3 Sheltered beneath the Almighty's wings,
Thou shalt securely rest,
Where neither sun nor moon shall thee
By day or night molest.
4 At home, abroad, in peace, in war,
Thy God shall thee defend;
Conduct thee through life's pilgrimage
Safe to thy journey's end. Amen.
281 "Until the day break, and the shadows flee away."
1 THE gloomy night will soon be past,
The morning will appear,
The rays of blessèd light at last
Each eye will cheer.
2 Thou Bright and Morning Star, Thy light Will to our joy be seen;
Thou, Lord, will meet our longing sight;
No cloud between.
3 Thy love sustains us on our way,
While pilgrims here below;
Thou dost, O Saviour, day by day,
Thy grace bestow.
4 But oh! the more we learn of Thee,
And Thy rich mercy prove,
The more we long Thy face to see,
And know Thy love.
5 Then shine, Thou Bright and Morning Star, Dispel the dreary gloom;
O take from sin and grief afar
Thy people home. Amen.
282 "Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed Thee; what shall we have therefore?"
1 Он, happy band of pilgrims,
If onward ye will tread
With Jesus as your Fellow,
To Jesus as your Head!
Oh, happy, if ye labour
As Jesus did for men:
Oh, happy, if ye hunger
As Jesus hungered then!
2 The Faith by which ye see Him,
The Hope in which ye yearn,
The Love that through all troubles
To Him alone will turn:
What are they but His heralds
To lead you to His sight?
What are they save the effluence
Of uncreated Light?
3 The trials that beset you,
The sorrows ye endure,
The manifold temptations
That Death alone can cure:
What are they but His jewels
Of right celestial worth?
What are they but the ladder
Set up to heaven on earth?
4 The Cross that Jesus carried,
He carried as your due;
The Crown that Jesus weareth,
He weareth it for you.
Oh, happy band of pilgrims,
Look upward to the skies,
Where such a light affliction
Shall win you such a prize! Amen.
283 "And the Lord went before them . . .
lead them the way.”
1 THROUGH the night of doubt and sorrow
Onward goes the pilgrim band,
Singing songs of expectation,
Marching to the Promised Land.
Clear before us, through the darkness
Gleams and burns the guiding Light:
Brother clasps the hand of brother,
Stepping fearless through the night.
2 One the Light of God's own Presence,
O'er His ransomed people shed,
Chasing far the gloom and terror,
Brightening all the path we tread :
One the object of our journey,
One the Faith which never tires,
One the earnest looking forward,
One the Hope our God inspires.
3 One the strain the lips of thousands
Lift as from the heart of one;
One the conflict, one the peril,
One the march in God begun :
One the gladness of rejoicing
On the far eternal shore,
Where the One Almighty Father
Reigns in love for evermore.
4 Onward, therefore, pilgrim brothers,
Onward, with the Cross our aid !
Bear its shame, and fight its battle,
Till we rest beneath its shade!
Soon shall come the great awaking,
Soon the rending of the tomb;
Then, the scattering of all shadows,
And the end of toil and gloom! Amen.
284 "Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, to-day,
and for ever.
BLESSED be Thy Name,
Jesus Christ, the same
Yesterday, to-day, for ever!
What from Thee my soul shall sever,
While I hear Thy voice,
And in Thee rejoice?
Hold me with Thine hand,
For by faith I stand!
On Thy strength my sole reliance,
In Thy truth my whole affiance:
Then, where'er I roam,
I am travelling home.
Lord! Thy Word is light;
Led by it aright,
When a pilgrim, like my fathers,
Life's last shadow round me gathers,
May its brightening ray,
Shine to perfect day!
4 With my latest breath,
Overcoming death,
From the body disencumbered,
With Thy saints in glory numbered,
Jesus, may I be
Found in peace with Thee!
Praise the Lord most high,
All below the sky;
Praise to Thine eternal merit,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit;
Earth and Heaven raise
Songs of loudest praise! Amen.
285 "Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him."
1 NEARER, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee!
E'en though it be a cross
That raiseth me;
Still all my song shall be,
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee!
2 Though, like the wanderer,
The sun gone down,
Darkness comes over me,
My rest a stone:
Yet in my dreams I'd be
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee!
3 There let my way appear
Steps unto heaven;
All that Thou sendest me
In mercy given:
Angels to beckon me
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee!
4 Then, with my waking thoughts
Bright with Thy praise,
Out of my stony griefs
Bethel I'll raise;
So by my woes to be
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee!
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