3 Let the sweet hope that Thou art mine
My life and death attend,
Thy presence through my journey shine,
And bless my journey's end.
471. L. M. *Browne.
The One God.
1 Eternal God! Almighty Cause
Of earth, and seas, and worlds unknown!
All things are subject to Thy laws;
All things depend on Thee alone.
2 Thy glorious being singly stands,
Of all within itself possessed;
By none controlled in Thy commands,
And in Thyself completely blessed.
3 Worship to Thee alone belongs,
Worship to Thee alone we give;
Thine be our hearts, and Thine our songs,
And to Thy glory may we live.
4 O, spread Thy truth through every land,
In every heart Thy love be known;
Subdue the world to Thy command,
And, as Thou art, reign God alone.
472. C. M. Sternhold
"He Bowed the Heavens and Came Down."
1 The Lord descended from above,
And bowed the heavens most high,
And underneath His feet He cast
The darkness of the sky.
2 On cherubim and seraphim
Full royally He rode,
And on the wings of mighty winds
Came flying all abroad.
3 He sat serene upon the floods,
Their fury to restrain;
And He as sovereign Lord and King
For evermore shall reign.
473. L. M. J. Richardson.
One in Christ.
1 From Zion's holy hill there rose
A fount divine, that ever flows;
Heaven's smile is on its waters shed,
By heaven's own dews the fount is fed.
2 That stream of Truth--a silver thread,
Scarce known, save by its fountain-head--
Now onward pours, a mighty flood,
And fills the new-formed world with good.
3 Where'er that living fountain flows,
New life its healing wave bestows,
And man, from sin's corruptions free,
Inspires with its own purity.
4 A spirit, breathed from Zion's hill,
In holy hearts is living still,--
That Comforter from heaven above,
The presence of celestial love.
5 O, may this spirit ever be
Our bond of peace and unity!
Thus shall we teach, as Christ began,
Through love, the brotherhood of man.
474. C. M. *Pierpont.
The Hymn of the Last Supper.
1 The winds are hushed; the peaceful moon
Looks down on Zion's hill;
The city sleeps; 'tis night's calm moon,
And all the streets are still.
2 How soft, how holy, is the light!
And hark! a sweet, low song,
As gently as these dews of night,
Floats on the air along.
3 Affection's wish, devotion's prayer,
Are in that holy strain;
And hope and love and trust are there,
And triumph, won through pain.
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