3 Nor death, nor hell shall e'er remove His favourites from his breast; In the dear bosom of his love They must for ever rest. Hymn 1:139. Hope in the covenant; or, God's promise and truth unchangeable, Heb. 6. 17 18 19. 1 How oft have sin and Satan strove To rend my soul from thee, my God, But everlasting is thy love, And Jesus seals it with his blood. 2 The oath and promise of the Lord Join to confirm the wondrous grace; Eternal power performs the word, And fills all heaven with endless praise. 3 Amidst temptations sharp and long My soul to this dear refuge flies: Hope is my anchor firm and strong, While tempests blow, and billows rise. 4 The gospel bears my spirits up; A faithful and unchanging God Lays the foundation for my hope In oaths, and promises, and blood. Hymn 1:140. A living and a dead faith. Collected from several scriptures. 1 Mistaken souls! that dream of heaven, And make their empty boast Of inward joys, and sins forgiven, While they are slaves to lust. 2 Vain are our fancies airy flights, If faith be cold and dead, None but a living power unites To Christ the living head. 3 'Tis faith that changes all the heart; 'Tis faith that works by love; That bids all sinful joys depart, And lifts the thoughts above. 4 'Tis faith that conquers earth and hell By a celestial power; This is the grace that shall prevail In the decisive hour. 5 [Faith must obey her Father's will As well as trust his grace; A pardoning God is jealous still For his own holiness. 6 When from the curse he sets us free, He makes our natures clean, Nor would he send his Son to be The minister of sin. 7 His Spirit purifies our frame, And seals our peace with God; Jesus, and his salvation, came By water and by blood.] Hymn 1:141. The humiliation and exaltation of Christ, Isa. 53. 1-5 10 11 12. 1 Who has believ'd thy word, Or thy salvation known? Reveal thine arm, almighty Lord, And glorify thy Son. 2 The Jews esteem'd him here Too mean for their belief: Sorrows his chief acquaintance were, And his companion, grief. 3 They turn'd their eyes away, And treated him with scorn; But 'twas their grief upon him lay, Their sorrows he has borne. 4 'Twas for the stubborn Jews, And Gentiles then unknown, The God of justice pleas'd to bruise His best beloved Son. 5 "But I'll prolong his days, "And make his kingdom stand, "My pleasure, (saith the God of grace) "Shall prosper in his hand. 6 ["His joyful soul shall see "The purchase of his pain, "And by his knowledge justify "The guilty sons of men.] 7 ["Ten thousand captive slaves, "Releas'd from death and sin, "Shall quit their prisons and their graves; "And own his power divine.] 8 ["Heaven shall advance my Son "To joys that earth deny'd; "Who saw the follies men had done, "And bore their sins, and dy'd."] Hymn 1:142. The same, Isa. 53. 6-9 12. 1 Like sheep we went astray, And broke the fold of God, Each wandering in a different way, But all the downward road.