5 If orphans they are left behind,
Thy guardian care we trust:
That care shall heal our bleeding hearts,
If weeping o'er their dust.
HYMN 98. C. M.
At the Dedication of Children. Matt. xviii. 3, 10. Gen. xvii. 7. Rom. xv. 8. Mark x. 14.
OW large the promise! how divine,
To Abrah'm and his seed!
"I'll be a God to thee and thine,
Supplying all their need."
2 The words of his extensive love
From age to age endure;
The angel of the cov'nant proves,
And seals the blessing sure.
3 Jesus the ancient faith confirms,
To our great fathers given ;
He takes young children to his arms,
And calls them heirs of heaven.
4 Our God, how faithful are his ways!
His love endures the same;
Nor, from the promise of his grace,
Blots out the children's name.
Eights and Sevens Metre.
New Year's Day. Gen. ix, 22. Ps. lxv. 11. lxxiv. 16.
NOME, thou Fount of every blessing,
heart to sing thy grace;
Streams of mercy, never-ceasing,
Call for songs of loudest praise :
Teach me some melodious sonnet,
Sung by flaming tongues above :
Praise the mount-O, fix me on it;
Mount of God's unchanging love.
2 Here I raise my Ebenezer ;
Hither, by thy help, I'm come;
And I hope, by thy good pleasure,
Safely to arrive at home :
Jesus sought me, when a stranger,
Wand'ring from the fold of God ;
He, to save my soul from danger,
Interpos'd with precious blood.
3.0, to grace how great a debtor
Daily I'm constrain'd to be!
Let that grace, Lord, like a fetter,
Bind my wand'ring heart to thee !
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it ;
Prone to leave the God I love-
Here's my heart, Lord, take and seal it ;
Seal it from thy courts above.
HYMN 100. C. M.
Gospel Invitation. Isa. lv. 1, 2, &c.
ET every mortal ear attend,
And every heart rejoice!
The trumpet of the gospel sounds
With an inviting voice :
2" Rivers of love and mercy here
In a rich ocean join ;
Salvation in abundance flows,
Like floods of milk and wine."
3 The happy gates of gospel grace
Stand open night and day;
Lord, we are come to seek supplies,
And drive our wants away.
HYMN 101. L. M.
FROM Jesse's root a Branch did rise,
Whose fragrance fills the lofty skies;
Which spreads its leaves from pole to pole,
A healing balm for every soul.
2 The sick, the weak, the halt, and blind,
In him do aid and comfort find;
A remedy for every wound,
Or mortal pain, that can be found.
3 This is the Saviour, long foretold;
Hear him, ye deaf; ye blind, behold!
He's come to make his grace abound,
As far as sin, or death, is found.
4 No sigh, nor groan, the world shall hear ;
He wipes away the falling tear;
He breaketh darkness' pow'rful chain,
And peace eternally shall reign.
5 No more on earth shall discord rise,
Nor warriors meet with hostile eyes!
Their pointed weapons shall no more
Be reeking with the crimson gore!
6 Long as the sun shall gild the morn,
Or moon shall fill her silver horn ;
Or life, or being, shall remain,
So long Messiah's love shall reign. KNEELAND.
HYMN 102. L. M.
The Brightness of God's Glory
HAT dazzling light is that which shines,
Celestial splendour through all climes,
And makes each child of sorrow blest?
2 It is the Sun of Righteousness,
The brightness of the great I AM !
In him Jehovah manifests
His mercy, love, and grace to man.
3 He made, from darkness, light to shine;
So in each heart of Adam's race
He beams the light of life divine,
And comforts all in deep distress
4 Immortal Radiance of Life!
In brighter flames of brilliance move,
Till all are turn'd from sin and strife
To sing the deathless song of love. S. STREETER.
HYMN 103. L. M.
"Unto me every knee shall bow," &c. Isa. xiv. 23, 25. Rom. xiv. 11. Philip. ii. 10, 11.
H' unchangeable Jehovah saith,
I, by myself, have truly sworn ;
The word's gone forth in righteousness,
Nor shall the sacred word return :
2 That every knee, above, below,
Shall humbly bow before thy throne ;
And every soul my truth shall know-
In me they've life and strength alone:
3 That every tongue shall loudly sing,
To Jesus Christ, the living Lord;
And make the highest arches ring
In praises of the faithful Word.
4 Thus shall my name be glorified,
By all in earth and heaven above;
In me shall every soul confide,
And taste the streams of heavenly love. KNEELAND.
HYMN 104. C. M.
The Blessings of the Gospel. Matt, xi. 5.
WHAT glorious tidings do I hear
From my Redeemer's tongue!
I can no longer silence bear;
I'll burst into a song!
2 The blind receive their sight again,
The lame can walk abroad;
The foulest leper's washed clean,
The deaf can hear the word.
3 The dead are rais'd to life anew
By renovating grace;
The glorious gospel's preach'd to you,
The poor of Adam's race.
4 O, wond'rous type of things divine,
When Christ displays his love,
To raise from wo the sinking mind,
To reign in realms above
5 Employ, my soul, thy noblest powers
In praising Christ the Lamb;
There ne'er was grace like this before-
Hosanna to his name!
The Gospel Mission. Mark xvi, 15, 16.
10, saith a risen Saviour, go,
My gospel preach to all ;
Let the most distant nations know,
And hear, my gracious call.
2 Proclaim aloud my gospel free,
And every creature teach ;"
That they may my salvation see,
My gospel faithful preach.
3 The blest effects then you shall see
In them who do believe;
Their souls from sin and death set free,
By faith in me shall live.
4 For want of faith in them that hear,
The word is not receiv'd ;
From sin, and death, and every fear,
Their souls are not reliev'd.
HYMN 106. C. M.
The Message of the Angels to the Shepherds.
WHAT sudden glories did surprise
Shepherds, who watch'd their fold!
A heavenly form salutes their eyes,
Array'd in shining gold!
2 'Twas night, and gloomy darkness hung
Over the lands afar :
Shepherds in pensive numbers sung,
Or watch'd the twinkling star.
3 Deep musing on the prophecies Of glories then to come;
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