5 O, let thy beams resplendent shine, Transform my powers, and fit my soul HYMN 303. C. M. [#] Influence of Grace. 1 My God, what silken cords are thine ! 2 When crushed beneath the heavy yoke Thy hand our iron bondage broke, 3 The guilt of twice ten thousand sins 4 Comfort, through all this vale of tears, The glory of unnumbered years 5 Drawn by such cords, we onward move, And, captives in the chains of love, HYMN 304. S. M. [#] Grace. 1 GRACE, 'tis a charming sound, Heaven with the echo shall resound, 2 Grace first contrived the way And all the steps that grace display 3 Grace taught my roving feet To tread the heavenly road; 4 Grace all the work shall crown, It lays in heaven the topmost stone, HYMN 305. C. M. [# or b] 1 WHEN God revealed his gracious name, 2 The world beheld the glorious change, My tongue broke out in unknown strains, 3 The Lord can clear the darkest skies, 4 Let those who sow in sadness wait They shall confess their sheaves are great, And shout the blessings home. 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 love his bosom filled! What kindness moved his hands! What pity warmed his pleading breath, Who meekly blest his foes in death! 3 Now, raised to realms above, Where boundless mercies shine, Will Christ forget his love? 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, e; 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. 4 So Abram, by divine command, HYMN 309. C. M. [#] Vision of Faith. 1 HIGH on the mountain's towering head, While darkness veils the sky, Faith stands, and, through the stormy cloud, Directs her anxious eye. |