FROM THE LIBRARY OF REV. LOUIS FITZGERALD BENSON. D. D. BEQUEATHED BY HIM TO THE LIBRARY OF PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY DWUion Section / %. V/^/. A H. r be sung at the close of this, and every Psalm. Glory he to the Father, Almighty God, through Jesus Christ our Lord ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. DOMINUS REGIT ME. 'T^HE Lord is my shepherd : therefore can I lack nothing. He shall feed me in a green pasture : and lead me forth beside the waters of comfort. He shall convert my soul : and bring me forth in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil : for thou art with me ; thy rod and thy staff comfort me. Thou shalt prepare a table before me against them that trouble me : thou hast anointed my head with oil, and my cup shall be full. But thy loving-kindness and mercy shall fol- low me all the day^ of my life : and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. VESPERS. 28 ^ After the Psalm, tJte Minister shall say : The Lord be with you ; People, And with thy spirit. Minister. Let us pray. r [All reverently bowing down.] "V\7^E humbly beseech thee, O Father, merci- fully to look upon our infirmities ; and for the glory of thy name turn from us all those evils that we most righteously have deserved; and grant that in all our troubles we may put our whole trust and confidence in thy mercy, and evermore serve thee in holiness and pure- ness of living. People. Mercifully forgive the sins of thy people, /~\ GOD, merciful Father, that despisest not the sighing of a contrite heart, nor the de- sire of such as be sorrowful ; mercifully assist our prayers that we make before thee in all our troubles and adversities, whensoever they oppress us ; and grant that we thy servants may ever- more give thanks unto thee in the holy Church of thy Son Jesus Christ. People. Grant us thy peace, O Lord. g4< VESPERS. /^ GOD, our heavenly Fatlier, we give thee humhle and hearty thanks for all the bene- fits and blessings, both spiritual and temporal, which in the riches of thy great mercy thou hast poured down upon us; but especially for thy spiritual blessings. Lord, let us not live but to praise and magnify thy great goodness. Grant, we beseech thee, that all our thoughts, words, and works may tend to the discharge of our duty, the good of our fellow-men, and the ad- vancement of thy Son's kingdom on earth. Amen, f\ LORD Most High, with thy whole Church throughout the world we especially giv^e thanks to thee for all thy saints departed; and for the hope of future joy in the resurrection of the just. O let the cloud of witnesses, the in- numerable company of those who have gone before and entered into rest, be to us an example of godly life : even now may we rejoice in their happiness ; and with patience may w^e so run the race that is set before us, as to have an en- trance administered abundantly into thy heavenly presence, to be united with them and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. V VESPERS. 25 f~\ THOU Father of our spirits, who art always more ready to hear than we to pray : often in the midst of our daily business may we lift up our hearts to thee ; and grant, we humbly beseech thee, that those whom thou dost refresh with thy presence may, by a life well pleasing to thee, show their love and grati- tude, as faithful disciples of Jesus Christ. Amen, f\ BLESSED God, who neither slumberest nor sleepest, take us into thy gracious keep- ing for this night ; and make us mindful of that night when the noise of this busy world shall be heard by us no more. O Lord, in whom we trust, help us by thy grace so to live that we may never be afraid to die, and grant that at the last as now our even-song may be : I will lay me down in peace, and sleep, for thou, Lord, makest me dwell in safety. A7nen. ^ Tlien shall he sung a Vesper Hymn, or Sacred Song (unan- nounced^, giving devout and audible icords loitli a melody that touches the heart. ^ After that shall be read one of the Selections of Psalms, in verses, alternately, by Minister and People ; all standing. The reading will end with this Doxology : OQ VESPERS. Minister, Now unto tlie King eternal, im- mortal, invisible, the only Wise God ; People. Be honor and glory, through Jesus Christ, forever and ever. ^ Then shall he read a lesson from the Sacred Scriptures. At the close of lohich the Minister shall say : — Here endeth the Scriptural lesson: and this Vesper Psalm shall be sunrj : Deus misereatur. /^ OD be merciful unto us, and bless us : and show us the light of his countenance, and be merciful unto us ; That thy way may be known upon earth : thy saving health among all nations. Let the people praise thee, O God : yea, let all the people praise thee. O let the nations rejoice and be glad : for thou shalt judge the folk righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Let the people praise thee, O God : yea, let all the peo[)le praise thee. Then shall the earth bring fortli her increase : and God, even our own God, shall give us his blessinof. God shall bless us : and all the ends of the world shall fear him. VESPERS. O'^ Or, instead of the Psalm, one of the folloiciiuj Hymns may he sung. Gloria in Excelsis. f^ LORY be to God on liigh, and on earth peace, good will towards men. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. O God, through thy only-begotten Son Jesus Christ, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, who taketh away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Through him that taketh away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Through him that taketh away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Through him that sitteth at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. For thou only art holy ; thou only art the Lord ; thou only, in Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art m.ost high in thy glory, O God our Father. Amen. Vexite ad me. |"^OME unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden : and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you : and learn of me. For I am meek and lowly of heart : and ye shall find rest unto vour souls. 28 VESPERS. For my yoke is easy : and my burden light. Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you : not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled : neither let it be afraid. Beatitudes. T) LESSED are the poor in spirit : for theirs is the kino;'dom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn : for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek : for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they that do hunger and thirst after righteousness : for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful : for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart : for they shall see God. Blessed are the peace-makers : for they shal be called the children of God. Blessed are they that are persecuted for right- eousness' sake : for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. VESPERS. QC) Come, ye Disconsolate. p. m. /^OME, ye disconsolate, where'er ye languish; Come, at the shrine of God fervently kneel ; Here bring your ^rounded hearts, here tell your anguish ; Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal. Joy of the desolate, light of the straying, Hope, when all others die, fadeless and pure ; Here speaks the Comforter, in God's name saying, Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot cure. Here see the bread of life ; see waters flowing Forth from the throne of God. livins;- and pure ; Come to the feast of love ; come, ever knowing, Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot cure. ^ Here shall foUow an Exposition or Address; which is de- signed to occupy about fifteen minutes. At the close, the Minister shall say : — Let us pray ; and the Silent Prayer shall continue a minute or two; after ichich the Lord's Prayer shall he said or sung. o The Lord's Prayer. UR Father who art in heaven. Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. 30 VESPERS. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation ; But deliver us from evil : For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, Forever. Amen. ^ Then shall he sung a Parting Hymn of Peace, ly Choir and Congregation. ^ After tvhich, this Benediction shall he said; the Choir chant- ing the " Amen." Benediction. ^1"^HE peace of God, which passeth all under- standing, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with us all. Amen, LITANY Minister. r\ GOD, our heavenly Father, have mercy upon us. People. O God, our heavenly Father, have mercy upon us. Minister, O God, by thy Son Jesus Christ, the Redeemer of the world, have mercy upon us. People, O God, by thy Son Jesus Christ, the Redeemer of the world, have mercy upon us. Minister, O God, by thy Holy Spirit, the Comforter and Guide of mankind, have mercy upon us. People, O God, by thy Holy Spirit, the Comforter and Guide of mankind, have mercy upon us. Minister, Forgive, O Lord, our manifold sins and offences. We have erred and strayed from thy ways ; we have left undone those things which we ought to have done, and have done those things which we ought not to have done. We pray thee to remove our transgressions from S2 LITANY. us ; to assist our new desires, and, according to thy promises in Jesus Christ, to save us with an abundant salvation. People. Save us, good Lord. 3Iinister. From all blindness of heart ; from pride, vainglory, and hypocrisy ; from envy, hatred, malice, and all uncharitableness ; People, Good Lord, deliver us. Minister, From all inordinate and sinful affec- tions ; and from all deceits of the world and the flesh; People, Good Lord, deliver us. Minister. From all fury of the elements ; from plague, pestilence, and famine ; from battle and murder, and death unprepared for ; People, Good Lord, deliver us. Minister, From all sedition and civil discord ; from all false doctrine and unbelief; from hard- ness of heart and contempt of thy word and commandment ; People, Good Lord, deliver us. Minister, 1\\ all time of our tribulation ; in all time of our prosperity, and in the hour of death ; People, Good Lord, deliver us. Minister. We beseech thee, O Lord, that it may please thee to rule and guide and comfort LITANY. 33 thy holy Church universal ; to bring into the way of truth all such as have erred and are de- ceived ; to send laborers into thy vineyard, and to give saving power to the preaching of thy word ; . People. We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. Minister. That it may please thee to illumine all Ministers of the gospel and teachers of truth ; and to give to them, and to the people committed to their charge, the needful spirit of thy grace, and to pour out upon them the continual dew of thy blessing ; People. We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. Minister, That it may please thee to bless and preserve all rulers and magistrates, and all who are in authority over us, giving them grace to execute justice and to maintain truth; People. We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. Minister, That it may please thee to bless all sorts and conditions of men ; to make known thy ways unto all people, thy saving health to all nations ; People, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. Sii LITANY. 3fimster. That it may please thee to give to oil thy people increase of grace, to hear meekly thy word, to receive it with pure affection, and to bring forth the fruits of the Spirit; People. We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. llinister. That it may please thee to strengthen such as do stand, to comfort and help the weak-hearted, and to raise up those who fall ; People, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. Minister, That it may please thee to succor, help, and comfort all who are in any danger, necessity, or tribulation ; People. We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 3Iinisier. That it may please thee to minister unto such as are any ways afflicted or distressed in mind, body, or estate, to comfort and relieve them according to their need, giving them pa- tience under their trials, and a happy issue out of all their afflictions ; People. We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. Minister. That it may please thee to defend and provide for the fatherless and widows, and all who are desolate and oppressed ; LITANY. So People, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. Minister, That it may please thee to havt^ mercy upon all men ; People, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. Minister. That it may please thee to forgive our enemies, persecutors, and slanderers, and to turn their hearts ; People. We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. Minister. That it may please thee to give and preserve to us the kindly fruits of the earth, so that in due time we may enjoy them ; People. We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. / Minister. That it may please thee to sanctify us by thy Holy Spirit, to make us perfect in every good work, and to keep us blameless unto the end; People. We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. Minister. The Lord bless us and keep us ; People. The Lord cause his face to shine upon us. Minister, The Lord lift up the light of his countenance upon us ; People. And give us peace. PRAYERS AND THANKSGIVINGS UPON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, TO BE USED BEFORE THE TWO FINAL PRAYERS OF MORNING AND EVENING SERVICE. ^ That ive ma?/ put our Trust luliolly in God. f\ LORD God, thou art our refuge and our ^^^ hope : on thee alone we rest ; for we find all to be weak and insufficient but thee. Many- friends cannot profit, nor strong helpers assist, nor prudent counsellors advise, nor the books of the learned afford comfort, nor any precious sub- stance deliver, nor any place give shelter, unless thou thyself doth assist, strengthen, console, in- struct, and guard us. To thee, therefore, do we lift up our eyes ; in thee, our God, the Father of mercies, do we put our trust. Bless and sanctify our souls, that they may become thy holy habitation, and the seat of thine eternal glory ; and let nothing be found in us displeasing in thy sight. Protect and keep us amidst all dangers ; and, accom panying us by -thy grace, direct us along the way of peace to thine everlasting home. Amen. PRAYERS AND THANKSGIVINGS. 37 ^ In Time of Trouble. f\ GOD, thou art our hope and our strength, a very present help in time of need. Look- down upon us with thy fatherly pity, and give us hearts wholly resigned to thy divine will. May we have such firm confidence in thy good providence as not to increase our trouble by our own infirmities. Take from us gloomy forebod- ings and a spirit of fear. Blessed be thy name, our sorrows are finite and temporal, less than our sins, and infinitely less than thy mercies. O may it be our great care to please thee, our only fear lest we should sin against thee. Let thy loving-kindness be our portion, thy Spirit our guide, thy law the rule of our conduct ; and so with patience may we wait till this cloud is passed over. Amen. ^ In Time of Mourning. A L MIGHTY God, who governest all things in heaven and on earth with infinite wisdom and mercy, and dost encourage us to fiy to thee as our refuge in distress ; refresh thy sorrowing children with the light of thy countenance, and the consolations of thy Holy Spirit. Be thou now to us, we humbly beseech thee, what thou lovest to be. a Father to tliose who are in trouble 38 PRAYERS AND THANKSGIVINGS. and a God of comfort to those who mourn. Grant that we thy servants may not weep as those who are without hope, nor complain of any- thing but ourselves, nor desire anything but that thy will may be done, nor do anything but what is agreeable to thy holy word and commandment. O heavenly Father, when thou smitest us, not less than when thou pourest out blessings on us, may our love to thee increase ; and when the few years of our earthly pilgrimage are ended, may we be gathered to our fathers in thy peace, and in the blessed hope of a joyful resurrection, through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. ^ In Time of Adoerslti/. {~\ HOLY Father, help us to labor for those enduring riches which consist in the knowl- edge of thee, and in the glory of thy gracious presence. Suffer us not, we pray thee, so to limit thy power as to think that thou art not now able to supply our real wants, though blessings which we were wont to enjoy are taken from us. Restrain, we beseech thee, our desires; teach us willingly to submit ourselves to thy wisdom. Let thy promises and provi- dence be our storehouse ; let it be enough for us to believe as we do, that, though we lose all we PRAYERS AND THANKSGIVINGS. 39 possess, yet, inasmuch as thou hast once loved us in Christ, we shall never lose thy favor. Through him he ascribed unto thee glory and dominion, world without end. Amen. ^ That we may commit those luhom we love to the Keeping of our heavenly Father. r\ LORD God of heaven and earth, for those who belong to us may we neither be with- out care, nor yet taken up with care, as if we had not thee to care for us. But let us assure ourselves that thou wilt be our God, and the God of our children ; and wilt not leave them destitute of earthly blessings, for whom thou hast provided an eternal inheritance. With this confidence may we go on our way with cheerful- ness, fulfilling every duty as it arises, and leav- ing all events trustfully to thee, our merciful God and Father. Amen, ^ For a Fruitful Season : to he used in Spring. GOD, the Creator and Preserver of all things, who causest the grass to grow for /he cattle, and herb for the service of man ; who bringest forth fruit out of the earth, and dost bless the springing thereof; be pleased graciously to look down from thy holy habita- 4,0 PRAYERS AND THANKSGIVINGS. tion in heaven upon us, thy people, and upon the land wherein we dwell ; that both it may become fruitful and yield its increase, and w^e may grow in wisdom and in goodness, bring- ing forth plenteously the fruit of good w^orks, as disciples of him who came to sow in us the seeds of eternal life. Amen. ^ Thanksgiving for a Fruitful Season. A LMIGHTY and eternal Lord God, who art infinite in power and wisdom and good- ness ; with hearts deeply sensible of thy tender care and concern for us, we most humbly be- seech thee to accept our tribute of thanks and praise for the return of that joyous season in which thou makest our fields to yield an abun- dant increase. On thy fatherly protection and kindness we will steadfastly rely for the supply of our wants ; for thou carest for us. But, O heavenly Father, while we rejoice in thy out- ward bounty, do thou keep us ever mindful that man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth : and grant that we may not cease to labor more earnestly for those everlasting blessings which thou hast vouchsafed to us in thy beloved Son Jesus Christ. Amen. PRAYERS AND THANKSGIVINGS. 4] % All Saints. r\ ALMIGHTY God, who hast knit together all generations of the faithful in one com- munion and fellowship, in thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord ; grant us grace to follow thy blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living; and make us partakers with them of those unspeak- able joys which thou hast prepared for them that unfeignedly love thee. Amen. ^ Tlie Ordination of Ministers. A LMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, who of thine infinite love and goodness hast firmly established the Church of thy Son on earth ; raise up, we beseech thee, a constant succession of faithful Ministers ; and give them grace to remember that the servants of the Lord ought not to strive, but to be gentle to all, apt to teach, patient, instructing in meekness him that opposeth. May they become examples to their flocks in holy living, teaching not only by their doctrine, but also by their practice. Thou, O gracious Father, knowest what things are need- ful for this high calling : multiply these gifts on thy servants ; and crown their labors with thy blessing, that the w^ork of the great shepherd of souls may prosper in their hands. Amen, 42 PRAYEKS AND THANKSGIVINGS. ^ In Behalf of a Sick Person for whom the Prayers of the Congregation are requested. A LMIGHTY and ever-blessed God, our ref- uge and our hope ; stretch forth, we pray thee, thy heahng hand on thy servant, for whom in Ms sickness our prayers are desired : but, O heavenly Father, grant that he may so acknowl- edge thy fatherly love in this and all his trials, that whatsoever thou mayest appoint concerning him^ he may be wholly resigned to thy gracious will. Amen. T[ In Time of General Sickness. A LMIGHTY and ever-blessed God, in the midst of life we are in death : of whom shall we seek for succor but of thee, O Lord 1 Stretch forth thy hand, we beseech thee, and turn from us this great sickness and mortality with which we are now visited. But, O merci- ful Father, as thou dost never chasten us but for our good, may we be still more anxious for a humble and teachable heart than for immediate relief from bodily danger ; not doubting thy desire to bring all our afflictions to a speedy and happy end. In every time of trouble give us grace, O Lord God, to help and comfort one another in the spirit of thy son Jesus Christ. Amen. PRAYERS AND THANKSGIVINGS. 43 ^ When General Health is restored. T>LESSED be tby goodness, O Lord, which hath preserved so many of us ahve in the midst of a great mortality, and hath restored health to our land. Thou hast been our refuge and our fortress, our God in whom we trust. Grant, we beseech thee, that we may devote our renewed strength to thee with increased zeal and earnestness, as true disciples of thy Son Jesus Christ. Amen. t In Time of War. /^ LORD, our Creator and Preserver, who hast made of one blood all nations of men to dwell upon the face of the earth ; we cry to thee in our distress, and beseech thee to look down in mercy on the terrible conflicts which are destroying the lives and estranging the hearts of thy children. O breathe upon thy people the spirit of thy Son ; and grant that the work of righteousness may be peace, and the effect of righteousness quiet and assurance for- ever. Amen. ^ When Peace is restored. T)LESSED be thou, O God, who stillest the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, 44 PRAYERS AND THANKSGIVINGS. and the tumult of the people. We praise and thank thee for our deliverance from those great evils and dangers wherewith we were com- passed ; and we most earnestly beseech thee to fill us with the spirit of kindness and forbear- ance ; that no bitterness may remain in our hearts, and that we may lead henceforth a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty, through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen, ^ For this Nation. A LMIGHTY God, who rulest over all the nations of the earth, and on whose gracious providence we depend evermore for preservation and prosperity ; extend, we beseech thee, thy paternal goodness to the people of this nation. Our necessities and dangers are all known to thee. Vouchsafe to guide us continually with thy counsel J and strengthen us with thy power ; and so direct and sanctify our hearts, that, look- ing up to thee as our only safeguard and the supreme author of all blessings, we may have the unspeakable blessing of th/ almighty pro- tection and thy heavenly favor. Amen, PRAYERS AND THANKSGIVINGS. 45 % For all Mankind. ]%/rOST gracious Father, let thy blessing rest on every member of thy great human family. May every one be a partaker of thy gospel in Jesus Christ. Grant that the bright beams of thy truth may shine upon those who are walking in darkness; till all the kindreds of thy people shall know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent. Amen. RULES TO KNOW WHEN THE FEASTS AND HOLY DAYS BEGIN. — -^st^— - EASTER DAY, on whlcli the rest depend, is always the first Sunday after the Full Moon, which happens upon or next after the twenty-first day of March ; and if the Full Moon happen upon a Sunday, Easter-day is the Sunday after. ADVENT SUNDAY is always the nearest Sunday to the thirtieth of November, whether before or after. WHITSUNDAY, or Feast of Pentecost, is seven weeks after Easter, THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. 5irst Sunbag tn 2liit)eut. The Pkeparation of the Patriarchs. i^ GOD, the God of our fathers, who in tliy wonderful providence hast made all ages a preparation for the kingdom of thy Son ; we thank thee for the morning light which thou didst cause to shine in the holy patriarchs ; and we heseech thee to make ready our hearts for the hrightness of thy glory, and the fulness of thy hlessings in Christ Jesus our Lord. A^nen, Gospel, St. Matt. xxi. 1. Epistle, Rom. xiii. 8. jS^conb Sunban in ^i)Dcnt. The Preparation of Moses. /~\ GRACIOUS Lord God, who hy means of thy servant Moses didst prepare the way for one far greater than Moses, even thy own best-heloved Son ; grant, we beseech thee, that as in tlie infancy of our race thou didst govern us by the laws of holiness, so now thou wilt THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. 4*7 •perfect within us that spirit of sonship, of which we have a spotless example in thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, Gospel^ St. Luke xxl. 25. Epistle^ Rom. xv. 4. Sljirlr Sunbaw in ^tbo^nt. Preparation of Prophecy. A LMIGHTY God, who by thy chosen proph- ets didst warn the sinful, comfort the op- pressed and sorrowful, and point onwards to the glad days of thy kingdom ; grant that we, whose eyes are blessed with the sight of thy power and glory in Jesus Christ, may indeed acknowledge that the Lord God omnipotent reigneth, and devote ourselves to thee in holiness and righteousness all our days. Amen, Gospel, St. Matt. xi. 2. Epistle, 1 Cor. iv. 1. jTourtlj Suuliaij in :3lbrcnt. John the Baptist. A LMIGHTY God, by whose gracious prov- idence thy servant John the Baptist was sent to prepare the way of thy Son, our Saviour, by preaching repentance ; make us so to follow his doctrine and holy life, that we may truly re- pent according to his preaching ; and, after his example, constantly speak the truth, boldly re- 48 THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. buke vice, and patiently suffer for conscience' sake. Amen, Gospel, St. John i. 19. Epistle, Phil. iv. 4. €I]nstma0 QJdc. {~\ GOD, who makest us to rejoice in the year- ly celebration of the festival of Christmas ; grant that we who thankfully receive thy best- beloved Son may through him become thy faith- ful children, and be admitted into thy kingdom of light and glory forever and ever. Amen, Gospel, St. Luke ii. 1. €ljrisima0 JDag. /^ RANT, we humbly beseech thee, O Lord God, that, enlightened by the memory of thy wonderful providence in the birth of Jesus Christ, our eyes may be evermore fixed on thy goodness ; which still graciously worketh to- wards the accomplishment of thy promise, to call at length all the earth to a true knowledge of thee and thy glorified Son. Amen. Or, r\ ALMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, from whom every good and perfect gift proceedeth ; we thine unworthy servants, deeply sensible of thy manifold and great mercies, THE CHRISTLV^T YEAR. 49 would bring to thee our united offering of praise and tlianksofivinof, as for innunaerable other proofs of thy loving-kindness, so especially for that wonderful event which laid the foundation of all our Christian hopes. Grant that we may with such true joy celebrate this happy festival of Christmas, as to be heartily disposed to strive after that heavenly righteousness which thou hast set before us in the life and gospel of thy Son Jesus Christ. Amen. Gospel, St. John i. 1. Epistle, Heb. i. 1. Z\]t Sitnlia'o afUr Cijrlstmas. T ORD our God, Source of all light and truth, who didst send thy Son Jesus Christ into the world that the world through him might be saved ; grant, we beseech thee, that the light of his doctrine and life may shine into our hearts, and dispel our darkness, and direct our steps, and lead us at last to the unspeakable glories and felicities of thy heavenly kingdom. Amen. Gospel, St. Luke ii. 15. Epistle, Gal. iv. 1. 0 f'irGt Sun^ap in tlje 2Ci:it) IJear. GOD, our hearts as well as our times are in thy hands ; help us, we beseech thee, 50 THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. with this new year to form new resolutions of serving thee faithfully in the spirit of thy Son Jesus Christ ; that we may finish the work which tliou hast given us to do, and that our earthly life may be the beginning of a blessed eternity. Amen, Gospel, St. Matt. xxv. 14. Epistle, 1 St. Peter i. 13. o Srronir Sunba^ afUr (Ijjristinas. ALMIGHTY and eternal God, who by thy Son Jesus Christ hast shown the care thou takest of thy people ; cultivate, we beseech thee, every branch of this thy vine, that it may be more fruitful : let not the thorns of sin pre- vail against us; but protect us by thy Spirit, that we may bring forth the fruits of holy living, to the glory of thy blessed name. Amen. Gospel, St. John xv. 1. aijirb Sunbaw after (Iljristmas. LORD, we beseech thee mercifully to rer- ceive the prayers of thy peoj)le who caU upon thee ; and grant that they may both per- ceive and know what things they ought to do, and also may have grace and povver faithfully to THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. g\ fulfil tlie same, throu2"li Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Gospel, St. Luke li. 41. Epistle, Rom. xii. 1. Jourtlj Sunbag cAitx dljristmas. f\ GOD, our heavenly Father, who by thy best-beloved Son hast opened to us a foun- tain of living water ; grant, we pray thee, that we may so drink of this water as to be refreshed in all our weariness of spirit, to be strengthened for thy blessed service, and to have within us a well of water springing up into everlasting life. Amen, Gospel, St. John iv. 5. Jiftlj Sunban after (Cljristinas. C\ GOD,, the Father of our spirits, who hast vouchsafed to us, not only the bread which perisheth, but also that living bread which Com- eth down from heaven ; grant, we beseech thee, that as thou hast wonderfully adapted the one to our natural wants and appetites, so we may be enabled to discern and experience the no less wonderful adaptation of the other to the eternal wants of our spirits ; and enjoy the fulness of thy spiritual blessings in Jesus Christ. Amen, Gospel, St. John li. 32. 5£ THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. S'utlj Suntran after (llljristmas. f^ GOD, who knowest us to be set in the midst of so many and great dangers that by reason of the frailty of our nature we cannot always stand upright ; grant to us such strength and protection as may support us in all dangers, and carry us through all temptations, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, Gospel, St. Matt. vlii. 23. Ejnstle, Rom. xiii. 1.^ Scocntlj Sunbaii after dljristmas. /^ LORD, we beseech thee to keep thy Church and houseliokl continually in thy true religion ; that they who do lean only upon the hope of thy heavenly grace may be defended by thy mighty power, and at length received into thy -everlasting kingdom. Amen, Gospel, St. Matt. xiii. 24. Epistle, Col. iii. 12. (Eigljtlj Suubaw after (ffljristina^. f\ GOD, whose blessed Son was manifested that he might destroy the works of dark- ness, and make us the sons of God and heirs of eternal life ; grant us, we beseech thee, that having this hope we may purify ourselves even as he is j)ure ; that, when we are called away THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. 53 from this world, we may be made like unto him in his eternal and glorious kingdom. Amen, Gospel, St. Matt. xxiv. 23. Ejnstle^ 1 St. John ili. 1. JJ'mtlj Suuiiag after dljristnms. r\ LORD, who by thy Son hast opened to us a kingdom which is not of this world ; direct, we beseech thee, our lot in this life ac- cording to our hopes, if they are not displeasing to thee ; but if they are, O our God, we will- ingly renounce them, and ask only to be made the means of advancing thy Son's kingdom. Amen, Gospel, St. Matt. xx. i. Epistle, 1 Cor. Ix. 24. Stntlj Sunbai) after (!rijri0tma0. O TIR up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the zeal of thy faithful people ; that the yoke of Jesus may become easy to them ; that their Christian love may work all the miracles of grace, till from grace it pass to glory, from earth to heaven, from duty to reward, from the weakness of a commencing and growing affec- tion to the consummation of eternal charity and a complete union with thy Son Jesus Christ. Amen, Gospel, St. Luke viii. 4. Epistle, 2 Cor. xi. 19. 54f THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. (ffkorntlj 0unirai| after (illjristmaa. /^ LORD, who hast taught us that all our doings without charity are nothing worth ; send thy Holy Spirit, and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of charity, the very bond of peace and of all virtues, without which who- soever liveth is counted dead before thee. Amen, Gospel, St. Luke xvili. 31. Epistle, 1 Cor. xili. 1. toelftlj Suulran after (Iljristmas. /~\ GOD, our heavenly Father, who in thy Son Jesus Christ hast given us a perfect pattern of holy living ; grant, we beseech thee, that as he was tempted and yet without sin, so by thy fatherly help and blessing we may be enabled to resist and overcome the sins wliich do most easily beset us, and may finish our course with joy. Amen, Gospel, St. Matt \\.1G. Epistle, Jod il 12. (^Ijirteeutlj Sunt^an after (Hljristma?. A LMIGIITY God, in whom our strength is perfected in weakness ; keep us botli out- wardly in our bodies, and inwardly in our souls ; that we may pass our days in peace and quiet- THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. 55 ness, and be filled with the fruits of righteous- ness, which are by Jesus Christ. A77ie7i. Gospel, St. Matt. xv. 27. Epistle, St. James i. 2 Jourtccntlj Sunbai} after (!Iljristma0. f\ LORD God, who givest power to the faint, and to them that have no might increasest strength ; we pray thee to be to us a present help in time of trouble : that, whereas through manifold temptations we are sore hindered in running the race that is set before us, thy boun- tiful grace and mercy may speedily help and deliver us, through him whom thou hast exalted to be unto us a Prince and a Saviour. A7?ien. Gospel, St. Luke xi. 14. Epistle, Ephcs. v. 1. iTifterntlj Sunba^ after djrlsima0. "A/TERCIFULLY pour into our hearts, O Lord God, the grace of thy Holy Spirit, that by sighs and tears we may w^ash away the stains of our sins : and enable us to present our bodies and souls to thee a pure and acceptable ofiering, after the pattern of him who was well pleasing in thy sight. A?nen. Gospel, St. John vi. 1 Epistle, St. James iv. 8. ^Q THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. jSuttcntlj Suubaii after €l)ristma0. /~^ GOD, who art great in name and in coun- sel and powerful in thy works ; grant that as members of thy Son's flock we may know the voice of our Good Shepherd, and be led and fed by him, until we be gathered together where none can pluck us out of his hands. Amen. Gospel, St. John viii. 46. Epistle, Heb. ix. 11. Sljc Suntiatt before (Soob JTribag. Palm Sunday. A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, who, of thy tender love towards mankind, hast sent thy Son Jesus Christ to suffer death upon the cross, that all mankind should follow the exam- ple of his great humility ; mercifully grant that we may both follow the example of his patience, and also be made partakers of his resurrection, and dwell with him hereafter forever and ever Amen. Gospel, St. Matt, xxvii. 1. Epistle, Phil. li. 5. ©oob JTribaii. A LMIGIITY God, we beseech thee gracious- ly to behold this thy family, for which thy Son Jesus Christ gave himself up into the hands THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. 37 of wicked men, and suffered death upon the cross, that he might perfect his ministry of rec- onciHation, and glorify thy merciful name, world without end. Amen. Or, f~\ GOD, who by thy Son Jesus Christ hast opened for us the passage to eternity ; vouch- safe, we beseech thee, so to conform us by thy grace, that in all things we may walk as true disciples of him who gave himself for us, our dearest Lord and Saviour. Ame)i. Or, f^ FATHER of mercies, whose purposes of redeeming love w^re fulfilled by the death of thy Son upon the cross ; grant that we, look- ing to his obedience and sufferings, may be changed to his image as by the Spirit of the Lord ; and that by thy fatherly grace and bless- ing we may be enabled to fulfil the condition of Christian discipleship, — " If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me." A?nen. Gospel, St. John xix. 1. Epistle, Heb. x. 1. (Szaskv (£vcn, /^RANT, O Lord, that as we are baptized into the death of thy blessed Son Jesus 58 'THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. Christ, so by continually mortifying our corrupt aflfections we may be buried with him ; and that through the grave and gate of death we may pass to our joyful resurrection, and behold him face to face in the glory of his kingdom. Amen. Qrastcr Pag. At Morning Prayer^ instead of the First Psalm, these Anthems shall he sung or said. Rom. vi. 9, and 1 Cor. xv. 20. Christ, being raised from the dead, dieth no more : death hath no more dominion over him. For in that he died, he died unto sin once : but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin : but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Christ is risen from the dead : and become the first-fruits of them that slept. For since by man came death : by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die: even so in Christ shall all be made alive. Now unto the God of grace : for the mig-ht of his Spirit and the love of Christ ; Be glory in the Church throughout all ages : world without end. Amen. THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. \ LMIGHTY God, who through thy best- beloved Son Jesus Christ hast overcome death, and opened unto us the gate of everlast- ing life ; we humbly beseech thee that as thou dost put into our minds good desires, so by thy continual help we may bring the same to good effect, as humble but faithful disciples of Jesus Christ. Amen. Or, instead of the Psalm and Collect, tlie folloicing may be used. The Lord is risen indeed : Hallelujah. Christ is raised from the dead, and dieth no more : Hallelujah. Now unto the God of grace : for the might of his Spirit and the love of Christ ; Be glory in the Church throughout all ages : world without end. Amen. f~\ GOD, who by the yearly solemnity of the resurrection of our Lord fillest us with joy ; mercifully grant that these temporal festi- vals which we celebrate may help to prepare us for those joys which are eternal. Amen, QO THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. Or, i~\ LORD God, who art the source of light and every blessing ; we would celebrate with glad offerings of praise the resurrection of thy Son Jesus Christ from the dead. Grant, we beseech thee, that we who with reverence would keep this glorious festival of Easter, may happily arrive at thy everlasting joys, into which he has entered as our forerunner. Amen, Gospel., St. John XX. 1. Epistle., Col. iii. 1. jTirst 6uni)au aftrr (Easter. TXOLY and merciful Lord God, who multi- pliest upon us the gifts of thy heavenly grace ; grant that by the death of thy best- beloved Son we may be enabled to bear our crosses, and that by his resurrection we may have good hope of a happy end to our earthly pilgrimage. Amen. Gospel, St. John xx. 19. Epistle, 1 St. John v. 4. Saonlr Sunbaii after ^raster. A LMIGHTY God, who hast given thy Son our Saviour both to save us from sin and to be unto us an ensample of godly life ; give us grace that we may always most thankfully THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. Ql receive tliat liis inestimable benefit, and also daily endeavor ourselves to follow the blessed steps of his most holy life. Amen. Gospel^ St. Jolm x. 11. Epistle^ 1 St. Peter II. 19. ?:ljirir SuntJaw after (Easter. A LMIGHTY God, who showest to them that be in error the hght of thy truth, to the intent that they may return into the way of righteousness ; grant unto all them that are ad- mitted into the fellowship of Christ's religion that they may eschew those things that are con- trary to their profession, and follow all such things as are agreeable to the same, through thy grace in Jesus Christ thy Son. Amen, Gospel, St. Jolm xvi. 16. Epistle, 1 St. Peter ii. 11. loxxxil) Suubap after (Easter. i~\ ALMIGHTY God, who alone canst order the unruly wills and affections of sinful men ; grant unto thy people that they may love the thing which thou commandest, and desire that which thou dost promise ; that so, among the sundry and manifold changes of the world, our hearts may surely there be fixed where true C2 THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. joys are to be found, even on the kingdom and promises of thy Son Jesus Christ. Amen. Gospel, St. John xvi. 5. Epistle, St. James I. 1 7. Jiftlj jSunbari after faster. /^ LORD, from whom all good things do come ; grant to us thy humble servants, that by thy holy inspiration we may think those things that be good, and by thy merciful guid- ance may perform the same, as true followers of thy Son Jesus Christ. Amen, Gospel, St. Jolin xvi. 23. Epistle, St. James i. 22. !3lscnision SDag. f^ RANT, we beseech thee. Almighty God that like as we do believe thy best-beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, to have ascended into the heavens ; so we may also in heart and mind thither ascend, and with him continually dwell in thy glorious presence, world without end. Amen, Gospel, St. Mark xvi. 14. Epistle, Acts I. 1. Sunbaii afUr ^Isccnsion. f\ GOD, the King of glory, who hast exalted thy Son Jesus Christ witli great triumpli THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. Qg into thy kingdom in heaven ; we heseech thee, leave us not comfortless ; but send to us thy Holy Spirit to comfort us ; and exalt us into the same place whither he has gone before, even into thy own blessed and glorious presence, there to dwell in fulness of joy forever and ever. Amen, Gospel, St. John xv. 26. Epistle, 1 St. Peter iv. 7. toljit-SunlJaM. f^ OD, who at this time didst teach the hearts of thy faithful people, by sending to them the light of thy Holy Spirit ; grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in thy holy com- fort. Amen, Gospel, St. John xiv. 15. Epistle, Acts il. 1. Or, f~\ ALMIGHTY and merciful God, vv-ho giv- est unto thy people thy Holy Spirit as a sure pledge of thy heavenly kingdom ; grant that thy Spirit may bear witness with our spirit, that we are thy children and heirs of everlasting life. Amen, Or, /^RANT, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, that we who celebrate the gift of thy Holy 64. THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. Spirit may, by thy heavenly inspiration, earnest- ly thirst after the fountain of life, which thou hast graciously opened to us in thy Son Jesus Christ. Amen. Or, /~\ GOD our Father, Author of every good and perfect gift, who delightest above all to impart of thine own ever-blessed Spirit ; we thank thee especially at this time for that glorious event which, as on this day, gave life to the Christian cause, and a powerful support to the followers of thy holy Jesus. O may the devout consideration of these benefits increase the grate- ful fervor of our minds, and make us always so ready and well-disposed to obey the godly mo- tions of thy Holy Spirit, that, in all our trials and difficulties here below, thy unerring wisdom may be our guide, and the blessed communica- tions of thy grace our never-ceasing consolation and joy. Amen, JTii'st Sunbau after lUljit-SuniJaji. i^ LORD our God, who by thy Son liao; taught us that love is the fulfilling of the law and of the gospel ; fill us, we beseech thee, with the spirit of universal charity, that we may THE CHRISTIAN YEAE. 55 love thee above all, and our neighbor as our- selves. Amen. Gospel, St. Jolm ill. 1. Epistle, Rev. iv. 1. Srconir Sunbarj aficr tDI)lt-0unirat3. f~\ GOD, the strength of all them that put their trust in thee, mercifully accept out prayers ; and because through the weakness of our mortal nature we can do no good thing without thee, grant us the help of thy grace, that in keeping of thy commandments we may please thee both in will and deed ; after the ex- ample of Jesus Christ thy well-beloved Son. Amen. Gospel, St. Luke xvi. 19. Epistle, 1 St. Jolin iv. 7. 