436 I Love to Steal Awhile Away.
I I love to steal awhile away

From every cumbering care,
And spend the hours of setting day
In humble, grateful prayer.

2 I love in solitude to shed

The penitential tear,
And all his promises to plead,
Where none but God can hear.

3 I love to think on mercies past,
And future good implore,
And all my cares and sorrows cast
On him whom I adore.

4 I love by faith to take a view

Of brighter scenes in heaven; The prospect does my strength renew While here by tempests driven.

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443 Blest be the Tie that Binds.

I Blest be the tie that binds

Our hearts in Christian love;
The fellowship of kindred minds
Is like to that above.

2 Before our Father's throne

We pour our ardent prayers;

Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one,
Our comforts and our cares.

3 We share our mutual woes,

Our mutual burdens bear;
And often for each other flows
The sympathizing tear.

4 When we asunder part,

It gives us inward pain;

But we shall still be joined in heart,
And hope to meet again.

444

How Gentle God's Commands! I How gentle God's commands!

How kind his precepts are! Come, cast your burdens on the Lord, And trust his constant care.

2 His bounty will provide,

His saints securely dwell;

That hand which bears creation up,
Shall guard his children well.

3 Why should this anxious load

Press down your weary mind?

Oh, seek your heavenly Father's throne,
And peace and comfort find!

4 His goodness stands approved,
Unchanged from day to day;
I'll drop my burden at his feet,
And bear a song away.

445 Sow in the Morn thy Seed.

Sow in the morn thy seed;

At eve hold not thy hand;

To doubt and fear give thou no need, Broadcast it o'er the land.

2 Thou know'st not which shall thrive,
The late or early sown;
Grace keeps the precious germ alive,
When and wherever strown.

3 Thou canst not toil in vain;

Cold, heat, and moist, and dry, Shall foster and mature the grain For garners in the sky.

4 Then, when the glorious end,
The day of God, shall come,
The angel reapers shall descend,
And heaven shout, "Harvest home!"

446 Did Christ o'er Sinners weep.

I Did Christ o'er sinners weep, And shall our cheeks be dry? Let floods of penitential grief Burst forth from every eye.

2 The Son of God in tears
The wondering angels see!
Be thou astonished, O my soul;
He shed those tears for thee.

3 He wept that we might weep:
Each sin demands a tear:
In heaven alone no sin is found,
And there's no weeping there.

448 0 that the Lord would Guide.

I O that the Lord would guide my way
To keep his statutes still!

Oh that my God would grant me grace
To know and do his will!

2 Oh, send thy Spirit down to write
Thy law upon my heart;
Nor let my tongue indulge deceit,
Nor act the liar's part.

3 Order my footsteps by thy word,
And make my heart sincere:
Let sin have no dominion, Lord,
But keep my conscience clear.
4 My soul hath gone too far astray,
My feet too often slip;
Yet, since I've not forgot thy way,
Restore thy wandering sheep.

5 Make me to walk in thy commands,
'Tis a delightful road;

Nor let my head, or heart, or hands
Offend against my God.

With every fleeting breath; So shall the music of thy name Refresh my soul in death.

2 With pitying eyes the Prince of grace Beheld our helpless grief;

He saw, and-oh, amazing love!-
He ran to our relief.

3 Down from the shining seats above,
With joyful haste he fled,
Entered the grave in mortal flesh,
And dwelt among the dead.

4 Oh for this love let rocks and hills
Their lasting silence break,
And all harmonious human tongues
The Saviour's praises speak.
450. The Saviour Calls; let every Ear.
I The Saviour calls; let every ear
Attend the heavenly sound;
Ye doubting souls, dismiss your fear,
Hope smiles reviving round.

2 For every thirsty, longing heart,
Here streams of bounty flow,
And life, and health, and bliss impart
To banish mortal woe.

3 Ye sinners, come, 'tis mercy's voice;
The gracious call obey;
Mercy invites to heavenly joys,-
And can you yet delay?

4 Dear Saviour, draw reluctant hearts; To thee let sinners fly,

And take the bliss that love imparts, And drink, and never die.