CONGREGATION.

Yes, children, come it must, the day

Of darkness and of fears;

And hope be changed into dismay,
And joy grow dim with tears!

CHILDREN.

Oh

say not so or rather say,

Should such mishap befall,

Know ye no friend, on whom we may For timely succour call?

CONGREGATION.

Dear children, let the Son of God.

Have place within your bark!

He'll make it on the stormiest flood

A safe and peaceful ark.

CHILDREN AND CONGREGATION.

And you and we, with Heaven in view,

Just ere our sails are furled,

Shall bless the hand that steered us thro'

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The waves of this troublesome world.

SUNDAY SCHOOL HYMN.

MIGHTY God, may we address thee?
Thou dost own a Father's name;

Deign to hear, while children bless thee,
And thy wondrous love proclaim:

Love through all divinely beaming

In thy wondrous works we trace,

In creating, in redeeming,

In thy Spirit's promised grace.

May these thoughts from evil win us!
May we turn to God and live!

Shed thy love abroad within ug

And our every sin forgive!

Grant! oh grant thy Holy Spirit,

(E'en a child for this may pray,)

Earnest that we shall inherit

Bliss in realms of endless day!

So, when years have hurried o'er us,
And our fathers sink to rest,

Following those who passed before us,
We may rise to call them blest.
Bidding still the wondrous story
To succeeding times descend,

That the praises of thy glory
May continue to the end!

Praise the Father, Great Creator!

Praise the Saviour, God the Son!

Praise the Spirit, Renovator

Of a world by sin undone!

Praise within the church be given!

Praise, to earth's remotest bound!

Praise along the arch of heaven

Let angelic hosts resound!

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