Fill my soul with joy divine;
Keep me, Lord, for ever thine.
1 GREAT Father of our feeble race,
Behold, thy servants wait;
With longing eyes and lifted hands,
We flock around thy gate.
2 O, shed abroad that royal gift,
Thy spirit, from above,
To bless our eyes with sacred light,
And fire our hearts with love.
3 Blest earnest of eternal joy,
Declare our sins forgiven,
And bear, with energy divine,
Our raptured thoughts to heaven.
4 Diffuse, O God, refreshing showers,
That earth its fruit may yield,
And change this barren wilderness
To Carmel's flowery field.
8 & 7s. M.
Guidance implored.
1 GENTLY, Lord! O, gently lead us,
Through this lonely vale of tears;
Through the changes thou 'st decreed us,
Till our last great change appears :
When temptations darts assail us,
When in devious paths we stray,
Let thy goodness never fail us,
Lead us in thy perfect way.
2 In the hour of pain and anguish,
In the hour when death draws near,
Suffer not our hearts to languish,
Suffer not our souls to fear :
And, when mortal life is ended,
May we wake among the blest,
And, by all the saints attended,
Ever on thy bosom rest.
1 O THOU, whose power o'er moving worlds presides,
Whose voice created, and whose wisdom guides,
On darkling man in pure effulgence shine,
And cheer the clouded mind with light divine.
2 'T is thine alone to calm the pious breast
With silent confidence and holy rest:
From thee, great God, we spring; to thee we tend ; Path, Motive, Guide, Original, and End.
1 BLEST Spirit, Source of grace divine,
What soul-refreshing streams are thine!
O, bring these healing waters nigh,
Or we must droop, and fall, and die.
2 No traveller through desert lands,
'Midst scorching suns and burning sands,
More eager longs for cooling rain,
Or pants the current to obtain.
3 Our longing souls aloud would sing ;
Spring up, celestial fountain, spring;
To a redundant river flow,
And cheer this thirsty land below.
4 May this blest torrent, near my side,
Through all the desert swiftly glide;
Then, in Immanuel's land above,
Spread to a sea of joy and love!
1 GREAT Source of life and light,
Thy heavenly grace impart,
And by thy holy spirit write
Thy law upon my heart:
My soul would cleave to thee;
Let naught my purpose move;
O, let my faith more steadfast be,
And more intense my love!
2 Imbue my constant mind
With deep humility,
And let an ardent zeal be joined
With perfect charity;
That grace to me impart,
With meekness to reprove,
To hate the sin with all my heart,
And still the sinner love.
3 Long as my trials last,
Long as the cross I bear,
O, let my soul on thee be cast
In confidence and prayer!
Conduct me to the shore
Of everlasting peace,
Where storm and tempest rise no more,
Where sin and sorrow cease.
For the Direction of God's Spirit.
1 LEADER of Israel's host, and Guide
Of all who seek the land above,
Beneath thy shadow we abide,
The cloud of thy protecting love;
Our strength thy grace, our rule thy word,
Our end the glory of the Lord.
2 By thine unerring spirit led,
We shall not in the desert stray;
We shall not full direction need,
Nor miss our providential way;
As far from danger as from fear,
While Love, almighty Love, is near.
C. M. SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS.
The Peace-giving Spirit.
1 SPIRIT of peace, celestial Dove!
How excellent thy praise!
No richer gift than Christian love
Thy gracious power displays.
2 Sweet as the dew on herb and flower
That silently distils,
At evening's soft and balmy hour,
On Zion's fruitful hills,-
3 So with mild influence from above
Shall promised grace descend;
Till universal peace and love
O'er all the earth extend.
L. M. COMPANION HYMN BOOK.
The Soul thirsting for God.
1 FOUNTAIN of all-sufficient bliss
To men below, to saints above,
Fulness of joy in thee there is,
Fulness of light, fulness of love.
2 Enter, and fill my waiting mind;
Give me that peace, that calm repose,
Which self-complacence cannot find,
Which self-abasement only knows.
3 To thee my inmost soul aspires;
To thee I plight my solemn vows;
Keep me from all impure desires,
And all my best affections rouse.
4 Fit me to join thy saints on high,
Who brightly shine, in bliss complete ;
Who view thy glorious majesty,
And cast their crowns before thy feet.
1 LORD, in whose might the Saviour trod The dark and stormy wave,
And trusted in his Father's arm,
Omnipotent to save ;
2 When thickly round our footsteps rise
The floods and storms of life,
Send thou thy spirit down to still
The dark and fearful strife.
3 Strong in our trust, on thee reposed,
The ocean path we 'll dare,
Though waves around us rage and foam,
Since thou art present there.
Succour implored in spiritual Conflicts.
1 O GRACIOUS God, in whom I live,
My feeble efforts aid;
Help me to watch, and pray, and strive,
Though trembling and afraid.
2 Increase my faith, increase my hope,
When foes and fears prevail;
O, bear my fainting spirit up,
Or soon my strength will fail.
3 Whene'er temptations lure my heart,
Or draw my feet aside,
My God, thy powerful aid impart,
My Guardian and my Guide.
4 O, keep me in thy heavenly way,
And bid the tempter flee;
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