2 Dust, to its narrow house beneath! They that have seen thy look in death 3 Lone are the paths, and sad the hours, But, O, a brighter home than ours, In heaven, is now thine own! A Communion Hymn. 1 HERE, in the broken bread, 2 Yes! that our souls might live, 3 O Thou, who didst allow Thy Son to suffer thus, Father, what more couldst thou have done Than thou hast done for us? 4 We are persuaded now, That nothing can divide Thy children from thy boundless love, 5 Who died to make us sure Of mercy, truth, and peace, And from the power and pains of sin 10 THOU, whose own vast temple stands, Accept the walls that human hands 2 Lord, from thine inmost glory send, The peace that dwelleth without end 3 May erring minds that worship here And they who mourn, and they who fear, Be strengthened as they pray. 4 May faith grow firm, and love grow warm, And pure devotion rise, While round these hallowed walls the storm Of earth-born passion dies. 243. L. M. FROTHINGHAM. Ordination of a Minister. 1 O God, whose presence glows in all Within, around us, and above, Thy word we bless, thy name we call, 2 That truth be with the heart believed 3 That love its holy influence pour, 4 Direct and guard the youthful strength And give thy word full course at length 5 Send down its angel to our side; 244. 10s M. MONTGOMERY. Death of a Minister in his Prime. 1 Go to the grave in all thy glorious prime, A Christian cannot die before his time; 2 Go to the grave; at noon from labor cease; 3 Go to the grave; for there thy Savior lay 4 Go to the grave: no, take thy seat above; Be thy pure spirit present with the Lord, Where thou for faith and hope hast perfect love, And open vision for the written Word. 1 245. S. M. MONTGOMERY. On the Death of an aged Minister. "SERVANT of God, well done! 2 The voice at midnight came; A mortal arrow pierced his frame- 3 Tranquil amidst alarms, It found him on the field, 4 The pains of death are past; 5 Soldier of Christ, well done! The Death of Martyrs. 1 FLUNG to the heedless winds, 2 The Father hath received The one availing name. 247. C. M. R. NICOLL. The Protestant Reformation. 1 AN offering at the shrine of power 2 Praise to the good, the pure, the great, Who lit the flame, which yet shall glow Glory to them in coming time, And through eternity, Who burst the captive's galling chains, 248. 12 & 11s M. HEBER. Farewell to a Friend departed. 1 THOU art gone to the grave; but we will not deplore thee, Though sorrows and darkness encompass the tomb; The Savior has passed through its portals before thee, And the lamp of his love is thy guide through the gloom. |