How blest the righteous are.
Begone, unbelief
Behold the throne of grace
. 191 I am, saith Christ, your glorious head
I ask'd the Lord that I might grow
If Paul in Cæsar's court must stand
If Solomon for wisdom prayed.
If the Lord our leader be
If to Jesus for relief.
Incarnate God! the soul that knows
In mercy, not in wrath, rebuke
Sweet was the time when first I felt
Sweeter sounds than music knows
O how I love thy holy word.
Once a woman silent stood
The evils that beset our path
Quiet, Lord, my froward heart.
Safely through another week
Salvation! what a glorious plan
Saved by blood, I live to tell.
Saviour, shine, and cheer my soul
Saviour, visit thy plantation
See Aaron, God's anointed priest
See! another year is gone
See! how rude winter's icy hand
See! the corn again in ear
See the gloomy gathering clond
See the world for youth prepares
Shall men pretend to pleasure
Sight, hearing, feeling, taste and smell
Simon, beware! the Saviour said.
Sin, when viewed by scripture-light
Sinner, art thou still secure
Sinners, hear the Saviour's call
Sin enslaved me many years
Sin has undone our wretched race
Sometimes a light surprises.
Son of God! thy people shield
Sovereign grace has power alone
Stop, poor sinner! stop and think
When Israel's tribes were parch'd with thirst
SERMON III.-The Shaking of the Heavens and
Earth. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Yet once,
it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens
and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land:
And I will shake all nations, and the desire of
all nations shall come, and I will fill this house
with glory, saith the Lord of hosts," Haggai, ii.
6.7..
SERMON VI.-Salvation published from the Moun-
tains." O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get
thee up into the high mountains. O Jerusalem,
that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with
strength, lift it up, be not afraid: say unto the
cities of Judah, Behold your God!" Isaiah xi. 9. 234
SERMON VII.-The Morning Light..-" Arise,
shine, for thy light is come, and the glory of the
Lord is risen upon thee. For behold, the dark-
ness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the
people; but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and
his glory shall be seen upon thee, and the Gen-
tiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the
brightness of thy rising," Isaiah lx. 1-3. . . . 237
SERMON VIII.-The Sun rising upon a dark
World.-"The people that walked in darkness
have seen a great light; they that dwell in the
land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the
light shined," Isaiah ix. 2...
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SERMON IX.-Characters and Names of Messiah.--
"For unto us a child is born, unto us a child is
given; and the government shall be upon his
shoulder and his name shall be called Wonder-
ful, Counsellor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting
Father, the Prince of Peace." Isaiah ix. 6. . . . 244
SERMON X.-The Angel's Message and Song.-
"There were in the same country shepherds, abid-
ing in the field, keeping watch over their flocks
by night. And lo, the angel of the Lord came
upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round
about them, and they were sore afraid. And the
angel said unto them, Fear not: for behold I
bring unto you good tidings of great joy, which
shall be unto all people. For unto you is born
this day, in the city of David, a Saviour, which
is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto
you ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling.
clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there
was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly
host, praising God, and saying, Glory be to God in
the highest, on earth peace, good-will towards
men," Luke ii. 8-14.
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