4 With warmest beams, thou God of grace, Shine on this heart of mine, Turn thou my winter into spring, And be the glory thine. 574 1 GRE The Harvest. REAT God, as seasons disappear, 3 Another harvest comes apace; 4 That when the angel-reapers come, 575 1 SEE Autumn. Isa. Ixiv. 6. EE. the leaves around us falling, Dry and withered, to the ground; Thus to thoughtless mortals calling, In a sad and solemn sound. 2 "Ye on length of days presuming, 4 "But to those in Jesus planted By a true and living faith, Rippon. L. M. 8.7. Bickersteth 576 1 STE Winter. TERN winter throws his icy chains, How bleak, how comfortless the plains 2 The sun withdraws his vital beams, 3 My heart, where mental winter reigns, 4 Return, O blissful Sun, and bring This mental winter shall be spring, 5 Oh happy state, divine abode, Where spring eternal reigns; And perfect day, the smile of God, Fills all the heavenly plains! 6 Great Source of light, thy beams display, And guide me to the seats of day, 577 1 Drought. HE sun, that minister of love, Calls forth the hidden scenes to birth, 2 At the dread order of his God, Now darts destructive fires; C. M. Mrs. Steele. C. M. Hills, plains, and vales, are parched with drought, And blooming life expires. 3 Like burnished brass, the heaven around In angry terror burns, While the earth lies a joyless waste, And into iron turns. 4 Oh pity, Lord, our deep distress, Nor with our land contend; 1 Gibbons. C. M. NOT TOW may the Lord of earth and skies "Tis he who bids the vapors rise, And showers abundant fall. 2 On thee, our God, we all depend 3 Let grace come down, like copious rain, So shall our souls revive again, 4 Then smiling nature shall express 579 1 OH Liberality. H, what stupendous mercy shines Rebels he deigns to call his sons, Their souls renewed, their sins forgiven. 2 Go, imitate the grace divine, The grace that blazes like a sun: 4 When all is done, renounce your deeds, And thus the Christian name adorn. 580 1 1IF Encouragement to Perseverance. our warfare be laborious, Soon the strife will reach a close: Burder. L. M. Rippon. 8.7.4. Rest is sweet, secure, and glorious, After labor is repose. 2 Are there many foes before us, Guards his people night and day. God our Saviour will provide. 4 When through him we prove victorious, Then our triumph will be glorious, Will be everlasting peace. 581 1 Benevolent Effort. Kelly. C. M. LORD, who dost thy boundless power Thy mercy let the world adore; Thence all our blessings flow. 2 This still shall be our grateful theme, Our friends the kind refreshing stream, 3 Each hand and heart that lends us aid, Nor shall their love be unrepaid, 4 May all the pleasing pains they share Russell. 1 LORD of glory, who didst honor David's humble sling and stone, Ancient Israel to deliver Now as weak an effort own; Which our feeble hands have done. 2 'Tis the gospel seed we 're sowing Let it verdant spring around. And a dying world receives. 583 Temperance Hymn. 1 MOURN for the thousands slain, 2 Mourn for the tarnished gem For Reason's light divine, Quenched from the soul's bright diadem, 3 Mourn for the ruined soul Eternal life and light Lost by the fiery, maddening bowl, 4 Mourn for the lost-but call, Call to the strong, the free; 5 Mourn for the lost-but pray, Pray to our God above, To break the fell destroyer's sway, And show his saving love. 8.7.4. S. M. C. (orig.) |