SECTION V. For the LORD's DAY... CCCCLI. For the Lord's Day morning. ANOTHER fix days' work is done, Another fabbath is begun; Return, my foul, enjoy thy reft, And draw from heav'n that fweet repofe,- STENNETT. CCCCLII. Lord's Day morning. And burft the flothful band, WAKE, our drowsy fouls, The wonders of this day Aufpicious morn! thy blifsful rays Bright feraphs hail, in fongs of praife. 2 At thy approaching dawn, Reluctant death refign'd The glorious prince of life, In dark domains confin'd: Th' angelic hoft around him bends, And 'midft their fhouts THE GOD afcends. 3. All hail, triumphant LORD! Heav'n with hofannas rings; While earth, in humbler ftrains, Thy praife refponfive fings: Worthy art thou, who once waft flain, Through endlefs years to live and reign. 4 Gird on, great God, thy fword, Afcend thy conqu'ring car, Σ While juftice, truth, and love, Maintain the glorious war; Victorious thou, thy foes fhalt tread, And fin and hell in triumph lead. RIPPON'S C. CCCCLII. For the Lord's Day. NREAT God, this facred day of thine Demands our fouls' collected pow'rs; May we employ in works divine GRE Thefe folemn, thefe devoted hours! The grace which calls us to thy throne! 3 The word of life, difpens'd to day, I AGAIN the day returns of holy reft Which, when he made the world, Jɛ HOVAH bleft; When, like his own, he bade our labours cease, And all be piety, and all be peace. 2. While impious men defpife the fage decree, From "vain deceit," and "falfe philofophy," Let us devote this confecrated day, To learn his will, and all we learn obey. 3 So fhall the God of mercy, pleas'd, receive That only tribute, man has pow'r to give; So fhall he hear, while fervently we raife, Our choral harmony in hymns of praise. CHORUS. 4 Father of heav'n, in whom our hopes confide, Whofe pow'r defends us, and whofe precepts guide, In life our Guardian, and in death our Friend, Glory fupreme be thine till time shall end. MASON. I CCCCLV. For the Sabbath. HANKS to thy name, O Lord, that we Tone glorious fabbath more behold; And thofe with young defend from harms, I LADY H'S C. CCCCLVI. Lord's Day evening. WHEN, O dear Saviour, when shall I Behold thee all ferene; Bleft in perpetual fabbath day, 2 Affift me, while I wander here, Incline my heart to pray with love, 3 Thy Spirit, O my Father, give, 1 CENNICK. To light my path to ceafelefs joys, THIN CCCCLVII. The eternal Sabbath. 4 Thine earthly fabbaths, Lord, we love, RIPPON'S C. CCCCLVIII. For the Lord's Day. I THE Lord of Sabbath let us praise, THE Who, joyful in harmonious lays, 2 Thus, Lord, while we remember thee, By hymns of praise we learn to be 3. On this glad day a brighter scene By God, th' eternal Word, than when |