They spread new life through ev'ry heart, And cheer the drooping mind. o 5 Shout, and proclaim the Saviour's love, Ye saints that taste his wine; Join with your kindred saints above,- s 6 A thousand glories to the God HYMN 21. C. M. St. Martin's. [*] The Triumphal Feast for Christ's Victory over Sin, Death, and Hell. 1[C High as our joys arise; 1[C OME, let us lift our voices high, And join the songs above the sky, 2 Jesus, the God, who fought and bled, 3 Jesus, the God, invites us here And brings immortal blessings down 4 The Lord! how glorious is his face! b And oh! what melting words he says, To ev'ry humble ear : d 5 'For you, the children of my love, 'It was for you I died: e 'Behold my hands-behold my feet'And look into my side! p 6 These are the wounds for you I bore, 'The tokens of my pains, 'When I came down to free your souls 7 [Justice unsheath'd its fiery sword, 8 'When hell, and all its spiteful powers, Stood dreadful in my way; "To rescue those dear lives of yours, 'I gave my own away. 9 'But while I bled, and groan'd, and dy'd, o 10 'Now you may triumph at my feast, e 11 Victorious God! what can we pay, -We would devote our hearts away, o 12 We give thee, Lord, our highest praise, 1 e HYMN 22. L. M. Quercy. [*] The Compassion of a dying Christ. OUR UR spirits join t' adore the Lamb;Oh, that our feeble lips could move, -In strains immortal as his name, p And melting as his dying love! e 2 Was ever equal pity found? e The Prince of heaven resigns his breath, 4 [The law proclaims no terrour now, 5 Here we have wash'd our deepest stains, And heal'd our wounds with heavenly blood: Bless'd fountain! springing from the veins Of Jesus, our incarnate God.] -6 In vain our mortal voices strive To speak compassion so divine; o Had we a thousand lives to give, A thousand lives should all be thine. 1 HYMN 23. C. M. Colchester. [b*] SIT Grace and Glory by the Death of Christ. ITTING around our Father's board, We raise our tuneful breath; p Our faith beholds her dying Lord, And dooms our sins to death. e 2 We see the blood of Jesus shed, Whence all our pardons rise; e The sinner views th' atonement made, e 3 Thy cruel thorns, thy shameful cross, 4 Oh! 'tis impossible that we, HYMN 24. C. M. Abridge. Barby. [*] 1FA ATHER, we wait to feel thy grace, The Lord will his own table bless, And make the feast divine. 2 We touch, we taste the heavenly bread, 3 We shall appear before the throne Dress'd in the garments of his Son, 4 We shall be strong to run the race, Christ will provide our souls with grace- 5 [Let us indulge a cheerful frame, We love the mem'ry of his name, 1 HYMN 25. C. M. Swanwick. [*] Divine Glories and Graces. OW are thy glories here display'd, Great God! how bright they shine! While at thy word, we break the bread, And pour the flowing wine! e 2 Here thy revenging justice stands, And pleads his dreadful cause; o Here saving mercy spreads her hands, Like Jesus on the cross. -3 Thy saints attend, with ev'ry grace, And love appears with cheerful face, e 4 Our hope in waiting posture sits, o Here ev'ry warmer passion meets, And warmer powers unite. o 5 Zeal and revenge perform their part, And rising sin destroy; e Repentance comes with aching heartYet not forbids the joy. 6 Dear Saviour, change our faith to sight, Let sin for ever die; o Then shall our souls be all delight, And ev'ry tear be dry. CANNOT persuade myself to put a full period to these Divine Hymns, until I have addressed a special Song of Glory to God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Though the Latin name of it, Gloria Patri, be retained in the English Nation from the Roman Church; and though there may be some excesses of superstitious honour paid to the words of it, which may have wrought some unhappy prejudices in weaker Christians; yet I believe it still to be one of the noblest parts of Christian Worship. The subject of it is the doctrine of the Trinity, which is that peculiar Glory of the Divine Nature, that our Lord Jesus Christ has so clearly revealed unto The action men, and is so necessary to true Christianity. is Praise; which is one of the most complete and exalted parts of heavenly worship. I have cast the Song into a variety of forms, and have fitted it, by a plain Version, or a larger Paraphrase, to be sung either alone, or at the conclusion of another Hymn.-I have also added a few Hosannas, or ascriptions of Salvation to Christ, in the same manner, and for the same end. A SONG OF PRAISE. To the ever Blessed Trinity, God the Father, Son, and Spirit. HYMN 26. 1st. L. M. Weldon. [*] 1 BL LESS'D be the Father and his love, To which celestial source we owe Rivers of endless joy above, And rills of comfort here below. o 2 Glory to thee, great Son of God, -3 We give thee, sacred Spirit, praise, o Mak'st living springs of grace arise, g 4 Thus God the Father, God the Son, e HYMN 27. 1st. C. M. Bethlehem. [*] LORY to God the Father's name- Chose out his fav'rites, to proclaim 2 Glory to God the Son be paid- p And, to redeem us from the dead, -3 Glory to God the Spirit give— |