3 Then to his new commands
Be strict obedience paid;
O'er all his Father's house he stands The sovereign and the head.
1 Not to the terrors of the Lord, The tempest, fire and smoke; Not to the thunder of that word Which God on Sinai spoke;
2 But we are come to Zion's hill, The city of our God,
Where milder words declare his will, And spread his love abroad.
3 Behold the innumerable host Of angels, clothed in light! Behold the spirits of the just, Whose faith is turned to sight! 4 Behold the blest assembly there,
Whose names are writ in heaven; And God, the Judge of all, declares Their sins to be forgiven.
5 The saints on earth, and all the dead, But one communion make; All join in Christ, their living Head, And of his grace partake.
6 In such society as this
My weary soul would rest:
The man that dwells where Jesus is, Must be forever blest.
A blessed Gospel. Ps. 89.
1 BLEST are the souls that hear and know The gospel's joyful sound; Peace shall attend the paths they go, And light their steps surround.
2 Their joy shall bear their spirits up, Through their Redeemer's name; His righteousness exalts their hope, Nor dares the world condemn.
3 The Lord, our glory and defence, Strength and salvation gives: Israel, thy King forever reigns, Thy God forever lives.
The Church's Safety and Triumph. Ps. 46.
1 GOD is the refuge of his saints, When storms of sharp distress invade; Ere we can offer our complaints, Behold him present with his aid.
2 Let mountains from their seats be hurled Down to the deep, and buried there; Convulsions shake the solid world,- Our faith shall never yield to fear.
3 Loud may the troubled ocean roar; In sacred peace our souls abide, While every nation, every shore Trembles and dreads the swelling tide.
4 There is a stream, whose gentle flow Supplies the city of our God;
Life, love, and joy still gliding through, And watering our divine abode.
5 That sacred stream, thine holy word. That all our raging fear controls: Sweet peace thy promises afford, And give new strength to fainting souls. 6 Zion enjoys her Monarch's love, Secure against a threatening hour; Nor can her firm foundations move, Built on his truth, and armed with power.
260. 8 & 7s. M. J. NEWTON. The City of God.
1 GLORIOUS things of thee are spoken, Zion, city of our God!
He whose word cannot be broken, Formed thee for his own abode.
2 On the Rock of Ages founded,
What can shake thy sure repose? With salvation's walls surrounded, Thou mayst smile at all thy foes. 3 See! the streams of living waters, Springing from eternal love, Well supply thy sons and daughters, And all fear of want remove.
4 Who can faint while such a river
Ever flows their thirst to assuage? Grace, which, like the Lord the Giver, Never fails from age to age.
Future Peace and Glory of the Church.
1 HEAR What God, the Lord, hath spoken: O my people, faint and few, Comfortless, afflicted, broken, Fair abodes I build for you: Scenes of heartfelt tribulation
Shall no more perplex your ways; You shall name your walls salvation, And your gates shall all be praise.
2 There, like streams that feed the garden, Pleasures without end shall flow; For the Lord, your faith rewarding, All his bounty shall bestow: Still in undisturbed possession
Peace and righteousness shall reign ; Never shall you feel oppression,
Hear the voice of war again.
3 Ye, no more your suns descending, Waning moons no more shall see; But, your griefs forever ending, Find eternal noon in me: God shall rise, and, shining o'er you, Change to day the gloom of night; He, the Lord, shall be your glory, God your everlasting light.
Efficacy and Success of the Gospel.
1 MARK the soft-falling snow, And the diffusive rain!
To heaven, from whence it fell, It turns not back again; But waters earth
Through every pore, And calls forth all Her secret store.
2 Arrayed in beauteous green, The hills and valleys shine, And man and beast are fed By providence divine :
The harvest bows Its golden ears, The copious seed Of future years.
3 "So," saith the God of
grace, "My gospel shall descend, Almighty to effect
The purpose I intend;
Millions of souls
Shall feel its power, And bear it down To millions more."
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