3 Thy mercy sweetens every soil, 4 The storm was laid, the winds retired, The sea, that roared at thy command, 5 In midst of dangers and of death, I'll praise thee for thy mercies past, HYMN 84. S. M. [#] Reliance on God a Remedy for Care. 2 Since he forever reigns, 3 O why should anxious thoughts Go, fall before your Father's throne, 4 Devoutly fear his name, And know no other fear; In every scene of life and death HYMN 85. C. M. [#] God's Foreknowledge considered. 1 LET the whole race of creatures lie 2 Ten thousand ages ere the skies All the long years and worlds to come 3 If light attend the course we go, 4 Trusting thy wisdom, God of love, 5 Be this alone our fervent prayer : Or joys, or sorrows, may they form HYMN 86. L. M. [#] Waiting upon God. 1 WAIT, every soul, your Maker's will; Unhallowed passions, all be still; Nor let a murmuring thought arise; His ways are just, his counsels wise. 2 Thick darkness round his throne he draws, His work performs. conceals the cause; But, though his methods are unknown, Judgment and truth support his throne. 3 In heaven, and earth, and air, and seas, And, by his saints, it stands confessed, 4 Wait, then, each soul, submissive wait, HYMN 87. C M. [#] Early and constant Care of God. 2 In life's first dawn, my tender frame Long ere I could pronounce thy name, 3 Each rolling year new favours brought But, O! in vain my labouring thought 4 Lord, when this mortal frame decays, And every weakness dies, Complete the wonders of thy grace, And raise me to the skies. HYMN 88. L. M. [#] Confidence in the Lord. 1 THY presence, ever-living God, 2 While near each other we remain, 3 To thee we now commit our ways, Still guard and guide us, Lord, as thine. 4 Give us within thy house to raise HYMN 89. C. M. [#] Humble Adoration. 1 ETERNAL POWER, almighty God, 2 Before the radiance of thine eye 3 Great God, and wilt thou condescend To this vile world thy notice bend, 4 While golden harps and angel-tongues Resound immortal lays, Great God, permit our humble songs HYMN 90. L. M. [bor #] 1 GREAT King of kings, eternal God, A few faint streaks of distant light. 3 But, see! the bright, the morning star, 4 To him our longing eyes we raise, Our Guide to thee, the great Unknown ; |