Euphrates-p. 182.] HYMN 41. 7s, 6s, & 1 8.
To the haven of thy breast,
O Son of Man, I fly!
Be my refuge and my rest,
For, O! the storm is high!
Save me from the furious blast:
A covert from the tempest be!
Hide me, Jesus, till o'erpast
The storm of sin I see.
2 Welcome as the water spring
To a dry, barren place;
O descend on me and bring
Thy sweet refreshing grace!
O'er a parch'd and weary land,
As a great rock extends its shade,
Hide me, Saviour, with thy hand,
And screen my naked head.
3 In the time of my distress
Thou hast my succour beer,
In my utter helplessness,
Restraining me from sin;
O how swiftly didst thou move
To save me in the trying hour
Still protect me with thy love,
And shield me with thy power.
4 First and last in me perform
The work thou hast begun :
Be my shelter from the storm,
My shadow from the sun;
Weary, parch'd with thirst, and faint
Till thou the abiding Spirit breathe,
Every moment, Lord, I want,
The merit of thy death.
5 Never shall I want it less,
When thou the gift hast given,
Fill'd me with thy righteousness,
And seal'd the heir of heaven;
I shall hang upon my God,
Till I thy perfect glory see;
Till the sprinkling of thy blood
Shall speak me up to thee.
Bedford-p. 7.] HYMN 42. C.M.
THAT I could my Lord receive,
Who did the world redeem;
Who gave his life that I might live,
A life conceal'd in him!
2 O that I could the blessing prove,
My heart's extreme desire!
Live happy in my Saviour's love,
And in his arms expire!
3 Mercy I ask to seal my peace,
That, kept by mercy's power,
evil cease,
may from every
And never grieve thee more.
4 Now, if thy gracious will it be,
E'en now my sins remove,
And set my soul at liberty
By thy victorious love.
5 In answer to ten thousand prayers,
Thou pard'ning God, descend:
Number me with salvation's heirs,
My sins and troubles end.
6 Nothing I ask or want beside,
Of all in earth or heaven:
But let me feel thy blood applied,
And live and die forgiven.
Hotham-p. 151.] HYMN 43. 8 lines 7s.
Dogul, be strong, be bold;
ROOPING soul, shake off thy fears;
Tarry till thy Lord appears,
Never, never, quit thy hold!
Murmur not at his delay,
Dare not set thy God a time :
Calmly for his coming stay,
Leave it, leave it all to him.
2 Fainting soul, be bold, be strong;
Wait the coming of thy Lord;
Though it seem to tarry long,
True and faithful is his word;
On his word my soul I cast,
(He cannot himself deny,)
Surely it shall speak at last;
It shall speak, and shall not lie.
3 Every one that seeks shall find;
Every one that asks shall have
Christ, the Saviour of mankind,
Willing, able all to save;
I shall his salvation see;
I in faith on Jesus call;
I from sin shall be set free,
Perfectly set free from all.
4 Lord, my time is in thine hand,
Weak and helpless as I am;
Surely thou canst make me stand;
I believe in Jesus' name;
Saviour in temptation thou,
Thou hast sav'd me heretofore;
Thou from sin dost save me now ⚫
Thou shalt save me evermore.
Abridge-p. 42.] HYMN 44. C. M.
WGo mourning all their days?
HY should the children of a King
Great Comforter, descend and bring
The tokens of thy grace.
2 Dost thou not dwell in all thy saints,
And seal the heirs of heaven? When wilt thou banish my complaints, And show my sins forgiven?
3 Assure my conscience of her part
In the Redeemer's blood:
And bear thy witness with my heart,
That I am born of God.
4 Thou art the earnest of his love,
The pledge of joys to come;
May thy bless'd wings, celestial Dove
Safely convey me home!
Bethel-p. 14. HYMN 45. C. M.
My drowsy powers, why sleep ye so?
Awake, my sluggish soul?
Nothing hath half thy work to do,
Yet nothing's half so dull.
2 Go to the ants; for one poor grain
See how they toil and strive !
Yet we who have a heaven to' obtain,
How negligent we live !
3 We, for whose sake all nature stands, And stars their courses move;
We, for whose guard the angel bands
Come flying from above.
4 We, for whom God the Son came down,
And labour'd for our good,
How careless to secure that crown
He purchased with his blood.
5 Lord, shall we live so sluggish still,
And never act our parts?
Come, holy Dove, from the' heavenly hill, And warm our frozen hearts.
6 Give us with active warmth to move,
With vig'rous souls to rise;
With hands of faith and wings of love,
To fly and take the prize.
HYMN 46. C. M.
OD is in this and every place! But, O! how dark and void; To me 'tis one great wilderness, This earth without my God.
2 Empty of Him who all things fills,
Till he his light impart :
Till he his glorious self reveals,
The veil is on my heart.
3 0 thou who seest and know'st my grief,
Thyself unseen, unknown;
Pity my helpless unbelief,
And break my heart of stone.
4 Regard me with a gracious eye,
The long-sought blessing give;
And bid me, at the point to die,
Behold thy face and live.
5 A darker soul did never yet
Thy promis'd help implore:
O that I now my Lord might meet,
And never lose him more!
6 Now, Jesus, now the Father's love
Shed in my heart abroad;
The middle wall of sin remove,
And let me into God.
Peterborough-p. 18.] HYMN 47. C.M.
HOU hidden God, for whom I groan,
Till thou thyself declare :
God, inaccessible, unknown,
Regard a sinner's prayer!
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