619.

[L. B. 316.]

8 lines 7 & 6.

2

3

Lo! I come with joy, to do
The Master's blessed will;
Him in outward works pursue,
And serve his pleasure still:
Faithful to my Lord's commands,
I still would choose the better part-
Serve, with careful Martha's hands,
And loving Mary's heart.

Careful without care I am,
Nor feel my happy toil;
"Kept in peace in Jesus' name,
Supported by his smile:
Joyful thus my faith to show,
I find his service my reward;
Every work I do below,
I do it to the Lord.

Thou, O Lord, in tender love,
Dost all my burdens bear;
Lift my heart to things above,
And fix it ever there;

Calm on tumult's wheel I sit,
'Midst busy multitudes alone;
Sweetly waiting at thy feet,
Till all thy will be done.

4 O that all the art may know
Of living thus to thee;

Find their heaven begun below,
And here thy glory see:
Walk in all the works prepared
By thee to exercise their grace;
Till they gain their full reward,
And see thy glorious face.

620.

[L. B. 317.]

6 lines 8.

CAPTAIN of Israel's host, and Guide
Of all who seek the land above,

Beneath thy shadow we abide,
The cloud of thy protecting love:
Our strength thy grace, our rule thy word,
Our end the glory of the Lord.

2 By thy unerring Spirit led,
We shall not in the desert stray;
We shall not full direction need,
Or miss our providential way;
As far from danger as from fear,
While Love, Almighty Love, is near.

SECTION VI.

MARINERS.

621.

[S. B. 268.] 4 lines 6 & 2-8.

JESUS, at thy command,

I launch into the deep;
And leave my native land,

Where sin lulls all asleep;

For thee I fain would all resign,

And sail to heaven with thee and thine.

2 What though the seas are broad;
What though the waves are strong;
What though temptations loud
Distress me all along!

3

4

Yet what are seas and stormy wind,
Compared with Christ, the sinner's Friend?

Christ is my Pilot wise;
My compass is his word:
My soul each storm defies,
While I have such a Lord;
I trust his faithfulness and power,
To save me in the trying hour.

By faith I see the land,

The haven of endless rest;

5

My soul, thy wings expand,
And fly to Jesus' breast:

O may I reach the heavenly shore,
Where winds and seas distress no more!

Come, heavenly Wind, and blow
A prosperous gale of grace,
To waft from all below,

To heaven, my destined place:
Then, in full sail, my port I'll find,
And leave the world and sin behind.

622.

C. M.

THE northern pole, and southern, rest
On God's supporting hand;
Darkness and day, from east to west,
Move round at his command.

2 He bids the liquid waters flow
To their appointed deep;
The flowing seas their limits know,
And their own station keep.

3 Thy words the raging winds control,
And rule the boisterous deep;
Thou makest the sleeping billows roll,
The rolling billows sleep.

4 Rejoice, ye seamen, in the Lord;
This work belongs to you;

Sing of his name, his ways, his word,
How holy, just, and true.

623.

C. M.

A SHIPWRECK'D world bestrews the shores

Of vast eternity;

While Sinai's thundering tempest roars
Man's endless destiny.

2 Wreck'd in the storm which sin has raised, The whole creation groans;

While fiery hills their lightnings blaze, 'Mid nature's dying moans.

3 But grace, what wondrous grace has done! Sinners, be not afraid;

God loved the world, and gave his Son,
And Christ the storm allay'd.

4 Here's refuge from the furious blast:
To Christ let sinners steer:

On him be my soul's anchor cast;
Millions have harbour'd here.

SECTION VII.

THE YOUNG.

624.

[S. B. 145.]

RELIGION is the chief concern,

Of mortals here below;

May I its great importance learn:
Its sovereign virtue know.

C. M.

2 Religion should our thoughts engage,
Amidst our youthful bloom;
"Twill fit us for declining age,
And for the awful tomb.

3 O may my heart, by grace renew'd,

Be my

Redeemer's throne;

And be my stubborn will subdued,

His government to own.

4 Let deep repentance, faith, and love,
Be join'd with godly fear;

And all my conversation prove
My heart to be sincere.

5 Preserve me from the snares of sin,
Through my remaining days;

And in me let each virtue shine
To my Redeemer's praise.

6 Let lively hope my soul inspire;
Let warm affections rise:

And may I wait with strong desire,
To mount above the skies.

625.

C. M.

RELIGION is a glorious light,

For man's salvation given:

Faith's guiding lamp thro' nature's night;
It came from, leads to, heaven.

2 It beams in every sacred page
Of God's eternal truth;
Illuminates the path of age,
And lights the steps of youth.

3 Religion-'tis to feel within,
Our stubborn wills subdued;
The conscience purified from sin;
The evil heart renew'd.

4 Religion thus directs through time
The soul to joys above;
Unveils eternity sublime,

To faith, and hope, and love.

5 O God! instruct us in the strife,
To win the Christian's prize:-
The crown of everlasting life,
The mansion of the skies.

6 Creator, Saviour, Father-thine

Are all our youthful powers;

Make faith, and hope, and love divine,
Make pure Religion ours.

626.

THERE is a precious day;
In youth that day is ours,

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S. M.