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Les cartes, planches, tableaux, etc., peuvent dtre filmds d des taux de reduction diffdrents. Lorsque le document est trop grand pour dtre reproduit en un seul clichd, il est filmd d partir de I'angle supdrieur gauche, de gauche d droite, et de haut en bas, en prenant le nombre d'images ndcessaire. Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la mdthode. 32 X 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 SONGS FOB '''HB S WILDERNESS. ■♦•»■ "Speaking to YOURSELVES in Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs."— Ephes. v. 19. " Teaching and admonishing ONE ANOTHER in Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the LORD."— Col. iii. 16. ■4*»- KINGST ON: JAMES M. CREIGUTOX, PRINTER, COR. KING & BBOCE 8T8. 1855. PREFACE, These "Songs for the Wildhrness," (many of which are published it is believed for the first time in Canada,) are presented to the people of God, in the hope that the truths they contain may be the means of strengthening their Faith, and animating their Hope. It has been an object with the compiler to choose such as are expressive of a Christian's simple trust in Jesus, and of his expectations in con^ sequence of his union with the Saviour; thus it is hoped that many, while looking back to the ** horrible pit whence they were drawn," and realizing the secut'ity of the Ilockon which Grace has placed them, will be able to sing with renewed confidence, that Song of Praise, which has been already put into their mouths, and to anticipate that glory in which the exceeding riches of the grace that has already saved them, will be fully known. Should these hymns be perused by any who are con- scious that they have as yet no portion with the Lord's people — no heart in unison with the " Songs of th« t IV Redeemed"— let them be entreated with all earnest- ness and aflfection to remember that Jesus is still the open door into the fold of God— that His salvation is freely offered to all— that they are invited, not to toil and labor and wait, but to leluve His love, to receive the reconciliation He has made, and to rest in His finished work— then will their mouth too be filled with praise, and their heart with joy and glad- ness. ElKGSTON, NOYEMBEB, 1855. t. le >u to to St 1- INDEX TO FIRST LINES. A little while our Lord shall come iV&. 87 All that I was, my sin, my guilt 8 And do we hope to be with him 84 Bride of the Lamb, there is for thee 17 Bride of the Lamb, awake ! awake ! 86 Father, I know that all my life 18 Faint not, Christian ! though the road 32 From every stormy wind that blows S3 For ever with the Lord 40 Go, labour on ! spend and be spent 27 Himself hath done it 23 I once was a stranger to grace and to God 8 I heard the voice of Jesus say. 6 I was f^ wandering sheep , 6 I thought upon my sins and I was sad 7 I journey through a desert drear and wild 10 I lay my sins on Jesus n 1 want that adorning divine 26 I am a stranger here 88 Is God for me? what is it 12 Vl Just as I am, without one plea No. 1 Jesus, lead us by thy power 19 Lord ! I am come alone with thee 28 ^J God, my Father, while I stray 14 My soul amidst this stormy world 21 My only Saviour ! when I feel 25 My rest is in Heaven, my rest is not here 35 Never, my God, to thee 20 ! Holy Saviour, friend unseen 15 Our God and Saviour, from thy birth US Pass away eartlily joy 24 Soon and forever 22 " Say— shall 1 take the thorn away." 29 The wanderer no more will roam 2 Toss'd with rough winds and faint with fear. . . 31 When first to Jesu's cross I came 4 Wherf this passing world is done 9 Where the faded flowers shall freshen sy We love Thee, Lord, because when we 13 Welcome thy gentle scourge, thou precious Lord. 30 %' m ^ ^r* 1. THE INVITATION ACCEPTED. " Him that cometJiunto me, IwillinnovHse coat out.*' — John vi. 37. * « If Just as I am, without one plea, But that Thy blood waa shed for me, And that Thou bid'st me come to Thee, ! Lamb of God, I come 1 Just as I am, and waiting not To rid my soul of one dark blot. To Thee, whose blood can cleanse each spot, 1 Lamb of God, I come ! Just as I am, though toss'd about, With many a conflict, many a doubt, " Fightings within, an.^ s trs without," ! Lamb of God, I come ! ^ Just as I am, poor, wretched, blind. Sight, riches, Dealing of the mind. Yea, all I need, in Thee to find, I Lamb of God, I come I 8 Just as 1 am— Thou wilt receive, Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve* Because Thy promise 1 believe, ' 1 Lamb of God, I come I Just as I am— Thy love I own, Has broken every barrier down • Now to be Thine, yea, Thine aloAe, Oj Lamb of God, I cornel J ILUOTT. *• THE WELCOME. 