Chapter 56
5 But, O my G.o.d! one look from thee Subdues the disobedient will, Drives doubt and discontent away, And thy rebellious child is still.
338. L. M. Mrs. Cotterill.
For a Life devoted to G.o.d's Glory.
1 O thou, who hast at thy command The hearts of all men in thy hand!
Our wayward, erring hearts incline To have no other will but thine.
2 Our wishes, our desires, control; Mould every purpose of the soul; O'er all may we victorious be That stands between ourselves and thee.
3 Thrice blest will all our blessings be, When we can look through them to thee, When each glad heart its tribute pays Of love, and grat.i.tude, and praise.
4 And while we to thy glory live, May we to thee all glory give, Until the final summons come, That calls thy willing servants home.
CHRISTIAN CHARACTER AND LIFE.
339. L. M. Watts.
"Ye shall know them by their Fruits."
1 So let our lips and lives express The holy gospel we profess: So let our works and virtues s.h.i.+ne, To prove the doctrine all divine.
2 Thus shall we best proclaim abroad The honors of our Saviour, G.o.d, When the salvation reigns within.
And grace subdues the power of sin.
3 Our flesh and sense must be denied, Pa.s.sion and envy, l.u.s.t and pride, While justice, temperance, truth and love, Our inward piety approve.
4 Religion bears our spirits up, While we expect that blessed hope, The bright appearance
340. C. M. Gisborne.
The Christian's Life and his Hope.
1 A soldier's course, from battles won To new-commencing strife; A pilgrim's, restless as the sun-- Behold the Christian's life!
2 O! let us seek our heavenly home, Revealed in sacred lore; The land whence pilgrims never roam, Where soldiers war no more;
3 Where grief shall never wound, nor death, Beneath the Saviour's reign; Nor sin, with pestilential breath, His holy realm profane;
4 The land where, suns and moons unknown, And night's alternate sway, Jehovah's ever-burning throne Upholds unbroken day;
5 Where they who meet shall never part; Where grace achieves its plan; And G.o.d, uniting every heart, Dwells face to face with man.
341. L. M. E. Taylor.
"Thou shalt love the Lord thy G.o.d."
1 "Thus shalt thou love the Almighty Lord, With all thy heart, and soul, and mind:"
So speaks to man that sacred word, For counsel and reproof designed.
2 "With all thy heart;" no idol thing, Though close around the heart it twine, Its interposing shade must fling, To darken that pure love of thine.
3 "With all thy mind;" each varied power, Creative fancy, musings high, And thoughts that glance behind, before, These must religion sanctify.
4 "With soul and strength;" thy days of ease, While vigor nerves each youthful limb, And hope and joy, and health and peace, All must be freely brought to him.
342. C. M. Doddridge.
Walking with G.o.d.
1 Thrice happy souls, who, born from heaven, While yet they sojourn here, Do all their days with G.o.d begin, And spend them in his fear.
2 'Midst hourly cares, may love present Its incense to thy throne; And while the world our hands employs, Our hearts be thine alone.
3 As sanctified to n.o.blest ends, Be each refreshment sought; And by each various providence Some wise instruction brought.
4 When to laborious duties called, Or by temptations tried, We'll seek the shelter of thy wings, And in thy strength confide.
5 In solid, pure delights like these, Let all our days be past; Nor shall we then impatient wish, Nor shall we fear, the last.
343. S. M. Heath.
Watchfulness and Prayer inculcated.