I lay my sins on Jesus, the spotless Lamb of God. He bears them all and frees us from the accursed load. I bring my guilt to Jesus, to wash my crimson stains, white in His blood most precious, till not a spot remains. I lay my wants on Jesus. All fullness dwells in Him. He heals all my diseases. He doth my soul redeem. I lay my griefs on Jesus. My burdens and my cares. He from them all releases. He all my sorrow shares. I rest my soul on Jesus, this weary soul of mine. His right hand me embraces, I on his breast recline.

I love the name of Jesus, Emmanuel, Christ, the Lord. Like fragrance on the breezes, his name abroad is poured. I long to be like Jesus, meek, loving, lowly, mild. I long to be like Jesus, the Father's holy child. I long to be with Jesus amid the heavenly throng, to sing with saints his praises, to learn the angel's song.

H. Bonnard

When this passing world is done,
When has sunk yon glaring sun,
When we stand with Christ in glory,
Looking o'er life's finished story,
Then, Lord, shall I fully know,
Not till then, how much I owe.

When I hear the wicked call on the rocks and hills to fall,
when I see them start and shrink on the fiery deluge brink,
then, Lord, shall I fully know,
not till then, how much I owe.

When I stand before the throne,
Dressed in beauty not my own,
When I see thee as thou art,
Love thee with unsinning heart,
Then, Lord, shall I fully know,
Not till then, how much I owe.

When the praise of heaven I hear,
Loud as thunders to the ear,
Loud as many waters' noise,
Sweet as harps' melodious voice,
Then, Lord, shall I fully know,
Not till then, how much I owe.

Chosen not for good in me,
Waken'd up from wrath to flee,
hidden in the Saviour's side,
by the Spirit sanctified.
Teach me, Lord, on earth to show,
by my love, how much I owe.

Oft I walk beneath the cloud,
dark as midnight's gloomy shroud,
but when fear is at the height,
Jesus comes and all is light.
Blessed Jesus, bid me show,
Doubting saints, how much I owe.

R. M. MACHINE

3. FIRST PETER, CHAPTER V, VERSE 7

Lord, it belongs not to my care whether I die or live. To love and serve Thee is my share, and this Thy grace must give. If life be long, I will be glad that I may long obey. If short, yet why should I be sad to soar to endless day? Christ leads me through no darker rooms than he went through before. He that unto God's kingdom comes must enter by his door. Come, Lord, when grace has made me meet thy blessed face to see. For if thy work on earth be sweet, what will thy glory be? Then shall I end my sad complaints, and weary sinful days, and join with the triumphant saints, who sing Jehovah's praise. My knowledge of that life is small, the eye of faith is dim, but tis enough that Christ knows all, and I shall be with Him.

R. Baxter

IV. JOHN CHAPTER VI, VERSE 37.

Just as I am, without one plea,
But that thy blood was shed for me,
And that thou bid'st me come to thee,
O Lamb of God, I come.

Just as I am, and waiting not
To rid my soul of one dark blot,
to Thee, whose blood can cleanse each spot,
O Lamb of God, I come.

Just as I am, though tossed about,
with many a conflict, many a doubt,
with fears within and wars without,
O Lamb of God, I come.

Just as I am, poor, wretched, blind.
Sight, riches, healing of the mind.
Yea, all I need in thee to find.
O Lamb of God, I come

Just as I am, thou wilt receive,
wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve.
Because thy promise I believe,
O Lamb of God, I come. Just as I am, thy love unknown has broken every barrier down. Now to be thine, yea, thine alone, O Lamb of God, I come.

5. Isaiah chapter 26, verse 15. 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 and clouds and storms he gently clears the way. Wait thou his time, so shall this night soon end in joyous day.

Still heavy is thy heart, still sink thy spirits down, cast off the weight, let fear depart, and every care be gone. What though thou rulest not, yet heaven, and earth, and hell, proclaim God sitting on the throne, and ruling all things well.

Leave to his sovereign sway, To choose and to commend, So shalt thou, wondering, his own way, How wise, how strong his hand. Far, far above thy thought His counsel shall appear, When fully he the work hath wrought That caused thy needless fear.

6. Psalm 31, verse 15. Our times are in thy hand, O God, we wish them there. Our life, our friends, our souls we leave entirely to thy care. Our times are in thy hand, whatever they may be, pleasing or painful, dark or bright, as best may seem to thee. Our times are in thy hand. Why should we doubt or fear? A father's hand will never cause his child a needless tear. Our times are in thy hand, Jesus, the crucified. The hand our many sins have pierced is now our guard and guide. Our times are in Thy hand. We'll always trust in Thee, till we have left this weary land, and all Thy glory see.

7. HEBREWS CHAPTER 12 VERSE 2 When along life's thorny road, Faints the soul beneath the load, By its cares and sins oppressed, Finds on earth no peace or rest, When the wily tempters near, Filling us with doubts and fear, Jesus, to thy feet we fly, Jesus, we will look to Thee.

Thou, our Saviour, from the throne, Listenest to Thy people's moan. Thou, the living Head, dost share Every pang Thy members bear. Full of tenderness Thou art, Thou wilt heal the broken heart. Full of power, thine arm shall quell All the rage and might of hell.

By thy tears, O Lazarus shed, By thy power to raise the dead, By thy meekness underscorn, By thy stripes and crown of thorn, By that rich and precious blood, thou hast made our peace with God. Jesus, to thy feet we flee. Jesus, we will cling to thee. Mighty to redeem and save, thou hast overcome the grave. Thou the bars of death hast riven, opened wide the gates of heaven. Soon in glory Thou shalt come, taking Thy poor pilgrims home. Jesus, then we all shall be ever, ever, Lord, with Thee.

VIII FIRST THESSALONIANS CHAPTER IV VERSE 17 FOREVER WITH THE LORD, AMEN, SO LET IT BE.

Life from the dead is in that word. It is immortality. Here in the body pent, absent from him I roam, yet nightly pitch my moving tent A day's march nearer home. My father's house on high, Home of my soul, how near! At times to faith's illumined eye Thy golden gates appear. My thirsty spirit faints To reach the land I love, The bright inheritance of saints, Jerusalem above.

yet clouds will intervene, and all my prospect flies. Like Noah's dove, I flit between rough seas and stormy skies. Anon, the clouds depart, the winds and waters cease, while sweetly o'er my gladdened heart expands the bow of peace.

9. Romans chapter 8, verse 1. No condemnation, O my soul, tis God that speaks the word. Perfect in comeliness art thou, in Christ thy glorious Lord. In heaven his blood forever speaks, in God the Father's ear. His church, the jewels on His heart, Jesus will ever bear. No condemnation. Precious word. Consider it, my soul. Thy sins were all on Jesus laid. His stripes have made thee whole. Teach us, O God, to fix our eyes on Christ the spotless Lamb, so shall we love thy gracious will, and glorify thy name.

10. 2 Corinthians chapter 5 verses 14 and 15. O LORD, who now art seated above the heavens on high, the gracious work completed, for which thou cam'st to die. To thee our hearts are lifted while pilgrims wandering here, for thou alone art gifted our every weight to bear. We know that thou hast bought us and washed us in thy blood. We know thy grace has brought us as kings and priests to God. We know that soon the morning, long looked for, hasteneth near, when we, hath thy returning, in glory shall appear.

O Lord, thy love's unbounded, so full, so sweet, so free, our thoughts are all confounded, whene'er we think on thee. For us thou cam'st from heaven, for us to bleed and die, that, purchased and forgiven, we might ascend on high. O let this love constrain us, to give our hearts to thee. Let nothing henceforth pain us, but that which paineth thee, our joy, our one endeavor, through suffering, conflict, shame, to serve Thee, gracious Savior, and magnify Thy name.

11. Isaiah chapter 3 verse 10 What cheering words are these, Their sweetness who can tell, In time and to eternal days, Tis with the righteous well. In every state secure, Kept as Jehovah's eye, Tis well with them while life endures, And well when called to die. Well, when they see his face, or sink beneath the flood. Well, in affliction's thorny maze, or on the mount of God. Tis well, when joys arise, tis well, when sorrows flow. Tis well, when darkness veils the skies, and strong temptations grow. tis well when Jesus calls, and bids from earth arise, to join the host of ransomed souls, made to salvation wise.

12. Matthew Chapter 14, verses 28 and 29 He bids us come, His voice we know, And boldly on the waters go, To Him our Lord and God. We walked on life's tempestuous sea, For He who died to set us free Hath called us by His Word. Secure from troubled waves we tread, Nor all the storms around us heed, While to our Lord we look. O'er every fierce temptation bound The billows yield a solid ground, The wave is firm as rock. But if from Him we turn our eye, And see the raging floods run high, And feel our fears within, Our foes so strong, our flesh so frail, Reason and unbelief prevail, And sink us into sin.

Lord, we our unbelief confess, Our little spark of faith increase, that we may doubt no more. But fix on thee a steady eye, and on thine outstretched arm rely, till all the storm is o'er.

