Oh, make my soul alive to thee; Create new powers within. 5 Renew mine eyes, and form mine ears, Give me new passions, joys, and fears, 6 Far from the regions of the dead, In the new world that grace has made, HYMN 131. L. M. Castle-Street. Leeds. [*] • 1 LET everlasting glories crown, Thy head, my Saviour, and my Lord; e 4 How well thy blessed truths agree! -6 Should all the forms that men devise And bind the gospel to my heart. 1 HYMN 132. C. M. Colchester. [*] WE bless thee with truth and grace; E bless the prophet of the Lord, Jesus, thy Spirit and thy word Shall lead us in thy ways. 2 We rev'rence our High Priest above, Who offer'd u his blood; ་ And lives to carry on his love, 4 Hosanna to his glorious name, HYMN 133. L. M. Brentford. [*] • 1 ETERNAL Spirit, we confess And sing the wonders of thy grace; Thy power conveys our blessings down. From God, the Father, and the Son. 2 Enlighten'd by thy heavenly ray, Our shades and darkness turn to day; Thine inward teachings make us know Our danger, and our refuge too. o 3 Thy power and glory work within, And break the chains of reigning sin; Do our imperious lusts subdue, And form our wretched hearts anew. -4 The troubled conscience knows thy voice; o Thy cheering words awake our joys; o Thy words allay the stormy wind, -And calm the surges of the mind. HYMN 134. C. M. York. [*] Circumcision abolished. 1[THE promise was divinely free,— 'I will the God of Abra'am be, 4 The God of Abra'am claims our praise; His promises endure; And Christ the Lord, in gentler ways, HYMN 135. L. M. Oporto. [*] Types and Prophecies of Christ. d1 BEHOLD, the woman's promis'd Seed! Behold the great Messiah come! Behold the prophets all agreed, 3 The types bore witness to his name, HYMN 136. L. M. Nantwich. [*] 1[THE HE King of glory sends his Son, To make his entrance on this earth; Behold the midnight bright as noon, And heavenly hosts declare his birth! 2 About the young Redeemer's head, What wonders, and what glories meet! An unknown star arose, and led The eastern sages to his feet. 3 Simeon and Anna both conspire The infant Saviour to proclaim ; Inward they felt the sacred fire, And bless'd the babe, and own'd his name. 4 Let Jews and Greeks blaspheme aloud, And treat the holy child with scorn; Our souls adore th' eternal God, Who condescended to be born.] e 1 B HYMN 137. L. M. Gloucester. [*] Miracles in the Life, Death, and Resurrection of Christ. EHOLD, the blind their sight receive! Behold, the dead awake, and live! The dumb speak wonders! and the lame Leap like the hart, and bless his name ' 2 Thus does th' eternal Spirit own, -And seal the mission of the Son; The Father vindicates his cause, While he hangs bleeding on the cross. e 3 He dies: the heavens in mourning stood! o He rises-and appears a God! o Behold the Lord ascending high, No more to bleed, no more to die. -4 Hence and for ever from my heart I bid my doubts and fears depart; And to those hands my soul resign, Which bear credentials so divine. HYMN 138. L. M. Blendon. Leeds. [*] The Power of the Gospel. 1 THIS is the word of truth and love, Sent to the nations from above; o Jehovah here resolves to shew o This sovereign balm, whose virtues can Dry bones are rais'd, and cloth'd afresh, e While the wide world esteems it strange, HYMN 139. L. M. Sicilian. Pleyel's. [*] 1 My Y dear Redeemer, and my Lord, 2 Such was thy truth, and such thy zeal, Such def'rence to thy Father's willSuch love, and meekness so divine— I would transcribe and make them mine. p 3 Cold mountains, and the midnight air, Witness'd the fervour of thy prayer; The desert thy temptations knew, Thy conflict, and thy vict'ry too. -4 Be thou my pattern; make me bear More of thy gracious image here! Then God, the Judge, shall own my name, Amongst the foll'wers of the Lamb. HYMN 140. C. M. Mear. [*] The Examples of Christ and the Saints. o 1 G Within the vail, and see IVE me the wings of faith, to rise The saints above, how great their joys, p 2 Once they were mourning here below, o Ascribe their conquest to the Lamb- -4 They mark'd the footsteps he had trod; 5 Our glorious Leader claims our praise, While the long cloud of witnesses 1 Shew the same path to heaven. HYMN 141. C. M. St. Martin's. [*] Preaching, Baptism, and the Lord's Supper. MY Saviour God, my Sovereign Prince. Reigns far above the skies; But brings his graces down to sense, And helps my faith to rise. 2 My eyes and ears shall bless his name: They read and hear his word; |