And mountains rise, and oceans roll,
To sever us in vain.
5 Present we still in spirit are,
And intimately nigh,
While on the wings of faith and pray'r,
We each to other fly.
6 In Jesus Christ together we
In heavenly places sit;
Cloth'd with the sun, we smile to see,
The moon beneath our feet.
7 Our life is hid with Christ in God:
Our life shall soon appear,
And shed his glory all abroad,
In all his members here.
8 The heavenly treasure now we have
In a vile house of clay,
But he shall to the utmost save,
And keep us to that day.
9 Our souls are in his mighty hand,
And he shall keep them still;
And you and I shall surely stand
With him on Zion's hill!
10 Him eye to eye we there shall see ;
Our face like his shall shine:
O what a glorious company
When saints and angels join!
11 O what a joyful meeting there :
In robes of white array'd,
Palms in our hands we all shall bear,
And crowns upon our head.
12 Then let us lawfully contend,
And fight our passage through:
Bear in our faithful minds the end,
And keep the prize in view.
13 Then let us hasten to the day,
When all shall be brought home
Come, O Redeemer, come away,
O Jesus, quickly come.
HYMN 538. 8 lines 7's.
JESUS, soft harmonious Name,
Every faithful heart's desire:
See thy followers, O Lamb!
All at once to thee aspire :
Drawn by thy uniting grace,
After thee we swiftly run;
Hand in hand we seek thy face:
Come, and perfect us in one.
2 Mollify our harsher will;
Each to each our tempers suit,
By thy modulating skill,
Heart to heart, as lute to lute:
Sweetly on our spirits move;
Gently touch the trembling strings;
Make the harmony of love,
Music for the King of kings!
3 See the souls that hang on thee;
Sever'd though in flesh we are,
Join'd in spirit all agree;
All thy only love declare.
Spread thy love to all around;
Hark! we now our voices raise!
Joyful consentaneous sound,
Sweetest symphony of praise.
4 Jesu's praise be all our song ;
While we Jesu's praise repeat,
Glide our happy hours along,
Glide with down upon their feet:
Far from sorrow, sin, and fear,
Till we take our seats above,
Live we all as angels here,
Only sing, and praise, and love.
HYMN 539. D. C. M.
Le followers of the Lamb,
IFT up your hearts to things above,
And join with us to praise his love,
And glorify his name:
To Jesu's name give thanks and sing,
Whose mercies never end:
Rejoice! rejoice! the Lord is King!
The King is now our Friend!
2 We, for his sake, count all things loss,
On earthly good look down:
And joyfully sustain the cross,
Till we receive the crown:
O let us stir each other up,
Our faith by works to' improve,
By holy, purifying hope,
And the sweet task of love.
> Love us, though far in flesh disjoin'd,
Ye followers of the Lamb;
And ever bear us on your mind,
Who think and speak the same :
You on our minds we ever bear,
Whoe'er to Jesus bow;
Stretch out the arms of faith and pray'r,
And lo! we reach you now.
4 The blessings all on you be shed,
Which God in Christ imparts;
We pray the Spirit of our Head,
Into your faithful hearts.
Mercy and peace your portion be,
To carnal minds unknown;
The hidden manna, and the tree
Of life, and the white stone.
5 Let all who for the Promise wait,
The Holy Ghost receive;
And rais'd to our unsinning state,
With God in Eden live!
Live, till the Lord in glory come,
And wait his heav'n to share :
He now is fitting up your home;
Go on--we'll meet you there.
On Divine Worship.
BEFORE Jehovah's awful throne,
Ye nations bow with sacred joy;
Know that the Lord is God alone,
He can create, and he destroy.
2 His sov'reign power, without our aid,
Made us of clay, and form'd us men';
And, when like wand'ring sheep we stray'd,
He brought us to his fold again.
3 We'll crowd thy gates with thankful songs, High as the heavens our voices raise; And earth with her ten thousand tongues, Shall fill thy courts with sounding praise
4 Wide as the world is thy command ; Vast as eternity thy love;
Firm as a rock thy truth shall stand, When rolling years shall cease to move.
HYMN 541. 4 lines 6's & 2-8's.
ORD of the worlds above!
1L How pleasant and how fair,
The dwellings of thy love,
Thy earthly temples are!
To thine abode My heart aspires,
With warm desires To see my God.
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