Hath joys substantial and sincere :
When shall I wake, and find me there?
O glorious hour! O blest abode!
I shall be near and like my God;
And flesh and sin no more control
The sacred pleasures of my soul.
4 My flesh shall slumber in the ground,
Till the last trumpet's joyful sound;
Then burst the chains with sweet surprise,
And in my Saviour's image rise.
Cératituds for Deliverance in Answer to Prayer. 1 () GOD, my strength and fortitude, Of force I must love thee;
Thou art my castle and defence
In my necessity.
My God, my rock, in whom I trust,
The worker of my wealth,
My refuge, buckler, and my shield,
The horn of all my health.
When I sing laud unto the Lord,
Most worthy to be serv'd;
Then from my foes I am right sure
That I shall be preserv'd.
4 The pangs of death did compass me,
And bound me ev'ry where ;
The flowing waves of wickedness
Did put me in great fear.
5 I, thus beset with pain and grief,
Did pray to God for grace;
And he forthwith heard my complaint
Out of his holy place.
1 THE Lord descended from above, And bow'd the heavens high ;
And underneath his feet he cast
The darkness of the sky.
2 On cherubs and on cherubims
Full royally he rode,
And on the wings of mighty winds
Came flying all abroad.
3 He brought me forth in open place, That so I might be free;
And kept me safe, because he had
A favour unto me.
God's Glory manifested in Creation-his Grace
in his Word.
1 THE heav'ns declare thy glory, Lord,
Which that alone can fill;
The firmament and stars express
Their great Creator's skill.
2 The dawn of each returning day
Fresh beams of knowledge brings;
From darkest night's successive rounds
Divine instruction springs.
3 God's perfect law converts the soul,
Reclaims from false desires;
With sacred wisdom his sure word
The ignorant inspires.
4 The statutes of the Lord are just,
And bring sincere delight:
His pure commands in search of truth,
Assist the feeblest sight.
God's Word most excellent.
1 BEHOLD the morning sun, Begins his glorious way!
His beams through all the nations run,
And life and light convey.
2 But where the gospel comes,
It spreads diviner light;
It calls dead sinners from their tombs,
And gives the blind their sight.
3 How perfect is thy word!
And all thy judgments just;
For ever sure thy promise, Lord,
And men securely trust.
4 My gracious God, how plain
Are thy directions giv'n!
may I never read in vain,
But find the path to heaven!
1 THE spacious firmament on high,
With all the blue ethereal sky,
And spangled heav'ns, a shining frame,
Their great Original proclaim:
Th' unwearied sun, from day to day,
Does his Creator's pow'r display,
And publishes to ev'ry land
The work of an almighty hand.
3 What thougʼn stern sienuu ul
Move round tin dan ernstrim. Dil. *
What though not esa voce nur sime,
Amid ther radian: oris 1 out. ?
In reasor's ea te al remcg,
And utter torti a glorious vOCH
For ever singing as they shine,,
"The band that mut is stivne.”
Dependance on God in Time of Mar..
TO thy salvation, Lord, for it,
We cheerfully repair,
With banners in the name display 4,
The Lord accept our prayer.
2 Our hopes are fix `d, that now the Lord
Cut How reign will defend ;
From bears' resistless and afford,
Aud to his pray r attend.
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