382 The Sight of God and Christ in Heaven. 1 DESCEND ESCEND from heaven, immortal Dove, Of our almighty Father's throne! 4 Adoring saints around him stand, And thrones and powers before him fall; While to their golden harps they sing, And spread the triumphs of their King! L.M. Watts. 383 Death and immediate Glory. 2 Cor. v. 1, 5—8. C. M. 1 THERE is a house not made with hands, Eternal, and on high; And here my spirit waiting stands, 2 Shortly this prison of my clay That forms thee fit for heaven; 4 We walk by faith of joys to come; But while the body is our home, We're absent from the Lord. 5 'Tis pleasant to believe thy grace, We would be absent from the flesh, 384 The sight of God in Heaven. [P to the fields where angels lie, 1 And living waters gently roll, Fain would my thoughts leap out and fly, 2 Oh might I once mount up and see 3 Had I a glance of thee, my God, Kingdoms and men would vanish soon; Vanish, as though I saw them not, As a dim candle dies at noon. 4 Then they might fight and rage and rave, I should perceive the noise no more Than we can hear a shaking leaf, While rattling thunders round us roar. 5 Great All in All, eternal King, 385 1 The Joys of Faith. MY thoughts surmount these lower skies And look within the vail; There springs of endless pleasure rise, 2 There I behold, with sweet delight, And strong affections fix my sight 3 His promise stands for ever firm, Watts. L. M. Watts. C. M. 4 Light are the pains that nature brings; 5 I would not be a stranger still 386 1 T Longing to be with Christ. O Jesus, the crown of my hope, gone; And waft me away to his throne. 2 My Saviour, whom absent I love; Whom, not having seen, I adore; Whose name is exalted above All glory, dominion, and power 3 Dissolve thou these bonds, that detain 4 When that happy era begins, Arrayed in thy glories I'll shine; Nor grieve any more, by my sins, The bosom on which I recline. 387 1 MY Confidence in God. Y soul, triumphant in the Lord, And march with holy vigor on, 2 Through all the winding maze of life And in that long experienced care 3 His grace through all the desert flows, That grace, on Zion's sacred mount, 4 Beyond the choicest joys of time Watts. 8s. Cowper. C. M. But oh, I burn with strong desire To be removed no more. 388 1 Y Longing for Heaven. Doddridge. 88. E angels who stand round the throne, And all his rich mercy repeat. 2 Oh, when will the period appear, My God and my Saviour to see. 3 I long to put on my attire, Washed white in the blood of the Lamb; I long to be one of your choir, And tune my sweet harp to his name. I long-oh, I long to be there, Where sorrow and sin bid adieu; Your joy and your friendship to share, De Fleury. 389 1 PRAYER. Coming to the Mercy-seat. APPROACH, my soul, the mercy-seat, Where Jesus answers prayer; There humbly fall before his feet, C. M. 2 Thy promise is my only plea- Thou callest burdened souls to thee, 3 Bowed down beneath a load of sin, 4 Be thou my shield and hiding-place, 5 Oh wondrous love! to bleed and die, 390 1 Persevering Prayer. Luke xviii. 7. Invites us all our wants to tell, To pray, 2 He bows his gracious ear- His chosen when they cry? 5 Then let us earnest be, And never faint in prayer; He loves our humble faith to see, 391 1 The Mercy-seat. FROM every stormy ROM every stormy wind that blows, Newton S. M. Newton. L. M. |