3 And daily, till our Lord shall come
To take His whole redeemed home
With Him for ever then;
The Lord send blessings from above,
The Father, Son, and Spirit's love
Be with us all.-Amen.
To Thee, Almighty God, to Thee,
We'd offer up the prayer;
In any, and in every place,
Believing Thou art there.
2 Thy promise is, to bless and meet
The two or three, who come
To worship at Thy mercy seat,
Where they may find a home.
3 Abroad, in open space, they pray,
Who love Thy Holy name,
For there, as 'neath the lofty dome,
Thy presence is the same.
4 For who the Spirit can confine?
Would formalists essay?
No it is vain-for none can e'er
Forbid a soul to pray.
5 Ascend, then, by the Spirit's power,
The heart's warm offering:
And oh! in joyful melody,
May each believer sing.
UPREME High Priest! the pilgrim's light,
My heart for Thee prepare;
Thine image stamp, and deeply write
Thy superscription there.
2 Thy peace, O Saviour! shed abroad:
That every want supplies:
Then from its guilt my soul renew'd,
On eagle's wings shall rise.
3 Into Thy humble mansion come,
Set up Thy dwelling here:
Possess my heart, and leave no room
For sin to harbour there.
4 Ah! give me Lord, the single eye,
Which aims at nought but Thee;
I fain would live, and yet not I-
Let Jesus live in me.
FATHER, Maker of mankind,
Thee we attempt to sing;
With Thy Son and Spirit joined,
Our everlasting King;
Thou dost us in Christ receive,
Cloth'd with Christ we come to Thee:
Thou didst Christ for sinners give
Their substitute to be.
2 All our sins, dear Lamb of God,
Are for Thy sake forgiv'n,
Jesus, Thine atoning blood
Entitles us to heav'n:
Self-Existent, Lord of all,
Uncreate with God the same,
Bought by Thee, on Thee we call,
Exulting in Thy name.
3 Spirit of Jehovah, write
Thy nature on our heart,
Us unto the Lord unite,
As Thou united art;
Make us meet His face to see,
Jesus' righteousness apply:
Holy Ghost, our Leader be,
And guide us to the sky.
4 Three in One, before Thy feet
Our inmost souls we bend,
Glorious mystery, too great
For worms to comprehend:
We can ne'er, on this side death,
Bring the Deity to light;
Reason here must yield to faith,
Till faith is lost in sight.
PILOT of the soul, awake,
Save us for Thy mercies' sake;
Now rebuke the
angry deep,
Save, O save Thy sinking ship!
2 At the helm, our vessel steer,
Mighty on our side appear;
Saviour, teach us to descry
Where the rocks and quicksands lie.
3 Waves shall impotently roll,
Thou'rt the anchor of the soul;
At Thy word the wind shall cease,
Storms be hush'd to perfect peace.
4 Thou our haven of retreat,
Fix, O fix our wav'ring feet,
Make us own Thy sovereign sway,
Whom the winds and seas obey.
ESUS was punished in our stead,
Without the gate our Surety bled,
To expiate our stain;
On earth the Godhead deign'd to dwell,
And made of infinite avail,
The sufferings of the man.
2 Eternal praises now be given,
That He, th' Incarnate King of heaven
Did for His foes expire;
Amazed, O earth, the tidings hear!
He bore, that we might never bear,
His Father's righteous ire.
3 Come saints, the Man of Sorrows bless,
The God for your unrighteousness
Deputed to atone.
Praise Him, till, with the heavenly throng,
Ye sing the never ending song,
And see Him on His Throne.
IN my salvation, Lord, display
The triumphs of abounding grace:
Tell me my guilt is put away,
And turn my mourning into praise.
2 Mercy unlimited is Thine,
God of the penitent Thou art;
The saving power of blood divine,
Shall wipe the anguish from my heart.
3 Of boundless mercy I have need,
My sins have taken hold on me;
In number they the grains exceed
That form the margin of the sea.
4 Lord, Thou canst save from hell's abyss,
Thou wilt not leave me there at last;
But cheer me with the smile of peace,
Nor look at my offences past.
5 Then shall I add my feeble song
To theirs, who chaunt Thy praise on high,
And spread, with an immortal tongue,
Thy glory through the echoing sky.
A DEBTOR to mercy alone,
Of covenant mercy I sing;
Nor fear with Thy righteousness on,
My person and off'rings to bring:
The terrors of law and of God
With me can have nothing to do;
My Saviour's obedience and blood
Hide all my transgressions from view.
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