For he is good, supremely good, S He gave his Son, his only Son, 'Tis here he makes his goodness known in its diviner forms. 4 To this dear refuge, Lord, we come, when storms of trouble rise. 5 Thine eye beholds, with kind regard, the souls who trust in thee; Their humble hope thou wilt reward, with bliss divinely free. Great God, to thy Almighty love, what honours shall we raise! Not all the angelic songs above can render equal praise. HYMN 44. Morning Hymn. WAKE, my soul, and with the sun 2 Redeem thy mispent time that's past; 5 I wake, I wake, ye heavenly choir; 7 Glory to thee, who safe hast kept, 8 Lord, I my vows to thee renew; 10 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow. Praise him, all creatures here below; HYMN 45. Evening Hymn. GFor all the blessings of the light: Keep me, O keep me, King of kings, 2 Forgive me, Lord, for thy dear Son, Stop all the avenues of ill. 7 Tho't to tho't with my soul converse, 8 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow, Praise him, all creatures here below; Paraphrase of the 100th Psalm. Know that the Lord is God alone; 2 His sovereign power, without our aid, Made us of clay, and form'd us men; And when like wandering sheep we stray'd, He brought us to his fold again. 3 We are his people, we his care, Our souls, and all our mortal frame; What lasting honours shall we rear, Almighty Maker, to thy name? 4 We'll crowd thy gates with thankfu songs, High as the heaven our voices raise; And earth, with her ten thousand tongues, Shall fill thy courts with sounding praise. 5 Wide as the world is thy command, Vast as eternity thy love; Firm as a rock thy truth must stand, When rolling years shall cease to move. HYMN 47. 2 His love, what mortal tho't can reach? | From flesh and sense I would be free, what mortal tongue display? Imagination's utmost stretch in wonder dies away. 3 He left his radiant throne on high, 4 Dear Lord, while we adoring pay Till strangers love thy charming name, and join the sacred song. HYMN 48. Communion with Christ. TO Jesus, our exalted Lord, And hold communion, Lord, with thee. To cheer me in this barren land; Thine Eyes shall see the King in his That name, in heaven and earth SHOULD nature's charms, to please the adored, Fain would our hearts and voices raise 2 But all the notes which mortals know, The Lord's Day. W that saw the Lord arise; Welcome to this reviving breast, Is better than ten thousand days 4 My willing soul would stay HYMN 50. Preparations for religious Worship. FLet my religious hours alene: [gone, in sweet assemblage join, [eye, All nature's charms would droop and die, Jesus, compared with thine. 2 Vain were her fairest beams display'd, 8 But ah, how far from mortal sight his radiant face conceals. my Saviour and my King! 5 There thousands worship at thy fee and there (divine employ !) The triumphs of thy love repeat, in songs of endless joy. 6 Thy presence beams eternal day o'er all the blissful place; Who would not drop this load of clay, and die to see thy face? HYMN 52. The Excellency and Sufficiency of the Scriptures. FA MATHER of mercies! in thy word what endless glory shines! For ever be thy name adored for these celestial lines. 2 Here may the wretched sons of want exhaustless riches find; Riches above what earth can grant, and lasting as the mind. 3 Here the fair tree of knowledge grows, and yields a free repast; Sublimer sweets than nature knows invite the longing taste. 4 Here the Redeemer's welcome voice spreads heavenly peace around; And life and everlasting joys attend the blissful sound. 50 may these heavenly pages be my ever dear delight; And still new beauties may I see. and still increasing light. 6 Divine Instructor, gracious Lord, The Seasons crowned with Goodness. E [ploy, TERNAL source of every joy! Well may thy praise our lips emWhile in thy temple we appear, To hail thee, sovereign of the year. 2 Wide as the wheels of nature roll, Thy hand supports and guides the whole: The sun is taught by thee to rise, And darkness when to veil the skies. 3 The flowery spring at thy command, Perfumes the air, and paints the land; The summer rays with rigour shine To raise the corn and cheer the vine. 4 Thy hand in autumn richly pours Through all our coasts redundant stores And winters, soften'd by thy care, No more the face of horror wear. 5 Seasons, and months, and weeks, and days, Demand successive songs of praise; And be the grateful homage paid, With morning light and evening shade. 6 Here in thy house let incense rise, And circling sabbaths bless our eyes, Till to those lofty heights we soar, Where days and years revolve no more. HYMN 54. HA ; A Funeral Thought. TARK! from the tombs, a mournful my ears, attend the cry: [sound, "Ye living men, come view the ground "where you must shortly lie. 2 "Princes, this clay must be your bed, "in spite of all your towers! "The tall, the wise, the reverend head "must lie as low as ours." 8 Great God! is this our certain doom? and are we still secure? Still walking downward to the tomb; and yet prepare no more? 4 Grant us the power of quickening grace, to fit our souls to fly; Then, when we drop this dying flesh, we'll rise above the sky. HYMN 55. A Charity Hymn. LORD of life, all praise excelling, thou, in glory unconfined, Deign'st to make thy humble dwelling with the poor of humble mind. 2 As thy love, through all creation, beams like thy diffusive light; So the scorn'd and humble station shrinks before thine equal sight. 