3 His presence is diffused abroad

Thro' realms, thro' worlds unknown; Who seek the mercies of our God,

Are ever near his throne.

4 With fervour teach our hearts to pray,
With grateful joy to sing;
Nor from thine altar cast away
The sacrifice we bring.

HYMN 351. C. M.

Privation of Sanctuary Privileges lamented. Ps. xlii. 1—5.

1 0 THE abundance of thine house,
The rich enjoyments there!
To live an exile from thy courts,
How shall my spirit bear!

2 In worship when I joined thy saints,
How sweetly passed my days!
Prayer my divine employment then,
And all my pleasure praise.

3 With those that to thy house resort,
My sacrifice was paid;

And there my zeal fulfilled the vows
My soul in anguish made.

4 But now I'm lost to every joy,
Because detained from thee;
Those golden moments ne'er return,
Or ne'er return to me.

5 Yet O, my soul! why thus depressed,
And whence this anxious fear?
Let former kindness fix thy trust,
And check the rising tear.

6 When darkness and when sorrows rose,
And pressed on every side,
Did not the Lord sustain thy steps,
And was not God thy guide?

HYMN 352. C. M.

Religious Education.

1 WHEN opening life its scenes unfolds,
So dazzling and so new;
What hopes illume each coming day,
And brighten every view!

2 How shall th' untutored mind of youth Elastic and elate,

Discern the perils and the griefs

Which after-life await?

3 O may it be a parent's joy

Their heedless steps to lead;

And save them from the thousand snares
By ill example spread.

4 The counsels of thy faithful word
Shall make their duty known;
And mould and regulate the hearts
To earthly follies prone.

5 Here may thy youthful servants learn
Timely to cleanse their way;
And steadfastly pursue the path
Which guides to endless day.

6 Their ripening years let mercy wait,
Nor let it wait in vain ;
But form in them abundant fruit,
And still this fruit maintain.

HYMN 353. S. M.

Devotedness to the Cause of Christ.

1 I LOVE thy Zion, Lord!
The place of thine abode;
The church, the blest Redeemer saved
With his own precious blood.

2 I love thy church, O God!
Her walls before thee stand,
Dear as the apple of thine eye,
And graven on thine hand.

3 If e'er to bless thy sons
My voice or hands deny,
These hands let useful skill forsake,
This voice in silence die.

4 If e'er my heart forget
Her welfare or her wo;

Let every joy this heart forsake
And every grief o'erflow.

5 For her my tears shall fall,
For her my prayers ascend;
To her my cares and toils be given,
Till cares and toils shall end.

HYMN 354. C. M.

Heavenly Wisdom. Prov. iii. 13—17.

10 HAPPY is the man who hears
Instruction's faithful voice;
And who celestial wisdom makes
His early, only choice!

2 Wisdom has treasures greater far
Than east or west unfold;
And her rewards more precious are
Than is the gain of gold.

3 In her right hand she holds to view A length of happy days;

Riches, with splendid honours joined,
Her left hand full displays.

4 She guides the young, with innocence
In pleasure's path to tread;
A crown of glory she bestows
Upon the hoary head.

5 According as her labours rise,
So her rewards increase;

Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
And all her paths are peace.

HYMN 355. S. M.

The Voice of Wisdom. Prov. i. 20-26.

1 HARK! it is wisdom's voice
That spreads itself around;
Come hither, all ye sons of earth,
And listen to the sound.

2 What though she speaks rebukes
That pierce the soul with smart ;
Yet love through all her chastenings runs,
By pain to mend the heart.

3 Ye who have wandered long
In sin's destructive ways;
Return, return, at my reproof,
And seize the offered grace.

4 Profusely I will pour
My spirit from above,

To arm you with superior strength,
And melt your hearts to love.

5 Come, whilst my offers last,
Ye sinners, and be wise;

He lives, who hears this friendly call,
But he that slights it, dies!

HYMN 356. S. M.

Domestic Affection founded on Piety. Ps. cxxxiii.

1 BLEST are the sons of peace, Whose hearts and hopes are one;