3 4 A servant with this clause Makes drudgery divine: Who sweeps a room as for Thy laws, This is the famous stone That turneth all to gold: For that which God doth touch and own Cannot for less be told. S. M. 1 "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." BLEST are the pure in heart, 2 Still to the lowly soul God doth Himself impart, And for His temple and His throne 7 s. M. 6 1. 108. NEWTON. "Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven." 1 QUIET, Lord, my froward heart; Make me teachable and mild, Make me as a little child; 2 What Thou shalt to-day provide, Let me as a child receive; What to-morrow may betide, Calmly to Thy wisdom leave; 'Tis enough that Thou wilt care; Why should I the burden bear? 8 As a little child relies On a care beyond his own, Let me thus with Thee abide, 7 s. M. 109. MERRICK. "O that my ways were directed to keep Thy statutes." 1 BLEST Instructer, from Thy ways 2 Let my tongue, from error free, 3 While I thus Thy name adore, C. M. 110. LOGAN. "More to be desired than gold, yea, than much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb." 1 O, HAPPY is the child who hears And who celestial Wisdom makes 2 Wisdom has treasures greater far And her rewards more precious are 3 She guides the young, with innocence, 4 According as her labors rise, Her ways are ways of pleasantness, C. M. 111. MRS. STEELE. "Seek ye out of the book of the Lord and read." 1 FATHER of mercies! in Thy word 2 Here, springs of consolation rise Here, the Redeemer's welcome voice Attend the blissful sound. 4 O, may these heavenly pages be Our ever fresh delight; C. M. And still new beauties may we see, 112. "All scripture, given by inspiration of God, is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness." 1 GREAT God! with wonder and with praise On all Thy works I look ; But still Thy wisdom, power and grace 2 Here are my choicest treasures hid; 3 Lord, from this Gospel may I draw, 4 Here would I learn how Christ has died, 5 Then let me love my Bible more, By day to read those wonders o'er, L. M. 113. "All we, like sheep, have gone astray." DODDRIDGE. 1 LORD, we have wandered from the way; "Give us this day our daily bread." 1 DAY by day the manna fell: CONDER. |