2 In darkest shades, if Thou appear
My dawning is begun;

Thou art my soul's bright morning star,
And Thou my rising sun.

3 The opening heavens around me shine
With beams of sacred bliss,
When Jesus tells me, He is mine,
And whispers I am his.

303.-C. M.

1 ALAS! and did my Saviour bleed!
And did my Sovereign die ?
Would he devote that sacred head,
For such a worm as I?

2 Was it for crimes that I had done,
He groan'd upon the tree?
Amazing pity! grace unknown!
And love beyond degree!

3 How can my poverty repay
The debt of love I owe?

Lord, let me give myself away—
"Tis all that I can do.

304.-11s.

1 How firm a foundation, ye saints of the

Lord,

Is laid up for faith in his excellent word! What more can He say, than to you He has

said?

You, who to the Saviour for refuge have fled.

2 In every condition, in sickness, in health, In poverty's vale, or abounding in wealth, At home, or abroad, on the land, on the sea, As the day may demand, shall thy strength ever be.

3 If through the deep waters He cause thee to go,

The rivers of grief shall not thee o'erflow; For He shall be with thee, thy troubles to bless,

And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress.: 4 If through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie, His grace, all-sufficient, shall be thy supply The flame shall not hurt thee; his only design

Is thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine.

5 Fear not; He is with thee! O be not dismay'd!

He-He is thy God, and will still give thee

aid;

He'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand,

Upheld by his righteous, omnipotent hand.

6 The soul that on Jesus hath lean'd for

repose,

He will not, He says it, give up to its foes; That soul, though all hell should endeavour to shake,

"I'll never-no, never-no, never forsake."

305.-C. M.

1 FROM pole to pole let others roam,
And search in vain for bliss ;
My soul is satisfied at home,
The Lord my portion is.

2 Jesus, who on His glorious throne
Rules heaven, and earth, and sea,.
Is pleased to claim me for His own,
And give Himself to me.

3 His person fixes all my love,

His blood removes my fear;
And while He pleads for me above,
His arm preserves me here.
4 His word of promise is my food,
His Spirit is my guide;

Thus, daily is my strength renew'd,
And all my wants supplied.

5 For Him I count as gain, each loss,
Disgrace for Him, renown;
Well may I glory in His cross,
While He prepares my crown.

306.-8, 7.

1 JESUS is the Lord my Shepherd, Then let fear be far away; From the lion, and the leopard, And from every beast of prey, He will guard his helpless sheep; Jesus loves his own to keep.

2 When the foe desired to have me,
Jesus said "This sheep is mine,"
And resign'd His life to save me ;
Jesus! what a love is thine!
All-victorious in its course,
Nothing can withstand its force.

3 In the path of life He leads me,
By the stream that gently flows;
In the verdant pasture feeds me,
Where no plant injurious grows;
There I hear the Shepherd's voice,
There He bids my soul rejoice.

4 When through death's dark valley going, Fearful though the way appear,

I will dread no evil, knowing

Thou, my Shepherd, still art near :
When I see Thy rod and staff,
Then I know Thy sheep is safe.

307.-L. M.

1 How pleasant is the sound of praise!
It well becomes the saints of God:
Should we refuse our songs to raise,
The stones might tell our shame abroad.

2 To Him who wash'd us in His blood,
Let us our loudest songs prepare ;
He sought us wandering far from God,
And now preserves us by His care.

3 One string there is of sweetest tone, Reserved for sinners saved by grace; "Tis sacred to one theme alone,

And touch'd by one peculiar race.

4 Though angels may with rapture see How mercy flows in Jesus' blood; It is not theirs to prove as we,

The cleansing virtue of this flood.

5 Though angels praise the heavenly King, And worship Him as God alone, We can with exultation sing

"He wears our nature on the throne."

6 Lord, we adore the wondrous love
Which brought Thee here to bleed and die;
Soon may we join with those above
To sing Thy praises in the sky.

308.-6s.

2 KINGS IV. 26.-" It is well."

1 BELOVED, "it is well!"

God's ways are always right;
And love is o'er them all,
Though far above our sight.

2 Beloved, "it is well !"

Though deep and sore the smart,
He wounds, who knows to bind
And heal the broken heart,