2 Let no vain cares divert my
From this celestial road;
Nor all the honours of the earth
Detain my soul from God.
3 Think of the splendors of that place,
The joys that are on high;
Nor meanly rest contented here,
With worlds beneath the sky.
4 Heaven is the birth-place of the saints;
Thither at length they tend ;
Th' Almighty owns his favorite race,
Their Father and their Friend.
5 O may these tender titles prove
My comfort and defence,
When the sick couch shall be my lot,
And death shall call me hence.
Worship of the God of Holiness. Ps. v.
1 LORD! in the morning thou shalt hear
My voice ascending high;
To thee will I direct my prayer,
To thee lift up mine eye.
2 Then to thine house will I resort,
To taste thy mercies there;
I will frequent thy holy court,
And worship in thy fear.
30 may thy spirit guide my feet
In ways of truth and grace!
Make every path of duty straight
And plain before my face.
4 Thou art a God before whose sight
The wicked shall not stand;
Sinners shall ne'er be thy delight,
Nor dwell at thy right hand.
5 But they who love and fear thy name,
Shall see their hopes fulfilled;
The mighty God will compass them
With favour, as a shield.
Hymn for the Lord's day. Ps. exviii.
1 WE hail the glorious day,
With thankful heart and voice,
Which chased each painful doubt away,
And bade the church rejoice.
2 The work, O Lord, is thiné,
And wondrous in our eyes;
This day proclaims it all divine-
This day did Jesus rise.
3 Since he hath left the grave,
His promises are true;
And each exalted hope he gave,
Confirmed of God we view.
4 O come the happy hour,
When all the earth shall own
Thy Son, O God! declared with power,
And worship at thy throne.
5 That we possess thy word,
Which all this grace displays,
Accept, thou Father of our Lord,
Our sacrifice of praise.
The Lord's day Morning.
1 AGAIN the Lord of life and light
Awakes the kindling ray;
Unseals the eyelids of the morn,
And pours increasing day.
2 O what a night was that which wrapt
The heathen world in gloom!
O what a sun, which broke this day,
Triumphant from the tomb!
3 This day be grateful homage paid,
And loud hosannas sung;
Let gladness dwell in every heart,
And praise on every tongue.
4 Ten thousand differing lips shall join
To hail this welcome morn;
Which scatters blessings from its wings
To nations yet unborn.
5 Jesus, the friend of human kind,
Was crucified and slain;
Behold, the tomb its prey restores!
Behold, he lives again!
Engagedness in Devotion.
1 LORD, before thy presence come,
Bow we down with holy fear;
Call our erring footsteps home,
Let us feel that thou art near.
2 From thine high and holy place
Where thou dost in glory reign,
Thou in condescending grace
Deign'st to hear the sons of men.
3 Wandering thoughts and languid powers,
Come not where devotion kneels ;
Let the soul expand her stores,
Glowing with the joy she feels.
4 At the portals of thine house,
We resign our earth-born cares :
Nobler thoughts our souls engross,
Songs of praise and fervent prayers.
5 Hapless men, whose footsteps stray.
From the temples of the Lord!
Teach them wisdom's heavenly way;
To their feet thy light afford.
6 Now begin the glorious song,
Theme of wonder, love, and joy ;
Angels! the glad notes prolong;
Seraphs! 'tis your blest employ.
Surrounding the Mercy-seat.
1 FAR from mortal cares retreating,
Sordid hopes and vain desires,
Here our willing footsteps meeting,
Every heart to heaven aspires.
From the Fount of glory beaming,
Light celestial cheers our eyes;
Mercy from above proclaiming,
Peace and pardon from the skies.
2 Who may share this great salvation ?→
Every pure and humble mind;
Every kindred, tongue, and nation,
From the dross of guilt refined :
Blessings all around bestowing,
God withholds his care from none;
Grace and mercy ever flowing
From the fountain of his throne.
3 Every stain of guilt confessing,
Deed unrighteous, thought of sin,
Seize, O seize the proffered blessing,
Grace from God and peace within.
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