3 He shall reign from pole to pole 306 He shall reign, when like a scroll James Montgomery. 1825. 1 AND is the time approaching, To moles and bats be thrown, 2 Shall Jew and Gentile meeting 3 Shall all that now unites us A closer bond of union, 7,6. 307 4 0 long-expected dawning, It cheers the watchers on, Revelation xv. 3, 4. H. L. L. 1863. 10, 11. 1 How wondrous and great Thy works, God of praise! How just, King of saints, and true are Thy ways! O who shall not fear Thee, and honor Thy Name? Thou only art holy, Thou only supreme! 2 To nations long dark Thy light shall be shown; Their worship and vows shall come to Thy throne. Thy truth and Thy judgments shall spread all abroad, Till earth's every people confess Thee their God. Henry Ustic Onderdonk. 1832. 308 PSALM 117. L. M. 1 FROM all that dwell below the skies 2 Eternal are Thy mercies, Lord, Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, Watts. 1719. 309 THE WORD OF GOD. PSALM 19. L. P. M. 1 I LOVE the volume of Thy Word: To souls benighted and distrest! Thy promise leads my heart to rest. 3 Thy threatenings wake my slumbering eyes, And gives a free, but large reward. 4 Who knows the errors of his thoughts? And from presumptuous sins restrain. 310 Watts. 1719. 1 How precious is the Book divine, Bright as a lamp its doctrines shine, 2 It sweetly cheers our drooping hearts Life, light, and joy it still imparts, C. M. 227 3 This Lamp, through all the tedious night 311 312 Of an eternal day. John Fawcett. 1782. 1 FATHER of mercies, in Thy Word 2 Here the Redeemer's welcome voice Attend the blissful sound. 30 may these heavenly pages be And still new beauties may I see, 4 Divine Instructor, gracious Lord! Teach me to love Thy sacred Word, And view my Savior there. C. M. Anne Steele. 1760. 1 A GLORY gilds the sacred page, It gives a light to every age, It gives, but borrows none. 2 The Hand that gave it still supplies 3 Let everlasting thanks be Thine, As makes a world of darkness shine C. M. 4 My soul rejoices to pursue 313 William Cowper. 1779. PSALM 119. C. M. 1 How shall the young secure their hearts, 2 When once it enters to the mind, And through the dangers of the night 4 The starry heavens Thy rule obey, And these Thy servants, night and day, 5 But still Thy Law and Gospel, Lord, Not earth stands firmer than Thy Word, 6 Thy Word is everlasting truth: How pure is every page! That holy Book shall guide our youth, 314 Dein Wort, O Herr, ist milder Thau. C.M. |