2. Not for the fleeting joys that earth bestows, But that, come joy or woe, come good or ill, 3. Teach us, dear Lord, to find the latent good 4. Thou knowest all our needs, and will supply: No veil of darkness hides us from Thine eye, Nor vainly, from the depths, on Thee we call ; Thy tender love, that breaks the tempter's thrall, Folds and encircles all. W. H. Burleigh. 550. I. Blessed are they that Mourn. L.M. DEEM not they are blest alone 2. The light of smiles shall fill again 3. There is a day of sunny rest, For every dark and troubled night; 4. For God has marked each sorrowing hour 551. Calmness. W. C. Bryant. L.M. I. GIVE me, O Lord, a heart of grace, That I may show, where'er I turn, 2. Though life be sweet and joy be dear, A patient love of pain and care, 3. A tenderness for all that stray, With strength to help them on the way; 4. A calm expectancy of death, Who bloweth out our human breath; 5. I ask, and shrink, yet, shrink and ask : Too hard for hands that Thou hast made, 6. So let me dwell all peacefully, Content to live, content to die, Rosa Mulholland. 552. 553. I. I. Bear on! BEAR on, my soul ! the bitter cross Of every trial here Shall lift thee to thy heaven above, But shall not enter there. 2. Bear on, my soul! on God rely ; A thousand ways the Father hath The Recompense of Reward. C.M. C.M. HOW shalt thou bear the cross that now Keep quietly to God, and think Upon the eternal years. 2. Brave quiet is the thing for thee, 3. Thy cross is quite enough for thee, For there is hid in it the weight 4. He practises all virtues well, Who his own cross reveres, And lives in the familiar thought Of the eternal years. F. W. Faber. C.M. 1. THOU, who our faithless hearts canst read, And know'st each weakness there, Poor, trembling, faint, with Thee we plead, O turn not from our prayer! 2. We cannot grasp from hour to hour 3. That we may trust Thy guardian care, That we may lift our souls in prayer 4. Help us to gaze on things unseen To pierce through earth's dark veil, and glean 5. Thy glorious presence may we see, In faith then trust our souls to Thee, 555. J. Baldwin Brown. 8.7.4.4.7. Hope. I. HOPE on, hope on, the golden days Are not as yet a-dawning; Precede the light, And usher in the morning. 2. Hope on, hope on, though black the clouds Black shadows intertwining, Yet calm and still, O'er heath and hill, The stars will soon be shining. 556. I. 3. Hope on, hope on, through frost and snow, The sun shall pierce to-morrow. 4. Hope on, hope on, though friends be few, A God of love From heaven above Shall shed His radiance o'er thee. Love and Sympathy. A Prayer for Love. Godfrey Thring. C.M. LORD! Thy heart with love o'erflowed, Love spoke in every breath; Unwearied love Thy life declared, Love triumphed in Thy death. 2. And Thou hast taught Thy followers here And show their gratitude to Thee, By living still in love. 3. May we the law of love fulfil In every act and thought; 4. Teach us to help each other, Lord, Let each his friendly aid afford, 5. In holy love may we increase, By Thy good Spirit's grace; |