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3 Bring back, O Lord, their wand'ring steps, Misled by airy dreams;

And let the light of truth dispel
Their visionary schemes.

4 Rouse, and direct them by thy word,
Their dang'rous state to see,

That they may seek, and find the path
That leads to heav'n and thee.

258.

PRAYER AND SUPPLICATION.

C. M. MONTGOMERY.

Prayer.

1 PRAYER is the soul's sincere desire,
Utter'd, or unexpress'd;
The motion of a hidden fire,
That trembles in the breast.

2 Prayer is the burden of a sigh,
The falling of a tear;

The upward glancing of an eye,
When none but God is near.

3 Prayer is the simplest form of speech
That infant lips can try;

Prayer the sublimest strains that reach
The Majesty on high.

4 Prayer is the Christian's vital breath,
The Christian's native air,

The watch-word at the gates of death;
He enters heaven with prayer.

5 Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice,
The turning from his ways;
While angels in their songs rejoice,
And cry, "Behold! he prays!"

6 In prayer, on earth the saints are one;
They're one in word and mind,
When, with the Father and the Son,
Sweet fellowship they find.

7 O thou, by whom we come to God,
The Life, the Truth, the Way,
The path of pray'r thyself hast trod;
Lord, teach us how to pray.

259.

S. M. MONTGOMERY.

The Lord's Prayer.

1 OUR heavenly Father, hear The prayer we offer now:

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4

Thy name be hallowed far and near,
To thee all nations bow.

Thy kingdom come; thy will
On earth be done in love,

As saints and seraphim fulfil

Thy perfect law above.

Our daily bread supply,

While by thy word we live;
The guilt of our iniquity
Forgive as we forgive.

From dark temptation's power
Our feeble hearts defend;
Deliver in the evil hour,
And guide us to the end.

5 Thine, then, for ever be
Glory and power divine;

The sceptre, throne, and majesty
Of heaven and earth are thine.

260.

L. M. BIRMINGHAM COLL.

1 FATHER, adored in worlds above!
Thy glorious name be hallowed still;
Thy kingdom come in truth and love;
And earth, like heaven obey thy will.
2 Lord, make our daily wants thy care;
Forgive the sins which we forsake:
In thy compassion let us share,
As fellow men of ours partake.

3 Evils beset us every hour;
Thy kind protection we implore,
Thine is the kingdom, thine the power,
The glory thine for ever more.

261.

C. M. POPE.

The Universal Prayer.

1 FATHER of all! whose cares exten

To earth's remotest shore,

From every clime let praise ascend,

And every age adore.

2 Thou great First Cause, least understood,
Who all our sense confined,
To know but this that thou art good,
And we ourselves are blind.

3 What conscience dictates to be done,
Or warns us not to do:

This, teach us more than hell to shun,
That, more than heaven pursue.

4 Save us alike from foolish pride,
Or impious discontent:

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

5 Teach us to feel another's wo,
To hide the faults we see :
The mercy we to others show,
We shall receive from thee.

6 To thee whose temple is all space,
Whose altar, earth, sea, skies,
One chorus let all beings raise,
All nature's incense rise!

262.

C. M. CAPPE'S COLL.

Prayer for Divine Aid and Guidance.

1 ETERNAL Source of light and thought!
Supremely good and wise!

To thee we bring our grateful vows,
To thee lift up our eyes.

2 Thy quickening energy is felt

Through nature's ample round;

In heaven, on earth, through air, and skies, Its impress, Lord! is found.

3 Our dark and erring minds illume
With truth's celestial rays;

Kindle in these cold hearts thy love,
And tune our tongues to praise.

O grant to us thy needful aid,
To do and bear thy will;

my grace can make each burden light,
And every murmur still.

5 O safely guide us by that grace,
Through life's perplexing road,
To pleasures which for ever flow
From the right hand of God!

263.

C. M. SALISBURY COLL.

Spiritual blessings implored.

1 FOUNTAIN of blessing! God of love!
To thee our hearts we raise;
Thine all-sustaining power we prove,
And gladly sing thy praise.

2 Thine, wholly thine, we long to be,
Our sacrifice receive;

Made and preserved, and saved by thee,
To thee ourselves we give.

30 may we travel all the length
Of the celestial road;

Till by thy wisdom and thy strength,
We see our Father, God!

264.

L. M.

DODDRIDGE.

Encouragement to Prayer.

1 SING to the Lord, who loud proclaims
His various and his saving names;
Oh may they not be heard alone,
But by our sure experience known.
2 Through every age his gracious ear
Is open to his servants' prayer;
Nor can one humble soul complain,
That he has sought his God in vain.
3 What unbelieving heart shall dare
In whispers to suggest a fear,

While still he owns his ancient name,
The same his power-his love the same;

4 To thee our souls in faith arise,
To thee we lift expecting eyes;
We boldly through the desert tread,
For God will guard, where he shall lead.

265.

L. M.

STEELE.

1 LORD, how shall wretched sinners da Look up to thy divine abode,

Or offer their imperfect prayer
Before a just and holy God?

2 Bright terrors guard thine awful seat,
And dazzling glories veil thy face;
Yet mercy calls us to thy feet:

Thy throne is still a throne of grace.
3 Oh! may our souls thy grace adore;
May Jesus plead our humble claim,
While thy protection we implore,
In his prevailing, glorious name.
4 Let past experience of thy care
Support our hope-our trust invite;
Again attend our humble prayer ;-
Let mercy still be thy delight.

266.

L. M. MORAVIAN COLL.

Prayer for Protection and Guidance. 1 O THOU, to whose all-searching sight The darkness shineth as the light,

Search, prove our hearts, they pant for thee; Oh burst these bonds, and set them free! 2 If in this darksome wild we stray, Be thou our light-be thou our way; No foes, nor danger will we fear, While thou, our Saviour, God, art near. 3 When rising floods our souls o'erflow, When sink our hearts in waves of wo, Great God, thy timely aid impart,

To raise each head-and cheer each heart. 4 Oh let thy hand support us still, And lead us to thy holy hill,

Where toil, and grief, and pain shall cease, Where all is calm-and all is peace.

267.

C. M. EXETER COLL.

1 LORD, through the dubious path of life
Thy feeble servants guide!
Supported by thy powerful arim,

Our footsteps shall not slide.

2 Let others, swelled with empty pride,
Of wisdom make their boasts;

Our wisdom and our strength must come
From thee, the Lord of hosts.

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