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69 WILMOT. 8, 7.

C. M. VON WEBER, 1820.

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I. Praise the Lord; ye heavens, a - dore him; Praise him, angels, in the height;

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Sun and moon,re

joice before him; Praise him,all ye stars of light. AMEN.

2 Praise the Lord, for he hath spoken;
Worlds his mighty voice obeyed:
Laws, which never can be broken,
For their guidance he hath made.
3 Praise the Lord, for he is glorious;
Never shall his promise fail :
God hath made his saints victorious;
Sin and death shall not prevail.

4 Praise the God of our salvation;

Hosts on high his power proclaim; Heaven and earth, and all creation, Praise and magnify his name.

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John Kempthorne.

The Holy Spirit.

I Holy Spirit, source of gladness,
Come with all thy radiance bright;
O'er our weariness and sadness

4 Hear our earnest supplication;
Every struggling heart release;
Rest upon this congregation,
Spirit of untroubled peace!

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Paul Gerhardt. Samuel Longfellow.

Love, and Love Alone.

I God and Father, great and holy!
Fearing nought we come to thee;
Fearing nought, though weak and lowly,
For thy love has made us free.

2 By the blue sky bending o'er us,
By the green earth's flowery zone,
Teach us, Lord, the angel-chorus,
"Thou art Love, and Love alone."

Breathe thy life and shed thy light! 3 Though the world in flames should

2 Send us thine illumination,

Banish all our fears at length; Rest upon this congregation, Spirit of unfailing strength.

3 Let that love, which knows no measure, Now in quickening showers descend, Bringing us the richest treasure

Man can wish or God can send.

perish,

Suns and stars in ruin fall,

Love of thee our heart should cherish,
Thou to us be all in all.

4 And though heavens thy name are praising,

Seraphs hymn no sweeter tone, Than the strain our hearts are raising, "Thou art Love, and Love alone."

Frederick W. Farrar.

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STRENGTH AND STAY. II, IO, II, 10.

J. B. DYKES.

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P. For we are weak, and need some deep revealing Of trust and strength and calmness from above. AMEN.

2 Lord, we have wandered forth through doubt and sorrow,
And thou hast made each step an onward one;

And we will ever trust each unknown morrow,-
Thou wilt sustain us till its work is done.

3 In the heart's depths a peace serene and holy
Abides; and when pain seems to have its will,
Or we despair, oh, may that peace rise slowly,
Stronger than agony, and we be still!

4 Now, Father, now, in thy dear presence kneeling,
Our spirits yearn to feel thy kindling love:
Now make us strong, we need thy deep revealing
Of trust and strength and calmness from above.

Unfound, Unlost.

I I cannot find thee! Still on restless pinion
My spirit beats the void where thou dost dwell:
I wander lost through all thy vast dominion,
And shrink beneath thy light ineffable.

2 I cannot find thee! E'en when most adoring
Before thy shrine I bend in lowliest prayer,

Beyond these bounds of thought my thought upsoaring
From furthest quest comes back: thou art not there.

3 Yet high above the limits of my seeing,

And folded far within the inmost heart,

And deep below the deeps of conscious being,
Thy splendor shineth: there, O God, thou art!

4 I cannot lose thee! Still in thee abiding,

The end is clear, how wide soe'er I roam :

The law that holds the worlds my steps is guiding,
And I must rest at last in thee, my home!

Samuel Johnson.

Eliza Scudder.

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His Spirit only can bestow,

Who reigns in light above.

Walk in the light, and thou shalt find
Thy heart made truly his,

Who dwells in cloudless light enshrined,
In whom no darkness is.

3 Walk in the light, and thou shalt own
Thy darkness passed away,
Because that light hath on thee shone,

In which is perfect day.

4 Walk in the light, thy path shall be
Peaceful, serene, and bright;
For God, by grace, shall dwell in thee,
And God himself is Light.

Bernard Barton.

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2 Through the valley and shadow of death though I stray,
Since thou art my guardian, no evil I fear:
Thy rod shall defend me, thy staff be my stay;
No harm can befall, with my comforter near.
3 In the midst of affliction, my table is spread;

With blessings unmeasured my cup runneth o'er;
With perfume and oil thou anointest my head:
Oh, what shall I ask of thy providence more?
4 Let goodness and mercy, my bountiful God,

Still follow my steps, till I meet thee above:
I seek, by the path which my forefathers trod
Through the land of their sojourn, thy kingdom of love.

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