245 3d P. M. 4 6s & 2 8s. Joyful homage. AWAKE, ye saints, awake! And hail this sacred day: In loftiest songs of praise Your joyful homage pay: Come bless the day that God hath blest, 2 On this auspicious morn And vanquish'd all our foes; 3 All hail, triumphant Lord! Worthy the Lamb, that once was slain, 246 The type of everlasting rest. C. M. YOME, let us join with one accord This is the day our rising Lord Hath made and call'd his own. 2 This is the day which God hath blest, The brightest of the seven, Type of that everlasting rest The saints enjoy in heaven. 3 Then let us in his name sing on, And hasten to that day When our Redeemer shall come down, And shadows pass away. 4 Not one, but all our days below, And, in our Lord rejoicing, go 247 R L. M. Pledge of endless rest. DETURN, my soul, enjoy thy rest; Improve the day thy God hath blest: Another six days' work is done; Another Sabbath is begun. 2 O that our thoughts and thanks may rise, As grateful incense to the skies; And draw from Christ that sweet repose, 248 5th P. M. 4 lines 7s. DAY To the power of Him within, 4 Day of glory, day of power, 249 The eternal Sabbath. AIL to the Sabbath-day! H The day divinely given, S. M. When men to God their homage pay, 3 But thou art not alone In courts by mortals trod; Nor only is the day thine own When man draws near to God: 4 Thy temple is the arch Of yon unmeasured sky; Thy Sabbath, the stupendous march 5 Lord, may that holier day Dawn on thy servants' sight; And purer worship may we pay In heaven's unclouded light. 250 In the Spirit on the Lord's day. C. M. M. Be in thy Spirit, Lord, AY I, throughout this day of thine, Spirit of humble fear divine, That trembles at thy word. 2 Spirit of faith, my heart to raise, Spirit of sacrifice and praise, 251 L. M. Anticipating the heavenly Sabbath. The songs which from thy servants rise. 252 S. M. 2 Thither the tribes repair, Where all are wont to meet; And, joyful in the house of prayer, Bend at the mercy-seat. 3 Pray for Jerusalem, The city of our God! Lord, send thy blessings down to them That love the dear abode ! 4 Within these walls, may peace 5 For friends and brethren dear, 253 BAPTISM. 3d P. M. 4 6s & 2 8s. In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. B APTIZED into thy name, Mysterious One in Three, Our souls and bodies claim A sacrifice to thee: And let us live our faith to prove, The character divine, The real holiness; And then receive us up to' adore The triune God forever more. 254 The covenant with Abraham. C. M. HW im and his seed, TOW large the promise, how divine, I am a God to thee and thine, 2 The words of his unbounded love The Angel of the Cov'nant proves |