1 2 3 Prone to wander, LORD, I feel it; Hymn. New Year. THE LORD of earth and sky, Who lengthens out our trial here, Barren and wither'd trees, We cumber'd long the ground; On our dead souls were found; When Justice bar'd the sword, The pity of our LORD Cried, Let it still alone:' The FATHER mild inclines His ear, 4 JESUS, Thy speaking blood From GOD obtain'd the grace, Thou didst in our behalf appear, U 5 1 2 3 4 5 Then dig about our root, Break up our fallow ground, To Thy great praise abound. Hymn. Hymn suited to Youth. WITH humble heart and tongue, Great GOD, to Thee we pray: O may we learn, while we are young, To walk in wisdom's way. Now in our early days Teach us Thy will to know; Great GOD, Thy sanctifying grace Betimes on us bestow. Our hearts to folly prone, Unite them to Thyself alone, And make them wholly Thine. O let Thy word of grace Our warmest thoughts employ; Be this, through all our following days, May Thy young servants learn And Hymn. Hymn suited to Youth. 1 BESTOW, dear LORD, upon our youth The gift of saving grace; And let the seed of sacred truth 2 Grace is a plant, where'er it grows, 3 Ye careless ones, O hear betimes Your youth is stain'd with many crimes, 4 For you the public pray'r is made, For 5 We pray that you may early prove Hymn. Hymn suited to Youth. 1 ASSIST Thy messenger to speak; 2 For them we now approach Thy throne, 3 Show them how vile they are by sin, 4 Long may Thy light and truth remain, To dwell for ever near Thy throne! 5 LORD, hear our pray'r, indulge our hope, Hymn. Family Religion. 1 THE pow'r to bless my house Belongs to GOD alone; 2 3 Yet rend'ring Him my constant vows, When two or three are met He doth our cancell'd sins forget, Shall I not then engage My house to serve the LORD, To search the soul-converting page, 4 5 6 1 To ask with faith and hope The grace His SPIRIT supplies, SAVIOUR of men, incline The hearts which Thou hast made, Which Thou hast bought with blood divine, To ask Thy promis'd aid : Me and my house receive, And let us in Thy favour live, I AND Hymn. Hymn for Masters. my house will serve the LORD: But first, obedient to His Word, May I myself appear: By actions, words, and tempers show, 2 May I the fair example set: From those that on my pleasure wait 3 Easy to be entreated, mild, |