5 Sweet is the mem'ry of his name,
Who bless'd us in his will,
And to his teftament of love
Made his own life the feal.
CHRIST OUR ONLY REFUGE,
How bleft are they, whose feet have
The way unto IMMANUEL'S ground;
And steadfastly do walk therein,
Far from the crooked paths of fin!
2 Their weary fpirits fweetly reft
Contentedly on JESU's breaft;
They so much of his mercy prove,
As that they cannot help but love.
3 In peace their hearts enjoy the Lamb,
Who once was wrapt in human frame;
They view within his bloody rays,
The object of eternal praise.
4 His Spirit fhews their fins forgiv'n,
And feals them for the heirs of heav'n;
And gives them patience here to wait
Till JESUS them to blifs tranflate.
5 He arms them for the evil day,
And while in heart with him they stay, He guides them with his mighty pow'r, And brings them thro' the trying hour.
6 Then reft, my foul, upon thy LORD, Ev'n JESUS CHRIST, the living Word; And then thy joy fhall ne'er decay, Till it break out in endless day.
I F him who did falvation bring,
I cou'd for ever think and fing!
Arife, ye guilty, he'll forgive;
Arife, ye poor, he will relieve.
2 Eternal LORD, almighty King!
All heav'n doth with thy triumphs ring.
Thou conquer'ft all, beneath, above,
Devils with force, and men with love!
3 Afk but his grace, and lo! 'tis giv'n;
Afk, and he turns your hell to heav'n;
Tho' fin and forrow wound my foul,
JESU, thy balm can make it whole.
4 Guide thou, O LORD, guide thou my course,
And draw me on with thy fweet force;
Still make me walk, ftill make me tend,
Be thee my way, to God my end.
Thou in whom the Gentiles trust,
Thou only holy, only juft;
O tune our fouls to praise thy name,
JESUS! unchangeable, the fame!
2 If angels, whilst to thee they fing,
Wrap up their faces in their wing;
How fhall we finful duft draw nigh,
Thy great and awful Majesty?
3 Glory to thee aufpicious Lamb!
Thou holy LORD, thou great I AM!
With all our pow'r thy grace we blefs;
Our joy, our peace, our righteousness!
4 Live, ever-glorious Jesus! live,
Worthy all bleffings to receive!
Worthy on high enthron'd to fit,
With ev'ry pow'r beneath thy feet!
5 Bleffings for ever on the Lamb,
Who bore the curfe for finful man;
Let angels found the facred name,
And ev'ry creature fay AMEN.
HAIL, thou once despised Jesus!
Hail, thou Galilean King!
Who didft fuffer to release us,
Who didft free falvation bring!.
Hail, thou univerfal Saviour,
Who haft born our fin and shame,
By whose merits we find favour,
Life is given thro' thy name!
2 Pascal Lamb by GoD appointed,
All our fins were on thee laid!
By almighty love anointed,
Thou haft full atonement made;
Ev'ry fin may be forgiv❜n,
Thro' the virtue of thy blood;
Open'd is the gate of heav'n,
Peace is made 'twixt man and GOD.
3 JESUS, hail! enthron'd in glory,
There for ever to abide!
All the heav'nly hofts adore thee,
Seated at my Father's fide:
There for finners thou art pleading
Spare them yet another year;
Thou for faints art interceding,
Till in glory they appear.
4 Worship, honour, pow'r and bleffing,
CHRIST is worthy to receive-
Loudeft praises without ceafing,
Meet it is for us to give!
Help, ye bright angelic fpirits,
Bring your fweeteft, nobleft lays, Help to fing CHRIST JESU's merits, Help to chaunt IMMANUEL's praise.
71. THE SAME.
OME, let us all unite to praise
The Saviour of mankind,
Our thankful hearts in folemn lays
Be with our voices join'd.
2 But how fhall duft his worth declare,
When angels try in vain
Their faces veil when they appear
Before the Son of man.
3 O LORD, we cannot filent be,
By love we are constrain'd
To offer our beft thanks to thee,-
Our Saviour, and our friend!
4 Tho' feeble are our best effays,
Thy love will not defpife
Our grateful fongs of humble praise,
Our well-meant facrifice.
5 Let ev'ry tongue thy goodness fhow,
And spread abroad thy fame;
Let ev'ry heart with praise o'erflow,
And blefs thy facred name!
6 Worship and honour, thanks and love, Be to our Jesus giv'n!
By men below,-by hofts above,-
By all in earth and heav'n !
ow begin the heav'nly theme, Sing aloud in JEsu's name; Ye, who JESU's kindness prove, Triumph in redeeming love.
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