3 Thy name is writ in fairest lines ; Thy wonders here we trace; -Wisdom through all the myst❜ry shines, And shines in Jesus' face. 4 The law its best obedience owes And thy evenging justice shows o 5 But still the lustre of thy grace 1 HYMN 127. L. M. Portugal. [*] HUS did the sons of Abra'am pass 3 Their seed is sprinkled with his blood, o 4 Let ev'ry saint with cheerful voice, HYMN 128. C. M. China. Plymouth. [b] 1 LESS'D with the joys of innocence, Badam our Father stood, 'Till he debas'd his soul to sense, And ate th' unlawful food. 2 Now we are born a sensual race, To sinful joys inclin'd; Reason has lost its native place, And flesh enslaves the mind. 3 While flesh and sense and passion reigns, Sin is the sweetest good; We fancy music in our chains, And so forget the load. 4 Great God, renew our ruin'd frame, HYMN 129. L. M. Bath. Islington. [*] 1 'NIS by the faith of joys to come, 1 'TIS We walk thro' deserts dark as night; 'Till we arrive at heav'n our home, Faith is our guide and faith our light. 2 The want of sight she well supplies, She makes the pearly gates appear; Far into distant worlds she pries, And brings eternal glories near. 3 Cheerful we tread the desert thro', While faith supplies a heav'nly ray; Though lions roar and tempests blow, And rocks and dangers fill the way. 4 So Abra'am by divine command, Left his own house to walk with God; His faith beheld the promis'd land, And fir'd his zeal along the road. 1 HYMN 130. C. M. Sunday. [*] The New Creation. ATTEND, while God's exalted Son Doth his own glory shew: d" Behold, I sit upon my throne, "Creating all things new. 2 "Nature and sin are pass'd away, e 4 Mighty Redeemer, set me free Oh, make my soul alive to thee, Create new pow'rs within. 5 Renew mine eyes, and form mine ears, Give me new passions, joys, and fears, -6 Far from the regions of the dead, In the new world that grace has made, HYMN 131. L. M. Castle-Street. Leeds. [*] L' Thy head, my Saviour, and my Lord; Thy hands have bro't salvation down, And writ the blessings in thy word 2 [What if we trace the globe around, And search from Britain to Japan; There shall be no religion found, So just to God, so safe for man.] -3 In vain the trembling conscience seeks Some solid ground to rest upon; With long despair the spirit breaks, 'Till we apply to Christ alone. e 4 How well thy blessed truths agree! How firm our hope and comfort stands! Pretend to joys so well refin'd. -6 Should all the forms that men devise Assault my faith with treach'rous art, I'd call them vanity and lies, And bind the gospel to my heart. HYMN 132. C. M. Colchester. [*] The Offices of Christ. 1 WE bless the prophet of the Lord, Who comes with truth and grace; Jesus, thy Spirit and thy word Shall lead us in thy ways. 2 We rev'rence our High Priest above, Who offer'd up his blood; And lives to carry on his love, By pleading with our God. 4 Hosanna to his glorious name, 0 1 HYMN 133. L. M. Brentford. [*] The Operations of the Holy Spirit. ETERNAL Spirit, we confess, And sing the wonders of thy grace ; Thy pow'r conveys our blessings down, From God the Father and the Son. 2 Enlighten'd by thy heav'nly ray, Our shades and darkness turn to day; Thine inward teachings make us know Our danger and our refuge too. o 3 Thy pow'r and glory work within, And break the chains of reigning sin; Do our imperious lusts subdue, And form our wretched hearts anew. - 4 The troubled conscience knows thy voice, o Thy cheering words awake our joys; o Thy words allay the stormy wind, And calm the surges of the mind. HYMN 134. C. M. York. [*] Circumcision abolished. HE promise was divinely free, Extensive was the grace; And Gentiles taste the blessings now, 4 The God of Abra'am claims our praise, And Christ the Lord, in gentler ways, HYMN 135. L. M. Oporto. [*] d1 BEHOLD, the woman's promis'd seed! Behold the great Messiah come! Behold the prophets all agreed, 3. The types bore witness to his name, 1 HYMN 136. L. M. Nantwich. [*] of rance on this earth; Behold the midnight bright as noon, 3 Simeon and Anna both conspire And bless'd the babe, and own'd his name. HYMN 137. L. M. Gloucester. [*] Miracles in the Life, Death, and Resurrection of Christ. EHOLD, the blind their sight receive! 1 B the The dumb speak wonders! and the lame |