CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES AND SENTIMENTS. 377 2 It sets times past in present view, 3 By faith we know the worlds were made 4 He sought a city fair and high, 377 L. M. Faith in God's Promises. WATTS. 1 PRAISE to the goodness of the Lord, 2 O for a strong and lasting faith To credit what the Almighty saith! 3 Then, should the earth's old pillars shake, Our steady souls should fear no more 4 Our everlasting hopes arise Above the ruinable skies, Where the eternal Builder reigns, And his own courts his power sustains. 378 L. M. WATTS. We walk by Faith, not by Sight. 1 "TIS by the faith of joys to come We walk through deserts dark as night; Till we arrive at heaven, our home, Faith is our guide, and faith our light. 4 So Abra'm, by divine command, Left his own house to walk with God; 379 C. M. A living and a dead Faith. WATTS. 1 MISTAKEN souls, that dream of heaven, 2 Vain are our fancies, airy flights, None but a living power unites 3 'Tis faith that changes all the heart; That bids all sinful joys depart, 4 "Tis faith that conquers earth and hell This is the grace that shall prevail 380 L. M. A living and a dead Faith. COWPER. 1 THE Lord receives his highest praise From humble minds and hearts sincere ; While all the loud professor says Offends the righteous Judge's ear. 2 To walk as children of the day, To mark the precepts' holy light, To wage the warfare, watch and pray, Show who are pleasing in his sight. 3 With golden bells, the priestly vest, And rich pomegranates, bordered round, The need of holiness expressed, And called for fruit as well as sound. 4 Easy indeed it were to reach A mansion in the courts above, If swelling words and fluent speech Might serve instead of faith and love. 5 But none shall gain the blissful place, Or God's unclouded glory see, Who talks of free and sovereign grace, Unless that grace has made him free. 381 C. M. SALISBURY COL. The Power of Faith. 1 FAITH adds new charms to earthly bliss, And softens all our cares. 2 It quells the raging flames of sin, Of love to God and heavenly things, 3 The wounded conscience knows its power 4 Wide it unveils celestial worlds, 5 On that bright prospect may we rest, And then, on faith's triumphant wings, 382 L. M. Religion vain without Love. WATTS. 1 HAD I the tongues of Greeks and Jews, And nobler speech than angels use, If love be absent, I am found, Like tinkling brass, an empty sound. 2 Were I inspired to preach and tell 3 Should I distribute all my store 383 C. M. Love to God. WATTS. 1 HAPPY the heart where graces reign, 2 Knowledge, alas! 'tis all in vain, Our stubborn sins will fight and reign, 3 This is the grace that lives and sings 4 Before we quite forsake our clay, The wings of love bear us away, |