303 C. M. ALMIGHTY Lord, before Thy throne, Thy mourning people bend: "Tis on Thy grace in Christ alone, Our failing hopes depend. 2 Dark judgments, from Thy heavy hand, 3 How changed, alas! are truths divine 4 O turn us, turn us, mighty Lord! Convert us by Thy grace; Then shall our hearts obey Thy word, And see again Thy face. 5 Then, should oppressing foes invade, 304 6,6,6,6,8,8 (H. M.) TO Thee our God we fly For mercy and for grace; Oh, hear our lowly cry, And hide not Thou Thy face. O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand, And guard and bless our Fatherland. 2 Arise, O Lord of hosts, Be jealous for Thy name, And drive from out our coasts The sins that put to shame : O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand, 3 Thy best gifts from on high In rich abundance pour, That we may magnify And praise Thee more and more: O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand, And guard and bless our Fatherland. 4 The powers ordained by Thee With heavenly wisdom bless; May they Thy servants be, And rule in righteousness: O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand, And guard and bless our Fatherland. 5 The Church of Thy dear Son Inflame with love's pure fire; Bind her once more in one, O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand, 305 GOD bless our native land! 6,6,4,6,6,6,4 Through storm and night; 2 For her our prayer shall rise On Him we wait: Guarding with watchful eye, God save the State! 306 FAITH AND JUSTIFICATION L. M. 61 MY hope is built on nothing less 2 When darkness veils His lovely face, 3 His oath, His covenant, and blood, 4 When I shall launch to worlds unseen, :307 C. M LORD, we confess our numerous faults, 2 But, O my soul, forever praise, Who turns thy feet from dangerous ways Of folly, sin, and shame. 3 "Tis not by works of righteousness 4 "Tis from the mercy of our God That all our hopes begin; "Tis by the Water and the Blood Our souls are washed from sin. 5 'Tis through the purchase of His death Who hung upon the tree, The Spirit is sent down to breathe 6 Raised from the dead, we live anew; We shall appear in glory too, 308 ALL that I was, my sin, my guilt, 2 The evil of my former state 3 The darkness of my former state, C. M. 4 Thy grace first made me feel my sin, It taught me to believe; Then, in believing, peace I found, 5 All that I am, e'en here on earth, When Jesus comes and glory dawns, 309 BLEST is the man, forever blest, L. M. Whose guilt is pardoned by his God, Whose sins with sorrow are confessed, And covered with his Savior's blood. 2 Blest is the man to whom the Lord Imputes not his iniquities; He pleads no merit of reward, And not on works, but grace relies. 3 From guile his heart and lips are free, 4 How glorious is that righteousness That hides and cancels all his sins! While a bright evidence of grace Through his whole life appears and shines. 310 8,7,8,7,8,8,7 DEAR Christians, one and all rejoice, And with united heart and voice Tell how our God beheld our need, |