Methodist Hymnal - 1889 Edition
500 - 599

500= C.M.

1        ALL praise to our redeeming Lord, Who joins us by his grace, And bids us, each to each restored, Together seek his face.

2        He bids us build each other up; And, gathered into one, To our high calling's glorious hope We hand in hand go on.

3        The gift which he on one bestows, We all delight to prove; The grace through every vessel flows, In purest streams of love.

4        Even now we think and speak the same, And cordially agree; Concentred all, through Jesu's name, In perfect harmony.

5        We all partake the joy of one, The common peace we feel, A peace to sensual minds unknown, A joy unspeakable.

6        And if our fellowship below In Jesus be so sweet, What heights of rapture shall we know, When round his throne we meet!

501= C.M.

1        JESUS, great Shepherd of the sheep, To thee for help we fly: Thy little flock in safety keep; For O! the wolf is nigh.

2        He comes, of hellish malice full, To scatter, tear, and slay; He seizes every straggling soul, As his own lawful prey.

3        Us into thy protection take, And gather with thy arm; Unless the fold we first forsake, The wolf can never harm.

4        We laugh to scorn his cruel power, While by our Shepherd's side; The sheep he never can devour, Unless he first divide.

5        O do not suffer him to part The souls that here agree; But make us of one mind and heart, And keep us one in thee!

6        Together let us sweetly live, Together let us die; And each a starry crown receive, And reign above the sky.

502= C.M.

1        COME, thou omniscient Son of man, Display thy sifting power; Come with thy Spirit's winnowing fan, And throughly purge thy floor.

2        The chaff of sin, the accursed thing, Far from our souls be driven! The wheat into thy garner bring, And lay us up for heaven.

3        Look through us with thy eyes of flame, The clouds and darkness chase; And tell me what by sin I am, And what I am by grace.

4        Whate'er offends thy glorious eyes, Far from our hearts remove; As dust before the whirlwind flies, Disperse it by thy love.

5        Then let us all thy fulness know, From every sin set free; Saved, to the utmost saved below, And perfectly like thee.

503= C.M.

1         TRY us, O God, and search the ground Of every sinful heart, Whate'er of sin in us is found, O bid it all depart!

2        When to the right or left we stray, Leave us not comfortless; But guide our feet into the way Of everlasting peace.

3        Help us to help each other, Lord, Each other's cross to bear, Let each his friendly aid afford, And feel his brother's care.

4        Help us to build each other up, Our little stock improve; Increase our faith, confirm our hope, And perfect us in love.

5        Up into thee, our living Head, Let us in all things grow, Till thou hast made us free indeed, And spotless here below.

6        Then, when the mighty work is wrought, Receive thy ready bride: Give us in heaven a happy lot With all the sanctified.

504= C.M.

1         JESUS, united by thy grace, And each to each endeared, With confidence we seek thy face, And know our prayer is heard.

2        Still let us own our common Lord, And bear thine easy yoke, A band of love, a threefold cord, Which never can be broke.

3        Make us into one spirit drink; Baptize into thy name; And let us always kindly think, And sweetly speak, the same.

4        Touched by the loadstone of thy love, Let all our hearts agree, And ever towards each other move, And ever move towards thee.

5        To thee, inseparably joined, Let all our spirits cleave; O may we all the loving mind That was in thee receive!

6        This is the bond of perfectness, Thy spotless charity; O let us (still we pray) possess The mind that was in thee!

7        Grant this, and then from all below Insensibly remove: Our souls their change shall scarcely know, Made perfect first in love!

8        With ease our souls through death shall glide Into their paradise, And thence, on wings of angels, ride Triumphant through the skies.

9        Yet, when the fullest joy is given, The same delight we prove, In earth, in paradise, in heaven, Our all in all is love.

505= L.M. John xvii. 20 &c.

1        UNCHANGEABLE almighty Lord, Our souls upon thy truth we stay; Accomplish now thy faithful word, And give, O give us all one way!

2        O let us all join hand in hand Who seek redemption in thy blood, Fast in one mind and spirit stand, And build the temple of our God!

3        Thou only canst our wills control, Our wild unruly passions bind, Tame the old Adam in our soul, And make us of one heart and mind.

4        Speak but the reconciling word, The winds shall cease, the waves subside, We all shall praise our common Lord, Our Jesus, and him crucified.

5        Giver of peace and unity, Send down thy mild, pacific Dove; We all shall then in one agree, And breathe the spirit of thy love.

6        We all shall think and speak the same, Delightful lesson of thy grace! One undivided Christ proclaim, And jointly glory in thy praise.

7        O let us take a softer mould, Blended and gathered into thee; Under one Shepherd make one fold, Where all is love and harmony!

8        Regard thine own eternal prayer, And send a peaceful answer down; To us thy Father's name declare; Unite and perfect us in one!

9        So shall the world believe and know That God hath sent thee from above, When thou art seen in us below, And every soul displays thy love.

506= 7s & 6s. John xiv. 16, 17.

1        FATHER of our dying Lord, Remember us for good; O fulfil his faithful word, And hear his speaking blood! Give us that for which he prays; Father, glorify thy Son! Show his truth, and power, and grace, And send the Promise down.

2        True and faithful witness, thou, O Christ, thy Spirit give! Hast thou not received him now, That we might now receive? Art thou not our living Head? Life to all thy limbs impart; Shed thy love, thy Spirit shed In every waiting heart.

3        Holy Ghost, the Comforter, The gift of Jesus, come; Glows our heart to find thee near, And swells to make thee room; Present with us thee we feel, Come, O come, and in us be! With us, in us, live and dwell, To all eternity.

507= L.M. Revelation iii. 20.

1        SAVIOUR of all, to thee we bow, And own thee faithful to thy word; We hear thy voice, and open now Our hearts to entertain our Lord.

2        Come in, come in, thou heavenly guest, Delight in what thyself hast given; On thy own gifts and graces feast, And make the contrite heart thy heaven.

3        Smell the sweet odour of our prayers, Our sacrifice of praise approve, And treasure up our gracious tears, And rest in thy redeeming love.

4        Beneath thy shadow let us sit, Call us thy friends, and love, and bride, And bid us freely drink and eat Thy dainties, and be satisfied.

5        O let us on thy fulness feed, And eat thy flesh, and drink thy blood! Jesu, thy blood is drink indeed, Jesu, thy flesh is angels' food.

6        The heavenly manna faith imparts, Faith makes thy fulness all our own; We feed upon thee in our hearts, And find that heaven and thou are one.

508= 7s.

1        GOD of love, that hear'st the prayer, Kindly for thy people care, Who on thee alone depend: Love us, save us to the end.

2        Save us, in the prosperous hour, From the flattering tempter's power, From his unsuspected wiles, From the world's pernicious smiles.

