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4 [Engraved, as in eternal brass,
The mighty promise shines;

Nor can the powers of darkness raze
Those everlasting lines.]

5 He that can dash whole worlds to death,
And make them when he please,
He speaks, and that almighty breath
Fulfils his great decrees.

6 His every word of grace is strong
As that which built the skies:
The voice that rolls the stars along
Speaks all the promises.

15.

C. M.

WATTS, &o.

The Holiness of God.-Ps. cxi. 9; cxlv. 17.

How shall I praise the eternal God,

That infinite Unknown?

Who can ascend his high abode,

Or venture near his throne?

2 Heaven's brightest lamps,with him compared,
How mean they look, and dim!
The holy angels have no spots,
Yet can't compare with him.

3 Holy is he in all his works,
And truth is his delight;
But sinners, and their wicked ways,
Shall perish from his sight.

4 None but his favourites may draw
Who stand in Christ complete;
Those holy ones shall all appear,
And worship at his feet.

near,

5 In Jesus' image shining bright,
With rapture they adore
The holy, holy, holy Lord,
In glory evermore.

16.

C. M.

BURNHAM.

The Holiness of the Three-One God.-Rev. iv. 8; 2 Tim. i. 9

THE Father is a holy God;

His holy Son he gave;

Who freely shed atoning blood,

A guilty world to save.

2 The Spirit brings the chosen race
A holy Christ to view;
And while by faith they see his face,
Their souls grow holy too.

3 In holiness the saints delight,

While here on earth they dwell;
By faith they wrestle day and night,
More holiness to feel.

4 The Holy Spirit leads them on,
His holy truth to know;
Inscribes his laws in every son,
And works obedience too.

5 He makes them feel the cleansing grace, That flows through Jesus' blood; Unites in love the holy race

The new-born sons of God.

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TUCKER.

The Harmony of the Perfections of God.-Ps. lxxxv. 9-13

O LOVE, beyond conception great, That form'd the vast, stupendous plan,

Where all divine perfections meet,
To reconcile rebellious man.

2 There wisdom shines in fullest blaze,
And justice all her rights maintains:
Astonish'd, angels stoop to gaze,
While mercy o'er the guilty reigns.
3 Yes, mercy reigns, and justice too;
In Christ they both harmonious meet:
He paid to justice all its due,
And now he fills the mercy-seat.
4 Such are the wonders of our God,
And the amazing depths of grace,
To save from wrath's vindictive rod
The chosen sons of Adam's race.

18.

L. M

WATTS.

Glory and Grace in the Person of Christ.-2 Cor. iv. 6; Ps. xcviii. 1

Now to the Lord a noble song!

Awake, my soul; awake, my tongue!
Hosanna to the eternal name,

And all his boundless love proclaim!

2 See where it shines in Jesus' face,
The brightest image of his grace!
God, in the person of his Son,
Has all his mightiest works outdone.
3 The spacious earth and spreading flood,
Proclaim the wise, the powerful God;
And thy rich glories, from afar,
Sparkle in every rolling star.

4 But in his looks a glory stands,
The noblest labour of thy hands:

The pleasing lustre of his eyes Outshines the wonders of the skies. 5 [Grace! 'tis a sweet, a charming theme! My thoughts rejoice at Jesus' name! Ye angels, dwell upon the sound! Ye heavens, reflect it to the ground!] 6 O may I live to reach the place Where he unveils his lovely face; Where all his beauties you behold, And sing his name to harps of gold.

19.

O. M.

WATTS.

A New Song to the Lamb that was slain.-Rev. v. 6-12.

BEHOLD the glories of the Lamb,
Amidst his Father's throne;
Prepare new honours for his name,
And songs before unknown.
2 Let elders worship at his feet;
The church adore around;
With vials full of odours sweet,
And harps of sweeter sound.

3 Those are the prayers of the saints,
And these the hymns they raise,-
Jesus is kind to our complaints,
He loves to hear our praise.

4 [Eternal Father, who shall look
Into thy sacred will?

Who but the Son shall take that book,
And open every seal?

5 He shall fulfil thy great decrees;
The Son deserves it well;

Lo! in his hands the sovereign keys
Of heaven, and death, and hell.]

6 Now to the Lamb that once was slain.
Be endless blessings paid:
Salvation, glory, joy remain

For ever on thy head.

7 Thou hast redeem'd our souls with blood, Hast set the prisoners free:

Hast made us kings and priests to God,
And we shall reign with thee.

8 The worlds of nature and of grace
Are put beneath thy power:
Then shorten these delaying days,
And bring the promised hour.

20.

L. M.

WATTS.

The Deity and Humanity of Christ.-John i. 1, 3, 14, &c.; Col. i. 16.
ERE the blue heavens were stretch'd abroad.
From everlasting was the Word;

With God he was; the Word was God;
And must divinely be adored.

2 By his own power were all things made;
By him supported, all things stand;
He is the whole creation's Head,
And angels fly at his command.

3 [Ere sin was born, or Satan fell,
He led the host of morning stars;
(Thy generation who can tell,

Or count the number of thy years?)]

But, lo! he leaves those heavenly forms: 4 The Word descends and dwells in clay,

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