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from each blast that blows, In this dark vale of woes, Never,-no, nev-er!

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Mrs. L. D. A. Stuttle.

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son called to part, Let us now ourselves com-mend

To the gracious eye and heart Of our ev - er present Friend.

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1 FOR the mercies of the day,
For this rest upon our way,
Thanks to thee alone be given,
Lord of earth and King of heaven!

2 Oft our services have been
Mingled with the taint of sin;
But thou canst and wilt forgive;
By thy grace alone we live.

3 While this thorny path we tread,
May thy love our footsteps lead;
When our journey here is past,
May we rest with thee at last.
4 Let these earthly Sabbaths prove
Foretastes of our joys above,
While their steps thy children bend
To the rest that knows no end.

James Montgomery.

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WILMOT. 8s & 7s.

CARL M. VON WEBER.

1. Praise to Him by whose kind favor Heavenly truth has reached our ears;

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2 Truth! how sacred is the treasure! Teach us, Lord, its worth to know; Vain the hope and short the pleasure Which from other sources flow.

3 What of truth we have been hearing, Fix, O Lord, in every heart; In the day of thy appearing

May we share thy people's part
4 Till we leave this world forever,
May we live beneath thine eye;
This our aim, our sole endeavor,
Thine to live, or thine to die.

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1 PRAISE the God of all creation,

Anon.

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1 GUIDE and guard us, O our Father,
Till another Sabbath-day;
Shield us with thy holy presence,

Lead us in the righteous way.

2 Now we thank thee for thy blessing On this sacred day of rest,

And for truths which thou hast shown us In thy word divinely blest. 3 Every day and every moment We are safe if thou art near; From all danger thou canst rescue, In our sorrows thou canst cheer. 4 We will trust thy constant watch-care, For thou knowest what is best; O, forever guide and guard us, Till we reach our final rest!

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F. E. Belden.

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hearts with thee remain; 0 di-rect us! 0 protect us, Till we gain the heavenly shore, Where thy peo-ple want no more!

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us with thy blessing, Fill our hearts with joy and peace;

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us each thy love possessing, Triumph in re-deeming grace; refresh us, O refresh us, Traveling through this wilderness

2 Thanks we give, and adoration,
For thy gospel's joyful sound;
May the fruits of thy salvation
In our hearts and lives abound;
May thy presence

With us evermore be found.

13 While our days on earth are lengthened, May we give them, Lord, to thee; Cheered by hope, and daily strengthened, May we run, nor weary be,

Till thy glory

Without clouds in heaven we see.

Fawcett & Kelly.

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2 Once did the skies before thee bow;
A virgin's arms contain thee now:
Angels, who did in thee rejoice,
Now listen to thy infant voice.

3 A little child, thou art our guest,
That weary ones in thee may rest;
Forlorn and lowly is thy birth,
That we may rise to heaven from earth.

4 Thou comest in the darksome night,
To make us children of the light;
To make us, in the realms divine,
Like thy own angels round thee shine.

5 All this for us thy love hath done,
By this to thee our love is won;
For this we tune our cheerful lays,
And tell our thanks in songs of praise.

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Martin Luther.

1 WAKE! O my soul, and hail the morn ; For unto us a Saviour's born :

See how the angels wing their way
To usher in the glorious day!

2 Hark! what sweet music! what a song
Sounds from the bright, celestial throng!
Sweet song, whose melting strains impart
Joy to each raptured, listening heart.
3 Come, join the angels as they cry,
"Glory to God who reigns on high;
Let peace and love on earth abound,
While spheres revolve and years roll
round."

Anon.

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