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Tous les autres exempiaires originaux sont fiimAs en commen^ant par la premiere page qui comporte une empreinte d'impression ou d'illustration et en terminant par la dernlAre page qui comporte une telle empreinte. Un des symboies suivants apparaitra sur la dernlAre image de cheque microfiche, selon le cas: le symbols -^ signifie "A SUIVRE". le symbols V signifie "FIN ". Les cartes, planches, tableaux, etc., peuvent Atre filmte A des taux de r6duction diff^rents. Lorsque le document est trop grand pour Atre reproduit en un seul clichA, ii est film* A partir de Tangle supArieur gauche, de gauche A droite, et de haut en bas, en prenant le nombre d'images nAcessaire. Les diagrammes suivants iilustrent la mAthode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 ^^m klB TT nm ^i3 HYMNAL COMPILED FOR THE USE OF THE CONGREGATION OF THE CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH, MONTREAL. PRINTED FOR THE CONGREGATION IIV The Montreal Herai.o Company. 1854. 111321 Thanks are due to Messrs. Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Messrs. Roberts Brothers, and Mr. George H. Ellis, publishers in Boston ; also to the representatives of the lato firm of Messrs. Robert Carter & Brothers, of New York, for generous permis- sion to make use 'of hymns included in their publications. Acknowledgement is also made of the kindness of Miss Eliza Scuddcr, Miss Augusta Lamed, Rev. Alfred P. Putnam, D.D., Rev. John W. Chadwick, Rev. William C. Gannett, Rev. Minot J. Savage and Rev. Frederick L. Hosmer, in approving the use of hymns of their authorship or under their cop*"o1. Especial mention is made of " Amore Dei," Singers and Songs of the Liberal Faith," and " Unity Hymns and Chorals." Esteemed assistance has been rendered by others to wbom thanks are due, especially members of the congregation, for contributed hymns or valued service and encouragement. If there has been any unknown trespass in the selection of copy- righted hymns, our regret is sincere. In doubtful cases we have decided by the ** Golden Rule." Our Hymnal includes a number of hymns that are old, and more that are comparatively new. Many will be missed, but the limit imposed will excuse the seeming oversight. It would have been easy to extend the collection, but it has not been easy in all cases to decide whether to pass over or retain. Imperfect as the result must be regarded, it is hoped that as a compilation made in good faith our little Hymnal will justify the attempt to voice the devotions of the congregation in song. ; While there is no formal Index of Subjects, it will be observed that the hymns generally follow a natural and progressive order. The Index of First Lines and Table of Authors will prove sufficient guides. I INDEX OF FIRST LINES. Paoi. Abide with me I last foils the eventide 48 Affain as evening's shadow foils 38 An Father I when man's softened heart 194 A 1 men are equal in their birth 164 Almighty God! in humble prayer 68 Another year! another year 126 As darker, darker, foil around 37 As pants the heart for cooling streams 41 As the lost who vainly wander. 138 Author of good ! to thee I turn 150 A voice by Jordan's shore 97 A wondrous star our pioneer 100 Backward looking o'er the past 128 Behold the western evening light 220 Behold where, breathing love divine 149 Beyond, beyond that boundless sea 50 Blessed be thy name forever 46 Blest are the pure in heart 200 Blest be thy love, dear Lord 188 Breathe on me. Breath of God 82 Brother, hast thou wandered far l87 By cool Siloam's shady rill 134 Calm me my God, and keep me calm 198 Calm on the listening ear of night 96 City of God, how broad and for 169 Come, gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove 79 Come, kingdom of our God 170 Come, mighty Spirit, penetrate 85 Come, thou Almighty King 3 Come, ye disconsolate, where'er ye languish 216 Creator Spirit, by whose light 90 Day by day the manna fell 178 Dear Lord and Father of mankind 31 Earth's busy sounds and ceaseless din 14 Eternal Ruler of the ceaseless round 229 Eternal source of light and thought 27 U ^. Fair are the feet that bring the news 174 Far from mortal cares retreating 23 Father and Friend, thy light, thy love 181 Father, beneath thy sheltering wing 185 Father, give thy benediction 246 Father hear the prayer we offer 156 Father in heaven, to thee my heart 63 Father of our feeble nice 148 Father of our spirits! hear 154 Father, thy presence, ever near 66 Father! Thy wonders do not singly stand 76 Father, to thee we look in all our sorrow 214 For all thy saints, Lord 227 From all that dwell below the skies 250 From heart to heart, from creed to creed 173 Give me a heart of calm repose 192 GKxl bless our native land 243 God is in his holy temple 8 Qod is love ! his mercy brightens 226 Gtod is my strong salvation 171 God moves in a mysterious way 212 Grodofages and of nations 242 God of eternity ! from thee 124 God of the earnest heart 161 God of the earth, the sky, the sea 24 Grod, our kind Master, merciful as just ISO God, the omnipotent ! mighty avenger 241 Go forth to life, O child of earth 133 Gone is the hollow, murky night 167 Great God, on whose sustaining power 72 Great God ! we sing that mighty hand 121 Great Raler of all nature's frame 15 Hark the glad sound! the Saviour comes 94 Hast thou, 'midst life's empty noises 146 He Cometh not a king to reign 98 He hides within the lily 123 He sendeth sun, he sendeth shower 199 Holy Father, thou hast taught me 143 Holy, holy, holy Lord 4 Holy Spirit, source of gladness 83 Holy Spirit, Truth divine 92 How blest is he whopo tranquil mind 208 How gentle God's commands 182 How glad the tone when Summer's sun 118 How shall come thy kingdom holy 172 How sweetly flowed the gospel's sound 102 How various and how new , .,.. 