2 His honour is engag'd to save 3 Why do I then indulge my fears, 4 Yea', though a mother of her child 320. The Security of the Believer. 8-7-7. But fear not thou, O my servant Jacob, and be not dismayed, O Israel; for, behold, I will save thee from afar off.-JER. xlvi. 27. 1 ISRA'L shall obtain a pardon : (Thus the Lord proclaims his love): He shall be a water'd garden : Isra'l shall no more remove: 2 O my servant Jacob, fear not : I have call'd thee; thou art mine : 1 See Isaiah xlix. 14 to 16. Object of my love and care, 3 Though I make an end of others: 4 Yet thou shalt not be unpunish'd, 5 When thy foes are all brought under; 321. The Security of the Believer. L.M. As thy days, so shall thy strength be.-Deut. 1 AFFLICTED saint, to Christ draw near, 2 Let not thy heart despond and say, That as thy days, thy strength shall be. That as thy days, thy strength shall be. 5 When thou art call'd to bear the cross, Or sore affliction, pain, or loss, Or deep distress, or poverty, Still as thy days, thy strength shall be. 6 When ghastly death appears in view, Christ's presence shall thy fears subdue; He comes to set thy spirit free, And, as thy days, thy strength shall be. 322. Encouraged to trust in Christ. 8—7—4. What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?-MARK iv. 41. 1 WHY those fears? behold 'tis Jesus Holds the helm and guides the ship: Where the mourners cease to weep. 2 Could we stay where death is hov'ring; Leaving all we lov'd before. 3 Though the shore we hope to land on, Through the trackless deep move on. [4 Led by that we brave the ocean; And the storms before him fly.] Think on toils and dangers past. On that tranquil happy shore.] 323. Victory secured to the Believer. C.M. Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight: my goodness, and my fortress; my high tower and my deliverer; my shield, &c.-Ps. cxliv. 1, 2. 1 FOR ever blessed be the Lord, He sends his Spirit with his Word, 2 When sin and hell their force unite, 3 A friend and helper so divine 1 324. The Backslider Returning. C.M. Return, ye backsliding children, and 1 will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto thee; for thou art the LORD our GOD.-JEREMIAH iii. 22. 1 How oft, alas! this wretched heart 1 The Hymns to the end of the Section relate to Christian Experience. |