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6.6.4.6.6.6.4.

Thy kingdom come.-Matt. vi. 10.
ATHER of heaven, bless
Missions with great success,

The work is Thine!

Soon may the Gospel sound
Through all the world around,
Till earth's remotest bound
To Thee resign!

2 From Greenland's frozen land
To Afric's burning strand,

Make Jesus known!
Till on Him all shall call,
Till every idol fall,

Till He be loved by all,
And served alone.

3 O'er every hill and plain
Washed by the western main
Echo the call!

Till gods of wood and stone
Shall all be overthrown,
And Jesus reign alone,

Supreme o'er all!

4 Then spread the Gospel's light Till nations all unite

Beneath His sway!

And let us, as we sing
Praise to our Saviour-King,

Our grateful offerings bring,

To speed the day!

DEAN ALFORD. 1867.

Accept these hands to labour,
These hearts to trust and love,
And deign with them to hasten
Thy kingdom from above.

2 As labourers in Thy vineyard,
Send us out, Christ, to be
Content to bear the burden,
Of weary days for Thee;
We ask no other wages,
When Thou shalt call us home,
But to have shared the travail
And see Thy kingdom come.

3 Come down, Thou Holy Spirit,
And fill our souls with light!
Clothe us in spotless raiment,
In linen clean and white;
Within Thy sacred temple
Be with us, where we stand,
And sanctify Thy people

Throughout this happy land.

4 Be with us, God the Father!
Be with us, God the Son!
And God, the Holy Spirit!
O blessed Three in One!
Make us a royal priesthood,
Thee rightly to adore,
And fill us with Thy fulness,
Now, and for evermore.

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J. S. B. MONSELL. 1866.

8.7.

And as ye go, preach.-Matt. x. 7. HARK, the voice of Jesus crying,

Who will go and work to-day? Fields are white, and harvests waiting, Who will bear the sheaves away? Loud and strong the Master calleth, Rich reward He offers thee;

Who will answer, gladly saying,

"Here am I, send me, send me"?

2 If you cannot cross the ocean, And the heathen lands explore, You can find the heathen nearer,

You can help them at your door; If you cannot give your thousands, You can give the widow's mite! And the least you give for Jesus Will be precious in His sight. 3 If you cannot speak like angels, If you cannot preach like Paul, You can tell the love of Jesus, You can say He died for all, If you cannot rouse the wicked, With the judgment's dread alarms, You can lead the little children

To the Saviour's waiting arms. 4 Let none hear you idly saying,

"There is nothing I can do," While the souls of men are dying, And the Master calls for you. Take the task He gives you, gladly, Let His work your pleasure be; Answer quickly when He calleth,,,. "Here am I, send me, send me.'

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7.6.

J. A. TODD.

The forces of the Gentiles chall come unto thee.-Isa. lx. 5. ROM Greenland's icy mountains,

FROM India's coral strand,

Where Afric's sunny fountains

Roll down their golden sand; From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver

Their land from errer's chain.

2 What though the spicy breezes
Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle;
Though every prospect pleases,
And only man is vile;
In vain, with lavish kindness,
The gifts of God are strown;
The heathen in his blindness

Bows down to wood and stone.
3 Can we, whose souls are lighted
With wisdom from on high,-
Can we to men benighted
The lamp of life deny?
Salvation! O salvation!

The joyful sound proclaim,

Till each remotest nation

Has learnt Messiah's name.

4 Waft, waft, ye winds, His story, And you, ye waters, roll,

Till, like a sea of glory,

It spreads from pole to pole;
Till o'er our ransomed nature
The Lamb for sinners slain,
Redeemer, King, Creator,
In bliss returns to reign.

REGINALD HEBER. 1819.

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6.5.

There came wise men from the east.
Matt. ii. 1.

FROM the eastern mountains
Pressing on they come,
Wise men in their wisdom,
To His humble home:
Stirred by deep devotion,
Hasting from afar,
Ever journeying onward
Guided by a Star.

2 There their Lord and Saviour
Meek and lowly lay,

Wondrous Light that led them
Onward on their way.
Ever now to lighten
Nations from afar,
As they journey homeward,
By that guiding Star.

3 Thou who in a manger
Once hast lowly lain,
Who dost now in glory
O'er all kingdoms reign,
Gather in the heathen,
Who in lands afar

Ne'er have seen the brightness
Of Thy guiding Star.

4 Gather in the outcast,
All who go astray,

Throw Thy radiance o'er them,
Guide them on their way.

Those who never knew Thee,'
Those who wander far,
Guide them by Thy brightness
Of Thy guiding star.

5 Onward through the darkness
Of the lonely night,
Shining still before them
With Thy kindly light,
Guide them, Jew and Gentile
Homeward from afar,
Young and old together,
By Thy guiding Star;

6 Until every nation,

Whether bond or free,
'Neath Thy starlit banner,
Jesus, follows Thee
O'er the distant mountains
To that heavenly home,
Where no sin nor sorrow
Evermore shall come.

He comes to break oppression,
To set the captive free;
To take away transgression,
And rule in equity.

2 He shall come down like showers
Upon the fruitful earth:
Love, joy, and hope, like flowers,
Spring in His path to birth:
Before Him, on the mountains,
Shall peace, the herald, go;
And righteousness, in fountains,
From hill to valley flow.

3 Arabia's desert ranger

To Him shall bow the knee,
The Ethiopian stranger
His glory come to see;
With offerings of devotion

Ships from the isles shall meet,
To pour the wealth of ocean
In tribute at His feet.

