2 Blest is the place where angels bend To hear our worship rise, Where kindred hearts their musings blend, And all the soul’s affections tend Beyond the vailing skies.
3 Blest are the hallowed vows that bind Man to his work of love— Bind him to cheer the humble mind, Console the weeping, lead the blind, And guide to joys above.
4 Sweet shall the song of glory swell, Saviour divine, to thee, When they whose work is finished well, In thy own courts of rest shall dwell, Blest through eternity.
713 8s, 7s & 4s. Rejoice with trembling. Psalm 2:11.
In thy name, O Lord, assembling, We thy people, now draw near; Teach us to rejoice with trembling; O that we this day may hear— Hear with meekness— Hear thy word with godly fear.
2 While our days on earth are lengthened, May we give them, Lord, to thee! Cheered by hope, and daily strengthened, We would run, nor weary be, Till thy glory, Without clouds, in heaven we see.
3 There, in worship, purer, sweeter, All thy people shall adore; Tasting of enjoyment greater Than they could conceive before; Full enjoyment— Holy bliss for evermore.
714 H. M. Longing for the house of God.
Lord of the worlds above, How pleasant and how fair The dwellings of thy love, Thy earthly temples, are! To thy abode my heart aspires, With warm desires to see my God.
2 O, happy souls, who pray Where God appoints to hear! O, happy men, who pay Their constant service there! They praise thee still; and happy they Who love the way to Zion’s hill.
3 They go from strength to strength, Through this dark vale of tears, Till each arrives at length, Till each in heaven appears: O glorious seat, when God, our King Shall thither bring our willing feet.