3 In every scene of life, thy care, And, constant as thy favors are, 4 Still may thy love, in every scene, And let the same companions deign 5 If mercy smile, let mercy bring 604 m 1 HYMN 604, L. M. New Year: God, our Helper. UR helper, God! we bless thy name, Whose love for ever is the same; The tokens of thy gracious care Open, and crown, and close the year. 2 Amid ten thousand snares we stand, Supported by thy guardian hand; And see, when we review our ways, Ten thousand monuments of praise. mf 3 Thus far thine arm has led us on; Thus far we make thy mercy known; And, while we tread this desert land, New mercies shall new songs demand. mf 4 Our grateful souls, on Jordan's shore, Shall raise one sacred pillar more; V ۸۷ f 605 m Then bear, in thy bright courts above, HYMN 605, C. M. New Year: Prayer for a Blessing. 1'NOW, gracious Lord! thine arm reveal, And make thy glory known; Now let us all thy presence feel, 2 From all the guilt of former sin, And let this year, we now begin, mf 3 Send down thy Spirit from above, 4 And, when before thee we appear, 606 m mp mf p VI 1 May growing numbers worship here, HYMN 606, L. M. A Song for the opening Year. REAT God! we sing that mighty hand, G By which supported still we stand; The opening year thy mercy shows,— 2 By day, by night-at home, abroad, 3 With grateful hearts the past we own; Be thou our joy, and thou our rest; 607 1 HYMN 607, 7s. The opening Year. BLESS, O Lord! the opening year, the souls assembled here; 2 When thou hast thy. work begun, mf f 608 3 Bless us all both old and young,- mp 1 TIME HYMN 608, 7s and 6s. A Winter's Day. IME is winging us away, Enclosed in death's cold arms. 2 Time is winging us away 609 dol 1 mf mf HYMN 609, C. M., Double. WHILE beauty clothes the fertile vale, And blossoms on the spray, And fragrance breathes in every gale, Hark! how the feathered warblers sing! 'Tis nature's cheerful voice; Soft music hails the lovely spring, And woods and fields rejoice. dol 2 How kind the influence of the skies, Oh! let my wandering heart confess, With gratitude and love, The bounteous hand that deigns to bless, Each smiling field and grove. 3 That hand, in this hard heart of mine, Can bid each virtue live; 610 m 1 While gentle showers of grace divine SWEE HYMN 610, S. M. D. The Spring. WEET is the time of spring, The birds with ceaseless pleasure sing, But sweeter far, the spring Of wisdom and of grace, When children bless and praise their King, 2 Sweet is the dawn of day, When light just streaks the sky; When shades and darkness pass away, And morning's beams are nigh: But sweeter far, the dawn Of piety in youth, When doubt and darkness are withdrawn, Before the light of truth. dol 3 Sweet is the early dew, 611* M 1 Which gilds the mountains' tops, And decks each plant and flower we view, With pearly glittering drops: But sweeter far, the scene On Zion's holy hill, When there the dew of youth is seen HYMN 611, 7s. Spring, natural and spiritual. PLEASING spring again is here; Trees and fields in bloom appear; 2 Lord! afford a spring to me; mf 3 How the soul in winter mourns, 612 mf 1 |A Tell me-all the storms are past: HYMN 612, L. M. The Year crowned with Goodness. ETERNAL Source of every joy! Well may thy praise our lips employ, While, in thy temple, we appear, Whose goodness crowns the circling year. 2 While, as the wheels of nature roll,Thy hand supports the steady pole; The sun is taught by thee to rise, And darkness, when to veil the skies. dol 3 The flowery spring, at thy command, Embalms the air and paints the land The summer rays, with vigor, shine To raise the corn, and cheer the vine. 4 Thy hand, in autumn, richly pours, Through all our coasts, redundant stores; And winters, softened by thy care, No more a face of horror wear. mf 5 Seasons, and months, and weeks, and days, Demand successive songs of praise; 613 Still be the cheerful homage paid, HYMN 613, C. M. Summer and Harvest. mf 1 TO praise the ever-bounteous Lord, 2 His covenant with the earth he keeps; Summer and winter know their time- |