183.

The Hope of Pardoning Mercy.

1

RAISE your triumphant songs
To an immortal tune :

Let the wide earth resound the deeds
Celestial grace hath done.

2

Sing how eternal love

Its well-beloved chose,

And bade him raise our sinful race
From its abyss of woes.

3

Pardon and peace from heaven,
Jesus proclaims abroad;
And brings to erring, guilty man,
Sure mercy from his God.

4

Now sinners, dry your tears; Let hopeless sorrow cease; Grateful accept your Father's love And take the offer'd peace.

5

Father! we own thy call;
We lay a humble claim
To the salvation thou hast sent,
And love and praise thy name.

184.

Rejoicing in the Hope of Salvation

1

SALVATION! oh the joyful sound!
'Tis music to our ears;

A sovereign balm for every wound,
A cordial for our fears.

2

Salvation! oh the power and grace
That here triumphant reign,

To raise from death our sinful race
To life and God again!
3

Salvation! let the echo fly,
The spacious earth around;
And all the armies of the sky
Conspire to swell the sound.

185.

The Gospel Jubilee.-Lev. xxv. 10. Luke iv. 19.

1

BLOW ye the trumpet, blow
The gladly solemn sound;
Let all the nations know,
To earth's remotest bound,
The year of Jubilee is come,
Return, ye wandering sinners, home.

Behold the Son of God,
Commission'd from above,
To all the human race
The messenger of love;
The year of Jubilee is come,
Return, ye contrite sinners, home.

3

The gospel-trumpet sounds; Let all the nations hear, And earth's remotest bounds Before the throne appear: The year of Jubilee is come,

Return, ye pardon'd sinners, home.

186.

Remorse and Sorrow assuaged by the Gospel.

1

WHEN rack'd with conscious guilt the mind,
Or overwhelm'd with grief,

Where shall the sinner pardon find,
The mourner seek relief?

It is the gospel's gracious page
Remorse and grief controls;
There Jesus shines, through every age,
Physician of our souls.

3

How rich his promise, and how free!
How tender his request!
'Ye that are weary come to me,
And I will give you rest.'

4

Bring then to him the contrite heart,
The sorrow-broken soul;

He will a healing balm impart,
And make the spirit whole.

187.

'By Grace ye are saved.'-Eph. ii. 5.

GRACE! heart-reviving sound,
Harmonious to the ear!

Heaven with the echo shall resound,
And all the earth shall hear.

2

Grace first contriv'd the way
To save rebellious man ;

And all the steps that grace display,
Which drew the wondrous plan.

3

Grace taught our wandering feet
To tread the heavenly road

;

And fresh supplies each hour we meet, While pressing on to God.

4

Grace all the work shall crown,
Through everlasting days;

It lays in heaven the topmost stone,
And well deserves the praise.

188.

Deliverance from the Bondage of Sin and Death.

1

JESUS removes the veil

Which hid the mercy-seat; And leads the child of penitence Before his Father's feet.

2

From soul-debasing guilt,
He frees the troubled mind;
And such as bear his gentle yoke,
True liberty shall find.

3

And oh! triumphant thought!
He calms the fear of death;

Faith shows the Saviour's bursting tomb,
And soothes the parting breath.

189.

Divine Mercy assured by the Death of Christ.

1

How shall thy sinful creatures dare
Look up, O Lord, to thine abode;
Or offer their imperfect prayer,

Before a just and holy God?

2

Bright terrors guard thine awful seat,
And dazzling glories veil thy face;
Yet mercy calls us to thy feet;
Thy throne is still a throne of grace.

3

Thy promises, to which we fly,
Support our hope, our trust invite;
Thou wilt accept contrition's cry,
For still is mercy thy delight.
4

Those promises are seal'd with blood;
For thou didst send thy Son to die,

That sinful man might turn to God,
And from impending ruin fly.

5

With godly sorrow of the heart,
We seek again our Father's face :
Let gospel hopes new strength impart,
And make us children of thy grace.

190.

Peace the Effect of Penitence.

1

SWEET is the friendly voice which speaks
The words of life and peace;
Which bids the penitent rejoice,
And sin and sorrow cease.

2

No healing balm on earth like this
Can cheer the contrite heart;
No flattering dreams of earthly bliss
Such pure delight impart.

3

Thou still art merciful and kind

Thy mercy, Lord, reveal :

;

The broken heart 'tis thou canst bind,
The wounded spirit heal.

4

Let thy bright presence, Lord, impart
Peace to my anxious breast;
Conduct me in the path that leads
To everlasting rest.

191.

Promises of Pardoning Mercy.

1

THERE is forgiveness, Lord! with thee,
The humble penitent to cheer;
That all who thy rich mercy see,
May hope and love, as well as fear.