2 May erring minds that worship here
Be taught the better way,

And they who mourn, and they who fear,
Be strengthened as they pray.

3 May faith grow firm, and love grow warm, And pure devotion rise,

While round these hallowed walls the storm Of earth-born passion dies.

S. M.

4.

EMILY TAYLOR.

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Invitation to the House of God.

COME to the house of prayer,

O thou afflicted, come;

The God of peace shall meet thee there,
He makes that house his home.

Come to the house of praise,

Ye who are happy now;

In sweet accord your voices raise,

In kindred homage bow.

Ye aged, hither come,

For ye have felt his love;

Soon shall your trembling tongues be dumb, Your lips forget to move.

4 Ye young, before his throne,

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Come, bow; your voices raise;

Let not your hearts his praise disown,
Who gives the power to praise.

Thou, whose benignant eye
In mercy looks on all;

Who see'st the tear of misery,

And hear'st the mourner's call;

6 Up to thy dwelling-place
Bear our frail spirits on,

Till they outstrip time's tardy pace,
And heaven on earth be won.

L. M.

5.

LIV. R. S. COL.

Worship in Truth.

1 ALMIGHTY God! before whose throne
The secrets of all hearts are known;
Who dost approve the vow sincere,
And hear and answer earnest prayer,

2 Thou the vain homage wilt despise
Of heedless lips and wandering eyes,
And spurn the sacrifice that brings
To heavenly aims terrestrial things.

3 O grant us, in this sacred hour,
To feel thy love, to own thy power,
And, from the world's allurements free,
To raise each thought in truth to thee.

C. M.

6.

PATRICK.

Te Deum.

1 O GOD! we praise thee, and confess
That thou the only Lord
And everlasting Father art,
By all the earth adored.

2 To thee all angels cry aloud;
To thee the powers on high,
Both cherubim and seraphim,
Continually do cry,-

3 "O holy, holy, holy Lord,
Whom heavenly hosts obey,
The world is with the glory filled
Of thy majestic sway!"

4 The Apostles' glorious company,
And prophets crowned with light,
With all the martyrs' noble host,
Thy constant praise recite.

5 The holy Church throughout the world,
O Lord, confesses thee,
That thou Eternal Father art,

Of boundless majesty.

11s. M.

7.

MRS. OSGOOD.

Glad Worship.

1 APPROACH not the altar with gloom in thy soul, Nor let thy feet falter from terror's control;

God loves not the sadness of fear and mistrust;
O serve him with gladness, the Loving and
Just!

2 His bounty is tender, his being is love;

His smile fills with splendor the blue arch above; Confiding, believing, O enter always

His courts with thanksgiving, his portals with praise!

3 Come not to his temple with pride in thy mien,
But lowly and simple, in courage serene;
Bring meekly before him the faith of a child,
Bow down and adore Him with heart undefiled!

L. M.

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Praise to the Creator.

WATTS.

1 BEFORE Jehovah's awful throne,
Ye nations bow with sacred joy;
Know that the Lord is God alone;
He can create, and he destroy.

2 His sovereign power, without our aid,
Made us of clay, and formed us men;
And when like wandering sheep we strayed,
He brought us to his fold again.

3 We are his people, we his care,
Our souls, and all our mortal frame;
What lasting honors shall we rear,
Almighty Maker, to thy name?

4 We'll crowd thy gates with thankful songs;
High as the heavens our voices raise;
And earth, with her ten thousand tongues,
Shall fill thy courts with sounding praise.

5 Wide as the world is thy command,
Vast as eternity thy love,

Firm as a rock thy truth shall stand,
When rolling years shall cease to move.

8 & 7s. M.

9.

ANONYMOUS.

For the Gifts of the Spirit.

1 HOLY Spirit! source of gladness, Shine amid the clouds of night; O'er our weariness and sadness

Breathe thy life, and shed thy light!

Send us thine illumination,
Banish all our fears at length,
Rest upon this congregation,
Spirit of unfailing strength!

2 Let that love, which knows no measure, Now in quickening showers descend, Bringing us the richest treasure

Man can wish or God can send;
Hear our earnest supplication,
Every struggling heart release;
Rest upon this congregation,
Spirit of eternal Peace!

L. M.

10.

H. WARE, JR.

Coming in the Name of Jesus.

1 GREAT God! the followers of thy Son,
We bow before thy mercy-seat,
To worship thee, the Holy One,
And pour our wishes at thy feet.

2 O grant thy blessing here to-day;
O give thy people joy and peace;
The tokens of thy love display,
And favor, that shall never cease.

3 We seek the truth which Jesus brought;
His path of light we long to tread;
Here be his holy doctrines taught,
And here their purest influence shed.

4 May faith, and hope, and love abound; Our sins and errors be forgiven;

And we, in thy great day, be found
Children of God, and heirs of heaven.