Nor is the least a cheerful heart, And after death, in distant worlds, 32. L. M. Song of Gratitude and Praise. 1 GOD of my life! through all my days, 2 When anxious cares would break my rest, 3 When death o'er nature shall prevail, 4 But Oh! when that last conflict 's o'er, 5 Then shall I learn th' exalted strains 33. Praise to Jehovah. 1 SAINTS! with pious zeal attending, 2 Round Jehovah's footstool kneeling, Here his milder grace revealing, Here his wrath no thunder rolls. 3 Every secret fault confessing, Deed unholy-thought of sin,→ Seize, Oh! seize the proffered blessing,→ Grace from God, and peace within. 4 Heart and voice with rapture swelling, Still the song of glory raise; On the theme immortal, dwelling, Join the universal praise. 34. L. M. Retirement and Devotion. 1 MY God! permit me not to be 2 Why should my passions mix with earth, 3 Call me away from flesh and sense; One sovereign word can draw me thence I would obey the voice divine, And all inferior joys resign. 4 Be earth, with all her scenes, withdrawn; Let noise and vanity be gone; In secret silence of the mind, 35. C. M. 1 DEAR refuge of my weary soul! 2 To thee I tell each rising grief, Thy word can bring a sweet relief, 3 But Oh! when gloomy doubts prevail, The springs of comfort seem to fail, 4 Hast thou not bid me seek thy face? And can the ear of sovereign grace 5 No, still the ear of sovereign grace To breathe my sorrows there! 36. C. M. Thirsting after Gud. 1 WHEN fainting in the sultry waste, And still, through all this desert road, 4 Then shall my prayer to thee ascend, A grateful sacrifice; 37. My mourning voice wilt thou attend, C. M. God, as seen in Nature. 1 ISING th' almighty power of God, That made the mountains rise, That spread the flowing seas abroad, And built the lofty skies. 2 I sing the wisdom that ordained The sun to rule the day; The moon shines full at his command, 3 I sing the goodness of the Lord, If I survey the ground I tread, 5 There's not a plant nor flower below, And clouds arise, and tempests blow, 6 Creatures that borrow life from thee, 38. There's not a place where we can flee, C. M. Rejoicing in God, our Father. 1 COME, shout aloud the Father's grace, And sing the Saviour's love; Soon shall you join the glorious theme, 2 God, the eternal, mighty God, Calls you his treasure and his joy, 3 My Father, God! and may these lips Not thus could heaven's sweet harmony 4 Thanks to my God for every gift L. M. 39. Perfections of God in his Government. 1 JEHOVAH reigns-his throne is high, His robes are light and majesty; His glory shines, with beams so bright, 2 His terrors keep the world in awe; 3 Through all his works his wisdom shines, 40. C. M. 1 MY God, my portion and my love, I've none but thee in heaven above, 2 What empty things are all the skies, There's nothing here deserves my joys 3 In vain the bright, the burning sun "T is thy sweet beams create my noon; If thou withdraw, 't is night. 4 How vain a toy is glittering wealth, Or what's my safety, or my health, 5 Were I possessor of the earth, 6 Let others stretch their arms like seas, And I desire no more. |