3        Cut off our dependence vain On the help of feeble man, Every arm of flesh remove; Stay us on thy only love!

4        Men of worldly, low design, Let not these thy people join, Poison our simplicity, Drag us from our trust in thee.

5        Save us from the great and wise, Till they sink in their own eyes, Tamely to thy yoke submit, Lay their honours at thy feet.

6        Never let the world break in; Fix a mighty gulf between: Keep us little and unknown, Prized and loved by God alone.

7        Let us still to thee look up, Thee, thy Israel's Strength and Hope; Nothing know, or seek, beside Jesus, and him crucified.

8        Far above all earthly things, Look we down on earthly kings; Taste our glorious liberty, Find our happy all in thee!

509= 7s.

1        JESUS, Lord, we look to thee, Let us in thy name agree; Show thyself the Prince of peace; Bid our jars for ever cease.

2        By thy reconciling love Every stumbling-block remove; Each to each unite, endear, Come, and spread thy banner here!

3        Make us of one heart and mind, Courteous, pitiful, and kind, Lowly, meek, in thought and word? Together like our Lord.

4        Let us for each other care, Each the other's burden bear, To thy church the pattern give, Show how true believers live.

5        Free from anger and from pride, Let us thus in God abide; All the depths of love express, All the heights of holiness!

6        Let us then with joy remove To the family above; On the wings of angels fly, Show how true believers die.

510= 4-6s & 2-8s.

1        THOU God of truth and love, We seek thy perfect way, Ready thy choice to approve, Thy providence to obey: Enter into thy wise design, And sweetly lose our will in thine.

2        Why hast thou cast our lot In the same age and place? And why together brought To see each other's face? To join with softest sympathy, And mix our friendly souls in thee?

3        Didst thou not make us one, That we might one remain, Together travel on, And bear each other's pain; Till all thy utmost goodness prove, And rise renewed in perfect love?

4        Surely thou didst unite Our kindred spirits here, That all hereafter might Before thy throne appear; Meet at the marriage of the Lamb, And all thy glorious love proclaim.

5        Then let us ever bear The blessed end in view, And join, with mutual care, To fight our passage through; And kindly help each other on, Till all receive the starry crown.

6        O may thy Spirit seal Our souls unto that day, With all thy fulness fill, And then transport away! Away to our eternal rest, Away to our Redeemer's breast!

511= 6-8s. Exodus xxxiv. 9, 10.

1        FORGIVE us, for thy mercy's sake, Our multitude of sins forgive! And for thy own possession take, And bid us to thy glory live; Live in thy sight, and gladly prove Our faith by our obedient love.

2        The covenant of forgiveness seal, And all thy mighty wonders show! Our inbred enemies expel; And conquering them to conquer go, Till all of pride and wrath be slain, And not one evil thought remain!

3        O put it in our inward parts, The living law of perfect love! Write the new precept in our hearts: We shall not then from thee remove, Who in thy glorious image shine, Thy people, and for ever thine.

512= 6-7s.

1        CENTRE of our hopes thou art, End of our enlarged desires; Stamp thine image on our heart, Fill us now with heavenly fires; Cemented by love divine, Seal our souls for ever thine.

2        All our works in thee be wrought, Levelled at one common aim; Every word, and every thought, Purge in the refining flame: Lead us through the paths of peace, On to perfect holiness.

3        Let us all together rise, To thy glorious life restored, Here regain our paradise, Here prepare to meet our Lord; Here enjoy the earnest given, Travel hand in hand to heaven!

513= 6-8s.

1        JESUS, with kindest pity see The souls that would be one in thee: If now, accepted in thy sight, Thou dost our upright hearts unite, Allow us even on earth to prove The noblest joys of heavenly love.

2        Before thy glorious eyes we spread The wish which doth from thee proceed: Our love from earthly dross refine; Holy, angelical, divine, Thee its great Author let it show, And back to the pure fountain flow.

3        A drop of that unbounded sea, O Lord, resorb it into thee! While all our souls, with restless strife, Spring up into eternal life, And, lost in endless raptures, prove Thy whole immensity of love.

4        A spark of that ethereal fire, Still let it to its source aspire, To thee in every wish return, Intensely for thy glory burn; While all our souls fly up to thee, And blaze through all eternity.

514= 7s.

1         FATHER, at thy footstool see Those who now are one in thee; Draw us by thy grace alone, Give, O give us to thy Son!

2        Jesus, friend of human kind, Let us in thy name be joined; Each to each unite, and bless; Keep us still in perfect peace.

3        Heavenly, all-alluring Dove, Shed thy over-shadowing love, Love, the sealing grace, impart; Dwell within our single heart.

4        Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Be to us what Adam lost, Let us in thine image rise; Give us back our paradise.

515= 8-7s. The Communion of Saints.

1         FATHER, Son, and Spirit, hear Faith's effectual fervent prayer; Hear, and our petitions seal, Let us now the answer feel. Still our fellowship increase, Knit us in the bond of peace; Join our new-born spirits, join Each to each, and all to thine.

2        Build us in one body up, Called in one high calling's hope: One the Spirit whom we claim, One the pure baptismal flame, One the faith, and common Lord, One the Father lives adored, Over, through, and in us all, God incomprehensible.

3        One with God, the source of bliss, Ground of our communion this: Life of all that live below, Let thine emanations flow! Rise eternal in our heart: Thou our long-sought Eden art; Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Be to us what Adam lost.

516 SECOND PART.= 8-7s.

1        OTHER ground can no man lay, Jesus takes our sins away; Jesus the foundation is, This shall stand, and only this: Fitly framed in him we are, All the building rises fair; Let it to a temple rise, Worthy him who fills the skies.

2        Husband of thy church below, Christ, if thee our Lord we know, Unto thee, betrothed in love, Always let us faithful prove; Never rob thee of our heart, Never give the creature part; Only thou possess the whole; Take our body, spirit, soul.

3        Steadfast let us cleave to thee; Love the mystic union be, Union to the world unknown, Joined to God, in spirit one: Wait we till the Spouse shall come, Till the Lamb shall take us home, For his heaven the bride prepare, Solemnize our nuptials there.

517 THIRD PART.= 7s.

1        CHRIST, our Head, gone up on high Be thou in thy Spirit nigh: Advocate with God, give ear To thine own effectual prayer!

2        One the Father is with thee; Knit us in like unity; Make us, O uniting Son, One, as Thou and He are one!

3        Still, O Lord, (for thine we are) Still to us his name declare: Thy revealing Spirit give, Whom the world cannot receive.

4        Fill us with the Father's love; Never from our souls remove: Dwell in us, and we shall be Thine through all eternity.

518 FOURTH PART.= 7s.

1        CHRIST, from whom all blessings flow, Perfecting the saints below, Hear us, who thy nature share, Who thy mystic body are.

