7 Subdued and instructed, at length to thy will, My hopes, and my wishes, my all I resign; O give me a heart that can wait and be still, Nor know of a wish or a pleasure but thine.
8 There are mansions exempted from sin and from woe, But they stand in a region by mortals untrod; There are rivers of joy—but they roll not below; There is rest—but it dwells in the presence of God.
894 11s & 10s. He that shall endure unto the end. Matt. 24:13.
The captive’s oar may pause upon the galley, The soldier sleep beneath his pluméd crest, And peace may fold her wing o’er hill and valley, But thou, O Christian! must not take thy rest.
2 Wilt thou find rest of soul in thy returning To that old path thou hast so vainly trod? Hast thou forgotten all thy weary yearning To walk among the children of thy God?
3 Canst thou forget thy Christian superscription— Behold we count them happy which endure? What treasure wouldst thou, in the land Egyptian, Repass the stormy waters to secure?
4 And God will come in his own time and power, To set his earnest-hearted children free; Watch only through this dark and painful hour, And the bright morning yet will break for thee!
895 10s & 11s. Be thou faithful unto death. Rev. 2:10.
Breast the wave, Christian, when it is strongest; Watch for day, Christian, when night is longest; Onward and upward still be thine endeavor; The rest that remaineth endureth for ever.
2 Fight the fight, Christian; Jesus is o’er thee; Run the race, Christian; heaven is before thee; He who hath promised, faltereth never; O, trust in the love that endureth for ever.
3 Lift the eye, Christian, just as it closeth; Raise the heart, Christian, ere it reposeth: Thee from the love of Christ, nothing shall sever; Mount, when the work is done—praise God for ever!
896 8s & 6s. Some great thing! 2 Kings 5:13.
Shall we grow weary in our watch, And murmur at the long delay, Impatient of our Father’s time And his appointéd way?
2 O, oft a deeper test of faith Than prison-cell, or martyr’s stake, The self-renouncing watchfulness Of silent prayer may make.
3 We gird us bravely to rebuke Our erring brother in the wrong; And in the ear of pride and power Our warning voice is strong.
4 Easier to smite with Peter’s sword, Than watch one hour in humbling prayer; Life’s great things, like the Syrian lord, Our hearts can do and dare.
5 But, O, we shrink from Jordan’s side, From waters which alone can save; And murmur for Abana’s banks And Pharpar’s brighter wave.
6 O thou, who in the garden’s shade Didst wake thy weary ones again, Who slumbered at that fearful hour, Forgetful of thy pain—
7 Bend o’er us now, as over them, And set our sleep-bound spirits free, Nor leave us slumbering in the watch Our souls should keep with thee!
897 6s & 5s. Psalm 91.
God of our salvation! Unto thee we pray; Hear our supplication, Be our strength and stay.
2 Wretchéd and unworthy, Poor, and sick, and blind, Prostrate we adore thee, Call thy grace to mind.
3 He that dwelleth near thee, Safely shall abide; Ever love and fear thee, In thy strength confide.
4 Sure is thy protection, Safe is thy defense, While in deep affliction, Woe, or pestilence.
5 God of our salvation! Saviour, Prince of Peace, Boundless thy compassion, Infinite thy grace.
6 While with love unceasing, Humbly we adore; Grant us thy rich blessing, And we ask no more.