18 III I bless thee, Lord, for sorrows sent ?iO I cannot find Thoe, still on restless pinion 70 I know not if beyond the bhio I.s7 I look to thee in every need I'.K) Ininiorlal by their deed iind ever lies enshrined I7<» In each breeze that wanders free 1 14 Infinite (iod,Thon jxreat nnrivalled One 10 In heavenly lovealddinj? 11)1 In (iniet hours the trancpiil soul 1S4 In the cross of Christ I jrlory 109 In thee my powers, my treasures live l.VJ I saw on earth another light 2'J',i It is the hour of prayer 22 It singeth low in every heart 217 Jehovah CJod ! thy gracious power 17 Lead, kindly Light, amid th* encircling gloom ol Life nor death shall us dissever 201 Life of Ages, richly ptnired lOO Like travellers that stray SO Lord, in heaven, thy dwelling-place 2^0 Lord of all being, throned afar I Lord of eternal truth and might 24o Lord of my lite! whose tender care (iO Lord! subdue our selfish will 200 Lord ! when I all things would possess (14 Love divine, all love excelling 01 Messiah now is gone before Ill Morning breaks upon the tomb 112 My dear Redeemer, and my Lord tOli My Father's house on high 221 My God, how endless is thy love 'Art My God, I thank tliee; may no thought 202 My God, my Father! blissful name \H\) My God, my Father, while I stray 2i:^ My soul before thee prostrate lies 77 Mysterious soul ! thou wondrous jjower 130 Nearer, my God, to thee 44 Not only for some task sublime 07 Not so fearful, doubting pilgrim F8 Now, on land and sea descending 43 Now with creation's morning song 32 O brother man ! fold to thy heart thy brother i 1^5 IV T I I I () riecni not tliiit eurth'H orowning bliss 216 O'er the oni of Love ami LiRht 105 O Father! though the anxiouH fear 73 ()(ro:l! a<'('(»pt the Hacroil lioiin 228 () (m>(1, mine eyes and ears unseal 144 () (fod, niv Htren^th, my hope 89 (): shall our hearts that Friend forsake 110 () Star of Truth, down shining 165 O suffering Friend of human kind 108 O Thou great Friend to all the sons of men.... 99 O Thou, in all thy might so far 19 O Thou, to whom, in ancient time 5 O Thou, to whose all-searching sight 54 O Thou who art of all that is 49 O Thou whose perfect goodness crowns 237 OTime! ne'er resteth thy swift wing 122 •Our earth has not grown aged 125 Our father, through the coming year 129 Our God! our Ood ! Thou shinest here 160 Our Ood, our help in ages past 127 Out of the dark the circling sphere 39 Part in peace! is day before us...;... ' :.-,..;;.... 249 Peace be to this congregation 248 Peace, peace on earth ! the heart of man forever 175 Praise the Lord! ye heavens adore him 231 Praise to thee, thou great Creator 230 Prayer is the soul's sincere desire 50 " Remember me," the Saviour said 225 Say not the law divine 157 See Israel's gentle shepherd stand 130 Send down tny truth, God 162 Sing forth his high, eternal name 235 Sing to the Lord a new, glad song 238 Slowly by thy hand unfurled 40 Sometimes a light surprises 205 Sons of men! beliold from far Otf Sow in the morn thv seed 177 Speak with us. Lord ! thyself reveal 57 Spirit divine, attend our prayer 81 Spirit of grace, and health, and power 84 Spirit of Truth! who makest blight 87 Still with thee, O ray God 196 Sweetest Joy the soul can know 55 Sweet is the prayer, whose holy stream 62 Teach me. my God and King 153 The bird let loose in eastern skies 7 The dead are like Ihe stars by day 218 The heaven of heavena cannot contain 239 The Lord is in his Holy Place 116 The loving friend to all who bowed 101 The mourners came at break of day 113 The Past is dark with sin and shame 159 There is a book, who runs may read 115 There is a state unknown, unseen 219 There is a world eye hath not seen 222 There's not a bird with lonely nest 211 They who seek the throne of grace 12 Thirsting for a living spring 75 Thou art my morning, God of light 33 Thou Grace Divine, encircling all 193 Thou hidden love of God, whose height 78 Thou hidden Source of calm repose 68 Thou life within my life, than self more near 34 Thou long disowned, reviled, oppressed 80 Thou, whose almighty word 2 Thou whose spirit dwells in all 25 Through all the various shifting scene 186 Thy name, almighty Lord 247 VI / • Thy name be hallowed evermore 244 Thy seamleM robe conceals thee not 21 Thy way is on the deep, O Lord 206 Thy way, not mine.O Lord 197 'Tia ffone, that bright and orbed blaze 46 'Tis Winter now ; the fallen snow 120 To-day, beneath thy chastening eye 36 To thee, O God in heaven 131 To thine eternal arms, O God 140 Unheard the dews around me fall 56 We ask not, Father, the repose 207 We bless theeij[br this sacred day 30 We come in childhood's innocence 132 We come to thee, when morning o'er the hills 28 