Ye living men, come view the ground "Where you must shortly lie... 2" Princes, this clay must be your "In spite of all your tow'rs; [bed, "The tall, the wise, the rev'rend head "Must lie as low as ours." 3 Great God! is this our certain And are we still secure? 4 Grant us the power of quick'ning (S. M.) HYMN 190. THE mighty flood that rolls Its torrents to the main, Can ne'er recall its waters lost From that abyss again: 2 So days, and years, and time, Can never quit its gloom, 4 O, may I find in death A hiding-place with God, Secure from wo and sin; till call'd' To share his bless'd abode ! 5 Cheer'd by this hope, I wait, Through toil, and care, and grief, fill my appointed course is run, And death shall bring relief. V HYMN 191. VITAL spark of heavenly flame! 2 Hark! they whisper! angels say, What is this absorbs me quite- With sounds seraphic ring! death, where is thy sting! XII. JUDGMENT. HYMN 192. (C. M.) WHEN, rising from the bed of death, I see my Maker, face to face; 'O'erwhelm'd with guilt and fear, O how shall I appear! 2 If yet, while pardon may be found, And mercy may be sought, My heart with inward horror shrinks, And trembles at the thought; 3 When thou, O Lord, shalt stand In majesty severe, And sit in judgment on my soul, [disclos'd O how shall I appear! 4 But thou hast told the troubled Who does her sins lament, [mind, That faith in Christ's atoning blood Shall endless wo prevent. 5 Then never shall my soul despair Her pardon to procure, Who knows thine only Son has died To make that pardon sure. (S. M.) HYMN 193. AND will the Judge descend? And must the dead arise! 2 And from his righteous lips Spread black despair around! 3" Depart from me, accurs'd, "To everlasting flame, "For rebel angels first prepar'd, "Where mercy never came." 4 How will my heart endure The terrors of that day: When earth and heaven before his 5 But, ere the trumpet shakes Astonish'd shrink away? [face The mansions of the dead, Hark, from the gospel's cheering What joyful tidings spread! [sound, 6 Ye sinners, seek his grace, Whose wrath ye cannot bear; Fly to the shelter of his cross, And find saivation there. 7 So shall that curse remove, By which the Saviour bled; HYMN 194. store The dead which they contain'd before: On those prepar'd to meet him. All unprepar'd to meet him. 4 Great God, what do I see and hear! The end of things created! The Judge of man I see appear, On clouds of glory seated: Beneath his cross I view the day When heaven and earth shall pass away, And thus prepare to meet him. HYMN 195. (III. 1.). St. L'e xiii. 24-27. SEEK, my sul, the narrow gate, you 2 God from mercy's seat shall rise, And for ever bar the skies: Then, though sinners cry without, He will "I know say, not." 3 Mournfully will they exclaimLord! we have profess'd thy name; We have eat with thee, and heard Heavenly teaching in thy word. 4 Vain, alas! will be their plea, Workers of iniquity; Sad their everlasting lotChrist will say, "I know you not." XIII. ETERNITY. HYMN 196. (S. M.) WHERE shall rest be found! Rest for the weary soul?"Twere vain the ocean's depths to Or pierce to either pole. [sound, 2 The world can never give The bliss for which we sigh: 2 Cor. iv. 18. HOW long shall earth's alluring 2 These transient scenes will soon 3 Their brightest day, alas, how vain With conscious sighs we own; While clouds of sorrow, care, and O'ershade the smiling noon. [pain, 5 There joys unseen by mortal eyes, 6 Lord, send a beam of light divine, 7 Then shall, on faith's sublimest Our ardent wishes rise, (wing, [spring To those bright scenes where pleasures Immortal in the skies. HYMN 198. (C. M.) COME, Lord, and warm each lan heart, Inspire each lifeless tongue; And let the joys of heaven impart Their influence to our song. 2 Sorrow, and pain, and ev'ry care, And discord there shall cease; And perfect joy, and love sincere, Adorn the realms of peuce. 