5 Since he is mine, I’ll boldly pass Through death’s dark, lonely vale: He is my comfort and my stay, When heart and flesh shall fail. 6 And now, O Lord, since thou art mine, What can I wish beside? My soul shall at the fountain live, When all the streams are dried. 89 C. M. Providence. Let the whole race of creatures lie In dust before the Lord! Whate’er his powerful hand has formed, He governs with a word. 2 Ten thousand ages ere the skies Were into motion brought, All the long years and worlds to come Stood present to his thought. 3 There’s not a sparrow, or a worm, O’erlooked in his decrees: He raises monarchs to a throne, Or sinks with equal ease. 4 If light attend the course I go, ’Tis he provides the rays; And ’tis his hand that hides the sun, If darkness cloud my days. 5 Trusting his wisdom and his love, I would not wish to know What, in the book of his decrees, Awaits me here below. 6 Be this alone my fervent prayer: Whate’er my lot may be, Or joys, or sorrows—may they form My soul for heaven and thee! 90 C. M. Majesty of God. Psalm 18. The Lord descended from above And bowed the heavens most high, And underneath his feet he cast The darkness of the sky. 2 On cherubim and seraphim Full royally he rode; And on the wings of mighty winds, Came flying all abroad. 3 He sat serene upon the floods, Their fury to restrain; And he, as sovereign Lord and King, For evermore shall reign. 91 S. M. Now we know in part. 1 Cor. 13:12. Thy way is in the sea; Thy paths we can not trace; Nor solve, O Lord, the mystery Of thy unbounded grace. 2 Here the dark vails of sense Our captive souls surround; Mysterious deeps of providence Our wandering thoughts confound. 3 As through a glass we see The wonders of thy love; How little do we know of thee, Or of the joys above. 4 In part we know thy will, And bless thee for the sight; Soon will thy love the rest reveal In glory’s clearer light. 5 With joy shall we survey Thy providence and grace; And spend an everlasting day In wonder, love and praise. 92 S. M. He careth for you. 1 Peter 5:7. How gentle God’s commands! How kind his precepts are! Come, cast your burdens on the Lord, And trust his constant care.