694 C. M. WATTS. An Evening Song. For a Child. 1 AND now another day is gone, I'll sing my Maker's praise; My comforts every hour make known 2 But how my childhood runs to waste! 3 I lay my body down to sleep; And through the hours of darkness keep 4 With cheerful heart I close my eyes, 695 L. M. PIERPONT Morning Hymn. For a Child. 1 O GOD, I thank thee that the night My Father's smile, that makes it day. 696 L. M. Evening Hymn. For a Child. PIERPONT. 1 ANOTHER day its course hath run, And thou wilt be by night my Rest. My spirit to my Father's will. 697 C. M. WATTS, The aged Christian's Prayer. Ps. 71. 1 GOD of my childhood and my youth, I have declared thy heavenly truth, 2 Wilt thou forsake my hoary hairs, 3 Let me thy power and truth proclaim And leave a savor of thy name 4 The land of silence and of death 698 C. M. WATTS. The aged Saint's Reflection and Hope. Ps. 71. 1 MY God, my everlasting Hope. I live upon thy truth; Thy hands have held my childhood up, 2 Still has my life new wonders seen Behold, my days that yet remain, 3 Cast me not off when strength declines, And round me let thy glories shine, 4 Then, in the history of my age, 1 HOW are thy servants blest, O Lord! Their help omnipotence. 2 In foreign realms, and lands remote, Supported by thy care, ADDISON. They pass unhurt through burning climes, And breathe in tainted air. 3 Thy mercy sweetens every soil, 4 Though by the dreadful tempest tossed, They know thou art not slow to hear, 5 The storm is laid; the winds retire, The sea, that roars at thy command, 6 In midst of dangers, fears, and death, And praise thee for thy mercies past, 700 L. M. WATTS. The Seaman's Hymn. Ps. 107. 1 WOULD you behold the works of God, His wonders in the world abroad, Go with the mariners, and trace 2 They leave their native shores behind, 3 When land is far, and death is nigh, 4 He bids the winds their wrath assuage; The wondrous goodness of the Lord; 701 L. M. J. Q. ADAMS. Ps. 107. 1 O THAT the race of men would raise Their voices to their heavenly King, And with the sacrifice of praise The glories of Jehovah sing!Ye navigators of the sea, Your course on ocean's tides who keep, And there Jehovah's wonders see, His wonders in the briny deep! 2 He speaks; conflicting whirlwinds fly; 3 He stays the storm; the waves subside; |