5 I'll speak the honours of thy name Then speechless clasp thee in mine arms, 371. C.M.-Appeal to Christ in proof of Love to him. John xxi. 16. 1 Do not I love thee, O my Lord? Behold my heart and see; And turn each cursed idol out 2 Do not I love thee from my soul? 3 Is not thy name melodious still Doth not each pulse with pleasure bound 4 Hast thou a lamb in all thy flock Hast thou a foe before whose face 5 Would not my heart pour forth its blood And challenge the cold hand of death 6 Thou know'st I love thee, dearest Lord; Far from the sphere of mortal joys, 372. P.M.-" Lovest thou me?" John xxi. 16. 1 "TIS a point I long to know, Am I his, or am I not? 2 If I love, why am I thus? Why this dull and lifeless frame? All is dark, and vain, and wild; 5 Could I joy his saints to meet, 6 Lord, decide the doubtful case! 7 Let me love thee more and more, 373. P.M.-" Lovest thou me?" John xxi. 16. 1 HARK! my soul! it is the Lord; 2 I deliver'd thee when bound, And, when wounded, heal'd thy wound; Sought thee wandering, set thee right, Turn'd thy darkness into light. 3 Can a woman's tender care 374. P.M.-Christian Love and Unity. 1 HOW good and pleasant 'tis to see, When brethren cordially agree, And kindly think and speak the same; A family of faith and love, Combin'd to seek the things above, And spread the common Saviour's fame. 2 The God of grace, who all invites, Who in our unity delights, Vouchsafes our intercourse to bless; 3 Jesus, thou precious corner-stone, Whom thou didst by thy Spirit join: 4 Still let us to each other cleave, And from thy plenitude receive Constant supplies of hallowing grace; Till to a perfect man we rise, O'ertake our kindred in the skies, And find prepar'd our heavenly place. 375. C.M.-Christian Sympathy. Gal. vi. 2. 1 HAIL! everlasting Prince of Peace! How gracious is thy sceptre's sway! 2 His tender heart with love o'erflow'd, 3 All these united charms he shews, 4 O be the sacred law fulfill'd, 5 Be thou, my heart, dilated wide. 376. C.M.-Christian Love. 1 HOW sweet, how heavenly is the sight, When those that love the Lord, In one another's peace delight, 2 When each can feel his brother's sigh, 3 When free from envy, scorn, and pride, Our wishes all above, Each can his brother's failings hide, 4 When love, in one delightful stream, When union sweet, and fond esteem, 5 Love is the golden chain that binds And he's an heir of heaven that finds 377. P.M.- Brotherly Love. Ps. cxxxiń. 1 HOW beautiful the sight 2 3 Of brethren who agree In friendship to unite, And bonds of charity: 'Tis like the precious ointment, shed O'er all his robes, from Aaron's head. "Tis like the dews that fill The cups of Hermon's flowers; Or Zion's fruitful hill, Bright with the drops of showers, For there the Lord commands Yea, life for evermore: Thrice happy they who meet above, |