72 72 f THIRD PART. S. M. St. Thomas. THE Saviour's glorious name Forever shall endure, Long as the sun, his matchless fame Shall ever stand secure. 2 Wonders of grace and power Thy church those wonders shall adore, 3 O Israel, bless him still, 4 Jehovah God most high! FOURTH PART. 7s. HASTEN, Lord, the glorious time, Every nation, every clime, Shall the gospel call obey. Lincoln. 2 Mightiest kings his power shall own, Bound in chains, shall hurt no more. 3 Then shall wars and tumults cease, 4 Bless we, then, our gracious Lord, All his mighty acts record, All his wondrous love proclaim. 73 FIRST PART. L. M. Middlebury. LORD, what a thoughtless wretch was I, 3 Now I esteem their mirth and wine Too dear to purchase with my blood; Lord, 'tis enough that thou art mine, mf My life, my portion, and my God. 73 SECOND PART. C. M. Dundee. God the Portion of the Soul. GOD, my supporter, and my hope, Thine arm of mercy held me up, 2 Thy counsels, Lord, shall guide my feet, 3 Were I in heaven, without my God, And while the earth is my abode, 4 What if the springs of life were broke, The strength of every saint. 5 Then to draw near to thee, my God, My tongue shall sound thy works abroad, 73 mp mf mp f 73 ་་ P THIRD PART. C. M. Corinth. WHOM have we, Lord, in heaven, but thee, And whom on earth beside? Or in whose strength confide? 2 Thou art our portion here below, Ne'er may our souls an object know 3 When heart and flesh, O Lord, shall fail, Support us through life's thorny vale, 4 Yes-thou shalt be our guide through life, Sustain us in death's tearful strife, FOURTH PART. S. M. Olmutz. Folly of envying the Prosperity of Sinners. Nor is religion vain; Though men of vice may boast aloud, 2 I saw the wicked rise, And felt my heart repine, While haughty fools, with scornful eyes, 3 The tumult of my thought Till to thy house my feet were brought 4 Thy word with light and power I viewed the sinner's life before, 5 On what a slippery steep 6 Lord, at thy feet I bow; <<I call my God my portion now, mf 76 H. M. Bethesda. God only to be feared and worshipped. THY glories, mighty God! Alone our reverence claim: Thy terrors spread abroad, Thine anger shown, Who dare appear Thy judgments near, Before thy throne? 2 Let man his anger raise, With persecuting rage, His wrath shall work thy praise, Then still obey Your offerings bring, Th' eternal King, And vows repay. 3 Let all, who round his throne Before his word And princes know The world shall bow, Thy terrors, Lord. C. M. Despondency forbidden. Dedham. TO God I cried, with mournful voice; In the sad day when trouble rose, 2 Will he forever cast me off? 3 But I forbid this hopeless thought, Remembering what thy hand has wrought-i 78 11 4 I'll think again of all thy ways, 5 Grace dwells with justice on the throne; The Works of God recounted to Posterity. Which in our younger years we saw, 2 He bids us make his glories known, 3 Our lips shall tell them to our sons, That generations yet unborn May teach them to their heirs. 4 Thus shall they learn, in God alone That they may ne'er forget his works, 79 Aff S. M. Pardoning Mercy supplicated. THOU gracious God and kind, Oh cast our sins away; Nor call our former guilt to mind, 2 Thy tenderest mercies show, Boxford |