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2. When anxious cares would break my rest, And griefs would rend my throbbing breast, Thy tuneful praises rais'd on high

Shall check the murmur and the sigh. 3. When death o'er nature shall prevail, And all its pow'rs of language fail;

Joy through my swimming eyes shall break
And mean the thanks I cannot speak.
4. But O when that last conflict's o'er,
And I am chain'd to earth no more;
With what glad accents shall I rise,
To join the music of the skies!

5. Soon shall I learn th' exalted strains,
Which echo o'er the heav'nly plains;
And emulate with joy unknown,
The glowing seraphs found thy throne.
HYMN 318. S. M.

1. MY Father! cheering name!

may

I call thee mine!

Give me with humble hope to claim
A portion so divine.

2. This can my fears control,

And bid my sorrows fly:

What real harm can reach my soul
Beneath my Father's eye?

3. Whate'er thy will denies,
I calmly would resign;
For thou art just, and good, and wise:
O bend my will to thine!

4. Whate'er thy will ordains,
O give me strength to bear:
Still let me know, a Father reigns,
And trust a Father's care.

5. If anguish rend this frame,
And life almost depart:
Is not thy mercy still the same,
To cheer my drooping heart?

6. Thy ways are little known
To my weak erring sight;

Yet shall my soul, believing, own,
That all thy ways are right.

7. My Father! blissful name!
Beyond expression dear :
If thou admit my humble claim,
I bid adieu to fear.

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HYMN 319. c. M.

Lord! my best desires fulfil,
And help me to resign

Life, health, and comfort to thy will,
And make thy pleasure mine.

2. Why should I shrink at thy command,
Whose love forbids my fears?
Or tremble at thy gracious hand,
That wipes away my tears?
3. No; let me rather freely yield
What most I prize to thee,
Who never hast a good withheld,
Or wilt withhold from me.

4. Wisdom and mercy guide my way;
Shall I resist them both?
Short-sighted creature of a day,

And crush'd before the moth!

5. But ah! my heart within me cries,
Still bind me to thy sway;

Else the next cloud, that veils the skies,
Drives all these thoughts away.

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HYMN 320. c. M.

HEN present suff'rings pain my heart,
Or future terrors rise,

And life and hope almost depart

From these dejected eyes:

2. Thy pow'rful word supports my hope,
Sweet cordial of the mind!
And bears my fainting spirit up,
And bids me wait resign'd.

3. And oh! whate'er of earthly bliss
Thy providence denies,

Accepted at thy throne of grace
Let this petition rise:

4. Give me a calm, a thankful heart,
From ev'ry murmur free;
The blessings of thy grace impart,
And let me live to thee.

5. Let the sweet hope, that I am thine,
My path of life attend;

Thy presence through my journey shine,
And crown my journey's end!

HYMN 321. L. M.

1. WHY sinks my weak desponding mind? Why heaves my heart the anxious sigh? Can sov'reign goodness be unkind?

Am I not safe, if God be nigh?

2. He holds all nature in his hand:
That gracious hand, on which I live,
Does life, and time, and death command,
And has immortal joys to give.

3. Infinite wisdom! boundless pow'r!
Unchanging faithfulness and love!-
Here let me trust, while I adore,
Nor from my refuge e'er remove.
4. Forgive my doubts, O gracious Lord!
And ease the sorrows of my breast;
Speak to my heart the healing word,
That thou art mine,-and I am blest.
HYMN 322. L. M.

WHY is my heart with grief opprest?

Can all the pains I feel or fear

Make thee, my soul, forget thy rest, Forget that God, thy God is near? 2. Mortality's unnumber'd ills

Are all beneath his sov'reign hand;
Each pain which this frail body feels,
Attends, obedient, his command.
3. Lord, form my temper to thy will!
If thou my faith and patience prove,

May ev'ry painful stroke fulfil The purposes of faithful love! 4. O may this weak, this fainting mind A Father's hand adoring see; Confess thee just, and wise, and kind, And trust thy word, and cleave to thee! HYMN 323. s. M.

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HEN overwhelm'd with grief,
My heart within me dies;
Helpless, and far from all relief,
To heav'n I lift mine eyes.

2. O lead me to the rock

That's high above my head;
And make the covert of thy wings,
My shelter and my shade.

3. Within thy presence, Lord!
For ever I'll abide:

Thou art the tow'r of my defence,
The refuge where I hide.

4. Thou givest me the lot

Of those that fear thy name.
If endless life be their reward,
Ishall possess the same.

HYMN 324. L. M.

1.COURAGE, my soul! while God is near, What enemy hast thou to fear?

How canst thou want a sure defence,
Whose refuge is omnipotence?

2. Tho' thickest dangers crowd my way,
My God can chase my fears away:
My steadfast heart on him relies,
And all those dangers still defies.
3. Tho' billows after billows roll,
To overwhelm my sinking soul;
Firm as a rock my faith shall stand,
Upheld by God's almighty hand,
4. In life, his presence is my aid;
In death, 'twill guide me thro' the shade;
Chase all my rising fears away,
And turn my darkness into day.

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HYMN 325. s. M.

IMPOSTURE shrinks from light,
And dreads the curious eye:
But christian truths the test invite,
They hid us search and try.

2. A meek inquiring mind,

Lord, help us to maintain :
That growing knowledge we may find,
And growing virtue gain.

3. With understanding bless'd,
Created to be free,

Our faith on man we dare not rest,
Subject to none but thee.

4. Lord, give the light we need
With soundest knowledge fill;
From noxious error guard our creed,
From prejudice our will.
5. The truth thou shalt impart,
May we with firmness own;
Abhorring each evasive art,
And fearing thee alone.

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HYMN 326. L. M.

WAKE, my soul! rouse ev'ry pow'r;
Thy christian dignity display:

Let lust and passion reign no more;
No longer own their lawless sway.

2. Thy temper meek and humble be,
Content and pleas'd with ev'ry state;
From dire revenge and envy free,
And wild ambition to be great.

3. Confine thy roving appetites;

From this vain world withdraw thine eyes;

Fix them on those divine delights,

Which angels taste above the skies.

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