2 Lord! may we still remember thee, 3 On this blest day, a brighter scene By God, th' eternal word, than when 4 He rises, who our souls hath bought 'T was great to speak the world from nought,'T was greater to redeem. 501. L. M. The Lord's Day. 1 THIS day the Lord hath called his own;- { Oh! let us then his praise declare, Fix our desires on him alone, And seek his face, with fervent prayer. 2 Lord! in thy love, would we rejoice, That bids the burdened soul be free; And, with united heart and voice, Devote these sacred hours to thee. 3 Now let the world's delusive things No more our grovelling thoughts employ, 4 Oh! let these earthly Sabbaths, Lord! 502. 10s. The Sabbath, a holy Rest. 1 AGAIN the day returns of holy rest, Which, when he made the world, Jehovah blest; 2 Let us devote this consecrated day 3 Father in heaven! in whom our hopes confide, Whose power defends us, and whose precepts guide; In life our guardian, and in death our friend,Glory supreme be thine, till time shall end. 503. C. M. The Sacrifice of the Heart. 1 WHEN, as returns this solemn day, What rites-what honors shall he pay? 2 From marble domes and gilded spires And gems, and gold, and garlands deck 3 Vain, sinful man!-creation's Lord 504. 7s and 6s. Sabbath-Contemplations. J LORD of the vast creation, We seek each promised good. 2 We bless the condescension That brought thee down to earth; That marked thy wondrous way, That claims this hallowed day. 3 Oh! when shall thy salvation In God's own Son believing, 505. L. M. The Close of the Sabbath. 2 Sweet is the light of Sabbath-eve, And soft the sunbeams lingering there: For these blest hours, the world I leave, Wafted on wings of faith and prayer. 3 The time how lovely and how still; Peace shines and smiles on all below,The plain, the stream, the wood, the hill,All fair with evening's setting glow. 4 Season of rest! the tranquil soul Feels the sweet calm, and melts to love,- 5 Nor will our days of toil be long, 506. C. M. Evening of the Lord's Day. 1 FREQUENT the day of God returns, 2 Accept our faint attempts to love, 3 Increase, O Lord! our faith and hope, Where the assembly ne'er breaks up, 4 Where we shall breathe in heavenly air, 5 Where we, in high seraphic strains, 507. C. M. Lord's Day-Evening. 1 WHEN. O dear Jesus! when shall I Blest in perpetual Sabbath-day, 2 Assist me while I wander here, Incline my heart to pray with love, 3 Spare me, my God! Oh! spare the soul That gives itself to thee; Take all that I possess below, And give thyself to me. 4 Thy Spirit, O my Father! give To light my path with ceaseless joys→ 508. SANCTUARY. S. M. 1 HOW charming is the place, 2 Not the fair palaces, To which the great resort, 3 Here, on the mercy-seat, 4 To thee, our prayers and cries Among the children of thy grace,- 509. C. M. The Glory of Zion. 1 HOW honorable is the place, 2 Bulwarks of mighty grace defend 3 Lift up the everlasting gates, 4 Here shall you taste unmingled joys, 5 Trust in the Lord, for ever trust, Strength, in the Lord Jehovah, dwells, 510. L. M. The Church, the Palace of God. 1 HAPPY the church, thou sacred place, |