Hymns for Divine Worship

ved by a mortal's frown, shall I nceal the word of God most High? ow then before Thee shall I dare

stand, or how Thine anger bear? all I, to soothe the' unholy throng, ften Thy truths, and smooth my tongue,

O gain earth's gilded toys, or flee me cross endured, my God, by Thee? hat, then, is he whose scorn I dread, hose wrath or hate makes me afraid? man! an heir of death! a slave o sin! a bubble on the wave!

ea, let men rage! since Thou wilt spread

hy shadowing wings around my head;
ince in all pain Thy tender love
Will still my sure refreshment prove.
aviour of men! Thy searching eye
Poth all mine inmost thoughts descry:
Poth aught on earth my wishes raise,
or the world's pleasures, or its praise?
The love of Christ doth me constrain
To seek the wandering souls of men;
Vith cries, entreaties, tears, to save,
o snatch them from the gaping grave.
or this let men revile my name,
Ho cross I shun, I fear no shame:
ll hail, reproach! and welcome, pain!
Only Thy terrors, Lord, restrain.
fy life, my blood, I here present,

f for Thy truth they may be spent ;
'ulfil Thy sovereign counsel, Lord!
Thy will be done! Thy name adored!

Hive me Thy strength, O God of power;
Then let winds blow, or thunders roar,
Thy faithful witness will I be:
Tis fixed; I can do all through Thee!

C. WESLEY.

JESUS, Thy wandering sheep behold!
See, Lord, with yearning bowels see,
The souls that cannot find the fold,
Till sought and gathered in by Thee.

2 Lost are they now, and scattered wide,
In pain, and weariness, and want;
With no kind Shepherd near to guide
The sick, and spiritless, and faint.

3 Thou, only Thou, the kind and good
And sheep-redeeming Shepherd art:
Collect Thy flock, and give them food,
And pastors after Thine own heart.

4 Give the pure word of general grace,
And great shall be the preachers' crowd;
Preachers, who all the sinful race
Point to the all-atoning blood.

5 Open their mouth, and utterance give;
Give them a trumpet voice, to call
On all mankind to turn and live,
Through faith in Him who died for all.

6 Thy only glory let them seek;

O let their hearts with love o'erflow!
Let them believe, and therefore speak,
And spread Thy mercy's praise below.

C. WESLEY.

S.M.

Meeting, after Absence. AND are we yet aliver

And see each other's face? Glory and praise to Jesus give For His redeeming grace!

Preserved by power Divine
To full salvation here,

Again in Jesu's praise we join,
And in His sight appear.

What troubles have we seen,
What conflicts have we past,

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Fightings without, and fears within, Since we assembled last!

4 But out of all, the Lord

Hath brought us by His love;

And still He doth His help afford,
And hides our life above.

Then let us make our boast

Of His redeeming power,

Which saves us to the uttermost.

Till we can sin no more:

Till we the crown obtain;

And gladly reckon all things loss, So we may Jesus gain.

2 Fix on Thyself our single eye; Still let us on Thyself rely,

For all the help that each conveys The help as from Thy hand receive, And still to Thee all glory give,

All thanks, all might, all love, all praise.

3 Whate'er Thou dost on one bestow,
Let each the double blessing know:
Let each the common burden bear;
In comforts and in griefs agree;
And wrestle for his friends with Thee,
In all the' omnipotence of prayer.

4 Our mutual prayer accept and seal;
In all Thy glorious Self reveal;

All with the fire of love baptize; Thy kingdom in our souls restore; And keep till we can sin no more,

Till all in Thy whole image rise.

5 Witnesses of the' all-cleansing bloud,
Long may we work the works of God,
And do Thy will like those above:
Together spread the gospel sound,
And scatter peace on all around,

And joy, and happiness, and love.

6 True yoke-fellows, by love compelled
To labour in the gospel field,

Our all let us delight to spend,
In gathering in Thy lambs and sheep;
Assured that Thou our souls wilt keep,
Wilt keep us faithful to the end.

nought,

But if our works in Thee be wrought, They shall be blest indeed.

2 Lord, if Thou didst Thyself inspire
Our souls with this intense desire

Thy goodness to proclaim,-
Thy glory if we now intend,
O let our deed begin and end
Complete in Jesu's name!

3 In Jesu's name behold we meet,
Far from an evil world retreat,
And all its frantic ways;
One only thing resolved to know,
And square our useful lives below
By reason and by grace.

4 Not in the tombs we pine to dwell,
Not in the dark monastic cell,

By vows and grates confined; Freely to all ourselves we give, Constrained by Jesu's love to live The servants of mankind.

