Her weak directions leave the mind
Bewilder'd in a doubtful road.
2. Jesus, thy words alone impart
Eternal life; on these I live;
Diviner comforts cheer my heart,
Than all the pow'rs of nature give.
3. Here let my constant feet abide;
Thou art the true, the living way:
Let thy good spirit be my guide
To the bright realms of endless day.
4. The various forms that men devise,
To shake my faith with treach❜rous art,
I scorn as vanity and lies,
And bind thy gospel to my heart.
HYMN 299. L. M.
JESUS! and shall it ever be,
A mortal man asham'd of thee!
Asham'd of thee, whom angels praise,
Whose glory shines thro' endless days.
2. Asham'd of Jesus, that dear friend,
On whom my hopes of heav'n depend!
No; when I blush, be this my shame,
That I no more revere his name.
3. Asham'd of Jesus! yes, I may,
When I've no guilt to wash away,
No tears to wipe, no good to crave,
No fears to quell, no soul to save.
4. His institutions will I prize;
Take up the cross, the shame despise ;
Dare to defend his noble cause,
And yield obedience to his laws.
HYMN 300. L. M.
1. SHALL I forsake that heav'nly Friend, On whom my noblest hopes depend ? Forbid it that my wand'ring heart From thee, my Saviour, should depart! 2. First let the wheels of life stand still, Ere I forget thy gracious will;
Ere I submit to guilty shame,
And bring dishonour on thy name.
3. Faithful to thee, and to thy laws,
With zeal I would maintain thy cause,
The cause of truth and righteousness,
'Midst trial, suff'ring, and distress.
4. If e'er I'm call'd t' encounter death
For thee, may I resign my breath;
And reap at last the bright reward,
Which waits the servants of the Lord.
HYMN 801. L. M.
1. WHAT mean these jealousies and fears,
As if my Lord were loth to save?
Or lov'd to see us steep'd in tears,
And sink with sorrow to the grave?
2. Does he want slaves to grace his throne?
Or crush them with an iron rod?
Is he refresh'd to hear us groan?
Is he a tyrant, or a God?
3. Not all th' iniquities thou'st wrought
So much his tender bowels grieve,
As this unkind injurious thought,
That he's unwilling to forgive.
HYMN 302. L. M.
1. WHEN darkness long has veil'd my mind,
And smiling day once more appears;
Then, my Creator! then I find
The folly of my doubts and fears.
2. Straight I upbraid my wand'ring heart,
And blush that I should ever be
Thus prone to act so base a part,
Or harbour one hard thought of thee.
3. G let me then be fully taught,
What I am still so slow to learn,
That God is love, and changes not,
Nor knows the shadow of a turn.
HYMN 303. L. M.
ING to the Lord, who loud proclaims
His various and his saving names.
O may they not be heard alone,
But by our sure experience known.
2. Awake, our noblest pow'rs, to bless
The God of Abra'm, the God of peace;
Now by a dearer title known,
Father and God of Christ his Son.
3. Through ev'ry age his gracious ear
Is open to his servants' pray'r;
Nor can one humble soul complain,
That it hath sought its God in vain.
4. What unbelieving heart shall dare
In whispers to suggest a fear,
While still he owns his ancient name,
The same his pow'r, his love the same?
5. To thee our souls in faith arise,
To thee we lift expecting eyes,
And boldly through the desert tread;
For God will guard, where God shall lead.
HYMN 304. c. M.
APPY the man, whose wishes climb
To mansions in the skies!
He looks on all the joys of time
With undesiring eyes.
2. In vain soft pleasure spreads her charms, And throws her silken chain;
And wealth and fame invite his arms,
And tempt his ear in vain.
3. He knows, that all these glitt'ring things
Must yield to sure decay;
And sees on time's extended wings
How swift they flee away!
4. To things unseen by mortal eyes,
A beam of sacred light
Directs his view; his prospects rise
All permanent and bright.
5. His hopes are fix'd on joys to come:
Those blissful scenes on high
Shall flourish in immortal bloom,
When time and nature die,
HYMN 805 c. M.
STAKEN souls, that dream of heav'n,
And make their empty boast
Of inward joys and sins forgiv'n,
While they are slaves to lust!
2. Vain are our fancies, airy flights,
If faith be cold and dead;
None but a living pow'r unites
To Christ the living Head :-
3. A faith that changes all the heart;
A faith that works by love;
That bids all sinful joys depart,
And lifts the thoughts above.
4. Faith must obey our Father's will,
As well as trust his grace:
A pard'ning God requires us still
To perfect holiness.
HYMN 306. L. M.
1. ETERNAL God, almighty cause
Of earth, and seas, and worlds unknown!
All things are subject to thy laws;
All things depend on thee alone,
2. Thy glorious being singly stands,'
Of all within itself possest;
By none control'd in thy commands,
And in thyself completely blest.
3. To thee alone ourselves we owe;
Let heav'n and earth due homage pay:
All other gods we disavow,
Deny their laims, renounce their sway. 4. In thee, O Lord, our hope shall rest, Fountain of peace and joy and love!
Thy favour only makes us blest;
Without thee all would nothing prove.
5. Worship to thee alone belongs;
Worship to thee alone we give;
Thine be our hearts and thine our songs,
And to thy glory we would live.
6. Spread thy great name through heathen lands;
Their idol-deities dethrone;
Subdue the world to thy commands,
And reign as thou art, God alone.
HYMN 307. L. M.
GREAT God! thy peerless excellence
Let all created natures own: Deep on our minds impress the sense Of glories which are thine alone.
2. Let these our admiration raise,
And fill us with religious awe;
Tune all our hearts and tongues to praise,
And bend us to thy holy law.
3. Pure may we be, averse to sin,
Just, holy, merciful, and true:
And let thine image, form'd within,
Shine out in all we speak and do.
HYMN 308. c. M.
M soul before thy Maker bow;
His wondrous works admire,
"Till rev'rence and religious awe
Thine inmost thoughts inspire.
2. With humble trust dismiss thy cares,
And on his love depend;
Leave him to manage thine affairs,
To him thyself commend.
8. Let high esteem affection raise;
Devotion warm thy breast;
Let thankful love excite thy praise;
In him alone be blest.
4. To him thy solemn homage pay;
His constant aid implore;
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