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CHRISTIAN EXERCISES.
409 L. M.
Faith in darkness given consolation.
1 A MID the dark, the dismal scene,
If I can say the Lord is mine,
The joy shall triumph o’er the pain,
And glory dawn, though life decline.
2 The God of my salvation lives,
My nobler life he will sustain ;
His word immortal vigor gives,
Nor shall my glorious hopes be vain,
3 Thy presence, Lord, can cheer my heart,
Though every earthly comfort die;
Thy smile can bid my pain depart,
And raise my sacred pleasures high.
4 O let me hear thy blissful voice,
Inspiring life and joys divine ;
The barren desert shall rejoice;
’Tis paradise if thou art mine 1
410 C. M.
Trust in God at all times.
1 THROUGH all the changing scenes of lit*
1 In trouble and in joy,
The praises of my God shall still
My heart and tongue employ.
2 The hosts of God encamp around
The dwellings of the just;
Protection he affords to all
Who make his name their trust.
3 O make but trial of,his love,
Experience will decide
How blest are they, and only they,
Who in his truth confide.
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