HYMNS FOR DOMESTIC AND PRIVATE USE. 1. C. M. J. MASON. Morning Praise. 1 Mr God was with me all this night, My God did watch, even whilst I slept, 2 Lord, for the mercies of the night, And unto thee I dedicato The first fruits of the day. 3 Let this day praise thee, O my God, And O let mine eternal day 1 Up to the throne of God is borne 2 Nor will he turn his ear aside 3. Look up to heaven! the industrious sun 4 Lord! since his rising in the east, 5 Help with thy grace, through life's short day, Our upward and our downward way; And glorify for us the west, When we shall sink to final rest. 1 ANOTHER fleeting day is gone; 2 Another fleeting day is gone, 3 Another fleeting day is gone 4. Another fleeting day is gone; 5 Another fleeting day is gone; 1 ANOTHER Week has passed away, 2 Delivered from its weekly load, 3 Now 't is our privilege to find A short release from all our care; 4 O Lord, those earthly thoughts destroy, 5 And when thy word shall set us free MONTGOMERY. Sunday Evening. 1 MILLIONS within thy courts have been; 3 From east to west the sun surveyed, From north to south, adoring throngs; And still where evening stretched her shade, The stars came forth to hear their songs. 4 And not a prayer, a tear, or sigh, Hath failed this day some suit to gain; To those in trouble thou wert nigh; Not one hath sought thy face in vain. 5 Thy poor were bountifully fed Thy chastened sons have kissed the rod; Thy mourners have been comforted; The pure in heart have seen their God. 6 Yet one prayer more; and be it one In which both heaven and earth accord; Fulfil thy promise to thy son! Let all that breathe call Jesus Lord! 1 THE lands that long in darkness lay Now have beheld a heavenly light; Nations, that sat in death's cold shade Are blest with beams divinely bright. 2 The virgin's promised Son is born! Behold the expected Child appear! What shall his names or titles be? The Wonderful, the Counsellor!' 3 The government of earth and seas Upon his shoulders shall be laid; His wide dominions shall increase, And honors to his name be paid. 4 Jesus, the holy Child shall sit High on his father David's throne; Shall crush his foes beneath his feet, And reign to ages yet unknown. "That ye through his poverty might be rich." 1 O'ER the dark wave of Galilee The gloom of twilight gathers fast, 2 The weary bird hath left the air, And on his lone, unsheltered head Flows the chill night-damp of the wind. 4 Why seeks he not a home of rest? Why seeks he not a pillowed bed? Beasts have their dens, the bird its nest; He hath not where to lay his head. 5 Such was the lot he freely chose, To bless, to save the human race; And through his poverty there flows A rich, full stream of heavenly grace. 14. L. M. BP. HEBER. "Hosanna to the Son of David." Palm Sunday. 1 RIDE on, ride on in majesty! Hark! all the tribes Hosanna cry! Thine humble beast pursues his road, With palms and scattered garments strewed. 2 Ride on, ride on in majesty! In lowly pomp ride on to die! O Christ thy triumphs now begin O'er captive death and conquered sin! 3 Ride on, ride on in majesty! Thy last and fiercest strife is nigh; The Father on his glorious throne Expects his own anointed Son. 4 Ride on! ride on in majesty! In lowly pomp ride on to die! Bow thy meek head to mortal pain; Then take, O Christ, thy power and reign! 15. BOWRING. 8 & 7s M. 1 IN the cross of Christ I glory, 2 When the woes of life o'ertake me, 3 When the sun of bliss is beaming 4 Bane and blessing, pain and pleasure, 1 CHILD, amidst the flowers at play, 18. 7s M. 61. MONTGOMERY. 1 GOD, be merciful to me, For my spirit trusts in thee, 2 Poor and sorrowful am I; Set me, O my God, on high; Confession and Prayer. - Ps. 51. 1 HAVE mercy on me, O my God, In loving kindness hear my prayer; Withdraw the terror of thy rod; Lord, in thy tender mercy spare. 2 Offences rise where'er I look: But I confess their guilt to thee; Now to my troubled mind restore; 21. 7s M. 61. J. NEWTON. 1 QUIET, Lord, my froward heart, 3 As a little child relies Health, Sickness, and Recovery. Ps. 30. 1 FIRM was my health, my day was bright, And I presumed 't would ne'er be night; Fondly I said within my heart, 'Pleasure and peace shall ne'er depart.' 2 But I forgot thine arm was strong, Which made my mountain stand so long; Soon as thy face began to hide, My health was gone, my comforts died. 3 Hear me, O God of grace, 'I said, And bring me from among the dead;' Thy word rebuked the pains I felt, Thy pardoning love removed my guilt. 4 My groans, and tears, and forms of wo, Are turned to joy and praises now; I throw my sackcloth on the ground, And ease and gladness gird me round. 5 My tongue, the glory of my frame, Shall ne'er be silent of thy name; Thy praise shall sound through earth and heaven, For sickness healed and sins forgiven. 23. L. M. 61. BP. HEBER. Unspeakable Glories of Heaven. 1 I PRAISED the earth, in beauty seen And moon and sun in answer said, For increase of Faith. 1 LORD I believe; thy power I own, I look to thee with prayers and tears, 3 Lord I believe; but thou dost know 4 Yes! I believe; and only thou L. M. H. K. WHITE. 1 CHRISTIANS and brethren, ere we part, On Jordan's bank, whene'er we come, And hear the swelling waters roar, Father, convey as safely home, To friends not lost, but gone before. Dust to dust; the Spirit to God. 1 CALM on the bosom of thy God, |