SEEKING.
O God thou art my God; early will I seek thee.—Psalm lxiii. 1.
Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near.—Isaiah, lv. 6.
It is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.—Hosea, x. 12.
Seek and ye shall find.—Matthew, vii. 7.
We’ll seek Thy face at early dawn
When clouds and darkness veil the sky,
Upon the rising mist of morn,
Confess our errors in a sigh,
And the first beam that shines above
Shall glow with Thy forgiving love.
Then will the clouds that linger oft
About the region of the breast,
Like those that faint in light aloft,
Flee far away and give us rest;
While every darksome grief shall be
Dispelled by glory shed from Thee.
Like happy bees, O! let us roam,
Extracting joy from all around,
And winging towards our heavenly home,
Rise up with pure devotion crowned;
And Thee, great King of Glory, meet,
As tuneful larks the sun would greet.
Give us the faith to feel and know
That Thou art mirrored full and true
Within the breast, as Thou dost show
Thy sun amid a drop of dew.
And thus from sleep Thy saints upraise,
To seek Thy face in prayer and praise.
W. Martin.
Lord, we come before Thee now,
At Thy feet we humbly bow;
O, do not our suit disdain:
Shall we seek Thee Lord in vain?
In Thy own appointed way,
Now we seek Thee, here we stay;
Lord, from hence we would not go,
Till a blessing Thou bestow.
Hammond.