2 To him shall every knee be bowed; 3 Let saints on earth their tribute bring, 17. 7s M. MRS. HEMANS. "That men pray every where." 1 CHILD, amidst the flowers at play, 18. 7s M. 61. MONTGOMERY. A Sinner imploring Mercy. Ps. 69. 1 GOD, be merciful to me, For my spirit trusts in thee, 2 Poor and sorrowful am I; Set me, O my God, on high; 19. L. M. MONTGOMERY. Confession and Prayer. — Ps. 51. 1 HAVE mercy on me, O my God, In loving kindness hear my prayer; Withdraw the terror of thy rod; Lord, in thy tender mercy spare. 2 Offences rise where'er I look : But I confess their guilt to thee; Now to my troubled mind restore; Looking upward in Affliction. 1 GoD of my life, to thee I call, Afflicted at thy feet I fall, When the great water-floods prevail, Leave not my trembling heart to fail! 2 Friend of the friendless, and the faint! Where should I lodge my deep complaint, Where but with thee, whose open door 3 Did ever mourner plead with thee, 21. 7s M. 61. J. NEWTON. 1 QUIET, Lord, my froward heart, 3 As a little child relies On a care beyond his own; Knows he's neither strong nor wise; Let me thus with thee abide, As my Father, Guard, and Guide. Health, Sickness, and Recovery. - Ps. 30. 1 FIRM was my health, my day was bright, And I presumed 't would ne'er be night; Fondly I said within my heart, 'Pleasure and peace shall ne'er depart.' 2 But I forgot thine arm was strong, Which made my mountain stand so long; Soon as thy face began to hide, My health was gone, my comforts died, 3 Hear me, O God of grace,' I said, And bring me from among the dead;' Thy word rebuked the pains I felt, Thy pardoning love removed my guilt, 4 My groans, and tears, and forms of wo, Are turned to joy and praises now; I throw my sackcloth on the ground, And ease and gladness gird me round, 5 My tongue, the glory of my frame, Shall ne'er be silent of thy name; Thy praise shall sound through earth and heaven, For sickness healed and sins forgiven. 23. L. M. 61. BP. HEBER. Unspeakable Glories of Heaven. 1 I PRAISED the earth, in beauty seen With garlands gay of various green; I praised the sea, whose ample field Shone glorious as a silver shield; And earth and ocean seemed to say 'Our beauties are but for a day!' 2 I praised the sun, whose chariot rolled Op wheels of amber and of gold; I praised the moon, whose softer eye And moon and sun in answer said, 24. thee! For increase of Faith. 1 LORD I believe; thy power I own, Sometimes bedim my sight; I look to thee with prayers and tears, 3 Lord I believe; but thou dost know 4 Yes! I believe; and only thou L. M. H. K. WHITE. 1 CHRISTIANS and brethren, ere we part, On Jordan's bank, whene'er we come, And hear the swelling waters roar, Father, convey as safely home, To friends not lost, but gone before. Dust to dust; the Spirit to God. 1 CALM on the bosom of thy God, 1 ASLEEP in Jesus! blessed sleep! 2 Asleep in Jesus! peaceful rest, 3 Asleep in Jesus! time nor space Debars this precious hiding place; 4 Asleep in Jesus! far from thee Thy kindred and their graves may be ; DODDRIDGE. For a New Year. 1 GoD of my life, thy constant care With blessings crowns each opening year. This guilty life dost thou prolong, And wake anew mine annual song. 2 How many precious souls are fled To the vast regions of the dead, Since from this day the changing sun Through his last yearly period run! 3 We yet survive; but who can say, Or through the year, or month, or day, 'I will retain this vital breath; Thus far at least in league with death?' 4 That breath is thine, Eternal God; 6 Thy children, ready to be gone, streams Their primal bounds and limits keep; 2 Conduct us o'er the trackless waste 4 But teach us, more than all the rest. 5 That when life's weary voyage is past, By favoring gales or tempests driven, Our steadfast barks may gain at last Their wished for port, their port in heaven. END. |