3 "Now I can leave this world," he cried, "Behold thy servant dies!

"I've seen thy great salvation, Lord, "And close my peaceful eyes.

4 "This is the light prepar'd to shine Upon the Gentile lands;

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"Thine Israel's glory, and their hope, "To break their slavish bands"

5 Jesus! the vision of thy face
Hath overpow'ring charms!

Scarce shall I feel death's cold emorace,
If Christ be in my arms.

6 When flesh shall fail, and heartstrings break,
Sweet will the minutes roll
A mortal paleness on my cheek,
But glory in my soul.

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HYMN 145. S. M.

The Song of Moses and the Lamb.
Af Moses and the Lamb;
WAKE, and sing the song
Wake, ev'ry heart and ev'ry tongue,
To praise the Saviour's name.

2 Sing of his dying love,

Sing of his rising pow'r ;
Sing how he intercedes above,
For those whose sins he bore.
3 Sing, on your heav'nly way,
Ye ransom'd sinners, sing:
Sing on rejoicing, ev'ry day,
In Christ, the exalted king.
4 Soon shall your raptur'd tongue
His endless praise proclaim;
And sweeter voices tune the song
Of Moses and the Lamb.

HYMN 146 L.M.

The Song of the Redeemed in Heaven.
EHOLD the saints, belov'd of God!

Bwash'd are their robes in Jesus' blood;

Brighter than angels, lo, they shine, Their glories splendid and sublime! 2 Thro' tribulation great they came,

They bore the cross and scorn'd the shame; Now in the living temple blest,

With God they dwell, on him they rest.

3 Hunger they ne'er shall feel again,
Nor pain, nor thirst, shall they sustain;
To wells of living water led,
By God the Lamb, for ever fed.

4 While everlasting ages roll,
Eternal love shall feast their soul;
And scenes of bliss, for ever new,
Rise in succession to their view.
5 Here, all who suffer'd sword or flame
For truth or Jesus' lovely name,
Shout vict'ry now, and hail the Lamb,
And bow before the great I AM.
6 Jesus, the Saviour, is their theme;
They sing the wonders of his name ;
To him ascribing pow'r and grace,
Dominion and eternal praise

7 To him who lov'd them to the end,
The surety, sacrifice, and friend;
To him who wash'd them in his blood,
And made them kings and priests to God!
8 Amen," they cry, " 'tis he alone,
"Who rightly fills his Father's throne,
"To him be glory ;" and again
Repeat his praise, and say, "Amen!"
9 O sweet employ, to sing and trace
Th' amazing heights and depths of grace!
To spend, from sin and sorrow free,
A blissful, vast eternity!

10 O what a grand, exalted song,
When ev'ry tribe and ev'ry tongue,
Redeem'd by blood, with Christ appear,
And join in one full chorus there!
11 My soul anticipates the day;

Would stretch her wings and soar away,
To aid the song, the palm to bear,
And bow, the chief of sinners, there

HYMN 147. P. M. 8, 7, 4.

Surely I come quickly ; Amen, even so, come Lord Jesus.

1

LO: he comes, with clouds descending,

Once for favour'd sinners slain !

Thousand thousand saints attending,
Swell the triumph of his train;

Hallelujah!

Jesus now shall ever reign.

2 Ev'ry eye shall now behold him

Rob'd in dreadful majesty :

Those, who set at nought, and sold him,
Pierc'd and nail'd him to the tree,
Deeply wailing,

Shall the great Messiah see.
3 Ev'ry island, sea, and mountain,
Heav'n and earth shall flee away:
All who hate him must, confounded,
Hear the trump proclaim the day;

Come to judgment !

Come to judgment! come away!
4 Now redemption, long expected,
See in solemn pomp appear!
All his saints, by men rejected,
Now shall meet him in the air!
Hallelujah!

See the day of God appear!

5 Answer thine own bride and Spirit;
Hasten, Lord, and quickly come!
The new heav'n and earth t' inherit,
Take thy weeping exiles home :
All Creation

Travails, groans, and bids thee come !
6 Yea! amen! let all adore thee,
High on thine exalted throne !
Saviour, take the pow'r and glory:
Claim the kingdoms for thine own!
O come quickly,

Hallelujah! come, Lord, come !

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EXTRACTS

From the Acts and Proceedings of the General Synod of the Reformed Dutch Church in North America.

SESSION, JUNE, 1830.

Resolved, That the Rev. Thomas De Witt. D. D., William M'Murray, D. D., Isaac Ferris, and the elders Peter D. Vroom, Jr., and John D. Keese, be a committee to select from the different collections now published, Hymns on a variety of subjects, to constitute the Second Book of Hymns, to be added to those now in use, in all future editions of our Psalm and Hymn Book, and that said committee report such selection to the next General Synod for their approbation.

IN SESSION, JUNE, 1831.

The committee appointed by the last General Synod, reported a selection of Hymns. Whereupon the following resolutions were adopted.

1. Resolved, That the said Additional Hymns, reported by the Committee appointed by the General Synod in 1830, be accepted, ordered to be published as a Second Book of Hymns, and authorized to be used by the churches in the same manner as the Psalms and Hymns now in use.

2. Resolved, That all future editions of the Psalm Book shall contain the Additional Hymns, together with the Canons of the Church, as soon as the Board of Direction of the Corporation shall be able to make the necessary arrangements with the publisher.

3. Resolved, That a separate edition of the Additional Hymns be published. 4. Resolved, That the Board of Direction of the Corporation be directed to take out separate Copy-rights for each of the Books, and authorize their publication; and that they superintend the publication of the first edition of each Book.