1 NOT to the terrors of the Lord,
The tempest, fire, and smoke, Not to the thunder of that word Which God on Sinai spoke,
2 But we are come to Sion's hill, The city of our God,
Where milder words declare his will, And spread his love abroad.
3 Behold the innumerable host Of angels clothed in light! Behold the spirits of the just, Whose faith is turned to sight!
4 The saints on earth and all the dead But one communion make; All join in Christ, their living Head, And of his grace partake.
5 In such society as this
My weary soul would rest;
The man that dwells where Jesus is, Must be forever blest.
1 THE law by Moses came; But peace, and truth, and love, Were brought by Christ,
Descending from above.
2 Amidst the house of God,
Their different works were done; Moses a faithful servant stood,
But Christ a faithful Son.
3 Then to his new commands Be strict obedience paid;
O'er all his Father's house he stands The Sovereign and the Head.
1 THE Lord declares his will, And keeps the world in awe; Amidst the smoke on Sinai's hill Breaks out his fiery law.
2 The Lord reveals his face, And, smiling, from above Sends down the gospel of his grace, The epistles of his love.
3 These sacred words impart
Our Maker's just commands, The pity of his melting heart, And vengeance of his hands.
4 Hence we awake our fear;
We draw our comfort hence; The arms of grace are treasured here, And armor of defence.
5 We read the heavenly word,
We take the offered grace, Obey the statutes of the Lord, And trust his promises.
6 In vain shall Satan rage
Against a book divine,
Where wrath and lightning guard the page, Where beams of mercy shine.
1 GLORY to God, that walks the sky, And sends his blessings through, That tells his saints of joys on high, And gives a taste below.
2 When Christ, with all his graces crowned, Sheds his kind beams abroad,
'Tis a young heaven on earthly ground, And glory in the bud.
3 A blooming paradise of joy
In this wild desert springs,
And every sense I straight employ On sweet, celestial things.
4 White lilies all around appear, And each his glory shows; The rose of Sharon blossoms here, The fairest flower that blows.
5 But, ah! how soon my joys decay! How soon my sins arise,
And snatch the heavenly scene away From these lamenting eyes!
6 Up to the fields above the skies My hasty feet would go; There everlasting flowers arise, And joys unwithering grow.
Christ's Kingdom. Ps. 72.
1 JESUS shall reign where'er the sun Does his successive journeys run;
His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, Till moons shall wax and wane no more;
2 From north to south the princes meet, To pay their homage at his feet; And barbarous nations, at his word, Submit, and bow, and own their Lord. 3 For him shall endless prayer be made, And praises throng to crown his head; His name like sweet perfume shall rise With every morning sacrifice; -
4 People and realms of every tongue Dwell on his love with sweetest song, And infant voices shall proclaim Their early blessings on his name.
5 Blessings abound where'er he reigns; The prisoner leaps to loose his chains; The weary find eternal rest,
And all the sons of want are blest.
6 Let every creature rise and bring Peculiar honors to our King; Angels descend with songs again, And earth repeat the loud Amen.
The Kingdom of Christ. Ps. 72. 1 GREAT God, whose universal sway The known and unknown worlds obey, Now give the kingdom to thy Son; Extend his power, exalt his throne. 2 With power he vindicates the just, And treads the oppressor in the dust; His worship and his fear shall last Till hours, and years, and time, be past. 3 As rain on meadows newly mown, So shall he send his influence down; His grace on fainting souls distils, Like heavenly dew on thirsty hills. 4 The heathen lands, that lie beneath The shades of overspreading death, Revive at his first dawning light, And deserts blossom at the sight. 5 The saints shall flourish in his days, Dressed in the robes of joy and praise; Peace, like a river, from his throne Shall flow to nations yet unknown.
The God of the Gentiles. Ps. 96.
1 LET all the earth their voices raise, And sing the choicest psalm of praise, To sing and bless Jehovah's name ; His glory let the heathens know, His wonders to the nations show, And all his saving works proclaim.
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