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167. The Character of the Humble. (1 Pet. v. 5:)

GERMAN HYMN. P. M.
LORD, if thou thy grace impart,
Poor in spirit, meek in heart,
Like the Saviour we shall be;
Cloth'd with his humility.

Simple, teachable, and mild;
Humble as a little child;

Pleas'd with what the Lord provides;
Wean'd from all the world besides.

Father, fix our souls on thee;

Ev'ry evil let us flee;

Always happy in thy love;
Looking for our rest above.

All that seek will surely find
Ev'ry good in Christ combin'd:
Him let Israel still adore;

Trust, and praise him evermore.

168. Children called to serve God. (1 Sam. iii.10.)

CAMBRIDGE NEW. C. M.

HAPPY the child whose tender years
Receive instruction well;

Who hates the sinner's path, and fears
The road that leads to hell.

"Twill save us from a thousand snares
To mind religion young;
Grace will preserve our riper years,
And make our virtue strong.

To thee, Almighty God, to thee,
Our childhood we resign;
Thy love in Christ our portion be,
And our whole lives be thine!

Let the blest work of prayer and praise
Betimes employ our breath;

Thus we're prepar'd for length of days,
Or fit for early death.

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169.Adoration to God our King. (1 Sam. xii. 124)

DENMARK. L. M.

BEFORE Jehovah's awful throne,
Ye nations bow with sacred joy;
Know that the Lord is God alone;
He can create, and he destroy.

His sov'reign power, without our aid,
Made us of clay, and form'd us men;
And when like wand'ring sheep we stray'd,
He brought us to his fold again.

We'll crowd thy gates with thankful songs;
High as the heavens our voices raise;
And earth, with her ten thousand tongues,
Shall fill thy courts with sounding praise.
Wide as the world is thy command;
Vast as eternity thy love;

Firm as a rock thy truth shall stand,
When rolling years have ceas'd to move.

170. Trust and Obedience. (1 Sam. xiii. 8-14.)
ANGELS' SONG. L. M.

BE with us, Lord, where'er we go;
O teach us what we ought to do;
Suggest whate'er we think or say,
And keep us in the narrow way.
O let us not with foolish pride
In our own righteousness confide;
But make us all our weakness see,
And feel our strength deriv'd from thee.
Assist, and teach us how to pray;
Incline our nature to obey;
What thou abhorrest, let us flee,
And only love what pleases thee.
Resign'd in all things to thy will,
May we thy perfect law fulfil;

Our thoughts, our cares, our time, our ways,
Be all devoted to thy praise!

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171. The Rule of Equity. (Luke vi. 36-42.)

BATH. C. M.

COME, let us search our hearts, and try
If all our ways be right:
Is God's great rule of equity
Our practice, and delight?
Have we to others truly done,
As we would have them do:
Envious, unkind, and false to none;
But always just and true?
In vain we talk of Jesus' blood,
And place in him our trust,
If, while we boast our love to God,
We prove to men unjust.

Thou! before whom we stand in awe,
And tremble, and obey!
Write in our hearts thy perfect law;
Help us to keep thy way!

172. Faithful Service, and glorious Hope.
(Rom. viii. 18-23.)

WARWICK. C. M.

THE glorious hopes that cheer the just,
By thee, O Lord, were given:

Thy Spirit is the earnest now,

And seals their souls for heaven.

What faith rejoices to believe,

We long and pant to see:
Oh may we ever serve thee here,
As hast'ning on to thee!

Ourselves, our life, our strength, our all,
Lord, help us so to spend,

That thou may'st bless us with thy grace,
And keep us to the end.

And when before thy judgment seat
Th' assembled world shall stand,
May we receive the crown of life
From thine all-gracious hand!

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173. Faithful Obedience. (1 Sam. xv. 22.)

HENSBURY.

C. M.

O GOD, the strength of ev'ry heart,
Whom heaven and earth obey,
Thy promis'd help and grace impart,
That we may keep thy way.

By all on earth thy will be done,
As by the hosts above; *
Who always see thee on thy throne,
And glory in thy love.

In hope like them to see thy face,
Lord, we would do thy will;
O strengthen us with inward grace
Thy precepts to fulfil.

We would no more from thee depart;
No more unfaithful prove;

But love thee with a perfect heart,
As holy angels love.

174. Trusting in God. (1 Pet. iii. 12-14.)

SURREY. P. M.

CAPTAIN of Israel's host, and guide
Of all who seek their home above;
Beneath thy shadow we abide,

The cloud of thy protecting love;

Our strength, thy grace; our rule, thy word;
Our end the glory of the Lord.

By thine unerring Spirit led,
We shall not in the desert stray;
By thy paternal bounty fed,
We shall not lack in all our way;
As far from danger as from fear,
While love, almighty love, is near.

175.

God the Strength of his People.
(1 Sam. xvii. 45—47.)

TRURO. L. M.

GOD is our strength; away our fear!
What shall our confidence remove;
While kept by his almighty care,
And blest with everlasting love!
O Lord of hosts! while thou art nigh,
None can disturb thy people's rest!
The world, and Satan, they defy,
Beneath thy power secure and blest.
Thou art our safeguard; through thine aid
Our faith is strong, our troubles cease;
For thou, on whom our hope is stay'd,
Wilt keep thine own in perfect peace.
Thee for our Lord and guide we take,
In time, and for eternity;

Assur'd thou never wilt forsake
The humble soul that trusts in thee.

176. Obedience and Trust. (Luke v. 4, 5.)

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PRAISE waits in Sion, Lord, for thee;
The saints adore thy holy name;
Thy creatures bend th' obedient knee,
And humbly thy protection claim.
Thy hand hath rais'd us from the dust;
The breath of life thy Spirit gave;
Where, but in thee, can mortals trust?
Who, but our God, hath power to save?
Eternal Source of truth and light;
To thee we look, on thee we call :
Lord, we are nothing in thy sight
But thou to us art all in all..

O grant that hence our hopes may rise
With warmer, purer, brighter ray;
Till thou shalt bless our longing eyes,
With all the light of perfect day.

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