570. The Believer's views and knowledge imperfect in this life. C.M. Now we see through a glass darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know, even as also I am known.-1 COR. xiii. 12. THY way, O God! is in the sea, 2 Here the dark veils of flesh and sense 3 When I behold thine awful hand 4 As thro' a glass, I dimly see 5 'Tis but in part I know thy will; When will thy love the rest reveal 6 With rapture shall I then survey And spend an everlasting day 571. The excellency of Christ. C.M. My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee: and my soul which thou hast redeemed.-Ps. lxxi. 23. TO Christ, the Lord, let every tongue When he's the subject of the song, 2 He saw me plung'd in deep distress, For me he bore the shameful cross, 3 His hand a thousand blessings pours Upon my guilty head; His presence gilds my darkest hours, 4 To him I owe my life, and breath, He makes me triumph over death, 5 To heav'n, the place of his abode 6 Since from his bounty I receive 572. The Believer supported in the strength of the Lord. C.M. Hast thou not known, hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary; there is no searching of his understanding. He giveth power to the faint, and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: but they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles.-13A1. xl. 28, 31. WHENCE do our mournful thoughts And where's our courage fled? 2 Have we forgot th' Almighty name, 3 Treasures of everlasting might He gives the conquest to the weak, 4 Mere mortal power shall fade and die, And youthful vigour cease; But we, that wait upon the Lord, " 5 The saints shall mount on eagles' wings, And taste the promis'd bliss, Till their unwearied feet arrive 573. The Believer longing for Gospel ordinances here, and the full enjoyment of Christ's presence hereafter. C.M. Why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning? O send out thy WHILE I am banish'd from thy house, 2 So, while I dwell in bonds of clay, 3 I love to see my Lord below, 4 I love to worship at his feet, But saints, exalted near his seat, 5 I'm pleas'd to meet him in his court, 6 He shines, and I am all delight, 574. The believer longing to be with Christ. L.M. Having a desire to depart and to be with Christ which is far better.-PHIL. i. 23. WHILE on the verge of life I stand, 2 Where Jesus dwells my soul would be, 3 Come, ye angelic envoys! come, Or, rais'd on high, to view his face, 5 As with a seraph's voice to sing! |