41. The Blessings of the Gospel offered freely.

(Isa. lv. 1.)

PORTSMOUTH NEW.

BLOW ye the trumpet, blow!
The glad and solemn sound
Let all the nations know,

To earth's remotest bound,-
The year of jubilee is come;

P. M.

Return, ye ransom'd sinners, home.

Exalt the Son of God;

Adore his glorious name;
Redemption by his blood

Through all the world proclaim. The year, &c.

Ye slaves of sin and hell,

Your liberty receive;
And safe in Jesus dwell,

And blest in Jesus live.

The gospel trumpet hear,
The news of pard'ning grace;
Ye happy souls draw near,

The

ycar, &c.

Behold your Saviour's face.

The year, &c.

42. Salvation obtained through Faith. (Matt. viii. 13.)

AS when the Hebrew prophet rais'd
The brazen serpent high,

The wounded look'd, and straight were heal'd,
The people ceas'd to die:

So from the Saviour on the Cross

A healing virtue flows;

And all, who raise the eye of faith,
Are saved from endless woes.

Thus may we seek thy mercy-seat;
O God, the blessing give;
Help us in faith to look to thee,
And bid the dying live.

43. Holiness the Evidence of Faith. (Isa. lvi. 1,2.)

ST. STEPHEN'S. C. M.

DELUDED souls! that dream of heaven,
And make their empty boast
Of inward joys, and sins forgiven,
While they are slaves to lust.

Vain are our fancies, vain our flights,
If faith be cold and dead;
None but a living power unites
To Christ our living head.

God from the curse hath set us free,

To make us pure within;

Nor did he send his Son to be

The minister of sin.

Lord, give thy grace to change our heart,
The faith that works by love,
That bids all sinful joys depart,

And lifts our souls above.

44. The christian Character meek and forgiving. (Rom. xii. 21.)

BRUNSWICK. L. M.

THE holy gospel we profess
Is truth and mercy, peace and love;
Such, let our hearts and lives express;
Such, let our conversation prove.
Whene'er the angry passions rise,

And tempt our thoughts or tongues to strife,
To Jesus let us lift our eyes,

Bright pattern of the christian life!

Dispensing good where'er he came,
The labor of his life was love:
If then we love the Saviour's name,
That love let our obedience prove.
But ah! how blind, how weak we are;
How frail! how apt to turn aside!
Lord, we depend upon thy care,
And seek thy Spirit for our guide.

45. God's Majesty and Condescension. (Isa. lvii. 15.)

MIGHTY God! the Holy One,
Dwelling in eternity;

How shall we approach thy throne!
How may sinners come to thee!
Where thine awful glories blaze,
Scarce can holy angels gaze.
Yet, though high thy dwelling place,
All our thoughts and praise above,
Humble souls may seek thy face,
God of glory, God of love :—
Love that comes a heav'nly guest
To the contrite sinner's breast.
Father! hear us when we pray;
Saving grace and strength impart;
Wash our inmost guilt away;
Give the lowly, faithful heart:
Thou, our everlasting friend,
Guide, and bless us to the end..

46. The Hypocrite and Disobedient condemned. (Isa. lvii. 12, 13.)

JUDGMENT. P. M.

JEHOVAH hath spoken! the nations shall hear;
From the east to the west shall his glory appear;
With thunders and tempest to judgment he'll come;
And all men before him shall wait for their doom.
Thou formal professor! thou, saint but in name!
Where now wilt thou cover thy guilt and thy shame,
When thy sin long conceal'd shall be blazon'd abroad,
And thy conscience shall echo the sentence of God!
Wo,—wo to the sinners! to what shall they trust
In the day of God's vengeance, the holy and just!
How meet all the terrors that flame in his path,
When the mountains shall melt at the glance of his
wrath!

O God! ere the day of thy mercy be past,
With trembling our souls on that mercy we cast:
O guide us in wisdom; for aid we implore;
Till, sav'd with thy people, thy grace we adore.

47.Conscientious Obedience to Rulers. (Rom. xiii. 1.)

ABRIDGE. C. M.

SOV'REIGN of all! whose will ordains
The Powers on earth that be;

By whom our rightful monarch reigns,
Subject alone to thee:

Let us for conscience' sake revere
The guardian of our land;
Honor and love thine image here,
And bless her mild command.

Let all with thankful heart receive
The benefit divine:

Thou only didst the blessing give;
The glory, Lord, be thine.

Still let us pray, and never cease,-
"Defend her, Lord, defend:
'Stablish her throne in glorious peace,

And save her to the end."

48. All Nature obedient to God. (Matt. viii. 26.)

WILTSHIRE. C. M.

MAKER of all things, mighty Lord!
We own thy power divine;
The winds and waves obey thy word,
For all their strength is thine.

Wide as the wintry tempests sweep,
They work thy sov'reign will;
Thy voice is heard upon the Deep,
And all its waves are still.

When dangers threat in ev'ry form,
And death itself is near;

O God, amidst the raging storm,
We're safe beneath thy care.

With trembling hope on thee we stay
To rescue from the grave;

Thon, whom the elements obey,
Art ever near to save.

49. God's Justice and Mercy. (Isa. lix. 18-20.)

WELLS. L. M.

IN all the ways and works of God
His justice and his love we trace;
We bend to his avenging rod,
Or kiss the sceptre of his grace.
Around his saints, who fear his name,
In endless streams his mercies flow;
But all the fruit of sin is shame,
And present grief, and future wo.
Lord, at thy footstool we appear,
To own our guilt, and seek thy love;
O let thy fav'ring mercy hear,
And send a blessing from above.
Impart thy truth; our souls restore,
And keep us in thy righteous ways;
So shall the Church thy grace adore,
And gladly sound the Saviour's praise.

50. God the Defence of all who trust in him. (Collect.)

O GOD! our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come;
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
And our eternal home:

Beneath the shadow of thy throne
Thy saints have dwelt secure ;
Sufficient is thine arm alone,
And our defence is sure.

Before the hills in order stood,
Or earth receiv'd her frame,
From everlasting thou art God;
To endless years the same.
O God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come;

Be thou our guard, while life shall last,
And our eternal home.