SECTION II.

HYMNS OF ADORATION.

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Hymn to God the Father.

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HAIL, Father, whose creating call

Unnumbered worlds attend;
Jehovah, comprehending all,
Whom none can comprehend!
2 In light unsearchable enthroned,
Whom angels dimly see,

The fountain of the Godhead owned,
And foremost of the Three.

3 From thee, through an eternal now,
The Son, thine offspring, flowed;
An everlasting Father thou,
An everlasting God.

4 Nor quite displayed to worlds above,
Nor quite on earth concealed;
By wondrous, unexhausted love,
To mortal man revealed.

5 Supreme and all-sufficient God,
When nature shall expire,
And worlds created by thy nod
Shall perish by thy fire.

6 Thy name, Jehovah, be adored
By creatures without end,

Whom none but thy essential Word And Spirit comprehend.

Saints behold thine open face,
Bright, insufferably bright;
Angels tremble as they gaze,
Sink into a sea of light.

3 Ah! when shall we increase
Their heavenly ecstasies?

Chant, like them, the Lord most High, Fall like them who dare not move; "Holy, holy, holy," cry,

Breathe the praise of silent love? 4 Come, Father, in the Son

And in the Spirit down; Glorious Triune Majesty,

God through endless ages blest, Make us meet thy face to see, Then receive us to thy breast.

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WE give immortal praise

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To God the Father's love,
For all our comforts here,

And better hopes above;

He sent his own eternal Son,

To die for sins that man had done.

2 To God the Son belongs

Immortal glory too,

Who bought us with his blood

From everlasting_woe:

And now he lives, and now he reigns,
And sees the fruit of all his pains.

3 To God the Spirit's name
Immortal worship give,
Whose new-creating power
Makes the dead sinner live;

His work completes the great design,
And fills the soul with joy divine.

4 Almighty God, to thee

Be endless honours done,
The undivided Three,

And the mysterious One:
Where reason fails, with all her powers,
There faith prevails, and love adoras.

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Our hearts in solemn songs of praise; By all thy works on earth adored, We worship thee, the common Lord;

The everlasting Father own, And bow our souls before thy throne. 2 Thee all the choir of angels sings, The Lord of hosts, the King of kings; Cherubs proclaim thy praise aloud, And seraphs shout the Triune God; And, "Holy, holy, holy," cry,

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Thy glory fills both earth and sky!"

3 God of the patriarchal race,

The ancient seers record thy praise,
The goodly apostolic band
In highest joy and glory stand;
And all the saints and prophets join
To extol thy majesty divine.

4 Head of the martyrs' noble host,
Of thee they justly make their boast;
The church, to earth's remotest bounds,
Her heavenly Founder's praise re-
sounds;
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And strives, with those around the
To hymn the mystic Three in One.

Father of endless majesty,
All might and love they render thee;
Thy true and only Son adore,
The same in dignity and power;
And God the Holy Ghost declare,
The saints' eternal Comforter.

SAVIOUR, we now rejoice in hope, That thou at last wilt take us up; With daily triumph we proclaim, And bless and magnify thy name; And wait thy greatness to adore When time and death shall be no more. 2 Till then with us vouchsafe to stay, And keep us pure from sin to-day; Thy great confirming grace bestow, And guard us all our days below; And ever mightily defend,

And save thy servants to the end. 3 Still let us, Lord, by thee be blest, Who in thy guardian mercy rest:

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Extend thy mercy's arms to me,
The weakest soul that trusts in thee;
And never let me lose thy love,
Till I, even I, am crowned above.

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THE Lord Jehovah reigns,

His throne is built on high; The garments he assumes

Are light and majesty:

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His glories shine with beams so bright, No mortal eye can bear the sight.

2 The thunders of his hand

Keep the wide world in awe;
His wrath and justice stand

To guard his holy law;

And where his love resolves to bless,
His truth confirms and seals the grace.
3 Through all his mighty works
Amazing wisdom shines,
Confounds the powers of hell,

And breaks their dark designs;
Strong is his arm, and shall fulfil
His great decrees and sovereign will.
4 And will this sovereign King
Of glory condescend?
And will he write his name,
My Father and my Friend?

I love his name, I love his word,
Join all my powers to praise the Lord!

3 Still restless nature dies and grows, From change to change the creatures

run:

Thy being no succession knows,
And all thy vast designs are one.

4 A glance of thine runs through the globe,

Rules the bright worlds, and moves
their frame;

Of light thou form'st thy dazzling robe,
Thy ministers are living flame.

5 How shall polluted mortals dare
To sing thy glory or thy grace?
Beneath thy feet we lie afar,

And see but shadows of thy face.

6 Who can behold the blazing light? Who can approach consuming flame?

None but thy Wisdom knows thy might,

None but thy Word can speak thy

2 When shall thy Spirit reign

In every heart of man? Father, bring the kingdom near, Honour thy triumphant Son; God of heaven, on earth appear, Fix with us thy glorious throne. 3 Thy good and holy will Let all on earth fulfil; Men with minds angelic vie,

Saints below with saints above, Thee to praise and glorify,

Thee to serve with perfect love. 4 This day with this day's bread

Thy hungry children feed; Fountain of all blessings, grant Now the manna from above; Now supply our bodies' want, Now sustain our souls with love.

5 Our trespasses forgive:

And when absolved we live,
Thou our life of grace maintain;
Lest we from our God depart,
Lose thy pardoning grace again,
Grant us a forgiving heart.
6 In every fiery hour

Display thy guardian power;
Near in our temptation stay,
With sufficient strength defend;
Bring us through the evil day,
Make us faithful to the end.
7 Father, by right divine

Assert the kingdom thine; Jesus, Power of God, subdue

Thy own universe to thee; Spirit of grace and glory too, Reign through all eternity.

BEING of beings, God of love.!

To thee our hearts we raise; Thy all-sustaining power we prove, And gladly sing thy praise.

2 Thine, only thine, we pant to be; Our sacrifice receive;

Made, and preserved, and saved by thee,

To thee ourselves we give.

3 Heavenward our every wish aspires;
For all thy mercies' store,
The sole return thy love requires
Is that we ask for more.

4 For more we ask; we open then
Our hearts to embrace thy will;
Turn, and revive us, Lord, again,
With all thy fulness fill.

5 Come, Holy Ghost, the Saviour's love Shed in our hearts abroad!

So shall we ever live, and move,
And be, with Christ in God.

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ETERNAL depth of love divine,

In Jesus, God with us, displayed; How bright thy beaming glories shine! How wide thy healing streams are spread!

2 With whom dost thou delight to dwell? Sinners, a vile and thankless race. O God, what tongue aright can tell How vast thy love, how great thy grace!

3 The dictates of thy sovereign will With joy our grateful hearts receive: All thy delight in us fulfil;

Lo! all we are to thee we give.
4 To thy sure love, thy tender care,
Our flesh, soul, spirit, we resign:
O fix thy sacred presence there,

And seal the abode for ever thine. 5 O King of glory, thy rich grace

Our feeble thought surpasses far; Yea, even our crimes, though numberless,

Less numerous than thy mercies are.