2 This is the spouse of Christ, our God,
Bought with the treasures of his blood:
And her request, and her complaint,
Is but the voice of ev'ry saint.

3 'O let my name engraven stand,
'Both on thy heart, and on thy hand;
'Seal me upon thine arm, and wear
'That pledge of love for ever there.
4 'Stronger than death thy love is known,
"Which floods of wrath could never drown;
'And hell and earth in vain combine,
'To quench a fire so much divine.

5 'But I am jealous of my heart,
'Lest it should once from thee depart;
"Then let thy name be well impress'd,
'As a fair signet, on my breast.

6 'Till thou hast brought me to thy home, "Where fears and doubts can never come, "Thy count'nance let me often see, 'And often thou shalt hear from me. o 7 'Come, Iny Beloved, haste away, 'Cut short the hours of thy delay; g 'Fly, like a youthful hart or roe, 'Over the hills where spices grow."]

HYMN 79. L. M. Shoel. [*]

A Morning Hymn. Ps. xix, 5, 8, and 1xxiii, 24, 25.

OD of the morning, at whose voice The cheerful sun makes haste to rise, And, like a giant, doth rejoice

To run his journey through the skies;

2 From the fair chambers of the east,
The circuit of his race begins,

And, without weariness or rest,
Round the whole earth he flies, and shines.

o 3 Oh, like the sun may I fulfil
Th' appointed duties of the day;
With ready mind, and active will,
March on, and keep my heavenly way.
e 4 (But I shall rove, and lose the race,
If God, my Sun, should disappear,

And leave me in this world's wide maze,
To follow ev'ry wand'ring star.)

5 Lord, thy commands are clean and pure,
Enlight❜ning our beclouded eyes;

Thy threat'nings just, thy promise sure;
Thy gospel makes the simple wise.
6 Give me thy counsel for my guide,
And then receive me to thy bliss:
All my desires and hopes beside
Are faint, and cold, compar'd with this.]

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HYMN 80. L. M. Bethel. [b*]

THU

An evening Hymn. Ps. iv, 8; iii, 5, 6; exlii, 8. HUS far the Lord hath led me on; Thus far his power prolongs my days: And ev'ry ev'ning should make known Some fresh memorials of his grace. e 2 Much of my time has run to waste, And I, perhaps, am near my home; -But he forgives my follies past; He gives me strength for days to come. e 3 I lay my body down to sleep ; Peace is the pillow for my head: -While well appointed angels keep Their watchful stations round my bed. 4 [In vain the sons of earth or hell Tell me a thousand frightful things; My God in safety makes me dwell, Beneath the shadow of his wings. 5 Faith in his name forbids my fear; O may thy presence ne'er depart; And, in the morning, make me hear The love and kindness of thy heart.]

e 6 Thus, when the night of death shall come, My flesh shall rest beneath the ground; o And wait thy voice to rouse my tomb, With sweet salvation in the sound.

HYMN 81. L. M. Nantwich. Sicilian. [*] A Song for Morning and Evening. Lam. iii, 25; Isa. xlv, 7.

1.

MY God, how endless is thy love!
Thy gifts are ev'ry ev'ning new;

And morning mercies from above,
Gently distil, like early dew.

2 Thou spread'st the curtains of the night,
Great Guardian of my sleeping hours;
Thy sovereign word restores the light,
And quickens all my drowsy powers.
3 I yield my powers to thy command;
To thee I consecrate my days:
Perpetual blessings from thy hand
Demand perpetual songs of praise.

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HYMN 82. L. M. Geneva. [b]

SHA

God far above Creatures; or, Man vain and mortal. Job iv, 17-21:
HALL the vile race of flesh and blood
Contend with their Creator God?
u Shall mortal worms presume to be
More holy, wise, or just than he?
-2 Behold, he puts his trust in none
Of all the spirits round his throne;
Their natures, when compar'd with his,
Are neither holy, just, nor wise.

e 3 But how much meaner things are they,
Who spring from dust, and dwell in clay!
Touch'd by the finger of thy wrath,
We faint, and vanish, like the moth.
4 From night to day, from day to night,
We die by thousands in thy sight;
Buried in dust whole nations lie,
Like a forgotten vanity.

p 5 Almighty Power, to thee we bow;
How frail are we! how glorious thou!
No more the sons of earth shall dare
With an eternal God compare.

p

HYMN 83. C. M. Isle of Wight. Bangor. [b] Affliction and Death under Providence. Job v, 6, 7, 8.

1 OT from the dust affliction grows,

NOT

Nor troubles rise by chance;

Yet we are born to cares and woes ;

A sad inheritance !

2 As sparks break out from burning coals, And still are upwards borne;

g So grief is rooted in our souls,

And man grows up to mourn.

-3 Yet with my God I leave my cause,
And trust his promis'd grace;

He rules me by his well known laws
Of love and righteousness.

o 4 Not all the pains that e'er I bore
Shall spoil my future peace;
For death and hell can do no more,
Than what my Father please.

HYMN 84. L. M. Old Hundred. [*]
Christ the Saviour. Is. xlv, 21-25.

e 1 JEHOVAH speaks, let Israel hear!
Let all the earth rejoice, and fear!
While God's eternal Son proclaims
His sovereign honours, and his names.
d 2 'I am the last, and I the first,
"The Saviour God, and God the just;
'There's none besides pretends to show
'Such justice and salvation too.

3 (Ye that in shades of darkness dwell, 'Just on the verge of death and hell, 'Look up to me from distant lands; 'Light, life, and heaven are in my hands. g 4 'I by my holy name have sworn, 'Nor shall the word in vain return; 'To me shall all things bend the knee, 'And every tongue shall swear to me.) 5 'In me, alone, shall men confess, 'Lies all their strength and righteousness: e 'But such as dare despise my Name, 'I'll clothe them with eternal shame. 6 'In me, the Lord, shall all the seed 'Of Israel from their sins be freed; 'And by their shining graces prove "Their int'rest in my pard'ning love.'

HYMN 85. S. M. St. Thomas's. [*]

1[TH

The same.

HE Lord on high proclaims
His Godhead from his throne;

Mercy and justice are the names,
"By which I will be known.

a 2 'Ye dying souls, that sit

'In darkness and distress, 'Look, from the borders of the pit, "To my recov❜ring grace.'

-3

Sinners shall hear the sound; Their thankful tongues shall own, d 'Our righteousness and strength is found 'In thee, the Lord alone.'

-4 In thee shall Israel trust,

And see their guilt forgiven;

o God will pronounce the sinners just, And take the saints to heaven.]

HYMN 86. C. M. Reading. [b]

God holy, just, and sovereign. Job ix, 2—10.
OW shall the sons of Adam's race
Be pure before their God!

1[HOW

If he contend in righteousness,

We fall beneath his rod.

2 To vindicate my words and thoughts,
I'll make no more pretence;
Not one of all my thousand faults
Can bear a just defence.

3 Strong is his arm, his heart is wise,
What vain presumers dare
Against their Maker's hand to rise,
Or tempt th' unequal war.

4 Mountains, by his almighty wrath,
From their old seats are torn :

He shakes the earth, from South to North,
And all her pillars mourn.

5 He bids the sun forbear to rise,-
Th' obedient sun forbears;

His hand with sackcloth spreads the skies,
And seals up all the stars.

6 He walks upon the stormy sea;
Flies on the stormy wind:

There's none can trace his wondrous way,
Or his dark footsteps find.]