we humbly pray,
Let thy power so bear the sway,)
That in all things we may show
We in thy blest likeness grow.
2 Grant that all of us may prove,
By obedience, faith, and love,
That our hearts to thee are given,
That our treasure is in heaven.
3 May it in our walk be seen,
That we have with Jesus been,
That as king o'er us he reigns,
And unrivalled sway maintains.
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