2        Join us, in one spirit join, Let us still receive of thine; Still for more on thee we call; Thou who fillest all in all.

3        Closer knit to thee, our Head; Nourish us, O Christ, and feed! Let us daily growth receive, More and more in Jesus live.

4        Jesus, we thy members are, Cherish us with kindest care, Of thy flesh and of thy bone, Love, for ever love thine own!

5        Move, and actuate, and guide: Divers gifts to each divide; Placed according to thy will, Let us all our work fulfil;

6        Never from our office move, Needful to each other prove; Use the grace on each bestowed, Tempered by the art of God.

7        Sweetly may we all agree, Touched with softest sympathy; Kindly for each other care; Every member feel its share.

8        Wounded by the grief of one, Now let all the members groan; Honoured if one member is, All partake the common bliss.

9        Many are we now and one, We who Jesus have put on; There is neither bond nor free, Male nor female, Lord, in thee!

10        Love, like death, hath all destroyed, Rendered all distinctions void; Names, and sects, and parties fall: Thou, O Christ, art all in all!

519 The Love Feast.= 8-7s.

1        COME, and let us sweetly join Christ to praise in hymns divine! Give we all, with one accord, Glory to our common Lord; Hands, and hearts, and voices raise; Sing as in the ancient days; Antedate the joys above, Celebrate the feast of love.

2        Strive we, in affection strive; Let the purer flame revive, Such as in the martyrs glowed, Dying champions for their God: We, like them, may live and love; Called we are their joys to prove, Saved with them from future wrath, Partners of like precious faith.

3        Sing we then in Jesu's name, Now as yesterday the same; One in every time and place, Full for all of truth and grace: We for Christ, our Master, stand, Lights in a benighted land: We our dying Lord confess; We are Jesu's witnesses.

4        Witnesses that Christ hath died, We with him are crucified; Christ hath burst the bands of death, We his quickening Spirit breathe; Christ is now gone up on high, Thither all our wishes fly; Sits at God's right hand above; There with him we reign in love!

520 SECOND PART.= 8-7s.

1        COME, thou high and lofty Lord! Lowly, meek, incarnate Word! Humbly stoop to earth again, Come and visit abject men! Jesus, dear expected guest, Thou art bidden to the feast, For thyself our hearts prepare, Come, and sit, and banquet there!

2        Jesus, we thy promise claim, We are met in thy great name; In the midst do thou appear, Manifest thy presence here! Sanctify us, Lord, and bless, Breathe thy Spirit, give thy peace, Thou thyself within us move, Make our feast a feast of love.

3        Let the fruits of grace abound; Let in us thy bowels sound; Faith, and love, and joy increase, Temperance and gentleness; Plant in us thy humble mind; Patient, pitiful, and kind, Meek and lowly let us be, Full of goodness, full of thee.

4        Make us all in thee complete, Make us all for glory meet, Meet to appear before thy sight, Partners with the saints in light. Call, O call us each by name, To the marriage of the Lamb; Let us lean upon thy breast, Love be there our endless feast!

521 THIRD PART.= 8-7s.

1        LET us join, ('tis God commands) Let us join our hearts and hands Help to gain our calling's hope, Build we each the other up: God his blessings shall dispense, God shall crown his ordinance; Meet in his appointed ways; Nourish us with social grace.

2        Let us then as brethren love, Faithfully his gifts improve, Carry on the earnest strife, Walk in holiness of life; Still forget the things behind, Follow Christ in heart and mind, Toward the mark unwearied press, Seize the crown of righteousness.

3        Plead we thus for faith alone, Faith which by our works is shown: God it is who justifies; Only faith the grace applies; Active faith that lives within, Conquers earth, and hell, and sin, Sanctifies, and makes us whole, Forms the Saviour in the soul.

4        Let us for this faith contend, Sure salvation is its end: Heaven already is begun, Everlasting life is won. Only let us persevere, Till we see our Lord appear, Never from the rock remove, Saved by faith, which works by love.

522 FOURTH PART.= 8-7s.

1PARTNERS of a glorious hope, Lift your hearts and voices up, Jointly let us rise, and sing Christ our Prophet, Priest, and King: Monuments of Jesu's grace, Speak we by our lives his praise; Walk in him we have received, Show we not in vain believed.

2        While we walk with God in light, God our hearts doth still unite; Dearest fellowship we prove, Fellowship in Jesu's love: Sweetly each, with each combined, In the bonds of duty joined, Feels the cleansing blood applied, Daily feels that Christ hath died.

3        Still, O Lord, our faith increase, Cleanse from all unrighteousness, Thee the unholy cannot see; Make, O make us meet for thee! Every vile affection kill, Root out every seed of ill, Utterly abolish sin, Write thy law of love within.

4        Hence may all our actions flow, Love the proof that Christ we know; Mutual love the token be, Lord, that we belong to thee: Love, thine image, love impart! Stamp it on our face and heart! Only love to us be given! Lord, we ask no other heaven.

523= L.M.

1O THOU, our Husband, Brother, Friend, Behold a cloud of incense rise! The prayers of saints to heaven ascend, Grateful, accepted sacrifice.

2        Regard our prayers for Zion's peace; Shed in our hearts thy love abroad; Thy gifts abundantly increase; Enlarge, and fill us all with God.

3        Before thy sheep, great Shepherd, go, And guide into thy perfect will; Cause us thy hallowed name to know, The work of faith in us fulfil.

4        Help us to make our calling sure; O let us all be saints indeed, And pure as thou thyself art pure, Conformed in all things to our Head!

5        Take the dear purchase of thy blood; Thy blood shall wash us white as snow; Present us sanctified to God, And perfected in love below.

6        That blood which cleanses from all sin, That efficacious blood apply, And wash, and make us wholly clean, And change, and throughly sanctify.

7        From all iniquity redeem, Cleanse by the water and the word, And free from every spot of blame, And make the servant as his Lord!

524= 6-8s. 2nd. metre.

1        OUR friendship sanctify and guide: Unmixed with selfishness and pride, Thy glory be our single aim! In all our intercourse below, Still let us in thy footsteps go, And never meet but in thy name.

Fix on thyself our single eye; Still let us on thyself rely, For all the help that each conveys, The help as from thy hand receive, And still to thee all glory give, All thanks, all might, all love, all praise.

2        Whate'er thou dost on one bestow, Let each the double blessing know; Let each the common burden bear; In comforts and in grief`s agree; And wrestle for his friends with thee, In all the omnipotence of prayer.

Our mutual prayer accept and seal; In all thy glorious self reveal; All with the fire of love baptize: Thy kingdom in our souls restore; And keep till we can sin no more, Till all in thy whole image rise.

