With warm, united hearts we'll
pay
Our grateful tribute to the Lord.

4 Here fix, dear Lord, thy sacred rest,
And spread the banner of thy love,
"Till ripen'd for the heavenly world,
We rise and join the church above.
299. C. M. Scott.

Settling in a new Habitation.

1 NOW let our hearts their glory wake,
The sacred song to raise;
And ev'ry tuneful pow'r combine,
To shout Jehovah's praise.

2 To us a goodly heritage

His providence assigns,

And in a safe and pleasant place,
Marks out our happy lines.

3 Come, let us to his holy name,
A grateful altar raise:
And be this habitation styl'd

The house of pray'r and praise.

4 Here may his secret breathings fan
Devotion to a flame,

And faith and love and zeal inspire,
T" adorn the christian name.

5 Thus with thy visits, smiles and grace,
May this abode be blest;
And here, O great Jehovah, fix
Thy pleasant, lasting rest.

300. S. M. Phippard.

Joshua's Resolution....Josh. xxiv. 15.

LET Joshua's solemn charge,

To Israel's army giv'n,

Persuade the souls of all, this day,

To choose the God of heaven.

2

How blessed is the choice

3

4

To serve and love the Lord:
May he each heart constrain to feed
Upon his sacred word.

This will afford us joy

In ev'ry scene of grief;

From hence will flow our daily peace→→→
Our comfort and relief.

Amidst our doubts and fears,
Our choice of God will prove,
That he first chose us by his grace
As subjects of his love.

5 May sinners round us see

How wise was Joshua's choice,
And feel constrain'd by sovereign love
In Jesus to rejoice.

301. L. M. Anon. altered.

Past Meroies encouraged against present Fears....
Judges xiii. 23.

1 WHY should I yield to slavish fears?
God is the same to endless years:

Tho' clouds and darkness hide his face,
He's boundless both in truth and grace.

2 Would e'er the God of truth make known
The worth and glory of his Son;
His love and righteousness display,
And cast my soul at last away?
3 Would he reveal my sin and wo→→
Teach me my num'rous wants to know,
And help me in my darkest frame,
To build my hopes on Jesu's name?
4 Would God preserve my soul from hell,
And make his love at times prevail,

Would he bestow such mercies past,
And yet reject my soul at last?

5 No-He's my Father and my Friend,
On whose sure promise I depend;
Tho' now from me his face he hides,
Immutable his love abides.

6 Satan shall ne'er o'er Jesus boast, Nor the rich grace be ever lost: The Spirit ne'er his dwelling lose, Nor Christ the humble sout refuse. 7 Tho' unbelief may long molest, And sin and satan break my rest: Grace shall at last the vict'ry get, And make my conquest quite complete. 302. C. M. Beddome.

Fear not....Isaiah xli. 10.

1 YE trembling souls, dismiss your fears,
Be mercy all your theme;
Mercy, which like a river, flows
In one continual stream.

2 Fear not the pow'rs of earth and hell; God will these pow'rs restrain;

His mighty arm their rage repel,
And make their efforts vain.

3 Fear not the want of outward good;
He will for his provide;

Grant them supplies of daily food,
And all they need beside.

4 Fear not that he will e'er forsake,
Or leave his work undone;

He's faithful to his promises,
And faithful to his Son.

5 Fear not the terrors of the grave,
Or death's tremendous stim

He will from endless wrath preserve,
To endless glory bring.

[6 You, in his wisdom, pow'r, and grace,
May confidently trust;

His wisdom guides, his pow'r protects,
His grace rewards the just.]

303. C. M. Doddridge.

Fears dissipated....Isaiah xli. 10.
1 AND art thou with us, gracious Lord,
To dissipate our fear?
Dost thou proclaim thyself our God,
Our God for ever near?

2 Doth thy right hand which form'd the earth,
And bears up all the skies,
Stretch from on high its friendly aid,
When dangers round us rise?

3 Dost thou a father's bowels feel
For all thy humble saints?
And in such tender accents speak,
To soothe their sad complaints?
4 On this support my soul shall lean,
And banish ev'ry care;

The gloomy vale of death must smile,
If God be with me there.

On the Alarm of Fire....Amos iv. 11. 1 THE fire, with wild unbounded pow'r, May ruin ev'ry earthly joy,

And in a swift, surprising hour

Our treasures, homes, and lives destroy. 2 But still the saint its rage defies,

And should destruction seize his frame,
His unimbodied soul would rise
And mount to glory in the flame.

3 There stands a palace built sublime In yonder heavens to which we go,

Secure from all the wastes of time,
And all the dire events below.

4 When vengeance, kindling all her fires,
Shall ride in ruin e'er the ball;

Saints shall enjoy their full desires,
Their God, their Saviour, and their all.

Fortitude...Matt. x. 28.

1 WHY should the dread of sinful man
Ensnare and vex my soul?
O, for that fortitude which can
My ev'ry fear controul.

2 Shall I offend a holy God,
And sacrifice my peace,
To shun a mortal's threat'ning rod,
A friend or two to please?,

3 I must obey the God I love,
Tho' all the world contemus;
One smile from him, I prize above
The richest earthly gems.

4 Hark! O my soul---methinks I hear
Jehovah's awful voice---

"Fear not, thou worm, for I am near;
"I well approve thy choice.

5 "While mortal men revile and frown,
"I'll smile upon thy soul;

"And thou shalt tread the tempter down, "While I his rage controul."

6 Lord, I resign me to thy will,
Thy wisdom I adore!

I yield to thee---thy word fulfil,
And let me doubt no more.