56 Spiritual Provisions devoutly
1.The Lord, our Shepherd,feeds his flock, And shades them with the towering rock ;| Our God provides each heavenly good, And fills our souls with lasting food.
2 Where pastures grow in living green,
And spread a rich and flowing scene,
There do we rest, when toil o'ercomes,
Inhaling all the sweet perfumes.
3 Where waters of salvation flow,
To cheer the humble vale below,
There doth our Shepherd kindly guide,
And for our parching thirst provide.
4 When from this fold we ever stray,
He marks our wandering, devious way,
Reclaims our souls to blissful rest,
And brings us leaning on his breast.
5 Shepherd and Bishop of my soul,
O make thy wounded servant whole;
Continue all thy gifts of love,
Till I shall reach thy fold above.
Perpetual Praise.
1 When, wakened by thy voice of
power,
The hour of morning beams in light,
My voice shall sing that morning hour,
And thee, who madʼst that hour so bright.
2 The morning strengthens into noon;
Earth's fairest beauties shine more fair;
And noon and morning shall attune
My grateful heart to praise and prayer.
3 When 'neath the evening western gate
The sun's retiring rays are hid,
My joy shall be to meditate,
E'en as the pious patriarch did.
4 As twilight wears a darker hue,
And gathering night creation dims,
Shall have their harmonies and hymns
The twilight and the midnight, too,
5 So shall sweet thoughts, and thoughts
My constant inspirations be;
And every shifting scene of time
Reflect, my God, a light from thee.
58 Praise for the Divine Goodness.
1 Awake, my soul! awake, my tongue!
My God demands the grateful song:
Let all my nobler powers record,
The wond'rous mercy of the Lord.
2 Divinely free, his mercy flows,
Forgives my crimes, allays my woes;
He bids approaching death remove,
And crowns me with indulgent love.
3 He fills my longing soul with good,
Substantial bliss! immortal food!
Youth smiles renew'd in active prime
And triumphs o'er the power of time.
4 In him the poor opprest shall find
A Friend, almighty, just and kind;
His glorious acts, his wond'rous ways,
To all the world proclaim his praise.
2 How oft my heart's affections yield, And wander o'er the world's wide field! My roving passions, Lord, reclaim; Unite them all to fear thy name.
3 Then, to my God, my heart and tongue,
With all their pow'rs,shall raise the song;
On earth thy glories I'll declare,
Till heaven th' immortal notes shall hear.
1 0 thou, whose scales the mountains Whose will the raging seas obey, [weigh Who canst the boisterous winds control, Subdue the tumults of my soul.
2 May I with equal mind sustain
My lot of pleasure and of pain;
May joys and sorrows gently flow,
Nor rise too high, nor sink too low.
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