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GRATITUDE. L. M.

BOST.

God, how end-less is thy love! Thy gifts are ev-ery even-ing new

And morn-ing mer cies from a-bove, Gen-tly dis

til like early dew.

Sel. 21.

[H. 446.

MY God, how endless is thy love!
Thy gifts are every evening new;
And morning mercies from above,
Gently distil like early dew.

2. Thou spreadst the curtain of the night,
Great Guardian of my sleeping hours;
Thy sovereign word restores the light,
And quickens all my drowsy powers.

3. I yield my powers to thy command, WAIT, O my soul, thy Maker's will,

To thee I consecrate my days;
Perpetual blessings from thy hand,
Demand perpetual songs of praise.

Tumultuous passions, all be still;
Nor let a murmuring thought arise;
His ways are just, his counsels wise.

2. He in the thickest darkness dwells,
Performs his work, the cause conceals;
And, though his footsteps are unknown,
Judgment and truth support his throne.
3. In heaven and earth, in air and seas,
He executes his wise decrees;
And by his saints it stands confess'd,

That what he does is ever best.

4. Then, O my soul, submissive wait,
With reverence bow before his seat;
And, 'midst the terrors of his rod,
Trust in a wise and gracious God.

6. NG-DOMS and thrones to God be-long; Crown him, ye nations, in your song:

His wondrous names and powers re - hearse, His honors shall en-rich your verse.

7. He shakes the heavens with loud STAY, thou insulted Spirit, stay,

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HEBRON. L.M.

Dr. L. MASON.

1.

4

THUS far the Lord has led me on, Thus far his power prolongs my days,

9:3 24

And every even-ing shall make known Some fresh me-mo- rial of his grace.

Sel. 28.

[H. 435.2. Say to the heathen, from thy throne,
"I am Jehovah,-God alone:"
Thy voice their idols shall confound,
And cast their altars to the ground.

HUS far the Lord has led me on,
THUS
Thus far his power prolongs my days;
And every evening shall make known
Some fresh memorial of his grace.

2. Much of my time has run to waste,
And I, perhaps, am near my home;
But He forgives my follies past;
He gives me strength for days to come.

3. I lay my body down to sleep,
Peace is the pillow for my head;
While well-appointed angels keep
Their watchful stations round my bed

4. In vain the sons of earth or hell
Tell me a thousand frightful things;
My God in safety makes me dwell
Beneath the shadow of his wings.

5. Thus, when the night of death shall
come,

My flesh shall rest beneath the ground,
And wait thy voice to rouse the tomb,
With sweet salvation in the sound.

Sel. 29.

Let my religious hours alone;
Fain would my eyes my Saviour see;
I wait a visit, Lord, from thee.

2. O warm my heart with holy fire,
And kindle there a pure desire:
Come, my dear Jesus, from above,
[H. 553. And feed my soul with heavenly love.

ARM of the Lord, awake, awake,

Put on thy strength, the nations
shake,

And let the world, adoring, see
Triumphs of mercy wrought by thee.

3. Blest Jesus, what delicious fare,
How sweet thy entertainments are!
Never did angels taste above
Redeeming grace and dying love.

ILLINOIS. L. M.

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1. My dear Re-deem-er and my Lord, I read my du-ty in thy word; 世

But in thy life the law ap- pears, Drawn out in living cha-rac-1 -ters.

Sel. 31.

[H. 219. 3. Now to the God whose power can do More than our thoughts or wishes know, Be everlasting honors done,

My dear Redeemer and my Lord,

I read my duty in thy word;
But in thy life the law appears,
Drawn out in living characters.

2. Such was thy truth, and such thy zeal,
Such deference to thy Father's will,
Such love, and meekness so divine,
I would transcribe and make them mine.

3. Cold mountains and the midnight air
Witness'd the fervor of thy prayer;
The desert thy temptations knew,
Thy conflict and thy victory too.

4. Be thou my pattern; make me bear
More of thy gracious image here;
Then God, the Judge, shall own my name
Among the followers of the Lamb.

Sel. 32.

CON

[H. 336. YOME, dearest Lord, descend and dwell By faith and love in every breast; Then shall we know, and taste, and feel, The joys that cannot be express'd.

2. Come, fill our hearts with inward strength;

Make our enlargéd souls possess

By all the church, through Christ his Son.

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;

And learn the height, and breadth, and Praise him, all creatures here below;

length

Of thine unmeasurable grace.

Praise him above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

ESCEND from heav'n, immortal Dove, Stoop down and take us on thy wings,

And mount and bear us far a · bove The reach of these in- fe-rior things: D.C. Where solid pleasures never die, And fruits immortal feast the soul.

[H. 661. Sel. 35.