All that spring, with bounteous hand All that lib'ral autumn pours These to thee, O God! we owe, Hymn 14. C. M. II OW are thy servants blest, O Lord! How sure is their defence! Eternal wisdom is their guide, Their help omnipotence. When circling dangers close us round, If, in the confidence of pray'r, Our soul takes hold on thee. Thy mercy gladdens ev'ry soil, O let us then, with grateful hearts, The life thy gracious pow'r protects, Thy sacrifice shall be ; And death, when death must be our doom, Shall join our souls to thee. Hymn 17. P. M. VHEN, streaming from the eastern skies, O Sun of Righteousness divine! When to heav'n's great and glorious King, And, mourning o'er my guilt and shame, As ev'ry day thy mercy spares When each day's scenes and labours close, And, at my life's last setting sun, Hymn, 18. P. M. WH WHILE, by calm reflection led, They have now no cares below; But how little, none can know. Life, how frail! how fleeting breath! Vast eternity is near, We are standing on the brink. As the winged arrow flies Quick, the destin'd mark to find; As the lightning from the skies Darts, and leaves no trace behind : So our brief and transient days, To their end speed swiftly on'; life's little space, Soon we pass Here to-day-to-morrow gone. Lord, our suppliant vows receive, Teach us by thy grace to live With eternity in view. Bless thy word to young and old ; Fill us with a Saviour's love; And, when life's short tale is told, Take us to thy bliss above. Grateful notes and numbers bring, Hymn 22. C. M. For the Sacrament. O our Redeemer's glorious name, O may his love, immortal flame, Tune ev'ry heart and tongue! His love, what mortal thought can reach? What mortal tongue display? Imagination's utmost stretch, In wonder dies away. He left his radiant throne on high, Dear Lord, while we adoring pay O may the sweet, the blissful theme, Till strangers love thy charming name, LUKE xxii. 19, 20. JOHN vi. 53-56. WHI THEN Christ, our Lord, a table spreads, Shall we, ungrateful, turn away, Let vain pursuits, and vain desires, He knew how frail our nature is, For these kind pledges of his love To bring refreshment to our souls, Since such his condescending grace, Obedient to his holy will, His table now draw near. And, while we join to celebrate May we receive new strength and pow'r |