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 / ^S»1 OF f>R/%s 
 DEC 8 1933 
 
 FOR EVERY 
 
 SUNDAY IN THE YEAR. 
 
 by // 
 
 CAROLINE MAY, 
 
 AUTHOR OF u l>OEMS," M TREASURED THOUGHTS FROM FAVOURITE 
 AUTHORS," "AMERICAN FEMALE POETS," ETC. 
 
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INTRODUCTORY NOTE. 
 
 THE extreme beauty and strength of the 
 Collects found in the Book of Common 
 Prayer, must be apparent to all devout observ- 
 ers. They are so short and simple that no at- 
 tentive mind could fail to follow them, and so 
 impressive that no praying heart could fail to 
 feel them. Brief as they are, they are also so 
 comprehensive that they seem to touch upon 
 all the needs of a Christian soul, and all the 
 doctrines of a Christian creed. They are in- 
 gots of precious ore; and it may be thought 
 that to have beaten them out into the gold-leaf 
 of verse was a presumptuous task. But these 
 hymns when begun were not meant to be gath- 
 ered into a book. How they came to be so is 
 of little importance. 
 
 The writer's plan has been to take the main 
 
 (iii) 
 
iv ' INTRODUCTORY NOTE. 
 
 idea of each Collect as a text and a title for the 
 hymn that follows it ; though in several in- 
 stances the exact words of the prayer are so in- 
 termingled with the verses, that they are simply 
 called paraphrases. For Christinas Day, Good 
 Friday and Easter Sunday, the hymns have 
 been prompted, not by the Collects, but by the 
 events celebrated on those days. 
 
 C. M. 
 
 Chestnut Cottage, Pelham, 
 November 13th, 1872. 
 
Jfirst jjuntmg in ilbbmt- 
 
 galipot* 
 
 ALMIGHTY GOD, give us grace that we may 
 cast away the works of darkness, and put upon 
 us the armour of light, now in the time of this mortal 
 life, in which thy Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in 
 great humility, that in the last day, when he shall 
 come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the 
 quick and dead, we may rise to the life immortal, 
 through him who liveth and reigneth with thee and 
 the Holy Ghost, now and ever. Amen. 
 
 THE GREAT HUMILITY OF CHRIST S 
 FIRST ADVENT. 
 
 TS this the advent of the Lord 
 
 Whose name is Wonderful? 
 In whom the wealth of heaven is stored, 
 
 The Light Ineffable, 
 The Life of all His human brothers, 
 The Chief among ten thousand others ? 
 
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&it$i Jhtn<Jatj hi gutont 
 
 Is this the advent of the Lord 
 
 Within this stable drear ? 
 Could not the homely inn afford 
 
 Some comfort and some cheer ? 
 Must winter winds blow all unwary 
 Upon the babe and mother Mary ? 
 
 Is this the advent of the Lord ? 
 
 Look at this worn-out trough, 
 Where water hath been often poured 
 
 For cattle rude and rough, 
 Who lieth now within this manger ? 
 Who is this helpless infant stranger ? 
 
 Is this the advent of the Lord ? 
 
 Behold, the shepherds come, 
 Learning of angels the record, 
 
 And now, with wonder dumb, 
 They see around the babe so tender 
 An aureole of gleaming splendor. 
 
 Is this the advent of the Lord ? 
 
 The wise men come from far, 
 The prophets' scroll they had explored, 
 
 They saw the prophet-star, 
 That went before, a guide victorious, 
 And pointed out the child so glorious. 
 
Ji«rt £utt4xg in !3Mvcnt. ; 
 
 Is this the advent of the Lord ? 
 
 Yes, Herod knows the hour, 
 And in his wicked heart a sword 
 
 Pierces with cruel power. 
 That passive babe who lies so lowly, 
 Shall rise and rule with vengeance holy. 
 
 Is this the advent of the Lord ? 
 
 Yes, hear the angels sing ! 
 Far up among the stars is poured 
 
 Sweet anthems to their Kincr: 
 " Good- will and peace," their happy story, 
 Filling all earth and heaven with " Glory." 
 
 This is the advent of the Lord! 
 
 Come, let us cast away 
 The works of darkness oft deplored, 
 
 And let us don -to-day 
 The shining armour that is given 
 To those who fight for Christ and heaven. 
 
 This is the advent of the Lord ! 
 
 Let us, — like those of yore 
 Who left their flocks with one accord, 
 
 Their homes, and mystic lore, 
 To worship Christ in weakness shrouded, — 
 Behold Him now with faith unclouded ! 
 
This is the advent of the Lord ! 
 
 But He will come again ; 
 And in His majesty adored 
 
 Will judge the nations then; 
 The quick and dead before Him standing 
 Will rise or fall at His commanding. 
 
 O, in Thy second advent, Lord, 
 
 Let us be hid in Thee ! 
 To favour forfeited restored, 
 
 Thy righteousness our plea, 
 Open to us heaven's golden portal 
 And bid us rise to life immortal. 
 
Swonfr Sunimg hi ^biwnt. 
 
 TD LESSED LORD, who hast caused all holy Scrip- 
 -*— ^ tures to be written for our learning; grant that 
 we may in such wise hear them, read, mark, learn, and 
 inwardly digest them, that by patience, and comfort 
 of thy holy Word, we may embrace, and ever hold fast 
 the blessed hope of everlasting life, which thou hast 
 given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. 
 
 THE COMFORT OF THE HOLY WORD. 
 
 'DLESSED LORD, our need discerning, 
 
 Thou in pity hast conferred, 
 For our comfort and our learning, 
 
 Thy divinely-written Word ; 
 Where the wisdom of all ages 
 Is condensed within its pages. 
 
 Great peace have they, peace we've tasted, 
 They who love Thy holy law ; 
 
 Whose glad feet have often hasted 
 To Thy courts with reverent awe, 
 
 There to see Thy Book unsealed, 
 
 There to hear Thy will revealed. 
 
 (5) 
 
gtmul burning in gutvfnt 
 
 Patience of a long duration 
 
 Find Thy tried and hidden ones, 
 
 When close shut from observation, 
 Which their untold sorrow shuns, 
 
 They, with spirits bent with trouble, 
 
 Feel thy Word rewards them double. 
 
 Pardon, free and sure and ready, 
 Lies Thy blessed Book within ; 
 
 Souls by humble faith made steady, 
 Yet half trembling for their sin, 
 
 Find their justly dreaded sentence 
 
 Christ remits to true repentance. 
 
 Guidance, 'mid the ways so various, 
 Opening on life's desert plain ; 
 
 Certain joys, for joys precarious ; 
 Soothing balm, for aching pain ; 
 
 Wait on those who, with affection, 
 
 Search Thy Word and its direction. 
 
 Lord, it is more necessary 
 Than our daily needed food ; 
 
 Love is there, that will not vary, 
 Wisdom, which, when understood, 
 
 Gives us all things to inherit, 
 
 All things, even a Saviour's merit. 
 
gmml Sunday iu gUUtnt. 
 
 Lord, we hold fast, we embrace it, 
 And the blessed hope .therein ; 
 
 Let us nevermore disgrace it 
 With our faithlessness and sin. 
 
 Hungering, thirsting, do we crave it ; 
 
 On our heart's core do Thou grave it. 
 
 When, in yon life everlasting, 
 We behold Thee, dearest Lord ; 
 
 We shall find Thy love unwasting 
 Has fulfilled thy every word ; 
 
 Not one promise unavailing, 
 
 Not one jot or tittle failing. 
 
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 OLORD Jesus Christ, who at thy first coming 
 didst send thy messenger to prepare thy way 
 before thee; grant that the ministers and stewards of 
 thy mysteries may likewise so prepare and make 
 ready thy way, by turning the hearts of the disobedi- 
 ent to the wisdom of the just, that, at thy second com- 
 ing to judge the world, we may be found an accepta- 
 ble people in thy sight, who livest and reignest with 
 the Father and the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world 
 without end. Amen. 
 
 CHRIST'S COMING ANNOUNCED. 
 
 J^EPENT and turn to God, 
 His kingdom draweth near ; 
 
 Confess your sins with fear, 
 
 Forsake the paths ye trod, 
 And be baptized, wash, make you clean, 
 Let your repentance thus be seen ! 
 
 This was the Baptist's cry ! 
 
 There cometh one this way, 
 
 One whom ye must obey, 
 
 One mightier than I, 
 The latchet of whose holy shoes, 
 I am not worthy to unloose. 
 (8) 
 
JThivrt Sunday in 3Mv*ttt. 
 
 He will baptize with fire, 
 
 And with the Holy Ghost ! 
 
 The baptism I boast, 
 
 Is but to bring you nigher 
 The holy faith of God, and lave 
 All who repent in Jordan's wave. 
 
 Am I too harsh and stern ? 
 
 I but prepare His way, 
 
 Lifting my voice to say, 
 
 Repent, confess, and turn. 
 O Pharisee ! O Sadducee ! 
 Why, from the wrath to come, not flee ? 
 
 When He shall come, God-Man, 
 
 How will ye sinners stand 
 
 Before Him ? in His hand 
 
 He holds the winnowing fan, 
 So thoroughly to purge His floor, 
 That chaff and wheat shall mix no more. 
 
 Thus John spake boldly out, 
 
 To those who tarried near, 
 
 And those who came with fear 
 
 From regions round about ; 
 The burden of his warning cry, 
 One cometh mightier than I. 
 
io (Third jhmtlaj} in §Uvcnt. 
 
 Jesus Christ our Lord ! 
 
 Grant to Thy messengers, 
 
 And faithful ministers, 
 
 The stewards of Thy word, 
 So to prepare Thy way again, 
 And cry aloud of Thee to men : 
 
 Behold the Lamb of God, 
 Who takes your sins away ; 
 And marks your path each day, 
 By the strait road He trod ! 
 His cross shall be our pleading strain, 
 That never yet was preached in vain. 
 
 Then, when the second time 
 Thou leavest Thy high throne, 
 Thy judgments to make known 
 In majesty sublime, 
 May we by Thee absolved, forgiven, 
 Be sentenced to a joyful heaven. 
 
Jfmutfj Stonbag in ^ubcnt 
 
 OLORD, raise up, we pray thee, thy power, and 
 come among us, and with great might succour 
 us ; that whereas, through our sins and wickedness, 
 we are sore let and hindered in running the race that 
 is set before us, thy bountiful grace and mercy may 
 speedily help and deliver us, through the satisfaction 
 of thy Son our Lord, to whom, with thee and the Holy 
 Ghost, be honour and glory, world without end. 
 Amen. 
 
 PARAPHRASE. 
 
 C END down Thy mercy and Thy grace 
 
 To help us speedily, 
 That we may run untired the race 
 That leads, dear Lord, to Thee. 
 
 Nay, come Thyself among us, Lord, 
 
 And lift away the load 
 Of heavy cares, and sins abhorred, 
 
 That lie along our road. 
 
 Sore let and hindered oft are we 
 
 By passion, and by pride ; 
 
 By self-deceit that cannot see, 
 
 Yet fain would be our guide, 
 
 (ii) 
 
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 And when we seem directed right, 
 
 And drawing near to Thee, 
 Some unseen foe obscures our light, 
 
 And stops our liberty. 
 
 Then come, beloved Lord, and smooth 
 
 Our sin-obstructed path, 
 And let Thy pardoning pity soothe 
 
 The pain of dreaded wrath. 
 
 We know that Thou hast borne this pain, 
 
 Our debt of sin and woe ; 
 Thy satisfaction was not vain, 
 
 But cancelled all we owe. 
 
 Therefore it is, dear Saviour Christ, 
 
 That we for succour cry ; 
 Come down, Thou Life once sacrificed, 
 
 And help us, ere we die. 
 
Christmas Dan. 
 
 ALMIGHTY GOD, who hast given us thy only 
 begotten Son to take our nature upon him, and 
 as at this time to be born of a pure virgin ; grant that 
 we being regenerate and made thy children by adop- 
 tion and grace, may daily be renewed by thy Holy 
 Spirit, through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, who 
 liveth and reigneth with thee and the same Spirit, ever 
 one God, world without end. Amen. 
 
 CHRISTMAS CAROL. 
 
 C\$ this merry morn, more dear 
 Than all mornings of the year, 
 Let the earth, and let the sky, 
 Let the heaven of heavens most high, 
 Ring with our united song, 
 True and clear, and sweet and strong. 
 
 Jesus — Jesus is the key 
 Of our Christmas harmony ! 
 He a little child was born 
 On this merry Christmas morn : 
 Left His emerald-arched throne, 
 That His love might all be known ! 
 2 (13) 
 
14 (Slmstnut^ gay. 
 
 Love, unutterable love, 
 Brought Him from the hosts above ; 
 Love, surpassing human thought, 
 Ransom for sin's captives bought ; 
 Dying souls He died to save, 
 Death to conquer, and the grave. 
 
 Strike we then our richest chords 
 To the Christmas Lord of lords ; 
 Sing with rapture of the Highest, 
 King of kings, Redeemer, Christ ! 
 But the dearest name prolong, 
 Jesus — key-note of our song. 
 
 SUMMONS TO CHURCH ON CHRISTMAS 
 MORNING. 
 
 C\ COME up to our open church! 
 
 Good angels there are waiting, 
 To welcome thee within its porch ; 
 
 Unseen, they are debating 
 What special service they can pay 
 To worshippers on Christmas-day. 
 
 Thus they discourse with one accord : 
 " We'll raise each heart from trouble ; 
 And he that lends unto the Lord, 
 We will reward him double, 
 
(tUtittma Sat), 15 
 
 With gifts of inner wealth untold, 
 Better than frankincense or gold. 
 
 " And he that hither comes to-day, 
 Forgiving and forgetting 
 The little discords on life's way, 
 
 That here and there are fretting, 
 Shall taste the joy we have above, 
 Where all the air is peace and love." 
 
 This is the birthday of our Lord, 
 
 The one Son of the Father ; 
 The Very God of Very God ; 
 
 The Light of light ; whence gather 
 All lesser lights above, below, 
 The radiance with which they glow. 
 
 This is the birthday of our Christ, 
 
 The Sent of God, Messiah ; 
 Who left the glory of the Highest 
 
 (No glory could be higher), 
 To take man's nature upon Him, 
 He the adored of seraphim ! 
 
 This is the blessed birthday morn 
 Of the dear Man of Sorrows ! 
 
1 6 C'livteimatf Jm)- 
 
 Ah ! none on earth, however worn, 
 
 With weeping nights and morrows, 
 Can guess the weary woes that pressed 
 That home of love, the Saviour's breast. 
 
 The Saviour, Jesus, that's the name 
 
 Sweeter than any other ; 
 And on this joyful morn He came, 
 
 To be our Elder Brother, 
 To bear our burdens ev'n to death, 
 And breathe on us heaven's vital breath. 
 
 Then come to church ! The angels there 
 Are looking, listening, longing, 
 
 To register in letters fair, 
 
 The names of Christians, thronging 
 
 Their offerings of praise to pay, 
 
 To Christ, the Lord of Christmas-day. 
 