XIII. SECOND CORINTHIANS CHAPTER IV. Faint not, Christian, though the road leading to thy blessed abode Dark some be, and dangerous too, Christ, thy guide, will bring thee through. Faint not, Christian, though in rage Satan with thy soul engage, Gird on face anointed shield, bear it to the battlefield, Faint not, Christian, though the world has its hostile flag unfurled. Hold the cross of Jesus fast. Thou shalt overcome at last. Faint not, Christian, though within there's a heart so prone to sin. Christ the Lord is over all. He'll not suffer thee to fall. Faint not, Christian, Though thy God smite thee With his chastening rod, Smite he must, with father's care, That he may his love declare. Faint not, Christian, Jesu's near, Soon in glory he'll appear, And his love will then bestow Power over every foe. Faint not, Christian. Look on high. See the harpers in the sky. Patient wait, and thou wilt join. Chant with them of love divine.

14. PROVERBS CHAPTER XVIII VERSE 10
Rejoice, ye Saints! Rejoice and praise the blessings of redeeming grace. Jesus, your everlasting Tower, Can shield you from the tempest's power. His loves a refuge ever nigh, His watchfulness as mountains high, His names a rock which winds above And waves below can never move.

While all things change, He changes not. He ne'er forgets, though oft forgot, His love's unchangeably the same, and as enduring as His name. Rejoice, ye Saints! Rejoice and praise the blessings of this wondrous grace! your everlasting tower can bear unmoved the tempest's power.

15. John, Chapter 14, Verses 1 and 2.
Away with our sorrow and fear! We soon shall have entered our home, The city of saints shall appear, the day of eternity come. From earth we shall quickly remove, to dwell in our native abode, in mansions of glory above, prepared by our Father and God.

Ah, who upon earth can conceive the bliss that in heaven they'll share? and who this dark world would not leave, and cheerfully seek to be there, where Christ is the light and the sun, and we by reflection shall shine, with Him everlastingly one, and bright in Elphugan's divine.

Tis good at thy word to be here, tis better in thee to be gone, and see Thee in glory appear, and rise to a share in Thy throne. All tears will be wiped from our eyes, when Thee we behold in the cloud, and echo the joys of the skies, and shout to the trumpet of God.

16 FIRST CORINTHIANS CHAPTER XV VERSE 10
All that I was, my sin, my guilt, my death, was all my own. All that I am, I owe to thee, my gracious God alone. The evil of my former state was mine and only mine. The good in which I now rejoice is thine and only thine. The darkness of my former state, the bondage, all was mine. The light of life in which I walk, the liberty is thine.

Thy grace first made me feel my sin, and taught me to believe. Then, in believing, peace I found, and now I live, I live. All that I am, in here on earth, all that I hope to be, when Jesus comes and glory dawns, I owe it, Lord, to Thee.

17 FIRST PETER CHAPTER II VERSE 7
We'll sing of Christ, no matter who should disapprove the theme. When He is precious to our view, we can't but sing of Him. And He is precious in the sight of all who know His voice. Twas He who brought them to the light, and taught them to rejoice.

Tis He who cheers them by His smile, and guards them by His power, who keeps them safe from force and guile in every trying hour. Tis He who will conduct them home, beyond the reach of ill, where all the ransomed people come, where saints forever dwell.

then let his people make their boast of him, and him alone, who come from heaven to save the lost, the praise be his alone.

18. Isaiah chapter 42 verse 16
When we cannot see our way, Let us trust and still obey. He who bids us forward go, Cannot fail the way to show. Though the sea be deep and wide, Though a passage seem denied, Fearless let us still proceed, Since the Lord vouchsafes to lead.

Though it seems the gloom of night, Though we see no ray of light, Since the Lord Himself is there, Tis not meet that we should fear. Night with Him is never night, Where He is, there all is light. When He calls us, why delay? They are happy who obey.

Be it ours, then, while we're here, him to follow without fear. Where he calls us, there to go. What he bids us, that to do.

19 HEBREWS CHAPTER 10 VERSE 37
A little while, our Lord shall come, and we shall wander here no more. He'll take us to our Father's home, where He for us has gone before. A little while, He'll come again, let us the precious hours redeem, our only grief to give Him pain, our joy to serve and follow Him, A little while. Twill soon be past. Why should we shun the promised cross? O let us in his footsteps haste, Counting for him all else but loss. A little while. Come, Saviour, come! For thee thy Bride has tarried long, take thy poor wearied pilgrims home to sing the new eternal song.

20. Matthew 18.20
In Thy name, O Lord, assembling,
We, Thy people, now draw near.
Teach us to rejoice with trembling,
Speak, and let Thy servants hear,
Hear with meekness,
Hear Thy word with godly fear.

While our days on earth are lengthened,
May we give them, Lord, to Thee
Cheered by hope and daily strengthened,
May we run, nor weary be,
Till thy glory, without clouds in heaven, we see.

Then in worship, pure, sweeter,
Thee thy people shall adore,
Tasting of enjoyment greater, far,
Than thought conceived before.
full enjoyment, full, unmixed, and evermore.

21. 2 Peter chapter 3 verse 12
O haste away, my brethren dear,
And come to Canaan's shore!
We'll meet and sing forever there,
When all our toils are o'er.

O, that will be joyful, joyful, joyful! O, that will be joyful!

To meet and part no more, To meet and part no more,

On Canaan's happy shore!

and there sing Alleluia with the friends that have gone before.

How sweet to hear the hallowed theme that saints shall ever sing, to hear their voices all proclaim salvation to the King.
Oh, that will be joyful, joyful, joyful. Oh, that will be joyful.

to meet and part no more, to meet and part no more,
on Canaan's happy shore, and there sing Alleluia with the friends that have gone before.

Around his throne, all clothed in white, will all his saints appear, and shining in his glory bright, will see their Saviour there. O, that will be joyful, joyful, joyful, O, that will be joyful, to meet and part no more, to meet and part no more on Canaan's happy shore, and there sing Alleluia with the friends that have gone before.

Through heaven the shouts of angels ring
When the sons of God are born.
Oh, what a company will sing
On the millennial morn!

Oh, that will be joyful, joyful, joyful, Oh, that will be joyful! To meet and part no more, To meet and part no more, On Canaan's happy shore,
And there sing Alleluia
With the friends that have gone before.

Through one eternal day we'll sing,
And bless His sacred name,
With hallelujah to the King,
And worthy is the Lamb.

O that we'll be joyful, joyful, joyful! O that we'll be joyful! to meet and part no more, to meet and part no more on Canaan's happy shore, and there sing Alleluia with friends that have gone before.

22. REVELATIONS CHAPTER 22 VERSE 20
The Church has waited long her absent Lord to see,
And still in loneliness she waits, a friendless stranger she.
Age after age has gone, sun after sun has set,
And still in weeds of widowhood she weeps a mourner yet.

Come then, Lord Jesus, come!
Saint after saint on earth has lived, and loved, and died.
And as they left us one by one, we laid them side by side.
We laid them down to sleep, but not in hope forlorn.
We laid them but to ripen there, till the last glorious morn. Come then, Lord Jesus, come, The serpent's brood increase, The powers of hell grow bold, The conflict thickens, faith is low, And love is waxing cold. How long, O Lord our God, Holy and true and good, Wilt thou not judge thy suffering church, Her sighs and tears and blood? Come then, Lord Jesus, come.

We long to hear Thy voice, to see Thee face to face, to share Thy crown and glory then, as now we share Thy grace. Should not the loving Bride, the absent Bridegroom, mourn? Should not she wear the weeds of grief until her Lord return? Come then, Lord Jesus, come.

The whole creation groans and waits to hear that voice that shall restore her comeliness and make her waist rejoice. Come, Lord, and wipe away the curse, the sin, the stain, and make this blighted world of ours thine own fair world again. Come then, Lord Jesus, come.

XXIII. CANTICLES CHAPTER VIII. V.

A Holy Saviour, Friend Unseen, Since on thine arm thou biddest us lean, Help us throughout life's changing scene By faith to cling to thee. Blessed with this fellowship divine, Take what thou wilt, we'll not repine, For, as the branches to the vine, We only cling to thee.

Though far from home, fatigued, oppressed, Here we have found a place of rest, As exiles still, yet not unblessed, Because we cling to thee. What though the world deceitful prove, And earthly friends and hopes remove, With patient, uncomplaining love Still can we cling to thee.

Though oft we seem to tread alone, Life's dreary waste, with thorns o'ergrown, Thy voice of love, in gentlest tone, Whispers, still cling to me. Though oft we seem to tread alone, Life's dreary waste with thorns o'ergrown, Thy voice of love, in gentlest tone, Whispers, still cling to me.

Though faith and hope are often tried, We ask not, need not, ought beside, So safe, so calm, so satisfied, The souls that cling to thee. They fear not Satan, nor the grave, They know thee near, and strong to save. With Thee all danger they can brave, Because they cling to Thee.

Blessed is our lot, whate'er befall, Who can affright, or who appall, Since our strength, our rock, our all, Jesus, we cling to Thee.

