To him who hath our lives preserved,
Our Saviour, and our King.
1 O PILOT, 't is a fearful night;
There's danger on the deep;
I'll come and pace the deck with thee,
I do not dare to sleep:
2 "Go down;" the sailor cried, "go down;
This is no place for thee,
Fear not, but trust in Providence,
Where ever thou mays't be."
3 Ah! Pilot, dangers often met,
We all are apt to slight;
And thou hast known these raging waves,
But to subdue their might:
4 "Oh! 't is not apathy," he cried,
"That gives this strength to me;
Fear not, but trust in Providence,
Where ever thou mays't be."
5 On such a night the sea engulf'd
My father's lifeless form;
My only brother's boat went down
In just so wild a storm:
6 And such, perhaps, may be my fate;
But still I say to thee,
"Fear not, but trust in Providence,
Where ever thou mays't be."
1 LORD of the wide extensive main,
Whose power the wind, the sea, controls, Whose hand doth earth and heaven sustain, Whose Spirit leads believing souls:
2 'T is here thine unknown paths we trace, Which dark to human eyes appear;
While through the mighty waves we pass,
Faith only sees that God is here.
3 Throughout the deep thy footsteps shine,
We own thy way is in the sea,
O'eraw'd by majesty divine,
And lost in thy immensity.
4 Thy wisdom here we learn to adore,
Thine everlasting truth we prove;
Amazing heights of boundless power,
Unfathomable depths of love.
1 THE billows swell, the winds are high,
Clouds overcast the dark'ning sky,
Out of the depths to thee we call,
Our fear is great, our strength is small.
2 Amid the roaring of the sea,
Our anxious souls look up to thee;
Thy constant love, thy faithful care,
Alone can save us from despair.
3 Though tempest-tost, and half a wreck,
The Saviour through the floods we seek:
To him alone will we complain,
Amid the winds, and stormy main.
10 THOU of little Faith,
On seas of trouble toss'd,
Depend on what the Savior saith,
And you can ne'er be lost.
2 He bids you to him come,
Why should you yield to fear?
The winds may blow, and billows foam,
But Jesus Christ is there.
3 Though storms of sorrow rise,
And winds may adverse prove,
Yet, "Wherefore dost thou doubt ?" he cries, "Mine is unchanging love."
1 OBEDIENT to our Zion's King,
We to his holy laver bring
These happy converts, who have known
And trusted in his grace alone.
2 Lord, in thy house they seek thy face;
Oh, bless them with peculiar grace;
Refresh their souls with love divine';
Let beams of glory round them shine..
3 Ye, who your native vileness mourn,
And to the great Redeemer turn,
Arise, his gracious call obey,
And be baptiz'd without delay.
1 'T WAS the commission of our Lord,
Go, teach the nations, and baptize:
The nations have receiv'd the word,
Since he ascended to the skies.
2 Repent, and be baptiz'd,' he saith,
'For the remission of your sins;'
And thus our sense assists our faith,
And shews us what his gospel means.
3 Our souls he washes in his blood,
As water makes the body clean;
And the good Spirit from our God
Descends, like purifying rain.
4 Thus we engage ourselves to thee,
And seal our cov'nant with the Lord;
O may the great Eternal Three
In heaven our solemn vows record!
Entering into Covenant.
1 OH! happy day, that fixed my choice
On thee, my Saviour, and my God!
Well may this glowing heart rejoice,
And tell its raptures all abroad.
2 Oh! happy bond, that seals my vows
To him who merits all my love!
Let cheerful anthems fill the house,
While to his altar now I move.-
3 "T is done-the great transaction 's done;-
I am my Lord's, and he is mine;
He drew me, and I followed on,
Rejoiced to own the call divine.
4 Now rest, my long divided heart!
Fixed on this blissful centre, rest;
Here have I found a nobler part,
Here heavenly pleasures fill my breast. 5 High Heaven, that hears the solemn vow, That vow renewed, shall daily hear; Till, in life's latest hour, I bow,
And bless in death a bond so dear.
467. A Welcome to Christian Fellowship.
1 COME in, thou blessed of the Lord!
Oh! come in Jesus' precious name;
We welcome thee, with one accord,
And trust the Saviour does the same.
2 Those joys which earth cannot afford,
We 'Il seek in fellowship to prove,
Joined in one spirit to our Lord,
Together bound by mutual love.
3 And, while we pass this vale of tears,
We'll make our joys and sorrows known;
We'll share each other's hopes and fears,
And count a brother's cares our own.
4 Once more, our welcome we repeat;
Receive assurance of our love;
Oh! may we all together meet,
Around the throne of God above.
Entire Consecration.
1 NOW I resolve, with all my heart,
With all my powers, to serve the Lord;
Nor from his ways will I depart,
Whose service is a rich reward.
2 Oh! be his service all my joy!-
Around let my example shine,
Till others love the blest employ,
And join in labors so divine.
3 Be this 'the purpose of my soul,
My solemn, my determined choice,
To yield to his supreme control,
And, in his kind commands, rejoice.
4 Oh! may I never faint nor tire,
Nor wandering leave his sacred ways;
Great God! accept my soul's desire,
And give me strength to live thy praise.
Self-Dedication to God.
1 LORD! I am thine, entirely thine,
Purchased and saved by blood divine;
With full consent thine I would be,
And own thy sovereign right in me.
2 Grant me, in mercy, now a place,
Among the children of thy grace,-
A wretched sinner, lost to God,
But ransomed by Immanuel's blood.
3 Thee, my new master, now I call,
And consecrate to thee my all;
Lord! let me live and die to thee,-
Be thine through all eternity.
470. The Young entering into Covenant.
1 COME, let us join our souls to God,
In everlasting bands;
And seize the blessings he bestows,
With eager hearts and hands.
2 Come, let us to his temple haste,
And seek his favor there;
Before his footstool humbly bow,
And pour our fervent prayer.
3 Come, let us seal, without delay,
The covenant of his grace;
Nor shall the years of distant life
Its mem'ry e'er efface.
4 Thus may our young companions haste
To seek their fathers' God;
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