5 The seed, though buried long in dust,
Will not deceive their hope;
The precious grain cannot be lost,
For grace ensures the crop.

HYMN 159.

WATTS.

S. M.

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BL

Brotherly Love. Ps. cxxxiii.

OLEST are the sons of peace,
Whose hearts and hopes are one;

Whose kind designs to serve and please
Through all their actions run !
Blest is the pious house,

Where zeal and friendship meet-;
Their songs of praise, their mingled vows,
Make their communion sweet.

3 Thus on the heav'nly hills

The saints are blest above;

Where peace like morning dew distils,

And all the air is love.

Daily and nightly Devotion. Ps. cxxxiv.
E servants of th' eternal King,

YE

Your grateful hymns in triumph sing ;

Ye who attend his courts by day,
And in the night your homage pay.
2 Behold the sun, obedient still
To execute bis Maker's will!
The silver moon and planets roll
In silence round the glowing pole.
3 As they dispense their steady rays,
Like them, be constant in his praise;
Like them barmoniously join

To celebrate the hand divine.

4 And may that God whose power has made This earth, and heav'n's wide arch display'd, From sacred Zion bid you prove

The blessings of his boundless love.

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WATTS.

Partly from MERRICK.

HYMN 161. C. M.

A Song of Praise. Ps. cxxxviii.

To thee, my God, my heart shall bring
The lively grateful song;

Attending crowds shall hear me sing,
With rapture on my tongue.
2 Amidst the glories of thy name,
Thy truth exalted shines;

A faithful God, thy words proclaim
In everlasting lines.

3 Th'eternal God looks kindly down
On pious humble souls ;
But from afar his piercing frown
The sons of pride controls.

4 Thou, Lord, wilt all my hopes fulfil,
To thee the work belongs;

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Let endless mercy guide me still,
And tune my grateful songs.

MRS. STEELE.

HYMN 162. Hallelujah Metre.

YE

Universal Praise. Ps. cxlviii.

E boundless realms of joy,
Exalt your Maker's fame;

His praise your song employ,
Above the starry frame.

Ye holy throng

Of angels bright, in worlds of light,

Begin the song.

Thou sun, with dazzling rays,

Thou moon, that rules the night,

Shine to your Maker's praise,

With stars of feebler light.

His praise declare,

Ye heav'ns above, and clouds that move

In liquid air.

Let them adore the Lord

And praise his holy name;

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By whose almighty word,
They all from nothing came.
And all shall last,

From changes free; his firm decree
Stands ever fast.

He mov'd their mighty wheels,

In unknown ages past;

And each his word fulfils,

While time and nature last.

In diff'rent ways,

His works proclaim his wond'rous name,

And speak his praise.

United zeal be shown,

His wondrous fame to raise,
Whose glorious name alone
Deserves our endless praise.
Earth's utmost ends

His power obey; his glorious sway
The sky transcends.

Virgins and youths engage,

To sound his praise divine;
While infancy and age

Their feebler voices join.

Wide as he reigns,

His name be sung, by ev'ry tongue,

In endless strains.

Let all the nations fear

The God who rules above;

He brings his people near,

And makes them taste his love.

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While earth and sky

Attempt his praise, his saints shall raise

His honours high.

TATE and WATTS, united.

HYMN 163. Hallelujah Metre.

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Christ crucified.

ET earth and heaven agree,
Angels and men be join'd,

To celebrate with me

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The Saviour of mankind:
T'adore the all-atoning Lamb,
And bless the sound of Jesus' name.
Jesus! transporting sound!

The joy of earth and heav'n ;
No other help is found,

No other name is given

By which we can salvation have,
But Jesus came the world to save.

Jesus! harmonious name!

It charms the hosts above;
They evermore proclaim,
And wonder at his love;

'Tis all their happiness to gaze,
"Tis heav'n to see our Jesus' face.

O, unexampled love!

O, all-redeeming grace !

How swiftly didst thou move

To save a fallen race;

What shall I do to make it known,

What thou for all mankind hast done?

O, for a trumpet's voice,

On all the world to call;
To bid their hearts rejoice
In him who dy'd for all!

For all, my Lord was crucify'd.
For all, for all, my Saviour dy'd!

GR

HYMN 164. Sevens Metre.

Praise to the Redeemer.

RATEFUL notes and numbers bring,
While Jehovah's praise we sing ;

Holy, holy, holy, Lord,

Be thy glorious name ador'd!

CHORUS.

Men on earth, and saints above,
Sing the great Redeemer's love;
Lord, thy mercies never fail,
Hail, celestial goodness, bail !

2 While on earth ordain'd to stay,
Guide our footsteps in thy way :
Till we come to reign with thee,
And all thy glorious greatness see!
Men on earth, &c.

3 Then, with angels, we'll again
Wake a louder, louder strain:
There, in joyful songs of praise,
We'll our grateful voices raise.
Men on earth, &c.

HYMN 165. Sevens and Six Metre.

Praise to Jehovah.

PRAISE the Lord, who reigns sbove,

And keeps his courts below;

Praise the holy God of love,
And all his greatness shew;

Praise him for his noble deeds,

Praise him for his matchless power :
Him from whom all good proceeds,
Let earth and heaven adore.

2 Publish, spread to all around
The great Jehovah's name,
Let the trumpet's martial sound
The Lord of hosts proclaim;
Praise him ev'ry tuneful string,
All the reach of heavenly art,
All the powers of music bring,
The music of the heart.

3 Him, in whom they move and live,
Let ev'ry creature sing,
Glory to their Maker give,
And homage to their king:
Hallow'd be his name beneath,
As in heaven, on earth ador'd,
Praise the Lord in every breath :
Let all things praise the Lord.