2. Ten thousand thousands there shall raise
Their joyful notes, and sing this strain,
Awake the song of grateful praise
'To Christ the Lamb; for He was slain!
" Hosannas, loud hosannas sing,
Hosannas to the eternal King.'
3. For ever in His presence blest,
They fear no death, they feel no pain;
They there shall smile in endless rest,
Nor dangers e'er shall threat again :
For Jesus reigns, and they shall share
With Him, in his own glory there.
C. M. The Church described.
SAY, who is she, that looks abroad,
Like the sweet blushing dawn,
When with her living light she paints
The dew-drops of the lawn?
2. Fair as the moon, when in the skies,
Serene her throne she guides,
And o'er the twinkling stars supreme,
In full-orbed glory rides ;-
3. Clear as the sun, when from the east,
Without a cloud he springs,
And scatters boundless light and heat,
From his resplendent wings;-
4. Tremendous as a host that moves
Majestically slow,
With banners wide displayed, all armed,
All ardent for the foe!
5. This is the Church, by heaven arrayed,
With strength and grace divine;
Thus shall she strike her foes with dread,
And thus her glories shine.
414 L. M. God dwelling in Zion.
THE God of Jacob chose the hill
Of Zion, for his ancient rest;
And Zion is his dwelling still, His church is with his presence blest. 2. Here will I fix my gracious throne, And reign for ever, saith the Lord: Here shall my power and love be known, And blessings shall attend my word.
3. Girded with truth, and clothed with grace,
My faithful ministers shall shine;
Not Aaron, in his costly dress,
Made an appearance so divine.
4. The saints, unable to contain
Their inward joys, shall shout and sing;
The Son of David here shall reign,
And Zion triumph in her King.
415 L. M. The Church's Safety and Protection.
HAPPY the Church, thou sacred place,
The seat of thy Creator's grace;
Thine holy courts are his abode,
Thou earthly palace of our God!
2. Thy walls are strength, and at thy gates,
A guard of heavenly warriors waits,
Nor shall thy deep foundations move,
Fixed on his counsels and his love.
3. Thy foes in vain designs engage,
Against His throne in vain they rage;
Like rising waves, with angry roar,
That dash and die upon the shore.
4. Then let our souls in Zion dwell,
Nor fear the wrath of earth and hell:
His arms embrace this happy ground,
Like brazen bulwarks built around.
5. God is our Shield, and God our Sun;
Swift as the fleeting moments run,
On us he sheds new beams of grace,
And we reflect his brightest praise.
GOD on his thirsty Zion-hill,
Some mercy-drops has thrown ;
And solemn oaths have bound his love,
To shower salvation down.
2. Why do we then indulge our fears,
Suspicions and complaints?
Is He a God, and shall his grace
Grow weary of his saints?
3. Can a kind woman e'er forget
The infant of her womb,
And 'mongst a thousand tender thoughts,
Her suckling have no room?
4. 'Yet,' saith the Lord, 'should nature change, 'And mothers monsters prove, 'Zion still dwells upon the heart 'Of everlasting Love.
5. ، Deep on the palms of both my hands
I have engraved her name;
'My hands shall raise her ruined walls,
6 And build her broken frame.'
417 L. M. Zion refreshed from the River of God.
THERE is a stream whose gentle course,
Surrounds the city of our God;
A sacred river, from whose fount,
The living waters flow abroad.
2. Zion, thy fair and lovely seat,
Jehovah's own abode on earth,
Shall to the heathen world disclose,
A
pure, a more than mortal birth.
3. That sacred stream, that living source
Of holy joy, the incarnate WoRD,
His promised gifts, celestial draughts
Will to the thirsty soul afford.
C. M. Prayer heard for Zion.
LET Zion and her sons rejoice,
Behold the promised hour!
Her God hath heard her mourning voice,
And comes to exalt His power.
2. Her dust and ruins that remain,
Are precious in our eyes;
Those ruins shall be built again,
And all that dust shall rise.
3. The Lord will raise Jerusalem,
And stand in glory there;
Nations shall bow before His name,
And kings attend with fear.
4. This shall be known when we are dead,
And left on long record,
That ages yet unborn may read,
And trust, and praise the Lord.
419 8.7. Future Peace and Joy of the Church.
HEAR what God the Lord hath spoken,
O my people, faint and few,
Comfortless, afflicted, broken,
Fair abodes I build for you:
Themes of heart-felt tribulation
Shall no more perplex your ways;
You shall name your walls, Salvation,
And your gates shall all be Praise.
2. There, like streams that feed the garden,
Pleasures without end shall flow;
For the Lord, your faith rewarding,
All his bounty shall bestow :
Still in undisturbed possession,
Peace and righteousness shall reign;
Never shall you feel oppression,
Hear the voice of war again.
3. Ye, no more your suns descending,
Waning moons no more shall see ;
But your griefs for ever ending,
Find eternal noon in me:
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