750. 1 2. PUNISHMENT OF THE WICKED. L. M. HELL! 'tis a word of dreadful sound; It chills the heart and shocks the ear; It spreads a sickly damp around, And makes the guilty quake with fear. 2 Far from the utmost verge of day, Its frightful, gloomy region lies; Fierce flames amidst the darkness play, And thick sulphureous vapours rise. 3 Conscience, the never dying worin, With constant torture gnaws the heart, And wo and wrath, in ev'ry form, Inflame the wounds, increase the smart. 4 The wretches rave, o'erwhelm'd with wo, And bite their everlasting chains; But with their rage their torments grow, 5 Sad world indeed! what heart can bear, 1 6 Lord, save a guilty soul from hell, S. M. 751. The final Sentence and Misery of the Wicked. Matt. xxv. 41. AND will the Judge descend? And must the dead arise And not a single soul escape 2 And from his righteous lips 3 Depart from me, accurs'd, For rebel-angels first prepar'd; How will my heart endure 5 But ere that trumpet shakes 6 7 Ye sinners, seek his grace, So shall that curse remove, His blessings on your head. DISMISSIONS AND DOXOLOGIES, 752. DISMISSIONS, P. M. 1 LORD, dismiss us with thy blessing→→→ 2 Thanks we give, and adoration, With us evermore be found. 3 So, whene'er the signal's giv'n, Rise and reign in endless day! L. M. 753. Dismission, or, a párting Hymn CHRISTIANS and brethren! ere we part Join ev'ry voice and ev'ry heart; One solemn hymn to God we'll raise, 2 Christians! we here may meet no more, 3 Now to our God, the Three in One, Raise ye, his saints, the sound again, 754. L. M. The Peace of God shall keep, &c. Which only the believer feels, Direct, and keep, and cheer our hearts. 2 And may the holy Three in One, P. M. 755. Our faithful, unchangeable friend; Whose Spirit shall guide us safe home; 756. 2 S. M. ONCE more, before we part, And seal the gospel on the heart And if we meet no more, O may we reach that blissful shore, 757. 1 P. M. At parting. 2 Cor. xiii. 14. MAY the grace of Christ, our Saviour, And the Father's boundless love, With the Holy Spirit's favour, 2 Thus may we abide in union, 758. (380.) P. M. THANKS for mercies past receive; Teach us henceforth how to live, 2 Bless thy word to old and young; 759. (381.) L. M. The Christian farewell. f THY presence, everlasting God! Wide through all nature spreads abroad: 2 While near each other we remain, To thee we now commit our ways, 4 Give us, in thy beloved house, 760. DOXOLOGIES. L. M. To God the Father, God the Son, 761. C. M. NOW let the Father and the Son Where there are works to make him known, |