3. It floateth like a banner Before God’s host unfurled; It shineth like a beacon Above the darkling world; It is the chart and compass That o’er life’s surging sea, Mid mists and rocks and quicksands, Still guides, O Christ, to Thee. 4. Oh, make Thy Church, dear Savior, A lamp of burnished gold, To bear before the nations Thy true light as of old; Oh, teach Thy wandering pilgrims By this their path to trace, Till, clouds and darkness ended, They see Thee face to face. W. W. How, 1867, a. 114 L. M. The heavens declare Thy glory, Lord, In every star Thy wisdom shines; But when our eyes behold Thy Word, We read Thy name in fairer lines. 2. The rolling sun, the changing light, And nights and days, Thy power confess; But the blest Volume Thou didst write Reveals Thy justice and Thy grace. 3. Thy Gospel-heralds dare not rest Till through the world Thy truth has run; Till Christ has all the nations blest That see the light or feel the sun. 4. Great Sun of Righteousness, arise; Bless the dark world with heavenly light; The Gospel makes the simple wise, Thy laws are pure, Thy judgments right. 5. Thy noblest wonders here we view In souls renewed and sins forgiv’n. Lord, cleanse our sins, our souls renew, And make Thy Word our guide to heav’n. Isaac Watts, 1719, abr. 115 L. M. The Law of God is good and wise And sets His will before our eyes, Shows us the way of righteousness, And dooms to death when we transgress. 2. Its light of holiness imparts The knowledge of our sinful hearts, That we may see our lost estate And seek deliv’rance ere too late. 3. To those who help in Christ have found And would in works of love abound It shows what deeds are His delight And should be done as good and right. 4. When men the offered help disdain And wilfully in sin remain, Its terror in their ear resounds And keeps their wickedness in bounds. 5. The Law is good; but since the Fall Its holiness condemns us all; It dooms us for our sin to die And has no power to justify. 6. To Jesus we for refuge flee, Who from the curse has set us free, And humbly worship at His throne, Saved by His grace through faith alone. M. Loy, 1863. 116 L. M. The Gospel shows the Father’s grace, Who sent His Son to save our race, Proclaims how Jesus lived and died That man might thus be justified.