1. O WORD of God in car nate, O Wisdom from on high, O Truth unchanged, un

3 Sun, moon, and stars, convey Thy praise 4
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 thro' the world Thy truth has run;
Till Christ has all the nations blessed
That see the light, and 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 judgmentsright.

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Rev. Isaac Watts (1674-1748), 1719. Ab.

"God's Word our Guide."

I GOD, in the gospel of His Son,
Makes His eternal counsels known:
Where love in all its glory shines,
And truth is drawn in fairest lines.

2 Here sinners, of a humble frame,
May taste His grace, and learn His Name;
May read, in characters of blood,
The wisdom, power, and grace of God.

way

From earth to realms of endless day.

grant us grace, Almighty Lord,
To read and mark Thy holy Word;
Its truth with meekness to receive,
And by its holy precepts live.

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Rev. Benjamin Beddome (1717-1795), 1787. Ab. and alt.
Rev. Thomas Cotterill (1779-1823), 1819. Ab.

Thanks for the Gospel.
I LET everlasting glories crown

Thy head, my Saviour, and my Lord:
Thy hands have brought salvation down,
And writ the blessings in Thy Word.

2 In vain the trembling conscience seeks
Some solid ground to rest upon;
With long despair the spirit breaks,
Till we apply to Christ alone.

3 How well Thy blessed truths agree,
How wise and holy Thy commands;
Thy promises, how firm they be,
How firm our hope and comfort stands !

4 Should all the forms that men devise
Assault my faith with treacherous art,
I'd call them vanity and lies,
And bind the Gospel to my heart.
Rev. Isaac Watts, 1709. Ab.

SCOTLAND. 12.

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"The Voice of Free Grace."

2 Ye souls that are wounded, O flee to the Saviour;
He calls you in mercy, 'tis infinite favor;

Your sins are increased as high as a mountain,

His blood can remove them, it flows from the fountain.
Hallelujah, &c.

3 With joy shall we stand, when escaped to the shore;
With harps in our hands, we wili praise Him the more;
We'll range the sweet plains on the banks of the river,
And sing of salvation for ever and ever.

Hallelujah, &c.

Rev. Richard Burdsall (1735-1824), 1796. Ab. and alt.

"The merciful Saviour."

I O COME to the merciful Saviour that calls you,
O come to the Lord who forgives and forgets;

Though dark be the fortune on earth that befalls you,

There's a bright home above, where the sun never sets.-REF.

2 O come then to Jesus, whose arms are extended

To fold His dear children in closest embrace.

O come, for your exile will shortly be ended,

And Jesus will show you His beautiful face.-REF.

3 Then come to the Saviour, whose mercy grows brighter
The longer you look at the depths of His love;
And fear not, 'tis Jesus, and life's cares grow lighter
As you think of the home and the glory above. -REF.

Rev. Frederick William Faber (1814-1863), 1849. Ab.