2!ljirb Suuba^ after lUljlt-Suuilta^. C\ x\LMIGHTY and most merciful Father, in thy goodness regard our prayers, and free our hearts from the disturbance of all per- verse and evil thoughts, that we may become a fit abode for thy Holy Spirit. Amen. Gospel, St. Luke xlv. 16. Epnstle, 1 St. Jolm iii. 13. Jourtlj Sunba^ after iDljit-Sunbau. r\ LORD God, who hast made glorious the name of thy Son Jesus Christ ; mercifully QQ THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. grant us, we beseech thee, such a participation of his spirit, that we may even here possess rich measures of his heavenly strength and comfort ; and that hereafter we may be admitted to the full joy of his blessed presence forever and ever. Amen, Gospel J St. Luke xv. 1. Epistle, 1 St. Peter v. 5. Jlftlj Sunbag after lllljit-5uni)ati. f~\ GOD, the protector of all that trust in thee, without whom nothing is strong, nothing holy; increase and multiply upon us thy mercy ; that, thou being our ruler and guide, we may so pass through things temporal, that we finally lose not those things which are eternal. Amen. Gospel, St. Luke vi. 3G. Epistle, Rom. viii. 31. Sktij 0unban after llUjit-Sunifag. r^. RANT, O Lord, we beseech thee, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by thy governance that thy Church may joyfully serve thee in all godly quietness, and the kingdom of thy Son may prosper in all lands. Amen. Gospel, St. Luke v. 1. Epistle, 1 St. Peter iii. 8. THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. 67 iSruentlj Suubap after tUljtt-Sunbai). /^ GOD, whose promises exceed all that we ^-^ could desire or understand ; grant us, we beseech thee, the greatest of all blessings, thy love shed abroad in our hearts ; that we may render to thee a ready and joyful obedience as true disciples of thy Son Jesus Christ. Amen. Go.LESSED are they that do hunger and thirst after righteousness : for they shall he filled. 3Iatt V. 6. Our Lord Jesus Christ said, My Father giv- eth you the true hread from heaven. For the bread of God is he who cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. I am the hread of life : he that cometh to me shall never hunger ; and lie that believeth on me shall never thirst. John vi. 32, 33, 85. And the Spirit and the Church say. Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever v/ill^ 86 HOLY COMiAIUNION. let him take the water of life freely. Rev. xxii. 17. By one Spirit are we haptized into one body, and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. Being many we are one, being partakers of one bread. 1 Cor, xii. 18; x. I7. Behold, I stand at the door and knock : if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him and will sup with him, and he with me. Rev. iii. SO. Christ, our passover, is sacrificed for us: therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness ; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. 1 Cor, v. 7? ^• Our Lord Jesus Christ said. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine, no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches : he that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. John xv. 4, 5. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. Henceforth I call you not servants ; for the ser- vant knoweth not what his lord doetli : but I have HOLY COMMUNION. 87 called you friends ; for all things that I have heard of my Father, I have made known unto you. John xv. 13—15. Come unto me, all ye that lahor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matt. xi. £8. God so loved the world, that he gave his only- begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John iii. 16. ^ Then the Minister shall say : T^EARLY beloved brethren, we come to this table to testify, not that we are righteous, but that we sincerely love the Lord Jesus Christ, and wish to become his true disciples. Ye, therefore, who do truly and earnestly desire to learn of the Saviour, and to cooperate in the study and practice of his religion ; who would live in love and charity with your neighbors, and would grow in the Christian Life, draw near with faith, and take this holy ordinance to your comfort, and make your humble confes- sion to Almighty God. ^\ Then shall this general Confession he made hy Minister and People ; all humUy hawing down, or devoutly kneeling. A LMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father; we humbly acknowledge our weakness, and 88 HOLY COMMUNION. the sins wliicli we from time to time liave most grievously committed, by tliought, word, and deed, against thy great goodness, against our Master, Jesus Christ, against our own souls, and against our brethren. Have mercy upon us, most merciful Father. Comfort and help us. liaise our hearts up to thee in heaven, and suffer us no more to wander upon earth. In the name of thy beloved Son, we beseech thee to forgive us all that is past ; and grant that we may ever hereafter serve and please thee, in newness of life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, ^[ Then sliall the Minister say this Prayer : A LMIGHTY God, our heavenl)^ Father, who of thy great mercy hast pronnsed forgive* ness of sins to all those who with hearty re])ent- ance and true faith turn unto thee, have mercy upon us; pardon and deliver us from all our sins ; confirm and strtnigthen us in all goodness ; and bring us to everlasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ^[ Til en shall the ilfi/iislcr say : Hear what words of comfort our Savioni' i-aitli unto all who desire his help., ^iOM]'] unto me, all ye who labor aiul are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. So God loved the world, that he aave his HOLY COMMUNION. §9 only-besfotten Son, to tlie end that all who be- lieve in him should not perish, but have everlast- ing life. Hear, also, what St. Paul saith. This is a true saying, and worthy of all men to be received, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. Hear, al-o, what St. Jolm saith. If anv man sin, we have an advocate with the Father. Jesus Christ the riii-hteours. and he is the propitiation for our sins. Lift up your hearts. Ansv:er. We lift them up unto the Lord. Minister. Let us give thanks unto our God. Amvjer. It is meet and right so to do. Minister. It is verv meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times, and in all places, give thanks unto thee, O Lord, Holy Father. Almighty, Everlasting God. ^ Here may follow the proper Preface, if there he any spe- cially appjointed ; or else irnm(Miately may follow (Minister and Peopjle toyether) : n^HEREFORE with angels, and archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we 90 HOLY COMMUNION. laud and magnify thy glorious name ; ev^ermore praising thee, and saying, Holy, holy, holy. Lord God of hosts, heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Glory be to thee, O Lord, most high. B proper ^prefaces. Upon Christmas Day. \ m ECAUSE thou didst send thy Son into the world, that the world through him might be saved. Therefore with angels, &c. Upon Easter Day. "OUT chiefly are we bound to })raise tliee for the glorious resurrection of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord ; for he was offered for us, and is the Lamb of God that taketh away the sins of the world ; who by his death hath destroyed death, and by his rising to life again hath re- stored to us everlasting life. Therefore with angels, &c. Upon Ascension Day. rjPHROUGH thy most dearly beloved Son Jesus Christ our Lord ; who, after his most glorious resurrection, manifestly appeared to all his apostles, and in tlw'ir sight ascended uj) into heaven to prepare a place for us ; th;it where he is, thither we nn'ght also ascend, and reign with him in glory. Therefore with angels, &c. HOLY C0iBlL3I0X. 9] Upon Whii-Sunday. r I THROUGH Jesns Christ our Lord ; accord- ing to whose most true promise, thy Holy Spirit was poured forth upon the apostles, to teach them, and to lead them to all truth ; giving them hoth the gift of divers languages, and also boldness, with fervent zeal, constantly to preach the gospel unto all nations, whereby we have been brought out of darkness and error into the clear light and true knowledge of thee, and of thy Son Jesus Christ. Therefore with angels, &c. ^ Tlien sliall the Minister read the following words: T HAVE received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus, the same night in which he was betrayed, took bread : and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat : this is my body, which is broken for you : this do in remembrance of me. After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in mv blood : this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do show the Lord's death till he come. 1 Cor. xi. 28^26. 92 HOLY COMMUNION. Minister. The Lord be with you. People. And with thy spirit. Minister. Let us pray. ^ The Minister may tlien offer prayer in his own tcords, or say the Prayers followiny ; all humbly bowing down, or devoutiy kneeling. T^ATHER of our spirits ; mindful of Christ's life and teachings, his death upon the cross, his resurrection and ascension, and his seat at thy right hand, we come to partake of this bread and this wine in remembrance of him. We beseech thee to sanctify them and us : and may we who thus eat of one bread and drink of one cup be made one with each other in the fel- lowship of the same Holy Spirit, and one with tliee and thy dear Son. And in this our communion we desire to re- member, and beseech thee to remember and bless, the multitudes of every name who are joined with us in one household of faith, our brethren and sisters in Christ throughout the world. We remember those who have fallen asleep in Christ, and in the joyful hope of resurrection unto eternal life. We remember the fathers from the beginning of the world ; the patriarchs, prophets, apostles, HOLY COMMU^s'ION. 93 martyrs, and all who have wrought righteous- ness. We remember all such as journey ; all who are in sickness or distress ; and we would for- give our enemies, if there be any who have wished or done us ill. We rem.ember the whole family of man ; be- seeching thee that the spirits of all flesh may taste of thy grace, and that the ends of the earth may see the salvation of God. And unto us, O Lord God, vouchsafe such guidance, that as Christians and blameless we may spend the remainder of our lives. Accept, O holy and ever-blessed Father, these our supplications. May our offerings find favor in thy sight, and- be as an odor of spiritual in- cense. Ame?2. ^ Here shall he sung a Communion Hymn^ or a Hymn ap- pointed for Vespers^ unannounced. ^ Then shall the Minister^ having first received the Communion in both kinds himself, prroceed to deliver the same to the People. And when he delivereth the bread, he shall say : Take and eat this in remembrance of Jesus Christ : and feed on him in thy heart by faith, with thanksgiving". 94 HOLY COMMUNION. ^ And the Minister luJio dellveretli the Cuj), shall say: Drink this in remembrance of Jesus Christ, and be thankful. ^[ When all have received the Communion, the Lord's Prayer shall he said by Minister and People; all humbly bowing down, or reverently kneeling. /~\UR Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation ; but deliver us from evil : For thine is the king- dom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen. • ^ Then the Minister shall say this Prayer : A LMIGHTY and ever-living God, we most heartily thank thee, for that thou dost vouchsafe to feed us with spiritual food; and dost assure us thereby of thy favor and good- ness towards us ; and that we are heirs, through hope, of thy everlasting kingdom. And we most humbly beseech thee, O heavenly Father, so to assist us with thy grace, that we may con- tinue in that holy fellowship, and do all such HOLY COMMUNION. 95 good works as tliou hast prepared for us to walk in; through Jesus Christ our Lord, througli whom to thee be all honor and glory, world without end. Aijicn. •f Then may he said or sung, all standing. Gloria ix ex- CELSis, or some proper Hymn from the Selection. f^i LORY be to God on high, and on eartli peac^, good-will towards men. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. O God, through thy only-begotten Son Jesus Christ, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, who taketh awav the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Through him that taketh away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Through him that taketh away the sir.s of the world, receive our prayer. Through him that sitteth at the right hand of God our Father, have mercy upon us. For thou only art holy ; thou only art the Lord ; thou only, in Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in thy glory, O God our Father. Amen. 96 HOLY COMMUNION. % Then the Minister shall let the People depart with this Blessing : rriHE peace of God, which passeth all under- standing-, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord : and the blessing of God Almighty be amongst you, and remain with you always. Amen, ARTICLES OF FAITH. ^ As declared h/ the Clergn and La if// of the Universalist Church of the United Slates of America^ assembled in Convention at Winchester, in the State of Neio Hainpshire, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and three : Article i. We believe that the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments contain a revelation of the charac- ter of God, and of the duty, interest, and final destination of mankind. AiiT. II. We believe that there is one God, whose nature is love ; revealed in one Lord Jesus Christ, by one Holy Spirit of grace ; who will finally restore the whole family of man- kind to holiness and happiness. Art. in. We believe that liollncss and true happiness are inseparably connected ; and I hat believers ought to be careful to maintain order and practise good works ; for these things are good and profitable unto men. THE MINISTRATION OF BAPTISM OF INFANTS. ^ When the Child has been Irought forward to the Altar, the Minister may read as follows, from the Gospel of St. Mark. rnHEY brought young children to Christ, that he should touch them ; and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. But, when Jesus saw it, he w^as much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not ; for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you. Who- soever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them. •[ He may then use the following, or some other suiiahle Ex-- hortation : Y brethren, in our tri^atment and regard IVi - : ' - — — s- of children, we ought to partake of the spirit of our Lord Jesus Christ. We should by no means despise or neglect them ; but by gentleness and watchful care, do all that we can 98 BAPTISM OF INFANTS. to bili]g them into the fold of the Good Shep- herd. That God may bless our efforts in so doing, let us now pray. ^ Then may he offered the following Prayer. A LMIGHTY and most merciful God, we give thanks unto thee, that by thy good- ness we have been brought to the knowledge of Jesus Christ, and to faith in him. \ye bless thee for the kind and encouraoinof words which he spoke, and for his tender compassion towards those whom he came to save ; that he did not suffer little children to be driven away from his presence, but took them in his arms and blessed them. And now that we have brought to thy altar this little one, we pray that thou wilt guide and direct us, while we consecrate him to thee and to thy service. Wilt thou grant that this Baptism of Water may be the type and the earnest of the purifying influences of thy Holy Spirit, by which alone the soul can be regen- erated and saved. This we do humbly ask, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ^ The Minister may then say to the Parents or Guardians of the Child: B Y the act of bringing this Child here at this time, you express in the most solemn man- BAPTfSM OF IXFAXTS. 99 iier your desire and resolve to instruct Idiii in the gospel of Christ, and in every way to do what lieth in you to enable him to resist sinful inclinations and to keep God's holy will and commandments. ^ Then the Minister shall tcd'e the Child into his arms, and shall say to the Parents or Guardians : Name this Child. ^ Xarning the Child, he slioll apfA'j the Water, saying : I baptize thee, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. •[ Then shall follow this Benediction : rilHE God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ bless and shelter thee : and throuofh his Son, and by his Holy Spirit, aid thee in infirmities, comfort thee in sorrow, guide thee into all truth, and at length receive thee into his heavenly presence. Amen, •[ In CJioirs, or places where they sing, here shall follow (un- announced) an appropriate Hymn. After ichich, the Bene- diction : rpHE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and tlie love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us aJl evermore. Amen. THE MINISTEATION BAPTISM TO SUCH AS AEE OF EIPER YEAl^^. ^ WJien those toJio tahh to he haptlzed have cojiie forward to the Altar, the Minister shall read as follows ; all those tcho are present standing up : A ND Jesus came and spake to his disciples, and said, All power is given unto me in heaven and earth. Go ye, therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost ; teaching them to do whatsoever I have com- manded you ; and lo, I am with you even unto the end of the world. ^ Tlien shall he said this Exhortation : 1\ /FY brethren, now that we are about to obey this command, which is with so great au- tliority enjoined upon us, let us seek a blessing from God, through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1[ Then the Minister may say : Let us pray. BAPTISM OF THOSE OF RIPER YEARS. IQl A LMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, we "^^ give thee humble and hearty thanks, tliat thou hast vouchsafed to call us to the knowledge of thy grace and to faith in thee. Increase this knowledofe and confirm this faith in us evermore, that we may be enabled to mortify all our evil and corrupt affections, and daily to proceed in all virtue and godliness of living, till we come to that eternal kingdom which thou hast prom- ised throuofh Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. •[ T?ien the Minister shall speak to the persons to he baptized on this wise: TITTELL-BELOVED, who have come hither to receive holy Baptism : you know what divine help has been promised to all who seek it ; how our Lord Jesus Christ hath said, Ask, and ye shall receive ; seek, and ye shall find ; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. Re- nouncing, therefore, the fellowship of evil, will you endeavor to learn of Jesus Christ, and co- operate in the study and practice of his relig- ion ] ^ Then the persons about to he baptized shall severally answer : It is my desire and prayer to be enabled so to do. ]0£ BAPTISM OF THOSE OF RIPEK YEARS. ^ In administering tJie Ordinance of Baplism, the Minister shall say : T BAPTIZE thee, in tlie name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. ^ He shall also pronounce this Benediction : A ND I pronounce upon thee the hlessing which God commanded his servant of old ; saying : The Lord hless thee, and keep thee ; the Lord make his face shine upon thee, and he gracious unto thee ; the Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. Amen. Minister. Our help is in the name of the Lord ; Ansiver. \Yho hath made heaven and earth. Minister. Blessed be the name of the Lord ; Ansiver. Henceforth, world without end. Minister. Lord, hear our prayers ; Ansiver. And let our cry come unto thee. Let us pray. /^Ull Fatlier who art in heaven. Hallowed be ^~^ thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy wih be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them tliat trespass BAPTISM OF THOSE OF PJPER YEAPvS. 108 against us. And lead us not into temptation ; but deliver us from evil. Amen. T ORD of all power and might, who art the author and giv^er of all good things ; graft in our hearts the love of thy name ; increase in us true religion ; nourish us with all goodness, and of thy great mercy keep us in the same, through Jesus Christ our Lord. . Amen. ^ Then shall be sung a Hymn of ivelcome, unannounced. ^ Then shall be said this Benediction : rTlHE peace of God, which passeth all under- standing, keep our hearts and minds, through Jesus Christ. A?ne}i, A CATECHISM TO BE LEARNED BY EVERY YOUNG PERSON. Question. XX/^HAT is your name ] * Ansiver. 3L or H, Question. Who gave you this name '? Ansiver. My parents, when I was baptized, or dedicated to a Christian life. Question. What did they then desire and pray for you 1 Answer. That I might shun everything that is evil ; that I might receive and love Christ as my Saviour ; follow him as my Example, and obey him as my divine Teacher, and partake of his blessed Spirit. Question. Do you wish to confirm their pray- ers for you ? Answer. Yes ; and I trust to be able by God's blessing so to do. Question. What are the Articles of your be- lief? A CATECHISM. 105 Answer. T BELIEVE ill One God the Father Ai- mighty, the Maker of all things : And in Jesus Christ his Son our Lord, who is the true Teacher, Example, and Saviour of men. I believe in the Holy Ghost: the Holy Church : the forgiveness of sins : the resurrec- tion from the dead: the certainty of retribution, and the life everlasting. Question. What do you particularly learn in these Articles of your belief? Ansiver. First, I learn to believe in God the Father, who hath made me and all things. Secondly, in the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who hath redeemed me, and all mankind. Thirdly, in the Holy Spirit, the Comforter and Sanctifier, which is from God. Fourthly, in the forgiveness of my sins, when I am truly sorry for, and do heartily repent of the same. Fifthly, in the resurrection from the dead : that is, at death, my soul will be disengaged from my material body, and raised up in a spir- itual body, that it may grow and act in freedom in the world of spirits. Sixthly, in the certainty of retribution, or the 106 A CATECHISM. punishment due to sin : that is, for all the sins which I commit I must suffer the consequences, either in this world, or in the world of spirits. Question, Does God's forgiveness immedi- ately remove all the consequences of sin ? Anstver, No. Forgiveness immediately re- moves only one of the consequences or penalties of sin : viz., the sense of the Divine displeasure, or the feeling of " alienation " from God, and ev^erything which separates me from his love, whether the obstacle be on my part, or on the part of my heavenly Father. Question, What is the second natural conse- quence of sin 1 Anstver, A had, or depraved character, which results from the practice of evil. Question, Will forgiveness ever remove this consequence of sin % Ansiver. Yes: Not immediately, but medi- ately and indirectly, by imparting new energy to the moral nature, and by creating a power of grateful affection in my soul, which will enable me to form new habits of virtue. Question. Will the opportunity of a right choice be denied the soul after it enters the world of spirits ? Answer. No. The relations of the human A CATECHISM. 107 spirit to God, the Divine Spirit, are not changed hy death. Wherever and whenever the soul heartily repents, and turns to God, he will mer- cifully hear and bless. Question, Which are the ten commandments 1 Ansiver. The following : 1. Thou shalt have none other gods but me. 2. Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven images, nor worship them. 3. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain. 4. Thou shalt remember the Sabbath-day to keep it holy. 5. Thou shalt honor thy father and thy mother. 6. Thou shalt do no murder. 7. Thou shalt not commit adultery. 8. Thou shalt not steal. 9. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. 10. Thou shalt not covet anything that is thy neighbor's. Question. What do you chiefly learn in these commandments X • Anstver, I learn two things : my duty towards God, and my duty towards my neighbor. 108 A CATECHISM. Qiiestion. What is your duty towards God 1 Ansiuer, My duty towards God is, to believe in him, and to love him with all my heart, with all my mind, with all my soul, and with all my strength ; to worship him ; to give him hanks ; to put my whole trust in him ; to call upon him ; to honor his holy Name and his Word ; and to serve him truly all the days of my life. Question. What is your duty towards your neio;-hbor ? Answer. My duty towards my neighbor is, to love him as myself, and to do to all men as I would they should do unto me. Qiiestioii. How will you be able to keep these laws ? Ansiver. By diligent attention and watchful- ness not to do anything which is forbidden ; and by prayer to God to help my weakness. Question. Can you repeat the Lord's Prayer ? Answer. Yes. Our Father who art in heav- en, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And ftrgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation ; but deliver us from evil : For thine A CATECHISM. IQQ is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen. Question. What do you learn in this prayer 1 Ansiver. That God is to be adored and loved as my heavenly Father ; that all things neces- sary for my life and comfort are his gift ; that he will be merciful unto me, and forgive my sins ; that he is able to save and defend me in all danger both of soul and body. Question. How many sacraments are there in the Church I Ansiver. Two : Baptism and the Lord's Sup- per. Question. What means the word sacrament ? Ansiver. An outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace. Question. What is the outward sign in bap- tism \ Ansiver. Water, which is used either by dip- ping the person in it, or pouring or sprinkling it upon Idrn'y and the Minister at the same time saying, I baptize thee^ in the name of the Father., and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Question. What inward grace does this out- ward sign represent ] Answer. A death unto sin, and a new spirit- ual birth unto righteousness. 110 A CATECHISM. Question, What is required of persons to be baptized '? Ansiver. Repentance of all their sins, and faith in Christ as their Saviour. Question, Why then are infants baptized"? Answer, That their parents may bind them- selves to train them up to a Christian life, and as children of God. Question. For what was the ordinance of the Lord's Supper ordained I Ans2ve7\ To be a continual remembrance of him ; of all he did and said ; of his sufferings, his death, his resurrection ; and of all the bene- fits which the world enjoys in the completion of his mission on earth. Question. What are the outward signs of this ordinance ] A7isiver. Bread and wine. Question, What is the signification of these elements 1 Ansiver, They are to represent the body and blood of Christ ; and while we .eat of them, w^e are in holy remembrance to feed upon the bread of life which he gives to the world. Question, What ought all to do before com- ing to this supper ? Ansiver. They ought seriously to examine A CATECHISM. 1 1 1 themselves ; to repent of their sins, and stead- fastly to purpose to lead a new life ; to have a lively faith in God's mercy through Christ, with a thankful remembrance of his death ; and to be in charity with all men. QuesUon. What do you understand the Church of Christ to be % Answer. The fellowship or society of all Christians, visible or invisible. Question. What is the visible Church, and what is the invisible'? Answer. The visible Church consists of all who profess the name of Christ ; and the invis- ible Church consists of all who are at heart children of God, even the blessed company of all faithful people, having* the fellowship of the Spirit. THB - ORDER OF CONFIRMATION, OR, ADMISSION TO THE COMMUNION. ^ Tliose about to he Confirmed, that is, to receive the Commur - ion of the Church, shall have Jirst received the Sacramoit of Baptism ; if not in infancy, or at some subsequent period, then now. To any such persons, standing in order before the Minister, he shall say : T^EARLY beloved, you have come hither to receive the consecration of the Church, and to renew the solemn vow made at your baptism. Renouncing, therefore, the fellowship of evil, will you endeavor to learn of Jesus Christ, and cooperate in the study and practice of his religion \ ^ Each of those about to be confirmed shall audibly answer : It is my earnest desire and prayer to be en- abled so to do. ^ I'he Minister shall then say : TDELOVED in the Lord, on this your open and voluntary confession of Christ, I wel- THE ORDER OF CONFIRMATION. 113 come you to the communion of his Church. And may God the Father grant that this union, formed on earth, may be continued in heaven, and fit us for the fellowship of the saints in light. Receive the blessing of the Church, ^ Then those about to he confirmed kneeling at the Altar, the Minister may lay his hand upon the head of every one, sev- erally, saying : TPVEFEND, O Lord, this thy child with thy heavenly grace, that he may continue thine forever, and may daily increase in thy Holy Spirit more and more, until he come unto thy everlasting kingdom. Amen, % Then the Minister shall say : The Lord be with you. Ansiuer. And with thy spirit. Minister. Our help is in the name of the Lord ; Ansiver. Who hath made heaven and earth. Minister. Blessed be the name of the Lord ; Ansioer. Henceforth, world without end. Minister. Lord, hear our prayers. Ansiuer. And let our cry come unto thee. ^ Then the Lord's Prayer to he said after the Minister ; all reverently howing the head, or kneeling. 114. THE ORDER OF CONFIRMATION. /^UR Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Tiiy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation ; but deliver us from evil : For thine is the king- dom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen. % Then shall the Minister say the following Collects : A LMIGHTY and ever-living God, who makest us both to will and to do those things that be good and acceptable unto thy divine Majesty ; we would offer our humble supplications unto thee for these thy servants who have made a public profession of the Chris- tian faith, and expressed their earnest desire and prayer to be enabled to fulfil their duties as dis- ciples of Jesus Christ. Let thy fatherly hand ever be over them : let thy Holy Spirit ever be with them : guide and help, strengthen and sanctify them, we beseech thee ; that, by the living bond of obedience and charity, they may be united to thee and thy beloved Son. Amen. T ORD of all power and might, who art the "^ author and giver of all good things ; graft THE ORDER OF COXFIRMATION. H^ in our hearts the love of thy name ; increase in us true rehgion ; nourish us with all goodness, and of thy great mercy keep us in the same, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ^ Tlien sliall follow this Benediction : rriHE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Ainen. ^ Here may follow a liymn of welcome^ or a hymn of peace^ unannounced. THE FORM OF SOLEMNIZATION OF MATRIMONY. ^ The persons to he married and their friends being assembled the Minister shall saij : TPvEARLY beloved, we are gathered together here in the sight of God and in the face of this company, to join together this Man and this Woman in holy matrimony ; which is an honorable estate, instituted of God ; adorned and sanctioned by Christ's presence at the mar- riage of Cana of Galilee ; and set forth and commended in the Christian Scripture as inno- cent and honorable to all who engage in it not unadvisedly or lightly, but reverently, discreetly, and soberly, with purity of heart, and in the fear of God. Therefore, if any man can show just cause why these two may not lawfully be joined together, let him now speak, or else hereafter forever hold his peace. ^ Then spealcing to the persons about to be married, the Man standing at the Woman's right hand, the Minister shall say : T REQUIRE and charge you both, as ye will answer before him who knoweth the S0LE]\1NIZATI0N OF MATRIMONY. 117 secrets of all hearts, that if either of you know any impediment, why ye may not be lawfully joined together in matrimony, ye do now con- fess it. ^ If no irnpediment he alleged^ the Minister shall say to the Man : "jV/r WILT thou have this Woman to thy ' wedded wife, to live together after God's ordinance in the holy estate of matrimony'? Wilt thou love her, comfort her, honor, and keep her in sickness and in health, so long as ye both shall live 1 ^ The Man shall answer : I will. ^ Then shall the Minister say to the Woman: 1^ WILT thou have this Man to thy wedded * husband, to live together after God's ordinance, in the holy estate of matrimony 1 Wilt thou love him, comfort him, honor, and keep him in sickness and in health, so long as ye both shall live I ^ The Woman shall answer : I will. ^ Then shall the Minister say : Who giveth this Woman to be married to rhis Man '? 118 SOLEMNIZATION OF MATRIMONY. *|[ Then shall they give their Troth to each other in this man' ner : — The Mi7iister, receiving the Woman at her fathefs or friend's hand, shall cause the Man with his right hand to take the Woman by her right hand, and say after him as follow eth : T 31. take thee JV. to my wedded wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part, according to God's holy ordinance : and thereto I plight thee my troth. T[ Then shall they loose their hands, and the Woman, with her right hand talcing the Man by his right hand, shall likewise say after the Minister : X iV^. take thee M. to my wedded husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part, according to God's holy ordinance : and thereto I give thee my troth. % The Minister, having rcceiced the Ring from the Man, shall deliver it back to him, to put it upon the fourth finger of the Woman's left hand. This being done, and the married jjersons again joining hands, the Minister shall say : rririlS Ring is consecrated as the token and pledge of your mutual truth and affection ; and worn upon the hand of the woman becomes SOLEMNIZATION OF MATRIMONY. HQ the accepted symbol of that spiritual union which it is the office of marriage to secure. And by it you declare yourselves husband and wife, according to God's holy ordinance. ^ The Husband and Wife shall severally answer: We do. ^ Then the Minister shall say : ipORASMUCH as 3L and N. have con- sented together in wedlock, and have wit- nessed the same before God and this company, and thereto have engaged and pledged them- selves to each other, and have declared the same, by giving and receiving a ring, I pro- nounce them henceforth Husband and Wife. ^ Then the Minister shall join their right hands together, and say: Those whom God hath joined together, let no man put asunder, ^ Then the Minister shall say : Let us pray. r\ ETERNAL God, giver of all spiritual grace, send thy blessing upon thy servants, whom we bless in thy name. Enable them to perform the covenant which they have now made in thy presence. May they dwell together 1£0 SOLEMNIZATION OF MATRIMONY. in peace and love, in holiness and comfort ; in the Christian faith, and in the practice of all Christian virtues. Bless, preserve, and keep them ; fill them with all spiritual benediction and grace; that they may so live together in this life, that in the world to come they may enter into the life everlasting. We ask this in the name, and as the disciples of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ^ Then the Minister shall say this Benediction : nnHE peace of God, which passeth all under- standing, keep our hearts and minds through Jesus Christ. Amen, THE ORDER THE VISITATION OF THE SICK ^ The Minister may begin with saying : "DEACE be to this house, and to all that dwell in it. ^ Then the Minister may exhort the Sick Person after one of these forms, or in any other that he may think suitable. T^EARLY beloved, you are persuaded that neither sickness nor crosses come by chance to any one. But you believe that it is God who sendeth them, without whose Providence they fall not on us. You acknowledge God to be most wise, and to suffer nothing- to befall us but for our good. Acknowledge, therefore, that this his present visitation is for your benefit, and say in your heart : I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right, and that thou, of very ftiithfulness, hast caused me to be troubled. 1S£ VISITATION OF THE SICK. I^EARLY beloved, you know and confess that God beareth the affection of a father towards his children. You know also that a father, whether he dote upon his child, or whether he chasten liim, continueth a father in both cases ; and loveth him in the one no less han in the other. Think the same of God, as touching your- self: that while he gave you good days, he loved you ; and that now he sendeth you some evil, he loveth you still ; and would not have sent you this evil, but to be a cause unto you of greater good ; that, being called home thereby, you might be at peace. ^ Tlien shall the Minister, kneeling down, say the two Prayers following. r\ LORD, look down from heaven : behold, visit, and relieve this thy servant. Look upon liim with the eyes of thy mercy ; give him comfort and sure confidence in thee ; support Jdm under all the trials of Ids present sickness ; relieve Ids pains, if it seem good in thy sight ; and keep him in perpetual peace and safety through thy great loving-kindness in Jesus Christ. Amen, TXEAR us, almighty and most merciful God and Saviour : extend thy accustomed good- VISITATION OF THE SICK. 123 ness to this thy servant who is grieved with sickness. Sanctify, we heseech thee, this thy fatherly correction to kirn : that the sense of his weakness may add strength to his faith, and seriousness to his repentance ; that, if it shall be thy good pleasure to restore him to his former health, he may lead the residue of his life in thy fear and to thy glory ; or else give him grace so to take thy visitation, that, after this life is ended, he may dwell with thee and with thy glorified Son in life everlasting. A?nen. ^ Or, instead of these two Prayers, one of tlie following. f\ LORD, gracious and merciful, dispose the heart of thy servant, we beseech thee, to receive with all meekness this gentle and fatherly correction which thou hast laid upon him ; that he may endure it patiently and with willing obedience, submitting himself with heart and mind to thy holy will. May it please thee of thy great goodness, O Lord, to assist him in all his anguish and suffering : and although the tongue and voice be not able to execute their office in setting forth thy glory, do thou stir his heart to aspire unto thee, the fountain of all goodness ; and fill his mind with the sweet and blessed promises which thou hast made to us in Christ .Tesus thy Son. Amrn. 1£4 VISITATION OF THE SICK. A L MIGHTY God, merciful and gracious, thou hast now called thy servant to the fellowship of the cross. Grant, we earnestly beseech thee, that Jiis sufferings may be so sanc- tified by thy grace, as indeed to unite him more closely to thy blessed. Son. O heavenly Father, upport the spirit of thy child who now flies to thee for succor : make Jiim ready to receive any fatherly chastening thou shalt see fit to appoint ; that he may either, upon the return of health, run a new race of holiness and well-doing ; or, passing hence by the gate of death, be prepared to enter into the joy of Ids Lord. Amen. 1 Then this Prayer for forgiveness. f\ MOST merciful God, who, according . to ^^^ the multitude of thy mercies, dost so put away the sins of those who truly repent that thou rememberest them no more ; open thine eye of mercy upon this thy servant, who most earnestly desireth pardon and forgiveness. Re- new in him., most loving Father, whatsoever hath decayed by his own carnal will and frail- ness. Consider his contrition ; accept his tears ; strengthen him with thy blessed Spirit ; and when it shall be thy will to take Jiim hence, receive Jiim into thy heavenly presence, and into everlasting fellowship with thy most dearly V»r»loved Son. Amen. VISITATION OF THE SICK. 125 ^ TIten may he read one or more of the following Selections : ]\ TY soul, wait thou only upon God : for my expectation is from him. He only is my rock and my salvation : he is my defence ; I shall not be moved. In God is my salvation and my glory : the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. Trust in him at all times ; ye people, pour out your heart before him ; God is a refuge for us. I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his w^ord do I hope. My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning. Lord, hear my voice : let thine ears be atten- tive to the voice of my supplications. For thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my down-sitting and mine up- rising ; thou understandest my thought afar off. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether. Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me. 126 VISITATION OF THE SICK. How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, 0 God ! how great is the sum of them ! If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand : when I awake, I am still with thee. Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me : thou shalt stretch forth thine hand and save me. Therefore will I not fear, for I know whom 1 have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him. Fear thou not ; for I am with thee, saith the Lord. 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. Call upon me in the day of trouble : I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away : Weeping may endure for a night, but joy Cometh in the morning. Let not your heart be troubled, saith the VISITATION OF THE SICK. 12^ Lord, neither let it be afraid. I will never leav^e thee nor forsake thee. As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you ; and ye shall be comforted. For I know the thoughts that I think tow^ards you, saith the Lord ; thoughts of peace, and not of evil. If thou turn unto the Lord thy God with all thy heart and w^th all thy soul, he will comfort thee. And though your sins he as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow ; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee. I will turn unto the Lord, and put my trust in him. The Lord is my shepherd ; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures : he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul : he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I w^alk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil : for thou art with me ; thy rod and thy staff they com" fort me. 128 VISITATION OF THE SICK. The flesh and the heart faileth, hut God is the strength of the heart, and our portion for- ever. Whether we hve, we live unto the Lord, or whether we die, we die unto the Lord ; whether we live therefore or die, we are the Lord's. Trust therefore in the Lord, for he doeth all things well. ^ Wlien the Person sick is aged. r\ GOD, thou hast taught me from my ^^^ youth : and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works. Now also when I am old and gray-headed, O God, forsake me not ; for thou art my hope. Unless the Lord had heen my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence. When I said. My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O Lord, held me up. In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul. Let my mouth he filled with thy praise and with thy honor all the day. Cast me not off' in the time of old age ; for- sake me not when my strength faileth. Let my prayer come hefore thee : incline thine ear unto my cry ; VISITATION OF THE SICK. 1J29 For my soul is fall of troubles : and my life draweth nigh unto the grave. Nevertheless I am continually with thee : thou hast holden me by my right hand. Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory. Whom have I in heaven but thee ? and there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee. My flesh and my heart faileth : but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for- ever. He that is our God is the God of salvation ; aud unto God the Lord belong the issues from death. Here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come. But as it is written. Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. Return unto thy rest, O my soul ; for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee. For thou hast deliv^ered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from fall- ing. And I am persuaded, that neither death, nor 9 130 VISITATION OF THE SICK. life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. ^ Then shall the Minister say this Benediction : TTNTO God's gracious mercy and protection we commit thee. The Lord bless thee and keep thee. The Lord make his face to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee. The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace, both now and evermore. Amen. Sljort ^praricrs, TO BE USED BY THE SICK. • TT'ATHER in heaven, I accept this sickness from thy hands, and entirely resign myself io thy blessed will, whether it be for life or for death. In the sj)irit of thy Son Jesus Christ may I say, Not my will, but thine be done ; thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Amen. r\ EVER-BLESSED Lord God, I offer up to thee all that I now suffer, or may have VISITATION OF THE SICK. 131 yet to suflfer, to be united to the sufferings of thy beloved Son, and so sanctified and rendered acceptable to thee. Amen. /^ HOLY and ever-blessed Father, I desire ^^^ to praise thee always, in sickness as well as in health: I desire to join my heart and my voice with the whole Church of heaven and earth, in blessing* thy holy name forever and ever. Ameuo T A Prayer for a Sick Child. r\ ALMIGHTY God, and merciful Father, to whom alone belong the issues of life and death ; look down from heaven, we humbly be- seech thee, with the eyes of mercy upon this child now lying on the bed of sickness. Visit him^ O Lord, with thy salvation ; deliver Mm in thy good appointed time from Jus bodily pain ; and if it shall be thy pleasure to prolong Ms days here on earth, grant that he may live to thee, serving thee faithfully and doing good in Ms generation : but whenever it may please thee to take away Ms spirit from this world, may he be received into those heavenly habitations, where the souls of the righteous enjoy perpetual rest and felicity. Grant this, O Lord, for thy great mercy in Jesus Christ thy Son. Amen, 132 VISITATION OF THE SICK. ^ A Prayer for a Sick Person when there appear Small Hopes of Recover?/. r\ FATHER of mercies, and God of all comfort, our only help in time of need ; we fly unto thee for succor in behalf of this thy servant here lying in great weakness of body Look graciously upon hm^ O Lord ; and the more the outward man decayeth, strengthen him, we beseech thee, so much the more con- tinually with thy grace and Holy Spirit in the inner man. May a steadfast faith in thy Son Jesus support and comfort kirn. Give Jiim unfeigned repentance for all the errors of Ms life past ; that his sins may be done away by thy mercy, and Ins pardon sealed in heaven, before he go hence, and be no more seen. We know, O Lord, that there is no work impossible with thee ; and that, if thou wilt, thou canst even yet raise him up, and grant him a longer continuance amongst us. Yet, forasmuch as in all appearance the time of his dissolution draweth near, so fit and prepare him, we beseech thee, against the hour of death, that after his depart- ure hence in peace, and in thy favor, his soul may be received into the joys and blessedness of that glorious immortality which thy Son Jesus Christ hath brought to light. Amen, VISITATION OF THE SICK. 133 ^ A Commendatory Prayer for a Sick Person at the Point of Departure. r\ ALMIGHTY God, with whom do live the spirits of just men made perfect, after their departure from this world; we humbly commend the soul of this thy servant, our dear brother^ into thy hands, as into the hands of a faithful Creator and most merciful heavenly Father ; most humbly beseeching thee of thy great love to receive him into that better country which thou hast revealed to us by thy Son Jesus Christ. Teach us who survive to see in this and other like instances of mortality, how frail and uncertain our own condition is ; and so to number our days, that we may seriously apply our hearts to that holy and heavenly wisdom, which may in the end bring us to life everlast- ing. Amen. ^ A Prayer for Persons troubled in Mind or in Con- science. r\ BLESSED Lord, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comforts ; we beseech thee, look down in pity and compassion upon this thy afflicted servant. Thou makest him to possess his former iniquities : thy hand lieth heavily upon him; and his soul is full of trouble. But, 0 merciful God, who hast 131* VISITATION OF THE SICK. caused thy holy word to he written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the holy Scriptures might have hope ; give Mm a right understanding of himself and of thy fatherly chastenings ; that he may neither cast away his confidence in thee, nor place it any- where hut in thee. Be thou his refuge in temp- tation, and help him in his infirmities hy thy Holy Spirit. Break not the hruised reed, nor quench the smoking flax. Shut not up thy ten- der mercies in displeasure ; but make him to hear of joy and gladness, that the hones which thou hast broken may rejoice. And as thou forgivest much, so may he love much. Lift up, O Lord, the light of thy countenance upon us, and give us peace, through thy fatherly love in Jesus Christ. Amen, l" A Collect for tlie Communion of the Siclc. A LMIGHTY, ever-living God, maker of mankind, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who dost correct those whom thou dost love, and chasten every one whom thou dost receive ; we beseech thee to have mercy upon this thy servant visited with thy hand, and to grant that he may take his sickness patientl}^, and recover his bodily health, if it be thy gracious will ; and whenso- ever he shall be called away from this world, VISITATION OF THE SICK. ISo may he have part in the joys and hlessedness of the life to come. Amen. ^ Thanksgiving for Recovery. /^ MOST mighty and gracious God, thy ^^^ mercy is over all thy works, and hath espe- cially gladdened our hearts in the recovery of our dear brother from dangerous sickness. Thou redeemest our hfe from destruction, and crown- est us with loving-kindness and tender mercies. Suffer us not, O Lord, to be in the number of those who are forward to ask in the time of need, but careless to show themselves thankful when mercy is bestowed. Make us as desirous to come unto thee with the sacrifices of praise, as we were ready to beg help and comfort in the day of our necessity ; and may we show our thankfulness, not only by words, but by earnest obedience to thy holy commandments. Grant, we beseech thee, that we may not so love this life, as to be unwilling to leave it when thou ?allest us ; but, living or dying, may we be thine through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. ^ A Prayer that may he said after a Death in a Family. i^ GOD, our heavenly Father, who hast seen fit to take our dear brother from this world ; errant that we sorrov/ not as those who have no 136 VISITATION OF THE SICK. hope ; but that we may put our trust in the promises of holy Scripture which saith, Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord ; Yea, saith the Spirit, for they rest from their labors, and their works do follow them. May we rest in these words, and in thy fatherly mercy, and wait patiently for that happy reunion, the hope of which is now our sweet comfort. O God, may each of us be among those whose deeds and words show that they seek a country, even our everlasting home. Forgive us wherein we have sinned against thee : fit us to live or to die. O let it be the work of our lives to do thy holy will, and follow after thee as dear children. Hear us, gracious and merciful Lord God, who hast blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ. Allien. THE ORDER THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD. % When the Procession is entering the Church, the Minister shall read these sentences of Scripture : all standing. T AM the resurrection and the life, saith the Lord: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live ; and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. John xi. 25, 26. The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away ; blessed be the name of the Lord. Job i. 21. All flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass wither eth, and the flower thereof falleth away : but the word of the Lord endureth forever. 1 Peter i. 24^, 25. ^ Then shall he said or sung one of the following Psalms : Psalm xxxix. T ORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is ; that I may know how frail I am. 138 BURIAL OF THE DEAD. Behold, thou hast made my days as a hand- breadth ; and mine age is as nothing before thee : verily every man at his best state is alto- gether vanity. Surely every man walketh in a vain show : surely they are disquieted in vain : he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them. And now. Lord, what wait I for ? my hope is in thee. Deliver me from all my transgressions : make me not the reproach of the foolish. I was dumb, I opened not my mouth ; because thou didst it. Remove thy stroke away from me : I am con- sumed by the blow of thine hand. When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to con- sume away like a moth : surely every man is vanity. Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my cry ; hold not thy peace at my tears : for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were. O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I tro hence and be no more. BURIAL OF THE DEAD. I39 Psalm xc. r ORD, thou hast been our dwelHng-place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. Thou turnest man to destruction ; and sayest, Return, ye children of men. For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night. Thou carriest them away as with a flood ; they are as a sleep : in the morning they are like grass which groweth up. In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up ; in the evening it is cut down, and with- ereth. Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance. We spend our years as a tale that is told. The days of our years are threescore years and ten ; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labor and sorrow ; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. 140 BURIAL OF THE DEAD. Make us glad according- to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen evil. Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children. And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us : and establish thou the work of our hands upon us ; yea, the work of our hands es- tablish thou it. ^ Then shall follow this Lesson from 1 Cor. xv. IVTOW is Christ risen from the dead, and be- come the first-fruits of them that slept. For since by man came death, by man also came the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars ; for one star differeth from another star in glory. So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption : It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory : it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power : It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spirit- ual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 14] And so it is written. The first man Adann was made a living soul, the last Adam was made a quickening" spirit. Howbeit, that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural ; and afterward that which is spiritual. The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven. As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy ; and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. And as we have borne the imag'e of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God ; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. Behold, I show you a mystery : We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed. In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump : for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on 14'^ BUPJAL OF THE DEAD. immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting ? O grave, where is thy victory ] The sting of death is sin ; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who giveth us the victory, through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stead- fast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. ^f Or, the Minister may read one or more of the folloioing Lessons : St. John xiv. T ET not your heart be troubled, saith the Lord, our Redeemer ; ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions : if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to j)repare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you unto myself; that, where I am there ye may be also. And I will pray the Father, and he will give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever ; BUrJAL OF THE DEAD. 143 Even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive hecause it seeth him not, neither knoweth him : hut ye know him ; for he dwell- eth with you, and shall he in you. I will not leave you comfortless : I will come to you. Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more ; but ye see me : because I live ye shall live also. Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. 2 Cor. iv. V. "I^OR our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceed- ing and eternal weight of glory ; While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen : for the things which are seen are temporal ; but the things which are not seen are eternal. For w^e know that, if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a build- mg of God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to X44i BURIAL OF THE DEAD. be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven : If so being clothed we shall not be found naked. For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened : not for that we would be un- clothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life. Rev. xxi. xxii. A ND I saw a new heaven and a new earth : for the first heaven and the first earth w^ere passed away ; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city. New Jeru- salem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven, saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes ; and there shall be no more death ; neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain ; for the former things are passed away. And he showed me a pure river of water of BUHIAL OF THE DEAD. ] 45 life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, \yas there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month ; and the leaves of the tree were for the healino: of the nations. And there shall be no more curse, but the throne of God and the Lamb shall be in it ; and his servants shall serve him : And they shall see his face ; and his name shall be in their foreheads. Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple : and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell amono- them. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more ; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters : and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. And there shall be no night there ; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun ; for the Lord God giveth them light : and they shall reiijn forever and ever. 10 146 BURIAL OF THE DEAD. And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true. And every creature which is in heaven, and on 'the earth, and under the earth, and such as a«e in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying. Blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, he unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb, forever and ever. Blessed he the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which, according to his abundant mercy, hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you. For now we see through a glass, darkly ; but then face to face : now I know in part ; but then shall I know even as also I am known. Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be : but we know that, when he shall aj)pear, we shall be like him : for we shall see him as he is. And ev(!ry man that hath this hope in hhn purifieth himself, even as he is pure. BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 147 Humble yoursolves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time ! Casting all your care upon him ; for he careth for you. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor ' life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come. Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. St. Mark X. 13-16. St. Matt, xvlii. 10, 14. A ND they brought young children to him, that he should touch them ; and his dis- ciples rebuked those that brought them. But when Jesus saw it, he was much dis- pleased, and said unto them. Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not : for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them. Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones : for I say unto you, that in heaven 14.8 BURIAL OF I'lIE DEAD. their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven. Even so it is not the will of* your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish. % If there be an Address, it may he introduced liere. And then the Minister may offer Prayer in his own words, or say one * of the following Prayers. A LMIGHTY God, with whom do live the spirits of them that depart hence in the Lord, and with whom the souls of the faithful, after they are delivered from the burden of the flesh, are in joy and felicity ; we thank thee for hflving given to us the dear friend whom thou hast now taken away; and for the blessed assur- ance that, though he will not come to us, we shall go to /dm. O grant, we beseech thee, that we, with all those who are departed in the true faith of thy holy name, may have our perfect consummation and bliss in thine eternal glory. Amen. T ORD God, holy Father, be thou blessed both now and evermore : for all that thou doest is good. Thou hast seen lit to take away one who is dear to us : give us, we beseech thee, the spirit of filial submission. Enable us BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 149 to say, It is well, for thou didst it. May we feel that thy will is better than anything we can desire for ourselves ; and find comfort in holy and happy thoughts of the unseen world. Bring home to our hearts thy Son's promises to tho^e who fall asleep in him. O Lord, teach us how to live so as to please thee. May nothing cause us to forget that we are pilgrims and sojourners here, as our fathers were ; and may we set our chief affections on those things which are above. Merciful Father, forgive us our sins, and raise us from the death of sin to a life of righteousness. O Lord God, fill our hearts with gratitude for thy great loving-kindness to us. When thou takest away, we see how much thou hast given. We thank thee for the sweet memory of bless- ings which are for a season withdrawn from us, and for the many blessings which yet remain, and for hopes which no earthly troubles can overshadow. Hear, accept, and answer these our prayers, which we would offer to thee in the faith and spirit of Jesus Christ. Amen. ^ Then the Lord's Prayer^ to he said after the Minister, /~\IIR Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will 150 BURIAL OF THE DEAD. be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation ; but deliver us from evil : For thine is the kingf- dom, and the power, and the glory, forever ^nd ever. Amen. *[[ He7-e may be sung a Hymn of Consolation (unannounced). ^ Then the Minister, on the way to the Grave, or in the body of the Church, shall say : XXTE know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle be dissolved, we have a build- ing of God, a house not made with hands, eter- nal in the heavens. S Co7\ v. 1. I have set the Lord always before me : be- cause he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth : my flesh also shall rest in hope. For thou wilt not leave my soul in the grave ; neither wilt thou suffer thy holy one to see cor- ruption. Psalm xvi. 8-10. Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil : for thou art with me ; thy rod and thy staff they com- fort me. Psalm xxiii. 4. BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 1^1 ^ When they come to the Grave, while the Body is made ready to be laid into the Earth, the Minister shell say : ^Y/TAN that is born of a woman hath but a short time to live, and is full of trouble. He Cometh up, and is cut down like a flower ; he fleeth as it were a shadow, and never contin- ueth in one stay. In the midst of life we are in death. Of whom may we seek for succor, but of thee, O Lord, in whom our souls do rest and hope 1 ^ When the Body hasleen lowered into the Grave, the Minister shall say : "C^ORASMUCH as it hath pleased God of his great mercy to take unto himself the life of our dear friend here departed, we therefore com- mit his body to the ground : earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust ; in sure and certain hope of a resurrection to eternal life, through our Lord Jesus Christ ; who will change this corruptible body, that it may be like unto his glorious body ; according to the mighty work- ing, whereby he is able to subdue all things to himself. % Then shall he said : T HEARD a voice from heaven, saying unto me, Write, From henceforth blessed are the dead who die in the Lord : even so saith the 15£ BURIAL OF THE DEAD. Spirit ; for they rest from their labors, and their works do follow them. % At the Burial of a Young Child, may be said, instead of the above : X HEARD the voice of Jesus, saying, Suffer little children to come unto me, for of such is the kingdom of heaven. ^ Then shall the Minister say the following Collect : /~\ GOD, our heavenly Father, grant that we sorrow not as those who know not the promises of thy holy Gospel : but may we look forward to the great gathering of thy faithful servants and children into their everlasting home. O thou in whom we trust, help us by thy grace, that we may live as the heirs of this blessed and glorious ho])e, which thou hast set before us in thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen, ^ And this Benediction : rilHE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the. love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen. AT THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD AT SEA — ^ The above Office may be used : only, when the Body is low- ered into the Sea, the follotving loords shall be said, instead, of those to be said when the Body is lowered info the Ground. BURIAL OF THE DEAD. l^g "VTTE now commit the body of our dear de- parted friend to the deep, in the blessed hope that as he has borne the image of the earthy, so also he shall bear the image of the heavenly, through our Lord Jesus Christ. PEAYEES THAT MAY BE USED AT SEA. 1" During a Storm. r\ MOST gracious and merciful Lord God, ^^^ who dwellest in heaven, but beholdest all things below; look down on us thy servants, who in our great distress cry unto thee for help. Send forth thy word to calm the fury of the waves, which seem ready to swallow us up. Yet, O ever-blessed Father, let not the sudden- ness of our present extremity find us far away from thee ; but may our trust in thee be stronger than our fears, though the waters roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Give us grace, we earnestly beseech thee, that if our lives be spared, we may devote them to thy most holy service as faithful disciples of Jesus Christ ; and that if this should be our last day here below, we may through thy mercy be received into the blessed shelter of our everlasting home. Amen. PKAYERS USED AT SEA. loo % Thanhs giving after a Storm. CoNFiTEANTUK DoMiNO. Psalm cvii. r\ THAT men would praise the Lord for his ^^^ goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men. Let them offer unto him the sacrifice of thanksgiving; and declare his works with re- joicing. They that go down to the sea in ships, and do business in great waters. These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep. For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof. They mount up to the heaven ; they go down again to the depths : their soul is melted because of trouble. Then they cry mito the Lord in their trouble ; and he bringeth them out of their distresses. He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still. Then are they glad because they be quiet ; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven. O that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men. Let them exalt him also in the congregation 156 PRAYERS USED AT SEA. of the people, and praise hi in in the assembly of the elders. ^ Collect of Thanksgiving. r\ MOST mighty and gracious Lord God, thy loving-kindness is over all thy works, but in special manner hath been extended to us, vt^hom thou hast so powerfully and wonder- fully delivered. Thou hast showed us terrible things, and wonders in the deep ; and we bless and glorify thy name for thy mercy in saving us, when we were ready to perish. Make us, we beseech thee, as truly sensible now of thy mercy, as we were then of the danger : and give us hearts always ready to express our thankfulness, not only by words, but also by our lives, in being more obedient to thy holy com- mandments. Bring us, O Lord, to our haven in safety, and fill us with thy Holy Spirit, that we whom thou hast saved may serve thee in holiness and righteousness all the days of our life, as humble disciples of Jesus Christ. Amen* DOMESTIC WOESHIP; OR FORMS OF PRAYER TO BE USED IN FAMILIES. iHorning Ifixamx, ^ At some regular Jiour all the members of the household should assemble themselves together: when a portion of the Sacred Scriptures may be read ; after which, the head of the family, or some other suitable person, shall say as follows ; all kneel- ing : /^UR Father who art in heaven, Hallowed he thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation ; but deliver us from evil : For thine is the kino;- dom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen. % Acknowledgment of God's mercy and preservation, espe- cially through the night past. A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, in whom we live and move and have our being; we, thy needy creatures, render thee our humble 158 DOMESTIC WORSHIP. praises, for thy preservation of us from the beginning- of our lives to this day, and espe- cially for having delivered us from the dangers of the past night. To thy watchful providence we owe it * (that no disturbance hath come nigh us or our dwelling ; but that we are brought in afety to the beginning of this day). For these thy mercies, we bless and magnify thy glorious name ; humbly beseeching thee to accept this our morning sacrifice of praise and thanksgiv- ing; which we render through him who lay down in the grave, and rose again for us, thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen, ^ Dedication of soul and body to God's service^ with a resolu- tion to he growing daily in goodness. A ND since it is of thy mercy, O gracious Father, that another day is added to our lives ; we here dedicate both our souls and our bodies to thee and thy service, in a sober, right- eous, and godly life : In which resolution, do thou, O merciful God, confirm and strengthen us ; that, as we grow in age, we may grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. * When disturbances of any kind befall a Family, insteaa of this, say, that, notwithstanding our dangers, we are brought in safety to the beginning of this day. DOMESTIC WORSHIP. 139 ^ Pro.yer for grace to enahle us to perform that resolution. "OUT, O God, who knowest the weakness of our nature, and the manifold temptations which we daily meet with ; we humbly beseech thee to have compassion on our infirmities, and to give us the constant assistance of thy Holy Spirit ; that we may be effectually restrained from sin, and excited to our duty. Imprint upon our hearts such a dread of doing wrong, and such a grateful sense of thy goodness to us, as may make us both afraid and ashamed to offend thee. And, above all, keep in our minds a lively remembrance of our own weakness, that so we may continually find our strength in thee, through Jesus Christ. Amen, •f" For grace to guide and keep us the folloidng day, and for God's blessing on the business of the same. TX particular, we implore thy grace and pro- tection for the ensuing day. Keep us tem- perate in our meats and drinks, and diligent in our several callings. Grant us patience under any afflictions thou shalt see fit to lay on us. and minds always contented with our present con- dition. Give us grace to be just and upright in all our deahngs ; quiet and peaceable ; full of compassion ; and ready to do good to all men, according to our abilities and opportunities. Di- 160 DOMESTIC WORSHIP. rect us ill all our ways,* (and prosper the works of our hands in the business of our several sta- tions.) Defend us from all dangers and adver- sities ; and be graciously pleased to take us, and all things belonging to us, under thy fatherly care and protection. These things, and vvhat- f- ver else thou shalt see necessary and convenient to us, we humbly beg, in the name and through the mediation of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. Amen. rMHE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen, \ The Family being together, a little hefore Bedtime, let the head of the family, or any other suitaUe person, say as fol- lows (cdl kneeling') : /^UR Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give * On Sunday Morning, instead of this, say, and let thy Holy Spirit accompany us to the place of thy p'xblic ivorship, making us serious and attentive, and raising our minds from the thoughts of this world to the consideration of the next, that we may fervently join in the prayers and praises of thy Church, and listen to our duty with honest hearts, in order to practise it. DOiVIESTIC WORSHIP. Igl US this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation ; but deliver us from evil : For thine is the king- dom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen. ^ Confession of sins, with a prayer for contrition and pardon. 1\ /TOST merciful God, who art of purer eyes than to behold iniquity, and hast promised forgiveness to all those who confess and forsake their sins ; we come before thee in an humble sense of our own unworthiness, acknowledging our manifold transgressions of thy righteous laws. But, O gracious Father, who desirest not the death of a sinner, look upon us, we beseech thee, in mercy, and forgive us all our transgressions. Make us deeply sensible of the great evil of them ; and work in us a hearty contrition ; that we may obtain forgiveness at thy hands, who art ever ready to receive humble and penitent sinners : for the sake of thy Son Jesus Christ, our only Saviour and Redeemer. Amen. ^ Prayer for fjrace to reform and grow better. \ ND lest, through our own frailty, or the teinptations which encompass us, we be drawn again into sin, vouchsafe us, we beseech 11 16£ DOMESTIC WORSHIP. thee, the direction and assistance of thy Holy Spirit. Reform whatever is amiss in the tem- per and disposition of our souls ; that no unclean thoughts, unlawful designs, or inordinate desires, may rest there. Purge our hearts from envy, hatred, and malice ; that we may never suffer the sun to go down upon our wrath ; but may always go to our rest in peace, charity, and good-will, with a conscience void of offence to- wards thee and towards men : That so, we may be preserved pure and blameless, unto the com- ing of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. ^ The Intercession. A ND accept, O Lord, our intercessions for -^^ all mankind. Let the light of thy gospel shine upon all nations ; and may as many as have received it, live as becomes it. Be gracious unto thy Church ; and grant that every member of the same, in his vocation and ministry, may serve thee faithfully. Bless all in authority over us ; and so rule their hearts and strengthen their hands, that they may punish wickedness and vice, and maintain thy true religion and virtue. Send down thy blessings, temporal and spiritual, upon all our relations, friends, and neighbors. Reward all who have done us good, DOMESTIC WORSHIP. 168 and pardon all those who have done or wish us evil, and give them repentance and better minds. Be merciful to all who are in any trouble ; and do thou, the God of pity, administer to them according- to their several necessities, for his sake who went about doing good, thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ. A^nen. ^ The Thanksgiving. rriO our prayers, O Lord, we join our un- feigned thanks for all thy mercies ; for our being, our reason, and all other endowments and faculties of soul and body ; for our health, friends, food, and raiment, and all the other comforts and conveniences of life. Above all, we adore thy mercy in sending thy only Son into the world to redeem us from sin, and in giving us the knowledge and sense of our duty towards thee. AYe bless thee for thy patience with us, notwithstanding our many and great provocations ; for all the directions, assistances, and comforts of thy Holy Spirit ; for thy con- tinual care and watchful providence over us through the whole course of our lives ; and particularly for the mercies and benefits of the past day: Beseeching thee to continue these thy blessings to us ; and to give us grace to show our thankfulness in a sincere obedience to 1(34^ DOMESTIC WORSHIP. his laws, through whom we received them alL thy Son our Saviour Jesus Clirist. Ameii, ^ Prayer for God's Protection through the night following. TN particular, we beseech thee to continue thy gracious protection to us this night. Defend us from all dangers and mischiefs, and from the fear of them ; that we may enjoy such refreshing sleep, as may fit us for the duties of the following day. Make us ever mindful of the time when we shall lie down in the dust; and grant us grace always to live in such a state that we may never be afraid to die: So that living and dying we may be thine, through faith in thy Son Christ Jesus, in whose name we oifer up these our imperfect prayers. Amen. nnHE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen, I PRAYERS TO BE SAID IN PRIVATK ittorninig. % Prayer. r\ MY God, my only good, and the author of my being ; help me to give thee my heart, and to submit myself to thy holy will, and to give myself to thy divine service now and forever. Amen. ^ An act of Adoration. f\ GOD, the Lord of heaven and earth, I prostrate myself before thee. With all the angels I adore thee. I acknowledge thee to be my Creator and Sovereign Lord : and I render to thee the homage of my being and life. ^ An act of Faith. r\ MY God, I firmly believe all the sacred truths contained in the gospel of thy dear Son, and I believe in him as the true Teacher, Example, and Saviour. I believe in the Holy Spirit ; in the Holy Church ; in the forgiveness of sins ; in the resurrection from the dead, and the life everlasting. 156 PRAYERS TO BE SAID IN PRIVATE. 1 An act of Hope. /~\ MY God, I rely on thy infinite goodness and promises : and by the assistance of thy heavenly grace, I hope to obtain pardon for my sins, and an abundant entrance into thy kingdom of love, through thy Son Jesus Christ our Saviour. % An act of Love. ^~\ MY God, I love thee above all things, ^^^ with my whole heart and soul. Thou art Perfect Goodness, and art deserving of all my love. I love Jesus, thy beloved Son, my Lord and Redeemer ; and I also love my neighbor as myself. ^ An act of Thanksgiving. T THANK thee, O heavenly Father, for hav- ing created me in thy own image and like- ness, and for having preserved me to this day. I thank thee for thy great love in Jesus Christ my Saviour, and for that Holy Spirit which cleanseth my soul from all sin. 0 most merciful God, I thank thee for keep- ing me in thy care this night, and granting me this day to serve thee. 1 earnestly desire to join my soul with all saints and angels, to praise and thank thee for thy infinite goodness. PRAYERS TO BE SAID IN PRIVATE. IQJ ^ An act of Contrition. /^ MY God, mercifully look upon me. I am ^^^ weak and sinful. My conscience reproaches me with many shortcomings. I am truly sorry for all my sins, and do sincerely repent for hav- ing" offended against thy great love. O turn unto me, and save me. Make me a clean heart, 0 God, and renew a right spirit within me. ^ A resolution to avoid evil and to do good. T WILL endeavor this day to follow the exam- ple of my blessed Lord : to be mild, humble, chaste, patient, charitable, and resigned. I am resolved to watch over myself, and to live a better life for the time to come. I will strive not to offend with my tongue. I will turn away my eyes, that they may not see vanity, and will be particularly attentive not to fall this day into the sins which do easily beset me. By the gracious assistance of the Holy Spirit, I will struggle against my accustomed failings, and pray for a fairer mind, and a purer heart, that 1 may pass all my life in the service of my heavenly Father. ^ The Lord's Prayer. /^UR Father who art in heaven. Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us 168 PRAYERS TO BE SAID IN PRIVATE. this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation ; but deliver us from evil : For thine is the king- dom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen. ^ Prayer. /^ GOD, whose days are without end, and w^hose mercies cannot be numbered, make me deeply sensible of my needs ; and let thy Holy Spirit lead me in holiness and righteous- ness all the days of my life : that when I shall have served thee in my generation, I may be gathered unto my fathers, having the testimony of a good conscience, in the communion of the Church, in the confidence of a certain faith, in the comfort of a reasonable, religious, and holy hope ; in favor with thee, my God, and in per- fect charity with the world. All which I ask through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, J) ra tiers for Nicj^t. 1" rraycr. r\ HEAVENLY Father, look down in mercy ^^^ upon me, thy weak and erring child. Thou hast brought me to the close of another day. PRAYERS TO BE SAID IN PRIVATE. 169 and grant now that I may lie down to rest in perfect peace with thee, and in perfect charity with all the world. Of thy great goodness hear my prayers, and to thee be all glory and wor- ship, now and forever. Amen. % Hef'eat the acts of Adoration, Faith, Hope, and Love, as in the Morning Exercises. ^ An act of Thanksgiving. T THANK thee, O heavenly Father, for having preserved me this day. I thank thee for thy great goodness ; for thy wise, though mysterious providence ; and, above all, for thine unspeakable gift of a Saviour, and for the assur- ance of life and immortality through him. I thank thee for the gracious assistance of thy Holy Spirit, and do earnestly beseech thee to give me grace to show my gratitude and love, in a sincere obedience to thy will. ^ Let us pray that God ivill make knov:n our sins to us. /~\ MOST merciful Father, remove my dark- ^^ ness, and show me the sins I have this day conmiitted, in thought, word, and action. ]Make me deeply sensible of the evil of them ; and work in me a hearty contrition, that I may obtain forgiveness at thy hands, who art ever ready to receive the humble and penitent ; lyO PRAYERS TO BE SAID IN PRIVATE. throug-h Jesus Christ our blessed Lord and Redeemer. Amen, ^ An act of Self-Examination. TTAVE I been neglectful of my religious duties ; and by irreverence and inattention to divine things grieved the Holy Spirit 1 Have I sinned against my neighbor, by rash judgments, hatred, envy, detraction, bad exam- ple, scandal, want of respect, charity, fidelity ? Have I sinned against myself, by vanity, and lies ; by thoughts, desires, discourse, or actions contrary to purity ] ^ An act of Contrition. "DEHOLD me, O Lord, and mercifully re- gard me now that I am filled with grief at the sight of my iniquities. I have sinned against thee, who art so good and so worthy of my love. Have pity on me and spare me. O turn away thy face from my sins, and blot out all my transgressions. I am heartily sorry for, and do sincerely repent of them. ^ A resolution to amend. Pkayer. f~\ LORD, heavenly Father, grant me grace ^ to reform, and never more to ofiend thee. Help me to renounce all my sin, to shun all occasions of it, and to walk henceforth in the PRAYERS TO BE SAID IX PRIVATE. 1^] path of thy commandments. O God, heavenly Father, hear my prayer : Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world, have mercy upon me : Graciously hear me, O Lord. Amen. •[ Let us recommend our rest to God. "TTLSIT, we beseech thee, O Lord, this habi- tation, and drive from it all the snares of the enemy. Let thy holy angels dwell therein to preserve us in peace, and may thy blessing be upon us forever, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Bless, O Lord, the repose I am about to take to renew my strength, that I may be better able to serve thee. May all the good on earth and in heaven pray for me, that I may be kept in safe and pure ways all the days of my hfe. May the divine assistance remain always with us. Amen, SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. •f To he read in verses^ alternately^ by Minister and People. *l At the close of each reading of the Psalms, shall be repeated the following Doxology : Minister. Now unto the King Eternal, im- mortal, invisible, the only wise God, People. Be honor and glory, through Jesus Christ, fore'^er and ever. Amen. PSALM IV. HEAR me when I call, O God of my right- eousness ; thou hast set me at liberty when I was in trouble ; have mercy upon me, and hearken unto my prayer. O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame, and have such pleasure in vanity, and seek after falsehood ? Know this, that the Lord hath chosen to him- self the man who is godly ; when I call upon tho Lord he will hear me. Stand in awe, and sin not ; commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. OlTer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the Lord. There arc many who say. Who will show us any good ? SELECTIONS FROM THE PSAOIS. 1^3 Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than when their corn, and wine, and oil increased. I will lay me down in peace, and take my rest, for it is thou, O Lord, only, who makest me dwell in safety. PSALM V. GIVE ear unto my words, O Lord ; consider my meditation. O hearken thou unto the voice of my calling, my King and my God ; for unto thee will I make my prayer. My voice shalt thou hear betimes, O Lord; early in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. For thou art a God who hast no pleasure in wickedness ; neither shall any evil dwell with thee. Such as be foolish shall not stand in thy sight; for thou hatest all those who work iniquity. Thou shalt destroy those who speak falsehood ; the Lord will abhor both the bloodthirsty and deceitful man. But as for me, I will come into thy house, in the multitude of thy mercy ; and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple. Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness, be- cause of mine enemies ; make thy way plain be- fore my face. 174 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. Let all those who put their trust in thee re- joice ; they shall ever be giving of thanks, be- cause thou defendest them ; they who love thy name shall be joyfal in thee. For thou, Lord, wilt give thy blessing unto the righteous ; and with thy favor wilt thou defend him as with a shield. PSALM VI. OLOE/D, rebuke me not in thine anger, nei- ther chasten me in thy heavy displeasure. Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am weak ; O Lord, heal me, for my heart is vexed. My soul is also sorely troubled ; but thou, O Lord, how long? Return, O Lord, deliver my soul; O save me for thy mercies' sake. For in death there is no remembrance of thee ; in the grave who shall give thee thanks ? I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my pillow to swim ; I water my couch with my tears. Mine eye is consumed because of grief; but the Lord will hear the voice of my w^eeping. The Lord hath heard my supplication ; the Lord will answer my prayer. PSALM VIL OLORD my God, in thee have I put my trust ; save me from all those who persecute me, and deliver me : SELECTIONS FKOM THE PSALMS. 1-^5 Lest he devour my soul like a lion, and tear it in pieces, while there is none to help. O Lord my God, if I have done this thing ; or if there be any wickedness in my hands ; If I have rewarded evil unto him who dealt friendly with me ; (yea, I have delivered him who without any cause is mine enemy ;) Then let mine enemy persecute my soul, and take it ; yea, let him tread my life down upon the earth, and lay mine honor in the dust. The Lord shall judge the people ; give sentence with me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, and according to the integrity that is in me. 0 let the wickedness of the ungodly come to an end ; but guide thou the just. For the righteous God trieth the very hearts and reins. My help cometh of God, who preserveth those who are true of heart. God is a righteous judge ; and God is angry with the wicked every day. 1 will give thanks unto the Lord, according to his righteousness ; and I will praise the name of the Lord Most High. PSALM VIII. /^ LORD our God, how excellent is thy name ^^ in all the world! thou who hast set thy glory above the heavens. Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength, because of thine enemies ; IJQ SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. that thou mightest still the enemy and the re- vengeful. When I consider thy heavens, even the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars which thou hast ordained ; What is man, that thou art mindful of him ? and the son of man, that thou visitest him ? Thou madest him a little lower than the an- gels, and hast crowned him with glory and honor. Thou makest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet ;. All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field ; The fowls of the air, and the fishes of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas. 0 Lord our God, how excellent is thy name in all the world ! PSALM IX. I WILL give thanks unto thee, O Lord, with my whole heart ; I will speak of all thy mar- vellous works. 1 will be glad and rejoice in thee ; I will sing praise to thy name, O thou JMost High. Thou hast rebuked the nations, and destroyed the ungodly ; thou hast put out their name for- ever and ever. Desolations have consumed the enemy forever ; SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. IJJ and as to the cities which thou hast destroyed, their memory is perished with them. But the Lord shall endure forever; he hath pre- pared his throne for judgment. And he shall judge the world in righteousness, and minister true judgment unto the people. The Lord also will be a defence for the op- pressed, even a refuge in time of trouble. And they who know thy name Vv^ill put their trast in thee; for thou. Lord, hast never failed those who seek thee. O praise the Lord, who dwelleth in Zion : show the people of his doings. For when he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them, and forgetteth not the com- plaint of the poor. The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made ; in the same net which they hid privily is their own foot taken. The Lord is known to execute judgment ; the ungodly is insnared in the work of his own hands. The wicked shall be turned into the pit, and all the people who forget God. For the poor shall not always be forgotten ; the patient abiding of the afflicted shall not perish forever. Arise, O Lord, and let not man prevail ; let the nations be judged in thy sight. Put them in fear, O Lord ; that the nations may know themselves to be but men. 12 IJS SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. PSALM xir. HELP, Lord, for the godly man ceaseth, for the faithful fail from among the children of men. They speak vanity every one with his neighbor ; hey do but flatter with their lips, and dissemble n their double heart. The Lord shall root out all deceitful lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things : Who have said. With our tongue will we pre- vail ; we are they who ought to speak ; who is lord o\er us? Now for the oppression of the needy, and because of the deep sighing of the poor, I will arise, saith the Lord, and will help every one from him who swelleth against him, and will set him at rest. The words of the Lord are pure words ; even as the silver which from the earth is tried, and puri- fied seven times in the fire. Thou shalt keep them, O Lord ; thou shalt pre- erve them from this generation forever. PSALM XV. IORD, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle? or -' who shall rest upon thy holy hill ? Even he who leadeth an uncorrupt life, and doeth the thing which is right, and speaketh the truth from his heart. He who hath used no deceit in his tongue, nor SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. I'yC) done evil to his neighbor, nor slandered his neighbor. He who despiseth a worthless person, but honoreth those who fear the Lord. He who sweareth unto his neighbor, and disap- pointeth him not, though it were to his own hin- drance. He who hath not given his money upon usury, nor taken a bribe against the innocent. Whoso doeth these things shall never fall. PSALM XVL PRESERVE me, O God; for in thee have I put my trust. 0 my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my God ; I have nothing good without thee. The saints who are on the earth, and the excel- lent, in them is all my delight. They who run after another god shall have great trouble. Their drink offerings of blood will I not offer; neither make mention of their names with my lips. The Lord himself is the portion of mine inher- itance, and of my cup ; thou shalt maintain my lot. The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places ; yea, I have a goodly heritage. 1 will thank the Lord for giving me counsel : my secret thoughts also instruct me in the night season. 180 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. I have set the Lord alway before me; for he is on my right hand, therefore I shall not fall. Wherefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoiceth ; my flesh also shall rest in hope. For thou wilt not leave my soul in the grave neither wilt thou suffer thy Holy One to see cor ruption. Thou wilt show me the path of life : in thy pres ence is fulness of joy ; and at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. PSALM XIX. THE heavens declare the glory of God ; and the firmament showeth his handy-work. Day unto day uttereth speech ; night unto night showeth knowledge. There is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard. Their sounds are gone out into all lands ; and their words unto the ends of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, who Cometh forth as a bridegroom out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a giant to run his course. He goeth forth from the uttermost part of the heaven, and his circuit is unto the end of it again and there is nothins: hid from his heat. The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul ; the testimony of the Lord is sure, and giveth wisdom unto the simple. The statutes of the Lord are right, and rejoice I SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 181 the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, and giveth light unto the eyes. The fear of the Lord is clean, and endureth forever ; the judgments of the Lord are true, and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, yea. than much fine gold; sweeter also than honey, and the honey-comb. Moreover, by them is thy servant warned ; and in keeping of them there is great reward. Who can understand his errors ? O cleanse thou me from secret faults. Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins ; let them not have dominion over me ; so shall I be undefiled, and innocent from the great transgression. Let the words of my mouth, and the medita- tion of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer. PSALM XXIII. rr^HE Lord is my shepherd ; I shall not want. -■- He maketh me to lie down in green pas- tures ; he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul; he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil ; for thou art with me, thy rod and thy staff comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the pres- 182 SELECTIONS FKOM THE PSALMS. ence of mine enemies ; thou anointest my head with oil ; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life ; and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. PSALM XXIV. rilHE earth is the Lord's, and the fulness -*- thereof; the world, and they who dwell therein. For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods. Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord ? or who shall stand in his holy place ? Even he who hath clean hands and a pure heart, and who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive a blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salva- tion. This is the generation of them who seek him, ^ven of them who seek thy face, O God of Jacob. Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors ; and the King of glory shall come in. Who is the Kiiig of glory ? It is the Lord, strong and mighty, even the Lord mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye J SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 183 lifted up, ye everlasting doors ; and the King of glory shall come in. Who is the King of glory ? Even the Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. PSALM XX YL BE thou my judge, O Lord, for I have walked innocently ; my trust hath been also in the Lord ; therefore shall I not fall. Examine me, O Lord, and prove me ; try my reins and my heart. For thy loving-kindness is ever before mine eyes, and I will w^alk in thy truth. I have not dwelt with vain persons ; neither will I have fellowship with the deceitful. I have hated the congregation of the wicked ; and w411 not sit among the ungodly. I will wash my hands in innocency, O Lord, and so will I go to thine altar ; That I may show the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works. Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honor dwelleth. O shut not up my soul with the sinners, nor my life with the bloodthirsty ; In whose hands is v/ickedness, and their right hand is full of bribes. But as for me, I will walk innocently ; () de- liver me, and be merciful unto me. My feet tread in a straight path ; I will praise the Lord in the congregations. 184< selp:ctions from the psalms. PSALM XXVII. THE Lord is my light and my salvation ; whom shall I fear ? The Lord is the strength of my life ; of whom then shall I be afraid ? Though an host of men encamp against me, yet shall not my heart be afraid ; and though there rise up war against me, yet will I put my trust in him. One thing have I desired of the Lord, which I will seek after ; even that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to be- hold the fair beauty of the Lord, and to visit his temple. For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his tabernacle ; yea, in the secret place of his dwelling shall he hide me, and set me upon a rock of stone. Therefore will I offer in his dwelling an obla- tion with great gladness ; I will sing and speak praises unto the Lord. Hearken unto my voice, O Lord, when I cry unto thee ; have mercy upon me, and hear me. When thou saidst. Seek ye my face ; my heart said unto thee. Thy face. Lord, will I seek. O hide thou not thy face from me, nor cast thy servant away in displeasure. Thou hast been my succor; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation. SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 185 Though my father and my mother forsake me, yet the Lord taketh me up. Teach me thy way, O Lord, and lead me in the right way, because of mine enemies. I should utterly have fainted, but that I believe verily to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. 0 wait thou on the Lord ; be strong, and he shall comfort thine heart ; and put thou thy trust in the Lord. PSALM XXXI. IN thee, O Lord, do I put my trust; let me never be put to confusion ; deliver me in thy righteousness. Bow down thine ear to me ; make haste to deliver me. And be thou my strong rock, and house of de- fence, that thou mayest save me. For thou art my strong rock and my castle ; be thou also my guide, and lead me for thy name's sake. Into thy hands I commend my spirit ; for thou hast redeemed me, O Lord, thou God of truth. 1 have hated those who regard lying vanities, and my trust hath been in the Lord. I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy ; for thou hast considered my trouble, and hast known my soul in adversities. O how plentiful is thy goodness which thou aast laid up for those who fear thee, and that 186 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. thou hast prepared for those who put their trust in thee, even before the sons of men! Thou shalt hide them in the place of thine own presence from the insults of men ; thou shalt keep them secretly in thy tabernacle from the strife of tongues. Thanks be to the Lord ; for he hath shown me his marvellous kindness in a strong city. For I had said in my haste, I am cast out of the sight of thine eyes. Nevertheless, thou heardest the voice of my prayer when I cried unto thee. O love the Lord, all ye his saints ; for the Lord preserveth those who are faithful, and plenteously reward eth the proud doer. Be strong, and he shall establish your heart, all ye who put your trust in the Lord. PSALM XXXIV. T WILL alway give thanks unto the Lord; his -^ praise shall ever be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the Lord ; the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. 0 praise the Lord with me, and let us magnify his name together. 1 sought the Lord, and he heard me ; yea, he delivered me out of all my fear. They looked unto him and were enlightened; and their faces were not ashamed. Lo, the poor crieth, and the Lord heareth him ; yea, and saveth him out of all liis troubles. SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. Igy The angel of the Lord encampeth round about those who fear him, and delivereth them. O taste, and see that the Lord is good ; blessed is the man that trusteth in him. O fear the Lord, ye who are his saints ; for those who fear him lack nothing. The lions do lack, and suffer hunger ; but they who seek the Lord shall want no manner of thing that is good. Come, ye children, and hearken unto me ; I w411 teach you the fear of the Lord. What man is he who desireth to live, and would fain see good days ? Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips that they speak no guile. Depart from evil, and do good ; seek peace, and pursue it. The eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayer. The face of the Lord is as:ainst those who do evil, to root out the remembrance of them from the earth. The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth them, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. The Lord is nigh unto those who are of a con- trite heart, and will save such as are of an hum- ble spirit. Great are the troubles of the righteous ; but the Lord delivereth him out of them all He keepeth all his bones ; so that not one of them is broken. 188 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. But misfortune shall slay the ungodly; and they who hate the righteous shall be desolate. The Lord delivereth the souls of his servants ; and none of those who put their trust in him shall be desolate. PSALM XL. T WAITED patiently for the Lord, and he in -■- clined unto me, and heard ray calling. He brought me also out of the horrible pit, and out of the mire and clay, and set my feet upon the rock, and established my goings. And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even a thanksgiving unto our God. Many shall see it, and fear, and shall put their trust in the Lord. Blessed is the man who hath set his hope in the Lord, and turned not unto the proud, and such as go about with lies. Many, O Lord my God, are the wondrous works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward ; they cannot be numbered unto thee. If I should declare them, and speak of them, they would be more than I am able to express. Sacrifice and meat offerino^ thou didst not de- sire ; mine ears hast thou opened. Burnt-ofFerings and sacrifice for sin hast thou not required ; then said I, Lo, I come. In the volume of the book it is written of me, that I should fulfil thy will, O my God ; I SELECTIO^'S FKOM THE PSALMS. I89 delight to do it; yea, thy law is within my heart. I have declared thy righteousness in the great congregation ; lo, I have not refrained my lips, O Lord, and that thou knowest. I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart ; my talk hath been of thy truth, and of thy salvation. I have not kept back thy loving mercy and truth from the great congregation. Withdraw not thou thy mercy from me, O Lord ; let thy loving-kindness and thy truth al- way preserve me. For innumerable troubles are come about me ; my sins have taken such hold upon me, that I am not able to look up ; yea, they are more in number than the hairs of my head, and my heart hath failed me. O Lord, let it be thy pleasure to deliver me ; make haste, O Lord, to help me. Let all those who seek thee be joyful and glad in thee ; and let such as love thy salvation say continually. The Lord be praised. As for me, I am poor and needy ; but the Lord careth for me. Thou art my helper and redeemer ; make no long tarrying, O my God. A PSALM XLII. S the hart panteth after the water-brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. 190 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God ; when shall I come and appear before God ? My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God? When I remember this, I pour out my soul within me ; for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holy day. Why art thou cast down, O my soul ? and why art thou disquieted within me ? Hope thou in God, for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance. O my God, my soul is cast down within me, while I remember thee from the land of Jordan and Hermon, from the Mountain Mizar. Deep calleth unto deep, at the noise of thy water-falls; all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me. Once the Lord commanded his loving-kind- ness in the daytime, and in the night his song was with me ; thanksgiving to the God of my life. Now I say unto God, My refuge, why hast thou forgotten me ? Why go I mourning, be- cause of the oppression of the enemy. As with a sword in my bones my enemies reproach me, while they say daily unto me. Where is thy God ? Why art thou cast down, O my soul ? and why SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 19I art thou disquieted within me ? Hope thou in God ; for I shall yet praise him who is the health of my countenance and my God. PSALM XLYI. aOD is our refuge and strength, a very pres- ent help in trouble. Therefore will we not fear, though the earth be moved, and though the hills be earned into the midst of the sea ; Though the waters thereof rage and swell, and though the mountains shake at the tempest of the same. There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the taber- nacle of the Most High. God is in the midst of her, therefore shall she not be removed ; God shall help her, and that right early. The heathen raged, and the kingdoms were moved ; but God uttered his voice, and the earth melted away. The Lord of hosts is with us ; the God of Jacob is our refuge. O come hither, and behold the works of the Lord, what destruction he hath brought upon the earth. He maketh wars to cease in all the world ; he breaketh the bow, and snappeth the spear in sunder, and burneth the chariots in the fire. Be still then, and know that I am God ; I will 19^ SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. be exalted among the heathen, and I will be exalted in the earth. The Lord of hosts is with us, the God of Jacob is our refuge. PSALM LI. HAVE mercy upon me, O God, according to thy loving-kindness ; according to the mul- titude of thy tender mercies blot out my trans- gressions. Wash me thoroughly from my wickedness ; and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight ; that thou mightest be justified in thy sentence, and be clear when thou judgest. Behold, thou requirest truth in the inward parts ; and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to tnow wisdom. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean ; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Make me to hear joy and gladness, that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all my transgressions. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not thy Holy Spirit from me. SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 193 O give me the comfort of thy heip again, and uphold me with thy free Spirit. Then shall I teach thy ways unto the wicked, and sinners shall be converted unto thee. 0 Lord, open thou my lips, ana my mouth shall show forth thy praise. For thou desirest not sacrifice, else would I give it thee ; thou delightest not in burnt- offerings. The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. PSALM LV. HEAR my prayer. O God, and hide not thy- self from my petition. Take heed unto me, and hear me ; hov/ I mourn in my prayer, and am troubled. My heart is disquieted within me, and the fear of death is fallen upon me. Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and an horrible dread hath overwhelmed me. And I said, O that I had wings like a dove; for then would I flee away, and be at rest. Lo, then would I get me away far off, and remain in the wilderness. 1 would make haste to escape from the stormy wind and tempest. But yet I will call upon God, and the Lord shall save me. 13 194 SELECTIONS FKOM THE PSALMS. In the evening, and morning, and at noonday will 1 pray, and that instantly ; and he shall hear my voice. 0 cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall nourish thee, and shall not suffer the righteous to fall forever. PSALM LVII. BE merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me, for my soul trusteth in thee ; and under the shadow of thy wings shall be my refuge, until this calamity be overpast. 1 will call unto the most high God, even unto the God who will perform all things for me. He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him who would swallow me up. Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens, and let thy glory be above all the earth. My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed ; I will sing and give praise. Awake up, my glory ; awake, lute and harp ; I myself will aw^ake right early. I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the people, and I w^ill sing unto thee among the nations. For the greatness of thy mercy reacheth unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds. Be thou exalted, O God, above the lieavens, and let thy glory be above all the earth. I SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 195 PSALM LXr. HEAR my cry, O God ; give ear unto my prayer. From the ends of the earth will I call upon thee, when my heart is in heaviness. 0 set me up upon the rock that is higher than I ; for thou hast been my hope, and a strong tower for me against the enemy. 1 will dwell in thy tabernacle forever, and my trust shall be under the covering of thy wings. For thou, O Lord, hast heard my desires, and hast given an heritage unto those who fear thy name. Thou shalt grant the king a long life, that his years may endure throughout all generations. He shall dwell before God forever; O prepare thy loving mercy and faithfulness, that they may preserve him. So will I alway sing praise unto thy name, that I may daily perform my vows. PSALM LXIL l^./FY soul truly waiteth upon God; for of him -^'-^ Cometh my salvation. He only is my strength and my salvation ; he is my defence, so that I shall not greatly fall. My soul, wait thou still upon God ; for my hope is in him. He truly is my strength and my salvation ; he is my defence, so that I shall not fall. 196 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. In God is my health and my glory, the rock of my might, and in God is my trust. O put your trust in him alway, ye people ; pour out your hearts before him ; for God is our hope. As for the men of low degree, they are but vanity ; the men of high degree are deceit ; laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than ^^anity itself. O trust not in wrong and robbery ; give not yourselves unto vanity ; if riches increase, set not your heart upon them. God spake once, and twice I have also heard the same, that power belongeth unto God. Also to thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy ; for thou renderest to every man according to his work. PSALM LXIIL OGOD, thou art my God ; early will I seek thee. My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh also long- eth after thee, in a barren and dry land, where no water is ; That I might behold thy power and glory, as I have seen thee in the sanctuary. Because thy loving-kindness is better than life itself, my lips shall praise thee. Thus will I magnify thee as long as I live, and lift up my hands in thy name. My soul shall be satisfied even as it were with marrow and fatness, when my mouth praiseth thee with joyful lips. SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 197 Have I not remembered thee in my bed, and thought upon thee when I was waking? Because thou hast been my helper, therefore under the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. My soul hangeth upon thee ; thy right hand hath upholden me. PSALM LXV. PRAISE waiteth for thee, O God, in Zion, and unto thee shall the vow be performed. O thou who hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come. My misdeeds prevail against me ; O be thou merciful unto our sins. Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and receivest unto thee ; he shall dwell in thy court, and shall be satisfied with the pleasures of thy house, even of thy holy temple. Thou shalt show us wonderful things in thy righteousness, O God of our salvation; thou who art the hope of all the ends of the earth, and of those who are afar off upon the sea ; Who in thy strength settest fast the mountains, and art girded about with power ; Who stillest the raging of the sea, and the noise of its waves, and the madness of the people. They also who dwell in the uttermost parts of the earth shall be afraid at thy tokens; thou who makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to praise thee. Thou visitest the earth and blessest it; thou I 198 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. makest it very plenteous with the river of God, which is full of water. Thou preparest their corn, when thou hast so provided for it. Thou waterest her furrows, thou sendest rain into the little valleys thereof, thou makest it soft with the drops of rain, and blessest the increase of it. Thou crownest the year with thy goodness, and thy clouds drop fatness. They drop upon the dwellings of the wilder- ness, and the little hills rejoice on every side. The mountains shall be clothed with sheep ; the valleys also shall stand so thick with corn that they shall laugh and sing. PSALM LXVI. OBE joyful in God, all ye lands ; sing praises unto the honor of his name ; make his praise to be glorious. Say unto God, O how wonderful art thou in thy works ! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee. For all the world shall worship thee, sing of thee, and praise thy name. O come hither, and behold the works of God ; how wonderful he is in his doing toward the chil- dren of men ! He turned the sea into dry land, so that they went through the water on foot; there did we rejoice in him. SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 199 He ruleth with his power forever ; his eyes be- hold the people ; and such as are rebellious shall not be able to exalt themselves. O praise our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard ; Who holdeth our soul in life, and sufFereth not our feet to slip. For thou, O God, hast proved us ; thou also hast tried us, like as silver is tried. Thou broughtest us into the snare, and laidst trouble upon us. Thou sufFeredst men to ride over our heads ; we went through fire and water, and thou broughtest us out into a place of refreshment. 0 come hither and hearken, all ye who fear God, and I will tell you what he hath done for my soul. 1 called unto him with my mouth, and gave him praises with my tongue. If I incline unto w^ickedness with my heart, the Lord will not hear me. But God hath heard me, and considered the voice of my prayer. Praised be God, w4io hath not cast out my prayer, nor turned his mercy from me. PSALM Lxxvir. I WILL cry unto God with my voice, even unto God will I cry with my voice ; and O that he would hearken unto me I In the time of my trouble I sought the Lord; OQO SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. I stretched out my hands to him all the night long ; my soul refused comfort. When I am in heaviness, I will think upon God ; when my heart is vexed, I will com- plain. I consider the days of old, and remember the years that are past. I call to remembrance my song in the night; I commune with mine own heart, and search out my spirit. Will the Lord absent himself forever ? and will he be no more entreated ? Is his mercy clean gone forever? and is his promise come utterly to an end for evermore ? Hath God forgotten to be gracious? and will he shut up his loving-kindness in displeasure ? And I said. It is mine own infirmity; I will remember the years of the right hand of the Most High. I will remember the works of the Lord, and call to mind thy wonders of old time. I will think also of all thy works, and my talk shall be of thy doings. Thy way, O God, is holy ; who is so great a God as our God ? Thou art the God who doest wonders, and hast declared thy power among the nations. Thou hast mightily delivered thy people, even the sons of Jacob and Joseph. The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee, and were afraid; the depths also were troubled. SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. £01 The clouds poured out water, the air thundered, and thine arrows went abroad. The voice of thy thunder was heard round about; the lightnings shone upon the ground; the earth was moved and shook withal. Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known. Thou leddest thy people like a flock, by the hand of Moses and Aaron. PSALM LXXXIV. OHO W amiable are thy dwellings, thou Lord of hosts! My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth, for the courts of the Lord ; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. As the sparrow findeth an house, and the swal- low a nest, where she may lay her young, so let me dwell at thine altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God. Blessed are they who dwell in thy house ; they will be alway praising thee. Blessed are the men whose strength is in thee, in whose heart are thy ways. For them the desert valley of Baka hath foun- tains; and they are refreshed with abundant showers. They will go from strength to strength, till every one of them appeareth before God, in Zion. O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer ; learken, O God of Jacob. 202 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. Behold, O God our defender, and look upon the face of thine anointed. For one day in thy courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of un- godliness. For the Lord God is a light and defence ; the Lord will give grace and glory ; and no good thing shall he withhold from those who live a godly life. O Lord God of hosts, blessed is the man who putteth his trust in thee. PSALM LXXXV. T ORD, thou art become gracious unto thy -*-^ land ; thou hast turned away the captivity of Jacob. Thou hast forgiven the offence of thy people, and covered all their sins. Thou hast taken away all thy displeasure, and turned thyself from thy wrathful indignation. Turn us then, O God our Saviour, and let thine anger cease from us. Wilt thou be displeased at us forever ? and wilt thou stretch out thy wrath from one generation to another? Wilt thou not turn again and quicken us, that thy people may rejoice in thee ? Show us thy mercy, O Lord, and grant us thy salvation. SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. ^203 I will hear what God the Lord will speak ; for he will speak peace to his people and his saints ; only let them not return to their folly again. For his salvation is nigh those who fear him, that glory may dwell in our land. Mercy and truth are met together ; righteous- ness and peace have kissed each other. Truth shall flourish out of the earth ; and righteousness shall look down from heaven. Yea, the Lord shall show his loving-kindness ; and our land shall yield her increase. Righteousness shall go before him, and shall keep his path continually. PSALM LXXXYL "OOW down thine ear, O Lord, and hear me, -■-^ for I am poor and in misery. Preserve thou my soul, for thou art my hope ; my God, save thy servant w^ho putteth his trust in thee. Be merciful unto me, O Lord, for I will call daily upon thee. Comfort the soul of thy servant ; for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my souL For thou. Lord, art good and gracious, and of great mercy unto all those who call upon thee. Give ear, Lord, unto my prayer, and ponder the voice of my humble desires. In the time of my trouble 1 will call upon thee ; for thou .hearest me. £04 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord ; there is not one who can do as thou doest. All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship thee, O Lord, and shall glorify thy name. For thou art great, and doest wondrous things thou art God alone. Teach me thy way, O Lord, and I will walk in thy truth ; O knit my heart unto thee, that I may fear thy name. I will thank thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart, and will praise thy name for evermore. For great is thy mercy toward me, and thou hast delivered my soul from the terrors of death. O God, the proud are risen against me, and the congregations of violent men have sought after my soul, and have not set thee before their eyes. But thou, O Lord God, art full of compassion and mercy, long-suffering, plenteous in goodness and truth. O turn thee then unto me, and have mercy upon me ; give thy strength unto thy servant, and help the son of thine handmaid. Show some token upon me for good, that they who hate me may see it, and be ashamed ; be- cause thou, Lord, hast holden me, and comforted me. SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. £05 PSALM XCI. WHOSO dwelleth under the defence of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Alnnighty. I will say unto the Lord, Thou art my hope, and my stronghold; my God, in whom I will trust. For he shall deliver thee from the snare of the hunter, and from the noisome pestilence. He shall cover thee with his wings, and thou shalt be safe under them ; his faithfulness and truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid for any terror by night ; nor for the arrow that flieth by day ; For the pestilence that walketh in darkness ; nor for the sickness that destroyeth at noonday. A thousand shall fall beside thee, and ten thousand at thy right hand ; but it shall not come nigh thee. But with thine eyes shalt thou behold, and see the reward of the ungodly. Because thou hast made the Lord, who is my refuge, even the Most High, thy habitation ; There shall no evil happen unto thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee in their hands, that thou hurt not thy foot against a stone. Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder 206 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. the young lion and the dragon shalt thou tread under thy feet. Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him ; I will set him up, because he hath known my name. He shall call upon me, and I will hear him ; yea, I am with him in trouble ; I will deliver him, and bring him to honor. With long life will I satisfy him, and show him my salvation. PSALM cm. BLESS the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits ; Who forgiveth all thy iniquities, and healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction, and crowneth thee with mercy and loving-kindness ; Who satisfieth thy life with good things, so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's. The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all those who are oppressed. He showed his ways unto Moses, his works unto the children of Israel. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy, long- suffering, and of great goodness. He will not alway chide ; neither keepeth he his anger forever. SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. OQ^ He hath not dealt with us after our sins ; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy tow^ard those who fear him. As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. Yea, like as a father pitieth his own children ; even so the Lord pitieth those who fear him. For he knoweth our frame ; he remembereth that we are but dust. The days of man are but as grass ; he flour- isheth as a flower of the field. For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone ; and the place thereof shall know it no more. But the merciful goodness of the Lord endureth forever and ever upon those w^ho fear him, and his righteousness upon children's children ; Even upon such as keep his covenant, and think upon his commandments to do them. The Lord hath established his throne in heaven ; and his kingdom ruleth over all. O praise the Lord, ye angels of his, ye who excel in strength, ye who fulfil his commandment, and hearken unto the voice of his words. O praise the Lord, all ye his hosts, ye servants of his who do his pleasure, O praise the Lord, all ye works of his, in all places of his dominion ; praise thou the Lord, O my soul. 208 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. PSALM CXI. I WILL give thanks unto the Lord with my whole heart, secretly among the faithful, and in the congregation. The works of the Lord are great, sought out by all those who have pleasure therein. His works are worthy to be praised and had in honor, and his righteousness endureth forever. He hath made his wonderful works to be re- membered ; the Lord is gracious and full of com- passion. He hath given food unto those who fear him ; for he will ever be mindful of his covenant. He hath shown his people the power of his works, that he may give them the heritage of the heathen. The works of his hands are verity and judg- ment; all his commandments are true. They stand fast forever and ever, for they are done in truth and equity. He sent redemption unto Iiis people, he hath confirmed his covenant forever ; holy and rev- erend is his name. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wis- dom ; a good understanding have all they who obey him ; his praise endureth forever. 0 PSALM CXVIIL GI"V E thanks unto the Lord, for lie is good ; for his mercy endureth forever. SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. ^09 Let Israel now say that his mercy endureth for- ever. Let the house of Aaron now say that his mercy endureth forever. Yea, let those now who fear the Lord say that his mercy endureth forever. I called upon the Lord in trouble, and the Lord heard and delivered me. The Lord is on my side ; I will not fear ; what can man do unto me? It is better to trust in the Lord than to put con- fidence in man. It is better to trust in the Lord than to put con- fidence in princes. The Lord is my strength and my song, and is become my salvation. The voice of joy and salvation is in the dwell- ings of the righteous ; the right hand of the Lord bringeth mighty things to pass. The right hand of the Lord is exalted ; the right hand of the Lord bringeth mighty things to pass. I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord. The Lord hath chastened and corrected me ; but he hath not given me over unto death. Open me the gates of holiness, that I may go into them, and give thanks unto the Lord. This is the gate of the Lord, into which the righteous shall enter, u glO SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. I will thank thee, for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation. The same stone which the builders refused is become the head-stone in the corner. This is the Lord's doing; and it is marvellous in our eyes. This is the day which the Lord hath made ; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Save now, O Lord; O Lord, send us now pros- perity. Blessed be he who cometh in the name of the Lord I "We bless you, ye who are of the house of the Lord. Thou art my God, and I will thank thee ; thou art my God, and I will praise thee. O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good, and his mercy endureth forever. PSALM CXIX. BLESSED are they who are undefiled in the way, and walk in the law of the Lord. Blessed are they who keep his testimonies, and seek him with their whole heart; Who do no wickedness, but walk in his ways. Thou hast charged that we shall diligently keep thy commandments. O that my ways were so directed, that I might keep thy statutes ! So shall I not be confounded, while I have respect unto all thy commandments. SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. ^H 1 will thank thee with an unfeigned heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judg- ments. I will keep thy laws ; O forsake me not utterly. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way ? by taking heed thereto, according to thy word. "With my whole heart have I sought thee ; O let me not go wrong out of thy commandments. Thy words have I hid within my heart, that I should not sin against thee. Blessed art thou, O Lord ; O teach me thy statutes. With my lips have I been telling of all the judgments of thy mouth. I have had as great delight in the way of thy testimonies as in all manner of riches. •I meditate on thy commandments, and have respect unto thy ways. My delight shall be in thy statutes, and I will not forget thy word. 0 DEAL kindly with thy servant, that I may live and keep thy word. Open thou mine eyes, that I may see the won- drous things of thy law. 1 am a stranger upon earth ; O hide not thy commandments from me. My soul trembles for the very fervent desire that it hath alway unto thy judgments. 1 212 SELECTIONS FEOM THE PSALMS. Thou hast rebuked the proud ; and cursed are they who do err from thy commandments. O turn from me reproach and contempt ; for I have kept thy testimonies. Though princes did sit and speak against me thy servant is occupied in thy statutes. For thy testimonies are my delight and my counsellors. PSALM cxxi. T WILL lift up mine eyes unto the hills from J- whence cometh my help. My help cometh even from the Lord, who hath made heaven and earth. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved ; and he who keepeth thee will not sleep. Behold, he who keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord himself is thy keeper ; the Lord' is thy defence upon thy right hand ; So that the sun shall not smite thee by day, neither the moon by night. The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil ; yea it is even he who shall keep thy soul. The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in, from this time forth for ever- more. PSALM CXXIL I WAS glad, when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord. i SELECTIONS FKOM THE PSALMS. 