4 mƒ On Thee we cast our burdened woe,

Р

O Love Divine, for ever dear!
Content to suffer, (cres) while we know,
Living and dying, (ƒ) Thou art near.

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1

Р

Amen.

O. W. Holmes.

Thou that hearest the prayer: unto Thee shall
all flesh come. Ps. lxv. 2.

L.M.

WHEN in the hour of utmost need
We know not where to look for aid;
When days and nights of anxious thought
Nor help nor counsel yet have brought ;-

2 cres Then this our comfort is alone,

That we may meet before Thy throne, ƒ And cry, O faithful God, to Thee dim For rescue from our misery :

3 m To Thee may raise our hearts and eyes, dim Repenting sore, with bitter sighs, Р And seek Thy pardon for our sin, And respite from our griefs within. 4 cres For Thou hast promised graciously To hear all those who cry to Thee Through Him, Whose Name alone is great, Our Saviour and our Advocate.

5

p Oh, hide not, for our sins, Thy Face; Absolve us through Thy boundless grace; dim Be with us in our anguish still;

cres

cres Free us at last from every ill :

6 That so with all our hearts we may
To Thee our glad thanksgiving pay,
And walk obedient to Thy word,

And now and ever praise the Lord. Amen.
Paul Eber (1511–1569); tr.,Catherine Winkworth (1829-1878).

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(PESTILENCE.)

Thou shalt not be afraid... for the pestilence
that walketh in darkness; nor for the sickness
that destroyeth in the noon-day. Ps. xci. 5, 6.

1 mIN grief and fear to Thee, O Lord,
We now for succour fly,

Thine awful judgments are abroad, dim O shield us lest we die.

2 mf The dread disease on every side
Walks forth with tainted breath;
And pestilence, with rapid stride,
Now fills our land with death.

3

4

p

O look with pity on the scene
Of sadness and of dread,

cres And let Thine angel stand between
The living and the dead.

Р With contrite hearts to Thee, our King,
We turn, who oft have strayed;

cres Accept the sacrifice we bring,

dim

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And let the plague be stayed. Amen.

(WAR.)

Peace shall be upon Israel.

Ps. cxxv. 5.

C.M.

W. Bullock (1854).

11.10.11.10.

1 GOD the all-terrible! King, Who ordainest Great winds Thy clarions, the lightnings Thy sword;

dim Show forth Thy pity on high where Thou reignest:

P

Grant to us peace, O most merciful
Lord.

2 God the omnipotent! Mighty Avenger, Watching invisible, judging unheard;

dim Doom us not now in the hour of danger :Grant to us peace, O most merciful Lord.

Р

3 my God the all-merciful! (p) earth hath forsaken Thy ways of blessedness, slighted Thy word;

cres Bid not Thy wrath in its terrors awaken : Grant to us peace, O most merciful Lord.

dim

4 So shall Thy children, in thankful devotion, Praise Him Who saved them from peril and sword,

Singing in chorus from ocean to ocean,

Peace to the nations, and praise to the
Lord. Amen.

H. F. Chorley (1808-1872) last line of vv. 1, 2, 3, alt.

Lord of our life, and God of our salvation

O help us, Lord; each hour of need.

Still will we trust, though earth seem dark etc. (411)

Thou to Whom the sick and dying
Why art thou weary, O my soul?

(559) (463)

Intercession for those travelling by Land or Sea.

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Thou that art the Hope of all the
ends of the earth, and of them
that remain in the broad sea.
Ps. lxv. 5.

8.8.8.8.8.8.8.7.

10 MIGHTY God, Creator, King,
Who rulest over sea and land,
And dost the ocean deeps sustain
Within the hollow of Thine Hand;
O hear us as we cry to Thee

For those who traverse land and sea, cres That they may now and ever be

dim

Safe in Thy holy keeping.

2 mf And Thou Who cam'st on earth to breathe

3

The breath of peace o'er heath and hill,

cres Didst walk upon the angry wave,

dim

And bid the troubled sea 'be still;'

p O hear us as we cry to Thee

For those who traverse land and sea, cres That they may now and ever be Safe in Thy holy keeping.

dim

Wherever danger threatens, then,
O Holy Spirit, be Thou there,
And breathe into each trembling heart
The will and power of fervent prayer ;
cres That we and all who cry to Thee,
With those who traverse land and sea,
Both now and evermore may be,

O Ever-Blessed Trinity,

Safe in Thy holy keeping.

Amen.

Godfrey Thring.

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For Use at Sea.

He bringeth them unto the haven where they
would be. Ps. cvii. 30.

1 mf ALMIGHTY Father, hear our cry,

As o'er the trackless deep we roam;
Be Thou our haven always nigh,

L.M.

On homeless waters Thou our home. 2 PO Jesu, Saviour, at Whose voice The tempest sank to perfect rest, Bid Thou the mourner's heart rejoice, And cleanse and calm the troubled breast.

3 mf O Holy Ghost, beneath Whose power The ocean woke to life and light, Command Thy blessing in this hour, Thy fostering warmth, Thy quickening might.

4 Great God, Triune Jehovah, Thee
We love, we worship, we adore;

Our Refuge on time's changeful sea,
Our Joy on heaven's eternal shore. Amen.

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The wind and the sea obey Him.

Mark iv. 41.

E. H. Bickersteth.

1 mf O LORD, be with us when we sail Upon the lonely deep,

Our guard when on the silent deck

The nightly watch we keep.

C.M.

2 m We need not fear, (cres) though all around, 'Mid rising winds, we hear

mf

The multitude of waters surge ;→

For Thou, O God, art near.