And saints and angels join to sing
The growing empire of their king.
318. The Song of the Saved on Earth.
1 FROM Egypt's bondage come,
Where death and darkness reign,
We seek a new, a better home,
Where we our rest shall gain.
2 To Canaan's sacred bound,
We haste with songs of joy,
Where peace and liberty are found,
And sweets that never cloy.
3 There sin and sorrow cease,
And every conflict 's o'er:
There we shall dwell in endless peace,
Nor thirst nor hunger more.
4 There, in celestial strains,
Enraptured myriads sing;
And love in every bosom reigns,-
For God himself is king.
5 We hope to Join the throng,
And soon their pleasures share:-
To sing the everlasting song,
With all the ransomed there.
6 How sweet the prospect is!
It cheers the pilgrim's breast;
We're journeying through the wilderness,
To our eternal rest.
319. A Youth, seeking heavenly Wisdom.
1 I ASK not wealth, nor pomp, nor power,
Nor fleeting pleasures of an hour:
My soul aspires to nobler things
Than all the pride and state of kings.
2 One thing I ask ;-Lord! wilt thou hear,
And grant my soul a gift so dear?-
Wisdom, descending from above,
The sweetest token of thy love:
3 Wisdom, betimes to know the Lord,
To fear his name, and keep his word;
To lead my feet in paths of truth,
And guide and guard my wandering youth. 4 Then shouldst thou grant a length of days, My life shall still proclaim thy praise; Or early death my soul convey To realms of everlasting day.
Renouncing the World.
1 COME, my fond fluttering heart!
Come, struggle to be free;
Thou and the world must part,
However hard it be:
My trembling spirit owns it just,
But cleaves yet closer to the dust.
2 Ye tempting sweets! forbear;
Ye dearest idols! fall;
My love ye must not share,
Jesus shall have it all:
"T is bitter pain,-'t is cruel smart,But, ah! thou must consent, my heart. 3 Ye fair enchanting throng!
Ye golden dreams! farewell!
Earth has prevailed too long,
And now I break the spell:
Farewell, ye joys of early years!-
Jesus! forgive these parting tears.
4 In Gilead there is balm,
A kind Physician there,
My fevered mind to calm,
And bid me not despair:
Aid me, dear Saviour! set me free;
My all I would resign to thee.
5 Oh! may I feel thy worth,
And let no idol dare,-
No vanity of earth,
With thee, my Lord! compare:
Now bid all worldly joys depart,
And reign supremely in my heart.
Rejoicing in Jesus.
1 NOW begin the heavenly theme,
Sing aloud in Jesus' name;
Ye, who his salvation prove,
Triumph in redeeming love.
2 Ye, who see the Father's grace
Beaming in the Saviour's face,
As to Canaan on ye move,
Praise, and bless redeeming love.
3 Mourning souls! dry up your tears;
Banish all your sinful fears;
See your guilt and curse remove,-
Cancelled by redeeming love.
4 Welcome all, by sin oppressed,-
Welcome to his sacred rest!
Nothing brought him from above,-
Nothing but redeeming love.
5 Hither, then, your music bring;
Strike aloud each joyful string;
Mortals! join the hosts above,→
Join to praise redeeming love.
6 When his Spirit leads us home,
When we to his glory come,
We shall all the fulness prove
Of the Lord's redeeming love.
1 KNOW, my soul! thy full salvation;
Rise o'er sin, and fear and care,
Joy to find, in every station,
Something still to do or bear:
Think, what spirit dwells within thee;
Think, what Father's smiles are thine
Think, what Jesus did to win thee;-
Child of heaven! canst thou repine?
2 Haste thee on from grace to glory,
Armed with faith, and winged with prayer;
Heaven's eternal day's before thee,
God's own hand shall guide thee there:
Soon shall close thine earthly mission,
Soon shall pass thy pilgrim-days;
Hope shall change to glad fruition,-
Faith to sight, and prayer to praise.
Salvation by Grace.
1 GRACE! 't is a charming sound,-
Harmonious to the ear;
Heaven with the echo shall resound,
And all the earth shall hear.
2 Grace first contrived the way
To save rebellious man;
And all the steps that grace display,
Which drew the wondrous plan.
3 Grace led my roving feet
To tread the heavenly road;
And new supplies each hour I meet,
While pressing on to God.
4 Grace all the work shall crown,
Through everlasting days;
It lays in heaven the topmost stone,
And well deserves the praise.
1 GRACE, like an uncorrupted seed,
Abides and reigns within;
Immortal principles forbid
The sons of God to sin.
2 Not by the terrors of a slave
Do they perform his will;
But, with the noblest powers they have,
His sweet commands fulfill.
3 They find access, at every hour,
To God, within the veil;
Hence they derive a quickening power,
And joys that never fail.
4 Oh! happy souls!-Oh! glorious state
Of overflowing grace,-
To dwell so near their Father's seat,
And see his lovely face.
5 Lord! I address thy heavenly throne;
Call me a child of thine;
Send down the Spirit of thy Son
To form my heart divine.
6 There shed thy choicest love abroad,
And make my comforts strong;
Then shall I say," My Father, God!"
With an unwavering tongue.
325. Faith encouraged by ancient Examples.
1 RISE, O my soul! pursue the path,
By ancient worthies trod;
Aspiring, view those holy men,
Who lived and walked with God.
2 Though dead, they speak in reason's ear,
And in example live;
Their faith, and hope, and mighty deeds,
Still fresh instruction give.
3 'Twas through the Lamb's most precious blood, They conquered every foe;
And to his power and matchless grace,
Their crowns of life they owe.
4 Lord! may I ever keep in view
The patterns thou hast given;
And ne'er forsake the blessed road,
That led them safe to heaven.
Salvation through Christ.
1 NOW, to the power of God supreme
Be everlasting honors given;
He saves from hell,-we bless his name,-
He calls our wandering feet to heaven.
2 Not for our duties, or deserts,
But of his own abounding grace,
He works salvation in our hearts,
And forms a people for his praise.
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