6 They stand with wonder, and look on!
They join in one eternal song,
The great Redeemer to admire,
While rapture sets their souls on fire!
Behold the righteous, &c.

95. 8. 8. 6. Rippon's Selection.
God's presence fills his people with joy.
COME, Lord, and help us to rejoice,

In hope that we shall hear thy voice,-
Shall one day see our God;

Shall cease from all our painful strife,
Handle and taste the word of life,
And feel the sprinkled blood.

2 Let us not always make our moan,
Nor worship thee a God unknown;
But let us live to prove

Thy people's rest, thy saints' delight,
The length and breadth, the depth and height,
Of thy redeeming love.

3 Rejoicing now in earnest hope

I stand, and, from and mountain-top,
See all the land below:

Rivers of milk and honey rise,
And all the fruits of paradise
In endless plenty grow.

4 A land of corn, and wine, and oil,
Favour'd with God's peculiar smile,
With every blessing blest;
There dwells the Lord our righteousness—
And keeps his own in perfect peace
And everlasting rest.

5 0, when shall I at once go up,
Nor this side Jordan longer stop,
But the good land possess?

When shall I end our lingering years,
Of sorrow, sin, and doubts and fears,-
An howling wilderness.

6 O dearest Joshua! bring us in;
Display thy grace, forgive our sin,
Our unbelief remove:

The heavenly Canaan, Lord! divide;
And O, with all the sanctified,
Give us a lot of love!

YE

Christians happy in the house of God.
E, happy children, who follow Jesus
Into the house of prayer and praise,
Who are join'd in union, while love increases,
Resolv'd this way to spend your days:
Although we're hated by the world and Satan,
And flesh, and such as know not God,
Yet, happy moments, and joyful seasons,
We oft-times find on Canaan's road.

2 Though oft assaulted by sore temptations,
We'll keep our great high priest in view;
Our Jesus trav❜lled through tribulation,
And he will bring his people through:
Though hell, with all its frightful legions,
Oppose our way, and round us roar,
Fear not, we'll gain those peaceful regions,
And shout on Canaan's happy shore.

3 While we've been waiting on loving Jesus,
We've felt some streams coming from abov~;
Our hearts have burn'd with holy rapture,
We long to be absolv'd in love;
Then let us hold fast what is given,
And trust in God for time to come;
Sure we shall find our way to heaven,
So, farewell brethren, I'm going home.

4 On Zion's holy, celestial mountain,
I hope again to meet you all;
To bathe in love's eternal fountain,
And round the throne divine to fall;
Sweetly united to one another,

When to our Father's house we come,

There's loving Jesus, our elder brother; So, farewell brethren, I'm going home. 5 But, as we go, let us praise our Jesus,

And pray for those that spurn his grace,
That they may taste love's richest treasures,
And live to see God's smiling face;
Now here's my hand, and my best wishes,
In token of my Christian love-
In hopes with you to praise my Jesus;
So, farewell brethren, we 'll meet above.

YE

97. P. M. Allered.

Rising to heaven.

E children of Zion, who're bound to the kingdom,

Attune all your voices, and help me to sing Sweet anthems of praises to my blessed Jesus, For he is my Prophet, my Priest, and my King; When Jesus first found me, to hell I was goingHis love did surround me, and save me from ruin; He kindly receiv'd me, and from guilt reliev'd me,

And taught me, aloud, his sweet praises to sing. 2 Why should you go wand'ring from such a Physician, Who's able and willing your sickness to cure? Come to him believing, though bad your condition, His Father has promis'd your case to insure : My soul he has healed, my heart it rejoices, He's brought me to Zion to join the glad voices! I'll serve him, and praise him, and always adore him, Till we meet in glory where parting 's no more. My heart's now in heaven to Jesus ascended,

3

I'm bound to press forward to the mark of the
prize;

And when my temptations and trials are ended,
On th' wings of bright seraphs I hope to arise:
O Christians! I'm happy in this contemplation;
My soul is refresh'd with the streams of salvation,
I long to be flying that I may be vying

With saints and bright angels that shout in the
skies.

4 Cheer up, ye dear pilgrims, fair Canaan 's before you; Ascend the bright mountain still shouting free grace!

On Salem's strong tower we'll sing hallelujah, Reviv'd with the smiles of sweet Jesus's face: No sorrow, no sighing, no weeping, no mourning, To those who there enter there is no returning, But loving, and feasting, and shouting, and singing, All glory to Jesus the source of free grace.

C

98. 7's. Altered.

Christians feasting on grace's bounties.
OME, and taste along with me,
Consolations running free,
From our Father's gracious throne,
Sweeter than the honey-comb.
2 Wherefore should I feast alone?-
Mourning souls, there yet is room!
Come, O come, to Zion's hill,
Th' banquet will be sweeter still.
3 Sinful nature, prone to vice,
Cannot stop the work of grace,
While there is a God to give,
And poor
sinners to receive.

4 Goodness, running like a stream,
Through the new Jerusalem,
Doth, by constant breaking forth,
Sweeten earth and heaven both.
5 Saints in glory sing aloud
In the praises of our God;
We, who sing in faith below,
Soon to glory, too, shall go.

6 Sweetness here, and glory there!
Comforts flowing everywhere-
This I boldly can attest,

For my soul has got a feast.

7 Now I go rejoicing home, From the banquet of perfume,

Finding manna on the road,
Dropping from the mount of God.

T

I thank God, and you thank God,
And I can praise my Jesus!
You love God, and I love God,
And we'll praise God together!

99. 8's. Altered.

Happy in the love of Christ.

HIS day my soul has caught new fire,
To heavenly raptures I aspire,

I long to leave this cumbrous clay,
With angel bands to soar away:
When Christians join in fervent prayer,
Jehovah-Jesus meets them there
They wield the Spirit's glittering sword,
And hosts are conquer'd by the word.
2 See Gideon marching out to fight,
Having a trumpet, and a light!
He took his pitcher and a lamp,
And storm'd the Midianitish camp!
Saint Paul and Silas bound in jail,
Would sing and pray in spite of hell,
And I will also praise my King,
Although oppos'd by earth and sin.
? Amidst temptations sharp and strong,
Rejoice-the victory 'll soon be won!
Fight on, ye sons of liberty,

And you shall reign eternally;
And since I am in Jesus blest,
I'm trav'lling to a world of rest,
To join the angels round the throne,
Where sin and sorrow ne'er can come.

4 The hottest battle is begun,

Come, stand the fire until 'tis done!
Some foes are wounded, others slain-
Fight on! and you with Christ shall reign:
Jehovah, the eternal King,

With love, will say, 'My saints, come in!