6. L. M. 6 L. Seeking Refuge. HEBER. 1 FORTH from the dark and stormy sky, 2 Long have we roamed in want and pain; 7. L. M. The Hour of Prayer. RAFFLES. 1 BLEST hour, when mortal man retires 2 Blest hour, when earthly cares resign 3 Blest hour, when God himself draws nigh, And wipe away the mourner's tear. 4 Blest hour! for, where the Lord resorts, Invitation to the House of God. 1 COME to the house of prayer, O thou afflicted, come; E. TAYLOR. The God of peace shall meet thee there; 2 Come to the house of praise, 3 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, Come, bow; your voices raise; 5 Thou, whose benignant eye 6 Up to thy dwelling-place 9. -- Till they outstrip time's tardy pace, C. M. H. M. WILLIAMS. Habitual Devotion. 1 WHILE thee I seek, protecting Power, With better hopes be filled. 2 Thy love the power of thought bestowed; 3 In each event of life, how clear Each blessing to my soul more dear, 4 In every joy that crowns my days, My heart shall find delight in praise, 5 When gladness wings my favored hour, 6 My lifted eye, without a tear, 10. 11. 1 O FATHER, though the anxious fear 2 We will not bring divided hearts To worship at thy sacred shrine ; 3 O Father, God below, above! Man's noblest work is praising thee; C. M. The Sabbath of the Soul. BARBAULD. 1 SLEEP, sleep to-day, tormenting cares, Ye shall not dim the light that streams 2 To-morrow will be time enough 3 Sleep, sleep for ever, guilty thoughts; And, purged from sin, may I behold 12. 13. S. M. Sabbath Worship. 1 HAIL to the Sabbath day! BULFINCH. When men to God their homage pay 2 Lord, in this sacred hour Within thy courts we bend, And bless thy love, and own thy power, 3 But thou art not alone In courts by mortals trod; 4 Thy temple is the arch Of yon unmeasured sky; Thy Sabbath, the stupendous march 5 Lord, may that holier day Dawn on thy servants' sight; H. M. The Resurrection celebrated. 1 AWAKE, ye saints, awake, Your joyful homage pay; COTTERILL. Come bless the day The type of heaven's 2 On this auspicious morn The Lord of life arose, And burst the bars of death, And vanquished all our foes; And now he pleads Our cause above, And reaps the fruit Of all his love. 3 All hail, triumphant Lord! Worthy the Lamb, Through endless years 14. L. M. The Sacrifice of the Heart. BARBAULD. 1 WHEN, as returns this solemn day, 3 Vain, sinful man! creation's Lord Thy golden offerings well may spare; 4 O, grant us, in this solemn hour, From earth and sin's allurements free, 15. 7s. M. 6 L. The Sabbath in the Sanctuary. NEWTON. 1 SAFELY through another week Waiting in his courts to-day, - 2 While we seek supplies of grace, Take away our sin and shame ; |