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L. M.

Waterville. St. Paul's.

LORD, how shall wretched sinners dare
Look up to thy divine abode,
Or offer their imperfect prayer
Before a just and holy God?

2 Bright terrors guard thine awful seat,
And dazzling glories vail thy face;
Yet mercy calls us to thy feet:

Thy throne is still a throne of grace.
3 Oh! may our souls thy grace adore ;
May Jesus plead our humble claim,
While thy protection we implore,

In his prevailing, glorious name.
4 Let past experience of thy care
Support our hope-our trust invite;
Again attend our humble prayer ;-
Let mercy still be thy delight.

551

S. M.
Lord's Prayer.

OUR heavenly Father, hear

The prayer we offer now;

Calmar. Hudson.

Thy name be hallowed far and near,
To thee all nations bow!

2 Thy kingdom come-thy will
On earth be done in love,
As saints and seraphim fulfil
Thy perfect law above!
3 Our daily bread supply,

While by thy word we live ;
The guilt of our iniquity
Forgive-as we forgive.

4 From dark temptation's power,
From Satan's wiles defend;

Deliver in the evil hour,

And guide us to the end.

mf 5 Thine shall forever be

Glory and power divine;

The sceptre, throne, and majesty
Of heaven and earth are thine.

mp 6 Thus humbly taught to pray
By thy beloved Son,

Through him we come to thee, and say,
All for his sake be done!'

552

C. M.

Litchfield. Dundee.

OUR Father who in heaven art!
All hallowed be thy name;

Thy kingdom come-thy will be done,
Throughout this earthly frame,—

2 As cheerfully as 'tis by those
Who dwell with thee on high:
Lord, let thy bounty, day by day
Our daily food supply.

3 As we forgive our enemies,
Thy pardon, Lord, we crave;
Into temptation lead us not,
But us from evil save.

mf 4 For kingdom, power, and glory, all
Belong, O Lord, to thee;

Len

Thine from eternity they were,
And thine shall ever be.

553

6s & 59. Portuguese Hymn. Lyons.

OUR Father in heaven,
We hallow thy name!
May thy kingdom holy
On earth be the same!
O give to us daily

Our portion of bread;
It is from thy bounty
That all must be fed.

2 Forgive our transgressions,
And teach us to know
That humble compassion
Which pardons each foe:
Keep us from temptation,
From weakness and sin,
And thine be the glory
Forever-Amen.

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Retirement and Meditation.

FAR from the world, O Lord, I flee,
From strife and tumult far;

From scenes where Satan wages still
His most successful war.

2 The calm retreat-the silent shade,
With prayer and praise agree;

And seem, by thy sweet bounty, made
For those who follow thee.

3 There, if the Spirit touch the soul,
And grace her mean abode,

Oh! with what peace, and joy, and love,
She communes with her God!

4 Author and guardian of my life,
Sweet source of light divine,
And-all harmonious names in one-

My SAVIOUR-thou art mine!

mf 5 What thanks I owe thee! and what love!
A boundless, endless store!

Thy praise shall sound through realms above,
When time shall be no more.

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MY God, permit me not to be

Bellville. Waterville.

A stranger to myself and thee;
Amid a thousand thoughts I rove,
Forgetful of my highest love.

2 Why should my passions mix with earth,
And thus debase my heavenly birth?
Why should I cleave to things below,
And let my God, my Saviour, go?

3 Call me away from earth and sense;
Thy sovereign word can draw me thence;
I would obey the voice divine,

And all inferior joys resign.

4 Be earth, with all her scenes, withdrawn ; Let noise and vanity be gone;

In secret silence of the mind,

My heaven-and there my God I find.

556

C. M.

Brattle Street. Corinth.

WHILE thee I seek, protecting Power!
Be my vain wishes stilled;

And may this consecrated hour

With better hopes be filled.

2 Thy love the power of thought bestowed;
To thee my thoughts would soar;

Thy mercy o'er my life has flowed;
That mercy I adore.

3 In each event of life, how clear
Thy ruling hand I see!

Each blessing to my soul most dear,
Because conferred by thee.

4 In every joy that crowns my days,
In every pain I bear,

My heart shall find delight in praise,
Or seek relief in prayer.

5 When gladness wings my favored hour,
Thy love my thoughts shall fill;
Resigned, when storms of sorrow lower,
My soul shall meet thy will.

6 My lifted eye, without a tear,
The gathering storm shall see;

mf My steadfast heart shall know no fear;
That heart will rest on thee.

557

S. M. Hudson. Little Marlboro'.

OUR heavenly Father's eye
Sees through the darkest night;
In deep retirement he is nigh,
With heart-discerning sight.
2 Then let that eye survey
Our duteous homage paid,
With every morning's dawning ray,
And every evening's shade.

3 O God! may heavenly fire
The incense still inflame;
While grateful vows to thee aspire,
Through my Redeemer's name.

4 Oh warm my heart with love,
My soul in secret bless;

So shalt thou deign, in worlds above,
Thy suppliant to confess.

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Desiring the Presence of God.

MY God, I bow before thy feet;
When shall my soul approach thy seat?
When shall I see thy glorious face
With mingled majesty and grace?

2 How should I love thee, and adore,
With hopes and joys unknown before!
And bid this trifling world be gone,
Nor tease my heart so near thy throne.

3 My soul should pour out all her cares
In flowing words, or flowing tears;
Thy smiles would ease my sharpest pain,
Nor should I seek my God in vain.

559

C. M. St. Martin's. Berwick.

ETERNAL Sun of Righteousness,
Display thy beams divine,
And cause the glory of thy face
On all our hearts to shine!

2 Light in thy light, oh may we see,
Thy grace and mercy prove!

Revived, and cheered, and blest by thee,
Thou God of pardoning love!

560

C. M.

St. Martin's. Stephens.

SHINE on our souls, eternal God,
With rays of mercy shine:
Oh let thy favor crown our days,
And all their round be thine.

2 With thee let every week begin;
With thee each day be spent ;
To thee each fleeting hour be given,
Since each by thee is lent.

3 Thus cheer us through this desert road,
Till all our labors cease ;-

Till heaven refresh our weary souls
With everlasting peace.

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God's Presence a Comfort in Life.

OH happy they who know the Lord,
With whom he deigns to dwell!
He feeds and cheers them by his word;
His arm supports them well.

2 To them, in each distressing hour,
His throne of grace is near;

And when they plead his love and power,
He stands engaged to hear.

3 His presence cheers us in our cares,
And makes our burdens light;
His gracious word dispels our fears,
And gilds the gloom of night.

4 Let us enjoy, and highly prize
These tokens of thy love;

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