THUS

HYMN 207. C. M.

Isaiah lvii. 15.

HUS speaks the High and Lofty One ;
My throne is fix'd on high;
There, through eternity, I hear
The praises of the sky:

2 Yet, looking down, I visit oft
The humble, hallow'd cell;
And, with the penitent who mourn,
'Tis my delight to dwell.

3 My presence heals the wounded heart The sad in spirit cheers;

My presence, from the bed of dust,
The contrite sinner rears.

4 I dwell with all my humble saints
While they on earth remain;
And they, exalted, dwell with me,
With me for ever reign.

HYMN 208. [1. 1.

Habakkuk iii. 17-19.

ALTHOUGH the vine its fruit deny
The budding fig-tree droop and die,
No oil the olive yield;
Yet will I trust me in my God,
Yea, bend rejoicing to his rod,
And by his grace be heal'd.

2 Though fields, in verdure once array'd, By whirlwinds desolate be laid,

Or parch'd by scorching beam; Still in the Lord shall be my trust, My joy; for, though his frown is just, His mercy supreme.

3 Though from the fold the flock decay, Though herds lie famish'd o'er the lea And round the empty stall;

My soul above the wreck shall rise,
Its better joys are in the skies;
There God is all in all.

4 In God my strength, howe'er distrest,
I yet will hope, and calmly rest,
Nay triumph in his love:
My lingering soul, my tardy feet,
Free as the hind he makes, and fleet,
To speed my course above.

THO

HYMN 209. C. M.

St. John xiv. 6.

HOU art the Way, to thee alone
From sin and death we flee;

And he who would the Father seek,
Must seek him, Lord, by thee.
2 Thou art the Truth, thy word alone
True wisdom can impart;

Thou only canst inform the mind
And purify the heart.

3 Thou art the Life, the rending tomb
Proclaims thy conquering arm.
And those who put their trust in thee
Nor death nor hell shall harm.

4 Thou art the Way, the Truth, the Life;
Grant us that way to know,
That truth to keep, that life to win,
Whose joys eternal flow.

H

HYMN 210. S. M.

Philippians ii. 12, 13.

EIRS of unending life,
While yet we sojourn here,
O let us our salvation work
With trembling and with fear.

2 God will support our hearts

With might before unknown :
The work to be perform'd is ours,
The strength is all his own.

3 'Tis he that works to will,
'Tis he that works to do;
His is the power by which we act,
His be the glory too!

HYMN 211. III. 1.

Ephesians v. 14-17.

SINNER, rouse thee from thy sleep,
Wake, and o'er thy folly weep;
Raise thy spirit dark and dead,
Jesus waits his light to shed.

2 Wake from sleep, arise from death,
See the bright and living path:
Watchful tread that path; be wise,
Leave thy folly, seek the skies.
3 Leave thy folly, cease from crime,
From this hour redeem thy time;
Life secure without delay,
Evil is the mortal day.

4 Be not blind and foolish still;
Call'd of Jesus, learn his will:
Jesus calls from death and night,
Jesus waits to shed his light.

HYMN 212. C. M.

Hebrews xii. 1, 2.

LO! what a cloud of witnesses
Encompass us around;

Men once like us with suffering tried,
But now with glory crown'd.

2 Let us, with zeal like theirs inspired,
Strive in the Christian race;
And, freed from every weight of sin,
Their holy footsteps trace.

3 Behold a witness nobler still,
Who trod affliction's path,
Jesus, the author, finisher,
Rewarder of our faith:

4 He, for the joy before him set,
And moved by pitying love,
Endured the cross, despised the shame,
And now he reigns above.

5 Thither, forgetting things behind,
Press we, to God's right hand;
There, with the Saviour and his saints,
Triumphantly to stand.

GLORIA PATRI.

N. B. The metre marks, affixed to the Psalms and Hymns, refer to a division of the metres, founded on the nature of the verse, into four classes, marked-I., II., III., IV.

CLASS I. includes Common, Long, and Short metres, marked C. M., L. M., S. M.

CLASS II. includes the other Iambick metres, eight in number, marked II. 1, II. 2, II. 3, II. 4, &c., which may be named Two, one; Two, two; Two, three, &c.

CLASS III. includes the Trochaic metres, being five in number, marked, III. 1, III. 2, III. 3, &c., which may be named Three, one; Three, two, &c.

CLASS IV. includes the metres consisting chiefly of triplets, being five in number, marked IV. 1, ÏV. 2, IV. 3, &c., and may be named Four, one; Four, two, &c.

CLASS I.

C. M.

TO Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
The God whom we adore,
Be glory, as it was, is now,
And shall be evermore.

L. M.

To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,

The God whom earth and heaven adore,

Be glory, as it was of old,

Is now, and shall be evermore

S. M.

To God the Father, Son,
And Spirit, glory be,

As 'twas, and is, and shall be so
To all eternity.

CLASS II.

II. 1.

TO Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,

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The God whom heaven's triumphant host And saints on earth adore,

Be glory as in ages past,

As now it is, and so shall last

When time shall be no more.

II. 2.

To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,

The God whom heaven's triumphant host,

And suffering saints on earth adore ;

Be glory as in ages past,

As now it is, and so shall last

When time itself shall be no more.

II. 3.

To God the Father, God the Son,
And God the Spirit, Three in One,
Be glory in the highest given,
By all in earth, and all in heaven.
As was through ages heretofore,
Is now, and shall be evermore.

II. 4.

To God the Father, Son,
And Spirit, ever bless'd,
Eternal Three in One,
All worship be address'd,
As heretofore

It was, is now,
And shall be so
For evermore.