4 O! listen to kind nature's voice: There nobler objects claim thy choice, 5 Far from anxiety and care, Still seek that blissful shore, Where discontent and dark despair Shall rend thy heart no more. 166. Common Metre. JERVIS. GOD our consolation in adversity and distress. 1 T0 calm the sorrows of the mind, Our heav'nly Friend is nigh, To wipe the anxious tear that starts, 2 Thou canst, when anguish rends the heart, The sickness of the soul. 3 Thou canst repress the rising sigh; 4 Thy gracious eye is watchful still; From threat'ning danger and disease, N 5 When, pale and languid all the frame, 6 'Tis thou, great GOD! alone canst check And sickness, aw'd by pow'r divine, 7 Eternal Source of life and health, In sorrow, and in joy, to thee 167. Common Metre. TATE and BRADY. Encouragement from the experience of GOD's 1 TH goodness. HRO' all the changing scenes of life, The praises of my GoD shall still 2 Of his deliv'rance I will boast, From my example comfort take, 3 The hosts of GOD encamp around Protection he affords to all Who make his name their trust. 4 O make but trial of his love! How blest are they, and only they, 5 Fear him, ye saints, and you will then Have nothing else to fear: Make you his service your delight; PART VI. Thanksgiving. 168. Short Metre. MRS. STEELE. Obligation to gratitude and praise. 1 MY Maker, and my King! 2 3 4 5 To thee my all I owe: Thy sov'reign bounty is the spring, The creature of thy hand, My GOD! thy benefits demand More praise than tongue can give. O what can I impart, When all was thine before? Thy love demands a thankful heart; Shall I withhold thy due? 6 1 O let thy grace inspire My soul with strength divine; W 169. Long Metre. WATTS. E bless the LORD, the just, the good, Who fills our hearts with joy and food; Who pours his blessings from the skies, And loads our days with rich supplies. 2 He sends the sun his circuit round, To cheer the fruits, to warm the ground: 3 'Tis to his care we owe our breath, He helps the weak, he guards the strong. 4 He makes the saint and sinner prove The common blessings of his love; But the wide diff'rence shall appear, When the rewarding day draws near. N 2 |