o Sends down the gospel of his grace, Th' epistles of his love. -3 These sacred words impart Our Maker's just commands; e The pity of his melting heart, -4 And vengeance of his hands. 5 (We learn Christ crucify'd, 6 We read the heavenly word, 07 In vain shall Satan rage e Where wrath and lightning guard the page, Where beams of mercy shine. 1 HYMN 121. L. M. Armley. [b *] o But 'tis the gospel must reveal Where lies our strength to do his will. e 2 The law discovers guilt and sin, And shews how vile our hearts have been; o Only the gospel can express Forgiving love and cleansing grace. e 3 What curses does the law denounce Against the inan who fails but once? o But in the gospel Christ appears, Pard'ning the guilt of num'rous years. HYMN 122. L. M. Bethel. [b *] MY God, permit me not to be A stranger to myself and thee; Amidst a thousand thoughts I rove, e 2 Why should my passions mix with earth, d 3 Call me away from flesh and sense; One sovereign word can draw me thence; -I would obey the voice divine, And all inferiour joys resign. e 4 Be earth with all her scenes withdrawn; Let noise and vanity be gone: a In secret silence of the mind, My heaven-and there my God, I find. LAWAY from ev'ry mortal care, Away from earth, our souls retreat; We leave this worthless world afar, And wait, and worship, near thy seat. 2 Lord, in the temple of thy grace, We see thy feet, and we adore; We gaze upon thy lovely face, And learn the wonders of thy power. p 3 While here our various wants we mourn, United groans ascend on high; -And prayers produce a quick return e 4 (If Satan rage, and sin grow strong, e 5 Or if our spirit faints and dies, -(Our conscience gall'd with inward stings,) o Here does the righteous Sun arise, With healing beams beneath his wings.) e 6 Father, my soul would still abide Within thy temple, near thy side: But if my feet must hence depart, Still keep thy dwelling in my heart.] HYMN 124. C. M. York [b*] Moses, Aaron, and Joshua. IS not the law of ten commands, On holy Sinai given, 1 ''TIS And sent to men by Moses' hands, 2 "Tis not the blood which Aaron spilt, e 3 Aaron, the priest, resigns his breath, 4 And thus on Jordan's yonder side, 5 Israel rejoice, now Joshua* leads, HYMN 125. L. M. Pleyel's. [b] e 2 Wo to the wretch who never felt 3 The law condemns the rebel dead; a He seals the curse on his own head, And with a double vengeance dies.] 1 HYMN 126. C. M. Wareham. [*] THE IE Lord, descending from above, While power, and truth, and boundless love, 2 Here, in the gospel's wondrous frame, A thousand angels learn thy name, Joshua, same with Jesus, and signifies a Saviour 3 Thy name is writ in fairest lines; Thy wonders here we trace; -Wisdom through all the myst❜ry shines, And shines in Jesus' face. 4 The law its best obedience owes And thy revenging justice shows o 5 But still the lustre of thy grace HYMN 127. L. M. Portugal. [*] T 1 THUS did the sons of Abra'am pass 3 Their seed is sprinkled with his blood, o 4 Let ev'ry saint, with cheerful voice, HYMN 128. C. M. China. Plymouth. [b] 1 BLESS'D with the joys of innocence, Adam our father stood, Till he debas'd his soul to sense, And ate th' unlawful food. 2 Now we are born a sensual race, To sinful joys inclin'd; Reason has lost its native place, And flesh enslaves the mind. 3 While flesh, and sense, and passion reigns, Sin is the sweetest good: We fancy music in our chains, 4 Great God, renew our ruin'd frame,- HYMN 129. L. M. Bath. Islington. [*] We walk by Faith, not by Sight. 1'T We walk through deserts dark as night, 'TIS by the faith of joys to come, Till we arrive at heaven, our home, 3 Cheerful we tread the desert through, HYMN 130. C.M. Sunday. [*] 1 ATTEND, while God's exalted Son Doth his own glory show. d'Behold, I sit upon my throne, 2' Nature and sin are pass'd away, 3'I'll be a Sun of righteousness e 4 Mighty Redeemer, set me free |