II.

Their Joy fhall bear their Spirits up,
Thro' their REDEEMER'S Name :
His Righteoufness exalts their Hopes,
Nor Satan dares condemn.

**

III.

The LORD our Glory and Defence,
Strength and Salvation gives :
Ifrael, thy King for ever reigns,
Thy GOD for ever lives.

I.

EEP in the Duft, before thy Throne,

Dour Guilt and our Difgrace we own;

Great GOD! we own th' unhappy Name,
Whence fprung our Nature and our Shame.
II.

But whilft our Spirits fill'd with Awe,
Behold the Terrors of thy Law:
We fing the Honours of thy Grace,
That fent to save our ruin'd Race.
III.

We fing thine everlasting Son
Who join'd our Nature to his own :
Adam the fecond from the Duft, t

Raifes the Ruins of the First.

IV.

Where Sin did reign, and Death abound, There have the Sons of Adam found Abounding Life; here glorious Grace Reigns thro the LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS! *Rom. viii. 34. ‡ 1 Cor. xv. 22. † Rom. v. 20. Jer. xxiii. 6.

Longing for the House of GOD.

PSALM lxxxiv.

J.

ORD of the Worlds above,
How pleasant and how fair,
The Dwellings of thy Love,
Thine earthly Temples are!
To his Abode,

My Soul afpire,
With warm Defire,
To fee thy GOD.
II.

O happy Souls that pray,
Where God appoints to hear!
O happy Men that pay

Their conftant Service there!
They praise CHRIST ftill;
And happy they

That love the Way

To Zion's Hill!

III.

They go from Strength to Strength,
Through this dark Vale of Tears;
'Till each arrives at length,
'Till each in Heav'n appears.
O glorious Seat

Of GoD our King
LORD, thither bring
Our willing Feet!
IV.

The LORD his People loves :
His Hand no Good withholds

From

From thofe his Heart approves,
From * praying + humble Souls,
Thrice happy he,
O God of Hofts,
Whofe Spirit trufts
Alone in Thee!

B

HYMN CIX.

Adoring CHRIST.

I.

RETHREN, let us join to blefs JESUS CHRIST, our Joy and Peace, Let our Praise to Him be giv❜n,

High at God's Right-hand in Heav'n!

H.

Mafter, fee! to Thee we bow,
Thou art LORD, and only Thou;
Thou the bleffed Virgin's Seed,
"Glory of thy Church, and Head.

III.

Thee the Angels ceaseless fing,
Thee we praife, our Prieft, our King;
Worthy is thy Name of Praise,
Full of Glory, full of Grace.

IV.

Thou haft the glad Tidings brought
Of Salvation by Thee wrought;
Wrought for all thy Church! and we
Worship in their Company.

L

We,

Matt. vii. 7.

+ If. Ivii. 15.

V.

We, thy little Flock, adore
Thee, the LORD for evermore !
Ever with us, fhew thy Love,
'Till we join with thofe above!

H

AIL thou once defpifed JESUS:
Hail thou Galilean King!

Who didft fuffer to releafe us,

Who didst free Salvation bring!
Hail thou univerfal SAVIOUR,

Who haft borne our Sin and Shame,
By whose Merits we find Favour,
Life is giv'n thro' thy Name!

II.

Pafchal Lamb by GoD apppointed,
All our Sins were on Thee laid ! *
By Almighty Love appointed,

Thou haft full Atonement made:
Ev'ry + Sin may be forgiv'n

Thro' the Virtue of thy Blood,

Open'd is the Gate of Heav'n, S

Peace is made 'twixt Man and GOD.

III.

JESUS Hail! enthron'd in Glory,
There forever to abide !

All the heav'nly Hofts adore Thee
Seated at thy FATHER'S Side:

There

* If. liii. 6.

+ 1 John i. 7.

§ Heb. x. 20.

There for Sinners + Thou art pleading †
"Spare them yet another Year"-
Thou for Saints art interceding $
Till in Glory they appear.
IV.

Worship, Honour, Pow'r, and Bleffing,
CHRIST is worthy to receive-
Loudeft Praises without ceafing

Meet it is for us to give!
Help ye bright angelic Spirits,

Bring your fweetest, nobleft Lays,
Help to fing our JESU's Merits,
Help, to chaunt IMMANUEL's Praise.

NOME, let us all unite to praise
The SAVIOUR of Mankind,

C

Our thankful Hearts, in folemn Lays,
Be with our Voices join'd.

II.

But how fhall Duft his Worth declare,
When Angels try in vain,
Their Faces veil when they appear
Before the SON OF MAN !

III.

O LORD we cannot filent be,

By Love we are constrain'd

To offer our beft Thanks to Thee

Our SAVIOUR and our Friend!