Increase our Faith.
WHEN sins and fears prevailing rise,
And fainting hope almost expires,
Jesus, to thee I lift mine eyes,
To thee I breathe my soul's desires.
Art thou not mine, my dearest Lord?
And can my hope, my comfort die,
Fixed on thy everlasting word,
That word which built the earth and sky?
If my immortal Saviour lives,
Then my immortal life is sure;
This word a firm foundation gives,
Here let me build and rest secure.
Here let my faith unshaken dwell;
Immovable the promise stands;
Not all the powers of earth or hell
Can e'er dissolve the sacred bands.
Here, O my soul, thy trust repose;
Since Jesus is forever mine,
Not death itself, that last of foes,
Shall break a union so divine.
The True Riches.
LORD, I delight in thee,
And on thy care depend;
To thee in every trouble flee,
My best, my only friend.
When nature's streams are dry,
Thy fulness is the same ;
With this will I be satisfied,
And glory in thy name.
Should I a drop bemoan,
Who have a fountain near,
A fountain which will ever run
With waters sweet and clear ?
There can no good be found
But may be found in thee;
I must have all things and abound,
While God is God to me.
O for a stronger faith
To look within the veil,
To credit what my Saviour saith,
Whose word can never fail!
Who made my heaven secure,
Will here all good provide;
While Christ is rich, can I be poor?
What can I want beside?
I cast my care on thee,
I triumph and adore;
Henceforth my great concern shall be
To love and please thee more.
Follow Mc.
WITNESS, ye men and angels now,
Before the Lord we speak;
To him we make our solemn vow,
A vow we dare not break;
That long as life itself shall last,
Ourselves to Christ we yield;
Nor from his cause will we depart,
Nor ever quit the field.
We trust not in our native strength,
But on his grace rely,
That, with returning wants, the Lord
Will all our need supply.
O guide our doubtful feet aright,
And keep us in thy ways; And while we turn our vows to prayers, Turn thou our prayers to praise.
God with Me.
My God is with me every place-
Firmly does the promise stand-
On land or sea, with present grace,
Still to aid us near at hand.
If you ask, "Who is with thee?"
God is here- my God with me!
No depth, nor prison, nor the grave,
Can exclude him from his own;
His cheering presence shall I have,
If in crowds, or all alone.
In whatever state I be,
Everywhere is God with me!
My God for me! I dare to say,
God is the portion of my soul!
Nor need I tremble in dismay
When around me troubles roll.
If you ask, "What comforts thee?"
It is this God is for me!
Ah! faith has seen him cradled lie,
Here on earth a weeping child;
Has seen him for my vileness die
He, the sinless, undefiled!
And thus I know it true to be,
God, my Saviour, is for me!
In life, in death, with God so near,
Every battle I shall win,
Shall boldly press through dangers here,
Triumph over every sin!
"What!" you say, "a victor be?"
No, not I, but God in mel
The Defence of Zion.
As birds their infant brood protect,
And spread their wings to shelter them,
Thus saith the Lord to his elect,
"So will I guard Jerusalem."
And what is then Jerusalem,
This darling object of his care?
Where is its worth in God's esteem?
Who built it? who inhabits there?
Jehovah founded it in blood,
The blood of his incarnate Son;
There dwell the saints, once foes to God,
The sinners whom he calls his own,
There, though besieged on every side,
Yet much beloved, and guarded well,
From age to age they have defied
The utmost force of earth and hell.
Let earth repent, and hell despair,
This city has a sure defence;
Her name is called "THE LORD IS THERE;"
And who has power to drive him thence?
GLORIOUS things of thee are spoken,
Zion, city of our God!
He whose word cannot be broken,
Formed thee for his own abode.
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