HYMNS.I. PUBLIC WORSHIP.1.S. M.*Emily Taylor.Invitation.1Come to the house of prayer,O ye afflicted, come!The God of peace shall meet you there,He makes that house His home.2Come to the house of praise,Ye who are happy now;In sweet accord your voices raise,In kindred homage bow.3Ye aged, hither come,For ye have felt His love;Soon shall ye lift a holier songIn fairer courts above.4Ye young, before His throne,Come, bow; your voices raise;Let not your hearts His praise disown,Who gives the power to praise.5Thou, whose benignant eyeIn mercy looks on all;Who seest the tear of misery,And hear’st the mourner’s call;6Up to Thy dwelling-placeBear our frail spirits on,Till they outstrip time’s tardy pace,And heaven on earth be won.2.P. M.H. Ware.Call to Prayer.1To prayer, to prayer!—for the morning breaks,And earth in her Maker’s smile awakes;His light is on all below and above,The light of gladness, and life, and love:O, then, on the breath of this early air,Send upward the incense of grateful prayer.2To prayer!—for the day that God has blestComes tranquilly on with its solemn rest;It speaks of creation’s early bloom,—It speaks of the Prince who burst the tomb:Then summon the spirit’s exalted powers,And devote to heaven the hallowed hours.3Awake, awake, and gird up thy strength,To join Christ’s holy band at length;To Him who unceasing love displays,Whom the powers of nature unceasingly praise;To Him thy heart and thy hours be given,For a life of prayer is the life of heaven.3.S. M.*Watts.Cheerful Worship.1Come, ye who love the Lord!And let your joys be known;Join in a song with sweet accord,And thus surround His throne.2The sorrows of the mindBe banished from this place!Religion never was designedTo make our pleasures less.3The sons of God have foundThat heaven begins below:Celestial fruits, on earthly ground,From faith and hope may grow.4Then let our sorrows cease,And every tear be dry;We’re travelling through the paths of peaceTo fairer worlds on high.4.L. M.Anonymous.The House of God.1Be still! be still! for all around,On either hand, is holy ground:Here in His house, the Lord to-dayWill listen, while His people pray.2Thou, tost upon the waves of care,Ready to sink with deep despair,Here ask relief, with heart sincere,And thou shalt find that God is here.3Thou who hast laid within the graveThose whom thou hadst no power to save,Believe their spirits now are near,For angels wait while God is here.4Thou who hast dear ones far away,In foreign lands, ’mid ocean’s spray,Pray for them now, and dry the tear,And trust the God who listens here.5Thou who art mourning o’er thy sin,Deploring guilt that reigns within,The God of peace is ever near;The troubled spirit meets Him here.5.7s. M.Seeking God.1Thirsting for a living spring,Seeking for a higher home,Resting where our souls must cling,Trusting, hoping, Lord, we come.2Glorious hopes our spirit fill,When we feel that Thou art near:Father! then our fears are still,Then the soul’s bright end is clear.3Life’s hard conflict we would win,Read the meaning of life’s frown;Change the thorn-bound wreath of sinFor the spirit’s starry crown.4Make us beautiful withinBy Thy spirit’s holy light:Guard us when our faith burns dim,Father of all love and might!6.L. M.Heber.The Sanctuary.1Forth from the dark and stormy sky,Lord, to Thine altar’s shade we fly;Forth from the world, its hope and fear,Father, we seek Thy shelter here:Weary and weak, Thy grace we pray;Turn not, O Lord! Thy guests away.2Long have we roamed in want and pain,Long have we sought Thy rest in vain;Wildered in doubt, in darkness lost,Long have our souls been tempest-tost:Low at Thy feet our sins we lay;Turn not, O Lord! Thy guests away.7.C. M.Springfield Coll.The Sabbath of the Soul.1O Father, though the anxious fearMay cloud to-morrow’s way,No fear nor doubt shall enter here;All shall be Thine to-day.2We will not bring divided heartsTo worship at Thy shrine;But each unworthy thought departs,And leaves this temple Thine.3Sleep, sleep to-day, tormenting cares,Of earth and folly born;Ye shall not dim the light that streamsFrom this celestial morn.4To-morrow will be time enoughTo feel your harsh control;Ye shall not violate this day,The sabbath of the soul.8.8 & 7s. M.Wesleyan.Love Divine.1Love divine, all love excelling,Joy of heaven, to earth come down!Fix in us Thy humble dwelling,All Thy faithful mercies crown.Father! Thou art all compassion,Pure, unbounded love Thou art;Visit us with Thy salvation,Enter every longing heart.2Breathe, O, breathe Thy loving spiritInto every troubled breast;Let us all in Thee inherit,Let us find Thy promised rest.Come, almighty to deliver,Let us all Thy life receive;Graciously come down, and never,Never more Thy temples leave!9.8 & 7s. M.J. Taylor.Seeking God’s Presence.1Far from mortal cares retreating,Sordid hopes, and fond desires,Here our willing footsteps meeting,Every heart to heaven aspires.From the Fount of glory beaming,Light celestial cheers our eyes;Mercy from above proclaimingPeace and pardon from the skies.2Who may share this great salvation?—Every pure and humble mind;Every kindred, tongue, and nation,From the dross of guilt refined:Blessings all around bestowing,God withholds His care from none;Grace and mercy ever flowingFrom the fountain of His throne.3Every stain of guilt abhorring,Firm and bold in virtue’s cause,Still Thy providence adoring,Faithful subjects to Thy laws,Lord! with favor still attend us,Bless us with Thy wondrous love;Thou, our sun and shield, defend us;All our hope is from above.10.L. M.Gaskell.“It is Good to be Here.”1Unto Thy temple, God of love,Once more we come with willing feet,To raise our thoughts this world above,And Thy paternal blessing meet.2May all Thy purest presence feel,And silent keep each vain desire;With humble hearts before Thee kneel,And unto holier strength aspire.3May all be bound in bonds more trueTo Thee, who art our life and light,That through each path which we pursue,We still may keep Thy love in sight.4And may we, when the day shall close,Review its course without a fear;And, nearer heaven than when it rose,Feel it is good to have been here.11.7s. M.J. Taylor.Acceptable Offerings.1Lord! what offering shall we bring,At Thine altars when we bow?Hearts, the pure, unsullied spring,Whence the kind affections flow:2Willing hands, to lead the blind,Heal the wounded, feed the poor;Love, embracing all our kind,Charity, with liberal store.3Teach us, O thou Heavenly King,Thus to show our grateful mind,Thus the accepted offering bring,Love to Thee and all mankind.12.S. M.Anonymous.The Place of Prayer.1Here, in this place of prayer,Father! Thy face we seek:Grant us that blessed peace to share,Known to the pure and meek.2Come then to holy prayer,Souls that seem lost in night;Leave to the Lord your heavy care,Who giveth life and light.3Come with a trusting prayer,Though fears press down your souls;The Saviour’s promise, “I am there,”Each saddening fear controls.4Here, in this place of prayer,Let hearts in union meet:Come, cast the load you cannot bearLow at the Saviour’s feet.5Then from this house of prayerShall mingling praise be given,And angels, ’mid the holy air,Shall bear the notes to heaven.13.L. M.Anonymous.The Lord is in His Holy Temple.1Lo! God is here; let us adore,And humbly bow before His face;Let all within us feel His power,Let all within us seek His peace.2Lo! God is here; Him day and nightUnited choirs of angels sing;To Him, enthroned above all height,Heaven’s host their noblest praises bring.3Being of beings! may our praiseThy courts with grateful incense fill:Still may we stand before thy face,Still hear and do thy sovereign will.4More of Thy presence, Lord! impart;More of Thine image may we bear:O, fix Thy throne in every heart,And reign without a rival there.14.7s. M.Bowring.The Temple.1In Thy courts let peace be found,Be Thy temple full of love;Here we tread on holy ground,All serene, around, above.2While the knee in prayer is bent,While with praise the heart o’erflows,Tranquillize the turbulent!Give the weary one repose!3Be the place for worship meet,Meet the worship for the place;Contemplation’s blest retreat,Shrine of guilelessness and grace!4As an infant knows its home,Lord! may we Thy temples know;Hither for instruction come,Hence by Thee instructed go.15.7s. M.Gray.Supplication.1Suppliant, lo! Thy children bend,Father, for Thy blessing now;Thou canst teach us, guide, defend;We are weak, almighty Thou!2With the peace Thy word impartsBe the taught and teacher blessed;In our lives, and in our hearts,Father! be Thy laws impressed.3Pour into each longing mind,Light and knowledge from above:Charity for all mankind,Trusting faith, enduring love.16.H. M.*Watts.How Amiable are Thy Tabernacles.1Lord of the worlds above,How pleasant and how fairThe dwellings of Thy love,Thine earthly temples are!To Thine abodeMy heart aspires,With warm desiresTo see my God.2The sparrow for her youngWith pleasure seeks a nest,And wandering swallows longTo find their wonted rest:My spirit faints,With equal zealTo rise and dwellAmong Thy saints.3O happy souls that prayTo Him that heareth prayer!O happy men that payTheir constant service there!They praise Thee still;And happy theyWho love the wayTo Zion’s hill.4They go from strength to strength,Though oft through pain and tears,Till each arrives at length,Till each in heaven appears:O glorious seat!Our God and KingShall thither bringOur willing feet.17.7s. M.J. Taylor.Devotion.1Lord, before Thy presence come,Bow we down with holy fear;Call our erring footsteps home,Let us feel that Thou art near.2Wandering thoughts and languid powersCome not where devotion kneels;Let the soul expand her stores,Glowing with the joy she feels.3At the portals of Thine house,We resign our earth-born cares;Nobler thoughts our souls engross,Songs of praise and fervent prayers.18.L. M.Watts.Hundredth Psalm.1Before Jehovah’s awful throne,Ye nations bow with sacred joy;Know that the Lord is God alone;He can create, and He destroy.2His sovereign power, without our aid,Gave life to clay, and formed us men;And when like wandering sheep we strayed,He brought us to His fold again.3We are His people, we His care,Our souls and all our mortal frame:What lasting honors shall we rear,Almighty Maker, to Thy name?4We’ll crowd Thy gates with thankful songs;High as the heavens our voices raise;And earth, with her ten thousand tongues,Shall fill Thy courts with sounding praise.5Wide as the world is Thy command,Vast as eternity Thy love,Firm as a rock Thy truth shall stand,When rolling years shall cease to move.19.C. M.Bowring.The Heart’s Worship.1The offerings to Thy throne which rise,Of mingled praise and prayer,Are but a worthless sacrifice,Unless the heart be there.2Upon Thine all-discerning earLet no vain words intrude;No tribute but the vow sincere,—The tribute of the good.3Our offerings will indeed be blest,If sanctified by Thee;If Thy pure spirit touch the breastWith its own purity.4O, may that spirit warm each heartTo piety and love,And to life’s lowly vale impartSome rays from heaven above.20.P. M.Barton.Worship in Spirit.1Our God is a spirit, and they who arightWould offer the worship He loveth,In the heart’s holy temple will seek with delightThe spirit the Father approveth.2This, this is the worship the Saviour made knownWhen she of Samaria found himBy the Patriarch’s well, sitting weary, alone,With the stillness of noontide around him.3He having once entered hath shown us the way,O God! how to worship before Thee,Not with the vain forms of that earlier day,But