4 He bids us lay our burthen down On his almighty hand,
Supports our feeble frame, and makes Our weary feet to stand.
1 O LORD, my best desire fulfil, And help me to resign
Life, health and comfort to thy will, And make thy pleasure mine.
2 Why should I shrink at thy command, Whose love forbids my fears? Or tremble at the gracious hand, That wipes away my tears?
3. No, let me rather freely yield What most I prize to thee, Who never hast a good withheld, Or wilt withhold, from me.
4 Thy favour, all my journey through, Thou art engaged to grant ; What else I want, or think I do, "Tis better still to want.
5 But, ah, my inward spirit cries, Still bind me to thy sway;
Else the next cloud that veils my skies Drives all these thoughts away.
HYMN 383. 8 & 7s. M. [b or # ]
1 CALM, my soul, behold thy Saviour! This blest thought shall joy impart, Though by all the world forsaken, That he bears me on his heart.
2 What though all the world are preaching, Death shall reign forever more; I'm instructed, by his teaching, That its reign shall soon be o'er. 3 See in Christ all things created ; This was God's eternal plan; In him all are reinstated, Sacred Head of every man.
4 O for such transcendent goodness May each soul in concert rise, In melodious, grateful anthems, Sound his praises to the skies.
HYMN 384. C. M. [# or b] Quieting Reflections.
1 To calm the sorrows of the mind, Our heavenly Friend is nigh,
To wipe the anxious tear that starts, Or trembles in the
2 Thou canst, when anguish rends the heart, The secret wo control;
The inward malady canst heal, The sickness of the soul.
3 Thou canst repress the rising sigh, Canst soothe each mortal care; And every deep and heartfelt groan Is wafted to thine ear.
4 Eternal Source of life and health, bliss we feel,
In sorrow and in joy, to thee Our grateful hearts appeal.
HYMN 385. L. M. [#]
Trust and Resignation implored.
1 O GOD, to thee we raise our eyes; Calm resignation we implore; O let no murmuring thought arise, But humbly let our hearts adore.
2 With meek submission may we bear Each needful cross thou shalt ordain ; Nor think our trials too severe; Nor dare thy goodness to arraign. 3 For, though mysterious now thy ways To erring mortals may appear, Hereafter we thy name shall praise, For all our keenest sufferings here.
4 Thy needful aid, O God, afford, Nor let us sink in deep despair; Help us to trust thy sacred word, And find our sweetest comfort there.
1 WHILE Some in folly's pleasure roll, And seek the joys which hurt the soul, Be mine that silent, calm repast, A peaceful conscience to the last.
2 With this companion in the shade, My soul no more shall be dismayed; I will defy the midnight gloom, And the pale monarch of the tomb. 3 Amidst the various scenes of ills, Each stroke some kind design fulfils; And shall I murmur at my God, When sovereign love directs the rod ? 4 His hand will smooth my rugged way, And lead me to the realms of day; To milder skies and brighter plains, Where everlasting pleasure reigns,
HYMN 387. C. M. [#orb]
Resignation and Rest.
1 WHEN I survey life's varied scene, Amidst the darkest hours,
Bright rays of comfort shine between, And thorns are mixed with flowers.
2 This thought can all my fears control, And bid my sorrows fly;
No harm can ever reach
3 Whate'er thy, sacred will ordains, O give me strength to bear; And let me know my Father reigns, And trust his tender care.
4 If cares and sorrows me surround, Their power why should I fear? My inward peace they cannot wound, If thou, my God, art near.
HYMN 388. L. M. [#]
Reconciliation and Gratitude.
1 THE trifling joys this world can give A thirsty soul can ne'er supply; A soul which hopes, through grace, to live In realms of bliss beyond the sky.
2 Yet, O my God, I would not slight The smallest of thy gifts to me; The least affords me some delight,
And shows thy mercy rich and free. 3 My friends, my health, my daily food, All blessings granted here below, Proclaim aloud that thou art good; Thy goodness all the world shall know.
4 But, O, it is a greater joy
To feel my heart is reconciled; To know thou wilt my sins destroy, And claim me as thy ransomed child.
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