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2 If hushed the breeze, and calm the tide,
Soft will the stream of memory glide;
And all the past, a gentle train,
Waked by remembrance, live again.
3 If loud the wind, the tempest high,
And darkness wraps the sullen sky,
I muse on life's tempestuous sea,
And sigh, O Lord, to come to thee.
4 Tossed on the deep and swelling wave,
O mark my trembling soul, and save;
Give to my mind that harbor near,
Where thou wilt chase each grief and fear.

588.

L. M.

BP. KENN.

Midnight.

1 MY GOD, I now from sleep awake;
The sole possession of me take;
From midnight terrors me secure,
And guard my heart from thoughts impure.

2 Blest angels, while we silent lie,
You hallelujahs sing on high;
You joyful hymn the Ever-blest,
Before the throne, and never rest.

3 I with your choir celestial join,
In offering up a hymn divine;
With you in heaven I hope to dwell,
And bid the night and world farewell.

4 O may I always ready stand,

With my lamp burning in my hand;
May I in sight of heaven rejoice,

Whene'er I hear the Bridegroom's voice.

5 Blest Jesus, thou, on heaven intent,
Whole nights hast in devotion spent;
But I, frail creature, soon am tired,
And all my zeal is soon expired.

6 Shine on me, Lord, new life impart,
Fresh ardors kindle in my heart:
One ray of thy all-quickening light
Dispels the sloth and clouds of night.

589.

L. M.

PIERPONT.

Morning Hymn. For a Child.

1 O GOD, I thank thee that the night In peace and rest hath passed away; And that I see, in this fair light,

My Father's smile, that makes it day.

2 Be thou my Guide, and let me live
As under thine all-seeing eye;
Supply my wants, my sins forgive,
And make me happy when I die.

590. L. M.

PIERPONT.

Evening Hymn. For a Child.
1 ANOTHER day its course hath run,
And still, O God, thy child is blest;
For thou hast been by day my sun,
And thou wilt be by night my rest.

2 Sweet sleep descends, my eyes to close;
And now, when all the world is still,
I give my body to repose,-

My spirit to my Father's will.

591.

C. M.

ANONYMOUS.

A Child's Prayer.

1 LORD, teach a little child to pray,
And O, accept my prayer!
Thou canst hear all the words I
For thou art everywhere.

2 A little sparrow cannot fall

Unnoticed, Lord, by thee;

say,

And though I am so young and sma.l, Thou dost take care of me.

3 Teach me to do whate'er is right,
And when I sin, forgive;

And make it still my chief delight
To love thee while I live.

592.

L. M.

ANONYMOUS.

Sunday Morning. For a Child.

1 CALLED by the Sabbath bells away,
Unto thy holy temple, Lord,

I'll go, with willing mind to pray,
To praise thy name, and hear thy word.

2 O sacred day of peace and joy,
Thy hours are ever dear to me;
Ne'er may a sinful thought destroy
The holy calm I find in thee.

3 Dear are thy peaceful hours to me,
For God has given them in his love,
To tell how calm, how blest shall be
The endless day of heaven above.

593. L. M.

ANONYMOUS.

Sunday Evening. For a Child.

1 AGAIN we've seen the Sabbath day,
And heard of Jesus and of heaven;
We thank thee, Father, and we pray
That this day's sins may be forgiven.
2 May all we heard and understood
Be well remembered through the week,
And help to make us wise and good,
More humble, diligent and meek.

594. C. M.

What is Prayer?

MONTGOMERY.

1 PRAYER is the soul's sincere desire,
Uttered or unexpressed;

The motion of a hidden fire,
That trembles in the breast.

2 Prayer is the simplest form of speech That infant lips can try;

Prayer, the sublimest strains that reach
The Majesty on high.

3 The saints in prayer appear as one
In word, and deed, and mind;
While, with the Father and the Son,
Sweet fellowship they find.

4 0 thou by whom we come to God,
The Life, the Truth, the Way,
The path of prayer thyself hast trod;
Lord, teach us how to pray.

595.

8 & 7s. M.

C. WESLEY.

For Domestic Worship.

1 PEACE be to this habitation;

Peace to all that dwell therein; Peace, the earnest of salvation; Peace, the fruit of pardoned sin; Peace, that speaks the heavenly Giver; Peace, to worldly minds unknown; Peace divine, that lasts forever;

Peace, that comes from God alone.

2 Jesus, Prince of Peace, be near us;
Fix in all our hearts thy home;
With thy gracious presence cheer us;
Let thy sacred kingdom come;
Raise to heaven our expectation,
Give our favored souls to prove
Glorious and complete salvation,
In the realms of bliss above.

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Pious Education of Children. Ps. 78. 1 LET children hear the mighty deeds Which God performed of old; Which, in our younger years, we saw, And which our fathers told.

2 He bids us make his glories known; His works of power and grace: And we'll convey his wonders down Through every rising race.

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