355 L.M. Strong consolation.-Heb. 6, 18. 1 HOW oft have sin and Satan strove To rend my soul from Thee, my God! But everlasting is Thy love, And Jesus seals it with His blood. 2 The oath and promise of the Lord 356 1 104th. God will provide. Gen. 22, 8. Though friends should all fail, Yet one thing secures us, The Scripture assures us, For though we are strangers, We have a good guide, And trust in all dangers The Lord will provide. 4 No strength of our own, 8.7.8.7.7.7. 357 Neither shall any man pluck them 1 out of My hand.-John 10, 28. LOUDS and darkness round about Thee CLOUDE For a season veil Thy face; Still I trust and cannot doubt Thee 2 O rebuke me not in anger! Suffer not my faith to fail! Let not pain, temptation, languor, O'er my struggling heart prevail; Holding fast Thy word I stand, None shall pluck me from Thy hand 3 In my heart Thy word I cherish, Though unseen, Thou still art near, Since Thy sheep shall never perish, What have I to do with fear? Trusting in Thy word I stand, None shall pluck me from Thy hand. L.M. 358 48 thy days, so shall thy strength be.-Deut. 33, 25. 1 AFFLICTED saint, toChrist draw near, Thy Saviour's gracious promise His faithful word declares to thee [hear; That, as thy day thy strength shall be. 2 Thy faith is weak, thy foes are strong, And if the conflict should be long, The Lord will make the tempter flee; For. as thy day, thy strength shall be. 3 Should persecution rage and flame, Still trust in thy Redeemer's name; In fiery trials thou shalt see That, as thy day, thy strength shall be. 4 When called to bear the weighty cross Of sore affliction, pain, or loss, Or deep distress or poverty Still, as thy day, thy strength shall be. 5 When ghastly death appears in view, Christ's presence shall thy fears subdue; He comes to set thy spirit free, And, as thy day, thy strength shall be. E'en when He hides His face! ? Then why, my soul, these sad com- 3 Beneath His smiles my heart has lived, And part of heaven possest: I praise His name for grace received, THE MORTAL DESTINY C.M. 360 48 for man, his days are as grass. Ps. 103, 15. 1 LET others boast how strong they be, Nor death nor danger fear: But we confess, O Lord, to Thee, 2 Fresh as the grass our bodies stand, A blasting wind sweeps o'er the land, 3 Our life contains a thousand springs, Strange that a harp of thousand strings Should keep in tune so long. 4 But tis our God supports our frame. C.M. 361 We spend our years as a tale that 1 is told.-Ps. 90, 9. Our days glide smoothly on; UR years in quick succession rise, The flight of time-so swift it flies- 2 On rapid wing, concealed from view, 3 0 what enlargement!-who can tell S.M. 362 Ye know not what shall be on the 1 T morrow.-James 4, 14. NO-MORROW, Lord, is Thine, And if its sun arise and shine, 2 The present moment flies, O make Thy servants truly wise, Waken by Thine almighty power One thing demands our care; Lest, slighted once, the season fair Should never be renewed. To Jesus may we fly Swift as the morning light, Lest life's young golden beams should die In sudden endless night. L.M. 363 But the dead know not any thing. 1 -Eccl. 9, 5. IFE is the time to serve the Lord, 1L This time to insure the great re ward; And while the lamp holds out to burn, 2 Life is the hour that God has given 3 The living know that they must die, 4 Then what my thoughts design to do, 364 L.M. Redeeming the time.-Eph. 5, 16. 1 G Did infant time its being draw; OD of eternity, from Thee Moments and days, and months and years, Revolve by Thine unvaried law. 2 Silent and slow they glide away, Steady and strong the current flows, Lost in eternity's wide sea, The boundless gulf from whence it rose. 3 With it the thoughtless sons of men Before the rapid stream are borne, On to that everlasting home Whence not one soul can e'er return. 4 Great Source of wisdom! teach my heart To know the price of every hour; |