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5. Thy heaven is the abode of Love;

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O blessed Lord, that we

May there, when time's dim shades remove,
Be gathered home to Thee.

The thought of God.

J. D. Burns.

I. ONE thought I have, my ample creed,

So deep it is and broad,

And equal to my every need,—

It is the thought of God.

2. Each morn unfolds some fresh surprise,
I feast at life's full board;

And rising in my inner skies

Shines forth the thought of God.

3. At night my gladness is my prayer ;
I drop my daily load,

And every care is pillowed there
Upon the thought of God.

4. I ask not far before to see,
But take in trust my road;
Life, death, and immortality
Are in my thought of God.

5. To this their secret strength they owed
The martyr's path who trod ;
The fountains of their patience flowed
From out their thought of God.

6. Be still the light upon my way,
My pilgrim staff and rod,

My rest by night, my strength by day,

O blessed thought of God!

C.M.

F. L. Hosmer.

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I.

God Omniscient.

LORD, Thou hast formed mine every part,

L.M.

Mine inmost thought is known to Thee;

Each word, each feeling of my heart,

Thine ear doth hear, Thine eye can see.

1.2. Though I should seek the shades of night, 39 And hide myself in guilty fear,

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To Thee the darkness seems as light,
The midnight as the noon-day clear.

3. The heavens, the earth, the sea, the sky,
All own Thee ever-present there;
Where'er I turn, Thou still art nigh,
Thy spirit dwelling everywhere.

4. O may that Spirit ever blest
Upon my soul in radiance shine,
Till, welcomed to eternal rest,

I taste Thy presence, Lord divine !

Robert Allan Scott.

Wisdom, Light, and Love.

1. MOST ancient of all mysteries,
Before Thy throne we lie

Eternal Wisdom, Light, and Love ;
Most Holy Trinity.

2. How wonderful creation is,

Thy work, which Thou didst bless; 'Tis but the hiding of Thy power,

Divine Almightiness.

3. How beautiful the angels are,

Thy saints, in radiant dress ;

They're but the shadow of Thy light,
Eternal Loveliness.

C.M.

4. Infinite Goodness, Thou art dear
To Thy poor creatures' heart:
It blesses Thee that Thou art God,..
That Thou art what Thou art.

5. We look up in our littleness
To Thy majestic state;

Our comfort is Thou art so good,
And that Thou art so great.

6. O wondrous in Thy holiness,
Our souls to Thee would fly;

Give them the wings of faith and lové,
Our God to glorify.

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The Eternal Word,

FW. Faber.

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N the beginning was the Word:
si Athwart the chaos night

It gleamed with quick creative power,
And there was life and light.

2. Thy Word, O God! is living yet,
Amid eartli's restless strife,

New harmony creating still,
And ever higher life.

3. And, as that Word moves surely on,
The light, ray after ray,

Streams further out athwart the dark,

And night grows into day.

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4. O Word that broke the stillness first,

Sound on, and never cease,

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Till all earth's darkness be made light, "
And all her discord peace!

5. Till selfish passion, strife, and wrong,

Thy summons shall have heard,

And Thy creation be complete,

O Thou Eternal Word !

Samuel Longfellow.

40. The Heavens declare the Glory of God. L.M.D.

I. THE spacious firmament on high,
With all the blue ethereal sky,

And spangled heavens, a shining frame,
Their great Original proclaim.

The unwearied sun, from day to day,
Doth his Creator's power display,

And publishes to every land
The work of an Almighty hand.

2. Soon as the evening shades prevail,
The moon takes up the wondrous tale,
And nightly to the listening earth
Repeats the story of her birth;

While all the stars that round her burn,
And all the planets in their turn,
Confirm the tidings as they roll,
And spread the truth from pole to pole.
3. What though in solemn silence all

Move round this dark terrestrial ball;
What though no real voice nor sound
Amidst their radiant orbs be found,
In reason's ear they all rejoice
And utter forth a glorious voice,
For ever singing, as they shine,
"The Hand that made us is divine.".

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J. Addison

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1. COME, O come, in pious lays
Sound we God Almighty's praise;
Hither bring, in one consent,
Heart, and voice, and instrument.
Let those things which do not live,
In still music praises give ;
Nor a creature duinb be found
That hath either voice or sound.

2. Come, ye sons of human race,
In this chorus take your place:
And amid the mortal throng,
Be ye masters of the song.
Let, in praise of God, the sound
Run a never-ending round,
That our song of praise may be
Everlasting, as is He.

3. So this huge wide orb we see
Shall one choir, one temple be,
And our song shall over-climb
All the bounds of place and time;
And ascend from sphere to sphere
To the great Almighty's ear.
Then, O come, in pious lays
Sound we God Almighty's praise.

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HOUSANDS of thousands stand around
Thy throne, O God most high;

Ten thousand times ten thousand sound
Thy praise; but who am I?

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