And cry aloud.
And give to GOD
The Praife of our Salvation.
While in Affliction's Furnace..
And paffing thro' the Fire,
Thy Love we Praife,
Which knows our Days,
And ever brings us nigher.
We clap our Hands exulting,
In thine Almighty Favour,,,
Thy Love divine.
Which made us Thine
Shall keep us Thine for ever.
III.
Thou doft conduct thy People.
Thro' Torrents of Temptation,
Nor will we fear,
Whilft Thou are near,
The Fire of Tribulation.
The World with Sin and Satan
In vain our March opposes;
By Thee we fhall
Break thro' them all,
And fing the Song of Mofes, t.
IV.
By Faith we fee the Glory,
To which Thou shalt restore us,
The Cross despise
For that high Prize
Which Thou haft fet before us.
And if Thou count us worthy,
We each, as dying Stephen,
Shall fee Thee ftand
At God's Right-hand,
To take us up to Heaven.
COME ye that love the LORD,
And let your Joys be known,
Join in a Song with fweet accord,
While ye furround the Throne.
II.
The Sorrows of the Mind
Be banish'd from the Place;
Religion never was defign'd †
To make our Pleafures lefs,
III,
Let those refufe to fing
Who never knew our God;
But Children of the heav'nly King
Will speak their joys abroad.
The Men of Grace have found
Glory begun below;
Celestial Fruits, on earthly Ground,
From Faith and Hope may grow.
The Hill of Zion yields A thousand facred Sweets,
* Acts vii. 55. + Prov. iii. 17.
Before we reach the heav'nly Fields,
Or walk the golden Streets. *
VI.
Then let our Songs abound,
And ev'ry Tear be dry,
We're marching thro' IMMANUEL'S Ground
To fairer Worlds on high.
Refurrection of CHRIST..
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I.
HRIST the LORD is ris'n To-day
Sons of Men and Angels fay,
Raife your Joys and Triumphs high,.
Sing ye Heav'ns, and Earth reply..
II.
Love's redeeming Work is done,
Fought the Fight, the Battle won.
Lo our Sun's Eclipfe is o'er,
Lo! He fets in Blood no more.
Vain the Stone, the Watch, the Seal,
CHRIST hath burst the Gates of Hell;
Death in vain forbids his Rife,
CHRIST hath open'd Paradise.
IV.
Lives again our glorious King,
Where, O Death is now thy Sting!
Once he died our Souls to fave,
Where thy Victory, O Grave!..
Soar we now where CHRIST has led,
Foll'wing our exalted Head,
Made like Him, like Him we rife,
Our's the Cross, the Grave, the Skies.
VI.
What tho' once we perifh'd all
Part'ners of our Parent's Fall,
Second Life we all receive,
In our Heav'nly Adam live.
Hail the LORD of Earth and Heav'n!
Praise to thee by both be giv'n!
Thee we greet triumphant now,
Hail! the *RESURRECTIONTHOU !
King of Glory Soul of Bliss !
Everlasting Life is this
Thee to I Know Thy Pow'r to prove,
Thus to fing, and thus to love.
ASCENSION.
I.
HAIL the Day that fees him rife,
Ravish'd from our wifhful Eyes!
CHRIST awhile to Mortals giv'n,
Re-afcends his native Heav'n.
There the pompous Triumph waits,
"Lift your Heads, eternal Gates!
"Wide unfold the radiant Scene,.
"Take the King of Glory in!"
Him, though highest Heav'n receives,
Still he loves the Earth he leaves
Though returning to his Throne,
Still he calls Mankind his own,
Still for us he intercedes,
Prevalent his Death he pleads;
Next himself prepares our Place,
Harbinger of human Race.
Mafter (may we ever fay),
Taken from our Head To-day, $
Sec, thy faithful Servants, fee,
Ever gazing up to Thee! t
Grant, though parted from our Sight,
High above yon azure Height,
Grant our Hearts may thither rife,
Foll'wing thee beyond the Skies.
IV.
Ever upward may we move,
Wafted on the Wings of Love;
Looking when our LORD fhall come,
Longing, gaping after Homé ! ;
There we fhall with thee remain, *
Partners of thine endless Reign;
There thy Face unclouded fee,
Find our Heav'n of Heav'ns in Thee !
Heb. vi. 20. § 2 Kings ii. 3.,
Acts i. 9, 10, 11. 1 Theff. iv. 17:
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