2 For such a heart and such a love,

O Lord, we raise our prayer to thee;
O pour thy Spirit from above,

That we may like our Saviour be.

252.

C. M.

God's Servant.

ANONYMOUS.

1 THUS saith the Lord who built the heavens, And bade the planets roll,

Who peopled all the climes of earth,
And formed the human soul:

2" Behold

my Servant; see him rise
Exalted in my might;

Him have I chosen, and in him
I place supreme delight.

3 “On him, in rich effusion poured,
My spirit shall descend;

My truth and judgment he shall show
To earth's remotest end.

4 "The progress of his zeal and
Shall never know decline,

253.

power

Till foreign lands and distant isles
Receive the law divine. "

L. M.

The Image of the Invisible God.

MASON.

1 THOU, Lord! by mortal eyes unseen, And by thine offspring here unknown, To manifest thyself to men,

Hast set thine image in thy Son.

2 Though Jews, who granted not his claim,
Contemptuous turned away their face,
Yet those who trusted in his name
Beheld in him thy truth and grace.

30 thou! at whose almighty word

Fair light at first from darkness shone,
Teach us to know our glorious Lord,
And trace the Father in the Son.

4 While we, thine image there displayed,
With love and admiration view,
Form us in likeness to our Head,
That we may bear thine image too.

254.

S. M.

WATTS.

Christ the Corner-Stone.

1 SEE what a living stone
The builders did refuse;

Yet God hath built his church thereon,
In spite of envious Jews.

2 The work, O Lord, is thine,
And wondrous in our eyes;
This day declares it all divine,
This day did Jesus rise.

3 This is the glorious day

That our Redeemer made;
Let us rejoice, and sing, and pray-
Let all the church be glad.

4 Hosanna to the king

Of David's royal blood!

Bless him, ye saints: he comes to bring
Salvation from your God.

5 We bless thine holy word,
Which all this grace displays;
And offer on thine altar, Lord,
Our sacrifice of praise.

255.

256.

1 A KING shall reign in righteousness,
And all the kindred nations bless;
The King of Salem, King of peace,-
Nor shall his spreading kingdom cease.
2 In him the naked soul shall find
A hiding-place from chilling wind;
Or, when the raging tempests beat,
A covert warm, a safe retreat.

3 In burning sands and thirsty ground,
He like a river shall be found,

Or lofty rock, beneath whose shade
The weary traveller rests his head.

4 The dimness gone, all eyes shall see
His glory, grace, and majesty ;

All ears shall hearken, and the word
Of life receive from Christ the Lord.

Blessings of the Gospel.

1 WHAT glorious tidings do I hear
From my Redeemer's tongue!

I can no longer silence bear;
I'll burst into a song:

2 The blind receive their sight with joy;
The lame can walk abroad;
The dumb their loosened tongues employ;
The deaf can hear the word.

3 The dead are raised to life anew
By renovating grace;

The glorious gospel's preached to you,
The poor of Adam's race.

257.

4 0 wondrous type of things divine,
When Christ displays his love,
To raise from woe the sinking mind
To reign in realms above!

THE GOSPEL, AND ITS INVITATIONS.

The Gospel Trumpet.

1 LET every mortal ear attend,

And every heart rejoice;

The trumpet of the Gospel sounds
With an inviting voice.

2 Ho! all ye hungry, starving souls,
That feed upon the wind,

And vainly strive with earthly toys
To fill an empty mind,-

3 Eternal Wisdom has prepared
A soul-reviving feast,

And bids your longing appetites
The rich provision taste.

4 Ho! ye that pant for living streams,
And pine away and die,

Here you may quench your raging thirst
With springs that never dry.

5 The happy gates of gospel grace
Stand open night and day;

Lord, we are come to seek supplies,
And drive our wants away.

258.

C. M.

COWPER

"The entrance of thy Word giveth Light."
1 How blest thy creature is, O God,
When, with a single eye,
He views the lustre of thy word,
The day-spring from on high!

2 Through all the storms that veil the skies,
And frown on earthly things,
The Sun of Righteousness doth rise,
With healing on his wings.

3 The soul, a dreary province once
Of Satan's dark domain,

Feels a new empire formed within,
And owns a heavenly reign.

4 The glorious orb, whose golden beams
The fruitful year control,
Since first, obedient to thy word,
He started from the goal,—

5 Has cheered the nations with the joys
His orient rays impart :
But, Jesus, 't is thy light alone
Can shine upon the heart.

259.

L. M.

Gospel Invitations.

WATTS

1 "COME hither, all ye weary souls,
Ye heavy-laden sinners, come!
I'll give you rest from all your toils,
And raise you to my heavenly home.

2 "They shall find rest that learn of me;
I'm of a meek and lowly mind,

But passion rages like the sea,
And pride is restless as the wind.