2 Mercy and truth on earth are met,

Since Christ the Lord came down from heaven; By his obedience so complete,

Justice is pleased, and peace is given.

3 Now truth and honor shall abound,
Religion dwell on earth again,
And heavenly influence bless the ground,
In our Redeemer's gentle reign.

4 His righteousness is gone before,
To give us free access to God;
Our wandering feet shall stray no more,
But mark his steps, and keep the road.

86 Ver. 8-13. A general Song of Praise to God. C. M.

1 AMONG princath power divine;
MONG the princes, earthly gods,
Nor is their nature, mighty Lord,
Nor are their works, like thine.

2 The nations thou hast made shall bring
Their offerings round thy throne;
For thou alone dost wondrous things,
For thou art God alone.

3 Lord, I would walk with holy feet;
Teach me thy heavenly ways,
And my poor scattered thoughts unite
In God my Father's praise.

4 Great is thy mercy, and my tongue
Shall those sweet wonders tell;-
How by thy grace my sinking soul
Rose from the deeps of hell.

87 The Church, the Birth-place of the Saints.

1

OD in his earthly temple lays

GOD

Foundation for his heavenly praise:

He likes the tents of Jacob well;

But still in Zion loves to dwell.

2 His mercy visits every house

That pay their night and morning vows;
But makes a more delightful stay
Where churches meet to praise and pray.

L. M

3 What glories were described of old; What wonders are of Zion told! Thou city of our God below,

Thy fame shall Tyre and Egypt know. 4 Egypt and Tyre, and Greek and Jew, Shall there begin their lives anew; Angels and men shall join to sing The hill where living waters spring. 5 When God makes up his last account Of natives in his holy mount,

"Twill be an honor to appear,

As one new-born or nourished there.

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Ver. 10-12. Death not the End of our Being. 1 SHALL man, O God of light and life, For ever moulder in the grave? Canst thou forget thy glorious work, Thy promise and thy power to save? 2 Shall life revisit dying worms,

And spread the joyful insects' wing, And oh, shall man awake no more, To see thy face, thy name to sing? 3 Cease, cease, ye vain desponding fears: When Christ, our Lord, from darkness sprang, Death, the last foe, was captive led,

And heaven with praise and wonder rang.

4 Faith sees the bright eternal doors

Unfold to make her children way; They shall be clothed with endless life, And shine in everlasting day.

5 The trump shall sound, the dead shall wake, From the cold tomb the slumberers spring; Through heaven with joy their myriads rise, And hail their Saviour and their King.

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SECOND PART.

Life the only accepted Time.

Dwight.

WHILE life prolongs its precious light,

Mercy is found and peace is given;
But soon, ah soon, approaching night
Shall blot out every hope of heaven.

L.M.

2 While God invites, how bless'd the day! How sweet the gospel's charming sound! Come, sinners, haste, oh haste away,

While yet a pardoning God he 's fourd.

3 Soon, borne on time's most rapid wing, Shall death command you to the grave; Before his bar your spirits bring,

And none be found to hear or save.

4 In that lone land of deep despair,
No sabbath's heavenly light shall rise;
No God regard your bitter prayer,
Nor Saviour call you to the skies.

88 Solemn Thoughts after dangerous Sickness.

1 JUST o'er the grave I hung; No pardon met my eyes,

2

As blessings never greet the slain,
And hopes shall never rise.

I saw, beyond the tomb,

The awful Judge appear, Prepared to scan with strict account My blessings wasted here.

3 How mourned my sinking soul The sabbath's hours divine,

4

5

The day of grace, that precious day,
Consumed in sense and sin.

The work, the mighty work
Of life so long delayed;
Repentance yet to be begun,
Upon a dying bed!

Ye sinners, fear the Lord,
While yet 'tis called to-day;
Soon will the awful voice of death
Command your souls away.

6 Soon will the harvest close,
The summer soon be o'er ;
And soon your injured, angry God
Will hear your prayers no more.

Dwight.

S. M.

Dwight.

89

FIRST PART.

The Covenant made with Christ.

OR ever shall my song record

1 FOR

The truth and mercy of the Lord;
Mercy and truth for ever stand,
Like heaven, established by his hand.

2 Thus to his Son he sware, and said,
"With thee my covenant first is made;
In thee shall dying sinners live;
Glory and grace are thine to give.
3"Be thou my Prophet, thou my Priest;
Thy children shall be ever bless'd:
Thou art my chosen King; thy throne
Shall stand eternal, like my own.
4"There's none of all my sons above
So much my image, or my love:
Celestial powers thy subjects are ;
Then what can earth to thee compare?
5"David, my servant, whom I chose
To guard my flock, to crush my foes,
And raised him to the Jewish throne,.
Was but a shadow of my Son."
6 Now let the church rejoice, and sing
Jesus, her Saviour and her King;
Angels his heavenly wonders show,
And saints declare his works below.

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FIRST PART.

The Faithfulness of God.

1 MY never-ceasing songs shall show

The mercies of the Lord,

And make succeeding ages know
How faithful is his word.

2 The sacred truths his lips pronounce,
Shall firm as heaven endure;
And if he speaks a promise once,
Th' eternal grace is sure.

3 How long the race of David held
The promised Jewish throne!
But there's a nobler covenant sealed
To David's greater Son.

L. M.

C. M.

4 His seed for ever shall possess
A throne above the skies:
The meanest subject of his grace
Shall to that glory rise.

5 Lord God of hosts, thy wondrous ways
Are sung by saints above;

And saints on earth their honors raise
To thy unchanging love.

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SECOND PART.

Ver. 7, &c.-Reverential Worship.

1 WITH reverence let the saints appear,

And bow before the Lord;

His high commands with reverence hear,
And tremble at his word.

2 How terrible thy glories be;

How bright thine armies shine! Where is the power that vies with thee, Or truth compared with thine ?

3 The northern pole and southern rest
On thy supporting hand;

Darkness and day, from east to west,
Move round at thy command.

4 Thy words the raging winds control,
And rule the boisterous deep;

Thou mak'st the sleeping billows roll,
The rolling billows sleep.

5 Heaven, earth, and air, and sea are thine,
And the dark world of hell:

How did thine arm in vengeance shine,
When Egypt durst rebel!

6 Justice and judgment are thy throne,
Yet wondrous is thy grace;

While truth and mercy, joined in one,
Invite us near thy face.

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THIRD PART.

Ver. 15, &c.-A blessed Gospel.

C. M.

C. M.

QLESS'D are the souls that hear and know

BLE

The gospel's joyful sound;

Peace shall attend the path they go,

And light their steps surround.