1 Jo7in iii. 1, 2. The wanderer no more will roam. The lost one to the fold has come. ine prodigal is wclcom'd home, 01 Lamb ofGod, in Thee! Though clad in rags, by sin defiled, The Father hath embrac'd His child And I am pardon'd, reconoil'd, 01 Lamb of God, 'in Thee! g 18 the Father's joy to bless, His love provides for me a dress, A robe of spotless righteousness, 0! Lamb of God, in Thee! 4 V • t A, t i lOTT. 4 V 9 Now shall my famish'd soul be fed, A feast of love for me is spread : I feed upon the "children's bread," ! Lamb of God, in Thee f Yea, in the fulness of His grace, He puts me in the children's place, Where I may gaze upon his face, 1 Lamb of God in Thee ! I cannot half His love express, Yet, Lord I with joy my lips confess, Inis blessed portion I possess, 0! Lamb of God, in Thee! It is Thij precious name I bear. It 18 Th7/ spotless robe I wear, There/ore, the Father's love I share ! Lamb of God, in Thee ! And when I in Thy likeness shine. The glory and the praise be Tuine, That everlasting joy is mine, 1 Lamb of God, :q Thee ! M. J. W. 1/ 10 3. JEHOVAH TSIDKENU.— " THE LOED OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS." I once was a stranger to grace and to God, I knew not my danger, and felt not my load ; Though friends spoke in rapture of Christ on the tree, Jehoviah Tsidkenu was nothing to me. I oft read with pleasure, to soothe, or engage, Isaiah's wild measurt, and John's simple page ; But e'en when they pictur'd, the blood sprinkled tree, Jehovah Tsidkenu seem'd nothing to me. Like tears from the daughters of Zion that roll, I wept when the waters went over His soul ; Yet thought not that my sins had nail'd to the tree Jehovah Tsidkenu — t'was nothing to me. When free ^race awoke me, by light from on high. Then legal tears shook me, I trembled to die ; No refuge, no safety in self could I see, Jehovah Tsikdenu my Saviour must be. My terrors all vanished before the sweet name; My guilty fears banished, with boldness I came To drink at the fountain, life-giving and free, Jehovah Tsikdenu is all things to me. Jehovah Tsidkenu I my treasure and boast, Jehovah Tsidkenu ! I ne'er can be lost ; In Thee I shall conquer by flood and by field. My cable, my anchor, my breast-plate and shield. 1 I J 11 HR Even treading the valley, the shadow of death, This " watch- word" shall rally my faltering breath ; For while from life's fever my God sets me free, Jehovah Tsikdeuu, my death-song shall be. m'chbvnb. le. THE BLOOD OP SPRINKLING. 56. ee Heh. xii. 24. When first to Jesus' cross I came, My heart o'erwhclm'd with sin and shame, Conscious of guilt and full of fear, Yet drawn by love I ventured near, And pardon found, and peace with God, In Jeaud' rich atoning blood. My sin is gone, my fears are o'er, I shun God's presence now no more ; With child-like faith I seek his face^ His throne, a theme of boundless grace ; Sprinkled before the throne of God, I see the rich atoning blood. Before our God our Priest appears — Our Advocate the Father hears ; That blood is e'er before his eyes, And day and night for mercy cries: It speaks, it ever speaks to God, The voice of that atoning blood. 12 By faith that voice I also hear, It answers doubt, it stills each fear : Th' accuser strives in vain to move The wrath of Him whose name is Love; Each charge against th' elect of God, Is silenced by th' atoning blood. Here I can rest without a fear; By this to God I now draw near, By this I triumph over sin, For this has made and keeps me clean; And when before the throne of God, I'll sing of the atoning blood. OICK. ft* THE INVITATION ACCEPTED. Jolm i. 16. I heard the voice of Jesus say, Come unto me and rest ; Lay down, thou weo.ry one, lay down Thy head upon my breast. I came to Jesus as 1 was. Weary, and worn and sad, I found in Him a resting place, And He has made me glad. 6. I heard the voice of Jesus say. Behold I freely give The living water ; thirsty one. Stoop down and drink and live. ( 13 I came to Jesus, and I drank Of that life-giving stream ; My thirst was c[uenched, my soul revived, And now I live in Him. I heard the voice of Jesus say, I am this dark world's light. Look upon me, thy morn shall rise, And all thy day be bright. I looked to Jesus, and I found In Him my Star, my Sun ; And iu that light of life I'll walk, Till travelling days are done. BONAB. «• LOST, BUT FOUND. 