SURELY God is present here;

Since the Lord with grace and faTo my spirit doth appear,

As my Jesus, as my Saviour;
For the Holy Trinity
Is to us in Jesus nigh.

2 O might all my wishes tend

[vour,

Unto Christ without cessation, He's my best and nearest friend, Full of grace, truth, and salvation; I, when he is present, feel Happiness no tongue can tell. 3 Holy awe pervades my heart, When I see my great Creator Of man's nature taking part,

That he, as my Mediator, Might lay down his life for me, And from death might set me free 4 In the grave for me he lay, Then arose with power and gloriGrace triumphant to display, [ous,

Proving over death victorious; And for forty days was seen By his followers, God with men. 5 When the Lord's disciples saw Jesus, gloriously array'd, From their longing sight withdraw, In a cloud to heaven conveyed; Sure, alternate grief and joy [ploy. Did their hearts and thoughts em. 6 He ascended up on high, Glorious and with honour crownClothed in godlike majesty, [ed: And at God's right hand enthroned, He doth still as man appear, Pleading for poor sinners there. 7 God be prais'd, they who are his, In this present dispensation Nought essential ever miss, Since they share in his salvation; Tho' unseen, he's nigh to all Who in truth upon him call.

8 O when will the time draw near, That he who to heaven ascended, Will in majesty appear,

By the heavenly hosts attended?

2 That he who ascended For our salvation, May give you of his grace a sweet sensation, Tho' still unseen.

3 Countenance majestic,
Yet kind and gracious,

Of our once suffering, now exalted
Jesus,
We gaze at thee.

4 Hark, the Father welcomes
His Son beloved:

Come thou, whose powerful arm victorious proved,

Come to my throne:

5 Sit thou at my right hand, Till for thy passion

Thy foes shall at thy footstool with prostration Confess thee Lord.

6 To the Father's glory, With awe before him,

The countless heavenly hosts fall down, adore him,

And homage pay.

7 While on earth we tarry, His death and passion

We will show forth, and our sanctification From him derive.

8 With his ransom'd people
Each day that passes,
Shall be devoted unto solemn praises
For Jesus' death.

9 Lamb of God most holy,
Praise, honour, blessing
Be given to God thro' thee by all
possessing Thy saving grace.

10 Everlasting praises And adoration To him, who hath himself by Jesus' passion To us made known.

11 Holy, holy, holy! In earth and heaven, To God and to the Lamb be glory given By all that breathe.

WHEN thou, dear Saviour, didst ascend,

My hosts, thy Father said, attend,
And worship ye the Son:
With loud acclaims of joy they gazed
And cheerful hallelujahs raised,

Adoring humbly at thy throne.

2 Can we thy triumphs e'er forget? Shall we not worship at thy feet,

For all thy griefs and pain? Yes, we will join the angelic throng, In singing that eternal song, 'slain. Worthy the Lamb, for he was

(at rest 3 The assembly, which with thee Appears in spotless garments drest,

Bows down and humbly sings; We too thy saving name will bless, And thee our gracious Lord confess The Lord of lords and King of kings.

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Thy sacred, bruised body bore
Our sins upon the tree;
And now thou .ivest evermore;
O may we live to thee.

Poor sinners, sing the Lamb that died;

(What theme can sound so sweet!) Bis drooping head, his streaming side,

His pierced hands and feet:

touch'd

THE man of sorrows, whose most precious blood

Pleads now our cause before the throne of God,

Is in glory seated, and with compas. sion Beholds, both far and near, each congregation

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JESUS who died, is now

Seated upon his throne:
The angels who before him bow,
His just dominion own.

2 The unworthiest of his friends
Upon his heart he bears;
He ever to their cause attends,
For them a place prepares.
3 Blest Saviour, condescend
My advocate to be:

I could not have a better friend
To plead with God for me.

At what thy children feel;
When by temptation we are press'd
Thou know'st well what we ail.

4 Thou hast a tender sympathy
With every grief and pain;
For when thou wast a man on earth
Thou didst the same sustain.

5 And tho' in heaven exalted now,
Yet thou to us art near; (wants,
Know'st all our weaknesses and
And list'nest to our prayer.

