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About Google Book Search Google's mission is to organizc the world's information and to make it univcrsally accessible and uscful. Google Book Search hclps rcadcrs discover the world's books while hclping authors and publishers rcach ncw audicnccs. You can search through the full icxi of this book on the web at |http: //books. google .com/l I^atbatb Síbtnitp Í^tí)ool ANDOVER-HARVARD THEOLOGICAL LIBRARY Henry Wilder Foote Unity Hymns and Chorals FOR THE CONGREGATION AND THE HOME. EDITED BY W, C. GAKNETT. J. Y. BLAKE. F. L. HOSMER. j CHICAGO: CHARLES H. KERR & COMPANY, i I 175 Dbabbobn Stbeet. \ 1889. i 3 1 3 i . ue ^ ' 6-1. COPYRIGTHT, 1880, BY THE EdITORS. PREFACE. THE HYMNS. We have tried to give in our little hymn-bóok two hundred and fifty hvmns likely to be loved by congregations whose "simple feeling in religious service is tnat of fihiM fftTi seeking thft Fathey . Most of the recent hymn-books for church-use contain nearly a thousand hymns, one-fourth of which probably receives three-fourths of the actual use. The limitation to the small number makes possible so low a price that even young or small societies can afford a fiíU supplv of the books: and without the fuífsupp l y^— -a book/at leaat to eve rv two personSf— "congrftgfl.tinnfl.i Rínpnr^g'^ can jiardly be suc cegsful. So many of these hymns will be found fresh to all collec- tions that we hone our little work may do some service, also, a& a cheap aup^lement to older books too aear and useful to be given up . Some hymns in the collection (like 47) may be thought too tender, too delicate . t/^O p rjvfj ,tfí^ fr>r w'i'^ ^'" thft miscellaneous con gfftgfl^tínn ; then let us sing those at home, — the book is " for the Congregation and the Home;" but we like to think of the Sunday hour as an hour of " family-worship." Some (like 31) may be thought beau- tiful in themselves, but not to flow easily to music : we think so, too, but forgive that fault in each case for the special beauty's sake,— in no case having passed the line, we trust, of practicable use. Some (like 188) may be called " songs" rather than " hymns "; or (like 55) may, perhaps, be thought to " preach " or to " teach " rather than to " sing" at all: we half assent, but claim that o ne function of a congregational hymn is to sink great thonghta from the ¿íind int o tEe heay):. _íín e of our tests has, there- Many of the hymns will be found altered from the origináis ; in most cases slight- ly , in but a word or line ; yet not a few are largely altered. If the alteration, whether made by previous collectors or by ourselves, amounts to more than two or three words, tne author's ñame is printed in itálica to indícate the fact, — save where we have his permission for the change. If freedom to change hymns in this way be questioned, we can but beg, "Allow it, friendly author, for the widened service which your heart's song thereby secures. Rejoice that you have sung a song in which, wüh alteration, you can help other hearts to rise toward God." To all friends, known and unknown, consulted or unconsulted, from whom we have ventured thus to borrow work, we give warm thanks. i THE HYMN-TÜNES. The tunes to which we recommend the hymns to be sung are designated in ital- Ics on the title-lines of the hymns, and the page of the tune is added. We suggest these settings, not to forestal! the taste of otriers, but to help congregations without choir-leaders, and choirs when obliged to sing with little time to make their own se- lections. The cut page enables a few noble tunes to serve conveniently many hymns, and secures to every hymn the ranee of all the music in the book to find its best adaptations. The principies folio wed in the selection of the music have been (1) to have, within our narrow limits, as many as possible of the oíd, familiar, dear tunes, and these the best of them: (2) to give new and special tunes for the hymns which require them either by metre or sentiment ; and to have these new tunes simple, grand, worthy to last, and easy for congregational use : (3) to suggest two settings as alternates when both seem appropriate, especially using the ñew music in this way so as to help it to become familiar. This new music is new only to us, either as not familiar, or as now offered for the first time in a collection of English psalmody. But it is, for the most part, very old^ and is entirely from Germán, Latin or English sources. We think it includes noble choráis which will be welcomed and loved. If the proportion of new tunes seem large, this was necessitated by the somewhat peculiar character of the collection of hymns; but we hope that few of the greatest and dearest of the oíd tunes will be missed. In the new music the harmony has required much attention, and for this we are under great obligation to the kind, skilful and learned aid of Prof. Rich. J. Wilmot of Quincy, lUs. CHORALS AND ANTHEMS FOR THE CONGREGATION. Ongjjiiefhope^wit h US has been to offer aid in enrichinp the Ro mpwhflt bare form of the usual congrégational worship in churches not liturgicaí r For this pur- pose a few eiements oí choral and responsive service will De lound at the end of the book, which may be combined variously according to the customs, feelings or cir- cumstances of a congregation. The three following forms may serve as suggestions : (1) 1. Organ Volantary. . 2. Oíd Hnndred, or other Choral. 8. Prayer. 4. Trisagion, or otUer Choral, or Anthem. 5. Reading. 6. Anthem by Cholr. 7. Hymn. 8. Sermón. 9. Hymn. 10. Benediction. ( a; (2) li Organ Volontary. 2. Choral by Congregation. 3. Psalm, or Responsive Ser- vice. 4. Hymn. 5. Prayer, followed by Organ. 6. Readings. 7. Anthem by Choir, or Hymn. 8. Sermón. 9. Hymn. closing with choral strain. 10. Benediction, with choral Amen. (3) 1. Organ Volnntary. 2. Choral, or Choral Respon> ses, by Congregation. 3. Hymn. 4. Prayer, closing with *' Onr Father" chanted by Choir. 5. Readings. 6. Hymn or Choral by Con- gregation. 7. Sermón. 8. Anthem by Choir. 9. Hymn. 10. Benediction,- choral Amen.. Of course, our congregations need training in the use of such choral eiements; and success is not the w^ork of a Sunday or a month. Within a year it may be hoped \ for, if the people are in earnest ; and an increasing love for the service will be the al- I most sure encouragement. Five things will help greatly toward this result : ( 1 ) A J Choir, at first to teach, and afterwards to lead and guide, the congregation, — a Choir ^ inspired with the feeling that no anthem they can sing will so enrich the service, will I be so glorious a deed for them, as Choir, to do, as the waking of a people's volees to , utter nobly their own worship. (2) An interested Organist, sensitive enough to know , that each verse in a hymn may need its own interpretation on the organ. (3) A num- I ber of heartily interested singers in the congregation. All depend on these; the oth- i ers are to catch from them, and hide themselves, at first, in them. The older children,^ I here, can greatly help. (4) A few conscientious rehearsals by such singers with the I Choir. (5) A family-feeling pervadi ng the congregationj^^-which itself is Hkely to^be ', deepened _by"^singi ngjbhus together iñ Sunday worship. There should be no haste to áttain variety in the use of these choral parts. Only repetition will secure good singing from a congregation. Let the hymns give the va- riety, and the choral strains give, rather, the uniformity equally desirable. Simple, noble music alone can bear the test, but such grows dear with association ; and the dearest parts of a religious service are usually those around which associations have begun to cluster. We venture specially to urge the congregational beginning of the service,— the very first soundj after the organ-prelude, being the ypice .oLtbfiJífifíple praising God togéther. And the aim should be for the people to recognise by the órgan-íoúch, without other announcement, which one out of the several selections is to be sung by them. Thus, too, at the other choral moments of the service. Let the first three months' experiment be with a single strain or two, perhaps "Oíd Hun- dred," till it becomes familiar: then gradually add others. By the year's end a rich and flexible service will probably be within the power of the congregation, — ^a new joy, because a new beauty, for the Sunday. ájL INDEX OF AUTHORS. Adama, Mrs. B. F 8,29 Alford^H ..151 Andrews, Jane ..242 Appleton, T. P 2 Amold, Matthew 55, 120 Austín, J 172,200 Bailey 124 Barbauld, Mrs. A. L 94, 229 Beach, 8. C 207 Blackie, J.8 1 250 Blake. J. V.--12, 46, (Tr.) 153, 154, 209,230, 231, 246 Bonar, H 26, 91, 172 Bowring, J 115, 135, 178 Breviary, The 224 Brooks, C. T..-.- , 11 Bryant,W. C 73 Bullfinch, 69 Burleigh,W. H 147 Chadwick, J. W.-.19, 25, 57, 75, 160, 163, 284, 237, 238 Chamber's Journal, 35 Cheney, ]\Irs.E. D 84 Clarke, J. P 7,61,80 Cobbe, Francés Power. 148 Coleridge, S. T 46,88 Conder,J 122 Cowper, 121, 127 "Dial," The 226 Doddridge, 128 Dorr, Julia C. R. 217 EUiott, Charlotte 48 Emerson, R.W 74 Evans, A. E 189 Faber, F. W...71,72, 142, 166, 184, 185, 194 Fletcher, Miss 87 Franck, 218 Frothingham, N. L.-^ 20 Frothingham, O. B 70 Fumess, W. H 1, 6, 33, 39, 49 Gannett, W. C 18, 161, 204, 212, 216 Gerhardt, P. Tr. 15, 17, 126 Gilí, T. H 191, 222 Good Words, 228 Greg, S 150 Guyon, Madame 195 Hall, Mrs. L. J 149, 166, 164, 197 Havergal, Francés R 53 Heber, R. 252 Hedge, F. H 146 Herbert, G^orge 82 Higginson, T. W 76 Hosmer, F.L..-..97, 103,167, 168, 179,220 Hurlbut, W. H 54, 141 Hymnsof the Spirit, 244 Jex-Blake, T. W 180 Johnson, S.-.64, 67, 140, 144, 210, 211,214 Keble,J 23,79,203 KingRobert of France,Tr 10 Laighton, Albert 198,235 Lamed, Augusta 177 Longf ellow, H. W 63,159,240 Longfellow, 8.-8, 18, 27, 38, 40, 47,93,132, 206, 215, 218, 221, 232, 236 Lowell, J. R 68 Lyte, H. F '. ..190 MacDonald, George 102 Masón, Mrs. C. A 34,113 Meigs, Mrs.W. M ..239 Montgomery, J 136,170, 294 Moravian,. 138 Newell, W. 99 Newman, J. H. 110,145 Newton, J 28 Norton, A. 143 Packard, 37 Palgrave, P. T. 50,104,106 Pierpont, J 245 Procter, Adelaide A. 78, 181 Putnam,8.P 56 Rands,W.B 44,58,201 Robbins, C 42 Scudder, Eliza 81, 100, 101, 133, 155 Seagrave, R......... 4 Sears, E. H 241 Sill,E. R .....223 Smith, 8. T. 243 Steele, Anne 116 Sterling, J 59 Stowe, H. B 32, 176 Sutton, H.G , 31 Taylor, Emily 21 Taylor, John 83 Tennyson, 60,107 Tersteegen,(J. Wesley, Tr.) 6, 80 Trench, RC 89 Waring. Anna L...43, 77, 86, 130, 131, 173, 174, 182, 186, 187 4b I Wasson, D.A. ....188,193 Watts, J 111, 126, 247, 253 Wesley,C 14,16, 24, 52, 114, 139, 225 Wesleyan, ----- 9 Whittier, J. G..65, 66, 85, 90, 95, 96, 98,105, 108, 109, 134, 152, 157, 158, 162, 196, 199, 213, 219, 227, 233. Williams, Helen M.^ 117 INDEX OF TUNES. Abdiel,(81.).— 51—212 America, 65—243,244,245 Amsterdam,(81.) 62—4, 24, 114 Arlington, 19-49, 71,72, 81, 89, 92, 108, 111, 117, 127, 129, 133, 185, 192, 220 Autmmi,.-.(8 1.) 43—14, 17, 22, 68, 159, 161 Azmon, 20—49, 155, 175, 202, 224, 230, 287 Balerma, 21—45, 88, 103, 112, 117, 134. 165, 175,186,199,273 Bemieson, 44—29,42, 61, 62, 63,67, 68, 115, 153,172,180 Bethany, 56—3 Boylston, 32—9,23,64, 119, 128, 170 Chamiing, 5—819, 56, 80, 231, 248 Conant,...-36— 43, 44, 46, 93. 106, 137, 182 Creation, (8 1.) 8—18 Credo, (81.) 45—228 Dundee, 22-85,41, 71, 72,81, 103, 111, 179, 196, 203, 251 Ellacombe, (8 1.) 53—150, 165 Ezra, (8 1.) —..9—18, 201 Federal St., 10—21, 58 Germany,-.ll— 120, 156, 177, 197, 213,221 Greenville, (8 1.) 46—16, 190 Hambnrg, 12—162, 173, 207,219 Harvest, 63—284 Hebron.l3— 20, 34, 59, 60,90, 164, 193, 236 Holley 37—89,43 Hummell, 23—35, 191, 214, 215 ItalianHymn, 57—10, 11. 99 Jerome, 65—48,109,135 Joy, (8 1.) 66—65, 124 Laban,-33— 80, 64, 123, 126, 128, 169, 171, 195, 223 Lloyd, (8 1.).24-87, 160, 163, 204. 282, 241 Logan, 25—96,97, 142, 147, 196 Mami,..14— 20, 21, 34, 68, 60, 78, 149, 193, 240 Manoah, ....26—41,112, 145, 152, 157, 199 Marlow, 27—6, 102, 166, 225 Melton, 59—31, 101, 198 Müton, (61.)— 15— 5, 65, 118, 138, 139, 201 Missionary Chant,.. 16—40, 70,73, 79, 91, 105. 144. 158, 206 Momington, 84—26, 30, 52, 54, 82, 84 Naomi, 28—6, 118, 116, 146,168 Nicflea, 67—12, 252 Noye8.88— 2, 8, 15, 25, 28, 33, 44, 46, 47, 51, 53, 57, 122, 174, 210, 211, 217, 226, 229 Niiremburg,.39— 1, 15, 25, 28, 33. 44, 46,47, 51, 53, 76, 85, 93, 94, 106, 200, 217, 229 238, 249 Oíd Hundred, 17—253 Oíd 132, (81.) .«..29—13,95, 179,242 Olmutz, 35—50 Palestine, (61.) 68—188, 189 Parker,. 69—110 Paul, 70-36, 148 Pilgrims, 61—32, 100,140, 141 Pisgah, 47—184 Pleyers Hymn,.40— 2, 8,28,57,75, 83, 174, 182, 210, 211 PortugueseHymn, 60—136 Russian Hyniii,(6 1.) 71—154 SicUy........ 48—27, 29, 222, 250 Simeón (6 1.) 30—37, 77, 86, 130, 131 St. Agnes..31— 108, 133, 155, 167, 185, 186, 187, 194, 216, 227, 235 Stephanos, 72—151, 181 Stockwell,.49— 42, 61, 62, 68, 67, 78. 115, 158, 180 Telemann's Chant 41—69, 74 Union, (8 1.) 73—246 Vesper, (8 l.)..,--50— 27, 38, 159, 161, 239 Ward,-.18— 66. 107, 125, 162, 218, 238, 247 Ware,(8 1.) 42—178,205,209 Webb, (8 1.) 54—121, 150, 165, 208 Whittier,.... 62—7,82, 14, 176 INDEX OF SUBJECTS. I. ASPIRATION. Hymas. 1. Rise, my soul! 1-7 2. Come, almighty to deliver í 8-15 3. In Church,— the Meeting 16-26 4. In Church,— the Parting, 27-30 5. Morning, 31-35 6. Evening, 36-46 H. DUTY. 1. Penitence, 47-51 2. Consecration, 52-61 3. Heroic Service, 62-76 4. Lowly Service, 77-82 5. Brotherliness, 83-91 6. Jesús and his Kindred, 92-99 Hymns. 289-846. VI. FESTIVAIiS. III. TRUST. Eymns. 1. In Mystery 100-110 2. In Daily Needs, 111-123 3. In Trial, 124-139 4. In Suffering, 140-148 5. In Death, 149-162 IT. BL.ESSEDNESS. 1. Communion, 163-172 2. Peace 173-177 3. Thankfulness, 178-182 4. Joy, 183-197 V. THE ONE IN ALI.. 1. Life of Nature,— World, Soul, 198-210 2. Life of Ages,— Past, Future, 211-228 Hymns, VII. PRAISE 247-258. INDEX OF FIRST LINES. Again, as evening' s shadow fallB 40 A living. loving, lasting word 188 All around ns, fair with ñowers 62 All as God wills I who wisely heeds 134 All before ns lies the way 226 Allhail, God's ángel, Truth! 99 All ye nations, praise the Lord 249 Angels holy, high and lowly 250 Another hand is beckoning us 157 Another year of setting suns 237 Aroand my pathlife's mysteries.., ..150 As darker, darker, fall aroand ^ 41 Ask and receive,— 'tis sweetly said 183 At first I prayed for Light 84 Awake, onr sonls ! away, oar fears 125 Backward looking o'er the past 238 Beneath the shadow of the cross 92 Beneath thine hammer. Lord, I lie 146 Blest are the pnre in heart 23 Blest be thy love, dear Lord 171 Brother, hast thou wandered f ar 51 Calm Sonl of all things ! make it mine 120 Can I see another's woe 137 City of God, how broad and far 214 Clear in memory's silent reaches 161 Come, brothers, let as go 30 Come, said Jesús' sacred voice 94 Day by day the manna fell 122 Eartb, with her ten thonsand flowers 205^ Btemal Ruler of the ceaseless round 19 Every day hath toil and trouble 124 Faint not along thine earthly road 191 Fair are the feet that bring the news 202 Father, give thy benedlction 27 Father, hear the prayer we oflFer 61 Father, I know that all my life 77 Father in heaven ! to whom my heart 6 Father, in memory's fondest place 145 I^ather, in thy mysterions presence kneeling. . 140 Father, now oar prayer is said 44 Father of world and sonl 11 Father Omnipotent ! joyfnl and thankf ni 154 Father Supreme ! Thou high and holy One 36 Father, thou art calling, calling to us plainly.. 12 Father, thy paternal care 178 Father, to ns thy children, humbly kneeling. . . 7 Father, whate'er of earthly bliss 116 Firm, in the maddening maze of things 108 For a season called to part. . .^ 28 Forever with the Lord 170 From all that dwell below the skies 253 F»om heart to heart, from creed to creed. 216 Give me, my God, to f eel thee in my joy, 80 Give, O earth, a hero's grave » . . 75 Give to the winds thy fears 126 God bless our native land 244 God draws a cloud o ver each gleaming mom. . 148 God giveth quietness at last 158 God is in his holy temple 22 God is Love : his mercy brightens 115 « God moves in a mysterions way 127 God of the earnest heart 64 God of the earth, the sky, the sea 206 Gone are the great and good 245 Go not far from me, O my God 130 Hark, my soul, how every thing 200 Hast thou, 'midst life's empty noises 65 He always wins who sides with God 72 He cometh not a king to reign 95 He bidés within the lily 212 Heir of all the ages, 1 217 He liveth long who liveth well 91 Help me, my God, to speak 26 He prayeth well who loveth well 88 Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty 252 Holy Spirit, Source of Gladness 17 Holy Splrit, Truth divine 8 Honored they who firmly stand 69 How gentle God's commands 128 How shalt thou bear the cross that now. 142 I believe in Haman Kindness 238 I blesB ttaee. Lord, f or sorrows sent 144 I cannot find thee I still on restless pinion 100 I cannot walk in darkness long 113 T have a heritage of joy 187 I heard the bells on Christmas Day 240 I taear it often in the dark 13 Iknownot if or dark or bright 151 I long f or honsetaold voices gone 152 I look to thee in every need 132 Immortal by their deed and word 97 Immortal Love, forever f ull ". 227 In qaiet hoars the tranquil soul 177 In thee, my powers, my treasures live 81 In the moming I will pray 33 In thine own belng, thine 104 I saw the beanty of the world 201 I travel all the irksome night 192 It singeth low in every heart 160 I worship thee, dearWill of God 194 I would my work we^-e better done 156 Just as I am,— withont one plea 48 Know, my soul, thy full salvation 190 Lead, Kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom.llO Life of Ages, richly ponred .... 210 Life of Ages, richly poured 211 Long, long ago, in mangerlow 242 Look up, look np, my soul, still higher 189 Lo I on the morn that now is here 224 Lord, a happy child of thine 43 Lord, we thank thee for the pleasure 180 Lord, what ofFering shall we bring 83 Lo ! the day of rest declineth 42 Lo ve Divine, all love excelling 14 Love for all I and can it be 47 Lol we stand be f ore thee now 25 Make channels for the streams of love 89 Mid the Inrking fears that start 106 My child Ib lying on my knees 102 My country, 'tisof thee 243 My God, I rather look to thee , 155 My God, I thank thee ; may no thonght 143 My God, I thank thee, who hast made 181 My God, my Stiength, my Hope 52 My heart is resting. O my God 186 Mysterious Presence, Source of all 207 My times are in thy hand 123 Nanght have I else to do 195 Nearer, my God, to thee 3 Never, my heart. wilt thou grow oíd 149 New words to speak, new thonghts to hear 35 No longer forward or behind 196 None lovesme, Falher. with thy love 118 Notsoin haste, my heart 119 Now, hushing every adverse sonnd 173 Now is the seed-time : God alone 90 Now, on land and sea descending 38 No words of labored prayer I know 164 Now sing we a song for the Harvest 234 Now the joyfnl Christmas moming 239 O, blestis heto whom is given 71 O, come and dwell in me 9 O, conld we learn trne sacrifico 79 O, draw me, Father. afterthee 138 O Eternal Life, whose power 209 O Father, though the anxions f ear 21 O Freedom 1 on the bitter blast 66 Oft have I walked the woodland paths 235 O God, I thank thee for each sight 34 O God, my all in all thon art 139 O God, onr help in ages past 111 O God, thy power is wonderful 185 O God, we praise thee and conf ess 251 O God, whose presence glows in all 20 O Life, that makest all things new 18 O Love Divine, of all that is 163 O Love Divine, whose constant beam 213 O Love ! O Life ! our faith and sight 96 O Ñame, all other ñames above 168 Once more the liberal year laughs out 233 Once to every man and nation 68 One by one the sands are flowing 78 f Onegift, my God. I seek 169 One holy Church of God appears 215 One Lord there is, all lords above 58 One low grave, yon trees beneath 76 O, nerve thy spirit to the proof 73 One thonght I have, my ampie creed 167 Only to living faith 54 Onward, onward, though the región 67 Open. Lord, my inward ear 24 O. richly, Father, have I been 49 O Shadow in a sultry land 37 O, sometimes comes to soul and sense 105 O. sometimes gleams upon our sight 219 O Source Divine, and Life of all 59 O thou almighty Will ... 10 O thou, in all thy might so far..., 103 O thou Lord of heaven above 174 O thou who art of all that is ... 179 Our spirit s lay their noblest powers 70 Out of the dark, the circling sphere 218 O word divine, like healing balms 147 O, yet we trust that somehow good 107 Part in peace ! is day before us 29 Peace be to this congregation 16 Praise to God, immortal praise 229 Rise. my soul, and stretch thy wings 4 See the Lord, thy Keeper, stand 114 Send down thy truth, O God 223 Set f ree f rom present sorrow 121 Shall things withered, fashions olden 222 Slowly, by God's hand nnf urled 39 Soul. struggle on! Within the darkest night. .. 56 Stainless soldier on the walls 74 Standing on the shore at moming 153 Still, still with thee, when purple morning 32 Still through the cloven skies they come 241 Strong Son of God, Immortal Love 60 Sweetest Joy the soul can know 15 Sweet is the solace of thy love 131 Take my lif e, and let it be 53 Teach me, my God and King 89 Tell me not in raournf ul nnmbers 63 Tender mercies, on my way 182 The harp at Natnre'p advent stmng 199 | The heavens thy praise are telling 808 The homelees winds that wander o'er the land.198 The Lord Í8 in his Holy Place 204 The Lord is my Shepherd, no want shall 1 know.136 The oíd, oíd etory ! yet I kneel " — 45 There is an Eye that never sleeps 1 12 There ie a something pweet and puré 197 There's a wideness in God's mercy 184 The softened mould is brown and warm 230 The snmmer days are come again 232 The san darts down his sheaf of golden rays. .231 The thought of God, the thought of thee 186 The winds that o'er my ocean run 193 Think gently of the erring one 87 Thirsting for a living spring 2 Thou Grace Divine, encircling all 133 Thou hidden love of God, whose height 5 Thou Life within my life, than self more near.lOl Thou, whose ñame is blazoned f orth 57 Thy kingdom come with power and grace 225 Thy way is ip the deep, O Lord 129 Thy will be done ! In devions way 135 ^Tis winter now : the fallen snow 236 7 To-day. beneath thy chastening eye 109 To thee, O Fatherland . . 846 To weary hearte. to mourning homes .168 Two worlds are onrs • and is it sin 803 Unto our heavenly Father 165 We are thy people. we thy care . 847 Weary now I go to rest . 46 We ask nol, Father. the repose 175 We cannot kindle when we will 55 We ñame thy ñame, O God 50 We praise thee. Lord, with earliestmorningray 348 We pray no more, made lowly wise 820 We wake each mom as if the Maker's grace. . . 31 We will not weep; for God is standing by us..l41 What is this that stirs within 1 What thou wilt, O Father, give 85 When my love to God grows weak 93 When the hours of day are nnmbered 159 When winds are raging o^er the upper ocean. . 176 Wherever in the world I am 86 Wherever through the ages rise • 98 While thee I seek, Protecting Power 117 With wider view come loftier goal 381 Yes, for me, for me he careth 178 INDEX OF METRES. The Tuües an grouped by Metres; MBd withiü eacb group of Metres are arranged alpbabetícally. Pages. L.M., 8-18 €. M., 19-31 S. M., 32-35 7s, 36-42 Pages. 88 and 7s, 43-50 7s and 68, 51-54 6s and 4s, 55-57 108, 58-59 Pages. lis, 60 llsandlOs, 61-62 Peculiar, 63-73 Abdiel, (8 1.) 51 America, 55 Amsterdam, (8 1.) 52 Arlington 19 Autumn, (8 1.) 43 Azmon, 20 Balerma, 21 Benneson, 44 Bethany, 56 Boylston, 32 •Channing, 58 Oonant, 36 €reation, (8 1.) 8 €redo, (81.) 45 Dundee, 22 Ellacombe, (8 1.) 53 Ezra, (81.) 9 Federal St, 10 Germanv, 11 Oreenville, (8 1.) 46 Hamburg, 12 Harvest, 63 INDEX OF TUNES. Hebron, 13 Holley, 37 Horeb 64 Hummel, 23 I tallan Hymn, 57 Jerome, 65 Joy, (8 1.) 66 Laban, 33 Lloyd, (8 1.) 24 Logan, „ 25 Mann, 14 Manoah, 26 Marlow, 27 Melton, 59 Milton, (6 1.) 15 Missionary Chant, 16 Mornington, 34 Naomi, 28 Nicsea, 67 Noyes 38 Nuremburg, 39 Oíd Hundred 17 Oíd 132, (8 1.) 29 01mutz,...i 35 Palestino, (6 1.) 68 Parker, 69 Paul, 70 Pilgrims, 61 Pisgah, 47 Pleyel's Hymn, 40 Portuguese Hymn, 60 Russian Hymn, (6 1.)...71 Sicily, 48 Simeón, (61.) 30 St. Agnes, 31 Stephanos, 72 Stockwell, 49 Telemann's Chant, 41 Union, (81.) '. 73 Vesper, (8 1.) 50 Ward, 18 Ware, (81.) 42 Webb, (81.) 54 Whittier, 62 Anthems and Choráis for the Congregation, Choral Responses, , .74 .79 8 CKEATION. L.M. Slines. Hatdn's "Creation.** * 4—1— h ^:_:it^toi3z:¿ I lIJ Jsi--y 5=n t i ' >w 1 ügí^iS -»-->— l - t- S M— * ASPIRATION. 1. The SOUl. Nuremburg^ 39. What is this that stirs within, Loving goodness, hating sin, Always craving to be blest, Finding here below no rest ? What is it? and whither, whence, This unsleeping, secret sense, Longing for its rest and food In some hidden, untried good? 'Tis the soul, — mysterious ñame! Him itseeks from whom it carne: While I muse, I feel the fire Burning on, and mounting higher. Onward, upward, to thy throne, O thou Inñnite, ünknown I Still it presseth, till it see Thee in alh and all in thee. W. H. FURNESS. 2. Seekin^. Pleyel^ 40. Noyes, 38. Thirsting for a living spring, Seeking for a higher home, Resting where oiir souls must cling, Trusting, hoping. Lord, we come. Glorious hopes our spirit fill, When we feel that thou art near : . Father! then our fears are still, Then the souPs bright end is clear. Life*s hard conflict we would win, Eead the meaning of life's frown ; Change the thorn-bound wreath of sin For the spirit's starry crown. Make us beautiful within By thy spirit's holy li^ht: Guara us when our faith burns dim, Father of all love and mightl P. F. APPLBTON. 3. ííearer to thee. Betha^^y. 56. ^ Nearer, my God, to thee, Nearer to thee ! E'en though it be a cross That raiseth me, Still all my song shall be, — Nearer, my God, to thee, Nearer to thee! ^ Though, like the wanderer, The sun gone down, Darkness be over me, My restastone; Yet in my dreams I*d be Nearer, my God, to thee, Nearer to thee! There let the way appear, Steps unto heaven ; All that thou sendest me, In mercy given, Angels to beckon me Nearer, my God, to thee, Nearer to thee ! #^ Then, with my waking thoughts Bright with thy praise, Out of my stony griefs Bethel 141 raise ; So by my woes to be Nearer, my God, to thee, Nearer to thee! Or if, on joyful wing Cleaving the sky, Sun, moon, and stars forgot, Upward I fly, Still all my song shall be, — Nearer, my God, to thee, Nearer to thee! ICBS. 8. F. ADAM8» \ EZRáL. L, M. 8. Unes. 9 ^ 3 V '3 3 2 >J D. C. f=t 4. Rise, my SOUl. Amstefdam^ 52. RiSE, my soul. and stretch thy wings, Thy better portion trace ; Rise from transitory things Towards heaven, thy native place : Sun and moon and stars decay, Time shall soon this earth remove; Rise, my soul, and haste away To seats prepared above. Rivera to the ocean run, Ñor stay in all their conree ; Fire, ascendí ng, seeks the sun, — Both speed them to their source: So a soul that's born of God Pants to view his glorious face, XJpward tends to his abode, To r«st in his embrace. 5. Seekingr* B. SEAGBAVKi Miltottj 15. Thou hidden love of God, whose height, Whose depth unfathomed, no man knows I I see from far thy beauteous light ; Inly I sigh for thy repose. My heart is pained; ñor can it be At rest, till it fínd rest in thee. Thy secret voice invites me still The sweetness of thy yoke tó prove ; And fain I would ; but though my will Seem fixed, yet wide mv passions rove; Yet hindrances strew all the way : I aim át thee, yet from thee stray. ,Is there a thing beneath the sun, That strives with thee my heart to share? Ah I tear it thence, and reign alone, The Lord of every motion there! Then shall my heart from earth be free, When it hath found repose in thee. G. TBBSTEBGSM.— 7>. J. WKBLBY. 6. Foraholymlnd. j^X,f!v. Father in heaven ! to whom my heart Would lift itself in prayer, Drive from my soul each earthly thought, And show thy presence there. Each moment of my life renews The mercies of the Lord ; Each moment is itself a giñ, To bear me on to God. Help me to break the galling chaina This world has round me thrown : Each passion of my heart subdue, Each darling sin disown. And do thou kindle in my breast A never-dying flame Of holv love, of grateful trust In thine almighty ñame. W. H. FÜBNSaS. 7. Conscieus of weakHess. Wkittier^ei, Father, to us thy children, humbly kneel- ing, Conscious of weakness, ignorance, sin, and shame, Give such a forcé of holy thought an(^^ feeling, That we may li ve to glorify thy ñame ; That we may conquer base desire and passion, That we may rise from selfish thought and will, Overeóme the world's allurement, threat, and fashion, ^ Walk humbly, gently, leaning on thee still. J. F. CLABKS. 8. For inspiration. Pleyely 40. Noyes, 38. Holy Spirit, Truth divine I Dawn upon this soul of mine ; Word 01 God and inward Light, Wake my spirit, clear my sight. 8 CREATION. L.M. Slines. Hatdn's "Creation." * ^r-l— -h fcá::2: >*-H ss^-i= «:^ « 1 ^Üi £t*í E g Í=J: ^S^^^^^g Holy Spirit, Love divine ! Glow within this heart of mine; Kindle every high desire; Perish self in thy puré fire. . Holy Spirit, Power divinel Fill and nerve this will of mine; By thee may I strongly live, Bravely bear, and nobly strive. Holy Sijirit, Right divine ! King within my conscience reign ; Be my Law, and I shall be Firmly bound, forever free. Holy Spirit, Joy divine! Gladden thou this heart of mine; In the desert ways I sing "Spring, O Well! forever spring." 8. LOMOF2LLOW. 9, Liberty. Boylston^ 32. o, COME and dwell in me, Spirit of Power within ! And bring thy glorious liberty From sorrow, fear and sin. The inward, deep disease, Spirit of Health, removel Spirit of perfect Holinessl Spirit of perfect Love I That blessed law of thine, Father, to me impart; The Spirit's law of life divine, — O, write it in my heart I Thy náture be my law, Thy spotless sanctity ; And sweetly every moment draw My happy soul to thee. WBSLEYAN. 10. Stren^h, love, light. Italiana 57. O THOü almighty Will ! Faint are thy children till Thou come with power: Strength of our good intente, In our frail hour Defence, Calm of faith's confidence. Come, in this hour! O thou most tender Love! Deep in our spirits move: Tarry, dearCiuest! Quench thou our passion's fire, Raise thou each low desire, Deeds of brave love inspire, Quickener and Rest ! O Light serene and stilll Come and our spirits fill, Bring in the day : Guide of our feeble sight, Star of our darkest night, Shine on the path of right, Show US thy way ! Tr.jrom King Robert of France, 11, Morning within. Italiana 57. Father of world and soul, Changeless while ages roll, Bound less in grace! Who, with thy strength and rest, Quickenest and quietest, Now in each yearning breast Unveil thy face I Word, whose creative thrill Wakes in all Nature still Life, light and bloomi Now, with resistless ray, Chase all our clouds away, And with thj heavenly day Our souls illume ! C. T. BROOKS. 12# Calling. Nicaay 67. Father, thou art calling, calling to us glainly; e spirit comes thy loving message evermore: y P EZRáL. L, M. 8. lines. 9 1687. ^^ * Pf^ í* ^^ -»- ■«- £ ^f=ig ^ -1»- -^ It rtE^^S f»- 9- *; la: g »■ Esrzi :^ 3Í ^s :gl g^^!^^ d^ r g: ^ — /T\ — -Í9- i J9-^^ f -t^ -O. ^=F^ fc£ ^F^=^ m S£/ Holy One, uplift us, ñor forever vainly Stand calling us and waiting at the door. In the whirling tempest and the storm thou livest, In the rain, and in the sweetness of the after-glow ; Summer's golden bounty, winter's snow, thou givest, And blooming meadows where sweet waters flow. Clearer still and dearer is thy voice ap- pealing, Deep within the spirit's secret being speaking low ; Enter, O our Father ! truth and Ufe re- vealing; From every evil free us as we go. In thee living, moving, unto thee uprear- ing All the hope and joyfulness and trust that fiU the soul, Father, we adore thee, asking naught ñor fearing; We cannot wander from thy dear con- trol. J. V. BJLAKB. 13. Listening. Oíd 132^ 29. I hear it often in the dark, I hear it in the light,— Where is the voice that comes to me With such a quiet might? It seems but echo to my thought, And yet beyond the stars ! It seems a heart-beat in a hush, And yet the planet jars! O, may it be that far within My inmost soul there lies A spirit-sky, that opens with Those voices of surprise ? Thy heaven is mine, — my very soull Thy words are sweet and strong ; They fill my inward silences . With music and with song. They send me challenges to right, And loud rebuke my ill ; They ring my bells of victorv; They breathe my "Peace, be still I»' Thev ever seem to sav : "My child, Why seek me so all day ? Now journey inward to thyself, And listen by the way !" W. C. QANXETT, 14. Indwelling. Autumn, 43. LovE divine, all love excelling, Joy of heaven, to earth come downí Fix in US thy humble dwelling, All thy faithful mercies crown. Father, thou art all compassion. Puré, unbounded love thou art; Visit US with thy salvation, Enter every longing heartl Breathe, 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 11 fe receive; Graciously come down, and never, Never more thy temples lea ve ! C. WESLBY. 15. Nurefndurg, 39, SwEETEST Joy the soul can know, Fairest Light was ever shed, Who alike in joy and woe, Leavest none unvisited ! Spirit of the Highest God, Who upholdest everything, Thou from whom my life has flowed, To my life thy gladness bring! 8 CREATION. L.M. Slines. Hatdn's "Creation." For the noblest guest thou art That a soul e*er sought or won : Have I wished thee to my heart, Then my wishing all is done. TR. /rom P. GERHARDT. 16* Salntation. Greenville^ 46. Peace be to this congregation ! Peace to every heart herein ! Peace, the earnest of salvation, Peace, the fruit of conquered sin ; Peace, that speaks the heavenly Giver, Peace, to worldly minds unknown, Peace, that floweth, as a river, From the eternal Source alone. O thou God of Peace ! be near us, Fix within our hearts thy home ; With thy bright appearing cheer us, In thy blessed freedom come; Come, with all thy revelations, Truth which we so long have sought! Come, with thy deep consolations, Peace of God which passeth thought ! C. WesUy. 17» For J07 and peace. Autumn, 43. HoLY Spirit, Source of Gladness! Come with all thy radiance bright ; O'er our weariness and sadness Breathe thy life, and shed thy light; Send US thine illumination; Banish all our souPs annoy ; Rest upon this congregation, Spirit of unfailing Joy ! Let the Peace, which knows no measure, Now in quickening showers descend, Bringing us the richest treasure Man can wish or God can send : Hear our earnest supplication ; Every struggling heart reléase; Rest upon this congregation, Spirit of untroubled Peace! Tr.from P. Gerhardt, 18. Greeting. Creatiofiy 8. Ezrüy 9, O Life that makest all things new, — The blooming earth, the thoughts of men ! Our pilgrim feet, wet with thy dew, In gladness hither turn again : From hand to hand the greeting flows, From eye to eye the signáis run, From heart to heart the bright hopeglows, The lovers of the Light are one. One in the freedom of the Truth, One in the joy of paths untrod, One in the souPs perennial vouth, One in the larger thought oí God;' The freer step, the fuller breath, The wide horizon's grander view, The sense of life that knows no death, — The Life that maketh all things new! S. LONGFELLOW. 19. Unity» Channingf 58. {Repeatfirst two Unes,) Eternal Ruler of the ceaseless round Of circling planets singing on their way, Guide of the nations from the night pro- found Into the glorv of the perfect day ! Rule in our hearts, that we may ever be Guided and strengthened and upheld by thee. We would be one in hatred of all wrong, One in our love of all things sweet and fair, One with the joy that breaketh into song, One with the grief that trembles into prayer ; One in the power that makes thy children free To foUow Truth, and so be one with thee! J. W. CHADWICK. EZRA.. L, M. 8. linea. 15S7. 9 Fine 20. For truth and loTe. j^*;:;^,;'- O GrOD, whose presence glows in all Within, around us, and above ! Thy word we bless, thy ñame we cali, Wnose word is Truth, whose ñame is Love. That Truth be with the heart believed Of all who seek this sacred place; With power proclaimed, in peace received, Our spirits* light, thy Spirit's grace. That 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. Send down its ángel to our side ; Send in its calm upon the breast: For we would know no other guide, And we can need no other rest. ' N. li. FBOTHINOHAK. 21. A«i«yofrest.^/-«'.f.'°- O Father, though the anxious fear May cloud to-morrow*s doubtful way, Ñor fear ñor doubt shall enter here; All shall be thine at least to-day. We will not bring divided hearts To worship at thy sacred shrine; But each unholy wish departs, And leaves the temple wholly thine. O Father, God below, above! Our silent thoughts are praising thee ; Thy spirit o'er our hearts shall move, And tune them all to harmony. Emily Taylor. 22* ^hc temple. Autumn, 43. God is in his holy temple: Earthly thoughts be silent now, While with reverence we assemble, And before his presence bow. He is with US now and ever, When we cali upon his ñame, Aiding every good endeavor, Guiding every upward aim. God is in his holy temple, — In the puré and holy mind ; In the reverent heart and simple; In the soul from sense refíned: Then let every low emotion Banished far and silent be. And our souls in puré devotion, Lord, be temples worthy thee. ANÓN. 23. The puré in heart. Boyhton, 32. Blest are the puré in heart, For they shall see our God ; The secret of the Lord is theirs, Their soul is his abode. Still to the lowly soul He doth himself impart. And for his temple and his throne Chooseth the puré in heart. J. KKBLB. 24. The still, Small volee. Anisterdam^ fu Open, Lord, my inward ear, And bid my heart rejoice; Bid my quiet spirit hear The comfort of thy voice: Never in the whirlwind found, Or where earth^uakes rock the place, — Still and silent is the sound, The whisper, of thy gráca. From the world of sin and noise And hurry, I withdraw ; For the small and inward voice I wait with humble awe : Silent I am now and still, Would not in thy presence move ; To my waiting soul reveal The secret of thy love. C. WESLRT. 8 CREATION. L.M. Slines. :í Hatdn's "Creation.** S-fií--«^-! -, .-:-y-w--w ^ ^f^^^^ P^ ^g^Sf aiB 26. B«f««tb«,. í^~'^*»- Lo ! we stand before thee now, And our silent, inward vow Thou dost hear, in tliat profound Where is neither voice ñor sound. Not by any outward sign Dost thou show thy will divine; Deep within thy voice doth cry And our quickened souls reply. Thou dost hear, and thou wilt bless With thy strength and tenderness : Lo ! we come to do thy will ; With thy life our spirits fill. J. W. CHADWICK. 26. Heart-speech. Momington^ 34. Help me, my God, to speak True words to thee this day ; Real let my voice be when I praise, And trustful when I pray. Thy words are true to me ; Let mine to thee be true, The speech of my whole heart and soul, However low and few, True words of grief for sin, Of longing to be free, Of striving for deliverance, And likeness, Lord, to thee, True words of faith and hopt. Of godly joy and grief: Lord, I believe,— O, hear my cry, Help thou mine unbelief ! H. BONAB. 27. Benediction. f?^,'^^. Father, give thy benediction ; Give thy peace, before we part; Still our minds with truth's conviction, Calm with trust each anxious heart. Let thy voice, with sweet commanding, Bid our griefs and struggles end; Peace which i)asseth understanding On our waiting spirits send. S. LONGFSLLOW. 28. For a season called to part, Let US now ourselves commend To the gracious eye and heart Of our ever-present Friend. When we move at duty's cali, He ifi with US by the way ; He is ever with us all, Those who go, and those who stay. Father, hear our humble prayer ! Tender Shepherd of thy sheep, Let thy mercy and thy care All our souls m safety keep. In thy strength may we be strong"; Hallow every cross and pain ; Give US, if we live, ere long Here to meet in peace again. J. NEWTON. 29. Part m peace. ^^^44. Part in peace! is day before us? Praise his ñame for life and light: Are the shadows lengthening o*ér us? Bless his care who guards the night. Part in peace! with deep thanksgiving, Rendering, as we homeward tread, Gracious service to the living. Tranquil memory to our dead. Part in peace! such are the praises God our Maker loveth best; Such the worship that upraises Human hearts to heavenly rest. MBS. S. F. ADAMS. :t EZRA.. L, M. 8. lines. 9 1687. Fine 3=g= ^^^^^^^^ H^ -»- E ^^^sp Bon! i; r e ^?- ■^ m :s: s x=x- i tWf 3 3 ■»- ^E^^ D. C. "^ íK PíF^ a í^^^^ 80. T ^4. »« ««. Laban^ 33. Come, brothers, let us go! Our Father is our jruide; And be the way or bright or dark, He journeys at our side. ■ Come, brothers, let us go I Ñor by the way fall out; But help each other brotherly, — God guards us round about. The strong be quick to raise The weaker, when they fall; In Ipve and peace and quiet go: God's blessing keep us all ! Tr,from G. Tersteegen. 31. TobeallTe! Melton^t^^. We wake each morn as if the Maker's grace Did US afresh from nothingness derive, That we might sing, " How happy is our case, How beautiful it is to be alive!" Lo ! all around us his bright servan ts stand: And if with frowning brows for their dis- guise, Yet with such wells of love in their deep eyes, And so strong rescue hidden in their hands! And our lives may in glory move along ; First holy white, and theií all good, and fair For our dear Lord to see, — the very air We breathe, self-shaped into a natural song. And ever towards new heights we still may strive, — Till, just as any other friend's, we press Death*8 hand; and, having died, feel none ihe less, How beautiful it is to be ali ve ! H. S. Suiíon. 32. StUlwltUthee. ^¡^tl: Still, still with thee, when purple morn- ing breaketh, When the bird waketh and the shad- ows flee; Fairer than morning, lovelier than the daylight, Dawns the sweet consciousness, I am with thee. Alone with thee, amid^ the mystic shad- ows, The solemn hush of Nature newly bom; Alone with thee, in breathless adoration, In the calm dew and freshness of the morn. So shall it be at last, in that bright morn- ing When the soul waketh and life's shad- ows flee; O, in that hour, fairer than daylight dawning, Shall rise the glorious thought, — I am with thee ! MBS. H. B. STOWB. 33. In the morning. ^ZX£rg.3g. In the morning I will pray For God's blessing on the day : What this day shall be my lot, Light or darkness, know I not. 16 ^íB. H H »- s^^ A MISSIOirABT CBIANT. k M. i \ 1-^ ZVUNBR. t=í: ^^ ■-«- :^: -1^— *- -0 — wr g ■# — I-» — ^ t=t t=t ■^- *^ £ -# — • — (9 »■ g^ ^íí ;^ t=X:. JtzÉ: «rf I I I -«- -© ' r ;£ t=t: -¡ 9-- 1-* • » ^^fefel 1=t ^ Should it be with clouds o'ercast, Clouds oí sorrow, gatheringr fast, Thon, who givest light divine, Shine withiñ me, Lord, O, shine! Show me, if I tempted be, How to find all strength in thee, And a perfect triiimph win O ver every bosom sin. Keep my feet from secret snares, Keep mine eyes, O God! from tears; Every step thy love attend, And my soul from harm defend. W. H. FURN'BSS. 34. AB^therday. ^'Z"\\^ Manu, 14. O GrOD ! I thank thee for each sight Of beauty that thy hand doth give, — For sunny skies and air and li^ht; O God,' I thank thee that I Uve I That life I consécrate to thee; And ever, as the day is born, On wings of jov my soul would flee. And thank thee for another morn. Another day in which to cast Some sibnt deed of love abroad, That, greatening as it journeys past, May do some earnest work for God. Another day to do, to daré ; To tax anew my growing strength ; To arm my soul with faith and prayer, And so reach heaven and thee at length. MRS. C. A. ICASON. 35. TA.i1flT ^^ndee, 22. 10-aay. Hummel,2Z. New words to speak, new thoughts to hear, New love to give and take ; Perchance new burdens I may bear To-day, for love's sweet sake. New hopes to open in the sun ; Nciw efforts worth the will ; Or tasks, with yesterday begun, More bravely to fulfil. Fresh seeds for all the time to be Are in my hand to sow, Whereby, for others and for me, Undreamed of fruit may grow. And if, when eventide shall fall In shade across my way, It seems that nought my thoughts recall But life of every day, — Yet if each step in shine or shoWer Shall be with thee for guide, Then blest be every happy hour* That keeps me at thy side. From Chambers* *JournaL 36. From day to day. Paul^ yo. Father supreme! Thou high and holy One! To thee we bow*; Now, when the burden of the day isgone, Devoutly, now. When the glad morn upon the hills wa» spread, Thy smile was there ; Now, as the darkness gathers overhead, We feel thy care. Silence and calm, o'er hearts by earth distrest, Now sweetly steal ; So every fear that struggles in the breast Shall faith conceal. Thou. through the dark, wilt watch above our sleep With eye of love ; And thou wilt wake us, when the sun- beams leap The hills above. EZRáL. L, M. 8. lines. 1527. 9 Fine f rom age to age unchanging, still the same " All-good thou art; Hallowed forever be thy holy ñame In every heart! ANÓN. 37. At eyen-tide. Simeón, 30. O Shadow in a sultrv land! We gather to thy oreast, Whose lo ve, enfolding us like night, Brings quietude and rest ; Glimpse of a fairer life to be, In foretaste here possessed. From all our wanderings we come, From drifting to and fro, Frora tossing on life^s restless deep . Amid its ebb and flow ; The grander sweep of tides serene Our spirits yearn to kncw. That which the garish day has lost The twilight vigil brings; — The breezes from celestial hills, The draughts from deeper springs, The sense of an immortal trust, The touch of ángel wings. C. U. PACKARD. 38. Twilight. F^j/^r, 50. Now, on land and sea descending, Brings the night its peace profound ; Let our vesper hymn be blending With the holy calm around. Soon as dies the sunset glory, Stars of heaven shine out above, Telling still the ancient story, Their Creator's changeless love. Now, our wants and burdens leaving To his care, who cares for all, Cease we fearing, cease we grieving; 4.t his touch our burdens fall. As the darkness deepens o'er us, Lo ! eternal stars arise ; Hope and Faith and Love rise gloriouEi, Snining in the spirit's skies. S. LONaFEI.LOW 39, The Ught of stars. ^^^^'^'if. ® Noy¿s, 38. Slowly, by God's hand unfurled, Down around the weary world Falls the darkness; O, now still Is the working of his will! Mighty Spirit, here am I! • Work in me as silently ; Veil the day's distracting sights, Show me heaven's eternal lights. Living stars to view be brought In the boundless realms of thoughtl High and infinite desires, Flaming like those upper fíresJ Holy Truth, eternal Riglit, Let them break upon my sipht ; Let them shine serene and still. And with light my being ñll. W. H. FUBNSSS. 40. Tesper hymn. ^^LJf^^^' '«• Again, as evening's shadow falls, We gather in these hallowed walls; And vesper hymn and vesper prayer Rise mingling on the holy air. May struggling hearts that seek reléase Here find the rest of Grod's own peace ; And, strengthened here by hymn and prayer, Lay down the burden and the care! O God, our Light! to thee we bow; Within all shadows standest thou : Give deeper calm than night can bring; Give sweeter songs than lips can sing. 18 WABD. L. M. Arr. by Dr. Masok. 1-.-J — R, Life's tumult we must meet a^ain; We cannot at the shrine remain ; . But in the spirit's secret ceK May hymn and prayer for ever dwell. 8. L,ONGF£LI.OW. 41. f«í_ ^ A Dundee, 22. ThOU knowest. Manoah, 26. As darker, darker, fall around The shadows of the night, We gather here, with hymn and prayer, To seek the Eternal Light Father in heaven, to thee are known Our many hopes and fears, Our heavy weight of mortal toil, Our bitterness of tears. Thou knowest all our absent ones Who have been with us here, As in our secret heart we ñame The distant and the dear. All weary eyes, all aching hearts, And feet thát from thee rove, The sick, the poor, the tried, the fallen, Thou knowest, God of love. We bring to thee our hopes and fears. And at thy footstool lay ; And, Father, thou who lovest all Wilt hear us as we pray. Anón. 42. ct :t 1 StockwelL 4Q. Sunday eyeningr. Benneso¿ 11, Bennesotif 44. Lo! the day of rest declineth, Gather fast the shades of night ; May the Sun that ever shineth Fill our souls with heavenly light. While, thine ear of love addressing, Thus our parting hymn we sing, Father, give thine evening blessing, Fold us safe beneath thy wing. C.B0BBIN8. 43. Conanty 36. Eyen-son?. nou^^^l Lord! a happy child of thine, Patient through the love of thee, In the light, the life divine, Lives and walks at iiberty. Leaning on thy tender care, Thou hast led my soul aright: Fervent was my morning prayer, Joyful is my song to-night. O my Father, Guardian true ! All my life is thine to keep; At thy feet my work I do, In thme arms I fall asleep. ANNA L. WARIXO. 44. God'8 Uousehold. ^;S?f, 3» Father, now our prayer is said, Lay thy hand upon our head: Pleasures pass from day to day, But we know that Love will stay. While we sleep it will be near; We shall wake and find it here; We shall feel it in the air, When we say our morning prayer. And when things are sad or wrong, Then we know that Love is strong; When we ache, or when we weep, Then we know tliat Love is deep. Love is oíd, and Love is new; Love outlasteth firm and true : And the Lord who made it thus, Did it in his love for us. W. B. Rands. AELINGTON. C. M. Arhe, 1744. 19 He knowetll. Balerma, 21 . Totellitatthy cali; And cares grow lighter as I feel My Jíather knows them all. Y^ all! The morning and the night. Thl^^ ^""l: ^^^.grief, the loss, ^ ' The roughened path, the sunbeam bright The hourly thorn and cross. ^ ' Thou knowest all: I Jean my head. My weary eyelids cióse ; ' Content and glad awhile to tread ihis path, since my God knows! ^ wíif ^^ ^°^?^ '«e- A" ^y heart With answering love is stirred; Jíind heahng in the word. So here I lay me down to rest As nightly shadows fall, wi^^^""' coníiding on his breast, Who knows and pities all 46. Iffl thy hand. ^vremburg, 39. Conant, 36. Weary now I go to rest, Father, let thy visión blest ^' Tender watch above me Iceep. Hush to rest my dear ones all In the holowof thy hand; «oLT" ^'!f P.o' great or small. Safe beneath thy kind command. On sad hearts let peace descend: Ami^h ^««P'ng eyelids, sleep; ' An ,1 ^ ?•??" '•^e skies ascend. And the still earth vigil keep. It hath not been my use to p¿y With moving lipa or hended knees- But 81 lently. by slow degrees, ' My spirit r to Love comW In humble trust mine eyelids cióse With reverential resignation? ' No wish concei ved, no thought exoreased ( Only a Hn»e of su¿plication ^^^' A sense o'er all my soul imprest That I am weak, yet not un'blest, Smce m me, round me, every where Eternal Strength and Wisdom arl ' 20 i i 3::r. ife n ■ — 1_ AZMON. G. M. Arr. by Dr. Masón. ■j I J - sj — a 1 H- íf^ -«- 1=1: i=1=^ # — ^- q: — ©- — I- H 1- í 3^ g: I ■* — :^ i fe: 1=í=í i J Wr^- :5 -«- L^ #-^ "•#.' f=F=F -©- -©• r-:zg= g :^ 1 — h— r— r i i •fi. DUTY. 41. HomCWarO. f/ureniburg. LovEforall'.andcanJtbe? 0,0*1 1 hope it 18 for me? I who strayed so long ago T +hí» disobedient child, . Krbiddenwaystoroam! T xTho sDurned bis loving hold ; í'IhowoúldnotbecontroUed; l' who wouldnothearhis cali, I, the wüful proílig*' • To my Father can I ff^ Race, a servanfs place, for me. <íee my Father waiting standa'- lll' he^reaches out his hands! r «ri i8 Love ! I know, I see gSil^Vío^eforme-evenme!_^^ Justas I am,-tho«ghto^edat^u^^ '"■ 1 SíS'wiSt^áfearwithout. ^'^^%^ovingGod!lcome. 1fet, lOViuB Charlotte miioti. 49. Azmon, 20. With Shame. Arlingtony 19- jHst as I am. y^''^'"^' ^S- 48. «a T am — without one piea O loving God ! i come. O, richly, Father jjave I been Blest evermore by ^^^« ;. , . ^i^^^ hast And morning, noon and nigbt tnou Preserved me tenderly. And know the glonous hberty Of an obedient son. That I may henceforth heed whate'er Thv wice within me «i.>th, Fir&yinmvh^iofhearts A principie of faith,— Faith that, like armor to my soul, Mr,LK^ -n Ael host Encamping round about. ^ ^ ^^^^^ BALEHMA. C. M. 21 50. Through and through. Olmutz, 35. We ñame thy ñame, O God, As our God cali on thee, Thonírh the dark lieart in ns meantime Far from thy ways may be. And we can own thy law, And we can sing thy songs, While this sad ¡nner soul in us To sin and shame belongs. ' On US thy lo ve may glow. As the puré midday fire On sonie foul spot in us look down,— And yet the mire be mire. Then spare us not thy fires, The searching light and pain; Burn out Ihe sin in us; and, last, With thy love heal again. F. T, Palffrave. 