3 Behold, what heavenly prophets sung Is now at last fulfill'd; And Death yields up his ancient reign, 4 Let Faith exalt her joyful voice, 1101 7th P. M. 8 lines 7s. Clothed with immortality. PIRIT, leave thy house of clay; Ling'ring dust, resign thy breath; Spirit, cast thy chains away; Dust, be thou dissolved in death:- 2 Pris'ner, long detain'd below, 3 Grave, the guardian of our dust, Rests in hope again to rise: Hark! the judgment-trumpet callsSoul, rebuild thy house of clay; Immortality thy walls, And eternity thy day. THE DAY OF JUDGMENT. 1102 4th P. M. 886, 886. Tokens of the judgment a source of joy to the believer. OW happy are the little flock, HOW Who, safe beneath their guardian-rock, When war's and tumult's waves run high, 2 The plague, and dearth, and din of war, To meet thee in the skies. 3 Thy tokens we with joy confess, 4 Whatever ills the world befall His chariot will not long delay; We hear the rumbling wheels, and pray,Triumphant Lord, appear. 1103 8th P. M. 87, 87, 47. We also shall appear with Him in glory. LIFT your heads, ye friends of Jesus, Partners in his patience here: Christ, to all believers precious, Of his heavenly kingdom near. 2 Sun and moon are both confounded, Shines the everlasting light. 3 See the stars from heaven falling; Rocks and mountains, from his eye! 4 With what diff'rent exclamation By the marks received for me:— All with shouts cry out,-'Tis He! 5 Lo! 'tis He! our hearts' Desire, Crowns of glory, to bestow. 1104 5th P. M. 4 lines 7s. Signs of approaching judgment. N the sun, and moon, and stars, 2 Soon shall ocean's hoary deep, 3 Dread alarms shall shake the proud, Shall the Judge of men appear. 4 But though from his awful face Heaven shall fade, and earth shall fly, Fear not ye, his chosen race, Your redemption draweth nigh. 1105 НЕ The second advent. L. M. E comes! He comes! the Judge severe ! The seventh trumpet speaks him near; His lightnings flash, his thunders roll; How welcome to the faithful soul! 2 From heaven angelic voices sound: See the almighty Jesus crown'd: Girt with omnipotence and grace, And glory decks the Saviour's face. 3 Descending on his great white throne, He claims the kingdoms for his own; The kingdoms all obey his word, And hail him their triumphant Lord. 4 Shout, all the people of the sky, And all the saints of the most High; Our Lord, who now his right obtains, Forever and forever reigns. 1106 A Secrets of the heart made known. C. M. ND must I be to judgment brought, For every vain and idle thought, 2 Yes, every secret of my heart 3 How careful then ought I to live; Who such a strict account must give 4 Thou awful Judge of quick and dead, So shall I to my ways take heed,- 5 If now thou standest at the door, And make my peace with God, before 1107 Prepare us for that day. EHOLD! with awful pomp B The Judge prepares to come; S. M. The' archangel sounds the dreadful trump, And wakes the gen'ral doom. 2 Nature, in wild amaze, Her dissolution mourns; 3 The living look with dread; 4 Horrors all hearts appal; They quake, they shriek, they cry; 5 Great God, in whom we live, |