167

"The Lord will bless his people with L.M.
peace.'

ISMISS us with thy blessing, Lord,
Help us to feed upon thy word;

All that has been amiss forgive,
And let thy truth within us live.
2 Though we are guilty, thou art good;
Wash all our works in Jesus' blood;
Give every fetter'd soul release,
And bid us all depart in peace.

168

"Go in peace."

8s. 78.

MAnd the Father's boundless love,

AY the grace of Christ our Saviour,

With the Holy Spirit's favour,

Rest upon us from above!

2 Thus may we abide in union
With each other and the Lord,
And possess, in sweet communion,
Joys which earth can not afford.

169 "The Lord shall give his people the blessing 10s.

of peace."

AVIOUR, again to thy dear name we raise

SAVIOUR,

praise;

to ung hymn of

We stand to bless thee ere our worship cease, Then, lowly kneeling, wait thy word of peace. 2 Grant us thy peace upon our homeward way; With thee began, with thee shall end the day; Guard thou the lips from sin, the hearts from shame,

That in this house have called upon thy name.

3 Grant us thy peace, Lord, through the coming

night,

Turn thou for us its darkness into light; From harm and danger keep thy children free, For dark and light are both alike to thee.

4 Grant us thy peace throughout our earthly life, Our balm in sorrow, and our stay in strife; Then, when thy voice shall bid our conflict cease,

Call us, O Lord, to thine eternal peace.

170

Ember Days.

"Unto every one of us is given grace, accord- S. M. ing to the measure of the gift of Christ."

LORD of the harvest, hear

Thy needy servants' cry;
Answer our faith's effectual prayer,
And all our wants supply.

2 On thee we humbly wait,
Our wants are in thy view;
The harvest, Lord, is truly great,
The labourers are few.

3 Anoint and send forth more.
Into thy Church abroad,
Thy Spirit on their spirits pour,
And make them strong for God.

4 O let them spread thy name,
Their mission fully prove;
Thy universal grace proclaim,
Thine all-redeeming love.

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"Blessed are those servants whom the Lord S. M. when he cometh shall find watching."

E servants of the Lord,

Each in your office, wait,
Observant of his heavenly word,
And watchful at his gate.

2 Let all your lamps be bright,
And trim the golden flame ;
Gird up your loins as in his sight,
For awful is his name.

3 Watch! 'tis your Lord's command,
And while we speak he's near;
Mark the first signal of his hand,
And ready all appear.

4 O happy servant he

In such a posture found;

He shall his Lord with rapture see,
And be with honour crown'd.

172

Rogation Days.

MONDAY.

"The eyes of all wait upon thee, O Lord; C. M. and thou givest them their meat in due

season.

LORD, in thy name thy servants plead,

And thou hast sworn to hear;

Thine is the harvest, thine the seed,
The fresh and fading year.

2 Grant us, with precious things brought forth By sun and moon below,

A place in thy new heavens and earth,
Where richer harvests grow.

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ORD, spare and save our sinful race
From death in direst form;
From pestilence that flies apace,
From earthquake, fire, and storm.
2 Let every land bemoan its sin,

That wars and crimes may cease;
And may thy pardoning grace bring in
Sweet times of health and peace.

WEDNESDAY.

174 Mercy and truth shall go before thy face,” C. M.

G

REAT is our guilt, our fears are great ;
But naught shall prompt despair,

While open is the mercy-seat

To penitence and prayer.

2 Kind Intercessor! to thy love
This blest resource we owe :
Thy merits plead for us above,
While we implore below.

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Other Holy Days.

"Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord 7s. 6s. God Almighty: just and true are thy Double. ways, thou King of saints."

FROM all thy saints in warfare, for all

thy saints at rest,

To thee, O blessed Jesus, all praises be address'd.

Thou, Lord, didst win the battle, that they might conquerors be;

Their crowns of living glory are lit with rays from thee.

[Insert here the stanza for the special Saint's Day to be celebrated.]

SAINT ANDREW.

2 Praise, Lord, for thine Apostle, the first to welcome thee,

The first to lead his brother the very Christ

to see.

With hearts for thee made ready, watch we throughout the year,

Forward to lead our brethren to own thine advent near.

SAINT THOMAS.

3 All praise for thine Apostle, whose shortlived doubtings prove

Thy perfect twofold nature, the fulness of thy love.

On all who wait thy coming shed forth thy peace, O Lord,

And grant us faith to know thee, true Man, true God, adored.

SAINT STEPHEN.

4 Praise for the first of Martyrs, who saw thee ready stand

To aid in midst of torments, to plead at God's right hand.