3        Witnesses of the all-cleansing blood, Long may we work the works of God, And do thy will like those above; Together spread the gospel sound, And scatter peace on all around, And joy, and happiness, and love.

True yoke-fellows, by love compelled To labour in the gospel field, Our all let us delight to spend In gathering in thy lambs and sheep; Assured that thou our souls wilt keep, Wilt keep us faithful to the end.

525= 6-8s. Revelation xxii. 21.

1         JESU, thou great redeeming Lord, The kingdom of thy peace restored Let all thy followers perceive, And happy in thy Spirit live; Retain the grace through thee bestowed, The favour and the power of God.

2        Give all thy saints to find in thee The fulness of the Deity; His nature, life, and mind to prove, In perfect holiness and love: Fountain of grace, thyself make known With God and man for ever one.

3        Still with and in thy people dwell; Thy gracious plenitude reveal; Till coming with thy heavenly train We eye to eye behold the Man, And share thy majesty divine, And mount our thrones encircling thine.

526= 8s & 6s.

1        EXCEPT the Lord conduct the plan, The best concerted schemes are vain, And never can succeed; We spend our wretched strength for nought: But if our works in thee be wrought, They shall be blest indeed.

2        Lord, if thou didst thyself inspire Our souls with this intense desire Thy goodness to proclaim, Thy glory if we now intend, O let our deed begin and end Complete in Jesu's name!

3        In Jesu's name, behold, we meet, Far from an evil world retreat, And all its frantic ways; One only thing resolved to know, And square our useful lives below By reason and by grace.

4        Not in the tombs we pine to dwell, Not in the dark monastic cell, By vows and grates confined; Freely to all ourselves we give, Constrained by Jesu's love to live The servants of mankind.

5        Now, Jesus, now thy love impart, To govern each devoted heart, And fit us for thy will: Deep founded in the truth of grace, Build up thy rising church, and place The city on the hill.

6        O let our faith and love abound! O let our lives to all around With purest lustre shine! That all around our works may see, And give the glory, Lord, to thee, The heavenly light divine.

527= 8s & 6s.

1         COME, wisdom, power, and grace divine, Come, Jesus, in thy name to join A happy chosen band; Who fain would prove thine utmost will, And all thy righteous laws fulfil, In love's benign command.

2        If pure essential love thou art, Thy nature into every heart, Thy loving self, inspire; Bid all our simple souls be one, United in a bond unknown, Baptized with heavenly fire.

3        Still may we to our centre tend, To spread thy praise our common end, To help each other on; Companions through the wilderness, To share a moment's pain, and seize An everlasting crown.

4        Jesus, our tendered souls prepare! Infuse the softest social care, The warmest charity, The pity of the bleeding Lamb, The virtues of thy wondrous name, The heart that was in thee.

5        Supply what every member wants; To found the fellowship of saints, Thy Spirit, Lord, supply; So shall we all thy love receive, Together to thy glory live, And to thy glory die.

528= 8s & 6s.

1        O SAVIOUR, cast a gracious smile! Our gloomy guilt, and selfish guile, And shy distrust remove; The true simplicity impart, To fashion every passive heart, And mould it into love.

2        Our naked hearts to thee we raise; Whate'er obstructs thy work of grace, For ever drive it hence; Exert thy all-subduing power, And each regenerate soul restore To child-like innocence.

3        Soon as in thee we gain a part, Our spirit purged from nature's art Appears, by grace forgiven; We then pursue our sole design, To lose our melting will in thine, And want no other heaven.

4        O that we now the power might feel To do on earth thy blessed will, As angels do above! In thee, the Life, the Truth, the Way, To walk, and perfectly to obey Thy sweet constraining love!

5        Jesus, fulfil our one desire, And spread the spark of living fire Through every hallowed breast; Bless with divine conformity, And give us now to find in thee Our everlasting rest.

529= 8-7s.

1        HOLY Lamb, who thee confess, Followers of thy holiness, Thee they ever keep in view, Ever ask, "What shall we do?" Governed by thy only will, All thy words we would fulfil, Would in all thy footsteps go, Walk as Jesus walked below.

2        While thou didst on earth appear, Servant to thy servants here, Mindful of thy place above, All thy life was prayer and love. Such our whole employment be, Works of faith and charity; Works of love on man bestowed, Secret intercourse with God.

3        Early in the temple met, Let us still our Saviour greet; Nightly to the mount repair, Join our praying pattern there. There by wrestling faith obtain Power to work for God again, Power his image to retrieve, Power, like thee, our Lord, to live.

4        Vessels, instruments of grace, Pass we thus our happy days 'Twixt the mount and multitude, Doing or receiving good; Glad to pray and labour on, Till our earthly course is run, Till we, on the sacred tree, Bow the head and die like thee.

530= 8s & 7s.

1        COME, thou all-inspiring Spirit, Into every longing heart! Bought for us by Jesu's merit, Now thy blissful self impart; Sign our uncontested pardon, Wash us in the atoning blood! Make our hearts a watered garden; Fill our spotless souls with God.

2        If thou gav'st the enlarged desire, Which for thee we ever feel, Now our panting souls inspire, Now our cancelled sin reveal; Claim us for thy habitation; Dwell within our hallowed breast; Seal us heirs of full salvation, Fitted for our heavenly rest.

3        Give us quietly to tarry, Till for all thy glory meet, Waiting, like attentive Mary, Happy at the Saviour's feet; Keep us from the world unspotted, From all earthly passions free, Wholly to thyself devoted, Fixed to live and die for thee.

4        Wrestling on in mighty prayer, Lord, we will not let thee go, Till thou all thy mind declare, All thy grace on us bestow; Peace, the seal of sin forgiven, Joy, and perfect love, impart, Present, everlasting heaven, All thou hast, and all thou art!

531= 7s & 6s. Ezekiel xxxiv. 29, 30.

1        CHRIST, whose glory fills the skies, That famous Plant thou art: Tree of Life eternal, rise In every longing heart! Bid us find the food in thee For which our deathless spirits pine, Fed with immortality, And filled with love divine.

2        Long we have our burden borne, Our own unfaithfulness, Object of the heathen's scorn, Who mocked our scanty grace; Jesus, our reproach remove; Let sin no more thy people shame! Show us rooted in thy love, In life and death the same.

3        In thy spotless people show Thy power and constancy; Give us thus to feel and know Our fellowship with thee: Give us all thy mind to express, And blameless in our Lord to abide, Transcripts of thy holiness, Thy fair, unspotted bride.

532= C.M. Jeremiah l. 5.

1        COME, let us use the grace divine, And all, with one accord, In a perpetual covenant join Ourselves to CHRIST the LORD:

2        Give up ourselves, through Jesu's power, His name to glorify; And promise, in this sacred hour, For GOD to live and die.

