2 Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take; The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and shall break In blessings on your head. 3 Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust him for his grace; Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face. 4 His purposes will ripen fast Unfolding every hour; The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower. 5 Blind unbelief is sure to err, And scan his work in vain; God is his own interpreter, And he will make it plain. 129. S. M. Montgomery. "The darkness and the light are both alike to thee." 1 In darkness as in light, Hidden alike from view, I sleep, I wake within His sight, Who looks existence through. 2 From the dim hour of birth, Through every changing state Of mortal pilgrimage on earth, Till its appointed date; 3 All that I am,--have been,-- All that I yet may be, He sees at once, as he hath seen, And shall forever see. 130. C. M. Browne. Universal Goodness of God. 1 Lord! thou art good: all nature shows Its mighty Author kind: Thy bounty through creation flows, Full, free, and unconfined. 2 The whole, and every part, proclaims Thine infinite good-will; It shines in stars, and flows in streams, And blooms on every hill. 3 We view it o'er the spreading main, And heavens which spread more wide; It drops in gentle showers of rain, And rolls in every tide. 4 Through the vast whole it pours supplies, Spreads joy through every part: O, may such love attract my eyes, And captivate my heart! 5 My highest admiration raise, My best affections move! Employ my tongue in songs of praise, And fill my heart with love! 131. L. M. Mme. Guion. The Omnipresent Peace of God. 1 O Thou, by long experience tried, Near whom no grief can long abide;-- My Lord, how full of sweet content My years of pilgrimage are spent! 2 All scenes alike engaging prove, To souls impressed with sacred love; Where'er they dwell, they dwell in thee, In heaven, in earth, or on the sea. 3 To them remains nor place nor time; Their country is in every clime; They can be calm and free from care On any shore, since God is there. 4 While place we seek, or place we shun, The soul finds happiness in none; But with a God to guide our way, 'Tis equal joy to go or stay. 132. C. M. Eng. Bap. Coll. Providence Kind and Bountiful. 1 Thy kingdom, Lord, forever stands, While earthly thrones decay; And time submits to thy commands, While ages roll away. 2 Thy sovereign bounty freely gives Its unexhausted store; And universal nature lives On thy sustaining power.