72 THIRD PART. S. M. St. Thomas'. f 1 THE Saviour's glorious name Forever shall endure, Long as the sun, his matchless fame power 2 Wonders of grace and Thy church those wonders shall adore, 3 O Israel, bless him still, P 4 Jehovah God most high! f We spread thy praise abroad; 72 FOURTH PART. 7's. Lincoln. 1 HASTEN, Lord, the glorious time, Shall the gospel call obey. 2 Mightiest kings his power shall own, Bound in chains, shall hurt no more. 3 Then shall wars and tumults cease, f 4 Bless we, then, our gracious Lord, All his mighty acts record, All his wondrous love proclaim. 73 FIRST PART. L. M. Middlebury. Aff 2 But oh! their end-their dreadful end! < mf 73 A 3 Now I esteem their mirth and wine SECOND PART. C. M. God the Portion of the Soul. 1 GOD, my supporter, and my hope, Thine arm of mercy held me up, Dundee. - 2 Thy counsels, Lord, shall guide my feet, Thine hand conduct me near thy seat, 3 Were I in heaven, without my God, And while the earth is my abode, 4 What if the springs of life were broke. The strength of every saint. 5 Then to draw near to thee, my God, My tongue shall sound thy works abroad, 73 THIRD PART. C. M. Corinth. 1 WHOM have we, Lord, in heaven, but thee, And whom on earth beside? 2 Thou art our portion here below, Ne'er may our souls an object know mp 3 When heart and flesh, O Lord, shall fail, mf mp Support us through life's thorny vale, f 4 Yes-thou shalt be our guide through life, And help and strength supply; 73 Sustain us in death's fearful strife,» FOURTH PART. S. M. Olmutz. Folly of envying the Prosperity of Sinners. I 1 SURE there's a righteous God, Nor is religion vain; Though men of vice may boast aloud, 2 I saw the wicked rise, And felt my heart repine, While haughty fools, with scornful eyes, 3 The tumult of my thought Held me in hard suspense, 4 Thy word with light and power I viewed the sinner's life before, P 5 On what a slippery steep Len > The thoughtless wretches go! God only to be feared and worshipped. Thy terrors spread abroad, Thine anger shown, Who dare appear Thy judgments near, Before thy throne? 2 Let man his anger raise, His wrath shall work thy praise, Then still obey Your offerings bring, Th' Eternal King, And vows repay. 3 Let all, who round his throne Before his word And princes know The world shall bow, Thy terrors, Lord. 77 C. M. Dedha Despondency forbidden. 1 TO God I cried, with mournful voice, In the sad day when trouble rose, 2 Will he forever cast me off? 3 But I forbid this hopeless thought, This dark despairing frame, Remembering what thy hand has wrought— 4 I'll think again of all thy ways, 5 Grace dwells with justice on the throne; 78 C. M. Lutzen. The Works of God recounted to Posterity. Which in our younger years we saw, 2 He bids us make his glories known, 3 Our lips shall tell them to our sons, May teach them to their heirs. 4 Thus shall they learn, in God alone That they may ne'er forget his works, Pardoning Mercy supplicated. Aff 1 THOU gracious God and kind, Oh cast our sins away; Nor call our former guilt to mind, 2 Thy tenderest mercies show, Ere yet, with guilty fears laid low, Boxford. |