136 HYMNS. XXVI. XXVII. XXVIII. XXIX. [Book I. 3 Lo, he receives a,sealed book From him that sits upon the throne; Jesus, my Lord, prevails to look On dark decrees, and things unknown. 4 All the assembling saints around Fall worshippingbefore the Lamb, - And in new songs of gospel sound Address their honours to his name. 6 [The joy, the shout, the harmony Flies o'er the everlasting hills ; " Worthy art thou alone, they cry, To read the book, to loose the seals."] 6 Our voices join the heav'nly strain, And with transporting pleasure sing, Worthy the Lamb that once was slain, To be our teacher and our king 7 His words of prophecy reveal Eternal counsels, deep designs His grace and vengeance shall fulfil The peaceful and the dreadful lines: 8 Thou hast redeem'd our souls from hell With thine invaluable blood ; And wretches that did once rebel, Are nowmade fav'rites of their God. 9 Worthy for ever is the Lord, That dy'd for treasons not his own, By ev'ry tongue to be ador'd, And dwell upon his Father's throne! HYMN XXVI. [C. M.] Hope of heaves. hj n by the resurrection of Christ, 1 Pet. i. 3, 4, 5. 1 BLESS'D be theeverlasting. God,, The Father of our Lord; Be his abounding mercy prais'd, His Majesty ador'd. When from the dead he rais'd his Son, And call'd him to the sky, He gave our souls a lively hope That they should never die. 3 What tho' our inbred sins require Our flesh to seethe dust, Yet as the Lord our Saviour rose, So all his followers must. 4 There's an inheritance divine, Ijeserv'd against that day ; 'Ti. uncorrupted, undefil'd, And Cannot waste away. ò Saints by the pow'r of God are kept, Till the salvationcome;. We walk by, faith, as strangers here, Till Christ shall call us home. HYMN XXVII. [C. M.] Assurance of heaven; or, a saint pre- pared to die; 2 Tim. iv. 6, 7, 8, 18. 1 DEATH may dissolve my body now, Andbear my spirit home; Why do my minutes move so slow, Nor my salvation come? 2 With heav'nly weapons I have fought The- battles of the Lord, Finish'dmy course, and kept the faith, And wait the sure reward. 3 God has laid up, ih heaven for Pie A crown which cannot fade; The righteous judge at that great day Shall place it on my head. 4 Nor bath the King of grace decreed This prize for me alone: But all that love and long to see Th' appearance of his Son. 5 Jesus, the Lord shall guard me safe From ev'ry ill design; And to his heav'nly kingdomkeep This feeble soul of mine. 6 God is my everlasting aid, And hell shall rage in vain; To him be highest glory paid, And endlesspraise. Amen. HYMN XXVIII. [C. M.] The triumph' of Christ over the enemies of his church, Is. lxiii. I, 2, 3, &c. , 1 WHAT mighty man, ormighty God, Comestravelling in state Along the Idumean road, Away from Bozrah's gate! 2 The glory of his robes proclaim Tis some victorious King : " 'Ti. I, the just, th' almighty One, " That your salvation bring.' 3 Why, mighty Lord, thy saints enquire, Why thine apparel's red ? , And all thy vesture stain'd like those Who in the wine -press tread ? 4 " I by Myself have trod the press, And crush'd try foes alone My wrath his struck the rebels dead, , ' My fury'stamp'd them -down. 5 'Tis Edoin's blood that dyes my-robes With joyful,scarlet stains ; The triumph that my raiment wears Sprung from their bleeding veins. 6 Thus shall the nations be destroy'd, That dare insult my saints ; I have an arm t' avenge their wrongs, An ear for their complaints." HYMN XXIX. [C. M.] The e second part : or, the ruin of Anti- christ, ver. 4, 5,, 6, 7. 1 " I LIFT my banner, saith the Lord, Where Antichrist has stood ; The city of my gospel -foes Shall be a field of blood, 2 My heart has study'd just revenge, And now the day appears, The day of my redeenr'd is come, To wipe away their tears. 3 Quite weary is my patience grows, And bids my fury-go :
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