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HYMN 172. C. M. Barby. [b *]
Jesus hasting to suffer. SACRAMENTAL.
HE Saviour-what a noble flame

Twas kindled in his breast;

-When hasting to Jerusalem,

He march'd before the rest!

o 2 Good-will to men, and zeal for God, His ev'ry thought engross:

• He longs to be baptiz'd with blood! He pants to reach the cross!

e 3 With all his suff'rings full in view, And woes, to us unknown,

o Forth to the task his spirit flew'Twas love that urg'd him on.

e 4 Lord, we return thee-what we can! Our hearts shall sound abroad, Salvation, to the dying MAN,

And to the rising GOD!

-5 And while thy bleeding glories here, Engage our wond'ring eyes;

We learn our lighter cross to bear,

And hasten to the skies.

COWPER.

HYMN 173. 8,7 & 4. Helmsley. [*]
It is finished. SACRAMENTAL.

e 1 H Sounds aloud from Calvary;

ARK! the voice of love and mercy,

d

See, it rends the rocks asunder

Shakes the earth, and veils the sky!
"It is finish'd!"-

e Hear the Saviour-dying-cry.
d 2 It is finish'd!-O what pleasure
Do these precious words afford!
• Heav'nly blessings without measure,
Flow to us from Christ the Lord.
It is finish'd!-

d

e Saints, the dying words record.

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Finish'd-all the types and shadows
Of the ceremonial law;

Finish'd-all that God had promis'd;
Death and hell no more shall awe:
It is finish'd!

-Saints, from hence your comforts draw.

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o 4 Ransom'd ones, approach the table—
Taste the soul reviving food:
Nothing's half so sweet and pleasant,
As the Saviour's flesh and blood.

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-Christ has borne the heavy load.
o 5 Tune your harps anew, ye seraphs,-
Join to sing the pleasing theme;
o All on earth, and all in heaven,
Join to praise Emmanuel's name,
Hallelujah!

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Glory to the bleeding Lamb!

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HYMN 174. 7s. Fairfax. [*b]
It is good to be here. SACRAMENTAL.
ET me dwell on Golgotha,
Weep-and love my life away!

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e While I see him on the tree,

a Weep-and bleed-and die for me!
-2 That dear blood for sinners spilt,
Shows my sin in all its guilt:

p Ah! my soul, he bore thy load;
a Thou hast slain the Lamb of God.
d 3 Hark! his dying word, "Forgive,
"Father, let the sinner live:

"Sinner, wipe thy tears away,
"I thy ransom freely pay."

--4 While I hear this grace reveal'd,
And obtain a pardon seal'd;
All my soft affections move,
Waken'd by the force of love.

d 5 Farewell, world, the gold is dross,
Now I see the bleeding Cross;
-Jesus died to set me free,

From the law, and sin, and thee!
6 He has dearly bought my soul,
Lord, accept, and claim the whole;
To thy will I all resign,

e Now no more my own, but thine.

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HYMN 175. H. M. Bethesda. [*]
The Fountain of Life. SACRAMENTAL,
AIL, everlasting Spring!

H Celestial Fountain, hail!

Thy streams salvation bring,

The waters never fail:

Still they endure, and still they flow,
For all our wo a sov'reign cure.

2 Blest be His wounded side,
And blest his bleeding heart,
Who all in anguish died,

Such favours to impart.

His sacred blood shall make us clean
From ev'ry sin-and fit for God.

3 To that dear source of love,
Our souls this day would come :
And thither from above,

Lord, call the nations home;

That Jew and Greek, with rapt'rous songs,
On all their tongues, thy praise may speak.
DODDRIDGE.
HYMN 176. C. M. Christmas. [*]
Highway to Zion. Isa. xxxv, 8-10.

1 ING, ye redeemed of the Lord,
Your great deliv'rer sing,

Pilgrims, for Zion's city bound,
Be joyful in your King.

2 See the fair way his hand has rais'd,
8 How holy, and how plain!
-Nor shall the simplest trav'ler err,
Nor ask the track in vain.

3 Nor ravening lion shall destroy,
Nor lurking serpent wound;
Pleasure and safety, peace and praise,
Thro' all the path are found.

o 4 A hand Divine shall lead you on,
Through all the blissful road;
Till to the sacred mount you rise,
And see your smiling God.

o 5 These garlands of immortal joy
Shall bloom on every head;

While sorrow, sighing, and distress,
Like shadows all are fled.

g 6 March on in your Redeemer's strength;

Pursue his footsteps still;

And let the prospect cheer your eye,
While labouring up the hill.

DODDRIDGE.

HYMN 177. 8 & 7. Drummond. [*] Safety and Happiness of Zion. Isa. xxxiii, 20, 21. | LORIOUS things of thee are spoken,

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GLORIOUS of the

e He whose word cannot be broken, Form'd thee for his own abode : g On the rock of ages founded

What can shake thy sure repose?
With salvation's walls surrounded,
Thou may'st smile at all thy foes.
o 2 See the streams of living waters,
Springing from eternal love,

Well supply thy sons and daughters,
And all fear of want remove :

e Who can faint, while such a river,
Ever flows their thirst t' assuage?
-Grace, which like the Lord, the giver,
Never fails from age to age.
3 Round each habitation hovering,
See the cloud and fire appear!
For a glory and a covering,

Showing that the Lord is near:
Thus deriving from their banner,
Light by night, and shade by day;

Safe they feed upon the manna,

Which he gives them when they pray. NEWTON.

HYMN 178. L. M.

God the Defence of Zion.

Blendon. [*]

Ezek. xlviii, 35.

S birds their infant brood protect,

A wings them;

Thus saith the Lord to his elect, d "So will I guard Jerusalem." e 2 And what then is Jerusalem, This darling object of his care? Where is its worth in God's esteem? a Who built it?-Who inhabits there? -3 Jehovah founded it in blood, The blood of his incarnate Son; There dwell the saints, once foes to God, The sinners, whom he calls his own. 4 There, tho' besiegid on every side, Yet much belov'd, and guarded well;

o From age to age they have defi'd
The utmost force of earth and hell.
e 5 Let earth repent, and hell despair,
This city has a sure defence;

d Her name is call'd, "THE LORD IS THERE;"
e And who has power to drive Him thence?

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COWPER.

HYMN 179. 8 & 7. Drummond. [*] Future Peace and Glory of Zion. Isa. lx, 15, 20. TEAR what God the Lord hath spoken, "O my people, faint and few;

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Comfortless, afflicted, broken,

Fair abodes I build for you: -Scenes of heartfelt tribulation

Shall no more perplex your ways: d You shall name your walls SALVATION,And your gates shall all be praise."

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b 2 There like streams that feed the garden,
Pleasures, without end, shall flow;
For the Lord, your faith rewarding,
All his bounty shall bestow:
Still in undisturb'd possession,
Peace and righteousness shall reign;
Never shall you feel oppression-
Hear the voice of war again.

3 Ye, no more your sans declining,
Waning moons no more shall see;
But, your griefs forever ending,
Find eternal noon in me.

o God will rise, and shining o'er you,
Change to day the gloom of night;

g He the Lord will be your glory, God your everlasting light.

COWPER.

HYMN 180. L. M. Worship. [b]
Prayer for Zion.

1 INDULGENT Sou'why gracious ear?

NDULGENT Sov'reign of the skies,

While feeble mortals raise their cries,
Wilt thou, the great Jehovah, hear?

e 2 How shall thy servants give thee rest,
Till Zion's mouldering walls thou raise;

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