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 ALMIGHTY GOD, who hast given us thy only 
 begotten Son to take our nature upon him, and 
 as at this time to be born of a pure virgin ; grant that 
 we being regenerate and made thy children by adop- 
 tion and grace, may daily be renewed by thy Holy 
 Spirit, through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, who 
 liveth and reigneth with thee and the same Spirit, ever 
 one God, world without end. Amen. 
 
 A BOP Tl OX. 
 
 CEND forth the Spirit of Thy Son, 
 And finish what Thou hast begun, 
 
 Of Thy most glorious dower; 
 And since Thy Son came down to earth, 
 Grant us, O God, His heavenly birth, 
 
 By the same Spirit's power. 
 
 Unclothe us of our sinful state, 
 And make us pure, regenerate, 
 
 That we may fitted be 
 For the adoption of Thy grace, 
 Fitted to take our welcome place 
 
 In Thy dear family. 
 
 ' 2* . (i7) 
 
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 Take off our ragged righteousness, 
 And clothe us in the saintly dress 
 
 Wrought out by Christ alone ; 
 His gifts, our ornaments unpriced, 
 Showing that we are heirs with Christ, 
 
 His riches all our own. 
 
 Dear Father, help us day by day, 
 That we Thy vast love may repay 
 
 In doing all Thy will ; 
 Help us to be in very deed 
 Obedient children, taking heed 
 
 Thy counsels to fulfil. 
 
 Send forth the Spirit of Thy Son 
 Into our hearts, that we may run 
 
 In the same steps He trod ; 
 That we may evermore proclaim 
 Our Elder Brother's glorious fame, 
 
 Who makes us one with God. 
 
®r, tie Iblamfrstattort of CJrist to tjje (Gcjcnttlw. 
 
 OGOD, who by the leading of a star didst manifest 
 thy only begotten Son to the Gentiles ; merciful- 
 ly grant that we, who know thee now by faith, may 
 after this life have the fruition of th)' glorious God- 
 head, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 MISSIONARY HYMN. 
 
 TTOW scattered over lands afar, 
 
 And islands in the sea, 
 The members of Thy household are, 
 The Church, Thy family. 
 
 Yet thou, All-seeing God, we know 
 
 Art near to every one ; 
 Though bound in Arctic ice and snow, 
 
 Or burned by India's sun. 
 
 As ready Thou to hear the prayer 
 
 Murmured by heathen tongue, 
 As when at home, in order fair, 
 
 Our Sabbath rites are sung. 
 
 (19) 
 
As willing in Thy love to own 
 
 The gathered two or three, 
 Who worship in dark lands unknown 
 
 The glorious Trinity, — 
 
 As when our numerous kneeling throngs 
 
 Join in one ardent prayer, 
 Confessing Thee to whom belongs 
 
 True worship everywhere. 
 
 And Christ, the Bishop of the Church, 
 
 Keepeth for no one race, 
 His blessing on the souls that search 
 
 The mystery of grace. 
 
 To Gentiles of Samaria, 
 
 When He was here on earth, 
 He scorned not to administer 
 
 The knowledge of His worth. 
 
 Not for the sons of Abraham 
 
 Alone, He paid the price, 
 His own heart's blood, dear paschal Lamb, 
 
 The world's vast sacrifice ! 
 
 And we, who know Thee now by faith, 
 God's well-beloved Son, 
 
Epiphany- 
 
 We, who are hoping after death 
 To see Thee on Thy throne : 
 
 We pray Thee, let this grace be given, 
 
 Unworthy as we are, 
 To make the riches of Thy heaven 
 
 Known unto lands afar, 
 
 By prayer, by energy, by gold, 
 By thought, and voice, and pen, 
 
 Until the universe is told 
 Christ's mission unto men. 
 
 Then shall His cross be like that Star 
 That gemmed the East of yore, 
 
 Wise men and kings shall come from far 
 To worship and adore. 
 
 21 
 
Jfirst Sititbmr after i\t .(^jftpfjang. 
 
 OLORD, we beseech thee mercifully to receive 
 the prayers of thy people, who call upon thee ; 
 and grant that they may both perceive and know what 
 tilings they ought to do, and also may have grace and 
 power faithfully to fulfil the same, through Jesus Christ 
 our Lord. Amen. 
 
 THE PEOPLE WHO CALL ON GOD. 
 
 T- ORD, number us with that dear race. 
 
 The chosen children of Thy grace, 
 Thy people, who upon Thee call, 
 Their God, their Saviour, and their all. 
 
 We would not live from day to day, 
 Thy sunshine lavished on our way, 
 Thy rains in gentle bounty poured, 
 And yet not worship Thee, dear Lord. 
 
 We would not take the beauty given, 
 Making this earth as fair as heaven, 
 Nor yet our thankful eyes upraise 
 To call on Thee with hymns of praise. 
 
 (22) 
 
<f u\ot %uml;uj aftcv the (Epiphany. 
 
 Thou seest, though our lips move not, 
 And outward forms are all forgot, 
 That every hour of every day, 
 Our full deep hearts would always pray. 
 
 In silent words of hidden thought, 
 Thy guidance in dark days is sought, 
 And when Thy beaming light is given, 
 Our instant thanks ascend to heaven. 
 
 And when unbidden tears will flow, 
 Because alone in joy or woe, 
 No friend our smiles or tears to share, 
 We turn that cheerless tide to prayer. 
 
 We fain would learn without mistake, 
 What deeds to do for Thy dear sake ; 
 What ways we should no more pursue, 
 To make our service pure and true. 
 
 Thus every day and every hour, 
 We seek Thy grace and trust Thy power, 
 Knowing that Thou art nigh to all, 
 Who faithfully upon Thee call 
 
ktoxiin Sunimir after fyt 6pip|ang. 
 
 e » n e o t . 
 
 ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who dost gov- 
 ern all things in heaven and earth, merciful ly 
 hear the supplications of thy people, and grant us thy 
 peace all the days of our life, through Jesus Christ 
 our Lord. Amen. 
 
 THE PEACE OF GOD. 
 
 T OY is a pleasant gift to hold, 
 
 A ringing song it hath ; 
 And it hath flowers manifold, 
 
 To scatter o'er our path. 
 
 But underneath its roses lie 
 
 The thorns that prick and tear ; 
 
 And oft its ringing melody 
 Is undertoned by care. 
 
 But Peace is tranquil, deep, and sure, 
 Its words are full of balm ; 
 
 Its actions are unmixed and pure, 
 Its glance is sweet and calm. 
 (*4) 
 
jSccoml £uttdJtg nftcv the (Epiphany* 25 
 
 It knows the Father ruleth all 
 
 In earth, or heaven, or sea ; 
 If evil or if good befal, 
 
 He willeth both to be. 
 
 It knows the Saviour, Jesus, died 
 
 For sinners who believe ; 
 That they by faith are justified, 
 
 Full pardon to receive. 
 
 This is the peace of God in Christ, 
 
 Which far exceeds all thought ; 
 The treasure which may not be priced, 
 
 Which never can be bought. 
 
 Grant us this peace, O Lamb of God, 
 
 Whatever else may come ; 
 Whether beneath Thy chastening rod 
 
 We suffer, and are dumb ; 
 
 Or sing aloud because Thy love 
 
 In sunshine runneth o'er, — 
 Grant us Thy peace, until above 
 
 Wc part from Thee no more. 
 
Cljtrir Sunbim after % ^gipljanii. 
 
 ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, mercifully look 
 upon our infirmities; and in all our dangers 
 and necessities stretch forth thy right hand to help 
 and defend us, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 PHYSICAL INFIRMITIES BROUGHT TO 
 CHRIST. 
 
 HPHOU, Jesus, art our Great Physician, 
 
 Thou art the One alone 
 To whom our perilous condition 
 
 Is openly made known. 
 One look, one touch of Thine, dear Lord, 
 Can instant, perfect cure afford. 
 
 Then turn Thine eyes of tender healing, 
 
 On those we bring to Thee ; 
 Whose dire diseases we are feeling 
 
 With restless agony, — 
 
 More hard to bear than if the pains 
 
 Were quivering in our own heart's veins. 
 (26) 
 
{Thud Sunday after the (Epiphany* 27 
 
 Ease Thou the heavy laboured breathing, 
 Touch Thou the aching chest ; 
 
 And let sweet health the frame enwreathing, 
 Bring its delicious rest, 
 
 And sleep dispel with visions bright, 
 
 The fevered weariness of night. 
 
 And let the sufferers as they languish 
 
 Under Thy wholesome rod, 
 Feel that their ills of bitter anguish, 
 
 Are medicines from God, 
 To cure the soul of its decline, 
 And make the heart and head all Thine. 
 
 Free them from sin by Thy correction, 
 
 Then, lift Thy rod away ; 
 And let their pure renewed affection, 
 
 Looking up heavenward, say, 
 How good it is to learn of Thee, 
 Though angry pain the teacher be. 
 
 Thou art all love, beloved Jesus; 
 
 Never is trouble sent 
 l>ut as Thy messenger, who frees us, 
 
 Upon Thy will intent, 
 From follies that would ruin bring, 
 Or sins that make more suffering. 
 
28 JThivit Sunday aftcv the (gpipTutitg. 
 
 The furnace is not heated, surely, 
 
 To burn us into dust, 
 But that our gold may shine out purely, 
 
 Broke from its drossy crust ; 
 No flame will be too fierce to bear, 
 If we may see Thy angel there. 
 
 Yes, thou art love, thou Great Physician ; 
 
 Stretch forth Thy strong right hand, 
 In answer to our hearts' petition, 
 
 As we before Thee stand, 
 And hold up in our arms of faith 
 The dear ones Thou canst save from death. 
 
Jfxmrtlj Sunban after % (Spipljantt. 
 
 OGOD, 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 sup- 
 port us in all dangers, and carry us through all temp- 
 tations, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 OCR DAXGEROUS WEAKNESS DEPLORED 
 
 r^UR tempters have a subtle eye, 
 
 They watch us till they see 
 That we are off our guard, then fly 
 To do us injury. 
 
 Our dangers hide their real name, 
 
 And don a trim disguise ; 
 They lead us to the brink of shame, 
 
 Then laugh at our blind eyes. 
 
 O God, Thou knowest we are pressed 
 
 With foes by night and day, 
 Whose malice would delight to wrest 
 
 Our footsteps from Thy way. 
 3* ( 2 9) 
 
30 $mxt\x IFtttttfajj ixfttx t\\t (gplpftang. 
 
 We lose our courage and our hope, 
 
 We cannot stand upright, 
 Or lift our bowed down faces up 
 
 Against Thy heavenly light. 
 
 Alas ! we have no strength to boast, 
 
 And if we fight alone 
 Against the Tempter and his host, 
 
 We must be overthrown. 
 
 Fight Thou for us, O God, our Trust, 
 Thou knowest all our frame, 
 
 Thou mindest that we are but dust, 
 Help us for Thy dear name. 
 
 Arm us with Thy two-edged sword, 
 
 Spirit of love and might ; 
 And let us in Thy strength, dear Lord, 
 
 Put our worst foes to flight. 
 
JFidftjj jsuuvban after i\t (Bptpljaim. 
 
 OGOD, we beseech thee to keep thy Church and 
 household continually in thy true religion, that 
 they who do lean only upon the hope of thy heavenly 
 grace may evermore be defended by thy mighty pow- 
 er, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 THE SUPPORT OF HEAVENWARD HOPE. 
 
 T-J OW sweet it is, when tired and faint 
 
 With this world's changing scene, 
 To hush the spirit's sad complaint . 
 
 In quiet faith, and lean 
 Upon the hope of heavenly grace, 
 And find that hope a resting-place. 
 
 'Tis always good for us to hope, 
 
 Whatever it may be ; 
 When through dim passages we grope 
 
 Of rough perplexity, 
 We hope to-morrow's sun may shew 
 The stumbling-blocks that lamed us so. 
 
 (30 
 
32 ^tftft Jhtmlag ixiitx the (Spiphant}* 
 
 We hope that in a little while, 
 
 The friends that have grown cold, 
 
 Will turn again their pleasant smile 
 And warm us, as of old ; 
 
 We know not how it went away, 
 
 But it will come — no distant day. 
 
 Our riches have been spoiled by loss, 
 
 By carelessness or fraud ; 
 Whatever caused the humbling cross, 
 
 Hope's voice is heard abroad, 
 And we, in listening, seem to hold 
 Redoubled hoards of shining gold. 
 
 But pleasant though it be, to hope 
 For re-filled earthly stores, 
 
 That friends may meet again and ope 
 Love's bolted prison-doors, 
 
 Yet we can have no certainty 
 
 That hope will true to promise be. 
 
 But that dear lodestar of the soul, 
 Sweet hope of heavenly grace, 
 
 Is true as needle to the pole ; 
 It never changes place, 
 
 It never flickers, or consumes, 
 
 But evermore our way illumes. 
 
<£im £umlay after the epiphany. 33 
 
 'Tis like a strong and steadfast friend, 
 
 This hope of heavenly grace, 
 It talks with soothing words, that tend 
 
 All sorrow far to chase ; 
 It sings of angels and of heaven, 
 Of Jesus, and of sins forgiven. 
 
 Thus, while upon this hope we lean, 
 
 Supported, firm and fast, 
 We care not what may intervene, 
 
 Heaven will be ours at last ; 
 And we shall change our hymns below 
 For anthems which the ransomed know. 
 
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 OGOD, whose blessed Son was manifested that he 
 might destroy the works of the devil, 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 pure ; that when he shall ap- 
 pear again with power and great glory, we may be 
 made like unto him in his eternal and glorious king- 
 dom ; where, with thee, O Father, and thee, O Holy 
 Ghost, he liveth and reigneth, ever one God, world 
 without end. Amen. 
 
 THE PURIFYING LIKENESS. 
 
 JJ3RD JESUS! what rich love is this, 
 
 What free and boundless grace, 
 To know that we, in heavenly bliss, 
 Shall see Thee face to face ! 
 
 To know we shall be made like Thee, 
 
 The moment we behold 
 Thy form of radiant majesty, 
 
 Thy face of love untold. 
 
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 To feel a hope like this within, 
 
 Should be a cleansing fire, 
 To purify our souls from sin, 
 
 And lift each low desire. 
 
 But of itself, no influence 
 
 Hath this dear hope to free 
 Our spotted souls, and fevered sense, 
 
 From sin's sad leprosy. 
 
 The world hath such a hold on us, 
 
 So flattering and so fond ; 
 We know its snares are perilous, 
 
 Yet cannot break the bond. 
 
 O blessed Lord, thou didst come down, 
 
 The world and flesh to quell, 
 And by Thy holy rod and frown, 
 
 Destroy the works of hell. 
 
 It was Thy special ministry 
 
 To win from Satan's strife, 
 All those who should believe in Thee, 
 
 And make them heirs of life. 
 
 O let us share in this Thy work, 
 And feel Thy power to cleanse ; 
 
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 O purify our hearts, where lurk 
 Sin's darkest denizens. 
 
 Then draw upon our souls, made white, 
 
 Thy lineaments divine, 
 That we may know we have a right 
 
 As God's own sons to shine. 
 
