L 3 The soul from sin for ever free, L 4 There, on a throne (how dazzling bright!) On all the heav'nly minds. 5 There shall the foll'wers of the Lamb And endless honours to his name 6 Lord, tune our hearts to praise and love, Till, in thy blissful courts above, We join the angelic choir. HERE is a land of pure delight, 0 し (C. M.) Eternal day excludes the night, So to the Jews fair Canaan stood, 4 But tim❜rous mortals start, and shrink 5 Oh! could we make our doubts remove, And see the Canaan that we love 6 Could we but climb where Moses stood, Not Jordan's streams, not death's cold flood, L 1 Sin sweet assemblage join, HOULD nature's charms, to please the eye, All nature's charms would droop and die, 2 Vain were her fairest beams display'd, 3 But, ah! how far from mortal sight A veil of interposing night His radiant face conceals. 4 O could my longing spirit rise And reach thy palace in the skies, 5 There thousands worship at thy feet, The triumphs of thy love repeat 6 Thy presence beams eternal day 1 Who would not drop this load of clay, WHO are these in bright array? This innumerable throng, Round the altar, night and day Tuning their triumphant song? "Worthy is the Lamb once slain, "Blessing, honour, glory, power, "Wisdom, riches, to obtain; "New dominion ev'ry hour.' 2 These through fiery trials trode; These from great affliction came; Now before the throne of God, Seal'd with his eternal name: Clad in raiment pure and white, Victor palms in ev'ry hand, Through their great Redeemer's might More than conquerors they stand. し L 3 Hunger, thirst, disease unknown, Them the Lamb amidst the throne Shall to living fountains lead: L 2 Through each perplexing path of life 3 O spread thy shelt'ring wings around, { And, at our Father's lov'd abode Our souls arrive in peace. 4 Such blessings from thy gracious hand And thou, the Lord, shalt be our God, 1 B HYMN 203. 1 CHRONICLES xxix. 10-13, レ (III. 3.) LESS'D be thou, the God of Israel, Bless'd thy majesty for ever! Ever be thy name ador'd! 2 Thine, O Lord, are pow'r and greatness, 3 Riches come of thee, and honour; Thine it is to make us prosper, Only thine to make us strong. 4 Lord our God! for these, thy bounties, To thy Name, for ever glorious, 1 0 PROVERBS iii. 13—17. H! happy is the man who hears And who celestial wisdom makes 2 For she has treasures greater far More precious are her bright rewards 3 Her right hand offers to the just And heav'nly crowns displays. 4 And as her holy labours rise, Her ways are ways of pleasantness, HYMN 205. ISAIAH xl. 6-8. い (L. M.) THE morning flow'rs display their sweets, As careless of the noon-day heats, 2 Nipp'd by the wind's unkindly blast, The short-liv'd beauties die away. 3 So blooms the human face divine, When youth its pride of beauty shows; Fff 1 L L 1 4 But, worn by slowly rolling years, The short-liv'd beauties die away. 6 Let sickness blast, and death devour, L し WH ISAIAH xl. 27-31. HY mournest thou, my anxious soul, As if the Lord o'erlook'd thy cares, Or pitied not thy grief? 2 Hast thou not known, hast thou not heard, That firm remains on high, The everlasting throne of Him Who made the earth and sky? 3 Art thou afraid his pow'r will fail 4 Supreme in wisdom as in pow'r Thou canst not search his mind, nor trace 5 He gives the conquest to the weak, And courage in the evil hour 6 Mere human energy shall faint, 7 They, with unwearied step, shall tread |