Oh, this full
Birds with glad

Oh, to lie

and per-fect peace! Oh, this trans - port all di - vine!

der songs o'er-flow, Flow'rs with deep-er beau-ties shine,

for-ev

er here, Doubt and care and self re-sign, Heav'n and earth may fade and flee, First-born light in gloom decline;

151

PHOEBE CARY.

One Sweetly Solemn Thought.

PHILIP PHILLIPS.

1. One sweet-ly

2. Near-er

3. Near-er

I'm my mansions be; Nearthe bound of life, Where burdens are laid down; Near4. Be near me when my feet

solemn thought Comes to me o'er and o'er;
Fa-ther's house, Where man - y

Are slipping o'er the brink; For

er

er

I

to am

the great white throne today, Near - er the crystal sea. leave the cross today, And near-er to the crown. nearer home to day, Perhaps, than now

I think.

home today, to day, Than I have been be - fore.

152

FANNY J. CROSBY.

Rescue the Perishing.

WILLIAM H. DOANE.

1. Rescue the per-ish-ing, Care for the dying. Snatch them in pit - y from 2. Tho' they are slighting Him, Still He is wait-ing, Wait - ing the pen - i - tent 3. Down in the human heart, Crushed by the tempter, Feel-ings lie bur-ied that 4. Rescue the per-ish-ing, Du - ty de-mands it; Strength for thy la-bor the

sin and the grave; child to receive;

Weep o'er the err-ing one, Lift up the fall - en, Plead with them ear-nest-ly, Plead with them gen-tly: grace can restore; Touched by a loving heart, Wak-ened by kind-ness, Lord will provide; Back to the nar-row way Pa-tient-ly win them;

Thou hast bid me gaze up-on Thee, And Thy beau-ty fills my soul;
Yes,
I rest in Thee, be loved, Know what wealth of grace is Thine;
Satisfies its deep- est long-ings, Meets, sup-plies its ev'ry need;
Brightness of my Fa-ther's glo-ry, Sunshine of my Fa-ther's face;

D. C. Chorus.

For by Thy trans-form- ing power, Thou hast made me
Know Thy cer-tain ty of promise, And have made it
Com-pass-ath me round with blessings, Thine is love in
Keep me ev

er trusting, resting, Fill me

with Thy grace.