1 "O FATHER! glorify thy name !"-
So pray'd, at woe's approach, my Lord;
Disease corrodes this mortal frame;
O Father! be thy name adored.
2 Though life's unruffled days had flown,
Ere yet was past her vernal prime,
And sickness o'er my head hath strewn
The snows of age before their time;
3 Why fear the path of grief to tread?
Why, Father! shrink from thy decree,
If thus my longing soul be led
A safer, shorter way to Thee?
4 On wings of faith, o'er fogs of earth,
Thy servant, Father! teach to rise,
And view the blessing's native worth,
Clear'd from affliction's dark disguise.
5 Yon clouds, a mass of sable shade
To mortals gazing from below,
By angels from above survey'd,
With universal sunshine glow.
10 THOU, from whom all goodness flows, I lift my soul to Thee;
In all my sorrows, conflicts, woes,
Good Lord, remember me.
2 When on my aching, burden'd heart
My sins lie heavily,
Thy pardon grant, new peace impart;
Good Lord, remember me.
3 When trials sore obstruct my way,
And ills I cannot flee,
O let my strength be as my day;
Good Lord, remember me.
4 If, for thy sake, upon my name,
Shame and reproach shall be,
All hail reproach, and welcome shame!
Good Lord, remember me.
5 When worn with pain, disease, and grief, This feeble body see;
Grant patience, rest, and kind relief;
Good Lord, remember me.
6 When in the solemn hour of death
I wait thy just decree,
Be this the prayer of my last breath,
Good Lord, remember me.
7 And when before thy throne I stand,
And lift my soul to Thee,
Then with the saints, at thy right hand,
Good Lord, remember me.
Longing for freedom from sin.
10 WHEN Wilt Thou my Saviour be,
O when shall I be clean,
The true, eternal Sabbath see,
A perfect rest from sin!
Jesus, the sinner's rest Thou art,
From guilt, and fear, and pain:
While Thou art absent from my heart
I look for rest in vain.
2 The consolations of thy word,
My soul hath long upheld,
The faithful promise of the Lord,
Shall surely be fulfill'd;
I look to my incarnate God,
Till He his work begin;
And wait till his redeeming blood
Shall cleanse me from all sin.
3 0 that I now the voice might hear,
That speaks my sins forgiven;
His word is past, to give me here
The inward pledge of heaven:
His blood shall over all prevail,
And sanctify the unclean;
The grace that saves from future hell
Shall save from present sin.
For grace to live above the world.
I AH! give me, Lord, the single eye,
Which aims at nought but Thee:
I fain would live, and yet not I-
But Jesus live in me.
2 Like Noah's dove, no rest I find
But in thy ark of peace;
Thy cross, the balance of my mind;
Thy wounds my hiding-place.
3 In vain the tempter spreads the snare,
If Thou my keeper art;
Get thee behind me, God is near,
My Saviour takes my part!
4 On Him my spirit I recline,
Who put my nature on;
His light shall in my darkness shine,
And guide me to his throne.
Confidence in the Saviour.
1 BESET with snares on every hand,
In life's uncertain path I stand :
Saviour divine, diffuse thy light
To guide my doubtful footsteps right.
2 Engage this roving, treacherous heart To fix on Mary's better part.
To scorn the trifles of a day,
For joys that none can take away. 3 Then let the wildest storms arise, Let tempests mingle earth and skies; No fatal shipwreck shall I fear, But all my treasures with me bear. 4 If Thou, my Jesus, still be nigh, Cheerful I live, and joyful die: Secure, when mortal comforts flee, To find ten thousand worlds in Thee.
1 LOVE divine, all love excelling,
Joy of heaven, to earth come down!
Fix in us thy humble dwelling,
All thy faithful mercies crown;
Jesus! Thou art all compassion,
Pure, unbounded love Thou art;
Visit us with thy salvation,
Enter every longing heart!
2 Breathe, O breathe thy loving Spirit, Into every troubled breast!
Let us all in Thee inherit,
Let us find thy promised rest:
Take away the love of sinning,
Alpha and Omega be,
End of faith, as its beginning,
Set our hearts at liberty.
3. Come, Almighty to deliver,
Let us all thy life receive!
Suddenly return, and never,
Never more thy temples leave!
Thee we would be always blessing,
Serve Thee as thine hosts above;
Pray, and praise Thee without ceasing
Glory in thy precious love.
4 Finish then thy new creation,
Pure, unspotted may we be:
Let us see our whole salvation
Perfectly secured by Thee!
Changed from glory into glory,
Till in heaven we take our place;
Till we cast our crowns before Thee,
Lost in wonder, love, and praise.
1 DEAR Lord; though bitter is the cup
Thy gracious hand deals out to me,
I cheerfully would drink it up,
That cannot hurt which comes from Thee.
2 Wash it with thine unchanging love,
Let not a drop of wrath be there;
The saints for ever bless'd above
Were often most afflicted here.
3 From Jesus, our incarnate God,
I'll learn obedience to thy will;
And humbly kiss the chastening rod,
When its severest strokes I feel,
To be made perfect in Love.
10 THAT my heart was right with Thee,
And lov'd Thee with a perfect love:
O that my Lord would dwell in me,
And never from his seat remove!
Jesus, apply thy pardoning blood,
And make this bosom fit for God.
2 Saviour, I dwell in awful night,
Until Thou in my heart appear;
Arise, propitious sun, and light
An everlasting morning there:
Thy presence puts the shadows by;
If Thou withdraw, how dark am I!
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