223. Christ with Men through Men. 11.10.11.10. I. · SON of God, our Captain of salvation,

Thyself by suffering schooled to hunan grief, We bless Thee for Thy sons of consolation, Who follow in the steps of Thee their Chief:2. Those whom Thy Spirit's dread vocation severs To lead the vanguard of Thy conquering host; Whose toilsome years are spent in brave endeavours To bear Thy saving Name from coast to coast :— 3. Those whose bright faith makes feeble hearts grow stronger,

And sends fresh warriors to the great campaign, Bids the lone convert feel estranged no longer, And wins the sundered to be one again :4. And all true helpers, patient, kind, and skilful, Who shed Thy light across our darkened earth, Counsel the doubting, and restrain the wilful, Soothe the sick bed, and share the children's mirth:

5. O Son of God, our Captain of salvation,

Thyself by suffering schooled to human grief, We bless Thee for Thy sons of consolation, Who follow in the steps of Thee their Chief. J. Ellerton.

224.

The Bridegroom Cometh. 14.14.14.14. I. BEHOLD, the Bridegroom cometh in the middle of the night,

And blest is he whose loins are girt, whose lamp is burning bright;

But woe to that dull servant whom the Master shall

surprise

With lamp untrimmed, unburning, and with slumber in his eyes.

2. Do thou, my soul, keep watch, beware lest thou in

sleep sink down,

Lest thou be given o'er to death, and lose the golden

crown;

But see that thou art sober, with a watchful eye, and thus

Cry, Holy, Holy, Holy God, have mercy upon us.”

3. That day, the day of fear, shall come; my soul, slack not thy toil,

But light thy lamp, and feed it well, and make it bright with oil;

Thou knowest not how soon may sound the cry at eventide :

Behold the Bridegroom comes. Arise! Go forth to meet the Bride!"

4. Beware, my soul! take thou good heed lest thou in slumber lie,

And, like the five, remain without, and knock, and

vainly cry;

But watch, and bear thy lamp undimmed, and Christ shall gird thee on

His own bright wedding-robe of light,—the glory of Gerard Moultrie.

225.

the Son.

Until the Day Break.

IO.IO.IO.IO.

I. WHEN dark the sky that overhangs my soul, And mists are thick that through the valley

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roll,

Then, as I tread, I cheer my heart and say,

When the day breaks, the shadows flce away."

2. Unholy phantoms from the deep may rise,

And gather through the gloom before mine eyes ;

But all shall vanish at the dawning ray

When the day breaks, the shadows flee away.

3. I bear the lamp my Master gave to me,

Burning and shining must it ever be,
And I must tend it till the night decay-
Till the day break, and shadows flee away.

4. God maketh all things good unto His own;
For them in every darkness light is sown ;
He will make good the gloom of darkest day,
Till that day break, and shadows flee away.

5. He will be near me in the awful hour,

When the last foe shall come in blackest power; And he will hear me when at last I pray"Let the day break, the shadows flee away!"

6. In Him, my God, my Glory, I will trust:
Awake and sing, O dweller in the dust!
Who shall come, will come, and will not delay-
His day will break, those shadows flee away!

226.

I.

The Dawn of God.

S. J. Stone.

LONG hath the night of sorrow reigned,
The dawn shall bring us light;

God shall appear, and we shall rise

With gladness in His sight.

2. Our hearts, if God we seek to know,
Shall know Him and rejoice;

His coming like the morn shall be,
Like morning songs His voice.

C.M.

3. As dew upon the tender herb,
Diffusing fragrance round;

As showers that usher in the spring,
And cheer the thirsty ground.

4. So shall His presence bless our souls,
And shed a joyful light;

That hallowed morn shall chase away
The sorrows of the night.

J. Morrison.

227.

I.

O Quickly Come.

L.M. 6 lines.

QUICKLY come, dread Judge of all;

For, awful though Thine advent be,
All shadows from the truth will fall,

And falsehood die, in sight of Thee:
O quickly come: for doubt and fear
Like clouds dissolve when Thou art near.

2. O quickly come, great King of all ;

Reign all around us and within;
Let sin no more our souls enthral,

Let pain and sorrow die with sin:
O quickly come : for Thou alone
Canst make thy scattered people one.

3. O quickly come, true Life of all,

For death is mighty all around;
On every home his shadows fall,

On every heart his mark is found:
O quickly come for grief and pain
Can never cloud Thy glorious reign.

4. O quickly come, sure Light of all,

For gloomy night broods o'er our way;
And weakly souls begin to fall

With weary watching for the day:
O quickly come for round Thy throne
No eye is blind, no night is known.

Laurence Tuttiett.

228.

I.

What of the Night?

UT of the dark the circling sphere

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Is rounding onward to the light;

We see not yet the full day here,

But cheer'd we mark the paling night.

2. And Hope, that lights her fadeless fires,
And Faith, that shines, a heavenly will,
And Love, that courage re-inspires,—

These stars have been above us still.

3. Look backward, how much has been won !
Look round, how much is yet to win!
The watches of the night are done;
The watches of the day begin.

4. O Thou, whose mighty patience holds
The night and day alike in view,
Thy will our dearest hope enfolds :
O keep us steadfast, patient, true.

L.M.