MERIBAH. L. C. M.

Dr. L. MASON.

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I among them stand?

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Be found at thy right hand?

Sel. 296.

HEN thou, my righteous Judge, shalt
come,

To take thy ransom'd people home,
Shall I among them stand?
Shall such a worthless worm as I,
Who sometimes am afraid to die,

Be found at thy right hand?

2. I love to meet among them now,
Before thy gracious feet to bow,

Though vilest of them all;
But can I bear the piercing thought,
What if my name should be left out,
When thou for them shalt call?

3. Prevent, prevent it by thy grace;
Be thou, dear Lord, my hiding-place,
In this the accepted day;
Thy pardoning voice, O let me hear,
To still my unbelieving fear,

Nor let me fall, I pray.

4. Let me among thy saints be found, Whene'er the archangel's trump shall sound,

To see thy smiling face; Then loudest of the crowd I'll sing, While heaven's resounding mansions ring

With shouts of sovereign grace.

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[H. 613.

O! on a narrow neck of land,
'Twixt two unbounded seas I stand,
Yet how insensible!

A point of time, a moment's space,
Removes me to yon heavenly place,

Or shuts me up in hell.

2. O God, my inmost soul convert, And deeply on my thoughtless heart,

Eternal things impress;

Give me to feel their solemn weight,
And save me ere it be too late;

Wake me to righteousness.

3. Before me place in bright array,
The pomp of that tremendous day,

When thou with clouds shalt come
To judge the nations at thy bar:
And tell me, Lord, shall I be there,
To meet a joyful doom?

4. Be this my one great business here, With holy trembling, holy fear,

To make my calling sure; Thine utmost counsel to fulfil, And suffer all thy righteous will,

And to the end endure.

5. Then, Saviour, then my soul receive, Transported from this vale, to live

And reign with thee above; Where faith is sweetly lost in sight, And hope, in full, supreme delight, And everlasting love.

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DALSTON. S. P. M.

A. WILLIAMS.

1. How pleased and bless'd was I

- nors pay.

Sel. 297.

HOW pleased and bless'd was I

To hear the people cry, "Come, let us seek our God to-day!" Yes, with a cheerful zeal We haste to Zion's hill,

And there our vows and honors pay.

2. Zion, thrice happy place,

3.

Adorn'd with wondrous grace, And walls of strength embrace thee In thee our tribes appear

[round:

To pray, and praise, and hear
The sacred gospel's joyful sound.

There David's greater Son
Has fix'd his royal throne;

He sits for grace and judgment there:
He bids the saints be glad,
He makes the sinners sad,

And humble souls rejoice with fear.

4. May peace attend thy gate,
And joy within thee wait,
To bless the soul of every guest:
The man that seeks thy peace,
And wishes thine increase,

A thousand blessings on him rest!

5. My tongue repeats her vows,
Peace to this sacred house!

For here my friends and kindred dwell:
And since my glorious God
Makes thee his blest abode,
My soul shall ever love thee well.

2.

3.

4.

[Ps. 93, P. 3. THE Lord Jehovah reigns,

And royal state maintains,
His head with awful glories crown'd;
Array'd in robes of light,
Begirt with sovereign might,
And rays of majesty around.

Upheld by thy commands,
The world securely stands,
And skies and stars obey thy word;
Thy throne was fix'd on high
Ere stars adorn'd the sky:
Eternal is thy kingdom, Lord.

In vain the noisy crowd,

Like billows fierce and loud, Against thine empire rage and roar; In vain with angry spite

The surly nations fight,

And dash like waves against the shore.

Let floods and nations rage,
And all their powers engage;

Let swelling tides assault the sky;
The terrors of thy frown

Shall beat their madness down;

Thy throne for ever stands on high.

HADDAM, H. M.

Dr. L. MASON.

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1. COME, ev' - ry

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(Stanza 1 in Music, 4 omitted.) 2. Such was his zeal for God, And such his love for you,

He freely undertook

What angels could not do:

His mighty deeds of love and grace,
All words exceed, and thoughts surpass.

3. He left his starry crown,

And laid his robes aside;
On wings of love came down,

And wept, and bled, and died:
What He endured, O! who can tell,
To save our souls from death and hell!

5. Jesus, we ne'er can pay

The debt we owe thy love,
Yet tell us how we may

Our gratitude approve:

Our hearts, our all, to thee we give; The gift, though small, thou wilt receive.

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(Stanzas 4-6 omitted.)

[H. 501.

N sweet exalted strains The King of glory praise; O'er heaven and earth He reigns,

Through everlasting days;

He with a nod the world controls, Sustains or sinks the distant poles.

2. To earth He bends his throne,
His throne of grace divine:
Wide is his bounty known,

And wide his glories shine;
Fair Salem, still his chosen rest,
Is with his smiles and presence blest.

3. Then, King of glory, come,
And with thy favor crown
This temple as thy dome,

This people as thy own:
Beneath this roof, O deign to show
How God can dwell with men below.

1.

2. The thunders of his hand

Keep the wide world in awe; His wrath and justice stand

To guard his holy law;

And where his love resolves to bless, His truth confirms and seals the grace.

3. Through all his ancient works,

Surprising wisdom shines; Confounds the powers of hell,

And breaks their curst designs. Strong is his arm, and shall fulfill His great decrees, his sovereign will.

4. And can this mighty King

Of glory condescend,
And will He write his name,
My Father and my Friend?

I love his name, I love his word;

Join all my powers and praise the Lord.

REJOICE, the Lord is King,

Your God and King adore;
Mortals, give thanks and sing,
And triumph evermore:
Lift up the heart, lift up the voice,
Rejoice aloud, ye saints, rejoice.
2. Rejoice, the Saviour reigns,

The God of truth and love;
When He had purged our stains,
He took his seat above;

Lift up the heart, lift up the voice,
Rejoice aloud, ye saints, rejoice.

3. His kingdom cannot fail,

He rules o'er earth and heaven;
The keys of death and hell

Are to our Jesus given:
Lift up the heart, lift up the voice,
Rejoice aloud, ye saints, rejoice.