Love divine, all love excelling,
Joy of heaven, to earth come down,
Fix in us thy humble dwelling;
All thy faithful mercies crown:
Saviour, thou art all compassion;
Pure, unchanging love thou art;
Visit us with thy salvation,
Enter every trembling heart.
Come, thou mighty to deliver,
Let us all thy grace receive;
May thy light return, and never,
Never more thy temples leave:
Thee we would be always blessing,
Serve thee as thy hosts above;
Bless and praise thee without ceasing,
Glory in thy perfect love.
Finish, then, thy new creation;
Pure and spotless let us be;
May we see thy great salvation,
Perfectly restored by thee;
Changed from glory into glory,
Till in heaven we take our place,
Till we cast our crowns before thee,
Lost in wonder, love, and praise.
Praise the Lord by whose kind favor Heavenly truth has reached our ears: May its sweet reviving savor
Cheer our hearts and caim our fears! TRUTH-how sacred is the treasure!
Teach us, Lord, its worth to know; Vain the hope, and short the pleasure, Which from other sources flow.
May our souls, thy truth possessing, Which to-day our ears have heard, Feel for evermore the blessing
By thy grace divine conferred. Till thou take us hence for ever, Saviour, guide us with thine eye; This our aim, our sole endeavor, Thine to live, and thine to die!
Glory to the ever-living,
Bounteous Source of love divine;
Praise, and honor, and thanksgiving,
Evermore, O Lord, be thine.
May thy full and free salvation
Lauded be by every voice;
And, in grateful adoration,
May we in thy love rejoica
Cease, ye mourners! cease to languish
O'er the grave of those ye love;
Pain, and death, and night, and anguish,
Enter not the world above.
While in darkness ye are straying,
Lonely in the deep'ning shade;
Glory's brightest beams are playing
Round the ransomed spirit's head.
Cease, ye mourners! cease to languish
O'er the grave of those ye love;
Far removed from pain and anguish,
They are chanting hymns above;
Light and peace at once deriving
From the hand of God most high,
In his glorious presence living,
They shall never, never die.
Peace be to this congregation,
Peace to every soul therein;
Peace, the earnest of salvation;
Peace, the fruit of pardoned sin;
Peace, that speaks its heavenly Giver;
Peace, to sordid minds unknown;
Peace Divine, that lasts forever,
Here erect thy glorious throne.
Prince of Peace, in love be near us,
Fix in all our hearts thy home;
With thy blessed presence cheer us,-
Let thy sacred kingdom come.
Raise to heaven our expectation:
Give our favored souls to prove
Glorious and complete salvation,
In the realms of bliss above.
Lord, with glowing heart I'll praise thee,
For the bliss thy love bestows;
For the pardoning grace that saves me,
And the peace that from it flows:
Help, O Lord, my weak endeavor;
This dull soul to rapture raise:
Thou must light the flame, or never
Can my love be warmed to praise.
Praise, my soul, the God that sought thee,
Wretched wanderer, far astray;
Found thee lost, and kindly brought thee
From the paths of death away:
Low before thy footstool kneeling,
Deign thy suppliant's prayer to bless;
Fill my soul with holy feeling,
Let my life thy praise express.
Hark! the voice of love and mercy
Sounds aloud from Calvary!
See! it rends the rocks asunder-
Shakes the earth-and veils the sky!
It is finished!'
Hear the dying Saviour cry!
'It is finished!'-Oh, what pleasure Do these sacred words afford! Heavenly blessings, without measure, Flow to us through Christ the Lord! 'It is finished!'
Saints, the dying words record!
Tune your harps anew, ye seraphs,
Join to sing the pleasing theme;
All in earth and heaven, uniting,
Join to praise Immanuel's name;
Hallelujah!
Glory to the bleeding Lamb!
Blessed Saviour, aid thy servant
To proclaim thy boundless love!
May we feel devotion fervent,
And the word of truth approve :
Bless, O bless us,
From thy shining courts above.
While thy truth and grace invite us
To partake thy gospel feast,
May thy spirit-power unite us,
Each to thee a willing guest:
O receive us,
To thy holy promised rest.
With commingling joy and wonder,
See the place where Jesus lay!
He has burst his bands asunder,
And to death is not a prey!
Joy, and wonder!
Yes, the Lord is risen to-day!
Jesus conquers! they who slew him,
Where is all their triumph now?
In immortal glory view him-
Angel-hosts around him bow!
Crown of honor,
See it placed upon his brow!
Jesus triumphs! countless legions
Honor him as Lord and King!
Earth's extended, utmost regions,
Yet his wondrous praise shall sing!
With his glory,
Heaven's high courts shall ever ring!
Guide me, O thou great Jehovah, Pilgrim through this barren land; I am weak, but thou art mighty; Hold me with thy powerful hand. Bread of heaven!
Feed me till I want no more.
Open now the crystal fountains
Whence the living waters flow;
Let the fiery, cloudy pillar,
Lead me all the journey through.
Strong Deliverer!
Be thou still my strength and shield. When I tread the verge of Jordan,
Bid my anxious fears subside; Bear me through the swelling current, Land me safe on Canaan's side. Songs of praises
I will ever give to thee.
Lord, to us thy word is precious-
Thy redeeming love we sing;
Thou art ever, ever gracious,
Mediator, Priest and King:
May thy people,
Evermore thy glory sing.
May we feel thy full salvation,
In thy grace forever grow;
And may every tribe and nation,
Thy redemption fully know:
That thy glory
All the earth may overflow.
Lo! the Lord, the mighty Saviour, Quits the grave, the throne to claim; Object of his Father's favor,
God o'er all exalts his name;
And the angels,
Him as Lord of all proclaim.
Shout for joy-with songs of praises,
Ye, who in his name delight:
Shout-for God, our Saviour raises
To his throne, in endless might!
'Tis Jehovah,
Crowns our Lord in realms of light!
God his servant lifts to glory,
Bids him all his honors share ;
Now, Jehovah, we adore thee,
And thy righteous will declare,
Endless praises,
Shall mankind for thee prepare.
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