Let songs of praise and joy arise:
Thou art the High and Holy One,

Thy will through earth and heaven be done. 2 Yes, I adore thee, O my God,

Son of the Father, wond'rous King:
"Thou hast redeem'd us by thy blood,"-
Sweet is the anthem we would sing;
O Prince of Peace, accept the strain,
"Forever live, forever reign."

3. Yes, I adore thee, O my God,
Blest Comforter, supreme, divine;
Still lead me in the narrow road,
Bid heav'nly light around me shine:
Spirit of Holiness, impart

Thy gifts to every trembling heart. 4 Yes, I adore thee, O my God,

Blest Three in One, blest One in Three!
Angels that fill thy high abode,

All praise and glory give to thee:

Earth with her millions shall confess,

The boundless plenitude of grace.

31.-S. M. D. To the Holy Trinity. [New Ar. 49.

10 The children of thy grace,

UR Father, who dost lead

A new-born and believing seed,
Through this wide wilderness :
Thy providential care

In dangers past we own;
Still lot thine arm be ever near;
Still let thy love be shown.

2 O Saviour, Lamb of God!
Our gracious dying Friend!
Reveal the virtue of thy blood,
On us thy mercy send;

Thou art a Master kind,
With voice and person sweet;
Bestow on us a loving mind,
And keep us at thy feet.

3 Thou, Holy Spirit, art
Of truth the promised Seal :
Convincing power thou dost impart,
And Jesus' grace reveal:

O, breathe thy quick'ning breath,
And light and life afford;
Instruct us how to live by faith,
And glorify the Lord.

32.-148th. Praise to the Godhead. [New Ar. 50.

1 WE give immortal praise

To God the Father's love,

For all our comforts here,

And better hopes above;
He sent his own eternal Son
To die for sins that man had done.

2 To God the Son belongs
Immortal glory too,

Who bought us, with his blood,
From everlasting wo;

And now he lives, and now he reigns,
And sees the fruit of all his pains.

3 To God the Spirit's name
Immortal worship give;
Whose new-creating power
Makes the dead sinner live;
His work completes the great design,
And fills the soul with joy divine.

4 Almighty God, to thee

Be endless honours done;

The undivided Three,

And the mysterious One;

Where reason fails, with all her powers,
There faith prevails and love adores.

SON, AND MEDIATORIAL WORK.

33.-C. M.

1

BLEST

Jesus. [New Arrangement 6

LEST Jesus! when my soaring thoughts
O'er all thy graces rove,

How is my soul with transport lost

In wonder, joy, and love.

2 Not softest strains can charm mine ears
Like thy beloved name;

Nor aught beneath the skies inspire
My heart with equal flame.

3 Where'er I look, my wond'ring eyes
Unnumber'd blessings see;
But what is life, with all its bliss,
If once compared with thee?

4 Hast thou a rival in my breast?
Search, Lord, for thou canst tell
If aught can raise my passions thus,
Or please my soul so well.

5 No, thou art precious to my heart—
My portion and my joy;
For ever let thy boundless grace,
My sweetest thoughts employ.

6 When nature faints, around my bed
Let thy bright glories shine;
And death shall all his terrors lose,
In raptures so divine.

34.-C. M.

Christ, Precious.

[New Ar. 65.

JESUS

1 ESUS, I love thy charming name, Tis music to my ear;

Fain would I sound it out so loud

That earth and heaven might hear.

2 Yes, thou art precious to my soul,
My transport, and my trust;
Jewels to thee are gaudy toys,
And gold is sordid dust.

3 All my capacious powers can wish,
In thee most richly meet;
Not to mine eyes is life so dear,
Nor friendship half so sweet.

4 O may thy grace still cheer my heart,
And shed its fragrance there;
The noblest balm of all its wounds,
The cordial of its care.

5 I'll speak the honours of thy name,
With my last lab'ring breath;

When speechless, clasp thee in my arms,
My joy in life and death.

35.-88 & 68. Excellence of Christ. [New Ar. 68.

1 0,

COULD I speak the matchless worth,

, O, could I sound the glories forth

That in my Saviour shine;

I'd soar and touch the heav'nly strings,
And vie with Gabriel while he sings
In notes that are divine.

2 I'd sing the characters he bears,
And all the forms of love he wears
Exalted on his throne;

In loftiest songs of sweetest praise,
I would, to everlasting days,
Make all his glories known.

3 Soon the delightful morn will come,
When my dear Lord will bring me home,
And I shall see his face;

There with my Saviour, Brother, Friend,
A blest eternity I'll spend,
Triumphant in his grace.

36.-C. M.

All in all.

[New Ar. 60.

1

COMPARED with Christ, in all beside

No comeliness I see;

The one thing needful, dearest Lord,
Is to be one with thee.

2 The sense of thy redeeming love
Into my soul convey;
Thyself bestow, for thee alone,
My All in all, I pray.

3 Less than thyself will not suffice
My comfort to restore;

More than thyself I cannot crave,
And thou canst give no more.

4 Loved of my God, for him again
With love intense I'd burn;
Chosen of thee, ere time began,
I'd choose thee in return.

5 Whate'er consists not with thy love,
O teach me to resign;

I'm rich to all th' intents of bliss
If thou, O God, art mine.

37.-C. M.

10,

Fulness of Christ.

WHAT treasure all divine
Is hid in Christ the Lord!

[New Ar 64.