EUCHARISTIC HYMNS. "Immenfa Beneficia Laudibus immenfis celebranda." O thou Patron God, Thou God and Mortal, thence more God to Man, PRIMAS. NIGHT THOUGHTS. NIGHT IX. HYMNS OF THANKSGIVING. HYMN I. Praise for Converfion. I NOT to myself I owe That I, O Lord, am thine, Free grace hath all the shades broke thro', And caus'd the light to shine. Me thou haft willing made Thy offers to receive; Call'd by the voice that wakes the dead, I come to thee and live. 2 Why am I made to fee, Who am by nature blind? Why am I taken home to thee, And others left behind? Because thy fov'reign love Was bent the worst to fave, Jefus, who reigns inthron'd above, The free falvation gave. 3 Tho' once far off I ftood, Nor knew myself thy foe, Brought nigh by the Redeemer's blood, Myfelf and thee I know: No 4 No more a child of wrath Thy fmiling face I fee; And praife thee for the work of faith With me thy fpirit ftrove, Almighty to retrieve; Thou faw'ft me in a time of love, 5 Jefus, thy Son, by grace, I to the end fhall be; Made perfect through thy comeliness I drink the living stream To all believers giv'n, Who dwell in yonder heav'n. 6 With all thy chosen band I truft to fee thee there, And, in thy righteoufnefs, to ftand HYMN II. The Heavens declare the Glory of God. Which boundless light, tho' hid behind, Breaks out too great to be confin'd. 2 The heav'n thy glorious impress wears, Thy image glitters in the ftars: The firmament, thine high abode, Seems too the spangled robe of God. 3 Whene'er its beauty I admire, It's radiant globes direct me high'r, In filent praise they point to thee, All light, all eye, all majefty! 4 Glory to him who ftuds the sky, (Earth's variegated canopy) Z 4 With With lamps to guide us on our way, Faint emblems of eternal day. 5 Yes, Lord, each fhining orb declares Thy name in dazzling characters; As precious gems they dart their rays, And feem to form a crown of praise. HYMN HI. On Afcenfion Day. I LO! the Lord by whom falvation Bids us, for a while, farewel. Born by angels Back to his eternal throne. 3 Seraphs, chaunt his endless praises, Let the King of Glory in! Hover round the fon of man ; View the wounds he bore for us. 5" Worthy thou of exaltation," Loft in fweet furprife they fing; Emulate th' angelic choir." 6 Yes, O Christ, from ev'ry creature, Swell our hearts and tune our tongues! 7 Though our Lord is taken from us, Prefent but in fpirit now, This his faithful word of promise Thither fhall my fervant come." Reign with him in glory there. 9 There already is our treasure, There our heart, our hope, our crown; We with holy fcorn, look down: Worth a moment's tranfient thought. There, for ever, Sing the Lamb's new fong of love. HYMN IV. To the Trinity. 1 GLORIOUS union, God unfought; 2 Praife we, with uplifted eyes, 3 Join th' angelic hofts above Sent him to regain our heav'n. Make us veffels of thy grace, 8 All the perfons join to raise, 10 In our hearts, thy temples dwell; Be on earth our gueft divine, HYMN V. Another. I FATHER, Creator of mankind, With thy Son and Spirit join'd, Us |