91- S.M. G. V. Wigram
1. O What a debt we owe
To Him who shed His blood,
And cleansed our souls, and gave us power
To stand before His God.
2. Saviour and Lord ! we own
The riches of Thy grace;
For we can call Thy God, our God--
Can bow before His face.
3. Thy Father, too, above,
We worship as our own,
Who gave with Thee the Spirit's cry,
To us His sons foreknown.
92- 8,7. P.M. Miss A. M. Stoney
How sweet away from self to flee,
And shelter in our Saviour;
Oh ! precious grace, with Him's our place,
In God's eternal favour.
Jesus the goal before our soul,
The One we know in glory;
While we're on earth, we'd tell His worth,
A saved one's sweetest story.
93- 8,7. Mrs. Bevan
1. From the palace of His glory,
From the home of joy and love,
Came the Lord Himself to seek us;
He would have us there above.
2. There from that eternal brightness
Have His thoughts flow'd forth in love;
He in His great love would have us
Ever there with Him above.
3. Trembling we had hoped for mercy--
Some lone place within His door:
But the crown, the throne, the mansion,
All were ready long before.
4. And in past and distant ages,
In those courts so bright and fair,
Ere we were, was He rejoicing,
All He won with us to share.
94- S.M. T. Kelly
1. The Lord is risen indeed:
And all His work performed !
The captive Surety now is freed,
And death, our foe, disarmed.
2. The Lord is risen indeed:
He lives to die no more;
He lives His people's cause to plead,
Whose curse and shame He bore.
3. The Lord is risen indeed:
And death has lost its prey:
And with Him all the ransomed seed
Shall reign in endless day.
95- S.M. Isaac Watts, 1709; altered by W.
Hammond,
1745
1. Break forth and sing the song
Of "Glory to the Lamb !"
Wake every heart and every tongue
To praise the Saviour's name.
2. Sing of His dying love;
Sing of His rising power;
Song how He intercedes above
For those whose sins He bore.
3. Sing on your heavenly road,
Ye sons of glory, sing;
To the ascended Lamb of God,
Your cheerful praises bring.
4. Soon shall we hear Him say,
"Ye ransomed pilgrims, come";
Soon will He call us hence away,
And take us to His home.
5. Then shall each raptured tongue
His fullest praise proclaim;
And sweeter voices wake the song
Of "Glory to the Lamb !"
96- L.M. Medley
1. The Saviour lives, no more to die;
He lives, our Head, enthroned in high;
He lives triumphant o'er the grave;
He lives eternally to save.
2. The chief of sinners He receives;
His saints He loves and never leaves;
He'll guard us safe from every ill,
And all His promises fulfil.
3. Abundant grace will He afford,
Till we are present with the Lord;
And prove what we have sung before,
That Jesus lives for evermore.
4. Then let our souls in Him rejoice,
And sing His praise with cheerful voice:
Our doubts and fears for ever gone,
For Christ is on the Father's throne.
97- L.M. C‚sar Malan
1. Blest Lamb of God ! with grateful praise
Our voices now to Thee we raise
O'er earth to reign, redeemed by blood,
Kingdom and priests are we to God.
2. Soon, too, in glory shall we sing,
And louder praises to Thee bring,
While every nation, tongue and tribe,
Strength, glory, might, to Thee ascribe !
Amen ! Amen !
O Lord, Amen !
98- 8,7. Miss C. Thompson
1. Gazing on the Lord in glory,
While our hearts in worship bow,
There we read the wondrous story
Of the cross it's shame and woe.
2. Every mark of dark dishonour
Heaped upon the thorn-crown'd brow,
All the depths of Thy heart's sorrow
Told in answering glory now.
3. On that cross alone forsaken
Where no pitying eye was found;
Now to God's right hand exalted,
With Thy praise the heavens resound.
4. Did Thy God e'en then forsake Thee,
Hide His face from Thy deep need ?
In Thy face, once marred and smitten,
All His glory now we read.