in spirit and truth to adore Thee.21.7s. M.Wesleyan.The Light of Life.1Light of life, seraphic fire!Love divine, Thyself impart:Every fainting soul inspire;Enter every drooping heart:Every mournful spirit cheer,Scatter all our doubt and gloom;Father, in Thy grace appear,To Thy human temples come!2Come in this accepted hour,Bring Thy heavenly kingdom in;Fill us with Thy glorious power,Rooting out the seeds of sin:Nothing more can we require,We can rest in nothing less:Be Thou all our heart’s desire,All our joy and all our peace.22.7s. M.Bowring.Every Good Gift from the Father.1Father! Thy paternal careHas my guardian been, my guide:Every hallowed wish and prayerHas Thy hand of love supplied:Thine is every thought of bliss,Left by hours and days gone by;Every hope Thine offspring is,Beaming from futurity.2Every sun of splendid ray;Every moon that shines serene;Every morn that welcomes day;Every evening’s twilight scene;Every hour which wisdom brings;Every incense at Thy shrine;These,—and all life’s holiest things,And its fairest,—all are Thine.3And for all, my hymns shall riseDaily to Thy gracious throne:Thither let my asking eyesTurn unwearied, righteous One!Through life’s strange vicissitudeThere reposing all my care;Trusting still, through ill and good,Fixed, and cheered, and counselled there.23.L. M.Frothingham.For Spiritual Influences.1O God, whose presence glows in allWithin, around us, and above!Thy word we bless, Thy name we call,Whose word is Truth, whose name is Love.2That truth be with the heart believedOf all who seek this sacred place;With power proclaimed, in peace received,Our spirit’s light, Thy spirit’s grace.3That love its holy influence pour,To keep us meek, and make us free;And throw its binding blessing moreRound each with all, and all with Thee.4Send down its angel to our side;Send in its calm upon the breast;For we would know no other guide,And we can need no other rest.24.L. M.H. Ware.Coming Together in the Name of Jesus.1Great God! the followers of Thy Son,We bow before Thy mercy-seat,To worship Thee, the Holy One,And pour our wishes at Thy feet.2O, grant Thy blessing here to-day!O, give Thy people joy and peace!The tokens of Thy love display,And favor, that shall never cease.3We seek the truth which Jesus brought;His path of light we long to tread;Here be his holy doctrines taught,And here their purest influence shed.4May faith, and hope, and love abound;Our sins and errors be forgiven;And we, from day to day, be foundChildren of God, and heirs of heaven.25.L. M.Bowring.Evening Worship.1How shall we praise Thee, Lord of light!How shall we all Thy love declare!The earth is veiled in shades of night,But heaven is open to our prayer,—That heaven, so bright with stars and suns,That glorious heaven which has no bound,Where the full tide of being runs,And life and beauty glow around.2We would adore Thee, God sublime,Whose power and wisdom, love and grace,Are greater than the round of time,And wider than the bounds of space.Help us to praise Thee, Lord of light!Help us Thy boundless love declare;And, while we fill Thy courts to-night,Aid us, and hearken to our prayer.26.L. M.W. H. Burleigh.Evening Worship.1O Holy Father! ’mid the calmAnd stillness of this evening hour,We would lift up our solemn psalmTo praise Thy goodness, and Thy powerFor over us, and over all,Thy tender mercies still extend,Nor vainly shall Thy children callOn Thee, our Father and our Friend!2Kept by Thy goodness though the day,Thanksgiving to Thy name we pour;Night o’er us, with its stars,—we prayThy love, to guard us evermore!In grief, console; in gladness, bless;In darkness, guide; in sickness, cheer;Till, in the Saviour’s righteousness,Before Thy throne our souls appear!27.P. M.Anonymous.“Teach Us To Pray.”1Teach us to pray!O Father, we look up to Thee,And this our one request shall be,Teach us to pray!2Teach us to pray!A form of words will not suffice,The heart must bring its sacrifice:Teach us to pray!3Teach us to pray!To whom shall we Thy children turn?Teach Thou the lesson we would learn,Teach us to pray!4Teach us to pray!To Thee alone our hearts look up,Prayer is our only door of hope,Teach us to pray!28.S. M.Montgomery.“After This Manner Pray Ye.”1Our Heavenly Father, hearThe prayer we offer now:Thy name be hallowed far and near,To Thee all nations bow.2Thy kingdom come; Thy willOn earth be done in love,As saints and seraphim fulfilThy perfect law above.3Our daily bread supply,While by Thy word we live;The guilt of our iniquityForgive as we forgive.4From dark temptation’s powerOur feeble hearts defend;Deliver in the evil hour,And guide us to the end.5Thine, then, forever beGlory and power divine;The sceptre, throne, and majestyOf heaven and earth are Thine.29.C. M.C. Wesley.“Thy Kingdom Come.”1Father and God of all mankind,And all the hosts above,Let every understanding mindUnite to praise Thy love.2Thy kingdom come, with power and grace,To every heart of man;Thy peace, and joy, and righteousness,In all our bosoms reign.3The righteousness that never ends,But makes an end of sin;The joy that human thought transcends,Now to our souls bring in:4The kingdom of established peace,Which can no more remove;The perfect powers of godliness,The omnipotence of Love.30.7s. M.*Conder.“Give Us Our Daily Bread.”1Day by day the manna fell;O, to learn this lesson well!Still by constant mercy fed,Give us, Lord, our daily bread.2“Day by day,” the promise reads;Daily strength for daily needs;Cast foreboding fears away;Take the manna of to-day.3Lord, our times are in Thy hand;All our sanguine hopes have plannedTo Thy wisdom we resign,And would mould our wills to Thine.4Thou our daily task shalt give;Day by day to Thee we live;So shall added years fulfilNot our own, our Father’s will.5O, to live exempt from care,By the energy of prayer;Strong in faith, with mind subdued,Glowing yet with gratitude!31.C. M.*Montgomery.A Prayer.1God of all grace, we come to Thee,With humble, prayerful hearts;Give what Thine eye delights to see,Truth in the inward parts:2Give deep humility; the senseOf holy sorrow give:A strong, desiring confidence,To hear Thy voice and live:3Patience, to watch, and wait, and weep,Though mercy long delay;Courage, our fainting souls to keep,And trust Thee, though Thou slay.4Give these,—and then Thy will be done!Thus strengthened with all might,We, in the spirit of Thy Son,Shall pray, and pray aright.32.C. M.Montgomery.A Prayer.1What shall we ask of God in prayer?Whatever good we want;Whatever man may seek to share,Or God in wisdom grant.2Father of all our mercies,—ThouIn whom we move and live!Hear us in heaven, Thy dwelling, now,And answer, and forgive.3When harassed by ten thousand foes,Our helplessness we feel,O, give the weary soul repose,The wounded spirit heal!4When dire temptations gather round,And threaten or allure,By storm or calm, in Thee be foundA refuge strong and sure.5When age advances, may we growIn faith, in hope, and love;And walk in holiness belowTo holiness above.33.11 & 10s. M.*For Divine Strength.1Father, in Thy mysterious presence kneeling,Fain would our souls feel all Thy kindling love;For we are weak, and need some deep revealingOf Trust and Strength and Calmness from above.2Lord, we have wandered forth through doubt and sorrow,And Thou hast made each step an onward one;And we will ever trust each unknown morrow,—Thou wilt sustain us till its work is done.3In the heart’s depths a peace serene and holyAbides, and when pain seems to have her will,Or we despair,—O, may that peace rise slowly,Stronger than agony, and we be still!4Now, Father, now, in Thy dear presence kneeling,Our spirits yearn to feel Thy kindling love;Now make us strong, we need Thy deep revealingOf Trust and Strength and Calmness from above.34.L. M.Gaskell.Seeking Strength.1O God! who knowest how frail we are,How soon the thought of good departs;We pray that Thou wouldst feed the fountOf holy yearning in our hearts.2Let not the choking cares of earthThe precious springs of life o’ergrow;But, ever guarded by Thy love,Still purer may their waters flow.3To Thee, with sweeter hope and trust,Be every day our spirits given;And may we, while we walk on earth,Walk more as citizens of heaven.35.C. M.Anonymous.Drawing Near to God.1From every fear and doubt, O Lord,In mercy set us free,While in the confidence of prayerOur hearts draw near to Thee!2In all our trials, struggles, joys,Teach us Thy love to see,Which by the discipline of lifeWould draw us unto Thee.3Our lives, devoted to Thy will,Our sacrifice shall be,And then will death, whene’er it come,But draw us nearer Thee.36.L. M.W. Scott.The Pillar and Cloud.1When Israel, of the Lord beloved,Out from the land of bondage came,Her fathers’ God before her moved,An awful guide in smoke and flame.2By day, along the astonished landsThe cloudy pillar glided slow;By night, Arabia’s crimsoned sandsReturned the fiery column’s glow.3Thus present still, though now unseen,When brightly shines the prosperous day,Be thoughts of Thee a cloudy screen,To temper the deceitful ray!4And, O, when gathers on our pathIn shade and storm the frequent night,Be Thou, long-suffering, slow to wrath,A burning and a shining light!37.C. M.Smart.Prayer for Wisdom.1Father of light! conduct our feetThrough life’s dark, dangerous road;Let each advancing step still bringUs nearer to our God.2Let heaven-eyed prudence be our guide;And when we go astray,Recall our feet from folly’s pathsTo wisdom’s better way.3That heavenly wisdom from aboveAbundantly impart;And let it guard, and guide, and warm,And penetrate each heart;4Till it shall lead us to Thyself,Fountain of bliss and love!And all our darkness be dispersedIn endless light above.38.L. M.Mrs. Cotterill.Living to the Glory of God.1O Thou, who hast at Thy commandThe hearts of all men in Thy hand!Our wayward, erring hearts inclineTo know no other will but Thine.2Our wishes, our desires, control;Mould every purpose of the soul;O’er all may we victorious beThat stands between ourselves and Thee.3Thrice blest will all our blessings be,When we can look through them to Thee;When each glad heart its tribute paysOf love, and gratitude, and praise.4And while we to Thy glory live,May we to Thee all glory give,Until the final summons come,That calls Thy willing servants home.39.L. M.Anonymous.The Peace of God.1O Father! lift our souls above,Till we find rest in Thy dear love;And still that Peace divine impartWhich sanctifies the inmost heart,And makes each morn and setting sunBut bring us nearer to Thy throne.2May we our daily duties meet,Tread sin each day beneath our feet,And win that strength which doth Thy willAnd seeth Thee, and so is still;And fixed on Thy sustaining arm,Find daily food and know no harm.3Help us with man in peace to live,Our brother’s wrong in love forgive,And day and night the tempter fleeThrough strength which comes alone from Thee!Thus will our spirits find their rest,In Thy deep Peace forever blest.40.6 & 10s. M.Mrs. Hemans.The Heart’s Inspiration.1Father, who art on high!Weak is the melodyOf harp or song to reach Thy gracious ear,Unless the heart be there,Winging the words of prayerWith its own fervent faith, or suppliant tear.2O, let Thy spirit moveO’er those who bend in love,Be Thou amidst them as a heavenly guest;So shall our cry have powerTo win from Thee a showerOf healing gifts for every wounded breast.3O, let Thy breath once moreWithin the soul restoreThine own first image, Holiest and Most High!As a clear lake is filledWith hues of heaven instilled,Down to the depths of its calm purity.
