10 THOU, to whose all-searching sight The darkness shineth as the light, Search, prove my heart; it looks to thee,
Oh, burst its bonds, and set it free.
2 Wash out its stains, remove its dross, Bind my affections to the cross; Hallow each thought, let all within Be clean, as thou, my Lord, art clean.
3 If in this darksome wild I stray, Be thou my light, be thou my way; No foes, no violence I fear,
No harm, while thou, my God, art near.
4 When rising floods my soul o'erflow, When sinks my heart in waves of woe, Jesus, thy timely aid impart,
And raise my head, and cheer my heart.
5 Saviour, where'er thy steps I see,
Dauntless, un tired, I follow thee:
Oh, let thy hand support me still,
And lead me to thy holy hill.
Psalm 67.
From the lxxxviii. Psalm of David.
1 GOD of my life, O Lord most high, To thee by day and night I cry; Vouchsafe my mournful voice to hear, To my distress incline thine ear.
2 Like those whose strength and hopes are fled,
They number me among the dead; Like those who, shrouded in the grave, From thee no more remembrance have.
3 Wilt thou by miracle revive
The dead, whom thou forsook'st alive? Shall the mute grave thy love confess, A mouldering tomb thy faithfulness?
4 To thee, O Lord, I cry forlorn,
My prayer prevents the early morn:
Why hast thou, Lord, my soul forsook,
Nor once vouchsafed a gracious look?
Psalm 54. PART I. From the lxix. Psalm of David.
1 SAVE me, O God, from waves that roll
to overwhelm
press
my soul;
With painful steps in mire I tread,
And deluges o'erflow my head.
2 O Lord, to thee I will repair
For help, with humble, timely prayer;
Relieve me from thy mercy's store,
Display thy truth's preserving power.
3 From threat'ning dangers me relieve,
And from the mire my feet retrieve;
From all my foes in safety keep,
And snatch me from the raging deep.
4 Lord, hear the humble prayer I make,
For thy transcending goodness' sake;
Relieve thy supplicant once more
From thy abounding mercy's store.
1 GREAT God, to thee my evening song
With humble gratitude I raise:
Oh, let thy mercy tune my tongue,
And fill my heart with lively praise.
2 My days unclouded as they pass,
And every onward rolling hour,
Are monuments of wondrous grace,
And witness to thy love and power.
3 And yet this thoughtless, wretched heart,
Too oft regardless of thy love,
Ungrateful, can from thee depart,
And from the path of duty rove.
4 Seal my forgiveness in the blood
Of Christ, my Lord; his name alone
I plead for pardon, gracious God,
And kind acceptance at thy throne.
To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
The God whom earth and heaven adore,
Be glory, as it was of old,
Is now, and shall be evermore.
1. No change of time shall ev-er shock My firm af- fec- tion, Lord, to thee;
3 I cannot live without thy light,
Cast out and banished from thy sight:
Thy holy joys, my God, restore,
And guard me that I fall no more.
4 Though I have grieved thy Spirit, Lord,
Thy help and comfort still afford;
And let a wretch come near thy throne,
To plead the merits of thy Son.
5 A broken heart, my God, my King,
Is all the sacrifice I bring;
The God of grace will ne'er despise
A broken heart for sacrifice.
1 FAITH is the Christian's evidence
Of things unseen by mortal eye;
It
passes all the bounds of sense,
And penetrates the inmost sky.
2 Things absent it can set in view,
And bring far distant prospects home;
Events long past it can renew,
And long foresee the things to come.
3 With strong persuasion, from afar
The heavenly region it surveys,
Embraces all the blessings there,
And here enjoys the promises.
4 By faith a steady course we steer, Through ruffling storms and swelling
O'ercome the world, keep down our fear,
And still possess our souls in peace.
From the lxv. Psalm of David.
1 For thee, O God, our constant praise
In Sion waits, thy chosen seat;
Our promised altars there we'll raise,
And all our zealous vows complete.
2 Thou, who to every humble prayer, Dost always bend thy listening ear, To thee shall all mankind repair, And at thy gracious throne appear. 3 Our sins, though numberless, in vain To stop thy flowing mercy try:
1 AND wilt thou, O Eternal God,
On earth establish thine abode ?
Then look propitious from thy throne,
And take this temple for thine own.
2 These walls we to thine honor raise,
Long may they echo in thy praise;
And thou, descending, fill the place
With the rich tokens of thy grace.
3 Here may the great Redeemer reign,
With all the graces of his train;
While power divine his word attends,
To conquer foes and cheer his friends.
4 And in the last decisive day,
When God the nations shall survey,
May it before the world appear,
Thousands were born for glory here.
To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
The God whom earth and heaven adore,
Be glory, as it was of old,
Is now, and shall be evermore.
1. Far from my thoughts, vain world, begone; Let my re-lig-ious hours a-lone:
From flesh and sense I would be free, And hold communion, Lord, with thee.
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