51. Brother, come I %Z"e±r,, 3,. Brother, hast thou wandered far From thy Father's happy home, With thyself and God at war? Turn thee, brother, homeward come! ' Hast thou wasted all the powers God for noble uses gave? Squandered life's most golden hours? Turn thee, brother, God can save ! Is a mighty famine now In thy heart and in thy soul? Discontent upon thv brow? Turn thee, God will make thee whole! He can heal thy bitterest wound, He thy gentlest prayer can hear; Seek him, for he may be found; Cali upon him ; he is near, J. F. CLARKE. 52. My wants. Mornington^ 34. My God, my Strength, my Hope, On thee I cast my care, With humble confidence look up, And know thou hear'st my prayer I want a true regard, A single, steady aim, TJnmoved by threatening or reward, To thee and thy great ñame. I want a sober mind, A self-renouncing will, That tramples down and casts behind The baits of pleasing ill ; A soul inured to pain, To hardship, grief, and loss ; mu ^° ^^® "P' ^'■"^ ^^ sustain, The consecrated cross. I want a godly fear, A quick-discerning eye, That looks to thee when sin is near. And sees the tempter fly ; A spirit still prepared. And armed with jealous care, Forever standing on its guard, And watching unto prayer. This blessing above all,— Al ways to pray I want; Out of the deep on thee to cali, And never, never faint: Give me on thee to wait, Till I can all things do,— ' On thee, almighty to créate, Almighty to renew ! C. "WESLKY. 53. All for God. ^"^f- Nurerfivurg^ 39. Take my life, and let itbe Consecrated, Lord, to thee; Take my hands, and let them move At the impulse of thy love. 22 i^ t=i DÜNDEE. C. M. t=:i + St g^3 ■Sí- ^ ■«- -Si — h -»- r: .^— i i i©- V^J g^^ 33; -e es 3¿ i H -»- _L I S ■si — I ^ ■©- # é r?5=r:g¿: I -«^ E S- -I©- -i- -!©- £ I — f >*i/ Take my feet and let them be Swifb and beautiful for thee; Take my voice, and let me smg Always, only for my King. . Take my silver and my So\á,— Not a mite would I withhold; Take my moments and my days,— Let them flow in ceaseless praise. Take my will and make it thine,— It shall be no longer mine ; Take my heart, it is thine own,— It shall De thy royal throne. Take my love ; my Lord, I pour At thy feet its treasure-store ; Take myself, and I will be Ever, only, all for thee. FBANCKS B, HAVKBQAIm 55. Moralitji Miltoriy 15. 54. Working faitli. Momingtoth 34- Only to living faith The promises are shown, And by the love that passeth death The rest is won alone. Be ours the earnest heart, Be ours the steady will, To work in silent faith our part,— For God is working still. Then newer lights shall rise Above these clouds of sin, And heaven's unfoldin^ mystenes To glad our souls begin. Our hearts from fear and wrong Shall win their full reléase, With God's own might forever strong. And calm with God's own peace. W. H« HÜBUSÜT. We cannot kiudle when we wiU The fire that in the heart resides ; The spirit bloweth and is still, Inmysteryoursoulabides: But tasks in hours of insight willed, Can be through hours of gloom fulfilled. With aching hands and bleeding feet We dig and heap, lay stone on stone; We bear the burden and the heat Of the long day, and wish 'twere done: Not till the hours of light return, All we have built do we discem. Then, when the clouds are off the soul, When thou dost rest in Nature's eye, Triumphant in thy self-control, Thy struggling, tasked morality,— "Ah child!" she cries," that strife di vme, It was the Ufe of God in thine ! " M, Arnold, 56. The eyerlasting yea. Channingy 58* Soul, struggle onl Within the darkest Stillbroods the majesty of deathless Right. If to its promptings clear thou still art true, The larger, sweeter lights wiU ñash to view. The stars will shine, and the blue pomp of day, „ , X. V And to thine ear the Everlasting Yea Will breathe its music and its lofty song : And we shall know that Beauty still is strong; That there is heart and life, the good, the fair That God is smiling in the sunny air. And Wisdom shapmg to remotest star And Love is yearning where the lowest I are. S. P. PÜTKAM. L HUMMEL. C. M. & •-.—I- t Zbuner. 2a «• ^*^F rl2!á=t -•§._,.«.:, :2_. I I -■fe- 1 ' I ^-1 •-fa#--^-« ^ -■fe-i. i -I — "-I — I — «-b ?-=?i ^EJ =— 1^ «^-«l — o ■tí — tí- 1- ts3=:fct I I -j=>,-|...p :^:q L,-_j?-J_4l-J.z =^ryi >J^i :fe=fe= í:=í í=|: -p-' BS^íSS ^SEt :&: I 67. Duty. Pleyely 40. Noyes, 38. Thoü, whose ñame is blazoned forth On our banner's gleaming fold, Freedom I all thy sacred worth Never yet has half been told. But to-day we sine of (me eider, graver far than thou; With the seal of time begun Stamped upon her awful brow. She is Duty : in her hand g a sceptre heaven-brought ; Hers the accent of command, Hers the dreadful mystic Ougfú, But her bondage is so sweetl And her burdens make us strong: Wings they seem to weary feet, Laughter to our lips and song. Wheresoever she may lead, Freshly burdened every day, Freedom, make us free to speed ín her ever brightening way ! J. W. CHADWICK. If I be ruled in other wise, My lot is cast with all that dies, With things that harm, and things that hate, And roam by night, and miss the Gate,— Thy happy Gate, which leads us where Love is like sunshine in the air, And Love and Law are both the same. JNamed with the Everlasting Ñame. W. B. ttANDS. 59. '^^y^^^v^^^^^^^'^íz:\i^ ÚS. Love and law. ^^'''^^^ "^^ » '°- Mantiy 14. One Lord there is, all lords above,— His ñame is Truth, his ñame is Love, His ñame is Beauty, it is Light, His will is Everlasting Right. But ah! to wrong what is his ñame? This Lord is a Consuming Fíame To every wrong beneath the sun: He is One Lord, the Holy One. Lord of the Everlasting Ñame, Truth Beauty, Light, Consuming Fíame! Shali I not lift my heart to thee. And nsk ihee, Lord, to rule in me? O SoüRCE divine, and Life of all, ' The Fount of being*s wondrous seal Thy depth would every heart appall, Ihat saw not Love supreme in thee. We shrink before thy vast abyss, Where worlds on worlds eternal brood : We know thee.truly but in this, Inat thou bestowest all our good. And so, 'mid boundless time and space, O, grant US still in thee to dwell. And through the ceaseless web to trace Iny presence working all things well I Ñor let thou life's delightful play Thy truth's transcendent visión hide; Ñor strength and gladness lead astray From thee, our nature's only guide. Bestow on every joyous thríll Thy deeper tone of reverent awe ; Make puré thy children's erring will And teach our hearts to love thy law ! J. STEBLIMG. 60. Taster music. ^'^««» 14. Hebron, 13. Strong Son of God, immortal Love, H hom we, that have not seen thy face, By faith, and faith alone, embrace, Believing where we cannot proveí 24 LLOYD. C. M. 8. fines. Fine, ^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^ Thou seemest human and divine, The highest, holiest art thou: Our wiíls are ours, we know not how; Our wills are ours to make them thine. O Living Will that shalt endure When all that seems shall suffershock. Bise in the spiritual rock, Flow through our deeds, and make them puré I Let knowledge grow from more to more, But more of reverence in us dwell, Till mind and soul, according well, Make music vaster than before ! A, Tennyson. 61. ^ Stockwell. 4Q. Ourprayer. Benneson,^, Father, hear the prayer we offer! Not for ease that prayer shall be, But for strength that we may ever Live our Uves courageously. Not forever in green pastures Do we ask our way to be; But the steep and rugged pathway May we tread rejoicingly. Not forever by still waiers Would we idly quiet stay; But would smite tbe living fountains From the rocks along our way. Be our strength in hours of weakness, In our wanderings, be our guide ; Through endeavor, failure, danger, Father, be thou at our side 1 ANOX. 62. « ^ j ;i X Stockwell^ 49. Beauty and duty. Benmson, 44. All around us, fair with flowers, Fields of beauty sleeping lie ; All around us clarión voices Cali to duty stern and high- ThankfiíUy we will rejoice in All the beauty God has given ; But beware it does not win u» From the work ordained of Heaven. Following every voice of mercy With a trusting, loving heart, Let US in life's earnest labor Still be sure to do our part. Now, to-day, and not to-morrow, Let us work with all our might, Lest the wretched faint and perish In the coming stormy night. Now, to-day, and not to-morrow,— Lest, before to-morrow's sun, We too, mournfully departing, Shall have left our work undone. ANÓN. 63. Psalm ©f Ufe. z?,^«^c/,« aa Benneson, 44. Tell me not iñ mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream ; For the soul is dead that slumbers, And things are not what they seem. Life is real ! life is earnest I And the grave is not its goal : Dust thou art, to dust returnest, Was not spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end and way; But to act, that each to-morrow Find US further than to-day. Let US, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labor, and to wait. H. W. LOXerBLLOW. LOGAN. C. M 25 ^^^^^ üsed by pormission of OlivbrDitson A Co. st: I 64. The yow. fS^f j^'32. Ztf¿««, 33. GoD of the eamest heart, The trust assured and still, Thou who our strength forever art, — We come to do thy will! Upon that painful road By saints serenely trod, Whereon their hallowing influence flbwed, Would we go forth, O God ! 'Gaiiist doubt and shame and fear In human hearts to strive, That all may learn to love and bear, To conquer self, and live ; To draw thy blessing down, And bring the wronged redress, And give this glorious world iti crown,— The spirit's God-likeness. No dreams from toil to charm, No trembling on the tongue,— Lord, in thy rest may we be cahn, Through thy completenes», itrong! 8. JOHNSON. 65. Serrants of Truth. yoy,66. Hast thou, *m¡dst life's empty noiseí, Heard the solemn steps of Time, And the low, mysterious voices Of another clime ? Early hath life's mighty question Thrilled within thy heart of youth With a deep and strong beseeching,— What, and where, is Truth? Not to ease and aimless quiet Doth the inward answer tend; But to works of love and duty, As our being's end : Not to idle dreams and trances, Folded hands, and solemn tone; But to faith, in daily striving And performance shown : Eamest toil and strong endeavor Of a spirit which, within, Wrestles with familiar evil And besetting sin ; And, without, with tireless vigor, Steady heart, and purpose strong, In the power of Truth assaileth Every form of wrong. » 7. G. Whütiér, 66. Serrants of Freedom. IVard, 18. O Freedom ! on the bitter blast The ventures of thy seed we cast. And trust to warmer sun aínd rain To swell the germ, and fill the grain. It may not be our lot to wield The sickle in the ripened field, Ñor ours to hear on summer eves The reaper's song among the sheaves; Yet where our duty's task is wrought In unisón with God's great thought, The near and future blend in one. And whatsoe'er is willed is done I Who calis the glorious labor hard ? Who deems it not its own reward? Who, for its triáis, counts it less A cause of praise and thankfulness ? Be o\irs the grateful service whence Comes day by day the recompense, — The hope, the trust, the purpose stayed, The fountain and the noon-day shade ! y.G. Whiltier. 67. Onward, upward. f^^¿ 49- Onward, onward, though the región Where thou art be drear and lone : God hath set a guardián legión Very near thee,— press thou onl MANOAH. C. M. Usedbyper.ofO.DiTSON&Co. By the thorn-road, and none other, Is the inount of visión won : Tread it without shrinking, brotherl Jesús trod it,— press thou on ! By thy trustful, caira endeavor, Guiding, cheering, like the sun, Earth-bound hearts thou shalt deliver: O, for their sabe, press thou on! Be this world the wiser, stronger, For thy lile of pain and peace : While it needs thee, O, no longer Pray thou for thy quick reléase; Pray thou, undisheartened, rather, That thou be a faithful son ; By the prayer of Jesús,—" Father, Not my will, but thine, be done! " " 8. JOHNSON. 68. The choice. ^«^«^«, 43. Once to every man and nation Comes the moment to decide, In the strife of Truth with Falsehood, For the good or evil side ; Some great cause, God's new Messiah, Offers each the bloom or blight,— And the choice goes by fore ver Twixt that darkness and that light. Thm to side with Truth is noble When we share her wretched crust, Ere her cause bring fame and profit And 'tis prosperous to be just ; Then it is the brave man chooses, Whfle the coward stands asida Till the multitude make virtue Of the faith they had denied. Though the cause of Evil prosper, Yet *tis Truth alone is strong; Though her portion be the scaflfold, And upon the throne be Wrong,— Yet that scaflfold sways the future. And, behind the dim unknown, Standeth God within the Shadow, Keeping watch above his own ! Q9^ Enlisted. TeUmann, 41. HoNORED they who firmly stand, While the conflict presses round ; God*s own banner in their hand, In his service faithful found. What our foes? Each thought impure ; Passions fierce, that tear the soul ; Every ill that we can cure ; Every crime we can control ; — Every suflfering which our hand Can with soothing care assuage ; Every evil of our land ; Every error of our age. On, then, to the glorious field! He who dies his life shall save ; God himself shall be our shield. He shall bless and crown the brave. BULFINCH. 70. Ready* Missy Chant, 16. Our spirits lay their noblest powers. As ofiTerings, on thy holy shrine : Thine was the strength that nourished ours, — . The soldiers of the Cross are thine. While watching on our arms at night, We saw thine angels round us move; We heard thy cali, we felt thy light. And followed, trusting to thy love. Send US where'er thou wilt, O Lord ! Through rugged toil and wearying fight; Thy conquenng love shall be our sword, And faith in thee our truest might. Send down thy constant aid, we pray ; Be thy puré angels with us still ; Thy Truth, be that our firmest stay ; Our only rest, to do thy will. ■^ ' •'o. B. FBOTHINGHAM. MABLOW. C. M. ¥^ 3^ i— 4—^ Arr. by Dr. Masón. 3=^ t 27 i35 ^ «h nc «: ^^ & I I I ^ m H9- J — UJ 4 -*• ^ ^ e c t ES í I -«■ ■«- -«- ■- »- -«- 31 í 3¿ «=^ -_^-. 9'^ J:r:íi: t i .<SL Í9- 3; i i . ü^l OjL -^ JU ^ ^Z ^^ 7L ^Onthefield. ^^^^p^. 19- Uundeey 22. O, BLEST 18 he to whom is given mu^^® ^"Í<^?»ct that can telT That God is on the field, when h-* Ismost invisible! And blest is he who can divine Where real right doth lie, Wrong to man's blindfold eye ! O, learn to scorn the praise of mení O, learn to lose— with God! J?or Jesús won the world throueh shamp And beckons thee his road ^ ' ^"iíli'^^Vf 5¿^^í» ^^'^^^ ^o<i is God: And right the day must win : ' To doubt would be disloyalty. lo falter would be sin ! *"• W. FABER. 72. Back to the fleld. ^'^^'«.r^^«» 19- Dundee^ 22. He always wins who sides with God God s will IS sweetest to him when It triumphs at his cost. Workman of God ! O lose not heart, But learn what God is like : ' And in the darkest battle-field inou shalt know where to strike. Muse on hij justice, downcast soul T^^r^'.wí^^^ ^^*ter heart; Back with thine ángel to the field. And bravely do thy part. ' And right the day must win • To doubt would be disloyalty, ' To falter would be sin r *•. W. FABBB, 78, The battle-field. Miss'y Chant, i6. O, NERVHTthy spirit to the proof And blench not at thy chosen l¿t! lüe timid good may stand aloof. ihe sage may frown,-yet faint thou not. Heed not the shaft too surely cast, F^ ''^i''^ ^'5^'"^ ^^ít of scorn ; For with thy side shall dwell, at l¿st, The victory of endurance born. Oíd Error, wounded, writhes in pain, And dies amid her worshippers: Truth crushed to earth, shafl rise again ; Th eternal years of God are hers ! W. C. BRYANT. 74. Stainless soldier on the walls í Knowmg this, he knows no more,— Whoso fights, and whoso falls, Justice conquers evermorel He who battles on her side, God, though he were ten times slain, Crowns him victor glorified, Víctor over death and pain. Andforever! But his foe, belf-assured that he prevails Sees aloft the red right Arní Straight redress the eternal peales. A W. Emerson^ Victory. TeUmann, 41. 75. The hero. Pleyel, 40. GrvE, O earth, a hero's grave! F ush it with thy fairest bloom,— Bluest of forget-me-nots For a stainless soldier's tomb ! He was fellow with them all, Wearers of the blue and gray, Men who, told that they must die, Only asked to know the way. I:! 28 NAOMI. C. M. Dr. L. Masón. ff I Ever first in freedom's van, Took his breast the slieaf of spears: Here is loss too deep for words, Here is grief too proud for tears. On ward, where he led the way ! Many more will have to fall Ere the glorious banner waves Peáce and triumph over all. J. W. CHADWICK. 76. The brarest. Nuremburg, 39. One low grave, yon trees beneath, Bears no roses, wears no wreath ; Yet no heart more high and warm Ever dared the battle-storm. Never gleamed a prouder eye In the front of victory; Never foot had firmer tread On the field where hope lay dead, Than are hid within this tomb Where the untended grasses bloom; Where no colors wrapt the breast As a hero sank to rest. Heart of duty, dauntless will, Dreams that life could ne'er fulfil, Here lie buried,— here in peace Tireless service found reléase. Kneeling where a woman lies, Spent in willing sacrifice, I strew lilies on the grave Of the bravest of the brave. T, W. Hiffgin&on, TI. Lowly Serrice. Simeón, 30. Father, i know that all my life Is portioned out for me ; The changes that must surely come I do not fear to see ; I ask thee for a present mind, Intent on pleasing thee. I would not have the restless will That hurries to and fro, Seeking for some great thing to do, Or secret thing to know; I would be dealt with as a child, And guided where I go. I ask thee for the daily strength To none that ask denied ; A mind to blend with outward life While keeping at thy sidG; Content to fill a little space, If thou be glorified. Briers beset my every path, That cali for patient care ; There is a cross in every lot, An earnest need for prayer: . But lowly hearts that lean on thee Are happy any where. ANKA L WARIHft. 78. One by one. StockweU^ 4^, One by one the sands are flowing, One by one the moments fall: Some are coming, some are going ; Do not strive to grasp them alJ. One by one thy duties wait thee,— Let thy whole strength go to each ; Let no future dreams elate thee ; Learn thou first what these can teach. One by one, bright gifts from heaven, Joys are lent thee here below : Take them readily when given ; Ready, too, to let them go. One by one thy griefs shall meet thee, — Do not fear an arméd band : One will fade as others greet thee, Shadows passing through the land. Every hour that fleets so slowly Hath its task to do or bear : Luminous the crown and holy, If thou set each gem with care. ▲DU:.AIDK A. PBOCTKB. OLD HUNDBED AND THIBTY-TWO. C. M. 81. 29 79, Common cares. Missy Chant, i6. O could we learn true sacrifice, What lights would all around us rise ! How would our hearts with wisdom talk Along life's dullest, dreariest walk ! The trivial round, the common task, Would furnish all we ought to ask, — Eoom to deny ourselves; a road To bring us daily nearer God. Seek we no more: content with these, Let present comfort, rapture, ease, As heaven shall bid them, come and go ; — The secret this of rest below. Only, O Lord, in thy dear love Pit us for perfect rest above; And help us, this and every day, To Uve more nearly as we pray. J. KEBLE. 80. Divine alcliemy. Channing, 58. GivE me, my God, to feel thee in my joy, • So shall my joy to love ennobled be; Give me to feel thee in this slight annoy, That turns to hope through thy fine al- chemy. Give me, within the work that calis to- day, To see thy finger gently beckoning on; Let struggle gro w to freedom, work to play, And loil, begun from thee, to thee be done. I lay each humblest hope within my prayer ; To thee no high seraphic aims I bring; 'Sly daily bread, rest, strength for common care, — Yet all ¡s truth within my offering. And thou, whose fire forms rubies out of clay, Andbids duU charcoal into diamonds turn, Add thou the grace, while in the truth I And this poor heart-cry into music turn. y. F. Clarke, 81. TJie City of Ood. ^/f''? ^^ ^ Arhngton, 19. In thee my powers, my treasures, live ; To thee my Ufe must tend ; Giving thyself, thou all dost give, O soul-suflacing Friend ! And wherefore should I seek above The City in the sky, Since firm in faith, and deep in love, Its broad foundations lie? Since in a life of peace and prayer. Ñor known on earth ñor praised, By humblest toil, by ceaseless care, Its holy towers are raised. Where pain the soul hath purified, And penitence hath shriven, And truth is crowned and glorified, There— only there — is heaven ! ELIZA SCUDDKR. 82. The elixir. Mornington, 34. Teach me, my God and King, In all things thee to see ; And what I do in anything, To do it as for thee. To scorn the senses' sway, While still to thee I tena ; In all I do be thou the way, In all be thou the end. All may of thee partake: Nothing can be so mean, That with the tincture "For thy sake " Will not grow bright and clean. My heart, learn well this clause, And all thy work will shine ; To toil as for his holy laws Makes drudgery divine I Cr. HerbtrU ^mmm 30 SIMEÓN» C. M. 6 Unes. 1009. S t í St i-r^^^ ■& — a- «: -«- ^H á=^; m ^:^!?T4--g=i ^-r- 1 — p:^^: .#-(2- ^. Íz2-U -J-I f I. f 1f-j^ =t íc I -(2-« :a: ^! I j — ^ á^d ■cí tí. ^ t±=:S=z -o- «: ^ ^ J. «: f-P í=te f -i^ á:==: 83. The offeringr. Pleyel, 40. Lord! what offering shall we bring, At thine altara when we bow ? Hearts, the puré, unsullied spring Whence the kind aflections flow; Quiet thoughts at peace with all ; Wrongs forjgiven into rest; Sympathy intent to cali Sorrow from the wounded breast; Willing hands to lead the blind, Bind the wounded, feed the poor; Love, embracing all our kind, Charity, with liberal store. Teach us, O thou heavenly King! Thus to show our grateful raind, Thus the accepted offering bring — Love to thee, and all mankind. John Taylor. 84. Prayer-answer. Momington^i^, At first I prayed for Light:— Could I but see the way, How gladly, swiftly would I walk lo everlasting dayl And next I prayed for Strength :— That I raight tread the road With firm unfaltering feet, and win The heaven's serene abode. And then I asked for Faith :— Could I but trust my God, Td live enfolded in his peace, Though foes were all abroad. But now I pray for Love ; Deep love to God and man ; A living love that will not fail, However dark his plan ;— And Light and Strength and Faith Are opening every where ! God only waited for me till I prayed the larger prayer. Mrs, E, D. Cheney, 85. Out Of Self. Nuremburg, 39, What thou wilt, O Father, give ! All is gain that I receive : Let the lowliest task be mine, Grateful, so the work be thine. Let me find the humblest place In the shadow of thy grace ; Let me find in thine employ Peace that dearer is than joy. If there be some weaker one, Give me strength to help liim on ; If a blinder soul there be, Let me guide him nearer thee. Make my mortal dreams come true With the work I fain would do : Clothe with life the weak intent, Let me be the thing I meantl Out of self to love be led, And to heaven acclimated, Until all things sweet and good Seem my natural habitude. JOHN G. WHITTIBR. 86. FelloWShip. Simeón, 3a Wherever in the world I am, In whatsoe'er estáte, I have a fellowship with hearts To keep and cultívate ; A work of lowly love to do, For him on whom I wait. I ask thee for a thoughtful love, Through constant watching wise To meet the glad with joyful smiles, And wipe the weeping eyes ; A heart at leisure from itself, To soothe and sympathize. Infervice which thy will appoints, There are no bonds for me: My inmost heart is taught the truth i hat makes thy children free,— A life of self-renouncing love Isa life ofliberty. AXXA L. WASIKQ* V 8T. AGNES. C. M. i te Dtkbs. 3^ 31 -«- 231 -«- f^ -^ i •»- 5 ■?:< — d — rá- ""^ i I I ^ lí -»- :^ .o. ■»- ■©-• S:h=q=fcg=g:: i ^ -C i^ i fa 3 i i a -«- *-|Sr-5— p: ■©Tí- ■^^^i : g- ^6j : ■«>-r •ZT" -«I- <í^ 1^=:^ -«- ^ ^-t^ "^ f=í 3s: -» -©-•- i 87. Gharity. z/í7y¿; 24. Think gently of the erring one ; O, let US not forget, However darkly stained by sin, He is our brother yet ! Heir of the same inheritance, Child of the self-same God, He hath but faDen in the path We have in weakness trod. Speak gently to the erring onesl We yet may lead them back, "With holy words, and tones of love, From misery's thomy track. Forget not, brother, thou hast sinned. And sinful yet may'st be ; Deal gentlv with the erring heart, As God hath dealt with thee. MISS rLETCHEB, 88. Best prajer. BaUrma, 21. He prayeth well who loveth well Both man and bird and beast, For he hath ofiered to the Lord Who giveth to his least. He prayeth best who loveth best All things both great and small, For the dear God who loveth us He made and loveth all. S. T. Coleridffe. 89, The law of love. Arlington, 19. Make channels for the streams of love, Where they may broadly run ; And love has overflowing streams. To fill them eve'ry one. But if at any time we cease Such channels to provide, The yery founts of love for us Will soon be parched and driea. For we must share, if we would keep, That blessing from above ; Ceasing to give, we cease to have ;— Such is the law of love. b. c. trench. 90. Theseed. ^^deral SU.xo. Hebron^ 13. Now is the seed-time; God alone, Bevond our visión weak and dim, Beholds the end of what is sown : The harvest time is hid with him. Yet unforgotten where it lies, Though seeming on the desert cast, The seed of geuerous sacrifice, Shall rise with bloom and fruit, at last. And he who blesses most is blest ; For God and man shall own his worth Who toils to leave as his bequest An added beauty to the eanh. J. G. WHITTIER. 91. Longr Ufe. Miss'y Ckant, 16. He liveth long who liveth well ; All else is life but thrown away ; He liveth longest who can tell Of true things truly done each day. Then fill each hour with what will last; Buy up the moments as they go ; The life above, when this is past, Is the ripe fruit of life below. Sow love, and taste its fruitage puré ; Sow peace, and reap its harvest bright; Sow sunbeams on the rock and moor, And find a harvest-home of light. H. BONAB. 92. The bond. Arlington^ 19. Beneath the shadow of the cross. As earthly hopes remove, His new commandment Jesús gives, His blessed word of Love. O Bond of unión strong and deep! O Bond of perfect peace ! Not even the lifted cross can harm, If we but hold to this. BZ p5 i^t=g 2--^ BOYLSTON. S. M. Dr. L. Háion. i=f ^ í ■O- *: ^ § Tf—i^—ar. t -^ :3: -Í5>- -«© J J 9f -a- 1=5 ^■ 3^^. 4=]: -«- -©^-- f=« ^ i &— r t t-a ^ í=± 4^ í -»- i Then, Jesús, be thy spirit ours, And swift our feet shall move To deeds of puré self-sacrifice, And the sweet tasks of love. S. LONGPELLOW. 93. ^_ Nuremburg, 39. Thecross. Conant.zb. When my love to God grows weak, When for deeper faith i seek, Then in thought I go to thee, Garden of Gethsemane ! There I walk amid the shades, "While the lingering twilight fades; See that suffering, friendless one Weeping, praying there, alone. When my love for man grows weak, When for stronger faith I seek, Hill of Calvary ! I go To thy seenes of fear and woe ;- There behold his agony, Suffered on the bitter tree ; See his anguish, see his faith ; Love triumphant still in death. Then to Ufe I turn again, Learning all the worth of pain, Learning all the might that lies In a full self-sacrifice. Anón. 94, Come unto me. Nuremburg^ 39. Come, said Jesús' sacred voice. Come and make my paths y our choice: I will guide you to your home; Weary pilgrim, hither come! Thou who, houseless, solé, forlom, Long hast borne the proud world's scorn, Long hast roamed the barren waste Weary pilgrim, hither haste I Ye who, tossed on beds of pain, Seek for ease, and seek in vain; Ye whose swoUen, sleepless eyes Watch to see the morning rise ; Ye, by fiercer angjiish tom, In remorse for guilt who mourn, Here repose your heavy care ; Who the stings of sin can bear? Suflferers, come ! For here is found Balm that flows for every wound, Peacc that ever shall endure, Rest eternal, sacred, sure. Mrs, A. L. BarbaulcL 95^ Jesas. oíd 132, 29. He cometh not a king to reign, The world's long hope is dim; The weary centuries watch in vain The clouds of heaven for him. But warm, sweet, tender, even yet A present help is he; And faith has still its Olivet, And love its Galilee. The healing of his seamless dress Is by our beds of pain ; We touch him in life's throng and press. And we are whole again. O Friend and Teacher of us all I Whate'er our ñame or sign, Thy words like heavenly niusic fall, And draw our Uves to thine. y. G. Wkittier. 9Q, Incarnation. Logan^ 25. O Love! O Life! our faith and sight Thy presence maketh one : As through transfigured clouds of white We trace the noonday sun,— So to our mortal eyes subdued, Flesh-veiled but not concealed, We know in thee the fatherhood And heart of God revealed. We faintly hear, we dimly see. In differlng phrase we pray ; But dim or clear, we own in thee The Light, t'r e Truth, the Way. ^ LABAN. S. M. Dr. L. MAMir. p FFmf g sa ^^^^y i^ ^^^^ Our Friend, our Brother and our Guide, What may thy service be? — Ñor ñame, ñor form, ñor ritual pride, But simply following thee. The heart shall ring thy Christmas bells, Kind deeds thine altars raise, Our faith and hope thy canticlee, And our obedience praise! 7. G. Whütier. 97. Tet speaketk. Logan, 25. Immortal by their deed and word Like light around them shed, Sfill speak the prophets of the Lord, Stilf Uve the sainted dead. The voice of oíd by Jordanes flood Yet floats upon the air; We hear it in beatitude, In parable and prayer. And still the beauty of that life Shines star-like on our way. And breathes its calm amid the strife And burden of to-day. Earnest of life forevermore, That life of duty here, — The trust that in the darkest hour Looked forth and knew no fear ! Spirit of Jesús, still speed on ! Speed on thy conquering way, Till every heart the Father own And all his will obev ! F. L. HO8HKR. 98. Fellowship* Mann, 14. Wherever through the ages rise The altars of self-sacrifice, Where love its arms hath opened wide, Or man for man has calmly died, We see the same white wings outspread That hovered o'er the Master's head ; And in all lands beneath the sun The heart affirmeth, " Love is one." Up from undated time they come, The martyr-souls of heathendom, And to his cross and passion bring Their fellowship of suflfering. And the great marvel of their death To the oue order witnesseth, — Each, in his measure, but a part Of thy unmeasured Over-Heart ! y. G. Wkittür, 99. Oar groides. Italian, 57 All hail, God*s aneel, Truth ! In whose immortal youth Fresh graces shine : To her sweet majesty, Lord, help us bend the knee, And all her beauty see, And wealth divine. Thanks for the ñames that light The path of Truth and Right And Freedom's way : For all whose life doth prove The might of Faith, Hope, Love, Thousands of hearts to move, A power to-day ! Thanks for the heart of Love, Kin to thine own above. Tender and brave ; Ready to bear the cross, To suffer pain and loss, And earthly good count dross, In toils to save. May their dear memory be True guide, O Lord, to thee, With saints of yore ; And may the work they wrought, The truth of God they taught, The good for man they sought, Spread evermore I W, Nev«lL 34 ^^^^ MOBNINGTON. S. M. ^ 4. MOBVINOTON. -+■ 5 + -&■ 'i ^ I |2^ Pi ■^ ■J© 3- t=t -»- I ^ I b . — I 1-t i^^i É^: -='=^ ^ e:: ^^^^^^*f^ - f^^ ■«- «- S :sn: •é^ I ' 15- t -íSL i©- ■«»- -©- a 1 — r TRUST. 100* Unfound, nnlost. PUgrims, 6i. I CANNOT find thee ! Still on restless pin- ion My spirit beats the void where thou dost dwell : I wander lost through all thy vast domin- ión, And shrink beneath thy light ineffable. I cannot find thee! E'en when most adoring Before thy shrine I bend in lowliest prayer, Beyond these bounds of thought my thought upsoaring From furthest quest comes back: thou art not there. Yet high above the limita of my seeing, And folded far within the inmost heart, And deep below the deeps of conscious being, Thy splendor shineth: there, O God, tnou art ! I cannot lose thee ! Still in thee abiding, The end is clear, how wide soe'er I roam : The law that holds the worlds my steps is guiding, — A.nd I must rest at last in thee, my homel KLIZA SCUDDER. 101. Whom but thee. Melíon, 59. Thou Life within my life, than self more near ! Thou veiled Presence infinitely dear! From all my nameless weariness, I flee To find my centre and my rest in thee. Take part with me against these doubts that rise And seek to throne thee far in distant skies ! Take part with me against this self that dares Assume the burden of these sins and cares! How can I cali thee who art al ways here,— How shall I praise thee who art still most dear, — What. may I give thee save what thou hast given, — And whom but thee have I in earth or heaven? BLIZA SCUDOKB. 102« Mother and child. Marlowy 27. M Y child is lying on my knees ; The si^ns of heaven she reads ; My face is all the heaven she sees, Is all the heaven she needs. I mean her well so earnestly, TJnchanged in changing mood; My life would go without a sigh To bring her something good. I also am a child, and I Am ignorant and weak ; I gaze upon the starry sky, And then I must not speak : For all behind the starry sky, Behind the world so broad, Behind men's hearts and souls doth lie The Infinite of God. Lo! Lord, I sit in thy wide space, My child upon my knee ; She looketh up unto my face, And I look up to thee. a. MACDONALD, OLICUTZ. S. M. ^3 P ± í Arr. by Dr. Masón. 85 ^ * -© 11^ ■^ ^z* ^fig: -fc=t g=i: I igi: ni ^ q=í -9 ^ — # — eí — -' ^ ' 3 «=--^1^8^ ^ Dundee, 22. I 21. 108. 80 far, so near. |* O THOü, in all thy might so far, In all thy love so near, — ^evond the range of sun and star, And yet beside us here : — "What heart can comprehend thy ñame, Or, searching, find thee out? Who art within, a quickening Fíame, . A Presence round about ! Yet though I know thee but in part, I ask not, Lord, for more : Enough for me to know thou art, To love thee and adore ! O sweeter than aught else besides, The tender mystery That like a veil of shadow hides The Light I may not see ! And dearer than all things I know Is childlike faith to me, That makes the darkest way I go An open path to thee. F. !<. HOSMER. 104. Within* Boylston^ 32. In thine own being, thine, Not elsewhere, search for his; ííot in some outer heaven and earth; Within he speaks and is. No voice can speak his voice ; No words his essence tell ; Pelt beyond feeling's conscious verge Is he in whom we dwell. Enough to know him here, Far, near, within, around: — The heavenly treasure swiftly flies Before the touch of sound. In silence hold thy faith, Unspeakable, alone; The unknown future ever lies Hid in the God unknown. F. T. PALGBAVB. Yery near. Missy Chanta 16. 105. O, soMETiMES comes to soul and sens© The feeling which is evidence That very near about us lies The realm of spirit-mysteries. The low and dark horizon lifts, To light the scenic terror shifts; The breath of a diviner air Blows down the answer of a prayer. Then all our sorrow, pain, and doubt A great compassion clasps about; And law and goodness, love and forcé Are wedded fast beyond divorce. Then duty leaves to love its task, The beggar Self forgets to ask ; We feel, as flowers the sun and dew, The One True Life our own renew. J. Q. WHITTIER, 106. The hidden Ufe. ^««"/^jf «^-f' 39- Mid the lurking fears that start When. we search life's hidden springs, Voice of God within the heart, Waken us to braver things! Tell US of a Forcé behind All we see, Supreme and One; Tell US of a larger Mind Than the partial power we own. Teach us that what now we know To thy unknown leads the way. As the dawn that faint and low Prophesies the perfect day. Wearied with the golden glare, With the noise of óutward things, Take us to thy larger air, To the freedom of our wings ! Soul ofNature, hidden nigh, Shaping all this outward mask, In the silence round our cry. Lo, we hear thee as we ask I F, T, Pal^rav» 86 CONANT. 78. ^=:\ P. W Berner m ^?^HsES í N— V- :^^=^ 1t::l¿: -t ^Éi =£q:g V-Í7-1 ■!>— tf- p u '' r -i- t — t- £ ^ i 107. Áll is welL IVard, l8. O, YET we trust that somehow good Will be the final goal of ill, To panga of nature, sins of will, Defects of doubt, and taints of bloodl We hear at times a sentinel Who moves about from place to place, And whispers to the worlds of space In the deep night, that all is well. And all is well, though faith and form Be sundered in the night of fear ; Well roars the storm to those that hear Thy deeper voice across the storm ! Our little Systems have their day ; They have their day and cease to be ; They are but broken lights of thee, And thou. O Lord, art more than they ! A. TKNNY80N. 108. The^ternal goodness. Ar¡f^/Jn,\l'. FiRM, in the maddening maze of things. And tossed by storm and flood, To one fixed stake my spirit clings, — I know that God is good ! Not mine to look where cherubim And seraphs may not see, — But nothing can be good in him Which evil is in me. The wrong that pains my soul below I daré not throne above ; I know not of his hate, — ^I know His goodness and his lo ve. And thou, O Lord, by whom are seen Thjr creatures as they be, Forgive me, if too cióse I lean My human heart on thee ! J.G. WHITTIEB. 109. Weary, Jerome, 6$. To-DAY, beneath thy chastening eye, I crave alone for peace and rest; Submissive in thy hand to lie, And feel that it is best. A marvel seems the Universe ; A miracle our life and death ; A mystery which I cannot pierce, Around, above, beneath. And now my spirit sighs for home, And longs for light whereby to see. And, like a weary child, would come O Father, unto thee I To-day in lowliness of mind I make my humble wishes known, — I only ask a will resigned O Father, to thine own ! J. G. WHITTIKB. lio. Lead thou me on ! Parker^ 69. Lead, Kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom, Lead thou me on ! The night is dark, and I am far from home; Lead thou me on ! Keep thou my feet : I do not ask to see The distant scene; one step enough for me. I was not ever thus, ñor prayed that thou Shouldst lead me on ; I lo ved to choose and see my path ; but now Lead thou me on ! I loved day's dazzling light, and, spite of fears, Pride ruled my will: remember not past years! So long thy power hath blessed me, surely still 'T will lead me on Through dreary doubt, through pain and sorrow, til I The night is gone, And with the morn those ángel faces smile, Which I have loved long since, and lost awhile. J. H. XKWMAN. í HOLLBY. 78. 87 Geo. Hbwbí 1 — 1— , ^^^^^^^^ '^^^^^^^^^^^S^^ «*=^^^^^^^^^ Br T Ul. o«rheip. ¿:^:i'j^ o GoD, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home, — Before the hills in order stood, Or earth received her frame, From everlasting thou art Grod, To endless years the same. Under the sbadow of thy throne Thy children dwell secure ; Sufficient is thine arm alone, And their defence is sure. O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Be thou our guard while life shall last, And our eternal home ! 112. God. 1. WATTS. Manoahy 26. BaUrma, 21. There is an Eye that never sleeps Beneath the wing of night ; There is an Ear that never shuts When sink the beams of light. There is an Arin that never tires When human strength gives way ; There is a Lo ve that never fails When earthly loves decay. That Eye unseen o'erwatcheth all ; That Arm upholds the sky ; That Ear doth hear the sparrow's cali ; That Love is ever nigh. Anón, U8. My helper* Naomi, 28. I CANNOT walk in darkness long, — My Light is by my side ; I cannot stnmble or go wrong While foUowing such a guide. He is my stay and my defence ; — How shall I fail or fall? My helper is Omnipotence, Mv ruler ruleth all I The powers below and powers above Are subject to his care: — I cannot wander from his love Who loves me everywhere. MRS. C. A. MASÓN. 114, Eyerlasting amis* Amsterdanty 52. See the Lord, thy Keeper, stand Omnipotently near; Lo ! he holds thee by the hand And banishes thy fear ; Shadows from the neat thy head, Guards from all impending harms ; Round thee and beneath are spread The everlasting arms. God shall bless thy going out, Shall bless thy coming in, Kindly compass thee about And save thee from thy sin. He is still thy sure defence ; Thou his constant care shaltprove, Kept by watchful Providence And ever-waking Love. C. WesUy. 115. atiii K lAVA Benneson, 44. WOtt IS lOye. stockwell, 49. God is Love : his mercy brightens All the path in which we rove ; Bliss he wakes and woe he lightens ; God is wisdom, God is love. Chance and change are busy ever ; Man decay s, and ages move; But his mercy waneth never ; God is wisdom, God is love. Even the hour that darkest seemeth Will his changeless goodness pro ve; From the mist his brightness streameth God is wisdom, God is love. 38 i i m tr=t:^:i S^E^ ^^^ J- NOYES. 78. -«- ■»- ■J — « A & A I-n 1704. -©- ■« ^— i LT ! ^ig=a E| -«- -«- ^t-Efe t=t: i i I :#-í-^-¿ íe^: ^ I d=ií vT I i :3:n -« •^— g: — s»- ■9 ■«- rt # ■©- ■^ -« — I f=* £ -lO- ■i:: p==p: i He with earthly cares entwineth Hope and comfort from above : Everywhere his glory shineth ; Grod is wisdom, God is love. J. BOWBINQ. 116. A. thankftil heart. J\^aomi, 28. Father, whate*er of earthly bliss Thy sovereign hand denies, Acceptedat thy throne of grace, ' Let thispetition rise; — Give me a calm, a thankful heart, From every murmur free ; The blessings of thy grace impart, And make me Uve to thee. Let the sweet thought that thou art mine My Ufe and death attend ; Thy presence through my journey shine, And bless my journey's end. ANNS STEELU, 117. A steadfast heart. Arlington, 19. While thee I seek, Protecting Power, Be my vain wishes stilled ; And may this consecrated hour With better hopes be fiUed. Thy love the powers of thought bestowed ; To thee my thoughts would soar; Thy mercv o'er my Ufe has fiowed ; That mercy I adore ! In each event of Ufe, how clear Thy ruling hand I see ! Each blessing to my soul more dear, Because conferred by thee. In every joy that crowns my days, In every pain I bear, My heart shall find deUght in praise, Or seek relief in pray er. When gladness wings my favored hour, Thy love my thoughts shall fiU; Resigned, when storms of sorrow lower, My soul shall meet thy wilL My lifted eye without a tear The gathering storm shall see; My steadfast heart shall know no fear ; That heart shall rest on thee ! HBLEN M. WIL.I.IA]fi9U 118. A patient heart. Milton, 15 NoNE loves me, Father, with thy love, None else can meet such needs as mine ; O, grant me, as thou shalt approve, AU that befits a child of thine ! From every doubt and fear reléase, And give me confidence and peace. Give me a faith shall never fail, One that shall always work by love; And then, whatever foes assail, They shall but higher courage move More boldly for the truth to strive, And more by faith in thee to Uve. A heart, that, when my days are glad, May never from thy wav decline. And when the sky of Ufe grows sad, May still submit its will to thine,— A heart that loves to trust in thee, A patient heart, créate in me ! FROM THR OE&MAN. 119. Waitiny. Boyhton, 32, NoT so in haste, my heart! Have faith in God and wait ; Although he seem to linger long, He never comes too late. He never comes too late ; He knoweth what is best: Vex not thyself, — it is in vain ; Until he cometh, rest. TJntil he cometh, rest, Ñor grudge the hours that roU ; The feet that wait for God,— 't is they Are soonest at the goal. Are soonest at the goal That is not gained by speed ; Then hold thee still, O restless heart, For I shall wait his lead. B, T, I fe 4--5 =J=á: •é — ^ NUBEMBUBG. Ts. I ^ : g— r Arr. by Dr. Masón. 3 ^ t pÍf^g=F=gg i-4~ F=F=F I ^ ■■^^ 39 i I 1= ^ I |: .:± ir^— ¿ * * ii f i f :)^ :*¿=:*^ :!^ f •^ -TT—r -122. £ I i 120. Forcalm. Germany, ii. Cjíhu Soul of all things! make itraine To feel, amid the city's jar, That there abides a peace of thine Man did not make, and cannot mar I The will to neither strive ñor cry, The pqwer to feel with others, give! Calm, calm me more! ñor let me die Before I have begun to Uve. M. ARNOLD. 121. ünknown morrows. Wf¿¿, 54. Set free from present sorrow, We cheerfully can say, "E'en let the unknown morrow Bring with it what it may." It can bring with it nothing But he will bear us through: Who gives the lilies clothing. Will clothe his people too. Beneath the spreading heavens No creature but is fed; And he who feeds the ravens Will give his children bread. Our God the same abiding, His T>raise sh al I. tune mv voice; For, while in him confiding, I cannot but rejoice. W. COWPKR* 122, Bay by day. JVoy¿s, 38. Day by day the manna fell: O to learh this lesson well! Still by constant mercy fed, •Give me, Lord, my daily bread. ^Day by day," the promise reads, Daily strength for daily needs; Cast foreboding fears away, — Take the manna of to-day. Lord, my times are in thy hand; All my eager hopes have planned To thy wisdom 1 resign, And would mould my will to thine. Thou my daily task shalt give: -Day by day to thee I live: So shall added years fulfil Not my own, my Father's will. O, to live exempt from care By the energy of prayer. Strong in faith, with mind subdued. Yet aglow with gratitude ! 123. J. CONDKB. In thy hand. Zaóan, 33. "My times are in thy hand;** ^^My God, Vá have them there ! My hfe, my friends, my soul, I leave hntirely to thy care. "My times are in thy hand," Whatever they may be, Pleasing or painful, dark or bright, As best may seem to thee. "My times are in thy hand:" Why should I doubt or fear? My Father*s hand will never cause His child a needless tear. **My times are in thy hand: " ni al ways trust in thee; In life, in death, within thy hand May they for ever be I Anón, 124. Labor I waitl yoy,66. EvERY day hath toil and trouble, Every heart hath care: Meekly bear thine own full measure, And thy brother's share. Fear not, shrink not, though the burden Heavy to thee prove: God shall fill thy mouth with gladness. And thy heart with lo ve. Patiently enduring ever, Let thy spirit be Bound, by links that cannot sever. To humanity. PLEYEL'S HYMN. Ts. -»- i g^^^EgEE^ I t «: ■»- 1: Plstbl. 3£i ^ TÍ5EE3EJ:£EÍ3É; ^^m^^ ] Labor! wait! thy Master perished Ere his task was done : Count not lost thy fleeting moments ; Life hath but begun. Labor! wait! though midnight shadows Gather round tbee here, And the storm above thee lowering Fill thy heart with fear,— Wait in hope! the morning dawneth When the night is gone, And a peaceful rest awaits thee When thy work is done. BAILBY. 125. Áwake our souls! ¡Var4¿, i8. AwAKB our souls! away our fears! Let every trembling thought be gone ! Awake, and run the heavenly race, And put a cheerful courage on. True, 't is a strait and thorny road, And mortal spirits tire and faint ; But they forget the mighty God, Who feeds the strength of every saint! The mighty God, whosematchlesspower Is ever new and ever young, And firm endures, while endless years Their everlasting circles run' 1. WATTS. 126. Undismayed. Laóan, 33. GiVE to the winds thy fears! Hope and be undismayed ! God hears thy sighs and counts thy tears, God shall hft up thy head. Through waves, through clouds and storms, He gently clears thy way ; Wait thou his time! so shall the night Soon end in joyous day. He everywhere hath rule, And all things serve his might ; His every act puré blessing is, His path, unsullied light. Thou comprehend'st him not ; Yet earth and heaven tell, God sits as sovereign on the throne ; He ruleth all things well. p. okrhabdt: tb. by j. wbslby. 127* PrOTldence. Arlington, 19^ God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform ; He plants his footsteps in the sea. And rides upon the storm. Ye fearful souls, fresh courage take! The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and shall break In blessings on your head. Judge not tne Lord by feeble sense, But trust him for his grace ; Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiiing face. Blind unbelief is sure to err, And sean his work in vain ; God is his own interpreter. And he wili make it plain. W. OOWPXB. 128. Burdens dropped. ;^^/,7Jf 32. How gentle Grod*s commands! How kind his precepts are! " Come cast your burdens on the Lord, And trust his constant care." While Providence supports, Let hearts securely dwell : That hand which bears all Nature up Shall guide his children well. Why should this anxious load Press down your weary mind? Haste to your heavenly Father's face, And sweet refreshment find. Ch. Zeuitzb. TBLBMANN'S CHANT. 78. •^ "^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^_ r^ Om ^h A A C • , s^^^^^^^^ His goodness stands approved Do'wn to the present day: I'll drop my burden at his feet, And bear a song away ! P. IX)DDBIDOK. 129. On the deep. Ariington, 19. Thy way is in the deep, O Lord I E'en there we*ll go with thee : We*ll meet the tempest at thy word, And walk upon the sea. Poor tremblers at his rougher wind, Why do we doubt him so? Who gives the storm a patli will find The way our feet shali go. A moment may his hand seem lost, — Brear moment of delay ; We cry, "Lord, help the tempest-tost!" And safe we*re borne away. O happy soul, of faith divine, Thy victory how sure I The love that kindles joy is thine, The patience to endure. ANÓN. 130. God-speed, Simeón, 30. Go not far from me, O my God, Whom all my times obey ; Take from me anything thou w^ilt, But go not thou away, — And let the storm that does thy work Deal with me as it may I When I am feeble as a child, And flesh and heart 0ve way, Then on thine everlastmg strength With passive trust I stay, — And the rough wind becomes a song, The darkness shines like day ! Deep unto deep may cali, but I With peaceful heart will say, Thy loving-kindness hath a charge Ño waves can wrest away : Then let the storm that speeds me home I>eal with me as it may ! ANWA L WABTNO. 131. Led. Simeón, 3a SwEET is the solace of thy love, My Heavenly Friend, to me, While through the hidden way of feith I journey home to thee, Learning by quiet thankfulness As a dear child to be. Oft, in a dark and lonely place, I hush my hastened breath, To hear the comfortable words Thy ioving Spirit saith ; And feel my safety in thy hand From every kind of death. O, there is nothing in the world To weigh against thy will ! E'en the dark times I dread the most Thy covenant fulfil ; And when the pleasant morning dawns, I find thee with me still. Still in the solitary place I would awhile abide, Till with the solace of thy love My heart be satisfied, And all my hopes of happiness Stay calmly at thy side. ANNA L. WARINQ. 132. I lOOk to thee. Horeb, 64. I LOOK to thee in every need, And never look in vain ; I feel thv touch, Eternal Ix)ve, And all is well again ; The thought of thee is mightier far Than sin and pain and sorrow are. Discouraged in the work of life, Disheartened by its load, Shamed by its failures or its fears, I sink beside the road ; — But let me only think of thee, And then "*»w he*' "t springs up in me. 42 WABE. 78. 8 Unes. 1704. -©-- - -d — I— « — ^ EE w- í= -»- 1 p ^^n^ítd =!^lí1f^-^ I ^—& h ^^■1-1 ty- ■#- 1 '-I I 1 ©-r 1 ! 1 1 1 11 Thy calmness bends serene above, My restlessness to still ; Around me flows thy quickening Ufe. To nerve my faltering will; Thy presence filis my solitude ; Thy providence turns all to good. Embosomed deep in thy dear love, Held in thy law, I stand; Thy hand in all things I behold, And all things in thy hand; Thou leadest me by unsought ways, Añd turn'st my mourning into praise. B. LONGFKLLOW. 133. LoYe Of God. Arlingtony 19. Thou Grace Divine, encircling all , A shoreless, soundless sea, Wherein at last our souls must fall,— O Love of God most free ! When over dizzy heights we go, One soft hand blinds our eyes, The other leads us safe and slow, — O Love of God most wise ! And though we turn us from thy face, And wander wide and long, Thou hold'st US still in thine embrace,— O Love of God most strong! The saddened heart, the restless soul, The toil-worn frame and mind, Alike confess thy sweet control,— O Love of God most kind! And fiUed and quickened by thy breath, Our souls are strong and free To rise o*er sin and fear and death, O Love of God ! to thee. KLIZA 8CDDDBR. 134» ^^ ** ^^ Wills, Balerma, 21. All as God wills! who wisely heeds To give or to withhold, And knoweth more of all my needs Than all my prayers have told. Enough, that blessings undeserved Have marked my erring track ; That, whereso'er my feet have swerved, Thy chastening turned meback; That more and more a Providence Of love is understood, Making the springs of time and sense Bright with eternal good; That death seems but a covered way Which opens into light, Wherein no blinded child can stray Beyond the Father's sight. No longer forward or behind I look, in hope or fear ; But, grateful, take the good I find, God's blessing, now and here. J. o. WHITTIEB. 