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2 A heart resigned, submissive, meek,
My dear Redeemer's throne;
Where only Christ is heard to speak;
Where Jesus reigns alone.

3 An humble, lowly, contrite heart,
Believing, true, and clean,
Which neither death nor life can part
From Him that dwells within.

4 A heart in every thought renewed,
And filled with love divine;
Perfect, and right, and pure,
A copy, Lord! of Thine.

and good;

5 Thy nature, gracious Lord! impart.
Come quickly from above:

Write Thy new name upon my heart;
Thy new, best name of love.

303. “Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us

watch and be sober." 1 Thess. v. 6. L. M.

1 O ISRAEL! to thy tents repair:
Why thus secure on hostile ground?
Thy Lord commands thee to beware;
For many foes thy camp surround.
2 The trumpet gives a martial strain :
O Israel! gird thee for the fight.
Arise, the combat to maintain ;

Arise, and put thy foes to flight.
3 Oh, sleep not thou as others do:
Awake, be vigilant, be brave.
The coward, and the sluggard too,
Must wear the fetters of the slave.

4 A nobler lot is cast for thee:

A crown awaits thee in the skies. With such a hope, shall Israel flee, And yield, through weariness, the prize? 5 No! though a careless world repose In fatal slumbers through life's day, Israel, prepared for victory, goes, And bears the glorious prize away.

FOR TIMES OF AFFLICTION.

304. "Thy way is in the sea,. . . . and thy footsteps are not

known." Psalm 1xxvii. 19.

1 GOD moves in a mysterious way,
His wonders to perform:

He plants His footsteps in the sea,
And rides upon the storm.

2 Deep in unfathomable mines
Of never-failing skill,

C. M.

He treasures up His bright designs,
And works His sovereign will.

3 Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take:
The clouds ye so much dread,
Are big with mercy, and shall break
In blessings on your head.

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4 Judge not the Lord by feeble sense,
But trust Him for His grace.
Behind a frowning providence
He hides a smiling face.

5 His purposes will ripen fast,
Unfolding every hour:

The bud may have a bitter taste,
But sweet will be the flower.

6 Blind unbelief is sure to err,
And scan His work in vain.
God is His own interpreter,
And He will make it plain.

305.

"Commit thy way unto the Lord,.... and he shall bring it to pass." Psa xxxvii. 5. s. M. double.

1 GIVE to the winds thy fears: Hope, and be undismayed.

God hears thy sighs, and counts thy tears:
God shall lift up thy head.

Through waves, through clouds and
He gently clears thy way.

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Wait thou His time; so shall the night Soon end in joyous day.

2 He every where hath sway,

And all things serve His might.
His every act pure blessing is;
His path, unsullied light.
When He makes bare His arm,
What shall His work withstand?
When He His people's cause defends,
Who, who shall stay His hand?

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Leave to His sovereign will,

To choose, and to command:

With wonder filled, thou then shalt own.
How wise, how strong His hand.
Thou comprehend'st Him not;
Yet earth and heaven tell,
God sits as sovereign on the throne;
He ruleth all things well.

Thou seest our weakness, Lord!
Our hearts are known to Thee.
Oh, lift Thou up the sinking hand;
Confirm the feeble knee.

Let us, in life and death,
Boldly Thy truth declare;
And publish, with our latest breath,
Thy love and guardian care.

306.

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"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace,whose mind is stayed on thee." Isaiah xxvi. 3. s. M. double.

THOU very present Aid

In suffering and distress!

The soul which still on Thee is stayed,

Is kept in perfect peace:
The soul by faith reclined
On the Redeemer's breast,
'Mid raging storms exults to find
An everlasting rest.

Sorrow and fear are gone,
Whene'er Thy face appears:

It stills the sighing orphan's moan,
And dries the widow's tears.

It hallows every cross;
It sweetly comforts me;
Makes me forget my every loss,
And find my all in Thee.

3 Jesus, to whom I fly,

Doth all my wishes fill.

What though created streams are dry,
I have the fountain still.
Stripped of my earthly friends,
I find them all in One;

And peace, and joy that never ends,
And heaven in Christ begun.

307.

"It is the Lord," 1 Sam. iii. 18. C. M.

1 IT is the Lord-enthroned in light,
Whose claims are all divine;
Who has an undisputed right
To govern me and mine.

2 It is the Lord-should I distrust,
Or contradict His will,
Who cannot do but what is just,
And must be righteous still?
3 It is the Lord-who gives me all,
My wealth, my friends, my ease;
And of His bounties may recall
Whatever part He please.

4 It is the Lord-who can sustain
Beneath the heaviest load,
From whom assistance I obtain
To tread the thorny road.

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