In heaven, on earth, through air and skies,
Thy energy is found.

2 Thy sacred influence, Lord! we need
To form our hearts anew;

O, cleanse our souls from every sin,
And thy salvation show!

3 Father of light! thine aid impart
To guide our doubtful way;
Thy truth shall scatter every cloud,
Ånd make a glorious day.

4 Supported by thy heavenly grace,
We'll do and bear thy will;

That grace shall make each burden light,
And every murmur still.

5 Cheered by thy smiles, we 'll fearless tread The gloomy path of death;

And, with the hopes of endless bliss,
To thee resign our breath.

Heavenly Wisdom implored through the Perils of Life.
1 FATHER of light! conduct my feet
Through life's dark, dangerous road;
Let each advancing step still bring
Me nearer to my God.

SMART.

2 Let heaven-eyed prudence be my guide,
And, when I go astray,
Recall my feet from folly's path

To wisdom's better way.

3 Teach me in every various scene
To keep my end in sight;
And, while I tread life's mazy track,
Let wisdom guide me right.

4 That heavenly wisdom from above
Abundantly impart ;

And let it guard, and guide, and warm,
And penetrate my heart;

5 Till it shall lead me to thyself,
Fountain of bliss and love!

And all my darkness be dispersed
In endless light above.

315.

C. M.

SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS.

God our Portion on Earth and in Heaven.

1 WHOM have we, Lord, in heaven but thee, And whom on earth beside ? Where else for succour can we flee,

Or in whose strength confide?

2 Thou art our portion here below,
Our promised bliss above;

Ne'er may our souls an object know
So precious as thy love.

3 Thou, Lord, wilt be our guide through life,
And help and strength supply;
Sustain us in death's fearful strife,
And welcome us on high.

316.

L. M.

The Voice of God in the Heart.

BULFINCH.

1 HATH not thy heart within thee burned
At evening's calm and holy hour,
As if its inmost depths discerned
The presence of a loftier power

?

2 Hast thou not heard 'mid forest glades,
While ancient rivers murmured by,
A voice from forth th' eternal shades,
That spake a present Deity?

3. And as, upon the sacred page,

Thine eye in rapt attention turned
O'er records of a holier age,

Hath not thy heart within thee burned?

4 It was the voice of God that spake
In silence to thy silent heart;
And bade each worthier thought awake,
And every dream of earth depart.
5 Voice of our God, O, yet be near !
In low, sweet accents whisper peace;
Direct us on our pathway here,

Then bid in heaven our wanderings cease.

317.

L. M.

The Light from above.

1 ETERNAL God, thou Light divine, Fountain of unexhausted love,

O, let thy glories on me shine,

WESLEYA

In earth beneath, from heaven above.
2 Thou art the weary wanderer's rest,
Give me the easy yoke to bear;
With steadfast patience arm my breast,
With spotless love and lowly fear.
3 Be thou, O Rock of Ages, nigh!

So shall each murmuring thought be gone
And grief, and fear, and care shall fly,
As clouds before the mid-day sun.

4 Speak to my warring passions, "Peace";
Say to my trembling heart, "Be still ";
Thy power my strength and fortress is,
For all things serve thy holy will.

1 WHAT is this that stirs within,
Loving goodness, hating sin,
Always craving to be blest,
Finding here below no rest?

2 Naught that charms the ear or eye
Can its hunger satisfy;

FURNERS.

Active, restless, it would pierce
Through the outward universe.
3 What is it? and whither, whence
This unsleeping, secret sense,
Longing for its rest and food
In some hidden, untried good?
4 "T is the Soul! mysterious name!
Him it seeks from whom it came ;
It would, mighty God, like thee,
Holy, holy, holy be.

FAITH, HOPE, AND CHARITY.

319.

C. M.

WATTS

Faith the Evidence of Things not seen.

1 FAITH is the brightest evidence
Of things beyond our sight;
It pierces through the veil of sense,
And dwells in heavenly light.
2 It sets time past in present view,
Brings distant prospects home,
Of things a thousand years ago,
Or thousand years to come.

3 By faith we know the world was made
By God's almighty word;

We know the heavens and earth shall fade
And be again restored.

4 Abra'm obeyed the Lord's command,
From his own country driven;

By faith he sought a promised land,
But found his rest in heaven.

5 Thus through life's pilgrimage we stray,
The promise in our eye;
By faith we walk the narrow way
That leads to joy on high.

Prayer for strong Faith.

1 O, FOR a faith that will not shrink,
Though pressed by every foe,

That will not tremble on the brink
Of any earthly woe!-

2 That will not murmur nor complain
Beneath the chastening rod,

But, in the hour of grief or pain,
Will lean upon its God;

BATH COLL

3 A faith that shines more bright and clear When tempests rage without;

That when in danger knows no fear,

In darkness feels no doubt ; —

4 That bears, unmoved, the world's dread frown, Nor heeds its scornful smile;

That seas of trouble cannot drown,
Nor Satan's arts beguile; -

5 A faith that keeps the narrow way
Till life's last hour is fled,
And with a pure and heavenly ray
Lights up a dying bed.

6 Lord, give us such a faith as this,
And then, whate'er may come,

We'll taste, e'en here, the hallowed bliss
Of an eternal home.

1 IF on a quiet sea

Toward heaven we calmly sail,

NOEL'S COLL.