181 10s. or 11s. J. Newton
1. When Satan appears
To stop up our path,
And fill us with fears,
We triumph by faith;
He cannot take from us,
Though oft he has tried ,
The heart-cheering promise,
The Lord will provide.
2. He tells us we're weak,
Our hope is in vain,
The good that we seek
We ne'er shall obtain;
But when such suggestions
Our spirits have tried,
This answers all questions,
The Lord will provide.
3. No strength of our own,
Or goodness we claim;
Yet since we have known
The Saviour's great name,
In this, our strong tower,
For safety we hide,
The Lord is our power,
The Lord will provide.
4. Should life sink apace,
And death be in view,
This word of His grace
Shall comfort us through;
No fearing or doubting,
With Christ on our side,
Through faith we'll die shouting,
The Lord will provide.
182 C.M. -------
1. Our tongues shall spread the Saviour's fame,
Whose grace we daily prove,
For since our souls have known His name,
His banner has been Love.
2. When walking in the paths of sin,
We far from Him did rove,
By sweet constraint He drew us in,
And waved His banner Love.
3. He spread the banquet, made us eat,
Bid all our fears remove;
Yea, o'er our guilty, rebel heads
He placed His banner Love.
4. When weary of His rich repast,
We've sought, alas ! to rove,
He has recalled His faithless guest,
And shewn His banner Love.
5. In every conflict we sustain,
Our enemies shall prove,
Through Him the victory we obtain,
Beneath His banner Love.
6. And when He calls us home at length,
To feast with Him above,
Through eternity we'll sing
His never-changing love.
183- 8,7. T. Kelly
1. Saviour, come, Thy saints are waiting,
Waiting for the nuptial day,
Thence their promised glory dating;
Come, and bear Thy saints away.
Come, Lord Jesus,
Thus Thy waiting people pray.
2. Base, the wish, and vain th' endeavour,
Here on earth to find our rest;
Till we see Thy face, we never
Shall or can be fully blest;
In Thy presence
Nothing shall our peace molest.
3. Lord, we wait for Thine appearing;
"Tarry not," Thy people say;
Bright the prospect is, and cheering,
Of beholding Thee that day;
When our sorrow
Shall for ever pass away.
4. Till it comes, O keep us steady,
Keep us walking in Thy ways;
At Thy call may we be ready,
On Thee, Lord, with joy to gaze;
And in glory
Sing Thine everlasting praise.
184- C.M. F. Whitfield
1. There is a name we love to hear,
We love to sing its worth;
It sounds like music in our ear,
The sweetest name on earth.
2. It tells us of a Saviour's love,
Who died to set us free;
It tells us of His precious blood,
The sinner's perfect plea.
3. Jesus ! the name we love so well,
The name we love to hear !
No saint on earth its worth can tell,
No heart conceive how dear.
4. This name shall shed its fragrance still
Along this thorny road,
Shall sweetly smooth the rugged hill
That leads us up to God.
5. And there the whole triumphant throng,
Of blood-bought saints on high,
Shall sing the new eternal song
With Jesus ever nigh.
185- S.M. H. Bennett
1. We have a home above,
From all defilement free;
A mansion which eternal love
Prepared our rest to be.
2. The Father's gracious hand
Has built that blest abode;
From everlasting it was planned,
The dwelling place of God.
3. The Saviour's precious blood
Has made our title sure;
He passed through death's dark, raging flood,
To make our rest secure.
4. The Comforter is come,
The Earnest has been given;
He leads us onward to the home
Reserved for us in heaven.
5. Thy love, most gracious Lord,
Our joy and strength shall be;
Till Thou shalt speak the gladdening word
That bids us rise to Thee.
6. And then through endless days,
Where all Thy glories shine,
In happier, holier strains we'll praise
The grace that made us Thine.
186- C.M. Mary Bowley
1. Jesus, of Thee we ne'er would tire;
The new and living food
Can satisfy our heart's desire,
And life is in Thy blood.
