HYMNS.

INTRODUCTORY TO WORSHIP.

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C. M.
General Invitation to praise the Redeemer.

FOR a thousand tongues, to sing

My great Redeemer's praise; The glories of my God and King,

The triumphs of his grace.
2 My gracious Master, and my God,

Assist me to proclaim,-
To spread, through all the earth abroad,

The honours of thy Name. 3 Jesus !—the Name that charms our fears,

That bids our sorrows cease ; 'Tis music in the sinner's ears,

'Tis life, and health, and peace.
4 He breaks the power of cancelld sin,

He sets the pris'ner free;
His blood can make the foulest clean;

His blood avail'd for me. 5 He speaks,—and, list'ning to his voice,

New life the dead receive;
The mournful, broken hearts rejoice;

The humble poor believe. 6 Hear him, ye deaf; his praise, ye dumb,

Your loosen'd tongues employ;
Ye blind, behold your Saviour come;

And leap, ye lame, for joy.

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S. M.
The song of Moses and the Lamb.
WAKE, and sing the song

Of Moses and the Lamb;
Wake, every heart and every tongue,

To praise the Saviour's Name.
2 Sing of his dying love;

Sing of his rising power;
Sing how he intercedes above

For those whose sins he bore.
3 Ye pilgrims, on the road

To Zion's city, sing;
Rejoice ye in the Lamb of God, -

In Christ, the eternal King.
4 Soon shall we hear him say,–

Ye blessed children, come;
Soon will he call us hence away,

To our eternal home.
5 There shall each raptured tongue

His endless praise proclaim;
And sweeter voices tune the song

Of Moses and the Lamb. 3

C. M. The heavenly Guest. COME,

let us who in Christ believe, To him, with joyful voices, give

The glory of his grace.
2 He now stands knocking at the door

Of every sinner's heart:
The worst need keep him out no more,

Or force him to depart. 3 Through grace we hearken to thy voice,

Yield to be saved from sin; In sure and certain hope rejoice,

That thou wilt enter in.

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4 Come quickly in, thou heavenly guest,

Nor ever hence remove;
But sup with us, and let the feast

Be everlasting love. 4

C. M.
The Lamb worshipped on earth and in heaven.
NOME, let us join our cheerful songs

With angels round the throne :
Ten thousand thousand are their tongues,

But all their joys are one. 2 Worthy the Lamb that died, they cry,

To be exalted thus :
Worthy the Lamb, our hearts reply,

For he was slain for us.
3 Jesus is worthy to receive

Honour and power divine;
And blessings more than we can give,

Be, Lord, forever thine.
4 The whole creation join in one,

To bless the sacred name
Of Him that sits upon the throne,

And to adore the Lamb. 5

L. M. Jesus reigns. 1OME, let us tune our loftiest song,

And raise to Christ our joyful strain; Worship and thanks to Him belong,

Who reigns, and shall forever reign. 2 His sov’reign power our bodies made;

Our souls are his immortal breath; And when his creatures sinn'd, he bled,

To save us from eternal death. 3 Burn every breast with Jesus' love;

Bound every heart with raptrous joy ; And saints on earth, with saints above, Their voices in his praise employ.

4 Extol the Lamb with loftiest song,

Ascend for him our cheerful strain; Worship and thanks to Him belong,

Who reigns, and shall forever reign.

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C. M.
The glories of our King.
IOME, ye that love the Saviour's name,

And joy to make it known,
The Sov’reign of your hearts proclaim,

And bow before his throne. 2 Behold your Lord, your Master, crown'd

With glories all divine:
And tell the wond'ring nations round,

How bright those glories shine.
3 When, in his earthly courts, we view

The glories of our King, We long to love as angels do,

And wish, like them, to sing. 4 And shall we long and wish in vain ?

Lord, teach our songs to rise : Thy love can animate the strain,

And bid it reach the skies.

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C. M. Joining the song of the Church triumphant. NING we the

we the song of those who stand Around the' eternal throne, Of every kindred, clime, and land,

A multitude unknown.
2 Life's poor distinctions vanish here;

To-day the young, the old,
Our Saviour and his flock, appear,

One shepherd and one fold,

3 Toil, trial, suff'ring, still await

On earth the pilgrim throng;
Yet learn we in our low estate

The Church triumphant's song.
4 Worthy the Lamb for sinners slain,

Cry the redeem'd above,
Blessing and honour to obtain,

And everlasting love.
5 Worthy the Lamb, on earth we sing,

Who died our souls to save;
Henceforth, O Death, where is thy sting ?

Thy victory, 0 Grave ?
6 Then hallelujah! power and praise

To God in Christ be given ;
May all who now this anthem 'raise,

Renew the song in heaven.

HAGlory

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Glory to the Lamb.
TARK! the notes of angels, singing,

Gloryglory to the Lamb!
All in heaven their tribute bringing,

Raising high the Saviour's name.
2 Ye for whom his life was given,

Sacred themes to you belong :
Come, assist the choir of heaven;

Join the everlasting song.
3 Filld with holy emulation,

We unite with those above:
Sweet the theme—a free salvation-

Fruit of everlasting love.
4 Endless life in him possessing,

Let us praise his precious name;
Glory, honour, power, and blessing,

Be forever to the Lamb.