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HYMN 22. L. M.

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Providence equitable and kind. Psa. cvii,
▼HRO' all the various shifting scenes
Of life's mistaken good or ill :
Thy hand, O God, conducts unseen
Our changes by thy sov'reign will.

2 Thou givest with paternal care,
How'er unjustly we complain,
To each his necessary share
Of joy and sorrow, health and pain.

3 Trust we to youth, or friends, or pow'r,
Fix we on this terrestrial ball,
When most secure, the coming hour,
If thou see fit, may blast them all.

4 When lowest sunk with grief and shame,
Fill'd with affliction's bitter cup,
Lost to relations, friends, and fame,
Thy powerful hand can raise us up.
5 Thy gracious consolations cheer;
Thy smiles suppress the deep fetch'd sigh;
Thy hand can dry the trickling tear
That secret wets th' afflicted eye.

6 All things on earth, and all in heav'n
On thy eternal will depend;
And all for greater good were giv'n,
And all shall in thy glory end.

7 This be my care; to all beside
Indifferent let my wishes be;
Passion be calm; and dumb be pride,
And fix'd, O God, my soul on thee,

HYMN 23. С. М.

The Mysteries of Providence; or, light shining

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OD moves in

out of darkness

a mysterious way,

☑ His wonders to perform;

He plants his footsteps in the sea,
And rides upon the storm.
2 Deep in unfathomable mines
Of never-failing skill,
He treasures up his bright designs,
And works his sov'reign will.
3 Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take;
The clouds ye so much dread,
Are big with mercy, and shall break
In blessings on your head.
4 Judge not the Lord by feeble sense,
But trust him for his grace;
Behind a frowning providence,
He hides a smiling face.
5 His purposes will ripen fast,
Unfolding ev'ry hour;
The bud may have a bitter taste,
But sweet will be the flow'r.
6. Blind unbelief is sure to err,
And scan his work in vain;
God is his own interpreter,
And he will make it plain.

HYMN 24. С. М.

Mysteries to be explained hereafter. John xiii. 7.

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REAT God of

providence thy ways,

☑ Are hid from mortal sight;

Wrapt in impenetrable shades,

Or cloth'd with dazzling light.

2 The wond'rous methods of thy grace
Evade the human eye;

The nearer we attempt t' approach,
The farther off they fly.

3 But in the world of bliss above,
Where thou dost ever reign,
These myst'ries shall be all unveil'd,
And not a doubt remain.

4 The Sun of Righteousness shall there
His brightest beams display,
And not a hov'ring cloud obscure
That never ending day.

HYMN 25. S. M.

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Exhortation to trust in Providence.

IVE to the winds thy fears,
Hope and be undismay'd,

God hears thy sighs, and counts thy tears;
He shall lift up thy head.

2 Thro' waves, and clouds, and storms,
He gently clears the way;
Wait thou his time, so shall this night
Soon end in joyous day.

3 Still heavy is thy heart?
Still sink thy spirits down?
Cast off the weight, let fear depart,
And every care be gone.

4 What tho' thou rulest not!

Yet heaven and earth and hell, Proclaim, God sitteth on the throne, And ruleth all things well.

5 Leave to his sov'reign sway
To choose and to command;
So thou shalt, wond'ring, own his way,
How wise, how strong his hand!

6 Far, far above thy thought
His counsel shall appear,
When fully he the work hath wrought,
That caus'd thy needless fear.
7 Thou se'est our weakness, Lord,
Our hearts are known to thee;
O lift thou up the sinking heart,
Confirm the feeble knee.

8 Let us in life, in death,
Thy stedfast truth declare;
And publish with our latest breath
Thy love and guardian care.

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HYMN 26. С. М.

Divine Knowledge from Creation.

THE book of nature open lies,
With much instruction stor'd;

But till the Lord anoints our eyes,
We cannot read a word.

2 The knowledge of the saints excels The wisdom of the schools;

To them his secrets God reveals,
Tho' men account them fools.

3 To them the sun and stars on high,
The flow'rs that paint the field,
And all the artless birds that fly,
Divine instruction yield.

4 The creatures on their senses press, As witnesses to prove

Their Saviour's pow'r and faithfulness,
His providence and love.

5 Thus may we study nature's book,
To make us wise indeed!

And pity those who only look
At what they cannot read.

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HYMN 27. С. М.

The Fall of Man. Genesis, chap. iii.

N man, in his own image made,
How much did God bestow!

The whole creation homage paid,
And own'd him Lord below.

2 But Oh! by sin how quickly chang'd ! His peace and honor fled,

His heart from God and truth estrang'd,
His conscience fill'd with dread.

3 Now from his Maker's voice he fled,
Which was before his joy;
And thought to hide his guilty head,
From an all-seeing eye.

4 Compell'd to answer to his name,
With stubbornness and pride,
He cast on God himself the blame,
Nor once for mercy cry'd.

5 But grace, unask'd, his heart subdu'd; And all his guilt forgave;

By faith the promis'd seed he view'd,
And felt its power to save.

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