No. 233. My Faith Looks Up to Thee. Lowell Mason. 1. My faith looks up to Thee, Thou Lamb of Cal-va- ry, Sav-ior di- vine; Now hear me 2. May Thy rich grace im-part Strength to my fainting heart, My zeal in-spire; As Thou hast 3. While life's dark maze I tread, And griefs around me spread,Be Thou my Guide; Bid darkness while I pray, Take all my sin a-way, 0 let me from this day Be whol-ly Thine! died for me, O may my love to Thee, Pure, warm, and changeless be,-A liv-ing fire! turn to day, Wipe sorrow's tears a-way, Nor let me ev-er stray From Thee a-side. No. 239. Nearer, My God, to Thee. Sarah F. Adams. Lowell Mason. 1. Near-er, my God, to Thee, Near-er to Thee! E'en tho' it be a cross That rais-eth me; 2. Tho' like a wan-der-er, The sun gone down, Darkness be o-ver me, My rest a stone; 3. There let the way appear Steps un-to heav'n; All that Thou sendest me, In mer-cy giv'n; Still all my song shall be, Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee! Yet in my dreams I'd be Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee! An-gels to beck-on me Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee! No. 240. Just As I Am. Charlotte Elliott. Wm. Bradbury. am, without one plea, But that Thy blood was shed for me, am, and wait-ing not To rid my soul of one dark blot, am, tho' tossed about With many a con-flict, many a doubt, Holy Spir-it, faith-ful Guide, Ev-er near the Christian's side, Wear-y souls for1.Gen-tly lead us by the hand, Pil-grims in a desert land. S D. C.-Whisp'ring softly, "Wand'rer, come, Follow me, I'll guide thee home." Ever pres-ent, tru- est Friend, Ev - er near Thine aid to lend, When the storms are 2. {Leave us not to doubt and fear, Grop-ing on in darkness drear: D. C.-Whisper soft-ly, "Wand'rer,come, Fol-low me, I'll guide thee home." |