298 Heavenly King. 7s. D.
_Rejoicing on the Way._ (612)
Children of the heavenly King, As we journey let us sing; Sing our Savior"s worthy praise, Glorious in his works and ways.
We are trav"ling home to G.o.d, In the way our fathers trod; They are happy now, and we Soon their happiness shall see.
2 Fear not, brethren; joyful stand On the borders of our land; Jesus Christ, our Father"s Son, Bids us undismayed go on.
Lord! obediently we"ll go, Gladly leaving all below: Only thou our Leader be, And we still will follow thee.
John Cennick, 1742.
299 Atoning Lamb. 7s.
_Delight in Christ._ (575)
Earth has nothing sweet or fair, Lovely forms or beauties rare, But before my eyes they bring Christ, of beauty Source and Spring.
2 When the morning paints the skies, When the golden sunbeams rise, Then my Savior"s form I find Brightly imaged on my mind.
3 When the day-beams pierce the night, Oft I think on Jesus" light,-- Think,--how bright that light will be, Shining through eternity.
4 When, as moonlight softly steals, Heaven its thousand eyes reveals, Then I think;--who made their light Is a thousand times more bright.
5 When I see, in spring-tide gay, Fields their varied tints display, Wakes the thrilling thought in me, What must their Creator be?
6 Lord of all that"s fair to see!
Come, reveal thyself to me; Let me, "mid thy radiant light, See thine unveiled glories bright.
Ger. Johann Scheffler, 1657.
Tr. Frances Elizabeth c.o.x, 1841.
300 Luther. S.M.
_The Song of the Seraphs._ (349)
Crown him with many crowns, The Lamb upon his throne; Hark! how the heavenly anthem drowns All music but its own!
2 Awake, my soul! and sing Of him who died for thee; And hail him as thy matchless King, Through all eternity.
3 Crown him, the Lord of love!
Behold his hands and side, Rich wounds, yet visible above In beauty glorified.
4 Crown him, the Lord of peace!
Whose power a scepter sways, From pole to pole, that wars may cease, Absorbed in prayer and praise.
5 Crown him, the Lord of years!
The Potentate of time; Creator of the rolling spheres, Ineffably sublime!
Matthew Bridges, 1852.
301 Luther. S.M.
_The Song of Moses and the Lamb._ (350)
Awake, and sing the song Of Moses and the Lamb; Wake, every heart, and every tongue!
To praise the Savior"s name.
2 Sing of his dying love; Sing of his rising power; Sing how he intercedes above For those whose sins he bore.
3 Sing on your heavenly way, Ye ransomed sinners! sing; Sing on, rejoicing, every day, In Christ, th" eternal King.
4 Soon shall ye hear him say, "Ye blessed children! come;"
Soon will he call you hence away, And take his wanderers home.
William Hammond, 1745.
Altered by Martin Madan, 1760.
302 Greenwood. S.M.
_Living to G.o.d._ (562)
Bless"d be thy love, dear Lord!
That taught us this sweet way, Only to love thee for thyself, And for that love obey.
2 Oh, thou, our soul"s chief Hope!
We to thy mercy fly; Where"er we are, thou canst protect, Whate"er we need, supply.
3 Whether we sleep or wake, To thee we both resign; By night we see, as well as day, If thy light on us shine.
4 Whether we live or die, Both we submit to thee; In death we live, as well as life, If thine in death we be.
John Austin, 1668.
303 Ariel. C.P.M.
_Christ"s Character Appreciated._ (623)
Oh, could I speak the matchless worth, Oh! could I sound the glories forth, Which in my Savior shine!
I"d soar and touch the heav"nly strings, And vie with Gabriel while he sings, In notes almost divine.
2 I"d sing the precious blood he spilt, My ransom from the dreadful guilt, Of sin and wrath divine; I"d sing his glorious righteousness, In which all-perfect heav"nly dress My soul shall ever shine.
3 I"d sing the characters he bears, And all the forms of love he wears, Exalted on his throne; In loftiest songs of sweetest praise, I would to everlasting days, Make all his glories known.