HYMN 222. L. M. [#]
Christ exalted a Prince and a Saviour.
1 EXALTED Prince of life, we own
The royal honours of thy throne;
"Tis fixed by God's almighty hand,
And seraphs bow at thy command.
2 Exalted Saviour, we confess
The sovereign triumphs of thy grace,
Where beams of gentle radiance shine,
And temper majesty divine.
3 Wide thy resistless sceptre sway,
Till all thy enemies obey;
Wide may thy cross its virtue prove,
And conquer millions by thy love.
4 Mighty to vanquish and forgive,
Thy ransomed shall repent and live;
And loud proclaim thy healing breath,
Which gives them life who wrought thy death.
1 JESUS, thou eternal Saviour,
Reign in mercy from above;
Now display celestial favour,
Open wide the door of love.
May we holy joys inherit,
Through the medium of thy word;
Give us each a loving spirit,
Let us speak thy grace abroad.
2 May we grow in pure affection,
Feel an overflowing peace,
Love as Jesus gives direction,
Love the weakest child of grace.
Jesus, may we now adore thee,
Feel our souls aspire above;
Crown us all with rays of glory,
Crown us with immortal love.
HYMN 224. L. M. [#]
He hath done all things well.
1 COME, let us join in sacred songs,
With sweetest music on our tongues;
Let every voice conspire to tell,
Our Saviour hath done all things well.
2 Under the law he came for us,
And for our sins was made a curse;
He bore our crimes, which on him fell:
Our Saviour hath done all things well.
3 The legal dispensation closed
When Jesus from the dead arose ;
All righteousness he did fulfil:
Our Saviour hath done all things well.
4 He'll finish sin, and man restore;
All creatures shall their God adore;
The anthem long and loud shall swell,
For Jesus hath done all things well.
HYMN 225. P. M. [#]
Christ's Glories divine.
1 My gracious Redeemer I'll love,
His praises aloud I'll proclaim,
And join with the armies above
To shout his adorable name.
2 To gaze on his glories divine
Shall be my eternal employ,
And feel them incessantly shine
My boundless, ineffable joy.
3 No sorrow, nor sickness, nor pain,
Nor sin, nor temptation, nor fear,
Shall ever molest me again;
Perfection of glory reigns there.
4 This soul and this body shall shine
In robes of salvation and praise,
And banquet on pleasures divine,
Where Christ his full beauty displays.
HYMN 226. L. M. [#]
Cloud and Pillar of Fire.
1 LONG as the darkening cloud abode,
So long did ancient Israel rest;
Nor moved they, till the guiding Lord
In brighter garments stood confest.
2 Father of spirits, Light of light,
Lift up the cloud, and rend the veil ;
Shine forth in fire, amid that night,
Whose blackness makes the heart to fail.
3 "Tis done! to Christ the power is given;
His death has rent the veil away,
Our great Forerunner entered heaven,
And oped the gate of endless day.
4 Nor shall those mists, that brood o'er time,
Forever blind the mental eye;
They backward roll, and light sublime
Beams glory from our God on high.
5 Adoring nations hail the dawn,
All kingdoms bless the noontide beam,
And light, unfolding life's full morn,
Is vast creation's deathless theme.
1 JESUS, I love thy charming name;
'Tis music to my ear:
My tongue would sing thy praise so loud
That earth and heaven might hear.
2 All my capacious powers can wish
In thee doth richly meet;
Nor to my eyes is light so dear,
Nor friendship half so sweet.
3 Thy grace shall dwell upon my heart,
And shed its fragrance there,-
The noblest balm of all its wounds,
The cordial of its care.
4 I'll speak the honours of thy name
With my expiring breath,
And, dying, clasp thee in my arms,
The antidote of death.
HYMN 228. C. M. [#]
Christ and Aaron.
1 IN Christ, the Lord, our eyes behold
A thousand glories more
Than all the gems and polished gold
The sons of Aaron wore.
2 Once in the circuit of a year,
With blood-but not his own-
Aaron within the veil appeared,
Before the golden throne.
3 But Jesus, by his precious blood,
The Father's love displayed,
And, in the presence of our God,
Himself an offering made.
4 The King of glory, now, he reigns,
On Zion's heavenly hill;
Looks like the Lamb that once was slain,
But wears his priesthood still.
5 Our Intercessor's lofty praise
Our hearts would now proclaim,
And, through the remnant of our days,
Obey, and laud his name.
HYMN 229. S. M. [#]
Grace and Love of Christ.
1 0 THE transcendent love
A sinless Saviour shows!
For enemies his bowels move,
His heart with pity glows.
|