6 What thanks I owe thee, and what love, A boundless, endless store,
Shall echo through the realms above,
When time shall be no more.
He that hath the Son hath Life.
10 HAPPY Christian, who can boast
"The Son of God is mine!"
Happy, though humbled in the dust,
Rich in this gift divine.
2 He lives the life of heaven below,
And shall forever live;
Eternal streams from Christ shall flow,
And endless vigor give.
3 That life we ask with bended knee,
Nor will the Lord deny;
Nor will celestial mercy see
Its humble suppliants die.
4 That life obtained, for praise alone
We wish continued breath;
And, taught by blest experience, own
That praise can live in death.
The Blessing of Meekness.
1 "BLEST are the meek," he said,
Whose doctrine is divine;
The humble-minded earth possess,
And bright in heaven will shine.
2 While here on earth they stay,
Calm peace with them shall dwell;
And cheerful hope and heavenly joy
Beyond what tongue can tell.
3 The God of peace is theirs;
They own his gracious sway;
And yielding all their wills to him,
His sovereign laws obey.
4 No angry passions move,
No envy fires the breast;
The prospect of eternal peace
Bids every trouble rest.
5 O gracious Father, grant
That we this influence feel,
That all we hope, or wish, may be
Subjected to thy will.
Ornament of a meek and quiet Spirit.
1 How glorious, Lord, art thou! How bright thy splendors shine! Whose rays, reflected, gild thy saints With ornaments divine.
2 With lowliness and love,
Wisdom and courage meet;
The grateful heart, the cheerful eye,
How reverend and how sweet!
3 In beauties such as these,
Thy children now are drest;
But brighter habits shall they wear
In regions of the blest.
Humility and Submission. Ps. 131.
1 Is there ambition in my heart?
Search, gracious God, and see;
Or do I act a haughty part?
Lord, I appeal to thee.
2 I charge my thoughts, be humble still, And all my carriage mild;
Content, my Father, with thy will,
And quiet as a child.
3 The patient soul, the lowly mind,
Shall have a large reward:
Let saints in sorrow lie resigned,
And trust a faithful Lord.
Meekness and Lowliness of Heart. Ps. 131.
1 "Oн learn of me," the Saviour cried, "Oh learn of me, ye sons of pride; For I am lowly, humble, meek,
No haughty looks high thoughts bespeak!
2 Yes, blest Immanuel! thou wast mild,
Patient, and gentle as a child;
And they who would thy kingdom see,
Must meek and lowly be like thee.
1 WHEREFORE should man, frail child of clay,
Who, from the cradle to the shroud,
Lives but the insect of a day-
O why should mortal man be proud?
2 His brightest visions just appear,
Then vanish, and no more are found;
The stateliest pile his pride can rear,
A breath may level with the ground.
3 By doubt perplexed, in error lost,
With trembling step he seeks his way:
How vain of wisdom's gift the boast!
Of reason's lamp, how faint the ray!
4 Follies and sins, a countless sum,
Are crowded in life's little span:
How ill, alas! does pride become
That erring, guilty creature, man!
5 God of my life! Father divine!
Give me a meek and lowly mind:
In modest worth, O let me shine,
And peace in humble virtue find.
338. L. M.
Christian Patience.
1 WAIT on the Lord, ye heirs of hope,
And let his words support your souls;
Well can he bear your courage up,
And all your foes and fears control.
2 He waits his own well-chosen hour
The intended mercy to display:
And his paternal pities move,
While wisdom dictates the delay.
3 Blest are the humble souls, that wait
With sweet submission to his will;
Harmonious all their passions move,
And in the midst of storms are still;-
4 Still, till their Father's well-known voice Wakens their silence into songs;
Then earth grows vocal with his praise, And heaven the grateful shout prolongs.
Liberality rewarded. Ps. 112.
1 HAPPY is he that fears the Lord,
And follows his commands;
Who lends the poor without reward,
Or gives with liberal hands.
2 As pity dwells within his breast
To all the sons of need,
So God shall answer his request
With blessings on his seed.
3 No evil tidings shall surprise
His well established mind;
His soul to God, his refuge, flies,
And leaves his fears behind.
4 In times of general distress,
Some beams of light shall shine,
To show the world his righteousness,
And give him peace divine.
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