1.S. M.*Emily Taylor.Invitation.1Come to the house of prayer,O ye afflicted, come!The God of peace shall meet you there,He makes that house His home.2Come to the house of praise,Ye who are happy now;In sweet accord your voices raise,In kindred homage bow.3Ye aged, hither come,For ye have felt His love;Soon shall ye lift a holier songIn fairer courts above.4Ye young, before His throne,Come, bow; your voices raise;Let not your hearts His praise disown,Who gives the power to praise.5Thou, whose benignant eyeIn mercy looks on all;Who seest the tear of misery,And hear’st the mourner’s call;6Up to Thy dwelling-placeBear our frail spirits on,Till they outstrip time’s tardy pace,And heaven on earth be won.
S. M.
*Emily Taylor.
1Come to the house of prayer,O ye afflicted, come!The God of peace shall meet you there,He makes that house His home.
1Come to the house of prayer,
O ye afflicted, come!
The God of peace shall meet you there,
He makes that house His home.
2Come to the house of praise,Ye who are happy now;In sweet accord your voices raise,In kindred homage bow.
2Come to the house of praise,
Ye who are happy now;
In sweet accord your voices raise,
In kindred homage bow.
3Ye aged, hither come,For ye have felt His love;Soon shall ye lift a holier songIn fairer courts above.
3Ye aged, hither come,
For ye have felt His love;
Soon shall ye lift a holier song
In fairer courts above.
4Ye young, before His throne,Come, bow; your voices raise;Let not your hearts His praise disown,Who gives the power to praise.
4Ye young, before His throne,
Come, bow; your voices raise;
Let not your hearts His praise disown,
Who gives the power to praise.
5Thou, whose benignant eyeIn mercy looks on all;Who seest the tear of misery,And hear’st the mourner’s call;
5Thou, whose benignant eye
In mercy looks on all;
Who seest the tear of misery,
And hear’st the mourner’s call;
6Up to Thy dwelling-placeBear our frail spirits on,Till they outstrip time’s tardy pace,And heaven on earth be won.
6Up to Thy dwelling-place
Bear our frail spirits on,
Till they outstrip time’s tardy pace,
And heaven on earth be won.
2.P. M.H. Ware.Call to Prayer.1To prayer, to prayer!—for the morning breaks,And earth in her Maker’s smile awakes;His light is on all below and above,The light of gladness, and life, and love:O, then, on the breath of this early air,Send upward the incense of grateful prayer.2To prayer!—for the day that God has blestComes tranquilly on with its solemn rest;It speaks of creation’s early bloom,—It speaks of the Prince who burst the tomb:Then summon the spirit’s exalted powers,And devote to heaven the hallowed hours.3Awake, awake, and gird up thy strength,To join Christ’s holy band at length;To Him who unceasing love displays,Whom the powers of nature unceasingly praise;To Him thy heart and thy hours be given,For a life of prayer is the life of heaven.
P. M.
H. Ware.
1To prayer, to prayer!—for the morning breaks,And earth in her Maker’s smile awakes;His light is on all below and above,The light of gladness, and life, and love:O, then, on the breath of this early air,Send upward the incense of grateful prayer.
1To prayer, to prayer!—for the morning breaks,
And earth in her Maker’s smile awakes;
His light is on all below and above,
The light of gladness, and life, and love:
O, then, on the breath of this early air,
Send upward the incense of grateful prayer.
2To prayer!—for the day that God has blestComes tranquilly on with its solemn rest;It speaks of creation’s early bloom,—It speaks of the Prince who burst the tomb:Then summon the spirit’s exalted powers,And devote to heaven the hallowed hours.
2To prayer!—for the day that God has blest
Comes tranquilly on with its solemn rest;
It speaks of creation’s early bloom,—
It speaks of the Prince who burst the tomb:
Then summon the spirit’s exalted powers,
And devote to heaven the hallowed hours.
3Awake, awake, and gird up thy strength,To join Christ’s holy band at length;To Him who unceasing love displays,Whom the powers of nature unceasingly praise;To Him thy heart and thy hours be given,For a life of prayer is the life of heaven.
3Awake, awake, and gird up thy strength,
To join Christ’s holy band at length;
To Him who unceasing love displays,
Whom the powers of nature unceasingly praise;
To Him thy heart and thy hours be given,
For a life of prayer is the life of heaven.
3.S. M.*Watts.Cheerful Worship.1Come, ye who love the Lord!And let your joys be known;Join in a song with sweet accord,And thus surround His throne.2The sorrows of the mindBe banished from this place!Religion never was designedTo make our pleasures less.3The sons of God have foundThat heaven begins below:Celestial fruits, on earthly ground,From faith and hope may grow.4Then let our sorrows cease,And every tear be dry;We’re travelling through the paths of peaceTo fairer worlds on high.
S. M.
*Watts.
1Come, ye who love the Lord!And let your joys be known;Join in a song with sweet accord,And thus surround His throne.
1Come, ye who love the Lord!
And let your joys be known;
Join in a song with sweet accord,
And thus surround His throne.
2The sorrows of the mindBe banished from this place!Religion never was designedTo make our pleasures less.
2The sorrows of the mind
Be banished from this place!
Religion never was designed
To make our pleasures less.
3The sons of God have foundThat heaven begins below:Celestial fruits, on earthly ground,From faith and hope may grow.
3The sons of God have found
That heaven begins below:
Celestial fruits, on earthly ground,
From faith and hope may grow.
4Then let our sorrows cease,And every tear be dry;We’re travelling through the paths of peaceTo fairer worlds on high.
4Then let our sorrows cease,
And every tear be dry;
We’re travelling through the paths of peace
To fairer worlds on high.
4.L. M.Anonymous.The House of God.1Be still! be still! for all around,On either hand, is holy ground:Here in His house, the Lord to-dayWill listen, while His people pray.2Thou, tost upon the waves of care,Ready to sink with deep despair,Here ask relief, with heart sincere,And thou shalt find that God is here.3Thou who hast laid within the graveThose whom thou hadst no power to save,Believe their spirits now are near,For angels wait while God is here.4Thou who hast dear ones far away,In foreign lands, ’mid ocean’s spray,Pray for them now, and dry the tear,And trust the God who listens here.5Thou who art mourning o’er thy sin,Deploring guilt that reigns within,The God of peace is ever near;The troubled spirit meets Him here.
L. M.
Anonymous.
1Be still! be still! for all around,On either hand, is holy ground:Here in His house, the Lord to-dayWill listen, while His people pray.
1Be still! be still! for all around,
On either hand, is holy ground:
Here in His house, the Lord to-day
Will listen, while His people pray.
2Thou, tost upon the waves of care,Ready to sink with deep despair,Here ask relief, with heart sincere,And thou shalt find that God is here.
2Thou, tost upon the waves of care,
Ready to sink with deep despair,
Here ask relief, with heart sincere,
And thou shalt find that God is here.
3Thou who hast laid within the graveThose whom thou hadst no power to save,Believe their spirits now are near,For angels wait while God is here.
3Thou who hast laid within the grave
Those whom thou hadst no power to save,
Believe their spirits now are near,
For angels wait while God is here.
4Thou who hast dear ones far away,In foreign lands, ’mid ocean’s spray,Pray for them now, and dry the tear,And trust the God who listens here.
4Thou who hast dear ones far away,
In foreign lands, ’mid ocean’s spray,
Pray for them now, and dry the tear,
And trust the God who listens here.
5Thou who art mourning o’er thy sin,Deploring guilt that reigns within,The God of peace is ever near;The troubled spirit meets Him here.
5Thou who art mourning o’er thy sin,
Deploring guilt that reigns within,
The God of peace is ever near;
The troubled spirit meets Him here.
5.7s. M.Seeking God.1Thirsting for a living spring,Seeking for a higher home,Resting where our souls must cling,Trusting, hoping, Lord, we come.2Glorious hopes our spirit fill,When we feel that Thou art near:Father! then our fears are still,Then the soul’s bright end is clear.3Life’s hard conflict we would win,Read the meaning of life’s frown;Change the thorn-bound wreath of sinFor the spirit’s starry crown.4Make us beautiful withinBy Thy spirit’s holy light:Guard us when our faith burns dim,Father of all love and might!
7s. M.
1Thirsting for a living spring,Seeking for a higher home,Resting where our souls must cling,Trusting, hoping, Lord, we come.
1Thirsting for a living spring,
Seeking for a higher home,
Resting where our souls must cling,
Trusting, hoping, Lord, we come.
2Glorious hopes our spirit fill,When we feel that Thou art near:Father! then our fears are still,Then the soul’s bright end is clear.
2Glorious hopes our spirit fill,
When we feel that Thou art near:
Father! then our fears are still,
Then the soul’s bright end is clear.
3Life’s hard conflict we would win,Read the meaning of life’s frown;Change the thorn-bound wreath of sinFor the spirit’s starry crown.
3Life’s hard conflict we would win,
Read the meaning of life’s frown;
Change the thorn-bound wreath of sin
For the spirit’s starry crown.
4Make us beautiful withinBy Thy spirit’s holy light:Guard us when our faith burns dim,Father of all love and might!
4Make us beautiful within
By Thy spirit’s holy light:
Guard us when our faith burns dim,
Father of all love and might!
6.L. M.Heber.The Sanctuary.1Forth from the dark and stormy sky,Lord, to Thine altar’s shade we fly;Forth from the world, its hope and fear,Father, we seek Thy shelter here:Weary and weak, Thy grace we pray;Turn not, O Lord! Thy guests away.2Long have we roamed in want and pain,Long have we sought Thy rest in vain;Wildered in doubt, in darkness lost,Long have our souls been tempest-tost:Low at Thy feet our sins we lay;Turn not, O Lord! Thy guests away.
L. M.
Heber.
1Forth from the dark and stormy sky,Lord, to Thine altar’s shade we fly;Forth from the world, its hope and fear,Father, we seek Thy shelter here:Weary and weak, Thy grace we pray;Turn not, O Lord! Thy guests away.
1Forth from the dark and stormy sky,
Lord, to Thine altar’s shade we fly;
Forth from the world, its hope and fear,
Father, we seek Thy shelter here:
Weary and weak, Thy grace we pray;
Turn not, O Lord! Thy guests away.
2Long have we roamed in want and pain,Long have we sought Thy rest in vain;Wildered in doubt, in darkness lost,Long have our souls been tempest-tost:Low at Thy feet our sins we lay;Turn not, O Lord! Thy guests away.
2Long have we roamed in want and pain,
Long have we sought Thy rest in vain;
Wildered in doubt, in darkness lost,
Long have our souls been tempest-tost:
Low at Thy feet our sins we lay;
Turn not, O Lord! Thy guests away.
