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4 Fear not that he will e'er forsake,
Or leave his work undone;
He's faithful to his promises,
Anu faithful to his Son.

5 Fear not the terrors of the grave,
Or death's tremendous sting;
He will from endless wrath preserve,
To endless glory bring.

401

C. M.

Refuge in God.

DEAR Refuge of my weary soul,
On thee, when sorrows rise,
On thee, when waves of trouble roll,
My fainting hope relies.

2 To thee I tell each rising grief,
For thou alone canst heal;

Thy word can bring a sweet relief,
For every pain I feel.

3 Hast thou not bid me seek thy face? And shall I seek in vain?

And can the ear of sovereign grace
Be deaf when I complain?

4 No-still the ear of sovereign grace Attends the mourner's prayer; Oh may I ever find access

To breathe my sorrows there!

5 Thy mercy-seat is open still;
Here let my soul retreat;
With humble hope attend thy will,
And wait beneath thy feet.

402

C. M.

Refuge in God.

DEAR Father, to thy mercy-seat My soul for shelter flies: "Tis here I find a safe retreat When storms and tempests rise. 2 My cheerful hope can never die, If thou, my God, art near;

Thy grace can raise my comforts high,
And banish every fear.

3 My great Protector, and my Lord,
Thy constant aid impart;
Oh! let thy kind, thy gracious word
Sustain my trembling heart.

4 Oh! never let my soul remove
From this divine retreat;

Still let me trust thy power and love,
And dwell beneath thy feet.

403

7s.

Prayer for the Christian Temper.
GOD of truth, and God of love!
Send thy Spirit from above;
Teach us so to speak and hear
That thy glory may appear.
That in us the world may find
All our Master's gentle mind;
Thus our fellowship approve,
God of truth, and God of love!
2 God of truth, and God of love!
O'er our wayward tempers move;
Touch them with celestial fire,
Holy love and zeal inspire:
While we feel the sacred glow,
Lay each evil passion low;

Frame us for the world above,
God of truth, and God of love!

404

YOUTH.

C. M.

Youth invited to Christ.

YE hearts, with youthful vigor warm,
In smiling crowds draw near,
And turn from every mortal charm,
A Saviour's voice to hear.

2 The soul that longs to see his face
Is sure his love to gain;

And those that early seek his grace
Shall never seek in vain.

3 What object, Lord, my soul should move,
If once compared with thee?
What beauty should command my love,
Like what in Christ I see?

4 Away, ye false, delusive toys,
Vain tempters of the mind!
"Tis here I fix my lasting choice;
For here true bliss I find,

405

C. M.

Remember thy Creator.

WHILE in the tender years of youth,
In nature's smiling bloom,
Ere age arrive, and trembling wait
Its summons to the tomb ;-

2 Remember thy Creator, God;
For him thy powers employ;

Make him thy fear, thy love, thy hope,
Thy portion, and thy joy.

3 He shall defend and guide thy course
Through life's uncertain sea,
Till thou art landed on the shore
Of blest eternity.

406

7s & 6s.

Remember thy Creator.

REMEMBER thy Creator,

While youth's fair spring is bright; Before thy cares are greater,

Before comes age's night;

While yet the sun shines o'er thee,
While stars the darkness cheer,
While life is all before thee,

Thy great Creator fear.

2 Remember thy Creator,
Before the dust returns

To earth-for 'tis its nature-
And life's last ember burns;
Before, with God who gave it,
The spirit shall appear:
He cries, who died to save it,
"Thy great Creator fear.'

407

S. M.

The Young asking for divine Guidance.
FROM earliest dawn of life,
Thy goodness we have shared;
And still we live to sing thy praise,
By sovereign mercy spȧred.

2 To learn and do thy will,

O Lord, our hearts incline;
And o'er the paths of future life
Command thy light to shine.

3 While taught thy word of truth,
May we that word receive;

And when we hear of Jesus' name,
In that blest name believe!

4 Oh let us never tread

The broad, destructive road,

But trace those holy paths which lead
To glory, and to God.

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HOW shall the young secure their hearts,
And guard their lives from sin ?—
Thy word the choicest rules imparts,
To keep the conscience clean.

2 'Tis like the sun-a heavenly light,
That guides us all the day;

And, through the dangers of the night,
A lamp to lead our way.

3 Thy precepts make me truly wise;
I hate the sinner's road;

I hate my own vain thoughts that rise,
But love thy law, my God.

4 Thy word is everlasting truth;
How pure is every page!

That holy book shall guide our youth,
And well support our age.

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WITH humble heart and tongue,
My God, to thee I pray :

Oh! bring me now, while I am young,
To thee, the living way.

2 Make an unguarded youth

The object of thy care;

Help me to choose the way of truth,
And fly from every snare.

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