5 Cast forth upon the barren strand 6 And may we all with joyful mind 277 TH HOU Who with dying lips Unto the tender care Of Thy beloved friend; 2 Thou Who didst call Thy Twelve Yea, more than all, receive, Thy pitying love extend, 3 Thou Who didst say of old, I will a Father be," Thy promises are sure; 6s. To those who need Thee sore, 4 Thou Who in Thy still rest 278 When that bright morning dawns, Temperance. 7.6. LORD, our strength in weakness, For power to fight the battle, 2 We then were sealed and hallowed 3 Conformed to His own likeness And at the resurrection Forth from those graves may spring, Like to the glorious body Of Christ, our Lord and King. 4 The pure in heart are blessèd, 279 By seraphim adored; And they shall drink the pleasures, L. M. WHEN, doomed to death, the apostle lay 2 A messenger from God was there, skies. 3 Chains yet more strong and cruel bind 40 God of love and mercy, deign To look on those with pitying eye Each age its solemn task may claim but once: Make each one nobler, stronger than the last! 2 Anoint them prophets! Make their ears attend To Thy divinest speech; their hearts. awake To human need; their lips make eloquent To assure the right, and every evil break. 3 Anoint them priests! Strong intercessors they For pardon, and for charity and peace! Ah, if with them the world might pass, astray, Into the dear Christ's life of sacrifice! 4 Anoint them kings! Aye kingly kings, O Lord! Anoint them with the spirit of Thy Son: Theirs, not a jewelled crown, a blood stained sword; Theirs, by sweet love, for Christ a kingdom won. 5 Make them apostles! Heralds of Thy cross,. Forth may they go to tell all realms Thy grace; Inspired of Thee,may they count all but loss, And stand at last with joy before Thy face. 60 mighty age of prophet-kings, return! O truth, O faith enrich our urgent time! Lord Jesus Christ, again with us sojourn: A weary world awaits Thy reign sublime! IV. THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. 281 LA C. M. AMP of our feet, whereby we trace Our path when wont to stray; Stream from the fount of heavenly grace, Brook by the traveller's way; 2 Bread of our souls, whereon we feed, Our guide and chart, wherein we read 3 Pillar of fire, through watches dark, When waves would 'whelm our tossing bark, Our anchor and our stay: 4 Word of the everlasting God, Will of His glorious Son; Without thee how could earth be trod, 5 Lord, grant us all aright to learn And to its heavenly teaching turn, With simple, childlike hearts. .99tvdTot 282 !omit ORD, Thy Word abideth, And our footsteps guideth; 2 When our foes are near us, 6s.. |