7.C. M.Springfield Coll.The Sabbath of the Soul.1O Father, though the anxious fearMay cloud to-morrow’s way,No fear nor doubt shall enter here;All shall be Thine to-day.2We will not bring divided heartsTo worship at Thy shrine;But each unworthy thought departs,And leaves this temple Thine.3Sleep, sleep to-day, tormenting cares,Of earth and folly born;Ye shall not dim the light that streamsFrom this celestial morn.4To-morrow will be time enoughTo feel your harsh control;Ye shall not violate this day,The sabbath of the soul.
C. M.
Springfield Coll.
1O Father, though the anxious fearMay cloud to-morrow’s way,No fear nor doubt shall enter here;All shall be Thine to-day.
1O Father, though the anxious fear
May cloud to-morrow’s way,
No fear nor doubt shall enter here;
All shall be Thine to-day.
2We will not bring divided heartsTo worship at Thy shrine;But each unworthy thought departs,And leaves this temple Thine.
2We will not bring divided hearts
To worship at Thy shrine;
But each unworthy thought departs,
And leaves this temple Thine.
3Sleep, sleep to-day, tormenting cares,Of earth and folly born;Ye shall not dim the light that streamsFrom this celestial morn.
3Sleep, sleep to-day, tormenting cares,
Of earth and folly born;
Ye shall not dim the light that streams
From this celestial morn.
4To-morrow will be time enoughTo feel your harsh control;Ye shall not violate this day,The sabbath of the soul.
4To-morrow will be time enough
To feel your harsh control;
Ye shall not violate this day,
The sabbath of the soul.
8.8 & 7s. M.Wesleyan.Love Divine.1Love divine, all love excelling,Joy of heaven, to earth come down!Fix in us Thy humble dwelling,All Thy faithful mercies crown.Father! Thou art all compassion,Pure, unbounded love Thou art;Visit us with Thy salvation,Enter every longing heart.2Breathe, O, breathe Thy loving spiritInto every troubled breast;Let us all in Thee inherit,Let us find Thy promised rest.Come, almighty to deliver,Let us all Thy life receive;Graciously come down, and never,Never more Thy temples leave!
8 & 7s. M.
Wesleyan.
1Love divine, all love excelling,Joy of heaven, to earth come down!Fix in us Thy humble dwelling,All Thy faithful mercies crown.Father! Thou art all compassion,Pure, unbounded love Thou art;Visit us with Thy salvation,Enter every longing heart.
1Love divine, all love excelling,
Joy of heaven, to earth come down!
Fix in us Thy humble dwelling,
All Thy faithful mercies crown.
Father! Thou art all compassion,
Pure, unbounded love Thou art;
Visit us with Thy salvation,
Enter every longing heart.
2Breathe, O, breathe Thy loving spiritInto every troubled breast;Let us all in Thee inherit,Let us find Thy promised rest.Come, almighty to deliver,Let us all Thy life receive;Graciously come down, and never,Never more Thy temples leave!
2Breathe, O, breathe Thy loving spirit
Into every troubled breast;
Let us all in Thee inherit,
Let us find Thy promised rest.
Come, almighty to deliver,
Let us all Thy life receive;
Graciously come down, and never,
Never more Thy temples leave!
9.8 & 7s. M.J. Taylor.Seeking God’s Presence.1Far from mortal cares retreating,Sordid hopes, and fond desires,Here our willing footsteps meeting,Every heart to heaven aspires.From the Fount of glory beaming,Light celestial cheers our eyes;Mercy from above proclaimingPeace and pardon from the skies.2Who may share this great salvation?—Every pure and humble mind;Every kindred, tongue, and nation,From the dross of guilt refined:Blessings all around bestowing,God withholds His care from none;Grace and mercy ever flowingFrom the fountain of His throne.3Every stain of guilt abhorring,Firm and bold in virtue’s cause,Still Thy providence adoring,Faithful subjects to Thy laws,Lord! with favor still attend us,Bless us with Thy wondrous love;Thou, our sun and shield, defend us;All our hope is from above.
8 & 7s. M.
J. Taylor.
1Far from mortal cares retreating,Sordid hopes, and fond desires,Here our willing footsteps meeting,Every heart to heaven aspires.From the Fount of glory beaming,Light celestial cheers our eyes;Mercy from above proclaimingPeace and pardon from the skies.
1Far from mortal cares retreating,
Sordid hopes, and fond desires,
Here our willing footsteps meeting,
Every heart to heaven aspires.
From the Fount of glory beaming,
Light celestial cheers our eyes;
Mercy from above proclaiming
Peace and pardon from the skies.
2Who may share this great salvation?—Every pure and humble mind;Every kindred, tongue, and nation,From the dross of guilt refined:Blessings all around bestowing,God withholds His care from none;Grace and mercy ever flowingFrom the fountain of His throne.
2Who may share this great salvation?—
Every pure and humble mind;
Every kindred, tongue, and nation,
From the dross of guilt refined:
Blessings all around bestowing,
God withholds His care from none;
Grace and mercy ever flowing
From the fountain of His throne.
3Every stain of guilt abhorring,Firm and bold in virtue’s cause,Still Thy providence adoring,Faithful subjects to Thy laws,Lord! with favor still attend us,Bless us with Thy wondrous love;Thou, our sun and shield, defend us;All our hope is from above.
3Every stain of guilt abhorring,
Firm and bold in virtue’s cause,
Still Thy providence adoring,
Faithful subjects to Thy laws,
Lord! with favor still attend us,
Bless us with Thy wondrous love;
Thou, our sun and shield, defend us;
All our hope is from above.
10.L. M.Gaskell.“It is Good to be Here.”1Unto Thy temple, God of love,Once more we come with willing feet,To raise our thoughts this world above,And Thy paternal blessing meet.2May all Thy purest presence feel,And silent keep each vain desire;With humble hearts before Thee kneel,And unto holier strength aspire.3May all be bound in bonds more trueTo Thee, who art our life and light,That through each path which we pursue,We still may keep Thy love in sight.4And may we, when the day shall close,Review its course without a fear;And, nearer heaven than when it rose,Feel it is good to have been here.
L. M.
Gaskell.
1Unto Thy temple, God of love,Once more we come with willing feet,To raise our thoughts this world above,And Thy paternal blessing meet.
1Unto Thy temple, God of love,
Once more we come with willing feet,
To raise our thoughts this world above,
And Thy paternal blessing meet.
2May all Thy purest presence feel,And silent keep each vain desire;With humble hearts before Thee kneel,And unto holier strength aspire.
2May all Thy purest presence feel,
And silent keep each vain desire;
With humble hearts before Thee kneel,
And unto holier strength aspire.
3May all be bound in bonds more trueTo Thee, who art our life and light,That through each path which we pursue,We still may keep Thy love in sight.
3May all be bound in bonds more true
To Thee, who art our life and light,
That through each path which we pursue,
We still may keep Thy love in sight.
4And may we, when the day shall close,Review its course without a fear;And, nearer heaven than when it rose,Feel it is good to have been here.
4And may we, when the day shall close,
Review its course without a fear;
And, nearer heaven than when it rose,
Feel it is good to have been here.
11.7s. M.J. Taylor.Acceptable Offerings.1Lord! what offering shall we bring,At Thine altars when we bow?Hearts, the pure, unsullied spring,Whence the kind affections flow:2Willing hands, to lead the blind,Heal the wounded, feed the poor;Love, embracing all our kind,Charity, with liberal store.3Teach us, O thou Heavenly King,Thus to show our grateful mind,Thus the accepted offering bring,Love to Thee and all mankind.
7s. M.
J. Taylor.
1Lord! what offering shall we bring,At Thine altars when we bow?Hearts, the pure, unsullied spring,Whence the kind affections flow:
1Lord! what offering shall we bring,
At Thine altars when we bow?
Hearts, the pure, unsullied spring,
Whence the kind affections flow:
2Willing hands, to lead the blind,Heal the wounded, feed the poor;Love, embracing all our kind,Charity, with liberal store.
2Willing hands, to lead the blind,
Heal the wounded, feed the poor;
Love, embracing all our kind,
Charity, with liberal store.
3Teach us, O thou Heavenly King,Thus to show our grateful mind,Thus the accepted offering bring,Love to Thee and all mankind.
3Teach us, O thou Heavenly King,
Thus to show our grateful mind,
Thus the accepted offering bring,
Love to Thee and all mankind.
12.S. M.Anonymous.The Place of Prayer.1Here, in this place of prayer,Father! Thy face we seek:Grant us that blessed peace to share,Known to the pure and meek.2Come then to holy prayer,Souls that seem lost in night;Leave to the Lord your heavy care,Who giveth life and light.3Come with a trusting prayer,Though fears press down your souls;The Saviour’s promise, “I am there,”Each saddening fear controls.4Here, in this place of prayer,Let hearts in union meet:Come, cast the load you cannot bearLow at the Saviour’s feet.5Then from this house of prayerShall mingling praise be given,And angels, ’mid the holy air,Shall bear the notes to heaven.
S. M.
Anonymous.
1Here, in this place of prayer,Father! Thy face we seek:Grant us that blessed peace to share,Known to the pure and meek.
1Here, in this place of prayer,
Father! Thy face we seek:
Grant us that blessed peace to share,
Known to the pure and meek.
2Come then to holy prayer,Souls that seem lost in night;Leave to the Lord your heavy care,Who giveth life and light.
2Come then to holy prayer,
Souls that seem lost in night;
Leave to the Lord your heavy care,
Who giveth life and light.
3Come with a trusting prayer,Though fears press down your souls;The Saviour’s promise, “I am there,”Each saddening fear controls.
3Come with a trusting prayer,
Though fears press down your souls;
The Saviour’s promise, “I am there,”
Each saddening fear controls.
4Here, in this place of prayer,Let hearts in union meet:Come, cast the load you cannot bearLow at the Saviour’s feet.
4Here, in this place of prayer,
Let hearts in union meet:
Come, cast the load you cannot bear
Low at the Saviour’s feet.
5Then from this house of prayerShall mingling praise be given,And angels, ’mid the holy air,Shall bear the notes to heaven.
5Then from this house of prayer
Shall mingling praise be given,
And angels, ’mid the holy air,
Shall bear the notes to heaven.
13.L. M.Anonymous.The Lord is in His Holy Temple.1Lo! God is here; let us adore,And humbly bow before His face;Let all within us feel His power,Let all within us seek His peace.2Lo! God is here; Him day and nightUnited choirs of angels sing;To Him, enthroned above all height,Heaven’s host their noblest praises bring.3Being of beings! may our praiseThy courts with grateful incense fill:Still may we stand before thy face,Still hear and do thy sovereign will.4More of Thy presence, Lord! impart;More of Thine image may we bear:O, fix Thy throne in every heart,And reign without a rival there.
L. M.
Anonymous.
1Lo! God is here; let us adore,And humbly bow before His face;Let all within us feel His power,Let all within us seek His peace.
1Lo! God is here; let us adore,
And humbly bow before His face;
Let all within us feel His power,
Let all within us seek His peace.
2Lo! God is here; Him day and nightUnited choirs of angels sing;To Him, enthroned above all height,Heaven’s host their noblest praises bring.
2Lo! God is here; Him day and night
United choirs of angels sing;
To Him, enthroned above all height,
Heaven’s host their noblest praises bring.
