My Father and my God, behold
My God, my Father, dost Thou call
My God, my Father, let me rest
My work is done, I lay me down to die

Not far from Jordan's ford

Not worthy, Lord, to gather up the crumbs
Now, in this our pilgrim day.

O brothers, lift your voices

O Christ, Thou hast ascended

O'er the waters void and formless

O fathomless profound of rest

O God our strength, our hope, our rock.
O God, the Rock of ages

O Heart of God in which all pulses beat.
O Jesu, consecrate to God always

O Light of Light, whose glory is to dwell
O lonely mother, reft of thy sweet child .
O Master of the fount of symphonies
O Master of the human heart;

One sate beside the fretting sea

Our God, our Father, who hadst given

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Ours is the grief who still are left in this far
wilderness

Peace, perfect peace, in this dark world of sin
Pray, always pray; the Holy Spirit pleads

Rest in the Lord, from harps above

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Rest in the Lord; rest, weary heart
Rise, captive Zion, shine; thy light is come

Slowly along the rugged pathway walk'd
Stand, soldier of the cross
Sweet in a mother's ears.

The air of heaven the changeful breeze
The hour is come; the feast is spread
The ivy clasps the pine

The meadow grass is green and blithe
The Paschal feast was ended: multitudes
The publican at custom's throng'd receipt
There is a land of promise

There shall be no more death

The sun was set, the night was wild

Thine, Lord, are the blossoms of forest and field
Thine, Thine for ever-blessed bond

Through the crowded streets of Salem, see, they
whisper man to man

Till He come-Oh, let the words
'Twas spoken long ago and far away

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What is that voice whose far-off echoes stir

What were those marks, apostle blest
When the morning paints the skies

When the weary at heart and the laden with sin
When Thy smile serene and bright.
Where is our fathers' God.

Who feels not thoughts within him rise
Why will ye die? the question breaks
Wrestling in agony

Yes, billow after billow: see they come.

MORNING PRAYER.

ALTHOUGH we ought at all times humbly to acknowledge our sins before God; yet ought we most chiefly so to do, when we assemble and meet together to render thanks for the great benefits that we have received at His hands, to set forth His most worthy praise, to hear His most holy Word, and to ask those things which are requisite and necessary, as well for the body as the soul.-From the Exhortation.

"Men ought always to pray, and not to faint.”
St. Luke xviii. I.

Pray, always pray; the Holy Spirit pleads
Within thee all thy daily hourly needs.

Pray, always pray; beneath sin's heaviest load
Prayer sees the blood from Jesus' side that flow'd..
Pray, always pray; though weary, faint, and lone,
Prayer nestles by the Father's sheltering throne.
Pray, always pray; amid the world's turmoil
Prayer keeps the heart at rest, and nerves for toil.
Pray, always pray; if joys thy pathway throng,
Prayer strikes the harp, and sings the angels' song.
Pray, always pray; if loved ones pass the veil,
Prayer drinks with them of springs that cannot fail.

All earthly things with earth shall fade away;
Prayer grasps eternity: pray, always pray.

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EVENING PRAYER.

THE SECOND COLLECT.

O GOD, from whom all holy desires, all good counsels, and all just works do proceed; Give unto Thy servants that peace which the world cannot give; that both our hearts may be set to obey Thy commandments, and also that by Thee we being defended from the fear of our enemies, may pass our time in rest and quietness; through the merits of Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.

"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Thee, because he trusteth in Thee."-Isa. xxvi. 3. Peace, perfect peace, in this dark world of sin? The blood of Jesus whispers peace within.

Peace, perfect perfect peace, by thronging duties press'd?

To do the will of Jesus, this is rest.

Peace, perfect peace, with sorrows surging

round?

On Jesus' bosom nought but calm is found.

Peace, perfect peace, with loved ones far away ?
In Jesus' keeping we are safe and they.

Peace, perfect peace, our future all unknown?
Jesus we know, and He is on the throne.

Peace, perfect peace, death shadowing us and ours?

Jesus has vanquish'd death and all its powers.

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It is enough earth's struggles soon shall cease, And Jesus call us to heaven's perfect peace.