205 Psalm lxiii. 6. P.M. 1—In the still silence of the voiceless night, When, chased by airy dreams, the slumbers flee, Whom in the darkness doth my spirit seek, 2—And if there be a weight upon my breast, 3-Or if it be the heaviness that comes My bosom takes no heed of what it is, 4-Often in spite of present care, 5-For what is there on earth that I desire, 206 Psalm lxix. 18. 1-Come nearer, nearer still; Let not Thy light depart ; 2-Less wayward let me be, In glad simplicity, More like a truthful child. 3-Less, less of self each day, And more, my God, of Thee ;— However rough it be. 4-Less of the flesh each day, Less of the world and sin; More of Thy Son, I pray, 5-Riper and riper now, Each hour let me become, More fit for such a home. 6-More moulded to Thy will, Lord, let Thy servant be, Liker and liker Thee. P.M. 7-Leave nought that is unmeet; Strip me; and so complete H. BONAR. 207 Psalm cxlviii. 2. 1-Ye angels, who stand round the throne, So happy, so noble, so good; 2-Ye saints, who stand nearer than they, And cast your bright crowns at His feet, His grace and His glory display ; Oh tell of His love as is meet. He saved you from hell and the graveHe ransomed from death and despair, you He was mighty to save, Almighty to bring you safe there. For 8. 3-Oh! when will the period appear, And I to your Saviour belong. My God and my Saviour to see! 4-I want to put on my attire, ? Wash'd white in the blood of the Lamb; And tune my sweet harp to His name. 208 1 John iii. 2. P.M. 1-What shall we be, and whither shall we go, When the last conflict of our life is o'er, And we return from wandering to and fro, To our dear home thro' heaven's eternal door? When we shake off the last dust from our feet, When we wipe off the last drop from our brow, And our departed friends once more shall greet,― The hope which cheers and comforts us below! 2-What shall we be, when we ourselves shall see Bathed in the flood of everlasting light, And from all guilt and sin entirely free, Stand pure and blameless in our Maker's sight? No longer from His holy presence driven, But friends of God and citizens of heaven, 3-What shall we be, when we drink in the sound Of heavenly music from the spheres above, When golden harps to listening hosts around Declare the wonders of redeeming love? |