2

8 On eagles' wings they mount, they soar
On wings of faith and love;

Till, pas: the sphere of earth and sin,
They rise to heaven above.

HYMN 207. C. M.

Isaiah lvii. 15.

THUS speaks the High and Lofty One:
My throne is fix'd on high;
There, through eternity, I hear
The praises of the sky:

2 Yet, looking down, I visit oft
The humble, hallow'd cell;
And, with the penitent who mourn,
"Tis my delight to dwell.

3 My presence heals the wounded heart,
The sad in spirit cheers;

My presence, from the bed of dust,
The contrite sinner rears.

4 I dwell with all my humble saints.
While they on earth remain;
And they, exalted, dwell with me,
With me for ever reign.

HYMN 208. II. 1.

Habakkuk iii. 17-19.

ALTHOUGH the vine ita fruit die
The budding fig-tree droop and die,
No oil the olive yield;
Yet will trust me in my God,
Yea, bend rejoicing to his rod,"
And by his grace be heal'd."

2 Though fields, in verdure once array'd,
By whirlwinds desolate be laid,

Or parch'd by scorching beam; Still in the Lord shall be my trust, My joy; for, though his frown is Just, His mercy is supreme.

3 Though from the foll the flock decay,
Though herda lie famish'd o'er the lea,
And round the empry stall;

My soul above the wreck shall rise,
Its better joys are in the skies;
There God is all in all.

4 In God my strength, howe'er distrest,
I yet will hope, and calmly rest,
Nay, triumph in his love:

My lingering soul, my tardy feet,
Free as the hind he makes, and fleet,
To speed my course above.

THO

HYMN 209. C. M.

St. John xiv. 6.

HOU art the Way, to thee alone
From sin and death we flee;

And he who would the Father seek,
Must seek him, Lord, by thee.

2 Thou art the Truth, thy word alone
True wisdom can impart;

Thou only canst inform the mind
And purify the heart.

3 Thou art the Life, the rending tomb.
Proclaims thy conquering arm,
And those who put their trust in thee
Nor death nor hell shall harm.

4 Thou art the Way, the Truth, the Life;
Grant us that way to know,
That truth to keep, that life to win,
Whose Joys eternal flow.

S

HYMN 211. III. 1.

Ephesians v. 14-17.

INNER, rouse thee from thy sleep,
Wake, and o'er thy folly weep;
Raise thy spirit dark and dead,
Jesus waits his light to shed.
2 Wake from sleep, arise from death,
See the bright and living path:
Watchful tread that path; be wise,
Leave thy folly, seek the skies..
3 Leave thy folly, cease from crime,
From this hour redeem thy time;
Life secure without delay,
Evil is the mortal day.

4 Be not blind and foolish still;
Call'd of Jesus, learn his will:
Jesus calls from death and night,
Jesus waits to shed his light.

L%

HYMN 212. C. M.

Hebrews xii. 1, 2.

O! what a cloud of witnesses
Encompass us around;

Men once like us with suffering tried,
But now with glory crown'd.

2 Let us, with zeal like theirs inspired,
Strive in the Christian race;
And, freed from every weight of sin,
Their holy footsteps trace.

3 Behold a witness nobler still,
Who trod affliction's path,
Jesus, the author, finisher,
Rewarder of our faith:

4 He, for the Joy before him set,
And moved by pitying love,
Endured the cross, despised the shame,
And now he reigns above.

5 Thither, forgetting things behind,
Press we, to God's right hand;
There, with the Saviour and his saints,
Triumphantly to stand.

GLORIA PATRI.

N. B. The metre marks, affixed to the Psalms and Hymns, refer to a division of the Metres, founded on the nature of the verse, into four Classes, marked-I., II., III., IV.

Class I. includes Common, Long, and Short metres, marked C. M., L. M., S. M.

Class II. includes the other Iambic metres, eight in number, marked II. 1, II. 2, II. 3, II. 4, &c., which may be named Two, one; Two, two; Two, three, &c.

Class III. includes the Trochaic metres, being five in number, marked III. 1, III. 2, III. 3, &c., which may be named Three, one; Three, two, &c.!

Class IV. includes the metres consisting chiefly of triplets, being five in number, marked IV. 1, IV. 2, IV. 3, &c., and may be named Four, one; Four, two, &c.

To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,

The God whom earth and heaven adore,

Be glory, as it was of old,

Is now, and shall be evermore.

CLASS II.

II. 1.

TO Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
The God whom heaven's triumphant host,
And saints on earth adore;

Be glory as in ages past,

As now it is, and so shall last

When time shall be no more.

II.2.

To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,

The God whom henveu's triumphant host,
And suffering saints on earth adore;

Be glory as in ages past,

As now it is, and so shall last

When time itself shall be no more.

To God the Father, and to God the Son,
To God the Holy Spirit, Three in One,
Be praise from all on earth and all in heaven,
As was, and is, and ever shall be given.

II. 6.

Eternal praise be given,

And songs of highest worth,

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