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1 OD of the heaven and earth,
Thou Lord of all we see,
From this vast world of Thine
Praise goeth up to Thee.

2 From men of every clime,
Whose souls Thou hast set free,
From infancy and age,

Praise goeth up to Thee.

3 From this green earth of ours,
From this stupendous sea,
From these fair hills and vales,
Praise goeth up to Thee.

4 From every field and plain,
From every flower and tree,
From every stream and rill,
Praise goeth up to Thee.
5 From all that ere hath been,
From all that yet shall be,
Of Thy great handiworks,

Praise goeth up to Thee.

6 For Thy creating love
Our songs, O Lord, we raise;
For Thy redeeming love

We give Thee louder praise.
H. BONAR. 1880.

C.M.

1 ROM year to year in love we meet, From year to year in peace we part, [sweet The tongues of children uttering The bosom-joy of every heart. 2 But time rolls on; and year by year We change, grow up, or pass away! Not twice the same assembly here Have hailed the children's festal day.

3 This sole occasion then is ours, This day we ne'er again shall see; Lord God, awaken all our powers To spend it for eternity.

4 Our times, our lives, are in Thy hand, On Thee for all things we rely; Assured while in Thy grace we stand, To live is Christ and gain to die.

year to year to worship.-Zech. xiv. 16.

Send children teachers in our place, More humble, docile, faithful, true, More like Thy Son, from race to race.

3 May it be our happy portion,

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Day and night to sing unwearied, Hymns of praise to Him we love.

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us.-Ps. lxvii. 1.

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NOD bless our Sunday School, Increase our Sunday School, God bless our School. Send down Thy grace divine, May every child be Thine, And love all hearts entwine, God bless our School.

2 All our dear teachers bless,
And give them large success
In winning souls.
May they encouraged be,
And oft around them see
Their labours crowned by Thee,
God bless our School.

3 So may our School increase
In knowledge, love, and peace,
God bless our School.
And when death's arrows fly,
And useful teachers die,
Their places still supply,

God bless our School.

ALBERT MIDLANE. 1865.

May heaven's protecting hand
Still guard our shore;

May peace her powers extend,
Foe be transformed to friend,
And Britain's rights depend
On war no more.

2 Through every changing scene,
O Lord, preserve our Queen,
Long may she reign;
Her heart inspire and move
With wisdom from above:
And in a nation's love

Her throne maintain.

3 May just and righteous laws
Uphold the public cause,

And bless our isle;
Home of the brave and free,
The land of liberty,
We pray that still on thee

Kind heaven may smile.

4 Not in this land alone;
But be Thy mercies known
From shore to shore:
Lord, make the nations see
That men should brothers be,
And form one family

The wide world o'er.

W. E. HICKSON. 1855.

INVOCATION.

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of Me.-John xv. 26.

COME, Holy Ghost, in love,

us above

Thine own bright ray:
Divinely good Thou art;
Thy sacred gifts impart
To gladden each sad heart:
O come to-day.

2 Come, tenderest Friend and best, Our most delightful guest,

With soothing power:
Rest, which the weary know,
Shade, 'mid the noontide glow,
Peace, when deep griefs o'erflow,
Cheer us this hour.

3 Come, Light serene and still,
Our inmost bosoms fill:

Dwell in each breast;
We know no dawn but Thine;
Send forth Thy beams divine,
On our dark souls to shine,

And make us blest.

4 Come, all the faithful bless :
Let all who Christ confess
His praise employ;
Give virtue's rich reward;
Victorious death accord,
And with our glorious Lord,
Eternal joy.

997.

KING ROBERT II. OF FRANCE.
TR. BY RAY PALMER. 1858.

We have much to ask of Thee, May we earnest pleaders be.

Lord, we meet, a working band,
One in purpose, hand in hand;
Make us, as we tread life's way,
More like Jesus every day.

