Part 3

PARTICULAR INDEX OF SUBJECTS.

The figures designate the hymns.

Adoration, 150. Adversity, rejoicing in, 629. Affection, family, 928. Affliction, God merciful in, 631. Angels, song of, 201. Ark of safety, 474. Aspiration, devout, 78, 434, 475, 484, 486, 492, 493, 497, 498, 500, 509. Autumn, hymn for, 865.

B.

Baptism, 671-674. infant, 670. Beatitudes, 344. Benevolence, active, 1003.

C.

Charity, 767, 777. blessedness of, 781. in Judgment, 398, 399. Charitable occasions, 778-780, 782-785. Child's prayer, 762, 763. Christ, all in all, 244. announced by John, 214. his ascension, 237. at the pool of Bethesda, 221. his baptism, 215. his birth, 202, 211. at Canaan, 222. his new commandment, 225. his coming in power, 819. the corner-stone, 254. his spiritual coronation, 246. on the cross, 248. his crucifixion, 231-233. death and resurrection, 234-236. desired, 435. his example, 238, 239, 357. example in forgiving, 251. his excellency, 240, 504. foretold, 198-200. at sea of Galilee, 220. glorying in, 650. God's image, 253. God's servant, 252. in Gethsemane, 226-230, 480. the hiding-place, 255. imitated, 249. Jerusalem, his entry into, 224. his going to Jerusalem, 223. our leader, 250. light of the world, 216. his love, 242. his love to enemies, 386. his miracles, 218. his mission, 212. his power over evil, 824. his poverty, 219. his preaching, 217. his preciousness, 436, 512. the resting-place, 245. his submissiveness, 241. his triumph, 305. his triumph desired, 320. the universal king, 287, 297. Christianity, triumphant, 291, 296, 309 Christian armor, 361. blessedness, 414, 415, 478. burial of, 576, 591. conflict, rest, and hope, 360. death, view of, 534, 537. devotedness of, 341, 342. dying, to his soul, 542. effort, encouragement to, 822. fellowship, 658, 659, 862, 863. graces, 388. happiness, 411. life, 340. life, desire for, 339. life, excellence of, 405, 406. philanthropists, 768, 770-773. race, 368, 370. resolution, 443. rest, 479. warfare, 367, 369. warrior, 362. Church, an ancient, 970. attachment to, 657. exulting in God's government, 914. glory of, 308, 319, 653, 656. Jewish and Christian, 655. membership, 660, 661, 664. safety of, 654. Communion, 675-695. Conference meeting, hymns for, 909, 910. Confidence in God, 469, 507, 622, 636, 967. Conscience, a peaceful, 432. Consecration, 466. Contentment, 625. holy, 611. Conventions, and associations, 725-731. Corner-stone of church laid, 696. Country, prayer for our, 837, 849, 850. virtuous love of, 845. Creation, beauties of, 173. Criminal reform, 814-819. Cross, attraction of, 247. of Christ, 649. soldier of, 992. view of, 693. welcome, 614.

D.

Dead, farewell to, 567, 578, 600. the righteous, 547-549, 569. Death, entrance to immortality, 540. of an aged Christian, 593. of a child, 584, 588. of a Christian in his prime, 592. of an infant, 582, 583. of a minister, 596-599. meditation on, 541. of parents, 595. of a public man, 1004. of the righteous, 543, 544, 557, 594, 601, 604. of a young girl, 586, 580. of the young, 589. universal warning of, 531. Dedication of children, 665, 669. of churches, 697-706. Dependence on God, 427. Devotion, daily and nightly, 18. habitual, 422. Doxologies, 1006-1008.

E.

Easter, 552, 553. See Resurrection of Christ. Eternity, glories of, 556. Evening hymns, 942, 945-955. hymn, with nature, 963.

F.

Faith, dead without works, 774. excellence of, 376. hope, and charity, 387. living and dead, 389. power of, 374, 375. prayer for, 377, 468. solace of, 471. Fast, hymns for, 868-874. Fathers, our, 838-840, 842. Fire, hymn on occasion of, 993. Forgiveness, 823. Fourth of July, hymns for, 844-847. Freedom, human, 799-803, 805, 806. Friends, not lost in death, 581. re-union after death, 580. See Heaven. Friendship, Christian, 397. Funeral occasion, 545, 546, 579. of an infant, 587.

G.

