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CCXI.

"REMEMBER THY CREATOR."

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EMEMBER thy Creator"

While youth's fair spring is bright,

Before thy cares are greater,

Before comes age's night; While yet the sun shines o'er thee,

While stars the darkness cheer,

While life is all before thee,
Thy great Creator fear.

"Remember thy Creator"
Ere life resigns its trust,
Ere sinks dissolving nature,
And dust returns to dust;
Before with God, who gave it,
The spirit shall appear,
He cries, who died to save it,

"Thy great Creator fear.”

Samuel F. Smith.

CCXII.

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SABBATH EVENING.

OFTLY fades the twilight ray
Of the holy Sabbath day;

Gently as life's setting sun,

When the Christian's course is run.

Night her solemn mantle spreads
O'er the earth, as daylight fades ;
All things tell of calm repose,
At the holy Sabbath's close.

Peace is on the world abroad;
'Tis the holy peace of God,—
Symbol of the peace within,
When the spirit rests from sin.

Still the Spirit lingers near,
Where the evening worshipper
Seeks communion with the skies,
Pressing onward to the prize.

Saviour, may our Sabbaths be
Days of peace and joy in Thee,
Till in heaven our souls repose,

Where the Sabbath ne'er shall close.
Samuel F. Smith.

CCXIII.

SUCCESS OF THE GOSPEL.

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HE morning light is breaking;
The darkness disappears;

The sons of earth are waking

To penitential tears:

Each breeze that sweeps the ocean
Brings tidings from afar

Of nations in commotion,
Prepared for Zion's war.

Rich dews of grace come o'er us,
In many a gentle shower,
And brighter scenes before us

Are opening every hour:
Each cry, to heaven going,
Abundant answers brings,
And heavenly gales are blowing,
With peace upon their wings.

See heathen nations bending
Before the God we love,
And thousand hearts ascending
In gratitude above;

While sinners, now confessing,
The gospel call obey,

And seek the Saviour's blessing,-
A nation in a day.

Blest river of salvation,

Pursue thy onward way;
Flow thou to every nation,
Nor in thy richness stay:
Stay not till all the lowly

Triumphant reach their home;

Stay not till all the holy

Proclaim, "The Lord is come."

Samuel F. Smith.

CCXIV.

THE SINNER AT THE JUDGMENT.

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HEN thy mortal life is fled,

When the death-shades o'er thee spread,

When is finish'd thy career,

Sinner, where wilt thou appear?

When the world has pass'd away,
When draws near the judgment-day,
When the awful trump shall sound,
Say, oh, where wilt thou be found?

When the Judge descends in light,
Clothed in majesty and might,
When the wicked quail with fear,
Where, oh, where wilt thou appear?

What shall soothe thy bursting heart,
When the saints and thou must part?
When the good with joy are crown'd,
Sinner, where wilt thou be found?

While the Holy Ghost is nigh,
Quickly to the Saviour fly;

Then shall peace thy spirit cheer;

Then in heaven shalt thou appear.

Samuel F. Smith.

CCXV.

SELF-CONSECRATION IN BAPTISM.

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HILE in this sacred rite of Thine
We yield our spirits now,

Shine o'er the waters, Dove divine,
And seal the cheerful vow.

All glory be to Him whose life
For ours was freely given,
Who aids us in the spirit's strife,

And makes us meet for heaven.

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