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5. All hail', triumphant Lord',
Who sav'st us with thy blood'!
Wide be thy name adored',
Thou rising', reigning God'!
With thee we risé,

With thee we reign',
And empires gain'
Beyond the skies'.

LESSON CXXVI.

DIVINE PROTECTION.

Iambic. Four feet. L. M.

1. Up to the hills I lift mine eyes',
Th' eternal hills' beyond the skies';
Thence all her help my soul derives';
There my Almighty refuge lives`.
2. He lives', the everlasting God',

That built the world', that spread the flood`;
The heavens with all their hosts he madé,
And the dark regions of the dead.

3. He guides our feet', he guards our way';
His morning smiles bless all the day`:
He spreads the evening veil', and keeps'
The silent hours while Israel sleeps.
4. Israel', a name divinely blesť,
May rise securé, securely rest';
Thy holy Guardian's wakeful eyes'
Admit no slumber' nor surprisè.

5. No sun shall smite thy head by day',
Nor the pale moon with sickly ray'
Shall blast thy couch'; no baleful star'
Dart his malignant firé so far`.

6. Should earth and hell with malice burn',
Still thou shalt gó, and still return`
Safe in the Lord'; his heavenly caré
Defends thy life from every snarè.

7. On thee foul spirits have no power';
And in thy last, departing hour',
Angels', that trace the airy road',
Shall bear thee homeward' to thy God'.

LESSON CXXVII.

GOING TO CHURCH.

Iambic. Four feet alternating with three feet. C. M
1. How did my heart rejoice to hear'
My friends devoutly say,
"In Zion let us all appear',
And keep the solemn day'!"

2. I love her gates', I love the road':
The church adorned with gracé
Stands like a palace built for God'
To show his milder facè.

3. Up to her courts with joys unknown'
The holy tribes repair';

The Son of David holds his throné,
And sits in judgment there.

4. He hears our praises and complaints`;
And while his awful voicé

Divides the sinners from the saints',
We tremble and rejoicè.

5. Peace be within this sacred placè,
And joy' a constant guest`;

With holy gifts' and heavenly gracé
Be' her attendants blest`.

6. My soul shall pray for Zion still',
While life or breath remains';
There my best friends', my kindred dwell',
There God', my Savior', reigns.

LESSON CXXVIII.

THE REDEEMER'S MESSAGE.

Iambic. Four feet alternating with three. C. M.

1. HARK', the glad sound, the Savior comes', The Savior' promised long'!

Let

every heart prepare a throné, And every voicé a song`.

2. On him the Spirit', largely poured',
Exerts his sacred fire;

Wisdom' and might', and zeal' and lovè
His holy breast inspirè.

3. He comes' the prisoners to releasé,
In Satan's bondage held';

The gates of brass before him burst',
The iron fetters yield'.

4. He comes', from thickest films of vicé
To clear the mental ray`;

And on the eyes opprest with night',
To pour celestial day.

5. He comes', the broken heart to bind',
The bleeding soul to curè;

And with the treasures of his gracé
T’enrich the humble poor.

6. Our glad Hosannas', Prince of Peacé,
Thy welcome shall proclaim';
And heaven's eternal arches ring
With thy beloved name.

LESSON CXXIX.

PROCLAMATION OF THE GOSPEL.

Iambic. Every third line in a stanza has four feet; the other lines have three feet each.

S. M.

1. How beauteous are their feet',
Who stand on Zion's hill';

Who bring salvation on their tongues',
And words of peace reveal'!

2. How charming is their voicè,
How sweet' the tidings arè!
"Zion', behold thy Savior King',
He reigns and triumphs here."

3. How happy are our ears'

That hear this joyful sound,
Which kings and prophets waited for',
And sought', but never found'!

4. How blessed are our eyes',

That see this heavenly light;
Prophets and kings desired it long',
But died' without the sight.

5. The watchmen join their voice,
And tuneful notes employ';
Jerusalem breaks forth in songs',
And deserts learn the joy.

6. The Lord makes bare his arm'
Through all the earth abroad`;
Let every nation now' behold'
Their Savior and their God'.

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LESSON CXXX..

Galatians-Chapter iii.

1 O FOOLISH Galatians', who hath bewitched you that ye should not obey the truth`, before whose eyes Jesus Christ 2 hath been evidently set forth', crucified' among you? This only would I learn from you, Received ye the Spirit by the 3 works of the law, or by the hearing of faith'? Are ye so

foolish'? having begun in the Spirit', are ye now' made 4 perfect by the flesh? Have ye suffered so many things in 5 vain'? if it is^ yet in vain. He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit', and worketh miracles among yoú, doeth he this by the works of the law', or by the hearing of faith'? 6 Even as Abraham believed God', and it was accounted to 7 him for righteousness'. Know yè thereforé, that they who 8 are of faith', the same are the children of Abraham ́.~ And

the scripture foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith', preached beforé the gospel to Abraham, 9 saying', In thee shall all nations be blessed. So then they' 10 who are of faith' are blessed with faithful Abraham'. For

as many as are of the works of the law', are under the cursè: for it is written', Accursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law' to do 11 them. But that no man is justified by the law in the sight 12 of God', is evident; for', The just shall live by faith'. And

the law' is not' of faith': but The man that doeth them' 13 shall live by them. Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law', being made a curse for us';-for it is written', 14 Accursed is every oné that hangeth on a treé ;—that the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the 15 Spirit through faith. Brethren', I speak after the manner

of men; though it is but a man's' covenant', yet if it is 16 confirmed', no man disannulleth', or addeth to it. Now to

Aoraham and his' seed' were the promises made. He saith not', And to seeds, as of many', but as of onè ;—And to thy' 17 seed', which is Christ'. And this I say', that the covenant' that was confirmed before by God in Christ', the law`which was four hundred and thirty years after', cannot disannul 18 that it should make the promisé of no effect. For if the inheritance is by the law it is no more' by promise'; but God gave it to Abraham by promise.

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What purpose then serveth the law'? It was added because of transgressions', till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels' in 20 the hand of a mediator`. Now a mediator' is not a media21 tor of one'; but God' is one'. Is the law then against the

promises of God'? By no means': for if there had been a law given' which could give lifé, verily' righteousness^ would 22 have been by the law'. But the scripture hath concluded

all under sin', that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ' 23 might be given to them that believè. But before faith'

came', we were kept under the law^, shut up' to the faith 24 which should afterwards be revealed'. Wherefore the law

was our schoolmaster' to bring us to Christ', that we might 25 be justified by faith'. But after_faith' is comé, we are no 26 longer under a schoolmaster. For ye all are children of 27 Goď by faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as 28 have been baptized into Christ', have put on Christ'. There

is neither Jew' nor Greek', there is neither bond, nor freè, there is neither malé nor femalè; for ye are all onè in 29 Christ Jesus`. And if ye are Christ's', then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs' according to the promisè.

LESSON CXXXI.

PROFANITY REPROVED.

How wonderful a specimen of human corruption is presented in the so general profanation of the name of God', exhibited in light-minded cursing and swearing! How perfectly at a loss is Reason for a motive to originate, and explain this conduct! Why should the Name of the Creator' be treated with irreverencé? Why should not any thing else be uttered by man', if we consider him merely as a rational being without recurring at all' to his moral' and accountable character', rather than language of this naturé? Certainly', it contributes not in the least degreé, to the advancement of any purpose'; unless that

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