3 The mountains in their places stood,
The sea, the sky; and all was good;
And when its first pure praises rang,
The morning stars together sang.
4 Lord, 'tis not ours to make the sea,
And earth, and sky, a house for thee;
But in thy sight our off'ring stands,
An humble temple built with hands.

HYMN 711,

L. 453. Altered. The favour of God implored on behalf of a temple and its attendants. T. M. or 4-6's and 2-8's.

1

GREAT King of Glory, come,

And with thy favour crown

This temple as thy home,

This people as thine own:
Beneath this roof, O deign to show

How God can dwell with men below.

2 Here may thine ears attend

Our interceding cries,
And grateful praise ascend,

Like incense to the skies:

Here may thy soul-converting word With faith be preach'd, in faith be heard. 3 Here may our unborn sons

And daughters sound thy praise,
And shine, like polish'd stones,

Through long succeeding days:
Here, Lord, display thy saving power,
While temples stand, and men adore.
4 Here may the list'ning throng

Receive thy truth in love;

Here Christians join the song
Of the redeem'd above,

Till all who humbly seek thy face,
Rejoice in thy abounding grace.

HYMN 712.

Hailing the gracious appearing of the Triune God at the opening or anniversary of a place of worship. P. M.

1

OPEN

PEN wide the sacred portals!
Hail th' approach of Zion's King!
Strike to love divine, ye mortals
Bought with blood, a louder string!
God of glory,

Tune our hearts and lips to sing!
2 Who would enter here? attending
Saints respond, "Tis glory's God.
Who is glory's God now wending
Hitherward his lowly road?
GOD THE FATHER,

He with man now seeks abode.
3 Who would enter here? glad voices
Loudly chant the Saviour's name:
At his advent heaven rejoices,
Honour'd earth should do the same:
GOD THE SAVIOUR

Comes as first in love he came.
4 Who would enter here? the Spirit
Here would dwell and take his rest,-
Give a meetness to inherit

Heaven, and ease to hearts opprest:
GOD THE SPIRIT

Enter now and make us blest!
5 GOD THE TRIUNE, great and glorious,
Good and merciful, appear!
Great, o'er rebel hearts victorious,
Good to wipe the mourner's tear,-
Great Jehovah,

Show thy power and presence here!
6 List thy children, O our Father!
Let thy glory here be seen,

Fill the place, and aid to gather
Here the wretched wand'rers in!
Then for ever

Shall they dwell thy fold within.
HYMN 713.

L. 447. Altered. The blessedness of the lovers and devout worshippers of God's house. T.M., or 4-6's and 2-8's. ORD of the worlds above,

1

How pleasant and how fair
The dwellings of thy love,-
Thine earthly temples,―are;
To thine abode my heart aspires,
With warm desires to see my God.
2 O happy souls that

pray
Where God appoints to hear!

O happy men that pay

Their constant service there!
They praise thee still; and happy they
Who love the way to Zion's hill.
3 They go from strength to strength,
Through this dark vale of tears,
Till each arrives at length,

Till each in heaven appears:
O glorious seat! thou, God our King,
Shalt thither bring our willing feet.
4 The Lord his people loves;

His hand no good withholds
From those his heart approves,
From humble, contrite souls:
Thrice happy he, O God of hosts,
Whose spirit trusts alone in thee!
HYMN 714.

The temples of God's grace the honour and safety of a

1

nation. S. M.

GREAT is the Lord our God,

And let his praise be great;

476

He makes his churches his abode,
His most delightful seat.

2 The temples of his grace

In beauteous numbers stand,-
The honours of our native place,
And bulwarks of our land.

3 In Zion God is known,

A refuge in distress;

How bright has his salvation shone
Through all her palaces!

4 In every mournful case

We'll to his house repair,
And with his people seek his grace,
In humble, faithful prayer.

HYMN 715.

4 seamen's Bethel dedicated to God. P. M. 8's and 7's.

THOU, who on the whirlwind ridest,

At whose word the thunder roars,

Who in majesty presidest

O'er the oceans and their shores,-
From those shores, and from the ocean,
We, the children of the sea,
Come to offer our devotion,

And to give this house to thee.

2 When, for business on great waters,
We go down to sea in ships,
And our weeping sons and daughters
Hang, at parting, on our lips,—
This our Bethel shall remind us
That Jehovah heareth prayer,
And that those we leave behind us
Are his faithful church's care.

3 When in port, each day that's holy,
To this house we 'll press in throngs;

When at sea, with spirit lowly,
We'll repeat its sacred songs;-
Outward bound, shall we, in sadness,
Lose its flag behind the seas;
Homeward bound, we 'll greet, with gladness,
Its first floating on the breeze.

SABBATH SCHOOLS-THEIR FRIENDS, TEACHERS,

AND CHILDREN.

HYMN 716.

The blessedness of instructing youth, and prayer that it may be favoured with the divine influence. C. M.

1

BLEST is the soul whose love expands
At melting pity's call,

And the rich blessings of whose hands
Like heavenly manna fall.

2 Children our kind protection claim;
And God will well approve,

When infants learn to lisp his name,
And their Redeemer love.

3 Delightful work! young souls to win,
And turn the rising race
From the deceitful paths of sin,
To seek redeeming grace.

4 Be ours the bliss, in wisdom's way
To guide untutor'd youth;
And show the mind that went astray,
The way, the life, the truth.

5 Almighty God, thy influence shed
To aid this good design;

The honours of thy Name be spread,
And all the glory thine.

* Only nine hymns appear under this heading; because, 1st, Special hymns are generally used at the public anniversaries for schools; and, 2nd, The editor of the new hymnbook, if spared, intends to publish a Hymn-book for Sabbath Schools and their anniversary services.