HYMN 270. C. M. [#]
Glory of the Sacred Pages.
1 WHAT glory gilds the sacred page,
Majestic like the sun!
It gives a light to every age;
It gives, but borrows none.
2 His hand that gave it still supplies
His gracious light and heat;
His truths upon the nations rise;
They rise, but never set.
3 Let everlasting thanks be thine,
For such a bright display,
As makes a world of darkness shine
With beams of heavenly day.
4 My soul rejoices to pursue
The paths of truth and love;
Till glory break upon my view
In brighter worlds above.
HYMN 271. L. M. [#]
Nature and Scripture compared.
1 THE heavens declare thy glory, Lord;
In every star thy wisdom shines;
But when our eyes behold thy word,
We read thy name in fairer lines.
2 The rolling sun, the changing light,
And nights and days thy power confess;
But, lo, the volume thou hast writ
Reveals thy justice and thy grace.
3 Nor shall thy spreading gospel rest,
Till through the world thy truth has run;
Till Christ has all the nations blest,
That see the light, or feel the sun.
4 Great Sun of Righteousness, arise;
Bless the dark world with heavenly light:
Thy gospel makes the simple wise;
Thy laws are pure, thy judgments right.
5 Thy noblest wonders here we view,
In souls renewed, and sins forgiven :
Lord, cleanse my sins, my soul renew,
And make thy word my guide to heaven.
HYMN 272. S. M. [#]
Perfection of God's Word.
1 BEHOLD, the morning sun
Begins his glorious way;
His beams through all the nations run,
And life and light convey.
2 But where the gospel comes,
It spreads diviner light;
It calls dead sinners from their tombs,
And gives the blind their sight.
3 How perfect is thy word!
And all thy judgments just!
For ever sure thy promise, Lord,
And men securely trust.
4 My gracious God, how plain
Are thy directions given !
O may
I never read in vain,
But find the path to heaven.
HYMN 273. C. M. [#]
Conquests of God's Word.
1 THE thirsty earth receives the rain,
And drinks the cooling showers;
Fresh verdure re-adorns the plain,
And wakes the drooping flowers.
2 The blushing mead, the fertile field,
Shall be with blessings filled ;
And seed to him in plenty yield,
Who has its bosom tilled.
3 The living word of life divine
Its conquests shall extend,
Till every heart, in every clime,
Shall in submission bend.
4 Uninterrupted praise shall flow
From every creature's tongue,
And psalms and hymns by all below
In choral strains be sung.
HYMN 274. L. M. [#]
Scripture Teachings.
1 BRIGHT Source of intellect above,
Father of spirits and of love,
O dart, with energy unknown,
Celestial beamings from thy throne.
2 Thy sacred book we would survey,
Enlightened with that heavenly day,
And seek thine influence with the word!
To teach our souls to know the Lord.
3 So shall our children learn the road
That leads them to their fathers' God,
And, formed by lessons so divine,
Shall infant minds with knowledge shine.
4 So shall the haughty soul submit,
With children placed at Jesus' feet;
The noisy swell of pride shall cease,
And thy sweet voice be heard in peace.
HYMN 275. C. M. [#]
Delight in the Word of God.
1 O HOW I love thy holy law!
"Tis daily my delight,
And thence my meditations draw
Divine advice by night.
2 My waking eyes prevent the day,
To meditate thy word;
My soul with longing melts away,
To hear thy gospel, Lord.
3 No treasures so enrich the mind,
Nor shall thy word be sold
For loads of silver, well refined,
Nor heaps of shining gold.
4 When nature sinks, and spirits droop,
Thy promises of grace
Are pillars to support my hope,
And elevate my praise.
1 How precious, Lord, thy holy word!
What light and joy its truths afford
To souls benighted and distressed!
Thy precepts guide our doubtful way;
Thy love forbids our feet to stray;
Thy promise leads our hearts to rest.
2 From the discoveries of thy law,
The perfect rules of life we draw;
These are our study and delight:
Not honey so invites the taste,
Nor gold that hath the furnace past
Appears so pleasing to the sight.
3 Thy threatenings wake our slumbering eyes,
And warn us where our danger lies ;
But 'tis thy holy gospel, Lord,
That makes the guilty conscience clean,
Converts the soul, subdues our sin,
And gives a free, but large reward.
HYMN 277. C. M. [#]
Consolation from the Scriptures.
1 LORD, we would make thy word our joy,
Our lasting heritage ;
May this our noblest powers employ,
Ŏur warmest thoughts engage.
2 "Tis like the sun, a heavenly light,
That guides us all the day,
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