24 GALATIANS CHAPTER VI VERSE 14

Let worldly minds the world pursue. What are its charms to me? Once I admired its trifles too, but grace has set me free. Its pleasures now no longer please, no more content afford. Far from my heart be joys like these, now I have seen the Lord.

As by the light of opening day the stars are all concealed, so earthly pleasures fade away when Jesus is revealed. Creatures, no more divide my choice. I bid you all depart. His name and love and gracious word have fixed my roving heart.

25 GALATIANS CHAPTER III VERSE 13

Blessed be God, forever blessed, And glorious be His name! For His Son He gave Our souls to save from everlasting shame. Had I worn sackcloth, and in dust Cast myself humbly down, Covered my miserable head With ashes for a crown, This could not save me from the curse, Nor end the endless pain, Nor quench the fire, nor ease the heart, Nor wipe away one stain.

The Eternal Life, His life laid down, Such was the wondrous plan, And God, the blessed God, Was made a curse for cursed man. Our flesh He took, our sins He bore, Himself for us He gave. His woes were ours, and we with Him were buried in one grave.

With Him we rose, with Him we live, with Him we sit above, with Him forever we shall share the Father's boundless love. Bless, then, Jehovah's blessed name, and bless our blessed King, and songs of glad deliverance forever, ever sing.

26. Matthew chapter 11 verse 28

I heard the voice of Jesus say,
Come unto me and rest.
Lay down, thy weary one, lay down thy head upon my breast.
I came to Jesus as I was, weary and worn and sad.
I found in him a resting place, and he has made me glad.

I heard the voice of Jesus say,
Behold, I freely give the living water,
thirsty one, stoop down, and drink, and live.
I came to Jesus, and I drank of that life-giving stream.
My thirst was quenched, my soul revived, and now I live in him.

I heard the voice of Jesus say,
I am this dark world's light.
Look unto me, thy morn shall rise, and all thy day be bright.
I looked to Jesus, and I found in him my star, my sun.
And in that light of life I'll walk, till traveling days are done.

Lord Jesus, are we one with Thee?
O height, O depth of love!
With Thee who died upon the tree, in Thee we live above.
such was thy grace, that for our sake thou didst from heaven come down.
Our mortal flesh and blood partake, in all our misery one.
Our sins, our guilt, in love divine, were borne on earth by thee.
The gall, the curse, the wrath were thine, to set thy members free.

Ascended now in glory bright,
Still one with us thou art,
Nor life, nor death, nor depth, nor height,
Thy saints and thee can part.
Soon, soon shall come that glorious day,
When, seated on thy throne,
Thou shalt to wandering worlds display
That thou with us art one.

Ah, I shall soon be dying—time swiftly glides away—but, on my Lord relying, I hail the happy day—the day when I shall enter upon a world unknown.
My helpless soul I'll venture—on Christ Jesus alone.
He once a spotless victim, upon Mount Calvary bled.
Jehovah did afflict him, and bruise him in my stead.
Hence all my hope arises, unworthy as I am.
My soul most surely prizes the sin-atoning Lamb.

Soon with thy saints in glory the grateful song I'll raise,
And chant my blissful story in high Seraphic lays,
Free grace, redeeming merit, and sanctifying love,
Of Father, Son, and Spirit I'll sing in realms above.

29. PHILIPPIANS CHAPTER I VERSE 21

REJOICE FOR A BROTHER DECEASED.
OUR LOSS IS HIS INFINITE GAIN.

A soul out of prison released and freed from its bodily chain
With songs let us follow his flight,
And mount with his spirit above,
Escaped to the mansions of light,
And lodged in the Eden of love.

Our brother the haven hath gained,
Outflying the tempest and wind,
his rest he hath sooner obtained and left his companions behind,
still tossed on a sea of distress, hard toiling to make the blessed shore,
where all is assurance and peace, and sorrow and sin are no more.

There all the ship's company meet,
who sailed with the Saviour beneath,
With shouting each other they greet,
And triumph o'er trouble and death.

The voyage of life's at an end,
Their mortal affliction is past,
The age that in heaven they spend
Forever and ever shall last.

C. W. XXX

REVELATIONS CHAPTER XIV VERSE XIII

HOW BLESSED IS OUR SISTER!
Bereft of all that could burden her mind!
How easy the soul that has left this wearisome body behind!
This earth is afflicted no more with sickness or shaken with pain.
The war in the members is o'er, and never shall vex her again.
This languishing head is at rest, its thinking and aching are o'er.
This quiet immovable breast is heaved by affliction no more.
This heart is no longer the seat of trouble and torturing pain. it ceases to flutter and beat. It never shall flutter again. The eyes she so seldom could close, by suffering forbidden to sleep, sealed up in their mortal repose, have strangely forgotten to weep. She is dwelling with Jesus in light, where sickness and death are unknown

Faith and hope are at last changed for sight,
And her cross is laid down for a crown.
See Wesley.

31. Romans chapter 8, verse 31. Is God for me? What is it that man can do to me Oft as my God I visit, all woes give way and flee. If God be my salvation, my refuge in distress, what earthly tribulation can shake my inward peace? The ground of my profession is Jesus and His blood. He gives me the possession of everlasting good. In me and in my doing is nothing on this earth. What Jesus is bestowing alone is truly worth. For me there is provided a city fair and new. To it I shall be guided, Jerusalem the true. My portion there is lying, a destined Canaan lot. Though I am daily dying, my Canaan withers not. My heart within me leapeth, and cannot down be cast. In sunshine bright it keepeth a never-ending feast.

The sun which smiling lights me,
Is Jesus Christ alone,
And what to sing invites me,
Is heaven on earth begun.

32. SECOND KINGS CHAPTER IV VERSE 23

Through the love of God our Savior,
all will be well.
Free and changeless is His favor.
All, all is well.

Precious is the blood that healed us.
Perfect is the grace that sealed us.
Strong the hand stretched out to shield us.
All must be well.

Though we pass through tribulation,
All will be well.
Ours is such a full salvation,
All, all is well.

Happy, still to God confiding,
Fruitful, if in Christ abiding,
Holy, through the Spirit's guiding,
All must be well.

We expect a bright tomorrow.
All will be well.
Faith can sing through days of sorrow.
All, all is well.

On our Father's love relying,
Jesus every need supplying.
Or in living, or in dying,
all must be well.

33. MATTHEW CHAPTER XIV VERSE 27.

When waves of sorrow round me swell,
My soul is not dismayed.
I hear a voice I know full well,
Tis I, be not afraid.

When black the threatening clouds appear,
And storms my path invade,
That voice shall tranquilize each fear.
Tis I, be not afraid.

There is a gulf that must be crossed.
Savior, be near to aid.
Whisper, when my frail bark is tossed,
Tis I, be not afraid.

There is a dark and fearful veil.
Death hides within its shade.
O say, when flesh and heart shall fail,
Tis I, be not afraid.

34. John, chapter 17, verse 24.

Let me be with thee where thou art,
My Saviour, my eternal rest.
then only will this longing heart be fully and for ever blessed.

Let me be with thee where thou art,
thy unfailed glory to behold,
then only will this wandering heart cease to be false to thee and cold.

Let me be with thee where thou art,
where spotless saints thy name adore,
Then only will this sinful heart be evil and defiled no more.

Let me be with thee where thou art,
where none can die,
where none remove.
There neither death nor life will part me from thy presence and thy love.

My God, my Father, while I stray far from my home on life's rough way,
O teach me from my heart to say,
Thy will be done.

If thou shouldst call me to resign,
what I most prize, it ne'er was mine.
I only yield thee what was thine.
Thy will be done.

Should pining sickness waste away my life in premature decay,
my father, still I'll strive to say thy will be done. If but my fainting heart be blessed with thy sweet spirit for its guest, my God, to thee I leave the rest, thy will be done. Renew my will from day to day, blend it with thine, and take away all that now makes it hard to say, Thy will be done.

Then, when on earth I breathe no more the prayer oft mixed with tears before, I'll sing upon a happier shore, Thy will be done.

When I by faith the Saviour's death behold, and know Him mine, sweetly my rising hours advance, and peacefully decline. I cannot doubt His bounteous love, so full, so free, so kind, To his unerring, gracious will be every wish resigned. Good when he gives, supremely good, nor less when he denies. Afflictions from his gracious hand are blessings in disguise.

Inscribed in thy fair book of life, O may I read my name. There let it fill some humble place amidst those around the Lamb.

37 REVELATIONS CHAPTER 5 VERSE 12

Glory to God on high! Let heaven and earth reply,
Praise ye His name! His love and grace adore,
Who all our sorrows bore,
Sing aloud evermore,
Worthy the Lamb!

Jesus, our Lord and God,
Bore sin's tremendous load.
Pray ye His name,
Tell what His arm hath done,
What spoils from death He won.
Sing His great name alone,
Worthy the Lamb.

Join, all ye ransomed race,
Our Lord and God to bless.
Praise ye His name,
In Him we will rejoice,
And make a cheerful noise,
Shouting with heart and voice,
Worthy the Lamb.

