3 He is our best and kindest friend,
And guards us night and day:
To all our wants he will attend,
And answer when we pray.

4 O, if we love him as we ought,
And on his grace rely,

We shall be joyful at the thought
That God is always nigh.

31. C. M.

1 THERE's not a dye that paints the rose, Or decks the lily fair,

Or tints the humblest flower that blows,
But God has placed it there.

2 There's not of grass a single blade,
Or leaf of lowliest mien,

Where heavenly skill is not displayed,
And heavenly wisdom seen.

3 There's not a star whose twinkling light Illumes the spreading earth;

There's not a cloud, or dark or bright,
But mercy gave it birth.

4 Then wake, my soul, and sing his name, And all his praise rehearse,

Who spread abroad earth's glorious frame, And made the universe.

32. C. M.

1 BEYOND, beyond that boundless sea,
Above that dome of sky,
Farther than thought itself can flee,
Thy dwelling is on high;
Yet dear the awful thought to me,
That thou, my God, art nigh.

2 We hear thy voice when thunders roll
Through the wide fields of air;
The waves obey thy dread control:
Yet still thou art not there.
Where shall I find Him, O my soul,
Who yet is everywhere?

3 O, not in circling depth, or height, But in the conscious breast,

Present to faith, though veiled from sight, There does his spirit rest.

O come, thou Presence Infinite,

And make thy creatures blest.

33. L. M.

1 WHEN I look up to yonder sky,
So pure, so bright, so wondrous high,
I think of One I cannot see,

But one who sees and cares for me.

2 "T is he my daily food provides,
And all that I require besides;
And when I close my slumbering eye,
I sleep in peace, for he is nigh.

3 Then surely I should ever love
This gracious God who reigns above;
For very kind indeed is he

To love a little child like me.

34. C. M.

1 THERE's not a star whose twinkling light Illumes the distant earth,

And cheers the solemn gloom of night,
But mercy gave it birth.

2 There's not a cloud whose dews distil
Upon the parching clod,

And clothe with verdure vale and hill,
That is not sent by God.

3 There's not a place in earth's vast round, In ocean deep, or air,

Where skill and wisdom are not found,
For God is everywhere.

4 Around, beneath, below, above, Wherever space extends,

There Heaven displays its boundless love, And power with mercy blends.

35. S. M.

1 GOD, who is just and kind,
Will those who err instruct,
And in the paths of righteousness
Their wandering steps conduct.

2 The humble soul he guides,
Teaches the meek his way,

Kindness and truth he shows to all
Who his just laws obey.

3 Give me the tender heart

That mingles fear with love,

And lead me through whatever path
Thy wisdom shall approve.

4 O, ever keep my soul
From error, shame, and guilt;
Nor suffer the fair hope to fail
Which on thy truth is built.

36. 7s. M.

1 Lo! the lilies of the field!

How their leaves instruction yield!
Hark to Nature's lesson given
By the blessed birds of heaven!
Every bush and tufted tree
Warbles sweet philosophy;
Children, banish care and sorrow,
God provideth for the morrow.

2 One there lives whose guardian eye
Guides our earthly destiny;
One there lives, who, Lord of All,
Keeps his children when they fall;
Pass we, then, in love and praise,
Trusting him, through all our days,
Free from doubt and faithless sorrow:
God provideth for the morrow.