That we, offspring of their Stem,
May with equal courage

Reach our Faith's end, tho' our claim

Weak flesh would difparage: 12. Still rememb`ring Jesus Christ, Now in blifs enthroned, Who forgetteth not the least

Of thofe who him owned. Help us therefore, Mafter dear! Thro' thy Name sweet-fmelling, That by fure fteps we come there, Where thyfelf art dwelling.

Sweet and mild,

Heaven's child,

In Love and bleft Unity
Unto eternity.

2. In this chief City

Is King the Almighty;

That his ftrong Hand her doth own,

Is there a thing well known.

Lo' against her

Oftentimes did ftir

Bow'd before

God's own Pow'r, Conscious of the King of all, They let their courage fall. 3. As we've been told

By Forefathers old,

That God his Folk ftill defends, Thro' mercy which ne'er ends: Ev'n fo it we

In like cafes fee

In his holy City here;
The fact is very clear.

For now and evermore God protects
This city,and his throne there erects ;
Chiefly fince

Glory's Prince,

Jefus, is himfelf enroll'd
And dwells within that Fold.
Our glad-mind ponders,
At fuch goodness wonders,
'Midft his Congregation bleft,
Where he will ever reft..

How high's thy Name,
O God, and thy Fame !
A lovely report and tale
Goes over hill and dale.
For by thy Manner of saving us,
Thou mak'ft thy own Truth confpi

Thou'rt with glory crowned; As God thee with gifts endu'd, Wear them with gratitude.

Let those who doubt,
Zion walk round about:
Judah's cities, well for you!
Her firm Foundations view.

Her Shine unto late pofterities
She'll fend forth

O'er the earth!

Thus did Ifrael fing of old; -
Thus now the Chriftian Fold.

6. O Chriftian Nation,
'Tis your confolation :
Ye're the Defcendents lineal,
The Church he now doth call.
God did you choose,
As his own allows,
A peculiar Folk for him ;
Who would not this esteem?

O! deep to heart fuch great Mercy

lay,

.4.

Ordained haft thereto.

Thither the godly, to their Fortress flock, (As a bird gladly

Toward its neft doth look) Where they

5,

Well cherish'd are alway.

There is afferted
The new Birth spiritual;

And Souls converted
By the pure Gofpel's call,
With right,

Unto Chrift's Church are knit. 6. There are the Altars,

The Gifts thy love on those,

Whofe faith not faulters, To their Soul's health, beftows In brief,

Unto eternal Life. 7. For this I'm longing, (Great gladnefs it doth raife) Thereto belonging To be throughout my days,

And thee

To ferve inceffantly.
8. All thofe are bleffed,
That come into thine House
With awe expressed,

Which deep conviction fhews;
And pray,

And to thee Homage pay.

9. They're bleffed highly
Who chearful on can walk
Thro' forrow's valley,
Have learnt there Wells to make;
Yea preach,

And other Sinners teach.

10. Thou

10. Thou doft deliver

Them in all their Distress;

Thou art their Saviour.
Whate'er may them opprefs;
Vict❜ry

They still obtain in thee.
11. Us now undaunted
Preserve, and be our Shield;
On thy Anointed,

In whom thou'rt reconcil'd,
Look, Lord!

His Realm and us fupport.
12. One Day is better
Spent in the Chriftian Church,
Thy praise to utter,
Than thoufands spent in search
Of joy

In the broad worldly way.
13. 'Fore exaltation
Among the godless Crew,

The loweft Station Amongst the godly few I'd choose;

To be but in the House.

14. This Territory

The Lord, as Sun, doth light;

Gives Grace and Glory,

And fanctify'd delight

To these,

Who ftudy him to please.
15. That man acts wisely,
Who in all ftraits of life,
His Truft precisely
In God, with firm belief,
Doth place,

Who cares for us always.
16. Yea, his Condition
How fplendid 'tis, O Lord,
Whom thou admiflion
Doft to thy Church afford,
And fo

The heav'nly Kingdom too. 17. Dear Lord, afford us For our Church Liberty,

To each good purpose ; That we our Days employ With care Thy holy Word to hear.

1.

270,

Sehr grofs ift Gottes Gutigkeit.

HE goodness of our God is great!

TH

For Bleffing he did us create,
He knows his chofen People all,
And helps them free from Adam's
Fall.

2. He does his people fanctify, Moves them to bleft things conftantly:

Draws them to Chrift his Son, and fo

Inftructs them all his Will to do.
3. Whoe'er hears Chrift's Word
heartily,

And keeps it as it ought to be,
Believes it and confeffeth free;
He gets a healthy Soul thereby.
4. He that with God fo takes a part,
And hath the truth within his heart;
He's no more an accursed Man,

But an holy and blessed one.

Giv'n by his faithful Minister,
Make us truly partake of his
Pure innocence and Holinefs.
6. Who in this bleffing does perfift,
And walks as a Soldier of Christ,
To him is promised the crown
Of th' holy ones before God's throne.
7. If this much hatred on him draws,
And he's tormented for God's Caufe,
Then helps and ftands by him his.
God

That it must ferve him all for Good. 8. But one Faith, one Baptism, one Christ,

One Sp'rit, one Cov`nant of grace

273.

Wiel fallche propheten find crftanden.

1.

M Name,

Any a falfe prophet in his

Moreover fects and divifions came;
Both by their practice and word
The World is much hurt.

2. As now that Scheme Antichriftian
To us quite unmasked has been,
Let us with speed run away
From fo foul a Play.

3. Let's enter the Affociation
For our Lord's Inthronization,

And in profpect watch and pray

Of th' approaching Day.

4. Sin and folly in the World increase,

Her purpofe is, that all Truth may cease;

God winks at her hoping this,

But she'll furely miss.

5. And while the thinks that she has won all,

And expects nought lefs than her Downfall,

At once down a precipice

She goes with a hifs.

6. God our Lord, haften thy afi

ftance,

And prepare thou our happy En

trance

Into that fweet Reign of peace, Which will never ceafe.

274.

Lafst vus mit herzlicher Begier,

In general,
And special,

Let's fpeak with God.

2. Thou our dear Father and our

Lord!

Since thou haft promis'd in thy word,
Out of free grace,
Great Happiness
Unto them all,

Who feek thy Face,
With earnestness,
And on thee call:

3. Therefore we pray in thy dear Son,

Give grace, that thee we right call on,
For Bliss perfect
For thy Elect
Thro' Jefus Christ :
O fo hear us,

And give gracious
What we request.

4. And though in ourselves we are weak,

Unworthy and unfit to speak,
Or pray to God
In our own need;
Yet, on thy Word,
We thee befeech
For all, and each:
Help them, O Lord!

5.

Look upon all dear Christendom, For whofe fake thy dear Son did

come;

Whom he by Death

Redeemed hath:

• Have

Thy Salvation,

Confolation

To them afford..

O Lord! think on thy Faithful

nefs,