God, acknowledged in national blessings, 841, 843. acknowledged in the seasons, 851-857. adoration of, 74. his altar a refuge, 24. his blessing invoked, 82. communion with, desired, 67, 428, 453, 460, 503. his condescension, 134, 364. the Creator, 115, 123, 176. our Creator and benefactor, 124. his decrees and providence, 145. his direction, prayer for, 81. dwelling in the heart, 75. his eternity, 107, 898. his eternity and man's frailty, 514. his existence, 101. his faithfulness, 639. our father, 102, 103, 120, 442. glories celebrated, 155. his glory, 143. his glory in the heaven, 175, 181. his goodness, 130, 135, 172. goodness and omniscience, 110. our help, 510. his holiness, 29, 133, 136. his incomprehensibility, 121, 126, 142. his infinity, 112. his love, 114. his majesty, 113, 141. his mercy to the penitent, 327. his omnipotence, 104, 105. his omnipresence, 106, 108, 116, 140, 147. his omnipresent peace, 131. his omniscience, 109, 129. his omniscience and omnipresence, 111. his paternal love, 496. his perfections, 117, 141. his power, wisdom, and goodness, 119. his presence desired, 612. his providence, 125, 132, 138. his providence illustrated in nature, 173. his providence mysterious, 128, 139, 148. seen in his works, 122, 168. our shepherd, 495, 648. source of all things, 174. a spirit, 118. his spirit invoked, 76, 77, 501. his truth and love invoked, 34. unchangeable, 127, 146. his unity, 137. Gospel, advancing, 263. blessings of, 256, 276. call to the church, 262. feast, 290. fountain, 264. gentle influence of, 293. God's glory in, 260. light of, 258. power of, 280. progress of, 296, 306, 318. source of peace and rest, 269. triumphant, 299-302, 310, 813, 821. trumpet, 257, 261. Grace, breathings of, 426. day of, 652. experience of, 642. Gratitude to God, 444, 445. Grave, the sailor's, 834.

H.

Harvest, hymn for, 884. Heaven, 559, 560, 564. anticipated, 557. its bliss, 565. children in, 585. Christian's home, 517. foretaste of, 511. here, 418-420. hope of, 513. joys of, on earth, 417. march to, 651. prospect of, 555. its rest, 563. re-union of friends there, 573. saints in, 561, 562. society of, 558. within, 421. Homage, and devotion, 48. Honor rendered to all men, 820. Hope, joyful, 1000. rejoicing in, 379. star and voice, 380. Hospital or asylum, hymn for, 788. House of God, 25, 54. delight in, 14, 53, 57. Humanity, its cause hopeful, 999. Humility, 353. and submission, 354.

I.

Immortality, illustrated by nature, 551. Inconstancy lamented, 326. Independence, true, 403. Invitation, 259, 270-275, 278, 279, 281-283. to the gospel feast, 266, 267, 277. Invocation, 2, 12, 17, 22, 23, 27, 32, 35, 68, 904, 907, 916. Israel, fall of, 976.

J.

Jews, prayer of, 315, 316. remonstrance with, 977. restoration of, 315, 316. Joy, after sorrow, 968. in God's presence, 486. Judgment, private, right of, 400.

K.

Kindness to the afflicted, 786. to the poor, 765. Kingdom of Christ, 213, 284, 286, 288, 289, 298, 304, 311, 312, 322. of God, 285, 303. Knowledge of God, 494.

L.

Liberality rewarded, 776. Liberty meeting, fourth of July, 804. Life, close of, 529. discipline of, 966. frailty and shortness of, 524, 528, 530, 532. a pilgrimage, 516, 523. God's providence in, 515, 520. illustrated, 519. its changes, 527. higher revelations in, 526. Light, injunction to walk in, 998. Love, brotherly, 391. divine invoked, 15. harmony of, 392-394. law of, 381, 382. supremacy of, 769. the best offering, 764. to God, 383. to God and man, 355, 385. to man, 384. [See Philanthropic Subjects.]

M.

Marriage hymns, 985, 986. Martyrs, army of, 979. death of, 980. Meekness, 348, 349. Men, all equal, 766. Mercy-seat, 452. Midnight, hymn at, 956. Minister, the faithful, 975. Ministers, blessing invoked on, 724. charged and encouraged, 720-722. conflict and burthen of, 720. meeting of, 719. Missionary occasions, 733-737. Moderation, 402. Morning hymns, 935-940. Morning or evening hymns, 941, 943. Mourners, blessing of, 566, 630. comforted, 571, 572, 574, 602, 603, 605. invited to mercy-seat, 575. thoughts of heaven, 568.

N.

National hymns, 835-850. Nature, and the Scriptures, 185, 188. and the soul, 554. a temple, 183. compared with the spiritual world, 182. evening hymn with, 963. religious influences of, 180.

O.

Opportunities, use of, 359. Ordination and installation, 707-718. Orphan asylum, hymn for, 789. Orphan's hymn, 972.