We follow. Lord, where thou dost lead 168 We hear the heavenly voice 136 We pray no more, made lowly wise 161 What has drawn us thus apart 29 When aU thy mercies. O my God 234 When arise the thoughts ot sin 141 Whene'er along the shore we wind 145 When Israel, of the Lord beloved til Vyhen 1 survey life's varied scene 188 When my love to Christ grows weak 106 When warmer suns and bluer skies 117 WMierever through the ages rise 11 Vfhile thee I seek, Protecting Power 53 AV^ith sacred joy we lillour eyes 9 VII u- Lift up your hearts Lord We lift them up unto the L. M. Ihe Lord of Life. Lord of all being, throned afar, Thy glory Hames from sun and star ; Centre and soul of every sphere, Yet to each loving heart how near I Sun of our life, thy quickening ray Sheds on our path the glow of day ; Star of our hope, thy softened light Cheers the long watches of the night. Our midnight is thy smile withdrawn ; Our noontide is thy gracious dawn ; Our rainbow-arch thy mercy's sign ; All, save the clouds of sin, are thine. Lord of all life, below, above, Whose light is truth, whose warmth is love, Before thy ever-blazing throne We ask no lustre of our own. Grant us thy truth to make us free. And kindling hearts that burn for thee, Till all thy living altars claim One holy light, one heavenly flame. Oliver Wendell Holmes. 6 & 4s M. Let th'tre he Light. Th(>u, whose almighty word Chaos and darkness lieard, And took their flight ! Hear us, we humbly pray, And, where the gospel day Sheds not its glorious ray, Let there be liirht ! ri-y riiou, who didst come to bring, On thy redeeming wing, Healinjif and sif^ht ! Health to the sick in mind, Light to the inly blind. Oh, now to all mankind Let there be light ! Descend thou from above, Spirit of truth and love, — Speed on thy flight ! Move o'er the waters' face, Spirit of hope and grace. And in earth's darkest place Let there be light ! :: I -4- John ^Marriott. 3 Jnvocaliou. Come, thou Alniiglity Kiiii,^ ! Helj) us thy name to sing " Help us to praise! Father all-glorious, ()'er all victorious, Come and reign over us. Ancient of Days ! Come, thou all-gracious Lord By heaven and earth adored, Our prayer attend ! Come, and thy children bless ; Give thy good word success ; ' Make thine own holiness On us descend ! Never from us depart ; Rule thou in every heart, Hence, evermore. Thy sovereign majesty May we in glory see, And to eternity Love and adore. Charles Wesley. 7s M. Divine goodness celebrated. Holy, holy, holy Lord ! Jjt* thy glorious name adored ; Lord I thy mercies never fail : Hail, celestial goodness, hail ! Though unworthy, Lord ! thine ear, Yet our hallelujahs hear ; Purer praise we hope to bring, \\'hen around thy throne we sing. While on earth ordained to stay, (iuide our footsteps in thy way ; Then on high we'll joyful raise Songs of everlasting praise. Tliere no tongue shall silent be ; All shall join in harmony ; And through heaven's all-spacious round Praise to thee shall ever sound. L )rd ! thy mercies never fail ; Hail, celestial goodness, hail ! Holy, holy, holy Lord ! Be thy glorious name adored. Benjamin Williams. 4 L. M. (jiiirrrml Worship. O Thoii, to wliom, in ancient time, The Ivre of Hebrew bards was strunjj, Whom kinofs adored in sonj; snV)linie, And prophets praised with glowing tongue Not now on Zit)n's lieight alone Thy favored worshipper may dwell, Xor where, at sultry noon, thy Son Sat weary by the patriarch's well. From every place below the skies. The grateful song, the fervent prayer, The incense of the heart, mav rise To heaven, and Und acceptance there. To thee shall age, with snowy hair. And strength and beauty, ben .i ffi m —wi" 9 C. M. Homaije and Ih ration. With sacreil joy we lift our eyes To those bright reahns above, That glorious temple in tlie skies, VVliere dwells eternal love. Before the awful throne w^e bow Of heaven's almighty King ; Here we present the solemn vow, And hymns of praise we sing. O Lord ! while in thy house we kneel With trust and holy fear, Thy mercy and thy truth reveal, And lend a gracious ear. With fervor teach our hearts to pray, And tune our lips to sing ; Nor from thy presence cast away The sacrilice we brino;. Thomas Jervis. 9 10 10s M. God all In all. Infinite God, Thou great unrivalled One ! Whose glory makes a blot of yonder sun ; Compared with thine, how dim his beauty seems, }1()W quenched the radiance of his golden beams ! Thou art our bliss, the light by which we move ; In thee alone dwells all that we can love : All darkness flies, when thou art pleased to appear ; A sudtlen spring renews the fading year. Where'er we turn, we see thy power and grace. The watchful guardians of our heedless race ; Thou art our firm support, our rock, our tower. We dwell secure beneath thy sheltering power. Thy various creatures in one strain agree ; All, in all times and places, speak of thee : We, too, with trembling heart, and faltering tongue. Attempt thy praise, and join the general song. Mme. Guion. Tr. by AVilliani Cowper. 