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Rev. iv. 8.

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Holy Saviour, bend Thine ear
Holy Spirit, come Thou nigh;
Father, Saviour, Spirit, hear!

OLY Father, hear my cry;

Father, save me from my sin;
Saviour, I Thy mercy crave;
Gracious Spirit, make me clean
Father, Son, and Spirit, save!

3 Father, let me taste Thy love;
Saviour, fill my soul with peace;
Spirit come, my heart to move;
Father, Son, and Spirit, bless.

1 Father, Son, and Spirit, Thou,
One Jehovah, shed abroad
All Thy grace within me now,
Be my Father and my God.

H. BONAR. 1857.

Out of the mouths of babes Thou hast perfected praise.-Matt. xxi. 16. YLORY to the Father give,

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God in whom we move and live; Children's prayers He deigns to hear, Children's songs delight His car.

Glory to the Son we bring,

Christ our Prophet, Priest, and King:
Children, raise your sweetest strain
To the Lamb, for He was slain.

Glory to the Holy Ghost;
Be this day a Pentecost;
Children's minds may He inspire,
Touch their tongues with holy fire.

Glory in the highest be
To the blessed Trinity,
For the Gospel from above,
For the word that God is love.

JAMES MONTGOMERY. 1836.

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The Lord; who is, and who was, and who is to come.-Rev. i. 8.

EVER blessed Trinity,

Source of life and purity,
Hear us, while we lift to Thee
Holy chant and psalm.

2 With the beams of morning shine,
Lift on us Thy light Divine,
And let charity benign,

Breathe on us her balm.

3 When around us falls the even,
Let it close on sin forgiven;
Fold us in the peace of heaven,
Shed a holy calm.

4 Ever blessed Trinity,

Dimly here we worship Thee;
With the saints hereafter we
Hope to bear the palm.

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G. RORISON. 1850.

Blessed be His glorious name for

ever. Ps. lxxii. 19

O the name of God on high,

God of might and majesty, God of heaven and earth and sea, Blessing, praise, and glory be.

2 To the name of Christ the Lord, Son of God, incarnate Word,

Christ, by whom all things were made, Be all honour ever paid.

3 To the Holy Spirit be

Equal praise eternally,
With the Father and the Son,
One in name, in glory one.

4 This the song of ages past,
Song that shall for ever last;
Let the ages yet to be
Join the cheerful melody.

5 Glorious is our God the Lord!
Praises, then, with one accord
To His holy name be given,
By the sons of earth and heaven.
H. BONAR. 1860.

3 Thy word is like the starry host!
A thousand rays of light
Are seen to guide the traveller,
And make his pathway bright.

4 Thy word is like a glorious choir,
And loud its anthems ring;

Though many tongues and parts unite,
It is one song they sing.

5 Thy word is like an armoury,
Where soldiers may repair,
And find for life's long battle-day
All needful weapons there.

6 Oh, may I love Thy precious word!
May I explore its mine!

May I its fragrant flowers glean!
May light upon me shine!

7 Oh, may I find my armour there!
Thy word my trusty sword,
I'll learn to fight with every foe
The battle of the Lord.

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EDWIN HODDER. 1863.

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By night in a pillar of fire to give them light.-Ex. xiii. 21.

THEN Israel through the desert A fiery pillar went before, [passed, To guide them through the dreary waste, And lessen the fatigues they bore.

2 Such is Thy glorious word, O Lord,
"Tis for our light and guidance given;
It sheds a lustre all abroad,

And points the path to bliss and heaven.

3 It fills the soul with sweet delight,
And quickens its inactive powers;
It sets our wandering footsteps right,
Displays Thy love and kindles ours.

4 Its promises rejoice our hearts,
Its doctrines are divinely true;
Knowledge and pleasure it imparts,
It comforts and instructs us too.
B. BEDDOME. 1818.

3 'Tis like the sun, a heavenly light,
That guides us all the day;

And, through the dangers of the night,
A lamp to lead our way.

4 The starry heavens Thy rule obey,
The earth maintains her place;
And these Thy servants, night and day,
Thy skill and power express.

5 But still Thy law and gospel, Lord,
Have lessons more divine;

Not earth stands firmer than Thy word, Nor stars so nobly shine.

6 Thy word is everlasting truth;
How pure is every page!

That holy book shall guide our youth,
And well support our age.

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ISAAC WATTS. 1719.

The law of the Lord is perfect.
Ps. xix. 7.

NREAT God, with wonder and with
On all Thy works I look; [praise
But still Thy wisdom, power, and grace
Shine brightest in Thy book.

Here are my choicest treasures hid,
Here my best comfort lies,

Here my desires are satisfied,

And hence my hopes arise.

3 Lord, make me understand Thy law;
Show what my faults have been;
And from Thy gospel let me draw
Pardon for all my sin.