P.

Pardon, 336. Parting, 921-923. Patience, 345. Peace, hymns on, 807-813. Piety, active, 356. habitual, 410. Pilgrims, the, 843. Praise, 149, 151, 153, 164, 170. and holiness, 154. exhortation to, 3, 152, 162. from all nature, 161, 169, 177, 178. from heaven and earth, 160, 641. lowly, 39. perpetual, 156-159, 423. universal, 163, 165-167, 171. Prayer, a call to, 365, 372, 373, 447. described, 371, 1005. concerning death, 539. for a beneficent spirit, 775, 779, 787. for a holy heart, 1001. true, 1005. Prudence, 352. Purity of heart, 350, 351.

R.

Redeemed, glory of, 978. Redemption, universal, 294, 307. Rejoicing in God our Father, 644-649. Reliance on God, 609, 613, 616-618, 624, 626, 627, 632-634, 637, 638, 643, 901, 983. Religion, a support in life, 408. at home, 927. blessedness of, 363, 914, 964. comforts of, 623. early, 739-743, 746. quiet, 982. Repentance, 328-332. Resignation, 608, 610, 615. Resurrection, and spring-time, 550. Retirement, religious, 463. Rich and poor, 973. Righteous and wicked, 409, 413. Righteousness, 346, 347. River of life, 991.

S.

Sabbath, 7-10, 40, 49, 58-60. delights of, 43, 62, 69. evening, 71, 79. hymn for, 960. worship, 56. hymn with nature, 961. improvement of, 41. morning, hymn for, 959. of the soul, 38. on earth and in heaven, 61. prayer for, 36, 55. welcomed, 46. worship, 42. Sabbath-school hymns, 747-749, 752. anniversary, 751, 753, 754. death of scholar, 759-761. for Fourth of July, 755. teacher, death of, 757, 758. Saints, thanks for all, 981. Salvation, 640. Saturday evening, hymns for, 957, 958. Schools, hymns for, 987-990. Scriptures, comfort of, 195, 196. excellence of, 184, 192-194, 197. God praised for, 187. importance to the young, 744. light and glory of, 186. sufficiency of, 190. superiority of, 191. value of, 189. Sea, hymn at, 831. prayer at, 832. Seamen's hymns, 825-835. Self-distrust, 454. abandonment, 462. Sick child, prayer for, 930. Sickness and recovery, 932. Sincerity and hypocrisy, 456. Sinner entreated to awake, 268. Soul, the, its beauty unfading, 962. Spring, hymns for, 859-862. Storm at sea, 831. hymn on occasion of, 994. Submission to God, 481, 485, 628. Summer, hymns for, 863, 864. Sunset, hymn at, 944.

T.

Temperance hall, dedication of, 798. hymns, 790-797. Temptation, 974. compared to a storm, 832. Thanksgiving, hymns for, 876-883, 885. Time, worth of, 518. flight of, 900. Traveller's hymn, 995. Treasures, earthly and heavenly, 525. Trust in God, 606, 607, 618, 619, 635. Truth, call of, 821. permanence and triumph of, 1002.

U.

Unity, Christian, 395, 396, 407, 911-913, 917, 918.

V.

Virtue, security of, 412. Voices of the dead, 522.

W.

War, hymn in time of, 875. Watchfulness, and brotherly reproof, 65. and prayer, 343, 358. prayer for, 449. Water of life, 508. Widow's prayer, 971. Winter, hymns for, 866, 867. Wisdom, excellence of, 404. true, 457. Woman, influence of, 996, 997. Worship, 1. attendance on, 13. call to, 20. close of, 83-96, 98. delight of, 19, 21, 26, 30, 31, 56. domestic, 924-926, 929, 933, 934. evening, close of, 80, 97, 99. public, 37. social, 920. filial and cheerful, 965. invitation to, 52. of earth and heaven, 64. of the heart, 70, 73. pious, 969. preparation for, 28, 72. public, 4, 5, 33, 45, 47, 50, 75. silent, 464. sincere, 390. social, call to, 905, 906. joy of, 902, 903. universal, 16.

Y.

Year, close of, 895, 899, 900. promises of, 858. the new, 886-894. Youth, and autumn, 756. and spring-time, 745. Youthful example, 750.

Z.

Zeal, true and false, 401. Zion, encouraged, 647.

INTRODUCTION AND CLOSE OF WORSHIP.

1. 7s. M. Bowring.

Humble Worship

1 When before thy throne we kneel, Filled with awe and holy fear, Teach us, O our God! to feel All thy sacred presence near.

2 Check each proud and wandering thought When on thy great name we call; Man is nought--is less than nought: Thou, our God, art all in all.

