23. c. M. Paraphrase of the Lord's Prayer. 1 FATHER of all! Eternal God! Thy children, formed and blessed by thee, 2 Thy name in hallowed strains be sung; To thy great name, with heart and tongue, Our cheerful homage raise. 3 Thy mild, thy wise and righteous reign, And in our minds, thy work divine, 4 As angels in the heavenly worlds 5 On thee we day by day depend, Give us each day our daily bread, 6 Extend thy grace to every fault; 7 Where tempting snares bestrew the way, Permit us not to tread; And threatening evils, Lord, avert 1 8 Thy sacred name we thus adore, With cheerful, humble mind; And praise thy goodness, power, and truth, Eternal, unconfined! 24. c. M. The Universal Prayer. Exeter Coll. 1 FATHER of all! whose cares extend 2 What conscience dictates to be done, This, teach me more than death to shun, 3 If I am right, thy grace impart, If I am wrong, O teach my heart 4 Save me alike from foolish pride, 5 Teach me to feel another's wo, 6 This day, be bread and peace my lot; Thou know'st if best bestowed or not; 4 7 To thee, whose temple is all space, Pope. 25. L. M. The Bounties of Providence acknowledged. Matt. v. 45. I FATHER of light! we sing thy name, 2 Fountain of good! from thee proceeds, Which o'er the hills, and through the meads, 3 Through the wide world thy bounties spread; 4 Not so may our forgetful hearts 5 So shall our suns more grateful shine, Doddridge.. 26. c. M. The Excellency of the Holy Scriptures. 1 FATHER of mercies! in thy word 2 Here, may the wretched sons of want Exhaustless riches find; Riches above what earth can grant, 3 Here, the fair tree of knowledge grows, 4 Here, springs of consolation rise, 5 O may thy gospel ever be Our study and delight; And still new beauties may we see, And still increasing light! 27. 7s. M. The Acceptable Offering. Mrs. Steele. 1 FATHER of our feeble race! Musing in the silent grove, Or the busy haunts of men, 2 Lord! what offering shall we bring, By the melting eye expressed; Sorrow leaves the wounded breast, 3 Willing hands to lead the blind, 28. c. M. John Taylor. The Christian perfected by Divine Grace through Christ, Heb. xiii. 20, 21. 1 FATHER of peace, and God of love! That power by which our Shepherd rose 2 Him from the dead thou brought'st again, |