5. Gazing on it we adore Thee,
BlessŠd, precious, Holy Lord;
Thou, the Lamb, alone art worthy,
This be earth's and heaven's accord.
6. Rise our hearts, and bless the Father,
Ceaseless song e'en here begun,
Endless praise and adoration
To the Father and the Son.
99- L.M. Medley
1. On Christ salvation rests secure;
The Rock of Ages must endure;
Nor can that faith be overthrown
Which rests upon the "Living Stone."
2. No other hope shall intervene:
To Him we look, on Him we lean:
Other foundations we disown,
And build on Christ, the " Living Stone."
3. In Him, it is ordained to raise
A temple to Jehovah's praise,
Composed of all the saints, who own
No Saviour but the "Living Stone."
4. View the vast building, see it rise;
The work how great ! the plan how wise !
O wondrous fabric ! power unknown !
That rears it on the "Living Stone."
5. But most adore His precious name;
His glory and His grace proclaim;
For us, condemned, despised, undone,
He gave Himself, the "Living Stone."
100- L.M. Medley
1. Now in a song of grateful praise,
To our dear Lord the voice we'll raise;
With all His saints we'll join to tell,
"Our Jesus hath done all things well."
2. All worlds His glorious power confess,
His wisdom all His works express;
But oh, His love !--what tongue can tell ?
"Our Jesus hath done all things well."
3. And since our souls have known His love,
What mercies has He made us prove,
Mercies which all our praise excel;
"Our Jesus hath done all things well."
4. And when on that bright day we rise,
And join the anthems of the skies,
In heavenly songs this note shall swell,
"Our Jesus hath done all things well."
101- 8,8,6. Hawker, 1827
1. We bless Thee, O Thou great Amen !
Jehovah's pledge to sinful men,
Confirming all His word !
Doubtful no promises remain,
For all are Yea, and all Amen,
In Thee, the faithful Lord,
2. How great the grace of God to bless
By Thee, the Lord, our righteousness !
By Thee, we say again:
For to us all things thus are sure,
Through life, in death, and evermore,
By Thee, the great Amen.
3. O faithful Witness of our God,
Who cam'st by water and by blood !
In Thee (the Holy One)
God's record doth for ever stand,
Of life eternal, from His hand,
To all in Thee the Son.
4. Gladly His promises we hear,
For God's "Amen" dispels all fear,
His faithfulness it proves;
And while such grace from God is shewn,
To His Amen we add our own
For our Amen He loves.
102- C.M. Isaac Watts
1. Come, let us join our cheerful songs,
And thus approach the throne:
Had we ten thousand thousand tongues,
Our theme of joy's but one:
2. "Worthy the Lamb that's gone on high
To be exalted thus;"
"Worthy the Lamb that died," we cry,
"For He was slain for us."
3. Jesus is worthy to receive
Honour and power divine:
And blessings more than we can give
Be, Lord, for ever Thine.
4. Soon shall the saints, exalted high,
A glorious anthem raise;
And all that dwell beneath the sky
Speak forth Thine endless praise.
5. Redeemed creation join in one,
T' adore the sacred name
Of Him that sits upon the throne,
And to exalt the Lamb.
103- 8s. T. Kelly
1. We'll sing of the Shepherd that died,
That died for the sake of the flock;
His love to the utmost was tried,
But firmly endured as a rock.
2. When blood from a victim must flow,
This Shepherd by pity was led
To stand between us and the foe,
And willingly died in our stead.
3. Our song, then, for ever shall be
Of the Shepherd who gave Himself thus;
No subject's so glorious as He,
No theme so affecting to us.
4. Of Him and His love will we sing,
His praises our tongues shall employ
Till heavenly anthems we bring
In yonder bright regions of joy.
104- 8,7. Hawker, 1827
1. "Abba," Father--thus we call Thee,
(Hallowed name !) from day to day;
'Tis Thy children's right to know Thee,
None but children "Abba" say.
This high honour we inherit,
Thy free gift, through Jesus' blood;
God the Spirit, with our spirit,
Witnesseth we're sons of God.