6 What shall we say for this thy love
But 'fore thee prostrate lie,
And thank thee that thou wast a
To all eternity.

(man,

WITH joy we meditate the grace
Of our High priest above;
His heart is fill'd with tenderness,

His bowels yearn with love.

2 In all our griefs he takes a share,
He knows our feeble frame;
He knows what sore temptations are
For he hath felt the same.

3 He, in the days of feeble flesh,
Pour'd out strong cries and tears;
And in his measure feels afresh
What every member bears.

4 He'll never quench the smoking But raise it to a flame; The bruised reed he never breaks,

(flax,

O GOD, thou bottomless abyss,
Thee mortal tongue cannot define,
Or speak thy godlike properties,
Thy holy heights, thy depths divine:
Thou'rt an unfathomable sea;
Of universal nature Lord :
Such knowledge is not found in me,
Frail worm, thy glories to record.

2 Thee would I view and duly praise,
Did not mere weakness me surround;
Thy nature's everlasting rays
My senses and my soul confound:
All sprung from thine omnipotence
Which mind conceives, or eye hath
seen;

No single atom comes by chance: Wert thou not, nothing e'er had been.

3 All things with thee are possible, Thy will in heav'n and earth is done; Thy wisdom's depths who can re

veal,

Or who thy mind hath fully known?
No limits thee can circumscribe,
Thy kingdom every where extends;
None can thy greatness e'er describe
For thy dominion never ends.

4 Thou stretchest to infinity,
The highest heavens are thy seat,
Thy glorious name, thy majesty
No seraph can conceive or mete:
Thou art as Lord by all adored,
For every knee to thee must bend;
Who thus have knelt and grace im.
plored,

Have found thee an almighty friend.

5 Counsel and deed are one with thee,

And justice in thy court presides:
Perfection's thine without degree,
And love thy character abides;
Thy mercy, faithfulness, and grace,
Each morning unto us are new,
And every day brings fresh displays
Of thy protecting care to view.

(mand

7 Service, not gifts, thou dost de-
From man, this shall his profit be:
Salvation, life, flow from thy hand,
But no increase accrues to thee;
Thy hand rewards, tho' all is thine :
Thy fire in wrath consumes thy foes,
While in its genial warmth and
shine
(pose.

Thy friends with heavenly joy re-
8 The seraphim with sweetest tone
Express the glory of thy sway,
The elders, kneeling at thy throne,
Serve thee, and deepest homage pay:
Like them, before thy majesty,
With humble awe 1 sink ashamed;
Thou art in truth, O Lord, most high,
All that is great and holy named.

ALMIGHTY God, thou sovereign
'Fore thee we prostrate fall, (Lord,
In heaven and on earth adored,
As the great cause of all.

2 Thou canst not by our eyes be
Thou art a Spirit pure,
(seen,
Who from eternity hast been,
And always shalt endure.

3 Present alike in every place,
Thy Godhead we adore;
Beyond the bounds of time and space
Thou dwellest evermore.

4 In wisdom infinite thou art,
Thine eye doth all things see,
And every thought of every heart
Is fully known to thee.

MONARCH of all, with humble fear
To thee heaven's hosts their voices
raise;
(share:
Ev'n earth and dust thy bounties
Let earth & dust attempt thy praise.
2 Before thy face, O Lord most high,
Sinks all created glory down:
Yet be not wroth with me, that I,
Vile worm, draw near thy awful
throne.

3 Of all thou the beginning art,
Of all things thou alone the end:
On thee still fix my wavering heart,
To thee let all my actions tend.

4 Thou, Lord, art light; thy native

GIVE to our God immortal praise; Mercy and truth are all his ways; Give to the Lord of lords renown, The King of kings with glory crown. (sky, 2 He built the earth, he spread the And fix'd the starry lights on high; He fills the sun with morning-light, He bids the moon direct the night. 3 He sent his Son with power to save From guilt, from darkness and the grave:

Wonders of grace to God belong,
Repeat his mercies in your song.
4 Thro' this vain world he guides
our feet,

And leads us to his heavenly seat;
His mercies ever shall endure,
When this vain world shall be no