VIII.

Rev. v. 9, 10.

Worthy art thou, who once was flain,
To open every feal,

And from the book of God's decrees
His counfels to reveal.

Thou haft redeem'd us by thy blood,
From fin haft fet us free,

Haft made us kings and priests to God,
And we shall reign with thee.

Partly from WATTS.

Long Metre.-Single.

I.

Mat. xxi. 9.

OSANNA* to king David's Son,

of

H Who reigns on a fuperiour throne,

We bless the Prince of heavenly birth,
Who brought falvation down to earth.

II.

I. Tim. i. 17.

WATTS.

Now to the great eternal King,"
Th' immortal God, we mortals fing,
God only wife we glorify,

Invisible to mortal

eye.

S. D.

III.

1. Tim. vi. 15, 16.

To him who dwells in heavenly light,
Beyond the reach of human fight,

*The word Hofanna fignifies, "Save, we beseech thee;" it is an afcription of honour to Chrift as our Saviour.

The King fupreme, the Lord of heaven,
Be endless praise and honour given.

IV.

2. Theff. ii. 16, 17.

May God the Father, and his Son,
From whom all love and grace proceed,
Comfort our hearts, and 'stablish us
In every virtuous word and deed.

V.

Long Metre.-Six Lines.
Jude, ver. 24, 25.

To him whose wisdom, love and power
Preserves us in temptation's hour,
Who will present our fouls complete
Before the glory of his seat;

To God, our Saviour, only wife,
Let fongs of praise and honour rise.

All Sevens Metre.

2. Cor. xiii. 14.

AY the grace of Chrift our Saviour,
And the Father's boundless love,

MA

With the holy Spirit's favour

Reft upon us from above.

T

Short Metre.

I.

Rom. xvi. 25, 27.

O God the only wife,
Who keeps us by his word,
Be glory now and evermore,
Through Jefus Chrift our Lord.

NEWTON.

II.

2. Cor. xiii. 14.

The grace of Christ our Lord,
The Father's boundless love,
The Spirit's bleft communion, too,
Be with us from above.

III.

Mat. xxi. 9. John i. 14.

Hofanna to the WORD, Who from the Father came, Afcribe falvation to the Lord, And ever bless his name.

T

Hallelujah Metre.

I.

1. John iv. 19-Gal. iii. 13—Col. i. 12. 'O him who lov'd us first, Before the world began, To him who bore the curfe To fave rebellious man: To him who forms

Our fouls for heaven,

Be endless praise

And glory given.

II.

Mat. xxi. 9-Acts v. 13-Phil. ï. 11.

Hofanna to the King

Of David's royal blood;

Behold, he comes to bring
Forgiving grace from God:
Upon his head

Shall honours rest,
And every tongue
Pronounce him bleft.

WATTS.

WATTS.

III.

Heb. i. 6-Rev. v. II. 12.

With angels round the throne,
And faints who dwell above,
We join to praise the Son,
And fing his wondrous love,
Worthy the Lamb,

Who once was flain,
O'er heaven and earth
To live and reign.

IV.

1. Cor. IV. 47-Col. i. 18-Acts v. 31.
To Chrift the Lord from heaven,
The first-born from the dead;
The Prince of life, be glory given,
And wide his kingdom fpread:

Through earth's extent

His honours raise;

And all consent

His name to praise.

SINCE the death of my brother, the late Dr. JOHN CLARKE, I think I am at liberty to fay, that many of the variations and additions in this Collection of Pfalms and Hymns, were either made or fuggefted by him; that the alteration of the 149th Pfalm was altogether his own; and that the whole work passed under his critical eye and correcting hand before it went to the prefs For this, and for many other acts of Christian friendship, his memory will be ever precious to me.

MAY, 31, 1798.

J. B.

Children devoted to God, h. 252.

Religious education of, p. 78.
Chrift's Regard to, h. 221.

CHRIST, his Afcenfion, p. 24, 68. h. 17, 105.
Seen of Angels, h. 211.

Branch of David, h. 6.

Bread of Life, h. 151.

Bridegroom of the Church, p. 45-
his Crofs our glory, h. 21, 274.
his Commission, h. 101, 253.
his Compaffion, h. 138, 182, 292.
his Conqueft and Triumph, h. 163, 259-
his Eternity, p. 102, 294.

his Example, p. 109, h. 14, 167.

his Exaltation, p. 2. h. 17, 62.

his Gentleness, h. 251.

his Grace and Glory, h. 187.
the Head of his church, h. 139.
his Humiliation, h. 239.
the Image of God, h. 244.

his Incarnation, h. 22.

his Interceffion, h. 185.

his Invitation, h. 46.

his Kingdom, p. 2, 72, 98. h. 194.

the King of faints, h. 48.

the Lamb of God, h. 30, 44.

our Life, h. 271. 280.

his Miffion and Sacrifice, p. 40.
the Morning ftar, h, 6.

his Nativity, h. 31, 104, 223, 28.2.
his Obedience to death, p. 69,
his Offices and names, h. 140.
Opening the fealed book, h. 9.
Precious in life and death, h. 133.
his Pre-existence, and incarnation, h. 27.
his Priesthood, p. 110. h. 188.

the Phyfician, of the foul, h. 50.

a Prince and Saviour, h. 62.

his Refurrection, p. 2, 16, h. 2, 17, 29, 105.
Salvation by him, p. 85. h. 138.