1; 4 To him shall prayer unceasing, His covenant remove; 127 A 10th P. M. 8 lines 8s. Reigning in His kingdom of grace. LL glory to God in the sky, Appear, our omnipotent Lord; Didst stoop to redeem a lost race: Once more to thy creatures return, And reign in thy kingdom of grace. 2 O wouldst thou again be made known,— Again in thy Spirit descend; And set up, in each of thine own, A kingdom that never shall end! Thou only art able to bless, And make the glad nations obey, And bid the dire enmity cease, And bow the whole world to thy sway. 3 0, come to thy servants again, All sorrow before thee shall fly, And discord afflict us no more. 128 THE SUFFERINGS AND DEATH OF JESUS CHRIST. C. M. God manifested in the flesh. ITH glorious clouds encompass'd round, WITH W Whom angels dimly see, Will the Unsearchable be found, 2 Will he forsake his throne above,― Himself to worms impart? Answer, thou Man of grief and love, 3 In manifested love explain What meant the suff'ring Son of man,- 4 Didst thou not in our flesh appear, That I might now perceive thee near, 5 Might view the Lamb in his own light, Whom angels dimly see; And gaze, transported at the sight, To all eternity? 129 COM The incarnate God. C. M. OME, Holy Ghost, inspire our songs Enlarge our hearts, unloose our tongues, 2 How great the riches of his grace! And, swift to save our ruin'd race, 3 Now pardon, life; and joys divine, In rich abundance flow, For guilty rebels, dead in sin, And doom'd to endless wo. 4 The' almighty Former of the skies While angels view'd with wond'ring eyes, 5 Renew our souls with heavenly strength, The height, and depth, and breadth, and length Of such transcendent love. 130 His humiliation. C. M. ND did the Holy and the Just,- The Sov'reign of the skies, Stoop down to wretchedness and dust, 2 Yes, the Redeemer left his throne, 3 To dwell with mis'ry here below, 4 He took the dying traitor's place, For sinful man-0 wondrous grace!— 5 O Lord, what heavenly wonders dwell By this are sinners saved from hell, 131 C. M. His amazing love. PLUNGED in a gulf of dark despair, We wretched sinners lay, Without one cheering beam of hope, Or spark of glimm'ring day. 2 With pitying eyes the Prince of peace Beheld our helpless grief: He saw, and (0, amazing love!) He flew to our relief. 3 Down from the shining seats above, 4 O for this love let rocks and hills. 5 Angels, assist our mighty joys; But when you raise your highest notes, His love can ne'er be told. 132 S. M. Our ransom paid. UR sins on Christ were laid; He bore the mighty load; Our ransom-price he fully paid Sinners, behold the Lamb! 3 Pardon and peace abound; He will your sins forgive; 4 Jesus, we look to thee;- 133 1st P. M. 6 lines 8s. Love divine. 0 LOVE divine, what hast thou done! Bore all my sins upon the tree! To bring us rebels back to God: Ye all are bought with Jesus' blood: And give up all our hearts to him: 134 BEH He died for thee. C. M. EHOLD the Saviour of mankind How vast the love that him inclined To bleed and die for thee! |