.

Shadows with his wings thy head ;.

Guards from all impending harms;
Round thee and beneath are spread

The everlasting arms.
5 Christ shall bless thy going out,

Shall bless thy coming in;
Kindly compass thee about,

Till thou art saved from sin ;
Like thy spotless Master, thou,

Fill'd with wisdom, love, and power ;
Holy, pure, and perfect now,

Henceforth and evermore. 173 Pensford-p.265.] 11th P.M. 76,76,77,76. HEARKEN to the solemn voice,

,
Waiting souls, rejoice, rejoice,

And see the Bridegroom nigh!
Lo, he comes to keep his word,

Light and joy his looks impart ;
Go
ye

forth to meet your Lord,
And meet him in your heart.
2 Ye who faint beneath the load

Of sin, your heads lift up;
See your great redeeming God;

He comes, and bids you hope !
In the midnight of your grief,

Jesus doth his mourners cheer;
Lo, he brings you sure relief;

Believe, and feel him here!
3 Ye whose loins are girt, stand forth,

Whose lamps are burning bright;
Worthy in your Saviour's worth,

To walk with him in white;
Jesus bids your hearts be clean ;

Bids you all his promise prove;

Jesus 'comes to cast out sin,

And perfect you in love. 4 Wait we all in patient hope,

Till Christ, the Judge, shall come; We shall soon be all caught up,

To meet the gen'ral doom : In an hour to us unknown,

As a thief in deepest night, Christ shall suddenly come down,

With all his saints in light. 5 Happy he whom Christ shall find

Watching to see him come; Him the Judge of all mankind

Shall bear triumphant home: Who can answer to his word ?

Which of you dares meet his day? “Rise and come to judgment !"-Lord,

We rise and come away. 174 Alfreton-p. 77.] L. M.

PRAE blessings God designs to give :

The

Long as they live should Christians pray,

They learn to pray when first they live. 2 If pain afflict, or wrongs oppress,

If cares distract, or fears dismay; If guilt deject ; if sin distress ;

In every case, still watch and pray. 3 'Tis prayer supports the soul that 's weak:

Though thought be broken, language lame, Pray if thou canst, or canst not speak :

with faith in Jesus' name. 4 Depend on him; thou canst not fail ;

Make all thy wants and wishes known; Fear not; his merits must prevail :

Ask but in faith, it shall be done.

But pray

THObless

my coming in ?

175 Edgware—p. 43.] C. M.

THOU, Lord, hast blest my going out, Compass my weakness round about,

And keep me safe from sin.
2 Still hide me in thy secret place,

Thy tabernacle spread;
Shelter me with preserving grace,

And screen my naked head. 3 TO THEE for refuge may I

run, From sin's alluring snare : Ready its first approach to shun,

And watching unto prayer. 4 O that I never, never more

Might from thy ways depart ;
Here let me give my wand'rings o'er,

By giving thee my heart.
5 Fix my new heart on things above,

And then from earth release ; I ask not life, but let me love,

And lay me down in peace.

JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH.

176

Portugal-p. 75.]

L. M.

Whose Spirit breathes the active flame, Faith, like its finisher and Lord,,

To-day as yesterday the same : 2 To thee our humble hearts aspire, And ask the gift unspeakable;

Increase in us the kindled fire,
In us the work of faith fulfil.

3 By faith we know thee strong to save, (Save us, a present Saviour thou!) Whate'er we hope, by faith we have; Future and past subsisting now.

4 To him that in thy name believes, Eternal life with thee is given; Into himself he all receives,

Pardon, and holiness, and heaven.

5 The things unknown to feeble sense,
Unseen by reason's glimm'ring ray,
With strong commanding evidence,
Their heavenly origin display.

6 Faith lends its realizing light,
The clouds disperse, the shadows fly,
Th' invisible appears in sight,
And God is seen by mortal eye.

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SECOND PART.

4 Exults our rising soul,

Disburden'd of her load, And swells unutterably full

Of glory and of God. 5 His love, surpassing far

The love of all beneath, We find within our hearts, and dare

The pointless darts of death. 6 Stronger than death or hell

The sacred power we prove ;
And conq’rors of the world, we dwell

In heaven, who dwell in love.
Olney—p. 134.]
WE by his Spirit prove,

And know the things of God, The things which freely of his love

He hath on us bestow'd. 2 His Spirit to us he gave,

And dwells in us we know;
The witness in ourselves we have,

And all its fruits we show. 3 The meek and lowly heart

That in our Saviour was,
To us his Spirit does impart,

And signs us with his cross.
4 Our nature's turn'd, our mind

Transform'd in all its powers ;
And both the witnesses are join'd,

The Spirit of God with ours.
5 Whate'er our pard’ning Lord

Commands, we gladly do ;
And guided by his sacred word,

We all his steps pursue.