2 Which of all our friends, to save us, 3 When he lived on earth abased, 4 Oh for grace our hearts to soften ; What a Friend we have above. Newton. 149 Christ's Humiliation and Exaltation. Rev. v. 12. L. M. 1 WH HAT equal honors shall we bring Are far inferior to thy name? 2 Worthy is he that once was slain, The Prince of Life, who groaned and died, Worthy to rise, and live, and reign At his Almighty Father's side. 3 Power and dominion are his due, Who stood condemned at Pilate's bar; Wisdom belongs to Jesus too, Though he was charged with madness here. 4 All riches are his native right, Yet he sustained amazing loss; To him ascribe eternal might, Who left his weakness on the cross. 5 Honor immortal must be paid, Instead of scandal and of scorn; While glory shines around his head, And a bright crown without a thorn. 6 Blessings for ever on the Lamb, Who bore the curse for wretched men : 150 1 The "New Song." Rev. v. 6-12. BE Watts. C. M. Prepare new honors for his name, S Those are the prayers of all the saints, Who but the Son shall take that book, 5 He shall fulfill thy great decrees; Lo, in his hand the sovereign keys 6 Now to the Lamb, that once was slain, For ever on thy head. 7 Thou hast redeemed our souls with blood, Hast made us kings and priests to God, 8 The worlds of nature and of grace 151 Preciousness of the Saviour. 1 HOW sweet the name of Jesus sounds In a believer's ear! It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, 2 It makes the wounded spirit whole, 3 By him my prayers acceptance gain, Watts. C. M. Satan accuses me in vain, 5 Till then I would thy love proclaim Newton. 152 Christ Crucified—the Wisdom and Power of God. L. M. 1 NATURE, with open volume, stands To spread her Maker's praise abroad; And every labor of his hands Shows something worthy of a God. The power, the wisdom, or the love. 4 Here I behold his inmost heart, Where grace and vengeance strangely join, Piercing his Son with sharpest smart, To make the purchased pleasures mine. 5 Oh the sweet wonders of that cross, Where God the Saviour loved and died! Her noblest life my spirit draws From his dear wounds and bleeding side. 6 I would for ever speak his name In sounds to mortal ears unknown; With angels join to praise the Lamb, And worship at his Father's throne. 153 1 T% Preserving Grace. Jude 24, 25. Watts. S. M. 2 'Tis his almighty love, 3 He will present our souls 4 Then all the chosen seed 5 Shall meet around the throne, Shall bless the conduct of his grace, And make his wonders known. To our Redeemer, God, Wisdom and power belongs; Immortal crowns of majesty, And everlasting songs. 154 Not Ashamed of Christ. Mark viii. 38. 1 JESUS and shall it ever be Watts. L. M. A mortal man ashamed of thee? 155 The Resurrection and Ascension of Christ. clothed himself in clay; Gregg. C. M. Entered the iron gates of death, 2 Death is no more the king of dread, He took the tyrant's sting away, 3 See how the Conqueror mounts aloft, 4 There our exalted Saviour reigns, 5 Raise your devotion, mortal tongues, Sweet be the accents of your songs 6 Bright angels, strike your loudest strings, Your sweetest voices raise; Let heaven, and all created things, 156 God the Son equal with the Father. i BR To thee we lift a humble thought, And worship at thine awful feet. 2 Mercy and truth unite in one, And smiling sit at thy right hand : Eternal justice guards thy throne, Watts. L.M. And vengeance waits thy dread command. 3 A thousand seraphs, strong and bright, Stand round the glorious Deity; But who among the sons of light Pretends comparison with thee? 4 Yet there is one, of human frame, Jesus, arrayed in flesh and blood, Thinks it no robbery to claim A full equality with God. 5 Their glory shines with equal beams, Their essence is for ever one; |