3

He guides our feet, he guards our way;
His morning smiles bless all the day;
He spreads the evening veil, and keeps
The silent hours while Israel sleeps.

4

His servants, thus divinely blest,
May rise secure, securely rest;
Their holy Guardian's wakeful eyes
Admit no slumber nor surprise.

5

Through life he aids them by his power; And, in their last departing hour,

His hand will guide them in the road That leads them homeward to their God.

109.

L. M.

God's Name a Foundation of Trust.

1

SING to the Lord, who loud proclaims
His various, and his saving names:
Oh may they not be heard alone,
But by our sure experience known!

2

Let great Jehovah be ador'd—

The eternal all-sufficient Lord;

Be through the world Most High confess'd, By whom 'twas form'd, and is possess'd.

3

Awake our noblest powers, to bless
The God of Abraham, God of peace;
Now by a dearer title known,

Father and God of Christ his Son.

4

Through every age, his gracious ear
Is open to his servant's prayer;
Nor can one humble soul complain,
That it has sought its God in vain.

5

What unbelieving heart shall dare
In whispers to suggest a fear,

While still he owns his ancient name?
The same his power, his love the same!
6

To him our souls in faith arise;
To him we lift expecting eyes;

And boldly through the desert tread,
For God will guard where God shall lead.

To God, the only wise,
Our Saviour and our King,
Let all the saints, with joyful hearts,
Their humble praises bring.

2

'Tis his almighty love,

His counsel and his care,

Preserves them safe from sin and death,
And every hurtful snare.

3

He will present their souls Unblemish'd and complete, Before the glories of his face, With joys divinely great,

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4

Then all his duteous sons

Shall meet around the throne; Shall bless the conduct of his grace, And make his wonders known.

GREAT Ruler of all nature's frame!
We own thy power divine;
We hear thy breath in every storm,
For all the winds are thine.

2

Wide as they sweep their sounding way,
They work thy sovereign will;
And aw'd by thy majestic voice,
Confusion shall be still.

3

Thy mercy tempers every blast,
To those who seek thy face;
And mingles with the tempest's roar
The whispers of thy grace.

4

Those gentle whispers let me hear,
Till all the tumult cease;
And thy paternal voice shall call
My weary soul to peace.

112. L. M.

God's Perfections, and his Love to the Righteous.

1

PRAISE ye the Lord; 'tis good to raise
Our hearts and voices in his praise ;

His nature and his works invite,
To make this duty our delight.

He form'd the stars, those heavenly flames:
He counts their numbers, calls their names;
His wisdom's vast, and knows no bound,
A deep where all our thoughts are drown'd.

3

Great is the Lord, and great his might,
And all his glories infinite;

He crowns the meek, rewards the just,
And lifts the humble from the dust.

4

His saints are precious in his sight;
He views his children with delight;
He sees their hope, he knows their fear,
Approves and loves his image there.

113. C. M.

God hearing Prayer.

1

LET every tongue thy goodness speak,
Thou sovereign Lord of all!

Thy strengthening hands uphold the weak,
And raise the poor that fall.

2

When sorrow bows the spirit down,

Or virtue lies distrest

Beneath some proud oppressor's frown,
Thou giv'st the mourner rest.

3

The Lord supports our feeble days,
And guides our thoughtless youth;
Holy and just are all his ways,

And all his words are truth.

4

He knows the pains his servants feel;
He hears his children cry;
And, their best wishes to fulfil,
His grace is ever nigh.

5

His mercy never shall remove

From men of heart sincere,

From those whose humble fervent love Is join'd with holy fear.

114. C. M.

The Goodness of God to the Righteous.

1

WITH grateful wonder, Lord! we view The bounties of thy grace;

How much bestow'd, how much reserv'd, For those who seek thy face!

2

Thy liberal hand with worldly bliss
Öft makes their cup run o'er;
And in the covenant of thy love,
They find diviner store.

3

Thy mercy pardons all their sins,

And checks each rising sigh, Blesses their lives with present joys, And lifts their hopes on high.