218 Our feet shall stand in thy gates, O Jerusalem. Jerusalem is built as a city that is at unity in itself. For thither the tribes go up, even the tribes of the Lord, according to the law of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the Lord. For there is the seat of judgment, even the throne of the house of David. O pray for the peace of Jerusalem ; they shall prosper who love thee. Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity with- in thy palaces. For my brethren and companions' sakes,*I wUl say. Peace be within thee. Yea, because of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek to do thee good. PSALM CXXIII. UNTO thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou who dwellest in the heavens. Behold, even as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress ; Even so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until he have mercy upon us. Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us; for we are utterly despised. Our soul is filled with the insolence of th prosperous, and with the despitefulness of the proud. c2l4f SELECTIONS FllOM THE PSALMS. PSALM CXXX. OUT of the deep have I called unto thee, O Lord ; Lord, hear my voice. 0 let thine ears consider well the voice of my complaint. If thon, Lord, wilt be extreme to mark what is done amiss, O Lord, who may abide it ? But there is mercy with thee ; therefore shalt thou be feared. 1 look for the Lord ; my soul doth wait for him ; in his word is my trust. My soul waiteth for the Lord, more than they that watch for the morning ; yea, more than they who watch for the morning. O Israel, trust in the Lord ; for with the Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemp- tion. And he shall redeem Israel from all his sin. PSALM CXXXVL OGIVE thanks unto the Lord; for he is good, and his mercy endureth forever. O give thanks unto the God of all gods; for his mercy endureth forever. O thank the Lord of all lords ; for his mercy endureth forever. Who only doeth great wonders ; for his mercy endureth forever. Who by his excellent wisdom made the heav- ens ; for his mercy endureth forever. SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. ^15 Who laid out the earth above the waters ; for his mercy endureth forever. Who hath made great lights ; for his mercy endureth forever. The sun to rule by day ; for his mercy endureth forever. The moon and the stars to govern the night ; for his mercy endureth forever. Who remembereth us when we are in trouble ; for his mercy endureth forever. And hath delivered us from our enemies; for his mercy endureth forever. Who giveth food to all flesh ; for his mejcy endureth forever. O give thanks unto the God of heaven ; for his mercy endureth forever. PSALM CXXXIX. OLORD, thou hast searched me, and known me ; thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising; thou understandest my thoughts afar off. Thou compassest my path, and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. For lo, there is not a word in my tongue, but thou, O Lord, knowest it altogether. Thou dost encompass me behind and before, and layest thine hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful and excellent for me ; I cannot attain unto it. Whither shall I go from thy spirit ? or whither shall I flee from thy presence ? OIQ SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. If I climb up into heaven, thou art there ; if I go down to the grave, thou art there also. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea ; Even there also shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. If I say, Peradventure the darkness shall cover me ; even the night shall be light about me. Yea, the darkness is no darkness with thee ; but the night is as clear as the day ; the darkness and light to thee are both alike. I will give thanks unto thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made ; marvellous are thy works, and that my soul knoweth right well. My bones were not hid from thee, when I was made secretly, and fashioned beneath in the earth. Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being imperfect ; and in thy book were all my members written ; Which day by day were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them. How dear are thy thoughts unto me, O God ! O how great is the sum of them ! If I should count them, they are more in num- ber than the sand ; when I awake I am still with thee. Search me, O God, and know my heart ; prove me, and examine my thoughts. Look well if there be any way of wickedness in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. QI7 PSALM CXLYII. O PRAISE the Lord ; for it is a good thing to sing praises unto our God; yea, a joyful and pleasant thing it is to be thankful. The Lord doth build up Jerusalem, and gather together the outcasts of Israel. He healeth those who are broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. He telle th the number of the stars ; and calleth them all by their names. Great is our Lord, and great is his power ; yea, and his wisdom is infinite. The Lord Jifteth up the meek ; and bringeth the ungodly down to the ground. O sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving ; sing praises upon the harp unto our God ; "VYho covereth the heaven with clouds, and prepareth rain for the earth, and maketh the grass to grow upon the mountains ; Who giveth food unto the cattle, and feedeth the young ravens who cry. He hath no pleasure in the strength of the horse ; neither delighteth he in the force of man. But the Lord's delight is in those who fear him and put their trust in his mercy. Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem ; praise thy God, O Zion. For he hath made fast the bars of thy gates; and hath blessed thy children within thee. He maketh peace in thy borders ; and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. ^18 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth ; and his word is instantly obeyed. He giveth snow like wool ; he scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes. He casteth forth his ice like morsels ; who can stand before his cold ? He sendeth out his word and melteth them ; he bloweth with his wind, and the waters flow. He showeth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and ordinances unto Israel. He hath not dealt so with any nation ; neither hath the heathen knowledge of his laws. Praise ye the Lord. PSALM CXLVIIL PRAISE ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens ; praise him in the height. Praise him, all ye angels of his ; praise him, all his hosts. Praise him, sun and moon ; praise him, all ye stars and light. Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters of the skies. Let them praise the name of the Lord, for he commanded and they were created. He hath made them fast forever and ever; he hath given them a law which shall not be broken. Praise the Lord upon earth, ye dragons, and all deeps ; Fire and hail, snow and vapors, wind and storm, fulfilling his word ; SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. QI9 Mountains and all hills, fruitful trees and all cedars ; Beasts and all cattle, creeping things and feath- ered fowls ; Kings of the earth and all people, princes and all judges of the world ; Young men and maidens, old men and chil- dren ; praise the name of the Lord ; for his name alone is excellent, and his praise is above heaven and earth. He shall increase the glory of his people; all his saints shall praise him, even the children of Israel, even the people that serveth him. Praise ye the Lord. ^afifiatl) Wiot^\)i9. INVOCATION. 6 & 4's M. Dobell's Coll* Solemn Knbocaiion. COME, thou Almighty King, Help us thy name to sing, Help us to praise ; Father all glorious, O'er all victorious, Come, and reign over us, Ancient of Days ! 2 Come, thou all-gracious Lord ! By heaven and earth adored, Our prayer attend ! Come, and thy children bless 5 Give thy good word success ; Make thine own holiness On us descend ! 3 Never from us depart ; Eule thou in every heart, Hence, evermore I Thy sovereign majesty May we in glory see. And to eternity Love and adore I SABBATH WOKSIIir. 7's M. F. H. Hedqb. JJnbocatfou. SOYEEEIGN and transforming Grace! We invoke thy quickening power ; Reign the spirit of tliis place, Bless the purpose of tliis hour. 2 Holy and creative Light ! We invoke thy kindling ray ; Dawn upon our spirits' night ; Turn our darkness into day. 3 To the anxious soul impart Hope all other hopes above ; Stir the dull and hardened heart With a longing and a love. 4 Work in all, in all renew. Day by day, the life divine ; All our wills to thee subdue, All our hearts to thee incline. L 7's M. C. Wesley. IGHT of life, seraphic fn-c ; Love divine, thyself impart : Every fainting soul inspire ; Enter every drooping heart : 2 Every mournful sinner cheer. Scatter all our guilty gloom ; Father, in thy grace appear, To thy human temples come. INVOCATION. 3 Come, in this accepted hour, Bring thy heavenly kingdom in ; Fill us with thy glorious power, EootinsT out the seeds of sin. I I o 4 Nothing more can we require, We will covet notliing less ; Be thou all our heart's desire, Be our heaven, in holiness I 4 CM. Eeed. SPIRIT divine ! attend our prayer, And make our hearts thy hom.e ; Descend with all thy gracious power ; Come, Holy Sphit, come ! 2 Come as the light ; to waiting minds That long the truth to know, Reveal the narrow path of right, The way of duty show. 3 Come as the fire ; enkindle now The sacrificial flame. Till our whole souls an oiFering be, In love's redeeming name. 4 Come as the dew ; on hearts that pine Descend in this still hour, Till every barren place shall o-\vti With joy thy quickening pov/er. 4 SABBATH WORSHIP. 5 L. M. Bbeyiary. JInbocatfon. THOU Power and Peace ! in whom we find All holiest strength, all purest love, The rusliingof the mighty wind, The brooding of the gentle dove, — 2 Forever lend thy sovereign aid, And m*ge us on, and keep us thine ; Nor leave the hearts which thou hast made Fit temples of thy grace divine. 3 Nor let us quench thy saving light ; But still with softest breathings stir Our wayward souls, and lead us right, O Holy Sphit, Comforter ! g L. M. Breviary. Creator Spivit. COME, Creator Spirit blest ' 0 Within these souls of thine to rest ; Come, with thy grace and heavenly aid. To fill the hearts which thou hast made. 2 Come, Holy Spirit ! now descend ; Most blessed gift which God can send ; Thou Fire of Love, and Fount of Life ! Consume our sins, and calm our strife. 3 With patience firm and purpose higli, The weakness of our ficsh supply ; Kindle our senses ii'om above. And make our hearts o'erflow with love. L INVOCATION. 0 L. M. Montgomery. OED ! when thy people seek thy face, And dying sinners pray to live, Hear thou in heaven, thy dwelling-place, And, when thou hear est, O forgive I 2 Here, when tliy messengers proclaim The blessed Gospel of thy Son, Still, by the power of his great name. Be mighty signs and Avonders done. 3 But will indeed Jehovah deic^n Here to abide, no transient guest? Here will the world's Eedeemer reign, And here the Holy Sphit rest ? 4 That glory never hence depart ! Yet choose not. Lord, this house alone ; Thy kingdom come to every heart. In every bosom fix thy throne. 8 CM. C. Wesley. PEAK with us, Lord ; thyself reveal, While here on earth we rove ; Speak to our hearts, and let us feel The kindlings of thy love. S' With thee conversing, we forget All toil, and time, and care ; Labor is rest, and pain is sweet, If thou art present there. b SABBATH WOHSHIP. 3 Here then, my God, be pleased to stay, And bid my heart rejoice ; My bounding heart shall own thy sway, And echo to thy voice. 9 C. M. Henry Ware, Jr. FATHER in heaven, to thee my heart Would lift itself in prayer ; Drive from my soul each earthly thought And show thy presence there. 2 Each moment of my life renews The mercies of my Lord, Each moment is itself a gift To bear me on to God. 3 O, help me break the galling chains This world has round me thrown, Each passion of my heart subdue, Each darling sin disown. 4 O Father, kindle in my breast A never-dying flame Of holy love, of grateful trust In thy almighty name. JQ 7's M. Methodist C( Enbocatfon. 1 FATHER, at thy footstool see Those wlio now arc one in thee : Draw us by thy grace alone ; Give, O give us to thy "Son. THE SABBATH. 2 Jesus, friend of human kind, Let us in thj name be joined Each to each unite and bless ; Keep us still in perfect peace. 3 Heavenly, all-alluring Dove, Shed thy overshadowing love ; Love, the sealing grace impart ; Dwell within our single heart. THE SABBATH. J J L. M. Stennett, ANOTHER six days' work is done, Another Sabbath is begun : Return, my soul, enjoy thy rest, Lnprove the day which God hath blest. 2 O that our thoughts and thanks may rise, As grateful incense, to the skies. And draw from heaven that sweet repose, Which none but he that feels it knows ! 3 This heavenly calm within the breast Is the dear pledge of glorious rest. Which for the church of God remains, The end of cares, the end of pains. 4 In holy duties let the day — In holy pleasures — pass away : How sweet, a Sabbath thus to spend, In hope of one that ne'er shall end ! O SABBATH WORSIlir. 12 C. M. Mrs. Follen. 3lobe of Seib&at!; Scrbfcc. HOW sweet upon this sacred day, The best of all the seven, To cast our earthly thoughts away, And think of God and heaven ! 2 How sweet to be allowed to pray Our sins may be forgiven ! With filial love and trust to say, ' ' Father, who art in heaven ! " 3 How sweet the words of peace to hear From him to whom 't is given To wake the penitential tear. And lead the way to heaven ! 4 And if, to make our sins depart, In vain the will has striven. He who regards the inmost heart . Will send his grace from heaven. 23 7's M. Newton. Sabfjat!) i^ornfiifl. SAFELY through another week God has brought us on our way ; Let us now a blessing seek. Waiting in his courts to-day : Day of all the wcclc the best, Emblem of eternal rest. 2 While we seek supplies of grace Through the dear Kedeemer's name. THE SAEBATII. Show thy reconciling flice — Take away our sin and shame ; From our worldly cares set free, May we rest tliis day in thee. 14 S. M. Watts. .TT^LCO^IE, sweet day of rest, That saw the Lord arise ; ^Velcome to this re-vi^ing breast And these rejoicing eyes. ^' 2 The Ejng himself comes near, And feasts his saints to-day ; Here we may sit, and see him hero, And love, and praise, and pray. 3 One day, amid the place Where my dear Lord hath been, Is sweeter than ten thousand days Of folly and of sin. 4 My wilhng soul would stay Li such a frame as this. Till called to rise and soar away To everlasting bliss. 15 C. M. Anonymous. S§e Saj of 33raa)cr aniD 3a est. EARTH'S busy sounds and ceaseless din Wake not this morning air ! A holy calm should welcome in This solenm liour of prayer. ]0 SABBATH WORSHIP. 2 Now peace, be still, unhallowed care, And hushed within the breast ! A holy joy shall welcome there This happy day of rest. 3 Each better thought the spirit knows, This hour, the sphit fill ! And Thou, from whom its being flows, O, teach it all thy will ! 4 Then shall the day indeed be blest. And send its hallowing power. Its sacred calm and inward rest, Tlu'ough many a busy hour. 16 H. M. Hay WARD. 3;nbocatfon for Sor"li*s J3n^ ^oxniiXQ. WELC0:ME, delightful morn, Thou day of sacred rest ! We hail thy glad return : Lord, make these moments blest. From low delights and mortal toys We soar to reach immortal joys. 2 Now may the Eang descend. And fill his throne of grace ; Thy sceptre. Lord, extend, While we address thy face. 0,let us feel thy quickening word. And learn to laiow and fear the Lord. 3 Descend, celestial Dove, AVith all thy quickening powers ; THE SABBATH. 11 Disclose ca Saviour's love, And bless these sacred hours : Then shall our souls new life obtain, Nor Sabbaths be enjoyed in vain. YY C. M. Anonymous. HOW sweet, how calm, this Sabbath morn ! How pure the air that breathes, And soft the sounds upon it borne, And light its vapor wreaths ! 2 It seems as if the Cln-istian's prayer, For peace and joy and love, "Were answered by the very air That wafts its strain above. 3 Let eacb unholy passion cease, Each evil thought be crushed, Each anxious care that mars thy peace In faith and love be hushed. J_g S. M. BcLFiNcir, 'AIL to the Sabbath day ! The day divinely given , When men to God their homage pay, And earth di-aws near to heaven. H 2 Lord, in this sacred horn', AVithin thy courts we bend. And bless thy love, and o^^m thy power. Oiu- Father and our Friend. 12 SABBATH WORSniP. 3 But thou art not alone In courts by mortals trod ; Nor only is the day thine own When man draws near to God. 4 Thy temple is the arch Of yon unmeasured sky ; Thy Sabbath, the stupendous march Of grand eternity. 5 Lord, may that holier day Dawn on thy servants' sight ; And purer worship may we pay In heaven's unclouded light. ]^CJ L. M. New York Coll. "T^TTE bless thee for this sacred day, T T Tliou who hast every blessing given, Which sends the dreams of earth away. And yields a glimpse of opening heaven. 2 Lord, in this day of holy rest. We woidd improve the calm repose ; And, in thy service truly blest. Forget the world, its joys and woes. 3 Lord I may thy trutli, upon the heart Now fall and dwell as heavenly dew, And flowers of grace in freshness start Where once the weeds of error grew. THE SABBATH. 13 4: May Prayer now lift her sacred wiiigs, Contented with that aim alone "Which bears her to the King of kings, And rests her at his sheltermg tlirone. r 2Q S. M. Anonymous. Sfje 583our of S^xn^tv* T is the hour of prayer : Draw near and bend the knee, And fill the calm and holy air With voice of melody ! O'erwearied with the heat And burden of the day, Now let us rest our wandering feet, And gather here to pray. The dark and deadly blight That walks at noontide hour, The midnight arrow's secret flight, O'er us have had no power ; But smiles from loving eyes Have been around our way, And lips on which a blessing lies Have bidden us to pray. O, blessed is the hour That lifts our hearts on high ; Like sunlight when the tempests lower, Prayer to the soul is nigh ; Though dark may be our lot. Our eyes be dim with care. These saddening thoughts shall trouble not Tliis holy hour of prayer. 14 SABBATH WORSIIir. 21 ^' M. Mrs. Barbauld, WHEN, as returns this solemn day, Man comes to meet his Maker, God, What rites, what honors shall he pay? How spread his Sovereign's praise abroad ? 2 From marble domes and gilded spires Shall curling clouds of incense rise r And gems, and gold, and garlands deck The costly pomp of sacrifice ? 3 Yain, sinful man ! creation's Lord Thy golden offerings well may spare : But give thy heart, and thou shalt find Here dwells a God who heareth prayer. 22 C. M. Geo. Herbert. E\)e 33lessfnii of ti)c SabSatl). BLEST day of God ! most calm, most bright, The fii'st and best of days ; The laborer's rest, the saint's delight. The day of prayer and praise. 2 My Saviour's face made thee to shine ; His rising thee did raise ; And made thee heavenly and divine Beyond all other days. 3 The first fruits oft a blessing prove To all the sheaves behind ; And they who do the Sabbath love A happy week will find. THE SABBATH. 15 4 This day I must to God appear, For, Lord, the day is thine ; Help me to spend it in thy fear. And thus to make it mine. 23 C. p. M. Merrick. ST^c Sabbatl) ants V^z Hartt)lj ^Temple. THE joyful morn, my God, is come, That calls me to my Sabbath home, Thy presence to adore ; My feet the summons shall attend, With T\illing steps thy courts ascend And tread the hallowed floor. 2 With holy joy I hail the day That warns my thirsting soul away : What transports fill my breast ! For, lo ! my great Redeemer's power Unfolds the everlasting door, And leads me to his rest ! 24 ^- ^^' ^^s. Barbaulp. GAIN the Lord of life and light Awakes the kindling ray. Unseals the eyelids of the morn. And pours increasing day. A* 2 This day be grateful homage paid, And loud hosannas sung ; Let gladness dAvell in every heart, And praise on every tongue. 16 SABBATH WORSHIP. 3 Ten thousand differing lips shall join To hail this welcome morn, Which scatters blessinofs from its win^rs To nations yet unborn. 25 L. M. Sun. School H. B. Sal)l)at!) 2Qj>mn. CALLED by the Sabbath bells away, Unto thy holy temple, Lord, 1 '11 go, with willing mind to pray. To praise thy name and hear thy word. 2 O sacred day of peace and joy. Thy hours are ever dear to me ; Ne'er may a sinful thought destroy The holy calm I find in thee. 3 Dear are thy peaceful hours to me. For God has given them in his love. To tell how calm, how blest shall be The endless day of heaven above. 26 L. M. 61. Mrs. Steele. ^ 3Pi:a20c for llorti*s JlJna*. GEE AT God, this sacred day of thine Demands our soul's collected powers ; May we employ in work divine These solemn, these devoted hours ; O may our souls adoring own The grace which calls us to thy throne. 2 Hence, ye vain cares and trifles, fly ; "Where God resides appear no more ; THE SABBATH. 17' Omniscient God, thy piercing eye Can every secret thought explore : O may thy grace our hearts refine, And fix our thoughts on thmgs divine. 3 The word of life dispensed to-day Invites us to a heavenly feast ; May every ear the call obey ; Be every heart a humble guest ; Then shall our souls adoring own The grace which calls us to thy throne. 2y C. M. Edmeston. WHEN the worn spirit wants repose, And sighs her God to seek, How sweet to hail the evening's close, That ends the weary week ! 2 How sweet to hail the early dawn That opens on the sight, When first that soul-revi\dng morn Beams its new rays of light ! o Blest day ! thine hoiu-s too soon will cease, Yet, while they gently roll, Breathe, Heavenly Spirit, source of peace, A Sabbath o'er my soul ! 18 SABBATU WORSHIP. THE SANCTUARY. G' 28 8*s & 7's M. Anonymous. OD is in his holy temple : Thoughts of earth, be silent now, While with reverence we assemble. And before his presence bow ! He is with us now and ever. When we call upon his name, Aiding every good endeavor. Guiding every upward aim. God is in his holy temple ; — In the pure and holy mind ; In the reverent heart and simple ; In the soul from sense refined : Then let every low emotion Banished far and silent be ! And our souls, in pure devotion. Lord, be temples worthy thee ! 29 S. M. E. Taylor. ^,€aU to tlje JSJousc of 33tai)cr. COINIE to the house of prayer, O ye afflicted, come : The God of peace shall meet you there — He makes that house his home. 2 Come to the house of praise. Ye who arc happy now ; THE SANCTUARY. 19 In sweet accord your voices raise, In kindred homage bow. 3 Ye aged, hither come, For ye have felt his love : Soon sliall yom: trembling tongues be dumb, Your Kps forget to move. 4 Ye young, before his throne. Come, bow ; your voices raise ; Let not your hearts liis praise disown Who gives the power to praise. 5 Thou, whose benignant eye In mercy looks on all — Who see'st the tear of misery. And hear'st the mourner's call — 6 Up to thy dwelling-place Bear our frail spirits on, Till they outstrip time's tardy pace, And heaven on earth be won. 30 L. M. Watts. Slobe of tl)c Sanctuatj. HOW pleasant, how divinely fau', O Lord of Hosts, thy dwellings are ! AVith long desire my spirit faints To meet th' assemblies of thy saints. 2 Blessed are the souls that find a place Within the temple of thy grace ; There they behold thy gentler rays, And seek thy face and learn thy praise. 20 SABBATH WOKSIIIP. 3 Blessed are the men whose hearts are set To find the way to Zion's gate ; God is their strength ; and through the road They lean upon their helper, God. 4 Cheerful they walk with growing strength, Till all shall meet in heaven at length ; Till all before thy face appear. And join in nobler worship there. 31 7's M. Merrick. *^W])o sljall abr&e in E\)s CTalicrnacU? " WHO shall towards thy chosen seat Turn, O Lord, his favored feet? Who shall at thine altar bend ? Who shall Zion's liill ascend ? Who, great God, a welcome guest, On thy holy mountain rest ? 2 He whose heart thy love has warmed ; He whose will to tliine conformed, Bids his life unsullied run ; He whose word and thought are one ; Who, from sin's contagion free. Lifts his willing soul to thee. 3 He who thus, with heart unstained, Treads the path by thee ordained. He shall towards thy chosen scat Turn, O Lord, his favored feet ; He thy ceaseless care shall prove, He shall share thy constant love. THE SANCTUARY. 21 32 ^- ^^' Salisbury Coll. JQousc at EAISE waits in Zion, Lord, for thee ; Thy saints adore thy holy name ; Thy creatures bend th' obedient knee, And, humbly, thy protection claim. p 2 Thy hand has raised us from the dust ; The breath of life thy Spirit gave ; Where, but in thee, can mortals trust? Who, but our God, has power to save? 3 Still may thy children in thy word Their common trust and refuge see ; O bind us to each other, Lord, By one great tie, — the love of thee. 4 So shall our sun of hope arise. With brighter still and brighter ray, Till thou shalt bless our longmg eyes With beams of everlasting day. g7 C. M. Vaugiian. SUnibersal 33rafse. ALL ye nations, praise the Lord, His glorious acts proclaim ; The fulness of his grace record, And magnify his name 0 WORSHIP AND PRAISE. 45 2 His love is great — liis mercy sure, And faitliful is Jiis word ; His truth forever sliall endure : Forever praise the Lord ! 68 L. :M Bowrin(J. \ \ / HEX, wakened bj thy voice of power, T T The hour of morning beams in light, My voice shall sing that morning hour, And thee, who mad'st that hour so bright. 2 The morning strengthens into noon ; Earth's fairest beauties shine more fair , And noon and morning shall attune My grateful heart to praise and prayer. 3 "When 'neath the eveninsf's western o'ate The sun's retiring rays are liid. My joy shall be to meditate, E'en as the pious patriarch did. 4 As twilight vrears a darker hue, And gathering night creation dims. The twilight and the midnight, too. Shall have their harmonies and hymns. 5 So shall sweet thoughts, and thoughts sublime, 'My constant inspirations be ; And every shifting scene of time Heflect, my God, a light from thee. 46 SABBATH WORSHIP* 69 C. M. M. Rayneii, (Kciicral 3Praisc. ]rrAIL ! Source of light, of life, and love, — i- And joys that never end ; In whom all creatures live and move ; Creator, Father, Friend. 2 All space is with thy presence crowned ; Creation owns tliy care ; Each spot in nature's ample round, Proclaims that God is there. 3 Attuned to praise be every voice ; Let not one heart be sad ; Jehovah reigns ! Let earth rejoice ; Let all the isles be glad. 4 Then sound the anthem loud and long, In sweetest, loftiest strains ; And be the burden of the song, The Lord, Jehovah, reigns ! 70 lO's & ll's. Grant. dJo'O dJlorious. OWORSinP the King, all glorious above, , And gratefully sing his wonderful love, Our Shield and Defender, the Ancient of Days, Pavilioned in splendor, and girded with praise. 2 Thy bountiful care what tongue can recite ? It breathes in the air, it shines in the light, It streams from the liills, it descends to the plain, And sweetly distils in the dew and the rain. WORSHIP AXD PRAISE. 47 3 Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail, In tliee do we trust, nor find thee to fail ; Thy mercies how tender ! how firm to the end ! Our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend. 71 C. M. Jeryis. ^^omafle antr 30ebotFon. WITH sacred joy we lift our eyes To those bright realms above, — That glorious temple in the skies Where dwells eternal love. 2 Thee we adore, and. Lord, to thee Our filial duty pay ; Thy service, unconstrained and free, Conducts to endless day. 3 While in thy house of prayer we kneel With trust and holy fear. Thy mercy and thy truth reveal, And lend a gracious ear. 4 With fervor teach our hearts to pray, And tune our lips to sing ; Nor from thy presence cast away The sacrifice we brins;. 72 C. M. G. BUEBER. CSo"& IS 2.obc. CO^IE, ye that know and fear the Lord I And raise your souls above ; Let every heart and voice accord To sing that — God is love. 48 SABBATH WORSHIP. 2 Behold his loving-kindness waits For those who from him rove, And calls of mercy reach their hearts, To teach them — God is love. 3 Oh ! may we all, wliile here below, This best of blessings prove ; Till warmer hearts, in brighter worlds, Shall shout that — God is love. 73 Ij' M. C. Eobbins. «♦ Speaft, 3Loxti, for ti)s Servant Jearetf)." WHILE thus thy throne of grace we seek, O God, within our spirits speak ! For we will hear thy voice to-day, Nor turn our hardened hearts away. 2 Speak in thy gentlest tones of love, Till all our best affections move ; We long to hear no meaner call, But feel that Thou art all in all. 3 To conscience speak thy quickening word, Till all its sense of sin is stirred : For we would leave no stain of guile, To cloud the radiance of thy smile. 4 Speak, Father, to the anxious heart, Till every fear and doubt depart : For we can find no home or rest. Till with thy Spirit's whispers blest. WORSIIir AXD PRAISE. 49 74 I^. ^. 61. C. Wesley. V[ioxs\fi9 111 Spirit antr in STrutfj. FATHER of omnipresent grace ! AYe seem agreed to seek tlij face : But every soul assembled here Doth naked in thy sight appear ; Thou know'st who only bows the knee, And who in heart approaches thee. 2 To-day, while it is called to-day, Awake and stir us up to pray ; The spuit of thy word impart, And breathe the life into our heart ; Om' weakness help, our darkness chase. And guide us by the light of grace. 75 ^- ^^- Watts. St^c 3.3romiscs sure. iRATSE, everlasting praise, be paid To Him who earth's foundations laid ; Praise to the God vv'hose strong decrees Sway all the world as he doth please. p 2 Praise to the goodness of the Lord, Who rules his people by his word ; And there, as strong as his decrees, Reveals his kindest promises. 3 O for a strong, a lasting faith, To credit what th' Almighty saitli ! To hear the message of his Son, And call the joys of heaven our o\vn ! 50 SABBATH WOESHIP. 4 Then, should the earth's firm pillars shake, And all the wheels of nature break, Our steady souls would fea:f no more Than solid rocks when billows roar. S' 76 S. M. Spirit of the Psalms. 2ri)e JBd\si)ts of Sabbat!) C^orsMp. I WEET is the task, O Lord, Thy glorious acts to sing, To praise thy name and hear thy word, And grateful offerings bring. 2 Sweet, at the dawning hour. Thy boundless love to tell ; And when the night-wind shuts the flower. Still on the theme to dwell. 3 Sweet on this day of rest To join in heart and voice With those who love and serve thee best, And in thy name rejoice. 4 To songs of praise and joy, Be every Sabbath given, That such may be our best employ ' Eternally in heaven. 77 S. M. Watts. I;j^XALT the Lord, our God, -J And worship at his feet ; His nature is all holiness, And mercy is liis scat. VESPERS. 5' 2 When Israel was his church, When Aaron was his priest, Wlien Moses cried, when Samuel prayed, He gave liis people rest. 3 Oft he forgave their sins, Xor would destroy their race ; And oft he made his vengeance known AYhen they abused his grace. 4 Exalt the Lord our God, -. Whose grace is still the same ; — Still he 's a God of holiness, And jealous for his name. VESPEES. 78 • 7's M. S. F. Smith. OFTLY fades the twilight ray Of the holy Sabbath day ; Gently as life's setting sun. When the Christian's course is run. S' 2 Xight her solemn mantle spreads O'er the earth, as daylight fades ; All things tell of calm repose At the holy Sabbath's close. 3 Peace is on the world abroad ; 'Tis the holy peace of God, — Symbol of the peace within, AYhen the spirit rests from sin. 52 SABBATH WORSHIP. 4 Still tlie Spirit lingers near, Where the evening worshipper Seeks communion with the skies, Pressing onward to the prize. 79 7'S M. FURNESS. jSJajmn of m^U LOWLY, by God's hand unfm-led, Down around the weary world Falls the darkness ; O, how still Is the workino: of his will ! S' 2 Mighty Spirit, ever nigh ! Work in me as silently ; Veil the day's distracting sights. Show me heaven's eternal lights. 3 Living stars to view be brought In the boundless realms of thought ; ' High and infinite desires. Flaming like those upper fires ! 4 Holy truth, eternal right. Let them break upon my sight ; Let them shine serene and still, And with light my being fill. 80 I^' ^I- Anonymous. SPHERE is a time when moments flow More happily than all beside ; It is, of all the times below, A Sabbath at the eventide. T VESPERS. 53 2 O then the setting sun shines fair, And all below, and all above, The various forms of Xature, vrear One universal garb of love. 3 And then the peace that Jesus brought, The life of grace eternal beams, And Tve, by his example taught, Improve the life liis love redeems. 4 Delightful scene ! a world at rest ; A God all love ; no grief, no fear ; A heavenly hope, a peaceful breast, A snule, unsullied by a tear. 81 I^- M- COLLYEB. Sbenina HecoIUctions. ANOTHER fleetiag day is gone ; Slow o'er the west the shadows rise ; Swift the soft-stealing hours have flown. And niMit's dark mantle veils the skies. o 2 Another fleeting day is gone Swift from the records of the year ; And still, with each successive sun, Life's fading visions disappear. 3 Another flee tin 2^ dav is o^one : But soon a fau-er day shall rise, A day whose never-setting sun Shall pour its light o'er cloudless skies. 54 SABBATH woiisiiir. 82 L. M. Breviaiiy. GREAT Framer of the earth and sky, Who dost the light and darkness give, And all the cheerful change supply Of alternatini? morn and eve ! 2 Awake us from false sleep profound, And through our senses pour thy light ; Be thy blest name the first we sound At early dawn, the last at nights 83 7'S M. DOANE. iOFTLY now the light of day Fades upon my sight away ; Free from care, from labor free, Lord, I will commune with thee. S' 2 Thou, whose all-pervading eye Nought escapes, without, within. Pardon each infirmity. Open fault and secret sin. 3 Soon, for me, the light of day Shall forever pass away ; Then from sin and sorrow free. Take me. Lord, to dwell with tlicc. g4 7's M. Bow KIN a, i^ornfnjj ov Bbcnfnfl. — ^11 from CKotr. FATHER ! Thy paternal care Has my guardian been, my guide ! VESPERS. 55 Every hallowed wisli and prayer Has thy hand of love supplied ; Thine is every thought of bliss, Left by houi's and days gone by ; Every hope thy offspring is, Beaming from futurity. Every sun of splendid ray ; Every moon that shines serene ; Every morn that welcomes day ; Every evening's twilight scene ; Every hour wliich wisdom brings ; Every mcense at thy shrine f These — and all life's holiest things, And its fakest — all are thine. And for all, my hymns shall rise Daily to thy gracious throne ; Thither let my asking eyes Turn unwearied, righteous One ! Throu2:h life's stran^^e vicissitude There reposing all my care, Trusting still through ill and good, Fixed and cheered and counselled there. 85 L- M. Keble. •^^'ufDe Ujitl) us, iox it i.<5 tobjartrs ISbeniitij, auti tlje Sci]) IS far Spent." ' ^T^IS gone, that bright and orbed blaze, JL Fast fading from our wistful gaze ; Yon mantlin'2: cloud has hid from si2:ht The last faint pulse of quivering light. 56 SABBATH wor.siiip. 2 Sun of my soul ! thou Saviour dear, It is not niglit if thou be near : O may no earth-born cloud arise To hide thee from thy servant's eyes. 3 Abide with me from morn till eve, For without thee 1 cannot live ; Abide with me when nio;ht is nio^li, For without thee I dare not die. 86 L- M. BowRiNO HOW shall we praise thee, Lord of light ! How shall we all thy love declare ! The earth is veiled in shades of night. But heaven is open to our prayer, — That heaven so bright with stars and suns — That glorious heaven which has no bound, Where the full tide of being runs. And life and beauty glow around. 2 We would adore thee, God sublime ! Whose power and wisdom, love and grace Are greater than the round of time. And wider than the bounds of space. O how shall thought expression find, All lost in thine immensity ! How shall we seek thee, glorious Mind, Amid thy di'cad infinity ! 3 But thou art present with us liere. As in thy glittering, high domain ; And grateful hearts and liumble fear Can never seek thy face in vain. S' VESPEKS. 57 Help us to praise thee, Lord of light ! Help us thy boundless love declare ; And, here within thy courts to-night, Aid us, and hearken to our prayer. 87 P. M. S. LONQFELLOW. SutJilate. ^OFT as fades the sunset splendor, And the light of day grows dim. We to thee our praises render ; Sing we thus our vesper hymn : Jubilate ! Amen ! Father, gracious, loving, tender, O, accept the grateful strain. 2 Day by day comes rich in blessing ; Night by night brings holy calm ; Lord, to thee oiu* praise addressing, Rises thus our joyful psalm : Jubilate ! Amen ! But, unworthiness confessing, Into silence fades again. 88 8's & 7's M. S. LoNaFELLOW. OW, on sea and land descending, Brings the night its peace profound ; Let our vesper hymn be blending With the holy calm around. Soon as dies the sunset glory, Stars of heaven shine out above. Telling still the ancient story, — Their Creator's chano;eless love. N' 58 SABBATH WOESniP. 2 Now our wants and burdens leaving To his care, who cares for all, Cease we fearing, cease we grieving ; At his touch our burdens fall. As the darkness deepens o'er us, Lo, etern&l stars arise ; Hope and Faith and Love rise glorious, Shining in the spirit's skies. o9 lO's M. The Independent. ^t tfte Slast. THE stream is calmest when it nears the tide, And flowers are sweetest at the eventide. And birds most musical at close of day. And saints divinest when they pass away. 2 Morning is lovely, but a holier charm Lies folded close in Evening's robe of balm ; And weary man must ever love her best. For morning calls to toil, but night to rest. 3 She comes from Heaven, and on her wings doth bear A holy fragrance, like the breath of prayer; Footsteps of angels follow in her trace. To shut the weary eyes of day in peace. 4 O, when our sun is setting, may we glide Like summer's evenini? down the golden tide ; And leave behind us, as we pass away. Sweet, starry twihght round our sleeping clay I VESPERS. 59 90 ^' ^^' AXONYMOUS. GAIN", as evening's shadow falls, A' We gather in these hallowed walls, And vesper hymn and vesper prayer Rise minglhig on the holy air. May struggliGg hearts that seek release Here find the rest of God's own peace ; And strengthened here by hymn and prayer. Lay down the burden and the care ! 2 0 God, our Light, to thee we bow ! AYithin all shadovfs, standest thou : Give deeper calm than night can bring, Give sweeter songs than lips can sing ! Life's tumult we must meet again, AYe cannot at the slnine remain ; But in the spmt's secret cell, jNIay hymn and prayer forever dwell ! 91 C. M. Anonymous. THOU Lord of life ! whose tender care Hath led us on tUl now, We, in this quiet hour of prayer, Before thy presence bow. 2 Thou, blessed God ! hast been our Guide, Through life our Guard and Friend ; O, still, on life's uncertain tide Preserve us to the end. ()0 SABBATH WORSHIP. 3 To thee our grateful praise we bring For mercies day by day : Lord, teach our hearts thy love to sing, Lord, teach us how to pray ! 92 12's&ll'sM. Heber. Ucspers. SEE, dajdight is fadmg, o'er earth and o'er ocean, The sun has gone down on the far-distant sea; And now in the hush of the fitful commotion We lift our tired spirits, blest Saviour, to thee. 2 Full oft wast thou found afar on the mountain. As eventide spread her dark wing o 'er the wave : Thou Son of the Highest, and life's endless fountain. Be with us, we pray thee, to bless and to save. Q3 lO's & 4's. M. Anonymous. I7ATIIER Supreme! Thou high and holy - One! To thee we bow, Now, when the burden of the day is gone, Devoutly, now. 2 Night spreads her shade upon another day Forever past ; VESPERS. CI So 0 'er our faults, thy love, we humbly pray, A veil may cast. 3 Silence and calm, o 'er hearts by earth distrest, Now sweetly steal ; So every fear that struggles in the breast Shall faith conceal. 94 S. M. J. M. Neale. r|lHE day, O Lord, is spent ; JL Abide with us, and rest ; Our hearts' desu'cs are fully bent On making thee our guest. 2 We have not reached that land, That happy land, as yet, AVhere holy angels round thee stand, Whose sun can never set. 3 Our sun is sinking now ; Our day is almost o'er : O Sun of Eighteousness, do thou Shine on us evermore ! 90 P. M. Longfellow's Vespers, 2Dona nohis 3:3acem. EAR us, heavenly Father, hear us ! Give to us thy perfect peace ; Thou whose love unsleeping Watch is ever keeping. Shades of evening gather ; Thou, our heavenly Fatlier, H G' C)2 SABBATH WORSIlir. Holy and merciful, Hear our evening prayer ! 2 When life's glooms o'ertake us, Thou wilt not forsake us ; When life's shadows darken. Thou our cry wilt hearken ; Holy and merciful ! Thou wilt hear our prayer. Give us thy peace, O Lord ! Keep us in thy perfect peace. 96 8's 7's G. Mrs. P. A. Hanaford. J^tmnii for tl)e 3EbentiTie. .LORIOUS God, we come to bless thee, While the shades of eve draw near ; In this hour serene and holy, Worship thee with godly fear ; And with loving trust we raise To thy throne our song of praise. Life, with all its countless blessings. Death, the way to endless rest, — ^ Both alike awake our praises. Thoughts of either make us blest ; Day and night thy changeless love Leads through each to heaven above. There no shades of night shall gather. Sin and tears shall be no more ; There the glorious Star of evening Gleams along the radiant shore ; And the day that knows no end In thy presence we shall spend. VEsrERS. 63 4 Father, to thy tlirone of glory, Lift we, then, our song of praise; Hopeful, trustful, and rejoicing, Since thou rulest all our days ; And life's last sweet eventide Brings us to our Saviour's side. Qy L. M. Longfellow's Vespers. 2.UCIS Creator ©|)tfme. 0 BLEST Creator of the light ! Who didst the dawn from darkness bring, And in the heaven's glorious height Didst bid the stars together sing ; Who, gently blending eve with morn And morn with eve, didst call them day ; Thick flows the flood of darkness down, O, hear us as w^e come to pray. 2 Keep thou our souls from thought of crime ; Keep them from guilt's remorseful strife ; Not living for the things of time, But living the eternal life. Teach us to knock at heaven's high door ; Teach us the prize of life to win ; Teach us all evil to abhor, And purify ourselves wdthin. 98 7s & 6s. Sacred Songs. 23bciiin3 ^spiratfon. THE mellow eve is gliding Serenely down the west ; So, every care subsiding. My soul would sink to rest. 64 SABBATH WOESHIT. 2 The woodland hum is rmging The daylight's gentle close ; May angels round me singing Thus hymn my last repose. 3 The evening star has lighted Her crystal lamp on high ; So when in death benighted May hope illume the sky. 4 In golden splendor dawning, The morrow's light shall break ; Oh ! on the last bright morning May I in glory wake. 99 P. M. MONTaOMEET. "AEK ! the vesper hymn is stealing H O'er the waters soft and clear ; Nearer yet, and nearer pealing, Now it bursts upon the ear ! Jubilate. Amen I Farther now, now farther stealing, Soft it fades upon the ear. Now like moonlight waves retreating To the shore, it dies along ; Now like angry surges meeting. Breathes the mingled tide of song. Jubilate. Amen I Hush ! again like waves retreating To the shore, it dies along. VESPEES. 65 100 ^' ^' Anonymous. FADIXG, Btill fading, the last beam is shin- ing Father in heaven ! the day is declining : Safety and innocence flee with the light ; Temptation and danger walk forth with the night ; From the fall of the shade till the morning bells chime, Shield us from danger and keep us from crime ! Father, have mercy, through Jesus Christ our Lord I Amen. 2 Father in heaven, O hear when we call, Through Jesus Cluist, who is Saviour of all ! Fainting and feeble, we trust in thy might : In doubting and darkness, thy love be our light I Let us sleep on thy breast while the night taper burns. And wake in thy arms when the morning returns. Father, have mercy, through Jesus Christ om- Lord ! Amen. 101 L. M. Lyea Cath. OTHOU true life of all that hve ! Who dost, unmoved, all motion sway ; Who dost the morn and evening give, And through its changes guide the day ; 6C) SABBATH WOKSIIir. 