mp 4 Admit him, ere his anger burn,
Lest he depart, and ne'er return;
Admit him, or the hour's at hand
When at his door denied you'll stand.
m 5 Yet know, nor of the terms complain,
If Jesus comes, he comes to reign,-
To reign, and with no partial sway;
Thoughts must be slain that disobey.
mf 6 Sovereign of souls! thou Prince of Peace! O may thy gentle reign increase;
f Throw wide the door, each willing mind; And be his empire all mankind.
m 1 LORD of the Sabbath, hear our vows, On this thy day, in this thy house; And own, as grateful sacrifice,
The songs which from the desert rise.
2 Thine earthly Sabbaths, Lord, we love; mf But there's a nobler rest above;
To that our labouring souls aspire,
With ardent pangs of strong desire.
m 3 No more fatigue, no more distress;
Nor sin nor hell shall reach the place;
No groans to mingle with the songs
Which warble from immortal tongues;
4 No rude alarms of raging foes;
No cares to break the long repose;
No midnight shade, no clouded sun,
But sacred, high, eternal noon.
mf 5 O long-expected day, begin!
Dawn on these realms of woe and sin!
Fain would we leave this weary road,
And sleep in death, to rest with God.
ƒ IMMORTAL honour, endless fame,
Attend the Almighty Father's name!
The Saviour Son be glorified,
Who for lost man's redemption died!
And equal adoration be,
Eternal Spirit, paid to thee! Amen.
m 1 COME, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire,
And lighten with celestial fire:
Thou the anointing Spirit art,
Who dost thy sevenfold gifts impart.
2 Thy blessed unction from above
Is comfort, life, and fire of love:
Enable with perpetual light
The dulness of our blinded sight.
3 Anoint and cheer our soiled face
With the abundance of thy grace:
Keep far our foes; give peace at home:
Where thou art guide no ill can come.
4 Teach us to know the Father, Son,
And Thee of Both, to be but One;
That, through the ages all along,
This may be our endless song:-
Praise to thy eternal merit,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.' Amen.
m 1 GREAT God of wonders! all thy ways
Are worthy of thyself-divine;
mf But the bright glories of thy grace
Beyond thine other wonders shine:
Who is a pardoning God like thee?
Or who has grace so rich and free?
→ 2 Such deep transgressions to forgive, Such guilty, daring worms to spare-This is thy grand prerogative,
And in this honour none shall share:
Who is a pardoning God like thee?
Or who has grace so rich and free?
PP 3 Pardon-from an offended God!
Pardon for sins of deepest dye!
Pardon-bestowed through Jesus' blood!
Pardon that brings the rebel nigh!
Who is a pardoning God like thee?
Or who has grace so rich and free?
4 O may this glorious, matchless love,
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This God-like miracle of grace,
Teach mortal tongues, like those above,
To raise this song of lofty praise
'Who is a pardoning God like thee?
Or who has grace so rich and free?'
m 1 ETERNAL Father, strong to save,
Whose arm hath bound the restless wave,
Who bidd'st the mighty ocean deep
Its own appointed limits keep,-
O hear us when we cry to thee
For those in peril on the sea!
m 2 O Christ, whose voice the waters heard
And hushed their raging at thy word,
Who walkedst on the foaming deep,
And calm amid the storm didst sleep,-
O hear us when we cry to thee
For those in peril on the sea!
m 3 O Holy Spirit, who didst brood
Upon the waters dark and rude,
And bid their angry tumult cease,
And give, for wild confusion, peace,-
Ρ O hear us when we cry to thee
For those in peril on the sea!
mf 4 O Trinity of love and power,
Our brethren shield in danger's hour;
From rock and tempest, fire and foe,
Protect them wheresoe'er they go!
Thus evermore shall rise to thee
Glad hymns of praise from land and sea.
m 1 GREAT Ruler of the land and sea,
Almighty God, we come to thee,
Able to succour and to save
From perils of the wind and wave.
Keep by thy mighty hand, O keep
The dwellers on the homeless deep!
m 2 Speak to the shadows of the night,
And turn their darkness into light;
Smooth down the breaker's rising crest,
Say to the billow, 'Be at rest.'
Keep by thy mighty hand, O keep
The dwellers on the homeless deep!
m 3 Soothe the rough ocean's troubled face,
And bid the hurricane give place
To the soft breeze that wafts the barque
Safely alike through light and dark.
Keep by thy mighty hand, O keep
The dwellers on the homeless deep!
m 4 In storm or battle, with thine arm
Shield thou the mariner from harm,-
From foes without, from ills within,
From deeds and words and thoughts of sin.
Keep by thy mighty hand, O keep
The dwellers on the homeless deep!
mp 5 O Son of God, in days of ill,
Say to each sorrow, Peace, be still;'
In hours of weakness be thou nigh,
Heal thou the sickness, hear the cry.
Keep by thy mighty hand, O keep
The dwellers on the homeless deep!
m 6 When hidden is each guiding-star,
Flash out the beacon's light afar;
From mist and rock and shoal and spray
Protect the sailor on his way.
Keep by thy mighty hand, O keep
The dwellers on the homeless deep!
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