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4. All I ask for is,—enough :
Only when the way is rough,
Let Thy rod and staff impart
Strength and courage to my heart,

5. Should Thy wisdom, Lord, decree
Trials long and sharp for me,
Pain or sorrow, care or shame—
Father! glorify Thy name.

6. Let me neither faint nor fear,
Feeling still that Thou art near,
In the course my Saviour trod,
Tending still to Thee, my God.

Josiah Conder.

I.

I

He Leadeth Me.

LITTLE see, I little know,

Yet can I fear no ill :

He who hath guided me till now
Will be my leader still.

2. No burden yet was on me laid
Of trouble or of care,

But He my trembling step hath stayed,
And given me strength to bear.

3. I came not hither of my will
Or wisdom of mine own:

That higher Power upholds me still,
And still must bear me on.

4. I knew not of this wondrous earth,
Nor dreamed what blessings lay
Beyond the gates of human birth
To glad my future way.

C.M.

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5. And what beyond this life may be
As little I divine,

What love may wait to welcome me,
What fellowships be mine.

6. I know not what beyond may lie,
But look, in humble faith,

Into a larger life to die

And find new birth in death.

7. He will not leave my soul forlorn ;
I still must find Him true,

Whose mercies have been new each morn
And every evening new.

8. Upon His providence I lean,
As lean in faith I must:

The lesson of my life hath been
A heart of grateful trust.

F. L. Hosmer.

8.7.8.7.

Guide and Friend.

I. WHEN the light of day is waning,

When the night is dark and drear,
God of Love, in stillness reigning,
Teach me to believe Thee near.

2. When my heart is faint and drooping,
When my faith is weak and cold;
Kindly to my weakness stooping,
Draw me upwards as of old.

3. Nearer to the peace unbroken,
Nearer to the changeless calm,
All my wish a prayer unspoken,
All my life a silent psalm.

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4. Teach me to abide in patience
All the little storms of time,
Making every day's temptations
Steps for faltering feet to climb.
5. Let me find Thee in my sorrow,
Nor forget Thee in my joy;
And from Thee my sunshine borrow,
And by Thee my gloom destroy.
6. God of day, the dark dispelling,
Guide, Redeemer, Father, Friend;
God of Love, in stillness dwelling,
Lead me to my journey's end.

The Voice of God.

Edmund M. Geldart.

1. SPEAK to us, Lord, Thyself reveal,

While here on earth we rove;
Speak to our hearts, and let us feel
The kindling of Thy love.

2. With Thee conversing, we forget
All time, and toil, and care;
Labour is rest, and pain is sweet,
If Thou, my God, art there.

3. Thou callest me to seek Thy face:
'Tis all I wish to seek,-

To attend the whispers of Thy grace,
And hear Thee inly speak.

4. Let this my happiest hours employ,
Till I Thy glory see,—

Enter into my Master's joy,

And find iny heaven in Thee.

C.M.

Charles Wesley.

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Prayer, Meditation, Communion.

Teach us to Pray.

I.

TEACH

EACH us to pray!

4.8.8.4.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

O Father we look up to Thee,

And this our one request shall be ;

Teach us to pray!

Teach us to pray!

A form of words will not suffice,

The heart must bring its sacrifice.

Teach us to pray!

Teach us to pray!

To whom shall we Thy children turn?
Teach Thou the lesson we would learn :
Teach us to pray!

Teach us to pray!

That we may calm our souls in Thee

And all Thy tender mercies see.

Teach us to pray!

Teach us to pray!

So shall we find the inner peace,

And from our sins gain sweet release.

Teach us to pray!

Teach us to pray!

No longer may we doubt and fear,

But find Thy loving kindness here.
Teach us to pray!

The Still Hour.

IOS.

1. FOUNTAIN of Life! in Thee alone is Light. Shine through our being, cleansing us from sin,

Till we grow lucid with Thy presence bright,
And know the peace of holiness within.

2. Yet not alone as Light pervading come ;—
O Thou Divine One, meet us as a Friend!
Only with Thee is every heart at home:

Stay with us, best and truest, to the end.

3. If in our thoughts, by Thee made calm and clear, The brightening image of Thy face we see, What hour of all our lives can be so dear

As this still hour, O God, we spend with Thee!

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I.

I

On the Heights.

L. Larcom.

C.M.

WOULD commune with Thee, my God,—

E'en to Thy seat I come;

I leave my joys, I leave my sins,

And seek in Thee my home.

2. I stand upon the mount of God,
With sunlight in my soul;

I hear the storms in vales beneath,

I hear the thunders roll :

3. But I am calm with Thee, my God,
Beneath these glorious skies;

And to the height on which I stand,
Nor storms nor clouds can rise.

4. O this is life, O this is joy,

My God, to find Thee so!

Thy face to see, Thy voice to hear,
And all Thy love to know.

G. B. Bubier.