And, through the dangers of the night,
A lamp to lead our way.

3 0, 'tis a land of wealth unknown,
Where springs of life arise;

There seeds of endless bliss are sown,
There boundless glory lies.

4 The best relief that mourners have,
It makes our sorrows blessed;
It shows a home beyond the grave,
And an eternal rest.

HYMN 278. L. M. [#]

Glorious Word.

1 WHEN Israel through the desert passed, A fiery pillar went before,

To guide them through the desert waste,
And lessen the fatigues they bore.

2 Such is thy glorious word, O God!
"Tis for our light and guidance given;
It sheds a lustre all abroad,

And points the path to bliss and heaven. 3 It fills the soul with sweet delight,

And quickens its inactive powers;
It sets our wandering footsteps right,
Displays thy love, and kindles ours,
4 Its promises rejoice our hearts;

Its doctrines are divinely true;
Knowledge and pleasure it imparts,

And comforts and instructs us too,

HYMN 279. S. M. [#]
Scripture a Guide.

1 How choice the book divine,
By inspiration given !

Bright as a lamp its doctrines shine,
To guide our souls to heaven.

2 It cheers our drooping hearts
In this dark vale of tears;
Life, light, and joy, it still imparts,
And quells our rising fears.

3 This lamp, through all the night
Of life, shall guide our way,
Till we behold the clearer light
Of an eternal day.

TRIUMPH OF CHRISTIANITY.

HYMN 280. C. M. [#]

Triumph of Christianity.

1 O'ER mountain tops, the mount of God
In latter days shall rise

Above the summits of the hills,
And draw the wondering eyes.

2 To this, the joyful nations round,
All tribes and tongues, shall flow;

Up to this mountain of their God,
With songs of triumph go.

3 The beams that shine from Zion's hill
Shall lighten every land;

The King who reigns in Salem's towers
Shall the whole world command.

4 No war shall rage; no hostile feuds
Disturb those peaceful years:

To plough-shares men shall beat their swords,
To pruning-hooks their spears.

5 No longer host, encountering host,
Shall crowds of slain deplore;
They'll lay the martial trumpet by,
And study war no more.

HYMN 281. H. M. [# or b]

Jubilee.

1 BLOW ye the trumpet, blow
The gladly solemn sound ;
Let all the nations know,

To earth's remotest bound,
The year of jubilee is come:
Return, ye ransomed sinners, home.

2 Behold the Son of God,

Commissioned from above,

To all the human race,

The Messenger of love :

The year of jubilee is come;
Return, ye ransomed sinners, home.

3 The gospel trumpet hear,

The news of pardoning grace;

Ye happy souls, draw near;
Behold your Saviour's face :
The year of jubilee is come;
Return, ye ransomed sinners, home.

4 Jesus, our great High Priest,
The Father's love displayed;
Ye weary spirits, rest;

Ye mourning souls, be glad :
The year of jubilee is come;
Return, ye ransomed sinners, home.

HYMN 282. P. M. [#]

New Jerusalem.

1 AWAY with our sorrow and fear;
We soon shall recover our home;
The city of saints shall appear,
The day of eternity come :
From earth we shall quickly remove,
And mount to our native abode,
The house of our Father above,
The palace of angels and God.

2 By faith we already behold
That lovely Jerusalem here;
Her walls are of jasper and gold;
As crystal her buildings are clear;
Immovably founded in grace,

She stands as she ever hath stood, And brightly her Builder displays, And flames with the glory of God. 3 No need of the sun in that day, Which never is followed by night,

Where Christ does his brightness display,
A pure and a permanent light:

The Lamb is their Light and their Sun,
And lo, by reflection, they shine,
With Jesus ineffably one,

And bright in effulgence divine!

HYMN 283. C. M. [#]
Heavenly Zion.

1 BEHOLD, on Zion's heavenly shore,
A pure and countless band,
Whose conflicts and whose toils are o'er,
In glorious order stand.

2 From earth's remotest bounds they came, From tribulations great,

And, through the victories of the Lamb,
Have reached the heavenly state.

3 Their robes are washed in Jesus' blood
From every stain of sin;

They stand before the throne of God,
And of his mercies sing.

4 Hunger and thirst they know no more,
From burning heats refreshed d;
The Lamb shall feed them from his store,
And give them endless rest.

5 God all their tears shall wipe away,
And they his wonders tell,

While in his temple they shall stay,
And God with them shall dwell.