10 J 11 h M. Filloii'Hh'q) mid Savrljicc. Wherever tlir()u/. Thy seamless robe conceals thee not, From earnest hearts and true : The glory of thy perfectness Shines all its texture through. And on its flowing hem we read. As thou dost linger near, The message of a love more deep Than any depth of fear. And so no more our hearts shall plead For miracle and sign ; Thy order and thy faithfulness Are all in all divine. These are thy revelations vast From earliest days of yore ; These are our confidence and peace : We cannot wish for more. tier. Jnlin W. Chachvick. 21 ^ 22 S. M. The Hour of Prayer. It is the hour of prayer, Draw near and bend tlie knee, And till the calm and holy air With voice of melody \ O'erwearied with the heat And burden of the day, >»<)W let us rest our wanderino- feet, Antl gather here to pray. The dark and deadly blight That walks at noontide hour, I'iie midnight arrow's secret flight, O'er us have had no power ; But smiles from loving eyes Have been around our way, And lips on which a blessing lies Have bidden us to pray. O, blessed is the hour That lifts our hearts on high ; Like sunlight when the tempests lower, Prayer to the soul is nigh ; Though dark may be our lot, Our eyes be dim with care, These saddenino; thoughts shall trouble not This holy hour of prayer. Anon vinous. 22 ^4, 9 *^ ^ *J 8 & 7s M. Acciplahlc Worshlj). Far from inorfcal cares retreatiiii;, Sordid liopes, and fond desires, Here our willino- footsteps meeting, Every lieai't to lieaven aspires. From tlie fount of glory beaming, Liiifht celestial cheers our eves : Mercy from above proclaiming, Peace and pardon from the skies. Who may share this great salvation ^ Eveiy pure and hum])le mind. Every kindred, tongue, and nation, From the dross of guilt refined : lUessinji's all around bestcjwiniif, God withholds his care from none; (jrrace and mercy ever flowing From the fountain of his thi"one. lot lOUS. Every stain of guilt abhorring, Firm and bold in virtue's c luse, Still thv providence adoring, Faithful subjects to thy laws, Lord, with favoui* still attend us : Bless us with thy wondrous lo\e : Thou, our sun and shield, defend us : All our hope is from above. John Taylor, 23 24 L. M. ** God, through all and in you all." God of the earth, tlie sky, the sea ! Maker of all above, helow ! Creation lives and moves in thee, Thy present life through all doth flow. Thee in the lonely woods we meet. On the bare hills or cultured plains, In every flower beneath our feet. And even the still rock's mossy stains. Thy love is in the sunshine's g-low, Thy life is in the (|uickening air ; When lightnings flash and storm- winds blow, There is thy power ; thy law is thei'e. We feel thy calm at evening's hour. Thy grandeur in tlie march of night ; And, when the njorning l»reaks in power. We hear thy word, Let there be light I But higher far, and far more clear. Thee in man's spirit we behold ; Thine image and thyself are there, — The Indwelling God, proclaimed of old. Anonymous. 24 25 7s M. The IndmU'mg God. Thou whose spirit dwells in all, Primal source of life and mind ; In the clod as in the soul, Ever full and unconfined ! What shall separate from thee ? Nought of all created things : Joy and sorrow, good and ill, Each from thee its essence brintj-s. Thine the atom's faintest thrill ; Thine the humblest creature's breath : Prophet-soul in every kind, Yearning still through life and death : Yearning for the crowning race, Man, in whom at last is told ' Every secret strange and sweet, From the farthest days of old. Secrets, too, of things to be In the cycles on before ; Love which stronger is than death, Life with thee, for evermore. Joliii W. Cliadvvick. '25 2() L. M. JjOir Divliii'. () Love Divine, vvliose constant beam Sliincs on the eyes that will not see, And waits to bless us wliile we dream Thou leav'st us when we turn from thee All souls that struggle and aspire, All hearts of ])r{Lyei', by thee are lit ; And, dim or clear, thy tongues of tire On dusky tril)es and centuries sit. Nor bounds, nor clime, nor creed tliou know'st : Wide as our need thy favors fall ; The white wings of the Holv CJhost Stoop, unseen, o'er the heads t)f all. Joliii G. Wliittier, 26 m 27 st: ittier, L. M. Suhjaiion to tlir Father of Splrils. Ktcrnal source of light tmd tlioiii;ht .' Be all iH'ueath thyself forgot, Whilst thee, great parent-mind, we own, In prostrate homage round thy throne. Whilst in themselves our souls survey Of thee some faint reflected ray, They wondering to their Father rise : His power how vast ! liis thoughts how wise ! () may we live before thy face. The willing subjects of tliy grace : And through each path of duty UKne, With filial awe, and filial love. IMiilip Doiklridj^c. li/ 28 lOs'M. '' leome to Thee:' We come to thee, when morning o'er the hills, In golden glory wakes the world to lite ; That thy good Spirit, which all nature fills. May guide us through our daily toil and strife. We come to thee at noon-tide's busy hour, Our wills against temptation's wiles to arm ; To know our weakness girdled by thy power ; '^Phy watchfulness our guard against alarm. We come to thee, when, in the placid sky, Tlie peaceful stars in silent beauty shine ; Into our being melting tenderly. The blissful consciousness that we are thine. We come to thee, when heavy-curtained night Around the world its restful influence spreads : And throufjh the darkness shines thy tender liolit Thy love the pillow for our weary heads. We come to thee, in every hour of pain ; Thou art our pain, and thou our pain dost lieal. We come to thee when joy returns again ; Thou art our joy: — it is thyself we feel. We come to thee. — Life of our lives art thou ! We wait thy word, and we obey thy call. — We see thy face beneath Death's sable brow, And come to thee, our God, our All-in-all ! AValter N. Evans. 