s not the whole of life to live,
Nor all of death to die.

3 In Thee we end our quest;
Alone are found in Thee
The life of perfect love,--the rest
Of immortality.

228. C. M. C. Wesley.

There Remaineth a Rest for the People of God.

1 Lord, I believe a rest remains,
To all Thy people known;
A rest where pure enjoyment reigns,
And Thou art loved alone.

2 A rest, where all our soul's desire
Is fixed on things above;
Where fear, and sin, and grief expire,
Cast out by perfect love.

3 O, that I now that rest might know,
Believe, and enter in;
Now, Father, now the power bestow,
And let me cease from sin.

4 Remove all hardness from my heart,
All unbelief remove;
To me the rest of faith impart,
The sabbath of Thy love.

229. S. M. C. Wesley.

Desire for Holiness.

1 That blessed law of Thine,
Father, to me impart;--
The Spirit's law of life divine,
O, write it in my heart!

2 Implant it deep within,
Whence it may ne'er remove,--
The law of liberty from sin,
The perfect law of love.

3 Thy nature be my law,
Thy spotless sanctity,
And sweetly every moment draw
My happy soul to Thee.

230. C. P. M. Anonymous.

Self-Renunciation.

1 O Lord! how happy should we be,
If we could leave our cares to Thee,
If we from self could rest,
And feel at heart that One above,
In perfect wisdom, perfect love,
Is working for the best.

2 For when we kneel and cast our care
Upon our God in humble prayer,
With strengthened souls we rise;
Sure that our Father, who is nigh
To hear the ravens when they cry,
Will hear His children's cries.

3 O, may these trustless hearts of ours
The lesson learn from birds and flowers,
And learn from self to cease,--
Leave all things to our Father's will,
And, on His mercy, leaning still,
Find, in each trial, peace!

231. S. M. Montgomery.

Forever with the Lord.

1 Forever with the Lord!
So, Father, let it be;