763. C. M. BODEN'S COL. Forgiveness of Enemies. 1 "FATHER, forgive," the Saviour cried, And drew eternal blessings down 3 By thine example ever swayed, With love their hatred, and their curse 764. C. M. Beatific Vision of Christ. WATTS. 1 FROM thee, O God, our joys shall rise, 2 The holy triumphs of our souls 3 There, where our blesséd Saviour reigns, In pleasure and in praise. 4 Blest Saviour, every smile of thine 5 Haste, our beloved, bear our souls Haste, for our spirits long to see Importance of Religion. 1 RELIGION is the chief concern FAWCETT. May we its great importance learn, 2 Religion should our thoughts engage 3 O, may our hearts, by grace renewed, And be our stubborn wills subdued, 4 Let deep repentance, faith, and love, 5 Let lively hope our souls inspire; And may we wait with strong desire 766. C. M. Benefits of Religion. DODDRIDGE. 1 O HAPPY Christian, who can boast, 2 He lives the life of heaven below, Eternal streams from Christ shall flow, . 3 That life we ask with bended knee; 4 That life obtained, for praise alone And, taught by blest experience, own Heavenly Joy on Earth. 1 COME, we that love the Lord, Be banished from the place; 3 Let those refuse to sing Who never knew our God; 4 The hill of Zion yields A thousand sacred sweets, WATTS. Before we reach the heavenly fields, 5 Then let our songs abound, And every tear be dry; We're marching through Immanuel's ground, 768. S. M. Religion a Support in Life. LUTH. COL. 1 WHEN gloomy thoughts and fears 2 Religion can assuage The tempest of the soul; 3 Through life's bewildered way, 4 When reason, tired and blind, Thou blest supporter of the mind, 5 0, let us feel thy power, 769. C. M. PRATT'S COL. Importance of Religion to the Young. 1 WHILE in the tender years of youth, 2 Remember thy Creator, God; 3 He will in safety guide thy course And bring thee to that peaceful shore 770. C. M. WATTS. Importance of the Bible to the Young. 1 HOW shall the young secure their hearts, 2 "Tis, like the sun, a heavenly light, 3 Thy precepts make us truly wise; We hate the sinner's road; We hate our own vain thoughts that rise, 4 Thy word is everlasting truth : How pure is every page! That holy book shall guide our youth, 771. S. M. FAWCETT. The Bible the Guide of the Young. 1 WITH humble heart and tongue, O, bring me now, while I am young, 2 Make an unguarded youth Help me to choose the way of truth, 3 My heart, to folly prone, And make me wholly thine. 4 O, let thy word of grace My warmest thoughts employ; 5 To what thy laws impart Be my whole soul inclined: O, let them dwell within my heart, 772. C. M. Early Piety. EPIS. COL. 1 O, IN the morn of life, when youth And shines in all the fairest charms 2 Deep in thy soul, before its powers 3 Ere yet the shades of sorrow cloud And cares and toils, in endless round, |