Hymn. Resignation.-Childlike dispositions. 1 QUIET, LORD, my froward heart; Make me teachable and mild; Make me as a weaned child; On a care beyond his own, As my FATHER, GUARD, and GUIDE. 4 Thus preserv'd from Satan's wiles, Safe from dangers, free from fears, May I live upon Thy smiles, Till the promis'd hour appears, When the sons of GOD shall prove All their FATHER'S boundless love. Hymn. Resignation under Affliction. · 1 NAKED as from the earth we came, And crept to life at first; We to the earth return again, 2 The dear delights we here enjoy, Are but short favours borrow'd now, 3 'Tis GOD that lifts our comforts high,. Or sinks them in the grave; He gives, and (blessed be His Name!) 4 Peace, all our angry passions, then ; 5 If smiling mercy crown our lives, Hymn. Prayer for Resignation. 1 FATHER, whate'er of earthly bliss Accepted at Thy throne of grace, 2 Give me a calm, a thankful heart, The blessings of Thy grace impart, 3 Let the sweet hope that Thou art mine, My life and death attend; Thy presence through my journey shine, Hymn. Self-denial. 1 ASHAM'D of CHRIST! my soul disown 2 With the glad news of love and peace From heav'n to earth He came ; For us endur'd the painful cross; 3 At His command we must take up Our cross without delay: Our lives-and thousand lives of ours- 4 Each faithful suff'rer JESUS views Their lives to Him are dear, their deaths 5 To bear His Name, His cross to bear, Who nobly suffers now for Him 6 But should we in the evil day JESUS the JUDGE, before the world, Hymn. Trust in God. 1 BEGONE, unbelief, Will surely appear: 2 Though dark be my way, Since He is my Guide, "Tis mine to obey, "Tis His to provide: Though cisterns be broken, And creatures all fail, 3 His love in time past He'll leave me at last 4 Determin'd to save, He watch'd o'er my path, And can He have taught me 5 Why should I complain He told me no less: I know from His Word, 6 How bitter that cup, No heart can conceive, 7 Since all that I meet Shall work for my good, The bitter is sweet, The med'cine is food: |