May I know myself thy child,
Ransomed, pardoned, reconciled.

3 Dearest Lord! may I so much
As thy garment's hem but touch,
Or but raise my languid eye

To the cross where thou didst die,
It shall make my spirit whole,-
It shall heal and save my soul.

4 Leave me not, my Strength, my Trust!
O, remember I'm but dust!

Leave me not again to stray;
Leave me not the tempter's prey:
Fix my heart on things above;

Make me happy in thy love.

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"Casting all your Care Him."

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S. M.

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.

209

"What I shall Choose, I wot not."

C. M.

1 LORD, it belongs not to my care,
Whether I die or live;

To love and serve thee is my share,
And this thy grace must give.

2 If life be long, I will be glad,
That I may long obey;

If short, yet why should I be sad

To soar to endless day?

3 Christ leads me through no darker rooms Than he went through before;

He that unto God's kingdom comes,

Must enter by his door.

4 Come, Lord, when grace has made me meet,
Thy blessed face to see;

For if thy work on earth be sweet,
What will thy glory be?

5 Then shall I end my sad complaints,

And weary, sinful days,

And join with the triumphant saints,
That sing Jehovah's praise.

6 My knowledge of that life is small,
The eye of faith is dim;

But 'tis enough that Christ knows all,
And I shall be with him.

210

The Cross and Crown.

C. M.

1 MUST Jesus bear the cross alone,
And all the world go free?
No, there's a cross for every one,—
And there's a cross for me.

2 How happy are the saints above,
Who once went sorrowing here;
For now they taste unmingled love,
And joy without a tear.

3 The consecrated cross I'll bear,
Till death shall set me free;

And then go home my crown to wear,-
For there's a crown for me!

4 Upon the crystal pavement, down
At Jesus' piercéd feet,

Joyful I'll cast my golden crown,

And his dear name repeat.

5 And palms shall wave, and harps shall ring, Beneath heaven's arches high;

8s & 7s.

The Lord that lives, the ransomed sing,
That lives no more to die!

60 precious cross! O glorious crown!
O resurrection day!

Ye angels, from his throne come down,
And bear my soul away!

211

The Ninety-first Psalm.

1 CALL Jehovah thy salvation,

Rest beneath the Almighty's shade,

In his secret habitation

Dwell, nor ever be dismayed:

There no tumult can alarm thee,

Thou shalt dread no hidden snare;
Guile nor violence can harm thee,
In eternal safeguard there.

2 From the sword, at noon-day wasting,
From the noisome pestilence,

In the depth of midnight blasting,
God shall be thy sure defence:
Fear not thou the deadly quiver,
When a thousand feel the blow;

Mercy shall thy soul deliver,

Though ten thousand be laid low.

3 Thee, though winds and waves be swelling, God, thine hope, shall bear through all,

Plague shall not come near thy dwelling,
Thee no evil shall befall:

He shall charge his angel-legions
Watch and ward o'er thee to keep,
Though thou walk in hostile regions,
Though in desert wilds thou sleep.

4 Since, with pure and true affection,
Thou on God hast set thy love,
With the wings of his protection

He will shield thee from above: Thou shalt call on him in trouble, He will hearken, he will save; Here for grief reward thee double, Crown with life beyond the grave.

212

"Quicken me, O Lord!" 1 0 THOU who all things can'st control, Chase this dead slumber from my soul, With joy and fear, with love and awe, Give me to keep thy perfect law.

20 may one beam of thy blest light

Shine through my soul, dispel the night;
Touch my cold breast with heavenly fire,
With holy, conquering zeal inspire.

3 With lifted hands and streaming eyes,
Oft I begin to grasp the prize:

L. M.