4 Then, christian! send thy fears away,
Nor sink in gloomy care:

Though clouds o'erspread the scene to-day,
MRS. STEELE.
To-morrow may be fair.

HYMN 523. P. M.

God the only Refuge of the Afflicted.
OW vast is the tribute I owe

Hof gratitude, homage, and praise

To the Giver of all I possess,

The life and the length of my days! 2 Thou alone art the author of all! The faithful, unchangeable friend! Thou alone our griefs canst remove, Thou alone from evils defend.

3 When the sorrows I boded were. come, I pour'd out my sighs and my tears; To him who alone can relieve

My soul breath'd her vows and her pray'rs. 4 When my heart throbb'd pain and alarm, When paleness my cheek overspread, When sickness pervaded my frame; My soul on my Maker was staid. 5 When death's awful image was nigh, And no one was able to save,

Thou brighten'st the valley of death, And illum'st the gloom of the grave. 6 In mercy thy spirit dispels

The shade of calamity's night;
And turns the sad scenes of despair
To mornings of joy and delight.
7 Great source of my comforts restor❜d!
Thou healer and balm of my woes!
Thou hope and desire of my soul!
On mercy I'll ever repose.
8 How boundless the gratitude due
To thee, O thou God of my praise,
The fountain of all I possess,
The light and the life of my days!

JERVIS.

HYMN 524.

Six Line Long Metre.

Imploring Divine Mercy. Ps. cxxx.
UT of the depths of sad distress,
The gloomy mazes of despair,

To heaven we raise our warm address;
Deign, O our God! to hear our pray'r :
O let thine ear indulge our grief,
For thy indulgence is relief.

2 Shouldst thou, O God! minutely scan
Our faults, and as severely chide;
No mortal seed of sinful man

Could such a scrutiny abide :
But mercy shines in all thy ways,
Bright theme of universal praise !
3 With longing eyes we seek the Lord,
Before his throne our souls attend:
Firmly on his eternal word

Our faith is fix'd, our hopes depend :
On wings of love our souls shall rise
In contemplation to the skies.
4 Ye pious minds! on God rely:

With full assurance in him trust; He sends redemption from on high, And raises sinners from the dust. He will at length absolve his heirs From all their guilt and all their fears. DENHAM.

HYMN 525. Sevens Metre.

A Penitential Hymn.

G Hear our sad repentant song;

OD of mercy! God of love!

Sorrow dwells on ev'ry face,
Penitence on ev'ry tongue.

2 Deep regret for follies past,
Talents wasted, time misspent ;
Hearts debas'd by worldly cares,
Thankless for the blessings lent—

3 Foolish fears and fond desires,
Vain regrets for things as vain ;
Lips too seldom taught to praise,
Oft to murmur and complain—
4 These, and every secret fault,
Fill'd with grief and shame we own ;
Humbled at thy feet we lie,

Seeking pardon from thy throne.
5 God of mercy! God of grace!
Hear our sad repentant songs;
O restore thy suppliant race,
Thou to whom our praise belongs!

HYMN 526. S. M.

TAYLOR.

The Designs of Providence in the Changes and Revolutions of the World.

G

OD, to correct the world,

In wrath is slow to rise;

But comes at length in thunder cloth'd,

And darkness veils the skies.

2 His banners, lifted high,

3

4

5

6

The nations' God declare;

Stain'd with blood, with terrors mark'd,
Spread wonder and despair.

All earthly pomp and pride

Are in his presence lost;

Empires o'erturn'd, thrones, sceptres, crowns,
In wild confusion tost.

While war and wo prevail,

And desolation wide;

In God, the sov'reign Lord of all,
The righteous still confide.

Mysterious is the course

Of his tremendous way:

His path is in the trackless winds,
And in the foaming sea.

Yet, though now wrapt in clouds,

And from our view conceal'd;

The righteous Judge will soon appear,
In majesty reveal'd!

He'll curb the lawless pow'r,
The deadly wrath of man;

7

And all the windings will unfold

Of his own gracious plan.

JERVIS altered.

HYMN 527. Six Line Long Metre.
Thanksgiving for National Prosperity.

TOW rich thy gifts, almighty King!
From thee our public blessings spring:
The extended trade, the fruitful skies,
The treasures liberty bestows,

Th' eternal joys the gospel shows,

All from thy boundless goodness rise.
2 Here commerce spreads the wealthy store,
Which pours from every foreign shore;
Science and art their charms display;
Religion teaches us to raise

Our voices to our Maker's praise,

As truth and conscience point the way. 3 With grateful hearts, with joyful tongues, To God we raise united songs,

Here still may God in mercy reign;
Crown our just counsels with success,
With peace and joy our borders bless,
And all our sacred rights maintain.

HYMN 528.

Hallelujah Metre.

God our Preserver in a sickly season. Ps. cxxi.
PWARD we lift our eyes,

UPWA

From God is all our aid;

The God who built the skies,
Who earth and nature made.
God is the tow'r

To which we fly; his grace is nigh

In ev'ry hour.

2 Our feet shall never slide,

Nor fall in fatal snares,

KIPPIS.

Since God, our guard and guide,
Defends us from our fears.

Those wakeful eyes,

That never sleep, thy servants keep
When dangers rise.

3 No burning heats by day,
Nor blasts of ev'ning air,
Shall take our health away
If God be with us there.

Thou art our sun,

And thou our shade, to guard our head

By night or noon.

4 Hast thou not giv'n thy word
To save our souls from death?
And we can trust thee, Lord,
To keep our mortal breath:
We'll go and come,

Nor fear to die, till from on high

Thou call us home.

HYMN 529. Sevens Metre.

W

Meditations in the Night Season.

HAT though downy slumbers flee,
Strangers to my couch and me;

While with God's protection blest,
Cares and fears ne'er haunt my breast.
2 While the empress of the night
Scatters mild her silver light;
While the vivid planets stray
Various through their mystic way:
3 While the stars unnumber'd roll
Round the ever-constant pole ;
Far above these spangled skies,
All my soul to God shall rise.
4 Midst the silence of the night
Mingling with those angels bright,
Whose harmonious voices raise
Ceaseless love and ceaseless praise;

WATTS.