5 "Yes," saith the Lord, "now will I rise, 6 Like silver in the furnace tried, 1 HOW long, O Lord! shall I complain, 2 How long shall my poor troubled breast 3 Hear, Lord! and grant me quick relief, 13. C. M. Hope in Darkness. 1 HOW long wilt thou conceal thy face, When shall I feel those heavenly rays, 2 How long shall my poor lab'ring soul- Thy word can all my foes control, 3 Be thou my sun and thou my shield, Make haste, before mine eyes are sealed 4 Thou wilt display that sovereign grace, 13. 7s. Pleading for Mercy. 1 LORD of mercy, just and kind! Wilt thou ne'er my guilt forgive? Never shall my troubled mind In thy kind remembrance live? 2 Lord! how long shall Satan's art Tempt my harrassed soul to sin, Triumph o'er my humbled heart, Fears without and guilt within? 3 Lord, my God! thine ear incline, Bending to the prayer of faith; Cheer my eyes with light divine, Lest I sleep the sleep of death. 14. C. M. All Men, Sinners. 1 FOOLS, in their hearts, believe and say That all religion's vain; There is no God who reigns on high, 2 The Lord, from his celestial throne, 3 By nature all are gone astray, 4 Their tongues are used to speak deceit, Their slanders never cease: How swift to mischief are their feet? 5 Such seeds of sin-that bitter root- Nor can they bear diviner fruit, 14. 7s and 6s. The Salvation of Israei. 1 OH! that the Lord's salvation Thy saving grace impart; 15. L. M. The Citizen of Zion. 4 1 WHO shall ascend thy heavenly place, 2 Whose hands are pure, whose heart is clean; Whose lips still speak the thing they mean; No slanders dwell upon his tongue; He hates to do his neighbor wrong. 3 He loves his enemies, and prays That he would hope or wish from them. 15. 7s. The Heir of Heaven. 1 WHO, O Lord! when life is o'er, Shall to heaven's blest mansions soar? In thy holy place shall rest? 2 He, whose heart thy love has warmed; He, whose words and thoughts are one :- 16. L. M. Death and the Resurrection. 1 WHEN God is nigh, my faith is strong, 2 Though in the dust I lay my head, Nor lose thy children in the grave. 4 There streams of endless pleasure flow; 16. Which we but tasted here below, Spread heavenly joys through all the place, FIRST PART, C. M. Support and Counsel from God. 1 LET heathens to their idols haste, And worship wood or stone; But my delightful lot is cast Where the true God is known. 2 His hand provides my constant food, Much am I pleased with present good, 3 God is my portion and my joy; He gives me sweet advice by day, 4 My soul would all her thoughts approve To his all-seeing eye; 16. Not death, nor hell, my hope shall move, SECOND PART, C. M. The Death and Resurrection of Christ. 1 "I SET the Lord before my face, My heart and tongue their joys express, 2 "My spirit, Lord! thou wilt not leave, Nor quit my body in the grave, 3 "Thou wilt reveal the path of life, 4 Thus in the name of Christ, the Lord, And Providence fulfills the word 5 Jesus, whom every saint adores, Behold! the tomb its prey restores, 6 When shall my feet arise and stand There sits the Son at God's right hand, 17. L. M. Prospect of the Righteous. I WHAT sinners value I resign; |