3 Father, I see thy sun arise, To cheer thy friends and enemies; 4 Enlarge my soul with love like thine; 5 I hope for pardon, through thy Son, 621. S. M. STEELE. God our Father. 1 My Father! cheering name! Give me the humble hope to claim 2 This can my fears control, 3 Whate'er thy will denies, For thou art just and good and wise. 4 Whate'er thy will ordains, 5 Thy ways are little known 6 My Father! blissful name! If thou accept my humble claim, 622. C. M. BERRIDGE. Blessings of Providence and Redemption. 1 THY goodness, Lord! our souls confess, Thy goodness we adore; A spring whose blessings never fail, 2 Sun, moon, and stars, thy love declare In every golden ray; Love draws the curtains of the night, 3 Thy bounty every season crowns With joyful clusters loads the vine, 4 But chiefly thy compassion, Lord! There, like the sun, thy mercy shines, 475 623. L. M. MRS. STEELE. Light and Comfort from the Scriptures. 1 To God, its source, my soul aspires; Come, Lord, and fill my vast desires: Be thou my portion; here I rest, Since of my utmost wish possessed. 2 O! let thy sacred word impart Its quickening influence to my heart; With power and light, and love divine, Assure my soul that thou art mine. 3 The blissful word, with joy replete, Shall bid my gloomy fears retreat; And heaven-born hope, serenely bright, Shine cheerful through this mortal night. 4 Then shall my joyful spirit rise On wings of faith above the skies; And when these transient scenes are o'er 5 0, may I reach the blissful plains, 624. C. M. ANONYMOUS. The Bible. 1 LAMP of our feet! whereby we trace 2 Bread of our souls! whereon we feed; Our guide and chart! wherein we read 3 Our shield and buckler in the fight! Comfort in grief! in weakness might! 4 Childhood's preceptor! manhood's trust! Our hope,--when we go down to dust- 5 Word of the ever-living God! Without Thee how could earth be trod, Progress of Gospel Truth. 1 UPON the Gospel's sacred page But makes its brightness more divine. 2 On mightier wing, in loftier flight, Adds to its influence more and more. 3 Truth, strengthened by the strength of thought, Pours inexhaustible supplies, Whence sagest teachers may be taught, 4 More glorious still as centuries roll, 626. 8 & 7s. M. WATERSTON. "As for the truth, it endureth and is always strong.” 1 THEORIES, which thousands cherish, Pass like clouds that sweep the sky; 2 From the glorious heavens above her, 3 Worldlings blindly may refuse her, 4 Thrones may totter, empires crumble, While she, Christ-like, crowns the humble, 5 God himself will e'er defend her |