1 Peter ii. 25. I was a wandering sheep, I did not love the folcl ; I did not love my Shepherd's voice, I would not be controll'd. I was a wayward child, I did not love my home ; I did not love my father's voice, I lov'd afar to roam. The Shepherd sought His Sheep, The Father sought His child ; He followed me o'er vale and hill, O'er deserts, waste and wild. 14 He found me nigh to death, Famished, and faint and lone : He bound me with the bands of love Me saved the wandering one. * He spoke in tender love, He raised my drooping head : He gently closed my bleeding wounds. Myfamtmgsoulllefed. He washed my filth away He made me cloiin and 'fair • He brought me to my home in peace. 1 he long.sought wanderer! Jesus my Shepherd is, 'Twas He that loved my soul, ,r^^^ Hethat washed me in His blood. 1 was He that made me whole. A was He that sought the lost, .m H/"""^ *^^ wandering sheep: Twas He that brought me tS the Md, 'Tis He that still doth keep BONAB, T. CHRIST'S ALL-SUFFICIENCY, ■Rr:n. v. 1. I thought upon my sins and I was sad. My soul was troubled sore and filled with Dain. But then I thought on Jesus and was ghd ^ ^ My heavy grief was turned to joy aglin, AB, 15 ^ Bnf^^^ T".*^^ ^^^' the fiery law That law fulfilled. Us curfe LXrod for a.e. I ftought I saw an angry, frowning ttnH ' vZ^l^"^ ^".'''«' condemned (o die- BuJte°ffi-f4^X;aJ^'despa.-. I saw the cross, and read forgiveness there. A nevr and living way prepared for me^' '^im^ktf.T^i '° ^''«^' «° safe, so sure Walking along in fellowship wTth God. 8. NATURE AND GRACE. 1 Cbr. XV. 10, All that I was, my sin. my pnUi My death was a^l min?Jj;'!*' All that I am I owe to Thee^ My gracious God alone. ' BONAB, 16 The evil of my former state Was mine, and only mine: The ffood in which I now rejoice Is Thine, and only Thine. The darkness of my former state, The bondage— all was mine; The hffht of life in which I walk. The liberty is Thine. Thy grace first made me feel mv sin And taught me to believe: ' men m believing peace I found. And now I live, I live. ^ A iftv* ? ??' ^'®° ^ere on earth. AH that I hope to be ; When Jesus comes, and gloiy dawns. I owe It Lord to Thee . ' BONAB. 9. I AM A DEBTOR. Luke vii. 42. When this passing world is done. When has sunk yon glaring sun. When we stand with Christ in glorv Looking o'er life's finished story, ^' vJ* ?-'iw.'''^' ^^t"" ^ ^»"y know- wot tiU then— how much I owe. 17 When I hear the wicked call, On the rocks and hills to fall ; When I see them start and shrink. Un the fiery deluge brink, Then, Lord, shall I fully know— Not till then— how much I owe. When I stand before the throne. iJress d m beauty not my own. When I see Thee as Thou art, Love Thee with unsinning heart. Then, Lord, shall I fully Inow, Not till then— how much I owe. When the praise of heav'n I hear. Loud as thunder to the ear, Loud as many waters' noise, bweet as harp's melodious voice. Then, Lord, shall I fully know— Not till then— how much I owe. Even now as in a glass, Darkly, let Thy glory pass, Make the promise seem so sweet. Make the Spirit's aid so meet, Lvn on earth, Lord, let me know, bomethmg of how much I owe. Chosen not for good in me, Waken'd up from wrath to flee. Hidden in the Saviour's side. By the Spirit sanctified, Teach me, Lord, on earth to show. ay my love, how much I owe. B n 18 Oft I walked beneath the cloud, Dark as midnight's gloomy shroud; But when fear is at its height, Jesus comes and all is light ; Blessed Jesus ! bid me show, Doubting Saints how much I owe. m'chbtni. 10, THOUGHTS FOR THE JOURNEY. Ps. civ. 34. I journey through a desert, drear and wild, Yet is my heart by such sweet thoughts beguiled, Of Him on whom I lean my strength, my stay, I can forget the sorrows of the way. I ! Thoughts of His love — the root of every grace, Which finds in this poor heart a dwelling place. The sunshine of my soul, than day more bright And my calm pillow of repose by night. Thoughts of His sojourn in this vale of tears— - The tale of love unfolded in those years Of sinless suffering and patient grace, I love again, and yet again, to trace. Thoughts of His glory— on the cross I gaze, And there behold its sad, yet healing rays : Beacon of hope, which lifted up on high, Illumes with heavenly light the tear-dimm'd eye. 19 ETNB. Thoughts of His coming— for that joyful day, In patient hope I watch, and wait and pray ; The dawn draws nigh, the midnight shadows flee. Oh! what a sun-rise will that Advent be I Thus while I journey on, my Lord to meet, My thoughts and meditations are so sweet, Of Him on whom I lean, my strength, my stay, I can forget the sorrows of the way. J. M . W. ed, 11. CHRIST ALL IN ALL' Coloss. i. 19. I lay my sins on Jesus, The spotless Lamb of God ; He bears them all and frees us From the accursed load; I bring my guilt to Jesus, I'o wash my crimson stains, White in his blood most precious, Till not u spot remains. I I lay my wants on Jesus ; All fulness dwells in Him; He heals all my diseases. He doth my soul redeem. I lay my griefs on Jesus, Mv burdens and my cares; He from them all releases, He all my sorrows shares. b3 20 I rest my soul on Jesus, This weary soul of mine ; His right hand me embraces, I oa his breast recline. I love the name of Jesus, Imraanuel, Christ, the Lord; Like fragrance on the breezes His name abroad is poured. I long to be like Jesus, Meek, loving, lowly, mild: 1 long to be like Jesus, The Father's holy child. I long to be with Jesus, Amid the heavenly throng. To sing with saints His praises, lo learn the angels' song. BORAB. 