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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