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Nor let a murmuring thought arise;
His ways are just, his counsels wise.

2 Thick darkness round his throne he draws,
His work performs. conceals the cause;
But, though his methods are unknown,
Judgment and truth support his throne.
3 In heaven, and earth, and air, and seas,
He executes his firm decrees;

And, by his saints, it stands confessed,
That what he does is ever best.

4 Wait, then, each soul, submissive wait,
Prostrate before his awful seat;
And, midst the terrors of his rod,
Trust in a wise and gracious God.

HYMN 87. C M. [#]

Early and constant Care of God.
1 ALMIGHTY FATHER, gracious Lord
Kind Guardian of my days,
Thy mercies let my heart record
In songs of grateful praise.

2 In life's first dawn, my tender frame
Was thy indulgent care;

Long ere I could pronounce thy name,
Or breathe the infant prayer.

3 Each rolling year new favours brought
From thy exhaustless store;

But, O! in vain my labouring thought
Would count thy mercies o'er.

4 Lord, when this mortal frame decays,
And every weakness dies,
Complete the wonders of thy grace,
And raise me to the skies.

HYMN 88. L. M. [#]

Confidence in the Lord.

1 THY presence, ever-living God,
Wide through all nature spreads abroad:
Thy watchful eyes, which never sleep,
In every place thy children keep.

2 While near each other we remain,
Thou dost our lives and powers sustain;
And, when apart, we joy to share
Thy counsels and thy gracious care.

3 To thee we now commit our ways,
And still implore thy heavenly grace :
O, let thy face upon us shine;

Still guard and guide us, Lord, as thine.

4 Give us within thy house to raise
Again united songs of praise;
Or, if that joy no more be known,
Give us to meet around thy throne.

HYMN 89. C. M. [#]

Humble Adoration.

1 ETERNAL POWER, almighty God,
Who can approach thy throne?
Accessless light is thy abode,
To angel-eyes unknown.

2 Before the radiance of thine eye
The heavens no longer shine,
And all the glories of the sky
Are but the shade of thine.

3 Great God, and wilt thou condescend
To cast a look below,

To this vile world thy notice bend,
These shades of sin and wo?

4 While golden harps and angel-tongues
Resound immortal lays,

Great God, permit our humble songs
To rise and mean thy praise.

HYMN 90. L. M. [bor #]
Humble Worship.

1 GREAT King of kings, eternal God,
Shall mortal creatures dare to raise
Their songs to thy supreme abode,
And join with angels in thy praise?
2 Man, O how far removed below!

Wrapt in the shades of gloomy night,
His brightest day can only show

A few faint streaks of distant light.

3 But, see! the bright, the morning star,
Rising, shall chase the shades away;
His beams, resplendent from afar,
Promise a sweet, immortal day.

4 To him our longing eyes we raise,

Our Guide to thee, the great Unknown;

Through him, O may our humble praise Accepted rise before thy throne.

HYMN 91. C. M. [#]

Homage and Devotion.

1 WITH sacred joy we lift our eyes
To those bright realms above,
That glorious temple in the skies,
Where dwells eternal Love.

2 Before the radiant throne we bow
Of heaven's almighty King:
Here we present the solemn vow,
And hymns of glory sing.

3 Thee we adore; and, Lord, to thee
Our filial duty pay :

Thy service, unconstrained and free,
Čonducts to endless day.

4 While in thy house of prayer we kneel,
With trust and holy fear,
Thy mercy and thy truth reveal,
And lend a gracious ear.

HYMN 92. C. M. [# or b]

Sincere Devotion acceptable.

1 GOD is a Spirit just and wise;

He sees our inmost mind:

In vain to Heaven we raise our cries,
And leave our souls behind.

2 Nothing but truth, before his throne,
With honour can appear:

The painted hypocrites are known Through the disguise they wear. 3 Their lifted eyes salute the skies, Their bending knees the ground; But God rejects the sacrifice

Where not the heart is found.

4 Lord, search my thoughts, and try my ways,
And make my soul sincere;
Then shall I stand before thy face,
And find acceptance there.

HYMN 93. S. M. [#]

God's Mercy to the Penitent.

1 SWEET is the friendly voice

Which speaks of life and peace;
Which bids the penitent rejoice,
And sin and sorrow cease.

2 No balm on earth like this
Can cheer the contrite heart;
No flattering dreams of earthly bliss
Such pure delight impart.

3 Still merciful and kind,

Thy mercy, Lord, reveal:

The broken heart thy love can bind,
The wounded spirit heal.

4 Thy presence shall restore

Peace to my anxious breast:
Lord, let my steps be drawn no more
From paths which thou hast blessed.

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