In God's own Son believing,
From sin may they be free;
And gospel grace receiving,
Find life and peace in thee.
The Close of the Sabbath.
NOTHER day has passed along,
And we are nearer to the tomb,--
Nearer to join the heavenly song,
Or hear the last eternal doom.
2 Sweet is the light of Sabbath eve,
And soft the sunbeams lingering there;
For these blest hours, the world I leave,
Wafted on wings of faith and prayer.
dol 3 The time-how lovely and how still
Peace shines and smiles on all below,--
The plain, the stream, the wood, the hill,—
All fair with evening's setting glow.
4 Season of rest! the tranquil soul
Feels the sweet calm, and melts to love;
And, while these sacred moments roll,
Faith sees a smiling heaven above.
5 Nor will our days of toil be long,
Our pilgrimage will soon be trod;
And we shall join the ceaseless song,-
The endless Sabbath of our God.
HYMN 506, C. M.
Evening of the Lord's Day.
1 FREQUENT the day of God returns,
To shed its quickening beams;
And yet how slow devotion burns!
How languid are its flames!
2 Accept our faint attempts to love,
Our frailties, Lord! forgive;
We would be like thy saints above,
And praise thee while we live.
3 Increase, O Lord! our faith and hope,
And fit us to ascend,
Where the assembly ne'er breaks up,
The Sabbath ne'er shall end:-
4 Where we shall breathe in heavenly air,
With heavenly lustre shine,
Before the throne of God appear,
And feast on love divine :-
5 Where we, in high seraphic strains,
Shall all our powers employ;
Delighted range th' ethereal plains,
And take our fill of joy.
HYMN 507, C. M.
Lord's Day Evening.
Behold thee all-serene;
HEN, O dear Jesus! when shall I
Blest in perpetual Sabbath day,
Without a veil between?
2 Assist me while I wander here,
Amidst a world of cares;
Incline my heart to pray with love,
And then accept my prayers.
2 Spare me, my God! Oh! spare the soul
That gives itself to thee;
Take all that I possess below,
And give thyself to me.
4 Thy Spirit, O my Father! give
To be my guide and friend,
To light my path to ceaseless joys,
Where Sabbaths never end.
HYMN 508, S. M.
The Mercy Seat.
mf 1 HOW charming is the place,
Where my Redeemer God
Unveils the glories of his face,
And sheds his love abroad!
2 Not the fair palaces,
To which the great resort,
Are once to be compared with this,
Where Jesus holds his court.
3 Here, on the mercy seat,
With radiant glory crowned,
Our joyful eyes behold thee sit,
And smile on all around.
aff 4 To thee, our prayers and cries
Each humble soul presents;
Oh! listen to our broken sighs,
And grant us all our wants.
5 Give us, O Lord! a place,
Within thy blest abode,
Among the children of thy grace,—
The servants of our God.
HYMN 509, C. M.
The Glory of Zion.
mf 1 HOW honorable is the place,
Where we adoring stand;
Zion!-the glory of the earth,
And beauty of the land!
2 Bulwarks of mighty grace defend
The city where we dwell;
The walls, of strong salvation made,
Defy th' assaults of hell.
3 Lift up the everlasting gates,
The doors wide open fling;
Enter, ye nations that obey
The statutes of our King!
4 Here shall you taste unmingled joys,
And live in perfect peace,-
You that have known Jehovah's name,
And ventured on his grace.
mf 5 Trust in the Lord, for ever trust,
And banish all your fears:
Strength, in the Lord Jehovah, dwells,
Eternal as his years.
HYMN 510, L. M.
The Church, the Palace of God.
APPY the church, thou sacred place,
The seat of thy Creator's grace!
Thy holy courts are his abode,
Thou earthly palace of our God!
2 Thy walls are strength; and at thy gates
A guard of heavenly warriors waits;
Nor shall thy deep foundation move,
Fixed on his counsels and his love.
3 Thy foes in vain designs engage—
Against thy throne in vain they rage,
Like rising waves, with angry roar,
That dash and die upon the shore.
mf 4 God is our shield, and God our sun:
Swift as the fleeting moments run,
On us he sheds new beams of grace,
And we reflect his brightest praise.
HYMN 511, H, M.
The House of Prayer.
1 REAT Father of mankind!
We bless that wondrous grace,
Which could for Gentiles find,
Within thy courts, a place:
How kind the care
Our God displays,
For us to raise
A house of prayer!
2 Though once estranged afar,
We now approach the throne,
For Jesus brings us near,
And makes our cause his own:
Strangers no more,
To thee we come;
We find our home,
And rest secure.
3 To thee our souls we join,
And love thy sacred name;
No more our own, but thine,
We triumph in thy claim;
Our Father King!
Thy covenant grace
Our souls embrace,
Thy titles sing.
4 Let all the nations throng,
To worship in thy house;
And thou attend the song,
And smile upon their vows,
The House of Prayer and Praise.
ORD of hosts! to thee we raise,
Here, a house of prayer and praise;
Thou thy people's heart prepare,
Here to meet for praise and prayer.
2 Let the living here be fed,
With thy word, the heavenly bread;
Here, in hope of glory blest,
May the dead be laid to rest.
3 Here, to thee a temple stand,
While the sea shall girt the land;
Here, reveal thy mercy sure,
While the sun and moon endure.
f" 4 Hallelujah!-earth and sky
To the joyful sound reply;
Hallelujah!-hence ascend
Prayer and praise, till time shall end.
HYMN 513, L. M.
On opening a House of Worship.
HERE, in thy name, eternal God!
We build this earthly house for thee; Oh! make it now thy fixed abode,
And keep it, Lord! from error free.
2 When here thy people seek thy face,
And dying sinners pray to live;
Hear thou, in heaven, thy dwelling place,
And when thou hearest, Lord! forgive
3 Here, when thy messengers proclaim,
The blesséd gospel of thy Son;
Still, by the power of his great name,
Be mighty signs and wonders done.
4 When children's voices raise the song,
Hosanna to their heavenly King,-
Let heaven, with earth, the strain prolong -
"Hosanna!" let the angels sing.
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