2 Well he remembers all our sighs, His love exceeds our best deserts; His love accepts the sacrifice
Of humble groans and broken hearts. 3 Save us, O Lord, from slavish fear,And let our hopes be firm and strong, Till thy salvation shall appear,
And joy and triumph raise the song.
C. M. BARLOW.
God acknowledged in National Blessings. 1 IN thee, great God, with songs of praise, Our favoured realms rejoice;
And, blest with thy salvation, raise
To heaven their cheerful voice.
2 In deep distress, our injured land
Implored thy power to save;
For life we prayed-thy bounteous hand
The timely blessing gave.
3 On thee, in want, in wo, in pain,
Our hearts alone rely;
Our rights thy mercy will maintain,
And all our wants supply.
4 Thus, Lord, thy wondrous power declare, And still exalt thy fame;
While we glad songs of praise prepare
For thine almighty name.
FIRST PART. L. M. WATTS.
Sufferings and Exaltations of Christ.
1 NOW let our mournful songs record
The dying sorrows of our Lord,
When he complained in tears and blood,
Like one forsaken of his God.
2 But God, his Father, heard his cry--
Raised from the dead, he reigns on high;
The nations learn his righteousness,
And humble sinners taste his grace.
SECOND PART. C. M. WATTS. 1 "NOW, in the hour of deep distress, My God, support thy Son,
When hororrs dark my soul oppress,
Oh leave me not alone!"
2 Thus did our suffering Saviour pray,
With mighty cries and tears;
God heard him in that dreadful day,
And chased away his fears.
3 Great was the victory of his death,
His throne exalted stands;
While all the nations of the earth
Shall bow to his commands.
22. THIRD PART. C. M. WRAGHAM.
Goodness of God commemorated.
WHEN trouble fills our souls with grief
Oh hide not, Lord, thy face;
For we can hope for no relief,
Unaided by thy grace.
2 Our fathers, trusting in thy word,
Reposed their hope in thee;
In thee protection found, O Lord;
And life and liberty.
3 When in thy temple we appear
To hear thy sacred word;
Our vows we will perform, and there
Thy benefits record.
4 For thou, from men of low estate,
Wilt not conceal thy face;
But unto those who humbly wait,
Wilt give thy promised grace.
5 To all the world will we declare
The greatness of thy name;
Assembled saints our voice shall hear,
As we thy praise proclaim.
22. FOURTH PART. C. M. WRAGHAM.
1 ALL ye who serve the Lord with fear,
In praise lift up your voice;
Let Jacob's faithful children hear,
Let Israel's sons rejoice.
2 The great, who have his bounty known, And they who mercy crave,
Alike shall at his feet bow down;
For he alone can save.
3 Throughout the world's extended bound, His goodness shall be shown;
And every tongue, the earth around,
Shall worship at his throne.
4 His glorious kingdom is divine,
His subjects hear his word;
Through every realm his light shall shine,
And all shall fear the Lord.
23. FIRST PART. L. M. 61. ADDISON.
Jehovah, the Shepherd of his People.
I THE Lord our pasture shall prepare,
And feed us with a shepherd's care;
His presence shall our wants supply,
And guard us with a watchful eye:
Our noon-day walks he shall attend,
And all our midnight hours defend.
2 When in the sultry glebe we faint,
Or on the thirsty mountain pant,
To fertile vales, and dewy meads
Our weary, wandering steps he leads;
Where peaceful rivers, soft and slow,
Amid the verdant landscape flow.
3 Though in the paths of death we tread,
With gloomy horrors overspread,
Our steadfast hearts shall fear no ill,
For thou, O Lord, art with us still:
Thy friendly rod shall give us aid,
And guide us through the dreadful shade.
4 Though in a bare and rugged way,
Through devious, lonely wilds we stray,
Thy presence shall our pains beguile :
The barren wilderness shall smile,
With sudden greens and herbage crowned,
And streams shall murmur all around.
SECOND PART. C. M. WATTS. 1 OUR Shepherd will supply our need, Jehovah is his name;
In pastures fresh he makes us feed,
Beside the living stream.
2 He brings our wandering spirit back
When we forsake his ways,
And leads us, for his mercy's sake,
In paths of truth and grace.
3 When we walk through the shades of death
Thy presence is our stay;
One word of thy supporting breath
Drives all our fears away.
4 The sure provisions of our God
Attend us all our days;
Oh may thy house be our abode,
And all our work be praise.
1 THE Lord our shepherd is;
We shall be well supplied;
Since he is ours, and we are his,
What can we want beside?
2 He leads us to the place,
Where heavenly pasture grows;
Where living waters gently pass,
And full salvation flows.
3 If e'er we go astray,
He doth our souls reclaim;
And guides us in his own right way,
For his most holy name.
While he affords his aid,
We cannot yield to fear;
Though we should walk through death's dark
Our Shepherd's with us there.
Amid surrounding foes
Thou dost our table spread;
Our cup with blessings overflows,
And joy exalts each head.
The bounties of thy love
Shall crown our future days;
Nor from thy house will we remove,
Nor cease to speak thy praise.
23. FOURTH PART. S. M. STEELE
WHILE our Redeemer 's near,
Our shepherd, and our guide,
We bid farewell to every fear;
Our wants are all supplied.
2 To ever fragrant meads,
Where rich abundance grows,
His gracious hand indulgent leads,
And guards our sweet repose.
3 Dear Shepherd, if we stray,
Our wandering feet restore;
And guard us with thy watchful eye,
And let us rove no more.
24. FIRST PART. L. M. PRATT'S COLL A Citizen of Zion.
1 WHO shall ascend the holy hill,
Great God! which all thy glories fill ?
Who, in thy temple's hallowed dome,
Secure his everlasting home?
2 Whose hands are clear, whose heart's sincere, Whose purpose pure-whose actions clear, Whose soul no vanity allures,
And truth his plighted vow secures ;-
3 This man the blessing shall receive,
The blessing, which the Lord will give:
Salvation from his God shall flow,
And righteousness his hand bestow.
4 These are the men-the chosen seed,
Like Jacob, wrestling as they plead:
They seek, O Lord-they seek thy face,
And wait-and find the promised grace.
24. SECOND PART. C. M. TATE & BRADY,
Triumphant Ascension of Christ.
1 LIFT up your heads, eternal gates,
Unfold, to entertain
The King of glory;-see, he comes
With his celestial train.
2 Who is this King of glory ?-who?
The Lord, for strength renowned;
In battle mighty,-o'er his foes
Eternal victor crowned.
3 Lift up your heads, eternal gates,
Unfold, to entertain
The King of glory,-see, he comes
With all his shining train.
4 Who is this King of glory ?-who?
The Lord of hosts renowned:
Of glory he alone is King,
Who is with glory crowned.
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