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7 The healing of his seamless dress
Is by our beds of pain;

We touch him in life's throng and press,
And we are whole again.

8 O Lord and Master of us all!

Whate'er our name or sign,

We own thy sway, we hear thy call,
We test our lives by thine.

John G. Whittier.

C.M.

FATHER, by whatsoever light
Our path of life we see,

It matters not, so at the last

It leadeth us to thee.

2 We thank thee for the star that rose
O'er old Judæa bright;

And that its deathless ray still shines,
To fill our souls with light.

3 We thank thee, too, that other stars
O'er other lands have shone,

To guide the stumbling feet of those
Who toward thee struggle on.

4 Thou, many names of saving power,
Hast given unto men;

And each new truth that lifts the world

Is God come down again.

Minot J. Savage.

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THE HOLY SPIRIT.

L.M.

LOVE Divine, whose constant beam
Shines on the eyes that will not see,
And waits to bless us while we dream
Thou leav'st us when we turn from thee.

2 All souls that struggle and aspire,

All hearts of prayer by thee are lit ;
And dim or clear, thy tongues of fire
On dusky tribes and centuries sit.

3 Thine is the truth the prophets saw,
Long sought without, but found within,
The Law of Love beyond all law,

The life o'erflooding death and sin.

4 Nor bounds, nor clime, nor creed thou know'st : Wide as our need thy favours fall;

The white wings of the Holy Ghost
Stoop, unseen, o'er the heads of all.

5 Shine, light of God !-make broad thy scope, To all who sin and suffer; more

And bitter than we dare to hope,
The fulness of thy gifts outpour.

John G. Whittier

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1* THE blessed Master, ere he breathed

His tender last farewell,

A Guide, a Comforter, bequeathed
With us to dwell.

2 He came in tongues of living flame,
To teach, convince, subdue;
All powerful as the wind he came.
As viewless too.

3 He came sweet influence to impart,
A gracious willing Guest,

While he can find one humble heart
Wherein to rest.

4 And his that gentle voice we hear,
Soft as the breath of even,

That checks each fault, that calms each fear,
And speaks of heaven.

5 And every virtue we possess,
And every conquest won,
And every thought of holiness,
Are his alone.

6 Spirit of purity and grace,

Our weakness, pitying, see;

O make our hearts thy dwelling-place,

And worthier thee.

Harriet Auber.

MIGHTY Spirit, gracious Guide,

Let thy light in us abide;

Ever walking by thy side,

Grant us heavenly love.

2 Love is kind, and suffers long;
Love is meek and thinks no wrong;
Love than death itself more strong:
Therefore give us love.

3 Prophecy will fade away,
Melting in the light of day;
Love will ever with us stay:
Therefore give us love.

4 Faith will vanish into sight;
Hope be emptied in delight;
Love in heaven will shine more bright;
Therefore give us love.

5 Faith and hope and love we see
Joining hand in hand agree:
But the greatest of the three,
And the best is love.

6 From the overshadowing
Of thy gold and silver wing,
Shed on us, who to thee sing,
Holy, heavenly love!

Bishop Christopher Wordsworth.

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GRACIOUS Spirit, dwell with me ;
I myself would gracious be,

And with words that help and heal,
Would thy life in mine reveal;
And with actions bold and meek
Christ's own gracious spirit speak.

2 Truthful Spirit, dwell with me ;
I myself would truthful be,
And with wisdom kind and clear
Let thy life in mine appear;
And with actions brotherly
Follow Christ's sincerity.

3 Silent Spirit, dwell with me ;
I myself would quiet be,

Quiet as the growing blade

Which through earth its way has made;

Silently, like morning light,

Putting mists and chills to flight.

4 Mighty Spirit, dwell with me; I myself would mighty be, Mighty so as to prevail

Where unaided man must fail;

Ever by a mighty hope

Pressing on and bearing up.