698. P. M. H. WARE, JR. The Progress of Freedom. 1 OPPRESSION shall not always reign; When freedom, burst from every chain, 2 What voice shall bid the progress stay, What arm arrest the growing day, Or quench the solar star? What reckless soul, though stout and strong, Shall dare bring back the ancient wrong, Oppression's guilty night prolong, And freedom's morning bar? 3 The hour of triumph comes apace, 699. 8 & 7s. M. Christian Charity. WATERSTON. 1 LORD of all, we bow before thee, 2 May we, all these joys possessing, Those are round us bowed in anguish, 3 By the Truth that Jesus taught us, 530 700. 7s. M. 61. ANONYMOUS. Active Benevolence. 1 IN the morning sow thy seed, 2 Sow it 'mid the crowded street- 3 Sow it 'mid the haunts of vice- Burst, as in the northern clime Spring, with all its verdant race, Starts from Winter's cold embrace. 4 Sow it with unsparing hand; 'Tis the kingdom's precious seed, 'Tis the Master's great command, And his grace shall crown the deed; He hath said, the precious grain Never shall be sown in vain. 701. 6 & 4s. M. WATERSTON. For a Religious Festival. 1 Oн, God of Light and Love, And bliss impart; 2 And as the opening Spring So may thy truth be heard, 3 God bless the Christian band Where western rivers blend, 4 And o'er the ocean wide, Touch them with holy flame, 5 Great God, with heavenly power, Make us as one; May we united be, Keep us from error free, True to thy Word and Thee,- FROTHINGHAM. 702. C. M. Christ and the Church. 1 O LORD of life, and truth, and grace, Ere nature was begun! Make welcome to our erring race 2 We hail the church, built high o'er all 3 Thy Christ hath reached his heavenly seat, Through sorrows and through scars; The golden lamps are at his feet, And in his hand the stars.* 4 O, may he walk among us here, A brightness o'er this lower sphere, 703. C. M. Dedication Hymn. BRYANT. 10 THOU, whose own vast temple stands, Accept the walls that human hands 2 Lord, from thine inmost glory send, The peace that dwelleth, without end, * Rev. ii. 1. |