4 Kings shall fall down before Him,
And gold and incense bring;
All nations shall adore Him,
His praise all people sing;
For He shall have dominion
O'er river, sea, and shore,
Far as the eagle's pinion

Or dove's light wing can soar.

5 To Him shall prayer unceasing
And daily vows ascend;
His kingdom still increasing,
A kingdom without end.

The mountain dew shall nourish

A seed in weakness sown,

Whose fruit shall spread and flourish,

And shake like Lebanon.

6 O'er every foe victorious,

He on His throne shall rest;
From age to age more glorious,
All blessing and all blest.
The tide of time shall never

His covenant remove;

His name shall stand for ever-
His great, best name of Love.
JAMES MONTGOMERY. 1822.

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6.6.4.6.6.6.4.

Let there be light.-Gen. i. 8.

1 THOU, whose almighty word
Chaos and darkness heard,
And took their flight;
Hear us, we humbly pray,
And where the Gospel's day
Sheds not its glorious ray
Let there be light.

2 Thou, who didst come to bring
On Thy redeeming wing
Healing and sight,

Health to the sick in mind,
Sight to the inly blind,
Oh, now to all mankind
Let there be light!

3 Spirit of truth and love,
Life-giving, Holy Dove,

Speed forth Thy flight; Move on the water's face, Bearing the lamp of grace, And in earth's darkest place Let there be light!

4 Holy and blessed Three, Glorious Trinity!

Wisdom! Love! Might! Boundless as ocean's tide, Rolling in fullest pride,

Through the earth far and wide,

Let there be light!

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MORNING.

6.5.

With my song will I praise Him.
Ps. xxviii. 7.

JESUS, blessed Saviour,
Help us now to raise
Songs of glad thanksgiving,
Songs of holy praise.
O, how kind and gracious
Thou hast always been!

O, how many blessings
Every day has seen!
Jesus, blessed Saviour,
Now our praises hear,
For Thy grace and favour
Crowning all the year.

2 Jesus, holy Saviour,
Only Thou canst tell
How we often stumbled,
How we often fell.

All our sins (so many!),
Saviour, Thou dost know:
In Thy blood most precious,
Wash us white as snow.
Jesus, blessed Saviour,
Keep us in Thy fear,
Let Thy grace and favour
Pardon all the year.

3 Jesus, loving Saviour,
Only Thou dost know
All that may befall us,
As we onward go;
So we humbly pray Thee,
Take us by the hand,
Lead us ever upward
To the better land.
Jesus, blessed Saviour,
Keep us ever near,
Let Thy grace and favour
Shield us all the year.

Before the fight begins,

We seek, O Lord, Thy sheltering shield, To guard us from our sins.

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C. H. SPURGEON. 1866.

L.M.

The Lord's mercies.

morning.-Sam. iii. 23.

.new every

TIMELY happy, timely wise,

Hearts that with rising morn arise! Eyes that the beam celestial view,

Which evermore makes all things new!

2 New every morning is the love Our wakening and uprising prove; Through sleep and darkness safely brought,

Restored to life and power and thought.

3 New mercies, each returning day,
Hover around us while we pray;
New perils past, new sins forgiven;
New thoughts of God, new hopes of
heaven.

4 The trivial round, the common task,
Would furnish all we ought to ask;
Room to deny ourselves; a road
To bring us daily nearer God.

5 Only, O Lord, in Thy dear love
Fit us for perfect rest above;
And help us, this and every day,
To live more nearly as we pray.

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8.8.8.4.

J. KEBLE. 1822.

The hour of prayer.-Acts iii. 1.

MY Y God, is any hour so sweet,

From blush of morn to evening star,
As that which calls me to Thy feet-
The hour of prayer?

2 For then a day-spring shines on me,
Brighter than morn's ethereal glow;
And richer dews descend from Thee
Than earth can know.

3 Then is my strength by Thee renewed;
Then are my sins by Thee forgiven;
Then dost Thou cheer my solitude
With hope of heaven.

4 No words can tell what sweet relief :
There for my every want I find,
What strength for warfare, balm for
What peace of mind!' [grief-

day is over,

1 N°Wight is drawing nigh,

Shadows of the evening
Steal across the sky.

2 Jesus, grant the weary

Calm and sweet repose;
With Thy tenderest blessing
May our eyelids close.

3 Grant to little children
Visions bright of Thee:
Guard the sailors tossing
On the angry sea.

4 Comfort every sufferer
Watching late in pain;
Those who plan some evil
From their sins restrain.

5 Through the long night-watches
May Thine angels spread
Their white wings above me,
Standing round my bed.

6 When the morning wakens,
Then may I arise,

Pure and fresh and sinless
In Thy holy eyes.

7 Glory to the Father,
Glory to the Son,

And to the blest Spirit,
Whilst all ages run.

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S. BARING GOULD. 1865.

THE day was done; beside the sultry

shore

[sea;

The cooling shadows kissed the restless The words of wondrous wisdom now were o'er

That made thy waves so sacred, Galilee! 2 The thronging multitudes, from far and nigh, All day around the Master's bark had And as He taught, the hours sped swiftly by, [and rest. And many a weary heart found peace

S.M.

J. ELLERTON. 1867.

the day is far

Abide with us...
spent.-Luke xxiv. 29.

SAVIOUR, abide with us:
The day is now far gone;

We would obtain a blessing thus,
By coming to Thy throne.

We have not reached that land,
That happy land, as yet,

Where holy angels round Thee stand,
Where suns can never set.

Our sun is sinking now,

Our day is almost o'er;

O Sun of Righteousness, do Thou
Shine on us evermore.

J. M. NEALE. 1848.