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224. Heaven Anticipated.
1. THERE is an hour of peaceful rest
To mourning wand'rers given;
There is a joy for souls distressed,
A balm for every wounded breast,
'Tis found above in heaven.

2. There is a home for weary souls,

By sin and sorrow driven;
When tossed on life's tempest'ous shoals,
Where storms arise and ocean rolls,

And all is drear but heaven.

3. There faith lifts up her cheerful eye,
To brighter prospects given;
And views the tempest passing by,
The evening shadows quickly dy,

And all serene in heaven.

4. There fragrant flowers immortal bloom; And joys supreme are given;

There rays divine disperse the gloom;
Beyond the confines of the tomb

Appears the dawn of heaven.

225. Incitements to Praise.
1. Go, tune thy voice to sacred song,
Exert thy noblest powers;
Go, mingle with the choral throng,
The Saviour's praises to prolong,
Amid life's fleeting hours.

2. O hast thou felt a Saviour's love,
That flame of heavenly birth?
Then let thy strains melodicus prove,
With raptures soaring far above
The trifling toys of earth.

3. Hast found the pearl of price unknown That cost a Saviour's blood?

Heir of a bright celestial crown
That sparkles round th' eternal throne,
O sing the praise of God.

4. Sing of the Lamb that once was slain,
That man might be forgiven;
Sing how He broke death's bars in twain,
Ascending high in bliss to reign,

The God of earth and heaven!

ZERED. C. P. M.

1. O say

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226.

Heavenly Joys on Earth.

1. OH! say no more, there's nothing true
But the bright scenes of heaven!
There's truth in mercy's cheering page;
Directing youth, consoling age,
Declaring sin forgiven.

2. Oh! say no more there's naught but heav'n
That's calm, or true, or bright;
Bright are the beams the Saviour sheds,
The radiance that the gospel spreads,
Amid this realm of night.

3. Tho' loud the blast, tho' dark the day,
We oft have peace at even:
And if we here have such delight,
In objects not unknown to sight,

How calm, how bright is heaven!

227.

God is Love.

1. TIs sweet when cloudless suns arise,
As through the vale we move,
But O, more sweet to recognize
Through dreary nights and starless skies
The smiles of heavenly love.

2. I hail the breeze that soft and clear
Wafts influence from above,
But chief the storm delighted hear,
Which breathes o'er faith's attentive

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1. O THOU, whose tender mercy hears
Contrition's humble sigh;
Whose hand, indulgent, wipes the tears
From sorrow's weeping eye;

2. See low before thy throne of grace
A wretched wand'rer mourn:

Hast thou not bid me seek thy face?
Hast thou not said "Return ?"

3. And shall my guilty fears prevail
To drive me from thy feet?
Oh let not this dear refuge fail,

This only safe retreat!

4. Absent from thee, my Guide, my Light, Without one cheering ray,

Thro' dangers, fears, and gloomy night,
How desolate my way!

5. Oh shine on this benighted heart,
With beams of mercy shine!
And let thy healing voice impart
A taste of joys divine.

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4. Let others stretch their arms like seas,
And grasp in all the shore;
Grant me the visits of thy grace,
And I desire no more.

231.

Trusting God in old Age.

1. My God, my everlasting hope,
I live upon thy truth;

Thy hands have held my childhood up,
And strengthened all my youth.

2. Still has my life new wonders seen,
Repeated every year;

Behold, my days that yet remain,
I trust them to thy care.

3. Cast me not off when strength declines, When hoary hairs arise;

And round me let thy glory shine,
Whene'er thy servant dies.

4. Then, in the history of my age,
When men review my days,
They'll read thy love in every page,
In every line thy praise.

232. Sustaining Grace in old Age implored.

1. GOD of my childhood and my youth,
The Guide of all my days,
I have declared thy heavenly truth,
And told thy wondrous ways.

2. Wilt thou forsake my hoary hairs,
And leave my fainting heart?
Who shall sustain my sinking years,
If God, my strength, depart?

3. Let me thy power and truth proclaim
Before the rising age,
And leave a savor of thy name
When I shall quit the stage.

4 The land of silence and of death
Attends my next remove;

O, may these poor remains of breath
Teach all the world thy love.

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1. How oft, alas! this wretched heart Has wandered from the Lord! How oft my roving thoughts depart, Forgetful of his word!

2. Yet sovereign mercy calls "Return;" Dear Lord, and may I come? My vile ingratitude I mourn;

O, take the wanderer home.

3. And canst thou, wilt thou, yet forgive,
And bid my crimes remove?
And shall a pardoned rebel live
To speak thy wondrous love?

4. Thy pardoning love, so free, so sweet, Blest Saviour, I adore;

O keep me at thy sacred feet,
And let me rove no more.

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1. O THAT the Lord would guide my ways To keep his statutes still!

O that my God would grant me grace
To know and do his will!

2. O, send thy Spirit down, to write
Thy law upon my heart;
Nor let my tongue indulge deceit,
Nor act the liar's part.

3. From vanity turn off my eyes:
Let no corrupt design,
Nor covetous desire, arise
Within this soul of mino.

4. Direct my footsteps by thy word,
And make my heart sincere;
Let sin have no dominion, Lord,
But keep my conscience clear.

5. Make me to walk in thy commands:
'Tis a delightful road-

Nor let my head, nor heart, nor hands
Offend against my God.

AINSWORTH. 7s. Single.

BOLD.

HASTINGS.

1. Faint not, Christian! tho' the road, Lead-ing to

thy blest a bode,

Darksome be, and dangerous too, Christ, thy Guide, will bring thee through.

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7. Faint not, Christian! look on high, See the harpers in the sky; Patient wait, and thou wilt joinChant with them of love divine.

237.

The Reign of Christ.

1. HASTEN, Lord! the glorious time,
When, beneath Messiah's sway,
Every nation, every clime,
Shall the gospel-call obey.

2. Mightiest kings his power shall own, Heathen tribes his name adore; Satan and his host, o'erthrown,

Bound in chains, shall hurt no more.

3. Then shall wars and tumults cease,
Then be banished grief and pain;
Righteousness, and joy, and peace,
Undisturbed shall ever reign.

4. Bless we, then, our gracious Lord;
Ever praise his glorious name;

All his mighty acts record;
All his wondrous love proclaim.

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