5 Cast forth upon the barren strand
Of this lone world, to Thee we fly;
In faith and hope, we fain would stand
Beneath Thy sheltering arm for aye;
Stretch forth Thy hand, and pitying bless
Thy children who are fatherless.

6 And may we all with joyful mind
Our hearts as living offerings bring,
The first-fruits of our life, to find
A Father in our heavenly King;
And learn in life and death to bless
Thee, "Father of the fatherless."

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HOU Who with dying lips
Thy mother didst commend

Unto the tender care

Of Thy beloved friend;
Thou Who by Lazarus' grave
In human grief didst groan,
Turn, Lord, Thine eyes on those
Left in the world alone.

2 Thou Who didst call Thy Twelve
Their home and friends to leave,
And in Thy kingdom all,

Yea, more than all, receive,
To those bereft of all,

Thy pitying love extend,
And let them find in Thee
Father, and home, and friend.

3 Thou Who didst say of old,
"Thine orphans lend to Me;
Unto the fatherless

I will a Father be,"

Thy promises are sure;
Help us to trust Thee still;

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To those who need Thee sore,
That faithful word fulfill.

4 Thou Who in Thy still rest
Our dear ones safe dost keep;
Thou Who shalt bring them back
One day from their long sleep,
Oh, keep us by Thy grace,
That we at last may be,

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When that bright morning dawns,
At home with them and Thee.

Temperance.

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LORD, our strength in weakness,
We pray to Thee for grace;

For power to fight the battle,
For speed to run the race;
When Thy baptismal waters
Were poured upon our brow,
We then were made Thy children,
And pledged our earliest vow;

2 We then were sealed and hallowed
By Thy life-giving word;
Were made the Spirit's temples,
And members of the Lord;
With His own blood He bought us,
And made the purchase sure;
His are we may He keep us
Sober, and chaste, and pure.

3 Conformed to His own likeness
May we so live and die,
That in the grave our bodies
In holy peace may lie;

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,
For they shall see the Lord
Forever and forever

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By seraphim adored;

And they shall drink the pleasures,
Such as no tongue can tell,
From the clear crystal river,
And life's eternal well.

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WHEN, doomed to death, the apostle lay
At night in Herod's dungeon cell,
A light shone round him like the day,
And from his limbs the fetters fell.

2 A messenger from God was there,
To break his chain and bid him rise;
And lo! the saint, as free as air,
Walked forth beneath the open

skies.

3 Chains yet more strong and cruel bind
The victims of that deadly thirst
Which drowns the soul, and from the mind
Blots the bright image stamped at first.

40 God of love and mercy, deign

To look on those with pitying eye
Who struggle with that fatal chain,
And send them succor from on high!
5 Send down, in its resistless might,
Thy gracious Spirit, we implore,
And lead the captive forth to light,
A rescued soul, a slave no more!

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.

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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,
True manna from on high;

Our guide and chart, wherein we read
Of realms beyond the sky;

3 Pillar of fire, through watches dark,
And radiant cloud by day;

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,
Or heaven itself be won?

5 Lord, grant us all aright to learn
The wisdom it imparts;

And to its heavenly teaching turn, With simple, childlike hearts. .99tvdTot

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!omit ORD, Thy Word abideth,

And our footsteps guideth;
!mild Who its truth believeth
Light and joy receiveth.

2 When our foes are near us,
Then Thy Word doth cheer us,

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