Long as the love of sin abides,
His power is safe beyond their reach.
8 But you, believers, may rejoice,
Satan well knows your mighty Friend;
He trembles at your Saviour s voice,
And owns he cannot gain his end.
125.
Paul s Voyage.—Acts, xxvii.
1 IF Paul in Cesar s court must stand,
He need not fear the sea,
Secured from harm on every hand
By the divine decree.
2 Although the ship in which he sail d
By dreadful storms was toss d,
The promise over all prevailed,
And not a life was lost.
3 Jesus ! the God whom Paul adored,
Who saves in time of need ;
Was then confess d by all on board,
A present help indeed !
4 Though neither sun nor stars were seen,
Paul knew the Lord was near ;
And faith preserved his soul serene,
When others shook for fear.
5 Believers thus are toss d about,
On life s tempestuous main ;
But grace assures beyond a doubt,
They shall their port attain.
6 They must, they shall appear one day
Before their Saviour s throne ;
The storms they meet with by the way
But make his power known.
7 Their passage lies across the brink
Of many a threat ning wave ;
The world expects to see them sink,
But Jesus lives to save.
