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2. The great, mysterious Deity,
We soon with open face shall see:
The beatific sight

Shall fill heaven's sounding courts with praise,
And wide diffuse the golden blaze

Of everlasting light.

3. The Father, shining on His throne,
The glorious, co-eternal Son,
The Spirit, one and seven,
Conspire our rapture to complete;
And lo! we fall before his feet,
And silence heightens heaven.

4. In hope of that ecstatic pause,
Jesus, we now sustain the cross,
And at Thy footstool fall;
Till Thou our hidden life reveal,
Till Thou our ravished spirits fill,
And God be all in all!

C. WESLEY.

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1. I WOULD not live alway; I ask not to stay, Where storm after storm rises dark o'er the way. The few lucid mornings that dawn on us here, Are enough for life's woes, full enough for its cheer. 2. I would not live alway; no-welcome the tomb, Since Jesus has lain there, I dread not its gloom; There, sweet be my rest, till He bid me arise To hail Him in triumph descending the skies. 3. Who, who would live alway, away from his God; Away from yon heaven, that blissful abode,

Where the rivers of pleasure flow o'er the bright plains,

And the noontide of glory eternally reigns:-4. Where the saints of all ages in harmony meet, Their Saviour and brethren transported to greet; While the anthems of rapture unceasingly roll, And the smile of the Lord is the feast of the soul. MUHLENBERG,

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1. OH Saviour, whose mercy, severe in its kindness, Hath chastened my wanderings, and guided my

way,

Adored be the power that hath pitied my blindness, And weaned me from phantoms that smiled to betray.

2. Enchanted with all that was dazzling and fair, I followed the rainbow-I caught at the toy; And still in displeasure Thy goodness was there,

Disappointing the hope, and defeating the joy. 3. The blossom blushed bright, but a worm was below; The moonlight shone fair, there was blight in the beam;

Sweet whispered the breeze, but it whispered of

woe:

And bitterness flowed in the soft, flowing stream. 4. Só, cured of my folly, yet cured but in part, Í turned to the refuge Thy pity displayed; And still did this eager and credulous heart Weave visions of promise, that bloomed but to fade.

5. I thought that the course of the pilgrim to heaven Would be bright as the summer, and glad as the

morn;

Thou show'dst me the path, it was dark and uneven, All rugged with rock, and all tangled with thorn.

6. I dreamed of celestial rewards and renown,

I grasped at the triumph that blesses the brave; I asked for the palm branch, the robe, and the crown, I asked, and Thou show'dst me a cross and a grave!

7. Subdued and instructed, at length to Thy will, My hopes, and my wishes, my all I resign; O give me a heart that can wait and be still, Nor know of a wish or a pleasure but Thine.

8. There are mansions exempted from sin and from

woe,

But they stand in a region by mortals untrod, There are rivers of joy-but they roll not below, There is rest-but it dwells in the presence of God.

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GRANT.

1. THE voice of free grace cries, Escape to the mountain,

For Adam's lost race Christ hath opened a fountain;
For sin and uncleanness, and every transgression,
His blood flows most freely in streams of salvation.
Hallelujah to the Lamb, who hath purchased
our pardon,

We'll praise Him again, when we pass over
Jordan.

2. Ye souls that are wounded! O flee to the Saviour; He calls you in mercy-'t is infinite favor;

Your sins are increasing-escape to the mountain— His blood can remove them-it flows from the fountain.

Hallelujah to the Lamb, etc.

3. O Jesus! ride onward, triumphantly glorious, O'er sin, death, and hell, Thou art more than victorious;

Thy name is the theme of the great congregation, While angels and men raise the shout of salvation. Hallelujah to the Lamb, etc.

4. With joy shall we stand, when escaped to the shore; With harps in our hands, we'll praise Him the

more;

We'll range the sweet plains on the banks of the

river,

And sing of salvation forever and ever!

Hallelujah to the Lamb, etc.

THORNBY.

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1. THOU art gone to the grave! but we will not deplore thee,

Though sorrows and darkness encompass the tomb;

The Saviour hath passed through its portals before thee,

And the lamp of His love is thy guide through the gloom.

2. Thou art gone to the grave! we no longer behold thee,

Nor tread the rough paths of the world by thy side;

But the wide arms of mercy are spread to enfold thee, And sinners may die, for the Sinless hath died.

3. Thou art gone to the grave! and, its mansions forsaking,

What though thy weak spirit in fear lingered long: The sunshine of Paradise beamed on thy waking, And the sound which thou hearest was the ser

aphim's song.

4. Thou art gone to the grave! but we will not deplore thee,

For God was thy ransom, thy Guardian, and
Guide:

He gave thee, He took thee, and He will restore

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thee;

And death hath no sting, for the Saviour hath died.

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1. Lo! He cometh-countless trumpets
Wake to life the slumbering dead;
'Mid ten thousand saints and angels
See their great exalted Head.
Hallelujah!-

Welcome, welcome Son of God.

HEBER.

2. Full of joyful expectation,
Saints behold the Judge appear;
Truth and justice go before Him—
Now the joyful sentence hear;
Hallelujah!—

Welcome, welcome, Judge divine!

3. "Come, ye blessed of

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my Father!

Enter into life and joy;

Banish all your fears and sorrows;
Endless praise be your employ;"
Hallelujah!-

Welcome, welcome to the skies.

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1. BROTHER! rest from sin and sorrow;
Death is o'er and life is won;

On thy slumber dawns no morrow;
Rest; thine earthly race is run.

2. Brother, wake! the night is waning;
Endless day is round thee poured;
Enter thou the rest remaining
For the people of the Lord.

3. Brother, wake! for He who loved thee,
He who died that thou mightst live;
He who graciously approved thee,
Waits thy crown of joy to give.

4. Fare thee well! though woe is blending.
With the tones of earthly love,

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Triumph high and joy unending
Wait thee in the realms above.

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BAP. MEMORIAL.

1. Lo! the mighty God appearing-
From on high Jehovah speaks!
Eastern lands the summons hearing,
O'er the west His thunder breaks;
Earth beholds Him;

Universal nature shakes.

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