XCVII. "God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship in spirit and in truth." JEHOVAH's a Spirit,-and if we'd adore Him, In truth and in spirit we then must adore; In the heart's holy temple must fall down before Him, And there the rich blessings of mercy implore. 'Tis there we must witness forgiveness of sin, For, lo! the Lord's promise at length is fulfilled, That promise his prophets of old did record; When light should spring up, and his laws be revealed Within every heart, by his life-giving Word. The darkness is past, and the true light now shineth : Let us, then, his children, rejoice in the light; Attending within unto that which inclineth And guideth in secret our footsteps aright. The shadow is gone, and the substance revealed,— Access to the Father through Him do we gain; In bearing his cross we a crown shall obtain, Q XCVIII. "The Rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God." MY God through every woe, And every dread alarm, Will teach me of his power to know, And save me from all harm. With his Almighty hand, His servant He will shield; And, lo! each foe, at his command, Submissively shall yield. Though friends should prove unkind, And leave this heart to break; In Jesus I a friend shall find Who never will forsake. To Him, my God and King, For refuge I will flee; And, under his protecting wing, In safety I shall be. XCIX. "Lord, thou hast been our dwelling-place in all generations.' O THOU, who art the dwelling-place And in thy hand bear Thou the fan, And bid each innate sin depart. O may the Spirit of thy love Teach us thy holy will to know; And, with the hope of joys above, Lure us from transient joys below! |