SWEET Saviour, bless us ere we go; Thy word into our minds instill; 2 The day is gone, its hours have run, YOAKLEY L. M. 6 lines 4 Do more than pardon; give us joy, That only long to be like Thee. With strife, or by deceit ensnared. Thou art our Jesus, and our all. Frederic William Faber 1849 W. YOAKLEY NASHVILLE L. P M. Arr. by L. MASON I love the vol-ume of Thy word: What light and joy those leaves afford To souls benight-ed and distressed: THE heavens declare Thy glory, Lord; 2 The rolling sun, the changing light, Reveals Thy justice and Thy grace 3 Sun, moon, and stars, convey Thy praise Round the whole earth, and never stand: So when Thy truth began its race, It touched and glanced on every land. 4 Nor shall Thy spreading gospel rest, 84 LAMP of our feet, whereby we trace 2 Bread of our souls, whereon we feed, True manna from on high; Our guide and chart, wherein we read 3 Word of the Everlasting God, Without thee how could earth be trod, 4 Lord, grant us all aright to learn And to its heavenly teaching turn, Bernard Barton 1827 J. BARNBY HOLY TRINITY C. M. How precious is the book divine, By inspiration given: Bright as a lamp its doctrines shine, To guide our souls to heaven. 85 How precious is the book divine, 3 It shows to man his wandering ways, 4 It sweetly cheers our drooping hearts, And quells our rising fears. 5 This lamp, through all the tedious night 86 John Fawcett 1782 THERE is a book, who runs may read, Which heavenly truth imparts, And all the lore its scholars need, Pure eyes and Christian hearts. 2 The works of God, above, below, Within us and around, Are pages in that book to show BELVIDERE C. M. How shall the young secure their hearts, 2 When once it enters to the mind, 4 Thy precepts make me truly wise: I hate my own vain thoughts that rise, But love Thy law, my God. 5 Thy word is everlasting truth; That holy book shall guide our youth, Isaac Watts 1719 |