135, Thy will be done. Jerome, 65. Thy will be done! In devious way The hurrying stream of life may run ; Yet still our grateful hearts shall say, Father, thy will be done ! Thy 'will be done! If o*er us shine A gladdening and a prosperous sun, \ This prayer shall make it more divine, — Father, thy will be done I Thy will be done ! Though shrouded o'er Our path with gloom, one comfort, one Is ours,— to breathe, while we adore, Father, thy will be done! ' J. BOWRXNQ. 136. My Shepherd. Portuguese, 60. The Lord is my Shepherd, no want shall I know ; I feed in green pastures, safe folded I rest: He leadeth my soul where the still waters flow, Restores me when wandering, redeems when oppressed. tf AUTUMN. 88^:78. Slines. IWi^ l ^ü-k. I 1^ UN. 88&78. Slines. 48 D.S. i — K-H h--l- Through the valley and shadow of death though I stray, Sílice thou art my 'Guardian, no evil I fear • Thy rod shall defend me, thy staff be mv stay; . "^ No harm can befall, with my Comforter • near. In the midst of affliction my table is spread; "With blessings unmeasured my cup run- neíh o*er: As a king well-beloved thou crownest mv head : '^ O what shall I ask of thy providence more ? Let goodness and mercy, my bountiful God, Still follow my steps till I meet thee abo ve ; 'T is the courts of a Temple thus far I have trod, And the way leadeth ever to mansionsof love. y. Montg-omery» 137. The Fathen Conant, 36. Can i see another's woe And not be in sorrow too? Can I see another*s grief And not seek for kind reliefr And can he who smiles on all Hear the wren, with sorrows small, Hear the small bird's grief and care, Hear the woes that infants bear ;— ' And not sit beside the nest, Pouring pity in their breast? And not sit both night and day, Wiping all our tears away. O no I it can never be ! Never, never can it be ! Think not thou canst breathe a sigh, And thy Maker is not by. He doth give his jov to all ; He becomes an infant small; He becomes a man of woe; He doth feel the sorrow too. W. BLAKK. 138. The Comforter. Miiton, 15. p, DRAW me, Father, after thee ! So shall I nin and never tire ; With gracious words still comfort me • Be thou my hope, my solé desire ; ' Free me from everv weight; ñor fear Ñor sm can come, if thou art near. From all eternity, with love Unchangeable thou hast me viewed • Ere knew this beating heart to move Thy tender mercies me pursued • ' Ever with me may they abide, ' And cióse me in on every side. In suffering be thy love my peace ; In weakness be thy love my power • And, when the storms of life shall cease. O Father, in my latest hour, In death as life, be thou my guide And draw me closer to thv side ! ' Moravian, 139. My all in all. Milton, 15. GoD ! my all in all thou art ; My rest in toil, my ease in pain ; The healing of my broken heart; In strife my peace ; in loss my gain : From hurt and grief and sin and shame, 1 hide me, Father, in thy ñame. In want, my plentiful supply ; In weakness, my almighty power; In bonds, my perfect liberty ; My lipht in sorrow's darkest hour; My swift redemption when I fall; My life in death ; my all in all ! C. Weslgy. 44 BENNESON. 8s & Ts. I 1784. Pf^ -«- m ^ i^3í=:5l 2^ ■«I- gzi; »- ty- í^l--q i:=s=qd i^ áir: I — I 3?: ■«- rjázi:^ b?^: t 3^á líi»' -«y -i=t i i — s¿=3. ii ^■^ 3^ Ü 1©- ■«- -^ ;^?5: «: t:g=g: :i: -«- ^ ?&?-g: css: ■«^ 1^ f I 1 pqd^ t=t: s- g 1^ -^ P I 1 1- ^B=;: i 140, . For strength. ^^^;^i¿ Father, in thy mysterious presence kneeling, Fain would our souls feel all thy kind- ling love ; For we are weak, and need some deep re- vealing Of trust, and strength, and calmness from above. Lord, we have wandered forth through doubt and sorrow, And thou hast made each step an on- ward one ; And we will ever trust each unknown morrow, — Thou wilt sustain us tiil its work is done. In the heart^s depths a peace serene and holy Abides, and when pain seems to have its will, Or we despair,— O, may that peace rise slowly, Stronger than agony, and we be still I Now, 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. & JOHNSOX. 141, The mi^ht of faith. PUgrims, 6i . We will not weep; ;for God ,is standing by US, And tears will blind us to the blessed sight. We will not doubt;— ifdarkness still doth try US, Our souls have promise of serenest light. We will not feint; — íf heavy burdens bind US, They press no harder than our souls can bear ; The thorniest way is lying still behind us, We shall be braver for the past despair. O, not in doubt shall be our journey's ending ! Sin with its fears shall leave us at the last; All its best hopes in glad fulfilment blending, Life shall be with us when the death is past! W. H. HURLBÜT. 142, The eternal years. Logan, 25. How shalt thou bear the cross that now So dread a weight appears ? Keep quietly to God, and think Of the Eternal Years. Brave quiet is the thing for thee, ^ Chiding thy faithless fears ; Learn to be real, from the thought Of the Eternal Years. Bear gently, suflfer like a child, Ñor be ashamed of tears ; Thine oil of gladness is the thought Of the Eternal Years. He practises all virtue well, Who his own cross reveres. And lives in the familiar thought Of the Eternal Years. F W. FAB 143. Filial trust. Federal Si., 10. My God ! I thank thee : may no thought E'er deem thy chastisements severe ; But may this heart, by sorrow taught, Calm each wild wish, each idle fear. \ OBEDO. 8a&78. 8 Unes. 45 p fe Fine. ^-:^ — 1 — d ' ®- S3 1 « — ©- -fi ^ n^ t 3 eJ. eJ - i -©■ i :3=^ :^- ^ ^^ -9- «: :s £ i 1 \ D.C, Thy mercv bids all Nature bloom ; Tne sun shines bright, and man is gay ; Thme equal mercy spreads the gloom That darkens o*er his little day. Full many a throb of grief and pain Thy frail and erring child must know ; But not one prayer is breathed in vain, Ñor does one tear unheeded flow. Thy various messengers employ ! Thy purposes of love fulfil ! And mid the wreck of hun^n joy, May kneeling faith adore thy will! A. NORTON. 144. Blessed sorrows. Missy Chant, i6. I BLESs thee. Lord, for sorrows sent To break my dream of human power • For now my shallow cistern 's spent, ' I find thy founts, and thirst no more. I take thv hand, and fears grow still ; Behold thy face, and doubts remove; Who would not yield his wavering will To perfect Truth and boundless Love? That Love this restless soul doth teach The Ptrength of thine eternal calm ; And tune its sad and broken speech To join, on earth, the angels' psalm. O be it patient in thy hands, And drawn, through each mysterious hour, To Service of thy puré commands, The narrow way to Love and Power ! S. JOHNSON. 145. Shapin^. Manoah, 26. Father, in memory's fondest place I shrine those seasons sad, When, looking up, I saw thy face In kind austereness ciad. I would not miss one sigh or tear, Heart-pang or throbbing brow ; Sweet was the chastisement severe, And sweet its memory now. And such thy tender forcé be still, When self would swerve or stray • Shaping to truth the froward will Along thy narrow way. J. H. NEWMAN. 146. Remoulded. Naomi, 28. Beneath thine hammer, Lord, I lie With contrite spirit prone; O, mould me till to self I die, And live to thee alone! With frequent disappointments sore ^ And many a bitter pain, Thou laborest at my being's core Till I be formed again. Smite, Lord! Thine hammer's needful wound My baífled hopes confess; Thine anvil is the sense profound Of mine own nothingness. Smite, till from all its idols free And filled with love divine, ' My heart shall know no good but thee And have no will but thine. ' F. K. HBDOB. 147. They that rnoarn. Logan, 25. O WORD divine, like healing balms To hearts oppressed and tom, Thy heavenly consolation falls— "Blessed are they that mourn!" To every hope by sorrow crushed A nobler faith succeeds; And life, by triáis furrowed, bears The fruit of loving deeds. Whp never mourned, hath never known What treasures grief reveáis: The sympathies that humanize, The tenderness that heals ; The power to look within the veil And learn the heavenly lore The key-word to life's mysteries, So dark to us before; 46 í GBEENVILLE. 8s&78. Slines. n m ^4~í m 'n' ' 'n' 'n ^ll 'n —^0—0—i T' \, — ¿#— ,-#— #-J— I ^rl — I Si rr- J— J-^-*— #- i^h^ Mi I , J SES n m. 3ZÍ10 SEES n' I I «>' ^_^nj.jt^^* .a-_íB_ Hath never known how full of strength Our human spirits are, Baptized into the sanctities Of suflfering and of prayer! W. H. Biirleigh. 148. O^r CalYary. Paul, 70. GoD draws a cloud over each gleaming morn : Would we ask why? It is because all noblest things are born In agony. Only upon «orne cross of pain or woe God's son may lie ; Each soul redeemed from self and sin must know Its Calvary. Yet more than feeble hearts can ever pine For holiness, The Father, in his tenderness divine, Yearneth to bless. What though we fall, and bruised and wounded lie, Our lips in dust? God's arm shall lift us up to victory : In him we trust. For neither life, ñor death, ñor things below, Ñor things abo ve, Shall ever sever us that we should go From his great love ! FRANCÉS P. COBBK. 149» Bri^htenin? skies. Mann, 14. Never, mv heart. wilt thou grow oíd ! My hair, be white; my blood, run cold; And one by one, my powers, departí But youth sits smiling in my heart. Downhill the path of age! O, no : Up, up, with patient steps I go ; I watch the skies fast brightening there, I breathe a sweeter, purer air. |— ^ -#—#-4--»— #-=-#— » h i— r Beside my road small tasks spring up, Though but to hand the cooling cup, Speak the true word of hearty cheer, Tell the lone soul that God is near. Beat on, my heart ; and grow not oldl Añd when thy pulses all are told, Let me, though working, loving still, Kneel as I meet my Father's will. MR8. L. J. HALlto 150. Into the shadows. -^^^f^^f' 53- Around my path life*s mysteries Their deepening shadows throw; And as I gaze and ponder, They dark and darker grow. Yet hark ! a voice above me, Which says, " Wait, trust, and pray; The niffht wilí soon be over, And light will come with day." Amen! theli^htand darkness Are both ahke to thee, — Then to thy waiting servant Alike they both shall be. That great unending future ! I can not pierce its shroud ; But I ñor doubt, ñor tremble, — God's bow is on the cloud. To him I yield my spirit; On him I lay my load : Fear ends with death ; beyond it I nothing see but God. Thus moving towards the darkness, I calmly wait his cali; Seeing and fearing nothing, Hoping and trusting all ! S. GREO. 15 !• Safe to the land, Suphanos, 72. I KNow not if or dark or bright Shall be my lot; If that wherein my hopes delight Be best or not. PISGAH. 8s&78. j— ^^ ^-Cí 5<— ^^T5í fi» (9 sí 47 -a ¡ — f — =1- sr. ^^$-^ :e la^^^ í2- -®- 2. -*9- ^i Í2- tt -(¿L_,s— en^ ■©- fe: fe r»- I i: W^ 1 — r i=í - s i- - a j- " «- :st— 6*. o « ■ d=^ ^^ ^ -©- ^^ fÁ^M ■: JIJ_J7:.|. E3 gÉ ^ ^ -«- -»- ■ff •«- -6Í- g í=t I I My bark is wafted from the strand By breath divine, And on the helm there rests a hand Other than mine. How can I fear the storm to sail, With him on board ? Above the raging oí the gale I hear my Lord. He holds me when the billows smite: I shall not fall. ' If Sharp, 'ti8 short; if long, 'tis light; He tempers all. Safe to the land \ Safe to the land Unknown,but there! ' And then with him ro, hand in hand. ün, anywherel fí. Alfarda 152« ÁSSnred. Manoah, 26. A I long for household voices gone For vanished smiles I long; ' But God-hath led my dear ones od. And he can do no wrong. C/ I know not what the future hath Of marvel and surprise, Assured alone that life and death His mercy underlies. And if my heart and flesh are weak lo bear an untried pain, The bruised reed he will not break. But strengthen and sustain. I know not where his islands lift Iheirfrondedpalmsinair: 1 only know I cannot drift Beyond his love and care. // And so beside the Silent Sea I wait the muffled oar; No harm from him can come to me ün ocean or on shore. J. G, WHITTIKB. 153. Easter. Stockwell, 49. ISenneson^ 44. Standing on the shore at morning. I beheld the shining sea, Saw the wreathing vapors mountine Into heaven silently. Standing on the hill at evening, Uouds stooped gently over me, boftly from the west ascendine. And the rain fell silently. So I cried, my Spirit»s incensé bure retunieth unto me; Upward breathing, falla in blessinj? From our Father, pilently. So my life up-striving, soaring, Where ñor eye ñor thought can sea. Comes again descending on me Filled with immortality. ^^ *^® bliss of hope awakens; ii-arth and sky I clearer see: And I carol, in my gladness, Joyful hymn and melody. J. V. BLA.KB. 154. Immortality. Russian, 71. Father Omnipotent! joyful and thlinkfuL Bring we the praises to thee belong; ' Hopefulnessjoyfulnessinthygreatmlrcy Fill our waked spirits with sounding song. ^ Hallpwed and heavenly, Light shines immortal Through Life's open portal ; Open to faithfulness, open to sorrow Open to Vision of Saint and seer! ' -Death, where thy victory? where thy greatanguish? ^ Hope cometh mighty, outcasting fear I O hope victonous! on us descending -fc^arth and heaven blendingl 48 SICILY. 88&78. 3 3t^ ?TJ=^-: n^ ■«- 1^1 1-1^ I ^1 ji'j^.^^^ Ha'-^f-F I Glory and majesty break forth upon us, Like unto splendors of morning skies ! Light beatifical ! Life everlasting ! With thy great glory on us arise ; Lighten our heaviness, shine on our sor- row, Life*s eternal morrow ! J. V. BLAKE. 155. The dearer trust. irZ^°-^i. My God, I rather look to thee Than to my fancy fond, And wait, ti 11 thou reveal to me That fair and far Beyond. I seek not of thy Eden-land The forms and hues to know, What trees in mystic order stand, What strange, sweet waters flow; What duties fill the heavenly day, Or converse glad and kind; Or how along each shining way The bright processions wind. O, sweeter far to trust in thee While all is yet unknown, And through the death-dark eheerily To walk with thee alone ! In thee, my powers, my treasures live; To thee my life must tend ; Giving thyself, thon all dost give, O soul-sufficing Friend! ELIZA SCUDDER. 156. Serjieehere&tUtr. Germany, 11. I would my work were better done ; I would it were but just begun ; For, listening where I waiting stand^ Comes music from the Better Land. busy hand and heart and brain, Why have ye toiled so long in vain? 1 feel that unknown world so nearl And yet mv «nirit k*^ows no fear. For longer life I will not pray, I will not ask another day ; For the dear Father even yet New chance may give, new tasksmay set. Beyond the grave, to thee more true, O, give me still thy work to do; The power to serve thouHt surely spare ; Shall not thy service wait me there? IfRS. L. J. HALI» 157. Gone before. Manoah^ 26. Another hand is beckoning us, Another cali is given ; And glows once more with angel-steps The path that reaches heaven. O, half we deemed she needed not The changing of her sphere, To give to heaven a shining one, Who walked an ángel here ! Alone unto our Father*s will One thought hath reconciled, That he whose love excíeedeth ours Hath taken home his child. Fold her, O Father! in thine arms, And let her henceforth be A messenger of love between Our human hearts and thee. Still let her mild rebuking stand Between us and the wrong. And her dear memory serve to make Our faith in Goodness strong. J. o. WHITTISR. 158. The silent land. Miss'y Chanu 16. God giveth quietness at last! The common way once more is passed From pleading tears and lingerings fond To fuller life and love beyond. What to shut eyes hath God revealed ? What hear the ears that death has sealed ? What undreamed beauty passing show Requites thft loss of all we know ? 8TOCKWELL. 8s a: 76 4d I ^ í=t^ ^ Used by permisBio& of Olitvr Ditson & Co. ¿í ^ rh V— V ^ -^— !-# ■f— #- -t> 1^- ?=í--: f Pi ¿=í^=fa4 ^^1= ^ :rfc|iz=t: t^=t -F ^#- ?=.F=^ I í V- O Silent Land to which we movel Enough, if there alone be Love, And mortal need can ne*er outgrow What it is waiting to bestow ! J. G, Whütíer. 159. Footstepsofangels.^J^^^^^^^^^ When the hours of day are numbered, And the voices of the night Wake the better soul that slumbered, To a holy, calm, delight; With a slow and noiseless footstep Come my messengers divine, Take the vacant chair beside me, Lay a gentle hand in mine. XJttered not, yet comprehended Is the spirit's voiceless prayer; Soft rebuke, in blessing ended, Breath i ng from the íips of air. O, though oft depressed and lonely, All my fears are laid aside, If I but remember only Such as these have lived and died. H. W. LONGF£LLOW. 160. Auld langsyne. Lloyd^z^ It singeth low in every heart, We hear it each and all,— A song of those who answer not, However we may cali ; Thev throng the silence of the breast; We see them as of yore, — The kind, the brave, the true, the sweet, Who wa)k with us no more. More home-iike seems the vast unknown, Since they have entered there; To follow them were not so hard, Wherever they may fare. They cannot be where God is not, On any sea or shore ; Whate'er betides, thy love abides, Our God, for evermore I !• W« CHASWICK. I f S 161. **Greeii pastures and Autumn^AtZ- Still waters.'* Vesper^ 50. Cleak in memory's silent reaches Lie the pastures I have seen, Greener than the sun-lit spaces Where the May has flung her green : Neéds no sun and needs no star-light To illume these fields of mine, For the glory of dead faces Is the sun, the stars, that shine. Yet, O well I can remember, Once I called my pastures, Pain; And the waters were a torrent Sweeping through my life amain! Now I cali them Peace and Stillness, ^•Brightness of all Happy Thought, Where I linger for a blessing From my faces that are naught. Naught? Ifearnot! If the Power Maketh thus his pastures green, Maketh thus his quiet waters, Out of waste his heavens serene, I can trust the mighty Shepherd Loseth none he ever led ; Somewhere yet a greeting waits me On the faces of my dead ! W.C. GANNETT. 162. The anirpl ^^ii(»urg, 12. To weary hearts, to mourning homes, God*s meekest ángel gently comes,— Ángel of Patience! sent to calm Our feverish brows with cooling balm. There's quiet in that angel's glance, There's rest in his still countenance; And in his tenderest love, our dear ' And heavenly Father sends him liere. He walks with us, that ángel kind, And gently whispers "Be resi^nedl Bear up, bear on, the end shall tell, The dear Lord ordereth all things well." 7. G, WkUtier. 60 VESFEB. 8s&78. 8 Unes. i h i=í ^- -«- 1^ -«- ■Í2. ¿y -©- -is- '--«- ■25»- J L. Fine. ■«- -®- ■+ >- ■^ -«- i ^i^^- -2— í ■»- :^ 3: ] D.C. i ^^^ •^ ^ -©■ :i: I I -»- i in:=?!í £^ á=&^ i BLESSEDNÉSS. 163. Á song of trust. L/oycfj 24. Lo VE Divine, of all that is The sweetest still and best! Fain would I come and rest to-day Upon thy tender breast ; And yet the spirit in my heart Says, " Wherefore should I pray That thou shouldst seek me with thy love» Since thou dost seek alway?" 1 pray not, then, because I would, — I pray because I must ; There is no meaning in my prayer But thankfulness and trust. And thou wilt hear the thought I mean, And not the words I say ; Wilt hear the thanks among the words That only seem to pray. I would not have thee otherwise Than what thou still must be ; Yea, thou art God, and what thou art Is ever best for me. And so, Ibr all my sighs, my heart Doth sing itself to rest, O Love Divine, most far and near, Upon thy tender breast. J. W. CHADWICK. 164. Prayer. Hebron^ 13. No words of labored prayer I know, — I cannot seek my Father so ; It gushes up in sudden hours, As sing the birds, as bloom the flowers. And is it prayer? or is it praise? I only know, in loving ways, When joy and sorrow touch the springs, To thee my spirit inly sings. Away from forms I needs must turn ; No prayer have I that I must learn : I ask but help to love thee more. And thy dear will in peace adore. MRS. L. J. HALI> 165. He knoweth. ■^-^:' 53 Unto our heavenly Father We will not fear to pray For little needs and longings That fill our every day ; And when we daré not whisper A want that lieth dim, We say, "Our Father knoweth," And leave it all to him. For his great love has compassed Our nature and our need ; We know not ; but he knoweth, And he will bless indeed. Therefore, O heavenly Father, Give what is best to me ; And take the wants unanswered As oflferings made to thee. ANÓN. 166, The thonght of God. Marlow, 27. The thought of God. the thought of thee Who liest in my heart. And yet beyond imagined space Outstretched and present art : — It is a thought which ever makes Life's sweetest smiles from tears; And is a daybreak to our hopes, A sunset to our fears. It is not of his wondrous works, Ñor even that he is ; Words fail it, — ^but it is a thought That by itself is bliss. ABDIEL. 7s & 6s. -?-Tt ¿ 1615. »1 |— t ♦ ♦ * l-l ^ . m Süf^^j^g l^^ii^i^pÉ^^ H 1- 3tií: #— ^— i^- •sj— y r'^í 9- 1 t t^zrf^íirt: á: -»- P f=I?-^=^ r Within a thought so great, our souls Little and modest grow ; And by its vastness awed, we learn The art of walking slow. The very thinking of the thought, Without or praise or prayer, Oives light to know» and life to do, And marvellous strength to bear. F. W. FABEB. 167. The thought ofGod. S'./^CY; One thought I have, my ampie creed, So deep it is and broad. And equal to my every need, — It is the thought of God. Each morn unfolds some fresh surprise, I feast at Life*8 full board ; And risinsr in my inner skies Shines forth the thought of God. At night my gladness is my prayer ; I drop my daily load. And every care is pillowed there Upon the thought of God. I ask not far before to see, But take in trust my road; Life, death, and immortality Are in my thought of God» To this their secret strength they owed The martyr's path who trod ; The fountains of their patience flowed From out their thought of God. Be still the light upon my way, My pilgrim staflf and rod, My rest by night, my strength by day, O blessed thought of God! F. L. HOSMEB. 168* Diyine help. JVaomt, 28. O ÑAME, all other ñames above, What art thou not to me, Now I have learned to trust thy love And cast my care on theel t i — í- s=p; ?^?=F :S=e=^ t^t ^ What is our being but a cry, A restless longing still, Which thou alone canst satisfy, Alone thy ñillness ñ\l 1 Thrice blessed be the holy souls That lead the way to thee, That burn upon the martyr-rolls 'And lists of prophecy. And sweet it is to tread the ground O'er which their faith hath trod ; But sweeter far, when thou art found, The soul's own sense of God ! The thought of thee all sorrow calms; Our anxious burdens fall ; His crosses turn to triumph-palms Who finds in God his all I F. L HOSMEB. 169* My prayer. Laóan, 33. One gift, my God, I seek, — To know thee always near ; To feel thy hand, to see thy face, Thy blessed voice to hear. Where'er I go, my God, O, let me find thee there; Where'er I stay, stay thou with me, A presence everywhere. And if thou bringest peace, Or if thou bringest pain, But come thyself with all that comes, And all shall go for gain. Long listening to thy words, My voice shall catch thy tone, And, locked in thine, my hand shall grow All loving like thine own. B. T. 170 Never far. Boylston, 32. FoREVER with the Lord I So, Father, let it be ! Life from the dead is in that word,— 'T is immortality I AMSTEBDAM. 78&6s. 'n^"*:^ "t" f~T~r--¿^— ^-^ — i i i i-t — ^^^ ' 1^ I I f^ I rg 4_g _g.^:|:r:pg=t:ry^^:=p¡:r:pii*=^: q::= ^izpt=gz=g=iinpg -»->U — | 5^ÍE^-i P=t=t:=t: ■^--t-'-t-u Here in the body pent, Seeking for thee I roam; And nightly pitch my moving tent A day's march nearer home. I hear at morn and even, At noon and midnight hour, The choral harmonies of heaven Earth's Babel-tongues o*erpower. And then I feel that he, Remembered or forgot, The Lord, is never far from me, Though I perceive him not. y. Montgoinery, 171. Thine. Laban, 33. Blest be thy lo ve, dear Lord, That taught us this sweet way, Only to love thee for thyself And for that love obey. O thou, our souls* dear Hope, We to thy goodness fly ; Where'er we are, thou canst protect, Whate'er we need, supply. Whether we sleep or wake, To thee we both resign, By night we see, as well as day, If thy light on us shine. Whether we Uve or die, Both we submit to thee ; In death we Uve as well as Ufe, If thine in death we be. J, AUSTIN. Yes, for me, for me he careth, With a Father's tender care; Yes, with me, with me he beareth Every burden, every fear. Yes, in me abroad he sheddeth Joys unearthly, love and light; And. to cover me, he spreadeth His protecÜDg wing of might. Yes, o*er me, o'er me he wateheth, Ceaseless wateheth, night and day; Yes, even me, even me, he snatcheth From the perils of the way. Yes, in me, in me he dweUeth, I in him, and he in me ; And my longing soul he filleth, Here, and through eternity. 173. ^^*® retreat. Hamburg, 12. Now, hushing every adverse sound, Songs of defence my soul surround, As if all saints encamped about One truéting heart pursued by doubt. And O, how solemn, yet how sweet, Their one assured, persuasive strain! " The Lord of Hosts is thy retreat, StUl in his hands thy times remain." tender word! O truth divine! Lord, I am altogether thine ; 1 have bowed down, I need not flee ; Peace, peace is mine in trusting thee. ANNA L. WARINO. 174. Rooted. Fleyel, 40. Noyesj 38. O THOU Lord of heaven abo ve ! Earth beneath is all thine own ; In the depths of heavenly love Let my human heart be sown. Where the silent watersflow, It shall multiply its root; It shall blossom, it shall grow, It shall bear immortal fruit. ANNA L. WARINO. 175. The peace of God. BaUrma, 21. Wb ask not, Father, the repose Which comes from outward rest, If we may have through all life*s woes Thy peace within our breast. ELIíACOMBE. 73&68. r-l- r f -f* I ai 63 Cí ^ — I- X m^m ^ -0 — I- & ' 1 — I — ■-# "-^^ m E| T I n :g±iE t Fine. I 1^ J^^'-tXj.tÉZ^ #-^ 4—^- — ♦- it ■». -0. ^ 1 ♦ I I 1 * .u i •gr-^— ^ F-r7F »-#-»i-f-4si-i-n #1- s That peace which suffers and is strong, Trusts where it cannot see, Deems not the trial way too long, But leaves the end with thee. That peace which, through the billows* moan And angry tempests* roar, Sends fortli its calm, unfelteríng tone Of joy forevermore. That peace which flows serene and deep, A river in the soul, Whose banks a living verdure keep, God's sunshine o'er the whole. AMON. 176. The calm of the soul. Whittier, 62. When winds are raging o*er the upper ocean, And billows wild contend with angry roar, *Ql8 said, far down beneath the wild com- motion, That peaceful stillness reigneth ever- more. Far, far beneath, the noise of tempests dieth, And silver waves chime ever peacefully , And no rude storm, how fierce soe'er it flieth, Disturbs the sabbath of that deeper sea. So to the heart that knows thee, Love Eternal! There is a temple sacred evermore ; And all the Babel of life's angry volees Dies in hushed stillness at its peaceful door. Far, far away, the roar of passion dieth, And loving thoughts rise calm and peacefully ; And no rude storm, how fierce soe'er it flieth, Disturbs the soul that dwells, O Lord! in thee. MB8. n. B. STOWE. 177. Peace* Germany^ ii. In quiet hours the tranquil soul Reñects the beauty of Ihe sky ; No passions rise or billows roU, And only God and heaven are nigh. The tides of being ebb and flow, Creating peace without alloy ; A sacred nappiness we know. Too high for mirth, too deep for joy. Like birds that slumber on the sea, Unconscious where the current runs, We rest on God's infinity Of bliss, that circles stars and suns. His perfect peace has swept from sight The narrow bounds of time and space. And looking up with still delight We catch the glory of his face. AUGUSTA LARNED. 178. Eyery good gift. Ware, 42. Father, thy paternal care Has my guardián been, my guide I Every hallowed wish and prayer Has th^ hand of love suppíied: Thine is every thought of bliss Left by hours and days eone by ; Every hope thine offspnng is, Beaming from futurity. Every sun of splendid ray ; Every moon that shines serene; Every morn that welcomes day ; Every evening's twilight scene ; Every hour which wisdom brings; Every incensé at thy shrine; These, and all life's holiest things, And its fiíirest,— all are thine. And for all, my hymns shall rise Daily to thy gracious throne ; Thither let my asking eyes Turn unwearied, Righteoua CVxjkfeV 64 WEBB. 7s & 68. Pr^-i- -N-* — I- G. J. Webb. i 1— , ^ , ^ '-0-^-0-, 13 » -r^-r*-^-#-*Tg— T#-r*-^-^-^-*-i-g— ^-r*-r*-*-^-»-r-g— . i^i^i-^ J— íi^-l ^ ■+-# — I- ü^ 1 i-#-f^#-,-!!2— J-r¿ -¿J I ■#T-# Ají: ,-4-J-,-H~ mm^m >-»- íeE t tW^íHÍ Through life's strange vicissitude KingS'thrS m and good ?íX'ndc¿eered.a.dcounselledJJ.ere. ^ „ Oid I32y 29. 179» ^^ Dundee, 22. O THOU who art of all that is Beginning both and end, We foUow thee through unknown paths, Since all to thee must tend: Thv iudgments are a raighty deep Éeyond all fathom-line ; Our wisdom is the childhke heart; Our strength, to trust m thine. We bless thee for the skies above, And for the earth beneath; For hopes that blossom here below, And wither not with death ; But most we bless thee for thyself, O heavenly Light within, , Whose dayspring in our hearts dispels The darkness of our sin. Be thou in joy our deeper joy, Our comfort when distressed , Be thou by day our strength for toil, And thou by night our rest! And when these earthly. dwelhngs fail, And Time's last hour is come, Be thou, O God, our dwelling-place And our eternal home I ^ ^ ^^^^^ ,,- Siochuell, 49. Happy llie« Senneson, 44. 180. Lord, we thank thee for the pleasure Th¿t our happy Ufe-time gives, The inestimable treasure Of a soul that ever hves ;— Mind that looks before and afler, Yearning for its home above ; Human telrs, and human laughter, And the depth of human lo ve. For the thrill, the leap, the gladness Of our pulses flowing iree; Fen for every touch of sadness That may bring us nearer thee. Hearty be our work and willing, As to thee and not tp men ; For we know our soul's fulfiUing Is to give it thee again.^ ^ j.^.^iake. Ifil GiTin» thankS. Stephanos,J2, lol* "*" ® {^Repeat first two hites.) My God, I thank thee, who hast made The earth so bright; So full of splendor and of joy, Beauty and light; So many glorious things are here. Noble and right! I thank thee, too, that thou hast made Joy to abound ; j 1 j„ So manv gentle thoughts and deeds Circling US round, ^ ^ ., That in the darkest spot of eartn Some love is found. I thank thee more that all our joy Is touched with pain ; That shadows fall on bnghtest hours, That thorns remain; . So that earth's bliss may be our guide, And not our chain. For thou who knowest. Lord, how soon Our weak heart clings, Hast given us joys, tender and true, Yet all with wings, So that we see, gleaming on high, Diviner things. I thank thee. Lord, that thou hast kept The bestin store; We have enough, yet not too much To long for more,— A yearning for a deeper peace, Not known before. ADELAIDE A. PBOCTBB. AMERICA. 68&4g. 55 ^ TT I K j-f I ^ ■#■■#■ -ííífc • I tó:i¿^ ^t— f— í -5r-5r-5-^^v p— ^- €-•! t-r t 182. Daily mercies. Tender mercies, on my way Falling softly like the dew, Sent me freshly every day, I will bless the Lord for you. Though I ha ve not all I would, Though to greater bliss I go, Every present gift of good To Eternal Love I owe. Source of all that comforts me, Weli íif joy for which I long, Let líie song I sing to thee Be an everlasting song ! Pleyel^ 40. Conani, 36. ANNA I<. WARING. 183. AlFs welL Ezra, 9. AsK and receive,— 'tis sweetly said ; Yet wbat to plead for know I not ; For wish is worsted, hope o'ersped, And aye to thanks returns my thought. If I would pray, I've naught to say But this, that God may be God still; For him to Uve is still to give, And sweeter than my wish his will. O w^ealth of Ufe beyond aU boundl Eternity each moment given ! What plummet may the Present sound? Who promises afuture heaven? Or glad, or grieved, oppressed, relieved, In blackest night. or brightest day, Still pours Ihe flood of golden good, And more than heartfuU filis me aye. *• All mine is thine," the sky-soul saith ; "The wealth I am, must thou become; Richer and richer, breath by breath,— Immortal gain, immortal room ! " And since all his mine also is, Life's gift outruns my íancies far, And drowns the dream in larger stream, As morning drinks the morning-star. D.A. WASSON. 184. (j^od. Pisgah^ 47. There's a wideness in God's mercy, Like the wideness of the sea: There's a kindness in his justice, Which is more than liberty. For the love of God is broader Than the measures of man's mind: And the heart of the Eternal Is most wonderfuUy kind. If our love were but moré simple, We shonld take him at his word. And our Uves would be aU sunshine In the sweetness of our Lord. F. W. FABER. 185. Deepondeep. tiÍ7'^,% O God! thy power is wonderful, Thy glory passing bright ; Thy wisdom, with its deep on deep, A rapture to the sight. Thy justice is the gladdest thing Creation can behold ; Thy tenderness so meek, it wins The guilty to be bold. All Uves may draw upon thy power, Thy mercy may command ; And still outflows thy silent sea, Immutable and grand. F. W, FABEB. 186. Sí. Agnesy^ti* 21. Inthycare. |^,;^' My heart is resting, O my God ! I will give thanks and sing: My heart is at the secret source Of every precious thing. *I thirst for springs of heavenly Ufe, And here all day they rise: I seek the treasure of thy love, And cióse at hand it lies. 66 BETHANT. 68&48. , „ TT.-^ w ^ Masón. üaed byper .of Ouver Ditson & Co. [ — p-. — --I-Liril' ^^MYBw UIT80N «K Co. "^^^^^ I I i-^jz : ^^J^ Mine be the reverent listening love That waits all day on thee ; The service of a watchful heart ^ Which no one else can see ; The faith that, in a hidden way No other eye may know, Finds all its daily woríc prepared, And loves to have it so. My heart is resting, O my God! My heart is in thy care : I hear the voice of joy and praise Resounding everywhere! AKNA L. WARINO. 187. The heritage. St, Agnes, 31. I HAVE a heritage of joy That yet I must not see : The Father*s hand that makes it mine Is keeping it for me. I have a certainty of love That sets my heart at rest; A calm assurance for to-day That to be thus is best. And a new song is in my mouth To long loved music set, — Glory to thee for all the grace I have not tasted yet I Glory to thee for strength withheld, For want and weakness known, The fear that sends me to thy breast • For what is most mine own. My heart is resting, O my God I My heart is in thy care : I hear the voice of joy and praise Resounding everywhere ! Anaa L. Waring. Igg. Surprise. Palestine, 68. A LiviNG, loving, lasting word, " My listening ear believing heard, While bending down in prayer; Like a sweet breeze that none can stay, It passed my soul upon its way, And leu a blessing there. Then joyful thoughts, that come and go By paths the holy angels know, Encamped around my soul : As in a dream of blest repose, Mid withered reeds a river rose. And through the desert stole. I lifted up my eyes to see — The wilderness was glad for me, My heart within was strong! And sweeter, nearer, clearfer heard, It came, that everlasting word Of promise and of song! Anua L. Waring. 189. Hidden in light. PaUstine, 68. LooK up, look up, my soul, still higher! On to the heavenly goal aspire, On God's love ever lean : Burst this duU earth's control, and wing Thy way where no clouds roll, and sing In deeps of God unseén. What though thy way be dark, and earth With ceaseless care do cark, till mirth To thee no sweet strain sings? Still hide thy life above, and still Believe that God is lov^ ; fulfil Whatever lot he brings. A. E, Evans, 190« Salyation. GreenvilU, 46. Know, my soul, thy fuU salvation ! Bise o'er sin and fear and care ; Joy to find in every station Something still to do and bear. Think what spirit dwells within thee, Think what Father's smiles are thine, Think what he hath done to win thee; Child of heaven, canst thou repine? Haste thee on from grace to glory, Armed with faith and winged with prayer; Heaven's eternal day's before thee, God*s own hand snall guide thee there: ITALIAN HTMN. Gs & 4s. 57 PP^^ j * ^^^^m ■t^^0 \ i .^- %-[^-'~r^-\ \ -uá |!z:pít.=t;zt::ipz4r=t: S^ 6^ P Faithfiíl in thy earthly mission, Faithful through thy pilgrim-days, Hope shall change to glad fruition, Faith to sight, and prayer to praise. H. F. Lyte, 191. The happy pilgrim. Hummel, 23. Faint not along thine earthly road, Thou pilgrim soul of mine; Still, still be gladsome in thy God, Still sing thy song divine ! Doth life in all bright ways for thee Itsglory oftunroll? O, take thy pleasures holily, Sing unto God, my soul ! A dreary desert dost thou trace, Dim shineth thy far goal ? That desert make thy Holy Place, Pursue thy song, my soul! When the glad Spirit's voice divine Through thy stirred deeps doth roll, When glows with faith that heart of thine, Sing forth thy song, O soul! T. H. Gilí, 192. A tratelling song. Arlingion, 19. I TRAVEL all the irksome night By ways to me unknown; I travel íike a bird in flight, Onward,— but not alone. In secret paths God leads me on To his divine abode, And shows new miracles of love Through all the heavenly road. The ways most rugged and perplexed He renders smooth and straight: Through all the paths 1*11 sing his ñame, Even unto heaven's gate. ANÓN. 193. O'erseasofGod.^^'^S' The winds that o'er my ocean run Reach through all worlds beyond the sun ; Through life and death, through fate. through time, Grand breaths of God they sweep sublime. A thread of Law runs through my prayer Stronger than iron cables are ; And love and longing towards her goal Are pilots sweet to guide the soul. O thou God's mariner, heart of mine! Spread can vas to the airs divine ! Spread sail ! and let thy Fortune be Forgotten in thy Destiny. The wind ahead? The wind is free! Forevermore it favoreth me : To shores of God still blowing fair, O'er seas of God my bark doth bear. For Life must live, and Soul must sail. And Unseen over Seen prevalí ; And all God's argosies come to shore, Let ocean smile, or rage, or roar. I>. A. WASSON. 19 á. The will of God, Sl Agn^s, 31. I woRSHip thee, dear Will of God! And all thy ways adore ; And every day I live I seem To love thee more and more. When obstacles and triáis seem Like prison-walls to be, I do the little I can do, And leave the rest to thee. I have no cares, O blessed Will ! For all my cares are thine ; I live in triumph. Lord ! for thou Hast made thy triumphs mine. I know not what it is to doubt; My heart is ever gay ; I run no risk, for, come what will, Thou always hast thy way. 68 CHANNING. lOs. I B»-- t ■i 1 — , 1563. 3?=^ 3 — -1 ^-^ — i — f— h—^ — r-H ^-i 1 ^S ^lESESi^^ I fe ■«y- ■«y- g-c< 1 1 1 ije: r-r-r =aE^^^^ I*- I*- ig- ^ ••9' -© :&- ^ É Bidé on, ride on triumphantly, Thou glorious Will, ride on ! Faith^s pilgrim sons behind thee take The road that thou hast gone. F. W. FABBIU 195. Freedom. La^an, 33. Naught have I else to do,— I sine the whole day long ; And he whom most I love to please Doth listen to my song. Thou hast an ear to hear, A heart to love and bless; And though my notes were e'er so rude, Thou wouldst not hear th« less. My cage confines me round ; Abroadlcannotfly; , , , , But though my wing is closely bound, My heart 's at liberty. O, it is good to soar These bolts and bars above, To thee whose purpose I adore, Whose providence I love; And feel thy mighty will My willfulness control. And learn, a prisoner of the Lord, The freedom of the soul.^^^^^^ ^^^^^ Dundee^ 22. 196. ^y psalm. Logan, 25. No longer forward or behind I look in hope or fear, But, grateful, take the good I ünd, God's blessing now and here. I plough no more a desert land, To harvest weed and tare ; The manna dropping from God s hand Bebukes my painful care. I break my pilgrim staff,— I lay Aside the toiling oar ; The ángel sought so far away I welcome at my door. And all the jarring notes of life Seem blending in a psalna. And all the angles of its strife Slow rounding into calm. And so the shadows fall apart. And so the west winds play ; And all the windows of my heart 1 open to the day. 197. BleSSedneSS, Germany, lU Thebe is a something sweet and puré,— Through life, through death it may en- dure; , With steady foot I onward press, And long to win that Blessedness. It hath no shadow, this soft light But makes each daily duty bnght; It bids each heart-born tumult cease, And sobers joy to quiet peace. An all-abiding sense of Love, In silence falling from aboye ; A conscience clear from willful sin, That hath no subterfuge withm : Fixed duty claiming every POwer, And human love t« charm each hour,— These, these, my soul, make Blessedness: I ask no more, 1 seek no less. And yet I know these are too much ; My very being's Ufe they touch : Without them all, O, let me still Find Blessedness in God's dear wiU. MB8.LtJ* HALU MELTON. lOs. 69 1^ Used by pcrmieelon of Olxyer Ditson & Co THE ONE IN ALL 198. Greation's anthem, Melton^ 59. The homeless winds that wander o*er the land, The deep-voiced thunder speaking words of fire, The waves that break in sunshine on the strand, Or smite with stormy hands their rocky lyre; The stars that blossom in the fields of night, The buds that burst in beauty from the sodí The birds that dip their wings in rainbow light,— Are Nature's symphony to thee, O Godl And as Creation's anthem onward roUs From age to age, in grandeur still the same, The seáis of silence break from human souls, — Man sings new praises to thy holy ñame. Our eyes are radiant with the glow of life, Our hearts enfold those sapphire-deeps above, Ourearsgrowdeaf to all earth's foolish strife, We join, íar off, the angels* song of Lo ve ! Albert Laighton, 199. AU at worship. ^^Í t. The harp at Nature's advent strung Has never ceased to play ; The song the stars of morning siing Has never died away. And prayer is made, and praise is given> By all things near and lar: The ocean looketh up to heaven And mirrors every star ; The green earth sends her incensé up From many a mountain shrin€ ; From folded leaf and dewy cup She pours her sacred wine. The blue sky is the templéis arch ; Its transept, earth and air; The music of its starry march The chorus of a prayer. So Nature keeps the reverent frame With which her years began ; And all her signs and voices shame A prayerless heart in man. J. Q. WHITTIIEB. 200. Hymn of Nature, Nureniburg, 39» Hark, my soul, how everything Strives to serve our bounteous King; Each a double tribute pays, — Sings its part, and then obeys. Nature's chief and sweetest choir Him with cheerful notes admire; Chanting every day their lauds, While the grove their song applauds. Though their voices lower be, Streams have, too, their melody ; Night and day they warbling run, Never pause, but still sing on. All the flowers that gild the spring Hither their still music bring; If Heaven bless them, thankful they Smell more sweet, and look more gay. 60 ¿ *^-J-.^, P?:tt:ifti5:t3:t-S WaKe, for shame, my sluggish heart, Wake, and gladly sing thy part ; Learn of birds, and springs, and flowers, How to use thy nobler powers. 201. J. AÜSTIK. ThonglltS of God. ^Omttr^eai.) Millón^ 15. I SAW the beauty of the world Before me like a flag unfurled, The splendor of the morning sky, And all the stars in company ; I thought, How beautiful it is ! — My soul said, "There is more than this." I saw the pompa of death and birth, ''^he generations of the earth ; 1 looked on saints and héroes crowned, And love as wide as heaven is round ; I thought, How wonderful it is! — My soul said, "There is more than this." Sometimes I have an awful thought That bids me do the thing I ouglit ; It comes like wind, it burns like flame; How shall I give that thought a ñame? It draws me like a loving kiss, — My soul says, "There is more than this." Yea, there is One I cannot see Or hear, but he is Lord to me : And in the heavens and eartn and skies, The good which lives till evil dies. The love which I cannot withstand, God writes his ñame with his own hand. W. B. RAXDS. 202. Aliguéis. Azmofit 20. Fair are the feet that bring the news Of gladness unto me : How many messengers God hath, If we had eyes to see I Thine angels epeak, but still must we The hearing ear bestow ; They smite the rock, but our own lips Must stoop to drink the flow. Lo ! all things are thine angels, Lord, That bring my God to me : O for the ear to hear their word ! O for the eye to see ! ANÓN. 203. TWO WOrlds, Dundee^ 22. Two worlds are ours: and is it sin Forbids us to descry The mystic heaven and earth within, Plain as the sea and sky ? The glorious sky embracing all Is like the Maker's love, Wherewith encompassed, great and smali In peace and order move. The dew of heaven is like his grace ; It steals in silence down, But where it lights, the favored place By richest fruits is known. Thou who hast given me eyes to see And love this sight so fair, Give me a heart to find ont thee, And read thee every where ! ■!« KKSXjEa 204. The secret place. Lloyd^ 24^ The Lord is in his Holy Place In all things near and far: Shekinah of the snow-flake, he, And Glory of the star. And Secret of the April-land That stirs the field to flowers, Whose little tabernacles rise To hold him through the hours. He hides himself within the love Of those whom we love best; The smiles and tones that make our homes Are shrines by him possessed ; PILQBIMS. lU&lOg. p tf^^^ — j^ g^S t=^ #-€-#- r-z «^ ■fií' i a 3ír: g - g Smart. 4 61 i ::¡ig-T-|-|fH?^ #-#-*. :é ^ II r I ?EZi: -Ix— «; P^^PC i I ' I I JS. t:^!S=^- ^ P^^^^^f^PF J*¿ #^3: f í^ H He tents within the lonely Ir jart And shepherds every tho jght: We find him not by seeking long, — We lose him not, unsought. W.C. GANNETT. 205. God is lOTe. fVargy 42. (Omü repeat.) EARTñ, with her ten thousand flowers, Air with all it8 beams and showers, Ocean's infinite expanse, Heaven*s resplendent countenance, — All around, below, abo ve, Hath this record, " God is Love." All the tender hopes that start From the fountain of the heart; All the quiet bliss that lies In our human sympathies ; — These are volees from above, Sweetly whispering, " God is Love." ANÓN* 206. Iii all» ^i^sy Ckam, i6. God of the earth, the sky, the sea! Maker of all above, below ! Creation lives and moves in thee, Thy present life through all doth flow. Thy love is in the sunshine's glow, Thy life is in the quickening air ; When lightnings flash and storm-wiñds blow, There is thy power; thy law is there. We feel thy calm at evening's hour, Thy grandeur in the march of night; And, when the morning breaks in power, We hear thy word, "Let there be light!" But higher far, and far more clear, Thee in man*8 spirit we behold: Thine image and thyself are there, — The Indwelling God, proclaimed of oíd. 8« LONGFEIXOW. 207. The Presence. Hamburg^ 12. Mysterious Presence, Source of all, — The world without, the soul within, Fountain of Life, O hear our cali. And pour thy living waters in I Thou breathést in the rushing wind, Thy Spirit stirs in leaf and flow^er; Ñor wilt thou from the willing mind Withhold thy light and love and power. Thy hand unseen to accents clear Awoke the psalmist's trembling lyre. And touched the lips of holy seer With flame from thine own altar-fire. That touch divine still, Lord, impart, Still give the prophet*s burning word; And vocal in each waiting heart Let living psahns of praise be heard. 8. C. BEACH. 208. Indwelling. Webb, 54. The heavens thy praise are telling, The earth declares thy might: But nought save thine indwelling Can show thee, Lord, aright. Where*er our eyes are turning, Th^ foot-prints we can see; The light within us burning Alone revealeth Úiee, We know no life divided, O Lord of Life, from thee ; In thee is life provided For all humanity : We know no death, O Spirit, Because we Uve in thee. And all our souls inherit Thine immortality. Anón, 209. Unfolding. Ware, 42. O Eternal Life, whose power Gathers ages to a span, From whose being breaks the ñower, From whose glory groweth man. 62 WHITTIBB.. lls&lOs, Prom Plyroonth Collectlon, by per. I I*- *f=H=\ ^^^^^ m I j 1 . 1 . — «-^ — * — #■ ^Eg -G- .0 — ^ f — # b^ ^a. I ^^=^ ■ss- i 9i£l^ ES F=F=^ =g=s=te. j: •- s; =i: -!©- E^ m By the whisper of whose breath Atoms wake that seem but death, With whose silent-working will The eternal ages thrill — Lord of Life, to heaven tower Spires of being high and grand, Till on man thou lay thy power That he serve with heart and hand; Till thou flood him with thy light That he see thee with his sight, Who art Reason, who art Right, Majesty of Love and Might! Not on earth the glory ends ; In unnumbered worlds it reigns; From Eternity descends, To Eternity remains. When the things we hear and see Vanish in life's mystery , Still, all glories that can be Wait in thine Infinity. J. V. BLAKE. 1 In the touch of earth it thrilledi Down from mystic skies it burnedl Right obeyed and passion stilled Its eternal gladness earned! Still the immortal flame upspeeds, Kindling worlds to puré desire: Where the unerring Spirit leads, Ages wonder and aspire. ° S. JOHNSON. 210. Eyolution. Pleyel^ 40. NoyeSf 38. Life of Ages, richly poured, Soul of Worlds, unspent and free, Nature's uncreated Word, Atom and Infinity I Secret of the morning stars, Motion of the oldest hours, Pledge through elemental wars Of the coming spirit's powers! RoUing planet, flaming sun. Stand in nobler Man complete; Prescient laws thine errands run, Frame a shrine for Godhead meet. Homeward led, his wondering eye XJpward yearned, in joy or awe, For the Love that waited nigh, Guidance of thy guardián Law. 211. Life of ages. ^^ll\f¿. Life of Ages, richly poured, Love of God, unspent and free, Flowing in the Prophet's word And the People's liberty! Never was to chosen race That unstinted tide confined; Thine is every time and place, Fountain sweet of heart and mind ! Breathing in the thinker's creed, Pulsing in the hero's blood, Nerving simplest thought and (leed, Freshening time with truth and good, Consecrating art and song, Holy book and pilgrim track, Hurling floods of tyrant wrong From the sacred limits back, — Life of Ages, richly poured, Love of God, unspent and free, Flow still in the Prophet's word And the People's liberty! *^ 8. JOHNSON, 212. " Consider the lilies," Abdiel, 51. He hides within the lily A strong and tender Care, That wins the earth-born atoms To glory of the air ; He weaves the shining garments Unceasingly and still, Along the quiet waters, In niches of the hill. HABVEST, 93&8s. 1^ After Germán Choral. 1715. 63 ■«■ i~t :f-i^=S=zi la: ^^'tr-rf^^-i • i-li ''M- 4-^- -í2- ^_p_p ÉL—m. 1^' iS- "H- ^— P- r-r .Q. PPP^ :*=*: ií=li: -1 1 H ■«- t-t H H !Í— « Tfl- E=? f s ri:r:;^=í=?=g:-r i«— ^- +- — ^— 1 "O" .a m m i^ We linger at the vigil With him who bent the knee To watch the old-tirne lilies In distant Galilee ; And still the worship deepens And quickens into new, As. brightening down the ages, God's secret thrilleth through. O Toiler of the lily, Thy touch is in the Man I No leaf that dawns to petal But"* hints the angel-plan : The flower-horizons open, The blossom vaster shows, We hear thy wide worlds echo,v "See how the lily grows!" Shy yearnings of the savage, Únfolding, thought by thought, To holy Uves are lifted, To visions fair are wrought : The races rise and cluster, And evils fade and fall, Till chaos blooms to beauty, Thy purpose crowning all ! W. C. GANNETT, 213. All SOUls. Germanyy ii. O Lo VE Divine, whose constant beam Shines on the eyes that will not see, And waits to bless us, while we dream Thou leav'st us when we turn from thee ! All souls that struggle and aspire , All hearts of prayer, by thee are lit ; And, dim or clear, thy tongues of fire On dusky tribes and centuries sit. Ñor bounds, ñor clime, ñor creed thou know^st; Wide as our need thy favors fall ; The white wings of the Holy Ghost Stoop, unseen, o'er the heads of all. J. G. WHITTIBR. 214. The City of God. Humnicl^2i City of God, how broad and far Outspread thy walls sublime ! The true thy chartered freemen are, Of every age and clime. • One holy Church, one army strong, One steadfast high intent, One working band, one harvest-song, One King Omnipotent! How purely hath thy speech come down From man's primeva! youth ! How grandly hath thine empire grown Of Freedom, Love, and Truth ! In vain the surge^s angry shock, In vain the drifting sands; Unharmed, upon the Eternal Rock, The Eternal City stands. S. JOHNSON. 215* One holy Church. Hummel, 23. One holy Church of God appears Through every age and race, Unwasted by the lapse of years, Unchanged by changing place. From oldest time, on farthest shores, Beneath the pine or palm, One Unseen Presence she adores, With silence or with psalm. Her priests are all God's faithful sons, To serve the world raised up ; The puré in heart her baptized ones, Love, her communion-cup. The Truth is her prophetic gift, The Soul her sacred page ; And feet on merc^'s errand swift Do make her pilgrimage. 8. LONOFSLLOW. HOBEB. C. H. M. 216 TI. <tte.m of Mth. »• "I»". 3"- whnse sound, the Bound oí prayer, TIpBpiinging everywhere- And .tlU it nove., « bro.denmg flood i oIhoa,wh..rtth..