11. 8. H. FOWLER. 350. "The righteous shall hold on his way." YE pilgrims of Zion, and chosen of God, Whose spirits are fill'd with dismay, Since ye have eternal redemption thro' blood, Ye cannot but hold on your way. 2 As Jesus, in covenant love, did engage. A fulness of grace to display, The powers of darkness in malice may rage,- 3 Thistruth, like its Author,eternal shall stand, 4 They may on the main of temptation be toss'd; Their sorrows may swell as the sea; But none of the ransom'd shall ever be lost: The righteous shall hold on his way. 5 Surrounded with sorrows, temptations, &cares, This truth with delight we survey, And sing, as we pass thro' this valley of tears, The righteous shall hold on his way. HART. 351. C. M. THE sinner that, by precious faith, Is, from that moment, pass'd from death, 2 [Though thousand snares enclose his feet, He shall get safe at last.] 3 Not as the world the Saviour gives; Whom once he loves, he never leaves, 4 [The spirit that would this truth withstand, Would pull God's temple down, Wrest Jesus' sceptre from his hands, 5 Satan might then full victory boast: If one believer may be lost, It follows, so may all. 6 But Christ, in every age, has proved Matt. xxiv. 35. HART. THE moon and stars shall lose their light, The sun shall sink in endless night; Both heaven and earth shall pass away; The works of nature all decay. 2 But they that in the Lord confide, And shelter in his wounded side, Shall see the danger overpast, Stand every storm, and live at last. 3. What Christ has said must be fulfill'd; On this firm rock, believers build; His word shall stand, his truth prevail, And not one jot nor tittle fail. 4 His word is this (poor sinners, hear): "Believe on me, and banish fear; Cease from your own works, bad or good, And wash your garments in my blood." HART. 353. 2 3 148th. Exod. xv. 13. MISTAKEN men may brawl The purchase of his blood; But, though they own the Saviour's name, Shall babes in Christ be reft Of God's rich gift of faith? And sin the sin to death? Shall any child of God be lost, With pharisaic zeal, We lay you all aside, And trust a surer seal: 4 We rest our souls on Jesus' word, "Twas this place Moses had in view; C. M. WATTS. 354. Saints in the Hand of Christ. All that his heavenly Father gave 3 Nor death, nor hell, shall e'er remove In the dear bosom of his love They must for ever rest. 355. C. M. ᎻᎪᎡᎢ. 66 Let God be true, and every man a liar." THE God I trust is true and just; His mercy has no end; Himself has said my ransom's paid, And I on him depend. 2 Then why so sad, my soul? though bad, '3 So rich a cost can ne'er be lost, 7s. 356. Rest for Weary Souls. NEWTON. DOES the gospel-word proclaim Yet I weary am, I know, And the weary long for rest! 357. 2 S. M. The Lord's Day. WELCOME, Sweet day of rest, That saw the Lord arise; Welcome to this reviving breast, And these rejoicing eyes. WATTS. The King himself comes near, And feasts his saints to-day; Here we may sit and see him here, And love, and praise, and pray. 3 One day amidst the place Where my dear God hath been, Is sweeter than ten thousand days Of pleasurable sin. My willing soul would stay In such a frame as this, And sit and sing herself away To everlasting bliss. 358. 8.8.6. The Sabbath. HART. GOD thus commanded Jacob's seed, I brought thee forth from Pharaoh's land; 2 [In six days God made heaven and earth; When tired with toil, and faint thro' fear, And sweet refreshment find. All keepers that come short of this, S. M. 359. Social Worship. STENNETT. How charming is the place, Where my Redeemer, God, Unveils the beauties of his face, And sheds his love abroad! 2 Not the fair palaces To which the great resort, 3 Here, on the mercy-seat, 4 [To him their prayers and cries 5 |