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. 408. C. M. EPISCOPAL COL. For Guidance and Protection. 1 God of our fathers! by whose hand Be with us through our pilgrimage, 2 Through each perplexing path of life 3 O spread thy sheltering wings around, 4 Such blessings from thy gracious hand Our humble prayers implore; And thou, the Lord, shalt be our God, 409. C. M. ANONYMOUS. Aspiration after a holy Life. 1 ALMIGHTY Maker! Lord of all! Creator of unnumbered worlds! 2 Drive from the confines of my heart 4 With generous pleasure let me view The prosperous and the great; Malignant envy let me fly, And odious self-conceit. 5 Let not despair, nor fell revenge, 6 Feed me with necessary food: 7 May still my days serenely pass, And growing holiness my soul 410. L. M. DODDRIDGE. Living Waters. 1 BLEST Spirit! source of grace divine! 2 No traveller through desert lands, 'Midst scorching suns and burning sands, More eager longs for cooling rain, Or pants the current to obtain. 3 Our longing souls aloud would sing, Spring up, celestial fountain, spring; To a redundant river flow, And cheer this thirsty land below. 4 May this blest torrent near my side 411. S. M. MME. GUION. The Water of Life. 1 THE fountain in its source, No drought of summer fears; course, 2 But shallow cisterns yield A scanty, short supply; The morning sees them amply filled, 3 The cisterns I forsake, O Fount of bliss, for thee; My thirst with living waters slake, And drink eternity. 326 412. L. M. Doddridge. Subjection to the Father of our Spirits. 1 ETERNAL Source of life and thought, Whilst thee, great Parent-mind, we own, 2 Whilst in themselves our souls survey They wondering to their Father rise; 3 O may we live before thy face, The willing subjects of thy grace; 413. L. M. WESLEY'S COL. The Bread of Life. 1 FATHER, Supply my every need; 2 The gracious fruits of righteousness, In me abundantly increase, Nor ever let me hunger more! 327 414. S. M. PATRICK. Holy Desires. 1 GOD, who is just and kind, 2 The humble soul he guides, 3 Give me the tender heart 4 Oh! ever keep my soul From error, shame and guilt; 415. L. M. MRS. COTTERILL. Living to the Glory of God. 10 THOU, who hast at thy command 2 Our wishes, our desires, control; That stands between ourselves and thee. |