2 No travellers through desert lands,
Mid scorching suns, and burning sands,
More need the copious show'rs of rain,
Than we thy mercy to obtain.

3 Our longing thirsty souls would sing,
66 'Spring up, celestial Fountain! spring ;
"In an abundant river flow

"And cheer our fainting souls below."
4 May this bless'd river, near our side,
Through all the desert gently glide;
And in Immanuel's land above,
Spread to a sea of joy and love!

184.

104th. All fulness in Christ. Col. i. 19. 1 A FULNESS resides in Jesus our Head, And ever abides to answer our need; The Father's good pleasure, has laid up in store, A plentiful treasure to give to the poor. 2 Whate'er be our wants we need not despair; Our num'rous complaints his mercy will hear: His fulness shall yield us abundant supplies; His power shall shield us when dangers arise. 3 Whatever distress awaits us below,

Such plentiful grace will Jesus bestow, As still shall support us, and silence our fear, For nothing can hurt us while Jesus is near. 4 When troubles attend, or danger, or strife, His love will defend and guard us through life; And when we are fainting and ready to die Whatever is wanting his hand will supply.

185.

C.M. The varied efficacy of Christ's grace. Is. xxxv. 4—6. 10 FOR a thousand tongues to sing. Our great Redeemer's praise!

The glories of our God and King,
The wonders of his grace.

2 The Saviour's name dispels our fears,
It bids our sorrows cease;
'Tis music in the sinner's ears,
"Tis life, and health, and peace.

3 He breaks the pow'r of reigning sin,
He sets the pris'ners free;

His blood can make the foulest clean,
And purchase liberty.

4 He speaks, and list'ning to his voice,
New life the dead receive;

He makes the broken hearts rejoice,
The humble poor believe.

5 Hear him, ye deaf; his praise, ye dumb, Your loosen'd tongues employ;

Ye blind, behold your Saviour come;
And leap, ye lame, for joy.

SECTION FOURTH.-REVEALED IN THE GOSPEL.

186.

L. M. The holy Scriptures the record of redemption.
Romans iii. 2.

1 GOD, who, in various methods, told
His mind and will to saints of old,
Sent his own Son, with truth and grace,
To teach us in these latter days.

2 Our nation reads his written word,
That book of life, that true record;
The bright inheritance of heav'n
Is, by this sure conveyance, giv❜n.

3 God's kindest thoughts are here express'd, Able to make us wise and blest;

The doctrines are divinely true,
Fit for reproof and comfort too.
4 O render thanks to God above,
For his rich grace and boundless love!
Let all mankind receive his word,
And every nation praise the Lord.
187.

C. M. The Scriptures the only source of saving wisdom.
Psalm xix. 7-9,

1 LADEN with guilt and full of fears
We come to thee, O Lord!
And not a glimpse of hope appears,
But in thy holy word.

2 The sacred record of thy grace
Can all our griefs assuage;
Here we behold our Saviour's face
Almost in ev'ry page.

3 This is the field where hidden lies
The pearl of price unknown;
That merchant is divinely wise,
Who makes the pearl his own.
4 This is the judge that ends the strife,
Where wit and reason fail;
Our guide to everlasting life,
Through all this gloomy vale.
3 O may thy counsels, mighty God!
Our roving feet command;
Nor we forsake the happy road
Which leads to thy right hand.

C. M. Value of the Scriptures as the revelation of mercy.
Psalm cxix. 18, 34, 72, 97.

1 FATHER of mercies! in thy word,
What endless glory shines;

For ever be thy name ador'd,
For these celestial lines.

2 Here may the wretched sons of want
Exhaustless riches find,

Riches above what earth can grant,
And lasting as the mind.

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

Attend the blissful sound.

4 O may these heav'nly pages be
Our ever dear delight!

And still new beauties may we see,
And still increasing light.

5 Divine Instructor, gracious Lord!
Be thou for ever near;
Teach us to love thy sacred word,
And view our Saviour there.

189.

L. M. The excellence of the Christian religion as recorded in the Scriptures. 2 Tim. i. 13, 14.

1 LET everlasting glories crown

Thy head, our Saviour, and our Lord;
Thy hands have brought salvation down,
And writ the blessings in thy word.

2 What if we trace the globe around,
And search from Britain to Japan;
There shall be no religion found
So just to God, so safe to man!

3 In vain the trembling conscience seeks
Some solid ground to rest upon;
With long despair the spirit breaks,
Till we apply to Christ alone.

4 How well thy blessed truths agree!
How wise and holy thy commands!

Thy promises, how sure they be!

How firm our hope and comfort stands !
5 Should all the forms that men devise
Assault our faith with treach'rous arts,
We'd call them vanity and lies,
And bind the gospel to our hearts.

190.

Acts xiii. 26.

L. M. The blessings revealed in the gospel.
1 GOD, in the gospel of his Son,
Makes his eternal counsels known:
Where love in all its glory shines,
And truth is drawn in fairest lines.

2 The pris'ner here may break his chains,
The weary rest from all his pains;
The captive feel his bondage cease;
The mourner find the way of peace.
3 Here faith reveals to mortal eyes
A brighter world beyond the skies:
Here shines the light which guides our way,
From earth to realms of endless day.
4 Oh! grant us grace, Almighty Lord!
To mark and learn thy holy word;
Its truths with meekness to receive,
And by its holy precepts live.

191.

L.M. The gospel the only revelation of mercy to the guilly.
Romans i. 16, 17.

1 WHAT shall the dying sinner do
That seeks relief from all his woe?
Where shall the guilty conscience find
Ease for the torment of the mind?

2 How shall we get our crimes forgiv'n,
Or form our natures fit for heav'n?