Psalm xxxi
Psalm xxxi My spirit on thy care, Blest Saviour, I recline; My spirit on thy care, Blest Saviour, I recline;Thou wilt not leave me in despair, For thou art Love divine. In thee I place my trust, On thee I calmly rest;I know thee good, I know thee just, And count thy choice the best. […]
Psalm cxxxix
Psalm cxxxix Omniscient God, Thine eye divineMy inmost soul can see; Omniscient God, Thine eye divineMy inmost soul can see;And every thought and act of mineIs open, Lord, to Thee! When up I rise, when down I lie,Still Thou art at my side.Where shall I shun Thy awful eye,Or from Thy Spirit hide? If up […]
Sad Thoughts
Sad Thoughts Yes, I am calm, am humbled now;The storm is rocked to rest; Yes, I am calm, am humbled now;The storm is rocked to rest;And I have learnt my head to bow,And count my lot the best. I would not struggle with my God,Or chide what He has given:Why should I murmur at the […]
“O That I Had Wings Like A Dove, and Then Would I Flee Away and Be at Rest.”
“O That I Had Wings Like A Dove, and Then Would I Flee Away and Be at Rest.” Oh, had I, my Saviour, the wings of a dove,How soon would I soar to Thy presence above! Oh, had I, my Saviour, the wings of a dove,How soon would I soar to Thy presence above!How soon […]
“It Doth Not Yet Appear What We Shall Be”
“It Doth Not Yet Appear What We Shall Be” Ye lingering hours, wheel swift away,And usher in the joyful day, Ye lingering hours, wheel swift away,And usher in the joyful day,When, rising from a world like this,My soul shall dwell where Jesus is! Too long I’ve waited here below,And spread my wings, and sighed to […]
To Ellen
To Ellen Ah wherefore should the silent tearDown Ellen’s youthful visage stray, Ah wherefore should the silent tearDown Ellen’s youthful visage stray,When such a Hand unseen is nearTo wipe each falling drop away;A hand that bears a balm from high,For every earthly tear and sigh? And wherefore mourn a parent’s doom,When such a Parent from […]
The Heart in Tune
The Heart in Tune Be the heart in tune within,All without runs smooth and even, Be the heart in tune within,All without runs smooth and even,And earth’s objects seem to winSomething of the hues of heaven:Clouds from off our sky are flown;All grows bright around and o’er us;Life acquires a loftier tone,And hope dances light […]
The Prayer Answering God
The Prayer Answering God I stand in a world where there’s nothing my own,Where the lightest event is beyond my control; I stand in a world where there’s nothing my own,Where the lightest event is beyond my control;But to Him that is Ruler supreme and aloneI gladly resign, for I know Him, the whole.How pleasant, […]
Inscription on A Monument
Inscription on A Monument What shall we write on this memorial stone?Thy merits? Thou didst rest on Christ’s alone. What shall we write on this memorial stone?Thy merits? Thou didst rest on Christ’s alone.Our sorrows? Thou woulds chide the selfish tear.Our love? Alas, it needs no record here.Praise to thy God and ours? His truth […]
“It Is I: Be Not Afraid”
“It Is I: Be Not Afraid” Loud was the wind, and wild the tide;The ship her course delayed: Loud was the wind, and wild the tide;The ship her course delayed:The Lord came to their help, and cried,“Tis I: be not afraid.” Who walks the waves in wondrous guise,By Nature’s laws unstaid?“Tis I,” A well known […]