12. ■Rom. viii. 31. Is God for me? what is it That man can do for me? Oft as my God I visit, TP«^^A°^^ ^'^^^ ^^y and flee. i?° be my salvation, My refuge in distress, What earthly tribulation tan shake my steadfast pe ice ? NAB. RE- 21 The frround of my profession Is Jcsiis and His blood : He gives mo the possession ut everlasting good. In mc, and in my doing Is nothing on this earth: What Jesus is bestowing Alone is truly worth. For me there is provided A city fair anti new; To it I shall bo guided— Jerusalem the true ! My portion there is lying, A destined Canaan— lot- Though I am dying daily,* My Canaan withers not. My heart within mo leapeth, And cannot down be cast • In sunshine bright it keepeth. A never ending feast. The sun which smiling, lights me Is Jesus Christ alone; And wha^; to sing invites me Is heaven on earth begun.' 13. THE DEBT OP LOVE. 1. John, iv. 19. We love the Lord, because when we Had erred and gone astray. Thou d.dst recall our wand'ring soula into the homeward way. 22 ; I ^rf 2.^'P'?"' ^oP^'eM. we wore lost In 8in and sorrow's niirht. n? ^k'^^L'* '■"'^^ ^""'^^ a guiding ray Of thy benignant light. ^ Because when we forsook thy ways. Nor kept thy holy will, ' ^ ' Thou wert not an avenging Judge. But a grucions Pathe? still. ^ ' Because we have forgot thee, Lord, iiut thou hast not Forgot.— Because we have forsaken Thee. out thou foraakest not. ^ w^^f' ^ ^°^^' Thou lovedst us With everlasting love ; Because thou gav^t Thv Son to die. That we might live above: Because when we were heirs of wrath We w/r '* ^^' ^°P^« of heaven ; ' Inrt^^'^rr^ "^P """^'^ ^''^^ Sinned, And much have been forgiven. "^ I ^ ' ■ ^ 14. RESIGNATION. ■Matt. VI. 10, My God, my Father while I stray faraway from my home, on life's rough war Ohl teach me from my heart to say ^ ^' "Thy will bo done!" 23 ,- If Thou sbould'st call me to resign What TTK. .t I prize— it ne'er waa mine: 1 only yidd Theo what was Thine;— " Thy will be done I" Should pining sickness waste away My life in premature decay, My Father, still I strive to say "Thy will be doner Renew my will from day to day, Blend it with Thine and take away All that now makes it hard to say "Thy will be doner Thpn when on earth I breath no more, The prayer oft mixed with tears before, I'll sing upon a happier shore, " Thy will be done I" 1" 1«. LEANING ON JESUS. Cant. viii. 6. Oh ! Holy Saviour ! Friend unseen. Since on Tliino arm Thou bid'st me cling, Help us throughout life's changing scene, By faith to cling to Thee I Bless'd with this fellowship Divine, Take what Thou wilt, we'll not repine; For, as the branches to the vine, We only cling to Thee I 24 Though far from home, fatigued, opprest, Here wc have found a place of rest; As exiles still, yet not unblest Because wc cling to Thee ! What though the world deceitful prove, And earthly friends and hopes remove, With patient uncomplaining love, Still can wc cling to Thee ! t Though oft we seem to tread alone, Life's dreamy waste with thorns o'crgrown, Thy voice of love, in gentlest tone Whispers "Still cling to me!" Though faith and hope are often tried. We ask not, need not, ought beside, Ho safe, so culm, so satisfied. The souls that cling to Thee ! They fear not Satan, nor the grave, They know Thee near, and strong to save. With Thee all danger they can brave. Because they cling to Thee ! Bless'd is our lot, whate'er befal, Who can affright or who appal — Since as our strength, our Rock, our all, Jesus ! wc cling to Thee ! ELLIOTT. « 16. 25 THE LOWEST PLACE. t 2 rhil. vi. 7. Our God and Saviour, from thy birth, Thy footsteps to the cross wc trace; And all along thy path on earth, Wc SCO Thee take the lo\vcst place. The world, its bitter hate and scorn, Was met by Tlicc witli patient grace; Its taunts in meekest silence borne. For Thou did'st take the lowest place. LIOTf. « Thus did'st thou pour contempt on pride^ The pride of Adam's fallen race ; For Thou did'st all Thy glory hide, To take, as man, the lowest place. And in Thy Church, Thou did'st indeed, ! gracious Lord, thyself abase ; As servant of Thy people's need. Stoop down and take the lowest place. That we might learn Thy lowly mind, (So fully hast Thou met our case,) And also have the joy to find Thy presence in the lowest place. Yea, from the manger to the cross, We see Thee go with steadfast pace ; Enduring grief, reproach, and loss, To suner ia the lowest place. 