3        The covenant we this moment make Be ever kept in mind: We will no more our God forsake, Or cast his words behind.

4        We never will throw off his fear Who hears our solemn vow: And if thou art well-pleased to hear, Come down, and meet us now!

5        Thee, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Let all our hearts receive; Present with the Celestial host, The peaceful answer give!

6        To each the covenant blood apply, Which takes our sins away; And register our names on high, And keep us to that day!

533= 4-6s & 2-8s.

1        LORD, we thy will obey, And in thy pleasure rest; We, only we, can say, "Whatever is, is best;" Joyful to meet, willing to part, Convinced we still are one in heart.

2        Hereby we sweetly know Our love proceeds from thee, We let each other go, From every creature free; And cry, in answer to thy call, "Thou art, O Christ, our all in all!"

3        Our Husband, Brother, Friend, Our Counsellor divine! Thy chosen ones depend On no support but thine: Our everlasting Comforter! We cannot want, if thou art here.

4        Still let us, gracious Lord, Sit loose to all below; And to thy love restored, No other portion know; Stand fast in glorious liberty, And live and die wrapped up in thee!

534= C.M.

1        BLEST be the dear uniting love, That will not let us part! Our bodies may far off remove, We still are one in heart.

2        Joined in one spirit to our Head, Where he appoints we go; And stili in Jesu's footsteps tread, And show his praise below.

3        O may we ever walk in him, And nothing know beside; Nothing desire, nothing esteem, But Jesus crucified.

4        Closer and closer let us cleave To his beloved embrace; Expect his fulness to receive And grace to answer grace.

5        Partakers of the Saviour's grace, The same in mind and heart, Nor joy, nor grief, nor time, nor place, Nor life, nor death can part.

6        But let us hasten to the day Which shall our flesh restore, When death shall all be done away, And bodies part no more!

535= S.M.

1         AND let our bodies part, To different climes repair! Inseparably joined in heart The friends of Jesus are! Jesus, the corner-stone, Did first our hearts unite, And still he keeps our spirits one, Who walk with him in white.

2        O let us still proceed In Jesu's work below; And, following our triumphant Head, To farther conquests go! The vineyard of their Lord Before his labourers lies; And lo! we see the vast reward Which waits us in the skies.

3        O let our heart and mind Continually ascend, That haven of repose to find Where all our labours end; Where all our toils are o'er, Our suffering and our pain! Who meet on that eternal shore Shall never part again.

4        O happy, happy place, Where saints and angels meet! There we shall see each other's face, And all our brethren greet: The church of the first-born, We shall with them be blest, And, crowned with endless joy, return To our eternal rest.

5        With joy we shall behold, In yonder blest abode, The patriarchs and prophets old, And all the saints of God. Abraham and Isaac there, And Jacob, shall receive The followers of their faith and prayer, Who now in bodies live.

6        We shall our time beneath Live out in cheerful hope, And fearless pass the vale of death, And gain the mountain-top. To gather home his own God shall his angels send, And bid our bliss, on earth begun, In deathless triumph end.

536= 4-6s & 2-8s.

1        JESUS, accept the praise That to thy name belongs; Matter of all our lays, Subject of all our songs: Through thee we now together came, And part exulting in thy name.

2        In flesh we part awhile, But still in spirit joined, To embrace the happy toil Thou hast to each assigned; And while we do thy blessed will, We bear our heaven about us still.

3        O let us thus go on In all thy pleasant ways, And, armed with patience, run With joy the appointed race! Keep us, and every seeking soul, Till all attain the heavenly goal.

4        There we shall meet again, When all our toils are o'er, And death, and grief, and pain, And parting are no more; We shall with all our brethren rise, And grasp thee in the flaming skies.

5        O happy, happy day, That calls thy exiles home! The heavens shall pass away, The earth receive its doom; Earth we shall view, and heaven destroyed And shout above the fiery void.

6        These eyes shall see them fall, Mountains, and stars, and skies! These eyes shall see them all Out of their ashes rise! These lips his praises shall rehearse, Whose nod restores the universe.

7        According to his word, His oath to sinners given, We look to see restored The ruined earth and heaven! In a new world his truth to prove. A world of righteousness and love.

8        Then let us wait the sound That shall our souls release, And labour to be found Of him in spotless peace, In perfect holiness renewed, Adorned with Christ, and meet for God.

537= C.M.

1        GOD of all consolation, take The glory of thy grace! Thy gifts to thee we render back In ceaseless songs of praise.

2        Through thee we now together came, In singleness of heart; We met, O Jesus, in thy name, And in thy name we part.

3        We part in body, not in mind, Our minds continue one; And, each to each in Jesus joined, We hand in hand go on.

4        Subsists as in us all one soul, No power can make us twain; And mountains rise and oceans roll To sever us, in vain.

5        Present we still in spirit are, And intimately nigh, While on the wings of faith and prayer We each to other fly.

6        Our life is hid with Christ in God; Our Life shall soon appear, And shed his glory all abroad In all his members here.

7        The heavenly treasure now we have In a vile house of clay; But he shall to the utmost save, And keep it to that day.

8        Our souls are in his mighty hand, And he shall keep them still; And you and I shall surely stand With him on Zion's hill!

9        Him eye to eye we there shall see, Our face like his shall shine: O what a glorious company, When saints and angels join!

10        O what a joyful meeting there! In robes of white arrayed, Palms in our hands we all shall bear, And crowns upon our head.

11        Then let us lawfully contend, And fight our passage through; Bear in our faithful minds the end, And keep the prize in view.

12        Then let us hasten to the day When all shall be brought home; Come, O Redeemer, come away, O Jesus, quickly come!

538= 8-7s.

1        JESUS, soft, harmonious name, Every faithful heart's desire; See thy followers, O Lamb! All at once to thee aspire: Drawn by thy uniting grace, After thee we swiftly run, Hand in hand we seek thy face: Come, and perfect us in one.

2        Mollify our harsher will; Each to each our tempers suit, By thy modulating skill, Heart to heart, as lute to lute: Sweetly on our spirits move, Gently touch the trembling strings; Make the harmony of love, Music for the King of kings.

3        See the souls that hang on thee! Severed though in flesh we are, Joined in spirit all agree; All thy only love declare; Spread thy love to all around: Hark! we now our voices raise! Joyful consentaneous sound, Sweetest symphony of praise.

4        Jesu's praise be all our song; While we Jesu's praise repeat, Glide our happy hours along, Glide with down upon their feet! Far from sorrow, sin, and fear, Till we take our seats above, Live we all as angels here, Only sing, and praise, and love.

539= C.M.

1         LIFT up your hearts to things above, Ye followers of the Lamb, And join with us to praise his love, And glorify his name.

2        To Jesu's name give thanks and sing, Whose mercies never end: Rejoice! rejoice! the Lord is king; The King is now our friend!