 That when Thou dost appear again, 
 We may appear with Thee, 
 
 In Thy eternal kingdom reign, 
 And all Thy glory see. 
 
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 /~\ LORD, we beseech thee favourably to hear the 
 ^-^ prayers of thy people, that we, who are justly 
 punished for our offences, may be mercifully delivered 
 by thy goodness, for the glory of thy name, through 
 Jesus Christ our Saviour, who liveth and reigncth 
 with thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world 
 without end. Amen. 
 
 DELIVERANCE INSTEAD OF PUN- 
 ISHMENT. 
 
 Q WE have wandered far, far off 
 From the straight road to God ; 
 And, though the by-paths have been rough 
 
 Wherever we have trod, 
 We fear to meet His searching eye, 
 And know not how to venture nigh. 
 
 O simple foolish wanderers, 
 
 From God, to hold back still, 
 He sees the wayward foot that errs, 
 
 Guided by erring will, 
 With pity more than anger, — fly, 
 For He invites you to draw nigh. 
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 Look at your Daysman, Christ, and cease 
 
 To loiter on your way ; 
 The Father hath made Him your Peace . 
 
 O listen, hear Him say, — 
 Though far off, ye shall never die, 
 The blood of Christ shall draw you nigh. 
 
 Lord Jesus, since thou art our Peace 
 Our hearts shall rest on thee : 
 
 Let penitence and faith increase, 
 And deep humility, 
 
 And let us live with purpose high, 
 
 For thou to God hast brought us nigh. 
 
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 OLORD GOD, who seest that we put not our 
 trust in anything that we do, mercifully grant 
 that by thy power we may be defended against all ad- 
 versity, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 THE SHELTER OF CHRIST'S POWER. 
 
 VyE put no trust, O God, 
 In aught we do or say, 
 We know Thy holy rod 
 Is our desert each day. 
 
 We feel no good within ; 
 We do no good without ; 
 Our inbred, vital sin 
 Fills us with fear and doubt. 
 
 And dangers lie so thick 
 Upon the path through life, 
 Our hearts fall faint and sick, 
 With the long weary strife. 
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 O Lord, our Help, our Hope, 
 In dark adversity, 
 Through which we blindly grope, 
 We lift our hands to Thee. 
 
 Upon Thy name of power 
 Our clinging hearts confide, 
 Within it, as a tower 
 Of steadfast strength we hide. 
 
 We hide, for we are sure 
 Of covert and defence, 
 That will for aye endure, 
 No storm can drive us thence. 
 
 No foaming waves can reach 
 Within that tower of life, 
 Though on the sandy beach 
 They dash with angry strife. 
 
 It is our daily cry, 
 Lord, hear it from above — 
 That we may live and die, 
 Defended by Thy love. 
 
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 OLORD, who hast taught us that all our doings 
 without charity are nothing worth, send thy Holy 
 Ghost, and pour into our hearts that most excellent 
 gift of charity, the very bond of peace, and of all vir- 
 tues ; without which, whosoever liveth is counted dead 
 before thee : Grant this for thine only Son Jesus 
 Christ's sake. Amen. 
 
 THE EXCELLENT GLFT OF CILARLTY. 
 
 TIT VERY virtue that we need 
 
 Must be given alone by Thee ; 
 O sweet Spirit, now we plead 
 For Thy gift of charity. 
 
 Charity, that suffers long, 
 And yet murmurs not of pain ; 
 Slight and injury and wrong, 
 Never prompting to complain. 
 
 Charity, that envies not 
 When success, good-will, or praise 
 She might for herself have got, 
 Crowns with joy another's ways. 
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 Charity, that never talks 
 Of her birth with boastful tone, 
 Though the angels, as she walks, 
 Fain would claim her as their own. 
 
 Charity, that never vaunts 
 How much good she does the poor, 
 Though the darkest, meanest haunts 
 Welcome her within the door. 
 
 Charity, that ne'er offends 
 By unseemly act or word ; 
 Courteous to foes or friends, 
 Glad that they may be preferred. 
 
 Charity, that ne'er beguiled 
 
 To revenge, by wrong or spite, 
 
 Trusteth, like a little child, 
 
 That the wrong was meant for right. 
 
 Charity, that never pries 
 Into motives that lie deep, 
 Open only to those eyes 
 That a ceaseless vigil keep. 
 
 Charity, that weeps to see 
 Sorrow which she cannot cure; 
 
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 Though her loving sympathy 
 Makes woe easier to endure. 
 
 Charity, that bears all loss 
 While her hopes on God depend; 
 Trusts beneath the darkest cross ; 
 And endures unto the end. 
 
 Thou, O Lord, hast ever taught 
 That our deeds are nothing worth, 
 Unless charity is wrought 
 In them by a heavenly birth. 
 
 AVe are counted dead by Thee, 
 If our hearts beat not with love : 
 Send, then, Thy sweet charity, 
 Holy Spirit, from above. 
 
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 ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hatest 
 nothing that thou hast made, and dost forgive 
 the sins of all those who are penitent ; create and 
 make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily 
 lamenting our sins, and acknowledging our wretched- 
 ness, may obtain of thee, the God of all mercy, perfect 
 remission and forgiveness, through Jesus Christ our 
 Lord. Amen. 
 
 SELF-CON SECRA TION. 
 
 TESUS,.I give myself to Thee, 
 
 And all that I call mine ; 
 I long to feel, I long to be 
 
 Thine, Lord, and only thine. 
 
 My heart with all that it contains, 
 
 Lift, dearest Lord, above, 
 Link to Thine own with golden chain^ 
 
 Its strong, warm, deathless love. 
 
 Throw down the human idols there, 
 And for Thy worship make 
 
 An altar none can ever share, 
 And none can ever shake. 
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Pity the sorrows Thou dost see, 
 Let them not throb in vain ; 
 
 But let Thy loving pity be 
 A balm for every pain. 
 
 Take out all stains, the old and new, 
 
 So dark, so numerous, 
 In that pure flood of crimson hue, 
 
 Which Thou didst shed for us. 
 
 Ah, dearest Lord, I blush with shame 
 
 To offer Thee this heart, 
 Yet not for worlds of wealth or fame, 
 
 Would I keep back a part. 
 
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 OLORD, who for our sake didst fast forty days 
 and forty nights; give us grace to use such ab- 
 stinence, that our flesh being subdued to the Spirit, 
 we may ever obey thy godly motions in righteousness 
 and true holiness, to Thy honour and glory, who livest 
 and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, one 
 God, world without end. Amen. 
 
 CHRIST'S FAST IN THE WILDERNESS. 
 
 A FAST for the whole world of sin, 
 
 The lonely wilderness within, 
 
 O Saviour, Thou didst keep ; 
 
 There, wailed the drear winds piteously, 
 
 There, nature's wordless sympathy 
 
 Bemoaned Thy anguish deep. 
 
 There, the gaunt wolf, and lion bold, 
 
 Roaming the desert uncontrolled, 
 
 Kept reverently at bay, 
 
 The fiery serpents knew Thee, God, 
 
 And where Thy silent footsteps trod, 
 
 Slid harmlessly away. 
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 Of tangled grass and reeds Thy bed, 
 Strange pillow for Thy heavenly head, 
 
 In meditative maze, 
 And sleepless vigils, passed the night, 
 While stars looked down from their far height, 
 
 With wonder in their gaze. 
 
 Xo bread or wine, or pleasant fruit, 
 Or berry sweet, or wholesome root, 
 
 Refreshed the human frame, 
 In which the Godhead's work was done; 
 Thy sufferings by this fast begun, 
 
 To save a world from shame. 
 
 Then, when the desert's fast was o'er, 
 And the bold Tempter dared no more, 
 
 Flew down the angels swift 
 To minister with strength and love, 
 To the dear Exile from above, 
 
 And his spent form uplift. 
 
 And Thou didst go forth in Thy might 
 Veiling Thy radiant robes of light 
 
 In poverty's dim guise, 
 Though the Creator was made known 
 In every look and touch and tone, 
 
 That blessed man's startled eyes. 
 
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 Since thou, O dear Redeemer, thus, 
 Didst fast, and toil, and bleed for us, 
 
 Teach us what we should do ; 
 Fill us with self-denying power, 
 With deepest penitence each hour 
 
 Thy pattern to pursue. 
 
 But, as Thou paidest the full price, 
 The all-sufficient sacrifice, 
 
 For a race dead in sin ; 
 O let us fast with thankful joy, 
 No painful penance to employ, 
 
 In hope Thy praise to win. 
 
 We'll hunger not on bitter crust, 
 Nor sit in ashes and in dust, 
 
 Nor in sad colours dress ; 
 Our bread and wine, for ever fresh, 
 Is Thy spilt blood, and broken flesh, 
 
 Our robes Thy righteousness. 
 
 Then let the oil of joy be poured 
 Upon our temperate frugal board 
 
 And we will keep the fast, 
 Blessing Thy sorrows and Thy love, 
 Which won for us a home above, 
 
 When life's drear wilds are passed. 
 
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 ALMIGHTY GOD, who scest that we have no 
 power of ourselves to help ourselves; keep us 
 both outwardly in our bodies, and inwardly in our 
 souls; that we may be defended from all adversities 
 which may happen to the body, and from all evil 
 thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul, through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 EVIL THOUGHTS DEPRECATED. 
 
 C\ THOU whose grace, when humbly sought, 
 Is ever freely given, 
 The guidance of unruly thought, 
 Must come alone from heaven. 
 
 Thou seest that we have no power 
 
 To rule our souls aright ; 
 Or to approve our hearts one hour 
 
 To Thy all-piercing sight. 
 
 O keep us from each secret fault, 
 That paves the way to death ; 
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 From sins that cunningly assault, 
 And undermine our faith. 
 
 We dread far more these inner foes, 
 That break our peace with Thee, 
 
 Than armed ranks of griefs and woes 
 That spoil us outwardly. 
 
 Far more we dread and deprecate 
 These subtle guides to shame, 
 
 Than the world's worthless scorn or hate 
 Or ill-surmising blame. 
 
 And yet, beloved Lord, thou art 
 
 So vast in Thy survey, 
 O'er all our wants of soul or heart, 
 
 All dangers of our way, — 
 
 So graciously canst thou control, 
 
 And, by controlling, end 
 The power of evil on the soul, 
 
 And from all hurt defend : 
 
 That we in supplication bring 
 
 All causes for alarm, 
 Whatever comes on boding wing 
 
 To threaten future harm ; 
 
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 And down before Thy bending face, 
 
 We bring them all, in prayer, 
 O give, dear Lord, thy strength and grace, 
 
 And drive away despair. 
 
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 WE beseech thee, Almighty God, look upon the 
 hearty desires of thy humble servants, and 
 stretch forth the right hand of thy Majesty, to be our 
 defence against all our enemies, through Jesus Christ 
 our Lord. .Amen. 
 
 THE HEART'S DESIRES SHOWN TO GOD. 
 
 '"TO walk in love, dear Lord, 
 Unselfish love and pure, 
 Looking for nothing as reward, 
 
 But of Thy sanction, sure ; 
 This is our hearts' desire and aim, 
 Own it and sign it with Thy name. 
 
 To help the downcast ones, 
 
 Whose lot in sorrow lies, 
 Whose tear-stained face the notice shuns 
 
 Of the world's stony eyes ; 
 This is our daily strong desire, 
 Burning within our hearts like fire. 
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 To bear whatever ill 
 
 Thy wisdom sends from heaven, 
 Bereft, forsaken, if Thy will, 
 
 So that Thy smile is given ; 
 This is our hearts' desire, to be 
 Fitted by joy or grief for Thee. 
 
 To walk, O Lord, in light 
 
 Shining from Thy dear face, 
 Known in the world's dark dangerous night, 
 
 As children of Thy grace, 
 Bearing about Thy Spirit's fire ; 
 This is our hearts' supreme desire. 
 
 Look down, then, from Thy throne, 
 And stretch forth Thy right hand 
 And take these breathing hearts that own 
 
 Thy will and Thy command ; 
 Whose chief desire ascends on high, 
 With Thee to live, in Thee to die. 
 
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 GRANT, we beseech thee. Almighty God, that we 
 who by our evil deeds do worthily deserve to be 
 punished, by the comfort of thy grace may mercifully 
 be relieved, through our Lord and Saviour Jesus 
 Christ. Amen. 
 
 THE COMFORT OF GRACE. 
 
 f~\ THE comfort of Thy grace 
 
 To the heart with sorrow sore ! 
 O the favour of Thy face 
 When the world doth smile no more ! 
 
 Be the trouble small or great, 
 By Thy grace it is relieved ; 
 All alone and desolate, 
 With Thee we are not bereaved. 
 
 Many are our evil deeds, 
 Which deserve, right worthily, 
 Punishment that far exceeds, 
 All we know of misery. 
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 But Thy grace, dear Lord, bestows 
 Peace instead of punishment ; 
 And remorse, the worst of foes, 
 Dare not touch the penitent. 
 
 Grace, with thankful voice declares 
 Christ was wounded in our stead ; 
 Bore our griefs, and sins, and cares, 
 Bending low His sacred head. 
 
 Xot a moment of our lives 
 
 Can we stand without Thy grace ; 
 
 Faith that strengthens, strength that 
 
 strives, 
 Shorn of that would die apace. 
 
 'Tis Thy gift, beloved Lord, 
 Coming straight from heaven above, 
 Where our spirit's life is stored, 
 Life and hope, and joy and love. 
 
 Grant, then, an increased supply 
 Of the comfort of Thy gift ; 
 And to glory, when we die, 
 Let Thy grace our souls uplift. 
 
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 WE beseech thee, Almighty God, mercifully to 
 look upon thy people ; that by thy great good- 
 ness they may be governed and preserved evermore, 
 both in body and soul, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 Amen. 
 
 THE GOODNESS OF GOD. 
 
 ^HY goodness passeth thought, 
 O Thou, to whom we pray ; 
 Like the. sweet light it comes unsought, 
 And guides us on our way. 
 
 Thy goodness like the rain, 
 Is poured on all around; 
 Not only on the fertile plain, 
 But on the rocky ground. 
 
 And, like the sun and rain, 
 It melts the hardened crust ; 
 And pleasant fruit, and goodly grain. 
 Spring even from the dust. 
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 Thy goodness sows the seed, 
 Then reaps the harvest, Lord ; 
 It prompts itself the holy deed, 
 Then gives a full reward. 
 
 When sinners lift to heaven, 
 Their sad imploring eyes, 
 Thy goodness shows their sins forgiven, 
 And calms their contrite sighs. 
 
 And when Thy children cry, 
 Pressed by temptation sore, 
 Thy gopdness bids the Tempter fly, 
 And harass them no more. 
 
 It blesses all who wait 
 For its divine control ; 
 It regulates their worldly state, 
 And nourishes their soul. 
 
 Then we beseech Thee, Lord, 
 Look mercifully down, 
 And let Thy goodness so adored, 
 Our every moment crown. 
 
