2 3 4 It echoes all around, And great the news it brings: And bids the world before him stand. It goes through sea and land; Th' assembled nations stand: And now he calls his own, To dwell with him above; To sit upon his throne, And share his endless love; With joy they meet him in the clouds, Rejoice that in that day, We shall with those appear, To whom the Lord will say, "Ye blessed, now come near; To you eternal life is given, Draw near, and share the joys of heaven." 1 HASTEN, O sinner, to be wise, And stay not for to-morrow's sun; The longer wisdom you despise, 2 Oh, hasten mercy to implore, And stay not for to-morrow's sun; L. M. For fear thy season should be o'er 4 Oh, hasten, sinner, to be blest, 5 O Lord, do thou the sinner turn; 218 1 JEREMIAH Xxxi. 34. ISAIAH Xi. 9.-ii. 1–4. C. M. HASTEN that time so bright and blessed, Thou hast foretold, O Lord, When from the greatest to the least, 2 Let nations cease from savage words, But into plough-shares beat their swords, 3 From passions sway, from Satan's chain, Then all shall love, and Christ shall reign 219 1 HE E dies, the Friend of sinners dies, Lo! Salem's daughters weep around; A solemn darkness veils the skies, A sudden trembling shakes the ground. 2 Draw near, and trace in sad review, His grief, who groaned beneath your load; He gave his precious life for you, The ransom of your soul, to God. 3 But lo! the Lord forsakes the tomb; In vain his foes forbid his rise; Angelic legions guard him home, And shout him welcome to the skies. 4 Cease, cease your tears, ye saints, and tell How high our great Deliverer reigns; Sing how he spoiled the hosts of hell, And led his captive, Death, in chains. 5 Sing, "Live for ever, wond'rous King, Born to redeem, and strong to save; Thine arm hath torn from death its sting, And snatched the victory from the grave." 220 1 HE REVELATION i. 5–7. E who loves us, now victorious, 8. 7. 4. 2 He who loves us, when temptations, In his mercy deigns to hear; We are safe, for he is near. 221 1 Saints and angels shout Amen. HE EAR what the voice from heaven pro- Sweet is the memory of their names, 2 From sufferings as from sin released, And freed from every snare; [claims. Those who have died in Christ are blessed, 3 Far from this world of toil and strife, 2 PETER iii. 8 1 CORINTHIANS. xiii. 12, 13. 222 27 2 TIM. 11. 12. 1 COR. ii. 9 H C. M. EAVEN is that holy, happy place, See their Redeemer face to face, 2 Heaven is the end of faith and prayer, No saint is banished thence. 3 There free from every earthly load They dwell within the house of God, 4 Eye hath not seen, nor ear hath heard, All that the blood of Christ procured, 5 O Saviour, who in love hast died, 1 HIGH above created things, Reigns the glorious King of kings, Seated in approachless light, Self-arrayed in awe and might. 2 Everlasting is his throne, Heaven and earth are all his own; 7's. |