5 The lids he fo feldom could clofe, By forrow forbidden to fleep, Seal'd up in eternal repofe, 3 Have ftrangely forgotten to weep: To mourn and to fuffer is mine, And prefs to the iffues of death: My flesh be confign'd to the tomb! HYMN CXCV. REJOICE for a brother deceas'd, And lodg'd in the Eden of love. 2 Our brother the haven hath gain'd, Hard toiling to make the bleft shore, 3 There all the fhip's company meet, Who fail'd with the Saviour beneath, With fhouring each other they greet, And triumph o'er trouble and death: The voyage of life's at an end, The mortal affli&tion is past, I HYMN CXCVI. 'Tis finifh'd, 'tis done! The Chriftian is dead; 2 All honour and praise He fought his way through; 3 Then let us record The conquering name, We all fhall be led. 4 O jefus! lead on 5 Come, Lord, and difplay And bear us away To manfions on high: HYMN CXCVII. HOSANNAH to Jefus on high! Another is enter'd the reft, And lodg'd in Immanuel's breaft: And clafp'd in the arms of his love." 2 What fulness of rapture is there, While Jefus his glory difplays, And purples the heavenly air, And fcatters the odours of grace? He looks and his fervants in light The bleffing ineffable meet; He fmiles-and they faint at the fight, And fall overwhelm'd at his feet. P 3 How happy the angels that fall Tranfported at Jefus's name; The faints whom he fooneft fhall call, To fhare in the feast of the Lamb! Who next from his dungeon fhall fly, 4 O Jefus, if this be thy wil, I That fuddenly I fhould depart, If foon thou wouldst have me remove, And fly to the regions of love. HYMN CXCVIII. HAPPY who in Jefus live, But happier fill are they Who to God their fpirits give, And 'fcape from earth away: 'Tis better far to die. 2 Yet if fo thy will ordain For our companions' good, When we all our works have done, Late partakers of our hope, And harers of thy throne, For PERSONS joined in FELLOWSHIP. 171 3 To thy wife and gracious will We quietly fubmit, Waitig for redemption ftill, But waiting at thy feet: When thou wilt the bleffing give, Call us up thy face to fee, Only let thy fervants live, And let us die to thee. FOR PERSONS JOINED IN FELLOWSHIP. HYMN CXCIX. I SEE, Jefu, thy difciples fee, The promis'd bleffing give; 2 Thee we expect, our faithful Lord, 3 With us thou art affembled here, But O thyself reveal! Son of the living God appear, Let us thy prefence feel. 4 Breathe on us, Lord, in this our day, 5 Whom now we feek, O may we meet, Shew us thy bleeding hands and feet, |