3 Ye trembling saints, fresh courage take: The clouds ye so much dread

Are big with mercy, and shall break
In blessings on your head.

4 Judge not the Lord by feeble sense,
But trust him for his grace;
Behind a frowning providence
He hides a smiling face.

5 His purposes will ripen fast,
Unfolding every hour;

The bud may have a bitter taste,
But sweet will be the flower.
6 Blind unbelief is sure to err,
And scan his work in vain;
God is his own interpreter,
And he will make it plain.

39.

No WANT TO THEM THAT FEAR HIM. C. M.
Oxford-New York-Harborough.

1 Through all the changing scenes of life, In trouble and in joy,

The praises of my God shall still My heart and tongue employ. 2 Of his deliverance I will boast, Till all who are distressed, From my example comfort take, And charm their griefs to rest.

3 The hosts of God encamp around The dwellings of the just; Protection he affords to all

Who make his name their trust.

4 O make but trial of his love;
Experience will decide

How blest are they, and only they,
Who in his truth confide.

5 Fear him, ye saints, and you will then
Have nothing else to fear;
Make you his service your delight,
Your wants shall be his care.

40.

THE LORD WILL PROVIDE.

Wareham

Hanover or 104th Psalm.

1 Though troubles assail,
And dangers affright,
Though friends should all fail,
And foes all unite,
Yet one thing secures us,
Whatever betide,

The Scripture assures us
The Lord will provide.

2 His call we obey,

Like Abra'm of old,
Not knowing our way,
But faith makes us bold;

104th M.

or 5s.

For though we are strangers,
We have a good Guide,
And trust in all dangers
The Lord will provide.
3 No strength of our own
Or goodness we claim,
Yet since we have known
The Saviour's great name,
In this our strong tower
For safety we hide :
The Lord is our power,
The Lord will provide.
4. When life sinks apace,
And death is in view,
This Word of his grace
Shall comfort us through:
No fearing or doubting,
With Christ on our side,
We hope to die shouting,
The Lord will provide.

41.

THE PERMANENT PORTION (Hab. iii. 17). C.M.

York-Southwark-Solomon.

1 What though no flowers the fig-tree clothe,

Though vines their fruit deny,

The labour of the olive fail,

And fields no meat supply?

2 Though from the fold, with sad surprise, My flock cut off I see;

Though famine pine in empty stalls,
Where herds were wont to be?

3 Yet in the Lord will I be glad,
And glory in his love:

In him I'll joy, who will the God
Of my salvation prove.

4 He to my tardy feet shall lend
The swiftness of the roe;

Till, raised on high, I safely dwell
Beyond the reach of woe.

5 God is the treasure of my soul,
The source of lasting joy;

A joy which want shall not impair,
Nor death itself destroy.

42.

GOD ETERNAL AND ALL-SUFFICIENT.

Glencairn-Manchester-Messiah.

1 O God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
And our eternal home:

2 Under the shadow of thy throne
Thy saints have dwelt secure;
Sufficient is thine arm alone;
And our defence is sure.

C. M.

3 Before the hills in order stood,
Or earth received her frame,
From everlasting thou art God,
To endless years the same.

4 Through every scene of life and death,
Thy promise is our trust;
And this shall be our children's song,
When we are cold in dust.

5 O God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,

Be thou our guard while life shall last,
And our eternal home.

43.

THE RETROSPECT.

Newington-St. David's-Warwick.

1 When all thy mercies, O my God!
My rising soul surveys,

Transported with the view, I'm lost
In wonder, love, and praise.

C. M.

2 O how shall words, with equal warmth, The gratitude declare

That glows within my ravished heart!
But thou canst read it there.

3 Unnumbered comforts on my soul
Thy tender care bestowed,