Cheerful in God, arise and shine, And wide extend thy rays divine 2 He gilds thy morning face
With beams that cannot fade; His all-resplendent grace
He sheds upon thy head:
Thy form the nations round shall view, Divinely crowned with lustre new.
3 In honour to his name
Reflect that sacred light, And loud that grace proclaim
Which makes thy darkness bright; His praise pursue, till sovereign love The glory raise in worlds above.
HYMN 415. L. M. [#]
Joyful View of God's Works.
1 Now, to the God, to whom all might And glory in all worlds belong, Who fills, unseen, his throne of light, Come, let us sing a joyful song.
2 His spirit wrapped the mantling air, Of old, around our infant earth, And, on her bosom, warm and fair, Gave her young Lord his joyous birth. 3 He smiles on morning's rosy way;
He paints the gorgeous clouds of even; To noon he gives its ripening ray; To night the view of glorious heaven. 4 He drives along those sparkling globes In circles of unerring truth;
He decks them all in radiant robes, And crowns them with eternal youth. 5 So will he crown the upright mind, When life and all its toils are o'er : Then let his praise, on every wind, Rise, till the winds shall wake no more.
HYMN 416. C. M. [#] Joy and Praise.
1 MORTALS, awake; exult in God; His lasting honours raise;
His wondrous works and boundless love Demand unceasing praise.
2 His bounteous hand gives every good, Makes earth with mercy shine,
And guides us to a life, through Christ, Immortal and divine.
3 My soul shall lift his honours high, Till death shall still my tongue; Then, mid the realms of endless bliss, Revive the rapturous song.
HYMN 417. C. M. [#]
Delight in the Presence of God.
1 THY presence, Lord, gives pure delight, Our sorrows takes away, Dispels the darkness of our night, And spreads effulgent day.
2 Like water to the thirsty soul Are flowings of thy love,
Thy spirit sways with soft control, And bears our thoughts above.
3 Why should we then decline from thee? In search of folly rove?
Or strive to set our passions free From these soft bands of love?
4 Extend around thy loving arms, Infold us in thy breast,
Where, captives to resistless charms, Our joyful souls may rest.
HYMN 418. 61. L. M. [#] Angelic Strains responded.
1 ARRAYED in clouds of golden light, More bright than heaven's resplendent bow, Jehovah's angel came by night,
To bless the sleeping world below: How soft the music of his tongue! How sweet the hallowed strains he sung!
2 Good will henceforth to man be given; The light of glory beams on earth; Let angels tune the harps of heaven, And saints below rejoice with mirth: On Bethlehem's plains the shepherds sing, And Judah's children hail their King. 26*
1 WHILE thee I seek, protecting Power, Be my vain wishes stilled; And may this consecrated hour With better hopes be filled.
2 Thy love the power of thought bestowed; To thee my thoughts would soar: Thy mercy o'er my life has flowed; That mercy I adore.
3 In each event of life, how clear Thy ruling hand I see!
Each blessing to my soul more dear, Because conferred by thee.
4 In every joy that crowns my days, In every pain I bear,
My heart shall find delight in praise, Or seek relief in prayer.
5 When gladness wings my favoured hour, Thy love my thoughts shall fill; Resigned when storms of sorrow lower, My soul shall meet thy will.
6 My lifted eye, without a tear,
The gathering storm shall see;
My steadfast heart shall know no fear; That heart will rest on thee.
1 FATHER divine, thy piercing eye Looks through the shades of night; In deep retirement thou art nigh, With heart discerning-sight.
2 There shall that piercing eye survey My humble worship paid With every morning's dawning ray, And every evening's shade.
3 I'll leave behind each earthly care; To thee my soul shall soar;
While grateful praise and fervent prayer Employ the silent hour.
4 So shall the visits of thy love My soul in secret bless;
So shalt thou deign, in worlds above, Thy suppliant to confess.
HYMN 421. L. M. [# or b]
Devout Considerations and Desires.
1 As showers on meadows newly mown The Lord shall shed his blessings down; Crowned with whose life-infusing drops, Earth shall renew her blissful corps.
2 Lands that, beneath a burning sky, Have long been desolate and dry, Effusions of his love shall share, And sudden life and verdure wear.
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