246. From Every Stormy Wind That Blows

L.M.
by H. Stowell
1
From every stormy wind that blows,
 
From every swelling tide of woes,
 
There is a calm, a sweet retreat;
 
’Tis found before the mercy-seat.
“And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee. And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.” (Exodus 25:21-22)
2
There is a place where mercy sheds
 
The oil of gladness on our heads;
 
A place than all beside more sweet — 
 
It is the heavenly mercy-seat.
“Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.” (Hebrews 1:9)
3
There is a spot where souls unite,
 
And saint meets saint in heavenly light;
 
Though sundered far, by faith they meet
 
Before the common mercy-seat.
4
Ah! whither could we flee for aid
 
When tempted, desolate, dismayed?
 
Or how the hosts of hell defeat,
 
Had suffering saints no mercy-seat?
“There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.” (1 Corinthians 10:13)
“Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.” (Psalm 143:4)
“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.” (Isaiah 41:10)
5
Thither by faith we upward soar,
 
And time and sense seem all no more,
 
For freely God our souls can greet
 
Where glory crowns the mercy-seat.
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