ADDITIONAL HYMNS, NOT IN THE FIRST
O SACRED peace! contentment sweet!
Thy calm repose inspires my tongue;
While music doth her numbers beat,
To thee alone I'll raise my song.
Blest with thine all-supporting charm,
The needy poor have quick relief;
Without the aid of thy kind arm,
The rich are fill'd with wo and grief.
The absence of our bosom friends,
Thy sacred presence well supplies;
Thy heav'nly wisdom condescends
To give us hope that never dies.
Not all the riches of the east,
Nor all the gems of worldly fame,
Can spread so rich or sumpt'ous feast,
Or give to man a nobler name.
O heav'nly gem of sweet content!
Let me but know and feel thy charms;
Millions may be by others spent,
While I rest safely in thine arms!
The vanity of earthly objects.
THE trifling joys this world can give,
A thirsty soul can ne'er supply;
A soul, which hopes, thro' grace, to live,
In realms of bliss beyond the sky.
Yet, O my God, I would not slight,
The smallest of thy gifts to me;
The least doth give me some delight,
And shews thy mercy rich and free.
My friends, my health, my daily foodAll blessings given here below;
Proclaim aloud that Thou art good— Thy goodness all the world shall know.
But O, it is a greater joy,
To feel my heart is reconcil'd;
To know thou wilt my sins destroy,
And claim me as thy ransom'd child.
In thee, dear Lord, I stand complete,
It is enough-I want no more!
Prostrate I fall before thy feet,
And all thy boundless love adore.
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Hence then, ye trifling joys, depart!
Joys, transient as the fading flower;
Jesus the Savior claims my heart,
'Tis his by purchase, love, and power.
YE favor'd children of the Lord,
Ye lov'd, ye ransom'd race;
Come, listen to the cheering word
Of our Immanuel's grace.
O come! attend the Savior's call,
He only life can give;
His gracious voice, proclaim'd to all, Is, "Come, believe, and live."
But man, regardless of his words,
From Jesus doth depart;
The joyful sound no life affords
His unbelieving heart.
Hasten, O God, that glorious day,
In thine own plan design'd,
When thou wilt take the veil away
From each benighted mind.
Then sinners shall, with grateful hearts, The Savior's name adore;
And carnal mind, with subtle arts,
Shall tempt their souls no more.
414. P. M. S. THOMPSON.
Confidence in God.
CALM, my soul, behold thy Savior!
This blest thought shall joy impart;
Tho' by all the world forsaken,
That he bears me on his heart.
What tho' all the world are preaching,
"Death shall reign for ever more;"
I'm instructed by his teaching,
That its reign shall soon be o'er.
Gracious God! let no delusion,
Of the earthy, carnal man,
Draw me from this grand conclusion; From thine own eternal plan.
See, in Christ all things created,
This was God's eternal plan;
In him, all are reinstated,
Sacred Head of ev'ry man!
O for such transcendant goodness,
May each soul in concert rise;
In melodious, grateful anthems,
Sound his praises to the skies.
O THOU, whose presence fills unbounded space,
Thou only Source of life, of truth, and grace;
Before whose rad'ent throne the angels fall,
And worship thee as sov'reign Lord of all.
Immortal Fountain of the human soul,
From which ten thousand streams of blessings roll; With thankful hearts we bow before thy throne, And dedicate this house, to thee alone,
Wilt thou, who dost supreme in glory reign,
Thou, whom the heav'n of heav'ns cannot contain,
In very deed such condescension show,
To dwell with mortals in a world of wo?
Thou wilt, eternal praises to thy name,
And kindle in their hearts a sacred flame:
When they shall hear, upon the gospel plan,
Thy universal love to fallen man.
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And O, may all who meet to worship here,
Be fill'd with love, instead of slavish fear;
May each adore that God of boundiess grace,
Who sanctifies and saves the human race.
ACCEPT this house, O Lord
According to his holy will
A crown of thorns the Savior wore
Adieu! all earthly things
A joyful song to God
A King shall reign, &c.
All beings are from God
All earthly lovers now adieu
All earthly pleasures I'll forsake
All hail! the matchless power, &c.
All nature speaks, let men, &c.
All rivers in the earth
All things in heaven and in earth
All things shall work for good
And why do christians, &c.
An off'ring Jesus made
Another wonder now behold
Arise from thy wilderness state
Arise, ye saints, &c.
As all to Christ the Father gave
As ancient bigots disagree
As God, all merciful and kind
As we are met from various parts
As when the spirit leaves the clay
Attend and hear the sacred word
Awake, my drowsy senses all
Awake, my soul, away thy fears
Away! desponding thoughts
Away! ye sad, desponding thoughts
Bear me, ye spirits of the blest
Before the earth was form'd
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Behold, a spacious river flows
Behold, on Zion's heav'nly shore
Behold, on Zion's mystic walls
Behold the fountain, crimson flood
Behold the love of God
Behold the long expected light
Behold the man, the Sent of God
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