26 «' A little while," our God, and we, In glory shall behold Thy flice ; Teach us till then to take with Thee Thy place on earth— the lowest place. M. J. W. 17. SITTING AT THE FEET OF JESUS. la. lii. 7. Bride of the Lamb, there is for Thee, One only safe retreat, Where Jesus is, thy heart should be, Thy home at His dear feet. When Satan tracks thy lonely way, There his temptations meet ; In Jesus' presence watch and pray, Yea, conquer at His feet. Since thou hast much to learn, e'en though Thou art in Christ complete, In grace and knowledge seek to grow By sitting at His feet. Though tribulation hasten on. With Christ the Cross is sweet ; The "little while" will soon be gone, Weep only at His feet. Hath he not wept ? Consider Him, His mournful cries repeat ; And though thine eye with grief be dim, Still worship at His feet. . 1 r -V ■ e. H. J. W. 27 Bride of the Lamb, forget the past, Prepare thy Lord to greet — 'Tis thine to share His throne, and cast Thy Crown before His feet. M. J. W. 3US. IS. MY TIMES ARE IN THY HANDS. Psalm. Father, I know that all my life, Is portioned out for me, And the changes that are sure to come, I do not fear to sec ; But I ask Thoo for a present mind. Intent on pleasing Thee. ; though iW le. I ;dim, I ask Thee for a thoughtful love, Through constant watching wise, To meet the glad with cheerful smiles, And to wipe the weeping eyes— And a heart at leisureufrom itself To soothe and sympathise. I would not have the restless will That hurries to and fro, Searching for some great thing to do, Or secret thing to know ; I would be treated as a child. And guided where I go. Wherever in the world 1 roam, In whatsoe'er estate. 28 I have a fellowship of hearts To keep and cultivate ; And a work of holy love t^ do, For the Lord on whom i wait. So I ask Thee for the daily strength, To none that ask denied ; And a mind to blend with outward things, Whilst keeping at Thy side ; Content to fill some little space, So that 2I1.0U art glorified. And if some things I do not ask In my cup of blessing be, I would have my spirit filled the more With griteful' love to Thee ; More careful not to serve Thee much, Hut to please Thee perfectly. There are trials besetting every path That call for patient care. There is a cross in every lot And an earnest need tor prayer, But a lowly heart that leans on Thee Is happy every whore. In a service that thy love appointed There are no bonds for me, In my heart is taught the secret truth That sets thy children free, And a life of self-renouncing love, Is a life of liberty. i i 29 19. THE POWEE^AND ^PRESENCE OF JESUS Ps. xvii. 5 8. Jesus lead us by Thy power Safe into the promised rest: thoose the path— the way whatever Seems to Thee, ! Lord ! the best: iJe our ffuide in every peril, Watch and keep us night and day. Else our foolish hearts will wander Irom the straight and narrow way. Since in Thee we found redemption. And salvation full and free Nothing can our souls dishearten. But forgetfulness of Thee ; J\ aught can stay our steady progress. More than conquerers we shall be, ite er the danger, If our eye, wha„. ., ,„« uauger. Look to Thee, and none but Thee. T 7 presence we are happy; In Thy presence we're secure: In Thy presence, all afflictions We can easily endure ; *°,Jby presence we can conquer. We can suffer we can die • Wand'ring from Thee we are feeble Let thy love, then keep us nigh. 80 aO. NEARNESS TO GOD DESIRED. Psalms cxlviii. 14. Nearer, my God, to Thee,— Nearer to Thee ! E en though it be a cross That raiseth me ; Still all my songs shall be, Nearer my God to Thee, Nearer to Thee ! Though like a wanderer, The suu gjno down, JJarkness comes over me, ,_ . My rest a stone. Yet m my dreams J'd bo Nearer, my God, to Thee,— Nearer to Thee ! There let my way appear A 1, X,. X m, ^*^F^ ""*o heav'n : All that Thou sendost me In mercy giv'n; Angels to beckon me Nearer, my God, to Thee,— Nearer to Thee ! Then with my waking thoughts Bright with Thy praise, Out of my stony griefs Bethel I'll raise: ho by my woes to be Nearer, my God, to T'aee,— Nearer to Thee I 31 And when on joyful wing, Cleaving the sky: Hun, moon, and stars forgot, c.Mi I. Upward I fly; Still all my song shall be, Nearer, my God, to Thee,— l^earer to Thee! 21. THE BLESSED HOPE. Tiim