There joys immeasurably high
Shall overflow the soul,
And springs of life, that never dry,
In thousand channels roll.
XXVI. As the 148th. Altered by TOPLADY
BLOW ye the trumpet, blow
The gladly solemn sound!
Let all the nations know
To earth's remotest bound,
The year of jubilee is come;
Return, ye ransom'd sinners, home.
2 Exalt the Lamb of God,
The sin-atoning Lamb;
Redemption by his blood"
Through all the lands proclaim;
The year of jubilee is come;
Return, ye ransom'd sinners, home.
3 Ye slaves of sin and hell,
Your liberty receive;
And safe in Jesus dwell,
And blest in Jesus live:
The year of jubilee is come;
Return, ye ransom'd sinners, home.
4 The gospel trumpet hear,
The news of pard❜ning grace:
Ye happy souls, draw near,
Behold your Saviour's face:
The year of jubilee is come;
Return, ye ransom'd sinners, home.
5 Jesus our great high priest
Has full atonement made:
Ye weary spirits, rest;
Ye mournful souls, be glad!
The year of jubilee is come;
Return, ye ransom'd sinners, home.
XXVII. L. M. Gloucester tune. Doddridge. The Gospel Jubilee. Psalm lxxxix, 15.
OUD let the tuneful trumpet sound,
And spread the joyful tidings round;
Let ev'ry soul with transport hear,
And hail the Lord's accepted year.
2 Ye debtors, whom he gives to know,
That you ten thousand talents owe,
When humble at his feet you fall,
Your gracious God forgives them all.
3 Slaves, that have borne the heavy chain
Of sin and hell's tyrannic reign,
To liberty assert your claim,
And urge the great Redeemer's name.
4 The rich inheritance of heav'n,
Your joy, your boast is freely giv'n;
Fair Salem your arrival waits,
With golden streets and pearly gates.
5 Her bless'd inhabitants no more,
Bondage and poverty deplore;
No debt, but love immensely great,
Their joy still rises with the debt.
6 O happy souls that know the sound,
Celestial light their steps surround,
And show the jubilee begun,
Which through eternal years shall run,
XXVIII. C. M. S. STENNETT. The glorious Gospel of the blessed God, 1 Tim. i. 11.
HAT wisdom, majesty and grace
Through all the gospel shine!
"Tis God that speaks, and we confess
The doctrine most divine.
2 Down from his starry throne on high,
Th' almighty Saviour comes;
Lays his bright robes of glory by,
And feeble flesh assumes.
The mighty debt his people ow'd,
Upon the cross he pays;
Then through the clouds ascends to God,
'Midst shouts of loftiest praise.
4 There he our great high priest appears
Before his Father's throne;
His blood perfumes our pray'rs and tears,
And brings salvation down.
5 Great God, with rev'rence we adore
Thy justice and thy grace:
And on thy faithfulness and power
Our firm dependance place.
XXIX. L. M. WATTS'S SERMONS.
The Gospel is the Power of God to Salvations
Rom. i. 16.
1 WHAT shall the dying sinner do,
That seeks relief for all his woe? Where shall the guilty conscience find Ease for the torment of the mind?
2 How shall we get our crimes forgiv❜n, Or form our spirits fit for heav'n? Can souls, all o'er defil'd with sin, Make their own powers and passions clean? 3 In vain we search, in vain we try, Till Jesus brings his gospel nigh; "Tis there that power and glory dwell That save rebellious souls from hell.
4 This is the pillar of our hope,
That bears our fainting spirits up;
We read the grace, we trust the word,
And find salvation in the Lord.
5 Let men or angels dig the mines
Where nature's golden treasure shines;
Brought near the doctrine of the cross,
All nature's gold appears but dross.
6 Should vile blasphemers, with disdain,
Pronounce the truths of Jesus vain,
We'll meet the scandal and the shame,
And sing and triumph in his name.
XXX. C. M. WATTS'S SERMONS.
A rational defence of the Gospel.
1 SHALL Atheists dare insult the cross
Of our incarnate God?
Shall infidels revile his truth,
And trample on his blood?
What if he choose mysterious ways
To cleanse us from our faults?
May not the works of sov'reign gracę
Transcend our feeble thoughts?
3 What if his gospel bids us strive
With flesh, and self, and sin?
The prize is most divinely bright,
That we are call'd to win.
4 What if the men, despis'd on earth,
Still of his grace partake?
This but confirms his truth the more
For so the prophets spake.
5 Do some that own his sacred truth,
Indulge their souls in sin?
None should reproach the Saviour's name,
His laws are pure and clean.
6 Then let our faith be firm and strong,
Our lips profess his word;
Nor ever shun those holy men,
Who fear and love the Lord.
XXXI. L. M. BEDDOME.
The consequences of Election. Rom. viii. 33, 39
WHO shall condemn to endless flames
The chosen people of our God?
Since in the book of life their names
Are fairly writ in Jesus' blood.
2 He, for the sins of all th' elect,
Hath a complete atonement made;
As well as in their nature kept
The law, which he for them obey'd.
Not tribulation, nakedness,
The famine, peril, or the sword;
Not persecution, or distress,
Can separate from Christ the Lord.
4 Nor life, nor death, nor depth nor height,
Nor powers below, nor powers above;
Not present things, nor things to `come,
Can change his purposes of love.
5 His sovereign mercy knows no end,
His faithfulness shall still endure:
And those who on his word depend,
Shall find his word for ever sure.
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