^«lSource Thou Brt lh« Ocean, KXV-»? ™*™' Thtó ever deepenmí ""'^ ^ „„.„ 211 m'¿S l.bo™, «11 thelr pr.y«<, Sftnctify this present day. H.lr of .11 lh.t tbey tave »rnea Tiv thelr paasion and their teare, Heirofalltheagen, 1,— l2,Iamiio!oiigerpoorl „„.„,,,„„ 2jg Ontoflhaaarli. ir^r^iS. OOT ór the dapk the circlioí "plie™ I, OTnd ng on.ard to the^Mi íEL'iiVb\i.'cr.srr.Si. 9."atbt»g'K™^t»"^"«ldn«. I Pauí'iow: ewto-í» -">■ "*'" "" 1 Th.«íbW»E~tch,ord,Llb.r.yI Look b«,kward, ho« ™fl> 'TÍt;'" rnnk round bow mucb IB yet to win . Ih;»atehe.oflhedaybegin. O Thon, "bo.. Blgl-íy P?'''S''°''" TbB nigbt and day abke » vi". . Tby wlll our d«»'=j' JííSS,? ",„* ' O keepuB " ' " ' ^ bope e- t, patient, t 319. Oldandnew. HaKiburs,\t. O. B0«,».«o glB.™ XS "be""";.,».! Through preaent wrong, And «í'by.lep,Bm?e •!»•'>'«"■ We ale tbe BteaSy gú» of mu. ;- Tbat .11 of g«»'i f ' niSÜmSSad, 'Rsma.inB to make our own umo 6 ' oS?Smmondúlyliftdiv™. Smoryl.»d.P.le.Une. A liíS'l. bni.king, o.lm and dB«. JEBOME. 88, 8g, 8s&63. RXICHABIJT. 65 ^m ^ ^ t «=F ZX tr i »=1^ ^ ■0 w. ■|— r t-' & m #--? t^t -b t-: ^-— ^- :a. i ^^^ i '«4| i. — #- í^ r-0 t ■^ 5 F=r±F Kl I «.- ■*r* íee^ «:""*" 3=5: «r :^ E H ■^ f ■42- E i ^i Henceforth my heart shall sigh no more For olden time and holier shore ; God's love and blessing, then and there, Are now, and here, and every where. J. Q. WHITTIRR, 220. A SOng Of faith. Arlington, i^. We pray no more, made lowly wise, For miracle and sign ; Anoint our eyes to see within The common, the divine. We turn from seeking thee afar And in unwonted ways, To build from out our daily lives The temples of thy praise. And if thy casual coraings, Lord, To hearts of oíd were dear, What joy shall dwell within the faith That feels thee ever nearl And nobler yet shall duty grow, And more shall worship be, When thou art found in all our life, And all our life in thee. V. Ii. HOSHEB. 221. With Wider yiew, Germany, II. WiTH wider view come loftier goal ! With broader light, more good to see I With freedom, more of self-control, With knowledge, deeper reverence be! Anew we pledge ourselves to thee, To folio w where thy Truth shall lead: Afloat upon its boundless sea, Who sails with God is safe indeed! 8. L-ONQFELIjOW. 222. Onward ! Siciiy, 48. iRfpeai Unes s, 4.) Shall things withered, fashions olden, Keep US from life's flowing spring? Waits for US the promise golden, Waits each new divinerthing! Onward, onwardl Why this faithless tarrying? By each saving word unspoken, By thy truth, as yet half won, By each idol yet unbroken, By thy will, yet poorly done, Hear us, help us, Thou Almighty, help us onl Nearer to thee would we venture, Of thy truth more largely take, Upon life diviner enter, Into day more glorious break ; To the ages Some bequest of victoty make! T, H. Gilí. 223. For the new earth. Laban, 33. Seno down thy truth, O God! Too long the shadows frown. Too long the darkened way weVe trod: Thy truth, O Lord, send down ! Send down thy Spirit free, Till wilderness and town One temple for thy worship be: Thy Spirit, O send down ! Send down thy love, thy life, Our lesser lives to crown,. And cleanse them of their hate and strife: Thy liviug love send down! Send down thy peace, O Lord! Earth's bitter voices drown In one deep ocean of accord : Thy peace, O God, send down: R. R. 8ILL. 224* The dawn, Azmon, 20. Lo! on the morn that now is here No night shall ever fall, But faith shall burn undimmed and clear. Till God be all in all! This is the dawn of infant faith; The day will foUow soon, When hopeshall breathe withfreerbreath And morn be lost in noon. JOY. 8a&5a. ( ^^msmíim^m^m SÉÉifiÉtegiteliMil f*Ff ^í^ ^^^^mmm í"-«*^^-r^ ÉüÜ^i^i^^^^il^gl For to the seed that's sown to-day A harvest-time ¡b given, Wben charity, with faith to atey, Shall make on earth a heavenj^^^^^^^.^ 225 'ThykÍngíon><!oroe.' Afar^ia.a: THvkingdomcome,wm.powerandgrace, Tn everv heart of man ; Th, SS, ..d joy, .»d I ghKome.. InallourboBomíreignl Tbe righteousness that never ende, NoVtoours<.i:labnngin! The kingdom of estabUehed peace Whicli can no more remove ; The perfect power of Godlineas, The omnipotence of Love ! ^ „^^tt. Edén. Juayes, 38. All beforeus lies the way,- Give the past tanto the wmdl A11 before us is the day, Kight and darkneas are behind. Edén, *¡th its angela bold. Love and flowers and cooleat eea, Is not ancient story told. But a glowing prophecy. In the spirit'B perfect air, Inthe^Bionstameandkind, Jnnocence from selfish care The rea! Edén we shall ftnd. When the soul to sin hatb died, True and beautifiil and sound, Then all earth is sanctified, Upspringa Paradise around. the 227. Glory that remalns. Si. Agn^s, 31 IMMORTAL Love, forever full, Forever flowing free, Forever shared. forever wbole, A never ebbingseal Our outward Upe confesa theName All otber namca above; But ¡ove alone knows whence it came. And comprehendeth Love. The letter fails, the systema fall, And every symbol wanes, The Spirit over-brooding ali, Eternal Love, remains. ^^^ „^,^^. . _ g, A creed. C«rfí>, 45- I BBLiEVB in Human Kindness Larce amid the sons of raen, Nobler fer in willing bhndness Than in censure'» keeneat ken. I belLeve in Self-Denial, _ Anditssecretthrobofjoy, In the Love that uves through tml. Dying not, though dealli destroy. I believe in dreams of Duty, Wftrnine US to aelf-control,— T^t shall yet transform the soul , In the godlike wreck of natiire Sin doth in the mnijer leave, That he may »«»»" "'"."™ He hath lost.-I do believe. I believe in Love renewing All that sin hatb «wept away, Leaven-like It»»»*, PÍ^JÍ,,, . Siíht by nighl and d»y »? jay . In the power of its remoulding, Inthegn.ceofiUrepn.ve, Intheglotyolbeholding Its p?tt«ction,-I b.li.v.. I believe in Love Etwnal, FiUd in God's unchanging will. That, beneath tbe de.o lofe"''; '.,, H¿th a depth Ihafs deeper suUl tn its patience, itó endurance To tbíbear and t« retneve, Inthelaree«odfnll«»;""o« Of il. tSnmph,-! bd.eve.^ ^^^^ NICiEA. 12s, 13s, 12s & lOs. ^^^^ H — !- &m: ^áfe^^íp 1-J K I I ^ I DtRxs. I— >» 67 - -d-#T-H -í2 il^ I I I t U i — -^ — l-d — >- --©- t:= tm-t 'I ^ 11 i u 0—0-\ 2 H 1- aczat r -« — -"-6? H — I 1 ^3=B ^^ iSá -12 S :íci:í: • y t=t -^2- 1 — rr rr ■4B í P 5 9^ f* i FESTIVALS. 229. All seasons. jt^^-^:^' 39- Praise to God, immortal praise, For the love that crowns our daysl Bounteous Source of every joy, Let thy praise our tongues employ; — For the blessings óf the field, For the stores the gardens yield, Flocks that whiten all the plain, Yellow sheaves of ripened grain ; All that Spring with bounteous hand Scatters o'er the smiling land ; All that liberal Autumn pours From her rich o'erflowing stores: These to thee, our God, we owe, Source whence all our blessings flow! And for these our souls shall raise Grateful vows and solemn praise. MBS. A. L. BARBA ULD. 230. Spring. Azmofiy 20. The softened mould is brown and warm, The early blossoms break, And loosened streams along their banks A mossy verdure make. A dewy light broods o'er the earth, A Bweetness new and rare, And tumults of brook, bird and breezs With music wake the air. Awake, O Heart, awake and learn The secret of the Spring! From winter-sleep it comes like light, Or as a bird on wing. And if I shall be winter-locked, As sometime I may be; If bitter storms and freezing snows Come whirling down on me — Let me lie patient, like the earth, And say, "This shall be rest;" And then, O Lord, at thy dear cali, Arise renewed and blest. J. V. BLAKB. 231. Sammer. Channing^ 58. The sun darts down his sheaf of golden rays; Earth answers with her sheaves of golden grain ; And vapors, like sweet incensé, spread a haze Of quivering shadow on the blooming plain. As soon as come thy living beams, O Sun, O summer Sun, thy fervent, living powers, The earth is stirred, the sterile days are done, And glowing life pervades the radian t hours. So God's great love pours down upon the heart : Answer, O Heart! bring forth thy ripened sheaves ! Love, praise and duty be thy fervent part, Like to the living love thy soil receives. J. V. BLAKE. 232. Summer days. Lhyd^ 24. The summer days are come again ; Once more the glad earth yields Her golden wealth of ripening grain, And breath of clover-fields ; And deepening shade of summer woods. And glow of summer air, And winging thoughts, and happy words Of love and joy and prayer. 68 PALESTINE. 8S.8S&&. 61i„es. The summer days ar^e come again, The birds are on the wing ; God's praises, in their loving strain, Unconsciously they sing : We know who giveth all the good That doth our cup o'erbrim : For summer joy in field and wood We lift our song to him. S. LONGFELLOW. 233. Haryest. Ward, i8. Once more the liberal year laughs out O'er richer stores than gems or gold ; Once more with harvest-song and shout Is Nature's bloodless triumph told. O favors e very year made new ! O blessings with the sunshine sentí The bounty overruns our due, The fullness shames our discontent. We shut our eyes, the flowers bloom on ; We murmur, but the corn-ears fill; We choose the shadow, but the sun That casts it shines behind us still. Now let these altars, wreathed with flow- ers And piled with fruits, awake again Thanksgiving for the golden hours, The early and the latter rain ! J.Q. WHITTIBK. 234. HarTestS« Harvest^ 63. Now sing we a song for the Harvest: Thanksgiving and honor and praise For all that the bountiful Giver Hath given to gladden our days! For grasses of upland and lowland, For fruits of the garden and field, For gold which the mine and the prairie To delver and husbandman yield ! And thanks for the harvest of Beauty, — For that which the hands cannot hbld; The harvest eyes only can gather, And only our hearts can enfold ! We reap it on mountain and moorland ; We glean it from meadow and lea ; We garner it in from the cloudland ; We bind it in sheaves from the sea. But now we sing deeper and higher, — Of harvests that eye cannot see ; They ripen on mouñtains of Duty, Are reaped by the brave and the free : And these have been gathered and gar- nered, Some golden with honor and gain, And some as with heart's-blood are ruddy , The harvests of Sorrow and Pain. O thou, who art Lord of the Harvest, The Giver who gladdens our days, Our hearts are forever repeating Thanksgiving and honor and praise \ J. W.CHADWICK. 235. Under the leares. ff ^ÍJ^^Vfsi. Oft have I walked the woodland paths With heart unblest to know That underneath the withered leaves The sweet ñowers wait to blow. But when the south winds sweep away The wrecks of Autumn's gold, And fresh and fair the ñowers orSpring Their starry hosts unfold, — O prophet-souls with lips of bloom ! Your silence, more than speech, Filis all the woody aisles, like songs That faith and duty teaclí. Walk life's dark ways, ye seem to say, And ever this foreknow, — That, where man sees but withered leaves, God sees the sweet flowers grow ! A. Laighlott. 236. Winter. Hebron, 13. 'Tis winter now : the fallen snow Has left the heavens all coldly clear : Through leafless boughs;.the sharp wind» blow, And all the earth lies dead and drear. . 10? & 4s, p. 6 lines. 09 1660.- And yet thy love is not withdrawn ; Thy life within the keen air breathes, Thy beauty paints the crimson dawn, Andclothes the boughs with glitt'ring wreaths. And though abroad the sharp winds blow, And skies are chill, and frosts are keen, Home closer draws her circle now, And warmer glows her light within. O Grod, who giv'st the winter's cold As well as summer's joyous rays, Still warmly in thine arms enfold And keep us through life's wintry days ! 8. LONQFELLOW. 237« Another year« Azmon, 20. Another year of sétting suns, Of stars by night revealed, Of springing grass, of tender buds By Winter's snow concealed. Another year of Summer's glow, Of Autumn's gold and brown, Of waving fields, and ruddy fruit The branches weighing down. Another year of happy work, That better is than play ; Of simple cares, and love that grows More sweet from day to day. Another year of baby mirth, And childhood's blessed ways; Of thinker*s thought, and prophet's dream, And poetas tender lays. Another year at Beauty's feast, At every moment spread ; Of silent hours when grow distinct The volees of the dead. Another year to foUow hard Where better souls have trod; Another year of life's delight; Another year of God ! J. W. CHADWICK. 238* " Happy new year,'* Nuremburg, 39. Backward looking o'er the past, Forward, too, with eager gaze, Stand we here to-day, O God, At the parting of the ways. Tenderest thoughts our bosoms fill ; Memories all bright and fair Seem to float on spirit-wings Downward through the silent air. Hark! through all their music sweet Hear you not a voice of cheer? 'Tis the voice of Hope which sings, ** Happy be the coming year ! " Father, comes that voice from thee ! Swells it with thy meaning vast,— Good in all thy Future stored, Fairer than in all the Past! J. W. CHADWICK. 239. GhristmaS. Vesper^ 50, Now the joyful Christmas morning, Breaking o'er the world below, Tells again the wondrous story Of the Christ-child long ago. Hark ! we hear again the choras Echoing through the starry sky, And we join the heavenly anthem, " Glory be to God on high ! " Out of every clime and people Under every holy ñame, Is the everlasting gospel Good and glad for ave the same: So we, in our happy Christmas, Breathe the universal creed, Clasping hands with distant ages In a brotherhood indeed. Sing aloud, then, hearts and voices! Shout, O new world, free and strongl Hail of Light the deathless triumph, Join the oíd world's birthday song, — 70 I I tAUL. 10s&4s. -m^ ^ i-r^ -^ -^ i^ 1. ^t=^ ^^^M -«- -sí C» Z5l- H f ^—É—É -«- ^ ^j -99 ii fjtt r-i-TJ-^ I rX-X .t=á :p=p: d=F¿ i 4=v- \ H©- < — i- :--p=:pz: í: ^ ^ ¿=d ■©- ■©©" 1=^ ■»- :«- ■ía ^ t t -»-• -h M :g: ^ "Glory be to God the Highest 1 pS on earth, Good Will to men! " 'Twas the morning stars that pealed it,— Let the world respond agam. Mrs. M, N. Meigs. (v. /.) 240. The chant sublime. Mann,\\. I HEARD the bells on Christmas Day , Their oíd familiar carola play, And wild and sweet the words repeat Of peace on earth, good-wiU to menl And thought how, as the day had come, The belfries of all Christendom - Had roUed along the unbroken song Of peace on earth, good-wiU to menl Till. ringing, singing on ite way, The world revolved from night to day, A voice, a chime, a chant sublime Of peace on earth, good-will to men! n. W. LONQPBLLOW. 241* « Peace on earth." Lloyd,2/^ Still through the cloven skies they come, With peaceful wings unfurled ; And still the angels' music floats 0*eralltheweary world; ^ ; Above its sad and lonely-plains They bend, on hovermg wmg, / , . . And ever o*er its Babel-sounds V The blessed angels sing. Yet with the woes of sin and strife The world has sufferedlong: Beneath the angels' strain have rolled Two thousand years of wrong ; And man, at war with man, hear? not The love-song which they bring : O, hush the noise, ye men of strife, And hearlhe angels smg! For lo! the days are hastening on, By prophet-bards foretold, When, with the ever-circling years, Comes round the age of gold ; When peace shall over all the earth Its ancient splendors fling, And the whole world send back the song Which now the angels sing. 242. Christmas gifts. Oíd 132, 2<). LoNG, long ago, \n manger low Was cradled from above A little child, in whom God smiled His Christriías gift of Love. O hearts were bitter and unjust, 'And cruel hands were strong ! The noise he hushed with hope and trust, And Peace began her song. Whene'er the Father's Christmas gifts Seem only frost and snow, And anxious stress and loneliness, And poverty and woe,— Behold the manger, rude and strange, In which a Christ-child lies ! O welcome guest, thy cradle-nest , Is always Gód's surprise I -.■,•■• * ^Fo'r trouble,* cold and dreai^y care ^ Are- angels in disguise, And, greeted faiV with trust and prayer, As Peace and Love they rise : Straight^íMíjt provide a welcome wide. Ñor wonder why they carne ; They stand outside our hearts and bide, Knocking in Jesús' ñame. Jane Andrews. 243, National hymn. America, ss* My countrv, 'tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty,— Of thee I sing: Land where my fathers died, Land of the Pilgrims' pride, From every mountain side Let Freedom ring I A' .».*•» BUSSIAN HYMN. lis, 98, lis & 6s. 71 ^^m t I •' i 1~ ¡ I p — ^~ Tr~! — I — [ JtlZÉ -H-+- ■«- i-c^-^( í -«- 1H- ^ II ^ --ft It ivSrg-- -® — -[»- I I s -#— #■ ¿ -4¿ -fl- I — r ^^ My native country, thee,— Land of the noble free, — Thy ñame I lo ve: I love thy rocks and rills, Thy woods and templed hills; My heart with raptare thrills Like that above. Our father's God, to thee, Author of Liberty, — To thee we sing: Long may our land be bright With Freedom's holy light; Protect US by thy might, Great God, our King! 8. F. SICITH. 244. Our countrj. América, 55. God bless our native land ! Firm may she ever stand Through storm and nightl When the wild tempests rave, Ruler of wind and wave, Do thou our country save, By thy great might! For her our prayers shall be, Our fathers* God, to thee: On thee we wait! Be her walls, Holiness ; Her rulers, Righteousness ; Her officers be Peace ; God save the State! HYSfKS OF THE SPIBIT. 245« Our nation* America^ 55. GoNE are the great and good, Who here in peril stood And raised their hymn. Peace to the reverend dead ! The light that on their head The passing years have shed Shall ne'er grow dim. We now, our fathers' God, Stand where our fathers trod, Where pleeps their dust : Their high fidelity, Their love of liberty, The faith that made them free, Our sacred trust ! And on, from sire to son, O High and Holy One, That faith descend ! While life shall ebb and flow, New centuries come and go, Still may our children know Our country's Friend ! 7". PUrpont. (v. I.) 246. Fatherland. Union, 73. To thee, O Fatherland, Bond of our heart and hand, From love deep, puré and strong Rolls our high song. May all thy pathways be Highways of Liberty, And Justice, throned in thee, Reign ages long! And thou, O God of Right, The Lord, whose arm of might, In storm and battle-roar, Our Fathers bore — Thou mad*st their children strong To break the chains of wrong, Till rang the Freeman*s song From shore to shore. Free as our rivers flow. Puré as our breezes blow, Strong as our mountains stand, Be our broad land I Bright home of Liberty, High hope of all the free — Our love thy watch-tower be, Dear Fatherland I J. y. BLAKB. 72 STEFHANOS. 8s&4s. i te Í=^h=t ^ -« — &- 3^ -¿5»- -cí- ■«- -Sí- ^— -e- -s^- ■©■ ^ íREl^-- ^ -s- ^9- í=t «: íl- i J3. E -©- :^t ig:: :r m I I ^ ■+-- T5>- P zd: "-.iS^ ■cí- I Sr- ^^ P -^ I -.»- ■»- ^ -^ -©- ■«- ^ PRAISE. Praise. IVard, i8. 247. We are thy people, we thy care, Onr souls and all our mortal frame . What lasting honors can we rear, Almighty Maker, to thy ñame? We'll crowd thy gates with thankful songs! Hiffh as the heavens our voices raise ; And earth, with her ten thousand tongues, Shall fill thy courts with soundmg praise. Wide as the world is thy command I Vastas eternity thy lovel Firm as a rock thy truth shall stand, When rolling years shall cease to move ! i. Watts, 248. ^ PS*^"' ^^ praise. Chcnning, 58. We praise thee, Lord, with earliest morn- We pS^thee with the fading light of All t1fin¿s that Uve and move, by sea and land, . . , Forever ready at thy service stand. Thy nations all are singing night and day , " Glory to thee, the mighty God for aye! By theé, through ihee, in thee all bemgs are'" r The listening earth repeats the song afar. Thy hallowed ñame, thy kingdom, in us Thy'^wiU constrain and feed and guide us Guard US, redeem us in the evil hour : For thine the glory. Lord, and thine the power I p^^^^f,^ 249. Praise the Lord. Nuremburg.y^ All ye nations, praise the Lord; All ve lands, y our voices raise ; Heaven and'earth, with loud accord, Praise the Lord, forever praise! For his truth and mercy stend, Past, and P^esent, and to be, Like the years of his right hand, Like his own eternity. Praise him, ye who know his lov^^^^ Praise him, from the depths beneatn . Praise him in the heights above! Praise your Maker, all that breathe! ^ ^ J.MONTGOMERY. Praise^ 74« 250 ^^ y® creatures. sidiy, 48. * {Repeat third Une,) Angels holy, high anji ^^^^^ , Sing the praises of the Lord! Earth and sky, all living tature, Man, the stamp of thy Creator, Prkise ye, praise ye God the Lord Sunandmoonbright,nightandnoon-light Ocean hoary , tell his glory : Cliffs, where tumbling seas have roaredl Pulse of waters, blithely beating, Wave advancing, ^ave retreating, Praise ye, pr^se ye God the Lord! Rock and highland wood and island^ Crag where eagle'spride hath soarea, Mighty mountains, purple-breasted, . Peiks cloud-cleaving, s?owy-crested Praise ye, praise ye God the Lord! UNION. 68 & 48. p. Bayarian. 73 p^p¡m ^ ^ ^^^^^^^ I t 1-- S ^ í ^ — gj- í^±¿?^ ~i — ! 1 — i-rd — ' 1 ,ri J -rn— :! •-^''*-r»3— * I * ^ ' g» • — "J Rolling river, praise him ever, Froin the mountain's deep vein poured, Silver fountain, clearly gusning, Troubled torrent, madly rushing, Praise ye, praise ye God the Lord ! Bond and free man, land and sea man, Earth, with peoples widely stored, Wanderer lone o'er prairies ampie, FuU-voiced choir, in costly temple, Praise ye, praise ye God the Lord! Praise him ever, Bounteous Giver! Praise him, Father, Friend and Lord! Each glad soul its free course winging, Each glad voice its free song singing, Praise the great and mighty Lord ! J. S. BLACK IS. 251. Te denm. Dundee^ 22. o God, we praise thee, and confess That thou the only Lord And everlasting Father art, By all the earth adored. To thee all angels cry aloud ; To thee the powers on high, Both cherubim and seraphiin, Continually do cry, — "O holy, holy, holy Lord, Whom heavenly hosts obey, The world is with the glory nlled Of thy majestic sway ! " The apostles' glorious company, And prophets crowned with light, With all the martyrs' noble host, Thy constant praise recite. The holy Church throughout the world, O Lord, confesses thee, That thou the Eternal Father art, Of boundless majesty ! BABLY CKRISTIAN HYMN. 252. Holy, holy, holy I Nicaayfyy. Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty ! Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee: Holy, holy, holy, Merciful and Mighty, Who wert, and art, and evermore snalt be! Holy, holy, holy, though the darkness hide thee, Though the ey e of erring man thy glory may not see ! Only thou art holy, there is none beside thee, Perfect in power, in love, and purity ! Holy, holy, holy. Lord Grod Almighty ! All thy works do praise thy ñame in earth and sky and sea : Holy, holy, holy, Merciful and Mighty, Who wert, and art, and evermore shalt be I ff. Heber, 253. Hallelujah. oíd Hundred, ij. From aP that dwell below the skies Let the ^reator's praise arise ! Let the Eternal Ñame be sung Through every land, by every tonguel Eternal are thy mercies, Lord ! The Truth thine everlasting Word! Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, Till suns shall ri*»'^ and set no more! /. Watis. 73A DENNIS. S. M. Arr. by Dr. Masón. 254. Dedication Hymnof All Soiüs Church. ;g^J^^^^^ Like stars upon a troubled sea Shine out tlie altars f air. IV^here longings of the centuries Have voiced themselves in prayer. A guide to tempted, wandering hearts, A strengtli in sorrow's hour, A peace within the common lives They touched witli holy power. We seek the good those altars held, Yet read their message olear, To loyally receive the light God sends US now and here. Within these walls may worship mi Our waiting souls anew, A presen t help within our hves To make them puré and true. Eternal Life, whose love Divine • Enfold^us each and all, We know no other truth than Ihine, We heed no other cali. , , ^ O may we serve in thought and deeü Thy kingdom yet to be, When truth and righteousness and love Shall lead all souls to The^e. ^ ^^ ^^^^^ 255. Dedication Hymn^^^ ^ He laid his rocks in courses; His trees^grew on the hiU; He yoked his ancient f orees And lent them to our will; Bv arts that flowered and f aded He graced the builder's thought; And thus the templéis beauty The God of Ages wrought. Within the Soul uprises The templéis counterpart. Its stones of holy purpose Are quarried in the heart; Its towers are faith and worship, Peace and good-will its plan, Its Windows heaven-lighted, Its doors wide love to man. The prayers, to words outbreaking, In those still courts begin; The songs we sing are echoes Of unheard song within. Work on, O Silent Builder, Perfect thy inner shrine, Till prayer be ceaseless serving, And song the life divine I W. C. GANNETT. 256. The Creed of Life. Hébran, 13. Canons and rubrica own I none, Save one upon the granite wnt; *1 Lord of Lords have fashioned it, ^^ And graved it with my rains and sun. One creed low whispered everywhere I take unto my soul like fire; Till flashing through me with desire, The world is molten in my prayer: "It is my beating heart." I turn, I face the stream, I brave the hiUs, With the same word thebird's breastülis, With the same God the bushes burn. JOHN TUNI8. 257. OntheMount. Mann, 14. Not always on the mount may we Rapt in the heavenly visión be ; The shores of thought and f eeling know The Spirit's tidal ebb and flow. M., INVITATION. C. M. 73B Arr. from Lüdwio Sfohb (1784-1859). Lord, it is good abiding here — We ciy, the heavenly presence near: The Vision vanishes, our eyes Are lifted inlb vacant skies! Yet hath one such exalted hour Upon the soul redeeming power, And in its strength through weary days We travel our appointed ways. The mount for visión, — but below The paths of daíly duty go, Wherein a nobler lif e shall own The pattern on the mountain shown. F. L. HOSMER. 258. I Am so Weak. Dmnü, 73a. Father, I am so weak! Let me Thy presence feel, Take now my tired hands in Thine And bless me as I kneel. Renew my failing strenglh, And teach me how to rise, And, bearing all my heavy load, To seek Thy bluer skies. Let me not wait ñor stay, Ñor to the past return, But kindle still my fainting heart With zeal anew to burn, Till I shall see Thy love In every eross I bear; And, keeping cióse my hands in Thine,. Shall trust Thee everywhere. J. B. MOCAINE» 269 . Kefracted Lights. Invitation, 78b* The evening star that softly sheds Its tender light on me, Hath other place in the heavenly blue Than that I seem to see. Too f aint and slender is that beam To keep its pathway true, In the vast space of cloud and mist It seeks an exit through. Ñor light of star, ñor truth of God, Through earth-born clouds and doubt. Can straightway pierce the hearts of men And dnve the darkness out. On bent, misshapen Unes of faith We backward strive to trace The love and glory that we ne*er Could look on face to face. Each fails, through dim and wandering sight, The visión whole to see, But none are there so poor and blind But catch some glimpse of Thee, — Some knowledge of the better way, • ■ And of that life divine, Of which our yeaming hope is both The prophecy and sign. * 0E1.IA P. WOOLLET. 74 Anthems and Choráis for the Congregation. I. PRAISE. (Ps.cxvü.) 4 4==^: ■^F^- H f- 3=^: -& O- f t^3 SB — «- ^ -í:^- B^ ■tf? I Opraiseye the Lord, ye na-tions: Praise him, all ye peo - pie ! t^^^^ t -» — ©- I I I -»- £ -<»- -»- P^ m ■k=:é=é \—l~. ^ — r-^T — *-*^ — ,*-?-¿— ¿-^— ^ :gr '■s*— :S ■g< — si- 1 •tí- -^ -^ For his mer-cy is greattoward us, and his truth en-dures for - ev - er. m ■a Sh fe: -«- ■^=:%M I -»- I 1- /2_ -©- í=t JO. f=i^Eg: ::t i i -^^^^. ^ -^ ._u^ ^- 5? -«- Tf ^ ^S All ye na- tions, praise the Lord: Praise Him, all ye ^^m -Í22. -»- t=^ -©- peo - pie. -»- I ^ P n. TBISAGION. -e- ^ -«- g— g»-- «--g :=:az «: 1<i80. -«•-^ -ffl-- ■«»- I p— ^— ^-^« J Ho-ly, ho-ly, ho-ly Lord of hosts: Ho - ly, ho - ly, ho-ly Lord of ho?ts : I I \J^^ ^ ^ ^ fL ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ P <9 ^ -^—^1. f^=r=f 3 t=x "O" f 3 -«- -•-«- u ^ - r ■ r Heav'n and earth are full of thy gp-eat glo - ry, fuU of thy great glo - ry. Pi T^ Ty T^" ^5 -^ t 0-jQ. ?« i á= 74 -P- í ar JO. i i ii= III. TBISAGION. 1562. 75 - Ty, ño ^- - ó O e J ■«- •©- íy, ho-ly Lord of hosts: Ho - ly, ho - ly, ho-ly Lord of hosts: i ^ g — 5>— t® — g- ' "^ ' ^ — M — t g ^ " íO P -g ^ Heav*n and carth are ñiU of thy greafc glo-ry,Heav'n and earth are full of thy great glo-ry. la: -h -g- »-~a— Pi «=g: f IV. BETURN UNTO THY BEST. (Ps. cxvi. 7.) l-l-l I i^T T Í^J lJ =ciI — i . lJ ■^tc't. S ffl=Tñ T5l- fcfc3t L^^ aoL I 1^ r * ? II I I u Re - tum un-to thy rest, un - to thy rest, my soul : for the rj VI t:^ ^ ES3 1—1- jJ>-ii-J*- Lord 1 JV f=í *_ÉE^-^-* r-f t t 1^ p ^ ■ÍM«v « « S^ í=5 m ^-^ 3 * f :a^-^ -f^^jfeS -l^-g ati: IH ' . " .1 I II I 1^ .. hath dealt bountifully with thee. Re - tum, re - tum, re - tum un-to thy rest. =ÍS!= r— ^-r p ,,^w -i.| — L — ,_f. ^ j:^ g # í^ -(22- IT í5L -i — p- j^ I t p»- ± i-t i V, WAIT PATIENTLY. i I* i^s^s Ei -«- t:í — tí — tí' -g-- Rest in the Lord and pa-tient-ly wait forhim # H 1 — 1— g — a- I IB- (g -4Íiq-g'-(si-a f Commit thy ways unto the (2— (2. ' ±=t ISi -g- ^^E p:ip.¿*=P T i Í=:t SEE* f Tg [9' ^ -^t ^ ^ ^ :a: -g— ' i^qjgiigE^ Lord and brust him : Wait on the Lord and keep his holy way : He is our strength. m rÁ ^ ^ -ía £ ^ ^ p O ( 3 Y n. ¿J FF -g- -g— t- ■^- :fe: ttzipzit -g- 76 VI. SINO FBAISE. P i -1- 3^ í d: P^Tñf í -^ ÍI3Í ?^=F s-^ f=^ III r ' . . . . '■•!"■ Sing praise un • to the Lord with thanks-gfiy-ing: Sing praise un-to the Lord with pI3 %-^f-r i=í 4- d: ISL £ zr í=^ ■«-i- e g Ff- I thanks - giy - ing: The Lord upholdeth all that fall,and núseth them that are bowed down ; Sing^ t i^ í t^=?ií í-l^ i t i ¡^ ^^ praise un-to t I the — ^- ^ — » — * — 0- J^il-^l Lord. with thanks - giv - ing, I ■•' — t=t 1fiZ=± i Allegro. VII. THE LOBD BEIGNETH. SSSg H 1- -«- -fil- :1: ■Stj t. f T- I I r r I I ^ , r The Lord Almighty reigneth, Hal - le - lu - jah! The Lord, the Lord Almighty P H^ reign Hal-le- lu -jah, Hal- I T^ I r. 1 1 I»* I "f" f" I M; f fi I ■ 1^ I •*■*- -le - lu - jah. ■Cu^ jah, Hal-le-lu-jah, Hal-le- »^^^ -( — »- -1 — h ■»- ^3 i=i=t 3*=f -u. — y— b^-i^ V — k^ ' I ^^ I ;tí3 Í5ZÍ T^— »!■ icr f ^í ■^"T ^ I, I I 1^ 5- ;!í l^P ■tni^t -I— ■9- I lu - jah, hal-le-lu - jah, hal-le-lu jah, hal-le-lu W^-=^ i \ I lA t ■í^-í- ■4— i- ■y-b^ =t=fe: jah! te!:k ::t: ^ >^ ate 1 Vm. TTNTO THEE. I I I , I 77 J f ■9 ^ ^ {?: -®- >« i ng 3 -«- i n - to Let US 3 Elzi: í thee I lift mine eyei, search and \xy our ways, Un - to thee I Let US search and ■»- í -h t f ^3 3 s ^^ i ■«- Uft try nims our ■st. 3: t^ ^ eyes, ways, O— t thou that dwell - est m and tum un - to t^^=^ ■a- the ihe heav'ns Lord. I r~T f 1 IX. BLESSED ABE THE FUBE IN HEABT. We know Father that thou art Dwelling in tiie puré and low-ly heart; In our heart& thy tem-ple rear, Fath-er show us Qiy greatglo-ry there; -»- T:=Í lE^ a: t 1 f ^^SM I ^T 3^^ •<§*• i There thou wilt de - scend and reig^, Whom the heay*ns can - not oon-tain. Fill US with the light di - yine, That shaJl make all plac-es thine. K ^ g=#=i I F-+— HeE^e 3t 3Ci: ¿ A . ~ A b. 3 *-• 1 — — rt ^"7iior thingB pi-bocúTr' Ji * » — fd- M COli.' 1 ñor depth, ñor any other ci^a*ture, shall be able to sepárate us from the love of God. Trust in him at all times, ye people : pour out your hearts before him. Feople, Trust ye in the | Lord for | ever : For in the Lord, the Etemal, is | ever- | lasting | strength. n. THE OFFEBINO-. Minüter. Wherewith shall we come before the Lord, and bow ourselves before the Most High ? He hath shown us in our hearts what is good, and what it is he doth require: to do justly ; to love mercy ; and to walk humbly with our God. People, i -^ I i ^ «■ a: Créate in me a clekín t4i ^ í*Js=f: ^ ^- heart, O God, Renewaright spir-it with-in ■^-Jg r®2 r-^ me. í H^ ^SlA.1 í 3s: -I— ]] 78 XI. GLOBIA FATBI. I 1 t ■^ i m Glory be to the Pather who Í8 in As it wasin the beginning.is now,and ev-er heav'n, The Hig^h and Ho - ly One. shall be, World without end, A - men. m ■«- í •^9- m -^ Zn. GLORIA FATRI. ^ ^ 33 * I s í^ f ■«.- g ' p " Glory be to the Father who is in ^ heaven, The High and Ho - ly One. Asit wasin the begiiming,Í8now,and ev-er ' shall be, World witíiontend, A - men. ÜÉ t ■ta ! Sí ^ 4 ■!©- ■^ i Or these words: Be thou exalted, O God, a- I bove the | heavens, And thy glory be | over | alí the | earth! All the ends oí the world shall | worship | thee, And glorify thy | Holy | Ñame. Amen. P ZIII. HALLELUJAH. m ■t^ T. ^ =^ ■p; ¿=^ s ?-^ Praise the LordT all ye hosts! Hai -le - lu-jah, A - fe^SE -^ i men! 74— -»H-# •• — 5 — 1^ # o 23 ^ re: la:: i t — r :^- ATT ^lT^ P u ^ i tt '^ ^--íi }=tí: reign - eth, Hal-le- lu - jah, Hal I m z^S. -c '>"{ lu-jah, Hal-le-lu-jah, Hal-le- -? — -fS 1 — \— pLfe I - t ■»- T^ -u. — V— b'-V- :?=P -9- -*-. — ^ k' — ^ ' ■ I ^w{^ £=¥ ^— y-yV ii^^ teí rí7 TPtri ÍUi- /^\ _H 1 ^ — I- _^ H ^ — #- _j — -——^ f f— {-T '-"i, I, í i lu - jah, hal-le-lu - jah, hal-le-lu 4 jah, hal-le-lu p^^ ^ #_«. — i— - ■í^-?- ■+-— i- ■y-b^ ii=fe= jah! f^ \A/ CHORAL RESPONSES. To be sung by the congregation, or by tbe chofr ; or, if preferred, to be read by the congregation. See the Orders of Service suggested on page 4 of the Preface. I. NIGH UNTO AliL. Minister, O, come, let us sing unto the Lord. Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving, and be joyful of heart before him. He is nigh unto all that cali upon him, to all that cali upon him in truth. People, ^ -^ X 33^ ■S^-^ -'^-g: The Lord is goodto all; And hrs tender mercies are o - ver all his works. P^pl -»- I -^ ^m m 1 Minister, Thus saith the High and Lofty One, who inhabiteth Etemity, whose ñame is Holy : I dwell in the high and holy place ; with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the hearts of the contrite ones. People. The Lord is | good to | all ; And his tender mercies are | over | all his | works. Minister, Can a woman forget her child ? Yea, they may forget ; yet will I not ' forget thee, saith our God. People, The Eternal God | is our | refuge : Underneath us are the | ever- 1 lasting | arms. Minister, Neither death ñor life, ñor things present ñor things to come, ñor height ñor depth, ñor any other creature, shall be able to sepárate us from the love of God. Trust in him at all times, ye people : pour out your hearts before him. People, Trust ye in the | Lord for | ever : For in the Lord, the Eternal, is | ever- | lasting | strength. II. THE OPPERING. Minister, Wherewith shall we come before the Lord, and bow ourselves before the Most High ? He hath shown us in our hearts what is good, and what it is he doth require: to do justly; to love mercy ; and to walk humbly with our God. People. I i 3=í ^1 -&■ ■» ■GL IS. Créate in me ^ a cléfen heart, O God, Renew arig ■«- ^ ^f=^ ht spir-it with-in me. S?~ I s I I B 80 Ghoral Responses. Minister. If thou bring thy prayer to the altar and there remember that thy brother hath aught against thee, go thy way ! First be reconciled to thy brother, — then come and offer thy prayer unto God. He that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen^ how can he love God whom he hath not seen ? People. ^arch me, O g\í, and | know my | heart, T^ I me and | know my | thoughts. Minüter, And when ye stand praying, forgive if ye ha ve aught against any ; that your Father, also, who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. People, l^arch me, O God, and | know my | heart; TÍy I me and | know my | thoughts. Minüter, Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are puré, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good repute, whatever virtue there is, and whatever praise, — ^let us think on these things. v People, O, worship the Loni in the | beauty...of | holiness: Serve him with | gladness, | all the | earth. ni. TENDER MEROIES. Minüter, Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy ñame. People, Praise ye the Lord, who is King of all pow-er and glo O my soul, praise him; for joy-ful it is to sing prais m :g: a. LS m '& -©- T — r f ■ o»- — z^ - «-^- a i I d- t trfc^ t s pt-=hp g g -Oh m X r^ -Si- Ü Lift up the voice ! Wake the sweet psal ter and harp ; Set holy music re - sound - ing. Minüter, Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits : who forgiveth all thy sins, who healeth all thy diseases, who redeemeth thy life from destruction, who crowneth thee with loving-kindness and tender mercies. He healeth the broken in heart and bindeth up their wounds: he telleth the number of the stars, he calleth them all by their ñames. People, Praise ye the Lord, who with majesty ruleth in all things; Who thee preserves and upbears as on pinions of eagles; Who thee upholds when by thyself thou wouldst fall. Verily, hast thou not known it? Minister, O Lord, thy blessings hang in clusters ! They come trooping upon us I They break forth like mighty waters on every side ! O, make thy goodness, health and strength unto us, that we may be thankful, dutiful and holy. Choral Responsbs. 81 People, Praise ye the Lord, and behold with thine eyes all his mercies : Out of the heavens his love raineth like unto rivers. Think, O thou man, whát is the might of his hand Who daily meets thee with blessings. Minüter, Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy ñame. People. I i: * m * man. .OL m TV. IN THE PATHBR'S HOUSB. Minister. I was glad when my companions said unto me, Come, it is our holy day; let US go into the house of the Lord; let us take sweet counsel together; let our feet stand within his gates, and heart and voice give thanks unto him. Peace to young and oíd that enter here, peace to every soul herein I The Lord lift up the light of his countenance upon us and give us peace. People. W^^=4-^U44^ ^ i ■el — g: — ocr Come ye, serve the Lord with glad-ness, Come be-fore him with ^ -ía ^ _ _ a song. m^frr^:^ g * ■+- — -.»- ÍE t i 1=T ^ S^ M "O" -lá-z^-rü- &. X -«- Glo-ry be to God onhiph! Peace on earth, good will to men! r i m ^1 .»- ^-ffrrt: í ^t t=t a; d—^ '«- í -®- 3^: I Minister. Blessed be the Lord God that giveth beauty for ashes, and the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness. The Lord is my light and my salvation : whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my Ufe: of whom shall I be afraid? It íb good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord. People. Make not haste in time of trouble: Patiently wait for the Lord. We know all things work for good Unto them that love the Lord. Minister. Blessed be the Lord God of Ages, who never ceaseth to draw more nigh I His voice in the morning of the world was heard from afar : in the evening he speak- eth at the door, and entereth to abide with us forever. Manifold are thy witnesses, O God, and the angelsof thine invisible presence: else had we never known thee. Lo I thou goest by us, and we see thee not: but the firmament declareth thy glory ; the prophets proclaim thy judgments; the righteous wonder at thy law in their hearts; the patient find thee in the secret places of their sorrow, and their songs break out in melody to thee. 82 Ghoral Responses. People. Holy, holy Lord Almighty, Earth declares thy majesty, And thy glory filis the heavens : Holy, holy, holy Lord! Minister. Serve the Lord with gladness ; come before his presence with singing. For he is our God ; we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand. Surely goodness and mercy shall foUow me all the days of my life; and I dwell in the house of the Lord forever. People, Come ye, serve the Lord with gladness, Come before him with a song: Glory be to God on high ! Peace on earth, good will to men! V. THE RBPUGB. Minister, Blessed be God, the God who helpeth us ; who beareth our burdens day by day. The Lord n^ieeteth him that with rejoicing worketh righteousness, that re- membereth him in his way. In all our ways let us acknowledge him, and he shall direct our paths. People, * ■«- ^=* t ^■- ■«©- i O, give thanks un - to the Lord, For his mercy en - dureth for - ever. ^ :i: t=F -h -©- Minister, Why art thou cast down, O my soul, and why art thou disquieted within me. Hope thou in God ! I shall yet praise him, — him my Deliverer, and my God! People, His righteousness is like the | high... | mountains : His I justice I is a...great | deep. Minister, When I am in heaviness, I will think upon Grod : a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat. People, Thou wilt keep him in | perfect | peace, Whose I mind is | stayed on | thee. Minister, The Eternal is an Everlasting God. He fainteth not, neither is weary : and to them that have no might, he giveth abundant strength. They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength ; they shall mount up with wings as eagles ; they shall run and not be weary ; they shall walk and not faint. People, O give thanks un | to the | Lord, For his I mercy. ..en- | dureth. ..for- | ever. Ghoral Responses. 83 VI. THE STRENQTH OF THE HEAVENS AND THE HEABT. Minister, There is one Qoá and Father of all, aboye all, and through all, and in us all : in him we live and move and ha ve our being: of him and through him and to him are all things. People, 3 « ■«" « ^^ »- ^ Ptt With him Í8 the fountain of life: Through his light ' - -2 ,_« - ' ' W IS. « JSL I we see i t light. I ig: t=?. Minüter, The heavens declare his glory ; the fírmament showeth his handiwork : day unto day uttereth wisdom, night unto night showeth knowledge. People. O Lord, how manifold | are thy | works: In wisdom | hast thou | made them | all. Minister, Blessed is the man whose delight^ is in the law of the Lord. Blessed are they whose ways are puré, who walk in the path of his conímandments. Blessed are they who keep his statutes and who seek him with the whole heart. People. Blessed is the man whose | strength...is in | thee: In I whose heart | are thy | ways. Glory be to the Father who | is in | heaven : The I High and | Holy One! As it was in the beginning, is now, and | ever | shall be ; Worlds I without I end. A- I men. VII. THE SEARCHEB OF HEARTS. Minister. O Lord, thou hast searched me and known me I Thou knowest my sitting- down and my rising-up: thou understandest my thoughts from afar: thoü seest my path and my lying-down, and art acquainted with all my ways. Before the word is upon my tongue, behold, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether! Thou besettestme be- hind and before, and layest thine hand upon me I Such knowledge is too wonderful for me: it is high, I cannot attain to it. People. l2r4CZ5 St- ^. ú g^ ■«• iS Where shall ^=^ =t: I go from ^& thy spir t it, X Where shall tí: ■©- » /7\ ?#-# í=^ /TN f ^? -i-AM I -«- tí: i ■«- T-^ ^ go from thy spir - it ? Whith-er from thy pres - anee flee? ^ I I ^ I 9-*- X í -»- :t:=4: £3 13, v¿/ m 84 Choral Responses. Minütér, If I ascend into the heavens, thou art there. If I make my bed in the depths, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, anddwell in the utter- most parts of the sea, Feople, Even there shall thy hand lead me, And thy right hand shall hold me. Minister. If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me, — even the night shall be light about me ! People. Yea. the darkness hides not from thee, Bat the night shineth like day. Minüter, How precious to me are thy thoughts, O God ! How great is the sum cff iiheml If I count them, they outnamber the sands. When I awake, I am still with thee! Search me, O God, and know iny heart: try me, and know my thoughts : People, See if there be evil in me; Lead me in thine holy way. Vni. THE SONS OP GOD. Minüter. Ask and it shall be given you ; seek and ye shall fínd ; knock and it shall be opened unto you: for the Spirit of Truth will guide us into all truth, and we shall know the truth, and the truth will make us free. People. Ü i: i ^P IGI * ^ -«- m ^-- Lead me, O Lord, — r- — in thy truth: Theentrance of thy truth giveth light. ^ ^ 1^ o. r-^=9^ ys:. H©- .t ^s::. i: i Minister. God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts also, and given us the earnest of the Spirit within us whereby we lay hold of eternal life. This is the light which lighteth every man who cometh into the world : and as many as receive it, to them it giveth power to become the Sons of Ood. People. Lead us, O Lord | in thy | truth : Let thy truth pre- 1 serve us | ever- 1 more. Minister. Jesús said : For this cause came I into the world, and to this end was í bom, — that I should bear witness to the truth, and work the works of him that seat me. And if any one desires to come after me, let him deny himself and take up hie cross; for I came not to do mine own will, but the will of the Father that sent me: and whosoever will do the will of God, the same is my brother and my sister. People. They shall | know the | truth : And the | truth shall | make them | free. Minister. For the Spirit teacheth all things, even the deep things of God. People, Even the deep | things of | God . And his I truth shall | make us | free. Glory be -to the Father who | is in | heaven : The I High and | Holy | One! As it was in the beginning, is now, and | ever | shall be ; Worlds I without | end. A- | men. RESPONSIVE READINGS TOB MINISTER ▲HD CONGREGATION COMPILED BY T. B. FOEBUSH. CHICAGO: CHARLES H. KERR & COMPANT, 175 Dbabborn Stbebt. 1889. CONTENTS. L •••••••• JOY IK WOBSHIP. II. • • • • • • • • • PUBUC WOBSHIP. IIL •••••••• ACCEFTABLE WOBSHIP. IV* •••••¿•••« PbAIíM CXLV* V. •••••••••• Pbaisb. VI. • • • 9 • • • • • • PSALMCIII. VII. ••••••••• PSALMdY. VIH. • . • • , • • • • . PSALM XIX. IX. •••••• Natüre's Praise. — EOCLS. Xlil. X. • • • • • • • . • • GoD.— Job. XI. é ••••••• • PSALMCXXXIX. Xn. • • • • • • • • . SeekxngGob. XIII. ••••••• • TbUST USf GtOTX XIV. • • • • • • • • . Tbust in God. XV. ••••••• SeLECTIONS. — PSAIiM CXIX. XVI. •••••••• Beatitudes— Old Test. XVII. ••••••• Beatitudes — New Test. XVIIL • • • • • • . The New Commandment. XIX • • • • • • • • • . WlSDOM. XX.. . • • • • • • . • Tbuth. XXI. • • • • • • . . • Benevolence. XXir. • . • • Spbiiío. XXIII. •.•••••• The FuGHT OF TncB. XXIV. • • • • • • • • . Memorial. XXV. • . • • • . • • • • National. XXVI. ••••...•• National. XXVII . . . • Chbistmas. XXVIII Easteb. XXIX. • < • • • Sgriptubal Selbctions por Funerals. XX2L • I • • • POSTIGAL SsLEGTIONS FOR FUNERAUS. 88 I. 2f. How lovely are Thy dwellings, O Lord of hosts! C. My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of th€ Lord : For the Lord God is a sun and a shield The Lord will give grace and glory. It is He that hath made us and not we ourselves: No good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. I was glad when they said unto me. Come, it is our holy day; Let US go into the house of the Lord, Let US take sweet counsel together; Let our feet stand within His gates; Let heart and voice give thanks unto Him. For the Lord is good, His mercy is everlasting, And His truth endureth to all generations. Blessed is the man whose strength is in Thee; In whose heart are Thy ways. Blessed are they who dwell in Thy house; They will always be praising Thee. Blessed be the temple hallowed by Thy ñame; Fray for peace within its walls. 89 M. Peace to yonng and oíd that enter there; C. Peace to every soul abiding tberein. For íriends and brethren's sake I will never cease to say; Peace be within Theel Wbat though the heaven of heavens cannot contain Him, And He dwelletb not in temples made wíth banda; Wbat tbougbHis way is in tbe deep, AndHis knowledge is too wonderful for us; Yet toucbed by the altar's living glow, Our bearts burn witbin us, And we try the wings that beat for His refuge, And flee as a bird to the mountain. Oh Lord, wben we cry unto Thee from the deep, And wait for Thee as tbey that wait for the morning, Tbou wilt have regard unto our supplications. And the voice of our prayer Tbou wilt not despise. Oh House of the Lord's praise, Peace be to them that love theel Aü. Our Father wbo art in heaven, hallo wed be Thy ñame. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on eartb as it is in heaven. Give us tbis day our daily bread. Forgive our debts as we forgive our debtors. Lead us not into temptation, Deliver us fíom evil. For Tbine is the kingdom and tbe power and tbe glory forever and ever. Chxm. Amen. — OR — AU. Let the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, my Strength and my Redeemer. Choir. Amen. 90 II. IL Oh Sing unto the Lord a new songl C. Sing unto the Lord all the earth. SÍBg unto the Lord; bless His ñame; Show forth His salvation from day to daj. Declare His giory among the nations, His wonders among all people. For the Lord is great and greatly to be praised; He made the heavens and the earth and all that therein is. Honor and majesty are before Him; Strength and beauty are inHis sanctuary. Give unto the Lord, Oh ye families of the people, Give unto the Lord glory and strength. Give unto the Lord the honor due His ñame. Bring offerings and come into His courts. Oh worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. Let the whole earth stand in awe of Híul Serve the Lord with gladness. Come before His presence with thanksgiving. Say among the nations that the Lord reigneth. He has established the world that it cannot be moved. In His hand are the deep places of the earth. The strength of the hills is His also. The sea is His, for He made it; And His hands formed the dry land. 91 M.. Oh come, let ns worship and bow down, C. Let US kneel before the Lord our Maker; For He is our God ; We are the people of His pasture and the sheep of His hand. Let the heavens rejoice and let the earth be glad, Let the sea roar and the fuUness thereof, Let the fíeld be joyful and all that therein is, Then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice before the Lord, For He cometh, He cometh to judge the earth; To judge the world with righteousness and truth. Lift up your heads, oh ye gates, be ye lift up, ye everlast- ing doors, And the King of glory shall come in, Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, He is the King of glory. AU. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy ñame. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us our debts as we f Drgive our debtors. Lead us not into temptation. Deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Choir. Amen. — GR — ' AU. Let the worüs of my mouth and the meditalions of my heart be acceptable in l'üy sigbt, O Lord, my Strength and my Eedeemer. Choif. Amen. 92 III. jf. Who shall ascend unto the hill of the Lord ? C. Who shall stand in His holy place? He that hath olean hands and a puré heart; Who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity ñor sworn deceitfully. He that walketh uprightly and worketh righteousness, And speaketh the truth in his heart. He that doeth no evil to his neighbor; Ñor taketh up a reproach against his neighbor; He that sweareth to his own hurt and changeth not; But he honoreth those who fear the Lord; He shall receive a blessing from the Lord, And righteousness from the God of his salvation. Wherewith shall we come before the Lord, And bow ourselves before the Most High? He hath shown thee, O man, what is good, And what doth the Lord require of thee, But to do justly and to lo ve mercy, And to walk humbly with thy God? When thou bringest thy gift to the altar, If thou rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee, First go and be reconciled to thy brother, Then come and offer thy gift 93 M. Let US oflfer the sacrifices of righteousness, And put our trust in the Lord; C. For the Lord loveth righteousness, And the upright shall behold His face. Lead me, O Lord, in Thy righteousness, Make Thy way straight before my face. Thou desirest not sacr^fice, else would I give it Thou delightest not in burnt-oíferings. Behold Thou desirest truth in the heart. To do justice and judgment is more acceptable tlian sacrifice. Créate in me a olean heart, O God, And renew a right spirit within me. Return unto thy rest, oh my soul, For the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee; Enter into His gates with thanksgiving. And into His courts with praise; For the Lord is great, His mercy is everlasting, Aiid His truth endureth to all generations. Aü. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy ñame. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. Lead us not into temptation. Deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Chai/r. Amen. — GE — AIL Let tne words oí my mouth and the meditátions of my heart be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, my Strength and my Redeemer. Chüvr. Amen. 94 IV. M, I will extol Thee, my God, O King, C And I will bless Thy ñame forever and ever. Every day will I bless Thee, And I will praise Thy ñame forever and ever. