2 He came in tongues of living flame,
To teach, convince, subdue;
All-powerful as the wind he came,
As viewless, too.

3 He came sweet influence to impart,
A gracious, willing Guest,

While he can find one humble heart
Wherein to rest.

4 And his that gentle voice we hear,
Soft as the breeze of even,

That checks each fault, that calms each fear,

And speaks of heaven.

5 And every virtue we possess,
And every victory won,

And every thought of holiness,
Are his alone.

6 Spirit of purity and grace,

Our weakness pitying see;
Oh, make our hearts thy dwelling-place,
And worthier thee!

Harriet Auber.

166 Blessed are They that Mourn.

To Hamburg.

I Deem not that they are blest alone,

Whose days a peaceful tenor keep: The God who loves our race has shown A blessing for the eyes that weep.

168 HAMBURG. L. M.

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19:

A voice from forth the eternal shades,
That spake a present Deity?

3 And, as upon some storied page

Thine eye in rapt attention turned
O'er records of a holier age,

Hath not thy heart within thee
burned?

4 It was the voice of God that spake
In silence to thy silent heart;
And bade each worthier thought awake,
And every dream of earth depart.

5 Voice of our God, oh, yet be near!
In low, sweet accents whisper peace;
Direct us on our pathway here,
Then bid in heaven our wanderings

A low, sweet prelude finds its way; Through clouds of doubt, and creeds

3

Think not in sleep to fold thy hands,
Forgetful of thy Lord's commands:
From duty's claims no life is free,-
Behold, today hath need of thee!

The present hour allots thy task:
For present strength and patience ask,
And trust his love whose sure supplies
Meet all thy needs as they arise.

4 While the day lingers, do thy best!
Full soon the night will bring its rest;
And, duty done, that rest shall be
Full of beatitudes to thee.

William H. Burleigh.

19:25

Still thine arm has been around me,
All my paths were in thy sight.

2 In the world will foes assail me,
Craftier, stronger far than I;
But thine aid will never fail me,
While on thee I shall rely.
Therefore, Lord, I come, believing

Thou canst give the power I need! Through the prayer of faith receiving Strength, the Spirit's strength indeed.

3 I would trust in thy protecting,
Wholly rest upon
thine arm,
Follow wholly thy directing,
Thou mine only guard from harm!
Keep me from mine own undoing,
Help me turn to thee when tried;
Still my footsteps, Father, viewing,
Keep me ever at thy side!

Anon.

173 VARINA. C. M.

JOHANN C. H. RINK.

Arr. by GEORGE FREDERICK ROOT.

2 Oh, welcome in the wilderness

The shadow of thy love;

The stream that springs our thirst to bless,

The manna from above! Awhile beside the fount we stay

And eat this bread of thine, Then go rejoicing on our way, Renewed with strength divine.

Samuel Longfellow.

174 Quicken Me, O Lord. 1 Come, mighty Spirit, penetrate

This heart and soul of mine;
And my whole being with thy grace
Pervade, O Life divine!

As the clear air surrounds the earth,
Thy grace around me roll;
As the fresh light pervades the air,
So pierce and fill my soul.

175

The Secret Place.

1 The Lord is in his Holy Place
In all things near and far:
Shekinah of the snow-flake, he,
And Glory of the star,
And Secret of the April-land
That stirs the field to flowers,
Whose little tabernacles rise

To hold him through the hours.

2 He hides himself within the love Of those whom we love best; The smiles and tones that make our homes

Are shrines by him possessed; He tents within the lonely heart And shepherds every thought: We find him not by seeking long,We lose him not, unsought:

So from thyself pour down the flood

That freshens all again.

Thus life within our lifeless hearts

Shall make its glad abode;

And we shall shine in beauteous light, Filled with the light of God.

Horatius Bonar.

Our feet on Sinai stand,
But Holiest of Holies knows,

No tread, no touch of hand;
The listening soul makes Sinai still
Wherever we may be,

And in the vow, " Thy will be done!"
Lies all Gethsemane.

William Channing Gannett.