3        We, for his sake, count all things loss; On earthly good look down; And joyfully sustain the cross, Till we receive the crown.

4        O let us stir each other up, Our faith by works to approve, By holy, purifying hope, And the sweet task of love!

5        Love us, though far in flesh disjoined, Ye lovers of the Lamb; And ever bear us on your mind, Who think and speak the same:

6        You on our minds we ever bear, Whoe'er to Jesus bow; Stretch out the arms of faith and prayer, And lo! we reach you now.

7        Surely we now your souls embrace, With you we now appear Present before the throne of grace, And you, and Christ, are here.

8        The blessings all on you be shed, Which God in Christ imparts; We pray the Spirit of our Head Into your faithful hearts.

9        Mercy and peace your portion be, To carnal minds unknown, The hidden manna, and the tree Of life, and the white stone.

10        Live till the Lord in glory come, And wait his heaven to share: Our Saviour now prepares our home: Go on; - we'll meet you there.

540= C.M. Psalm i.

1        HOW blest is he who ne'er consents By ill advice to walk; Nor stands in sinners' ways, nor sits Where men profanely talk.

2        But makes the perfect law of God His study and delight; Devoutly reads therein by day, And meditates by night.

3        Like some fair tree which, fed by streams, With timely fruit doth bend, He still shall flourish, and success All his designs attend.

4        Ungodly men and their attempts No lasting root shall find, Untimely withered, and dispersed Like chaff before the wind.

5        Their guilt shall strike the wicked dumb Before their Judge's face; No formal hypocrite shall then Among the saints have place.

6        For God approves the just man's ways, To happiness they tend; But sinners and the paths they tread Shall both in ruin end.

541= 6-8s. Psalm ii.

1        HOW are the Gentiles all on fire! Why rage they with vain menacing? 'Gainst God, and his Anointed King" Earth's haughty potentates conspire; Break we (say they) their servile bands, And cast their cords from our free hands.

2        But God from his celestial throne Shall laugh, and their attempts deride; Then high incensed thus check their pride, (His wrath in their confusion shown) Lo! I my King have crowned, and will Enthrone, on Zion's sacred hill.

3        That great decree I shall declare; For thus I heard Jehovah say, "Thou art my Son, begot this day; Request, and I will grant thy prayer, Subject all nations to thy throne, And make the sea-bound earth thine own.

4        "Thou shalt an iron sceptre sway, As earthen vessels, break their bones;" Be wise then, ye who sit on thrones, And judges grave, advice obey; With joyful fear O serve the Lord! With trembling joy embrace his Word.

5        In reverent homage kiss the Son, Lest he his wrathful looks display, And so ye perish in the way, His anger newly but begun; Then blessed only are the just, Who on the Anointed fix their trust.

542= 6-7s. Psalm iii.

1        THOU, Lord, art a shield for me, Succour still I find in thee; Now thou liftest up my head, Now I glory in thine aid, Confident in thy defence, Strong in thine omnipotence.

2        To the Lord I cried; the cry Brought my helper from the sky; By my kind protector kept, Safe I laid me down and slept, Slept within his arms, and rose; Blest him for the sweet repose.

3        Thine it is, O Lord, to save; Strength in thee thy people have; Safe from sin in thee they rest, With the gospel-blessing blest, Wait to see the perfect grace, Heaven on earth in Jesu's face.

543= C.M. Psalm v.

1         ON thee, O God of purity, I wait for hallowing grace; None without holiness shall see The glories of thy face:

2        In souls unholy and unclean Thou never canst delight; Nor shall they, while unsaved from sin, Appear before thy sight.

3        Thou hatest all that evil do, Or speak iniquity, The heart unkind, the heart untrue, Are both abhorred by thee.

4        But as for me, with humble fear I will approach thy gate, Though most unworthy to draw near, Or in thy courts to wait;

5        I trust in thy unbounded grace, To all so freely given, And worship toward thy holy place, And lift my soul to heaven.

6        Lead me in all thy righteous ways, Nor suffer me to slide, Point out the path before my face; My God, be thou my guide!

7        All those that put their trust in thee, Thy mercy shall proclaim, And sing with cheerful melody Their great Redeemer's name.

8        Protected by thy guardian grace, They shall extol thy power, Rejoice, give thanks, and shout thy praise, And triumph evermore.

544= C.M. Psalm viii.

1        O LORD, how good, how great art thou, In heaven and earth the same! There angels at thy footstool bow, Here babes thy grace proclaim.

2        When glorious in the nightly sky Thy moon and stars I see, O what is man! I wondering cry, To be so loved by thee!

3        To him thou hourly deign'st to give New mercies from on high; Didst quit thy throne with him to live, For him in pain to die.

4        Close to thine own bright seraphim His favoured path is trod; And all beside are serving him, . That he may serve his God.

5        O Lord, how good, how great art thou, In heaven and earth the same! There angels at thy footstool bow, Here babes thy grace proclaim.

545= 6-8s. Psalm ix.

1        THEE will I praise with all my heart, And tell mankind how good thou art, How marvellous thy works of grace; Thy name I will in songs record, And joy and glory in my Lord, Extolled above all thanks and praise.

2        The Lord will save his people here; In times of need their Help is near, To all by sin and hell oppressed; And they that know thy name will trust In thee, who to thy promise just Hast never left a soul distressed.

3        The Lord is by his judgments known; He helps his poor afflicted one, His sorrows all he bears in mind; The mourner shall not always weep, Who sows in tears in joy shall reap, With grief who seeks with joy shall find.

4        A helpless soul that looks to thee Is sure at last thy face to see, And all thy goodness to partake; The sinner who for thee doth grieve, And longs, and labours to believe, Thou never, never wilt forsake.

546= C.M. Psalm x.

1         O GOD, the help of all thy saints, Our hope in time of ill: We trust thee, though thy face be hid, And seek thy presence still.

2        Why should the men of pride and sin Thy truth and power defy; And boast, as if their evil way Were hidden from thine eye?

3        Lord, thou hast seen; arise and save; To thee our cause we bring; Reign thou in righteousness and power, For thou alone art King.

4        All our desires to thee are known; Thy help is ever near; O first prepare our hearts to pray, And then accept our prayer!

547= L.M. Psalm xiii.

1        HOW long wilt thou forget me, Lord? Wilt thou for ever hide thy face? Leave me unchanged, and unrestored, An alien from the life of grace?

2        How long shall l inquire within, And seek thee in my heart, in vain, Vexed with the dire remains of sin, Galled with the tyrant's iron chain?

3        How long shall Satan's rage prevail? (I ask thee with a faltering tongue) See at thy feet my spirit fail, And hear me feebly groan, "How long?"

4        Ah! suffer not my foe to boast His victory o'er a child of thine; Nor let the proud Philistines' host In Satan's hellish triumph join.

