AND AUTHORIZED TO BE USED IN THE CHURCHES UNDER THEIR CARE.

Third Edition.

RUTGER'S PRESS-NEW YORK :

Printed and Published by William A. Mercein, 240 Pearl strcek.

“ Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1831, by Isaac L. Kip, (on behalf of the General Synod of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church,) in the late ice the moct Court of the Southern District of New York FUBLIC LIBRARY

542437
ASTOR, LENOX ANDEXTRACTS

TILDEN FOUNDATIONS.
From the Acts aład! Proceedinterlof the General Synod of the Reformed

Dutch Church in North America.

SESSION, JUNE, 1830.

Resolved, That the Rev. Thomas De Witt, D. D., William M.Murray, D. D., Isaac Ferris, and the elders Peter D. Vroom, Jr., and John D. Keese, be a committee to select from the different collections now published, Hymns on a variety of subjects, to constitute the second Book of Hymns, to be added to those now in use in all future editions of our Psalm and Hymn Book, and that said committee report such selection to the next General Synod for their approbation.

In Session, JUNE 1831. T committee appointed by the last General Synod, reported a selection of hymns. Whereupon the following resolutions were adopted.

ADDITIONAL

H Y MNS.

Perfections of God.

HYMN 1. L. M.

Creation Praising God. 1

T
NHE spacious firmament on high,

With all the blue ethereal sky,
And spangled heav'ns a shining frame,

Their great Original proclaim.
2 The unwearied sun, from day to day,

Does his Creator's pow'r display,
And publishes to every land,

The work of an Almighty hand.
3 Soon as the evening shades prevail,

The moon takes up the wondrous tale ;
And, nightly, to the list ning earth,

Repeats the story of her birth;
4 Whilst all the stars that round her burn,

And all the planets in their turn,
Confirm the tidings as they roll,

And spread the truth from pole to pole. 5 What though in solemn silence all

Move round this dark terrestrial ball;
What though no real voice nor sound

Amidst their radiant orbs be found; 6 In reason's ear they all rejoice,

And utter forth a glorious voice,
Forever singing as they shine,
“ The hand that made us is divine,"

HYMN 2. C. M.

Sovereignty and Decrees of God. 1 EEP silence—all created things,

And wait your maker's nod: My soul stands trembling while she sings

The honors of her God. 2 Life, death, and hell, and worlds unknown,

Hang on his firm decree;
He sits on no precarious throne,

Nor borrows leave-TO BE.
3 Chain'd to his throne a volume lies,
With all the fates of men ;

K

With ev'y angel's form and size,

Drawn by th' eternal pen.
4 His providence unfolds the book,

And makes his counsels shine ;
Each op’ning leaf, and ev'ry stroke,

Fulfils some deep design.
5 Here he exalts neglected worms,

To sceptres and a crown;
And there, the following page he turns,

And treads the monarch down. 6 Not Gabriel asks the reason why,

Nor God the reason gives ;
Nor dares the fay’rite angel pry

Between the folded leaves.
7 My God, I would not long to see

My fate, with curious eyes ;
What gloomy lines are writ for me,

Or what bright scenes may rise. 8 In thy fair book of life and grace,

O may I find my name,
Recorded in some humble place,
Beneath my Lord-the Lamb.

HYMN 3. C. M.

Love of God. 1 NOME, ye that know and fear the Lord,

And lift your souls above;
Let ev'ry heart and voice accord,

To sing that God is love.
2 This precious truth his word declares,

And all his mercies prove;
Jesus, the gift of gifts, appears

To show, that God is love.
3 Sinai, in clouds, and smoke, and fire,

Thunders his dreadful name;
But Zion sings, in melting notes,

The honors of the Lamb.
4 In all his doctrines and commands,

His counsels and designs-
In ev'ry work his hands have fram'd

His love supremely shines.
6 Angels and men the news proclaim,

Thro’ earth and heaven above, The joyful and transporting news, That God, the Lord, is love.

HYMN 4. C. M,

Goodness of God.
TH
THY goodness, Lord, our souls confess,

Thy goodness. we'adore,

COME

a

A

A spring whose blessings never fail,

A sea without a shore.
2 Sun, moon, and stars, thy love attest,

In ev'ry golden ray ;
Love draws the curtains of the night,

And love brings back the day.
3 Thy bounty ev'ry season crowns,

With all the bliss it yields;
With joyful clusters loads the vines-

With strength’ning grain, the fields.
4 But chiefly thy compassion, Lord,

Is in the gospel seen;
There like a sun thy mercy

shines,
Without a cloud between.
5 Pardon, acceptance, peace, and joy,

Through Jesus' name are given;
He on the cross was lifted high,
That we might reign in heaven.

HYMN 5. L. M.

Loving-kindness of God.
1 WAKE my soul to joyful lays,

And sing the great Redeemer's praise;
He justly claims a song from me,

His loving-kindness, Oh, how free!
2 He saw me ruin'd in the fall,

Yet lov'd me not withstanding all :
He say'd me from my lost estate,

His loving-kindness, Oh, how great!
3 Tho'num'rous hosts of mighty foes,

Tho' earth and hell my way oppose,
He safely leads my soul along,

His loving-kindness, Oh, how strong!
4 When trouble, like a gloomy cloud,

Has gather'd thick, and thunder'd loud,
He near my soul has always stood,

His loving-kindness, Oh, how good!
5 Often I feel

my

sinful heart,
Prone from my Jesus to depart;
But though I have him oft forgot,

His loving-kindness changes not.
6 Soon shall I pass the gloomy vale,

Soon all my mortal pow'rs must fail ;
Oh! may my last expiring breath

His loving-kindness sing in death.
✓ Then let me mount, and soar away

To the bright world of endless day,
And sing with rapture, and surprise,
His loving-kindness in the skies.

1