3 Let this vain world delude no more: It bids us seize the present hour: 4 The voice of this alarming scene Nor be the heavenly warning vain, 5 Oh, let us now to Jesus fly, Whose powerful arm can save: 6 Great God! Thy sovereign grace impart, With cleansing, healing power: This only can prepare the heart 327. "Absent from the body. . . present with the Lord." 2 Cor. v. 8. C. M. 1 IN vain our fancy strives to paint The glories that surround the saint, 2 Faith strives, but all her efforts fail, 3 Thus much, and this is all, we know ; Have done with sin, and care, and wo, 328. "To this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived.” Rom. xiv. 9. 8's. 1 WE sing His love, who once was slain; 2 The saints who now in Jesus sleep, 3 How loud shall our glad voices sing, 4 When Jesus we in glory meet, Our utmost joys shall be complete : 329. “Earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven.” 2 Cor. v. 2. 7's. 1"SPIRIT, leave thy house of clay! Lingering dust, resign thy breath! Spirit, cast thy chains away! Dust, be thou dissolved in death!" Thus the Almighty Saviour speaks, Prisoner, now with freedom blest! 3 Grave, the guardian of our dust! Rests in hope again to rise. Hark! the judgment-trumpet calls !-"Soul, rebuild thy house of clay; Immortality, thy walls, And eternity, thy day!" 330. "Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named.” Eph. iii. 15. C. M. double. 1 COME, let us join our friends above Let all the saints terrestrial sing, 2 One family, we dwell in Him; To His command we bow: Part of His host have crossed the flood, 3 Ten thousand to their endless home And we are to the margin come, 4 Our old companions in distress. And eager long for our release Even now by faith we join our hands And greet the blood-besprinkled bands 5 Our spirits too shall quickly join, Oh that we now might grasp our Guide! Come, Lord of Hosts! the waves divide, And land us all in heaven. DIDACTIC AND EXPOSITORY. THE ADVENT, MINISTRY, CRUCIFIXION, RESURRECTION, AND ASCENSION OF OUR LORD. 331.“ Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace.” Luke ii. 14. 7's. 1 HARK! the herald-angels sing: 66 Glory to the new-born King! 2 Joyful, all ye nations, rise: 3 Christ, by highest heaven adored; 4 Veiled in flesh the Godhead see! Pleased as man with men to dwell, 5 Hail the heaven-born Prince of Peace! |