What though we change our place,
Yet we shall never cease praising His name.
To Him our songs we bring,
Hail Him our gracious King,
And without ceasing sing,
Worthy the Lamb.

Let all the hosts above
Join in one song of love,
Praising His name.
To him ascribed be honor and majesty through all eternity,
worthy the Lamb.

38 Psalm 134 verse 1

Stand up and bless the Lord, ye people of his choice.
Stand up and bless the Lord your God with heart and soul and voice.
Though high above all praise, above all blessing high,
who would not fear his holy name, and laud and magnify

O for the living flame, from his own altar brought,
to touch our lips, our minds inspire,
and wing to heaven our thought.

God is our strength and song, and his salvation ours.
Then be his love in Christ proclaimed,
with all our ransomed powers.

Stand up and bless the Lord, the Lord your God adore.
Stand up and bless His glorious name,
henceforth forevermore.

Montgomery.

39. Luke 21-28

Awake, ye Saints, and raise your eyes,
And lift your voices high.
Extol the sovereign love that shows
Our full redemption nigh.

Fast on the wings of time it flies,
Its coming nought can stay.
It speeds with each revolving year,
With each declining day.

not many years their rounds shall run,
not many mornings rise,
ere all its glories stand revealed to our admiring eyes.
Then let the wheels of nature roll yet onward to decay.
We long to hail the rising sun that brings the eternal day.

40 FIRST JOHN CHAPTER IV VERSE 19

We love thee, Lord, because when we had erred and gone astray,
thou didst recall our wandering souls into the homeward way.
When helpless, homeless, we were lost in sin and sorrow's night,
thou didst send forth a guiding ray of thy benignant light.

because when we forsook thy ways, nor kept thy holy will,
thou wert not an avenging judge, but a gracious father still.
Because we have forgot thee, Lord, but thou hast not forgot.
Because we have forsaken thee, but thou forsakest not.

Because, O Lord, Thou lovest us with everlasting love.
Because Thou gavest Thy Son to die, that we might live above. Because when we were heirs of wrath, Thou gavest the hope of heaven. We love because we much have sinned, and much have been forgiven.

41 FIRST JOHN CHAPTER 2 VERSE 1

O thou, the contrite sinner's friend,
Who loving, loves them to the end,
On this alone my hopes depend,
That thou would plead for me.

When weary in the Christian race,
Far off appears my resting-place,
And, fainting, I mistrust thy grace,
then, Saviour, plead for me.

When I have erred and gone astray,
afar from thine and wisdom's way,
and see no glimmering, guiding ray,
still, Saviour, plead for me.

When Satan, by my sins made bold,
Strives from thy cross to loose my hold,
Then with pitting arms enfold,
And plead, O plead for me.

And when my dying hour draws near,
Darkened with conflict, pain, and fear,
Then to my fainting sight appear
Pleading in heaven for me.

When the full light of heavenly day
Reveals my sins in dread array,
Say thou hast washed them all away,
O say thou pleadest for me.

Wesley

42. Romans Chapter 5 Verse 1

I thought upon my sins and I was sad. My soul was troubled sore and filled with pain. But then I thought on Jesus and was glad. My heavy grief was turned to joy again.

I thought upon the law, the fiery law, holy and just and good in its decree. I looked to Jesus and in him I saw that law fulfilled, its curse endured for me.

I thought I saw an angry, frowning God, sitting as judge upon the great white throne. My soul was overwhelmed. Then Jesus showed his gracious face, and all my dread was gone.

I saw my sad estate, condemned to die. Then terror seized my heart and dark despair. But when to Calvary I turned my eye, I saw the cross and read forgiveness there.

I saw that I was lost, far gone astray. No hope of safe return there seemed to be But then I heard that Jesus was the way, a new and living way prepared for me.

Then in that way, so free, so safe, so sure, sprinkled all o'er with reconciling blood, will I abide and never wander more, walking along in fellowship with God.

H. Bonnard

43. ISAIAH CHAPTER 44 VERSE 22

MY SINS ARE BLOTTED OUT, SINCE JESUS DIED FOR ME. MY TIMES ARE IN A FATHER'S HAND, MY STEPS IN HIS DECREE.

Jesus in heaven appears for me to intercede, and countless benefits proclaim, the Lord is risen indeed.

A little child is free from carelessness and guile, rests in a mother's guardian love, and waits a father's smile.

Father of spirits, hear, make me this little child. May I delight myself in thee, by no mistrust defiled.

44. REVELATIONS CHAPTER XXII VERSES 17-20

The Spirit in our hearts is whispering, Sinner, come. The Bride, the Church of Christ, proclaims to all his children, Come. Let him that heareth say to all about him, Come. Let him that thirsts for righteousness, to Christ, the Fountain, come.

Yes, whosoever will, O let him freely come, And freely drink the stream of life, Tis Jesus bids him come.

Lo, Jesus, who invites, declares, I quickly come. Lord, even so, I wait thy hour, Jesus, my Saviour, come.

Hope of our hearts, O Lord, appear, Thou glorious star of day. Shine forth and chase the dreary night with all our tears away.

Strangers on earth, we wait for Thee, O leave the Father's throne, Come with a shout of victory, Lord, and claim us as Thine own.

O bid the bright archangel now the trump of God prepare, To call Thy saints, the quick, the dead, to meet Thee in the air.

no resting-place we seek on earth, no loveliness we see. Our eye is on the royal crown, prepared for us and thee. But, dearest Lord, however bright that crown of joy above, what is it to the brighter hope of dwelling in Thy love? What to the joy, the deeper joy, unmingled, pure, and free, of union with our living Head, of fellowship with Thee? This joy, in now on earth, is ours, but only, Lord, above our heart, without a pang shall know the fullness of Thy love. There, near thy heart, upon the throne, thy ransomed bride shall see what grace was in the bleeding Lamb who died to make her free. 46. Acts 2. Spirit Divine, attend our prayer and make this house Thy home. Descend with all Thy gracious power. O come, Great Spirit, come. Come as the light. To us reveal our emptiness and woe. And lead us in those paths of life where all the righteous go. Come as the fire and purge our hearts like sacrificial flame. Let our whole souls an offering be to our Redeemer's name. Come as the dew and sweetly bless this consecrated hour. May barren minds be taught to own thy fertilizing power. Come as the dove and spread thy wings the wings of peaceful love, and let the church on earth become blessed as the church above. 47 FIRST CORINTHIANS CHAPTER 3 VERSE 22 If God is mine, then present things and things to come are mine. Yea, Christ, his Word, and Spirit too, And glory all divine. If he is mine, then from his love He every trouble sends, All things are working for my good, And bliss his rod attends. If he is mine, I need not fear The rage of earth and hell, He will support my feeble power, and every foe repel. If He is mine, let friends forsake, let wealth and honor flee. Sure He who giveth me Himself is more than these to me. if he is mine, all boldly pass through death's dark, gloomy veil. He is solid comfort when all other comforts fail. O tell me, Lord, that thou art mine. What can I wish beside? My soul shall at the fountain live, when all the streams are dried. 48 REVELATIONS CHAPTER V VERSE 9 SING WE THE SONG OF THOSE WHO STAND AROUND THE ETERNAL THRONE OF EVERY KINDRED CLIMB AND LAND A MULTITUDE UNKNOWN Life's poor distinctions vanish here. To-day the young, the old, Our Saviour and His flock appear, One shepherd and one fold. Toil, trial, suffering still await On earth the pilgrim throng, Yet learn we in our low estate The Church triumphant's song. Worthy the Lamb for sinners slain, cry the redeemed above, Blessing and honour to obtain, and everlasting love. Worthy the Lamb, on earth we sing, who died our souls to save. Henceforth, O Death, where is thy sting? Thy victory, O grave. Then hallelujah, power and praise to God in Christ be given. May all who now this anthem raise renew the strain in heaven. Montgomery 49 Revelations chapter 14 verse 4 A pilgrim through this lonely world, the Blessed Saviour passed. A mourner all his life was he, a dying lamb at last. That tender heart that felt for all, for all its lifeblood gave. It found on earth no resting place, save only in the grave. Such was our Lord, and shall we fear the cross with all its scorn, or love a faithless, evil world that wreathed his brow with thorn? No, facing all its frowns or smiles, like him obedient still, we homeward press, through storm or calm, to Zion's blessed hill. 50 Luke Chapter 22 Verse 42 One prayer I have, all prayers in one, when I am wholly thine. Thy will, my God, thy will be done, and let that will be mine. All-wise, Almighty, and all good, in thee I firmly trust. Thy ways, unknown or understood, are merciful and just. May I remember that to thee whatever I have I owe, and back in gratitude from me may all thy bounties flow. Thy gifts are only then enjoyed, when used as talents lent, those talents only well employed, when in thy service spent. And though thy wisdom takes away, shall I arraign thy will? No. Let me bless thy name and say, The Lord is gracious still. A pilgrim through the earth I roam, Of nothing long possessed, And all must fail when I go home, For this is not my rest. Write but my name upon the roll Of thy redeemed above, Then, heart and mind and strength and soul, I'll love thee for thy love. I was a wandering sheep. I did not love the fold. I did not love my shepherd's voice. I would not be controlled. I was a wayward child. I did not love my home. I did not love my father's voice. I loved afar to Rome. The shepherd sought his sheep. The father sought his child. They followed me o'er vale and hill, O'er desert, waste, and wild. They found me nigh to death, Famished, and faint, and lone. They bound me with the bands of love. They saved the wandering one. They washed my filth away. They made me clean and fair. They brought me to my home in peace. The long-sought wanderer. Jesus my Shepherd is. T'was He that loved my soul, T'was He that washed me in His blood, T'was He that made me whole. T'was He that sought the lost, That found the wandering sheep, T'was He that brought me to the fold, Tis He that still doth keep. I was a wandering sheep. I would not be controlled. But now I love my Saviour's voice. I love, I love the fold. I was a wayward child. I once preferred to roam. But now I love my Father's voice. I love, I love His home. 52 LUKE CHAPTER XXII VERSE 32 Thou who didst for Peter's faith kindly condescend to pray, Thou, whose loving kindness hath kept me to the present day, kind Conductor, still direct my devious way, When a tempting world in view Gains upon my yielding heart, When its pleasures I pursue, Then one look of pity dart, Teach me pleasures which the world Can ne'er impart. When I listen to Thy word, in Thy temple cold and dead, When I cannot see Thee, Lord, all face little daylight fled, Son of Glory, beam again around my head. When Thy statutes I forsake, when my graces dimly shine, When my covenant I break, Jesus, then remember thine, check my wanderings by a look of love divine. When thy heavenly dew distills, and my views, O Lord, are clear, clear and bright from Zion's hills, temper joys with holy fear. Keep me watchful, safe alone when thou art near. When afflictions cloud my sky, When the tide of sorrow flows, When thy rod is lifted high, Let me on thy love repose, Stay the rough wind, When thy chilling east wind blows. When the veil of death appears, Faint and cold this mortal clay, kind forerunner, soothe my fears, light me through the dark some way, break the shadows, usher in eternal day. J. Taylor 53 Psalm 121 verse 1 Welcome, days of solemn meeting, Welcome, days of praise and prayer, Far from earthly scenes retreating, In your blessings we would share, Sacred seasons, in your blessings we would share. Be thou near us, blessed Saviour, Still at morn and eve the same, Give us faith that cannot waver. Kindle in us Heaven's own flame. Blessed Savior, Kindle in us Heaven's own flame. When the fervent prayer is glowing, Holy Spirit, hear that prayer. When the song of praise is flowing, Let thy song thine impress bear. Holy Spirit, let that song thy impress bear. 54. REVELATIONS CHAPTER V VERSE 6

