452. 4. All I ask for is,—enough : 5. Should Thy wisdom, Lord, decree 6. Let me neither faint nor fear, 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 2. No burden yet was on me laid But He my trembling step hath stayed, 3. I came not hither of my will That higher Power upholds me still, 4. I knew not of this wondrous earth, C.M. 453. 5. And what beyond this life may be What love may wait to welcome me, 6. I know not what beyond may lie, Into a larger life to die And find new birth in death. 7. He will not leave my soul forlorn ; Whose mercies have been new each morn 8. Upon His providence I lean, The lesson of my life hath been 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, 2. When my heart is faint and drooping, 3. Nearer to the peace unbroken, 454. 4. Teach me to abide in patience The Voice of God. Edmund M. Geldart. 1. SPEAK to us, Lord, Thyself reveal, While here on earth we rove; 2. With Thee conversing, we forget 3. Thou callest me to seek Thy face: To attend the whispers of Thy grace, 4. Let this my happiest hours employ, Enter into my Master's joy, And find iny heaven in Thee. C.M. Charles Wesley. 455. 456. 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 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. 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, 2. Yet not alone as Light pervading come ;— 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! 457. 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, I hear the storms in vales beneath, I hear the thunders roll : 3. But I am calm with Thee, my God, And to the height on which I stand, 4. O this is life, O this is joy, My God, to find Thee so! Thy face to see, Thy voice to hear, G. B. Bubier. |