That grace fuftains my spirit now, Yes, Thou art with me, O my God, Help me to praise Thee day by day, "Till earth's dark scenes are paffed away, "Till in Thine own unclouded light Thy glory fatisfies my fight. H. B. VIII. GOD THE SON. EHOLD! th' Ambaffador divine, To publish to mankind the law On Him, in rich effufion poured, No trumpet found, at His approach, Shall ftrike the wondering ears; But ftill and gentle breathes the voice In which the God appears. By His kind hand the fhaken reed The onward progress of His zeal IX. GOD THE SON. JESUS, lover of my foul, Let me to Thy bosom fly, While the raging billows roll, While the tempeft still is high: Hide me, O my Saviour, hide, Till the ftorm of life is paft; Safe into the haven guide, O receive my soul at laft. Plenteous grace with Thee is found, Let the healing ftreams abound; X. GOD THE SON. ESUS, Thy boundless love to me, O knit my thankful heart to Thee, And reign without a rival there: O grant that nothing in my foul May dwell but Thy pure love alone: My joy, my treasure, and my crown; O Love, how cheering is thy ray! All pain before thy presence flies; F Still let Thy love point out my way! What wondrous things Thy love hath wrought! Still lead me, left I go aftray; Direct my word, infpire my thought; And if I fall, foon may I hear Thy voice, and know that love is near. In fuffering, be Thy love my peace; In weakness, be Thy love my power; In death, as life, be Thou my guide, XI. GOD THE SON. JESUS, Thy Blood and Righteoufness, When from the duft of death I rife, Jefus hath lived and died for me." Bold fhall I ftand in that great day, Fully through Thee abfolved I am From fin and fear, from guilt and shame. Thus Abraham, the friend of God, This spotless robe the fame appears Oh, let the dead now hear Thy voice; ZINZENDORF.* * This beautiful hymn is usually attributed in modern collections to Charles Wesley, but it was originally compofed by that faintly Moravian, Count Zinzendorf, on his voyage to the West Indies, A.D. 1736. Like the character of the author, it approaches more nearly thofe of ancient times than the ufual compofitions of the present day. |