3Being of beings! may our praiseThy courts with grateful incense fill:Still may we stand before thy face,Still hear and do thy sovereign will.
3Being of beings! may our praise
Thy courts with grateful incense fill:
Still may we stand before thy face,
Still hear and do thy sovereign will.
4More of Thy presence, Lord! impart;More of Thine image may we bear:O, fix Thy throne in every heart,And reign without a rival there.
4More of Thy presence, Lord! impart;
More of Thine image may we bear:
O, fix Thy throne in every heart,
And reign without a rival there.
14.7s. M.Bowring.The Temple.1In Thy courts let peace be found,Be Thy temple full of love;Here we tread on holy ground,All serene, around, above.2While the knee in prayer is bent,While with praise the heart o’erflows,Tranquillize the turbulent!Give the weary one repose!3Be the place for worship meet,Meet the worship for the place;Contemplation’s blest retreat,Shrine of guilelessness and grace!4As an infant knows its home,Lord! may we Thy temples know;Hither for instruction come,Hence by Thee instructed go.
7s. M.
Bowring.
1In Thy courts let peace be found,Be Thy temple full of love;Here we tread on holy ground,All serene, around, above.
1In Thy courts let peace be found,
Be Thy temple full of love;
Here we tread on holy ground,
All serene, around, above.
2While the knee in prayer is bent,While with praise the heart o’erflows,Tranquillize the turbulent!Give the weary one repose!
2While the knee in prayer is bent,
While with praise the heart o’erflows,
Tranquillize the turbulent!
Give the weary one repose!
3Be the place for worship meet,Meet the worship for the place;Contemplation’s blest retreat,Shrine of guilelessness and grace!
3Be the place for worship meet,
Meet the worship for the place;
Contemplation’s blest retreat,
Shrine of guilelessness and grace!
4As an infant knows its home,Lord! may we Thy temples know;Hither for instruction come,Hence by Thee instructed go.
4As an infant knows its home,
Lord! may we Thy temples know;
Hither for instruction come,
Hence by Thee instructed go.
15.7s. M.Gray.Supplication.1Suppliant, lo! Thy children bend,Father, for Thy blessing now;Thou canst teach us, guide, defend;We are weak, almighty Thou!2With the peace Thy word impartsBe the taught and teacher blessed;In our lives, and in our hearts,Father! be Thy laws impressed.3Pour into each longing mind,Light and knowledge from above:Charity for all mankind,Trusting faith, enduring love.
7s. M.
Gray.
1Suppliant, lo! Thy children bend,Father, for Thy blessing now;Thou canst teach us, guide, defend;We are weak, almighty Thou!
1Suppliant, lo! Thy children bend,
Father, for Thy blessing now;
Thou canst teach us, guide, defend;
We are weak, almighty Thou!
2With the peace Thy word impartsBe the taught and teacher blessed;In our lives, and in our hearts,Father! be Thy laws impressed.
2With the peace Thy word imparts
Be the taught and teacher blessed;
In our lives, and in our hearts,
Father! be Thy laws impressed.
3Pour into each longing mind,Light and knowledge from above:Charity for all mankind,Trusting faith, enduring love.
3Pour into each longing mind,
Light and knowledge from above:
Charity for all mankind,
Trusting faith, enduring love.
16.H. M.*Watts.How Amiable are Thy Tabernacles.1Lord of the worlds above,How pleasant and how fairThe dwellings of Thy love,Thine earthly temples are!To Thine abodeMy heart aspires,With warm desiresTo see my God.2The sparrow for her youngWith pleasure seeks a nest,And wandering swallows longTo find their wonted rest:My spirit faints,With equal zealTo rise and dwellAmong Thy saints.3O happy souls that prayTo Him that heareth prayer!O happy men that payTheir constant service there!They praise Thee still;And happy theyWho love the wayTo Zion’s hill.4They go from strength to strength,Though oft through pain and tears,Till each arrives at length,Till each in heaven appears:O glorious seat!Our God and KingShall thither bringOur willing feet.
H. M.
*Watts.
1Lord of the worlds above,How pleasant and how fairThe dwellings of Thy love,Thine earthly temples are!To Thine abodeMy heart aspires,With warm desiresTo see my God.
1Lord of the worlds above,
How pleasant and how fair
The dwellings of Thy love,
Thine earthly temples are!
To Thine abode
My heart aspires,
With warm desires
To see my God.
2The sparrow for her youngWith pleasure seeks a nest,And wandering swallows longTo find their wonted rest:My spirit faints,With equal zealTo rise and dwellAmong Thy saints.
2The sparrow for her young
With pleasure seeks a nest,
And wandering swallows long
To find their wonted rest:
My spirit faints,
With equal zeal
To rise and dwell
Among Thy saints.
3O happy souls that prayTo Him that heareth prayer!O happy men that payTheir constant service there!
3O happy souls that pray
To Him that heareth prayer!
O happy men that pay
Their constant service there!
They praise Thee still;And happy theyWho love the wayTo Zion’s hill.
They praise Thee still;
And happy they
Who love the way
To Zion’s hill.
4They go from strength to strength,Though oft through pain and tears,Till each arrives at length,Till each in heaven appears:O glorious seat!Our God and KingShall thither bringOur willing feet.
4They go from strength to strength,
Though oft through pain and tears,
Till each arrives at length,
Till each in heaven appears:
O glorious seat!
Our God and King
Shall thither bring
Our willing feet.
17.7s. M.J. Taylor.Devotion.1Lord, before Thy presence come,Bow we down with holy fear;Call our erring footsteps home,Let us feel that Thou art near.2Wandering thoughts and languid powersCome not where devotion kneels;Let the soul expand her stores,Glowing with the joy she feels.3At the portals of Thine house,We resign our earth-born cares;Nobler thoughts our souls engross,Songs of praise and fervent prayers.
7s. M.
J. Taylor.
1Lord, before Thy presence come,Bow we down with holy fear;Call our erring footsteps home,Let us feel that Thou art near.
1Lord, before Thy presence come,
Bow we down with holy fear;
Call our erring footsteps home,
Let us feel that Thou art near.
2Wandering thoughts and languid powersCome not where devotion kneels;Let the soul expand her stores,Glowing with the joy she feels.
2Wandering thoughts and languid powers
Come not where devotion kneels;
Let the soul expand her stores,
Glowing with the joy she feels.
3At the portals of Thine house,We resign our earth-born cares;Nobler thoughts our souls engross,Songs of praise and fervent prayers.
3At the portals of Thine house,
We resign our earth-born cares;
Nobler thoughts our souls engross,
Songs of praise and fervent prayers.
18.L. M.Watts.Hundredth Psalm.1Before Jehovah’s awful throne,Ye nations bow with sacred joy;Know that the Lord is God alone;He can create, and He destroy.2His sovereign power, without our aid,Gave life to clay, and formed us men;And when like wandering sheep we strayed,He brought us to His fold again.3We are His people, we His care,Our souls and all our mortal frame:What lasting honors shall we rear,Almighty Maker, to Thy name?4We’ll crowd Thy gates with thankful songs;High as the heavens our voices raise;And earth, with her ten thousand tongues,Shall fill Thy courts with sounding praise.5Wide as the world is Thy command,Vast as eternity Thy love,Firm as a rock Thy truth shall stand,When rolling years shall cease to move.
L. M.
Watts.
1Before Jehovah’s awful throne,Ye nations bow with sacred joy;Know that the Lord is God alone;He can create, and He destroy.
1Before Jehovah’s awful throne,
Ye nations bow with sacred joy;
Know that the Lord is God alone;
He can create, and He destroy.
2His sovereign power, without our aid,Gave life to clay, and formed us men;And when like wandering sheep we strayed,He brought us to His fold again.
2His sovereign power, without our aid,
Gave life to clay, and formed us men;
And when like wandering sheep we strayed,
He brought us to His fold again.
3We are His people, we His care,Our souls and all our mortal frame:What lasting honors shall we rear,Almighty Maker, to Thy name?
3We are His people, we His care,
Our souls and all our mortal frame:
What lasting honors shall we rear,
Almighty Maker, to Thy name?
4We’ll crowd Thy gates with thankful songs;High as the heavens our voices raise;And earth, with her ten thousand tongues,Shall fill Thy courts with sounding praise.
4We’ll crowd Thy gates with thankful songs;
High as the heavens our voices raise;
And earth, with her ten thousand tongues,
Shall fill Thy courts with sounding praise.
5Wide as the world is Thy command,Vast as eternity Thy love,Firm as a rock Thy truth shall stand,When rolling years shall cease to move.
5Wide as the world is Thy command,
Vast as eternity Thy love,
Firm as a rock Thy truth shall stand,
When rolling years shall cease to move.
19.C. M.Bowring.The Heart’s Worship.1The offerings to Thy throne which rise,Of mingled praise and prayer,Are but a worthless sacrifice,Unless the heart be there.2Upon Thine all-discerning earLet no vain words intrude;No tribute but the vow sincere,—The tribute of the good.3Our offerings will indeed be blest,If sanctified by Thee;If Thy pure spirit touch the breastWith its own purity.4O, may that spirit warm each heartTo piety and love,And to life’s lowly vale impartSome rays from heaven above.
C. M.
Bowring.
1The offerings to Thy throne which rise,Of mingled praise and prayer,Are but a worthless sacrifice,Unless the heart be there.
1The offerings to Thy throne which rise,
Of mingled praise and prayer,
Are but a worthless sacrifice,
Unless the heart be there.
2Upon Thine all-discerning earLet no vain words intrude;No tribute but the vow sincere,—The tribute of the good.
2Upon Thine all-discerning ear
Let no vain words intrude;
No tribute but the vow sincere,—
The tribute of the good.
3Our offerings will indeed be blest,If sanctified by Thee;If Thy pure spirit touch the breastWith its own purity.
3Our offerings will indeed be blest,
If sanctified by Thee;
If Thy pure spirit touch the breast
With its own purity.
4O, may that spirit warm each heartTo piety and love,And to life’s lowly vale impartSome rays from heaven above.
4O, may that spirit warm each heart
To piety and love,
And to life’s lowly vale impart
Some rays from heaven above.
20.P. M.Barton.Worship in Spirit.1Our God is a spirit, and they who arightWould offer the worship He loveth,In the heart’s holy temple will seek with delightThe spirit the Father approveth.2This, this is the worship the Saviour made knownWhen she of Samaria found himBy the Patriarch’s well, sitting weary, alone,With the stillness of noontide around him.3He having once entered hath shown us the way,O God! how to worship before Thee,Not with the vain forms of that earlier day,But in spirit and truth to adore Thee.
P. M.
Barton.
1Our God is a spirit, and they who arightWould offer the worship He loveth,In the heart’s holy temple will seek with delightThe spirit the Father approveth.
1Our God is a spirit, and they who aright
Would offer the worship He loveth,
In the heart’s holy temple will seek with delight
The spirit the Father approveth.
2This, this is the worship the Saviour made knownWhen she of Samaria found himBy the Patriarch’s well, sitting weary, alone,With the stillness of noontide around him.
2This, this is the worship the Saviour made known
When she of Samaria found him
By the Patriarch’s well, sitting weary, alone,
With the stillness of noontide around him.
