211. C. M. Watts. BEST are the souls that hear and know Peace shall attend the path they go, 2 Their joy shall bear their spirits up, 3 The Lord, our glory and defence, 212. C. M. Watts. Saints in the hand of Christ. John x. 28, 29. NIRM as the earth thy gospel stands, My Lord, my hope, my trust; If I am found in Jesus' hands, 2 His honour is engag'd to save 3 Nor death, nor hell, shall e'er remove 213. S. M. Daniel. The Church Secure in Christ, TH With angels shall go shouting home, 2 The church of God on earth, 3 4 As well as those above, Are shelter'd from the storms of wrath, In robes of dying love. No trials that they meet Shall rob them of their rest; For Jesus makes them all complete, All hail, thou conqu❜ring King! 214. C. M. Watts. Our comfort in the covenant of grace. OUR God, how firm his promise stands, E'en when he hides his face! He trusts in our Redeemer's hands 2 Then why, my soul, these sad complaints, Thy God is faithful to his saints, 3 Beneath his siniles my heart has liv'd, I praise his name for grace receiv'd, And trust him for the rest. 215. L. M. Watts. God's covenant and promise sure. Heb. vi. 17-19. OW oft have sin and Satan strove To rend my soul from thee, my God! But everlasting is thy love, And Jesus seals it with his blood. 2 The oath and promise of the Lord 3 Amidst temptations sharp and long, My soul to this dear refuge flies; Hope is my anchor firm and strong, While tempests blow and billows rise. 4 The Gospel bears my spirits up; A faithful and unchanging God Lays the foundation for my hope, In oaths, and promises, and blood. 216. S. M. Stennett. Christ's Sympathy. ID Christ o'er sinners weep, D'Aud shall our cheeks be dry? Let floods of penitential grief 2 The Son of God in tears, Angels with wonder see; 3 He wept that we might weep, Salvation. ALVATION!-O, the joyful sound A sovereign balm for every wound, 2 Buried in sorrow and in sin, 2 3 218. S. M. Cowper. O keep the lamp alive, "Tis water makes the willow thrive, The Lord's unsparing hand Retreat beneath his wings, This more exalts the King of kings Than all your works beside. 219. L. M. Watts. Grace. GRACE! 'tis a sweet, a charming theme; My thoughts rejoice at Jesus' name; Ye angels, dwell upon the sound, 2 O, may I reach that happy place G 220. 7's. Cowper By grace ye are saved. Eph. 11. 5. RACE triumphant on the throne, Scorns a rival, reigns alone: Come, and bow beneath her sway, Cast your idol-works away. 2 But the boasting heart replies, 'What! the worthy and the wise, 'Friends to temperance and peace, 'Have not these a righteousness?' 3 Banish every vain pretence, 221. 7's. Altered. Love of Jesus. LOVE divine, how sweet the sound! May the theme on earth abound; May the hearts of saints below, 2 Love amazing! large and free, 3 Better than this life of mine, 222. C. M. Newton. Your life is hid with Christ in God. Col. iii. 3. REJOICE, believer, in the Lord, Who makes your cause his own; The hope that's built upon his word 2 Though many foes beset your road, Your life is hid with Christ in God, 3 Weak as you are, you shall not faint, 4 Though sometimes unperceiv'd by sense, A guide, a glory, a defence, |