28 29 7s M. For any Sunday. What has drawn us thus apart, From the common daily round, Bringing here a lowly heart, Standing as on holy ground i? Not the scorn of humble things — Simplest tasks that love can find — Not the pride of thought that brings Laggard will and restless mind. Nay, but here upon the height, Rapt from idle cares away, Fain our souls would see a light. Herald of the coming day. Morning visions high and pure. Glorious things that are to be, Faith and hope that shall endure, Love's abiding unity ; All the things that make for peace In the daily toil and strife ; All that can our part increase In the world's diviner life. Short the time we linger here ; Then, with earnest heart and hand, Back to work with holy fear ; Every vision God's command. John W. Cliadwiek. 29 30 L. M. Sabbatli Day. We bless thee for this sacred day, Thou who hast every blessing given, Which sends the dreams of earth away, And yields a glimpse of opening heaven. Ri(;li day of holy, thoughtful rest, May we improve thy calm repose ; And, in God's service truly blest, Forget the world, its joys and woes. Lord, may thy truth upon the heart Here fall and dwell as heavenly dew, And flowers of grace and freshness start, Where once the weeds of error siTew. May prayer now lift her sacred wings, ( 'ontented with that aim alone Wliich bears her to tlie King of kings, And rests her at his sheltering throne. And ever, on this sacred day, May we remember him who taught, Tliough lieaven and earth should pass away, '{'he Sal)lmth's holiest, highest thought. Caroline Gilman. 30 31 C. M. Five lines. Sabbath PwdL Dear Lord and Father of mankind, Forgive our feverish ways ! Reclothe us in our rightful mind, In purer lives thy service tind, In deeper reverence, praise. In simple trust like theirs who heard Beside the Syrian sea The gracious calling of the Lord, Let us, like them, without a word, Rise up and follow thee. O Sabbath rest by Galilee ! O calm of hills above ! Where Jesus knelt to share with thee The silence of eternity Interpreted by love ! With that deep hush subduing all Our words and works that drown The tender whisper of thy call, As noiseless let thy blessing fall As fell thy manna down. Drop thy still dews of quietness, Till all our strivings cease : Take from our souls the strain and stress, And let our ordered lives confess The beauty of thy peace. 31 Tolin G. Whittier. 3 2 L. M. Children of the Day. Now with creation's morning song Let us, as children of the day, With wakened heart and purpose strong, The works of darkness cast away. Oh, may the morn so pure, so clear, Its own sweet calm in us instil ! A guileless mind, a heart sincere, Simplicity of word and will. And ever, as the day glides by, May we the busy senses reiii ; Keep guard upon the hand and eye, Nor let the conscience suffer stain. (Jrant us, O God, in love to thee, Clear eyes to measure things below ; Faith, the invisible to see ; And wisdom, thee in all to know. Roman Breviary. Tr. by Edward Caswall. 32 33 8 & 7s M. The Day. Thou art my morning, God of light I Thy dayspring wakes my soul ; Thy radiant smile subdues the night. And shall the day control. And thou my noon, O Father ! art ; Thy central warmth I own : The glowing fulness of my heart Pulses from thee alone. And thou my evening ! let me rest, When life declines, in thee ; As sinks the sun into the west, Thou wilt my guardian be. A brighter morning round thy throne Shall dawn with light more fair ; Father ! I trust in thee alone : Thou wilt awake me there. Sanuiel D. Robbins. 33 :u lOs M. ]Vhom but Tlue. Tliou Life vitl ''^ ^ life, than self more near, Thou veiled licsence infinitely clear, Fi'oni all Hiy nimeless weariness I flee To find my centre ..id my rest in thee. Take part with me ao;ainst these doubts that I'ise, And seek to throne thee far in distant skies ! Take part with me against this self, that dares Assume the burden of these sins and cares I How can I call thee who art always here: How shall I praise thee, thou of all most dear: Wliat may I give thee, save what thou hast given ; And whom but thee have I in earth or heaven '. Eliza Scaidder. :54 8o L. M. The daily mirdcx of God. My Gocl, how endless is thy love Thy gifts are eveiy eveiiino- new, And inorning mercies from above Gently distil, like early dew. Thou spread'st the curtains of the ni^dit Great guardian of my sleeping hours'^ Ihy sovereign word restores the licdit And quickens all my drowsy powers. ' I yield my powers to thy conmiand ; lo thee I consecrate my days ; Perpetual blessings from thy hand Demand perpetual songs of praise. Lsaac Watts, .'15 :Uy 8 & 6s M. For rest. To-day, beneath thy chastening eye, I crave alone for peace and rest, Submissive in thy liand to lie, And feel that it is best. A marvel seems the Universe, A miracle our life and death ; A mystery which I cannot pierce, Around, above, beneath. In vain I task my aching