4 The seas shall waste, the skies to smoke decay, Rocks fall to dust, and mountains melt away; But, fixed his word, his saving power remains; Thy realm shall last, thy own Messiah reigns.

320.

8s & 7s M.

*COWPER.

The Future Peace and Glory of the Church.

1 HEAR what God the Lord hath spoken:
'O my people, faint and few,
Comfortless, afflicted, broken,
Fair abodes I build for you;
Cares and heart-felt tribulation
Shall no more perplex your ways;
You shall name your walls, salvation,
And your gates shall all be praise.

2 There, like streams that feed the garden,
Pleasures without end shall flow;

For the Lord, your faith rewarding,
All his bounty shall bestow:

Still, in undisturbed possession,
Peace and righteousness shall reign ;
Never shall you feel oppression,
Never hear of war again.

3 'Ye no more, your suns descending-
Waning moons-no more shall see;
But your griefs, forever ending,
Find eternal noon in me:

God shall rise, and shining o'er you,
Change to day the gloom of night;
He, the Lord, shall be your glory,
God your everlasting light.'

821.

C. M.

*C. WESLEY.

The Church on Earth and in Heaven, One.

1 THE saints on earth and those above
But one communion make:

Joined to their Lord in bonds of love,
All of his grace partake.

2 Let all the saints terrestrial sing
With those to glory gone;
For all the servants of our king
In heaven and earth are one.

3 One family, we dwell in him;
One church above, beneath;
Though now divided by the stream,
The swelling stream of death.

4 One army of the living God,-
To his command we bow;

Part of the host have crossed the flood,
And part are crossing now.

5 Ten thousand to their endless home,
This passing moment, go;
And we are to the margin come,
And soon must follow too.

6 O God, be thou our constant guide!
And when the word is given,
Sustain us o'er the fearful tide,
And bring us safe to heaven.

322.

THE SALVATION OF ALL.

L. M.

*BUTCHER.

All Mankind in Heaven.

1 FROM north and south, from east and west, Advance the myriads of the blest: From every clime of earth they come,

And find in heaven a common home.

2 In one immortal throng we view
Pagan and Christian, Greek and Jew;
But, all their doubts and darkness o'er,
One only God they now adore.

3 Howe'er divided once below,

One bliss, one spirit here they know !
Here all their errors are forgiven,
And Jesus welcomes them to heaven.

323.

C. M.

WATTS.

Prospect of Universal Blessedness.

1 Lo, what a glorious sight appears

To our believing eyes!

The earth and seas are passed away,
And the old rolling skies.

2 From the third heaven, where God resides, That holy, happy place,

The New Jerusalem coines down,
Adorned with shining grace.

3 Attending angels shout for joy,
And the bright armies sing,
Mortals, behold the sacred seat
Of your descending king.

4 The God of glory down to men
Removes his blessed abode;
Men, the dear objects of his grace,
And he, the loving God.

5 His own soft hand shall wipe the tears
From every weeping eye;

And pains and groans, and griefs and fears, And death itself shall die.'

6 How long, dear Savior, O how long
Shall this bright hour delay ?

Fly swifter round, ye wheels of time,
And bring the welcome day.

324.

L. M.

The Same.

ANONYMOUS.

1 LIFT up your joyful eyes, and see
A plenteous harvest all around,
Ripening for bliss, and not a grain
Shall ever fall unto the ground:

2 A harvest of immortal souls,
Secured by an almighty power;

Nor heat, nor cold, nor storms, shall hurt, Nor ravenous beasts of prey devour.

30 happy day! when all our race
Complete in glory shall be found;
And, like their great, their mystic head,
Be with eternal honors crowned.

325.

S. M.

*H. BALLOU.

The Same.

1 IN God's eternity

There shall a day arise,

When all the race of man shall be
With Jesus in the skies.

2 As night before the rays
Of morning flees away,
Sin shall retire before the blaze
Of God's eternal day.

3 As music fills the grove

When stormy clouds are past,
Sweet anthems of redeeming love
Shali all employ at last.

4 Redeemed from death and sin,
Shall Adam's numerous race
A ceaseless song of praise begin,
And shout redeeming grace.

326.

7s M.

MONTGOMERY.

Jubilee of Christ's Universal Triumph.

1 HARK! the song of jubilee, Loud as mighty thunders roar, Or the fulness of the sea,

When it breaks upon the shore :