e 2 My flesh would rest in thine abode, My panting heart cries out for God; e My God, my King, why should I be So far from all my joys, and thee? o 4 Blest are the saints who sit on high, Around thy throne of majesty; o Thy brightest glories shine above, And all their work is praise and love. o 5 Blest are the souls, that find a place Within the temple of thy grace; -There they behold thy gentler rays, And seek thy face, and learn thy praise. o 6 Blest are the men whose hearts are To find the way to Zion's gate; [set. o God is their strength; and, thro' the They lean upon their helper God. [road, o 7 Cheerful they walk with growing strength, 'Till all shall meet in heav'n at length, s "Till all before thy face appear, And join in nobler worship there. MORETON. PORTUGAL. L. M. SECOND PART. GOD and his Church: or, Grace and Glory. 1 GREAT God, attend while Zion sings The joy that from thy presence sprin: sp To spend one day with thee on earth, Exceeds a thousand days of mirth. e 2 Might I enjoy the meanest place, o 3 Ged is our sun, he makes our day; They go from strength to strength, Through this dark vale of tears, 'Till each arrives at length, "Till each in heav'n appears. 0 O glorious seat, When God our King 6 God is our sun and shield, o 7 The Lord his people loves; O God of hosts, Whose spirit trusts Aloue in thee. BETHESDA. PSALM 85. L. M. FIRST PART. Ver. 1:--ས8, Deliverance begun and completed. 1 ORD, thou hast call'd thy grace to mind, Thou hast revers'd our heavy doom; 2 Thou hast begun to set us free, e 3 Revive our dying graces, Lord, - We wait to hear what God will say; 4 "There's none of all my sons above, "So much my image, or my love; "Celestial pow'rs thy subjects are; "Then what can earth to thee compare? 5 "David, my servant, whom I chose, "To guard my flock, to crush my foes, "And rais'd him to the Jewish throne, "Was but a shadow of my Son." o 6 Now let the church rejoice and sing Jesus her Saviour and her King; s Angels his heav'nly wonders show, And saints declare his works below. NANTWICH. TRURO. CHRIST'S Mediatorial Kingdom. 1 HEAR what the Lord in vision said, And made his mercy known: "Sinners, behold your help is laid "On my almighty Son. 2 "Behold the man my wisdom chose, "Among your mortal race; His head my holy oil o'erflows, "The Spirit of my grace. 5"High shall he reign on David's throne, "My people's better King; "My arm shall beat his rivals down, "And still new subjects bring. 4 "My truth shall guard him in his way, 5"Me for his Father, and his God, -2 Lord, shall it be for ever said, d "The race of man was only made For sickness, sorrow, and the dust!" e Are not thy servants day by day, Sent to their graves and turn'd to clay? e Lord, where's thy kindness to the just? -3 Hast thou not promis'd to thy Son, And all his seed, a heav'nly crown? P But flesh and sense indulge despair: o For ever blessed be the Lord, That faith can read his holy word, "TH 1HROUGH ev'ry age, eternal God, Thou are our rest,our safe abode; High was thy throne, e'er heav'n was made, Or earth thy humble footstool laid. 2 Long hadst thou reign'd ere time beOr dust was fashion'd into man; [gan, And long thy kingdom shall endure, When earth and time shall be no more. e 3 But man, weak man, is born to die, Made up of guilt and vanity; a Thy dreadful sentence, Lord, was just,d "Return, ye sinners, to your dust." 4. -5 Death, like an overflowing stream, Sweeps us away; our life's a dream; p An empty tale; a morning flow'r, Cut down and wither'd in an hour. e 7 Time, like an ever-rolling stream, They fly, forgotten, as a dream o 8 Like flow'ry fields the nations stand, Pleas'd with the morning light: e The flow'rs beneath the mower's hand, Lie with'ring ere 'tis night. 9 Our God, our help in ages past, WANTAGE. |