Up to the hills I lift mine eyes,
Upward I lift mine eyes,

Vital spark of heavenly flame,

Wait, O my soul, thy Maker's will,
Walk in the light! so shalt thou know,
Weak and irresolute is man,

We bless the Eternal Source of light,
Welcome! delightful morn,

What shall we ask of God in prayer?
When all the hours of life are past,
When all thy mercies, O my God,
When, as returns this solemn day,
When before thy throne we kneel,

When darkness long has veiled my mind,
When fancy spreads her boldest wings,
When gathering clouds around I view,
When Hagar found the bottle spent,
When I can read my title clear,
When in the vale of lengthened years,
When Israel, of the Lord beloved,
When Israel through the desert passed,
When Jordan hushed his waters still,
When life's tempestuous storms are o'er,
When, Lord, to this our western land,
When musing sorrow weeps the past,
When power divine, in mortal form,
When restless on my bed I lie,
When sin and sorrow, fear and pain,
When the worn spirit wants repose,
When true religion gains a place,

Wherefore should man, frail child of clay,
Where high the heavenly temple stands,
Wherewith shall I approach the Lord?.
While here, as wandering sheep, we stray,
While now upon this Sabbath eve,

While thus thy Throne of Grace we seek,.
While with ceaseless course the sun,
Who are these, in bright array,

While through this changing world we roam,

While shepherds watched their flocks by night,
While some in folly's pleasures roll,
While thee I seek, protecting Power,

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. 400

. 530

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608

Who is thy neighbour? he whom thou,
Why should we lavish out our years,
Why should we seek to linger here,
Why weep for those, frail child of woe,
With sacred joy we lift our eyes,.
With songs and honours sounding loud,

Ye boundless realms of joy,

Ye followers of the Prince of Peace,
Ye golden lamps of heaven, farewell,
Ye humble souls that seek the Lord,
Ye servants of the Lord,

Yet a few years, or days perhaps,

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INDEX OF SUBJECTS.

HOMAGE-WORSHIP-PRAISE.

(Hymns 1-196.)

HOMAGE. PREPARATORY AND INTRODUCTORY TO WORSHIP.-

Exhortation to Praise, 1. Adoration, 2, 3. Dependence on

God, 4-9. Encouragement, 10. Ascriptions and Offerings,

11-20. Supplications, 21-23. Devout Homage, 24-26.

Lowliness, Humility and Trust, to 32. Joyful and Cheerful

Homage, to 39. Homage of the Heart, to 42.

WORSHIP. THE SABBATH AND THE SANCTUARY.-The Lord's

Day, The Holy Day, Sabbath Worship, 43-54. The Temple

of Worship, 54-60. Joy and Delight of the Sabbath, 61-63.

The House of God, to 67. Comforts of Worship, to 70.

A Blessing on Worship, Accepted Worship, to 74. Evening

of Communion Sabbath, 75. Closing Supplications, 76-78.

The Seed of the Word, 79. Sunday Evening, 85. Close of

Worship, to 87. Ascriptions, Doxologies, Closing Prayers

and Benedictions, 87–107.

WORSHIP.-MORNING AND EVENING.-Prayer, 108. Morn-

ing Hymns, 109-114. Evening Hymns, 115–122. Sleep,

123. Evening Worship, 124. Prayer for Daily Guidance,

125. God in all things, 126.

PRAISE. THE ATTRIBUTES, PERFECTIONS AND PROVIDENCE

OF GOD.-Where is God? 127. God in Nature, 128. Hymn

to the Deity, 129. Unity of God, 130. God Holy, 131.

True, 132. A Spirit, 133. The Creator, 134. Goodness,

Majesty, and Sovereignty of God, to 143. Paternal Love of

God, to 153. Divine Attributes celebrated, 153–163. Provi-

dence of God, 163–175. Omniscience and Omnipresence

of God, 176-182. God our Guide, Refuge and Hope, 183.

God shining in the Heart, 184. God inscrutable, 185. Fear

of God, 186. Confidence in God, 187. Mysteries of Provi-

dence, 188-191. God Unchangeable and Eternal, 192—

CHRISTIAN INSTRUCTION AND SPIRITUAL

INFLUENCES.

(Hymns 197-291.)

THE HOLY SPIRIT.-The Comforter, 197. Pentecost, 198.

Prayer for the Spirit, 199-204.

