Thy light can clear the darkest eyes, And make the haughtiest scorner wise.

340. L. M.

DODDRIDGE.

The wise choice.

1 BESET with snares on ev'ry hand,
In life's uncertain path I stand:
Father Divine! diffuse thy light,
To guide my doubtful footsteps right.
2 Engage this frail, this wav'ring heart,
Wisely to choose the better part;
To scorn the trifles of a day,
For joys that never fade away.

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3 Then let the wildest storms arise
Let tempests mingle earth and skies;
No fatal shipwreck shall I fear,
But all my treasures with me bear.
4 If thou, my Father! still be nigh,
Cheerful I live, and joyful die :
Secure, when mortal comforts flee,
To find ten thousand worlds in thee.

341. C. M. DODDRIDGE. Seeking first the kingdom of GOD.

1 NOW let a true ambition rise,
And ardour fire our breast,
To reign in worlds above the skies,
In heav'nly glories drest.

2 Behold JEHOVAH's royal hand
A radiant crown display,

Whose gems with vivid lustre shine,
While suns and stars decay.

3 No more I seek for transient good,
Nor longer call it mine :

I spring to seize superior joys
Immortal and divine.

4 Ye hearts, with youthful vigour warm, The glorious prize pursue;

Nor shall ye want the goods of earth, While heav'n is kept in view.

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PART XII.

The Christian Character.

342. C. M. LIVERPOOL COLLECTION.
The duties of piety.

1 MY soul, before thy Maker bow;
His wondrous works admire,
Till rev'rence and religious awe,
Thine inmost thoughts inspire.

2 With humble trust dismiss thy cares,
And on his love depend;
Leave him to manage thine affairs,
To him thyself commend.

3 Let high esteem affection raise,
Devotion warm thy breast;

Let thankful love excite thy praise;
In him alone be blest.

4 To him thy solemn homage pay;
His constant aid implore;
Give thanks for mercies ev'ry day,
And thus prepare for more.

5 Without reserve to him submit;
All his commands fulfil;
Acknowledge all his actions fit;
Nor e'er oppose his will.

343. L. M.

DODDRIDGE.

Faith in the invisible GOD. 1 ETERNAL and immortal King! Thy peerless splendors none can bear But darkness veils seraphic eyes, When God with all his glory 's there. 2 Yet faith can pierce the awful gloom; The great Invisible can see;

And with its tremblings mingle joy, In fix'd regards, great GoD! to thee. 3 Then ev'ry tempting form of sin, Aw'd by thy presence, disappears; And all the glowing raptur'd soul The likeness it contemplates, wears. 4 O ever conscious to my heart! Witness to its supreme desire; Behold it presses on to thee, For it hath caught the heav'nly fire. 5 This one petition would it urge, To bear thee ever in its sight: In life, in death, in worlds unknown, Its only portion and delight.

344. L. M.

DODDRIDGE.

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GOD's name the encouragement of faith. I SING to the LORD, who loud proclaims His various and his saving names; O may they not be heard alone, But by our sure experience known!

2 Let great JEHOVAH be ador'd,

Th' eternal, all-sufficient LORD;
He, thro' the world, most high confess'd,
By whom 'twas form'd, and is possess'd.
3 Awake, our noblest pow'rs, to bless
The God of Abr'am, GoD of peace;
Now by a dearer title known,
Father and GOD of Christ his Son.

4 Thro' ev'ry age his gracious ear
Is open to his servants' pray'r ;
Nor can one humble soul complain,
That it hath sought its GoD in vain.
5 What unbelieving heart shall dare
In whispers to suggest a fear,

While still he owns his ancient name,
The same his pow'r, his love the same?
6 To thee our souls in faith arise,
To thee we lift expecting eyes,
And boldly thro' the desert tread;
For God will guard where God shall lead.

345. C. M. WATTS.

Trust in GOD.

1 THY judgments, LORD! are deep and

high;

Unsearchable thy deeds:

Thy glory spreads beyond the sky,
And all our praise exceeds.