Earth has engrossed my love too long. Tis time I lift mine eyes upwards, dear Father, to thy throne and to my native skies. There the blessed man, my Saviour, sits, the God how bright he shines, and scatters infinite delights on countless happy minds. Seraphs with elevated strains compass the throne around, and move and charm the starry plains with an immortal sound.

Jesus, the Lord, their harps employs, Jesus, my God, they sing Jesus, the life of both our joys, Sound sweet from every string. Now let me mount and join their song, And be an angel too. My heart, my ear, my hands, my tongue, Here's joyful work for you. I would begin the music here, and so my soul should rise, O, for some heavenly notes to bear my praises to the skies.

There ye that love my Saviour sit, there I would fain have place, among your thrones, or at your feet, so I might see His face.

55. Psalm 148, verse 14.

Near, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee, E'en though it be a cross that raiseth me, still all my song shall be, Near, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee, Though like a wanderer, the sun gone down, Darkness comes over me, my rest a stone. Yet in my dreams I'd be nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee. There let my way appear steps unto heaven, All that Thou sendest me in mercy given. Angels to beckon me near, my God, to Thee, near to Thee.

Then with my waking thoughts bright with Thy praise, Out of my stony griefs Bethel I'll raise, So by my woes to be near, my God, to Thee, near to Thee. and when on joyful wing, cleaving the sky, sun, moon, and stars forgot, upward I fly, still all my song shall be near my God to thee, near to thee.

56 Psalm 23 verse 4

There is an hour when I must part with all I hold most dear, and life, with its best hopes, will then as nothingness appear. There is an hour when I must sink beneath the stroke of death, and yield to him who gave it first my struggling vital breath. There is an hour when I must stand before the judgment seat, and all my sins and all my foes in awful vision meet. There is an hour when I must look on one eternity, and nameless woe or blissful life my endless portion be.

O Savior, then, in all my need be near, be near to me, and let my soul, by steadfast faith, find life and heaven in Thee.

57 Acts 21

When the spark of life is waning, weep not for me. When the languid eye is straining, weep not for me. When the feeble pulse is ceasing, start not at its swift decreasing. Tis the fettered soul's releasing, weep not for me.

When the pangs of death assail me, Weep not for me. Christ is mine, He cannot fail me, Weep not for me. Yes, though sin and doubt endeavor From His love my soul to sever, Jesus is my strength forever, Weep not for me.

58 SECOND TIMOTHY CHAPTER IV VERSE 6

I am going to leave all my sadness. I am going to change earth for heaven. There, there all is peace, all is gladness. There pureness and glory are given. Friends, weep not in sorrow of spirit, but joy that my time here is o'er. I go the good part to inherit, where sorrow and sin are no more.

The shadows of evening are fleeing. Morn breaks on the city of light. This moment day starts into being. Eternity bursts on my sight. The firstborn redeemed from all trouble, The lamb that was slain in the throng, Their ardor in praising re-double, Breaks not on the ear the new song.

I'm going to tell their glad story, To share in their transports of praise, I'm going in garments of glory, My voice to unite with their lays. Ye fetters corrupted, then leave me. Thou body of sin, droop and die. Pains of earth, cease ye ever to grieve me. From you, tis forever I fly.

59. John 21. Do not I love Thee, O my Lord? Behold my heart, and see, And cast each hated idol down That dares to rival Thee. Do not I love Thee from my soul? Then let me nothing love. Dead be my heart to every joy When Jesus cannot move.

Is not thy name melodious still to mine attentive ear? Does not each pulse with pleasure bound my Saviour's voice to hear? Thou knowest I love thee, gracious Lord, but, O, I long to soar far from the sphere of mortal joys, and learn to love thee more.

XVI. EXODUS CHAPTER XIV. VERSE FIFTEEN PRESS FORWARD AND FEAR NOT. THE BILLOWS MAY ROLL, BUT THE POWER OF JESUS THEIR RAGE CAN CONTROL. THOUGH WAVES RISE IN ANGER, THEIR TOLMUD SHALL CEASE. ONE WORD OF HIS BIDDING SHALL HUSH THEM TO PEACE.

Press forward and fear not, though trial be near. The Lord is our refuge, whom then shall we fear? His staff is our comfort, our safeguard His rod. Then let us be steadfast and trust in our God.

Press forward and fear not, be strong in the Lord. in the power of his promise, the truth of his word. Through the sea and the desert our pathway may tend, but he who hath saved us will save to the end.

Press forward and fear not, we'll speed on our way. Why should we e'er shrink from our path in dismay? We tread but the road which our leader has trod. then let us press forward and trust in our God.

61. Psalm 107, verses 1 and 2. Let sinners saved give thanks and sing of mercy's past, of joys to come, The Lord, their Savior is, and King, The cross their hope, and heaven their home.

Let sinners saved give thanks and sing, Sweet is the subject of their song, Who, made the children of a king, Expect to sit in heaven ere long.

Let sinners saved give thanks and sing, The Lord has kept in dangers past, And O, sweet thought, the Lord will bring His people safe to heaven at last.

Let sinners saved give thanks and sing, Of Jesus sing through all their days, In heaven their golden harps they'll string, And then forever sing his praise.

62. HEBREWS CHAPTER XI VERSE 16 I have a home above, From sin and sorrow free, a mansion which eternal love designed and formed for me. My Father's gracious hand has built this sweet abode. From everlasting it was planned, my dwelling-place with God.

My Saviour's precious blood has made my title sure. He passed through death's dark raging flood to make my rest secure. The comforter is come, the earnest has been given, He leads me onward to the home reserved for me in heaven.

Bright angels guard my way, his ministers of power, And watching round me night and day, preserve in dangers hour. Loved ones are gone before, whose pilgrim days are done, I soon shall greet them on that shore where partings are unknown.

Thy love, most gracious Lord, my joy and strength shall be, Till thou shalt speak the gladdening word that bids me rise to thee. And then, through endless days, where all thy glories shine, In happier, holier strains I'll praise The grace that made me thine.

63. Second Kings, Chapter 4, verse 26. Beloved, it is well God's ways are always right, And perfect love is o'er them all, Though far above our sight.

Beloved, it is well, Though deep and sore the smart, The hand that wounds knows how to bind And heal the broken heart.

Beloved, it is well, Though sorrow clouds our way, twill only make the joy more dear that ushers in the day. Beloved, it is well. The path that Jesus trod, though rough and straight and dark it be, leads home to heaven and God.

