3 Thus his soul is like a tree,
By unfailing rivers seen;
Fruit it bears abundantly,
Every leaf is richly green.
4 But the godless are not so;
Where can be their trust or stay?
Like the chaff the wild winds blow,
In the storm they're swept away.
5 Therefore in the judgment time
The ungodly shall not stand,-
Never join, in bliss sublime,

The redeemed at God's right hand.
6 Lord! Thou watchest every day
O'er the good man's path of light;
But the sinner's darkening way,
Perisheth in fearful night.

8.8.6.

476 Blessed are the pure in heart: for

they shall see God.-Matt. 5, 8,

1 THERE is a Dwelling-place above:Thither, to meet the God of love, The poor ín spirit go;

There is a Paradise of rest;

For contrite hearts and souls distrest
Its streams of comfort flow.

2 There is a Voice to mercy true;-
To them who mercy's path pursue
That voice shall bliss impart;
There is a Sight from man concealed;
That sight-the face of God revealed,
Shall bless the pure in heart.

3 There is a Name in heaven bestowed;That name, which hails them sons of God,

The friends of peace shall know;
There is a Kingdom in the sky,

Where they shall reign with God on high,
Who serve Him here below.

4 Lord, be it mine like them to choose
The better part, like them to use
The means Thy love hath given;
Be holiness my aim on earth,
That death be welcomed as a birth
To life and bliss in heaven.

S.M.

477 Keep the charge of the Lord that

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ye die not.-Lev. 8, 35.
CHARGE to keep I have,
A God to glorify;

A never-dying soul to save,
And fit it for the sky.

To serve the present age,
My calling to fulfil;

O may it all my powers engage,
To do my Master's will.

Arm me with jealous care,

As in Thy sight to live;

And oh! Thy servant, Lord, prepare,
A strict account to give.

4 Help me to watch and pray,
And on Thyself rely;

Assured, if I my trust betray,
I shall for ever die.

C.M.

478 Brethren, be not weary in well

doing.-2 Thess. 3, 13.

1 LORD, as to Thy dear cross we flee, And pray to be forgiven,

So let Thy life our pattern be,

And form our souls for heaven.

2 Help us, through good report and ill, Our daily cross to bear,

Like Thee, to do our Father's will,
Our brothers' griefs to share.

3 Let grace our selfishness expel,
Our earthliness refine;

And kindness in our bosoms dwell
As free and true as Thine.

4 If joy shall at Thy bidding fly,
And grief's dark day come on,

We, in our turn, would meekly cry,
Father, Thy will be done."

5 Should friends misjudge, or foes defame Or brethren faithless prove,

Then, like Thine own, be all our aim
To conquer them by love.

6 Kept peaceful in the midst of strife,
Forgiving and forgiven;

O may we lead the pilgrim's life,
And follow Thee to heaven!"

8.6.

479 The glory which Thou gavest Me,

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I have given them.-John 17, 22. ISMISS me not Thy service, Lord, But train me for Thy will;

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For even I, in fields so broad,
Some duties may fulfil;

And I will ask for no reward,
Except to serve Thee still.

2 Our Master all the work hath done,
He asks of us to-day;

Sharing His service, every one,
Share too His Sonship may:
Lord, I would serve and be a son;
Dismiss me not, I pray!

S.M.

480 Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily,

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as to the Lord.-Col. 3, 23.
EACH me, my God and King,
In all things Thee to see;

And what I do in anything,
To do it as for Thee!

To scorn the senses' sway,
While still to Thee I tend;
In all I do, be Thou the way,
In all, bé Thou the end.

All may of Thee partake;
Nothing so small can be,

But draws, when acted for Thy sake,
Greatness and worth from Thee.

If done beneath Thy laws.

É'en servile labours shine; Hallowed is toil, if this the cause, The meanest work, divine.

C.M.

481 Quicken Thou me according to

Thy word.-Ps. 19, 25.

1 MY soul lies cleaving to the dust,
Lord, give me life divine;

From vain desires, and every lust,
Turn off these eyes of mine.

2 I need the influence of Thy grace
To speed me in Thy way,

Lest I should loiter in my race,
Or turn my feet astray.

When sore afflictions press me down,
I need Thy quickening powers;
Thy word that I have rested on
Shall help my heaviest hours.
4 Are not Thy mercies sovereign still,
And Thou a faithful God?

Wilt Thou not grant me warmer zeal
To run the heavenly road?

5 Does not my heart Thy precepts love,
And long to see Thy face?
And yet how slow my spirits move
Without enlivening grace!

6 Then shall I love Thy gospel more,
And ne'er forget Thy word;
When I have felt its quickening power
To draw me near the Lord.

C.M.

482 Teach me, O Lord, the way of Thy

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statutes.-Ps. 119, 33.

THAT the Lord would guide my ways

To keep His statutes still!

O that my God would grant me grace
To know and do His will!

2 O send Thy Spirit down, to write
Thy law upon my heart!
Nor let my tongue indulge deceit,
Nor act the liar's part.

3 From vanity turn off mine eyes;
Let no corrupt design,
Nor covetous desires arise,
Within this soul of mine.

4 Order my footsteps by Thy word,
And make my heart sincere;
Let sin have no dominion, Lord,
But keep my conscience clear.
5 My soul hath gone too far astray;
My feet too often slip;

Yet, since I've not forgot Thy way,
Restore Thy wandering sheep.

6 Make me to walk in Thy commands,
Tis a delightful road;

Nor let my head, or heart, or hands,
Offend against my God.

C.M.

483 Walk as children of light.—Eph.

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5, 8.

WALK in the light—and thou shalt

Thy darkness past away, [own Because on thee the light hath shone In which is perfect day.

2 Walk in the light-and sin abhorred
Shall not defile again;

The blood of Jesus Christ the Lord
Shall cleanse from every stain.

3 Walk in the light-and thou shalt find Thy heart made truly His,

Who dwells in cloudless light enshrined; In Whom no darkness is.

4 Walk in the light! so shalt thou know That fellowship of love

His Spirit only can bestow
Who reigns in light above.

5 Walk in the light-and follow on
Till faith be turned to sight,
Where, in divine communion,
God is Himself the Light.

C.M.

484 Create in me a clean heart, O God.

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-Ps. 51, 10.

FOR a heart to praise my God,

A heart from sin set free!

A heart that's sprinkled with the blood
So freely shed for me!

2 A heart resigned, submissive, meek,
My great Redeemer's throne;
Where only Christ is heard to speak,
Where Jesus reigns alone.

3 A lowly and believing heart,
Abhorring every sin;

Which neither life nor death can part
From Him that dwells within.

4 A heart in every thought renewed,
And full of love divine;

Perfect and right, and pure and good,
A copy, Lord, of Thine.

5 Thy nature, gracious Lord, impart,
Come quickly from above;

Write Thy new name upon my heart,
Thy new best name of LOVE.