And empires now behold its day,
And still its beams expand.

3 Its brightest splendours, darting west,
Our happy shores illume;

Our farther regions, once unblest,
Now like a garden bloom:

4 But ah! our deserts deep and wild
See not this heavenly light;

No sacred beams, no radiance mild,
Dispel their dreary night.

5 Thou, who didst lighten Zion's hill,
On Carmel who didst shine,
Our deserts let thy glory fill,
Thy excellence divine!

6 Like Lebanon, in tow'ring pride,
May all our forests smile;

And may our borders blossom wide,
Like Sharon's fruitful soil!

1 FROM Greenland's icy mountains,
From India's coral strand,
Where Afric's sunny fountains
Roll down their golden sand;
From many an ancient river,
From many a palmy plain,
They call us to deliver

Their land from error's chain.

2 What though the spicy breezes
Blow soft o'er Ceylon's Isle;
Though ev'ry prospect pleases,
And only man is vile:

In vain with lavish kindness
The gifts of God are strewn;
The heathen in his blindness

Bows down to wood and stone.

s Shall we, whose souls are lighted
With wisdom from on high,
Shall we, to men benighted
The lamp of life deny ?
Salvation! oh, Salvation!
The joyful sound proclaim

Till each remotest nation

Has learnt Messiah's name!

4 Waft, waft, ye winds, his story,
And you, ye waters, roll,
Till, like a sea of glory

It spreads from pole to pole;
Till o'er our ransom'd nature
The Lamb for sinners slain,
Redeemer, King, Creator,
In bliss returns to reign.

1 DISOWN'D of heaven, by man opprest,
Outcasts from Zion's hallow'd ground,
Wherefore should Israel's sons, once blést,
Still roam the scorning world around ?
2 Lord! visit thy forsaken race,

Back to thy fold the wand'rers bring;
Teach them to seek thy slighted grace,
And hail in Christ their promis'd King.
3 The veil of darkness rend in twain
Which hides their Shiloh's glorious light;
The sever'd olive branch again
Firm to its parent stock unite.
4 Hail, glorious day, expected long!
When Jew and Greek one prayer
With eager feet one temple throng,
With grateful praise one God adore.
HYMN 109.

Rev. xv. 3, 4.

1 HOW wondrous and great

Thy works, God of praise!

How just, King of saints,
And true, are thy ways!
O who shall not fear thee,
And honour thy name!
Thou only art holy,
Thou only supreme!
2 To nations long dark
Thy light shall be shown;
Their worship and vows
Shall come to thy throne:

shall

pour,

(IV. 1.)

Thy truth and thy judgments
Shall spread all abroad,
Till earth's ev'ry people
Confess thee their God.

FOR SUNDAY AND CHARITY SCHOOLS.

HYMN 110.

(II. 4.)

Children and Congregation.
Children.

1 COME let our voices join,
In one glad song of praise:

To God, the God of love,
Our grateful hearts we raise:
Congregation.

To God alone your praise belongs;
His love demands your earliest songs.
Children.

2 Now we are taught to read
The book of life divine;
Where our Redeemer's love,
And brightest glories shine:
Congregation.

To God alone the praise is due,
Who sends his word to us and you.
Children.

3 Within these hallow'd walls,

Our wand'ring feet are brought;
Where pray'r and praise ascend,
And heavenly truths are taught:
Congregation.

To God alone your off'rings bring;
Here in his church his praises sing.
Children.

4 For blessings such as these,
Our gratitude receive;
Lord, here accept our hearts,
"Tis all that we can give:
Congregation.

Great God, accept their infant songs;
To thee alone their praise belongs.

Both.

5 Lord, bid this work of love

Be crown'd with meet success;

May thousands yet unborn,
This institution bless:

Thus shall the praise resound to thee,
Now, and through all eternity.

HYMN 111.

1 LORY to the Father give,

(III. 1.)

God in whom we move and live;
Children's prayers he deigns to hear,
Children's songs delight his ear.
2 Glory to the Son we bring,
Christ our Prophet, Priest, and King;
Children, raise your sweetest strain
To the Lamb, for he was slain.
3 Glory to the Holy Ghost,
He reclaims the sinner lost;
Children's minds may he inspire,
Touch their tongues with holy fire.

4 Glory in the highest be
To the blessed Trinity,

For the gospel from above,

For the word that "God is love."

1 WHEN Jesus left his heavenly throne, He chose an humble birth;

Like us unhonour'd and unknown,
He came to dwell on earth:

2 Like him, may we be found below
In wisdom's paths of peace;
Like him, in grace and knowledge grow
As years and strength increase.

3 Sweet were his words and kind his look, When mothers round him press'd;

Their infants in his arms he took,
And on his bosom bless'd:

4 Safe from the world's alluring harms,
Beneath his watchful eye,

O, thus encircled in his arms,
May we for ever lie!

1 LORD, how delightful 'tis to see A whole assembly worship thee:

At once they sing, at once they pray; They hear of heaven, and learn the way. 2 I have been there, and still would go; 'Tis like a little heaven below;

Not all that earth and sin can say
Shall tempt me to forget this day.
SO write upon my mem'ry, Lord,
The text and doctrine of thy word;
That I may break thy laws no more,
But love thee better than before.

4 With thoughts of Christ and things divine, Fill up this sinful heart of mine;

That, hoping pardon through his blood,
I may lie down and wake with God.

HYMN 114.

1 MERCY, descending from above,
In softest accents pleads;
may each tender bosom move,
When mercy intercedes!

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2 Children our kind protection claim, And God will well approve,

(CM)

When infants learn to lisp his name,

And their Creator love.

3 Delightful work! young souls to win,
And turn the rising race
From the deceitful paths of sin,
To seek their Saviour's face.
4 Almighty God! thineinfluence shed
To aid this blest design;

The honour of thy name be spread,
And all the glory thine.

CHARITABLE OCCASIONS.

HYMN 115.

(C. M.)

1 BLEST is the man whose soft'ning heart

Feels all another's pain;

To whom the supplicating eye

Is never rais'd in vain:

2 Whose breast responds with gen'rous warmth,

A stranger's wo to feel;