HYMN 349. L. M. Dresden. [b]
W And smiling day once more appears,
HEN darkness long has veiled my mind,
Then, my Redeemer, then I find
The folly of my doubts and fears.
2 I chide my unbelieving heart,
And blush that I should ever be
Thus prone to act so base a part,
Or harbour one hard thought of thee.
3 0, let me, then, at length be taught
(What I am still so slow to learn)
That God is Love, and changes not,
Nor knows the shadow of a turn.
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.
HYMN 350. L. P. M. St. Helen's. [*] Fervent Vows and Petitions.
THEE will I love, my strength and tower,
Thee will I love, my joy and crown;
Thee will I love with all my power,
In all my works, and thee alone!
Thee will I love, till that pure
Fill my whole soul with chaste desire.
-2 In darkness willingly I strayed;
I sought thee, yet from thee I roved:
For wide my wandering thoughts were spread,
Thy creatures more than thee I loved;
And now, if more at length I see,
'Tis through thy light, and comes from thee.
-3 I thank thee, uncreated sun,
That thy bright beams on me have shined;
I thank thee, who hast, overthrown
My foes, and healed my wounded mind;
I thank thee, whose enlivening voice
Bids my freed heart in thee rejoice.
4 Give to my eyes refreshing tears;
Give to my heart chaste, hallowed fires;
Give to my soul, with filial fears,
The love that all heaven's host inspires;
That all my powers, with all their might,
In thy sole glory may unite.
-5 Thee will I love, my joy, my crown!
Thee will I love, my Lord, my God!
Thee will I love, though all may frown,
And thorns and briers perplex my road;
Yea, when my flesh and heart decay,
Thee shall I love in endless day.
HYMN 351. L. M. Nazareth. [b or *]
WEET peace of conscience, heavenly guest!
Come, fix thy mansion in my breast;
Dispel my doubts, my fears control;
And heal the anguish of my soul.
o 2 Come, smiling hope, and joy sincere ;
Come, make your constant dwelling here;
Still let your presence cheer my heart,
Nor sin compel you to depart.
3 Thou God of hope and peace divine,
Oh! make these sacred pleasures mine!
Forgive my sins, my fears remove,
And send the tokens of thy love.
s 4 Then should my eyes, without a tear,
See death, with all its terrors, near:
My heart should then in death rejoice,
And raptures tune my faltering voice.
5 Nay, should the frame of nature fall,
And flames surround this earthly ball;
Ev'n then, my soul without dismay
The mighty ruin would survey.
s 6 Yes, for beyond these lower skies New worlds salute my longing eyes;
Blest worlds! where peace her throne maintains, And everlasting glory reigns.
HYMN 352. C. M. Lanesboro'. [b or *]
ATHER, whate'er of earthly bliss
Thy sovereign will denies,
Accepted at thy throne of grace,
Let this petition rise :—
2 "Give me a calm, a thankful heart,
From every murmur free;
The blessings of thy grace impart,
And make me live to thee.
3"Let the sweet hope that I am thine,
My life and death attend;
Thy presence through my journey shine,
And crown my journey's end.'
HYMN 353. 8 & 7. Smyrna. [*]
"Yea, though I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, I will fear no Evil." Ps. xxiii, 4.
GENTLY, Lord, O gently lead us
Through this gloomy vale of tears,
Through the changes thou'st decreed us,
Till our last great change appears.
s O refresh us with thy blessing,
O refresh us with thy grace,
May thy mercies, never ceasing,
Fit us for thy dwelling-place.
p 2 When temptation's darts assail us,
When in devious paths we stray,
Let thy goodness never fail us,
Lead us in thy perfect way.
O refresh us with thy blessing, &c.
p 3 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.
O refresh us with thy blessing, &c.
e 4 When this mortal life is ended, Bid us in thine arms to rest,
o Till by angel bands attended, We awake among the blest.
O refresh us with thy blessing, &c.
8 5 Then, O crown us with thy blessing,
Through the triumphs of thy grace;
Then shall praises never ceasing
Echo through thy dwelling-place.
O refresh us with thy blessing, &c.
HYMN 354. L. M. Dresden. [b]
P 1 WAIT, O my soul, thy Maker's will!
Tumultuous passions, all be still!
Nor let a murmuring thought arise;
His ways are just, his counsels wise.
e 2 He in the thickest darkness dwells,
Performs his work, the cause conceals;
But though his methods are unknown,
Judgment and truth support his throne.
3 In heaven, and earth, and air, and seas,
He executes his firm decrees;
And by his saints it stands confessed,
That what he does is ever best.
4 Wait, then, my soul, submissive wait,
Prostrate before his awful seat:
And 'midst the terrors of his rod,
Trust in a wise and gracious God.
HYMN 355. C. M. Dundee. [* or b]
1 MAV I remember, Lord, to thee,
Whate'er I have I owe;
And back, in gratitude, from me,
May all thy bounties flow.
2 Thy gifts are only then enjoyed,
When used as talents lent;
Those talents only well employed,
When in thy service spent.
3 And though thy wisdom takes away,
Shall I arraign thy will?
o No, let me bless thy name,
and say,
"The Lord is gracious still."
4 A pilgrim through the earth I roam,
Of nothing long possessed,
And all must fail when I go home,
For this is not my rest.
5 Write but my name upon the roll
Of thy redeemed above;
Then, heart, and mind, and strength, and soul,
I'll love thee for thy love.
HYMN 356. L. P. M. Dresden. [b] "For we have not an High Priest who cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin." Heb. iv, 15.
e 1 WHEN gathering clouds around I view, And days are dark, and friends are few,
On him I lean, who, not in vain,
Experienced every human pain;
He sees my wants, allays my fears,
And counts and treasures up my tears.
-2 If aught should tempt my soul to stray
From heavenly virtue's narrow way,
To fly the good I would pursue,
Or do the sin I would not do,
Still he who felt temptation's power
Shall guard me in that dangerous hour.
-3 When sorrowing o'er some stone I bend,
Which covers all that was a friend;
And from his voice, his hand, his smile,
Divides me-for a little while,—
Thou, Saviour, seest the tears I shed,
For thou didst weep o'er Lazarus dead.
-4 And O, when I have safely past
Through every conflict-but the last,
Still, still unchanging, watch beside
My painful bed,-for thou hast died;
Then point to realms of cloudless day,
And wipe the latest tear away.
HYMN 357. 8,7 & 4. Tamworth.
Divine Faithfulness.
the floods of tribulation,
While the billows o'er me roll,
e Jesus whispers consolation,
And supports my fainting soul;
Hallelujah,
Hallelujah, Praise the Lord.
e 2 In his darkest dispensations,
Faithful doth the Lord appear,
With his richest consolations,
To reanimate and cheer:
Sweet affliction,
Thus to bring my Saviour near.
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