A wretched sinner, lost to God,
But ransom'd by Immanuel's blood.
4 Thine would I live, Thine would I die,
Be Thine through all eternity;
The vow is past beyond repeal;
Now will I set the solemn seal.
5 Do Thou assist a feeble worm;
The great engagement to perform;
Thy grace assistance can extend,
And on that grace I will depend.
NOW I resolve, with all my heart,
With all my power to serve the Lord;
Nor from His ways will I depart,
Whose service is a rich reward.
2 Oh, 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 determined choice,
To yield to His supreme control,
And in His kind commands rejoice.
4 Oh, 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.
OH, happy day that fix'd my choice
On Thee, my Saviour and my God!
Well may this glowing heart rejoice,
And tell its raptures all abroad.
2 Oh, 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 'Tis done, the great transaction's done:
I am my Lord's, and He is mine:
He drew me, and I follow'd on,
Charm'd to confess the voice divine. 5 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.
PEOPLE of the living God,
I have sought the world around,
Paths of sin and sorrow trod,
Peace and comfort nowhere found.
2 Now to you my spirit turns,
Turns a fugitive unblest;
Brethren, where your altar burns,
Oh, 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.
MISSIONS, AND SPREAD OF THE GOSPEL.
JESUS ve journeys run;
ESUS shall reign where'er the sun
His kingdom stretch from shore to shore,
Till moons shall wax and wane no more.
2 People and realms of ev'ry tongue
Dwell on His love with grateful song;
And with united hearts proclaim
That grace and truth by Jesus came.
3 Blessings abound where'er He reigns:
The pris'ner leaps to loose his chains,
The weary find eternal rest,
And all the sons of want are blest.
4 Where He displays His healing power,
The sting of death is known no more:
In Him the sons of Adam boast
More blessings than their father lost.
Let it echo o'er the sea:
Now is come the promised hour;
Jesus reigns with sov'reign power.
2 All ye nations, join and sing,
Christ, of lords and kings, is King!"
Let it sound from shore to shore,
"Jesus reigns for evermore!"
3 Now the desert lands rejoice, And the islands join their voice; Joy! the whole creation sings, "Jesus is the King of kings!" 215 (530).
HARK! the song of jubilee,
Loud as mighty thunders roar,
Or the fulness of the sea
When it breaks upon the shore:
Hallelujah! for the Lord
God Omnipotent shall reign;
Hallelujah! let the word
Echo round the earth and main!
2 Hallelujah! hark! the sound,
From the depth unto the skies,
Wakes above, beneath, around,
All creation's harmonies:
See Jehovah's banner furled,
Sheathed His sword; He speaks-'t is done;
And the kingdoms of this world
Are the kingdoms of His Son.
3 He shall reign from pole to pole
With illimitable sway;
He shall reign when, like a scroll,
Yonder heavens have pass'd away:
Then the end-beneath His rod.
Man's last enemy shall fall;
Hallelujah! Christ is God,
God in Christ is all in all.
LORD, send Thy word, and let it fly,
Arm'd with Thy Spirit's power;
Ten thousand shall confess its sway,
And bless the saving hour.
2 Beneath the influence of Thy grace,
The barren wastes shall rise,
With verdure and with fruits array'd,
A blooming paradise."
3 True holiness shall strike its root
In each regen'rate heart;
Shall in a growth divine arise,
And heavenly fruits impart.
4 Peace, with her olives crown'd, shall stretch Her wings from shore to shore;
No trump shall rouse the rage of war,
Nor murd'rous cannon roar.
5 Lord, for those days we wait- those days
Are in Thy word foretold;
Fly swifter, sun and stars, and bring
This promised age of gold!
What its signs of promise are.
Trav'ler! o'er yon mountain's height
See the glory-beaming star!
Watchman! does its beauteous ray
Aught of joy or hope foretell?
Trav'ler! yes; it brings the day,
Promised day of Israel.
2 Watchman! tell us of the night:
Higher yet that star ascends.
Trav'ler! blessedness and light,
Peace and truth its course portends.
Watchman! will its beams alone
Gild the spot that gave them birth?
Trav'ler! ages are its own;
See! it bursts o'er all the earth!
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