I lovingly adore!

And pray to keep Thy Spirit's law With true heart more and more.

2 Forgiveness so my soul hath stirred, Subdued and reconciled,

I must obey my Father's word,
His dear word to His child.

3 My Father's word! and therefore

dear,

And blessed to fulfil!

Mighty words, that

heaven,

came from Comfort him in silent night, Are his daily portion given. 3 Thus his soul is like a tree, By unfailing rivers seen; Fruit it bears abundantly, Every leaf is richly green. 4 But the godless are not so;

Where can be their trust or stay? Like the chaff the wild winds blow, In the storm they're swept away. 5 Therefore in the judgment time The ungodly shall not stand,— Never join, in bliss sublime, The redeemed at God's right hand. 6 Lord! Thou watchest every day O'er the good man's path of light; But the sinner's darkening way l'erisheth in fearful night.

Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God.-MATT. v. 8. HERE is a dwelling-place above; Thither, to meet the God of love, The poor in spirit go:

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Would I perform Thy will.

4 The mind that was in Christ supply,
The Spirit of Thy Son!
Then Thou shalt guide me with
Thine eye,

And all Thy will be done!
GEORGE RAWSON. 1857.

To them who mercy's path pursue,

That voice shall bliss impart : There is a Sight from man con

cealed ;

That sight-the face of God revealed,
Shall bless the pure in heart.

3 There is a Name in heaven bestowed ;

That name, which hails them sons of God,

The friends of peace shall know : There is a Kingdom in the sky, Where they shall reign with God on high,

Who serve Him here below.

And kindness in our bosoms dwell, As free and true as Thine.

4 If joy shall at Thy bidding fly,

And grief's dark day come on, We, in our turn, would meekly cry, Father, Thy will be done."

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THOMAS T. LYNCH. 1855.

S.M.

Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord.-COL. iii. 23.

EACH me, my God and King,

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In all things Thee to see; And what I do in anything,

To do it as for Thee.

To scorn the senses' sway,
While still to Thee I tend :

In all I do be Thou the way,
In all be Thou the end.

All may of Thee partake:
Nothing so small can be,

But draws, when acted for Thy sake,
Greatness and worth from Thee,

If done beneath Thy laws,

E'en servile labours shine: Hallowed is toil, if this the cause, The meanest work divine.

GEORGE HERBERT. 1635.

481

C.M.

Quicken Thou me according to Thy word.-PSA. cxix. 25.

1 MY soul lies cleaving to the dust,

Lord, give me life divine;
From vain desires, and every lust,
Turn off these eyes of mine.

2 I need the influence of Thy grace
To speed me in Thy way,
Lest I should loiter in my race,
Or turn my feet astray.

3 When sore afflictions press me down,
I need Thy quickening powers;
Thy word, that I have rested on,
Shall help my heaviest hours.,

Thy darkness past away,

Because on thee the light hath shone In which is perfect day..

Shall not defile again;

The blood of Jesus Christ the Lord
Shall cleanse from every stain.

3 Walk in the light-and thou shalt Thy heart made truly His, [find Who dwells in cloudless light enIn whom no darkness is. [shrined; 4 Walk in the light-so shalt thou That fellowship of love, [know

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of salvation.-ISA. Ixi. 10.

AWAKE, my heart, arise, my

tongue,

Prepare a tuneful voice;

In God, the life of all my joys,

Aloud will I rejoice.

2 'Tis He adorned my naked soul,
And made salvation mine;

Upon a poor, polluted worm,
He makes His graces shine.

3 And, lest the shadow of a spot
Should on my soul be found,
He took the robe the Saviour wrought
And cast it all around.

4 The Spirit wrought my faith, and
And hope, and every grace; [love,
But Jesus spent His life to work
The robe of righteousness.

PSA. XCV. 1.

YOME, we that love the Lord, And let our joys be known; Join in a song with sweet accord, And thus surround the throne.

The sorrows of the mind
Be banished from this place;

Religion never was designed
To make our pleasures less.

Let those refuse to sing

That never knew our God;

But children of the heavenly King May speak their joys abroad.

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1 PET. i. 8.

OT with our mortal eyes
Have we beheld the Lord;

Yet we rejoice to hear His name,

And love Him in His word.

On earth we want the sight

Of our Redeemer's face :

Yet, Lord, our inmost thoughts delight

To dwell upon Thy grace.

And when we taste Thy love,
Our joys divinely grow

Unspeakable, like those above,
And heaven begins below.

490

ISAAC WATTS. 1707.

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C.M.

The health of my countenance, and my
God.-PSA. xlii. 11.

MY God, the spring of all my joys,

The life of my delights,

The glory of my brightest days,
And comfort of my nights.

2 In darkest shades, if He appear,
My dawning is begun;

He is my soul's sweet morning star,
And He my rising sun.

3 The opening heavens around me shine

With beams of sacred bliss,
While Jesus shows His heart is mine,
And whispers I am His.

4 My soul would leave this heavy clay
At that transporting word;
Run up with joy, the shining way,
To embrace my dearest Lord.

5 Fearless of hell and ghastly death,
I'd break through every foe;
The wings of love, and arms of faith,
Should bear me conqueror through.

ISAAC WATTS. 1707.

ISAAC WATTS.

C.M.

1709.

Happy is that people whose God is

the Lord-PSA, cxliv. 15.

HAPPY they who know the
Lord,

With whom He deigns to dwell! He feeds and cheers them by His

word;

His arm supports them well.

2 He helped His saints in ancient days, Who trusted in His name:

And we can witness, to His praise,
His love is still the same.

3 His presence sweetens all our cares,
And makes our burdens light;
A word from Him dispels our fears,
And gilds the gloom of night.

4 Lord, let us then most highly prize
These tokens of Thy love,
Till Thou shalt bid our spirits rise
To worship Thee above.