3. If gaily cloth'd and proudly fed,
In careless ease we dwell;
Remind us of thy manger bed,
And lowly cottage cell.

4. If prest by penury severe,
In anxious want we pine;
May conscience whisper in our ear,
A poorer lot was thine.

5. From all the viewless snares of sin, Preserve us firm and free;

As thou like us hast grieved been,
Let us rejoice with thee.

XXII.

1. LORD of mercy and of might, Of mankind the life and light, Maker, Teacher, infinite!

Hear us LORD, and save!

2. Who, when sin's primæval doom Gave creation to the tomb,

Didst not scorn a virgin's womb;

Hear us LORD, and save!

3. High CREATOR, SAVIOUR mild,
Humbled to a mortal child,
Captive, beaten, bound, revil'd!
Hear us LORD, and save!

4. Thron'd above celestial things,
Borne aloft on angels' wings,
Lord of Lords, and King of Kings!
Hear us LORD, and save.!

XXIII.

1. Behold the Saviour on the cross,

A spectacle of woe!

See, from his agonizing wounds
The blood incessant flow!

2. Till death's pale ensigns o'er his cheek
And quiv'ring lips are spread;
Till light forsakes his closing eyes,
And life his drooping head.

3. ""Tis finished"-cries the bleeding Lamb:

Those sacred accents o'er,

He bows his head, gives up the ghost,
And suffers pain no more.

4.

""Tis finished"—the Messiah dies

For sins, but not his own;

The great redemption is complete,
And Satan's pow'r o'erthrown.

5.

" "Tis finish'd"-all his groans are past, His blood, his pains, his toils

Have fully vanquish'd all our foes,

And crown'd him with their spoils.

XXIV.

1. Paschal Lamb, by God appointed,
All our sins on thee were laid;
By Almighty love anointed,

Thou hast full atonement made.

2. Worship, honour, pow'r and blessing, Thou art worthy to receive;

Loudest praises never ceasing,
Meet it is for us to give.

3. Help ye bright angelic Spirits, Bring your sweetest, noblest lays ; Help to sing our Saviour's merits,

Help to chant Immanuel's praise.

XXV.

1. When gath'ring clouds around I view,
And days are dark, and friends are few;
On him I lean who, not in vain,
Experienced every human pain;
He sees my griefs, allays my fears,
And counts and treasures up my tears.

2. If aught should tempt my soul to stray
From heavenly wisdom's narrow way;
To fly the good I would pursue,
Or do the thing I would not do;
Still, He who felt temptation's pow'r,
Shall guard me in the dang'rous hour.

3. When vexing thoughts within me rise,
And sore dismay'd my spirit dies;
When writhing on the bed of pain,
I supplicate for rest in vain;

Still, still, my soul shall think on thee,
Thy bloody sweat and agony.

4. And, oh! when I have safely past, Thro' every conflict but the last,

Do thou, who once for me hast bled,
In all my sickness make my bed;
Then bear me to that happier shore,
Where thou shalt mark my woes no more.

XXVI.

1. Saviour! when in dust to thee,
Low we bend the adoring knee;
When repentant to the skies,
Scarce we lift our streaming eyes;
O by all thy pains and woe
Suffer'd once for man below,
Bending from thy throne on high,
Hear our solemn Litany!

2. By thy helpless infant years;
By thy life of want and tears;
By thy days of sore distress
In the savage wilderness;
By the dread permitted hour
Of th' insulting tempter's power;
Turn, O turn a pitying eye,
Hear our solemn Litany!