ARMENIA. C. M.* S. B. POND. ARR. DOLCE. LEGATO. 1. Father, whate'er of earth-ly bliss Thy sovereign will de- nies, Accepted at thy throne of grace, Let this petition rise. 606. * See also Avon and DUNDEE 78, 168. Prayer for Submission. 1. FATHER, whate'er of earthly bliss 2. Give me a calm, a thankful heart, 3. Let the sweet hope that thou art mine My life and death attend; Thy presence through my journey shine, 1. AND can my heart aspire so high, 2. I would submit to all thy will, For thou art good and wise; 3. Thy love can cheer the darkest gloom, And bid me wait serene; Till hopes and joys immortal bloom, 4. "My Father, God !" permit my heart To plead her humble claim, And ask the bliss those words impart, In my Redeemer's name. 608. Evening Worship in the Family. Are met once more before thy throne, 2. And wilt thou bend a listening ear Thou wilt-for thou dost love to hear 3. And, Jesus! thou thy smiles wilt deign, As we before thee pray; For thou didst bless the infant train, 4. Thy heavenly grace to each impart; And shed abroad in every heart 5. Thus, cleansed from sin, and wholly thine, A flock by Jesus led, The Sun of righteousness shall shine 6. Oh! still restore our wandering feet, Till worlds shall fail, and faith shall greet 1. SWEET is the memory of thy grace, 2. God reigns on high, but ne'er confines His goodness to the skies; Through the whole earth thy bounty shines, And every want supplies. 3. With longing eyes thy creatures wait 4. How kind and gracious is the Lord, But soon he sends his pardoning word 5. Creatures with all their endless race, 610. The new Covenant sealed. 1. THE promise of my Father's love 2. To this dear covenant of thy word, 3. I call that legacy my own, Which Jesus did bequeath; 'T was purchased with a dying groan, And ratified in death. 4. The light and strength, the pardoning grace, And glory shall be mine: My life and soul, my heart and flesh, 611. God reconciled in Christ. 2. 'Tis by the merits of thy death, 1. LONG as I live, I'll bless thy name, 2. Great is the Lord; his power unknown; And let his praise be great; I'll sing the honors of thy throne, 3. Thy grace shall dwell upon my tongue; 4. Fathers to sons shall teach thy name, 5. The world is managed by thy hands; 613. Mourning with Hope. 1. WHY should our tears in sorrow flow, 2. Is not e'en death a gain to those 3. Their toils are past-their work is doną And they are fully blest; They fought the fight, the victory won, 4. Then et our sorrows cease to flow- WINDHAM. L. M.* READ. 1. Broad is the road that leads to death, And thousands walk together there; But wis-dom shows nar-row path, With here and there a traveler. * See also ZEPHYR 38. 614. The Road to Life and to Death. 1. BROAD is the road that leads to death, And thousands walk together there; But wisdom shows a narrow path, With here and there a traveler. 2. "Deny thyself and take thy cross" Is the Redeemer's great command: Nature must count her gold but dross, If she would gain this heavenly land. 3. The fearful soul that tires and faints, And walks the ways of God no more, Is but esteemed almost a saint, And makes his own destruction sure. 4. Lord, let not all my hopes be vain; Create my heart entirely newWhich hypocrites could ne'er attain, Which false apostates never knew. 615. A dying Saviour. 1. STRETCHED on the cross the Saviour dies! 3. Can I survey this scene of woe, 4. Come, dearest Lord! thy grace impart 616. The Vision of dry Bones. Sin spreads its trophies o'er the ground, And scatters slaughtered heaps around 2. And can these dead awake and live? And can these perished bones revive? That, mighty God, to thee is known; That wondrous work is all thy own. 3. Thy ministers are sent in vain 4. But if thy Spirit deign to breathe, Dry bones obey thy powerful voice; 1. A BROKEN heart, my God! my King! The God of grace will ne'er despise 2. My soul lies humbled in the dust, And owns thy dreadful sentence just; 3. Then will I teach the world thy ways; Sinners shall learn thy sovereign grace; I'll lead them to my Saviour's blood, And they shall praise the pardoning God. 4. Oh! may thy love inspire my tongue; Salvation shall be all my song; And all my powers shall join to bless ness. 618. The Backslider's Supplication. 1. O THOU, that hearest when sinner's cry! 3. I can not live without thy light, Cast out and banished from thy sight; 4. Though I have grieved thy Spirit, Lord! 619. The Hidings of the Father's Face. A bitter and heart-rending cry; On Thee, thou spotless, holy One! 1. BEHOLD the path which mortals tread, 4. Father! to thee my all I trust; Invade thy bounds; no mortal woes Passed through the grave, and blessed the bed: Rest here, blest saint, till from his throne 4. Break from his throne, illustrious morn MENDON. L. M. GENTLY. ITALIAN. 1. God of my life! thro' all my days, I'll tune the grateful notes of praise; The song shall wake with opening light, And warble to 622. Song of Gratitude and Praise. 1. GOD of my life! through all my days, 2. When anxious cares would break my rest, And griefs would tear my throbbing breast, The notes of praise, ascending high, 3. When death o'er nature shall prevail, And mean the thanks I can not speak. 4. But O! when that last conflict's o'er, 5. Then shall I learn th' exalted strains, 623. Praise for divine Goodness and Truth. 1. PRAISE ye the Lord!-my heart shall join In work so pleasant, so divine: My days of praise shall ne'er be past, 2. Happy the man, whose hopes rely He saves th' oppressed, he feeds the poor; 4. He loves his saints-he knows them well, 624. The Church, the Garden of God. 2. There grow thy saints in faith and love, 3. Laden with fruits of age, they show, |