View the mon❜ments of his pas
See the marks receiv'd for m
All discern him
And with shouts cry out-'ti
3 Lo, 'tis he, our hearts desire,
Come for his espous'd below,
Come to join us with his choir,
Come to make our joys o'erf
Palms of vict'ry,
Crowns of glory to bestow.
4 Yes the prize shall soon be giv
We his open face shall see ;
Love, the earnest of our heaven
Love, our full reward shall b
Love shall crown us,
Blest through all eternity.
OD is king, ye lands rejoi
Lift, ye isles, a thankful
Shout
ye saints, in joyful strain
God, your God and Father rei
2 He controls the sons of pride,
Sits above the raging tide;
None his mighty hand can sta
None resist his sov'reign sway
3 Subjects of the Lord, be bold,
All his plan will soon unfold;
Wheels encircling wheels com
To complete the grand design
4 Blest is faith, that trusts his pow'r :
Blest is hope, that waits his hour:
Let the glorious close appear,
Haste, great conqu'ror, bring it near.
EHOVAH'S unexhausted love,
Junmerited and free,
Delights our evil to remove,
And help our misery.
2 Thy goodness and thy truth to me, To ev'ry soul abound;
A vast, unfathomable sea,
Where all our thoughts are drown'd.
3 Its streams the whole creation reach,
So plenteous is the store;
Enough for all, enough for each,
Enough for evermore !
4 Throughout the universe it reigns,
Unalterably sure;
And while the truth of God remains,
His goodness must endure.
5 Thou art my everlasting trust,
Thy goodness I adore ;
Send down thy grace, O blessed Lord,
That I may love thee more.
HARK, the glad sound! Messiah comes,
The Saviour promis'd long!
Let every heart prepare a throne,
And ev'ry voice a song.
2 On him the spirit largely pour'd,
Exerts its holy fire;
Wisdom and might and zeal and love,
His holy breast inspire.
3 He comes the pris'ners to release
In Satan's bondage held;
The gates of brass before him burst,
The iron fetters yield.
4 He comes from thickest films of vice
To clear the mental ray :
And on the eye-balls of the blind
To pour celestial day.
5 He comes the broken heart to bind,
The bleeding soul to cure,
And with the riches of his grace,
To enrich the humble poor.
6 Our glad hosannas, prince of peace,
Thy welcome shall proclaim;
And heaven's eternal arches ring
With thy beloved name.
OVEREIGN of all the worlds on high,
Allow my humble claim;
Nor while a worm would raise its head,
Disdain a Father's name.
2 My Father God! How sweet the sound!
How tender, and how dear!
Not all the melody of Heaven
Could so delight the ear.
3 Come, sacred spirit, seal the name
On mine expanding heart:
And shew that in Jehovah's grace
I share a filial part.
4 Cheer'd by a signal so divine,
Unwav'ring I believe;
Thou know'st 1, Abba, Father, cry,-
Nor can the sign deceive.
5 On wings of everlasting love
The comforter is come;
All terrors at his voice disperse,
And endless pleasures bloom.
TRIUMPHANT Lord, thy goodness reigns,
Through all the wide celestial plains;
And its full streams redundant flow,
Down to th' abodes of men below.
2 Through nature's works its glories shir
The cares of Providence are thine;
And grace erects our ruin'd frame,
A fairer temple to thy name.
3 Let nature burst into a song:"
Ye echoing hills the notes prolong!
Earth, seas, and stars, your anthems rai
All vocal with your Maker's praise!
EHOVAH! 'tis a glorious name,
Still pregnant with delight;
It scatters round a cheerful beam,
To gild the darkest night.
2 What though our mortal comforts fade,
And drop like withering flow'rs?
Nor time, nor death can break that band
Which makes Jehovah ours.
3 Our cares, we give you to the wind,
And shake you off like dust;
Well may we trust our all with him,
With whom our souls we trust.
4 Great God, the cov'nant of thy love,
Abides forever sure,
And in its matchless grace we prove,
Our happiness secure.
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