307. Taken from the Evil to come. (C.M.) To keep thy lamb from sin and woe, "Tis on thy tender bosom laid, 308. Not dead, but gone to Heaven. Why, O mother, will you weep? Never can it feel a pain, And it cannot die again! 309.A Companion gone to bear witness.(C.M.) SILENT and dead our playmate lies— His spirit has returned to God, Until the day when all shall rise, Both he and we have been baptized, To run our race to heaven. When the Great Day comes on, what tale Shall he and conscience tell, How he has seen us live on earth O, was it ill, or well? 310. Be ye followers of me. O! THAT loud and solemn bell, (7's.) Has a father or a friend, Is our teacher called to rest- We must meet them once again, 311.The Difference between Soul and Body. ALL go unto one place; All are of the dust, and all turn to dust again. Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward; And the spirit of the beast that goeth downwards to the earth? Man goeth to his long home, And the mourners go about the streets. To the earth as it was: And the spirit shall return Unto God who gave it. Eccles. iii. 20, 21, and xii. 5, 7. (PRAYER. Thou art not able to walk in the commandments of God and to serve Him, without his special grace: which thou must learn at all times to call for by diligent prayer. 312.Evening and Morning will I pray. (7’s.) That's your prayer: the speaking part When you kneel and say your prayers, O remember God is there, Even your thoughts to Him are known. And I hope you often pray, When there's none to see or hear: 313. I know not how to pray. A LITTLE child I bend my knee, And draw my infant heart to Thee, (C. M.) For I was born with sinful heart, And I can have in heaven no part But Christ in mercy came and sought And I have been baptized and brought And since upon the cross he died, That I might be forgiven, O never let me turn aside, But fit my soul for heaven. 314. The Spirit of Grace and Supplication. I WILL pray with the spirit, And I will pray with the understanding also. I will sing with the spirit, And I will sing with the understanding also. What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, Believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. In everything, by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, Let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God which passeth all understanding Shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. 1 Cor. xiv. 15; Mark xi. 24; Phil. iv. 6. |