2 To us that sacred word apply,
With sovereign power and energy;
And cause us, in thy faith and fear,
To practise all that we shall hear:
Thus, Lord, thy waiting servants bless,
And crown thy Gospel with success.
3 Father! in us thy Son reveal,
Teach us to know and do thy will;
Thy saving strength and love display,
And guide us to the realms of day;
Thus, Lord, thy waiting servants bless,
And crown thy Gospel with success.
18. Communion of Saints. (4.7.)
1 GREAT the joy when Christians meet;
Christian fellowship, how sweet!
When (their theme of praise the same)
They exalt Jehovah's name.
2 Sing we then eternal love,
Such as did the Father move;
He beheld the world undone,
Lov'd the world, and gave His Son.
3 Sing the Son's unbounded love,
How He left the realms above;
Took our nature, and our place,
Liv'd and died to save our race.
4 Sing we toe the Spirit's love,
With our stubborn hearts He strove;
Chas'd the mists of sin away,
Turn'd our night to glorious day.
5 Great the joy, the union sweet,
When the saints in glory meet;
Where the theme is still the same,
Where they praise Jehovah's name.
1 BLEST is the work, O God and King!
To praise thy glorious name:
By day thy wondrous grace we sing,
By night thy truth proclaim.
2 We hail thy day of rest, O Lord!
And seek thy house of prayer,
To meet thy saints, to hear thy word,
And all thy works declare.
3 Tho' sensual hearts, unchang'd by grace,
Such heavenly joys despise,
Teach us to love thy dwelling-place,
Thy day of rest to prize.
4 Till, fix'd within thy courts above,
Far nobler songs we raise;
Where every heart is fill'd with love,
And every mouth with praise.
20. For the Lord's Day.-Praise. D. C. M.
1 THE LORD of Sabbath let us praise
In concert with the blest ;
Who, joyful in harmonious lays,
Employ an endless rest.
Thus, Lord, while we remember Thee,
We blest and pious grow;
By hymns of praise we learn to be
Triumphant here below.
2 On this glad day a brighter scene
Of glory was display'd
By God, the ETERNAL WORD, than when
This universe was made.
He rises, who mankind has bought
With grief and pain extreme:
'Twas great to speak a world from nought,
'Twas greater to redeem.
21. Delight in Public Worship.
1 LORD, how delightful 'tis to see
A whole assembly worship Thee!
At once they sing, at once they pray,
They hear of heaven, and learn the way.
2 I have been there, and still would go :
'Tis like a little heaven below:
Not all that worldly minds can say,
Shall tempt me to forget this day.
3 O write upon my memory, Lord,
The texts and doctrines of thy word!
That I may break thy laws no more,
But love Thee better than before.
4 With thoughts of Christ, and things divine,
Fill up this foolish heart of mine:
That, finding pardon through His blood,
I may lie down, and wake with God.
Praise for daily mercies. L. M.
1 O GOD, how endless is thy love!
Thy gifts are every evening new;
And morning mercies from above
Gently distil like early dew.
2 Thou spread'st the curtains of the night,
Great Guardian of our sleeping hours!
Thy sovereign word restores the light,
And quickens all our languid powers.
3 We yield our powers to thy command; To Thee we consecrate our days: Perpetual blessings from thine hand Demand perpetual songs of praise.
4 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
1 THIS is the temple of the Lord;
Approach His throne of grace!
With meekness let us hear His word,
With reverence seek His face.
2 This is the day the Lord hath made,
Let young and old rejoice;
To Him be vows and homage paid,
Whose service is our choice.
3 This is the homage He requires,-
The voice of praise and prayer,
The soul's affections, hopes, desires,
Ourselves and all we are.
4 While rich and poor for mercy call,
Propitious from the skies,
The Lord, the Maker of them all,
Accepts the sacrifice.
5 Well pleas'd, through Jesus Christ the Son,
From sin He grants release;
According to their faith 'tis done,
He bids them go in peace.
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