458. P. M. Hymn for Easter. 1 LIFT your glad voices in triumph on high, For Jesus hath risen, and man cannot die. Vain were the terrors that gathered around him, And short the dominion of death and the grave; He burst from the fetters of darkness that bound him, Resplendent in glory, to live and to save. Loud was the chorus of angels on high, 'The Saviour hath risen, and man shall not die.' 2 Glory to God, in full anthems of joy; The being he gave us, death cannot destroy. Sad were the life we must part with to-morrow, If tears were our birth-right, and death were our end, But Jesus hath cheered the dark valley of sorrow, And bade us, immortal, to heaven ascend. Lift then your voices in triumph on high, For Jesus hath risen, and man shall not die. + Christian Disciple. 459. c. M. On the Death of a Child. 1 LIFE is a span, a fleeting hour;- 2 The once-loved form, now cold and dead, Each mournful thought employs; And nature weeps, her comforts fled, 3 But wait the interposing gloom, 4 Hope looks beyond the bounds of time, 5 Then cease, fond nature! cease thy tears: Religion points on high; There everlasting spring appears, And joys that cannot die. 460. L. M. Mrs. Steele. Prospects of the Real Christian. Ps. xvii. 1 LORD! I am thine; but thou wilt prove 4 O glorious hour! O blessed abode! 5 The change will come; the active mind, 461. 61. L. M. The Mariner's Hymn. 1 LORD of the sea! thy potent sway Old ocean's wildest waves obey; Watts The gale that whistles through the shrouds, How soon their rude commotions cease! 2 Lord of the sea!-the silent hour, And deep, dull calm, confess thy power, 3 Lord of the sea !—the seamen keep 4 Lord of the sea! when safe from harm, May thoughts of friends, of peace, and thee, God grant, that after every roam, He gain an everlasting home! Anonymous, alt'd 462. c. M. Reflections on the Circumstances of the past Year. 1 MARK how the swift-winged minutes fly, And hours still hasten on! How swift the circling months run round! 2 Let me indulge the serious thought; 3 How is my debt of love increased 4 For all thy favours, O my God! Thou hast my cup with blessings filled, 5 For thy great mercy's sake, forgive 6 What shall befall in future life + Exeter Coll. 463. c. M. The Death of Kindred improved. 1 MUST friends and kindred droop and die, 2 Be thou our comfort, mighty God! 30 may our feet pursue the way With love and holy zeal obey The counsels of the dead! 464. L. M. The Daily Goodness of God. Watts. 1 My God! how endless is thy love! 2 Thou spread'st the curtains of the night, Watts. |