61- 8s. Hawker
1. How wondrous the glories that meet
In Jesus, and from His face shine,
His love is eternal and sweet,
'Tis human, 'tis also divine !
2. His glory not only God's Son
In manhood He had His full part
And the union of both joined in one
Form the fountain of love in His heart.
3. The merits and worth of His blood
Have freed us from hell and from fear,
That we, as the blest sons of God,
May make His good pleasure our care.
4. O then may this union and love
Make us walk in the service of heaven,
'Mid obedience and suffering to prove
That we to the Lamb have been given.
62- 8,7,8,7,7,7. T. Kelly
1. In the Lord we have redemption,
Full remission in His blood;
From the curse entire exemption,
From the curse pronounced by God:
What a Saviour Jesus is !
O what grace, what love is His !
2. Sweet His name, that name transcending
Every name on earth, in heaven;
Praise through ages never-ending,
To the Son of God be given !
He alone the Saviour is,
Everlasting praise be His.
63- 10s or 11s. J. G. Deck
1. When wandering far from the Father's abode,
The heart full of pride and hatred to God,
The children of darkness, of Satan the slaves,
'Twas Jesus redeemed us His merit that saves.
2. Our sins on the cross He on Calvary bore,
He blotted them out and they are no more;
Now pardoned and washed we boldly draw near,
And cry, "Abba, Father !" unhindered by fear.
3. Despised by the world, we're strangers below,
But called to heaven we cheerfully go;
The Lord is our Leader; and, strong in His might,
Tho' Satan opposes we fight the good fight.
4. We look for the day when Jesus shall come,
And take His blood-purchased brethren home;
When we shall behold all His glory and grace,
And a heaven be found in the light of His face.
64- S.M. J. N. Darby, 1867
1. Oh bright and blessŠd scenes !
Where sin can never come,
Whose sight our longing spirit weans
From earth where yet we roam.
2. And can we call our home
Our Father's house on high,
The rest of God our rest to come,
Our place of liberty ?
3. Yes ! in that light unstained,
Our stainless souls shall live,
Our heart's deep longings more than gained,
When God His rest shall give.
4. His presence there, my soul,
Its rest, its joy untold,
Shall find when endless ages roll,
And time shall ne'er grow old.
5. Our God the centre is,
His presence fills that land,
And countless myriads owned as His,
Round Him adoring stand.
6. Our God whom we have known,
Well known in Jesus' love,
Rests in the blessing of His own,
Before Himself above.
7. Glory supreme is there,
Glory that shines through all,
More precious still that love to share
As those that love did call.
8. Like Jesus in that place
Of light and love supreme;
Once Man of Sorrows, full of grace,
Heaven's blest and endless theme.
9. Like Him ! O grace supreme !
Like Him before Thy face,
Like Him to know that glory beam
Unhindered face to face.
10. O love supreme and bright !
Good to the feeblest heart,
That gives us now, as heavenly light,
What soon shall be our part.
65- 8,8,7,8,8,8,7. Swain, 1792
1. O how the thought that I shall know
The Man that suffer'd here below,
To manifest God's favour
For me, and for the saints I love,
Both here, and with Himself above,
Doth my renewed nature move
At that sweet word, "For ever !"
2. For ever to behold Him shine !
For evermore to call Him mine !
And see Him still before me;
For ever on His face to gaze,
And meet the full assembled rays,
While all His beauty He displays
To all the saints in glory !
3. Not all things else are half so dear
As is His blissful presence here,
What will it be in heaven !
'Tis heaven on earth that we can say,
As now we journey, day by day,
"Himself has borne our guilt away,
Our sins are all forgiven."
4. But how will His celestial voice
Make each enraptured heart rejoice,
Of saints in glory near Him !
When we no longer absent wait,
But like Him in His glorious state,
Where nought our bless can e'er abate,
With joy in heaven shall hear Him !
66- 8,7. R. Chapman, 1837
1. Go, and search the tomb of Jesus,
Where the Lord of glory lay;
Jesus is not there, but risen,
And has borne our sins away,
It is finished !
Captive led captivity.
2. Could not all our sins retain Him,
Prisoned in the guarded cave ?
These He blotted out in dying,
By His cross He spoiled the grave:
Lo ! He's risen !
Yes, the Lord is risen indeed.
67- L.M. J. Denham Smith
1. Like Thee, O Lord-how wondrous fair,
Lord Jesus, all Thy members are;
A life divine to them is given-
The bright inheritance of heaven.
2. Just as we were we came to Thee,
As heirs of wrath and misery;
Just as Thou art-now we are Thine,
We stand in righteousness divine.
3. Just as Thou art-nor doubt, nor fear,
Can e'er to those like Thee be near,
O boundless love ! as Thee we're seen
The "righteousness of God in Him."