2. If such the happy midnight song
Our prisoned spirits raise,
What are the joys that cause, ere long,
Eternal bursts of praise ?
3. To look within and see no stain,
Abroad no curse to trace;
To shed no tears, to feel no pain,
But see Thee face to face.
4. To find each hope of glory gained,
Fulfilled each precious word;
And fully all to have attained
The image of our Lord.
5. For this we're pressing onward still,
And in this hope would be
More subject to the Father's will,
E'en now much more like Thee.
187- 7,6. J. G. Deck
1. O Jesus, gracious Saviour,
Upon the Father's throne
Whose wondrous love and favour
Have made our cause Thine own;
Thy people to Thee ever
For grace and help repair,
For Thou, they know, wilt never
Refuse their griefs to share.
2. O Lord, through tribulation
Our pilgrim-journey lies,
Through scorn and sore temptation,
And watchful enemies;
Midst never-ceasing dangers
We through the desert roam;
As pilgrims here and strangers
We seek the rest to come.
3. O Lord, Thou too once hasted
This weary desert through,
Once fully tried and tasted
Its bitterness and woe;
And hence Thy heart is tender
In truest sympathy,
Though now the heavens render
All praise to Thee on high.
4. O by Thy Holy Spirit
Reveal in us Thy love,
The joy we shall inherit
With Thee, our Head above;
May all this consolation
Our trembling hearts sustain
Sure though through tribulation--
The promised rest to gain.
188- 8,7,8,7,8,8. G. W. Frazer
1. 'Twas on that night of deepest woe,
When darkness round did thicken,
When through deep waters Thou didst go,
And for our sins wast stricken;
Thou, Lord, didst seek that we should be
With grateful hearts remembring Thee.
2. How deep the sorrow, who can tell,
Which was for us endurd ?
O love divine, which broke the spell
Which had our heart allurd.
With heart and conscience now set free,
It is our joy to think of Thee.
3. O Lord, how precious is Thy thought,
How wondrous Thy desire,
To win our hearts, once worse then naught,
Who now by grace aspire
To seek Thy glory, bear Thy shame,
To keep Thy word, and love Thy name.
4. We know Thee now ascended high,
Ourselves in Thee accepted;
We wait the hour which now draws nigh,
Thy coming long expected.
Till Thou dost come we still would be
With grateful hearts remembring Thee.
189- 6,6,8,6,8,8. H. K. Burlingham
1. O God of matchless grace,
We sing unto Thy name !
We stand accepted in the place
That none but Christ could claim.
Our willing hearts have heard Thy voice,
And in Thy mercy we rejoice.
2. 'Tis meet that Thy delight
Should centre in Thy Son !
That Thou shouldst place us in Thy sight,
In Him, Thy holy One !
Thy perfect love has cast out fear,
Thy favour shines upon us here !
3. Eternal is our rest,
O Christ of God, in Thee !
Now of Thy peace, Thy joy possessed,
We wait Thy face to see;
Now to the Father's heart received,
We know in whom we have believed.
190- 8s. T. Kelly
1. The stream that from the fountain flows,
The fountain of eternal love,
Imparts its virtue as it goes,
A gift all other gifts above;
'Tis life and peace divinely given,
The love of God come down from heaven.
2. How blessd to enjoy the gift,
To taste of mercy here below;
In humble thankfulness to lift
Our hearts to Him whom now we know,
To know His love, how great it is,
To own and feel that we are His.
3. How blessd is the hope of good,
The good that without measure is,
Of seeing Him who shed His blood
To save us and to make us His.
Redeemed by blood and saved by grace,
We look to see the Saviour's face.
191- C.M. Mary Bowley
1. Still in a land of doubt and dearth,
Our longing spirits cry
To Thee, the Lord of heaven and earth,
Our thirst to satisfy.
2. O Thou with love more strong than death,
Unquenched by deepest waves;
We need throughout the walk of faith
The same free grace that saves.
3. We would not take from falsehood's fire,
Though glittering be the spark;
Thou only art our heart's desire,
Art light where all is dark.
