5 When age advances, may we grow In faith, in hope and love;

And walk in holiness below

To holiness above.

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

Be thou the portion of our heart,—
In thee may we have peace.

375.

L. M.

*GIBBONS,

Prayer for all Ages and Classes of Men.
1 IN thee, thou all-sufficient God,
The springs of happiness arise,
That cheer this thirsty land below,
And bless the mansions of the skies.

2 We, the productions of thy power,
And pensioners upon thy love,
Look to thy throne with longing eyes,
And wait thy blessings from above.

3 Protect the young from every snare,
And let thy staff support the old;
Relieve the poor, nor let the rich
Have all their heritage in gold.

4 Let joyful saints still taste thy grace;
Give to the mourners heavenly day;
Sustain the strong, and quick revive
The withering plants from their decay.

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C. M.

*POPE.

The Universal Prayer.

1 THOU great First Cause! least understood, Who all my sense confined

To know but this,-that thou art good,
And that myself am blind!

2 Let not this weak unknowing hand
Presume thy bolts to throw,

And deal damnation round the land
On each I judge thy foe.

3 If I am right, thy grace impart
Still in the right to stay;
If I am wrong, O teach my
To find that better way.

heart

4 Save me alike from foolish pride,
Or impious discontent

At aught thy wisdom has denied,
Or aught thy goodness lent.

5 Teach me to feel another's woe,
To hide the fault I see;
That mercy I to others show,
That mercy show to me.

6 This day be bread and peace my lot;-
But all beneath the sun

Thou know'st if best bestowed or not;
And let thy will be done

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L. M.

ANONYMOUS.

Prayer for the Divine Influence in all Things.

1 BE with me, Lord, where'er I go ;
Teach me what thou wouldst have me do;
Suggest whate'er I think or say;
Direct me in thy narrow way.

2 Prevent me, lest I harbor pride,—
Lest I in my own strength confide;
Show me my weakness,―let me see
I have my power, my all from thee.

3 Enrich me always with thy love;
My kind protection ever prove;
Thy signet put upon my breast,
And let thy spirit on me rest.

4 Assist and teach me how to pray;
Incline my nature to obey;

What thou abhorr'st, that let me flee,
And only love what pleases thee.

5 0 may I never do my will,
But thine, and only thine, fulfil;
Let all my time and all my ways
Be spent and ended to thy praise.

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C. M.

ANONYMOUS.

For various Blessings.

1 ALMIGHTY Maker! Lord of all!
My wandering passions guide;
And from my heart's recesses drive
Impenitence and pride.

2 Whate'er thine all-discerning eye
Sees for thy creature fit,-
I'll bless the good, and to the ill
Contentedly submit.

3 With generous pleasure let me view The prosperous and the great; Malignant envy let me fly,

And odious self-conceit.

4 Let not despair nor fell revenge
Be to my bosom known;
O, give me tears for others' woes,
And patience for my own.

5 Feed me with necessary food:
I ask not wealth or fame;
Give me an eye to see thy will,
A heart to bless thy name.

6 May still my days serenely pass,
Without remorse or care;
And growing holiness my soul
For life's last hour prepare.

379.

S. M.

PATRICK.

For Holy Affections.

1 GOD, who is just and kind,
Will those who err instruct,
And to the paths of righteousness
Their wandering steps conduct.

2 The humble soul he guides,
Teaches the meek his way;

Kindness and truth he shows to all
Who his just laws obey.

3 Give me the tender heart

That mixes fear with love,
And lead me through whatever path
Thy wisdom shall approve.

4 O! ever keep my soul

From error, shame, and guilt;
Nor suffer the fair hope to fail
Which on thy truth is built.

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C. M.

ANONYMOUS.

For a Pious Mind in Life and Death.

1 FATHER, whate'er of earthly bliss
Thy sovereign will denies,
Accepted at thy throne of grace
Let this petition rise :—

2 'Give me a calm, a thankful heart,
From every murmur free;
The blessings of thy grace impart,
And make me live to thee;

3 'Let the sweet hope that thou art mine My life and death attend;

Thy presence through my journey shine,
And crown my journey's end."

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C. M.

WATTS.

For Holiness. Ps. 119.

10 THAT the Lord would guide my ways

To seek his statutes still!

O that my God would grant me grace
To know and do his will!