4. Just as Thou art O blissful ray
That turned our darkness into day !
That woke us from our death of sin
To know our perfectness in Him.
5. Soon, soon, 'mid joys on joys untold,
Thou wilt this grace and love unfold,
And worlds on worlds adoring see
The part Thy members have in Thee.
68- 7,7,8,7,bis. Tregelles
1. Thy name we bless, Lord Jesus,
That name all names excelling,
How great Thy love, all praise above,
Should every tongue be telling.
The Father's loving-kindness
In giving Thee was shewn us;
Now by Thy blood redeemed to God,
As children He doth own us.
2. From that eternal glory
Thou hadst with God the Father,
He gave His Son that He in one
His children all might gather;
Our sins were laid on Thee,
God's wrath Thou hast endured;
It was for us Thou sufferedst thus,
And hast our peace secured.
3. Thou from the dead was raised-
And from all condemnation
Thy saints are free, as risen in Thee,
Head of the new creation !
On high Thou hast ascended,
To God's right hand in heaven,
The Lamb once slain, alive again-
To Thee all power is given.
4. Thou hast bestowed the earnest
Of that we shall inherit;
Till Thou shalt come to take us home,
We're sealed by God the Spirit.
We wait for Thine appearing,
When we shall know more fully
The grace divine that made us Thine,
Thou Lamb of God most holy !
69- L.M. C‚sar Malan
1. Thou, Lamb of God ! didst shed Thy blood,
Thou didst our load of misery bear;
And hast exalted us to share
The rank of kings and priests to God.
2. To Thee we render evermore
The honour, glory, praise that's due;
Might, power, and obedience, too,
And in our hearts we Thee adore.
Amen ! Amen !
O Lord, Amen !
70- 8,7. Horne ; v. 1, J. Kent, 1827
1. Sov'reign grace o'er sin abounding:
Ransomed souls the tidings swell !
'Tis a deep that knows no sounding;
Who its length or breadth can tell ?
2. Saved by Christ, we're free for ever,
This the Spirit's voice declares !
Death, nor life, nor aught can sever
Jesus from the chosen heirs.
3. Souls above, in His communion,
Now with Him from conflict rest,
While below, with Christ in union,
We can sing how saints are blest.
71- 8,8,6. Chr. Batty
1. O Jesus ! everlasting God !
Who didst for sinners shed Thy blood
Upon th' accursŠd tree;
And, finishing redemption's toil,
Didst win for us the happy spoil-
All praise we give to Thee.
2. Fain would we think upon Thy pain,
Would find in Thee our life and gain,
And firmly fix our heart
Upon Thy grief and dying love,
Nor evermore from Thee remove.
Though from all else we part.
3. The more through grace ourselves we know,
The more rejoiced we are to bow
And glory in Thy cross;
To trust in Thine atoning blood,
And look to Thee for every good,
And count all else but dross.
72- C.M. G. V. Wigram
1. Well may we sing ! with triumph sing,
The great Redeemer's praise !
The glories of the living God,
Revealed in Jesus' face.
2. The love of God it was that sought
From sin to set us free;
That gave the Son, whose precious blood
Has wrought our liberty.
3. In Him we read the Father's love,
And find eternal peace;
We meet in Him a Saviour-God,
And fear and terror cease.
4. Then gladly sing, and sound abroad
The great Redeemer's praise;
The glories of the living God,
The riches of His grace !
73- L.M. J. Wesley
1. The Lord of life in death hath lain,
To clear me from all charge of sin;
And, Lord, from guilt of crimson stain
Thy precious blood hath made me clean.
2. And now a righteousness divine
Is all my glory, all my trust;
Nor will I fear since that is mine,
While Thou dost live, and God is just.
3. Clad in this robe, how bright I shine !
Angels possess not such a dress;
Angels have not a robe like mine-
Jesus, the Lord's my righteousness.
74- 7,6. J. G. Deck
1. The day of glory bearing
Its brightness far and near,
The day of Christ's appearing
We now no longer fear.
2. He once a spotless victim
For us on Calvary bled;
Jehovah did afflict Him,
And bruised Him in our stead.
3. To Him by grace united,
We joy in Him alone;
And now by faith delighted,
Behold Him on the throne.
4. Then let Him come on glory,
Who comes His saints to raise,
To perfect all the story
Of wonder, love and praise.
75- 11s. Stocker, 1776
Thy mercy, O God, is the theme of my song,
The joy of my heart, and the boast of my tongue;
'Tis free grace alone, from the first to the last,
That wins the affections, and binds the soul fast.
76- 8,7. J. N. Darby, 1837
1. Rise, my soul, Thy God directs thee,
Stranger hands no more impede;
Pass thou on, His hand protects thee,
Strength that has the captive freed.
2. Is the wilderness before thee,
Desert land where drought abides ?
