Through him, O may our humble praise Accepted rise before thy throne. HYMN 91. C. M. [#] 1 WITH sacred joy we lift our eyes 2 Before the radiant throne we bow 3 Thee we adore; and, Lord, to thee Thy service, unconstrained and free, 4 While in thy house of prayer we kneel, With trust and holy fear, Thy mercy and thy truth reveal, HYMN 92. C. M. [# or b] Sincere Devotion acceptable. 1 GOD is a Spirit just and wise; He sees our inmost mind: In vain to Heaven we raise our cries, 2 Nothing but truth, before his throne, The painted hypocrites are known Through the disguise they wear. 3 Their lifted eyes salute the skies, Their bending knees the ground; But God rejects the sacrifice Where not the heart is found. 4 Lord, search my thoughts, and try my ways, HYMN 93. S. M. [#] God's Mercy to the Penitent. 1 SWEET is the friendly voice Which speaks of life and peace; 2 No balm on earth like this Can cheer the contrite heart; 3 Still merciful and kind, Thy mercy, Lord, reveal : The broken heart thy love can bind, 4 Thy presence shall restore Peace to my anxious breast: HYMN 94. L. M. [#] The all-seeing God. 1 LORD, thou hast searched and seen me through; Thine eye commands, with piercing view, My rising and my resting hours, My heart and flesh, with all their powers. 2 My thoughts, before they are my own, Are to my God distinctly known; He knows the words I mean to speak, 4 Amazing knowledge, vast and great! 5 O may these thoughts possess my breast PRAYER AND PRAISE. HYMN 95. 8 & 7's. M. [#] Thanksgiving for Divine Mercy. 1 SOVEREIGN Lord of light and glory, Ever sacred be the theme! 2 Kind Dispenser of each blessing Praise to God, immortal praise! Praise belongs to thee alone. 4 In thy every dispensation, Love and mercy we descry; Glory be to God on high. HYMN 96. L. M. [#] Devout Aspirations. 1 SUPREME and universal Light, 2 Without thy kind, directing ray, 3 Assist us, Lord, to act, to be 5 O Father, grace and virtue grant; HYMN 97. H. M. [#] 1 LORD of the skies, look down, |