3 But we, who now our Lord confess,

And faithful to the end endure, Shall stand in Jesus' righteousness ;

Stand, as the Rock of Ages, sure. 4 We, while the stars from heaven shall fall,

And mountains are on mountains hursd Shall stand unmoved amidst them all,

And smile to see a burning world. 5 The earth and all the works therein

Dissolve, by raging flames destroy'd ; While we survey the awful scene,

And mount above the fiery void. 6 By faith we now transcend the skies,

And on that ruin'd world look down : By love above all height we rise,

And share the everlasting throne. 1116

C. M. The dissolution of all things. ESUS, to thy dear wounds we flee;

We shelter in thy side; Assured that all who trust in thee

Shall evermore abide. 2 Then let the thund'ring trumpet sound;

The latest lightnings glare ;
The mountains melt; the solid ground

Dissolve as liquid air ;
3 The huge celestial bodies roll

Amidst the gen’ral fire;
And shrivel as a parchment scroll,

And all in smoke expire : 4 Yet still the Lord, the Saviour reigns,

When nature is destroy'd; And no created thing remains

Throughout the flaming void.

JENI

5 Sublime on his eternal throne,

He speaks the almighty word :
His fiat is obey'd : 'tis done ;

And paradise restored.
E So be it; let this system end;

This ruinous earth and skies;
The New Jerusalem descend,-

The new creation rise.

7 Thy power omnipotent assume;

Thy brightest majesty;
And when thou dost in glory come,

My Lord, remember me.

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39th P. M. The end of things created. TREAT God! what do I see and hear!

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The Judge of mankind doth appear,

On clouds of glory seated : The trumpet sounds; the graves restore The dead which they contain'd before ;-

Prepare, my soul, to meet him. 2 The dead in Christ shall first arise,

At the last trumpet's sounding, Caught up to meet him in the skies,

With joy their Lord surrounding : No gloomy fears their souls dismay; His presence sheds eternal day

On those prepared to meet him. 3 Great God! what do I see and hear!

The end of things created : Behold the Judge of man appear,

On clouds of glory seated : Low at his cross I view the day When heaven and earth shall pass away, And thus prepare to meet him.

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Security of the righteous at the last day. VTAND the' omnipotent decree;

Nature's end we wait to see,

And hear her final groan.
Let this earth dissolve, and blend

In death the wicked and the just;
Let those pond'rous orbs descend,

And grind us into dust :

2 Rests secure the righteous man;

At his Redeemer's beck, Sure to emerge and rise again,

And mount above the wreck: Lo! the heavenly spirit towers,

Like flames o'er nature's funeral pyre; Triumphs in immortal powers,

And claps his wings of fire.

3 Nothing hath the just to lose,

By worlds on worlds destroy'd; Far beneath his feet he views,

With smiles, the flaming void ; Sees this universe renew'd,

The grand millennial reign begun; Shouts, with all the sons of God,

Around the' eternal throne.

4 Resting in this glorious hope,

To be at last restored, Yield we now our bodies up,

, To earthquake, plague, or sword: List’ning for the call divine,

The latest trumpet of the seven, Soon our soul and dust shall join,

And both fly up to heaven.

CLOSE OF WORSHIP.

JEI

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Parting ;-to meet again.
ESUS, accept the praise

That to thy Name belongs ;
Matter of all our lays,

Subject of all our songs;
Through thee we now together came,
And part exulting in thy Name.
2 In flesh we part awhile,

But still in spirit join'd,
To' embrace the happy toil

Thou hast to each assign'd;
And while we do thy blessed will,
We bear our heaven about us still.
3 O let us thus go on

In all thy pleasant ways,
And, arm’d with patience, run

With joy the appointed race:
Keep us and every seeking soul,
Till all attain the heavenly goal.
4 There we shall meet again,

When all our toils are o'er,
And death, and grief, and pain,

And parting are no more:
We shall with all our brethren rise,
And see thee in the flaming skies.
5 O happy, happy day,

That calls thy exiles home;
The heavens shall pass away,

The eartb receive its doom :
Earth we shall view, and heaven, destroy'd,
And shout above the fiery void.

6 According to his word,

His oath, to sinners given,
We look to see restored

The ruin'd earth and heaven;
In a new world his truth to prove,
A world of righteousness and love.
7 Then let us wait the sound

That shall our souls release,
And labour to be found

Of him in spotless peace :
In perfect holiness renew'd,
Adorn'd with Christ, and meet for God.

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C. M.
Separated, but inseparable.
YOD of all consolation, take

The glory of thy grace;
Thy gifts to thee we render back

În ceaseless songs of praise. 2 Through thee we now together came,

In singleness of heart;
We met, 0 Jesus, in thy Name,

And in thy Name we part.
3 We part in body, not in mind;

Our minds continue one;
And each to each in Jesus join'd,

We hand in hand go on.
4. Subsists as in us all one soul;

No power can make us twain ; And mountains rise, and oceans roll,

To sever us in vain. 5 Present we still in spirit are,

And intimately nigh; While on the wings of faith and prayor

We to each other fly.