3 The lion and the lamb shall feed
Together, in his peaceful reign;
And Zion, blest with heav'nly bread,
Of poverty no more complain.
4 The Jew, the Greek, the bond, the free,
Shall boast their sep'rate rights no more,
But join in sweetest harmony,
Their Lord, their Savior to adore.
5 Thus, till a thousand years be past,
Shall holiness and peace prevail,
And ev'ry knee shall bow to Christ
And ev'ry tongue shall Jesus hail.
6 Then the redeem'd shall mount on high,
Where their deliv'ring Prince has gone:
And angels at his word shall fly,
To bless them with the conqu'ror's crown.
OW I resolve, with all my heart,
With all my pow'r to serve the Lord;
Nor from his ways will I depart,
Whose service is a rich reward.
2 O be this service all my joy!
Around let my example shine,
Till others love the blest employ,
And join in labors so divine.
3. Be this the purpose of my soul,
My solemn, my determin'd choice,
To yield to his supreme control,
And in his kind commands rejoice.
4 O may I never faint nor tire,
Nor, wand'ring, leave his sacred ways;
Great God! accept my soul's desire,
And give me strength to live thy praise.
918 (887) Uniting with the Church.
E men and angels, witness now,
Before the Lord we speak;
To him we make our solemn vow,
A vow we may not break,-
2 That long as life itself shall last,
Ourselves to Christ we yield;
Nor from his cause will we depart,
Or ever quit the field.
3 We trust not our unaided strength,
But on his grace rely;
May he, with our returning wants,
All needful wants supply.
4 O guide our doubtful feet aright,
And keep us in thy ways;
And while we turn our vows to pray'rs,
Turn thou our pray'rs to praise.
919 (888) The new member's declaration. P. M. 71⁄2
1 PEOPLE of the living God,
have sought the world around,
Paths of sin and sorrow trod,
Peace and comfort no where found.
2 Now to you my spirit turns,
Turns a fugitive unblest;
Brethren, where your altar burns,
O receive me into rest!
3 Lonely I no longer roam,
Like the cloud, the wind, the wave;
Where you dwell shall be my home,
Where you die shall be my grave.
4 Mine the God whom you adore;
Your Redeemer shall be mine;
Earth can fill my soul no more,
Ev'ry idol I resign.
5 Tell me not of gain and loss,
Ease, enjoyment, pomp and pow'r;
Welcome, poverty and cross,
Shame, reproach, affliction's pow'r,
6 "Follow me!" I know thy voice;
Jesus, Lord, thy steps I see:
Now I take thy yoke by choice,
Light 's thy burden now to me.
920 (889) A welcome to Christian fellowship.
COM
OME in, thou blessed of the Lord!
Oh! come in Jesus' precious name;
We welcome thee, with one accord,
And trust the Savior does the same.
2 Those joys which earth cannot afford,
We'll seek in fellowship to prove,
Joined in one spirit to our Lord,
Together bound by mutual love.
3 And, while we pass this vale of tears,
We'll make our joys and sorrows known;
We'll share each other's hopes and fears,
And count a brother's cares our own.
4 Once more, our welcome we repeat;
Receive assurance of our love;
Oh! may we all together meet
Around the throne of God above.
HAT shall I render to my God
For all his kindness shown?
My feet shall visit thine abode,
My songs address thy throne.
2 Among the saints that fill thy house,
My off'rings shall be paid;
There shall my zeal perform the vows
My soul in anguish made.
3 Now I am thine, for ever thine,
Nor shall my purpose move;
Thy hand hath loos'd my bonds of pain,
And bound me with thy love.
4 Here in thy courts I leave my vow,
And thy rich grace record:
Witness, ye saints that hear me now,
If I forsake the Lord.
922† Joy in admission to Christian privileges. L.M.
HAPPY day that fix'd my choice
On thee, my Savior, and my God;
Well may this glowing heart rejoice,
And tell its raptures all abroad.
2 O happy bond that seals my vows
To him who merits all my love!
I'll praise him in his sacred house,
And gladly to his altar move.
3 Now with his saints I choose my part;
With them I come a welcome guest;
Here rest, my once divided heart;
In him, thy blissful portion, rest.
4 High heaven that heard the solemn vow,
That vow renew'd shall daily hear;
Till call'd at last from all below,
I bless in death a bond so dear.
923 (892) Not ashamed of Christ.
"'M not asham'd to own my Lord,
Or to defend his cause,
Maintain the honor of his word,
The glory of his cross.
2 Jesus, my God!-I know his name→
His name is all my trust;
Nor will he put my soul to shame,
Nor let my hope be lost.
3 Firm as his throne-his promise stands,
And he can well secure
What I've committed to his hands, i
Till the decisive hour.
4 Then will be own my worthless name
Before his Father's face,
And in the new Jerusalem
Appoint my soul a place.
Christians persevering to the end.
OFT in danger, oft in woe,
Onward, Christians, onward go;*
Bear the toil, maintain the strife,
Strengthen'd with the bread of life.
2 Let your drooping hearts be glad;
March in heav'nly armor clad;
Fight, nor think the battle long;
Soon shall vict'ry wake your song.
3 Let not sorrow dim your eye;
Soon shall ev'ry tear be dry;
Let not fear your course impede;
Great your strength, if great your need.
4 Onward, then, to glory move;
More than conqu 'rors ye shall prove;
Though oppos'd by many a foe,
Christian soldiers, onward go!
925 (893) Taking up the cross.
JESUS, I my cross have taken,
All to leave and follow thee;
Naked, poor, despis'd, forsaken,
Thou, from hence, my all shalt be;
Perish ev'ry fond ambition,
All I've sought, or hop'd, or known,
Yet how rich is my condition,
God and heav'n are still mine own!
2 Let the world despise and leave me;
They have left my Savior too;
Human hearts and looks deceive me-
Thou art not, like them, untrue;
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