God is their life; his wings are spread, To shield them 'midst ten thousand dead. 3. If vapours with malignant breath Rise thick, and scatter midnight death: 1. •AND art thou with us, gracious Lord, Dost thou proclaim thyself our God, 2. Doth thy right hand, which form'd the earth, 3. And wilt thou lead our weary souls 4. On thy support our souls shall lean, The gloomy vale of death will smile, 5. While we his gracious succour prove, The darkest shades, thro' which we pass, HYMN 90 P. M. 1. THE Lord my pasture shall prepare, And feed me with a shepherd's care; His presence shall my wants supply, And guard me with a watchful eye; My noon-day walks he shall attend, And all my midnight hours defend. 2. When on the sultry glebe I faint, Or on the thirsty mountain pant; To fertile vales and dewy meads My weary wand'ring steps he leads, Where peaceful rivers, soft and slow, Amid the verdant landscape flow. 3. Though in a bare and rugged way, Through devious lonely wilds I stray; Thy bounty shall my pains beguile, The barren wilderness shall smile, With sudden greens and herbage crown'd; And streams shall murmur all around. 4. Though in the paths of death I tread, With gloomy horrors overspread; My steadfast heart shall fear no ill, For thou, O Lord, art with me still; Thy friendly crook shall give me aid, And guide me through the dreadful shade. HYMN 91. c. M. 1. SH HINE on our souls, eternal God! O let thy favour crown our days, 2. Did we not raise our hands to thee, 3. 'Tis ours' the furrows to prepare, 4. With thee let ev'ry week begin, 5. Thus cheer us thro' this toilsome road, 1. And thus prepare our weary souls How HYMN 92 C. M. In travelling. are thy servants blest, O Lord? Eternal wisdom is their guide, 2. In foreign realms and lands remote, They pass unhurt thro' burning climes, 3. Thy mercy sweetens ev'ry soil, They know thou art not slow to hear, 5. The storm is laid, the winds retire, The sea, that roars at thy command, 6. From all my griefs and straits, O Lord! 7.In midst of dangers, fears, and deaths, And praise thee for thy mercies past, 8. My life, while thou preserv'st my life, And, oh! may death, when death shall come, Unite my soul to thee! 1. L' HYMN 93. c. M. In a thunder-storm. ET coward guilt, with pallid fear, And justly dread the vengeful fate, 2. Protected by that hand, whose law 3. In the thick cloud's tremendous gloom, 4. Through nature's ever-varying scene, The one eternal end of heav'n 5. When, through creation's vast expanse, 6. Unmov'd may we the final storm That ushers in the tranquil morn V. MISSION ANDNATIVITY HYMN 94. C. M. 1. HARK, the glad sound, the Saviour comes, The Saviour promis'd long! Let ev'ry heart prepare a throne, 2. On him the spirit largely pour'd, Wisdom, and might, and zeal, and love, 3. He comes the pris'ners to release, The gates of brass before him burst, 4. He comes, from thickest films of vice To clear the mental ray ; And on the eyes, oppress'd with night, 5. He comes, the broken heart to bind, 6. Our glad hosannahs, Prince of peace! HYMN 95 s. M. 1. RAISE your triumphant songs, To an immortal tune, Let the wide earth resound the deeds 2. Sing, how eternal love Its chief beloved chose, And bade him raise our wretched race 3. His hand no thunder bears; No terror clothes his brow; To fiercer flames below. 4. 'Twas mercy fill'd the throne, When Christ was sent with pardon down 5. Now sinners, dry your tears; |