2 He was all gentle, meek, and mild— Full of benevolence and love;
Nor could the rage of num'rous foes
Aught, but his soft compassion, move.
3 Not all their scoffs, nor the sharp pangs
Of crucifixion, could inspire
Within his breast one vengeful thought,
Or one tumultuous passion fire.
4 But we, alas! how soon the storms
Impetuous in our bosoms swell!
What stores of fuel in our breasts,
To feed those raging fires of hell!
5 Spirit of grace, do thou descend;
Envy, and wrath, and clamour chase;
With thy mild influ'nce quench these fires,
And hush the stormy winds to peace!
HYMN 40. Third Part. C. M.
Brotherly love.
OW sweet, how heav'nly is the sight,
When those who love the Lord,
In one another's peace delight,
And so fulfil his word!
2 O! may we feel each brother's sigh,
And with him bear a part:
May sorrows flow from eye to eye,
And joy from heart to heart.
3 Free us from envy, scorn, and pride;
Our wishes fix above:
May each his brother's failings hide,
And show a brother's love.
4 Let love, in one delightful stream,
Thro' ev'ry bosom flow;
And union sweet, and dear esteem,
In ev'ry action glow.
5 Love is the golden chain, that binds The happy souls above;
And he's an heir of heav'n, that finds
His bosom glow with love.
HYMN 41. First Part. L. M.
The seventh command.
ACRED wedlock! law of heaven,
By wisdom fram'd, in mercy giv'n;
The spring, whence all the kindred ties
Of parents, children, brethren, rise!
2 Curs'd be the lusts which violate
The honours of the marriage state;
The Lord himself, in wrath severe,
Will judge the vile adulterer.
3 The wicked, filthy and unclean,
Shall reap the harvest of their sin:
And they who burn with Sodom's lust,
In Sodom's fire shall be accurs'd.
4 Polluted sinner, hide thy face,
Fly to the throne, and plead for grace;
The blood of Christ can cleanse thy soul,
And make thy filthy spirit whole.
HYMN 41. Second Part. L. M.
The Law is spiritual, but we are carnal,
1 MOST holy God, thy precept's just
Against impure desires and lust;
We therefore mourn, with grief and shame.
Our guilty and polluted frame.
2 We know by nature, we're unclean,
Our pow'rs debas'd, affections mean;
We own imperfect chastity,
The sensual heart, the wanton eye.
3 The seeds of ev'ry vice and sin, Are rooted deep and grow within;
And if preserv'd from filthy ways,
Το grace alone belongs the praise.
4 O! shed abroad thy love divine,
Constrain us to be wholly thine;
And make our souls and bodies both
The Temples of the Holy Ghost.
HYMN 42. First Part. L. M.
The eighth command.
GREAT God, thy holy law commands
Strict honesty in our demands;
Forbids to plunder, steal or cheat,
To practise falsehood or deceit.
2 We must be faithful, upright, true,
Nor take, but what is strictly due;
If honesty be banish'd hence,
Religion is a vain pretence.
3 No righteous debt must be denied
By fraud or pow'r, by lies or pride;
The poor should not, by long delay,
Be made to groan for want of pay.
4 What equity enjoins as right,
We must perform with all our might; Nor seek our neighbour to deceive, With what ourselves do not believe. 5 Let Christians never dare disgrace The name and cause, which they profess; Lord, help us ever to pursue
Things, which are honest, just and true.
HYMN 42. Second Part. S. M.
WHAT does the worldling gain
By all his vain pursuits?
His very pleasure gives him pain,
And mis'ry are its fruits.
2 What anxious cares corrode
The mind intent on wealth!
His mammon oft becomes a load,
Which robs him of his health.
3 Does he his end attain,
And in full afflu'nce roll?
What does the sordid creature gain,
When God demands his soul?
4 My heart, to heav'n aspire,
And seek thine all in God:
Nor e'er pollute thy pure desire,
By trifles on the road.
5 He doth my soul now bless
With his enriching grace;
what wealth shall I possess,
When I behold his face!
6 These riches of his grace
Will then to glory rise,
When I have run my earthly race,
And gain'd the immortal prize.
HYMN 43. First Part. C. M.
The ninth command.
ELIGION is the chief concern
Of mortals here below:
May all its great importance learn,
Its sov'reign virtue know.
2 Let deep repentance, faith and love, Be join'd with godly fear;
And all our conversation prove
Our souls to be sincere.
3 Let with our lips our hearts agree,
Nor sland'ring words devise:
We know the God of truth can see-
Thro' ev'ry false disguise.
4 Lord, never let our envy grow,
To hear another's praise;
Nor rob him of his honour due,
By base revengeful ways.
5 O God of truth! help to detesten
Whate'er is false or wrong;
That lies in earnest or in jest
May ne'er employ our tongue,
HYMN 43. Second Part. C. M.
The Christian Soldier.
AMI a soldier of the Cross,
follow'r of the Lamb?
And shall I fear to own his cause,
Or blush to speak his name?
2 Must I be carried to the skies
On flow'ry beds of ease;
While others fought to win the prize,
And sail'd thro' bloody seas?
3 Are there no foes for me to face?
Must I not stem the flood?
Is this wild world a friend to grace,
To help me on to God?
4 Sure I must fight, if I would reign;
Be faithful to my Lord,
And bear the toil, endure the pain,
Supported by thy word.
5 Thy saints, in all this glorious war,
Shall conquer tho' they die;
They see the triumph from afar,
And seize it with their eye.
6 When that illustrious day shall rise,
And all thy armies shine
In robes of vict'ry thro' the skies,
The glory shall be thine.
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