Hebrews xi, 4. (P. M.)
1 FROM Egypt lately come,
Where death and darkness reign, We seek our new, our better home, Where we our rest shall gain. Hallelujah!
We are on our way to God!
2 There sin and sorrow cease, And ev'ry conflict's o'er; There we shall dwell in endless peace, And never hunger more. Hallelujah! &c.
3 There in celestial strains
Enraptur'd myriads sing; There love in ev'ry bosom reigns, For God himself is king. Hallelujah! &c.
4 We soon shall join the throne, Their pleasures we shall share ; And sing the everlasting song, With all the ransom'd there. Hallelujah! &c.
Psalm cxviii, 24. (P. M.)
1 AGAIN returns the day of holy rest,
Which, when he made the world, Jehovah
When, like his own, he bade our labours
And all be piety, and all be peace.
2 Let us devote this consecrated day, To learn his will, and all we learn, obey; In pure religion's hallow'd duties share, Unite in penitence and bend in pray'r. 3 So shall the God of mercy, pleas'd, receive The only tribute man has pow'r to give; So shall he hear, while fervently we raise Our choral harmony in songs of praise.
4 Father of heav'n, in whom our hopes confide, Whose pow'r defends us, and whose precepts guide;
In life our guardian, and in death our friend, Glory supreme be thine, till time shall end!
1 SURELY Christ our griefs hath borne, Weeping soul no longer mourn ; View him bleeding on the tree, Pouring out his life for thee; There thy ev'ry sin he bore, Weeping souls lament no more.
2 Weary sinner, keep thine eyes On th' atoning sacrifice;
There th' incarnate Deity
Number'd with transgressors see;
There his Father's absence mourns,
Nail'd and bruis'd and crown'd with thorns.
3 Cast thy guilty soul on him, Find him mighty to redeem ; At his feet thy burden lay, Look thy doubts and fears away: Now by faith the Son embrace, Plead his promise, trust his grace. 4 Lord, thy arm must be reveal'd, Ere I can by faith be heal'd; Since I scarce can look to thee, Cast a gracious eye on me; At thy feet, myself I lay,
Shine, O shine, my fears away.
191 Psalm exxi, 4, and Hebrews i, 14. (P.M)
1 INSPIRER and hearer of pray'r, Thou feeder and guardian of thine, My all to thy covenant care,
I sleeping and waking resign; If thou art my shield and my sun, The night is no darkness to me, And fast as my moments roll on, They bring me but nearer to thee.
2 Thy minist'ring spirits descend, To watch while thy saints are asleep, By day and by night they attend, The heirs of salvation to keep; Bright seraphs, despatch'd from the throne, Repair to the stations assign'd, And angels elect are sent down, To guard the elect of mankind.
3 Thy worship, no interval knows; Their fervour is still on the wing; And while they protect my repose, They chaunt to the praise of my king; I too, at the season ordain'd,
Their chorus for ever will join, And love and adore without end, Their faithful Creator, and mine.
1 Corinthians ii, 4. (7's. double.)
1 SOURCE of light and pow'r divine, Deign upon thy truth to shine; Lord, behold thy servant stands, Lo, to thee, he lifts his hands: Satisfy his soul's desire, Touch his lip with holy fire! Source of light and pow'r divine, Deign upon thy truth to shine.
2 Breathe thy Spirit, so shall fall Unction sweet upon us all; Till by odours scatter'd round, Christ himself be trac'd and found; Then shall ev'ry raptur'd heart, Rich in peace and joy, depart: Source of light and pow'r divine, Deign upon thy truth to shine.
1 YOUR harps, ye trembling saints, Down from the willows take; Loud to the praise of love divine, Bid ev'ry string awake.
Tho' in a foreign land, We are not far from home, And nearer to our house above, We ev'ry moment come.
3 His grace will to the end, Stronger and brighter shine;
Nor present things, nor things to come, Shall quench the spark divine.
Fasten'd within the veil, Hope be your anchor strong; His loving Spirit the sweet gale, That wafts you smooth along.
Or should the surges rise,
And peace delay to come;
Blest is the sorrow, kind the storm,
That drives us nearer home.
That stays himself on thee!
Who wait for thy salvation, Lord,
Shall thy salvation see.
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