4 Before me place, in dread array,
The pomp of that tremendous day,
When thou with clouds shall come,
To judge the nations at thy bar;
And tell me, Lord, shall I be there
To meet a joyful doom?
5 Be this my one great business here,
With serious industry and fear,
Eternal bliss to ensure;
Thine holy precepts to fulfil,
And suffer all thy righteous will
And to the end endure.
"Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth." Isaiah xlv. 22.
1 SHORT, very short, the time may be
Remaining now for me on earth;
My soul, my soul, I think on thee,
Vast is thy worth.
2 My body will decay and die,
But thou must live for evermore ;
What wilt thou do, and whither fly,
When time is o'er?
3 My soul, thou must for ever live In endless bliss, or endless woe; Tremendous the alternative
Thou soon must know.
4 Thy case admits not of delay,
The fleeting hours fly swiftly on;
And life's probationary day
Will soon be gone.
5 Whither for succour can I turn,
prepare to meet my God? Soon must that "undiscovered bourne” By me be trod.
6 With careless ear in days gone by,
I heard of Christ, the sinner's friend; Will he in my extremity His arms extend?
7 Will he a trembling soul receive,
Whose misery is her only plea,
And help me simply to believe
He died for me?
8 Yes; died to expiate my guilt;
He bought my pardon with his blood;
For me that precious blood was spilt,
Incarnate God.
9 To thee my soul for refuge flies,
Casting away each fear and doubt;
Not one who on thy truth relies
Shall be cast out.
"Behold the Lamb of God."-John i. 36.
1 BEHOLD the Lamb of God!
None can with him
On him Jehovah hath bestowed
Glory none else may share :
Glory no lapse of time can dim-
The Father's brightness dwells in him.
2 Behold the Lamb of God!
Light of the world he shines!
The pilgrim, on life's toilsome road,
When fainting, he reclines,
Looks up to that refulgent light,
And draws fresh vigour from the sight.
3 Behold the Lamb of God!
Turn from all else away!
Look upward to his bright abode,
Now, in this troublous day;
And he will surely grant relief,
And lighten all thy load of grief.
4 Behold the Lamb of God!
He has not died in vain;
The value of his precious blood
Eternal must remain.
He bought salvation with his death,
For all who look to him in faith.
"Call upon me in trouble, I will deliver thee."-Psalm 1. 15.
1 VAIN is the help of man for me ;
But none in vain seeks help from thee,
Thou God of boundless grace!
Who can set limits to that love.
Which brought Jehovah from above,
To save our ruined race?
2 Wilt thou my humble prayer reject?
Not willingly dost thou correct
Creatures thy hand has made;
Now that affliction bows my head,
It is that I may feel my need
Of thee, and seek thine aid.
3 O teach me, Lord, to seek thee now,
My self-sufficiency lay low;
In spirit make me poor;
Thy promise thou will not disown,
Nor e'er in vain was suppliant known
To knock at mercy's door.
4 I turn from all but thee, my God!
Now that thine awful chastening rod
Is stretched in judgment forth;
With thee alone I have to do;
To thee alone for help I sue,
And deprecate thy wrath.
5 0 thou, most holy and most just,
Remember, still I am but dust,
Weak as a bruised reed;
And let sweet mercy yet prevail-
Thy mercy, Lord, can never fail
When Jesus' name we plead.
"In the day of adversity consider."-Eccles. vii. 14. 1 LORD, by thy hand withdrawn apart,
From earthly things, and outward scenes; What lessons wouldst thou teach my heart?
What barrier break that intervenes ?
2 Perchance to man my life has seemed
Blameless, defiled by no dark blot;
But blameless can that life be deemed,
In which my God has been forgot?
3 Is it thy wanderer to reclaim,
That thou contendest now with me?
Have I not missed life's noblest aim
As yet, not having lived for thee?
4 How have my powers been misapplied
How has a creature born to die,
Been borne along the impetuous tide
Of worldly care and vanity!
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