We view the glories of thy face, 3 Whilst here our various wants we mourn, And faith expects a sure return 4 If Satan rage, and sin grow strong, 5 Here, when our spirit faints and dies, WATTS, altered. HYMN 296. C. M. Faith in the Promise of Salvation. BEGIN, my tongue, some heavenly theme, And speak some lofty thing; The mighty works, or mighty name 2 Tell of his wond'rous faithfulness, 3 Proclaim salvation from the Lord, His hand has writ the sacred word, 4 Engrav'd, as in eternal brass, 5 Then why these doubts and sad complaints, The word extends to all the saints, 6 By faith in this our souls have liv'd, We'll praise him then for grace receiv'd HYMN 297. C. M. The Ignorance of Man. BEHOLD the new-born infant grieved It cries to have its wants relieved, 2 Such childhood yet I must confess, 3 Author of good! to thee I turn; Alone, can all my wants discern, 4 O let thy fear within me dwell, 5 And since, by error's force subdued, Preposterous shuns the latent good, 6 Not to my wish, but to my want Unask'd, what good thou knowest, grant, WATTS. MERRICK. 3 4 5 That we should be unknown; The Jewish world knew not their king, God's everlasting Son. Nor doth it yet appear How great we shall be made; But when we see our Saviour here, We shall be like our head. A hope so much divine May trials well endure ; May cleanse our souls from sense and sin, As Christ the Lord is pure. If in our Father's love We share a filial part, Send down thy Spirit, like a dove, To rest upon our heart. 6 We would no longer lie, Like slaves beneath the throne; Our faith shall Abba, Father, cry, And thou the kindred own. HYMN 299. The Beatitudes. WATTS. L. M. OLEST are the humble souls that see BTheir emptiness and poverty; Treasures of grace to them are given, 3 Blest are the meek, who stand afar And plead their cause against the great. 6 Blest are the pure, whose hearts are clean Blest are the men of peaceful life, 8 Blest are the suff'rers, who partake Co HYMN 300. L. M. The Presence of God mortifying us to the World. OME, blessed Lord, descend and dwell By faith and love within our breast; Then shall we know, and taste, and feel, Such joys as cannot be express'd. 2 Come fill our hearts with inward strength, And learn, the height, and breadth, and length 3 Could we but pierce the veil, and see The glories of th' eternal skies, What little things these worlds would be! 4 Great All in All, eternal King! By all the church, through Christ his Son. HYMN 301. L. M. The only Living and True God. Ps. 86. TERNAL God, almighty Cause ETER WATTS. Of earth and sea and worlds unknown; 2 Thy glorious being singly stands, Controll'd by none are thy commands; Deny their claims, renounce their sway. 4 In thee, O Lord, our hope shall rest, Fountain of peace and joy and love! Thy favour only makes us blest; Without thee, all would nothing prove. 5 Worship to thee alone belongs, Worship to thee alone we give; Thine be our hearts, and thine our songs, 6 Spread thy great name through heathen lands, Their idol deities dethrone; Subdue the world to thy commands, And reign, as thou art, God alone. BROWN. |