3. A faithful memory bestow, 4 Let us things excellent discern, 801. T. 14. STILL may we keep the aim in mind, 2 Daily to Jesus we'll look up, And for his constant blessing hope 3 His meritorious industry, His labor, toil and sweat, Him we will imitate. 4 If he his grace on us confer, 802. T. 590. O THOU, before whose Father's face Till I in death shall bow my head, 803. T. 159. HOW heart-affecting Christ to see, To suffer in our stead! Crying "Hosanna" to his praise, T. 243. THE holy child Jesus, Our God and our Saviour, Who died to release us, We'll worship for ever, God's holy Lamb,-the Lord's his name, 2 In liveliest manner O let us before him With joy sing hosanna, And praise and adore him; Our childlike cries-he'll not despise. 3 Come then, let us follow -Our Master with praises; His name let us hallow, Whose blood us releases: O Christ, to thee-all glory be! 4 Hosanna! Hosanna! Thou Son of king David: Hosanna! Hosanna! For thou hast us saved: For ever reign-thou Lamb once slain! 805. T. 39. LORD Jesus, we bless thee that thou 3 Thou wilt be our Saviour, Redeem-12 The Father in heav'n us as children er and Friend, Grant we may abide in thy love to the end: When by Jesus Christ as his sheep they are own'd, In him they find pasture while here they remain, And joys everlasting in heaven obtain. will own, And we are beloved by Jesus, his Son, The spirit of truth will instruct us to pray, And he will direct us throughout our whole way. 3 Ah! should not the mercies you dai Excite you our Saviour to praise and ly do prove to love? 4. Yes, we are desirous to value his grace, To love and adore him, and live to his praise. 2 We sing and we hear, how our Ma-Nor suffer us ever to wander from 4 O merciful Saviour, so grant it to be, ker came down To earth, and for us left his heavenly throne, And us by his suff'rings to God reconconcil'd. 3 O myst'ry of godliness! wonder of grace! May we without ceasing adore him and praise; May all of us know what a Saviour we have, Yea love him sincerely, and in him believe. 4 We now, with the angels, unite to declare The praises of him, who our sorrows did bear, With hearts and with voices exalting the Lamb, Who dy'd on the cross our poor souls to redeem. 807. T. 39. DEAR children, assembled to hear of the Lord, You're here to be taught by his Spirit and word; O think what great favors on you are conferr'd! A. For this may his name by us all be rever'd. thee; We're poor little children, preserve us, we pray, And may we our love by obedience display. 3 In ceaseless happiness they view Men saw no comeliness. 4 Methinks I hear them joyful sing, 50 that I may so favor'd be, With them above to join : O that, like them, I Christ may see, 6 Grant me but this, thou great High And when I'm here no more, Convey me safe to endless rest, Where thou art gone before, 810. T. 587. THE child sweetly rests, Whom nothing molests, B. For Boys. 812.* T. 164. BELOVED youths, if 'tis your aim With an obedient mind He by his blood will wash you clean, Received in mercy among the Lamb's And free you from the pow'r of sin. guests. 2 He ne'er shall weep more, His sighing is o'er, His travel and dangers, he's got safe on shore. 3 The body is dead, And in the grave laid, 2 O might it be our hearts' delight, T' obey him, walk as in his sight, For ev'ry thing that's good And just flows from his blood; But shall, again raised, to life be con- May be by faith in him obtain'd.. vey'd. 4 The spirit is gone In peace to God's throne, To praise God our Saviour, where we shall be soon. 5 He sings now above, Made perfect in love, And never, never, he thence shall remove. 6 He rests now in peace, Beholds the Lord's face, 3 Yea, an obedient, simple mind, To true humility inclin'd, And perfect resignation, To Christ, which is produc'd by faith 813.* T. 37. WOULD our youth grow in grace, Hath happily finish'd thus early his As truly was the case race. 7 For that blessed day We earnestly pray, With Christ, our Saviour; View him in spirit, Lord Jesus, come quickly, and make To them he will apply no delay! His precious merit, When once the sin-sick soul From Christ our Saviour. ..814. T. 23. 2 If we, when by guilt oppressed, 14 Oh if your hearts but upright are, 816. T. 185. ALL of us, we know, not one excepted, case; But doth sin, in thought or deed com- ted, 817.* T. 79. MIGHT we unto our Saviour And of our fall and sinfulness! 818.* T. 166. O MIGHT we all Christ's name con fess In our whole conversation, Be faithful in his station; That we, thro Jesus' merit, Are humble, steady, chaste and clean, C. For unmarried Men. 820. T. 590. 2 O let us all press, from this day, HOW shall a young man cleanse his To look to him be our employ, way? By foll'wing close his word Who once on earth a young man was, Jesus, our God and Lord: His word is spirit, and is pow'r; True life doth flow from him; Our food his sacred flesh, our drink His blood, that healing stream. 2 We now no longer need remain Fast bound in chains of sin; Whoe'er believes, is free indeed, And by his word made clean: Since Jesus on th' accursed cross The pow'r of sin did quell, When sin disorders us, we look To him, and soon grow well. 3 Ye chosen people of the Lord, Which Jesus' pow'r displays, If in obedience to his word You're render'd clean through grace; His dying love be yet impress'd More clearly on each heart! And whether you're at work or rest, To love him be your part! Ye purchas'd souls, Christ's happy flock, Be to his will resign'd, And gladly offer up to him Your body, soul and mind. O! if the bleeding Lamb of God, Who 'dy'd us to redeem, But calls, who can his call withstand! Who would not follow him! 821.* T. 217. That soul and body in him joy; 822. T. 185. BRETHREN, 'tis but meet to render. praises To Immanuel, our Lord; Who to bless his children never ceases, Since to favor they're restor❜d; 'Midst a sense of our own imperfection, We can magnify that free election Of his grace, by which we stand 'Mongst his flock, his chosen band. 2 Yes, we feel indeed our own demerit And our imperfections great; Had we not been led by Jesus' Spirit, Never could we thus have met: We deserv'd eternal condemnation, But his death procured our salvation: And since we've experienc'd this, We're determin'd to be his. 823.* T. 166. DEAR brethren, let us take to heart The teaching of the Spirit; He'll ev'ry grace to us impart, Which Jesus Christ did merit; In his humiliation, 824. T. 45. BRETHREN, by Jesus Christ belov'd, THEE God's own Son-with joy we First with attention be it weighed, Whether his mind ours always prov'd, And how our conduct this displayed; Whether we have in thought and word, Shown forth the praises of our Lord; If countless gifts from him received So undeserv'd, have this achieved, That in the world we know of none To cheer our hearts, but him alone; |