WHEN LITTLE SAMUEL WOKE.
From H. S. S. H. No. 64. 6s, 8s.

THEN little Samuel woke,

9 W WHE

And heard his Maker's voice,

At ev'ry word He spoke

How much did he rejoice!

O blessed, happy child, to find

The GOD of heaven so near and kind!

2 If GOD would speak to me,

And say He was my Friend,
How happy I should be!

O, how would I attend!

The smallest sin I then should fear,
If God Almighty were so near.

And does He never speak!

O yes; for, in His word,

He bids me come and seek

The GOD that Samuel heard:

In almost every page I see

The GOD of Samuel calls to me.

4 And I beneath His care

May safely rest my head;
I know that GOD is there
To guard my humble bed.
And every sin I well may fear,
Since GOD Almighty is so near.

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SUN OF MY SOUL.

From the C. P. No. 18. L. M.

UN of my soul, Thou Saviour dear,

SUNE

It is not night if Thou be near;
O, may no earth-born cloud arise,
To hide Thee from Thy servant's eyes!
2 When the soft dews of kindly sleep
My wearied eyelids gently steep,
Be my last thought, how sweet to rest
For ever on my Saviour's breast!

3 Abide with me from morn till eve,
For without Thee I cannot live!
Abide with me when night is nigh,
For without Thee I dare not die!

4 If some poor wandering child of Thine.
Have spurn'd, to-day, the voice divine;
Now, LORD, the gracious work begin;
Let him no more lie down in sin!

5 Watch by the sick, enrich the poor
With blessings from Thy boundless store!
Be every mourner's sleep to-night,
Like infant's slumbers, pure and light!

6 Come near and bless us when we wake,
Ere through the world our way we take:
Till, in the ocean of Thy love,

We lose ourselves in Heaven above. AMEN.

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ABIDE WITH ME.

From the C. P. No. 22. IOS.

BIDE with me: fast falls the eventide ;

The darkness deepens; LORD, with me abide:

When other helpers fail, and comforts flee,
Help of the helpless, O abide with me.

2 Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day;
Earth's joys grow dim, its glories pass away;
Change and decay in all around I see;

O Thou, who changest not, abide with me.

3 I need Thy presence every passing hour:
What but Thy grace can foil the Tempter's power?
Who like Thyself my guide and stay can be?
Through cloud and sunshine, LORD, abide with me.

4 I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless :
Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness :
Where is death's sting? where, grave, thy victory?
I triumph still, if Thou abide with me.

5 Hold Thou Thy cross before my closing eyes;
Shine through the gloom, and point me to the skies;
Heaven's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows

flee.

In life, in death, O LORD, abide with me. AMEN.

NOW THE LIGHT HAS GONE AWAY.

From the C. P. No. 80. 7s.

12 NOW

the light has gone away,
Saviour, listen while I pray,
Asking Thee to watch and keep,
And to send me quiet sleep.

2 Jesus, Saviour, wash away
All that has been wrong to-day;
Help me every day to be

Good and gentle, more like Thee.

3 Let my near and dear ones be
Always near and dear to Thee;
Oh, bring me and all I love
To Thy happy home above.

4 Now my evening praise I give ;
Thou didst die that I might live;
All my blessings come from Thee,
Oh, how good Thou art to me!

5 Thou my best and kindest Friend;
Thou wilt love me to the end!
Let me love Thee more and more,
Always better than before. AMEN.

OH! DO NOT LET THE WORD DEPART.

From the G., page 47.

L. M.

H! do not let the Word depart,

13 0 Nor close thine eyes against the Light,

Poor sinner, harden not your heart,

Thou would'st be saved, why not to-night?

Refrain. Why not to-night? why not to-night?
Thou would'st be saved, why not to-night?

2 To-morrow's sun may never rise

To bless thy long-deluded sight,
This is the time, oh, then, be wise!

Thou would'st be saved, why not to-night?

3 Our GOD in pity lingers still,

And wilt thou thus His love requite?
Renounce at length thy stubborn will,
Thou would'st be saved, why not to-night?

4 The world has nothing left to give,
It has no new, no pure delight;
Oh, try the life which Christians live,

Thou would'st be saved, why not to-night?

5 Our blessed LORD refuses none

Who would to Him their souls unite,

Then be the work of grace begun,

Thou would'st be saved, why not to-night?