vi m 3 Thither let fervent faith aspire, Our treasure and our heart be there; No-for the mightier wings of prayer! f 4 Now, though the earth's foundations rock, And mountains down the gulf be hurl'd; His people smile amid the shock, di 47. They look beyond this transient world. FIRST PART. C. M.--Coventry. vi.f 1 O FOR a shout of sacred joy f 2 Jesus our God ascends on high: di 3 While angels shout and praise their King, Let mortals learn their strains; cr Let all the earth his honor sing, O'er all the earth he reigns. mæ 4 Rehearse his praise with awe profound, Let knowledge lead the song; 47. Nor mock him with a solemn sound, SECOND PART. C. M.-Moravian Hymn. Christ worshipped. f 1 EXTOL the Lord, the Lord most high, f 2 God is gone up with loud acclaim, Sing praise, sing praises to his name ; 3 Sing praises to our God: sing praise His wondrous works, his glorious ways, ma 4 God sits upon his holy throne, cr God o'er the heathen reigns: His truth through all the world is known- 5 Princes around his footstool throng, 48. Earth and her shields to God belong— FIRST PART. 8. M.-Clapton. Montgomery. The church the honor and safety of the land. f 1 GREAT is the Lord our God, [2 These temples of his grace di 3 In Zion God is known cr ex A refuge in distress; How bright has his salvation shone, 4 When kings against her join'd, 115 Oft have our fathers told, cr Our eyes have often seen, How well our God secures the fold 6 In every new distress 48. We'll to his house repair: We'll call to mind his wondrous grace, SECOND PART. 8. M.-Oakland. Clapton. 1 FAR as thy name is known The world declares thy praise; vi 2 With joy thy people stand Proclaim the wonders of thy hand, 13 Let strangers walk around cr f 4 The orders of thy house, The worship of thy court, The cheerful songs, the solemn vows,- 5 How decent and how wise! How glorious to behold! Beyond the pomp that charms the eyes, 6 The God we worship now, 48. Will be our God while here below, THIRD PART, 11's and 8's.-Palestine. 1 OGREAT is Jehovah, and great be his praise, Proclaim ye his triumphs in jubilant lays; cr 2 The joy of the earth from her beautiful height, Is Zion's impregnable hill: ex di The Lord in her temple still taketh delight, 3 At the sight of her splendor the kings of the earth Grew pale with amazement and dread; Fear seiz'd them like pangs of a premature birth, They came, they beheld her, and fled. cr 4 Let the daughters of Judah be glad for thy love, The mountain of Zion rejoice; For thou wilt establish her seat from above, 115 Go, walk about Zion and measure the length, Her walls and her bulwarks, mark well; Contemplate her palaces glorious in strength, Her tow'rs and her pinnacles tell. 6 Then say to your children-our refuge is tried, This God is our God to the end; f His counsels for ever his people shall guide, His arm shall for ever defend. 49. di ༤ cr Montgomery. FIRST PART. C. M.-Peterborough. To see his wealth and honors flow [2 Why doth he treat the poor with scorn, And boast as though his flesh were born 3 Not all his treasures can procure 4 He sees the foolish and the wise, Quit their possessions, close their eyes, 5 Yet 'tis his inward thought and pride His name, that it may long abide, ƒꞌꞌ 6 Vain are his thoughts, his hopes are lost, How soon his mem'ry dies! His name is written in the dust, PAUSE. 7 This is the folly of their way; di p cr f ex 8 Men void of wisdom and of grace, 49. f 2 di cr Ρ cr 9 Laid in the grave so dark and deep, SECOND PART. C. M.-Burford. Death and the resurrection. 1 YE sons of pride, that hate the just, When death has brought you down to dust, The last great day shall change the scene : When shall the just revive and reign 3 God will my naked soul receive, f 4 ƒ di 50. Let men of pride their rage resume, FIRST PART. C. M.-St. Ann's. The last judgment-saints rewarded. [1 THE Lord, the Judge, before his throne 2 No more shall bold blasphemers say, No more abuse his long delay, f 3 Thron'd on a cloud our God shall come, Bright flames prepare his way, ex Thunder and darkness, fire and storm, |