Let angels to your songs give place,
For you can sing redeeming grace,
Your song is always new.

3

And may we not, who still lay here,
With joy and triumph lend an ear,
And humbly try to sing,

Though darkly through a glass we see,
Each of us cry, "he dy'd for me,
Adored be my King.".

4

But when we take the sacred book,
And at each precious promise look,
Of universal grace :

'Tis here the joyful day we view, When the poor Gentile with the Jew, Shall see his Saviour's face.

5

Then may all Adam's fallen race,
As fellow-heirs of this same grace,
And branches of one vine,
In one eternal song conspire,

To praise the Lamb, our soul's desire,
When all their brethren join.

HYMN 281. C. M.

GOD moves in a myster’ous way,
His wonders to perform ;.
He plants his footsteps in the sea,
And rides upon the storm.

2

Deep in unfathomable minds
Of never failing skill,

He treasures up his bright designs
And works his sovereign will.

3

Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take ;
The clouds, you so much dread,
Are big with mercy, and shall break
In blessings on your head.

4

Judge not the Lord by feeble sense,
But trust him for his grace;
Behind a frowning providence
He hides a smiling face.

5

His purposes will ripen fast,

Unfolding ev'ry hour;

The bud may have a bitter taste,
But sweet will be the flow'r.

6

Blind unbelief is sure to err,
And scan his work in vain ;
God is his own interpreter,
And he will make it plain.

ONCE more do we enjoy the sign,

That we are sons of God, Partake the sacred bread and wine, The holy flesh and blood.

2

Now seal'd again by Jesus' love,

We call the Lord our own; With strength renew'd mount up above, And hasten to our throne.

3

O happy meeting, heav'nly feast!
Where God and sinners meet !
And we (behold) the honour'd guest,
That sit at Jesus' feet.

4

But O, the bless'd, transporting thought! Soon we shall rise above;

And to the heav'nly table brought,

There taste the feast of love.

5

With angels and bless'd spirits join
In all that can be giv❜n,

Of goodness, truth, and love divine,
In that eternal heav'n.

THOU

HYMN 283. C. M.

great, all-knowing, present God,

Where'er I stay or rove,

I am surrounded still by thee,

Encircled with thy love.

2

When in the paths of vice I trod,
Nor fear'd thy holy Name,
Thou wast my all-supporting God,
Thy hand preserv'd my frame.

3

Still, Lord, thy hand my life defends ;

My life I owe to thee;

Thy mercy all my way attends,
Thy love abounds to me.

4

Where'er I am, I am thy care,
Thy dealings all are love;
And thine intention to prepare
My soul for heav'n above.

5

My God, my Saviour, guides me still
In all his righteous ways;

Daily may I perform his will,
Each moment live his praise.

W

HYMN 284. L. M.

WHAT wonders hath Jehovah wrought,
How great the price by which we're bought !
The all of love and truth divine,
In our redemption sweetly join.

2

The beams of love descend, and bring
Ten thousand blessings from our King;
While rays of glorious truth and light
Unveil his glories to our sight.

3

Thy love exceeds our highest praise,
And all the songs that angels raise ;
How then shall we attempt to sing
The boundless goodness of our King!

4

Dear Lord, had we ten thousand tongues,
And notes beyond the angels' songs;
Still we should fail, nor could make known
The nameless mercies of thy throne.

HYMN 285. C. M.

DEAR Lord, how have thy creatures err'd !
How low their thoughts of thee !
Angels, by many, are preferr'd

To thy Humanity.

2

Some call thee Prophet, some a Son,
And others, man alone;

Some give thee honours, others none,

And some thy Godhead own.

3

But, if a God allow'd to be,

Not thee alone supreme,

But partner of the Deity;

And thus the dreamers dream.

4

But thou art God, and God alone,

In thy Humanity;

Before thee, Lord, no God was known,
Nor shall be after thee.

5

Thy human nature is divine,

Divine is human too;

Here God and man in one combine,

And not three Gods, nor two.

6

Thee we adore, eternal Lord,
In thy Humanity;

Who art the Father, Spirit, Word,
The only Deity.

HYMN 286. C. M.

OUR Jesus is both God and Man,
In human form is he ;
Though finite beings cannot scan
His vast infinity.

2

Why should we fear to say or sing,

Our God is Man alone,*

When to the heav'ns the sov❜reign King
As God and Man is known.

3

Angels behold him as he is,

In human form divine,

While wisdom, love, and endless bliss,
From his bless'd body shine.

By man alone, understand that God is the only man, strictly speaking, as all mankind are men from him, and not in themselves.