2 He, whose heart thy love has warmed;
He, whose will to thine conformed,
Bids his life unsullied run;
He, whose words and thoughts are one :-
3 He, who shuns the sinner's road,
Loving those who love their God;
Who, with hope and faith unfeigned,
Treads the path by thee ordained :-
4 He, who trusts in Christ alone,
Not in aught himself hath done:-
He, great God! shall be thy care,
And thy choicest blessings share.
Death and the Resurrection.
1 WHEN God is nigh, my faith is strong,
His arm is my almighty prop;
Be glad, my heart! rejoice, my tongue!
My dying flesh shall rest in hope.
2 Though in the dust I lay my head,
Yet, gracious God! thou wilt not leave
My soul for ever with the dead,
Nor lose thy children in the grave.
3 My flesh shall thy first call obey,
Shake off the dust and rise on high;
Then shalt thou lead the wondrous way
Up to thy throne above the sky.
4 There streams of endless pleasure flow;
And full discoveries of thy grace,
Which we but tasted here below,
Spread heavenly joys through all the place,
FIRST PART, C. M.
Support and Counsel from God.
1 LET heathens to their idols haste,
And worship wood or stone;
But my delightful lot is cast
Where the true God is known.
2 His hand provides my constant food,
He fills my daily cup;
Much am I pleased with present good,
But more rejoice in hope.
3 God is my portion and my joy;
His counsels are my light;
He gives me sweet advice by day,
And gentle hints by night.
4 My soul would all her thoughts approve To his all-seeing eye;
Not death, nor hell, my hope shall move,
While such a friend is nigh.
SECOND PART, C. M.
The Death and Resurrection of Christ.
1 "I SET the Lord before my face,
He bears my courage up;
My heart and tongue their joys express,
My flesh shall rest in hope.
2 "My spirit, Lord! thou wilt not leave,
Where souls departed are;
Nor quit my body in the grave,
To see corruption there.
3 "Thou wilt reveal the path of life,
And raise me to thy throne;
Thy courts immortal pleasure give,
Thy presence joys unknown."
4 Thus in the name of Christ, the Lord,
The holy David sung,
And Providence fulfills the word
Of his prophetic tongue.
5 Jesus, whom every saint adores,
Was crucified and slain :
Behold the tomb its prey restores,
Behold! he lives again.
6 When shall my feet arise and stand
On heaven's eternal hills?
There sits the Son at God's right hand,
And there the Father smiles.
Prospect of the Righteous.
1 WHAT sinners value I resign;
Lord! 't is enough that thou art mine;
I shall behold thy blissful face,
And stand complete in righteousness.
2 This life's a dream-an empty_show;
But the bright world, to which I go,
Hath joys substantial and sincere;
When shall I wake, and find me there?
3 Oh! glorious hour!-Oh! blest abode !
I shall be near, and like my God;
And flesh and sin no more control
The sacred pleasures of the soul.
4 My flesh shall slumber in the ground,
Till the last trumpet's joyful sound:
Then burst the chains, with sweet surprise,
And in my Saviour's image rise.
The Prospects of the Saint and Sinner.
1 ARISE, my gracious God!
And make the wicked flee;
They are but thy chastising rod
To drive thy saints to thee.
2 Behold! the sinner dies,
His haughty words are vain;
Here, in this life, his pleasure lies,
And all beyond is pain.
3 Then let his pride advance,
And boast of all his store;
The Lord is my inheritance,
My soul can wish no more.
4 I shall behold the face
Of my forgiving God;
And stand complete in righteousness,
Washed in my Saviour's blood.
5 There's a new heaven begun,
When I awake from death-
Dressed in the likeness of thy Son,-
And draw immortal breath.
FIRST PART, L. M.
Deliverance from Despair.
1 THEE will I love, O Lord! my strength,
My rock, my tower, my high defence;
Thy mighty arm shall be my trust,
For I have found salvation thence.
2 Death, and the terrors of the grave,
Stood round me with their dismal shade;
While floods of high temptation rose,
And made my sinking soul afraid.
3 I saw the opening gates of hell,
With endless pains and sorrows there,
Which none, but they that feel, can tell,
While I was hurried to despair.
4 In my distress, I called my God,
When I could scarce believe him mine; He bowed his ear to my complaint; Then did his grace appear divine. 5 My song for ever shall record That terrible, that joyful hour; And give the glory to the Lord, Due to his mercy and his power.
SECOND PART, L. M.
The Reward of Sincerity.
1 LORD! thou hast seen my soul sincere, Hast made thy truth and love appear; Before mine eyes I set thy laws,
And thou hast owned my righteous cause. 2 What sore temptations broke my rest! What wars and strugglings in my breast! But, through thy grace that reigns within, I guard against my darling sin.
3 The sin that close besets me still,
That works and strives against my will-
When shall thy Spirit's sovereign power
Destroy it, that it rise no more?
4 With an impartial hand, the Lord
Deals out to mortals their reward:
The kind and faithful soul shall find
A God as faithful and as kind.
THIRD PART, L. M.
Rejoicing in God.
1 JUST are thy ways, and true thy word,
Great Rock of my secure abode !
Who is a God beside the Lord?
Or where's a refuge like our God?
2 'Tis he that girds me with his might,
Gives me his holy sword to wield;
And, while with sin and hell I fight,
Spreads his salvation for my shield.
3 He lives, and blessed be my Rock,
The God of my salvation lives:
The dark designs of hell are broke:
Sweet is the peace my Father gives.
FIRST PART, C. M.
Victory over temporal Enemies.
1 WE love thee, Lord! and we adore:
Now is thine arm revealed;
Thou art our strength, our heavenly tower,
Our bulwark and our shield.
2 We fly to our eternal Rock,
And find a sure defence;
His holy name our lips invoke,
And draw salvation thence.
3 When God, our leader, shines in arms,
What mortal heart can bear
The thunder of his loud alarms,
The lightning of his spear?
4 He rides upon the winged wind;
And angels in array,
In millions, wait to know his mind,
And swift as flames obey.
5 He speaks-and, at his fierce rebuke,
Whole armies are dismayed;
His voice, his frown, his angry look,
Strike all their courage dead.
6 Oft has the Lord whole nations blessed
For his own children's sake;
The powers, that give his people rest,
Shall of his care partake.
SECOND PART, C. M.
Jehovah coming to reign.
1 THE Lord descended from above,
And bowed the heavens most high,
And underneath his feet he cast
The darkness of the sky.
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