Blessings all around bestowing, 3 Every stain of guilt abhorring, 21. L. M. The Lord's Prayer. J. Taylor. 1 FATHER adored in worlds above! 2 Lord! make our daily wants thy care, 3 Evils beset us every hour; Pope's Coll. 22. c. M. The Lord's Prayer. 1 FATHER in heaven! thy sacred name Thy kingdom spread o'er all the earth; 2 By happy spirits round thy throne, 3 Our numerous wants are known to thee, O grant, each day, our daily bread, 4 Forgive our sins, as we forgive 5 Thou art our safety and defence, When dangers threatening stand; O turn aside impending ills, With thy almighty hand! 6 Thy sceptre all creation sways; ages roll. + Liverpool (Paradise st.) Coll. 23. C. M. Paraphrase of the Lord's Prayer. 1 FATHER of all! Eternal God! Supremely good and great! Thy children, formed and blessed by thee, Approach thy heavenly seat. 2 Thy name in hallowed strains be sung; To thy great name, with heart and tongue, 3 Thy mild, thy wise and righteous reign, And in our minds, thy work divine, 4 As angels in the heavenly worlds. 5 On thee we day by day depend, Give us each day our daily bread, 6 Extend thy grace to every fault; Teach us divine forgiveness too, 7 Where tempting snares bestrew the way, Permit us not to tread; And threatening evils, Lord! avert 8 Thy sacred name we thus adore, With cheerful, humble mind; And praise thy goodness, power, and truth Eternal, unconfined! 24. c. M. Exeter Coll. alt'd. Supplication for Spiritual and Temporal Good. 1 FATHER of all! whose cares extend 2 What conscience dictates to be done, This, teach me more than death to shun, That, more than life pursue. 3 If I am right, thy grace impart, Still in the right to stay; If I am wrong, Ŏ teach my To find the better way! heart 4 Save me alike from foolish pride, At aught thy wisdom has denied, 5 Teach me to feel another's wo, 6 This day, be bread and peace my lot, Thou know'st if best bestowed or not, And let thy will be done. 7 To thee, whose temple is all space, 25. L. M. Pope. The Bounties of Providence acknowledged. Matt. v. 45. 1 FATHER of light! we sing thy name, 2 Fountain of good! from thee proceeds, Which o'er the hills, and through the meads, Revives the grass, and swells the grain. 3 Through the wide world thy bounties spread. 4 Not so may our forgetful hearts 5 So shall our suns more grateful shine, Doddridge, alt❜d. |