Strike, strike the harps again,
To great Immanuel's name;
Arise, ye sons of men,
And all his grace proclaim;
Angels and men, wake ev'ry string,
"Tis God, the Saviour's praise we sing.
HYMN 445. 7, 6. MONTGOMERY.
Brighthelmstone. Margate.
HALL to the Lord's anointed!
Great David's greater Son;
Hail in the time appointed,
His reign on earth begun!
He comes to break oppression,
To set the captive free;
To take away transgression,
And rule in equity.
2 He comes, with succour speedy,
To those who suffer wrong;
To help the poor and reedy,
And bid the weak be strong;
To give them songs for sighing,
Their darkness turn to light,
Whose souls condemn'd and dying,
Were precious in his sight.
3 He shall come down, Jike showers
Upon the fruitful earth,
And love and joy, like flowers,
Spring in his path to birth:"
Before him, on the mountains,
Shall peace the herald go,
And righteousness in fountains
From hill to valley flow.
4 For Him shall pray'r unceasing
And daily vows ascend;
His kingdom stili increasing,
A kingdom without end:"
The tide of time shall never
His covenant remove;
Ilis name shall stand for ever;
That name to us is-Love.
HYMN 446. L. M.
Leyden. Sterling.
Baptism.
BEDIENT to our Zion's King,
We to his holy laver bring
These happy converts, who have known
And trusted in his grace alone.
2 Lord, in thy house they seek thy face;
Oh, bless them with peculiar grace;
Refresh their souls with love divine;
Let beams of glory round them shine.
3 Ye, who your native vileness mourn,
And to the great Redeemer turn,
Arise, his gracious call obey,
And be baptiz'd without delay.
Bath. Kent.
Household Baptism.
UNITED pray'rs ascend to thee,
Eternal parent of mankind;
Smile on this waiting family
Thy face they seek, and let them fix!
2 Let the dear pledges of their love,
Like tender plants around them grow;
Tny present grace, and joys above,
Upon their little ones bestow.
3 Receive, at their believing hand,
The charge which they devote as thine,
Obedient to their Lord's command-
And seal with pow'r the rite divino.
4 To ev'ry member of their house,
Thy grace impart, thy love extend;
Grant ev'ry good that time allows,
With heav'nly joys that never end.
HYMN 448. C. M. DODDRIDGE.
St. Ann's. Arlington.
SEE Israel's gentle Shepherd stand
With all engaging charms;
Hark, how he calls the tender Lambs,
And folds them in his arms.
2 "Permit them to approach," he cries,
"Nor scorn their humble name;
For 'twas to bless such souls as these,
The Lord of angels came."
3 We bring them, Lord, in thankful hands,
And yield them up to thee;
Joyful that we ourselves are thine,
Thine let our offspring be.
4 Ye little floc, with pleasure heart
Ye children seek his face:
And fly with transports to receive
The blessings of his grace.
5 If orphans they are left behind,
Thy guardian care we trust;
That care shall heal our bleeding heart,
If weeping o'er their dust.
HYMN 449. C. M. HYDE.
Barby. Clarendon. Chapel.
SHEPHERD, who lead'st with tender care,
The feeble of thy fold,-
Who dost regard the weakest there,
And all their steps uphold;
2 This little helpless lamb receive,
In mercy, to thy breast;
And let parental fondness leave
It safely there to rest.
3 Surround it with thy guardian love,
Thro' all life's dang'rous way;
Ne'er let it from thy pastures rove,
Nor be the lion's prey.
4 In thine eternal, heav'nly home,
Oh, let it find a place;
And be, when life and toils are done,
A trophy of thy grace.
HYMN 450. C. M. DODDRIDGE.
Barby. Bedford. Canterbury.
Practical Improvement. Col. iii. 1.
TTEND, ye children of your God,
A Ye heirs of glory, hear;
For accents, so divine as these,
Might charm the dullest ear.
2 Baptiz'd into your Saviour's death,
Your souls to sin must die;
With Christ, your Lord, ye live anew,
With Christ ascend on high.
3 There, by his Father's side he sits
Enthron'd, divinely fair;
Yet owns himself your Brother still,
And your Forerunner there.
4 Rise from these earthly trifles, rise
On wings of faith and love;"
Above, your choicest treasure lies,
And be your hearts above.
HYMN 451. L. M.
Luton. Leeds. Chatham. Prayer for the spread of the Gospel. 1 THY people, Lord, who trust thy word, And wait the smilings of thy face, Assemble round thy mercy seat, And plead the promise of thy grace. 2 We consecrate these hours to thee, Thy sov'reign mercy to entreat; And feel some animating hope, We shall divine acceptance meet. 3 Hast thou not promis'd to thy Son, That his dominion shall extend, Till ev'ry tongue shail call him Lord, ⚫ And ev'ry knee before him bend? 4 Now let the happy time appear, The time to favor Zion come; Send forth thy heralds far and near, To call thy banish'd people honte.
HYMN 452. L. M.
Luther's Hymn. Portugal. TERNAL God! Almighty cause Of earth, and seas, and worlds unknown All things are subject to thy laws, All things depend on thee alone.
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