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C. WESLEY.

Worship in Spirit and in Truth.

1 FATHER of omnipresent grace!
We seem agreed to seek thy face:
But every soul assembled here
Doth naked in thy sight appear;
Thou know'st who only bows the knee,
And who in heart approaches thee.
2 To-day, while it is called to-day,
Awake and stir us up to pray;
The spirit of thy word impart,
And breathe the life into our heart;
Our weakness help, our darkness chase,
And guide us by the light of grace.
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ANON.

At Evening Time let there be Light. 1 AT evening time, let there be light; Life's little day draws near its close; Around me fall the shades of night, The night of death, the grave's repose: To crown my joys, to end my woes, At evening time let there be light. 2 At evening time, there shall be light, For God hath spoken,-it must be; Fear, doubt, and anguish take their flight, His glory now is risen on me; Mine eyes shall his salvation see; 'Tis evening time-and there is light. 129

SIR R. GRANT. The Morning and Evening Light. 1 WHEN, streaming from the eastern skies, The morning light salutes mine eyes,

O Sun of righteousness divine,
On me with beams of mercy shine!
Oh! chase the clouds of guilt away,
And turn my darkness into day.

2 When each day's scenes and labors close,

And wearied nature seeks repose, With pardoning mercy richly blest, Guard me, my Saviour, while I rest; And, as cach morning sun shall rise, Oh, lead me onward to the skies!

3 And at my life's last setting sun, My conflicts o'er, my labors done, Jesus, thy heavenly radiance shed, To cheer and bless my dying bed; And, from death's gloom my spirit raise,

To see thy face, and sing thy praise. 130

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Spiritual Needs.

C. WESLEY.

I WANT the spirit of power within, Of love and of a healthful mind, Of power to conquer every sin, Of love to God and all mankind; Of health that pain and death defies, Most vigorous when the body dies. 2 Oh that the Comforter would come, Nor visit as a transient guest, But fix in me his constant home, And keep possession of my breast, And make my soul his loved abode, The temple of indwelling God!

1 SOFTLY fades the twilight ray Of the holy Sabbath day; Gently as life's setting sun, When the Christian's course is run. 2 Night her solemn mantle spreads O'er the earth, as daylight fades; All things tell of calm repose At the holy Sabbath's close. 3 Peace is on the world abroad; "Tis the holy peace of God,Symbol of the peace within, When the spirit rests from sin. 4 Still the Spirit lingers near,

Where the evening worshipper Seeks communion with the skies, Pressing onward to the prize. 132

God our Shepherd.

1 Lo, my Shepherd's hand divine!
Want shall never more be mine:
In a pasture fair and large
He shall feed his happy charge.
2 When I faint with summer's heat
He shall lead my weary feet

To the streams that, still and slow,
Through the verdant meadows flow.
3 He my soul anew shall frame;
And, his mercy to proclaim,
When through devious paths I stray,
Teach my steps the better way.

4 Constant to my latest end,
Thou my footsteps shalt attend;
And shalt bid thy hallowed dome
Yield me an eternal home.

10 thou true Life of all that live!
Who dost, unmoved, all motion sway;
Who dost the morn and evening give,
And thro' its changes guide the day;
2 Thy light upon our evening pour, -
So may our souls no sunset see;
But death to us an open door
To an eternal morning be.

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Sabbath Evening.

EDMESTON.

1 SWEET is the light of Sabbath eve,

And soft the sunbeams lingering there; For these blest hours, the world I leave, Wafted on wings of faith and prayer. 2 Season of rest! the tranquil soul

Feels the sweet calm, and melts to loveAnd while these sacred moments roll, Faith sees the smiling heavens above. 3 Ner will our days of toil be long,

Our pilgrimage will soon be trod:

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ANON

1 GENTLY the shades of night descend;
Thy temple, Lord, is calm and still;
A thousand lamps of ether blend,
A thousand fires that temple fill.

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Thou bidd'st the cares of earth depart, Heaven's peace is wafted from above; A Sabbath stillness fills the heart, Devotion's calm and holy love.

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BREVIARY.

0 BLEST Creator of the light, Evening Prayer. Who dost the dawn from darkness bring, And, framing nature's depth and height, Didst with the new-born light begin; 2 Who gently blending eve with morn, And morn with eve, did'st call them day, Thick flows the flood of darkness down: Oh, hear us as we weep and pray; Teach us to knock at heaven's high door, Teach us the prize of life to win; Teach us all evil to abhor, And purify ourselves within. 144

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EDMESTON.

The Close of the Sabbath. 1 THE time how lovely and how still! Peace shines and smiles on all below; The plain, the stream, the wood, the hill, All fair with evening's setting glow.

1 How shall we praise thee, Lord of light! How shall we all thy love declare! The earth is veiled in shades of night,

But heaven is open to our prayer,— That heav'n so bright with stars and sunsThat glorious heav'n which has no bound, Where the full tide of being runs,

And life and beauty glow around.
2 We would adore thee, God sublime!
Whose power and wisdom, love and grace
Are greater than the round of time,

And wider than the bounds of space.
O, how shall thought expression find,
All lost in thine immensity!
How shall we seek thee, glorious Mind,
Amid thy dread infinity!

3 But thou art present with us here,
As in thy glittering, high domain;
And grateful hearts and humble fear
Can never seek thy face in vain.

Help us to praise thee, Lord of light! Help us thy boundless love declare; And, here within thy courts to-night, Aid us, and hearken to our prayer.

10 HOLY Father! 'mid the calm

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And stillness of this evening hour, We would lift up our solemn psalm, To praise thy goodness and thy power: For over us, and over all,

Thy tender mercies still extend, Nor vainly shall thy children call

On thee, our Father and our Friend!

Kept by thy goodness through the day,
Thanksgiving to thy name we pour!
Night o'er us, with its stars, we pray
Thy love, to guard us evermore!
In grief, console; in gladness, bless;
In darkness, guide; in sickness, cheer;
Till, perfected in righteousness,

Before thy throne our souls appear!