2. Abba's purpose gave us being
When in Christ, in that vast plan,
Abba chose the saints in Jesus
Long before the world began;
O what love the Father bore us !
O how precious in His sight !
When He gave the church to Jesus !
Jesus, His whole soul's delight !
3. Though our nature's fall in Adam
Seemed to shut us out from God,
Thus it was His counsel brought us
Nearer still, through Jesus' blood;
For in Him we found redemption,
Grace and glory in the Son;
Oh the height and depth of mercy !
"Christ and we, through grace, are one."
105- 8,7. T. Kelly
1. Glory, glory everlasting
Be to Him who bore the cross.
Who redeemed our souls by tasting
Death, the death deserved by us !
Spread His glory
Who redeemed His people thus.
2. His is love, 'tis love unbounded,
Without measure, without end;
Human thought is here confounded;
'Tis too vast to comprehend:
Praise the Saviour !
Magnify the sinner's Friend.
3. While we tell the wondrous story
Of the Saviour's cross and shame,
Sing we, "Everlasting glory
Be to God and to the Lamb."
Hallelujah !
Give ye glory to His name.
106- C.M. J. G. Deck
1. O Lord ! 'tis joy to look above,
And see Thee on the throne,
To search the heights and depths of love
Which Thou to us hast shewn.
2. To look beyond the long dark night,
And hail the coming day,
When, Thou to all Thy saints in light,
Thy glories wilt display.
3. And, oh ! 'tis joy the path to trace
By Thee so meekly trod;
Learning of Thee to walk in grace,
And fellowship with God !
4. Joy to confess Thy blessŠd name,
The virtue of Thy blood,
And to the wearied heart proclaim,
Behold the Lamb of God !
107- 8,8,6. J. G. Deck
1. O Jesus, Lord ! 'tis joy to know
Thy path is o'er of shame and woe,
For us so meekly trod:
All finished is Thy work of toil,
Thou reapest now the fruit and spoil,
Exalted by our God.
2. Thy holy head, once bound with thorns,
The crown of glory now adorns;
Thy seat, the Father's throne;
O Lord ! e'en now we sing Thy praise,
Ours the eternal song to raise--
Worthy the Lord alone !
3. As Head for us Thou sittest there,
Until Thy members too shall share
In all Thou dost receive:
Thy glory and Thy royal throne
Thy boundless love has made our own,
Who in Thy name believe.
4. We triumph in Thy triumphs, Lord;
Thy joys our deepest joys afford,
The fruit of love divine.
While sorrowing, suffering, toiling here,
How does the thought our spirits cheer,
The throne of glory's Thine.
108- 8,7. -------
1. Lord of life, and King of glory !
Now to Thee our hearts we raise;
While we sing the joyful story
Of the triumphs of Thy grace.
2. Long in error's path benighted,
Deeply sunk in sin's abyss,
We Thy proffered mercy slighted,
Would not have eternal bliss.
3. Straying then on sin's dark mountain,
Thou didst bid us cease to roam,
Make us see the living fountain,
Call with power Thy wanderers home.
4. Jesus, strength of our salvation,
None can pluck us from Thy hand;
In the hour of dark temptation,
Kept by Thee we safely stand.
5. Though by enemies surrounded,
Onward still our steps we wend;
All our foes shall be confounded,
Safely come our journey's end.
6. Grace begun shall end in glory;
Jesus, He the victory won;
In His own triumphant story
Is the record of our own.
109- 6,4,6,4,6,6,6,4. J. G. Deck
1. Jesus ! That name is love,
Jesus, our Lord !
Jesus, all names above,
Jesus, the Lord !
Thou, Lord our all must be;
Nothing that's good have we,
Nothing apart from Thee,
Jesus, our Lord !
2. As Son of Man it was,
Jesus, the Lord !
Thou gav'st Thy life for us,
Jesus, our Lord !
Great was indeed Thy love,
All other loves above,
Love Thou didst dearly prove,
Jesus, our Lord !
3. Righteous alone in Thee,
Jesus, the Lord !
Thou wilt a refuge be,
Jesus, our Lord !