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 ALMIGHTY and everlasting Goo, who of thy ten- 
 der love towards mankind, hast sent thy Son 
 our Saviour Jesus Christ, to take upon him our flesh, 
 and to suffer death upon the cross, that all mankind 
 should follow the example of his great humility ; mer- 
 cifully grant that we may both follow the example of 
 his patience, and also be made partakers of his resur- 
 rection, through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 Amen. 
 
 THE NAME OF JESUS OUR PLEA. 
 
 1-J OW tender was Thy love, 
 
 O everlasting One, 
 Who, from Thy throne above, 
 God's ever-worshipped Son, 
 Whose glory was the angel's cry, 
 Didst come for this sad world to die. 
 
 Thy name, above all names, 
 
 Is full of music sweet ; 
 Our heart with love inflames 
 
 Its joyful sound to greet; 
 
 In heaven, on earth, shall every knee 
 
 Bow at the wondrous melody. 
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 Jesus ! Thy precious name 
 
 Is our prevailing plea, 
 That we from sin and shame 
 Might ever saved be ; 
 And gazing on Thy steps divine, 
 Might see our way marked out by Thine. 
 
 Hear Thou our humble cry : 
 
 From depths to Thee laid bare, 
 Up to Thy light most high, 
 Ascends our secret prayer ; 
 O meet it, plead it at the throne, 
 Where Thou, our Advocate, art known. 
 
 Then answer it, that we 
 
 May, formed within us, find 
 Thy great humility, 
 
 Thy pure and perfect mind ; 
 Never to provocation stirred 
 By scornful look or cruel word. 
 
 Yes, dear Lord, answer it ; 
 
 And grant we may be made, 
 By Thy love infinite, 
 
 And Thy most tender aid, 
 Partakers of Thy cross, that we 
 May rise again, to reign with Thee. 
 
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 ALMIGHTY GOD, we beseech thee graciously to 
 behold this thy family, for which our Lord Jesus 
 Christ was contented to be betrayed and given up into 
 the hands of wicked men, and to suffer death upon the 
 cross, who now liveth and reigneth with thee and the 
 Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. 
 
 MOURNERS GAZING AT CALVARY. 
 
 T_I E healed me when I sank low, 
 
 Of a deep wound I had, 
 He staunched my blood, and soothed my woe, 
 
 And I again was glad. 
 And is He dying — can it be 
 Tis He who hangs on Calvary? 
 
 My little daughter, when we all 
 
 Believed that she was dead, 
 Came back to life at His sweet call, 
 
 And rose up from her bed. 
 
 And is He dying — can it be 
 
 Tis He who hangs on Calvary? 
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 He brought our brother Lazarus 
 
 From out a three-days tomb, 
 And His dear eyes wept tears for us 
 
 While they dispelled our gloom, - 
 And is He dying — can it be 
 Tis He who hangs on Calvary ? 
 
 He gave me back my only son, 
 
 The widow's only stay, 
 He touched the bier, bade death begone, 
 
 And cheered me on His way ! 
 And is He dying — can it be 
 Tis He who hangs on Calvary? 
 
 He cured my servant at my plea, 
 
 Dear condescending Lord, 
 He spoke the word, and instantly 
 
 The sick man was restored. 
 And is He dying— can it be 
 'Tis He who hangs on Calvary ? 
 
 Oh, mourners of Jerusalem, 
 
 About your streets He went, 
 The tide of pain and death to stem, 
 
 Ever on mercy bent. 
 Now He is dying — it is He 
 Who bleeding hangs on Calvary ! 
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 Well may ye wail, to lose the God 
 Who walked with you below ; 
 
 And ever where His footsteps trod, 
 Cured sickness, sin, and woe. 
 
 Well may ye weep — for it is He 
 
 Who, dying, hangs on Calvary. 
 
 Yet weep not ! For the world He dies ; 
 
 And, till the world shall end, 
 We'll bless our bleeding Sacrifice, 
 
 Our Saviour and our Friend. 
 And cry with joy — 'tis He, 'tis He, 
 O Christ ! O cross-crowned Calvary ! 
 
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 ALMIGHTY GOD, who, through thine only be- 
 gotten Son Jesus Christ, hast overcome death, 
 and opened unto us the gate of everlasting life : we 
 humbly beseech thee, that as by thy special grace pre- 
 venting us, thou dost put into our minds good desires ; 
 so by thy continual help we may bring the same to 
 good effect, through Jesus Christ our Lord : who liv- 
 eth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, ever 
 one God, world without end. Amen. 
 
 DEATH OVERCOME— OUR EASTER JOY. 
 
 f~\ JOY ! on this dear Easter day, 
 
 To hear what Christ our Lord doth say, 
 
 Who broke the rocky tomb ; 
 Wherein a little while He lay, 
 To take the sting of death away, 
 
 And consecrate its gloom. 
 
 To those, like Mary Magdalene, 
 
 Who searches where her Lord hath been 
 
 And weeps to find Him not ; 
 Her Saviour, who forgave her sin, 
 Her Healer, who made pure and clean 
 
 Her soul from many a spot : 
 
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 To such, the risen Saviour cries, 
 Divine compassion in His eyes, 
 
 And in His tender tone — 
 Why mourn and weep with sad surprise ? 
 Shall not your living Lord arise 
 
 And make His Godhead known ? 
 
 Not only do I hold the key, 
 Of this strong sepulchre, ye see 
 
 Guarded by stone and sword, — 
 But every grave shall opened be, 
 And every stone rolled back for me, 
 
 Death's Conqueror and Lord. 
 
 I am the Resurrection, I 
 
 The Life of all in earth or sky ! 
 
 He that believes in me, 
 Though he were dead, shall live on high, 
 A life that nevermore shall die 
 
 Throughout eternity. 
 
 Such blissful words from Christ our King 
 Doth this dear Easter morning bring ! 
 
 While on the happy earth, 
 From her cold grave the unbound spring, 
 Bursts soaring up with songs that ring 
 
 Her holy heavenly mirth. 
 
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 O happy we — fresh faith to feel 
 Within our souls, while o'er us steal 
 
 The breath and balm of spring ; 
 O happy we — in woe or weal, 
 To know when death our eyes shall seal, 
 
 That death hath lost its sting. 
 
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 A LMIGHTY FATHER, who hast given thine only 
 * * • Son to die for our sins, and to rise again for 
 our justification ; grant us so to put away the leaven 
 of malice and wickedness, that we may always serve 
 thee in pureness of living and truth, through the mer- 
 its of the same, thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 J? I SEAT WITH CHXIST. 
 
 gELOVED LORD, how can we know 
 
 That in Thy life we share, 
 
 Have felt Thy baptism of woe, 
 
 Or that Thy cross we bear ? 
 
 What is the earnest we must have, 
 That we are risen with Thee ; 
 
 That o'er the world, and o'er the grave, 
 We shall victorious be ? 
 
 This is the token, this the sign 
 
 That we with Thee have died, 
 
 Have shared Thy baptism divine, 
 
 And shall be glorified : 
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 Thy Spirit, Lord, must work within, 
 
 A burning love to Thee ; 
 A fire which will consume all sin, 
 
 And all idolatry. 
 
 And evermore that love must grow 
 
 By Thy sweet Spirit wrought, 
 Until we serve Thee here below, 
 
 In every word and thought. 
 
 Until we walk in new pure life, 
 
 Helping Thy children here, 
 Calming their trouble and their strife, 
 
 And banishing their fear. 
 
 Yet with our own hearts fully set 
 
 Where Thou art, risen Lord ; 
 Knowing that Thou wilt not forget 
 
 Thy servants to reward. 
 
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 A LMIGHTY GOD, who hast given thy only Son 
 -^--*~ to be unto us both a sacrifice for sin, and also 
 an ensample of godly life ; give us grace that we may 
 always most thankfully receive that inestimable bene- 
 fit, and also daily endeavour ourselves to follow the 
 blessed steps of his most holy life, through the same 
 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 PRAISING AND FOLLOWING CHRIST. 
 
 AA/E never are weary, no never, 
 
 Of singing the Saviour's dear name ; 
 What joy to proclaim it for ever, 
 
 And hear the heavens ring with His fame. 
 
 With earnest and warm adoration, 
 Do we thankfully, humbly receive 
 
 The grace of His perfect salvation, 
 The power to repent and believe. 
 
 We would that our lives should be moulded 
 
 Each hour to His image divine, 
 
 That His word and His will should be folded, 
 
 Kept close — in our hearts' secret shrine. 
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 His Spirit will aid our endeavour, 
 To pray, and to wrestle, and fight, 
 
 With troubles and woes and whatever 
 May darken our pathway to light. 
 
 To follow the track of His treading, 
 Marked out by the dear crimson stains 
 
 Of the blood that for us He was shedding, 
 When He carried our sins and our pains. 
 
 May this be our daily employment ; 
 
 While we sing with a heart full of love, 
 The song, that with sinless enjoyment 
 
 We shall raise to our Saviour above ; 
 
 Now lifted on faith's steady pinion, 
 The faith we shall never need then, 
 
 All glory, and power, and dominion, 
 For ever and ever. Amen. 
 
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 A LMIGHTY GOD, who showest to them that are 
 -£^- in error the light of thy truth, to the intent that 
 they may return into the way of righteousness; grant 
 unto all those who are admitted into the fellowship of 
 Christ's religion, that they may avoid those things that 
 arc contrary to their profession, and follow all such 
 things as are agreeable to the same, through our Lord 
 Jesus Christ. Amen. 
 
 THE GUIDING LIGHT. 
 
 Q FATHER, with what tenderness, 
 Thou dost delight to guide and bless 
 
 Those for whom Jesus died ; 
 What guardian angels thou dost send 
 To keep their feet, their path to tend, 
 
 That not one step may slide. 
 
 And should they heedlessly depart 
 
 From heav'nward ways, thy Father's heart 
 
 In pitying mercy wins 
 
 The wayward wanderers back once more, 
 
 With love almighty to restore 
 
 The sinner from his sins. 
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 Thy just and faithful threatenings show, 
 The deep remorse, the hopeless woe, 
 
 Of those who are beguiled 
 By the alluring baits of sense, 
 By passion's baleful influence, 
 
 And joys with sin defiled. 
 
 From all these dangers we would fly, 
 And with a trustful spirit cry 
 
 For Thy delivering might ; 
 That every step we tread may be 
 Lit by Thy Word of purity, 
 
 That lamp of radiant light. 
 
 O heavenly Father, we would fain 
 In paths that lead to Thee remain, 
 
 Close to Thy blessed Son ; 
 Sharing His fellowship of love 
 Until we rest with Him above, 
 
 When life's short race is run. 
 
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 r\ ALMIGHTY GOD, who alone canst order the 
 ^- / unruly wills and affections of sinful men : grant 
 unto thy people, tjiat 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 joys are to be found, through Jesus 
 Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 THE CHANGES OF THE WORLD. 
 
 "LJ OW manifold the changes 
 
 Of this our lower life ; 
 How busy memory ranges 
 
 O'er scenes of peace and strife ; 
 O'er drizzling days of sorrow, 
 
 When tears were shed like rain, 
 Dried by the next bright morrow, 
 
 That brought warm joy again. 
 
 Sometimes through greenest valleys, 
 
 And meadows sweet with hay, 
 
 And fragrant, flower-strewn alleys, 
 
 We sojourn on our way ; 
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 And then o'er mountain passes 
 
 Our weary pathway lies ; 
 Or through dark deep morasses, 
 
 And all our courage dies. 
 
 Sometimes with warm embraces 
 
 Our friends rush to our arms, 
 And then with darkened faces 
 
 Chill us with vague alarms. 
 Sometimes the false world praises, 
 
 With words of seeming truth, 
 Anon, it smoothly raises 
 
 Some rumour to our ruth. 
 
 O God ! to Thee we turn us 
 
 In our perplexity, 
 Knowing Thou wilt not spurn us, 
 
 We run to hide in Thee. 
 O bear our hearts up surely 
 
 On Thy deep steadfast love, 
 Whose crystal river, purely 
 
 Flows from Thy throne above. 
 
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 OLORD from whom all good things do come ; 
 grant to us thy humble servants, that by thy holy 
 inspiration we may think those things that are good, 
 and by thy merciful guiding may perform the same, 
 through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 
 
 PARAPHRASE. 
 
 C\ LORD, from whom all good things come, 
 
 Pour out a plenteous shower, 
 That we no longer dark and dumb, 
 May testify Thy power. 
 
 Let now Thy inspiration rise, 
 
 And sway our every sense ; 
 Give hearing ears, and seeing eyes, 
 
 And lips of eloquence. 
 
 Unless Thy holy breath from heaven, 
 
 Our souls re-animate, 
 How can they, heavy with earth's leaven, 
 
 Rise to a purer state. 
 
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 But if Thy guiding fire within 
 
 Give life all warm and bright, 
 Then thoughts of holiness begin, 
 
 Transparent to Thy light. 
 
 And holy thoughts bring holy deeds, 
 
 And hope and joy and peace ; 
 Thou, whose power all power exceeds, 
 
 These gifts do Thou increase. 
 
 Increase them till our life is made 
 
 A copy, Lord, of Thine, 
 Till, passing through the world's long shade, 
 
 We rise to light divine. 
 
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 GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that like 
 as we do believe thy only begotten 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, who liveth and reigneth with 
 thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. 
 Amen. 
 
 THE SOUL ASCENDING WITH CHRIST. 
 
 THOU art gone up on high, 
 Beyond that starry sky, 
 
 So far — so fair ! 
 And while our searching eyes, 
 Traverse the wondrous skies, 
 Jesus — our souls would rise 
 
 To see Thee there ! 
 
 Let us Thy power receive ; 
 That, as we do believe 
 
 Thou hast arisen, 
 We, too, may rise with Thee, 
 And dwell continually 
 Happy and pure, and free 
 
 From earth's dark prison. 
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 Once Thou on earth didst dwell ; 
 Once the abodes of hell 
 
 Thou didst behold ; 
 Once Thou didst lie so low, 
 All a world's .waves of woe 
 Over Thy head did flow, 
 
 Anguish untold. 
 
 Jesus, beloved Lord, 
 This was for sin abhorred, 
 
 For man beloved ; 
 Thus Thou didst show to God 
 Thou hadst the wine-press trod, 
 Thou His just wrath and rod 
 
 From man removed. 
 
 Now we look up to Thee, 
 Ascended Christ, and see 
 
 Thee on Thy throne ; 
 Thou, our strong Advocate, 
 For us dost mediate, 
 There, with Thy power and state 
 
 Fully made known. 
 
 Now .Faith and Hope appear, 
 Like those two angels dear, 
 
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 On that grand day, 
 Who stood by, clad in white, 
 When clouds of dazzling light, 
 Up through the heavens so bright, 
 
 Caught Thee away. 
 
 Soon at Thy own right hand, 
 In that far upper land, 
 
 We shall declare 
 All Thou for us hast done ; 
 Triumphs Thy power has won, 
 Grace, long ago begun, 
 
 Perfected there. 
 
