683 HOW Preciousness of the Bible. OW precious is the book divine, C. M. Bright as a lamp its doctrines shine, 2 It sweetly cheers our drooping hearts, In this dark vale of tears ; And life, and light, and joy imparts, And banishes our fears. 3 This lamp, through all the tedious night Of life, shall guide our way; Till we behold the clearer light Of an eternal day. 684 Light upon the narrow path. C. M. BRIGHT was the guiding star that led, mild, benignant ray, The Gentiles to the lowly shed 2 But lo! the Scriptures' clearer light It shines through sin and sorrow's night, 30 let us tread the narrow path, 685 1st P. M. 6 lines 8s. The divine Interpreter. PIRIT of Truth, essential God, inspire, Shed in their hearts thy love abroad, And touch their hallow'd lips with fire: Our God from all eternity, World without end we worship thee. 2 Still we believe, almighty Lord, Whose presence fills both earth and heaven, 3 Come, then, divine Interpreter,- And still the triune God adore, 686 TH S. M. The word of God, quick and powerful. HY word, almighty Lord, Is sharper than a two-edged sword, 2 Thy word is power and life; 3 Then let our hearts obey The gospel's glorious sound; And all its fruits, from day to day, 687 1st P. M. 6 lines 8s. Delight in the word. WHEN quiet in my house I sit, Thy book be my companion still; 20 may the gracious words divine, And walk and talk himself with me: 4 Rising to sing my Saviour's praise, 688 The Saviour seen in the Scriptures. L. M. NOW My knee, with humble homage, bow; 3 There, what delightful truths I read! 5 For love like this, O let my song, Through endless years, thy praise prolong; Let distant climes thy Name adore, Till time and nature are no more. 689 Their universal diffusion. ESUS, the word bestow,— The true immortal seed; S. M. Thy gospel then shall greatly grow, Destroy the works of self and pride, 2 Its energy exert In the believing soul; Diffuse thy grace through every part, Its utmost virtue show In pure consummate love, And fill with all thy life below, And give us thrones above. 690 Revelation welcomed and disseminated. C. M. AIL, sacred truth! whose piercing rays Diffusing o'er a ruin'd world The healing beams of light. 2 Thy word, O Lord, with friendly aid, Converts the sorrows of the mind 3 0 send thy light and truth abroad, And bid the' admiring world adore CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP. 691 COMMUNION OF SAINTS. The universal bond of love. THE glorious universe around, C. M. The heavens with all their train, Sun, moon, and stars, are firmly bound In one mysterious chain. 2 The earth, the ocean, and the sky, Where all that walk, or swim, or fly, 3 God in creation thus displays While all his works with all his ways 4 In one fraternal bond of love, 5 Here, in their house of pilgrimage, 6 Lord, may our union form a part Derive its pulse from thee, the heart, 692 One in Christ Jesus. LET party names odd The Christian world o'erspread; S. M. Gentile and Jew, and bond and free, Are one in Christ their Head. |