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; And His greatness is unsearchable. One generation shall praise Thy works to another, And shall declare Thy mighty acts. I will speak of the glorious honor of Thy majesty, And I will declare Tliy greatness. Men shall abundantly utter the memory of Thy great goodness, And shall sing of Thy righteousness. The Lord is gracious and fuU of compassion, Slow to anger and great in mercy. The Lord is good to all. And His tender mercies are over all His works. All Thy works praise Thee, O Lord! They speak of the glory of Thy kingdom and Thy power, To make known to the sons of men Thy mighty acts, And the glorious majesty of Thy kingdom. Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, And Thy dominión endureth throughout all generations. The Lord upholdeth all that fall. And raiseth up all those that be bowed down. 96 The eyes of all wait upon Thee, And TIiou givest them their meat in due season. Thou openest Thine hand, And satisfiest the desire of every liviug thing. The Lord is righteous in all His ways, And holy in all His works. He keepeth the truth forever. He executeth judgment for the oppressed. The Lord is nis:h unto all that cali upon Him, To all that cali upon Him in truth. He fulfíls the desire of them that fear Him ; He heareth their cry and will save them. The Lord preserveth all those who love Him. Let all flesh bless His holy ñame forever and ever. AU. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy ñame. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. Lead us not inte temptation. Deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Choir» Amen, — GR — AU. Let the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, my Strength and my Redeemer. Chmr. Amedh. 96 V. 4 M. Praise the Lord I for it is a good thing to sing praises unto our God. O. It is pleasant, and praise is comely. Great is our Lord, and great is His power; Yea, and His wisdom is infinite. Praise God in His sanctuary. Praise Him in the firmament of His power. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens. Praise Him in the heights. Praise him all ye angels of His. Praise ye Him all His hosts. Praise ye Him sun and moon. Praise Him all ye stars of light Praise Him ye heavens of heavens; And ye waters that be above the heavens. Let them praise the ñame of the Lord, For He commanded and they were created. He hath established them forever and ever. And given them a law which shall not be bro¿e\i. Praise the Lord from the earth, monstersand all deeds; Fire and hail, snow and vapor, stormy wind fulfiUing His word; Mountains and all hills, fruitful trees and all cedars; Beasts and all cattle, creeping things and flying'fowl ; 97 M. Kings of the earth and all people; C. Princes and all judges of the earth; Young men and maidens, oíd men and children, Praise the ñame of the Lord. For His ñame alone is excellent, And His praise is above heaven and earth. He increaseth the glory of His people. All His holy ones shall praise Him. Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord? Who can show forth all His praise? For His merciful kindness is great towards us, And the truth of the Lord endureth forever. Blessed be the ñame of the Lord, From this time forth, and even for ever more. From the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof, Let the Lord's ñame be praised. Let the congregation of the people praise Him. Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. AU. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy iinm^ Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as i'« is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Foigive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. Lead us not into temptation. Deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kirig<iom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Choir. Amen. — OR' — AU. Let the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, my Strength and my Redeemer. Choir. Amen. 98 VI. Bless the Lord. O my soul! C. And all that is witliin me, bless His holy ñame. Bless the Lord, O my soul I And forget not all His benefíts. Who forgiveth all thy sins; Who healeth all thy infirmities; Who saveth thy life from destruction; Who crowneth thee with mercy and loving kindness; Who filleth the morning of thy life with good; Who reneweth thy youth like the eagle's. The Lord executeth righteousness ; He showeth judgment to all who are oppressed. The Lord is merciful and gracious, Long sufíering and of great goodness. He hath not dealt with us after our sins, Ñor rewarded us according to our iniquities. For as the heaven is high above the earth, So great is His mercy towards those who fear Him. As far as the east is from the west, So far hath He removed our transgressions from us. Like as a father pitieth his children, So the Lord pitieth those who fear Him. For He knoweth our frame, He remembereth that we are dust. 99 üf. The days of man are but as grass, C As a flower of tlie field so he flourisheth; The wind passeth over it, and it is gone, And the placo thereof shall know it no more. But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon those who fear Him, And His risfhteousness to children's child-'en, Even to such as keep His covenants. And to those wbo remember His commandments to do them. The Lord has established His throne in the heaveni; And His kingdom ruleth over all. Bless the Lord I ye angels of His who excel in strength Ye who do His commandments and hearken unto the voice of His words. Bless the Lord! all ye His hosts. Ye servants of His wlio do His pleasure. Bless the Lord, all His works in all places of His dominión Bless the Lord I O my soull Aü, Our Father who art in heaven, hallo wed be Thy ñame. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. Lead us not into temptation. Deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Choir. Amen. — GR — All, Let the words of my mouth and the meditations of ray heart be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, my Strength and my Redeemer. Choir. Amen. 100 Vil. M. Bless the Lord, O my soull O. O Lord, my Grod! Thou art very great; Thou art clothed with honor and majesty; Thou deckest Thyself with light as with a garment; Thou spreadest out the heavens like a curtain; Thou makest the clouds Thy chariot; Thou ridest on the wings of the wind ; Thou makest the flaming lightnings Thy ministers; Thou laidest the foundations of the earth, That it should not be removed forever; Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment; Thou hast set a bound which the waters may not pass; Thou pourest out the springs into rivers, Beside them the fowls of the air have their habitation; Thou waterest the hills from Thy clouds; The earth is fiUed with the fruits of Thy works. Thou causest grass to spring up for cattle, And green herbs for the service of man; That Thou mayest bring forth food out of the earth, And bread to strengthen the heart of man. Thou hast set the moon to mark the seasons; The sun knoweth when to go down. O Lord I how manifold are Thy works I In wisdom hast Thou made them all; 101 M. The earth is full of Thy riches ; O. So is the great and wide sea. AU crea tures look up unto Thee That Thou mayest give them their meat in due season. Thou givest it them, and they gather it; Thou openest Thy hand, they are fiUed with good, Thou hidest Thy face, they are troubled; Thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to dust ; Thou sendest forth Thy Spirit, they are created, And Thou renewest the face of the earth. The glory of the Lord shall endure forever. The Lord shall rejoice in His works. He looketh upon the earth, and it trembleth. He toucheth the hills, and they smoke. I wiU sing unto the Lord as long as I Uve. I will praise my God while I have my being. My meditation of Him shall be sweet. I will be glad in the Lord. AU. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy ñame. Thy kiiigdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. Lead us not into temptation. Deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Chair. Amen. — GR — AU. Let the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, my Strength and my Redeemer. Choir. Amen. 103 VIH. M. The heavens declare the glory of God, t7. And the firmament showeth the work of His hands. Day unto day uttereth speech; Night unto night showeth knowledge. They have no speech, ñor language, And their voice is not heard; Yet their sound has gone out through all the earth, And their word to the end of the world. In them hath He set a tabernacle for the sun, Which cometh forth as a bridegroor» out of his chamber, And rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race. He goeth forth from one end of the heaven, And his circuit is unto the other end of it, And there is nothing hid Irom his heat The works of the Lord are great and glorious; They are done in truth and righteousness, and stand fast forever. Oh that men would praise the Lord for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men. For the heavens declare His righteousness, And all the people see His glory. The law of the Lord is perfect, giving life to the soul. The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. 103 M. The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart. C The commandmeiit of the Lord is puré, enlightening the eyes. The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever. The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous alto- ge ther. More to be desired are they than gold. Sweeter also than honey and the honey-comb. Moreover by them is Thy servant warned, And in keeping of them there is great reward. Who can understand his errors? Cleanse Thou me from seoret faults. Keep back Thy servant also from presumptuous sins, Let them not have dominión over me, Then shall I be upright, And I shall be innocent of great transgression. Let the words of my mouth, And the meditations of my heart, Be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, my Strength and my Redeemer. A-U. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy ñame. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. Lead us not inte temptation. Deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Choir. Arnera 104 M. Let US now remember the works of the Lord; C Let US declare the things which we have seen. How excellent are the works of His wisdom ; We shall be fiUed with beholding His glory. The pride of the height, the clear firmament, The sun when it riseth declares the work of-the Most High. Great is the Lord who made it, And at His commaud it runneth swiftly. He made the moon also to serve in her season; The month is called after her ñame, increasing with her changes. The beauty of the heaven is the glory of the stars. They give light in the high places of the Lord. At His command they stand in their order. And they never faint in their watches. Look upon the rainbow, and praise Him that made it. Very beautiful it is in the brightness thereof. It compasseth the heaven about with a glorious circle, And the hands of the Most High have hended it The noise of His thunder maketh the earth tremble. He sendeth swiftly the lightning of His judgment Aa birds flying. He scattereth the snow. The falling down thereof is \as the lighting of grass- hoppers. 105 M. The eye marvelleth at Ihe beauty of tho whiteness thereof, C. The heart is astonished at the raining of it. The cold north wind clotheth the water with a breast-plate ; It devoureth the mountains, it consumeth the grass as fire. At His will the south wind bloweth; Like a dew coming after heat it refresheth. We may speak much and yet come short, Wherefore, in sum, He is all. He is from everlasting to everlasting, And by His will all things exist. How shall we be able to magnify Him? He is great above His works, marvellous is His power. When ye glorify the Lord exalt Him as much as ye can, For even yet He will far exceed; When ye exalt Him put forth all your strength, For ye never can go far enough. For Thou,Lord hast made all things, And we have seen but a few of Thy works. The whole world before Thee is as the small dust of the balance, Yea, as a drop of morning dew that falleth upon the earth. AU. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy ñame. Thy kin2:dom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. Lead us not into temptation. Deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Choir. Amen. 106 X. 3L Canst tbou by searching find out God? G. Canst tbou find out the Almighty to perfection? He is high as beaven, wbat canst. tbou do? Deeper tban tbe grave, wbat canst tbou know? Bebold I go forward, but He is not tbere; And backwards, but I cannot perceive Hirn; On the left band wbere He dotb work, but I cannot bebold Him ; He bidetb Himself on tbe rigbt band, tbat I cannot see Him; But He knowetb tbe way tbat I take; When He bath tried rae, I sball come fortb as gold. He is of one mind, wbo can turn Him? If He cut off or sbut üp, or gatber togetber, wbo can binder Him? He is wise in beart and migbty in strengtb. He removetb tbe mountains and tbey know it not. He sbaketb tbe eartb out of its place, tbe pillars tbereof tremble. He spreadetb out tbe beavens and walketb on tbe waves of tbe sea. He knowetb tbe place wbere ligbt dwelletb, and wbere is tbe place of darkness. He laid tbe foundations of tbe eartb, and placed the corner-stone tbereof; Wben tbe morning stars sang togetber, And all tbe sons of God sbouted for joy. 107 M. With Him is wisdom and strength: (7. He hath counsel and understanding. When He giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? When He hideth His face who then can behold Him? Behold, He breaketh down and it cannot be built again; He shutteth up a man and there can be no opening. He discovereth deep things out of darkness, And everything that is hid bringeth He forth to light. Dominion and fear are with Him ; He maketh peace in His high places. He stretcheth out the north over the empty place: He hangeth the earth upon nothing. Hft hath compassed the waters with bounds, Until day and night come to an end. The pillars of heaven tremble, and are astonished at His reproof; He divideth the sea by His power. By His spirit hath He garnished the heavens : His hand hath formed the crooked serpent. Lo, these are a part of His wajs, but how little is heard of Him I The thunder of His power who can understand I All. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy ñame. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us our débts as we forgive our debtors. Lead us not into temptation. Deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Choir. • Amen. XI. M. Oh, Lord, Thou haat searched me and known me; C Thou knowest my down-sitting and my uprising; Thou understandest my thought afar off. Thou coinpassest iny path and my lyiug down, and art acquainted with ail my ways. For there Í3 not a word on my tongue, But, lo I O Lord, Thou knowest it altogether. Thou besettest me behind and before, And layest Thíne hand upon rae. Such knowledge is too wouderful for me: It is high, I cannot attain unto it. Whither shall I go from Thy spirit? Or whither shall I flee from Thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, Thou are there: If I make my bed in the grave, behold Thou art there: If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, Even there shall Thy hand lead me, And Thy right hand shall hold me. If I say, surely the darkness sliali cover me, Even the níght shall be light about me, Yea, the darkness hideth not from Thee, the night ahineth as the day — The darkness and the light are both alike to Thee, 108 M. I will praise Thee, for I am fearfuUy and wonderfuUy made , C Marvellous are Thy works, and that my soul knoweth right well. How precious are Thy thoughts unto me, O Godl HoW great is the sum of tbem. If I should count them they are more in number than th sand: When I awake, I am still with íhee. Search me, O Godl and know my lieart; Try me and know my thoughts; And see if there be any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting. ÁU. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy ñame. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. Lead us not into temptation. Deliver us fróm evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Ghoir. ÁTnen. — GR— ^ 9 AU. Let the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptabie in Thy sight, O Lord, my Strength and my Redeemer. Choir. Amen, ilO Jf. o God ! Thou art my God, C. Early will I seek Thee. As the heart pantetb after the water brooks, So thirsteth jny soul for Thee, O God I When Thou saidst, seek ye My face, Our hearts replied, Thy face Lord will we seek. Seek the Lord while He may be found, Cali ye upon Him while He is near. Ye shall seek Me and find Me, When ye shall search for Me with all your hearts» Ask and ye shall receive, seek and ye shall find, Knock and it shall be opened unto you. Draw nigh unto God and He will draw nigh unto you. Cleanse your hands and purify your hearts. Acquaint now thyself with Him and be at peace, Commune with your own heart and be still. Who is wise that he may understand these thingsT Prudent, that he may know them? For the ways of the Lord are right. And the just shall walk in them. If thou criest after knowledge, And liftest up thy voice for understanding, If thou seekest for it as for silver. And searchest for it as for hidden treasure, 111 M. Then shait thou understand the fear of the Lord, C And find out the knowledge of 6od. O Godl so teach us to number our days, That we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; And the righteous shall be ín everlasting remembrance. The path of the just is as the shining light, That shineth more and more unto the perfect day. Great peace have they who love Thy law, And nothing shall offend them. Mark the perfect man and behold the upright; The end of that man is peace. Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, Whose heart is stayed on Thee. Trust in the Lord forever, For in the Lord our God is everlasting strength. AU, Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy ñame. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. Lead us not into temptation. Deliver us from evil. For Thiñe is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Choir. Amen. — GR — AU, Let the words of my mouth and the meditalions of my heart be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, my Strength and my Redeemer. Choir. Amen. 112 XIII. Jf. I will lift up mine eyes unto the hilla, C From whence cometb my help. My help cometh from the Lord, Who hath niade heaven and earth. He will not suñer thy foot to be moved, He that keepeth thee will not slumber. The Lord is thy keeper, The Lord is thy shade upbn thy right hand. The sun shall not smite thee by day, Nór the moon by night. The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil, He shall preserve thy soul. The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in, From this time forth and even forever more. Therefore will we not fear though the earth be removed, Though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea. God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. Whoso dwelleth under the defence of the Most High, Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. Because thou hast made the Most High thy refuge, Therefore no evil shall befall thee. He shall defend thee under His wings, His truth shall be thy shield and buckler* 118 ilf. Gast thy burden on the Lord, He shall sustain thee, ^ He will not suffer those who seek Him to fail. Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him, For none of them who trust in Him shall be desoíate. My soul truly waiteth upon God, For of Him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation, He is my defence, I shall not be greatly moved. My soul wait thou still upon God, For my hope is in Him. In God is my health and my glory, The rock of my strength and my refuge is in God. Trust in Him at all times ye people, pour out your hearts before Him; God is a refuge for us. For the Lord is a sun and a shield, the Lord will give grace and glory. O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in Thee All Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy ñame. Thy kins:dom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. Lead us not into temptation. Deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Choir. Amen, — GR — AU. Let the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, my Strength and my Redeemer. Choir. Amen. il4 XIV. M. The Lord is my shepherd, CL I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; He leadeth me besides the still waters; He restoreth my soul; He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For Thou art with me, Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of min6 enemies. Thou annointest my head with oil, my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall foUow me all the days of my Ufe, And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good, Blessed is the man that trusteth Him. There is no want to those who fear the Lord. Those who seek the Lord shall not want any good thing. The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous. And His ears are open unto their prayer. 116 M. How excellent is Thy loviag kindness, O Lord I (7. The children of men put their trust under the shadow of Thy wings. With Thee is the fountain of life, And in Thy h'ght shall we see light. What man is he who desireth life, And loveth many da3's that he may do good? Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking guile, Depart from evil and do good, Seek peace and pursue it. The Lord is nigh to thosé of a contrite heart, And wiil save those who are of an humble spirit Great are the troubles of the righteous, But the Lord delivereth hiin out of thein all. The Lord delivereth the souls of His servants. And none of them who trust in Him shall be desoíate. Oh, praise the Lord with me, And let us magnify His ñame together. Oh, give thanks unto the Lord, for He isgood, For His mercy endureth forever, aU. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy ñame. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us our • debts as we forgive our deblors. Lead us not into temptation. Deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever, Choir. Amerk 116 M. Teach me, O Lord, the way of Thy statutes, O. And I shall keep it unto the end. Give me understanding and I shall keep Thy law, Yea, I shall keep it with my whole heart. Make me to go in the path of Thy comm'andmentSy For therein is my desire. Tum away mine eyes from beholding vanity, And quicken Thou me in Thy way. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me, Give me understanding that I may learn Thy command- ments. Let Thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live, For Thy law is my delight. Order my footsteps in Thy word, And let not any sin have dominión over me. O Lord I Thy word endureth forever, Being established like the heavens: Thy truth remaineth from generation»to generation. Thou has laid the foundation of the earth, and it abideth. Oh, how I love Thy law, It is my meditation all the day. How sweet are Thy words unto my taste, Yea, sweeter than honey unto my moutlu 117 M. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet> C. And a light unto my path. The going forth of Thy word giveth light, It giveth understanding to the simple. Thy testimqpies are wonderful, Therefore doth my soul keep them. Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And Thy law is the truth. Let my prayer come before Thee, O Lord! Give me understanding according to Thy word. My lips shall speak Thy praise, When Thou hast taught me Thy statutes. I have longed for Thy salvation, O Lord, And in Thy law is my delight The righteousness of Thy testimonies is everlasting ; Oh, grant me understanding and I shall Uve. Thy testimonies are my heritage forever; Quicken me, O Lord I according to Thy loving kindness. All. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy ñame. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Forgiye us our debts as we forgive our debtors. Lead us not into temptation. Deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Chmr. Amen. — GR — AU. Let the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, my Strength and mj Redeemer. Cfwvr. Amen. 118 XVI. Jf. Bless the Lord, oh my soul I a And all that is within me bless His holy ñame. Bless the Lord, oh my soul I And forget not all His benefits. Blessed are they who dwell in Thy house, They will always be praising Thee. Blessed are they who keep Thy statutes, And who seek Thee with the whole heart, Blessed are they whose ways are puré, Who walk in the path of Thy commandmenta. Blessed are they who regard justicé, And who practice righteousness at all times. Blessed is the man who feareth the Lord, 'Who hath great delight in His commandments. Blessed is the man who walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, But whose delight is in the law of the Lord. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord imputeth no sin, And in whose spirit there is no guile. Blessed is the man whom God correcteth; Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Al- mighty. Blessed is the man, O Lord, whom Thou reprovest, And teachest him out of Thy law. 119 M. Blossed is he that considereth the poor, C. The Lord will deliver hiin in time of trouble. Blessed is the man who maketh the Lord his hope, The Lord shall preserve him, and none of his steps shall slide. Blessed is the man who trusteth in the Lord, He shall be as a tree planted by running waters, what- soever he doeth shall prosper. Blessed is the man who hath God for his help, Yea, blessed is that people whose God is the Lord. Blessed are all they that wait upon the Lord, In returning and rest they shall be saved, in quietness shall be their strength. Blessed is the man whose strength is in Thee, In whose heart are Thy ways. Blessed is the man whom Thou chooses. And causest to approach unto Thee. In Thy presence is fullness of joy, At Thy right hand are pleasures forevermore. Blessed be the ñame of the Lord forever, For wisdom and might are His. AU, Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy ñame. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive ns our debts as we forgive our debtors. Lead us not inte temptation. Deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Clioir. Avien. 120 XVII. M. And Jesús lifted up his eyes and said, Blessed are the poor in Spirit, G For theirs is the kingdom of heayen. Blessed are they that mourn, For they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, For they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteous- ness, For they shall be filled, Blessed are the merciful, For they shall obtain raercy. Blessed are the pnre in heart, For they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called the children of God. Blessed are they who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Love your enemies, Bless them that curse vou, Do good to them that hate you, Pray for them who despitefully use you. Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them; For this is the law and the prophets. 121 M. That ye maj be the chíidren of your Father which is in G heaven, For He maketh the sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the nnjust Let your light so shine before men, That they may glorify your Father which is in heaven. Every good tree bringeth forth good fruit, But a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit: A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven, But he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven. Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, And all things shall be added unto you. « Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, For where your treasure is there will your heart be also. Be ye therefore perfect Even as your Father in heaven is perfect. ÁU, Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy ñame. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. Lead us not into temptation. Deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Choir. Amen, — OK — AU. Let the words of my mouth and the meditalions of my heart be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, my Strength and my Redeemer. Choir. Amen. 122 XYIII. M. A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another. C. By this the children of God are manifest: Whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, Neither he that loveth not his brother. He that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, How shall he love God whona he hath not seen? Let love be without dissimulation ; Be kindly affectioned one to another; 4bhor that which is evil; Cleave to that which is good; Recompense to no man evil for evil; Provide things honest in the sight of all men; If it be possible live peaceably with all men. Be not overeóme of evil but overeóme evil with good. Above all have fervent charity among yourselves; Let none imagine evil in his heart against his neighbor. Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, And understand all mysteries and all knowledge. And though I have all faith so that I could remove mountains, And have not charity, I am nothing. 128 M. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, C. And have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. Charity suffereth long and is kind; Charity envieth not; Charity vaunteth not itself ; Doth not behave itself unseemly; Seeketh not her own, thinketh no evil ; Rejoiceth not in iniquity but rejoiceth in trutb. Charity never faileth, but beareth all things, Believeth all things, Hopéth all things, Endureth all things. Now abideth faith, hope and charity; But the greatest of these is charity. All, Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy ñame. Thy kinejdom come. Thy will be done on eartli as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. Lead us not into temptation. Deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Choir. Amen. — GR — AU. Let the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, my Strength and my Redeemer. Giovr. Amen. 124 M. Happy is the man tbat fíudeth wisdom, C. And the man that getteth understanding ; For the profit of it is more thán the profit of sil ver, And the gain thereof than fine gold. She is more precious than rabies, And all thou canst desire is not to be compared with her. Length of days is in her right hand, And in her left hand riches and honor. She is a trée of lifé to them that lay hold on her, And happy is every one that retaineth her. Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And all her páths are peace. Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom, And with all thy getting get understanding. Forsake her not and she shall preserve thee; Love her and she shall keep thee; Exalt her and she shalt promote thee; Slie shall bring thee honor when thou dost embrace her; She shall give thine head an ornament of grace, A crown of glory shall she deliver unto thee. Take fast hold of instruction, let her not go, Keep her, for she is thy life. Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, And when thou runnest thy foot shall not stumble. 126 M. When thou liest down thou shalt not be afraid, C. Yea, thou shalt lie down and thy sleep shall be sweet Where shall wisdora be found? Where is the place of understanding? The depth saitli " It is not in me," And the sea saith "It is not in me." It cannot be purchased with gold, Neither can silver be weighed for the price thereof. God understandeth the way to it, He knoweth the dwelling place thoreof. When He gave the winds their weightj And meted out the waters by measure, When He made a law for the rain, And a path for the thunderbolt, Then did He see it and declare it And unto man He said: Behold the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, And to depart from evil is understanding. Aü. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy ñame. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. Lead us not into temptation. Deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Choir. Amen, — GR — Aü. Let the words of my mouth and the meditalions of my heart be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, my Strength and my Redeemer. Choir. Amen. 126 3/. Lord, wbo shall abide in Thy tabernacle? C. He tbat walketb uprigbtly and speaketb tbe trutb, He wbo slanderetb not witb bis tongue and injuretb not bis friend, He wbo bringetb not a reproacb against bis neigbbor. Great is trutb and migbty above all tbings. All tbe eartb calletb upon tbe trutb, and tbe beaven blessetb it. All works sbake and tremble at it, And witb it is no unrigbteous tbing. •It enduretb and is always strong; It livetb and conqueretb forevermore. Witb ber tbere is no acceptance of persons or rewards, Neitber in ber judgment is any unrigbteousness; But sbe doetb tbe tbings tbat are just, And refrainetb from all unjust and wicked tbings. Sbe is glorious and never fadetb away. Sbe is easily seen of tbose wbo love ber, and found of tbose wbo seek ber. All men do like well of ber works, And sbe is tbe strengtb and kingdom and majesty of all ages. Sbe is tbe brigbtness of tbe everlasting ligbt, Tbe breatb of tbe power of God, tbe image of His goodness. 127 M. She is more beautiful than the sun, and above all the stars. C In all ages entering into holy souls, she makes them friends of God. Therefore buy the truth and sell it not, For he that speaketh truth showeth forth righteousness. In nowise speak against the truth. And refrain not to speak when there is occasion to do good. In every good work trust thine own soul, For this is the keeping of the commandment Let the counsel of thine own heart stand, For there is no man more faithful to thee than it Wherefore speak every man truth with his neighbor. And we shall know of the truth and the truth shall make us free. For this cause are we born and sent into the world That we may bear witness to the truth. O Lord, who has made me and fashioned me, Teach me to keep Thy law, for Thy law is truth, Let Thy word be a lamp unto my feet, a light upon my path. Set a watch before my mouth, guard the door of my lips. Quicken me in Thy righteousness, And lead me in Thy truth. AU. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy ñame. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. Lead us not into temptation. Deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the giory forever and ever. Choir, Amen. 128 XXI. M. Cast thy bread upon the waters C. And thou shalt find it after many days. In the morning sow thy seed, And in the evening withhold not thine hand, For thou knowest not which shall prosper, Or whether both shall be alike good. The liberal deviseth liberal things, And by liberal things shall he stand. There is that scattereth and yet increaseth, There is that withholdeth more than is meet, yet cometh to want. The liberal soul shall be made fat, He who watereth shall be watered also himself. There is who maketh himself rich yet hath nothing, There is who maketh himself poor yet hath great riches. He that sowetli sparingly shall reap also sparingly, He that soweth bouutifully shaU reap also bountifuUy, Every man according as he purposeth in his heart. For God loveth a cheerful giver. Whoso hath this world's goods And seeth his brother have need, And shutteth up his heart from his brother, How dwelleth the love of God in him? 129 M. For he that loveth not bis brother whom he hatb seen, C. How can he love God whom he hath not seen? It is more blessed to give than to receive. Whoso gives a cup of cold water only shall not lose bis reward. Remember those in bonds as bound with them; And forget not to do good and to communicate. Bear ye one another's burdens; Be kindly affectioned one to another, with brotherly love. Look not every man on bis own.things, But every man also on the things of others; Rejoice with them that do rejoice, And weep with them that weep. Be eyes to the blind and feet to the lame; Love not in word only, but in deed and truth. Be ye doers of the word and not hearers only. And whatsoever ye do do it heartily as unto God. Let US not be weary in well doing, For in due season we shall reap if we faint not. AU, Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy namt.. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our dailjjr bread. Forgive us oui debts as we forgive our debtors. Lead us not into temptation. Deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and tbfi power and the glory forever and ever. Ghoir. Amen. — OR — AU. Let the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, my Strength and my Redeemer. Choir. Amen. 180 M. Oh, that man would praise the Lord for His goodness, C. And for His wonderful works to the children of men. For Thou satisfiest the empty soul, And fiUest the hungry soul with good. Thou art the hope of all the ends of the earth; Thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice. Lo, the winter is over and gone, The flowers appear again on the earth, The time of the singing of the birds has come, And the voice of the dove is heard in our land; The orchards put forth their green fruit, And the vines are fragrant with tender grapes. The cold came oat gf the North, By the breath of God the frost was given, The dust grew into hardness. And the clods cleaved fast together, The waters were hid as with a stone, And the face of the deep was frozen. Thou sendest out Thy word and meltest them; Thou causest Thy wind to blow and the waters flow. Thou visitest the earth and waterest it; Thou waterest the hills thereof abundan tly; 181 M. Thou sendest rain into the little valleys thereof; C. Tbou makest it soft with showers; Thou providest corn when Thou hast prepared for it; Thou blessest the up-springing thereof. Thou satlsñest the desoíate ground, And causest the tender plants to sprout forth. Thou makest grass to grow for cattle, And green herb for the service of man. The pastures are clothed with flocks, The valleys also are covered with corn. Thou crownest the year with Thy ¿oodness, And Thy paths drop fatness; The little hills rejoice on every side, They shout for joy, they also sing. Wherefore if God so clothe the grass of the field, Will He not much more care for His children, The grass withereth^ the flower fadeth, But the word of our God shall stand forever. AIL Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy ñame. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. Lead us not into temptation. Deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Clioir. Amen. — OR — AU. Let the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, my Strength and my Redeemer. CIkoir, Amen. 132 M. Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations, C. Before the mountains were brought forth, Or ever Thou hadst formed the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlastiüg Thou art God. Of oíd hast Thou laid the foundations of the earth ; And the heavens are the work of Thy hands, rhey shall perish, but Thou shalt endure; They shall wax oíd like a garment, As a vesture shalt Thou change thera, And they shall be changed; But Thou art the same, And Thy years shall have no end. A thousand years in Thy sight are as yesterday when it ia past, Or a watch in the night. Thou carriest them away as with a flood, They are even as a sleep; They fade like the grass, which groweth up in the morning, And in the evening it is cut down and withered. What is man that Thou art mindful of him, Or the son of man that Thou visitest him. Man that is born of woman is of few days and fuU of trouble, He cometh forth as a flower and is cut down. 138 Jf. His Ufe is like a shadow that declineth; C. His days are swifter thau a weaver's shutÜe^ They pass away like the swift ships; Like an eagle that hasteth to its prey. Yea, our years fly swifter than a courier; We spend our days as a tale that is told. Thou hast made our days a» a haiid-breadth, And our years are as nothing before Thee. Teach us so to number our days, That we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. Oh, jatisfy us early with Thy mercy, That we may be glad and rejoice all our days. Let Thy deeds be known to Thy servanis, And Thy glory unto their children; And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us, And establish Thou the work of our hands upon us, yea, the work of our hands establish Thou it. All. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy ñame. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. Lead us not into temptation. Deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Chxnr. Amen, — GR — Aü. Let the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, my Strength and my Redeemer. Choir. Amen, 184 XXIY. M. Let US cali to remembrance the great and good, C Through whom the Lord hath wrought great glory; Those who-were leaders of the people by their judgment, Giving counsel by their understanding and foresight; Wise and eloquent in their teachings, And through knowledge and might fit helpers of the people. AU these were honored in their generation, And were the glory of their times. There be some who have left a ñame behind them, Whose remembrance is sweet as honey in all mouths: And there be some who have no memorial, Who are perished as though they liad never been, But their righteousness has not been forgotten, And the glory of their work cannot be blotted out. Their bodies are buried in peace, But their ñame liveth forever more. The people will tell of their wisdom, And the congregation will show forth their praise. For the memorial of virtue is immortal, Because it is known with God and with men, When it is presen' mankind takes example of it, And when it is gone they earnestly desire for it 135 3í. It weareth a crown, and triumpheth forever; (/. Having gotten the victory striving for undefiled rewards. The righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance, And the memory of thé just shall be blessed. Though a good life hath but few days, Yet a good ñame endureth forever. Though the righteous be overtaken by death, They shall be at rest, their souls are in the hand of God. Though thej perish from the sight of men, Yet is their hope full of immortality. Seeing we are conipassed about with such a cloud of witnesses, Let US run with patience the race set before us. Whatsoever things are true, And whatsoever things are honest; Whatsoever things are just, And whatsoever things are puré; Whatsoever things are lovely and of good report, If there is any virtue or any praise, think of these things. AU. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy ñame. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us oui debts as we forgive our debtors. Lead us not into temptation. Deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Choir. Amen. — OR — AU. Let the words oí my mouth and the meditalions of my heart be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, my Strength and my Redeemer. Ayneffít. 136 M. Blessed ib the nation whose God is the Lord; C. The people that He hath chosen for His inheritance» Open ye the gates, That the rigüteous nation may enter in. For when the righteous are in authority the people rejoico, But when the wicked bear rule the people mourn. Woe unto thee O land, when equity cannot enter, When judgment is turned away backward ; When justice standeth afar off, And truth is fallen in the street; When thy rulers foUow after rewards, And their eyes are blinded with bribes; When none bringeth his suit with justice, And no one pleadeth with truth. Blessed art thou, O land, When thy law is not slackened; When thou makest they rulers righteousness. And thine officers peace; When each despiseth the gain of oppression, And shaketh his hands from holding bribes; Wheü he respecteth not the person of the poor. Ñor honoreth the person of the mighty; 137 M* But in righteousness serveth the people, C And establisheth true judgmeni in thy gatea. Then shall violence be no more heard in thy land, Wasting and destruction within thy borders. Then shall justice roU down as waters, And righteousness as a mighty stream. And thou shalt cali thy walls Salvation^ And thy gates Praise. For righteousness exalteth a nation, But injustice is a reproach to any people; And in righteousness hath the Lord called thee» And given thee for a light to the kingdoms. Oh, pray for the peace of our country ; AU they shall prosper who love thee. Peace be within thy borders, And prosperity within thy dwellings. Let all the people say Peace be within thee. AU, Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy ñame. Thy kinfi:dom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. Lead us not into temptation. Deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the . power and the glory forever and ever. Choir. Amen. — GR — AU. Let the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, my Strength and my Hedeemer. Chovr. Amen. 188 M. Oh, giye tlianks unto the Lord, for He is good^ (7. For His mercy endureth forever. To Him who alone doeth great wonders, For His mercy endureth forever. O God, we have heard with our ears, And our fathers have told us, What deeds Thou didst in their days, What Thou didst in the days of oíd I With a strong hand and an outstretched arm, Thou didst guide the people across the sea; Thou didst scatter the inhabitants before them. And didst cause our fathers to prosper. When they went from nation to nation, From one kingdoin to another people, Thou didst suffer no man to turn them. Thou didst reprove kings for their sake, When they were yet very few in number, Very few and strangers in the land. When they were wandering in the wildernéss. And found no city to dwell in; When they were hungry and thirsty. And their souls grew faint within them; Then they cried unto the Lord in their troublea, And He delivered them out of their distresses. 189 M. For they obtained not the land by their own sword, C Ñor did their own arm save them. But Thy right band and Thy arm hath gotten them the victory, Because Thou hadst favor unto them. Now the little one hath become a thousand. And the small one a great people. Our lines haye fallen to us in pleasant places, Yea, we have a goodly heritage. Let the redeemed of the Lord say this, Whom He hath redeemed from their enemies, And gathered them from the East and from the West, And from the North and the South. Oh, let them praise the Lord for His goodness, For His wonderful works to the children of men. The Lord our God, be with us, and incline our hearts unto Him, To keep His commandments and to walk in His ways. Á.U' Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy ñame. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. Lead us not inte temptation. Deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Choir. Amen. — OR — v All. Let the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, my Strength and my Redeemer. Choir. .Amen. 140 XXVIL M. Blessed be the Lord God, C, For He hath not left Himself without a witneas, But hath spoken by the mouth of His holy prophets, Which have beea since the world began, That we should serve Him without fear, lu holiness aud righteousness all the days of our lifa Through the tender mercy of our God A day-spring from on high hath visited us, Giving light to those who sit in darkness, And guiding our feet into the way of peace. How beautiful upon the mountains Are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, That publisheth peace, ,^_ * • ' ' . That proclaimeth glad tidings of salvation. He shall not strive ñor cry, Ñor cause his voice to be heard in the street. A bruised reed shall he not break, And the smoking flax shall he not quench. He shall not fail ñor be discouraged Till he have established equity on the earth« The spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, — The spirit of wisdom and understanding, The spirit of counsel and might, The spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord,— 141 M. Anointing him to preacb good tidings to the poor ; ti To bind up the broken-hearted; To comfort those who mourn; To proclaim liberty to the captives; The opening of the prisons to those who are bound ; To annoiince the new year of the Lord. In him was life, And the life was the light of men. a He was tempted like as we are, And no fault was found in him. « He came not to be ministered unto but to minister; He went about doing good: Preaching everywhere, The kingdom of God is at hand; And the common people heard him gladly. Glory be to God in the highest, And on earth, peace, good will to men. Aü. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy ñame Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. . Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. Lead us not into temptation. Deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Choir. Arrien. —GR — AU. Let the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, my Strength, and my Redeemer. Choir. Am/m. 142 M. We praise Thee, O Godl We magnify Theel C. Heaven and earth are full of the majesty of Thy glory. Blessed be the ñame of the Lord forever, For He has visited and redeemed His people, Ping no more the song of Moses, ^ Lift on high the song of Jesús; For the former things have passed away, And behold all things have become new. In him did the fullness of the spirit dwell ; And of his fullness we all partake. In him was the word made flesh, And dwelt among us full of graciousness and truth. He was the way, the truth and the life; Whoso foUoweth him shall not walk in darkness. He was the true vine; If we abide in him we shall bear much fruit. He came into the world to bear witness to the truth; And every one that is of the truth heareth his voice. Being made perfect through suflFering, He became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. He finished the work that was given him to do; And being lifted up he draws all men unto him. 148 M, Being faithful \xxúo death, he has received a crown of Ufe. C. And has ascended to his Father and our Fatlier, to bis God and our God. Lol at length the trae Light; Light for every man born into the woxld: Kindling the face of them that receive it, Till they become sons of God. Cease blinding glories of the heavens, Which none can see and live. Cease gross darkness of the earth, Where the righteous put forth tbeir hands and fear. The veil between is taken away, And the mingling dayspring comes. No longer is the dwelling of eternal life too bright abo ve, And the perishable world too dark below. We are no more strangers and exiles, But one living communion of seen and unseen. We said "Thou layest man fast in everlasting sleep/' But lo! they sleep unto everlasting waking. Blessed be the Lord God giveth beauty for ashes, And the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness. Aü. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy ñame. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. Lead us not into temptation. Deliver us from evil. For Tliine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Choir. Amen. 144 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He leadeth me beídde the still waters. Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me. Cast thy burden on the Lord, He will sustain thee. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Trust in Him at all times. Pour out your heart before Him. The mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting, and His righteousness to children's children. — Man is of few days and fuU of trouble. He cometh forth as a flower and is cut down ; he fleeth as a shadow and continueth not Thou changest his countenaace and sendest him away.— When the silver cord is loosed, and the golden bowl is broken, when the pitcher is broken at the fountain, and the wheel is broken at the cistern, then man goeth to his eternal home, and the mourners go about the streets. The dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit unto God who gave it.