2 May we each, with loving heart,
Choose, and teach the better part;
Seek ourselves the heavenly prize
Training others for the skies.
In Thy fold may these be found,
Gathered from the world around:
Some have listened to Thy call,-
Saviour, Thou hast room for all.
3 Lord, the bread of life is cast
On the waters, wild and vast;
Thine "the seed in weakness sown,"
Wilt Thou not our labours own?
Teach us, O our Help and Stay,
We must work while lasts the day;
Toiling on in faith and love,
Looking for the rest above.

LORD, from whom all blessings

flow,

Perfecting the Church below,
Steadfast may we cleave to Thee;
Love the mystic union be.
Join our faithful spirits, join
Each to each, and all to Thine;
Lead us through the paths of peace,
On to perfect holiness.

2 Move, and actuate, and guide;
Divers gifts to each divide:
Placed according to Thy will,
Let us all our work fulfil;
Never from our office move;
Needful to each other prove;
Use the grace on each bestowed,
Tempered by the art of God.

T Thy feet, our God and Father,

A who hast blest us all our days, We with grateful hearts would gather,

To begin this day with praise ;Praise for light so brightly shining On our steps from heaven above; Praise for mercies daily twining

Round us golden cords of love. 2 Jesus, for Thy love most tender On the cross for sinners shown, We would praise Thee, and surrender

All our hearts to be Thine own. With so blest a Friend provided, We upon our way would go, Sure of being safely guided,

Guarded well from every foe. 3 Every day will be the brighter, When Thy gracious face we see; Every burden will be lighter When we know it comes from Thee. [us, Spread Thy love's broad banner o'er Give us strength to serve and wait,

Till Thy glory breaks before us
Through the city's open gate.
J. D. BURNS. 1857.

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Thy blessed work we share, Thy little flock we feed ; [bear Yet didst Thou not our wanderings Our hopes were dark indeed. Thy Spirit is our guide

In duty's holy track,

Else our uncertain feet would slide, Or shrink in weakness back.

Thy word our polar star

'Mid life's uncertain sea;

We hail its brightness from afar, And onward press to Thee.

Thy praise awakes our song, And larger gifts we claim, While youthful thousands round us throng,

And own Thy sacred name.

Thy promise we would prove For thousands yet who roam; Save all the children whom we love, And bring them safely home.

4 O Lord of Glory! be my Peace, When I am tossed and torn by sin; The rainbow round Thy throne display,

That I may heaven on earth begin. 5 O Lord of Glory! be my Life When all within is cold and dead: And when I thirst and faint for Thee, May I to living streams be led.

6 O Lord of Glory! be my Prize,

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reward;

And when I glory, may it be
To glory only in the Lord.

T. VINCENT TYMMS. 1882.

shall reign in Zion.-Isa. xxiv. 23.

EIGN in my heart, great God,
Its throne I leave to Thee;
Oh, let Thy blessed law of love
Still govern me.

2 Expel each rebel thought
Which loveth not Thy will,
And bring me lower in the dust,
Till self is still.

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4 Oh teach me, Lord, that I may teach The precious things Thou dost impart; And wing my words that they may The hidden depths of many a heart.

5 Oh give Thine own sweet rest to me, That I may speak with soothing power

A word in season, as from Thee,
To weary ones, in needful hour.

6 Oh fill me with Thy fulness, Lord,
Until my very heart o'erflow
In kindling thought and glowing
word,

Thy love to tell, Thy praise to show.

7 Oh use me, Lord, use even me, Just as Thou wilt, and when, and where,

Until Thy blessed face I see,
Thy rest, Thy joy, Thy glory share.
F. R. HAVERGAL. 1879.

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Assert Thy sovereign right To plan my daily task; Then help me, Lord, to do it well, "Tis all I ask.

Before Thy gracious throne, Morning and noon and night, May Thy true worship ever be My best delight.

In times of greatest weal,
When plenty crowns my needs,
Help me to bring the tithe to Thee
In holy deeds.

To live for Thee alone,
Be this my constant aim;
Then all I do, and all I say,

Shall own Thy name.

Reign in my heart on earth,
Then in Eternity,

Oh grant that I may still be ruled
And loved by Thee.