6 O may we all triumphant rise; With joy upon our heads return; And far above these nether skies, By thee on eagles' wings upborne, Through all yon radiant circles move, And gain the highest heaven of love." 1048 WISD 1st P. M. 6 lines 8. A living sacrifice unto the Lord. And makes us see his goodness here: 1049 A midnight song. JOIN, all ye ransom'd sons of grace, The holy joy prolong, And shout to the Redeemer's praise A solemn midnight song. C. M. 2 Blessing, and thanks, and love, and might, Be to our Jesus given, Who turns our darkness into light, Who turns our hell to heaven. 3 Thither our faithful souls he leads; With crowns of joy upon our heads, 1050 3d P. M. 4 68 & 2 88. The Bridegroom cometh. 7E virgin souls, arise; Unto salvation wise, Oil in your vessels take: 2 He comes, he comes, to call And take to glory all Who meet for glory are: 3 Go, meet him in the sky, Your Head to glorify, With all his saints ascend: Ye pure in heart, obtain the grace 4 The everlasting doors Shall soon the saints receive, 5 Then let us wait to hear May we be watching found: And when thou dost the heavens bew, Be found-as, Lord, thou find'st us now. 1051 11th P. M. 76, 76, 77, 76. The midnight cry. EARKEN to the solemn voice, 2 Ye who faint beneath the load 1052 7th P. M. 8 lines 7s. Retrospect of a year. WHILE, with ceaseless course, the sun Hasted through the former year, Many souls their race have run, Never more to meet us here: Fix'd in an eternal state, They have done with all below; We a little longer wait, But how little-none can know. 2 As the winged arrow flies Bear us down life's rapid stream; 3 Thanks for mercies past receive; Bless thy word to young and old; 1053 NEW-YEAR. 18th P. M. 10, 5, 11. Renewed fidelity and zeal. COME, let us anew our journey pursue, Roll round with the year, And never stand still till the Master appear. By the patience of hope, and the labour of love 2 Our life is a dream; our time, as a stream, Glides swiftly away, And the fugitive moment refuses to stay. Rushes on to our view, and eternity's here. 30 that each, in the day of His coming, may say, I have fought my way through; I have finish'd the work thou didst give me to do. O that each from his Lord may receive the glad word, Well and fait fully done! Enter into my joy, and sit down on my throne. 1054 Renewing the covenant. YOME, let us use the grace divine, In a perpetual cov'nant join Ourselves to Christ the Lord; C. M. 2 Give up ourselves, through Jesus' power, His Name to glorify; And promise, in this sacred hour, For God to live and die. 3 The cov'nant we this moment make We will no more our God forsake, 4 We never will throw off his fear, 6 To each the cov'nant blood apply, And register our names on high, 1055 With praise and thanksgiving. C. M. CING to the great Jehovah's praise; Who kindly lengthens out our days, His providence hath brought us through We all, with vows and anthems new, |