3 Shall we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high, Shall we to men benighted The lamp of life deny? Salvation! O Salvation!
The joyful sound proclaim, Till earth's remotest nation Has learn'd Messiah's name. 4 Waft, waft ye winds, his story, And you, ye waters roll, Till, like a sea of glory,
It spreads from pole to pole; Till o'er our ransom'd nature, The Lamb for sinners slain, Redeemer, King, Creator, In bliss returns to reign.
1 GREAT Saviour, let thy pow'r divine O'er all the earth be known; Let all, to thee, their will resign, And make thy will their own. 2 Perversion marks the guilty way, Which heathens madly tread;
From all thy laws they go astray, And hasten to the dead.
3 Thou, Saviour-God, hast pow'r alone To turn their wand'ring feet,
To bend their souls before thy throne, Low at thy mercy seat:
4 For all the pow'r, beneath, above, Thy wounded hands sustain; Then sway the sceptre of thy love, And let thy mercy reign.
The Glory of God in his Works and in his Word.
1 GREAT Sun of Righteousness, arise! Oh bless the world with heav'nly light! Thy gospel makes the simple wise:
Thy laws are pure-thy judgments right.
2 Thy noblest wonders here we view, In souls renew'd and sins forgiv❜n:- Lord, cleanse my sins-my soul renew, And make thy word my guide to heav'n. HYMN. L. M.
Universal Reign of Christ.
1 GREAT God, whose universal sway The known and unknown worlds obey, Now give the kingdom to thy Son, Extend his pow'r-exalt his throne. 2 As rain on meadows newly mown, So shall he send his influence down; His grace, on fainting souls, distils, Like heav'nly dew, on thirsty hills. 3 The heathen lands, that lie beneath The shades of overspreading death, Revive at his first dawning light, And deserts blossom at the sight. 4 The saints shall flourish in his days, Dress'd in the robes of joy and praise; Peace, like a river, from his throne, Shall flow to nations yet unknown.
1 JESUS shall reign where'er the sun Doth his successive journeys run; His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, Till moon shall wax and wane no more. 2 For him shall endless pray'r be made, And praises throng to crown his head; His name, like sweet perfume, shall rise With ev'ry morning sacrifice.
3 People and realms of ev'ry tongue Dwell on his love with sweetest song; And infant voices shall proclaim Their early blessings on his name. 4 Blessings abound where'er he reigns, The joyful pris'ner bursts his chains; The weary find eternal rest,
And all the sons of want are blest.
5 Let ev'ry creature rise and bring Peculiar honours to our King; Angels descend with songs again, And earth repeat the loud Amen.
Rejoicing in View of God's Universal Reign.
1 LET all the earth their voices raise, To sing a psalm of lofty praise,
To sing and bless Jehovah's name; His glory let the heathen know, His wonders to the nations show, And all his saving works proclaim. 2 Oh! haste the day-the glorious hour, When earth shall feel his saving pow'r, And barb'rous nations fear his name:
Then shall the race of man confess The beauty of his holiness,
And in his courts his grace proclaim.
1 I LOVE thy kingdom, Lord, The house of thine abode,
The church, our blest Redeemer sav'd With his own precious blood.
2 I love thy church, O God! Her walls before thee stand, Dear as the apple of thine And graven on thy hand.
3 For her my tears shall fall;
For her my pray'rs ascend;
To her my cares and toils be given, Till toils and cares shall end.
4 Beyond my highest joy
I prize her heav'nly ways,
Her sweet communion-solemn vows,
Her hymns of love and praise.
5 Jesus, thou friend divine,
Our Saviour, and our King,
Thy hand from every snare and foe, Shall great deliv'rance bring.
6 Sure as thy truth shall last, To Zion shall be giv'n
The brightest glories earth can yield, And brighter bliss of heav'n.
100 Christ crowned as Lord of all.
1 ALL hail, the great Immanuel's name! Let angels prostrate fall: Bring forth the royal diadem,
And crown him Lord of all.
2 Crown him, ye martyrs of our God, Who from his altar call;
Praise him who shed for you his blood, And crown him Lord of all.
3 Ye chosen seed of Israel's race, A remnant weak and small, Hail him who saves you by his grace, And crown him Lord of all.
4 Ye Gentile sinners, ne'er forget The wormwood and the gall; Go spread your trophies at his feet, And crown him Lord of all.
5 Let ev'ry kindred-ev'ry tribe, On this terrestrial ball,
To him all majesty ascribe,
And crown him Lord of all.
6 Oh! that with yonder sacred throng, We at his feet may fall;
And join the everlasting song, And crown him Lord of all.
1 WAKE the song of jubilee,
Let it echo o'er the sea!
Now is come the promis'd hour; Jesus reigns with sov'reign pow'r! 2 All ye nations, join and sing, "Christ, of lords and kings is King!" Let it sound from shore to shore, Jesus reigns for evermore!
3 Now the desert lands rejoice, And the islands join their voice; Yea, the whole creation sings, "Jesus is the King of kings."
HYMN. L. M.
Exhortation to Universal Praise.
1 FROM all that dwell below the skies, Let the Creator's praise arise: Let the Redeemer's name be sung, Through ev'ry land-by ev'ry tongue.
2 Eternal are thy mercies, Lord; Eternal truth attends thy word;
Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, Till suns shall rise and set no more.
1 NOW in the heat of youthful blood, Remember your Creator, God:
Behold the months come hast'ning on, When you shall say " My joys are gone."
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