Free us from envy, scorn, and pride
Our wishes fix above;
May each his brother's failing hide,
And show a brother's love.
Let love, in one delightful stream,
Through every bosom flow;
And union sweet, and fond esteem,
In every action glow.
Love is the golden chain that binds
The happy souls above;
And he's an heir of heaven who finds
His bosom glow with love.
HYMN 42. C. M.
GOD! we praise Thy wond'rous love,
We bless our SAVIOUR'S name;
Who, man's salvation to procure,
Despis'd reproach and shame.
Through sorrow and through death he pass'd, Thy pleasure to fulfil;
He magnified Thy holy law,
And finish'd all Thy will.
All we, ungrateful to Thy love,
Like sheep had gone astray;
From virtue's happy path we turn'd,
And chose the sinner's way
But by our Shepherd now brought back
And with his favour blest,
We're taught the safe, the happy road,
That leads to joy and rest.
To God, the everlasting King
Be endless praises given !
Who sent his Son on earth to die,
And make our peace with heaven.
HYMN 43. L. M.
Jhen, tall of land
ESUS, the spring of joys divine,
Whence all our hopes and comforts flow,
Jesus, no other name but thine,
Can save us from eternal woe.
No other name will heaven approve:
Thou art the true, the living way,
Ordain'd by everlasting love,
To the bright realms of endless day.
Here let our constant feet abide,
Nor from the heav'nly path depart;
O let thy Spirit, gracious Guide!
Direct our steps, and cheer our heart.
Safe lead us thro' this world of night
And bring us to the blissful plains,-
The regions of unclouded light,
Where perfect joy for ever reigns.
God,
my my King!
To praise thy name, give thanks and sing;
To shew thy love by morning light,
And talk of all thy truth at night.
Sweet is the day of sacred rest!
No mortal care shall seize my breast
O! may my heart in tune be found,
Like David's harp of solemn sound.
My heart shall triumph in the Lord,
And bless His works and bless His word;
Thy works of grace, how bright they shine!
How deep Thy counsels, how divine.
O may I see, and hear, and know,
What mortals cannot reach below;
May all my powers find sweet employ,
In CHRIST's eternal world of joy!
HYMN 45. L. M,
ORD of the Sabbath! hear us pray,
In this thy house, on this thy day;
Accept as grateful sacrifice,
The songs which from thy temple rise.
Now met to pray, and bless thy name,
Whose mercies flow each day the same,
Whose kind compassions never cease;
We seek instruction, pardon, peace.
Thine earthly Sabbaths, Lord! we love;
But there's a nobler rest above;
O that we might that rest attain,
From sin, from sorrow, and from pain.
In thy blest kingdom we shall be
From every mortal trouble free;
No sighs shall mingle with the songs
Resounding from immortal tongues.
O long expected day, begin!
Dawn on this world of woe and sin;
Fain would we leave this weary road,
To sleep in death, and rest in God.
ESUS, where'er thy people meet, There they behold thy mercy-seat; Where'er they seek thee, thou art found, And ev'ry place is hallow'd ground.
For thou, within no walls confin'd,
Inhabitest the humble mind;
Such ever bring thee where they come,
And going, take thee to their home.
Dear Shepherd of thy chosen few,
Thy former mercies here renew;
Here to our waiting hearts proclaim
The sweetness of thy saving name.
Here may we prove the pow'r of pray'r,
To strengthen faith and sweeten care;
To teach our faint desires to rise,
And bring all heav'n before our eyes.
Lord, we are few, but thou art near;
Nor short thine arm, nor deaf thine ear;
O rend the heav'ns, come quickly down,
And make a thousand hearts thine own!
WITH all my powers of heart and tongue,
I'll praise my Maker in my song;
Angels shall hear the notes I raise,
Approve the song, and join the praise.
I'll sing thy truth and mercy, Lord,
I'll sing the wonders of thy word;
Not all thy works and names below
So much thy power and glory show.
Amidst a thousand snares I stand,
Upheld and guarded by thy hand;
Thy words my fainting soul revive,
And keep my dying faith alive.
Grace will complete what grace begins,
To save from sorrows or from sins;
The work that wisdom undertakes,
Eternal mercy ne'er forsakes.
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