after Epiphany. 4 Then shall the Jew and Gentile meet And earth shall yield Thee, as thy due, 5 Oh! that from Britain now might shine But one great temple, Lord, for Thee! 1 How precious is the Book divine Bright as a lamp its doctrines shine 2 It sweetly cheers our drooping hearts Life, light, and joy, it still imparts, 3 This lamp through all the tedious night Till we behold the clearer light after Epiphany. 64 6-8's. Heb. ii, 18; iv, 16. Jesus a sympathizing Saviour. 1 WHEN gath'ring clouds around I view, Thou, Saviour! mark'st the tears I shed, 2 3 Nor doth it yet appear after Epiphany. How great we must be made; A hope so much divine May trials well endure; May purge our souls from sense and sin, Father! if in thy love Send down thy Spirit, like a dove, 5 We would no longer lie Like slaves beneath thy throne: 67 149th. Longing after heaven. Ps. lv, 6, 8. 1 O HAD I, my Saviour, the wings of a dove, How soon would I soar to thy presence above! How soon would I flee where the weary have rest, And hide all my cares in thy sheltering breast! after Epiphany. 2 Ah! there the wild tempest for ever shall cease; No billow shall ruffle that haven of peace; Temptation and trouble alike shall depart, All tears from the eye, and all sin from the heart. 3 Soon, soon may this Eden of promise be mine; Rise, bright Sun of glory! no more to decline; Thy light, yet unrisen, the wilderness cheers: Oh! what will it be when the fulness appears! 68 The prodigal welcomed home. Isa. Ixi, 10. Luke xv, 22-24. 1 THE wanderer no more will roam, 2 Though clad in rags, by sin defil'd, O Lamb of God, in Thee! 3 It is the Father's joy to bless; P. M. after Epiphany. 4[Yea, in the fulness of his grace, 69 5 It is thy precious name I bear, 6 And when I in thy likeness shine, O Lamb of God, in Thee! Christ the only foundation. 6-8's. Heb. vi, 16-19. 1 Cor. iii, 11. Phil. iii, 9. 2 When darkness veils his shining face, |