199

"Our feet shall stand in thy gates, O

Jerusalem."

From the cxxii. Psalm.

WITH joy shall I behold the day

That calls my willing soul away,

To dwell among the blest:

For, lo! my great Redeemer's power
Unfolds the everlasting door,
And points me to his rest.

2 Ev'n now, to my expecting eyes
The heaven-built towers of Salem rise;
Their glory I survey;

I view her mansions that contain

The angel host, a beauteous train,
And shine with cloudless day.

3 Thither, from earth's remotest end,
Lo! the redeem'd of God ascend,
Borne on immortal wing;

There, crown'd with everlasting joy,
In ceaseless hymns their tongues employ,
Before th' Almighty King.

4 Mother of cities! o'er thy head

Bright peace, with healing wings outspread,

For evermore shall dwell:

Let me, blest seat! my name behold

Among thy citizens enroll'd,

And bid the world farewell.

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200

"O how amiable are thy dwellings, thou [7s. DOUBLE, Lord of hosts."

LEASANT are thy courts above,

PLEASANT

In the land of light and love;
Pleasant are thy courts below,
In this land of sin and woe.
O my spirit longs and faints
For the converse of thy saints,
For the brightness of thy face,
King of glory, God of grace!

2 Happy birds that sing and fly
Round thy altars, O Most High!
Happier souls, that find a rest,
In a heavenly Father's breast!
Like the wandering dove, that found
No repose on earth around,
They can to their ark repair,
And enjoy it ever there.

3 Happy souls! their praises flow,
Ever in this vale of woe;

Waters in the desert rise,

Manna feeds them from the skies;
On they go from strength to strength,
Till they reach thy throne at length;
At thy feet adoring fall,

Who hast led them safe through all.

4 Lord, be mine this prize to win;
Guide me through a world of sin,
Keep me by thy saving grace,
Give me at thy side a place;

Sun and shield alike thou art;
Guide and guard my erring heart;
Grace and glory flow from thee;
Shower, O shower them, Lord, on me.

201 “Under the shadow of thy wings shall be

my refuge."

FORTH from the dark and stormy sky,

Lord, to thine altar's shade we fly;

Forth from the world, its hope and fear,
Saviour, we seek thy shelter here:
Weary and weak, thy grace we pray;
Turn not, O Lord, thy guests away.

2 Long have we roamed in want and pain,
Long have we sought thy rest in vain;
Wildered in doubt, in darkness lost,
Long have our souls been tempest-tost:
Low at thy feet our sins we lay;
Turn not O Lord! thy guests away.

SIX SS.

202

"Jesus Christ himself being the chief
corner stone."

THE Church's one foundation

Is Jesus Christ her Lord;

She is his new creation

By water and the word:

From heaven he came and sought he

To be his holy bride;

With his own blood he bought her,

And for her life he died.

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Double

2 Elect from every nation,

Yet one o'er all the earth,
Her charter of salvation

One Lord, one faith, one birth;
One holy name she blesses,
Partakes one holy food,
And to one hope she presses,
With every grace endued.

3 Though with a scornful wonder,
Men see her sore opprest,
By schisms rent asunder,
By heresies distrest;

Yet saints their watch are keeping,
Their cry goes up, "How long?"
And soon the night of weeping
Shall be the morn of song.

4 'Mid toil and tribulation,
And tumult of her war,
She waits the consummation
Of peace for evermore;
Till with the vision glorious
Her longing eyes are blest,
And the great Church victorious
Shall be the Church at rest.

5 Yet she on earth hath union

With God the Three in One,
And mystic sweet communion
With those whose rest is won:
O happy ones and holy!

Lord, give us grace that we
Like them, the meek and lowly,
On high may dwell with thee.

IV. THE SACRAMENTS.

THE LORD'S SUPPER.

203 "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive [C. M.
power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength,
and honour, and glory, and blessing."

THOU, God, all glory, honour, power
Art worthy to receive;

Since all things by thy power were made,
And by thy bounty live.

2 And worthy is the Lamb all power,
Honour, and wealth to gain,

Glory and strength; who for our sins
A sacrifice was slain.

3 All worthy thou, who hast redeem'd
And ransom'd us to God,
From every nation, every coast,
By thy most precious blood.

4 Blessing and honour, glory, power,
By all in earth and heaven,
To him that sits upon the throne,
And to the Lamb, be given.

204 "Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins."

TO Jesus, our exalted Lord,

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That name in heaven and earth adored,

Fain would our hearts and voices raise

A cheerful song of sacred praise.