And, through the dangers of the night, 3 0, 'tis a land of wealth unknown, There seeds of endless bliss are sown, 4 The best relief that mourners have, HYMN 278. L. M. [#] Glorious Word. 1 WHEN Israel through the desert passed, 2 Such is thy glorious word, O God! And points the path to bliss and heaven. HYMN 279. S. M. [#] 1 How choice the book divine, Bright as a lamp its doctrines shine, TRIUMPH OF CHRISTIANITY. HYMN 280. C. M. [#] Triumph of Christianity. 1 O'ER mountain tops, the mount of God 2 To this, the joyful nations round, Up to this mountain of their God 3 The beams that shine from Zion's hill The king who reigns in Salem's towers 4 No war shall rage; no hostile feuds To plough-shares men shall beat their swords, To pruning-hooks their spears. 5 No longer host, encountering host, Shall crowds of slain deplore; They'll lay the martial trumpet by, And study war no more. HYMN 281. H. M. [# or b) Jubilee. 1 BLOW ye the trumpet, blow To earth's remotest bound, 2 Behold the Son of God, Commissioned from above, To all the human race The Messenger of love: The year of jubilee is come; 3 The gospel trumpet hear, The news of pardoning grace; Ye happy souls, draw near; Ye mourning souls, be glad : HYMN 282. P. M. [#1 New Jerusalem. 1 AWAY with our sorrow and fear; We soon shall recover our home; The city of saints shall appear, The day of eternity come : From earth we shall quickly removė, And mount to our native abode, The house of our Father above, The palace of angels and God. 2 By faith we already behold That lovely Jerusalem here; Her walls are of jasper and gold; As crystal her buildings are clear; Immovably founded in grace, She stands as she ever hath stood, And brightly her Builder displays, And flames with the glory of God. * No need of the sun in that day, Which never is followed by night, Where Christ does his brightness display, And bright in effulgence divine! HYMN 283. C. M. [#] 1 BEHOLD, ON Zion's heavenly shore, Whose conflicts and whose toils are o'er, 2 From earth's remotest bounds they came, From tribulations great, And, through the victories of the Lamb, 3 Their robes are washed in Jesus' blood They stand before the throne of God, 4 Hunger and thirst they know no more, 5 God all their tears shall wipe away, While in his temple they shall stay, And God with them shall dwell. |