5 Now, Jesus, now Thy love impart, To govern each devoted heart,

And fit us for Thy will:

Deep founded in the truth of grace, Build up Thy rising church, and place The city on the hill.

6 O let our faith and love abound! O let our lives to all around

With purest lustre shine; That all around our works may see, And give the glory, Lord, to Thee, The heavenly Light Divine.

C. WESLEY.

Separation of Fellow-Labourers.
TESUS, accept the praise

JESU
That to Thy name belongs;

Matter of all our lays,

Subject of all our songs:

Through Thee we now together came,
And part exulting in Thy name.

In flesh we part awhile,
But still in spirit joined,
To' embrace the happy toil,
Thou hast to each assigned;
And while we do Thy blessed will,
We bear our heaven about us still.
O let us thus go on

In all Thy pleasant ways,
And, armed with patience, run
With joy the' appointed race:
Keep us, and every seeking soul,
Till all attain the heavenly goal.

There we shall meet again,
When all our toils are o'er,
And death, and grief, and pain,

And parting are no more:

We shall with all our brethren rise,
And grasp Thee in the flaming skies.

O happy, happy day,

That calls Thy exiles home!
The heavens shall pass away,

The earth receive its doom;

Earth we shall view and heaven destroye
And shout above the fiery void.

These eyes shall see them fall,
Mountains, and stars, and skies!
These eyes shall see them all
Out of their ashes rise!

These lips His praises shall rehearse,
Whose nod restores the universe.

According to His word,

His oath to sinners given,
We look to see restored

The ruined earth and heaven;
In a new world His truth to prove,
A world of righteousness and love.

Then let us wait the sound,
That shall our souls release,
And labour to be found

Of Him in spotless peace,
In perfect holiness renewed,
Adorned with Christ, and meet for Go

oined in one spirit to our Head,
Where He appoints we go;
And still in Jesu's footsteps tread,
And do His work below.

) may we ever walk in Him,
And nothing know beside;
Nothing desire, nothing esteem,
But Jesus crucified.

Closer and closer let us cleave
To His beloved embrace;
Expect His fulness to receive,
And grace to answer grace.
Partakers of the Saviour's grace,
The same in mind and heart,

Nor joy, nor grief, nor time, nor place,
Nor life, nor death can part.

But let us hasten to the day,

Which shall our flesh restore, When death shall all be done away, And bodies part no more!

To different climes repair,

inseparably joined in heart

The friends of Jesus are.

Jesus, the Corner-stone,
Did first our hearts unite,

And still He keeps our spirits one,
Who walk with Him in white.

O let us still proceed

In Jesu's work below;

And, following our triumphant Head,
To farther conquests go!

The vineyard of the Lord
Before His labourers lies;

And, lo! we see the vast reward
Which waits us in the skies.

O let our heart and mind
Continually ascend,
That haven of repose to find
Where all our labours end;

Where all our toils are o'er,
Our suffering and our pain;-

Who meet on that eternal shore,
Shall never part again.

O happy, happy place,
Where saints and angels meet!

There we shall see each other's face,
And all our brethren greet.

The Church of the first-born,
We shall with them be blest,

And, crowned with endless joy, return
To our eternal rest.

With joy we shall behold,
In yonder blest abode,

The patriarchs and prophets old,
And all the saints of God.

Abraham and Isaac there,
And Jacob, shall receive

The followers of their faith and prayer,
Who now in bodies live.

1 BRETHREN in Christ, and well beloved,

servants dear, Enter, and show yourselves approved; Enter, and find that God is here.

2 Welcome from earth: lo, the right hand Of fellowship to you we give!

With open hearts and hands we stand,
And you in Jesu's name receive.

8 Say, are your hearts resolved as ours?
Then let them burn with sacred love;
Then let them taste the heavenly powers,
Partakers of the joys above.

4 Jesus, attend, Thyself reveal!

Are we not met in Thy great Name?
Thee in the midst we wait to feel,
We wait to catch the spreading flame.

5 Thou God, that answerest by fire,
The Spirit of burning now impart;
And let the flames of pure desire
Rise from the altar of our hearts.

6 Truly our fellowship below
With Thee and with the Father is:
In Thee eternal life we know,
And heaven's unutterable bliss.

7 In part we only know Thee here,
But wait Thy coming from above;
And we shall then behold Thee near,
And we shall all be lost in love.

NOME, let us use the grace Divine,
And all, with one accord,

In a perpetual Covenant join
Ourselves to CHRIST the LORD:

2 Give up ourselves, through Jesu's power, His name to glorify;

And promise, in this sacred hour,
For God to live and die.

3 The Covenant we this moment make,
Be ever kept in mind:-

We will no more our God forsake,
Or cast His words behind.