Heavenly springs shall there restore thee,
Fresh from God's exhaustless tides.
3. Light divine surrounds Thy going,
God Himself shall mark Thy way;
Secret blessings, richly flowing,
Lead to everlasting day.
4. God, thine everlasting portion,
Feeds thee with the mighty's meat;
Price of Egypt's hard extortion,
Egypt's food no more to eat.
5. Art thou weaned from Egypt's pleasures ?
God in secret thee shall keep,
There unfold His hidden treasures,
There His love's exhaustless deep.
6. In the desert God will teach thee
What the God that thou hast found,
Patient, gracious, powerful, holy,
All His grace shall there abound.
7. On to Canaan's rest still wending,
E'en Thy wants and woes shall bring
Suited grace from high descending,
Thou shalt taste of mercy's spring.
8. Though Thy way be long and dreary,
Eagle strength He'll still renew:
Garments fresh and foot unweary
Tell how God hath brought thee through.
9. When to Canaan's long-loved dwelling
Love divine Thy foot shall bring,
There, with shouts of triumph swelling,
Zion's songs in rest to sing
10.There no stranger-God shall meet thee,
Stranger thou in courts above,
He who to His rest shall greet thee,
Greets thee with a well-known love.
77- C.M. Stennett, 1790
1. Jesus ! O name divinely sweet !
How soothing is the sound !
What joyful news, what heavenly power
In that blest name is found.
2. Our souls, as guilty and condemned,
In hopeless fetters lay;
Our souls with countless sins defiled
Of death and hell the prey.
3. Jesus, to purge away our guilt,
A willing victim fell,
And on His cross triumphant broke
The bands of death and hell.
78- 7s. -------
1. O what blessings flow from grace,
Treasured up in Christ the Head !
He who perfected life's race
Bore sin's burden in our stead.
2. Christ our ransom doth appear
In the glorious courts above:
Righteousness divine we wear,
Loved with everlasting love.
79- S.M. J. N. Darby, 1837
1. Rest of the saints above,
Jerusalem of God,
Who in Thy palaces of love,
Thy golden streets have trod ?
2. To me Thy joy to tell,
Those courts secure from ill,
Where God Himself vouchsafes to dwell,
And every bosom fill.
3. Who shall to me that joy
Of saint-thronged courts declare;
Tell of that constant sweet employ
My spirit longs to share ?
4. That rest secure from ill
No cloud of grief e'er stains,
Unfailing praise each heart doth fill,
And love eternal reigns.
5. The Lamb is there, my soul-
There God Himself doth rest,
In love divine diffused through all
With Him supremely blest.
6. God and the Lamb-'tis well
I know that source divine
Of joy and love no tongue can tell,
Yet know that all is mine.
7. And see, the Spirit's power
Has ope'd the heavenly door,
Has brought me to that favoured hour
When toil shall all be o'er.
8. There on the hidden bread
Of Christ-once humbled here-
God's treasured store-for ever fed,
His love my soul shall cheer.
9. Called by that secret name
Of undisclosed delight,
(Blest answer to reproach and shame)
Graved on the stone of white.
10. There in effulgence bright,
Saviour and Guide, with Thee
I'll walk, and in Thy heavenly light
Whiter my robe shall be.
11. There in th' unsullied way
Which His own hand hath dressed,
My feet press on where brightest day
Shines forth on all the rest.
12. But who that glorious blaze
Of living light shall tell,
Where all His brightness God displays,
And the Lamb's glories dwell ?
13. (There only to adore,
My soul its strength may find,
Its life, its joy for evermore,
By sight nor sense defined.)
14. God and the Lamb shall there
The light and temple be,
And radiant hosts for ever share
The unveiled mystery.
80- 6,6,6,6,8,8. Swain
1. On earth the song begins;
In heaven more sweet and loud-
"To Him that cleansed our sins
By His atoning blood;
To Him," we sing in joyful strain,
"Be honour, power, and praise, Amen."
2. Alone He bare the cross,
Alone its grief sustained;
His was the shame and loss,
And He the victory gained;
The mighty work was all His own,
Tho' we shall share His glorious throne.
81- C.M. -------
1. Arm of the Lord, whose wondrous power
The world and all things made,
Thou art our Rock, our Shield, our Tower
Our ransom Thou hast paid.
2. Revealer of the Father's love,
His glory and His power;
Upholding all things now above,
Till the appointed hour-
3. That hour when all Thy foes to Thee
A footstool shall be given;
Thy praise Thy people's food shall be;
Their place with Thee in heaven.
82- 8,7. Mrs. J. A. Trench
1. Jesus, Thou alone art worthy
Ceaseless praises to receive;
For Thy love and grace and goodness
Rise o'er all our thoughts conceive.