THE SCRIPTURES.-Nature and Scripture, 205-206. The

Gospel of Christ, 207. Light and Glory of the Scriptures, 208,

209. Glad Tidings, 210. Seed of the Word, 211, 212

Light of the Gospel, 213. Efficacy of the Gospel, 214

Gospel Invitations, 215-217. Glory of the Gospel, 218.

The Voices of the Sky, 219. Law and Gospel, 220. God's

Word our Refuge, 221. Scripture for the Young, 222-223.

Value of the Scriptures, 224. God speaking by his Son,

225. God's Glory in the Gospel, 226. Light of the Word,

227. Progress of the Gospel, 228. Revelation, 229. Ex-

cellency of Scripture, 230, 231. Blessings of the Gospel, 232.

Preaching of the Gospel, 233, 234.

256.

JESUS CHRIST.-Predicted, 235, 236. Song of the Angels,

237. The Nativity, 238-241. A Light to the Gentiles, 242.
The Guiding Star, 243. John the Baptist, 244, 245. Bap-
tism of Jesus, 246. Mission of Christ, 247. Miracles of
Christ, 248. Poverty, Humility, and Condescension of Christ,
249-251. Benediction of Christ, 252. Example of Jesus,
253, 254, 258. "The Way, the Truth, and the Life," 255,
Reign of Christ, 259-262. Pool of Bethesda, 263.
The Preaching and Invitations of Christ, 264-268. Entrance
into Jerusalem, 269. "Behold the Man," 270. The Agony in
the Garden, 271-274. The Crucifixion, 275-279. The
Resurrection of Christ, 280-282. Christ seen of Angels, 283.
Second Coming of Christ, 284. Glorification of Christ, 285.
The Redeemer's Kingdom, 286-289. The Latter-day Glory,
290, 291.

THE CHRISTIAN HEART, EXPERIENCE AND

CHARACTER.

(Hymns 292-347.)

DEPENDENCE ON CHRIST.-Life in Christ, 292. Glorying in
Christ, 293. Invitations of the Gospel, 294. Christian Privi-
leges, 295. The Cross of Christ, 296. Abiding with Christ,
297. The City of God, 298, 299. Belief and Unbelief, 300.

Happiness of the Christian, 301. Strength of the Christian,

302. Joy and Peace of Believing, 303-305. Faith, 306-

309.

THE CHRISTIAN RACE AND CONFLICT, 310-313. Christian

Armour, 314. Christian Resolve, 315. Christian Contest,

316.

CHRISTIAN GRACES AND VIRTUES.-Watchfulness, 317, 318.

Christian Fruits, 319. "The Better Part," 320. "One

Thing Needful," 321. Christian Character, 322-324.

"Walking in the Light," 325. Christian Benedictions, 326-

330. Love of God and Man, 331, 333. A Peaceful Con-

science, 334. The Righteous and the Wicked, 335. Pride

and Humility, 336. Sincerity and Hypocrisy, 337, 338.

Private Judgment and Accountability, 339, 340. Christian

Unity, 341, 342. The accepted Worship and Offering, 343,

344. Moderation, 345. Christian Courage and Self-Denial,

346. Holiness Everlasting, 347.

CHRISTIAN ORDINANCES.

(Hymns 348-369.)

BAPTISM.-Children Invited and Offered in Baptism, 348,

349.

THE LORD'S SUPPER.-Communion with Christ, 350. The
Supper Instituted, 351. Remembering Christ, 352-355.
"It is finished," 356. Christ Commemorated, 357, 365.
Meditations on Christ, 358-365. The Early Church, 366.
The Church, 367. Martyrs and Saints, 368, 369.

RELIGIOUS SENTIMENTS, COUNSELS AND COM-

FORTS.

(Hymns 370-522.)

CONFESSION, PENITENCE, DEVOUT ASPIRATIONS AND PRAYERS.

-Penitence and Devotion, 370-375. Prayer for the Com-

forter, 376. A Clean Heart, 377. Joy for the Penitent, 378,

379. Trust in God, 380, 381. Aspirations, 382, 383.

Rest, 384. Heavenly Desires, 385, 386, 388: Meditation,

387, 389. Watchfulness, 390. Heavenly Joy on Earth, 391

Daily Bread, 392. Walking with God, 393. Resignation and

Trust, 394-396. Prayer, 397-403. Habitual Devotion,

400. Lonely Devotion, 404. Watching unto Prayer, 405.