QUINQUAGESIMA. No. II. H. H. M. LORD! we sit and cry to Thee, Like the blind beside the way: Make our darken'd souls to see The glory of Thy perfect day! Lord! rebuke our sullen night, And give Thyself unto our sight! Lord! we do not ask to gaze On our dim and earthly sun; But the light that still shall blaze When every star its course hath run: The light that gilds Thy blest abode, The glory of the Lamb of God! ASH WEDNESDAY; OR, FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT. DRUMMOND. Oн merciful Creator! hear Our prayer, to Thee devoutly bent, Which we pour forth with many a tear In this thy holy fast of Lent! Thou mildest Searcher of the heart, Who know'st the weakness of our strength, To us forgiving grace impart, That we may seek Thy face at length. We all have sinn'd, we own our shame, Grant that the flesh may so be pined, May fast from spots of foul offence! Grant this, oh Blessed Trinity! Pure Son of God! to this incline, SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT. H. H. M. OH help us Lord! each hour of need Help us in thought, and word, and deed, Oh help us, when our spirits bleed And when our hearts are cold and dead, Oh help us, through the prayer of faith For still the more the servant hath, If strangers to Thy fold we call, Imploring at Thy feet The crumbs that from Thy table fall, "Tis all we dare entreat. But be it Lord of Mercy, all, Oh help us Jesus! from on high, THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT. R. H. VIRGIN-BORN! we bow before Thee! Blessed was the breast that fed Thee! That watch'd Thy slumbering infancy! Blessed she by all creation, Who brought forth the world's Salvation! And blessed they, for ever blest, Who love Thee most and serve Thee best! Virgin-born! we bow before Thee! Blessed was the womb that bore Thee! Mary, Mother meek and mild, Blessed was she in her child! FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT. R. H. OH King of earth and air and sea! To Thee the lions roaring call, The fishes may for food complain; But, God! Thou carest still for Thine! Thy bounteous hand with food can bless And oh, when through the wilds we roam Do Thou Thy gracious comfort give, |