6 Blest is the man, O God,
That stays himself on thee!- Who waits for thy salvation, Lord, Shall thy salvation see.
The Gospel exemplified in the Conduct. 1 SO let our lips and lives express The holy gospel we profess; So let our works and virtues shine, To prove the doctrine all divine. 2 Thus shall we best proclaim abroad The honors of our Saviour God: When his salvation reigns within, And grace subdues the power of sin. 3 Our flesh and sense must be denied, Passion and envy, lust and pride; While justice, temperance, truth, and love, Our inward piety approve.
4 Religion bears our spirits up,
While we expect that blessed hope- The bright appearance of the Lord- And faith stands leaning on his word.
1 GRACE, like an uncorrupted seed, Abides and reigns within; Immortal principles forbid
The sons of God to sin.
2 Not by the terrors of a slave, Do they perform his will;
But with the noblest powers they have, His sweet commands fulfil.
3 They find access at every hour To God within the vail;
Hence they derive a quickening power, And joys that never fail.
4 Oh happy souls!-oh glorious state Of overflowing grace!
To dwell so near their Father's seat, And see his lovely face.
5 Lord, I address thy heavenly throne; Call me a child of thine;
Send down the Spirit of thy Son To form my heart divine.
6 There shed thy tender love abroad, And make my comfort strong; Then shall I say, 'My Father, God,' With an unwavering tongue.
S. M. Little Marlboro'. St. Thomas. Death to Sin by the Cross of Christ. 1 SHALL we go on to sin, Because thy grace abounds, Or crucify the Lord again, And open
all his wounds?
2 Forbid it, mighty God! Nor let it c'er be said,
That we, whose sins are crucified, Should raise them from the dead.
3 We will be slaves no more,
Since Christ has made us free, Has nailed our tyrants to his cross, And bought our liberty.
1 MY gracious Lord, I own thy right To ev'ry service I can pay, And call it my supreme delight, To hear thy dictates and obey. 2 What is my being, but for thee— Its sure support-its noblest end? "Tis my delight thy face to see,
And serve the cause of such a friend. 3 I would not breathe for worldly joy, Or to increase my worldly good; Nor future days nor powers employ To spread a sounding name abroad. 4 "Tis to my Saviour I would live;
To him who for my ransom died; Nor could all worldly honor give
Such bliss as crowns me at his side. 5 His work iny hoary age shall bless, When youthful vigor is no more; And my last hour of life confess His saving love-his glorious power
The vigilant Servant.
I 1 YE servants of the Lord, Each in his office wait;
With joy obey his heavenly word, And watch before his gate. 2 Let all your lamps be bright, And trim the golden flame; Gird up your loins, as in his sight, For awful is his name.
3 Watch!-'tis your Lord's command; And while we speak, he's near: Mark the first signal of his hand, And ready all appear.
4 Oh happy servant he,
In such a posture found!
He shall his Lord with rapture see, And be with honor crowned.
330 God the Author of Mercies and Afflictions.
1 NAKED, as from the earth we came, And rose to life at first,
We to the earth return again, And mingle with the dust.
2 The dear delights we here enjoy, And fondly call our own,
Are only favors borrowed now, To be repaid anon.
3 "Tis God, who lifts our comforts high, Or sinks them in the grave;
He gives-and blessed be his name- He takes but what he gave.
4 Peace, all our angry passions, then; Let each rebellious sigh
Be silent at his sovereign will, And every murmur die.
5 If smiling mercy crown our lives, Its praises shall be spread; And we'll adore the justice too, That strikes our comforts dead.
1 O THOU, whose mercy guides my way! Though now it seem severe,
Forbid my unbelief to say There is no mercy here!
2 Oh! may I, Lord, desire the pain That comes in kindness down, Far more than sweetest earthly gain, Succeeded by a frown.
3 Then, though thou bend my spirit low, Love only shall I see;
The gracious hand, that strikes the blow, Was wounded once for me.
1 IT is the Lord-enthroned in light, Whose claims are all divine, Who has an undisputed right To govern me and mine.
2 It is the Lord-who gives me all My wealth, my friends, my ease; And of his bounties may recall Whatever part he please.
3 It is the Lord-my covenant God, Thrice blessed be his name!
Whose gracious promise, sealed with blood, Must ever be the same.
4 And can my soul, with hopes like these, Be sullen, or repine?
No-gracious God!-take what thou please; To thee 1 all resign.
1 SINCE all the varying scenes of time God's watchful eye surveys,
Oh, who so wise to choose our lot, Or to appoint our ways!
2 Good, when he gives-supremely good, Nor less when he denies;
Ev'n crosses, from his sovereign hand, Are blessings in disguise.
3 Why should we doubt a Father's love, So constant and so kind; To his unerring gracious will Be every wish resigned.
4 In thy fair book of life divine, My God, inscribe my name;
There let it fill some humble place Beneath my Lord the Lamb!
1 IN thy rebukes, all-gracious God, What soft compassion reigns! What gentle accents of thy voice Allay thy children's pains!
2 "When I correct my chosen sons, A father's bowels move:
One transient moment bounds my wrath, But endless is my love."
mf 3 Our faith shall look through every tear, And view thy smiling face;
And hope, amid our sighs, shall tune An anthem to thy grace.
mp 4 Receive, at length, my weary soul To join thy saints above;
Then shall I learn a song of praise, Eternal as thy love.
1 O LORD! my best desires fulfil,
And help me to resign
Life, health, and comfort, to thy will, And make thy pleasure mine.
2 Why should I shrink at thy command, Whose love forbids my fears? Or tremble at the gracious hand, That wipes away my tears?
3 No-rather let me freely yield What most I prize to thee, Who never hast a good withheld, Or wilt withhold from me.
4 Wisdom and mercy guide my way ; Shall I resist them both ?-
A poor, blind creature of a day, And crushed before the moth!
5 But ah! my inward spirit cries, Still bind me to thy sway;
Else the next cloud that vails my skies Will drive these thoughts away.
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