4 We never will throw off His fear,
Who hears our solemn vow:-
And if Thou art well pleased to hear,
Come down, and meet us now!

HOW perform

On earth establish His abode? And will He from His radiant throne Avow our temples for His own?

OTO shalla sinterred to the Lord? 2 We bring the tribute of our praise.

A sinful and impotent worm,

How can I be true to my word?

I tremble at what I have done;

But look for my help from above:
The power of Thy Spirit make known,
The virtue of Jesus's love!

2 My solemn engagements are vain,
My promises empty as air;
My vows, I shall break them again,
And plunge in eternal despair;-
Unless my omnipotent God

The sense of His goodness impart,
And shed by His Spirit abroad

The love of Himself in my heart.

8 O Lover of sinners, extend

To me Thy compassionate grace!
Appear my affliction to end,
Afford me a glimpse of Thy face!
That light shall enkindle in me

A flame of reciprocal love;
And Then I shall cleave unto Thee,
And then I shall never remove.
4 O come to a mourner in pain,

Thy peace in my conscience reveal! And then I shall love Thee again, And sing of the goodness I feel: Constrained by the grace of my Lord, My soul shall in all things obey, And wait to be fully restored,

And long to be summoned away.

Erection and Dedication of Sanctuaries.

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THIS stone to Thee in faith we lay,

We build the temple, Lord, to Thee; Thine eye be open night and day, To guard this house and sanctuary. 2 Here, when Thy people seek Thy face, And dying sinners pray to live,

Hear Thou in heaven, Thy dwelling-place, And when Thou hearest, Ŏ forgive!

8 Here, when Thy messengers proclaim
The blessed gospel of Thy Son,

Still by the power of His great Name,
Be mighty signs and wonders done.

4 Hosanna! to their heavenly King,
When children's voices raise that song;
Hosanna! let their angels sing,

And heaven with earth the strain prolong.

5 But will indeed Jehovah deign
Here to abide, no transient guest?

Here will the world's Redeemer reign,
And here the Holy Spirit rest?

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And sing that condescending grace.
Which to our notes will lend an ear,
And call us sinful mortals near.

8 These walls we to Thy honour raise,
Long may they echo with Thy praise
And Thou, descending, fill the place
With choicest tokens of Thy grace.
4 Here let the great Redeemer reign,
With all the graces of His train;
While power Divine His word attends
To conquer foes, and cheer His friends
5 And in the great decisive day,
When God the nations shall survey.
May it before the world appear,
That crowds were born to glory here!

1OME, Saviour, and our souls inspir
To feel how good Thou art;
Send down a flame of sacred fire
To cheer each waiting heart.

2 Dear Shepherd of Thy people here,
Thy presence now display:

As Thou hast given a place for prayer,
So give us hearts to pray.

8 Show us some token of Thy love,
Our fainting hope to raise;
And pour Thy blessings from above.
That we may render praise.

4 Within these walls let holy peace,
And love, and concord dwell:
Here give the troubled conscience ease
The wounded spirit heal.

5 May we in faith receive Thy word,
In faith present our prayers;
And, in the presence of our Lord,
Unbosom all our cares!

6 And may the gospel's joyful sound.
Enforced by mighty grace,
Awaken many sinners round,
To come and fill the place.

C.M.

BRYANT, ANON. THOU, whose own vast temple stands, Built over earth and sea!

pt the walls that human hands ive raised to worship Thee.

erring minds that worship here, taught the better way;

they who mourn, and they who fear, › strengthened as they pray. cious Redeemer, mighty King, ater with all Thy train;

choicest blessings with Thee bring,
nd long may they remain.
rnal Spirit, heavenly Dove,
hou Author of all grace,
n reveal a Saviour's love
> sinners in this place.

7 thousands in the realms of day,
'ho shall with Jesus reign,
nt here, and each rejoicing say,
here I was born again.

Lord, how joyful 'tis to see, The brethren join in love to Thee; Thee alone their heart relies, eir only strength Thy grace supplies. w sweet, within Thy holy place, th one accord to sing Thy grace, sieging Thine attentive ear

th all the force of fervent prayer.
nay we love the house of God,
peace and joy the blest abode;
nay no angry strife destroy
at sacred peace, that holy joy.
e world without may rage, but we
ll only cling more close to Thee,
th hearts to Thee more wholly given,
re weaned from earth, more fixed on
leaven.

rd, shower upon us from above
Le sacred gift of mutual love;
ach other's wants may we supply,
id reign together in the sky.

EXTENSION OF CHRIST'S KINGDOM.

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Hymns for Divine Worship: Compiled for the Use of the Methodist New Connexion