4 2 Great God! mine eyes with pleasure look And read his name who died for me. 3 Let the false raptures of the mind HYMN 3, C. M. The Holy Scriptures. 1 LADEN with guilt, and full of fears, And not a glimpse of hope appears, 2 The volume of my Father's grace 3 Here, consecrated water flows, Here, the fair tree of knowledge grows;— 4 This is the judge that ends the strife, My guide to everlasting life, 5 Oh! may thy counsels, mighty God! HYMN 4, L. M. A Saviour seen in the Scriptures. mf 1 NOW let my soul, eternal King! mp To thee its grateful tribute bring; mf 8 There, what delightful truths I read! Revives my heart, and checks my fear. f And points to mansions in the sky. mf 5 For love like this, Oh! let my song, 5 mf 1 Through endless years, thy praise prolong; Till time and nature are no more. HYMN 5, C. M. Revelation welcomed. HAIL, sacred truth! whose piercing rays Diffusing, o'er the mental world, The healing beams of light. mp 2 Jesus! thy word, with friendly aid, Converts the sorrows of the mind ƒ 3 Oh! send thy light and truth abroad, 6 mf 1 m And bid th' admiring world adore HYMN 6, L. M. The Blessings of the new Covenant. GOD, in the gospel of his Son, 2 Here, sinners of an humble frame mp 4 Oh! grant us grace, almighty Lord! To read and mark thy holy word, Its truths with meekness to receive, 5 May this blest volume ever lie 1 Close to my heart, and near mine eye,— HYMN 7, L. M. A written Revelation. ET everlasting glories crown LE Thy head, my Saviour, and my Lord! 2 In vain the trembling conscience seeks 3 How well thy blessed truths agree! How firm our hope and comfort stands! And bind the gospel to my heart. 1 THIS HYMN 8, L. M. The Power of Truth. HIS is the word of truth and love, Jehovah here resolves to show 2 This remedy did wisdom find, 3 The gospel bids the dead revive,— Dry bones are raised, al clothed afresh, 4 May but this grace my soul renew, 1 GOD. HYMN 9, L. M. Existence of God. THERE is a God!—all nature speaks, 2 The rising sun serenely bright, Throughout the world's extended frame, HYMN 10, C. M. Creation and Providence. mf 1ORD! when my raptured thought surveys All nature joins to teach thy praise, 2 Where'er I turn my gazing eyes, 3 On me thy providence hath shone 4 All-bounteous Lord! thy grace impart; Thy gifts with ever-grateful heart, Crown them with thy love. 11 f" 1 THE HXMN 11, H. M. Perfections of God's Government. 'HE Lord Jehovah reigns; His throne is built on high; The garments he assumes Are light and majesty: His glories shine with beams so bright, 2 The thunders of his hand Keep the wide world in awe; To guard his holy law: And, where his love resolves to bless, Surprising wisdom shines; And breaks their cursed designs: mf 1 I love his name,-I love his word; ETER HYMN 12, C. M. God, the Creator. TERNAL Wisdom! thee we praise, With thy loved name, rocks, hills, and seas, 2 How wide thy hand hath spread the sky! Tinged with a blue of heavenly dye, 3 Thy glories blaze all nature round, Through skies, and seas, and solid ground, 4 Infinite strength, and equal skill, Shine through the worlds abroad; |