4 Weak is the effort of my heart,
And cold my warmest thought;
But when I see Thee as Thou art,
I'll praise Thee as I ought.
5 Till then I would thy love proclaim
With every fleeting breath;
And may the music of thy Name
Refresh my soul in death!
THE Lord of earth and sky,
The God of ages praise,
Who reigns enthron'd on high,
Ancient of endless days,
Who lengthens out our trial here,
And spares us yet another year.
Barren and wither'd trees,
We cumber'd long the ground
No fruit of holiness
On our dead souls was found:
Yet doth He us in mercy spare,
Another, and another year.
[3 When justice rais'd the sword
To cut the fig-tree down,
The pity of our Lord
Cried, "Let it still alone: "
The Father mild inclines his ear,
And spares us yet another year..]
Jesus, thy speaking blood
From God obtain'd the grace,
Who, therefore, hath bestow'd
On us a longer space:
Thou didst in our behalf appear,
And, lo! we see another year.
Then dig about our root,
Break up our fallow ground;
And let our holy fruit
To thy great praise abound:
So shall we all thy blessings share,
And fruit unto perfection bear.
1 FATHER, again in Jesus' name we meet,
And bow in penitence beneath thy feet;
Again to Thee our feeble voices raise,
To sue for mercy, and to sing thy praise.
9 Lord, we would bless Thee for thy ceaseless care,
And all thy work from day to day declare; Is not our life with hourly mercies crowned? Does not thine arm encircle us around?
3 Alas! unworthy of thy boundless love,
Too oft with careless feet from Thee we rove;
But now, encouraged by thy voice, we come,
Returning sinners, to a Father's home.
4 0, by that name in which all fulness dwells,
O, by that love which every love excels,
O, by that blood so freely shed for sin,
Open blest Mercy's gate, and take us in!
1 0 THOU, who by a star didst guide
The wise men on their way,
Until it came and stood beside
The place where Jesus lay:
2 Though by a star Thou dost not lead
Thy servants now below;
Yet thy good Spirit, when they need,
Will show them how to go.
3 Though now we know Thee but in part,
'Tis written in thy Word,
That "blessed are the pure in heart,
For they shall see the Lord."
4 O Saviour give us then thy grace
To make us pure in heart;
That we may see Thee face to face,
Hereafter, as Thou art!
1 0 JESUS! Light of all below,
Thou fount of life and fire,
Surpassing all the joys we know,
All that we can desire.
2 0, Hope of every contrite heart,
O, Joy of all the meek,
To those who fall, how kind Thou art!
How good to those who seek!
3 Thee may our tongues for ever bless;
Thee may we love alone;
And ever in our lives express
The image of thine own.
4 Jesus! our only Joy be Thou,
As Thou our Prize wilt be;
Jesus! be Thou our Glory now,
And through eternity.
1 HAIL 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 shall come down like showers
Upon the fruitful earth;
And love, joy, hope, 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.
[3 Kings shall fall down before Him,
And gold and incense bring;
All nations shall adore Him,
His praise all people sing;
For He shall have dominion
O'er river, sea, and shore,
Far as the eagle's pinion
Or dove's light wing can soar.]
4 To Him shall prayer unceasing,
And daily vows ascend;
His kingdom still increasing-
A kingdom without end:
The mountain dews shall nourish
A seed, in weakness sown,
Whose fruit shall spread and flourish,
And shake like Lebanon.
5 O'er every foe victorious,
He on his throne shall rest;
From age to age more glorious
All-blessing and all-blessed:
|