Children's voic-es now a -dore Thee; Listen to Thy children's prayer. A 2 While this solemn eve we gather, 3 Gentle Jesus, Thou dost love us, Thou hast died upon the tree, And Thou reignest now above us, That we too might reign with Thee. 4 Give us grace to trust Thee wholly; Give us each a childlike heart; Make us meek and pure and holy, Meet to see Thee as Thou art. 5 Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, Bless us all our life below, Amen. Anonymous 529 FERRIER 75. 14 4 JOHN B. DYKES =86) Sav-iour! teach me, day by day, Love's sweet les - son, to obey; 531 SAMUEL 6.6.6.6.8.8 ARTHUR S. SULLIVAN (J=108) Hushed was the evening hymn, The temple courts were dark; The lamp was burn-ing dim Before the sa-cred ark; When sudden ly a voice divine Rang thro' the silence of the shrine. A-men. 2 The old man, meek and mild, And what from Eli's sense was sealed, 3 Oh, give me Samuel's ear, The open ear, O Lord, Each whisper of Thy word! Like him to answer at Thy call, And to obey Thee first of all. 4 Oh, give me Samuel's heart, 5 Oh, give me Samuel's mind, To Thee in life and death! Amen. JAMES D. BURNS 532 AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL C. M. D. CLARENCE G. HAMILTON #4 (J=120) O beau- ti- ful for spacious skies, For am-ber waves of grain, For pur- ple d. mountain maj-es-ties A-bove the fruit-ful plain! A- mer-i-ca! America! God shed His grace on thee, And crown thy good with broth-er-hood From sea to shin-ing sea! And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shin-ing sea! A-men. (May be sung to Materna, No. 475) 2 O beautiful for pilgrim feet, God mend thy every flaw, 3 O beautiful for glorious tale, When valiently, for man's avail, America! America! May God thy gold refine, 4 O beautiful for patriot dream God shed His grace on thee |