 Then what a joy 'twill be 
 Praising, adoring Thee, 
 
 Our hearts in tune, 
 Joining with heaven's glad host 
 Thy wondrous love to boast, 
 Father, Son, Holy Ghost, 
 
 Godhead Triune ! 
 
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 OGOD the King of glory, who hast exalted thine 
 only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph unto 
 thy kingdom in heaven ; we beseech thee leave us not 
 comfortlesss ; but send to us thine Holy Ghost, to 
 comfort us, and exalt us unto the same place whither 
 our Saviour Christ is gone before, who liveth and 
 rcigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world 
 without end. Amen. 
 
 LEAVE US NOT COMFORTLESS. 
 
 I" EAVE us not comfortless, 
 Pity our deep distress, 
 Father, we pray ; 
 Father of all who own 
 Jesus, thy Son alone, 
 Can for their sins atone, 
 Now, and for aye. 
 
 Leave us not comfortless, 
 Lift up the weights that press 
 
 Down to the grave ; 
 Griefs Thou didst groan beneath, 
 When Thou didst yield Thy breath, 
 
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 Jesus, from second death, 
 Sinners to save. 
 
 Leave us not comfortless ; 
 O risen Lord, redress 
 
 Sin-broken laws ; 
 Bid us from sin arise, 
 And, with faith's happy eyes, 
 See Thee in Paradise 
 
 Pleading our cause. 
 
 Leave us not comfortless ; 
 Souls clad in heaviness, 
 
 Clothe Thou with light. 
 Garments of praise put on, 
 Beauty, for ashes won, 
 When they have undergone 
 
 Sorrow's long night. 
 
 Leave us "not comfortless; 
 Mourners to soothe and bless 
 
 Thou dost not spurn ; 
 O Saviour Christ, Thou art 
 Joy to the lonely heart, 
 Though all earth's joys depart, 
 
 Not to return. 
 
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 Leave us not comfortless ; 
 Bid us in Thee possess, 
 
 Patience and hope ; 
 Send us Thine Holy Ghost, 
 With Him we dare to boast, 
 We shall with sin's dark host, 
 
 Xo longer cope. 
 
 Leave us not comfortless ; 
 Over life's wilderness 
 
 Heaven's sunlight pour ; 
 Then, when we've run the race, 
 Lift us to that same place, 
 Where our dear Saviour's face 
 
 Smiles evermore ! 
 
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 /"~\ GOD, who as 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 his holy comfort, through the merits of 
 Christ Jesus our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth with 
 thee, in the unity of the same Spirit, one God, world 
 without end. Amen. 
 
 THE COMFORT AND GUIDANCE OF THE 
 HOLY GHOST. 
 
 Q GOD, shed forth thy Holy Ghost ; 
 
 Let us now see and hear 
 What, in the day of Pentecost, 
 
 With mingled joy and fear, 
 The early Christians saw and heard, 
 The Spirit of the Incarnate Word. 
 
 Together in a close accord, 
 
 They energized in prayer, 
 The brethren of the risen Lord, 
 
 The women full of care, 
 
 And Mary, mother of the Son, 
 
 The Crucified, the heaven-rapt One. 
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 And while they prayed with heart and mind, 
 
 The Holy Ghost was given ; 
 The sound as of a rushing wind 
 
 Came suddenly from heaven, 
 And flames of fire appeared above 
 Each head bowed down in awe and love. 
 
 O God, shed forth thy Holy Ghost ! 
 
 Not as Thou didst of yore, 
 In winged fires, an awful host ; 
 
 But grant us evermore 
 The holy comfort of the same, 
 The inspiring breath, the guiding flame. 
 
 Thou knowest all the hearts of men ; 
 
 Teach every faithful soul 
 That waits for Thee, to pray again, 
 
 And watch for Thy control ; 
 And when two paths diverge, to see 
 Which of the two leads close to Thee. 
 
 What Thou dost choose would be our choice, 
 
 Our will would be like Thine ; 
 Thy Spirit can make ours rejoice 
 
 By a sure inward sign ; 
 We would not rush on in the dark, 
 But wait Thy light our steps to mark. 
 
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 Right judgment in all things that tend, 
 
 To danger or to sin ; 
 What words to speak to foe or friend, 
 
 What action to begin, 
 W r hat course to cease, or guide aright, 
 How can we know without Thy light ? 
 
 O God, shed forth thy Holy Ghost ; 
 
 Of all Thy gracious gifts 
 This we desire and need the most ; 
 
 Our heavy souls it lifts 
 Into the regions of the blest, 
 And fills them with heaven's peace and rest. 
 
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 ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who has given 
 unto us tin* servants grace, by the confession of 
 a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal 
 Trinity, and in the power of the divine Majesty to 
 worship the Unity ; we beseech thee that thou wouldst 
 keep us steadfast in this faith, and evermore defend us 
 from all adversities, who livest and reignest, one God, 
 world without end. Amen. 
 
 GLORY TO THE TRIUNE GOD. 
 
 VyHAT bursts of praise ascend to Thee 
 
 From heaven's adoring throngs, 
 Who, fearing not the mystery 
 
 Which to Thy name belongs, 
 Worship Thee as the Three in One, 
 The Father, Spirit, and the Son. 
 
 To God the Father, glory be, 
 
 Creator, Ruler, Law ! 
 All powers and essences from Thee 
 
 Their life and order draw. 
 Thy infinite strong sovereign Will 
 All lesser energies fulfil. 
 
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 Glory to Thee, God the Son, 
 
 Saviour, Redeemer, Thou ! 
 Thy heart's warm blood our ransom won ; 
 
 And thorns upon Thy brow, 
 When Thou didst stoop from heaven to die, 
 Won us our crowns of victory. 
 
 To God the Spirit, glory too, 
 Honour and praise and thanks ! 
 
 Thou dost our sinful souls renew, 
 And fit them for the ranks 
 
 Of ransomed saints, who ever tune 
 
 Their anthems to the Great Triune. 
 
 O Father, whose all tender love 
 
 Gave Jesus for our own ; 
 O Christ, who from Thy throne above 
 
 Sendest Thy Spirit down ; 
 O Holy Spirit, whose pure fire 
 Wafts heavenward our soul's desire : 
 
 Keep us all steadfast in this faith 
 
 Of Thy united name ; 
 Let us acknowledge until death, 
 
 The glorious endless fame 
 Of Father, Holy Spirit, Son, 
 The everlasting Three in One. 
 
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 OGOD the strength of all who put their trust in 
 thee, mercifully accept our 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 thy commandments we may 
 please thee, both in will and deed, through Jesus 
 Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 PARAPHRASE. 
 
 'HP HE frailty of our mortal frame 
 
 Admits the foe within ; 
 The very heart that keeps the same, 
 Opens the door to sin. 
 
 Then since our nature is so weak, 
 
 That it is oft in thrall 
 To subtle powers of ill, that seek 
 
 Its ruin and its fall; 
 
 That strive its will to paralyse, 
 So that the dear commands, 
 
 We fain would hold before our eyes, 
 Slip through our powerless hands : 
 
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Grant us, O God, the helpful strength 
 
 Of Thy sufficient grace, 
 That we may conquerors be at length, 
 
 Nor fear to see Thy face. 
 
 Thou knowest that we are but dust, 
 
 O pitying Lord, renew 
 The traitor hearts that still can trust 
 
 Thy promise sweet and true. 
 
 Grant us this prayer, we humbly plead 
 Through Jesus Christ our Lord, 
 
 And let our lives in will and deed, 
 By His life be restored. 
 
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 OLORD, who never failest to help and govern 
 those whom thou dost bring up in thy steadfast 
 fear and love, keep us, we beseech thee, under the 
 protection of thy good providence, and make us to 
 have a perpetual fear and love of thy holy name, 
 through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, 
 
 PARAPHRASE. 
 
 C\ LORD, who failest never 
 To help and govern those 
 Whom Thou, most tender ever 
 Amid life's varied woes, 
 Dost bring up from their earliest year 
 In Thy most stedfast love and fear ; 
 
 We know no honour higher 
 
 Than to be trained by Thee ; 
 To none would we aspire 
 Out of Thy family. 
 Children of God, with Christ co-heirs, 
 Give us a heritage like theirs ! 
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 Lord, we beseech thee hold us 
 
 By Thy good providence ; 
 Protect us and enfold us 
 With heavenly influence, 
 So that no sorrow may distress, 
 So that no joy may fail to bless. 
 
 With fear and love enrich us ; 
 
 Love, that casts out all dread, 
 Fear, lest the world bewitch us 
 Forbidden ways to tread, 
 And so we miss our home above, 
 Lacking perpetual fear and love. 
 
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 OLORD, we beseech thee mercifully to hear us ; 
 and grant that we to whom thou hast given a 
 hearty desire to pray, may, by thy weighty aid, be de- 
 fended and comforted in all dangers and adversities 
 through Tesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 PARAPHRASE. 
 
 C\ GOD, we beseech thee to hear us, 
 Mercifully hear and be near us. 
 
 Grant that we to whom Thou hast given 
 
 A hearty and earnest desire 
 To pray without ceasing to heaven, 
 
 May feel Thy Spirit inspire 
 Our spirits with genuine prayer ; 
 
 That we may, by Thy mighty aid 
 Be delivered from every snare 
 
 By the Tempter cunningly laid, 
 Be defended in every war 
 
 With our mischievous enemies, 
 And be comforted evermore 
 
 In griefs and adversities. 
 
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 Through Thee, beloved Lord Jesus, 
 
 Our prayer goes up only through Thee, 
 For Thy mediation frees us 
 
 From every uncertainty. 
 Thy promise is — ask and receive — 
 
 So we cling to Thy mercy-seat, 
 The condition is — only believe — 
 
 So we pour out our faith at Thy feet. 
 
 Graciously hasten to hear us, 
 Mercifully hear and be near us ! 
 
Jftfurtlj jshinban after Criiutn. 
 
 OGOD, the protector of all that trust in thee, with- 
 out whom nothing is strong, nothing is 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 the things 
 eternal : grant this, O heavenly Father, for Jesus 
 Christ's sake, our Lord. Amen. 
 
 GOD'S STREXGTH OUR OXLY HOPE. 
 
 C\ GOD, the strong protector 
 
 Of all who trust in Thee, 
 Their ruler and director, 
 O guide our ways, that we 
 May so pass through earth's paths uneven, 
 As not to miss the road to heaven. 
 
 Nothing is strong without Thee, 
 
 No good, nor any ill ; 
 The angels round about Thee 
 Thy pleasure to fulfil 
 In heaven, on earth, derive from Thee 
 The swift power of their ministry. 
 
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 Nothing is strong to harm us, 
 
 No evil can defeat, 
 No smiling snare can charm us, 
 No poison can seem sweet, 
 If we take hold upon Thy power, 
 And trust Thee in the Tempter's hour. 
 
 Without Thee nought is holy ; 
 
 Our daily sacrifice 
 Of prayer and praise can solely 
 Through Thee to heaven arise ; 
 Thy Spirit is the purifier 
 Of kneeling throng and singing choir. 
 
 Our longing hearts are lifted 
 
 To Thee in our distress ; 
 Grant that we may be gifted, 
 With strength and holiness ; 
 Thy love increase and multiply 
 So that we may not fail and die. 
 
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 /^| 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, through Jesus Christ our 
 Lord. Amen. 
 
 THE WORLD AND THE CHURCH. 
 
 Q KING of nations, who of old 
 
 Called Israel Thine inheritance, 
 Although with errors manifold 
 
 He tried Thy patient sufferance ; 
 The Church is now Thy heritage, 
 Its portion, Thou, from age to age. 
 
 Guide Thou this world's discordant ways 
 In order, peace, and harmony ; 
 
 .Then, diapasons of full praise 
 ThyChurch will lift unitedly, 
 
 Thy name to glorify and bless, 
 
 And serve Thee in all quietness. 
 
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 The world that owns no sway divine, 
 The Church that looks and waits for it, 
 
 The governance of both is thine ; 
 And in Thy wisdom infinite 
 
 Thou holdest both in Thy control, 
 
 Marking each unit of the whole. 
 
 And Thou, O God, alone canst give 
 The will to serve, the heart to love, 
 
 The power in quiet peace to live : 
 Send down Thy Spirit from above, 
 
 Each soul with cleansing fire to search 
 
 And purify it for Thy Church. 
 
 Consume by that most holy fire, 
 Each root of bitterness and hate ; 
 
 Each thorny bramble and sharp brier 
 Of rancour and of harsh debate ; 
 
 Each poison-vine, whose tendrils cling 
 
 Of slander and of whispering. 
 
 Then, cleared of every noxious growth, 
 A garden fair Thy Church shall be ; 
 
 In quietness, that is not sloth, 
 But noiseless earnest energy, 
 
 Each one shall work and worship there, 
 
 Thy service his perpetual care. 
 
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 Grant this through Jesus Christ our Lord, 
 Our Comer Stone, our strong high Tower 
 
 Our Treasury in whom is stored 
 All riches, honour, glory, power ; 
 
 For without Christ the Church is dead, 
 
 He is its ever-living Head. 
 
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 OGOD, who hast prepared for those who love thee 
 such good things as pass man's understanding J 
 pour into our hearts such love to thee, that we, loving 
 thee above all things, may obtain thy promises, which 
 exceed all that we can desire, through Jesus Christ 
 our Lord. Amen. 
 
 THE GLORIOUS PROMISE OF HE A VEN. 
 
 C\ HOW Thy promises exceed 
 
 All that we can desire, 
 All that our deepest sense of need 
 Could of Thy love require ! 
 
 They are not merely for this life, 
 
 Thy bountiful supplies 
 Of light for darkness, peace for strife, 
 
 And joy for long-drawn sighs. 
 
 Though they who love Thee, even here 
 
 Amid the shades of sin, 
 
 Oft see Thy heavenly smiles appear, 
 
 Shining their souls within. 
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 But in the other life, beyond 
 
 The boundaries of time, 
 No poet's dream, no fancy fond, 
 
 Xo intellect sublime, 
 
 Has ever reached the height of joy 
 
 Prepared, dear Lord, by Thee, 
 The blessedness without alloy, 
 
 The undimmed purity ! 
 
 Xo summer's heat shall ever burn, 
 
 No withered grass be there ; 
 Xo furious winds, or winter storm^ 
 
 Shall ruffle the calm air. 
 
 No hope shall die, no fear be born, 
 
 No sorrow overwhelm, 
 No patient heart by pain be torn, 
 
 In Thy most royal realm. 
 
 And this, Thy promises declare, 
 
 Our future home shall be 
 Ours, free from toil, and sin, and care, 
 
 Ours, just for loving Thee. 
 
 O without this, beloved Lord, 
 We love Thee and adore, 
 
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 Yet do Thou Thy rich grace afford, 
 And we shall love Thee more. 
 
 To love Thee is our heaven below ; 
 
 What will it be above, 
 Thee, face to face, to see and know, 
 
 And love as Thou dost love ! 
 
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 r ORD of all power and might, who art the author 
 -■— ^ and giver 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. 
 
 PARAPHRASE. 
 