Whom then have we to fear,
What trouble, grief, or care,
Since Thou art ever near,
Jesus, our Lord !
4. Soon Thou wilt come again,
Jesus, the Lord !
We shall be happy then,
Jesus, our Lord !
When Thine own face we see,
Then shall we like Thee be,
Then evermore with Thee,
Jesus, our Lord.
110- 6--8s. J. G. Deck
1. O God ! Thou now hast glorified
Thy holy, blest, eternal Son;
The Nazarene, the Crucified,
Now sits exalted on Thy throne !
To Him in faith we cry aloud,
Worthy art Thou, O Lamb of God !
2. Father, Thy Son we bless,
Gracious and just Thy wise decree,
That every tongue shall soon confess
Jesus the Lord of all to be !
But, oh ! Thy grace has taught us now
Before that Lord the knee to bow.
3. Him as our Lord we gladly own:
To Him alone we now would live,
Who bow'd our hearts before Thy throne,
And gave us all that love could give.
Our willing voices cry aloud,
Worthy art Thou, O Lamb of God !
111- 7,6. Mary Bowley
1. By Thee, O God, invited,
We look unto the Son,
In whom Thy soul delighted,
Who all Thy will hath done;
And by the one chief treasure
Thy bosom freely gave,
Thine own pure love we measure,
Thy willing mind to save.
2. O God of mercy--Father !
The one unchanging claim,
The brightest hopes we gather
From Christ's most precious name;
What always sounds so sweetly
In Thine unwearied ear
Has freed our souls completely
From all our sinful fear.
3. The trembling sinner feareth
That God can ne'er forget;
But one full payment cleareth
His memory of all debt.
When nought beside could free us,
Or set our souls at large,
Thy holy work, Lord Jesus,
Secured a full discharge.
4. No wrath God's heart retaineth
To us-ward who believe;
No dread in ours remaineth
As we His love receive;
Returning sons He kisses,
And with His robe invests;
His perfect love dismisses
All terror from our breasts.
112- 8,8,6. Samuel Davies
1. Eternal praise, our God, shall rise:
In mansions far beyond the skies
Thy name shall be adored.
With joyful hearts our songs we raise;
Our God and Father, Thee we praise,
While waiting for our Lord.
2. When ruinŠd, guilty, and undone,
Thou gav'st for us Thine only Son,
We trust Thy truthful word.
Rejoicing in Thy love we sing,
Praise for Thy gift of gifts we bring,
Thy goodness we record.
3. We praise Thee in our pathway here,
Far off we were, but now brought near
Through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Fresh grace for every moment here,
Fresh manna o'er the desert drear
Thy Spirit doth afford.
4. When Thou shalt come, for whom we wait,
We then shall see and know how great
The gain that faith hath stored.
With joyful hearts our songs we raise;
Our God and Father, now to praise,
While waiting for our Lord.
113- L.M. -------
1. Lord Jesus, 'tis our joy to think
Our life is so bound up with Thine,
That nothing can divide the link
Secured and fixed by love divine.
2. By faith we see Thee, Lord, enthroned
At God's right hand of power on high;
And Thy redeemŠd ones, we're owned
As one with Thee, in Thee brought nigh.
114- 7,6. Mary Bowley
1. The holiest we enter
In perfect peace with God,
Through whom we found our centre,
In Jesus and His blood:
Though great may be our dullness
In thought, and word, and deed,
We glory in the fullness
Of Him that meets our need.
2. Much incense is ascending
Before th' eternal throne;
God graciously is bending
To hear each feeble groan;
To all our prayers and praises
Christ adds His sweet perfume,
And love the censer raises,
These odours to consume.
3. O God, we come with singing,
Because Thy great High Priest
Our names to Thee is bringing,
Nor e'er forgets the least;
For us He wears the mitre,
Where "holiness" shines bright,
For us His robes are whiter
Than heaven's unsullied light.
115- 7,7,8,7,bis. Gilpin
1. Head of the church, Thy body,
O Christ, the great Salvation !
