832 Ezek. xxxvii. 3. L. M. DODDRIDGE. 1 LOOK down, O Lord, with pitying eye: See race Sin spreads its trophies o'er the ground, And scatters slaughtered heaps around. 2 And can these mouldering corpses live ? And can these perished bones revive? That, mighty God, to Thee is known, That wondrous work is all Thine own. 3 Thy ministers are sent in vain, 4 But if Thy Spirit deign to breathe, 5 So when Thy trumpet's awful sound The dead shall from their tombs arise, 833 Isaiah li. 9. L. M. 1 Now ancient may the Mighty Arm awake, days: That Babylon's proud walls may shake, 2 Art Thou not still the same, O God? 3 Thy power still sets the prisoner free; 4 Shine, Lord, upon the world around: 834 Psalm xcvi. 10. C. M. GIBBONS.* 1 GREAT God, the nations of the earth Are by Thine; And in Thy works, from nature's birth, 2 But, Lord, Thy greater love hath sent Of rich redeeming grace. 3 Soon may these gracious tidings roll 4 When, to her sable sons conveyed, 5 When shall the scattered wanderers meet, 6 O Lord, each faithful effort own, And rear on sin's demolished throne 835 Zech. iv. 10. 7's. C. WESLEY. 1 EE how great a flame aspires, 3 More and more it spreads and grows, Sin's strong holds it overthrows, 4 Saw ye not the cloud arise, Now it spreads along the skies, Hangs o'er all the thirsty land. 5 Lo! the promise of a shower Drops already from above; But the Lord will shortly pour All the Spirit of His love." 836 John iil. 16. 1 A S. M. MAZING was the grace T. SCALES. That He should spare our fallen race, And lift them up again. 3 So wondrous was His love, He sent His own, His only Son, That Son He gave to die In agony and shame, That all may from perdition fly Who trust His mighty name. 4 Love reigns and triumphs here, Let men of every clime draw near, 837 1 Psalm cxix. 158. L. M. DODDRIDGE, RISE, my tenderest thoughts, arise; A Dissolve in grief, my streaming eyes; And thou, my heart, with anguish feel 2 See human nature sunk in shame; 3 See the short course of vain delight In flames that no abatement know, 4 My God, I feel the mournful scene, 5 But feeble my compassion proves, Be this Thy Zion's favoured hour: 2 Set up Thy throne where Satan reigns, 3 Speak, and the world shall hear Thy voice; 839 Psalm 1xxiv. 20-22. S. M. WARDLAW. 1 2 LORD our God, arise, The cause of truth maintain : And wide o'er all the peopled world Extend its blessed reign. Thou Prince of life, arise, Nor let Thy glory cease; Far spread the conquests of Thy grace, All on the earth, arise, To God the Saviour sing; From shore to shore, from earth to heaven, Let echoing anthems ring. 840 1 Gen. 1. 3. 6's & 48. THOU whose almighty word Chaos and darkness heard, MARRIOTT. |