brain. In vain the sage's thought I scan ; I only feel how weak and vain, How poor and blind, is man ! And now my spirit sighs for home, And longs for liijht wherebv to see. And like a weary child, would come, O Father, unto thee ! Though oft, like letters traced on sand. My weak resolves have passed away. In mercy lend thy helping hand Unto my prayer t 40 7.S M. Slowly by tliy liand unfurled, Down arounil tlie weary world Falls the darkness. Oh, how still Is the workiuii: of thv will ! Mighty Maker ! Heie aui I, Work in nie as silently ; Veil the day's distracting sights, Show me heaven's eternal liirhts. Living worlds to view be brought, In the boundless reahns of thought ; High and infinite desires, Flaming like tliose upper tires. Holy Truth, Eternal Riglit, Let them break upon my sight ; Let them shine, serene and still, And with light my being fill. Thou, who dwellest there, I know, Dwellest here within me, too ; May the perfect love of God, Here, as there, be shed abroad. Let my soul attuned be To the heavenly harmony, Which, beyond the power of sound, Fills the Universe around. William H. runiosa. 40 41 C. M. Lntxjiiuj, As pants tho hart for co()lin(jf sti-oains When lieated in the chase, 80 longs ni3^ soul for thee, () (iod I And thy refreshing grace. For thee, my (iod, the living Cod, My thirsting soul doth pitie ; O when shall I behold thy face, Thou Majesty Divine ! "^ O when thy presence, Loid of Life, ^^ Has once dispelled this storm, To thee I'll midnight anthems sing And all lu}- vows perform. Why restless, why cast down, mv soul ! Trust God, who will employ His aid for thee, and change these sio],s To thankful hymns of joy. " Why restless, why cast down, my soul ' Hope still, and thou shalt sing 'J'he praise of him who is thy (,Vjd, Thy health's eternal spring. Tate and llradv. -II 42 L. M. A ]*f<(dm of Night. ( ) Holy Father ! mid the cahii And stilhiess of this evening hour, We too would lift our solemn psalm To praise thy goodness and thy power For over us, as over all, Thy tender mercies still extend. Nor vainly shall the contrite call On thee, our Father and our Friend. Kept by thy goodness through the day, Thanksgiving to thy name we pour ; Xight o'er us with its stars, we pray Thy love to guard us evermore ! In grief console, in gladness bless, In darkness guide, in sickness cheer. Till, perfected in righteousness. Our souls before thy throne appear. William II. Burleigh. 42 1 ran 48 8 & 7s M. VcKpir Ili/m n. Now, on land and sea descendin*^-, Brings the night its peace profound : Let our vesper hynm be blending With the lioly calm around. Soon as dies the sunset glory, Stars of heaven shine out above, Telling still the ancient story, Their Creator's changeless love. Now, our wants and burdens leavinu- To his care wdio cares for all. Cease we fearing, cease we grievin^'- : At his touch our Imrdens fall. As the darkness deepens o'er us, Lo! eternal stars arise ; Hope and Faith and Love rise glori(jus, Shining in the spirit's skies. ^ .Saiimol L(tni;fell(>w. 43 44 6 & 4s M. " Nearer my God to Thee." Nearer, my God, to thee, Nearer to thee : E'en though it be a cross That raiseth me, Still all my song shall be, Nearer, my God, to thee, !! Nearer to thee. Though like a wanderer, Daylight all gone. Darkness be over me, My rest a stone, Yet in my dreams I'd be Nearer, my God, to thee, || Nearer to thee. There let the way appear Steps unto heaven ; All that thou sendest me In mercv ijiven. Angels to beckon n)e Nearer, my God, to thee, || Nearer to tliee. Then with my waking thoughts, Bright with thy praise, (Jut of my stony griefs. Bethel I'll raise ; So by my woes to be Nearer, my God, to thee, l! Nearer to thee. Or if on joyful wing. Cleaving the sky. Sun, moon, and stars forgot. Upward I fly, — Still all my song shall be, Nearer my God, to thee, || Nearer to thee. 44 ii ,„,i.H 53 C. M. ridge. Perfect Trust. While thee I seek, Protecting Power ! Be my vain wishes stilled ; And may this consecrated hour With better hopes be filled. Thy love the powers of thought bestowed ; To thee my thoughts would soar : Thy mercy o'er my life has flowed ; That mercy I adore ! In each event of life, how clear Thy ruling hand I see ! Each blessinjx to mv soul more dear, Because conferred by thee. Tn every joy that crowns my days, In every pain I bear, My heart shall find delight in praise, Or seek relief in prayer. When gladness wings my favored hour, Thy love my thoughts shall fill : Resigned, when storms of sorrow loAN'er, My soul shall meet thy will. My lifted eye, without a tear. The gathering storm shall see : Mj^ steadfast heart shall know no fear ; That heart shall rest on thee ! 