Gladsome hallelujahs sing:
All around with praises ring.
Lo! abundantly they bloom,
Lebanon is hither come:

Carmel's stores the heavens dispense,
Sharon's fertile excellence.

3 See, these barren souls of curs
Bloom, and put forth fruits and flowers,
Flowers of Eden, fruits of grace,
Peace, and joy, and righteousness.
We behold, (the abjects we!)
Christ, th' incarnate Deity,
Christ, in whom thy glories shine,
Excellence of strength divine.

4 Ye that tremble at his frown,
He shall lift your hands cast down:
Christ, who all your weakness sees,
He shall prop your feeble knees.
Ye of fearful hearts be strong,
Jesus will not tarry long;

Fear not lest his truth should fail,
Jesus is unchangeable.

5 God, your God, shall surely come,
Quell your foes, and seal their doom:
He shall come and save you too:
We, O Lord, have found thee true!
Blind we were, but now we see:
Deaf; we hearken now to thee:
Dumb; for thee our tongues employ:
Lame; and, lo! we leap for joy.

6 Faint we were, and parch'd with drought; Water at thy word gush'd out:

Streams of grace our thirst repress,

Starting from the wilderness.

Stil we gasp thy grace to know!
Here for ever let it flow;

Make the thirsty land a pool,
Fix the Spirit in our soul.

SECOND PART.

1 WHERE the ancient dragon lay,
Open for thyself a way!
There let holy tempers rise,
All the fruits of paradise.
Lead us in the way of peace,
In the path of righteousness,
Never by the sinner trod,

Till he feels the cleansing blood.
2 There the simple cannot stray,
Babes, though blind, may find the way
Find, nor ever thence depart,

Safe in lowliness of heart.

Far from fear, from danger far,
No devouring beast is there:
There the humble walk secure,
God hath made their footsteps sure.

3 Jesus, mighty to redeem,

Let our lot be cast with them,
Far from earth our souls remove,
Ransom'd by thy dying love.
Leave us not below to mourn:
Fain we would to thee return:
Crown'd with righteousness, arise
Far above these nether skies.

4 Come, and all our sorrows chase,
Wipe the tears from every face;
Gladness let us now obtain,
Partners of thy endless reign.
Death, the latest foe, destroy;
Sorrow then shall yield to joy;
Gloomy grief shall flee away,
Swallow'd up in endless day.
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Cookham.] HYMN 334. 4 lines 7's.

1 LOVING Jesus, gentle Lamb,
In thy gracious hands I am,

Make me, Saviour, what thou art,
Live thyself within my heart.

2 I shall then show forth thy praise,
Serve thee all my happy days,
Then the world shall always see
Christ the holy child in me.

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Newcourt.] HYMN 335. 6 lines 8's.

JESUS, Source of calm repose,
Thy like nor man, nor angel knows,
Fairest among ten thousand fair;

Ev'n those whom death's sad fetters bound,
Whom thickest darkness compass'd round,
Find light and life, if thou appear.

2 Effulgence of the light divine,
Ere rolling planets knew to shine,

Ere time its ceaseless course began:
Thou when th' appointed hour was come,
Didst not abhor the Virgin's womb,

But God with God, was man with man. 3 The world, sin, death, oppose in vain, Thou by thy dying, death hast slain, My great Deliv'rer, and my God! In vain does the old dragon rage, In vain all hell its powers engage;

None can withstand thy conqu❜ring blood.

4 Lord overall, sent to fulfil

Thy gracious Father's sov'reign will,

To thy dread sceptre will I bow;
With duteous reverence at thy feet,
Like humble Mary, lo! I sit;

Speak, Lord, thy servant heareth now.

5 Renew thine image, Lord, in me, Lowly and gentle may I be;

No charms but these to thee are dear; No anger may'st thou ever find,

No pride in my unruffled mind,

But faith, and heaven-born peace be there.

6 A patient, a victorious mind,
That life and all things casts behind,
Springs forth obedient to thy call:
A heart that no desire can move,
But still t'adore, believe, and love,
Give me, my Lord, my Life, my All!

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Clarendon.] HYMN 336. C. M.

ESUS, the life, the truth, the way,

Jin whom I now believe,

As taught by thee, in faith I pray,
Expecting to receive.

2 Thy will by me on earth be done,
As by the pow'rs above,
Who always see thee on thy throne,
And glory in thy love.

3 I ask in confidence the grace,
That I may do thy will,
As angels, who behold thy face,
And all thy words fulfil.

4 Surely I shall, the sinner I,
Shall serve thee without fear,

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If thou my nature sanctify
In answer to my pray❜r.

Delacourt.] HYMN 337. C. M.

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NOME, Lord, and claim me for thine own,
And reign thyself in me;

In my poor heart erect thy throne,

And make me truly free.

2 The day of thy great pow'r I feel,
And pant for liberty;

I loathe myself, deny my will,
And give up all for Thee.

3 I hate my sins, no longer mine,
For I renounce them too:
My weakness with thy strength I join,
Thy strength shall all subdue.

4 So shall I bless thy pleasing sway,
And sitting at thy feet,

Thy laws with all my heart obey,
With all my soul submit.

5 Thy love the conquest more than gains, To all I shall proclaim,

Jesus the King, the conqu'ror reigns;
Bow down to Jesu's name.

6 To thee shall earth and hell submit,
And ev'ry foe shall fall,

Till death expires beneath thy feet,
And God is all in all.

Berlin.] HYMN 338. L. M.

WHA

HAT! never speak one evil word? rash, or idle, or unkind? O how shall I, most gracious Lord, This mark of true perfection find? 2 Thy sinless mind in me reveal; Thy Spirit's plenitude impart; And all my spotless life shall tell

Th' abundance of a loving heart.

3 Saviour, I long to testify

The fulness of thy saving grace: O might thy Spirit the blood apply, Which bought for me the sacred peace!