1. Grant me to see thy blissful face, G HYMN 219. c. M. OD, my supporter and my hope, Thine arm of mercy holds me up, 1 2. Thy counsels, Lord! shall guide my feet Thy hand conduct me near thy seat, 3. What if the springs of life were broke, 4. Behold, the sinners, that remove 5. But to draw near to thee, my God! My tongue shall sound thy works abroad, And tell the world my joy. HYMN 220. L. M. 1. GREAT God, induige my humble claim Be thou my hope, my joy, my rest! The glories that compose thy name, Stand all engag'd to make me blest. 2. Thou great and good, thou just and wise, Thou art my Father and my God! And I am thine by sacred ties, Thy child and servant, bought with blood. 3. With heart and eyes and lifted hands, Pant for the cooling water-brook. 4. Ev'n life itself, without thy love, No lasting pleasure can afford: Yea, twould a tiresome burden prove, If I were banish'd from thee, Lord. 5. I'll lift my hands, I'll raise my voice, While I have breath to pray or praise. This work shall make my heart rejoice, Throughout the remnant of my days. HYMN 221. L. M. 1. thou, to whose all-searching sight, The darkness shineth as the light! Search, prove my heart; it pants for thee: O burst these bonds, and set it free. 2. Wash out its stains, refine its dross; Nail my affections to the cross; Hallow each thought; let all within Be clean, as thou, my Lord, art clean. 3. If in this darksome wild I stray, Be thou my light, be thou my way. No foes, no violence I fear, No fraud, while thou, my God, art near. 4. When rising floods my soul o'erflow, When sinks my heart in waves of wo; Saviour, thy timely aid impart, And raise my head, and cheer my heart. 5. If rough and thorny be the way, My strength proportion to my day; "Till toil, and grief, and pain shall cease, Where all is calm and joy and peace. 1. HYMN 222. L. M. BESET with snares on ev'ry hand, In life's uncertain path I stand: To guide my doubtful footsteps right. No fatal shipwreck shall I fear, 1. MY HYMN 223. c. M. Y God, the visits of thy face To all the flatt ring world can give, 2. But clouds and darkness intervene, And earth's gay trifles oft ensnare 3. Lord, guide this wand'ring heart to thee; Unsatisfied I stray; Break through the shades of sense and sin 4. O let thy beams resplendent shine, Transform my pow'rs, and fit my soul 5. Lord, raise my faith, my hope, my heart, To those transporting joys; Then shall I scorn each little snare, 6. Then, though I sink in death's cold sleep. To life I shall awake; And, in the likeness of my God, 1. IN vain my roving thoughts would find 2. Can lasting happiness be found, Where seasons roll their hasty round, And days and hours with rapid flight 5. Let those bright worlds of endless joy XIV. THE DANGER AND MISERY MAN OF SIN. HYMN 225. L. M. has a soul of vast desires; He burns within with restless fires. 2. In vain on earth we hope to find To change the place, but keep the pain. 4. Great God! subdue this vicious thirst, This love to vanity and dust; Cure the vile fever of the mind, And feed our souls with joys refin'd. 1. HYMN 226 c. M. WHEN in the light of faith divine Honour, and gold, and sensual joy, 2. Honour's a puff of noisy breath: 3. Whilst others starve the nobler mind, To mean and sordid lust. 4. The pleasures, which allure our sense, 5. God is my all-sufficient good, HYMN 227. c. M. 1. SINNERS! the voice of God regard : "Tis mercy speaks to-day; He calls you by his gracious word From sin's destructive way. 2. Like the rough sea that cannot rest, A thousand stings within your breast 3. Your way is dark, and leads to hell: 4. Bow to the sceptre of his word, Submit to him your sov'reign Lord, |