o 4 Then let the sov'reigns of the globe Not dare to vex the just;
He puts on vengeance like a robe, And treads the worms to dust.
e 5 Ye judges of the earth, be wise, And think of heav'n with fear; The meanest saint that you despise Has an avenger there.
Mercies and Thanks.
HM my eternal God,
TOW can I sink with such a prop,
g Who bears the earth's huge pillars up, And spreads the heav'ns abroad? e 2 How can I die while Jesus lives, Who rose and left the dead! -Pardon and grace my soul receives, From mine exalted head. o 3 All that I am, and all I have, Shall be forever thine!
Whate'er my duty bids me give, My cheerful hands resign.
-4 Yet if I might make some reserve, And duty did not call;
o I love my God with zeal so great, That I should give him all.]
HYMN 117. L. M. Green's. Living and Dying with God present. 1 [CANNOT bear thine absence, Lord, My life expires if thou depart; Be thou, my heart, still near my God, And thou, my God, be near my heart. 2 I was not born for earth or sin, Nor can I live on things so vile; Yet I will stay my Father's time, And hope, and wait for heav'n a while. 3 Then, dearest Lord, in thine embrace, Let me resign my fleeting breath; And, with a smile upon my face, Pass the important hour of Death.]
HYMN 118. L. M. Newcourt. [b*] The Priesthood of Christ.
BLOOD has a voice to pierce the skies,
Revenge-the blood of Abel cries;
e But the dear stream, when Christ was slain, -Speaks peace-as loud from ev'ry vein. 2 Pardon and peace from God on high; Behold he lays his vengeance by; And rebels who deserve his sword, Become the fav'rites of the Lord. o 3 To Jesus let our praises rise, Who gave his life a sacrifice; Now he appears before our God, And, for our pardon, pleads his blood. HYMN 119. C. M. Plymouth. [b*] The Holy Scriptures.
1Lfly to thee, my Lord;
ADEN with guilt and full of fears,
And not a glimpse of hope appears, But in thy written word.
2 The volume of my Father's grace Does all my grief assuage:
Here I behold my Saviour's face, Almost in ev'ry page.
3 (This is the field where hidden lies The pearl of price unknown; That merchant is divinely wise, Who makes the pearl his own.) 4 (Here consecrated water flows, To quench my thirst of sin; Here the fair tree of knowledge grows, No danger dwells therein.)
5 This is the Judge that ends the strife, Where wit and reason fail;
My guide to everlasting life,
Through all this gloomy vale. 6 Oh! may thy counsels, mighty God, My roving feet command; Nor I forsake the happy road
That leads to thy right hand.
HYMN 120. S. M. Aylesbury. [b] The Law and Gospel joined in Scripture. HE Lord declares his will, And keeps the world in awe ; e Amidst the smoke of Sinai's hill, Breaks out his fiery law.
2 The Lord reveals his face, And, smiling from above,
o Sends down the gospel of his grace, Th' epistles of his love.
3 These sacred words impart Our Maker's just commands; e The pity of his melting heart,
And vengeance of his hands. 4 (Hence we awake our fear;
We draw our comfort hence; The arms of grace are treasur'd here, And armour of defence.) 5 (We learn Christ crucify'd, And here behold his blood; All arts and knowledges beside, Will do us little good.)
6 We read the heav'nly word, We take the offer'd grace; Obey the statutes of the Lord, And trust his promises. 7 In vain shall Satan rage Against a book divine,-
e Where wrath and lightning guard the page, Where beams of mercy shine.
HYMN 121. L. M. Armley. [b*] The Law and Gospel distinguished.
1T What duties to our God we owe;
HE law commands, and makes us know
o But 'tis the gospel must reveal
Where lies our strength to do his will. e 2 The law discovers guilt and sin,
And shews how vile our hearts have been; o Only the gospel can express
Forgiving love and cleansing grace.
e 3 What curses does the law denounce Against the man who fails but once? o But in the gospel Christ appears,
Pard'ning the guilt of num'rous years. -4 My soul, no more attempt to draw Thy life and comfort from the law; a Fly to the hope the gospel gives: The man who trusts the promise-lives.
HYMN 122. L. M. Bethel. [b*]
Retirement and Meditation.
Y God, permit me not to be
'M'A stranger to myself and thee;
Amidst a thousand thoughts I rove, Forgetful of my highest love.
e 2 Why should my passions mix with earth, And thus debase my heav'nly birth? Why should I cleave to things below, And let my God, my Saviour go? d 3 Call me away from flesh and sense, One sov'reign word can draw me thence; -I would obey the voice divine,
And all inferior joys resign.
e 4 Be earth with all her scenes withdrawn; Let noise and vanity be gone :
a In secret silence of the mind,
My heav'n-and there my God, I find. HYMN 123. L. M. Green's. [*] The Benefit of Public Ordinances. WAY from ev'ry mortal care,
Away from earth, our souls retreat; We leave this worthless world afar, And wait, and worship, near thy seat. 2 Lord, in the temple of thy grace, We see thy feet, and we adore; We gaze upon thy lovely face,
And learn the wonders of thy pow'r.
p 3 While here our various wants we mourn, United groans ascend on high;
-And pray'rs produce a quick return Of blessings in variety.
e 4 (If Satan rage, and sin grow strong, -Here we receive some cheering word; o We gird the gospel armour on, • To fight the battles of the Lord. e 5 Or if our spirit faints and dies,
-(Our conscience gall'd with inward stings,) o Here does the righteous Sun arise, With healing beams beneath his wings.) e 6 Father, my soul would still abide Within thy temple near thy side : But if my feet must hence depart, Still keep thy dwelling in my heart.] C. M.
HYMN 124. C. M.
York. [b*] Moses, Aaron, and Joshua. IS not the law of ten commands, On holy Sinai giv'n,
And sent to men by Moses' hands,
Can bring us safe to heav'n.
2 'Tis not the blood which Aaron spilt, Nor smoke of sweetest smell; Can buy the pardon of our guilt, Or save our souls from hell.
e 3 Aaron the priest resigns his breath, At God's immediate will: And in the desert yields to death, Upon th' appointed hill.
4 And thus on Jordan's yonder side, The tribes of Israel stand; While Moses bow'd his head and dy'd, Short of the promis'd land.
o 5 Israel rejoice, now Joshua* leads, He'll bring your tribes to rest: So far the Saviour's name exceeds The ruler and the priest.
HYMN 125. L. M. Pleyel's. [b] Faith and Repentance, Unbelief and Impenitence. 1 [ IFE and immortal joys are giv'n, L'
To souls that mourn the sins they've done; Children of wrath, made heirs of heav'n, By faith in God's eternal Son.
e 2 Wo to the wretch who never felt. The inward pangs of pious grief; But adds to all his crying guilt The stubborn sin of unbelief.
3 The law condemns the rebel dead, Under the wrath of God he lies: a He seals the curse on his own head, And with a double vengeance dies.] HYMN 126. C. M.
God Glorified in the Gospel.
HE Lord, descending from above, Invites his children near,
While pow'r, and truth, and boundless love, Display their glories here.
2 Here, in the gospel's wondrous frame, Fresh wisdom we pursue;
d A thousand angels learn thy name, Beyond whate'er they knew.
* Joshua same with Jesus and signifies a Saviour.
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