3He having once entered hath shown us the way,O God! how to worship before Thee,Not with the vain forms of that earlier day,But in spirit and truth to adore Thee.
3He having once entered hath shown us the way,
O God! how to worship before Thee,
Not with the vain forms of that earlier day,
But in spirit and truth to adore Thee.
21.7s. M.Wesleyan.The Light of Life.1Light of life, seraphic fire!Love divine, Thyself impart:Every fainting soul inspire;Enter every drooping heart:Every mournful spirit cheer,Scatter all our doubt and gloom;Father, in Thy grace appear,To Thy human temples come!2Come in this accepted hour,Bring Thy heavenly kingdom in;Fill us with Thy glorious power,Rooting out the seeds of sin:Nothing more can we require,We can rest in nothing less:Be Thou all our heart’s desire,All our joy and all our peace.
7s. M.
Wesleyan.
1Light of life, seraphic fire!Love divine, Thyself impart:Every fainting soul inspire;Enter every drooping heart:Every mournful spirit cheer,Scatter all our doubt and gloom;Father, in Thy grace appear,To Thy human temples come!
1Light of life, seraphic fire!
Love divine, Thyself impart:
Every fainting soul inspire;
Enter every drooping heart:
Every mournful spirit cheer,
Scatter all our doubt and gloom;
Father, in Thy grace appear,
To Thy human temples come!
2Come in this accepted hour,Bring Thy heavenly kingdom in;Fill us with Thy glorious power,Rooting out the seeds of sin:Nothing more can we require,We can rest in nothing less:Be Thou all our heart’s desire,All our joy and all our peace.
2Come in this accepted hour,
Bring Thy heavenly kingdom in;
Fill us with Thy glorious power,
Rooting out the seeds of sin:
Nothing more can we require,
We can rest in nothing less:
Be Thou all our heart’s desire,
All our joy and all our peace.
22.7s. M.Bowring.Every Good Gift from the Father.1Father! Thy paternal careHas my guardian been, my guide:Every hallowed wish and prayerHas Thy hand of love supplied:Thine is every thought of bliss,Left by hours and days gone by;Every hope Thine offspring is,Beaming from futurity.2Every sun of splendid ray;Every moon that shines serene;Every morn that welcomes day;Every evening’s twilight scene;Every hour which wisdom brings;Every incense at Thy shrine;These,—and all life’s holiest things,And its fairest,—all are Thine.3And for all, my hymns shall riseDaily to Thy gracious throne:Thither let my asking eyesTurn unwearied, righteous One!Through life’s strange vicissitudeThere reposing all my care;Trusting still, through ill and good,Fixed, and cheered, and counselled there.
7s. M.
Bowring.
1Father! Thy paternal careHas my guardian been, my guide:Every hallowed wish and prayerHas Thy hand of love supplied:Thine is every thought of bliss,Left by hours and days gone by;Every hope Thine offspring is,Beaming from futurity.
1Father! Thy paternal care
Has my guardian been, my guide:
Every hallowed wish and prayer
Has Thy hand of love supplied:
Thine is every thought of bliss,
Left by hours and days gone by;
Every hope Thine offspring is,
Beaming from futurity.
2Every sun of splendid ray;Every moon that shines serene;Every morn that welcomes day;Every evening’s twilight scene;Every hour which wisdom brings;Every incense at Thy shrine;These,—and all life’s holiest things,And its fairest,—all are Thine.
2Every sun of splendid ray;
Every moon that shines serene;
Every morn that welcomes day;
Every evening’s twilight scene;
Every hour which wisdom brings;
Every incense at Thy shrine;
These,—and all life’s holiest things,
And its fairest,—all are Thine.
3And for all, my hymns shall riseDaily to Thy gracious throne:Thither let my asking eyesTurn unwearied, righteous One!Through life’s strange vicissitudeThere reposing all my care;Trusting still, through ill and good,Fixed, and cheered, and counselled there.
3And for all, my hymns shall rise
Daily to Thy gracious throne:
Thither let my asking eyes
Turn unwearied, righteous One!
Through life’s strange vicissitude
There reposing all my care;
Trusting still, through ill and good,
Fixed, and cheered, and counselled there.
23.L. M.Frothingham.For Spiritual Influences.1O God, whose presence glows in allWithin, around us, and above!Thy word we bless, Thy name we call,Whose word is Truth, whose name is Love.2That truth be with the heart believedOf all who seek this sacred place;With power proclaimed, in peace received,Our spirit’s light, Thy spirit’s grace.3That love its holy influence pour,To keep us meek, and make us free;And throw its binding blessing moreRound each with all, and all with Thee.4Send down its angel to our side;Send in its calm upon the breast;For we would know no other guide,And we can need no other rest.
L. M.
Frothingham.
1O God, whose presence glows in allWithin, around us, and above!Thy word we bless, Thy name we call,Whose word is Truth, whose name is Love.
1O God, whose presence glows in all
Within, around us, and above!
Thy word we bless, Thy name we call,
Whose word is Truth, whose name is Love.
2That truth be with the heart believedOf all who seek this sacred place;With power proclaimed, in peace received,Our spirit’s light, Thy spirit’s grace.
2That truth be with the heart believed
Of all who seek this sacred place;
With power proclaimed, in peace received,
Our spirit’s light, Thy spirit’s grace.
3That love its holy influence pour,To keep us meek, and make us free;And throw its binding blessing moreRound each with all, and all with Thee.
3That love its holy influence pour,
To keep us meek, and make us free;
And throw its binding blessing more
Round each with all, and all with Thee.
4Send down its angel to our side;Send in its calm upon the breast;For we would know no other guide,And we can need no other rest.
4Send down its angel to our side;
Send in its calm upon the breast;
For we would know no other guide,
And we can need no other rest.
24.L. M.H. Ware.Coming Together in the Name of Jesus.1Great God! the followers of Thy Son,We bow before Thy mercy-seat,To worship Thee, the Holy One,And pour our wishes at Thy feet.2O, grant Thy blessing here to-day!O, give Thy people joy and peace!The tokens of Thy love display,And favor, that shall never cease.3We seek the truth which Jesus brought;His path of light we long to tread;Here be his holy doctrines taught,And here their purest influence shed.4May faith, and hope, and love abound;Our sins and errors be forgiven;And we, from day to day, be foundChildren of God, and heirs of heaven.
L. M.
H. Ware.
1Great God! the followers of Thy Son,We bow before Thy mercy-seat,To worship Thee, the Holy One,And pour our wishes at Thy feet.
1Great God! the followers of Thy Son,
We bow before Thy mercy-seat,
To worship Thee, the Holy One,
And pour our wishes at Thy feet.
2O, grant Thy blessing here to-day!O, give Thy people joy and peace!The tokens of Thy love display,And favor, that shall never cease.
2O, grant Thy blessing here to-day!
O, give Thy people joy and peace!
The tokens of Thy love display,
And favor, that shall never cease.
3We seek the truth which Jesus brought;His path of light we long to tread;Here be his holy doctrines taught,And here their purest influence shed.
3We seek the truth which Jesus brought;
His path of light we long to tread;
Here be his holy doctrines taught,
And here their purest influence shed.
4May faith, and hope, and love abound;Our sins and errors be forgiven;And we, from day to day, be foundChildren of God, and heirs of heaven.
4May faith, and hope, and love abound;
Our sins and errors be forgiven;
And we, from day to day, be found
Children of God, and heirs of heaven.
25.L. M.Bowring.Evening Worship.1How shall we praise Thee, Lord of light!How shall we all Thy love declare!The earth is veiled in shades of night,But heaven is open to our prayer,—That heaven, so bright with stars and suns,That glorious heaven which has no bound,Where the full tide of being runs,And life and beauty glow around.2We would adore Thee, God sublime,Whose power and wisdom, love and grace,Are greater than the round of time,And wider than the bounds of space.Help us to praise Thee, Lord of light!Help us Thy boundless love declare;And, while we fill Thy courts to-night,Aid us, and hearken to our prayer.
L. M.
Bowring.
1How shall we praise Thee, Lord of light!How shall we all Thy love declare!The earth is veiled in shades of night,But heaven is open to our prayer,—That heaven, so bright with stars and suns,That glorious heaven which has no bound,Where the full tide of being runs,And life and beauty glow around.
1How shall we praise Thee, Lord of light!
How shall we all Thy love declare!
The earth is veiled in shades of night,
But heaven is open to our prayer,—
That heaven, so bright with stars and suns,
That glorious heaven which has no bound,
Where the full tide of being runs,
And life and beauty glow around.
2We would adore Thee, God sublime,Whose power and wisdom, love and grace,Are greater than the round of time,And wider than the bounds of space.Help us to praise Thee, Lord of light!Help us Thy boundless love declare;And, while we fill Thy courts to-night,Aid us, and hearken to our prayer.
2We would adore Thee, God sublime,
Whose power and wisdom, love and grace,
Are greater than the round of time,
And wider than the bounds of space.
Help us to praise Thee, Lord of light!
Help us Thy boundless love declare;
And, while we fill Thy courts to-night,
Aid us, and hearken to our prayer.
26.L. M.W. H. Burleigh.Evening Worship.1O Holy Father! ’mid the calmAnd stillness of this evening hour,We would lift up our solemn psalmTo praise Thy goodness, and Thy powerFor over us, and over all,Thy tender mercies still extend,Nor vainly shall Thy children callOn Thee, our Father and our Friend!2Kept by Thy goodness though the day,Thanksgiving to Thy name we pour;Night o’er us, with its stars,—we prayThy love, to guard us evermore!In grief, console; in gladness, bless;In darkness, guide; in sickness, cheer;Till, in the Saviour’s righteousness,Before Thy throne our souls appear!
L. M.
W. H. Burleigh.
1O Holy Father! ’mid the calmAnd stillness of this evening hour,We would lift up our solemn psalmTo praise Thy goodness, and Thy powerFor over us, and over all,Thy tender mercies still extend,Nor vainly shall Thy children callOn Thee, our Father and our Friend!
1O Holy Father! ’mid the calm
And stillness of this evening hour,
We would lift up our solemn psalm
To praise Thy goodness, and Thy power
For over us, and over all,
Thy tender mercies still extend,
Nor vainly shall Thy children call
On Thee, our Father and our Friend!
2Kept by Thy goodness though the day,Thanksgiving to Thy name we pour;Night o’er us, with its stars,—we prayThy love, to guard us evermore!In grief, console; in gladness, bless;In darkness, guide; in sickness, cheer;Till, in the Saviour’s righteousness,Before Thy throne our souls appear!
2Kept by Thy goodness though the day,
Thanksgiving to Thy name we pour;
Night o’er us, with its stars,—we pray
Thy love, to guard us evermore!
In grief, console; in gladness, bless;
In darkness, guide; in sickness, cheer;
Till, in the Saviour’s righteousness,
Before Thy throne our souls appear!
27.P. M.Anonymous.“Teach Us To Pray.”1Teach us to pray!O Father, we look up to Thee,And this our one request shall be,Teach us to pray!2Teach us to pray!A form of words will not suffice,The heart must bring its sacrifice:Teach us to pray!3Teach us to pray!To whom shall we Thy children turn?Teach Thou the lesson we would learn,Teach us to pray!4Teach us to pray!To Thee alone our hearts look up,Prayer is our only door of hope,Teach us to pray!
