XV. MISCELLANEOUS.

299.

LORD of my life, length of my days,

Thy hand has rescued me, Who, lying at the gates of death, Among the dead was free.

2 I thought I stood upon the shore,
And nothing could I see

But the vast ocean with my eyes-
A vast eternity.

3 I thought I heard the midnight cry, "Behold the Bridegroom comes!" And I was called to the bar,

Where souls receive their dooms.

4 The world was at an end to me, As if it all did burn;

C. M.

But lo! there came a voice from heaven, Which ordered my return.

5 Lord, I return at Thy command,
What wilt Thou have me do?
Oh! let me wholly live to Thee
To whom my life I owe.

6 Fain would I dedicate to Thee
The remnant of my days;
Lord, with my life renew my heart,
That both Thy name may praise.

MASON.

SAFEL

300.

Sabbath Morning Prayer-Meeting.

AFELY through another week,
God has brought us on our way;
Let us now a blessing seek,

Waiting in His courts to-day:
Day of all the week the best-
Emblem of eternal rest.

III. 4.

2 While we seek supplies of grace, Through the dear Redeemer's name, Show Thy reconciled face,

Take away our sin and shame;
From our worldly cares set free,
May we rest this day in Thee.

3 When we meet Thy name to praise,
Let us feel Thy presence near:
May Thy glory meet our eyes
While we in Thy house appear;
There afford us, Lord, a taste
Of our everlasting feast.

4 May the Gospel's joyful sound

Conquer sinners, comfort saints; Make the fruits of grace abound; Bring relief from all complaints: Thus let all our Sabbaths prove, Till we join the Church above.

NEWTON.

301.

THE heavens declare Thy glory, Lord!
In every star Thy wisdom shines;
But when our eyes behold Thy word,

We read Thy name in fairer lines.

L. M.

2 The rolling sun, the changing light,
And nights and days Thy power confess;
But the blest volume Thou hast writ,
Reveals Thy justice and Thy grace.

3 Sun, moon, and stars convey Thy praise Round the whole earth, and never stand; So when Thy truth began its race,

It touched and glanced on every land.

4 Nor shall Thy spreading Gospel rest,
Till through the world Thy truth has run;
Till Christ has all the nations blessed,
That see the light or feel the sun.

5 Great Sun of Righteousness, arise,
Bless the dark world with heavenly light;
Thy Gospel makes the simple wise,
Thy laws are pure, Thy judgments right.

6 Thy noblest wonders here we view,
In souls renewed and sins forgiven;
Lord, cleanse my sins, my soul renew,
And make Thy word my guide to heaven.

WATTS.

302.

The Christian Voyage.

ESUS, at Thy command

JE

I launch into the deep,

And leave my native land,

Where sin lulls all to sleep:

For Thee I fain would all resign,

II. 4.

And sail to heaven with Thee and Thine.

2 Thou art my Pilot wise;

My compass is Thy word;
My soul each storm defies

While I have such a Lord:
I trust thy faithfulness and power
To save me in the trying hour.

3 Though rocks and quicksands deep
Through all my passage lie,

Yet Thou wilt safely keep,

And guide me with Thine eye:
My anchor, hope, shall firm abide,
And I each boist'rous storm outride.

4 By faith I see the land,

The port of endless rest;

My soul, Thy sails expand,

And fly to Jesus' breast:

Oh! may I reach the heavenly shore

Where winds and waves resound no more.

5 Whene'er becalmed I lie,

And storms and winds subside,

Lord, to my succor fly,

And keep me near Thy side:

For more the treacherous calm I dread
Than tempests bursting o'er my head.

6 Come, heavenly wind, and blow A prosperous gale of grace, To waft me from below,

To heaven, my destined place; Then in full sail my port I'll find,

And leave the world and sin behind.

TOPLADY

OUR

303.

UR souls, by love together knit,
Cemented, joined in one,

One hope, one heart, one mind, one voice; 'Tis heaven on earth begun :

Our hearts have often burned within,
And glowed with sacred fire,
While Jesus spoke, and fed, and blessed,
And filled the enlarged desire.

Chorus.

"A Saviour!" let creation sing, "A Saviour!" let all heaven ring; 'Tis God with us, we feel Him ours, His fullness in our souls he pours: 'Tis almost done, 'tis almost o'er; We're joining those who've gone before; We soon shall reach that blissful shore Where we shall meet to part no more.

2 The little cloud increases still,

The heavens are big with rain;
We wait to catch the teeming shower,
And all its moisture drain:
A rill, a stream, a torrent flows :
But pour a mighty flood;

Oh! sweep the nations, shake the earth,
Till all proclaim Thee God.

"A Saviour!" etc.