Through him, O may our humble praise Accepted rise before thy throne.
HYMN 91. C. M. [#]
Homage and Devotion.
1 WITH sacred joy we lift our eyes To those bright realms above, That glorious temple in the skies, Where dwells eternal Love.
2 Before the radiant throne we bow Of heaven's almighty King: Here we present the solemn vow, And hymns of glory sing.
3 Thee we adore; and, Lord, to thee Our filial duty pay;
Thy service, unconstrained and free, Conducts to endless day.
4 While in thy house of prayer we kneel, With trust and holy fear, Thy mercy and thy truth reveal, And lend a gracious ear.
HYMN 92. C. M. [#or b] Sincere Devotion acceptable.
1 GoD is a Spirit just and wise;
He sees our inmost mind:
In vain to Heaven we raise our cries, And leave our souls behind.
2 Nothing but truth, before his throne, With honour can appear:
The painted hypocrites are known Through the disguise they wear. 3 Their lifted eyes salute the skies, Their bending knees the ground; But God rejects the sacrifice
Where not the heart is found.
4 Lord, search my thoughts, and try my ways, And make my soul sincere ; Then shall I stand before thy face, And find acceptance there.
HYMN 93. S. M. [#] God's Mercy to the Penitent.
1. SWEET is the friendly voice
Which speaks of life and peace; Which bids the penitent rejoice, And sin and sorrow cease.
No balm on earth like this
Can cheer the contrite heart; No flattering dreams of earthly bliss Such pure delight impart.
3 Still merciful and kind,
Thy mercy, Lord, reveal :
The broken heart thy love can bind, The wounded spirit heal.
4 Thy presence shall restore
Peace to my anxious breast:
Lord, let my steps be drawn no more From paths which thou hast blessed.
HYMN 94. L. M. [#]
The all-seeing God.
1 LORD, thou hast searched and seen me through; Thine eye commands, with piercing view, My rising and my resting hours,
My heart and flesh, with all their powers. 2 My thoughts, before they are my own, Are to my God distinctly known; He knows the words I mean to speak, Ere from my opening lips they break. 3 Within thy circling power I stand; On every side I find thy hand : Awake, asleep, at home, abroad, I am surrounded still with God.
4 Amazing knowledge, vast and great! What large extent! what lofty height ! My soul, with all the powers I boast, Is in the boundless prospect lost.
5 O may these thoughts possess my breast Where'er I rove, where'er I rest! Nor let my weaker passions dare Consent to sin; for God is there.
HYMN 95. 8 & 7's. M. [#]
Thanksgiving for Divine Mercy.
1 SOVEREIGN Lord of light and glory, Author of our mortal frame, Joyfully we bow before thee, And extol thy holy name: Hallelujah!
Ever sacred be the theme!
2 Kind Dispenser of each blessing Which surrounds the human race, May we, gratefully possessing, Still adore thy boundless grace: Hallelujah!
Praise to God, immortal praise! 3 Thus, with humble adoration, We attend before thy throne, And, with grateful exultation, Thine abundant mercy own: Hallelujah!
Praise belongs to thee alone. 4 In thy every dispensation, Love and mercy we descry; Thou, the God of our salvation, To preserve us, still art nigh: Hallelujah!
Glory be to God on high.
HYMN 96. L. M. [#]
Devout Aspirations.
1 SUPREME and universal Light, Fountain of reason, Judge of right, Parent of good, whose blessings flow On all above, and all below;
2 Without thy kind, directing ray, In everlasting night we stray, From passion still to passion tossed, And in a maze of error lost.
3 Assist us, Lord, to act, to be What nature and thy laws decree; Worthy that bright, that mental flame, Which from thy breathing spirit came. 4 May our expanded souls disclaim The narrow view, the selfish aim, And with a Christian zeal embrace Whate'er is friendly to our race.
5 O Father, grace and virtue grant; No more we wish, no more we want: To know, to serve thee, and to love, Is peace below, is bliss above.
HYMN 97. H. M. [#] Prayer and Confidence.
1 LORD of the skies, look down, And hearken to our prayers; Shine from thy gracious throne, And chase away our fears:
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