4 Sweet truth, and easy to repeat!
But when my faith is sharply tried,
I find myself a learner yet,

Unskilful, weak, and apt to slide.
5 But, O my Lord one look from thee
Subdues the disobedient will:
Drives doubt and discontent away,
And thy rebellious worm is still.
6 Thou art as ready to forgive
As I am ready to repine;

Thou, therefore, all the praise receive;
Be shame and self-abhorrence mine.

386.

C.M.-Peace in Christ amidst Tribulations John xvi. 33.

1 HENCEFORTH let each believing heart From anxious sorrows cease;

Though storms of trouble rage around,
In Jesus we have peace.

2 His blood from wrath to come redeems, And his almighty grace,

By bitterest draughts of deep distress,
Its healing power displays.

3 Jesus, our Captain, march'd before
To lead us to the fight;

And now he reacheth out the crown
With heavenly glories bright.

4 Lord, 'tis enough; thy voice we hear;
That crown by faith we see:

No sorrows shall o'erwhelm our souls,
Since none divide from thee.

387.

P.M.-God's Fidelity to his Promises. Heb. x. 23.

1 THE promises I sing,

Which sovereign love hath spoke;

Nor will the eternal King

They stand secure

And steadfast still;

Not Zion's hill

Abides so sure.

2 The mountains melt away

When once the Judge appears,
And sun and moon decay,
That measure mortal years;
But still the same

In radiant lines
The promise shines
Through all the flame.

3 Their harmony shall sound
Through mine attentive ears,
When thunders cleave the ground,
And dissipate the spheres;

'Midst all the shock
Of that dread scene,

I stand serene,

Thy word

C.M.-" Jehovah Jireh. The Lord will provide." Gen. xxii. 14. 1 THE saints should never be dismay'd, Nor sink in hopeless fear; For when they least expect his aid, The Saviour will appear.

2 This Abraham found; he rais'd the knife, God saw, and said " Forbear;"

Yon ram shall yield his meaner life ;
Behold the victim there.

3 Once David seem'd Saul's certain prey;
But hark! the foe's at hand;
Saul turns his arms another way,
To save the invaded land.

4 When Jonah sunk beneath the wave,
He thought to rise no more;
But God prepar'd a fish to save,
And bear him to the shore.

5 Blest proofs of power and grace divine,
That meet us in his word!

May every deep-felt care of mine
Be trusted with the Lord.

6 Wait for his seasonable aid,
And, though it tarry, wait:
The promise may be long delay'd,
But cannot come too late.

389.

L.M.-A Christian's Treasure ; "All things are your's, whether
Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas." 1 Cor. iii. 21.

1 HOW vast the treasure we possess!
How rich thy bounty, King of Grace!
This world is ours, and worlds to come;
Earth is our lodge, and heaven our home.
2 Paul is our teacher; while he speaks
The shadows fly, the morning breaks;
His words like beams of knowledge shine,
And fill our souls with light divine.
3 Cephas is ours; he makes us feel
The kindlings of celestial zeal;
While sweet Apollos' charming voice
Gives us a taste of heavenly joys.
4 The springing corn, the stately wood,
Grow to provide us house and food:
Fire, air, earth, water, join their force;
All nature serves us in her course.

5 The sun rolls round to make our day,
The moon directs our nightly way;
While angels bear us in their arms,
And shield us from ten thousand harms.

6 O glorious portion of the saints!
Let faith suppress our sore complaints,
And tune our hearts and tongues to sing
Our bounteous God, our sovereign king.

390.

L.M.-All things working for good Rom. viii. 28.

1 MY soul, survey thy happiness,
If thou art found a child of grace;
How richly is the gospel stor'd,
What joy the promises afford.

2" All things are yours," the gift of God,
And purchas'd with the Saviour's blood;
While the good Spirit shews us how
To use and to enjoy them too.

3 If peace and plenty crown my days,
They help me, Lord, to speak thy praise;
If bread of sorrows be my food,
Those sorrows work my real good.

4 Father! I wait thy daily will,

Thou shalt divide my portion still: Grant me, on earth, what seems thee best, "Till death and heaven reveal the rest.

391.

L.M." As thy days, so shall thy strength be." Deut. xxxiii. 25. 1 AFFLICTED saint! to Christ draw near; Thy Saviour's gracious promise hear: His faithful word declares to thee, That" as thy days, thy strength shall be." 2 Thy faith is weak, thy foes are strong, And if the conflict should be long, Thy Lord will make the tempter flee; For "as thy days, thy strength shall be." 3 Should persecution rage and flame, Still trust in thy Redeemer's name: In fiery trials thou shalt see,

That" as thy days, thy strength shall be."

4 When call'd by Him to bear the cross,
Reproach, affliction, pain, or loss,
Or deep distress, and poverty;

Stillas thy days, thy strength shall be."
5 When death at length appears in view,
Christ's presence shall the fears subdue:
He comes to set thy spirit free;

And as thy days, thy strength shall be."

392.

C.M.-Patience of Hope.

1 THOU Sovereign Ruler of the world,
To thee would I resign

My future hopes and present joys,
And learn thy will divine.

2 I kiss the hand which holds the rod,
Nor will I dare complain;

Although my brightest days be past;
My darkest still remain.

3 Compar'd with what my Saviour felt,
How light my sorrows are;
Nor can the greatest pains I feel,
With pains of hell compare.

4 Then will I patiently submit,
Nor let a murmur rise,

While I possess a steadfast hope
Of bliss beyond the skies.

393.

L.M.—Prayer for Patience

1 LORD, who has suffer'd all for me,
My peace and pardon to procure;
The lighter cross I bear for thee,
Help me with patience to endure.
2 The storm of loud repining, hush,

I would in humble silence mourn;
Why should the unburnt, tho' burning bush,
Be angry as the crackling thorn?