5        Will they not charge my fall on thee? Will they not dare my God to blame? My God, forbid the blasphemy, Be jealous for thy glorious name!

6        My trust is in thy gracious power, I glory in salvation near; Rejoice in hope of that glad hour When perfect love shall cast out fear.

7        I sing the goodness of the Lord, The goodness I experience now; And still I hang upon thy word, My Saviour to the utmost thou!

548= 8s & 6s. Psalm xvi.

1        O LORD, thy faithful servant save, Faith in thy name thou know'st I have; My soul hath called thee mine: My good cannot to thee extend, My good did first from thee descend, And all I have is thine.

2        The Lord himself my portion is; Thou reachest out my cup of bliss, And wilt no more remove; My fair inheritance thou art; The needful thing, the better part, I find in perfect love.

3        The Lord I will for ever bless; The Counsellor and Prince of peace, He teaches me his will; He doth with nightly pains chastise, And makes me to salvation wise By every scourge I feel.

4        Him have I set before my face, The pardoning God of boundless grace, Of everlasting love; By faith I always see him stand, And with him placed on my right hand I never shall remove.

5        Wherefore my heart doth now rejoice; I wait to hear thy quickening voice; My flesh exults in hope; Thou wilt not leave me in the grave; Sure confidence in thee I have That thou wilt raise me up.

6        Thou wilt the path of life display, And lead me in thyself the way, Till all thy grace is given: Fulness of joy with thee there is; Thy presence makes the perfect bliss, And where thou art is heaven.

549= C.M.

1        SAVE me, O God; for thou alone My tower of refuge art; Thou art my Lord, my only good; I bless thee from my heart.

2        The Lord alone shall be my cup, And mine inheritance: And thou art he that guards my lot From every evil chance.

3        The fields wherein my lot is cast In loveliness excel, And in her pleasant heritage My soul delights to dwell.

4        I thank the Lord who teacheth me To read his will aright; Yea, by his blessing do my reins Correct me every night.

5        I set the Lord before my face, And trust in him alone; At my right hand the Lord doth stand; I shall not be o'erthrown.

6        Therefore my heart is very glad; My spirit shall rejoice; My flesh in tranquil hope shall rest, For thou wilt crown thy choice.

7        The path of life thou wilt display, And keep for me in store The fulness of thy joy, and peace With thee for evermore.

550= 8s & 6s. Psalm xvii. 8.

1        O THAT I could, in every place, By faith behold Jehovah's face, My strict observer see, Present my heart and reins to try; And feel the influence of his eye For ever fixed on me!

2        Discerning thee, my Saviour, stand My Advocate at God's right hand, I never shall remove; I cannot fall, upheld by thee, Or sin against the majesty Of omnipresent love.

3        Now, Saviour, now appear, appear! And let me always see thee near, And know as I am known: My spirit to thyself unite, And bear me through a sea of light To that eternal throne.

551= C.M. Psalm xviii.

1        O GOD my strength and fortitude In truth I will love thee; Thou art my castle and defence In my necessity.

2        When I, beset with pain and grief, Prayed to my God for grace; Forthwith my God heard my complaint, Out of his holy place.

3        The Lord descended from above, And bowed the heavens high, And underneath his feet he cast The darkness of the sky.

4        On cherub and on cherubim Full royally he rode; And on the wings of all the winds Came flying all abroad.

5        He brought me forth in open place, That so I might be free; And kept me safe, because he had A favour unto me.

6        Unspotted are the ways of God, His word is truly tried; He is a sure defence to such As in his ways abide.

552= L.M. Psalm xix.

1        THE spacious firmament on high, With all the blue ethereal sky, And spangled heavens, a shining frame, Their great Original proclaim.

2        The unwearied sun, from day to day, Does his Creator's power display; And publishes to every land The work of an almighty hand.

3        Soon as the evening shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous tale, And nightly to the listening earth Repeats the story of her birth:

4        Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole.

5        What though in solemn silence all Move round this dark terrestrial ball; What though no real voice or sound Amidst their radiant orbs be found;

6        In reason's ear they all rejoice, And utter forth a glorious voice, For ever singing as they shine, "The hand that made us is divine."

553= L.M.

1        THE heavens declare thy glory, Lord, In every star thy wisdom shines; But when our eyes behold thy word, We read thy name in fairer lines.

2        The rolling sun, the changing light, And night and day, thy power confess; But the blest volume thou hast writ Reveals thy justice and thy grace.

3        Sun, moon, and stars convey thy praise Round the whole earth, and never stand; So when thy truth began its race, It touched and glanced on every land.

4        Nor shall thy spreading gospel rest Till through the world thy truth has run Till Christ has all the nations blest, That see the light or feel the sun.

5        Great Sun of righteousness, arise, Bless the dark world with heavenly light: Thy gospel makes the simple wise; Thy laws are pure, thy judgments right.

554= 6-7s. Psalm xxiii.

1         JESUS the good Shepherd is; Jesus died the sheep to save; He is mine, and I am his; All I want in him I have, Life, and health, and rest, and food, All the plenitude of God.

2        Jesus loves and guards his own; Me in verdant pastures feeds; Makes me quietly lie down, By the streams of comfort leads: Following him where'er he goes, Silent joy my heart o'erflows.

3        He in sickness makes me whole, Guides into the paths of peace; He revives my fainting soul, Stablishes in righteousness; Who for me vouchsafed to die, Loves me still, - I know not why!

4        Unappalled by guilty fear, Through the mortal vale I go; My eternal Life is near; Thee my Life in death I know; Bless thy chastening, cheering rod, Die into the arms of God!

5        Till that welcome hour I see, Thou before my foes dost feed; Bidd'st me sit and feast with thee, Pour'st thy oil upon my head; Giv'st me all I ask, and more, Mak'st my cup of joy run o'er.

6        Love divine shall still embrace, Love shall keep me to the end; Surely all my happy days I shall in thy temple spend, Till I to thy house remove, Thy eternal house above!

555= C.M.

1         MY Shepherd will supply my need, JEHOVAH is his name; In pastures fresh he makes me feed, Beside the living stream.

2        He brings my wandering spirit back, When I forsake his ways; And leads me, for his mercy's sake, In paths of truth and grace.

3        When I walk through the shades of death, Thy presence is my stay: A word of thy supporting breath Drives all my fears away.

4        Thy hand, in sight of all my foes Doth now my table spread: My cup with blessings overflows, Thine oil anoints my head.

5        The sure provisions of my God Attend me all my days: O may thine house be mine abode, And all my work be praise!

556= C.M.

1        THE Lord's my Shepherd, I'll not want, He makes me down to lie In pastures green; he leadeth me The quiet waters by.

