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day:?They join the serpent with the dove,?But cast the sting away.
5 Such was the Saviour of mankind;?Such pleasures he pursu'd;?His flesh and blood were all refin'd,?His soul divinely good.
6 Lord, can these plants of virtue grow?In such a heart as mine??Thy grace my nature can renew,?And make my soul like thine.
Hymn 1:37. [Supplement.]?Zeal and Fortitude.
1 Do I believe what Jesus saith,?And think the gospel true??Lord, make me bold to own my faith,?And practise virtue too.
2 Suppress my shame, subdue my fear,?Arm me with heavenly zeal,?That I may make thy power appear,?And works of praise fulfil.
3 If men shall see my virtue shine,?And spread my name abroad,?Thine is the power, the praise is thine,?My Saviour and my God.
4 Thus when the saints in glory meet,?Their lips proclaim thy grace;?They cast their honours at thy feet,?And own their borrow'd rays.
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5 Are we the soldiers of the cross??The followers of the Lamb??And shall we fear to own his cause,?Or blush to speak his name?
6 Now we must fight, if we would reign;?Increase our courage, Lord!?We'll bear the toil, endure the pain,?Supported by thy word.
7 Thy saints in all this glorious war?Shall Conquer tho' they're slain;?They see the triumph from afar,?And shall with Jesus reign.
8 When that illustrious day shall rise,?And all thy armies shine?In robes of victory thro' the skies,?The glory shall be thine.
Hymn 1:38. [Supplement.]?The universal law of equity. Matt. 8. 12.
1 Blessed Redeemer how divine,?How righteous is this rule of thine,?"To do to all men just the same?"As we expect or wish from them."
2 This golden lesson, short and plain,?Gives not the mind nor memory pain;?And every conscience must approve?This universal law of love.
3 How blest would every nation be,?Thus rul'd by love and equity!?All would be friends without a foe,?And form a paradise below.
4 Jesus, forgive us, that we keep?Thy sacred law of love asleep,?No more let envy, wrath, and pride,?But thy blest maxims be our guide.
Hymn 1:39.?God's tender care of his church, Isa. 13 &c.
1 How shall my inward joys arise?And burst into a song,?Almighty love inspires my heart,?And pleasure tunes my tongue.
2 God on his thirsty Sion-hill?Some mercy-drops has thrown,?And solemn oaths have bound his love?To shower salvation down.
3 Why do we then indulge our fears,?Suspicions and complaints??Is he a God, and shall his grace?Grow weary of his saints?
4 Can a kind woman e'er forget?The infant of her womb,?And 'mongst a thousand tender thoughts?Her suckling have no room?
5 "Yet (saith the Lord) should nature change,?"And mothers monsters prove,?"Sion still dwells upon the heart?"Of everlasting love.
6 "Deep on the palms of both my hands?"I have engrav'd her name,?"My hands shall raise her ruin'd walls,?"And build her broken frame."
Hymn 1:40.?The business and blessedness of glorified saints,?Rev. 7. 13 &c.
1 "What happy men, or angels these?"That all their robes are spotless white??"Whence did this glorious troop arrive?"At the pure realms of heavenly light?"
2 From tort'ring racks and burning fires,?And seas of their own blood they came;?But nobler blood has wash'd their robes,?Flowing from Christ the dying Lamb.
3 Now they approach th' almighty throne,?With loud hosannas night and day,?Sweet anthems to the great Three One?Measure their blest eternity.
4 No more shall hunger pain their souls,?He bids their parching thirst be gone,?And spreads the shadow of his wings?To screen them from the scorching sun.
5 The Lamb that fills the middle throne?Shall shed around his milder beams,?There shall they feast on his rich love,?And drink full joys from living streams.
6 Thus shall their mighty bliss renew?Thro' the vast round of endless years,?And the soft hand of sovereign grace?Heals all their wounds, and wipes their tears.
Hymn 1:41.?The same; or, The martyrs glorified, Rev. 7. 13 &c.
1 "These glorious minds, how bright they shine?"Whence all their white array??"How came they to the happy seats?"Of everlasting day?"
2 From tort'ring pains to endless joys?On fiery wheels they rode,?And strangely wash'd their raiment white?In Jesus' dying blood.
3 Now they approach a spotless God,?And bow before his throne?Their warbling harps and sacred songs?Adore the Holy One.
4 The unveil'd glories of his face?Amongst his saints reside,?While the rich treasure of his grace?Sees all their wants supply'd.
5 Tormenting thirst shall leave their souls,?And hunger flee as fast;?The fruit of life's immortal tree?Shall be their sweet repast.
6 The Lamb shall lead his heavenly flock?Where living fountains rise,?And love divine shall wipe away?The sorrows of their eyes.
Hymn 1:42.?Divine wrath and mercy, Nahum 1, 2 &c.
1 Adore and tremble, for our God?Is a consuming fire;*?His jealous eyes his wrath inflame,?And raise his vengeance higher.
2 Almighty vengeance how it burns!?How bright his fury glows!?Vast magazines of plagues and storms?Lie treasur'd for his foes.
3 Those heaps of wrath by slow degrees?Are forced into a flame,?But kindled, O how fierce they blaze!?And rend all nature's frame.
4 At his approach the mountains flee,?And seek a watery grave;?The frighted sea makes haste away,?And shrinks up every wave.
5 Thro' the wide