God the All-righteous One! man

hath defied Thee; Yet to eternity standeth Thy word; Falsehood and wrong shall not tarry beside Thee:

Give to us peace in our time, O Lord!] mf God the All-wise! by the fire of Thy chastening, Earth shall to freedom and truth be restored;

Through the thick darkness Thy kingdom is hastening; cres Thou wilt give peace in Thy time, O Lord!

So shall Thy children in thankful

devotion

Laud Him Who saved them from peril abhorred, Singing in chorus from ocean to

ocean,

"Peace to the nations and praise to the Lord."

H. F. Chorley, altd. by J. Ellerton.

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to cease;

The wrath of sinful man restrain; p Give peace, O God, give peace again.

mf Remember, Lord, Thy works of old, The wonders that our fathers told; dimRemember not our sin's dark stain p Give peace, O God, give peace again.

mf Whom shall we trust but Thee, O Lord ? [word? Where rest but on Thy faithful cresNone ever called on Thee in vain ; p Give peace, O God, give peace again.

f Where saints and angels dwell above,

All hearts are knit in holy love; O bind us in that heavenly chain; p Give peace, O God, give peace again. H. W. Baker.

C.M., double.

mp GREAT King of nations, hear our prayer,

While at Thy feet we fall,
And humbly, with united cry,

To Thee for mercy call. [Thine;
The guilt is ours, but grace is
O turn us not away;

cres But hear us from Thy lofty throne, And help us when we pray.

mp Our fathers' sins were manifold, And ours no less, we own; cresYet wondrously, from age to age, Thy goodness hath been shown.

mp When dangers, like a stormy sea,

Beset our country round, [cried, cresTo Thee we looked, to Thee we And help in Thee we found.

mf Though love and might no longer heal

By touch or word or look; Though they who do Thy work must read

Thy laws in nature's book: cres Yet come to cleanse the sick man's soul,

Come cleanse the leprous taint, f Give joy and peace where all is strife, And strength where all is faint

mp

Oh, give us hearts to understand,
And faith Thy ways to see!
Forgive the foul neglect that
brought

Thy chastening to our door
The homes uncared for, souls
untaught,

The unregarded poor.

mp The slothful ease, the greed of gain,

The wasted years, forgive; Purge out our sins by needful pain, Then turn, and bid us live.

mp So shall the lives for which we plead

Be spared to praise Thee still, cresAnd we, from fear and dangel freed,

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7s.

THOU that sendest sun and rain, Ruling over land and sea, May we ne'er of Thee complain, Whatsoe'er our lot may be. mp Whether sun or rain in turn

Ripen or destroy the grain, May we still this lesson learn, Ne'er to murmur or complain. mp Fewer flocks or fewer herds,

Scanty though our store may be, Still we seem to hear Thy words, cres" Trust, ye faithful, trust in Me."

mp All we have, we know, is Thine,
Thine to give and take away;
Feed us then with food divine,
Feed us this and every day.

Be strong to do Thy will..

J. Ellerton.

mp Though the earth withhold her increase, [dew, Though the heaven restrain its Though his hand the reaper fill not, Yet we know that Thou art true.

mf Not in vain the mighty promise, From beneath the bow of peace, Told us, while the earth remaineth, Seed-time, harvest, shall not

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cease.

dimBut our sins have stayed Thy blessing,

Our rebellions drawn Thy sword; Pity now Thy mourning people, Think upon Thy covenant, Lord! mf So the sunshine of Thy bounty

Once again shall dry our tears, cresAnd Thy gracious Hand restore us All our canker-eaten years! J. Ellerton.

mp O LIFT our spirits, Lord, to Thee! We would not earthward bend the knee

To grovel for some golden gain; It is for very life we plead! p O hear us, Father, in our need,

And ope Thy hand to us in rain. mp We trust our seed to the dark earth, But only Thou canst bring it forth In ripened fruits of smiling grain: By Thee alone are all things fed, To Thee alone we look for bread : Pity us, Lord, and send the rain. mp A world of dumb things droop and die ;

For their sake hear the human cry, O make Thy covenant once again, And bid the bow of promise rise, cres While smiling earth drinks from the skies

The life and glory of the rain. mf The world revive; make glad the vine

That turns the water into wine;
In the green ear enrich the grain;
Anoint the flower and crown the
fruit

All nature quicken, core and root, And send Thy blessing, Lord, in

mf WHAT our Father does is well : Blessed truth His children tell! dimThough He send, for plenty, want,

Though the harvest-store be scant, cresYet we rest upon His love,

Seeking better things above. mf What our Father does is well : Shall the wilful heart rebel?

dim If a blessing He withhold

In the field, or in the fold, cres Is it not Himself to be

All our store eternally? mf What our Father does is well:

Though He sadden hill and dell, cres Upward yet our praises rise

For the strength His word supplies He has called us sons of God, p Can we murmur at His rod? mf What our Father does is well :

May the thought within us dwell; dimThough nor milk nor honey flow In our barren Canaan now,

f AWAKE, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily stage of duty run;

Shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise To pay thy morning sacrifice. mf Thy precious time mis-spent redeem;

Each present day thy last esteem; Improve thy talent with due care ; For the great day thyself prepare. [mfIn conversation be sincere ;

Keep conscience as the noontide clear;

Think how All-seeing God thy ways And all thy secret thoughts surveys. f Wake and lift up thyself, my heart, And with the angels bear thy part,

Who, all night long, unwearied sing High praise to the Eternal King.] mf All praise to Thee, Who safe hast [slept : And hast refreshed me whilst 1 Grant, Lord, when I from death

kept,