 [" ORD of all power and might, 
 
 Who art and wilt be ever, 
 Author of all things right, 
 Of all good things the Giver ; 
 
 Graft in our barren hearts, 
 That else will dry and harden, 
 
 The sapling that implants 
 
 The fruit of Thy own garden ; 
 
 The love of Thy dear name 
 That does all goodness nourish : 
 
 O graft in us the same, 
 
 That we may grow and flourish ! 
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 Then shall we henceforth live, 
 Not to ourselves, but others ; 
 
 Ready Thy gifts to give 
 To all our human brothers. 
 
 Increase in us each day 
 
 Religion undefiled, 
 That from the heavenward way 
 
 We may not be beguiled. 
 
 Lord of all power and might, 
 Through His strong mediation, 
 
 Who is our life and light, 
 Hear Thou our supplication. 
 
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 OGOD, whose never-failing providence ordereth 
 all things both in heaven and earth ; we humbly 
 beseech thee to put away from us all hurtful things, 
 and to give us those things which are profitable for us, 
 through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 GOD'S PROVIDENCE. 
 
 THY never-failing providence, 
 Under whose wings we trust, 
 Is our strong shelter and defence, 
 O God, Thou true and just. 
 
 It is our greatest joy to know 
 That nothing comes by chance, 
 
 Each accident of weal or woe, 
 Is ordered in advance. 
 
 But Thou dost hear Thy people's cry, 
 
 And so we humbly pray 
 
 That Thou wouldst hold all good things nigh, 
 
 All hurtful things away. 
 
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 The evils that we would abjure, 
 
 Or pray Thee to avert, 
 Are not the pains that man can cure, 
 
 Or any outward hurt. 
 
 But what Thou only canst behold, 
 
 The cruel sway of sin, 
 Which wars with weapons manifold 
 
 Against the soul within. 
 
 The pride, the jealousy, the hate, 
 The sloth, the selfishness — 
 
 Ah, what a host of foes innate 
 Conspire to our distress ! 
 
 Oh, put from us all these away, 
 And let Thy Spirit's breath 
 
 Dissolve the clogging bonds of clay, 
 That drag us down to death. 
 
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 G xx U X) c t . 
 
 GRANT to us, Lord, we beseech thee, the spirit to 
 think and do always such things as are right ; 
 that we, who cannot do anything that is good without 
 thee, may by thee be enabled to live according to thy 
 will, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 GOOD THOUGHTS DESIRED. 
 
 [" IGHT trivial thoughts, a motley train, 
 
 Intrude upon our holy hours, 
 And work destruction in the brain, 
 
 Of all its highest, noblest powers ; 
 We drive the buzzing swarm in vain, 
 Like summer flies they come again. 
 
 The wind of vain imaginings 
 
 Blows on our best-built purposes, 
 
 And breaks them off like brittle things, 
 And scatters all our energies, 
 
 So that the spirit when it springs, 
 
 Is beaten back with ruffled wings. 
 
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 O Lord our God, delay not Thou 
 To help us ere we quite despair ; 
 
 For if our thoughts are evil, how 
 Can any act be good and fair ? 
 
 Lend us Thy succour, even now, 
 
 And with Thy strength our souls endow. 
 
 Give thoughts of perfect love, so free 
 From seeking self, so pure from guile, 
 
 That kindness, bounty, sympathy, 
 
 In word and deed, in glance and smile, 
 
 May make us live and work like Thee, 
 
 Helpers to friend or enemy. 
 
 Give thoughts of worship, high and clear 
 Above the giddy insect throng 
 
 That agitates the atmosphere 
 
 Of the world's path we walk along ; 
 
 High, and yet low in reverend fear, 
 
 Thy throne of glory to draw near. 
 
 Thine, Lord, is keen discerning sight, 
 Our thoughts afar off Thou dost know, 
 
 Try them, O God, and make them right. 
 Thou only canst such thoughts bestow 
 
 As need not dread Thy splendour bright, 
 
 But live in Thy all-searching light. 
 
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 LET thy merciful ears, O Lord, be open to the pray- 
 ers of thy humble servants; and that they may 
 obtain their petitions, make them to ask such things 
 as shall please thee ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 Amen. 
 
 GOD'S READIXESS TO ANSWER PR A YER. 
 
 T^O Gibeon's high place of old, 
 
 Where offerings a thousand-fold 
 Burnt on the brazen altar there, 
 Young Solomon, with kingly care, 
 Led Israel's priests and chieftains bold, 
 Their sacred rites with God to hold. 
 
 And in a vision of the night, 
 
 So precious was he in God's sight, 
 
 So " magnified exceedingly,"* 
 
 The still small voice said, Ask of me, 
 
 What shall I give thee, here I plight, 
 
 My richest boon for thy delight. 
 
 * 2 Chronicles i. i. 
 
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 O Lord my God, the young king said, 
 
 Asleep, but yet with wondrous dread 
 
 His heart awakened at the voice, 
 
 That pledged heaven's favours to his choice, 
 
 Fain would I in thy wisdom tread, 
 
 And like a little child be led. 
 
 This, therefore, is my sole request ; 
 Grant me, even now, at Thy behest, 
 A wise and understanding heart, 
 That good from evil I may part ; 
 Let truth and justice be the test, 
 That wisdom is my heavenly guest. 
 
 We do not now hear audibly 
 Thy voice, O God, say, ask of me ; 
 But from this chronicle of old 
 Wherein Thy power and love are told, 
 We gather courage, full and free, 
 To open all our hearts to Thee. 
 
 Thou art the Covenant-keeper still, 
 Whose presence, though not visible, 
 We feel around us, day by day, 
 Our shield, our comforter, our stay ; 
 Thy word Thou ever dost fulfil 
 To those who bow them to Thy will. 
 
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 We know it is Thy will to grant 
 
 To every constant suppliant, 
 
 The guidance of Thy watchful eye 
 
 When dark clouds o'er our pathway lie, 
 
 The wisdom that we hourly want, 
 
 When cares perplex, or joys enchant. 
 
 " Thy will be done" shall end the strain 
 Of every prayer, in sweet refrain ; 
 To lose ourselves in Thee, we know, 
 Is heaven's own peace begun below. 
 Grant us this peace, O God, and deign 
 Within our waiting souls to reign. 
 
(Blefccntjj Snninm after Crinitjr. 
 
 OGOD, who declarest thy almighty power chiefly 
 in showing mercy and pity; mercifully grant un- 
 to us such a measure of thy grace, that we, running 
 the way of thy commandments, may obtain thy gra- 
 cious promises, and be made partakers of tlry heaven- 
 ly treasure, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 GOD'S POWER SHOWN IN PITY. 
 
 [ ORD, Thy almighty power 
 
 We worship and adore, 
 The wonders of Thy glorious works 
 
 We ponder o'er and o'er ; 
 The myriad stars in heaven, 
 
 The myriad flowers on earth, 
 The roaring sea, the curbing sands, 
 The winds' mysterious birth. 
 
 Thou dost declare Thy will 
 
 In majesty and might, 
 The thunder of Thy marvellous voice 
 
 Darkens the noonday bright ; 
 
 (no) 
 
tftcrcntU Jhmflajj after (Trinity, m 
 
 The lightning's dazzling dart 
 
 Flies swiftly at Thy breath, 
 And lofty pine, or lordly man, 
 
 Quivers at once in death. 
 
 But, oh, Thou Infinite, 
 
 Whom we adore and bless ! 
 In mercy and in pity, too, 
 
 Thy greatness we confess. 
 We know the countless stars 
 
 Are called by Thy command, 
 But, ah, we feel the broken heart 
 
 Is bound up by Thy hand. 
 
 Like music, not of earth, 
 
 Thy tender voice we hear, 
 Inspiring us with courage need 
 
 Thine altar to draw near ; 
 There stands the great High Priest, 
 
 W 7 ho teaches us to pray, 
 Himself our Sacrifice and Plea 
 
 To take our sins away. 
 
 There dawns the light of heaven, 
 There doubt and darkness end, 
 
 Because in Thee, Lord Jesus, power 
 With deepest pity blend. 
 
ii2 (SJmntfe £tttutas ixftcx WtiMity. 
 
 And since Thy throne of grace 
 
 Our hiding-place may be, 
 The terrors of the judgment-throne 
 
 Shall find us safe with Thee. 
 
©foclftlj Sunimu after &rhtifo. 
 
 ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who art always 
 more read)- to hear than we to pra) r , and art 
 wont to give more than either we desire or deserve ; 
 pour down upon us the abundance of thy mercy; for- 
 giving us those things whereof our conscience is 
 afraid, and giving us those good things which we are 
 not worthy to ask, but through the merits and media- 
 tion of Jesus Christ, thy Son, our Lord. Amen. 
 
 FORGIVENESS IMPLORED. 
 
 W/E are not worthy to lift up 
 
 Our faces to the sky, 
 Whose clear bright azure is not clean 
 
 To Thy discerning eye, 
 In whose keen sight the very stars 
 
 Are not accounted pure, — 
 How can our trembling consciences, 
 
 Thy scrutiny endure ? 
 
 We dwell in such a cloud of sin, 
 
 So clinging and so cold, 
 The sunshine of Thy pardoning love 
 
 We scarcely can behold. 
 
 IO* ( M 3) 
 
u4 HbmXftU Jhuulat} nfttx SHrtttitg. 
 
 But pour the melting sunbeams down 
 
 Into our dreary shade, 
 And drive the storm away, whereof 
 
 Our conscience is afraid. 
 
 Forgive us freely, dearest Lord, 
 
 Never to name again, 
 The evil deeds, the thoughts of ill, 
 
 Against our fellow men ; 
 Forgive us, now and evermore, 
 
 The secret sins we own, 
 To Thy all-searching purity 
 
 Laid bare and fully known. 
 
 Forgive us so entirely, Lord, 
 
 Out of Thy pitying grace, 
 That we may know the Father smiles 
 
 With reconciled face; 
 That when the books are opened, 
 
 Their records to be paid, 
 Those debts may be wiped out, whereof 
 
 Our conscience is afraid. 
 
 We are not worthy thus to pray 
 For Thy free pardon, Lord ; 
 
 Yet for Thine own true promise' sake, 
 Let it e'en how be poured 
 
(Twelfth S'unflaij aftcv JTvinity. 115 
 
 In showers upon our broken hearts, 
 
 That are so sad for sin, 
 That hope may blossom joyfully, 
 
 And peace may grow therein. 
 
 O Ever-loving God, we know, 
 
 That in Thy love we live ; 
 That more than we delight to pray, 
 
 Thou dost delight to give. 
 Lord Jesus, at Thy blessed feet 
 
 Our prayers and hopes are laid ; 
 Hidden in Thee, no doubt can make 
 
 Our consciences afraid. 
 
©fmiccntfr Smvtmn nfhx Crinite. 
 
 ALMIGHTY and merciful God, of whose only 
 gift it cometh that thy faithful people do unto 
 thee true and laudable service ; grant, we beseech thee, 
 that we may so faithfully serve thee in this life, that we 
 fail not finally to attain thy heavenly promises, through 
 the merits of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 LAUDABLE SERVLCE. 
 
 jLJEAVENLY Father, how can we 
 
 Render service unto Thee 
 As Thy faithful people do, 
 Service, laudable and true ? 
 
 Faithfully would we begin, 
 Spite of error and of sin, 
 Thee to serve with all our strength, 
 In this life's uncertain length. 
 
 And in order to fulfil 
 
 All Thy good and perfect will, 
 
 From the world's love set us free, 
 
 Transformed in humility. 
 (116) 
 
JEhivtccnth £ttttfajj ^tftcv SMniig. 117 
 
 If some precious gift from heaven, 
 By Thy grace to us is given, 
 Be its measure great or small, 
 Unto Thee we bring it all.. 
 
 If it be abundant gold, 
 Then the poor, the sick, the old, 
 Little children every where, 
 Largely of our wealth shall share. 
 
 If it be the power to teach, 
 Then the sweetness of our speech 
 Shall the lessons recommend, 
 Which the Holy Ghost hath penned. 
 
 If it be to prophesy 
 
 With the keen far-reaching eye, 
 
 Of a poet-seer, taught 
 
 By the visions of deep thought, 
 
 Then shall songs of clarion sound, 
 Ring good news the world around ; 
 Peace, through storms of woe obtained, 
 Paradise once lost, regained. 
 
 If Thy gift, from heaven no less, 
 Be some form of sharp distress, 
 
n8 Shivtccntb $uttd#s ixfttx (trinita- 
 
 We will serve Thee still, O God, 
 While we kiss Thy needed rod. 
 
 Sorrowful, yet always glad, 
 While Thy comforts may be had, 
 While, beloved Lord, we know 
 Who it is that lays us low. 
 
 Quiet, patient, in all grief, 
 
 Feeling sin to be the chief, 
 
 Faithfully, in life or death, 
 
 We would serve Thee with each breath. 
 
 To our living Altar, Christ, 
 Christ for us once sacrificed, 
 Our whole hearts we humbly bring 
 Sanctify the offering. 
 
J^ourtccntb j&unban after (Lrinttg. 
 
 6 o i X jo x> t . 
 
 V LMIGHTY and everlasting God, give unto us 
 ^^- the increase of faith, hope, and charity; and, 
 that we may obtain that which thou dost promise, 
 make us to love that which thou dost command 
 through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 FAITH, HOPE, AXD CHARITY. 
 
 QlVE us, O God, that happy faith 
 Which bringeth rest and peace ; 
 That simply tells us — thus God saith — 
 Therefore let murmurs cease. 
 
 Give us the increase of that power 
 
 That can take hold on Thee, 
 That can, when fearful tempests lower, 
 
 Thy steady sunshine see. 
 
 That makes us know our lives were planned, 
 The worlds were framed by Thee, 
 
 And not by chance, or Nature's hand 
 Working at liberty. 
 
 (119) 
 
120 gwAVtitnth ^ttiut»s nittx SWnitjj* 
 
 That makes us quietly endure 
 
 All sorrow and all pain, 
 Because of joys unseen, but sure, 
 
 We shall in heaven obtain. 
 
 And give a fruitful increase, Lord, 
 
 Of hope to cheer us on ; 
 Full expectation of reward, 
 
 When waiting work is done. 
 
 Our faith and hope so often fall, 
 
 And faint with sin-born fear, 
 That scarcely we have strength to call, 
 
 Or think that Thou dost hear. 
 
 And not our faith and hope, alone, 
 
 Increase our charity, 
 For when that grace is fully grown, 
 
 We shall be fit to die. 
 
 The others help us on to heaven, 
 
 But leave us at the door ; 
 For when an entrance there is given, 
 
 We need the guides no more. 
 
 But love is Thine, Thy name of peace, 
 
 Thou art the home of love ; 
 Give us Thyself, the gift increase 
 
 Till gifts are crowned above. 
 
^fifteenth Sttrtbmj after SJriiuig. 
 
 g tx XX o c t . 
 
 KEEP, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy church with 
 thy perpetual mercy; and, because the frailty of 
 man, without thee, cannot but fall, keep us ever by 
 thy help from all things hurtful, and lead us to all 
 things profitable to our salvation, through Jesus Christ 
 our Lord. Amen. 
 
