In him we will rejoice,
And make a joyful noise,
Shouting with heart and voice,
Worthy the Lamb.
4 What tho' we change our place,
Yet we shall never cease
Praising his name:
To him our songs we bring-
Hail him our gracious King,
And, without ceasing, sing
Worthy the Lamb.
103. L. M. Stecle.
Life....John xiv. 19.
1 When sins and fears prevailing rise,
And fainting hope almost expires,
Jesus, to thee I lift mine eyes-
To thee I breathe my soul's desires.
2 Art thou not mine, my living Lord ?
And can my hope, my comfort die,
Fix'd on thy everlasting word-
That word which built the earth and sky?
3 If my immortal Saviour lives,
Then my immortal life is sure;
His word a firm foundation gives; Here let me build, and rest secure. 4 Here let my faith unshaken dwell; Immovable the promise stands; Nor all the pow'rs of earth or hell Can e'er dissolve the sacred bands.
5 Here, O my soul, thy trust repose ?
If Jesus is for ever mine,
Not death itself, that last of foes,
Shall break a union so divine.
104. L. M. Hoskins.
Light....Isaiah ix. 2....2 Cor. iv. 6.
1 GREAT Light of life, thou nature's Lord,
Bring light from darkness by thy word;
Shine in our hearts, in mercy shine,
To give the light of truth divine.
2 Light of our souls! thyself reveal;
Thy pow'r and presence let us feel;
And know and see thy woud'rous things
Conceal'd from prophets, priests and kings.
3 In the dear face of Christ our God,
His righteousness and pard'ning blood,
May we behold our all in all,
And at his feet of mercy fall.
4 There thy perfections shine most bright;
May we bebold them with delight;
And see how justice, truth and grace
Unite and smile in Jesu's face.
5 Great sun of righteousness! arise—
Open our long benighted eyes;
Shine, Jesus, shine from day to day,
Till all that's dark be done away.
105. L. M. Mediey.
Living Stone....1 Pet. ii. 4.
1 COME, happy souls, who know the Lord....
Who love and trust his sacred word;
With songs of praise address his throne,
And Jesus sing, the living stone.
2 Chosen of God, and precious too
Is he, in each believer's view;
Built upon him, and 'stablish'd here,
They all as living stones appear.
3 Here the great builder, God, will raise A house, a temple, for his praise; Here gospel sacrifices claim
Acceptance, thro' the Saviour's name.
4 View the vast building....see it rise;
The work how strong, the plan how wise!
Beauty and grandeur all divine,
Throughout the whole resplendent shine.
[5 Where'er I cast my eyes abroad,
I see the labors of a God;
And thro' the whole there's not a stone
But cost the builder's heart a groan.]
6 Soon shall the top-stone forth be brought,
To crown the work his love has wrought;
And to the praise of sov`reign grace,
Shall loud hosannas fill the place.
7 Jesus, I fly alone to thee;
A living stone O may I be,
With which thou wilt this building raise,
A glorious structure to thy praise.
106. L. M. Medley. Loving-kindness....Isaiah Ixiii. 7....Psalm lxiii. 3.
1 AWAKE, my soul, in joyful lays,
And sing thy great Redeemer's praise;
He justly claims a song from me,
His loving-kindness, O how free!
2 He saw me ruin'd by the fall,
Yet lov'd me notwithstanding all;
He sav'd me from my lost estate,
His loving kindness, O how great!
3 Tho' num'rous hosts of mighty foes,
Tho' earth and hell my way oppose;
He safely leads my soul along,
His loving-kindness, O how strong!
4 When trouble, like a gloomy cloud,
Has gather'd thick and thunder'd loud,
He near my soul has always stood,
His loving-kindness, O how good!
3 Often I feel my sinful heart
Prone from my Jesus to depart ;
But tho I have him oft forgot,
His loving-kindness changes not.
Soon shall I pass the gloomy vale-
Soon all my mortal pow'rs must fail;
O may my last expiring breath
His loving-kindness sing in death!
7 Then let me mount and soar away
To the bright world of endless day;
And sing, with rapture and surprise,
His loving-kindness in the skies.
This Man shall be the Peace, &c....Micah v. 5.
1 PEACE, by his cross, hath Jesus made,
The church's everlasting head.
O'er hell and sin, hath vict'ry won,
And with a shout to glory gone.
2 Then why, dejected saint, dost thou
Thy sorrows nurse, thy head thus bow?
Eternal truth declares to thee
This glorious Man thy peace shall be. 3 When o'er thy head the billows roll, And shades of sin obscure thy soul; When thou canst no deliv'rance see, Yet still this Man thy peace shall be.
4 In tribulation's thorny maze,
Or on the mount of sov'reign grace,
Or in the fire, or thro' the sea,
This glorious Man thy peace shall be.
5 Yea, when thine eye of faith is dim,
Rest thou thy all alone on him :
And at his footstool bow the knee,
And Israel's God thy peace shall be.
108. C. M. Cennick.
Melchisedec....Heb. v. 6.
1 THOU dear Redeemer....dying Lamb! I love to hear of thee;
No music's like thy charming name,
Nor half so sweet can be.
2 O may I ever hear thy voice
In mercy to me speak;
And in my priest will I rejoice,
Thou great Melchisedec.
3 My Jesus shall be still my theme,
While on this earth I stay;
I'll sing my Jesu's lovely name,
When all things else decay.
4 When I appear in yonder cloud,
With all his favor'd throng;
Then will I sing more sweet, more loud,
And Christ shall be my song.
Melchisedec....Gen. xiv. 18, 19....Heb. vii. 17.
1 King of Salem, bless my soul!
Make a wounded sinner whole !
King of righteousness and peace,
Let not thy sweet visits cease!
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