CHARITABLE AND BENEVOLENT 1032 FATE Sympathy with the afflicted. C. M. FATHER of mercies, send thy grace, To form in our obedient souls 2 O! may our sympathizing breasts 3 When poor and helpless sons of grief 4 So Jesus look'd on dying man, 5 On wings of love the Saviour flew, We would, O Lord, thy steps pursue, 1033 C. M. Deeds of love, for Christ's sake, rewarded. HOW blest the children of the Lord, Who, walking in his sight, Make all the precepts of his word Their study and delight. 2 That precious wealth shall be their dower, Which moth or rust shall ne'er devour, 3 For them that heavenly light shall spread, Whose cheering rays illne The darkest hours of life, and shed 4 Their works of piety and love, Shall meet a sure reward. 1034 Deeds of charity. C. M. Host thou exalted shine: [IGH on a throne of light, O Lord, What can our poverty bestow, 2 But thou hast brethren here below, Whose humble names thou wilt confess 3 In them may'st thou be clothed and fed, The Saviour's voice be heard. 4 Whate'er our willing hands can give, Grace will the humble gift receive, 1035 L. M. More blessed to give than to receive. Each other's burdens learn to bear, 3 Teach us, with glad, ungrudging heart, As thou hast blest our various store, From our abundance to impart A lib'ral portion to the poor. 4 To thee our all devoted be, In whom we breathe, and move, and live; 5 And while we thus obey thy word, 1036 C. M. Anniversary of an orphan asylum: by the children. AGAIN the kind revolving year brought this happy day; And we in God's blest house appear 2 Our watchful guardians, robed in light, Ten thousand thousand seraphs bright 3 They know no want, they feel no care, Sorrow and sin are strangers there, 4 If aught can there enhance their bliss, New joys in heaven at sights like this, 5 With what resembling care and love Our friendly guardians those above,- 1037 MARINERS. 5th P. M. 4 lines 7s. Embarking. ORD, whom winds and seas obey, In the hollow of thy hand 2 Jesus, let our faithful mind 3 Keep the souls whom now we leave; 4 Save, till all these tempests end, 1038 C. M. God's servants safe by sea or land. How sure is their defence! are thy servants blest, O Lord; Eternal wisdom is their guide, 2 In foreign realms, and lands remote, Through burning climes they pass unhurt, And breathe in tainted air. 3 When by the dreadful tempest borne They know thou art not slow to hear, 4 The storm is laid, the winds retire, The sea, that roars at thy command, 5 In midst of dangers, fears, and deaths, Thy goodness we'll adore; We'll praise thee for thy mercies past, 6 Our life, while thou preserv'st that life, Thy sacrifice shall be; And death,-when death shall be our lot,Shall join our souls to thee. 1039 12th P. M. 76, 76, 78, 76. Safe with Jesus in the ship. JORD of earth, and air, and sea, Our souls and bodies place. We launch into the foaming deep; 2 Who the calm can understand, Our souls securely rest: Winds may rise, and seas may roar; Him with quiet joy adore Whom winds and seas obey. 1040 5th P. M. 4 lines Ts. God's wonders on the deep. THEY that toil upon the deep, And, in vessels light and frail, O'er the mighty waters sweep, With the billow and the gale, |