HYMNS.

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THE SCRIPTURES.

HYMN 1, C. M.

The Bible suited to our Wants.

ATHER of mercies! in thy word

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What endless glory shines!

For ever be thy name adored,

For these celestial lines.

2 Here, the fair tree of knowledge grows,
And yields a free repast;
Sublimer sweets than nature knows
Invite the longing taste.

3 Here, the Redeemer's welcome voice
Spreads heavenly peace around;
And life, and everlasting joys

Attend the blissful sound.

lol 4 Oh! may those heavenly pages be
My ever-dear delight;
And still new beauties may I see,
And still increasing light.

hp 5 Divine instructor, gracious Lord!
Be thou for ever near;
Teach me to love thy sacred word,
And view my Saviour there.

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HYMN 2, L. M.

Prophecy and Inspiration.

WAS by an order from the Lord,

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The ancient prophets spoke his word;
His spirit did their tongues inspire,

And warmed their hearts with heavenly fire.

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2 Great God! mine eyes with pleasure look
On the dear volume of thy book;
There my Redeemer's face I see,
And read his name who died for me.

3 Let the false raptures of the mind
Be lost, and vanish in the wind;
Here I can fix my hope secure;
This is thy word, and must endure.

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HYMN 3, C. M.

The Holy Scriptures.

LADEN with guilt, and full of fears,
I fly to thee, my Lord!

And not a glimpse of hope appears,
But in thy written word.

2 The volume of my Father's grace
Does all my grief assuage;
Here, I behold my Saviour's face,
Almost in every page.

3 Here, consecrated water flows,
To quench my thirst of sin;

Here, the fair tree of knowledge grows ;—
No danger dwells therein.

4 This is the judge that ends the strife,
Where wit and reason fail;-

My guide to everlasting life,
Through all this gloomy vale.

5 Oh! may thy counsels, mighty God!
My roving feet command:
Nor I forsake the happy road,
That leads to thy right hand.

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HYMN 4, L. M.

A Saviour seen in the Scriptures.

OW let my soul, eternal King!
To thee its grateful tribute bring;
My knee, with humble homage, bow,
My tongue perform its solemn vow.

mf 2 All nature sings thy boundless love,
In worlds below, and worlds above;
But, in thy blessed word, I trace
Diviner wonders of thy grace.

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3 There, what delightful truths I read!
There, I behold the Saviour bleed:
His name salutes my listening ear,

Revives my heart, and checks my fear. mp 4 There, Jesus bids my sorrows cease,

And gives my lab'ring conscience peace;
Raises my grateful passions high,

And points to mansions in the sky.

mf 5 For love like this, Oh! let my song, Through endless years, thy praise prolong; Let distant climes thy name adore,

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Till time and nature are no more.

HYMN 5, C. M.

Revelation welcomed.

HADispel the shades of night

AIL, sacred truth! whose piercing rays

Diffusing, o'er the mental world,
The healing beams of light.

mp 2 Jesus! thy word, with friendly aid,
Restores our wandering feet;

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Converts the sorrows of the mind
To joys divinely sweet.

3 Oh! send thy light and truth abroad,
In all their radiant blaze;

And bid th' admiring world adore
The glories of thy grace.

HYMN 6, L. M.

The Blessings of the new Covenant.

1 OD, in the gospel of his Son,

G Makes his eternal counsels known,

Where love in all its glory shines,
And truth is drawn in fairest lines.

2 Here, sinners of an humble frame
May taste his grace, and learn his name;
May read, in characters of blood,
The wisdom, power and grace of God.

mf 3 Here, faith reveals, to mortal eyes,
A brighter world beyond the skies;

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Here, shines the light which guides our way
From earth to realms of endless day.

3 Praise the Lord, for he is glorious;
Never shall his promise fail;
God hath made his saints victorious,
Sin and death shall not prevail.
4 Praise the God of our salvation;

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Hosts on high! his power proclaim;
Heaven and earth, and all creation!
Praise and magnify his name.

PSALM 148, 78.

Praise for the Works of Creation.
TERALDS of creation! cry,-

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"Praise the Lord-the Lord most high!
Heaven and earth! obey the call,
Praise the Lord-the Lord of all.

2 For he spake, and forth from night
Sprang the universe to light;
He commanded-nature heard,
And stood fast upon his word.
3 Praise him, all ye hosts above,—
Spirits perfected in love!

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Sun and moon! your anthems raise,
Sing, ye stars! your Maker's praise.

PSALM 149, C. M.

The Saints judging the World.

mf 1 ALL ye who love the Lord! rejoice, And let your songs be new;

Amid the church, with cheerful voice,
His later wonders show.

2 The Jews, the people of his grace,
Shall their Redeemer sing;

And Gentile nations join the praise,
While Zion owns her King.

3 The Lord takes pleasure in the just,
Whom sinners treat with scorn;
The meek, who lie despised in dust,
Salvation shall adorn.

4 Saints should be joyful in their King,
Ev'n on a dying bed;

And, like the souls in glory, sing ;—
For God shall raise the dead.

5 When Christ his judgment-seat ascends,
And bids the world appear,