 HUMAN HELPLESSNESS. 
 
 T3ECAUSE the frailty of our being 
 
 Fills with constant fear, 
 Our blinded eyes no danger seeing 
 
 Although it hover near, 
 We pray Thee, keep us night and day, 
 By Thy strong hand our help and stay. 
 
 Because our joys fade just as fleetly 
 As summer flowers, that blow 
 
 In the green fields at day-break sweetly, 
 But ere night-fall lie low, 
 
 We pray Thee, be Thyself our joy, 
 
 No blight can fade, no wind destroy. 
 II (i*0 
 
122 g-iftttnih Jhtwtiuj ixfttx (bxunty. 
 
 Because our plans, by hope dilated, 
 
 Are soon perplexed and crossed, 
 Like white-winged ships that sail full-freighted, 
 
 But in the deep are lost, 
 We pray Thee, lend a favouring breeze, 
 To save from wreck our purposes. 
 
 Because our wisdom is but folly, 
 
 And what we write or speak 
 Must fail, without Thy Spirit, wholly, 
 
 Of all the aims we seek, 
 We pray Thee, let Thy wisdom be 
 Our inspiration, full and free. 
 
 Because we cannot forewarn sorrow, 
 
 Or regulate its stay, 
 Or foretell if the fickle morrow, 
 
 Will contradict to-day, 
 We pray Thee, make us feel and know 
 Thou rulest all, the weal and woe. 
 
 O Lord our Saviour, we beseech Thee, 
 
 Hear this, Thy people's call ! 
 Help us through time, that we may reach Thee 
 
 Where we can never fall ; 
 But in Thy steadfast joy and rest, 
 May dwell with Thee forever blest. 
 
Shffwntj) Siinban after (Trimtn. 
 
 Call e n t . 
 
 /^~\ LORD, we beseech thee, let thy continual pity 
 ^-^ cleanse and defend thy Church ; and, because it 
 cannot continue in safety without thy succour, preserve 
 it evermore by thy help and goodness ; through 
 Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 PRAYER FOR THE CHURCH. 
 
 J^EEP, Father, by Thy perpetual grace, 
 
 By Thy constant and tender hold, 
 Thy Church, which still from the chosen race 
 
 Of apostles and prophets old, 
 Is builded, and framed, and fitly grc 
 Jesus, our Lord, its chief Corner-stone. 
 
 Cleanse every pillar of solid truth 
 
 From the stains of idolatry ; 
 And suffer no rites, or creeds in soc 
 
 To divide Thy honour with Thee ; 
 Thou art a Spirit, and Thou wilt own 
 Worship in spirit and truth alone. 
 
124 $\xtm\t\% jSumUjj ixftcx SJvtnltjj. 
 
 Defend Thy Church from its enemies ; 
 
 From strokes of subtle or open war, 
 From the " despiser of dignities," 
 
 From " wandering stars," who, evermore 
 Would cloud Thy sun with their boasted light, 
 For whom is reserved the blackest night. 
 
 The keys of hell and of death Thou hast, 
 Opening and shutting at Thy will ; 
 
 And Thy Church's foes Thou holdest fast, 
 Thy mandate only to fulfil ; 
 
 Let Thy sweet succour and pity be 
 
 Its joy, and strength, and prosperity. 
 
kbcntccntfr Smtiran after &rini;to. 
 
 ~T~ ORD, we pray thee that thy grace may always 
 -*— ^ prevent and follow us; and make us continually 
 to be given to all good works; through Jesus Christ 
 our Lord. Amen. 
 
 GOOD WORKS. 
 
 T F thou hast hope of heaven, 
 Follow the Son of God, 
 Tread in the steps He trod, 
 
 Who as our Guide was given. 
 
 If thou good works wouldst do, 
 Follow thy Guide aright ; 
 Look unto Him for light, 
 
 For strength and wisdom, too. 
 
 Strive not for deeds of fame ; 
 
 A drink to one athirst, 
 
 Good words to one accurst 
 By scorn, or sin, or shame ; 
 A visit to the lone, 
 
 By death and sorrow left 
 
 All desolate, bereft ; 
 Such deeds will Jesus own. 
 
 II* ( I2 5) 
 
126 gtvtntttttih Jhtwlay nfitt Srinttg. 
 
 For saith our blessed Lord, 
 A cup of water given 
 As in the sight of heaven. 
 
 Shall lose not its reward. 
 
 This, too, is His decree, 
 If to the sick ye go, 
 To help them bear their wo, 
 
 Ye do it unto Me. 
 
 Then say not thou canst find 
 No time the sick to cheer, 
 Or soothe the prisoner's fear, — 
 
 That is to Christ unkind. 
 
 Clothe thou the poor from cold, 
 Shelter the orphan child, 
 And let thy words be mild 
 
 And tender to the old. 
 
 To all the world be kind, 
 
 Kindness is dearer far 
 
 Than other treasures are ; 
 Dearer the heart than mind. 
 But if of worldly wealth 
 
 Thou hast an increased hoard, 
 
 O let it not be stored, 
 Wasted, in selfish stealth. 
 
Seventeenth Sunday after Evinitjj. 127 
 
 Doth not Christ say to thee, 
 
 As to the youth of yore, 
 
 Who loved his riches more 
 Than Christ's humility, 
 Sell what thou hast, and come 
 
 Follow my lowly lot ? 
 
 And canst thou answer not, 
 With sorrow art thou dumb ? 
 
 Kept under lock and key 
 
 Are stores of glittering gems 
 
 Fit for queen's diadems, 
 Part with but two or three. 
 Give but a little share 
 
 Of thy redundant wealth, 
 
 That hope and heart and health 
 May change the standing's fare. 
 
 Wait not for moth and rust 
 
 And thief to enter in, 
 
 The spoiling to begin, 
 Of thy long-hoarded trust; 
 But give with faith and love, 
 
 Joy to the destitute, 
 
 And thou shalt reap the fruit 
 Of thy good works above. 
 
(Eifljtttntjj jjunbag aftn* Crmiig, 
 
 LORD, we beseech thee, grant thy people grace to 
 withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, 
 and the devil ; and with pure hearts and minds to fol- 
 low thee, the only God, through Jesus Christ our 
 Lord. Amen. 
 
 PRAYER AGAINST TEMPTATION. 
 
 I* ORD, open Thou Thy doors of grace, 
 
 And shed upon us now, 
 The light and favour of Thy face, 
 As we before Thee bow. 
 
 And let those open doors display 
 
 The shining throngs above ; 
 The harmony of upper day, 
 
 The beauty, and the love. 
 
 How can we otherwise withstand, 
 
 With hearts so prone to fall, 
 
 The tempting voices, soft and bland, 
 
 Which woo us with their call. 
 (128) 
 
CHghtccntlt <§umtat} aftcv (Trinity. 129 
 
 The world's voice, with its many tones 
 
 Of flattery and wit ; 
 Of laughter, louder than the moans 
 
 That still sound under it. 
 
 The wayward mutterings of sense, 
 
 Of wilful appetite, 
 That, like a secret pestilence, 
 
 Weaken the spirit's might. 
 
 And our chief foe, who urges on 
 
 The world and flesh to war, 
 Hoping the battle will be won 
 
 And he be conqueror. 
 
 How can we ever follow Thee, 
 
 The only God we love, 
 With hearts of simple purity, 
 
 And minds that nought can move, 
 
 If Thou wilt not, with pitying speed, 
 Send down in quickening showers, 
 
 The hope, the joy, the faith we need 
 To raise our languid powers. 
 
itmtffcentjj Sitnimn after ^Drinitg. 
 
 OGOD, forasmuch as without thee we are not able 
 to please thee ; mercifully grant that thy Holy 
 Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts, 
 through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 PR A YER FOR THE HOL Y SPIRIT. 
 
 T ORD Jesus, we are never able 
 •*-' To please Thee with our plans, 
 Or rule the inner life unstable 
 Which Thy pure vision scans. 
 
 The deadly mists of earth have blighted 
 
 The energies within, 
 Heart, mind, and soul are still benighted, 
 
 As they have ever been. 
 
 But since, O Lord, we may inherit 
 
 The promise of Thy word, 
 
 Let our entreaty for Thy Spirit, 
 
 Be mercifully heard. 
 (130) 
 
Uittftctnth j5tt«tofl aftcv Svintttj. 131 
 
 Its breath, like pure and healthful breezes, 
 
 Will drive the fogs away 
 That hang about like dark diseases, 
 And blind us from the day. 
 
 Its holy fire, so clear and steady, 
 
 Our every step will light, 
 And shine upon the paths already 
 
 Committed to Thy sight. 
 
 Its still small voice, each hour, each minute, 
 
 Will to faith's prayer reply, 
 This is the way, O walk ye in it, 
 
 Turn not aside, and die. 
 
 And when the leaden weights of sorrow 
 
 Forbid weak faith to stir, 
 Send tokens, Lord, of heaven's bright morrow 
 
 By Thy sweet Comforter. 
 
 We ask not for a full exemption 
 
 From trouble while we live, 
 But till the day of full redemption 
 
 Thy Holy Spirit give. 
 
Sbfocntictlj Snnban after Crhttfo. 
 
 r\ ALMIGHTY and most merciful God, of thy 
 ^^^ bountiful goodness keep us, we beseech thee, 
 from all things that may hurt us ; that we, being ready- 
 both in body and soul, may cheerfully accomplish 
 those things which thou commandest, through Jesus 
 Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 CHEERFUL DUTY. 
 
 Q RANT, O beloved Lord, that we 
 With hearts brimmed o'er with love, 
 May serve Thee ever cheerfully, 
 As Thou art served above. 
 
 Thy goodness is so bountiful, 
 
 It leads us to repent ; 
 Yet not with spirit dry and dull 
 
 On vain regrets intent. 
 
 But with a penitence, whose rain 
 Makes the soul fresh and pure, 
 
 Upspringing with strong faith to gain 
 And prove Thy promise sure. 
 
(Twentieth Sunday nftcv 5Tvinity. 133 
 
 Grant us such grace while, like a sun, 
 Thy goodness warms our thought, 
 
 That holy works in Thee begun, 
 And only through Thee wrought, 
 
 May mark our lives from day to day, 
 
 That men may own and bless, 
 Thee, as our guide, our aim, our stay, 
 
 Thee, Lord, our righteousness. 
 
 Then shall a deep perennial joy 
 
 Be rooted in the soul, 
 Such as no sorrow can destroy, 
 
 Nor any pain control. 
 
 Then shall we worship Thee with vows 
 Spread at Thy throne of grace, 
 
 Not with cast down and care-knit brows, 
 Or dark and mournful face, 
 
 But cheerfully accomplishing 
 
 Thy service all our days ; 
 Giving Thee thanks for everything, 
 
 In songs of sweetest praise. 
 
®fomto-ftrst Sunbim aftet &xmxtm 
 
 ^ -O VQ 
 
 GRANT, we beseech thee, merciful Lord, to thy 
 faithful people, pardon and peace ; that they may 
 be cleansed from all their sins, and serve thee with a 
 quiet mind, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 A QUIET MI AW. 
 
 r~lIVE to Thy faithful people, Lord, 
 The pardon and the peace 
 That can from fear release, 
 From sins confessed and guilt abhorred, 
 That they in Thee may safety find) 
 And serve Thee with a quiet mind. 
 
 This is the precious boon we want ; 
 
 No ministering priest, 
 
 No sacramental feast, 
 No water from baptismal font, 
 Have in their sacred rites combined, 
 The power to give a quiet mind. 
 (^34) 
 
JTivcnttj-first £utttat) nttcx JTvinity. 135 
 
 It rests with Thee alone, Lord Christ ; 
 Thou, heavenly Minister, 
 Canst see the thoughts that err, 
 
 By the least bait of sin enticed, 
 
 The idols in the heart enshrined, 
 
 That overthrow a quiet mind. 
 
 All that from human blame is hid ; 
 
 The cold and haughty eye, 
 
 The mute unspoken lie, 
 The covered hate, the love forbid, 
 Ambitious aims for self designed, 
 All that can mar a quiet mind. 
 
 Therefore we come to Thee and plead 
 
 For pardon, dearest Lord, 
 
 Pardon for sins deplored ; 
 For the sweet peace we so much need, 
 Pardon and peace, by Thee assigned 
 The groundwork of a quiet mind. 
 
 O draw us closer unto Thee ; 
 
 Quicken our lagging feet, 
 
 That we may run to meet 
 The love so rich, the help so free, 
 The voice whose promises so kind, 
 Can give at once a quiet mind. 
 
136 &wftttg-fi*jrt ^uttitnjj nittt SMttftg. 
 
 And if Thou givest quietness, 
 
 Who can make trouble, Lord ? 
 Or break the sweet accord, 
 Or lessen the deep emphasis, 
 Of joyful songs and prayers entwined, 
 That spring up from a .quiet mind. 
 
 Then, we beseech Thee, Thy defence, 
 
 Thy Holy Spirit grant, 
 
 That we, made vigilant, 
 Keeping our hearts with diligence 
 Till all its foes are left behind, 
 May serve Thee with a quiet mind. 
 
^focnin-scconb jjunban after (Lriiutn. 
 
 LORD, we beseech thee to keep thy household the 
 church in continual godliness; that through tin- 
 protection it may be free from all adversities, and de- 
 voutly given to serve thee in good works, to the glory 
 of thy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 CONTINUAL GODLINESS. 
 
 T ORD, keep Thy Church for evermore 
 
 Protected by Thy peace and love, 
 Thy Church which, through the Living Door, 
 
 Leads to Thy temple courts above. 
 Keep all who Thy dear name confess 
 In a continual godliness. 
 
 Such godliness as cannot let 
 
 The chance of praising God go by ; 
 
 That cannot, night or day, forget 
 The scrutiny of His kind eye, 
 
 And thinks of it with love not fear, 
 
 And with a conscience calm and clear. 
 
 (137) 
 
138 <i\vc\\Uj-$tt0M\ Jnmdag aftcv Srittitjj* 
 
 A godliness for ever fraught 
 
 With quiet trust, dispelling care ; 
 
 God's love the life-pervading thought, 
 As needful as the common air, 
 
 The principle of self-control, 
 
 The ease, the vigour of the soul. 
 
 A godliness that is not lent 
 
 To usages of worldly men, 
 Ever on gain or pleasure bent, 
 
 Nor rendering to God again, 
 And yet not stern or harsh or proud, 
 The right of thought to all allowed. 
 
 Lord, keep from all adversity, 
 
 From the least taint of sin and shame, 
 
 The Church, Thy chosen family, 
 The household named by Thy name, 
 
 Redeemed by Thy most precious blood, 
 
 And consecrated unto God. 
 
 Let the destroying angel spare, 
 
 When Justice speeds his death-winged way, 
 The dwellings of Thy children, where, 
 
 Token of Love's divinest sway, 
 The Paschal blood is sprinkled o'er 
 The lintels of each holy door. 
 
(LfocniiT-tbivb Smnba» after ftrinxtir. 
 
 GrxUsct. 
 
