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5. Soon shall our doubts and fears
Subside at his control;

His loving kindness shall break through
The midnight of the soul.

6. Blest is the man, O God,

That stays himself on thee!

Who waits for thy salvation, Lord,
Shall thy salvation see.

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S. M.

The Presence of Christ.

1. WHILE my Redeemer's near,
My Shepherd and my Guide,

I bid farewell to every fear:
My wants are all supplied.

2. To ever-fragrant meads,
Where rich abundance grows,
His gracious hand indulgent leads,
And guards my sweet repose.
3. Dear Shepherd! if I stray,
My wandering feet restore;
And guard me with thy watchful eye,
And let me rove no more.

S. M.

Safety in God.

1. WHEN overwhelmed with grief, My heart within me dies; Helpless, and far from all relief,

To heaven I lift mine eyes.

2. O, lead me to the Rock,
That's high above my head;
And make the covert of thy wings
My shelter and my shade.

3. Within thy presence, Lord,
For ever I'll abide;

Thou art the tower of my defence,
The refuge where I hide.

4. Thou givest me the lot

Of those that fear thy name;
If endless life be their reward,

I shall possess the same.

Toplady.

Watts.

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S. M.

Casting our Cares on God.

1. HOW gentle God's commands !
How kind his precepts are!
Come, cast your burdens on the Lord,
And trust his constant care.

2. His bounty will provide,

His saints securely dwell;

That hand which bears creation up,
Shall guard his children well.
3. Why should this anxious load
Press down your weary mind?
O, seek your heavenly Father's throne,
And peace and comfort find.

4. His goodness stands approved,
Unchanged from day to day;
I'll drop my burden at his feet,

And bear a song away.

Doddridge.

2. He knows we are but dust,

Scattered with every breath;
His anger, like a rising wind,
Can send us swift to death.

3. Our days are as the grass,
Or like the morning flower!
When blasting winds sweep o'er the field,
It withers in an hour.

4. But thy compassions, Lord,
To endless years endure;

And children's children ever find
Thy words of promise sure.

S. M.

God ever Near.

1. SEE how the morning sun
Pursues his shining way;

And wide proclaims his Maker's praise,
With every brightening ray.

2. Thus would my rising soul
Its heavenly Parent sing;
And to its great Original

The humble tribute bring.

3. Serene I laid me down
Beneath his guardian care;
I slept, and I awoke, and found
My kind Preserver near.

4. My life I would anew

Devote, O Lord, to thee;

And in thy service I would spend
A long eternity.

Watts.

Met. Coll.

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S. M.

Christian Watchfulness.

1. A CHARGE to keep I have,
A God to glorify;

A never-dying soul to save,
And fit it for the sky :-

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2. To serve the present age,
My calling to fulfill,-
O! may it all my powers engage
To do my Master's will.

3. Arm me with jealous care,
As in thy sight to live;
And O, thy servant, Lord, prepare
A strict account to give.

4. Help me to watch and pray,
And on thyself rely;
Assured if I my trust betray,
I shall for ever die.

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S. M.

The Answerer of Prayer.

1. COME, praying souls, rejoice,
And bless your Father's name;
With joy to him lift up your voice,
And all his love proclaim.

2. To all his praying saints
He ever will attend,

And to their sorrows and complaints
His ear in mercy bend.

3. Then blessed be the Lord,
Who has not turned away
His mercy, nor his precious word,
From those who love to pray.

4. No; still he bows his ear
In gentle pity down;

For praying breath he loves to hear,
And praying souls he'll crown.
5. Then let us still go on
In his appointed ways,

Rejoicing in his name alone,
In prayer and humble praise.

Wesley.

Medley.