X. KINGDOM AND CHURCH OF CHRIST. 1. HYMN 175. L. M. Effusion of the Spirit on the day of Pentecost. GREAT was the day, the joy was great, When the divine disciples met; While on their heads the spirit came, And sat like tongues of cloven flame. 2. What gifts, what miracles he gave! And pow'r to kill, and pow'r to save! Furnish'd their tongues with wondrous words, Instead of shields, and spears, and swords. 3. Nations, the learned and the rude, Were by these heav'nly arms subdu’d. The heathens saw thy glory, Lord! And, wond'ring, bless'd thy gracious word. 4. Come the great day, the glorious hour, When all shall feel thy saving pow'r, And the whole race of man confess The beauty of thy holiness! 1. HYMN 176 s. M. MAKER, and sov'reign Lord Of heav'n, and earth, and seas! 2. Why did the Gentiles rage, And Jews, with one accord, 3. Rulers and kings agree To form a vain design; Against the Lord their pow'rs unite, 4. The Lord derides their rage, He, that hath rais'd him from the dead, 5. He asks, and God bestows 1. Far as the earth's remotest end, ·HYMN 177. L. M. JESUS shall reign, where'er the sun His Kingdom stretch from shore to shore, 2. People and realms of ev'ry tongue Dwell on his love with grateful song; And with united hearts proclaim, That grace and truth by Jesus came. 3. Blessings abound where'er he reigns; The pris'ner leaps to lose his chains; The weary find eternal rest, And all the sons of want are blest, 4. Where he displays his healing pow'r, HYMN 178. L. M. 1.THUS God, th' eternal Father, spake To Christ his Son: "Ascend and sit "At my right hand, 'till I shall make "Thy foes submissive at thy feet. 2. "From Zion shall thy word proceed; Thy word, the sceptre in thy hand, "Shall make the hearts of rebels bleed, "And bow their wills to thy command. 3. "That day shall show thy pow'r is great, "When saints shall flock with willing minds, "And sinners crowd thy temple gate, "Where holiness in beauty shines." 4. O blessed pow'r! O glorious day! What a large vict❜ry shall ensue ! And converts, who thy grace obey, HYMN 179. L. M. 1.G 2. They form to righteousness the mind, 1. HYMN 180. c. M. GREAT God! the nations of the earth Are by creation thine; And in thy works, by all beheld, 2. But, Lord, thy greater love has sent Unveiling what rich stores of grace 3. Lord! when shall these glad tidings spread 4. O when shall Afric's sable sons And vassals long-enslav'd become 5. When shall th' untutor'd heathen tribes, A dark bewilder'd race, Sit down at our Immanuel's feet, 6. Haste, sov'reign mercy, and transform Soften the tiger to a lamb, The vulture to a dove. 7. Smile, Lord, on each divine attempt And build on sin's demolish'd throne, HYMN 181. s. M. 1. GREAT God! arise and shine, With beams of heav'nly light; From this dark world of sin dispel The long and doleful night. 2. No more may idols share The honours due to thee: 3. No more may malice dare No longer shed the blood of saints, 4.. With its own native light, Lord, may thy gospel shine: 5. Whilst truth her charms reveals, HYMN 182. P. M. ISAIAH Ix. 1. Zion, tune thy voice, And raise thy hands on high; Tell all the earth thy joys, Cheerful in God, Stream all abroad. 2. He gilds thy mourning face 3. In honour to his name, 'Till sov'reign love In worlds above The glory raise. 4. There on his holy hill, 1. A brighter sun shall rise, His influence own. HYMN 183. P. M. ISAIAH xli. 18, 19. AMAZING, beauteous change! created new ! Our thoughts with transport range, In all we trace, Father divine, The work is thine; 2. See crystal fountains play |