53 Helen M. Williams. o4 L. M. Prayer for Guidance. O Thou, to whose all-searching sight The darkness shineth as tlie light, Search, prove my lieart, it pants for tliee Oh, burst these bonds and set it free ! If in this darksome wild I stray. Be thou my light, be thou my way ; No foes, no violence I fear, No fraud, while thou, my God, art near. When rising floods my soul o'erflow, When sinks my heart in waves of woe, () Lord, thy timely aid impart, And raise my head, and cheer my heart I If rough and thorny be the way, My strength proportion to my day : Till toil, and grief, and pain shall ceas<', Where all is calm, and joy, and peace. Tersteegen. Tr. by John AN * Icy 54 innni DO 7s M. e : Tfw ITcarevlii Prvi^cnce. Sweetest joy the soul can know, Fairest light was ever shed, Who alike in joy and woe, Leavest none unvisited I Spirit of the Highest God, Who upholdest everything, Thou from whom my life has flowed, To my life thy gladness bring. For the noblest gift thou art. That a soul e'er sought or won ; Have I wished thee to my heart. Then my wishing all is done. Bathe my soul, thou Well of Grace, Cleanse me in thy purity ; Every stain and spot efface, Make me what thou lov'st to see. >ley. Tr. from Paul Gerhardt. 55 56 CM. ! I The Silent Presence. Unheard the dews around me fall, And heavenly influence shed ; And silent on this earthly ball, Celestial footsteps tread. Night reigns in silence o'er the pole, And spreads her gems unheard ; Her lessons penetrate the soul, Yet borrow not a word. Noiseless the sun emits his tire. And pours his golden streams ; And silently the shades retire Before his rising beams. O grant my soul an ear to hear Thy deep and silent voice ; To bend in lowly filial fear, And in thy love rejoice. Hymns for Public Worship (1845"). 66 57 C. M. Converfdng with God. Speak with us, Lord ! thyself reveal, While here on earth we rove : Speak to our hearts, and let us feel The kindling of thy love. With thee conversing, we forget All times, and toil, and care : Labour is rest, and pain is sweet, If thou, my God, art here. Here then, O Lord, vouchsafe to stay, And bid my heart rejoice : My gladdened heart shall own thy sway, And echo to thy voice. Thou callest me to seek thy face ; 'Tis all I wish to seek ; To attend the whispers of thy grace, And hear thee inly speak. CJiark's Wo.slev 67 58 C M Prayer for Wisdom. Almighty God ! in humble prayer To thee our souls we lift Do thou our waiting minds prepare For thy most needful gift. We ask not golden streams of wealth Along our path to flow : We ask not undecavin^ health, Nor length of years below. We ask not honors, which an hour May bring and take away ; We ask not pleasure, pomp and power. Lest we should go astray. We ask for wisdom : — Lord ! impart The knowledge how to live ; A wise and understanding heart To all before thee give. The young remember thee in youth, Before the evil days ! The old be guided by thy truth In wisdom's pleasant ways ! James Montgomery. 68 59 CM. What is Prayer f Prayer is the soul's sincere desire, Uttered or unexpressed ; The motion of a hidden fire That trembles in the breast. Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear, The upward glancing of an eye, When none but God is near. Prayer is the simplest form of speech That infant lips can try ; Prayer, the sublimest strains that reaeli The majesty on higli. Prayer is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air ; His watchword at the ffate of death : He enters heaven with prayer. O Thou by whom wo come to God, The Life, the Trutli, the Way, ^J^he path of prayer thyself hast trod ; Lord teach us how to pray. James Monts'oinerv. 59 60 CM. At tlie Fountain. i) (jod, unseen, but ever near, Our blessej;>;!.^-i',',S*-V^'..^'>'» ».<''■ ^ rlil^lll^Jl JW 63 CM. A prayer for divine aid. Father in heaven, to thee my heart Would lift itself in prayer ; Drive from my soul each earthly thought, And show thy presence there. Each moment of my life renews The mercies of the Lord, Each moment is itself a gift To bear me on to God. O, help me break the galling chains This world has round me thrown ; Each passion of my heart subdue, Each darling sin disown ! And do thou kindle in my breast A never-dying flame Of holy love, of grateful trust In thine almighty name ! William H. Furness. 68 64 . C. M The desire of the humble. Lord ! when I all things would possess, I crave but to be thine : lowly is the loftiness Of these desires divine. Each gift but helps my soul to learn How boundless is thy store ; 1 go from strength to strength, and yearn For thee, my helper, more. How can my soul divinely soar. How keep the shining way, And not more tremblingly adore, And not more humbly pray ? Tlie more I triumph in thy gifts, The more I wait on thee. The grace that mightily uplifts. Most sweetly humbleth me. The heaven where I would stand complete My lowly love shall see ; And stronger grow the yearning sweet, Thou Holy One, for thee. Thomas H. Gill. r i G4 T 60 C. M. Divine Help. O Name all other names above, What art thou not to me, Now I have learned to trust thy love And cast my care on thee ! What is our being but a cry, A restless longing still, Which thou alone canst satisfy. Alone thy fulness fill / Thrice blessed be the holy souls That lead the way to thee, That burn upon the martyr rolls And lists of prophecy ! And sweet it is to tread the ground O'er which their faith hath trod ; But sweeter far, when thou art found, The soul's own sense of God. The thought of thee all sorrow calms : Our anxious burdens fall ; His crosses turn to triumph-palms Who finds in God his all. Frederick L. Hosmer. 