Justice and mercy meet, In earth as heaven, thy will be done. 2 Before thee every idol fall, 4 Blessings [abound where'er he The prisoner leaps to lose his chains, 5 Let every creature rise and bring Rend the false Prophet's veil of Angels descend with songs again, lies; The fulness of the Gentiles call; ness. 3 Now, for the travail of his soul, By which thy foes shall die,-Then spring, new-born, beneath thine eye. 4 So perish all thine enemies! Their enmity alone be slain; Them, in the arms of mercy seize, Breathe, and their souls shall come again: So may thy friends at length, Forth, like the sun in strength, Conquering, to conquer go,Till to thy throne all nations flow. T. 22. 932. JESUS shall reign where'er the sun Doth his successive journeys run; His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, [more. Ill moons shall wax and wane no For him shall endless prayer be made, [head; And praises throng to crown his His name like sweet perfume shall With every morning sacrifice. [rise 3 People and realms of every tongue Dwell on his love with sweetest song, And infant voices shall proclaim eir early blessings on his name. And earth repeat the loud Amen. 933. T. 151. HAIL to the Lord's Anointed, Great David's greater Son, Hail, in the time appointed, His reign on earth begun: He comes to break oppression, To set the captive free; To take away transgression, And rule in equity. 2 He shall come down like showers Upon the fruitful earth; And joy and hope, like flowers, Spring in his path to birth: Before him, on the mountains, Shall peace, the herald, go; And righteousness, in fountains, From hill tó valley flow. 3 Arabia's desert-ranger To him shall bow the knee; The Ethiopian stranger His glory come to see: With offerings of devotion 4 Kings shall fall down before him, His praise all people sing: For he shall have dominion O'er river, sea, and shore, Far as the eagle's pinion, Or dove's light wing can soar. 5 For him shall prayer unceasing His kingdom still increasing,And daily vows ascend; A kingdom without end: The mountain-dews shall nourish A seed in weakness sown, Whose seed shall spread & flourish, And shake like Lebanon. 6 O'er every foe victorious, He on his throne shall rest, From age to age more glorious, All blessing and all blest; The tide of time shall never His covenant remove : His name shall stand for ever, That name to us is-Love. T. 151. 934. FROM Greenland's icy mountains, From India's coral strand, Where Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand; From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain. 2 Shall we, whose souls are lighted The joyful sound proclaim, Has learn'd Messiah's name. 3 Waft, waft, ye winds, his story, It spreads from pole to pole; HOLY BAPTISM. XXXVI. T. 58. WHEN we baptize a sinner in Christ's death, [bath: Then is the blood and water his true Not with water only came the Lord Jesus; [to bless us: He came with water and with blood Praise be to God. 2 Seen is the water by our mortal eyes; On Jesus' blood not seen our faith relies: We are well persuaded this fountain cleanses Polluted sinners, and true grace penses To live to hi energy, 3 This precious blood is full of [ually; It washes clean and cures effectAnd the Holy Spirit, unto us tender'd, [render'd Bears witness powerfully that we are Children of God. 40 come then, Father, Son, and [boast; While we of Jesus' bitter passion Holy Ghost, clean, And he arrays us in the dress While on him relying, we are bap- Of his unspotted righteousness. [be rising tizing This sinner in Christ's death, that he With Jesus too. 5 Besprinkle him, O Jesus, Son of God, [blood; Now with thy precious, all-atoning Cleanse both soul and body from all pollution, [lution, And grant to him the seal of absoThy peace divine. HEAVEN'S kingdom none shall en- 2 O Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Into the Saviour's death; 'Tis his command, and we perform This solemn act in faith. LORD Jesus, from thy pierced side For man, from sin redeem'd: Thou saidst, "Preach pardon to the Baptize them in the name [lost, Of Father, Son, and Holy Ghost;" We now will do the same. 2 Be present with us, Lord our God; Tho' water fails from sin To cleanse, yet thy atoning blood Can wash this infant clean: Accept this child we now baptize And here present to thee; His soul be precious in thine eyes, Now and eternally. 943. T. 582. 4 Thy faithful servant may he prove, 2 Water and blood in streams ran Girded with truth divine; A sharer in thy dying love, A follower of thine. 5 Lord, plant us all into thy death, thence, And on the earth were freely spilt; Water, to sanctify and cleanse; Blood, to atone for heinous guilt. 3 This wondrous grace to place in view, Baptismal waters were design'd, In which thou, Lord, wast buried too, THOU who in the days of thy flesh And think what a price his redemp- Thy name on his forehead, thy seal To thy great Father's will resign'd. Thus penitents who die to sin, 5 COME, lowly souls, that mourn, Depress'd with grief and shame, Wash in your Saviour's cleansing And call upon his name. [blood, 2 Rejoice, ye contrite hearts; The blood which Jesus spilt, While we with water you baptize, Will wash away your guilt. 3 While with repenting tears Your sins you now deplore, Christ with his blood will blot them out, Remember them no more. 4 Ye who in Christ believe, 5 Unspotted robes you wear, 6 Ye with your Lord are ris'n; Aspire to things above: Mansions for you he now prepares, In realms of light and love. LORD Jesus, who before thy passion, Distress'd and sorrowful to death, To us the fruits of thy oblation In thy last supper didst bequeath; Accept our praise, thou bounteous Giver Of life to every true believer. 2 As oft as we enjoy this blessing, Each sacred token doth declare Thy dying love, all thoughts surpassing; [bear, And while we thee in memory At each returning celebration, We show thy death for our salvation. 3 Assurance of our pardon sealed Is in this sacrament renew'd; The soul with peace and joy is filled, With thy atoning blood bedew'd: That stream from all defilement cleanses, And life abundantly dispenses. 4 That bond of love, that mystic union, [we 're join'd, By which to thee, our Head, Is closer drawn at each communion; By love inspir'd, we know thy mind, [merit, And, feeding on thy death and Are render'd one with thee in spirit. 5 Lord, by thy flesh the soul is nourish'd, [revive; When faint, thy blood doth us And while our faith thereby is cherish'd, [strive: To serve thee and thy house we We, by this food invigorated, Are to good works anew created. 6 While thus thou feed'st the poor and needy, Life from thy death pervades the And the true members of thy body, [ficed, WITH deep devotion Of his abounding grace: He gave himself, our souls to save. 2 His body broken Upon the shameful cross, As he hath spoken, Was giv'n to death for us; We feed-on everlasting bread. 3 That precious fountain Of blood, which from him flow'd On Calvary's mountain, Is now on us bestow'd: And are-enabled fruit to bear. [good. His blood-our drink, and highest His flesh is our repast, 6 In sweet communion With Christ our paschal Lamb, And holy union With all who love his name, May we-abide continually. |