3 Teach me to live, that I may dread The grave as little as my bed; Teach me to die, that so I may Rise glorious at the awful day.
4 Oh, let my soul on thee repose! And may sweet sleep mine eyelids close; Sleep that shall me more vigorous make, To serve my God when I awake.
HYMN 478. L. M. [333]
FATHER of all, thy care we bless, Which crowns our families with peace: From thee they spring; and by thy hand They are, and shall be still, sustain'd. 2 To God, most worthy to be praised, Be our domestic altars raised;
Who, Lord of heaven, yet deigns to come, And sanctify our humblest home.
3 To thee may each united house, Morning and night present its vows: Our servants there, and rising race Be taught thy precepts and thy grace. 4 So may each future age proclaim, The honors of thy glorious name; And each succeeding race remove To join the family above.
NOW the shades of night are gone; Now the morning light is come; Lord may we be thine to-day, Drive the shades of sin away.
2 fill our souls with heavenly light, Banish doubt, and cleanse our sight: In thy service, Lord, to-day, Help us labor, help us pray.
3 Keep our haughty passions bound; Save us from our foes around;
Going out, and coming in,
Keep us safe from every sin..
4 When our work of life is past, O receive us then at last!
Night of sin will be no more, When we reach the heavenly shore. HYMN 480. C. M. [428]
O LORD, behold us at thy feet, A needy, sinful band;
As suppliants round thy mercy-seat, We come at thy command.
2 "Tis for our children we would plead, The offspring thou hast given; Where shall we go, in time of need, But to the God of heaven?
3 We ask not for them wealth or fame, Amid the worldly strife;
But in the all-prevailing Name,
We ask eternal life.
4 We seek the Spirit's quickening grace, To make them pure in heart, That they may stand before thy face, And see thee as thou art.
HYMN 481. C. M. [429]
HOW can we see the children, Lord, In love whom thou hast given, Remain regardless of thy word, Without a hope of heaven?
2 How can we see them tread the path That leads to endless death,
Thus adding to thy fearful wrath, With every moment's breath?
3 Lord, hear the parents' earnest cry, And save our children dear: Now send thy Spirit from on high, And fill them with thy fear.
4 O, make them love thy holy law, And joyful walk therein; Their hearts to new obedience draw ; Save them from every sin.
HYMN 482., S. M. [430]
THE Saviour kindly calls
Our children to his breast; He folds them in his gracious arms; Himself declares them blest.
2 "Let them approach," he cries, "Nor scorn their humble claim, The heirs of heaven are such as these; For such as these I came."
3 With joy we bring them, Lord, Devoting them to thee, Imploring that, as we are thine, Thine may our offspring be.
HYMN 483. S. M. [430]
GREAT God, now condescend To bless our rising race; Soon may their willing spirits bend, The subjects of thy grace.
2 O, what a pure delight Their happiness to see!
Our warmest wishes all unite To lead their souls to thee.
3 O, grant thy Spirit, Lord, Their hearts to sanctify;
Remember now the gracious word: Our hopes on thee rely.
4 Draw forth the melting tear,
The penitential sigh;
Inspire their hearts with faith sincere, And fix their hopes on high.
HYMN 484. C. M. [225] COME, Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire, Let us thine influence prove: Source of the old prophetic fire, Fountain of life and love.
2 Come, Holy Ghost, for moved by thee, The prophets wrote and spoke; Unlock the truth, thyself the key, Unseal the sacred book.
3 Expand thy wings, Celestial Dove, Brood o'er our nature's night;
On our disorder'd spirits move, And let there now be light.
4 God, through himself, we then shall know, If thou within us shine;
And sound with all thy saints below, The depths of love divine.
HYMN 485. C. M. [226]
FATHER of all, in whom alone We live, and move, and breathe, One bright celestial ray dart down, And cheer thy sons beneath.
2 While in thy word we search for thee, (We search with trembling awe!)
Open our eyes and let us see The wonders of thy law.
3 Now let our darkness comprehend, The light that shines so clear; Now the revealing Spirit send, And give us ears to hear.
4 Before us make thy goodness pass, Which here by faith we know: Let us in Jesus see thy face,
And die to all below.
HYMN 486. C. M. [226]
THE counsels of redeeming grace, The sacred leaves unfold; And here the Saviour's lovely face, Our raptur'd eyes behold.
2 Here light descending from above, Directs our doubtful feet; Here promises of heavenly love, Our ardent wishes meet.
3 Our numerous griefs are here redrest, And all our wants supplied: Nought we can ask to make us blest, Is in this book denied.
4 For these inestimable gains, That so enrich the mind,
O, may we search with eager pains, Assur'd that we shall find.
HYMN 487. C. M. [227]
FATHER of mercies, in thy word, What endless glory shines; For ever be thy name ador'd, For these celestial lines.
2 Here may the wretched sons of want, Exhaustless riches find,
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