132

May 11.

L. M.

Alfreton.

SEEKING FORGIVENESS.

"Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me."-Ps. li. 10.

1

THOU that hear'st when sinners cry,
Though all my crimes before thee lie,
Behold them not with angry look,
But blot their memory from thy book.
2 A broken heart, my God, my King,
Is all the sacrifice I bring;

The God of grace will ne'er despise
A broken heart for sacrifice.

3 Create my nature pure within,
And form my soul averse to sin:
Let thy good Spirit ne'er depart,
Nor hide thy presence from my heart.

4 I cannot live without thy light,
Cast out and banished from thy sight:
Thy holy joys, my God, restore,
And guard me that I fall no more.

50 may thy love inspire my tongue,
Salvation shall be all my song:
And all my powers shall join to bless
The Lord, my strength and righteousness.

133

May 12.

S. M.

Silver Street.

HEAVENLY JOY ON EARTH.

"Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory."-1 Pet. i. 8.

1 COME,

we that love the Lord,

And let our joys be known:

Join in a song with sweet accord,

And thus surround the throne.

3 Let those refuse to sing

4

Who never knew our God;

But children of the heavenly King
May speak their joys abroad.

The hill of Zion yields

A thousand sacred sweets,

Before we reach the heavenly fields,

Or walk the golden streets.

5

Then let our songs abound,

And every tear be dry;

We're marching through Emmanuel's ground,

To fairer worlds on high.

134

May 13. L. M.

Truro.

A MORNING SONG.

"Unto thee have I cried, O Lord; and in the morning shall my prayer come before thee."-Ps. lxxxviii. 13.

1

ARISE, my soul, with rapture rise,

And, filled with holy love, adore
The almighty Sovereign of the skies,
Whose mercy lends me one day more.

2 And may this day, indulgent Power,
Not idly pass, nor fruitless be;
But may each swiftly flying hour
Still nearer bring my soul to thee.

3 And wilt thou deign to lend an ear,
When I, a sinful mortal, pray?
Yes, boundless Goodness, thou wilt hear,
Nor cast the meanest wretch away.

4 Then let me serve thee all my days,

And may my zeal with years increase: For pleasant, Lord, are all thy ways, And all thy paths are paths of

peace.

135

May 14.

C. M.

Jordan.

THE HEAVENLY CANAAN.

"And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light and they shall reign for ever and ever."-Kev. xxii. 5.

1

THI

HERE is a land of pure delight,
Where saints immortal reign;

Eternal day excludes the night,
And pleasures banish pain.

2 There everlasting spring abides,
And never-fading flowers;
Death, like a narrow sea, divides
This heavenly land from ours.

3 Sweet fields, beyond the swelling flood,
Stand dressed in living green;
So to the Jews fair Canaan stood,
While Jordan rolled between.

4 But timorous mortals start and shrink
To cross this narrow sea;
And linger, trembling, on the brink,
And fear to launch away.

5 0, could we make our doubts remove,
Those gloomy doubts that rise,
And see the Canaan that we love,
With unbeclouded eyes;

6 Could we but climb where Moses stood,
And view the landscape o'er,

Not Jordan's stream, nor death's cold flood,
Should fright us from the shore.

136

May 15.

7s.

Pleyel's Hymn.

THE JOYS OF HEAVEN ALONE PERFECT.

"Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal."-Matt. vi. 20.

1

PROVIDENCE, profusely kind,

Wheresoe'er we turn our eyes,

Bids us, with a grateful mind,
View a thousand blessings rise.

2 But, perhaps, some friendly voice
Softly whispers to our mind,
Make not these alone your choice,
Heaven has blessings more refined.

3 Thankful own what you enjoy;

But a changing world like this, Where a thousand fears annoy, Cannot give you perfect bliss.

4 Perfect bliss resides above,

Far above yon azure sky;
Bliss that merits all your love,
Merits every anxious sigh.

137 May 16.

C. M.

THE GOOD ONLY HAPPY.

Peterborough.

"Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding: for the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold."-Prov. iii. 13, 14.

1

HAPPY the children of the Lord,
Who, walking in his sight,

Make all the precepts of his word
Their study and delight.

2 That precious wealth shall be their dower,
Which cannot know decay;

Which moth nor rust shall ne'er devour,
Nor spoiler take away.

3 For them that heavenly light shall spread,
Whose cheering rays illume
The darkest hours of life, and shed
A halo round the tomb.

4 Their works of piety and love,

Performed through Christ their Lord,

For ever registered above,

Shall meet a sure reward.

138

May 17.

L. M.

Duke Street.

THE PROVIDENCE AND GRACE OF GOD.

"How excellent is thy loving-kindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings."-Ps. xxxvi. 7.

1

HIGH in the heavens, eternal God!

Thy goodness in full glory shines:

Thy truth shall break through every cloud
That veils or darkens thy designs.

2 For ever firm thy justice stands,
As mountains their foundations keep:
Wise are the wonders of thy hands,
Thy judgments are a mighty deep.

3 How free the riches of thy grace,
Whence all our hopes and comforts spring!
And how, in dangers and distress,
We fly to thy protecting wing.

4 From the provisions of thy house,
We shall be fed with sweet repast:
There mercy like a river flows,

And brings salvation to our taste.

5 Life, like a fountain, rich and free,
Springs from the presence of my Lord;
And, in thy light, our souls shall see
The glories promised in thy word.

139

May 18. 8s, 7s, & 4s.

Greenville.

GOD OUR GUIDE AND STRENGTH.

"The Lord is my rock, and my fortress; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust."-Ps. xviii. 2.

1

GUIDE me, O thou great Jehovah,
Pilgrim through this barren land:
I am weak, but thou art mighty;
Hold me with thy powerful hand:
Bread of heaven,

Feed me till I want no more.