5 They knew to whom their trust was given, They could not doubt his word ; Before them beamed the light of heaven, The presence of their Lord.
1 For all thy saints, O God, Who strove in Christ to live, Who followed him, obeyed, adored, Our grateful hymn receive.
2 For all thy saints, O God, Accept our thankful cry,
Who counted Christ their great reward, And strove in him to die.
3 They all, in life and death, With him, their Lord, in view, Learned from thy Holy Spirit's breath To suffer and to do.
4 For this, thy name we bless, And humbly beg that we May follow them in holiness, And live and die in thee.
"We look for new heavens and a new earth.”
1 WE wait in faith, in prayer we wait, Until the happy hour
When God shall ope the morning gate, By his almighty power.
2 We wait in faith, and turn our face To where the daylight springs; Till Christ shall come earth's gloom to chase, With healing on his wings.
3 And even now, amid the gray, The East is brightening fast, And kindling to that perfect day Which never shall be past
4 We wait in faith, we wait in prayer, Till that blest day shall shine, When earth shall fruits of Eden bear, And all, O God, be thine!
5 O, guide us till our night is done! Until, from shore to shore, Thou, Lord, our everlasting sun, Art shining evermore!
The Christian Zion. Psalm 48.
1 WITH stately towers and bulwarks strong, Unrivalled and alone,
Loved theme of many a sacred song, God's holy city shone.
2 Thus fair was Zion's chosen seat, The glory of all lands;
Yet fairer, and in strength complete, The Christian temple stands.
3 The faithful of each clime and age This glorious Church compose; Built on a rock, with idle rage The threatening tempest blows.
4 In vain may hostile bands alarm, For God is her defence;
How weak, how powerless each arm, Against Omnipotence!
Future Glory of the Church. Psalm 67.
1 ON thy Church, O Power Divine, Cause thy glorious face to shine; Till the nations from afar
Hail her as their guiding star; Till her sons, from zone to zone, Make thy great salvation known.
2 Then shall God, with lavish hand, Scatter blessings o'er the land; Earth shall yield her rich increase, Every breeze shall whisper peace, And the world's remotest bound With the voice of praise resound.
Final Acceptance of all the Righteous.
1 FROM north and south, from east and west, Advance the myriads of the blest: From every clime of earth they come, And find in heaven a common home.
2 In one immortal throng we view Pagan and Christian, Greek and Jew; But, all their doubts and darkness o'er, One only God they now adore.
3 Howe'er divided here below,
One bliss, one spirit, now they know; Though some ne'er heard of Jesus' name, Yet God admits their honest claim.
4 On earth, according to their light, They aimed to practise what was right; Hence all their errors are forgiven, And Jesus welcomes them to heaven.
THE CHRISTIAN ORDINANCES.
BAPTISM AND THE LORD'S SUPPER.
Offering of Children in Baptism.
1 SEE Israel's gentle Shepherd stand, With all-engaging charms;
Hark! how he calls the tender lambs, And folds them in his arms!
2 "Permit them to approach," he cries, "Nor scorn their humble name; For 't was to bless such souls as these The Lord of angels came."
3 We bring them, Lord, in thankful hands, And yield them up to thee; Joyful, that we ourselves are thine, Thine let our offspring be.
4 If orphans they are left behind, God's guardian care we trust:
That care shall heal our bleeding hearts, If weeping o'er their dust.
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