3 Fear not, ye of little faith,
For He hath abolished death;
Death, no longer now we die,
We but follow Christ on high.
4 And before each fainting one,
Dreading the dark way alone,
Now appear His footsteps bright,
Far diffusing holiest light.

5 As our Shepherd He is there,
With the comfort of His care;
Fear no evil, doubt no more,
Christ to heaven is gone before.

78.

179 The power of His resurrection.

1

Phil. 3, 10.

JESUS, my Redeemer, lives,

Christ, my trust, is dead no more; In the strength this knowledge gives, Shall not all my fears be o'er ?

Calm, though death's long night be fraught

Still with many an anxious thought.
2 Jesus, my Redeemer, lives,
And His life I yet shall see;
Bright the hope this promise gives,
Where He is I too shall be;

Shall I fear then? can the Head
Rise and leave the members dead?

3 Close to Him my soul is bound,
In the bonds of death enclasped;
Faith's strong hand this hold hath found,
And the Rock hath firmly grasped;
Death shall ne'er my soul remove
From its refuge in Thy love.

9.6.

1801 am He that liveth, and was dead.

1

-Rev. 1, 18.

OH! show me not my Saviour dying.

As on the cross He bled;

Nor in the tomb a captive lying,

For He has left the dead.

Then bid me not that form extended For my Redeemer own,

Who, to the highest heavens ascended, In glory fills the throne,

2 Weep not for Him at Calvary's station; Weep only for thy sins,

View where He lay with exultation;
Tis there our hope begins.

Yet stay not there, thy sorrows feeding,
Amid the scenes He trod;
Look up and see Him interceding
At the right hand of God.

8 Still in the shameful cross I glory,
Where His dear blood was spilt;
For there the Great Propitiatory
Abolished all my guilt.

Yet what, mid conflict and temptation.
Shall strength and succour give?
He lives, the Captain of Salvation;
Therefore His servants live.

4 By death, Hedeath's dark king defeated,
And overcame the grave;
Rising, the triumph He completed;
He lives, He reigns to save.
Heaven's happy myriads bow before
Him;

He comes, the Judge of men;
These eyes shall see Him and adore
Him;

Lord Jesus! own me then.

L.M.

181 The Lord is among them, as in

1

Sinai, in the holy place.-Ps. 68, 17. ORD,whenThoudidst ascend on high,

Those heavenlyguards around Theewait. Like chariots that attend Thy state. 2 Not Sinai's mountain could appear More glorious when the Lord was there; While He pronounced His dreadful law, And struck the chosen tribes with awe. 3 How bright the triumph none can tell, When the rebellious powers of hell, That countless souls had captive made. Were all in chains, like captives, led. 4 Raised by His Father to the throne, He sent the promised Spirit down, With gifts and grace for rebel men, That God might dwell on earth again.

1

C.M.

182 God is gone up with a shout.-Ps.

47, 5.

FOR a shout of sacred joy,
To God the sovereign King!
Let every land its tongues employ,
And hymns of triumph sing.
2 Jesus our God ascends on high;
His heavenly guards around
Attend Him rising through the sky,
With trumpets'joyful sound.

3 While angels shout and praise their
Let mortals learn their strains; [King,
Let all the earth His honours sing;
O'er all the earth He reigns.

4 Rehearse His praise with awe profound, Let knowledge lead the song;

Nor mock Him with a solemn sound
Upon a thoughtless tongue.

5 In Israel stood His ancient throne;
He loved that chosen race;
But now He calls the world His own,
And heathens taste His grace.

THE SECOND COMING OF

CHRIST.

L.M.

183 The Lord Jesus shall be revealed

1

from heaven.-2 Thess. 1, 7.

THE Lord shall come! the earth shall

quake;

The mountains to their centre shake;
And, withering from the vault of night,
The stars shall pale their feeble light.
2 The Lord shall come! but not the same
As once in lowliness He came:

A silent Lamb before His foes,
A weary man, and full of woes.

3 The Lord shall come! a dreadful form, With rainbow wreath and robes of storm,

On cherub wings, and wings of wind;
Appointed Judge of all mankind.

4 Can this be He, once wont to stray
A pilgrim on the world's highway,
Opprest by power, and mocked by pride,
The Nazarene,-the Crucified?

5 While sinners in despair shall call,
"Rocks, hide us; mountains, on us fall!"
The saints, ascending from the tomb,
Shall joyful sing, "The Lord is come!"

Thousand thousand saints attending
Swell the triumph of His train:
Hallelujah!

Jesus now shall ever reign.

2 Every eye shall now behold Him
Robed in dreadful majesty;

Those who set at nought and sold Him,
Pierced and nailed Him to the tree,
Deeply wailing,

Shall the great Messiah see.

3 When the solemn trump has sounded,
Heaven and earth shall flee away;
All who hate Him must, confounded,
Hear the trump proclaim the day:
Come to judgment!

Come to judgment! come away!
4 Now redemption, long expected,
See in solemn pomp appear!
All His saints, by man rejected,
Now shall meet Him in the air:
Hallelujah!

See the day of God appear!

5 Answer Thine own bride and Spirit,
Hasten, Lord, the general doom;
The new heaven and earth to inherit,
Take Thy pining exiles home:
All creation

Travails, groans, and bids Thee come.

6 Yea, amen! let all adore Thee,

High on Thine exalted throne! Saviour, take the power and glory: Claim the kingdom for Thine own! O come quickly,

Hallelujah! come, Lord, come!

185

1

8.7.8.7.8.8.7.

I will come again.-John 14, 3.

THE Lord of might, from Sinai's brow, Gave forth His voice of thunder; And Israel lay on earth below,

Outstretched in fear and wonder;
Beneath His feet was blackest night,
And at His left hand and His right,
The rocks were rent asunder.
2 The Lord of love, on Calvary,

A meek and suffering stranger,
Upraised to heaven His languid eye,
In nature's hour of danger:
For us He bore the weight of woe,
For us He gave His blood to flow,
And met His Father's anger.

8 The Lord of love, the Lord of might,
The King of all created,

Shall back return to claim His right,
On clouds of glory seated;
With trumpet sound, and angel song.
And hallelujahs loud and long,
O'er death and hell defeated.

S.M.

186 what I say unto you, I say unto you

1

YE

all, Watch.-Mark 13, 37.
E servants of the Lord,
Each in his office wait,
Observant of His heavenly word,
And watchful at His gate.

2 Let all your lamps be bright,
And trim the golden flame;
Gird up your loins, as in His sight,
For awful is His name.

3

Watch, tis your Lord's command, And, while we speak, He's near; Mark the first signal of His hand, And ready all appear.

4 O happy servant he

In such a posture found;

He shall his Lord with rapture see,
And be with honour crowned.

5 Christ shall the banquet spread
With His own royal hand,

And raise that favoured servant's head Amidst the angelic band.