3 Cast thy guilty soul on him,
Find him mighty to redeem;
At his feet thy burden lay,
Look thy doubts and fears away:
Now by faith the Son embrace,
Plead his promise, trust his grace.
4 Lord, thy arm must be reveal'd,
Ere I can by faith be heal'd;
Since I scarce can look to thee,
Cast a gracious eye on me;
At thy feet, myself I lay,
Shine, O shine, my fears away.
191 Psalm cxxi, 4, and Hebrews i, 14. (P. M.) 1 INSPIRER and hearer of pray'r, Thou feeder and guardian of thine, My all to thy covenant care,
I sleeping and waking resign;
If thou art my shield and my sun,
The night is no darkness to me,
And fast as my moments roll on,
They bring me but nearer to thee.
2 Thy minist'ring spirits descend,
To watch while thy saints are asleep,
By day and by night they attend,
The heirs of salvation to keep;
Bright seraphs, despatch'd from the throne,
Repair to the stations assign'd,
And angels elect are sent down,
To guard the elect of mankind.
3 Thy worship, no interval knows;
Their fervour is still on the wing;
And while they protect my repose,
They chaunt to the praise of my king;
I too, at the season ordain'd,
Their chorus for ever will join,
And love and adore without end,
Their faithful Creator, and mine.
192 1 Corinthians ii, 4. (7's. double.)
1 SOURCE of light and pow'r divine,
Deign upon thy truth to shine;
Lord, behold thy servant stands,
Lo, to thee, he lifts his hands:
Satisfy his soul's desire,
Touch his lip with holy fire!
Source of light and pow'r divine,
Deign upon thy truth to shine.
2 Breathe thy Spirit, so shall fall
Unction sweet upon us all;
Till by odours scatter'd round,
Christ himself be trac'd and found;
Then shall ev'ry raptur'd heart,
Rich in peace and joy, depart :
Source of light and pow'r divine,
Deign upon thy truth to shine.
1 YOUR harps, ye trembling saints,
Down from the willows take;
Loud to the praise of love divine,
Bid ev'ry string awake.
2 Tho' in a foreign land,
We are not far from home, And nearer to our house above, We ev'ry moment come. 3 His grace will to the end, Stronger and brighter shine; Nor present things, nor things to come, Shall quench the spark divine.
4 Fasten'd within the veil,
Hope, be your anchor strong;
His loving Spirit the sweet gale,
That wafts you smooth along.
5 Or should the surges rise,
And peace delay to come;
Blest is the sorrow, kind the storm,
That drives us nearer home.
6 Blest is the man, O God,
That stays himself on thee!
Who wait for thy salvation, Lord,
Shall thy salvation see.
1 EARNEST of future bliss,
Thee, Holy Ghost, we hail;
Fountain of holiness,
Whose comforts never fail,
The cleansing gift on saints bestow'd, The witness of their peace with God.
2 What wond'rous grace is this,
For God to dwell with men ;
Through Jesus' righteousness,
His favour we regain,
And feeble worms, by nature lost,
Are temples of the Holy Ghost!
3 By thee on earth we know
Ourselves in Christ renew'd,
Brought by thy grace into
The family of God:
Of his adopting love the seal,
And faithful teacher of his will.
4 Great Comforter, descend In gentle breathings down, Preserve us to the end,
That no man take our crown: Our guardian still vouchsafe to be, Nor suffer us to go from thee.
2 Timothy i, 9. (c. M.)
1 HOW vast the benefits divine,
Which we in Christ possess;
Sav'd from the guilt of sin we are,
And call'd to holiness.
2 But not for works which we have done,
Or shall hereafter do,
Hath God decreed on sinful worms,
Salvation to bestow.
3 Our glorious surety undertook
To satisfy for man;
And grace was giv'n us in him,
Before the world began.
4 Not one of all the chosen race,
But shall to heav'n attain ;
Partake on earth the promis'd grace,
And then with Jesus reign.
5 Of Father, Son, and Spirit, we
Extol the threefold care,
Whose love, whose merit, and whose pow'r
Unite to lift us there!
1 BRIGHT and joyful is the morn,
For to us a child is born;
From the highest realms of heav'n,
Unto us a son is giv'n.
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