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January 17. C. M.

Peterborough.

A MORNING HYMN.

"Cause me to hear thy loving-kindness in the morning: for in thee do I trust."-Ps. exliii. 8.

1 ONCE more, my soul, the rising day

Salutes thy waking eyes:

Once more, my voice, thy tribute pay
To him who rules the skies.

2 'Tis he supports my mortal frame;
My tongue shall speak his praise:
My sins would rouse his wrath to flame,
And yet his wrath delays.

3 How many souls from earth have fled
Since the last setting sun!

And yet thou lengthenest out my thread,
And yet my moments run.

4 Great God! let all my hours be thine,
While I enjoy the light;

Then shall my sun in smiles decline,
And bring a peaceful night.

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PRAYER FOR DIVINE GUIDANCE.

Effingham.

"Order my steps in thy word; and let not any iniquity have dominion over me."-Ps. cxix. 133.

1

GREAT God! our Father and our Friend,

On whom we cast our constant care, On whom for all things we depend,

To thee we raise our humble prayer.

2 Endue us with a holy fear;

The frailty of our hearts reveal; Sin and its snares are always nearThee may we always nearer feel.

3 Oh! that to thee each youthful mind
May with a steadfast love aspire;

The path of wisdom early find,
And check the rise of wrong desire.

4 Oh! that our watchful souls may fly
The first perceived approach of sin;
Look up to thee when danger's nigh,
And feel thy fear control within.

5 Search, gracious God! each inmost heart;
From guilt and error set us free;
Thy light, and truth, and peace impart,
And guide us safe to heaven and thee.

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Watchman.

THE GOOD SHEPHERD.

"The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want."—Ps. xxiii. 1.

THE

Lord my shepherd is; I shall be well supplied; Since he is mine, and I am his,

What can I want beside?

He leads me to the place

Where heavenly pasture grows;

Where living waters gently pass,

And full salvation flows.

If e'er I go astray,

He doth my soul reclaim;

And guides me in his own right way,

For his most holy name.

While he affords his aid,

I cannot yield to fear;

Though I should walk through death's dark shade,

My Shepherd's with me there.

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January 20. L. M.

EXAMPLE OF CHRIST.

Ward.

"Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example that we should follow his steps."-1 Pet. ii. 21.

1

A ND is the gospel peace and love?

Such let our conversation be;

The serpent blended with the dove,
Wisdom and meek simplicity.

2 Whene'er the angry passions rise,

And tempt our thoughts or tongues to strife, On Jesus let us fix our eyes,

Bright pattern of the Christian life.

3 Oh, how benevolent and kind!

How mild! how ready to forgive! Be his the temper of our mind,

And his the rules by which we live.

4 To do his heavenly Father's will Was his employment and delight: Humility and holy zeal

Shone through his life divinely bright.

5 Dispensing good where'er he came,
The labours of his life were love:
Then, if we love the Saviour's name,
By his example let us move.

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January 21.

78.

Pleyel's Hymn.

THE REIGN OF CHRIST.

"The Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound."-Isaiah 1xi. 1.

1

HASTEN, Lord! the glorious time,

When, beneath Messiah's sway,

Every nation, every clime,

Shall the gospel-call obey.

2 Mightiest kings his power shall own, Heathen tribes his name adore; Satan and his host, o'erthrown,

Bound in chains, shall hurt no more.

3 Then shall wars and tumults cease,
Then be broken slavery's chain;
Righteousness, and joy, and peace,
Undisturbed shall ever reign.

4 Bless we, then, our gracious Lord;
Ever praise his glorious name;

All his mighty acts record;
All his wondrous love proclaim.

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January 22. L. M.

Hebron.

GOD OUR FATHER.

"Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein."-Mark x. 15.

1

GREAT God! and wilt thou condescend

To be my Father and my friend?

I but a child, and thou so high,
The Lord of earth, and air, and sky!

2 Art thou my Father?-Let me be
A meek, obedient child to thee;
And try, in every deed and thought,
To serve and please thee as I ought.

3 Art thou my Father?-I'll depend
Upon the care of such a friend;
And only wish to do and be
Whatever seemeth good to thee.

4 Art thou my Father?-Then, at last,
When all my days on earth are past,
Send down, and take me, in thy love,
To be thy better child above.

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January 23. C. M.

GOODNESS OF GOD.

Medfield.

"Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes."Ps. cxix. 68.

1

LORD, I would own thy tender care,

And all thy love to me;

The food I eat, the clothes I wear,

Are all bestow'd by thee.

2 'Tis thou preservest me from death
And dangers every hour;

I cannot draw another breath,
Unless thou givest the power.

3 My health, and friends, and parents dear,
To me by God are given;

I have not any blessings here,

But what are sent from heaven.

4 Such goodness, Lord, and constant care,

A child can ne'er repay;
But may it be my daily prayer
To love thee and obey.

24 January 24. L. M.

Missionary Chant.

NATURE AND REVELATION.

"The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold."-Ps. xix. 9, 10.

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heavens declare thy glory, Lord!
In every star thy wisdom shines;
But when our eyes behold thy word,
We read thy name in fairer lines.

2 The rolling sun, the changing light,
And nights and days thy power confess;
But the blest volume thou hast writ
Reveals thy justice and thy grace.

3 Nor shall thy spreading gospel rest,
Till through the world thy truth has run,
Till Christ has all the nations blest,
That see the light, or feel the sun.

4 Great Sun of Righteousness! arise;
Bless the dark world with heavenly light;
Thy gospel makes the simple wise,

Thy laws are pure, thy judgments right.

5 Thy noblest wonders here we view,
In souls renew'd, and sins forgiven:
Lord! cleanse my sins, my soul renew,
And make thy word my guide to heaven.

"Pray without ceasing."

Go, when the morning shineth,

Go, when the noon is bright,

Go, when the eve declineth,
Go, in the hush of night;