The Father of celestial powers,
The Friend of earth-born man!

7 Ye seraphs, nearest to the throne,
With rapturous amaze

On us, poor ransom'd worms, look down,
For heaven's superior praise!

8 The King, whose glorious face ye see,
For us his crown resign'd;

That fulness of the Deity,

He died for all mankind!

216 Plymouth Dock-p.148.] 1st P.M. 6 lines 8s. COME, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Whom one all-perfect God we own,

Restorer of thy image lost,

Thy various offices make known:
Display, our fallen souls to raise,
Thy whole economy of grace.

2 Jehovah, in three persons, come,
And draw, and sprinkle us, and seal,
Poor, guilty, dying worms, in whom
Thou dost eternal life reveal;
The knowledge of thyself bestow,
And all thy glorious goodness show.
3 Soon as our pardon'd hearts believe,
That thou art pure essential love;
The proof we in ourselves receive
Of the three witnesses above;

Sure, as the saints around thy throne,
That Father, Word, and Spirit are one.
4 O that we now, in love renew'd,

Might blameless in thy sight appear!
Wake we in thy similitude,

Stamp'd with the triune character;
Flesh, spirit, soul, to thee resign
And live and die entirely thine!

217 Shirland—p. 135.] S. M. O

At whose supreme decree Our body rose, a breathing clod,

Our souls sprang forth from thee : 2 For this thou hast design'd, And form'd us man for

this ; To know, and love thyself, and find

In thee our endless bliss.

218

Surrey-p. 108.] L. M. My ,

Saved from the second death, I feel ; My eyes from tears of dark despair,

My feet from falling into hell. 2 Wherefore to him my feet shall run;

My eyes on his perfections gaze : My soul shall live for God alone,

And all within me shout his praise.

SACRAMENTAL.

THE LORD'S SUPPER.

219 Minorca—p. 161.) 1st P. M. 6 lines 88. IN that sad, memorable night,

, He left his death-recording rite,

He took, and bless'd, and brake the bread; And gave his own their last bequest, And thus his love's intent express'd :

2 “Take, eat, this is my body, given

To purchase life and peace for you,
Pardon, and holiness, and heaven;

Do this my dying love to show :
Accept your precious legacy,
And thus, my friends, remember me.”
3 He took into his hands the cup,

To crown the sacramental feast,
And full of kind concern look'd up,

And gave to them what he had blest : “ And drink ye all of this, (he said,) In solemn memory of the dead. 4 “This is my blood, which seals the new

Eternal cov'nant of my grace : My blood so freely shed for you,

For you and all the sinful race; My blood that speaks your sins forgiven,

And justifies your claim to heaven. 220 Troasp. 135.] S. M. LET all who truly bear

The bleeding Saviour's name,
Their faithful hearts with us prepare,

And eat the paschal Lamb:
Our passover was slain

At Salem's hallow'd place,
Yet we who in our tents remain

Shall gain his largest grace.
2 This eucharistic feast

Our every want supplies,
And still we by his death are blest,

And share his sacrifice;
By faith his flesh we eat,

Who here his passion show,
And God out of his holy seat

Shall all his gifts bestow.

3 Who thus our faith employ

His suff'rings to record,
E'en now we mournfully enjoy

Communion with our Lord ;
As though we every one

Beneath his cross had stood, And seen him heave, and heard him groan,

And felt his gushing blood. 4 O God! 'tis finish'd now !

The mortal pang is past !
By faith his head we see him bow,

And hear him breathe his last.
We too with him are dead,

And shall with him arise,
The cross on which he bows his head

Shall lift us to the skies.

221 New-Haven-p. 21.] C. M.

ESUS, at whose supreme command

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Before us in thy vesture stand,

Thy vesture dipp'd in blood. Obedient to thy gracious word,

We break the hallow'd bread, Commem'rate thee, our dying Lord,

And trust on thee to feed. 2 Now, Saviour, now thyself reveal,

And make thy nature known, Affix thy blessed Spirit's seal,

And stamp us for thy own.
The tokens of thy dying love

O let us all receive,
And feel the quick’ning Spirit move,

And sensibly believe!
3 The cup of blessing, blest by thee,

Let it thy blood impart ;

The bread thy mystic body be,

And cheer each languid heart,
The grace which sure salvation brings,

Let us herewith receive;
Satiate the hungry with good things,

The hidden manna give.
4 The living bread sent down from heaven

In us vouchsafe to be ;
Thy flesh for all the world is given,

And all may live by thee.
Now, Lord, on us thy flesh bestow,

And let us drink thy blood,
Till all our souls are fill'd below

With all the life of God.
222 Olney—p. 134.] S. M.

ESUS, we thus obey

Thy last and kindest word;
Here in thine own appointed way

We come to meet our Lord.
2 The way thou hast enjoin'd,

Thou wilt therein appear;
We come with confidence to find

Thy special presence here.
3 Whate'er th’ Almighty can

To pardon'd sinners give,
The fulness of our God made man,

We here with Christ receive. 223 Pilgrim-p.273.] 11th P.M. 76,76,77,76.

JES

For us,

for all mankind,
See, thy feeblest followers see,

Who call thy death to mind :
Still the fountain of thy blood

Stands for sinners open'd wide,