3 The soul from sin for ever free, Shall mourn its power no more, A veil of interposing night His radiant face conceals. 4 O could my longing spirit rise 5 There thousands worship at thy 6 Thy presence beams eternal day HYMN 201. (III. 1.) WHO innumerable throng, Round the altar, night and day 2 These through fiery trials trod; Seal'd with his eternal name: More than conquerors they stand. XIV. MISCELLANEOUS. HYMN 202. (C. M.) Genesis xxviii. 20, 21. HOULD nature's charms, to please GOD of our fathers! by whose hand the eye, In sweet assemblage join, All nature's charms would droop and Jesus, compar'd with thine. [die, 2 Vain were her fairest beams display'd, And vain her blooming store; Her brightness languishes to shado, Her beauty is no more. 3 But, ah! how far from mortal sight The Lord of glory dwells! La 2 Thy people still are blest, Be with us through our piigrimage, Conduct us to our rest. 2 Through each perplexing path of Our wand'ring footsteps guide; [life Give us each day our daily bread, And raiment fit provide. 3 Ospread thy shelt'ring wings around, 41* 4 Such blessings from thy gracious, 4 But, worn by slowly rolling years Our humble pray'rs implore; [hand And thou, the Lord, shalt be our God, And portion evermore. HYMN 203. (III. 3.) 1 Chronicles xxix. 10-13. B Thou, our Father, and of Lord Bless'd thy majesty for ever! Ever be thy name ador'd! 2 Thine, O Lord, are pow'r and great- 3 Riches come of thee, and honour, Or broke by sickness in a day, The short-liv'd beauties die away. 5 Yet these, new rising from the tomb With lustre brighter far shall shine; Revive with ever during bloom, Safe from diseases and decline. 6 Let sickness blast, and death devour If firm the word of God remains. Pow'r and might to thee belong;'WHY Thine it is to make us prosper, 4 Lord our God! for these, thy bounties, HYMN 204. (C. M.) 2 For she has treasures greater far And heavenly crowns displays. sweets, And gay their silken leaves unfold; As careless of the noon-day heats, And fearless of the ev'ning cold. 2 Nipp'd by the wind's unkindly blast, Parch'd by the sun's more fervent The momentary glories waste, [ray, The short-liv'd beauties die away. 3 So blooms the human face divine, When youth its pride of beauty shows; Fairer than spring the colours shine, And sweeter than the op'ning rose. Isaiah xl. 27-31. mournest thou, my anxious Despairing of relief, [soul, As if the Lord o'erlook'd thy cares, Or pitied not thy grief? 2 Hast thou not known, hast thon That firm remains on high 3 Art thou afraid his power will fail 4 Supreme in wisdom as in power The Rock of ages stands; His heavenly aids impart. 6 Mere human energy shall faint, HYMN 207, (C. M.) THUS speaks the High and Loft · One My throne is fix'd on high; The praises of the sky: And, with the penitent who mourn, 'Tis my delight to dwell. [heart, 3 My presence heals the wounded 4 I dwell with all my humble saints HYMN 208. (II. 1.) HYMN 210. (S. M.) HEIRS of unending life, ALTHOUGH the vine its fruit deny. His is the power by which we act, The budding fig tree droop and Yet will I trust me in my God, [die, 2 Though fields, in verdure once array'd, By whirlwinds desolate be laid, Or parch'd by scorching beam; Still in the Lord shall be my trust, My joy; for, though his frown is just, His mercy is supreme. 3 Though from the fold the flock de- l'hough herds lie famish'd o'er the lea 4 In God my strength, howe'er I yet will hope, and calmly rest, My ling'ring soul, my tardy feet, His be the glory too! S HYMN 211. (III. 1.). Ephesians v. 14-17. 4 Be not blind and foolish stil, HYMN 212. (C. M.) Hebrews xii. 1, 2. Free as the hind he makes and fleet,O! what a cloud of witnesses To speed my course above. HYMN 209. (C. M.) THOU art the way to thee alone From sin and death we flee; 3 Thou art the life-the rending tomb Encompass us around; Men once like us with suff"ring tried, 2 Let us, with zeal like theirs inspit'd Rewarder of our faith: 4 He, for the joy before him set, |