P. M.
Anonymous.
1Teach us to pray!O Father, we look up to Thee,And this our one request shall be,Teach us to pray!
1Teach us to pray!
O Father, we look up to Thee,
And this our one request shall be,
Teach us to pray!
2Teach us to pray!A form of words will not suffice,The heart must bring its sacrifice:Teach us to pray!
2Teach us to pray!
A form of words will not suffice,
The heart must bring its sacrifice:
Teach us to pray!
3Teach us to pray!To whom shall we Thy children turn?Teach Thou the lesson we would learn,Teach us to pray!
3Teach us to pray!
To whom shall we Thy children turn?
Teach Thou the lesson we would learn,
Teach us to pray!
4Teach us to pray!To Thee alone our hearts look up,Prayer is our only door of hope,Teach us to pray!
4Teach us to pray!
To Thee alone our hearts look up,
Prayer is our only door of hope,
Teach us to pray!
28.S. M.Montgomery.“After This Manner Pray Ye.”1Our Heavenly Father, hearThe prayer we offer now:Thy name be hallowed far and near,To Thee all nations bow.2Thy kingdom come; Thy willOn earth be done in love,As saints and seraphim fulfilThy perfect law above.3Our daily bread supply,While by Thy word we live;The guilt of our iniquityForgive as we forgive.4From dark temptation’s powerOur feeble hearts defend;Deliver in the evil hour,And guide us to the end.5Thine, then, forever beGlory and power divine;The sceptre, throne, and majestyOf heaven and earth are Thine.
S. M.
Montgomery.
1Our Heavenly Father, hearThe prayer we offer now:Thy name be hallowed far and near,To Thee all nations bow.
1Our Heavenly Father, hear
The prayer we offer now:
Thy name be hallowed far and near,
To Thee all nations bow.
2Thy kingdom come; Thy willOn earth be done in love,As saints and seraphim fulfilThy perfect law above.
2Thy kingdom come; Thy will
On earth be done in love,
As saints and seraphim fulfil
Thy perfect law above.
3Our daily bread supply,While by Thy word we live;The guilt of our iniquityForgive as we forgive.
3Our daily bread supply,
While by Thy word we live;
The guilt of our iniquity
Forgive as we forgive.
4From dark temptation’s powerOur feeble hearts defend;Deliver in the evil hour,And guide us to the end.
4From dark temptation’s power
Our feeble hearts defend;
Deliver in the evil hour,
And guide us to the end.
5Thine, then, forever beGlory and power divine;The sceptre, throne, and majestyOf heaven and earth are Thine.
5Thine, then, forever be
Glory and power divine;
The sceptre, throne, and majesty
Of heaven and earth are Thine.
29.C. M.C. Wesley.“Thy Kingdom Come.”1Father and God of all mankind,And all the hosts above,Let every understanding mindUnite to praise Thy love.2Thy kingdom come, with power and grace,To every heart of man;Thy peace, and joy, and righteousness,In all our bosoms reign.3The righteousness that never ends,But makes an end of sin;The joy that human thought transcends,Now to our souls bring in:4The kingdom of established peace,Which can no more remove;The perfect powers of godliness,The omnipotence of Love.
C. M.
C. Wesley.
1Father and God of all mankind,And all the hosts above,Let every understanding mindUnite to praise Thy love.
1Father and God of all mankind,
And all the hosts above,
Let every understanding mind
Unite to praise Thy love.
2Thy kingdom come, with power and grace,To every heart of man;Thy peace, and joy, and righteousness,In all our bosoms reign.
2Thy kingdom come, with power and grace,
To every heart of man;
Thy peace, and joy, and righteousness,
In all our bosoms reign.
3The righteousness that never ends,But makes an end of sin;The joy that human thought transcends,Now to our souls bring in:
3The righteousness that never ends,
But makes an end of sin;
The joy that human thought transcends,
Now to our souls bring in:
4The kingdom of established peace,Which can no more remove;The perfect powers of godliness,The omnipotence of Love.
4The kingdom of established peace,
Which can no more remove;
The perfect powers of godliness,
The omnipotence of Love.
30.7s. M.*Conder.“Give Us Our Daily Bread.”1Day by day the manna fell;O, to learn this lesson well!Still by constant mercy fed,Give us, Lord, our daily bread.2“Day by day,” the promise reads;Daily strength for daily needs;Cast foreboding fears away;Take the manna of to-day.3Lord, our times are in Thy hand;All our sanguine hopes have plannedTo Thy wisdom we resign,And would mould our wills to Thine.4Thou our daily task shalt give;Day by day to Thee we live;So shall added years fulfilNot our own, our Father’s will.5O, to live exempt from care,By the energy of prayer;Strong in faith, with mind subdued,Glowing yet with gratitude!
7s. M.
*Conder.
1Day by day the manna fell;O, to learn this lesson well!Still by constant mercy fed,Give us, Lord, our daily bread.
1Day by day the manna fell;
O, to learn this lesson well!
Still by constant mercy fed,
Give us, Lord, our daily bread.
2“Day by day,” the promise reads;Daily strength for daily needs;Cast foreboding fears away;Take the manna of to-day.
2“Day by day,” the promise reads;
Daily strength for daily needs;
Cast foreboding fears away;
Take the manna of to-day.
3Lord, our times are in Thy hand;All our sanguine hopes have plannedTo Thy wisdom we resign,And would mould our wills to Thine.
3Lord, our times are in Thy hand;
All our sanguine hopes have planned
To Thy wisdom we resign,
And would mould our wills to Thine.
4Thou our daily task shalt give;Day by day to Thee we live;So shall added years fulfilNot our own, our Father’s will.
4Thou our daily task shalt give;
Day by day to Thee we live;
So shall added years fulfil
Not our own, our Father’s will.
5O, to live exempt from care,By the energy of prayer;Strong in faith, with mind subdued,Glowing yet with gratitude!
5O, to live exempt from care,
By the energy of prayer;
Strong in faith, with mind subdued,
Glowing yet with gratitude!
31.C. M.*Montgomery.A Prayer.1God of all grace, we come to Thee,With humble, prayerful hearts;Give what Thine eye delights to see,Truth in the inward parts:2Give deep humility; the senseOf holy sorrow give:A strong, desiring confidence,To hear Thy voice and live:3Patience, to watch, and wait, and weep,Though mercy long delay;Courage, our fainting souls to keep,And trust Thee, though Thou slay.4Give these,—and then Thy will be done!Thus strengthened with all might,We, in the spirit of Thy Son,Shall pray, and pray aright.
C. M.
*Montgomery.
1God of all grace, we come to Thee,With humble, prayerful hearts;Give what Thine eye delights to see,Truth in the inward parts:
1God of all grace, we come to Thee,
With humble, prayerful hearts;
Give what Thine eye delights to see,
Truth in the inward parts:
2Give deep humility; the senseOf holy sorrow give:A strong, desiring confidence,To hear Thy voice and live:
2Give deep humility; the sense
Of holy sorrow give:
A strong, desiring confidence,
To hear Thy voice and live:
3Patience, to watch, and wait, and weep,Though mercy long delay;Courage, our fainting souls to keep,And trust Thee, though Thou slay.
3Patience, to watch, and wait, and weep,
Though mercy long delay;
Courage, our fainting souls to keep,
And trust Thee, though Thou slay.
4Give these,—and then Thy will be done!Thus strengthened with all might,We, in the spirit of Thy Son,Shall pray, and pray aright.
4Give these,—and then Thy will be done!
Thus strengthened with all might,
We, in the spirit of Thy Son,
Shall pray, and pray aright.
32.C. M.Montgomery.A Prayer.1What shall we ask of God in prayer?Whatever good we want;Whatever man may seek to share,Or God in wisdom grant.2Father of all our mercies,—ThouIn whom we move and live!Hear us in heaven, Thy dwelling, now,And answer, and forgive.3When harassed by ten thousand foes,Our helplessness we feel,O, give the weary soul repose,The wounded spirit heal!4When dire temptations gather round,And threaten or allure,By storm or calm, in Thee be foundA refuge strong and sure.5When age advances, may we growIn faith, in hope, and love;And walk in holiness belowTo holiness above.
C. M.
Montgomery.
1What shall we ask of God in prayer?Whatever good we want;Whatever man may seek to share,Or God in wisdom grant.
1What shall we ask of God in prayer?
Whatever good we want;
Whatever man may seek to share,
Or God in wisdom grant.
2Father of all our mercies,—ThouIn whom we move and live!Hear us in heaven, Thy dwelling, now,And answer, and forgive.
2Father of all our mercies,—Thou
In whom we move and live!
Hear us in heaven, Thy dwelling, now,
And answer, and forgive.
3When harassed by ten thousand foes,Our helplessness we feel,O, give the weary soul repose,The wounded spirit heal!
3When harassed by ten thousand foes,
Our helplessness we feel,
O, give the weary soul repose,
The wounded spirit heal!
4When dire temptations gather round,And threaten or allure,By storm or calm, in Thee be foundA refuge strong and sure.
4When dire temptations gather round,
And threaten or allure,
By storm or calm, in Thee be found
A refuge strong and sure.
5When age advances, may we growIn faith, in hope, and love;And walk in holiness belowTo holiness above.
5When age advances, may we grow
In faith, in hope, and love;
And walk in holiness below
To holiness above.
33.11 & 10s. M.*For Divine Strength.1Father, in Thy mysterious presence kneeling,Fain would our souls feel all Thy kindling love;For we are weak, and need some deep revealingOf Trust and Strength and Calmness from above.2Lord, we have wandered forth through doubt and sorrow,And Thou hast made each step an onward one;And we will ever trust each unknown morrow,—Thou wilt sustain us till its work is done.3In the heart’s depths a peace serene and holyAbides, and when pain seems to have her will,Or we despair,—O, may that peace rise slowly,Stronger than agony, and we be still!4Now, Father, now, in Thy dear presence kneeling,Our spirits yearn to feel Thy kindling love;Now make us strong, we need Thy deep revealingOf Trust and Strength and Calmness from above.
11 & 10s. M.
*
1Father, in Thy mysterious presence kneeling,Fain would our souls feel all Thy kindling love;For we are weak, and need some deep revealingOf Trust and Strength and Calmness from above.
1Father, in Thy mysterious presence kneeling,
Fain would our souls feel all Thy kindling love;
For we are weak, and need some deep revealing
Of Trust and Strength and Calmness from above.
2Lord, we have wandered forth through doubt and sorrow,And Thou hast made each step an onward one;And we will ever trust each unknown morrow,—Thou wilt sustain us till its work is done.
2Lord, we have wandered forth through doubt and sorrow,
And Thou hast made each step an onward one;
And we will ever trust each unknown morrow,—
Thou wilt sustain us till its work is done.
3In the heart’s depths a peace serene and holyAbides, and when pain seems to have her will,Or we despair,—O, may that peace rise slowly,Stronger than agony, and we be still!
3In the heart’s depths a peace serene and holy
Abides, and when pain seems to have her will,
Or we despair,—O, may that peace rise slowly,
Stronger than agony, and we be still!
