2 Oft do our eyes with joy o'erflow, And oft are bathed in tears; Yet naught but heaven our hopes can raise, And naught but sin our fears. 3 We tread the path our Master trod: We bear the cross he bore; And every thorn that wounds our feet, His temples pierced before. 4 Our powers are oft dissolved away In ecstasies of love; And while our bodies wander here, Our souls are fixed above. 5 We purge our mortal dross away, Refining as we run; But while we die to earth and sense, Our heaven is here begun. 524. C. M. Watts. "We are fearfully and wonderfully made." 1 Let others boast how strong they be, Nor death nor danger fear; But we'll confess, O Lord, to thee, What feeble things we are. 2 Fresh as the grass our bodies stand, And flourish bright and gay; A blasting wind sweeps o'er the land, And fades the grass away. 3 Our life contains a thousand springs, And fails if one be gone; Strange! that a harp of thousand strings Should keep in tune so long. 4 But 'tis our God supports our frame, The God who built us first; Salvation to the Almighty Name That reared us from the dust! 525. C. M. Doddridge. "Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven." 1 These mortal joys, how soon they fade! How swift they pass away! The dying flower reclines its head, The beauty of a day. 2 Soon are those earthly treasures lost, We fondly call our own; Scarce the possession can we boast, When straight we find them gone. 3 But there are joys which cannot die, With God laid up in store; Treasures beyond the changing sky, More bright than golden ore. 4 The seeds which piety and love Have scattered here below, In the fair, fertile fields above To ample harvests grow. 526. L. M. Newton. Lightning in the Night. 1 A glance from heaven, with sweet effect, Sometimes my pensive spirit cheers: But ere I can my thoughts collect, As suddenly it disappears. 2 So lightning in the gloom of night Affords a momentary day; Disclosing objects full in sight, Which, soon as seen, are snatched away. 3 The lightning's flash did not create The opening prospect it revealed; But only showed the real state Of what the darkness had concealed. 4 Just so, we by a glimpse discern The glorious things within the veil; That, when in darkness, we may learn To live by faith, till light prevail. 527. C. M. J. Newton. The Changes of Life. 1 The evils that beset our path, Who can prevent or cure? We stand upon the brink of death When most we seem secure.