And saints and angels join to sing The growing empire of their king.
318. The Song of the Saved on Earth. 1 FROM Egypt's bondage come, Where death and darkness reign, We seek a new, a better home, Where we our rest shall gain.
2 To Canaan's sacred bound,
We haste with songs of joy, Where peace and liberty are found, And sweets that never cloy.
3 There sin and sorrow cease, And every conflict 's o'er: There we shall dwell in endless peace, Nor thirst nor hunger more.
4 There, in celestial strains,
Enraptured myriads sing;
And love in every bosom reigns,- For God himself is king.
5 We hope to Join the throng,
And soon their pleasures share:- To sing the everlasting song, With all the ransomed there.
6 How sweet the prospect is! It cheers the pilgrim's breast;
We're journeying through the wilderness, To our eternal rest.
319. A Youth, seeking heavenly Wisdom.
1 I ASK not wealth, nor pomp, nor power, Nor fleeting pleasures of an hour: My soul aspires to nobler things Than all the pride and state of kings.
2 One thing I ask ;-Lord! wilt thou hear, And grant my soul a gift so dear?- Wisdom, descending from above, The sweetest token of thy love: 3 Wisdom, betimes to know the Lord, To fear his name, and keep his word;
To lead my feet in paths of truth,
And guide and guard my wandering youth. 4 Then shouldst thou grant a length of days, My life shall still proclaim thy praise; Or early death my soul convey To realms of everlasting day.
Renouncing the World.
1 COME, my fond fluttering heart! Come, struggle to be free; Thou and the world must part, However hard it be:
My trembling spirit owns it just, But cleaves yet closer to the dust. 2 Ye tempting sweets! forbear; Ye dearest idols! fall;
My love ye must not share, Jesus shall have it all:
"T is bitter pain,-'t is cruel smart,But, ah! thou must consent, my heart. 3 Ye fair enchanting throng!
Ye golden dreams! farewell! Earth has prevailed too long, And now I break the spell: Farewell, ye joys of early years!- Jesus! forgive these parting tears. 4 In Gilead there is balm,
A kind Physician there, My fevered mind to calm, And bid me not despair: Aid me, dear Saviour! set me free; My all I would resign to thee. 5 Oh! may I feel thy worth, And let no idol dare,-
No vanity of earth,
With thee, my Lord! compare: Now bid all worldly joys depart, And reign supremely in my heart.
Rejoicing in Jesus.
1 NOW begin the heavenly theme, Sing aloud in Jesus' name; Ye, who his salvation prove, Triumph in redeeming love.
2 Ye, who see the Father's grace Beaming in the Saviour's face, As to Canaan on ye move, Praise, and bless redeeming love.
3 Mourning souls! dry up your tears; Banish all your sinful fears;
See your guilt and curse remove,- Cancelled by redeeming love.
4 Welcome all, by sin oppressed,- Welcome to his sacred rest! Nothing brought him from above,- Nothing but redeeming love.
5 Hither, then, your music bring; Strike aloud each joyful string; Mortals! join the hosts above,→ Join to praise redeeming love. 6 When his Spirit leads us home, When we to his glory come, We shall all the fulness prove Of the Lord's redeeming love.
1 KNOW, my soul! thy full salvation; Rise o'er sin, and fear and care, Joy to find, in every station, Something still to do or bear: Think, what spirit dwells within thee; Think, what Father's smiles are thine Think, what Jesus did to win thee;- Child of heaven! canst thou repine?
2 Haste thee on from grace to glory, Armed with faith, and winged with prayer; Heaven's eternal day's before thee,
God's own hand shall guide thee there: Soon shall close thine earthly mission, Soon shall pass thy pilgrim-days; Hope shall change to glad fruition,- Faith to sight, and prayer to praise.
Salvation by Grace.
1 GRACE! 't is a charming sound,- Harmonious to the ear;
Heaven with the echo shall resound, And all the earth shall hear.
2 Grace first contrived the way To save rebellious man;
And all the steps that grace display, Which drew the wondrous plan.
3 Grace led my roving feet
To tread the heavenly road; And new supplies each hour I meet, While pressing on to God.
4 Grace all the work shall crown, Through everlasting days;
It lays in heaven the topmost stone, And well deserves the praise.
1 GRACE, like an uncorrupted seed, Abides and reigns within; Immortal principles forbid The sons of God to sin.
2 Not by the terrors of a slave Do they perform his will; But, with the noblest powers they have, His sweet commands fulfill.
3 They find access, at every hour, To God, within the veil;
Hence they derive a quickening power, And joys that never fail.
4 Oh! happy souls!-Oh! glorious state Of overflowing grace,-
To dwell so near their Father's seat, And see his lovely face.
5 Lord! I address thy heavenly throne; Call me a child of thine; Send down the Spirit of thy Son To form my heart divine.
6 There shed thy choicest love abroad, And make my comforts strong; Then shall I say," My Father, God!" With an unwavering tongue.
325. Faith encouraged by ancient Examples. 1 RISE, O my soul! pursue the path, By ancient worthies trod; Aspiring, view those holy men,
Who lived and walked with God.
2 Though dead, they speak in reason's ear, And in example live;
Their faith, and hope, and mighty deeds, Still fresh instruction give.
3 'Twas through the Lamb's most precious blood, They conquered every foe;
And to his power and matchless grace,
Their crowns of life they owe.
4 Lord! may I ever keep in view The patterns thou hast given; And ne'er forsake the blessed road, That led them safe to heaven.
Salvation through Christ.
1 NOW, to the power of God supreme Be everlasting honors given;
He saves from hell,-we bless his name,- He calls our wandering feet to heaven.
2 Not for our duties, or deserts,
But of his own abounding grace, He works salvation in our hearts, And forms a people for his praise.
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