5 " Lord, why is this?" I trembling cried;
"Wilt thou pursue thy worm to death?"
""Tis in this way," the Lord replied,
66 I answer prayer for grace and faith:
6 "These inward trials I employ,
From self and pride to set thee free;
And break thy schemes of earthly joy,
That thou mayst seek thy all in me."

God faithful in moderating Temptations.DODDRIDGE.

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159. Duke Street 209. Suffolk New 229. Lewton 30. NOW [OW let the feeble all be strong, And make Jehovah's arm their His shield is spread o'er every saint; And thus supported, who shall faint? 2 What though the host of hell engage With mingled cruelty and rage!

A faithful God restrains their hands,
And chains them down in iron bands.
3 Bound by his word, he will display
A strength proportion'd to our day;
And when united trials meet,

Will show a path of safe retreat.
4 Thus far we prove that promise good,
Which Jesus ratified with blood:
Still is he gracious, wise, and just;
And still in him let Israel trust.

Growing in Grace.-DODDRidge.

160. Admiration 235. Foundling 245. v. 3. Job 246.

PRAISE to thy name, eternal God!

For all the grace thou shed'st abroad;

For all thy influence from above,

To warm our souls with sacred love. 2 Bless'd be thy hand, which from the skies Brought down this plant of paradise; And gave its heavenly beauties birth, To deck this wilderness of earth. 3 But why does that celestial flow'r, Blossom and bud and thrive no more; Alas! the frost and beating storm Wither and rend its tender form. 4 Unchanging sun, thy beams display, To drive the frost and storms away; Make all thy potent virtues known, To cheer a plant so much thy own. 5 And thou, bless'd Spirit, deign to blow Fresh gales of heaven, on shrubs below; So shall they grow, and breathe abroad A fragrance grateful to our God.

Jesus the conducting Star.-BArber.

161. Old England 219. Admiration 235. Chard 175.

1 TOSS'D on a sea of doubts and fears,
The deep convicted sinner sails,
Where no inviting port appears,
To screen him from the dreadful gales.
2 At distance view'd, a shining star
Conducts him thro' the swelling tide;
A brighter luminary far,

Than man by nature e'er descried.
3 The souls attracted by its blaze,
Still follow where it points the way;
And while, with rapture strong, they gaze,
Pursue the track without dismay.

4 But human pride reserv'd and shy,
Like clouds that deepen on the sky;
Oft shrouds it from the longing eye,
When most it needs the genial ray.
5 Oh! lovely Star! so pure-so bright!
The Christian's ardent, strong desire;
If thou withdraw thy glorious light,
The hapless sinner must expire.

God the Leader of his People.-
ANONYMOUS.

162. Folkstone 210. Foundry 211. Ulverston 179. HUS far the Lord has led me on,

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And made his truth and mercy known; My hopes and fears alternate rise, And comforts mingle with my sighs. 2 Thro' this wide wilderness I roam, Far distant from my blissful home; Lord let thy presence be my stay, And guard me in this dangerous way. 3 My soul, with various tempests toss'd, Her hopes o'erturn'd, her projects cross'd, Sees every day new straits attend,

And wonders where the scene will end. 4 Is this, O Lord, that thorny road Which leads us to the mount of God? Are these the toils thy people know, While in the wilderness below? 5 'Tis even so, thy faithful love Doth all thy children's graces prove; "Tis thus our pride and self must fall, That Jesus may be all in all.

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Dedication to God.-Doddridge.

163. Cottage 206. Munich 271. Angels' Hymn 60. THOU, that hast redemption wrought, Patron of souls, thy blood has bought;

To thee our spirits we commit,

Mighty to rescue from the pit. 2 Millions of blissful souls above, In realms of purity and love,

With songs of endless praise proclaim
The honours of thy faithful name.
3 We on that friendship, Lord, repose,
The healing balm of all our woes;
And we, when sinking in the grave,
Trust thine Omnipotence to save.
4 O may our spirits by thy hand
Be gathered to that happy band,
Who, 'midst the blessings of thy reign,
Lose all remembrance of their pain!
5 In raptures there, divinely sweet,
Give us, our kindred souls to meet,
And wait with them that brighter day,
Which all that triumph shall display.

164.

Love to God's Courts.-ANONYMOUS.

Folkstone 210. Sabbath 227. Berwick 236.

THOU, Lord, my safety, and my light,

What danger shall my soul affright? Strength of my life, what arm shall dare To hurt what thou hast own'd-thy care? 2 One wish, with holy transport warm, My heart has form'd, and yet shall form; One gift I ask, that to my end Fair Sion's dome I may attend.

3 There joyful find a sure abode,
And view the beauty of my God;
For he within his hallow'd shrine
My secret refuge shall assign.

4 When thou, with condescending grace,
Hast bid me seek thy shining face,
My heart replied to thy kind word,
Thee will 1 seek, all gracious Lord!
5 Ye humble souls, in every strait,
On God with sacred courage wait:
His hand shall life and strength afford:
O ever wait upon the Lord.

165.

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The Sabbath.-J. STENNETT.

Fordingbridge 108. Berwick 236. Eaton 291.
NOTHER six days' work is done,
Another sabbath is begun;

AN

Return, my soul, enjoy thy rest,
Improve the day thy God hath blest.

2 O that our thoughts and thanks may rise As grateful incense to the skies;

And draw from heaven that sweet repose Which none but he that feels it, knows. 3 This heavenly calm within the breast, Is the dear pledge of glorious rest, Which for the church of God remains, The end of cares, the end of pains. 4 With joy, great God, thy works we view, In various scenes, both old and new; With praise we think on mercies past; With hope, we future pleasures taste. 5 In holy duties, let the day,

In holy pleasures pass away;

How sweet a rest, which thus we spend,
In hope of one that ne'er shall end.