5 Oh! hadst thou left me unchastis'd, 202. C.M.-Divine Mercies and Judgments compared. Isa. liv. 7, 8. 1 IN thy rebukes, all-gracious God, What soft compassion reigns! What gentle accents of thy voice Assuage thy children's pains. 2" When I correct my chosen sons, "A father's bowels move; "One transient moment bounds my wrath, 3 Our faith shall look through every tear, 4 Gather at length my weary soul 203. C.M.-Afflictions moderated. Isa. xxvii. 8. 1 GREAT Ruler of all nature's frame, 2 Wide as they sweep their sounding way, And aw'd by thy majestic voice, 3 Thy mercy tempers every blast 4 Those gentle whispers let me hear, And gales of Paradise shall lull 204. L.M.-The weeping Seed-time, and joyful Harvest. Ps. cxxvi. 5, 6. But nature pours forth all her tears. 3 The seeds of ecstasy unknown, And heaven shall pour its beams around, Till the ripe harvest load the ground. 5 Then shall the trembling mourner come, And find his sheaves and bear them home; The voice long broke with sighs shall sing, Till heaven with hallelujahs ring. 205. C.M.-Hearing the Voice of God's Rod. Micah vi. 9. 1 ATTEND, my soul, with reverend awe, The dictates of thy God; Silent and trembling hear the voice 2 Now let me search and try my ways, Conscious of guilt before his throne, 3 Teach me, my God, what's yet unknown, 4 My wither'd joys too plainly shew 5 Father, I wait thy gracious call, 206. C.M.-Quietness under Affliction a proper acknowledgment of God. 1 PEACE! 'tis the Lord Jehovah's hand, 2 'Tis he, the Potentate supreme Whose steady counsels wisely rule, 3 'Tis he, whose justice might demand Yet scatters with unwearied hand 4 Our Covenant-God and Father he, Whose grace can heal the bursting heart H 5 Fair garlands of immortal bliss 6 Silent I own Jehovah's name; 207. C.M.-God's afflicted Poor trusting in his Name. Zeph. iii. 12. 1 PRAISE to the Sovereign of the sky, Who from his lofty throne, Looks down on all that humble lie, And calls such souls his own. 2 The haughty sinner he disdains, Though gems his temples crown; And from the seat of pomp and pride His vengeance hurls him down. 3 On his afflicted pious poor He makes his face to shine; 5 Poor and afflicted though we are, 208. L.M.-Affliction leading to Glory. 2 Cor. iv. 17. 1 YES, 'tis a rough and thorny road That leads us to the saints' abode; But when our Father's home we gain "Twill make amends for all our pain. 2 And what is all we suffer now, Or all we can endure below, To that bright day when Christ shall come, And take his weary pilgrims home? 209. C.M.-Inconstancy in Religion. Hosea vi. 4. 1 PERPETUAL source of light and grace, 2 On us, all-worthless as we are, 3 Inconstant service we repay, And treacherous vows renew; 4 In flowing tears our guilt we mourn, 5 Arm'd with this energy divine, 6 So by thy power the morning sun Brightens each moment in his race, 210. L.M.-The wandering Sheep. Ps. cxix. 175, 176. |