GRACE 'tis a pleasing sound,

Harmonious to the ear;

Heaven with the echo shall resound,
And all the earth shall hear.

2.

Grace first contriv'd the way,
To save rebellious man;

And all the steps that grace display
Which drew the wondrous plan.

3.

Grace taught our wandering feet To tread the heavenly road; And fresh supplies each hour we meet, While pressing on to GoD.

4.

Grace all the work shall crown,
Through everlasting days;

It lays in heaven the topmost stone,
And well deserves the praise.

124. C. M.

Rejoicing in the hope of Salvation.

1.

SALVATION! O the joyful sound!
'Tis music to our ears;

A sovereign balm for every wound,
A cordial for our fears.

2.

Salvation! O the power and grace
That here triumphant reign,
To raise from death our sinful race
To life and GOD again!

3.

Salvation! let the echo fly,
The spacious earth around;
And all the armies of the sky
Conspire to raise the sound.

The Gospel-Jubilee.

BLOW ye the trumpet, blow
The gladly solemn sound;
Let all the nations know,
To earth's remotest bound,
The year of Jubilee is come,

Return, ye wandering sinners, home.

2.

Behold the Son of GOD, Commission'd from above, To all the human race The messenger of love; The of Jubilee is come,

year

Return, ye contrite sinners, home.

3.

The gospel-trumpet sounds; Let all the nations hear, And earth's remotest bounds Before the throne appear: The year of Jubilee is come, Return, ye pardon'd sinners, home.

126.

C. M.

Peace to the returning Penitent.

1.

SWEET is the friendly voice which speaks
The words of life and peace;
Which bids the penitent rejoice,
And sin and sorrow cease.

2.

No healing balm on earth, like this
Can cheer the contrite heart;
No flattering dreams of earthly bliss
Such pure delight impart.

3.

Thou still art merciful and kind;
Thy mercy, LORD! reveal:
The broken heart 'tis thou canst bind,
The wounded spirit heal.

4.

Let thy bright presence, LORD! restore
Peace to my anxious breast;
Conduct me to the path which leads
To everlasting rest.

127. S. M.

The Hope of pardoning Mercy.

1.

RAISE your triumphant songs

To an immortal tune;

Let the wide earth resound the deeds
Celestial grace hath done.

2.

Sing how eternal love

Its well-beloved chose,

And bade him raise our sinful race

From its abyss of woes.

3.

Pardon and peace from heaven,
Jesus proclaims abroad;
And brings to erring, guilty man,
Sure mercy from his GOD.

4.

Now, sinners ! dry your tears; Let hopeless sorrow cease; Grateful accept your Father's love, And take the offer'd peace.

5.

LORD! we obey thy call;
We lay an humble claim
To the salvation thou hast sent,
And love and praise thy name.

128. c. M.

Hope of Heaven from the Resurrection
of Christ.

BLESS'D be the everlasting God,
The Father of our Lord;

Be his abounding mercy prais'd.

His majesty adord.

2.

When from the dead he rais'd his Son,

And call'd him to the sky,

He gave us all a lively hope
That we should never die.

3.

What though the frame of man require
That we should see the dust,

Since Christ, our pledge and pattern, rose,
So all his followers must.

4.

There's an inheritance divine,
Reserv'd against that day;
'Tis uncorrupted, undefil'd,
And cannot fade away.

5.

Saints by the power of GoD are kept,
Till this salvation come;

We walk by faith, as strangers here,
Till he shall call us home.

129. P. M.

Life, Death, and the Resurrection.

1.

ETERNAL GOD! how frail is man!
Few are the hours, and short the span,
Between the cradle and the grave;
Who can prolong his vital breath,
Or from the bold demands of death

Hath skill to fly, or power to save?

2.

But let no murmuring heart complain,
That therefore man is made in vain,
Nor the Creator's grace distrust;
For though his servants, day by day,
Go to their graves, and turn to clay,
A bright reward awaits the just.

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