630 C. M. The Good Samaritan. DODDRIDGE. 1 FATHER of mercies, send thy grace All-powerful from above, To form in our obedient souls 2 O, may our sympathizing breasts 3 When the most helpless sons of grief Soft be our hearts their pains to feel, 631 7s & 6s M. BISHOP HEBER. Missionary Hymn. 1 FROM Greenland's icy mountains, From many an ancient river, They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain. 2 What though the spicy breezes In vain, with lavish kindness, Bows down to wood and stone. 3 Shall we, whose souls are lighted 632 C. M. Advantages of early Religion. WATTS. 1 WHEN we devote our youth to God, A flower, when offered in the bud, 2 'Tis easier work if we begin 3 'Twill save us from a thousand snares To mind religion young; Grace will preserve our following years, 4 To thee, Almighty God, to thee "Twill please us to look back and see 5 Let the sweet work of prayer and praise 633 L. M. Sunday Evening. For a Child. ANONYMOUS. 1 AGAIN we've seen the Sabbath day, And heard of Jesus and of heaven: We thank thee, Father, and we pray That this day's sins may be forgiven. 2 May all we heard and understood Be well remembered through the week, And help to make us wise and good, More humble, diligent, and meek. 634 C. M. GIBBONS. Remember thy Creator in the Days of thy Youth. 1 IN the soft season of thy youth, In nature's smiling bloom, Ere age arrive, and trembling wait Its summons to the tomb, 2 Remember thy Creator, God; For him thy powers employ; Make him thy Fear, thy Love, thy Hope, 3 He shall defend and guide thy course Till thou art landed on the shore Of blest eternity. 4 Then seek the Lord betimes, and choose 635 C. M. SCOTCH PARAPHRASES. Remember thy Creator, &c. Eccl. xii. 1. 1 IN life's gay morn, when sprightly youth With vital ardor glows, And shines in all the fairest charms Which beauty can disclose, 2 Deep on thy soul, before its powers 3 For soon the shades of grief shall cloud And cares, and toils, in endless round, 4 Soon shall thy heart the woes of age And sadly muse on former joys, 636 C. M. WATTS. Exhortation to Peace and Holiness. Ps. 34. 1 COME, children, learn to fear the Lord; Let not a false or spiteful word 2 Depart from mischief, practise love, So shall the Lord your ways approve, 3 His eyes awake to guard the just, 4 When desolation, like a flood, 637 L. M. WATTS. The Hosanna of the Children. Ps. 8. 1 ALMIGHTY Ruler of the skies, Through the wide earth thy name is spread, And thine eternal glories rise O'er all the heavens thy hands have made. 2 To thee the voices of the young A monument of honor raise, 3 Children amidst thy temple throng To see their great Redeemer's face; 495 |