3 Ah! were I buffeted all day, Mock'd, crown'd with thorns, and spit upon; I yet should have no right to say, My great distress is mine alone. 4 Let me not angrily declare No pain was ever sharp like mine; But rather weep, remembering thine. L.M.-" Despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him." Heb. xii. 5. 1 CHASTIS D by an indulgent God, 395. C.M.-"It is the LORD-let him do what seemeth him good." 1 Sam. iii. 18. 1 IT is the Lord- enthron'd in light, 2 It is the Lord-should I distrust, Who cannot do but what is just, 4 It is the Lord -- who can sustain 5 It is the Lord whose matchless skill Can, from afflictions, raise Blessings, eternity to fill With ever-growing praise. 6 It is the Lord-my covenant God, Thrice blessed be his name; Whose gracious promise, seal'd with blood, Must ever be the same. 7 His covenant will my soul defend And the great judge of all descend 8 Can I with hopes so firmly built, No, gracious God, take what thou wilt, 396. C.M.-Resignation; or God our Portion. 1 MY times of sorrow and of joy, 2 If thou should'st take them all away, 3 Nor would I drop a murmuring word, In thee, and thee alone. 4 What is the world, with all its store? When I attempt to pluck the rose, 5 Here perfect bliss can ne'er be found, The honey's mix'd with gall; 'Midst changing scenes and dying friends, Be thou my All in All. 397. C.M.-Desiring Resignation and Thankfulness. 2 Give me a calm, a thankful heart, The blessings of thy grace impart, 3 Let the sweet hope that thou art mine, Thy presence through my journey shine, And bless my journey's end. 398. C.M.-Submission. 1 O LORD, my best desire fulfil, Life, health, and comfort to thy will, 2 Why should I shrink at thy command, Or tremble at thy gracious hand 4 Thy favour all my journey through, What else I want, or think I do, "Tis better still to want. N 5 Wisdom and mercy guide my way, Else the next cloud that veils my skies, 399. C.M.-Filial Submission. Heb. xii. 7. 1 AND can my heart aspire so high, To say, 2 I would submit to all thy will, 3 Thy love can cheer the darksome gloom, 4 My Father! O permit my heart 400. L.M.-Social Prayer. 1 WHERE two or three with sweet accord, Obedient to their sovereign Lord, Meet to recount his acts of grace, 2" "To them unveil my smiling face, 3 We meet at thy command, dear Lord, 401. C.M.—Paraphrase on the Lord's Prayer. Matt. vi. 9-13. 1 FATHER of all, we bow to thee But present still, through all thy works, 2 For ever hallow'd be thy name And may thy kingdom still advance, 3 A grateful homage may we yield, 4 From day to day we humbly own Give us our bread, and teach to rest 5 Our sins before thee we confess, 6 Still let thy grace our life direct; And in temptation's fatal path 7 For thine's the power, the kingdom thine, All glory's due to thee; Thine from eternity they were, 1 |