Which day by day, and hour by hour,
As he wrought out the wondrous plan,
Led him as God to save and heal,
As man to sympathize and feel.
Go, speak of Jesus! of his grace,
Receiving, pardoning, blessing all;
His holy, spotless life retrace,
His words, his miracles recall;
The words he spoke, the truths he taught,
With life, eternal life, are fraught.
HYMN 60. L. M.
SPIRIT of the living God!
In all thy plenitude of grace,
Where'er the foot of man hath trod,
Descend on our apostate race.
Give tongues of fire and hearts of love,
To preach the reconciling word;
Give power and unction from above,
Whene'er the joyful sound is heard.
Be darkness, at thy coming, light;
Confusion, order in thy path;
Souls without strength inspire with might;
Bid mercy triumph over wrath.
Convert the nations; far and nigh
The triumphs of the cross record;
The name of Jesus glorify,
Till every people call him Lord.
HYMN 61. L. M.
RENDER thanks to God above, The fountain of eternal love; Whose mercy firm, through ages past, Has stood, and shall for ever last.
Who can his mighty deeds express,
Not only vast, but numberless?
What mortal eloquence can raise
His tribute of immortal praise.
Extend to me that favor, Lord,
Thou to thy chosen dost afford;
When thou return'st to set them free,
Let thy salvation visit me.
Let Israel's God be ever bless'd,
His name eternally confess'd;
Let all his saints, with full accord,
Sing loud Amens: Praise ye the Lord.
HYMN 62. C. M.
FOR a heart to praise my God,
A heart from sin set free!
A heart that's sprinkled with the blood
So freely shed for me;
A heart resigned, submissive, meek,
My dear Redeemer's throne,
Where only Christ is heard to speak,
Where Jesus reigns alone;
An humble, lowly, contrite heart,
Believing, true, and clean;
Which neither life nor death can part
From him that dwells within;
A heart in every thought renewed,
And full of love divine,
Perfect, and right, and pure, and good-
A copy, Lord, of thine!
Thy nature, gracious Lord, impart;
Come quickly from above;
Write thy new name upon my heart,
Thy new, best name of Love.
HYMN 63. 7s.
AGNIFY Jehovah's Name;
For his mercies ever sure,
From eternity the same,
To eternity endure.
Let his ransom'd flock rejoice,
Gather'd out of every land,
As the people of his choice,
Pluck'd from the destroyer's hand.
In the wilderness astray,
In the lonely waste they roam,
Hungry, fainting by the way,
Far from refuge, shelter, home:-
To the Lord their God they cry;
He inclines a gracious ear,
Sends deliverance from on high,
Rescues them from all their fear:
Them to pleasant lands he brings, Where the vine and olive grow; Where, from verdant hills, the springs Through luxuriant valleys flow.
O that men would praise the Lord,
For his goodness to their race;
For the wonders of his word,
And the riches of his grace.
HYMN 64. C. M.
FOR a thousand tongues to sing
My dear Redeemer's praise,
The glories of my God and King,
The triumphs of his grace.
Jesus-the name that charms our fears, That bids our sorrows cease; 'Tis music in the sinner's ears, 'Tis life, and health, and peace.
He breaks the power of inbred sin,
And sets the prisoner free;
His blood can make the foulest clean,
His blood availed for me.
He speaks; and listening to his voice,
New life the dead receive;
The mournful broken hearts rejoice;
The humble poor believe.
Hear him, ye deaf! His praise, ye dumb,
Your loosened tongues employ!
Ye blind, behold your Saviour come!
And leap, ye lame, for joy!
HYMN 65. L. M.
EHOVAH reigns, let all the earth
In his just government rejoice;
Let all the lands, with sacred mirth,
In his applause unite their voice.
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