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HYMN 55. C. M. Hymn 2. [*]

Sickness and Recovery. Isa. xxxviii, 9, &c.

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WHEN we are rais'd from deep distress,
Our God deserves a song;

We take a pattern of our praise
From Hezekiah's tongue.

2 The gates of the devouring grave
Are open'd wide in vain ;

If he that holds the keys of death,
Commands them fast again.

3 Pains of the flesh are wont t' abuse
Our minds with slavish fears;-
'Our days are past, and we shall lose
'The remnant of our years.'

4 We chatter, with a swallow's voice,
Or like a dove we mourn;
With bitterness instead of joys,
Afflicted and forlorn.

5 Jehovah speaks the healing word,
And no disease withstands;
Fevers and plagues obey the Lord,
And fly at his commands.

6 If half the strings of life should break,
He can our frame restore;
He casts our sins behind his back,
And they are found no more.]

HYMN 56. C. M. Bedford. [*]

The Song of Moses and the Lamb. Rev. xv, 3, and xvi, 19, and xvii, 6.

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E sing the glories of thy love,

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We sound thy dreadful name;

The Christian church unites the songs

Of Moses and the Lamb.

2 Great God, how wondrous are thy works
Of vengeance, and of grace!
Thou King of saints, Almighty Lord,
How just and true thy ways!

3 Who dares refuse to fear thy name,
Or worship at thy throne!

Thy judgments speak thy holiness,
Through all the nations known

4 Great Babylon, that rules the earth,
Drunk with the martyrs' blood,-
Her crimes shall speedily awake
The fury of our God.

e 5 The cup of wrath is ready mix'd,
And she must drink the dregs;

Strong is the Lord, her sovereign Judge,
And shall fulfil the plagues.

HYMN 57. C. M. Plymouth. [b]

Adam, First and Second. Rom. v, 12, &c. Psalm li, 5. Job xiv, 4. ACKWARD, with humble shame we look On our original;

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p How is our nature dash'd, and broke, In our first father's fall!

e 2 To all that's good averse and blind,
And prone to all that's ill;-

What dreadful darkness veils our mind!
How obstinate our will!

p 3 Conceiv'd in sin, (O wretched state,)
Before we draw our breath,

The first young pulse begins to beat
Iniquity and death.

4 How strong in our degenerate blood
The old corruption reigns!

And mingling with the crooked flood,
Wanders through all our veins!

5 [Wild and unwholesome, as the root,
Will all the branches be:

How can we hope for living fruit,
From such a deadly tree?

6 What mortal power, from things unclean
Can pure productions bring?

Who can command a vital stream

From an infected spring?]

7 Yet, mighty God, thy wondrous love
Can make our nature clean;
While Christ and grace prevail above
The tempter, death, and sin.

o 8 The Second Adam shall restore
The ruins of the first:

o Hosanna to that sovereign power, That new creates our dust.

HYMN 58. L. M. Leeds. [*]

Michael's War with the Dragon. Rev. xii, 7.

1[TET mortal tongues attempt to sing
"L The wars of heaven,when Michael stood

Chief gen❜ral of th' eternal King,
And fought the battles of our God.
2 Against the Dragon and his host,
The armies of the Lord prevail;

In vain they rage: in vain they boast,-
Their courage sinks, their weapons fail.
3 Down to the earth was Satan thrown;
Down to the earth his legions fell:
Then was the trump of triumph blown,
And shook the dreadful deeps of hell.
4 Now is the hour of darkness past;
Christ has assum'd his reigning power:
Behold the great Accuser cast

Down from the skies, to rise no more.
5 'Twas by thy blood, Immortal Lamb,
Thine armies trod the Tempter down:
'Twas by thy word, and powerful Name,
They gain'd the battle, and renown.
6 Rejoice, ye heavens; let ev'ry star
Shine with new glories round the sky:
Saints, while ye sing the heavenly war,
Raise your Deliv'rer's name on high.]

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HYMN 59. L. M. Blendon. [*]

Babylon fallen. Rev. xviii, 20, 21. TN Gabriel's hand, a mighty stone Lies-a fair type of Babylon: e 'Prophets rejoice, and all ye saints; 'God will avenge your long complaints.' 2 He said, and dreadful as he stood, o He sunk the mill-stone in the flood: o 'Thus terribly shall Babel fall, e 'Thus-and no more be found at all.'

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HYMN 60. L. M. Truro. [*]

Mary's Song; or, Messiah born. Luke i, 46, &c.

UR souls shall magnify the Lord
In God the Saviour we rejoice:

While we repeat the Virgin's song,
May the same Spirit tune our voice.
2 [The Highest saw her low estate,
And mighty things his hand hath done;
His overshad'wing power and grace
Make her the mother of his Son.
3 Let ev'ry nation call her bless'd,
And endless years prolong her fame:
But God alone must be ador'd;
Holy and rev'rend is his name.]

4 To those who fear and trust the Lord,
His mercy stands for ever sure:
From age to age his promise lives,
And the performance is secure.

5 He spake to Abra'am and his seed,
"In thee shall all the earth be bless'd:'
The mem'ry of that ancient word
Lay long in his eternal breast.

o 6 But now no more shall Israel wait;
No more the Gentiles lie forlorn:
e Lo, the Desire of nations comes;
Behold, the promis'd Seed is born!

HYMN 61. L. M. Leeds. [*]

Christ, our Priest and King. Rev. i, 5-7.

NOW

TOW to the Lord, who makes us know
The wonders of his dying love,

Be humble honours paid below,

o And strains of nobler praise above.

-2 'Twas he, who cleans'd our foulest sins; And wash'd us in his richest blood:

'Tis he, who makes us priests and kings,
And brings us rebels near to God.

o 3 To Jesus, our atoning Priest,
To Jesus, our superior King,
Be everlasting power confess'd,
And ev'ry tongue his glory sing.
e 4 Behold, on flying clouds he comes,
And ev'ry eye shall see him move!

e Though with our sins we pierc'd him once,
o Then he displays his pard'ning love.
e 5 The unbelieving world shall wail,
o While we rejoice to see the day:

Côme, Lord, nor let thy promise fail,
Nor let thy chariot long delay.

HYMN 62. C. M. Christmas. Devizes. [*]
The Lamb of God Worshipped. Rev. v, 11-13.
OME let us join our cheerful songs,
With angels round the throne;

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Ten thousand thousand are their tongues,
But all their joys are one.

o 2 'Worthy the Lamb that died,' they cry,
"To be exalted thus:

'Worthy the Lamb,' our lips reply,
'For he was slain for us.

o 3 Jesus is worthy to receive
Honour and power divine;

And blessings, more than we can give,
Be, Lord, for ever thine.

0 4 Let all who dwell above the sky,
And air, and earth, and seas,
u Conspire to lift thy glories high,
And speak thine endless praise.
g 5 The whole creation join in one,
To bless the sacred name

Of him who sits upon the throne,
And to adore the Lamb.

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HYMN 63. L. M. Oporto. [*]
Christ's Humiliation and Exaltation. Rev. v, 12.

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HAT equal honours shall we bring, To thee, O Lord our God, the Lamb; When all the notes that angels sing, Are far inferior to thy name?

2 Worthy is He, who once was slain,
The Prince of Life, who groan'd and died,
o Worthy to rise, and live, and reign
At his Almighty Father's side.

-3 Power and dominion are his due,
e Who stood condemn'd at Pilate's bar;
-Wisdom belongs to Jesus too,

e Though he was charg'd with madness there. 4 All riches are his native right,

e Yet he sustain'd amazing loss: