1 That blessed law of Thine, Father, to me impart;-- The Spirit's law of life divine, O, write it in my heart! 2 Implant it deep within, Whence it may ne'er remove,-- The law of liberty from sin, The perfect law of love. 3 Thy nature be my law, Thy spotless sanctity, And sweetly every moment draw My happy soul to Thee. 230. C. P. M. Anonymous. Self-Renunciation. 1 O Lord! how happy should we be, If we could leave our cares to Thee, If we from self could rest, And feel at heart that One above, In perfect wisdom, perfect love, Is working for the best. 2 For when we kneel and cast our care Upon our God in humble prayer, With strengthened souls we rise; Sure that our Father, who is nigh To hear the ravens when they cry, Will hear His children's cries. 3 O, may these trustless hearts of ours The lesson learn from birds and flowers, And learn from self to cease,-- Leave all things to our Father's will, And, on His mercy, leaning still, Find, in each trial, peace! 231. S. M. Montgomery. Forever with the Lord. 1 Forever with the Lord! So, Father, let it be; Life from the dead is in that word, 'Tis immortality. 2 Here in the body pent, Absent from Thee I roam; Yet nightly pitch my moving tent A day's march nearer home. 3 My Father's house on high! Home of my soul, how near At times to faith's foreseeing eye Thy golden gates appear! 4 I hear at morn and even, At noon and midnight hour, The choral harmonies of heaven Earth's Babel-tongues o'erpower. 5 And then I feel, that He, Remembered or forgot, The Lord, is never far from me, Though I perceive Him not. 6 Forever with the Lord! Father, if 'tis Thy will, The promise of that blessed word Even here to me fulfil. 7 Be Thou at my right hand, Then can I never fail; Uphold Thou me, and I shall stand; Help, and I must prevail. 232. L. M. Montgomery. Heaven. 1 Heaven is a state of rest from sin; But all who hope to enter there Must here that holy course begin, Which shall their souls for rest prepare. 2 Clean hearts, O God, in us create! Right spirits, Lord, in us renew! Commence we now that higher state, Now do Thy will as angels do. 3 In Jesus' footsteps may we tread, Learn every lesson of his love; And be from grace to glory led, From heaven below to heaven above. 233. L. M. Wesleyan. Desire for Union with God.