2 This is the spouse of Christ, our God,
Bought with the treasures of his blood:
And her request, and her complaint,
Is but the voice of ev'ry saint.

3 'O let my name engraven stand,
"Both on thy heart, and on thy hand;
'Seal me upon thine arm, and wear
That pledge of love for ever there.

4 Stronger than death thy love is known,
Which floods of wrath could never drown;
'And hell and earth in vain combine,
To quench a fire so much divine.

5 But I am jealous of my heart,
'Lest it should once from thee depart;
'Then let thy name be well impress'd,
'As a fair signet, on my breast.

6 Till thou hast brought me to thy home,
'Where fears and doubts can never come,
'Thy count'nance let me often see,
And often thou shalt hear from me.

7 Come, my Beloved, haste away,
'Cut short the hours of thy delay;
gFly, like a youthful hart or roe,
"Over the hills where spices grow.']

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HYMN 79. L. M. Shoel. [*]

A Morning Hymn. Ps. xix, 5, 8, and Ixxiii, 24, 25.
OD of the morning, at whose voice
The cheerful sun makes haste to rise,
And, like a giant, doth rejoice

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To run his journey through the skies ;

2 From the fair chambers of the east, The circuit of his race begins,

And, without weariness or rest,

Round the whole earth he flies, and shines.

o 3 Oh, like the sun may I fulfil
Th' appointed duties of the day;
With ready mind, and active will,
March on, and keep my heavenly way.
e 4 (R I shall rove, and lose the race,
If Gou, my Sun, should disappear,

And leave me in this world's wide maze,
To follow ev'ry wand'ring star.)

-5 Lord, thy commands are clean and pure,
Enlight'ning our beclouded eyes ;-
Thy threat'nings just, thy promise sure;
Thy gospel makes the simple wise.

6 Give me thy counsel for my guide,
And then receive me to thy bliss:
All my desires and hopes beside
Are faint, and cold, compar'd with this.]

HYMN 80. L. M. Bethel. [b*]

An Evening Hymn. Ps. iv, 8; iii, 5, 6; cxlii, 8. HUS far the Lord hath led me on ;

THUS

Thus far his power prolongs my days: And ev'ry ev'ning should make known Some fresh memorials of his grace.

e 2 Much of my time has run to waste,
And I, perhaps, am near my home;
-But he forgives my follies past;

He gives me strength for days to come.
e 3 I lay my body down to sleep;
Peace is the pillow for my head:
-While well appointed angels keep
Their watchful stations round my bed.
4 [In vain the sons of earth or hell
Tell me a thousand frightful things;
My God in safety makes me dwell,
Beneath the shadow of his wings.
5 Faith in his name forbids my fear;
O may thy presence ne'er depart;
And, in the morning, make me hear
The love and kindness of thy heart.]

e 6 Thus, when the night of death shall come, My flesh shall rest beneath the ground;

o And wait thy voice to rouse my tomb, With sweet salvation in the sound.

HYMN 81. L. M. Nantwich. Sicilian. [*] A Song for Morning and Evening.

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Isa. xlv, 7.

Lam. iii, 25

MY God, how endless is thy love!
Thy gifts are ev'ry ev’ning new;

And morning mercies from above,
Gently distil, like early dew.

2 Thou spread'st the curtains of the night,
Great Guardian of my sleeping hours;
Thy sovereign word restores the light,
And quickers all my drowsy powers.
3 I yield my powers to thy command;
To thee I consecrate my days:
Perpetual blessings from thy hand
Demand perpetual songs of praise.

HYMN 82. L. M. Geneva. [b]

God far above Creatures; or, Man vain and mortal. Job iv, 17-21.

e 1

SHALL the vile race of flesh and blood

Contend with their Creator God?
a Shall mortal worms presume to be
More holy, wise, or just than he?
--2 Behold, he puts his trust in none
Of all the spirits round his throne;
Their natures, when compar'd with his,
Are neither holy, just, nor wise.

e 3 But how much meaner things are they,
Who spring from dust, and dwell in clay!
Touch'd by the finger of thy wrath,
We faint, and vanish, like the moth.
4 From night to day, from day to night,
We die by thousands in thy sight;
Buried in dust whole nations lie,
Like a forgotten vanity.

p 5 Almighty Power, to thee we bow;
How frail are we! how glorious thou!
No more the sons of earth shall dare
With an eternal God compare.

HYMN 83. C. M. Isle of Wight. Bangor. [b]
Affliction and Death under Providence. Job v,6,7,8.
TOT from the dust affliction grows,
Nor troubles rise by chance;
p Yet we are born to cares and woes ;-

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A sad inheritance!

-2 As sparks break out from burning coals, And still are upwards borne ;

g So grief is rooted in our souls,

And man grows up to mourn.

-3 Yet with my God I leave my cause,
And trust his promis'd grace;

He rules me by his well known laws
Of love and righteousness.

o 4 Not all the pains that e'er I bore
Shall spoil my future peace;
For death and hell can do no more,
Than what my Father please.

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HYMN 84. L. M. Old Hundred. [*] Christ the Saviour. Is. xlv, 21-25. EHOVAH speaks, let Israel hear! Let all the earth rejoice, and fear While God's eternal Son proclaims His sovereign honours, and his names. d 2 'I am the last, and I the first, "The Saviour God, and God the just; "There's none besides pretends to show 'Such justice and salvation too.

3 (Ye that in shades of darkness dwell, 'Just on the verge of death and hell, 'Look up to me from distant lands; 'Light, life, and heaven are in my hands g 4I by my holy name have sworn, 'Nor shall the word in vain return; "To me shall all things bend the knee, 'And every tongue shall swear to me.) 5 In me, alone, shall men confess, 'Lies all their strength and righteousness. e 'But such as dare despise my Name, 'I'll clothe them with eternal shame. -6 In me, the Lord, shall all the seed 'Of Israel from their sins be freed; And by their shining graces prove Their int'rest in my pard'ning love.'

HYMN 85. S. M St. Thomas's. [*]

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[THE

The same

HE Lord on high proclaims
His Godhead from his throne ⚫

Mercy and justice are the names,
By which I will be known.

a 2 'Ye dying souls, that sit
'In darkness and distress,
'Look, from the borders of the pit,
''To my recov'ring grace.'

-3

Sinners shall hear the sound; Their thankful tongues shall own, d'Our righteousness and strength is found 'In thee, the Lord alone."

-4 In thee shall Israel trust,

And see their guilt forgiven; • God will pronounce the sinners just, And take the saints to heaven.]

HYMN 86. C. M.

Reading. [b]

God holy, just, and sovereign. Job ix, 2-10

1

HOW

shall the sons of Adam's race

Be pure before their God!

If he contend in righteousness,

We fall beneath his rod.

2 To vindicate my words and thoughts,
I'll make no more pretence;
Not one of all my thousand faults
Can bear a just defence.

3 Strong is his arm, his heart is wise;
What vain presumers dare
Against their Maker's hand to rise,
Or tempt th' unequal war!

4 Mountains, by his almighty wrath,
From their old seats are torn:

He shakes the earth, from South to North, And all her pillars mourn.

5 He bids the sun forbear to rise,Th' obedient sun forbears;

His hand with sackcloth spreads the skies, And seals up all the stars.

6 He walks upon the stormy sea; Flies on the stormy wind:

There's none can trace his wondrous way, Or his dark footsteps find.]