754. 4. Faith is our only business here— L. M. MADAME GUION. 1. My heart lies dead; and no increase 66 2. Thy dew doth every morning fall: And shall the dew outstrip Thy Dove? 3. The world is tempting still my heart Let heavenly grace, to cross its art, 4. O come! for Thou dost know the way! 1. O GOD, Thou art my God alone; Early to Thee my soul shall cry, A pilgrim in a land unknown, HERBERT. A thirsty land whose springs are dry. 3. Thee, in the watches of the night, Thy presence makes the darkness light; *The last line is to be repeated in singing. 4. Better than life itself Thy love, 756. Dearer than all beside to me; L. M. MONTGOMERY. 1. THE floods, O Lord, lift up their voice, And climb in foam the sounding shore. 757. L. M. G. BURGESS. 1. O LORD, Thy counsels and Thy care 3. My flesh is hastening to decay; Soon shall the world have passed away; When heart, and strength, and life shall fail? 4. But O! my Saviour, be Thou nigh, And I will triumph when I die; 1. My spirit sinks within me, LordBut I will call Thy name to mind; And times of past distress record, When I have found my God was kind. 2. Huge troubles, with tumultuous noise, Swell like a sea, and round me spread; The water-spouts drown all my joys, And rising waves roll o'er my head. 3. Yet will the Lord command His love, When I address His throne by day; Nor in the night His grace remove; The night shall hear me sing and pray. 4. I'll cast myself before His feet, And say, "My God, my heavenly Rock, Why doth Thy love so long forget The soul that groans beneath Thy stroke?" 5. Thy light and truth shall guide me still; Thy word shall my best thoughts employ, And lead me to thine heavenly hill, 759. My God, my most exceeding joy! WATTS. L. M. 1. HOLY Saviour, Friend unseen, Since on Thine arm Thou bid'st me lean, 2. Blest with this fellowship divine, My fainting soul would cling to Thee! While she can closely cling to Thee! 4. Oft, when I seem to tread alone Some barren waste with thorns o'ergrown, Thy voice of love, in tenderest tone, Still whispers softly, "Cling to me!" 5. Though faith and hope may oft be tried, 1. THEE will I love, O Lord, my strength, 2. Death, and the terrors of the grave, Stood round me with their dismal shade; 3. I saw the opening gates of hell, With endless pains and sorrows there, 4. In my distress I called my God, When I could scarce believe Him mine, 5. With speed He flew to my relief, 6. Temptations fled at His rebuke- 7. My song forever shall record 761. That terrible, that joyful hour! mercy L. M. 1. THE tempter to my soul hath said- WATTS. 2. Thus to the Lord I raised my cry, 3. I laid me down and slept--I woke Thou, Lord! my spirit didst sustain; 4. I will not fear, though armed throngs His presence guards his people's path. MONTGOMERY. 762. L. M. 1. WHEN gathering clouds around I view, He sees my wants, allays my fears, 2. If aught should tempt my soul to stray |