HYMNS AND SPIRITUAL SONGS. BOOK I. COLLECTED FROM THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. HYMN 1. C. M. Devizes. St. Asaph's. [*] A New Song to the Lamb that was slain. 1 Rev. v, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12. the of the Lamb, Amidst his Father's throne: e 2 Let elders worship at his feet, -3 Those are the pray'rs of all the saints, e Jesus is kind to our complaints, He loves to hear our praise, 4 [Eternal Father, who shall look, Who but the Son shall take that book, " -5 He shall fulfil thy great decrees, 8 6 Now to the Lamb, that once was slain, Salvation, glory, joy, remain, d 7 Thou hast redeem'd our souls with blood; Hast made us kings and priests to God; g 8 The worlds of nature and of grace HYMN 2. L. M. Castle street. [*] "The Deity and Humanity of CHRIST. John i, 1, 3, 14; Col. i, 16; and Eph. iii, 9, 10. 1 RE the blue heav'ns were stretch'd abroad, With God he was; the Word was God! And must divinely be ador'd. 2 By his own pow'r were all things made, 3 [Ere sin was born, or Satan fell, Or count the number of thy years?] p 4 But lo, he leaves those heav'nly forms- o 5 Mortals with joy behold his face, e How full of truth! how full of grace! HYMN 3. S. M. St. Thomas's [*] The Nativity of Christ. Luke i, 30, &c. Luke ii, 10. 1 EHŮLD, the grace appears! BE The promise is fulfill'd! Mary the wondrous virgin bears, 2 [The Lord, the highest God, The nations shall his grace obtain, 4 To bring the glorious news, 5 "Go, humble swains," said he, 6 "With looks, and hearts, serene, "Go visit Christ, your King:" -And straight a flaming troop was seen; The shepherds heard them sing: ⚫ 7 "Glory to God on high! g "And heav'nly peace on earth; Let saints employ their tongues; "And heav'nly peace on earth; HYMN 4. Keferred to the 2d Psalm. HYMN 5. C. M. Canterbury. Isle of Wight. [b] Submission to afflictive Providence. Job i, 21. 1 NAK JAKED, as from the earth we came, We to the earth return again, And mingle with our dust. e 2 The dear delights we here enjoy, And fondly call our own, Are but short favours borrow'd now, To be repaid anon. -3 'Tis God, who lifts our comforts high, He gives-and (blessed be his name!) a 4 Peace, all our angry passions, then, Be silent at his sovereign will, o 5 If smiling mercy crown our lives, : HYMN 6. C. M. Sunday. [*] e 1 [GREAT God, I own the sentence just, And nature must decay; p I yield my body to the dust, To dwell with fellow clay. -2 Yet faith may triumph o'er the grave, And trample on the tombs; o My Jesus, my Redeemer, lives, My God my Saviour comes. 3 The mighty conqu'ror shall appear, And death, the last of all his foes, e 4 Tho' greedy worms devour my skin, o 5 Then shall I see thy lovely face, And feast upon thy unknown grace, 1 HYMN 7. C. M. Sunday. [*] Invitation of the Gospel. Isa. lv, 1, 2, &c. The trumpet of the gospel sounds, • 2 Ho! all ye hungry, starving souls, e. And vainly strive, with earthly toys, To fill an empty mind: o 3 Eternal wisdom has prepar'd And bids your longing appetites o 4 Ho! ye who pant for living streams, e o Here you may quench your raging thirst, With springs that never dry. o 5 Rivers of love, and mercy here, Salvation, in abundance, flows, 7 Come naked-and adorn your souls e 8 (Dear God! the treasures of thy love Are everlasting mines; Deep as our helpless miseries are, • 9 The happy gates of gospel grace HYMN 8. C. M. Mear. [*] 1 [HWhere we adoring stand; Zion, the glory of the earth, And beauty of the land! a 2 Bulwarks of mighty grace defend The city where we dwell; |