4. Dark unbelief alone can shroud
A Sun that sets no more;
And when Thy grace removes the cloud,
We see Thee as before.
5. We soon shall join the white-robed throng,
We soon shall walk by sight;
Till then by faith we raise the song,
By faith in Thee delight.
192- 7,7,8,7, bis. J. G. Deck
1. Great Captain of salvation,
Now crowned with highest glory,
Joyful we raise,
Our songs of praise,
And lowly bow before Thee:
We worship and adore Thee,
Each heart and tongue confessing,
Worthy to reign,
The Lamb once slain,
Of honour, power, and blessing.
2. Thou hast the cross endured--
In love beyond all measure !
The curse, the grave,
Thy saints to save,
And have us as Thy treasure.
We see Thee as the Victim,
Our sins and sorrows bearing;
The Lamb once slain,
Alive again,
The crown of glory wearing.
3. Head of the new creation,
To God's right hand ascended;
Thy saints rejoice,
With heart and voice,
Before Thy feet low bended:
We own Thee, Lord, exulting
In all Thy joy and glory;
And long to be
On high with Thee,
Where all shall bow before Thee.
193- L.M. J. G. Deck
1. Jesus, my Saviour ! Thou art mine,
The Father's gift of love divine;
All Thou hast done, and all Thou art,
Are now the portion of my heart.
2. Poor, feeble, wretched as I am,
I now can glory in Thy name;
Now cleansed in Thy most precious blood
And made the righteousness of God.
3. All that Thou hast Thou hast for me,
All my fresh springs are hid in Thee;
In Thee I live while I confess
I nothing am, yet all possess.
4. O Saviour, teach me to abide
Close sheltered at Thy wounded side,
Each hour receiving "grace on grace,"
Until I see Thee face to face.
194- 8,7. Doddridge
1. May the Saviour's love and merit
Fill our hearts both night and day,
And the unction of His Spirit
All our thoughts and actions sway.
2. May we thus, in God confiding,
And from self-dependence free,
Find our rest--in Christ abiding--
Till with joy Himself we see.
195- L.M. Miss Wigram
1. Worthy of homage and of praise;
Worthy by all to be adored;
Exhaustless theme of heavenly lays !
Thou, Thou art worthy, Jesus, Lord.
2. Now seated on Jehovah's throne,
The Lamb once slain in glory bright:
'Tis thence Thou watchest o'er Thine own,
Guarding us through the deadly fight.
3. To Thee, e'en now, our song we raise,
Though sure the tribute mean must prove;
No mortal tongue can tell Thy ways,
So full of life and light and love.
4. Yet, Saviour Thou shalt have full praise:
We soon shall meet Thee on the cloud,
We soon shall see Thee face to face,
In glory praising as we would.
196- 8,8,6, bis. Medley
1. Come let us sing the matchless worth,
And sweetly sound the glories forth
Which in the Saviour shine:
To God and Christ our praises bring:
The song with which high heaven will ring,
"Praises for grace divine."
2. How rich the precious blood He spilt,
Our ransom from the dreadful guilt
Of sin against our God;
How perfect is the righteousness,
In which unspotted, beauteous dress
His saints have ever stood !
3. How rich the character He bears,
And all the form of love He wears,
Exalted on the throne;
In songs of sweet, untiring praise,
We e'er would sing His perfect ways,
And make His glories known.
4. And soon the happy day shall come,
When we shall reach our destined home,
And see Him face to face;
Then with our Saviour, Lord and Friend,
The one unbroken day we'll spend
In singing still His grace.
197- C.M. Doddridge
1. O God ! what cords of love are Thine,
How gentle, yet how strong !
Thy truth and grace their strength combine
To draw our souls along.
2. The guilt of twice ten thousand sins
One moment takes away;
And when the fight of faith begins,
Our strength is as the day.
3. Comfort through all this vale of tears,
In blest profusion flows;
And glory in unnumbered years
Eternity bestows.
4. Drawn by such cords we'll onward move,
Till round the throne we meet,
And, captive in the chains of love,
Embrace our Saviour's feet.
