4 Though strange and winding seems the 1257. Holiness of Heaven.-1 Cor. 2: 9, 10. way, 1 CALM on the bosom of thy God, 2 Dust, to its narrow house beneath! They that have seen thy look in death 3 Lone are the paths, and sad the bowers, 1256. "Lord, I believe a rest remains." 1 LORD, I believe a rest remains, A rest where pure enjoyment reigns, 2 A rest where all our souls' desire 3 Oh that I now the rest might know Now, Saviour! now the power bestow, And let me cease from sin. 4 Remove the hardness of my heart, To me the rest of faith impart- 1 NOR eye hath seen, nor ear hath heard, 2 But the good Spirit of the Lord 3 Pure are the joys above the sky 4 Those holy gates for ever bar 1265. "Now they desire a better country' 1 ОH! could our thoughts and wishes fly Above these gloomy shades, To those bright worlds beyond the sky 2 There joys unseen by mortal eyes, 3 Lord! send a beam of light divine 4 Then shall, on faith's sublimest wing, To those bright scenes, where pleasures spring Immortal in the skies, 1 THOU, who didst stoop below To drain the cup of woe, And wear the form of frail mortality, Thy blesséd labors done, Thy crown of vict'ry won, Hast passed from earth-passed to thy Beam, like the bow of promise, through home on high. 2 It was no path of flowers, Through this dark world of ours, Belovéd of the Father! thou didst tread; And shall we in dismay Shrink from the narrow way, the cloud. 4 Ev'n through the awful gloom Which hovers o'er the tomb, That light of love our guiding star shall be; Our spirits shall not dread The shadowy way to tread, When clouds and darkness are around it Friend, Guardian, Saviour! which doth 1 BLESSED night, when first that plain 3 Babe of weakness, can it be He to whom all heaven shall bow, 5 Heir of pain and toil, whom none 6 Thou, o'er whom the sword and rod Wave, in haste to drink thy blood, Art thou very Son of God? 7 We adore thee as our King, And to thee our song we sing; Our best off'ring to thee bring. 8 Guarded by the shepherds' rod, 'Mid their flock, thy poor abode; Thus we own thee, Lamb of God. 9 Lamb of God, thy lowly name; King of kings, we thee proclaim: Heaven and earth shall hear its fame. 10 Mighty King of righteousness, King of glory, King of peace, Never shall thy kingdom cease! 1 How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, 2 "Fear not, I am with thee, oh, be not dismayed; I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand, 3 "When through the deep waters I call thee to go, For I will be with thee thy troubles to bless, 4 "The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose, I will not, I will not desert to his foes: That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake, 1 O EYES that are weary, and hearts that are sore! 4 Then, then shall I know the full beauty and grace 982. "Faint, yet pursuing."-Judges 8: 4. 1 THOUGH faint, yet pursuing, we go on our way; The Lord is our Leader, his word is our stay; Though suffering, and sorrow, and trial be near, The Lord is our refuge, and whom can we fear? 2 He raiseth the fallen, he cheereth the faint; The weak, and oppressed—he will hear their complaint; The way may be weary, and thorny the road, But how can we falter? our help is in God! 3 And to his green pastures our footsteps he leads; His flock in the desert how kindly he feeds! The lambs in his bosom he tenderly bears, And brings back the wanderers all safe from the snares. 4 Though clouds may surround us, our God is our light; Though storms rage around us, our God is our might; So faint, yet pursuing, still onward we come; The Lord is our Leader, and heaven is our home! 1006. "He shall be called the Lord our Righteousness." 1 I ONCE was a stranger to grace and to God; 2 When free grace awoke me by light from on high, 3 My terrors all vanished before his sweet name; 4 Jehovah, the Lord, is my treasure and boast; 5 Ev'n treading the valley, the shadow of death, DOXOLOGY. O FATHER Almighty, to thee be addressed, |