Not honey so invites the taste, 3 Thy threatenings wake my slumbering eyes, And gives a free, but large reward. 20. And from presumptuous sins restrain : L. M. God, our Defence. 1 NOW may the God of power and grace Attend his people's humble cry! Jehovah hears when Israel prays, And brings deliverance from on high. 2 Well he remembers all our sighs, His love exceeds our best deserts; His love accepts the sacrifice Of humble groans and broken hearts. 3 Now save us, Lord! from slavish fear, Now let our hope be firm and strong, Till thy salvation shall appear, 20. And joy and triumph raise the song. C. M. Trust in God. 1 THE Lord unto thy prayer attend, 2 In thy salvation we 'll rejoice, For, when in prayer he hears thy voice, 3 In chariots and on horses some For aid and shelter flee; But in thy name, O Lord! we come, 4 O Lord! to us salvation bring; Hear us, O God, our heavenly King! 21. C. M. God acknowledged in national Blessings. 1 IN thee, great God! with songs of praise, 2 In deep distress, our injured land 3 On thee, in want, in wo, or pain, Our rights thy mercy will maintain, 4 Thus, Lord thy wondrous power declare, While we glad songs of praise prepare 22. L. M. Christ's Sufferings and Exaltation. 1 NOW let our mournful songs record When he complained, in tears and blood, 2 The Jews beheld him thus forlorn, And shook their heads, and laughed in scorn ;"He rescued others from the grave; Now let him try himself to save." 3 They wound his head, his hands, his feet, 22. The nations learn his righteousness, C. M. Christ's Sufferings and Victories. 1 "NOW in the hour of deep distress, 2 Thus did our suffering Saviour pray 3 Great was the victory of his death, 4 The meek and humble soul shall see And all that seek the Lord shall be 5 The isles shall know the righteousness 23. L. M. God, our Shepherd. 1 MY shepherd is the living Lord; Now shall my wants be well supplied: His providence and holy word Become my safety and my guide. 2 In pastures where salvation grows, 3 My wandering feet his ways mistake; 4 Though I walk through the gloomy vale, Where death and all its terrors are; My heart and hope shall never fail, For God, my shepherd,'s with me there. 5 Surely the mercies of the Lord 23. Attend his household all their days; L. M. 6 Lines. Jehovah, the Shepherd of his People. 1 THE Lord my pasture shall prepare, 4 Though in the paths of death I tread, 23. FIRST PART, C. M. The watchful Shepherd. 1 MY shepherd will supply my need, Jehovah is his name; In pastures fresh he makes me feed, 2 He brings my wandering spirit back, And leads me, for his mercy's sake, In paths of truth and grace. 3 When I walk through the shades of death, 4 The sure provisions of my God Oh! may thy house be mine'abode, 5 There would I find a settled rest,- 23. SECOND PART, C. M. Gratitude and Hope. 1 MY soul! triumphant in the Lord, And march with holy vigor on, 2 Through every winding maze of life And, in his long-experienced care, 3 His grace through all the desert flows, That grace, on Zion's sacred mount, 4 Beyond the choicest joys of time 5 There, joined with all the shining band, 23. To be removed no more. FIRST PART, S. M. The good Shepherd. 1 THE Lord my shepherd is, I shall be well supplied: |