5 Thee, its great author, source of light, 194. L. M. 61. ANONYMOUS. Prayer for the Spirit of God's Word. 1 INSPIRER of the ancient seers, Who wrote from thee the sacred page ! The same through all succeeding years! To us, in our degenerate age, The Spirit of thy word impart, 2 While now thine oracles we read, 3 Whene'er in error's paths we rove, 4 The sacred lessons of thy grace, 5 Supplied from out thy treasury, 195. C. M. WATTS. The Scriptures our Heritage. Ps. 119. 1 LORD, I have made thy word my choice, My lasting heritage; There shall my noblest powers rejoice, 2 I'll read the histories of thy love, 3 'Tis a broad land of wealth unknown, Where springs of life arise, Seeds of immortal bliss are sown, 4 The best relief that mourners have, 196. C. M. WATTS. Delight in the Scriptures. Ps. 119. 10 How I love thy holy law! And thence my meditations draw 2 My waking eyes prevent the day, My soul with longing melts away 3 How doth thy word my heart engage! How well employ my tongue! 4 No treasures so enrich the mind; 5 When nature sinks, and spirits droop, Thy promises of grace Are pillars to support my hope, CHRIST, HIS LIFE, MINISTRY, CHARACTER, &c. 197. L. M. WATTS. Christ foretold. 1 BEHOLD the woman's promised Seed! 2 Abraham, the saint, rejoiced of old, 3 The types bore witness to his name, 4 Predictions in abundance meet 198. C. M. ANONYMOUS. Christ's Coming foretold. 1 BEHOLD my servant! see him rise Him have I chosen, and in him 2 On him, in rich effusion poured, My truth and judgment he shall show 3 Gentle and still shall be his voice; 4 The feeble spark to flames he'll raise ; The weak he'll not despise ; Judgment he shall bring forth to truth, 5 The progress of his zeal and power And foreign lands, and distant isles 199. H. M. Christ's Birth. ANONYMOUS. 1 HARK! what celestial notes, What melody, we hear! Soft on the morn it floats, |