2 From the Fount of glory b. aming, Light celestial chers our eyes; Mercy from above proclaiming Peace and pardon from the skies. 34 S. M The Place of Praise. 1 COME to the house of prayer, O thou afflicted, come; The God of peace shall meet thee there; 2 Come to the house of praise, 3 Ye young, before his throne, 4 Ye aged, hither come, For ye have felt his love; Soon shall your trembling tongues be dumb, 5 Thou, whose benignant eye Till they outstrip time's tardy pace, 35 L. M. 1 GOD is so good that he will hear Whenever children humbly pray; He always lends a gracious ear To what the youngest child can say. 2 His own most holy book declares, That, as a tender father will, He listens to our lowly prayers, And what we ask will grant us still. 3 He loves to hear a grateful tongue Thank him for all his mercies given; And when on earth his praise is sung, The cheerful notes are heard in heaven. 36 7s M. Worship. 1 LORD, before thy presence come, 2 Wandering thoughts and languid powers, Come not where devotion kneels; Let the soul expand her stores, Glowing with the joy she feels. 3 At the portals of thine house, 37 We resign our earth-born cares: Nobler thoughts our souls engross, Songs of praise and fervent prayers. S. M. The Sunday School. 1 WITHIN these walls be peace; 2 God scorns not humble things; 3 May none who thus are taught, But all, through faith and patience, brought, 1 ALMIGHTY Father, heavenly King! Accept the tribute children bring, 2 To thee, each morning, when we rise, And ere the night has closed our eyes, 3 Our Saviour, ever good and kind, That children, such as we, may find 4 Stretch out, O Lord, thy gracious hand, And lead us to that blissful land 39 L. M. The House of God. 1 Lo, God is here! let us adore, And humbly bow before his face: Let all within us feel his power, Let all within us seek his grace. 2 Lo, God is here! him day and night United choirs of angels sing: To him, enthroned above all height, Heav'n's host their noblest homage bring 3 Being of beings! may our praise Thy courts with grateful fragrance fill; 1 HERE let thy holy days be kept; And be this place to worship given, Like that bright spot where Jacob slept, The house of God, the gate of heaven. D 2 Here may thine honor dwell; and here, As incense, let thy children's prayer, From contrite hearts and lips sincere, Rise on the still and holy air. 3 Here be thy praise devoutly sung; Here let thy truth beam forth to save, As when of old thy spirit hung On wings of light o'er Jordan's wave. 4 And when the lips, that with thy name Are vocal now, to dust shall turn, 41 On others may devotion's flame Be kindled here, and purely burn. C. M. 1 BEHOLD US, Lord, with humble fear Though most unworthy to draw near, 2 But, trusting in thy boundless grace, We worship in thy holy place, 3. Lead us in all thy righteous ways, Make straight thy path before our face, 4 No more to sin, Lord, let us yield, And kept, and covered with the shield |