4 There, like the nightingale, she pours Her solitary lays ; Nor asks a witness of her song, Nor thirsts for human praise. 5 Author and Guardian of my life, 307 C. M. Heaven Desired. 1 THE dove, let loose in Eastern skies, MOORE. Ne'er stoops to earth her wing, nor flies, 2 But high she shoots through air and light — Where nothing earthly bounds her flight, 3 So grant me, Lord, from every snare Aloft, through faith's serener air 4 No sin to cloud, no lure to stay 308 L. M. Preparation for Heaven. MONTGOMERY. 1 HEAVEN is a place of rest from sin, 2 Clean hearts, O God, in us create, 3 In Jesus' footsteps may we tread, From heaven below to heaven above. The Hope of Deaven our Support. 1 WHEN I Can read my title clear I bid farewell to every fear, 2 Let cares, like a wild deluge, come, May I but safely reach my home, WATTS. 310 3 There shall I bathe my weary soul And not a wave of trouble roll 1 HEAVENLY Father, sovereign Lord, Ever faithful to thy word, We have felt thy mercy too; We, O Lord! have found thee true! Bloom, and put forth fruits and flowers, 2 Hark! the wastes have found a voice, Blind we were, but now we see: 3 Faint we were, and parched with drought, Streams of grace our thirst repress Still we long thy grace to know 4 There the simple cannot stray; Safe in lowliness of heart; Far from fear, from danger far; 5 Come, and all our sorrows chase, 311 Outward Religion. L. M. Religion Expressed in Life. 1 So let our lips and lives express So let our works and virtues shine, 2 Thus shall we best proclaim abroad WATTS. 3 Our flesh and sense must be denied, 4 Religion bears our spirits up, While we expect that blessed hope, |