3 Ne'er shall he be in life bereft Of God's protecting care;
Nor yet his duteous offspring left Unsolaced ills to bear.
4 And mark the Christian's dying hour; No fears, no doubts annoy: His trust is in his Father's power, His end is peace and joy.
277. C. P. M.
True Wisdom.
1 Be it my only wisdom here, To serve the Lord with filial fear, With loving gratitude: Superior sense may I display, By shunning every evil way, And walking in the good.
2 O may I still from sin depart! A wise and understanding heart, Father, to me be given !
And let me through thy Spirit know To glorify my God below,
And find my way to heaven.
Prayer for Prudence and Wisdom.
1 FATHER of light, conduct my feet Through life's dark, dangerous road; Let each advancing step still bring Me nearer to my God.
2 Let heaven-eyed prudence be my guide, And when I go astray,
Recall my feet from folly's path, To wisdom's better way.
3 Teach me in every various scene To keep my end in sight; And while I tread life's mazy track, Let wisdom guide me right.
4 That heavenly wisdom from above Abundantly impart;
And let it guard, and guide, and warm, And penetrate my heart;
5 Till it shall lead me to thyself, Fountain of bliss and love! And all my darkness be dispersed In endless light above.
1 HAPPY the man, who finds the grace, The blessing of God's chosen race, The wisdom coming from above, The faith that sweetly works by love. 2 Wisdom divine! who tells the price Of wisdom's costly merchandise? Wisdom to silver we prefer,
And gold is dross, compared to her.
3 Her hands are filled with length of days, True riches, and immortal praise; Riches of Christ, on all bestowed, And honor that descends from God.
4 To purest joys she all invites, Chaste, holy, innocent delights: Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And all her flowery paths are peace.
5 Happy the man who wisdom gains; Thrice happy, who his guest retains; He owns, and shall forever own,
Wisdom, and Christ, and Heaven are one.
The Ways of Wisdom.
10 HAPPY is the man who hears Instruction's faithful voice; And who celestial wisdom makes His early, only choice!
2 Wisdom has treasures greater far Than east or west unfold; And her rewards more precious are Than is the gain of gold.
3 In her right hand she holds to view A length of happy years; And in her left, the prize of fame And honor bright appears.
4 She guides the young, with innocence, In pleasure's path to tread;
A crown of glory she bestows Upon the hoary head.
5 According as her labors rise, So her rewards increase;
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And all her paths are peace.
Wisdom and Virtue sought from God.
1 SUPREME and universal light! Fountain of reason! judge of right! Parent of good! whose blessings flow On all above, and all below:
2 Assist us, Lord! to act, to be, What nature and thy laws decree, Worthy that intellectual flame, Which from thy breathing spirit came.
3 Our moral freedom to maintain, Bid passion serve, and reason reign, Self-poised and independent still On this world's varying good or ill.
4 No slave to profit, shame, or fear, O may our steadfast bosoms bear The stamp of heaven, an upright heart, Above the mean disguise of art!
5 May our expanded souls disclaim The narrow view, the selfish aim; But with a Christian zeal embrace Whate'er is friendly to our race.
60 Father! grace and virtue grant; No more we wish, no more we want: To know, to serve thee, and to love, Is peace below,-is bliss above.
Watching, Prayer, and Perseverance.
1 A CHARGE to keep I have,- A God to glorify;
A never-dying soul to save, And fit it for the sky; To serve the present age, My calling to fulfil:
O may it all my powers engage To do my Master's will!
2 Arm me with jealous care, As in thy sight to live; And, O! thy servant, Lord, prepare The strict account to give.
Help me to watch and pray, And on thyself rely; Assured, if I my trust betray, I shall forsaken die.
1 I WANT a principle within
Of jealous, godly fear;
A sensibility of sin,
A pain to find it near.
2 I want the first approach to feel Of pride, or fond desire;
To catch the wandering of my will, And quench the kindling fire.
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