Else, sweetly as it suits our case,
That gift had been in vain.
3 Till Thou thy teaching power apply,
Our hearts refuse to see,
And, weak as a distemper'd eye,
Shut out the view of Thee.
4 Blind to the merits of thy Son,
What misery we endure !
Yet fly that hand from which alone
We could expect a cure.
5 Wepraise Thee, and would praise Thee more! To Thee our all we owe;
The precious Saviour, and the power
That makes Him precious too.
HYMN 43.
(C. M. PLEYEL.)
For the sacrament.
1 BLESS'D with the presence of their God, And mindful of his grace,
Long was the daily victim slain
By Israel's chosen race."
2 At length the Lamb thus shadowed forth, (The spotless Lamb of God,) Came to redeem our souls from death, By his atoning blood.
3 In memory of his dying love,
We keep the joyful feast;
Where every humble contrite heart,
Is made a welcome guest.
4 The vile, the lost, to them He calls;
"Ye trembling souls! appear;
"The righteous in their own esteem
"Find no acceptance here.
5 "By faith, come take the bread of life,
"With which your souls are fed ;
"The cup, in token of my blood,
"Which is for many shed."*
6 Lord! we accept thy call; and muse
The wonders of thy love;
And thus anticipate, by faith,
Eternal joys above.
(C. M. CONDESCENSION.)
For a sacrament-day.
1 YE contrite souls, in spirit poor,
Behold a heavenly feast,
When mercy spreads her bounteous store
For every humble guest!
2 In Christ, the Father reconciled
Most freely bids you come :
The rebel shall be call'd a child,
And kindly welcomed home.
3 With thankful hearts, O come and taste
The blessings of his love;
While hope aspires to a repast
Of nobler joys above.
4 There, with united heart and voice,
Before the' eternal throne,
Ten thousand thousand souls rejoice
In love and joy unknown.
5 And yet ten thousand thousand more
Are welcome still to come ;-
Let every soul the grace adore;
For every soul there's room.
HYMN 45.
(L. M. ST. ANDREW's.)
Communion with the saints in glory.
1 REFRESHED by the bread and wine,
The pledges of our Saviour's love,
Now let our hearts and voices join
In songs of praise with those above,
2 Do they sing, "Worthy is the Lamb?"
Although we cannot reach their strains,
Yet we through grace can sing the same,
For us He died, for us He reigns.
3 Though they behold Him face to face,
While we a glimpse can only see,
Yet equal debtors to his grace,
And equally beloved, are we.
4 They had like us a suffering time;
Our cares, and fears, and griefs, they knew;
But they have conquer'd all through him;
And soon we hope to conquer too.
5 Though all the songs of saints in light
Are far beneath his matchless worth,
His grace is such, He will not slight
The poor attempts of worms on earth.
NORTHAMPTON chapel.)
Communion of saints.
1 GREAT the joy, the union sweet,
When the saints together meet;
When (their theme of praise the same) They exalt Jehovah's name.
2 Sing ye then eternal love,
Such as did the Father move:
He beheld the world undone;
Loved the world, and gave his Son.
3 Sing the Son's unbounded love;
How He left the realms above;
Took our nature, and our place;
Lived and died to save our race.
4 Sing we too the Spirit's love;
With our stubborn hearts He strove;
Chased the mists of sin away;
Turn'd our night to glorious day.
5 Great the joy, the union sweet,
When the saints in glory meet;
Where the theme is still the same,
Where they sing Jehovah's name.
HYMM 47.
(C. M. MELCHISEDEC.)
Exhortation to give ourselves up to God. Jer. 1. 5. 1 COME, let us seek the grace of God, And all, with one accord,
In a perpetual covenant, join
Ourselves to Christ the Lord.
2 Come, let us join ourselves to Him,
Who died, our souls to save;
Who died, that sinners, such as we,
Eternal life might have.
3 And may we ever, through his grace,
This covenant bear in mind;
No more forsake the Lord our God,
Nor cast his word behind!
4 O let the days already past,
Suffice to have spent in vain!
Let Satan's power no more prevail,
And in our members reign.
5 Thee, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
May we by faith receive;
And henceforth die to all below,
And to Thee only live!
Exhortation to be religious in the days of youth.
1 COME ye, whose young and vigorous frames
In health and strength rejoice,
Withdraw from earth's delusive joys,
And hear your Saviour's voice.
2 The King of kings, and Lord of lords
Stoops from his throne above;
Stoops to invite you to Himself
In strains of sweetest love.
3 Obey the gracious call, and flee
The world's destructive ways;
To Him, who lived and died for you,
Devote your earliest days.
4 While yet the tide of life runs high,
And warm the passions flow,
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