Thine are seven-fold grace, and glory,
Thou hast but to give command,
And all hearts are bowed before Thee,
Over mountain, sea, and land.

Strength of the Almighty Father,
Gift of the Incarnate Son,
Home to Thee all kindreds gather,
Perfect what Thou hast begun.

So with worship never ceasing,
Earth shall yield its fruits to Thee,
And Thy kingdom still increasing,
Overflow with victory.

HYMN 74.

THOU, God, art a consuming fire;
Yet mortals may find grace,

From toil and tumult to retire,
And meet Thee face to face.

Though "Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord!"
Seraph to seraph sings;

And angel-choirs, with one accord,
Worship, with veiling wings;-

Though earth Thy footstool, heaven Thy throne,

Thy way amidst the sea;

Thy path deep floods, Thy steps unknown,

Thy counsels mystery ;

Yet wilt Thou look on him who lies
A suppliant at Thy feet;
And hearken to the feeblest cries,
That reach the mercy-seat.

Between the Cherubim of old,
Thy glory was express'd;

But God, through Christ, we now behold
In flesh made manifest.

Through Him, who all our sickness felt, Who all our sorrows bare;

Through Him in whom Thy fulness dwelt,
We offer up our prayer.

Touch'd with a feeling of our woes,
Jesus, our High-Priest, stands :

All our infirmities He knows;

Our souls are in His hands.

He bears them up with strength Divine,
When at Thy feet we fall:
Lord, cause Thy face on us to shine;
Hear us-on Thee we call.

HYMN 75.

LORD, teach us how to pray aright,
With reverence and with fear:
Though dust and ashes in Thy sight,
We may, we must draw near.

We perish, if we cease from prayer;
O grant us power to pray;
And when to meet Thee we prepare,
Lord, meet us by the way.

Burden'd with guilt, convinced of sin, In weakness, want, and wo, Fightings without, and fears within, Lord, whither shall we go?

God of all grace, we come to Thee,
With broken, contrite hearts;
Give what Thine eye delights to see,
-Truth in the inward parts :-

Give deep humility; the sense
Of godly sorrow give;
-A strong, desiring confidence
To hear Thy voice, and live ;-

Faith in the only sacrifice,

That can for sin atone;

To cast our hopes, to fix our eyes,
On Christ, on Christ alone ;-

Patience, to watch, and wait, and weep, Though mercy long delay;

Courage, our fainting souls to keep,

And trust Thee, though Thou slay.

Give these;-and then Thy will be done;
Thus strengthen'd with all might,
We, by Thy Spirit and Thy Son,
Shall pray, and pray aright.

HYMN 76.

FATHER of all our mercies,-Thou,
In whom we move, and live,
Hear us in heaven, Thy dwelling now,
And answer, and forgive.

When bound with sins and trespasses,
From wrath we fain would flee,
Lord, cancel our unrighteousness,
And set the captives free.

When harass'd by ten thousand foes,
Our helplessness we feel;

O give the weary soul repose,
The wounded spirit heal.

When dire temptations gather round,

And threaten, or allure,
By storm, or calm, in Thee be found
A refuge strong and sure.

When

age advances, may we grow In faith, and hope, and love; And walk in holiness below

To holiness above.

When earthly joys and cares depart,
Desire and envy cease,

Be Thou the portion of our heart,

In Thee

may we have peace.

When flames these elements destroy,
And worlds in judgment stand,
May we lift up our heads with joy,
And meet at Thy right hand.

HYMN 77.

LESS than the least of all
Thy mercies, Lord, are we;
Yet, for the greatest we may call,
The greatest are most free.

Thy Son Thou didst not spare,
Yet us Thou sparest still;

Him didst Thou send our guilt to bear,

Our righteousness fulfil.

The world we would forsake,

Our all to Thee resign;

O save us for Thy mercies' sake!
O save us, we are Thine!

Meanwhile, as pilgrims here,
Who seek our home above,
Thee may we serve with holy fear,
And love with child-like love.