5 Strangely, my soul! art thou arrayed ·
By the great sacred Three !
In sweetest harmony of praise,
Let all thy powers agree.
HYMN 334, L. M.
The Christian Race.
AWAKE, our souls! away, our fears!
Let every trembling thought be gone;
Awake-and run the heavenly race,
And put a cheerful courage on.
2 True, 't is a strait and thorny road,
And mortal spirits tire and faint;
But they forget the mighty God,
Who feeds the strength of every saint ;—
8 The mighty God, whose matchless power
Is ever new, and ever young,
And firm endures, while endless years
Their everlasting circles run.
mf 4 From thee, the overflowing spring,
Our souls shall drink a full supply;
While such as trust their native strength,
Shall melt away, and droop, and die.
5 Swift as an eagle cuts the air,
We'll mount aloft to thine abode;
On wings of love, our souls shall fly,
Nor tire amid the heavenly road.
HYMN 335, C. M.
The Christian Race.
WAKE, my soul! stretch every nerve,
And press with vigor on;
A heavenly race demands thy zeal,
And an immortal crown.
2 'Tis God's all-animating voice,
That calls thee from on high;
'Tis he, whose hand presents the prize
To thine aspiring eye.
mf 8 A cloud of witnesses around
Hold thee in full survey;
Forget the steps already trod,
And onward urge thy way.
4 Blest Saviour! introduced by thee,
Our race have we begun;
And, crowned with vict'ry, at thy feet,
We'll lay our trophies down.
HYMN 336, 7s.
Rejoicing in Hope.
mf 1 CHILDREN of the heavenly King!
As ye journey, sweetly sing;
Sing your Saviour's worthy praise,
Glorious in his works and ways.
2 Ye are traveling home to God,
In the way the fathers trod;
They are happy now, and ye
Soon their happiness shall see.
f" 3 Shout, ye little flock! and blest;
You on Jesus' throne shall rest;
There, your seat is now prepared,→
There, your kingdom and reward.
4 Fear not, brethren! joyful stand
On the borders of your land;
Jesus Christ, your Father's Son,
Bids you undismayed go on.
5 Lord! submissive make us go,
Gladly leaving all below;
Only thou our leader be,
And we still will follow thee.
HYMN 337, L. M.
The Christian Warfare.
STAND up, my soul! shake off thy fears,
And gird the gospel armor on;
March to the gates of endless joy,
Where Jesus, thy great Captain, 's gone.
2 Hell and thy sins resist thy course,-
But hell and sin are vanquished foes;
Thy Jesus nailed them to the cross,
And sung the triumph, when he rose.
8 Then, let my soul march boldly on,
Press forward to the heavenly gate;
There, peace and joy eternal reign,
And glittering robes for conquerors wait.
4 There shall I wear a starry crown,
And triumph in almighty grace;
While all the armies of the skies
Join in my glorious Leader's praise.
HYMN 338, C. M.
Holy Love.
[APPY the heart where graces reign,
Where love inspires the breast;
Love is the brightest of the train,
And strengthens all the rest.
2 Knowledge,--alas! 't is all in vain,
And all in vain our fear:
Our stubborn sins will fight and reign,
If love be absent there.
3 This is the grace that lives and sings,
When faith and hope shall cease;
'Tis this shall strike our joyful strings,
In the sweet realms of bliss.
4 Before we quite forsake our clay,
Or leave this dark abode,
The wings of love bear us away,
To see our smiling God.
HYMN 339, L. M.
Love to God and Man.
AD I the tongues of Greeks and Jews, And nobler speech than angels use,— If love be absent, I am found
Like tinkling brass-an empty sound.
2 Were I inspired to preach, and tell
All that is done in heaven and hell,-
Or could my faith the world remove,
Still-I am nothing without love.
8 Should I distribute all my store,
To feed the hungry, clothe the poor;
Or give my body to the flame,
To gain a martyr's glorious name;—
4 If love to God, and love to men,
Be absent, all my hopes are vain :
Nor tongues, nor gifts, nor fiery zeal,
The work of love can e'er fulfill.
HYMN 340, L. M.
Who on Earth are blessed.
LEST are the humble souls, that see
Their emptiness and poverty;
Treasures of grace to them are given,
And crowns of joy laid up in heaven.
> 2 Blest are the men of broken heart,
Who mourn for sin with inward smart;
The blood of Christ divinely flows-
A healing balm for all their woes.
3 Blest are the meek, who stand afar
From rage and passion, noise and war;
God will secure their happy state,
And plead their cause against the great.
mf 4 Blest are the souls, that thirst for grace,—
Hunger and long for righteousness;
They shall be well supplied, and fed,
With living streams and living bread.
HYMN 341, L. M.
Who on Earth are blessed.
LEST are the men, whose hearts do move
And melt with sympathy and love;
From Christ, the Lord, shall they obtain
Like sympathy and love again.
2 Blest are the pure, whose hearts are clean
From the defiling power of sin;
With endless pleasure, they shall see
A God of spotless purity.
3 Blest are the men of peaceful life,
Who quench the coals of growing strife;
They shall be called the heirs of bliss,-
The sons of God-the God of peace.
mp 4 Blest are the sufferers, who partake
Of pain and shame, for Jesus' sake ;-
Their souls shall triumph in the Lord,-
Glory and joy are their reward.
HYMN 342, C. M.
Brotherly Love.
[OW sweet and heavenly is the sight,
When those, who love the Lord,
In one another's peace delight,
And so fulfill his word!
2 Oh! may we feel each brother's sigh,
And with him bear a part;
May sorrows flow from eye to eye,
And joy from heart to heart.
8 Let love, in one delightful stream,
Through every bosom flow;
Let union sweet, and dear esteem,
In every action, glow.
4 Love is the golden chain, that binds
The happy souls above;
And he's an heir of heaven, who finds
His bosom glow with love.
HYMN 343, 7s.
Christian Union and Love.
aff 1 JESUS, Lord! we look to thee,
Let us in thy name agree;
Show thyself the Prince of peace,
Bid all strife for ever cease.
2 Make us one in heart and mind,
Courteous, pitiful, and kind,
Lowly, meek, in thought and word,
Wholly like our blessed Lord.
3 Let us each for others care,
Each his brother's burden bear,
To thy church a pattern give,
Showing how believers live.
4 Let us, then, with joy, remove
To thy family above;
On the wings of angels fly,-
Showing how believers die.
HYMN 344, S. M.
Christian Union.
LEST be the tie, that binds
Our hearts, in Christian love;
The fellowship of kindred minds
Is like to that above.
2 Before our Father's throne,
We pour our ardent prayers;
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