against us. And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom,

The power, and the glory, For ever Amen.

and ever.

As some poor captive bird too weak to fly,
Still lingers in its open cage, so I

My slavery own.

For evil makes a prison house within;
The gloom of sin, and sorrow born of sin,
Doth weigh me down.

Ah Christ! and wilt Thou, not regard my

sighs,

Long wakeful hours and lonely miseries,
And hopes forlorn?

Let not my fainting soul be thus subdued,
Nor leave Thy child in darkened solitude,
All night to mourn!

He hears my prayer! The dreary night is done,

I feel the soft air and the blessed sun,

With heavenly beams.

He comes-my Lord! in raiment glistening white,

From pastures golden in the morning light
And crystal streams.

O let me come to Thee! from this dark place,
And see my gentle Shepherd face to face,
And hear His voice.

So shall these bitter tears no longer flow,

And Thou shalt teach my secret heart to know Thy sacred joys!

H. R. HAWEIS.

COLLECTS

THAT MAY BE USED BEFORE THE

DAILY PRAYERS, SELECTED AND ARRANGED

FOR EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK.

CHRISTMAS HYMN.

Arise, arise, the morning bells
Ring out the hymn of gladness:
Raise high the songs of paradise
And cease the songs of sadness,

For Christ the way, and Christ the

truth,

And Christ the life is born to-day.

Farewell, farewell the night of sin,
Farewell the sleep of sorrow;
He who was with us in the past
Shall be with us to-morrow.
For Christ the way, etc.

Roll on, roll on, the tide of praise,
Faint hearts break out in singing;
Lift up your heads, rejoice, rejoice,
These Christmas bells are ringing.
For Christ the way, etc.

H. R. HAWEIS.