-r- Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord ? Who shall stand in His holy place? He that hath clean hands and a puré heart, who hath not lifted up his soul unto vauity, ñor sworn déceitfuUy. He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousuess from the God of his salvation, — ^The memorial of virtue is immortal, because it is known with God and with men. When it is present men take exam- ple of it, when it is gone they desire it. It weareth a crown and triumpheth forever. The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and they are in peace. Though they perish from the sight of men, yet is their hope fuU of immortality. — No man liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself. Whether we Uve, we Uve unto the Lord, and whether we die, we die unto the Lord. Whether we Uve or die, we are the Lord's. — I would not have you ignorant concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not as others who have no hope. If our earthly house of this tabernacle be dissolved, we have a building of God, a house 146 not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. We are willing, there- fore, to be absent from the body and present with the Lord. — This cor- ruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incor- ruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that ís written, Death is swallowed up in victory. — I reckon that the sufferings of the present time are not worthy to be compared to the glory that shall be revealed to us. For eye hath not seen, ñor ear heard, ñor the heart of man conceived the things which Gbd hath prepared for those who love Him. Now we see through a glass darkly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, then shall I know even as I am known. — In my Father*s house there are many mansions. If it were not so I would have told you ; I go to prepare a place for you. Peace I lea ve with you, mypeace I give unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. — I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord. Even so, saith the Spirit, for they rest from their lebors, and their works do folio w them. They shall hun- ger no more, neither thirst any more, neither shall the sun light on them ñor any heat. — There the wicked cease from troubling and the weary are at rest. — And there shall be no more death, neither sorrow ñor crying, ñor pain. For God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. — David's servants said unto him, What is this that thou hast done? Thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive, but when the child was dead thou didst rise and eat bread. And he said, While the child was yet alive I fasted and wept, for I said, Who can tell whether God will be gracious to me that the child may Uve. But now he is dead wherefore should T fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me. — Suffer the little children to come unto me and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of God« And he took them in his arms and blessed them. — 146 I think that Heaven will not be shnt for- eyermore» Withoot a knocker left npon the door, Ijest soitie belated wanderer shotild come, Heartbroken, asking^ust to die at home, 8o that the Father will at last forgive, And looking inHis face that soal shaíl llye. I think there will be watchmen throogh the night, Lest anj afar off torned them to the light; ThatHe who loved tu into lífe must be A Father infinitelr fatherlj ; And groping forHim these shall find theii waj From onter dark throngh twilight into daj. . — Mamey. And death seems bnt a oovered waj Which opens np to light, Wherein no blinded child can straj Beyond the Father s sight. And care and tríal seem at last In memor7*8 sanset air, Like mountain ranges overpast In pnrple dístance fair. And all the jarríng notes of life Seem blended in a psalm, And all the anales of its strife Slow rounding into calm. Alas for hím who never sees The stars shine throagh hUcypress trees; Who hopeless layA his dead awaj, Nór looks to see the breaking daj Across the monmfiil marbles plaj ; Whohath not learaed in hoarsof faith The tnith, to flesh and sense unknown, That Life is ever lord of Death, And Love can never lose its own. I know not where His islands lift Their fronded palms in air ; I only know I cannot drift Beyond His love and care. And 80 beside the silent sea, I wait with muffled oar, No harm from Him can come to me, On ocean or on shore. 6od giveth qaietness at last I The oonimon way that all have passed She went, with mortal yeamine fond, To faller life and love beyond. O silent land I to which we move, Enough if there alone be love, And mortal need can ne'er outgrow What it Ib waiting to bestow. With silence onl j as their benedictíoiiy God's angels come, Where in the shadow of a great affliction, The son] sits dnmb. Not npon thee or thine the solemn ángel Hath evil wrought ; The funeral anthem is a glad evangel, The good die not God culs oor loved ones, bat we lose not whoUy WhatHe has Riven, They live on earth, in thonght and deed, as tmly As in His heaven. There is no flock however watched and tended fint one dead lamb is there, There is no household howsoe'er defended But has one vacant chair. There is no death. What seems so \b transi- tion. This life of mortal breath Is but a suburb of that life Elysian, Whose portal we cali death. — LongfdLow. Thon wilt not leave us in the dust : Thou madest man, He knows not why ; He thinks he was not made to die. And Thou hast made him ; Thou art jnst We have but faith, we cannot know, For knowledge is of things we see, And yet we trust it comes from Thee A beam in darkness ; let it grow. I hold it true, what e'er befail, I feel it when I sorrow most, 'Tis better to have loved and lost, Than never to have loved at all. — Tennpson* Loving friends, be wise, and dry Straightway every weeping eye ; What ye lift upon the bier Is not worth a wistful tear, 'Tis an empty sea-shell,— one Out of which the pearl is gone ; * ♦ While the man whom yon cali dead In unspoken bliss, instead, Lives and loves yon ; lost, His true, In such light as shines for you. * * Weep awhile if ye are fain, Sunshine stiU must follow rain ; 147 Onlj not at death, for death, Now I know, is that fírst breath Which our souls draw when we enter Life, which is of all life centre. Be je certain all seems love, Viewed from AUah's throne above; Be ye stout of heart, and come Bravelj onward to your home. What a strange, delicious amazement is death, To be without bodj, and breathe without breath ; I should langh for joy if you did not cry: Oh, listen! Love lastsl Love never wiil die. — Edwin Amold. As the tree Stands in the sun and shadows all beneath, So in the light of great eternity Life creates the shade of death. The shadow passes when the tree shall fall, Bat love shall reign forever ovef all. So not alone we stand upon the shore, 'Twill be as though we had been there be- fore; We shall meet more we know, Than we can meet below, And find oar rest like some retaming dove, Our home at once with the etemal love. A host of angels flyíng, Through cloudless skies impelled, Upon the earth beheld A pearl of beauty lying, Worthy to glitter bright, In Heaven's vast halls of light. They spread their pinions o'er it» That little pearl which shone With a lustre all its own, And then on high they bore it^ Where glory has it8 birth, — But left the shell on earth. The s(K)iler set the seal of silence, But there beamed a smile So fixed, so holy, from that cherub brow Death gazed and left it there. He dared not steal The signet ring of Heaven. We saw thee come, we saw thee go, Brief guest in this our earthly land. Where from ? where to ? We only know, From God's own hand to God's own hand. We sliall go home to our father's house, To our Father's house in the skies ; Where the hope of souls shall have no blight, Our love no broken ties. We shall roam on the banks of the river of peace, And bathe in its blissful tide, And one of the joys of life shall be The little boy that died. — Miscellaneow, I raise The song of thanks and praise, * * For those high instincts, Those fírst affections, Those shadowy recoUections, Which, be they what they may, Are yet the fountain light of ¿í\ our day. * Truths that wake And perish never, and have power to make Our noisy years seem moments in the being Of the etemal silence. Henee in a season of calm weather, Though inland far we be, Our souls have sight of th|it immortal sea Which brought us hither. Can in a moment travel thither, — And see the children sport upon the shore. And hear the mighty waters roUing ever- more. — Wordsworth, Haply the nver oí time As it grows, as the towns on its marge Fling their wavering lights On tne wider, statelier stream, May acquire, if not the calm Of its earlier mountainous shore, Yet a solemn peace of its own. And the width of tlie waters, the hush Of the dim expanse where he floats, Freshening. its current and spotted witb foam As it drawo to the ocean, may strike Peace to the soul of the man on its breast ! As the palé waste widens around h^, As the banks fade dimmer away, As the stars come out, and the night wind Brings up the stream Murmurs and scents of the infíaite sea. — Matthew Amold. Build thee more stately mansions^ O, my soul I As the swift season s roll, Lea ve thy low vaulted past, Let each new temple, nobler than the last, Shut thee from Heaven with a dome more vast, Till thou at length art free, Leaving thy outgrown shell by life's unrest- ing sea. — Holme». UNITY MISSION, NO. 28. Prioe, B Cents. Unity Office, 1 75 Dearborn 8t. Chicago. LOVE TO GOD -ANI> LovE TO Man. SONGS FOR REVIVAL TUNES. INDE^X OK TUNES. AlmoBt Persuaded.— G. H., 75 30 America.— P. 8q., 30 (S. S., 89— H. T., 784) 46 Auld Lang Syne.— P. Sq., 104 (H. T., 839) 47 Bethany.— P. Sq., 23 (H. T., 621) — 22 Coronation.— G. H., 101 1 and 39 Dare to Be a Daniel.— G. H., 158 31 Give Me.the Wings of Paith.— G. H., 186 41 Glory, Glory, Halleligah 40 Go Bury Thy Sorrow.— G. H., 61 29 Happy Gréeting 7 HeLeadeth Me.— G. H.,51 32 Hold the Fort.— G. H., 14 85 Home, Sweet Home.— P. Sq., 5 45 I Love to Tell the Story.— G. H., 39 37 I Need Thee Every Hour.— G. H., 3 17 Just as I Am.— G. H., 54 19 Let the Lower Lighte Be Burning.— G. H., 65 .. 16 Oíd Hundred.- F. Sq., 131 (H. T., 2.) 2 One More Day's Work for JeeuB.- G. H., 28 26 Onward, Christian Soldiers.— G. H., 175 14 PasB Me Not.— G. H., 27 4 Reseñe the Perishing.— G. H., 18 21 Rest fop the Weary.— 8. 8., 74 23 Bing the Bella of Heaven.— G. H., 19 8 Robin Adair.— P. Sq.,76 13 Rock o£ Ages.— G. H., 86 20 Shining Shore.— S. 8., 52 (H. T., 852) 6 Snnday School Army.— S. 8., 72. 34 Sweet By-and-By.— G. H., 204 33 and 42 Sweet Hoor of Prayer.— G. H., 77 11 Tell Me the Oíd, Oíd Story.- G. H., 37... 15 and 36 The Crowning Day.— G. H.,416 44 The Great Physician.— G. H., 56 The Llght of the World is Jesús.— G. H., 41.... 28 The Precious Ñame.— G. H., 72 18 There is a Fountain.— G. H., 91 5 Trinmph By-and-By.— G. H., 289 48 Vesper Hymn.— H. T., 163 10 What a Friend We Have in Jesns.— G.H.,29.9 & 12 What Shall the Harvest Be?— G. H., 79 24 Whosoeve. Will.— G H., 10 38 Wonderful Words of Life.— G. H., 282 27 Work, for the Night is Coming.— P. Sq., 116 (S. 8. 95) 25 160 Wlth the help of frlends to select the tunes and wrlte new words, we print a i éw songa in whicb well-known xnosic is set to singing cor Liberal Faith. Not a fewwide-circling hymn tnnes have been echoes and adaptations canght from nnchorched mnsic: mnch more, why not thankfnlly borrow from friends in neighbor chnrches the swing, tbe lüt, the ifleading rhythm which thej have fonnd heart-stir^ ring ? We do not think they will grndge this use of them, even in the cases where oíd words have been altered to better serve onr thonght. Of the forty-seven songs, nineteen are new, flfteen are more or lesa changed from oíd f orms, — some of them verj slightly,— and the rest are oíd and nnchanged. In select- ing tunes the chief question has been, What is beet known and easily caught ? What can people readily join in from memory or by ear ? " Who among us will use them V Now and then a Conference or Grove meeting will use them; now and then a Unity club, while waiting for late comers; now and then a Sunday-school ; now and then the summer picnic; oftenest of all, perhaps, the group dustering about the home piano ; and if they grow familiar, they will sing themselves as we walk or work. In indicating tunes, " G. H/^ means the Moody and Sankey collection of " Gospel Hymns", fov9 parts Consolidated in one volume ; ** F. Sq." means the " Franklin Square " collection of popular sonr^ (Part I); " S. S." means the little Sunday-school collection called " Sunny Side;" and "H. T." means ti < revised ** Hymn and Tune Book ^\ published by the American Unitarian Association. Double referenc ^ are Bometimes given. E. £. M. W. C. G. INDKX OK KIRST LINEAS. Away with all thought that is selfish 28 Be we the courage-bringers 48 ' Consider the lilies 7 Dearest of all earthly treasures 18 Father, Ineed theel troubles abound 80 From all that dwell below the skies 2 Go, bury thy sorrow 29 Heleadethmel oh, blessed thought 32 I liveforthose who love me 84 I love to tell the story 37 I need thee every hour 17 Isthere ahuman soul 21 Itsingeth lowin every heart 47 Just as I am,— without one plea 19 Like a eradle rocking, rocking '. 9 Love for all! audcanitbe 20 Mid pleasures and palaces 45 Mycountry, 'tis of thee 46 My Ufe is like a little boat 8 Nearer, my (¿tod, to thee 22 Not a Ufe so mean andlowly 35 Not alone to the days of the storied past 41 Now on land and sea descending 10 Oh, the Father*s bands are helping 23 Onward, Christian soldiers 14 Over aU the prairies 8 Saints and saviors light the head lands 16 Shining thoughts thatever 38 Sing f orth his high eternalname 1 Sowing the seed by the day-Ught f air 24 Standing by a purpose true 81 Sweethourof prayer U TeU me the oíd, oíd story of unseen '. 15 TeU me the oíd, oíd story, to lift 86 The days are gUding swlftly by 6 The holy Truth shall make you wise 39 The moming hangs its signal 44 There is a Light that cannot fade 5 There's a Hope that is f airer than day 42 The Truth is the Voice of the God 38 Though the cause of Evilprosper 40 Unto thee, abiding ever 4 What a Friend we have beside US 12 What makes thy heart so sad 18 Whatsoever is just and puré 27 Work, for the night is coming 25 Work for thy God, thy Father 96 161 IlOYB r¡lO GOD AND LCOYB TO ÍQaN. 1. The Lord of AU. TunCi " Coronati<ni>\ in G, H,, 101, Sing forth his high, etemal ñame Who holds all powers in thrall, Through endless ages still the same, — The mighty Lord of all. Hid goodness, strong and measureless, Upholds US lest we íall; His hand is still outstretched to bless, — The loving Lord of all. His perf ect law sets metes and bounds, Our strong def ense and wall ; His providence our life surrounds, — The saving Lord of all. He every thought and every deed Doth to his judgment cali. Oh, may our hearts obedient heed The righteous Lord of ^1. When, tumin^ f rom f orbidden ways, Lpw at his feet we fall, His strong and tender arms upraise, — The pardoning Lord of all. Ünwearied he is working still, Unspent his blessings fall, — Almighty, Loving, Righteous One, The only Lord of all. Sascuel Lonqfellow. 2. Halleligah. Tune^ "OW nundred»^ inF. Sq. , 181. (JT. r., t.) From all that dwell below the skies Let the Creator's praise arise I Let the Etemal Ñame be sung Through every land, by every tongue I Etemal arethy mercies, Lord I The Trath thine Everlasting Word I Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, Till SUDB shall rise and set no more I Isaac Watts (Altered), 8. Everywhere and Evermore. TuTie^ **Rino the BéOa of Heaven" C^^nthem of the íVee"), in <?. H., 19, Over all the prairies, rich with growing com, Over sandy marshes waste and bare, Over wind-blown mountains, where the streams are bom, Rule etemal Right and loving Care. Choras: Ever, ever shall the Right prevalí! Kever, never shall the promise fail, Writ in wondrous letters on the sea and shore : Lo! the Lord shall reign f ore ver- more. Love, that holds the planets constant on tiieir way, Guides the swallow's flight to sunny skies, Leads the nations upward to the perfect day, Yet reveáis itself in baby eyes. Fears and doubtiug vanish, all the way seems plain, Hidden meanings flash upon our sight ; Triáis tum to blessing, peace blooms out of pain, Love is one with universal Right. Emma E. Marbah. 4. Heavenly Helper. Tune^ ** AiM Me Not^\ in G.H.^ 27, Unto thee, abiding ever, Look I in my need, Strength of every good endeavor, Holy thought and deed! CTiorus: Heavenly Helper, present to my need, Though all other helpers fail me, Thou art mine indeed» 162 ThoQ do6t gnide the stars oí heayen, Heal the broken heart, Bríng in tom the morn and even, — Law and LoTe thou art. Clouds and darkness are about thee, Just and sure thy throne, — Nót a sparrow falls without thee, ' All to thee is known. Oriffin and end oí being, All things in and through, — Light thou art oí all my seeing, fowerto will and do. Throngh my liíe, whate*er betide me, Thou my tmst shalt be ; Whom have I on earth beside thee, Whom in heaven but thee? F. L. HosMXB. 5. There is a Light. Tune, ** There U a Fotmtain ", in G. H.^ 91. There is a Light that cannot íade, A Light íorever true; It knows not time by san and shade, But thrills all Nature throngh. Ghoru» : It thrills all Nature through with love, It thrills all Nature through; It knows not time by sun and shade, But thrills all Nature through. Though darkness blind these eyes oí sense, Though gñeí or doubt appall, My soul hath caught that Light intense, — I trust, and do not íall. CTiorus: 1 trust, and cannot íall írom love — And he who guards through childhood's Who watches while we sleep, "Will be the Light in death's dark way, His children there to keep. Churus: His children there to keep by love — Lo ! on the storm-cloud's rolling crest. And violeta in the shade, In hearts that break and hearts that rest, One Light — that cannot íade I Chorus: One Light that cannot íade íor love — J. N. Sprioo. 6. Sommar Dasra. Tune, ^'Shining 8hore'\ in S. S., 62. {H. 2*., 65f .) The days are gliding swiítly by, The days so bright and golden, In leaí and flower the sunmier writes Her poem sweet and olden. CTiorui : The golden days, the long bright days, The gladdest oí the year, The green grasssprings,the wil^ bira sings, The summer time is here ! The earth is warm with liíe and joy, The air is íull oí splendor, And unto all the soutii wind brings Her message sweet and tender. O Giver oí these sununer hours ! All nature gives thee praises, From mountain peak to where the flower Its lowly bloom upraises. And at thy íeet we too would sing, "With all thy creatures living, A song oí mirth, a song oí joy, A song oí glad thanksgiving. Mb8. E. H. Lbulnd. 7. Consider the Lilies. Tune, *^ Happy CHreeHng." Consider the lilies, How stately they grow! They toil not, they spin not, No seed do they sow; Yet the^ bloom all the summer, So shming and tall, — The Father, who loves them, Takes thought íor them all. ChoTus: The flowers oí the field, The birds oí the air. And the hearts oí his children, All rest in his care. Consider the ravens, — Who gives them their íood? "Who shelters their nests in The storm-beaten wood? Who guides the young sparrow? Who watches its íall? Their Father in Heaven Takes heed íor them alL Our Father in heaven, Thy children on earth Than lilies or ravens Thou holdest more worth: Oh, guide US and guard us. Be near when we cali, Uphold US, eníold us, — We thank thee íor allí Alxce Williams Bbothbbtoit. 158 8. A Litüe Boat. Mv life is like a little boat Upon a mighty river ; It rocks and sways but keeps afloat, And swift the current ever. Chorus :. Asking not to know the way, "Wisning not to tum or stay , Floating ever night and day, Onward to the ocean. 6ometimes the skles are soft and fair, And bright the summer weather, And loving volees fiU the air, As boats glide on together. Sometimes the skies are dark as night, And not a star shines o'er me ; It's often hard to steer aright- When rocks are just before me. And yet I know the Love, that guides The boats upon the river, Will keep me safe, whate'er betides, Forever and f orever. Emha E. Marean. 9. The Love of Gk>d. Tune, *' What a Friend iee have <n JestM'^, in O.H,, 29. Like a eradle rocking, roeking, Silent, peaeef ul, to and f ro, Like a.mother'8 sweet looks dropping On the little f aee below, Hangs the green earth, swinging, tuming, Jarless, noiseless, safe and slow; Falls the light of God*s f aee bending Down and watching us below. And as tender babes that snff er, Toss and cry, and will not rest, Are the ones the tender mother Holds the elosest, loves the best, — So when we are weak and wretched, By our sins weighed down, distressed, Then it is that God's great patienee Holds US elosest, loves us best. Saxe Holm. 10. Twilight. Tune, " Vesper Hymn " in H. T., 168; or, " Green- í)iue'\inH. T.,66. Now on land and sea deseending, Brings the night its peaee profound ; Let our vesper hymn be blending With the holy ealm around. Soon as dies the sunset glory, Stars of heaven shine out above, Telling still the aneient story, Their Creator's ehangeless love. Now our wants and bnrdens leavkig To his eare who cares f or all, Cease we f earing, cease we gneving, — At his touch our burdens f all. As the darkness deepens o'er us. Lo! etemal stars arise ; Hope and Faith and Love rise glorions, Shining in the spirit's skies. Samuel Lonqfellow. 11. Sweet Hour of Frayer. Tune ofsame name^ in O. J7., 77. Sweet hour of prayer I Sweet hour of prayer I That calis me from a world of eare, And bids me at my Father's throne Make all my wants and wishes known. In seasons of distress and grief My soul has often found relief , And oft escaped the tempter's snare, By thy return, sweet hour of prayer I Sweet hour of prayer I Sweet hour of prayer ! Thy wings shall my petition bear To him whose truth and f aithfulness Engage the waiting soul to bless: And since he bids me seek his face, Believe his word, and trust his grace, I'll cast on him my every eare. And wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer! W. W. Waupord 12. What a Friend we Have Beside Us. Tune, "What a Friend we have in Jeaue,"*^ in G. H.j 29, What a Friend we have beside us, All our sins and griefs to share i What a privilege to carry Everythingto God in prayer! Oh, what peaee wé often f orfeit, Oh, what needless pain we bear, — All because we do not carry Everything to God in prayer. Have we triáis and temptations? Is theretrouble anywhere? We should never be discouraged, — Take it to thy God in prayer! Can we find a Friend so faithf ul, Who will all our sorrows share? Yes, he knows our every weakness, — Take it to thy God in prayer! Are we weak and heavy laden, Cumbered with a load of eare? Rest thee, ealm thee in the refuge, — Take it to the Friend in prayer! Do friends here despise, forsakethee? Thou wilt find a solace there; In his arms he safe will shield thee, — Take it to thy God in prayer! 154 6 18. ^ Trust in Gk>d. Tune, "Bobin Adair,^^ in F. Sq,, 76. What makes thy heart so sad? Why thus cast down? Thy Father loves thee stlll, »TÍ8 not his frown. Fear not a threatening sky, Fear not the tempest nigh, Naught harms when he is by, — Dear child, tmst him! What nlakes thy happy heart More warmly glow? Why does each earthly joy More sweetness know? 'Tis that the Father's care Surrounds thee everywhere, Lifting thy heart in prayer, — Dear child, trust him I When, on that lonely shore Of Ocean grand, Thy weary pilgrim f eet Shall waiting stand, Thou shalt in peace abide; One waiteth at fhy side, His are the islands ^ide, — Dear child, trust him! Mabt a. Bullock. 14. Onward, Christian Soldiers. Tune of same ñame, in O.H., 176; or better, tftat by 8ir Arthur SuUivan, Onward, Christian soldiers, Marching as to war, With the Cross of Jesús . Going on beforel He, our royal brother, líeads against the foe; Forward into battle See his banners go. Chorus: Onward, Christian soldiers. Like a mighty army Moves ttie Church of God; Brothers, we are treading Where the saints have trod; We are not divided, All one body we, One in hope and duty, One in charity. Crowns and thrones may perish, Kingdoms rise and wane, Truth and Love and Duty Star-like will remain, As the heavens ancient, As the heavens strong, — God is f or US, brothers, Who can do us wrong? S. Baring-Gould {Altered). 15. The Oíd, Oíd Story. TuTie, "TeU me the Oíd, Oíd Story", in Q. H., 87. Tell me the oíd, oíd story Of unseen things above, Of heavenly grace and glory, Of heavenly power and love. Weary and weak, I've wandered O'er dry and barren sand; Oh, show me the royal highway That leads to the better landl Chorus: Tell me the oíd, oíd story Of heavenly grace and glory; Tell me the oíd,. oíd story Of heavenly power and love. Show me the living pastures Where the flocks of God are f ed, Show me the faithf ul Shepherd By whom each lamb is led. Will he forsake the straying, Or spurn the weak and small? Oh! sure his fold and heart-room Are large enough for all. Chorus: Ten me the oíd, oíd story. Listen, O weary wanderer, To the still small volee within, 'Twill show the way thou seekest. And lead thee out of sin. For he who spake in Jesús And all the saints of oíd, Is the ever-present Shepherd Who calis thee to his fold. Chorus: God, within and o'er thee, The God of grace and glory, Tells thee his own stonr Of heavenly power and love. Charles G. Ambs. 16. Let the Lower Lights be Bum- ing. Tune of aame ñame, in O. H., 66. Saints and saviors light the headlands, Quenchless beacons evermore, But to US He gives the keeping Of the lights along the shore. Chorus: Let the lower lights be buming I Send a gleam across the wave ! Some poor fainting, struggling seaman, You may rescue, yon may save. Dark the night of sin has settled, Loud the angry billows roar ; Eager eyes are watching, longing, For the lights along Üie shore. Trim your f eeble lamp, my brother : Some poor sailor, tempest-tost, Trying now to make the harboi, In the darkness may be lost, P. P. Buss (Altered), 166 17. I Need Thee Every Hour. Tune of aamé luune, in O. H., 8, I need thee every hour, Most gracious Lord! No tender voice like thine Can peace aflord. Choras: I need thee, oh, I need thee I Every horj I need thee; O bless me now, my Fatherl I come to thee. I need thee every hour, Stay thou near by; Temptations lose their power When thou art nigh. I need thee every hour, Injoy, in pain: My liíe must hide in thee, Or lif e is vain. I need thee every hour, Most Holy One I That I at last may be Thy f aithf ul son. Mb8. a. S. Hawks (Altéred), 18. None So Weak and "None So Sinfiü. TuTie, "T%e Preoiou8 2famé*\ in O, H., 72. Dearest of all earthly treasures Is the Father's precious ñame; None so weak and none so sinf ul But their Father's love may claim. Ohorus: Precious ñame, Oh how sweet, Lifting all souls nearer heaven! Precious ñame, Oh how sweet, Lifting all souls nearer heavenl As the moon in depths of mldnight Bears the sun's reflected beams. So the erring soul has moments When his radiance o'er it streams. There's no atom, howe'er hidden, But with life shall sometime thrill; There^s no soul so sin-enshrouded Love may not its darkness filL So inspire us, O our Father, Till thistruth shall touch the heart, And we, too, stretch arms of patience, Winning those who walk apart. Abbie M. Gannett. 19. Just as I Am. Tune ofaame name^ in Q, H,^ 64. Just as I am, — without one plea But that thy love is seeking me, And that thou bid'st me come to thee, O loving God! I come. Just as I am, — and waitins not To rid my soul of one dark blot, To thee whose love will search each spot, O loving God! I come. Just as I am, — though tossed about "With many a conflict, many a doubt, Fightings and f ears within, without, O loving God 1 1 come. Just as I am, — ^thou wilt receive, Wilt welcome, pardon, heal, relieve, My shame is all that I can give,— Yet, loving God! I come. Chablottb Elliott {Altered\ 20. Homeward. Tune, **Sock qfAg>t8'\ in Q, JST., B9. Love for allí and can it be? Can I hope it is for me? I, who strayed so long ago. Strayed so far, and f ell so lowl God is Love! I know, I see There is love for me— e ven me! I, the disobedient child, Wayward, passionate and wild; I, who left my Father's home In forbidden ways to roam! God is Love! I know, I see There is love for me — even me. I, who spumed his loving hold; I, who worJd not be controlled; I, who would not hear his cali; I, the willful prodie^l! God is Love! I know, I see There is love for me — even me I To my Father can I go? — At his feet myself I'U throwl In his house there yet may be Place, a servantes place, for me. God is Love! I know, I see There is love for me — even me! See, my Father waiting stands! See, he reaches out his hands! God is Love! I know, I see There is love for me — even me! God is Love! I know, I see There is love for me — even me! Samuel Lonqfbllow (Altered), 21. Love Hath the Victory. Tune, ^^Beacue the Feriahino^\ in G. H,, 18. Is there a human soul Lost and despairing ? GUxi is aboüt it, beneath, everywhere; Still in his wise control, Just and forbearing, Still is thd wanderer under his care. 166 8 CTíoras : Love hath the victory I Good wins the battle I Home shall the erring come, Home unto God ! Striving, one, overthrows Maddening temptation, — Ood's in the fallen soul, moving to save; Through every creature flows His mspiration; Hear we his voice in the good that we crave. 'Keath stripes and.buming stings New life is stealing, Faith in the Father, andreverence for right; Pain leads to' noble things, Heaven revealing, Sweet paths of peace, and divine tender light MlNNIE S. SAYAGE. 22. Nearer to Thee. Tune^ ^^Bethanv^\ in F. Sq-^ 28. (H. r, 6tl.) Kearer, my God, to thee, Nearer to thee I E'en tiióugh it be a cross That raiseth me, Still all my song shall be, — Nearer, my God, to thee, Nearer to thee I Though, like the wanderer, The sun gone down, Darkness be over me, My rest a stone; Yet in my dreams I'd be Nearer, my God, to thee, Nearer to thee I There let the way appear, Steps unto heaven; All that thou sendest me, In mercy civen, Angels to beckon me Nearer, my God, to thee, Nearer to thee I Then, with my waking thoughts Bríght with thy praise, Out 01 my stonjr griefs Bethel l'll raise; So by my woes to be Nearer, my God, to thee, Nearer to thee I Or if, on joyful wing Cleaving the sky, Sun, moon and stars f orgot) üpward I fly, Still all my song shall be, — Nearer, my God, to thee, Nearer to thee ! Sarah F. Adams. 23. Help for the Faithñil. Tune^ **Be8t for the Wearv*\ in 8. A, 14. Oh, the Father's hands are helping In the work you have to do: Have you never f elt them lifting When the task was hard for you ? ChoruB : There is help for the faithful, There is help for the faithful, There is help for the faithful, There is help for you. Though the day be dark with sorrow, And the way be hard and long, Yet his love shall light the morrow. And in his strength you are strong. What your hands flnd good in doing. Do you, then, with all your might: Though the work be plain and lowly, It is blessed in his sight. Oh, be patient in your striving, "Leam to labor and to wait"; And the Father's love shall lead you, When the way is steep and straight Mbs. E. H. Leland. 24. What shall the Harvest Be ? Tune ofaame name^ in Q. H,, 79. Sowing the seed by the daylight f air, Sowing the seed by the noonday glare, Sowing the seed by the fading light, Sowing the seed in the solemn mght ; Oh, what shall the harvest be? Oh, what shall the harvest be? Charas; Sown in the darkness or sown in the light, Sown in our weakness or sown in our might, Gathered in time or etemity, Sure, ah, sure will the harvest be! Sowing the seed by the wayside high, Sowing the seed on the rocks to die, Sowing the seed where the thoms will spoil, ■•Bowing the seed in the f ertile soil ; Oh, what shall the harvest be? Oh, what shall the harvest be? Sowing the Sowing the Sowine the Sowing the Oh, what Olí, what seed of a lingering pain, seed of a maddened brain, seed of a tarnished ñame, seed of eternal shame ; shall the harvest be? shall the harvest be? Sowing the seed with an aching heart, Sowing the seedwhile the tear-drops start, Sowing in hope till the reapers come Gladly to gather the harvest home ; Oh, what shall the harvest be? Oh, what shall the harvest be? Bmily S. Oakbt. 9 157 26. Work, for the Night is Corning. Tune af aame namét in F. Sg., 116. (& &, 96.) Work, for the night is coming I Work through the morning hours ; Work while the dew is sparkling ; Work 'mid springing flowers ; Work wñen the day grows brighter ; Work in the glowing aun ; Work, for the night is coming, When man's work is done. Work, for the night is coming I Work through the sunnv noon ; Fill brightest hours with ÍÍEibor ; Rest comes sure and soon ; Give every flying moment Bomething to keep in store; Work, for the night is coming, When man works no more. Work, for the night is coming ! Under the sunset skies, While the bright tints are glowing, Work, for (fiylight flies; Work till the last beam f adeth, Fadeth to shine no more ; Work while the night is darkening, When man*8 work is o'er. Annib L. WaIíKBB. 26. Work for thy Gtod, thy Father. Twritf, "Oiií More Day's Work for Jesús ", in Q.H ,28. Work for th^ God, thy Father, While yet *tis called tíie day; For life grows dearer, As death draws nearer The busy hand to stay. Work while 'tis day. Do bravely while ye may. Cho,: Work for thy God, thy Father, Work for thy God, thy Father, Work for thy God, thy Father, While yet *tis called the day I Oh, work thou for thy brother, — Thy brother's need is great ; The time for winning The weak, the sinning, Is now, — daré not to wwt ; Feel thou his need, Do thou the noble deed. CTio.: Work, work thou for thy brother, Work, work thou for thy brother, Work, work thou for thy brother — Thy brother's need is great. Thy brother and thy Father,— The work, O soul, is onel The painful labor, Done for thy neighbor, For God is also done. His smile will light The dark and troubled night, Cho*: When work for man and brother, When tears for man and brother, When pra^ers for man and brother. Are ended here and done. ^TTTE TtNQ GbISWOLD. 27. "TTilnk on These Things." Tune, "TTofuIenruI Wordsof Ufe'>\ in Q. H., 282. Whatsoever is just and puré, Think on these things, my soul! Earth shall vanish, but these endure, Think on these things, my soul I When all else shall f ail thee, These shall still avul thee; Think on these things, strive for these things, Cherish these things, my soul] Truth and honor, they cali to thee, Think on these things, my soul! What of virtue and praise there be, Think on these things, my soull These have l^en the glory Of all human story; Think on these things, strive for these things, Cherish these things, my soull Faithful spirits before have gone, Think on these things, my soull Grand thy heritage, hero-won, Think on these things, my soul! From all brave endeavor Springeth good f ore ver; Think on tiiese things, strive for these things, Cherish these things, my soul! F. L. HOSMEB. 28. The Hope of the World 1» Loving. Tune, *'The Light qfthe World is Jesús \ in Q. H.y 41. Away with all thought that is selfish and cold, — The hope of the world is loving; In generous deeds let the spirit be bold, — The hope of the world is loving I GJioru» : Fountain of Love I our source is in thee; Doing thy will the spirit is f ree. Beautif ul day, when all of us see The hope of the world is loving! 168 10 How dark is the soul in its bondage oí sin — The hope of the world is loving; Bat never too dark f or a dawn to begin, — The hope of the world is loving ! And all the sad faces of earth shall be glad,— The hope of the world is loving; The deserts shall bloom, and with laughter be ciad, — The hope of the world is loving! Oh, jpy then to Uve f or the spirit's reléase — The hope of the world is loving And see even here the f air City of Peace, — The hope of the vorld is loving I Abbib M. GAmntTT. 29. Gk> Bury Thy Sorrow. Tum, q¡f same ñame, in O. H^ 61, Go bury thy sorrow, ^ The world hath its share; Gk> buijr it deepíy, . Oo hide it with care; Go think of it calmly When curtained by night; Thy Qod will sustain thee, And all will be right Go gather the sun-light He sheds on thy way; Go share with thy brother Each lif e-giving ray; Hearts growing aweary With heavier woe Are drooping in darkness, Gk) comfort them, gol ■ GotellittheFather, He knoweth thy ¿neí'f Go tell it the Father, He'll send thee relief ; Qo bury thy sorrow, Let others be blest; Go give them the sunshine, — Tell God all the rest. Mabt a. Bullock. These wordsy heretofore %mbli8hed anonvmaudv, are here given with the autíuMr^a ñame and amend» tnents. 30. Father, I Need Thee. Tune, ^^Almost Perauaded ", in G, H., 76. Father, I need thee I troubles abound, Billows on billows break all around ; Hold out thy saving hand, Help me in faith to stand ; Thou dost the waves command,— I ^hall not sink. Father, I need thee I dangers are near % Thine arm around me, I will not fear. Teiach me thy volee to know Speaking so clear and low, — **Fear not, with thee I go, Thou shalt o'ercome ! " Father, I hear thee I hear and obey, Know thou art near me, near me alway,- Near me when troubles lower, Near in temptatioirs hour, Near me, O Love and Power ! Yea, more than near I Father, I trust thee ! thou wilt defend, Comfort and guard me, on to the end. Still would I do my part, Eeep a brave, cheerful heart; Since thou my helper art, I shall not f all. SAXUEL LONOFELLOír 81. Daré to be a Daniel. Tune of aame ñame, in O. H., 158. Standin^ by a purpose true, Heedmg God's command, Honor them, the f aithf ul f ew I All hail to Daniel's Band I CJiorus: Daré to be a Daniel, Daré to stand sdone I Daré to have a purpose firml Daré to make it known I Many mighty men are lost, Daring not to stand, Who for Qod had been a host By joining Daniel's Band. Many evils, proud and tall, Lording all the land, Headlong to the earth would fall, If met by Daniel's Band. Are you little, never fear, — Daré to lend a hand ! You can be a giant's peer If once in Daniel's Band. P. P. B. \Alterea.) 32. He Leadeth Me. Tune of aame name^ in O. £*., 61. He leadeth me! oh, blessed thought, Oh, words with heavenly comfort fñixightl Whate'er I do, where'er I be, Still 'tis God's hand that leadeth me. Chortts: He leadeth me I He leadeth mel By his own hand he leadeth mel His f aithf ul f oUower I would be, For by his hand he leadeth me. ^ 11 169 Sometimes 'mid scenes oí deepest gloom, Sometámes where Eden's bowers bloom, By waters still, o'er troubled sea, — Still 'tis his hand that leadeth me. Lord, I would clasp thy hand in mine, Ñor ever munnur or repine — Content, whatever lot I see, Since 'tis my God that leadeth me. And when my task on earth is done, When, by thy grace, the victory's won, E'en death*s cold wave I will not flee, Sinoe 'tis my God that leadeth me. J. H. QiLHOKB. 88* Truth and Bighteousness and Love. Tune, ^^Sweet Bu^nd-By^^, in O. H,, 20á, The Truth is the Voice of the God, Ever sounding in deeps of the heart; Biddin^ climb, where no pathway is trod, To his Sinai alone and apart. OhoruB: For the Truth and the Right, For the Truth and the Right and the Love. Thou must climb, thou must climb To the Sinal alone and apart. The Right is the Will of the God; 'Tis the deed done by earth, sea and sky ; Tis the law in the soul and the clod, And the stars serve in courses on high — Chorué: Serve the Truth and the Right, Serve the Truth and the Right and the Love I Tis the law in the soul. And the stars serve in courses on high. And Love is the Heart of the God, And to love is the Christ in a man; On the errands of angels we plod, If with heart of the angels we plan Choras: For the Truth and the Right, For the Truth and the Right and the Love! It is wings, as we plod, If with heart of the angels we plan. Here's a welcome to all who will stand For the Truth and the Right and the Love I Not a soul on the earth shall be banned Whom the heavens will welcome above Ohorus: For their Truth and their Right, For their Truth and their Right and their Love! Not a soul shall be banned Whom the heavens will welcome above I W. C Gannett. 84. Whatl For. TuM, ^BwndoíirSohool Armv'*\ in ^^Suwny atde*\ 7t. I Uve for those who love me, For those who hold me true, For heaven that smiles above me And waits my helping, too; For all human ties that bind me, For the bright hopes lef t behind me. And the good that I can do. Chonis: For the cause that lacks assist- ance, For the wrongs that need resist- anee, For the f uture in the distance, And the good that I can do. For all human ties that bind me, For the bright hopes left behind me, And the good that I can do. I Uve to hold communion With all that is divine, To f eel there is a unión Between God's will and mine ; For the task that God assigned me In the place where it shall find me, And the good that I can do. I Uve to hail the season, By noble hearts foretold, When men shall Uve by reason, And not alone for gold ; When, man to man united, Fvery wrong thing shall be righted, The earth an Edén oíd. Db. Baños {AUerei), 86. Love Makds Life. Tuné^ *'ffold the Fort ", in Q. JST., lé. Not a Ufe so mean or lowly But, if love is there, Both ingrowing and outflowing, May be strong and fair. Choras: Love for every unloved creature, Lonely, poor or small ; Christ was bom to show how truly Love makes Ufe for all. Not a Ufe so high in station But without love's breath — Neither giving ñor receiving — Is a li^ng death. Love by love alone is ripened; Hearts through it grow true ; Life is bounded, fiUed and roundéd By its power to do. Having love, be sure to give it ; Give it, having not ; For in living through our giving Share we Uhrist's own lot. Ellbn t. Lbonabd. 160 12 86. Tell me ihe Oíd, Oíd Story. Tune cfaame fiatne^ in Q. IT., 87. Tell me the oíd, oíd story to Uft 1x17 heart above, Of Jesús and his glory, of Jesús and hls love. TeU me the story simply, as to a little child, For I am weak and wayward and oft am sin-defiled. Choras : Tell me the oíd, oíd story ; tell me the oíd, oíd story ; Tell me the oíd, oíd story, of Jesús and his love. Tell me the stooy softly with earnest tones and grave, That I, like him, may struggle for all that's high and brave ; Tell me the story, tell it, to shame me f rom the fear That God's own truth and beauty can ever cost too dear. Tell me the story slowly the world has heard so long, As f resh to-day as ever to save a heart f rom wrong; Tell it in noble measures, tell it to every eoul, Tell US the oíd, oíd story, and itshall make US whole. Altered, 37. I Love to Tell the Story- Tune ofaame name^ in G. H.^ 89. I love to tell the story— it lifts the heart above — Of Jesús and his glory, of Jesús and his love ; I love to tell the story because I know how true It helps me in my struggles and quickens me anew. Chorvs : 1 love to tell the story of Man- hood in its glory, To tell the oíd, oíd story of Jesús and his love. I love to tell the story ; more wonderf ul it seems Than all our mythic fancies and all our golden dreams. I love to tell that story of dauntless sac- rifice, Where one man serves God simply and for his brother dies. I love to tell the story; it stirs one to re- peat What seems each time we tell it more mar- velously sweet. I love to tell the story the better yet to leam flow perfect self-forgetting doth God's high heaven eam. I love to sing the story, for they who know it best Are those who with him labor for the weary and oppressed ; And ever down the ages we hear their swelling song, — 'Tis but the oíd, oíd story the world has loved so long. CJiorus: O let us sing the story of Man- hood in its glory — Yes, sing the oíd, oíd story of Jesús and his love. Altered. 38. The Living Word. Tune^ "Whoaoever Wiir\ in O, H., 10. Shining thoughts that ever human speech have starred Make the sacred scriptures that the ages guard; Be it word of prophet, be it song of bard, Every truth is Holy Writ. Ckorus: Quickly dies the day, Ñations fade away, But the truth made manifest shall Uve for aye! With the light of Sinai each new mom is lit,— Every truth is Holy Writ. Down to every nation from the faithful past Comes the trust of adding new truth to the last, That the f uture's f ee grow vaster and more vast: Every truth is Holy Writ. Every life lived nobly, even though un- known, Addeth to the scripture graven not on stone. Be it word or action, be it thought alone, Every truth is Holy Writ. LiLT A. LONO. 39. The Holy Truth. Tune, ^^CoronatUm'\ in O. H.^ 101. The holy Truth shall make you wise, Though simple you may be; But, ere her light can greet your eyes She first must make you nree. 161 The holy Tnith shall make you bold, All íearful though you be; Bat ií she find your courage cold, Sne first must make you iree. The holy Truth shall make you glad, Though deep your gríefs may be: To pour her joys upon the sad, She first must make them f ree. The holy Truth shall make you great, How small soe'er you be: To raise you to her high estáte, She first must make you f ree. Thus wisdom, courage, strength, and graoe The gifts of Truth shall be, Ií gazing on her glorious face Hath made your spirits free. María Wbstov Chafxan {AUered), 40. The Truth Gk>eB Marohing On. 41. A New Crosade. í» Tun$t ** Glory^ QlorVt Halleli^}ah. Though the cause of Evil prosper, yet the Truth alone is strong, And, albeit she wander outcast now, I see around her throng Troops of beautiful, tall angels, to enshleld her from all wrong: The Truth goes marchlng on I Truth f orever on the scaffold, Wrong f or- ever on the throne, — Tet that scaffold sways the future, and, behind the dim unknown, Standeth God wlthin the shadow, keeping watch above his own: The Truth goes marching on ! Not a Calvary but signáis how some gen- eration leamed One new word of that grand Credo which in prophet hearts hath burned Since the flrst man stood God-conquered with his face to heaven upturned: The Truth goes marching on I Once to every man and nation comes the moment to decide, In the strif e of Truth with Falsehood for the good or evil side: O, be swif^ my soul, to answer, — with thy Lord be crucified I The Truth goes marching on I J. R. LowBLL {AUertdL). TuM, " Give me the Winge qf FaUh '' (" Tenting To-night ''), in G. H.^ 186, Not alone to the days of the storied past Do noble deeds belong; To-day may make us héroes trae As those qt olden song. Chorus: Stainless be our shield as the smile of the light, When the shadows melt to day; Blue as sky of June shall be the banner bright We give the winds to play, For the Right is strong, Fears no coward Wrong, Conquering with courage gayl We will fight on the side of the good and glad, Disloyal count a fear; And deepest laws of heavenly Truth Shall work in us to cheer. And men shall see that the Right is Joy, Though Death may be its costl That though we fail, his Right shall win, — No fíeld of God is losti LiLT A. LONO. 42. Corning. Tune^ ^^Sweet By-and-By ", in Q. ff., 201, There's a Hope that is f airer than day. And it brightens the earth and the sky, — , We may scatter our seed by the way, For the harvest will come by and by, 07u>,: For we hope in the Lord, And his kingdom will come by and by I There's a Faith that is truer than sight. And it leads us through pathways un- known; Not a sparrow can fall in the night, Not a soul can be lost from its own. Cho.: For we trust in the Lord, And his kingdom will come by and by t There's a Love that is deeper than all. And it pulses in Ufe everywhere : Neither failure ñor loss can befall, When we rest in the Infinite Care. Clw.: For we Uve in the Lord, And his kingdom will come by and by t Emma E. Mabban. 162 14 43. Gk>od «hall Conqner, IRever Fear. Tune, " Triumph By-and-Bif^\ G, S., ¡89* Be we the couraffe-bringers I Let laugh the beUs, O ringers I Earth's hero-hearts and smgeis Promise peace. Despair and grief why borrow ? The worid needs joy, not sorrow ; Work eladly for tiie morrow, — Wrong shall cease. G?u>,: Never fear I Light is growing I Never fear I Truth is flowing Where humanity shall share it, — Never fear ! Never fear I clouds are fleeing ; Never fear I men are seeing That the good at last shall conquer,- Never fear ! With hope bnd high endeavor Earth's saints have striven ever The bonds of ill to sever, — We may trust I The might of Jesús' preaching, The Prince of India's teaching, All Plato's forward reaching, — Win they must I Man is still onward striving, All happy Art is thriving, The Age of Good arríving, — Give it scope I The heights of being cali ns ; If doubt ñor fear appall us Liíe's splendor shall befall us, — Work and hope ! Jaxbs U. Wbst. 44. The Orowning Day. Tune, "The Orowning Day ", in O. H., ál6, The moming hangs its signal Upon the mountain's crest, Whilé all the sleeping valleys In silent darkness rest; From peak to peak it flashes, It laughs along the sky That the crowning day is comingby and by I Ohorvs: Oh, the crowning day is coming, Is coming by and by! We can see the rose of moming, A glory in the sky. And that splendor on the hill-tox>s O'er all the land shall lie In the crowning day that's coming by and byl Above the generations The lonelV prophets rise— The truth flings dawn and day-star Within their glowing eyes; From heart to heart it brightens, It draweth ever nigh, Till it crowneth all men thinking,by and byl The soul hath lifted moments Above the drif t of days, When lif e's great meaning breaketh In sunrise on our ways; From hour to hour it haunts us, The visión draweth nigh, Till it crowneth living, dying, by and by! And in the sunrise standing, xOur kindling hearts coniess That no good tíiing is f ailure, No evil thing successl From age to age it groweth, That radiant Faith so high, And its crowning day is coming, by and byl W. C. Gannett. 45. Home, Sweet Home. Tune in F. Sq., 6, 'Mid pleasuresand palaces thoughwemay roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like Home: A charm from the skies seems to hallow US there, Which, seek through the world, is notmet with elsewhere. CJvorus: Home I Home I Sweet, sweet Home I There is no place like Home, There is no place like Home. Anexile from home splendor dazzles In vain, Oh, give me my lowly thatched cottage aeain, The birds singing gaily that cx)me at my cali, — Give me them with that peace of mind dearer than all. John Howabd Patnz. 15 168 46. Amerioa. Time *n F. Si., 90. (& 5., 89.— H. r., 7M.) My countrv, 'tís of thee, Sweet lana of liberty, — Of thee I sing: Land where mv f athers died, Land of the PUgríms* pride, From every mountain side Let Freedom ringl My native country, thee, — Laiid of the noble free, — Thy ñame I love: I love thy rocks and rills, Thy woods and templed hills; My heart with raptare thrills Like that above. Let mnsic swell the breeze, And ring from all the trees Sweet freedom's songl Let mortal tongues awake, Let all that breathe partake, Let rocks their silence break — The sound prolongl Oor father's God, to thee, Author of Liberty, — • To thee we sing: Long may our land be brlght With Freedom's holy light; Protect US by thy might, Great God, our Kingl 8. F. SXITB« 47. Auld Lang Syne.' Tune in F. Sq.^ lOi. (H. T., 999.) It singeth low in everv heart, We hear it each ana all, — A song of those who answer not, However we may cali; They throng the silence of the breast; We see them as of yore, — The kind, the brave, the true, the sweet, Who walk with us no more. More home-like seems the vast unknown, Since they have entered there; To foUow them were not so hard, Wherever they may f are. They cannot be where God is not, On any sea or shore; Whate'er betides, thy love abides, Our God, for evermorel John W. Chadwick. U N I T Y » < SONGS AND SERVICES FOR THE SUNDAY SCHOOL COMPILED BY JAMES VILA BLAKE, Minister of Second Cong. Society, Quiney, lU, PARTS FIRST AND SECOND, PUBLISHED BY WESTERN UNITARIAN S. S. SOCIETY. CHICAGO, ILL. PREFACE. THE DESION. To comprise in one small book, forms of choral worship and hymnB for the Sunday School, having in mind two objects: 1 . To cali to our.aid the principie of hallowed associcUion, 2. To obtain freshness by sufficient variety. THE HETHOD. 1 . The six forms are so arranged that when the child has acquired No. 1 and No. 4, he can use all of them immediately. 2. Association is sought by similarity in the simple form, and in the responsivo music. 3. Variety is sought in the different selections for responsive reading. THE MUSIC. 1 . In the Services it has been the aim to have the music so good, simple and sincere, that it may be used constan tly without growing common. 2. In the Hymns^ the taste of children for lively songis consulted, but common jingles are ezcluded. Sincerity and worth are sought in the míAsic as well as in the words, DIRECTIONS FOR HBLPINO CHILDREIT TO BIITG. 1. Always, in rehearsal, beat time for them with a baton, and canduet the music with reference to its meaning, 2. For this purpose require the children to look at the conductor. 3. Insist upon their beginning as one voice upon the first note. 4. Teach them to mind the punctuation. 5. Teach them the suitable expression, as loudly or softly, crescendo or diminuendOy staccato or legato movement. 6. Do not let them slid^ fiom one note to another; let each intenral be a stepping, not a gliding, 7. Have regular rehearsals, the besttime beingjustbeforeclosingthe school, i. e., before No. 9 in the services. 