8 The morning found my Saviour kind;
He smiling, blest the light;
Nor doth the ev'ning alter'd find
The God who rules the night:
'Tis thy unchanging love, my Lord,
That heightens all my bliss;
That sweetens all, these worlds afford,
Or that where Jesus is.
9 'Tis thus my days I sweetly spend,
And thus my nights go on;
I wait for that appointed end
Which shall my wishes crown;
There, in the glories that await
I shall enjoy a part;
And joys, unutterably great,
Shall swell my ravish'd heart.
ORD of my life look kindly down,
And with an ev'ning visit crown
The blessings of the day;
In mercy speak unto my heart,
Thy holy spirit now impart,
And teach me how to pray.
2 To thee I look, for thee I sigh;
Without thy presence Lord I die,
And sink to rise no more:
O let me see thy smiling face,
And feel the influence of thy grace,
And love thee, and adore.
3 Lord, condescend with peace to bless
My mind, and all my wants redress,
'Till ended are my days;
Then, while my body sleeps in dust,
Among the spirits of the just,
My soul thy name shall praise.
SEE, gracious God before thy throne
The mourning people bend!
'Tis on thy sov'reign grace alone
Our bumble hopes depend.
2 Tremendous judgments from thy hand
Thy dreadful pow'r display:
Yet mercy spares this guilty land,
And still we live to pray.
3 Great God, and why is Britain spar'd,
Ungrateful as we are?
O make thy awful warnings heard,
While mercy cries, "forbear."
4 What num'rous crimes increasing rise
Thro' this apostate isle !
What land so favour'd of the skies,
And yet what land so vile!
5 How chang'd, alas! are truths divine
For error, guilt, and shame!
What impious numbers, bold in sin,
Disgrace the Christian name!
6 O turn thou us, Almighty Lord,
By thy all-conquering grace;
Then shall our hearts receive thy word,
And humbly seek thy face.
7 Then, should insulting foes invade,
We need not yield to fear;
Secure of never-failing aid,
If God, our God, is near.
JESUS, Lord, we look to thee,
Let us in thy name agree;
Show thyself the Prince of peace,
Bid all jars for ever cease.
2 By thy reconciling love
Ev'ry stumbling block remove;
Each to each unite, endear,
Come, and spread thy banner here.
3 Make us of one heart and mind,
Courteous, pitiful, and kind,
Lowly, meek in thought and word,
Altogether like our Lord.
4 Let us for each other care,
Each his brother's burden bear;
For thy church the pattern give,
Show how true believers live.
5 Let us then with joy remove
To thy family above,
On the wings of angels fly,
Show how true believers die.
Let thy love our hearts constrain;
Jesus the crucify'd!
What hast thou done our hearts to gain!
Languish'd, and groan'd, and dy'd!
2 Us into closest union draw,
And in our inward parts,
Let kindness sweetly write her law;
Let love command our hearts.
3 Who would not now pursue the way,
Where Jesu's footsteps shine;
Who would not own the pleasing sway
Of charity divine?
4 O let us find the ancient way,
Our wond'ring foes to move,
And force a frowning world to say,
"See how these Christians love!"
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LEST by Jesu's providence,
Lo! we meet again in peace:
May we, when remov'd from hence,
Meet in a more glorious place.
2 When we once shall there arrive,
Ever happy we shall reign;
Ever with our Saviour live,
'Midst a host of perfect men.
3 There no evil shall intrude,
Grief shall there no more be known;
Wash'd in our Redeemer's blood;
Rais'd to wear the heav'nly crown.
4 Come, dear brethren, joyful come,
Forward boldly let us press;
Humbly let our souls presume,
Trust in Jesu's righteousness.
5 Pray we for the promis'd hour,
When the family complete,
Borne on clouds, and girt with pow'r,
In the house above shall meet.
6 Master, hasten on the day,
Glorious to thy judgment come!
Call thy trav'lling saints away,
Lord, we long to be at home!
LEST be the dear uniting love
That will not let us part:
Our bodies may far off remove,
We still are join'd in heart.
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