190 O GLORIOUS hour! O blest abode !
I shall be near and like my God;
And flesh and sin no more control
The sacred pleasures of my soul.
My flesh shall slumber in the ground,
Till the last trumpet's joyful sound;
Then burst the chains with sweet surprise,
And in my Saviour's image rise.
191 THE foes of Zion quake for fright,
Where no fear was they quail;
For well they know that sword of might
Which cuts through coats of mail.
The Lord of old defiled their shields,
And all their spears he scorn'd;
Their bones lay scatter'd o'er the fields,
Unburied and unmourn'd.
Let Zion's foes be filled with shame;
Her sons are bless'd of God;
Though scoffers now despise his name,
The Lord shall break their rod.
192 O JESU Christ, thy Church sustain;
Our hearts are wavering, cold and vain ;
Then let thy word be strong and clear,
To silence doubt and banish fear.
O guard us all from Satan's wiles,
From worldly threats and worldly smiles,
And let thy saints in unity
Know thee in God and God in thee.
SLEEP not, soldier of the Cross!
Foes are lurking all around;
Look not here to find repose :
This is but thy battle ground.
Up! and take thy shield and sword;
Up! it is the call of heaven:
Shrink not faithless from thy Lord;
Nobly strive as he hath striven.
194 TO the God of all creation
Let us sing with cheerful voice;
In the Rock of our salvation
Let us heartily rejoice.
In his presence let us gather
With glad hearts and thankful lays,
And to God, our heavenly Father,
Shew our joy with psalms of praise.
He is King among all nations,
God above all gods is he;
In his hand are earth's foundations,
The strong hills and rolling sea.
He created land and ocean,
He with beauty clothes the sod;
Let us kneel in deep devotion,
Bless our Maker and our God.
195 LORD, for the glory of thy name,
Vouchsafe me now the victory;
Weakness itself, thou knowest I am,
And cannot share the praise with thee:
Because I now can nothing do,
Jesus, do all the work alone,
And bring my soul triumphant through,
To wave its palm before thy throne.
WHAT power against a worm can stand
Arm'd with Jehovah's sword?
For all who bow to Christ's command
Are champions of the Lord.
Arm'd with his word and Spirit's might
We shall the battle gain,
And sin, that tempting Midianite,
Shall be for ever slain.
197 LORD from habits keep me free
Which incline the least to sin,
Lest they prove a snare to me,
And my soul be held therein.
Reverent to thy sacred will,
May I all thy word obey;
Shun the very shade of ill,
From each idol turn away.
198 FATHER, though late, I turn to thee,
With all my idols part;
O let my helpless misery
Affect thy pitying heart.
Grieved at thine ancient people's woe,
Be grieved again at mine;
And force my sins to let me go,
Redeem'd by blood divine.
199 HE who saves us shall be king,
Let him but deliverance bring,
God the Lord our witness be,
He who saves, our king shall be.
Jesus saves us, he shall reign;
Lord, do not the throne disdain ;
Since to save us thou hast died,
Thou shalt reign, and none beside.
E'EN in my holiest hours,
My folly I reveal,
I lack a balance for my powers,
A bridle for my zeal.
Great Spirit teach me how,
When all my soul is flame,
To guard the purport of my vow,
Lest I be put to shame.
If unto God I speak
And pledge the solemn vow,
Thy heavenly guidance I will seek,
My gentle teacher, thou.
203 UP believer, face the lion,
Thou shall rend it like a kid,
Jesus' mighty name rely on,
Face thy foe as thou art bid.
Start not at his loudest roaring,
Slay him in Jehovah's strength:
Then from forth his carcase pouring,
Honey shall be thine at length.
HE subdued the powers of hell,
In the fight he stood alone;
All his foes before him fell,
By his single arm o'erthrown.
His the battle, his the toil;
His the honours of the day;
His the glory and the spoil;
Jesus bears them all away.
Now proclaim His deeds afar,
Fill the world with his renown:
His alone the victor's car;
His the everlasting crown!
205 I CAN do all things, or can bear
All sufferings, if my Lord be there;
Sweet pleasures mingle with the pains,
While his left hand my head sustains.
But if the Lord be once withdrawn,
And we attempt the work alone;
When new temptations spring and rise,
We find how great our weakness is.
So Samson, when his hair was lost,
Met the Philistines to his cost;
Shook his vain limbs with sad surprise,
Made feeble fight and lost his eyes.
206 SO Samson Israel's foes o'erthrew,
More than in life by death he slew ;
But when our greater Samson fell,
He vanquished sin, and death, and hell.
Compass'd with foes, he bowed his head;
For mercy, not for vengeance pled,
And groaned his last expiring groan,
And pulled th' infernal kingdom down.
207 O LORD, our carnal mind control,
And make us pure within;
Train thou each passion of our soul
To hate the thought of sin.
Be ours the blessed lot of those
Who every evil flee ;
Whose spirits chaste, as virgins pure,
In all things follow thee.
FROM vile idolatry
Preserve my worship clean;
I am the God who set thee free
From slavery and sin.
No symbol shalt thou make,
Or graven image frame;
I am the Lord, Invisible,
Eternal is my name.
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