Sweet to the saints
It is to think
Of all Thine exaltation !
All power's to Thee committed.
All power on earth, in heaven;
To Thee a name
Of widest fame
Above all glory's given.
2. With Thee believers raised,
In Thee in high are seated;
All guilty once,
But cleared by Thee;
Redemption-toil's completed.
And when Thou, Lord and Saviour,
Shalt come again in glory,
There by Thy side,
Thy spotless bride
Shall crown the wondrous story.
3. At length the final kingdom,
No bound, no end possessing:
When heaven and earth
God all in all
Shall fill with largest blessing.
All root of evil banished,
No breath of sin to wither,
On earth---on high
Naught else but joy,
And blissful peace for ever !
116- L.M. Tate
1. O render thanks to God above,
The fountain of eternal love;
Whose mercy firm through ages past
Hath stood, and doth for ever last.
2. The Father's boundless love we sing,
The fountain whence our blessings spring;
How great the depth, how high it flows,
No saint can tell, no angel knows.
3. Its length and breadth no eye can trace,
No thought explore the bounds of grace;
The love that saved our souls from hell
Transcends the creature's power to tell.
117- S.M. Toplady
1. Not to ourselves we owe
That we, O God, are Thine;
Jesus, the Lord, our night broke through
And gave us light divine.
2. The Father's grace and love,
This blessŠd mercy gave,
And Jesus left the throne above,
His wandering sheep to save.
3. No more the heirs of wrath-
Thy sovereign love we see;
And, Father, in confiding faith,
We cast our souls on Thee.
4. Our hearts look up to see
The glory Thou hast given,
And dwell e'en now where we shall be
With Christ, Thine heirs, in heaven.
5. With the adopted band,
Soon shall we see Thee there:
With them and Him in glory stand,
And all His honours share.
118- L.M. Medley, 1785
1. Awake, each saint, in joyful lays,
To sing the great Redeemer's praise;
He justly claims a song from thee;
His loving-kindness, oh how free !
2. He saw us ruinŠd in the fall,
Yet loved us notwithstanding all;
He saved us from our lost estate:
His loving-kindness, oh how great !
3. Though numerous hosts of mighty foes,
Though earth and hell our way oppose;
He safely leads His saints along:
His loving-kindness, oh how strong !
4. When trouble like a gloomy cloud,
Has gathered thick, and thundered loud;
He with His church has always stood:
His loving-kindness, oh how good !
5. Soon shall we mount and soar away
To the bright realms of endless day,
And sing with rapture and surprise
His loving-kindness in the skies.
119- 7,6. Bernard of Clairvaux
1. O Head ! once full of bruises,
So full of pain and scorn,
'Mid other sore abuses
Mocked with a crown of thorn;
O Head ! e'en now surrounded
With brightest majesty,
In death once bowed and wounded
On the accursŠd tree:
2. Thou countenance transcendent !
Thou life-creating Sun !
To worlds on Thee dependent--
Yet bruised and spit upon:
O Lord ! what Thee tormented
Was our sins heavy load,
We had the debt augmented
Which Thou didst pay in blood.
3. We give Thee thanks unfeigned,
O Saviour ! Friend in need,
For what Thy soul sustained
When Thou for us didst bleed;
Grant us to lean unshaken
Upon Thy faithfulness;
Until to glory taken,
We see Thee face to face.
120- 8,8,6. Toplady, 1759
1. O Thou who didst Thy glory leave,
Apostate sinners to retrieve
From nature's deadly fall !
Thou, Thou hast bought us with a price,
Our sins against us ne'er can rise,
For Thou hast borne them all.
2. See Him for our transgressions given;
See the blest Lamb of God from heaven,
For us, His foes, expire;
Rejoice ! rejoice ! the tidings hear !
He bore, that we might never bear,
Th' Almighty's righteous ire.
3. Ye saints, "the Man of sorrows" bless,
The Lord, for your unrighteousness
Deputed to atone;
Praise, till with all the ransom'd throng
Ye sing the never-ending song,
And sit upon His throne !