64 SECOND THESSALONIANS CHAPTER I VERSE VII

I hear a voice at dawn of day,
And to my heart it seems to say,
When sorrow dims hope's brightest way,
There's rest in heaven.

I hear it at the evening tide,
When fitful shadows round us glide,
Still whispering gently at my side,
There's rest in heaven.

E'en at noon's busy hour I hear
The same sweet word across my ear,
With power to stay the rising tear,
There's rest in heaven.

Blessed words, which tell of naught but joy,
Of endless rest without alloy,
Well may they oft our thoughts employ,
There's rest in heaven.

Spirit of life and love divine,
Subdue my heart and make it thine,
That I may dwell upon as mine
That rest in heaven.

65.Philippians chapter 4 verse 6.

Prayer is the breath of God in man, returning whence it came. Love is the sacred fire within, and prayer the rising flame. It gives the burdened spirit ease, and soothes the troubled breast. yields comfort to the mourning soul and to the weary rest. The prayers and praises of the saints, like precious odors sweet, ascend and spread a rich perfume around the mercy seat. When God inclines the heart to pray, he hath an ear to hear, To him there's music in a groan, and beauty in a tear. The humble suppliant cannot fail to have his wants supplied, since he for sinners intercedes, who once for sinners died.

Thee will I love, my strength, my tower.
Thee will I love, my joy, my crown. Thee will I love with all my power,
in all thy works, and thee alone.

Thee will I love till sacred fire
Fills my whole soul with pure desire.
Ah, why did I so late thee know,
Thee lovelier than the sons of men?
Ah, why did I no sooner go to thee,
The only ease in pain?

Ashamed I sigh, and inly mourn,
That I so late to thee did turn.
In darkness willingly I strayed.
I heard thee, yet from thee I roved.
Far wide my wandering thoughts were spread,
Thy creatures more than thee I loved.

And now, if more at length I see,
tis through thy light and comes from thee.
I thank thee, uncreated sun,
that thy bright beams on me have shined.
I thank thee who hast overthrown my foes
and healed my wounded mind.

I thank Thee, whose enlivening voice
Bids my freed heart in Thee rejoice.
Uphold me in the upward race,
Nor suffer me again to stray.
Strengthen my feet with steady pace,
Still to press forward in Thy way.

Let all my powers, with all their might,
In Thy sole glory now unite.

Thee will I love, my joy, my crown. Thee will I love, my Lord, my God.
Thee will I love, beneath Thy frown or smile,
Thy scepter or Thy rod.

What though my flesh and heart decay,
Thee shall I love in endless day.

67. GALATIANS CHAPTER VI VERSE 1.

Look thou with pity on a brother's fall,
but dwell not with stern anger on his fault.
The grace of God alone holds thee, holds all.
Were that withdrawn, thou too would swerve and halt.

Lead back the wanderer to the Saviour's fold,
That were an action worthy of a saint.
But not in malice let the crime be told,
Nor publish to the world the evil taint.

The Savior suffers when His children slide,
Then is His holy name by man blasphemed,
And He afresh is mocked and crucified
Even by those His bitter death redeemed.

Rebuke the sin, but yet in love rebuke,
Feel as one member in another's pain,
Win back the soul that his fair path forsook,
and mighty and eternal is the gain.

68. Psalm 119, verse 105.
Wouldst thou be wise, and know the Lord, Wouldst thou believe aright? Make the blessed volume of his word thy rule, Thy guide, thy light. Here is the spring where waters flow To quench our heat of sin. Here is the tree where truth doth grow To lead our lives therein. Here is the judge that stints the strife When men's devices fail. Here is the bread that feeds the life which death cannot assail.

The tidings of salvation, dear, come to our ears from hence. The fortress of our faith is here, our shield and our defense. Read not this book in any case but with a single eye. Read not but first desire God's grace to understand thereby. Pray still in faith with this respect, to fructify therein, that knowledge may bring this effect, to mortify thy sin. then happy thou in all thy life, what so to thee befalls? Yea, doubly happy shalt thou be, when God by death thee calls.

Gresop. A.D. 1550.

69. 2 Thessalonians chapter 3 verse 13
Breast the wave, Christian, when it is strongest. Watch for day, Christian, when the night's longest. Onward and onward still be thine endeavor. The rest that remaineth will be forever. Fight the fight, Christian. Jesus is o'er thee. Run the race, Christian. Heaven is before thee. He who hath promised faltereth never. The love of eternity flows on for ever. Raise the eye, Christian, just as it closeth. Lift the heart, Christian, ere it reposeth. Thee from the love of Christ nothing shall sever. Mount when thy work is done. Praise him for ever.

70 Ezekiel chapter 11 verse 16.
Jesus our Lord, to Thee we call. Thou art our life, our hope, our all, and we have nowhere else to flee, no sanctuary, Lord, but Thee. Whatever foes or fears betide, In thy dear presence let us hide, And while we rest our souls in thee, Do thou our sanctuary be. Quickly the day of light draws nigh, Or we may bow our heads and die, But oh! what joy this witness gives! Jesus, our sanctuary, lives! he from the grave our dust will raise. We in the heavens shall sing his praise, and when in glory we appear, he'll be our sanctuary there.

71. Ecclesiastes chapter 11 verse 6
Sow in the morn thy seed, At eve hold not thine hand, To doubt and fear give thou no heed, Broadcast it o'er the land. Beside all waters sow, The highway furrows stalk, Drop it where the thorns and thistles grow, Scatter it on the rock. The good, the fruitful ground, expect not everywhere. Or hill and dale, by plots, tis found, go forth then everywhere. Thou knowest not which may thrive, the late or early sown. Grace keeps the precious germ alive, when and wherever strewn.

And duly shall appear, in verdure, beauty, strength, the tender blade, the stalk, the ear, and the full corn at length. Thou canst not toil in vain. Cold, heat, and moist, and dry, shall foster and mature the grain, for garners in the Thence, when the glorious end, the day of God, is come, the angel-reapers shall descend, and heaven cry, Harvest Home.

Montgomery.

72 FIRST SAMUEL CHAPTER VII VERSE 12
and are we yet alive, and see each other's face? Glory and praise to Jesus give for His redeeming grace. Preserved by power divine, to full salvation here, again in Jesus' praise we join, and in His sight appear. What troubles have we seen? What conflicts have we passed? fightings without, and fears within, since we assembled last. But out of all the Lord hath brought us by His love, and still He doth His help afford, and hides our life above.

Then let us make our boast of His redeeming power, which saves us to the uttermost, till we can sin no more. let us take up the cross, till we the crown obtain, and gladly reckon all things loss, so we may Jesus gain. Wesley 73. Luke, Chapter 18, Verse 1 Prayer was appointed to convey the blessings God designs to give. Long as they live should Christians pray, for only while they pray they live. The Christian's heart his prayer indicts. He speaks as prompted from within. The Spirit his petition writes, and Christ receives and gives it in. and wilt thou in dead silence lie, when Christ stands waiting for thy prayer? My soul, thou hast a friend on high. Arise, and try thy interest there. If pains afflict or wrongs oppress, If cares distract or fears dismay, If guilt deject, if sin distress, The remedies before thee, pray. Tis prayer supports the soul that's weak, Though thought be broken, language lame, Pray if thou canst, or canst not speak, but pray with faith in Jesus' name. Depend on him, thou canst not fail. Make all thy wants and wishes known. Fear not, his merits must prevail. Ask what thou wilt, it shall be done. Heart 74. Romans chapter 8, verse 12.
Soon and forever the breaking of day shall chase all the night clouds of sorrow away. Soon and forever we'll see as we're seen, and know the deep meaning of things that have been, Where fightings without and conflicts within Shall weary no more in the warfare with sin, Where tears and where fears and where death shall be never, Christians with Christ shall be soon and for ever.

Soon and for ever, such promise our trust, Though ashes to ashes and dust be to dust, Soon and for ever our union shall be made perfect, Our glorious Redeemer, in Thee. When the cares and the sorrows of time shall be o'er, Its payings and its partings remembered no more, Where life cannot fail and where death cannot sever, Christians with Christ shall be soon and for ever. Soon and for ever the work shall be done, The warfare accomplished, the victory won. Soon and for ever the soldier lay down, The sword for a harp, the cross for a crown. Then droop not in sorrow, despond not in fear, A glorious tomorrow is brightening and near. When, blessed reward for each faithful endeavor, Christians with Christ shall be soon and forever.

75. Psalm 73, verses 25 and 26.
Pass away earthly joy, Break every mortal tie, Jesus is mine. Dark is the wilderness, Distant the resting place, Jesus alone can bless, Jesus is mine. Tempt not my soul away, Here would I ever stay, Jesus is mine. Perishing things of clay, Born but for one brief day, Pass from my heart away, Jesus is mine.

Fare ye well, dreams of night, Mine is a dawning bright, Jesus is mine. All that my soul has tried Left but a dismal void, Jesus has satisfied, Jesus is mine. Farewell, mortality! Welcome, eternity! Jesus is mine! Welcome, ye scenes of rest! Welcome, ye mansions blessed! Welcome, a Saviour's breast! Jesus is mine!

