307. CONTINUED.

4 When we in darkness walk,
Nor feel the heavenly flame,
Then is the time to trust our God,
And rest upon his name.

5 Soon shall our doubts and fears
Subside at his control;

His loving kindness shall break through
The midnight of the soul.

6 Blest is the man, O God,

That stays himself on thee!

Who waits for thy salvation, Lord,
Shall thy salvation see.

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A FIRM FOUNDATION.

Anne Steele.

OLMUTZ.

A-men.

AMES. L. M.

S. Neukomm.

I

WHEN sins and fears prevailing rise,

And fainting hope almost expires,

Jesus, to thee I lift my eyes,

To thee I breathe my soul's desires.

2 If my immortal Saviour lives,

Then my immortal life is sure;
His word a firm foundation gives;
Here let me build, and rest secure.

3 Here let my faith unshaken dwell;
Immovable the promise stands;
Not all the powers of earth or hell
Can e'er dissolve the sacred bands.

THROUGH the love of God our Saviour,

All will be well:

Free and changeless is his favor!
All, all is well:

Precious is the blood that healed us;
Perfect is the grace that sealed us;
Strong the hand stretched out to shield us;
All must be well.

2 Though we pass through tribulation,
All will be well;

Ours is such a full salvation,
All, all is well:

Happy, still in God confiding,
Fruitful, if in Christ abiding,
Holy, through the Spirit's guiding,
All must be well.

3 We expect a bright to-morrow;
All will be well:

Faith can sing through days of sorrow,
All, all is well:

On our Father's love relying,

Jesus every need supplying,

Or in living, or in dying,

All must be well.

D. C.

A-men.

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ETERNAL MERCY.

MELITA. L. M. 61.

J. Wesley, Transl.

J. B. Dykes.

I

THO

HOUGH waves and storms go o'er my head,
Though strength, and health, and friends be gone;

Though joys be withered all, and dead,

Though every comfort be withdrawn;
On this my steadfast soul relies,-
Father, thy mercy never dies.

2 Fixed on this ground will I remain,

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Though heart may fail, and flesh decay;
This anchor shall my soul sustain,

When earth's foundations melt away:
Mercy's full power I then shall prove,
Loved with an everlasting love.

A-men.

GREENWOOD. S. M. 7. Sweetser.

3 How God hath built above
A city fair and new,

Where eye and heart shall see and prove
What faith has counted true.

4 My heart for gladness springs,
It cannot more be sad;

For very joy it laughs and sings,

Sees naught but sunshine glad.

5 The sun that glads mine eyes
Is Christ, the Lord I love;
I sing for joy of that which lies
Stored up for me above.

2 CORINTHIANS i. 20.

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P. Doddridge.

DARWALL. H. M.

I. Darwall.

THE

'HE promises I sing, Which sovereign love hath spoke; Nor will th' eternal King, His words of grace revoke; 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,

But still the same,
In radiant lines

That measure mortal years;
The promise shines
Through all the flame.

Through my attentive ears, ground And dissipate the spheres ; I stand serene,

3 Their harmony shall sound
When thunders cleave the
Midst all the shock
Of that dread scene,

Thy word my rock.

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"HE'LL NEVER FORSAKE."

G. Keith.

PORTUGUESE HYMN.

IIS. J. Reading.

I

HOW firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord,

Is laid for your faith in his excellent word!

What more can he say than to you he hath said,—
To you who for refuge to Jesus have fled?

2 Fear not, he is with thee, O be not dismayed;
For he is thy God, and will give thee his aid:

He'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand, Upheld by his gracious, omnipotent hand.

3 When through the deep waters he calls thee to go,
The rivers of sorrow shall ne'er overflow;

His presence shall guide thee, his mercy shall bless,
And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress.

4 When through fiery trials thy pathway is laid,
His grace all-sufficient shall lend thee its aid;
The flame shall not hurt thee; he does but design
Thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine.

5 His people, through life, shall abundantly prove
His sovereign, eternal, unchangeable love;
When age with gray hairs shall their temples adorn,
Like lambs they shall still in his bosom be borne.

6 The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose,
He will not-he will not desert to its foes:
That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake,
He'll never-no never-no never forsake.

A-men.