3 Weak, imperfect creatures, we In this vale of darkness dwell; Yet presume to look to thee, 'Midst thy light ineffable.

4 O, receive the praise that dares Seek thy heaven-exalted throne; Bless our offerings, hear our pray'rs, Infinite and Holy One!

2. P. M. Anonymous.

Solemn Invocation.

1 Come, thou Almighty King! Help us thy name to sing; Help us to praise! Father all glorious, O'er all victorious, Come and reign over us, Ancient of days!

2 Come, thou all gracious Lord! By heaven and earth adored, Our prayer attend! Come, and thy children bless; Give thy good word success; Make thine own holiness On us descend!

3 Never from us depart; Rule thou in every heart, Hence, evermore! Thy sovereign majesty May we in glory see, And to eternity Love and adore.

3. S. M. Montgomery.

Exhortation to Praise.

1 Stand up and bless the Lord, Ye people of his choice; Stand up, and bless the Lord your God, With heart, and soul and voice.

2 Though high above all praise, Above all blessing high, Who would not fear his holy name, And laud and magnify?

3 O for the living flame From his own altar brought, To touch our lips, our minds inspire, And wing to heaven our thought!

4 There, with benign regard, Our hymns he deigns to hear; Though unrevealed to mortal sense, The spirit feels him near.

5 Stand up and bless the Lord, The Lord your God adore; Stand up and bless his glorious name, Henceforth for evermore.

4. L. M. Watts.

Public Worship.

1 Before Jehovah's awful throne, Ye nations, bow with sacred joy; Know that the Lord is God alone; He can create, and he destroy.

2 His sovereign power, without our aid, Made us of clay, and formed us men; And when, like wandering sheep we strayed, He brought us to his fold again.

3 We are his people; we his care; Our souls, and all our mortal frame: What lasting honors shall we rear, Almighty Maker, to thy name?

4 We'll crowd thy gates, with thankful songs High as the heaven our voices raise; And earth, with her ten thousand tongues, Shall fill thy courts with sounding praise.

5 Wide as the world is thy command; Vast as eternity thy love; Firm as a rock thy truth shall stand, When rolling years shall cease to move.

5. L. M. Tate & Brady.

The Same.

1 O, Come, loud anthems let us sing, Loud thanks to our Almighty King; For we our voices high should raise, When our salvation's Rock we praise.

2 Into his presence let us haste, To thank him, for his favors past; To him address, in joyful songs, The praise that to his name belongs.

3 O, let us to his courts repair, And bow with adoration there; With joy and fear devoutly all Before the Lord, our Maker, fall!

6. L. M. Watts.

"How amiable are thy Tabernacles, O Lord of Hosts."

1 Great God! attend, while Zion sings The joy that from thy presence springs; To spend one day with thee, on earth, Exceeds a thousand days of mirth.

2 Might I enjoy the meanest place Within thy house, O God of grace, Not tents of ease, nor thrones of power, Should tempt my feet to leave thy door.

3 God is our Sun--he makes our day; God is our shield--he guards our way; All needful grace he will bestow, And crown that grace with glory too.

4 O God! our king, whose sovereign sway The glorious hosts of heaven obey, Thy willing servants may we be, For blest are they who trust in thee.

7. C. M. Edmeston.

The Lord's Day.

1 When the worn spirit wants repose, And sighs her God to seek, How sweet to hail the evening's close That ends the weary week!

2 How sweet to hail the early dawn That opens on the sight, When first that soul-reviving morn Beams its new rays of light!

3 Blest day! thine hours too soon will cease Yet, while they gently roll, Breathe, Heavenly Spirit, source of peace, A sabbath o'er my soul!

8. C. M. Codman's Coll.

The Blessing of the Sabbath.

1 Blest day of God! most calm, most bright, The first and best of days; The laborer's rest, the saint's delight, The day of prayer and praise.

2 My Saviour's face made thee to shine; His rising thee did raise; And made thee heavenly and divine Beyond all other days.

3 The first fruits oft a blessing prove To all the sheaves behind; And they who do the Sabbath love, A happy week will find.

4 This day I must to God appear; For, Lord, the day is thine; Help me to spend it in thy fear, And thus to make it mine.

9. C. M. Mrs. Follen.

Love of Sabbath Service.

1 How sweet, upon this sacred day, The best of all the seven, To cast our earthly thoughts away, And think of God and heaven!

2 How sweet to be allowed to pray Our sins may be forgiven! With filial confidence to say, "Father, who art in heaven!"

3 How sweet the words of peace to hear From him to whom 'tis given To wake the penitential tear, And lead the way to heaven!