2 Thy light upon our evening pour, — So may our souls no sunset see ; But death to us an open door To an eternal mornins; be. 202 ^'^ ^^' ANONYMOUa. 3Bbenfnfl 33tct£cr. THROUGH the changes of the day Kept by thy sustaining power, Offering of thanks we pay, Father, in this evening hour. Praises to thy name belong. Source and Giver of all good ; While we lift our evening song Fill our souls with gratitude ! 2 From the dangers which have frowned, From the snares in secret set, We have, through thy mercy, found Safety and deliverance yet. Spirit, who hast been our Light, And the Guardian of our way, Let thy mercy and thy might Keep us to another day. IQQ C. M. Litchfield's Coll. OD of the sunlight hours, hoAV sad ,X Would evening shadows be ! Or night, in deeper shadows chid, If au2:ht were dark to thee ! G 2 How mournfully that golden gleam Would touch the thoughtful heart, VESPEKS. 07 If, with its soft, retiring beam. We saw thj light depart ! 3 Enough, while these dull heavens may lower, If here thy presence be ; Then midnight shall be morning hour, And darkness light to me. 104 C. M. 6 1. Anonymous, Hbeixtme. 0 SHADOW m a sultry land ! We gather to thy breast. Whose love, enfolding us like night, Brings quietude and rest ; Glimpse of a faher life to be. In foretaste here possessed. 2 From all our wanderings we come, From diifting to and fro, From tossing on life's restless deep. Amid its ebb and flow ; The grander sweep of tides serene Our spu'its yearn to know. 3 That wliich the garish day has lost, The twilight vigil brings ; — The breezes from celestial hills, The draughts from deeper springs. The sense of an immortal trust, ' The touch of an^^el win^^s. 68 SABBATH WORSHIP. 105 L. M. W. H. BuRLEian. OHOLY Father I 'mid the calm And stillness of this evening hour, We would lift up our solemn psalm, To praise thy goodness and thy power : For over us, and over all. Thy tender mercies still extend, Nor vainly shall thy children call On thee, our Father and our Friend ! 2 Kept by thy goodness through the day, Thanksgiving to thy name we pour ; Night o'er us, with its stars, — we pray Thy love, to guard us evermore ! In grief, console ; in gladness, bless ; In darkness, guide; in sickness, cheer; Till, perfected in righteousness. Before thy throne our souls appear ! 106 ^- ^^- 6 1- Anonymous. ^t Sdbenfnfl STfme let tj^ere he 3L[Q\)t, AT evening time, let there be light ; Life's little day draws near its close : Around me fall the shades of night. The night of death, the grave's repose ; To crown my joys, to end my woes, At evening time let there be light. 2 At evening time, there shall be llglit For God hath spoken, — it must bo ; Fear, doubt, and anguish talic their flight. VESPERS. G9 His glory now is risen on me ; IMine eyes shall his salvation see ; 'T is evening time — and there is light. 1Q7 L. M. Watts. THUS far the Lord has led me on, Thus far his power prolongs my days I And every evening shall make known Some fresh memorial of his grace. 2 Mucli of my time has run to waste, And I, perhaps, am near my home ; But he forgives my follies past. He gives me strength for days to come. 3 I lay my body down to sleep ; Peace is the pillow for my head ; While well-appointed angels keep Their watcliful stations round my bed. 4 Faith in his name forbids my fear : O, may thy presence ne'er depart! And in the morning make me hear Thy love and kindness in my heart. 5 And when the night of death shall come, Still may I trust Almighty Love, — The love which triumphs o'er the tomb, And leads to perfect bliss above. 70 S^y^BATH WORSHIP. 108 ^' ^- Harris. J^^mn of "Ni^t. THE stars are sparks of burning sand ; They fall, with measured sound sublime, From the great hour-glass in God's hand, And mete the flying years of time. 2 We watch them from our earthly ball ; We hear their faint, mysterious hymn ; From east to west we see them fall Beyond the blue horizon's rim. 3 O burning hour-glass of the skies ! O sparks from glory's central sun I Our spu'its, while ye fall, arise, In Love's eternal path to run. 4 From God ye roll in measured flight ; 'Your glory fails beneath his feet. To God we tend, from light to light, And all who love in him shall meet. IQQ S. ]\[. Anonymous. THE day is past and gone ; The evening shades appear ; O, may we all remember well. The night of death draws near ! 2 We lay our garments by. Upon our beds to rest ; So death shall soon disrobe us all Of what is here possessed. VESPERS. 71 Lord, keep us safe this night, Secure from all our fears ; May angels guard us, while we sleep, Till morniog light appears ! ]2Q L. M. Beeviakt. THEOUGHOUT the hours of darkness dim, Still let us watch and raise the hymn ; And in deep midnight's awful calm. Pour forth the soul in deepest psalm. 2 Amid the silence, else so drear. Think the Almighty leans to hear ; Well pleased to list at such a time. The wakeful heart in praise sublime. 3 Still watch and pray and raise the hymn, Throughout the hours of darkness dim 1 God will not spurn the humblest guest, But give us of liis holy rest. L' 211 7sM. Missionary 3Iag. SBbcmug ^^mn. ORD of glory ! King of power I In this lone and silent hour, While the shades of darkness rise And the eve is on the skies. By thy blessing, as the dews, Which yon shaded skies diffuse. Bid oiu" feverish passions cease ; Calm us with tliy promised peace. 72 SABBATH WORSHIP. 2 TVTieresoe'er the brow of pain Seeks oblivion's balm in vain, Or the form of watchful grief Knows not of the night's relief, There thy pity, softening pour, There the spirit's calm restore ; Till each tongue, from murmuring free, Wakes the hymn of praise to thee. G' 112 ^' ^- Heber. 23beniU3 S^spiratfon. OD, that madest earth and heaven, Darkness and light, — Who the day for toil hast given. For rest the night, — May thine angel guards defend us. Slumber sweet thy mercy send us, Holy dreams and hopes attend us, This livelong night. 113 7's M. Anna L. Waring. Jlbcnfng Sonji. ORD ! a happy child of thine. Patient through the love of thee. In the light, the life divine. Lives and wallvs at liberty. L' 2 Leaning on thy tender care. Thou hast led my soul ariglit ; Fervent was my morning prayer, Joyful is my song to-ulght. VESPERS. 73 3 O my Father, Guardian true I All my life is thine to keep ; At thy feet my work I do, In thine arms I fall asleep. 1 2^ L. M. Edmbston. Sabtatl) Sbn\fncr. 0^T:ET is the light of Sabbath eve, ^ And soft the sunbeams lingering there ; For these blest hours, the world I leave. Wafted on wings of faith and prayer. 2 Season of rest ! the tranquil soul Feels the sweet calm, and melts to love — And while these sacred moments roll, Faith sees the smiling heavens above. 3 Xor will our days of toil be long, Our pilgrimage will soon be trod : And we shall join the ceaseless song, — The endless Sabbath of our God. 2J5 "^'^ ^- 6 1- I^YRA Apostolica. "OW the stars are lit in heaven ; AYe must light our lamps on earth ; Every star a signal given From the God of our new birth : Every lamp an answer faint, Like the prayer of mortal saint. 2 i\Iark the hour and tm^n tliis way, Sons of Israel, far and near ! N' 74 SAP^BATII WORSTIir. Wearied with the world's dim day, Turn to Him whose eyes are here, Open, watchmg day and night, Beaming purest, hohcst hght. 3 There is One will bless your toil, — He who comes in heaven's attire, Morn by morn, with holy oil ; Eve by eve, with holy fire ! Pray ! your prayer will be allowed, Minoflino^ with his incense cloud. S' IIQ 6's & 7's M. F. T. Palgravb ?^cabenl5 (SuHfance. I TAE, of morn and even. Sun of heaven's heaven. Saviour high and dear. Toward us turn thine ear ; Through whate'er may come, Thou canst lead us home. Saviour pure and holy, Lover of the lowly. Sign us with thy sign. Take our hands in thine. Take our hands and come. Lead thy children home ! Star of morn and even, Sliinc on us from heaven. From thy glory-throne Hear, O hear thine own I Lord and Saviour, come, Lead us to our liomc ! VEsrERS. 75 YYJ 8's & 7's M. Gregory Nazianzen. Ancient J^s^n. CiHRIST, my Lord, I come to bless thee, ^ Now, Avhen day is veiled in night ; Thou who knowest no beginning, Light of the Eternal Light ! 2 Thou enlightenest man's high reason. Far above the creatures dumb, That, light in thy light beholding, Wholly light he may become. 3 In the night, our wearied nature Kests from all its toil and tears ; To the works, Lord, that thou lovest, Thou wilt call when day appears. ]Jg L M. Martineau. ♦« 33e stfll ttntr fenoto tfjact £ ant ©fotr/» HE who liimself and God would know. Into the silence let him go, And, hfting off pall after pall, Eeach to the inmost depth of all. 2 Let him look forth into the ni2:ht ; What solemn depths, what silent might ! Those ancient stars, how calm they roll, He but an atom 'mid the whole.! 3 How sm.all, in that uplifted horn-. Temptation's lure and pajssion's power ! How weak the foe that made him fall I How strong the soul to conquer all ! ®oir» HIS PERFECTIONS AND ATTRIBUTES. 1J9 ^* ^^' BOWRINO. Cfotr*s sustaminii ^ixcstncc, FATHER and friend, thy light, thy love Beaming through all thy works we see ; Thy glory gilds the heavens above. And all the earth is full of thee. 2 Thy voice we hear, thy presence feel. Whilst thou, too pure for mortal sight, Involved in clouds, invisible, Eeignest the Lord of life and light. 3 We know not in what hallowed part Of the wide heavens thy throne may bo ; But this we know, — that where thou art, Strength, wisdom, goodness, dwell with \hve. 4. Thy children shall not faint nor fear. Sustained by this delightful thought, — Since thou, their God, art everywhere, They cannot be where thou art not. HIS PERrECTIOXS AXD ATTRIBUTES. il 33erfcction ot Cfoti. THOU art, Almighty Lord of all, From everlasting still the same ; Before thee dazzling seraphs fall, And veil their faces in a flame, To see such bright perfections glow, — Such floods of glorj from thee flow. 2 The sun liimself is but a gleam, A transient meteor, from thy throne ; And every frail and fickle beam. That ever in creation shone, Is nothxing, Lord, compared to thee In thy own vast immensity. 3 But though thy brightness may create All worship from the hosts above, What most thy name must elevate Is, that thou art a God of love ; And mercy is the central sun Of all thy glories joined in one. 121 lO's M. Derzhavin. " ©nc ©Joti an^ J?atl)er of all." OTHOU Eternal One ! whose presence bright All space doth occupy, all motion guide, Unchanged through time's all-devastating flight, Thou only God ! there is no God beside. 2 Being above all beings. Mighty One, "Whom none can comprehend and none explore, 78 GOD. Who fill'st existence with thyself alone, Being whom we call God, and know no more I 3 Thy laws the unmeasured universe surround. Upheld by thee, by thee inspired with breath ; Thou the beginning with the end hast bound, And beautifully mingled life with death. 4 Father ! the effluence of thy light divine. Pervading worlds, hath reached my bosom too ; Yes ; in my spmt doth thy Spirit shine. As shines the sunbeam in a drop of dew. 5 O thought ineffable ! O vision blest ! Though poor be our conceptions all, of thee, Yet shall thy shadowed image fill our breast, And waft its homage to the Deity. 122 7's M. W. Gaskell. ©mnfscfcnce of d^otj. IGHTY God ! the first, the last I What are ages in thy sight But as yesterday wlien past. Or a watch within the ni^ht ? M' 2 All that being ever knew, Down, far down, ere time had birth. Stands as clear within th}^ view. As the present things of earth. 3 All that bcincT e 'or shall know o On, still on, through farthest years. All eternity can show Bright before thee now appears. HIS PERFECTIOXS AXD ATTEIBUTES. 79 4 In tliine all embracing sight Every change its purpose meets, Every cloud floats into light, Every woe its glory greets. 5 Whatsoe'er our lot may be, Calmly in this thought we '11 rest, — Could we see as thou dost see. We should choose it as the best. 123 ^' ^^' KiPP GREAT God ! in vain man's narrow viev, Attempts to look thy nature through . Our laboring powers with reverence own Thy glories never can be known. 2 Not the high seraph's mighty thought. Who countless years his God has sought, Such wondrous height or depth can find, Or fully trace thy boundless mind. 3 And yet thy kindness deigns to show Enough for mortal minds to know ; While wisdom, goodness, power di\dne. Through all thy works and conduct shine. 4 O, may om* souls with rapture trace Thy works of nature and of grace ; Explore thy sacred truth, and still Press on to know and do thy will. 80 GOD. J24 ^' ^' Emily Bkontb. OGOD, within my breast, Almighty, ever-present Deity ! Life — that in me has rest. As I — undying life — have power in thee I 2 With all-embracing love Thy spirit animates eternal years, Pervades and broods above, Changes, sustains, dissolves, creates, and rears. 3 Though earth and man vrcre gone, And suns and universes ceased to be, And thou wert left alone, Every existence would exist in thee. 4 There is no room for Death, Nor atom that his might could render void ; Thou — thou art being and breath, And what thou art may never be destroyed. 225 I^- ^I- Watts. CSo"0's Constant Care. MY God ! how endless is thy love ! Thy gifts are every evening new ; And morning mercies from above Gently distil, like early dew. 2 Thou spread 'st the curtains of the night, Great Guardian of my sleeping hours ; HIS PERFECTIOXS AXD ATTRIBUTES. 61 Thj sovereign word restores the light, And quickens all my drowsy powers. 3 I yield my powers to thy command ; To thee I consecrate my days ; Pei-petual blessings from thy hand Demand perpetual songs of praise. 12g C. M. Drennan Ct)e 3:ntiiDclIinii (^ott, THE heaven of heavens cannot contain The universal Lord : Yet he in humble hearts will deign To dwell, and be adored. 2 'Wliere'er ascends the sacrifice Of fervent praise and prayer, Or on the earth, or in the skies, The God of heaven is there. « 3 His presence is diffused abroad, Through realms, tlii'ough worlds unknown : Who seek the mercies of our God Are ever near his throne. 127 ^' ^1- AxONYilOUS. ♦* Hin tojose J^^vCU are all Vov Wk^s.'* GOD of my life, whose gracious power Tlirough varied deaths my soul hath led, Or turned aside the fatal hour, Or Ufted up my sinlring head ! S2 GOD. 2 In all my ways thy hand I own, Thy ruling providence I see : Assist me still my course to run, And still dii'ect my paths to thee. 3 Whither, O, whither should I fly, But to my loving Father's breast ; Secure within thine arms to lie. And safe beneath thy wings to rest I 4 I have no skill the snare to shun. But thou, O God ! my wisdom ai-t ; 1 ever into ruin run, But thou art greater than my heart. 128 L. M. Walker's Coll. «♦ (SJoti, iDitl) b!)om fs no VariaWcncss.'* LL-POWERFUL, self-existing God, Who all creation dost sustain ! Thou wast J and art, and art to come. And everlasting is thy reign ! 2 Fixed and eternal as thy days, Each glorious attribute divine, Through ages infinite, shall still ' With undiminished lustre shine. 3 Fountain of being ! Source of good I Immutable thou dost remain ! Nor can the shadow of a change Obscure the glories of thy reign. 4 Earth may, with all her powers, dissolve, If sucli the "-rcat Creator's will ; HIS PERFECTIONS A:NrD ATTRIBUTES. be But thou forever art the same, — I AM, is thy memorial still. 229 8, 7, & 4's M. Kelly [7^ VERY human tie may perish ; E' Friend to friend unfaithful prove , Mothers cease their OAvn to cherish ; Heaven and earth at last remove ; But no changes Can avert the Father's love. 2 In the furnace God may prove thee, Thence to brine: thee forth more briojht : But can never cease to love thee ; Thou art precious in liis sight : God is with thee, — God, tliine everlasting light. 230 ^' ^* Doddridge. jTaitl) ill m JJnbisiUk ^oTr. ALMIGHTY and immortal King, Thy peerless splendors none can bear ; But darkness veils seraphic eyes. When God with aU his glory 's there, 2 Yet faith can pierce the awful gloom, The great Invisible can see, And with its tremblings mingle joy, In fixed regards, great God, to thee. 3 This one petition would it urge, — To bear thee ever in its sight ; 84 GOD. In life, in death, in worlds unknown, Its only portion and delight. J31 H. M. Watts. THE Lord Jehovah reigns ; His throne is built on liigh ; The garments he assumes Are light and majesty : His glories sliine With beams so bright, No mortal eye Can bear the sight. 2 The thunders of his hand Keep the wide world in awe ; His truth and justice stand To guard his holy law ; And where his love Kesolves to bless, His truth confirms And seals the grace. 3 And can this mighty King Of glory condescend ? And will he write his name <* My Father and my Friend"? I love his name, I love his word : Join, all my powers, And praise the Lord ! niS TERFECTIONS AND ATTRIBUTES. 85 132 ^' ^ Anonymous. 33robnJence iHgsterious. THY ways, O Lord, with wise design, Are framed upon thy throne above, And every dark or bending line Meets in the centre of thy love. 2 With feeble light, and half obscure, Poor mortals thine arrangements view, Kot knowing that the least are sure, And the mysterious just and true. 3 They neither know nor trace the way ; But, trusting to thy piercing eye, None of their feet to ruin stray, Nor shall the weakest fail or die. 4 My favored soul shall meekly learn To lay her reason at thy throne ; Too weak thy secrets to discern, I'll trust thee for my guide alone. 133 S. p. M. Watts. Cfje i^ajcsto of <2Sotr. TIIE Lord Jehovah reigns ; And royal state maintains, Ills head with awful glories crowned, Arrayed in robes of light, Begu't with sovereign might, And rays of majesty around. SQ GOD. 2 Uplield by tliy commands, The world securely stands, And sides and stars obey thy word ; Thy tin-one was fixed on high, Ere stars adorned the sl^y ; Eternal is thy kingdom. Lord. 3 Thy promises are true ; Thy grace is ever new ; There fixed, thy church shall ne'er remove ; Thy saints, wdth holy fear. Shall in thy courts appear. And sino^ thine everlastinof love. J34 ^- ^^' Sternhold. ^n]csts of CSo"&. THE Lord descended from above. And bowed the heavens most high, And underneath his feet he cast The darkness of the sky. 2 On cherubim and serapliim Full royally he rode. And on the wings of mighty winds Came flying all abroad. 3 He sat serene upon tlie floods Their fury to restrain. And he, as sovereign Lord and IGng,. For evermore shall rcio-n. niS PERFECTIOXS A^^D ATTRIBUTES. 87 135 L. M. CONDER, STJe 3lor"Er is Binij, THE Lord is King ! lift up thy voice, O earth and all ye heavens rejoice I From world to world the joy shall ring ; The Lord Omnipotent is King. 2 The Lord is King ! O child of dust, The Judge of all the earth is just : Holy and true are all his ways ; Let every creature speak his praise. 3 Come, make your wants, your burdens Imown ; The contrite soul he '11 ne'er disown ; And angel bands are waiting there, His messages of love to bear. 4 O, when his wisdom can mistake. His might decay, his love forsake ; Then may his children cease to sing The Lord Omnipotent is King. 13g C. M. Whitties. JFai't^ in (]?otJ's ^[Joo'Qncss. THE ^^^:ong that pains my soul below I dare not throne above ; I know not of His hate, — I know His goodness and his love. 2 I dimly guess from blessings known Of greater out of sight, And, with the chastened Psalmist, own His judgments, too, are right. 8S GOD. 3- No oftering of my own I have, Nor works my faith to prove ; I can but give the gifts he gave, And plead his love for love. 4 O brothers ! if my faith is vain, If hopes like these betray. Pray for me that my feet may gain The sure and safer way. 5 And thou, O Lord ! by whom are seen Thy creatures as they be. Forgive me if too close I lean My human heart on thee ! X37 ^'^ ^- TOPLADY. CSo"0 our 2irfe. ORD, it is not life to live, If thy presence thou deny ; Lord, if thou thy presence give, 'T is no lonjxer death to die. L 2 Source and giver of repose, Singly from thy smile it flows ; Peace and happiness are thine ; Mine they arc, if thou art mine. J38 II'S M. BVROM. CKoti our Sljepljcrli an"0 dJunrtifan. THE Lord is our Shepherd, our Guardian and Guide ; Wliatever we want he will kindly provide : HIS PERFECTIONS AND ATTRIBUTES. 89 His care and protection his flock will surround ; To them will liis mercies forever abound. 2 The Lord is our Shepherd; Avhat, then, shall we fear? Shall dano^ers afFriohten us while he is near ? O, no : when he calls us we '11 walk through the vale, The shadow of death, but our hearts shall not faU. 3 Afraid, of ourselves, to pursue the dark way, Thy rod and thy staff be our comfort and stay ; We know by thy guidance, when once it is past, To life and to glory it brings us at last. 4 The Lord is become our salvation and song. His blessings have followed us all our life long ; His name will we praise, while he lends to us breath. Be joyful through life, and resigned in our death. 139 L. M. 6 1. Addison. QSoti our Sl)e$f)ettr. THE Lord my pasture shall prepare, And feed me with a shepherd's care ; His presence shall my wants supply, And guard me with a watchful eye ; My noon-day walks he shall attend. And all my midnight hours defend. 2 When in the sultry glebe I faint. Or on the thirsty mountains pant, 90 GOD. To fertile vales and dewy meads My weary, wandering steps he leads, Where peaceful rivers, soft and slow, Amid the verdant landscape flow. 3 Though in the paths of death I tread. With gloomy horrors overspread, My steadfast heart shall fear no ill, For thou, O Lord, art with me still. Thy friendly staff shall give me aid. And guide me through the dreadful shade. 4 Though, in a bare and rugged way. Through devious, lonely wilds I stray, Thy bounty shall my pains beguile, — The barren wilderness shall smile, With sudden greens and herbage crowned, And streams shall murmur all around. 140 C M. Faber. ^cltnolDlctrflmcnt of JDibinc ILobe. OW dread are thine eternal years, O everlasting Lord ! By prostrate spirits day and night Incessantly adored ! H' 2 Yet I may love thee too, O Lord ! Almighty as thou art. For thou hast stooped to ask of me The love of my j)Oor heart. 3 No earthly father loves like thee, No mother half so mild HIS PERFECTIOXS AND ATTRIBUTES 91 Bears and forbears, as thou Last done With me, tlij sinful cliild. 4 Only to sit and tliink of God — r O what a joy it is ! To think the thought, to breathe the name, Earth has no hio-her bliss ! 141 S. M. Mrs, Steele attributes. Ill That rav of ijlorv, brio:lit and fair, Is but thy livin2; shadow there. 3 Thine is the silent noon of night, The twihght eve, the de^v}' mom ; Whate'er is beautiful and bright, Thy hands have fashioned to adorn. Thy glory walks in every sphere, And all things whisper, " God is here." [72 8 & 7'3 :SL H. BoNAE. ^~T]S, for me, for me he careth, With a Father's tender care ; Yes, with me, with me he beareth Every burden, every fear. 2 Yes, in me abroad he sheddeth Joys unearthly, love and light ; And, to cover me, he spreadeth Hjs love-brooding wing of might. 3 Yes, in me, in me he dweUeth, I in liim, and he in me ; And my longing soul he iilleth, Here and tlirou2;h eternitv. 173 ^- ^^' Montgomery. CJo(3's j;jiftDriilnc3s. I^^VITIIFUL, O Lord, thy mercies iure, A rock that cannot move ; A thousand promises declare Thy constancy of love. 112 _ GOD. 2 Who trusted in thy word of old Were never put to shame ; And as thy purposes unfold, Thy truth is still the same. 3 Thou waitest to be gracious still ; Thou dost with sianers bear, That, saved, we may thy goodness feel, And all thy grace declare. 4 Its streams the whole creation reach, So plenteous is the store ; Enough for all, enough for each, Enoufrh for evermore. Y/4< ^' ^- Doddridge. 33vafse foe Uibfne CKoo"tincss. GOD of my life, through all its days My grateful powers shall sound thy praise, The song shall wake with opening light, And warble to the silent night. 2 When anxious cares would break my rest, And griefs would tear my throbbing breast, Thy tuneful praises, raised on high, Shall check the murmur and the sigh. 3 When death o'er nature shall prevail, And all its powers of language fail, Joy through my swimmmg eyes shall break, And mean the thanks I cannot speak. 4 But oh ! when that last conflict 's o'er. And! am chained to flesh no more, niS PKOVIDEXCE. 113 With what glad accents shall I rise, To join the music of the skies ! HIS PROYIDEXCE. 175 C. M. Thompson ^U^emfiracms ^^robOience of CJo"tf. JEHOVAH God ! thv gracious power On every hand we see ; O may the blessings of each hour Lead aU our thouijhts to thee. 2 If, on the wings of morn, we speed To earth's remotest bound, Thy hand will there our footsteps lead, Thy love our path surround. 3 Thy power is in the ocean deeps, And readies to the skies ; Thine eye of mercy never sleeps, Thy goodness never dies. 4 In all the varying scenes of time, On thee our hopes depend ; Through every age, in every clime, Our Father and our Friend ! ]7(5 L. M. W. Taylop.. STfje 33encficnice of CSotr. GOD of the universe, whose hand Hath sown with suns the fields of space, Hound which, obeying thy command. Unnumbered worlds fulfil their race ; 114 GOD. 2 How vast the region where thy will Existence, form, and order gives, Pleased the wide cup with joy to fill, For aU that grows, and feels, and lives. 3 Lord ! while we thank thee, let us learn Beneficence to all below : They praise thee best whose bosoms burn Thy gifts on others to bestow. 177 L. M. Dyer. (SioVs <3:are ober all. GEEATEST of Beings ! Source of life ! Sovereign of air, of earth, and sea ! All nature feels thy power, — but man A grateful tribute pays to thee. 2 All, great Creator ! all are thine ; All feel thy providential care ; And, through each varying scene of life, AlilvC thy constant pity share. 3 And whether grief oppress the heart, Or whether joy elate the breast. Or life still keep its little course. Or deatli invite the heart to rest ; 4 All arc tliy messengers, and all Thy sacred pleasure. Lord, obey ; And all are training man to dwell Nearer to bliss, and nearer thee. HIS rnoviDENCE. 115 Y/Q L. M. COLLETT. THROUGH all tlie various passing scene Of life's mistaken ill or good, Thy hand, O Ood ! conducts unseen The beautiful vicissitude. 2 Thou glvest, with paternal care, Howe'er unjustly we complain, To each their necessary share Of joy and sorrow, health and pain. 3 All things on earth, and all in heaven, On thy eternal will depend ; And all for greater good were given, And all shall in thy glory end. 4 Be this my care I — to all beside Indifferent let my wishes be ; Passion be calm, and dumb be pride, And fixed my soul, great God, on thee. 179 C. M. Scott. (Sfoii's Super intentrencs. OD reigns ; events in order flow, jMan's industry to guide ; But in a different channel go, To humble human pride. G' 2 Weak mortals do themselves beguile, AYhen on themselves they rest ; Blind is their wisdom, vain their toil, By thee, O Loi'd, unblest. IIG GOD. 3 'Tis ours tlie fiuTOws to prepare, And sow the precious grain ; 'Tis thine to give the sun and air, And send the genial rain. 4 Evil and good before thee stand, Their mission to perform ; The sun shines bright at thy command ; Thy hand directs the storm. 5 In all our ways, we humbly own Thy providential power ; Entrusting to thy care, alone. The lot of every hour. 180 ^- ^- ^^^' ^^p- 33cobnycncc ^fntr auTi SUountiful. THY kingdom, Lord, forever stands, While earthly thrones decay ; And time submits to thy commands. While ages roll away. 2 Thy sovereign bounty freely gives Its unexhausted store ; And universal nature lives On thy sustaining power. 3 Holy and just in all its ways Is Providence divine ; In all its works, immortal rays Of power and mercy sliine. mS PKOVIDENCE. 117 The praise of God — deliglitful theme ! Shall fill my heart and tongue ; Let all creation bless his name, In one eternal son":. IQl 8's & 4's M. Sabbath Hymn Book. ««£t isUSdi:' THROUGH the love of God our Saviour, AU will be weU ; Free and changeless is liis flivor ; All, all is well. Precious is the blood that healed us ; Perfect is the grace that sealed us ; Strong the hand stretched out to shield us ; All must be well. 2 Though we pass through tribulation, All will be well ; Ours is such a full salvation ; All, aU is well : Happy, still in God confiding. Fruitful, if in Christ abiding, Holy, through -the Spiiit's guiding All must be Vv'eil. 3 AYe expect a bright to-morrow ; All will be well ; Faith can sing through days of sorrow, All, all is well ; On our Father's love relying, Jesus every need supplying, Or in living, or in dying, AU must be well. 118 GOD. HIS WORKS. 182 ^' ^^- Keblb. erije aSoofe of Xatute. TEDEE.E is a book, who runs may read, Which heavenly truth imparts ; And all the lore its scholars need, Pure eyes and willing hearts. 2 The works of God above, below. Within us and around. Are pages in that book to show How God himself is found. 3 The glorious sky, embracing all, Is like the Father's love ; Wherewith encompassed, great and small, In peace and order move. 4 Thou who hast given us eyes to see And love this sight so fair. Give to us hearts to find out thee, And read thee everywhere. 183 C. M. AVallace. (Sion seen m %yiB iEi&'ovlts. THERE 'S not a star whose twinkling liglit Illumes the distant earth, And cheers the solemn gloom of night, But Goodness gave it birth. 2 There 's not a cloud whose dews distil Upon the parching clod. Ills WORKS. 119 And clothe -with verdure vale and hill, That is not sent by God. 3 There 's not a place in earth's vast round, In ocean deep, or air, Where skill and wisdom are not found ; For God is every^vhere. 4 Around, within, below, above, AYlierever space extends, There heaven displays its boundless love, And power with goodness blends. 184 • C- ^- H. K. White. €ioU ©ber 011. THE Lord our God is Lord of all ; His station who can find? I hear him in the waterfall ; I hear liim in the wind. 2 If in the gloom of night I shroud, His face I cannot fly ; I see him in the evening cloud, ' And in the morning sky. 3 He lives, he reigns in every land, From winter's polar snows. To where, across the burning sand, The blastinoj meteor Mows. 4 He bids his gales the fields deform. Then, when his thunders cease. 120 GOD. He paints his rainbow on the storm. And lulls the winds to peace. 185 L. M. 6 1. MooBs. Sill Srtjiufls are of ^otJ» THOU art, O God, the life and light Of all this wondrous world we see ; Its glow by day, its smile by night. Are but reflections caught from thee ; Where'er we turn, thy glories shine. And all things fan- and bright are thine. 2 When day, with farewell beam, delays Among the opening clouds of even, And we can almost think we gaze Tlurough golden vistas into heaven, — Those hues that mark the sun's decline, So soft, so radiant, Lord, are thine. 3 Wlien night, with wings of starry gloom, O'ershadov/s all the earth and skies, Like some dark, beauteous bird, whose plume Is sparkling with unnumbered eyes, — » That sacred gloom, those fires divine. So grand, so countless, Lord, arc thine. 4 When youthful Spring around us breathe8 Thy spirit warms her fragrant sigh ; And every flower that summer wreathes Is born beneath thy kindUng eye : Where'er we turn, tliy glories shine, And all tliin(>'s fair and brii'ht are thine. nis WORKS. 121 Igg L. M. Mrs. Steele. 33cing of €fo'D. THEEE is a God — all nature speaks, Through earth, and air, and sea, and skies : See, from the clouds his glory breaks, When first the beams of mornin2: rise. 2 The rising sun, serenely bright, O'er the wide world's extended frame Inscribes, in characters of light, His mighty ^Maker's glorious name. 3 The blooming flowers in beauty rise Above the weak attempts of art ; Their bright, inimitable dyes Speak sweet conviction to the heart. 4 Ye curious minds, who roam abroad, And trace creation's wonders o'er, Confess the footsteps of a God ; Come, bow before liim, and adore. Jgy L. M. Addison\ Z\)c ?l?eabens ticdare t^c Cllora? of ^oti. TETE spacious firmament on high, With all the blue ethereal sky, And spangled heavens, a shining frame, Their great original proclaim. Th' unwearied sun, from day to day, Doth his Creator's power display ; And publishes to every land The work of an Almighty hand. 122 GOD. 2 Soon as the evening shades prevail, The moon takes up the Avondrous tale, And nightly to the listening earth Kepeats the story of her birth : Whilst all the stars which round her bum, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole , 3 lAHiat though, in solemn silence, all Move round this dark terrestrial ball ; What thous^h no real voice nor sound Amidst then' radiant orbs be found ; In reason's ear they all rejoice. And utter forth a glorious voice ; Forever singing, as they shine, — <' The hand that made us is divine." 2gg P. M. Anonymous. 2rj)c surpnssmfl (Slor]) of (Siotf. SINCE o'er thy footstool here below Such radiant gems are strown , O what magnificence must glow. Great God, about thy throne ! So brilliant here these drops of light — There the full ocean rolls — how bright ! 2 If night's blue curtain of the sky — With thousand stars inwrought. Hung like a royal canopy AVith glittering diamonds fraught — Be, Lord, thy temple's outer veil. What splendor at the shrine nuist dwell I HIS wonKs. 123 3 The dazzling sun at noonday hour — Forth from his flaming vase Fhno^inGC o'er earth the o-olden shower Till vale and mountain blaze — But shows, O Lord, one beam of thine : What, then, the day where thou dost shine I i O how shall these dim eyes endure That noon of living rays ! Or how our spirits, so impure, Upon thy glory gaze ! — Anoint, O Lord, anoint our sight, And fit us for that world of light. ] §9 CM. Lutheran Coll. ^ooUiicss of e^oti fix i)i3 ZIUov^s. HAIL, great Creator, — wise and good I To thee our songs we raise ; Xature, through all her various scenes, Invites us to thy praise. 2 Thy glory beams in every- star, Which gilds the gloom of night. And decks the smilinij face of morn W^ith rays of cheerful light. 3 The lofty hill, the humble lawn, With countless beauties shine ; The silent grove, the awful shade, Proclaim thy power divine. 4 Great nature's God ! still may these scenes Our serious hours emj-aci-Q ! Still may our grateful hearts consult Thy work's instructive page ! 124 GOD. 190 ll's, lO's, and 4's M. Dr. Chatfield. SCJe STemple of Mature. MAN can build nothing Avortliy of his Maker ; From royal Solomon's stupendous fane Down to the humble chapel of the Quaker All, all are vain. 2 The wondrous world which he himself created Is the fit temple of creation's Lord ; There may his worship best be celebrated, And praises poured. 3 Its altar, earth ; its roof, the sky untainted ; Sun, moon, and stars are lamps that give it light ; And clouds by the celestial artist painted, Its pictures bright. 4 Its choir, all vocal tilings, whose glad devotion In one united hymn is heavenward sped ; The thunder-peal, the winds, the deep-mouthed ocean, Its organ dread ! 5 The face of nature its God-written Bible, Which all mankind may study and explore, While none can wrest, interpolate, or libel Its living lore. 6 Hence learn we that our INIakcr, whose af- fection Knows no distinction, suffers no recall, Sheds liis impartial favor and affection Ah'ke on nil. ins woiiKS. 12. 191 7's M. R. C. AYaterstox. Gotf in Xature. IX each breeze that wanders fi^ee, And each flower that gems the sod, Living souls may hear and see, Freshly uttered words £i:om God. 2 God is present, and doth shine Tlu-ough each scene beneath the sky, Kindlinjx mth a iisfht divine, Everv form that meets the eye. 3 Let us then, mth searching mind, Seek a good where'er it springs, We shall then true wisdom find, Hidden in familiar things. J92 C. M. Anonymous S^EJ^fspers in tfje STemjiest. GREAT Euler of aU nature's frame, VTe ovvTi thy power dinne ; We hear thy breath in every storm, For all the winds arc thine. 2 ^Vide as they sweep their sounding way, They work thy sovereign will ; And awed by thy majestic voice, Confusion shall be still. E Thy mercy tempers every blast To those who seek thy face, 12G GOD. And mingles witli the tempest's roar The wliispers of thy grace. 4 Those gentle whispers let us hear, Till all the tumult cease, And gales of Paradise shall lull Our weary souls to peace. 193 L. M. Sterling. ©foil's ES/oVits. THOU, Lord, who rear'st the mountain's height. And mak'st the cliffs with sunshine bright, O, grant that we may own thy hand No less in every grain of sand ! 2 With forests huge, of dateless time. Thy will has hung each peak sublime ; But withered leaves beneath the tree Have tongues that tell as loud of thee. 3 Teach us that not a leaf can grow Till life from thee within it flow ; That not a grain of dust can be, O Fount of being, save by thee. 4 That every human word and deed, Each flash of feeling, will, or creed, Hath solemn meaning from above, Begun and ended all in love. TITS AVORKS. 127 'J94 CM. C.D.Stuart. (ITfjc 33rautiful. THE Avorld has much of beautiful K man would only see ; A glorj in the beaming stars, The lowest budding tree ; A splendor from the farthest east IJnto the farthest west ; Ay ! everything is beautiful, And we are greatly blest ! 2 The world is good and beautiful, We all may know it well ; For there are many thousand tongues That every day can tell What love has cheered them on their way, Each earthly ill above ; It only needs a goodly heart To Imow that all is love ! 195 L. M. Mrs. Opie. C^nftms bit!) Knture in (So"ti's 33ratse» THERE seems a voice in every gale, A tongue in every opening flower, A"\niich tells, O Lord, the wondrous tale Of thine indulgence, love, and power. The birds that rise on quivering wing Appear to hymn their Maker's praise, And all the mingling sounds of Spring To thee a general pa3an raise. 2 And shall my voice, great God, alone Be mute 'mid Nature's loud acclaim ? 128 GOD. No ! let my heart, with answering tone, Breathe forth in praise thy holy name. And Nature's debt is small to mine — Thou bad'st her being bounded be ; But (matchless proof of love divine !) Thou gav'st immortal life to me. 3 The Saviour left his heavenly throne A ransom for our souls to give ; Man's suffering state he made his own, And deio^necl to die that we mis^ht live. But thanks and praise for love so great No mortal tongue can e'er express ; Then let me bow before thy feet, In silence love thee, Lord, and bless. ]9g L. M. Mrs. F0LLE5J. 33ibfue dJoolrness seen in jl^Jatui-e. GOD, thou art good ! each perfumed flower, The waving field, the dark green wood, The insect fluttering for an hour, — All things proclaim that God is good. 2 I hear it in each breath of wind : The hills that have for ages stood, And clouds w^ith gold and silver lined, All still repeat that God is good. 3 The countless hosts of twinkling stars. That sing his praise with light renewed ; The rising sun each day declares, In. rays of glory, God is good. nis WORKS. 129 The moon that walks in brightness says That God is good ! and man, endued With power to speak his Maker's praise, Doth stni repeat that God is good. jgy 7s M. Milton. 33rni3e to tfje (Sioti of Xatuce. ^s. c):):pbf. LET us with a joyful mind ^ Praise the Lord, for he is kind — For liis mercies shall endure Ever faithful, ever sure. 2 He by wisdom did create Heaven's expanse, and all its state; Did by his commanding might Fill the new-made world with light ; 3 Caused the c^olden-tressed sun All the day his course to run ; And the moon to shine by night ']\Iid her spangled sisters bright. 4 All thing's livino' he doth feed ; His full hand supplies then- need ; Let us therefore warble forth His high majesty and worth. 5 He his mansion hath on high, 'Bove the reach of mortal eye ; And his mercies shall endure Ever faithful, ever sure. 130 GOD. 198 L. M. T. MooRFu Nature a STemjpIe. ^i^IIE turf shall be my fragrant shrine ; -i- My temple, Lord, that arch of tliine ; My censer's breath the mountain airs. And silent thoughts my only prayers. My chou' shall be the moonlit waves. When murmuring homeward to their caves, Or when the stillness of the sea. E'en more than music, breathes of tliee. 2 I'll seek, by day, some glade unknown, All light and silence, like thy throne ; And the pale stars shall be, at night. The only eyes that watch my rite. Thy heaven, on which 't is bliss to look, Shall be my pure and shining book. Where I can read, in words of flame. The glories of thy wondrous name. 3 There's nothing bright, above, below, From flowers that bloom, to stars that glow, But in its light my soul can see Some feature of thy Deity. There's nothing dark, below, above, But in its gloom I trace thy love, And meekly wait that moment when Thy touch shall turn all bright again. •[()9 L. IL Sterling. CTlje tb)o OTcmplcs. WHEN up to nightly skies we gaze. Where stars pursue tliclr endless ways, HIS WORKS. 131 We think we see, from earth's low clod, The wide and shinins; home of God. 2 But could we rise to moon or sun, Or path where planets duly run. Still heaven would spread above us far, And earth, remote, would seem a star. 3 This earth, with all its dust and tears, Is his no less than yonder spheres ; And rain-drops weak, and grains of sand, Are stamped by his immediate hand. 4 But more than this, thou God benign, Whose rays on us unclouded shine ; Thy breath sustains yon fiery dome, But man is most thy favored home. 5 We view those halls of painted air. And own thy presence makes them fair ; But dearer still to thee, O Lord ! Is he whose thono-hts with thine accord. Q 200 ^s & 7s M. Hebeu. *♦ ©onsOJct tl)e Slflics of t|)e JFfcltr/' LO! the lilies of the field! How their leaves instruction yield ! Hark to nature's lesson given By the blessed birds of heaven I Every bush and tufted tree Warbles trust and piety : Children, banish doubt and sorrow, — God provideth for the morrow. 132 GOD. 2 One there lives, whose guardian eye Guides our earthly destiny ; One there lives, who, Lord of all, Keeps his children lest they fall : Pass we, then, in love and praise, Trusting him, through all our days. Free from doubt and faithless sorrow,- God provideth for the morrow. 201 ^- M. G 1. Montgomery's Coll. 2ri)C 33cautfcs of Crcntfou. OURS is a lovely world, Iioav fair Thy beauties e'en on eartli appear ! The seasons in their courses foil, And bring successive joys. The sea. The earth, the sky, are full of thee. Benignant, glorious Lord of ail ! 2 There 's beauty in the heat of day ; There 's glory in the noontide ray ; There 's sweetness in the twilight shades — Magnificence in night. Thy love Arched the grand heaven of blue above, And all our smiling earth pervades. 3 And if thy glories here be found, Streaming with radiance all around, What must the fount of glory be ! Li thee we '11 hope, in thee confide, Thou, mercy's never ebbing tide, Tliou, love's unfathomable sea ! HIS WORD. 133 HIS WORD. 202 ^' ^' Watts. Mature an"& Scripture comparetr. TIIE heavens declare thy gloiy, Lord ; In every star thy wisdom shmes ; But when our eyes behold thy word, AYe read thy name in fairer lines. 2 The rollino; sun, the chan2:in2: li2:ht, And nights and days thy power confess ; But, lo, the volume thou hast writ Reveals thy justice and thy grace. 3 Xor shall thy spreading gospel rest. Till tlu-ough the world thy truth has run ; Till Christ has all the nations blest, That see the li2:ht or feel the sun. 203 C- M. Bahton. Value cf t|}e Scriptures. WOED of the ever-li\ing God ! Will of his glorious Son ! "Without thee ho^v could earth be trod, Or heaven itself be won ? 2 Yet, to unfold thy hidden worth. Thy mysteries to reveal, That Spirit wliich first gave thee forth, Thy volume must unseal ! 3 And we, if Ave aright would learn The wisdom it imparts, 134 GOB. Must to its heavenly teaching turn With simple, childlike hearts ! 204 C. M. Eippon's Col^ t7alue of t^t 23iblc. HOW precious is the book divine, By inspiration given ! Bright as a lamp its doctrines shine, To lead our souls to heaven. 2 O'er all the straight and narrow way Its radiant beams are cast ; A light whose never waning ray Grows brightest at the last. 3 It sweetly cheers our fainting hearts In this dark vale of tears ; Life, light, and comfort it imparts. And calms our anxious fears. 4 This lamp through all the dreary night Of life shall guide our way, Till we behold the glorious light Of never-ending day. 205 ^' M- Steels. 