2        My soul he doth restore again, And me to walk doth make Within the paths of righteousness, Even for his own name sake.

3        Yea, though I walk in death's dark vale, Yet will I fear no ill: For thou art with me, and thy rod And staff me comfort still.

4        My table thou hast furnished In presence of my foes; My head thou dost with oil anoint, And my cup overflows.

5        Goodness and mercy all my life Shall surely follow me, And in God's house for evermore My dwelling place shall be.

557= L.M. Psalm xxiv.

1        THE earth with all her fulness own Jehovah for her sovereign Lord; The countless myriads of her sons Rose into being at his word.

2        His word did out of nothing call The world, and founded all that is; Launched on the floods this solid ball, And fixed it in the floating seas.

3        But who shall quit this low abode, Who shall ascend the heavenly place, And stand upon the mount of God, And see his Maker face to face?

4        The man whose hands and heart are clean That blessed portion shall receive; Whoe'er by grace is saved from sin, Hereafter shall in glory live.

5        He shall obtain the starry crown; And, numbered with the saints above, The God of his salvation own, The God of his salvation love.

= L.M. SECOND PART.

6        OUR Lord is risen from the dead! Our Jesus is gone up on high! The powers of hell are captive led, Dragged to the portals of the sky;

7        There his triumphal chariot waits, And angels chant the solemn lay: Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates; Ye everlasting doors, give way!

8        Loose all your bars of massy light, And wide unfold the ethereal scene; He claims these mansions as his right Receive the King of glory in!

9        Who is this King of glory? Who? The Lord that all our foes o'ercame; The world, sin, death, and hell o'erthrew; And Jesus is the conqueror's name.

10        Lo! his triumphal chariot waits, And angels chant the solemn lay: Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates; Ye everlasting doors give way!

11        Who is this King of glory? Who? The Lord, of glorious power possessed; The King of saints, and angels too, God over all, for ever blessed!

558= C.M. Psalm xxvii.

1        ONE thing with all my soul's desire I sought, and will pursue; What thine own Spirit doth inspire, Lord, for thy servant do.

2        Grant me within thy courts a place, Among thy saints a seat, For ever to behold thy face, And worship at thy feet.

3        "Seek ye my face;" - without delay, When thus I heard thee speak, My heart would leap for joy, and say, "Thy face, Lord, will I seek."

4        Then leave me not when griefs assail, And earthly comforts flee; When father, mother, kindred fail, My God will think on me.

5        Oft had I fainted, and resigned Of every hope my hold, But mine afflictions brought to mind Thy benefits of old.

6        Wait on the Lord, with courage wait, My soul, disdain to fear; The righteous Judge is at the gate, And thy redemption near.

559= L.M. Psalm xxx.

1         I PRAISE thee, Lord, who o'er my foes Hast raised my head in triumph high, Not slow to mark my secret woes, Not deaf to my desponding cry. I praise thee, Lord; my heart was faint, My feet were sinking to the grave, But thou wast nigh to hear my plaint, To hear, to heal me, and to save.

2        A moment, and thine anger dies; Thy grace is life for evermore: The sun may set on weeping eyes, But joy returns when night is o'er. In song before the Lord rejoice, His praise let all his saints proclaim, And still, with thankful heart and voice, Give glory to his holy name.

3        In prosperous times I dared to say "My mountain stands for ever sure;" But thou didst turn thy face away; O grief too heavy to endure! And then I raised my voice in prayer: "Lord, to my humble suit attend; In pity yet thy servant spare, And be my helper, and my friend.

4        "What profit in my blood is found? What voices from the tomb are heard? Can dust to distant years resound The mercies of thy faithful word?" Gladness for mourning thou hast given, That I may thank thee all my days, And every saint in earth and heaven Swell the loud anthem of thy praise.

560= S.M. Psalm xxxi.

1        My spirit on thy care, Blest Saviour, I recline; Thou wilt not leave me in despair, For thou art Love divine.

2        In thee I place my trust, On thee I calmly rest; I know thee good, I know thee just, And count thy choice the best.

3        Whate'er events betide, Thy will they all perform; Safe in thy breast my head I hide, Nor fear the coming storm.

4        Let good or ill befall, It must be good for me; Secure of having thee in all, Of having all in thee.

561= L.M. Psalm xxxii.

1        BLEST is the man, supremely blest, Whose wickedness is all forgiven, Who finds in Jesu's wounds his rest, And sees the smiling face of heaven.

2        Blest is the man, to whom his Lord No more imputes iniquity, Whose spirit is by grace restored, From all the guile of Satan free.

3        But while through pride I held my tongue, Nor owned my helpless unbelief, My bones were wasted all day long, My strength consumed with pining grief.

4        Resolved at last, "To God," I cried, "My sins I will at large confess; My shame I will no longer hide, My depth of desperate wickedness.

5        "All will I own unto my Lord, Without reserve, or cloaking art:" I said; and felt the pardoning word, Thy mercy spoke it to my heart.

6        For this shall every child of God Thy power and faithful love declare, And claim the grace on all bestowed Who make to thee their timely prayer.

= L.M. SECOND PART.

7        THOU art my hiding-place: in thee I rest secure from sin and hell; Safe in the love that ransomed me, And sheltered in thy wounds, I dwell.

8        Still shall thy grace to me abound; The countless wonders of thy grace I still shall tell to all around, And sing my great Deliverer's praise.

9        "I will instruct thy child-like heart," (My Teacher saith, for ever nigh) "Nor let thee from my paths depart, But guide thee with my gracious eye:

10        "Only my gracious look obey, And yield my perfect will to approve, Nor cast my easy yoke away, Nor stop thine ears against my love."

11        Ye faithful souls, rejoice in him Whose arms are still your sure defence; Your Lord is mighty to redeem: Believe, and who shall pluck you thence?

562= C.M. Psalm xxxiv.

1         THROUGH all the changing scenes of life, In trouble and in joy, The praises of my God shall still My heart and tongue employ.

2        Of his deliverance I will boast, Till all that are distressed From my example comfort take, And charm their griefs to rest.

3        O magnify the Lord with me, With me exalt his name! When in distress to him I called, He to my rescue came.

4        The hosts of God encamp around The dwellings of the just: Deliverance he affords to all Who on his succour trust.

5        O make but trial of his love; Experience will decide How blessed they are, and only they, Who in his truth confide.

6        Fear him, ye saints, and you will then Have nothing else to fear; Make you his service your delight, He'll make your wants his care.

563= L.M. Psalm xxxvi.

1        HIGH in the heavens, eternal God, Thy goodness in full glory shines; Thy truth shall break through every cloud That veils and darkens thy designs.

2        For ever firm thy justice stands, As mountains their foundations keep; Wise are the wonders of thy hands; Thy judgments are a mighty deep.

3        Thy pr