4Now, Father, now, in Thy dear presence kneeling,Our spirits yearn to feel Thy kindling love;Now make us strong, we need Thy deep revealingOf Trust and Strength and Calmness from above.
4Now, Father, now, in Thy dear presence kneeling,
Our spirits yearn to feel Thy kindling love;
Now make us strong, we need Thy deep revealing
Of Trust and Strength and Calmness from above.
34.L. M.Gaskell.Seeking Strength.1O God! who knowest how frail we are,How soon the thought of good departs;We pray that Thou wouldst feed the fountOf holy yearning in our hearts.2Let not the choking cares of earthThe precious springs of life o’ergrow;But, ever guarded by Thy love,Still purer may their waters flow.3To Thee, with sweeter hope and trust,Be every day our spirits given;And may we, while we walk on earth,Walk more as citizens of heaven.
L. M.
Gaskell.
1O God! who knowest how frail we are,How soon the thought of good departs;We pray that Thou wouldst feed the fountOf holy yearning in our hearts.
1O God! who knowest how frail we are,
How soon the thought of good departs;
We pray that Thou wouldst feed the fount
Of holy yearning in our hearts.
2Let not the choking cares of earthThe precious springs of life o’ergrow;But, ever guarded by Thy love,Still purer may their waters flow.
2Let not the choking cares of earth
The precious springs of life o’ergrow;
But, ever guarded by Thy love,
Still purer may their waters flow.
3To Thee, with sweeter hope and trust,Be every day our spirits given;And may we, while we walk on earth,Walk more as citizens of heaven.
3To Thee, with sweeter hope and trust,
Be every day our spirits given;
And may we, while we walk on earth,
Walk more as citizens of heaven.
35.C. M.Anonymous.Drawing Near to God.1From every fear and doubt, O Lord,In mercy set us free,While in the confidence of prayerOur hearts draw near to Thee!2In all our trials, struggles, joys,Teach us Thy love to see,Which by the discipline of lifeWould draw us unto Thee.3Our lives, devoted to Thy will,Our sacrifice shall be,And then will death, whene’er it come,But draw us nearer Thee.
C. M.
Anonymous.
1From every fear and doubt, O Lord,In mercy set us free,While in the confidence of prayerOur hearts draw near to Thee!
1From every fear and doubt, O Lord,
In mercy set us free,
While in the confidence of prayer
Our hearts draw near to Thee!
2In all our trials, struggles, joys,Teach us Thy love to see,Which by the discipline of lifeWould draw us unto Thee.
2In all our trials, struggles, joys,
Teach us Thy love to see,
Which by the discipline of life
Would draw us unto Thee.
3Our lives, devoted to Thy will,Our sacrifice shall be,And then will death, whene’er it come,But draw us nearer Thee.
3Our lives, devoted to Thy will,
Our sacrifice shall be,
And then will death, whene’er it come,
But draw us nearer Thee.
36.L. M.W. Scott.The Pillar and Cloud.1When Israel, of the Lord beloved,Out from the land of bondage came,Her fathers’ God before her moved,An awful guide in smoke and flame.2By day, along the astonished landsThe cloudy pillar glided slow;By night, Arabia’s crimsoned sandsReturned the fiery column’s glow.3Thus present still, though now unseen,When brightly shines the prosperous day,Be thoughts of Thee a cloudy screen,To temper the deceitful ray!4And, O, when gathers on our pathIn shade and storm the frequent night,Be Thou, long-suffering, slow to wrath,A burning and a shining light!
L. M.
W. Scott.
1When Israel, of the Lord beloved,Out from the land of bondage came,Her fathers’ God before her moved,An awful guide in smoke and flame.
1When Israel, of the Lord beloved,
Out from the land of bondage came,
Her fathers’ God before her moved,
An awful guide in smoke and flame.
2By day, along the astonished landsThe cloudy pillar glided slow;By night, Arabia’s crimsoned sandsReturned the fiery column’s glow.
2By day, along the astonished lands
The cloudy pillar glided slow;
By night, Arabia’s crimsoned sands
Returned the fiery column’s glow.
3Thus present still, though now unseen,When brightly shines the prosperous day,Be thoughts of Thee a cloudy screen,To temper the deceitful ray!
3Thus present still, though now unseen,
When brightly shines the prosperous day,
Be thoughts of Thee a cloudy screen,
To temper the deceitful ray!
4And, O, when gathers on our pathIn shade and storm the frequent night,Be Thou, long-suffering, slow to wrath,A burning and a shining light!
4And, O, when gathers on our path
In shade and storm the frequent night,
Be Thou, long-suffering, slow to wrath,
A burning and a shining light!
37.C. M.Smart.Prayer for Wisdom.1Father of light! conduct our feetThrough life’s dark, dangerous road;Let each advancing step still bringUs nearer to our God.2Let heaven-eyed prudence be our guide;And when we go astray,Recall our feet from folly’s pathsTo wisdom’s better way.3That heavenly wisdom from aboveAbundantly impart;And let it guard, and guide, and warm,And penetrate each heart;4Till it shall lead us to Thyself,Fountain of bliss and love!And all our darkness be dispersedIn endless light above.
C. M.
Smart.
1Father of light! conduct our feetThrough life’s dark, dangerous road;Let each advancing step still bringUs nearer to our God.
1Father of light! conduct our feet
Through life’s dark, dangerous road;
Let each advancing step still bring
Us nearer to our God.
2Let heaven-eyed prudence be our guide;And when we go astray,Recall our feet from folly’s pathsTo wisdom’s better way.
2Let heaven-eyed prudence be our guide;
And when we go astray,
Recall our feet from folly’s paths
To wisdom’s better way.
3That heavenly wisdom from aboveAbundantly impart;And let it guard, and guide, and warm,And penetrate each heart;
3That heavenly wisdom from above
Abundantly impart;
And let it guard, and guide, and warm,
And penetrate each heart;
4Till it shall lead us to Thyself,Fountain of bliss and love!And all our darkness be dispersedIn endless light above.
4Till it shall lead us to Thyself,
Fountain of bliss and love!
And all our darkness be dispersed
In endless light above.
38.L. M.Mrs. Cotterill.Living to the Glory of God.1O Thou, who hast at Thy commandThe hearts of all men in Thy hand!Our wayward, erring hearts inclineTo know no other will but Thine.2Our wishes, our desires, control;Mould every purpose of the soul;O’er all may we victorious beThat stands between ourselves and Thee.3Thrice blest will all our blessings be,When we can look through them to Thee;When each glad heart its tribute paysOf love, and gratitude, and praise.4And while we to Thy glory live,May we to Thee all glory give,Until the final summons come,That calls Thy willing servants home.
L. M.
Mrs. Cotterill.
1O Thou, who hast at Thy commandThe hearts of all men in Thy hand!Our wayward, erring hearts inclineTo know no other will but Thine.
1O Thou, who hast at Thy command
The hearts of all men in Thy hand!
Our wayward, erring hearts incline
To know no other will but Thine.
2Our wishes, our desires, control;Mould every purpose of the soul;O’er all may we victorious beThat stands between ourselves and Thee.
2Our wishes, our desires, control;
Mould every purpose of the soul;
O’er all may we victorious be
That stands between ourselves and Thee.
3Thrice blest will all our blessings be,When we can look through them to Thee;When each glad heart its tribute paysOf love, and gratitude, and praise.
3Thrice blest will all our blessings be,
When we can look through them to Thee;
When each glad heart its tribute pays
Of love, and gratitude, and praise.
4And while we to Thy glory live,May we to Thee all glory give,Until the final summons come,That calls Thy willing servants home.
4And while we to Thy glory live,
May we to Thee all glory give,
Until the final summons come,
That calls Thy willing servants home.
39.L. M.Anonymous.The Peace of God.1O Father! lift our souls above,Till we find rest in Thy dear love;And still that Peace divine impartWhich sanctifies the inmost heart,And makes each morn and setting sunBut bring us nearer to Thy throne.2May we our daily duties meet,Tread sin each day beneath our feet,And win that strength which doth Thy willAnd seeth Thee, and so is still;And fixed on Thy sustaining arm,Find daily food and know no harm.3Help us with man in peace to live,Our brother’s wrong in love forgive,And day and night the tempter fleeThrough strength which comes alone from Thee!Thus will our spirits find their rest,In Thy deep Peace forever blest.
L. M.
Anonymous.
1O Father! lift our souls above,Till we find rest in Thy dear love;And still that Peace divine impartWhich sanctifies the inmost heart,And makes each morn and setting sunBut bring us nearer to Thy throne.
1O Father! lift our souls above,
Till we find rest in Thy dear love;
And still that Peace divine impart
Which sanctifies the inmost heart,
And makes each morn and setting sun
But bring us nearer to Thy throne.
2May we our daily duties meet,Tread sin each day beneath our feet,And win that strength which doth Thy willAnd seeth Thee, and so is still;And fixed on Thy sustaining arm,Find daily food and know no harm.
2May we our daily duties meet,
Tread sin each day beneath our feet,
And win that strength which doth Thy will
And seeth Thee, and so is still;
And fixed on Thy sustaining arm,
Find daily food and know no harm.
3Help us with man in peace to live,Our brother’s wrong in love forgive,And day and night the tempter fleeThrough strength which comes alone from Thee!Thus will our spirits find their rest,In Thy deep Peace forever blest.
3Help us with man in peace to live,
Our brother’s wrong in love forgive,
And day and night the tempter flee
Through strength which comes alone from Thee!
Thus will our spirits find their rest,
In Thy deep Peace forever blest.
40.6 & 10s. M.Mrs. Hemans.The Heart’s Inspiration.1Father, who art on high!Weak is the melodyOf harp or song to reach Thy gracious ear,Unless the heart be there,Winging the words of prayerWith its own fervent faith, or suppliant tear.2O, let Thy spirit moveO’er those who bend in love,Be Thou amidst them as a heavenly guest;So shall our cry have powerTo win from Thee a showerOf healing gifts for every wounded breast.3O, let Thy breath once moreWithin the soul restoreThine own first image, Holiest and Most High!As a clear lake is filledWith hues of heaven instilled,Down to the depths of its calm purity.
6 & 10s. M.
Mrs. Hemans.
1Father, who art on high!Weak is the melodyOf harp or song to reach Thy gracious ear,Unless the heart be there,Winging the words of prayerWith its own fervent faith, or suppliant tear.
1Father, who art on high!
Weak is the melody
Of harp or song to reach Thy gracious ear,
Unless the heart be there,
Winging the words of prayer
With its own fervent faith, or suppliant tear.
2O, let Thy spirit moveO’er those who bend in love,Be Thou amidst them as a heavenly guest;So shall our cry have powerTo win from Thee a showerOf healing gifts for every wounded breast.
2O, let Thy spirit move
O’er those who bend in love,
Be Thou amidst them as a heavenly guest;
So shall our cry have power
To win from Thee a shower
Of healing gifts for every wounded breast.
3O, let Thy breath once moreWithin the soul restoreThine own first image, Holiest and Most High!As a clear lake is filledWith hues of heaven instilled,Down to the depths of its calm purity.
3O, let Thy breath once more
Within the soul restore
Thine own first image, Holiest and Most High!
As a clear lake is filled
With hues of heaven instilled,
Down to the depths of its calm purity.