2. With adoring hearts, we render
Honour to Thy precious name,
Overflowing with Thy mercies,
Far and wide Thy worth proclaim.
3. Praise Him ! praise Him ! praise the Saviour,
Saints aloud your voices raise !
Praise Him ! praise Him ! till in heaven
Perfected we'll sing His praise.
83- C.M. -------
1. See ! see, the blessŠd Saviour comes,
The God of love and grace;
With Him we spend eternity
In triumph and in praise.
2. For ever our still wondering eyes
Shall o'er His beauties rove;
To endless ages we'll adore
The riches of His love !
84- S.M. H. Bonar
1. We hear the words of love,
We gaze upon the blood,
We see the mighty sacrifice,
And we have peace with God.
2. 'Tis everlasting peace !
Sure as Jehovah's name;
'Tis stable as His stedfast throne,
For evermore the same.
3. Our love is ofttimes low,
Our joy still ebbs and flows;
But peace with Him remains the same,
No change Jehovah knows.
4. We change--He changes not;
Our Christ can never die:
His love, not ours, the resting-place,
We on His truth rely.
5. The cross still stands unchanged,
Though heaven is now His home;
The mighty stone is rolled away,
But yonder is His tomb !
6. And yonder is our peace,
The grave of all our woes;
We know the Son of God has come,
We know He died and rose.
7. We know He liveth now
At God's right hand above;
We know the throne on which He sits,
We know His truth and love !
85- 7,6. J. G. Deck
1. O Lord, Thy love's unbounded !
So full, so vast, so free !
Our thoughts are all confounded
Whene'er we think of Thee:
For us Thou cam'st from heaven,
For us to bleed and die,
That purchased and forgiven,
We might ascend on high.
2. But oh ! the hope of being
For ever with the Lord,
The joyful hope of seeing
That face for us so marred !
It fills our heart with comfort,
It fills our lips with praise,
So that amidst our sorrow
A joyful song we raise.
3. O Lamb of God, we thank Thee,
We bless Thy Son;
Thy love once made Thee willing
To bear our sin and shame.
And now Thy love is waiting
Thy saints like Thee to raise;
Firstborn of many brethren,
To Thee be all the praise.
86- 7,6. J. G. Deck
1. O Lord ! Thou now art seated,
Above the heavens, on high,
(The gracious work completed,
For which Thou cam'st to die);
To Thee our hearts are lifted,
While pilgrims wandering here,
For Thou alone art gifted
Our every weight to bear.
2. We know, Lord, Thou hast bought us,
And wash'd us in Thy blood;
We know Thy grace has brought us
As kings and priests to God.
We know that that blest morning,
Long looked for, draweth near,
When we, at Thy returning,
In glory shall appear.
3. O by Thy love constrain us,
And fix our hearts on Thee;
Let nothing henceforth pain us,
But that which paineth Thee;
Our joy, our blest endeavour,
Through suffering, conflict, shame,
To serve Thee, gracious Saviour,
And magnify Thy name.
87- 10,10,11,11. Kent
1. In Jesus Himself (the Father's delight),
The saints, without blame, appear in God's sight;
And while He in Jesus our souls shall approve,
So long shall the Father continue His love.
2. In Jesus, free grace all blessings secures;
We know and rejoice that all things are ours;
And God from His purpose will never remove,
But love us, and bless us, and "rest in His love."
88- C.M. Stennett, 1697
1. O blessŠd Saviour, is Thy love
So great, so full, so free ?
Fain would we have our thoughts, our hearts,
Our lives engaged with Thee.
2. We love Thee for the glorious worth
Which in Thyself we see:
We love Thee for that shameful cross,
Endured so patiently.
3. No man of greater love can boast
Than for His friend to die;
Thou for Thine enemies wast slain !
What love with Thine can vie ?
4. Though in the very form of God,
With heavenly glory crowned,
Thou didst a servant's form assume,
Beset with sorrow round.
5. Thou wouldst like wretched man be made
In everything but sin,
That we as like Thee might become
As we unlike had been:
6. Like Thee in faith, in meekness, love,
In every beauteous grace;
From glory into glory changed,
Till we behold Thy face.
7. O Lord ! we treasure in our souls
The memory of Thy love;
And ever shall Thy name to us
A grateful odour prove.
89- C.M. Isaac Watts
1. Hosanna to the King of kings !
The great incarnate Word !
Ten thousand songs and glories wait
The coming of our Lord.
2. Thy victories and Thine endless fame
Through the wide world shall run,
And everlasting ages sing
The triumphs Thou hast won.
90- 8s. P.M. Theodolph, died 821
Glory, honour, praise, and power,
Be unto the Lamb for ever !
Jesus Christ is our Redeemer.
Hallelujah ! Hallelujah !
Hallelujah ! Praise we the Lord !