HYMNS

HYMN 565. Gratitude, p. 90.

I've searched the sacred volume thro',
Its truth divine to learn;
And oh, enrapturing to my view,
What glories I discern!

Farewell to doubting, fears and pains,
Those tyrants of the mind!

The truth has burst their galling chains,
They can no longer bind.

I'll trust the promise of thy word,
Till that triumphant hour,
When every creature shall be heard
Ascribing praise and power;
When all the ransomed, happy throng,
To praise the great I AM,
Shall join their voices in the song
Of Moses and the Lamb.

Then let its persecuting foes
This precious faith revile;
Securely still will I repose
In my Redeemer's smile.

My weary soul in peace shall rest
On this transporting theme;
For all our kindred shall be blest
With life and joy supreme.
I'll trust the promise of thy word,
Till that triumphant hour, etc. L.C.B.

HYMN 566. Dempster, p. 207.
My soul has often stretch'd its wings
O'er nature's varied frame,
And search'd the rich tho' hidden springs,
Whence all her bounties came;
But still, whene'er its home it sought,
Like Noah's restless dove,
One truth from every scene it brought,
The truth, that God is love.

And if on life's eventful maze,

The fitful glance I throw,
Which calls to mind my former days,
With all their weal or woe;
Though here the cloud may darkly lead,
And there the fire may move,
Inscribed on each I still can read
The truth, that God is love.

But when, from this poor dust relieved,
I tread the courts divine,
And, to my Father's house received,
On Jesus' breast recline;

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OF ZION.

HYMN 567. Cuthbert, p. 76.

I love awhile to steal away
From every cumbering care,
And spend the hours of setting day,
In humble, grateful prayer;

I love to think on mercies past,
And future good implore,
And all my cares and sorrows cast
On him whom I adore.

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I love by faith to take a view
Of brighter scenes in heaven;
And feel that they my strength renew,
While here by tempests driven :
Thus, when life's toilsome day is o'er,
May its departing ray

Be calm as this impressive hour,
And lead to endless day.

HYMN 568. Thorning, p. 74.
The glorious universe around,
The heavens with all their train,
Sun, moon, and stars, are firmly bound
In one mysterious chain.

God in creation thus displays

His wisdom and his might;
While all his works with all his ways,
In harmony unite.

In one fraternal bond of love,
One fellowship of mind,
The saints below, and saints above,
Their bliss and glory find.
Here in their weary pilgrimage,
The Saviour is their song;
There, through one bright eternal age,
His praises they prolong.

HYMN 569. Willis, p. 77.

I sing the mighty power of God,
That made the mountains rise,
That spread the flowing seas abroad,
And built the lofty skies!

I sing the wisdom that ordained
The sun to rule the day;
The moon shines full at his command,
And all the stars obey.

Lord, how thy wonders are displayed,
Where'er I turn mine eye!
If I survey the ground I tread,
Or gaze upon the sky!

In every plant and flower below,

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Praise ye the Lord! be ours to know
The blessings from his grace that flow.
In all our ways, regarding Him
Whose holy light is never dim,
Our hearts may feel begun in this,
The joys of His high world of bliss.

HYMN 571.

Behold our Lord, who, slain of men,
In life renewed comes forth again!
His foes in vain their power display;
His God was mightier far than they;
And now in light ascended far,
He shines, the Bright and Morning Star.

He reigns in love, and on our race
Bestows his free and boundless grace;
Nor will he rest till sin shall cease,
And all shall hail him Prince of Peace!
onkind his name extol.

HYMN 572.

O Lord our God, whose holy light
Reveals the wonders of thy might!
The eye of faith thy love surveys,
In all thy works and all thy ways.
In every scene thy glories shine,
And wide display thy power divine.
The golden sun, undimmed by time
Proclaims thy hand in every clime.
Tho' darkness veil the glowing sky,
His beams for ever shine on high,
And shadow forth, in radiance bright,
The goodness of the God of Light.

The gentle rains which clouds distil,
A symbol of thy gracious will,
In every age, in every land,
Obedient to thy wise command,
Reveal this truth from heaven above,
The Lord of night is God of Love.
Thro' nature wide thy glories shine,
Unveiling light and love divine;
And in thy word our faith beholds
The blessings which thy grace unfolds.
To warm and guide our every heart,
Thy love and light, O Lord, impart.