Christ ascending and reigning. O for a shout of sacred joy To God the sovereign King! Let every land their tongues emplo… And hymns of triumph sing.

Christ’s invitation to sinners, or… Mt. 11:28-30. “Come hither, all ye weary souls, Ye heavy-laden sinners, come; I’ll give you rest from all your t…

Submission to afflictive providenc… Job 1:21. Naked as from the earth we came, And crept to life at first, We to the earth return again,

V.1-6 S. M. Safety in God. When, overwhelm’d with grief, My heart within me dies,

The Christian race. Isa. 40:28-31. Awake, our souls; away, our fears, Let every trembling thought begone… Awake, and run the heav’nly race,

V.1-5 C. M. The morning of a Lord’s day. Early, my God, without delay, I haste to seek thy face;

I sing the mighty power of God, that made the mountains rise, That spread the flowing seas abroa… and built the lofty skies. I sing the wisdom that ordained

God is the refuge of his saints, When storms of sharp distress inva… Ere we can offer our complaints, Behold him present with his aid! Let mountains from their seats be…

Youth and judgment. Eccl. 11:9. Ye sons of Adam, vain and young, Indulge your eyes, indulge your to… Taste the delights your souls desi…

V.4-7 C. M. The vanity of man as mortal. Teach me the measure of my days, Thou Maker of my frame;

Original sin. Rom. 5:12, etc.; Psa. 51:5; Job 1… Backward with humble shame we look On our original; How is our nature dashed and broke

Praise due to God, not to idols. Awake, ye saints; to praise your… Your sweetest passions raise, Your pious pleasure, while you sin… Increasing with the praise.

Victory over death. 1 Cor. 15:55ff O for an overcoming faith To cheer my dying hours; To triumph o’er the monster Death…

V.8-13 C. M. A general song of praise to God. Among the princes, earthly gods, There’s none hath power divine;

Once there was a little boy, With curly hair and pleasant eye’€… A boy who always told the truth, And never, never told a lie. And when he trotted off to school,