Immanuel to the choice agreed,
And thus secur'd a num'rous seed.
4 He sends his Spirit from above
To call the objects of his love;
Not one shall perish nor be lost:
He bought them dear; his blood they cost.
5 What high displays of sov'reign grace!
What love to save a ruin'd race!
My soul, adore his lovely name,
By whom thy free salvation came.
HYMN 8. Third Part. C. M.
A song of praise to the Holy Trinity.
1 LET them neglect thy glory, Lord,
Who never knew thy grace;
But our loud songs shall still record
The wonders of thy praise.
2 We raise our shouts, O God, to thee,
And send them to thy throne;
All glory to th' united Three,
The undivided One.
3 'Twas he, (and we'll adore his name) That form'd us by a word;
'Tis he, restores our ruin'd frame; Salvation to the Lord!
4 Hosanna! let the earth and skies Repeat the joyful sound;
Rocks, hills and vales reflect the voice
In one eternal round.
HYMN 9. First Part. L. M.
God the Father, the almighty Creator.
ALMIGHTY
LMIGHTY God we praise, and own
Thee our Creator, King alone;
All things were made to honour thee,
O Father of eternity!
2 To thee all angels loudly cry,
The heav'ns and all the pow'rs on high,
Cherubs and seraphims proclaim,
3 Lord God of hosts, thy presence bright Fills heav'n and earth with beautious light; 'Th' apostles' happy company,
And ancient prophets all praise thee. 4 The crowned martyrs' noble host, The holy church in ev'ry coast, Their Maker, for their Father own, Now reconcil'd in Christ his Son.
HYMN 9. Second Part. C. M.
Creation.
LORD, when our raptur'd thought surveys
Creation's beauties o'er,
All nature joins to teach thy praise,
And bid our souls adore.
2 Where'er we turn our gazing eyes,
Thy radiant footsteps shine;
Ten thousand pleasing wonders rise,
And speak their source divine.
3 The living tribes of countless forms,
In earth, and sea, and air,
The meanest flies, the smallest worms,
Almighty pow'r declare.
4 Thy wisdom, pow'r, and goodness, Lord,
In all thy works appear:
And, O! let man thy praise record,
Man, thy distinguish'd care.
5 From thee the breath of life he drew;
That breath thy pow'r maintains:
Thy tender mercy, ever new,
His brittle frame sustains.
6 Yet nobler favours claim his praise,
Of reason's light possess'd;
By revelation's brightest rays,
Still more divinely blest.
HYMN 9. Third Part. C. M.
God our preserver.
LET others boast how strong they be,
Nor death nor danger fear ;
While we confess, O Lord! to thee,
What feeble things we are.
2 Fresh as the grass our bodies stand,
And flourish bright and gay;
A blasting wind sweeps o'er the land,
And fades the grass away.
3 Our life contains a thousand springs,
And dies if one be gone;
Strange! that a harp of thousand strings
Should keep in tune so long.
4 But 'tis our God, supports our frame,
The God, that form'd us first:
Salvation to th' almighty Name
That rear'd us from the dust.
5 While we have breath, or life, or tongues, Our Maker we'll adore:
His Spirit moves our heaving lungs,
Or they would breathe no more.
HYMN 9. Fourth Part. L. M.
My times are in thine hand.
1 RESISTLESS Sov'reign of the skies, Immensely great! immensely wise!
My times are all within thy hand;
And all events at thy command.
His great decree, who form'd the earth,
Hath fix'd my first and second birth:
My parents, native place, and time,
Were all assign'd to me by him.
3 'Twas God, that form'd me in the womb,
And he shall guide me to the tomb ;
My times shall all for ever be
Order'd by his all-wise decree :
4 My times of sickness and of health,
My times of penury and wealth,
My times of trial and of grief,
My times of triumph and relief.
5 Sad times the tempter's pow'r to prove,
Blest times to taste a Saviour's love,
Must all begin, and last, and end,
As best shall please my God and Friend.
Tho' plagues and deaths around me fly,
Till he commands I cannot die:
No; not a single shaft can hit,
Till God, who guards my life, sees fit.
7 0 thou tremendous, wise and just!
In thy kind hands my life I trust;
Yea, had I somewhat dearer still,
It should be thine, and at thy will.
8 May I, at all times, own thy hand,
And still to thee surrender'd stand;
May I and mine be all thy own.
9 Thee, Lord, at all times will I bless,
For, having thee, I all possess ;
Nor can I e'er bereaved be,
Since thou wilt never part with me.
HYMN 9. Fifth Part.
Fifth Part
We rely on God our Father.
BENEATH a num'rous train of ills,
Our feeble flesh and heart may fail;
Yet shall our hope in thee, our God,
O'er ev'ry gloomy fear prevail.
2 Parent and Husband, Guard and Guide,
Thou art each tender name in one;
On thee we cast our heavy cares,
And comfort seek from thee alone.
3 Our Father, God, to thee we look,
Our Rock, our Portion, and our Friend;
And on thy cov'nant love and truth,
Our sinking souls shall still depend.
HYMN 10. First Part. L. M.
Wisdom of providence.
WAIT, O my soul, thy Maker's will!
Tumultuous passions, all be still!
Nor let a murm'ring thought arise;
His providence and ways are wise.
2 He in the thickest darkness dwells,
Performs his work, the cause conceals;
But tho' his methods are unknown,
Judgment and truth support his throne.
3 In heav'n, and earth, and air and seas,
He executes his firm decrees;
And by his saints it stands confest,
That what he does is ever blest.
Prostrate before his awful seat;
And 'midst the terrors of his rod,
Trust in a wise and gracious God.
HYMN 10. Second Part. C. M.
The mysteries of providence.
OD moves in a mysterious way,
His wonders to perform ;
He plants his footsteps in the sea,
And rides upon the storm,
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