14. 7s. M.

SAFELY through another week
God has brought us on our way;
Let us now a blessing seek,
Waiting in thy courts to-day,
Day of all the week the best,
Emblem of eternal rest.

15. L. M.

1 0 THOU, to whom, in ancient time,
The lyre of Hebrew bards was strung,
Whom kings adored in song sublime,
And prophets praised with glowing tongue!

2 Not now on Zion's height alone
Thy favored worshipper may dwell,
Nor where, at sultry noon, thy Son
Sat, weary, by the patriarch's well.

3 From every place below the skies,

The grateful song, the fervent prayer, The incense of the heart, may rise

To heaven, and find acceptance there.

4 O Thou, to whom, in ancient time,

The lyre of prophet-bards was strung, To thee, at last, in every clime,

Shall temples rise, and praise be sung.

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16. 8, 7, & 4s. M.

1 IN thy name, O Lord, assembling,
We, thy people, now draw near;
Teach us to rejoice with trembling;
Speak, and let thy servants hear, —
Hear with meekness,-

Hear thy word with godly fear.

2 While our days on earth are lengthened, May we give them, Lord, to thee; Cheered by hope, and daily strengthened, We would run, nor weary be,

Till thy glory,

Without clouds, in heaven we see.

3 There, in worship purer, sweeter, All thy people shall adore, Tasting of enjoyment greater

Than they could conceive before, -
Full enjoyment,-
Holy bliss, for evermore.

17. 7s. M.

1 COME the rich, and come the poor,
To the Christian temple door;
Let their mingled prayers ascend
To the Universal Friend.

2 Here the rich and

poor may claim

Common ancestry and name;

Claim a common heritage,
In the Gospel's promise page.

3 Of the same materials wrought;
By the same Instructor taught;
Walking in life's common way;
Tending to the same decay;-

4 Rich and poor at last shall meet
At the heavenly mercy-seat,
Where the name of rich and poor
Never shall be uttered more.

18. L. M.

1 O GOD, whose presence glows in all
Within, around us, and above!

Thy word we bless, thy name we call,
Whose word is Truth, whose name is Love.

2 That truth be with the heart believed Of all who seek this sacred place;

With power proclaimed, in peace received, —
Our spirits' light, thy Spirit's grace.

3 That love its holy influence pour,
To keep us meek, and make us free,
And throw its binding blessing more
Round each with all, and all with thee.

4 Send down its angel to our side,-
Send in its calm upon the breast;
For we would know no other guide,
And we can need no other rest.

19. L. M.

1 O, Bow thine ear, Eternal One!
On thee our heart adoring calls;
To thee, the followers of thy Son
Bend low within these sacred walls.

2 Here let thy holy days be kept,

And be this place to worship given, Like that bright spot where Jacob slept,The house of God, the gate of heaven.

3 Here be thy praise devoutly sung;

Here let thy truth beam forth to save, As when, of old, thy Spirit hung,

On wings of light, o'er Jordan's wave.

4 And when the lips, that with thy name
Are vocal now, to dust shall turn,

In others may devotion's flame
Be kindled here, and purely burn.

20. C. M.

1 THE offerings to thy throne which rise,
Of mingled praise and prayer,
Are but a worthless sacrifice,

Unless the heart be there.

2 Upon thine all-discerning ear Let no vain words intrude;

No tribute but the vow sincere,·
The tribute of the good.

3 My offerings will indeed be blest,
If sanctified by thee;

If thy pure spirit touch my breast
With its own purity.

4 O, may that spirit warm my heart
To piety and love,

And to life's lowly vale impart
Some rays from heaven above!

21. C. M.

1 WHILE thee I seek, protecting Power!
Be my vain wishes stilled;
And may this consecrated hour

With better hopes be filled.

2 Thy love the powers of thought bestowed;
To thee my thoughts would soar;
Thy mercy o'er my life has flowed,
That mercy I adore!

3 In each event of life, how clear
Thy ruling hand I see!

Each blessing to my soul more dear,
Because conferred by thee.

4 In every joy that crowns my days,
In every pain I bear,

My heart shall find delight in praise,
Or seek relief in prayer.