2r!)e 33ii)lc suite"0 to out SSJJUants. I FATHER of mercies, in thy word What endless glory sliincs ! Forever be thy name adored For these celestial lines. Ills WORD. 135 2 'T is here the Saviour's welcome voice Speaks heavenly peace around, And life, and everlasting joys, Attend the blissfid sound. 3 O, may these heavenly pages be j\Iy ever dear delight ; And still neT7 beauties may I see, And still increasing light. 4 Divine Instructor, gracious Lord, Be thou forever near ; Teach me to love thy sacred Y»^ord And view my Saviour here. 206 ^* ^- ^^' Watts. 33cli3ljt antJ 3:ixstruction from tije 33ft)lc. ILOYE the volume of thy word ; What light and joy those leaves afford To souls benighted and distressed ! Thy precepts guide my doubtful way ; Thy fear forbids my feet to stray ; Thy promise leads my heart to rest. 2 Thy threat enings wake my slumbering eyes. And warn me where my danger lies ; But 'tis thy blessed gospel. Lord, That makes my guilty conscience clean, Converts my soul, subdues my sin. And gives a free but large reward. o Who knows the errors of his thoujihts ? My God, forgive my secret faults, And from presumptuous sin restrain ; 13G GOD. Accept my poor attempts at praise, That I have read thy book of grace, And book of natm-e, not in vain. 207 C. M. Watts. Comfort from Vi}Z 23ible. LORD, I have made thy word my choice, My lasting heritage ; There shall my noblest powers rejoice. My warmest thoughts engage. 2 I'll read the histories of thy love. And keep thy laws in sight, IVhile through the promises I rove. With ever-fresh delight. 3 'T is a broad land of wealth unknown, Where springs of life arise. Seeds of immortal bliss are sown , And hidden glory lies. 4 The best relief that mourners have, It makes our sorrows blest ; Our fairest hope beyond the grave, And our eternal rest. 2Qg S. M. Beddome. CCIjc rebcnlctr TOorti. LORD, tliy perfect word Directs our steps ariglit ; Nor can all other books aiFord Such profit or delight. 0 HIS WOED. 137 2 Celestial light it sheds, To cheer this vale below ; To distant lands its glory spreads, And streams of mercy flow. 3 True wisdom it imparts ; Commands our hope and fear ; O, may we hide it in our hearts, And feel its influence there. 209 C. M. A^^ATTS. instruction from t|)e Scriptures. ^3. cjrfj:. OW shall the young secure their hearts, And guard their lives from sin ? Thy word the choicest rules imparts To keep the conscience clean. 2 When once it enters to the mind, It spreads such light abroad, The meanest souls instruction find, And raise their thoughts to God. 3 'T is like the sun, a heavenly light That guides us all the day ; And, through the dangers of the night, A lamp to lead our way. 4 The starry heavens thy rule obey ; The earth maintains her place ; And these, thy servants, night and day* Thy skill and power express. 5 But still thy law and gospel. Lord, Have lessons more divine ; 138 GOD. Xot earth stands firmer than thy word, 'Nov stars so nobly shine. I 210 S. M. E. Tayloe. T is the one true light, When other lamps grow dim, 'Twill never burn less purely bright, Nor lead astray from Him. It is Love's blessed band. That reaches from the tlnrone To him — whoe'er he be — whose hand Will seize it for his own ! It is the golden key Unto celestial wealth, Joy to the sons of poverty, And to the sick man, health ! The gently proffered aid Of one who knows and best Supplies the beings he has made With what will make them blessed. It is the sweetest sound That infant years can hear. Travelling across that holy ground, AYith God and angels near, There rests the weary head, There age and sorrow go ; And how it smooths the dying bed, O I let the Christian show ! ms WORD. 139 ^W If. M. Anonymous- ST^e Scriptures, LA^IP of our feet ! wliose liallowed beam Deep in our hearts its dwelling hath, How welcome is the clieerins: c^leam Thou sheddest o'er our lowlj path ! Light of our way ! whose rajs are flung In mercy o'er oiu" -pilgrim road, How blessed, its dark shades among. The star that guides us to our God. 2 In the sweet morning's hour of piime, Thy blessed word our lips engage ; And round our hearths at evening time Our cliildren spell the holy page ; The waymark tlu'ough long distant years, To guide their wandering footsteps on, Till thy last loveliest beam appears. Inscribed upon the churchyard stone. 3 Lamp of our feet ! which day by day Are passing to the quiet tomb. If on it fall thy peaceful ray, Our last low dwelling hath no gloom. How beautiful theu* calm repose To whom thy blessed hope is given, Whose pilgrimage on earth is closed By the unfolding gates of heaven I 140 GOD. HIS SPIRIT. 212 ^' ^^' ^' Wesley. ♦♦ E\ic f)calt|)ful SjpMt of (Soti's (Stace." SPIRIT of grace, and health, and power ! Fountain of Hght and love below ! Abroad thy healing influence shower ; On all thy servants let it flow. 2 Inflame our hearts with perfect love ; In us the work of faith fulfil : So not heaven's host shall swifter move, Than we on earth to do thy will. 3 Father ! 't is thine eacli day to yield Thy children's Avants a fresh supply ; Thou cloth'st the lilies of the field, And hearest the young ravens cry. 4 On thee we cast our care ; we live Through thee wh j know'st our every need : O feed us with thy grace, and give Our souls this day the living bread ! 213 CM. Watts. 3i3cni)cr for IXciiciunL COME, holy S[)lrit, heavenly Dove, With all thy quickenin< Kindle a flame of sacred love In these cold hearts of ours. 2 Look ! how we grovel here below, Fond of these trifling toys ! HIS SPIRIT. 141 Our souls can neither fiy nor go To reach eternal joys. 3 In vain we tune our formal songs ; In vain we strive to rise ; Ilosannas languish on our tongues, And our devotion dies. 4 'Dear Lord, and shall we ever live At this poor dying rate — Our love so faint, so cold to thee, And tliuie to us so great ! 5 Come, holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, With all thy quickening powers, Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love, And that shall kindle ours. 214 C. M. S. F. Smith. S|iirrt of ?^olfuess. SPIRIT of holiness, descend; Thy people wait for thee ; Thine ear in kind compassion lend ; Let us thy mercy see. 2 Behold thy weary churches wait. With wistful, longing eyes ; Let us no more lie desolate : O, bid thy light arise ! 3 Thy light that on our souls hath shone. Leads us in hope to thee ; Let us not feel its rays alone — Alone thy people be. 142 GOD. 4 Spirit of holiness, 'tis thine To hear our feeble prayer ; Come, — for we wait thy power divine, — Let us thy mercy share. 215 ^- ^^' Anonimoub. Sl)e Spfvit*s 33t:escnce tresirelr. SPIRIT divine, attend our prayer, Now make this place thy home ; Descend with all thy gracious power ; O come, great Spirit, come. 2 Come as the light ; to us reveal Our sinfulness and woe, And lead us in the paths of life, Where all the righteous go. 3 Come as the fire, and purge our hearts Like sacrificial flame ; Let every soul an offering be To our Redeemer's name. 4 Come as a dove, and spread thy wings, — The wings of peaceful love, — And let the clmrch on earth become Blest as the church above. 215 ^' ^^' Anonymous. 33rai)cv fov tijc SiJfvft of CKoti's SJUovtr. "NSPIRER of the ancient seers, AVho wrote from thee the sacred page, Tlie same through all succeeding years ! To us, in our de.9;cn crate age. I nis SPIRIT. 143 The spirit of thy word impart, And breathe its life into our heart. "While now thine oracles we read, With earnest prayer and strong desire, O, let thy truth from thee proceed Our souls to waken and inspire ; Our weakness help, our darkness chase, And guide us by the light of grace. Supplied from out thy treasury, O, may Ave always ready stand To help the souls redeemed by thee. In what their various states demand ; To teach, convince, correct, reprove, And build them up in noblest love. G' 217 7s M. T. T. Ltnoil 33rai)ev for tl)z ^^hit. EACIOUS Spirit, dwell with me ; I myself would gracious be, And with words that help and Iieal Would thy life in mine reveal , And with actions bold and meek Would for Christ my Saviour speak. 2 jNIigh ty Spirit, dwell with me ; I myself would mighty be. Mighty so as to prevail Where unaided man must fail, Ever by a mighty hope Pressing on and bearing up. 144 GOD. 3 Holy Spirit, dwell with me ; I myself would holy be ; Separate from sin, I would Choose and cherish all things good, And whatever I can be Give to him who gave me thee. 218 C. M. Keble. WHEN God, of old, came down from heaven. In power and wrath he came ; Before his feet the clouds were riven, Half darkness and half flame. 2 But when he came the second time. He came in power and love ; Softer than gale at morning prime. Hovered his holy Dove. 3 The fires that rushed on Sinai down, In sudden torrents dread, Now gently light, a glorious crown, On every sainted head. 4 Like arrows went those lightnings forth, Winged with the sinner's doom ; But these, like tongues, o'er all the earth Proclaiming life to come. fflfjri^t* HIS ADVENT. 219 C. M. E. H. Sears. Christmas J^^mn, CAJL Al on the listening ear of niglit, Come heaven's melodious strains, Where wild Judea stretches far Her silver-mantled plains. 2 The answerino; hills of Palestine Send back the glad reply ; And greet, from all their holy heights, The dayspring from on high. 3 O'er the blue depths of Galilee There comes a holier calm, And Sharon waves, in solemn praise, Her silent groves of palm. 4 ' ' Glory to God ! " the sounding skies Loud with their anthems ring, — *' Peace to the earth, — good- will to men, From heaven's eternal IGnof ! " o 5 Light on thy hills, Jerusalem ! The Saviour now is born ! And bright on Bethlehem's joyous plains Breaks the first Cliristmas morn. 14G cimrsT. 220 ^'^ ^^- Anonymous. e:i)c 33frtl) of mjx'isU AEK ! the herald-angels sing Glory to the new-bom King I Peace on earth and mercy mild, Man to God is reconciled. H Joyful, all ye nations, rise, Join the triumphs of the skies ; With th' angelic hosts proclaim, Christ is born in Bethlehem. Mild he lays his glories by ; Born, that man no more may die ; Born, to raise the sons of earth ; Born, to give them second birth. Hail the heaven-born Prince of Peace I Hail the Sun of Righteousness ! Li2:ht and life to all he brin^^s, Kisen with healing in his wings. 221 S. M. E. H. Chapin. CItjvistmas ^Qi'iuu. HARK ! hark ! with harps of gold, Wliat anthem do they sing ? — The radiant clouds have backward rolled. And anGi:cls smite the strinc^. *' Glory to God ! '' — bright vrings Spread glist'ning and afar, And on the hallowed rapture rings Prom circling star to star. mS ADVENT. 147 2 '' Glory to God ! " repeat The glad earth and the sea ; And every wind and billow fleet Bears on the jubilee. Where Hebrew bard hath sung, Or Hebrew seer hath trod ; Each holy spot has found a tongue : ''Let glory be to God." 3 Soft swells the music now Alono" that shinino: choir, And every seraph bends his brow And breathes above his lyre. What words of heavenly birth Thrill deep our hearts again, And fall like dew-drops to the earth ? ' ' Peace and good- will to men ! " 4 Soft ! — yet the soul is bound With rapture like a chain : Earth, vocal, whispers them around, And heaven repeats the strain. Sound, harps, and hail the morn With every golden string ; For unto us this day is born A Saviour and a King ! 022 ^' ^' Tatrick. Ef)e Watifaitij. "T^THILE shepherds watched their flocks by T Y night, All seated on the ground ; The angel of the Lord came do^\Ti, And glory shone around. 148 CHRIST. 2 *« Fear not," said lie — for mighty dread Had seized their troubled mind ; ** Glad tidings of great joy I bring, To you and all mankind. 3 ** To you, in David's town, this day, Is bom of Da\dd's line, The Sa\dour who is Christ the Lord, And this shall be the sign : 4 *' The heavenly babe you there shall find, To human view displayed. All meanly wrapped in swatliing bands. And in a manger laid." 5 Thus spake the seraph ; and forthwith Appeared a shining throng Of angels, praising God, who thus Addressed their joyful song : 6 '* AU glory be to God on high. And to the earth be peace ; Good will henceforth from heaven to men, Begin, and never cease !" 223 8's & 7's M. Cawood. S01T3 of tl)e Slnncls of aSctljlctjenr. HARK ! what mean those holy voices. Sweetly sounding through the skies ? Lo ! th ' angelic host rejoices ; Heavenly hallelujahs rise. 2 Listen to the wondrous stoiy Which they chant in hynms of joy : UIS ADVENT. 149 *' Glory in the highest, glory ! Glory be to God most high ! ] " Peace on earth, good-will from heaven, Eeachino^ far as man is found : Souls redeemed and sins forgiven : — Loud om* golden harps shall sound. t " Christ is born, the great Anointed; Heaven and earth liis praises sing ! 0, receive whom God appointed For jour Prophet, Priest, and King." ) Let us learn the wondi'ous story Of our great Redeemer's birth ; Spread the brightness of his glory, Till it cover all the earth. 224 "^'S ^- BOWRING. ^"DbrtTt. ■VVrATCH^iLl^^ ! teU us of the night, T T "What its signs of promise are ; Traveller ! o'er yon mountain's height, See that glory-beaming star. AVatchman ! does its beauteous ray Aught of hope or joy foretell ? Traveller ! yes ; it brings the day, Promised day of Israel. 2 Watchman ! tell us of the night, Higher yet that star ascends ; Traveller ! blessedness and light, Peace and truth, its course portends. 150 CHRIST. Watchman ! will its beams alone Gild the spot that gave them birth ? Traveller ! ages are its own, See, it bursts o'er all the earth. 3 Watchman ! tell us of the night, For the morning seems to dawn ; Traveller ! darkness takes its flight. Doubt and terror are withdrawn. Watchman ! let thy wanderings cease. Hie thee to thy quiet home ; Traveller ! lo ! the Prince of Peace, Lo ! the Son of God is come. 225 ll's & lO's M. Heber. Stnr of t\)z 22ast, BEIGHTEST and best of the sons of the morning, Dawn on our darkness and lend us thine aid ; Star of the East, — the horizon adorning, — Guide where the infjint Redeemer is laid. 2 Cold on his cradle the dew-drops are shining ; Low lies his head with the beasts of the stall ; Angels bend o'er him, in slumber reclining, — Monarch, Ivcdcemer, Ivcstorcr of all. 3 Say, shall we yield him in costly devotion. Odors of Edom, and offerings divine? Gems of the mountain, and pearls of the ocean. Myrrh from the forest, or gold from the mine ? 4 Vahily we offer each ample oblation. Vainly with gold would liis f ivor secure ; II IS ADVENT. 151 Richer by far is the heart's adoration, Dearer to God are the prayers of the poor. 5 Brightest and best of the sons of the morning, Dawn on our darkness and lend us thine aid ; Star of the East, — the horizon adorning, — Guide where the infant Redeemer is laid. 226 ^' ^- ^- ^- White. Star of 2jctI)Ief)cnr. WHEN, marshalled on the nightly plain, The glittering host bestud the sky. One star alone, of all the train. Can fix the sinner's wandering eye. Hark ! hark ! — to God the chorus breaks, From every host, from every gem ; But one alone the Saviour speaks, — It is the Star of Bethlehem. 2 Once on the rao^ino; seas I rode, The storm was loud, the night was dark, — The ocean yawned — and rudely blowed The wind that tossed my foundering bark. Deep horror then my vitals froze. Death-struck, I ceased the tide to stem ; When suddenly a star arose, — It w^as the Star of Bethlehem. 3 It was my guide, my light, my all ; It bade my dark forebodings cease ; And, through the storm and danger's thraU, It led me to the port of peace. Now sifely moored — my perils o'er, I '11 sing, first in night's diadem, 152 CHRIST. I'arever and forevermore, The Star — the Star of Bethlehem ! 22'7 ^' ^^' -A.DELAIDE PllOCTER. ♦< ©, to I)abe iJtoclt in ^Sctljldjcm.*' OTO have dwelt in Bethlehem When the star of the Lord shone bright ! To have sheltered the holy wanderers On that blessed Christmas night ; To have bathed the tender w^ayworn feet Of the Mother undefiled, And with reverent wonder and deep delight To have tended the Holy Child ! 2 Hush ! such a glory was not for thee ; But that care may still be thine ; For are there not little ones still to aid For the sake of the Child divine ? Are there no wandering Pilgrims now To thy heart and thy home to take ? And are there no mothers whose weary hearts You can comfort for JMary's sake ? 228 "'^ ^^' Henry C. Leonard. ?i}i)iuii tor €:|)instmns 23bc. BELLS, ring out with cheerful might ; Tapers, burn with brilliant flame ; Organs, play glad hymns to-night ; Voices, chant with loud acclaim. 2 Hands, adorn the sacred wall ; Twine the wreath, and braid the vine ; And upraise the fir-tree tall ; Minstrels, sing the glowing line. I HIS LIFE. 153 3 For the blessed eve has come, Star-lit, bright as none before ; Magi seek the Saviour's home ; Shepherds find his humble door. 4 With your outward rites and gifts, Let the heart to Christ be given ; For the heart his power uplifts. Leading it to truth and heaven. 5 Offering from hand or lip. Like the ointment Mary poured, Meaneth inward fellowsliip With the Saviour, Christ the Lord. HIS LITE. 229 C- ^- Exeter Coll. STJe iJaptism of Sitsus, ^EE, from on high, a light divine On Jesus' head descend ! And hear the sacred voice from heaven That bids us all attend. S' 2 *' This is my well-beloved Son," Proclaimed the voice divine ; '* Hear him," his heavenly Father said, '* For all his words are mine." 3 His mission thus confirmed from heaven. The great Messiah came, And heavenly wisdom showed to man In God his Father's name. 154 CHRIST. 4 The path of heavenly peace he showed That leads to bliss on high ; Where all liis faithft.il followers Jiere Shall live, no more to die. 230 L. M. BOWRING. Scsus |)reaci)inji tje ©fos:pel. HOW sweetly flowed the gospel's sound From lips of gentleness and grace, When listening thousands gathered round. And joy and reverence filled the place ! 2 From heaven he came — of heaven he spoke — To heaven he led his followers' Avay ; Dark clouds of gloomy night he broke. Unveiling an immortal day. 3 '* Come, wanderers, to my Father's home, Come, all ye weary ones, and rest ! " Yes ! sacred teacher, — we will come — Obey thee, love thee, and be blest ! 4 Decay, then, tenements of dust! Pillars of earthly pride, decay ! A nobler mansion waits the just. And Jesus has prepared the way. 23X L. M. Baciie. ♦♦ (Sixtnin 3lobc Ijatl) no ilKan tjau tijfs/' *' OEE how he loved ! " exclaimed the Jews, O As tender tears from Jesus fell ; My gratefid heart the thought pursues, And on ilia theme delights to dwell. ins LIFE. 155 2 See how he loved, who travelled on, Teaching the doctrine from the skies ; "Who bade di-ease and pain be gone. And called the sleeping dead to rise. 3 See how he loved, who never shrank From" toil or danger, pain or death ; "Who all the cup of sorrow drank, And meekly yielded up his breath. 4 Such love can we unmoved survey? 0,may our breasts with ardor glow, To tread his steps, his laws obey. And thus our warm affections show. 232 ^- ^I- BUTCHEB. fHiracIcs of CJrfst. OX eyes that never saw the day Christ pours the bright celestial ray ; And deafened ears by him unbound Catch all the harmony of sound. 2 Lameness takes up its bed, and goes Rejoicing in the strength that flows Through every nerve ; and, free from pain, Pours forth to God the errateful strain. &' 3 The shattered mind his word restores. And tunes afresh the mental powers ; The dead revive, to life return. And bid affection cease to mom-n. 4 Canst thou, my soid, these wonders trace, And not admire Jehovah's grace ? 156 CHRIST. Canst thou behold thy Prophet's power. And not the God he served adore ? 233 7'S M. BULFINCH. "Oje mov'ks to!)fc|) £ tro iiear iuitncss of i«e." HOLY Son of God most high : Clothed in heavenly majesty, Many a miracle and sign, In thy Father's name divine, Manifested forth thy might In the chosen people's sight. 2 But, O Saviour ! not alone Thus thy glory was made known ; With the mourner thou didst grieve. Every human want relieve ; Far thy matchless power above Stands the witness of thy love. 3 Thou, who by the open grave, Ere thy voice was raised to save, Didst with those fond sisters shed Tears above the foithful dead ; Even thy word of might appears Less resistless than thy tears. 4 Lord, it is not ours to gaze On thy works of ancient days ; But thy love, unchanged and bright, More than all those works of might, More than miracle or sign. Makes us ever, ever thine. I HIS LIFE. 157 234 L. M. KUSSELL. OX the dark wave of Galilee The gloom of twilight gathers fost, And o'er the waters di'earily • Descends the fitful evening blast. 2 The weary bird hath left the air, And sunk into his sheltered nest ; The wandering beast has sought liis lair, And laid him down to welcome rest. 3 Still, near the lake, with weary tread, Lingers a form of human Idnd ; And on his lone, unsheltered head, Flows the chill night-damp of the wind. 4 ^Yhy seeks he not a home of rest ? Why seeks he not a pilloAved bed ? Beasts have their dens, the bird its nest : He hath not where to lay his head. 5 Such was the lot he freely chose, To bless, to save the human race ; And through his poverty there flows A rich, full stream of heavenly grace. 235 L. M. Heber. ~i\ TESSIi\n Lord ! w^ho, wont to dwell I^jL In lowly shape and cottage cell, Didst not refuse a guest to be At Cana's poor festivity. 158 CHRIST. 2 0,when our soiil from care is free, Then, Saviour, would we think on thee ; And, seated at the festal board. In fancy's eye behold the Lord. 3 Then may we seem, in fancy's ear. Thy manna-dropping tongue to hear, And tliink, — " If now his searching view Each secret of our spirit knew ! " 4 So may such joy, chastised and pure. Beyond the bounds of earth endure ; Nor pleasure in the wounded mind Shall leave a rankling sting beliind. 23g C. M. BULFINCIL ®5tfst lunlfefna on tijc Sea. LORD, in v/liose might the Saviour trod The dark and stormy wave ; And trusted in his Father's arm. Omnipotent to save ; 2 When darkly round our footsteps rise The floods and storms of life ; Send thou thy Spirit down to still The dark and fearful strife. 3 Strong in our trust, on tlice reposed. The ocean-path we '11 dare ; Thougli waves around us rage and foam, Since thou art present there. I HIS LIFE. 159 237 C. M. Mrs. Hemans. ^EAR was witliin the tossing bark, '\\Tien stormy winds grew loud ; And waves came rolling high and dark, And the tall mast was bowed. F 2 And men stood breathless in their di'ead, And baffled in their skill — But One there was who rose and said TothewHdsea, ^'BestiU!" 3 Thou that didst rule that angry hour, And tame the tempest's mood — Oh I send thy Spirit forth in power, O'er our dark souls to brood ! 4 Thou that didst bow the billow's pride, Thy mandates to fulfil — Speak, speak to passion's raging tide, Speak and say, — ' * Peace ! be still ! " 238 ^' ^- '^^^^ DOMESTICA. :D GLORY. 109 HIS RESURRECTION ANB GLORY. 252 7'S IE. COLLYER. jElcsurrcction of Orfat. ORXIXG breaks upon the tomb ; Jesus scatters all its gloom ; Day of triumph ! through the skies, See the glorious Saviour rise. M' 2 Ye who are of death afraid, Triumph iii the scattered shade ; Drive your anxious cares away ; See the place where Jesus lay. 3 Clu'istian, dry your flowing tears ; Chase your unbelieving fears : Look on his deserted grave ; Doubt no more his power to save. Gibbons. 253 7'sii. Ct)e ^abiour's 3ACSutrectioix. XGELS, roll the rock away ; Death, yield up thy mighty prey : See ! he rises from the tomb — Rises with immortal bloom. A^ 2 'Tis the Saviour; seraphs, raise Yoiu" triumphant shouts of praise ; Let the earth's remotest bound Hear the joy-inspiring sound. 3 Praise him, all ye heavenly choirs, Praise liim with your golden lyres ; 170 CHRIST. Praise liim in your noblest songs ; Praise him from ten tliousand tomxucs. 254 '^'^ ^^' Anonymous. l^csuvrcctfon of God's favor now on us hath shone, Joy filleth all our hearts. 258 '^'^ ^ S'S M. LUTHEIR. ISaster. IN the bonds of death he lay, Who for our offence was slain. But the Lord is risen to-day ; Christ liath brought us life again. Wherefore let us all rejoice, Singing loud with cheerful voice ITallelujah ! T HIS IlESUIiEiCTION AXD GLOIlY. 173 2 Let us keep high festival, On tliis most blessed day of days, When God his mercy showed to all I Om- Sun is risen with brightest rays, And our dark hearts rejoice to see Sin and night before him flee. Hallelujah ! 259 6's & 8's M. AnoxNymoub. €![)rist ascen^etr. ^HOU art gone up on high To mansions in the skies, And round thy tlirone unceasingly The songs of praise arise. But we are linsrerina: here With sin and care oppressed ; Lord ! send thy promised Comforter, And lead us to thy rest. 2 Thou art gone up on high ! But thou didst first come down, Through earth's most bitter misery To pass unto thy crown : And girt ^^^.th griefs and fears Our onward com^se must be ; But only let that path of tears Lead us, at last, to thee ! 260 ^' ^^' Kelly. €l)n'st'rlght the hope this promise gives, AVIicrc he is I, too, shall be. 9g<2 I^* ^^- Anonymous. I KNOW that my Itcdccuicr lives, — What joy the blcp.t n^-purance gives ! HIS RESURRECTION AND GLORr. 175 He lives, he lives, who once was dead ; He lives, my everlasting Head ! 2 He lives, to bless nie with his love ; He lives, to plead for me above ; He lives, my Imnory soul to feed ; He lives, to help in time of need. 3 He lives, and grants me daily breath; He lives, and I shall conquer death; He lives, my mansion to prepare ; He lives, to bring me safely there. 4 He lives, all glory to liis name ; He Kves, my Saviour still the same ; What joy the blest assurance gives, — I know that my Redeemer lives ! 263 C- M. Mrs. Steele. Christ's 3B):altatfon. OW with eternal glory crowned. Our Lord, the conqueror reigns ; His praise the Iieavenly choirs resound, In their immortal strains. N' 2 Amid the splendors of his throne, Unchanging love appears ; The names he purchased for his own Still on his heart he bears. 3 0, the rich depths of love divine I Of bliss, a boundless store ; Dear Saviour, let me call thee mine ; I cannot wish for more. 17G CHRIST. 4 On thee alone, my hope relies ; Beneath thy cross I fall, My Lord, my Life, my Sacrifice, My Saviour, and my All. 264 8's & 7's M. 7 1. Adam of St. Victor. 12tJi Cailary, ^avi) at tj)e SITomb. AY aside thy mourning, ^lary, Weep no longer, Magdalen ! This is not the feast of Simon, Tears became thy true heart then. Thousand causes here of gladness, Thousand ! and not one of sadness I Let thine Alleluia rise ! 2 Lift thy voice rejoicing, IMary, Christ has risen from the tomh ; Sad the scene he passed thro' lately, Now a victor he is come. Whom thy tears in death were mourning AYelcome Avith thy smiles returning. Let thine Alleluia rise ! 3 Life is thine forever, Mary, For thy light is come again ; And the strengtli of death is broken. Tides of joy fill every vein. Far hath fled the night of sorrow. Love liath brought the blessed Riorrow, Let thine Alleluia rise ! aiS EESUERECTIOX AND GLORT . 177 265 c. ir. fabkr. Ijrntccost. "iVTO track is on the sunny sky, i-^ Xo footprints on the air : Jesus hath gone : the face of earth Is desolate and bare. 2 That Upper Room is heaven on earth ; AVithin its precincts lie All that earth has of faith, or hope, Or heaven-born charity. 3 He comes ! He comes ! that mighty breath From the eternal shores ; His uncreated freshness fills His church as it adores ! 4 One moment — and the Spnit hung O'er all with dread desire ; Then broke upon the heads of all In cloven tongues of fire. 266 ^- ^^' H- Ballou. Svample fn J?ov2ibiix(i. TEACH us to feel as Jesus prayed, '^^Tien on the cross he bleedin^^ hun<]: : When all his foes their ^vi-ath displayed, And with their spite liis bosom stung. 2 Till death, he loved liis foes, and said, " Father, forgive," — then groaned and died ; And when arisen from the dead, His mercy to their souls applied. 178 CIIEIST. 3 For sucli a heart and such a love, O Lord, we raise our prayer to thee ; O pour thy spii'it from above. That we may like our Saviour be. HIS OFFICES AND PRAISE. 267 L. M. Tennyson. Stvoufl Son of €5o"tr. STKONG Son of God, immortal Love, Whom we, that have not seen thy face, By faith, and faith alone, embrace. Believing where we cannot prove ! 2 Thou seemest human and divine. The highest, holiest manliood, thou : Our wills are ours, we know not how ; Our wills are ours, to make them thine. 3 Om' little systems have their day ; They have their day and cease to be ; They are but broken lights of thee, And thou, O Lord, art more than tlicy. 2QS ^'- ^^- Mason. 2rt)0 5imaflc of tl)c fnbfsiblc CSotr. ri^HOU, Lord ! by mortal eyes unseen, JL And by tliine offspring here unknown, To manifest thyself to men. Hast set thine image in thy Son. 2 Though Jews, who granted not his claim, Contemptuous turned away their face, HIS OFFICES AND PRAISE. 179 Yet tliose who trusted in his name Beheld in him thy truth and grace. 3 O thou ! at whose ahnighty word Fair light at first from darkness shone, Teach us to know our glorious Lord, And trace the Father in the Son. 4 While we, thine image there displayed, With love and admiration view, Form us in likeness to our Head, That we may bear thine image too. ^gQ Peculiar M. KRUiiMAcnsE. ~VrES ! om* Shepherd leads with gentle hand i Through the dark pilgrim-land. His flock, so dearly bought. So long and fondly sought. Hallelujah ! 2 When in clouds and mists the weak ones stray, He shows again the way. And points to them afar A bright and guiding Star. HaUelujah ! 3 Thro' the parched dreary desert he will guide To the green fountain-side : Through the dark, stormy night, To a calm land of liirht. ^Hallelujah ! 4 Yes ! his ' ' little flock" are ne'er forgot ; His mercy changes not. 180 CHRIST. • Our home is safe above, Within his arms of love. Hallelujah '• 270 7's M. C. Wesley Sun of Ivfafjtcousiiess. CHRIST, whose glory fills the skies, Christ, the true, the only light. Sun of Righteousness, arise, Triumph o'er the shades of night ; Day-spring from on high, be near, Day-star, in my heart appear. 2 Dark and cheerless is the morn, If thy light is hid from me ; Joyless is the day's return. Till thy mercy's beams I see ; Till thy inward light impart lYarmth and gladness to my heart. 3 Visit, then, this soul of mine ; Pierce the gloom of sin and grief; Fill me, radiant Sun divine ; Scatter all my unbelief; More and more thyself display, Shining to the perfect day. 271 L. M. Watts. Clorner^Stonc. LO, what a precious Corner-Srone The Jewish builders did refuse ! But God hath built his church thereon, And blessed the Gentiles with the Jews, HIS orriCES and pi^aise. 181 2 Great God, the work is all divine, The jo J and wonder of our eyes ! This is the day that proves it tliine, — The day that saw our Saviour rise. 3 Sinners, rejoice, and,saints, be glad; Hosanna ! let liis name be blest ; A thousand honors on liis bead, With peace, and light, and glory rest. 4 In God's own name he comes to biing Salvation to our sinful race ; Let all on earth addi*es3 then' King, With hearts of joy and songs of praise. 272 7'S M. TOPLADY. llocfe of ^(jes. ROCK of Ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in thee ! Let the water and the blood, From thy wounded side which flowed. Be of sin the double cure. Cleanse me from its guilt and power. 2 Xotliing in my hand I bring ; Simply to thy cross I cHng ; Xaked, come to thee for dress ; Helpless look to thee for grace ; Sinful, to thy fountain fly ; Wash me. Saviour, or I die 1 182 CHRIST. 273 ^' ^^' Anonymous. E\)z ^Eii}}, m cTniti), ti)c arte. ^HOU art the Avay ; — to tlice alone From sin and death we flee ; And he who would the Father seek Must seek Inm, Lord, in thee. ryi 2 Thou art the truth ; — thy word alone True wisdom can impart ; Thou only canst instruct the mind, And pm'ify the heart. 3 Thou art the life ; the rending tomb Proclaims thy conquering arm ; And those who put their trust in thee, Not death nor hell shall harm. 4 Thou art the way, the truth, the life ; — Grant us to know that way. That truth to keep, that life to win. Which leads to endless day. 274 8 & 7's M. 6 1. Newton. SJcsus tl)c iFrfcn^ of 011. ONE there is, above all others, Well deserves the name of Friend : His is love beyond a brother's. Costly, free, and knows no end ; They who once his kindness prove, Find it everlastino' love. 2 Which of all our fiiends, to save us. Could or would have shed his blood? HIS OFFICES AND PUAISE. 1^, But our Jesus died to have us Reconciled in him to God ; Tliis was boundless love indeed, Jesus is a Friend in need ! O for grace, our hearts to soften I Teach us, Lord, at length to love ; We, alas ! forget too often What a Friend we have above ; But when home our souls are brought, We will love thee as we ought. 275 7's M. AYesley. JESUS, lover of my soul, Let me to thy bosom fly, Wliile the billows near me roll. While the tempest still is high ; Hide me, 0,my Saviour, hide, Till the storm of life is past, Safe into the haven guide ; O, receive my soul at last ! 2 Other refuge have I none — Hangs my helpless soul on thee ; Leave, oh ! leave me not alone, StUl support and comfort me ; All my trust on thee is stayed, All my help from thee I bring ; Cover my defenceless head With tlie shadow of tliy whig. 184 ciiiiiST. 276 8 & 7's M. Harris. Sesus 3Lo\it3 i^e. OFT, when storms of pain are rolling, And I cross the fiery sea, Comes a voice, my heart consoling, '* Jesus loves me, even me !" 2 When I sink, oppressed with anguish, Comes that voice along the sea, Quickening all the powers that languish, " Jesus loves me, even me ! " 3 Faith reveals her starlit heaven ; Gentlest music lulls the sea : Yails that hide the Lord are riven ; *' Jesus loves me, even me ! " 4 Life is near, and earth is fleeting ; J Soon, beyond the stormy sea, « I shall wake, in bliss, repeating, *' Jesus loves me, even me ! " 277 7's M. II. C. Leonard. SHEPHERD of the lioly hills, We, thy lambs, with tender (cct, Follow thee beside the rills. And through pastures green and sweel. 2 Thou dost hear us when we cry ; Thou dost watch us when alone : When we faint, thou drawest nigh, Soothing us with winning tone. HIS OFFICES AND PEAISE. 185 3 Thus, through all our earthly day. Be our guard and only guide ; Keep us from the e\ 11 way ; Keep us ever by thy side. 4 And, when fall the shades of night On the path we tread below, Take us to the fields of light, Where the living waters flow. 278 S. M. Steele. WHILE my Redeemer 's near, My Shepherd and my Guide, I bid farewell to every fear : My wants are all supplied. 2 To ever-fragrant meads, Where rich abundance grows, His gracious hand indulgent leads, And guards my sweet repose. 3 Dear Shepherd, if I stray, My wandering feet restore ; And guard me with thy watchful eye, And let me rove no more. 279 C. M. DODDKIDGB. 1 EE Israel's gentle Shepherd stand With aU-engaging charms ; Hark, how he calls the tender lambs. And folds them in his arms. S' 18G CHHIST. 2 Permit tliem to approach, he cries, Nor scorn their humble name ; For 't was to bless such souls as these The Lord of angels came. 3 Ye little flock, with pleasure hear ; Ye children, seek liis face ; And fly with transport to receive The blessings of his grace. 280 ^' ^^' Litchfield's Coll. ST^c S5ci)|)cc"& of t!)c jFolTr. THERE is a little lonely fold, AVliose flock one Shepherd keeps, Through summer's heat and winter's cold, With eye that never sleeps. 2 By evil beast, or burning sky, Or damp of midnight air, Not one in all that flock sliall die Beneath that Shepherd's care. 3 For if, unheeding or beguiled, In danger's path they roam, Ilis pity follows through the wild, And guards them safely liome. 4 O gentle Shepherd, still behold Thy helpless charge in me ; And take a wanderer to thy fold, Who trembling turns to thee. HIS OFFICES ^VXD PRAISE. 187 281 C. M. Watts. WITH joy we meditate the grace Of our High Priest above : His heart is full of tenderness ; His bosom o'lows with love. o 2 Touched with a sympathy within, He knows our feeble frame ; He knows what sore temptations mean, For he has felt the same. 3 He, in the days of feeble flesh, Poured out his cries and tears, And in his measure feels afresh What every member bears. 4 Then let our humble faith address His mercy and his power ; We shall obtain delivering grace In each distressing: hour. 282 H- M- ^YATIs. i^ropljct autr Bins- JOIN all the glorious names Of wisdom, love, and power. That ever mortals knew. Or an^rcls ever bore : All are too mean To speak his worth. Too mean to set The Saviour forth. 2 Great prophet of our God, Our tongues shall bless thy name ; 188 CHRIST. By thee the joyful news Of our salvation came, — The joyful news I Of death subdued, Of sins forgiven, | And peace with heaven. 3 O thou Almighty Lord, Our conqueror and our king, Thy sceptre and thy sword, Thy reigning grace, we sing : Thine is the power ; O make us sit In willing bonds, Low at thy feet. 283 7's M. Kellt. ISE, crowned with light, imperial Salem, ^ rise ! Exalt thy towering head, and lift thine eyes ! See heaven its sparkling portals wide display, And break upon thee in a flood of day ! 2 See a long race thy spacious courts adorn, See future sons and daughters yet unborn, In crowding ranks on every side arise, Demanding life, impatient for the skies ! 3 See barbarous nations at thy gates attend. Walk in thy light, and in thy temples bend ! See thy bright altars thronged with prostrate kings, While every land its joyous tribute brings. 4 The seas shall waste, the skies in smoke decay, Kocks fall to dust, and mountains melt away ; But fixed his word, his saving power remains ; Thy realm shall last, thy own Messiah reigns. 228 THE GOSPEL. 341 L. M. H. Ballou. asicssiufls of atljxisVs CHuibcrsal Beffln. WHEN God descends with men to dwell, And all creation makes anew, What tongue can half the wonders tell ? What eye the dazzling glories view? 2 Celestial streams shall gently flow ; The wilderness shall joyM be ; Lilies on parched ground shall grow ; And gladness spring on every tree ; I 3 The weak be strong, the fearful bold, The deaf shall hear, the dumb shall sing, The lame shall walk, the blind behold, And joy through all the earth shall ring. 4 Llonarchs and slaves shall meet in love ; Old pride shall die, and meekness reign, — When God descends from worlds above. To dwell with men on earth again. 342 C. M. Milton. 2CIje 3^fna^onT of CKoti on HavtJ). THE Lord will come, and not be slow ; His footsteps cannot err ; Before him righteousness shall go, ■ His royal harbinger. 2 The nations all whom thou hast made Shall come, and all shall frame To bow them low before thee. Lord, And glorify thy name. ITS TKiu^rpii. 229 3 Truth from the earth, like to a flower, Shall bud and blossom then. And Justice, from her heavenly bower, Look down on mortal men. 4 Thee will I praise, O Lord, my God, Thee honor and adore With my whole heart, and blaze abroad Thy name for evermore. 343 C. M. NovALiy E\jt Woxlti rcstorc'Cf fii CI)vist. "YTT^ say to all men fiir and near T T That Clnist has risen again ; That he is with us now and here, And ever shall remain. 2 The way of darkness that he trod To heaven at last shall come. And he who hearkens to his word, Shall reach his Father's home. 3 Now let the mourner grieve no more, Though his beloved sleep, A happier meeting shall restore Their light to eyes that vreep. 4 He lives ; his presence hath not ceased, Thouoh foes and fears be rife : And thus we hail the gospel feast, A world renewed to life ! 230 THE GOSPEL. 344 C. p. M. M. Rayneiu Hefflii of ©Svfst. tsn. T:n^. THE radiant dawn of gospel light, The prophet saw in vision bright, And hailed th' auspicious day. When Christ should all his grace disclose And cure the world of all its woes, By truth's triumphant sway. 2 The blind their eyes shall open wide ; To drink the light's o'erflowing tide. The deaf sweet music hear ; The lame like bounding hart shall leap ; The dumb no longer silence keep, But shout redemption near. 3 And there shall be a holy way. In which the simple shall not stray, — The path so plain and bright. Wayfaring men therein shall walk. And of their home and kindred talk. With rapture and delight. 345 7 & G's M. Mrs. Colburn. ^ence SCvfumiJljant. THE morn of peace is beaming Its gl )ry will appear ; Behold its early gleaming, The day is drawing near ; The spear shall then be broken, And sheathed the glittering sword — The olive be the token. And Peace the c^reetin^x word. I ITS TKIUMPII. 231 Yes, yes, the day is breaking 1 Far brighter joys that beam ! The nations round are waking, As from a midnight dream : They see it radiance shedding, Where all Avas dark as night ; 'T is liigher, wider spreading — A boundless flood of light. 34g 8 & 7's M. HoPEDALE Coll. aileffln of €|)ristf3n 3Peace. ""^/TE AES are coming — speed them onward ! JL When the sword shall gather rust, And the helmet, lance, and falchion, Sleep at last in silent dust ! 2 Earth has heard too long of battle, Heard the trumpet's voice too long I But another age advances, Seers foretold in ancient song. 3 Years are coming when, forever, War's dread banner shall be furled. And the angel Peace be welcomed, Regent of the happy world. 4 Hail with song that glorious era, Wlien the sword shall gather rust, And the helmet, lance, and falchion, Sleep at last in silent dust. 232 THE GOSPEL. 347 ^^ ^ lO's M. Longfellow. 33eacc on 13axt\). DOWN the dark future, through long gen- erations, The sounds of war grow fainter, and then cease ; And lilie a bell with solemn, sweet vibrations, I hear once more the voice of Christ say, Peace ! 2 Peace ! and no longer, from its brazen portals, The blast of war's great organ shakes the skies : But, beautiful as songs of the immortals, The holy melodies of love arise. 348 C. M. Watts. 33rospcct of Sllnfbcrsal 33lcssc"dnes3. LO ! what a glorious sight appears To our believing eyes ! The earth and seas are passed away. And the old rolling skies. 2 From the third heaven, where God resides, That holy, happy place. The new Jerusalem comes down. Adorned with shining grace. 3 * ' The God of glory down to men Removes his blessed abode ; Men, the dear objects of his grace, And he, the lovinor God. ITS TKIUMPH. 233 4 " His OAvn soft hand shall wipe the tears From every weeping eje ; And pains and groans, and griefs and fears. And death itself shall die/' 5 How long, dear Saviour, O how long Shall this bright hour delay ? Fly swifter round, ye wheels of time, And bring the welcome day. 349 C. M. T. Moore. JB^S of 3Xtt3em$tlon, BUT who shall see the glorious day AYhen, throned on Zion's brow, The Lord shall rend that veil away Which hides the nations now ? When earth no more beneath the fear Of his rebuke shall lie ; When pain shall cease, and every tear Be ^^dped from every eye. 2 Then, Judah, thou no more shalt mourn Beneath the heathen's chain ; Thy days of splendor shall return, And all be new again. The foimt of life shall then be quaffed In peace, by all who come ; And every wind that blows shall waft Some long-lost exile home. 234 THE GOSPEL. L' 350 '^' ^I- ElCHARDS. Sfte €Ioii^ aiiTi 33illav of JTice. ONG as the darkening cloud abode, So long did ancient Israel rest ; Nor moved they, till the guiding Lord In brighter garments stood confest. 2 Father of spirits, Light of light, Lift up the cloud, and rend the veil : Shine forth in fire, amid that night, Whose blackness makes the heart to fail. 3 'T is done ! to Christ the power is given ; Ilis death has rent the veil away, Our great forerunner entered heaven, And oped the gates of endless day. 4 Nor shall those mist^ that brood o'er time Forever blind the mental eye ; They backward roll, and light sublime Beams glory from our God on high. 5 Adoring nations hail the dawn. All kingdoms bless the noontide beam, And light, unfolding life's full morn. Is vast creation's deathless theme. 351 s. M. 2Et)e Bfuatiom of (SiotJ, COME, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love ! Shed peace, and hope, and joy abroad. And wisdom from above. Johns. ITS TRIUMPH. 235 2 Over our spirits first Extend thy healing reign ; There raise and quench the sacred tliii'st, That never pains again. 3 Come, kingdom of our God ! And make the broad earth thine ; Stretch o'er her hinds and isles the rod That flowers with grace divine-. 4 Soon may all tribes be blest With fruit from life's glad tree ; And in its shade like brothers rest, Sons of one family. 