3 Thus thy care, for all providing, warm'd thy faithful prophet's tongue; Who, the lot of all deciding, to thy chosen Israel sung 4 When thine harvest yrchus thee pleasure, thou the golden sheaf shalt bind; To the poor belongs the treasure of the scatter'd ears behind. Chorus. These thy God ordains to bless 6 When thy favour'd vintage flowing, 7 Still we read thy word declaring warms the heart resembling thee. 8 Still the orphan and the stranger, still the widow owns thy care, Screen'd by thee in every danger, heard by thee in every prayer. Hallelujah. Amen. At the Ordination or Institution of a NATHER of mercies! in thy house FATE We pay our homage and our vows Whilst with a grateful heart we share These pledges of our Saviour's care. 2 The Saviour, when to heaven he rose," In splendid triumph o'er his foes, Scatter'd his gifts on men below, And wide his royal bounties flow. S Hence sprang the Apostle's honour'd name, Sacred beyond heroic fame; Hence dictates the prophetic sage, And hence the evangelic page. 4 In lower forms to bless our eyes, Pastors from hence and Teachers rise; Who, tho' with feebler rays they shine, Still mark a long extended line. 5 From Christ their varied gifts derive, And fed by him, their graces live; Whilst guarded by his potent hand, Amidst the rage of hell they stand. 6 So shall the bright succession run Through all the courses of th sun, Whilst unborn churches, by their care, Shall rise and flourish large and fair. 7 Jesus our Lord, their hearts shall know, The spring whence all these blessings flow; Pastors and people shout his praise, Through the long round of endless days., HYMN 57. FA Prayer for Ministers. NATHER of mercies! bow thine ear, Attentive to our earnest prayer, We plead for those who plead for thee, Successful pleaders may they be 2 How great their work, how vast their Do thou their anxious souls enlarge; Teach them immortal souls to gain Whenever the Hymns are used at the celebration of divine service, a certain portion or portions of the Psalms of David in metre shall also be sung. END OF THE HYMNS. AN ALPHABETICAL TABLE, PSALMS. Page. Do thou, O God, in mercy help 329 372 332 368 368 328 Page 350 315 318 $26 S32 S68 333 $59 Against all those that suive with me 319 Jehovah reigns, let therefore all As pants the hart for cooling streams 323 Judge me, O Lord, for I the paths At length, by certain proofs, 'tis plain 336 Just Judge of heaven, against my foes $23 Behold, O God, how heathen hosts 341 Let all the just to God, with joy Bless God, my soul; thou, Lord, alone 352 Let all the listening world attend Bless God, ye servants, that attend 369 Let all the lands, with shouts of joy Defend me, Lord, from shame 817 Let David, Lord, a constant place Deliver me, O Lord, my God 330 Let God, the God of battle, rise Lord, hear the voice of my complaint 305 Lord, hear my cry, regard my prayer 331 For thee, O God, our constant praise Lord, hear my prayer, and to my cry 372 From lowest depths of woe Lord, bear the voice of my complaint 331 From my youth up, may Israel say Lord, let thy just decrees the king 336 Give ear, thou Judge of all the earth Lord, not to us, we claim no share God in the great assembly stands 342 Lord, save me, for thy glorious name $28 God is our refuge in distress 325 Lord, thou hast granted to thy land 344 God's temple crowns the holy mount 344 Lord, who's the happy man that may 309 Had not the Lord, may Israel say 367 My crafty foe with flattering art 820 Happy the man whose tender care 323 My God,my God,why leav'st thou me S13 Have mercy, Lord, on me 327 My soul for help on God relies Hear, O my people, to my law 339 My soul,inspired with sacred love He's blest whose sins have pardon My soul with grateful tho'ts of love gain'd No change of time shall eyer shock 310 O all ye people clap your hands O come, loud anthems let us sing Of mercy's never-failing spring O God, who hast our troops dispersed S O God, my gracious God, to thee 309 O God, my heart is fully bent O God, whose former mercies make $57 369 O God of hosts, the mighty Lord 316 O God, to whom revenge belongs 366 O Israel's Shepherd, Joseph's Guide 34! 338 O Lord, thou art my righteous Judge 305 335 O Lord, my God, since I have placed 306 327 O Lord, my rock, to thee I cry 322 O Lord, our fathers oft have told 3491 O Lord, to my relief draw near 347 305 317 Page. O Lord, the Saviour and defence Page 367 | Thy dreadful anger, Lord, restrain 306 375 | To bless thy chosen race 308 333 307 314 338 355 369 S72 344 310 366 345 354 To God I cry'd, who to my help O praise the Lord in that blest place Thou, Lord, by strictest search hast Thro' all the changing scenes of life 309 338 371 367 350 359 367 370 324 |