6 Let us, in life or death, And publish, with our latest breath, 303. C. M. DODDRIDGE. Christian Ambition. 1 Now let a true ambition rise, 2 Behold Jehovah's royal hand 3 Ye hearts, with youthful vigor warm, The glorious prize pursue; Nor shall ye want the goods of earth, 304. L. M. KELLY. Warning against Slothfulness. 10 ISRAEL, to thy tents repair! 2 O sleep not thou, as others do; 3 A nobler lot is cast for thee; A crown awaits thee in the skies: And yield, through weariness, the prize? 4 No; let a careless world repose, And slumber on through life's short day, While Israel to the conflict goes, And bears the glorious prize away. 305. C. M. J. NEWTON. Christian Perseverance. 1 REJOICE, believer, in the Lord, 2 Though many foes beset your road, Your life is hid with Christ in God, 3 Weak as you are, you shall not faint, 4 Though sometimes unperceived by sense, 5 As surely as Christ overcame, 306. L. M. DODDRIDGE. Faith Encouraged. 1 SING to the Lord, who loud proclaims 2 Let great Jehovah be adored, The eternal, all-sufficient Lord; He, through the world, Most High confessed, 3 Awake, our noblest powers, to bless 4 Through every age, his gracious ear 5 What unbelieving heart shall dare While still he owns his ancient name, 6 To thee our souls in faith arise; And boldly through the desert tread, 256 307. C. M. BEDDOME. "Fear Not." 1 YE trembling souls, dismiss your fears, 2 Fear not the powers of earth and hell; 3 Fear not the want of outward good: Grant them supplies of daily food, 4 Fear not that he will e'er forsake, 308. C. M. BEDDOME. Sincerity and Self-Examination. 1 AM I an Israelite indeed, Without a false disguise? Have I renounced my sins, and left 2 Say, does my heart unchanged remain, Or is it formed anew? What is the rule by which I walk, 3 Cause me, O God of truth and grace, If I am wrong, O set me right! 309. C. M. WATTS. Sincerity and Hypocrisy. 1 GOD is a Spirit, just and wise, In vain to heaven we raise our cries, 2 Nothing but truth before his throne The painted hypocrites are known 3 Their lifted eyes salute the skies, Where not the heart is found. 4 Lord, search my thoughts, and try my ways, 310. L. M. HENRY MOORE, For Steadiness of Principle. 1 AMIDST a world of hopes and fears, 258 |