faith in His ex cellent word! What more can He

say than to

2 "Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dismayed,
For I am thy God, and will still give thee aid;

I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand,
Upheld by My righteous, omnipotent hand.

3 "When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie,
My grace, all-sufficient, shall be thy supply;
The flame shall not hurt thee; I only design
Thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine.
4 "Even down to old age all My people shall prove
My sovereign, eternal, unchangeable love;

And when hoary hairs shall their temples adorn,
Like lambs they shall still in My bosom be borne.

5 "The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose,

I will not, I will not desert to his foes;

That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake,
I'll never, no never, no never forsake."

George Keith

I hear, with groan and tra- vail-cries, The world confess its sin; A-MEN.

418 HESPERUS L. M.

Henry Baker, 1866

I. O Love di- vine, that stoop'd to share Our sharp-est pang, our bit-t'rest tear,

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On Thee we cast each earth-born care, We smile at pain while Thou art near. A-MEN.

2 Though long the weary way we tread,
And sorrow crown each lingering year,
No path we shun, no darkness dread,
Our hearts still whispering, Thou art near.
3 When drooping pleasure turns to grief,

And trembling faith is changed to fear,
The murmuring wind, the quivering leaf,
Shall softly tell us Thou art near.

4 On Thee we fling our burdening woe,
O Love divine, forever dear!
Content to suffer, while we know,

Living and dying, Thou art near.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1859

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William Boyce

1. Now, the sow - ing and the weep-ing, Work-ing hard, and wait - ing long;

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After-ward, the gold- en reap-ing, Har-vest-home and grateful song. A-MEN.