Devotional Hymns and Religious Poems Author:Thomas Hastings Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: IT.] Religious Song. 1. The songs of Zion oft impart, To this poor lab'ring care-worn heart, The balm of heav'nly peace; They chase away each boding fea... more »r, They turn to joy each sorrowing tear, And bid the conflict cease. 2. 0 Thou that fill'st the heav'nly throne, 'Tis not in melody alone To set the spirit free ; Without the breathings of thy love The sweetest strains will powerless prove, Nor comfort bring to me. 3. But if the Spirit of the Lord His hallowed influence will afford, The soul will upward rise 0n wings of song with love divine, Till heav'nly light around me shine, Beneath the bending skies. 4. If Thou the gracious influence lend, The charms of song will sweetly blend With pure devotion's flame ; Will melt the heart, the mind employ, And fill the soul with holy joy, At mention of thy name. . 5. Give me that music of the lyre That bids each earthly wish expire, And lifts the thoughts on high: That fills the soul with heavenly lore, And bids her a rich foretaste prove, 0f treasures in the sky. lg ] Praise to the Trinity. 1. We sing the Father's wondrous love, 0n sinful man bestowed: We sing the Saviour from above, And his atoning blood: We sing the Comforter Divine, Who dwells within the heart, Whose light and love and peace combine, To shed an influ'nce all benign, The world can ne'er impart. 2. All glory to the triune God Who sitteth on the throne ! Loud anthems fill that high abode, Where all his works are known: Their echoes strike the list'ning ear, Descending through the sky : They fill the heart with holy fear, They bring the joys of heaven near, And lift the soul on high. 19.] Tin- Fatber's Love. 1. We sing the Father's boundless love To all the heirs of grace, ...« less