Book Ii.] HYMNS. CI. CII. CITI. CIV. For I have sought no other home; For I -have learn'd no other rest. 3 I cannot live contented here, Without some glimpses of thy face ; And heav'nwithoutthypresence there, Will be a dark and tiresomeplace. 4 When earthly cares ingross the day, And holdmy thoughts asidefrom thee, The shining hours of cheerful light Are long and tedious years to mc. 5 And if no ev'ning visit's paid Between my Savour and my soul, How dull the night! how sad the shade ! Now mournfully the minutes roll! 6 This flesh ofmine might learn as soon To live, yet part with all my blood; To breathe, when vital air is gone, Or thrive and grow without my food. 7 [Christ is my light, my life, my care, My blessed hope, my heav'nly prize; Dearer than all my passions are, My limbs, my bowels, or my eyes. I The strings that twine about myheart, Tortures and racks may tear them off, But they can never, never part With their dear hold of Christmylove.] a fMy God and can a humble child, That loves thee with a flame so high, Be ever from thy face exil'd, Without the pity of thine eye? to Impossible ! Fer thine own hands Have ty'd my heart so fast to thee, And in thy book the promise stands, That where thou art, thy friends must be.] HYMN CI. (C. M.) The world's three chief temptations. 1 WHF.N in the light of faith divine We look on things below, Honour, and gold, and sensual joy, How vain and dangerous too ! 2 [Honour's a puff of noisy breath; Yet men expose their blood, And venture everlasting death, To gain that airy good. 3 Whilst others starve the nobler mind, And feed on shining dust, They rob the serpent of his food, T indulge a sordid lust.] 4 The pleasures that allure our sense Are dangerons snares to souls: . There's but a drop of flatt'ring sweet, And dash'd with bitter bowls. 5 God is mine all-sufficient good, My portion and my choice, In him my vast desires are fill'd, And all my pow'rs rejoice. In vain the world accosts my ear, And tempts my heart anew ; I cannot buy your bliss so dear, ' Nor part with heav'n for you. HYMN CII. (L. M.) A happy resurrection. 1 NO, I'll repine at death no more, But with a cheerful grasp resign To the cold dungeon of the grave These dying, with'ring limbs ofmine. 2 Let worms devour my wasting flesh, And crumble all my bones to dust, My Godshall raise my frame anew At the revival of the just. 3 Break, sacred morning thro' the skies, Bring that delightful, dreadful day ; Cut short the hours, dear Lord and come ; (stay ! Thy ling'ring wheels, how ling they 4 [Our weary spirits faint to see The light of thy returning face, And hear the language of those lips Where God has shedhts richest grace.) o (Haste then upon the wings of love, Rouse all the pious sleeping clay, That we may join in heav'nlyjoys, And sing the triumph of the day.] HYMN CIII. (C. M.) Christ's Commission. John iii.ver. 16,17. 1 COME, happy souls approach your With new melodious songs ; (God, Come, render to almighty grace The tributes of your tongues. 2 So strange, so boundless was the love That pity'd dying men, The Father sent his equal Son To give them life again. 3 Thy hands, dear Jesus, were not arm'1 With a revenging rod, No hard commission to perform The vengeance of a God. 4 But all was mercy, all was mild, And wrath forsook the throne, When Christen the kind errand came, And brought salvation down. 5 Here, sinners, you may heal your Andwipe your sorrowsdry ; (wounds, Trust in the mighty Saviour's name, And you shall never die. 6 See, dearest Lord, our willingsouls Accept thine offer'd grace ; We bless the great Redeemer's love, And give the Father praise. HYMN CIV. (S. M.) The came. t RAISE your triumphant songs To an immortal tune, Let the wide earth resound the deeds Celestial grace has done. 2 Sing how eternal love Its chief belovedchose, And bid him raise our wretched race From their abyss of woes. 3 Iris hand no thunder bears, Nor terror clothes his brow;
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