8. Confine new music to rehearsals. Never use any music in the de- Yotional service except such as the school sing well. 9. Insist upon accuracy in the aboye points; and in rehearsal try a passage over and over till it is tcell done. In the end, this makes chÜ- dren glad to sing. Excellence is always joyful. POR THE PUTURE. It is the plan to issue other numbers of this little book at intervals of six months or a year, as may be found best; saving the stereotype plates. Thus in time a sufiiciently large book will be obtained, at a very small price, both for the successive parts and for the whole. Quincy, 111., Nov., 1878. J. V. Blake. Music Typographers, R. R. Mbrbdith & Son, x86 Clark St., Chicago. Preface No. 2. Part II of Unity Services and Songa is now offered to our Sunday Sclools— including Services from VII to XIII and Songs from No. 21 to No. 42. The Design. Two years of experience have confírmed, we think, the valué of oni principie, viz: to have a few forms of worship noble and hij^h enough to last and to grow dear in growing familiar. To claim large success in such a work would be wrong ; for such great fruits grow slowly. But our experience leaves our Desion just the same, though like a star it shine afaf off. The Method. The method and form remain also precisely the same, except that the anthems, choráis and responsive music of the new services (VII to XIII) are not repeated so much from one service to another as in the previous services (I-VI) ; this is because the use of Part I has re- moved the need of such repetition, and accordingly more music is supplied. But we eamesüy advise aü HchooU, in heginning the use of this book, to confine themselves to services lio VIuntil tJiey have become very famüiar wUh both words and music, and know the simple forms thoroughly, We admit that these services require time and patience for their attainment ; we can only say that this is in volved in our Design, and that, when once really leamed, we believe they have contributed to the stability and steadiness of the Sunday School. We have not tried or wished to bring these services down to child- ishness. We believe children are too often underrated in this respect : besides, the struggle to rise and to understand is worth much ; so is the habit of awe and the sense of mystery. But we urge on Superin- tendents and teachers to make the intellectual side of tJiese services valuable: (xyniinuaüy explain passages to the chüdren and enforce the thoughts, The Music. The difference between the service-music and the Hymns or Songs is maintained, as before. Pains have been taken to provide for each service at least two songs specially adapted to it. Each service has some psalmody at its end, so as to accustom the children to the music of the church. FoR the Fütüre. After a year or two, according to our plan, Part III will be issued containing services of a special character : and after another interval Part IV, to consist mainly or wholly of songs. Suggestions from any source which may aid in these futuro parts, will be received gratefully. Quincy, IH., April, 1881. J. V. BLAKE. TABLE OF CONTENT8. I. Tbe P^ihef. VI. II. Joy. VII. III. Duty. VIII. IV. Trust. IX. V. Nature; THB SKBVICBB Snnday. X. Freedom. XI. FellowRbip. XII. Character. XIII. Jesos. Saints, Sagea and SeecB. Faltbful in All Tbings. Tbankagiving aud Praise. ANTHKMS AMD CHOBAIiS TN SEBVICBS. Pmc AIl gloiy be to God uiust blgb, 88, 38, 42. 47, 53. 60. 66. Evermore bleened be me bigb boly Lord, 29 Give praise, O give prak«e, 84 O, praise ye tbe Lord, 46 CHANTS IN Be tbou exalted, O God 46, 60 Blessed are tbey wbose ways are puré, 14 Olory be to Uod on bigb 46,52 Glory be to tbe Fatber, Almigb4y Lord, . . .40 Glory be to tbe Fatber wbo is ín beaven.6,9,13 In tbee, O Lord, do I put my trust, 64 Our Fatber wbo art in beaven, 18, 23, 27 O praise tbe Lord all ye bis people, 57 Pife. O, sing and praise tbe Lord 89, 48 Praise ye tbe Lord, wbo is King, 3. 8, 12 Si ng pnUse unto tbe Lord ^ 56 Tbe Lord Almigbty reiguetb, 68 Worsblp tbe Lord, 17,20,25 SSRVICB8, The Law'of tbe Lord isperfect 81 Tbe Lord blessusand keepus, 7,11,16 Tbe Lord Isasun andsbield, 59 Tbe Lord is good ib all 10 Tben can I praise theo 41 Tbere is one God and Fatber of all, 86 Tbiue is tbe Kingdom, O Lord. 6 HYMNS IN SKBVICBS. All ye nations, praise tbe Lord, (Tune,) Blessed be tby ñame fbrever, " Come, brothers, let us go " Commit tbou all tby griefs ** Fatber, wbate'er of ear tbly bliss, ** Heavenly Fatber, Gk)d or Love, " How sweet to be allowed to pray ** Lifeisreal, llfeisearnest, ** Lifeof Ages, ricbly pouied, ** One tbougbt I bave, my ampie creed ** Take my beart, O Fatber, mould 1 1, ** Tbe volee of oíd, by Jordan's flood, ** Tbou Lord of Llre, wbose tender care, ** HYMNS AND SONGS. SUBJECTS OF SONÓ. Pif*- Nuremburg, 65 Wilmot 28 Mornington , 37 Hoylston, 19 Naomi, 6 Noyes, 59 28 Stock wéii," *. *. * '. *. *. *. '. '..41 Noyes, 53 Baferma 32 Stockwell, 15 Arlington, 47 Hummel, .^ 11 Number. Character— Consecration, 18, 19, 35 Faitbfulness 88 Hallowed service, 41 Love 26,81.39 Sowing and Reaping, 20, 36 Trutbfulness, 15 Svenlng, 2,4,34 T^eedom, 27,32 Hopeand Joy 1,10,17 Jesús, 23, 24 NmBbn^ Lord's Prayer, 7 Morning 14,30 Music and Praise, 87,40, 42 Nature 8,26,85 Saints and Sagea, 21, 22 Spring, 28 Summer, 29,38 Suiíday 3,11,18.29 Tbankfulness, 5, 16 Trust. 6,9,12 FIBST liINBS OF SONOS. An oflr'riug at tbe sbrine of power, 27 Are we sowing seeds oí kindness? 20 Befirmandbe faltbful 33 Betbematterwbatitmav, 15 Brigbt tbings can neverdfe, 10 Comean yebappy cbildren, 5 Day is breaking, eartb is waking, 17 Everywberein nature. 82 Fatber, our pray er we offbr. 18 For our life so young and pleasing, 14 Oentle ray of sun ligb t gleaming, 39 Hail.bail to tbee,Melody, 87 Hark». tbe lilies wbinper, 8 How we love tosee tbee 4 Itissaidtbattrutb isgold, 86 Jesús, by tby simple beauty, 28 Lead us, beavenly Fatber, 19 Lo! tbe great aun in bis glory, 11 Lovely sllver flower 25 Meekand lowly. puré and boly, 26 O see ! how fiair, bow sweet, bow clear 2 O, sing witb loud and Joyous song, 22 Our Fatber in beaven 7 O welcome dear and lovely Spri ng 28 O wben tbe sun awakesthe morning, 85 Ring tbe bells, tbe golden bours, 8 Slgn of a glorious life afar, 24 Sing witb our migbt <& uplift our gl'd volees 21 Tbe day is done, 34 Tbe deep-t(>ned bell Is calling us 18 Tbe ligbt pours do wn ñt)m beaven 30 Tbere's good in everytbíng we view 31 Tbere's music in tbe miduigbt breeze, 40 The Sunday is bere, 29 lliougb fafn t yet pursuing we gu on our way 6 'Tis Summer, glorious Summer 38 Trutb is dawnlng, see tbe morning, 1 We lift our tuneful volees nnw 42 Wben morning wiib a golden ligbt, 16 Whosbowed thetiny ant tbe way 12 Yea, fear not, fear not, little ones, 9 You cannot pay witb money, 41 u tt ti RBPBTITTONS OF MUSIC In Serrioes I, II, III, All tbe music is thesame. In Services IX, XI, Tbe Choráis are tbesame' " Tv.V.VI, " " " ♦* •' " X, XI, Tbe Chants are tbe same' VII, VIII, " " " " '• " XII, XIII. " " VII, VIII, IX, Chanta are tbe same. Services X, XII, XIII, bave anthems of theirown not repeated in oiher services. BEST OBDKB FOR ACQUIRIKG THE MUSIC. Service I entlre. Tbis gives command of I, II, III. ti jY »• *• " '» I II m, IV, V VI. " VII " " ** " Services i to Vlil inclusive. •• IX, tbe chora!. " " " ** ItoIX X entire. " " " " I to XI XIII entire, and Anthem of XII. Tbis gives command of all. tt tt SUNDAY SCHOOL SERVICE. I. THE FATHER. 1. Praáse ye the Lord ! For it is good to siag praises unto our God : For it is pleasant, and praise is comely. He healeth the broken in heart And bindeth up their wounds. The Lord lifteth up the meek; He casteth the wicked down to the ground. Sing unto the Lord with thanksf^ving, Sing praise upon the harp unto our God. 2. Then tbe echool will Btand and 8ing. [Ps. cxItíI.] 1. Praise ye the Lord, who is Eing of all O my soul, praise him; for joy - ful it I)Ow-er and is to sing ^ i^ ♦ ^ ú t X X 5 ' 3 '5 m ?««•« " ^ f Lift "P t^6 voice ! Wake the sweet psalter and prais - es. ) ^ ^ 170 SUWDAY SCHOOL SeBYICB. 2. Praise ye the Lord, who with majesty ruletii in all things : Who thee preserves and upbears as on pinions of eaffles : Who thee upholds when by thyself thou wouldst fafl. Yerily, hast thou not known it ? 3. Praise ye the Lord, who prepareth thy way in his wisdom : When thy streng^th faileth, ne keepeth thy feet for his love^ssake. In what ^eat need hath not the raerciful 6od Spread his wings over his children ? 4. Praise ye the Lord, and behold with thine eyes all his mercies : Out of the heavens his love raiüetb like unto riyers. Think, O thou man, what is the mif^ht of his hand Who daily meets thee with blessings. The Bchool will be seated again. 8. Then will be read and Bung these responses. Bless the Lord, O my soul, And all that is within me, bless his holy ñame! Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all his benefíts ! Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; Who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction ; Who crowneth thee with loying kindness and tender mercies; Who aatisfíeth thine oíd age with good, So that thy youth is renewed like Ihe eagle's. The Lord executeth righteousness And judgment for all that are oppressed. As the heaven is high aboye the earth, So great is his mercy toward them that fear him; As far as the east is from the west, So far hath he removed our transgressions from us. Like as a father pitieth his children, So the Lord pitieth them that fear him. Bless the Lord, all his works, In all the places of his dominión! Bless the Lord, O niy soul ! [?•• c*^.] SUNDAY SCHOOL SeRVICB. 171 1^ Gloria. i ií: t i r~¿r^^~~'-^ 8— ^^-^-"-^--^^ Asitwasinthe ) begrinningr, is > ev - er ehall be : Worlds without end. A - men. now, and \ —& r-^" — g T g 1 — ^ 1- g-^^TT 1 g g -1 g p^ ~:F=:g:='-P=f I -»- -g- Igi -g- As many as are led by the Spirit of God, They are the sons of God. Por ye ha ve not received the spirit oí'bondage again to fear, But ye have received the Spirit of adoption whereby we cry, Abba Father. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, That we are the children of God. [Rom. vüi.] Ask and it shall be given yoa; Seek and ye shall fínd; Enock and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh, receiveth; And he that seeketh, findeth; And to him that knocketh, it shall be opened. If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, Will he grive him a stone ? Or if he ask a físh, Will he, for a fish, grive him a serpent? Or if he shall ask an egg, Will he offer him a scorpion ? If ye then, being transgressors, know how to give good gifts unto youi chüdren, How much more shall our heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him. [Luke xi.] God is Spirit; and they that worship him, must worship him. in spirit and in truth. Gloria. (Music as before.) Glory be to the Father who | is in | heayen : The I High and I Holy I One ! As it was in the beginning, is now, and | ever | ahall be ; Worlds I without | end. A- | men. 4. Prayer. To US there is one God, the Father, fiom whom are all things» and we inhim. [ICor.viU.] 172 SUNDAY SCHOOL SbRVICB, Then the ■chool will stand. O our heavenly Father, in whose ñame we have come togcther here! help US now to quiet our minds, that in stillness and reyerence we may think of thee. Then all will read in unisón. O Thou who, in thy great love for little children, didst give us Ufe, and dost every day give us blessings, we thank thee for thy great loving kindness, and the multitudc of thy mercies to us. We thank thee for our homes and fríends, for our daily bread and our nightly rest. O Fa- ther, bless the teachings of this day. May we listen quietly and will- ingly: what is spoken m our ear, may we take to our heart. Amen. i k -ii'- i ^ ¥ Thine is the kingdom, Lo, all our blessings In thee is all Therefore, O Lord, 9^y g" ' o come from power and do we Lord, thee, might, thank thee. i t t fM i i ± And thou art ezalted as And ^ And thine it is to And — « « — ^ — ^ — « Rui - er thou dost o - ver care for give strength un - to less thy glo-rious B í -.»- :£ -^ i all. all. all. ñame. « -^ i I [1 Gbron. zziz.] Then the school will be seated. ' 5. Hymn — selected. 6. Here will be opportunity for any cnstomarj or special exerclee; Or for a Ave minnte sermón. 7. Hymn— selected. 8. The Class Lessons. 9. Glose of school. Psalmody— Naomi. 1. Fa - ther, what-e*er of earth-ly bliss I ^ ^ ^ SUNDAY SCHOOL SbRVICE. 178 | éAJ:r-J^ - 4j 5 j I - I is N -I 1 ^ - 80V - 'reign will de - nies, Ac - cept-ed at thy 1^^3 ^ f F :^= i> K l> =»: Í3=t- ^^ líb^ throne of grace, Let this pe- tL- tion rise: s I m f t_JL f=F ;p- t 2. Give me a calm and thankful heart, From eyery murmur free; The blessings of thy grace impart, And make me Uve to thee. 3. Let the gweet hope that thon art mine, My life and death attend; Thy presence through my joumey shine, And crown my joumey's end. 10. Benediction: Supt : The Lord be with you. [Ruth li.] Sehool: The Lord bless thee. [RuíIi ii.] Supt. : Ye shall go out with joy and be led forth with peace. [laa. Iv.J m i i 3E * ^=^ The Lord bless us andkeep us : rhe Lord make his face to M The Lord lift up the Ught ot } shino apon us : í 1 li^s countenance upon us, And j 8*ve us peace. Amen. r^ á . ^a . > fs r±ZZ -«- T—- • i í '«- ■^ f [Num.vi.] Supt,: His ñame endureth forever, and men are blessed in him. rPs.lxxii-] I Q , | > ^ fc^ -/TN- f^ =s i m A men. -(2 ^^ i 174 SUNDAY SCHOOL SeRVICB. II. JOY. 1. Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands ! Serve the Lord with gladness. Come before his presence with singing ! It is he that hath made as and not we ourselves. We are his people and the sheep of his pasture. Be thankful unto him and blesa his ñame ! For the Lord is good ; his mercy is everlasting. And his truth endureth to all generations. 2. Then the school will stand and slng. i [Psalm c] 5-5 — i — • ^ -— ' J j — m — H 1. Praise ye the Lord, who is Eing of all pow-er and O my soul, praise him; for joy - ful it is to sing s ú ♦ ^ m sí ' ' 3 ' 3 Ff^ prais - ^ [ ^^ "P ^^® ^^^^® ' ^*^® ^^® sweet psalter and a^ it?-P-í." 1^ f^\^ ^ y ^ I m ^ i f :^r^- harp ; Set ho - ly mu - sic ■s)- re - sound - ing. 9^F-gt í g ^ Zt ■«- ^ «- 2. Praise ye the Lord, who with majesty ruleth in all things: Who thee preserves and upbears as on pinions of eagles; Who thee upholds when by thyself thou wouldst fall. Verily, hast thou not known it? SüNDAY SCHOOL SbRVICB. 175 3. Praise ye the Lord, who prepareth thv way in his wisdom; When thy strength failetn, ne keepetn thy feet for his love's sake. In what ^eat need hath not the merciful God Spread his wings over his children ? 4. Praise ye the Lord, and behold with thine eyes all his mercies: Out of the heavens his love raineth like unto rivers. Think, O thou man, what is the might of his hand , Who daily meets thee with blessings. The Rchool wlll be seated again. 3. Then will be read and sung these responses. , O come, letus sing unto the Lord : Let US make a joyful noise to the Rock of our'salration ! Let US come before his presence with thanksgiring And make a joyful noise unto him with psalms ! In his hand are the deep places of the earth : The heights of the hills are his also : The sea is his, and he made it : And his hands formed the dry land. [Ps. xcy. ] Let the sea roar, and the fullness thereof : The world and they that dwell therein : Let the floods clap their hands : Let the hills be joyful together before the Lord ! With righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity (pb. xcvill.] Gloria. m r~¿ la l -j I eí S.—gr-'l^r-JS: ^Vathe^^o } » « »'«'''«'' = The High and Ho - ly Asitwasinthe ) beginning, is > . ev- er shall be : Worlds without end. A now, and i <9 1 g ¡P 1 g 1 g H-g _ — I g-g m -9- S One. men. -« i -«9- X p=p=i:p=:^ -»" The wildemess and the.parched land shall be glad : And the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose It shall blossom abundantly. And rejoice even with joy and singing. Strengthen ye the weak hands, Ánd confirm the feeble knees. Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not. Behold your God ! He will come and save you. Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, And the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped : 176 SüNDAY SCHOOL SbRVICB. Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, And the tongue of the dumb sing. For in the wildemess shall waters break forth, And streams in the desert : And the parched ground shall become a pool, And the thirsty land springs of water. There shall be joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away. [I0. xxzr.] Gloria. (Mttsic as before.) Glory be to the Father who | is in | heaven : The I High and I Holy I One ! As it was in the oeginning, is now, and | ever | shall be ; Worlds I without | end. A- | men. 4. Prayer. The Lord is our Shepherd, we shall not want. He maketh us to lie down in green pastures, heleadeth us beside the still waters. [ps. xxiii.] Then the school will stand. O Thou who hast brought us to this hour, we pray Thee to bless it. Help US to be faithful, so that it may be good for us to be here. Save us from evil and danger. Make us strong in duty and brave in trial. And may thy peace be with us all. Then all will read in unisón. We thank thee, O Father, for the light of day and the stillness of night ; for the beauty of the sky and the earth ; for the stars and the flowers ; for the dear faces of those we love, and for the gift of immortal Ufe. Let thy blessing be with us, heavenly Father. What we shall leam, may we remember ; and what we remember, with thy help may we do. Amen. I m ^ The Lord is All thy works do mí — f, — -9 — good to all ; praise thee, Lord ; — ® r-« g i f ■»■ ■»■ m And his tender mercies are And thy «• — -^ ^ — «: O - ver ser-vants -* — all all his do — ®- works. bless thee. i SUNBAY SCHOOL SBmVIOB. 177 Then the school wlll be seated. 5. Hymn— selected. 6. Here will bo opportunity for any castomarjor speclal ezerclse; Or for a fly* minute eermon or addrese. 7. Hymn — selected. 8. The Clase Lessons. 9. cíoseofscbooi: Psalmody— HummeL 5^^ m r— I 1 . Thou Lord of Life ! whose tenApr care Hath led us on till now, ^feífe^ látá 3 f. ^ ^ ^ ; ^ 4^ 4- 4^ , t »— r»-=- — I— ri o I o ^ —r ^ ■* I ■ m Sh -f=s- ^- — I — I — I— f-i — F^-Tf-XT ^~l n — • Ti III 'I r* r r I We in the qui - et nour of prayer, Before thy presence bow. -Ss=^ »«=— 1 *^=^—r-t 1 1 1 *- ^- b! ■^ í2. -|0 (^' :^=?2: 4- P m m 2. Thou^blessed Ood,haBtbeen our Gnide, Through Ufe onr Gnard and Frlend ; O stlll on life^s nncertain tide, Preserve us to the end! 3. To Tbee our grateftil pralse we bring, Por mercies day by day : fsing. Lord, teach our nearts tny praise to O, teach US how to pray. 10. Benediction: Supt. : The Lord be with you. [Ruth 11.] School: The Lord bless thee. [Ruth li.] Supt, : Ye shall go out with joy and be led forth with peace. [isa. iv. P X § Fg •a^ ^ 2¿ z ^ The Lord bless us and keep us : The Lord make his face to ) j The Lord lift up the light of * ( . fihinc upon us : f | his countenance upon us, And j" S^^^ ^^ peace. Amen. 9í* i « h I ^ f ■^ [Num.vi.] Supt. : Blessed are the poor in spirit, the meek, the merciful, the pureinheart. [Mat.v.] ^^^ rv» I A ■A men. " r- i r I 178 SüNDAY SCHOOL SeRVICB. III. DUTY- 1. o magnify the Lord with me, And let us exalt his ñame together. Come, ye children, hearken u ito me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord. Keep thy tongue from evil. And thy lips from speaking guile. Depart from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it. Then the Bchool will stand and sing. 2. i «5 ^ i X 4^^ [Pi. xxxiv.] I ! J -] 1. Praise ye the Lord, who is King of aíl pow-er and O my 80ul, praise him; for joy - ful it is to sing ^^ 4- X ♦ — ^ í i X i 5 =t 3 5 m I fe ?•« " ^L' c Lift up the voice ! Wake the sw^eet psalter and prais - es. ) ^ y Tf i I 2¿. t harp ; Set ho - ly mu - sic t 1 rf-r^ ^ re sound ing:. ^ Í_-g,L-|- ¡ ^ M ■^h 3r3í^ 5*2 F 2. Praise ye the Lord, who with majesty ruleth in all thing»; Who thee preserves and upbears as on pinions of eagles: Who thee upholds when by thyself thou wouldst falL Verily, hast thou not known it? SüNDAY SCHOOL SbRVICB. 179 8. Praise ye the Lord, who prepareth thv way in his wisdom; When thy strength failetn, ne keepetn thy feet for his love^s sake. In what ^eat need hath not the merciful God Spread his wings oyer his children? 4. Praise ye the Lord, and behold with thine eyes all his mercies: Out of the heavens his loye raineth like unto rivers. Think, O thou man, what is the might of his hand Who daily meets thee with blessings. Then the school will be eeated again. 8. Then will be read and sung thcse reeponses. How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silyer. Better is it to be of a humble spirit with the lowly Than to diyide the spoil with the proud. The hoary head is a crown of glory, If it be found in the way of righteousness. He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty, And he that ruletn his spirit than he that taketh a city. [Pror. xvi.] Honor thy father and mother both in word and deed, That a blessing may come upon thee from them. My son, help thy father in his age. And grieve him not as long as he liveth: And if his understanding fail, have patience with him, And despise him not when thou art in thy full strength. Many are in high place and of renown; But mysteries are revealed unto the meek. For the power of the Lord is great and he is honored of the lowly. [E eclesiásticas üi.] Gloria. . E ^ & 3E£ ^^"^toe^who [ ^' ™ "i^^y^-D. : The High and Ho - ly One. Asitwasinthe ) beginning, is.> ev - er shall be : Worlds without end. A now, and \ i men. m -9 — , -«- ^ f g g :gs=:S -©- i Let no man think lightly of evil, Saying in his heart, It will not come near me. Let no man think lightly of good, Saying in his heart, It will not benefit me. If any live a hundred years ignorant and unrestrained, A life of one day is better if a man be wise and reflecting: 180 SüNDAY SCHOOL SbRVICB. [Coníticias.] [The Rabbins.] If any live a hundred years not seeing the highest iaw> A life of one day is better if a man see the highest law. [Bnddha.] Will any one for one day apply his strength to virtue: I have not seen the case in which his strength is insuíficient. Virtue is not left to stand alone; He who practices it will have neighbors. The day is short, The task is great; It is not incumbent on thee to complete the work, But thou must not therefore cease from it. Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle ? He that walketh uprightly and worketh righteousness,* And speaketh the truth in his heart. He that doeth these things shall never be moved. [Ps. xv. Gloria. (Music ae before.) Glory be to the Father who | is in | heaven : The 1 High and | Holy I One ! As it was in the beginning, is now, and | ever | shall be ; Worlds I without | end. A- | men. 4. Prayer. From whence cometh my help ? My help cometh from the Lord who made heaven and earth. [Ps- c^cxi.] Then the echool wlll stand. Heavenly Father, let thy blessing rest upon us, and give us strength. Help US to follow the voice of conscience, and to obey thy laws, not with eye-service, but heartily. Whatsoever things are tnie, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are puré, whatsoever thmgs are lovely, may we think of these things. Then all will read in unisón, Holy Father, may we love the truth and speak the truth. May we be kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, holding no anger or malice. Help us, we pray thee, to overeóme our faults and the sm which easily besets us. And when we are tempted to do wrong, may the thought of thee keep us from the evil. Amen. i i ^ 3 F Blessed are they whose Blessed are they who m -©- ways keep are his puré; precepts, -« — I ■i»- ■«- SUNDAY SCHOOL SbRVICB. 181 i i Jf: ± i I ^ Who And 3. — ^ — -^i — «: ^ walk in the law of the Lord, with their whole heart seek him. s ■»- 2: S: -^ i^ i Tben the echool will be eeated. 5. Hymn — selocted. 6. Here will bo opportanity for aay customary or speclal exercUe ; Or f»r a ftve minute sermón. 7. Hymn — eelectcd. 8. Tbc ClásB Lessons. 9. Cióse of Bchool. Psalmody— Stockwell. 1. Take my heart, O 2. Fa - ther, keep it Fa-ther! mould it In o- pure and low - ly, Strong and ^SfcE5 E 1^ -^-#- m m X «- t=H be - dience to thy will ; And as rip - *nin^ years un- brave, yet free from strife, Tuming from tíie paths un- ^"^ ■^ ■fe* -f — ^ i t f- P i ^ U ' W^ fold it, Keep it true and child - like still. ho - ly Oí a vain or sin - ful life. ^ ^ -í» — r-^ — í« — « m .-íSL^ ^-• 3. Ever let thy might surround it, Strengthen it with love divine, Till thy cords of love ha ve bound it, Father, wbolly unto thine. f i 182 SüNDAY SCHOOL SeRVICB. 10. Benediction: Supt,: The Lord be with you. [Ruthü.l School: The Lord blegs thee. [ruiii ü.] Supt : Ye shall go out with joy and be led forth with peace. [isa. ivj i k m i "g" 3¿ í9- ^=» « The Lord blees us and keep ue : rhe Lord make his face to M The Lord lift up the llght of I . . shinc upon üb : fl his countenance upon us, And f &^^ ^» V^ce. Amen. ^ G . — ^a ^-H — (SU í i -r— +■ i -«- ■«- f [Nam.YL] Supt. : Let the words of our months aml the meditations of our hearts be acceptable in thy aight, O Lord, our strength and our Redeemer. , [P8. xix.] y-^-z i r-^ TI IV. TRUST. 1. It is good to pray unto God, for his sorrowing children Tums he né'er from the door; but he heals and helps and consoles them. It is good to pray when all thiugs are prospering with us; For do ye know, ye children, one blessing that comes not from heaven? Love is the root of creation — God's esseuce. Worlds without number. Lie in his bosom like children. [Tegner.] 2. Then the school will stand and sing in responso to the reading of the minister or superintendent: My son, if thou come to serve the Lord, prepare thy soul for tempta- tion. Set thy heart aright, and constantly endure, and make not haste in time of trouble. Whatsoever is brought upon thee, take cheerfully, and be patient when thou art changed to a low estáte. For gold is tried in the fíre, and acceptable men in the furnace of adversity. Believe in him and he will help thee; order thy way aright and trust in him. [Bcclesiasticus ii. ] SülIBAY SCHOOL SeBVICB. 188 • ■J-. -J-i- ^^F Wor-ship the Lord in the beaa - ty ' of ho - li-ness, T í ^ Mi :e3 #-í- Z ^ I Wor-ship the Lord inthe beau - ty of no - li-ness; ^ ?-± ^ ± iM f - — F ■tH-*- ^ ^ •[Ps.xctl.] Look at the generations of oíd, and see: did any ever trust in the Lord and was confoanded? or did any abide in his fear and was forsaken? or whom did he ever despise that called upon him ? For the Lord is foll of compassion and mercy, long-suffering and very pitiful, andforgivethsins and saveth in time of affliction. Woe unto him that is fainthearted! for he believeth not. Woe unto you that have lost patience! and what will ye do when the Lord shall visit you ? They that fear the Lord will not disobey his word : and they that love him, will keep his ways. [Eccle'cusü.] Response. (MusIc as before. ) Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; Fear before him, all the earth. [Ps. xcvi.] They that fear the Lord will prepare their hearts, and humble their souls in his sight. saying, We will fall into the hands of the Lord, and not into the hands of men; for as his majesty is, so is bis mercy. [EccleeiaetlctiB ii.] Response. (Musíc as before.) Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; Fear before him, all the earth. [Ps. xcvl.] Then the Rchool will be seated. 3. Then will be read these responses. Hearken unto me, my people ! And give ear unto me, O my nation! 184 SüNDAY SCHOOL SeRVICE. For a law sliall proceed from' me, And I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people. Lift up your eyes to the heavens, And look upon the earth beneath ! For the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, And the earth shall wax oíd like a garment, And they that dwell therein shall die in like manner : Butmy salvation shall be forever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished. [Ib. 11.] If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons ; For what son is he whom the father chasteneth not ? Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which coiTected us, and we gave them reverence ; Shall we not much more be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and Uve? [Heb.xlL] ITie steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord : He delighteth himself in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down : For the Lord upholdeth him with his hand. Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright, For the end of that man is peace. 4. Prayer. The minister or snperintendent will say : Let US search and try our ways, and tum unto the Lord. [Lament. ili.l Then the school will stand. O Eternal One, we pray to thee. Help us to reverence thy power, to worship thy wisdom, to adore thy justice, to be gladdened by thy love, to be blessed in thinking of thee, and to trust thee forever. Then all will read in unisón. O Father of Light, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of tuming, from thee cometh down every good and perfect gift. We trust in thy perfect providence which is over all, and in thy loving-kindness which blesses the child and the oíd man. We grieve that we have wan- dered from thy way and forgotten thy laws. But thy kindness is not as our kindness. O Infinite Love, help us to depart from evil and do good. We commit our ways to thee and trust in thee. Thou dost bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thyjudgmentas thenoonday. Amen. [Pi.xxxvii.] m ú jj i ^ I I « r^ Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy ñame. Give US this day our dai - ly bread. And lead us not into temptation, but de-)iv - er us from evil : m E íe f i SUNDAY SCHOOL SbRVICE. 186 '& W ^ 1^1 :^ ^ 5fe=« Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. And rorgive us our trespasses as we forgive them that trespass a- gainst us. For thine is the kingdom and the power and ) the glory, for- m ev - er, men. I fctz: f 5. Hjmn — selected. 6. Here wlU be opportunity for any castomary <>r Hpecial exurcUi«; Or for a flve minute sermón or addreBs. 7. Hymn— selected. 8. The ClasB Lessons. 9. Glose ofschool: Psalmody— Boylston. 1. Commit thou all thy griefs And vrays in-to his hands, To ^Itó ?=:p: -©- ^^ E M Í^ÍC X f- m P ^ *! ^ 8 t -«- i SÉ i ■«H « i m his sure love and tender care Who earth and heaven commands. :p=p: ^ ? E=t i la: i 2. Who pointfl the douds their course, Whom "winds and seas obey; He will direct thy wandering feet, He will prepare thy way. - 3. Then on the Lord rely, So safe shalt thou go on ; Fix on his work thy steadfast eye, So shall thy work be done. 10. Benddiction. SupU : The Lord will give strength unto his people. The Lord wil bless his people with peace. [Ps. xxlx.l School: He is our strong habitation, whereunto we may continually resort. He is our rock and our fortress. [P«- l"*-J Supt. : The Lord preserve thy going out and thy comingin, from this time forth, and even forevermore. [Ps. cxxl.l All: Amen. 186 SUNDAY SCHOOL SeRVICB. V. N ATURE. 1. o give thanks unto the Lord; Cali upon his ñame : Make known his deeds among the people. Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: Talk ye of all his wondrous ways. He covereth himself with light as with a garment: He stretcheth out the heavens like a curtaiii: He layeth the beams of his chambers in ii^e waters : He maketh the clouds his chariot: He rideth upon the wings of the wind. He looketh on the earth and it trembleth: He toucheth the hills and they smoke. I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live. I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. [Pi. CT.] [P«. civ.] . 2. Then the school will atand and sing in responee to the readlng of the minister or Buperintendent : The heavens declare the glory of God, And the firmament showeth his handiwork. Day uttereth speech unto day, And night showeth knowledge unto night. They have no speech ñor language, And their voice is not heard; Yet their sound is gone out through all the earth, And their words to the end of the world. [Pa. rlx.] Response. m fe -I h I 3 ± i Wor-ship the Lord in the beau - ty pf r ho - li-ness, t X M: X ■&-! i i í ■*=* K— ^»— ^ f VOl i. -« — rf ;í= Wor-ship the Lord in the beau - ty of ho - li-ness; X F=F 1 SüNDAT SCHOOL SeRVICB. 187 •[Ps.xcvi.] Consider the lilies of the field» how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin. And yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe yon ? Seek fírst the kingdom of G-od and his right- eousness, and all these things shall be added unto you. [Mstt. vi.] ReSponse. (Mübíc as before.) Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; Fear before him, all the earth. [Pfl. xcvi.l Leam, O child, the true wisdom! See yon bush aflame with roaeR, like the buming bush of Moses. Listen, and thou shaLt hear» if thy soul be not deaf , how from out it, soft and olear, speaks to thee the Lord Al- mighty. [Persian.] Response. (Mtiaic as before.) Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; Fear before him, all the earth. Then the Bchool will be seated. 3. Then will be read these vesponses. For the wealth of pathless forests Whereon no ax may fall; For the winds that haunt the branches, The young bird's timid cali; For the red leaves dropped like rabies Upon the dark green sod; For the waving of the forests, We thank thee. O our God! For the lifting up of mountains In brightness and in dread; For the peaks where snow and sanshine Alone have dared to tread; [Pg. xcvi.] 188 SüNDAY SCHOOL SeRVICK. For the dark of silent gorges Whence mighty cedars nod; For the majesty of mountains, We thank thee, O our God! For the hidden scroll o'erwntten With one dear ñame adoréd; For the heavenly in the human; The Spirit in the word; For the tokens of thy presence Within, above, abroad; For thine own great gif t of Being, We thank thee, O our God! [Anón.] Who Í8 the great Ñame, that our lips may praise him? The great Ñame is God. It is he that maketh all things : But he himself is more excellent than all which he hath made They are beautifíil, But he is Beauty : They are strong, But he is Strength: They are perfect, But he is Perfection. [Barbauld.^ 4. Prayer. Let US search and try our ways, and tum unto the Lord. [Lam. iü.] Then the school will stand. Heavenly Father, we live in thee. It is thy providence which rules over the summer and the winter, the spring andthe autumn, beautifying the various and fourfold year. The darkness and the light are both alike to thee. We work by thy strength, we sleep in thy care; and when we are awake we are still with thee. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory. Then all will read in unieon. Blessed be thou, Father of all Mercy, who continuest to pour thy ben- efits upon US. Thou hast given us the blessings of this life, and of im- mortal being. O Lord, thy blessings hang in clusters, they come troop- ing upon US ! They break forth like mighty waters on every side. Ó make thy goodness health and strength unto us, that we may be thank- ful, dutiful and holy. Amen. SüNDAY SCHOOL SbRVICE. 189 i i * * ^ «= Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy ñame. Give U8 this day our dai - ly bread. And lead us not into temptation, but de-liv - er us from evil : Q- — fs-j?: (S ^o — i i i E 9zi f f ^^= P ^1 i * ±g— |sULsfc-^ Thy king^dom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Andiorgive us our trespasses as we forgive them that tr^spass a- gainst us. For thine is the kingdom and the power and ) . the glory, for- \ev-er, A men. S ,^_ llfc is. I t i F=P*=? Then the school will be seated. 5. Hymn — selected. 6. Here will be opportunity fur auy customary ur special exercise; Or for a ftve mínate sermón or address. 7. Hymn — selected. 8. The Class Lessons. 9. Cióse of schooli Psal mody— Wilmot. P •^2— #- t -^É- X t I. Bless - ed be ñame for - ev - er, Thou of life the ^-lá—^Jt PP ^ Guardand Giver: Thou who slumberest not, ñor sleep - est, I— 4-—-— — T-t (i ^ ^t—^ 1 (É. # » g » l-F tx 1 1 ^ ^ t t X f m h-f-^ — 190 SUNDAY SCHOOL SeRVICE. 2. God of stillness and of motion Of the rainbow and the ocean, Of the mountain, rock and river^ Blessed be thy ñame forever. 3. God of evenine's peaceful ray, God of every dawning day, Risinf? from the distant sea, Breathing of etemity ! 4. Thine the flaming sphere of light, Thine the darkness of the night: God of life that fade shall never, Glory to thy ñame forever. 10. Benediction. Supt. : The Lord wiU give strength unto his people. The Lord will bless hÍ8 people with peace. [Ps. xxlx.i School: He is our strong habitation, whereunto we may continually resort. He is our rock and our fortress. [?»• ixxl.] Supt. : The Lord preserve thy going out and thy comingin, from this time forth, and even forevermore. [Pa. cxxi.j All: Amen. » • < VI. SUNDAY 1. This is the day of Light! This is the day of Rest! This is the day of Peace ! This is the day of PraJ-er! Let there be light to-day; Let rest renew failing strength ; Let peace be on this house; Let earth draw near to heaven. [Eiierton.] 2. Then the Bchool will stand and sing in response to the reading of the minlster or superintendent: The work of righteousnees shall be peace, And the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever: And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, And in sure dwellings and in quiet resting-places. [Ib. zzxli.] SUNDAY SCHOOL SbBVIOE. 191 Hesponse. P 4 ! I J-TZ y I I isn: ^H r a=É: Wor-Bhip the Lord in the beaa - ty r' of ho - li-ness, ^^ í j. m ^ i X +»-i- 4 1 1 -i- ^'^=^ Í=É t: H¿^ F * 4=t 1 ( — r- Wor-sbip the Lord in the beau - ty of ho - li-ness; é ' > \ f P Fear be - fore I* him all 1 ^ ?=í: m To this holy day, thríce weleome; Let all vain foUies be put away. This day the lifted eye suits; ^ The heart communing with the sky; A caJm spirit, a step sédate, A sober mind and simple gaáh Together, hand in hand, We stand within the aisle, To the solemn sound listening. There attends Charity, Changing an enemy to a friend: Hope is there, looking up, And Faíth that dares to die. I ask these joys of this day of jubilee, Delight of heaven and earth Best day of all the seven. the earth. i ^"'[Ps. xcvi.] fCaflwall] 192 SUNDAt ScíiOOL áERVICE. ReSponse. (Mubíc as before. ) Worship tiie Lord in the beauty of holiness; Pear before him, all the earth. [Ps. xcvi.] Hear these rules for this joyfiíl day : Preserve Peace and Quiet ; put away noisy basiness and noisy miitb. Let the day be Rest, for body and for mind. Provide rest for all who serve us ; therefore, let the day be simple. Give our dumb animáis — our fellow creatures— rest and refreshment. Let it be a glad day ; keep the mind, the behavior and the face cheerful. Let it be a day of love, conversation and companionship at Home, Think how we are living and resolve how to live better. Look at the beauty and grandeur of Nature, the glorious works of God. Gó, with simple heart, to the Church to join in praise and prayer. Thus the Sunday, our Home-Day and our Church-Day, will be quiet» restful, merciful, joyful, prayerful and hallowed. RespOnse. (Maslc as before.) Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; Fear before him, all the earth. [Pg. xcvi.] Then the nchool will be seated. 3. Then wili be read these responses. O Lord, open thou our lips, And our mouth shall show forth thy praise. [Ps. li.] ^ Who can tell where the stream doth flow By which we shall rest one day ? Who can tell where the sheep now feed, In whose wool we shall dress one day? Who can tell where the com-seed grows That shall yield us bread one day? Who can tell where a kindly board For US shall be spread one day? Who can tell where the road is made Whereon we shall walk one day ? Who can tell when death will come To bear us home one day? There is One who knoweth all hidden things; They are open to him each day. SüNDAY SCHOOL SeRVICB. 193 E^e knoweth well wliat is best for all; We are all in his hand each day. Then, sorrow, cease, andleave us in peace: The Lord will provide alway. 4. Prayer. Let US search and try our ways, and tum unto the Lord. Then the school wlU stand. [Lam. iii.] O God, who givest us not only the day for labor and the night for rest, but also the peace of this blessed day, grant, we beseech thee, that this season of holy quiet may be profitable to us in heavenly things, and re- fresh and strengthen us to retum to the work which thou hast given ub to do. Then all wlU read in nnleon. Glory to God in the highest; and on earth peace, good-will to men. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O God, the Father Almighty! Merciful Father, who takést away the sins of the world, re- ceive our prayer! Thou rulest with the kind hand of a Father; thou hast mercy upon us. For thou only art holy; thou only art the Lord. Amen. Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy ñame. Give us this day our dai - ly bread. And lead u8notintotemptation,but de-)iv - er us from evil: .O- S i f f i ^ ^ ■sb *í Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive ihem that trespass a-gainst us. For thine is the kingdom and the power and ) . the glory, for- ^ev-er, A - men. ■^v JS. JSSi f i 194 SüNDAY SCHOOL SeRVICB. 5. Hymn— selected. 6. Here wUl be opportnnity for any castomary or special ezercise; Or for a five minate sermón or address. 7. Hymn— selected. 8. The Class Lessons. 9. Cióse ofschool: Psalmody. p ^^=fj=^^,^^ ^^ I. ¡ j\^ 1. How sweet to be al-lowed to pray To God the Ho- ly One, U u 1/ • tí Erfc L. . i J , > 1 ^ . J ^ With fil - ial lore and ixust to say, "O Qod, thy will be done. i. :p=ic -f- ■ r ¡^ ir -Wí— í *— i/' ^ b^ IJ 2. We in these sacred words can find A cure for every ill; They calm and soothe the troubled mind, And bid all care be still. 3. O let that will wbich gave me breath, And an immortal soul, In joy or grief, in life or death, My every wish control. 10. Benediction. Supt. : The Lord will give strength unto his people. The Lord will bless his people with peace. [P^- ^odx.! * School: He is our strong habitation, whereunto we may continually resort. He is our rock and our fortress. [P^- ixxi.J Supt. : The Lord preserve thy going out and thy comingin, firom this time forth, and even forevermore. [Ps. cxxl.l All: Amen. SüNDAY SCHOOL SbEVICB. 195 VIL FREEDOM. •*FREEDOM, PELLO WSHIP AND CHARACTER IN RELIGIÓN, >» Freedom in Religión Is to think and epeak aboat religión f reely and reterentl j, nnfettered by any power, or by auy person, or by our own passions or prejudices; and to claim the eame liberty for all men. 1. Let the counsel of thine own heart stand ; For a man's mind is sometimes wont to tell him more Than seven watchmen that sit above in a high tower : And above all, pray to the Most High, That he will direct thy way in truth. [Bcclesiasticus xxrrii.] 2. Tbe School will stand and eing responsively. Grod speaketh in every faithful human spirit ; Therefrom have come the Bible and all scriptures. We learn to feel the blessedness of knowing That Grod, our Father and Friend, Is nearer to us than anything can be : That his voice within the heart will be our teacher and our guide, When all other things fail. Responseí I-5- — ^ — # — ^ — I -I ^m 1^— # » P ^ Ev - er-more bless - ed be the high ho - ly Lord! i I É ^ •- ^x-N- ^ ■&- f iü= Hal-lowedthe ñame which we ad - oreí His glo - ry ks rfi> r-^ f" I g r-l J #- =« e=Ff ^ t -©- I m X t ^ m fill - eth all the earth! Mer-cy and maj - es- t i £ PF^-¿ ^ f¡=^ -t 196 SüNDAY SCHOOL SeRVICE. ^H -^ d I J~i >' I 1-^ í !£ r ty he is ! Sing praise to God. A - nien, A - men ! m m I ^3: J: I I- t^ t- -W- ^—'-^ F&=::p: t isr: (9- ü Because God, who inha,bits ^tQrnity, is the same from everlasting to everlasting, The present moment comes as a scroll unrolled from his hand, Bringing its own divine message for us. On the faithful, he will pour out his spirit now As on the holy men of oíd : He comes near, he «tands by ; he dwells with us mightily : Heaven and earth are full of the majesty of his glory. ResponsOí (Mnsic as before.) Glory and might encompass the works of God ; All the earth owns his holy will, Raising-the poor to stand upright With the great princes of the land ! Sing praise to God, Amen ! Amen ! Listen to the holy seers who speak of God, but acquaintthine own- self with him if thou would'st know his works. Thou shalt percei ve that thou wast blind before. Thine eye shall be instructed and thy heart made puré. Then we are free ! Then liberty , like day, breaks on the soul, and by a flash from heaven fires all the faculties with glorious joy. [Cowper.] ResponsOí (Music as before.) He lighteth minds and healeth the broken heart : He telleth all the hosts of stars And caíleth them all by their ñames I These are the wonders of his ways : Sing praise to God, Amen ! Amen ! Tbe 3chool seated. 8. Responses. We believe in the perfect order and living power of God Which make for truth and righteousness in the world. It is he that leadeth us and speaketh in the still places of the heart: Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. [Paul.] SUNDAY SCHOOL SeBVIGE. 197 We shall know the truth Vnd thetruth shall make us free. [Jesns.] Let falsehood and truth grapple : Whoever knew truth put to the worse in a free and open en- counter ? For who knows not that truth is strong With the power of the Almighty ? [Milton.] Put not your trust in princes, Ñor in men who cannot help : Our trust is in the Lord our God, Who keepeth truth forever. The Lord giveth freedom to the bound, The Lord giveth light unto the blind. .The Lord, our God, shall reign forever, Yea, throughout all ages. Praise ye the Lord. [Ps. 146.] 4, Prayer. Let US give thanks for our high calling. Let us seék strength to be faithful. The School will stand and read togéther. Holy, holy, holy Lord, adored in the highest heaven, dwelling in the humble heart, whither can we go from thy spirit, whither can we flee from thy presence ! Daily thy hand leads us, daily thy bounty feeds US, daily thy light, liberty and law shine within us : give us grace daily to rejoice in thy goodness with thanksgiving and to follow thy law faithfully. Father, hallowed be thy ñame. Amen. P i I "p: tf: 1. The law of the Lord is perfect, giving life to the soul: 2. The statutes of the Lord are rignt, re - - joicingthe heart: 8. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart. ig=g: 9- I ^r a I ::§■■ ti— %- ^yu ^ 4^ The precepts of the Lord are sure, giving wis-dom to the simple. The commandmentsof the Lord are puré, giving light un - to the eyes. Be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength andmy re-deemer! ^ 1? PL !ir "a: -©- í t ■»- T ísnrg t I 198 SüNDAY SCHOOL SfiRVICB. 5. Hymn— selected. 6. Fivc-minote Sermón, or any castomary or epecial ezercise. 7. Hymn— selected. 8. Class LessoBB. 9. Glose of School. tó Psalmody— Balermai 32 i fe3^E¿ «- i 1. OnethoughtIhave,my am-plecreed, Sodeepit is and broa d. J o #T>. — ^m 3^ 1= ± «.- ^:~t «=^ And e - qual to my ev - *ry need, It is the thought of God. 2. I ask not far before to see, But take in trust my road ; Life, death, and immortality Are ininy thought of God. 3. Be still the light upon my way, My pilgrim staff and rod, My rest by night, my strength by day, O blessed thought of God ! 10. Benediction : SupL It is our holy day : we have taken sweet coonsel together. School, Heart and voice give thanks unto the Lord. Supt. Peace to young and oíd that enter here : School, Peace to every soul herein. Supt, The Lord doth bless us and keep us; the Lord maketh his face to shine upon us. SüNDAY SCHOOL SbRVICB. 199 Alt tnnging. idaijEHÉ: •^^r All glo - ry be 3F=« ^ 3^, ^ I r » I to God mpst hifi^h, ^1 *^ the ± m w& high and ho - ly Fa - ther. As it is no » gÉ .3^ 'm I '^ :e As it is now, t i t ■«- t /CS ± J «- Shall ev - er be ^=^ i m^ Andwas in the be - gin-ning. .0 ^^ ,-^_^^. Supt The Lord lifteth the light of bis countenance upon us and giveth US peace. All singing ^M A - nien. i I 200 SüNDAY SCHOOL SeRVICE. VIPI. FELLOWSHIP. " FREKDOM, TELLOWSHIP AND CHARACTER IN RELIGIÓN. *f Fellowship in Religión is to bringthe brotherhood of man into religión, sothat the bond of hnmanity is put above that of creed or chnrch or any other thing. This will teach U8 not to eet bounds anywhere, as to gay, We will receive all Chrietians bnt not a Jew, or, We will receive Jews and Christians bat no others ; but to eay, as Paul did, that we receive all, being made of one blood and walking nnder the com- mon sky of the One Creator and Father. 1. Say not, I will love the wise and hate the unwise ; thou shalt love all mankind. [Taimnd.] Religions are many and different ; hut reason is one. We are all brethren. [Chínese Scriptnre.] 1 Let US not love in word, neither in tongae, but in deed and in trutlu Grod is love ; and he that dwelleth in love, dwelleth in Grod and God in him. This coramandment we have, that he who loveth God love hi» brother also. [New Testament] 2. The School will stand, and sing responslTely. Groá that made the world and all things therein, the Lord oi heaven and earth, dwelleth notin temples made withhands, neither isworship* -pea with men's hands as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life and breath and all things, and hath made of one blood all nations of men, to dwellon all the face of the earth, thatthey should seek the Lord if haply they might feel after him, and fínd him, though he be not far from any one of us. [Pani.] Ráspense. l'^'^v I s^ 5 3¿ i^ ^ Give piaise, O give praise un - to the migbt - y f=t=^;^= ^ ^ i \ » * — # — TTB — fe Lorcl, * t í tp^í=t: S^^ t E 1 í^^d -N- I I I- :Érr S -&• P ^ — ^ — — ^ Who made the earth and all ^m there m! Yea, of one SüNDAY SCHOOL SeRVICB. 201 i I ^3; i 1=1^^ -«- ^ -«- P^ Ir blood he k !--- atli made all, í £ í^ 5; ir* To dwell to - geth - er I *rrj: Í^S ?^ f 3Si i ■#-*■ S" P^ i on the earth. O praise the Lord, A - men, A - mén! m I ^ Él S í -»- í ^ iL« :g:t m — t There is one church universal ; and many ñames, but one God whom all the ñames mean ; for the same Lord over all is rich unto, all that cali upon him. Therefore judge not thy brother ñor set at naught thy brother; every one shall give account of himself to God. [Paul.] ResponsOí (MusIc as before.) Give praise, O give praise unto the Hoiy One, For he is merciful and kind ; He giveth us all needful things, Who is the same Lord over all. O praise the Lord, Amen ! Amen ! Difference of worship has divided men into many nations: from all their doctrines I ha ve chosen one — the Lo ve of God. [Perslan.] ResponSdi (Masic as before.) Give praise unto the Holy One who is Lovel He hears the ravens when they cry, He is the same Lord over all. Who can proclaim his lo ve for man ! O praise the Lord, Amen ! Amen ! .^e School seated. 8. Responses. The Lord speaks in the secret places of the soul, and says : Thou art a man ; all men shall be thy neighbors and thy brothers, We are members of one great body : Remember that each was born for the good of all. [Séneca.] 202 SüNDAY SCHOOL SeRVICE. Men are limbs of one another — all of one substance. [Sadi— Persian.] For the body is not one member, but many ; And the eye cannot say to the hand, 1 have no need of you, Ñor the head to the feet, I have no need of you ; And i f one member suffers, All members suflfer with it. [PauL] When brothers are unkind, it is as if the two hands which Grod has formed to aid each other, Neglecting this duty should hinder each other: Or as if the feet, formed by God to act together, Should forsake this office and obstruct each other. Now, God hath designed brothers tobe of greater service to each other Than hands or feet or eyes or other membera Avhich he hath given in pairs to men. [Sócrates.] Thére are differing gifts, But the same spirit ; And th ere are different kinds of service, But the same Lord ; And there are different ways of working, But it is the same God that worketh in all. [Paul.] 4. Prayer. Let US strive to be foUowers of God as dear children, and walk in love : and the God of Love and Peace will be with us. Pbe School will stand and read togethor. O Divine Love, whose providence is like the sky that containeth all, thy peace be with us and with all men, Help US to lave our brother men, and to walk in gentleness and humilitv of ppirit. If we see the right, give thy grace that we may live in it ; but if we are wrong, teach us to find a better way. AVe would do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with our God. Amen. i ¡^^: ^ ^ «: * 1. There is one God, and Father of all, 2. In him we live and move; 3. Of him, and through him, and in him are all things; 25: SüNDAY SCHOOL SbRVICE. 208 i I ^ i :» Above all, and through all, and in us all. In him we have our being:. To whom be the glo - ry for - erer. -»- it::: ^ ^ •» The School seated. 6. Hymn— selected.* 6. Five-minute Sermón, or any cnetomary or special czercise. 7. Hymn— seleoted. 8. ClaBS lessonB. 9. Glose of School. Psalmody—Morníngtóni I " r 1. Come, brothers, lefc US go! Oür Fa ^ ther is our guide: zs=± I i2£ £ gE^^a '--^ fS- .