5 Come, Idngdom of our God! And raise thy glorious throne In worlds by the undying trod, Where God shall bless his own. 352 7 & 5's M. A. C. TnoMAa SElje 3^econcilfation. THOU, whose wide extended sway Suns and systems e'er obey ! Thou, our Guardian and our stay, Evermore adored : In prospective. Lord, we see Jew and Gentile, bond and free, Reconciled in Christ to thee, Holy, Holy Lord. V Thou by all shalt be confessed, Ever blessing, ever blest. When to thy eternal rest, In the courts above, 23 G THE GOSPEL. Thou shalt bring tlie sore oppressed ; Fill each joy-desiring breast ; Make of each a welcome guest, At the feast of love. 3 When destroying death shall die, Hushed be every rising sigh. Tears be wiped from every eye, Never more to fill ; Then shall praises fill the sky, And angelic hosts shall cry, Holy, Holy Lord, Most High, Thou art all in all ! 353 L. M. Tennyson. (SoQii tfje final C^oal of mi, YET, we trust that somehow good Will be the final goal of ill, To pangs of nature, sins of will, Defects of doubt, and taints of blood ; 0 2 That nothing walks with aimless feet, That not one life shall be destroyed. Or cast as rubbish to the void. When God hath made the pile complete. 3 That not a worm is cloven in vain ; That not a moth with vain desire Is shrivelled in a fruitless fire. Or but subserves another's gain. 4 Behold, we know not anything ; I can but trust that good shall fall At last — far off — at last, to all. And every winter change to spring. ITS TRIUMPH. 237 QR^^ S. M. H. Ballou. IN God's etemltv There shall a day arise, When all the race of man shall be With Jesus in the skies. 2 As night before the rays Of morning flees away, Sin shall retire before the blaze Of God's eternal day. 3 As music fills the i^rove AVhen stormy clouds are past, Sweet anthems of redeeming; love Shall all employ at last. 4 Redeemed from death and sin, Shall Adam's numerous race A ceaseless song of praise begin, And shout redeeming grace. 355 L. M. Jonx SiERLiNa STILL prayers are strong, and God is good ; Man is not made for endless ill ; Dear spirit ! my soul's tormented mood Has yet a hope thou canst not kill. 2 Repentance clothes in grass and flowers, The grave in which the past is laid ; And close to faith's old minster towers, The cross lights up the ghostly shade. 238 THE GOSPEL. 3 Around its foot the shapes of fear, Whose eyes my weaker heart appall, As sister suppliants thrill the ear With cries that loud for mercy call. 4 Thou, God, wilt hear ! thy pangs are meant To heal the spirit, not destroy ; And what may seem for vengeance sent, When thou commandest, works for joy. 356 ^^'^ ^^- ^^^s Sargent. «*0U Souls arc iHlfnc/' H?efeiel jrbiff. 4. ALL souls, O Lord, are thine; — assurance blest ! — Thine, not our own to rob of help divine ; Not man's, to doom by any human test. But thine, O gracious Lord, and only thine ! 2 Surely " the soul that sinneth, it shall die," Die to the sin that would its life confine ! Evil shall boast not perpetuity. Since every soul, however fall'n, is thine. 3 Thine, by thy various discipline, to lead To heights where heavenly truths immortal shine ; — Truths, none eternally shall fail to heed, For all, O Lord, are thine, forever thine. 4 Forgive the thought, that everlasting ill To any can be part of thy design ; Finite, imperfect, erring, guilty, — still All souls, great God, arc tliine — and mercy thine. an. TKiAL a:nt) suffering. 357 ^- ^^- ^ ^- ^' ^^^^®' Ji^- FATHER, thy gentle chastisement Falls kmdly on my burdened soul ; I see its merciful intent, To warn me back to thy control. And pray that while I kiss the rod, I may find perfect peace with God. 2 The errors of my heart I know ; I feel my deep infirmities ; For often virtuous feelings glow. And holy purposes arise. But, like the morning clouds, decay, As empty, though as fair as they. 3 Forgive the weakness I deplore. And let thy peace abound in me. That I may trust my heart no more, But wholly cast myself on thee. 0,let my Father's strength be mine, A nd my devoted life be thine ! 240 MAN. 358 7's M. CowrtER. S:vial 33vofita6le. TIS my happiness below, Not to live without the cross , But the Saviour's power to know, Sanctifying every loss. 2 Trials must and will befall ; But with humble faith to see Love inscribed upon them all, This is happiness to me. 3 Trials make the promise sweet Trials give new life to prayer ; Bring me to my Father's feet, Lay me low, and keep me there. 359 R. C. Trench. CTIje ^im^ait for, then. From creatures, earth, and dust? They make our expectations vain, And disappoint our trust. 242 3rAN. REPENTANCE AND REFORMATION. ^^onfessfon of Sfn. OD of mere J, God of grace, Hear our sad, repentant songs ; O, restore thy suppliant race. Thou, to wliom our praise belongs. G' 2 Deep regret for follies past. Talents wasted, time misspent ; Hearts debased by worldly cares. Thankless for the blessings lent ; — 3 Foolish fears, and fond desires. Vain reoTcts for thini^s as vain, Lips too seldom taught to praise. Oft to murmur and complain ; — 4 These, and every secret fault. Filled witli grief and shame we own ; Humbled at thy feet we lie. Seeking pardon from tliy tin-one. QgQ C. M. Breviary. CTvuc ^Penitence. SINNER, bring not tears alone, Or outward form of prayer, But let it in tliy heart be known That penitence is there. o 2 To smite the breast, the clotlies to rend, God asketh not of thee ; REPENTANCE AND REFORMATION. 243 Thy secret soul he bids thee bend In true humilitj. 3 O, let us, then, with heartfelt grief, Draw near unto our God ; And pray to him to grant relief, And stay the lifted rod. 3g4 C. M. Luther. ♦< ®ut of tl)e 5GJcpt|)3 Ijabe K calleti unto Eijn,** OUT of the depths I cry to thee, Lord God ! O hear my prayer, Incline a gracious ear to me, And bid me not despair. 2 My hope is ever in the Lord, My works I count but dust, I buUd not there, but on thy word. And in thy goodness trust. 3 Though thou should'st tarry till the night. And round again to mom, My heart shall ne'er mistrust thy might, Nor count itself forlorn. 4 Though great our sins and sore our wounds, And deep and dark our fall. Thy helping mercy hath no bounds ; Thy love surpasseth all. 244 jMAxV. 365 8's & 6's M. Charlotte Elliot, 1636. 2,0! 5J come. JUST as I am, without one plea But that thy blood was shed for me, And that thou bidd'st me come to thee, O Lamb of God, I come ! 2 Just as I am, though tossed about With many a conflict, many a doubt. Fightings and fears within, without, O Lamb of God, I come ! 3 Just as I am, thou wilt receive, Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve ! Because thy promise I believe, O Lamb of God, I come ! 3gg lO's M. Anonymous. ComfitQ; ?l?omc. OGOD ! unworthy of thy boundless love, Too oft, with careless feet, from thee we rove ; Yet now, encouraged by tliy voice, we come, RetiU'nhig cliildrcn, to a Father's home. 2 O, by that power in which all fulness dwells, O, by that love wlilcli every love excels, O, by that grace which meets repented sin. Open thou wide thine arms and take us in ! ^tEPE^TA^•CE axd ilefor2iation. 245 257 C. P. M. Keavton. STIje Xiznittnt sutreii"5ctfnsj. OED, tliou hast won — at length I yield ; J My heart, by mighty grace compelled, Surrenders all to thee ; Against thy terrors long I strove, But who can stand against thy love ? — Love conquers even me. 2 If thou hadst bid thy thunders roll, And hghtnings flash to awe my soul, I still had stubborn been : But mercy has my heart subdued, A bleeding Saviour I have viewed, And now I hate my sin. 3 Xow, Lord, I would be thine alone ; Come, take possession of thine o^vn, For thou hast set me free ; Released from Satan's hard command, See all my powers in waiting stand, To be emplo}'ed by thee. 358 ' '^'^- MOOEE. 3jrcatI)fn2S of €Jrace. LIKE morning — when her early breeze Breaks up the surface of the seas, That, in then* furrows, dark with night. Her hand may sow tlic seeds of light — 2 Thy grace can send its breathings o'er The spirit dark and lost before ; 240 MiVN. And, freslicning all its depths, prepare For truth divine to enter there. 3 Till David touched liis sacred lyre, In silence lay the unbreathing wire ; But when he swept its cliords along, Then angels stooped to hear the song. 4 So sleeps the soul, till thou, O Lord, Shalt deign to touch its lifeless chord ; Till, waked by thee, its breath shall rise, In music worthy of tlie skies. 369 S. M. ElCHARDS, So£ auti 3)3eace in (Cljnst. CHRIST, what gracious words, Are ever, ever thine ; Thy voice is music to the soul. And life and peace divine. 0 2 The broken heart, the poor. The bruised, the deaf, the blind, The dumb, the dead, the captive wretch , In thee compassion find. 3 Lord Jesus, speed the day. The promised day of grace, T'o all the poor, the dumb, the deaf, The dead, of Adam's race. 4 One song shall then employ The blest, the blessing, wliolc ; And human nature shout tliy name,— The life of every soul. KEPENTANCE AND REFORiVLVnON. 24 q^yn S. M. Bulfincii. OW glorious is the hour When first our souls a\Take, And through thy spirit's quickening power Of the new life partake ! rr 2 With richer beauty glows The world, before so fair ; Her holy light religion throws, Eeflected everywhere. 3 Amid repentant tears, We feel sweet peace witliin ; We know the God of mercy hears, And pardons every sin. 4 Born of thy spirit, Lord, Thy sphit may we share ; Deep in our hearts inscribe thy word, And place thine image there. 371 L. M. ElCHTER. Translated by J. Wesley. 33cfaout penitence. MY soul before thee prostrate lies ; To thee, her source, my spirit flies ; My wants I mourn, my chains I see ; O, let thy presence set me free. 2 In life's short day, let me yet more Of thy enlivening power implore ; My mind must deeper sink in thee, ]\Iy foot stand firm iVom wandering irec. 248 MAN. 3 Take full possession of my heart ; The lowly mind of (!!hrist impart ; I still will wait, O Lord, on thee, Till, in thy light, the light I see. 4 One only care my soul should know, Father, all thy commands to do ; Oh ! deep engrave it on my breast, Th;it I in thee alone am blest. 2J2 ^' ^^- Jervis. ©foti'0 iHcvci) to tl)c 33cnitent. ^WEET is the friendly voice Wliich speaks of life and peace ; Which bids the penitent rejoice, And sin and sorrow cease. S' 2 No balm on earth like this Can cheer the contrite heart ; No flattering dreams of earthly bliss Such pm-c delight impart. 3 Still merciful and kind, Thy mercy. Lord, reveal : The broken heart thy love can bind, The v/ounded spirit heal. 4 Thy presence shall restore Peace to my anxious breast : Lord, let my steps be drawn no more From paths which thou hast blessed, RErENTANCE AXD REFORMAnOX. 249 373 L. M. COWPER. 33cnce after a Storm. WHEN darkness long has veiled my niind, And smiling day once more appears^ Then, my Creator ! then I find The folly of my doubts and fears. 2 Straight I upbraid my wandering heart, And blush that I should ever be Thus prone to act so base a part, Or harbor one hard thought of thice. 3 O ! let me then at length be taught, AYhat I am still so slow to learn, — That God is love, and changes not, . Nor knows the shadow of a turn. 4 Sweet truth, and easy to repeat ! But when my faith is sharply tried, I find myself a learner yet. Unskilful, weak, and apt to slide. 5 But, O my God I one look from thee Subdues the disobedient will, Drives doubt and discontent away, And thy rebellious child is still. 374 C. M. C. Wesley. TI^NIES without number have I prayed, ' ' Tliis only once forgive ; " Relapsing when thy hand was stayed. And suffered me to live. 250 ]\L\N. 2 Yet now the kingdom of thy peace, Lord, to my heart restore ; Forgive my vain repentances, And bid mc sin no more. 375 r. M. iieber. ♦•Srijeve fs Soi) m ?i}cnbcn obcr one Siuncv tliat rcjpcntcti)." THERE was joy in heaven ! There was joy in heaven ! When this goodly Avorld to frame, The Lord of Hglit and mercy came : Shouts of joy were heard on high. And the stars sang from the sky, ^ ' Glory to God in heaven ! " 2 There was joy in heaven ! There was joy in heaven ! When of love the midnight beam Dawned on the towers of Bethlehem ; And alonn^ the echoinf>: hill Angels sang — " On earth good will, And glory in the heaven ! " 3 There is joy in heaven ! There is joy in heaven ! When the sheep that went astray Turns again to virtue's way ; When the soul by grace subdued Sobs its prayer of gratitude, Then is there joy in heaven I CHRISTIAN VmTUES AND LIFE. 2ol CIIRISTI.iX ATETUES JCsD LIFE. 375 C. M. 6 1. Anna L. TVarlno Seefeinu a Zxue Slife. FATHER, I know that aU my life Is portioned out to me ; The changes that must sui'elj come I do not fear to see ; I ask thee for the present mind, Intent on pleasing thee. 2 I ask thee for a thankful love, Through constant watching wise, To meet the glad with cheerful smile, And wipe the weeping eyes ; A heart at leisure from itself, To soothe and sympathize. 3 I would not have the restless will That hurries to and fro, Seeking for some great thing to do, Or secret thing to knov/ ; I would be dealt with as a child, And guided where to go. 4 Wherever in the vrorld I am, In whatsoe'er estate, I would have fellowship with hearts. To keep and cultivate ; A work of holy love to do. For him on whom I wait. 252 MAN. 377 S. M. 8 1. Anonymous I WANT a sober mincl, A self-renouncing Avill, That tramples down and casts behind The baits of pleasing ill ; A soul inured to pain, To hardsliip, grief, and loss, Bold to take up, firm to sustain The consecrated cross. 2 I want a godly fear, A quick-discerning eye, That looks to thee when sin is near, And sees the tempter fly ; A spirit still prepared. And armed with jealous care, Forever standing on its guard. And watching unto prayer. 3 I want a true regard, A single, steady aim, Unmoved by threatening or reward. To thee and thy great name ; A zealous, just concern For tliine immortal praise ; A pure desire that all may learn And glorify thy grace. 378 ^* ■^- II^'^^^NS OF THE Unity. WITHIN thine altar's shade We bend the shrinking knee. 1 CHRISTIAN VIRTUES AND LIFE. 253 Knowing our weak humanity IMust strengthened be by thee. 2 With fear that seems like hope, And hope that seems like fear, We place thereon a naked heart, A penitential tear. 3 We know that we are weak, We know that thou art strong: : Grant us the will to serve the right, The power to shun the wrong. 4 Act well ; for every deed Will curse you or will bless ; Its influence lingers near the soul. And makes you more or less. 5 Press on in duty's path ; Press on to nobler life ; Knowing that he who made you men Is with you in the strife. 379 Ss, 7s, & 4s M. Oliver. Sfox IDibme eJuOrnnce anti .Sustetxance. GUIDE me, O thou great Jehovah ! Pilgrim through this barren land ; I am weak, but thou art mighty ; Hold me with thy powerful hand ; Bread of heaven Feed me till I want no more. 2 Open now the crystal fountains Whence the living waters flow ; 254 i\rAN. ' Let the fiery, cloudy pillar Lead me all the journey through. Strong Deliverer ! Be thou still my strength and shield. 3 When I tread the verge of Jordan, Bid my anxious fears subside ; Bear me through the swelling current, Land me safe on Canaan's side. Songs of praises I will ever give to thee. 380 C. M. J. Weiss. aiibfns to QtljxisU THE world throws wide its brazen gates ; With thee we enter in ; O, grant us, in our humble sphere. To free that world from sin ! 2 We have one mind in Christ our Lord, To stand and point above ; To hurl rebuke at social wrong ; But all, O God, in love. 3 The star is resting in the sky ; To worship Christ we came ; The moments haste ; O, touch our tongues With thy celestial flame ! 4 The truest worship is a life ; All dreaming we resign ; We lay our offering at thy feet, — Our lives, O Chri.st, are thine I ciiiasTiAx vmxuEs and live. 255 3gJ S. M. Herbekt. Hibinjj to (Soti. TEACH me, my God and King, Thy will in all to see : And what I do in anything, To do it as for thee ! 2 To scorn the senses' sway, While still to thee I tend ; In all I do, be thou the way, In all, be thou the end. 3 All may of thee partake : JSTothing so small can be, But draws, when acted for thy sake, Greatness and worth from thee. 4 If done beneath thy laws. E'en servile labors shine ; Hallowed is toil, if this the cause ; The meanest work, divine. 3g2 C. M. DODDRIDOE. CTlje €I)tfstfau 3Xace. AWAKE, my soul ! stretch every nerve, • And press with vigor on ; A heavenly race demands thy zeal, And i\n immortal crown. 2 A cloud of witnesses around Hold thee in full survey : Forget the steps already trod. And onv»\ird urge thy way. 256 iviAN. 3 'T is God's all-iinimating voice That calls thee from on high ; 'T is his own hand presents the prize To thine aspiring eye ; — 4 That prize with peerless glories bright , Which shall new lustre boast When victors' wreaths and monarchs' gems, Must blend in common dust. 383 I^-M. Watts. 2r!)c ©Jrfstian 3X^cc, AWAKE, our souls, away our fears ; Let every trembling thought be gone ; Awake, and run the heavenly race, And put a cheerful courage on. 2 True 't is a strait and thorny road. And mortal spirits tire and faint ; But they forget the mighty God, That feeds the strength of every saint. 3 From thee, the overflowing spring, Our souls shall drink a fresh supply ; AYliile such as trust their native strength, Shall melt away, and droop nnd die. 4 Swift as an eagle cuts the air, We '11 mount aloft to tliine abode ; On wings of love our souls shall fly, Nor tire amidst the heavenly road. CPirJSTLiX VIRTUES AXD LIFE. 257 384 L.'^. Mrs. Bakbauld. C|)ristiati S5?atc|)Mncs3 zmls 2life. AWAKE, my soul ! lift up thine eyes ; See where thy foes against thee rise, In long array a numerous host ; Awake, my soul ! or thou art lost. 2 Here giant danger threatening stands, Mustering his pale, terrific bands ; There pleasiu*e's silken banner 's spread, And willing souls are captive led. 3 See where rebelKous passions rage, And fierce desires and lusts en£:ao:e : The meanest foe of all the train Has tliousands and ten thousands slain. 4 Thou tread'st upon enchanted ground ; Deceitful snares beset thee round ; Beware of all ; guard every part ; But most the traitor in thy heart. 3g5 L. M. Watt* Srtie christian JK^arfare. AmSE, my soul, shake off thy fears. And gird the gospel-armor on ; ]March to the gates of endless joy, Where thy great Leader, Christ, has gone. 2 Sin and the world resist thy course ; But these, my soul, are vanquished foes ; For Jesus nailed them to the cross. And sang the triumph when lie rose. 258 MAN. 3 Then let my soul march boldly on, Press forward to the heavenly gate ; There peace and joy eternal reign, And glittering robes for conquerors wait. 4 There shall I wear a victor's crown, -^ And triumph in Jehovah's grace : There all the just, in chorus joined. Unite to celebrate his praise. ^gg CM. Anonymous. SPEED thee, Christian, on thy way, , And to thy armor cling ; With girded loins the call obey That grace and mercy bring. o 2 There is a battle to be fought, An upward race to run, A crown of glory to be sought, A victory to be won. 3 O, faint not, Christian, for thy sighs Are heard before his throne : The race must come before the prize, The cross before the crown. 387 L. M. G ASK ELL. 3prcs3 on. PKESS on, press on ! ye sons of light, Untiring in your holy fight. Still treading each temptation down. And battling for a brigliter crown. CHRISTIAN VIRTUES AND LIFE. 259 2 Press on, press on ! through toil and woe, With cahn resolve, to triumph go, And make each dark and threatening ill Yield but a liigher glorj still. 3 Press on, press on ! still look in faith To him who vanquished sin and death ; Then shall ye hear God's word, ''Well done ! " True to the last, press on, press on ! 388 C. M. H. K. White. Sfje ©Jrfstian's ©ontcst, jU-est, an"D ji^ope. THEOUGH sorrow's night and danger's way, Amid the deepening gloom, The soldiers of an injured King Are marching to the tomb. 2 Their service done, securely laid In this their last retreat. Unheeded o'er their silent dust The storms of life shall beat. 3 Yet not thus lifeless in the grave The vital spark shall lie ; O'er nature's ruins it shall rise, To reach its Idndred sky. 4 Then heaven's soft dew o'er eveiy eye Shall shed its mildest rays ; And the long silent dust shall wake In strains of endlesb r>raise. 2G0 M\^. 389 C. M. WATT3. €|)ri£«;iati ^ourane nnXt ScU^trenfal. Mia soldier of the cross, A follower of the Lamb, And shall I fear to own his cause, Or blush to speak his name ? A' 2 Must I be carried to the skies On flov/ery beds of ease, Whilst others fought to win the prize, And sailed through bloody seas ? 3 Sure I must fight, if I would reign ; Increase my courage, Lord : I '11 bear the toil, endure the pain, Supported by thy word. 4 Thy saints, in all this glorious war. Shall conquer though they 're slain : They view the triumph from afar, And soon with Christ shall reign. 5 When that illustrious day shall rise. And all thy armies shine In robes of victory through the skies. The glory shall be thine. 390 ^' ^^' MoNTaoMEur. STJe €:i)rfstfan S2Uarvfor. THE Christian warrior, see him stand In the whole armor of his God ; The spirit's sword is in his hand ; His feet are with the gospel shod ; CSPJSTIAX YinTUES AND LIFE. 261 2 In panoply of trutli complete, Salvation's helmet on his head, With righteousness a breastplate meet. And faith's broad sliield before him spread. 3 With tliis omnipotence he moves ; From this the alien armies flee : Till more than conqueror he proves, Through Cln^ist, who gives liim victory. 4 Thus strong in his Redeemer's strength, Sin, death, and hell he tramples do^^'n, — Fights the good fight ; and takes at length, Through mercy, an immortal crown. 391 9&3M. Arthur Hugh CLOUGn. S!)e Struriale. AY not, the struggle nought availeth, The labor and the woimds are vain, The enemy faints not nor faileth. And as things have been they remain. s- 2 If hopes were dupes, fears may be liars ; It may be, in yon smoke concealed. Your comrades chase e'en now the fliers, And, but for you, possess the field. 3 For while the th'ed waves, vainly breaking, Seem here no painful inch to gain. Far back, through creeks, and inlets making, Comes silent, flooding in, the main. 4 And not by eastern windows only, AVhen davlight comes, comes in the lio-ht, 2G2 MAN. In front, tlie sun climbs slow, how slowly, But westward, look, the land is bright. 392 8 & G's P. M. AVniTTiER. E shape ourselves the joy or fear Of which the coming life is made, And fill our future's atmosphere With sunshine or with shade. 2 The tissue of the life to be We weave with colors all our own. And in the field of destiny We reap as we have sown. 3 Still shall the soul around it call The shadows Avhich it gathered here. And painted on the eternal vrall The past shall reappear. 4 Ah, yes ; we live our life again ; Or warmly touched or coldly dim, The pictures of the past remain ; Man's works shall follow him. 393 p. M. "WiriTTIER. 3Sarne»t 3lffe. AST thou, 'midst life's empty noises. Heard the solemn steps of time, And the low mysterious voices Of another clime ? H CHRISTIAN VIRTUES AND LIFE. 2G3 2 Early hatli life's mighty question Thrilled within thy heart of youth, With a deep and strong beseeching, — ^Yhat, and where, is truth: 3 Xot to ease and aimless quiet Doth the inward answer tend ; But to works of love and duty. As our being's end. 4 Earnest toil and strong endeavor Of a spirit which within Wrestles with familiar evil And besetting sin, — 5 And without, with tireless vigor, Steady heart, and pm-pose strong. In the pow£r of truth assaileth Every form of wrong. *^Q/L L. M, Stebling. Ctristian ?l}ope anlf Action. C TILL hope ! still act ! Be sure that life, O The source and strength of every good, Wastes down in feeling's empty strife. And dies in dreaming's sickly mood. 2 To toil, in tasks however mean. For all we know of right and true ; In tliis alone our worth is seen ; 'T is this we were ordained to do. 2 64 MAN. S' QQg C. M. LoND. Inquirer, SncouvaijemEut to C^ristfatt HfFort. CORN not the slightest word or deed, Nor deem it void of power ; There's fruit in each wind- wafted seed, Waiting its natal hour. 2 A whispered word may touch the heart, And call it back to life ; A look of love bid sin depart, And still unholy strife. 3 No act falls fruitless ; none can tell How vast its power may be ; Nor what results enfolded dwell Witliin it silently. 4 Work, and despair not ; bring thy mite, Nor care how small it be ; God is with all that love the riglit, The holy, true, and fi'cc. QQf^ S. M. MONTGOMERT. Slctibe 23froi*t to tro (SJooTr. SOW in the morn thy seed. At eve hold not thy hand ; To doubt and fear give thou no heed, Broadcast it o'er the land ; 2 And duly shall appear. In verdure, beauty, strength, The tender blade, the stalk, the car. And the full corn at length. CHRISTIAN VIRTUES AND LIFE. 2G5 J Thou canst not toil in vain ; Cold,. heat, and moist, and dry, Shall foster and mature the grain For garners in the sky. 397 L. M. Wattb. 2d2 tljcir jj'i-uits aje sI)aU Itnoin tijem* ^^/^HEK Jesus, our great Master, came To teach us in his Father's name, In every act, in every thought. He lived the j^recepts which he taught. 2 So let our lips iiixd lives express The lioly gospel we profess ; So let our works and virtues shine, To prove the doctrine all divine. 3 Thus shall wc best proclaim abroad The honors of our Saviour, God, When the salvation reigns within, And grace subdues the power of sin. 39g C. M. Trench. AKE channels for the streams of love, Where they may broadly run ; And love has overflowing streams To fill them every one. M 2 But if at any time we cease Such channels to provide. The very fount of love for us Will soon be parched and dried. 2<;<) MAN. 3 For wc inust share, if wc would keep, That blessing from above ; Censing to give, we cease to liave ; — Such is the law of love. 399 0 & 4's M. BowidNu. E^c Sjpfrft ijfbctD ilffc. 'rn IS not tlie gift, ])ut 't is tlie spirit JL With wliicjh 'tis given, That on the gift confers a niciit, As seen by Jlc.'aven. 2 *Tis not the ])raycr, however boldly Jt strikes tlie ear ; It mounts in vain, it falls but coldly, If not sincere. 3 'T is not the deeds the loudest lauded That brightest shine ; There's many a virtue unapplauded, And yet divine. 4 'T is not the word that sounds the sweetest That's soonest heard ; A sigh when humbled thou retreatest, May be preferred. 5 The outward show may be delusive, A chealing name ; The iimer s[)iiit is (M)i'.clusivc Of wortli or shame. ^ I CIIlilSTlAN VIUTUKS A.\I> LIFK. 2()7 4^QQ iTsM. Anonymous. ©ijcfstfan |)er}jcbcrance. ^E iivm and be faitliful ; dcsort notllio rli^Iit ; y The brave become bolder llie dai-ker iho ni^dit I Then up and be doing, tliou;^li cowards may fail ; Thy duty pursuing, dare all and prevail I 2 If scorn be thy portion, if hatred and loss, If stripes or a prison, remember the cross I God watches above thee, and he will requite; Desert those that love thee, but never the right I A()\ I-i- M. LONGFf.LLOW. iStcp». J] have not wings — we cannot soar — But we have feet to scale and climl) By slow degrees — by more and more — The cloudy summits of our lime. 2 The heights by great men reached and kept Were not attained by sudden flight, But they while their comr);uiions slept Were toiling upward in the night. 3 Standing on what too long we bore, With shoulders bent and downcast eyes, We may discern — unseen })eforc — A path to liiglier destinies. 4 Nor dccin the irrevocable past As wholly Avasted — wholly vain — If,rising on its wrecks, at last. To somcthino: no}>lcr we attain. 2G8 MAN. ^Q2 7 & 6's M. C. II. Towns END. w AIT ! for the day is breaking, Though the dull night be long ; Wait ! God is not forsaking Thy heart. Be strong — be strong I 2 "Wait ! and the clouds of sorrow Shall melt in gentle showers, And hues from heaven shall borrow, As they fall amidst the flowers. 3 Wait ! 'tis the key to pleasure And to the plan of God ; O, tarry thou his leisure, Thy soul shall bear no load. 4 Wait ! for the time is hasting When life shall be made clear, And all who know heart wasting Shall feel that God is dear. 403 s. H. M. Bpccllcncc of j?aft5. FAITH is the polar star That guides the Christian's way. Directs his wanderings from afar To realms of endless day : It points the course where'er he roam, And safely leads the pilgrim home. 2 Faith is the rainbow's form Huno: on th.e brow of heaven, CHRISTIAN VIRTUES AND LIFE. 2G9 The glory of the passing storm, The pledge of mercy given ; It is a bright, triumphal arch, Through which tlie saints to glory march. 404 L. M. Watts. TfllS by the faith of joys to come JL We walk through deserts dark as night ; Till we arrive at heaven, our home, Faith is our guide, and faith our Kght. 2 The want of sight she well supplies : She makes the pearly gates appear ; Far into distant worlds she pries, And brinies eternal o:lories near. 3 Cheerful we tread the desert through, While faith insph-es a heavenly ray, Though lions roar, and tempests blow, And rocks and dangers fill the way. 4 So Abraham, by divine command, Left his own house to walk with God ; His faith beheld the promised land, And fired his zeal along the road. 405 C. M. Bath Coll. 3$xastx for JFaitl). FOR a faith that will not shrink, Though pressed by every foe, That will not tremble on the brink Of any earthly woe I 270 MAX. 2 Tliat will not murmur nor complain Beneath the chastening rod, But, in the hour of grief or pain, Will lean upon its God ; — 3 A faith that shines more bright and clear When tempests rage witliout ; That when in danger knows no fear. In darkness feels no doubt. 4 Lord, give us such a faith as this, And then whate'er may come, We '11 taste, e'en here, the hallowed bliss Of our eternal home. 406 ^' ^^' Salisbury CoLii. STlje 3i3oti)cv of JFai'tl). FAITH adds new charms to earthly bliss, And saves us from its snares ; Its aid in every duty brings. And softens all our cares. 2 The wounded conscience knows its power The healing balm to give : That balm the saddest heart can cheer, And make the dying live. 3 Wide it unveils celestial worlds, Where deathless pleasures reign, And bids us seek our portion there, Nor bids us seek in vain. 4 On that bright prospect mny we rest Till tliis frail body dies ; CIIUrSTlA.V VIRTUES AND LIFE. 271 Ai)dthen, on faith's triumphant wings, To endless glory rise. AQ^ L. M. Montgomery. STIjc €i)nstfau CSraccs. FAITH, hope, and charity, these three ; Yet is the greatest charity ; Father of lights, these gifts impart To mine and every human heart. 2 Faith, that in prayer can never fail ; Hope, that o'er doubting must prevail ; And charity, whose name above, Is God' s own name, for God is love. 3 The mornino; star is lost in liQ:ht, Faith vanishes at perfect sight ; The rainbow passes with the storm, And hope with sorrow's fading form. 4 But charity, serene, sublime. Beyond the reach of death and time, Like the blue sky's aU-bounding space, Holds heaven and earth in its embrace. 408 ^' ^^- Watts. ail tftmus Vain biitljout llobe. "AD I the tongues of Greeks and Jews, And nobler speech than angels use, If love be absent, I am found Like tinkling brass, an empty sound. IT 272 MAN. 2 Were I inspired to preach and tell All that is done in heaven and hell ; Or, could my faith the world remove, Still I am nothing without love. 3 Should I distribute all my store, To feed the cravings of the poor ; Or give my body to the flame. To gain a martyr's glorious name ; 4 If love to God and love to men Be absent, all my hopes are vain ; Nor tongues, nor gifts, nor fiery zeal. The works of love can e'er fulfil. 409 C. U. Watts. 2r|)e importance anU EnSucnce of 2lobe. HAPPY the heart where graces reign, Where love inspires the breast : Love is the bricfhtest of the train And strengthens all the rest. 2 Knowledge, alas ! 't is all in vain, And all in vain our fear : Our stubborn sins will fight and reign. If love be absent there. 3 This is the grace that lives and sings. When faith and hope shall cease ; 'Tis this shall strike our joyful strings In brightest realms of bliss. CHRISTIAN VIRTUES A2sl> LIFE. 273- 410 L- ^^' Watts. Sobe tj Gotr anti ouv Xcfi^Tjoor. ^T^HUS saith the first, the great commnnd, J- ' ' Let ail thj inward powers unite To love thy Maker and thy God, With sacred fervor and dehght. 2 ' ' Then shall thy neighbor next in place Share tliine affections and esteem ; And let thy kindness to thyself Define and rule thy love to him." G' 42 1 7's M. Wesley's Coll. i^ov 2jvot!)ci-l2 Hobe. 21.0D of love, we look to thee, Let us in thy Son agree ; Show to us the Prince of Peace ; Bid our jars forever cease. By thy reconciling love, Every stumbling-block remove ; Each to each unite, endear. Come, and spread thy banner here. ]\Iake us of one heart and mind, Courteous, pitiful, and kind ; Lowly, meek, in thought and word, Altogether like our Lord. Let us for each other care ; Each the other's burden bear ; To thy church the pattern give ; Show how true believers live. 274 MAN. ^J2 C. M. Methodist Coll. iHutunl mttj, HELP us to lielp each other, Lord, Each other's cross to bear ; Let each his friendly aid afford, And feel his brother's care. 2 Help us to build each other up. Our little stock improve ; Increase our faith, confirm our hope, And perfect us in love. 3 Up into thee, our living Head, Let us in all things grow, Till thou hast made us free indeed. And spotless here below. 4^13 H. M. Montgomery. HOW beautiful the sight Of brethren who aorce o In friendship to unite And bonds of charity ! 'T is like tlie precious ointment shed O'er all his robes from Aaron's head. 2 'Tis like the dews that fill The cu]^ of Hcrmon's flowers ; Or Zion's fruitful hill, Bright with the drops of showers ; Whcji mingling odors breathe around, And glory rests on all the ground. CHRISTIAN VIRTUES AND LIFE. 275 3 For there the Lord commands Blessings, a boundless store, From his unsparing hands, Yea, life for evermore. Thrice happy they that meet above, To spend eternity in love ! A\4^ L. M. WniTTIER. fHcrcg anti not Sacrifice. OTHOU, at whose rebuke the grave Back to warm life the sleeper gave, Who, waking, saw with joy, above, A brother's face of tenderest love ; — 2 Thou, unto whom the blind and lame. The sorrowing and the sin-sick came ; The burden of thy holy faith. Was love and life, not hate and death. 3 O, once again thy healing lay On the blind eyes which know thee not. And let the light of thy pure day Shine in upon the darkened thought ! 4 O, touch the hearts of men, and show The power which in forbearance lies ; And let them learn that mercy now Is better than old sacrifice. 415 ^' ^^' ^^^s- Barbauld. <»a3lc3sc^ are tlje Merciful." BLEST is the man whose softening lieart Feels ail another's pain ; 27 G MAX. To whom the supplicating eyo Was never raised in vain : — 2 Whose breast expands with generous warmth A stranger's woes to feel ; And bleeds in pity o'er the w^ound He wants the power to heal. 3 To gentle offices of love His feet are never slow ; He views, through mercy's melting eye, A brother in a foe. 4 l^eace from the bosom of his God The Saviour's grace shall give ; And when he kneels before the throne, His tremblincr soul shall live. o 41 g L. M. Scott. Ei)c 23Icssin(j of fHccltucss. APPY the meek, Avhose gentle breast Clear as the summer's evening ray. Calm as the regions of the blest. Enjoys on earth celestial day. 2 His heart no broken friendships sting, No storms his peaceful tent invade ; He rests beneath th' Almighty wing. Hostile to none, of none afraid. 3 Spirit of grace, all meek and mild. Inspire our breasts, our souls possess ; Repel each passion rude and wild, And bless us as we aim to bless. CHRISTIAX VIRTUES AND LIFE. -J. i i AV7 L. M. 6 1. Montgomery. ?^umilit2. THE bird that soars on highest wing, Builds on the ground her lowly nest : And she that doth most sweetly sing Sings in the shade when all things rest : — - In lark and nightingale we see What honor hath humility. 2 When Mary chose the better part, She meeldy sat at Jesus' feet ; And Lydia's gently opened heart Was made for God's own temple meet : — Fan^est and best adorned is she, Whose clotliing is humility. 3 The saint that wears heaven's brightest crown, In deepest adoration bends ; The weight of glory bows him down, Then most, when most his soul ascends ; Nearest the throne itself must be The footstool of humility. 4Jg C. M. Logan. HAPPY is the man v/ho hears Instruction's warning voice ; And who celestial wisdom makes His early, only choice. 2 Her treasures are of more esteem Than east or west unfold ; And her rewards more precious are Than all their mines of gold. '2ii5 5IAN. 3 In lier liolit hand she holds to view A length of happy days ; Riches with splendid honors joined, Her left hand full display's 4 She guides the young with innocence In pleasure's path to tread ; A crown of glory she bestows Upon the hoary head. 5 According as her labors rise, So her rewards increase : Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And all her paths are pea.ce. 419 i L. M. Sir H. WoTTdk. erije 3:-n"Dcj|)cix1icnt nnti %}n^]^s M^n, ' OW happy is he born or taught ji Who servctli not another's will ! "^ Whose armor is his honest thought, , ' | And simple truth his highest skill. 2 Whose passions not his masters are ; Whose soul is still prepared for death ; J Not tied unto the world Avitli care ; Of prince's ear or vulgar breath ; ^^i \ 3' Who God doth late and early pray ^ More of his grace than goods to lend, s,^^ J And walks with man from day to day, As with a brother and a friend. 4 This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise, or fear to fall ; CHRISTIAN VIRTUES AND LIFE. 270 Lord of himself, though not of lands, And having nothing, yet hath all. 4,20 ^- ^^' FROTHINailAM. Strenflt!). " TI/^iiEN I am weak, I 'm strong," T T The great apostle cried ; What did not to the earth belong. The might of heaven supplied. 2 " When I am weakjl'm strong," Each Christian heart repeats, To tune its feeblest breath to song, And fire its languid beats. 3 O, holy strength ! whose ground Is in the heavenly land ; Supporting help alone is found In God's immortal hand. 4 O, blessed ! that appears When fleshly aids are spent. And girds the mind, when most it fears, With trust and sweet content. 42] lO&U'sM. W. H. IIURLBURT. "^E Avill not weep ; for God is standing by ■ — 7 And tears will blind us to the blessed sight ; We will not doubt, if darkness still doth try us, Our souls have promise of scronest liglit. 280 ]MAN. 2 Wc will not faint ; if heavy burdens bind us, They press no harder than our souls can bear ; The thorniest way is lying still behind us ; Wc shall be braver for the past despau*. 3 O not in doubt shall be our journey's ending, Sin with its fears shall leave us at the last ; All its blest hopes in glad fulfilment blending, Life shall be with us when the death is past. 4 Help us, O Father ! when the world is pressing On our frail hearts that faint without their friend ; Help us, O Father I let thy constant blessing Strengthen our weakness, till the joyous end. 422 S. M. Scott. 3!)rfbate SulJiQmcnt niiti Slccouutabilfttj. "MPOSTUKE shrinks from light, And dreads the curious eye ; But sacred truths the test invite, They bid us search and try. I 2 With understanding blest, Created to be free. Our faith on man wc dare not rest, Sul)jcct to none but thcc. 3 Ijord, give the ll_L!;l)t wc need ; Our minds with knowledge fill ; From noxious error guard our creed, From prejudice our will. CiiraSTIAX VIIITUES AND LIIE. 281 The truth thou shalt hnpart, May we witli firmness own ; Abhorring each evasive art, And feariDo; thee alone. 4<23 ^' ^* Anonymous. ^Jaritable SJutiiimcnt. O^INISCIENT God, 'tis thme to l^now The springs whence ^vrong opinions flow ; To judge from principles witliin When frailty errs, and when we sin. 2 Who with another's eye can read, Or worship by another's creed? Revering thy command alone. We humbly seek and use our own, 3 If wrong, forgive ; accept, if right, Whilstjfaithful, we obey our light ; And, judging none, are zealous still To foiloAv as to learn thy will. 4 AVhen shall our happy eyes behold Thy people fashioned in thy mould ? And charity our kindred prove Derived from thee, O God of love. 424" ^* ^^' DODDBLIDGB. S5e ^nUa Sail) of Sli&ert^. BEHOLD that wise, that perfect law, Wliich noblest freedom gives : O may it all our souls refine, And sanctify our lives ! 282 jiiAN. 2 "Not with a transient glance surveyed, And in an hour forgot, But deep inscribed on every heart, To reign o'er every thought. 3 Great Author of each perfect gift I Thy gracious power display, That our ungrateful, wandering: hearts May hearken and obey. 425 C. M. W. S. Landor ©ontcnt. WHY, why repine, O pensive friend, At pleasures slipped away ? Some the stern fates will never lend. And all refuse to stay. 2 I see the rainbow in the sky. The dew upon the grass : I see them, and I ask not why They glimmer or they pass. 3 With folded arms I linger not To call tliem back ; 't were vain ; In this, or in some other spot, I know tliey '11 shine again. 426 ^' ^- M. Contentment nnti S^rsfflnntion. IF solid happiness we prize. Within our breasts the jewel lies ; Nor need we roam abroad ; CIIRISTIAX VIRTtES AND LIFE. 283 The world has little to bestow ; From pious hearts our joys must flow, Hearts that delight in God. To be resigned when ills betide, Patient when favors are denied, And pleased with favors given ; This is the wise, the virtuous part ; This is that incense of the heart, Whose fragrance reaches heaven. 427 ^- ^' Exeter Cold Z\)z ^uSucixce of ^afiftusl iJiet^. BLEST is the man who fears the Lord I His well-established mind, , Li every varying scene of life. Shall true composure find. 2 Oft through the deep and stormy sea The heavenly footsteps lie ; But on a glorious world beyond His faith can fix its eye. 3 Though dark his present prospects be. And sorrows round him dwell, Yet hope can v.hisper to his soul, That all shall issue well. 4 Full in the presence of his God, Through every scene he goes ; And, fearing him, no other fear His steadfast bosom knows. 284 MAX. 428 ^' M. G, Rogers. 33 elfflion. RELIGION ! in its blessed ray All thought of hopeless sorrow flies : Despair and anguish melt away Where'er its healing beams arise. How dark our sinful world would be — A flowerless desert, dry and drear ! Did not this light, O God, from thee, Its gloom dispel, its aspect cheer. 2 Oh ! by it many a heart is soothed, Which else would be with sorrow crushed, And many a dying pillow smoothed. And sob of parting anguish hushed. Across the troubled sky of time It doth the bow of promise bend, A symbol of that cloudless clime That waits the soul when time shall end 3 Religion ! may its holy light Our footsteps guide to paths of peace ! Our solace in deep sorrow's night. Our stay as mortal powers decrease. With this our guide, we care not when Death's signal to depart is given ; Its word shall bring our spirits then The calm and holy peace of heaven. 429 C. M. Fawcktt. importance of S^cUfifou ELIGION is the chief concern Of mortals here below ; K CHRISTIxVN VIRTUES AND LIFE. 285 May I its great importance leam, Its sovereign virtue kno^v. 2 More needful this than glittering wealth, Or aught the vforld bestows ; Xot reputation, food, or health Can give us such repose. 3 Relioion should our thouohts eno-apje Amidst our youthful bloom ; 'T will fit us for decHning age And for th' approaching tomb. 4 O may my heart, by grace renewed, Be my Redeemer's throne ; And be my stubborn Vv ill subdued, His 2^0^'ernment to own. ^QQ C. M. Anonymous. E vrait in faith, in prayer we wait, Until the happy hour When God shall ope the morning gate, By his almighty power. 2 "We wait in faith, and turn our face To where the daylight springs ; Till he shall come earth's gloom to chase, With healm": on his winces. 3 And even now, amid the gray, The east is brio^htenin^r fast, And kindling to that perfect day. Which never shall be past. 286 MAN. 4 "\Ye wait in faith, we wait in pra}'er, Till that blest clay shall shine, When earth shall fruits of Eden bear. And all, O God, be thine ! 5 O, guide us till our night is done ! Until, from shore to shore, Thou, Lord, our everlasting sun, Art shining evermore ! 431 C. M. M. W. Hale. "TIT^HATEVER dims thy sense of truth, T Y Or stains thy purity. Though light as breath of summer air, Count it as sin to thee. 2 Preserve the tablet of thy thoughts From every blemish free. While the Redeemer's lowly faith Its temple makes with thee. 3 And pray of God, that grace be given To tread time's narrow way : — How dark soever it may be. It leads to cloudless day. A*^Q C. M. Hartford Seleo. IDmhj Sffe fii