And rising thence, their hopes he raised|

ADDITIONAL HIYMNS,

SET FORTH IN GENERAL convention, 1808.

5 He comes, the broken heart to bind,
The bleeding soul to cure,
And with the treasures of his grace,
To enrich the humble poor.
6 Our glad Hosannas, Prince of Peace,
Thy welcome shall proclaim;
And heaven’s eternal arches ring
With thy beloved name.

The Blessedness of Gospel Times; or, the

-ow long, thou faithful God, shall I
Here in thy ways forgotten lie :

when shall the means of healing be
The channels of thy grace to me?
2. Sinners on every side step in,
And wash away their pain and sin;
But I, an helpless sin-sick soul,
still lie expiring at the pool.
5Thou covenant-angel, swiftcome down,
ro-day thine own appointments crown;
Thy power into the means infuse,
And give them now their sacred use.
# Thou seest me lying at the pool,
f would, thou know'st I would be
! whole;
D let the troubled waters move,
And minister thy healing love.

That my load of sin were gone! O that I could at last submit, At Jesus’ feet to lay it down! To lay my soul at Jesus’ feet! * Rest for my sou! I long to find; saviour of all, if mine thou art, 3ive me thy meek and lowly mind, And stamp thine image on my heart. I}reak off the yoke of inbred sin, And fully set my spirit free; I cannot rest, till pure within, Tili I am wholly lost in thee. | Fain would I learn of thee, my God; Thy light and easy burden prove, Fre cross, all stain'd with hallow'd blood, The labour of thy dying love. I would; but thou must give the power; My heart from every sin release;

3ring near, bring near the joyful hour,

fill me with thy perfect peace.

Ho. helpless guilty nature lies,
Unconscious of its load! -
The heart unchanged can never rise
To happiness and God.
2 The will perverse, the passions blind,
In paths of ruin stray:
Reason debased can never find.
The safe, the narrow way. . . . . .
3 Can aught beneath a power divine
The stubborn will subduef
'Tis thine, Almighty Saviour, thine
To form the heart anew.
4 'Tis thine the passions to recall,
And upwards bid them rise;
And make the scales of error fall
From reason's darken'd eyes.
5 To chase the shades of death away,
And bid the sinner live!
A beam of heaven, a vital ray,
'Tis thime alone to give.
6 O change these wretched hearts of
ours, -
And give them life divine!
Then shall our passions and our powers,
Almighty Lord, be thine.

LAS, what hourly dangers rise!
What snares beset my way!
To heaven, O let ame list my eyes,
And hourly watch and pray.
2 How § my mournful thoughts com-
plaim,
And melt in flowing tears! . .
My weak resistanee, ah, how vaia!
How strong my foes and fears!
3 O gracious God, in whom I live,
My feeble efforts aid;
IIelp me to watch, and pray, and strive,
Though trembling and afraid.
4 Increase my faith, increase my hope,
When foes and fears prevail;
And bear my fainting spirit up,
Or soon my strength will fail.
5 Whene'er temptations fright my heart,
Or lure my feet aside,
My God, thy powerful aid impart,

The Necessity of renewing Grace. * *

2 Sorrow, and pain, and every eare,
And discord there shall cease;
And perfect joy, and love sincere,
Adorn the realms of peace.
3 The soul from sin for ever free,
Shall mourn its power no more;
But, clothed in spotless purity,
Redeeming love adore.
4 There, on a throne (how dazzling
bright )
Th’ exalted Saviour shines;
And beams ineffable delight
On all the heavenly minds.
5 There shall the followers of the Lamb
Join in immortal songs;
And endless honours to his name
Employ their tuneful tongues.
6 Lord, tune our hearts to praise and
love,
Our feeble notes inspire;
Till in thy blissful courts above,
We join th' Angelic choir.
HYMN XXXIX.
Heavenly Joy on Earth.

OME, we that love the Lord,
And let our joys be known;
Join in a song with sweet accord,
And thus surround the throne.
2 The sorrows of the mind
Be banish’d from this place;
Religion never was design'd
To make our pleasures less.
3 Let those refuse to sing
That never knew our God,
But favorites of the heavenly King
May speak their joys abroad.
4. The God that rules on high,
And thunders when he please,
That rides, upon the stormy sky,
And manages the seas:
5 This awful God is ours,
Our Father and our love;
He shall send down his heavenly powers
To carry us above.
6 There shall we see his face,
And never, never sin;
There, from the rivers of his grace
• Drink endless pleasures in.
7 Yes, and before we rise
To that immortal state,
The thoughts of such amazing bliss
Shotild constant joys create.
8 The men of grace have found
Glory begun below ;
Celestial fruits on earthly ground,
From faith and hope may grow.
9 The hill of Sion yields
A thousand sacred sweets,
Before wereach the heavenly fields,
oo: walk the golden streets.
i o: let our songs abound,
every tear be dry;

: Life is the hour that God hath given
To 'scape from hell, and fly to heaven;
The day of grace, and mortals may
Secure the blessings of the day.
The living know that they must die;
3ut all the dead forgotten lie;
Their mem'ry and their sense is gone,
Alike unknowing and unknown.
| Their hatred and their love is lost,
Their envy bury'd in the dust;
They have no share in all that's done
Beneath the circuit of the sum.
Then what my thoughts design to do,
My hands, with all your might pursue;
Since no device or work is found,
Nor faith, nor hope, beneath the ground.
; There are no acts of pardon past
In the cold grave to which we haste;
But darkness, death, and long despair,
Reign in etermal silence there.