402.

8 & 7s. M.

Prayer for Light.

TOPLADY

1 LIGHT of those whose dreary dwelling
Borders on the shades of death!
Rise on us, thyself revealing,
Rise, and chase the clouds beneath.
2 Thou, of life and light creator!
In our deepest darkness rise;
Scatter all the night of nature,
Pour the day upon our eyes.
3 Still we wait for thine appearing;
Life and joy thy beams impart ;
Chasing all our fears, and cheering
Every meek and contrite heart.
4 Save us, in thy great compassion,
O thou God of peace and love!
Give the knowledge of salvation,
Fix our hearts on things above.

403. 6 & 4s. M. (Peculiar.)
Prayer for Help in Necessity.

1 LOWLY and solemn be
Thy children's cry to thee,
Father divine, -

A hymn of suppliant breath,
Owning that life and death
Alike are thine.

2 O Father, in that hour

When earth all helping power
Shall disavow,

HEMANS.

When spear, and shield, and crown,
In faintness are cast down,

Sustain us, thou!

3 By him who bowed to take
The death-cup for our sake,
The thorn, the rod, -
From whom the last dismay
Was not to pass away,
Aid us, O God!

4 While trembling o'er the grave,
We call on thee to save,
Father divine !

404.

Hear, hear our suppliant breath;
Keep us, in life and death,
Thine, only thine.

C. M.

Prayer for Wisdom.

MONTGOMERY.

1 ALMIGHTY God, in humble prayer

To thee our souls we lift;

Do thou our waiting minds prepare
For thy most needful gift.

2 We ask not golden streams of wealth
Along our path to flow;

We ask not undecaying health,
Nor length of years below.

3 We ask not honors which an hour
May bring and take away;

We ask not pleasure, pomp, and power,
Lest we should go astray.

4 We ask for wisdom: Lord, impart
The knowledge how to live;
A wise and understanding heart
To all before thee give.

5 The young remember thee in youth,
Before the evil days!

The old be guided by thy truth

In wisdom's pleasant ways!

405.

C. M.

WESLEYAN.

For Purity of Heart.

1 O, FOR a heart to praise my God,
A heart from sin set free;
A heart that always feels how good,
Thou, Lord, hast been to me.

2 O, for a humble, contrite heart,
Believing, true, and clean,

Which neither life nor death can part
From him who dwells within ;-
3 A heart in every thought renewed,
And full of love divine,

Perfect, and right, and pure, and good,
Conformed, O Lord, to thine.

4 Thy temper, gracious Lord, impart ;
Come quickly from above;

O, write thy name upon my heart;
Thy name, O God, is love.

Prayer for Self-consecration.

1 O GOD, my strength, my hope,
On thee I cast my care,

With humble confidence look up,
And know thou hearest prayer.

2 O, for a godly fear,

A quick-discerning eye,

C. WESLEY.

That looks to thee when sin is near,
And sees the tempter fly! -

3 A spirit still prepared,

And armed with jealous care,
For ever standing on its guard,
And watching unto prayer!

4 Lord, let me still abide,

Nor from my hope remove,

407.

Till thou my patient spirit guide
To better worlds above.

C. M.

Prayer for Supplies of Grace.

C. WESLEY.

1 THOU Fount 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.
3 To thee our every wish aspires;
For all thy mercy's store,
The sole return thy love requires
Is that we ask for more.

4 For more we ask; we open, Lord,
Our hearts t' embrace thy will:
Renew us by thy quickening word,
And from thy fulness fill.

408.

C. M.

The Influence of habitual Piety.

EXETER COLL.

1 BLEST is the man who fears the Lord! His well established mind,

In every varying scene of life,

Shall true composure find.

2 Oft through the deep and stormy sea
The heavenly footsteps lie;

But on a glorious world beyond
His faith can fix its eye.

3 Though dark his present prospects be,
And sorrows round him dwell,

Yet hope can whisper to his soul,

That all shall issue well.

4 Full in the presence of his God,
Through every scene he goes;
And, fearing him, no other fear
His steadfast bosom knows.
5 No dangers can his soul alarm,
No gloomy views affright;
For faith assures his humble heart,
Whatever is, is right.

409.

C. M.

"Trust ye in the Lord."

ANONYMOUS.

1 WHEN grief and anguish press me down,
And hope and comfort flee,

I cling, O Father, to thy throne,
And stay my heart on thee.

2 When clouds of dark temptation rise,
And pour their wrath on me,

To thee for aid I turn my eyes,
And fix my trust on thee.

3 When death invades my peaceful home,

The sundered ties shall be

A closer bond, in time to come,

To bind my heart to thee.

4 Lord,

"Not my will but thine be done!"

My soul from fear set free,

Her faith shall anchor at thy throne,
And trust alone in thee.

Confidence in God.

1 SOON as I heard my Father say,
"Ye children, seek my grace,'
My heart replied, without delay,
"I'll seek my Father's face."
2 Let not thy face be hid from me,
Nor frown my soul away;

WATTS.