803.

For

Laverty Meeting on the Fourth of J
10 THOU! whose presence went before
Or fathers in their weary way,
As with thy chosen moved of yore

The fire by night—the cloud by day!
2 When, from each temple of the free,
A nation's song ascends to heaven,
Most Holy Father! unto thee,

May not our humble prayer be giver. 3 For those to whom this day can bring, Not, as to us, the joyful thrill ;-For those, who, under freedom's wing, Are bound in slavery's fetters still 4 And grant, O Father! that the time

Of Earth's deliverance may be near,
When every land, and tongue, and clime,
The message of thy love shall hear.

5 When smitten, as with fire from heaven,
The captive's chain shall sink in dust,
And to his fettered soul be given
The glorious freedom of the just.

804.

L. M.

MISS W STON

"Tis good to be merciful."

1 T is good to weep and mourn for those,
Crushed down by Slavery's iron hand,
And feel, while numbering o'er their ve
Strength for the just and true to stand.

2 'Tis good and true to say to those,
Who claim a right in human kind,
Mercy and Justice are your foes,
And they shall certain triumph find.'

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3 'Tis good-'t is blessed, to say to all,
"Arise, to help the wretched slave,
God for courage call,
And in his strength go forth and save.”

Upon your

4 Lord! this is what we seek to do;
Grant us thy grace to do it well;
Help us thy glory to pursue,
And of thy promises to tell.

805.

P. M.

H. WARE, JR.

The Progress of Freedom.

1 OPPRESSION shall not always reign;
There comes a brighter day,

When freedom, burst from every chain,
Shall have triumphant way.
Then right shall over might prevail,
And truth, like hero armed in mail,
The hosts of tyrant wrong assail,
And hold eternal sway.

2 What voice shall bid the progress stay
Of truth's victorious car?

What arm arrest the growing day,

Or quench the solar star?

What reckless soul, though stout and strong,
Shall dare bring back the ancient wrong,
Oppression's guilty night prolong,

And freedom's morning bar?

3 The hour of triumph comes apace,
The fated, promised hour,
When earth upon a ransomed race
Her bounteous gifts shall shower
Ring, Liberty, thy glorious bell!
Bid high thy sacred banner swell!
Let trump on trump the triumph tell
Of Heaven's redeeming power.

806.

6s. & 10s. M. {MILTON, GARDNEL

Peace.

1 No war nor battle's sound
Was heard the earth around,
No hostile chiefs to furious combat ran;
But peaceful was the night
In which the Prince of Light
His reign of peace upon the earth began.

2 No conqueror's sword he bore,
Nor warlike armor wore,

Nor haughty passions roused to contest wild,
In peace and love he came,

And gentle was the reign,

Which o'er the earth he spread by influence mild.

3 Unwilling kings obeyed,

And sheathed the battle blade,

And called their bloody legions from the field;
In silent awe they wait,

And close the warrior's gate,
Nor know to whom their homage thus they yield.

4 The peaceful conqueror goes,

And triumphs o'er his foes,
His weapons drawn from armories above;

Behold the vanquished sit

Submissive at his feet,

And strife and hate re changed to peace and love.

807.

6s. & 4s. M.

E. DAVIS.

For an Anniversary Meeting of the Friends of Peace

1 Nor with the flashing steel

Not with the cannon's peal,
Or stir of drum,

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But in the bonds of love;
Our white flag floats above,
Her emblem is the dove,
'Tis thus we come.

2 The laws of Christian light,
These are our weapons bright,
Our mighty shield;

Christ is our leader high,
And the broad plains which lie
Beneath the blesséd sky,
Our battle field.

3 On, then, in God's great name,
Let each pure spirit's flame
Burn bright and clear:

Stand firmly in your lot,
Cry ye aloud, "Doubt not,"
Be every fear forgot,

Christ leads us here.

4 So shall Earth's distant lands
In happy, holy bands,
One brotherhood,

Together rise and sing,
And joyful offerings bring,
And Heaven's Eternal King
Pronounce it good.

C. M.

Prayer for Universal Peace.

GIBBONS

LORD, send thy word, and let it run,
Armed with thy Spirit's power;
Ten thousand shall confess its sway,
And bless the saving hour.

2 Beneath the influence of thy grace
The barren wastes shall rise,

With sudden greens and fruits arrayed,
A blooming paradise.

3 True holiness shall strike its root
In each regenerate heart,
Shall in a growth divine arise,
And heavenly fruits impart.

4 Peace, with her olives crowned, shall stretch
Her wings from shore to shore;

No trump shall rouse the rage of war,
Nor murderous cannon roar.

those day

5 Lord, for those days we wait;
Are in thy word foretold;
Fly swifter, sun and stars, and bring
This promised age of gold!

809.

C. M.

The Gospel of Peace.

ANONYMOUS.

1 Joy to the earth! the Prince of Peace
His banner has unfurled;

Let strife, and sin, and error cease,
And joy pervade the world!

2 Praise ye the Lord! for truth and grace
His word and life display;
Let every soul his love embrace,
And own its gentle sway.

3 Peace on the earth, good will to men,
Embraced the Gospel plan;

Let that sweet strain be heard again,
Which angel-tones began.

4 Joy to the isles and lands afar,
Messiah reigns above;
every eye behold the star,
The star of light and love.

Let

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