And to live in the enjoyment 2. Not for your own worthiness, 3. Leaders would ye faithful prove, Ev'ry other gift above, Of obedience be possessed, With this virtue unimpressed, How could ye at home preside? How the flock of Jesus guide? 1138. T. 4. O JESUS, my Lord, For ever ador'd, My portion, my all, For thy use prepared, and form'd to 12. The cov'nant is made With thee, as my Head, At thy holy feet with abasement, I fall. Lord, grant my request, [thee I rest. And cheerfully stand, To love and to serve thee, till with 1139. T. 97. ATTEND, Lord Jesus, to my pray'r, Prepared to follow thy ev'ry com- To all my faithfulness and industry, 'mand. With joy and deep shame, [ways. [claim. To give them weight, enabling grace apply. 2. May I. in thy communion blest, Enjoy an undisturbed rest, Make soul and body thine abode, A temple of the living God, Thus, Lord, for thy appearing may I wait, Then will my joy in thee be quite complete. 1140. T. 14. Thy love to my grateful return hath aO GRANT thy servant, thro' thy 7. For ever be blest, Thou source of true rest, grace, An understanding heart, [the end. Thy dealings with thy church to trace, And counsel to impart. 2. With heav'nly wisdom me endow, Thy peace O may I feel; Presence of mind on me bestow, 3. Thusstrengthen'd in the inner man, Supported by thy aid, I shall thy gracious aim obtain, 1141. T. 580. WITH gladness we will follow thee, We vow allegiance, bend the knee To thee, our Lord and Head, We'll venture freely ev'ry thing, At thy command, O Christ, our King, By thee alone we will be led. 1142. T. 590, OGLORIOUS Master of thy house, Thy chosen flock's defence, Upon thee stay'd, my mind is kept At ease, tho' in suspense! Most graciously I'm onward led, Beneath thy tender care, Thy arm prepares my way, thine eye Looks out before me far. 1143. T. 205. LET thy presence go with me, I will go, constrain'd by love; 1144. T. 146. O BLESS the ministry, Obedient, sway'd by grace, THOU Master of thy family, And say to each: "I leave with thee my peace." 1146.* T. 83. And that lowly disposition, To thy will be our's resigned, Be by thee for us designed; SHEPHERD, help thy chosen few, 3. Thus shall we with willing feet 1148.* T. 232. JESUS, who died upon the cross, Led by his spirit and his grace, Receiving honor thro' our word. 1149. T. 14. THE day will come, when Jesus The righteous Judge declar'd, Will be his servant's crown of joy, 2. Meanwhile they tread the narrow From worldly fetters freed, XV. Of the SPREADING of CHRISTS's KINGDOM upon EARTH. 1150.* T. 22. chuse, At home to cherish selfish views, Your destin'd race with patience run, 5. But lay your own foundation sure, 1151. T. 228. By their laborious agency, To love the Lord constrained; They on pleasant-Fair and verdant Feed enrich'd by gospel-culture. 2. The hosts of flaming seraphim, 1152.* T. 205. WOULD the world our passport see, We reply: "the Lamb was slain!" 2. Ev'ry where, with shoutings loud, Of thy great redemption tell; Are our door-posts, Lamb of God, Sprinkled with atoning blood, Thou thy flocks of Gentile-sheep Wilt from the destroyer keep. 1153. T. 136. GOD'S boundless grace Preserves each faithful servant, All share his aid, in cold and heat most ardent; Midst ice and rocks, Or on the stormy seas, Are soul and body under his direction; The shadow of his wings affords complete protection; The Lord will be about our ways, O boundless grace! 2. Our life, our death, Be to thy joy and honor, [the donor, Who art of life, and each good gift We say, Amen! Thou author of our faith, [vior, Thy name be glorified in our behaWhether our pilgrimage be rough or smooth, dear Saviour. [breath, Be thou ourstrength, while we have Our life in death. 1154. T. 205. GROUNDED on th' eternal Rock, Moving in the gospel-way, Strong and firm 'midst every shock, Humble, but without dismay; Such the pilgrim, who in faith Safely walks the narrow path, He proceeds from grace to grace, Till with joy he ends his race. 2. More and more our joys increase, As we humbly travel on, Jesus gives abundant grace, While we lean on him alone; Thro' the virtue of his blood, Source of life and ev'ry good, We preserve a cheerful mind, His bless'd will to do inclin❜d. 3. Then we suit ourselves to those, Who with us yoke-fellows are, Glad to soften all their woes, Glad their ev'ry joy to share; If to Christ the Vine we cleave, Daily strength from him receive, Thro' his pow'r we shall produce Goodly fruit, matur'd for use. 1155. T. 79. MOST gracious Lord and Saviour, Who dost accept in favor, Of sinners vile and poor; May we while here remaining, Be thy whole aim attaining, Since thou hast open'd us a door. 2. Lord, should'st thou even gather Such multitudes together, As sands upon the coast, Thou tents for them providest, Among them thou residest, As Captain of the ransom'd host. AMBASSADORS of Christ, way you go? A path, not strew'd with blooming flow'rs, But yielding thorns and woe; All who Christ crucified, Their only Saviour own, Meet oftentimes with treatment base, Unto their Master shown. 2. Only against offence With circumspection guard, By craft or force in ev'ry place The fiend is striving hard, God's work's to overthrow, That in the trying hour, The servants of the Lord may fall, Bereft of faith and pow'r. 3. But see, the fields are white, Go therefore, lab'rers, go, The Lord leads on to victory, His pow'r and grace ye know; Christ, whom ye Saviour call, Of all is sov'reign Lord, [priest, Your Captain and your great HighYe conquer thro' his word. 4. To Cæsar ever give The things that Cæsar's are, And render unto God his right, Unite in fervent pray'r, To him let praise ascend; In undissembled love, In uprightness and justice walk, Until ye hence remove. 1157. LABORERS, go forth Into all the earth, T. 68. Gather souls in distant places, Send an host of gospel-preachers, 1158. T. 11. 3. Never, never will we cease 1159. T. 161. URG'D by love, on ev'ry station To the fallen human race, We will publish Christ's salvation, And declare his blood-bought grace; To display him-And pourtray him In his suff'ring form and beauty, Be our aim and pleasing duty. 1160. T. 167. NOUGHT shall hinder our blest function, Jesus, since we bear thy name, And are call'd, taught by thy unction, Thy atonement to proclaim; Are we with thy blood besprinkled, Marked with thy Spirit's seal. Tho' for death we should be singled, We in death, would trust thee still, 1161. T. 205. WARRIOR, on thy station stand, Faithful to thy Saviour's call, With the shield of faith in hand, Fearless, let what may, befal; Nothing fill thee with dismay, Hunger, toil, or length of way, In the strength of Jesus boast, Never, never quit thy post. 1162. T. 185. WHAT affords the Christian warrior vigor, Whoclimbs rocks, or sinks in sands, Braving now of northern storms the igor, Scorched then in southern lands? Here no care avails, no circumspection, But depending on his Lord's protecIn his heav'nly armor clad, [tion, He moves on, serene and glad. 1163. T. 141. WHILE the pilgrim travels 1164. T. 591. The great trust repos'd in us, We to him submit our will, And boldly preach the cross. |