76. Psalm 65, verse 2
There is an eye that never sleeps beneath the wings of night. There is an ear that never shuts when sink the beams of light. There is an arm that never tires when human strength gives way. There is a love that never fails when earthly loves decay. that eye is fixed on seraph throngs, that arm upholds the sky, that ear is filled with angel songs, that love is thrown on high.

But there is a power which man can wield, when mortal aid is vain, that eye, that arm, that love to reach that glistening ear to gain, That power is prayer which soars on high through Jesus to the throne and moves the hand which moves the world to bring salvation down.

77 Ezekiel 34.23
O Gracious Shepherd, bind us with cords of love to Thee, and evermore remind us how mercy set us free. O may Thy Holy Spirit set this before our eyes, that we Thy death and merit above all else may prize. We are of our salvation assured through Thy love. Yet O, on each occasion how faithless do we prove! Thou hast our sins forgiven, then leaving all behind, we would press on to heaven, bearing the prize in mind.

Grant us henceforth, dear Saviour, while in this veil of tears, to look to Thee and never give way to anxious fears. Thou, Lord, wilt not forsake us, though we are oft to blame. O, let Thy love then make us hold fast Thy faith and name.

78 FIRST JOHN CHAPTER 1 VERSE 7
Walk in the Light, so shalt thou know that Fellowship of Love, His Spirit only can bestow who reigns in Light above. Walk in the Light, and thou shalt find thy heart made truly His, who dwells in cloudless Light enshrined, in whom no darkness is. Walk in the light, and sin abhorred shall ne'er defile again. The blood of Jesus Christ the Lord shall cleanse from every sin.

Walk in the light, and in the tomb no fearful shade shall wear. Glory shall chase away its gloom, for Christ hath conquered there. walk in the light, and thou shalt see thy path, though thorny, bright. For God by grace shall dwell in thee, and God himself is light.

79 FIRST PETER CHAPTER 2 VERSES 21, 22 AND 23
What grace, O Lord, and beauty shone Around Thy steps below! What patient love was seen In all Thy life and death of woe! Forever on Thy burdened heart A weight of sorrow hung, Yet no ungentle murmuring word Escaped Thy silent tongue. Thy foes might hate, despise, revile, Thy friends unfaithful prove. Unwearied in forgiveness still, Thy heart could only love.

O, give us hearts to love like Thee, like Thee, O Lord, to grieve far more for others' sins than all the wrongs that we receive. one with thyself. May every eye in us, thy brethren, see that gentleness and grace that spring from union, Lord, with thee. 80. John 20.28. Jesus, thy name I love. all other names above, Jesus my Lord. O, Thou art all to me, nothing to please I see, nothing apart from Thee, Jesus my Lord. Thou, blessed Son of God, hast bought me with Thy blood, Jesus my Lord. O, how great is Thy love, all other loves above, Love that I daily prove, Jesus my Lord! When unto Thee I flee, Thou wilt my refuge be, Jesus my Lord! What need I now to fear? What earthly grief or care? Since thou art ever near, Jesus my Lord. Soon thou wilt come again. I shall be happy then, Jesus my Lord. Then thine own face I'll see. Then I shall like thee be. Then evermore with thee. Jesus my Lord. 81. REVELATIONS CHAPTER 2 VERSE 28 There is a morning star, my soul, there is a morning star. T'will soon be near and bright, though now it seems so dim and far. And when time's stars have come and gone, and every mist of earth has flown, that better star shall rise, on this world's clouded skies, to shine forever The night is well nigh spent, my soul, the night is well nigh spent, and soon above our heads shall shine a glorious firmament. unutterably pure and bright, the Lamb once slain, its perfect light, a light unchanging and divine, a star that shall unclouded shine, descending never.

BONAR 82 FIRST JOHN CHAPTER 4 VERSE 8 WE CANNOT ALWAYS TRACE THE WAY WHERE THOU, OUR GRACIOUS LORD, DOST MOVE, BUT WE CAN ALWAYS SURELY SAY THAT THOU ART LOVE.

When fear its gloomy cloud will fling o'er earth,
Our souls to heaven above,
As to their sanctuary spring,
For thou art love.

When mystery shrouds our darkened path,
We'll check our dread, our doubts reprove,
In this our soul sweet comfort hath,
That thou art love.

yes. Thou art love. A truth like this can every gloomy thought remove, and turn all tears, all woes, to bliss. Our God is love.

83. Psalm 104, verse 34 I journey through a desert drear and wild, Yet is my heart by such sweet thoughts beguiled, Of him on whom I lean, my strength, my stay, I can forget the sorrows of the way.

Thoughts of his love, the root of every grace,
Which finds in this poor heart a dwelling-place,
the sunshine of my soul than day more bright,
and my calm pillow of repose by night.

Thoughts of his sojourn in this veil of tears,
the tale of love unfolded in those ears
of sinless suffering and patient grace,
I love again and yet again to trace.

Thoughts of his death upon the cross I gaze,
And there behold it's sad, yet healing rays,
Beacon of hope, which lifted up on high,
Illumines with heavenly light the tear-dimmed eye.

thoughts of his coming. For that joyful day in patient hope I watch, and wait, and pray. The day draws nigh, the midnight shadows flee. Oh, what a sunrise will that advent be!

Thus, while I journey on my Lord to meet,
my thoughts and meditations are so sweet
of Him on whom I lean, my strength, my stay,
I can forget the sorrows of the way.

84. Exodus Chapter 15 Verse 2 Jehovah is our strength, and he shall be our song. We shall overcome at length, although our foes be strong. In vain doth Satan then oppose. The Lord is stronger than his foes.

The Lord our refuge is, and ever will remain.
since he hath made us his, he will our cause maintain.
In vain our enemies oppose, for God is stronger than his foes.

The Lord our portion is. What can we wish for more?
As long as we are his, we never can be poor.
In vain do earth and hell oppose, For God is stronger than His foes.

The Lord our Shepherd is, He knows our every need,
And since we now are His, His care our souls will feed.
In vain do sin and death oppose, For God is stronger than His foes.

Our God, our Father is. Our names are on His heart.
We ever shall be His. He ne'er from us will part.
In vain the world and flesh oppose. For God is stronger than His foes.

O Lamb of God, still keep me near to thy wounded side.
Tis only then in safety and peace I can abide.
What foes and snares surround me? What doubts and fears within?
The grace that sought and found me Alone can keep me clean.

Tis only in thee hiding I feel my life secure,
Only in thee abiding the conflict can endure.
Thine arm the victory gaineth, O'er every hateful foe,
Thy love my heart sustaineth In all its cares and woe.

Soon shall my eyes behold thee with rapture, face to face.
One hath hath not been told me of all thy power and grace.
Thy beauty, Lord, and glory, the wonders of thy love,
shall be the endless story of all thy saints above.

86. CANTICLES II. XVI.

Long did I toil, and knew no earthly rest. Far did I rove, and found no certain home. At last I sought them in his sheltering breast, who opes his arms and bids the weary come. In Christ I found a home, a rest divine, And I since then am his, and he is mine.

Yes, he is mine, and not of earthly things, Not all the charms of pleasure, wealth, or power, The fame of heroes, or the pomp of kings, Could tempt me to forego his love and our Go, worthless world, I cry, with all that's thine, Go, I my Saviour's am, and He is mine.

The good I have is from his stores supplied, The ill is only what he deems the best. For he, my friend, I'm rich with naught beside, And poor, without him, though all possessed. Changes may come, I take, or I resign, Content while I am his, and he is mine.

Whate'er may change, in him no change is seen, A glorious sun that wanes not, nor declines. Above the clouds and storms he walks unseen, And sweetly on his people's darkness shines. All may depart, I fret not, nor repine, While I my Saviour's am, and he is mine.

While here, alas, I know but half his love, But half discern him, but half adore. But when I meet him in the realms above, I hope to love him better, praise him more, And feel and tell amid the choir divine How fully I am his, and he is mine.

Psalm 57, verse 1.

Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me. For though I sink beneath thy rod, yet do I trust in thee. Thou art my refuge, and I know my burden Thou dost bear, and I would seek, where'er I go, to cast on Thee my care. Thou knowest, Lord, my flesh how frail, strong though my spirit be. O, then assist, when foes assail, the soul that clings to Thee. And, gracious Lord, whate'er befall, a thankful heart be mine, a heart that answers to thy call, one that is wholly thine. And may I ne'er forget that thou wilt soon return again, and those who love thy coming now shall shine in glory then. Psalm 144, verses 1 to 4. Praise ye Jehovah, praise the Lord most holy, Who cheers the contrite, girds with strength the weak. Praise Him who will with glory crown the lowly, And with salvation beautify the meek. Praise ye the Lord for all his lovingkindness, and all the tender mercies he hath shown. Praise him who pardons all our sin and blindness, and calls us sons, and takes us for his own. Pray ye Jehovah, Source of every blessing, Before His gifts earth's richest boons are dim, Resting in Him, His peace and joy possessing, All things are ours, for we have all in Him. Pray ye the Father, God the Lord, who gave us, With full and perfect love, His only Son, Praise ye the Son who died himself to save us. Praise ye the Spirit. Praise the three in one. 89 Psalm 32 verse 7 Thou art my hiding place, O Lord. In thee I put my trust, Encouraged by thy holy word, A feeble child of dust. I have no argument beside, I urge no other plea, And tis enough my Saviour died, My Saviour died for me. When storms of fierce temptation beat, And furious foes assail, My refuge is the mercy seat, my hope within the veil. From strife of tongues and bitter words, my spirit flies to thee. Joy to my heart and thought affords, my Saviour died for me. Mid trials heavy to be born, When mortal strength is vain, A heart with grief and anguish torn, A body racked with pain. Ah, what could give the sufferer rest, Bid every murmur flee? But this, the witness in my breast, My Saviour died for me. And when thine awful voice commands this body to decay, And life, in its last lingering sands, is ebbing fast away, Then, though it be in accents weak and faint and tremblingly, O give me strength in death to speak, my Saviour died for me. 90 Colossians chapter 3 verse 11 Jesus, my Savior, look on me, for I am weary and oppressed. I come to cast my soul on thee. Thou art my rest. Look down on me, for I am weak. I feel the toilsome journey's length. Thine aid omnipotent I seek. Thou art my strength. I am bewildered on my way. Dark and impestuous is the night. O shed thou forth some cheering ray. Thou art my light. I hear the storms around me rise, but when I dread the impending shock, my spirit to her refuge flies, thou art my rock. When the accuser flings his darts, I look to thee, my terrors cease, thy cross a hiding-place imparts, thou art my peace. Standing alone on Jordan's brink, In that tremendous, latest strife, Thou wilt not suffer me to sink, Thou art my life. Thou wilt my every want supply, Into the end, whate'er befall, Through life, in death, eternally, Thou art my all. McDuff 91 HEBREWS CHAPTER 4 VERSE 15 JESUS MY SORROW LIES TOO DEEP FOR HUMAN MINISTRY. IT KNOWS NOT HOW TO TELL ITSELF TO ANY BUT TO THEE. thou dost remember still, amid the glories of God's throne, the sorrows of mortality, for they were once thine own. Yes, for as if thou wouldst be God, even in thy ministry, there's been no sorrow but thine own untouched by sympathy. Jesus, my fainting spirit brings its fearfulness to Thee. Thine eye at least can penetrate the clouded mystery. It is enough, my precious Lord, Thy tender sympathy. There is no sorrow e'er so deep, but I may bring to Thee. 92 FIRST PETER CHAPTER 1 VERSE 8 Jesus, I love Thee. Thou dost know how true my love, how deep my woe, almost too deep to bear, But thou wilt guide me by thy hand, Strong in thy strength I yet may stand, Still resting in thy care. Thou wilt not leave the weakest one, Though every outward hope be gone, I know that thou art nigh. Man knows not what my sufferings are, He cannot know, he would not care. but thou art sympathy. Thou wilt not let my footsteps fail, nor let me, journeying through this veil, bring on thy gospel shame. Though naught is mine but sin and woe, yet in thy righteousness I go, and triumph in thy name. And when the bitter cup is passed, And when I sink in death at last, It is to be with thee, To come with thee in clouds of heaven, Ransomed, pure, holy, thine, forgiven, Ever to reign with thee. 93 Psalm 39 verse 9 It is thy hand my God My sorrow comes from thee I bow beneath thy chastening rod tis love that bruises me I Would not murmur Lord Before thee I am dumb, Lest I should breathe one murmuring word, To thee for help I come. My God, thy name is Love, A father's hand is thine, With tearful eye I look above, And cry, Thy will be mine. I know thy will is right, Though it may seem severe, Thy path is still unsullied light, Though dark it oft appear. Jesus for me hath died, Thy Son thou didst not spare, His pierced hands, his bleeding side, Thy love for me declare. Here, my poor heart can rest. My God, it cleaves to Thee. All Thy will is love. Thine end is blessed. All work for good to me. 94 Isaiah Chapter 42 Verse 16 I know not the way I am going, but well do I know my guide. With a childlike trust I give my hand to the mighty friend by my side. The only thing that I say to him, as he takes it, is, hold it fast, suffer me not to lose my way, and bring me home at last. as when some helpless wanderer, alone in an unknown land, tells the guide his destined place of rest, and leaves all else in his hand. Tis home, tis home, that we wish to reach. He who guides us may choose the way. Little we heed the path we take, if nearer home each day. One sweetly solemn thought comes to me o'er and o'er. I am nearer home to-day than I ever have been before. Near my father's house, where the many mansions be, near the great white throne, near the crystal sea, near the bound of life, where we lay our burdens down, near leaving the cross, near gaining the crown. But lying darkly between, winding down through the night, is the deep and unknown stream to be crossed ere we reach the light. Jesus, perfect my trust, strengthen the hand of my faith, Let me feel thee near when I stand on the edge of the shore of death. Feel thee near when my feet are slipping over the brink, for it may be I'm nearer home, nearer now than I think. Cary 96 FIRST THESSALONIANS CHAPTER IV VERSE 14 ASLEEP IN JESUS BLESSED SLEEP FROM WHICH NONE EVER WAKES TO WEEP A CALM AND UNDISTURBED REPOSE UNBROKEN BY THE LAST OF FOES Asleep in Jesus! O, how sweet to be for such a slumber meet, with holy confidence to sing, that death has lost his venom'd sting! Asleep in Jesus! Peaceful rest, whose waking is supremely blessed! No fear, no woe, shall dim that hour that manifests the Saviour's power. Asleep in Jesus! O, for me may such a blissful refuge be! Securely shall my ashes lie waiting the summons from on high. Asleep in Jesus! Time nor space debars this precious hiding-place. On Indian plains or northern snows, believers find the same repose. a sleep in Jesus. Far from thee thy kindred and their graves may be, but thine is still a blessed sleep, from which none ever wakes to weep. 97. HEBREWS CHAPTER IV VERSE 3 We rest in Thee, in Thee ourselves we hide, Laden with guilt and misery, where could we rest beside? Tis on Thy meek and lowly breast Our weary souls alone can rest. Thou Holy One of God, the Father rests in Thee, And in the savour of that blood once shed on Calvary, The curse is gone, through thee we're blessed. God rests in thee, in thee we rest.

The slaves of sin and fear, thy truth our bondage broke. Our happy spirits love to wear thy light and easy yoke. The love which fills our grateful breast makes duty joy and labor rest. Soon, the bright glorious day, the rest of God shall come. Sorrow and sin shall pass away, and we shall reach our home.

Then, of the promised land possessed, our soul shall know eternal rest.

98 FIRST THESSALONIANS CHAPTER IV VERSE 13

Take comfort, Christians, when your friends in Jesus fall asleep. Their better being never ends. Why then dejected weep? Why inconsolable, as those to whom no hope is given, Death is the messenger of peace, and calls the soul to heaven.

As Jesus died and rose again, victorious from the dead, so His disciples rise, and reign with their triumphant head. The time draws nigh, when from the clouds Christ shall with shouts descend, and the last trumpet's awful voice the heavens and earth shall rend.

Then they who live shall changed be, and they who sleep shall wake. The graves shall yield their ancient charge, and earth's foundations shake. The saints of God, from death set free, with joy shall mount on high. The heavenly hosts, with praises loud, shall meet them in the sky.

together to their father's house, with joyful hearts they'll go, and dwell for ever with the Lord, beyond the reach of woe. A few short years of evil past, we reach the happy shore, where death-divided friends at last shall meet to part no more.

99 ACTS CHAPTER VII VERSE 59

MY SOUL, GO BOLDLY FORTH, FORSAKE THIS SINFUL EARTH. What hath it been to thee but pain and sorrow? And thinkest thou it will be better to-morrow? Why art thou for delay? Thou camest not here to stay. What takest thou for thy part, but heavenly pleasure? Where then should be thy heart, but where is thy treasure?

Thy God, thy heads above, there is the world of love. Mansions there purchased are by Christ's own merit, for these he doth prepare thee by his Spirit. Lord Jesus, take my spirit. I trust thy love and merit. Take home thy wandering sheep, for thou hast sought it. My soul in safety keep, for thou hast bought it.

The hour of my departure's come. I hear the voice that calls me home. At last, O Lord, let trouble cease, and let Thy servant die in peace. Not in mine innocence I trust. I bow before Thee in the dust, and through my Saviour's blood alone I look for mercy at Thy throne.

I leave the world without a tear, Save for the friends I hold so dear. To heal their sorrows, Lord, descend, And to the friendless prove a friend. I come, I come, at Thy command, I give my spirit to Thy hand. Stretch forth thine everlasting arms, And shield me in the last alarms.

The hour of my departure's come, I hear the voice that calls me home. Now, O my God, let trouble cease, Now let thy servant die in peace.