Forbid my unbelief to say 2 Oh! may I, Lord, desire the pain 3 Then, though thou bend my spirit low, The gracious hand, that strikes the blow, 332 C. M. Grafton. Stamford. IT is the Lord-enthroned in light, 2 It is the Lord-who gives me all 3 It is the Lord-my covenant God, Whose gracious promise, sealed with blood, 4 And can my soul, with hopes like these, No-gracious God!-take what thou please; 333 C. M. Spencer. Litchfield. SINCE all the varying scenes of time Oh, who so wise to choose our lot, 2 Good, when he gives-supremely good, Ev'n crosses, from his sovereign hand, 3 Why should we doubt a Father's love, To his unerring gracious will 4 In thy fair book of life divine, There let it fill some humble place 334 P IN thy rebukes, all-gracious God, 2 "When I correct my chosen sons, One transient moment bounds my wrath, mf 3 Our faith shall look through every tear, And hope, amid our sighs, shall tune mp 4 Receive, at length, my weary soul mf Then shall I learn a song of praise, Eternal as thy love. 335 C. M. Dedham. Oakland. Safe trusting in God. O LORD! my best desires fultil, And help me to resign Life, health, and comfort, to thy will, 2 Why should I shrink at thy command, 4 Wisdom and mercy guide my way; A poor, blind creature of a day, And crushed before the moth! 5 But ah! my inward spirit cries, Else the next cloud that vails my skies 336 S. M. Faith prevailing in Trouble. IF, through unruffled seas, Toward heaven we calmly sail, 2 But should the surges rise, And rest delay to Blest be the sorrow me, the storm, Which drives us nearer home. 3 Soon shall our doubts and fears 4 Teach us, in every state, 337 Bethany. C. M. Westford. Eastport. Princeton mp WHEN languor and disease invade This trembling house of clay, 'Tis sweet to look beyond my pain, And long to fly away : 2 Sweet to look inward, and attend 3 Sweet to look back, and see my name 4 Sweet on his faithfulness to rest, 5 Sweet, in the confidence of faith, 6 If such the sweetness of the stream, Where saints and angels draw their bliss, 338 A submissive and docile Spirit. THOU boundless source of every good! Our best desires fulfil: Help us t'adore thy wondrous grace, 2 In all thy mercies may our souls 3 Teach us, in time of deep distress, 4 In every changing scene of life, 5 Do thou direct our steps aright; Oh give us grace to watch and pray, 6 Then may we close our eyes in death, For death is life-and labor rest, If thou art with us there. mf 339 C. M. Contentment. Dundee. Barby. FATHER, whate'er of earthly bliss Accepted at thy throne of grace Let this petition rise: mp 2 Give me a calm, a thankful heart, mf 3 Oh let the hope that thou art mine, Thy presence through my journey shine, C. M. Stamford, Colchester. 340 God's Covenant a Security in Trouble. MY God, the covenant of thy love And in its boundless grace I feel 2 Since thou, the everlasting God, My Saviour my almighty Friend, And when thy way, great God, is dark, 4 Thy covenant, in my dying hour, <And when I wake, shall still employ mf 341 P Casting our Cares on God. HOW gentle God's commands! How kind his precepts are! Come, cast your burdens on the Lord, 2 His bounty will provide ; 3 Why should this anxious load Oh, seek your heavenly Father's throne, 4 His goodness stands approved, mf I'll drop my burden at his feet, 342 Humbly waiting on God. AND shall I sit alone, Oppressed with grief and fear? To God, my Father, make my moan, |