2 The rolling sun, the changing light, And nights and days, Thy power confess, But the blest volume Thou hast writ, Reveals Thy justice and Thy grace. 3 Sun, moon, and stars, convey Thy praise Round the whole earth, and never stand: So when Thy truth began its race, It touched and glanced on every land. 4 Nor shall Thy spreading gospel rest, Till thro' the world Thy truth has run; Till Christ has all the nations blessed That see the light, and feel the sun. 5 Great Sun of Righteousness, arise, Thy gospel makes the simple wise, 294 Rev. Isaac Watts (1674-1748), 1719. Ab. "God's Word our Guide." I GOD, in the gospel of His Son, 2 Here sinners, of a humble frame, May taste His grace, and learn His Name; 3 Here faith reveals to mortal eyes A brighter world beyond the skies; Here shines the light which guides our Thanks for the Gospel. I LET everlasting glories crown 2 Thy head, my Saviour, and my Lord: 3 How well Thy blessed truths agree, Rev. Isaac Watts, 1709. Ab SCOTLAND. 12. JOHN CLARKE (1770-1836), 1800. 1. THE voice of free grace cries, Es-cape to the mountain; For A-dam's lost race, Christ has o-pen'd a Į For sin, and un- cleanness, and ev'ry trans-gres-sion, His blood flows most fountain; Hal-le- lu- jah to the Lamb, who hath pur-chased our par-don, We'll praise Him a free-ly, in streams of - gain, when we pass salva- tion, His blood flows most free-ly, in streams of sal va- tion. 0 - ver Jordan, We'll praise Him a gain, when we pass o- ver Jor-dan. 296 297 "The Voice of Free Grace." 2 Ye souls that are wounded, O flee to the Saviour; Your sins are increased as high as a mountain, His blood can remove them, it flows from the fountain. 3 With joy shall we stand, when escaped to the shore; Hallelujah, &c. "The merciful Saviour." Rev. Richard Burdsall (1735-1824), 1796. Ab. and alt I O COME to the merciful Saviour that calls you, O come to the Lord who forgives and forgets; Though dark be the fortune on earth that befalls you, There's a bright home above, where the sun never sets.-Ref. 2 O come then to Jesus, whose arms are extended To fold His dear children in closest embrace. O come, for your exile will shortly be ended, And Jesus will show you His beautiful face.-REF. 3 Then come to the Saviour, whose mercy grows brighter Rev. Frederick William Faber (1814-1863), 1849. Ab. And more gra-ces for the good; There is mer-cy with the Sav- iour; There is healing in His blood. All because we do not carry 2 Have we trials and temptations? Who will all our sorrows share? 3 Are we weak and heavy laden, In His arms He'll take and shield thee; Joseph Scriven (1829-1886), 1835. |