320. The Security of the Believer. 8-7-7. But fear not thou, O my servant Jacob, and be not dismayed, O Israel; for, behold, I will save thee from afar off-JER. xlvi. 27. ISRA'L shall obtain a pardon : (Thus the Lord proclaims his love): He shall be a water'd garden: Isra'l shall no more remove: He shall come from distant lands; Thus my sov'reign purpose stands. 2 0 my servant Jacob, fear not : I have call'd thee; thou art mine: I will come, thy light shall shine: 3 Though I make an end of others: 4 Yet thou shalt not be unpunish'd, 5 When thy foes are all brought under: 321. The Security of the Believer. L.M. As thy days, so shall thy strength be.-DEUT.XXXiii. 25. AFFLICTED saint, to CHRIST draw near, Thy SAVIOUR's gracious promise hear; His faithful word declares to thee, That as thy days, thy strength shall be. 2 Let not thy heart despond and say, "How shall I stand the trying day?" He has engag'd by firm decree, That as thy days, thy strength shall be. 3 Thy faith is weak, thy foes are strong; And, if the conflict should be long, Thy Lord will make the tempter flee; For as thy days, thy strength shall be. 4 Should persecution rage and flame, Still trust in thy REDEEMER'S name; In fiery trials thou shalt see, That as thy days, thy strength shall be. 5 When thou art call'd to bear the cross, Or sore affliction, pain, or loss, Or deep distress, or poverty, Still as thy days, thy strength shall be. 6 When ghastly death appears in view, CHRIST'S presence shall thy fears subHe comes to set thy spirit free, [due; And, as thy days, thy strength shall be. 322. Encouraged to trust in Christ. 8-7-4. What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?-MARK iv. 41. WHY those fears? behold 'tis JESUS Where the mourners cease to weep. 2 Could we stay where death is hov'ring; Leaving all we lov'd before. 3 Though the shore we hope to land on, Only by report is known; Yet we freely all abandon, Through the trackless deep move on. 4 [Led by that we brave the ocean; And the storms before him fly.] Think on toils and dangers past. 6 [O! what pleasures there await us! On that tranquil happy shore.] Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight: my goodness, and my fortress; my high tower and my deliverer; my shield, &c.-PSALM CXliv. 1, 2. FOR ever blessed be the Lord, 2 2 When sin and hell their force unite, 3 A friend and helper so divine *324. The Backslider Returning. C.M. Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto thee; for thou art the LORD our GOD. JEREMIAH iii. 22. HOW oft, alas! this wretched heart 2 Yet sov❜reign mercy calls," Return :" O take the wanderer home. 3 And canst thou, wilt thou yet forgive, And bid my crimes remove? And shall a pardon'd rebel live To speak thy wond'rous love? The Hymns to the end of the Section relate to Chris. tian Experience. |