ARTHUR'S SEAT. H. M.

SIR JOHN Goss.

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393.

HEIR hearts shall not be moved
Who in the Lord confide;

But, firm as Zion's hill,

They ever shall abide :

As mountains shield Jerusalem,

The Lord shall be a shield to them.

2 His blessing on them rests,

Like freshening dew from heaven;
And succor from his throne

In all their need is given :

Omnipotence shall guard them well,
And peace remain on Israel.

3 One like the Son of God
Is walking by their side,
When by the fervid flame
And fiery furnace tried ;
And 't is enough that he is near,
To comfort them in every fear.

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Psalm 121.

PWARD I lift mine eyes,
From God is all my aid;

The God who built the skies,

And earth and heaven has made:

God is the tower to which I fly;
His grace is nigh in every hour.

WATTS.

394.

2 My feet shall never slide,
And fall in fatal snares,

Since God, my guard and guide,
Defends me from my fears:

Those wakeful eyes, that never sleep,
Shall Israel keep, when dangers rise.

3 No burning heats by day,

Nor blasts of evening air,
Shall take my health away,

If God be with me there:

Thou art my sun, and thou my shade,
To guard my head, by night or noon.

4 Hast thou not given thy word
To save my soul from death?
And I can trust my Lord

To keep my mortal breath:

I'll go and come, nor fear to die,
Till from on high thou call me home.

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"He is faithful that promised."

HE promises I sing,

DODDRIDGE.

Which sovereign love hath spoke;

Nor will th' eternal King

His words of grace revoke:

They stand secure and steadfast still;

Not Zion's hill abides so sure.

2 The mountains melt away,

When once the Judge appears;
And sun and moon decay,

That measure mortal years:
But still the same, in radiant lines,
The promise shines through all the flame.

3 Their harmony shall sound

Through my attentive ears,
When thunders cleave the ground,
And dissipate the spheres;

'Mid all the shock of that dread scene,
I stand serene, thy word my rock.

PORTUGUESE HYMN. 11s.

JOHN READING.

395.

"Great and precious promises." 2 Pet. 1: 4.

KEITH.

OW firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord,

Hly laid for your faith in his excellent word!

What more can he say than to you he hath said,
Who unto the Saviour for refuge have fled :---

2"Fear not, I am with thee, oh, be not dismayed;
For I am thy God, I will still give thee aid;

I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand,
Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand.

3 "When through the deep waters I call thee to go,
The rivers of sorrow shall not overflow;
For I will be with thee thy troubles to bless,
And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress.

4 "The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose
I will not, I will not, desert to his foes;

That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake, I'll never-no never-no never forsake!"

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"Faint, yet pursuing." Judges 8: 4.

HOUGH faint, yet pursuing, we go on our way; The Lord is our Leader, his word is our stay; Though suffering, and sorrow, and trial be near, The Lord is our refuge, and whom can we fear?

2 He raiseth the fallen, he cheereth the faint ;

The weak and oppressed--he will hear their complaint; The way may be weary, and thorny the road,

But how can we falter? our help is in God.

And to his green pastures our footsteps he leads;
His flock in the desert, how kindly he feeds!
The lambs in his bosom he tenderly bears,

And brings back the wand'rers all safe from the snares.

4 Though clouds may surround us, our God is our light; Though storms rage around us, our God is our might; So faint, yet pursuing, still onward we come;

The Lord is our Leader, and heaven is our home!
DOWNS. C. M.

L. MASON.

397.

WATTS.

"Thou art my portion." Ps. 119: 57.

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HOU art my portion, O my God;
Soon as I know thy way,

My heart makes haste t' obey thy word,
And suffers no delay.

2 I choose the path of heavenly truth,
And glory in my choice;

Not all the riches of the earth
Could make me so rejoice.

3 If once I wander from my path,
I think upon my ways;

Then turn my feet to thy commands,
And trust thy pardoning grace.

4 Now I am thine-forever thine-
Oh, save thy servant, Lord!

Thou art my shield, my hiding-place;
My hope is in thy word.

TRURO. L. M.

CHAS. BURNEY.

398. "Stand therefore." Eph. 6: 10-16.

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TAND up, my soul! shake off thy fears,
And gird the gospel armor on :
March to the gates of endless joy,

Where Jesus, thy great Captain's gone.
2 Hell and thy sins resist thy course;

But hell and sin are vanquished foes:
Thy Jesus nailed them to the cross,
And sung the triumph when he rose.
3 Then let my soul march boldly on;
Press forward to the heavenly gate :
There peace and joy eternal reign,
And glittering robes for conquerors wait.
4 There shall I wear a starry crown,
And triumph in almighty grace,
While all the armies of the skies
Join in my glorious Leader's praise.

399.

"Mount up with wings, as eagles." Isa. 40: 31.

WATTS.

WAKE, our souls! away, our fears!
Let every trembling thought be gone;

Awake, and run the heavenly race,

And put a cheerful courage on!

2 True, 't is a strait and thorny road,
And mortal spirits tire and faint;
But they forget the mighty God,

Who feeds the strength of every saint