198- 7s. T. Kelly
1. Lord accept our feeble song !
Power and praise to Thee belong;
We would all Thy grace record,
Holy, holy, holy, Lord !
2. Rich in glory, Thou didst stoop,
Thence is all Thy people's hope;
Thou wast poor, that we might be
Rich in glory, Lord, with Thee.
3. When we think of love like this,
Joy and shame our hearts possess;
Joy, that Thou couldst pity thus;
Shame, for such returns from us.
4. Yet we hope the day to see
When, from ev'ry hindrance free,
When to Thee, in glory, brought,
We shall serve Thee as we ought.
199- 7,6. Lady Campbell
All praise and glory, Jesus,
Be Thine for evermore !
Thou didst from guilt release us,
Our souls Thou dost restore;
And oh ! Thy grace transcending
Its' fulness will declare,
When, from on high descending,
We meet Thee in the air.
200- 8,7. G. W. Frazer
1. Once we stood in condemnation,
Waiting thus the sinner's doom,
Christ in death has wrought salvation,
God has raised Him from the tomb.
2. As strangers then to God we lived,
Filled with enmity and fear;
Our souls from death He has reprieved,
Love revealed and brought us near.
3. Now we see in Christ's acceptance
But the measure of our own;
Him who lay beneath our sentence,
Seated high upon the throne.
4. Quickened, raised, and Him seated,
We a full deliverance know;
Every foe has been defeated,
Every enemy laid low.
5. Now we have a life in union
With the risen life above;
Now we drink in sweet communion
Some rich foretaste of His love.
6. Soon, O Lord, in brightest glory,
All its vastness we'll explore;
Soon we'll cast our crowns before Thee,
Whilst we worship and adore.
201- 10,10,10,10,10,12. J. G. Deck
1. We fly not from that all-seeing eye,
Which once we shunned, to hide ourselves in night;
The blood that purged our sins has brought us
nigh,
To dwell in God's own love, and walk in light;
Thee, holy, holy, holy, Lord, we love,
Whose holy will we now delight to learn and prove.
2. Sin can't condemn, for grace has justified;
Sin shall not reign, for grace has set us free;
Sin we abhor, since Christ our Surety died;
His grace now rules our souls in liberty;
The grace that has the wondrous work begun
Shall crown with glory when its mighty work is
done.
202- 6--8s. Swain, 1792
1. What will it be to dwell above,
And with the Lord of glory reign,
Since the blest knowledge of His love
So brightens all this dreary plain ?
No heart can think, no tongue can tell
What joy 'twill be with Christ to dwell.
2. When left this scene of faith and strife,
The flesh and sense deceive no more,
When we shall see the Prince of life,
And all His works of grace explore:
What heights and depths of love divine
Will there through endless ages shine !
3. And God has fixed the happy day
When the last tear shall dim our eyes;
When He will wipe these tears away,
And fill our hearts with glad surprise;
To hear His voice, and see His face,
And know the fulness of His grace.
203- 6,6,8,4. -------
1. O Jesus ! Lamb of God,
Who us to save from loss,
Didst taste the bitter cup of death,
Upon the cross.
2. Most merciful High Priest,
Our Saviour, Shepherd, Friend,
'Tis in Thy love alone we trust
Until the end.
3. Thou wilt our souls sustain,
Our Guide and strength wilt be,
Until in glory Lord above,
Thy face we see.
204- C.M. Tregelles, 1846
1. 'Tis sweet to think of those at rest,
Who sleep in Christ the Lord,
Whose spirits now with Him are blest,
According to His word.
2. They once were pilgrims here with us;
In Jesus now they sleep:
And we for them, while resting thus,
As hopeless cannot weep.
3. How bright the resurrection-morn
On all the saints shall break !
The Lord Himself will then return,
His ransomed church to take.
4. Our Lord Himself we then shall see,
Whose blood for us was shed,
With Him for ever we shall be,
Made like our glorious Head.