ii. 13. My soul amid the stormy world Is like some flutter'd dove; And fain would be as swift of winir To flee to Him I love. The cords that bound my soul to earth Were broken by His hand ; Before His cross I found myself A stranger in the land. That visage marr'd, those sorrows deep. The vinegar, the gall, ^* Were Jesu's golden chains of love His captive to enthral. My heart is with Him on the throne And ill can brook delay. Each moment listening for the voice. Kise up, and come away." 32 With hojjc deferr'd oft sick and faint, " Why tarries he ?" I cry : And should He gently chide my hasto Thus would my heart rcplv : " May not an exile, Lord, desire His own sweet land to see ? May not a captive seek release, — A prisoner to be free ? " A child when far away may long For homo and kindred dear ; And slic that waits her absent Lord, Must sigh till He appear. " I would m}; Lord and Saviour know j That which no measure knows ; Would search the mystery of Thy love. The depth of all Thy woes. " I fain would strike my golden harp Before the Father's throne ; There cast my crown of righteousness, And sing what grace hath done. " Ah ! leave me not in this dark world, A stranger still to roam; Come, Lord, and take me to Thyself; Come, Jesus, quickly come !" OHAPHAll. « 83 22. SOON AND FOR EVER. 1 Thes. V. 8, 11. *' Soon and for ever," Such promise our trust Tho' ashes to ashes, And dust unto dust : "Soon and for ever Our union shall be Made perfect, our glorious Redeemer in Thee ! When the sins and the sorrows Of time shall be o'er, Its pangs and its partings Rememoer'd no more ; When life cannot fail. And where death cannot sever, Christians with Christ shall be " Soon and forever." " Soon and for ever" — The breaking of day- Shall drive all the night clouds Of sorrow away ; ** Soon and for ever" We'll see as we're seen, And learn the deep meaning Of things that have been. When lightings without us, And fears from within. Shall weary no more In the warfare with sin ; Where tears and where fears. And where death shall be never^ Christians with Christ shall be ** Soon and for ever I" 23. 34 Soon and for ever" The work shall be done, Tlio warfare accomplish'd, The victory won ! — " Soon and for ever," The soldier lay down His sword for a harp, And his cross for a crown ; Then droop not in sorrow, Despond not in fear, A glorious to-morrow Is brightening and near ! When blessed reward, Of the work of their Saviour, Christians with Christ shall be " Soon and for ever." "HIMSELF HATH DONE IT." h, xxxviii. 15. 4 ■% I " Himself hath done it" all —Oh ! how those words Should hush to silence every murmuring thought. " Himself hath done it," — he who loves me best, He who my suul with his own blood hath bought. "Himself hath done it."— Can it then bo ought Than full of wisdom, full of tcndercst love ? Not one unncedcd sorrow will lie send. To teach this wandering heart no more to rove. "Himself hath done it"— Yes, although severe May seem the stroke, and bitter be the cup, 'Tis His own hand that holds it, and " know He'll give me grace to drink it meekly up. 86 words jught. st, jught. it ove. e " Himself hath done it"— Oh ! no arm but His Could e'er sustain beneath earth's dreary lot; But while I know lie's doing all thin,^8 well, Hy heart His loving kindness quesiions not. " Himself hath done it"— He would have me see What broken cisterns human friends mutt prove; That I may turn and quench my burning thirst A.t His own fount of ever-living love. ** Himself hath done it"— then I fain would say— "Thy will in all things evermore be done ;" E'en though that will remove whom best I love, While Jesus lives I cannot be alone. "Himself hath 'lone it" — precious, precious words ; "Himself," m> Father, Saviour, Brother, Friend, W tiose faithfulness no variation knows ; Who, having loved me, loves me to the end. A ad when in His eternal presence blest, I at His feet my crown immortal cast ; I'll gladly own, with all His ransomed saints, "Himself hath done it" all— from first to last. 24. JESUS IS MINE. JS. Song iv. 6. Pass away earthly joy, Jesus is mine! Break every mortal tie, Jesus is mine I c2 S6 Dark is the wilderness i I)istant the restiiiff place: Jesus alone can bless ; Jesus la mine 1 Tempt not my soul away, Hn,.