THE Lord of glory is my light, 2 One privilege my heart desires; 3 There shall I offer my requests, 4 When troubles rise and storms appear, 5 Now shall my head be lifted high 12 How happy all thy servants are! My life which thou hast made thy care, 3 Now I am thine, for ever thine, 4 Here in thy courts I leave my vow, 145 MY II. Y never-ceasing song shall show 2 The sacred truths his lips pronounce 3 How long the race of David held But there's a nobler covenant sealed 4 His seed for ever shall possess 5 Lord God of hosts, thy wondrous ways 3 FOR SOCIAL AND PRIVATE WORSHIP. 146 heaven but What peaceful hours I once enjoyed, How sweet their memory still! But they have left an aching void The world can never fill. 4 Return, O holy Dove, return Sweet messenger of rest; 5 I hate the sins that made thee mourn, And drove thee from my breast. The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be, WHOM wave we, Lord, inside thee, Help me to tear it from thy throne, Where else for succor can we flee, Or in whose strength confide? 2 Thou art our portion here below, Our promised bliss above; Ne'er may our souls an object know So precious as thy love, 3 When heart and flesh, O Lord, shall Thou wilt our spirits cheer, [fail, Support us through life's thorny vale, And calm each anxious fear. 4 Yes-thou shalt be our guide thro' life, And help and strength supply; Sustain us in death's fearful strife, And welcome us on high. 147 DEAREST of all the names above, 2 Till God in human flesh I see, My thoughts no comfort find; 3 But if Immanuel's face appear, 4 While Jews on their own law rely, And Greeks of wisdom boast, I love the incarnate mystery, And worship only thee. 6 So shall my walk be close with God, Calm and serene my frame; So purer light shall mark the road 149 WHE HEN I can read my title clear, I'll bid farewell to every fear, 2 Should earth against my soul engage, 3 Let cares like a wild deluge coine, 4 There shall I bathe my weary soul 150 LORD, thou wilt hear me when I pray, I am for ever thine: I fear before thee all the day, 2 And while I rest my weary head 3 I pay this evening sacrifice; And when my work is done, Great God, my faith and hope relies Upon thy grace alone. 4 Thus with my thoughts composed to I'll give mine eyes to sleep; [peace Thy hand in safety keeps my days,. And will my slumbers keep. 3 Since I'm a stranger here below, WHEN God revealed his gracious But mark the road my feet should go, name, And changed my mournful state, My rapture seemed a pleasing dream, The grace appeared so great. 4 2 The world beheld the glorious change, 3 The Lord can clear the darkest skies, And be my constant guide. When I confessed my wandering ways, Or I shall stray again. If God to me his statutes show, 153 II. HE Lord descended from above, Tand bowed the heavens most high; And underneath his feet he cast 2 On cherub and on cherubim, And on the wings of mighty winds 3 He sat serene upon the floods, Their fury to restrain; And he, as sovereign Lord and King, 4 The Lord will give his people strength, And he will bless his chosen flock 155 THROU II. HROUGH endless years thou art the Ages to come shall know thy name, 2 The strong foundations of the earth, By thee the beauteous arch of heaven, 3 Soon shall this goodly frame of things, And changed at thy command. 4 But thy perfections all divine, 5 Thy children's children, still thy care, 2 LORD, I would delight in thee, To thee in every trouble flee, And glory in thy name. 3 Why should the soul a drop bemoan, A fountain which shall ever run, No good in creatures can be found, 4 I must have all things and abound, While God is God to me. 5 He who has made my heaven secure, 6 Whilst Christ is rich, can I be poor? O Lord, I cast my care on thee, Henceforth my great concern shall be, 158 THY way, O God, is in the sea, 2 Here the dark veils of flesh and sense My wondering thoughts confound. 4 'Tis but in part I know thy will; 5 With rapture shall I then survey OUT of the deeps of long distress, The borders of despair, I sent my cries to seek thy grace, 2 Great God, should thy severer eye, No mortal flesh could stand. 3 But there are pardons with my God, 4 Then in the Lord let Israel trust, 5 There's full redemption at his throne 2 With pitying eyes the Prince of grace He saw, and, O amazing love! 3 Down from the shining seats above, 4 He spoiled the powers of darkness thus, From everlasting pains. O! for this love, let rocks and hills Their lasting silence break; FOR SOCIAL AND PRIVATE WORSHIP. 161 GOD of mercy, hear my call, 2 Give me the presence of thy grace; Shall speak aloud thy righteousness, PLUNGED in a gulf of dark despair, 3 No blood of goats nor heifers slain, We wretched sinners lay, Without one cheerful beam of hope, For sin could e'er atone; The death of Christ shall still remain |