4 And if, to make our sins depart, In vain the will has striven, He who regards the inmost heart Will send his grace from heaven.

10. L. M. 6l. Mrs. Steele.

A Prayer for Lord's Day.

1 Great God, this sacred day of thine Demands our souls' collected powers. May we employ in work divine These solemn, these devoted hours; O may our souls adoring own The grace which calls us to thy throne.

2 Hence, ye vain cares and trifles, fly; Where God resides appear no more; Omniscient God, thy piercing eye Can every secret thought explore: O may thy grace our hearts refine, And fix our thoughts on things divine.

3 The word of life dispensed to-day Invites us to a heavenly feast. May every ear the call obey; Be every heart a humble guest; O bid the wretched sons of need On soul-reviving dainties feed.

4 Thy spirit's powerful aid impart; O may thy word, with life divine, Engage the ear, and warm the heart; Then shall the day indeed be thine; Then shall our souls adoring own The grace which calls us to thy throne.

11. C. M. H. Ware, Jr.

Invoking God's Aid.

1 Father in heaven, to thee my heart Would lift itself in prayer; Drive from my soul each earthly thought And show thy presence there.

2 Each moment of my life renews The mercies of my Lord, Each moment is itself a gift To bear me on to God.

3 O, help me break the galling chains, This world has round me thrown, Each passion of my heart subdue, Each darling sin disown.

4 O Father, kindle in my breast A never dying flame Of holy love, of grateful trust In thine almighty name.

12. H. M. Hayward.

Invocation for Lord's Day Morning.

1 Welcome, delightful morn, Thou day of sacred rest! We hail thy glad return: Lord, make these moments blest. From low delights and mortal toys We soar to reach immortal joys.

2 Now may the King descend, And fill his throne of grace; Thy sceptre, Lord, extend, While we address thy face. O let us feel thy quickening word, And learn to know and fear the Lord.

3 Descend, celestial Dove, With all thy quickening powers; Disclose a Saviour's love, And bless these sacred hours: Then shall our souls new life obtain, Nor sabbaths be enjoyed in vain.

13. C. P. M. Day.

Attendance on Worship.

1 I'll bless Jehovah's glorious name, Whose goodness heaven and earth proclaim, With every morning light; And at the close of every day, To him my cheerful homage pay, Who guards me through the night.

2 Then in his churches to appear, And pay my humble worship there, Shall be my sweet employ: The day that saw my Saviour rise Shall dawn on my delighted eyes With pure and holy joy.

3 With grateful sorrow in my breast, I'll celebrate the dying feast Of my exalted Lord; And, while his perfect love I view, His bright example I'll pursue, And meditate his word.

14. S. P. M. Watts.

Delight in the House of God.

1 How pleased and blest was I To hear the people cry, "Come, let us seek our God to-day!" Yes, with a cheerful zeal, We haste to Zion's hill, And there our vows and honors pay.

2 Zion, thrice happy place, Adorned with wondrous grace, And walls of strength embrace thee round; In thee our tribes appear, To pray, and praise, and hear The sacred gospel's joyful sound.

3 May peace attend thy gate, And joy within thee wait, To bless the soul of every guest; The man who seeks thy peace, And wishes thine increase, A thousand blessings on him rest.

15. 8 & 7s. M. Wesley's Coll.

Divine Love.

1 Love divine, all love excelling, Joy of heaven, to earth come down! Fix in us thy humble dwelling, All thy faithful mercies crown. Father! thou art all compassion, Pure, unbounded love thou art; Visit us with thy salvation, Enter every longing heart.

2 Breathe, O breathe thy loving spirit Into every troubled breast; Let us all in thee inherit, Let us find thy promised rest. Come, almighty to deliver, Let us all thy life receive, Graciously come down, and never, Never more thy temples leave.

16. L. M. Pierpont.

Universal Worship.

1 O Thou, to whom, in ancient time, The lyre of Hebrew bards was strung, Whom kings adored in song sublime, And prophets praised with glowing tongue!

2 Not now on Zion's height alone Thy favored worshipper may dwell; Nor where, at sultry noon, thy Son, Sat weary, by the Patriarch's well.

3 From every place below the skies, The grateful song, the fervent prayer-- The incense of the heart--may rise To Heaven, and find acceptance there.

4 To thee shall age, with snowy hair, And strength and beauty bend the knee, And childhood lisp, with reverent air, Its praises and its prayers to thee.

5 O Thou, to whom, in ancient time, The lyre of prophet-bards was strung, To thee, at last, in every clime Shall temples rise, and praise be sung.

17. C. M. Presbyterian Coll.

Prayer for special Favor.