 OGOD, our refuge and strength, who art the au- 
 thor of all godliness ; be ready, we beseech thee, 
 to hear the devout prayers of thy church ; and grant 
 that those things which we ask faithfully, we may ob- 
 tain effectually, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 EFFECTUAL PRAYER. 
 
 C\ GOD, our Strength, our Hope, 
 Let us not darkly grope, 
 Seeking for light ; 
 
 Christ is the door to Thee, 
 
 Which, by His love, we see 
 
 Open, and wide, and free, 
 Morn, noon, and night. 
 
 Grant, when we enter there, 
 Bringing our loads of care, 
 
 Sorrow, and sin, 
 Grant us a sweet relief; 
 Rest, for each wearing grief, 
 Pardon for sin, the chief 
 
 Burden within. 
 
 (139) 
 
140 3Uw*tti|H&iffl Jhnulny after trinity. 
 
 Purge us of all deceit, 
 When at Thy gracious feet 
 
 Prostrate in prayer ; 
 Let not the world allure, 
 But, steady, close, secure, 
 Trusting Thy promise sure, 
 
 Fasten us there. 
 
 Hold us to Thy dear throne, 
 While our full hearts make known 
 
 All they contain ; 
 Truthfully pouring out 
 Fear, trial, danger, doubt, 
 All that clings round about 
 
 With many a stain. 
 
 Hear Thou each fervent cry, 
 All our deep needs supply, 
 
 Through Christ our Lord ; 
 Faith, for the spirit's joy ; 
 Work, for the soul's employ ; 
 Pleasure without alloy, 
 Heaven's own reward. 
 
 When the whole Church unites, 
 Dearest of all delights. 
 
(Tu'entij-tluul Sunday nftcv (Tvhutt). 141 
 
 In one deep prayer, 
 Grant that it may obtain 
 Instant, and lasting, gain, 
 Growing in grace amain, 
 
 Fruitful and fair. 
 
 Then it will lift to Thee 
 O blessed Trinity, 
 
 Whom we adore, 
 Father, who hears the Son, 
 Christ, who the cause hath won, 
 Spirit of both, Three One, 
 
 Praise evermore. 
 
Ctoenfu-foxivllj Sunbajj after Crmiig. 
 
 OLORD, we beseech thee, absolve thy people from 
 their offences ; that through thy bountiful good- 
 ness, we may all be delivered from the bands of those 
 sins which by our frailty we have committed. Grant 
 this, O heavenly Father, for Jesus Christ's sake, our 
 blessed Lord and Saviour. Amen. 
 
 THE BANDS OF SIN UNLOOSED. 
 
 \\/E dwell in houses of no trust, 
 
 That have no strength or stay, 
 Whose sole foundation is of dust, 
 Whose walls of crumbling clay. 
 
 E'en when they seem most fair and sound 
 
 To those who but look on, 
 They totter trembling to the ground, 
 
 And while we look, are gone. 
 
 We, living souls, who dwell therein, 
 
 Though never doomed to die, 
 
 Are still held prisoners by sin, 
 
 And in sad bondage lie. 
 (142) 
 
£wnta-fouvth Sunday after trinity. 143 
 
 Look down in pity, gracious Lord, 
 
 And let Thy loving hands 
 Unloose each sin-entangled cord, 
 
 And break the hated bands. 
 
 From every countless sin absolve, 
 
 And set our spirits free 
 From thoughts and feelings that revolve 
 
 In rounds of vanity. 
 
 We have no goodness of our own, 
 
 We dwellers in the dust, 
 Thy love of mercy is alone 
 
 Our one dear hope and trust. 
 
 And when our hearts revive beneath 
 
 Thy absolution given, 
 Through our frail prison comes the breath 
 
 Of purity and heaven. 
 
©frrmfn-fifffr Sxmbaii after ^rmtfir. 
 
 STIR up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy 
 faithful people, that they, plenteously bringing 
 forth the fruit of good works, may by thee be plente- 
 ously rewarded, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 PARAPHRASE. 
 
 T^VEN as the spring's reviving showers 
 Pierce through the hardened ground, 
 And stir to life the fruitful powers 
 That have been winter-bound ; 
 
 So stir up, by the warm soft rain 
 
 Of Thy refreshing grace, 
 The half-dead hearts that long have lain, 
 
 In dark or desert place. 
 
 Lord, we beseech thee, now fulfil 
 The word on which we trust, 
 
 And let not our awakened will 
 Be barren as the dust. 
 (144) 
 
<uvcnty-fiftU Jlumtatj aftcv £vinit\u 145 
 
 Pour water on the hearts that cry 
 
 That are for Thee athirst, 
 And let no seeds of faith there die 
 
 But into new life burst. 
 
 Then will they bring forth plenteously 
 
 The fruits of holiness ; . 
 Sown, watered, quickened, Lord, by Thee, 
 
 Such Thou wilt own and bless. 
 
 And this shall be the full reward 
 
 For any good work done, 
 To know that Thou within us, Lord, 
 
 Hast wrought it, Thou alone. 
 
istdlai«0ns pmmns. 
 
 IMPROMPTU. 
 
 Written after hearing an eloquent sermon by Dr. C. J. 
 Vaughan,* followed by The Hallelujah Chorus, in 
 Westminster Abbey, July 31, 1870. 
 
 TTHE vaulted arches ring 
 
 With the praises of our King, 
 King of kings, — and Lord of lords ! 
 
 Hallelujahs swell and soar, 
 
 Amens echo o'er and o'er, 
 
 Till the soul can bear no more, 
 But faints with rapture on their chords. 
 
 Our throbbing pulses beat 
 
 To get nearer to Thy feet, 
 Lord of lords, — and King of kings ! 
 
 To hear the paeans rare, 
 
 Through Thy crystal arches fair, 
 
 And the hallelujahs share 
 Which Thy royal priesthood sings. 
 
 * Master of the Temple, Loudon. 
 
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 No doubts come near our heart, 
 
 We know Thee, who Thou art, 
 King of kings, — and Lord of lords ! 
 
 Prince of peace and God of right, 
 
 Thou wilt help us in the fight 
 
 With our foes of sin and night, 
 The shields are Thine and Thine the swords. 
 
 Sorrow may make us dumb, 
 
 Ev'n then we'll not succumb, 
 Lord of lords, — and King of kings ; 
 
 When we see Thee near our dead, 
 
 When Thou knowest the tears we shed, 
 
 The bitterness is fled, 
 And joy comes on the morning's wings. 
 
 Temptation cannot shake, 
 When our hold on Thee we take, 
 
 King of kings, — and Lord of lords; 
 Powers of evil fly like ghosts, 
 When the tempted spirit boasts 
 Thy dear name, O God of hosts, 
 
 Thy steadfast arm sure strength affords. 
 
 And when the hand of death 
 Shall stop our quivering breath, 
 
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 Lord of lords, — and King of kings ; 
 
 All dying fears dispel, 
 
 Thou Lord of death and hell, 
 
 And bid us come and dwell 
 Where Thy white-robed choir in glory sings ! 
 
 HYMN 
 
 Composed during a storm at sea, September 13, 1870. 
 
 u Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on 
 Thee, because he trusteth in Thee." — Isaiah 26 : 3. 
 
 QTAY the poor heart that trusteth in Thee, 
 
 Jesu, Jesu Jehovah ! 
 Wild moans the wind in the tall mast-tree, 
 Chill falls the night on the desolate sea, 
 Faint grows my spirit, have mercy on me, 
 
 Jesu, Jesu Jehovah ! 
 
 Thou art the Ruler of winds and of waves, 
 
 Jesu, Jesu Jehovah ! 
 Though louder than thunder the storm-blast 
 
 raves, 
 Smiting the sea into fathomless graves, 
 Thine is the voice, Thine the hand that saves, 
 Jesu, Jesu Jehovah ! 
 
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 Thou art alone my Light-house and Tower, 
 
 Jesu, Jesu Jehovah ! 
 Thou art my Star in the dark midnight hour, 
 Shine through the clouds when the black tem- 
 pests lower, 
 Calm the great deep in its pitiless power, 
 Jesu, Jesu Jehovah ! 
 
 Keep the dear word Thou hast promised to me, 
 
 Jesu, Jesu Jehovah ! 
 Peace, " perfect peace," let the token be, 
 For surely my heart is stayed upon Thee ; 
 Thou art its rest, upon land or on sea, 
 
 Jesu, Jesu Jehovah ! 
 
 HYMN 
 Written for the dedication of the rectory at Pelham. 
 
 [ ORD, Thou hast been our dwelling-place 
 
 And wilt be evermore ; 
 The shelter of Thy love and grace, 
 We cease not to adore. 
 
 But not for that alone, we lift 
 Our hearts and hymns above ; 
 
Our earthly dwellings are the gift, 
 Of Thy all-bounteous love. 
 
 And for this new delightful home, 
 
 With feelings love-imbued, 
 We send up to Thy heavenly dome, 
 
 Our songs of gratitude. 
 
 We dedicate it all to Thee ! 
 
 Come down, O Lord, we pray, 
 And with Thy peace and purity, 
 
 Hallow this house, to-day. 
 
 Bless Thou its walls, that they may keep 
 
 All dangers from within ; 
 And be a rampart, sure and deep, 
 
 From sorrow and from sin. 
 
 Eless Thou its windows ; may our eyes 
 Look through them, Lord, to Thee, 
 
 Hailing the light of Thy dear skies, 
 On every rock and tree. 
 
 Inscribe upon their diamond panes, 
 With beams of sun and moon, 
 
 Remembrance of that world where reigns 
 One glorious, endless noon. 
 
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 Bless Thou, O Lord, its entrance door ; 
 
 In olden times gone by,* 
 It opened that the young and poor, 
 
 Their simple tasks might ply. 
 
 We would its threshold might be still 
 
 Free to young children's tread ; 
 Free to let in, with large good-will, 
 
 The poor who cry for bread. 
 
 And thus we dedicate with prayers 
 
 Thy servants' house to Thee, 
 Invoking for its joys and cares, 
 
 An unseen ministry, 
 
 Angels of Faith and Joy and Love : 
 
 Come down, O Lord, we pray 
 And with these angels from above 
 
 Possess this house to-day. 
 
 * A part of this rectory had formerly been a Charity-school. 
 
INDEX TO HYMNS. 
 
 First Sunday in Advent. 
 The Great Humility of Christ's First Advent i 
 
 Second Sunday in Advent. 
 The Comfort of the Holy Word 5 
 
 Third Sunday in Advent. 
 Christ's Coming Announced 8 
 
 Fourth Sunday in Advent. 
 Paraphrase n 
 
 Christmas-Day. 
 
 A Carol 13 
 
 Summons to Church on Christmas Morning 14 
 
 Sunday after Christmas. 
 Adoption 17 
 
 The Epiphany ; or, the Manifestation of Christ to the 
 Gentiles. 
 
 Missionary Hymn 19 
 
 First Sunday after the Epiphany. 
 The People who Call on God 22 
 
 Second Sunday after the Epiphany. 
 The Peace of God 24 
 
 Third Sunday after the Epiphany. 
 Physical Infirmities brought to Christ 26 
 
INDEX. I53 
 
 Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany. 
 Our Dangerous Weakness Deplored 29 
 
 Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany. 
 The Support of Heavenward Hope 31 
 
 Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany. 
 The Purifying Likeness 34 
 
 Septuagesima. 
 Deliverance instead of Punishment 37 
 
 Sexagesima. 
 The Shelter of Christ's Power 39 
 
 QUINQUAGESIMA. 
 
 The Excellent Gift of Charity 41 
 
 Ash Wednesday. 
 Self-Consecration 44 
 
 First Sunday in Lent. 
 Christ's Fast in the Wilderness 46 
 
 Second Sunday in Lent. 
 Evil Thoughts Deprecated 49 
 
 Third Sunday in Lent. 
 The Heart's Desires Shown to God 52 
 
 Fourth Sunday in Lent. 
 The Comfort of Grace 54 
 
 Fifth Sunday in Lent. 
 The Goodness of God 56 
 
 Sunday next Before Easter. 
 The Name of Jesus our Plea 58 
 
I5 4 INDEX. 
 
 Good Friday. 
 Mourners Gazing at Calvary 60 
 
 Easter Day. 
 Death Overcome — Our Easter Joy 65 
 
 First Sunday after Easter. 
 Risen with Christ 66 
 
 Second Sunday after Easter. 
 Praising and Following Christ 68 
 
 Third Sunday after Easter. 
 The Guiding Light 70 
 
 Fourth Sunday after Easter. 
 The Changes of the World 72 
 
 Fifth Sunday after Easter. 
 Paraphrase 74 
 
 Ascension Day. 
 The Soul Ascending with Christ 76 
 
 Sunday after Ascension Day. 
 Leave us Not Comfortless 79 
 
 Whit-Sunday. 
 The Comfort and Guidance of the Holy Ghost 82 
 
 Trinity Sunday. 
 Glory to the Triune God 85 
 
 First Sunday after Trinity. 
 Paraphrase 87 
 
 Second Sunday after Trinity. 
 Paraphrase 86 
 
INDEX. I55 
 
 Third Sunday after Trinity. 
 Paraphrase 91 
 
 Fourth Sunday after Trinity. 
 God's Strength our only Hope 93 
 
 Fifth Sunday after Trinity. 
 God Governs the World and the Church 95 
 
 Sixth Sunday after Trinity. 
 The Glorious Promise of Heaven 99 
 
 Seventh Sunday after Trinity. 
 Paraphrase 10 
 
 Eighth Sunday after Trinity. 
 God's Providence 103 
 
 Ninth Sunday after Trinity. 
 Gojd Thoughts Desired 105 
 
 Tenth Sunday after Trinity. 
 God's Readiness to Answer Prayer 107 
 
 Eleventh Sunday after Trinity. 
 God's Power Shown in Pity no 
 
 Twelfth Sunday after Trinity. 
 Forgiveness Implored 113 
 
 Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity. 
 Laudable Service 116 
 
 Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity. 
 Faith, Hope, and Charity 119 
 
 Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity. 
 Human Helplessness 121 
 
IS 6 INDEX. 
 
 Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity. 
 Prayer for the Church 123 
 
 Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity. 
 Good Works 125 
 
 Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity. 
 Prayer Against Temptation 128 
 
 Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity. 
 Prayer for the Holy Spirit 130 
 
 Twentieth Sunday after Trinity. 
 Cheerful Duty 132 
 
 Twenty-First Sunday after Trinity. 
 A Quiet Mind .... 134 
 
 Twenty-Second Sunday after Trinity. 
 Continual Godliness 137 
 
 Twenty-third Sunday after Trinity. 
 Effectual Prayer 139 
 
 Twenty-fourth Sunday after Trinity. 
 The Bands of Sin Unloosed 142 
 
 Twenty-fifth Sunday after Trinity. 
 Paraphrase 144 
 
 Impromptu Lines ; written after hearing Dr. C. J. Vaughan 
 preach, and the Hallelujah Chorus sang, in Westminster 
 Abbey 146 
 
 Lines composed when a storm at sea was rising 148 
 
 Hymn on the Dedication of a Rectory 150