^ T ij Jiisusismfnel Uere I would ever stay, p««:„i • ^1 . Jesus is mine I Perishing things of clay, Born but for one brief day. rass from my heart away, Jesus is mine 1 Fare ye well, dreams of night, vr- „ • , . Jesus is mine 1 Mine IS a dawning bright. All iu 1 , Jesus is mine I All that my soul has tried, ^elt but a dismal void. Jesus has satisfied. Jesus is mine I Farewell mortality, TIT , Jesus is minel We come ye scenes of rest. Welcome ye mansions blest. Welcome a Saviour's breast, Jesus is mine ! MBS. H. BONAB, 37 25. REST FOR THE WEARY. Matt, xl 28. My only Saviour! when I feel. O erwholrnetl in spirit, faint, opprest T.s sweet to toll Thee while f C ' iow at Thy feot-Thou art my rest! I'm weary of the strife within ; OMpfn?':r'' T''""^^ "^y «°"' contest; To Thv ^' *"''" ^'"""^ «^^^^«"d sin, 10 Thy dear cross-there, there is rest I When with a trembling heart I trv My state by truth's unf rring testf ir It condemns me, vet I flv To Thee for frcedom-Thee^for rest. Oh ! sweet will bo the welcome day, When from her toils and woes released ^Kf n?.?7^ ^vith joy shall s^^"''^' Now Lord! I come to Thee for rest." HDLBBBT. 26. TAB. THE PILGRIM'S WANTS. Phil iv. 19. ^ mu°* *^^* adorning Divine T wnn?-°l^' ""!' ^"^' «''^"'«t bestow; Wh- '^i^T ^^'^""^"1 garments to shine Which distmguish Thy household beliw 88 I ^ant everj moment to feel Thl? w-!^^^ ^^'""'-^ ''•''^^^^ "^ ^y heart, A^H n/'"''''''" '??-^/'^"* *o cleanse and to heal, And newness of life to impart. * I want, Oh ! I want to attain borne hkcnoss, my Saviour to Thee ! Thi^F^f' ^'e«'^'"b'<^»ce once more to regain Ihj comelmess put upon me I ^ I want so in Thee to abide As to bring forth some fruit to Thy prise » I want Thine own hand to unbind Jiiach tie to terrestrial things,— Too tenderly cherished, toollosely entwined Where my heart too tenaciously clinjs' I want by mj aspect serene, tCK '"^ f ^^^"""^ """^ ^"^ds to declare,— Ibat my treasure is placed in a country unseen That my heart's best affections are there ' I want, as a traveller, to haste btraight onward, nor pause on my way— Nor forethought, nor anxious contrivance to waste On the tent only pitched for a day ^' I want— and this sums up my praver— To glorify Thee till I die ; ^ " Then calmly to yield up my soul to Thy care— And breathe out-in taith my last sigl J . 89 2T. heal, * #- egam md dried, d, seen, »mMi w,-u« i t,HMw,i>jH > ..HiM'bj.i; 47 Faint not, Christian ! look on high, See the h:irpcTS in the sky ; Patient wait and thou wilt join — Chant with them of love divine. 33. THE MERCy SEAT. E£. XXV. 22. From every stormy wind that blows, From every swelling tide of woes, There is a calm, a sweet retreat ; 'Tis found beneath the Mercy-seat. There is a place where Jesus sheds The oil of gladness on our lieads, A place than all besides more sweet — It IS the blood-stain'd Mercy-seat. There is a spot where spirits blend, And friend holds fellowship with friend ; Though sunder'd fur, by faith they meet Around our common Mercy-seat. Ah ! whither could we flee for aid When tempted, desolate, dismayed ? Or how the host of hell defeat, " Had suffering saints no Mercy -scat? There, there, on eagle's wings we soar, And time and sense seem all no more. And heaven comes down our souls to greet, And glory crowns the Mercy-seat. STOWBLL. 34. 48 A HOLY WALK ENFORCED. Gol. ii. 6. And do wo hope to bo with Him Who on the cross rcsign'd his breath, Who died a victim to redeem His people from eternal death ? Then should the question oft recur, What do we more than others do ? How do we show that we prefer The things above to things below ? Where is the holy walk that suits The name and character we bear ? And where are seen those heavenly fruits That show we'er not what once we were? Allied to Him who bore the cross, And call'd the people of the Lord, The world to us should seem but V And worthless all it can afford. OSS, As pilgrims on their journey home, 'Tis thus His people should be found. Who seek a city yet to come, And cannot rest on earthly ground. 'Tis thus his people prove their birth, 'Tis thus they glorify their Lord ; To others they resign the earth, And hasten to their bright reward. \ SBLI1T4 ««g^EflWt»a:Sfi> -i^flSWSWaftHPftWSia i BLLT. 49 35. THE HOPE OF THE BELIEVER. Beb. iv. 9. My rest is in heaven, my rest is not here ; Then why should I tremble, when trials fire near? Be hush'd my sad spirit, the worst that can come, But shortens thy journey, and hastens thee home. It is not for me to be seeking my bliss, And building my hopes in a region like this ; I look for a city which hands have not piled— I pant for a countrj^ by sin undefiled. The thorn and the thistle around me may grow — I would not lie down e'en on roses below ; I ask not my portion, I seek not a lest, Till I find them for ever on Jesus' loved breast. Aflaictions may press me, they cannot destroy, One glimpse of His love turns them all into joy ; And the bitterest tears, if He smile but on them, Like dew in the sunshine, grow diamond und gem. Let trial and danger my