Sole Source of being, blessed God! Of love the Fountain and the Sea, Thy glorious name alone we laud,-- Our springs, O Lord, are all in thee. In all our paths thy truth we trace,-- Thy goodness, infinite, unknown; Our everlasting dwelling place, In thee we live, in thee alone. To children’s children still endure Thy ceaseless care, thy changeless love; Thy covenanted mercies, sure, Shall never, nevermore remove. O happiness without alloy! We soon with all thy saints shall come, With songs and everlasting joy, To Zion, our eternal home. O holy, holy, holy Lord! To thee be endless glory given; O be thy name by all adored, For evermore, in earth and heaven. CONFIDING IN GOD. From thy commandments, Lord, O let me never stray; According to thy word Do thou direct my way. Be every moment near,-- Alone I dare not go,-- And with thy presence cheer My pilgrimage below. Forever in thy sight, No harm can happen me; The darkness and the light Are both alike to thee. E’en death shall serve thy will,-- Controlled by thy command; No change can work me ill,-- “My times are in thy hand.” In this I sweetly rest,-- Instructed from above,-- _Whatever is, is best_; For thou, O Lord, art love. PROVIDENCE. O God, our shield! our strong defense, Sure staff of souls distress’d, Beneath thy watchful providence, Thy saints securely rest. No want have they who seek thy face; No good wilt thou withhold From them that walk in righteousness, The flock of thine own fold. From strength to strength thy servants go, Delighting in thy will; Triumphant over every foe, They stand on Zion’s hill. Forever blessèd be thy name,-- And let the whole earth be The temple of thy glorious fame, And thy salvation see. ANNIVERSARY PRAISE. O sovereign Love, eternal Power! Whose grace hath brought us to this hour, Thy covenanted mercies, sure, To children’s children still endure. Our fathers’ God! to thee we raise In cheerful song our grateful praise,-- And laud and magnify and bless Thy everlasting faithfulness. For blessings on our infant days, For guidance through life’s later maze, For present good, for hope of heaven, To thee be endless glory given. Our children, Lord, with pious care, We consecrate to thee in prayer; O, be thou tender to our tears,-- O, be thou better than our fears. In all our pilgrimage below, O, may thy presence with us go; And grant us grace henceforth to be In sweetest fellowship with thee. For service, or for suffering, Lord, In thee we seek our sole reward,-- Content, in life and death, to prove The comforts of redeeming love.