HYMN DXXIX. God's Grace sufficient. 2 Cor. xii. 9. L C. WESLEY. IGHT of the world, thy beams I bless; Guided by thee, through all I go, 2 Ten thousand snares my path beset, Close by the gates of death and hell 3 Still will I strive, and labour still, HYMN DXXX. The Cup of Sorrow welcomed. John xviii. 11. 1 A Mark x. 38, 39. C. WESLEY. ND shall I, Lord, the cup decline And tasted first by thee? The bitter draught thou drankest up, Hast thou reserv'd for me! 2 Lo! I receive it at thy hand, With thee to live, I gladly die- 3 Here only can I shew my love, 4 Full gladly then for thee I grieve, Who would not in thy footsteps tread, HYMN DXXXI. The Father's Prayer for a Sick Child. 1 JESUS, great healer of mankind, Let an afflicted parent find 2 I look for help in Thee alone, 3 By deep distress a suppliant made, C. WESLEY. Most justly might thy love upbraid 4 Surely if thou pronounce the word, O save the father, in the son, My heart the miracle shall own, HYMN DXXXII. Resignation under the Loss of a Child. 2 Sam. xii. 22, 23. Job. i. 21. 1 W C. WESLEY. HEREFORE should I make my moan, He to early rest is gone, He to Paradise is fled; 2 God forbids his longer stay, 3 Faith cries out, it is the Lord! Take the gift awhile bestow'd, HYMN DXXXIII. Resigning a dying Child. Gen. xxii. 2, 3. F C. WESLEY. 1 ATHER, thy will be done, not mine, Thy only will be done! To thee my Isaac I resign, I render up my son. 2 Without a murmuring wish I give The child thou gav'st to me; Or let him to thy glory live, 3 I dare not deprecate the cross, 4 I hear the providential word, Remove him from my bosom, Lord, HYMN DXXXIV. The Minister's Prayer. C. WESLEY. SHEPHERD of souls, if thou indeed |