2 Wealth, labour, talents freely give,
Yea, life itself, that they may live;
What hath your Saviour done for you?
And what for Him will ye not do?
3 Thou Spirit of the Lord go forth;
Call in the south, wake up the north;
From every clime, from sun to sun,
Gather God's children into one.
1 HARK! the song of Jubilee ;
Loud as mighty thunders roar,
Or the fulness of the sea,
When it breaks upon the shore:
2 See Jehovah's banners furl'd,
Sheath'd his sword: He speaks-'tis done,
And the kingdoms of this world
Are the kingdoms of his Son.
3 He shall reign from pole to pole
With illimitable sway;
He shall reign when like a scroll
Yonder heavens have pass'd away
4 Hallelujah! for the Lord
God omnipotent, shall reign;
Hallelujah! let the word
Echo round the earth and main.
10 HAPPY is the man who hears Instruction's sacred voice;
And who celestial wisdom makes
His early, only choice:
2 For she has treasures greater far
Than East or West unfold;
And her reward is more secure
Than is the gain of gold.
She guides the young with innocence
True pleasure's path to tread;
A crown of glory she bestows
Upon the hoary head.
4 And as her holy labours rise,
So her rewards increase;
Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
And all her paths are peace.
1 BESTOW, O Lord, upon our youth
The gift of saving grace;
And let the seed of sacred truth
Fall in a fruitful place.
2 Grace is a plant, where'er it grows, Of pure and heav'nly root;
But fairest in the youngest shows,
And yields the sweetest fruit.
3 Ye careless ones, O hear betimes The voice of sov'reign love!
Your youth is stain'd with many crimes,
But mercy reigns above.
We pray that you may early prove
The Spirit's pow'r to teach:
You cannot be too young to love
That Jesus whom we preach.
HYMN 168.*
1 There is a Friend we ought to love
More than all friends beside;
His name is Jesus-and his love
For ever shall abide.
Come, children, then, for now He lives
And praise from little ones receives;
With lip and life we'll praise His name
And not forget His laws again.
What-not forget again?
No-not forget again!
2 There is a loss we ought to fear,
More than all loss beside;
Our souls-than life itself more dear,
Those souls for which Christ died.
Come children, then, say Jesus lives,
To Jew and Gentile life he gives,
And if in him they now believe,
Their souls shall endless life receive.
What-endless life receive?
Yes-endless life receive.
This and the four following Hymns are suitable in Schools.
3 There is a land we ought to love
More than all lands beside!
The land of glory, light and love,
Where all the saints abide.
Come children, for this land prepare,
Tribes of all nations will be there;
Oh then we shall with Jesus reign,
And never never part again.
What never part again?
No-never part again!
1 HERE we suffer grief and pain;
Here we meet to part again:
In heaven we part no more.
O! that will be joyful,
Joyful, joyful, joyful,
O that will be joyful,
When we meet to part no more.
2 All who love the Lord below,
When they die to heaven will go,
And sing with saints above.
O! that will be joyful,
Joyful, joyful, joyful,
O that will be joyful,
When we meet to part no more.
3 O how happy we shall be,
For our Saviour we shall see,
Exalted on His throne.
O! that will be joyful,
Joyful, joyful, joyful,
Of that will be joyful,
When we meet to part no more.
4 There we all shall sing with joy,
And eternity employ
In praising Christ the Lord.
O that will be joyful,
Joyful, joyful, joyful,
Of that will be joyful,
When we meet to part no more.
1 AROUND the throne of God in heaven
Thousands of children stand;
Children whose sins are all forgiven,
A holy, happy band;
Singing glory, glory, glory.
2 What brought them to that world above,
That heaven so bright and fair,
Where all is peace, and joy, and love?—
How came those children there?
Singing glory, glory, glory.
3 Because the Saviour shed His blood
To wash away their sin;
Bathed in that pure and precious flood,
Behold them white and clean;
Singing glory, glory, glory.
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