64.

I.

Wrestling with God.

1. COME, O thou Traveller unknown,

L.M. 6 lines.

Whom still I hold, but cannot see!

My company before is gone,

And I am left alone with Thee;
With Thee all night I mean to stay,

And wrestle till the break of day.

2. Wilt Thou not yet to me reveal
Thy new, unutterable name?
Tell me, I still beseech Thee, tell;
To know it now resolved I am;
Wrestling, I will not let Thee go,
Till I Thy name, Thy nature know.

3. My prayer hath power with God; the grace
Unspeakable I now receive;

Through faith I see Thee face to face,
I see Thee face to face, and live!
In vain I have not wept and strove ;
Thy nature and Thy name is Love.

4. 'Tis Love! 'tis Love, Thou lovest me!
I hear Thy whisper in my heart ;
The morning breaks, the shadows flee,
Pure, universal love Thou art ;

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To me, to all, Thy mercies move;
Thy nature and Thy name is Love.

The Divine Holiness.

C. Wesley.

II.12.12.10.

I. HOLY, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty! Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee,

Holy, Holy, Holy, merciful and mighty,

Who wert, and art, and evermore shalt be.

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2. Holy, Holy, Holy, though the darkness hide Thee, Though the eye of sinful man Thy glory may not

see,

Only Thou art holy: there is none beside Thee
Perfect in power, in love, and purity.

3. Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty!

All Thy works shall praise Thy name, in earth and

sky and sea.

Holy, Holy, Holy, merciful and mighty,

Who wert, and art, and evermore shalt be.

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R. Heber.

6.6.6.6.8.8.

The Divine Mercy.

1. WHOM should we love like Thee,

Our God, our Guide, our King,

The tower to which we flee,

The rock to which we cling?

O for a thousand tongues to show
The mercies which to Thee we owe.

2. The storm upon us fell,
The floods around us rose ;
The depths of death and hell

Seemed on our souls to close.

To God we cried in strong despair,
He heard, and came to help our prayer.

3. Above the storm He stood,
And awed it to repose;

He drew us from the flood,

And scattered all our foes.

He set us in a spacious place,
And there upholds us by His grace.

4. Whom should we love like Thee,
Our God, our Guide, our King,
The tower to which we flee,

The rock to which we cling?
O for a thousand tongues to show
The mercies which to Thee we owe.

H. F. Lyte.

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68.

The Lord is King.

1. THE Lord is King! lift up thy voice,

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O earth; and all ye heavens rejoice :
From world to world the joy shall ring,
The Lord Omnipotent is King.

2. The Lord is King! Child of the dust,
The Judge of all the earth is just ;
Holy and true are all His ways;
Let every creature spcak His praise.

3. Alike pervaded by His eye,
All parts of His dominion lie;

This world of ours and worlds unseen,
And the thin boundary between.

4. Wisdom divine can ne'er mistake,

1.

Nor Might decay, nor Love forsake;
His children then should ever sing,
"The Lord Omnipotent is King."

GOD

The Mystery of Life.

L.M.

Josiah Conder.

moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform;

He plants His footsteps in the sea,

And rides upon the storm.

C.M.

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2. Deep in unfathomable mines

Of never-failing skill,

He treasures up His bright designs,
And works His sovereign will.

3. Ye fearful souls, 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.

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W. Cowper.

The Breadth of the Love of God. 8.7.8.7.

HERE'S a wideness in God's mercy

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Like the wideness of the sea;

There's a kindness in His justice

Which is more than liberty.

2. There is no place where earth's sorrows.
Are more felt than up in heaven ;
There is no place where earth's failings
Have such kindly judgment given.

3. There is grace enough for thousands
Of new worlds as great as this;
There is room for fresh creations
In that upper home of bliss.

4. For the love of God is broader

Than the measures of man's mind;
And the heart of the Eternal

Is most wonderfully kind.

F. W. Faber.

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I.

The Holy Place.

1. THE Lord is in His Holy Place

In all things near and far!
Shekinah of the snowflake, He,

And Glory of the star,

And Secret of the April land

That stirs the field to flowers,

Whose little tabernacles rise

To hold Him through the hours.

2. He hides Himself within the love

Of those whom we love best;

C.M.D.

The smiles and tones that make our homes
Are shrines by Him possessed;

He tents within the lonely heart

And shepherds every thought;
We find Him not by seeking long,-
We lose Him not, unsought.

3. Our art may build its Holy Place,
Our feet on Sinai stand,

But Holiest of Holy knows

No tread, no touch of hand;