195 (1st P.) 7s. Deptford 124. Firth's 146.
Rock-smitten; or, the Rock of Ages, Isa, xxvi. 4. 1 ROCK of ages, shelter me!
Let me hide myself in thee!
Let the water and the blood,
From thy wounded side which flow'd,
Be of sin the double cure;
Cleanse me from its guilt and power. H
2 Not the labour of my hands
Can fulfil thy laws demands;
Could my zeal no respite know,
Could my tears for ever flow,
All for sin could not atone;
Thou must save, and thou alone.
3 Nothing in my hand I bring,
Simply to thy cross I cling;
Naked, come to thee for dress;
Helpless, look to thee for grace;"
Black, I to the fountain fly;
Wash me, Saviour, or I die !o. Pro anu
4 While I draw this fleeting breath,
When my eye-strings break in death,
When I soar to worlds unknown,
See thee on thy judgment throne,
Rock of ages, shelter me!
Let me hide myself in thee! TEA TOPLADY.
195 (2d P.) L. M. Martin's Lane 67. China 300. The ROSE of SHARON, Sol. Song, ii. 1..
IS Jesus speaks: how sweet the sound! I am the Rose of Sharon's ground: Yes, Saviour, thou art Sharon's Rose, Surpassing ev'ry flow'r that blows. 2 Thy comeliness and fragrant smell, What mortal strains on earth can tell? Here let me make a pleasing stay, And pass my blissful hours away.
8 Thy name, thy sacrifice, thy love, :
With odours fill the realms above;
And these, thro' the whole church below,
Breathe all the fragrant gales we know.
4 Thy peerless beauties shall employ
My heart, my tongue, my ev'ry joy t
The Rose of Sharon still shall be
My song throughout eternity.
196 L. M. Lebanon 79. Manning 245.
SAVIOUR-the only One, Acts iv. 12.
1 JESUS, the spring of Joys divine,
Whence all our hopes and comforts flow,-
Jesus, no other name but thine
Can save us from eternal woe. ***
2 In vain would boasting reason find
The way to happiness and God;
Her weak directions leave the mind
Bewilder'd in a dubious road.
3 No other name will heaven approve
Thou art the true, the living way,
Ordain'd by everlasting love,
To the bright realms of endless day.
4 Here let our constant feet abide,
Nor from the heav'nly path depart:
O let thy Spirit, gracious Guide!
Direct our steps, and cheer our heart.
5 Safe lead us thro' this world of night,
And bring us to the blissful plains,-
The regions of unclouded light,
Where perfect joy for ever reigns.
197 S. M. Finsbury 155. Mansfield 154. SHEPHERD, Psalm xxiii. 1-3.
WHILE my Redeemer's near,
My shepherd and my guide,
I bid farewell to anxious fear,
My wants are all supplied.
2 To ever fragrant meads,
Where rich abundance grows,
His gracious hand indulgent leads,
And guards my sweet repose.
3 Along the lovely scene
Cool waters gently roll,
Transparent, sweet, and all serene,
To cheer my fainting soul.
4 Here.let my spirit rest;
How sweet a lot is mine!
With pleasure, food, and safety blest;
Beneficence divine!
5 Dear Shepherd, if I stray,
My wandering feet restore;
To thy fair pastures guide my way,
And let me rove no more.
6 Unworthy as I am
Of thy protecting care,
Jesus, I plead thy gracious name, Ɛ
For all my hopes are there.
197 (2d P.) L. M. Antigua 120. Truro 105.
The STAR of Bethlehem, Matt. 11. 10.
1 WHEN marshall'd on the nightly plain, The glittering hosts bestud the sky; I
One STAR alone of all the train,
1. Can fix the sinner's wand'ring eye, 2 Hark! hark! to God the chorus breaks, From ev'ry host, from ev'ry gem; But one alone the Saviour speaks, It is the STAR OF BETHLEHEM.
3 Once on the raging seas I rode,
The storm was loud, the night was dark; The ocean yawn'd, and rudely blow'da 10 The wind that toss'd my found'ring bark.
4 Jesus, my Star, my guide, my all;:
"Twas thine to bid my terrors cease:
And through the storm and danger's thrall,
To lead me to the port of peace.
5 There safely moor'd, my perils o'er,
This, this, shall be my endless theme,
and for evermore,
For ever ane STAR
Jesus, the STAR OF BETHLEHEM!
197 (3d P.) S. M. Oxford 177. New Yòrk 33.
Christ the DAY STAR by his inspired Word.
SHINE lovely Star of Day,
Around, and in us shine,
That our benighted souls may own
Thy light and love divine.
27 Our wand'ring footsteps guide
Through this vast wilderness;
Beneath thy beams we'll trace the path
Of purity and bliss.
3 Death's vale shall lose its gloom,
Cheer'd by thy vital ray,
And open to our longing eyes
An everlasting day,
198 104th. Old Hundred and Fourth 148. Hanover 139.
STRONG-HOLD, Zech. ix. 12. Nah. 1. 7.
1 VE prisoners of hope o'erwhelmed with grief, To Jesus look up for certain relief;
There's no condemnation in Jesus the Lord, But strong consolation his grace doth afford. 2' Should justice appear a merciless foe,
Yet be of good cheer, and soon shall you
That sinners, confessing their wickedness past,
A plentiful blessing of pardon shall taste..
3 Then dry up your tears, ye children of grief,
For Jesus appears to give you relief;
If you are returning to Jesus your friend,
Your sighing and mourning in singing shall end.
4 None will I cast out who come, saith the Lord,
Why then do you doubt? lay hold of his word
Ye mourners of Zion, be bold to believe,
For ever rely on your Saviour and live.
199 L. M. New Sabbath 122. Martin's
1 GREAT God! amid the darksome night,
Thy glories dart upon my sight,
While, wrapt in wonder, I behold
The silver moon and stars of gold.
2 But, when I see the sun arise,
And pour his glories o'er the skies,
In more stupendous forms I view
Thy greatness and thy goodness too.
3 Thou Sun of suns, whose dazzling light
Tries and confounds an angel's sight!
How shall I glance mine eye at thee
In all thy vast immensity?
4 Yet I may be allow'd to trace
The distant shadows of thy face;
As, in the pale and sickly moon,
We trace the image of the sun.
5 In every work thy hands have made,
Thy power and wisdom are display'd;
But, Oh what glories all divine
In my incarnate Saviour shine!
6 He is my Sun: beneath his wings
My soul securely sits and sings;
And there enjoys, like those above,
The balmy influence of thy love.
7 Oh, may the yital strength and heat,'.
His cheering beams communicate,
Enable me my course to run
With the same vigour as the sun!
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