563 Christ a Pattern for Children. 2 Lo, such the child whose early feet Whose secret heart, with influence sweet, Is upward drawn to God. 3 By cool Siloam's shady rill The lily must decay; The rose that blooms beneath the hill 4 And soon, too soon, the wintry hour Will shake the soul with sorrow's power, And stormy passion's rage. 5 O Thou, whose infant feet were found Within Thy Father's shrine, Whose years, with changeless virtue Were all alike divine, [crowned, 6 Dependent on Thy bounteous breath, We seek Thy grace alone, In childhood, manhood, age, and death, To keep us still Thine own. 564 Bp. Reginald Heber (1783-1826), 1812. I SEE, Israel's gentle Shepherd stands, I WITNESS, ye men and angels, now, 2 That long as life itself shall last, 3 We trust not in our native strength, That, with returning wants, the Lord 4 O guide our doubtful feet aright, And, while we turn our vows to prayers, Turn Thou our prayers to praise. Rev. Benjamin Beddome (1717-1795), 1818 2 To Thee I still would cleave With ever growing zeal; Let millions tempt me Christ to leave, 3 His Spirit shall unite My soul to Him, my Head; Shall form me to His image bright, 4 Death may my soul divide From this abode of clay; But love shall keep me near His side, 5 Since Christ and we are one, What should remain to fear? If He in Heaven has fixed His throne, He'll fix His members there. 571 On sinners of a mortal race, To call them sons of God. 2 Nor doth it yet appear How great we must be made; But when we see our Saviour here, We shall be like our Head. 3 A hope so much divine May trials well endure, May purge our souls from sense and sin, As Christ the Lord is pure. 4 If in my Father's love I share a filial part, Send down Thy Spirit, like a dove, To rest upon my heart, Rev. Philip Doddridge (1702-1751), 1755. Sl. alt. 5 We would no longer lie Adoption. 1 JOHN iii. 1. GAL. iv. 6. I BEHOLD what wondrous grace The Father hath bestowed WATCHMAN. S. M. Like slaves beneath the throne; Our faith shall Abba, Father! cry, And Thou the kindred own. Rev. Isaac Watts (1674-1748), 1709. Ab. JAMES LEACH (1762-1797), 1788. |