4 Here would I learn how Christ has died
To save my soul from hell;
Not all the books on earth beside
Such heavenly wonders tell.

5 Then let me love the Bible more,
And take a fresh delight
By day to read these wonders o'er,
And meditate by night.

ISAAC WATTS. 1715.

Wherewithal shall a young man

cleanse his way -Ps. cxix. 9.

THE praises of my tongue

I offer to my Lord,

That I was taught, and learned so young

To read His holy word.

Dear Lord, this book of Thine

Informs me where to go

For grace to pardon all my sin,
And make me holy too.

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We won't give up the Bible,
For pleasure or for pain;

We'll buy the truth, and sell it not
For all that we might gain,
Though man should try to take our prize
By guile, or cruel might,

We'd suffer all that man could do,

And God defend the right.
We won't give up the Bible,
But spread it far and wide,
Until its saving voice be heard'
Beyond the rolling tide;

Till all shall know its gracious power,
And with one voice and heart
Resolve that from God's sacred word
We'll never, never part.

W. M. WHITTIMORE. 1841.

And say He was my Friend,

How happy should I be !

O how would I attend!

The smallest sin I then should fear, If God Almighty were so near.

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And does He never speak? Oh yes; for in His word He bids me come and seek The God that Samuel heard. In almost every page I see The God of Samuel calls to me.

And I beneath His care May safely rest my head; I know that God is there, To guard my humble bed, And every sin I well may fear, Since God Almighty is so near.

Like Samuel let me say,
Whene'er I read Thy word,
"Speak, Lord I would obey
The voice that I have heard."

And when I in Thy house appear,
"Speak, for Thy servant waits to hear."
ANN TAYLOR. 1812.

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The Temple of the Lord, where the
ark of God was.-1 Sam. iii. 3.

USHED was the evening hymn,
The Temple courts were dark;

The lamp was burning dim

Before the sacred ark;

When suddenly a voice divine

Rang through the silence of the shrine.

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The old man meek and mild,

The priest of Israel, slept;

His watch the Temple child,

The little Levite kept;

And what from Eli's sense was sealed, The Lord to Hannah's son revealed.

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Oh, give me Samuel's ear,
The open ear, O Lord,
Alive and quick to hear
Each whisper of Thy word:
Like him to answer at Thy call,
And to obey Thee first of all.

Oh, give me Samuel's heart,
A lowly heart, that waits
When in Thy house Thou art,
Or watches at Thy gates,

By day and night, a heart that still
Moves at the breathing of Thy will.

Oh, give me Samuel's mind;
A sweet unmurmuring faith,
Obedient and resigned

To Thee in life and death:

That I may read with childlike eyes Truths that are hidden from the wise.

3 Is there diadem as monarch,

That His brow adorns? "Yea, a crown in very surety, But of thorns!

4 If I find Him, if I follow,

What His guerdon here? "Many a sorrow, many a labour, Many a tear."

5 If I still hold closely to Him, What hath He at last?

"Sorrow vanquished, labour ended, Jordan passed!"

6 If I ask Him to receive me, Will He say me nay?

"Not till earth, and not till heaven Pass away."

2 The Master has come with blessings for thee,

Arise, and His message receive; [free, Thy ransom is purchased, thy pardon is If thou wilt repent and believe.

3 The Master is come, and calleth thee now; This moment what joy may be thine! How tender the smile that illumines His A pledge of His favour divine. [brow,

4 He waits for thee still, then haste with delight,

Oh, fly to the arms of His love; [light, Press on to that beautiful mansion of Prepared in His kingdom above.

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Behold I stand at the door and knock.-Rev. iii. 20.

TARK! a thrilling voice is sounding: "Christ is nigh!" it seems to say: "Cast away the dreams of darkness, O ye children of the day!"

2 Startled at the solemn warning,
Let the earth-bound soul arise;
All the powers of darkness vanish;
Christ, our Day-Star, mounts the skies.

3 Lo! the Lamb so long expected
Comes with pardon down from heaven;
Let us haste with tears of sorrow,
One and all, to be forgiven.

4 So when next He shines in glory,
Wrapping all the earth in fear,
Not for chastening, but salvation,
Unto us shall He appear.

5 Honour, glory, might, dominion,
To the Father and the Son,
With the Everlasting Spirit,
While eternal ages run.

E. CASWELL. 1849.

To-day if ye will hear His voice. Heb. iv. 7.

TO-DAY

the Saviour calls, Ye wanderers, come; Oh, ye benighted souls! Why longer roam?

2 To-day the Saviour calls;
Oh, listen now!

Now in this solemn hour
To Jesus bow.

3 To-day the Saviour calls:
For refuge fly;

The storm of justice falls,
And death is nigh.

4 The Spirit calls to-day:
Yield to His power;
Oh, grieve Him not away!
"Tis mercy's hour.

THOMAS HASTINGS. 1850.