5. We cannot linger o'er the tomb;
The resurrection day
To faith shines bright beyond its gloom,
Christ's glory to display.
205- 6--8s. J. G. Deck
1. Oh would we be as angels bright,
To stand before the throne in light,
And join the myriads that proclaim
The honour of th' ascended Lamb ?
Ah, no !--what losers were we thus;
We could not sing, He died for us !
2. We would not bear an angel's name;
A sinner saved is what we claim.
We'd rather debtors be to grace
Than fill e'en Gabriel's honoured place,
And washed in Calvary's precious flood,
Owe all to Christ's atoning blood.
206- C.M. Mary Bowley
1. O Lord, we know it matters not
How sweet the song may be;
No heart but of the Spirit taught
Makes melody to Thee.
2. Then teach Thy gather'd saints, O Lord,
To worship in Thy fear;
And let Thy grace mould every word
That meets Thy holy ear.
3. Thou hast by blood made sinners meet
As saints in light, to come
And worship at the mercy-seat,
Before th' eternal throne.
4. Thy precious name is all we shew,
Our only passport, Lord;
And full assurance now we know,
Confiding in Thy word.
5. O largely give, 'tis all Thy own,
The Spirit's goodly fruit:
Praise, issuing forth in life, alone
Our living Lord can suit.
207- C.M. Dr. Gibbons
1. Now may the God of peace and love,
Who from the silent grave
Brought back the Shepherd of the sheep,
Omnipotent to save
2. Through the rich merits of that blood
Which He on Calvary spilt,
To make the gracious work secure,
On which our hopes are built--
3. Perfect our souls in every grace,
To do His blessd will,
And all that's pleasing in His sight
Inspire us to fulfil.
4. For His, the risen Shepherd's sake,
We every blessing pray;
With glory let His name be crowned
Through heaven's eternal day.
208- 10s. J. G. Deck
1. In hope we lift our wishful, longing eyes,
Waiting to see the Morning Star arise;
How bright, how gladsome will His advent be,
Before the Sun shines forth in majesty.
2. How will our eyes to see His face delight,
Whose love has cheered us thro' the darksome
night !
How will our ears drink in His well-known voice,
Whose faintest whispers make our souls rejoice !
3. No stain within; no foes or snares around;
No jarring notes shall there discordant sound;
All pure without, all pure within the breast;
No thorns to wound, no toil to mar our rest.
4. If here on earth the thoughts of Jesus' love
Lift our poor hearts this weary world above;
If even here the taste of heavenly springs
So cheers the spirit, that the pilgrim sings;
5. What will the sunshine of His glory prove ?
What the unmingled fulness of His love ?
What hallelujahs will His presence raise ?
What but one loud eternal burst of praise ?
209- S.M. W. F. Lloyd, 1835
1. Our times are in Thy hand,
Father, we wish them there;
Our life, our soul, our all, we leave
Entirely to Thy care.
2. Our times are in Thy hand,
Whatever they may be,
Pleasing or painful, dark or bright,
As best may seem to Thee.
3. Our times are in Thy hand,
Why should we doubt or fear ?
A Father's hand will never cause
His child a needless tear.
4. Our times are in Thy hand,
Jesus the crucified !
The hand our many sins had pierced
Is now our Guard and Guide.
5. Our times are in Thy hand,
Jesus the Advocate !
Nor can that hand be stretched in vain,
For us to supplicate.
6. Our times are in Thy hand,
We'd always trust in Thee,
Till we have left this weary land,
And all Thy glory see.
210- S.M. Mary Bowley
1. "One Spirit with the Lord";
O blessd, wondrous word !
What heavenly light, what power divine,
Doth that sweet word afford !
2. "One spirit with the Lord";
Jesus, the glorified,
Esteems the church for which He bled,
His body and His bride.
3. And though by storms assailed,
And though by trials pressed,
Himself our life, He bears us up
Right onward to the rest.
4. There we shall drink the stream
Of endless bliss above:
There we shall know, without a cloud,
His full, unbounded love.