after Epiphany.

2 Ah! there the wild tempest for ever shall

cease;

No billow shall ruffle that haven of peace; Temptation and trouble alike shall depart, All tears from the eye, and all sin from the heart.

3 Soon, soon may this Eden of promise be mine;

Rise, bright Sun of glory! no more to decline; Thy light, yet unrisen, the wilderness cheers: Oh! what will it be when the fulness appears!

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The prodigal welcomed home.

Isa. lxi, 10. Luke xv, 22-24.

1 THE wanderer no more will roam,
The lost one to the fold hath come,
The prodigal is welcom❜d home,
O Lamb of God, in Thee!

2 Though clad in rags, by sin defil'd,
The Father hath embrac'd his child;
And I am pardon'd, reconcil'd,

O Lamb of God, in Thee!

3 It is the Father's joy to bless;
His love provides for me a dress,
A robe of spotless righteousness,
O Lamb of God, in Thee!

P. M.

after Epiphany.

4 Then sorrow, touch'd by Thee, grows bright
With more than rapture's ray;
As darkness shows us worlds of light
We never saw by day.

Christ our pilot.

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Matt. viii, 23-27.

Mark iv, 35-41.

JESUS! at thy command
I launch into the deep,
And leave my native land,

Where sin lulls all asleep;

For Thee I would the world resign,

148th.

And sail to heaven with Thee and thine.

Thou art my pilot wise;

My compass is thy word;
My soul each storm defies,
While I have such a Lord:

I trust thy faithfulness and power
To save me in the trying hour.

Whene'er becalm'd I lie,

And all my storms subside,
Then to my succour fly,

And keep me near thy side;

For more the treach'rous calm I dread,
Than tempests bursting o'er my head.

after Epiphany.

4 By faith I see the land,

The port of endless rest:
My soul! thy sails expand,

And haste to Jesu's breast:

Oh! may I reach the heav'nly shore,
Where winds and waves distress no more!

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L. M.

Life a voyage.

Ps. cvii, 30; cxxx, 1.

1 THE billows swell; the winds are high; Clouds overcast my wintry sky;

Out of the depths to Thee I call; My fears are great, my strength is small. 2 O Lord! the pilot's part perform,

And guide and guard me thro' the storm; Defend me from each threat'ning ill, Controul the waves, say, "Peace, be still." 3 Amidst the roaring of the sea

My soul still hangs her hope on Thee:
Thy constant love, thy faithful care,
Are all that save me from despair.

4 Dangers of every shape and name
Attend the followers of the Lamb,
Who leave the world's deceitful shore,
And leave it to return no more.

after Epiphany.

5 Though tempest-toss'd, and half a wreck,
My Saviour through the floods I seek;
Let neither winds nor stormy main
Force back my shatter'd bark again.

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Worthy the Lamb!
Rev. v, 12.

1 GLORY to God on high!
Let heaven and earth reply,
Praise ye his Name!

His love and grace adore,
Who all our sorrows bore;
Sing aloud evermore,
Worthy the Lamb."

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2 Jesus, our Lord and God,
Bore sin's tremendous load;
Praise ye his Name!

Tell what his arm hath done,
What spoils from death He won;
Sing his great Name alone-

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'Worthy the Lamb."

3 Let all the hosts above,
In realms of endless love,
Praise his dear Name:

To Him ascribed be
Honour and majesty
Through all eternity-

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'Worthy the Lamb."

P. M.

after Epiphany.

4 Though we must change our place, Yet shall we never cease

Praising his Name:

To Him we'll tribute bring,
Hail Him our gracious King,
And without ceasing sing,

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Worthy the Lamb.'

5th Sunday after Epiphany.

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Triumph of Christ over Antichrist.
Hab. ii, 14. Zech, xiv, 9.

1 BRIGHT as the sun's meridian blaze,
Vast as the blessings he conveys,
Wide as his reign from pole to pole,
And permanent as his controul;

2 So, Jesus! let thy kingdom come;
Then sin and hell's terrific gloom
Shall at thy brightness flee away-
The dawn of an eternal day.

3 Then shall the heathen, fill'd with awe,
Learn the blest knowledge of thy law;
And Antichrist, on ev'ry shore,

Fall from his throne to rise no more.

L. M.