HYMN 98.-C. M.

The Sailor's Friend.

THOU who ruls't the stormy deep, And bidst the billows rise; By thy command the heaving deep Ne'er meets the lofty skies.

2 By thy good will our trusty bark
Rides o'er the stormy wave;
Thy boundless blessings, Lord we mark,
And trust in thee to save.

3 Throughout the voyage of life, do thou Thy boundless mercies send;

In thee we trust-to thee we bow-
The seaman's God and friend.

W

HYMN 99.-P. M.

Our God, our Father hear.
HEN morn awakes our hearts,
To pour the early prayer;

When toil-worn day departs.
And gives a pause to care;
When those our souls love best
Kneel with us in thy fear,
To ask thy peace and rest-
Our God. our Father, hear!

2 When worldly snares without,
And evil thoughts within,
Of grace would raise a doubt,
Or lure us back to sin;

When human strength proves frail,
And will, but half sincere;
When faith begins to fail-
Our God, our Father, bear!

3 When in our cup of mirth
The drop of trembling falls,
And the frail drops of earth
Are crumbling round our walls;
When back we gaze with grief,
And forward glance with fear;
When faileth man's relief-
Our God, our Father, hear!

4 And when death's awful hand Unbars the gate of Time, Eternity's dim land

Disclosing, dread, sublime; When flesh and spirit quake Before thee to appear

O, then for Jesus' sake,

Our God, our Father, hear!

HYMN 100.-P. M.

HRIST hath a table richly spread.
With living water, wine and bread;

Come, all ye needy, come and buy,
If you would live with Christ on high.

2 His blood was shed for you and me,
When he expired upon the tree;
See what the Saviour did endure,
To make his great salvation sure.

3 And since in Adam all have died,
In Christ we may be justified;
All who repent and do believe,
Eternal life they shall receive.

HYMN 101.-C. M.

HUMILITY, that heavenly grace,

How it exalts the saint!
Though he may often seem abas'd,
The spirit does not faint.

2 The scripture says, if we would be
Exalted by the Lord,
We must have true humility
To make our passions chord.

3 To Jacobs God I now will seek
For purity of soul;

Lord make me holy, humble meek,
And all my heart control.

HYMN 102.-C. M.

A Marriage Hymn.

INCE Jesus freely did appear
To grace a marriage feast.
Dear Lord, we ask thy presence here,
To make a wedding guest.

2 Upon the bridal pair look down,
Who now have plighted hands,
Their union with thy favour crown
And bless the nuptial bands.

3 With gifts of grace their hearts endow, Of all rich dowries best;

Their substance bless, and peace bestow,
To sweeten all the rest.

4 In purest love their souls unite,
'That they with christian care,
May make domestic burthens light,
By taking mutual share.

5 As Isaac and Rebecca gave
A pattern chaste and kind;
So may this married couple live,
And die in friendship join'd.

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6 And when that solemn hour shall come, And life's short space be o'er;

May they in triumph reach that home
Where they shall part no more,

WE

HYMN 103-C, M.

Spring.

HEN verdure cloths the fertile vale,
And blossoms deck the spray;
A fragrance breathes in every gale,
How sweet the vernal day.

2 Hark! how the feathered warblers sing 'Tis nature,s cheerful voice; Soft musick hails the lovely spring, And woods and fields rejoice.

3 How kind the influence of the skies!
The showers with blessings fraught.
Bid virtue, beauty, fragrance rise,
And fix the roving thought.

4 Then let my wondering heart confess, With gratitude and love,