4 Unsearchable thy judgments are, A boundless, bottomless abyss: But, lo! thy providential care
O'er all thy works extended is ; In thee the creatures live and move, And are; all glory to thy love!
5 THY love sustains the world it made, Thy love preserves both man and beast; Beneath thy wings' almighty shade
The sons of men securely rest;
And those who haunt the hallow'd place, Shall banquet on thy richest grace.
6 Their souls shall drink the crystal stream, Which ever issues from thy throne; Fountain of joy and bliss supreme, Eternal life and thou are one:
To us, to all so freely given,
The light of life, the heaven of heaven! 7 Stay then with those that know thy peace, The simple men of heart sincere ; From all their foes and sins release,
From pride and lust redeem them here; Thine utmost saving grace extend,
And love, O love them to the end.
8 The prayer is seal'd; we now foresee The downfall of our inbred foes; Jesus hath got the victory,
His own right hand our sins o'erthrows: Destroys their being with their power; They die, they fall to rise no more!
Y heart is full of Christ, and longs
'M'Its glorious matter to declare!
Of him I make my loftier songs,
I cannot from his praise forbear;
My ready tongue makes haste to sing
The beauties of my heavenly King.
2 Fairer than all the earth-born race,
Perfect in comeliness thou art;
Replenish'd are thy lips with grace;
And full of love thy tender heart:
God ever blest, we bow the knee,
And own all fulness dwells in Thee.
3 Gird on thy thigh the Spirit's sword,
And take to thee thy power divine:
Stir up thy strength, almighty Lord,
All power and majesty are thine.
Assert thy worship and renown,
O all-redeeming God, come down.
4 Come, and maintain thy righteous cause,
And let thy glorious toil succeed;
Dispread the victory of thy cross,
Ride on, and prosper in thy deed;
Through earth triumphantly ride on,
And reign in all our hearts alone.
5 Still let the word of truth prevail,
The gospel of thy general grace;
Of mercy mild that ne'er shall fail,
Of everlasting righteousness;
Into the faithful soul brought in,
To root out all the seeds of sin.
6 Terrible things thine own right hand
Shall teach thy greatness to perform:
Who in the vengeful day can stand
Unshaken by thine anger's storm;
While riding on the whirlwind's wings,
They meet the thund'ring King of kings!
7 Sharp are the arrows of thy love,
And pierce the most obdurate heart:
Their point thine enemies shall prove,
And, strangely fill'd with pleasing smart,
Fall down before the cross subdu'd,
And feel thine arrows dipt in blood.
8 O GOD of love, thy sway we own,
Thy dying love doth all controul;
Justice and grace support thy throne,
Set up in ev'ry faithful soul;
Steadfast it stands in them, and sure, When pure as thou our God art pure. 9 Lover thou art of purity,
And hatest every spot of sin;
Nothing profane can dwell with thee,
Nothing unholy or unclean;
And therefore doth thy Father own
His glorious likeness in his Son.
10 Therefore he hath his Spirit shed,
Spirit of joy, and power, and grace,
Immeasurably on thy head;
First-born of all the chosen race,
From thee the sacred unction springs,
That makes thy fellows priests and kings.
11 Sweet is the odour of thy name,
Thro' all the means a fragrance comes;
Thy garments hide the sinner's shame,
Thy garments shed divine perfumes,
That through the ivory palace flow,
The church in which thou reign'st below.
HOME, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
Restorer of thine image lost,
The flaming sword remove:
Teach me thine image to regain,
And to my docile heart explain
The mystery of love.
2 I now perceive thy love's design:
Thou didst again in council join,
Thy Name to re-impress;
Anew thy creature to create,
And raise me to my first estate
In perfect righteousness.
3 To execute thy kind intent,
Jehovah, from Jehovah sent,
Left his eternal throne;
A man of griefs, He stain'd the tree,
Saviour of all, He laid for me
The precious ransom down.
4 The Spirit purchas'd with his blood,
By Father and by Son bestow'd,
Doth now in man reside;
For us He strongly intercedes,
Us into all thy councils leads,
Our sure indwelling Guide.
5 Pardon He on our conscience seals;
Thy good and welcome will reveals,
To save a world by grace:
He marks us for salvation's heirs,
And moulds, and fashions, and prepares
To see thine open face.
6 He sanctifies, without respect
Of high, or low, his own elect,
Regenerate from above;
Into thy glorious form converts,
And stamps thine image on our hearts,
In purity and love.
7 O wouldst Thou stamp it now on mine,
The name and character divine,
The holy One in Three!
Come, Father, Son, and Spirit, give
Thy Love,-Thyself; and, lo! I live
Imparadis'd in Thee.
1HE Father freely justifies,
T The Son his pardoning power asserts,
The Holy Ghost that blood applies,
Which purifies believing hearts;
Yet God, who sin forgives alone,
In Persons Three is only One.
2 Thou Triune God of pardoning love,
On me thy kind compassion show;
By faith begotten from above,
And call'd assuredly to know
The blessings by Three Persons given,
The peace of God, the pledge of heaven.
8 Jehovah come! thyself reveal,
To save a soul so dearly bought;
The peace and joy unspeakable,
The love surpassing human thought;
Thrice holy God, to me impart,
With all Thou hast, and all Thou art.
1 LAP your hands, ye people all,
Praise the God on whom ye call;
Lift your voice, and shout his praise,
Triumph in his sov'reign grace.
2 Glorious is the Lord Most High,
Terrible in majesty ;
He his sov'reign sway maintains,
King o'er all the earth he reigns.
3 He the people shall subdue,
Make us kings and conqu'rors too:
Force the nations to submit,
Bruise our sins beneath our feet.
4 He shall bless his ransom'd ones,
Number us with Israel's sons;
God our heritage shall prove,
Give us all a lot of love.
5 Jesus is gone up on high,
Takes his seat above the sky;
Shout the angel-choirs aloud,
Echoing to the trump of God!
6 Sons of earth, the triumph join,
Praise him with the host divine:
Emulate the heavenly powers,
Their victorious Lord is ours.
7 Shout the God enthron'd above,
Trumpet forth his conqu❜ring love;
Praises to our Jesus sing,
Praises to our glorious King!
8 POWER is all to Jesus given,
Power o'er hell, and earth, and heaven;
Power he now to us imparts:
Praise him with believing hearts.
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