3 The Lord can clear the darkest skies, 4 Let those who sow in sadness wait They shall confess their sheaves are great, HYMN 306. H. M. [#] 1 BEFORE the world was made, In God's anointed Son, Who came to spread the truth abroad, 2 By mercy's hand upheld, Firmly his purpose stands : What kindness moved his hands! 3 Now, raised to realms above, Forget this heart of mine? O, no; his favours never end; He's there, as here, the sinner's Friend. 4 Hail, all-triumphant hour In which my Saviour rose ! The grave has lost its power; FAITH AND HOPE. HYMN 307. 81. L. M. [#] Faith in God. 1 GOD is our Refuge and Defence, In trouble our unfailing Aid; Secure in his omnipotence, What foe can make our soul afraid? Yea, though the earth's foundations rock, And mountains down the gulf be hurled, His people smile amid the shock; They look beyond this transient world. 2 Thither let fervent faith aspire ; Our treasure and our heart be there; O for a seraph's wing of fire No, on the mightier wings of prayer, We reach at once that last retreat, And, ranged among the ransomed throng, Fall with the elders at his feet Whose name alone inspires their song. 3 Ah, soon, how soon, our spirits droop, Unwont the air of heaven to breathe ; Yet God, in very deed, will stoop, And dwell himself with men beneath. Come to thy living temples, then, And man, O God, thine image here. HYMN 308. L. M. [#] We walk by Faith, not by Sight. 1 'Tis by the faith of joys to come We walk through deserts dark as night; Till we arrive at heaven, our home, Faith is our guide and truth our light. 2 The want of sight she well supplies; She makes the pearly gates appear; Far into distant worlds she pries, And brings eternal glories near. 3 Cheerful we tread the desert through, While faith receives a heavenly ray, Though lions roar, and tempests blow, And rocks and dangers fill the way. 4 So Abram, by divine command, Left his own house to walk with God: 1 HIGH on the mountain's towering head, While darkness veils the sky, Faith stands, and, through the stormy cloud, Directs her anxious eye. 2 Amidst the gloom, the welcome rays 3 The yawning gulf, that howled beneath, Has ceased its angry roar, The surging waves have spent their force, 4 Far in the distance faith beholds 5 Far, far beyond this nether world, HYMN 310. S. M. [#] 1 By faith may Jesus dwell In our believing hearts; While he that love which none can tell, 2 Then may we comprehend, 3 Then, filled with every grace, 4 Soon we shall victors be, HYMN 311. C. M. [#] 1 MISTAKEN Souls, that dream of heaven, 2 Vain are our fancies, airy flights, 3 'Tis faith that purifies the heart ; 4 This faith shall every fear control, HYMN 312. L. M. [#] Victorious Faith. 1 AWAKE, our souls; away, our fears; |