65 66 CM. " Whose service is perfect freedom," Father, thy presence, ever near, Help us to feel and know, That we may find thy kingdom here, And walk with God below. Help us to find, in thy great love. Our dearest hope and guide : Who rests on wisdom from above Can need no help beside. Help us to trust that mighty hand Which leads us on our way : When perfect justice gives command, 'Tis freedom to obey. N. Hale. 66 67 C. M. r Need of Help. Not only for some task sublime Thy help do I implore ; Not only at some solemn time Thy holy spirit pour ! But for each daily task of mine I need thy quickening power : I need thy presence everywhere I need thee every hour. Each action finds in thee its spring Each joy thy love makes bright Each footstep is thine ordering, Each grief shines in thy light. I ale. Thomas H.Gill 67 i^m (58 L. M G lines. God our All in All. Thou hidden Source of cahn repose, Thou all-sufficient Love divine, My help and refuge from my foes, Secure I am if thou art mine. And lo ! from sin and grief and shame I hide me, Father, in thy name. O God, my all in all thou art. My rest in toil, my ease in pain ; The healing of my broken heart ; In strife, my peace ; in loss, my gain ; My smile beneath the cold world's frown ; In shame, my glory and my crown. ; In want, my plentiful supply ; In weakness, my almighty power ; In bonds, my perfect liberty ; My light in evil's darkest hour ; In grief, my joy unspeakable ; My life in death, my all in all. Charles Wesley '68 69 H So Gs M. Lord, 1 am thine. Lord of my life ! whose tender care Hath led me on till now, Here lowly at the hour of prayer Before thy throne I bow : I bless thy gracious hand, and pray Forgiveness for another day. may I daily, hourly, strive In heavenly grace to grow ; To thee and to thy gloiy live, Dead to all else below; Tread in the path thy saints have trod. Though thorny, yet the path to God ! With prayer my humble praise I bring For mercies day by day ; Lord, teach my heart thy love to see ; Lord teach me how to pray ! All that I have, I am, to thee 1 offer through eternity. Anonymous. 69 70 11 & lOs iM. " Who by searching can f id out Godl*' I caniiOt find Thee. Still on restless pinion My spirit beats the void where thou dost dwell ; I wander lost through all thy vast dominion, And shrink beneath thv li":ht ineffable. I cannot find thee. E'en when most adoring, Before thy shrine I bend in lowliest prayer; Beyond these bounds of thought, my thought upsoaring, From furthest (juest comes back : Thou art not there. Yet high above the limits of my seeing, And folded far within the inmost heart, And deep below the deeps of conscious being, Thy splendor shineth : there, O God, thou art. I cannot lose thee. Still in thee abiding, 'J'lie end is clear, how wide soe'er I roam ; The law that holds the worlds my steps is guiding, And I must rest at last in thee, my home. Eliza ScucUler. I- i 70 i I II iring, ihere. ^g. ler. 71 L. M. ^' In thy light shall ivc see light." Grant us light, that we may know The wisdom thou alone canst give ; That truth may guide Avhere'er we go, And virtue bless where'er we live. O Grant us light, that we may learn How dead is life from thee apart ; How sure is joy, for all who turn To thee an undivided heart. O Grant us light, in grief and pain, To lift our burdened hearts abov, And count the very cross a gain. And bless our Father's hidden love. O Grant us light, when soon or late All earthly scenes shall pass away, In thee to find the open gate To deathless home and endless day Lawrence Tiittiett. 71 12 CM. *^His greatness is unsearchable." CJreat God, on whose siistaining power Unnumbered worlds depend ; (ireat Spirit, comprehending all. Whom none can comprehend ! In light unsearchable enthroned; Whom angels dimly see ; In heights of glory still concealed ; In depths of mystery ! With wondering reverence we adore ; With awe before thee bend, Whom none, but by thine inward light And spirit, apprehend. Anon vinous. 72 mev. ■».iMmi»aiii II I ■ 111 w ■?«»«— ^pw 7 8 r The Lord's Day. O Father ! though theanxious fear May cloud to-morrow's doubtful way, Nor fear nor doubt shall enter here ; All shall be thine at least to-day. We will not bring divided hearts To worship at thy sacred shrine ; But each unholy thcught departs, And leaves the temple wholly thine. O Father I God below, above ! Man's noblest work is praising thee Thy spirit o'er our hearts shall move And tune them all to harmony, IS. Emilv Tavlor. to 74 6s M. Love. O Love, with thy sweet chains Bind both my liand and heart ! Wlio knoweth not thy bonds 111 freedom hath no part. "Fis such a bond that holds Each in its circHng round The suns and golden stars, Without a jar or sound. 80 bind the race of men III harmony and love, 1'ill each his orbit fills Like those that shine above. Loving our brother thus, O Father, it shall be l)ur love shall higher reach, And end in loving thee. Miuot J. Savage. Mm 7o 7s xM. Seeking God. Thirsting for a living spring, Seeking for a higher home, Resting where our souls must cling, Trusting, hoping. Lord, we come. Glorious hopes our spirits fill, When we feel that thou art near ; Father, then our fears are still. Then the soul's bright end is cleai". Life's hard confiet we would win. Read the meaning of life's frown : Change the thorn-bound wreath of sin For the spirit's starry ciown. Make us beautiful within By thy spij-it's holy light : (Juard us when our faith is dim, Father of all love and mi