TEMPERANCE.

O THOU, BEFORE WHOSE PRESENCE.
"Jesu, Magister Bone." 7. 6. 7. 6. D.

214

REV. SAMUEL JOHN STONE, (1839- ) 1889.

4

1.

2. Fierce is our subtle

3. So hast Thou wrought a
4- Lead on, O Love and

O Thou before whose presence Naught e vil may come in,
foe man: The for
ces at his hand
The great things that we see:
O Pu ri ty and Power;

mong us
Mercy,

Yet who dost look in
With woes that none can
For things that are we
Lead on till peace

sin;

mer

cy Down on this world of

num - ber De spoil the pleasant land; thank Thee, And for the things to

be;

е ter nal Shall close this battle hour:

Rev. John Bacchus Dykes, (1823-1876) 1875.

no - ble

pur - rose To set the

0 give us sin-bound free, All they who war against them, In strife so keen and long, For bright hope is uplifting Faint hands and fee ble knees, Till all who prayed and strug-gled To set their breth-ren

free,

I!

mor

And Christ-like tender pit - y To seek the lost for Thee.
Must in their Sa-vior's ar
Be strong-er than the strong.
To strive be-neath Thy blessing For great-er things than these.
In triumph meet to praise Thee, Most Holy Trin - i - ty.

A-men.

216

LUCIUS M. SARGENT.

1. Bondage and death
2. Ho san- nas, Lord,
3. Thou wilt not break

4. Spare, Lord, the thought-less,

2

BONDAGE AND DEATH THE CUP CONTAINS.

"Hamburg." L. M.

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bro ken more

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trib
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pois fiend

heart shall deem

the

to

the

Arr. by Lowell Mason, (1792-1872) 1824.

con
cup
Thee we
bruised
guide the

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ron chains, Compared with those that chafe the

ute bring, For hap-pier home and

band freed! The or - phan clasps a

chains to bind His weak-er brother

217

REV. WILLIAM BENGO COLLYER, (1782-1854) 1812. 1 Return, O wanderer, return,

And seek an injured Father's face; Those warm desires, that in thee burn Were kindled by reclaiming grace.

2 Return, O wanderer, return,

And seek a Father's melting heart; His pitying eyes thy grief discern,

His hand shall heal thine inward smart.

Softer than silk are What count-less thou sands The wife re- gains

Το live, by for

RETURN, O WANDERER, RETURN.
L. M.

soul.
bright-er days!

father found!
in the dust.

a

ging

A-men.

3 Return, O wanderer, return,

Thy Savior bids thy spirit live; Go to His bleeding feet, and learn How freely Jesus can forgive.

4 Return, O wanderer, return,

And wipe away the falling tear: 'Tis God who says, "No longer mourn." 'Tis mercy's voice invites thee near.

1. Lord, teach
2. Lord, teach

6 8

GIVING.

LORD, TEACH US THE LESSON OF LOVING.

E. C. Zartman, (1857

us the les son of lov
us the
les son of

ing, The ver y first giv ing; For this is the

) 1897.

For this we most earnest-ly pray.
And all can do something, we know.

Savior, Made ev-ery offering sweet; Good deeds and words of kindness, Help for the of-fered, The poorest counted good. And he was filled with longing, A gift, though give Thee, My sin-ful, wayward heart." Then Jesus answered softly, "Count not the

Joseph Garrison.