2 Joy of the desolate, light of the straying, Hope, when all others die, fadeless and pure, Here speaks the Comforter, in God's name saying,

Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot

cure.

3 Here see the bread of life; see waters flowing Forth from the throne of God, living and

pure;

Come to the feast of love; come, ever knowing Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot

cure.

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ANONYMOUS.

PARTING HYMN.

1 THROUGH thee as we together came,
In singleness of heart,

And met, O Jesus! in thy name,
So in thy name we part.

2 Nearer to thee our spirits lead,
And still thy love bestow,
Till thou hast made us free indeed,
And spotless, here below.

3 When to the right or left we stray,
Leave us not comfortless,

But guide our feet into the way
Of everlasting peace.

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B. W. NOEL.

REMEMBERING CHRIST.

1 IF human kindness meets return,
And owns the grateful tie;
If tender thoughts within us burn
To feel a friend is nigh,-

2 O, shall not warmer accents tell
The gratitude we owe

To Him who died our fears to quell,
And save from sin and woe?

3 While yet his anguished soul surveyed
Those pangs he would not flee,
What love his latest words displayed!
"Meet and remember me."

4 Remember thee! thy death, thy shame,
The griefs which Thou didst bear!
O memory, leave no other name

But his recorded there!

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V. CHRISTIANITY AND THE KINGDOM OF

HEAVEN.

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THE HERALDS OF THE CROSS.

1 FORTH Went the heralds of the cross,
No dangers made them pause;
They counted all the world but loss,
For their great Master's cause.

GASKELL.

2 Through looks of fire, and words of scorn, Serene their path they trod;

And to the dreary dungeon borne,
Sang praises unto God.

3 Friends dropped the hand they clasped before, Love changed to cruel hate;

And home to them was home no more;
Yet mourned they not their fate.

4 In all his dark and dread array,
Death rose upon their sight;
But calmly still they kept their way,
And shrank not from the fight.

They knew to whom their trust was given,

They could not doubt His word;

Before them beamed the light of heaven, presence of their Lord.

The

* JOHNS

6 O, may a faith as true be ours, And shed as pure a light

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Of peace across the darkest hours,
And make the last one bright!

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THE PREACHERS OF THE WORD.

1 THANKS to God for those who came
In the Saviour's glorious name;
Who upon the green earth trod
But to teach the truth of God.

2 For the great Apostles, first,
Who from life's endearments burst,
Going from the Cross, and then
Leading to the Cross again :

3 For the next, who meekly poured
Willing blood to serve the Lord;
Fearless bore the racks of pain,
Felon's death, or captive's chain;

4 And for all, from shore to shore,
Who the blessed tidings bore;
All who wrought for liberty
When 'twas treason to be free.

5 Ye, who now, in better days,
Live to spread your Maker's praise,
Shedding, each man's home around,
Light that consecrates the ground;

6 Teachers of the word of light,
Go forth in your Master's might!
Speed your embassy where'er
Life has grief, or death has fear!

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ANCIENT HYMNS

THANKS FOR ALL SAINTS.

1 FOR all Thy saints, O God,
Who strove in Christ to live,
Who followed him, obeyed, adored,
Our grateful hymn receive.

2 For all Thy saints, O God,
Accept our thankful cry,

Who counted Christ their great reward,
And yearned for him to die.

3 They all, in life and death,

With him, their Lord, in view,
Learned from Thy holy spirit's breath
To suffer and to do.

4 For this Thy name we bless,
And humbly pray that we

May follow them in holiness,
And live and die in Thee.

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ANONYMOUS.

THE WORD OF GOD.

1 GOD of the prophets' power!
God of the gospel's sound!

Move glorious on,-send out Thy voice
To all the nations round.

2 With hearts and lips unfeigned,
We bless Thee for Thy word;
We praise Thee for the joyful news
Of our ascended Lord.