XXX.

ON RETURN TO GOD.

1, WEARY of wandering from my God
And now made willing to return,
I hear, and bow me to the rod;

For thee, not without hope, I mourn!
I have an Advocate above,

A Friend before the throne of love.

2. Thou knowest the way to bring me back,-
My fallen spirit to restore :
O! for thy truth and mercy's sake;
Forgive, and bid me sin no more.
The ruins of my soul repair,

And make my heart a house of prayer.

3. Ah! give me, Lord, the tender heart That trembles at the approach of sin: A godly fear of sin impart;

Implant and rest it deep within ;
That I may own thy gracious power,
And never dare offend thee more.

1. GOD of my life, to thee I call, Afflicted at thy feet I fall;

When the great water-floods prevail,

Leave not my trembling heart to fail.

2. Friend of the friendless and the faint, Where should I lodge my deep complaint?

Where but with thee, whose open door

Invites the friendless and the poor.

3. Did ever mourner plead with thee, And thou refuse that mourner's plea ; Does not thy promise fix'd remain

That none shall seek thy face in vain

4. Though poor, unknown, despised, forgot,
Yet Christ my God forgets me not;
And he is safe, and must succeed
For whom the Lord vouchsafes to plead.

XXXII.

FATHER, HOW WIDE,

An Anthem, (Cambridge,) by Giordani.
Words by Dr. Watts.

1. FATHER, how wide thy glory shines, How high thy wonders rise!

Known through the earth by thousand signs,

By thousand through the skies.

2. Those mighty orbs proclaim thy 'power,
Their motions speak thy skill:
While on the wings of every hour
We read thy patience still.

3. But when we view thy great design
To save rebellious worms,

Where justice and compassion shine
In their divinest forms:

4. Here the whole Deity is known,
Nor can thy creatures guess

Which of the glories brightest shone,
Thy justice or thy grace.

5. Now the full glories of the Lamb Adorn the heavenly plains;

Bright seraphs chaunt Immanuel's name, and raise their highest strains.

6. O may I bear some humble part
In that immortal song;

Wonder and joy attune my heart,
And love command my tongue!

XXXIII.

HYMN TO OUR SAVIOUR.
Music, (Frankford) by Dr. Crofts.
1. MY SAVIOUR, thou thy love to me
In shame, in want, in pain, hast shew'd;
For me, on the accursed tree,

Thou pouredst forth thy guiltless blood!
Thine image on my heart impress,
Renew me hourly by thy grace.

2. In suffering be thy love my peace,

In weakness be thy love my power;
And, when the storms of life shall cease,
Jesu, in that important hour,

In death as life be thou my guide,
And save me, who for me hast died!

XXXIV.

HYMN ON SALVATION.

Words (corrected) from Dr. Watts.
Music, by Rev. M. Madan.

1. SALVATION, O the joyful sound,
What transport to our ears:
It provés a balm to every wound
It soothes and calms our fears.

2. Salvation! let the echo fly
The spacious earth around;
While all the armies of the sky
Conspire to raise the sound.

3. Salvation! O thou bleeding Lamb,
To Thee the praise belongs!

The thoughts of Thee should fill our hearts
And still inspire our tongues.

4. Salvation! may my soul retain
Thy love-inspiring power;
From every ill my life restrain
And cheer my dying hour.
Chorus.

Glory, honour, praise, and power
Be unto the Lamb for ever:

Jesus Christ is our Redeemer :

Hallelujah! praise the Lord.