3 Still we wait for thine appearing; 368 I I would be thine. C. M WOULD be thine; O take my heart, Thy sacred image, Lord, impart, And seal it from above. 2 I would be thine; but while I strive To give myself away, I feel rebellion still alive, And wander while I pray. 3 I would be thine; but, Lord, I feel Evil still lurks within: Do thou thy majesty reveal, And overcome my sin. 4 I would be thine; I would embrace Inspire with faith, infuse thy grace, 369 L Shut up in unbelief. L. M. IGHT of the Gentile world, appear; Command the blind thy rays to see: Our darkness chase, our sorrows cheer, And set the plaintive pris'ner free. 4 Why will you in the crooked ways In pain you travel all your days, 5 But he that turns to God shall live, Through his abounding grace: His mercy will the guilt forgive 6 Bow to the sceptre of his word, Submit to him, your sov'reign Lord, 335 0 The horrors of the second death. WHERE shall rest be found,- S. M. - "Twere vain the ocean's depths to sound, Or pierce to either pole. 2 The world can never give 3 Beyond this vale of tears 4 There is a death, whose pang 5 Thou God of truth and grace! 336 The dead and the living L. M. WHERE are the dead?-In heaven or hell Their perish'd forms, in bonds of clay, 2 Where are the living?-On the ground The mortal makes the' immortal man. 337 Warnings from the grave. C. M. BIs equal warning given; ENEATH our feet, and o'er our head, Beneath us lie the countless dead,- 2 Death rides on every passing breeze, Each season has its own disease,- 3 Our eyes have seen the rosy light 4 Our eyes have seen the steps of age And shall earth still our hearts engage, 5 Turn, mortal, turn; thy danger know: The earth rings hollow from below, ? I know the work is only thine; The gift of faith is all divine; But, if on thee we call, Thou wilt that gracious gift bestow, And cause our hearts to feel and know 4 Thou bidd'st us knock and enter in,- Thou bidd'st us ask thy grace, and have; 5 Be it according to thy word; The bar of unbelief remove; Open the door of faith and love, 373 0 S. M. The heart of stone. THAT I could repent, The penitent desire; My aching breast inspire. And melt my hardness down: 374 0 The stubborn heart. FOR a glance of heavenly day, L. M. 2 The rocks can rend; the earth can quake; The seas can roar; the mountains shake: Of feeling, all things show some sign, But this unfeeling heart of mine. 3 To hear the sorrows thou hast felt, O Lord, an adamant would melt: But I can read each moving line, And nothing moves this heart of mine. 4 Thy judgments too, which devils fearAmazing thought!-unmoved I hear; Goodness and wrath in vain combine To stir this stupid heart of mine. 5 But power divine can do the deed; And, Lord, that power I greatly need: Thy Spirit can from dross refine, And melt and change this heart of mine. 375 FAI 1st P. M. 6 lines 8s. Faith implored. ATHER of Jesus Christ, the Just, In Him who lived and died for me: Thy co-eternal Son display, And speak my darkness into day. |