And those who put their trust in Thee
Nor death nor hell shall harm.

Thou art the Way, the Truth, the Life;
Grant us that Way to know,

That Truth to keep, that Life to win,
Whose joys eternal flow. Amen.

“These confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth."

505 GUIDE me, O Thou great JEHOVAH,
Pilgrim through this barren land;
I am weak, but Thou art mighty;
Hold me with Thy powerful hand:
Bread of Heaven,

Feed me now and evermore.

Open now the crystal Fountain,
Whence the healing streams do flow;
Let the fiery cloudy pillar

Lead me all my journey through:
Strong Deliverer,

Be thou still my Strength and Shield.

When I tread the verge of Jordan,
Bid my anxious fears subside,
Death of death and hell's Destruction,
Land me safe on Canaan's side:

Songs of praises

I will ever give to Thee.

Amen.

"The ark of the covenant went before them."

506 LEAD us, heavenly Father, lead us,
O'er the world's tempestuous sea;
Guard us, guide us, keep us, feed us,
For we have no help but Thee:
Yet possessing

Every blessing,

If our God our Father be.

Saviour, breathe forgiveness o'er us;
All our weakness Thou dost know;
Thou didst tread this earth before us,
Thou didst feel its keenest woe;
Lone and dreary,

Faint and weary,

Through the desert Thou didst go.

Spirit of our God, descending,

Fill our hearts with heavenly joy;
Love with every passion blending,
Pleasure that can never cloy:
Thus provided,
Pardon'd, guided,

Nothing can our peace destroy. Amen.

"A people near unto Him."

507 NEARER, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee,

E'en though it be a cross
That raiseth me;

Still all my song shall be,

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Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee.

Though like a wanderer,
The sun gone down,
Darkness comes over me,
My rest a stone:
Yet in my dreams I'd be
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee.

There let my way appear
Steps unto heaven,
All that Thou sendest me
In mercy given :

Angels to beckon me

Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee.

Then, with my waking thoughts
Bright with Thy praise,
Out of my stony griefs

Bethel I'll raise

e;

So by my woes to be

Nearer, my God, to Thee,

Nearer to Thee.

Amen.

Having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ, which is far better."

509 O PARADISE, O Paradise,

Who doth not crave for rest?

Who would not seek the happy land
Where they that loved are blest?
Where loyal hearts and true
Stand ever in the light,

All rapture through and through,
In God's most holy sight.

O Paradise, O Paradise,

The world is growing old; Who would not be at rest and free Where love is never cold? Where loyal hearts and true, etc.

O Paradise, O Paradise,

'Tis weary waiting here; I long to be where Jesus is, To feel, to see Him near;

Where loyal hearts and true, etc.

O Paradise, O Paradise,

I want to sin no more,
I want to be as pure on earth
As on thy spotless shore;

Where loyal hearts and true, etc.

O Paradise, O Paradise,

I greatly long to see

The special place my dearest Lord
In love prepares for me;

Where loyal hearts and true, etc.

Lord Jesu, King of Paradise,
O keep me in Thy love,

And guide me to that happy land
Of perfect rest above;

Where loyal hearts and true,
Stand ever in the light,

All rapture through and through,
In God's most holy sight. Amen.

"In the day-time also He led them with a cloud, and all the night through with the light of fire."

512 LEAD, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom,

Lead Thou me on;

The night is dark, and I am far from home,
Lead Thou me on.

Keep Thou my feet; I do not ask to see
The distant scene one step enough for me.

I was not ever thus, nor pray'd that Thou
Shouldst lead me on;

I loved to choose and see my path; but now
Lead Thou me on.

I loved the garish day; and, spite of fears,
Pride ruled my will: remember not past years.

So long Thy power has blest me, sure it still
Will lead me on

O'er moor and fen, o'er crag and torrent, till
The night is gone,

And with the morn those angel faces smile,
Which I have loved long since, and lost awhile.

Amen.