5. Author and Guardian of my life, 6 What thanks I owe thee, and what love,— A boundless, endless store, Shall echo through the realms above, 164. c. M. The Law of Love. Cowper. 1 FAR from thy servants, God of grace ! 2 O may our sympathising breasts 3 Where'er the helpless sons of grief Soft be our hearts their pains to feel, 4 O be the law of love fulfilled, 5 Be thou, my heart! dilated wide. Doddridge. 165. c. M. Trust in God through all the Changes of Life. 1 FATHER divine! before thy view, 2 From thee our vital breath we drew; 3 Whate'er we do, where'er we turn, 4 To thee we look, thou Power supreme! O still our wants supply! Safe in thy presence may we live, 166. L. M. John Taylor. Reverence and Love to Jesus. 1 FATHER of Jesus! God of love! Of every joy and hope the spring; For the rich grace by him bestowed, To thee our grateful praise we bring. 2 Of pardon and eternal life Thy mercy formed the gracious plan; And Jesus, sent by thee, conveyed The glorious news to sinful man. 3 To seal the covenant which he brought, 4 O may his love our hearts inspire His promise cheer in life's last day! 167. c. M. Imploring Divine Guidance. + Exeter Coll. 1 FATHER of light! conduct my feet 2 Let heaven-eyed prudence be my guide; 3 Teach me in every various scene 4 That heavenly wisdom from above And let it guard, and guide, and warm, 5 Till it shall lead me to thyself, And all my darkness be dispersed 168. c. M. Smart. Praise to God through all the Changes of Life. 1 FATHER of mercies! God of love! 2 In every period of my life, Thy thoughts of love appear; Thy mercies gild the transient scene, And crown each passing year. 3 In all thy mercies, may my soul Nor let the gifts thy grace bestows, 4 Teach me, in times of deep distress, 5 Through every changing state of life, 6 Then may I close my eyes in death, For death itself, my God! is life, Heginbotham. 169. c. M. The Vanity of Human Life. 1 FRAIL life of man-how short its stay, 2 See the fair cheek of beauty fade, And blooming youth, with sickening head, Droop like the dying flower. 3 Wealth, pomp, and honour, we behold Like summer's insects dressed in gold, 4 Then rise, my soul! and soar away 5 Where everlasting beauties bloom, Where wealth that never can consume, And endless glories shine. 170. L. M. Rev. Henry Moore. Abiding in Christ. John vi. 68. 1 FROM Christ, my Lord, shall I depart, |