progress oppose, They only make heaven more sweet at the close ; Come joy, or come sorrow, whate'er may befall, A home with my God will make up for it all. With a scrip on my back, and a staff in my hand, I march on m haste, through an enemy's land ; The road may be rough, but it cannot be long, And I'll smooth it with hope, and cheer it with song. 50 38. THE GLORY OF THE CHURCH. Jiev. xix. 7. Bride of tho Lamb, awake ! awake I Why sleep for sorrow now ? The hope of glory, Christ, is thine, A child of glory thou. Thy spirit through tho lonely night irom earthly joy apart, ^ ' Ha^h sigh'd for one that's far away The Bridegroom of thy heart. But see tho night is waning fust, The breaking morn is near; And Jesus comes with voice of love Thy drooping heart to cheer. ' This earth, the scene of all His woe A homeless wild to thee, ' Full soon upon His heavenly throne Its rightful King shall see. ' Thou too Shalt reign— he will not wear His crown of joy alone. And Earth his royal Bride shall see Beside him on the throne. Then weep no more, 'tis all thine own His crown, his iov divine, ' And sweeter far than ill beside, E'en he, himself is thine. 61 37, THE HOPE OP THE CHRISTIAN. Ueb. X. 87. *' A litt.e while" our Lord shall come And vve shall wander here no more • He 11 take us to our Father's home Where he for us has gone before-^ To dwell with Him, to see His tace. And snig the glories of His grace. '' A little while"— he'll come again • Let us the precious hours redeem • ' Uur only grief to give him pain, Our joy to serve and follow him, Watclung and readv may we be. As those that long their Lord to see. ;* A little while"-'twill soon be past. Why should we shun tht uiomised cross? U ! let us in his footsi.ps haste, Counting for him all else but loss; O! how Will recompense his smile. The sufferings of this "little while." (< A httle while' —come, Saviour, come! m f mu® *^'^' ^"^^® ^'^^ tarried long; lake Thy puor wearied pilgrims home, 10 sing the new eternal song, To see Thy glory, and to be In every thiug conform'd to Thee I 38. 62 I'M GOING HOME. Heb. xi. 13. I am a stranger here, No home, no rest I see, Not all earth counts more dear, Can wing a sigh from me. I'm going home. Jesus ! Thy home is mine. And I Thy Father's child, With hopes and joys divine. The world's a weary wild. I'm going homew Home ! Oh ! how soft and sweet, It thrills upon the heart ! Home ! where the brethren meet, And never, never part. I'm going home. Home ! where the bridegroom takes The purchase of his love; Home 1 where the Father waits To welcome her above ; I'm going home. And when the world looks cold Which did my Lord revile, A Lamb within' the fold I can look up and smile ; I'm going home. J "'*^HIft^%l8ifft^Tlh\litf*'*'*^^""i^ 53 ear. ; home. ^homew meet, ^ home. )m takes aits : home. lold ; home. When its delusive charms, Would snare my pilgrim feet, I'll fly to Jesu's arms, And yet again repeat, I^Ti going home. And as the desert wild The wilderness I see. Lord Jesus I confide My trembling heart to Thee. I'm going home. While severing every tie That holds me from the goal, This, this can satisfy The craving of the soul ; I'm going home. Ah ! gently, gently lead, Along the painful way. Bid every word and deed, And every look to say, I'm going home. 89. THE MEETING PLACE. Isaiah xxxv. 10. Where the faded flower shall freshen,- Freshen never more to fade ; Where the shaded sky shall brighten. Brighten never more to shade ; ""^^i^masmmnm- 54 ^bere the sun-blaze never scorches ; Where the star-beams cease to chill ; Where no tempest stirs the echoes Of the wood, or wave, or hill : Where the morn shall wake in gladness And the moon the joy prolong-, ' Where the day light dies in fragrance, 'Mid the burst of holy song ; Brother we shall meet and rest 'Mid the holy and the blest. Where no shadow shall bewilder, Where life's vain parade is o'er, Where the sleep of sin is broken And the dreamer dreams no more ;— Where the bond is never sever'd ;-~ Partings, claspings, sob and moan. Midnight waking, twilight weeping, Heavy noon-tide— all are done. Where the child has found its mother, Where the mother finds the child, Where dear families aregathor'd That were scatter'd on the wild- Brother we shall meet and rest, 'Mid the holy and the blest. Where the hidden wound is healed. Where the blighted life reblooms, Where the smitten heart the freshness Of Its buoyant youth resumes; Where the love that here we lavish, c!u II *^^ withering leaves of time, bhall have fadeless flowers to fix on In an ever spring bright clime ; 'if ''*^S'*SBW''*!SBIHHI8IHPiRPH*f!WIBWw$ /^55 f^sea^ mmmmmtA ■:WeSRftJ7Sti r«t«t . .