2 The wondrous methods of thy grace Evade the human eye; The nearer we attempt t' approach 3 But in the world of bliss above, These myst'ries shall be all unveiled, 4 The Sun of righteousness shall there His brightest beams display, And not a hovering cloud obscure 130. C. M. COWPER. The Same. 1 GOD moves in a mysterious way 2 Deep in unfathomable mines He treasures up his bright designs, 3 Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take : 4 Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, Behind a frowning providence 5 His purposes will ripen fast, 6 Blind unbelief is sure to err, 131. L. M. ANONYMOUS. Providence Kind and Sure. 1 THROUGH all the various passing scene Thy hand, O God! conducts unseen 2 Thou givest, with paternal care, Of joy and sorrow, health and pain. 3 When lowest sunk with grief and shame, Filled with affliction's bitter cup, Lost to relations, friends, and fame, 4 Thy powerful consolations cheer, 5 All things on earth, and all in heaven, And all for greater good were given, 6 This be my care-to all beside 'Passion be calm, and dumb be pride, 132. C. M. FAWCETT. Providence Unsearchable. 1 THY way, O God! is in the sea; 2 Here the dark vails of flesh and sense 3 When I behold thy awful hand 4 As through a glass, I dimly see 5 'Tis but in part I know thy will: 6 With rapture shall I then survey Providence and Grace Unsearchable. 1 ALMIGHTY God, thy wondrous works 2 Stupendous heights! amazing depths! Or if a transient glimpse we gain, 3 Though all the mysteries lie concealed Beyond what we can see, Grant us the knowledge of ourselves, 134. L. M. *BEDDOME. Providence Unsearchable. 1 Wait, O my soul, thy Maker's will; 2 Thick darkness round his throne he draws; 3 In heaven, and earth, and air, and seas, And age to age has still confessed 4 Wait, then, my soul, submissive wait, 135. S. M. *JERVIS. God's Providence in National Overturns. 1 God, to correct the world, In wrath is slow to rise, But comes at length in thunder clothed, And darkness veils the skies. 2 His banners, lifted high, The nations' God declare, And, stained with blood, with terrors marked, 3 All earthly pomp and pride Empires o'erturned-thrones, sceptres, crowns 4 While war and wo prevail, In God, the sovereign Lord of all, 5 Mysterious is the course Of his tremendous way; 6 He'll curb the lawless power, |