I'd all on earth forsake, Its wisdom, fame, and pow'r, And him my only portion make, My shield and tow'r.
3 The God of Abra'm praise, Whose all-sufficient grace Shall guide me all my happy days, In all his ways:
He calls a worm his friend, He calls himself my God! And he shall save me to the end, Through Jesu's blood.
15. PART THE SECOND. 6-8-4.
But now they desire a better country, that is an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.-HEB. xi. 16.
THOUGH nature's strength decay,
And earth and hell withstand, To Canaan's bounds I urge my way At God's command:
The wat'ry deep I pass
With Jesus in my view, And thro' the howling wilderness My way pursue.
2 The goodly land I see
With peace and plenty blest; The land of sacred liberty And endless rest:
There milk and honey flow, And oil and wine abound; And trees of life for ever grow, With mercy crown'd.
There dwells the Lord our king, The Lord our righteousness!
Triumphant o'er the world and sin, The Prince of Peace;
On Sion's sacred height
His kingdom still maintains; And glorious with his saints in light, For ever reigns.
He keeps his own secure,
He guards them by his side, Arrays in garments white and pure His spotless Bride:
With streams of sacred bliss, (The joys, the bliss of Paradise,) His love supplies.
16. PART THE THIRD. 6-8-4.
And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, honour, glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.-REV. v. 13.
BEFORE the great Three-One
The saints exulting stand;
And tell the wonders he hath done, Through all their land.
The list'ning hosts attend, And swell the growing fame; And sing in songs which never end, The wond'rous name!
2 The God who reigns on high, The great archangels sing: And, "Holy, Holy, Holy," cry, Almighty King!
Who was, and is, the same, And evermore shall be ; Jehovah, Father, great I AM! We worship thee!
Before the Saviour's face The ransom'd nations bow, O'erwhelmed at his almighty grace, For ever new:
His wounds, those prints of love- They view, and bless his name! And sound thro' all the worlds above The slaughter'd Lamb!
The whole triumphant host Give thanks to God on high; Hail, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
Hail, Abraham's God, and mine! I join the heavenly lays :
All might and majesty be thine, And endless praise!
17 For his forgiveness. L.M.
God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.-1 COR. X. 13.
1 Now let the feeble all be strong And make Jehovah's arm their song: His shield is spread o'er ev'ry saint, And, thus supported, who shall faint? 2 What tho' the hosts of hell engage With mingled cruelty and rage? A faithful God restrains their hands, And chains them down in iron bands. 3 Bound by his word He will display A strength proportion'd to our day : And, when united trials meet,
Will show a path of safe retreat. 4 Thus far we prove that promise good, Which Jesus ratifi'd with blood: Still he is gracious, wise, and just, And still in him let Isr'el trust.
Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits.-PSALM. ciii. 1, 2.
1 BLESS, O my soul, the living God; Call home thy thoughts, that rove abroad : Let all the powers, within me, join In work and worship so divine.
2 Bless, O my soul, the God of grace; His favours claim thy highest praise; Why should the wonders, he hath wrought, Be lost in silence, and forgot?
3 Twas he, my soul, that sent his Son To die for sins, which thou hast done; He owns the ransom, and forgives The hourly follies of our lives.
4 High as his mighty power has spread The starry heavens above our head, So does his love exceed our praise,― Exceed the highest hopes we raise. 5 Far as his Providence has plac'd The rising morning from the west, So far his pard'ning grace removes The many sins of those, he loves. 6 All then in heaven his pow'r confess, And all on earth adore his grace; Thou too, my soul, his love proclaim, And crown with ceaseless praise his name.
19. For his Goodness and Grace. c.M.
The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.-PSALM cxlv. 15, 16.
1 SWEET is the mem'ry of thy grace, My God, my heav'nly King; Let age to age thy righteousness In sounds of glory sing.
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