COME, every pious heart
That loves the Saviour's name,
Your noblest power exert
To celebrate his fame :
Tell all above, and all below,
The debt of love to him you owe.
2 He left his starry crown,
And laid his robes aside yalqui
On wings of love came down,
And wept, and bled, and died:
What he endur'd, oh, who can tell?
To save our souls from death and hell.
3 From the dark grave he rose, rose
The mansion of the dead;
And thence his mighty foes
In glorious triumph led:
Up thro' the sky the conqueror rode,
And reigns on high, the Saviour God.
4 Jesus, we ne'er can pay
The debt we owe thy love;
Yet tell us how we may
Our gratitude approve:
Our hearts-our all to thee we give:
The gift, tho' small, do thou receive.
HYMN 122. L. M.
Intercession. Heb. vii. 25.
E lives, the great Redeemer lives,
And now, before his Father God,
Pleads the full merit of his blood.
*Repeatea crimes awake our fears,
And justice arm'd with frowns appears;
But in the Saviour's lovely face
Sweet mercy smiles, and all is peace.
3 Hence then, ye black despairing thoughts;
Above our fears. above our faults
His powerful 'ntercessions rise,
And guilt recedes, and terror dies.
4 In every dark distressful hour,
When sin and Satan join their power,
Let this dear hope repel the dart,
That JESUS bears us on his heart.
5 Great Advocate, Almighty Friend-
On him our humble hopes depend:
Our cause can never, never fail,
For JESUS pleads and must prevail.
Coronation. Cant. iii. 11.
LL hail the power of Jesus' name!
Let angels prostrate fall;
And crown him-Lord of all.
2 Crown him, ye martyrs of our God,
Who from his altar call; Extol the stem of Jesse's rod,
And crown him-Lord of all.
3 Hail him, ye heirs of David's line,
Whom David, Lord did call;
The God incarnate! Man Divine!
And crown him-Lord of all.
4 Ye chosen seed of Israel's race,
Ye ransom'd from the fall,
Hail him who saves you by his grace,
And crown him--Lord of all.
5 Sinners, whose love can ne'er forget
The wormwood and the gall,
Go, spread your trophies at his feet,
And crown him-Lord of all.
6 Let every kindred, every tribe,
On this terrestrial ball,
To him all majesty ascribe,
And crown him-Lord of all.
His kingdom. Phil. iv. 4.
REJOICE, the Lord is
Your God and King adore ;
Mortals, give thanks, and sing,
And triumph evermore:
Lift up the heart, lift up the voice,
Rejoice aloud, ye saints, rejoice.
2 Rejoice, the Saviour reigns,
The God of truth and love;
When he had purg'd our stains,
He took his seat above:
Lift up the heart, lift up the voice,
Rejoice aloud, ye saints, rejoice.
3 His kingdom cannot fail,
He rules o'er earth and heav'n
The keys of death and hell
Are to our Jesus giv'n:
Lift up the heart, lift up the voice,
Rejoice aloud, ye saints, rejoice.
4 He all his foes shall quell,
Shall all our sins destroy;
And every bosom swell
With pure seraphic joy:
Lift up the heart, lift up the voice,
Rejoice aloud, ye saints, rejoice.
5 Rejoice in glorious hope,
Jesus, the Judge, shall come,
And take his servants up
To their eternal home:
We soon shall hear th' archangel's voice,
The trump of God shall sound, rejoice.
CHARACTERS OF CHRIST.
IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER.
Advocate. 1 John ii. 1.
WHERE is
my God?-does he retire
Beyond the reach of humble sighs?
Are these weak breathings of desire
Too languid to ascend the skies?
2 Look up, my soul, with cheerful eye,
See where the great Redeemer stands,
The glorious Advocate on high,
With precious incense in his hanas!
3 He sweetens every humble groan,
He recommends each broken prayer;
The softest call before his throne,
May rise, and find acceptance there. 4 Teach my weak heart, O gracious Lord With stronger faith to call thee mine; Bid me pronounce the blissful word, My Father, God, with joy divine.
Friend. Prov. xviii. 24.
NE there is, above all others,
Well deserves the name of Friend;
His is love, beyond a brother's,
Costly, free, and knows no end.
2 Which of all our friends to save us,
Could or would have shed his blood?
But this Saviour dy'd to have us
Reconcil'd in him to God.
3 When he liv'd on earth abased,
Friend of sinners was his name;
Now, above all glory raised,
He rejoices in the same.
4 Oh, for grace our hearts to soften!
Teach us, Lord, at length to love;
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