^- p O- — 9 ^i í=3 1 I -H — I l-T And be the way or bright or dark, He jour-neys at our side. — #5 ^-l-fS- .OLí. m^m fa-n-íS- iíidtt ¡s^i-i— t i 2.' Come, brothers.let usgo t Ñor by the way fall out; But help each other brotherly,— God guards US round about. j 3. The.strong be quick to raise - The weaker, when they fall ; In love and peace and quiet go: God's blessing keep us all I 204 SüNDAY SCHOOL SeKVICB. 10. Benediction : Supt It Í8 our holy day : we have taken sweet counsel together. School, Heart and voice give thanks unto the Lord. Supt Peace to young and oíd that enter here: Sclmól, Peace to every soul herein. Bapt, The Lord doth bless us and keep ns; the Lord maketh his face to shine upon us. AU singing. lis í r/TV- m^ 3: AU glo - ry be 5F=^ i NV /T\ t ^ to God most hirh, the i eé f m 4t l^^m •^v- i s ■=*=^- i ■&- high and ho - ly Fa ther. As it is now, Shall ev - er be I NA/ Andwas in the be - gin-ning. 1 — r t m t ^Upí. The Lord lifteth the light of his couí>tenance upon WF <vi4 giveth US peace. AU singing. i« i A - men. ete^ SüNDAY SCHOOL SeRVICB. 206 IX. CHARACTER. "FREEDOM, FELLOWSHIP and CHARACTER IN RELIGIÓN. 99 Character In Religión raeans that what we are is the supreme' matter : not the prayers we utter, still le88 the creed we accept, but what we are in the heart ; also it means that all true worship springs from love of goodncBS, and that no man's re- ligión can be better or parer than he is in the depths oj his souL 1. He whc does a good deed is instantly ennobled. The safety of God, the immortality of God, the majesty of God do enter into a man withjustice. [Emereon.] Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord and stand in his holy place? He that hath clean hands and a puré heart, who hath not inclined his soul to falsehood ñor spoken deceitfully. [Pp. xxív.] Thou desirest not sacrifice, but truth in the heart. Teach me wisdom in my inmost soul : créate in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. [Pa. li.] 2. The School will etand and eing. P t 5; — # t=i ^^ i. r.r 3 I _ I Ó sing and praise the Lord, our strength, Our ref uge and our The Lord hath shown us his great might, His maj-es - ty and f^t^ ?=?: H^ñ^^^ i d=i /^ 4-4 /TS f ÍS -I 1- f: :S=M i ^ r~r PH^ m ^ for - tress mer - cy f * h Praise hün with psalm, and joy-ful song, With soand of f^ i^^^^*g fes ho - ly mu - sic» 1^ 1 /^ -^ g 1^1 I With sougs of great re - joic - ing*. I- ^p^^p^ The Scíhool eeated. 206 SUNDAT SCHOOL SbRVICE. 8. Responses. Two things command my reverence, the starry universe around me, And the law of duty within me. [Kant.] Happiness is not the purpose of our being, But to deserve happiness. IPichte.] And we are not left to stand alone : All things work together for good to those that obey God. So nigh is grandeur to our dust, So near is God to man, When duty whispers low, Thou must, The youth replies, I can ! [Emerson.] Cloríai P 3 i 1. Glory be to the Fathér, Al - 2. He Í8 etemal Righteousness, the ií «: might - y Ho - ly jo * i= Lord, One: 1^ H^E i -■■i-ri. S S "T" 31 -c^ %—%- To whom all praise be - longs! f. 9' ^^- ■»- -»- t t .Come, and I will show^ou what is beautifiíl : It is the rose and the lily of the field, the green hills, waving woods, singing birds, and sparkling waters. Come and I will show you what is glorious : It is the sun in the heavens and the multitude of stars by night. These things. are sublime and lovely % But a good man i^ more beautiful and glorious. Cease to do evil, learn to do well, And " lend a hand V to thy brother. . ^ Be not weary in well doing : My Father worketh hitherto and I work. I came not to do mine own will, - But the will of him that sent me ; Ánd he that doeth the will of God Shall know the truth of God. [Jcbub.] SUNDAT SCHOOL SeRVICB. 207 Cloriaa (Masic as before.) Glory be to the Father, Al- | mighty ' Lord, To I whom all | praise be- | longsl He Í8 Eternal Righteousness, the | Holy | One : Toeverygoodthinghegivethstrengthand | keepeth | truthfor- | ever. 4. Prayer. Let US seek strength to depart from evil and do good. The School will stand and read together. Heavenly Father, whose Life is Love, whose Will is Right, not for ease we pray, ñor for any gifts from thy hand; but for strength to cease to do evil, to learn to do well. Give ua grace to keep clean in heart, and to watch and pray. Then thou wilt be always with us and our feet on holy ground. Amen. i ^ -é^ t* Then ca,n I praise thee with an Then I shall - filessed be un - feigned heart, walk in freedom, thou, O Lord; PP «: r^ ^ I ^ ■i— I ^- -&- %- ^ When I shall have When I ' O leamed. thy fol - low teach thou ■ ■*- :« ■tr right "' eous laws. thy com-mandments. me thy law. * I 49- t £ t-í- 5. Hymn— selected. 6. Five-minnte sermón, ofother cnstomary or special ezercise. 7. Hymn— selected. 8. Clasa LesBons. 9. Glose of SchooL , " Psalmody.— stockweil, p. 15. 1, Life is real, life is earnest ! And the grave is not its goal : Dust thou art to dust returnest, Was not spoken of the Soul. 2. Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end and way ; But to act, that each to-morrow * Find US further than to-dáy. . 208 SUNDAY SCHOOL SeRVICB. 3. Let US, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate ; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labor, and to wait. 10. Benediction : SupL It is our holy day : we nave taken sweet counsel together. School, Heart and voice give thanks unto the Lord, Supt Peace to young and oíd that enter here : School, Peace to every soul herein. SupL The Lord doth bless us and keep us; the Lord maketh his face to shine upon us. Áll ainging. í r/^- AU glo - ry f "O -0 -•. — '-i #- to God most high, the m high and ho - ly Fíi _ « — ^í—t — • — ^"t^ m^^^ ther. /7\ =tfe^: g As it Í8 now, t ^m ^T\ i^:^ 5 i iS^ Shall ev - er be ^ziztt U ^Ts i =t=ts «- i And was in the be - gin-ning. sa/ ^rTw^ Supt. The Lord liñeth the light of his countenance apon us and giveth US peace. 4.11 singing. tí l^pi A - men. 1^1^ SUNDAY SCHOOL SeRVICB. 209 X. JESÚS. 1. Is virtue far oflT? I wish to be virtuous, and lo ! it is at hand. Groodness runs swifber than the King's horsemen [Confucias.] The memorial of virtue is immortal : When it is present, men take example of it, And wheii it is gone, they desire it: It weareth a crown and triumpheth forever, Having gotten the victory, striving for undefiled reward, [Book of Wisdoxn.] I I 2. The School will stand and sing. hi itt:a-:: -^-|-l— ~ T H | | . ^ | ^ — 5 — ¿— ! . I '7 — —H-» *-T -J^ -^ ? P- -^—i ^ — K 1 t=± m o praise ye the Lord! Opraásehim, alL his hosts! Praise mM 5 1=^ í=^ 5^ t ' J him from the earth; be thank-i'ul un - to him, and t ^^te ^St^g^^ f 3 ^ I bless his as^És^ ñame. ■■^n^ í U 4:=d % 5 33 tó -«• -N-- -:l!ÍPl ts:i=|5: 55^2^ The earth is the Lord's, andthefuU-nessthere-of; The ig Fí^ts: -< — I — I- ?3 ■fi-r 210 SUNDAY SCHOOL SeRVIOB. k ■h- r ¥ * I ^3 -K— m world and they that dwell there - in. For we are his /?\ 1-0 i ^--^ &í peo - pie, the sheep of his fold. For he is our God, for Pt cs i. r f ~rg ~ . — r. — t ^^^Pi r 99* he Í8 our 6od. r? '-^ a í U ^m f 8. Rcsponses. The School eeated. Let US cali to minpl Jesús of Nazareth, And be glad in his goodness. He taught the law of Religión, To love the Lord our God with all our hearts and minds and strength. He taught the law of justice, To love our neighbors as ourselves. He taught the law of lov<}, To love our enemies, to bless them that curse us, to do good to them that hate us. That we may be children of the Father in Heaven, who maketh his sun ta rise on the evil and on the good, And sendeth rain on the just and on the unjustt Jesús was a high and holy seer: To US he is a teacher, a friend and a brother. His youth was unknown : then the world saw hitn but a little time, While he preached in the synagogues and by the wayside, and went about doing good. SUNDAY SCHOOL SbRVICB. 211 Many heard him gladly and foUowed hiiñ with shouts and wavirig palm-branches; But others hated him ; the priests and govemor condemned him. He was whipped, mocked, crowned with thorns. And put tó death upon the cross. But he was faithful to the end, and victorious over death, Bearing all things, hoping all things, Tejoicing in the truth. Thanks be to God for his holy saints : thanks be to him who giveth wisdoÉQ, Which in all ages entering into holy souls, maketh them friends of God and prophetsl Clorla. * ■«- t ■^- 1. Be thou exalted, O God, a - 2. All the ends of the world shall bove wor H — the ship heavens, thee, a ^: i :|; i And thy glory be And glorify tíny ^=$^ £¿^ ^ ^M o - ver all the ho - ly ñame for «9 earth! ever! a: í f X t ?=F i Jesús loved the beauty of the earth, saying, " Consider the lilies of the field how they grow." He was merciful and prayed for his enemies, saying, "Father, forgive them; they know not what they do." He loved children and the child-like heart, saying, "Suffer little children to come unto me and forbidthem not; for of such is the kingdom of heaven." He loved the outcast and the wicked, saying, " Neither do I condemn thee; go and sin no more." He loved the poor and humble, And was a friend to the despised. He was gentle and patient, But strong to resist evil. He taught that religión is not in words or forms, but in the thonght of the heart : His trust was in God and in the unseen things which are EtemaL 212 SUNDAY SCHOOL SeRVICB. Let US strive to learn of Jesús, Who was meek, lowly and brave. When we labor and are heavy-laden, when we are t2mpted, sinñil, sorrowfiíl, cold-hearted, The thought of him can make us strong, patient, cheerful and ^ kind. Thanks be to God for his holy saints: thanks be to him who giveth wisdom, Which in all ages entering into holy souls, maketh them friends of God and prophets ! C lorias (Music as before.) Be thou exalted, O God a- | bove the | heavens, And thy glory be | over | all the | Earth ! All the ends of the world shall | worship | thee, And glorify thy | holy ] ñame fpr- | everl 4. Prayer. Jesús said) Ask and ye shall receive, seek and ye shall fínd. The School will stand and read together. Father Eternal, Infinite, Almighty, yet loving to dwell in every puré and lowly soul, in times past thou hast spoken to our fathers by prophets and holy teachers who have hallowed thy ñame. We bless thee for their sacred words which teach us truth, and for their holy lives which give us strength. We thank thee for the good teacher Jesús. We are moved by his holy life and heavenly spirit. Help us to learn of him^how to pray and tolive unto thee. Amen. il í * '«- tf: 1. Glory be to God on high! 2. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship ) i^ • ^ xt ^_ thee, we \ ^^^" " ^^ ^'^®®» a .-J éo ^o i^: ?t=Í: 'jSL H^i ^; t «© 'J Peace on earth, í?ood will to We give thanks to thee for thy great men! glory! -^ t f t=t ■j9- tf==^ i: i The School seated. SUNDAY SCHOOL SeRVICE. 218 6. Hymn— selected. 6. Flve-minate Sermón— or other cnstomary or special ezercise. 7. Hymn — Belected. 8. The Class Lessons. 9. Glose ofSchool:— i Psalmody— Arlmgton. ^^3S t=t ■JZ t i ^ ^^^^ #-«- 1. The voice of oíd by Jor-dan's flood Yetflows up-on Che air; ^^^^te t t ÍEE •(a X -«- E^^ •#-i-#— ©- ^^=pf=±^ í t=f--- S: ■ss- i Pl We hear it in be - at - i - tude, In par-a- ble and prayer. -«- ^ M • g- .#_•- ?2: t i t :g: ^ f4?- p 4^ 2. Earnest of life forevermore, That life of duty here, — The^trust that in the darkest hoor, Looked forth and knew no fear I 3. Spirit of Jesús, still speed onl Speed on thy conquering way, Till every heart the Father own And all his will obey ! 10. Benediction. Supt. It is our holy day : we have taken sweet counsel together. School. Heart and voice give thanks unto the Lord. Supt, Peace to young and oíd that enter here: School. Peace to every soul herein. Supt, The Lord doth bless us and keep us; the Lord maketh his face to shine upon us. All singing. 214 SUNDAY SCHOOL SeRVICB. high and ho - ly Fa - I tí ^-f ther. ^ i¥- it is now. I g= ^^^ ^ ■«- Shall ev - er be Andwas in the be - gin-ning. -#-1 • ^ r# ^— r^x2: ^p¿. The Lord lifteth the light of his countenance upon us and giveth US peace. Aü singing. tí w^ A - men. % I XI. SAINTS, SAGES AND SEERS. 1. Let US cali to remembrance the great and good, Who in times past have wrought righteousness : The righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance ; Yea, blessed is the memory of the just. 2. The School will etand and eing. t=i 3 /T\ t i. Sh m '^ i t i — #- :&■ L!?: O 8Íng and praise the Lord, our strength, Our ref-uge and our The Lord hatn shown us his great might, His maj-es - ty and ^^m /TS t t f m I t ^ SüNDAY SCHOOL SeRVICB. 215 '^ I mer"- cy:' ^«¡««l'i^'^thpsalm.and joy-fulsonsr.Withsoimdof ^pa^^^P^ /TN Ja — —i 3=t /TS «*"•%? i £ ^ P ho - ly mu - 81C, I With songs of great re - joic - ing. t -«- e t d= f ^ 1^^ 8. Responses. The School seated. Come, let us reason together, Let US take sweet counsel together: We will hear the wise and good, the saints and seers of the world, Whose sacred words teach us truth and whose holy Uves give US strength. The good Zoroaster, in central Asia, called God Ahuramazda, The Living One who is Creator of All. He taught the people, and said : Give me, O God, these two desires, To see, and to question myself. Adore God by means of sincere actions, Let US be such as help the life of the fiíture. Him whom I exalt with my praise I now see with my eye, Knowing him to be God, the reality of the good mind, the good deed, the good WOrd. [Zoroaster.] The good Moses delivered the Israelites and taught them good com- mandments. He said: Ye shall be holy, For the Lord our God is holy. Thou shalt not kill, ñor bear false witness, ñor covet, ñor steal, ñor profane the ñame of God. Thou shalt not oppress any one, but love thy neighbor as'thyself. Thou shalt honor thy father and thy mother. Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head. [Moses.] 216 SUNDAY SCHOOL SeRVICB. The good Cpnfucius taught in China during many years of poverty, hunger and exile, teaching right-living. He said : To see what is right and not to do it Is the part of a cowardly mind. If one cannot improve himself, or serve men, How can he improve others, or serve Grod? He who requáres much from himself and little from others Will save himself from anger. Only he who has the most complete sincerity, Can transform and inspire others. Treat not others as you would not wish them to treat you. Love to speak of the good in others. Make happy those who are near. And those who are far will come. [Confucius.] Thanks he to God for his holy saints: thanks he to him who giveth wisdom, Which in all ages entering into holy souls maketh them friends of God and prophets. Cloria. P ft ¡^ * * 1. Be thou exalt'ed O God a - 2. AU the ends of the earth shall bove the wor - ship m m é ^ t heavens. thee. 2E P I s 3 I And thy ^lory be And glorify thy Rtí — * ■■^f=§- n o - ver ho - ly <s> J^ all ■s». the earth! ñame for - ever. ^2— t -©- t I f 1 i T — The good Buddha wandered and preached for forty years in India, with labor and in poverty, to help his fellow men. He taught thus : Overeóme anger with love, Evil with good. For wrath is not stilled by wrath át any time ; Anger ceases by love — this is an everlasting law. SUNDAY SCHOOL SeRVICE. 217 Not in the sky, ñor in the midst of the sea, ñor in the clefts of moun- tains is any place known Where a man may escape from his evil deed. For the evil-doer burns by his own deeds, Yea, as if burnt by fire. But there is no evil For one who does no evil. [Buddlilst.] The good Sócrates taught in the streets and market-places of Athens choosing to be poor that he might teach men, talking with young and oíd, showing them piety, self-control and justice. He said : To want as little as possible, . Is to make the nearest approach to God. Let any man be of good cheer about his soul who has ruled hisbody. And followed knowledge and goodness in this life. For if death be the journey to another place and there all the dead are, What good can be greater than this ? Be of good cheer about death and know this of a truth, That no evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death. [Sócrates.] The good Jesús taught in Palestine, bearing poverty, persecution, and death with patience, to show men a spiritual religión and a puré life. He said : Watch and pray, That ye enter not into temptation. Blessed are the puré in heart, For they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called the children of God. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, If ye have lo ve one tó another. God is Spirit, and they that worship him Must worship him in spirit and in truth. [Jesús.] Thanks be to God for his holy saints : thanks be to him who giveth wisdom, Which in all ages entering into holy souls, maketh them friends of God and prophets. 218 SuNDAY ScnooL Service. Cloriai (Masic as before.) Be thou exalted, O God, a- | bove the | beavens, And tby glory be | over | all the | earth ! AU the ends of the world shall | worship | thee, And glorify thy | holy | ñame for- - | ever ! 4. Prayer. Hear, O people : the Eternal Í8 our God ; the Etemal is One. r The School will stand and read together. Infinite Life, Power and Beauty ! Eternal Voice speaking in our souls ! thine is the wisdom of the saint and seer, thine the light shiuing on the eyes of holy prophets, and thine the lo ve that answer- eth and fiUeth every prayerful spirit. We bless thee for all the holy souls that reveal thee, for all unknown and lowly people whose daily lives are ofierings heroic, sweet and beautiful to thee, and for thy voice that speaketh within us. O may we heed thee, and be called in- to the liberty and joy of thy faithful children. Amen. t # 3¿; :i: i 1. Glory be to God on high! 2, We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship } i • n i. Üfil -C t=ft m i d: ■^■=^ t e '-&■ «9- Peace on earth, good will to men! We give thanks to thee for thy great glory! ^í -^^ tr t f- 1 The School seated. 6. Hymn— selected. 6. Five-minate Sermón, or other castomary or special ezercis«, 7. Hymn— selected. 8. Class Lessons, 0. Cióse of School. SUNDAY SCHOOL SeRVICE. 219 Psalmody— Noyes. ^^^^^^^^m 1. Life of A - ges, rich-ly poured, Love of God, unspent and free, gilt:^ ^-^fcit"* js. I P^ f: «=^-^ ^ g f-ff-^f IS^ ^-OOr- Flow - ing in the Prophet's word And the Peo-ple*s lib-er - ty! ■»- -•■19- # f ^^ J: «-- H= I 2. Never was to chosen race That unstinted tide (tonfined ; Thine is every time and place, Fountain sweet of heart and mind I 3. Life of Ages, richly poured, Love of God, unspent and free, Flow still in the Prophet's word And the People's liberty ! 10. Benediction. BwpL It is our holy day ; we.have taken sweet counsel together. School. Heart and voice give thanks unto the Lord. SupL Peace to young and oíd that enter here: School, Peace to every soul herein. SupU The Lord doth bless us and keep us; the Lord maketh his face to shine upon us. All singing. glo - ry to God most high, gg^ E f ^m 220 SüNDAY SCHOOL SeRVICE. í P^tó high and ho - ly Fa T, r- ■^v J-»- ^ 33 ■Gt- I f ther. As it is now. :g -t í m — I- ■«- 1=* m -Gr /7\ — H 3Í i Shall ev - er be I . VA/ And was in the be - gin - ning. -^—W t m I r t g Supt. The Lord liñeth the light of bis countenance upon us and ' giveth US peace. ÁU 8inging, i A - men. Hi^^a Zoroaster- Veiy little is known of thls veiy ancient rellgions teacher, and some acholara bave doubted or denied bis exlstence. His ñame was Spitama Zaratbusbtra, cbanged to Zoroaster by tbe Qreeks. He seems to bave lived in Central Asia as early as 1000B.a.orpossfblyasearly nMMose8(1300B.C.)orevenas Abrabam (1800 B. C): but tbe diflfórent dates asslgnedbimbytraditíondif¥i>rby as mucb as 5000 years. He is the propbet of the religión of tbe Farsees: tbe scriptures tbat rest on bis ñame and teacblnff are called tbe Zend-Avesta. He spoke of himself " as a messenger of God." In the oíd scriptures, prayers and la ws, he appears as a supernatural personage, surroundedwitbleg- ends, miracles and signs; butin tbe vury oldestof all the Farsee Scriptures, be appearasim- ply as a great and good man. Only very few Farsees are to be found in Fersia, in a miser- able condition, a sad remnant debased by constant-'persecution. But in India tbey are num- erous, wealtby,energetic, multiplyingand improving, andpusbing education among the girls as well as the boys, contrary to Oriental prejudice and to tbeir own previous custom. They are gathered mostiy in and near Bombay. Tbey are called Fire-Worsbippera ; but the Pire or Sun is looked on as tbe best symbol of deity. Tbey worahip bepore flre in tbeir temples, but tbey adore Qod uuder tbe ñame Aburamazda (Ormuzd) as taugbt by Zoroaster. Moses. The flrst unquestionably bistorical cbaracter of eminente In Hebrew hia- tory, and a oolossal figure. He fteed tbe Isralltes (The Exodus. about 1320 B. C), gave an imperisbable impulse to the developmentof tbeir national unity during their wanderings for 50 years over tbe desert in detached bands, founded their worship of one boly and aus* tere God (Yaweh) and connectedwitb tbeir religión a high code of moráis (Ten Cooi* mandments). Very litüe is known of bim, bis blrth. Hite and dealh being covered all ovet with miraculous legenda ; but enougb can be made out to show a great, stiong, grand Og^ ore in tbose far-away mists of time. SüNDAY SCHOOL SeRVICB. 221 ConfUolU9« Bom about 550 B. C. He was poor and compelled to work for his live- lihood. Began to teach at 22 years of age. He was made magistrate of a town and reformed its moráis even to the quality of the handwork : was made mlnister in 0x9 govermuent, bot was so strictly Just and upright that he was dri ven into exlle. For many yean* be was poor, hungry. slandered, and bis Ufe was attempted. At last, wben be was 70 years oíd and had but 5 years to live, be was recalled, and durlng tbose 5 years did most of bis writing. To tbe Cbinese he is the ideal of humanity, and his effect on tbeir. Ufe has been very great. AU the clties and even small to wns in China have a temple sacred to him. He spent the years of his ezilein wandering about, tiying toflndsome ruler wbo would listen to him and leam to make tbe peoplegood and happy. He had great reverence for oíd persons, and alsofor theancientsaintsof hiscountry: be said, " It may simply be said of me that I strive to become like tbem." He was respectful to tbe young also, saying, " We know not but their Aiture will be equal to our present." He was very gentle to the sick, the weak, thehelpless: if beangled, be would notuseanet ; ifhebunted, be would not shoot ata perchlng bird. He was continualiy warning people both to study and to thlnk, to be taHr and Just. to keep a calm mind, and to beware of narrowness and one-sidedness. He taught that everytbing sbould have just its own placic, and said, *^ Tne best countiy is that in which tbe Emperor is Emperor, the minister minister, tbe íather father, and the son son.** Hewascharitableandinclined to see the good &nd beautiful : a disciple said, **If the master sees one good in a man, he forgets a hundred faults." ** His answers to all policies ofhopelessnessor indi fibrencewere al ways noble, and bis acts fearless of evil tongues." He admitted no antagonism between heaven and earth ; he said, " If you are not able to serve men. how can you serve God." and '* Tbe secret of the whoie way of heaven and earth is that they are one and undivided." He is a noble, calm, lofty and in8|piring figure in that strange countxy and distaht time. Buddhsla CalledalsoOautama, Sakya-Munl,Siddartha: llved probably about 550 or 450 years B. C. ; but bis time is stated by difUerent tradltions with a difibrence of 2000 years. Very Uttle is known of him, and the tradition is crusted all over with miraculous stories. Borne persons have even denied bis ezistence. Said to have been a prlnce who was so afibcted by tbe ills of humanity that he deserted his ftink and flimlly to seek a remedy for human sorrow. At flrst his preaching fitiled ; he was charged with heresy and insanity, and driv- en flrom bis native countiy. But soon he triumphed ; for forty years he wandered alx>ut in a beggar's dress, preaching in northern India, drawing mnlticudes of all claases by his eloquence and saintly character ; died at about 80 years of age. He founded the religión cailed Buddhism ; very Uttle is known of its history during Its flrst 100 years ; tínally it nearly died out in India, so that very Uttle of it remains in its birth place, bat it spread over China, Japan, and many other regions and is now the religión of about one*third of the human race Oautama led a bigh and saintly Ufe of self-denlal, labor and poverty to help his fellow men. for pity of their sorrows and pains. Sócrates. Lived at Athens, 409 to 999 B. C. Weknowbut Uttle of the drcumstan- cesof his ufe of 70 years. W&s at first a statuary like his father ; servedas a soldier, and was once a member of the Athenian Senate. He is famous and beloved for his long career (80 years) of apostolic conversation, walking about all day in the átreets, market-piaces and publlc resorts talking with any one who would converse with him. His alm was to teach men to tbink, so that they might leam what virtue bkally was and then practice it. His power of rousing men to think was unparalleled. But he encountered much enmity and abuse, was finally brought to trial on charges of impiety and oí perverUng the minds of young persons, and condemned to death. His address to his Judges is one oí the world's tieasures,soloftyi8it. He told the Judges that even if they spared him, he sbould go aboutconversingjustasbefore, becauseitwashlsmiasion, andhe preílerred to obey Uod íather than men. He believed himself to be under constant divine guidance, and spoke of a voice continualiy attending him which he always obeyed ; this voice, he said, did not pointouttohlmthings todo, butalwayswarned him wben he was in dangerof doing anything wrong or unwise. He was very simple in habita, Just, températe, independent* oontented in poverty, strong in body, gbing barefoot summer and winter and wearing the same hoíuely clothing at all seasons. ** He made tbose who associated with him t>etter beíbre he let tbem go. * * * To Ood he simply prayed for good things, believing that God knows bést what tbings are good. « « • So írugal was he that perhaps no one could earn so Uttle by the labor of his bands as not to procure enough to satiaíy Sócrates" ' (Xenopbon). 222 SUNDAY SCHOOL SeRVICE. XII. FAITHFUL IN ALL THINGS. 1. Come, let us sing together! There is nothing that so clears a way for prayer, that so disperses duU- ness of heart, that so purifies the soul from poor and little passions, that so opens heaven or carnes the heart so near it, as these songs of praise. They kindle a holy flame, they turn the heart into an altar, prayer into worship. [WiUiam Law.] 2. The School will stand and sing. * 4—1-4 *=c 3 m í-2~ í r rr ■*«- -*=^ r P ^ Sing praise un - to the Lord with thanks-giv-ing; Sing ^ 11 Jjj^r r i i ;— •fc i=^ * ' f t=t •t t=t i P I P praise un - to the Lord with thanks-giv - ing: The Í3: t í::=t: HS-^ I í £ i: — s^g Lord upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth them that are bowed down ; P^-r- ^-'= £=:L- »::g-B =j-r^ rT-r-a ^P ^N /^ ~ — — / I Sing praise un -to the Lord with thanks-giv-ing. 1 ■t^ 1^^ M~i4 £ íl I -v^- i^^ r— t The School seated. SUNDAY SCHOOL SeRVICE. 223 8. Responses. Let US strive earnestly to be faithful in all things. He that is faithful in that which is least Is faithful also in much^ And he that is unjust in the least Is unjust also in much. [Jesas, Le. xn. If we are to Uve unto God at any time or in any place, We are to Uve unto him at all times and in all places: If we are to use anything as the gift of God, We are to use everything as his gift: If we are to do anything by strict rules of reason and piety, We are to do everything in the same manner. Because reason and wisdom and piety are as much the best things at all times and in all places, As they are the best things at any time or in any place. . [William Law.] Therefore, what matter if no one heed us or praise us, Ijet US work faithfuUy with hand and heart, Because we know the future ages need us, And we must help our time to take its stand. However things may seem, no evil thing is success And no good thing is faüure: FcMT God stands in all shadows And keeps watch above his own. Gloria. m '^m * 2t «: ^ ■f>^^- ""'^A] ^*'''^^'"fs"^ffi;iP'^^'>oly ñame. I¿ H^^ -«- =l: i ?- ^■- ^- -«— ^ «^ i^É He is One God ) mighty ) mer- ) Give praise ) and Father, Al- j and ) ciful ) to him > song and ho-ly psalm. with ) T«- ÉÉÉ ^ ■^ I T 224 SUNDAY SCHÓOL SeRVICE. Let US be truthful : He that speaketh the truth from his heart shall never be moved. [PS. XV.] Let US be courageous for the right : He that feeds men serveth few; He serves all who dares be true. Letusbejust: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. [Moses, Jesús, Baddha, Confncns, Zoroaster, Talmud, etc.] Let US return good for evil : Blessed is he who loveth God, and his friend in God, and his enemies for God. [Augustine.] Let US rule our own spirit, putting away anger and every unclean thing: Be stern to ourselves and gentle to others. [Confucius.] Let US be generous and unselfísh : Large rivers and rich persons are not created for themselves but to be oif service to others. [Hindú.] Let US be industrious, not slothful : My Father worketh hitherto, and I work. [Jesús.] Let US be simple, childlike, contented ; By contenting ourselves with obedience, we become divine. I [Emerson.] If we strive sincerely for these virtues, we are not left alone : All things work together for good to them that love God. Cloríai (Music as before.) O praíse the Lord all | ye his | people ; And all that is within us, | praise his | holy | ñame. He is Óne God and Father, Al- | mighty and | merciful; Give praise to him with | song and | holy | psalm. 4. Prayer. Ask, and it shall be given unto us: seek, and we shall find. In the Lord, the Eternal, iseverlasting strength. The School will stand and read together. Merciful Father and Almighty Friend, we can give nothing to theo who hast all things, ñor dost thou ask any offering. The greatest temple cannot be worthy of thee; tíut thou dost dwell in the puré and simple heart and dost love the hallowed mind. Help us to keep every evil purpose from our hearts, that we may lift up puré hands to thee, and wish nothing by which another may be harmed. Amen. SUNDAY SCHOOL SeRVICE. :g: 4--? The Lord is a Sun andshield: No good thing ) ^ z:^ ::«: i will he with- > them that walk nprighÜj. hold from ; P^ b: :^ P í jO- g=^q=g^ fS—^Q 1 ^- o ts^- ^ -ffl- -« — ©- 3^ 3:^1:1; • Og " Lord of hosts, Happy is the man who trupts in thee. ^g^ .(SO. ÉE :?=& £3¿J: :í=^-Í=Í I ■Í2-H2- ?=f i t 6. Hymn— selected. 6. Five minute Sermón— or other customary or special ezercises. 7. Hymn— selected. 8. Class Lessons. 9. Glose of School. t p f líTa ■^ 1=í ^ Psalmody—Noyeti ^3 ^±3- 1. Heav'nly Fa-ther, God of Love! Send thy blessing from above: Light and Ijfe ^ all im-part, Shinein ev - *ry eam-est heart. r y I T fe:#4 ^ ^4 ^ 2. Plant in us a humble mind, Patient pitiful and kind ; Meek and lowly let us be, Seeking gocdness^ seeking thee, 3. Let US in our spirits prove All the depths of lowly love ; Let US in our lives express All the hights of faithfulness. 226 SUNDAY SCHOOL SeRVICB. 10. Benediction. Supt. It is our holy day : we have taken sweet counsel together. SchooL Heart and voice give thanks unto the Lord. SupL Peace to young and oíd that enter here : SchooL Peace to every soul herein. Supt, The Lord doth bless us and keep us; the Lord maketh his face to shine upon us. ÁU singing. y ¡^ í "^^r í a I AU #- glo S-- J=tí u ry be to God most high, the t & t f U ^^m r/CV- m s Fa - Sh high and ho - ly Fa - r ther. As Vi/ it Í3 now, Vi/ iSut>^ The Lord lifteth the light of his countenance upon us and giveth US peace. All singing. SUNDAY SCHOOL SeRVICE. 227 XIIL THANKSGIVING AND PRAISK [Ps. xcvli.] 1. The Lord reigneth ; let the earth rejoice|: Let the multitudes of isles be glad ! The heavens declare his righteousness, And all the people see his glory. Light is sown for the righteous, And gladness for the upright in heart, Rejoice in the Lord, Give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. 8. The School will stand and sing rceponsively. When ye glorify the Lord, exalt him as much as ye can ; For even yet he will far exceed : And when ye exalt him, put forth all your strength and be not weary, For ye can never go far enough ; There are yet hid greater things than these be, For we have seen but a few of his works. [Ecclesiasticns xiüi.] I will praise thee, O God, And for - ev - er bless thy ñame! 4S- 4S. V- -p^ -g ^-0-^ — — *-i-#- -m-^-0 4- -N- Thy ñame I will praise for-ev-er, And bless thee ev'ry day ! i ^^ iilr ^d ■=P— N--K— I -F-p " X >— í í ■«- S &: The Lord r ^ is ver - y great And shall greatly be praised •y-T- t P^ K=¡;i>^: ::1S ^ -ÍK- All the angels shall praise thy acts And declare thy mighty deeds: 1 i^s SK^; 4S-- ^l tt :?s:: t íí í •#"•• -y — b*— í 228 SüNDAY SCHOOL SeRVICE. ^ £ fcfc I will talk of thy great glory, And of thy wond'rous works. f'-N- t isd: -f :?2=: í y [P8. CXlV.] Show forth the praise of the Lord with songs, And in praising him ye shall say after this manner : — All the works of the Lord are good, And he will give every needful thing in due season. So that a man cannot say, This is worse than that ; For in time they shall all be well approved. Therefore, praise ye the Lord with the whole heart and mouth, And bless the ñame of the Lord. [Ecclesiasticus xxxix.] ResponsOí (Maslc as before.) The Lord is good to all, Over all his works is love ; All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord, Thy servants shall bless thee. They tell thy glorious rule And they talk of thy might, To make known to the sons of men All thy majesty of power. Thy kingdom is everlastiug, Thy glory hath no end. [Ps. cxlv.] God giveth to the beast his food And to the young ravens which cry. He healeth the broken in heart And bindeth up their wounds. He telleth the number of the stars. And calleth them all by their ñames. Responso. (Music as before.) Thou holdest all that fall And dost raise up those bowed down. The eyes of all wait upon thee, Thou givest them their food. Thou openest thine hand, And dost satisfy all. For the Lord is nigh unto all That do cali oii him in truth : O, let all men bless his holy ñame, Now and forevermore I [Ps. cxlviL] [Pb. cxlv.] SüKDAY SCHOOL SeBVICE. 229 The School seated. 8. Responses. Praise be to God, And thanksgiving forever, To whom we owe all our blessings, Who crowneth us with loving-kindnessi^^d tender mercies. For all tbe fruits of the field, for the stores of the garden, for the flocks that wbiten the plain, the grass that feedeth the cattle and the grain that nourisheth men, Our souls give thee glad thanksgiving and solemn praise, O Lord! For the beauty and promise of the Spring, for the glory of the Sum- mer, for the rich stores of the Autumn and for Winter's snow and brightness, Our souls give thee glad thanksgiving and solemn praise, O Lord I For peace, prosperity and health, for wealth and happiness, lor the joys of love, the shelter of borne, the glad streams of knowledge, the holy light of religión, Our souls give thee glad thanksgiving and solemn praise, O Lord! Let our church and homes ring with anthems, While our mouths and hearts sing the mercies of the Lord ; Whose bounty never ends, whose goodness never fails, Whose loving-kindness is our habitation. Break into praise, my soul ! All nature join ! All creatures lift their voices togetherl While our years are measured by the sun, And while eternity shall run its course, ÍE*raise the Lord whose goodness is never-endingl Praise him with songs of thanksgiving I All singing. Hallelujah. — -í* — 4 — Lj¡ — q ^- ^m The Lord Al-might-y reign-eth: Hal - le - lu- jah! # — ^ -^ PL -«- -^ 280 SUNDAY SCHOOL SbRVICK. ~r~\} F ' ' The Lord, the Lord Al-might-y reign - eth: Hal-Ie- T^^-f=^ -»■ S t m t ^ ^^um-4i lu - jah, hal - le - lu - jah, hal-le-lu - jah, hal - le • lu • jah, (2 i-a « r— (B _^_ :^ ^^ 1 t #^^^^^ H=r^n^rrfl r ^ r hal - le - lu - jah, hal-le - lu - jah, hal-le - lu jah! i U fc?: i s g ^ P=t: i 4. Prayer. We will rejoice in the Lord and be glad. The Bchool will Btand and read together. Infinite and Holy One, we cannot fínd thee out by searching, ñor comprehend thee; butwe can bless thee, trust thee, gi ve thanksto thee. Whatever in us is true singa praises lo the Truth : Whatever in US is good sings praises to the Grood. O Almighty and All-Grood, we cry aloud to thee with thanksgiving and praise, and with great joy. Amen. m I i i gi g g '^ putmy trust: Thym«> J ^oretom lean number. Inthee, O } God, do I \ 5^ E ?£ w I •(a. SuHOAY ScHooL Service. 231 ^ ^ Eí i ¿ ¡si I g-g i u99l -©- ■Q & I I i t=t; f- T I 5. Hymn— selected. 6. Five-minate Sermón— or other castomary or epecial exercises. 7. Hymn— selected. 8. Class Lessone. 9. Cloee of School. Letmymouthbe^mied^jpraÍ8e:yea,-wtthJgl^.^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^ Psalmody— Nuremburg. te td: t 3 m f í=?5 ^ i 1. All ye nations praise the Lord; All yelandsyourvoic-esraise; I ^ :p=¡ ^ J . f *. * í: ¿^ ^ iSEl f-P £ 2:- í i 1 — I I — V - ^ ¿ -■ < ■ ^ S í=5=g Heay'n and earth,withloud a(>cord, Praise the Lord, for-ev - er praise. I s; t ^m jM-. l=f=t= ■¿^ £ no- i 2. For his truth and mercy stand, Past, and present, and to be, Like the years of his right hand Like his own eternity. 3. Praise him, ye who know his lo ve I Praise him, from the depths beneath I Praise him in the heights above! Praise your Maker all that breathe 232 SüNDAY SCHOOL SeRVICE. 10. Benediction. Supt It is our holy day : we have taken sweet counsel together. School, Heart and voice give thanks unto the Lord. Supt, Peace to young and oíd that enter here* School. Peace to every soul herein. SupL The Lord doth bless us and keep us; the Lord maketh his face to shine upon us. AUsinffing. y z5 m í r/TV- PrTfl E3 i i ^ ■fil" All glo - ry be to God most high, \£y the m. m i /T\ t S ■^ ± fe^= h M high and ho - ly Fa^ r^ "^^- ? m s ■«- ther. As VA/ it Í8 now, i t f^ E í tf ^^ tí: /TN E^ ■«.- £ i /7\ 2¿ I ^J Shall ev - er be p y^ Andwas in the be - gin-nmg. /Sut)¿. The Lord liñeth the light of his countenance upon us and giveth US peace. fe All singing. m'¿ A - men. I iff«^-6>- i i HYMNS. Ad€ígio. No. 1. THE DAYSPRING. (Merman. S 1, 2. Tnith is dawn - ing! And the gild - ed Broth-ers, on - wardl Trust- ful ev - er, ^ ^^=^ see the mom - ing hills are wam - ing lo ! our stand - ard, fear - ful nev - er, Km - dled That the Soar - ing Gird - ed :^ t=t=:í í 5t. "ir o - versea and land! day - springis at hand! in im-mor - tal youth! with themightof Truth! -.-F tr-tr-|^^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ) Far adownit flows and ) List- en to the accla- bright - ens; And the dis - tant mount-ain ma - tion, Na - tion cali - ing un - to I 't ±^ í i '^ í í I t m m light - ens, "With the day - spring near at hand. na - tion, That the day - spring is at hand. i t 233 284 rro. 2. OUR LITTLE CHURCH. RMJleaflisiB. Tr. ¿. Y. B. Síodenxw. Germán, 1. O see! How bright O see! And like j And when í How then 4. \ But see! { The last 2. 3. how fair, on it the gold a bride re-sounds the iones the sun soft ray how sweet, the red and glow with crown and thrills o'er-whelm doth sink of gold, how clear, our and gold the of eve up- of flowers it a - round the the heart it to rest, and the sky up- ^^liHi ^^ ^^ t. "i T T ifc=g: lit - tle churchit glows! west-em sunbeam throws. the window streams, on standeth in the beams. or - gan's sil - ver swell. scarce can know or tell. dark the val - ley grows; on the tow - er tnrows. How sweet, how still the Ah! see how it doth And mute we hear the How sweet, how still the m rT'TTT - U J. — ■'- U ' \J í> U -ti»-' 3tb ^^ r^^ T 1 ±:± i si - lence here ! No church gleam and glow, As doth ris - ing peal, Ñor tell si - lence nere ! No church is half so dear. the peach - tree blow! the things we feel. is half 80 dear. i Allegretto. No. S. RING THE BELLS. ± ■4- ^r- -^ -w- • -w- -^- -y , 1. Ring the bells! the golden hours Of the ho - ly day, 2. Ring the bells! the sultry noon Is notimefor toü; 3. Ring the bells! the twilight hour With its heavenly peace, 4. Ring the bells! the Sunday bells, On this ho - ly day; m ñ p rry ±± ífcíz V- fcr ■^ — ^~y — t^ RING THE BELLS— Concluded. I 236 mrmm With their pleasant cali to prayer, Gen - tly glide a - way, Cali from gar-den and from fíela, Him who tüls the soü. Calis the wayward sons of earth, From all strife to cease, Cali the wor-ship-ers to praise, Near and f ar a - way. O'er the towering granite steeps, O'r the wooded dells, Welcome to the ar - ti - san, Is the sound which tells, Sweetthe soothing mel - o - dy, In the si - lence swells, Headsarebowedandprayersascénd, All of wor-shtp tells. ^ N^^#t J^ -^ iay bSls. ^P^« w w w ^ w ¡^ .^ ^ ^ ^ w ^^ Let the tones the echoes wake, Ring' the Sunday That a res- pite he may know, Ring the noontide bells. While the stars aregleaming forth, Ring the ves-per bells. Bless-ingsto our Fa-ther's ñame! Ring the Sunday bells. ^^ i *=p; ÍÍ=U: Moderato. . No. 4. SUNSHINE. Oerman. _ ^ ^ ai «5 I-4I -m ^ 1. How we love to see thee, Gold-en evening sun! 2. Be it ours thus bright - ly Virtue'a course to run; 3. Thus we wish in child-hood, While we gaze on thee, ^ f X -N- t é ^ s How we love to see thee, When the day is done. Ours to sleep so sweet - ly, All our la - bors done. Wish our heavenly path-way, Like thine own may be. £ t m 236 No. 8. THANKSGIVING. J. y. B> Oerman. Allegretto, Solo. Bepeat in Chonu. _ t V-T M^T*-^LU= fl 1. Come ^ ye happy chil-dren, Join in sweetest sing-ing, 2. Around you healtn and plenty Glow with winning beau-ty , 3. So come with glad tñanksgiving, With your sweetest singing, vií^ ^ •N--H- X Iíhé: t-t Solo. t -^— N Choras. H »- -É—É- í 1 \ t -rr- í Blending our voic - es in beau - ti- ful song, Crownin^ withpleasure the boun - ti-ful day, Seek-ing to use all your blessings a-right. Blending our Crowning with Seek - ing to 1 2^ -N— ^ k v—v- ^=i- Solo. 1»» — 1-1-- — >t voic - es in beau - ti-ful song, Come all with glad thanksgiving, pleas-ure the boun-ti-ful day. And watchful love surrounds you, use all your blessings a-right. Be tender, kind and loving, I I ^ ÍP=Í^P: ! Bepeat in Chorus. -K-a 1-^ Solo. Grateful spirits bringing, For all the blessings your pathway that Teaching truth and du - ty.. Guiding your foo&teps, preparing the To some sad heart bringing Shares oí your blessings, a ray of your ^^ ir-H fct2=i=¿ ■^— # -H — •- i?'— y- ?=p: -H — *■ ÍA-W- ^ ChoruB. ^ f r ^ V * ^ throng, For all the blessings your pathway that throng way, Guid - ing your foot-steps, pre-par - ias the way. light, Shares of your blessings, a ray of yourlight. ^m -w — »- tt ?=?: V- No. 6. THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD 287 Modéralo. Germán. 1. Tho' faint yet pur-su - mg, we go 2. He rais - eth the fall - en, he cheer 3. And to his green pas - tures our foofc - 4. Tho' clouds may surround us, our God on our way; - eth the faint; steps he leads; is our light; ^^ K-»fc ^ • * • ' • ^ • 3 :?^5. g ^ I 5^-^ The Lord is our lead - er, his word is our stay; The weak and oppressed, he will hear their com-plaint, His flock in tne mead-ows fullkind - ly he feeds; Tho' storms rage a- round us, our God is our might; ^M^ ■A- ^ r? Tho' suff-'ring and sor - row and tri - al be near, The way naay be wea - ry and thorn - y the road, The lambs in his bo - som, he ten - der - ly bears; So, faint yet pur - su - ing, still on - ward we go, ^ ■^^ t d^ ^. X ?. 5t. é • é •* ^fei^3ffi4 3^ li¿-_V ' H f *«• * The Lord is our ref - uge, and whom can we fear. Buthow can we fal - ter? ourhelp is in God. And brings back the wanderers The Lord is our lead - er; se-cure from the snares. no fear caii we know. ^s 5 4- d^ m "¥-T" :íi^5t 238 No. 7. THE LORD'S PRAYlfiR. Modérate, m í ■j 1—4 t ■ñ — I \ Li \i i s^a; I t ^ a^ m 1. Our Fa-ther in heav-en, We hal-low thy ñame, May 2. For - p^ive our transgressions, And teach us to know The ■^ i ÍfF=t U J — I 1 1 — ' ■ 1 ^ g ^^j— L ¿ — I I ^ 3 X í i thy king hum-ble P «: dom ho - ly On earth be the same! O com-pas-don That par - dona each foe; Keep m £ m m4=^^=^ tir~i t U gvve to US dai - ly Our por-tion of bread, It US from temp - ta - tion, From weakness and sin, And m z í t ^ « m I — \- *^ T-^ is from thy boün - ty That all must be fed. thine be the glo - ry For - ev - er, A - men. m t i i í # t t t No. 8. CONSIDER THE LILIES. i t Andantino. (Merman. ^k. m P=f3r N I- ! o- ^ 1. Hark! the lil - ies whis - per Ten-der-ly and low, \ **In our grace and beau - ty, Seehowfair we prow." j 2. And if toil. or troub - le Be our lot be - low, \ Thin k up - on the lil - j es, See how fair they grow. y w CONSIDER T«E LILIES— Concluded. 289 Tí X v=t M i Hark ! the ro - ses speak - ing, Telling all a - broad Flowers offield andear - den — AU their voices meet; m Cft:! I i^ f^ ^r=x H »-^-P 3E i «: -á—* +--* f^ ^ Their sweet wondrous sto - ry And their Maket's prais - es, Of the love of God. To our souls re - peat. No. 9. FF.AR NOT I FEAR NOT ! Ti/Kodemto, Germán. ^S ísuSs: A. ísi^s: ^^p =ÍH r« fc=í ííp^ ■*— *■ rt» 1 . Yea, f ear not, fear not. little ones ; There is in heaven an Eye That 2. 'Tis He who prui des the sparrow's wing, And guarda her little brood ; Who 3. 'Tis He who clothes the field» with flowera, And pours the light abroad ; Tis 4. Ye are the chosen of His love, Hismost peculiar care; And 5 . Then fear not, fear not, little one s ; There is in heaven an Eye Th at S ^S t=. i I m looks with yeamingfondness down On all the paths ye try. hears the ravens when they cry , And gives them all their food. He who numbers all your nours, Your Father and your God. will he ffuide the fluttering dove, And not regard your prayer? looks with yeaming fondness down On all the paths ye try. ^ ft é — ú — é — ^- 240 No. lO. BRIGHT THINGS CAN NEVER DIE. Andante. Germán. fetaE t^EB X ^í=i i^^i i- I 1 f Ki-- 1- -^É + ■^- 1. ( Brightthingscan ner - er die, E'en tho' they fade . > i Beau - ty and min-strel - sy Deathless were made. V 2. i Kind words can ner - er die; Cheríshed and blest, | \ God knows how deep they lie, Stored in the breast. y 3. i Childhood can nev - er die; Wrecks oí' the past > ( Float o'er the mem - o - ry, Bright to the last. ) r> V^*-i i i £ ^ t m y i ;*" f— f— ^ ^ ^ w t 33: What tho' the sum - mer day, Pass - es at eve a-way, Like childhood's sim - plerhymes, Said o'er a thous - andtimeSy Ma - ny a hap - py tning, Shall to the spir - it cling, ^^ I n * i m t=^\=:t m ^ —I ^0 t=t ^ 3 ^e 5 Doth not the moon's soft ray, Sil - ver the nieht? They in all years and dimes, Strengthen and cneer. And on Time's heal-ing wing, Come ev - er - more. j ■ i g ; .tf ' i No. 11. HOLY AND BEAUTIFUL DAY. Afterthe Germán, J. Y. B. ' Germán. Moderato. WB¿jUi^^ Fg ^^ frí 1 . Lo ! the great sun in his glory, Bringeth his beams from the sea; \ Lighting with red thegreen hillside, Purple and golden to see. / 2. Sweetly with songs do we greet thee, Holy and beantiful day; \ Cheerfully, joyfully meet thee, Singing our youtii's happy lay. / ^ m m HOLY AND BEAUTIFUL DAY— Coneluded. 241 Solemn the atara have retreated, Vaniahed in maj esty bright ; Stay withu8,atay with our bright band, Where thereia aingingand joy, ^#^?^ ^^^ aui ^ i^m And in the glowing ho-ri - zon, Shineththe ángel of light. Let not too quickly the aweet honra Our happy meeting deatroy. No. 12. THE EYES OF ALL WAIT UPON THEE. J^oderato. . Danish. S u,¡ i\i'iH^^ ^^ 1, Who ahowed the tiny ant the way Lit-tle holea to bore, And apend the pleaaant aummer day Laying up her atore ? 2. Whotaughtthebuay bee tofly And lay hia feaat of hon-ey by To theaweeteatflowera, For the winter honra? g aff?t pF^ B aparrow builda her c The aparrow builda 1ier clevernest Of aofteat hay and moaa: 'Tia God who ahowa them all the way. And givea their little akill, I ■k P p--^- :; intí »-fei^F * '^ ■» J. I S^Si ^ Who told her how to weave it beat, Laying twiga acroaa ? And teachea children, if they pray, How to do hia will. rv3-r-r*^-r4 fi — ^ ^-r* • — • S ^m 242 No. 13. PURPOSE OF LIFE. Andantino, Dntch. i! 1. Father, our prayer we offer; Notease weaskof thee But 2. Not always in green pastures We ask our way^ to be, But 8. Not always by still waters We would in qui-et stay, But 4. Give strengthin hours of weaknessjn wandering be our Guide; In m *"-í — '* 3-L-p at ^ strength that we may ev - er steep and nigged pathwa^s m ^ m TdVe on cour-age-ous - ly. To tread re - joic - ing - ly. smite the liy - ing fountains From rocks a -long our way. tri - aly fail - ure, danger, O be thou at our side. t^f I* p P r 1 1 ^ g I * I !* — ^ f * }=W i Chorus» ¥¡ ^^ Vic - to - ri-ous and glo - ri-ous The faithful life shall ev-er be! R^ i M I ■-i«— #- 3 ato i ttí Vic - to - ri-ous and glo - ri-ous, Thy truth shall makeus free! 3 1=3É 3^ s m w f ^ndcirato. No. 14. FOR OUR LIFE. 1. For our life, so young and pleas-ing, Fa - ther, we 2. Let US, while a grate - ful íeel - ing Filis the breast, 3. Fa-ther, give us zeal for leam-ing: Light do we e ^^ —^ i FOR OUR LIFE— Concluded, 248 Sin&r to thee Waked from rest, Seekfrom thee: ^ Prais - es nev - er ceas - ing. Hum - bly now be kneel - ing. Make our minds dis - cem - ing. t I n m No. 18. ALWAYS SPEAK THE TRUTH. Alleffretto, ^ ^ ^ Russlan. e 15=1: ii ^i■^^^^ 1. Be the mat-ter what it may, Always speak the truth; 2. Falsehoodseldomstands alone, Always speak the truth; 3. When you'rewrong the follyown, Always speak the truth; ' ■ í^_^^^ N N I I ^^ ¿ I 1^=3 ¥44 l ^ ■ U -. t^ . m -h — fv ^5=^=í ^^^4m ^^^ Whether work or whether play, Always speak the truth One begets an-oth • er one, Always speak the truth H^e's a TÍctory to be won, Always speak the truth m tzí fel [IS-Í-Í- i Nev-er from this rule depart, Grave it deeply on your heart, Falsehoodall the soul degrades, 'Tis a sin m>m whicn proceeds He who speaks with lying tongue, Adds to wrong a greater wrong; I V u "^ ' » * t^ ^ ^ V — ]/•■ Writ-ten 'tis in virtues chart, Always speak the truth. Great-er sins and dark-er deeds, Always speak the truth. Then with courage true and strong, Always speak the truth. m í i í í \ i-,4^ ías? ^ 244 No. 16. MORNING AND EVENING. .Andamtino. Germán. 1. When moming with a ffold-en light A - doms our '2. When in the si - lent nush of ni^ht, Our la - bors 3. We will Our Father'a goodness sing In grate - fiíl t 4V 5 ir s ways, cióse, strain. (InsU) Let US with heart and Let US in ves- per And make the mom and voice u - nite In songs of praise. songs u-nite, Ere we re - pose, even-ing ring, With oür re - irain. (Inst.) No. 17. GOD IS NEAR THEE. Allegretto, Welsh. •^ I -#■-#■ -•••f-f ^ -0. .^ I 1 . J)ay is breaking,earth is waking^Darkness from the hills is gone; ) Palé with terror, ancient error Tremblesonhercrumblingthrone. Day is breaking,earth is waking; Fellow- worker, lend thine ear; Lis-ten to all nature speaking Words of love and words of cheer. til^!^ 4- » • r r Éte r ^-T-r n^ ^ GOD IS NEAR THEE— Concluded. 245 Up to labor, friend and neighbor ! Hoping, woi Iring with thy might ; Then to labor, friend and neighbor ! Hoping, working with thy might; iS W-^—^. íe M i W=íl: t t ■*-g- *=M í *f ÍBí^ ^gr^ :f-f ^^ •«d»- Heaven isnearthee, God doth hearthee, He will ev-er bless the right. Nev ; er fearthee, Godis near thee, He will ey-er bless the right. i -! — I- *: E :rrrf77M t No. 18. THE DEEP-TONED BELL IS CALLING US I illegretto, . Oennan. J^llegreít o, ^ Germán. 1. The deep-tonedbell is callingus! Children, hither come ! ) "Where're you wander, happy ones, Hither, hith-er come! ) 2. A-gainits joy-ful pealing sweet, Children, hither come! ) In- vites US in our school to meet, Hither, hith-er come! ) ■í«— # — ft- n B^ f m Lo ! now a sweet and deeper peal, Softly on the heart doth steal. And wbile its echoed mu- sic nngs, Ev'ry heart puré incensé brings. i^fe T f The deep-toned bell is call-ing us! Come, ñor long-er roam. The deep-toned bell is call-ing na ! Come, ñor long-er roam. 246 No. 19. LEAD US, HEAVENLY FATKE R. Rev. Brookv Hbrfobd. From "Sunny Side." Rev. C. W. WKXixn. di t S44=í¿:? rs ,-^:x^ ::S=^^ ^«^ 1. Leadus, heavenly Father, Lead us Shepherd kind; We are on-ly 2. Lead us, heavenly Father, In our opening way ; Lead us in the 3. Lead us, heavenly Father, As the way grows long, Be our strong sal- # * P ^' f > ." g Tdt:^ H^4 I U¡-^ . ¥Kii'iÍ7Ím *;t i^^ ^H^^ ^ m i chil-dren, Weak and young, and blind. AU the way before us, mom-ing Of our lit-tle day; While our heaxts are happy, va - tion, B& our joyous song. Gladdened by thy mereies, ^ t ^ i P=^H«= ^E ?2: fcfc ^F=^F=5^ tt 7^1 Thou alone dost know, O lead us, heavenly Father, Singing as we Whüe our souls are free, O may