99.

L. M.
Wait, O my soul, thy Maker's will,
Tumultuous passions, all be still !
Nor let a murm'ring thought arise ;

His ways are just, his counsels wise. 2 Tiick darkness round his throne he draws,

His work performs, conceals the cause ;
But, though his methods are unknown,

Judgment and truth support his throne. 3 In heav'n, and earth, and air, and seas,

He executes his firm decrees
And by his saints it stands confest,

That what he does is ever best.
4 Wait, then, my soul, submissive wait,

Prostrate before his awful seat;
And, 'midst the terrors of the rod,
Trust in a wise and gracious God.
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C. M.
God moves in a mysterious way,

His wonders to perforın;
He plants his footsteps in tho sea,

And rices upon the storm. 2 Deep in unfathomable mines

Of never-failing skill,
He treasures up his bright designs,

And works his sovorcigr, will.

3 Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take;

The clouds ye so much dread,
Are big with mercy, and shall break

In blessings on your head.
4 Judge not the Lord by feeble sense,

But trust him for his grace : Behind a frowning Providence

He hides a smiling face.
5 His purposes will ripen fast,

Unfolding ev'ry hour;
The bud may have a bitter taste,

But sweet will be the flow'r. 6 Blind usbelief is sure to err,

And scan his work in vain;
God is his own interpreter,

And he will make it plain.

GOD'S OMNIPRESENCE.

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L. M.
Among the deepest shades of night,

Can there be one who sees my way?
Yes, God is as a shining light,

That turns the darkness into day. 2 When every eye around me sleeps,

May I not sin without control?
No; for a constant watch he keeps

On every thought of every soul.

3 If I could find some cave unknown,

Where human feet had nevor trod,
Yet there I could not be alone,

On every side there would be God. 4 He smiles in heav'n, he frowns in helle

Ho fills tho earth, the air, the sea ;
I must within his presence dweil,

I cannot from his anger fleo. 5 Yet I may flee; he shows me where ;

To Jesus Christ he bids me fly;
And while I seek for pardon there,

There's only mercy in his eye.

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C. M.
ALMIGHTY God, thy piercing eye

Strikes through the shades of right,
And our most secret actions lie

All open to thy sight.
? There's not a sin that we commit,

Nor wicked word wo say,
But in thy dreadful book 'tis writ

Against the judgment day. 3 And must the crimos that I have done,

Be read and publish'd there? Be all expos’d before the sun,

While men and angels hear?

4 Lord, at thy feet asham'd I lie,

Upwards I dare not look ; Pardon my sins or else I die,

O blot them from thy book. 5 Remember all the dying pains

That my Redeemer selt,
And let his blood wash out my stains,

And answer for my guilt.

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C. M.
WHERE shall a guilty child retire,

Forgotten and unknown?
Ile hell I meet thy dreadful fire,

In heav'n thy glorious throne.
2 Should I restrain my vital breath,

To 'scape the wrath divine, Thy voice would break the bars of death

And make the grave resign. 3 If o'er my sins I think to draw

'The curtains of the night, Those flaming eyes that guard thy law,

Would turn the shades to light. 4 The beams of noon, the midnight hour,

Are both alike to thee:
O may I ne'er-provoke that pow'r

From which I cannot flee.

THE IMPORTANCE OF RELIGION.

C. M. ,

104.
RELIGION is the chief concern

Of mortals here below;
May I its great importance learn,

Its sovereign virtue know !
P Religion should our thoughts engage

Amidst our youthful bloom; 'Twill fit us for declining age,

And for the awful tomb. 30 may my heart, by grace renew'd,

Be my Redeemer's throne; And bo my stubborn will subdu'd

His government to own! 4 Lot deep repentance, faith, and love,

Be join'd with godly fear; And all my conversation prove

My heart to be sincere.

105.

C. M. Happy the child whose youngest years

Receive instruction well; Who hates the sinner's path, and fears

The road that leads to hell.