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

HYMN CX.

Adoring CHRIST.

I.

RETHREN, let us join to blefs

B JESUS CHRIST, our Joy and Peace,

Let our Praise to Him be giv'n,
High at God's Right-hand in Heav'n!

II.

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

Thee the Angels ceafelefs 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

Matt. vii. 7. I. Wii. is.

We,

V.

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

H

HYMN CXI.

Praise to CHRIST.

I.

AIL thou once defpifed JESUS:
Hail thou Galilean King!

Who didft fuffer to release us,

Who didft free Salvation bring!
Hail thou glorious GOD and SAVIOUR,
Who haft borne our Sin and Shame,
By whofe Merits we find Favour,
Life is giv'n thro' thy Name!
II.

Pafchal LAMB by GoD appointed,
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, §

Peace is made 'twixt Man and Gop.

III.

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

All the heav'nly Hofts adore Thee

Seated at thy FATHER'S Side:

If. liii 6. + John i. 7. § Heb. x. 20

There

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 Praifes without ceafing

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

Bring your fweeteft nobleft Lays, Help to fing our JESU's Merits,

Help, to chaunt IMMANUEL's Praife.

C

HYMN CXII.

Another.

I.

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

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

H.

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!

If. liii. 12. Latter Part.

Thro'

† 1 John ii. 1.

Luke xiii. 8. § Heb. vii. 25. *If vi. 2.

IV.

Tho' feeble are our beft Effays,
Thy Love will not defpife
Our grateful Songs of humble Praise,
Our well-meant Sacrifice.

V.

Let ev'ry Tongue thy Goodness fhew,
And fpread abroad thy Fame,
Let ev'ry Heart with Praife o'erflow,
And blefs thy facred Name.
VI.

Worship and Honour, Thanks and Love,
Be to our JESUS giv'n!
By Men below-by Hofts above-
By all in Earth and Heav'n!

HYMN CXIII.

SALVATION.

I.

ALVATION! O the joyful Sound!
What Pleasure to our Ears !

SA

A fov'reign Balm for ev'ry Wound
A Cordial for our Fears.

II.

Salvation! let the Echo fly,

The fpacious Earth aroundWhile all the Armies of the Sky Confpire to raise the Sound:

HYMN

VI

HYMN CXIV, 1 vAT

CHRIST our great Melchifedec.)

I.

HOU dear REDEEMER, dying LAME
We love to hear of Thee;

TH

No Mufic like thy charming Name,
Nor half fo fweet can be!

O may we ever hear thy Voice,
In Mercy to us fpeak!
And in our Prieft will we rejoice,
Thou great Melchifedec!
II.

Our JESUS fhall be ftill our Theme,
While in this World we ftay,
We'll fing our JESU's lovely Name,
When all Things elfe decay.
When we appear in yonder Cloud, ||

With all his favour'd Throng,

Then will we fing more fweet, more loud,
And CHRIST Thall be our Song.

HYMN CXV. 5) A

Delivered for our Offences-Raifed again! for our Justification. Rom, iv. 25 w

H

E dies! the FRIEND of Sinners dies! Lo! * Salem's Daughters weep around! A folemn + Dark nefs veils the Skies! A fudden Trembling fhakes the Ground! L 3 Col. iii. 4.

Pl. cx. 4. * Luke xxiii. 27, 28.

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↑ Jude 14. Matt. xxvii. 45. 5i.